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SERVICEMEMBER QUALITY OF
LIFE IMPROVEMENT AND
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
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LEGISLATIVE TEXT
and
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
to accompany
H.R. 5009
PUBLIC LAW 118-159
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JANUARY 2025
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COMMITTEE PRINT No. 2
1st Session } {
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SERVICEMEMBER QUALITY OF
LIFE IMPROVEMENT AND
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
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LEGISLATIVE TEXT
and
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
to accompany
H.R. 5009
PUBLIC LAW 118-159
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JANUARY 2025
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Note From the Director, Legislative Operations
This committee print consists of the enrolled bill text and
joint explanatory statement for the Servicemember Quality of
Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (H.R. 5009; Public Law 118-159).
This Act and the material found in this committee print are
the product of an agreement between the Chairman and Ranking
Member of the House Committee on Armed Services and the
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed
Services on H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025, as passed by the House of Representatives on June
14, 2024, S. 4638, the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025, as reported by the Senate Committee on Armed
Services on July 8, 2024, and Senate Amendment 3290, a proposed
Senate floor manager's package submitted by Senator Jack Reed
and Senator Roger Wicker on September 19, 2024. The Senate did
not begin floor consideration of S. 4638 and therefore was
unable to initiate a formal conference with the House.
In order to ensure the enactment of an annual defense bill
by the end of the calendar year, the Chairman and Ranking
Member of the House Committee on Armed Services and the
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed
Services agreed to reconcile the provisions of H.R. 8070, S.
4638, and Senate Amendment 3290. The negotiated agreement was
brought to the House floor in the form of a House amendment to
the Senate amendment to H.R. 5009. On December 11, 2024, the
House agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to
H.R. 5009 by the yeas and nays, 281-140 (Roll no. 500). On
December 18, 2024, the Senate agreed to the House amendment to
the Senate amendment to H.R. 5009 by a vote of 85-14 (Record
Vote Number: 325). The President signed the legislation on
December 23, 2024, and it became Public Law 118-159.
Because the agreed-upon language was brought to the House
in the form of a House amendment to the Senate amendment to
H.R. 5009, there is no conference report and no formal ``joint
explanatory statement of the conference committee'' for H.R.
5009. Instead, Chairman Mike Rogers submitted a ``Joint
Explanatory Statement to Accompany H.R. 5009, the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2025'' in the Congressional Record on
December 10, 2024 (pages H6596-H6795). The text of the joint
explanatory statement is included in this committee print.
Section 5 of H.R. 5009 specifies that this joint explanatory
statement shall have the same effect with respect to the
implementation of this legislation as if it were a joint
explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
In this committee print, the provisions of H.R. 8070 are
generally referred to as ``the House bill.'' The provisions of
S. 4638 are generally referred to as ``the Senate committee-
reported bill''. The provisions in the Senate floor manager's
package are generally referred to as ``a proposed amendment
(amendment number 3290) to the Senate committee-reported
bill.'' The final form of the agreements reached during
negotiations between the House and the Senate are referred to
as ``the agreement.''
The following pages are organized in the manner of a
traditional conference report.
C O N T E N T S
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LEGISLATIVE TEXT................................................. 1
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT TO ACCOMPANY THE SERVICEMEMBER
QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT AND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025....................................... 817
Overview................................................. 817
Disclosure of earmarks and congressionally directed
spending items......................................... 817
Summary of discretionary authorizations and budget
authority implication.................................. 818
Sec. 4--Budgetary effects of this Act.................... 818
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS................. 818
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT............................................. 818
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 818
Sec. 101--Authorization of appropriations................ 818
Subtitle B--Army Programs.................................... 818
Sec. 111--Centralized Security Monitoring Program for
facilities of the Army................................. 818
Sec. 112--Pilot program on the use of robotic targets to
enhance the lethality of the reserve components of the
Army................................................... 819
Sec. 113--Plan for additional kinetic effectors for low,
slow, small unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system
of the Army............................................ 819
Sec. 114--Report on procurement of energetic materials
from sources outside of the United States.............. 819
Subtitle C--Navy Programs.................................... 820
Sec. 121--Modifications to procurement authorities for
certain amphibious shipbuilding programs............... 820
Sec. 122--Modification of requirement to incorporate
advanced degaussing systems into Arleigh Burke class
destroyers............................................. 820
Sec. 123--Extension of prohibition on availability of
funds for Navy port waterborne security barriers....... 821
Sec. 124--Modification of annual report on cost targets
for certain aircraft carriers.......................... 821
Sec. 125--Designation of official responsible for
autonomous surface and underwater dual-modality
vehicles............................................... 821
Sec. 126--Multiyear procurement authority for CH-53K
aircraft and T408 engines.............................. 821
Sec. 127--Recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft
of the Navy Reserve.................................... 821
Sec. 128--Limitation on the construction of the Landing
Ship Medium............................................ 822
Sec. 129--Limitation on availability of funds for
Constellation-class frigate program pending
certification on basic and functional design........... 822
Sec. 130--Limitation on structural improvements and
electrical power upgrades for AH-1Z and UH-1Y
helicopters............................................ 822
Sec. 131--Annual report on surface ship suppliers........ 823
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs............................... 823
Sec. 141--Extension of limitations and minimum inventory
requirement relating to RQ-4 aircraft.................. 823
Sec. 142--Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter
aircraft force structure............................... 823
Sec. 143--Modifications to inventory requirements for
certain aircraft....................................... 823
Sec. 144--Extension of prohibition on certain reductions
to inventory of E-3 airborne warning and control system
aircraft............................................... 824
Sec. 145--Extension of requirements relating to C-130
aircraft............................................... 824
Sec. 146--Management of temporary relocation of B-1
bomber aircraft and personnel.......................... 824
Sec. 147--Consolidation of authorities relating to Air
Force landing gear..................................... 824
Sec. 148--Recapitalization of air refueling tanker
aircraft of the reserve components of the Air Force.... 824
Sec. 149--Prohibition on reduction of KC-135 aircraft in
PMAI of the reserve components......................... 825
Sec. 150--Prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft and
requirement to conduct fighter aircraft capabilities
and requirements study................................. 825
Sec. 151--Notification of delays in delivery of MH-139
aircraft............................................... 825
Sec. 152--Plan and requirements for fielding air base air
defense sites at Air Force installations............... 826
Sec. 153--Plan for establishment and maintenance of F-16
simulators at Air National Guard training centers...... 826
Sec. 154--Plan for sustainment and recapitalization of
Air National Guard fighter fleet....................... 826
Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters.... 826
Sec. 161--Modification to Air Force and Navy use of
commercial dual-use parts in certain aircraft and
engines................................................ 826
Sec. 162--Measures to increase supply chain resiliency
for small unmanned aerial systems...................... 827
Sec. 163--Policy on qualifications of contractors for
into-plane fuel deliveries for heavy-lift aircraft..... 827
Sec. 164--Prohibition on operation, procurement, and
contracting related to foreign-made light detection and
ranging technology..................................... 827
Sec. 165--Limitation on procurement of F-35 aircraft
pending certification on improvements and correction of
deficiencies........................................... 828
Sec. 166--Assessments of inventory requirements for air-
to-air missiles........................................ 828
Sec. 167--Plan for signals intelligence capabilities of
armed overwatch aircraft............................... 829
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 829
Report on Black Hawk helicopter program.................. 829
Plan for providing certain aircraft to the Army National
Guard.................................................. 830
Development of requirement for shipping container
production facility at domestic Army installation...... 830
Sense of Congress on aircraft carrier procurement........ 830
Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report
on plan for long-term Air Force fighter force structure 831
Funding for C-130 modular airborne firefighting system... 831
Requirement for minimum number of air logistics complexes 831
Modification to multiyear procurement authority for
certain critical minerals.............................. 831
Sense of Congress on domestic procurement of defense
articles for AUKUS partnership......................... 832
Strategy for Army active protection systems.............. 832
Authority for the procurement, leasing, or chartering of
a medium-sized landing ship............................ 833
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION............ 833
Budget Items................................................. 833
Stryker Family of Vehicles............................... 833
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 834
Sec. 201--Authorization of appropriations................ 834
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 834
Sec. 211--Modification of certain requirements relating
to the Joint Energetics Transition Office.............. 834
Sec. 212--Modification to annual report on unfunded
priorities of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering............................... 834
Sec. 213--Modification to defense laboratory education
partnerships........................................... 834
Sec. 214--Extension of Global Research Watch Program..... 835
Sec. 215--Expansion of authority for technology
protection features activities......................... 835
Sec. 216--Modification to personnel management authority
to attract experts in science, engineering, and certain
other disciplines...................................... 835
Sec. 217--Codification of the Laboratory Quality
Enhancement Program.................................... 835
Sec. 218--Modification to consortium on use of additive
manufacturing for defense capability development....... 836
Sec. 219--Modification to continuous capability
development and delivery program for F-35 aircraft..... 836
Sec. 220--Modifications to test program for engineering
plant of DDG(X) destroyer vessels...................... 836
Sec. 221--Improvements relating to defining, identifying,
and planning the artificial intelligence workforce of
the Department of Defense.............................. 836
Sec. 222--Modification to artificial intelligence
education strategy..................................... 837
Sec. 223--Modification of CVN-73 to support fielding of
MQ-25 unmanned aerial vehicle.......................... 837
Sec. 224--Modification to innovators information
repository in the Department of Defense................ 837
Sec. 225--Duties of Chief Digital and Artificial
Intelligence Officer Governing Council relating to
artificial intelligence models and advanced artificial
intelligence technologies.............................. 837
Sec. 226--Ensuring compliance with Department of Defense
policy when awarding research grants................... 838
Sec. 227--Extension and modification of Directed Energy
Working Group.......................................... 838
Sec. 228--National Defense Economic Competition Research
Council................................................ 838
Sec. 229--Agility Prime Transition Working Group......... 838
Sec. 230--Authority for temporary assignment of employees
of the Office of Strategic Capital to certain private-
sector organizations................................... 839
Sec. 231--Quantum Benchmarking Initiative................ 839
Sec. 232--Expansion of participation in the Digital On-
Demand Program......................................... 839
Sec. 233--Management and utilization of digital data to
enhance maintenance activities......................... 839
Sec. 234--Electromagnetic spectrum demonstration program. 839
Sec. 235--Competitive demonstration of automated target
recognition algorithms................................. 840
Sec. 236--Pilot program on development of near-term use
cases and demonstration of artificial intelligence
toward biotechnology applications for national security 841
Sec. 237--Pilot program on use of artificial intelligence
for certain workflow and operations tasks.............. 841
Sec. 238--Limitation on availability of funds for
fundamental research collaboration with certain
academic institutions.................................. 841
Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters................ 842
Sec. 241--Incorporating human readiness levels into
research, development, test, and evaluation activities. 842
Sec. 242--Biotechnology roadmap.......................... 842
Sec. 243--Plan to advance interests of Department of
Defense in matters relating to electromagnetic spectrum
in international fora.................................. 842
Sec. 244--Strategic plan for quantum information science
technologies within the Department of Defense.......... 842
Sec. 245--Defense Science Board study on long-term
operations and availability of Kwajalein Atoll as a
Major Range and Test Facility Base..................... 843
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 843
Funding for National Defense Education Program........... 843
Use of partnership intermediaries to promote defense
research and education................................. 843
Pilot program on establishment of a test and evaluation
cell within the Defense Innovation Unit................ 844
Program on limited objective experimentation in support
of Air Force operations................................ 844
Disclosure requirements for persons performing research
or development projects for the Department of Defense.. 845
Prohibition on availability of funds for canine and
feline research........................................ 845
Study and report on foreign capital disclosure
requirements of certain Department of Defense
organizations.......................................... 845
Authority for Secretary of Defense to enter into an
agreement for an assessment of biotechnology
capabilities of adversaries of the United States....... 846
Sense of Congress on research and development of solid
rocket motor mixing technology and the missile
industrial base........................................ 847
Funding for demonstration of high-pressure waterjet cut
and capture system to demilitarize underwater munitions 847
Increase in funding for high-hypersonic detonation
propulsion research and technology..................... 847
Increase in funding for adaptive and intelligent
adversary-threat models................................ 847
Funding for surface and shallow water mine counter-
measures............................................... 847
Report on potential inclusion of Israel in the national
technology and industrial base......................... 848
Plan on hacking for defense expansion.................... 848
Report on potential strategic partnership between the
Defense Innovation Unit and the Taiwan Ministry of
National Defense....................................... 848
Sense of Congress on the continuing need for innovation
in the Armed Forces.................................... 849
Funding for alternative domestic source C-130J IRSS...... 849
Funding for virtual engineering for army readiness and
sustainment............................................ 850
Funding for fuel cell multi-modular use utilizing
hydrogen............................................... 850
Funding for humanitarian airborne mobile infrastructure
capability............................................. 850
Assignment of Department of Defense responsibility for
international collaboration on directed energy weapons. 850
Prohibition on award of research or development contracts
or grants to educational institutions that have
violated certain civil rights.......................... 850
Report on obligations and expenditure rates for basic
research............................................... 851
Plan for optimization of Irregular Warfare Technical
Support Directorate.................................... 851
Directed Energy Roadmap and Activity Funding Report...... 852
Pilot program on establishing entities and consortia to
conduct prototyping and production of critical and
emerging technologies.................................. 852
Report on status of reusable hypersonic technology
development activities................................. 852
Prohibition on research or development of cell culture
and other novel methods used for the production of
cultivated meat........................................ 853
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE............................. 853
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 853
Sec. 301--Authorization of appropriations................ 853
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment........................... 853
Sec. 311--Modification of definition of antenna structure
project under Military Aviation and Installation
Assurance Clearinghouse for review of mission
obstructions........................................... 853
Sec. 312--Extension of period for cooperative agreements
under Native American lands environmental mitigation
program................................................ 853
Sec. 313--Extension of requirement to establish a
schedule of black start exercises to assess the energy
resilience and energy security of military
installations.......................................... 853
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.......................................... 854
Sec. 315--Repeal of limitation on procurement of drop-in
fuels; annual report................................... 854
Sec. 316--Extension of prohibition on required disclosure 854
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............................................... 854
Sec. 318--Initiative to control and combat the spread of
coconut rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii.................... 854
Sec. 319--Prohibition on implementation of regulation
relating to minimizing risk of climate change.......... 855
Sec. 320--Implementation of Inspector General
recommendations relating to oversight of defense fuel
support points......................................... 855
Sec. 321--Provision by Secretary of the Air Force of
meteorological data for Air Force and Army............. 855
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment........................ 855
Sec. 331--Joint Safety Council report and briefing
requirements........................................... 855
Sec. 332--Modifications to Comptroller General annual
reviews of F-35 sustainment efforts.................... 856
Sec. 333--Plans regarding condition and maintenance of
prepositioned stockpiles of Navy, Marine Corps, and Air
Force.................................................. 856
Sec. 334--Warehouse utilization organization alignment... 856
Sec. 335--Authority for Government-owned, Government-
operated facilities to access production base support
funds.................................................. 856
Sec. 336--Pre-positioned stocks of finished defense
textile articles....................................... 856
Subtitle D--Reports.......................................... 856
Sec. 341--Modification of readiness reports to include
total number of combat readiness upgrades or downgrades 856
Sec. 342--Extension and expansion of incident reporting
requirements for Department of Defense................. 857
Sec. 343--Annual briefing on operational readiness of
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron prior to
commencement of official hurricane season.............. 857
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 857
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......................... 857
Sec. 352--Improvements to FireGuard Program of National
Guard.................................................. 857
Sec. 353--Counter unmanned aerial system threat library.. 858
Sec. 354--Limitation on availability of funds for travel
expenses of Office of Secretary of Defense until
submission of certain documents........................ 858
Sec. 355--Anti-lock brake system and electronic stability
control kit for certain Army vehicles.................. 858
Sec. 356--Program for advanced manufacturing in the Indo-
Pacific region......................................... 858
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 859
Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable
aviation fuel.......................................... 859
Modification of temporary moratorium on incineration by
Department of Defense of perfluoroalkyl substances,
polyfluoroalkyl substances, and aqueous film forming
foam................................................... 859
Review and plan regarding biosecurity protocols for
Hawaii................................................. 859
Pilot program to install propane-powered generators at a
domestic defense industrial base facility.............. 859
Stormwater discharge permits for Department of Defense
facilities............................................. 860
Pilot program on improving Marine Corps supply chain and
logistics through the integration of artificial
intelligence and machine learning software solutions... 860
Responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency
pharmaceutical contracts............................... 860
Investment plan for Department of Defense depots and
industrial facilities.................................. 861
Study on firefighter rapid intervention team training and
equipment at Department of Defense facilities.......... 861
Joint Safety Council review of Comptroller General report
on fatigue of members of the Armed Forces.............. 862
Study on use and presence of toxic chemicals in Panama
Canal Zone............................................. 862
Report on wildfire fighting capabilities of the
Department of Defense in Hawaii........................ 863
Briefing on Army organizational clothing and equipment
used in cold and extreme cold weather environments..... 863
Provision of sports foods and third-party certified
dietary supplements to members of the Armed Forces..... 863
Funding for base support................................. 864
Availability of operation and maintenance appropriations
for software........................................... 864
Initiative to control and combat the spread of invasive
species................................................ 864
Study and report on the greenhouse gas and toxic
pollutant emissions of the production and utilization
of non-tactical vehicles of the Department of Defense.. 864
Interim responses to address releases or threatened
releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances............................................. 865
Plan for secondary sources in the munitions supply chain. 866
Extension of protection of certain facilities and assets
from unmanned aircraft................................. 866
Coordination of planning with respect to stockpiles of
basic life sustaining and personnel items and equipment 866
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS...................... 867
Subtitle A--Active Forces.................................... 867
Sec. 401--End strengths for active forces................ 867
Sec. 402--Annual end-strength authorization for the Space
Force.................................................. 867
Sec. 403--Temporary exclusion of mental health care
providers from authorized strengths of certain officers
on active duty......................................... 867
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces................................... 868
Sec. 411--End strengths for Selected Reserve............. 868
Sec. 412--End strengths for Reserves on active duty in
support of the Reserves................................ 868
Sec. 413--End strengths for military technicians (dual
status)................................................ 868
Sec. 414--Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized
to be on active duty for operational support........... 869
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 869
Sec. 421--Military personnel............................. 869
Subtitle D--Reports.......................................... 869
Sec. 431--Annual defense manpower profile report:
expansion of justifications for end strengths.......... 869
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 870
Exemption of National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers
from active-duty end strength limits and modification
of annual reporting requirement regarding security
cooperation activities................................. 870
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY............................... 870
Subtitle A--Officer Policy................................... 870
Sec. 501--Redistribution of general officers of the
Marine Corps on active duty............................ 870
Sec. 502--Authority to exclude additional positions from
limitations on the number of general officers and flag
officers on active duty................................ 870
Sec. 503--Eligibility for consideration for promotion:
time-in-grade and other requirements................... 871
Sec. 504--Temporary authority to increase the number of
nurse officers recommended for promotion............... 871
Sec. 505--Talent management and personnel retention for
members of the Armed Forces............................ 871
Sec. 506--Consideration of merit by special selection
review boards.......................................... 871
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................................. 872
Sec. 508--Modification of authority to separate officers
when in the best interest of the service............... 872
Sec. 509--Remote appearance before a board of inquiry.... 872
Sec. 509A--Marine Corps Deputy Commandants............... 872
Sec. 509B--Improvements relating to Medical Officer of
the Marine Corps position.............................. 872
Sec. 509C--Vice Chief of Space Operations; vacancy in
position of Chief of Space Operations.................. 873
Sec. 509D--Repeal of active duty service requirement for
warrant officer appointments in Air Force and Space
Force.................................................. 873
Sec. 509E--Removal of officers from a list of Space Force
officers recommended for promotion..................... 873
Sec. 509F--Pilot program on peer and subordinate
assessments of certain officers........................ 873
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management..................... 874
Sec. 511--Authority to extend military technicians until
age 62................................................. 874
Sec. 512--Extension of time period for transfer or
discharge of certain Army and Air Force reserve
component general officers............................. 874
Sec. 513--Expanded authority to continue reserve
component officers in certain military specialties on
the reserve active-status list......................... 874
Sec. 514--Transfer to the Space Force of covered space
functions of the Air National Guard of the United
States................................................. 874
Sec. 515--Notice to Congress regarding reapportionment of
National Guard force structure......................... 875
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities, Decorations and
Awards, and Military Records............................... 875
Sec. 521--Technical and conforming amendments relating to
members of the Space Force............................. 875
Sec. 522--Modified authority to provide protection to
senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other
specified persons...................................... 876
Sec. 523--Improving military administrative review....... 876
Sec. 524--Determination of active duty service commitment
for recipients of fellowships, grants, and scholarships 876
Sec. 525--Authority to designate certain separated
members of the Air Force as honorary separated members
of the Space Force..................................... 876
Sec. 526--Authorizations for certain awards.............. 877
Sec. 527--Posthumous advancement of General John D.
Lavelle, United States Air Force, on the retired list.. 877
Subtitle D--Recruitment...................................... 877
Sec. 531--Expansion of report on future servicemember
preparatory course..................................... 877
Sec. 532--Promoting military, national, and public
service................................................ 878
Sec. 533--Military recruiter physical access to campuses. 878
Sec. 534--Military Entrance Processing Command:
acceleration of review of medical records.............. 878
Sec. 535--Medical Accession Records Pilot program: notice
of termination......................................... 878
Sec. 536--Provision of information regarding Federal
service to certain persons ineligible to enlist in
certain Armed Forces................................... 879
Sec. 537--Reimbursement of applicants to certain Armed
Forces for certain medical costs incurred during
military entrance processing........................... 879
Sec. 538--Authority to modernize recruitment for the Army 879
Sec. 539--Program of military recruitment and education
at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum....... 880
Sec. 539A--Maritime workforce promotion and recruitment.. 880
Subtitle E--Training......................................... 880
Sec. 541--Improvements to financial literacy training.... 880
Sec. 542--Extension of JROTC programs to the Job Corps... 880
Sec. 543--Minimum number of participating students
required to establish or maintain a unit of JROTC...... 880
Sec. 544--JROTC waiting list............................. 881
Sec. 545--Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps units............................................ 881
Sec. 546--Required constitutional law training........... 881
Sec. 547--Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department
of Defense Countering Extremism Work Group............. 881
Subtitle F--Member Education................................. 881
Sec. 551--Expansion of international engagement
authorities for Service Academies...................... 881
Sec. 552--Modification of authority to engage in funded
and unfunded law education programs.................... 882
Sec. 553--Additional admissions authority for the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences... 882
Sec. 554--Professional military education: technical
correction to definitions.............................. 882
Sec. 555--Distance education option for professional
military education..................................... 882
Sec. 556--Authority to accept gifts of services for
professional military education institutions........... 883
Sec. 557--Alternative service obligation for a cadet or
midshipman who becomes a professional athlete.......... 883
Sec. 558--Service Academies: Boards of Visitors.......... 883
Sec. 559--Modernizing Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class
college tuition assistance program to account for
inflation.............................................. 883
Sec. 559A--Information on nominations and applications
for military service academies......................... 884
Sec. 559B--Ensuring access to certain higher education
benefits............................................... 884
Sec. 559C--Service Academies: referral of applicants to
the senior military colleges and units of the Senior
Reserve Officer Training Corps......................... 884
Sec. 559D--Pilot program to provide graduate education
opportunities for enlisted members of the Army and Navy 884
Sec. 559E--Prohibition on use of Federal funds to endorse
critical race theory................................... 885
Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters......... 885
Sec. 561--Clarifying amendment to Article 2 of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice....................... 885
Sec. 562--Authority of special trial counsel with respect
to certain offenses occurring before effective date of
military justice reforms............................... 885
Sec. 563--Detailing of appellate defense counsel......... 885
Sec. 564--Modification to offense of aiding the enemy
under the Uniform Code of Military Justice............. 886
Sec. 565--Removal of marriage as a defense to article
120b offenses.......................................... 886
Sec. 566--Consolidation of military justice reporting
requirements for the military departments.............. 886
Sec. 567--Term of office for judges of the Court of
Military Commission Review............................. 886
Sec. 568--Continuity of coverage under certain provisions
of title 18, United States Code........................ 886
Sec. 569--Correction of certain citations in title 18,
United States Code, relating to sexual offenses........ 887
Sec. 569A--Modification of timeline for potential
implementation of study on unanimous court-martial
verdicts............................................... 887
Sec. 569B--Removal of personally identifying and other
information of certain persons from the Department of
Defense Central Index of Investigations................ 887
Sec. 569C--Expanded command notifications to victims of
domestic violence...................................... 887
Sec. 569D--Extension of Defense Advisory Committee on
Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual
Assault in the Armed Forces............................ 888
Sec. 569E--Analysis on the advisability of revising
Military Rule of Evidence 513.......................... 888
Sec. 569F--Analysis of prohibition on broadcast and
distribution of digitally manipulated intimate images
under the Uniform Code of Military Justice............. 888
Subtitle H--Career Transition................................ 889
Sec. 571--Pathway for individualized counseling for
members of the reserve components under TAP............ 889
Sec. 572--Extension of Troops-to-Teachers Program........ 889
Sec. 573--Extension and expansion of report on the
Transition Assistance Program of the Department of
Defense................................................ 889
Sec. 574--Military training and competency records....... 890
Subtitle I--Family Programs and Child Care................... 890
Sec. 581--Interstate compacts for portability of
occupational licenses of military spouses: permanent
authority.............................................. 890
Sec. 582--Military Spouse Career Accelerator program..... 890
Sec. 583--Competitive pay for Department of Defense child
care personnel......................................... 890
Sec. 584--Posting of national child abuse hotline at
military child development centers..................... 891
Sec. 585--Additional information in outreach campaign
relating to waiting lists for military child
development centers.................................... 891
Sec. 586--Expansion of annual briefing regarding waiting
lists for military child development centers........... 891
Sec. 587--Improvements relating to portability of
professional licenses of servicemembers and their
spouses................................................ 891
Sec. 588--Child care services and youth program services
for dependents......................................... 892
Sec. 589--Child care services and youth program services
for dependents: period of services for a member with a
spouse seeking employment.............................. 892
Sec. 589A--Child development program staffing and
compensation model..................................... 892
Sec. 589B--Inclusive Playground Pilot Program............ 892
Subtitle J--Dependent Education.............................. 893
Sec. 591--Advisory committees for Department of Defense
domestic dependents schools............................ 893
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...................................... 893
Sec. 593--Expansion of eligibility for virtual programs
operated by Department of Defense Education Activity... 893
Sec. 594--Authorization for school meal programs at
Department of Defense dependent schools................ 893
Sec. 595--Eligibility of certain dependents for
enrollment in domestic dependent elementary and
secondary schools...................................... 894
Sec. 596--Staffing of Department of Defense Education
Activity schools to maintain maximum student-to-teacher
ratios................................................. 894
Sec. 597--Enrollment in defense dependents' education
system of children of foreign military members assigned
to United Nations Command.............................. 894
Sec. 598--Certain assistance to local educational
agencies that benefit dependents of military and
civilian personnel..................................... 894
Sec. 599--Training requirements teachers in 21st century
schools of the Department of Defense Education Activity 895
Sec. 599A--Overseas transfer program for educators in
schools operated by the Department of Defense Education
Activity............................................... 895
Sec. 599B--Parental right to notice of student
nonproficiency in reading or language arts............. 896
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 896
Grade of Surgeon General of the Navy..................... 896
Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to
the Congress for certain distribution and grade
limitations............................................ 896
Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the
Congress............................................... 896
Inclusion of service in SROTC in the computation of
length of service of an officer appointed for
completing SROTC....................................... 897
Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components........... 897
Feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Guard
in American Samoa and in the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands............................... 897
Merit-based principles for military personnel decisions
in the Department of Defense........................... 898
Next of kin of deceased members of certain armed forces:
database; privacy...................................... 898
Marine Corps permeability pilot program.................. 898
Prohibition of requirement in the Department of Defense
to wear a mask to stop the spread of COVID-19.......... 898
Elimination of offices of diversity, equity, and
inclusion and personnel of such offices................ 898
Posthumous commission as captain in the regular Army for
Milton Holland......................................... 899
Authorization of members awarded certain decorations to
wear the uniform when not on active duty............... 899
Review of adverse action against a chaplain who requested
exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination mandate........ 899
Selective Service System: automatic registration......... 900
Prohibition on cannabis testing for enlistment or
commission in certain Armed Forces..................... 900
Recruitment strategy for members of the Armed Forces who
were discharged or dismissed on the sole basis of
failure to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for
COVID-19............................................... 900
Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in
public secondary schools............................... 900
Increase to maximum funding for the Regional Defense
Fellowship Program..................................... 901
Service Academies: appointments and additional appointees 901
Inclusion of certain information in annual military
service academy reports................................ 901
Naval Postgraduate School: function...................... 901
Air Force rapid response language pilot program.......... 902
Military vehicle operator training program............... 902
Speech disorders of cadets and midshipmen................ 903
Annual training on the prevention of sexual abuse for
students in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 903
Dive school required element of qualification as a combat
controller of the Air Force............................ 903
Modifications to Transition Assistance Program........... 904
Minimum duration of preseparation counseling regarding
financial planning..................................... 904
Transition Assistance Program: presentation in
preseparation counseling to promote benefits available
to veterans............................................ 904
Establishment of counseling pathway in the Transition
Assistance Program for members of certain reserve
components of the Armed Forces......................... 905
Transition Assistance Program: Department of Labor
Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot Program..... 905
Pilot program on secure, mobile personal health record
for members of the Armed Forces participating in the
Transition Assistance Program.......................... 905
SkillBridge: apprenticeship programs..................... 906
Transmission of information regarding member's opioid use
disorder to Department of Veterans Affairs............. 906
Report on the number of veterans who have their military
acquired credentials recognized at the State-level for
the civilian workforce................................. 906
Training and internships for transitioning members
through institutions of higher education............... 906
Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or
separating from the Armed Forces with community-based
organizations and related entities..................... 907
Addressing mental health issues in the Transition
Assistance Program of the Department of Defense and the
Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans
Affairs................................................ 907
Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition
Assistance Program..................................... 907
Records of a separating member: provision of electronic
copies................................................. 907
SkillBridge for the submarine industrial base............ 908
Prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion policy
bodies for DODEA schools............................... 908
Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected
children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs... 908
Instruction in artificial intelligence and machine
learning in schools operated by the Department of
Defense Education Activity............................. 909
GAO study on child care services provided or paid for by
the Department of Defense.............................. 909
Prohibition on availability of funds for certain
materials in schools operated by the Department of
Defense Education Activity............................. 909
Prohibitions on provision of gender transition services
through an Exceptional Family Member Program of the
Armed Forces........................................... 909
Report on separating members who have health care
experience and Medical Reserve Corps................... 910
Prohibition of TikTok.................................... 910
Report on effectiveness of the exceptional family member
program................................................ 910
Study on high-impact tutoring in DODEA schools........... 911
Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce
Williams for acts of valor during the Korean War....... 911
Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Thomas
H. Griffin for acts of valor as a member of the Army
during the Vietnam War................................. 912
Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to James
Capers, Jr. for acts of valor as a member of the Marine
Corps during the Vietnam War........................... 912
Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Gregory
McManus for acts of valor.............................. 912
Authorization for Last Servicemember Standing medal...... 912
Eligibility of veterans of Operation End Sweep for
Vietnam Service Medal.................................. 913
Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Joseph M.
Perez for acts of valor as a member of the Army during
the Vietnam War........................................ 913
Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Juan Ogo Blaz
for acts of valor while serving as a member of the Army
during the Vietnam War................................. 913
Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Martin A.
Maglona for acts of valor while serving as a member of
the Army during the Vietnam War........................ 914
Modification to annual reports on racial and ethnic
demographics in the military justice system............ 914
Modernization of dress codes and policies on military
installations during non-working and non-duty status
hours.................................................. 914
Pilot program to allow members in the Department of the
Air Force to grow beards............................... 915
Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian
employees of the Department of Defense in STEM......... 915
Study on benefits of standardizing policies regarding
basic allowance for housing and family housing
eligibility for members of the Armed Forces serving on
active duty who are unaccompanied and pregnant......... 915
Sense of Congress regarding military service by
individuals with amputations........................... 916
Report on National Guard sexual assault and response
prevention training.................................... 916
Commercial transition for military aviation mechanics.... 917
Entrepreneurship program for servicemembers.............. 917
Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion;
report................................................. 917
Report on integration of chaplains into activities in the
Indo-Pacific region.................................... 917
Priority in expansion of pilot program to provide
financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for
in-home child care..................................... 917
Briefing on access of members of National Guard to child
care services at military child development centers.... 918
Briefing on implementation of recommendations of Quality
of Life Panel.......................................... 918
Longer term and eligibility for appointment to rank of
Admiral of Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command...... 919
Permanent modification to the Army National Guard and Air
National Guard inactive National Guard statute......... 919
Selective Service Director appointment subject to Senate
confirmation........................................... 919
Modification of persons not qualified for enlistment
definition............................................. 919
Combat status identifier equivalent for remotely piloted
aircraft crew.......................................... 920
Exemption of women forced to register for draft from
requirements to serve in combat roles.................. 920
Pre-referral requirements related to sufficiency of
admissible evidence.................................... 920
Reimbursement of expenses and property damage for victims
of designated offenses under the Uniform Code of
Military Justice....................................... 920
Investigations of sexual assaults in the National Guard.. 920
Inclusion of Space Force professional military education
programs in definitions of senior and intermediate
level service schools and as covered programs for
copyright purposes..................................... 921
Support for expanding early child care options for
members of the Armed Forces and their families......... 921
Waiver authority for Junior Reserve Officer's training
Corps minimum participation requirement................ 922
Authority to award or present a decoration following a
congressionally requested review....................... 922
National Commission on Quality of Life for the All-
Volunteer Armed Force.................................. 922
Department of Defense process for sharing military
service data with states............................... 922
Review of special education processes and procedures of
Department of Defense Education Activity............... 923
Establishment of program to promote participation of
foreign students in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps......................................... 923
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS.............. 923
Subtitle A--Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave................ 923
Sec. 601--Reform of basic pay rates...................... 923
Sec. 602--Policy on postpartum physical fitness tests and
body composition assessments........................... 924
Sec. 603--Extension of parental leave to members of the
Coast Guard Reserve.................................... 924
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............ 924
Sec. 605--Calculation of retired pay for certain officers
who served in grade O-9 or O-10 and retired in grade O-
8...................................................... 924
Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays......................... 925
Sec. 611--One-year extension of certain expiring bonus
and special pay authorities............................ 925
Sec. 612--Increase in accession bonus for health
professions scholarship and financial assistance
program................................................ 925
Sec. 613--Increase in maximum skill proficiency bonus
amount................................................. 925
Subtitle C--Allowances....................................... 925
Sec. 621--Basic needs allowance for members on active
service in the Armed Forces: expansion of eligibility;
increase of amount..................................... 925
Sec. 622--Authority to pay basic allowance for housing to
junior enlisted members on sea duty.................... 925
Sec. 623--Reimbursement of expenses relating to travel
for inactive-duty training and muster duty............. 926
Sec. 624--Expansion of travel and transportation
allowance to move or store privately owned vehicles.... 926
Sec. 625--Extension of authority to pay one-time uniform
allowance for officers who transfer to the Space Force. 926
Sec. 626--Travel and transportation allowances:
prohibition of requirement of zero-emission vehicle.... 926
Sec. 627--Evaluation of the rates of the basic allowance
for subsistence........................................ 927
Sec. 628--Report regarding the calculation of cost-of-
living allowances...................................... 927
Subtitle D--Family and Survivor Benefits..................... 927
Sec. 631--Expansion of eligibility for certain benefits
that arise from the death of a member of the Armed
Forces................................................. 927
Sec. 632--Extension of time for minor survivors to file
death gratuity claims.................................. 927
Sec. 633--Parent fees at military child development
centers for child care employees....................... 928
Sec. 634--Information regarding paternal engagement on
website of Military OneSource.......................... 928
Subtitle E--Defense Resale Matters........................... 928
Sec. 641--Prohibition on sale of garlic from the People's
Republic of China at commissary stores................. 928
Sec. 642--Sale of certain supplies of the Navy and Marine
Corps to certain former members of the Coast Guard..... 928
Subtitle F--Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings........... 928
Sec. 651--Access to broadband internet access service for
certain members of the Armed Forces.................... 928
Sec. 652--Extension of exclusion of certain employees
from Government lodging program........................ 929
Sec. 653--Promotion of tax preparation assistance
programs............................................... 929
Sec. 654--Pilot program to increase access to food on
military installations of the Army..................... 929
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 930
Prohibition on exposing members of the Armed Forces to
Chinese military company investments through the Thrift
Savings Plan........................................... 930
Expansion of bereavement leave........................... 930
Program to assist servicemembers at risk of suicide...... 930
Incentive pay: explosive ordnance disposal duty.......... 930
Assignment incentive pay for members assigned to Creech
Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Fallon............ 930
Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for
housing from the calculation of gross household income
of an eligible member of the Armed Forces.............. 931
Basic allowance for housing: pilot program to outsource
rate calculation....................................... 931
Sense of Congress on increase to the family separation
allowance.............................................. 931
Payment instead of reimbursement for the transportation
of certain remains to two locations if the second
location is a national cemetery........................ 932
Military OneSource for a remarried surviving spouse of a
deceased member of the Armed Forces: eligibility;
information............................................ 932
Guide for survivors to claim the personal effects of a
deceased member of the Armed Forces.................... 933
Adoption or guardianship assistance for members of the
Armed Forces and veterans.............................. 933
Expansion of period of availability of Military OneSource
program for retired and discharged members of the Armed
Forces and their immediate families.................... 933
Commissary and exchange benefits: expansion for surviving
children of members of the uniformed services.......... 934
Single-use shopping bags in commissary stores............ 934
MWR retail facilities: use by civilian employees of the
Armed Forces........................................... 934
Pilot program to inform members about certain insurance
products............................................... 934
Basic allowance for housing: authorization of
appropriations......................................... 934
Authority to pay higher rates of partial basic allowance
for housing for unaccompanied housing.................. 934
Extension of travel allowance for members of the Armed
Forces assigned to Alaska.............................. 935
Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed
Forces receiving employment and compensation indirectly
from foreign governments through private entities...... 935
Retroactive effective date of promotions of senior
officers of Armed Forces that were delayed as a result
of suspension of Senate confirmation................... 935
Fertility and adoption demonstration program............. 936
Selling certain consumer routers and modems on military
installations.......................................... 936
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS................................ 936
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits........... 936
Sec. 701--Access to specialty behavioral health care
under TRICARE Prime.................................... 936
Sec. 702--Reduction or waiver of cost-sharing amounts
under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program for certain
dependents enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote program.... 937
Sec. 703--TRICARE program: waiver of referral requirement
under TRICARE Prime for certain care in a military
medical treatment facility............................. 937
Sec. 704--Extension of effective date regarding certain
improvements to the TRICARE dental program............. 937
Sec. 705--Program to prevent perinatal mental health
conditions in pregnant and postpartum members of the
Armed Forces........................................... 937
Sec. 706--Guidance on authority to provide travel and
transportation allowances for specialty care under
exceptional circumstances.............................. 938
Sec. 707--Contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE
program................................................ 938
Sec. 708--Prohibition of coverage under TRICARE program
of certain medical procedures for children that could
result in sterilization................................ 938
Sec. 709--Demonstration program on cryopreservation and
storage of gametes of certain members of the Armed
Forces................................................. 938
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration....................... 939
Sec. 711--Identification in patient medical records of
affiliation of certain non-Department of Defense health
care providers......................................... 939
Sec. 712--Extension of enhanced appointment and
compensation authority for certain health care
providers.............................................. 939
Sec. 713--Licensure requirement for certain health care
professionals providing certain examinations to members
of the reserve components.............................. 939
Sec. 714--Health care licensure portability for TRICARE
network providers providing mental health services to
members of the Armed Forces and certain family members. 939
Sec. 715--Expansion of recognition by the Defense Health
Agency of certifying bodies for physicians............. 940
Sec. 716--Waiver with respect to experienced nurses at
military medical treatment facilities.................. 940
Sec. 717--Improved implementation of financial relief for
civilians treated in military medical treatment
facilities............................................. 940
Sec. 718--Retention of health care providers: surveys;
briefing; reports...................................... 940
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Brain Health................. 941
Sec. 721--Establishment of Defense Intrepid Network for
Traumatic Brain Injury and Brain Health as program of
record................................................. 941
Sec. 722--Brain health and trauma program................ 941
Secs. 723-725--Matters relating to brain health.......... 941
Subtitle D--Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters... 942
Sec. 731--Treatment of expert medical opinions with
respect to medical malpractice claims by members of the
uniformed services..................................... 942
Sec. 732--Annual reports on medical malpractice claims by
members of the Uniformed Services...................... 942
Sec. 733--Expansion of license reciprocity for
veterinarians of Department of Defense................. 942
Sec. 734--Medical countermeasures for overseas personnel
of the Department of Defense for acute radiation
syndrome and thermal burns............................. 943
Sec. 735--Establishment of Indo-Pacific medical readiness
program................................................ 943
Sec. 736--Reports on suicide among members of the Armed
Forces and suicide prevention programs and activities
of the Department of Defense........................... 943
Sec. 737--Study of immune response and other effects on
members of the Armed Forces regarding COVID-19 vaccines 944
Sec. 738--Annual report on recruitment delays relating to
medical conditions..................................... 944
Sec. 739--Plan to improve access by members of the Armed
Forces to safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals........... 944
Sec. 740--Pilot program on delegation of authority to
approve reserve component recruits with certain medical
conditions............................................. 944
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 945
Assisted reproductive technology for certain members of
the Armed Forces and their dependents under TRICARE.... 945
TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve............. 945
Expansion of Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program......... 945
Reimbursements under the TRICARE program to cancer and
children's hospitals for outpatient care of
beneficiaries.......................................... 946
Notices to a dependent child regarding impending loss of
coverage under TRICARE program......................... 946
Pilot program to treat pregnancy as a qualifying event
for enrollment in TRICARE Select....................... 946
TRICARE coverage for increased supply for contraception.. 947
Prohibition on coverage of certain gender transition
procedures and related services under TRICARE program.. 947
Prohibition on payment and reimbursement by Department of
Defense of expenses relating to abortion services...... 947
Mandatory training on health effects of perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances............................. 947
Partnerships with civilian organizations for arthroscopic
surgical training...................................... 948
Women's heart health educational material: development;
distribution........................................... 948
Protocol on use of oral rehydration solution............. 948
Study on lifting outpatient rehabilitation therapy
maximums............................................... 949
Improvements to TRICARE provider directories............. 949
Combating obesity in certain Armed Forces................ 949
Podiatrists in the Department of Defense................. 950
Report on medical instrument sterilization............... 950
Study on testosterone levels of members of Army special
operations forces...................................... 951
Report on use of Agent Orange on Guam.................... 951
Report on access of TRICARE beneficiaries to network
retail pharmacies...................................... 952
Report on copayments for mental or behavioral health care
under TRICARE.......................................... 952
Pilot program to test standalone technology to improve
efficiencies in supply-chain management, medical
readiness, and medical processes....................... 952
Pilot program on pre-programming of suicide prevention
resources into smart devices issued to members of the
Armed Forces........................................... 952
Report on rate of maternal mortality among members of the
Armed Forces........................................... 953
Annual review and update of online information relating
to suicide prevention.................................. 953
Report on emergency and trauma care for civilians at
military treatment facilities.......................... 953
Study and report on mental health care for pilots and
aviators............................................... 954
Study on tools to diagnose traumatic brain injury in
members of the Armed Forces............................ 954
Study on use of routine neuroimaging modalities in
diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of brain injury
due to blast pressure exposure during combat and
training............................................... 954
Clarification of responsibilities regarding the
integrated disability evaluation system................ 955
Study on accessibility of mental health care providers
and services for active duty members of the Armed
Forces................................................. 955
Requirement to maintain prescription drop boxes at
military installations................................. 955
Withholding of funds for failure to submit reports on
health conditions of members of the Armed Forces on
active duty developed after administration of COVID-19
vaccine................................................ 955
Health care strategy for members who perform duty in a
cold weather location.................................. 956
Study on increased telehealth services of the Defense
Health Agency.......................................... 956
Annual report on implementation of naloxone distribution. 956
Funding for Defense Health programs for education and
training............................................... 956
Referral of a member of the Armed Forces to a TRICARE
provider for urgent behavioral health services......... 957
Pilot program for hiring health care professionals....... 957
Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include
children of retired members of the uniformed services
enrolled in family coverage under TRICARE Select....... 957
Assessment on options for inclusion of assisted
reproductive technology as services covered under the
TRICARE program for members of the Armed Forces and
dependents............................................. 957
Restriction on performance of sex change surgeries....... 958
Establishment of public user satisfaction targets related
to electronic health record of Defense Health Agency... 958
Pregnancy prevention assistance at military medical
treatment facilities for sexual assault survivors...... 958
Education on family planning for members of the Armed
Forces................................................. 958
Inclusion of comprehensive contraceptive counseling in
health assessment forms................................ 958
Infectious disease wastewater surveillance system of
Department of Defense.................................. 959
Report on plan for testing for helicobacter pylori for
certain members of the Armed Forces.................... 959
Report on biologic vascular repair....................... 959
Study on effectiveness of hearing loss prevention
programs............................................... 959
Review on use of monoclonal antibodies for the
prevention, treatment, or mitigation of symptoms
related to mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's
disease................................................ 960
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND
RELATED MATTERS................................................ 960
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management................ 960
Sec. 801--Modifications to guidelines and collection
method for acquisition of cost data.................... 960
Sec. 802--Limitation on certain options for cost
contracts.............................................. 960
Sec. 803--Treatment of unilateral definitization of a
contract as a final decision........................... 961
Sec. 804--Middle tier of acquisition for rapid
prototyping and rapid fielding......................... 961
Sec. 805--Revision and codification of software
acquisition pathways................................... 961
Sec. 806--Streamlining of Milestone A requirements....... 961
Sec. 807--Streamlining of Milestone B requirements....... 961
Sec. 808--Notice of contract cancellation or termination
relating to remote or isolated installations........... 962
Sec. 809--Cost growth reports for major acquisition
programs that are highly sensitive classified programs. 962
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities,
Procedures, and Limitations................................ 962
Sec. 811--Repeal of and modification to certain defense
acquisition laws....................................... 962
Sec. 812--Modification to limitation on acquisition of
excess supplies........................................ 963
Sec. 813--Modifications to Comptroller General assessment
of acquisition programs................................ 963
Sec. 814--Modifications to commercial product and
commercial service determinations...................... 963
Sec. 815--Application of recent price history to cost or
pricing data requirements.............................. 963
Sec. 816--Modifications to authority to carry out certain
prototype projects using other transaction authority... 964
Sec. 817--Clarification of other transaction authority
for follow on production............................... 964
Sec. 818--Clarification of other transaction authority
for facility repair.................................... 964
Sec. 819--Open interface standards for contracts of the
Department of Defense.................................. 964
Sec. 820--Updates to earned value management system
requirements........................................... 965
Sec. 821--Inclusion of Japan and the Republic of Korea in
contested logistics demonstration and prototyping
program................................................ 965
Sec. 822--Avoidance of use of lowest price technically
acceptable source selection criteria for procurement of
munitions response services............................ 965
Sec. 823--Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain
shipbuilding programs.................................. 965
Sec. 824--Extension of temporary authority to modify
certain contracts and options based on the effects of
inflation.............................................. 966
Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development..... 966
Sec. 831--Modification to the term of appointment of the
President of the Defense Acquisition University........ 966
Sec. 832--Updated acquisition and sustainment training... 966
Sec. 833--Extension of demonstration project relating to
certain acquisition personnel management policies and
procedures............................................. 966
Sec. 834--Performance incentives related to commercial
product and commercial service determinations.......... 967
Sec. 835--Modification to extramural acquisition
innovation and research activities..................... 968
Sec. 836--Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on
employees of the Department of Defense to third parties 968
Sec. 837--Modifications to contractor employee
protections from reprisal for disclosure of certain
information............................................ 968
Sec. 838--Detail authority for Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency to provide technology transition
support................................................ 968
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.............. 969
Sec. 840--Designation of program executive office for
acquisition of open-source intelligence tools for Army. 969
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic
Sourcing................................................... 969
Sec. 841--Enhancing requirements for information relating
to supply chain risk................................... 969
Sec. 842--Domestic production of stainless steel flatware
and dinnerware......................................... 969
Sec. 843--Clarification of exception to Berry Amendment
requirements for procurement of vessels in foreign
waters................................................. 969
Sec. 844--Technical edits to sourcing requirements for
strategic materials and sensitive materials............ 970
Sec. 845--Amendment to requirement to buy strategic
materials critical to national security from American
sources................................................ 970
Sec. 846--Modification to miscellaneous limitations on
the procurement of goods other than United States goods 970
Sec. 847--Inclusion of recycled and reused minerals and
metals in preference for sourcing of strategic and
critical materials..................................... 970
Sec. 848--Domestic nonavailability determinations list... 970
Sec. 849--Supply chain illumination incentives........... 971
Sec. 850--Report and updated guidance on continued risk
management for pharmaceutical supply chains of
Department of Defense.................................. 971
Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations On Procurement...... 971
Sec. 851--Prohibition on contracting with covered
entities that contract with lobbyists for Chinese
military companies..................................... 971
Sec. 852--Notification of changes to certain
transportation contracts............................... 972
Sec. 853--Prohibition on procurement of covered
semiconductor products and services from companies
providing covered semiconductor products and services
to Huawei.............................................. 973
Sec. 854--Prohibition on contracts for online tutoring
services............................................... 973
Sec. 855--Limitation on availability of funds for covered
contractors engaged in an anti-Israel boycott.......... 973
Sec. 856--Procurement of cleaning products............... 973
Sec. 857--Plan for production of covered munitions for
procurement by the Department of Defense............... 973
Sec. 858--Procurement of covered hearing protection
devices................................................ 974
Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters.......................... 974
Sec. 861--Codification and modification of pilot program
to accelerate the procurement and fielding of
innovative technologies................................ 974
Sec. 862--Program for distribution support and services
for contractors........................................ 974
Sec. 863--Extension of the pilot program for streamlining
awards for innovative technology projects.............. 974
Sec. 864--Use of capability-based analysis of price of
goods or services offered by nontraditional defense
contractors............................................ 975
Sec. 865--Qualification of industrial capabilities....... 975
Sec. 866--Solid rocket motor industrial base............. 975
Sec. 867--Promulgate guidance relating to certain
Department of Defense contracts........................ 975
Subtitle G--Small Business Matters........................... 976
Sec. 871--Pilot program for the participation of military
research and educational institutions in the STTR
program................................................ 976
Sec. 872--Department of Defense pilot program for
preliminary calculation estimates for certain programs. 976
Sec. 873--Boots to Business Program...................... 976
Sec. 874--Establishment of pilot program for access to
shared classified commercial infrastructure............ 976
Sec. 875--Accessibility and clarity in covered notices
for small business concerns............................ 976
Sec. 876--Small Business Bill of Rights.................. 977
Subtitle H--Other Matters.................................... 977
Sec. 881--Clarification of waiver authority for
organizational and consultant conflicts of interest.... 977
Sec. 882--Reverse engineering or re-engineering for
production of items.................................... 977
Sec. 883--Procurement of Department of Defense batteries. 977
Sec. 884--Advisory panel on the requirements process of
the Department of Defense.............................. 978
Sec. 885--Proposal for payment of costs for certain
Government Accountability Office bid protests.......... 978
Sec. 886--Briefings, certification, and limitation on
availability of funds related to fuel services
financial management contracts......................... 978
Sec. 887--Implementation of Comptroller General
recommendations relating to certain spare parts for F-
35 aircraft............................................ 978
Sec. 888--Tracking awards made through other transaction
authority.............................................. 979
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 979
Updated guidance on planning for global demand........... 979
Budget recommendations for multiyear procurement of
priority items......................................... 979
Prohibition on certain Chinese e-commerce purchases...... 980
Review panel on fair and reasonable pricing and contract
oversight.............................................. 980
Elimination of late cost and pricing data submission
defense................................................ 980
Special operations forces procurement authority.......... 981
Limitation on availability of funds for chiller class
projects of the Department of the Air Force............ 981
Regulations applicable to combat footwear of members of
all branches of the armed forces....................... 981
Pilot program for program management offices to compete
in rehabilitating at-risk programs..................... 982
Report relating to certain domestic nonavailability
determinations......................................... 982
Study on use of off-the-shelf information technology
products from foreign adversary countries.............. 983
Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations.......... 983
Modification to procurement requirements relating to rare
earth elements and strategic and critical materials.... 983
Impact assessment of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
on the defense industrial base......................... 983
Report on competition and equipment repair............... 984
Department of Defense contracting goals for small
business concerns owned and controlled by veterans..... 984
Training on increasing Federal contract awards to small
business concerns owned and controlled by service-
disabled veterans...................................... 984
Memorandum of understanding relating to Department of
Defense critical technology area opportunities for
small business concerns................................ 984
COLLABORATE Memorandum of Understanding Report........... 984
Modification to initiatives to support small businesses
in the national technology and industrial base......... 985
Report on bundled contracts of the Department of Defense. 985
Framework for the efficient and secure procurement of
food service products.................................. 985
Plan for identifying and replacing syringes of concern... 986
Report on domestic sites for rare earth element mining... 986
Prohibition on entering into contracts with a person
engaged in a boycott of the State of Israel............ 986
Assessment of compliance with Global Household Goods
Contract requirements.................................. 986
Prohibition on funding for covered entities and nonprofit
organizations or other entities that engage in covered
behavior............................................... 987
Prohibitions relating to covered distributed ledger
technology and blockchain equipment or services........ 987
Report on contract goal for the AbilityOne program....... 987
Report on small purchases of critical minerals and
magnets................................................ 988
Limitation on availability of funds for installation of
photovoltaic modules................................... 988
Study and report on shipping containers and specialty
shipping containers.................................... 988
Modification to submission of certified cost or pricing
data................................................... 989
Ensuring competition in artificial intelligence
procurement............................................ 989
Modifications to commercial product and commercial
service determinations................................. 989
Requirement for contractors to provide reasonable access
to repair materials.................................... 989
Process for consulting on national security import
reviews................................................ 989
Pharmaceutical supplier compliance with data submission
requirements........................................... 990
Report on impact of mergers and acquisitions on the
defense industrial base................................ 990
Transparency in acquisition waivers issued by the
Department of Defense.................................. 990
Report on capacity to increase domestic industrial
production and procurement of strategic and critical
materials.............................................. 991
Department of Defense manufacturing authorities.......... 991
Reports on Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contracts... 991
Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving
entities owned or controlled by China.................. 992
Requirement to procure domestically produced generic
drugs.................................................. 992
Prohibition on procurement and commissary sales of
seafood originating or processed in China.............. 993
Extension of post-government restrictions on senior
Department of Defense officials seeking employment with
defense contractors.................................... 993
Amendments to contracting authority for certain small
business concerns...................................... 993
Repeal of bonafide office rule for 8(a) contracts with
the Department of Defense.............................. 994
Report on ability of Department of Defense to identify
prohibited seafood imports in supply chain for food
procurement............................................ 994
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT...... 994
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related
Matters.................................................... 994
Sec. 901--Requirement to notify Congress when Deputy
Secretary of Defense is performing functions and duties
of Secretary of Defense................................ 994
Sec. 902--Establishment of Department of Defense
performance improvement officer........................ 994
Sec. 903--Enhanced coordination on international
cooperation activities................................. 995
Sec. 904--Increase in authorized number of Deputy
Assistant Secretaries of Defense....................... 995
Sec. 905--Modifications to the Office of Strategic
Capital................................................ 996
Sec. 906--Limitation on availability of funds until
Department of Defense complies with certain legal
requirements........................................... 996
Sec. 907--Matters relating to Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity
Conflict............................................... 996
Sec. 908--Inclusion in defense planning guidance of
guidance on size, structure, and posture of special
operations forces...................................... 996
Sec. 909--Review of roles and responsibilities of the
Chief Talent Management Officer and the Office of the
Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.. 997
Sec. 910--Plan for adequate staffing of Office of
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base
Policy and Joint Production Accelerator Cell........... 997
Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and
Management Matters......................................... 997
Sec. 921--Department of Defense Senior Intelligence
Oversight Official..................................... 997
Sec. 922--Codification of the Joint Federated Assurance
Center................................................. 998
Sec. 923--Codification of additional staff corps of the
Navy................................................... 998
Sec. 924--Establishment of Office of Expanded Competition 998
Sec. 925--Counter unmanned aerial systems task force..... 998
Sec. 926--Affiliate relationships between Army Special
Operations forces and combat-enabling units of general
purpose forces......................................... 998
Sec. 927--Force sizing methodology....................... 999
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 999
Elimination of the Chief Diversity Officer of the
Department of Defense.................................. 999
Designation of senior officials responsible for contested
logistics posture management........................... 999
Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for
appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... 999
Army Electronic Warfare Center of Excellence............. 1000
Membership of Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint
Chiefs of Staff........................................ 1000
Inclusion of Mexico in the area of responsibility of the
United States Southern Command......................... 1000
Feasibility report on establishment of a Defense
Industrial Revitalization Board........................ 1000
Establishment of the Drone Corps as a basic branch of the
Army................................................... 1001
Designation of Deputy Under Secretary of the Army as
principal official responsible for explosive ordnance
disposal............................................... 1001
Addition of Performance Improvement Officer as co-chair
of Defense Business Council............................ 1001
Plan for permanent establishment of Special
Reconnaissance and Enabling Command.................... 1002
Feasibility study on expanding the services provided by
the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic
Analysis............................................... 1002
Senior Integration Group for Indo-Pacific Region......... 1003
Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
Renewal................................................ 1003
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS...................................... 1003
Subtitle A--Financial Matters................................ 1003
Sec. 1001--General transfer authority.................... 1003
Sec. 1002--Repeal of audit incentive element in report
requirement of Financial Improvement and Audit
Remediation Plan....................................... 1004
Sec. 1003--Authority to use Defense Modernization Account
funds for time-sensitive equipment modernization....... 1004
Sec. 1004--Extension of audit requirement for Department
of Defense components.................................. 1004
Sec. 1005--Revision of Department of Defense financial
management regulation.................................. 1004
Sec. 1006--Establishment of cross-functional team to
oversee implementation of recommendations of Commission
on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution
Reform................................................. 1005
Sec. 1007--Use of technology using artificial
intelligence to facilitate audit of the financial
statements of the Department of Defense for fiscal year
2025................................................... 1006
Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities........................... 1006
Sec. 1011--Support for counterdrug activities affecting
flow of drugs into United States....................... 1006
Sec. 1012--Authority for detection and monitoring of
illegal drugs regardless of destination................ 1006
Sec. 1013--Review, assessment, and analysis of governance
structure and strategy of Department of Defense
counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized
crime activities....................................... 1006
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards...................... 1007
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....... 1007
Sec. 1022--Modification of authority to purchase used
vessels under the National Defense Sealift Fund........ 1007
Sec. 1023--Modifications to ship repair authorities...... 1007
Sec. 1024--Improving Navy assessments required prior to
start of construction on first ship of a shipbuilding
program................................................ 1007
Sec. 1025--Prohibition on contracting with shipyards
controlled by a foreign adversary country.............. 1008
Sec. 1026--Exception to prohibition of overhaul, repair,
or maintenance of certain vessels in shipyards outside
the United States or Guam.............................. 1008
Sec. 1027--Strategy on development of naval rearm at sea
capability............................................. 1008
Sec. 1028--Authority to use incremental funding to enter
into a contract for the construction of a Virginia-
class submarine program................................ 1009
Sec. 1029--Authority to use incremental funding to enter
into a contract for the construction of an Arleigh
Burke-class destroyer.................................. 1010
Sec. 1030--Pilot program on use of automated inspection
technologies at shipyards.............................. 1010
Sec. 1031--Requirements for the unmanned maritime
autonomy architecture.................................. 1010
Sec. 1032--Competitive demonstration of large and extra
large unmanned underwater vehicles..................... 1010
Sec. 1033--Requirement for mature ship design............ 1010
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism................................. 1011
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.......................................... 1011
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.......................... 1012
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.............................................. 1012
Sec. 1044--Extension of prohibition on use of funds to
close or relinquish control of United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.......................... 1012
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations........ 1013
Sec. 1051--Authority to contribute to innovation fund.... 1013
Sec. 1052--Extension of authority for reimbursement of
expenses for certain Navy mess operations.............. 1013
Sec. 1053--Assessments of casualties and fatalities
during hostilities..................................... 1013
Sec. 1054--Establishment of major mishap incident
designation classification for Department of Defense
incidents.............................................. 1013
Sec. 1055--Prohibition on use of funds for EcoHealth
Alliance and the Wuhan Institute of Virology........... 1013
Sec. 1056--Prohibition on Department of Defense
transportation of currency to Taliban or Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan................................. 1014
Sec. 1057--Prohibition on use of funds for Badr
Organization and related organizations................. 1014
Sec. 1058--Limitation on use of funds pending provision
of briefing on reliance of People's Liberation Army on
imported fossil fuels for energy....................... 1014
Sec. 1059--Prohibition on use of funds to support
entertainment projects with ties to the Government of
the People's Republic of China......................... 1015
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports.............................. 1015
Sec. 1061--Chief of Navy Reserve annual report........... 1015
Sec. 1062--Modification and extension of requirement for
combatant command risk assessment for airborne
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance......... 1015
Sec. 1063--Extension of briefing requirement regarding
civil authorities at the Southwest border.............. 1015
Sec. 1064--Extension of annual report on civilian
casualties in connection with United States military
operations............................................. 1015
Sec. 1065--Review of irregular warfare authorities....... 1016
Sec. 1066--Reports on approval and deployment of lethal
autonomous weapon systems.............................. 1016
Sec. 1067--Congressional notice regarding execute orders
issued at the direction of the president or the
Secretary of Defense................................... 1016
Sec. 1068--Mobility capability requirements study........ 1016
Sec. 1069--Biodefense posture reviews.................... 1016
Sec. 1070--Briefings on attempts by aliens and foreign
actors to access military installations without
authorization.......................................... 1017
Sec. 1071--Report on resourcing of Arctic Strategy....... 1017
Sec. 1072--Analyses and reports on air superiority of the
Joint Force............................................ 1017
Sec. 1073--Exercise for countering unmanned aerial
systems................................................ 1017
Sec. 1074--Report on operational plans of the Department
of Defense............................................. 1018
Sec. 1075--Quarterly reports on funerals at Arlington
National Cemetery on hold until caisson services resume 1018
Sec. 1076--Plan for enhancement of special operations
riverine capability.................................... 1018
Sec. 1077--Annual report on Postsecondary Education
Complaint System....................................... 1018
Sec. 1078--Study and report on Department of Defense use
of unmanned ground vehicle systems manufactured by
certain foreign entities............................... 1019
Subtitle G--Other Matters.................................... 1019
Sec. 1081--Introduction of entities in transactions
critical to national security.......................... 1019
Sec. 1082--Installation energy plans and assessment for
reduction of reliance on Russian energy................ 1019
Sec. 1083--Extension of the National Commission on the
Future of the Navy..................................... 1019
Sec. 1084--Modification of National Security Commission
on Emerging Biotechnology.............................. 1020
Sec. 1085--Modification of defense sensitive support
notification requirement............................... 1020
Sec. 1086--Plan for additional skill identifiers for Army
Mountain Warfare School................................ 1020
Sec. 1087--Establishment of Department of Defense Working
Group on Multilateral Artificial Intelligence
Coordination........................................... 1020
Sec. 1088--Resumption of caisson services at funeral
services at Arlington National Cemetery................ 1021
Sec. 1089--Liaison with Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems
Task Force............................................. 1021
Sec. 1090--Responding to unmanned aircraft systems
incursions............................................. 1021
Sec. 1091--Prioritization of accreditation of sensitive
compartmented information facilities supporting DX-
rated programs......................................... 1022
Sec. 1092--Establishment of national security capital
forum.................................................. 1022
Sec. 1093--Implementation of Comptroller General
recommendations relating to the food program of the
Department of Defense.................................. 1022
Sec. 1094--Pilot program to provide military aircraft
support to air shows................................... 1022
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1023
Congressional notification of transfer of funds.......... 1023
Oversight requirements for Financial Improvement and
Audit Remediation Plan................................. 1023
Report on Department of Defense operational planning to
defeat Mexican drug cartels............................ 1023
Sale or donation of excess Department of Defense personal
property for drug surveillance and interdiction........ 1024
Minimum number of public naval shipyards................. 1024
Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of
guided missile cruisers................................ 1024
Sense of Congress regarding naming warships after Navy
Medal of Honor recipients.............................. 1025
Study related to recruitment and retention of apprentices
at public shipyards.................................... 1025
Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after
Lieutenant General Richard E. Carey.................... 1025
Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after
Major James Capers, Jr................................. 1026
Sense of Congress regarding naming a naval vessel after
William B. Gould....................................... 1026
Prohibition on operation of connected vehicles designed,
developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned
by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction of a
foreign entity of concern on Department of Defense
property............................................... 1026
Prohibition on Department of Defense transport of
Palestinian refugees to the United States.............. 1027
Limitation on authority of Armed Forces to detain
citizens of the United States.......................... 1027
Prohibition on use of funds to cut services provided at
certain combat training readiness centers.............. 1027
Elimination of discretion of military chain of command
and senior civilian leadership with respect to display
of flags............................................... 1027
Suspension or revocation of certain permissions to access
classified information................................. 1028
Report on price elasticity of labor supply at shipyards
and supplier firms..................................... 1028
Comptroller General review of food waste at Department of
Defense and Coast Guard facilities..................... 1028
Study on feasibility of establishment of Centers of
Excellence for Servicewomen's Health................... 1029
Report on fielding certain wearable devices for impact
protection against traumatic brain injury.............. 1029
Utilization of office space by the Department of Defense. 1029
Feasibility study on establishment and maintenance of
Department of the Air Force training center at Eaker
Air Force Base, Blytheville, Arkansas.................. 1030
Study on use of space-available travel for donated human
organs................................................. 1030
Study and report on Department of the Navy policies with
respect to net metering................................ 1030
Briefing on Department of Defense program to protect
United States students against foreign agents.......... 1031
Report on training and safety program for operation of
assault amphibious vehicles............................ 1031
Updates to national biodefense strategy.................. 1031
Report on modifications of expeditionary transfer dock
ships.................................................. 1032
Report on military and weapons lost during withdrawal
from Afghanistan....................................... 1032
Assessment of the health care system supporting military
installations in the R-2508 airspace................... 1032
GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments
on and in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease........ 1033
Assessment of influence of China in Pacific Island
nations................................................ 1033
Comptroller General study on use of unmanned vehicles to
reduce Department of Defense expenses.................. 1033
Study on testing of foreign adversary highly autonomous
vehicles............................................... 1034
Report on effectiveness of the Optimizing the Human
Weapon System Program.................................. 1034
Comptroller general study on dredging capacity and port
readiness.............................................. 1035
Report on red flags missed in Janet Yamanaka Mello fraud
scheme................................................. 1035
Report on Navy use of immersive learning capabilities.... 1035
Department of Defense report on potential cost savings
from use of artificial intelligence.................... 1036
Expedited access to certain military installations of the
Department of Defense for Members of Congress and
certain Congressional employees........................ 1036
Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence........ 1036
Post-employment restrictions for participants in certain
research funded by the Department of Defense........... 1037
Tabletop exercise on extreme weather events in the Indo-
Pacific region......................................... 1037
Pilot program on Army readiness in contested logistics
environments........................................... 1038
Assessment regarding antifouling coatings................ 1038
Authorization to use nonelectric vehicles at Yuma Proving
Ground................................................. 1039
Sense of Congress relating to expenditures for certain
military housing....................................... 1039
University Centers for Arctic National Security Studies.. 1039
Psychological performance training in performance mindset 1039
Declassification review of documents relating to
involvement of United States in 1973 coup in Chile..... 1040
Capacity building and security cooperation with Mexico to
counter threats posed by transnational criminal
organizations.......................................... 1040
Authority of Department of Defense in surveillance of
southwest border of United States...................... 1040
Treatment by Department of Defense of request for support
at southwest border of United States................... 1041
Protection against misuse of Naval Special Warfare
Command insignia....................................... 1041
Requirements relating to payments by the Department of
Defense for qualifying injuries to the brain........... 1041
Report on Panama Canal security.......................... 1041
Consideration of protracted conflicts in planning
assumptions............................................ 1042
Study on combat accomplishments of remotely piloted
aircraft crew.......................................... 1042
Assessment of impact of transnational organized crime on
military drug overdoses................................ 1043
Report on undersea cable posture......................... 1044
Plan for procurement of military working equids for the
Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the
Army................................................... 1045
Land for operations and training of Caisson Platoon of
the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army.................. 1045
Plan for recapitalization of special operations surface
combatant craft........................................ 1045
Homeland defense planning requirements................... 1045
Authority to provide contracted assistance to secure the
southern land border of the United States.............. 1046
Preferred alternative for the Ambler Mining District in
Alaska................................................. 1046
Report on portable, drone-agnostic munitions............. 1046
Briefing on a second pilot program for advanced reactors. 1047
Red Hill Health Registry................................. 1048
Requirement to include implementation plan in strategy to
respond to unmanned aircraft systems incursions........ 1049
Records preservation processes for certain at-risk Afghan
allies................................................. 1049
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL..................................... 1049
Sec. 1101--Pilot program for the temporary exchange of
information technology personnel....................... 1049
Sec. 1102--Extension of authority for noncompetitive
appointments of military spouses by Federal agencies... 1049
Sec. 1103--Extension of living quarters allowance to
civilian DOD employees in positions with critical
shortages stationed in Guam............................ 1050
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....................................... 1050
Sec. 1105--One-year extension of temporary authority to
grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian
personnel on official duty in a combat zone............ 1050
Sec. 1106--Pilot program for overseas work-period for DOD
competitive service positions.......................... 1050
Sec. 1107--Employment and compensation of civilian
faculty members at Inter-American Defense College...... 1051
Sec. 1108--Treatment of veterans who did not register for
the selective service.................................. 1051
Sec. 1109--Increase in military leave accrual and
accumulation for Federal employees..................... 1051
Sec. 1110--Sufficient firefighter personnel covered
installations.......................................... 1051
Sec. 1111--Extension of direct hire authority for
domestic industrial base facilities and Major Range and
Test Facilities Base................................... 1052
Sec. 1112--Modifications to the John S. McCain Strategic
Defense Fellows Program................................ 1052
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........................................... 1052
Sec. 1114--Continuity of coverage under certain
provisions of title 5, United States Code.............. 1052
Sec. 1115--Limitation on establishment of new diversity,
equity, and inclusion positions; hiring freeze......... 1053
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1053
Waiver of limitation on appointment of recently retired
members of armed forces to DOD competitive service
positions.............................................. 1053
Mandatory public disclosures by newly nominated civilians
for senior positions in the Department of Defense...... 1053
Supplemental guidance for MCO competitive service
positions.............................................. 1054
Flexibilities for Federal employees who are armed forces
spouses................................................ 1054
GAO report on home-based businesses at remote military
installations.......................................... 1055
Expand Department of Defense civilian employment......... 1055
OMB employment form requirement for DOD contractors...... 1055
Report on reducing misconceptions about mental health and
security clearance eligibility......................... 1055
Removal of Direct Support Activities from personnel
limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense... 1056
Authority to provide increased voluntary separation
incentive pay for civilian employees of the Department
of Defense............................................. 1057
Modification of direct hire authority for domestic
defense industrial base facilities..................... 1057
Prohibition on considering applicant's commitment to
diversity, equity, or inclusion in hiring process for
certain positions at Department of Defense educational
institutions........................................... 1057
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS................... 1057
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training.......................... 1057
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.............. 1057
Sec. 1202--Modification of authority for Naval Small
Craft Instruction and Technical Training School........ 1058
Sec. 1203--Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of
programs and activities................................ 1058
Sec. 1204--Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism
operations, irregular warfare, and sensitive activities 1058
Sec. 1205--Extension of modification to authority to
provide support for conduct of operations.............. 1058
Sec. 1206--Extension of authorities...................... 1059
Sec. 1207--Extension and modification of defense
operational resilience international cooperation pilot
program................................................ 1059
Sec. 1208--Acceptance and expenditure of contributions
for multilateral security cooperation programs and
activities............................................. 1060
Sec. 1209--Temporary authority to provide training to
military forces or national security forces of Costa
Rica and Panama........................................ 1060
Sec. 1210--Improvements to defense acquisition workforce
for foreign military sales............................. 1061
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Israel....................... 1061
Sec. 1211--Statement of policy ensuring Israel's defense. 1061
Sec. 1212--Modification of United States-Israel anti-
tunnel cooperation..................................... 1062
Sec. 1213--Requirement to conduct subterranean warfare
military exercises..................................... 1062
Sec. 1214--Strategic partnership on defense industrial
priorities between the United States and Israel........ 1062
Sec. 1215--Establishment of program between the United
States and Israel for military trauma education and
training............................................... 1062
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to the Near and Middle East..... 1063
Sec. 1221--Key partners for Middle East Regional
Integration Military Subject Matter Expert Exchange
Program................................................ 1063
Sec. 1222--Extension and modification of annual report on
military power of Iran................................. 1063
Sec. 1223--Modification of report on the military
capabilities of Iran and related activities............ 1063
Sec. 1224--Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian
entities............................................... 1063
Sec. 1225--Notification relating to arms trafficking by
Iran................................................... 1063
Sec. 1226--Assessment and plan with respect to equipment
provided to Kurdish Peshmerga forces................... 1064
Sec. 1227--Extension of authority for reimbursement of
certain coalition nations for support provided to
United States military operations...................... 1064
Sec. 1228--Extension and modification of security
briefings on Afghanistan............................... 1064
Sec. 1229--Notifications regarding terrorist groups in
Afghanistan............................................ 1065
Sec. 1230--Extension of authority to support operations
and activities of the office of security cooperation in
Iraq................................................... 1065
Sec. 1231--Extension and modification of authority to
provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria.............................................. 1065
Sec. 1232--Extension of authority to provide assistance
to vetted Syrian groups and individuals................ 1065
Sec. 1233--Statement of policy on recognition of the
Assad regime........................................... 1066
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1066
Modification of Department of Defense State Partnership
program................................................ 1066
Modification of Department of Defense support to
stabilization activities............................... 1066
Report on compliance by the Department of Defense with
the limitation on military-to-military exchange or
contact with representatives of the Chinese People's
Liberation Army........................................ 1066
General Thaddeus Kosciuszko memorial exchange program for
Polish-American defense cooperation.................... 1067
Report on cooperation between the National Guard and the
Republic of India...................................... 1067
Help Israel Recover the Hostages......................... 1068
Statement of Congress relating to Israel and the hostages
held by Hamas.......................................... 1068
Study and report on international security measures on
the border between Gaza and Egypt...................... 1069
Report on agreements made by the United States with the
Taliban................................................ 1070
Briefing on Iranian support for non-state actors in North
Africa................................................. 1070
Sense of Congress........................................ 1070
Strategy to protect the Al-Tanf Garrison................. 1070
Report and strategy on the Assad regime's relationship
with ISIS.............................................. 1071
Strategy to counter the Assad regime's support and
cooperation with Iran-backed militias in Syria......... 1071
Report and strategy on Russia's support for foreign
terrorist organizations in Syria....................... 1072
Appropriate congressional committees defined............. 1072
United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research......... 1072
Sense of Congress on the importance of the Iron Dome
system................................................. 1073
Report on training of Ukrainian armed forces............. 1073
Sense of Congress on defense by NATO member states....... 1073
Report on allied contributions to the common defense..... 1075
Sense of Congress on international defense exhibitions... 1075
Report and strategy for United States involvement in
Ukraine................................................ 1075
Report on multilateral exercises in the eastern
Mediterranean.......................................... 1075
Report on certain assistance to Ukraine.................. 1076
Military cooperation with Morocco........................ 1076
Report on military activities of the Russian Federation
and the People's Republic of China in the Arctic region 1076
Report on cooperative efforts to stop unmanned aerial
systems................................................ 1077
Authority to build capability and capacity of foreign
civilian medical support entities for resilience in
crisis and conflict.................................... 1077
Plan to modernize and streamline information technology
systems relating to end-use monitoring functions of
Defense Security Cooperation Agency.................... 1077
Defense cooperation with Georgia......................... 1078
Preservation of security and stability in northeast Syria 1078
Report on, and prohibition on use of funds to support,
terrorist organizations in Iraq........................ 1079
Modification of annual report on military power of Iran.. 1079
Modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative... 1079
Report on efforts to identify, disseminate, and implement
lessons learned from war in Ukraine.................... 1080
Review, report, and plan regarding logistics networks in
North America and Europe............................... 1080
Report on defense industrial base cooperation with
Ukraine and other allies and partners in Europe........ 1081
Indo-Pacific multilateral security assistance initiatives 1082
Implementation plan to support establishment of regional
contingency stockpile for Taiwan....................... 1082
Assessment of use of Department of Defense facilities in
Guam as multinational training locations............... 1082
Report on costs of meeting certain requirements of
foreign partners relating to agriculture, fisheries,
and forestry........................................... 1083
Returning civic action teams to the Republic of the
Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia 1084
Annual report on military capabilities of allies and
partners in Indo-Pacific region........................ 1084
Review, report, and plan on adequacy of logistics network
in Indo-Pacific region................................. 1085
Fielding of a common operating picture with Taiwan....... 1086
Report on cooperation between the Russian Federation and
the People's Republic of China......................... 1086
Report on Department of Defense role in supporting
international legal operations......................... 1086
Report and briefing on security implications of water
scarcity and food security for United States Central
Command................................................ 1087
Report and briefing on Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar........ 1087
Independent assessment of technology release and foreign
disclosure reform initiative........................... 1088
Modification of Regional Centers for Security Studies to
provide authority specific to Ted Stevens Center for
Arctic Security Studies................................ 1088
Extension and modification of lend-lease authority to
Ukraine................................................ 1089
Prohibition on use of funds for Wuhan Institute of
Virology or EcoHealth Alliance......................... 1089
TITLE XIII--OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS............ 1089
Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Europe and Russia............ 1089
Sec. 1301--Modifications to North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Special Operations Headquarters........... 1089
Sec. 1302--Extension and modification of training for
Eastern European national security forces in the course
of multilateral exercises.............................. 1090
Sec. 1303--Extension of prohibition on availability of
funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation
over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine... 1090
Sec. 1304--Prohibition on New START Treaty information
sharing................................................ 1090
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region...... 1090
Sec. 1311--Sense of Congress on defense alliances and
partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region................ 1090
Sec. 1312--Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security
Initiative............................................. 1090
Sec. 1313--Extension and modification of Pacific
Deterrence Initiative.................................. 1091
Sec. 1314--Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education
pilot program.......................................... 1102
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Taiwan....................... 1102
Sec. 1321--Modification of reporting requirement for
transfer of defense articles and defense services to
Taiwan................................................. 1102
Sec. 1322--Establishment of program between the United
States and Taiwan for military trauma care............. 1102
Sec. 1323--Taiwan security cooperation initiative........ 1102
Sec. 1324--Sense of Congress regarding invitation to
Taiwan to the Rim of the Pacific exercise.............. 1103
Subtitle D--Coordinating AUKUS Engagement With Japan......... 1103
Sec. 1331--Definitions................................... 1103
Sec. 1332--Sense of Congress............................. 1103
Sec. 1333--Engagement with Japan on AUKUS Pillar Two
Cooperation............................................ 1103
Sec. 1334--Assessment of Potential for Cooperation with
Japan on AUKUS Pillar Two.............................. 1104
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to East Asia.................... 1104
Sec. 1341--Extension and modification of authority to
transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup............. 1104
Sec. 1342--Modification of cooperative program with
Vietnam to account for Vietnamese personnel missing in
action................................................. 1104
Sec. 1343--Plan for establishment of a joint force
headquarters in Japan.................................. 1104
Sec. 1344--Plan for Department of Defense activities to
strengthen United States extended deterrence
commitments to the Republic of Korea................... 1105
Sec. 1345--Plan and annual report relating to trilateral
defense cooperation with Japan and the Republic of
Korea.................................................. 1105
Sec. 1346--Modification of public reporting of Chinese
military companies operating in the United States...... 1105
Sec. 1347--Strategy to address malign activities by the
People's Liberation Army............................... 1105
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1106
Prohibition on use of funds to promote a ``one country,
two systems'' solution for Taiwan...................... 1106
Modification of Prohibition on Participation of the
People's Republic of China in Rim of the Pacific
(RIMPAC) Naval Exercises............................... 1106
Consideration of Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial
base cooperation....................................... 1106
Designation of official responsible for coordination of
department of defense efforts to monitor People's
Liberation Army overseas basing efforts................ 1107
Report on feasibility of developing and deploying
asymmetric naval assets in defense of Taiwan........... 1108
Report on impact of the malign influence of China and
Russia................................................. 1108
Report on support for Taiwan's military preparedness..... 1109
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.................................. 1109
Subtitle A--Military Programs................................ 1109
Sec. 1401--Working capital funds......................... 1109
Sec. 1402--Chemical agents and munitions destruction,
defense................................................ 1109
Sec. 1403--Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities,
defense-wide........................................... 1109
Sec. 1404--Defense Inspector General..................... 1110
Sec. 1405--Defense Health Program........................ 1110
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile....................... 1110
Sec. 1411--Restoring the National Defense Stockpile...... 1110
Sec. 1412--Consultations with respect to environmental
review of certain projects relating to availability of
strategic and critical materials for acquisition for
National Defense Stockpile............................. 1110
Subtitle C--Other Matters.................................... 1111
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............................................... 1111
Sec. 1422--Eligibility of Space Force officers for
membership on Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory
Council................................................ 1111
Sec. 1423--Armed Forces Retirement Home: availability of
licensed practitioners................................. 1111
Sec. 1424--Authorization of appropriations for Armed
Forces Retirement Home................................. 1112
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1112
Storage of strategic and critical materials in National
Defense Stockpile...................................... 1112
TITLE XV--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS............................. 1112
Subtitle A--Cyber Operations................................. 1112
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... 1112
Sec. 1502--Department of Defense Information Network
subordinate unified command............................ 1113
Sec. 1503--Establishment of the Department of Defense
Hackathon program...................................... 1113
Sec. 1504--Support for cyber threat tabletop exercise
program with the defense industrial base............... 1113
Sec. 1505--Accounting of cloud computing capabilities of
the Department of Defense.............................. 1113
Subtitle B--Cybersecurity.................................... 1114
Sec. 1511--Termination of reporting requirement for cross
domain incidents and exemptions to policies for
information technology................................. 1114
Sec. 1512--Information technology programs of the
National Background Investigation Service.............. 1114
Sec. 1513--Guidance for application of zero trust
strategy to Internet of Things hardware used in
military operations.................................... 1114
Sec. 1514--Management and cybersecurity of multi-cloud
environments........................................... 1114
Sec. 1515--Protective measures for mobile devices within
the Department of Defense.............................. 1115
Subtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management....... 1115
Sec. 1521--Usability of antiquated and proprietary data
formats for modern operations.......................... 1115
Sec. 1522--Modernization of the Department of Defense's
Authorization to Operate processes..................... 1116
Sec. 1523--Update of biometric policy of Department of
Defense................................................ 1116
Subtitle D--Artificial Intelligence.......................... 1116
Sec. 1531--Artificial Intelligence Human Factors
Integration Initiative................................. 1116
Sec. 1532--Advanced computing infrastructure to enable
advanced artificial intelligence capabilities.......... 1116
Sec. 1533--Cost budgeting for artificial intelligence
data................................................... 1117
Sec. 1534--Evaluation of Federated Artificial
Intelligence-Enabled Weapon Systems Center of
Excellence............................................. 1117
Subtitle E--Reports and Other Matters........................ 1117
Sec. 1541--Oversight and reporting on the Mission Partner
Environment and associated activities within the
Department of Defense.................................. 1117
Sec. 1542--Extension of certification requirement
regarding contracting for military recruiting.......... 1117
Sec. 1543--Prohibition on disestablishment or merger of
officer career paths within the Cyber Branch of the
United States Army..................................... 1118
Sec. 1544--Independent assessment of cyber organizational
models................................................. 1118
Sec. 1545--Limitation on availability of funds for the
Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture................... 1119
Sec. 1546--Risk framework for foreign mobile applications
of concern............................................. 1119
Sec. 1547--Joint partner-sharing network capabilities for
Middle East defense integration........................ 1120
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1120
Access to national suicide prevention and mental health
crisis hotline system.................................. 1120
Assessment of feasibility of engaging in cooperative
activities with allies to mitigate cyber threats to
certain undersea cables................................ 1120
Assessment of innovative data analysis and information
technology solutions................................... 1121
Authority to accept voluntary and uncompensated services
from cybersecurity experts............................. 1121
Briefing on course of education and pilot program on
authentication of digital content provenance for
certain Department of Defense media content............ 1121
Comptroller General of the United States assessment of
cyber command protection of privacy and civil liberties
procedures and training requirements for cyber
operators.............................................. 1121
Comptroller General report on efforts to protect personal
information of Department of Defense personnel from
exploitation by foreign adversaries.................... 1122
Consolidation of briefing requirements relating to the
relationship between the National Security Agency and
United States Cyber Command............................ 1122
Cyber table top exercises with organizations in defense
industrial base........................................ 1123
Department of Defense use of large language models....... 1123
Improvements relating to cyber protection support for
Department of Defense personnel in positions highly
vulnerable to cyber attack............................. 1123
Limitation on availability of travel funds............... 1123
Report on State National Guard cyber units............... 1124
Report on total force generation for the Cyberspace
Operations Forces...................................... 1124
Report on user activity monitoring programs of the
Department of Defense.................................. 1124
TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS........................................................ 1125
Subtitle A--Space Activities................................. 1125
Sec. 1601--Modification of Air Force space contractor
responsibility watch list.............................. 1125
Sec. 1602--Establishment of Commercial Augmentation Space
Reserve................................................ 1125
Sec. 1603--Space Force satellite ground systems.......... 1125
Sec. 1604--Modification of notification of foreign
interference of national security space................ 1126
Sec. 1605--Modifications to National Security Space
Launch program......................................... 1126
Sec. 1606--Comptroller General review regarding Global
Positioning System modernization and other positioning,
navigation, and timing systems......................... 1126
Sec. 1607--Senior Advisor for Space Command, Control, and
Integration............................................ 1126
Sec. 1608--Pilot program to demonstrate hybrid satellite
communication architecture............................. 1127
Sec. 1609--Middle East integrated space and satellite
security assessment.................................... 1127
Sec. 1610--Annual briefing on commercial space strategy
of the Space Force..................................... 1127
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related
Activities................................................. 1127
Sec. 1611--Extension and modification of authority to
engage in certain commercial activities as security for
intelligence collection activities..................... 1127
Sec. 1612--Cyber intelligence capability................. 1128
Sec. 1613--Authority of Army Counterintelligence Agents.. 1128
Sec. 1614--Extension and modification of defense
intelligence and counterintelligence expense authority. 1129
Sec. 1615--Intelligence advice and Department of Defense
support for Government of Israel in the defeat of Hamas 1129
Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces................................... 1129
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.... 1129
Sec. 1622--Extension and modification of certifications
regarding integrated tactical warning and attack
assessment mission of the Department of the Air Force.. 1130
Sec. 1623--Periodic updates on the modernization of the
Strategic Automated Command and Control System......... 1130
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..................... 1131
Sec. 1625--Matters relating to pilot program on
development of reentry vehicles and related systems.... 1131
Sec. 1626--Expansion of nuclear long range standoff
capability............................................. 1131
Sec. 1627--Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-
launched cruise missile................................ 1131
Sec. 1628--Availability of Air Force procurement funds
for heat shield material for Mark 21A reentry vehicle.. 1132
Sec. 1629--Conditional requirements for Sentinel
intercontinental ballistic missile program............. 1132
Sec. 1630--Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental
ballistic missiles of the United States................ 1132
Sec. 1631--Limitation on use of funds for altering Air
Force Global Strike Command............................ 1132
Sec. 1632--Limitations on use of funds to dismantle B83-1
nuclear gravity bomb................................... 1133
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.......................................... 1133
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................................ 1133
Sec. 1635--Defense Industrial Base workforce development
strategy............................................... 1134
Sec. 1636--Long-term plan for strategic nuclear forces
during delivery vehicle transition..................... 1134
Sec. 1637--Reports and briefings on recommendations of
the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture
of the United States................................... 1134
Sec. 1638--Sense of Congress with respect to use of
artificial intelligence to support strategic deterrence 1134
Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs......................... 1135
Sec. 1641--Expansion of certain prohibitions relating to
missile defense information and systems to apply to
People's Republic of China............................. 1135
Sec. 1642--Additional missile defense site for protection
of United States homeland.............................. 1135
Sec. 1643--Advice and assistance regarding enhancement of
Jordanian air and missile defense...................... 1135
Sec. 1644--Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system
and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-
development and co-production.......................... 1136
Sec. 1645--Limitation on availability of funds with
respect to certain missile defense system governance
documents, policies, and procedures.................... 1136
Sec. 1646--Congressional notification requirement with
respect to incidents that affect availability of United
States homeland missile defenses....................... 1136
Sec. 1647--Plan for comprehensive ballistic missile
defense radar coverage of Guam......................... 1136
Sec. 1648--Annual briefing on missile defense of Guam.... 1137
Sec. 1649--Organization and codification of provisions of
law relating to missile defense........................ 1137
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 1137
Sec. 1651--Cooperative threat reduction funds............ 1137
Sec. 1652--Temporary continuation of requirement for
reports on activities and assistance under Department
of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program........ 1137
Sec. 1653--Modification to annual assessment of budget
with respect to electromagnetic spectrum operations
capabilities........................................... 1137
Sec. 1654--Modification of milestone decision authority
for space-based ground and airborne moving target
indication systems..................................... 1138
Sec. 1655--Designation of a senior defense official
responsible for establishment of a national integrated
air and missile defense architecture for the United
States................................................. 1138
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1139
Assessment of updated force sizing requirements.......... 1139
Briefing on capabilities in cislunar space............... 1140
Briefing on space-related waveform and datalink
capabilities........................................... 1140
Limitation on use of funds for certain unreported
programs............................................... 1141
Plan for improvement of Space Force satellite control
network................................................ 1141
Preparations for possible deployment of additional
intercontinental ballistic missiles.................... 1142
Report on roles and responsibilities relating to defense
against hypersonic threats............................. 1142
Sense of Congress on the development of very low earth
orbit spacecraft....................................... 1143
Report on Space Force use of nuclear thermal propulsion
and nuclear electric propulsion space vehicles......... 1143
Sensitive compartmented information facility
accreditation.......................................... 1144
Resilience of position, navigation, and timing
technologies and services.............................. 1145
TITLE XVII--OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS................................ 1146
Sec. 1701--Technical and conforming amendments........... 1146
Sec. 1702--Modification of humanitarian assistance
authority.............................................. 1146
Sec. 1703--Display of United States flag for patriotic
and military observances............................... 1146
Sec. 1704--Exclusion of oceanographic research vessels
from certain sourcing requirements..................... 1146
Sec. 1705--Expanding cooperative research and development
agreements to partnerships with United States
territorial governments................................ 1147
Sec. 1706--Use of royalty gas at McAlester Army
Ammunition Plant....................................... 1147
Sec. 1707--Report on Iranian oil sales proceeds.......... 1147
Sec. 1708--Prohibition on use of funds for temporary pier
in Gaza................................................ 1147
Sec. 1709--Analysis of certain unmanned aircraft systems
entities............................................... 1147
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1148
Annual report on Department of Defense assistance to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection and Department of
Homeland Security on northern border security.......... 1148
Assessment of the accuracy of Gaza Ministry of Health
casualty reporting..................................... 1148
Briefing on institutional capacity building of countries
within United States Africa Command area of
responsibility......................................... 1148
Certification and reports on South Africa................ 1149
Combatting illicit tobacco products...................... 1149
Common coalition key within the Baltic states............ 1150
Comptroller General study and report on antagonistic use
of satellites.......................................... 1150
Copyright protection for certain literary works of
military members of the faculty of certain institutions 1150
Department of Defense requirement to use ``Taiwan''...... 1150
Development of national strategy......................... 1150
Exemption under Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for
certain activities that may result in incidental take
of Rice's whale........................................ 1151
Expansion of eligibility for Servicemembers' Group Life
Insurance.............................................. 1151
Extension of report on islamic revolutionary guard corps-
affiliated operatives abroad........................... 1151
Feasibility study of domestic refining of deep sea
critical mineral intermediates......................... 1151
Federal contractor vulnerability disclosure policy....... 1152
GAO study on Department of Defense Education Activity
Disability Emphasis Program............................ 1152
Inspector General of the Department of Defense annual
report on oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse......... 1152
Limitation on availability of funds for Ukraine.......... 1152
Limitation on displaying in certain public areas cut
flowers or greens not produced in the United States.... 1153
Limitation on funding activities performed by persons in
drag................................................... 1153
Limitation on funds...................................... 1153
Prohibition of funds to CCP entities..................... 1154
Prohibition on assistance for building in, or rebuilding
Gaza................................................... 1154
Prohibition on diverting funding from the Indo-Pacific
region................................................. 1154
Prohibition on use of funds.............................. 1154
Project Spectrum......................................... 1154
Records relating to Tower 22 attack...................... 1155
Reduction of light pollution at Department of Defense
facilities............................................. 1155
Report on military spouse security clearance............. 1156
Report on receipt of funding from Confucius Institutes... 1156
Report on security cooperation with the Government of the
Turks and Caicos Islands............................... 1156
Report on system dependencies, uptime, and key factors of
electronic health record system........................ 1157
Report on the use of major non-NATO ally status for Kenya 1157
Report on use of nuclear power for military and soft
power purposes......................................... 1157
Reporting on Iranian Centrifuge Installation............. 1158
Revocation of Security Clearances for Certain Persons.... 1158
Rewards for information regarding leaders of Hamas....... 1159
Sense of Congress regarding feasibility study for Blue
Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant........... 1159
State and local law enforcement access to lifesaving
Federal equipment...................................... 1159
Statement of policy relating to reporting requirements of
China's Maritime Safety Administration................. 1160
Strategy to improve activities related to
counternarcotics and counter-transnational organized
crime.................................................. 1160
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy study and report on
expansion of National Guard State Partnership Program.. 1160
United States-Israel cooperation on space matters........ 1161
United States-Israel emerging technology capabilities
cooperation............................................ 1161
Working group on blockchain, smart contracts, and
distributed ledger technologies........................ 1161
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS................. 1161
Sec. 2001--Short title................................... 1161
Sec. 2002--Expiration of authorizations and amounts
required to be specified by law........................ 1162
Sec. 2003--Effective date................................ 1162
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION............................ 1162
Sec. 2101--Authorized Army construction and land
acquisition projects................................... 1162
Sec. 2102--Family housing................................ 1162
Sec. 2103--Authorization of appropriations, Army......... 1162
Sec. 2104--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2018 project at Kunsan Air Base, Korea............ 1162
Sec. 2105--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2019 project at Mihail Kogalniceanu forward
operating site, Romania................................ 1163
Sec. 2106--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2020 projects.............................. 1163
Sec. 2107--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2021 projects.............................. 1163
Sec. 2108--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2022 projects.............................. 1163
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1163
Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2025 project at McAlester Army Depot, Oklahoma......... 1163
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION........................... 1164
Sec. 2201--Authorized Navy construction and land
acquisition projects................................... 1164
Sec. 2202--Family housing................................ 1164
Sec. 2203--Authorization of Appropriations, Navy......... 1164
Sec. 2204--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2019 projects.............................. 1164
Sec. 2205--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2020 project at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma,
Arizona................................................ 1164
Sec. 2206--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2021 projects.............................. 1165
Sec. 2207--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2022 projects.............................. 1165
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1165
Additional authority to carry out fiscal year 2025
project in Cooperative Security Location Comalapa, El
Salvador............................................... 1165
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION..................... 1165
Sec. 2301--Authorized Air Force construction and land
acquisition projects................................... 1165
Sec. 2302--Family housing................................ 1166
Sec. 2303--Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.... 1166
Sec. 2304--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2017 project at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany..... 1166
Sec. 2305--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2018 projects.............................. 1166
Sec. 2306--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2019 projects.............................. 1166
Sec. 2307--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2020 projects.............................. 1166
Sec. 2308--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2021 project at Joint Base Langley-Eustis,
Virginia............................................... 1167
Sec. 2309--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2022 projects.............................. 1167
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION............... 1167
Sec. 2401--Authorized Defense Agencies construction and
land acquisition projects.............................. 1167
Sec. 2402--Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation
Investment Program projects............................ 1167
Sec. 2403--Authorization of appropriations, Defense
Agencies............................................... 1167
Sec. 2404--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2018 project at Iwakuni, Japan.................... 1168
Sec. 2405--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2019 project at Iwakuni, Japan.................... 1168
Sec. 2406--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2020 project at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. 1168
Sec. 2407--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2021 projects.............................. 1168
Sec. 2408--Modification of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2022 project at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling,
District of Columbia................................... 1168
Sec. 2409--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2022 projects.............................. 1169
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS................................ 1169
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment................................................. 1169
Sec. 2501--Authorized NATO construction and land
acquisition projects................................... 1169
Sec. 2502--Authorization of appropriations, NATO......... 1169
Sec. 2503--Extension of use of authorized amounts for
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program................................................ 1169
Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions............... 1170
Sec. 2511--Republic of Korea funded construction projects 1170
Sec. 2512--Republic of Poland funded construction
projects............................................... 1170
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1170
Modification of contributions for projects executed by
the United States under the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment Program............... 1170
Contributions for projects executed by host nations other
than the United States under the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment Program............... 1170
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES.................. 1171
Sec. 2601--Authorized Army National Guard construction
and land acquisition projects.......................... 1171
Sec. 2602--Authorized Army Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects................................... 1171
Sec. 2603--Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps
Reserve construction and land acquisition projects..... 1171
Sec. 2604--Authorized Air National Guard construction and
land acquisition projects.............................. 1171
Sec. 2605--Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and
land acquisition projects.............................. 1171
Sec. 2606--Authorization of appropriations, National
Guard and Reserve...................................... 1172
Sec. 2607--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2018 project at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana.. 1172
Sec. 2608--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2020 projects.............................. 1172
Sec. 2609--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2021 projects.............................. 1172
Sec. 2610--Extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2022 projects.............................. 1172
Sec. 2611--Modification of authority to carry out fiscal
year 2022 project...................................... 1173
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES............. 1173
Sec. 2701--Authorization of appropriations for base
realignment and closure activities funded through
Department of Defense base closure account............. 1173
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS........... 1173
Subtitle A--Military Construction Programs................... 1173
Sec. 2801--Modification of definition of military
installation for purposes of notifications related to
basing decision-making process......................... 1173
Sec. 2802--Expansion of eligible grant recipients under
the Defense Community Infrastructure Program........... 1173
Sec. 2803--Process for strategic basing actions for the
Department of the Air Force............................ 1174
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........................... 1174
Sec. 2805--Amendments to defense laboratory modernization
program................................................ 1174
Sec. 2806--Annual five-year plans on improvement of
Department of Defense innovation infrastructure........ 1174
Sec. 2807--Modification of authority for Indo-Pacific
posture unspecified minor military construction
projects............................................... 1175
Sec. 2808--Extension of prohibition on joint use of
Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation......... 1175
Sec. 2809--Information on military construction projects
and repair projects at joint bases..................... 1175
Sec. 2810--Notification to Congress of reprogramming
involving military construction funds.................. 1175
Sec. 2811--Obligation and execution of design funds for
military construction projects......................... 1175
Sec. 2812--Schedule of repairs at Naval Air Station,
Pensacola, Florida..................................... 1176
Subtitle B--Military Housing Reforms......................... 1176
Sec. 2821--Budget justification for certain Facilities
Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization projects... 1176
Sec. 2822--Strategy and assessment with respect to non-
operational, underutilized, and other Department of
Defense facilities: assessments of historic
significance........................................... 1176
Sec. 2823--Application of certain authorities and
standards to historic military housing and associated
historic properties of the Department of the Army...... 1176
Sec. 2824--Extension of applicability for waivers of
covered privacy and configuration standards for covered
military unaccompanied housing......................... 1177
Sec. 2825--Additional requirements for database of
complaints made regarding housing units of Department
of Defense............................................. 1177
Sec. 2826--Digital system for submission of maintenance
work order requests for covered military unaccompanied
housing required....................................... 1177
Sec. 2827--Modification to definition of privatized
military housing....................................... 1177
Sec. 2828--Analysis of housing availability for critical
civilian and contractor personnel near rural military
installations.......................................... 1178
Sec. 2829--Digital facilities management systems for
military departments................................... 1178
Sec. 2830--Strategy for use of existing leasing
authorities to address shortages of covered military
unaccompanied housing required......................... 1178
Sec. 2831--Independent assessment of estimated costs of
certain strategies to address shortages of covered
military unaccompanied housing......................... 1178
Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration...... 1179
Sec. 2841--Minimum capital investment for facilities
sustainment, restoration, and modernization............ 1179
Sec. 2842--Assistance for public infrastructure projects
and services........................................... 1179
Sec. 2843--Contracts for design and construction of
facilities of Department of Defense.................... 1179
Sec. 2844--Industrial plant equipment and associated
services as in-kind consideration under leases of non-
excess property........................................ 1179
Sec. 2845--Inclusion of tribal governments in
intergovernmental support agreements for installation-
support services....................................... 1179
Sec. 2846--Temporary modification to authority to charge
landing fees for the use by civil aircraft of military
airfields.............................................. 1180
Sec. 2847--Stormwater management, shoreline erosion
control, and water resilience projects for
installations and defense access roads................. 1180
Sec. 2848--Pilot program to optimize and consolidate
Department of Defense facilities to improve health and
resiliency in defense communities...................... 1180
Sec. 2849--Guidance regarding maintenance of aggregate
square footage of facilities of Department of Defense.. 1180
Sec. 2850--Expenditures on leased facilities and real
property of the Department of Defense.................. 1181
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances................................. 1181
Sec. 2851--Extension of expanded authority to convey
property at military installations..................... 1181
Sec. 2852--Technical correction to map reference in the
Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013.................. 1181
Sec. 2853--Land conveyance, Boyle Memorial Army Reserve
Center, Paris, Texas................................... 1181
Sec. 2854--Land conveyance, Riverdale Park, Maryland..... 1181
Sec. 2855--Transfer authority, Mare Island Naval
Shipyard, Vallejo, California.......................... 1182
Sec. 2856--Release of interests retained in Camp Joseph
T. Robinson, Arkansas.................................. 1182
Sec. 2857--Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista,
Arizona................................................ 1182
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...................................... 1182
Sec. 2859--Land conveyance and authorization for interim
lease, Defense Fuel Support Point San Pedro, Los
Angeles, California.................................... 1182
Sec. 2860--Land conveyance, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas... 1183
Sec. 2861--Cleanup and transfer of certain property at
former Army installation to East Bay Regional Park
District............................................... 1183
Sec. 2862--Coordination of repair and maintenance of
Kolekole Pass, Hawaii.................................. 1183
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 1183
Sec. 2871- Consideration of installation infrastructure
and other supporting resources by Department of Defense
Test Resource Management Center........................ 1183
Sec. 2872--Development and operation of the Naval
Innovation Center at the Naval Postgraduate School..... 1184
Sec. 2873--Extension of Department of the Army pilot
program for development and use of online real estate
inventory tool......................................... 1184
Sec. 2874--Notification to Members of Congress for awards
of contracts for military construction projects........ 1184
Sec. 2875--Authorization of assistance to expedite
certain military construction projects located in Guam. 1184
Sec. 2876--Report on munitions and explosives of concern
and construction projects in Joint Region Marianas..... 1184
Sec. 2877--Review of roles and responsibilities for
construction projects of Department of Defense......... 1185
Sec. 2878--Assessment of public schools on installations
of Department of Defense............................... 1185
Sec. 2879--Updates to policies and guidance of the
Department of the Navy for the replacement of certain
dry docks and other projects........................... 1185
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.................... 1185
Sec. 2881--Limitation on availability of funds until
submission of interim guidance for Department of
Defense-wide standards for access to military
installations.......................................... 1186
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1186
Temporary biennial report on quality and condition of
covered military unaccompanied housing located outside
the United States...................................... 1186
Housing accommodations for military families on housing
waitlists.............................................. 1186
Department of Defense plan to construct memorial at
Arlington National Cemetery in commemoration of members
of the Armed Forces killed in certain attack at Hamid
Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan....... 1187
Military base reuse studies and community planning
assistance............................................. 1187
Assessment of workforce needs in the Freely Associated
States to support future military construction......... 1187
Limitation on availability of funds for certain
Department of Defense travel until establishment of
certain complaint database............................. 1188
Deferral of execution of certain requirements for covered
housing facilities and covered landscape features;
report................................................. 1188
Pilot programs of Department of Army and Department of
Navy to conduct repair and maintenance projects on
covered historic facilities............................ 1188
Temporary authority for use of imitative substitute
building materials for maintenance, repair,
rehabilitation, or renovation of covered historic
facilities............................................. 1188
Screening and registry of individuals with health
conditions resulting from unsafe housing units......... 1189
Research, standards, and other requirements relating to
indoor residential mold................................ 1189
Study on construction of child development centers....... 1189
Modification of requirements............................. 1189
Department of Defense policy relating to contractors for
military construction projects......................... 1190
Market survey of domestic suppliers of sand and gravel
for marine concrete.................................... 1190
Survey of certain counties for placement of facilities... 1190
Study on certain grants awarded to support investments in
certain child care facilities under the defense
community infrastructure program....................... 1190
Requirement to maintain access to category 3 subterranean
training facility...................................... 1190
Quarterly report on infiltrations of certain Department
of Defense property by foreign actors.................. 1191
Designation of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, as remote
or isolated installation............................... 1191
Feasibility study by the Secretary of Defense on
replicating the Army Future Soldier Prep Course through
the other service branches............................. 1192
Briefing on instances of attempted breaches of Department
of Defense military installations required............. 1192
Report on land use practices around military
installations in the Freely Associated States.......... 1192
Authority to accept host nation financial services in the
form of an irrevocable letter of credit................ 1193
Requirement that damaged or destroyed facilities are
built back with resilience............................. 1193
Increase in percentage limitations on value of United
States investment in privatized military housing
projects............................................... 1193
Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to
privatized military housing............................ 1193
Report on use of areawide contracts to procure utility
services............................................... 1193
Briefing on projects under Defense Community
Infrastructure Program that are still in progress...... 1194
Expansion of defense community infrastructure pilot
program to include installations of the Coast Guard.... 1194
Modification of annual report on privatized military
housing................................................ 1195
TITLE XXIX--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION DISASTER RECOVERY.............. 1195
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1195
Authorized Navy disaster recovery construction and land
acquisition projects................................... 1195
Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations
for military construction projects..................... 1195
Authorized Air Force disaster recovery construction and
land acquisition projects.............................. 1195
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS
AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS....................................... 1195
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS...... 1195
Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations.... 1195
Sec. 3101--National Nuclear Security Administration...... 1195
Sec. 3102--Defense environmental cleanup................. 1196
Sec. 3103--Other defense activities...................... 1196
Sec. 3104--Nuclear energy................................ 1196
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 1196
Sec. 3111--Improvements to National Nuclear Security
Administration management and processes................ 1196
Sec. 3112--Prohibition on admittance to national security
laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities. 1196
Sec. 3113--Authority for National Nuclear Security
Administration to use passenger carriers for contractor
commuting.............................................. 1197
Sec. 3114--Authorization for modification of B61-13
nuclear weapon......................................... 1197
Sec. 3115--Limitation on availability of funds pending
submission of information on streamlining National
Nuclear Security Administration contracting............ 1197
Sec. 3116--Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear
fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium............. 1197
Sec. 3117--Prohibition on availability of funds to
reconvert or retire W76-2 warheads..................... 1198
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters........................ 1198
Sec. 3121--Modification to and termination of certain
reporting requirements under Atomic Energy Defense Act. 1198
Sec. 3122--Modification of reporting requirements
relating to cost-benefit analyses for competition of
management and operating contracts..................... 1198
Sec. 3123--Restoration of a domestic uranium enrichment
capability............................................. 1199
Sec. 3124--Report on activities from U.S.-U.K. Mutual
Defense Agreement...................................... 1199
Sec. 3125--Notification of certain regulations that
impact the National Nuclear Security Administration.... 1199
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1199
Designation of National Nuclear Security Administration
as technical nuclear forensics lead.................... 1199
List of potential advanced nuclear technology deployment
opportunities.......................................... 1200
Sense of Congress regarding development of storage
facilities for permanent storage of nuclear material
within the Great Lakes Basin........................... 1200
Sense of Congress on commitment to nuclear power......... 1200
Sense of Congress supporting Project Pele................ 1200
Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of
certification relating to W80-4 Alteration-SLCM........ 1201
Authorization of Department of Defense and contractors to
acquire and operate a utilization facility............. 1201
Approval of the amendment to the Agreement between the
Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic
Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes..................... 1201
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD............. 1201
Sec. 3201--Authorization................................. 1201
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES............................ 1202
Sec. 3401--Authorization of appropriations............... 1202
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.............................. 1202
Subtitle A--Maritime Administration.......................... 1202
Sec. 3501--Authorization of appropriations for Maritime
Administration......................................... 1202
Sec. 3502--Reauthorization of Maritime Security Program.. 1202
Subtitle B--Maritime Infrastructure.......................... 1202
Sec. 3511--Port infrastructure development program....... 1202
Sec. 3512--Assessment of United States sealift capability 1203
Subtitle C--Reports.......................................... 1203
Sec. 3521--Independent study and report on Shanghai
Shipping Exchange...................................... 1203
Sec. 3522--Study on transportation of personal protective
equipment.............................................. 1203
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 1203
Sec. 3531--Extension of certain provisions relating to
Tanker Security Fleet program.......................... 1203
Sec. 3532--Requirements for purchasing federally
auctioned vessels...................................... 1204
Sec. 3533--Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve
Fleet.................................................. 1204
Sec. 3534--Armed Forces merchant mariner officer
expedited preparation program.......................... 1204
Sec. 3535--Technical clarifications...................... 1204
Sec. 3536--Buy America requirements for shipyard
modernization and improvement program.................. 1204
Sec. 3537--Nomination of Merchant Marine cadets in event
of death, resignation, or expulsion from office of
Member of Congress otherwise authorized to nominate.... 1205
Sec. 3538--Amended license applications for certain
deepwater ports for natural gas........................ 1205
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES....................................... 1205
Sec. 4001--Authorization of amounts in funding tables.... 1205
Summary of National Defense Authorizations for Fiscal
Year 2025.............................................. 1205
National Defense Budget Authority Implication............ 1205
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT........................................... 1211
Sec. 4101--Procurement................................... 1211
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.......... 1250
Sec. 4201--Research, development, test, and evaluation... 1250
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE........................... 1294
Sec. 4301--Operation and maintenance..................... 1294
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL................................... 1316
Sec. 4401--Military personnel............................ 1316
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.................................. 1317
Sec. 4501--Other authorizations.......................... 1317
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION................................ 1321
Sec. 4601--Military construction......................... 1321
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS..... 1347
Sec. 4701--Department of energy national security
programs............................................... 1347
DIVISION E--OTHER MATTERS........................................ 1357
TITLE L--VETERANS AFFAIRS MATTERS................................ 1357
Sec. 5001--Grants for State, county, and tribal veterans'
cemeteries that allow interment of certain persons
eligible for interment in national cemeteries.......... 1357
Sec. 5002--Telephone helpline for assistance for veterans
and other eligible individuals......................... 1357
Sec. 5003--Report on Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit
Registry 2.0........................................... 1357
TITLE LI--FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS................................ 1357
Subtitle A--United States Foundation for International
Conservation Act of 2024................................... 1357
Secs. 5101-5109--United States Foundation for
International Conservation Act of 2024................. 1357
Subtitle B--Western Hemisphere Partnership Act............... 1358
Secs. 5111-5119--Western Hemisphere Partnership Act...... 1358
Subtitle C--Other Matters.................................... 1358
Sec. 5121--Improving multilateral cooperation to improve
the security of Taiwan................................. 1358
Sec. 5122--Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate
country reform......................................... 1358
Sec. 5123--Extension of sunset........................... 1358
Sec. 5124--Strategy and grant program to promote internet
freedom in Iran........................................ 1358
TITLE LII--JUDICIARY MATTERS..................................... 1358
Subtitle A--Law Enforcement and Victim Support Act of 2024... 1358
Sec. 5201--Short title................................... 1358
Sec. 5202--Project Safe Childhood Act.................... 1359
Sec. 5203--Administrative False Claims Act of 2023....... 1359
Subtitle B--Other Matters.................................... 1359
Sec. 5211--Modernizing law enforcement notification...... 1359
TITLE LIII--NATURAL RESOURCES MATTERS............................ 1359
Subtitle A--Wild Act......................................... 1359
Secs. 5301-5308--WILD Act................................ 1359
Subtitle B--Other Matters.................................... 1359
Sec. 5311--Reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan
River Basins endangered fish and threatened fish
recovery implementation programs....................... 1359
TITLE LIV--TELECOMMUNICATIONS-RELATED MATTERS.................... 1359
Secs. 5401-5405--Spectrum and Secure Technology and
Innovation Act of 2024................................. 1359
TITLE LV--TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS.............. 1360
Sec. 5501--GAO study and report on intentional disruption
of the National Airspace System........................ 1360
Sec. 5502--Frank A. LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety
and Security Campus.................................... 1360
TITLE LVI--HOMELAND SECURITY-RELATED MATTERS..................... 1360
Subtitle A--Securing Adjacent Federal Property............... 1360
Secs. 5601-5603--Secure Adjacent Federal Property Act of
2023................................................... 1360
Subtitle B--Other Matters.................................... 1360
Sec. 5611--Department of Homeland Security Northern
Border Mission Center.................................. 1360
Sec. 5612--Comptroller General report on the Homeland
Security Information Network........................... 1361
TITLE LVII--MISCELLANEOUS........................................ 1361
Sec. 5701--Treatment of payments from the railroad
unemployment insurance Account......................... 1361
Sec. 5702--Extension of learning period for certain
safety regulations relating to space flight
participants........................................... 1361
Sec. 5703--Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal.......... 1361
Sec. 5704--Extension of competitive service status
authority for employees of a Lead Inspector General for
Overseas Contingency Operation......................... 1361
Sec. 5705--Readmission requirements for servicemembers... 1361
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted............................... 1362
Centers of Excellence for Assessing Perfluoroalkyl and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Sources and
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance
Remediation Solutions.................................. 1362
Small business subcontracting improvements............... 1362
Unconditional ownership and control requirements for
certain employee-owned small business concerns......... 1362
Training on increasing contract awards to certain small
business concerns...................................... 1362
Small business procurement............................... 1362
Plain language in contracting............................ 1363
Eligibility of spouses for services under the disabled
veterans' outreach program............................. 1363
Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal
stockholders........................................... 1363
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act.............................. 1363
Federal programs and services agreement with the
Government of the Republic of Palau.................... 1363
Retired law enforcement officers continuing service...... 1364
IMPROVE initiative....................................... 1364
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024................ 1364
Modification of rules for approval of commercial driver
education programs for purposes of educational
assistance programs of the Department of Veterans
Affairs................................................ 1364
Ensuring only licensed health care professionals perform
medical disability examinations under certain
Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program........... 1364
Sickle cell disease prevention and treatment............. 1365
Sharing of information with respect to suspected
violations of intellectual property rights............. 1365
Authorization of appropriations for the Coast Guard...... 1365
Treatment of prescreening report requests................ 1365
Modification of acquisition of icebreaker................ 1365
Amendments to the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of
2016................................................... 1365
Chip EQUIP Act........................................... 1365
Preservation of affordable housing resources............. 1366
Outbound investment transparency......................... 1366
Congressional Gold Medal................................. 1366
Temporary judgeships in the district courts.............. 1366
International Nuclear Energy Act of 2024................. 1366
Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024................. 1366
Strong Communities Act of 2023........................... 1367
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023...... 1367
Justice for Murder Victims Act........................... 1367
Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2023... 1367
Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024.............. 1367
American Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital
Emergency Resources Act................................ 1367
Extension and modification of Global Engagement Center... 1367
Eligibility of Taiwan for the strategic trade
authorization exception to certain export control
licensing requirements................................. 1368
Extension of Fentanyl Sanctions Act...................... 1368
Amendments to the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act 1368
Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act............. 1368
National Aeronautics and Space Administration agreements
with private and commercial entities and State
governments to provide certain supplies, support, and
services............................................... 1368
Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024......... 1368
State Trade Expansion Program............................ 1369
Judicial understaffing delays getting emergencies
resolved............................................... 1369
Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines
Act of 2024............................................ 1369
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2024............ 1369
DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.. 1369
Secs. 6001-6902--Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025....................................... 1369
DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
2025........................................................... 1370
Secs. 7001-7812--Department of State Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2025................................... 1370
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI................................... 1371
SERVICEMEMBER QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
LEGISLATIVE TEXT
[Note from the Director, Legislative Operations: The
following is the enrolled legislative text of H.R. 5009, the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, as passed by the House
of Representatives and the Senate.]
An Act
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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. Readmission requirements for servicemembers.
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
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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
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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 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
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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 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
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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 3,466.50 3,637.50 3,802.20 3,959.40
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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................................ 4,142.40 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''.
SEC. 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
Generally........................................... 4211
``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
Technologies.......................................4831''.
(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
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State Installation Amount
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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
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(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
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Country Installation or Location Amount
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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
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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....
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(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
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Original
Country Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea.................................. Kunsan Air Base........... Unmanned Aerial Vehicle $53,000,000
Hangar...................
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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
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Original
Country Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Romania................................ Mihail Kogalniceanu FOS... EDI: Explosives and Ammo $21,651,000
Load/Unload Apron........
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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
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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
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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
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Original
State Installation or Project Authorized
Location Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona.............. Yuma Proving Ground. Ready Building $14,000,00
0
Georgia.............. Fort Gillem......... Forensic $71,000,00
Laboratory 0
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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
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Original
State Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
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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 Building $84,000,000
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
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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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or
State Location Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona.......................... Marine Corps Air $261,160,000
Station Yuma.......
Florida.......................... Cape Canaveral Space $221,060,000
Force Station......
Georgia.......................... Naval Submarine Base $264,030,000
Kings Bay..........
Guam............................. Andersen Air Force $561,730,000
Base...............
Joint Region Marinas $111,666,000
Naval Base Guam..... $241,880,000
Hawaii........................... Joint Base Pearl $505,000,000
Harbor-Hickam......
Marine Corps Base $297,770,000
Kaneohe Bay.
Maryland......................... Naval Surface $106,000,000
Warfare Center
Indian Head.
Nevada........................... Naval Air Station $93,300,000
Fallon.............
North Carolina................... Marine Corps Air $849,520,000
Station Cherry
Point..............
Virginia......................... Naval Weapons $151,850,000
Station Yorktown...
Norfolk Naval $635,739,000
Shipyard.
Washington....................... Naval Base Kitsap- $200,550,000
Bangor.............
Puget Sound Naval $231,490,000
Shipyard.
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(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
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Country Installation or Location Amount
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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
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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................
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(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
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Original
Country Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
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Bahrain................................ SW Asia................... Fleet Maintenance Facility $26,340,000
and TOC..................
Greece................................. Naval Support Activity EDI: Joint Mobility $41,650,000
Souda Bay................ Processing Center........
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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
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Original
State Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
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Arizona................................ Marine Corps Air Station Bachelor Enlisted Quarters $99,600,000
Yuma.....................
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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
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Original
State/ Country Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
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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..................
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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
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Original
State/ Country Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
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Arizona................................ Marine Corps Air Station Combat Training Tank $29,300,000
Yuma. Complex.
California............................. Marine Corps Air Station F-35 Centralized Engine $31,400,000
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 County. MQ-25 Aircraft Maintenance $125,291,000
Hangar.
District of Columbia................... Marine Barracks Washington Family Housing $10,415,000
Improvements.
Florida................................ Marine Corps Support Lighterage and Small Craft $69,400,000
Facility Blount Island. Facility.
Hawaii................................. Marine Corps Base Kaneohe. Electrical Distribution $64,500,000
Modernization.
South Carolina......................... Marine Corps Air Station Aircraft Maintenance $122,600,000
Beaufort. Hangar.
Spain.................................. Naval Station Rota........ EDI: Explosive Ordnance $85,600,000
Disposal (EOD) Mobile
Unit Facilities.
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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
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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
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(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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or
Country Location Amount
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Denmark...................... Royal Danish Air Force $110,000,000
Base Karup...........
Federated States of Yap International $949,314,000
Micronesia. Airport.
Germany...................... Ramstein Air Base..... $22,000,000
Spain........................ Naval Station Rota.... $15,200,000
United Kingdom............... Royal Air Force $185,000,000
Lakenheath.
Royal Air Force $51,000,000
Mildenhall.
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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
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(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
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Original
Country Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
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Germany................................ Spangdahlem Air Base...... ERI: F/A-22 Low Observable/ $12,000,000
Comp Repair Fac..........
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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
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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.................
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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
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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.....................
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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
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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...............
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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
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Original
State Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Virginia............................... Joint Base Langley-Eustis. Access Control Point Main $19,500,000
Gate With Land Acq.......
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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
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Original
State/Country Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
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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........
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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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.....
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(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
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(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
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Installation or
State Location Project
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maryland...................... Aberdeen Proving Power Generation
Ground............... and Microgrid
Washington.................... Joint-Base Lewis- Power Generation
McChord Gray Army and Microgrid
Airfield.............
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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
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Original
Country Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japan.................................. Iwakuni................... PDI: Construct Bulk $30,800,000
Storage Tanks PH 1.......
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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
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Japan.................................. Iwakuni................... Fuel Pier................. $33,200,000
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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
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Original
State/Country Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
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Pennsylvania........................... Fort Indiantown Gap....... Install Geothermal and 413 $3,950,000
kW Solar Photovoltaic
(PV) Array...............
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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
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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 B236 $10,540,000
Monterey.................
Italy.................................. Naval Support Activity Smart Grid................ $3,490,000
Naples...................
Japan.................................. Def Fuel Support Point Fuel Wharf................ $49,500,000
Tsurumi..................
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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 Plant $24,000,000
and Microgrid Controls...
California............................. Marine Corps Air Station Additional LFG Power Meter $4,054,000
Miramar.................. 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..............
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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
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Location Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Unspecified......................... NATO Security Investment Program............... $463,864,000
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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
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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......
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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
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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......
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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
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State or Territory Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska...................................... Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.................. $67,000,000
Iowa........................................ Sioux City Armory............................... $13,800,000
Kentucky.................................... Fort Campbell.................................... $18,000,000
Louisiana................................... Lafayette Readiness Center...................... $33,000,000
Mississippi................................. Southaven Readiness Center...................... $33,000,000
Montana..................................... Malta Readiness Center.......................... $14,800,000
Nevada...................................... Hawthorne Army Depot............................ $18,000,000
New Jersey.................................. Vineland........................................ $23,000,000
Ohio........................................ Lima............................................. $26,000,000
Oklahoma.................................... Shawnee Readiness Center......................... $29,000,000
Utah........................................ Nephi Readiness Center........................... $20,000,000
Washington.................................. Camp Murray..................................... $40,000,000
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SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE 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 Reserve
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set
forth in the following table:
Army Reserve
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State or Territory Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California................................. Camp Parks....................................... $42,000,000
Georgia..................................... Dobbins Air Reserve Base......................... $78,000,000
Kentucky.................................... Fort Knox........................................ $138,000,000
Massachusetts............................... Devens Reserve Forces Training Area.............. $39,000,000
New Jersey.................................. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst................. $16,000,000
Pennsylvania................................ Wilkes-Barre.................................... $22,000,000
Puerto Rico................................. Fort Buchanan.................................... $39,000,000
Virginia.................................... Richmond......................................... $23,000,000
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SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE
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 Navy may acquire real property and
carry out military construction projects for the Navy Reserve
and Marine Corps Reserve location inside the United States, and
in the amount, set forth in the following table:
Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
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State Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Texas....................................... Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth.. $106,870,000
Washington................................. Joint Base Lewis-McChord......................... $26,610,000
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SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR 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 Air Force may acquire real property
and carry out military construction projects for the Air
National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the
amounts, set forth in the following table:
Air National Guard
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State Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska..................................... Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.................. $19,300,000
California.................................. Moffett Airfield................................. $12,600,000
Florida..................................... Jacksonville International Airport............... $26,200,000
Hawaii..................................... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam................... $36,600,000
Maine....................................... Bangor International Airport..................... $48,000,000
New Jersey.................................. Atlantic City International Airport.............. $18,000,000
New York.................................... Francis S. Gabreski Airport...................... $14,000,000
Texas....................................... Fort Worth....................................... $13,100,000
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SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE 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 Air Force may acquire real property
and carry out military construction projects for the Air Force
Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts,
set forth in the following table:
Air Force Reserve
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State Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Delaware.................................... Dover Air Force Base............................. $42,000,000
Indiana..................................... Grissom Air Reserve Base......................... $21,000,000
Ohio........................................ Youngstown Air Reserve Station................... $25,000,000
South Carolina.............................. Joint Base Charleston............................ $33,000,000
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SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 2024, for the costs of
acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and
construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces,
and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10,
United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of land
for those facilities), as specified in the funding table in
section 4601.
SEC. 2607. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT
AT HULMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, INDIANA.
(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
2604 of that Act (131 Stat. 1836) and extended by section 2608
of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division
B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2989) and section 2607 of
the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B
of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 737), 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:
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
State Installation or Location Project Authorized
Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Indiana................................ Hulman Regional Airport... Construct Small Arms Range $8,000,000
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SEC. 2608. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Defense 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 2601 of that Act (133 Stat. 1875), 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:
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
State/ Country Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................ Camp Roberts.............. Automated Multipurpose $12,000,000
Machine Gun (MPMG) Range
Pennsylvania.......................... Moon Township............. Combined Support $23,000,000
Maintenance Shop........
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SEC. 2609. 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 sections
2601 and 2602 of that Act (134 Stat. 4312, 4313) and extended
by section 2609 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-31; 137
Stat. 738), 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:
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
State/ Country Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arkansas.............................. Fort Chaffee.............. National Guard Readiness $15,000,000
Center..................
California............................ Bakersfield............... National Guard Vehicle $9,300,000
Maintenance Shop........
Massachusetts......................... Devens Reserve Forces Automated Multipurpose $8,700,000
Training Area............ Machine Gun Range.......
North Carolina........................ Asheville................. Army Reserve Center...... $24,000,000
Puerto Rico........................... Fort Allen................ National Guard Readiness $37,000,000
Center..................
South Carolina........................ Joint Base Charleston..... National Guard Readiness $15,000,000
Center..................
Texas................................. Fort Worth................ Aircraft Maintenance $6,000,000
Hangar Addition/Alt.....
Virgin Islands........................ St. Croix................. Army Aviation Support $28,000,000
Facility (AASF).........
St. Croix................. CST Ready Building....... $11,400,000
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SEC. 2610. 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
2601, 2602, 2604, and 2605 of that Act (135 Stat. 2178, 2179),
and as amended by section 2607(1) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public
Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2988) and this section, shall remain in
effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal
year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or Original Authorized
State Location Project Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.............................. Huntsville Readiness National Guard $17,000,000
Center................ Readiness Center......
Georgia.............................. Fort Moore............. Post-Initial Military $13,200,000
Training Unaccompanied
Housing...............
Indiana.............................. Grissom Air Reserve Logistics Readiness $29,000,000
Base.................. Complex...............
Massachusetts........................ Barnes Air National Combined Engine/ASE/NDI $12,200,000
Guard Base............ Shop..................
Mississippi.......................... Jackson International Fire Crash and Rescue $9,300,000
Airport............... Station...............
New York............................. Francis S. Gabreski Base Civil Engineer $14,800,000
Airport............... Complex...............
Ohio................................. Wright-Patterson Air AR Center Training $19,000,000
Force Base............ Building/ UHS.........
Texas................................ Kelly Field Annex...... Aircraft Corrosion $9,500,000
Control...............
Vermont.............................. Bennington............. National Guard $16,900,000
Readiness Center......
Wisconsin............................ Fort McCoy............. Transient Training $29,200,000
Officer Barracks......
Wyoming.............................. Cheyenne Municipal Combined Vehicle $13,400,000
Airport............... Maintenance and ASE
Complex...............
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SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2022
PROJECT.
With respect to the authorization contained in the table in
section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat.
2178), as amended by section 2610 of this Act, for Bennington,
Vermont, for construction of a National Guard Readiness Center,
the Secretary of the Army may construct the National Guard
Readiness Center in Lyndon, Vermont.
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.
SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND
CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 2024, for base realignment
and closure activities, including real property acquisition and
military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX
of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through
the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by
section 2906 of such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as
specified in the funding table in section 4601.
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.
Subtitle A--Military Construction Programs
SEC. 2801. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION FOR
PURPOSES OF NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO BASING
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
Section 483(f)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``, which is
located within any of the several States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, or Guam''.
SEC. 2802. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS UNDER THE DEFENSE
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 2391 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``State and
local governments'' and inserting ``State governments,
local governments, and not-for-profit, member-owned
utility services''; and
(2) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), by striking
``the State or local government agree'' and inserting
``the recipient of such assistance agrees''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2391(d)(1)(B)(iii) of such
title is amended by striking ``section 101(e)(8) of this
title'' and inserting ``section 101 of this title''.
SEC. 2803. PROCESS FOR STRATEGIC BASING ACTIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
THE AIR FORCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 2391 the following new
section:
``Sec. 2392. Process for strategic basing actions for the Department of
the Air Force
``(a) Programmatic Basing Decisions Prohibited.--The
Secretary of the Air Force (or a designee) shall not make any
basing decision during the resource allocation plan or program
objective memorandum process.
``(b) Quarterly Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this section, and quarterly
thereafter, the Secretary of the Air Force (or a designee)
shall brief the congressional defense committees on the
following:
``(1) Strategic basing actions approved by the
strategic basing panel for review by the strategic
basing executive steering group during the quarter
covered by the briefing.
``(2) For each strategic basing action not covered by
a previous briefing, a description of the criteria for
selection of candidate location for each such strategic
basing action and how each criterion will be applied to
the candidate locations to determine preferred
location.
``(3) Updates regarding candidate locations,
preferred locations, and the final location selected
for each strategic basing action covered by the
briefing.
``(4) Any strategic basing actions with projected
decision dates that will occur before the next
scheduled briefing under this subsection.
``(c) Additional Briefings.--Upon request by either the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives or
of the Senate, the Secretary of the Air Force (or a designee)
shall provide to such Committee a briefing on the information
described in subsection (b).
``(d) Post-briefing Changes.--The Secretary of the Air Force
(or a designee) shall notify the congressional defense
committees, not later than seven days after the effective date
of a change, if such change is a change--
``(1) to the selection criteria or the application of
selection criteria, that would result in a different
decision than briefed under subsection (b) regarding
the enterprise definition, identified candidate
locations, or identified preferred location; or
``(2) to the governance process used to oversee a
strategic basing action.
``(e) Overseas Strategic Basing Actions.--With respect to a
strategic basing action relating to a military installation
located outside of the United States, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin
Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or
Guam, a notification required under this section may be
provided in a classified form.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `enterprise
definition', `program objective memorandum process', `resource
allocation plan', `strategic basing action', `strategic basing
executive steering group', and `strategic basing panel' have
the meanings given, respectively, under the Department of the
Air Force Instruction 10-503 (issued June 12, 2023, as in
effect on November 1, 2024).''.
(b) Applicability.--This section and the amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to strategic basing
actions (as defined in section 2392 of title 10, United States
Code, as added by this section) made by the Secretary of the
Air Force on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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.
(a) In General.--Section 2805(a)(2) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``or a demolition project''
and inserting ``, land acquisition, or demolition project''.
(b) Acquisition of Low-cost Interests in Land.--Section
2663(c) of such title is amended in paragraph (1) by striking
the dollar amount and inserting ``$4,000,000''.
(c) Temporary Expansion.--During the period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this section and ending on February 1,
2026, the Secretary of the Army may use the authority under
section 2805 of such title for the purchase of interests in
land at not more than 200 percent of the applicable dollar
threshold specified in such section to support the caisson
requirements of the Department of the Army with respect to
equine welfare.
SEC. 2805. AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
Section 2805(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
in paragraph (6)(B) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting
``$4,000,000''.
SEC. 2806. ANNUAL FIVE-YEAR PLANS ON IMPROVEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE INNOVATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) In General.--Section 2810 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Annual Five-year Plans on Improvement of Innovation
Infrastructure.--
``(1) Submission.--Along with the budget for each
fiscal year submitted by the President pursuant to
section 1105(a) of title 31, each Secretary of a
military department and the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan
that describes the objectives of that Secretary to
improve innovation infrastructure during the five
fiscal years following the fiscal year for which such
budget is submitted.
``(2) Elements.--Each plan submitted by a Secretary
of a military department under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
``(A) With respect to the five-year period
covered by the plan, an identification of the
major lines of effort, milestones, and
investment goals of the Secretary over such
period relating to the improvement of
innovation infrastructure and a description of
how such goals support such goals, including
the use of--
``(i) military construction,
facilities restoration and
modernization funds;
``(ii) the defense lab modernization
program under section 2805(d) of this
title; and
``(iii) military construction
projects for innovation, research,
development, test, and evaluation under
this section.
``(B) The estimated costs of necessary
innovation infrastructure improvements and a
description of how such costs would be
addressed by the Department of Defense budget
request submitted during the same year as the
plan and the applicable future-years defense
program.
``(C) Information regarding the plan of the
Secretary to initiate such environmental and
engineering studies as may be necessary to
carry out planned innovation infrastructure
improvements.
``(D) Detailed information regarding how
innovation infrastructure improvement projects
will be paced and sequenced to ensure
continuous operations.
``(3) Incorporation of results-oriented management
practices.--Each plan under subsection (a) shall
incorporate the leading results-oriented management
practices identified in the report of the Comptroller
General of the United States titled `Actions Needed to
Improve Poor Conditions of Facilities and Equipment
that Affect Maintenance Timeliness and Efficiency'
(GAO-19-242), or any successor report, including--
``(A) analytically based goals;
``(B) results-oriented metrics;
``(C) the identification of required
resources, risks, and stakeholders; and
``(D) regular reporting on progress to
decision makers.
``(4) Innovative infrastructure defined.--In this
subsection, the term `innovation infrastructure'
includes laboratories, test and evaluation ranges, and
any other infrastructure whose primary purpose is
research, development, test, and evaluation.''.
(b) Deadline.--The first plan required under subsection (e)
of such section (as amended by subsection (a)) shall be
submitted as part of the annual budget submission of the
President to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, for fiscal year 2027.
SEC. 2807. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR INDO-PACIFIC POSTURE
UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
Section 2810 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$15,000,000''
and inserting ``$30,000,000'';
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (2) to
read as follows:
``(2) to the extent necessary, as either a stand-
alone acquisition or as part of a minor military
construction project, any acquisition of interests in
land, or support or reimbursement for acquisition of
interests in land, for establishment of a defense site
or other area over which the Secretary of a military
department or the Secretary of Defense will exercise
operational control, without regard to the duration of
the operational control.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or''
and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) acquiring interests in land, defense sites, or
operational control over an area needed to support
another project or projects under this section or to
support a future military construction project.'';
(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ``or planned
military installation'' after ``military
installation''; and
(5) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``section
2805(c) of title 10, United States Code'' and inserting
``subsection (c) of section 2805, United States Code,
subject to adjustment upward to reflect a construction
cost index published pursuant to subsection (f) of such
section if such an index applies to the location of the
project, except that the adjusted amount may not exceed
the limit under subsection (a)''.
SEC. 2808. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD AIR
RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION.
Section 2874 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136
Stat. 3014) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2028''.
SEC. 2809. INFORMATION ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND REPAIR
PROJECTS AT JOINT BASES.
(a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030,
each Secretary of a military department shall, for each joint
base established pursuant to the report of the Secretary of
Defense titled ``Base Closure and Realignment Report, Volume
I'' (May 2005) and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act
of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C.
2687 note) and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
concerned, submit to the congressional defense committees the
following:
(1) Along with the defense budget materials submitted
to Congress in connection with the budget of the
President submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, for a fiscal year in which a
military construction project contract is proposed to
be awarded by the host organization for the joint base,
a report that describes, for each request made by a
host organization or by a tenant organization on the
joint base--
(A) the location, title, cost, and Department
of Defense Form 1391 for each military
construction project requested that will be
considered for that fiscal year;
(B) the location, title, and cost for each
repair project requested that will be
considered for that fiscal year;
(C) the location, title, cost, and Department
of Defense Form 1391 for each military
construction project requested for a year
covered in the submission required by section
221 of title 10, United States Code; and
(D) the location, title, and cost for each
repair project requested for the following two
years after the fiscal year in which a military
construction project contract is proposed to be
awarded by the host organization for the joint
base.
(2) The prioritized ranking by the host organization
of all military construction projects requested at the
joint base, whether or not such project was included in
the budget described in paragraph (1).
(3) The rationale of the host organization for the
inclusion of each military construction project in the
defense budget materials described in paragraph (1)
instead of projects that were requested but not
included in such budget.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``host organization'', with respect to a
joint base, means an entity described in section
111(b)(11) of title 10, United States Code, that is a
part of the military department under the Secretary
with jurisdiction over the joint base.
(2) The term ``repair project'' means a project for
facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization.
(3) The term ``requested by a tenant organization'',
with respect to a military construction project, means
a military construction project--
(A) located at a joint base on which a tenant
organization is located; and
(B) proposed by such tenant organization,
acting through the local commanding officer or
local director of the tenant organization, to
the host organization with jurisdiction over
the joint base.
(4) The term ``tenant organization'', with respect to
a joint base, means an entity described in section
111(b)(11) of title 10, United States Code, and located
on the joint base but does not include any host
organization of the joint base.
SEC. 2810. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS OF REPROGRAMMING INVOLVING MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.
The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional
defense committees of any reprogramming of funds made available
for military construction not later than 14 days after the date
of such reprogramming.
SEC. 2811. OBLIGATION AND EXECUTION OF DESIGN FUNDS FOR MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 150 days after amounts are
appropriated for any fiscal year for the congressionally-
directed design of a military construction project, the
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the construction agent
responsible for such project enters into a contract pursuant to
section 2807 of title 10, United States Code, for the
obligation and execution of such amounts.
(b) Completion of Work.--If a military construction project
designated pursuant to subsection (a) has an estimated
construction cost of less than $150,000,000, not less than 35
percent of the project design under a contract described in
subsection (a) shall be completed not later than 240 days after
the date of the award of such contract.
(c) Notification.--If the Secretary determines that a
construction agent who is responsible for a military
construction project under subsection (a) fails to satisfy the
requirements of subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary shall, not
later than 30 days after the Secretary makes such determination
and at the end of each ninety-day period thereafter until such
military construction project reaches 35 percent design, submit
to the congressional defense committees a notification that
includes--
(1) a statement of whether the construction agent has
exceeded the duration to--
(A) enter into a contract under subsection
(a); or
(B) complete 35 percent project design under
subsection (b);
(2) the reason for the delay in the satisfaction of
such requirements; and
(3) the projected dates such requirements will be
satisfied.
SEC. 2812. SCHEDULE OF REPAIRS AT NAVAL AIR STATION, PENSACOLA,
FLORIDA.
(a) Schedule.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall
develop a plan for repair or replacement of facilities at Naval
Air Station Pensacola that the Secretary determines are damaged
by Hurricane Sally.
(b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An estimate of the cost and schedule for--
(A) the repair of Hangar 3260; and
(B) a military construction project (as
defined in section 2801 of title 10, United
States Code) to replace Hangar 3260 and other
infrastructure at Naval Air Station, Pensacola,
Florida, that the Secretary determines are
damaged by Hurricane Sally.
(2) An assessment that compares the estimated cost
and schedule under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) to
the estimated cost and schedule under subparagraph (B)
of such paragraph.
(3) Any planned demolition projects necessary to
support future military construction.
(4) An assessment of how the repair and replacement
schedules for facilities at Naval Air Station Pensacola
that the Secretary determines are damaged by Hurricane
Sally support current and future operational
requirements at the naval air station.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which the Secretary completes the plan required under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit such plan to the
congressional defense committees.
(d) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this section, and on a biannual basis
thereafter during the five-year period beginning on such date,
the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the status of repair or replacement of
facilities identified in the plan required by subsection (a).
(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``facility'' and
``military construction project'' have the meanings given such
terms, respectively, in section 2801 of title 10, United States
Code.
Subtitle B--Military Housing Reforms
SEC. 2821. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION, AND MODERNIZATION PROJECTS.
Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 226 the following new section:
``Sec. 227. Budget justification for covered military unaccompanied
housing Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and
Modernization projects
``(a) In General.--Along with the budget for each fiscal year
submitted by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, each Secretary of a military department
shall include a consolidated budget justification display for
the congressional defense committees that individually
identifies--
``(1) for the fiscal year covered by the budget, the
total requested expenditure for Facilities Sustainment,
Restoration, and Modernization projects for covered
military unaccompanied housing compared to the total
expenditure required by such projects, disaggregated by
military department; and
``(2) the total expenditure for Facilities
Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization projects
made during the fiscal year beginning two years before
the fiscal year covered by the budget, disaggregated
by--
``(A) military installation;
``(B) the type of facility repaired or
restored under such repair projects;
``(C) the number of such repair projects that
were for sustainment or repair of a facility;
and
``(D) the number of such repair projects that
were for restoration or modernization of a
facility.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered military unaccompanied
housing' has the meaning given in section 2856 of this
title.
``(2) The terms `facility' and `military
installation' have the meanings given, respectively, in
section 2801 of this title.
``(3) The term `repair project' has the meaning given
in section 2811 of this title.''.
SEC. 2822. STRATEGY AND ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT TO NON-OPERATIONAL,
UNDERUTILIZED, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FACILITIES: ASSESSMENTS OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10,
United States Code (as amended by section 2843), is further
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2819. Strategy and assessment with respect to non-operational,
underutilized, and other Department of Defense
facilities: assessments of historical significance
``(a) Strategy for Demolition.--Each Secretary concerned
shall develop a strategy to demolish facilities under the
respective jurisdiction of each such Secretary that--
``(1) are in poor or failing condition under the
uniform index developed under section 2838 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31);
``(2) are not in operational use; or
``(3) such Secretary determines are underutilized.
``(b) Assessment of Certain Maintenance Costs.--Each
Secretary concerned shall conduct an assessment to determine
the total cost to the United States to maintain facilities
that--
``(1) are not in operational use; and
``(2) such Secretary determines are underutilized.
``(c) Required Consideration.--In determining whether a
facility is underutilized pursuant to subsections (a) or (b),
each Secretary concerned shall compare the occupancy of such
facility to the total square footage of such facility.
``(d) Assessments of Historic Significance.--(1) Not later
than December 1, 2025, and on an annual basis thereafter, each
Secretary concerned shall conduct an assessment of each
facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that
was constructed at least 25 years prior to the year covered by
the assessment to determine whether the facility--
``(A) is historically significant; or
``(B) will be historically significant at the end of
the 25-year period beginning on the date of the
completion of such assessment.
``(2) For each facility described in paragraph (1) that a
Secretary concerned determines is not, or will not be,
historically significant pursuant to an assessment under such
paragraph, the Secretary concerned shall--
``(A) conduct an assessment of the condition of such
facility;
``(B) make an initial determination of whether such
facility will be modernized or demolished during such
25-year period; and
``(C) submit to the digital facilities management
system of the military department under the
jurisdiction of such Secretary--
``(i) the results of the assessment under
subparagraph (A); and
``(ii) the initial determination required by
subparagraph (B).
``(3) If, during the course of any assessment of a facility
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned changes a
determination with respect to the historic significance of the
facility or plans of such Secretary to modernize or demolish
the facility, such Secretary shall revise the information
submitted to the applicable digital facilities management
system pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2).
``(e) Annual Briefing.--(1) Along with the budget for fiscal
year 2027 submitted by the President pursuant to section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and on an annual basis
thereafter, each Secretary concerned shall provide to
congressional defense committees a briefing on--
``(A) the strategy required by subsection (a); and
``(B) the results of the assessments required by
subsections (b) and (d).
``(2) Each such briefing shall include--
``(A) a summary of the existing authorities of each
Secretary concerned to demolish the facilities covered
by such strategy;
``(B) a plan to implement such strategy; and
``(C) recommendations of each such Secretary with
respect to reducing--
``(i) the inventory of facilities in poor or
failing condition under the uniform index
developed under section 2838 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31); and
``(ii) the total cost to the United States to
maintain the facilities covered by the
assessment required by subsection (b) of such
section.''.
(b) Technical Correction.--Section 2104 of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``quarters 4, 13, and
15'' and inserting ``quarters 13, 14, and 15''; and
(2) by striking ``Quarters 4, 13, and 15'' and
inserting ``Quarters 13, 14, and 15''.
SEC. 2823. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND STANDARDS TO HISTORIC
MILITARY HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 169 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 2839. Application of certain authorities and standards to
historic military housing and associated historic
properties of the Department of the Army
``(a) Application of Certain Authority to Capehart and Wherry
Era Army Military Family Housing.--The Secretary of the Army,
in satisfaction of requirements under division A of subtitle
III of title 54 (commonly referred to as the `National Historic
Preservation Act'), may apply the authority and standards
contained in the document titled `Program Comment for Capehart
and Wherry Era Army Family Housing and Associated Structures
and Landscape Features (1949-1962)' (published on June 7, 2002)
(67 Fed. Reg. 39332) to all military housing (including
privatized military housing under subchapter IV of this
chapter) constructed during the period beginning on January 1,
1941, and ending on December 31, 1948, located on a military
installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Army.
``(b) Temporary Application of Certain Authority to Vietnam
War Era Army Military Housing.--During the period beginning on
the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 and ending on December 31, 2045, the Secretary
of the Army, in satisfaction of requirements under division A
of subtitle III of title 54 (commonly referred to as the
`National Historic Preservation Act'), may apply the authority
and standards contained in the document titled `Program Comment
for Vietnam War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings and
Structures, and Landscape Features (1963-1975)' (published on
May 4, 2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all military housing
(including privatized military housing under subchapter IV of
this chapter) constructed after 1975 located on a military
installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Army.
``(c) Report.--As part of each report of the Army required
under section 3(c) of Executive Order 13287 (54 U.S.C. 306101
note), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation a report on the implementation
of this section.
``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to preclude or require the amendment of the documents
of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Installations, Energy and Environment described in subsection
(a) and (b) by the Secretary of the Army or the chair of the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2838 the following new item:
``2839. 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.
Paragraph (4) of section 2856a(a) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``9 months'' and inserting ``15
months''.
SEC. 2825. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DATABASE OF COMPLAINTS MADE
REGARDING HOUSING UNITS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--Section 2894a of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``regarding housing
units'' and inserting ``by a tenant regarding covered
dwelling units'';
(2) in subsections (c) and (d) by striking ``housing
unit'' each place it appears and inserting ``covered
dwelling unit''; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following
new subsection:
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered armed force' means the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
``(2) The term `covered dwelling unit' means a unit
of accompanied family housing, unaccompanied housing,
or barracks--
``(A) that is acquired or constructed
pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of
this title;
``(B) in which a member of a covered armed
force resides; and
``(C) that such member does not own.
``(3) The term `tenant' means any of the following:
``(A) A member of a covered armed force who
resides in a covered dwelling unit.
``(B) A dependent of a member described in
subparagraph (A) who resides in a covered
dwelling unit.''.
(b) Temporary Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter for three years, the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Housing shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, and make available to
each Secretary of a military department, an annual
report that includes, with respect to the year covered
by such report--
(A) a summary of the data collected using the
database established under section 2894a(a) of
title 10, United States Code (as amended by
subsection (a));
(B) an aggregation of the complaints
categorized by type, in accordance with
paragraph (2), and military installation, if
applicable; and
(C) the actions taken to remedy complaints
received during the period covered by such
report.
(2) Type of complaints.--In categorizing complaints
by type pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the Deputy
Assistant Secretary shall aggregate complaints based on
the following categories:
(A) Physiological hazards, including dampness
and mold growth, lead-based paint, asbestos and
manmade fibers, radiation, biocides, carbon
monoxide, and volatile organic compounds.
(B) Psychological hazards, including ease of
access by unlawful intruders, faulty locks or
alarms, and lighting issues.
(C) Safety hazards.
(D) Maintenance timeliness.
(E) Maintenance quality.
SEC. 2826. DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR SUBMISSION OF MAINTENANCE WORK ORDER
REQUESTS FOR COVERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING
REQUIRED.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 2837 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2851) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph (2):
``(2) a digital system through which residents of
covered military unaccompanied housing may submit to
individuals responsible for the management of such
housing requests for maintenance work orders;''.
(b) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance
with respect to the requirements of such subsection (as amended
by subsection (a)) not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2827. MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.
Section 3001(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note)
is amended by striking ``military housing provided'' and
inserting ``military housing that is not Government-owned or
Government-controlled that is provided''.
SEC. 2828. ANALYSIS OF HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR CRITICAL CIVILIAN AND
CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL NEAR RURAL MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
revise the Department of Defense Manual 4165.63-M titled ``DoD
Housing Management'' issued October 28, 2010, to require an
analysis of the availability of suitable housing located in
close proximity to a military installation in a rural area for
civilian personnel and defense contractors that provide
critical functions for the operations of such military
installation, as determined by the Secretary.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``military installation'' has the
meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10,
United States Code.
(2) The term ``rural area'' has the meaning given
such term in section 2391 of such title.
SEC. 2829. DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR MILITARY
DEPARTMENTS.
(a) Digital Facilities Management Systems for Military
Departments.--
(1) Criteria.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment,
in coordination with each covered Assistant Secretary,
shall develop criteria for a new or established digital
facilities management system for each military
department. Each such system shall have the capability
to, with respect to each military installation--
(A) track conditions of individual
facilities, applying the uniform index
developed under section 2838 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31), for each military
installation under the jurisdiction of each
such covered Assistant Secretary;
(B) plan for maintenance actions for each
facility; and
(C) generate reports that include data on--
(i) the type and function of each
facility;
(ii) the overall condition of each
facility;
(iii) planned maintenance for each
facility during a five-year period
following the date of submission of the
criteria;
(iv) conditions that may lead to a
failure to maintain minimum physical
security or configuration standards for
members of the Armed Forces during the
12-month period following the date of
submission of the criteria; and
(v) the date on which the facility
will have been in use for 40 years.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,
Installations, and Environment develops the criteria
required under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on such criteria.
(3) Implementation.--Not later than one year after
the date on which the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Energy, Installations, and Environment develops the
criteria required under paragraph (1), each covered
Assistant Secretary shall implement a digital
facilities management system for the military
department under the jurisdiction of that covered
Assistant Secretary that meets the criteria described
in paragraph (1).
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered Assistant Secretary'' means--
(A) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Installations, Energy, and Environment;
(B) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Energy, Installations, and Environment; and
(C) the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
for Installations, Environment, and Energy.
(2) The term ``facility'' has the meaning given in
section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.
(3) The term ``military department'' has the meaning
given in section 101 of such title.
(4) The term ``military installation'' has the
meaning given in section 2801 of such title.
SEC. 2830. STRATEGY FOR USE OF EXISTING LEASING AUTHORITIES TO ADDRESS
SHORTAGES OF COVERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING
REQUIRED.
(a) Strategy Required.--
(1) In general.--Each Secretary of a military
department shall develop a strategy to use the
authorities of such Secretary, in effect as of such
date, to lease, operate, maintain, or otherwise
contract for real property to address shortages of
covered military unaccompanied housing.
(2) Elements.--Each strategy required by paragraph
(1) shall include, with respect to military
installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of the military department concerned--
(A) an identification of military
installations with the largest shortages of
covered military unaccompanied housing;
(B) an identification of military
installations where existing facilities of
covered military unaccompanied housing are in
poor or failing condition under the uniform
index for evaluating the condition of covered
military unaccompanied housing required by
section 2838 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2851);
(C) plans of such Secretary in effect as of
the date of the enactment of this Act to
address shortages of covered military
unaccompanied housing or the condition of
facilities of covered military unaccompanied
housing using--
(i) military construction projects;
or
(ii) facilities sustainment,
restoration, or modernization funds;
and
(D) an assessment of whether the leasing
authority under section 2661 of title 10,
United States Code, long-term facilities
contracting authority section 2809 of such
title, lease-purchase authority under section
2812 of such title, or intergovernmental
support agreements under section 2679 of such
title would be suitable for use by such
Secretary to address--
(i) shortages of covered military
unaccompanied housing; or
(ii) the poor or failing condition of
a facility of covered military
unaccompanied housing.
(3) Deadline.--Each Secretary of a military
department shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes the strategy required
by subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered military unaccompanied
housing'' has the meaning given such term in section
2856 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The terms ``facility'' and ``military
construction project'' have the meanings given such
terms, respectively. in section 2801 of such title.
SEC. 2831. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF ESTIMATED COSTS OF CERTAIN
STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES OF COVERED MILITARY
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.
(a) Agreement.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to
enter into an agreement with an FFRDC for an assessment that
compares the estimated total cost to the United States during
the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act of--
(1) the construction and maintenance of facilities of
covered military unaccompanied housing to address
shortages in covered military unaccompanied housing;
and
(2) the modification of policies of the Department of
Defense and each military department to permit a
greater number of members of the Armed Forces to reside
in housing facilities other than covered military
unaccompanied housing (including such policies relating
to the payment of basic allowance for housing under
section 403 of title 37, United States Code).
(b) Report on Assessment.--An FFRDC that enters into an
agreement under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of
Defense a report on such assessment. Such report shall
include--
(1) a comprehensive review of--
(A) the total life-cycle costs, disaggregated
by each military department, of the
construction, sustainment, and modernization of
facilities of covered military unaccompanied
housing to meet--
(i) the needs for housing for members
of the Armed Forces on and after the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(ii) the projected needs for such
housing during the 20-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act, as determined by each
Secretary concerned;
(B) the applicable policies of each military
department with respect to which members of the
Armed Forces are required to reside in covered
military unaccompanied housing; and
(C) for each military department, the
expected expenditure for basic allowance for
housing under section 403 of title 37, United
States Code, during the 20-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act compared to such total life-cycle costs;
(2) a summary of the research and other activities
carried out as part of such comprehensive review; and
(3) recommendations of the FFRDC with respect to
requirements and policies of the Department of Defense
and each military department for covered military
unaccompanied housing.
(c) Submission to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which the Secretary of Defense receives the
report under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report that includes--
(A) an unaltered copy of the report of the
FFRDC submitted to the Secretary of Defense
pursuant to subsection (b); and
(B) the written responses of the Secretary of
the Defense and each Secretary of a military
department with respect to the results of such
report.
(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered military unaccompanied
housing'' has the meaning given such term in section
2856 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``facility'' has the meaning given such
term in section 2801 of such title.
(3) The term ``FFRDC'' means a federally funded
research and development center.
Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration
SEC. 2841. MINIMUM CAPITAL INVESTMENT FOR FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION, AND MODERNIZATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 2679 the following new
section:
``Sec. 2680. Minimum capital investment for facilities sustainment,
restoration, and modernization for military
departments
``(a) Minimum Investment.--Beginning in fiscal year 2027, and
each fiscal year thereafter, each Secretary of a military
department shall--
``(1) calculate (in accordance with subsection (b))
the cumulative plant replacement value of the total
inventory of facilities on each military installation
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned; and
``(2) invest in the budget for facilities
sustainment, restoration, and modernization of that
military department, a total amount equal to not less
than the percentage specified in subsection (c) of the
cumulative plant replacement value described in
paragraph (1).
``(b) Exclusion.--In making any calculation pursuant to
paragraph (1) of subsection (a), each Secretary of a military
department shall exclude any facility under the jurisdiction of
such Secretary that is scheduled for demolition during the two-
year period beginning after the date of such calculation.
``(c) Percentage Specified.--The percentage of the specified
in this subsection is--
``(1) for fiscal year 2027, 1.75 percent;
``(2) for fiscal year 2028, 2.5 percent;
``(3) for fiscal year 2029, 3.25 percent; and
``(4) for fiscal year 2030 and each subsequent fiscal
year, 4 percent.
``(d) Certification.--As part of the annual budget submission
of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, each
Secretary of each military department shall include--
``(1) a certification to the congressional defense
committees that the military department is in
compliance with this section; and
``(2) a list of facilities under the jurisdiction of
that Secretary, disaggregated by military installation
and location, that are scheduled for demolition during
the two-year period beginning after the date of the
submission of such budget, which shall include cost and
schedule estimates.
``(e) Plant Replacement Value Defined.--In this section, the
term `plant replacement value' means, with respect to a
facility, the cost to replace such facility using construction
costs (including labor and materials) and standards (including
methodologies and codes) in effect as of the date such cost is
calculated.''.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 90 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 plan of the Secretary of Defense to meet the
requirements under section 2680 of title 10, United
States Code, as added by this section;
(2) the investments made by each Secretary of a
military department under such section 2680 during the
period covered by the briefing; and
(3) the methodology of the Secretary of Defense for
distributing amounts to provide funding for facilities
sustainment, restoration, and modernization projects
pursuant to such section 2680.
SEC. 2842. ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Section 2391(b)(5)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting
``or local government'' after ``a State'';
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iv) to support public infrastructure
projects and services that enhance the
capabilities and resilience of the defense
industrial base and the defense industrial base
workers, if the Secretary determines such
support will improve operations of the
Department of Defense.''.
SEC. 2843. CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2818. Contracts for design and construction of facilities of
Department of Defense
``(a) In General.--The head of an element of the Department
of Defense (as defined in section 111(b) of this title) may
award a contact to any other such element for the design and
construction of facilities of the Department of Defense,
including facility maintenance and repair projects and
unspecified minor military construction projects under section
2805 of this title, on a reimbursable basis.
``(b) Consideration as an Obligation.--A contract awarded
under subsection (a) by such head shall be considered to be an
obligation of such head in the same manner as a similar order
or contract placed by such head with a private entity.
``(c) Limitation.--An awardee of a contract under subsection
(a) may include an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of
the proposed value of the contract for contingency expenses.''.
SEC. 2844. INDUSTRIAL PLANT EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES AS IN-
KIND CONSIDERATION UNDER LEASES OF NON-EXCESS
PROPERTY.
Section 2667(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``, whether or not
needed for the functionality of the property or
facility leased'';
(2) in subparagraph (F), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``, which may include
industrial process optimization''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
``(G) Refurbishment of existing industrial plant
equipment on the leased property.
``(H) Removal and replacement of industrial plant
equipment on the leased property that is at or near
end-of-life.
``(I) Provision of new industrial plant equipment on
the leased property (including new technology),
installation of such equipment, and maintenance of such
equipment, but only if the title to such equipment
passes to the Federal Government.''.
SEC. 2845. INCLUSION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT
AGREEMENTS FOR INSTALLATION-SUPPORT SERVICES.
Section 2679 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``State or local government'' each place it appears
and inserting ``State, local, or tribal government''.
SEC. 2846. TEMPORARY MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO CHARGE LANDING FEES
FOR THE USE BY CIVIL AIRCRAFT OF MILITARY
AIRFIELDS.
(a) Temporary Modification.--Section 2697 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``domestic'';
and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``domestic''.
(b) Effective Date.--Effective October 1, 2027, such section
2697 is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``domestic''
before ``military airfields''; and
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``domestic''
before ``military airfields''.
SEC. 2847. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL, AND WATER
RESILIENCE PROJECTS FOR INSTALLATIONS AND DEFENSE
ACCESS ROADS.
(a) In General.--Section 2815a of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by amending the section heading to read as
follows: ``Stormwater management, shoreline erosion
control, and water resilience projects for
installations and defense access roads'';
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Projects Authorized.--The Secretary concerned may carry
out one or more of the following projects on or related to a
military installation:
``(1) A stormwater management project for the
purposes of--
``(A) improving military installation
resilience or the resilience of a defense
access road or other essential civilian
infrastructure supporting a military
installation; and
``(B) protecting nearby waterways and
stormwater-stressed ecosystems.
``(2) A shoreline erosion control project for the
purpose of improving, protecting, or repairing
shoreline to protect the infrastructure of a military
installation or a defense access road.
``(3) A project to provide water storage and
filtration, flood mitigation, or otherwise support
water resilience.'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``stormwater management'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and
(7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8),
respectively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following:
``(5) A military installation resilience project
under section 2684a of this title.'';
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
``(c) Project Priorities.--In selecting projects to be
carried out under this section, the Secretary concerned shall
give a priority to a project proposal that--
``(1) minimizes the runoff of untreated stormwater
into freshwater systems or tidal systems;
``(2) protects military installations and defense
access roads from stormwater runoff and water levels
resulting from extreme weather conditions;
``(3) controls shoreline erosion control that involve
the improvement, protection, or repair of shoreline
subject to wave action or stormwater runoff and water
levels resulting from extreme weather condition; or
``(4) supports water resilience at military
installations.'';
(5) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``stormwater management'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and
retention measures'' and inserting ``,
retention, or filtration measures to address
storm water management''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(4) The capture or storage of stormwater for use in
supporting water resilience at a military installation.
``(5) The use of sheet piles, riprap, armor stone,
sea walls, natural plantings, or any other technologies
created to address shoreline erosion control.'';
(6) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking ``In the case of'' and
inserting ``(1) In the case of'';
(B) by striking ``stormwater management'';
(C) by striking ``section 2391(d),'' and
inserting ``section 2391, 2684,''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,
Installations, and Environment shall designate an official to
be responsible for coordinating projects under this section
among the military departments.'';
(7) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking ``stormwater management''
each place it appears; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``;
and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the
period at the end and inserting a
semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the
following new clauses:
``(iii) improve, protect, or repair shoreline
to protect infrastructure of a military
installation or a defense access road from
shoreline erosion; or
``(iv) provide water storage and filtration,
flood mitigation, or otherwise support water
resilience.''; and
(8) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the
following:
``(6) The term `water resilience' means the capacity
of a military installation to mitigate, respond, or
adapt to changes in water availability due to manmade
or natural phenomena.''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2815a(g)(4) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``section
101(e)(8)'' and inserting ``section 101''.
SEC. 2848. PILOT PROGRAM TO OPTIMIZE AND CONSOLIDATE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE FACILITIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND RESILIENCY
IN DEFENSE COMMUNITIES.
(a) Establishment.--Using funds available for minor military
construction, the Secretary of Defense may conduct a pilot
program to--
(1) conduct a study to assess the feasability and
effectiveness of the implementation of a more
comprehensive initiative to optimize the total square
footage of facilities maintained by the Department of
Defense; and
(2) subject to the requirements of subsection (b)
carry out military construction projects, not otherwise
authorized by law, to--
(A) optimize and consolidate facilities,
including leased facilities, to ensure the
scale and scope of the infrastructure footprint
of such facilities aligns with the operational
needs of the Department; and
(B) create more resilient and healthy
communities located on military installations.
(b) Military Construction Projects Authorized.--
(1) Requirements.--The Secretary may carry out a
military construction project under such pilot program
if--
(A) the facilities subject to such a military
construction project are occupied as of the
date of the commencement of such military
construction project;
(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), such
facilities are demolished pursuant to such
military construction project;
(C) in the case of a facility subject to such
a military construction project that is leased
by the Department, the Secretary terminates the
lease for such facility, expect as provided in
paragraph (2); and
(D) the military construction project will
result in new facilities that have at least 20
percent less square footage (or equivalent unit
of measure) than the facilities subject to such
military construction project;
(E) the Secretary conducts an economic
analysis of the military construction project
that accounts for anticipated cost requirements
for the design, construction, sustainment,
restoration, modernization, operation, and
demolition of new and existing facilities
subject to such military construction project;
and
(F) the results of such economic analysis
support a positive net present value over a 20-
year period.
(2) Exception.--The requirements of subparagraphs (B)
and (C) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to a facility
that is subject to a military construction project
under the pilot program if the Secretary determines
that such facility will be an integral part of new
facilities constructed pursuant to such military
construction project.
(3) Project cost.--A military construction project
carried out under such pilot program may not exceed a
total cost of $25,000,000.
(4) Limitation.--Not more than five military
construction projects may be carried out under the
pilot program.
(c) Congressional Notification.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 14 days before
awarding a contract for a military construction project
under such pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to
the congressional defense committees notice of such
military construction project.
(2) Elements.--Such notice shall include, with
respect to the military construction project covered by
such notice--
(A) the justification and current cost
estimate;
(B) the expected savings-to-investment ratio;
(C) simple payback estimates;
(D) the measurement and verification cost
estimate; and
(E) a description of how the project would
improve the functions of the supported military
department and the efficient management of real
property of the Department of Defense.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on completed military construction projects
carried out pursuant to the pilot program.
(2) Elements.--Such report shall include, for each
military construction project covered by the report,
the following:
(A) The title and location of the military
construction project, a brief description of
the scope of work, the original project cost
estimate, and the completed total project cost.
(B) The original expected savings-to-
investment ratio, simple payback estimates
included in the notice required under
subsection (c), annual recurring savings, 20-
year net present value, annual return on
investment, and measurement and verification
cost estimate.
(C) The actual savings-to-investment ratio,
and simple payback estimates, annual recurring
savings, 20-year net present value, annual
return on investment, and measurement and
verification cost estimate.
(D) A brief description of the measurement
and verification plan and planned funding
source, to include the net change in the square
footage (or other unit of measure) reduction
accomplished by the military construction
project.
(E) How the military construction project
improved the functions of and the efficient
management of real property by the supported
military department or entity using the
applicable facility.
(F) Such other information as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(e) Sunset.--
(1) Termination date.--Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the authority of the Secretary to carry
out a military construction project under the pilot
program shall terminate on the date that is three years
after the date of the enactment of this section.
(2) Exception.--If the Secretary submits a
congressional notification under subsection (d) before
the date that is three years after the date of the
enactment of this section, the covered project that is
the subject of such notification may be carried out to
completion.
(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``facility'' and
``military construction project'' have the meanings given such
terms, respectively, in section 2801 of title 10, United States
Code.
SEC. 2849. GUIDANCE REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF AGGREGATE SQUARE FOOTAGE
OF FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue
guidance regarding the maintenance of the aggregate square
footage of facilities of the Department of Defense, which shall
be designated as ``1 in 1 out guidance'', pursuant to the
requirements of this section.
(b) Maintenance of Square Footage.--Guidance required under
subsection (a) shall ensure that every square footage of growth
of a facility is offset with an equivalent reduction in square
footage by--
(1) a funded disposal action; or
(2) identifying facilities to be entered into a
contingency operational status.
(c) Documentation.--Upon completion of the design phase of a
project that results in the growth of a facility, the Secretary
of Defense shall update the Department of Defense Form 1391 for
such project to identify the reduction in square footage to
accompany such increase.
(d) Submission.--Not later than 15 days after the date of
submission of the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2026
(as submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code), and for each subsequent submission thereafter, each
Secretary of a military department shall submit to the
congressional defense committees--
(1) a list of facilities scheduled for a disposal
action described in subsection (b) for the fiscal year
covered by the submission and the subsequent fiscal
year; and
(2) a list of facilities, disaggregated by military
installation, for which a disposal action has been
completed during the fiscal year preceding the date of
the submission.
(e) Application.--This section and the requirements of this
section shall apply to--
(1) military construction or unspecified minor
military construction (as defined under section 2805 of
title 10, United States Code) funded in fiscal year
2027 or a subsequent fiscal year; and
(2) other sources of growth on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(f) Exceptions.--This section and the requirements of this
section do not apply to the following:
(1) The Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile
weapon system program.
(2) Public shipyards covered by the Shipyard
Infrastructure Optimization Program.
(3) MHPI housing (as defined under section 606 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 2871 note).
(g) Growth of a Facility Defined.--In this section, the term
``growth of a facility'' means, with respect to a facility (as
defined in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code), an
increase in the square footage of such facility due to--
(1) carrying out a military construction project or
an unspecified minor military construction project
(pursuant to section 2805 of title 10, United States
Code);
(2) acquisition of an existing facility on land owned
by a military department;
(3) a gift of construction;
(4) construction of a facility carried out through
the use of nonappropriated funds, private funds, or
family housing funds, if the facility will be sustained
with appropriated operation and maintenance funds; or
(5) the use of appropriated funds to sustain a
facility that was previously sustained with
nonappropriated funds, private funds, or family housing
funds.
SEC. 2850. EXPENDITURES ON LEASED FACILITIES AND REAL PROPERTY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--Not later than five years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
reduce expenditures on facilities leased by the Department of
Defense by 25 percent.
(b) Real Property Management.--The Secretary of Defense
shall--
(1) publish guidance with respect to--
(A) standards for maximum office space design
for new construction, including space
reconfigurations; and
(B) desired average occupancy standards for
existing Department of Defense facilities;
(2) validate utilization rates for existing office
space owned or leased by the Department prior to
approving significant land acquisitions for the
Department; and
(3) use building utilization rates to validate new
construction requirements, including efforts of the
Department with respect to reconfiguration.
(c) Annual Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2025, and
annually thereafter until 2027, the Secretary shall provide to
the congressional defense committees a briefing on--
(1) the capacity of real property owned or leased by
the Department of Defense;
(2) the average utilization rates for such real
property;
(3) the size and cost of facilities leased by the
Department; and
(4) the plan of the Secretary to satisfy the
requirement under subsection (a).
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances
SEC. 2851. EXTENSION OF EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO CONVEY PROPERTY AT
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 2869(a)(3)(C) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``five-year period'' and
inserting ``eight-year period''.
(b) Technical Correction.--Section 2869(a)(3)(A)(i) of such
title is amended by striking ``2679(e)'' and inserting
``section 2679(f)''.
SEC. 2852. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO MAP REFERENCE IN THE MILITARY LAND
WITHDRAWALS ACT OF 2013.
Subsection (a)(2) of section 2989 of the Military Land
Withdrawals Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-66) is amended by
striking ``November 30, 2022'' and inserting ``May 22, 2024''.
SEC. 2853. LAND CONVEYANCE, BOYLE MEMORIAL ARMY RESERVE CENTER, PARIS,
TEXAS.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may
convey to Paris Junior College located in Paris, Texas (in this
section referred to as the ``College''), all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real
property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of
approximately 4 acres, known as the former Boyle Memorial Army
Reserve Center and located in Paris, Texas.
(b) Consideration.--
(1) Consideration required.--As consideration for the
conveyance under subsection (a), the College shall pay
to the Secretary of the Army an amount equal to not
less than the fair market value of the property to be
conveyed, as determined by the Secretary, which may
consist of cash payment, in-kind consideration as
described in paragraph (2), or a combination thereof.
(2) In-kind consideration.--In-kind consideration
provided by the College under paragraph (1) may
include--
(A) the acquisition, construction, provision,
improvement, maintenance, repair, or
restoration (including environmental
restoration), or a combination thereof, of any
property, facilities, or infrastructure; or
(B) the delivery of services relating to the
needs of the Department of the Army that the
Secretary considers acceptable.
(3) Conveyance.--Cash payments received under
subsection (b) as consideration for the conveyance
under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the special
account in the Treasury established under section
572(b)(5) of title 40, United States Code.
(c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Army
shall require the College to cover costs to be incurred
by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for
such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the
conveyance under subsection (a), including survey
costs, costs for environmental documentation related to
the conveyance, and any other administrative costs
related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected
from the Township in advance of the Secretary incurring
the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the
costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out
the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess
amount to the College.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received
as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited
to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the land
conveyance under subsection (a) or, if the period of
availability of obligations for that appropriation has
expired, to the appropriations of a fund that is
currently available to the Secretary for the same
purpose. Amounts so credited shall be merged with
amounts in such fund or account and shall be available
for the same purposes, and subject to the same
conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or
account.
(d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the parcel of real property to be conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to
the Secretary of the Army.
(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in
connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the
United States.
SEC. 2854. LAND CONVEYANCE, RIVERDALE PARK, MARYLAND.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may
convey, without consideration, to the town of Riverdale Park,
Maryland, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the real property described in subsection (b), for
the purposes of--
(1) creating a new municipal and community center;
and
(2) replacing impervious surfaces.
(b) Property.--The property to be conveyed under this section
consists of approximately 6.63 acres of real property,
including improvements on such real property, located at 6601
Baltimore Avenue, Riverdale Park, Maryland.
(c) Reversionary Interest.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines at any
time that the real property conveyed under subsection
(a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose
specified in such subsection, all right, title, and
interest in and to the property shall revert, at the
discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.
(2) Determination.--A determination by the Secretary
under paragraph (1) shall be made on the record after
an opportunity for a hearing.
SEC. 2855. TRANSFER AUTHORITY, MARE ISLAND NAVAL SHIPYARD, VALLEJO,
CALIFORNIA.
(a) In General.--With respect to a transfer of real property
located at the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo,
California to the City of Vallejo (referred to in this section
as the ``City''), made on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Navy (referred to in this
section as the ``Secretary'') may enter into an agreement with
the City and the California State Lands Commission (referred to
in this section as ``SLC'') if such agreement includes the
following terms:
(1) That the City, SLC, and the Governor of
California agree to a deferral of the completion of all
environmental remedial actions necessary to protect
human health and the environment with respect to the
real property until after the date of the transfer.
(2) That additional remedial action found to be
necessary after the date of such transfer shall be
conducted by the Secretary.
(3) That the Secretary shall have access to the
property after the date of such transfer for the
purpose of conducting such remedial actions.
(b) Transfer.--If the Secretary issues a determination that
the real property described in subsection (a) is suitable for
transfer to the City, such transfer may be accomplished, with
the concurrence of the City, using a quitclaim deed or other
legal instrument and upon terms and conditions mutually
satisfactory to the Secretary and the City that include--
(1) the terms described in paragraphs (1) through (3)
of subsection (a); and
(2) such additional terms and conditions as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States and that are agreed to
by the City.
(c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the property to be transferred under subsection
(a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the
Secretary of the Navy.
(d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to modify any existing rights or obligations of the
Secretary, the City, or any other party with respect to the
real property described in subsection (a) unless specifically
provided for in an agreement described in such subsection.
SEC. 2856. RELEASE OF INTERESTS RETAINED IN CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON,
ARKANSAS.
(a) Release of Retained Interests.--
(1) In general.--With respect to a parcel of real
property at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas,
consisting of approximately 241.33 acres located in a
part of section 2, township 2 north, range 12 west, in
Pulaski County, Arkansas, and comprising a portion of
the property conveyed by the United States to the State
of Arkansas for training of the National Guard and for
other military purposes pursuant to ``An Act
authorizing the transfer of part of Camp Joseph T.
Robinson to the State of Arkansas'', enacted June 30,
1950 (Public Law 81-593), the Secretary of the Army may
release the terms and conditions imposed, and
reversionary interests retained, by the United States
under section 2 of such Act, and the right to reenter
and use the property retained by the United States
under section 3 of such Act.
(2) Impact on other rights or interests.--The release
of terms and conditions and retained interests under
paragraph (1) with respect to the parcel described in
such paragraph shall not be construed to alter the
rights or interests retained by the United States with
respect to the remainder of the real property conveyed
to the State of Arkansas under the Act described in
such paragraph.
(b) Instrument of Release of Retained Interests.--The
Secretary of the Army may execute and file in the appropriate
office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate
instrument reflecting the release of terms and conditions and
retained interests under subsection (a).
(c) Reimbursement; Payment of Administrative Costs.--
(1) Payment required.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Army
may require the State of Arkansas to cover
costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to
reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by
the Secretary, to carry out the release of
terms and conditions and retained interests
under subsection (a), including survey costs,
costs related to environmental documentation,
and other administrative costs related to the
release.
(B) Refund of amounts.--If amounts paid to
the Secretary of the Army by the State of
Arkansas in advance under subparagraph (A)
exceed the costs actually incurred by the
Secretary to carry out the release, the
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the
State.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received
under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred
by the Secretary of the Army to carry out the release
of terms and conditions and retained interests under
subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account
that was used to cover the costs incurred by the
Secretary in carrying out the release. Amounts so
credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or
account and shall be available for the same purposes,
and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as
amounts in such fund or account.
(d) Legal Description of the Property.--The exact acreage and
legal description of the property described in subsection (a)
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary
of the Army.
SEC. 2857. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT HUACHUCA, SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army may
convey, without consideration, to the City of Sierra
Vista, Arizona (in this section referred to as the
``City''), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of real property, including
any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately
203 acres, comprising a portion of Fort Huachuca,
Arizona, for the purpose of compatible development of
the municipal airport located in the City.
(2) Continuation of existing easements, restrictions,
and covenants.--The conveyance of the property under
paragraph (1) shall be subject to any easement,
restriction, or covenant of record applicable to the
property and in existence on the date of the enactment
of this section.
(b) Reversionary Interest.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary of the Army
determines at any time that the real property conveyed
under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance
with the purpose of the conveyance specified in such
subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to
the property, including any improvements thereto, may,
at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become
the property of the United States, and the United
States may have the right of immediate entry onto such
property.
(2) Determination.--A determination by the Secretary
of the Army under paragraph (1) shall be made on the
record after an opportunity for a hearing.
(c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Army
shall require the City to cover all costs (except costs
for environmental remediation of the property) to be
incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the
Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry
out the conveyance under subsection (a), including
costs for environmental and real estate due diligence
and any other administrative costs related to the
conveyance.
(2) Refund of excess amounts.--If amounts collected
by the Secretary of the Army from the City under
paragraph (1) in advance exceed the costs actually
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the
excess amount to the City.
(d) Limitation on Source of Funds.--The City may not use
Federal funds to cover any portion of the costs required to be
paid by the City under this section.
(e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a)
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary
of the Army.
(f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in
connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the
United States.
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.
(a) Conditions on Reversion of Property.--
(1) Elimination of reversion.--Notwithstanding
section 3 of the Act of September 21, 1959 (Public Law
86-323), the Secretary of the Army shall, subject to
subsection (b), extinguish by quitclaim deed any
reversionary interest retained by the United States in
the Covered Property if--
(A) not later than three years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Governor of
the State of Arkansas submits to the Secretary
of the Army a written request to extinguish any
reversionary or other future interest held by
the United States in the Covered Property
pursuant to section 3 of the Act of September
21, 1959 (Public Law 86-323); and
(B) the Secretary of the Army, in
consultation with the Administrator of the
General Services Administration and the
Secretary of the Interior, concurs in writing
with that request.
(2) Reversion.--If the Governor of the State of
Arkansas does not submit the written request described
in paragraph (1)(A) before the end of the period
specified in that paragraph, any and all right, title,
and interest held by the State of Arkansas in the
Covered Property as evidenced by the Deed of Conveyance
shall revert to the United States in accordance with
section 3 of the Act of September 21, 1959 (Public Law
86-323).Any reversion to the United States will be
documented in a quit claim deed and recorded.
(3) Removal of use conditions.--Section 3(a) of the
Act of September 21, 1959 (Public Law 86-323) is
amended by striking ``as a vocational rehabilitation
center or for other public health or educational
purposes'' and inserting ``in a manner compatible with
the purposes of Hot Springs National Park, as jointly
determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the
Governor of the State of Arkansas''.
(4) Authority to accept conveyance.--The Secretary of
the Interior is authorized to accept a conveyance, at
no cost to the Department of the Interior, of the
Covered Property from the State of Arkansas to the
United States of America, and take custody and control
thereof, for restoration to the Hot Springs National
Park.
(b) Limitations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army may not--
(A) convey or extinguish under this section
any interest reserved to the United States
pursuant to section 2 of the Act of September
21, 1959 (Public Law 86-323) in--
(i) mineral rights, including gas and
oil, together with necessary rights of
ingress, egress, and surface use;
(ii) thermal and hot waters, together
with necessary rights of ingress,
egress, and surface use; or
(iii) the location, installation, and
relocation of utility facilities; or
(B) modify the conditions set forth in
paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 of the Deed of
Conveyance.
(2) Conditions of extinguishment.--If the Secretary
of the Army extinguishes the reversionary interest in
the Covered Property as provided in subsection (a)(1),
as a condition of the extinguishment, the Secretary
shall include a reservation requiring--
(A) that the State of Arkansas offer to
convey the Covered Property to the Secretary of
the Interior, without consideration, in
accordance with subsection (a)(4), prior to the
State conveying the property to any other
entity; and
(B) that any new use or development of the
Covered Property be compatible with the
purposes of Hot Springs National Park, as
jointly determined by the Secretary of the
Interior and the Governor of the State of
Arkansas.
(3) Administrative jurisdiction.--
(A) In general.--If title to the Covered
Property reverts to the United States as
provided in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of
the Army shall transfer administrative
jurisdiction over the Covered Property, without
consideration, to the Secretary of the
Interior, and the property shall be included
in, and administered as part of Hot Springs
National Park.
(B) Memorandum of understanding.--
(i) Allocation of costs.--As a
condition of the transfer of
administrative jurisdiction under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the
Army and the Secretary of the Interior
shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding to determine an
allocation of the costs of carrying out
all responsibilities of the United
States with respect to the Covered
Property, including any costs of any
response action with respect to any
contamination present on the Covered
Property.
(ii) Transfer.--If, after one year
following the reversion of the Covered
Property to the United States as
provided in subsection (a)(2), the
Secretary of the Army and the Secretary
of the Interior have not entered into a
memorandum of understanding to permit
the transfer of administrative
jurisdiction over the Covered Property
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary
of the Army may transfer administrative
jurisdiction under subparagraph (A).
(C) Application of cercla.--Nothing in this
paragraph may be construed to affect or limit
the application of or obligation to comply with
the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
(D) Report.--Not later than six months after
the Covered Property reverts to the United
States as provided in subsection (a)(2), the
Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the
Interior shall each submit a report to the
Committees on Natural Resources and Armed
Services of the House of Representatives and
the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources
and Armed Services of the United States Senate
on the status of entering into a memorandum of
understanding under paragraph (3)(B).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Covered Property'' means the real
property conveyed by quitclaim deed dated March 10,
1960, between the United States of America and the
State of Arkansas recorded in the land records of the
County of Garland, State of Arkansas, at Book 480, Page
77.
(2) The term ``Deed of Conveyance'' means the
quitclaim deed dated March 10, 1960, between the United
States of America and the State of Arkansas recorded in
the land records of the County of Garland, State of
Arkansas, at Book 480, Page 77, used to convey the
Covered Property.
SEC. 2859. LAND CONVEYANCE AND AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERIM LEASE, DEFENSE
FUEL SUPPORT POINT SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), may convey to
the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to parcels of
real property, including any improvements therein and thereon,
known as the ballfields and the firing range at Naval Weapons
Station Seal Beach, Defense Fuel Support Point, San Pedro,
California, as further described in subsection (b), for the
purposes of permitting the city of Los Angeles or the city of
Lomita (as appropriate) to use such conveyed parcel of real
property for park and recreational activities or law
enforcement affiliated purposes. A conveyance under this
subsection is subject to valid existing rights.
(b) Description of Property.--The parcels of real property
that may be conveyed under subsection (a) consists of the
following:
(1) The City of Lomita Ballfield Parcel consisting of
approximately 5.7 acres.
(2) The City of Los Angeles Ballfield Parcels
consisting of approximately 15.3 acres.
(3) The firing range located at 2981 North Gaffey
Street, San Pedro, California, consisting of
approximately 3.2 acres.
(c) Interim Lease.--Until such time as any parcel of real
property described in subsection (b) is conveyed to the city of
Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appropriate), the
Secretary of the Navy may lease such parcel or a portion of
such parcel to either the city of Los Angeles or the city of
Lomita (as appropriate) at no cost for a term up to three
years. If fee conveyance described in subsection (a) is not
completed within the period of the lease term with respect to
such parcel, the Secretary shall have no further obligation to
make any part of such parcel available for use by the city of
Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appropriate).
(d) Consideration.--
(1) Consideration required.--As consideration for a
conveyance under subsection (a), the city of Los
Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appropriate) shall
pay to the Secretary of the Navy an amount equal to the
fair market value of the property conveyed, as
determined by the Secretary, which may consist of cash
payment, in-kind consideration as described under
paragraph (2), or a combination thereof.
(2) In-kind consideration.--In-kind consideration
provided by the city of Los Angeles or the city of
Lomita (as appropriate) under this subsection may
include--
(A) the acquisition, construction, provision,
improvement, maintenance, repair, or
restoration (including environmental
restoration), or combination thereof, of any
property, facilities, or infrastructure with
proximity to Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach,
that the Secretary considers acceptable; or
(B) the delivery of services relating to the
needs of Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach that
the Secretary considers acceptable.
(3) Treatment of amounts received for conveyance.--
Cash payments received under paragraph (1) as
reimbursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to
carry out a conveyance under subsection (a) shall be
credited to the fund or account used to cover the costs
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the
conveyance or to an appropriate fund or account
currently available to the Secretary for the purposes
for which the costs were paid. Amounts so credited
shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account
and shall be available for the same purposes, and to
the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such
fund or account.
(4) Payment of costs of conveyance.--The Secretary
shall require the city of Los Angeles or the city of
Lomita (as appropriate) to cover costs (except costs
for environmental remediation of the property) to be
incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the
Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to
carry out a conveyance under subsection (a), including
costs for environmental and real estate due diligence
and any other administrative costs related to the
conveyance and lease execution.
(5) Refund of excess amounts.--If amounts are
collected from the city of Los Angeles or the city of
Lomita under paragraph (4) in advance of the Secretary
incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected
exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to
carry out a conveyance under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the city of
Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appropriate).
(e) Valuation.--The values of the property interests to be
conveyed by the Secretary described in subsection (a) shall be
determined by an independent appraiser selected by the
Secretary and in accordance with the Uniform Standards of
Professional Appraisal Practice.
(f) Condition of Conveyance.--A conveyance under subsection
(a) shall be subject to all existing easements, restrictions,
and covenants of record and conditioned upon the following:
(1) The parcels of real property described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall be used
solely for park and recreational activities, which may
include ancillary uses such as vending and restrooms.
(2) The parcel of real property described in
subsection (b)(3) shall be used solely for law
enforcement affiliated purposes.
(3) The city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as
appropriate) may not use Federal funds to cover any
portion of the amounts required by subsection (d) to be
paid.
(g) Exclusion of Requirements for Prior Screening.--Section
2696(b) of title 10, United States Code, and the requirements
under title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(Public Law 101-645; 41 U.S.C. 11411) relating to prior
screenings shall not apply to a conveyance under subsection (a)
or the grant of interim lease authorized under subsection (c).
(h) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at
any time that a parcel of real property conveyed under
subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose
of the conveyance specified in this section, all right, title,
and interest in and to the land, including the improvements
thereto, shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and
become the property of the United States, and the United States
shall have the right of immediate entry onto such real
property. A determination by the Secretary under this
subsection shall be made on the record after an opportunity for
a hearing.
(i) Conveyance Agreement.--A conveyance of land under
subsection (a) shall be accomplished using a quitclaim deed or
other legal instrument and upon terms and conditions mutually
satisfactory to the Secretary and the city of Los Angeles or
the city of Lomita (as appropriate), including such additional
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to
protect the interests of the United States.
SEC. 2860. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT BLISS, EL PASO, TEXAS.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army (in this
section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may convey to
El Paso Water of the Public Service Board in El Paso,
Texas (in this section referred to as ``El Paso
Water''), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of real property, including
any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately
45.3 acres, known as the Kay Bailey Hutchison
Desalination Plant, and an adjoining parcel of
approximately 20 acres, located at Fort Bliss, Texas,
for the purposes of stormwater flood control for Fort
Bliss and the neighboring area.
(2) Continuation of existing easements, restrictions,
and covenants.--The conveyance of the property under
paragraph (1) shall be subject to any existing
easement, restriction, and covenant, including the
easement numbered DACA63-2-09-0524 and titled
``Easement for desalination plant, water pipeline and
related support structures in support of a water supply
agreement'' (in this section referred to as the
``existing easement'').
(b) Payment of Fair Market Value.--
(1) In general.--As consideration for the conveyance
under subsection (a), El Paso Water shall pay to the
Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of
the property to be conveyed as determined by the
Secretary, which may consist of cash payment, in-kind
consideration as described in paragraph (2), or a
combination thereof.
(2) In-kind consideration.--In-kind consideration
provided by El Paso Water under paragraph (1) may
include one or more of the following:
(A) Discounted or stabilized water commodity
rates in accordance with the terms and
conditions of any water service or supply
agreement in place on the date of the enactment
of this Act and referenced in the existing
easement.
(B) The delivery of services relating to the
needs of Fort Bliss that the Secretary
considers acceptable.
(c) Reversionary Interest.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that the
property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being
used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance
specified in such subsection, all right, title, and
interest in and to the property, including any
improvements thereto, may, at the option of the
Secretary, revert to and become the property of the
United States, and the United States may have the right
of immediate entry onto such property.
(2) Opportunity for hearing.--A determination by the
Secretary under paragraph (1) may be made on the record
after an opportunity for a hearing.
(d) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary may require El
Paso Water to cover all costs (except costs for
environmental remediation of the property) to be
incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the
Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to
carry out the conveyance under subsection (a),
including costs for appraisals, environmental and real
estate due diligence, and any other administrative
costs related to the conveyance.
(2) Refund of excess amounts.--If amounts are
collected from El Paso Water under paragraph (1) in
advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs,
and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the
excess amount to El Paso Water.
(e) Limitation on Source of Funds.--El Paso Water may not use
Federal funds to cover any portion of the costs required to be
paid by El Paso Water under this section.
(f) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a)
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
(g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
SEC. 2861. CLEANUP AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AT FORMER ARMY
INSTALLATION TO EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.
The Secretary of the Army, with respect to the approximately
15-acre upland portion of property at the shoreline of the
former installation of the Army in Oakland, California, shall--
(1) in coordination with the California Department of
Toxic Substances Control and the appropriate California
Regional Water Quality Control Board--
(A) endeavor to complete a remedial
investigation and feasibility study in
compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) as soon as
practicable; and
(B) not later than one year after the
completion of such remedial investigation and
feasibility study, submit to the relevant State
and Federal regulatory agencies a draft
decision document relating to such remedial
investigation and feasibility study for review;
and
(2) complete the final property transfer of that
portion of the property to the East Bay Regional Park
District as soon as all Federal and State environmental
standards have been met.
SEC. 2862. COORDINATION OF REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF KOLEKOLE PASS,
HAWAII.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary
of the Navy shall jointly coordinate the repair and
maintenance, including any planning for such repair and
maintenance, of the Kolekole Pass, which originates at
Schofield Barracks of the Department of the Army in Oahu,
Hawaii, and ends in Waianae, Hawaii.
(b) Investigation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall
coordinate with representatives of government entities of the
State of Hawaii to investigate the scope of work and budget
requirements to structurally reinforce and repair the Kolekole
Pass so it may be used for emergency egress and ingress by
individuals in the event of an emergency.
(c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the
Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the investigation conducted under paragraph (1).
Subtitle E--Other Matters
SEC. 2871. CONSIDERATION OF INSTALLATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
SUPPORTING RESOURCES BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER.
(a) Consideration of Installation Infrastructure and Other
Supporting Resources.--Section 4173(c)(1) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(F) To the extent practicable, to consult with the
Secretary of the Army on installation infrastructure,
workforce requirements, information technology, and
other resources that support the activities of the
Major Range and Test Facility Base.''.
(b) Treatment of Infrastructure on Kwajalein Atoll.--Section
4173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
(j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following
new subsection:
``(i) Infrastructure on Kwajalein Atoll.--Beginning on the
date of the enactment of this subsection and ending on October
1, 2030, for purposes of this section, any infrastructure
located on Kwajalein Atoll that supports the operations of test
and evaluation facilities of the Department of Defense shall be
considered to be part of the Army Kwajalein Major Range and
Test Facility Base and subject to the requirements of
subsections (e) and (f).''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Title 10.--Section 130i(j)(3)(C)(ix) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``sections
4173(i)'' and inserting ``section 4173''.
(2) National defense authorization act for fiscal
year 2010.--Section 220(c) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
84; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended by striking
``sections 4173(i)'' and inserting ``section 4173''.
(3) James m. inhofe national defense authorization
act for fiscal year 2023.--Section 236(g) of the James
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is
amended by striking ``section 4173(i)'' and inserting
``section 4173''.
SEC. 2872. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NAVAL INNOVATION CENTER AT
THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.
Chapter 855 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 8551. Development and operation of the Naval Innovation Center
at the Naval Postgraduate School
``(a) Authority to Support the Naval Innovation Center.--(1)
The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a contract or other
agreement with one or more eligible nonprofit organizations for
the design, construction, and maintenance of a multipurpose
facility--
``(A) to be known as the `Naval Innovation Center'
(in this section referred to as the `NIC'); and
``(B) to be located at the United States Naval
Postgraduate School.
``(2) The NIC shall be used--
``(A) to convene interested persons to develop and
accelerate the adoption of new and innovative
technologies and practices for the benefit of the
Department of Defense; and
``(B) to support such education, training, research,
and associated activities, as determined by the
Secretary, in support of the Naval Postgraduate School
and the Department of Defense.
``(b) Funds.--Under the contract or other agreement described
in subsection (a), the Secretary may--
``(1) accept funds from a partner organization for
any phase of development of the NIC; and
``(2) accept funds, personal property, or services
from a covered entity that is not a partner
organization for maintenance of the NIC.
``(c) Authority to Accept Gifts.--(1) The Secretary of the
Navy may accept, hold, administer, and spend any gift, device,
or bequest of real property, personal property, services, or
money on the condition that the gift, device, or bequest be
used for the benefit, or in connection with, the establishment,
operation, or maintenance of the NIC. Section 2601 of this
title (other than subsections (b), (c), and (e) of such
section) shall apply to gifts accepted under this subsection.
``(2) The Secretary may display at the NIC recognition for an
individual or entity that contributes money to a partner
organization or for a corporate partner that contributes money
directly to the Navy for the benefit of the NIC, whether or not
the contribution is subject to the condition that the
recognition be provided. The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations governing the circumstances under which contributor
recognition may be provided, appropriate forms of recognition,
and suitable display standards.
``(3) The Secretary may authorize the sale of donated
property received under paragraph (1). A sale under this
paragraph need not be conducted in accordance with disposal
requirements that would otherwise apply, so long as the sale is
conducted at arms-length and includes an auditable transaction
record.
``(4) Any money received under paragraph (1) and any proceeds
from the sale of property under paragraph (3) shall be
deposited into a fund established in the Treasury to support
the NIC.
``(d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the
Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in
connection with a contract or other agreement described in
subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to
protect the interests of the United States.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered entity' means--
``(A) an entity incorporated or operating
under the laws of any State; or
``(B) a nonprofit organization.
``(2) The term `eligible nonprofit organization'
means an organization that--
``(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that is
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of
such Code; and
``(B) has as its primary purpose the support
and operation of the Naval Postgraduate School.
``(3) The term `partner organization' means an
eligible nonprofit organization with which the
Secretary of the Navy enters into a contract or other
agreement under subsection (a).''.
SEC. 2873. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PILOT PROGRAM FOR
DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ONLINE REAL ESTATE INVENTORY
TOOL.
Section 2866(h) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-283; 10
U.S.C. 7771 note prec.) is amended by striking ``September 30,
2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.
SEC. 2874. NOTIFICATION TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FOR AWARDS OF CONTRACTS
FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of award of a contract for a military construction
project, the Secretary of the military department with
jurisdiction over such project shall notify the following
Members of Congress:
(1) Any Member representing the State in which such
contract will be performed.
(2) Any Member representing the State in which the
contractor awarded such contract is a constituent of
such Member.
(b) Elements.--A notification under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) The proposed value of the contract.
(2) The contractor awarded the contract.
(3) A brief description of the project that is the
subject of the contract, including the location in
which the contract will be performed.
SEC. 2875. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO EXPEDITE CERTAIN MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS LOCATED IN GUAM.
(a) In General.--To expedite military construction projects
in Guam intended to improve the defense of Guam and the Indo-
Pacific region, each Secretary of a military department may
provide grants, enter into cooperative agreements, and
supplement other Federal funds to regulatory agencies located
in Guam that such Secretary determines appropriate, including--
(1) the Guam Environmental Protection Agency; and
(2) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(b) Elements.--Each grant, cooperative agreement, or
agreement to supplement other Federal funds described under
subsection (a) may include--
(1) the provision of Department of Defense technical
assistance to a regulatory agency responsible for the
timely completion of a military construction project
described in this section; and
(2) the use of Department of Defense personnel to
perform activities relating to such military
construction project for which the regulatory agency is
responsible.
(c) Military Construction Project Defined.--In this section,
the term ``military construction project'' has the meaning
given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States
Code.
SEC. 2876. REPORT ON MUNITIONS AND EXPLOSIVES OF CONCERN AND
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN JOINT REGION MARIANAS.
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 Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report that includes the following:
(1) A description of any policy or requirement of the
Department of Defense related to munitions and
explosives of concern in Joint Region Marianas.
(2) A description of the cost, schedule, and safety
mitigation efforts related to any military construction
project in Joint Region Marianas.
(3) Identification of each organization that holds
wavier authority for any requirement related to
munitions and explosives of concern in Joint Region
Marianas.
(4) Information on the effectiveness of policy or
guidance related to munitions of concern intended to
expedite the military construction process in Joint
Region Marianas.
SEC. 2877. REVIEW OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall seek
to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and
development center, or a team consisting of a federally funded
research and development center with a private management
consulting group, not sponsored by the Department of the Army
or the Department of the Navy, to review the roles and
responsibilities for executing construction projects for the
Department of Defense, including military construction projects
and facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
projects.
(b) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the federally
funded research and development center shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on such review.
(c) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of the design and construction
delivery processes of the Army Corps of Engineers and
the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, which
shall--
(A) include the composition of the design
delivery and construction delivery team for
each entity; and
(B) identify whether specialized engineering
or technical authority is required for a
defense construction agent to recapitalize the
public shipyards or specialized weapon systems,
including a ground based strategic deterrent.
(2) An identification of the total number of members
of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Federal
Government, and contractors by specialty (such as job
series or military occupation code) involved in
executing construction projects for the Army Corps of
Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems
Command, which shall--
(A) include individuals involving in the
planing, design, award, and oversight of
military construction projects and facilities
sustainment, restoration, and modernization
projects for major repairs; and
(B) exclude all individuals serving in civil
works positions unless those individuals
directly support programs of the Department of
Defense.
(3) An assessment of--
(A) whether the number of members of the
Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Federal
Government, and contractors identified pursuant
to paragraph (2) is adequate to support the
functions and requirements of the respective
entities that employ members, employees, and
contractors; and
(B) whether additional members of the Armed
Forces, civilian employees of the Federal
Government, and contractors would be needed to
support such functions and requirements;
(C) whether the current workforce of such
entities has the skills and expertise to
execute the recommendations of such report, if
applicable.
(4) If applicable, a discussion of the skills and
expertise required to execute the recommendations
included in such report that such current workforce
lacks as of the date of the submission of such report.
(5) An assessment of the internal controls of the
Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities
Engineering Systems Command used to ensure funds
associated with military construction projects and
facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
projects, including overhead, supervision, and
administration, are properly charged to the correct
appropriation account (whether for military
construction or defense) at all levels of each entity,
which shall include an assessment of--
(A) an assessment of the similarities and
differences with respect to the financial
processes;
(B) an assessment of supervision and
construction schedules; and
(C) the advantages and disadvantages to
internal controls and cost and schedule
adherence if a single construction agent for
military construction were created.
(6) An assessment of the real estate functions
performed by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval
Facilities Engineering Systems Command, which shall
include--
(A) an assessment of the similarities and
differences between delivery methodologies and
authorities;
(B) an assessment of the costs and funding
sources of providing real estate services; and
(C) an identification of the advantages and
disadvantages to real estate services if a
single construction agent for military
construction were created.
(7) An assessment of the global geographic regions
that the Army Corps of Engineers, the Naval Facilities
Engineering Systems Command, and any other construction
agent of the Department of Defense cover, which shall
include--
(A) the geographic roles those entities
support with respect to host-nation funded
construction, non-military construction, and
infrastructure support in connection with
foreign military sales; and
(B) a recommendation for an optimal
geographic regional layout if a single
construction agent for military construction
were created.
(8) An assessment of the construction performance
measures of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval
Facilities Systems Command, which shall include--
(A) an assessment of industry engagement and
best practices;
(B) an assessment of decision-making
authorities, processes, and timelines;
(C) an assessment of fund sources and their
uses;
(D) an assessment of military construction
performance of the Army Corps of Engineers and
the Naval Facilities Systems Command, in
comparison with global construction trends
during fiscal years 2019 through 2024;
(E) an identification of business systems and
processes that can be implemented jointly by
the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval
Facilities Systems Command to improve military
construction performance; and
(F) the advantages and disadvantages to
construction performance if a single
construction agent for military construction
were created.
(9) An assessment of the infrastructure requirement
generation process and the cost estimation procedures
used by the Army Corps of Engineers and Naval
Facilities System Command and the efficacy of such
procedures for providing an accurate cost estimate at
the time such estimate is included in the submission to
Congress of the budget of the President pursuant to
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each
fiscal year, which shall include an assessment of--
(A) guidance provided to the proponent for
the project on how to define infrastructure
requirements;
(B) guidance provided to the proponent for
the project with respect to best practices for
accurate cost estimation;
(C) the process by which the applicable
construction agent--
(i) assesses the validity of a cost
estimate; and
(ii) communicates concerns about the
validity of such cost estimate to
maximize the accuracy of such cost
estimate before such cost estimate is
included in such budget; and
(D) the degree to which the Army Corps of
Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering
Systems Command have common definitions and
common practices for evaluating the validity of
such cost estimates.
(10) An assessment of the uses of the Army Corps of
Engineers to provide capabilities not associated with
the designation of such Corps as a Department of
Defense design and construction agent, which shall
include an assessment of--
(A) the capabilities and expertise of the
Army Corps of Engineers provided to military
installations of the Department of the Army;
and
(B) the extent to which a consolidation of
construction agents would affect--
(i) the ability of the Army Corps of
Engineers to provide such capabilities
and expertise; and
(ii) other functions and statutory
missions of the Army Corps of
Engineers.
(11) An assessment of the use by the Department of
the Navy of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems
Command to perform other functions not associated with
the designation of such Command as a Department of
Defense design and construction agent, which shall
include an assessment of--
(A) the public works functions and services
provided by the Naval Facilities Engineering
Systems Command to military installations of
the Department of the Navy, including the
advantages and disadvantages to such functions
and services if a single construction agent for
military construction were created;
(B) all other authorities of and functions
provided by Naval Facilities Engineering
Systems Command, including the advantages and
disadvantages to such functions and services if
a single construction agent for military
construction were created; and
(C) an assessment of the effect of removing
certain Naval Facilities Engineering Systems
Command functions from the Navy Working Capital
Fund system.
(12) An assessment of the policy, procedures,
organizations, and systems used by the Department of
the Army and the Department of the Air Force for the
design and construction of facilities sustainment,
restoration, and modernization projects, including an
assessment of any modifications required if a single
construction agent for military construction were to be
created.
(13) An assessment of the data and software systems
used by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Naval
Facilities Engineering Systems Command, and any other
entity of the Department of Defense for tracking the
execution of planning, design, and construction of
military construction projects and asset management of
the completed project, including--
(A) an assessment of interoperability between
such data and software systems and similar
systems used by other entities of the
Department of Defense;
(B) an assessment of the differences,
weaknesses, currency, and transparency of data
provided to the sponsors of such projects
within the Department of Defense; and
(C) the advantages, disadvantages, and
benefits of consolidating or standardizing such
systems if a single construction agent for
military construction were created.
(14) Documentation of the current organizational
alignment of authorities from title 10, United States
Code, with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and
the military departments and the alignment of those
authorities with the construction authorities within
the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities
Engineering Systems Command, including authorities
relating to acquisition, technical authority, finances,
and real estate.
(15) An identification of the potential cost savings
and performance improvements to the Department of the
Army and the Department of the Navy if a single
construction agent for military construction were
created.
(16) An identification of existing efficiencies and
operational benefits that the Department of the Army
and the Department of the Navy gain from the
designation of the Army Corps of Engineers and the
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command as
Department of Defense design and construction agents.
(17) An identification of not less than two
alternatives for how the authorities and organizations
relating to construction for the Department of Defense
could align if a single construction agent were to
align under one principal staff assistant to the
Secretary of Defense as a defense agency or field
activity of the Department of Defense.
(18) An assessment of the costs of the Army Corps of
Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems
Command carrying out the functions of such entities,
including any redundant costs, the potential
efficiencies of consolidation into a single
construction agent, an estimate for the number of
required personnel, and required specialties.
(d) Briefings Required.--
(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than 30 days after
the date on which the Secretary of Defense enters into
a contract pursuant to subsection (a), the federally
funded research and development center shall provide to
Congress a briefing on the review required under such
contract. Such briefing shall include an estimated
timeline for the completion of such review.
(2) Quarterly briefings.--On a quarterly basis after
the date on which the federally funded research and
development center provides the briefing under
paragraph (1), the federally funded research and
development center shall provide to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a briefing on the progress of such
review.
SEC. 2878. ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON INSTALLATIONS OF DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.
(a) Report Required.--
(1) Update of assessment on school capacity and
condition.--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 an
updated assessment of the capacity and facility
condition deficiencies of elementary and secondary
public schools on military installations conducted by
the Secretary in July 2011 under section 8109 of the
Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat.
82), as updated by the Secretary in July 2017 under
section 2814 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat.
2717).
(2) Consideration of factors.--In conducting the
updated assessment required under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall take into consideration factors
including--
(A) schools that have had changes in their
condition or capacity since the updated
assessment in July 2017; and
(B) the capacity and facility condition
deficiencies of schools omitted from the
updated assessment in July 2017.
(3) Additional information.--The Secretary shall
include in the updated assessment required under
paragraph (1) a report on the status of the funds
already appropriated, and a schedule for the completion
of projects already approved, under the programs funded
under section 8127 of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141; 132 Stat. 492), section
8128 of the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law
115-245; 123 Stat. 3029), section 8121 of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-
93; 133 Stat. 2365), section 8118 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat.
1332), and section 8109 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103; 136 Stat.
201).
(b) Updating Prohibition on Use of Certain Assessment of
Public Schools on Department of Defense Installations to
Supersede Funding of Certain Projects.--Paragraph (3) of
section 2814(a) of the of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114- 328; 130 Stat. 2717),
as added by section 2818(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115- 91; 131
Stat. 1852) and amended by section 2824(a) of the John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2269), is further amended by
striking ``38 projects'' and inserting ``71 projects''.
(c) Comptroller General Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the submission of the updated assessment
under subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the congressional defense committees an
evaluation of issues relating to the Public Schools on Military
Installations program of the Office of Local Defense Community
Cooperation of the Department of Defense, including--
(1) program operations and oversight;
(2) use of funding;
(3) criteria for selecting and prioritizing schools;
(4) any interaction between such program and the
Impact Aid program of the Department of Education; and
(5) the extent to which such program is achieving the
goals of such program.
SEC. 2879. UPDATES TO POLICIES AND GUIDANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
NAVY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN DRY DOCKS AND
OTHER PROJECTS.
(a) Policy and Guidance Update.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
update relevant internal policy and guidance of the
Department of the Navy with respect to the projects
described in paragraph (2) to require the head of the
Program Management Office of the Department to--
(A) update the relevant methodologies used to
conduct cost sensitivity, risk, and uncertainty
analyses throughout the project design process;
(B) document the use of different methods to
validate high-value cost elements for projects
under the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization
Program; and
(C) adhere to best practices for the
development of construction schedules.
(2) Projects described.--The projects described in
this paragraph are--
(A) the replacement of dry dock 1 at
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard;
(B) the replacement of dry dock 3 at Pearl
Harbor Naval Shipyard; and
(C) any other project of the Navy under the
Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.
(b) Planning.--The Secretary shall implement measures to
ensure more extensive planning on military construction
projects under the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program
for which the Secretary has obligated more than $500,000,000 to
more accurately identify operational mission need dates.
(c) Briefings.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this section, and quarterly
thereafter until each project is completed, the
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a briefing on the status of the construction projects
for the replacement by the Navy of--
(A) dry dock 1 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard;
and
(B) dry dock 3 at Pearl Harbor Naval
Shipyard.
(2) Elements.--Each briefing required under paragraph
(1) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(A) A summary of the steps the Secretary is
taking to ensure the costs of the projects
specified in such paragraph do not increase.
(B) An assessment by the Secretary as of the
date of the briefing of the likelihood of
future cost overruns for each such project.
(C) Any other details the Secretary
determines relevant to support the oversight by
Congress of each such project and other
projects under the Shipyard Infrastructure
Optimization Program.
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.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate
two officials employed by the Department of Defense or a
military department as of the date of the enactment of this Act
as follows:
(1) One official shall be responsible for
coordination of infrastructure projects to support
additional members of the Armed Forces and their
families in Hawaii.
(2) One official shall be responsible for
coordination of infrastructure projects to support
additional members of the Armed Forces and their
families in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
(b) Duties.--Each official described in subsection (a) shall,
in coordination with appropriate officials from the military
departments and the United States Indo-Pacific Command--
(1) coordinate Department of Defense-wide efforts
relating to the infrastructure needs associated with
the significant addition of members of the Armed Forces
and their families to the region for which such
official is the designated official pursuant to
subsection (a) during the 10-year period following the
date of the enactment of this Act;
(2) analyze the expected impact on State and local
government services of--
(A) military infrastructure projects in the
designated region of such official; and
(B) the significant addition of members of
the Armed Forces and their families as
described in paragraph (1); and
(3) ensure clear and consistent communication to
State and local elected officials and the public in the
designated region of such official regarding the
infrastructure needs and priorities of the Department
of Defense, including conveying any finding or
conclusion regarding the expected impact described in
paragraph (2)(B).
(c) Selection.--
(1) Hawaii.--For the designation under paragraph (1)
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may appoint an
individual with significant background and expertise
in--
(A) the legal and technical aspects of city
planning, State and local government services,
and military infrastructure; and
(B) liaising with State and local elected
officials and the public.
(2) Guam and the northern mariana islands.--For the
designation under paragraph (2) of subsection (a), the
Secretary of Defense shall appoint the Under Secretary
of the Navy.
(d) Notification.--For the designations under paragraph (1)
and paragraph (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense
shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the
designation, submit to the congressional defense committees and
the Governor of Hawaii or the Governors of Guam and the
Northern Mariana Islands, respectively, a notification that
includes the name and contact information of the individual so
designated.
SEC. 2881. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF
INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-WIDE
STANDARDS FOR ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Office of
the Secretary of Defense for travel, not more than 95 percent
may be obligated or expended until the submission of the
interim guidance required by section 2851(a) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31).
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.
Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for
fiscal year 2025 for the activities of the National Nuclear
Security Administration in carrying out programs as specified
in the funding table in section 4701.
(b) Authorization of New Plant Projects.--From funds referred
to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant
projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant
projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as
follows:
(1) Project 25-D-511, PULSE New Access, Nevada
National Security Site, Mercury, Nevada, $25,000,000.
(2) Project 25-D-510, Plutonium Mission Safety and
Quality Building, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los
Alamos, New Mexico, $48,500,000.
(3) Project 25-D-530, Naval Examination Acquisition
Project, Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho Falls, Idaho:
$45,000,000.
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for defense
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as
specified in the funding table in section 4701.
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for other defense
activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding
table in section 4701.
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for nuclear energy as
specified in the funding table in section 4701.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
SEC. 3111. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSES.
(a) Modifications to National Nuclear Security Administration
Act.--The National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50
U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 3211--
(A) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection
(b) and inserting the following:
``(2) To support the deterrence of strategic attacks
against the United States by maintaining and enhancing
the performance, reliability, security, and safety of
the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including
the ability to design, produce, and test nuclear
weapons as necessary in order to meet national security
requirements.''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (2)
through (4), respectively, and inserting the
following new paragraph (1):
``(1) fulfilling, to the maximum extent possible, the
requirements for nuclear weapons of the Department of
Defense;'';
(2) in section 3213(a)(2), by inserting
``infrastructure construction and maintenance,'' after
``nuclear weapons,'';
(3) by striking subsection (b)(1) of section 3214 and
inserting the following:
``(1) Supporting the deterrence of strategic attacks
by maintaining and enhancing the performance,
reliability, and security of the United States nuclear
weapons stockpile, including the ability to design,
produce, and test as necessary to meet national
security requirements.''; and
(4) in section 3264, by striking ``for the use'' and
inserting ``for the cost-reimbursable use''.
(b) Modifications to Nonproliferation and National Security
Scholarship and Fellowship Programs.--Section 3113 of the
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2444) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Department of Energy'' each place
it appears and inserting ``National Nuclear Security
Administration''; and
(2) by striking ``of the Department'' each place it
appears and inserting ``of the Administration''.
(c) Modifications to Certain Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
Matters.--The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 4201(b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (5);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(4) as paragraphs (2) through (5),
respectively;
(C) by inserting after the matter preceding
paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the
following new paragraph (1):
``(1) An increased level of effort for the
construction of new facilities and the modernization of
existing facilities with production and manufacturing
capabilities that are necessary to support the
deterrence of strategic attacks against the United
States by maintaining and enhancing the performance,
reliability, and security of the United States nuclear
weapons stockpile, including--
``(A) the nuclear weapons production
facilities; and
``(B) production and manufacturing
capabilities resident in the national security
laboratories.''.
(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by
striking ``An increased level of effort'' and
inserting ``Support'';
(E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by
striking ``An increased level of effort'' and
inserting ``Support''; and
(F) by amending paragraph (4), as so
redesignated, to read as follows:
``(4) Support for the modernization of facilities and
projects that contribute to the experimental
capabilities of the United States that support the
sustainment and modernization of the United States
nuclear weapons stockpile and the capabilities required
to assess nuclear weapons effects.'';
(2) in section 4204--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)--
(I) by inserting ``,
modernization, and replacement,
as required,'' after
``effective management''; and
(II) by striking ``,
including the extension of the
effective life of such
weapons'';
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking
``increase the reliability, safety, and
security'' and inserting ``enhance the
performance and reliability'';
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs
(3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4),
(5), and (6), respectively;
(iv) by inserting after paragraph (2)
the following new paragraph (3):
``(3) To maintain the safety and security of the
nuclear weapons stockpile.''; and
(v) by amending paragraph (4), as so
redesignated, to read as follows:
``(4) To optimize the future size of the nuclear
weapons stockpile.''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``made to
achieve'' and inserting
``consistent with''; and
(II) by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (2)
as paragraph (3);
(iii) by inserting after paragraph
(1) the following new paragraph (2):
``(2) any changes made to the stockpile consistent
with the objectives identified in subsection (a) are
carried out in a cost effective manner; and''; and
(iv) in paragraph (3), as so
redesignated--
(I) by amending subparagraph
(A) to read as follows:
``(A) be well understood and certifiable
without the need to resume underground nuclear
weapons testing;'';
(II) by striking the period
at the end of subparagraph (B)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(III) by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
``(C) develop future generations of design,
certification, and production expertise in the
nuclear security enterprise to support the
fulfillment of mission requirements of the
future stockpile.'';
(3) in section 4209(a)(1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``phase 1 or phase 6.1''
and inserting ``phase 2 or phase 6.2'';
(4) in section 4212--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking, ``as
specified in the most recent Nuclear Posture
Review'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting
``and high explosives manufacturing''
after ``weapons assembly'';
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking
``fissile materials components
processing and fabrication'' and
inserting ``processing'';
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (4)
as paragraph (5); and
(iv) by inserting after paragraph
(3), the following new paragraph (4):
``(4) The fissile material component processing and
fabrication capabilities of the Savannah River
Plutonium Processing Facility and the Los Alamos
National Laboratory.''; and
(C) by striking subsection (c);
(5) by striking section 4216 (and conforming the
table of contents at the beginning of such Act
accordingly);
(6) in section 4405--
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as
follows:
``(a) Accelerated Cleanup.--The Secretary of Energy shall
accelerate the schedule for defense environmental cleanup
activities and disposition projects for a site at a Department
of Energy defense nuclear facility if the Secretary determines
that such an accelerated schedule will accelerate the
recapitalization, modernization, or replacement of National
Nuclear Security Administration facilities supporting the
nuclear weapons stockpile, achieve meaningful, long-term cost
savings to the Federal Government, or could substantially
accelerate the release of land for local reuse without
undermining national security objectives.''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1)
through (4) as paragraphs (2) through
(5), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after the matter
preceding paragraph (2), as so
redesignated, the following new
paragraph (1):
``(1) The extent to which accelerated cleanup
schedules can contribute to a more rapid modernization
of National Nuclear Security Administration
facilities.''; and
(7) in section 4713--
(A) in the heading of subsection (a)(1), by
inserting ``and new nuclear weapon program''
after ``extension''; and
(B) by inserting ``or new nuclear weapon
program'' after ``stockpile life extension''
each place it appears.
SEC. 3112. PROHIBITION ON ADMITTANCE TO NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES
AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
Section 4502 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2652) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Background Review Required.--The Secretary of Energy
and the Administrator may not admit to any facility described
in paragraph (3) of subsection (c) other than areas accessible
to the general public any individual who is a citizen or agent
of a covered foreign nation or a nation on the current
sensitive countries list unless the Secretary or Administrator
first completes a background review with respect to that
individual.'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(e);
(3) by inserting after subsection (b), the following
new subsections:
``(c) Prohibition on Admittance.--
``(1) In general.--With respect to an individual who
is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation, the
Secretary and the Administrator may not, except as
provided in paragraph (2), admit such individual to any
areas not accessible to the general public within a
facility described in paragraph (3).
``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator, may waive the prohibition under
paragraph (1) with respect to an individual who is a
citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation if, not
later than 30 days prior to admitting such individual
to a facility described in such paragraph, the
Secretary certifies to Congress that--
``(A) the admittance of such individual to
the facility is in the national security
interests of the United States;
``(B) no classified or restricted data will
be revealed to such individual in connection
with the admittance of such individual to the
facility;
``(C) the Secretary or Administrator has
consulted with the heads of other relevant
departments or agencies of the United States
Government to mitigate risks associated with
the admittance of such individual; and
``(D) the background review completed to
subsection (a) with respect to such individual
did not uncover any previously unreported
affiliation with military or intelligence
organizations associated with a covered foreign
nation.
``(3) Facilities described.--A facility described in
this paragraph is a facility, or any portion thereof,
that directly supports the mission, functions, and
operations of the Administration (as described in this
Act) and is located on--
``(A) a national security laboratory;
``(B) a nuclear weapons production facility;
or
``(C) a site that directly supports the
protection, development, sustainment, or
disposal of technologies or materials related
to the provision of nuclear propulsion for
United States naval vessels.
``(4) Effective date.--The prohibition under
paragraph (1) shall take effect on April 15, 2025.
``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit or otherwise affect the authority of the
Secretary or the Administrator to--
``(1) admit to a facility described in paragraph (3)
of subsection (c)--
``(A) a citizen or lawful permanent resident
of the United States;
``(B) an individual involved in an
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
inspection (as defined in the `Agreement
between the United States and the IAEA for the
Application of Safeguards in the U.S.'); or
``(C) an individual involved in information
exchanges in support of activities of the
United States with respect to nonproliferation,
counterproliferation, and counterterrorism, in
accordance with international treaties or other
legally-binding agreements or instruments to
which the United States is a party; or
``(2) admit any individual to a facility, or any
portion thereof, that is not directly associated with
or directly funded to perform the mission, functions,
and operations of the Administration (as described in
this Act).''; and
(4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
paragraph (3) ; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following new paragraph (2):
``(2) The term `covered foreign nation' means--
``(A) the People's Republic of China;
``(B) the Russian Federation;
``(C) the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea; and
``(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran.''.
SEC. 3113. AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO
USE PASSENGER CARRIERS FOR CONTRACTOR COMMUTING.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of title XLVIII of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 4834. AUTHORITY TO USE PASSENGER CARRIERS FOR CONTRACTOR
COMMUTING.
``(a) Authority.--If and to the extent that the Administrator
deems it appropriate to further mission activities under
section 3211 of the National Nuclear Security Administration
Act (50 U.S.C. 2401), a passenger carrier may be used to
provide transportation services to contractor employees between
the covered facility of the contractor employee and a mass
transit facility in accordance with any applicable
transportation plan adopted by the Administrator pursuant to
this section.
``(b) Plan Requests and Approval.--(1) The Administrator--
``(A) shall--
``(i) provide Management and Operating
contractors at covered facilities the
opportunity to, on a voluntary basis, submit,
through the cognizant contracting officer of
the applicable covered facility, a plan to
provide transportation services described in
subsection (a) for contractor employees at the
covered facility; and
``(ii) review each such plan submitted in
accordance with clause (i); and
``(B) may approve each such plan if the requirements
described in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph
(2)(B) are satisfied.
``(2) Each plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)--
``(A) may include proposals for parking facilities,
road improvements, real property acquisition, passenger
carrier services, and commuting cost deferment payments
to contractor employees; and
``(B) shall include--
``(i) a description of how the use of
passenger carriers will facilitate the mission
of the covered facility;
``(ii) a description of how the plan will be
economical and advantageous to the Federal
Government;
``(iii) a summary of the benefits that will
be provided under the plan and how costs will
be monitored; and
``(iv) a description of how the plan will
alleviate traffic congestion, reduce commuting
times, and improve recruitment and retention of
contractor employees.
``(3) The Administrator may delegate to the Senior
Procurement Executive of the Administration the approval of any
plan submitted under this subsection.
``(c) Reimbursement.--The Administration may reimburse a
contractor for the costs of transportation services incurred
pursuant to a plan approved under subsection (b) using funds
appropriated to the Administration.
``(d) Implementation.--In carrying out a plan approved under
subsection (b), the Administrator, to the maximum extent
practicable and consistent with sound budget policy, shall--
``(1) require the use alternative fuel vehicles to
provide transportation services;
``(2) ensure funds spent for this plan further the
mission activities of the Administration under section
3211 of the National Nuclear Security Administration
Act (50 U.S.C. 2401); and
``(3) ensure that the time during which a contractor
employee uses transportation services shall not be
included for purposes of calculating the hours of work
for such contractor employee.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `contractor employee' means an
employee of a Management and Operating contractor or
subcontractor employee at any tier.
``(2) The term `covered facility' means any facility
of the Administration that directly supports the
mission of the Administration under section 3211 of the
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C.
2401).
``(3) The term `Management and Operating contractor'
means a management and operating contractor that
manages a covered facility.
``(4) The term `passenger carrier' means a passenger
motor vehicle, aircraft, boat, ship, train, or other
similar means of transportation that is owned, leased,
or provided pursuant to contract or subcontract by the
Federal Government or through a contractor of the
Administration.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the
beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 4833 the following
new item:
``Sec. 4834. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor
commuting.''.
SEC. 3114. AUTHORIZATION FOR MODIFICATION OF B61-13 NUCLEAR WEAPON.
The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator for
Nuclear Security, is authorized to carry out such efforts as
required to modify or develop the B61-13 nuclear weapon.
SEC. 3115. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING SUBMISSION OF
INFORMATION ON STREAMLINING NATIONAL NUCLEAR
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTING.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for
fiscal year 2025 for Program Direction, NNSA Federal Salaries
and Expenses, Headquarters, Travel, not more than 90 percent
may be obligated or expended until the date on which the
Administrator for Nuclear Security submits the report on
streamlining requirements of the National Nuclear Security
Administration with respect to contracting, procurement,
construction, and material acquisition 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. 3116. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NAVAL NUCLEAR FUEL SYSTEMS
BASED ON LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the
National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or
expended for the purposes of conducting research and
development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on
low-enriched uranium until--
(1) the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of
Defense submit to the congressional defense committees
a determination as to whether the determination made by
the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense
pursuant to section 3118(c)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
92; 129 Stat. 1196) and submitted to the congressional
defense committees on March 25, 2018, that the United
States should not pursue such research and development,
remains valid; and
(2) the Secretary of the Navy submits to the
congressional defense committees a determination as to
whether an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on
low-enriched uranium that would not reduce vessel
capability, increase expense, or reduce operational
availability as a result of refueling requirements can
be produced.
SEC. 3117. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO RECONVERT OR RETIRE
W76-2 WARHEADS.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the National
Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended to
reconvert or retire a W76-2 warhead.
(b) Waiver.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security may waive
the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Administrator, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, certifies in writing to the
congressional defense committees that--
(1) Russia and China do not possess naval
capabilities similar to the W76-2 warhead in the active
stockpiles of the respective countries; and
(2) the Department of Defense does not have a valid
military requirement for the W76-2 warhead.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
SEC. 3121. MODIFICATION TO AND TERMINATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS UNDER ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACT.
(a) Plan for Construction and Operation of MOX Facility.--
Section 4306 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2566(a)(3)) is amended in subsection (a)(3)(A) by striking
``for as long as the MOX facility is in use'' and inserting
``through 2024''.
(b) Planned Disposition Program.--Such section is further
amended in subsection (e) by striking ``If on July 1 each year
beginning in 2025 and continuing for as long as the MOX
facility is in use, less than 34 metric tons of defense
plutonium or defense plutonium materials have been processed by
the MOX facility, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan
for--'' and inserting ``If less than 34 metric tons of defense
plutonium or defense plutonium materials have been processed by
the MOX facility by October 1, 2026, the Secretary shall, not
later than December 1, 2026, and on a biennial basis
thereafter, submit to Congress a plan for--''.
SEC. 3122. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COST-
BENEFIT ANALYSES FOR COMPETITION OF MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATING CONTRACTS.
Section 4807(e) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2787(e)) is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Review of Reports by Comptroller General of the United
States.--
``(1) Determination.--The Comptroller General of the
United States shall determine, in consultation with the
congressional defense committees, whether to conduct an
initial review, a comprehensive review, or both, of a
report required by subsection (b).
``(2) Initial review.--The Comptroller General shall
provide any initial review of a report required by
subsection (b) as a briefing to the congressional
defense committees not later than 180 days after that
report is submitted to the congressional defense
committees.
``(3) Comprehensive review.--
``(A) Submission.--The Comptroller General
shall submit any comprehensive review of a
report required by subsection (b) to the
congressional defense committees not later than
3 years after that report is submitted to the
congressional defense committees.
``(B) Elements.--A comprehensive review of a
report required by subsection (b) shall include
an assessment, based on the most current
information available, of the following:
``(i) The actual cost savings
achieved compared to cost savings
estimated under subsection (c)(1), and
any increased costs incurred under the
contract that were unexpected or
uncertain at the time the contract was
awarded.
``(ii) Any disruptions or delays in
mission activities or deliverables
resulting from the competition for the
contract compared to the disruptions
and delays estimated under subsection
(c)(4).
``(iii) Whether expected benefits of
the competition with respect to mission
performance or operations have been
achieved.
``(iv) Such other matters as the
Comptroller General considers
appropriate.''.
SEC. 3123. RESTORATION OF A DOMESTIC URANIUM ENRICHMENT CAPABILITY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, acting through
the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall conduct an
assessment to evaluate at least 2, but not more than 4,
geographically disparate possible locations in the United
States that would by 2035 be best suited to host a modular,
scalable facility for the domestic enrichment of unencumbered
uranium, including highly-enriched uranium suitable for defense
applications.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 150 days after
commencing the assessment required by subsection (a), the
Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator for
Nuclear Security, shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report describing the results of such assessment,
including--
(1) an initial cost assessment and schedule for the
construction of at least one facility beginning not
later than January 1, 2027; and
(2) a statement declaring a preferred location or
locations from among the locations evaluated pursuant
to subsection (a).
SEC. 3124. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES FROM U.S.-U.K. MUTUAL DEFENSE
AGREEMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2025, and annually
thereafter until March 31, 2030, the Administrator for Nuclear
Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the activities taken under the Agreement Between
the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual
Defense Purposes, done at Washington July 3, 1958 (commonly
known as the ``U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement'').
(b) Briefing Contents.--A briefing under subsection (a) shall
include for the preceding calendar year--
(1) a brief overview of major lines of effort,
including specific activities of note;
(2) a list of any exchange, barter, or sale of
nuclear and related materials;
(3) a description of the relationship, if any with
AUKUS;
(4) a summary of key scientific exchanges and test
events; and
(5) such other information as the Administrator
considers necessary.
SEC. 3125. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS THAT IMPACT THE NATIONAL
NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--If a director of a national security
laboratory of the National Nuclear Security Administration
determines that a Federal regulation could inhibit the ability
of the Administrator for Nuclear Security to maintain the
safety, security, or effectiveness of the nuclear weapons
stockpile without engaging in explosive nuclear testing, such
director, not later than 15 days after making such
determination, shall submit to Congress a notification of such
determination.
(b) Form.--Each notification required by subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025,
$47,210,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Amount.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Energy $13,010,000 for fiscal year 2025 for
the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 869 of
title 10, United States Code, relating to the naval petroleum
reserves.
(b) Period of Availability.--Funds appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall
remain available until expended.
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.
Subtitle A--Maritime Administration
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Transportation for fiscal year 2025, for programs associated
with maintaining the United States Merchant Marine, the
following amounts:
(1) For expenses necessary to support the United
States Merchant Marine Academy, $194,000,000, of
which--
(A) $108,000,000 shall be for Academy
operations;
(B) $64,000,000 shall be for United States
Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement
projects;
(C) $22,000,000 shall be for facilities
maintenance and repair and equipment; and
(D) $3,000,000 shall be for training,
staffing, retention, recruiting, and contract
management for United States Merchant Marine
Academy capital improvement projects.
(2) For expenses necessary to support the State
maritime academies, $64,900,000, of which--
(A) $4,800,000 shall be for the Student
Incentive Payment Program;
(B) $6,000,000 shall be for direct payments
for State maritime academies;
(C) $17,600,000 shall be for training ship
fuel assistance;
(D) $6,000,000 shall be for offsetting the
costs of training ship sharing; and
(E) $30,500,000 shall be for maintenance and
repair of State maritime academy training
vessels.
(3) For expenses necessary to support the National
Security Multi-Mission Vessel program, including funds
for construction and necessary expenses to construct
shoreside infrastructure to support such vessels,
$75,000,000.
(4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime
Administration operations and programs, $110,000,000,
of which--
(A) $15,000,000 shall be for the maritime
environmental and technical assistance program
under section 50307 of title 46, United States
Code;
(B) $15,000,000 shall be for the United
States marine highways program, including to
make grants authorized under section 55601 of
title 46, United States Code; and
(C) $78,000,000 shall be for headquarters
operations expenses.
(5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of
obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000.
(6) For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a
United States flag merchant marine to serve the
national security needs of the United States under
chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code,
$390,000,000.
(7) For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee
program under chapter 537 of title 46, United States
Code, $33,700,000, of which--
(A) $30,000,000 may be used for the cost (as
such term is defined in section 502(5) of the
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C.
661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program;
and
(B) $3,700,000 may be used for administrative
expenses relating to loan guarantee commitments
under such program.
(8) For expenses necessary to provide assistance to
small shipyards and for maritime training programs
authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United
States Code, $35,000,000.
(9) For expenses necessary to implement the port
infrastructure development program, as authorized under
section 54301 of title 46, United States Code,
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended,
except that no such funds authorized under this title
for this program may be used to provide a grant to
purchase fully automated cargo handling equipment that
is remotely operated or remotely monitored with or
without the exercise of human intervention or control,
if the Secretary of Transportation determines such
equipment would result in a net loss of jobs within a
port or port terminal. If such a determination is made,
the data and analysis for such determination shall be
reported to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives not later than 3 days after the date of
the determination.
SEC. 3502. REAUTHORIZATION OF MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM.
(a) Award of Operating Agreements.--Section 53103 of title
46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``2035'' each
place it appears and inserting ``2040''.
(b) Effectiveness of Operating Agreements.--Section 53104(a)
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking
``2035'' and inserting ``2040''.
(c) Annual Payments.--Section 53106(a)(1) of title 46, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2024, and
2025'' and inserting ``, and 2024'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) as
subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following
new subparagraph (D):
``(D) $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years
2025 and 2026;'';
(4) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``$5,800,000'' and inserting
``$6,675,500''; and
(B) by striking ``2026, 2027,'' and inserting
``2027'';
(5) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``$6,300,000'' and inserting
``$6,855,000''; and
(B) by striking ``, 2030, and 2031; and'' and
inserting ``and 2030;'';
(6) in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``$6,800,000'' and inserting
``$7,040,000'';
(B) by inserting ``2031 and'' before
``2032''; and
(C) by striking ``, 2033, 2034, and 2035.''
and inserting a semicolon; and
(7) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
``(H) $7,230,000 for each of fiscal years
2033 and 2034;
``(I) $7,426,000 for each of fiscal years
2035 and 2036;
``(J) $7,626,000 for each of fiscal years
2037 and 2038; and
``(K) $7,832,000 for each of fiscal years
2039 and 2040.''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 53111 of title
46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2024, and 2025''
and inserting ``and 2024'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as
paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraph (4):
``(4) $390,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and
2026;'';
(4) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``$348,000,000'' and
inserting ``$400,500,000''; and
(B) by striking ``2026, 2027,'' and inserting
``2027'';
(5) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``$378,000,000'' and
inserting ``$411,300,000''; and
(B) by striking ``, 2030, and 2031; and'' and
inserting ``and 2030;'';
(6) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``$408,000,000'' and
inserting ``$422,400,000''; and
(B) by striking ``2032, 2033, 2034, and
2035'' and inserting ``2031 and 2032''; and
(7) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(8) $433,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2033 and
2034;
``(9) $445,560,000 for each of fiscal years 2035 and
2036;
``(10) $457,560,000 for each of fiscal years 2037 and
2038; and
``(11) $469,920,000 for each of fiscal years 2039 and
2040.''.
Subtitle B--Maritime Infrastructure
SEC. 3511. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Port Infrastructure Development Grants.--
(1) In general.--In making port infrastructure
development grants under section 54301 of title 46,
United States Code, for fiscal year 2025 using funds
appropriated after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall treat a
project described in paragraph (2) as--
(A) having met the requirements of paragraphs
(1) and (6)(A)(i) of section 54301(a) of such
title; and
(B) an eligible project under paragraph (3)
of such section.
(2) Project described.--A project described in this
paragraph is a project to provide shore power at a port
that services--
(A) passenger vessels described in section
3507(k) of title 46, United States Code; and
(B) vessels that move goods or freight.
(3) Modification to port definition.--Section
54301(a)(12)(A)(ii) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``inland waters'' and inserting
``inland waters (including the Great Lakes)''.
(b) Consistency.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 505 of subtitle V of title
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``Sec. 50505. Consistent approval of existing categorical exclusions
``In accordance with section 139 of title 23, the Maritime
Administrator may approve any action qualifying as a
categorical exclusion applicable to the Federal Highway
Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, or the
Federal Railroad Administration when the applicable
requirements of that categorical exclusion have been met that
are in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and any other applicable law.
Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to limit any
existing authority of the Maritime Administration to approve,
promulgate, or publish categorical exclusions consistent with
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.) or any other applicable law.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 505 of such title is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 50504 the
following new item:
``50505. Consistent approval of existing categorical exclusions.''.
(c) Establishing Applicable Categorical Exclusions.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this section, the Maritime
Administrator shall issue a notice in the Federal
Register including the categorical exclusions in use as
of the date of enactment of this section by the
Maritime Administration for actions or projects the
Maritime Administration oversees. The Maritime
Administrator may subsequently update such categorical
exclusions. Nothing in this section shall be
interpreted to limit any existing authority of the
Maritime Administration to approve, promulgate, or
publish categorical exclusions consistent with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) or any other applicable law.
(2) Survey and proposed rulemaking.--Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this section, the
Maritime Administrator shall--
(A) survey the use of categorical exclusions
by the Maritime Administration with respect to
projects initiated during or after 2015;
(B) publish on a public website the results
of that survey, which shall include a
description of the types of actions
categorically excluded and any additional
categorical exclusions that were legally
available to the Maritime Administrator from
other operating administrations and the
Department of the Army but were or were not
adopted; and
(C) publish a notice of proposed rulemaking
to propose new Maritime Administration
categorical exclusions for projects and a
process by which the Maritime Administration
will update the list of categorical exclusions
to reflect lessons learned in grant
administration and project construction.
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Categorical exclusions.--The term
``categorical exclusion'' has the meaning given
the term in section 111 of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4336e).
(B) Project.--The term ``project'' means an
eligible project as described in section
54301(a)(3) of title 46, United States Code.
(d) Application Timelines.--Section 54301(a)(5) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) Delayed notice of funding
opportunity.--If the Secretary amends a
published solicitation for grant applications
such that an applicant would need the
information contained in the amendment to draft
an application, other than an amendment of the
amount of grant funding available, the
Secretary shall extend the application deadline
by the number of days between the initial
solicitation and the amendment.''.
(e) Project Budget Reviews.--Section 54301(a)(9) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) grant contracts are approved
efficiently by the Secretary, minimizing delays
for minor adjustments to project scopes and
budgets, including due to inflationary effects
on projects.''.
(f) Application Process.--Section 54301(a)(5)(A) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``To be eligible'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) In general.--To be eligible'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Ensuring cybersecurity.--If a
covered applicant for a grant under
this subsection is applying to use the
grant to acquire digital infrastructure
or a software component, such applicant
shall--
``(I) certify the facility
for which a covered applicant
is applying for a grant has an
approved facility security plan
pursuant to section 70103(c) of
this title that addresses the
cybersecurity risks of such
digital infrastructure or
software component; or
``(II) if the approved
facility security plan of a
facility for which a covered
applicant is applying for a
grant does not address such
cybersecurity risks, provide a
brief description in the
application of how such
applicant will address the
cybersecurity risks of such
digital infrastructure or
software component.
``(iii) Update of facility security
plan.--If the approved facility
security plan required under section
70103(c) of this title of a facility
for which a covered applicant is
applying for a grant under this
subsection does not address the
cybersecurity risks of digital
infrastructure or a software component
to be acquired by such grant and such
applicant provides a brief description
to address such cybersecurity risks
under clause (ii)(II), the covered
applicant shall ensure that such
security plan is updated to address the
cybersecurity risks described in clause
(ii)(II) in the next update required
under paragraph (3)(G) of such section.
``(iv) Covered applicant defined.--In
this paragraph, the term `covered
applicant' means an applicant under
this subsection that is not otherwise
eligible under subsection (b).''.
(g) Staffing and Grant Timelines.--Not later than 365 days
after the date of the enactment of this section, and for each
of the next 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report on the average length of grant
obligation timelines for the Port Infrastructure Development
Program under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code,
and the nature of any staffing shortages relevant to
administering such program.
SEC. 3512. ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES SEALIFT CAPABILITY.
(a) Assessment of Sealift Capability.--Not later than March
1, 2026, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating when not operating as a service in the Navy, the
Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Defense, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that includes each of the following:
(1) An assessment of the readiness and sufficiency of
the United States maritime infrastructure, shipping
industry, and shipbuilding industry, and United States-
flagged, owned, and operated fleets to meet strategic
sealift requirements during peace, crisis, and war and
operate in a contested environment.
(2) An assessment of ocean-going trade opportunities
and challenges with respect to the economy of the
United States.
(3) An assessment of critical infrastructure in the
United States maritime transportation system, including
ports, shipyards, repair yards, inland waterways, and
the domestic fleet, and foreign investment in maritime
infrastructure.
(4) An evaluation of foreign investment, ownership,
and control in maritime infrastructure, including
ports, terminals, and other related infrastructure.
(5) Recommendations for--
(A) improving the critical shipbuilding
infrastructure, workforce recruitment,
development, and retention, and critical supply
chains of the United States, including for
critical repair parts; and
(B) addressing any risks identified in
paragraphs (1) through (4) as necessary to
protect and strengthen the United States
maritime transportation system.
(b) Assessment of Arrangements and Agreements With Treaty
Allies.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes each of the
following:
(1) An assessment of existing arrangements and
agreements with treaty allies for access to the global
maritime transportation infrastructure such as ports,
harbors, and waterways.
(2) An assessment of existing assurances,
arrangements, and agreements with treaty allies to
augment United States sealift capabilities and meet
sealift requirements during peace, crisis, and war.
(3) Recommendations for updating such arrangements
and agreements to reflect the global security
environment.
(c) Report on Potential Public-private Partnership
Opportunities.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Transportation shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on requirements to maintain, improve, or
grow the Maritime Security Program, Tanker Security Program,
and the Ready Reserve Force over the decade following the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Alternate Strategic Seaports Assessment and Report.--
(1) Assessment.--The Commander of the United States
Transportation Command, in coordination with the
Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall
conduct an assessment to identify--
(A) any additional operational criteria or
infrastructure enhancements necessary to ensure
that alternate seaport facilities meet
strategic seaport facility standards; and
(B) any infrastructure enhancements to
strategic seaport facilities to ensure such
facilities continue to meet readiness
requirements.
(2) Contents.--In conducting the assessment under
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall--
(A) identify any shoreside improvements at
alternate seaport facilities that are necessary
for such facilities to meet strategic seaport
facility standards;
(B) identify any shoreside and in-water
improvements at strategic seaport facilities
that are necessary for such facilities to
continue to meet strategic seaport facility
standards, including with respect to the
continued efficient movement of cargo; and
(C) provide recommendations and a plan for
the implementation of the improvements
identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B) to
ensure that alternate seaport facilities are
fully prepared for use as strategic seaport
facilities if required.
(3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed
Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report on the assessment
required under paragraph (1).
(e) Form of Reports.--The reports required under subsections
(a) and (b) may be submitted in a classified format.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``treaty allies'' means nations with
whom the United States has entered into mutual defense
treaties.
Subtitle C--Reports
SEC. 3521. INDEPENDENT STUDY AND REPORT ON SHANGHAI SHIPPING EXCHANGE.
(a) Study.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
enter into an agreement with an appropriate independent entity
to conduct a study and assessment of the business practices of
the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, including--
(1) any anticompetitive advantages benefitting the
Shanghai Shipping Exchange; and
(2) the ability of the Ministry of Transport of the
People's Republic of China and the Shanghai Shipping
Exchange to manipulate container freight markets
through the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
(b) Elements.--In conducting the study and assessment under
subsection (a), the appropriate independent entity that enters
into an agreement under subsection (a) shall address the
following:
(1) The influence of the government of the People's
Republic of China on the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
(2) The effect of the business practices or influence
of the Shanghai Shipping Exchange on United States
consumers and businesses.
(3) Any other matters the Secretary or the
appropriate independent entity that enters into an
agreement under subsection (a) determines to be
appropriate for the purposes of the study.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the
date on which the Secretary enters into an agreement
under this section, the appropriate independent entity
shall submit to the Secretary, the congressional
defense committees, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report containing
the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a).
(2) Public availability.--The Secretary shall publish
the report required under paragraph (1) on a publicly
accessible website of the Department of Transportation.
(d) Appropriate Independent Entity Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate independent entity'' means--
(1) a federally funded research and development
center sponsored by a Federal agency;
(2) the Government Accountability Office; or
(3) an organization described in section 501(c) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
SEC. 3522. STUDY ON TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
(a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on--
(1) the extent to which the transportation of
personal protective equipment for health care was
expedited during the period beginning on January 1,
2020, and ending on December 31, 2022, as a response to
the COVID-19 pandemic;
(2) how the transportation of such personal
protective equipment was expedited during such period
through vessels and ports onto trucks or rail;
(3) how relevant stakeholders, such as vessel
operators, ports, marine terminal operators, rail
carriers, and motor carriers, interacted during such
period to transport personal protective equipment;
(4) what role the Department of Transportation and
other relevant Federal agencies played to expedite the
transportation of personal protective equipment during
such period;
(5) what authorities currently exist which allow for
the expedited transportation of personal protective
equipment by relevant Federal agencies that do not
reduce or impact safety;
(6) methodologies to improve the coordination among
relevant Federal agencies to expedite the
transportation of personal protective equipment; and
(7) the impact, if any, that any expedition of
essential medical supplies had on the transportation of
other goods.
(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report
containing the findings of the study conducted under subsection
(a).
Subtitle D--Other Matters
SEC. 3531. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO TANKER SECURITY
FLEET PROGRAM.
(a) Operating Agreements.--Section 53404(a) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``2035'' and
inserting ``2040''.
(b) Payments.--Subsection (a) of section 53406 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Annual Payments.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations and the other provisions of this
section, the Secretary shall pay to a program
participant for an operating agreement under this
chapter, for each vessel that is covered by the
operating agreement, an amount equal to--
``(A) $8,160,000 for each of fiscal years
2025 and 2026;
``(B) $8,380,000 for each of fiscal years
2027 and 2028;
``(C) $8,606,000 for each of fiscal years
2029 and 2030;
``(D) $8,839,000 for each of fiscal years
2031 and 2032;
``(E) $9,078,000 for each of fiscal years
2033 and 2034;
``(F) $9,323,000 for each of fiscal years
2035 and 2036;
``(G) $9,574,000 for each of fiscal years
2037 and 2038; and
``(H) $9,833,000 for each of fiscal years
2039 and 2040.
``(2) Timing.--The amount payable to a program
participant under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall
be paid in 12 equal monthly installments at the end of
each month during that fiscal year. The amount payable
for any fiscal year may not be reduced except as
provided by this section or section 51307(b).''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 53411 of such
title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 53411. Authorization of appropriations
``There are authorized to be appropriated for payments under
section 53406, amounts as follows, to remain available until
expended:
``(1) $122,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and
2026.
``(2) $167,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 and
2028.
``(3) $172,120,000 for each of fiscal years 2029 and
2030.
``(4) $176,780,000 for each of fiscal years 2031 and
2032.
``(5) $181,560,000 for each of fiscal years 2033 and
2034.
``(6) $186,460,000 for each of fiscal years 2035 and
2036.
``(7) $191,480,000 for each of fiscal years 2037 and
2038.
``(8) $196,660,000 for each of fiscal years 2039 and
2040.''.
SEC. 3532. REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING FEDERALLY AUCTIONED VESSELS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 571 of title 46, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 57112. Requirements for purchasing federally auctioned vessels
``(a) In General.--To be eligible to purchase a covered
vessel from the Federal Government, a person shall provide
proof of--
``(1) liability insurance for the operator of such
covered vessel;
``(2) financial resources sufficient to cover
maintenance costs of such covered vessel; and
``(3) with respect to a covered vessel requiring
documentation under chapter 121, an admiralty bond or
stipulation.
``(b) Covered Vessel Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered vessel' means--
``(1) a government owned vessel disposed of in
accordance with this part and section 548 of title 40;
``(2) a vessel seized or forfeited pursuant to any
law, and auctioned by the Federal Government, including
a vessel seized or forfeited pursuant to section 7301
or 7302 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
``(3) a fishing vessel seized or forfeited pursuant
to section 310 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1860).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 571 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``57112. Requirements for purchasing federally auctioned vessels.''.
SEC. 3533. RECAPITALIZATION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET.
Section 3546 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 46
U.S.C. 57100 note) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following new subsection (a):
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Vessel construction.--Subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the Chief of Naval
Operations and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall
complete the design of a sealift vessel for the
National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for the
construction of such vessel to begin in fiscal year
2025.
``(2) Agreement with vessel construction manager.--
Notwithstanding section 8679 of title 10, United States
Code, and subject to the availability of appropriations
made specifically available for reimbursements to the
Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of
the Department of Transportation for programs,
projects, activities, and expenses related to the
National Defense Reserve Fleet, the Secretary of the
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of
the Navy, shall seek to enter into an agreement with an
appropriate vessel construction manager under which the
vessel construction manager shall enter into a contract
for the construction of not more than ten such vessels
in accordance with this section.''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``The Secretary of
the Navy shall consult and coordinate with the
Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting ``The
Secretary of Transportation shall consult and
coordinate with the Secretary of the Navy''.
SEC. 3534. ARMED FORCES MERCHANT MARINER OFFICER EXPEDITED PREPARATION
PROGRAM.
Section 51506 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ``, which shall include
standards for a program described in subsection (c)'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(d); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
new subsection (c):
``(c) Armed Forces Merchant Mariner Officer Expedited
Preparation Program.--
``(1) In general.--A State maritime academy may offer
a program under which an eligible individual may
complete a merchant marine officer preparation program
approved by the Secretary, and the requirements for the
issuance of a license under section 7101 of this title,
in less than 3 years, without a requirement to earn a
baccalaureate or other degree from the State maritime
academy.
``(2) Eligible individuals.--For purposes of this
subsection, an eligible individual is an individual--
``(A) who is--
``(i) a person who served in the
Armed Forces, and who was discharged or
released therefrom under honorable
conditions; or
``(ii) a member of the National Guard
or Reserves who has performed at least
six years of service therein; and
``(B) who has earned a baccalaureate degree
from an institution of higher education (as
defined in section 102 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)).''.
SEC. 3535. TECHNICAL CLARIFICATIONS.
(a) Port Infrastructure Development Program.--Section
54301(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking
``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (D)'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (D)''; and
(C) by redesignating the second subparagraph
(C) as subparagraph (D);
(2) in paragraph (10)--
(A) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking
``ans'' and inserting ``and''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and
redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph
(C); and
(3) in paragraph (12)(E) by striking ``and'' before
``commercial port''.
(b) Assistance for Small Shipyards.--Section 54101 of title
46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (i).
(c) National Defense Reserve Fleet.--Section 57100 of title
46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``section 902 of
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1242)''
and inserting ``chapter 563''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ``the such use''
and inserting ``the use of such''.
(d) Maritime Workforce Working Group.--Section 3534(d)(1) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31) is amended by striking ``section 3545(a)''
and inserting ``section 3542(a)''.
(e) Administration.--Section 15109 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``15102,'' and
inserting ``15102''; and
(2) in subsection (k)(1) by inserting ``or to which
this chapter applies'' after ``under this chapter''.
(f) Investigations.--Section 41302(a) of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``conduct agreement'' and
inserting ``conduct, agreement''.
(g) Award of Reparations.--Section 41305(c) of title 46 is
amended by striking ``section subsection'' and inserting
``subsection''.
(h) National Shipper Advisory Committee.--Section 42502(c)(3)
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``(3)
Representation.--'' and all that follows through ``(A) Twelve
members'' and inserting the following:
``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall
be appointed as follows:
``(A) Twelve members''.
(i) Monetary Penalties or Refunds.--The analysis for chapter
411 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 41107 and inserting the following:
``41107. Monetary penalties or refunds.''.
(j) Annual Report and Public Disclosure.--
(1) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section
46106 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``and public disclosure'' after ``report''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 461
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking
the item relating to section 46106 and inserting the
following:
``46106. Annual report and public disclosure.''.
(k) Deepwater Port Act of 1974.--The Deepwater Port Act of
1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is amended by repealing section
25.
(l) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance
Program.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of section 50307 of
title 46 U.S. Code is amended to read as follows:
``(2) a public entity, including a Federal, State,
regional, or local government entity, including a
special district;''.
SEC. 3536. BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPYARD MODERNIZATION AND
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Section 53733 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(f) Buy America.--Part I of subtitle A of title IX of
division G of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Public Law 117-58; 41 U.S.C. 8301 note) shall apply to any
funds obligated by the Administrator under this section.''.
SEC. 3537. NOMINATION OF MERCHANT MARINE CADETS IN EVENT OF DEATH,
RESIGNATION, OR EXPULSION FROM OFFICE OF MEMBER OF
CONGRESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO NOMINATE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 513 of title 46, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 51302 the following new
section:
``Sec. 51302a. Nomination in event of death, resignation, or expulsion
from office of Senator otherwise authorized to
nominate
``(a) Senators.--In the event a Senator does not submit
nominations for cadets for an academic year in accordance with
section 51302(b)(1) of this title due to death, resignation
from office, or expulsion from office, and the date of the
swearing-in of the Senator's successor as Senator occurs after
the date of the deadline for submittal of nominations for
cadets for the academic year, the nominations for cadets
otherwise authorized to be made by the Senator pursuant to such
section shall be made instead by the other Senator from the
State concerned.
``(b) Construction of Authority.--Any nomination for cadets
made by a Senator pursuant to this section is not a
reallocation of a nomination. Such nominations are made in lieu
of a Senator not submitting nominations for cadets for an
academic year in accordance with section 51302 of this title
due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion from office
and the date of the swearing-in of the Senator's successor
occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal of
nominations for cadets for the academic year.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 513 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 51302 the following new
item:
``51302a. Nomination in event of death, resignation, or expulsion from
office of Senator otherwise authorized to nominate.''.
SEC. 3538. AMENDED LICENSE APPLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN DEEPWATER PORTS FOR
NATURAL GAS.
Section 5(i) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C.
1504(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Decision on amended license applications.--
``(A) Definition of amended license
application.--In this paragraph, the term
`amended license application' means a license
application for a deepwater port for natural
gas--
``(i) that was originally submitted
to the Secretary prior to the issuance
of the proclamation issued by the
President on March 13, 2020, with
respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic; and
``(ii) with respect to which the
applicant, based on guidance offered by
the Secretary, has made subsequent
revisions since the submission of the
initial license application and
submitted such revised application.
``(B) Expedited review and approval.--The
Secretary shall expedite the review and
subsequent approval or denial of amended
license applications submitted pursuant to this
section that meet the eligibility criteria
described in subparagraph (C).
``(C) Eligibility criteria.--To be eligible
for review under this paragraph, an amended
license application shall meet the following
criteria:
``(i) The amended license application
is for a natural gas deepwater port
facility.
``(ii) The Secretary had determined
that the project as specified in the
initial license application was not
likely to have any significant adverse
environmental impact on species and
habitat, consistent with law including
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
``(iii) The Secretary has determined
that the results of the environmental
review conducted for the initial
license application is still applicable
to the amended license application and
an additional environmental review is
not required.
``(iv) The Secretary had published an
affirmative Record of Decision for the
initial license application.
``(D) Deadline for decision.--The Secretary
shall approve or deny an amended license
application submitted pursuant to this
paragraph by no later than 270 consecutive days
after the date on which the Secretary
determines that the amended license application
is complete and meets the requirements under
this section.''.
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES
SEC. 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.
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 Conference
Line Item Request Authorized
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
FIXED WING
002 FUTURE UAS FAMILY.... 149,059 149,059
003 SMALL UNMANNED 69,573 69,573
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
ROTARY
004 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK 570,655 570,655
IIIA REMAN.
006 UH-60 BLACKHAWK M 709,054 709,054
MODEL (MYP).
007 UH-60 BLACKHAWK M 58,170 58,170
MODEL (MYP) AP.
009 CH-47 HELICOPTER..... 699,698 699,698
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
012 MQ-1 PAYLOAD......... 14,086 14,086
013 GRAY EAGLE MODS2..... 23,865 23,865
015 AH-64 MODS........... 81,026 88,826
AH-64E Apache [7,800]
Improved Tail
Rotor Blade
(ITRB)
acceleration--Arm
y UFR.
016 CH-47 CARGO 15,825 15,825
HELICOPTER MODS
(MYP).
017 UTILITY HELICOPTER 34,565 44,565
MODS.
UH-72A Lakota [10,000]
lifecycle
sustainment and
modernization.
018 NETWORK AND MISSION 49,862 49,862
PLAN.
019 COMMS, NAV 61,362 61,362
SURVEILLANCE.
020 DEGRADED VISUAL 3,839 3,839
ENVIRONMENT.
021 AVIATION ASSURED PNT. 69,161 69,161
022 GATM ROLLUP.......... 4,842 4,842
023 UAS MODS............. 2,265 2,265
GROUND SUPPORT
AVIONICS
024 AIRCRAFT 139,331 139,331
SURVIVABILITY
EQUIPMENT.
026 CMWS................. 51,646 51,646
027 COMMON INFRARED 257,854 257,854
COUNTERMEASURES
(CIRCM).
OTHER SUPPORT
028 COMMON GROUND 31,181 31,181
EQUIPMENT.
029 AIRCREW INTEGRATED 14,478 14,478
SYSTEMS.
030 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.. 27,428 27,428
031 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET 3,815 3,815
032 LAUNCHER GUIDED 21,543 21,543
MISSILE: LONGBOW
HELLFIRE XM2.
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 3,164,183 3,181,983
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
SURFACE-TO-AIR
MISSILE SYSTEM
001 LOWER TIER AIR AND 516,838 516,838
MISSILE DEFENSE
(AMD) SEN.
003 M-SHORAD--PROCUREMENT 69,091 69,091
004 MSE MISSILE.......... 963,060 963,060
006 PRECISION STRIKE 482,536 596,536
MISSILE (PRSM).
F25 PrSM Inc 1 [114,000]
production
increase (+70)--
Army UFR.
007 PRECISION STRIKE 10,030 10,030
MISSILE (PRSM) AP.
008 INDIRECT FIRE 657,581 603,477
PROTECTION
CAPABILITY INC 2-I.
IDDS-A integrated [-54,104]
logistics support
unjustified.
009 MID-RANGE CAPABILITY 233,037 233,037
(MRC).
010 COUNTER SMALL 117,424 302,261
UNMANNED AERIAL
SYSTEM INTERCEP.
Army UPL #1--cUAS [184,837]
AIR-TO-SURFACE
MISSILE SYSTEM
012 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND 47,582 47,582
MSLS (JAGM).
013 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC 744,178 691,919
WEAPON.
Early to need: [-52,259]
Support costs.
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT
MISSILE SYS
014 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) 326,120 274,037
SYSTEM SUMMARY.
Forward funded in [-48,083]
FY24 Supplemental.
Initial Spares [-4,000]
Cost Growth.
015 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY. 121,448 105,295
Unit cost [-16,153]
increases.
016 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 1,168,264 1,168,264
(GMLRS).
017 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 51,511 51,511
(GMLRS) AP.
018 MLRS REDUCED RANGE 30,230 30,230
PRACTICE ROCKETS
(RRPR).
019 HIGH MOBILITY 79,387 79,387
ARTILLERY ROCKET
SYSTEM (HIMARS.
020 ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS 3,280 3,280
(ATACMS)--SYS SUM.
022 FAMILY OF LOW 120,599 120,599
ALTITUDE UNMANNED
SYSTEMS.
MODIFICATIONS
023 PATRIOT MODS......... 171,958 338,958
Additional [167,000]
Patriot launcher.
024 STINGER MODS......... 75,146 166,146
Stinger--Army UFR [91,000]
025 AVENGER MODS......... 2,321 2,321
027 MLRS MODS............ 185,839 185,839
028 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS. 49,581 49,581
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
029 SPARES AND REPAIR 6,695 6,695
PARTS.
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
030 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS.. 12,034 12,034
TOTAL MISSILE 6,245,770 6,628,008
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF
WEAPONS AND TRACKED
COMBAT VEHICLES,
ARMY
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
001 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE 515,344 515,344
VEHICLE (AMPV).
002 ASSAULT BREACHER 5,681 5,681
VEHICLE (ABV).
003 M10 BOOKER........... 460,637 460,637
MODIFICATION OF
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
004 STRYKER (MOD)........ 52,471 52,471
005 STRYKER UPGRADE...... 402,840 402,840
006 BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT 7,255 7,255
TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE.
007 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) 106,937 106,937
008 M109 FOV 42,574 42,574
MODIFICATIONS.
009 PALADIN INTEGRATED 417,741 419,741
MANAGEMENT (PIM).
Paladin [2,000]
Integrated
Management.
010 IMPROVED RECOVERY 151,657 141,657
VEHICLE (M88
HERCULES).
Program delays... [-10,000]
011 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE. 174,779 174,779
012 ABRAMS UPGRADE 773,745 848,745
PROGRAM.
Abrams Upgrade... [75,000]
WEAPONS & OTHER
COMBAT VEHICLES
014 PERSONAL DEFENSE 4,869 4,869
WEAPON (ROLL).
015 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE 3 3
GUN (7.62MM).
017 MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 3 3
M2 ROLL.
018 MORTAR SYSTEMS....... 8,353 8,353
019 LOCATION & AZIMUTH 2,543 2,543
DETERMINATION SYSTEM
(LADS.
020 XM320 GRENADE 17,747 17,747
LAUNCHER MODULE
(GLM).
021 PRECISION SNIPER 5,910 5,910
RIFLE.
022 CARBINE.............. 3 3
023 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD 367,292 367,292
WEAPON.
024 HANDGUN.............. 34 34
MOD OF WEAPONS AND
OTHER COMBAT VEH
025 MK-19 GRENADE MACHINE 5,531 5,531
GUN MODS.
026 M777 MODS............ 25,998 25,998
029 M119 MODIFICATIONS... 12,823 12,823
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
031 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 1,031 1,031
(WOCV-WTCV).
032 PRODUCTION BASE 135,591 135,591
SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV).
TOTAL 3,699,392 3,766,392
PROCUREMENT OF
WEAPONS AND
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES, ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL
AMMUNITION
001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL 84,090 84,090
TYPES.
002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL 41,519 56,519
TYPES.
Program increase. [15,000]
003 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD 205,889 205,889
WEAPON AMMUNITION.
004 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL 6,461 8,961
TYPES.
Program increase. [2,500]
005 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL 50,002 60,002
TYPES.
Program increase. [10,000]
006 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES. 7,012 7,012
007 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES. 24,246 24,246
008 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES. 82,965 72,622
Unjustified unit [-10,343]
cost increases.
009 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES. 150,540 150,540
010 CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES. 20,006 20,006
MORTAR AMMUNITION
011 60MM MORTAR, ALL 40,853 37,853
TYPES.
Excessive unit [-3,000]
cost growth.
012 81MM MORTAR, ALL 51,282 51,282
TYPES.
013 120MM MORTAR, ALL 109,370 109,370
TYPES.
TANK AMMUNITION
014 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 378,191 378,191
105MM AND 120MM, ALL
TYPES.
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
015 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 22,957 22,957
75MM & 105MM, ALL
TYPES.
016 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 171,657 171,657
155MM, ALL TYPES.
017 PRECISION ARTILLERY 71,426 71,426
MUNITIONS.
018 ARTILLERY 160,479 155,365
PROPELLANTS, FUZES
AND PRIMERS, ALL.
Excess growth: [-5,114]
Precision
guidance kit.
MINES
019 MINES & CLEARING 56,032 56,032
CHARGES, ALL TYPES.
020 CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING 15,303 15,303
OBSTACLE.
021 MINE, AT, VOLCANO, 501 501
ALL TYPES.
ROCKETS
022 SHOULDER LAUNCHED 833 833
MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES.
023 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL 34,302 34,302
TYPES.
OTHER AMMUNITION
024 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES... 6,571 6,571
025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, 21,682 21,682
ALL TYPES.
026 GRENADES, ALL TYPES.. 32,623 32,623
027 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES... 21,510 21,510
028 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES 12,168 12,168
MISCELLANEOUS
030 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL 4,085 4,085
TYPES.
032 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 16,074 16,074
MILLION (AMMO).
033 AMMUNITION PECULIAR 3,283 3,283
EQUIPMENT.
034 FIRST DESTINATION 18,677 18,677
TRANSPORTATION
(AMMO).
035 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES. 102 102
PRODUCTION BASE
SUPPORT
036 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 640,160 640,160
037 CONVENTIONAL 135,649 132,749
MUNITIONS
DEMILITARIZATION.
Excessive Demil.. [-2,900]
038 ARMS INITIATIVE...... 4,140 4,140
TOTAL 2,702,640 2,708,783
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, ARMY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
TACTICAL VEHICLES
001 SEMITRAILERS, 26,132 26,132
FLATBED:.
002 SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS 59,602 59,602
003 HI MOB MULTI-PURP 5,265 5,265
WHLD VEH (HMMWV).
004 GROUND MOBILITY 34,407 46,607
VEHICLES (GMV).
Infantry squad [12,200]
vehicles.
006 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 653,223 533,879
VEHICLE FAMILY OF
VEHICL.
Program decrease. [-119,344]
007 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T 19,086 34,086
(CCE).
Heavy Dump Truck. [15,000]
008 FAMILY OF MEDIUM 133,924 133,924
TACTICAL VEH (FMTV).
009 FAMILY OF COLD 72,760 72,760
WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN
VEHICLE (C.
010 FIRETRUCKS & 36,726 36,726
ASSOCIATED
FIREFIGHTING EQUIP.
011 FAMILY OF HEAVY 98,906 98,906
TACTICAL VEHICLES
(FHTV).
012 PLS ESP.............. 80,256 80,256
013 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE 949 949
TACTICAL TRUCK EXT
SERV.
014 TACTICAL WHEELED 2,747 2,747
VEHICLE PROTECTION
KITS.
015 MODIFICATION OF IN 169,726 219,726
SVC EQUIP.
HMMWV ABS/ESC.... [50,000]
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
016 PASSENGER CARRYING 3,875 3,875
VEHICLES.
017 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, 10,792 10,792
OTHER.
COMM--JOINT
COMMUNICATIONS
018 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION 127,479 127,479
PROGRAM.
019 TACTICAL NETWORK 280,798 280,798
TECHNOLOGY MOD IN
SVC.
021 JCSE EQUIPMENT 5,504 5,504
(USRDECOM).
COMM--SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
024 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 87,058 87,058
WIDEBAND SATCOM
SYSTEMS.
025 TRANSPORTABLE 34,939 34,939
TACTICAL COMMAND
COMMUNICATIONS.
026 SHF TERM............. 43,897 43,897
027 ASSURED POSITIONING, 235,272 235,272
NAVIGATION AND
TIMING.
028 EHF SATELLITE 16,028 16,028
COMMUNICATION.
030 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC-- 534 534
GBS.
COMM--C3 SYSTEM
032 COE TACTICAL SERVER 61,772 61,772
INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI).
COMM--COMBAT
COMMUNICATIONS
033 HANDHELD MANPACK 704,118 684,618
SMALL FORM FIT (HMS).
Program decrease. [-19,500]
034 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS. 104,320 104,320
036 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE 20,445 20,445
037 COTS COMMUNICATIONS 489,754 489,754
EQUIPMENT.
039 ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & 60,611 60,611
ELECTRONICS.
COMM--INTELLIGENCE
COMM
040 CI AUTOMATION 15,512 15,512
ARCHITECTURE-INTEL.
042 MULTI-DOMAIN 163,077 163,077
INTELLIGENCE.
INFORMATION SECURITY
043 INFORMATION SYSTEM 337 337
SECURITY PROGRAM-
ISSP.
044 COMMUNICATIONS 157,400 157,400
SECURITY (COMSEC).
047 BIOMETRIC ENABLING 45 45
CAPABILITY (BEC).
COMM--LONG HAUL
COMMUNICATIONS
049 BASE SUPPORT 26,446 26,446
COMMUNICATIONS.
COMM--BASE
COMMUNICATIONS
050 INFORMATION SYSTEMS.. 75,505 60,505
Execution delays. [-15,000]
051 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 15,956 15,956
MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM.
052 INSTALLATION INFO 150,779 150,779
INFRASTRUCTURE MOD
PROGRAM.
ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT
REL ACT (TIARA)
056 JTT/CIBS-M........... 9,221 9,221
057 TERRESTRIAL LAYER 96,925 88,412
SYSTEMS (TLS).
Terrestrial Layer [-8,513]
System Brigade
Combat Team
realignment.
059 DCGS-A-INTEL......... 4,122 4,122
061 TROJAN............... 39,344 39,344
062 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP 6,541 13,541
(INTEL SPT).
Prophet Enhanced [7,000]
Signals
Processing kits.
063 CI AND HUMINT 3,899 3,899
INTELLIGENCE
(HUMINT) CAPABILIT.
064 BIOMETRIC TACTICAL 2,089 2,089
COLLECTION DEVICES.
ELECT EQUIP--
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
(EW)
065 EW PLANNING & 26,327 5,049
MANAGEMENT TOOLS
(EWPMT).
Award [-21,278]
cancellation.
066 AIR VIGILANCE (AV)... 9,956 9,956
067 MULTI-FUNCTION 17,004 17,004
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
(MFEW) SYST.
068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT 13,225 13,225
SURVEILLANCE CAP..
069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/ 20,951 20,951
SECURITY
COUNTERMEASURES.
070 CI MODERNIZATION..... 260 260
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
SURV. (TAC SURV)
071 SENTINEL MODS........ 180,253 180,253
072 NIGHT VISION DEVICES. 377,443 367,443
Integrated Visual [-10,000]
Augmentation
System.
073 SMALL TACTICAL 10,864 10,864
OPTICAL RIFLE
MOUNTED MLRF.
074 INDIRECT FIRE 63,122 63,122
PROTECTION FAMILY OF
SYSTEMS.
075 FAMILY OF WEAPON 207,352 164,980
SIGHTS (FWS).
Program [-42,372]
termination: FWS-
CS.
076 ENHANCED PORTABLE 2,971 2,971
INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY
FUZE SE.
077 FORWARD LOOKING 68,504 68,504
INFRARED (IFLIR).
078 COUNTER SMALL 280,086 280,086
UNMANNED AERIAL
SYSTEM (C-SUAS).
079 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND-- 184,610 174,110
PLATFORM (JBC-P).
Program decrease. [-10,500]
080 JOINT EFFECTS 9,345 9,345
TARGETING SYSTEM
(JETS).
081 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: 2,966 2,966
LHMBC XM32.
082 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL 4,660 4,660
SYSTEM.
083 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL 6,098 6,098
SYSTEMS
MODIFICATIONS.
084 COUNTERFIRE RADARS... 21,250 21,250
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
C2 SYSTEMS
085 ARMY COMMAND POST 20,039 15,039
INTEGRATED
INFRASTRUCTURE (.
Carryover........ [-5,000]
086 FIRE SUPPORT C2 16,240 16,240
FAMILY.
087 AIR & MSL DEFENSE 80,011 80,011
PLANNING & CONTROL
SYS.
088 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND 403,028 403,028
SYSTEM.
089 AIAMD FAMILY OF 2,756 2,756
SYSTEMS (FOS)
COMPONENTS.
090 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE 5,360 5,360
SUPPORT (LCSS).
091 NETWORK MANAGEMENT 48,994 48,994
INITIALIZATION AND
SERVICE.
092 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT 4,103 4,103
SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A).
093 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL 6,512 6,512
AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY
(IPP.
094 MOD OF IN-SVC 5,017 5,017
EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE).
ELECT EQUIP--
AUTOMATION
095 ARMY TRAINING 10,065 10,065
MODERNIZATION.
096 AUTOMATED DATA 78,613 78,613
PROCESSING EQUIP.
097 ACCESSIONS 1,303 1,303
INFORMATION
ENVIRONMENT (AIE).
099 HIGH PERF COMPUTING 76,327 76,327
MOD PGM (HPCMP).
100 CONTRACT WRITING 1,667 1,667
SYSTEM.
101 CSS COMMUNICATIONS... 60,850 60,850
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
102A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 1,817 1,817
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE
EQUIPMENT
104 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 32,879 32,879
(BDS).
105 CBRN DEFENSE......... 57,408 57,408
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
107 TACTICAL BRIDGE, 97,231 97,231
FLOAT-RIBBON.
ENGINEER (NON-
CONSTRUCTION)
EQUIPMENT
111 ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE 62,469 66,469
SYSTEMS.
Silent Tactical [4,000]
Energy Enhanced
Dismount (STEED).
112 RENDER SAFE SETS KITS 16,440 16,440
OUTFITS.
113 FAMILY OF BOATS AND 1,922 1,922
MOTORS.
COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
114 HEATERS AND ECU'S.... 14,355 14,355
115 PERSONNEL RECOVERY 6,503 6,503
SUPPORT SYSTEM
(PRSS).
116 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM 141,613 141,613
117 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER. 23,129 23,129
118 FORCE PROVIDER....... 9,569 9,569
119 CARGO AERIAL DEL & 46,312 46,312
PERSONNEL PARACHUTE
SYSTEM.
120 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT 9,217 9,217
AND CONSTRUCTION
SETS.
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
122 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE 2,879 2,879
EQUIPMENT.
123 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, 57,050 57,050
PETROLEUM & WATER.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
124 COMBAT SUPPORT 72,157 72,157
MEDICAL.
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
125 MOBILE MAINTENANCE 26,271 26,271
EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS.
CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT
127 ALL TERRAIN CRANES... 114 10,114
Family of All [10,000]
Terrain Cranes
Type I.
128 HIGH MOBILITY 31,663 31,663
ENGINEER EXCAVATOR
(HMEE).
130 CONST EQUIP ESP...... 8,925 8,925
RAIL FLOAT
CONTAINERIZATION
EQUIPMENT
131 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP.. 55,459 55,459
132 MANEUVER SUPPORT 66,634 66,634
VESSEL (MSV).
133 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 20,036 20,036
(FLOAT/RAIL).
GENERATORS
134 GENERATORS AND 81,540 81,540
ASSOCIATED EQUIP.
135 TACTICAL ELECTRIC 12,051 12,051
POWER
RECAPITALIZATION.
MATERIAL HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
136 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS.. 7,849 7,849
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
137 COMBAT TRAINING 40,686 40,686
CENTERS SUPPORT.
138 TRAINING DEVICES, 174,890 174,890
NONSYSTEM.
139 SYNTHETIC TRAINING 218,183 207,747
ENVIRONMENT (STE).
Synthetic [-10,436]
Training
Environment.
140 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN 10,172 10,172
SUPPORT OF ARMY
TRAINING.
TEST MEASURE AND DIG
EQUIPMENT (TMD)
141 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF 48,329 48,329
TEST EQUIPMENT
(IFTE).
142 TEST EQUIPMENT 46,128 46,128
MODERNIZATION
(TEMOD).
OTHER SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
143 PHYSICAL SECURITY 138,459 138,459
SYSTEMS (OPA3).
144 BASE LEVEL COMMON 29,968 29,968
EQUIPMENT.
145 MODIFICATION OF IN- 42,487 42,487
SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA-
3).
146 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, 26,980 26,980
RELOCATABLE.
147 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR 90,705 90,705
TEST AND EVALUATION.
OPA2
149 INITIAL SPARES--C&E.. 9,810 9,810
TOTAL OTHER 8,616,524 8,452,781
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
001 F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER) 28,554 28,554
HORNET.
002 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER 1,895,033 1,847,872
CV.
Excess cost [-47,161]
growth.
003 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER 196,634 196,634
CV AP.
004 JSF STOVL............ 2,078,225 2,018,480
Excess cost [-59,745]
growth.
005 JSF STOVL AP......... 169,389 169,389
006 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT).. 2,068,657 2,068,657
007 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT) 422,972 422,972
AP.
008 V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)... 60,175 60,175
009 H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/ 8,701 8,701
AH-1Z).
010 P-8A POSEIDON........ 12,424 12,424
011 E-2D ADV HAWKEYE..... 197,669 102,522
Production line [-95,147]
shutdown early to
need.
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
012 MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING 301,303 301,303
SYSTEM (METS).
OTHER AIRCRAFT
014 KC-130J.............. 33,406 233,406
USN Reserve KC- [200,000]
130J
recapitalization
program.
016 MQ-4 TRITON.......... 159,226 159,226
020 MQ-25................ 501,683 501,683
021 MQ-25 AP............. 51,344 51,344
022 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS... 19,081 19,081
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
023 F-18 A-D UNIQUE...... 92,765 92,765
024 F-18E/F AND EA-18G 566,727 566,727
MODERNIZATION AND
SUSTAINM.
025 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS 112,672 112,672
SERIES.
026 AEA SYSTEMS.......... 17,460 17,460
027 AV-8 SERIES.......... 3,584 3,584
028 INFRARED SEARCH AND 146,876 146,876
TRACK (IRST).
029 ADVERSARY............ 49,724 49,724
030 F-18 SERIES.......... 680,613 667,373
Avionics [-7,882]
obsolescence
excess growth.
HDVR 8-Kit unit [-5,358]
cost growth.
031 H-53 SERIES.......... 107,247 102,939
Other support [-4,308]
costs excess
growth.
032 MH-60 SERIES......... 108,072 108,072
033 H-1 SERIES........... 153,006 153,006
035 E-2 SERIES........... 148,060 148,060
036 TRAINER A/C SERIES... 12,415 12,415
037 C-130 SERIES......... 188,119 188,119
038 FEWSG................ 663 663
039 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C 13,162 13,162
SERIES.
040 E-6 SERIES........... 142,368 142,368
041 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS 69,495 69,495
SERIES.
042 T-45 SERIES.......... 158,800 158,800
043 POWER PLANT CHANGES.. 16,806 16,806
044 JPATS SERIES......... 24,157 24,157
045 AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT 3,964 3,964
MODS.
046 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT. 52,791 52,791
047 COMMON AVIONICS 139,113 139,113
CHANGES.
048 COMMON DEFENSIVE 10,687 10,687
WEAPON SYSTEM.
049 ID SYSTEMS........... 7,020 7,020
050 P-8 SERIES........... 307,202 307,202
051 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION 25,597 25,597
053 V-22 (TILT/ROTOR 235,062 295,062
ACFT) OSPREY.
Safety [60,000]
Enhancements.
054 NEXT GENERATION 453,226 453,226
JAMMER (NGJ).
055 F-35 STOVL SERIES.... 282,987 257,073
Early to need.... [-25,914]
056 F-35 CV SERIES....... 183,924 165,105
Early to need.... [-18,819]
057 QRC.................. 26,957 26,957
058 MQ-4 SERIES.......... 122,044 88,098
Installation [-33,946]
costs excess
growth.
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
063 SPARES AND REPAIR 2,094,242 2,094,242
PARTS.
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
EQUIP & FACILITIES
064 COMMON GROUND 572,806 572,806
EQUIPMENT.
065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL 105,634 105,634
FACILITIES.
066 WAR CONSUMABLES...... 43,604 43,604
067 OTHER PRODUCTION 73,307 73,307
CHARGES.
068 SPECIAL SUPPORT 456,816 456,816
EQUIPMENT.
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 16,214,250 16,175,970
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
MODIFICATION OF
MISSILES
002 TRIDENT II MODS...... 1,793,867 1,793,867
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
003 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL 8,133 8,133
FACILITIES.
STRATEGIC MISSILES
004 TOMAHAWK............. 32,677 32,677
TACTICAL MISSILES
005 AMRAAM............... 279,626 279,626
006 SIDEWINDER........... 86,023 86,023
007 STANDARD MISSILE..... 627,386 627,386
008 STANDARD MISSILE AP.. 127,830 127,830
009 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB 76,108 76,108
II.
010 RAM.................. 141,021 141,021
011 JOINT AIR GROUND 76,838 76,838
MISSILE (JAGM).
013 AERIAL TARGETS....... 182,463 182,463
014 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT 3,411 3,411
015 LRASM................ 326,435 326,435
016 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 24,882 90,982
(NSM).
NSM production [66,100]
increase (+21).
017 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 4,412 4,412
(NSM) AP.
MODIFICATION OF
MISSILES
018 TOMAHAWK MODS........ 317,839 317,839
019 ESSM................. 652,391 634,391
Program delay.... [-18,000]
020 AARGM-ER............. 213,988 213,988
021 AARGM-ER AP.......... 34,604 34,604
022 STANDARD MISSILES 75,667 72,042
MODS.
Carryover........ [-3,625]
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
023 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL 1,490 1,490
FACILITIES.
ORDNANCE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
026 ORDNANCE SUPPORT 351,488 351,488
EQUIPMENT.
TORPEDOES AND RELATED
EQUIP
027 SSTD................. 4,317 4,317
028 MK-48 TORPEDO........ 333,147 333,147
029 ASW TARGETS.......... 30,476 30,476
MOD OF TORPEDOES AND
RELATED EQUIP
030 MK-54 TORPEDO MODS... 106,249 156,249
Mk54 production [50,000]
increase.
031 MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP 17,363 17,363
MODS.
032 MARITIME MINES....... 100,065 100,065
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
033 TORPEDO SUPPORT 151,809 151,809
EQUIPMENT.
034 ASW RANGE SUPPORT.... 4,039 4,039
DESTINATION
TRANSPORTATION
035 FIRST DESTINATION 5,669 5,669
TRANSPORTATION.
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
036 SMALL ARMS AND 12,513 12,513
WEAPONS.
MODIFICATION OF GUNS
AND GUN MOUNTS
037 CIWS MODS............ 4,266 4,266
038 COAST GUARD WEAPONS.. 54,794 54,794
039 GUN MOUNT MODS....... 82,246 82,246
040 LCS MODULE WEAPONS... 2,463 2,463
041 AIRBORNE MINE 11,635 11,635
NEUTRALIZATION
SYSTEMS.
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
043 SPARES AND REPAIR 240,697 240,697
PARTS.
TOTAL WEAPONS 6,600,327 6,694,802
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS
NAVY AMMUNITION
001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 33,161 33,161
002 JDAM................. 75,134 73,109
Excess to need... [-2,025]
003 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL 58,197 58,197
TYPES.
004 MACHINE GUN 12,501 12,501
AMMUNITION.
005 PRACTICE BOMBS....... 56,745 52,237
Q1300 LGTR unit [-4,508]
cost growth.
006 CARTRIDGES & CART 73,782 73,782
ACTUATED DEVICES.
007 AIR EXPENDABLE 75,416 75,416
COUNTERMEASURES.
008 JATOS................ 7,407 7,407
009 5 INCH/54 GUN 29,990 23,990
AMMUNITION.
Underexecution... [-6,000]
010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER 40,089 40,089
GUN AMMUNITION.
011 OTHER SHIP GUN 41,223 41,223
AMMUNITION.
012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING 47,269 47,269
PARTY AMMO.
013 PYROTECHNIC AND 9,703 9,703
DEMOLITION.
015 AMMUNITION LESS THAN 1,703 1,703
$5 MILLION.
016 EXPEDITIONARY 588,005 527,255
LOITERING MUNITIONS.
Contract [-60,750]
execution.
MARINE CORPS
AMMUNITION
017 MORTARS.............. 127,726 127,726
018 DIRECT SUPPORT 43,769 41,889
MUNITIONS.
Excess to need... [-1,880]
019 INFANTRY WEAPONS 266,277 266,277
AMMUNITION.
020 COMBAT SUPPORT 21,726 21,726
MUNITIONS.
021 AMMO MODERNIZATION... 18,211 18,211
022 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS.. 114,684 114,684
023 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 5,165 5,165
MILLION.
TOTAL 1,747,883 1,672,720
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS.
SHIPBUILDING AND
CONVERSION, NAVY
FLEET BALLISTIC
MISSILE SHIPS
001 COLUMBIA CLASS 3,341,235 3,341,235
SUBMARINE.
002 COLUMBIA CLASS 6,215,939 6,215,939
SUBMARINE AP.
OTHER WARSHIPS
003 CARRIER REPLACEMENT 1,186,873 1,123,124
PROGRAM.
Rephasing of [-63,749]
incremental
funding.
004 CVN-81............... 721,045 721,045
005 VIRGINIA CLASS 3,615,904 3,972,904
SUBMARINE.
Program increase: [357,000]
Submarine class
material second
ship set.
006 VIRGINIA CLASS 3,720,303 3,720,303
SUBMARINE AP.
007 CVN REFUELING 1,061,143 811,143
OVERHAULS.
CVN refueling [-250,000]
complex overhaul
reduction.
009 DDG 1000............. 61,100 61,100
010 DDG-51............... 4,725,819 5,425,819
3rd DDG in FY25.. [700,000]
010A DDG-51............... 759,563 759,563
010A DDG-51............... 923,808 923,808
011 DDG-51 AP............ 41,724 83,224
3rd DDG Advance [41,500]
Procurement for
FY26.
013 FFG-FRIGATE.......... 1,170,442 50,000
Program delay.... [-1,170,442]
Small surface [50,000]
combatant
shipyard
infrastructure
and workforce
development.
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS
014 LPD FLIGHT II........ 1,561,963 1,231,963
LPD-33 program [-330,000]
decrease.
015 LPD FLIGHT II AP..... 525,000
LPD-34 AP........ [250,000]
LPD-35 AP........ [275,000]
019 LHA REPLACEMENT AP... 61,118 561,000
LHA-10 AP........ [499,882]
021 MEDIUM LANDING SHIP.. 268,068 253,068
Medium Landing [-238,000]
Ship lead ship
reduction.
Nondevelopmental [223,000]
LSM.
AUXILIARIES, CRAFT
AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM
COST
027 OUTFITTING........... 674,600 605,753
Early to need.... [-68,847]
029 SERVICE CRAFT........ 11,426 41,426
Additional YRBM.. [30,000]
030 AUXILIARY PERSONNEL 76,168 76,168
LIGHTER.
031 LCAC SLEP............ 45,087 45,087
032 AUXILIARY VESSELS 204,939 204,939
(USED SEALIFT).
033 COMPLETION OF PY 1,930,024 1,990,024
SHIPBUILDING
PROGRAMS.
Program increase: [60,000]
T-ATS Navajo-
class ships.
TOTAL 32,378,291 32,743,635
SHIPBUILDING AND
CONVERSION, NAVY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
SHIP PROPULSION
EQUIPMENT
001 SURFACE POWER 20,840 20,840
EQUIPMENT.
GENERATORS
002 SURFACE COMBATANT 82,937 82,937
HM&E.
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
003 OTHER NAVIGATION 102,288 102,288
EQUIPMENT.
OTHER SHIPBOARD
EQUIPMENT
004 SUB PERISCOPE, 294,625 294,625
IMAGING AND SUPT
EQUIP PROG.
005 DDG MOD.............. 861,066 809,984
Excessive cost [-51,082]
growth.
006 FIREFIGHTING 38,521 38,521
EQUIPMENT.
007 COMMAND AND CONTROL 2,402 2,402
SWITCHBOARD.
008 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE...... 81,602 81,602
009 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED 7,352 7,352
SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM.
010 POLLUTION CONTROL 23,440 23,440
EQUIPMENT.
011 SUBMARINE SUPPORT 293,766 293,766
EQUIPMENT.
012 VIRGINIA CLASS 43,565 43,565
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
013 LCS CLASS SUPPORT 7,318 7,318
EQUIPMENT.
014 SUBMARINE BATTERIES.. 30,470 30,470
015 LPD CLASS SUPPORT 38,115 38,115
EQUIPMENT.
016 DDG 1000 CLASS 407,468 365,872
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
Excessive cost [-41,596]
growth.
017 STRATEGIC PLATFORM 53,931 53,931
SUPPORT EQUIP.
018 DSSP EQUIPMENT....... 4,586 4,586
020 LCAC................. 11,013 11,013
021 UNDERWATER EOD 16,650 16,650
EQUIPMENT.
022 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 66,351 66,351
MILLION.
023 CHEMICAL WARFARE 3,254 3,254
DETECTORS.
REACTOR PLANT
EQUIPMENT
024 SHIP MAINTENANCE, 2,392,190 2,392,190
REPAIR AND
MODERNIZATION.
026 REACTOR COMPONENTS... 445,974 445,974
OCEAN ENGINEERING
027 DIVING AND SALVAGE 17,499 17,499
EQUIPMENT.
SMALL BOATS
028 STANDARD BOATS....... 400,892 332,642
Additional 40- [12,000]
foot patrol boats.
Insufficient [-80,250]
justification.
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
EQUIPMENT
029 OPERATING FORCES IPE. 237,036 239,804
Excessive cost [-14,732]
growth.
INDOPACOM Mission [17,500]
Network--INDOPACO
M UPL.
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
030 LCS COMMON MISSION 56,105 56,105
MODULES EQUIPMENT.
031 LCS MCM MISSION 118,247 98,247
MODULES.
Insufficient [-20,000]
justification.
033 LCS SUW MISSION 11,101 11,101
MODULES.
034 LCS IN-SERVICE 205,571 188,254
MODERNIZATION.
Insufficient [-17,317]
justification.
035 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV... 48,780 54,280
Accelerate Subsea [5,500]
and Seabed
Warfare (SSW)
ROV--Navy UFR.
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
036 LSD MIDLIFE & 56,667 56,667
MODERNIZATION.
SHIP SONARS
037 SPQ-9B RADAR......... 7,402 7,402
038 AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW 134,637 134,637
COMBAT SYSTEM.
039 SSN ACOUSTIC 502,115 487,115
EQUIPMENT.
Excessive cost [-15,000]
growth.
040 UNDERSEA WARFARE 16,731 16,731
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
ASW ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
041 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC 55,484 55,484
WARFARE SYSTEM.
042 SSTD................. 9,647 9,647
043 FIXED SURVEILLANCE 405,854 428,854
SYSTEM.
Persistent [23,000]
Targeting for
Undersea.
044 SURTASS.............. 45,975 45,975
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
EQUIPMENT
045 AN/SLQ-32............ 184,349 184,349
RECONNAISSANCE
EQUIPMENT
046 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT. 362,099 362,099
047 AUTOMATED 4,680 4,680
IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM (AIS).
OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
048 COOPERATIVE 26,644 26,644
ENGAGEMENT
CAPABILITY.
049 NAVAL TACTICAL 13,614 13,614
COMMAND SUPPORT
SYSTEM (NTCSS).
050 ATDLS................ 68,458 68,458
051 NAVY COMMAND AND 3,645 3,645
CONTROL SYSTEM
(NCCS).
052 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM 16,812 16,812
REPLACEMENT.
053 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS 41,458 41,458
(SPACE).
054 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO 3,803 3,803
AND TV SERVICE.
AVIATION ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
056 ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT. 90,586 90,586
057 AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT. 75,508 75,508
058 ID SYSTEMS........... 59,602 59,602
059 JOINT PRECISION 7,287 7,287
APPROACH AND LANDING
SYSTEM (.
060 NAVAL MISSION 46,106 42,326
PLANNING SYSTEMS.
Excessive cost [-3,780]
growth.
OTHER SHORE
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
061 MARITIME INTEGRATED 7,809 7,809
BROADCAST SYSTEM.
062 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I 65,113 65,113
SYSTEMS.
063 DCGS-N............... 16,946 16,946
064 CANES................ 440,207 440,207
065 RADIAC............... 38,688 38,688
066 CANES-INTELL......... 50,654 50,654
067 GPETE................ 32,005 32,005
068 MASF................. 24,361 24,361
069 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM 6,709 6,709
TEST FACILITY.
070 EMI CONTROL 4,081 4,081
INSTRUMENTATION.
072 IN-SERVICE RADARS AND 228,910 228,910
SENSORS.
SHIPBOARD
COMMUNICATIONS
073 BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL 104,119 104,119
NETWORK.
074 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL 24,602 24,602
COMMUNICATIONS.
075 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS 103,546 103,546
AUTOMATION.
076 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS 9,209 9,209
UNDER $5M.
SUBMARINE
COMMUNICATIONS
077 SUBMARINE BROADCAST 136,846 129,467
SUPPORT.
Excessive cost [-7,379]
growth.
078 SUBMARINE 68,334 68,334
COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT.
SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
079 SATELLITE 59,745 59,745
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS.
080 NAVY MULTIBAND 163,071 163,071
TERMINAL (NMT).
SHORE COMMUNICATIONS
081 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 4,551 4,551
SUPPORT ELEMENT
(JCSE).
CRYPTOGRAPHIC
EQUIPMENT
082 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY 162,008 162,008
PROGRAM (ISSP).
083 MIO INTEL 1,100 1,100
EXPLOITATION TEAM.
CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT
084 CRYPTOLOGIC 15,506 15,506
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP.
OTHER ELECTRONIC
SUPPORT
095 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT 58,213 58,213
SONOBUOYS
097 SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES. 323,441 348,441
Additional [25,000]
Sonobouys.
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
098 MINOTAUR............. 5,431 5,431
099 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT 138,062 138,062
EQUIPMENT.
100 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 121,108 121,108
EQUIPMENT.
101 ADVANCED ARRESTING 2,244 2,244
GEAR (AAG).
102 ELECTROMAGNETIC 14,702 14,702
AIRCRAFT LAUNCH
SYSTEM (EMALS.
103 METEOROLOGICAL 17,982 17,982
EQUIPMENT.
104 AIRBORNE MCM......... 10,643 10,643
106 AVIATION SUPPORT 110,993 110,993
EQUIPMENT.
107 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER 130,050 130,050
AVIATION(UCA)MISSION
CNTRL.
SHIP GUN SYSTEM
EQUIPMENT
109 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS 6,416 6,416
EQUIPMENT.
SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
110 HARPOON SUPPORT 226 226
EQUIPMENT.
111 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT 381,473 376,830
EQUIPMENT.
Excessive cost [-4,643]
growth.
112 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT 98,921 98,921
EQUIPMENT.
FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
113 STRATEGIC MISSILE 325,236 325,236
SYSTEMS EQUIP.
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
114 SSN COMBAT CONTROL 157,609 157,609
SYSTEMS.
115 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 25,362 25,362
OTHER ORDNANCE
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
116 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 26,725 26,725
DISPOSAL EQUIP.
117 DIRECTED ENERGY 3,817 3,817
SYSTEMS.
118 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 3,193 3,193
MILLION.
OTHER EXPENDABLE
ORDNANCE
119 ANTI-SHIP MISSILE 95,557 89,894
DECOY SYSTEM.
Excessive cost [-5,663]
growth.
120 SUBMARINE TRAINING 80,248 80,248
DEVICE MODS.
121 SURFACE TRAINING 179,974 179,974
EQUIPMENT.
CIVIL ENGINEERING
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
122 PASSENGER CARRYING 3,751 3,751
VEHICLES.
123 GENERAL PURPOSE 5,795 5,795
TRUCKS.
124 CONSTRUCTION & 80,260 80,260
MAINTENANCE EQUIP.
125 FIRE FIGHTING 26,199 26,199
EQUIPMENT.
126 TACTICAL VEHICLES.... 50,878 50,878
127 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT. 6,454 6,454
128 POLLUTION CONTROL 3,924 3,924
EQUIPMENT.
129 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 103,014 103,014
MILLION.
130 PHYSICAL SECURITY 1,301 1,301
VEHICLES.
SUPPLY SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
131 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT..... 56,585 56,585
132 FIRST DESTINATION 5,863 5,863
TRANSPORTATION.
133 SPECIAL PURPOSE 954,467 892,335
SUPPLY SYSTEMS.
Classified [-62,132]
adjustment.
TRAINING DEVICES
134 TRAINING SUPPORT 5,341 5,341
EQUIPMENT.
135 TRAINING AND 75,626 75,626
EDUCATION EQUIPMENT.
COMMAND SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
136 COMMAND SUPPORT 29,698 29,698
EQUIPMENT.
137 MEDICAL SUPPORT 10,122 10,122
EQUIPMENT.
139 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT 6,590 6,590
EQUIPMENT.
140 OPERATING FORCES 17,056 17,056
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
141 C4ISR EQUIPMENT...... 33,606 33,606
142 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 47,499 47,499
EQUIPMENT.
143 PHYSICAL SECURITY 129,484 129,484
EQUIPMENT.
144 ENTERPRISE 42,026 42,026
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.
OTHER
149 NEXT GENERATION 130,100 130,100
ENTERPRISE SERVICE.
150 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 2,195 2,195
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
151A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 16,134 16,134
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
152 SPARES AND REPAIR 705,144 705,144
PARTS.
153 VIRGINIA CLASS (VACL) 578,277 578,277
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS.
TOTAL OTHER 15,877,253 15,636,679
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY.
PROCUREMENT, MARINE
CORPS
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
001 AAV7A1 PIP........... 2,773 2,773
002 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT 810,276 810,276
VEHICLE FAMILY OF
VEHICLES.
003 LAV PIP.............. 761 761
ARTILLERY AND OTHER
WEAPONS
004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT 1,823 1,823
TOWED HOWITZER.
005 ARTILLERY WEAPONS 139,477 139,477
SYSTEM.
006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT 18,481 18,481
VEHICLES UNDER $5
MILLION.
GUIDED MISSILES
007 TOMAHAWK............. 115,232 115,232
008 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 144,682 144,682
(NSM).
009 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 30,087 30,087
(NSM) AP.
010 GROUND BASED AIR 369,296 364,296
DEFENSE.
Excessive missile [-5,000]
costs.
011 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE- 61,563 60,665
JAVELIN.
Guided missiles [-898]
unit cost growth.
012 FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR 9,521 9,521
WEAPON SYSTEMS
(FOAAWS).
013 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE- 1,868 1,868
TOW.
014 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 1,584 1,584
(GMLRS).
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEMS
015 COMMON AVIATION 84,764 84,764
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEM (C.
REPAIR AND TEST
EQUIPMENT
016 REPAIR AND TEST 71,023 71,023
EQUIPMENT.
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
017 MODIFICATION KITS.... 1,559 1,559
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEM (NON-TEL)
018 ITEMS UNDER $5 221,212 221,212
MILLION (COMM &
ELEC).
019 AIR OPERATIONS C2 20,385 20,385
SYSTEMS.
RADAR + EQUIPMENT
(NON-TEL)
020 GROUND/AIR TASK 71,941 71,941
ORIENTED RADAR (G/
ATOR).
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT
(NON-TEL)
021 ELECTRO MAGNETIC 182,465 0
SPECTRUM OPERATIONS
(EMSO).
Marine Corps [-182,465]
realignment.
022 GCSS-MC.............. 3,282 3,282
023 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM.. 56,710 56,710
024 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT 128,804 106,919
EQUIPMENT.
Excess Advanced [-21,885]
Signals Processor.
026 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS 59,077 59,077
(INTEL).
027 DCGS-MC.............. 81,507 81,507
028 UAS PAYLOADS......... 17,232 17,232
OTHER SUPPORT (NON-
TEL)
031 EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT 15,042 15,042
EQUIPMENT.
032 MARINE CORPS 283,983 268,583
ENTERPRISE NETWORK
(MCEN).
Expansion of [5,000]
secure 5G Open
RAN.
Network Transport [-20,400]
Excess Growth.
033 COMMON COMPUTER 25,793 21,598
RESOURCES.
Prior year [-4,195]
underexecution.
034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS. 59,113 59,113
035 RADIO SYSTEMS........ 258,818 245,320
MCMP RIT [-13,498]
Dismounted Radio
contract award
delay.
036 COMM SWITCHING & 39,390 39,390
CONTROL SYSTEMS.
037 COMM & ELEC 21,015 21,015
INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPPORT.
038 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 19,245 19,245
040 UNMANNED 16,305 16,305
EXPEDITIONARY
SYSTEMS.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
041A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 3,266 3,266
ADMINISTRATIVE
VEHICLES
042 COMMERCIAL CARGO 26,800 26,800
VEHICLES.
TACTICAL VEHICLES
043 MOTOR TRANSPORT 17,304 17,304
MODIFICATIONS.
044 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 340,542 324,058
VEHICLE.
Contract savings. [-16,484]
045 TRAILERS............. 27,440 27,440
ENGINEER AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT
046 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS 29,252 25,114
Unjustified [-4,138]
request.
047 POWER EQUIPMENT 23,411 23,411
ASSORTED.
048 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT 11,366 11,366
EQUIPMENT.
049 EOD SYSTEMS.......... 30,166 30,166
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
050 PHYSICAL SECURITY 56,749 48,657
EQUIPMENT.
Prior year [-8,092]
underexecution.
GENERAL PROPERTY
051 FIELD MEDICAL 23,651 23,651
EQUIPMENT.
052 TRAINING DEVICES..... 105,448 97,577
FoFTS-Next MCTIS- [-7,871]
V training system
previously funded.
053 FAMILY OF 29,168 29,168
CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT.
054 ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL 17,954 17,954
VEHICLE (ULTV).
OTHER SUPPORT
055 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 26,508 26,508
MILLION.
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
056 SPARES AND REPAIR 28,749 28,749
PARTS.
TOTAL 4,243,863 3,963,937
PROCUREMENT,
MARINE CORPS.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE
001 B-21 RAIDER.......... 1,956,668 1,956,668
002 B-21 RAIDER AP....... 721,600 721,600
TACTICAL FORCES
003 F-35................. 4,474,156 4,128,859
Excess cost [-345,297]
growth.
004 F-35 AP.............. 482,584 482,584
005 F-15EX............... 1,808,472 2,408,472
Procure 6 x F-15 [600,000]
EX Aircraft--NGB
UFR.
TACTICAL AIRLIFT
007 KC-46A MDAP.......... 2,854,748 2,695,728
Excessive cost [-159,020]
growth.
OTHER AIRLIFT
008 C-130J............... 2,405 422,405
2 additional [220,000]
aircraft.
Additional LC- [200,000]
130J.
UPT TRAINERS
010 ADVANCED PILOT 235,207 235,207
TRAINING T-7A.
HELICOPTERS
011 MH-139A.............. 294,095 294,095
012 COMBAT RESCUE 162,685 147,685
HELICOPTER.
Program decrease. [-15,000]
MISSION SUPPORT
AIRCRAFT
013 C-40 FLEET EXPANSION. 328,689 210,000
Two additional C- [200,000]
40B aircraft for
the Air National
Guard.
Unjustified [-318,689]
request.
014 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C. 3,086 15,000
Aircraft increase [11,914]
OTHER AIRCRAFT
016 TARGET DRONES........ 37,581 37,581
017 ULTRA................ 35,274 35,274
021 RQ-20B PUMA.......... 11,283 11,283
STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
022 B-2A................. 63,932 63,932
023 B-1B................. 13,406 13,406
024 B-52................. 194,832 175,692
B-52 modification [4,500]
to nuclear-
capable.
B-52 radar [-23,640]
modernization
reduction.
025 LARGE AIRCRAFT 52,117 52,117
INFRARED
COUNTERMEASURES.
TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
027 E-11 BACN/HAG........ 82,939 82,939
028 F-15................. 45,829 172,127
Prevent [126,298]
retirement of F-
15Es.
029 F-16................. 217,235 217,235
030 F-22A................ 861,125 861,125
031 F-35 MODIFICATIONS... 549,657 549,657
032 F-15 EPAW............ 271,970 254,915
Installation [-9,024]
excess to need.
Reduce carryover. [-8,031]
033 KC-46A MDAP.......... 24,954 24,954
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
034 C-5.................. 45,445 45,445
035 C-17A................ 103,306 113,306
Mobility [10,000]
connectivity.
036 C-32A................ 6,422 6,422
037 C-37A................ 9,146 9,146
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
038 GLIDER MODS.......... 2,679 2,679
039 T-6.................. 130,281 130,281
040 T-1.................. 2,205 2,205
041 T-38................. 115,486 115,486
OTHER AIRCRAFT
043 U-2 MODS............. 69,806 69,806
047 VC-25A MOD........... 11,388 11,388
048 C-40................. 7,114 7,114
049 C-130................ 102,519 102,519
050 C-130J MODS.......... 206,904 206,904
051 C-135................ 146,564 141,093
COMM2 crypto [-1,177]
unjustified PSC
OGC growth.
MUOS radios [-4,294]
unjustified
support cost
growth.
052 COMPASS CALL......... 94,654 94,654
054 RC-135............... 222,966 222,966
055 E-3.................. 68,192 68,192
055A E-7.................. 400,000
E-7 acceleration. [400,000]
056 E-4.................. 28,728 28,728
057 H-1.................. 2,097 2,097
058 MH-139A MOD.......... 5,010 5,010
059 H-60................. 2,035 2,035
060 HH60W MODIFICATIONS.. 28,911 28,911
062 HC/MC-130 213,284 208,461
MODIFICATIONS.
Support costs [-4,823]
excess growth.
063 OTHER AIRCRAFT....... 55,122 55,122
064 OTHER AIRCRAFT AP.... 5,216 5,216
065 MQ-9 MODS............ 12,351 12,351
066 SENIOR LEADER C3 25,001 25,001
SYSTEM--AIRCRAFT.
067 CV-22 MODS........... 42,795 42,795
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
068 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR 936,212 1,103,531
PARTS.
C-40 Fleet [-10,000]
Expansion
reductions.
Fighter Force Re- [108,319]
Optimization
(+208 PMAI a/c)--
AF UFR.
Program increase: [69,000]
F-100 ANG engines
for F-16.
COMMON SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
069 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT 162,813 198,694
SUPPORT EQUIP.
Fighter Force Re- [35,881]
Optimization
(+208 PMAI a/c)--
AF UFR.
POST PRODUCTION
SUPPORT
070 OTHER PRODUCTION 15,031 15,031
CHARGES.
072 B-2A................. 1,885 1,885
073 B-2B................. 15,709 15,709
076 CV-22 POST PRODUCTION 12,025 12,025
SUPPORT.
079 F-16................. 11,501 11,501
080 F-16................. 867 867
082 HC/MC-130 18,604 18,604
MODIFICATIONS.
INDUSTRIAL
PREPAREDNESS
085 INDUSTRIAL 20,004 20,004
RESPONSIVENESS.
WAR CONSUMABLES
086 WAR CONSUMABLES...... 25,908 25,908
OTHER PRODUCTION
CHARGES
087 OTHER PRODUCTION 1,006,272 1,504,872
CHARGES.
Classified [498,600]
adjustment.
092 F-15EX............... 40,084 40,084
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
092A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 16,359 16,359
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 19,835,430 21,420,947
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
MISSILE REPLACEMENT
EQUIPMENT--BALLISTIC
001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT 37,333 37,333
EQ-BALLISTIC.
BALLISTIC MISSILES
003 MK21A REENTRY VEHICLE 26,156 26,156
STRATEGIC
004 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF 70,335 70,335
WEAPON.
005 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF 140,000 140,000
WEAPON AP.
TACTICAL
006 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR 6,533 6,533
CONSUMABLES.
007 JOINT AIR-SURFACE 825,051 825,051
STANDOFF MISSILE.
009 JOINT STRIKE MISSILE. 165,909 165,909
010 LRASM0............... 354,100 354,100
012 SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X).. 107,101 107,101
013 AMRAAM............... 447,373 447,373
016 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB.. 42,257 42,257
017 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB 328,382 324,910
II.
Unjustified [-3,472]
growth.
018 STAND-IN ATTACK 173,421 173,421
WEAPON (SIAW).
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
019 INDUSTRIAL 913 913
PREPAREDNESS/POL
PREVENTION.
CLASS IV
020 ICBM FUZE MOD........ 104,039 104,039
021 ICBM FUZE MOD AP..... 40,336 40,336
022 MM III MODIFICATIONS. 24,212 24,212
023 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE 34,019 34,019
MISSILE (ALCM).
MISSILE SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
024 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS 6,956 6,956
(INITIAL).
025 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS 103,543 103,543
(REPLEN).
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
028 SPECIAL UPDATE 628,436 628,436
PROGRAMS.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
028A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 707,204 658,204
Classified [-49,000]
adjustment.
TOTAL MISSILE 4,373,609 4,321,137
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE
CARTRIDGES
002 CARTRIDGES........... 123,034 116,703
Program reduction [-6,331]
BOMBS
003 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 144,725 134,725
Program reduction [-10,000]
004 MASSIVE ORDNANCE 8,566 8,566
PENETRATOR (MOP).
005 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK 125,268 125,268
MUNITION.
007 B61-12 TRAINER....... 11,665 11,665
OTHER ITEMS
008 CAD/PAD.............. 40,487 40,487
009 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 7,076 7,076
DISPOSAL (EOD).
010 SPARES AND REPAIR 617 617
PARTS.
011 FIRST DESTINATION 2,894 2,894
TRANSPORTATION.
012 ITEMS LESS THAN 5,399 5,399
$5,000,000.
FLARES
013 EXPENDABLE 99,769 95,241
COUNTERMEASURES.
Unjustified [-4,528]
growth.
FUZES
014 FUZES................ 114,664 114,664
SMALL ARMS
015 SMALL ARMS........... 25,311 25,311
TOTAL 709,475 688,616
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT, SPACE
FORCE
SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF
001 AF SATELLITE COMM 65,656 65,656
SYSTEM.
003 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS. 4,277 4,277
004 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE- 17,264 17,264
OF-SIGHT TERMINALS.
005 FABT FORCE ELEMENT 234,655 234,655
TERMINAL.
006 WIDEBAND GAPFILLER 10,020 10,020
SATELLITES(SPACE).
007 GENERAL INFORMATION 2,189 2,189
TECH--SPACE.
008 GPSIII FOLLOW ON..... 647,165 323,565
Early to need.... [-323,600]
009 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT 68,205 68,205
010 GLOBAL POSTIONING 835 835
(SPACE).
014 SPACEBORNE EQUIP 83,829 83,829
(COMSEC).
015 MILSATCOM............ 37,684 37,684
017 SPECIAL SPACE 658,007 658,007
ACTIVITIES.
018 MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE 51,601 51,601
SYSTEM.
019 NATIONAL SECURITY 1,847,486 1,702,428
SPACE LAUNCH.
Acquisition [-13,500]
strategy savings.
NSSL program [-131,558]
savings.
021 PTES HUB............. 56,148 56,148
023 SPACE DEVELOPMENT 357,178 357,178
AGENCY LAUNCH.
024 SPACE MODS........... 48,152 48,152
025 SPACELIFT RANGE 63,798 63,798
SYSTEM SPACE.
SPARES
026 SPARES AND REPAIR 722 722
PARTS.
PASSENGER CARRYING
VEHICLES
027 USSF REPLACEMENT 4,919 4,919
VEHICLES.
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
028 POWER CONDITIONING 3,189 3,189
EQUIPMENT.
TOTAL 4,262,979 3,794,321
PROCUREMENT,
SPACE FORCE.
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
PASSENGER CARRYING
VEHICLES
001 PASSENGER CARRYING 6,802 6,802
VEHICLES.
CARGO AND UTILITY
VEHICLES
002 MEDIUM TACTICAL 4,526 4,526
VEHICLE.
003 CAP VEHICLES......... 1,151 1,151
004 CARGO AND UTILITY 41,605 41,605
VEHICLES.
SPECIAL PURPOSE
VEHICLES
005 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 69,546 69,546
VEHICLE.
006 SECURITY AND TACTICAL 438 438
VEHICLES.
007 SPECIAL PURPOSE 99,057 99,057
VEHICLES.
FIRE FIGHTING
EQUIPMENT
008 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH 57,234 57,234
RESCUE VEHICLES.
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
009 MATERIALS HANDLING 22,949 22,949
VEHICLES.
BASE MAINTENANCE
SUPPORT
010 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND 7,476 7,476
CLEANING EQU.
011 BASE MAINTENANCE 91,001 91,001
SUPPORT VEHICLES.
COMM SECURITY
EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)
012 COMSEC EQUIPMENT..... 63,233 63,233
013 STRATEGIC 328,667 323,667
MICROELECTRONIC
SUPPLY SYSTEM.
Program decrease. [-5,000]
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
014 INTERNATIONAL INTEL 5,616 5,616
TECH & ARCHITECTURES.
015 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING 5,146 5,146
EQUIPMENT.
016 INTELLIGENCE COMM 36,449 36,449
EQUIPMENT.
ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS
017 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & 45,820 45,820
LANDING SYS.
018 NATIONAL AIRSPACE 13,443 13,443
SYSTEM.
019 BATTLE CONTROL 22,764 22,764
SYSTEM--FIXED.
020 THEATER AIR CONTROL 73,412 73,412
SYS IMPROVEMEN.
021 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG- 96,022 96,022
RANGE RADAR.
022 WEATHER OBSERVATION 31,056 31,056
FORECAST.
023 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND 49,991 49,991
CONTROL.
024 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 8,897 8,897
COMPLEX.
025 MISSION PLANNING 18,474 18,474
SYSTEMS.
027 STRATEGIC MISSION 7,376 7,376
PLANNING & EXECUTION
SYSTEM.
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS
PROJECTS
028 GENERAL INFORMATION 161,928 161,928
TECHNOLOGY.
029 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & 1,946 1,946
CONTROL SYS.
030 BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE 5 5
CONTROL NODE (BACN).
031 MOBILITY COMMAND AND 11,435 11,435
CONTROL.
032 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL 254,106 304,106
SECURITY SYSTEM.
Counter uncrewed [50,000]
systems for
Africa Command.
033 COMBAT TRAINING 290,877 298,377
RANGES.
Infrastructure [7,500]
and
communications
upgrades.
034 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 60,639 60,639
EMERGENCY COMM N.
035 WIDE AREA 13,945 13,945
SURVEILLANCE (WAS).
036 C3 COUNTERMEASURES... 100,594 100,594
037 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 1,236 1,236
ACCOUNTING & MGT SYS.
039 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 433 433
SYSTEM.
040 AIR & SPACE 21,175 21,175
OPERATIONS CENTER
(AOC).
AIR FORCE
COMMUNICATIONS
041 BASE INFORMATION 201,670 201,670
TRANSPT INFRAST
(BITI) WIRED.
042 AFNET................ 69,807 69,807
043 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 5,821 5,821
SUPPORT ELEMENT
(JCSE).
044 USCENTCOM............ 19,498 19,498
045 USSTRATCOM........... 4,797 4,797
046 USSPACECOM........... 79,783 79,783
ORGANIZATION AND BASE
047 TACTICAL C-E 139,153 139,153
EQUIPMENT.
048 COMBAT SURVIVOR 2,222 2,222
EVADER LOCATER.
049 RADIO EQUIPMENT...... 53,568 53,568
050 BASE COMM 60,744 60,744
INFRASTRUCTURE.
MODIFICATIONS
051 COMM ELECT MODS...... 73,147 73,147
PERSONAL SAFETY &
RESCUE EQUIP
052 PERSONAL SAFETY AND 109,562 109,562
RESCUE EQUIPMENT.
DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS
HANDLING EQ
053 POWER CONDITIONING 13,443 13,443
EQUIPMENT.
054 MECHANIZED MATERIAL 20,459 20,459
HANDLING EQUIP.
BASE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
055 BASE PROCURED 79,854 79,854
EQUIPMENT.
056 ENGINEERING AND EOD 203,531 203,531
EQUIPMENT.
057 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT... 112,280 112,280
058 FUELS SUPPORT 24,563 24,563
EQUIPMENT (FSE).
059 BASE MAINTENANCE AND 54,455 58,205
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
Fighter Force Re- [3,750]
Optimization
(+208 PMAI a/c)--
AF UFR.
SPECIAL SUPPORT
PROJECTS
061 DARP RC135........... 29,524 29,524
062 DCGS-AF.............. 59,504 59,504
064 SPECIAL UPDATE 1,269,904 1,397,304
PROGRAM.
Classified [127,400]
adjustment.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
064A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 25,476,312 25,048,079
Classified [-428,233]
adjustment.
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
065 SPARES AND REPAIR 1,056 1,056
PARTS (CYBER).
066 SPARES AND REPAIR 7,637 7,637
PARTS.
TOTAL OTHER 30,298,764 30,054,181
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-
WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD
001 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA 518 518
002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD. 184,095 184,095
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS
007 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS. 374 374
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
008 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 25,392 25,392
SECURITY.
009 TELEPORT PROGRAM..... 27,451 25,848
Teleport excess [-1,603]
growth.
011 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 25,499 25,499
MILLION.
012 DEFENSE INFORMATION 68,786 68,786
SYSTEM NETWORK.
013 WHITE HOUSE 116,320 116,320
COMMUNICATION AGENCY.
014 SENIOR LEADERSHIP 54,278 54,278
ENTERPRISE.
015 JOINT REGIONAL 17,213 14,710
SECURITY STACKS
(JRSS).
Program decrease. [-2,503]
016 JOINT SERVICE 50,462 61,462
PROVIDER.
OSD requested [11,000]
transfer from
RDTE,DW line 94.
017 FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK 24,482 24,482
OPTIMIZATION (4ENO).
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA
024 MAJOR EQUIPMENT...... 53,777 53,777
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA
025 MAJOR EQUIPMENT...... 2,191 2,191
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS
026 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS. 16,345 16,345
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
MISSILE DEFENSE
AGENCY
027 THAAD................ 246,995 246,995
028 GROUND BASED 20,796 20,796
MIDCOURSE.
029 AEGIS BMD............ 85,000 335,000
Restore SM-3 IB [250,000]
production.
030 BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS. 57,130 230,800
AN/TPY-2 Antenna [176,100]
Equipment Unit
(AEU)--MDA UFR.
Unjustified [-2,430]
growth.
031 SM-3 IIAS............ 406,370 471,370
Expand SM-3 IIA [65,000]
production
capacity to 36/yr.
032 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER 50,000 50,000
SYSTEMS.
033 SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC 40,000 40,000
MISSILE DEFENSE
(SRBMD).
034 DEFENSE OF GUAM 22,602 22,602
PROCUREMENT.
036 IRON DOME............ 110,000 110,000
037 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE 32,040 32,040
AND SOFTWARE.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA
038 PERSONNEL 3,717 3,717
ADMINISTRATION.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DEFENSE THREAT
REDUCTION AGENCY
041 VEHICLES............. 2,754 2,754
042 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT 8,783 8,783
043 DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES 3,429 3,429
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DODEA
044 AUTOMATION/ 1,360 1,360
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
& LOGISTICS.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DMACT
045 MAJOR EQUIPMENT...... 7,332 7,332
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
USCYBERCOM
046 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 69,066 69,066
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
046A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 599,781 593,331
Classified [-6,450]
adjustment.
AVIATION PROGRAMS
047 ARMED OVERWATCH/ 335,487 315,487
TARGETING.
Program decrease - [-20,000]
armed overwatch.
048 MANNED ISR........... 2,500 2,500
049 MC-12................ 400 400
050 ROTARY WING UPGRADES 220,301 243,074
AND SUSTAINMENT.
MH-60M OCONUS [22,773]
aircraft loss
mods and MEP--
SOCOM UFR.
051 UNMANNED ISR......... 41,717 37,817
Long endurance [-3,900]
aircraft contract
delay.
052 NON-STANDARD AVIATION 7,942 7,942
053 U-28................. 5,259 5,259
054 MH-47 CHINOOK........ 157,413 147,265
MH-47 unjustified [-10,148]
GFE cost growth.
055 CV-22 MODIFICATION... 49,403 49,403
056 MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL 19,123 19,123
VEHICLE.
057 PRECISION STRIKE 69,917 69,917
PACKAGE.
058 AC/MC-130J........... 300,892 299,818
Program decrease - [-1,074]
SOF Common TFITA
SKR.
SHIPBUILDING
060 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS... 63,850 70,850
Deep Submergence [7,000]
Collective
Propulsion.
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
061 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M.. 139,078 139,078
OTHER PROCUREMENT
PROGRAMS
062 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS. 205,814 205,814
063 DISTRIBUTED COMMON 3,918 3,918
GROUND/SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
064 OTHER ITEMS <$5M..... 79,015 79,015
065 COMBATANT CRAFT 66,455 73,455
SYSTEMS.
Combatant Craft [7,000]
Assault.
066 SPECIAL PROGRAMS..... 20,822 20,822
067 TACTICAL VEHICLES.... 53,016 53,016
068 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M. 358,257 420,107
Blast Exposure [7,350]
Monitoring (BEMO)
Systems
Acceleration.
Counter Uncrewed [44,500]
Systems--SOCOM
UFR.
On The Move [10,000]
Satellite
Communication
Terminals.
069 COMBAT MISSION 4,988 4,988
REQUIREMENTS.
070 OPERATIONAL 23,715 23,715
ENHANCEMENTS
INTELLIGENCE.
071 OPERATIONAL 317,092 327,837
ENHANCEMENTS.
Loitering [10,745]
Munition
Accelerated
Fielding and
Reliability
Testing
Acceleration--SOC
OM UFR.
CBDP
072 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL 215,038 189,523
SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS.
Program decrease - [-25,515]
execution risk.
073 CB PROTECTION & 211,001 211,001
HAZARD MITIGATION.
TOTAL 5,406,751 5,944,596
PROCUREMENT,
DEFENSE-WIDE.
TOTAL 166,377,384 167,849,488
PROCUREMENT.
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TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 Conference
Line Program Element Item Request Authorized
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.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, ARMY
.................................. BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 310,191 311,191
.................................. Modeling and simulation [1,000]
environments for weapons system
innovation.
002 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 78,166 78,166
003 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH 109,726 110,726
CENTERS.
.................................. Biotechnology Advancements........ [1,000]
004 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH 5,525 5,525
ALLIANCE.
005 0601601A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 10,309 10,309
MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH.
.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........... 513,917 515,917
..................................
.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH
006 0602002A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 8,032 8,032
DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH.
007 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED 6,163 6,163
STUDIES.
008 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY.............. 96,094 107,094
.................................. Advanced materials and [6,000]
manufacturing for hypersonic
systems.
.................................. Advanced Materials and [2,500]
Manufacturing for Modernization.
.................................. Assured AI-based autonomous rescue [2,500]
missions.
010 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY...... 102,236 114,736
.................................. Advanced textiles for extreme [3,000]
environments.
.................................. Critical hybrid advanced materials [2,000]
processing.
.................................. Pathfinder Air Assault program.... [2,500]
.................................. Pathfinder Airborne program....... [5,000]
011 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY................. 66,707 78,207
.................................. Accelerated carbonization soil [4,000]
stabilization.
.................................. Engineered Roadway Repair [2,500]
Materials for Effective Maneuver
of Military Assets.
.................................. Isostatic Advanced Armor [5,000]
Production.
012 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE 149,108 158,108
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Systems Engineering for Autonomous [9,000]
Ground Vehicles.
013 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY............ 84,576 86,576
.................................. Man-portable doppler radar........ [2,000]
014 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 32,089 67,089
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Advanced Manufacturing of [8,500]
Energetic Materials.
.................................. Biosynthesizing critical chemicals [12,500]
.................................. Low-Cost Missile Systems [10,000]
Development.
.................................. Spectrum Dominance with [4,000]
Distributed Apertures.
015 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY... 52,685 55,185
.................................. High density eVTOL power source [2,500]
development.
016 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 39,188 41,188
.................................. Counter-uncrewed aerial systems [2,000]
research.
017 0602180A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 20,319 20,319
MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES.
018 0602181A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE APPLIED 12,269 12,269
RESEARCH.
019 0602182A C3I APPLIED RESEARCH.............. 25,839 25,839
020 0602183A AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH..... 53,206 53,206
021 0602184A SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH.......... 21,069 21,069
022 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER................. 28,656 28,656
023 0602386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS-- 11,780 11,780
APPLIED RESEARCH.
025 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING 19,795 19,795
TECHNOLOGY.
026 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY................ 68,481 68,481
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 35,766 35,766
.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......... 934,058 1,019,558
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
027 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY....... 3,112 11,112
.................................. Hearing protection communications. [8,000]
028 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING 16,716 16,716
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
029 0603025A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 14,608 14,608
DEMONSTRATION.
030 0603040A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 18,263 28,263
MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGIES.
.................................. Distributed AI fusion for [10,000]
attritable uncrewed systems.
031 0603041A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED 23,722 23,722
TECHNOLOGY.
032 0603042A C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........... 22,814 22,814
033 0603043A AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.. 17,076 17,076
034 0603044A SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY....... 10,133 10,133
035 0603116A LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY..... 33,969 36,469
.................................. Hypersonics test range............ [2,500]
037 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED 94,899 94,899
TECHNOLOGY.
038 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........ 45,880 52,380
.................................. Design and manufacturing of [2,000]
advanced composites.
.................................. Rapid entry and sustainment for [2,500]
the Arctic.
.................................. Renewable electric vehicle [2,000]
charging stations.
039 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 21,398 21,398
SIMULATION.
040 0603386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS-- 36,360 36,360
ADVANCED RESEARCH.
041 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.... 19,616 19,616
042 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 239,597 247,597
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
.................................. High performance computing [8,000]
modernization program.
043 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE 175,198 182,198
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Silent Watch HTPEM Fuel Cell...... [5,000]
.................................. Silicone anode battery testing.... [2,000]
044 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY... 94,424 94,424
045 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 164,943 169,943
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Low-Cost Rocket Propulsion for [2,000]
Affordable Mass on Tgt.
.................................. Virtual Integrated Testbed and Lab [3,000]
for Trusted AI.
046 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED 140,578 140,578
TECHNOLOGY.
047 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED 28,333 41,333
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Counter drone munitions........... [7,000]
.................................. Distributed Gain 300-KW Laser [3,000]
Weapon System.
.................................. RAPID C-sUAS Missile.............. [3,000]
049 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING............. 9,272 9,272
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 155,526 155,526
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 1,386,437 1,446,437
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
051 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 13,031 16,031
INTEGRATION.
.................................. Artificial Intelligence Decision [3,000]
Aids for All Domain Operations.
052 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.... 19,659 19,659
054 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER--ADV 58,617 66,617
DEV.
.................................. Autonomous landmine detection..... [8,000]
055 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION 116,027 133,427
.................................. Assured Precision Weapons and [14,900]
Munitions.
.................................. Large caliber automated ammunition [2,500]
resupply.
056 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION--ADV 23,235 28,235
DEV.
.................................. 360 Helmet Mounted Display for the [5,000]
Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle.
057 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY. 4,059 4,059
058 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE 90,265 90,265
SYSTEM--ADV DEV.
059 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED 64,113 64,113
DEVELOPMENT.
060 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY-- 34,091 39,091
DEM/VAL.
.................................. Demonstration of high-pressure [5,000]
waterjet cut and capture system
to demilitarize underwater
munitions.
061 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 4,184 4,184
062 0603801A AVIATION--ADV DEV................. 6,591 6,591
063 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT-- 12,445 12,445
ADV DEV.
064 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV.......... 582 582
065 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED 24,284 24,284
DEVELOPMENT.
066 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT.............. 3,039 3,039
067 0604019A EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE 102,589 88,509
(EMAM).
.................................. MDACS delayed new start........... [-14,080]
068 0604020A CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT) 63,831 63,831
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPING.
069 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE 21,935 21,935
CAPABILITY.
070 0604036A MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) 239,135 239,135
ADV DEV.
071 0604037A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS 4,317 4,317
NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV.
072 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.......... 11,234 11,234
073 0604101A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE 1,800 1,800
(SUAV) (6.4).
074 0604103A ELECTRONIC WARFARE PLANNING AND 2,004 2,004
MANAGEMENT TOOL (EWPMT).
075 0604113A FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 127,870 127,870
SYSTEM (FTUAS).
076 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE 149,463 127,428
(LTAMD) SENSOR.
.................................. Unjustified request............... [-22,035]
077 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES. 252,000 252,000
078 0604117A MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE 315,772 284,542
(M-SHORAD).
.................................. Excessive Contractor Logistics [-15,230]
Support Growth Inc 2.
.................................. Systems Development Cost Growth [-16,000]
Inc 3.
080 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION 24,168 24,168
AND TIMING (PNT).
081 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT 136,029 134,029
REFINEMENT & PROTOTYPING.
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-2,000]
082 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 17,341 17,341
DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.
085 0604386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--DEM/ 20,862 20,862
VAL.
086 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR................ 8,058 8,058
088 0604531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 59,983 79,983
SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. NGCM R&D acceleration (+1yr)...... [20,000]
090 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT......... 31,837 31,837
091 0305251A CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND 2,270 2,270
FORCE SUPPORT.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 277,181 277,181
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 2,343,901 2,332,956
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
092 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS................. 7,171 10,171
.................................. Virtual Modification Work Order [3,000]
Digital Engineering Tool.
093 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 35,942 35,942
094 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS.......... 52,586 52,586
095 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES.......... 15,088 3,565
.................................. Unjustified request............... [-11,523]
096 0604611A JAVELIN........................... 10,405 10,405
097 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES. 50,011 50,011
098 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL............... 982 5,982
.................................. Integrated Mission Planning and [5,000]
Airspace Control Tools (IMPACT).
099 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE 92,540 92,540
(TUGV).
100 0604642A LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES... 100,257 89,983
.................................. Electric Light Reconnaissance [-10,274]
Vehicle reduction.
101 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION 48,097 48,097
(ASM)--ENG DEV.
102 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG DEV..... 89,259 89,259
103 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND 3,286 3,286
EQUIPMENT.
104 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES--ENG 28,427 28,427
DEV.
105 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND 69,653 75,653
INTELLIGENCE--ENG DEV.
.................................. Air and Missile Defense Common [6,000]
Operating Picture.
106 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS 30,097 30,097
DEVELOPMENT.
107 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT 12,927 12,927
DEVELOPMENT.
108 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE 8,914 8,914
SIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG DEV.
109 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND 26,352 26,352
EVALUATION.
110 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG DEV.... 242,949 242,949
111 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT-- 41,829 41,829
ENG DEV.
112 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS 92,300 92,300
SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.
113 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL 7,143 7,143
BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT--ENG
DEV.
114 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER--ENG DEV. 19,134 28,634
.................................. Joint All Domain Testing, [9,500]
Evaluation, and Training Center.
115 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL 165,229 158,479
HARDWARE & SOFTWARE.
.................................. EACP--Slow Expenditure............ [-6,750]
116 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT................. 76,090 76,090
117 0604822A GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS 1,995 1,995
SYSTEM (GFEBS).
118 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR DEM/VAL.. 29,132 29,132
119 0604852A SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT 77,864 77,864
SYSTEMS--EMD.
120 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD............ 50,495 50,495
121 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 120,076 110,076
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-10,000]
122 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY 126,354 126,354
SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A).
123 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER 20,191 20,191
(JTNC).
124 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)...... 31,214 31,214
125 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES 11,691 11,691
(CIRCM).
126 0605036A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 7,846 7,846
DESTRUCTION (CWMD).
127 0605038A NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL 7,886 7,886
RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE (NBCRV)
SENSOR SUITE.
128 0605041A DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT.. 4,176 4,176
129 0605042A TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS 4,288 4,288
(LOW-TIER).
130 0605047A CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM........... 9,276 9,276
132 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT 38,225 38,225
133 0605052A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION 167,912 150,912
CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK 1.
.................................. Carryover......................... [-17,000]
134 0605053A GROUND ROBOTICS................... 28,378 28,378
135 0605054A EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES... 164,734 158,304
.................................. Delayed Expenditure Rate.......... [-6,430]
137 0605144A NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE-- 2,931 2,931
MEDIUM.
138 0605148A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS 157,036 157,036
NODE (TITAN) EMD.
140 0605205A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE 37,876 37,876
(SUAV) (6.5).
141 0605206A CI AND HUMINT EQUIPMENT PROGRAM- 1,296 1,296
ARMY (CIHEP-A).
142 0605216A JOINT TARGETING INTEGRATED COMMAND 28,553 28,553
AND COORDINATION SUITE (JTIC2S).
143 0605224A MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE......... 18,913 27,913
.................................. Multi-Domain Intelligence--NextGen [9,000]
Intel Mission Support.
144 0605231A PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM)... 184,046 184,046
145 0605232A HYPERSONICS EMD................... 538,017 538,017
146 0605233A ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT 32,265 32,265
(AIE).
147 0605235A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY.... 182,823 182,823
148 0605236A INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 23,363 23,363
149 0605241A FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT 1,253,637 1,253,637
DEVELOPMENT.
150 0605242A THEATER SIGINT SYSTEM (TSIGS)..... 6,660 6,660
151 0605244A JOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET (JR3).. 13,565 13,565
152 0605247A SPECTRUM SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 9,330 9,330
SYSTEM (S2AS).
153 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) 3,030 3,030
154 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 602,045 575,045
DEFENSE (AIAMD).
.................................. Unjustified THAAD integration..... [-27,000]
155 0605531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 59,563 64,063
SYSTEMS SYS DEV & DEMONSTRATION.
.................................. Roadrunner-M--Army UFR............ [4,500]
157 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE............. 504,841 504,841
158 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION 16,565 16,565
(MIP).
159 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 27,013 27,013
(JLTV) ENGINEERING AND
MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PHASE
(EMD).
160 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. 979 979
161 0303032A TROJAN--RH12...................... 3,930 3,930
163 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 131,096 131,096
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 83,136 83,136
.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 6,150,910 6,098,933
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
164 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 71,298 77,298
.................................. Threat Counter-Artificial [6,000]
Intelligence (TCAI).
165 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........ 15,788 20,788
.................................. Replacement of Foreign Engines for [5,000]
Aerial Targets.
166 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 78,613 78,613
167 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER................ 38,122 38,122
168 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL.............. 321,755 371,755
.................................. USAG-Kwajalein Atoll Recap........ [50,000]
169 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM.. 86,645 86,645
171 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES... 461,085 461,085
172 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST 75,591 75,591
INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS.
173 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS.. 37,604 37,604
174 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION............ 2,201 2,201
176 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS......... 27,420 27,420
177 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS..... 6,245 6,245
178 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING.... 76,088 76,088
179 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER............ 73,220 73,220
180 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD 11,257 11,257
COLLABORATION & INTEG.
181 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES............ 91,895 91,895
182 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES.. 32,385 32,385
183 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, 50,766 50,766
EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.
184 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY 1,659 1,659
MGMT SUPPORT.
185 0605898A ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS-- 59,727 59,727
R&D - MHA.
186 0606002A RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE 73,400 73,400
DEFENSE TEST SITE.
187 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL 4,574 4,574
MODERNIZATION.
188 0606942A ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER 10,105 10,105
VULNERABILITIES.
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 1,707,443 1,768,443
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
190 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.. 14,188 14,188
191 0605024A ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.... 7,489 7,489
192 0607101A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 271 271
DESTRUCTION (CWMD) PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT.
193 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT 9,363 14,363
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
.................................. Agile manufacturing for advanced [5,000]
armament systems.
194 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 25,000 25,000
PROGRAM.
195 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 4,816 4,816
PROGRAM.
196 0607139A IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM... 67,029 97,029
.................................. Program increase.................. [30,000]
198 0607143A UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM UNIVERSAL 24,539 24,539
PRODUCTS.
199 0607145A APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT......... 8,243 8,243
200 0607148A AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET 53,652 53,652
ACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM.
201 0607150A INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT........... 9,753 9,753
203 0607313A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 5,559 5,559
204 0607315A ENDURING TURBINE ENGINES AND POWER 2,620 2,620
SYSTEMS.
206 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS.............. 590 590
207 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT....... 168,458 168,458
208 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION 27,582 27,582
COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).
209 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT 272,926 295,926
PROGRAMS.
.................................. Stryker Modernization............. [23,000]
210 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER 55,205 47,870
IMPROVEMENTS.
.................................. Program rebaseline delay.......... [-7,335]
211 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 142 142
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
212 0203758A DIGITIZATION...................... 1,562 1,562
213 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT 1,511 1,511
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
214 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 23,708 28,708
PROGRAMS.
.................................. Containerized weapon system....... [5,000]
215 0205412A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY-- 269 269
OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEV.
216 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET 20,590 20,590
SYSTEM (GMLRS).
221 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 15,733 15,733
PROGRAM.
222 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM...... 2,566 2,566
223 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE). 26,643 26,643
226 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) 5,701 5,701
229 0305219A MQ-1 GRAY EAGLE UAV............... 6,681 6,681
230 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 67,187 78,187
ACTIVITIES.
.................................. Advanced isostatic pressure armor. [6,000]
.................................. Development and qualification of [5,000]
ultra high molecular weight
polyethylene fiber.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 32,518 32,518
.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 962,094 1,028,759
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
231 0608041A DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE 74,548 74,548
PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 74,548 74,548
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 14,073,308 14,285,551
& EVAL, ARMY.
..................................
.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, NAVY
.................................. BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 94,259 99,259
.................................. Digital radar system development.. [5,000]
002 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 483,914 487,914
.................................. Hypersonic T&E workforce [4,000]
development.
.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........... 578,173 587,173
..................................
.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH
003 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH. 23,842 23,842
004 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH. 120,716 130,716
.................................. Intelligent Data Management for [5,000]
Distributed Naval Platforms.
.................................. Unmanned maritime systems digital [5,000]
manufacturing factory of the
future.
005 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE 53,758 58,758
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Next generation lithium ion [5,000]
batteries.
006 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH... 51,202 53,702
.................................. Embedded Systems Cyber for [2,500]
Critical Naval Infrastructure.
007 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED 76,379 77,379
RESEARCH.
.................................. Research on foreign malign [1,000]
influence operations.
008 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED 91,441 91,441
RESEARCH.
009 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT 78,930 93,930
APPLIED RESEARCH.
.................................. Continuous distributed sensing [10,000]
systems.
.................................. Resilient autonomous sensing in [5,000]
the Arctic.
010 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED 7,719 7,719
RESEARCH.
011 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH. 57,525 73,525
.................................. Academic Partnerships for undersea [2,500]
vehicle research.
.................................. Geophysical sensing and [1,000]
characterization of the mine-
hunting environment.
.................................. Low-cost autonomous sensors for [10,000]
maritime dominance.
.................................. Undersea Research Facilities [2,500]
Capability.
012 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED 163,673 163,673
RESEARCH.
013 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE 31,460 32,460
APPLIED RESEARCH.
.................................. Precision strike loitering [1,000]
munitions.
014 0602792N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) 127,363 127,363
APPLIED RESEARCH.
015 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT-- 90,939 90,939
ONR FIELD ACITIVITIES.
.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......... 974,947 1,025,447
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED 31,556 31,556
TECHNOLOGY.
017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED 8,537 8,537
TECHNOLOGY.
018 0603273N SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR 118,624 118,624
RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
019 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 243,247 258,747
DEMONSTRATION (ATD).
.................................. Innovative design and [2,500]
manufacturing for uncrewed
systems.
.................................. Long-range maneuvering projectiles [7,000]
.................................. Marine Corps realignment-- [6,000]
Autonomous Low Profile Vessel.
020 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 16,188 16,188
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
021 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED 262,869 265,869
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. Integration of aligned Carbon [3,000]
Nanotube Technology onto mission-
critical Navy systems.
022 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 63,084 63,084
023 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED 5,105 5,105
TECHNOLOGY.
024 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND 97,615 97,615
DEMONSTRATIONS.
025 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE 2,050 2,050
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
026 0603801N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) 131,288 131,288
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 980,163 998,663
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
027 0603128N UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM............ 99,940 99,940
028 0603178N LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES 53,964 53,964
(LUSV).
029 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS... 41,765 50,765
.................................. Autonomous surface and underwater [9,000]
dual-modality vehicles.
030 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY............ 23,115 23,115
031 0603239N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES......... 7,866 12,866
.................................. Autonomy Kits for Port and [5,000]
Airfield damage Repair.
032 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........... 20,033 20,033
033 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE.. 3,358 3,358
034 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY 2,051 2,051
035 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE 29,421 35,421
COUNTERMEASURES.
.................................. Program increase.................. [6,000]
036 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE...... 4,790 4,790
037 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT....... 5,659 5,659
038 0603525N PILOT FISH........................ 1,007,324 982,324
.................................. Classified adjustment............. [-25,000]
040 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER................... 199,172 199,172
041 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL.............. 801 801
042 0603553N SURFACE ASW....................... 1,194 1,194
043 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM 96,694 106,694
DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. Advanced submarine hull coatings.. [10,000]
044 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS 14,924 14,924
045 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN...... 110,800 110,800
046 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & 52,586 52,586
FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
047 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS.... 368,002 327,002
.................................. Project 2370 excess to need....... [-41,000]
048 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS 93,942 97,942
.................................. Silicon Carbide Flexible Bus Node. [4,000]
049 0603576N CHALK EAGLE....................... 137,372 137,372
050 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS)........ 9,132 9,132
051 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION......... 20,135 20,135
052 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT.................. 189,631 191,631
.................................. Advanced Composites for Wet [2,000]
Submarine Applications.
053 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES............... 28,801 28,801
054 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT). 10,805 10,805
055 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT............... 107,658 105,482
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-2,176]
056 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............ 8,950 8,950
057 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT 103,860 103,860
SYSTEM.
058 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 47,339 47,339
DEVELOPMENT.
059 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY 15,587 15,587
DEVELOPMENT.
060 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.......... 23,258 23,258
061 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM............... 60,610 62,610
.................................. Marine Energy Systems for Sensors [2,000]
and Microgrids.
062 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT............ 9,067 9,067
063 0603734N CHALK CORAL....................... 459,791 859,791
.................................. Non-traditional F2T2 Capability-- [400,000]
INDOPACOM UPL.
064 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY........ 6,059 6,059
065 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE..................... 628,958 628,958
066 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA..................... 346,553 346,553
067 0603751N RETRACT ELM....................... 99,939 99,939
068 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN.................... 460,721 460,721
069 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 5,151 5,151
070 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY............ 1,686 1,686
071 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING.. 30,263 30,263
072 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND 4,047 4,047
LANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/VAL.
073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC 9,877 9,877
WEAPON SYSTEMS.
074 0604014N F/A -18 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK 8,630 8,630
(IRST).
075 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE............ 128,997 128,997
076 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA 52,994 52,994
VEHICLES.
077 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE 68,152 68,152
TECHNOLOGIES.
078 0604030N RAPID PROTOTYPING, EXPERIMENTATION 168,855 126,641
AND DEMONSTRATION..
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-42,214]
079 0604031N LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES.. 6,874 6,874
080 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR 96,670 96,670
AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78--80).
082 0604127N SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES...... 15,271 15,271
083 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED 35,030 35,030
COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).
084 0604289M NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS......... 8,114 8,114
085 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME 4,796 4,796
STRIKE).
086 0604295M MARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/ 62,317 62,317
VALIDATION.
087 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY 120,392 120,392
PROTOTYPE.
088 0604454N LX (R)............................ 12,785 12,785
089 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING..... 21,466 21,466
090 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 14,185 14,185
(C-UAS).
091 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS 5,667 257,667
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
.................................. Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise [252,000]
missile.
092 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) 8,896 8,896
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT.
093 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE 341,907 341,907
WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.
094 0605512N MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES 101,838 101,838
(MUSVS)).
095 0605513N UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING 92,868 92,868
CAPABILITIES.
096 0605514M GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE.... 50,916 50,916
097 0605516M LONG RANGE FIRES.................. 30,092 30,092
098 0605518N CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS).. 903,927 903,927
099 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT--MIP...... 7,253 7,253
100 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED 3,504 3,504
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.
101 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT-- 1,395 1,395
MIP.
102 0304797N UNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / 28,563 28,563
MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML).
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 7,465,005 8,044,615
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
103 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.......... 26,120 26,120
104 0604038N MARITIME TARGETING CELL........... 43,301 43,301
107 0604214M AV-8B AIRCRAFT--ENG DEV........... 5,320 5,320
108 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT............. 5,120 5,120
109 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE 60,438 60,438
DEVELOPMENT.
111 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM............ 108,432 108,432
112 0604231N COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS....... 164,391 164,391
113 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE.................. 301,384 301,384
114 0604245M H-1 UPGRADES...................... 39,023 39,023
115 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS........... 53,591 53,591
116 0604262N V-22A............................. 109,431 109,431
117 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT...... 29,330 29,330
118 0604269N EA-18............................. 223,266 223,266
119 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 189,750 189,750
120 0604273M EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT........ 51,366 51,366
121 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)...... 86,721 86,721
122 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM--NAVY 330,559 359,159
(JTRS-NAVY).
.................................. Accelerate Fund NC3 [28,600]
Recapitalization and New
Transmission Pathways--Navy UFR.
123 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) 209,623 196,273
INCREMENT II.
.................................. Next Generation Jammer--Low Band.. [-13,350]
124 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM 528,234 528,234
ENGINEERING.
125 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)......... 19,744 19,744
126 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS..... 468,297 450,422
.................................. EU development delays............. [-10,000]
.................................. Prior year underexecution......... [-7,875]
127 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM...................... 11,066 11,066
128 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL-- 41,419 41,419
COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
130 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS...... 112,231 112,231
131 0604503N SSN-688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION. 97,953 97,953
132 0604504N AIR CONTROL....................... 84,458 84,458
133 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS........ 10,742 10,742
134 0604518N COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER 10,621 10,621
CONVERSION.
135 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR 107,924 107,924
(AMDR) SYSTEM.
136 0604530N ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)..... 9,142 9,142
137 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN.................... 273,848 273,848
138 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM. 71,982 71,982
139 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE 13,675 13,675
T&E.
140 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES.. 3,921 3,921
141 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT.................. 79,411 84,411
.................................. Maritime mine development and [5,000]
fielding acceleration (HHEE Inc
1).
142 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT... 137,265 122,477
.................................. Carryover......................... [-14,788]
143 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 8,810 8,810
DEVELOPMENT.
144 0604657M USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS 33,880 33,880
SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.
145 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, 10,011 10,011
AND HUMAN FACTORS.
146 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS..... 1,516 1,516
147 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & 170,080 170,080
CONTROL).
148 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD 74,214 74,214
KILL).
.................................. ESSM Blk 2 software upgrades ahead [-7,880]
of need.
.................................. ESSMS system integration and test [-6,970]
ahead of need.
.................................. HVP 5-inch cUAS round............. [22,480]
.................................. NGLS excess to need............... [-7,630]
149 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT 165,599 165,599
KILL/EW).
150 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING.......... 23,810 23,810
151 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT............... 8,371 8,371
152 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM.............. 44,326 44,326
155 0604850N SSN(X)............................ 348,788 320,888
.................................. Program delay..................... [-27,900]
156 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 15,218 15,218
157 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 325,004 327,504
.................................. Program increase.................. [2,500]
158 0605024N ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.... 3,317 3,317
159 0605180N TACAMO MODERNIZATION.............. 775,316 775,316
160 0605212M CH-53K RDTE....................... 86,093 86,093
161 0605215N MISSION PLANNING.................. 115,390 115,390
162 0605217N COMMON AVIONICS................... 87,053 87,053
163 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC)..... 5,697 5,697
164 0605285N NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER........... 453,828 453,828
166 0605414N UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA)... 214,919 214,919
167 0605450M JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) 20,654 20,654
168 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT 39,096 39,096
(MMA).
169 0605504N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA) 134,366 134,366
INCREMENT III.
170 0605516N LONG RANGE FIRES.................. 120,728 120,728
171 0605611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES 60,181 55,181
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.................................. Slow expenditure rate............. [-5,000]
172 0605813M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 10,748 10,748
(JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
173 0204202N DDG-1000.......................... 243,042 243,042
174 0301377N COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL 19,517 19,517
WEAPONS (CACW).
175 0302315N NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT 8,324 8,324
179 0304785N ISR & INFO OPERATIONS............. 188,392 188,392
180 0306250M CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 7,581 7,581
DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 7,942,968 7,900,155
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
181 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 25,823 25,823
182 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........ 17,224 17,224
183 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 65,672 65,672
184 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--NAVY 6,216 6,216
185 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES......... 43,648 43,648
187 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES.... 1,009 1,009
188 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 137,521 137,521
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
189 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT....... 3,536 3,536
190 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT... 152,176 152,176
191 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT....... 477,823 477,823
192 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION 30,603 30,603
CAPABILITY.
193 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE 23,668 23,668
(SEW) SUPPORT.
194 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE 6,390 6,390
SUPPORT.
195 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT. 32,700 32,700
196 0605898N MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 42,381 42,381
197 0606295M MARINE AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL 5,000 5,000
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.
198 0606355N WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT..... 50,652 50,652
199 0305327N INSIDER THREAT.................... 2,920 2,920
200 0902498N MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS 2,234 2,234
(DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES).
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 1,127,196 1,127,196
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
203 0604840M F-35 C2D2......................... 480,759 480,759
204 0604840N F-35 C2D2......................... 466,186 466,186
205 0605520M MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS 74,119 88,519
SYSTEMS.
.................................. Counter UAS high powered microwave [14,400]
acceleration.
206 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY 142,552 142,552
(CEC).
207 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM 403,494 403,494
SUPPORT.
208 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 61,012 61,012
209 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE 96,667 96,667
DEVELOPMENT.
210 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS..... 29,743 29,743
211 0204136N F/A-18 SQUADRONS.................. 374,194 374,194
212 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT................... 8,420 8,420
213 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION 200,739 199,150
PLANNING CENTER (TMPC).
.................................. Product development ahead of need. [-1,589]
214 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.... 72,473 72,473
215 0204313N SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE 1,428 1,428
SYSTEMS.
216 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS 2,238 2,238
(DISPLACEMENT CRAFT).
217 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ 51,346 45,946
ATOR).
.................................. Slow expenditure rate............. [-5,400]
218 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS 159,648 159,648
DEVELOPMENT.
219 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS 139,164 139,164
SUPPORT.
220 0205601N ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT 28,682 28,682
221 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM 29,887 29,887
INTEGRATION.
222 0205632N MK-48 ADCAP....................... 164,935 184,935
.................................. NSWC INDIAN HEAD explosive fill... [20,000]
223 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS............. 136,276 136,276
224 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS. 167,098 167,098
225 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS 145,343 151,343
SYSTEMS.
.................................. Marine Corps realignment--MEGFOS-M [6,000]
226 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND 18,332 18,332
CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S).
227 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/ 77,377 75,377
SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.
.................................. Slow expenditure rate............. [-2,000]
228 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES 33,641 33,641
SUPPORT.
229 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC 37,372 37,372
WARFARE SYSTEMS (MIP).
231 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES............. 31,359 31,359
232 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR 29,638 29,638
MISSILE (AMRAAM).
233 0208043N PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM 3,559 3,559
(PDAS).
237 0303138N AFLOAT NETWORKS................... 56,915 69,215
.................................. Accelerate Fund NC3 [12,300]
Recapitalization and New
Transmission Pathways--Navy UFR.
238 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 35,339 35,339
PROGRAM.
239 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM 7,239 7,239
(MIP) ACTIVITIES.
242 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 45,550 45,550
SYSTEMS.
243 0305220N MQ-4C TRITON...................... 14,402 14,402
245 0305232M RQ-11 UAV......................... 2,016 2,016
247 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR 40,267 40,267
DEVELOPMENT.
248 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) 10,917 10,917
PAYLOADS (MIP).
250 0305421N MQ-4C TRITON MODERNIZATION........ 444,042 444,042
251 0307577N INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)... 793 793
252 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT... 10,927 10,927
253 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF)........ 28,799 28,799
254 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH).... 4,326 4,326
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 2,235,339 2,235,339
.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 6,604,552 6,648,263
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
255 0608013N RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION-- 14,522 14,522
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
256 0608231N MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND 10,289 10,289
CONTROL (MTC2)--SOFTWARE PILOT
PROGRAM.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 24,811 24,811
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 25,697,815 26,356,323
& EVAL, NAVY.
..................................
.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, AF
.................................. BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 361,930 369,430
.................................. Innovation of quantum materials... [7,500]
002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 143,372 143,372
.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........... 505,302 512,802
..................................
.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH
003 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED 85,477 85,477
RESEARCH.
004 0602022F UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH 8,225 8,225
CENTER (UARC)--TACTICAL AUTONOMY.
005 0602102F MATERIALS......................... 142,336 152,336
.................................. Advanced materials science for [10,000]
manufacturing research.
006 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES.... 5,235 5,235
007 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED 138,204 138,204
RESEARCH.
008 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION.............. 339,477 346,977
.................................. High mach turbine engine.......... [2,500]
.................................. High-hypersonic detonation [5,000]
propulsion research and
technology.
009 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS................. 193,029 193,029
011 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT-- 9,662 9,662
MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.
012 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............ 138,497 138,497
013 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY........ 114,962 117,462
.................................. Program increase.................. [2,500]
014 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND 176,333 183,833
METHODS.
.................................. Autonomy and AI research.......... [2,500]
.................................. Future Flag Testbed............... [5,000]
.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......... 1,351,437 1,378,937
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
015 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY 248,506 238,506
DEMOS.
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-10,000]
016 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON 29,661 29,661
SYSTEMS.
017 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 12,558 10,478
(S&T).
.................................. Excess growth..................... [-2,080]
018 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS........ 37,935 37,935
019 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO..... 102,529 86,219
.................................. Reusable Hypersonic Rocket Engine [2,500]
Flight Demo.
.................................. Unjustified growth................ [-18,810]
020 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER 5,000
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Medium-Scale CCA Propulsion....... [5,000]
021 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY...... 36,445 36,445
022 0603273F SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR 91,885 91,885
RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
024 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED 19,568 19,568
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
025 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY... 125,460 125,460
026 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY....... 25,050 25,050
027 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 34,730 37,730
.................................. Affordable composites for [1,000]
hypersonic systems.
.................................. Classified additive manufacturing [2,000]
research.
028 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT 26,172 26,172
AND DEMONSTRATION.
029 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 27,762 25,002
ENTERPRISE R&D.
.................................. Unjustified growth................ [-2,760]
030 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) 2,012 2,012
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 820,273 797,123
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
032 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT. 3,820 3,820
033 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY.. 24,799 24,799
034 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 4,498 4,498
035 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 119,197 111,197
MISSILE--DEM/VAL.
.................................. Insufficient Justification........ [-8,000]
036 0604001F NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS............. 10,148 5,548
.................................. Unjustified growth................ [-4,600]
037 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 743,842 642,060
(ABMS).
.................................. Unjustified growth................ [-101,782]
038 0604004F ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT....... 562,337 30,000
.................................. Air Force requested transfer to [-532,337]
line 38A.
038A 0604004FA NEXT GENERATION ADAPTIVE 532,337
PROPULSION.
.................................. Air Force requested transfer from [532,337]
line 38.
039 0604005F NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & 68,124 68,124
PROTOTYPING.
041 0604007F E-7............................... 418,513 401,577
.................................. E-7--Slow Expenditure............. [-16,936]
042 0604009F AFWERX PRIME...................... 20,580 30,580
.................................. Program increase.................. [10,000]
043 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER......... 2,654,073 2,654,073
044 0604025F RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION 75,051 75,051
RESERVE (RDER).
045 0604032F DIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPING....... 3,712 3,712
047 0604183F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING-- 516,971 516,971
HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE
(HACM).
049 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS... 24,204 24,204
050 0604288F SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS 1,687,500 1,546,875
CENTER (SAOC).
.................................. Late contract award............... [-140,625]
051 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER............... 3,485 3,485
052 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET 154,417 144,417
DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM.
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-10,000]
053 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS- 59,539 59,539
ACS.
055 0604609F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & CONCEPT 22,667 12,622
MATURATION.
.................................. Unjustified request............... [-10,045]
056 0604668F JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 174,723 108,094
SYSTEM (JTMS).
.................................. Excess to need.................... [-65,329]
.................................. Projected underexecution.......... [-1,300]
057 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 4,840 4,840
ENTERPRISE R&D.
058 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM........... 234,342 287,342
.................................. Accelerate experimentation and [50,000]
prototyping including for
advanced low-cost weapons.
.................................. Air Force Research Lab [14,500]
stratospheric balloon
experimentation project.
.................................. Funding carryover................. [-11,500]
059 0604860F OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND 63,194 43,694
INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.
.................................. Unjustified growth................ [-19,500]
060 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING 7,014 7,014
SYSTEM.
061 0605164F AIR REFUELING CAPABILITY 13,661 13,661
MODERNIZATION.
062 0606005F DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE..... 9,800 14,600
.................................. Software integration laboratory [4,800]
modernization.
064 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE..... 3,306,355 3,275,435
.................................. Program delay..................... [-30,920]
065 0207179F AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS 51,666 51,666
066 0207420F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION............. 1,914 1,914
067 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM 18,733 0
ACTIVITIES.
.................................. Air Force requested transfer to [-18,733]
line 67A.
067A 0607431FA AIR FORCE ISR DIGITAL 18,733
INFRASTRUCTURE.
.................................. Air Force requested transfer from [18,733]
line 67.
068 0207448F C2ISR TACTICAL DATA LINK.......... 42,371 42,371
069 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR 8,100 8,100
(3DELRR).
070 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS 17,273 17,273
(ABADS).
071 0207606F JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT (JSE) 191,337 179,615
.................................. JSE-XA ahead of need.............. [-11,722]
072 0208030F WAR RESERVE MATERIEL--AMMUNITION.. 5,226 5,226
073 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT 33,349 33,349
(CDL EA).
074 0305601F MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS...... 22,028 22,028
077 0708051F RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION 37,044 52,044
(RSM).
.................................. CBM+.............................. [15,000]
078 0808736F SPECIAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY AND 3,006 3,006
INVESTIGATION.
079 0808737F INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION..... 5,364 5,364
080 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 28,995 28,995
SYSTEM.
081 1206415F U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND 28,392 28,392
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 11,486,204 11,148,245
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
082 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & 7,205 13,205
PROGRAMS.
.................................. RAACM............................. [6,000]
083 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND 217,662 217,662
IMPROVEMENTS.
084 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT........... 70,823 70,823
085 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 19,264 19,264
086 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE. 78,480 78,480
087 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT....... 10,569 10,569
088 0604336F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET 39,079 39,079
DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS)
PROTOTYPING.
089 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT..... 7,157 7,157
090 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS...................... 3,427 3,427
091 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT.............. 24,178 24,178
092 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS.............. 25,502 25,502
093 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES............ 224,783 209,138
.................................. Excess growth--ARTS-V............. [-15,645]
094 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON........ 623,491 623,491
095 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION........... 10,408 8,378
.................................. Unjustified request............... [-2,030]
098 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT...... 41,223 41,223
100 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING........... 83,985 83,985
102 0605238F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT 3,721,024 3,921,024
EMD.
.................................. Program increase: Sentinel [200,000]
industrial base risk reduction
and prototyping.
104 0207279F ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY 10,020 10,020
AND RECOVERY.
105 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON............ 375,528 375,528
106 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING...... 7,754 7,754
111 0305155F THEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE & 9,018 9,018
SECURITY SYSTEM.
113 0401221F KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS........... 93,620 93,620
114 0401319F VC-25B............................ 433,943 325,457
.................................. Program delay..................... [-108,486]
115 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS............ 26,640 26,640
116 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS............. 4,960 4,960
117 1203176F COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER LOCATOR.... 2,269 2,269
.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 6,172,012 6,251,851
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
118 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 19,927 19,927
119 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 74,228 74,228
120 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE............ 39,720 39,720
122 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & 14,247 14,247
EVALUATION.
123 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT....... 936,913 940,013
.................................. Digital Test Facility Models...... [3,100]
124 0605827F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG & COMBAT 316,924 316,924
SYS.
125 0605828F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL REACH....... 496,740 496,740
126 0605829F ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & 521,987 511,987
BUS SYS.
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-10,000]
128 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY 262,349 262,349
INTEGRATION.
129 0605832F ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED PRGM 69,319 69,319
TECHNOLOGY.
130 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS.... 343,180 343,180
131 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 6,291 6,291
132 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND 94,828 94,828
MODERNIZATION--TEST AND
EVALUATION SUPPORT.
133 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT--TEST AND 63,579 63,579
EVALUATION SUPPORT.
134 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND 41,550 37,450
MATURATION.
.................................. Funding carryover................. [-4,100]
135 0606398F MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E................ 7,647 7,647
137 0303255F COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, 19,607 32,607
AND COMPUTERS (C4)--STRATCOM.
.................................. NC3 Research Architecture and [3,000]
Collaboration Hub (REACH).
.................................. NC3 STRATCOM...................... [10,000]
138 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES 104,133 104,133
(EIS).
139 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 25,216 25,216
140 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING............ 10 6,010
.................................. Cyber workforce training ranges... [6,000]
141 0804776F ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING..... 1,652 1,652
143 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.......... 4,590 4,590
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 3,464,637 3,472,637
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
144 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT 39,667 39,667
TRAINING.
145 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE. 22 22
146 0604283F BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR 100,183 100,183
DEVELOPMENT.
147 0604445F WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE............ 21,443 21,443
150 0604840F F-35 C2D2......................... 1,124,207 1,124,207
151 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY 49,739 49,739
SYSTEM (AF-IPPS).
152 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE 65,792 65,792
AGENCY.
153 0605117F FOREIGN MATERIEL ACQUISITION AND 94,188 94,188
EXPLOITATION.
154 0605229F HH-60W............................ 52,314 52,314
155 0605278F HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E............. 24,934 24,934
156 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION................... 21,864 21,864
157 0101113F B-52 SQUADRONS.................... 1,045,570 1,045,570
158 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) 542 542
159 0101126F B-1B SQUADRONS.................... 17,939 17,939
160 0101127F B-2 SQUADRONS..................... 41,212 41,212
161 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS............... 62,550 62,550
162 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC 13,690 13,690
COMMUNICATIONS.
163 0101318F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM-- 7,330 7,330
GLOBAL STRIKE.
165 0101328F ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES............. 629,928 590,719
.................................. Reduce carryover.................. [-39,209]
168 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL 852 852
CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
169 0102412F NORTH WARNING SYSTEM (NWS)........ 103 103
170 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR 383,575 383,575
171 0202834F VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT-- 6,097 6,097
GENERAL.
172 0205219F MQ-9 UAV.......................... 7,074 7,074
173 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC 3,372 3,372
WARFARE.
176 0207133F F-16 SQUADRONS.................... 106,952 106,952
177 0207134F F-15E SQUADRONS................... 178,603 178,603
178 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION.... 16,182 16,182
179 0207138F F-22A SQUADRONS................... 768,561 761,382
.................................. Early to need..................... [-7,179]
180 0207142F F-35 SQUADRONS.................... 47,132 47,132
181 0207146F F-15EX............................ 56,228 56,228
182 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES............. 34,932 34,932
183 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR 53,593 53,593
MISSILE (AMRAAM).
184 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE--PARARESCUE......... 743 743
185 0207238F E-11A............................. 64,127 55,332
.................................. E-11A--Slow Expenditure........... [-8,795]
186 0207247F AF TENCAP......................... 50,263 50,263
187 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS 12,723 12,723
PROCUREMENT.
188 0207253F COMPASS CALL...................... 132,475 132,475
189 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 68,743 66,609
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
.................................. Unjustified growth................ [-2,134]
190 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF 183,532 183,532
MISSILE (JASSM).
191 0207327F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)......... 29,910 29,910
192 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER 71,442 65,102
(AOC).
.................................. Funding carryover................. [-6,340]
193 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) 18,473 18,473
195 0207418F AFSPECWAR--TACP................... 2,206 2,206
197 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM 46,702 37,257
ACTIVITIES.
.................................. Air Force requested transfer to [-9,445]
line 197A.
197A 0207431F AF JWICS ENTERPRISE............... 9,445
.................................. Air Force requested transfer from [9,445]
197.
198 0207438F THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM) 4,873 4,873
C4I.
199 0207439F ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTEGRATED 17,149 17,149
REPROGRAMMING (EWIR).
200 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD.... 12,171 12,171
201 0207452F DCAPES............................ 8,431 8,431
202 0207521F AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS.... 2,223 2,223
203 0207573F NATIONAL TECHNICAL NUCLEAR 2,060 2,060
FORENSICS.
204 0207590F SEEK EAGLE........................ 34,985 34,985
207 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES 4,847 4,847
208 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING...... 7,048 7,048
209 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS.......... 92,566 92,566
210 0208007F TACTICAL DECEPTION................ 539 539
212 0208087F DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE 29,996 29,996
OPERATIONS.
213 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 113,218 113,218
219 0208288F INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS........... 988 988
220 0301025F GEOBASE........................... 1,002 1,002
222 0301113F CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE 18,141 18,141
SUPPORT.
228 0301377F COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL 1,668 1,668
WEAPONS (CACW).
230 0301401F AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL 3,436 3,936
ISR BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.
.................................. United States Cyber Command [500]
cooperation with Jordan.
231 0302015F E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS 40,441 40,441
CENTER (NAOC).
232 0302315F NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT 15,180 15,180
233 0303004F EIT CONNECT....................... 32,960 32,960
234 0303089F CYBERSPACE AND DODIN OPERATIONS... 9,776 9,776
235 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 25,500 25,500
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
236 0303133F HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS...... 8,667 8,667
237 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 94,424 94,424
PROGRAM.
238 0303248F ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM........ 82,927 82,927
239 0303260F JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION 7,324 7,324
INITIATIVE.
240 0304100F STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & 69,441 69,441
EXECUTION SYSTEM (SMPES).
243 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE........ 85,284 85,284
244 0304310F COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS...... 4,719 4,719
247 0305015F C2 AIR OPERATIONS SUITE--C2 INFO 13,524 13,524
SERVICES.
248 0305020F CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION 1,836 1,836
TECHNOLOGY.
249 0305022F ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION 22,909 22,909
DVMT (IMAD).
250 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 5,151 5,151
(GATM).
251 0305103F CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE......... 304 304
252 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE................... 31,372 36,372
.................................. Air Force commercial weather data [5,000]
acquisition.
253 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND 15,143 15,143
LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS).
254 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS.................... 7,685 7,685
257 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE 481 481
ACTIVITIES.
258 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 6,387 6,387
ACTIVITIES.
259 0305158F TACTICAL TERMINAL................. 1,002 1,002
260 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) 16,006 16,006
262 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS... 84,363 106,663
.................................. Long Endurance Airborne ISR-- [22,300]
AFRICOM.
263 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS..... 16,323 16,323
264 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 86,476 86,476
SYSTEMS.
265 0305220F RQ-4 UAV.......................... 9,516 9,516
266 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE 8,952 8,952
TARGETING.
267 0305238F NATO AGS.......................... 865 865
268 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE........ 30,932 30,932
269 0305600F INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 18,670 18,670
TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES.
271 0305984F PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL 2,831 2,831
(PRC2).
272 0307577F INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)... 3,658 3,658
274 0401119F C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF)........ 33,003 33,003
275 0401130F C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF)................ 17,395 17,395
276 0401132F C-130J PROGRAM.................... 34,423 63,423
.................................. Program increase: Non-recurring [29,000]
engineering for polar airlift
aircraft.
277 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES 7,768 7,768
(LAIRCM).
278 0401218F KC-135S........................... 31,977 31,977
279 0401318F CV-22............................. 26,249 26,249
280 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL.. 9,421 9,421
282 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 11,895 11,895
(LOGIT).
283 0801380F AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC- 29,815 29,815
OT).
284 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING............. 2,319 2,319
285 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY... 2,320 2,320
286 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM..... 4,267 4,267
287 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION.......... 3,163 3,163
288 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 18,937 17,037
AGENCY.
.................................. Funding carryover................. [-1,900]
289 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 5,634 5,634
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
290 0901554F DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT 57,689 57,689
SYS (DEAMS).
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 18,038,552 17,900,019
.................................. Classified adjustment............. [-153,533]
.................................. Classified adjustment A........... [15,000]
.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 25,308,906 25,161,616
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 49,108,771 48,723,211
& EVAL, AF.
..................................
.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, SF
.................................. BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601102SF DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 21,349 21,349
002 0601103SF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 14,731 14,731
.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........... 36,080 36,080
..................................
.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH
004 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY.................. 244,964 249,964
.................................. Space Modeling, Simulation, and [5,000]
Analysis Hub.
.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......... 244,964 249,964
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
005 1206310SF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 425,166 487,682
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. Defense in Depth as Mission [20,000]
Assurance for Spacecraft
Multilevel Security (DiDaMAS-MLS).
.................................. TxDES--Space Force UFR............ [42,516]
006 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 138,270 138,270
DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 563,436 625,952
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
007 0604002SF SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES 867 867
RESEARCH.
008 1203010SF SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, 88,610 88,610
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS.
009 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 300,025 300,025
(USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).
010 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS........ 121,409 121,409
011 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS............. 76,391 76,391
012 1203955SF SPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & LOGISTICS 20,000 20,000
(SAML).
013 1206410SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND 1,701,685 1,701,685
PROTOTYPING.
015 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE 133,739 115,852
TRANSITIONS (SSPT).
.................................. Underexecution.................... [-17,887]
016 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.......... 62,195 62,195
017 1206458SF TECH TRANSITION (SPACE)........... 228,547 230,547
.................................. Hybrid Space Architecture Pilot... [2,000]
018 1206730SF SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM 53,199 53,199
019 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE 79,709 82,709
SERVICE (PTES).
.................................. Cloud-based beam forming [3,000]
technologies.
020 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS).. 596,996 495,742
.................................. PTS-R EMD delay................... [-46,254]
.................................. Space Force requested realignment [-55,000]
to line 71 for OCX shortfalls.
021 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS).... 1,046,161 1,001,881
.................................. ECO/Risk excess to need........... [-6,700]
.................................. ESS C2 terminal acquisition early [-37,580]
to need.
022 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE... 11,361 80,392
.................................. Space Force requested realignment [69,031]
from line 75.
023 1206862SF TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE....... 30,052 30,052
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 4,550,946 4,461,556
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
024 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF)...... 244,752 234,657
.................................. Underexecution.................... [-10,095]
026 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS.............. 37,078 37,078
027 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON.......... 49,207 49,207
028 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS. 483,605 483,605
029 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE).... 1,020 1,020
032 1206440SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GROUND............. 558,013 558,013
033 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR.............. 202,951 192,951
.................................. Underexecution.................... [-10,000]
034 1206443SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GEO................ 510,806 510,806
035 1206444SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--POLAR.............. 828,878 815,179
.................................. Launch support ahead of need...... [-13,699]
036 1206445SF COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) 134,487 134,487
INTEGRATION.
037 1206446SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE 1,730,821 1,697,821
TRACKING--LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO).
.................................. Management reserve reduction...... [-33,000]
038 1206447SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE 846,349 750,449
TRACKING--MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT
(MEO).
.................................. Epoch 2 ops and integration early [-10,000]
to need.
.................................. Management services excess to need [-10,700]
.................................. MEO vendor termination............ [-75,200]
040 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH 23,392 23,392
PROGRAM (SPACE)--EMD.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 5,651,359 5,488,665
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
046 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & MISSILE 274,424 274,424
SYSTEMS.
047 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER-- 12,867 12,867
MHA.
049 1206759SF MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT--SPACE....... 229,665 229,665
050 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM 20,134 25,134
(SPACE).
.................................. Advanced modular solid rocket [5,000]
motor.
052 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP).......... 30,279 30,279
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 567,369 572,369
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
055 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS 2,607 2,607
(FAB-T).
056 1203040SF DCO-SPACE......................... 104,088 104,088
057 1203109SF NARROWBAND SATELLITE 228,435 228,435
COMMUNICATIONS.
058 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE). 98,572 93,572
.................................. Underexecution.................... [-5,000]
059 1203154SF LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS............ 244,121 244,121
061 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND 20,844 20,844
EVALUATION CENTER.
062 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND 48,900 48,900
RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
063 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE).... 55,906 55,906
065 1203330SF SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR............. 28,227 28,227
067 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS.. 12,024 17,024
.................................. Modernization of the Perimeter [5,000]
Acquisition Radar Attack
Characterization System.
068 1203906SF NCMC--TW/AA SYSTEM................ 25,656 25,656
069 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE).... 83,426 83,426
070 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 120,160 125,160
OPERATIONS.
.................................. Unified Data Library.............. [5,000]
071 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III-- 217,224 272,224
OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.
.................................. Space Force requested realignment [55,000]
from line 20 for OCX shortfalls.
075 1206770SF ENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES........ 111,284 42,253
.................................. Space Force requested realignment [-69,031]
to line 22.
076 1208053SF JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM...... 6,937 6,937
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 5,520,323 5,380,523
.................................. Program Reduction................. [-139,800]
.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 6,928,734 6,779,903
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
077 1208248SF SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/PLANNING/ 157,265 157,265
TASKING SW.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 157,265 157,265
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 18,700,153 18,371,754
& EVAL, SF.
..................................
.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, DW
.................................. BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH............... 15,311 15,311
002 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 303,830 298,830
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-5,000]
003 0601108D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH 16,518 16,518
INITIATIVES.
004 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES........ 77,132 97,132
.................................. Defense Established Program to [20,000]
Stimulate Competitive Research.
005 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH 99,048 89,143
SCIENCE.
.................................. Unjustified request............... [-9,905]
006 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM 169,986 174,986
.................................. Program increase.................. [5,000]
007 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 99,792 102,292
UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY
INSTITUTIONS.
.................................. Program increase.................. [2,500]
008 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 37,812 37,812
PROGRAM.
.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........... 819,429 832,024
..................................
.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH
009 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY........ 19,373 19,373
010 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY............. 169,198 162,601
.................................. Unjustified request............... [-6,597]
011 0602128D8Z PROMOTION AND PROTECTION 3,191 3,191
STRATEGIES.
012 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION..... 38,515 38,515
013 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH 47,528 47,528
PROGRAM.
014 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE 51,555 51,555
ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES.
015 0602303E INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS 397,266 398,188
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Unexplored Systems for Utility- [10,000]
Scale Quantum Computing.
.................................. Unjustified request............... [-9,078]
017 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 224,777 224,777
PROGRAM.
018 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH........... 17,652 27,652
.................................. Program increase.................. [5,000]
.................................. University Consortium for [5,000]
Cybersecurity.
020 0602675D8Z SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 5,456 5,456
SECURITY.
021 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY............... 117,935 117,935
022 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL 337,772 337,772
TECHNOLOGY.
023 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY............ 573,265 572,722
.................................. Scaling technology for [5,000]
microelectronics.
.................................. Unjustified request............... [-5,543]
024 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 174,955 165,615
DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH.
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-9,340]
025 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE 11,310 11,310
(SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.
026 0602890D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH........ 48,640 48,640
027 0602891D8Z FSRM MODELLING.................... 1,897 1,897
028 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT........ 50,183 50,183
.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......... 2,290,468 2,284,910
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
029 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED 41,072 41,072
TECHNOLOGY.
030 0603021D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION 14,983 19,983
CAPITAL.
.................................. Enhanced payload and satellite bus [5,000]
development.
031 0603121D8Z SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT....... 5,176 5,176
032 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY 76,639 154,139
SUPPORT.
.................................. United States-Israel anti-tunnel [30,000]
cooperation.
.................................. United States-Israel defense [47,500]
collaboration on emerging
technologies.
033 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING....... 30,007 30,007
034 0603142D8Z MISSION ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION 110,628 110,628
(ME&I).
035 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 418,044 418,044
DESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
037 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE 17,920 23,920
ASSESSMENT.
.................................. Hypersonic Kill Vehicle Hardware- [3,000]
In-The-Loop.
.................................. Kinetic, Non-Kinetic Resource [3,000]
Optimization.
038 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH................. 19,354 52,854
.................................. Disruptive Technologies versus [33,500]
Advanced Threats--MDA UFR.
039 0603183D8Z JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY 51,941 51,941
DEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION.
040 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY 19,826 19,826
DEVELOPMENT.
042 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS........ 269,700 252,018
.................................. Program decrease--execution [-17,682]
adjustment.
043 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY..... 225,457 199,698
.................................. Programmatic rebaseline: DRACO.... [-16,094]
.................................. Unjustified request............... [-9,665]
044 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS.............. 30,594 28,594
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-2,000]
045 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND 56,390 56,390
CONCEPTS.
046 0603330D8Z QUANTUM APPLICATION............... 69,290 69,290
047 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU)..... 109,614 129,614
.................................. DIU electric boats................ [5,000]
.................................. DIU NAPP.......................... [5,000]
.................................. OnRamp Hubs....................... [5,000]
.................................. Research, design, testing, and [5,000]
evaluation to benefit foreign
partners.
048 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION............. 74,549 30,232
.................................. Program decrease--unclear [-44,317]
execution plans.
049 0603379D8Z ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION.... 26,053 26,053
050 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 230,051 230,051
PROGRAM--ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
052 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED 20,188 18,388
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Program decrease--excess cost for [-1,800]
studies.
053 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS 5,234 5,234
CAPABILITIES.
055 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE 190,557 190,557
AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
056 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 55,366 62,866
.................................. Critical Materials Supply Chain [5,000]
Research.
.................................. Program increase: Steel [2,500]
performance initiative.
057 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY 18,543 18,543
DEMONSTRATIONS.
058 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 58,838 58,838
PROGRAM.
059 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 137,246 132,246
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-5,000]
060 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM......... 2,684 2,684
061 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES. 257,844 257,844
062 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND 336,542 336,542
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
063 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY 886,511 886,511
064 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY................. 267,961 267,961
066 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE.... 16,982 16,982
067 0603838D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION 165,798 165,798
(DIA).
068 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 110,367 110,367
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
069 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & 268,722 278,722
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Program increase: MACH-TB......... [10,000]
070 0603945D8Z INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION 125,680 105,680
INITIATIVES.
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-20,000]
071 0603950D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION 21,322 21,322
NETWORK.
072 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY 167,279 167,279
IMPROVEMENT.
074 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 197,767 150,617
DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. HSVTOL............................ [-47,150]
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 5,208,719 5,204,511
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
075 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL 63,162 63,162
SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.
076 0603600D8Z WALKOFF........................... 149,704 149,704
077 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL 136,513 142,513
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
.................................. Environmental Security Technical [6,000]
Certification Program.
078 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL 367,279 307,054
DEFENSE SEGMENT.
.................................. Insufficient Justification........ [-60,225]
079 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 768,227 768,227
MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.
080 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 304,374 298,287
PROGRAM--DEM/VAL.
.................................. Program decrease--excess growth... [-6,087]
081 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS. 209,002 224,502
.................................. Sensors Modeling & Simulation--MDA [15,500]
UFR.
082 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS............. 609,406 609,406
083 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA............. 495,570 615,570
.................................. Classified A Left to Right [28,000]
Integration--MDA UFR.
.................................. Classified B Fire Control Sensor [46,000]
Netting--MDA UFR.
.................................. Classified C Nonkinetic Prototype [46,000]
Demo--MDA UFR.
084 0603892C AEGIS BMD......................... 649,255 738,455
.................................. Guam Defense System--INDOPACOM UPL [89,200]
085 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND 569,662 583,162
AND CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT
AND COMMUNICATIONS (C2BMC).
.................................. Infrastructure Modernization [13,500]
Initiative--MDA UFR.
086 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT 47,723 47,723
WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.
087 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & 54,525 54,525
OPERATIONS CENTER (MDIOC).
088 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH.................. 27,900 27,900
089 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX)...... 197,339 197,339
090 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS...... 300,000 300,000
091 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST.... 367,491 357,167
.................................. Program decrease--insufficient [-4,740]
justification.
.................................. Program decrease--previously [-5,584]
funded.
092 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS. 604,708 629,108
.................................. Advanced reactive target [10,000]
simulation development.
.................................. Guam Defense System--INDOPACOM UPL [14,400]
093 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE................. 9,890 9,890
094 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION 139,427 120,827
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).
.................................. 5G for Department of Defense base [10,000]
operations.
.................................. OSD requested transfer from RDDW [-8,500]
Line 94 to OMDW Line 4GT9 to
properly align 5G resourcing.
.................................. OSD requested transfer from RDDW [-11,000]
Line 94 to PDW Line 16 to
properly align 5G resourcing.
.................................. OSD requested transfer from RDDW [-7,600]
Line 94 to RDDW Line 211 to
properly align 5G resourcing.
.................................. OSD requested transfer from RDDW [-1,500]
Line 94 to RDDW Line 94A to
properly align 5G resourcing.
094A 0604011D8 5G CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM.......... 1,500
.................................. OSD requested transfer from RDDW [1,500]
Line 94 to RDDW Line 94A to
properly align 5G resourcing.
095 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION 2,637 7,137
PROGRAM.
.................................. Department of Defense Corrosion [4,500]
Policy and Oversight Office.
096 0604102C GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT.......... 415,794 492,294
.................................. Guam Defense System--INDOPACOM UPL [76,500]
099 0604125D8Z ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS 16,776 16,776
AND PROTOTYPES.
100 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE................ 182,283 575,283
.................................. GPI development acceleration...... [393,000]
101 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.. 994,226 1,005,426
.................................. Pele.............................. [16,200]
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-5,000]
102 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 593,609 573,609
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-20,000]
103 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM......... 152,126 168,616
.................................. Longshot--R&E UFR................. [10,000]
.................................. Multi-Domain Unmanned Secure [6,490]
Integrated Communications
(MUSIC)--R&E UFR.
104 0604331J RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM......... 7,710 7,710
106 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) 2,527 2,527
UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON
DEVELOPMENT.
107 0604551BR CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM....... 7,475 7,475
108 0604555D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY 53,705 63,205
IMPROVEMENT--NON S&T.
.................................. High Energy Laser Power Beaming... [7,000]
.................................. Program increase--interoperable [2,500]
field ready hybrid power systems.
110 0604682D8Z WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR 3,559 3,559
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SSA).
111 0604775D8Z DEFENSE RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM.. 10,020 10,020
112 0604790D8Z RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION 53,149 53,149
RESERVE (RDER).
113 0604791D8Z MULTI-DOMAIN JOINT OPERATIONS 11,383 11,383
(MDJO).
114 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, 29,706 29,706
INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY
ASSESSMENTS.
115 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR 100,882 100,882
(LRDR).
116 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE 1,697,121 1,692,869
INTERCEPTORS.
.................................. Excess support costs.............. [-4,252]
117 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL 25,673 25,673
DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST.
118 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST.................... 135,019 136,219
.................................. Guam Defense System--INDOPACOM UPL [1,200]
119 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR 96,864 96,864
TEST.
120 0604880C LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3)........... 22,220 22,220
121 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 40,006 40,006
MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.
122 0604924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 2,931 2,931
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPE.
123 0202057C SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT......... 1,771 1,771
124 0208059JCY CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES............... 35,700 35,700
126 0208086JCY CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE).. 158,345 162,345
.................................. Pacific Intelligence and [4,000]
Innovation Initiative.
127 0300206R ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2,162 2,162
SYSTEMS.
128 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE......... 1,831 1,831
129 0305245D8Z INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND 51,784 51,784
INNOVATION INVESTMENTS.
131 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 52,715 52,715
SUPPORT.
132 0901579D8Z OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL (OSC). 132,640 118,919
.................................. Excess growth--critical [-8,721]
technologies limited partner
program.
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-5,000]
133 1206895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM 119,561 119,561
SPACE PROGRAMS.
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 11,285,067 11,938,348
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
134 0604123D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL 371,833 371,761
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)--DEM/
VAL ACTIVITIES.
.................................. Artificial intelligence pilot [6,800]
programs.
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-6,872]
135 0604133D8Z ALPHA-1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.... 53,307 53,307
136 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL 13,549 13,549
SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.
137 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 270,265 270,265
PROGRAM--EMD.
138 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION 12,893 12,893
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS).
139 0605000BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 14,841 14,841
DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
140 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 4,709 4,709
141 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY 9,526 9,526
INITIATIVE.
142 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM..... 15,779 15,779
143 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES 7,564 7,564
144 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)-- 31,916 31,916
FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
145 0605141BR MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT 9,440 9,440
SYSTEM (MARMS).
146 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC 9,485 9,485
PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.
147 0605294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 150,436 150,436
148 0605649D8Z ACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND 12,804 12,804
INTEROPERABILITY (AI2).
149 0605755D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE 3,575 3,575
MODERNIZATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
AND DEMONSTRATION.
150 0605772D8Z NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & 3,849 3,849
COMMUNICATIONS.
151 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION 7,152 7,152
MANAGEMENT (EEIM).
152 0305310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION ADVANCED 13,151 13,151
DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 1,016,074 1,016,002
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
154 0603829J JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION.. 12,385 12,385
155 0604122D8Z JADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND 222,945 222,945
EXPERIMENTATION ACTIVITIES.
156 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM 11,415 11,415
(DRRS).
157 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE 9,690 9,690
DEVELOPMENT.
158 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION 782,643 765,143
INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).
.................................. Program increase--execution risk.. [-17,500]
159 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS....... 1,503 1,503
160 0604944D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS, DOD.. 4,253 4,253
161 0605001E MISSION SUPPORT................... 113,007 113,007
162 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST 209,008 209,008
CAPABILITY (JMETC).
163 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 72,005 72,005
DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).
165 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING............... 24,669 24,669
166 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--OSD. 6,289 6,289
167 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY. 19,871 19,871
168 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND 8,580 8,580
INFORMATION INTEGRATION.
169 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO 3,155 3,155
OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY).
170 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 79,263 79,263
PROGRAM.
177 0605711D8Z CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS...... 11,422 11,422
178 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 5,346 5,346
(SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER (STTR) ADMINISTRATION.
179 0605797D8Z MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE.. 31,629 31,629
180 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS....... 45,370 45,370
181 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 66,247 66,247
CENTER (DTIC).
182 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, 26,935 26,935
TESTING AND EVALUATION.
183 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION... 37,233 37,233
184 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 14,577 14,577
185 0605998KA MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE TECHNICAL 3,505 3,505
INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC).
186 0606005D8Z SPECIAL ACTIVITIES................ 18,263 18,263
187 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS.... 14,272 14,272
188 0606114D8Z ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG) 2,814 2,814
SUPPORT.
189 0606135D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL 9,262 9,262
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)
ACTIVITIES.
190 0606225D8Z ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE 3,403 3,403
ANALYSIS.
191 0606300D8Z DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD............. 6,536 5,154
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-1,382]
192 0606301D8Z AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES...... 1,885 1,885
193 0606771D8Z CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY 40,401 40,401
POLICY.
194 0606774D8Z DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS... 27,054 27,054
195 0606775D8Z JOINT PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL 5,010 2,000
(JPAC).
.................................. Program decrease--unjustified [-3,010]
request.
196 0606853BR MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 12,115 12,115
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
197 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY 3,151 3,151
INITIATIVE (DOSI).
198 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT.... 7,433 7,433
199 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY.............. 65,144 65,144
202 0305172K COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS.... 23,311 23,311
204 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 2,988 2,988
SYSTEMS.
205 0305248J JOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF 12,700 12,700
DATA OFFICER (OCDO) ACTIVITIES.
206 0804768J COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND 166,021 166,021
TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)--
NON-MHA.
207 0808709SE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 315 315
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI).
208 0808737SE INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION..... 5,096 5,096
209 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA................ 29,033 29,033
210 0903235K JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP)...... 2,244 2,244
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 37,738 37,738
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 2,319,134 2,297,242
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
211 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION 12,424 20,024
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).
.................................. OSD requested transfer from RDDW [7,600]
Line 94 to RDDW line 211 to
properly align 5G resourcing.
213 0607162D8Z CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 4,254 8,254
ELIMINATION TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVEMENT.
.................................. Development of a fully integrated [4,000]
transportable high-pressure
waterjet system for the
demilitarization of chemical and
biological weapons.
214 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND 1,099,243 994,743
SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.
.................................. Corrosion resistant coatings for [3,000]
aircraft parts.
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-116,000]
.................................. Radar and Avionics Repair and [6,000]
Sustainment Facilities.
.................................. Resilient Manufacturing Ecosystem-- [2,500]
Program Increase.
215 0607310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION MODERNIZATION 11,309 11,309
216 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY 8,654 8,654
COOPERATION MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).
217 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 84,098 79,893
(OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).
.................................. Program decrease--excess growth... [-4,205]
218 0607757D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE 1,668 1,668
MODERNIZATION OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT.
219 0208085JCY ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS.. 154,375 114,375
.................................. Program decrease.................. [-40,000]
220 0208097JCY CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER 96,932 96,932
C2).
221 0208099JCY DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP).. 106,053 106,053
225 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE 12,843 12,843
ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.
226 0302609V COUNTERING THREATS AUTOMATED 6,057 6,057
PLATFORM.
227 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS--DCS..... 51,214 51,214
228 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 4,985 4,985
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
230 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 31,127 31,127
PROGRAM.
232 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 31,414 31,414
PROGRAM.
234 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION..... 24,991 24,991
235 0303171K JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION 3,304 3,304
SERVICES.
236 0303228K JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS 2,371 2,371
(JRSS).
242 0305104D8Z DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB) 15,524 15,524
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.
248 0305146V DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 1,800 1,800
ACTIVITIES.
249 0305172D8Z COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS.... 42,355 42,355
252 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS............... 6,220 6,220
253 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY.................... 20,620 20,620
255 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 5,854 5,854
SYSTEMS.
263 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 1,867 1,867
TRANSFER PROGRAM.
270 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 479,672 464,672
SUPPORT.
.................................. Program decrease--Joint [-15,000]
Development Environment lack of
credible execution plan.
271 0307609V NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY 38,761 35,461
SYSTEMS (NISS).
.................................. Program decrease--underexecution.. [-3,300]
275 0708012K LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES...... 1,406 1,406
276 0708012S PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS.......... 1,861 1,861
277 0708047S DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY 3,004 3,004
SYSTEM.
279 1105219BB MQ-9 UAV.......................... 34,851 34,851
281 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS.................. 263,712 246,299
.................................. AC/MC-130J Mission Systems and MC- [-1,713]
130J Modiciations.
.................................. FARA Cancellation................. [-4,200]
.................................. MC-130J Amphibious Capability..... [-11,500]
282 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.. 81,648 78,648
.................................. MTUAS Slow Expenditure............ [-3,000]
283 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS.......... 206,307 206,307
284 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS................... 245,882 276,948
.................................. Counter Uncrewed Systems--SOCOM [34,625]
UFR.
.................................. NGTC.............................. [-3,559]
285 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS.................. 539 539
286 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR...................... 31,578 24,851
.................................. Prior year carryover.............. [-6,727]
287 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES............. 9,025 9,025
288 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS.................. 210,787 210,787
289 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 17,233 17,233
INTELLIGENCE.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 8,686,427 8,658,419
.................................. Program reduction................. [-28,008]
.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 12,154,249 11,974,762
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
292 0608648D8Z ACQUISITION VISIBILITY--SOFTWARE 17,907 17,907
PILOT PROGRAM.
293 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 31,619 31,619
294 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 85,168 85,168
SUPPORT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 134,694 134,694
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 35,227,834 35,682,493
& EVAL, DW.
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION... 136,226 136,226
002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION..... 109,561 109,561
003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND 102,922 102,922
ANALYSES.
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 348,709 348,709
..................................
.................................. TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, 348,709 348,709
DEFENSE.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RDT&E....................... 143,156,590 143,768,041
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TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 Conference
Line Item Request Authorized
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS................ 3,536,069 3,503,069
Commercial off the Shelf [25,000]
(COTS) Uncrewed Aerial
System (sUAS)--Army UFR...
Unjustified growth........ [-58,000]
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 216,575 202,575
Unjustified growth........ [-14,000]
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 829,985 829,985
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 2,570,467 2,562,967
Unjustified request....... [-7,500]
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1,185,211 1,110,211
Historical underexecution. [-75,000]
060 AVIATION ASSETS............... 1,955,482 1,935,482
Historical underexecution. [-20,000]
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 7,150,264 7,105,264
SUPPORT......................
BUCKEYE support to AFRICOM [15,000]
Historical underexecution. [-100,000]
Program increase: Ultra- [40,000]
lightweight camouflage net
system increment 1........
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 533,892 508,892
Historical underexecution. [-25,000]
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 1,220,407 1,220,407
100 MEDICAL READINESS............. 931,137 931,137
110 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 10,482,544 10,420,044
Program increase.......... [7,500]
Unjustified growth........ [-70,000]
120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 5,231,918 5,477,715
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
Force Protection Equipment [75,000]
Sustainment--CENTCOM UFR..
Quality of Life [170,797]
Initiatives...............
130 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 309,674 309,674
HEADQUARTERS.................
140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES......... 303,660 303,660
150 RESET......................... 319,873 319,873
160 US AFRICA COMMAND............. 430,724 430,724
170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND........... 326,399 326,399
180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND........... 255,639 275,529
Joint Department of [15,000]
Defense Information
Network Operations Center.
Mission Partner [4,890]
Environment (MPE)--
SOUTHCOM..................
190 US FORCES KOREA............... 71,826 71,826
200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 422,561 422,561
CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........
210 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 597,021 597,021
CYBERSECURITY................
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 38,881,328 38,865,015
MOBILIZATION
230 STRATEGIC MOBILITY............ 567,351 567,351
240 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS..... 405,747 420,747
Program Increase: Subic [15,000]
Bay.......................
250 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS....... 4,298 4,298
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION..... 977,396 992,396
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
260 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 200,754 200,754
270 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 72,829 72,829
280 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING..... 92,762 92,762
290 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS 557,478 557,478
TRAINING CORPS...............
300 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 1,064,113 1,064,113
310 FLIGHT TRAINING............... 1,418,987 1,418,987
320 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 214,497 214,497
EDUCATION....................
330 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 633,316 633,316
340 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 785,440 785,440
350 EXAMINING..................... 205,072 205,072
360 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 245,880 245,880
EDUCATION....................
370 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 246,460 246,460
TRAINING.....................
380 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER 206,700 206,700
TRAINING CORPS...............
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 5,944,288 5,944,288
RECRUITING................
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
400 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 785,233 785,233
410 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES..... 926,136 926,136
420 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES... 738,637 738,637
430 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT......... 411,213 411,213
440 ADMINISTRATION................ 515,501 505,501
Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
450 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 2,167,183 2,127,183
Program decrease.......... [-40,000]
460 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT........... 375,963 375,963
470 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 943,764 893,764
Historical underexecution. [-50,000]
480 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT......... 2,402,405 2,352,405
Historical underexecution. [-50,000]
490 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES........ 204,652 204,652
500 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT........ 305,340 305,340
510 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT 487,742 487,742
READINESS....................
520 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 41,068 41,068
DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT..........
530 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY 633,982 633,982
HEADQUARTERS.................
540 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS 34,429 34,429
590A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 2,376,219 2,406,010
DOD High-Risk ISR--AFRICOM [29,791]
UFR.......................
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 13,349,467 13,229,258
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
600 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -11,320
Unobligated balances...... [-11,320]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -11,320
TOTAL OPERATION AND 59,152,479 59,019,637
MAINTENANCE, ARMY........
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
ARMY RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 14,098 14,098
020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 655,868 655,868
030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 136,625 136,625
040 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 696,146 670,346
Unjustified request....... [-25,800]
050 AVIATION ASSETS............... 129,581 129,581
060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 404,585 404,585
SUPPORT......................
070 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 42,942 42,942
080 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 49,973 49,973
090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 578,327 578,327
100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 474,365 474,365
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 26,680 26,680
HEADQUARTERS.................
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 2,241 2,241
CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........
130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 18,598 18,598
CYBERSECURITY................
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 3,230,029 3,204,229
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 17,092 17,092
150 ADMINISTRATION................ 19,106 19,106
160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 6,727 6,727
170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT........... 7,477 7,477
180 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 80,346 80,346
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 130,748 130,748
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
210 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -1,500
Unobligated balances...... [-1,500]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -1,500
TOTAL OPERATION AND 3,360,777 3,333,477
MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS................ 886,229 891,229
Training Exercise Support-- [5,000]
Northern Strike...........
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 200,417 200,417
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 861,685 861,685
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 86,356 86,356
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 345,720 345,720
060 AVIATION ASSETS............... 1,150,777 1,150,777
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 737,884 737,884
SUPPORT......................
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 34,262 34,262
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 221,401 221,401
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 1,247,797 1,247,797
110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 1,147,554 1,147,554
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 1,322,621 1,322,621
HEADQUARTERS.................
130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 5,287 5,287
CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........
140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 20,869 20,869
CYBERSECURITY................
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 8,268,859 8,273,859
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 7,849 7,849
160 ADMINISTRATION................ 49,304 49,944
Increase for 7 new State [640]
Partnership Program
partners--NGB UFR.........
170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 18,585 18,585
190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 297,594 297,594
200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT........ 3,954 3,954
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 377,286 377,926
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
230 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -43,000
Unobligated balances...... [-43,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -43,000
TOTAL OPERATION AND 8,646,145 8,608,785
MAINTENANCE, ARMY
NATIONAL GUARD...........
COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ
AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP
COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP
FUND (CTEF)
010 IRAQ.......................... 380,758 380,758
020 SYRIA......................... 147,941 147,941
SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS 528,699 528,699
TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND
(CTEF)....................
TOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC 528,699 528,699
STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA
TRAIN AND EQUIP..........
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 6,876,414 6,776,414
OPERATIONS...................
Historical underexecution. [-100,000]
020 FLEET AIR TRAINING............ 2,980,271 2,880,271
Historical underexecution. [-100,000]
050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT........... 1,444,564 1,444,564
060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.... 1,747,475 1,747,475
080 AVIATION LOGISTICS............ 2,020,926 2,005,926
Historical underexecution. [-15,000]
090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP 7,561,665 7,485,665
OPERATIONS...................
Automated Inspections [5,000]
Technology Pilot Program..
Unjustified request....... [-81,000]
100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & 1,576,167 1,576,167
TRAINING.....................
110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE........ 12,121,320 12,186,320
Prevent retirement of ESD. [65,000]
120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT. 2,722,849 2,722,849
130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND 1,845,351 1,845,351
ELECTRONIC WARFARE...........
140 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE 429,851 429,851
150 WARFARE TACTICS............... 1,030,531 1,030,531
160 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND 462,111 462,111
OCEANOGRAPHY.................
170 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES......... 2,430,990 2,400,990
Unjustified request....... [-30,000]
180 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND 49,520 49,520
DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT.....
200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE 93,949 93,949
OPERATIONS...................
210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT 395,278 621,778
MISSION SUPPORT..............
AI-Enabled Planning & [18,000]
Wargaming (STORMBREAKER)..
Campaigning--Special [53,000]
Operations Command Pacific
(SOCPAC)..................
INDOPACOM Mission Network-- [106,500]
INDOPACOM UPL.............
Joint Training Team-- [49,000]
INDOPACOM UPL.............
220 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 577,882 577,882
230 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE....... 1,866,966 1,866,966
240 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE........... 1,596,682 1,607,982
Accelerate Mk-48 Heavy [9,200]
Weight Torpedo (HWT)
Procurement (+41)--Navy
UFR.......................
Accelerate Subsea and [2,100]
Seabed Warfare (SSW) ROV--
Navy UFR..................
250 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.. 785,511 778,754
Historical underexecution. [-6,757]
260 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION........ 1,824,127 1,814,127
Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
270 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 4,654,449 5,396,949
MODERNIZATION................
Guam Glass Breakwater..... [600,000]
Quality of Life [142,500]
Initiatives...............
280 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 6,324,454 6,251,454
Program increase.......... [9,000]
Unjustified request....... [-82,000]
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 63,419,303 64,053,846
MOBILIZATION
290 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE. 463,722 463,722
300 READY RESERVE FORCE........... 780,558 780,558
310 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS 1,030,030 1,030,030
320 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES 173,200 173,200
SYSTEMS......................
330 COAST GUARD SUPPORT........... 21,800 21,800
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION..... 2,469,310 2,469,310
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
340 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 206,282 206,282
350 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 18,748 23,048
Sea Cadets................ [4,300]
360 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING 169,044 169,044
CORPS........................
370 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 1,236,735 1,216,735
Unjustified request....... [-20,000]
380 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 357,317 357,317
EDUCATION....................
390 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 434,173 434,173
400 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 281,107 281,107
410 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 77,223 77,223
EDUCATION....................
420 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 73,510 73,510
TRAINING.....................
430 JUNIOR ROTC................... 59,649 59,649
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 2,913,788 2,898,088
RECRUITING................
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
440 ADMINISTRATION................ 1,453,465 1,370,965
Program decrease.......... [-74,500]
Unjustified request....... [-8,000]
450 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND 252,723 252,723
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........
460 MILITARY MANPOWER AND 729,351 720,351
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........
Unjustified request....... [-9,000]
470 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES............ 324,055 289,055
Historical underexecution. [-35,000]
480 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 69,348 69,348
DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT..........
490 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 275,379 275,379
510 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND 609,648 609,648
PROGRAM SUPPORT..............
520 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND 869,350 829,350
OVERSIGHT....................
Historical underexecution. [-40,000]
530 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY 980,857 980,857
SERVICES.....................
810A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 656,005 656,005
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 6,220,181 6,053,681
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
820 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -212,000
Unobligated balances...... [-212,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -212,000
TOTAL OPERATION AND 75,022,582 75,262,925
MAINTENANCE, NAVY........
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
MARINE CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATIONAL FORCES............ 1,848,218 1,870,718
Historical underexecution. [-30,000]
INDOPACOM Campaigning..... [47,000]
Marine Corps realignment-- [5,500]
high cut enhanced combat
helmet....................
020 FIELD LOGISTICS............... 1,990,769 1,975,769
Historical underexecution. [-15,000]
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 241,350 241,350
040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING....... 176,356 176,356
060 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 271,819 271,819
070 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 1,304,957 1,863,437
MODERNIZATION................
Barracks 2030............. [230,480]
Quality of Life [35,000]
Initiatives...............
USMC Enterprise-Wide [293,000]
Facilities Modernization..
080 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 3,035,867 3,123,867
Barracks 2030............. [119,000]
Unjustified growth........ [-31,000]
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 8,869,336 9,523,316
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
090 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 26,610 26,610
100 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 1,418 1,418
110 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 128,502 128,502
120 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 63,208 63,208
EDUCATION....................
130 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 553,166 553,166
140 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 237,077 309,927
Advertising--USMC UFR..... [72,850]
150 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 50,000 50,000
EDUCATION....................
160 JUNIOR ROTC................... 30,276 30,276
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 1,090,257 1,163,107
RECRUITING................
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 96,528 96,528
190 ADMINISTRATION................ 442,037 438,037
Program decrease.......... [-4,000]
310A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 64,646 64,646
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 603,211 599,211
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
320 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -113,000
Unobligated balances...... [-113,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -113,000
TOTAL OPERATION AND 10,562,804 11,172,634
MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
NAVY RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 708,701 708,701
OPERATIONS...................
030 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT........... 10,250 10,250
040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.... 148,292 148,292
060 AVIATION LOGISTICS............ 33,200 33,200
070 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS......... 21,211 21,211
080 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES......... 199,551 199,551
090 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 291 291
100 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION........ 33,027 33,027
110 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 50,200 50,200
MODERNIZATION................
120 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 119,124 119,124
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 1,323,847 1,323,847
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
130 ADMINISTRATION................ 2,067 2,067
140 MILITARY MANPOWER AND 13,575 13,575
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........
150 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM 2,173 2,173
MANAGEMENT...................
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 17,815 17,815
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
180 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -2,900
Unobligated balances...... [-2,900]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -2,900
TOTAL OPERATION AND 1,341,662 1,338,762
MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
MARINE CORPS RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATING FORCES.............. 132,907 132,907
020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 22,073 22,073
030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 47,677 47,677
MODERNIZATION................
040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 122,734 122,734
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 325,391 325,391
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
050 ADMINISTRATION................ 12,689 12,689
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 12,689 12,689
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
060 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -1,800
Unobligated balances...... [-1,800]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -1,800
TOTAL OPERATION AND 338,080 336,280
MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
RESERVE..................
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES......... 910,849 926,830
Campaigning--Pacific Air [48,000]
Forces (PACAF) - INDOPACOM
UFR.......................
Fighter Force Re- [1,981]
Optimization (+208 PMAI a/
c)--AF UFR................
Unjustified request....... [-34,000]
020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES..... 2,631,887 2,619,887
Campaigning--Pacific Air [20,000]
Forces (PACAF) - INDOPACOM
UFR.......................
C-UAS Electronic Support-- [36,000]
CENTCOM UFR...............
Unjustified request....... [-68,000]
030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, 1,526,855 1,481,855
MAINTAIN SKILLS).............
Historical underexecution. [-45,000]
040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT 4,862,731 4,762,731
MAINTENANCE..................
Historical underexecution. [-100,000]
050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 4,413,268 4,560,768
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
Quality of Life [147,500]
Initiatives...............
060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT........ 245,330 245,330
070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT 10,100,030 10,124,686
AND SYSTEM SUPPORT...........
Campaigning--Pacific Air [21,500]
Forces (PACAF) - INDOPACOM
UFR.......................
Fighter Force Re- [3,156]
Optimization (+208 PMAI a/
c)--AF UFR................
080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM........... 7,010,770 6,940,770
Historical underexecution. [-70,000]
090 BASE SUPPORT.................. 11,449,394 11,364,394
Program increase.......... [10,000]
Unjustified request....... [-95,000]
100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING.. 1,294,815 1,294,815
110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS. 1,840,433 1,840,433
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 874,283 864,283
Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
140 MEDICAL READINESS............. 567,561 567,561
160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD............. 212,311 212,311
170 US STRATCOM................... 524,159 524,159
190 US CENTCOM.................... 333,250 333,250
200 US SOCOM...................... 28,431 28,431
210 US TRANSCOM................... 681 681
220 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT 1,466 1,466
230 USSPACECOM.................... 418,153 418,153
240A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 1,848,981 1,848,981
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 51,095,638 50,961,775
MOBILIZATION
250 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS............ 3,502,648 3,502,648
260 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS..... 260,168 260,168
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION..... 3,762,816 3,762,816
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
270 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 219,822 219,822
280 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 28,133 28,133
290 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING 129,859 129,859
CORPS (ROTC).................
300 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 624,525 624,525
310 FLIGHT TRAINING............... 882,998 877,998
Historical underexecution. [-5,000]
320 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 322,278 322,278
EDUCATION....................
330 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 192,028 192,028
340 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 216,939 216,939
350 EXAMINING..................... 7,913 7,913
360 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 255,673 255,673
EDUCATION....................
370 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 361,897 361,897
TRAINING.....................
380 JUNIOR ROTC................... 74,682 74,682
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 3,316,747 3,311,747
RECRUITING................
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
390 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.......... 1,212,268 1,206,268
Program decrease.......... [-6,000]
400 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.. 175,511 175,511
410 ADMINISTRATION................ 1,381,555 1,221,555
Unjustified request....... [-160,000]
420 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 34,913 34,913
430 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES.. 1,933,264 1,913,264
Unjustified growth........ [-20,000]
440 CIVIL AIR PATROL.............. 31,520 31,520
460 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 51,756 51,756
DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT..........
480 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT......... 93,490 93,490
480A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 1,528,256 1,528,256
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 6,442,533 6,256,533
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
490 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -289,500
Unobligated balances...... [-289,500]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -289,500
TOTAL OPERATION AND 64,617,734 64,003,371
MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE...
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
SPACE FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING.... 694,469 648,469
Unjustified growth........ [-46,000]
020 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS....... 373,584 373,584
030 SPACE OPERATIONS.............. 936,956 896,956
Unjustified request....... [-40,000]
040 EDUCATION & TRAINING.......... 235,459 235,459
060 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 80,571 80,571
070 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 488,709 523,709
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
Quality of Life [35,000]
Initiatives...............
080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND 1,346,611 1,346,611
SYSTEM SUPPORT...............
090 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS......... 238,717 238,717
100 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 139,983 139,983
100A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 537,908 537,908
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 5,072,967 5,021,967
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
110 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.......... 35,313 35,313
120 ADMINISTRATION................ 183,992 168,992
Unjustified growth........ [-15,000]
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 219,305 204,305
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
140 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -9,000
Unobligated balances...... [-9,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -9,000
TOTAL OPERATION AND 5,292,272 5,217,272
MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES......... 1,958,968 1,958,968
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.... 177,080 177,080
030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT 597,172 597,172
MAINTENANCE..................
040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 123,394 123,394
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT 601,302 601,302
AND SYSTEM SUPPORT...........
060 BASE SUPPORT.................. 585,943 585,943
070 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 2,331 2,331
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 4,046,190 4,046,190
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
080 ADMINISTRATION................ 92,732 92,732
090 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 10,855 10,855
100 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS 17,188 17,188
MGMT (ARPC)..................
110 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY 6,304 6,304
COMP)........................
120 AUDIOVISUAL................... 527 527
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 127,606 127,606
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
130 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -62,000
Unobligated balances...... [-62,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -62,000
TOTAL OPERATION AND 4,173,796 4,111,796
MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
RESERVE..................
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR
NATIONAL GUARD
OPERATING FORCES
010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS........... 2,626,498 2,626,498
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.... 649,621 649,621
030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT 1,004,771 995,771
MAINTENANCE..................
Program decrease [-9,000]
unaccounted for...........
040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 458,917 458,917
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT 1,353,383 1,336,383
AND SYSTEM SUPPORT...........
Program decrease [-17,000]
unaccounted for...........
060 BASE SUPPORT.................. 1,119,429 1,119,429
070 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT........ 14,291 14,291
080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 57,162 57,162
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 7,284,072 7,258,072
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
090 ADMINISTRATION................ 71,454 71,454
100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 48,245 48,245
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 119,699 119,699
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
110 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -62,000
Unobligated balances...... [-62,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -62,000
TOTAL OPERATION AND 7,403,771 7,315,771
MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL
GUARD....................
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF......... 461,772 457,772
Unobligated balances...... [-4,000]
020 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP.. 696,446 696,446
030 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER.. 9,100 9,100
040 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 253,176 253,176
DEFENSE--MISO................
050 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 2,082,777 2,067,060
COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Projected underexecution.. [-15,717]
060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 1,197,289 1,196,289
MAINTENANCE..................
Counter Uncrewed Systems-- [1,000]
SOCOM UFR.................
Program decrease.......... [-2,000]
070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 203,622 193,558
MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.................
Projected underexecution.. [-10,064]
080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 3,410,271 3,398,690
THEATER FORCES...............
Overestimation of flying [-7,000]
hours.....................
Preservation of the Force, [2,000]
Muscle Activation
Technique (MAT Program)...
Projected underexecution.. [-6,581]
090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 51,263 51,263
CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........
100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 1,266,217 1,259,217
INTELLIGENCE.................
Program decrease - long [-7,000]
endurance aircraft........
110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 1,453,809 1,453,809
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT..........
120 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS......... 1,361,360 1,371,360
Department of Defense-Wide [10,000]
Internet Operations
Management Capability.....
130 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS....... 344,376 337,423
Projected underexecution.. [-6,953]
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 12,791,478 12,745,163
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
140 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY 184,963 184,963
150 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF......... 132,101 132,101
160 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ 31,806 31,806
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION....................
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 348,870 348,870
RECRUITING................
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
170 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS....... 140,375 240,375
National Guard Youth [50,000]
Challenge.................
STARBASE.................. [50,000]
180 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY-- 4,961 4,961
CYBER........................
190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY. 673,621 667,921
Unobligated balances...... [-5,700]
200 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 1,543,134 1,512,271
AGENCY.......................
Program decrease.......... [-30,863]
210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 42,541 42,541
AGENCY--CYBER................
220 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 952,464 922,464
AND SECURITY AGENCY..........
Program decrease.......... [-30,000]
240 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 9,794 9,794
AND SECURITY AGENCY--CYBER...
250 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES 39,781 39,781
ACTIVITY--CYBER..............
260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES 1,104,152 1,080,367
ACTIVITY.....................
Program decrease.......... [-28,785]
Re-establishment of Troops- [5,000]
to-Teachers program.......
290 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2,614,041 2,587,541
AGENCY.......................
OSD requested transfer [8,500]
from RDDW Line 94 to OMDW
Line 4GT9 to properly
align 5G resourcing.......
Program decrease.......... [-35,000]
300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 504,896 504,896
AGENCY--CYBER................
310 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY. 207,918 176,730
Program decrease.......... [-31,188]
320 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY...... 412,257 391,644
Program decrease.......... [-20,613]
330 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY........ 244,689 244,689
340 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE........ 188,022 188,022
350 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION 2,889,957 2,674,957
AGENCY.......................
Irregular Warfare Center.. [5,000]
Program decrease - Indo- [-200,000]
Pacific Security
Assistance Initiative.....
Program decrease - section [-20,000]
1226 support..............
360 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 42,380 42,380
ADMINISTRATION...............
370 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 858,476 808,476
AGENCY.......................
Program decrease.......... [-50,000]
390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 72,952 72,952
AGENCY--CYBER................
400 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 3,559,288 3,629,288
EDUCATION ACTIVITY...........
Impact aid for children [20,000]
with severe disabilities..
Impact aid for schools [50,000]
with military dependent
students..................
410 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY........ 605,766 605,766
420 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE 117,081 177,081
COMMUNITY COOPERATION........
Program increase: Defense [60,000]
Community Infrastructure
Program...................
460 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 99,583 99,583
DEFENSE--CYBER...............
470 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 2,980,715 2,792,319
DEFENSE......................
Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup... [15,000]
Centers for Disease [5,000]
Control and Prevention
Nation-wide human health
assessment................
Native American Lands [5,000]
Environmental Mitigation
Program...................
Program decrease.......... [-223,396]
Readiness and [10,000]
Environmental Protection
Initiative................
480 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS 496,512 435,416
SERVICES.....................
Program decrease.......... [-61,096]
480A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 20,630,146 20,507,204
Classified adjustment..... [-111,060]
Program reduction......... [-11,882]
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 41,035,502 40,459,419
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
490 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -1,096,584
FY25 bulk fuel savings.... [-1,096,584]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -1,096,584
TOTAL OPERATION AND 54,175,850 52,456,868
MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ARMED FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED
ACTIVITIES
010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 21,035 21,035
ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE........
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 21,035 21,035
AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.
TOTAL UNITED STATES COURT 21,035 21,035
OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED
FORCES...................
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT FUND
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD.......... 56,176 56,176
SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION 56,176 56,176
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.....
TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF 56,176 56,176
DEFENSE ACQUISITION
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
FUND.....................
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN,
DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
010 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, 115,335 115,335
DISASTER AND CIVIC AID.......
SUBTOTAL HUMANITARIAN 115,335 115,335
ASSISTANCE................
TOTAL OVERSEAS 115,335 115,335
HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER,
AND CIVIC AID............
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
ACCOUNT
010 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION.. 350,116 350,116
SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE 350,116 350,116
THREAT REDUCTION..........
TOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT 350,116 350,116
REDUCTION ACCOUNT........
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,
ARMY
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 268,069 298,069
ARMY.........................
Increases to unfunded [30,000]
requirements for PFAS.....
SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 268,069 298,069
ARMY......................
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL 268,069 298,069
RESTORATION, ARMY........
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,
NAVY
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 343,591 343,591
NAVY.........................
SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 343,591 343,591
NAVY......................
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL 343,591 343,591
RESTORATION, NAVY........
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR
FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
100 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR 320,256 330,256
FORCE........................
Increases to unfunded [10,000]
requirements for PFAS.....
SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 320,256 330,256
AIR FORCE.................
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL 320,256 330,256
RESTORATION, AIR FORCE...
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,
DEFENSE
DEFENSE-WIDE
120 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 8,800 8,800
DEFENSE......................
SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE..... 8,800 8,800
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL 8,800 8,800
RESTORATION, DEFENSE.....
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,
FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES
DEFENSE-WIDE
140 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 234,475 234,475
FORMERLY USED SITES..........
SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE..... 234,475 234,475
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL 234,475 234,475
RESTORATION, FORMERLY
USED DEFENSE SITES.......
TOTAL OPERATION & 296,334,504 294,464,130
MAINTENANCE..............
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TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
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SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 Conference
Item Request Authorized
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Military Personnel Appropriations..... 170,834,234 171,699,320
Junior enlisted pay increase.......... [1,600,000]
Air Force Reserve--diversity and [-75]
inclusion programs reduction.........
Air National Guard--diversity and [-546]
inclusion programs reduction.........
Air National Guard increase for 7 new [1,350]
State Partnership Program partners--
NGB UFR..............................
Army National Guard--diversity and [-83]
inclusion programs reduction.........
Army National Guard increase for 7 new [1,800]
State Partnership Program partners--
NGB UFR..............................
Unobligated balances.................. [-737,360]
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 11,046,305 11,046,305
Fund Contributions...................
TOTAL, Military Personnel........... 181,880,539 182,745,625
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TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 Conference
Program Title Request Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
WORKING CAPITAL FUND.................. 21,776 21,776
ARMY ARSENALS INITIATIVE
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT--ARMY............... 1,828 1,828
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY... 23,604 23,604
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, NAVY
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTERS......... 30,000 30,000
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY... 30,000 30,000
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
TRANSPORTATION
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS................ 86,874 86,874
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR 86,874 86,874
FORCE..............................
NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION
FUND
DEFENSE STOCKPILE..................... 7,629 7,629
TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 7,629 7,629
TRANSACTION FUND...................
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE
DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION 3 3
SERVICES.............................
ENERGY MANAGEMENT--DEF................ 2,253 2,253
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE- 2,256 2,256
WIDE...............................
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE
COMMISSARY AGENCY
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA............ 1,570,187 1,570,187
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE 1,570,187 1,570,187
COMMISSARY AGENCY..................
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS
DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--O&M............ 20,745 20,745
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--RDT&E.......... 754,762 754,762
TOTAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS 775,507 775,507
DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE...............
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG
ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE
COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT............. 339,292 345,292
Prioritizing counter-drug........ [6,000]
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS................... 314,410 314,410
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM......... 135,567 139,567
Young Marines.................... [4,000]
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM... 106,043 106,043
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS... 6,167 6,167
TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER- 901,479 911,479
DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE...........
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL--O&M.. 542,107 542,107
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL--CYBER 1,988 1,988
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL--RDT&E 1,900 1,900
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL-- 1,336 1,336
PROCUREMENT..........................
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 547,331 547,331
GENERAL............................
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
IN-HOUSE CARE......................... 10,766,432 10,665,211
Insufficient justification....... [-101,221]
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE................... 20,599,128 20,199,128
Historical underexecution........ [-400,000]
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT........... 2,048,030 2,041,042
Unjustified growth............... [-6,988]
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT................ 2,469,204 2,439,822
Unjustified growth............... [-29,382]
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES................. 341,254 341,254
EDUCATION AND TRAINING................ 371,817 371,817
BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS........ 2,306,692 2,298,613
Unjustified request.............. [-8,079]
R&D RESEARCH.......................... 41,476 46,476
Next Generation Blood Products [5,000]
and Platelet Development and
Platelet Hemostatic Products.....
R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT............ 188,564 188,564
R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.............. 328,825 328,825
R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION.......... 175,518 175,518
R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT........... 130,931 130,931
R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT............ 88,425 88,425
R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT.......... 18,697 18,697
PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING............... 23,449 23,449
PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION...... 243,184 243,184
PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE 30,129 30,129
INFORMATION SYSTEM...................
PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM--DESKTOP 75,536 75,536
TO DATACENTER........................
PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 26,569 26,569
MODERNIZATION........................
UNDISTRIBUTED......................... -185,900
Unobligated balances............. [-185,900]
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM....... 40,273,860 39,547,290
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS......... 44,218,727 43,502,157
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TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State/Country and FY 2025 Conference
Account Installation Project Title Request Authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ARMY
Alabama
Army Anniston Army Depot GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE 0 5,300
BUILDING (DESIGN).
Alaska
Army Fort Wainwright AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE 23,000 23,000
MACHINE GUN RANGE.
Army Fort Wainwright ENLISTED UNACCOMPANIED 0 0
PERSONNEL HOUSING.
Arizona
Army Fort Huachuca FIRE & RESCUE STATION 0 0
(DESIGN).
Army Fort Huachuca FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER 0 0
(DESIGN).
Army Yuma Proving Ground IMPROVE RANGE ROAD (DESIGN) 0 0
Belgium
Army SHAPE Headquarters YOUTH CENTER............... 45,000 45,000
California
Army Fort Irwin TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER.... 44,000 44,000
Army Military Ocean AMMUNITION HOLDING FACILITY 68,000 68,000
Terminal Concord
Florida
Army Naval Air Station Key JOINT INTER-AGENCY TASK 0 90,000
West FORCE-SOUTH COMMAND AND
CONTROL FACILITY.
Georgia
Army Fort Eisenhower CYBER FACULTY OPERATIONS 0 0
AND AUDITORIUM FACILITY
(DESIGN).
Army Fort Moore DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 0 0
(DESIGN).
Army Fort Stewart BARRACKS (DESIGN).......... 0 8,000
Germany
Army Hohenfels Training BARRACKS................... 61,000 61,000
Area
Army Hohenfels Training COST TO COMPLETE-- 35,000 35,000
Area SIMULATIONS CENTER.
Army U.S. Army Garrison BARRACKS................... 100,000 100,000
Ansbach
Army U.S. Army Garrison BARRACKS................... 91,000 91,000
Ansbach
Army U.S. Army Garrison OPERATIONAL READINESS 0 12,856
Bavaria TRAINING COMPLEX (ORTC)
UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINE.
Army U.S. Army Garrison CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 44,000 44,000
Wiesbaden
Guam
Army Joint Region Marianas GDS BATTALION HEADQUARTERS. 0 47,000
Army Joint Region Marianas GDS ENVIRONMENTAL 0 23,000
MITIGATION.
Army Joint Region Marianas GDS FORWARD OPERATING SITES 0 75,000
Hawaii
Army Pohakuloa Training AIRFIELD OPERATIONS 0 20,000
Area BUILDING.
Army Wheeler Army Airfield AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 231,000 36,000
Illinois
Army Rock Island Arsenal CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 0
(DESIGN).
Kentucky
Army Fort Campbell AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER 0 0
(DESIGN).
Army Fort Campbell AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 0
(DESIGN).
Army Fort Campbell AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE PLUS 11,800 11,800
RANGE.
Army Fort Campbell CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 0
(DESIGN).
Army Fort Campbell MODERNIZED HANGAR (DESIGN). 0 11,000
Army Fort Knox SOLDIER SERVICES CENTER 0 0
(DESIGN).
Louisiana
Army Fort Johnson BARRACKS................... 117,000 0
Army Fort Johnson ROTATIONAL UNIT BILLETING 0 50,000
AREA.
Maryland
Army Fort Meade CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 46,000 46,000
Michigan
Army Detroit Arsenal MANNED/UNMANNED TACTICAL 37,000 37,000
VEHICLE LAB.
Missouri
Army Fort Leonard Wood ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL 144,000 120,000
TRAINING BARRACKS COMPLEX,
PHASE 2.
New York
Army Fort Drum AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 9,800
ADDITION, WASH RACK AND
PAINT BOOTH (DESIGN).
Army Fort Drum ARMY COMBAT FITNESS TESTING 0 0
FACILITY FIELD HOUSE
(DESIGN).
Army Fort Drum AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE RANGE 0 0
(DESIGN).
Army Fort Drum FIELD ARTILLERY VEHICLE 0 830
STORAGE SHEDS (DESIGN).
Army Fort Drum ORTC PHASE II, ENLISTED 0 6,100
TRANSIENT TRAINING
BARRACKS (DESIGN).
Army Watervliet Arsenal FIRE STATION............... 53,000 53,000
Army Wheeler-Sack Army FIRE STATION 3 (DESIGN).... 0 2,900
Airfield
North Carolina
Army Fort Liberty CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 39,000 0
Oklahoma
Army McAlester Army AMMUNITION DEMOLITION 0 74,000
Ammunition Plant FACILITY.
Pennsylvania
Army Letterkenny Army Depot COMPONENT REBUILD SHOP (INC 90,000 45,000
1).
Army Letterkenny Army Depot MISSILE/MUNITIONS 62,000 62,000
DISTRIBUTION FACILITY.
South Carolina
Army Fort Jackson CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 0
(DESIGN).
Texas
Army Fort Bliss COST TO COMPLETE--RAIL YARD 44,000 44,000
Army Fort Cavazos MOTOR POOL #70............. 0 69,000
Army Fort Cavazos MOTOR POOL #71............. 0 78,000
Army Red River Army Depot VEHICLE PAINT SHOP......... 34,000 34,000
Virginia
Army Joint Base Myer- BARRACKS................... 180,000 180,000
Henderson Hall
Army Joint Base Myer- HORSE FARM LAND ACQUISITION 8,500 0
Henderson Hall
Washington
Army Joint Base Lewis- BARRACKS................... 161,000 37,000
McChord
Army Joint Base Lewis- FIRE STATION (DESIGN)...... 0 4,940
McChord
Army Joint Base Lewis- SUPPLY SUPPORT ACTIVITY.... 31,000 31,000
McChord
Worldwide Unspecified
Army Design--Milcon DEFERRED MILCON & RM 0 47,650
Barracks Planning (DESIGN).
Army Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 273,727 273,727
Locations
Army Unspecified Worldwide EDI: MINOR CONSTRUCTION.... 14,519 14,519
Locations
Army Unspecified Worldwide HOST NATION SUPPORT........ 25,000 25,000
Locations
Army Unspecified Worldwide PDI: DESIGN................ 26,011 26,011
Locations
Army Unspecified Worldwide PDI: INDOPACOM MINOR 66,600 66,600
Locations CONSTRUCTION PILOT.
Army Unspecified Worldwide PDI: MINOR CONSTRUCTION.... 8,000 8,000
Locations
Army Unspecified Worldwide UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 0 50,000
Locations (DESIGN).
Army Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 97,000 138,624
Locations CONSTRUCTION.
........................
Subtotal Military Construction, Army 2,311,157 2,485,657
......................
NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Arizona
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air IAP RUNWAY EXTENSION 0 0
Station Yuma (DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air WATER TREATMENT PLANT...... 0 10,000
Station Yuma
Australia
Navy & Marine Corps Royal Australian Air PDI: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 117,380 32,380
Force Base Darwin HANGAR.
Navy & Marine Corps Royal Australian Air PDI: MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 62,320 62,320
Force Base Darwin FACILITY.
El Salvador
Navy & Marine Corps Cooperative Security HANGAR AND RAMP EXTENSION.. 0 28,000
Location Comalapa
Federated States of
Micronesia
Navy & Marine Corps Yap International PORT & HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. 0 50,000
Airport
Florida
Navy & Marine Corps Cape Canaveral Space ENGINEERING TEST FACILITY.. 221,060 72,060
Force Station
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Support COMMUNICATIONS CENTER & 0 4,300
Facility Blount INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
Island Command (DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 6,900
Jacksonville (DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station F35 AIRCRAFT ENGINE REPAIR 0 13,737
Jacksonville FACILITY (DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station HURRICANE RESTORATION 0 10,600
Pensacola CONSOLIDATED A SCHOOL DORM
(DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station ADVANCED HELICOPTER 0 0
Whiting Field TRAINING SYSTEM HANGAR
(INC).
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 4,140
Whiting Field (DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Station Mayport WATERFRONT EMERGENCY POWER 0 13,700
(DESIGN).
Georgia
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Submarine Base TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY 115,000 115,000
Kings Bay EXPANSION (INC).
Guam
Navy & Marine Corps Andersen Air Force HSC-25 HANGAR REPLACEMENT 0 50,000
Base FACILITY 2641.
Navy & Marine Corps Andersen Air Force PDI: YOUTH CENTER.......... 78,730 78,730
Base
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas JOINT COMMUNICATION UPGRADE 0 0
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas JOINT CONSOLIDATED COMM 0 0
CENTER.
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas PDI: EARTH COVERED 107,439 42,439
MAGAZINES.
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas SATELLITE COMM CENTER...... 0 0
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base Guam PDI: DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS 0 100,000
III.
Hawaii
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Base Pearl DRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT 1,199,000 1,199,000
Harbor-Hickam (INC).
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Base Pearl WATER TREATMENT PLANT...... 0 75,000
Harbor-Hickam
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Base Pearl WATERFRONT PRODUCTION 0 0
Harbor-Hickam FACILITY (DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base AIRCRAFT HANGAR & PARKING 203,520 33,520
Kaneohe Bay APRON.
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base AIRCRAFT REFUEL PIT........ 0 0
Kaneohe Bay
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION 0 15,000
Kaneohe Bay MODERNIZATION.
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base MAIN GATE ENTRY CONTROL 0 0
Kaneohe Bay FACILITY.
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Ammunition Depot HIGH EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINES... 0 0
West Loch
Maine
Navy & Marine Corps Portsmouth Naval MULTI-MISSION DRY DOCK #1 400,578 400,578
Shipyard EXTENSION (INC).
Maryland
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Surface Warfare CONTAINED BURN FACILITY.... 0 10,000
Center Indian Head
Nevada
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX 0 45,000
Fallon IMPROVEMENTS.
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station TRAINING RANGE LAND 48,300 48,300
Fallon ACQUISITION, PHASE 2.
North Carolina
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 213,520 53,520
Station Cherry Point
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air COMPOSITE REPAIR FACILITY.. 114,020 20,020
Station Cherry Point
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air F-35 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINMENT 50,000 50,000
Station Cherry Point CENTER (INC).
Palau
Navy & Marine Corps Koror, Port of Malakal HARBOR WHARF IMPROVEMENTS.. 0 50,000
Virginia
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Expeditionary CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 2,751
Base Little Creek- (DESIGN).
Fort Story
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 5,681
Quantico (DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 4,080
Oceana (DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 0 16,000
Oceana (DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Station Norfolk CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 1,200
(DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Weapons Station CONTAINERIZED LONG WEAPONS 52,610 52,610
Yorktown STORAGE MAGAZINE.
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Weapons Station CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE 47,130 47,130
Yorktown TEST FACILITY.
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Weapons Station CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE 52,110 52,110
Yorktown WEAPONS MAINTENANCE,
OPERATIONS & STORAGE
FACILITY.
Navy & Marine Corps Norfolk Naval Shipyard DRY DOCK 3 MODERNIZATION 54,366 10,000
(INC).
Washington
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base Kitsap- LAUNCHER EQUIPMENT 200,550 35,550
Bangor PROCESSING BUILDING.
Navy & Marine Corps Puget Sound Naval CVN 78 AIRCRAFT CARRIER 182,200 26,200
Shipyard ELECTRIC UPGRADES.
Worldwide Unspecified
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 797,446 797,446
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (BARRACKS).......... 0 61,000
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide DPRI UNSPECIFIED MINOR 21,302 31,302
Locations CONSTRUCTION.
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 0 50,000
Locations (DESIGN).
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 202,318 202,318
Locations CONSTRUCTION.
........................
Subtotal Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps 4,540,899 4,089,622
......................
AIR FORCE
Alaska
Air Force Joint Base Elmendorf- CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS 0 16,000
Richardson COMPLEX (DESIGN).
Air Force Joint Base Elmendorf- JOINT INTEGRATED TEST AND 126,000 126,000
Richardson TRAINING CTR (INC).
Arkansas
Air Force Ebbing Air National ACADEMIC TRAINING CENTER, 0 74,000
Guard Base FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING.
California
Air Force Beale Air Force Base MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS 0 55,000
COMPLEX.
Air Force Vandenberg Space Force GBSD RE-ENTRY VEHICLE 110,000 45,000
Base FACILITY.
Air Force Vandenberg Space Force SENTINEL AETC FORMAL 167,000 90,000
Base TRAINING UNIT.
Colorado
Air Force Buckley Space Force POWER INDEPENDENCE......... 0 68,000
Base
Air Force United States Air AERONAUTICS LABORATORY 0 0
Force Academy (DESIGN).
Denmark
Air Force Royal Danish Air Force EDI: DABS-FEV STORAGE...... 110,000 25,000
Base Karup
District of Columbia
Air Force Joint Base Anacostia- LARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION 0 50,000
Bolling STATION.
Federated States of
Micronesia
Air Force Yap International AIRFIELD PAVEMENT UPGRADES. 0 50,000
Airport
Air Force Yap International IAP RUNWAY EXTENSION....... 0 50,000
Airport
Air Force Yap International PDI: RUNWAY EXTENSION (INC) 96,000 96,000
Airport
Florida
Air Force Cape Canaveral Space INSTALL WASTEWATER MAIN, 0 0
Force Station ICBM ROAD.
Air Force Eglin Air Force Base ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM 0 10,000
OPERATIONS SUPERIORITY
COMPLEX (DESIGN).
Air Force Eglin Air Force Base HYPERSONICS CENTER FOR 0 0
BLAST, LETHALITY, AND
COUPLE KINETICS FOCUSED
RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
FACILITIES (DESIGN).
Air Force Eglin Air Force Base LRSO HARDWARE SOFTWARE 8,400 8,400
DEVELOPMENT TEST FACILITY.
Air Force Eglin Air Force Base WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY 0 0
INTEGRATION CENTER
(DESIGN).
Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION.. 0 48,000
Georgia
Air Force Robins Air Force Base BATTLE MANAGEMENT COMBINED 64,000 64,000
OPS COMPLEX (INC).
Germany
Air Force Ramstein Air Base AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION 0 22,000
COMPOUND.
Idaho
Air Force Mountain Home Air CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 40,000 40,000
Force Base
Japan
Air Force Kadena Air Base COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 0 9,000
(DESIGN).
Air Force Kadena Air Base PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION 132,700 57,700
CONTROL CTR (INC 3).
Louisiana
Air Force Barksdale Air Force ADAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT 0 22,000
Base CENTER.
Massachusetts
Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base MIT-LL/ENGINEERING AND 76,000 76,000
PROTOTYPE FACILITY (INC).
Mississippi
Air Force Keesler Air Force Base AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER.. 0 25,000
Montana
Air Force Malmstrom Air Force GBSD COMMERCIAL ENTRANCE 20,000 20,000
Base CONTROL FACILITY.
Air Force Malmstrom Air Force WEAPONS STORAGE & 238,000 238,000
Base MAINTENANCE FACILITY (INC).
Nebraska
Air Force Offutt Air Force Base CONSOLIDATED TRAINING 0 6,000
COMPLEX/PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
(DESIGN).
North Carolina
Air Force Seymour Johnson Air COMBAT ARMS TRAINING AND 0 41,000
Force Base MAINTENANCE COMPLEX.
North Dakota
Air Force Grand Forks Air Force RUNWAY (DESIGN)............ 0 1,900
Base
Norway
Air Force Royal Norwegian Air COST TO COMPLETE--DABS-FEV 0 8,000
Force Base Rygge STORAGE.
Air Force Royal Norwegian Air COST TO COMPLETE--MUNITIONS 0 8,000
Force Base Rygge STORAGE AREA.
Ohio
Air Force Wright-Patterson Air ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH 0 9,200
Force Base LABORATORY--C2A (DESIGN).
Air Force Wright-Patterson Air HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER 0 0
Force Base LABORATORY.
Air Force Wright-Patterson Air RUNWAY (DESIGN)............ 0 0
Force Base
Air Force Wright-Patterson Air SPACE FORCE INTELLIGENCE 0 1,900
Force Base CENTER (DESIGN).
Oregon
Air Force Mountain Home Air HOMELAND DEFENSE OVER-THE- 198,000 198,000
Force Base HORIZON RADAR (INC).
Palau
Air Force Palau COST TO COMPLETE--PDI: 0 20,000
TACMOR UTILITIES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT.
South Dakota
Air Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 ADAL SQUADRON 44,000 44,000
Base OPERATIONS.
Air Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 EAST ALERT APRON 79,000 79,000
Base ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SHELTERS.
Air Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 NORTH ENVIRONMENTAL 54,000 54,000
Base PROTECTION SHELTERS (60
ROW).
Air Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 WEAPONS GENERATION 105,000 105,000
Base FACILITY (INC).
Spain
Air Force Moron Air Base COST TO COMPLETE--EDI: 0 7,000
MUNITIONS STORAGE AREA.
Air Force Naval Station Rota NATO STRATEGIC AIRLIFT 15,200 15,200
HANGAR.
Tennessee
Air Force Arnold Air Force Base ADD/ALTERTEST CELL DELIVERY 0 0
BAY, B880.
Air Force Arnold Air Force Base COOLING WATER EXPANSION 0 0
(DESIGN).
Texas
Air Force Dyess Air Force Base B-21 LRS FUELS 12,800 12,800
ADMINISTRATIVE LABORATORY.
Air Force Dyess Air Force Base B-21 REFUELER TRUCK YARD... 18,500 18,500
Air Force Joint Base San Antonio- BMT-CLASSROOM/DINING 0 60,000
Lackland FACILITY 4.
Air Force Joint Base San Antonio- METC--BARRACKS/SHIPS/DORMS 77,000 77,000
Sam Houston #1 (INC).
Air Force Laughlin Air Force T-7A GROUND BASED TRAINING 38,000 38,000
Base SYSTEM FACILITY.
Air Force Laughlin Air Force T-7A UNITY MAINTENANCE 18,000 18,000
Base TRAINING FACILITY.
United Kingdom
Air Force Royal Air Force COST TO COMPLETE--EDI RADR 0 20,500
Fairford STORAGE FACILITY.
Air Force Royal Air Force COST TO COMPLETE--EDI RADR 0 15,000
Lakenheath STORAGE FACILITY.
Air Force Royal Air Force SURETY: BARRIER SYSTEMS.... 185,000 5,000
Lakenheath
Air Force Royal Air Force SOW CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE.. 51,000 51,000
Mildenhall
Unspecified
Air Force Unspecified SAOC (DESIGN).............. 0 158,200
Utah
Air Force Hill Air Force Base COST TO COMPLETE--F-35 T-7A 0 28,000
EAST CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE.
Air Force Hill Air Force Base T-7A DEPOT MAINTENANCE 50,000 50,000
COMPLEX (INC).
Virginia
Air Force Joint Base Langley- DORMITORY.................. 81,000 81,000
Eustis
Worldwide Unspecified
Air Force Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 439,926 439,926
Locations
Air Force Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (INDOPACOM)......... 0 117,590
Locations
Air Force Unspecified Worldwide UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 0 50,000
Locations (DESIGN).
Air Force Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 129,600 129,600
Locations CONSTRUCTION.
Wyoming
Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force GBSD CONSOLIDATED 194,000 50,000
Base MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force GBSD LAND ACQUISITION, 139,000 59,000
Base PHASE 2.
Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force GBSD UTILITY CORRIDOR (INC) 70,000 70,000
Base
........................
Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force 3,187,126 3,532,416
......................
DEFENSE-WIDE
Alabama
Defense-Wide Anniston Army Depot GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE 0 3,420
(DESIGN).
Defense-Wide Anniston Army Depot POWER GENERATION AND 0 56,450
MICROGRID.
Defense-Wide Anniston Army Depot SMALL ARMS WAREHOUSE 0 14,500
(DESIGN).
Defense-Wide Redstone Arsenal GROUND TEST FACILITY 80,000 40,000
INFRASTRUCTURE (INC).
Alaska
Defense-Wide Eielson Air Force Base FUELS OPERATIONS & LAB 14,000 14,000
FACILITY.
Defense-Wide Joint Base Elmendorf- FUEL FACILITIES............ 55,000 55,000
Richardson
Arizona
Defense-Wide U.S. Army Garrison SOF MILITARY FREE FALL 62,000 64,000
Yuma Proving Grounds ADVANCED TRAIN COMPLEX.
Bahrain
Defense-Wide Naval Support Activity GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR 0 15,330
Bahrain PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM.
California
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp AMBULATORY CARE CENTER ADD/ 26,440 27,576
Pendleton ALT (AREA 53).
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp AMBULATORY CARE CENTER ADD/ 24,930 30,509
Pendleton ALT (AREA 62).
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp AMBULATORY CARE CENTER 45,040 48,091
Pendleton REPLACEMENT (AREA 22).
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Mountain FUEL FACILITIES............ 19,300 19,300
Warfare Training
Center
Defense-Wide Naval Base Coronado SOF OPERATIONS SUPPORT 51,000 0
FACILITY, PHASE 2.
Colorado
Defense-Wide Fort Carson AMBULATORY CARE CENTER 41,000 61,359
REPLACEMENT.
Cuba
Defense-Wide Naval Station AMBULATORY CARE CENTER 96,829 96,829
Guantanamo Bay REPLACEMENT (INC 2).
Delaware
Defense-Wide Major Joseph R. MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER. 0 22,050
``Beau'' Biden III
National Guard/
Reserve Center
Florida
Defense-Wide Hurlburt Field SOF AFSOC OPERATIONS 14,000 14,000
FACILITY.
Georgia
Defense-Wide Hunter Army Airfield SOF CONSOLIDATED RIGGING 47,000 47,000
FACILITY.
Defense-Wide Hunter Army Airfield SOF MILITARY WORKING DOG 16,800 17,300
KENNEL FACILITY.
Germany
Defense-Wide Spangdahlem Air Base COST TO COMPLETE-- 6,500 6,500
SPANGDAHLEM ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL REPLACEMENT.
Greece
Defense-Wide Naval Support Activity ADVANCED MICROGRID......... 0 42,500
Souda Bay
Guam
Defense-Wide Joint Region Marianas GUAM HIGH SCHOOL TEMPORARY 26,000 26,000
FACILITIES.
Defense-Wide Joint Region Marianas PDI: GDS, COMMAND CENTER 187,212 147,212
(INC).
Defense-Wide Joint Region Marianas PDI: GDS, EIAMD, PHASE 1 278,267 238,267
(INC).
Hawaii
Defense-Wide Joint Base Pearl FY20 500 KW PV COVERED 0 16,300
Harbor-Hickam PARKING EV CHARGING
STATION.
Illinois
Defense-Wide Rock Island Arsenal POWER GENERATION AND 0 73,470
MICROGRID.
Indiana
Defense-Wide Camp Atterbury- POWER GENERATION AND 0 39,180
Muscatatuck MICROGRID.
Italy
Defense-Wide Naval Air Station MICROGRID CONTROL SYSTEMS.. 0 13,470
Sigonella
Japan
Defense-Wide Camp Fuji MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER. 0 45,870
Defense-Wide Fleet Activities KINNICK HIGH SCHOOL (INC).. 40,386 40,386
Yokosuka
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Air MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER, 0 0
Station Iwakuni NATURAL GAS PLANT.
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Air MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER, 0 0
Station Iwakuni SOLAR PV AND BESS.
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER. 0 0
Smedley D. Butler
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp KUBASAKI HIGH SCHOOL....... 160,000 30,000
Smedley D. Butler
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER, 0 0
Smedley D. Butler CAMP COURTNEY.
Korea
Defense-Wide Kunsan Air Base AMBULATORY CARE CENTER 64,942 64,942
REPLACEMENT.
Maine
Defense-Wide Portsmouth Naval POWER PLANT RESILIENCY 0 28,700
Shipyard IMPROVEMENTS.
Maryland
Defense-Wide Aberdeen Proving POWER GENERATION AND 0 34,400
Ground MICROGRID.
Defense-Wide Fort Meade NSAW EAST CAMPUS BUILDING 265,000 265,000
#5 (INC 2).
Defense-Wide Joint Base Andrews AMBULATORY CARE CENTER 15,040 21,982
(INC).
Defense-Wide Joint Base Andrews MICROGRID WITH ELECTRIC 0 17,920
VEHICLE CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE.
Defense-Wide Walter Reed National MEDCEN ADDITION/ALTERATION 77,651 77,651
Military Medical (INC 8).
Center
Mississippi
Defense-Wide Key Field UPGRADED FUEL HYDRANT 0 1,000
SYSTEM (DESIGN).
Missouri
Defense-Wide Whiteman Air Force FLIGHTLINE FUELING 19,500 19,500
Base FACILITIES.
New Jersey
Defense-Wide Joint Base McGuire-Dix- MICROGRID WITH ELECTRIC 0 19,500
Lakehurst VEHICLE CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE.
Defense-Wide National Guard MICROGRID, BATTERY STORAGE 0 40,000
Training Center Sea AND UNDERGOUND ELECTRICIAL
Girt UTILITY.
North Carolina
Defense-Wide Fort Liberty SOF ARMS ROOM ADDITION..... 11,800 13,000
Defense-Wide Fort Liberty SOF CAMP MACKALL COMPANY 0 34,000
OPERATIONS FACILITIES.
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp SOF ARMORY................. 25,400 27,500
Lejeune
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp SOF INFORMATION MANEUVER 0 57,000
Lejeune FACILITY.
Ohio
Defense-Wide Wright-Patterson Air DISTRICT COOLING PLANT..... 0 53,000
Force Base
Puerto Rico
Defense-Wide Fort Buchanan POTABLE WATER PURIFICATION 0 0
SYSTEM.
South Carolina
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Air FUEL PIER.................. 31,500 31,500
Station Beaufort
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Recruit AMBULATORY CARE CLINIC 72,050 72,050
Depot Parris Island REPLACEMENT (DENTAL).
Texas
Defense-Wide Naval Air Station GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE.. 79,300 79,300
Corpus Christi
Defense-Wide NSA Texas CRYPTOLOGIC CENTER (INC)... 152,000 0
United Kingdom
Defense-Wide Royal Air Force LAKENHEATH HIGH SCHOOL..... 153,000 8,000
Lakenheath
Virginia
Defense-Wide Fort Belvoir DEFENSE HEALTH HEADQUARTERS 225,000 0
Defense-Wide Joint Expeditionary SOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE 32,000 35,000
Base Little Creek- TRAINING CENTER.
Fort Story
Defense-Wide Pentagon METRO ENTRANCE PEDESTRIAN 36,800 36,800
ACCESS CONTROL POINT.
Washington
Defense-Wide Joint Base Lewis- POWER GENERATION AND 0 40,000
McChord--Gray Army MICROGRID.
Airfield
Defense-Wide Naval Air Station HYDRANT FUELING SYSTEM..... 54,000 54,000
Whidbey Island
Defense-Wide Naval Base Kitsap MICROGRID.................. 0 77,270
Defense-Wide Naval Magazine Indian BACKUP POWER AND MICROGRID. 0 39,490
Island
Defense-Wide Naval Magazine Indian MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER. 0 0
Island
Defense-Wide Naval Undersea Warfare SOF COLDWATER TRAINING/ 35,000 0
Center Keyport AUSTERE ENVIRONMENT
FACILITY.
Worldwide Unspecified
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide COST TO COMPLETE--ERCIP.... 0 103,100
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DEFENSE-WIDE)...... 26,081 26,081
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DHA)............... 46,751 46,751
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DLA)............... 105,000 105,000
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DODEA)............. 7,501 7,501
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (MDA)............... 4,745 4,745
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (NSA)............... 41,928 41,928
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (SOCOM)............. 35,495 35,495
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (TJS)............... 1,964 1,964
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (WHS)............... 1,508 1,508
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide ENERGY RESILIENCE AND 636,000 0
Locations CONSERVATION INVESTMENT
PROGRAM.
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide ERCIP DESIGN............... 96,238 96,238
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide EXERCISE RELATED MINOR 11,146 26,146
Locations CONSTRUCTION.
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 3,000 3,000
Locations CONSTRUCTION (DEFENSE-
WIDE).
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 18,000 18,000
Locations CONSTRUCTION (DHA).
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 13,333 13,333
Locations CONSTRUCTION (DLA).
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 7,400 7,400
Locations CONSTRUCTION (DODEA).
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 5,277 5,277
Locations CONSTRUCTION (MDA).
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 6,000 6,000
Locations CONSTRUCTION (NSA).
Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 24,109 24,109
Locations CONSTRUCTION (SOCOM).
........................
Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide 3,733,163 3,187,950
......................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Alaska
Army National Guard Joint Base Elmendorf- NATIONAL GUARD READINESS 67,000 67,000
Richardson CENTER.
Georgia
Army National Guard Fort Eisenhower NATIONAL GUARD READINESS 0 0
CENTER (DESIGN).
Iowa
Army National Guard Sioux City Armory NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE 13,800 13,800
MAINTENANCE SHOP.
Kentucky
Army National Guard Fort Campbell NATIONAL GUARD READINESS 0 0
CENTER (DESIGN).
Army National Guard Fort Campbell READINESS CENTER........... 0 18,000
Louisiana
Army National Guard Abbeville NATIONAL GUARD READINESS 0 0
CENTER (DESIGN).
Army National Guard Lafayette Readiness NATIONAL GUARD READINESS 33,000 33,000
Center CENTER.
Maine
Army National Guard Saco SOUTHERN MAINE READINESS 0 1,000
CENTER (DESIGN).
Michigan
Army National Guard Detroit Olympia READINESS CENTER ADDITION/ 0 4,400
ALTERATION (DESIGN).
Mississippi
Army National Guard Southaven Readiness NATIONAL GUARD READINESS 33,000 33,000
Center CENTER.
Montana
Army National Guard Malta Readiness Center NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE 14,800 14,800
MAINTENANCE SHOP.
Nevada
Army National Guard Hawthorne Army Depot AUTOMATED QUALIFICATION/ 18,000 18,000
TRAINING RANGE.
New Jersey
Army National Guard Vineland NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE 23,000 23,000
MAINTENANCE SHOP.
North Carolina
Army National Guard Salisbury FLIGHT FACILITY (DESIGN)... 0 0
Ohio
Army National Guard Lima READINESS CENTER........... 0 26,000
Oklahoma
Army National Guard Shawnee Readiness NATIONAL GUARD READINESS 29,000 29,000
Center CENTER.
Pennsylvania
Army National Guard Danville VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 0
(DESIGN).
Puerto Rico
Army National Guard Gurabo Readiness NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE 0 0
Center MAINTENANCE SHOP.
Rhode Island
Army National Guard North Kingstown COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 0 16,000
GUARD READINESS CENTER.
Army National Guard Quonset State Airport COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 0 11,000
GUARD READINESS CENTER.
Utah
Army National Guard Nephi Readiness Center NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE 20,000 20,000
MAINTENANCE SHOP.
Washington
Army National Guard Camp Murray NATIONAL GUARD/RESERVE 40,000 40,000
CENTER BUILDING.
Wisconsin
Army National Guard Rapids NATIONAL GUARD READINESS 0 3,800
CENTER (DESIGN).
Worldwide Unspecified
Army National Guard Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 25,529 40,529
Locations
Army National Guard Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 45,000 65,000
Locations CONSTRUCTION.
........................
Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard 362,129 477,329
......................
ARMY RESERVE
California
Army Reserve Bell ARMY RESERVE TRAINING 0 0
CENTER.
Army Reserve Camp Parks ADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING 42,000 42,000
BARRACKS.
Georgia
Army Reserve Dobbins Air Reserve ARMY RESERVE CENTER........ 78,000 78,000
Base
Kentucky
Army Reserve Fort Knox AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY.. 0 57,000
Massachusetts
Army Reserve Devens Reserve Forces COLLECTIVE TRAINING 0 39,000
Training Area ENLISTED BARRACKS.
New Jersey
Army Reserve Joint Base McGuire-Dix- VERTICAL SKILLS FACILITY... 16,000 16,000
Lakehurst
Pennsylvania
Army Reserve Wilkes-Barre AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 22,000 22,000
ACTIVITY EQUIPMENT.
Puerto Rico
Army Reserve Fort Buchanan ADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING 39,000 39,000
BARRACKS.
Virginia
Army Reserve Richmond AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 23,000 23,000
ACTIVITY/VMS.
Wisconsin
Army Reserve Andrew Miller Army VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 0
Reserve Center (DESIGN).
Worldwide Unspecified
Army Reserve Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 31,508 31,508
Locations
Army Reserve Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 3,524 3,524
Locations CONSTRUCTION.
........................
Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve 255,032 351,032
......................
NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE
Texas
Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Naval Air Station WHOLE HANGAR REPAIR........ 0 10,000
Reserve Joint Reserve Base
Fort Worth
Washington
Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Joint Base Lewis- PARACHUTE SURVIVAL TRAINING 26,610 26,610
Reserve McChord FACILITY.
Worldwide Unspecified
Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide MCNR DESIGN................ 663 663
Reserve Locations
Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 0 0
Reserve Locations CONSTRUCTION.
Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide USMCR DESIGN............... 2,556 2,556
Reserve Locations
........................
Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve 29,829 39,829
......................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Alaska
Air National Guard Joint Base Elmendorf- BASE SUPPLY COMPLEX........ 0 0
Richardson
Air National Guard Joint Base Elmendorf- COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER 19,300 19,300
Richardson SIMULATOR.
Arizona
Air National Guard Tucson International COST TO COMPLETE--BASE 0 7,000
Airport ENTRY COMPLEX.
California
Air National Guard Moffett Airfield COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER 12,600 12,600
SIMULATOR.
Colorado
Air National Guard Buckley Space Force COST TO COMPLETE--CORROSION 0 4,000
Base CONTROL FACILITY.
Florida
Air National Guard Jacksonville F-35 CONSOLIDATED WEAPONS 26,200 26,200
International Airport TRAINING.
Hawaii
Air National Guard Joint Base Pearl SPACE CONTROL CENTER....... 36,600 36,600
Harbor-Hickam
Kentucky
Air National Guard Louisville Muhammad RESPONSE FORCE WAREHOUSE 0 0
Ali International (DESIGN).
Airport
Maine
Air National Guard Bangor International FUEL CELL HANGAR........... 0 48,000
Airport
Mississippi
Air National Guard Key Field ADAL MAINTENANCE HANGAR & 0 5,600
CONSTRUCT AMU COMPLEX
(DESIGN).
Air National Guard Key Field BASE SUPPLY WAREHOUSE 0 1,900
(DESIGN).
Air National Guard Key Field CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR 0 6,700
(DESIGN).
New Jersey
Air National Guard Atlantic City F-16 MISSION TRAINING 18,000 18,000
International Airport CENTER.
New York
Air National Guard Francis S. Gabreski COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER 14,000 14,000
Airport SIMULATOR.
Ohio
Air National Guard Rickenbacker COST TO COMPLETE--SMALL 0 6,000
International Airport ARMS RANGE.
Oregon
Air National Guard Portland International COST TO COMPLETE--SPECIAL 0 7,000
Airport TACTICS COMPLEX - 1.
Air National Guard Portland International COST TO COMPLETE--SPECIAL 0 5,000
Airport TACTICS COMPLEX - 2.
Air National Guard Portland International COST TO COMPLETE--SPECIAL 0 5,000
Airport TACTICS COMPLEX - 3.
Pennsylvania
Air National Guard Pittsburgh ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY 0 0
International Airport (DESIGN).
Texas
Air National Guard Fort Worth C-130J ADAL FUEL CELL 13,100 13,100
BUILDING 1674.
Washington
Air National Guard Camp Murray NATIONAL GUARD/RESERVE 0 5,700
CENTER (ANG COST SHARE):
MINOR CONSTRUCTION.
West Virginia
Air National Guard McLaughlin Air SQUADRON OPERATIONS 0 0
National Guard Base FACILITY (DESIGN).
Worldwide Unspecified
Air National Guard Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 10,792 10,792
Locations
Air National Guard Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 40,200 40,200
Locations CONSTRUCTION.
Wyoming
Air National Guard Cheyenne Regional COST TO COMPLETE--CONSTRUCT 0 4,000
Airport VM & AGE COMPLEX.
........................
Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard 190,792 296,692
......................
AIR FORCE RESERVE
Arizona
Air Force Reserve Luke Air Force Base ADMINISTRATIVE AND STORAGE 0 0
BUILDING (DESIGN).
Delaware
Air Force Reserve Dover Air Force Base 512TH OPERATIONS GROUP 0 42,000
FACILITY.
Georgia
Air Force Reserve Dobbins Air Reserve SECURITY FORCES FACILITY... 22,000 0
Base
Indiana
Air Force Reserve Grissom Air Reserve INDOOR SMALL ARMS RANGE.... 21,000 21,000
Base
New York
Air Force Reserve Niagara Falls Air TAXIWAY/RUNWAY (DESIGN).... 0 6,600
Reserve Station
Ohio
Air Force Reserve Youngstown Air Reserve FIRE STATION............... 25,000 25,000
Station
South Carolina
Air Force Reserve Joint Base Charleston AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION 0 33,000
FACILITY.
Worldwide Unspecified
Air Force Reserve Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 562 9,562
Locations
Air Force Reserve Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 701 701
Locations CONSTRUCTION.
........................
Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve 69,263 137,863
......................
NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Worldwide Unspecified
NATO NATO Security NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT 433,864 463,864
Investment Program PROGRAM.
........................
Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program 433,864 463,864
......................
INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND
Worldwide Unspecified
MILCON, INDOPACOM Unspecified Worldwide INDOPACOM MILCON PILOT..... 0 150,000
Locations
........................
Subtotal INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM 0 150,000
......................
TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 15,113,254 15,212,254
......................
FAMILY HOUSING
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
Belgium
Fam Hsg Con, Army Chievres Air Base FAMILY HOUSING NEW 100,954 82,954
CONSTRUCTION (84 UNITS).
Georgia
Fam Hsg Con, Army Fort Eisenhower MHPI RESTRUCTURE--FORT 50,000 50,000
EISENHOWER.
Germany
Fam Hsg Con, Army U.S. Army Garrison FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 63,246 63,246
Rheinland-Pfalz CONSTRUCTION (54 UNITS).
Japan
Fam Hsg Con, Army Sagamihara Family FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS 31,114 31,114
Housing Area CONSTRUCTION (35 UNITS).
Worldwide Unspecified
Fam Hsg Con, Army Unspecified Worldwide FAMILY HOUSING DESIGN...... 31,333 31,333
Locations
........................
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army 276,647 258,647
......................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY
Worldwide Unspecified
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS................ 18,065 18,065
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide LEASED HOUSING............. 129,703 129,703
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE................ 127,097 127,097
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT................. 62,060 62,060
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION 69,579 69,579
Locations SUPPORT.
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS.............. 357 357
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES................... 8,273 8,273
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES.................. 60,477 60,477
Locations
........................
Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Army 475,611 475,611
......................
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Guam
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Andersen Air Force REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, 93,112 12,112
Corps Base PHASE 10 (42 UNITS).
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Joint Region Marianas REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, 103,863 28,863
Corps PHASE 9 (136 UNITS) (INC).
Worldwide Unspecified
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS 35,438 35,438
Corps Locations (64 UNITS).
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 13,329 13,329
Corps Locations
........................
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps 245,742 89,742
......................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Worldwide Unspecified
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS................ 16,839 16,839
Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION 60,283 60,283
Corps Locations SUPPORT.
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide LEASING.................... 67,412 67,412
Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE................ 109,504 109,504
Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT................. 61,240 61,240
Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS.............. 427 427
Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES................... 17,332 17,332
Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES.................. 44,180 44,180
Corps Locations
........................
Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps 377,217 377,217
......................
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
Alaska
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Joint Base Elmendorf- MHPI RESTRUCTURE--JBER 120,000 120,000
Richardson PHASE III.
Germany
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Ramstein Air Base CONSTRUCT 2 GOQ UNITS...... 4,350 4,350
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Ramstein Air Base KMC 02--CONSTRUCT TWO CAR 1,400 1,400
GARAGES (5 UNITS).
Japan
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Yokota Air Base FAMILY HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS 26,242 26,242
8B WEST (19 UNITS).
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Yokota Air Base FAMILY HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS 39,000 39,000
9, PHASE 2 (32 UNITS).
Texas
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Lackland Air Force MHPI RESTRUCTURE--LACKLAND. 24,000 24,000
Base
Worldwide Unspecified
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 6,557 6,557
Locations
........................
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force 221,549 221,549
......................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE
Worldwide Unspecified
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS................ 24,230 24,230
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION 32,508 32,508
Locations SUPPORT.
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide LEASING.................... 6,278 6,278
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE................ 127,023 127,023
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT................. 71,384 71,384
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS.............. 2,426 2,426
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES................... 12,446 12,446
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES.................. 49,955 49,955
Locations
........................
Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Air Force 326,250 326,250
......................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE
Worldwide Unspecified
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS (DIA).......... 687 687
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS (NSA).......... 91 91
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide LEASING (DIA).............. 32,983 32,983
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide LEASING (NSA).............. 13,986 13,986
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE................ 36 36
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES (DIA)............ 4,358 4,358
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES (NSA)............ 15 15
Locations
........................
Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide 52,156 52,156
......................
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Worldwide Unspecified
Family Housing Improvement Unspecified Worldwide ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES-- 8,195 8,195
Fund Locations FHIF.
........................
Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund 8,195 8,195
......................
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Worldwide Unspecified
Unaccompanied Housing Unspecified Worldwide ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES-- 497 497
Improvement Fund Locations UHIF.
........................
Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 497 497
......................
TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING 1,983,864 1,809,864
DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY
Worldwide Unspecified
BRAC, Army Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE. 212,556 237,556
Locations
........................
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Army 212,556 237,556
......................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY
Worldwide Unspecified
BRAC, Navy Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE. 111,697 136,697
Locations
........................
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Navy 111,697 136,697
......................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE
Worldwide Unspecified
BRAC, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE. 121,952 146,952
Locations
........................
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force 121,952 146,952
......................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE
Worldwide Unspecified
BRAC, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide INT-4: DLA ACTIVITIES...... 1,756 1,756
Locations
........................
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide 1,756 1,756
......................
TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 447,961 522,961
......................
TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC 17,545,079 17,545,079
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TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.
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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands
of Dollars)
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FY 2025 Conference
Program Request Authorized
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Discretionary Summary by Appropriation
Energy and Water Development and Related
Agencies
Appropriation Summary:
Energy Programs
Nuclear Energy...................... 150,000 150,000
Atomic Energy Defense Activities
National Nuclear Security
Administration:
Weapons Activities................ 19,848,644 19,981,044
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.. 2,465,108 2,451,108
Naval Reactors.................... 2,118,773 1,968,773
Federal Salaries and Expenses..... 564,475 539,000
Total, National Nuclear Security 24,997,000 24,939,925
Administration.....................
Defense Environmental Cleanup....... 7,059,695 7,005,630
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D...... 384,957 0
Other Defense Activities............ 1,140,023 1,140,023
Total, Atomic Energy Defense 33,581,675 33,085,578
Activities...........................
Total, Discretionary Funding.............. 33,731,675 33,235,578
Nuclear Energy
Safeguards and security................. 150,000 150,000
Total, Nuclear Energy..................... 150,000 150,000
National Nuclear Security Administration
Weapons Activities
Stockpile management
Stockpile major modernization
B61-12 Life Extension Program....... 27,500 27,500
W88 Alteration program.............. 78,700 78,700
W80-4 Life extension program........ 1,164,750 1,164,750
W80-X ALT SLCM...................... 0 70,000
Program increase.................. [70,000]
W87-1 Modification Program.......... 1,096,033 1,096,033
W93................................. 455,776 455,776
B61-13.............................. 16,000 16,000
Subtotal, Stockpile major 2,838,759 2,908,759
modernization........................
Stockpile sustainment..................... 1,356,260 1,356,260
Weapons dismantlement and disposition..... 54,100 54,100
Production operations..................... 816,567 816,567
Nuclear enterprise assurance.............. 75,002 75,002
Total, Stockpile management............. 5,140,688 5,210,688
Production Modernization
Primary Capability Modernization
Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Plutonium Operations. 984,611 984,611
21-D-512 Plutonium Pit 470,000 470,000
Production Project, LANL.......
15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestments 39,475 39,475
Project, Phase 3, LANL.........
Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium 1,494,086 1,494,086
Modernization....................
Savannah River Plutonium Modernization
Savannah River Plutonium 75,332 75,332
Operations.....................
21-D-511 Savannah River 1,200,000 1,200,000
Plutonium Processing Facility,
SRS............................
Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium 1,275,332 1,275,332
Modernization....................
Enterprise Plutonium Support.......... 121,964 121,964
Total, Plutonium Modernization.......... 2,891,382 2,891,382
High Explosives & Energetics
High Explosives & Energetics.... 115,675 131,675
High Explosives Binder--NNSA [16,000]
UPL..........................
21-D-510 HE Synthesis, 0 20,000
Formulation, and Production, PX
Program increase.............. [20,000]
15-D-301 HE Science & 15,000 15,000
Engineering Facility, PX.......
Subtotal, High Explosives & 130,675 166,675
Energetics.......................
Total, Primary Capability Modernization... 3,022,057 3,058,057
Secondary Capability Modernization
Secondary Capability Modernization...... 755,353 755,353
18-D-690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y- 260,000 260,000
12.....................................
06-D-141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y- 800,000 800,000
12.....................................
Total, Secondary Capability Modernization. 1,815,353 1,815,353
Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment
Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment. 661,738 661,738
Tritium Sustainment and Modernization... 0 0
Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium 661,738 661,738
Enrichment...............................
Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization...... 141,300 141,300
22-D-513 Power Sources Capability, SNL.. 50,000 50,000
Total, Non-Nuclear Capability 191,300 191,300
Modernization............................
Capability Based Investments.............. 153,244 153,244
Warhead Assembly Modernization............ 34,000 34,000
Total, Production Modernization......... 5,877,692 5,913,692
Stockpile research, technology, and
engineering
Assessment Science
Assessment Science.................. 834,250 834,250
14-D-640 U1a Complex Enhancements 73,083 73,083
Project, NNSS......................
Total, Assessment Science............. 907,333 907,333
Engineering and integrated assessments 418,000 418,000
Inertial confinement fusion........... 682,830 682,830
Advanced simulation and computing..... 879,500 879,500
Weapons technology and manufacturing 286,489 296,489
maturation...........................
High Explosives Binder--NNSA UPL.... [10,000]
Academic programs..................... 128,188 113,188
Unjustified growth.................. [-15,000]
Total, Stockpile research, technology, 3,302,340 3,297,340
and engineering........................
Infrastructure and operations
Operating
Operations of facilities............ 1,305,000 1,305,000
Safety and Environmental Operations. 191,958 191,958
Maintenance and Repair of Facilities 881,000 884,000
Program increase for Y-12 [3,000]
maintenance backlog..............
Recapitalization.................... 778,408 778,408
Total, Operating...................... 3,156,366 3,159,366
Mission enabling construction
23-D-517 Electrical Power Capacity 70,000 70,000
Upgrade, LANL......................
24-D-510 Analytic Gas Laboratory, PX 0 36,000
Program increase.................. [36,000]
25-D-510 Plutonium Mission Safety & 48,500 48,500
Quality Building, LANL.............
25-D-511 PULSE New Access, NNSS..... 25,000 25,000
Total, Mission enabling construction.. 143,500 179,500
Total, Infrastructure and operations.... 3,299,866 3,338,866
Secure transportation asset
Operations and equipment.............. 236,160 236,160
Program direction..................... 135,264 135,264
Total, Secure transportation asset...... 371,424 371,424
Defense nuclear security
Operations and maintenance............ 1,126,000 1,126,000
Construction:
17-D-710 West End Protected Area 54,000 54,000
Reduction Project, Y-12............
Subtotal, Construction................ 54,000 54,000
Total, Defense nuclear security......... 1,180,000 1,180,000
Information technology and cybersecurity.. 646,000 638,400
Unjustified growth...................... [-7,600]
Legacy contractor pensions................ 30,634 30,634
Total, Weapons Activities................. 19,848,644 19,981,044
Adjustments
Use of prior year balances............ 0 0
Total, Adjustments........................ 0 0
Total, Weapons Activities................. 19,848,644 19,981,044
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Material Management and Minimization
Reactor conversion and uranium supply. 145,227 145,227
Nuclear material removal and 38,825 38,825
elimination..........................
Plutonium disposition................. 193,045 193,045
Total, Material Management and 377,097 377,097
Minimization...........................
Global Material Security
International nuclear security........ 87,768 87,768
Radiological security................. 260,000 260,000
Nuclear smuggling detection and 196,096 182,096
deterrence...........................
Insufficient justification.......... [-14,000]
Total, Global Material Security......... 543,864 529,864
Nonproliferation and Arms Control....... 224,980 224,980
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D
Proliferation detection............... 317,158 317,158
Nuclear fuels development............. 0 0
Nonproliferation stewardship program.. 124,875 124,875
Nuclear detonation detection.......... 323,058 323,058
Forensics R&D......................... 37,759 37,759
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 802,850 802,850
R&D....................................
Nonproliferation Construction:
18-D-150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition 40,000 40,000
Project, SRS.........................
Total, Nonproliferation Construction.... 40,000 40,000
Legacy contractor pensions.............. 7,128 7,128
Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident
Response Program
Emergency Management.................. 23,847 23,847
Counterterrorism and 512,342 512,342
Counterproliferation.................
Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and 536,189 536,189
Incident Response Program..............
Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 2,532,108 2,518,108
Adjustments
Use of prior year balances............ -67,000 -67,000
Total, Adjustments...................... -67,000 -67,000
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation... 2,465,108 2,451,108
Naval Reactors
Naval reactors development.............. 868,380 868,380
Columbia-Class reactor systems 45,610 45,610
development............................
Naval reactors operations and 763,263 763,263
infrastructure.........................
Program direction....................... 62,848 62,848
Construction:
14-D-901 Spent Fuel Handling 292,002 142,002
Recapitalization Project, NRF........
Program reduction................... [-150,000]
22-D-532 KL Security Upgrades......... 41,670 41,670
25-D-530 Naval Examination Acquisition 45,000 45,000
Project..............................
Total, Construction..................... 378,672 228,672
Total, Naval Reactors..................... 2,118,773 1,968,773
Federal Salaries and Expenses
Program direction....................... 564,475 539,000
Program decrease...................... [-475]
Insufficient justification............ [-25,000]
Use of prior year balances.............. 0 0
Total, Federal Salaries and Expenses...... 564,475 539,000
TOTAL, National Nuclear Security 24,997,000 24,939,925
Administration...........................
Defense Environmental Cleanup
Closure sites administration.......... 1,350 1,350
Richland
River corridor and other cleanup 133,000 133,000
operations...........................
Central plateau remediation........... 773,030 773,030
Richland community and regulatory 11,130 11,130
support..............................
22-D-401 L-888 Eastern Plateau Fire 13,500 13,500
Station..............................
22-D-402 L-897 200 Area Water 7,800 7,800
Treatment Facility...................
23-D-404 181D Export Water System 18,886 18,886
Reconfiguration and Upgrade..........
23-D-405 181B Export Water System 1,168 1,168
Reconfiguration and Upgrade..........
24-D-401 Environmental Restoration 25,000 25,000
Disposal Facility Supercell 11 Expans
Proj.................................
Total, Richland......................... 984,864 983,514
Office of River Protection:
Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant 466,000 450,000
Commissioning........................
Unjustified growth................ [-16,000]
Rad liquid tank waste stabilization 832,065 832,065
and disposition......................
Construction:
23-D-403 Hanford 200 West Area 37,500 37,500
Tank Farms Risk Management
Project..........................
15-D-409 Low Activity Waste 37,500 37,500
Pretreatment System..............
01-D-16D High-Level Waste Facility 608,100 608,100
01-D-16E Pretreatment Facility.... 20,000 20,000
18-D-16 Waste Treatment & 0 0
Immobilization Plant--LBL/Direct
Feed LAW.........................
Subtotal, Construction................ 703,100 703,100
Total, Office of River Protection....... 2,001,165 1,985,165
Idaho National Laboratory:
Idaho cleanup and waste disposition... 430,678 430,678
Idaho community and regulatory support 3,315 3,315
Construction:
22-D-404 Addl ICDF Landfill 25,250 25,250
Disposal Cell and Evaporation
Ponds Project....................
23-D-402 Calcine Construction..... 0 0
Subtotal, Construction................ 25,250 25,250
Total, Idaho National Laboratory........ 459,243 459,243
NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,917 1,917
Separations Processing Research Unit.. 845 845
Nevada Test Site...................... 63,377 63,377
Sandia National Laboratory............ 1,816 1,816
Los Alamos National Laboratory........ 273,610 273,610
Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D...... 1,622 1,622
LLNL Excess Facilities D&D............ 0 0
Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites.. 343,187 343,187
Oak Ridge Reservation:
OR Nuclear Facility D&D............... 342,705 342,705
U233 Disposition Program.............. 60,000 60,000
OR cleanup and waste disposition...... 72,000 72,000
Construction:
14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury 30,000 30,000
Treatment Facility...............
17-D-401 On-site Waste Disposal 40,000 40,000
Facility.........................
Subtotal, Construction................ 70,000 70,000
OR community & regulatory support..... 5,700 5,700
OR technology development and 3,300 3,300
deployment...........................
Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............ 553,705 553,705
Savannah River Site:
Savannah River risk management 400,538 400,538
operations...........................
Savannah River community and 5,198 5,198
regulatory support...................
Savannah River National Laboratory O&M 90,000 90,000
Construction:
20-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit 82,500 82,500
#10, 11, 12......................
19-D-701 SR Security Systems 6,000 6,000
Replacement......................
Subtotal, Construction................ 88,500 88,500
Radioactive liquid tank waste 971,235 981,235
stabilization and disposition........
Program increase.................... [10,000]
Total, Savannah River Site.............. 1,555,471 1,565,471
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant........... 413,874 413,874
Construction:
15-D-411 Safety Significant 10,346 10,346
Confinement Ventilation System,
WIPP.............................
15-D-412 Utility Shaft, WIPP...... 1,200 1,200
Total, Construction................... 11,546 11,546
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...... 425,420 425,420
Program direction--Defense Environmental 334,958 326,893
Cleanup................................
Insufficient justification............ [-8,065]
Program support--Defense Environmental 105,885 65,885
Cleanup................................
Program decrease...................... [-40,000]
Safeguards and Security--Defense 265,197 265,197
Environmental Cleanup..................
Technology development and deployment... 30,600 30,600
Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup... 736,640 688,575
TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup...... 7,059,695 7,005,630
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D............ 384,957 0
Program reduction....................... [-384,957]
Other Defense Activities
Environment, health, safety and security
Environment, health, safety and 141,908 141,908
security mission support.............
Program direction..................... 90,555 90,555
Total, Environment, health, safety and 232,463 232,463
security...............................
Office of Enterprise Assessments
Enterprise assessments................ 30,022 30,022
Program direction..................... 64,132 64,132
Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments. 94,154 94,154
Specialized security activities......... 390,000 390,000
Legacy Management
Legacy Management Activities--Defense. 181,289 181,289
Program Direction..................... 23,969 23,969
Total, Legacy Management................ 205,258 205,258
Defense-Related Administrative Support.. 213,649 213,649
Office of Hearings and Appeals.......... 4,499 4,499
Subtotal, Other Defense Activities...... 1,140,023 1,140,023
Use of prior year balances.............. 0 0
Total, Other Defense Activities........... 1,140,023 1,140,023
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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.
SEC. 5001. GRANTS FOR STATE, COUNTY, AND TRIBAL VETERANS' CEMETERIES
THAT ALLOW INTERMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS ELIGIBLE
FOR INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.
Section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection
(l); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following
new subsection (k):
``(k)(1) The Secretary may not establish a condition for a
grant under this section that restricts the ability of a State,
county, or tribal organization receiving such a grant to allow
the interment of any person described in paragraph (8) or (10)
of section 2402(a) of this title in a veterans' cemetery owned
by that State or county or on trust land owned by, or held in
trust for, that tribal organization.
``(2) The Secretary may not deny an application for a grant
under this section solely on the basis that the State, county,
or tribal organization receiving such grant may use funds from
such grant to expand, improve, operate, or maintain a veterans'
cemetery in which interment of persons described in paragraph
(8) or (10) of section 2402(a) of this title is allowed.
``(3)(A) When requested by a State, county, or tribal
organization that is the recipient of a grant made under this
section, the Secretary shall--
``(i) determine whether a person is eligible for burial in a
national cemetery under paragraph (8) or (10) of section
2402(a) of this title; and
``(ii) advise the recipient of the determination.
``(B) A recipient described in subparagraph (A) may use a
determination of the Secretary under such subparagraph as a
determination of the eligibility of the person concerned for
burial in the cemetery for which the grant was made.''.
SEC. 5002. TELEPHONE HELPLINE FOR ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS AND OTHER
ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 5321. Benefits helpline
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall maintain a toll-
free telephone helpline that a covered individual may call in
order to--
``(1) obtain information about any service or benefit
provided under the laws administered by the Secretary;
or
``(2) be directed to an appropriate office of the
Department regarding such a service or benefit.
``(b) Contract for Direction of Calls Authorized.--The
Secretary may enter into a contract with a third party to
direct calls made to the helpline to an appropriate office
under subsection (a)(2).
``(c) Live Individual Required.--The Secretary shall ensure
that a covered individual who calls the helpline has the option
to speak with a live individual.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered individual' means--
``(A) a veteran;
``(B) an individual acting on behalf of a
veteran; or
``(C) an individual other than a veteran who
is eligible to receive a benefit or service
under a law administered by the Secretary.
``(2) The term `veteran' has the meaning given such
term in section 2002(b) of this title.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``5321. Benefits helpline.''.
SEC. 5003. REPORT ON AIRBORNE HAZARDS AND OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY 2.0.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to Congress a report on the redesigned Airborne
Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) An analysis of how the redesigned Airborne
Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0 improves
research and delivery of health care for veterans
exposed to airborne hazards and open burn pits.
(2) A description of how the redesign has affected
the accuracy of registry data, including data regarding
causes of death.
(3) The plans of the Secretary to ensure veterans,
caregivers, and survivors are updated on research
outcomes and informed regarding how to confirm the
accuracy of registry data.
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. 606. Candidate countries.
Sec. 5123. Extension of sunset.
Sec. 5124. Strategy and grant program to promote internet freedom in
Iran.
Subtitle A--United States Foundation for International Conservation Act
of 2024
SEC. 5101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors
established pursuant to section 5103(b).
(3) The term ``eligible country'' means any country
described in section 5106(b).
(4) The term ``eligible project'' means any project
described in section 5106(a)(3).
(5) The term ``Executive Director'' means the
Executive Director of the Foundation hired pursuant to
section 5103.
(6) The term ``Foundation'' means the United States
Foundation for International Conservation established
pursuant to section 5102(a).
(7) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
State.
SEC. 5102. UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish the United States Foundation for
International Conservation, which shall be operated as
a charitable, nonprofit corporation.
(2) Independence.--The Foundation is not an agency or
instrumentality of the United States Government.
(3) Tax-exempt status.--The Board shall take all
necessary and appropriate steps to ensure that the
Foundation is an organization described in subsection
(c) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, which exempt the organization from taxation under
subsection (a) of such section.
(4) Termination of operations.--The Foundation shall
terminate operations on the date that is 10 years after
the date on which the Foundation becomes operational,
in accordance with--
(A) a plan for winding down the activities of
the Foundation that the Board shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees not
later than 180 days before such termination
date; and
(B) the bylaws established pursuant to
section 5103(b)(13).
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Foundation are--
(1) to provide grants for the responsible management
of designated priority primarily protected and
conserved areas in eligible countries that have a high
degree of biodiversity or species and ecosystems of
significant ecological value;
(2) to promote responsible, long-term management of
primarily protected and conserved areas and their
contiguous buffer zones;
(3) to incentivize, leverage, accept, and effectively
administer governmental and nongovernmental funds,
including donations from the private sector, to
increase the availability and predictability of
financing for responsible, long-term management of
primarily protected and conserved areas in eligible
countries;
(4) to help close critical gaps in public
international conservation efforts in eligible
countries by--
(A) increasing private sector investment,
including investments from philanthropic
entities; and
(B) collaborating with partners providing
bilateral and multilateral financing to support
enhanced coordination, including public and
private funders, partner governments, local
protected areas authorities, and private and
nongovernmental organization partners;
(5) to identify and financially support viable
projects that--
(A) promote responsible, long-term management
of primarily protected and conserved areas and
their contiguous buffer zones in eligible
countries, including support for the management
of terrestrial, coastal, freshwater, and marine
protected areas, parks, community
conservancies, Indigenous reserves,
conservation easements, and biological
reserves; and
(B) provide effective area-based conservation
measures, consistent with best practices and
standards for environmental and social
safeguards; and
(6) to coordinate with, consult, and otherwise
support and assist, governments, private sector
entities, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and
other stakeholders in eligible countries in undertaking
biodiversity conservation activities--
(A) to achieve measurable and enduring
biodiversity conservation outcomes; and
(B) to improve local security, governance,
food security, and economic opportunities.
(c) Plan of Action.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the
establishment of the Foundation, the Executive Director
shall submit for approval from the Board an initial 3-
year Plan of Action to implement the purposes of this
title, including--
(A) a description of the priority actions to
be undertaken by the Foundation over the
proceeding 3-year period, including a timeline
for implementation of such priority actions;
(B) descriptions of the processes and
criteria by which--
(i) eligible countries, in which
eligible projects may be selected to
receive assistance under this title,
will be identified;
(ii) grant proposals for Foundation
activities in eligible countries will
be developed, evaluated, and selected;
and
(iii) grant implementation will be
monitored and evaluated;
(C) the projected staffing and budgetary
requirements of the Foundation during the
proceeding 3-year period; and
(D) a plan to maximize commitments from
private sector entities to fund the Foundation.
(2) Submission.--The Executive Director shall submit
the initial Plan of Action to the appropriate
congressional committees not later than 5 days after
the Plan of Action is approved by the Board.
(3) Updates.--The Executive Director shall annually
update the Plan of Action and submit each such updated
plan to the appropriate congressional committees not
later that 5 days after the update plan is approved by
the Board.
SEC. 5103. GOVERNANCE OF THE FOUNDATION.
(a) Executive Director.--There shall be in the Foundation an
Executive Director, who shall--
(1) manage the Foundation; and
(2) report to, and be under the direct authority, of
the Board.
(b) Board of Directors.--
(1) Governance.--The Foundation shall be governed by
a Board of Directors, which--
(A) shall perform the functions specified to
be carried out by the Board under this title;
and
(B) may prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws,
rules, regulations, and procedures governing
the manner in which the business of the
Foundation may be conducted and in which the
powers granted to it by law may be exercised.
(2) Membership.--The Board shall be composed of--
(A) the Secretary, the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International
Development, the Secretary of the Interior, the
Chief of the United States Forest Service, and
the head of one other relevant Federal
department or agency, as determined by the
Secretary, or the Senate-confirmed designees of
such officials; and
(B) 8 other individuals, who shall be
appointed by the Secretary, in consultation
with the members of the Board described in
subparagraph (A), the Speaker and Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives, and the
President Pro Tempore and Minority Leader of
the Senate, of whom--
(i) 4 members shall be private-sector
donors making financial contributions
to the Foundation; and
(ii) 4 members shall be independent
experts who, in addition to meeting the
qualification requirements described in
paragraph (3), represent diverse points
of view and diverse geographies, to the
maximum extent practicable.
(3) Qualifications.--Each member of the Board
appointed pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) shall be
knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to--
(A) international development;
(B) protected area management and the
conservation of global biodiversity, fish and
wildlife, ecosystem restoration, adaptation,
and resilience; and
(C) grantmaking in support of international
conservation.
(4) Political affiliation.--Not more than 5 of the
members appointed to the Board pursuant to paragraph
(2)(B) may be affiliated with the same political party.
(5) Conflicts of interest.--Any individual with
business interests, financial holdings, or controlling
interests in any entity that has sought support, or is
receiving support, from the Foundation may not be
appointed to the Board during the 5-year period
immediately preceding such appointment.
(6) Chairperson.--The Board shall elect, from among
its members, a Chairperson, who shall serve for a 2-
year term.
(7) Terms; vacancies.--
(A) Terms.--
(i) In general.--The term of service
of each member of the Board appointed
pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) shall be
not more than 5 years.
(ii) Initial appointed directors.--Of
the initial members of the Board
appointed pursuant to paragraph
(2)(B)--
(I) 4 members, including at
least 2 private-sector donors
making financial contributions
to the Foundation, shall serve
for 4 years; and
(II) 4 members shall serve
for 5 years, as determined by
the Chairperson of the Board.
(B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Board--
(i) shall be filled in the manner in
which the original appointment was
made; and
(ii) shall not affect the power of
the remaining appointed members of the
Board to execute the duties of the
Board.
(8) Quorum.--A majority of the current membership of
the Board, including the Secretary or the Secretary's
designee, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of Foundation business.
(9) Meetings.--
(A) In general.--The Board shall meet not
less frequently than annually at the call of
the Chairperson. Such meetings may be in
person, virtual, or hybrid.
(B) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days
after the Board is established pursuant to
section 5102(a), the Secretary of State shall
convene a meeting of the ex-officio members of
the Board and the appointed members of the
Board to incorporate the Foundation.
(C) Removal.--Any member of the Board
appointed pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) who
misses 3 consecutive regularly scheduled
meetings may be removed by a majority vote of
the Board.
(10) Reimbursement of expenses.--
(A) In general.--Members of the Board shall
serve without pay, but may be reimbursed for
the actual and necessary traveling and
subsistence expenses incurred in the
performance of the duties of the Foundation.
(B) Limitation.--Expenses incurred outside
the United States may be reimbursed under this
paragraph if at least 2 members of the Board
concurrently incurred such expenses. Such
reimbursements--
(i) shall be available exclusively
for actual costs incurred by members of
the Board up to the published daily per
diem rate for lodging, meals, and
incidentals; and
(ii) shall not include first-class,
business-class, or travel in any class
other than economy class or coach
class.
(C) Other expenses.--All other expenses,
including salaries for officers and staff of
the Foundation, shall be established by a
majority vote of the Board, as proposed by the
Executive Director on no less than an annual
basis.
(11) Not federal employees.--Appointment as a member
of the Board and employment by the Foundation does not
constitute employment by, or the holding of an office
of, the United States for purposes of any Federal law.
(12) Duties.--The Board shall--
(A) establish bylaws for the Foundation in
accordance with paragraph (13);
(B) provide overall direction for the
activities of the Foundation and establish
priority activities;
(C) carry out any other necessary activities
of the Foundation;
(D) evaluate the performance of the Executive
Director;
(E) take steps to limit the administrative
expenses of the Foundation; and
(F) not less frequently than annually,
consult and coordinate with stakeholders
qualified to provide advice, assistance, and
information regarding effective protected and
conserved area management.
(13) Bylaws.--
(A) In general.--The bylaws required to be
established under paragraph (12)(A) shall
include--
(i) the specific duties of the
Executive Director;
(ii) policies and procedures for the
selection of members of the Board and
officers, employees, agents, and
contractors of the Foundation;
(iii) policies, including ethical
standards, for--
(I) the acceptance,
solicitation, and disposition
of donations and grants to the
Foundation; and
(II) the disposition of
assets of the Foundation upon
the dissolution of the
Foundation;
(iv) policies that subject all
implementing partners, employees,
fellows, trainees, and other agents of
the Foundation (including ex-officio
members of the Board and appointed
members of the Board) to stringent
ethical and conflict of interest
standards;
(v) removal and exclusion procedures
for implementing partners, employees,
fellows, trainees, and other agents of
the Foundation (including ex-officio
members of the Board and appointed
members of the Board) who fail to
uphold the ethical and conflict of
interest standards established pursuant
to clause (iii);
(vi) policies for winding down the
activities of the Foundation upon its
dissolution, including a plan--
(I) to return unspent
appropriations to the Treasury
of the United States; and
(II) to donate unspent
private and philanthropic
contributions to projects that
align with the goals and
requirements described in
section 5106;
(vii) policies for vetting
implementing partners and grantees to
ensure the Foundation does not provide
grants to for profit entities whose
primary objective is activities other
than conservation activities; and
(viii) clawback policies and
procedures to be incorporated into
grant agreements to ensure compliance
with the policies referred to in clause
(vii).
(B) Requirements.--The Board shall ensure
that the bylaws of the Foundation and the
activities carried out under such bylaws do
not--
(i) reflect unfavorably on the
ability of the Foundation to carry out
activities in a fair and objective
manner; or
(ii) compromise, or appear to
compromise, the integrity of any
governmental agency or program, or any
officer or employee employed by, or
involved in, a governmental agency or
program.
(c) Foundation Staff.--Officers and employees of the
Foundation--
(1) may not be employees of, or hold any office in,
the United States Government;
(2) may not serve in the employ of any
nongovernmental organization, project, or person
related to or affiliated with any grantee of the
Foundation while employed by the Foundation;
(3) may not receive compensation from any other
source for work performed in carrying out the duties of
the Foundation while employed by the Foundation; and
(4) should not receive a salary at a rate that is
greater than the maximum rate of basic pay authorized
for positions at level I of the Executive Schedule
under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Limitation and Conflicts of Interests.--
(1) Political participation.--The Foundation may
not--
(A) lobby for political or policy issues; or
(B) participate or intervene in any political
campaign in any country.
(2) Financial interests.--As determined by the Board
and set forth in the bylaws established pursuant to
subsection (b)(13), and consistent with best practices,
any member of the Board or officer or employee of the
Foundation shall be prohibited from participating,
directly or indirectly, in the consideration or
determination of any question before the Foundation
affecting--
(A) the financial interests of such member of
the Board, or officer or employee of the
Foundation, not including such member's
Foundation expenses and compensation; and
(B) the interests of any corporation,
partnership, entity, or organization in which
such member of the Board, officer, or employee
has any fiduciary obligation or direct or
indirect financial interest.
(3) Recusals.--Any member of the Board that has a
business, financial, or familial interest in an
organization or community seeking support from the
Foundation shall recuse himself or herself from all
deliberations, meetings, and decisions concerning the
consideration and decision relating to such support.
(4) Project ineligibility.--The Foundation may not
provide support to individuals or entities with
business, financial, or familial ties to--
(A) a current member of the Board; or
(B) a former member of the Board during the
5-year period immediately following the last
day of the former member's term on the Board.
SEC. 5104. CORPORATE POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION.
(a) General Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Foundation--
(A) may conduct business in foreign
countries;
(B) shall have its principal offices in the
Washington, DC, metropolitan area; and
(C) shall continuously maintain a designated
agent in Washington, DC, who is authorized to
accept notice or service of process on behalf
of the Foundation.
(2) Notice and service of process.--The serving of
notice to, or service of process upon, the agent
referred to in paragraph (1)(C), or mailed to the
business address of such agent, shall be deemed as
service upon, or notice to, the Foundation.
(3) Audits.--The Foundation shall be subject to the
general audit authority of the Comptroller General of
the United States under section 3523 of title 31,
United States Code.
(b) Authorities.--In addition to powers explicitly authorized
under this subtitle, the Foundation, in order to carry out the
purposes described in section 5102(b), shall have the usual
powers of a corporation headquartered in Washington, DC,
including the authority--
(1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer,
and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely
or in trust, or real or personal property or any income
derived from such gift or property, or other interest
in such gift or property located in the United States;
(2) to acquire by donation, gift, devise, purchase,
or exchange any real or personal property or interest
in such property located in the United States;
(3) unless otherwise required by the instrument of
transfer, to sell, donate, lease, invest, reinvest,
retain, or otherwise dispose of any property or income
derived from such property located in the United
States;
(4) to complain and defend itself in any court of
competent jurisdiction (except that the members of the
Board shall not be personally liable, except for gross
negligence);
(5) to enter into contracts or other arrangements
with public agencies, private organizations, and
persons and to make such payments as may be necessary
to carry out the purposes of such contracts or
arrangements; and
(6) to award grants for eligible projects, in
accordance with section 5106.
(c) Limitation of Public Liability.--The United States shall
not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of
the Foundation. The Federal Government shall be held harmless
from any damages or awards ordered by a court against the
Foundation.
SEC. 5105. SAFEGUARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) Safeguards.--The Foundation shall develop, and
incorporate into any agreement for support provided by the
Foundation, appropriate safeguards, policies, and guidelines,
consistent with United States law and best practices and
standards for environmental and social safeguards.
(b) Independent Accountability Mechanism.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, or the Secretary's
designee, shall establish a transparent and independent
accountability mechanism, consistent with best
practices, which shall provide--
(A) a compliance review function that
assesses whether Foundation-supported projects
adhere to the requirements developed pursuant
to subsection (a);
(B) a dispute resolution function for
resolving and remedying concerns between
complainants and project implementers regarding
the impacts of specific Foundation-supported
projects with respect to such standards; and
(C) an advisory function that reports to the
Board on projects, policies, and practices.
(2) Duties.--The accountability mechanism shall--
(A) report annually to the Board and the
appropriate congressional committees regarding
the Foundation's compliance with best practices
and standards in accordance with paragraph
(1)(A) and the nature and resolution of any
complaint;
(B)(i) have permanent staff, led by an
independent accountability official, to conduct
compliance reviews and dispute resolutions and
perform advisory functions; and
(ii) maintain a roster of experts to serve
such roles, to the extent needed; and
(C) hold a public comment period lasting not
fewer than 60 days regarding the initial design
of the accountability mechanism.
(c) Internal Accountability.--The Foundation shall establish
an ombudsman position at a senior level of executive staff as a
confidential, neutral source of information and assistance to
anyone affected by the activities of the Foundation.
(d) Annual Review.--The Secretary shall, periodically, but
not less frequent than annually, review assistance provided by
the Foundation for the purpose of implementing section 5102(b)
to ensure consistency with the provisions under section 620M of
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d).
SEC. 5106. PROJECTS AND GRANTS.
(a) Project Funding Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The Foundation shall--
(A) provide grants to support eligible
projects described in paragraph (3) that
advance its mission to enable effective
management of primarily protected and conserved
areas and their contiguous buffer zones in
eligible countries;
(B) advance effective landscape or seascape
approaches to conservation that include buffer
zones, wildlife dispersal and corridor areas,
and other effective area-based conservation
measures; and
(C) not purchase, own, or lease land,
including conservation easements, in eligible
countries.
(2) Eligible entities.--Eligible entities shall
include--
(A) not-for-profit organizations with
demonstrated expertise in protected and
conserved area management and economic
development;
(B) governments of eligible partner
countries, as determined by subsection (b),
with the exception of governments and
government entities that are prohibited from
receiving grants from the Foundation pursuant
to section 5107; and
(C) Indigenous and local communities in such
eligible countries.
(3) Eligible projects.--Eligible projects shall
include projects that--
(A) focus on supporting--
(i) transparent and effective long-
term management of primarily protected
or conserved areas and their contiguous
buffer zones in countries described in
subsection (b), including terrestrial,
coastal, and marine protected or
conserved areas, parks, community
conservancies, Indigenous reserves,
conservation easements, and biological
reserves; and
(ii) other effective area-based
conservation measures;
(B) are cost-matched at a ratio of not less
than $2 from sources other than the United
States for every $1 made available under this
subtitle;
(C) are subject to long-term binding
memoranda of understanding with the governments
of eligible countries and local communities--
(i) to ensure that local populations
have access, resource management
responsibilities, and the ability to
pursue permissible, sustainable
economic activity on affected lands;
and
(ii) that may be signed by
governments in such eligible countries
to ensure free, prior, and informed
consent of affected communities;
(D) incorporate a set of key performance and
impact indicators;
(E) demonstrate robust local community
engagement, with the completion of appropriate
environmental and social due diligence,
including--
(i) free, prior, and informed consent
of Indigenous Peoples and relevant
local communities;
(ii) inclusive governance structures;
and
(iii) effective grievance mechanisms;
(F) create economic opportunities for local
communities, including through--
(i) equity and profit-sharing;
(ii) cooperative management of
natural resources;
(iii) employment activities; and
(iv) other related economic growth
activities;
(G) leverage stable baseline funding for the
effective management of the primarily protected
or conserved area project; and
(H) to the extent possible--
(i) are viable and prepared for
implementation; and
(ii) demonstrate a plan to strengthen
the capacity of, and transfer skills
to, local institutions to manage the
primarily protected or conserved area
before or after grant funding is
exhausted.
(b) Eligible Countries.--
(1) In general.--Pursuant to the Plan of Action
required under section 5102(c), and before awarding any
grants or entering into any project agreements for any
fiscal year, the Board shall conduct a review to
identify eligible countries in which the Foundation may
fund projects. Such review shall consider countries
that--
(A) are low-income, lower middle-income, or
upper-middle-income economies (as defined by
the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development and the International Development
Association);
(B) have--
(i) a high degree of threatened or
at-risk biological diversity; or
(ii) species or ecosystems of
significant importance, including
threatened or endangered species or
ecosystems at risk of degradation or
destruction;
(C) have demonstrated a commitment to
conservation through verifiable actions, such
as protecting lands and waters through the
gazettement of national parks, community
conservancies, marine reserves and protected
areas, forest reserves, or other legally
recognized forms of place-based conservation;
and
(D) are not ineligible to receive United
States foreign assistance pursuant to any other
provision of law, including laws identified in
section 5107.
(2) Identification of eligible countries.--Not later
than 5 days after the date on which the Board
determines which countries are eligible to receive
assistance under this title for a fiscal year, the
Executive Director shall--
(A) submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that includes--
(i) a list of all such eligible
countries, as determined through the
review process described in paragraph
(1); and
(ii) a detailed justification for
each such eligibility determination,
including--
(I) an analysis of why the
eligible country would be
suitable for partnership;
(II) an evaluation of the
eligible partner country's
interest in and ability to
participate meaningfully in
proposed Foundation activities,
including an evaluation of such
eligible country's prospects to
substantially benefit from
Foundation assistance;
(III) an estimation of each
such eligible partner country's
commitment to conservation; and
(IV) an assessment of the
capacity and willingness of the
eligible country to enact or
implement reforms that might be
necessary to maximize the
impact and effectiveness of
Foundation support; and
(B) publish the information contained in the
report described in subparagraph (A) in the
Federal Register.
(c) Grantmaking.--
(1) In general.--In order to maximize program
effectiveness, the Foundation shall--
(A) coordinate with other international
public and private donors to the greatest
extent practicable and appropriate;
(B) seek additional financial and
nonfinancial contributions and commitments for
its projects from governments in eligible
countries;
(C) strive to generate a partnership
mentality among all participants, including
public and private funders, host governments,
local protected areas authorities, and private
and nongovernmental organization partners;
(D) prioritize investments in communities
with low levels of economic development to the
greatest extent practicable and appropriate;
and
(E) consider the eligible partner country's
planned and dedicated resources to the proposed
project and the eligible entity's ability to
successfully implement the project.
(2) Grant criteria.--Foundation grants--
(A) shall fund eligible projects that enhance
the management of well-defined primarily
protected or conserved areas and the systems of
such conservation areas in eligible countries;
(B) should support adequate baseline funding
for eligible projects in eligible countries to
be sustained for not less than 10 years;
(C) should, during the grant period,
demonstrate progress in achieving clearly
defined key performance indicators (as defined
in the grant agreement), which may include--
(i) the protection of biological
diversity;
(ii) the protection of native flora
and habitats, such as trees, forests,
wetlands, grasslands, mangroves, coral
reefs, and sea grass;
(iii) community-based economic growth
indicators, such as improved land
tenure, increases in beneficiaries
participating in related economic
growth activities, and sufficient
income from conservation activities
being directed to communities in
project areas;
(iv) improved management of the
primarily protected or conserved area
covered by the project, as documented
through the submission of strategic
plans or annual reports to the
Foundation; and
(v) the identification of additional
revenue sources or sustainable
financing mechanisms to meet the
recurring costs of management of the
primarily protected or conserved areas;
and
(D) shall be terminated if the Board
determines that the project is not--
(i) meeting applicable requirements
under this title; or
(ii) making progress in achieving the
key performance indicators defined in
the grant agreement.
SEC. 5107. PROHIBITION OF SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS.
(a) In General.--The Foundation may not provide support for
any government, or any entity owned or controlled by a
government, if the Secretary has determined that such
government--
(1) has repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism, as determined under--
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export
Control Reform Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C.
4813(c)(1)(A)(i));
(B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a));
(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or
(D) any other relevant provision of law;
(2) has been identified pursuant to section 116(a) or
502B(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151n(a) and 2304(a)(2)) or any other relevant
provision of law; or
(3) has failed the ``control of corruption''
indicator, as determined by the Millennium Challenge
Corporation, within any of the preceding 3 years of the
intended grant.
(b) Prohibition of Support for Sanctioned Persons.--The
Foundation may not engage in any dealing prohibited under
United States sanctions laws or regulations, including dealings
with persons on the list of specially designated persons and
blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control of the Department of the Treasury, except to the extent
otherwise authorized by the Secretary or by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
(c) Prohibition of Support for Activities Subject to
Sanctions.--The Foundation shall require any person receiving
support to certify that such person, and any entity owned or
controlled by such person, is in compliance with all United
States sanctions laws and regulations.
SEC. 5108. ANNUAL REPORT.
Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and annually thereafter while the Foundation
continues to operate, the Executive Director of the Foundation
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that describes--
(1) the goals of the Foundation;
(2) the programs, projects, and activities supported
by the Foundation;
(3) private and governmental contributions to the
Foundation; and
(4) the standardized criteria utilized to determine
the programs and activities supported by the
Foundation, including baselines, targets, desired
outcomes, measurable goals, and extent to which those
goals are being achieved for each project.
SEC. 5109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Authorization.--In addition to amounts authorized to be
appropriated to carry out international conservation and
biodiversity programs under part I and chapter 4 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.),
and subject to the limitations set forth in subsections (b) and
(c), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation
to carry out the purposes of this title--
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(2) not more than $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2026 through 2034.
(b) Cost Matching Requirement.--Amounts appropriated pursuant
to subsection (a) may only be made available to grantees to the
extent the Foundation or such grantees secure funding for an
eligible project from sources other than the United States
Government in an amount that is not less than twice the amount
received in grants for such project pursuant to section 5106.
(c) Administrative Costs.--The administrative costs of the
Foundation shall come from sources other than the United States
Government.
(d) Prohibition on Use of Grant Amounts for Lobbying
Expenses.--Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation
pursuant to section 5106 may not be used for any activity
intended to influence legislation pending before the Congress
of the United States.
Subtitle B--Western Hemisphere Partnership Act
SEC. 5111. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Western Hemisphere
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 5112. UNITED STATES POLICY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
It is the policy of the United States to promote economic
competitiveness, democratic governance, and security in the
Western Hemisphere by--
(1) encouraging stronger economic relations, respect
for property rights, the rule of law, and enforceable
investment rules and labor and environmental standards;
(2) advancing the principles and practices expressed
in the Charter of the Organization of American States,
the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of
Man, and the Inter-American Democratic Charter; and
(3) enhancing the capacity and technical capabilities
of democratic partner nation government institutions,
including civilian law enforcement, the judiciary,
attorneys general, and security forces.
SEC. 5113. PROMOTING SECURITY AND THE RULE OF LAW IN THE WESTERN
HEMISPHERE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with
the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, should support
the improvement of security conditions and the rule of law in
the Western Hemisphere through collaborative efforts with
democratic partners that--
(1) enhance the institutional capacity and technical
capabilities of defense and security institutions in
democratic partner nations to conduct national or
regional security missions, including through regular
bilateral and multilateral engagements, foreign
military sales and financing, international military
education and training programs, expanding the National
Guard State Partnership Programs, training on civil and
political rights, and other means;
(2) provide technical assistance and material support
(including, as appropriate, radars, vessels, and
communications equipment) to relevant security forces
to disrupt, degrade, and dismantle organizations
involved in the illicit trafficking of narcotics and
precursor chemicals, transnational criminal activities,
illicit mining, and illegal, unreported, and
unregulated fishing, and other illicit activities,
including in Haiti and countries included in the
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative;
(3) enhance the institutional capacity, legitimacy,
and technical capabilities of relevant civilian law
enforcement, attorneys general, and judicial
institutions to--
(A) strengthen the rule of law and
transparent governance;
(B) combat corruption and kleptocracy in the
region; and
(C) improve regional cooperation to disrupt,
degrade, and dismantle transnational organized
criminal networks and terrorist organizations,
including through training, anticorruption
initiatives, anti-money laundering programs,
and strengthening cyber capabilities and
resources;
(4) enhance port management and maritime security
partnerships and airport management and aviation
security partnerships to disrupt, degrade, and
dismantle transnational criminal networks and
facilitate the legitimate flow of people, goods, and
services;
(5) strengthen cooperation to improve border security
across the Western Hemisphere, dismantle human
smuggling and trafficking networks, and increase
cooperation to demonstrably strengthen migration
management systems;
(6) counter the malign influence of state and non-
state actors and disinformation campaigns;
(7) disrupt illicit domestic and transnational
financial networks;
(8) foster mechanisms for cooperation on emergency
preparedness and rapid recovery from natural disasters,
including by--
(A) supporting regional preparedness,
recovery, and emergency management centers to
facilitate rapid response to survey and help
maintain planning on regional disaster
anticipated needs and possible resources;
(B) training disaster recovery officials on
latest techniques and lessons learned from
United States experiences;
(C) making available, preparing, and
transferring on-hand nonlethal supplies, and
providing training on the use of such supplies,
for humanitarian or health purposes to respond
to unforeseen emergencies; and
(D) conducting medical support operations and
medical humanitarian missions, such as hospital
ship deployments and base-operating services,
to the extent required by the operation;
(9) foster regional mechanisms for early warning and
response to pandemics in the Western Hemisphere,
including through--
(A) improved cooperation with and research by
the United States Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention through regional pandemic
response centers;
(B) personnel exchanges for technology
transfer and skills development; and
(C) surveying and mapping of health networks
to build local health capacity;
(10) promote women's economic security and the
meaningful participation of women across all political
processes, including conflict prevention and conflict
resolution and post-conflict relief and recovery
efforts;
(11) promote the economic, social and political
advancement of indigenous communities, afro-
descendants, and other marginalized communities; and
(12) hold accountable actors that violate political
and civil rights.
(b) Limitations on Use of Technologies.--Operational
technologies transferred pursuant to subsection (a) to partner
governments for intelligence, defense, or law enforcement
purposes shall be used solely for the purposes for which the
technology was intended. The United States shall take steps to
ensure that the use of such operational technologies is
consistent with United States law, including protections of
freedom of expression, freedom of movement, and freedom of
association.
(c) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant
Federal agencies, shall submit to the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a 5-
year strategy to promote security and the rule of law
in the Western Hemisphere in accordance to this
section.
(2) Elements.--The strategy required under paragraph
(1) shall include the following elements:
(A) A detailed assessment of the resources
required to carry out such collaborative
efforts.
(B) Annual benchmarks to track progress and
obstacles in undertaking such collaborative
efforts.
(C) A public diplomacy component to engage
the people of the Western Hemisphere with the
purpose of demonstrating that the security of
their countries is enhanced to a greater extent
through alignment with the United States and
democratic values rather than with
authoritarian countries such as the People's
Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and
the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(3) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after submission
of the strategy required under paragraph (1), and
annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall
provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives a briefing on the
implementation of the strategy.
SEC. 5114. PROMOTING DIGITALIZATION AND CYBERSECURITY IN THE WESTERN
HEMISPHERE.
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of
other relevant Federal agencies, should promote digitalization
and cybersecurity in the Western Hemisphere through
collaborative efforts with democratic partners that--
(1) promote digital connectivity and facilitate e-
commerce by expanding access to information and
communications technology (ICT) supply chains that
adhere to high-quality security and reliability
standards, including--
(A) to open market access on a national
treatment, nondiscriminatory basis; and
(B) to strengthen the cybersecurity and cyber
resilience of partner countries;
(2) advance the provision of digital government
services (e-government) that, to the greatest extent
possible, promote transparency, lower business costs,
and expand citizens' access to public services and
public information; and
(3) develop robust cybersecurity partnerships to--
(A) promote the inclusion of components and
architectures in information and communications
technology (ICT) supply chains from
participants in initiatives that adhere to
high-quality security and reliability
standards;
(B) share best practices to mitigate cyber
threats to critical infrastructure from ICT
architectures from foreign countries of concern
as defined in section 10612(a)(1) of the
Research and Development, Competition, and
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)(1)), foreign
entities of concern as defined in section
10612(a)(2) of the Research and Development,
Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C.
19221(a)(2)), and by technology providers that
supply equipment and services covered under
section 2 of the Secure and Trusted
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C.
1601);
(C) effectively respond to cybersecurity
threats, including state-sponsored threats; and
(D) to strengthen resilience against
cyberattacks and cybercrime.
SEC. 5115. PROMOTING ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS IN THE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of
other relevant Federal agencies, should support the improvement
of economic conditions in the Western Hemisphere through
collaborative efforts with democratic partners that--
(1) facilitate a more open, transparent, and
competitive environment for United States businesses
and promote robust and comprehensive trade capacity-
building and trade facilitation by--
(A) reducing trade and nontariff barriers
between the countries in the region,
establishing a mechanism for pursuing Mutual
Recognition Agreements and Formalized
Regulatory Cooperation Agreements in priority
sectors of the economy;
(B) building relationships and exchanges
between relevant regulatory bodies in the
United States and democratic partners in the
Western Hemisphere to promote best practices
and transparency in rulemaking, implementation,
and enforcement, and provide training and
assistance to help improve supply chain
management in the Western Hemisphere;
(C) establishing regional fora for
identifying, raising, and addressing supply
chain management issues, including
infrastructure needs and strengthening of
investment rules and regulatory frameworks;
(D) establishing a dedicated program of trade
missions and reverse trade missions to increase
commercial contacts and ties between the United
States and Western Hemisphere partner
countries; and
(E) strengthening labor and environmental
standards in the region;
(2) establish frameworks or mechanisms to review and
address the long-term financial sustainability and
national security implications of foreign investments
in strategic sectors or services;
(3) establish competitive and transparent
infrastructure project selection and procurement
processes that promote transparency, open competition,
financial sustainability, and robust adherence to
global standards and norms;
(4) advance robust and comprehensive energy
production and integration, including through a more
open, transparent, and competitive environment for
United States companies competing in the Western
Hemisphere; and
(5) explore opportunities to partner with the private
sector and multilateral institutions, such as the World
Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, to
promote universal access to reliable and affordable
electricity in the Western Hemisphere.
SEC. 5116. PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN THE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development and heads of other relevant Federal agencies,
should support transparent, accountable, and democratic
governance in the Western Hemisphere through collaborative
efforts with democratic partners that--
(1) strengthen the capacity of national electoral
institutions to ensure free, fair, and transparent
electoral processes, including through pre-election
assessment missions, technical assistance, and
independent local and international election monitoring
and observation missions;
(2) enhance the capabilities of democratically
elected national legislatures, parliamentary bodies,
and autonomous regulatory institutions to conduct
oversight;
(3) strengthen the capacity of subnational government
institutions to govern in a transparent, accountable,
and democratic manner, including through training and
technical assistance;
(4) combat corruption at local and national levels,
including through trainings, cooperation agreements,
initiatives aimed at dismantling corrupt networks, and
political support for bilateral or multilateral
anticorruption mechanisms that strengthen attorneys
general and prosecutors' offices;
(5) strengthen the capacity of civil society to
conduct oversight of government institutions, build the
capacity of independent professional journalism,
facilitate substantive dialogue with government and the
private sector to generate issue-based policies, and
mobilize local resources to carry out such activities;
(6) promote the meaningful and significant
participation of women in democratic processes,
including in national and subnational government and
civil society; and
(7) support the creation of procedures for the
Organization of American States (OAS) to create an
annual forum for democratically elected national
legislatures from OAS member States to discuss issues
of hemispheric importance, as expressed in section 4 of
the Organization of American States Legislative
Engagement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-343).
SEC. 5117. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PRIORITIZING NOMINATION AND
CONFIRMATION OF QUALIFIED AMBASSADORS.
It is the sense of Congress that it is critically important
that both the President and the Senate play their respective
roles to nominate and confirm qualified ambassadors as quickly
as possible.
SEC. 5118. WESTERN HEMISPHERE DEFINED.
In this subtitle, the term ``Western Hemisphere'' does not
include Cuba, Nicaragua, or Venezuela.
SEC. 5119. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO CAPTURE AND DETAIN UNITED STATES
CITIZENS AS HOSTAGES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a
report on efforts by the Maduro regime of Venezuela to detain
United States citizens and lawful permanent residents.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include, regarding the arrest, capture, detainment, and
imprisonment of United States citizens and lawful permanent
residents--
(1) the names, positions, and institutional
affiliation of Venezuelan individuals, or those acting
on their behalf, who have engaged in such activities;
(2) a description of any role played by transnational
criminal organizations, and an identification of such
organizations; and
(3) where relevant, an assessment of whether and how
United States citizens and lawful permanent residents
have been lured to Venezuela.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but shall include a classified
annex, which shall include a list of the total number of United
States citizens and lawful permanent residents detained or
imprisoned in Venezuela as of the date on which the report is
submitted.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
SEC. 5121. IMPROVING MULTILATERAL COOPERATION TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY
OF TAIWAN.
(a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the
``Building Options for the Lasting Security of Taiwan through
European Resolve Act'' or the ``BOLSTER Act''.
(b) Consultations With European Governments Regarding
Sanctions Against the PRC Under Certain Circumstances.--The
head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination at the Department
of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of
Foreign Assets Control at the Department of the Treasury, shall
engage in regular consultations with the International Special
Envoy for the Implementation of European Union Sanctions and
appropriate government officials of European countries,
including the United Kingdom, to develop coordinated plans and
share information on independent plans to impose sanctions and
other economic measures against the People's Republic of China
(PRC), as appropriate, if the PRC is found to be involved in--
(1) overthrowing or dismantling the governing
institutions in Taiwan;
(2) occupying any territory controlled or
administered by Taiwan as of the date of the enactment
of this Act; or
(3) taking significant action against Taiwan,
including--
(A) creating a naval blockade or other
quarantine of Taiwan;
(B) seizing the outer lying islands of
Taiwan; or
(C) initiating a cyberattack that threatens
civilian or military infrastructure in Taiwan.
(c) Report on the Economic Impacts of PRC Military Action
Against Taiwan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
that contains an independent assessment of the expected
economic impact of--
(1) a 30-day blockade or quarantine of Taiwan by the
People's Liberation Army (PLA); and
(2) a 180-day blockade or quarantine of Taiwan by the
PLA.
(d) Sense of Congress Regarding Consultations With the
European Union and European Governments Regarding Increasing
Political and Economic Relations With Taiwan.--It is the sense
of Congress that--
(1) the United States, Europe, and Taiwan are like-
minded partners that--
(A) share common values, such as democracy,
the rule of law and human rights; and
(B) enjoy a close trade and economic
partnership;
(2) bolstering political, economic, and people-to-
people relations with Taiwan would benefit the European
Union, individual European countries, and the United
States;
(3) the European Union can play an important role in
helping Taiwan resist the economic coercion of the PRC
by negotiating with Taiwan regarding new economic,
commercial, and investment agreements;
(4) the United States and European countries should
coordinate and increase diplomatic efforts to
facilitate Taiwan's meaningful participation in
international organizations;
(5) the United States and European countries should--
(A) publicly and repeatedly emphasize the
differences between their respective ``One
China'' policies and the PRC's ``One China''
principle;
(B) counter the PRC's propaganda and false
narratives about United Nations General
Assembly Resolution 2758 (XXVI), which claim
the resolution recognizes PRC territorial
claims to Taiwan;
(C) increase public statements of support for
Taiwan's democracy and its meaningful
participation in international organizations;
(D) facilitate unofficial diplomatic visits
to and from Taiwan by high-ranking government
officials and parliamentarians;
(E) establish parliamentary caucuses or
groups that promote strong relations with
Taiwan;
(F) strengthen subnational diplomacy,
including cultural and trade-related visits to
and from Taiwan by local government officials;
(G) strengthen coordination between United
States and European business chambers,
universities, think tanks, and other civil
society groups with similar groups in Taiwan;
(H) promote direct flights to and from
Taiwan;
(I) facilitate visits by civil society
leaders to Taiwan; and
(J) increase economic engagement and trade
relations; and
(6) Taiwan's inclusion in the U.S.-EU Trade and
Technology Council's Secure Supply Chain working group
would bring valuable expertise and enhance
transatlantic cooperation in the semiconductor sector.
(e) Sense of Congress Regarding Consultations With European
Governments on Supporting Taiwan's Self-defense.--It is the
sense of Congress that--
(1) preserving peace and security in the Taiwan
Strait is a shared interest of the United States and
Europe;
(2) European countries, particularly countries with
experience combating Russian aggression and malign
activities, can provide Taiwan with lessons learned
from their ``total defense'' programs to mobilize the
military and civilians in a time of crisis;
(3) the United States and Europe should increase
coordination to strengthen Taiwan's cybersecurity,
especially for critical infrastructure and network
defense operations;
(4) the United States and Europe should work with
Taiwan--
(A) to improve its energy resiliency;
(B) to strengthen its food security;
(C) to combat misinformation, disinformation,
digital authoritarianism, offensive cyber
operations, and foreign interference;
(D) to provide expertise on how to improve
defense infrastructure;
(E) to encourage other nations to express
support for Taiwan's security;
(F) to facilitate arms transfers or arms
sales, particularly of weapons consistent with
an asymmetric defense strategy;
(G) to facilitate transfers or sales of dual-
use items and technology;
(H) to facilitate transfers or sales of
critical nonmilitary supplies, such as food and
medicine;
(I) to increase the military presence of such
countries in the Indo-Pacific region; and
(J) to engage in joint training and military
exercises that may be necessary for Taiwan to
maintain credible defense, in accordance with
the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et
seq.);
(5) European naval powers, in coordination with the
United States, should increase freedom of navigation
transits through the Taiwan Strait; and
(6) European naval powers, the United States, and
Taiwan should establish exchanges and partnerships
among their coast guards to counter coercion by the
PRC.
SEC. 5122. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION CANDIDATE COUNTRY REFORM.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate Country Reform
Act''.
(b) Modifications of Requirements to Become a Candidate
Country.--Section 606 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003
(22 U.S.C. 7705) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 606. CANDIDATE COUNTRIES.
``(a) In General.--A country shall be a candidate country for
purposes of eligibility to receive assistance under section 605
if--
``(1) the per capita income of the country in a
fiscal year is equal to or less than the World Bank
threshold for initiating the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development graduation process for
the fiscal year; and
``(2) subject to subsection (b), the country is not
ineligible to receive United States economic assistance
under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) by reason of the application of
any provision of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or
any other provision of law.
``(b) Rule of Construction.--For the purposes of determining
whether a country is eligible, pursuant to subsection (a)(2),
to receive assistance under section 605, the exercise by the
President, the Secretary of State, or any other officer or
employee of the United States Government of any waiver or
suspension of any provision of law referred to in subsection
(a)(2), and notification to the appropriate congressional
committees in accordance with such provision of law, shall be
construed as satisfying the requirements under subsection (a).
``(c) Determination by the Board.--The Board shall determine
whether a country is a candidate country for purposes of this
section.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Amendment to report identifying candidate
countries.--Section 608(a)(1) of the Millennium
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7707(a)(1)) is amended
by striking ``section 606(a)(1)(B)'' and inserting
``section 606(a)(2)''.
(2) Amendment to millennium challenge compact
authority.--Section 609(b)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C.
7708(b)(2)) is amended--
(A) by amending the paragraph heading to read
as follows: ``Country contributions''; and
(B) by striking ``with respect to a lower
middle income country described in section
606(b),''.
(3) Amendment to authorization to provide assistance
for candidate countries.--Section 616(b)(1) of such Act
(22 U.S.C. 7715(b)(1)) is amended by striking
``subsection (a) or (b) of section 606'' and inserting
``section 606(a)''.
(d) Modification to Factors in Determining Eligibility.--
Section 607(c)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22
U.S.C. 7706(c)(2)) is amended in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) by striking ``consider'' and inserting
``prioritize need and impact by considering''.
(e) Reporting Alignment.--Section 613(a) of the Millennium
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7712(a)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Report.--Not later than the third Friday of December of
each year, the Chief Executive Officer shall submit a report to
Congress describing the assistance provided pursuant to section
605 during the most recently concluded fiscal year.''.
(f) Report on Efforts to Undermine Programs of the Millennium
Challenge Corporation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive
Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation shall
submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives that details any efforts
targeted towards undermining Millennium Challenge
Corporation programs, particularly efforts conducted by
the People's Republic of China.
(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
SEC. 5123. EXTENSION OF SUNSET.
Section 7438 of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of
2019 (22 U.S.C. 8791 note) is amended by striking ``the date
that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act''
and inserting ``December 31, 2029''.
SEC. 5124. STRATEGY AND GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE INTERNET FREEDOM IN
IRAN.
(a) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of the this Act, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the heads of other Federal
agencies, as appropriate, shall develop a strategy to
support and enhance access to information by civil
society in Iran.
(2) Elements.--The strategy required in subparagraph
(A) shall include the following elements:
(A) An evaluation of the use of virtual
private networks by civil society in Iran.
(B) An assessment of the level of internet
access for Iranians who do not use virtual
private networks, including levels of reliable
connectivity, bandwidth, and coverage, as well
as censorship, surveillance, and other
limitations on internet access.
(C) A strategy to increase the accessibility
of virtual private networks in Iran.
(D) An assessment of alternatives to virtual
private networks that are capable of
circumventing restrictions on open internet
access imposed by the Government of Iran.
(E) An assessment of how companies providing
Iranian civilians with technology and other
tools to overcome technical and political
obstacles are able to access the open internet.
(F) An assessment of the ability of the
Government of Iran to cut off all access to the
internet in Iran.
(G) A strategy to circumvent internet
blackouts for Iranian civil society.
(3) Initial update.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary,
in consultation with the heads of other Federal
agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an
updated version of the strategy required in paragraph
(1).
(4) Periodic review and updates.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies,
as appropriate, shall--
(A) not less frequently than twice each year,
review the strategy required in paragraph (1);
and
(B) if the results of such review indicate
that modifications to such strategy are
required to more effectively promote internet
freedom and access to information for civil
society in Iran, submit to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate an updated version of such strategy.
(5) Form.--Each strategy required to be submitted
under this subsection shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(b) Grant Program and Contract Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development and the
President of the Open Technology Fund, as appropriate,
may award grants and enter into contracts to private
organizations to support and develop programs in Iran
that promote or expand--
(A) an open, interoperable, reliable, and
secure internet; and
(B) the online exercise of internationally
recognized human rights and fundamental
freedoms of civil society in Iran.
(2) Program goals.--The goal of each program
developed with a grant funds awarded pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be to--
(A) support unrestricted access to the
internet in Iran;
(B) increase the availability of internet
freedom tools to overcome technical and
political obstacles to internet access in Iran;
(C) increase the distribution of such
technologies and tools throughout Iran;
(D) conduct research on repressive tactics
that undermine internet freedom in Iran;
(E) ensure that information regarding digital
safety is available to civil society in Iran;
or
(F) engage private industry, including e-
commerce firms and social networking companies,
regarding the importance of preserving
unrestricted internet access in Iran.
(3) Grant award requirements.--The Secretary shall
award grants authorized in paragraph (1) to recipients
through an evidence-based process.
(4) Security audits.--The Secretary shall conduct a
comprehensive security audit of each new technology
developed using grant funds distributed pursuant to
paragraph (1) to ensure that each such technology is
secure and has not been compromised in a manner
detrimental to--
(A) the interests of the United States; or
(B) an individual or organization benefitting
from a program supported by such funding.
(5) Authorization of appropriations.--
(A) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for the Open Technology Fund
established under section 309A of the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994
(22 U.S.C. 6208a) $15,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2025 and 2026 to carry out the
grant program authorized under this subsection.
(B) Availability.--Amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization in subparagraph
(A) are authorized remain available until
expended.
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.
Subtitle A--Law Enforcement And Victim Support Act of 2024
SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement And
Victim Support Act of 2024''.
SEC. 5202. PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD ACT.
Section 143 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20942) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 143. PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Child sexual abuse material.--The term `child
sexual abuse material' has the meaning given the term
`child pornography' in section 2256 of title 18, United
States Code.
``(2) Child sexual exploitation offense.--The term
`child sexual exploitation offense' means--
``(A)(i) an offense involving a minor under
section 1591 or chapter 117 of title 18, United
States Code;
``(ii) an offense under subsection (a), (b),
or (c) of section 2251 of title 18, United
States Code;
``(iii) an offense under section 2251A or
2252A(g) of title 18, United States Code; or
``(iv) any attempt or conspiracy to commit an
offense described in clause (i) or (ii); or
``(B) an offense involving a minor under a
State or Tribal statute that is similar to a
provision described in subparagraph (A).
``(3) Circle of trust offender.--The term `circle of
trust offender' means an offender who is related to, or
in a position of trust, authority, or supervisory
control with respect to, a child.
``(4) Computer.--The term `computer' has the meaning
given the term in section 1030 of title 18, United
States Code.
``(5) Contact sexual offense.--The term `contact
sexual offense' means--
``(A) an offense involving a minor under
chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code,
or any attempt or conspiracy to commit such an
offense; or
``(B) an offense involving a minor under a
State or Tribal statute that is similar to a
provision described in subparagraph (A).
``(6) Dual offender.--The term `dual offender'
means--
``(A) a person who commits--
``(i) a technology-facilitated child
sexual exploitation offense or an
offense involving child sexual abuse
material; and
``(ii) a contact sexual offense; and
``(B) without regard to whether the offenses
described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A)--
``(i) are committed as part of the
same course of conduct; or
``(ii) involve the same victim.
``(7) Facilitator.--The term `facilitator' means an
individual who facilitates the commission by another
individual of--
``(A) a technology-facilitated child sexual
exploitation offense or an offense involving
child sexual abuse material; or
``(B) a contact sexual offense.
``(8) ICAC affiliate partner.--The term `ICAC
affiliate partner' means a law enforcement agency that
has entered into a formal operating agreement with the
ICAC Task Force Program.
``(9) ICAC task force.--The term `ICAC task force'
means a task force that is part of the ICAC Task Force
Program.
``(10) ICAC task force program.--The term `ICAC Task
Force Program' means the National Internet Crimes
Against Children Task Force Program established under
section 102 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34
U.S.C. 21112).
``(11) Offense involving child sexual abuse
material.--The term `offense involving child sexual
abuse material' means--
``(A) an offense under section 2251(d),
section 2252, or paragraphs (1) through (6) of
section 2252A(a) of title 18, United States
Code, or any attempt or conspiracy to commit
such an offense; or
``(B) an offense under a State or Tribal
statute that is similar to a provision
described in subparagraph (A).
``(12) Serious offender.--The term `serious offender'
means--
``(A) an offender who has committed a contact
sexual offense or child sexual exploitation
offense;
``(B) a dual offender, circle of trust
offender, or facilitator; or
``(C) an offender with a prior conviction for
a contact sexual offense, a child sexual
exploitation offense, or an offense involving
child sexual abuse material.
``(13) State.--The term `State' means a State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, and any
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States.
``(14) Technology-facilitated.--The term `technology-
facilitated', with respect to an offense, means an
offense that is committed through the use of a
computer, even if the use of a computer is not an
element of the offense.
``(b) Establishment of Program.--The Attorney General shall
create and maintain a nationwide initiative to align Federal,
State, and local entities to combat the growing epidemic of
online child sexual exploitation and abuse, to be known as the
`Project Safe Childhood program', in accordance with this
section.
``(c) Best Practices.--The Attorney General, in coordination
with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the
Criminal Division of the Department of Justice and the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the
Department of Justice, and in consultation with training and
technical assistance providers under the ICAC Task Force
Program who are funded by the Attorney General and with
appropriate nongovernmental organizations, shall--
``(1) develop best practices to adopt a balanced
approach to the investigation of suspect leads
involving contact sexual offenses, child sexual
exploitation offenses, and offenses involving child
sexual abuse material, and the prosecution of those
offenses, prioritizing when feasible the identification
of a child victim or a serious offender, which approach
shall incorporate the use of--
``(A) proactively generated leads, including
leads generated by current and emerging
technology;
``(B) in-district investigative referrals;
and
``(C) CyberTipline reports from the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children;
``(2) develop best practices to be used by each
United States Attorney and ICAC task force to assess
the likelihood that an individual could be a serious
offender or that a child victim may be identified;
``(3) develop and implement a tracking and
communication system for Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies and prosecutor's offices to report
successful cases of victim identification and child
rescue to the Department of Justice and the public; and
``(4) encourage the submission of all lawfully seized
visual depictions to the Child Victim Identification
Program of the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children.
``(d) Implementation.--Except as authorized under subsection
(e), funds authorized under this section may only be used for
the following 4 purposes:
``(1) Integrated Federal, State, and local efforts to
investigate and prosecute contact sexual offenses,
child sexual exploitation offenses, and offenses
involving child sexual abuse material, including--
``(A) the partnership by each United States
Attorney with each Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force within the district of such
attorney;
``(B) training of Federal, State, and local
law enforcement officers and prosecutors
through--
``(i) programs facilitated by the
ICAC Task Force Program;
``(ii) ICAC training programs
supported by the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention of
the Department of Justice;
``(iii) programs facilitated by
appropriate nongovernmental
organizations with subject matter
expertise, technical skill, or
technological tools to assist in the
identification of and response to
serious offenders, contact sexual
offenses, child sexual exploitation
offenses, or offenses involving child
sexual abuse material; and
``(iv) any other program that
provides training--
``(I) on the investigation
and identification of serious
offenders or victims of contact
sexual offenses, child sexual
exploitation offenses, or
offenses involving child sexual
abuse material; or
``(II) that specifically
addresses the use of existing
and emerging technologies to
commit or facilitate contact
sexual offenses, child sexual
exploitation offenses, or
offenses involving child sexual
abuse material;
``(C) the development by each United States
Attorney of a district-specific strategic plan
to coordinate with State and local law
enforcement agencies and prosecutor's offices,
including ICAC task forces and their ICAC
affiliate partners, on the investigation of
suspect leads involving serious offenders,
contact sexual offenses, child sexual
exploitation offenses, and offenses involving
child sexual abuse material, and the
prosecution of those offenders and offenses,
which plan--
``(i) shall include--
``(I) the use of the best
practices developed under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (c);
``(II) the development of
plans and protocols to target
and rapidly investigate cases
involving potential serious
offenders or the identification
and rescue of a victim of a
contact sexual offense, a child
sexual exploitation offense, or
an offense involving child
sexual abuse material;
``(III) the use of training
and technical assistance
programs to incorporate victim-
centered, trauma-informed
practices in cases involving
victims of contact sexual
offenses, child sexual
exploitation offenses, and
offenses involving child sexual
abuse material, which may
include the use of child
protective services, children's
advocacy centers, victim
support specialists, or other
supportive services;
``(IV) the development of
plans to track, report, and
clearly communicate successful
cases of victim identification
and child rescue to the
Department of Justice and the
public;
``(V) an analysis of the
investigative and forensic
capacity of law enforcement
agencies and prosecutor's
offices within the district,
and goals for improving
capacity and effectiveness;
``(VI) a written policy
describing the criteria for
referrals for prosecution from
Federal, State, or local law
enforcement agencies,
particularly when the
investigation may involve a
potential serious offender or
the identification or rescue of
a child victim;
``(VII) plans and budgets for
training of relevant personnel
on contact sexual offenses,
child sexual exploitation
offenses, and offenses
involving child sexual abuse
material;
``(VIII) plans for
coordination and cooperation
with State, local, and Tribal
law enforcement agencies and
prosecutorial offices; and
``(IX) evidence-based
programs that educate the
public about and increase
awareness of such offenses; and
``(ii) shall be developed in
consultation, as appropriate, with--
``(I) the local ICAC task
force;
``(II) the United States
Marshals Service Sex Offender
Targeting Center;
``(III) training and
technical assistance providers
under the ICAC Task Force
Program who are funded by the
Attorney General;
``(IV) nongovernmental
organizations with subject
matter expertise, technical
skill, or technological tools
to assist in the identification
of and response to contact
sexual offenses, child sexual
exploitation offenses, or
offenses involving child sexual
abuse material;
``(V) any relevant component
of Homeland Security
Investigations;
``(VI) any relevant component
of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation;
``(VII) the Office of
Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention of the
Department of Justice;
``(VIII) the Child
Exploitation and Obscenity
Section of the Criminal
Division of the Department of
Justice;
``(IX) the United States
Postal Inspection Service;
``(X) the United States
Secret Service; and
``(XI) each military criminal
investigation organization of
the Department of Defense; and
``(D) a quadrennial assessment by each United
States Attorney of the investigations within
the district of such attorney of contact sexual
offenses, child sexual exploitation offenses,
and offenses involving child sexual abuse
material--
``(i) with consideration of--
``(I) the variety of sources
for leads;
``(II) the proportion of work
involving proactive or
undercover law enforcement
investigations;
``(III) the number of serious
offenders identified and
prosecuted; and
``(IV) the number of children
identified or rescued; and
``(ii) information from which may be
used by the United States Attorney, as
appropriate, to revise the plan
described in subparagraph (C).
``(2) Major case coordination by the Department of
Justice (or other Federal agencies as appropriate),
including specific cooperation, as appropriate, with--
``(A) the Child Exploitation and Obscenity
Section of the Criminal Division of the
Department of Justice;
``(B) any relevant component of Homeland
Security Investigations;
``(C) any relevant component of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation;
``(D) the ICAC task forces and ICAC affiliate
partners;
``(E) the United States Marshals Service,
including the Sex Offender Targeting Center;
``(F) the United States Postal Inspection
Service;
``(G) the United States Secret Service;
``(H) each Military Criminal Investigation
Organization of the Department of Defense; and
``(I) any task forces established in
connection with the Project Safe Childhood
program set forth under subsection (b).
``(3) Increased Federal involvement in, and
commitment to, the prevention and prosecution of
technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation
offenses or offenses involving child sexual abuse
material by--
``(A) using technology to identify victims
and serious offenders;
``(B) developing processes and tools to
identify victims and offenders; and
``(C) taking measures to improve information
sharing among Federal law enforcement agencies,
including for the purposes of implementing the
plans and protocols described in paragraph
(1)(C)(i)(II) to identify and rescue--
``(i) victims of contact sexual
offenses, child sexual exploitation
offenses, and offenses involving child
sexual abuse material; or
``(ii) victims of serious offenders.
``(4) The establishment, development, and
implementation of a nationally coordinated `Safer
Internet Day' every year developed in collaboration
with the Department of Education, national and local
internet safety organizations, parent organizations,
social media companies, and schools to provide--
``(A) national public awareness and evidence-
based educational programs about the threats
posed by circle of trust offenders and the
threat of contact sexual offenses, child sexual
exploitation offenses, or offenses involving
child sexual abuse material, and the use of
technology to facilitate those offenses;
``(B) information to parents and children
about how to avoid or prevent technology-
facilitated child sexual exploitation offenses;
and
``(C) information about how to report
possible technology-facilitated child sexual
exploitation offenses or offenses involving
child sexual abuse material through--
``(i) the National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children;
``(ii) the ICAC Task Force Program;
and
``(iii) any other program that--
``(I) raises national
awareness about the threat of
technology-facilitated child
sexual exploitation offenses or
offenses involving child sexual
abuse material; and
``(II) provides information
to parents and children seeking
to report possible violations
of technology-facilitated child
sexual exploitation offenses or
offenses involving child sexual
abuse material.
``(e) Expansion of Project Safe Childhood.--Notwithstanding
subsection (d), funds authorized under this section may be also
be used for the following purposes:
``(1) The addition of not less than 20 Assistant
United States Attorneys at the Department of Justice,
relative to the number of such positions as of the day
before the date of enactment of the Law Enforcement and
Victim Support Act of 2024, who shall be--
``(A) dedicated to the prosecution of cases
in connection with the Project Safe Childhood
program set forth under subsection (b); and
``(B) responsible for assisting and
coordinating the plans and protocols of each
district under subsection (d)(1)(C)(i)(II).
``(2) Such other additional and related purposes as
the Attorney General determines appropriate.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated--
``(A) for the activities described under
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (d),
$28,550,000 for each of fiscal years 2023
through 2028;
``(B) for the activities described under
subsection (d)(4), $4,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2023 through 2028; and
``(C) for the activities described under
subsection (e), $29,100,000 for each of fiscal
years 2023 through 2028.
``(2) Supplement, not supplant.--Amounts made
available to State and local agencies, programs, and
services under this section shall supplement, and not
supplant, other Federal, State, or local funds made
available for those agencies, programs, and
services.''.
SEC. 5203. ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT OF 2023.
(a) Change in Short Title.--
(1) In general.--Subtitle B of title VI of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Public Law
99-509; 100 Stat. 1934) is amended--
(A) in the subtitle heading, by striking
``Program Fraud Civil Remedies'' and inserting
``Administrative False Claims''; and
(B) in section 6101 (31 U.S.C. 3801 note), by
striking ``Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of
1986'' and inserting ``Administrative False
Claims Act''.
(2) References.--Any reference to the Program Fraud
Civil Remedies Act of 1986 in any provision of law,
regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of
the United States shall be deemed a reference to the
Administrative False Claims Act.
(b) Reverse False Claims.--Chapter 38 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 3801(a)(3), by amending subparagraph
(C) to read as follows:
``(C) made to an authority which has the
effect of concealing or improperly avoiding or
decreasing an obligation to pay or transmit
property, services, or money to the
authority,''; and
(2) in section 3802(a)(3)--
(A) by striking ``An assessment'' and
inserting ``(A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), an assessment''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) In the case of a claim described in section
3801(a)(3)(C), an assessment shall not be made under
the second sentence of paragraph (1) in an amount that
is more than double the value of the property,
services, or money that was wrongfully withheld from
the authority.''.
(c) Increasing Dollar Amount of Claims.--Section 3803(c) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$150,000'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``$1,000,000'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Adjustment for Inflation.--The maximum amount in
paragraph (1) shall be adjusted for inflation in the same
manner and to the same extent as civil monetary penalties under
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C.
2461 note).''.
(d) Recovery of Costs.--Section 3806(g)(1) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
``(i) any amount collected under this chapter shall
be credited first to reimburse the authority or other
Federal entity that expended costs in support of the
investigation or prosecution of the action, including
any court or hearing costs; and
``(ii) amounts reimbursed under clause (i) shall--
``(I) be deposited in--
``(aa) the appropriations account of
the authority or other Federal entity
from which the costs described in
subparagraph (A) were obligated;
``(bb) a similar appropriations
account of the authority or other
Federal entity; or
``(cc) if the authority or other
Federal entity expended nonappropriated
funds, another appropriate account; and
``(II) remain available until expended.
``(B) Any amount remaining after reimbursements described in
subparagraph (A) shall be deposited as miscellaneous receipts
in the Treasury of the United States.''.
(e) Semiannual Reporting.--Section 405(c) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6);
and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) information relating to cases under chapter 38
of title 31, including--
``(A) the number of reports submitted by
investigating officials to reviewing officials
under section 3803(a)(1) of such title;
``(B) actions taken in response to reports
described in subparagraph (A), which shall
include statistical tables showing--
``(i) pending cases;
``(ii) resolved cases;
``(iii) the average length of time to
resolve each case;
``(iv) the number of final agency
decisions that were appealed to a
district court of the United States or
a higher court; and
``(v) if the total number of cases in
a report is greater than 2--
``(I) the number of cases
that were settled; and
``(II) the total penalty or
assessment amount recovered in
each case, including through a
settlement or compromise; and
``(C) instances in which the reviewing
official declined to proceed on a case reported
by an investigating official; and''.
(f) Increasing Efficiency of DOJ Processing.--Section 3803(j)
of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The reviewing'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) A reviewing official shall notify the Attorney General
in writing not later than 30 days before entering into any
agreement to compromise or settle allegations of liability
under section 3802 and before the date on which the reviewing
official is permitted to refer allegations of liability to a
presiding officer under subsection (b).''.
(g) Revision of Definition of Hearing Officials.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 38 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in section 3801(a)(7)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``or'' at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(vii), by
adding ``or'' at the end; and
(iii) by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) a member of the board of contract
appeals pursuant to section 7105 of title 41,
if the authority does not employ an available
presiding officer under subparagraph (A);'';
and
(B) in section 3803(d)(2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``the
presiding'' and inserting ``(i)
in the case of a referral to a
presiding officer described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of
section 3801(a)(7), the
presiding'';
(II) in clause (i), as so
designated, by striking the
period at the end and inserting
``; or''; and
(III) by adding at the end
the following:
``(ii) in the case of a referral to a
presiding officer described in subparagraph (C)
of section 3801(a)(7)--
``(I) the reviewing official shall
submit a copy of the notice required by
under paragraph (1) and of the response
of the person receiving such notice
requesting a hearing--
``(aa) to the board of
contract appeals that has
jurisdiction over matters
arising from the agency of the
reviewing official pursuant to
section 7105(e)(1) of title 41;
or
``(bb) if the Chair of the
board of contract appeals
declines to accept the
referral, to any other board of
contract appeals; and
``(II) the reviewing official shall
simultaneously mail, by registered or
certified mail, or shall deliver,
notice to the person alleged to be
liable under section 3802 that the
referral has been made to an agency
board of contract appeals with an
explanation as to where the person may
obtain the relevant rules of procedure
promulgated by the board; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) in the case of a hearing conducted by a
presiding officer described in subparagraph (C) of
section 3801(a)(7)--
``(i) the presiding officer shall conduct the
hearing according to the rules and procedures
promulgated by the board of contract appeals;
and
``(ii) the hearing shall not be subject to
the provisions in subsection (g)(2), (h), or
(i).''.
(2) Agency boards.--Section 7105(e) of title 41,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end
the following:
``(E) Administrative false claims act.--
``(i) In general.--The boards
described in subparagraphs (B), (C),
and (D) shall have jurisdiction to hear
any case referred to a board of
contract appeals under section 3803(d)
of title 31.
``(ii) Declining referral.--If the
Chair of a board described in
subparagraph (B), (C), or (D)
determines that accepting a case under
clause (i) would prevent adequate
consideration of other cases being
handled by the board, the Chair may
decline to accept the referral.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or, in
the event that a case is filed under chapter 38
of title 31, any relief that would be available
to a litigant under that chapter'' before the
period at the end.
(3) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, each authority head, as
defined in section 3801 of title 31, United States
Code, and each board of contract appeals of a board
described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of section
7105(e) of title 41, United States Code, shall amend
procedures regarding proceedings as necessary to
implement the amendments made by this subsection.
(h) Revision of Limitations.--Section 3808 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and
inserting the following:
``(a) A notice to the person alleged to be liable with
respect to a claim or statement shall be mailed or delivered in
accordance with section 3803(d)(1) not later than the later
of--
``(1) 6 years after the date on which the violation
of section 3802 is committed; or
``(2) 3 years after the date on which facts material
to the action are known or reasonably should have been
known by the authority head, but in no event more than
10 years after the date on which the violation is
committed.''.
(i) Definitions.--Section 3801 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) `material' has the meaning given the term in
section 3729(b) of this title; and
``(11) `obligation' has the meaning given the term in
section 3729(b) of this title.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) For purposes of subsection (a)(10), materiality shall
be determined in the same manner as under section 3729 of this
title.''.
(j) Promulgation of Regulations.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, each authority head,
as defined in section 3801 of title 31, United States Code,
shall--
(1) promulgate regulations and procedures to carry
out this Act and the amendments made by this Act; and
(2) review and update existing regulations and
procedures of the authority to ensure compliance with
this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
SEC. 5211. MODERNIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION.
(a) Verified Electronic Notification Defined.--Section 921(a)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(38) The term `verified electronic notification',
with respect to a communication to a chief law
enforcement officer required under section 922(c)(2),
means a digital communication--
``(A) sent to the electronic communication
address that the chief law enforcement officer
voluntarily designates for the purpose of
receiving those communications; and
``(B) that includes a method for verifying--
``(i) the receipt of the
communication; and
``(ii) the electronic communication
address to which the communication is
sent.''.
(b) Verified Electronic Notification.--Section 922(c) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph
(2) and inserting the following:
``(2) the transferor has--
``(A) prior to the shipment or delivery of
the firearm, forwarded a copy of the sworn
statement, together with a description of the
firearm, in a form prescribed by the Attorney
General, to the chief law enforcement officer
of the transferee's place of residence, by--
``(i) registered or certified mail
(return receipt requested); or
``(ii) verified electronic
notification; and
``(B)(i) with respect to a delivery method
described in subparagraph (A)(i)--
``(I) received a return receipt
evidencing delivery of the statement;
or
``(II) had the statement returned due
to the refusal of the named addressee
to accept such letter in accordance
with United States Post Office
Department regulations; or
``(ii) with respect to a delivery method
described in subparagraph (A)(ii), received a
return receipt evidencing delivery of the
statement; and''.
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.
Subtitle A--WILD Act
SEC. 5301. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Wildlife Innovation and
Longevity Driver reauthorization Act'' or the ``WILD Act''.
SEC. 5302. PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT.
Section 5 of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act (16
U.S.C. 3774) is amended by striking ``2019 through 2023'' and
inserting ``2025 through 2029''.
SEC. 5303. AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT.
(a) Provision of Assistance.--Section 2101 of the African
Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(g) Multiyear Grants.--
``(1) Authorization.--The Secretary may award to a
person who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this
section a multiyear grant of up to 5 years to carry out
a project that the person demonstrates is an effective,
long-term conservation strategy for African elephants
and the habitat of African elephants.
``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection precludes
the Secretary from awarding a grant on an annual
basis.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 2306(a) of the
African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(a)) is
amended by striking ``2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``2025
through 2029''.
SEC. 5304. ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997.
(a) Asian Elephant Conservation Assistance.--Section 5 of the
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4264) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Multiyear Grants.--
``(1) Authorization.--The Secretary may award to a
person who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this
section a multiyear grant of up to 5 years to carry out
a project that the person demonstrates is an effective,
long-term conservation strategy for Asian elephants and
the habitat of Asian elephants.
``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection precludes
the Secretary from awarding a grant on an annual
basis.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8(a) of the
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266(a)) is
amended by striking ``2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``2025
through 2029''.
SEC. 5305. RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION ACT OF 1994.
(a) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Assistance.--Section 5
of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C.
5304) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Multiyear Grants.--
``(1) Authorization.--The Secretary may award to a
person who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this
section a multiyear grant of up to 5 years to carry out
a project that the person demonstrates is an effective,
long-term conservation strategy for rhinoceroses or
tigers and the habitat of rhinoceroses or tigers.
``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection precludes
the Secretary from awarding a grant on an annual
basis.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 10(a) of the
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C.
5306(a)) is amended by striking ``2019 through 2023'' and
inserting ``2025 through 2029''.
SEC. 5306. GREAT APE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2000.
(a) Multiyear Grants.--Section 4(j)(1) of the Great Ape
Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6303(j)(1)) is amended by
inserting ``of up to 5 years'' after ``multiyear grant''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6 of the Great
Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6305) is amended by
striking ``2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``2025 through
2029''.
SEC. 5307. MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2004.
(a) Multiyear Grants.--Section 4 of the Marine Turtle
Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6603) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(h) Multiyear Grants.--
``(1) Authorization.--The Secretary may award to a
person who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this
section a multiyear grant of up to 5 years to carry out
a project that the person demonstrates is an effective,
long-term conservation strategy for marine turtles,
freshwater turtles, or tortoises and the habitat of
marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises.
``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection precludes
the Secretary from awarding a grant on an annual
basis.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 7(a) of the
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6606(a)) is
amended by striking ``2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``2025
through 2029''.
SEC. 5308. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Reports to Congress.--Annually, the Secretary of the
Interior shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
a report on the implementation of--
(1) the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4201 et seq.);
(2) the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16
U.S.C. 4261 et seq.);
(3) the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994
(16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);
(4) the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
6301 et seq.); and
(5) the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.).
(b) Requirements.--A report submitted under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) a list of all awards issued each year under the
applicable Act;
(2) the total monetary amount issued to each award
recipient;
(3) the name of each award recipient organization;
(4) the country where each award will be implemented;
and
(5) a description of the projects to be completed and
completed under each award.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
SEC. 5311. REAUTHORIZATION OF UPPER COLORADO AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
ENDANGERED FISH AND THREATENED FISH RECOVERY
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS.
(a) Purpose.--Section 1 of Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat.
1602) is amended by inserting ``and threatened'' after
``endangered''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 2 of Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat.
1602; 116 Stat. 3113) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to implement the
Recovery Implementation Program for the Endangered Fish
Species in the Upper Colorado River dated September 29,
1987, and extended by the Extension of the Cooperative
Agreement dated December 6, 2001, and the 1992
Cooperative Agreement to implement the San Juan River
Recovery Implementation Program dated October 21, 1992,
and as they may be amended'' and inserting ``for the
Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species
in the Upper Colorado River Basin dated September 29,
1987, and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement for the San
Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program dated
October 21, 1992, as the agreements may be amended and
extended'';
(2) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by inserting ``or threatened'' after
``endangered''; and
(B) by striking ``removal or translocation''
and inserting ``control'';
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ``long-term'' each
place it appears;
(4) in paragraph (8), in the second sentence, by
striking ``1988 Cooperative Agreement and the 1992
Cooperative Agreement'' and inserting ``Recovery
Implementation Programs'';
(5) in paragraph (9)--
(A) by striking ``leases and agreements'' and
inserting ``acquisitions'';
(B) by inserting ``or threatened'' after
``endangered''; and
(C) by inserting ``, as approved under the
Recovery Implementation Programs'' after
``nonnative fishes''; and
(6) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``pursuant to the
Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species
in the Upper Colorado River Basin'' after ``Service''.
(c) Authorization to Fund Recovery Programs.--Section 3 of
Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat. 1603; 116 Stat. 3113; 120 Stat.
290; 123 Stat 1310; 126 Stat. 2444; 133 Stat. 809; 136 Stat.
5572) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) There
is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary, $88,000,000 to undertake capital
projects to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Such funds'' and inserting the following:
``(1) Authorization.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph
(B), there is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary for use by the Bureau of
Reclamation to undertake capital projects to
carry out the purposes of this Act $50,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2024 through
2031.
``(B) Annual adjustment.--For each of fiscal
years 2025 through 2031, the amount authorized
to be appropriated under subparagraph (A) shall
be annually adjusted to reflect widely
available engineering cost indices applicable
to relevant construction activities.
``(C) Nonreimbursable funds.--Amounts made
available pursuant to subparagraph (A)'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Program
for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper
Colorado River Basin shall expire in fiscal
year 2024'' and inserting ``Programs shall
expire in fiscal year 2031''; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3);
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting
the following:
``(b) Non-Federal Contributions to Capital Projects.--The
Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may accept
contributed funds, interests in land and water, or other
contributions from the Upper Division States, political
subdivisions of the Upper Division States, or individuals,
entities, or organizations within the Upper Division States,
pursuant to agreements that provide for the contributions to be
used for capital projects costs.'';
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) as
subsections (c) through (i), respectively;
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking
``$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020
through 2024'' and inserting ``$92,040,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2031'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the first sentence, by
striking ``$4,000,000 per year'' and
inserting ``$61,100,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2024 through 2031'';
(ii) in the second sentence--
(I) by inserting ``Basin''
after ``San Juan River''; and
(II) by striking ``$2,000,000
per year'' and inserting
``$30,940,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2024 through
2031''; and
(iii) in the third sentence, by
striking ``in fiscal years commencing
after the enactment of this Act'' and
inserting ``for fiscal year 2024 and
each fiscal year thereafter''; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting
the following:
``(3) Federal contributions to annual base funding.--
``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years
2024 through 2031, the Secretary, acting
through the Bureau of Reclamation, may accept
funds from other Federal agencies, including
power revenues collected pursuant to the Act of
April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the
``Colorado River Storage Project Act'') (43
U.S.C. 620 et seq.).
``(B) Availability of funds.--Funds made
available under subparagraph (A) shall be
available for expenditure by the Secretary, as
determined by the contributing agency in
consultation with the Secretary.
``(C) Treatment of funds.--Funds made
available under subparagraph (A) shall be
treated as nonreimbursable Federal
expenditures.
``(D) Treatment of power revenues.--Not more
than $499,000 in power revenues over the period
of fiscal years 2024 through 2031 shall be
accepted under subparagraph (A) and treated as
having been repaid and returned to the general
fund of the Treasury.
``(4) Non-federal contributions to annual base
funding.--The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of
Reclamation, may accept contributed funds from the
Upper Division States, political subdivisions of the
Upper Division States, or individuals, entities, or
organizations within the Upper Division States,
pursuant to agreements that provide for the
contributions to be used for annual base funding.
``(5) Replacement power.--Contributions of funds made
pursuant to this subsection shall not include the cost
of replacement power purchased to offset modifications
to the operation of the Colorado River Storage Project
to benefit threatened or endangered fish species under
the Recovery Implementation Programs.'';
(5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in the
first sentence, by inserting ``or threatened'' after
``endangered'';
(6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``unless the time period for the respective
Cooperative Agreement is extended to conform with this
Act'' and inserting ``, as amended or extended'';
(7) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), in the
first sentence, by striking ``Upper Colorado River
Endangered Fish Recovery Program or the San Juan River
Basin Recovery Implementation Program'' and inserting
``Recovery Implementation Programs''; and
(8) in subsection (i)(1) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking ``2022'' each place it
appears and inserting ``2030'';
(B) by striking ``2024'' each place it
appears and inserting ``2031''; and
(C) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(III), by striking
``contributions by the States, power customers,
Tribes, water users, and environmental
organizations'' and inserting ``non-Federal
contributions''.
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.
SEC. 5401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Spectrum and Secure
Technology and Innovation Act of 2024''.
SEC. 5402. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
Federal Communications Commission.
(2) Covered auction.--The term ``covered auction''
means a system of competitive bidding conducted under
section 5403.
SEC. 5403. FCC AUCTION OF CERTAIN LICENSES.
(a) FCC Auction of Certain Licenses.--Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission
shall initiate systems of competitive bidding under section
309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) to
grant licenses for spectrum in the inventory of the Commission
as of the date of enactment of this Act in the bands of
frequencies referred to by the Commission as the ``AWS-3
bands'', consistent with existing regulations to protect
Federal Government operations.
(b) Completion of Auctions.--The Commission shall complete
the systems of competitive bidding described in subsection (a),
including receiving payments, processing applications, and
granting licenses, without regard to whether the authority of
the Commission under paragraph (11) of section 309(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) has expired.
SEC. 5404. SPECTRUM AUCTION TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury
of the United States a fund to be known as the
``Spectrum Auction Trust Fund'' (referred to in this
section as the ``Fund'') for the purposes described in
subsection (b).
(2) Amounts available until expended.--Amounts
deposited in the Fund shall remain available until
expended.
(b) Deposit of Proceeds.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, except section 309(j)(8)(B) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)),
the proceeds (including deposits and upfront payments
from successful bidders) from any covered auction shall
be deposited or available in accordance with this
subsection.
(2) Treasury reimbursement.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, an aggregate total amount of
$3,300,000,000 of the proceeds of covered auctions
shall be deposited in the Fund as follows:
(A) 50 percent of those amounts, but not more
than $3,080,000,000 cumulatively, shall be
transferred to the general fund of the Treasury
to reimburse the amount borrowed under
subsection (c)(1).
(B) 50 percent of those amounts, but not more
than $220,000,000 cumulatively, shall be
transferred to the general fund of the Treasury
to reimburse the amount borrowed under
subsection (d)(1).
(3) Distribution.--If the maximum amount permitted
under any subparagraph of paragraph (2) is reached,
whether through covered auction proceeds or
appropriations to the program specified in that
subparagraph, any remaining proceeds from the amount of
proceeds of covered auctions described in that
paragraph shall be deposited pro rata based on the
original distribution to all subparagraphs of paragraph
(2) for which the maximum amount permitted has not been
met.
(4) Extra amounts.--
(A) In general.--After the amounts required
to be made available by paragraphs (2) and (3)
are so made available, any remaining amounts up
to $280,000,000 shall be made available to the
Secretary of Commerce to carry out section 28
of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722a).
(B) Limitation.--The Secretary of Commerce
may not use any funds made available under
subparagraph (A) in a manner that may result in
outlays on or after December 31, 2033.
(C) Deficit reduction.--After the amounts
required to be made available by subparagraph
(A) are so made available, any remaining
amounts shall be deposited in the general fund
of the Treasury, where such amounts shall be
dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit
reduction.
(c) FCC Borrowing Authority.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the limitation under
paragraph (2), not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission may borrow from
the Treasury of the United States an amount not to
exceed $3,080,000,000 to carry out the Secure and
Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.).
(2) Limitation.--The Commission may not use any funds
borrowed under this subsection in a manner that may
result in outlays on or after December 31, 2033.
(d) Department of Commerce Borrowing Authority.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the limitation under
paragraph (2), not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce may
borrow from the Treasury of the United States an amount
not to exceed $220,000,000 to carry out section 28 of
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
(15 U.S.C. 3722a).
(2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Commerce may not
use any funds borrowed under this subsection in a
manner that may result in outlays on or after December
31, 2033.
(e) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until
funds are fully expended, the head of an agency that receives
funds under subsection (b)(4)(A), (c)(1), or (d)(1) shall
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the uses
of the amounts received by that agency head under the
applicable subsection.
SEC. 5405. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE UNDER SECURE AND
TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS REIMBURSEMENT
PROGRAM.
Section 4(k) of the Secure and Trusted Communications
Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603(k)) is amended by striking
``$1,900,000,000'' and inserting ``$4,980,000,000''.
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.
SEC. 5501. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON INTENTIONAL DISRUPTION OF THE
NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on the vulnerability of the national
airspace system to potential disruptive operations by any
person, party, or entity (in this section referred to as
``adversaries'') exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum and
security vulnerabilities in the Aircraft Communications,
Reporting and Addressing System and Controller Pilot Data Link
Communications. Such study shall include an analysis of--
(1) the extent to which adversaries can engage in
denial of service attacks and electromagnetic spectrum
interference against--
(A) the national airspace system; and
(B) high-traffic international routes of
economic and strategic importance to the United
States;
(2) the Federal Government's efforts, to date, to
prevent and prepare for such denial of service attacks
and spectrum disruptions;
(3) the feasibility of mitigating the vulnerabilities
through cybersecurity and other upgrades to the
Aircraft Communications, Reporting and Addressing
System and Controller Pilot Data Link Communications;
(4) whether the Federal Aviation Administration is
requiring sufficient cybersecurity and electromagnetic
spectrum defenses to address denial of service attacks
and other risks in new technologies it mandates be used
on aircraft; and
(5) any other item determined appropriate by the
Comptroller General.
(b) Report.--
(1) To congress.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate
and the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives a
report containing the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a) together with
recommendations for such legislation and
administrative action as the Comptroller
General determines appropriate.
(B) Unclassified form.--In preparing the
report under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller
General shall ensure that any classified
information is only in an addendum to the
report and not in the main body of the report.
(2) Public availability.--The Comptroller General
shall post the report submitted under paragraph (1) on
the public internet website of the Government
Accountability Office at the time of such submission
but shall not include any classified addendum included
with such report.
SEC. 5502. FRANK A. LOBIONDO NATIONAL AEROSPACE SAFETY AND SECURITY
CAMPUS.
(a) In General.--The campus and grounds of the Federal
Aviation Administration Technical Center located at the
Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township, New
Jersey, shall be known and designated as the ``Frank A.
LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security Campus''.
(b) Reference.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
campus and grounds at the Federal Aviation Administration
Technical Center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ``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.
Subtitle A--Securing Adjacent Federal Property
SEC. 5601. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Secure Adjacent Federal
Property Act of 2023''.
SEC. 5602. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of General Services.
(2) Beneficial owner.--
(A) In general.--The term ``beneficial
owner'', with respect to a covered entity,
means each natural person who, directly or
indirectly, through any contract, arrangement,
understanding, relationship, or otherwise--
(i) exercises substantial control
over the covered entity; or
(ii) owns or controls not less than
25 percent of the ownership interests
of, or receives substantial economic
benefits from the assets of, the
covered entity.
(B) Exclusions.--The term ``beneficial
owner'', with respect to a covered entity, does
not include--
(i) a minor;
(ii) a person acting as a nominee,
intermediary, custodian, or agent on
behalf of another person;
(iii) a person acting solely as an
employee of the covered entity and
whose control over or economic benefits
from the covered entity derives solely
from the employment status of the
person;
(iv) a person whose only interest in
the covered entity is through a right
of inheritance, unless the person also
meets the requirements of subparagraph
(A); or
(v) a creditor of the covered entity,
unless the creditor also meets the
requirements of subparagraph (A).
(C) Anti-abuse rule.--The exclusions under
subparagraph (B) shall not apply if, in the
determination of the Administrator, an
exclusion is used for the purpose of evading,
circumventing, or abusing the requirements of
this subtitle.
(3) Control.--The term ``control'', with respect to a
covered entity, means--
(A) having the authority or ability to
determine how the covered entity is utilized;
or
(B) having some decisionmaking power for the
use of the covered entity.
(4) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity''
means--
(A) a person, corporation, company, business
association, partnership, society, trust, or
any other nongovernmental entity, organization,
or group; or
(B) any governmental entity or
instrumentality of a government.
(5) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency''
has the meaning given the term in section 105 of title
5, United States Code.
(6) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency''
means--
(A) an Executive agency; and
(B) any establishment in the legislative or
judicial branch of the Federal Government.
(7) Federal lessee.--
(A) In general.--The term ``Federal lessee''
means--
(i) the Administrator;
(ii) the Architect of the Capitol;
and
(iii) the head of any other Federal
agency that has independent statutory
leasing authority.
(B) Exclusions.--The term ``Federal lessee''
does not include--
(i) the head of an element of the
intelligence community; or
(ii) the Secretary of Defense.
(8) Federal tenant.--
(A) In general.--The term ``Federal tenant''
means a Federal agency that is occupying or
will occupy a high-security leased space for
which a lease agreement has been secured on
behalf of the Federal agency.
(B) Exclusion.--The term ``Federal tenant''
does not include an element of the intelligence
community.
(9) Foreign entity.--The term ``foreign entity''
means--
(A) a corporation, company, business
association, partnership, society, trust, or
any other nongovernmental entity, organization,
or group that is headquartered in or organized
under the laws of--
(i) a country that is not the United
States; or
(ii) a State, unit of local
government, or Indian Tribe that is not
located within or a territory of the
United States; or
(B) a government or governmental
instrumentality that is not--
(i) the United States Government; or
(ii) a State, unit of local
government, or Indian Tribe that is
located within or a territory of the
United States.
(10) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person''
means an individual who is not a United States person.
(11) High-security leased adjacent space.--The term
``high-security leased adjacent space'' means a
building or office space that shares a boundary with or
surrounds a high-security leased space.
(12) High-security leased space.--The term ``high-
security leased space'' means a space leased by a
Federal lessee that--
(A) will be occupied by Federal employees for
nonmilitary activities; and
(B) has a facility security level of III, IV,
or V, as determined by the Federal tenant in
consultation with the Interagency Security
Committee, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
and the Administrator.
(13) Highest-level owner.--The term ``highest-level
owner'' means an entity that owns or controls--
(A) an immediate owner of the offeror of a
lease for a high-security leased adjacent
space; or
(B) 1 or more entities that control an
immediate owner of the offeror of a lease
described in subparagraph (A).
(14) Immediate owner.--The term ``immediate owner''
means an entity, other than the offeror of a lease for
a high-security leased adjacent space, that has direct
control of that offeror, including--
(A) ownership or interlocking management;
(B) identity of interests among family
members;
(C) shared facilities and equipment; and
(D) the common use of employees.
(15) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given the term in section 3
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
(16) Substantial economic benefits.--The term
``substantial economic benefits'', with respect to a
natural person described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), means
having an entitlement to the funds or assets of a
covered entity that, as a practical matter, enables the
person, directly or indirectly, to control, manage, or
direct the covered entity.
(17) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means an individual who--
(A) is a citizen of the United States; or
(B) is an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence in the United States.
SEC. 5603. GOVERNMENT-WIDE STUDY.
(a) Coordination Study.--The Administrator, in coordination
with the Director of the Federal Protective Service, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, and any other relevant entities, as
determined by the Administrator, shall carry out a Government-
wide study examining options to assist agencies (as defined in
section 551 of title 5, United States Code) to produce a
security assessment process for high-security leased adjacent
space before entering into a lease or novation agreement with a
covered entity for the purposes of accommodating a Federal
tenant located in a high-security leased space.
(b) Contents.--The study required under subsection (a)--
(1) shall evaluate how to produce a security
assessment process that includes a process for
assessing the threat level of each occupancy of a high-
security leased adjacent space, including through--
(A) site-visits;
(B) interviews; and
(C) any other relevant activities determined
necessary by the Director of the Federal
Protective Service; and
(2) may include a process for collecting and using
information on each immediate owner, highest-level
owner, or beneficial owner of a covered entity that
seeks to enter into a lease with a Federal lessee for a
high-security leased adjacent space, including--
(A) name;
(B) current residential or business street
address; and
(C) an identifying number or document that
verifies identity as a United States person, a
foreign person, or a foreign entity.
(c) Working Group.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in
coordination with the Director of Federal Protective
Service, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and
any other relevant entities, as determined by the
Administrator, shall establish a working group to
assist in the carrying out of the study required under
subsection (a).
(2) No compensation.--A member of the working group
established under paragraph (1) shall receive no
compensation as a result of serving on the working
group.
(3) Sunset.--The working group established under
paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date on which the
report required under subsection (f) is submitted.
(d) Protection of Information.--The Administrator shall
ensure that any information collected pursuant to the study
required under subsection (a) shall not be made available to
the public.
(e) Limitation.--Nothing in this section requires an entity
located in the United States to provide information requested
pursuant to the study required under subsection (a).
(f) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with
the Director of Federal Protective Service, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, and any other relevant entities, as determined by the
Administrator, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report describing--
(1) the results of the study required under
subsection (a); and
(2) how all applicable privacy laws and rights
relating to the First and Fourth Amendments to the
Constitution of the United States would be upheld and
followed in--
(A) the security assessment process described
in paragraph (1) of subsection (b); and
(B) the information collection process
described in paragraph (2) of that subsection.
(g) Limitation.--Nothing in this section authorizes a Federal
entity to mandate information gathering unless specifically
authorized by law.
(h) Prohibition.--No information collected pursuant the
security assessment process described in subsection (b)(1) may
be used for law enforcement purposes.
(i) No Additional Funding.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
SEC. 5611. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NORTHERN BORDER MISSION
CENTER.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish the
Department of Homeland Security Northern Border Mission Center.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to serve as
the Department's forward deployed centralized operations
support center for domain awareness, information sharing,
intelligence, training, and stakeholder engagement with
Federal, State, tribal, local, and international government
partners along the northern border of the United States.
(c) Location.--The Center shall be placed along the northern
border at a location that is collocated with an existing U.S.
Border Patrol sector headquarters, an Air and Marine Operations
branch, and a United States Coast Guard air station, and other
existing Department activities.
(d) Components.--
(1) In general.--The Center shall collocate personnel
and activities of--
(A) U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
(B) the United States Coast Guard;
(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations;
and
(D) other components and offices of the
Department that the Secretary determines to be
necessary, including to support the training,
technology testing, and development described
in subsection (e).
(2) Additional personnel.--Additional Federal, State,
tribal, local, and international government partners
may be collocated as the Secretary determines to be
necessary and appropriate to support the operations
described in this section.
(e) Functions.--
(1) In general.--The Center shall perform the
functions described in this subsection in addition to
any other functions assigned by the Secretary. In
carrying out these functions, the Center shall support
the Department's northern border security operations.
(2) Northern border strategy.--The Center, in
collaboration with relevant offices and components of
the Department, shall--
(A) serve as a coordination mechanism for
operational components for the implementation
of the Department of Homeland Security Northern
Border Strategy and any successor strategy and
support appropriate offices of the Department
in the evaluation and updating of the
Department of Homeland Security Northern Border
Strategy and any successor strategy; and
(B) support the development of best practices
and policies for personnel at the northern
border to support such implementation.
(3) Training.--The Center shall serve as a training
location to support the delivery of training or
exercises for Department personnel and Federal, State,
tribal, local, and international government partners.
(4) Resource and technological needs and
challenges.--The Center, in collaboration with relevant
offices and components of the Department, shall--
(A) identify resource and technological needs
or challenges affecting security along the
northern border; and
(B) serve as a testing ground and
demonstration location for the testing of
border security technology, including
determining such technology's suitability and
performance in the northern border and maritime
environments.
(5) Air and marine operations.--
(A) Quick reaction capabilities.--In support
of the Center, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection's Air and Marine Operations shall
establish and maintain capability that is
collocated with the Center and available for
quick deployment in support of the northern
border missions, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, and the Department, including
missions in the Great Lakes region.
(B) Northern border domain awareness.--In
order to coordinate with the Center and support
its operations, the Air and Marine Operations
Center shall collocate personnel and resources
with the Center to enhance the Department's
capabilities to--
(i) support air and maritime domain
awareness and information sharing
efforts along the northern border;
(ii) provide dedicated monitoring of
northern border systems; and
(iii) lead, in coordination with
other U.S. Customs and Border
Protection components, Federal, State,
tribal, local, and international
governments, and private sector
partners, the Center's efforts to track
and monitor legitimate cross-border
traffic involving unmanned aircraft and
unmanned aircraft systems.
(6) Counter-unmanned aircraft systems.--
(A) In general.--Pursuant to policies
established by the Secretary, consistent with
section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n), the Center shall support
counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations
along the northern border to respond to the
increased use of unmanned aircraft systems.
(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
section may be construed to provide additional
authority related to detection, mitigation,
research, development, or testing of unmanned
aircraft systems or counter-unmanned aircraft
systems.
(7) Privacy and civil rights.--The Center, in
collaboration with the Chief Privacy Officer and the
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the
Department, shall ensure that operations and practices
of the Center comply with the privacy and civil rights
policies of the Department and its components, and as
necessary, ensure there are resources or personnel
available to support the Center's mission onsite.
(8) Noncontiguous northern border.--The Center, in
collaboration with relevant offices and components of
the Department, shall identify the specific challenges
that exist along the noncontiguous international land
border with Canada and the maritime border with Russia,
including resource, technological challenges, and
domain awareness.
(f) Annual Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the
establishment of the Center, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit a report, that may include a classified
annex or a sensitive but unclassified annex, to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate,
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives,
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that describes
the activities of the Center during the most recently concluded
fiscal year, including--
(1) personnel levels;
(2) additional resources that are needed to support
the operations of the Center and northern border
operations of the Department; and
(3) any additional assets or authorities that are
needed to increase security and domain awareness along
the northern border.
(g) Temporary Duty Assignments.--The Secretary shall submit a
quarterly report to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives regarding
temporary duty assignments of U.S. Border Patrol agents during
the reporting period, including--
(1) the number of agents on temporary duty
assignment;
(2) the duration of the temporary duty assignment;
(3) the sectors from which the agents were assigned;
and
(4) the sectors to which the agents were assigned.
(h) Report on Large Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations.--
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives on the Department's operation of large unmanned
aircraft systems. The report shall include information on
existing large unmanned aircraft systems, as well as
recommendations on how to enable the operations of large
unmanned aircraft systems based at the Center established
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(i) Rules of Construction.--
(1) Authority to establish center.--The Center
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
established separate and distinct from the Secretary's
authorities under section 708 of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348).
(2) Commandant authority.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed to affect, impinge, or alter any
authority of the Commandant of the Coast Guard under
title 14 or title 46, United States Code, or limit the
Commandant's discretion and ability to deploy Coast
Guard assets and personnel.
(j) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective
beginning on October 1, 2027.
(k) No Additional Funds.--No additional funds are authorized
to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this
section.
(l) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Department
of Homeland Security Northern Border Mission Center
established pursuant to subsection (a).
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Homeland Security.
(3) Northern border.--The term ``northern border''
means--
(A) the international border between the
United States and Canada; and
(B) the maritime border between Alaska and
the Russian Federation.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
SEC. 5612. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON THE HOMELAND SECURITY
INFORMATION NETWORK.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate
and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a
report that includes the following:
(1) An examination of how the Homeland Security
Information Network is used to share information with
the following:
(A) Federal, State, local, Tribal, and
territorial law enforcement and governmental
partners.
(B) Private sector partners and nonprofit
partners from across a variety of sectors,
communities, and geographic locations.
(2) A comparison of the use, by such law enforcement
partners, on both desktops and mobile applications of
the Homeland Security Information Network to the use of
other tools, including JusticeConnect of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, which facilitate real-time
exchanges of intelligence among such law enforcement
partners.
(3) An assessment of the cost, effectiveness, and
efficacy of the Homeland Security Information Network.
(4) An assessment of the current policies of the
Homeland Security Information Network, and the efficacy
of such policies in protecting the civil rights, civil
liberties, and privacy of individuals.
(5) An analysis of any other information the
Comptroller General determines appropriate.
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. Readmission requirements for servicemembers.
SEC. 5701. TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS FROM THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
(a) Amendments.--Section 235 of the Continued Assistance to
Rail Workers Act of 2020 (subchapter III of title II of
division N of Public Law 116-260; 2 U.S.C. 906 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
(B) by striking ``subsection (a)--'' and
inserting ``subsection (a) shall take effect 7
days after the date of enactment of the
Continued Assistance to Rail Workers Act of
2020.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (c).
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall apply as if enacted on the day before the date on which
the national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) outbreak declared by the President on March 13,
2020, under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.) terminates.
(c) Offset From Technology Modernization Fund.--Of the
unobligated balances of the amount made available under section
4011 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (135 Stat. 80),
$13,000,000 are rescinded.
SEC. 5702. EXTENSION OF LEARNING PERIOD FOR CERTAIN SAFETY REGULATIONS
RELATING TO SPACE FLIGHT PARTICIPANTS.
Title 51, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 50905(c)(9), by striking ``January 1,
2025'' and inserting ``January 1, 2028'';
(2) in section 50914--
(A) in subsection (a)(5), by striking
``September 30, 2025'' and inserting
``September 30, 2028''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking
``September 30, 2025'' and inserting
``September 30, 2028''; and
(3) in section 50915--
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking
``September 30, 2025'' and inserting
``September 30, 2028''; and
(B) in subsection (f), in the first sentence,
by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2028''.
SEC. 5703. HELLO GIRLS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war
against Germany. As a historically neutral nation, the
United States was unprepared to fight a technologically
modern conflict overseas. The United States called upon
American Telephone and Telegraph (referred to in this
section as ``AT&T'') to provide equipment and trained
personnel for the Army Signal Corps in France. AT&T
executives in Army uniform served at home under the
provisions of the Act entitled ``An Act for making
further and more effectual provision for the national
defense, and for other purposes.'', approved June 3,
1916 (referred to in this section as the ``National
Defense Act of 1916''), which allowed for the induction
of individuals with specialized skills into a reserve
force.
(2) When General John Pershing sailed for Europe in
May of 1917, as head of the American Expeditionary
Forces (referred to in this section as the ``AEF''), he
took telephone operating equipment with him in
recognition of the inadequacy of European circuitry and
with the understanding that telephones would play a key
role in battlefield communications for the first time
in the history of war.
(3) From May to November of 1917, the AEF struggled
to develop the telephone service necessary for the Army
to function under battlefield conditions. Monolingual
infantrymen from the United States were unable to
connect calls rapidly or communicate effectively with
their French counterparts to put calls through over
toll lines that linked one region of the country with
another. The Army found that the average male operator
required 60 seconds to make a connection. That rate was
unacceptably slow, especially for operational calls
between command outposts and the front lines.
(4) During this time, in the United States, telephone
operating was largely sex-segregated. Hired for their
speed in connecting calls, women filled 85 percent of
the telephone operating positions in the United States.
It took the average female operator 10 seconds to make
a connection.
(5) On November 8, 1917, General Pershing cabled the
War Department and wrote, ``On account of the great
difficulty of obtaining properly qualified men, request
organization and dispatch to France a force of women
telephone operators all speaking French and English
equally well.''. To begin, General Pershing requested
100 women under the command of a commissioned captain,
writing that ``All should have allowances of Army
nurses and should be uniformed.''.
(6) The War Department sent press releases to
newspapers across the United States to recruit women
willing to serve for the duration of the war and face
the hazards of submarine warfare and aerial
bombardment. These articles emphasized that patriotic
women would be ``full-fledged soldier[s] under the
articles of war'' and would ``do as much to help win
the war as the men in khaki who go `over the top.' ''.
All women selected would take the Army oath.
(7) More than 7,600 women volunteered for the 100
positions described in paragraph (5) and the first
recruits took the Army oath on January 15, 1918.
(8) Like nurses and doctors at the time, female
Signal Corps members had relative rather than
traditional ranks and were ranked as Operator,
Supervisor, or Chief Operator. When promoted, the women
were required to swear the Army oath again.
(9) Telephone operators were the first women to serve
as soldiers in non-medical classifications and the job
of the operators was to help win the war, not to
mitigate the harms of the war. In popular parlance,
they were known as the ``Hello Girls''.
(10) Signal Corps Operators wore Army uniforms and
Army insignia always, as well as standard-issue
identity disks in case of death, and were subject to
court martial for infractions of the military code.
(11) Unbeknownst to the women operators and their
immediate officers, the legal counsel of the Army ruled
internally on March 20, 1918, that the women were not
actually soldiers but contract employees, even though
the women had not seen or signed any contracts.
Military code allowed only for the induction of men and
the code remained unchanged despite the orders of
General Pershing. Nevertheless, legal counsel also
recognized that the National Defense Act of 1916, which
allowed for the induction of members of the telephone
industry of the United States into the Armed Forces,
imposed no gender restrictions.
(12) Four days later, on March 24, 1918, the first
contingent of operators began their official duties in
France. The operators arrived before most infantrymen
of the Armed Forces in order to facilitate logistics
and deployment and spent their first night in Paris
under German bombardment.
(13) After the arrival of the operators, telephone
service in France improved immediately, as calls
tripled from 13,000 to 36,000 per day.
(14) The Army quickly recruited, trained, and
deployed 5 additional contingents of female Signal
Corps operators. With these personnel, calls increased
to 150,000 per day.
(15) In addition to standard telephone operating,
bilingual Signal Corps members provided simultaneous
translation between officers from France and officers
from the United States, who were communicating by
telephone.
(16) The AEF fought their first major battles in the
last 2 months of the war. By that point, the Signal
Corps considered the contributions of women to be so
essential that, in telephone exchanges closest to the
front line, the Army exclusively used women, in
rotating 12-hour shifts. In the rear, the Army
established rotating 8-hour shifts and gave male
soldiers the overnight shift when telephone traffic was
slower.
(17) Seven bilingual operators--
(A) served at the Battles of St. Mihiel and
Meuse-Argonne under the immediate command of
General Pershing;
(B) staffed the Operations Boards through
which orders to advance, fire, and retreat were
delivered to soldiers in the trenches, to
artillery units on alert, and to pilots
awaiting orders at French airfields; and
(C) were awarded a ``Defensive Sector Clasp''
for the Meuse-Argonne operation.
(18) The Chief Operator supervising the Hello Girls,
Grace Banker of Passaic, New Jersey, was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal. Out of 16,000 eligible
Signal Corps officers, Banker was one of only 18
individuals so honored.
(19) Thirty additional operators received special
commendations, many signed by General Pershing himself,
for ``exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous
services'' in ``Advance Sections'' of the conflict.
(20) The war ended on November 11, 1918. As of that
date, 223 female operators served in France and had
connected 26,000,000 calls for the AEF.
(21) The Chief Signal Officer of the Army Signal
Corps wrote in his official report 2 days after the
date on which the war ended that ``a large part of the
success of the communications of this Army is due to .
. . a competent staff of women operators.''.
(22) After the war ended, some women were ordered to
Coblenz in Germany for the occupation of that country
and to Paris for the Paris Peace Treaty of 1919 to
continue telephone operations, sometimes in direct
support of President Woodrow Wilson.
(23) Two operators, Corah Bartlett and Inez
Crittenden, died in France in the service of the United
States and were buried there in military cemeteries
with military ceremonies. Those operators died of the
same influenza pandemic that killed more soldiers of
the Armed Forces than combat operations.
(24) Women of the Army Signal Corps were ineligible
for discharge until formal release. Because of their
role in logistics, those women were among the last
soldiers to come home to the United States. The last
Signal Corps operators returned from France in January
of 1920.
(25) Upon arrival in the United States, the Army
informed female veterans that they had performed as
civilians, not soldiers, even though operators had
served in Army uniform in a theater of war surrounded
by men who were similarly engaged.
(26) Despite the objections of General George Squier,
the top-ranking officer in the Signal Corps, the Army
denied Signal Corps women the veterans' benefits
granted to male soldiers and female nurses, such as--
(A) hospitalization for disabilities incurred
in the line of duty;
(B) cash bonuses;
(C) soldiers' pensions;
(D) flags on their coffins; and
(E) the Victory Medals promised them in
France.
(27) For the next 60 years, female veterans, led by
Merle Egan from Montana, petitioned Congress more than
50 times for their recognition. In 1977, under the
sponsorship of Senator Barry Goldwater, Congress passed
legislation to retroactively acknowledge the military
service of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots
(referred to in this section as ``WASPs'') of World War
II and ``the service of any person in any other
similarly situated group the members of which rendered
service to the Armed Forces of the United States in a
capacity considered civilian employment or contractual
service at the time such service was rendered''.
(28) On November 23, 1977, President Jimmy Carter
signed the legislation described in paragraph (27) into
law as the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law
95-202; 91 Stat. 1433).
(29) The Signal Corps telephone operators applied
for, and were granted, status as veterans in 1979.
(30) Only 33 of the operators who had returned home
after the war were still alive to receive their Victory
Medals and official discharge papers, which were
finally awarded in 1979.
(31) One of the women, Olive Shaw from Massachusetts,
returned to the United States after the war, where she
worked on the professional staff of Congresswoman Edith
Nourse Rogers. Shaw lived to receive her honorable
discharge and was the first burial when the
Massachusetts National Cemetery opened on October 11,
1980. Shaw's uniform is on display at the National
World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City,
Missouri.
(32) Upon receipt of her honorable discharge at a
ceremony in her home in Marine City, Michigan, ``Hello
Girl'' Oleda Joure Christides raised the paper to her
lips and kissed it. The only thing Christides ever
wanted from the Federal Government was a flag on her
coffin.
(33) On July 1, 2009, President Barack Obama signed
into law Public Law 111-40 (123 Stat. 1958), which
awarded the WASPs the Congressional Gold Medal for
their service to the United States.
(34) For their role as pioneers who paved the way for
all women in uniform, and for service that was
essential to victory in World War I, the ``Hello
Girls'' merit similar recognition.
(b) Congressional Gold Medal.--
(1) Award authorized.--The Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the
Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the
award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of
appropriate design in honor of the female telephone
operators of the Army Signal Corps (commonly known as
the ``Hello Girls''), in recognition of those
operators'--
(A) pioneering military service;
(B) devotion to duty; and
(C) 60-year struggle for--
(i) recognition as soldiers; and
(ii) veterans' benefits.
(2) Design and striking.--For the purposes of the
award described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of the
Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'')
shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems,
devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the
Secretary.
(3) Smithsonian institution.--
(A) In general.--After the award of the gold
medal under paragraph (1), the medal shall be
given to the Smithsonian Institution, where the
medal shall be available for display, as
appropriate, and made available for research.
(B) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of
Congress that the Smithsonian Institution
should make the gold medal received under
subparagraph (A) available elsewhere,
particularly at--
(i) appropriate locations associated
with--
(I) the Army Signal Corps;
(II) the Women in Military
Service for America Memorial;
(III) the U.S. Army Women's
Museum; and
(IV) the National World War I
Museum and Memorial; and
(ii) any other location determined
appropriate by the Smithsonian
Institution.
(c) Duplicate Medals.--Under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell
duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under subsection
(b) at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals,
including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses.
(d) National Medals.--
(1) National medals.--Medals struck under this
section are national medals for purposes of chapter 51
of title 31, United States Code.
(2) Numismatic items.--For purposes of section 5134
of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic
items.
(e) Authority to Use Fund Amounts; Proceeds of Sale.--
(1) Authority to use fund amounts.--There is
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary
to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this
Act.
(2) Proceeds of sale.--Amounts received from the sale
of duplicate bronze medals authorized under subsection
(c) shall be deposited into the United States Mint
Public Enterprise Fund.
SEC. 5704. EXTENSION OF COMPETITIVE SERVICE STATUS AUTHORITY FOR
EMPLOYEES OF A LEAD INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR OVERSEAS
CONTINGENCY OPERATION.
Subparagraph (B) of section 419(d)(5) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``5 years'' and inserting
``10 years''.
SEC. 5705. READMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS.
Subsection (a) of section 484C of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091c(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Definition of Service in the Uniformed Services.--In
this section, the term `service in the uniformed services'
means service (whether voluntary or involuntary) on active duty
in the Armed Forces, including such service by a member of the
National Guard or Reserve.''.
DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the
``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this
division is as follows:
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.
SEC. 6002. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term
``congressional intelligence committees'' has the
meaning given such term in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
(2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given such term in such
section.
SEC. 6003. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
The explanatory statement regarding this division, printed in
the House section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman
of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives and in the Senate section of the
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate, shall have the same effect with
respect to the implementation of this division as if it were a
joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
TITLE LXI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 6101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2025 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the Federal Government.
SEC. 6102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) Specifications of Amounts.--The amounts authorized to be
appropriated under section 6101 for the conduct of the
intelligence activities of the Federal Government are those
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared
to accompany this division.
(b) Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.--
(1) Availability.--The classified Schedule of
Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be
made available to the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives, and to the President.
(2) Distribution by the president.--Subject to
paragraph (3), the President shall provide for suitable
distribution of the classified Schedule of
Authorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of
appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the
executive branch of the Federal Government.
(3) Limits on disclosure.--The President shall not
publicly disclose the classified Schedule of
Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule except--
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a));
(B) to the extent necessary to implement the
budget; or
(C) as otherwise required by law.
SEC. 6103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management
Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal
year 2025 the sum of $666,173,000.
(b) Classified Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition
to amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence
Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community
Management Account for fiscal year 2025 such additional amounts
as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations
referred to in section 6102(a).
SEC. 6104. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY
LAW.
Appropriations authorized by this division for salary, pay,
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be
increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be
necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits
authorized by law.
SEC. 6105. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
The authorization of appropriations by this division shall
not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any
intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the
Constitution or the laws of the United States.
TITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
SYSTEM
SEC. 6201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund $514,000,000
for fiscal year 2025.
TITLE LXIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Subtitle A--Intelligence Community Generally
SEC. 6301. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE
INTELLIGENCE INNOVATION BOARD.
Section 7506(g) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
``active and'' before ``potential'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the
Inspector General of the Intelligence
Community'' and inserting ``the designated
agency ethics official'';
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following:
``(C) Authority for the designated agency
ethics official to grant a waiver for a
conflict of interest, except that--
``(i) no waiver may be granted for an
active conflict of interest identified
with respect to the Chair of the Board;
``(ii) every waiver for a potential
conflict of interest requires review
and approval by the Director of
National Intelligence; and
``(iii) for every waiver granted, the
designated agency ethics official shall
submit to the congressional
intelligence committees notice of the
waiver.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Definition of designated agency ethics
official.--In this subsection, the term `designated
agency ethics official' means the designated agency
ethics official (as defined in section 13101 of title
5, United States Code) in the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence.''.
SEC. 6302. NATIONAL THREAT IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION ASSESSMENT
AND NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE STRATEGY.
Section 904(f)(3) of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act
of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(f)(3)) is amended by striking
``National Counterintelligence Executive'' and inserting
``Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security
Center''.
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.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered activity.--The term ``covered activity''
means--
(A) with respect to the Overt Human
Intelligence Collection Program, an interview
for intelligence collection purposes with any
individual, including a United States person,
who has been criminally charged, arraigned, or
taken into the custody of a Federal, State, or
local law enforcement agency, but whose guilt
with respect to such criminal matters has not
yet been adjudicated, unless the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis has obtained the
consent of the interviewee following
consultation with counsel;
(B) with respect to either the Overt Human
Intelligence Collection Program or the Open
Source Intelligence Collection Program, any
collection targeting journalists in the
performance of their journalistic functions;
and
(C) with respect to the Overt Human
Intelligence Collection Program, an interview
for intelligence collection purposes with a
United States person where the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis lacks a reasonable
belief based on facts and circumstances that
the United States person may possess
significant foreign intelligence (as defined in
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3003)).
(2) Overt human intelligence collection program.--The
term ``Overt Human Intelligence Collection Program''
means the program established by the Under Secretary of
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
pursuant to Policy Instruction 907 of the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis, issued on June 29, 2016, or
any successor program.
(3) Open source intelligence collection program.--The
term ``Open Source Collection Intelligence Program''
means the program established by the Under Secretary of
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis for the
purpose of collecting intelligence and information for
potential production and reporting in the form of Open
Source Information Reports as reflected in Policy
Instruction 900 of the Office of Intelligence and
Analysis, issued on January 13, 2015, or any successor
program.
(4) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) an alien known by the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis to be a permanent
resident alien;
(C) an unincorporated association
substantially composed of United States
citizens or permanent resident aliens; or
(D) a corporation incorporated in the United
States, except for a corporation directed and
controlled by a foreign government or
governments.
(5) United states person information (uspi).--The
term ``United States person information''--
(A) means information that is reasonably
likely to identify 1 or more specific United
States persons; and
(B) may be either a single item of
information or information that, when combined
with other available information, is reasonably
likely to identify one or more specific United
States persons.
(b) Prohibition on Availability of Funds for Covered
Activities of Overt Human Intelligence Collection Program and
Open Source Intelligence Collection Program.--None of the funds
authorized to be appropriated by this division may be made
available to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the
Department of Homeland Security to conduct a covered activity.
(c) Limitation on Personnel.--None of the funds authorized to
be appropriated by this division may be used by the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland
Security to increase, above the staffing level in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public
Law 118-31), the number of personnel assigned to the Open
Source Intelligence Division who work exclusively or
predominantly on domestic terrorism issues.
(d) Rules of Construction.--
(1) Effect on other intelligence oversight.--Nothing
in this section shall be construed as limiting or
superseding the authority of any official within the
Department of Homeland Security to conduct legal,
privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties oversight of
the intelligence activities of the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis.
(2) Sharing and receiving intelligence information.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit,
or to limit the authority of, personnel of the Office
of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of
Homeland Security from sharing intelligence information
with, or receiving information from--
(A) foreign, State, local, Tribal, or
territorial governments (or any agency or
subdivision thereof);
(B) the private sector; or
(C) other elements of the Federal Government,
including the components of the Department of
Homeland Security.
SEC. 6304. IMPROVEMENTS TO ADVISORY BOARD OF NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE
OFFICE.
Section 106A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3041a(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)(A)--
(A) in clause (i)--
(i) by striking ``five members
appointed by the Director'' and
inserting ``up to 8 members appointed
by the Director''; and
(ii) by inserting ``, and who do not
present any actual or potential
conflict of interest'' before the
period at the end;
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause
(iii); and
(C) by inserting after clause (i) the
following:
``(ii) Membership structure.--The
Director shall ensure that no more than
2 concurrently serving members of the
Board qualify for membership on the
Board based predominantly on a single
qualification set forth under clause
(i).'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as
paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) Charter.--The Director shall establish a
charter for the Board that includes the following:
``(A) Mandatory processes for identifying
potential conflicts of interest, including the
submission of initial and periodic financial
disclosures by Board members.
``(B) The vetting of potential conflicts of
interest by the designated agency ethics
official, except that no individual waiver may
be granted for a conflict of interest
identified with respect to the Chair of the
Board.
``(C) The establishment of a process and
associated protections for any whistleblower
alleging a violation of applicable conflict of
interest law, Federal contracting law, or other
provision of law.''; and
(4) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by paragraph
(2), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting
``August 31, 2027''.
SEC. 6305. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title X of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3227 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1035. National Intelligence University acceptance of grants
``(a) Authority.--The Director of National Intelligence may
authorize the President of the National Intelligence University
to accept qualifying research grants.
``(b) Qualifying Grants.--A qualifying research grant under
this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis
by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research
project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
``(c) Entities From Which Grants May Be Accepted.--A
qualifying research grant may be accepted under this section
only from a Federal agency or from a corporation, fund,
foundation, educational institution, or similar entity that is
organized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or
educational purposes.
``(d) Administration of Grant Funds.--
``(1) Establishment of account.--The Director shall
establish an account for administering funds received
as qualifying research grants under this section.
``(2) Use of funds.--The President of the University
shall use the funds in the account established pursuant
to paragraph (1) in accordance with applicable
provisions of the regulations and the terms and
conditions of the grants received.
``(e) Related Expenses.--Subject to such limitations as may
be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available
for the National Intelligence University may be used to pay
expenses incurred by the University in applying for, and
otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.
``(f) Regulations.--The Director of National Intelligence
shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this
section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents preceding
section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1034 the following new item:
``Sec. 1035. National Intelligence University acceptance of grants.''.
SEC. 6306. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE AND
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE COAST GUARD.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard may use up to 1 percent of
the amounts made available for the National Intelligence
Program (as such term is defined in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) for each fiscal year for
intelligence and counterintelligence activities of the Coast
Guard relating to objects of a confidential, extraordinary, or
emergency nature, which amounts may be accounted for solely on
the certification of the Commandant and each such certification
shall be considered to be a sufficient voucher for the amount
contained in the certification.
SEC. 6307. CODIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT
COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment of National Intelligence Management
Council.--
(1) In general.--Title I of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 103L the following (and
conforming the table of contents at the beginning of
such Act accordingly):
``SEC. 103M. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.
``(a) Establishment.--There is within the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence a National Intelligence
Management Council.
``(b) Composition.--
``(1) The National Intelligence Management Council
shall be composed of senior officials within the
intelligence community and substantive experts from the
public or private sector, who shall be appointed by,
report to, and serve at the pleasure of, the Director
of National Intelligence.
``(2) The Director shall prescribe appropriate
security requirements for personnel appointed from the
private sector as a condition of service on the
National Intelligence Management Council, or as
contractors of the Council or employees of such
contractors, to ensure the protection of intelligence
sources and methods while avoiding, wherever possible,
unduly intrusive requirements which the Director
considers to be unnecessary for this purpose.
``(c) Duties and Responsibilities.--Members of the National
Intelligence Management Council shall work with each other and
with other elements of the intelligence community to ensure
proper coordination and to minimize duplication of effort, in
addition to the following duties and responsibilities:
``(1) Provide integrated mission input to support the
processes and activities of the intelligence community,
including with respect to intelligence planning,
programming, budgeting, and evaluation processes.
``(2) Identify and pursue opportunities to integrate
or coordinate collection and counterintelligence
efforts.
``(3) In concert with the responsibilities of the
National Intelligence Council, ensure the integration
and coordination of analytic and collection efforts.
``(4) Develop and coordinate intelligence strategies
in support of budget planning and programming
activities.
``(5) Advise the Director of National Intelligence on
the development of the National Intelligence Priorities
Framework of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence (or any successor mechanism established
for the prioritization of programs and activities).
``(6) In concert with the responsibilities of the
National Intelligence Council, support the role of the
Director of National Intelligence as principal advisor
to the President on intelligence matters.
``(7) Inform the elements of the intelligence
community of the activities and decisions related to
missions assigned to the National Intelligence
Management Council.
``(8) Maintain awareness, across various functions
and disciplines, of the mission-related activities and
budget planning of the intelligence community.
``(9) Evaluate, with respect to assigned mission
objectives, requirements, and unmet requirements, the
implementation of the budget of each element of the
intelligence community.
``(10) Provide oversight on behalf of, and make
recommendations to, the Director of National
Intelligence on the extent to which the activities,
program recommendations, and budget proposals made by
elements of the intelligence community sufficiently
address mission objectives, intelligence gaps, and
unmet requirements.
``(d) Mission Management of Members.--Members of the National
Intelligence Management Council, under the direction of the
Director of National Intelligence, shall serve as mission
managers to ensure integration among the elements of the
intelligence community and across intelligence functions,
disciplines, and activities for the purpose of achieving unity
of effort and effect, including through the following
responsibilities:
``(1) Planning and programming efforts.
``(2) Budget and program execution oversight.
``(3) Engagement with elements of the intelligence
community and with policymakers in other agencies.
``(4) Workforce competencies and training activities.
``(5) Development of capability requirements.
``(6) Development of governance fora, policies, and
procedures.
``(e) Staff; Availability.--
``(1) Staff.--The Director of National Intelligence
shall make available to the National Intelligence
Management Council such staff as may be necessary to
assist the National Intelligence Management Council in
carrying out the responsibilities described in this
section.
``(2) Availability.--Under the direction of the
Director of National Intelligence, the National
Intelligence Management Council shall make reasonable
efforts to advise and consult with officers and
employees of other departments or agencies, or
components thereof, of the United States Government not
otherwise associated with the intelligence community.
``(f) Support From Elements of the Intelligence Community.--
The heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall
provide appropriate support to the National Intelligence
Management Council, including with respect to intelligence
activities, as required by the Director of National
Intelligence.''.
(2) Office of the director of national
intelligence.--Section 103(c) of such Act (50 U.S.C.
3025) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through
(14) as paragraphs (6) through (15),
respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following:
``(5) The National Intelligence Management
Council.''.
(b) Sense of Congress With Respect to China Mission.--It is
the sense of Congress that the Director of National
Intelligence should create a role in the National Intelligence
Management Council for a National Intelligence Manager
dedicated to the People's Republic of China.
(c) Sense of Congress With Respect to Counternarcotics
Mission.--It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with
section 7325 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (137 Stat. 1043), the Director of National
Intelligence should create a role in the National Intelligence
Management Council for a National Intelligence Manager
dedicated to the counternarcotics mission of the United States.
SEC. 6308. RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.
Section 102A(f)(10) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3024(f)(10)) is amended by striking the period and
inserting ``, and upon receiving any such direction, the
Director shall notify the congressional intelligence committees
immediately in writing with a description of such other
intelligence-related functions directed by the President.''.
SEC. 6309. FORMALIZED COUNTERINTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY PERSONNEL.
(a) Training.--Section 215(d) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7144b) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(3) The Director shall develop and implement--
``(A) a plan and cost assessment for delineated and
standardized counterintelligence training for all
personnel who interact with classified and sensitive
military technology and dual-use commercial technology
in the Department; and
``(B) a delineated and standardized training plan to
train officers in the Office of Intelligence and
Counterintelligence who have counterintelligence
responsibilities on counterintelligence skills and
practices.''.
(b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office
of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of
Energy shall provide to the congressional intelligence
committees a briefing on the plans developed under section
215(d)(3) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (as
amended by subsection (a)), including with respect to--
(1) the training content;
(2) periodicity;
(3) fulfillment rate;
(4) internal controls; and
(5) oversight.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Central Intelligence Agency
SEC. 6311. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SPECIAL VICTIM INVESTIGATOR.
Section 32(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949
(50 U.S.C. 3533(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``No individual appointed as the Special Victim
Investigator may, at the time of such appointment, be a current
employee of the Central Intelligence Agency.''.
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.
Section 1723 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1811) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``until 2022'' and
inserting ``until 2027''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``The report'' and inserting ``Each
report''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking the
semicolon and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``The report'' and
inserting ``Each report''.
SEC. 6322. BUDGET TRANSPARENCY FOR OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
(a) Budget Summaries to Director of National Intelligence.--
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the head of each element of the intelligence community
shall submit to the Director of National Intelligence a
complete and comprehensive summary of all budget information
with respect to the element's open-source intelligence
activities.
(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence
committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
a report compiling the information in the summaries submitted
to the Director pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Open-source Intelligence Defined.--In this section, the
term ``open-source intelligence'' means intelligence derived
exclusively from publicly or commercially available information
that addresses specific intelligence priorities, requirements,
or gaps.
SEC. 6323. REPORT ON THE MISSION EFFECT OF CIVILIAN HARM.
(a) Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Subcommittee on Defense of
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council
and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads
of the elements of the intelligence community determined
appropriate by the Director, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report examining the extent to which
civilian harm that occurs during counterterrorism operations
informs analyses of the intelligence community on the mission
success of campaigns to degrade, disrupt, or defeat foreign
terrorist organizations.
(c) Matters.--The report under subsection (b) shall include
the following:
(1) The methodology of the intelligence community for
measuring the effect of civilian harm.
(2) The extent to which analysts of the intelligence
community apply such methodology when assessing the
degree to which a terrorist group is degraded,
disrupted, or defeated.
(3) A framework to enable analysts to assess, as
objectively as possible, the effect that civilian harm
has had on the mission of degrading, disrupting, or
defeating a terrorist group, or an explanation of why
such framework cannot be generated.
(4) A framework to enable analysts to assess, as
objectively as possible, the effect that civilian harm
has had on other United States foreign policy goals,
programs, and activities in any country where
counterterrorism operations take place.
(5) The extent to which dissenting opinions of
analysts of the intelligence community are included or
highlighted in final written products presented to
senior policymakers of the United States.
(6) Recommendations to improve the quality of future
intelligence community analyses by accounting for the
effects of civilian harm on efforts to successfully
degrade, disrupt, or defeat a foreign terrorist group.
(d) Form.--The report under subsection (b) may be submitted
in classified form, but if so submitted, the report shall
include an unclassified summary of key findings that is
consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and
methods.
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.
(a) Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence
shall, in consultation with such heads of elements of the
intelligence community as the Director of National Intelligence
considers appropriate, conduct an assessment of the current
status of the biotechnology capability of the People's Republic
of China, which shall include how the People's Republic of
China is supporting the biotechnology sector, such as foreign
direct investment, subsidies, talent recruitment, or other
efforts to gain superiority.
(b) Report.--
(1) Definition of appropriate committees of
congress.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate
committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the congressional intelligence
committees;
(B) the Committee on Finance, the Committee
on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the
Judiciary, the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions, the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Ways and Means, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
the Judiciary, the Committee on Financial
Services, the Committee on Homeland Security,
the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Agriculture, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
date on which the Director of National Intelligence
completes the assessment required by subsection (a),
the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a report on the findings of the assessment.
(3) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph
(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
SEC. 6402. REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK OF CHINA.
(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee
on Finance of the Senate; and
(3) Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall, acting through the National Intelligence
Council and in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis and the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency, submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report on the economic outlook of the
People's Republic of China, which shall include alternative
analyses of the economic projections of the People's Republic
of China.
(c) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b) shall
include the following:
(1) Assessments of the strengths and weaknesses of
the economy of the People's Republic of China,
including the potential effects of debt, demographics,
and China's international relationships.
(2) Potential challenges for the People's Republic of
China to sustain economic growth and the potential for
global effects as a result.
(3) The implications of the economic future of the
People's Republic of China on the country's foreign and
defense policy.
SEC. 6403. INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ON
SYNTHETIC OPIOID PRECURSOR CHEMICALS ORIGINATING IN
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) Strategy Required.--The Director of National Intelligence
shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary
of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
the Treasury, and the heads of such other departments and
agencies as the Director considers appropriate, develop a
strategy to ensure robust intelligence sharing relating to the
illicit trafficking and diversion of synthetic opioid
chemicals, including precursor and pre-precusor chemicals, from
the People's Republic of China and other source countries.
(b) Elements.--The strategy developed pursuant to subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of existing intelligence sharing
between the intelligence community, the Department of
Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, any other
relevant Federal agencies, including any mechanisms
that allow appropriate Federal Government employees
with and without security clearances to share and
receive information and any gaps identified.
(2) A plan to ensure robust intelligence sharing,
including by addressing gaps identified pursuant to
paragraph (1) and identifying additional capabilities
and resources needed;
(3) A detailed description of the measures used to
ensure the protection of civil rights, civil liberties,
and privacy rights in carrying out this strategy.
(c) Briefing Required.--
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of
Congress'' means--
(A) the congressional intelligence
committees;
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign
Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on
Finance, the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation, the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services,
the Committee on Financial Services, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence shall, with inputs from such
other departments and agencies as the Director
considers appropriate, provide the appropriate
committees of Congress a briefing on the strategy under
development pursuant to subsection (a).
SEC. 6404. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO EVADE
UNITED STATES TRANSPARENCY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
REGULATIONS.
(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation, the Committee on the Judiciary, the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on
Financial Services, the Committee on Homeland Security,
the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(b) Report Required.--The Director of National Intelligence
shall, in coordination with the heads of such elements of the
intelligence community as the Director determines appropriate,
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on
plans and intentions of the Government of the People's Republic
of China to evade the following:
(1) Identification 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).
(2) Restrictions or limitations imposed by any of the
following:
(A) Section 805 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31).
(B) Section 889 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 41 U.S.C. 3901
note prec.).
(C) The list of specially designated
nationals and blocked persons maintained by the
Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
Department of the Treasury (commonly known as
the ``SDN list'').
(D) The Entity List maintained by the Bureau
of Industry and Security of the Department of
Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to
part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(E) Commercial or dual-use export controls
under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50
U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) and the Export
Administration Regulations.
(F) Executive Order 14105 (88 Fed. Reg.
54867; relating to addressing United States
investments in certain national security
technologies and products in countries of
concern), or successor order.
(G) Import restrictions on products made with
forced labor implemented by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection pursuant to Public Law 117-78
(22 U.S.C. 6901 note).
(c) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (b)
shall be submitted in unclassified form.
SEC. 6405. ASSESSMENT ON RECRUITMENT OF MANDARIN SPEAKERS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a comprehensive assessment on the recruitment and
training of individuals who speak Mandarin Chinese for each
element of the intelligence community.
(b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Subtitle B--The Russian Federation
SEC. 6411. REPORT ON RUSSIAN FEDERATION SPONSORSHIP OF ACTS OF
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional intelligence
committees;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Committee on Financial Services,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
(2) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term
``foreign terrorist organization'' means an
organization that has been designated as a foreign
terrorist organization by the Secretary of State,
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(3) Specially designated global terrorist
organization.--The term ``specially designated global
terrorist organization'' means an organization that has
been designated as a specially designated global
terrorist by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of
the Treasury, pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and
prohibiting transactions with persons who commit,
threaten to commit, or support terrorism).
(4) State sponsor of terrorism.--The term ``state
sponsor of terrorism'' means a country the government
of which the Secretary of State has determined has
repeatedly provided support for acts of international
terrorism, for purposes of--
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export
Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.
4813(c)(1)(A)(i));
(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); or
(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)).
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of the Treasury, conduct and submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the
following:
(1) A summary of key instances in which the Russian
Federation, or an official of the Russian Federation,
has provided financial, material, technical, or lethal
support to foreign terrorist organizations, specially
designated global terrorist organizations (including
the Russian Imperial Movement), state sponsors of
terrorism, or for acts of international terrorism.
(2) A summary of key instances in which the Russian
Federation, or an official of the Russian Federation,
has willfully aided or abetted the international
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their
delivery systems, and related materials to foreign
terrorist organizations, specially designated global
terrorist organizations, or state sponsors of
terrorism.
(3) An assessment of threats to the homeland based on
the summaries provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and
(2).
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(d) Briefings.--Not later than 30 days after submittal of the
report required by subsection (b), the Director of National
Intelligence shall provide a classified briefing to the
appropriate congressional committees on the findings of the
report.
SEC. 6412. ASSESSMENT OF LIKELY COURSE OF WAR IN UKRAINE.
(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
(b) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence,
in collaboration with the Director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an
assessment of the likely course of the war in Ukraine through
December 31, 2025.
(c) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (b)
shall include an assessment of each of the following:
(1) The ability of the military of Ukraine to defend
against Russian aggression if the United States
continues or discontinues military and economic
assistance to Ukraine and maintains or withdraws policy
restrictions on the use of United States weapons during
the period described in such subsection.
(2) The likely course of the war during such period
based on the scenarios described in paragraph (1).
(3) The ability and willingness of other countries to
continue or discontinue military and economic
assistance to Ukraine based on the assessments required
by paragraphs (1) and (2), including the ability of
such countries to make up for any shortfall in United
States assistance.
(4) The effects of a potential defeat of Ukraine by
the Russian Federation on United States national
security and foreign policy interests, including the
potential for further aggression from the Russian
Federation, the People's Republic of China, the Islamic
Republic of Iran, and the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea.
(d) Form.--The assessment required by subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 6413. UKRAINE LESSONS LEARNED WORKING GROUP.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional intelligence
committees; and
(B) the congressional defense committees.
(2) Congressional defense committees.--The term
``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning
given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United
States Code.
(3) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' means
the working group described in subsection (b).
(b) Establishment.--The Director of National Intelligence and
the Secretary of Defense shall jointly establish a working
group to identify and share lessons that the United States
intelligence community has learned from the Ukraine conflict.
(c) Membership.--The composition of the Working Group may
include any officer or employee of a department or agency of
the United States Government determined appropriate by the
Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense.
(d) Chair.--The Working Group shall be jointly chaired by--
(1) an officer or employee of the Department of
Defense chosen by the Secretary of Defense; and
(2) an officer or employee of an element of the
intelligence community chosen by the Director of
National Intelligence, in consultation with the head of
the element concerned.
(e) Duties.--The sole duties of the Working Group shall be
exclusively the following:
(1) Identify tactical and operational intelligence
lessons derived from the Ukraine conflict.
(2) Develop a repeatable process for promulgating
such lessons to elements of the Department of Defense
responsible for the development of joint and service-
specific doctrine, acquisitions decisions, and
capability development.
(3) Provide recommendations on intelligence
collection priorities to support the elements of the
Department of Defense described in paragraph (2) in
implementing the lessons identified pursuant to
paragraph (1).
(f) Meetings.--The Working Group shall meet not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(g) Termination.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Working Group shall terminate on the date that is 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Extension.--The Director of National Intelligence
and the Secretary of Defense may extend the termination
date under paragraph (1) to a date not later than 4
years after the date of the enactment of this Act if
the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary
of Defense jointly--
(A) determine than an extension is
appropriate and agree to such extension; and
(B) submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a notification of the extension that
includes a description of the justification for
the extension.
(h) Congressional Briefing and Summary.--
(1) Briefing.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
briefing on the activities of the Working Group.
(2) Summary.--Not later than the date that is 30 days
before the date on which the Working Group terminates
pursuant to subsection (g), the Working Group shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
summary of Working Group activities and conclusions.
Subtitle C--International Terrorism
SEC. 6421. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON THE THREAT OF ISIS-KHORASAN TO THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee
on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on
the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security, and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(b) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, in coordination with such elements of the
intelligence community as the Director considers relevant,
shall--
(1) conduct an assessment of the threats to the
United States and United States citizens posed by ISIS-
Khorasan; and
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
a written report on the findings of the assessment.
(c) Report Elements.--The report required by subsection (b)
shall include the following:
(1) A description of the ideology, stated intentions,
and capabilities of ISIS-Khorasan as related to the
United States and the interests of the United States,
including capabilities that threaten the homeland.
(2) A list of all terrorist attacks worldwide
attributable to ISIS-Khorasan or for which ISIS-
Khorasan claimed credit, beginning on January 1, 2015.
(3) The recruiting and training strategy of ISIS-
Khorasan, including--
(A) the geographic regions in which ISIS-
Khorasan is physically present;
(B) regions from which ISIS-Khorasan is
recruiting; and
(C) its ambitions for operationalizing
recruited individuals worldwide and in the
United States.
(4) An assessment of any known travel of members of
ISIS-Khorasan within the Western Hemisphere and
specifically across any border of the United States.
(d) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
Subtitle D--Other Foreign Threats
SEC. 6431. ASSESSMENT OF VISA-FREE TRAVEL TO AND WITHIN WESTERN
HEMISPHERE BY NATIONALS OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the congressional intelligence
committees;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
and
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on
Homeland Security, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) Countries of concern.--The term ``countries of
concern'' means--
(A) the Russian Federation;
(B) the People's Republic of China;
(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(D) the Syrian Arab Republic;
(E) the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea;
(F) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and
(G) the Republic of Cuba.
(b) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a written assessment of the
impacts to national security caused by travel without a visa to
and within countries in the Western Hemisphere by nationals of
countries of concern and nationals of any other country the
Director determines it appropriate to consider.
(c) Form.--The assessment required by subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 6432. OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE REVIEW OF
VISITORS AND ASSIGNEES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional intelligence
committees;
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Country of risk.--The term ``country of risk''
means--
(A) the People's Republic of China;
(B) the Russian Federation;
(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
(D) the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea.
(3) Covered assignee; covered visitor.--The terms
``covered assignee'' and ``covered visitor'' mean a
foreign national from a country of risk who--
(A) is not an employee of either the
Department of Energy or the management and
operations contractor operating a National
Laboratory on behalf of the Department of
Energy; and
(B) has requested access to the premises,
information, or technology of a National
Laboratory.
(4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the
Director of the Office of Intelligence and
Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy (or
their designee).
(5) Foreign national.--The term ``foreign national''
has the meaning given the term ``alien'' in section
101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)).
(6) National laboratory.--The term ``National
Laboratory'' has the meaning given the term in section
2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
(7) Nontraditional intelligence collection.--The term
``nontraditional intelligence collection'' means a risk
posed by an individual not employed by a foreign
intelligence service, who is seeking access to
information about a capability, research, or
organizational dynamics of the United States to inform
a foreign adversary or non-state actor.
(b) Policy for Review of Covered Visitor and Covered Assignee
Access Requests.--(1) The Director shall, in consultation with
the applicable Under Secretary of the Department of Energy that
oversees the National Laboratory, or their designee, promulgate
a policy to assess the counterintelligence risk that covered
visitors or covered assignees pose to the research or
activities undertaken at a National Laboratory.
(2) Prior to being granted access to the premises,
information, or technology of a National Laboratory, a covered
visitor or covered assignee should be appropriately screened by
the National Laboratory and the Office of Intelligence and
Counterintelligence of the Department in accordance with the
policy promulgated under paragraph (1).
(c) Advice With Respect to Covered Visitors or Covered
Assignees.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall provide advice to
a National Laboratory on covered visitors and covered
assignees when 1 or more of the following conditions
are present:
(A) The Director has reason to believe that a
covered visitor or covered assignee poses a
nontraditional intelligence collection risk.
(B) The Director is in receipt of information
indicating that a covered visitor or covered
assignee poses a counterintelligence risk to a
National Laboratory.
(2) Advice described.--Advice provided to a National
Laboratory in accordance with paragraph (1) shall
include a description of the assessed risk.
(3) Risk mitigation.--When appropriate, the Director
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, or
the Secretary's designee, provide recommendations to
mitigate the assessed risk as part of the advice
provided in accordance with paragraph (1).
(d) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter,
the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report, which shall include--
(1) the number of covered visitors or covered
assignees permitted to access the premises,
information, or technology of each National Laboratory
during the previous quarter;
(2) the number of instances in which the Director
provided advice to a National Laboratory in accordance
with subsection (c) during the previous quarter; and
(3) the number of instances in which a National
Laboratory took action inconsistent with advice
provided by the Director in accordance with subsection
(c) during the previous quarter.
(e) Funding.--The Secretary of Energy may expend such sums as
are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes detailed in
this section.
SEC. 6433. ASSESSMENT OF THE LESSONS LEARNED BY THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR.
(a) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
(b) Assessment Submitted to Appropriate Committees of
Congress.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence, in consultation with such other
heads of elements of the intelligence community as the
Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a written assessment
of the lessons learned from the Israel-Hamas war.
(2) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) Lessons learned from advances in warfare,
including the use by adversaries of a complex
tunnel network.
(B) Lessons learned from attacks by
adversaries against maritime shipping routes in
the Red Sea.
(C) Lessons learned from the use by
adversaries of rockets, missiles, and unmanned
aerial systems, including attacks by Iran.
(D) Analysis of the impact of the Israel-
Hamas war on the global security environment,
including the war in Ukraine.
(3) Form.--The assessment required by paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(c) Assessment Submitted to the Congressional Intelligence
Committees.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence, in consultation with such other
heads of elements of the intelligence community as the
Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees a written
assessment of the intelligence lessons learned from the
Israel-Hamas war.
(2) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) Lessons learned from the timing and scope
of the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas against
Israel, including lessons related to United
States intelligence cooperation with Israel and
other regional partners, both bilaterally and
in facilitating regional intelligence sharing.
(B) An assessment of the state, strength, and
limitations of intelligence relationships
between Israel and regional partners,
especially with respect to Hamas and Gaza.
(C) A review of any failures in national and
regional intelligence analysis, collection, and
sharing that occurred before the October 7,
2023 attack, and any lessons learned for future
intelligence activities.
(3) Form.--The assessment required by paragraph (1)
may be submitted in classified form.
SEC. 6434. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT ON TREN
DE ARAGUA.
(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(b) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency, in consultation with such other heads of elements of
the intelligence community as the Director considers
appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress an intelligence assessment on the transnational
criminal organization known as ``Tren de Aragua''.
(c) Elements.--The intelligence assessment required by
subsection (b) shall include the following:
(1) A description of the key leaders, organizational
structure, subgroups, and presence in countries in the
Western Hemisphere of Tren de Aragua.
(2) A description of the illicit practices used by
Tren de Aragua to generate revenue, including the sale
of illicit drugs, kidnapping, and human trafficking,
and an estimate of the annual revenue generated by
those illicit practices.
(3) A description of the level at which Tren de
Aragua receives support from the regime of Nicolas
Maduro in Venezuela.
(4) A description of any known cooperation between
Tren de Aragua and any other transnational criminal
organizations in the Western Hemisphere.
(5) Any other information the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency considers relevant.
(d) Form.--The intelligence assessment required by subsection
(b) may be submitted in classified form.
SEC. 6435. ASSESSMENT OF MADURO REGIME'S ECONOMIC AND SECURITY
RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM AND
FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on Financial Services, the Committee on the Judiciary,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(b) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a written assessment of the economic and security
relationships of the regime of Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela with
foreign terrorist organizations and state sponsors of terrorism
(as designated by the Department of State), including formal
and informal support to and from such countries and
organizations.
(c) Form.--The assessment required by subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 6436. CONTINUED CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF IRANIAN EXPENDITURES
SUPPORTING FOREIGN MILITARY AND TERRORIST
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
(b) Update Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress an update to the report submitted under section 6705
of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (22
U.S.C. 9412) to reflect current occurrences, circumstances, and
expenditures.
(c) Form.--The update submitted pursuant to subsection (b)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 6437. ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS REGARDING PROPOSED INVESTMENT
INTO THE UNITED STATES.
Section 102A(z) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3024(z)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting ``, including
with respect to counterintelligence'' before the
semicolon; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) The term `a review or an investigation of any
proposed investment into the United States for which
the Director has prepared analytic materials' includes
a review, investigation, assessment, or analysis
conducted by the Director pursuant to section 7 or
10(g) of Executive Order 13913 (85 Fed. Reg. 19643;
relating to Establishing the Committee for the
Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United
States Telecommunications Services Sector), or
successor order.
``(B) The term `investment' includes any activity
reviewed, investigated, assessed, or analyzed by the
Director pursuant to section 7 or 10(g) of Executive
Order 13913, or successor order.''.
TITLE LXV--EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
SEC. 6501. INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY TO COUNTER FOREIGN ADVERSARY EFFORTS
TO UTILIZE BIOTECHNOLOGIES IN WAYS THAT THREATEN
UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY.
(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions,
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that as
biotechnologies become increasingly important with regard to
the national security interests of the United States, and with
the addition of biotechnologies to the biosecurity mission of
the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, the
intelligence community must articulate and implement an
intelligence strategy to identify and assess threats relating
to biotechnologies.
(c) Intelligence Strategy for Biotechnologies Critical to
National Security.--
(1) Strategy required.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence shall, in coordination with the
heads of such other elements of the intelligence
community as the Director of National Intelligence
considers appropriate, develop and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy to
address threats relating to biotechnologies.
(2) Elements.--The strategy developed and submitted
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) Identification and assessment of threats
associated with biotechnologies critical to the
national security of the United States,
including materials that involve a dependency
on foreign adversary nations.
(B) A determination of how best to counter
foreign adversary efforts to utilize
biotechnologies that threaten the national
security of the United States, including
threats identified pursuant to paragraph (1).
(C) A plan to support efforts of other
Federal departments and agencies to secure
United States supply chains of the
biotechnologies critical to the national
security of the United States, by
coordinating--
(i) across the intelligence
community;
(ii) the support provided by the
intelligence community to other
relevant Federal departments and
agencies and policymakers;
(iii) the engagement of the
intelligence community with private
sector entities, in coordination with
other relevant Federal departments and
agencies, as may be applicable; and
(iv) how the intelligence community,
in coordination with other relevant
Federal departments and agencies,
supports and coordinates comparative
assessments of United States
competitiveness in biotechnologies
critical to national and economic
security.
(D) Proposals for such legislative or
administrative action as the Director considers
necessary to support the strategy.
SEC. 6502. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROLES, MISSIONS, AND OBJECTIVES OF THE
NATIONAL COUNTERPROLIFERATION AND BIOSECURITY
CENTER.
Section 119A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3057) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``biosecurity
and'' and inserting ``counterproliferation,
biosecurity, and''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``analyzing and'';
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``Establishing'' and inserting
``Coordinating the establishment of'';
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by
striking ``Disseminating'' and
inserting ``Overseeing the
dissemination of'';
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by
inserting ``and coordinating'' after
``Conducting''; and
(v) in subparagraph (G), by striking
``Conducting'' and inserting
``Coordinating and advancing''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``and analysis'';
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs
(C) through (E) as subparagraphs (D)
through (F), respectively;
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph
(B) the following:
``(C) Overseeing and coordinating the
analysis of intelligence on biosecurity and
foreign biological threats in support of the
intelligence needs of Federal departments and
agencies responsible for public health,
including by providing analytic priorities to
elements of the intelligence community and by
coordinating net assessments.'';
(iv) in subparagraph (D), as
redesignated by clause (ii), by
inserting ``on matters relating to
biosecurity and foreign biological
threats'' after ``public health'';
(v) in subparagraph (F), as
redesignated by clause (ii), by
inserting ``and authorities'' after
``capabilities''; and
(vi) by adding at the end the
following:
``(G) Enhancing coordination between elements
of the intelligence community and private
sector entities on information relevant to
biosecurity, biotechnology, and foreign
biological threats, and coordinating such
information with relevant Federal departments
and agencies, as applicable.''.
SEC. 6503. ENHANCING CAPABILITIES TO DETECT FOREIGN ADVERSARY THREATS
RELATING TO BIOLOGICAL DATA.
(a) Definition of Biological Data.--In this section, the term
``biological data'' means information, including associated
descriptors, derived from the structure, function, or process
of a biological system that is either measured, collected, or
aggregated for analysis.
(b) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence,
in consultation with relevant heads of Federal departments and
agencies, shall designate intelligence community experts to
conduct a 90-day assessment to determine how best to
standardize the intelligence community's use of biological data
and the ability of the intelligence community to detect foreign
adversary threats relating to biological data, under which the
experts shall--
(1) examine how best to standardize the processes and
procedures for the collection, analysis, and
dissemination of information relating to foreign
adversary use of biological data, particularly in ways
that threaten or could threaten the national security
of the United States;
(2) provide recommendations to implement paragraph
(1) throughout the intelligence community, including
with respect to the feasibility and advisability of--
(A) standardizing the data security practices
for biological data maintained by the
intelligence community, including security
practices for the handling and processing of
biological data, including with respect to
protecting the civil rights, liberties, and
privacy of United States persons;
(B) standardizing intelligence engagements
with foreign allies and partners with respect
to biological data; and
(C) standardizing the creation of metadata
relating to biological data maintained by the
intelligence community; and
(3) provide recommendations to ensure coordination
with such Federal departments and agencies and entities
in the private sector as the Director considers
appropriate to understand how foreign adversaries are
accessing and using biological data stored within the
United States.
(c) Timelines for Implementation of Recommendations.--The
recommendations provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of
subsection (b) shall include timelines for implementation not
later than 180 days after the date of the completion of the
assessment required by such subsection.
(d) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the
completion of the assessment required by subsection (b), the
experts designated under that subsection shall brief the
congressional intelligence committees on the assessment.
SEC. 6504. ESTABLISHMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SECURITY CENTER.
(a) Definition of Counter-artificial Intelligence.--In this
section, the term ``counter-artificial intelligence'' means
techniques or procedures to extract information about the
behavior or characteristics of an artificial intelligence
system, or to learn how to manipulate an artificial
intelligence system, in order to subvert the confidentiality,
integrity, or availability of an artificial intelligence system
or adjacent system.
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National
Security Agency shall establish an Artificial Intelligence
Security Center (referred to in this section as the ``Center'')
within the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center of the National
Security Agency.
(c) Functions.--The functions of the Artificial Intelligence
Security Center shall be as follows:
(1) Developing guidance to prevent or mitigate
counter-artificial intelligence techniques.
(2) Promoting secure artificial intelligence adoption
practices for managers of national security systems (as
defined in section 3552 of title 44, United States
Code) and elements of the defense industrial base.
(3) Such other functions as the Director considers
appropriate.
(d) Disestablishment.--The Director of the National Security
Agency may disestablish the Center established in subsection
(b) not earlier than 3 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act provided that the Director of the National Security
Agency submits to the congressional intelligence committees a
report documenting the rationale for disestablishment of the
Center, including resource trades, effectiveness, priority, and
any other pertinent considerations not later than 6 months
prior to the disestablishment.
SEC. 6505. SENSE OF CONGRESS ENCOURAGING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO
INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR CAPITAL PARTNERSHIPS AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL PARTNERS TO SECURE
ENDURING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANTAGES.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) acquisition leaders in the intelligence community
should further explore the strategic use of private
capital partnerships to secure enduring technological
advantages for the intelligence community, including
through the identification, development, and transfer
of promising technologies to full-scale programs
capable of meeting intelligence community requirements;
and
(2) the intelligence community should undertake
consultation with Federal partners, including the
Office of Strategic Capital of the Office of the
Secretary of Defense and the Office of Domestic Finance
of the Department of the Treasury, on best practices
and lessons learned from their experiences integrating
these resources so as to accelerate attainment of
national security objectives.
SEC. 6506. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PUBLIC-
PRIVATE TALENT EXCHANGES.
(a) Focus Areas.--Subsection (a) of section 5306 of the Damon
Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50
U.S.C. 3334) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--Not later than''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Focus areas.--The Director shall ensure that
the policies, processes, and procedures developed
pursuant to paragraph (1) require exchanges under this
section that relate to intelligence or
counterintelligence with a focus on rotations described
in such paragraph with private-sector organizations in
the following fields:
``(A) Finance.
``(B) Acquisition.
``(C) Biotechnology.
``(D) Computing.
``(E) Artificial intelligence.
``(F) Business process innovation and
entrepreneurship.
``(G) Cybersecurity.
``(H) Materials and manufacturing.
``(I) Any other technology or research field
the Director determines relevant to meet
evolving national security threats in
technology sectors.''.
(b) Duration of Temporary Details.--Subsection (e) of section
5306 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and
2020 (50 U.S.C. 3334) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``3 years'' and
inserting ``5 years''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3 years'' and
inserting ``5 years''.
(c) Treatment of Private-sector Employees.--Subsection (g) of
such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) shall not have access to any trade secrets or
proprietary information which is of commercial value or
competitive advantage to the private-sector
organization from which such employee is detailed.''.
(d) Organizational Conflicts of Interest.--Such section is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
(j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
``(i) Organizational Conflicts of Interest.--
``(1) In general.--A private-sector organization that
temporarily details a member of its workforce to an
element of the intelligence community or that accepts
the temporary detail of a member of the intelligence
community shall not be considered to have an
organizational conflict of interest with the element of
the intelligence community solely because of
participation in the program established under this
section.
``(2) Identification of conflicts of interest.--If
the identification of an organizational conflict of
interest arises based on the particular facts
surrounding an individual's participation in the
program established under this section and the nature
of any contract, then the heads of intelligence
community elements shall implement a system to avoid,
neutralize, or mitigate any such organizational
conflicts of interest.''.
(e) Annual Reports.--
(1) Definition of appropriate committees of
congress.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate
committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the congressional intelligence
committees;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
(2) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter
for 2 more years, the Director of National Intelligence
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
an annual report on--
(A) the implementation of the policies,
processes, and procedures developed pursuant to
subsection (a) of such section 5306 (50 U.S.C.
3334) and the administration of such section;
(B) how the heads of the elements of the
intelligence community are using or plan to use
the authorities provided under such section;
and
(C) recommendations for legislative or
administrative action to increase use of the
authorities provided under such section.
SEC. 6507. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HOSTILE FOREIGN CYBER ACTORS.
It is the sense of Congress that foreign ransomware
organizations, and foreign affiliates associated with them,
constitute hostile foreign cyber actors, that covered nations
abet and benefit from the activities of these actors, and that
such actors should be treated as hostile foreign cyber actors
by the United States. Such actors include the following:
(1) DarkSide.
(2) Conti.
(3) REvil.
(4) BlackCat, also known as ``ALPHV''.
(5) LockBit.
(6) Rhysida, also known as ``Vice Society''.
(7) Royal.
(8) Phobos, also known as ``Eight'' and also known as
``Joanta''.
(9) C10p.
(10) Hackers associated with the SamSam ransomware
campaigns.
(11) Play.
(12) BianLian.
(13) Killnet.
(14) Akira.
(15) Ragnar Locker, also known as ``Dark Angels''.
(16) Blacksuit.
(17) INC.
(18) Black Basta.
SEC. 6508. DEEMING RANSOMWARE THREATS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PRIORITY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the congressional intelligence
committees;
(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the Committee on the Judiciary,
the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on
Homeland Security, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in
subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructures
Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(b) Sense of Congress That Ransomware Threats to Critical
Infrastructure Should Be a National Intelligence Priority.--It
is the sense of Congress that the Director of National
Intelligence should deem ransomware threats to critical
infrastructure a national intelligence priority as part of the
National Intelligence Priorities Framework.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence shall, in consultation with the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on
the implications of the ransomware threat to United
States national security.
(2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph
(1) shall address the following:
(A) Identification of individuals, groups,
and entities who pose the most significant
threat, including attribution to individual
ransomware attacks whenever possible.
(B) Locations from which individuals, groups,
and entities conduct ransomware attacks.
(C) The infrastructure, tactics, and
techniques ransomware actors commonly use.
(D) Any relationships between the
individuals, groups, and entities that conduct
ransomware attacks and their governments or
countries of origin that could impede the
ability to counter ransomware threats.
(3) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
SEC. 6509. ENHANCING PUBLIC-PRIVATE SHARING ON MANIPULATIVE ADVERSARY
PRACTICES IN CRITICAL MINERAL PROJECTS.
(a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall, in consultation with the heads of such
Federal agencies as the Director considers appropriate, develop
a strategy to improve the sharing between the Federal
Government and private entities of information and intelligence
to mitigate the threat that foreign adversary illicit
activities and tactics pose to United States persons in foreign
jurisdictions on projects relating to energy generation and
storage, including with respect to critical minerals inputs.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall
cover--
(1) how best to assemble and transmit information to
United States persons--
(A) to protect against foreign adversary
illicit tactics and activities relating to
critical mineral projects abroad, including
foreign adversary efforts to undermine such
United States projects abroad;
(B) to mitigate the risk that foreign
adversary government involvement in the
ownership and control of entities engaging in
deceptive or illicit activities targeting
critical mineral supply chains pose to the
interests of the United States; and
(C) to inform on economic espionage and other
threats from foreign adversaries to the rights
of owners of intellectual property, including
owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and
trade secrets, and other sensitive information,
with respect to such property; and
(2) how best to receive information from United
States persons on threats to United States interests in
the critical mineral supply chains, resources, mines,
and products, or other suspicious malicious activity.
(c) Implementation Plan Required.--
(1) Definition of appropriate committees of
congress.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate
committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the congressional intelligence
committees;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which the Director completes developing the
strategy pursuant to subsection (a), the Director shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, or
provide such committees a briefing on, a plan for
implementing the strategy, which shall include a
description of risks, benefits, opportunities, and
drawbacks.
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.
(a) Issuance of Guidelines and Instructions Required.--
Section 803(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3162a(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) issue guidelines and instructions to the heads
of Federal agencies to ensure that any individual who
was appointed by the President to a position in an
element of the intelligence community but is no longer
employed by the Federal Government shall maintain a
security clearance only in accordance with Executive
Order 12968 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to access to
classified information), or successor order.''.
(b) Submittal of Guidelines and Instructions to Congress
Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence,
or such other officer of the United States acting as the
Security Executive Agent pursuant to subsection (a) of section
803 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162a),
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and
the congressional defense committees the guidelines and
instructions required by subsection (c)(5) of such section, as
added by subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Annual Report Required.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Appropriate committees of congress.--The
term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(i) the congressional intelligence
committees;
(ii) the congressional defense
committees;
(iii) the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate; and
(iv) the Committee on Oversight and
Accountability of the House of
Representatives.
(B) Covered former officer.--The term
``covered former officer'' means an individual
who meets the following criteria:
(i) The individual--
(I) has been appointed by the
President to a position,
including in an acting
capacity, in the intelligence
community that requires the
advice and consent of the
Senate; or
(II) has performed in an
acting capacity the functions
and duties of a head of an
element of the intelligence
community.
(ii) The individual is not employed
in a position covered by any of
sections 2104 through 2107 of title 5,
United States Code.
(iii) The individual holds a security
clearance.
(2) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and not less
frequently than annually until December 31, 2029, the
Director of National Intelligence, or such other
officer of the United States acting as the Security
Executive Agent pursuant to section 803(a) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162a(a)),
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
an annual report on covered former officers.
(3) Contents.--Each report submitted pursuant to
paragraph (2) shall include the following:
(A) A list of each individual who was a
covered former officer at any time during the
period covered by the report.
(B) For each individual listed in accordance
with subparagraph (A)--
(i) the position described in
paragraph (1)(b)(i) with respect to the
covered former officer;
(ii) the dates of service in such
position;
(iii) a description of each
subsequent employment position, other
than any such position described in
paragraph (1)(b)(ii), occupied by the
covered former officer while the
covered former officer held a security
clearance; and
(iv) the element of the United States
Government that authorized and
adjudicated the security clearance of
the covered former officer.
SEC. 6602. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NEW CONTROLLED
ACCESS PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 501A of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Limitation on Spending.--Funds authorized to be
appropriated for the National Intelligence Program may not be
obligated or expended for any controlled access program, or a
compartment or subcompartment therein, until the head of the
element of the intelligence community responsible for the
establishment of such program, compartment, or subcompartment,
submits the notification required by subsection (b).''.
(b) Applicability.--Subsection (c) of such section shall
apply with respect to controlled access programs (as defined in
such section), and compartments and subcompartments therein,
that are established on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 6603. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS FROM CONTROLLED ACCESS PROGRAMS.
Section 501A(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3091a(b)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Limitation on Establishment'' and inserting
``Limitations'';
(2) by striking ``A head'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) Establishment.--A head''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Transfers.--
``(A) Limitation.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), a head of an element of the
intelligence community may not transfer a
capability from a controlled access program,
including from a compartment or subcompartment
therein to a compartment or subcompartment of
another controlled access program, to a special
access program (as defined in section 1152(g)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3348(g))), or to
anything else outside the controlled access
program, until the head submits to the
appropriate congressional committees and
congressional leadership notice of the intent
of the head to make such transfer.
``(B) Exception.--The head of an element of
the intelligence community may make a transfer
described in subparagraph (A) without prior
congressional notification if the head
determines that doing so--
``(i) is required to mitigate an
urgent counterintelligence issue; or
``(ii) is necessary to maintain
access in the event of an
organizational restructuring.''.
SEC. 6604. DATA WITH RESPECT TO TIMELINESS OF POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS.
Section 7702 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (50 U.S.C. 3352h) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(d) Data With Respect to Timeliness of Polygraph
Examinations.--
``(1) In general.--With respect to each report on
compliance with timeliness standards for rendering
determinations of trust for personnel vetting prepared
pursuant to subsection (b), the Director of National
Intelligence shall make available to the congressional
intelligence committees as soon as practicable
anonymized raw data with respect to the timeliness of
polygraph examinations used to prepare each such report
in machine-readable format for each element of the
intelligence community that collects such data.
``(2) Form and classification justification.--The
data provided to the congressional intelligence
committees under paragraph (1) may be modified to
remove any personally identifying information, shall be
submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent
possible, and shall contain a justification for the
classification of any such data provided.''.
Subtitle B--Workforce Improvements
SEC. 6611. ENABLING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION.
(a) In General.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 113B the
following new section:
``SEC. 113C. ENABLING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION.
``(a) Provision of Goods or Services.--Subject to and in
accordance with any guidance and requirements developed by the
Director of National Intelligence, the head of an element of
the intelligence community may provide goods or services to
another element of the intelligence community without
reimbursement or transfer of funds for hoteling initiatives for
intelligence community employees and affiliates defined in any
such guidance and requirements issued by the Director of
National Intelligence.
``(b) Approval.--Prior to the provision of goods or services
pursuant to subsection (a), the head of the element of the
intelligence community providing such goods or services and the
head of the element of the intelligence community receiving
such goods or services shall approve such provision.
``(c) Hoteling Defined.--In this section, the term `hoteling'
means an alternative work arrangement in which employees of one
element of the intelligence community are authorized flexible
work arrangements to work part of the time at one or more
alternative worksite locations, as appropriately authorized.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the
National Security Act of 1947 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 113B the following:
``Sec. 113C. Enabling intelligence community integration.''.
SEC. 6612. APPOINTMENT OF SPOUSES OF CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Section 3330d of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``military
and Department of Defense civilian spouses'' and
inserting ``military and Department of Defense,
Department of State, and intelligence community
spouses'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating the second paragraph (4)
(relating to a spouse of an employee of the
Department of Defense) as paragraph (7);
(B) by striking paragraph (5);
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) (relating
to the spouse of a disabled or deceased member
of the Armed Forces) as paragraph (6);
(D) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting
the following:
``(3) The term `covered spouse' means an individual
who is married to an individual who--
``(A)(i) is an employee of the Department of
State or an element of the intelligence
community; or
``(ii) is a member of the Armed Forces who is
assigned to an element of the intelligence
community; and
``(B) is transferred in the interest of the
Government from one official station within the
applicable agency to another within the agency
(that is outside of normal commuting distance)
for permanent duty.
``(4) The term `intelligence community' has the
meaning given the term in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
``(5) The term `remote work' refers to a work
flexibility arrangement under which an employee--
``(A) is not expected to physically report to
the location from which the employee would
otherwise work, considering the position of the
employee; and
``(B) performs the duties and
responsibilities of such employee's position,
and other authorized activities, from an
approved worksite--
``(i) other than the location from
which the employee would otherwise
work;
``(ii) that may be inside or outside
the local commuting area of the
location from which the employee would
otherwise work; and
``(iii) that is typically the
residence of the employee.''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) The term `telework' has the meaning given the
term in section 6501.''; and
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at
the end;
(B) in the first paragraph (3) (relating to a
spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on
active duty), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon;
(C) by redesignating the second paragraph (3)
(relating to a spouse of an employee of the
Department of Defense) as paragraph (4);
(D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
(i) by inserting ``, including to a
position in which the spouse will
engage in remote work'' after
``Department of Defense''; and
(ii) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) a covered spouse to a position in which the
covered spouse will engage in remote work.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of
sections for subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 3330d and inserting the following:
``3330d. Appointment of military and Department of Defense, Department
of State, and intelligence community civilian spouses.''.
(c) Report.--
(1) Definition of appropriate committees of
congress.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate
committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the congressional intelligence
committees;
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence, the Secretary of State, and the
Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing
the use of the authority provided pursuant to the
amendments made by subsection (a) and the impacts on
recruitment, retention, and job opportunities created
by such amendments.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or an
amendment made by this section shall be construed to revoke or
diminish any right of an individual provided by title 5, United
States Code.
(e) Sunset and Snapback.--On the date that is 5 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, as
amended by subsection (a), is amended to read as it
read on the day before the date of the enactment of
this Act; and
(2) the item for such section in the table of
sections for subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5,
United States Code, as amended by subsection (b), is
amended to read as it read on the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 6613. PLAN FOR STAFFING THE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION POSITIONS OF
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency shall submit to the congressional intelligence
committees a plan for ensuring that the Directorate of
Operations of the Agency has staffed every civilian full-time
equivalent position authorized for that Directorate under the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G
of Public Law 118-31).
(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) Specific benchmarks and timelines for
accomplishing the goal described in such subsection by
September 30, 2025.
(2) An assessment of the appropriate balance of
staffing between the Directorate of Operations and the
Directorate of Analysis consistent with the
responsibilities of the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency under section 104A(d) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3036(d)).
SEC. 6614. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS AND SUMMARIES OF MISCONDUCT
REGARDING EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.
(a) Annual Reports for Calendar Years 2024, 2025, and 2026.--
Not later than 60 days after the end of calendar years 2024,
2025, and 2026, the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on
civilian employees in the intelligence community placed on
administrative leave pending possible adverse personnel action
during that calendar year.
(b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall
include, for the calendar year covered by the report, the
following:
(1) The total number of employees who were placed on
administrative leave pending possible adverse personnel
action, disaggregated by intelligence community element
and pay grade.
(2) The number of employees placed on paid
administrative leave pending possible adverse personnel
action.
(3) The number of employees placed on administrative
leave pending possible adverse personnel action whose
leave has exceeded 365 days, disaggregated by paid and
unpaid status.
(c) Notification of Referral to Department of Justice.--If a
referral is made to the Department of Justice from any element
of the intelligence community regarding an allegation of
misconduct against a civilian employee of the intelligence
community, the head of the element of the intelligence
community that employs the covered employee shall notify the
congressional intelligence committees of the referral not later
than 10 days after the date on which such referral is made.
SEC. 6615. MODIFICATION TO WAIVER FOR POST-SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
RESTRICTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 304(a)(2) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3073a(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) Authority to grant waivers.--The
applicable head of an intelligence community
element may waive a restriction in paragraph
(1) with respect to an employee or former
employee who is subject to that restriction
only after--
``(i) the employee or former employee
submits to the applicable head of the
intelligence community element a
written application for such waiver in
such form and manner as the applicable
head of the intelligence community
element determines appropriate; and
``(ii) the applicable head of the
element of the intelligence community
determines that granting such waiver
will not harm the national security
interests of the United States.'';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``applicable head of the intelligence
community element'';
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Director''
each place it appears and inserting ``applicable head
of the intelligence community element''; and
(4) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
``(E) Reporting to congress.--On a quarterly
basis, the head of each element of the
intelligence community shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees and the
congressional defense committees for Department
of Defense elements of the intelligence
community, a written notification of each
waiver or revocation that shall include the
following:
``(i) With respect to a waiver issued
to an employee or former employee--
``(I) the covered
intelligence position held or
formerly held by the employee
or former employee; and
``(II) a brief description of
the covered post-service
employment, including the
employer and the recipient of
the representation, advice, or
services.
``(ii) With respect to a revocation
of a waiver issued to an employee or
former employee--
``(I) the details of the
waiver, including any renewals
of such waiver, and the dates
of such waiver and renewals;
and
``(II) the specific reasons
why the applicable head of the
intelligence community element
determined that such revocation
is warranted.''.
(b) Written Advisory Opinions With Respect to Post-service
Employment Restrictions.--Section 304(d) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3073a(d)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Written advisory opinions.--Upon request from a
current employee who occupies a covered intelligence
position or a former employee who previously occupied a
covered intelligence position, the applicable head of
the element of the intelligence community concerned may
provide a written advisory opinion to such current or
former employee regarding whether a proposed
employment, representation, or provision of advice or
services constitutes covered post-service employment as
defined in subsection (g).''.
(c) Covered Post-service Employment.--Section 304(g)(2) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3073a(g)(2)) is
amended by striking ``relating to national security,
intelligence, the military, or internal security to, the
government of a foreign country or any company, entity, or
other person whose activities are directly or indirectly
supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in
whole or in major part, by any government of a foreign
country'' and inserting ``to the government of a foreign
country or any company, entity, or other person whose
activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed,
controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in major part,
by any government of a foreign country if such employment,
representation, or provision of advice or services relates to
national security, intelligence, the military, or internal
security''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 304(a)(1) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3073a(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph
(2)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(A)''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph
(2)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(A)''.
SEC. 6616. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RECRUITMENT FOR CERTAIN SECURITY-
CLEARED SEPARATING MILITARY MEMBERS.
(a) In General.--The Intelligence Community Chief Human
Capital Officer shall, not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, develop a human resources strategy
for enhancing the recruitment into the intelligence community
of covered military members.
(b) Contents.--The strategy developed under subsection (a)
shall address--
(1) a requirement for each intelligence community
element to facilitate job applications for qualified
covered military members on each element's job
application portal, on USA Jobs, or other appropriate
hiring platform;
(2) additional authorities or policy waivers required
to overcome identified barriers to enhancing the
recruitment into the intelligence community of covered
military members to include those military members with
technical training and experience in lieu of a
bachelor's degree; and
(3) in consultation with the military departments,
the development of best practices for matching job
applications from among covered military members who
have transferable qualifying backgrounds, skills, or
expertise to relevant intelligence occupational
specialties within the Federal civilian intelligence
community workforce, including coordinating
intelligence community recruiting events and hiring
blitzes.
(c) Briefing and Implementation Plan.--Not later than 30 days
after the development of the strategy under subsection (a), the
Intelligence Community Chief Human Capital Officer shall
provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing
regarding the strategy developed under subsection (a),
including a plan for how each element of the intelligence
community intends to implement such strategy.
(d) Covered Military Member Defined.--In this section, the
term ``covered military member'' means any member of the Armed
Forces transitioning out of service in the Armed Forces who
holds a current top-secret security clearance.
SEC. 6617. STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RECRUITMENT
EFFORTS IN THE UNITED STATES TERRITORIES.
(a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence,
acting through the Intelligence Community Chief Human Capital
Officer, shall, in coordination with the human capital offices
of such elements of the intelligence community as determined
appropriate, develop an intelligence community-wide strategy to
strengthen efforts to recruit qualified individuals residing in
the United States territories.
(b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, acting through the Intelligence Community Chief
Human Capital Officer, shall provide to the congressional
intelligence committees a briefing with respect to the strategy
developed under subsection (a), including with respect to a
plan for the implementation of such strategy.
(c) United States Territories Defined.--In this section, the
term ``United States territories'' means Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
SEC. 6618. PILOT PROGRAM ON ESTABLISHING A GEOSPATIAL WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry
out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and
advisability of establishing a program to develop a
skilled workforce in geospatial technologies,
methodologies, and capabilities to support the defense
intelligence requirements of the Department of Defense.
(2) Designation.--The pilot program carried out
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the
``Geospatial Workforce Pilot Program'' (in this section
referred to as the ``Pilot Program'').
(b) Goals.--In carrying out the Pilot Program, the Secretary
shall seek--
(1) to assess the demand for geospatial technology
skills in both military and civilian sectors in
proximity to facilities of the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency in the United States;
(2) to expand, align, and accelerate the education,
training, and certification of a geospatial workforce;
(3) to support a global research hub for geospatial
science and technology;
(4) to foster partnerships with secondary and
postsecondary educational institutions, industry
leaders, and local governments to support the workforce
development;
(5) to increase employment opportunities and economic
growth in regions that are in proximity to National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency locations in the United
States through enhanced geospatial capabilities; and
(6) to support Department of Defense operations and
infrastructure with a skilled geospatial workforce.
(c) Location.--
(1) In general.--In selecting a location for the
pilot program required under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall prioritize a location--
(A) where the Secretary can partner with an
eligible institution of higher education that--
(i) conducts research;
(ii) is in close proximity to
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
facilities outside of the National
Capital Region;
(iii) offers programs of education in
geospatial or related matters; and
(iv) has a demonstrated ability to
build the professional workforce, by
impacting kindergarten through college
learning and beyond, as demonstrated by
an educational partnership agreement
and a collaborative research and
development agreement with the National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;
(B) that has a significant presence of
Department of Defense installations or related
activities; and
(C) that demonstrates a strong potential to
recruit from a broad spectrum of academic
candidates for growth in geospatial technology
sectors;
(2) Eligible institutions of higher education.--For
purposes of the Pilot Program, an eligible institution
of higher education is an institution of higher
education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that--
(A) is an institution of higher education
described in paragraph (1)(A);
(B) has a demonstrated capacity for research
and development in geospatial technologies; and
(C) engages in partnerships with local
schools and community organizations to promote
geospatial education at all levels.
(d) Implementation.--In carrying out the Pilot Program, the
Secretary shall--
(1) collaborate with local and regional educational
institutions, including public research institutions,
to develop curriculum and training modules tailored to
geospatial technology skills;
(2) engage with industry partners to ensure the
training meets current and future workforce demands;
(3) provide funding and resources for training
facilities, instructors, and materials;
(4) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the
training programs and make necessary adjustments to
improve outcomes; and
(5) ensure, in carrying out the pilot program under
subsection (a), the Department's activities do not
detract from, interfere with, or otherwise hinder the
efforts carried out by Geomatics Emerging Scientist
Consortium for Education, Research, and Capabilities
Enhancement (GEO-ESCON), or any successor program.
(e) Citizenship Requirement.--The Secretary shall ensure that
participation in the Pilot Program is limited to citizens of
the United States.
(f) Termination.--The requirement to carry out a pilot
program under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30,
2030.
(g) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional intelligence committees and
the congressional defense committees a report on the
establishment of the Pilot Program.
(2) Annual report.--
(A) Requirement.--Not later than one year
after the date of the commencement of the Pilot
Program, and not less frequently than once each
year thereafter through fiscal year 2030, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate, and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives
an annual report on the Pilot Program.
(B) Elements.--Each report submitted pursuant
to subparagraph (A) shall include, for the
period covered by the report, the following
with respect to the goals described in
subsection (b):
(i) An assessment of the demand for
geospatial technology skills.
(ii) The progress in developing and
implementing the Pilot Program.
(iii) Employment outcomes and
economic impact.
(iv) Recommendations for expanding or
modifying the Pilot Program.
TITLE LXVII--WHISTLEBLOWERS
SEC. 6701. IMPROVEMENTS TO URGENT CONCERNS SUBMITTED TO INSPECTORS
GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.--Section
103H(k)(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3033(k)(5)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``An employee
of'';
(B) by inserting ``in writing'' before ``to
the Inspector General''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) The Inspector General shall--
``(I) provide reasonable support necessary to ensure
that an employee can report a complaint or information
under this subparagraph in writing; and
``(II) if such submission is not feasible, create a
written record of the employee's verbal complaint or
information and treat such written record as a written
submission.'';
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B)(i) In accordance with clause (ii), the Inspector
General shall determine whether a complaint or information
reported under subparagraph (A) appears credible. Upon making
such a determination, the Inspector General shall transmit to
the Director a notice of that determination, together with the
complaint or information.
``(ii) The Inspector General shall make the determination
under clause (i) with respect to a complaint or information
under subparagraph (A) by not later than the end of the 14-
calendar-day period beginning on the date on which the employee
who reported the complaint or information confirms to the
Inspector General the intent of the employee to report to
Congress that complaint or information.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(J) In this paragraph, the term `employee' includes a
former employee, if the complaint or information reported under
subparagraph (A) arises from or relates to the period during
which the former employee was an employee.''.
(b) Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency.--
Section 17(d)(5) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949
(50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``An employee
of'';
(B) by inserting ``in writing'' before ``to
the Inspector General''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) The Inspector General shall--
``(I) provide reasonable support necessary to ensure
that an employee can report a complaint or information
under this subparagraph in writing; and
``(II) if such submission is not feasible, create a
written record of the employee's verbal complaint or
information and treat such written record as a written
submission.'';
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause
(iii);
(B) by striking clause (i) and inserting the
following:
``(i) In accordance with clause (ii), the Inspector General
shall determine whether a complaint or information reported
under subparagraph (A) appears credible. Upon making such a
determination, the Inspector General shall transmit to the
Director a notice of that determination, together with the
complaint or information.
``(ii) The Inspector General shall make the determination
under clause (i) with respect to a complaint or information
under subparagraph (A) by not later than the end of the 14-
calendar-day period beginning on the date on which the employee
who reported the complaint or information confirms to the
Inspector General the intent of the employee to report to
Congress that complaint or information.''; and
(C) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by
striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (A)''; and
(3) in subparagraph (G)(i), by adding at the end the
following:
``(III) The term `employee' includes a former
employee or former contractor, if the complaint or
information reported under subparagraph (A) arises from
or relates to the period during which the former
employee or former contractor was an employee or
contractor, as the case may be.''.
(c) Inspectors General of Other Elements of the Intelligence
Community.--Section 416 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following:
``(3) Employee.--The term `employee' includes a
former employee or former contractor, if the complaint
or information reported pursuant to this section arises
from or relates to the period during which the former
employee or former contractor was an employee or
contractor, as the case may be.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting
``; support for written submission''; after
``made'';
(B) by inserting ``in writing'' after ``may
report the complaint or information'' each
place it appears;
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``in
writing'' after ``such complaint or
information''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Support for written submission.--The
Inspector General shall--
``(i) provide reasonable support
necessary to ensure that an employee
can submit a complaint or information
under this paragraph in writing; and
``(ii) if such submission is not
feasible, shall create a written record
of the employee's verbal complaint or
information and treat such written
record as a written submission.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
paragraph (3); and
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following:
``(1) Credibility.--In accordance with paragraph (2),
the Inspector General shall determine whether a
complaint or information reported under subsection (b)
appears credible. Upon making such a determination, the
Inspector General shall transmit to the head of the
establishment notice of that determination, together
with the complaint or information.
``(2) Deadline for compliance.--The Inspector General
shall make the determination under paragraph (1) with
respect to a complaint or information reported under
subsection (b) not later than the end of the 14-
calendar-day period beginning on the date on which the
employee who reported the complaint or information
confirms to the Inspector General the intent of the
employee to report to Congress that complaint or
information.''.
SEC. 6702. PROTECTION FOR INDIVIDUALS MAKING AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURES TO
INSPECTORS GENERAL OF ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.
(a) Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.--Section
103H(g)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3033(g)(3)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(2) by striking ``The Inspector General is
authorized'' and inserting ``(A) The Inspector General
is authorized''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B)(i) An individual may disclose classified information to
the Inspector General in accordance with the applicable
security standards and procedures established under section
102A or 803 of this Act, chapter 12 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2161 et seq.), Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C.
3161 note; relating to Classified National Security
Information), or any applicable provision of law.
``(ii) A disclosure under clause (i) of classified
information made by an individual without appropriate clearance
or authority to access such classified information at the time
of the disclosure, but that is otherwise made in accordance
with applicable security standards and procedures, shall be
treated as an authorized disclosure that does not violate a
covered provision.
``(iii) Nothing in clause (ii) may be construed to limit or
modify the obligation of an individual to appropriately store,
handle, or disseminate classified information in accordance
with applicable security guidance and procedures, including
with respect to the removal or retention of classified
information.
``(iv) In this subparagraph, the term `covered provision'
means--
``(I) any otherwise applicable nondisclosure
agreement;
``(II) any otherwise applicable regulation or order
issued under the authority of chapter 18 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) or
Executive Order 13526;
``(III) section 798 of title 18, United States Code;
or
``(IV) any other provision of law with respect to the
unauthorized disclosure of national security
information.''.
(b) Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency.--
Section 17(e)(3) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949
(50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(3)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(2) by striking ``The Inspector General is
authorized'' and inserting ``(A) The Inspector General
is authorized''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B)(i) An individual may disclose classified information to
the Inspector General in accordance with the applicable
security standards and procedures established under section
102A or 803 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3024, 3162a), chapter 12 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2161 et seq.), Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161
note; relating to Classified National Security Information), or
any applicable provision of law.
``(ii) A disclosure under clause (i) of classified
information made by an individual without appropriate clearance
or authority to access such classified information at the time
of the disclosure, but that is otherwise made in accordance
with applicable security standards and procedures, shall be
treated as an authorized disclosure that does not violate a
covered provision.
``(iii) Nothing in clause (ii) may be construed to limit or
modify the obligation of an individual to appropriately store,
handle, or disseminate classified information in accordance
with applicable security guidance and procedures, including
with respect to the removal or retention of classified
information.
``(iv) In this subparagraph, the term `covered provision'
means--
``(I) any otherwise applicable nondisclosure
agreement;
``(II) any otherwise applicable regulation or order
issued under the authority of chapter 18 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) or
Executive Order 13526;
``(III) section 798 of title 18, United States Code;
or
``(IV) any other provision of law with respect to the
unauthorized disclosure of national security
information.''.
(c) Other Inspectors General of Elements of the Intelligence
Community.--Section 416 of title 5, United States Code, as
amended by section 6701, is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) Intelligence community.--The term `intelligence
community' has the meaning given such term in section 3
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3003).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Protection for Individuals Making Authorized
Disclosures.--
``(1) Disclosure.--An individual may disclose
classified information to an Inspector General of an
element of the intelligence community in accordance
with the applicable security standards and procedures
established under section 102A or 803 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024, 3162a), chapter
12 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2161 et
seq.), Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note;
relating to Classified National Security Information),
or any applicable provision of law.
``(2) Disclosure without clearance or authority.--
``(A) Treatment.--A disclosure under
paragraph (1) of classified information made by
an individual without appropriate clearance or
authority to access such classified information
at the time of the disclosure, but that is
otherwise made in accordance with applicable
security standards and procedures, shall be
treated as an authorized disclosure that does
not violate a covered provision.
``(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in
subparagraph (A) may be construed to limit or
modify the obligation of an individual to
appropriately store, handle, or disseminate
classified information in accordance with
applicable security guidance and procedures,
including with respect to the removal or
retention of classified information.
``(C) Covered provision defined.--In this
paragraph, the term `covered provision' means--
``(i) any otherwise applicable
nondisclosure agreement;
``(ii) any otherwise applicable
regulation or order issued under the
authority of chapter 18 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et
seq.) or Executive Order 13526;
``(iii) section 798 of title 18; or
``(iv) any other provision of law
with respect to the unauthorized
disclosure of national security
information.''.
SEC. 6703. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN INSPECTORS GENERAL TO
RECEIVE PROTECTED DISCLOSURES.
Section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3234) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``or covered
intelligence community element'' after ``the
appropriate inspector general of the employing
agency''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ``or
covered intelligence community element'' after ``the
appropriate inspector general of the employing or
contracting agency''.
TITLE LXVIII--UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
SEC. 6801. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW OF ALL-
DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``congressional
defense committees'', ``congressional leadership'', and
``unidentified anomalous phenomena'' have the meanings given
such terms in section 1683(n) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(n)).
(b) Review Required.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a review of the All-domain Anomaly
Resolution Office (in this section referred to as the
``Office'').
(c) Elements.--The review conducted pursuant to subsection
(b) shall include the following:
(1) A review of the implementation by the Office of
the duties and requirements of the Office under section
1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373), such as the process
for operational unidentified anomalous phenomena
reporting and coordination with the Department of
Defense, the intelligence community, and other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government and
non-Government entities.
(2) A review of such other matters relating to the
activities of the Office that pertain to unidentified
anomalous phenomena as the Comptroller General
considers appropriate.
(d) Report.--Following the review required by subsection (b),
in a timeframe mutually agreed upon by the congressional
intelligence committees, the congressional defense committees,
congressional leadership, and the Comptroller General, the
Comptroller General shall submit to such committees and
congressional leadership a report on the findings of the
Comptroller General with respect to the review conducted under
subsection (b).
SEC. 6802. SUNSET OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO AUDITS OF UNIDENTIFIED
ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA HISTORICAL RECORD REPORT.
Section 6803 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3373 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``until the
date that is 90 days after the delivery of the final
volume of the Historical Record Report'' after
``quarterly basis''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``until the date
that is 180 days after the delivery of the final volume
of the Historical Record Report'' after ``semiannually
thereafter''.
TITLE LXIX--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 6901. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Briefing on Iranian Expenditures Supporting Foreign
Military and Terrorist Activities.--Section 6705(a)(1) of the
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (22
U.S.C. 9412(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``, and not less
frequently than once each year thereafter provide a briefing to
Congress,''.
(b) Briefing on Review of Intelligence Community Analytic
Production.--Section 1019(c) of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3364(c)) is amended
by striking ``December 1'' and inserting ``February 1''.
(c) Repeal of Report on Oversight of Foreign Influence in
Academia.--Section 5713 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew
Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years
2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3369b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``report'' and inserting
``briefing''; and
(B) by striking ``submit'' and inserting
``provide''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``report'' and
inserting ``briefing''.
(d) Repeal of Report on Foreign Investment Risks.--Section
6716 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and
2020 (50 U.S.C. 3370a) is repealed.
(e) Repeal of Report on Intelligence Community Loan Repayment
Programs.--Section 6725(c) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew
Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years
2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3334g(c)) is repealed.
(f) Repeal of Report on Data Collection on Attrition in
Intelligence Community.--Section 306(c) of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (50 U.S.C. 3334h(c)) is
repealed.
SEC. 6902. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) National Security Act of 1947.--The National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended as follows:
(1) In section 102A(f)(8), by striking ``withing''
and inserting ``within''.
(2) In section 103H(k)(6), by striking ``involves''
and inserting ``involve''.
(3) In section 1102A(c)(1)(B)(ii), by striking the
period and inserting a semicolon.
(4) In section 1104--
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking
``subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section
8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``subsections
(b)(1), (e), and (h) of section 416 of title 5,
United States Code''; and
(B) in subsection (c)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by
striking the period and inserting a
semicolon; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by
striking ``subsections (a)(1), (d), and
(g) of section 8H of the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)''
and inserting ``subsections (b)(1),
(e), and (h) of section 416 of title 5,
United States Code''.
(5) In section 1114(a), by inserting ``the'' before
``Office of the Director''.
(b) National Security Agency Act of 1959.--Section
16(d)(3)(C) of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50
U.S.C. 3614(d)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``an program'' and
inserting ``a program''.
(c) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.--The
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G
of Public Law 118-31) is amended--
(1) in section 7102(a), by striking ``section 101''
and inserting ``section 7101''; and
(2) in section 7103(b), by striking ``section
102(a)'' and inserting ``section 7102(a)''.
(d) Requirements Relating to Construction of Facilities to Be
Used Primarily by Intelligence Community.--Section 602(a) of
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (50
U.S.C. 3304(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$6,000,000'' and
inserting ``$9,000,000''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``$2,000,000'' each place it
appears and inserting ``$4,000,000''; and
(B) by striking ``$6,000,000'' and inserting
``$9,000,000''.
(e) Copyright Protection for Civilian Faculty of Certain
Accredited Institutions.--Section 105 of title 17, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works
``(a) In General.--Copyright protection under this title is
not available for any work of the United States Government, but
the United States Government is not precluded from receiving
and holding copyrights transferred to it by assignment,
bequest, or otherwise.
``(b) Copyright Protection of Certain Works.--Subject to
subsection (c), the covered author of a covered work owns the
copyright to that covered work.
``(c) Use by Federal Government.--
``(1) Secretary of defense authority.--With respect
to a covered author who produces a covered work in the
course of employment at a covered institution described
in subparagraphs (A) through (K) of subsection (d)(2)
and subparagraph (L) of such subsection when the Coast
Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, the
Secretary of Defense may direct the covered author to
provide the Federal Government with an irrevocable,
royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive license to
reproduce, distribute, perform, or display such covered
work for purposes of the United States Government.
``(2) Secretary of the department in which the coast
guard is operating when it is not operating as a
service in the navy authority.--With respect to a
covered author who produces a covered work in the
course of employment at the covered institution
described in subsection (d)(2)(L), the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating when
it is not operating as a service in the Navy may direct
the covered author to provide the Federal Government
with an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide,
nonexclusive license to reproduce, distribute, perform,
or display such covered work for purposes of the United
States Government.
``(3) Director of national intelligence authority.--
With respect to a covered author who produces a covered
work in the course of employment at the covered
institution described in subsection (d)(2)(M), the
Director of National Intelligence may direct the
covered author to provide the Federal Government with
an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive
license to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display
such covered work for purposes of the United States
Government.
``(4) Secretary of transportation authority.--With
respect to a covered author who produces a covered work
in the course of employment at the covered institution
described in subsection (d)(2)(N), the Secretary of
Transportation may direct the covered author to provide
the Federal Government with an irrevocable, royalty-
free, worldwide, nonexclusive license to reproduce,
distribute, perform, or display such covered work for
purposes of the United States Government.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered author.--The term `covered author'
means a civilian member of the faculty of a covered
institution.
``(2) Covered institution.--The term `covered
institution' means the following:
``(A) National Defense University.
``(B) United States Military Academy.
``(C) Army War College.
``(D) United States Army Command and General
Staff College.
``(E) United States Naval Academy.
``(F) Naval War College.
``(G) Naval Postgraduate School.
``(H) Marine Corps University.
``(I) United States Air Force Academy.
``(J) Air University.
``(K) Defense Language Institute.
``(L) United States Coast Guard Academy.
``(M) National Intelligence University.
``(N) United States Merchant Marine Academy.
``(3) Covered work.--The term `covered work' means a
literary work produced by a covered author in the
course of employment at a covered institution for
publication by a scholarly press or journal.''.
(f) Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This
Division.--For purposes of applying amendments made by
provisions of this division 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 division.
DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
SEC. 7001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the
``Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this
division is as follows:
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. 7002. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of State.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of State.
(5) USAID.--The term ``USAID'' means the United
States Agency for International Development.
TITLE LXXI--WORKFORCE MATTERS
SEC. 7101. COMPETITIVE LOCAL COMPENSATION PLAN.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the effectiveness and stability of United States
foreign missions are linked to the dedication and
expertise of locally employed staff; and
(2) ensuring competitive compensation packages
benchmarked against the local market is essential not
only to retain valuable talent but also to reflect a
commitment to employment practices abroad.
SEC. 7102. STRATEGY FOR TARGETED RECRUITMENT OF CIVIL SERVANTS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a strategy for targeted and proactive
recruitment to fill open civil service positions, focusing on
recruiting from schools or organizations, and on platforms
targeting those with relevant expertise related to such
positions.
SEC. 7103. ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Foreign Service personnel at the Department serve
with distinction in austere places and under
challenging conditions around the world with limited
healthcare availability;
(2) the use of paper medical records, which require
Foreign Service personnel to carry files containing
protected health information from post to post, limits
the availability of their health information to
Department medical personnel during critical health
incidents;
(3) electronic medical records are necessary,
particularly as the Department opens new embassies in
the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest
Department medical officer, who may not have access to
up-to-date personnel medical files;
(4) the lack of electronic medical records is even
more important for mental health records, as the
Department only has a small number of regional medical
officer psychiatrists and relies heavily on telehealth
for most Foreign Service personnel; and
(5) due to the critical need for electronic medical
records, it is imperative that the Department address
the situation quickly and focus on secure commercially
available or other successful systems utilized by
public and private sector organizations with a track
record of successfully implementing large-scale
projects of this type.
(b) Electronic Medical Records Requirement.--Not later than
December 31, 2027, the Secretary shall have fully implemented
an electronic medical records process or system for all Foreign
Service personnel and their Eligible Family Members that
eliminates reliance on paper medical records and includes
appropriate safeguards to protect personal privacy.
(c) Report on Implementation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report
on the progress made towards meeting the requirement
under subsection (b).
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph
(1) shall include the following elements:
(A) An updated timeline for implementation.
(B) An estimated completion date.
(C) The amounts expended to date on the
required electronic medical records system.
(D) The estimated amount needed to complete
the system.
(3) Termination of requirement.--
(A) In general.--The reporting requirement
under paragraph (1) shall cease upon the
earlier of--
(i) notification to the appropriate
congressional committees that
electronic medical records have been
completely implemented for all Foreign
Service personnel; and
(ii) the date that is 5 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(B) Report required in case of non-
implementation.--If the Department has not
completely implemented electronic medical
records within 5 years of the date of the
enactment of this Act, the final report
submitted under paragraph (1) shall include an
explanation for the lack of completion and
steps the Department will take to finalize the
electronic medical records process.
SEC. 7104. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 9 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 908
(22 U.S.C. 4088) the following new section:
``SEC. 909. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES.
``(a) In General.--In any case in which a member of the
Foreign Service or the spouse of a member of the Foreign
Service has a covered United States license and such member of
the Foreign Service or spouse relocates his or her residency
because of an assignment or detail to a location that is not in
the jurisdiction of the licensing authority that issued the
covered license, such covered license shall be considered valid
at a similar scope of practice and in the discipline applied
for in the jurisdiction of such new residency for the duration
of such an assignment or detail if such member of the Foreign
Service or spouse--
``(1) provides a copy of the member's notification of
assignment to the licensing authority in the
jurisdiction in which the new residency is located;
``(2) remains in good standing with--
``(A) the licensing authority that issued the
covered license; and
``(B) every other licensing authority that
has issued to the member of the Foreign Service
or spouse a license valid at a similar scope of
practice and in the discipline applied in the
jurisdiction of such licensing authority; and
``(3) submits to the authority of the licensing
authority in the new jurisdiction for the purposes of
standards of practice, discipline, and fulfillment of
any continuing education requirements.
``(b) Interstate Licensure Compacts.--If a member of the
Foreign Service or spouse of a member of the Foreign Service is
licensed and able to operate in multiple jurisdictions through
an interstate licensure compact, with respect to services
provided in the jurisdiction of the interstate licensure
compact by a licensee covered by such compact, the member of
the Foreign Service or spouse of a member of the Foreign
Service shall be subject to the requirements of the compact or
the applicable provisions of law of the applicable State and
not this section.
``(c) Covered License Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered license' means a professional license or certificate--
``(1) that is in good standing with the licensing
authority that issued such professional license or
certificate;
``(2) that the member of the Foreign Service or
spouse of a member of the Foreign Service has actively
used during the two years immediately preceding the
relocation described in subsection (a); and
``(3) that is not a license to practice law.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 908 the following new item:
``Sec. 909. Portability of professional licenses.''.
SEC. 7105. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEPARTMENT-PAID STUDENT
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 9201 of the Department of State
Authorization Act of 2022 (22 U.S. 2737) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting ``or have
graduated from such an institution within the six
months preceding application to the Program'' after
``paragraph (1)'';
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``and gives
preference as appropriate to individuals who have not
previously completed internships within the Department
of State and the United States Agency for International
Development'' after ``career in foreign affairs''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following subsections:
``(k) Work Hours Flexibility.--Students participating in the
Program may work fewer than 40 hours per week and a minimum of
24 hours per week to accommodate their academic schedules,
provided that the total duration of the internship remains
consistent with program requirements.
``(l) Mentorship Program.--The Secretary and Administrator
are authorized to establish a mentoring and coaching program
that pairs Foreign Service or Civil Service employees with
interns who choose to participate throughout the duration of
their internship.''.
SEC. 7106. CAREER INTERMISSION PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT TO ENHANCE RETENTION.
(a) Authority to Extend Federal Employee Health Benefit
Coverage.--The Secretary and Administrator are authorized to
offer employees the option of extending Federal Employee Health
Benefit coverage during pre-approved leave without pay for up
to 3 years.
(b) Responsibility for Premium Payments.--If an employee
elects to continue coverage pursuant to subsection (a) for
longer than 365 days, the employee shall be responsible for 100
percent of the premium (employee share and government share)
during such longer period.
SEC. 7107. ASSIGNMENT PROCESS MODERNIZATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall modernize the
Foreign Service bidding process, and should consider
incorporating the following elements:
(1) A stable-pair matching, preference-ranking system
for non-directed Foreign Service employees and hiring
bureaus, allowing for a more strategic alignment of
workforce and resources.
(2) Incorporation of lessons learned from the
previous stable-pair matching bidding pilot framework
referred to as ``iMatch'' but applied more expansively
to include non-directed assignments up through FS-01
positions, taking advantage of efficiency benefits such
as tandem assignment functionalities.
(3) Mechanisms to ensure transparency, efficiency,
effectiveness, accountability, and flexibility in the
assignment process, while maintaining equal
opportunities for all employees in the Foreign Service.
(4) An independent auditing process to ensure
adherence to established rules, effectiveness in
meeting the Department's needs, and prevention of bias
or manipulation, including through the use of protected
categories in making assignment decisions.
(b) Consideration of Certain Promotion Issues.--In parallel
with assignment process modernization efforts, the Secretary
shall--
(1) assess whether any point systems tied to
promotion incentives should consider service in hard-
to-fill or critical positions; and
(2) assess whether the practice of dividing the
assignment process into winter and summer cycles is
necessary or efficient compared to stable matching
processes.
(c) Reporting and Oversight.--Not later than 18 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
provide the appropriate congressional committees a report on
the implementation of the assignment process under this
section, including--
(1) data on match rates, including in filling
critical or priority positions, officer and hiring
office satisfaction, and the impact on tandem
placements;
(2) recommendations for further modifications to the
bidding process;
(3) an overview of the strategy used to communicate
any changes to the workforce; and
(4) results of analysis into additional transparency
efforts, including those described in subsection
(a)(3).
SEC. 7108. REPORT ON MODIFYING CONSULAR TOUR AND FIRST TOURS
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that evaluates--
(1) the feasibility of reducing, removing, or adding
flexibility to the directed consular tours requirements
for non-consular-coned generalist members of the
Foreign Service;
(2) the projected impact on consular services if the
current practice of directed consular tours are revised
or removed, and projected additional resources or
authorities that would be needed to address such
impact; and
(3) the feasibility of requiring that first tours for
members of the Foreign Service be assigned in the
National Capital Region.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include a description of resources required to implement the
changes described in such subsection, a timeline for
implementation, and an assessment of the benefits and
consequences of such changes, including any obstacles.
SEC. 7109. PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR NEWLY HIRED MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN
SERVICE.
(a) Per Diem Allowance.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
any newly hired Foreign Service employee who is in
initial orientation training, or any other training
expected to last less than 6 months in the Washington,
D.C. area before transferring to the employee's first
assignment overseas or domestically outside the
Washington, D.C. area shall, for the duration of such
training, receive a per diem allowance at the levels
prescribed under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code.
(2) Limitation on lodging expenses.--A newly hired
Foreign Service employee may not receive any lodging
expenses under the applicable per diem allowance
pursuant to paragraph (1) if that employee--
(A) has a permanent residence in the
Washington, D.C., area (not including
government-supplied housing during such
orientation training or other training); and
(B) does not vacate such residence during
such orientation training or other training.
(b) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``per diem allowance'' has the meaning
given such term in section 5701 of title 5, United
States Code; and
(2) the term ``Washington, D.C., area'' means the
geographic area within a 50-mile radius of the
Washington Monument.
SEC. 7110. TERMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL OR MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES AND
TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE
FOREIGN SERVICE.
Section 907 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4087) is amended by striking ``Service who are posted abroad at
a Foreign Service post'' and inserting ``Foreign Service who
are posted in the United States or posted abroad''.
SEC. 7111. NEEDS-BASED CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES ENROLLMENT PERIOD.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Department and USAID shall--
(1) issue and maintain guidance on how to apply for
any program authorized under section 630 of the
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act,
2002 (Public Law 107-67; 115 Stat. 552); and
(2) consider using maximum flexibilities to accept
applications throughout the year or in accordance with
Qualifying Life Event changes (as defined by the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB)).
SEC. 7112. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT TRAVELER
EXPERIENCE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a review and submit to the
appropriate congressional, the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report on the effect of section 40118 of
title 49, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Fly
America Act'') on Department travelers.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include an analysis of the extent to which the Fly America
Act--
(1) disproportionately impacts Department personnel;
(2) impacts travelers, including their ability to
find suitable flights and the ability to complete their
travel in a timely and effective manner;
(3) increases or decreases costs to the United States
Government;
(4) produces overly burdensome restrictions in times
of urgent travel such as Emergency Visitation Travel
and Ordered/Authorized Departure; and
(5) a description of other relevant issues the
Comptroller General determines appropriate.
SEC. 7113. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON GLOBAL FOOTPRINT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 5
years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a report on the global footprint of the
Department.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include, for each diplomatic post--
(1) the number and type of Department employees
assigned to the post; and
(2) the number of allocated positions that remain
unfilled.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in classified form.
SEC. 7114. REPORT ON FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ADVISING FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Oversight
and Accountability, and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives a report that identifies former United
States Government senior officials who have been approved by
the Secretary to advise foreign governments.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 7115. AUTHORITY TO PAY FOR OR REIMBURSE FOR CERTAIN SECURITY
SERVICES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary and the Administrator are
authorized to pay for or reimburse for appropriate security
services to mitigate risks to certain employees or members of
their households resulting from or related to the employee's
official duties or affiliation with the Department or USAID.
These security equipment or services may include security
cameras and services to de-prioritize or remove internet search
results revealing personally identifiable information.
(b) Required Policy.--Prior to paying for or reimbursing
services pursuant to subsection (a), the Department shall
establish a policy that--
(1) outlines the requirements for qualifying for the
payment of or reimbursement of services;
(2) identifies the office responsible for vetting
requests for paying for or reimbursing of services; and
(3) mandates expeditious consideration of such
requests.
TITLE LXXII--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
SEC. 7201. STATE-OF-THE-ART BUILDING FACILITIES.
The Secretary should use existing waiver authorities to
expedite upgrades and critical maintenance for the Harry S.
Truman Federal Building, with the goal of having at least 85
percent of construction and upgrades completed by December 31,
2027.
SEC. 7202. PRESENCE OF CHIEFS OF MISSION AT DIPLOMATIC POSTS.
(a) Requirement for Arrival at Diplomatic Post Within 60
Days.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require that to
be eligible for payment of travel expenses for initial
arrival at the assigned post, a chief of mission must
arrive at the post not later than 60 days after the
date on which the chief of mission was confirmed by the
Senate.
(2) Exceptions.--The restriction under paragraph (1)
shall not apply to a chief of mission who arrives later
than 60 days after confirmation by the Senate if the
delay was caused by one or more of the following:
(A) A flight delay that was outside of the
control of the chief of mission or the
Department.
(B) A natural disaster, global health
emergency, or other naturally occurring event
that prevented the chief of mission from
entering the country of the assigned post.
(C) Delay or refusal by the government of the
host country to accept diplomatic
accreditation.
(D) Family or medical emergency.
(E) Extenuating circumstances beyond the
control of the chief of mission.
(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement
under paragraph (1) upon a determination that
extenuating circumstances warrant such a waiver and
upon submission of a brief description of the
determination to the appropriate congressional
committees.
(4) Notification required.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and in
each case that a chief of mission arrives at an
assigned post more than 60 days after confirmation, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report identifying any chief of mission
who arrived at the assigned post more than 60 days
after confirmation by the Senate, and includes a
description of the justification.
(b) Notifications on Departures of Chiefs of Mission.--
Beginning on April 1, 2025, for 5 years, the Secretary shall
notify the appropriate congressional committees of any chief of
mission who has permanently departed from the assigned post
within 90 days of the departure.
SEC. 7203. PERIODIC INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEWS OF CHIEFS OF MISSION.
(a) In General.--Beginning on April 1, 2025, and for a 3-year
period thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of
State shall conduct management reviews of chiefs of mission,
charge d'affaires, and other principal officers assigned
overseas during inspection visits, when those officers have
been at post more than 180 days.
(b) Disposition.--If there are serious management concerns
raised and substantiated, a copy of the management review
document shall be provided to the rating officer for formal
discussion as part of the performance evaluation process. The
management review shall remain in the employee's personnel file
unless otherwise required by law. The subject of a review
conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall have the opportunity
to respond to and comment on the review, and the response shall
be included in the employee's file for promotion panel review.
(c) Notification Requirement in Case of Serious Management
Concerns.--The Inspector General of the Department of State
shall notify the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, and the
appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of any
review in which a preponderance of evidence shows that a chief
of mission, charge d'affaires, or other principal officer did
not meet Department guidelines, and such behavior negatively
impacted the ability to conduct operations at the mission, and
which information is not otherwise submitted as part of the
periodic inspection or report.
SEC. 7204. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN.
(a) Establishment.--The President shall, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, appoint a Special Envoy for Sudan at the
Department (in this section referred to as the ``Special
Envoy''). The Special Envoy shall report directly to the
Secretary and should not hold another position in the
Department while holding the position of Special Envoy.
(b) Duties.--The Special Envoy shall--
(1) lead United States diplomatic efforts to support
negotiations and humanitarian response efforts related
to alleviating the crisis in Sudan;
(2) be responsible for coordinating policy
development and execution related to ending the
conflict and a future path to national recovery and
democratic transition in Sudan across all bureaus in
the Department and coordinating with interagency
partners; and
(3) consult regularly with the appropriate
congressional committees and keep such committees fully
and currently informed on the status of diplomatic
efforts and negotiations.
(c) Staffing.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
Special Envoy is staffed with personnel approved by the
envoy, including through reassignment of positions
responsible for issues related to Sudan that currently
exist within the Department, encouraging details or
assignment of employees of the Department from regional
and functional bureaus with expertise relevant to
Sudan, or through request for interagency details of
individuals with relevant experience from other United
States Government departments or agencies, including
the Department of Treasury.
(2) Briefing requirements.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Department should brief the appropriate congressional
committees on the number of full-time equivalent
positions supporting the Special Envoy and the relevant
expertise and duties of any employees of the Department
serving as detailees.
(d) Sunset.--The position of the Special Envoy for Sudan
shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 7205. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BELARUS.
Section 6406(d) of the Department of State Authorization Act
of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118-31; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note)
is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Role.--The position of Special Envoy--
``(1) shall only exist while United States diplomatic
operations in Belarus at the United States Embassy in
Minsk, Belarus are suspended; and
``(2) shall oversee the operations and personnel of
the Belarus Affairs Unit.''.
SEC. 7206. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
is amended by adding after section 64 (22 U.S.C. 2735a) the
following:
``SEC. 65. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.
``(a) Activities.--
``(1) Support authorized.--The Secretary is
authorized to provide, by contract, grant, or
otherwise, for the performance of appropriate museum
visitor and educational outreach services and related
events, including--
``(A) organizing programs and conference
activities;
``(B) creating, designing, and installing
exhibits; and
``(C) conducting museum shop services and
food services in the public exhibition and
related physical and virtual space utilized by
the National Museum of American Diplomacy.
``(2) Recovery of costs.--The Secretary of State is
authorized to retain the proceeds obtained from
customary and appropriate fees charged for the use of
facilities, including venue rental for events
consistent with the activities described in subsection
(a)(1) and museum shop services and food services at
the National Museum of American Diplomacy. Such
proceeds shall be retained as a recovery of the costs
of operating the Museum, credited to a designated
Department account that exists for the purpose of
funding the Museum and its programs and activities, and
shall remain available until expended.
``(b) Disposition of Documents, Artifacts, and Other
Articles.--
``(1) Property.--All historic documents, artifacts,
or other articles acquired by the Department of State
for the permanent museum collection and determined by
the Secretary of State to be suitable for display by
the National Museum of American Diplomacy shall be
considered to be the property of the United States
Government and shall be subject to disposition solely
in accordance with this subsection.
``(2) Sale, trade, or transfer.--Whenever the
Secretary of State makes a determination described in
paragraph (3) with respect to a document, artifact, or
other article described in paragraph (1), taking into
account considerations such as the Museum's collections
management policy and best professional museum
practice, the Secretary may sell at fair market value,
trade, or transfer such document, artifact, or other
article without regard to the requirements of subtitle
I of title 40, United States Code. The proceeds of any
such sale may be used solely for the advancement of the
activities described in subsection (a)(1) of the
National Museum of American Diplomacy and may not be
used for any purpose other than the acquisition and
direct care of the collections of the Museum.
``(3) Determinations prior to sale, trade, or
transfer.--The determination described in this
paragraph with respect to a document, artifact, or
other article described in paragraph (1) is a
determination that--
``(A) the document, artifact, or other
article no longer serves to further the mission
of the National Museum of American Diplomacy as
set forth in the collections management policy
of the Museum;
``(B) the sale at a fair market price based
on an independent appraisal or trade or
transfer of the document, artifact, or other
article would serve to maintain or enhance the
Museum collection; and
``(C) the sale, trade, or transfer of the
document, artifact, or other article would be
in the best interests of the United States.
``(4) Loans.--In addition to the authorization under
paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or transfer
of documents, artifacts, or other articles described in
paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may--
``(A) loan the documents, artifacts, or other
articles to other institutions, both foreign
and domestic, for repair, study, or exhibition
when not needed for use or display by the
National Museum of American Diplomacy; and
``(B) borrow documents, artifacts, or other
articles from other institutions or
individuals, both foreign and domestic, for
activities consistent with subsection
(a)(1).''.
SEC. 7207. OVERSEAS BUILDINGS DUE DILIGENCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall take such steps as may
be necessary to avoid or minimize purchasing or leasing for 180
days or longer a covered building to be used by United States
Government personnel carrying out their official duties--
(1) in which a covered entity is known through
reasonable due diligence to have performed covered
construction;
(2) in which due diligence has indicated a covered
entity has an ownership interest; or
(3) where a covered entity is expected to perform
covered construction.
(b) Notification.--
(1) In general.--If, after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary determines it is in the
national security interest of the United States to
acquire or lease a covered building, or enter into or
renew a contract with a covered entity to perform
covered construction with a covered building, then the
Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional
committees and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives--
(A) not later than 7 days before entering
into an acquisition, lease, or agreement with a
covered building or covered entity doing
covered construction; and
(B) not later than 21 days after becoming
aware of an existing lease or agreement
occurring with a covered building or covered
entity doing covered construction.
(2) Determination of national security interest.--The
notification required under paragraph (1) shall also
include, to the extent applicable--
(A) a determination of whether the
inconsistent acquisition, lease, or agreement
is in the national security interest of the
United States;
(B) an identification of the interest
advanced by such inconsistent action;
(C) a detailed explanation for such
determination; and
(D) any action the Secretary has taken or
intends to take to mitigate national security
vulnerabilities that may be posed by such
inconsistent action.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered building.--The term ``covered building''
means a building that is used or intended to be used by
personnel of a consular or diplomatic post located
outside of the United States for carrying out their
official duties.
(2) Covered construction.--The term ``covered
construction''--
(A) means any construction, development,
conversion, extension, alteration, repair, or
maintenance performed with respect to a
building; and
(B) includes the installation or maintenance
of electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation,
air conditioning, communication, fire
protection, and energy management systems with
respect to such building.
(3) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity''
means an entity with respect to which the Government of
the People's Republic of China, the Government of the
Russian Federation, or an agent or instrumentality of
the Government of the People's Republic of China or the
Government of the Russian Federation, directly or
indirectly, including through any contract,
arrangement, understanding, or relationship--
(A) owns or controls a significant percent of
the ownership interest; or
(B) otherwise exercises substantial control.
SEC. 7208. RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR SOLAR PANELS.
The Department may not use Federal funds to procure any solar
energy products that were manufactured in the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China or other
regions in the country, which are known to be produced with
forced labor.
SEC. 7209. RESPONSIVENESS TO CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE INQUIRIES
AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE INQUIRIES.
(a) Findings.--The Congressional Research Service and the
Congressional Budget Office are charged with rendering
effective and efficient service to Congress and responding
expeditiously, effectively, and efficiently to the needs of
Congress.
(b) Responses.--The Secretary and Administrator shall ensure
that for any inquiry or request from the Congressional Research
Service or the Congressional Budget Office--
(1) an initial substantive response to the request is
sent within 14 days of receipt of the inquiry;
(2) a complete answer responsive to the request is
sent within 90 days of receipt of the inquiry, together
with an explanation as to why the request was delayed;
and
(3) Congressional Research Service and Congressional
Budget Office staff shall be treated as congressional
staff for any briefings or informal discussions.
(c) Requirement to Disclose Unclassified Information.--The
Secretary and the Administrator shall not refuse to provide
information to the Congressional Research Service or the
Congressional Budget Office on the basis that the Secretary or
the Administrator deems such information to be sensitive but
unclassified.
SEC. 7210. EXPEDITED OPENING OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Increasing the United States' global diplomatic
footprint is imperative to advance United States'
national security interests, particularly in the face
of a massive diplomatic expansion of our strategic
competitors.
(2) Opening or re-opening diplomatic missions, often
in small island nations where there is no United States
Government presence, but one is needed to advance
United States strategic objectives.
(3) Diplomatic missions should be resourced and
equipped for success upon opening to allow diplomats to
focus on advancing United States national interests in-
country.
(4) The United States can and should move more
swiftly to open new diplomatic missions and provide
United States diplomats and locally employed staff with
a workplace that meets locally appropriate quality,
safety, and security standards.
(5) To do this, the Department must streamline and
support the process of opening new posts to identify
efficiencies and remove obstacles that are unduly
complicating the opening of new diplomatic missions,
particularly in small island states and similarly
situated locations.
(b) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a report on how the Department is
creating a new framework to provide such diplomatic
missions the needed resources and authorities to
quickly and efficiently stand up and operate from the
moment United States personnel arrive, or even before
the opening of a new mission, particularly in small
island nations.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph
(1) shall include--
(A) a list of authorities and processes
related to the opening of new diplomatic
missions;
(B) a list of authorities and processes
related to the opening of new diplomatic
missions that the Department can waive to
expediently stand up new diplomatic missions;
(C) essential functions that each new
diplomatic mission should be able to carry out
independently upon opening;
(D) a description of functions that another
post or support center will need to carry out
to support the new mission;
(E) a list of essential equipment and access
to facilities, including to support secure
communications, that should be provided to each
new diplomatic mission, the approval of which
should be handled prior to or shortly after the
opening of the new diplomatic mission,
including arrangements for basic office
equipment, vehicles, and housing;
(F) the number of recommended locally engaged
staff and United States direct hires resident
in-country;
(G) the number of non-resident support staff
who are assigned to the new diplomatic mission,
such as from another post or regional support
center;
(H) a description of how medical and consular
support services could be provided;
(I) procedures for requesting an expansion or
renovation of the post's functions or physical
platform after opening, should that be needed;
(J) any other authorities or processes that
may be required to successfully and quickly
stand up a new diplomatic mission, including
any new authorities the Department may need;
(K) a list of incentives, in addition to pay
differentials, being considered for such posts;
(L) a description of any specialized
training, including for management and security
personnel supporting the establishment of such
new embassies that may be required; and
(M) a list of what steps the Department is
taking to expedite embassy construction in
Dublin, Ireland, consulate build-out in Nuuk,
Greenland, and embassy renovations in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, and projected new posts in
the Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
(c) Senior Official to Lead New Embassy Expansion.--
(1) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate an
assistant secretary-level senior official to expedite
and make recommendations for the reform of procedures
for opening new diplomatic missions abroad,
particularly in small island states.
(2) Responsibilities.--The senior official designated
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be responsible for
proposing policy and procedural changes to the
Secretary to--
(A) expediting the resourcing of new
diplomatic missions by waiving or reducing when
possible mandatory processes required to open
new diplomatic missions, taking into account
the threat environment and circumstances in the
host country;
(B) when necessary, quickly adjudicating
within the Department any decision points that
arise during the planning and execution phases
of the establishment of a new mission;
(C) ensuring new missions receive the
management and operational support needed,
including by designating such support be
undertaken by another post, regional support
center, or Department entities based in the
United States; and
(D) ensuring that the authorities provided in
the Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of
division A of appendix G of Public Law 106-
113), as amended by the Secure Embassy
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022
(section 9301 of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.
3879), are fully utilized in the planning for
all new diplomatic missions.
(d) New Diplomatic Mission Defined.--In this section, the
term ``new diplomatic mission'' means any bilateral diplomatic
mission opened since January 1, 2020, in a country where there
had not been a bilateral diplomatic mission since the date that
is 20 years before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Sunset.--The authorities and requirements of this section
shall terminate 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 7211. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONSULATE IN CHENGDU, PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the effect of the
suspension of operations at of the United States Consulate
General in Chengdu, People's Republic of China, on July 27,
2020, on diplomatic and consular activities of the United
States in Southwestern China, including the provision of
consular services to United States citizens, and on relations
with the people of Southwestern China, including in areas
designated by the Government of the People's Republic of China
as autonomous.
SEC. 7212. PERSONNEL REPORTING.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and at least every 120 days thereafter for 5 years,
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report--
(1) describing the on-board personnel levels, hiring,
and attrition of the Civil Service, Foreign Service,
eligible family members, locally employed staff, and
contractor workforce of the Department, on an operating
unit-by-operating unit basis; and
(2) including a status update on progress toward
fiscal year hiring plans for Foreign Service and Civil
Service.
SEC. 7213. SUPPORT CO-LOCATION WITH ALLIED PARTNER NATIONS.
The Secretary, following consultation which occurs a
reasonable time in advance of the exercise of the authority and
includes details on costs and purposes with the appropriate
congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives may alter, repair, and furnish United States
Government-owned and leased space for use by the government of
a foreign country to facilitate co-location of such government
in such space, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary
may determine, including with respect to reimbursement of all
or part of the costs of such alteration, repair, or furnishing.
Reimbursements or advances of funds pursuant to this section
may be credited to the currently applicable appropriation and
shall be available for the purposes for which such
appropriation is authorized.
SEC. 7214. STREAMLINE QUALIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BIDDERS.
Section 402 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4852) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``be awarded'' after ``joint
venture persons may'';
(B) by striking ``bid on'' both places it
appears; and
(C) in paragraph (1), by striking
``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,000,000'';
and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph 1, by striking ``two'' and
inserting ``three''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (D), by striking
``at a United States diplomatic or
consular establishment abroad'' and
inserting ``on a Federal contract
abroad'';
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (E)
and (G);
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph
(F) as subparagraph (E); and
(iv) in subparagraph (E), as
redesignated by clause (iii), by
striking ``80''both places it appears
and inserting ``65''.
SEC. 7215. CONTINUATION OF REST AND RECUPERATION AND OVERSEAS
OPERATIONS LEAVE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 9 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
903 (22 U.S.C. 4083) the following new sections:
``SEC. 903A. REST AND RECUPERATION LEAVE.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `agency' means an Executive agency (as
that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code), but does not include the Government
Accountability Office;
``(2) the term `combat zone' means a geographic area
designated by an Executive order of the President as an
area in which the Armed Forces are engaging or have
engaged in combat, an area designated by law to be
treated as a combat zone, or a location the Department
of Defense has certified for combat zone tax benefits
due to its direct support of military operations;
``(3) the term `employee' means an officer or an
individual who is--
``(A) appointed in the civil service, the
Foreign Service, or any appointment authority
other than the uniformed services (as that term
is defined in section 101 of title 37, United
States Code), by one of the following acting in
an official capacity:
``(i) The President.
``(ii) A Member or Members of
Congress, or Congress.
``(iii) An individual who is an
employee under this section.
``(iv) The head of a Government-
controlled corporation;
``(B) engaged in the performance of a Federal
function under authority of law or an Executive
act; and
``(C) subject to the supervision of an
individual described in subparagraph (A) while
engaged in the performance of the duties of his
or her position;
``(4) the term `high risk, high threat post' has the
meaning given that term in section 104 of the Omnibus
Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22
U.S.C. 4803); and
``(5) the term `leave year' means the period
beginning on the first day of the first complete pay
period in a calendar year and ending on the day
immediately before the first day of the first complete
pay period in the following calendar year.
``(b) Leave for Rest and Recuperation.--The Secretary or
other head of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up
to 20 days of paid leave, per leave year, for the purposes of
rest and recuperation to an employee of the agency serving in a
combat zone, any other high risk, high threat post, or any
other location presenting significant security or operational
challenges.
``(c) Discretionary Authority of the Secretary or Other
Agency Head.--Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at
the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency
concerned.
``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under
this section separately from leave authorized under any other
provision of law.
``SEC. 903B. OVERSEAS OPERATIONS LEAVE.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `agency' means an Executive agency (as
that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code), but does not include the Government
Accountability Office.
``(2) the term `employee' means an officer or an
individual who is--
``(A) appointed in the civil service, the
Foreign Service, or any appointment authority
other than the uniformed services (as that term
is defined in section 101 of title 37, United
States Code), by one of the following acting in
an official capacity:
``(i) The President.
``(ii) A Member or Members of
Congress, or Congress.
``(iii) An individual who is an
employee under this section.
``(iv) The head of a Government-
controlled corporation;
``(B) engaged in the performance of a Federal
function under authority of law or an Executive
act; and
``(C) subject to the supervision of an
individual described in subparagraph (A) while
engaged in the performance of the duties of his
or her position; and
``(3) the term `leave year' means the period
beginning with the first day of the first complete pay
period in a calendar year and ending with the day
immediately before the first day of the first complete
pay period in the following calendar year.
``(b) Leave for Overseas Operations.--The Secretary or other
head of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up to 10
days of paid leave, per leave year, to an employee of the
agency serving abroad for the purpose of local holidays.
``(c) Discretionary Authority of the Secretary or Other
Agency Head.--Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at
the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency
concerned.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465; 94 Stat.
2071) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 903 the following new items:
``Sec. 903a. Rest and recuperation leave.
``Sec. 903b. Overseas operations leave.''.
SEC. 7216. OVERSEAS CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM AND STRATEGY.
(a) Senior Focal Point on Crisis Management and Response.--
(1) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate a
senior official with significant experience in crisis
management and response to support the Department's
response to and management of international crises as
defined in subsection (e).
(2) Duties.--The Senior Focal Point for Crisis
Management and Response shall facilitate the
Department's coordinated response to crisis management
and response, in a manner consistent with roles and
responsibilities of other senior Department and USAID
personnel assigned to address and implement crisis
management and response activities, and will carry out
relevant activities to include the following:
(A) Coordinate the Department's response to
and management of international crises.
(B) Coordinate with regional and other
relevant Department bureaus and USAID on such
crises and other matters relevant to crisis
management and response.
(C) Facilitate information necessary for the
execution of after-action reviews after
international crises.
(D) Maintain close liaison with the
appropriate congressional committees regarding
the Department's response to and management of
international crises.
(E) Undertake other duties, as determined by
the Secretary in consultation with the
Administrator, relevant to crisis management
and response.
(3) Reporting.--The Senior Focal Point for Crisis
Management and Response shall report directly to the
Secretary in the execution of the duties described
under paragraph (2).
(b) Tabletop Exercises and Simulations.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and not less
frequently than annually thereafter for 3 years, the
Secretary shall direct the relevant offices of the
Department to ensure a tabletop exercise or simulation
on international crises is conducted by the Department.
The tabletop exercise or simulation should be conducted
in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
(2) Matters to be included.--The Secretary shall
ensure that such exercises or simulations address the
Department's crisis response and evacuation
requirements, and should include--
(A) the necessary and appropriate information
to outline the crisis management roles and
responsibilities of the Department's senior
leadership;
(B) established Department crisis management
structures for international crises;
(C) required processes, personnel, and
resources for operational drawdown and
evacuation operations in international crises;
and
(D) all procedures relevant to the
identification of, coordination with, and the
provision of assistance to--
(i) private United States citizens;
(ii) United States Government
employees and their dependents;
(iii) United States allies and
partners;
(iv) local nationals who have
assisted United States Government
efforts; and
(v) third-country nationals.
(3) Leadership; participation.--The Secretary shall
ensure that--
(A) the Department's Senior Focal Point on
Crisis Management and Response, the Operation
Center's Crisis Management and Strategy team,
the Foreign Service Institute's Leadership and
Management School's Crisis Management Training
division, or other Department operating units,
as determined to be appropriate by the
Secretary, lead such exercises or simulations;
and
(B) such exercises or simulations include the
participation of the Department's relevant
senior leadership and staff, including
leadership and staff from regional and relevant
functional bureaus.
(4) Consultation.--Such exercises or simulations may
be conducted in consultation with--
(A) the Department of Defense;
(B) other Federal agencies; and
(C) State and local government entities.
(5) Participation.--The Secretary may, as consistent
with the national security interests of the United
States, invite to participate in such exercises or
simulations--
(A) foreign allies and partners; and
(B) civil society and nongovernmental
organizations, including those that have
directly engaged in crisis response efforts in
the past.
(6) Briefing.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), not later than 90 days after
the completion of any tabletop exercise or
simulation required under paragraph (1), the
Department shall brief the appropriate
congressional committees, the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives on the organization of the
tabletop exercise or simulation. The briefing,
or particular elements therein, may be provided
in a classified format.
(B) Elements.--The briefing required under
subparagraph (A) should--
(i) provide a description of the
tabletop exercise or simulation;
(ii) identify, as appropriate, key
participants in the tabletop exercise
or simulation;
(iii) include any deficiencies
identified in prior tabletop exercise
and plans to mitigate such
deficiencies;
(iv) provide a summary of the
supporting capabilities, including
infrastructure, prepositioned equipment
and supplies, personnel and other
supporting logistics capabilities,
required to respond to the simulated
international crisis; and
(v) include such other information as
determined necessary or appropriate by
the Secretary.
(C) Notification in lieu of briefing.--
Beginning on the date that is 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall, not later than 90 days after
the completion of any tabletop exercise or
simulation required under paragraph (1), submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a
notice of such exercise or simulation which
shall be in lieu of a briefing reviewing the
tabletop exercise or simulation required under
subparagraph (A).
(c) Foreign Service Institute Training.--The Secretary shall
ensure existing crisis management curricula and courses
offerings are reviewed for accuracy and tailored to relevant
audiences. In addition, the Foreign Service Institute should
ensure that the ambassadorial seminar and Deputy Chief of
Mission course include curriculum on crisis management,
including one or more of the following:
(1) The use of regular internal town halls and
targeted messages from the Ambassador or Deputy Chief
of Mission to support mission objectives during crisis
periods.
(2) Established best practices for internal
communications specific to high-threat posts.
(3) Diplomatic post-led drawdown and evacuation
operations, military assisted departures, and
noncombatant evacuation operations.
(4) Best practices for leading post efforts to
communicate with and assist United States citizens.
(5) How to conduct or participate in the Department's
domestic-led tabletop exercises and simulations,
including those authorized in subsection (b).
(6) Communicating with and assessing the needs of
locally employed staff during emergencies.
(d) Department of State Emergency Response Lessons Learned
Clearinghouse.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish and maintain a clearinghouse of lessons
learned and after-action reports relating to
international crises, including evacuation operations
of United States Government employees and their
eligible family members or evacuation of private United
States citizens or third-country nationals, to be known
as the ``Department of State Emergency Response Lessons
Learned Clearinghouse'' (in this section referred to as
the ``Clearinghouse'').
(2) Repository.--The Clearinghouse should be designed
to provide--
(A) a central electronic repository of
lessons learned and after-action reports to be
made accessible to Department personnel to be
used to improve crisis response and contingency
planning;
(B) resources to inform and develop crisis
response and contingency planning, including
for the ambassadorial seminar and Deputy Chief
of Mission course as provided in subsection
(c); and
(C) publicly available documents and
information, as appropriate, for civil society,
nongovernmental organizations, academic
institutions, and other stakeholders to assist
with the Department's development of best
practices.
(e) International Crisis Defined.--In this section , the term
``international crisis'' means any situation overseas which
requires the Department to change the operating status of
United States diplomatic facilities, including a diplomatic
post-led or military-assisted departure, ordered departure, or
a noncombatant evacuation operation.
TITLE LXXIII--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY
SEC. 7301. REALIGNING THE REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER PROGRAM.
Section 9508(a)(1) of the Department of State Authorizations
Act of 2022 (division I of Public Law 117-263; 22 U.S.C.
10305(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, and shall be
administered by the Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy''
before the period at the end.
SEC. 7302. MEASURES TO PROTECT DEPARTMENT DEVICES FROM THE
PROLIFERATION AND USE OF FOREIGN COMMERCIAL
SPYWARE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,
and the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the
Committee on Homeland Security, and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Covered device.--The term ``covered device''
means any electronic mobile device, including
smartphones, tablet computing devices, or laptop
computing device, that is issued by the Department for
official use.
(3) Foreign commercial spyware; spyware.--The terms
``foreign commercial spyware'' and ``spyware'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 1102A of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3232a).
(b) Protection of Covered Devices.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall,
in consultation with the relevant agencies--
(A) issue standards, guidance, best
practices, and policies for Department and
USAID personnel to protect covered devices from
being compromised by foreign commercial
spyware;
(B) survey the processes used by the
Department and USAID to identify and catalog
instances where a covered device was
compromised by foreign commercial spyware over
the prior 2 years and it is reasonably expected
to have resulted in an unauthorized disclosure
of sensitive information; and
(C) submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the measures in place to
identify and catalog instances of such
compromises for covered devices by foreign
commercial spyware, which may be submitted in
classified form.
(2) Notifications.--Not later than 60 days after the
date on which the Department becomes aware that a
covered device was seriously compromised by foreign
commercial spyware, the Secretary, in coordination with
relevant agencies, shall notify the appropriate
committees of Congress of the facts concerning such
targeting or compromise, including--
(A) the location of the personnel whose
covered device was compromised;
(B) the number of covered devices
compromised;
(C) an assessment by the Secretary of the
damage to the national security of the United
States resulting from any loss of data or
sensitive information; and
(D) an assessment by the Secretary of any
foreign government or foreign organization or
entity, and, to the extent possible, the
foreign individuals, who directed and
benefitted from any information acquired from
the compromise.
(3) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary, in coordination
with relevant agencies, shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, the Committee on the Judiciary
of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives a report regarding any
covered device that was compromised by foreign
commercial spyware, including the information described
in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (2).
SEC. 7303. REPORT ON CLOUD COMPUTING IN BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the status of the Bureau
of Consular Affairs adoption of cloud-based products and
services as well as options to require enterprise-wide adoption
of cloud computing, including for all consular operations.
SEC. 7304. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECTS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department
should consider, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary
of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, piloting not fewer than 3
information technology systems and prioritizing information
technology systems with high potential to accelerate the
passport renewal processes, reduce processing times, and reduce
dependency on legacy systems.
SEC. 7305. LEVERAGING APPROVED TECHNOLOGY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
EFFICIENCIES.
The Secretary and Administrator shall ensure appropriate and
secure technological solutions are authorized and available for
employee use, where feasible, to promote technological fluency
in the workforce, including the integration of secure tools in
the evaluation process to ensure performance management
standards while maximizing efficiency.
TITLE LXXIV--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
SEC. 7401. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.
Section 306 of the United States International Broadcasting
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6205) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
subsection (g) and (h), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following
new subsection:
``(f) Suspension and Debarment of Grantees.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3),
a grantee may not be debarred or suspended without
consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and a
three-fourths majority vote of the Advisory Board in
support of such action.
``(2) Suspension.--
``(A) Criteria for suspension.--A grantee may
not be suspended unless the Advisory Board
determines that the criteria described in
section 513.405 of title 22, Code of Federal
Regulations, have been met.
``(B) Suspending official.--The Advisory
Board shall collectively serve as the
suspending official (as described in section
513.105 of title 22, Code of Federal
Regulations).
``(3) Debarment.--
``(A) Criteria for debarment.--A grantee may
not be debarred unless the Advisory Board
determines that one or more of the causes
described in section 513.305 of title 22, Code
of Federal Regulations, has been established.
``(B) Debarring official.--The Advisory Board
shall collectively serve as the debarring
official (as described in section 513.105 of
title 22, Code of Federal Regulations).''.
SEC. 7402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS TO SUPPORT UNITED STATES
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AND EXPOS.
Section 9601 of the Department of State Authorizations Act of
2022 (division I of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3909) is
amended in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 2023 and
2024'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and
2027''.
SEC. 7403. RESEARCH AND SCHOLAR EXCHANGE PARTNERSHIPS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) it is in the strategic interest of the United
States to strengthen relations with Sub-Saharan African
states to promote shared interests in the areas of--
(A) democracy and good governance;
(B) education and human capital;
(C) trade and economic development;
(D) science and technology;
(E) biodiversity, food, and agriculture; and
(F) the preservation and management of
natural resources, including critical minerals;
and
(2) historically Black colleges and universities
(referred to in this section as ``HBCUs'') have a long
history of--
(A) cultivating diaspora relations with Sub-
Saharan African states; and
(B) developing innovative solutions to some
of the world's most pressing challenges.
(b) Strengthened Partnerships.--The Secretary and the
Administrator should seek to strengthen and expand partnerships
and educational exchange opportunities, including by working
with HBCUs, which build the capacity and expertise of students,
scholars, and experts from Sub-Saharan Africa in key
development sectors.
(c) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator is authorized
to--
(1) provide technical assistance to HBCUs to assist
in fulfilling the goals of this section, including in
developing contracts, operating agreements, legal
documents, and related infrastructure; and
(2) upon request, provide feedback to HBCUs, to the
maximum extent practicable, after a grant rejection
from relevant Federal programs in order to improve
future grant applications, as appropriate.
TITLE LXXV--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS
SEC. 7501. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to investigate
transnational violations of chapter 77 of title 18, United
States Code, in which part of the offense conduct occurred
outside the United States or involved one or more foreign
nationals.
(b) Authorities.--Section 37(a)(1) of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)(1)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph
(D); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following
new subparagraph:
``(C) transnational violations of chapter 77
of title 18, United States Code, in which any
part of the offense conduct occurred outside
the United States or involved one or more
foreign nationals; or''.
(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report that includes each of the following:
(1) The number of relevant cases opened and
investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service as a
result of the additional authorities granted by the
amendments made by this section.
(2) The percentage of the cases opened and
investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service as a
result of the additional authorities granted by the
amendments made by this section that were referred for
further action, including prosecution.
(3) An assessment of the efficacy of the authorities
granted by the amendments made by this section and
whether such authorities are sufficient to meaningfully
contribute to Department and broader United States
Government efforts to prosecute and prevent, where
applicable, human trafficking and transnational
violations of chapter 77 of title 18, United States
Code.
(4) An assessment of whether the resources of the
Diplomatic Security Service are sufficient to
effectively carry out the objectives of this section.
(d) Sunset.--This section and the amendments made by
subsection (b) shall terminate on the date that is three years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the provisions
of law amended by such amendments shall be restored as if such
amendments had not been enacted.
(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
SEC. 7502. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENTS.
Section 301(a) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4833(a)), is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph:
``(2) Initial congressional notification.--The
Secretary shall notify the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives, the majority
and minority leaders of the Senate, and the Speaker and
minority leader of the House of Representatives not
later than 8 days after a possible Serious Security
Incident has been identified by the Department. Such
notification shall include a preliminary description of
the incident, of an incident described in paragraph
(1), including any known individuals involved, when and
where the incident took place, and the next steps in
the investigation.''; and
(3) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph
(1) of this section, by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (3)''.
SEC. 7503. NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DECISIONS AT DIPLOMATIC
POSTS.
Section 103(c) of section 103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic
Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802(c)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(2) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(1)
The Secretary''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) The Secretary of State shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees within 10 days of
any decision to retain authority over or approve
decisions at an overseas post, including the movement
of personnel.''.
SEC. 7504. SECURITY CLEARANCE SUSPENSION PAY FLEXIBILITIES.
Section 610(c)(6) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4010(c)(6)) is amended by striking ``paragraph 1(B)''
and inserting ``this subsection''.
SEC. 7505. MODIFICATION TO NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR SECURITY
CLEARANCE SUSPENSIONS AND REVOCATIONS.
Section 6710(a) of the Department of State Authorization Act
of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118-31; 22 U.S.C. 2651a note)
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving
such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the
right;
(2) by striking ``In General.--With respect'' and
inserting the following: ``Notification.--
``(1) In general.--With respect'';
(3) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph
(1)--
(A) by striking ``revocation on'' and all
that follows through ``or revocation'' and
inserting ``revocation on--
``(A) the present employment status of the
covered official and whether the job duties of
the covered official have changed since such
suspension or revocation;
``(B) the basis for such suspension or
revocation, including a complete description;
``(C) the investigation of the covered
official and the results of such investigation;
and
``(D) any negative fallout or impacts for the
Department of State, the United States
Government, or national security of the United
States as a result of the actions for which the
security clearance was suspended or revoked.'';
and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Submission to intelligence committees.--To the
extent the basis for any suspension or revocation of a
security clearance is premised on the unauthorized
release of intelligence (as defined by section 3(1) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(1)),
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives shall be an appropriate
congressional committee for the purposes of this
section.''.
SEC. 7506. PASSPORT AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION.
The Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the issue and validity
of passports, and for other purposes'', approved July 3, 1926
(44 Stat. 887, 22 U.S.C. 211a), is amended--
(1) by inserting ``and through the use of Department
of State electronic systems,'' after ``the insular
possessions of the United States,''; and
(2) by striking ``person'' and inserting ``entity''.
SEC. 7507. PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE, COURIER SERVICES, AND EXPIRATION DATES.
(a) Authority to Designate Additional Persons to Serve as
Passport Agents.--Section 6109(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 213a(b)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7);
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following
new paragraph:
``(6) A United States citizen who, as determined by
the Secretary, is employed by and provides services
through a reputable, established company or institution
and is commissioned or appointed as a notary or notary
public or otherwise authorized to perform a
notarization under the laws of a State, district, or
territorial government.''.
(b) Improvements Related to Hand-carry Courier Services for
Passport Applications and Passports.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall take such steps
as may be necessary to--
(A) facilitate an increase in the number of
companies certified to provide hand-carry
courier services;
(B) increase the daily maximum number of
applications for United States passports, by
type, that such companies may submit to a
passport agency of the Department (commonly
referred to as ``meeting slots'') as part of
the hand-carry courier services of such
company; and
(C) facilitate citizens' awareness of the
tools applicants may use to locate companies
certified to provide hand-carry courier
services, including adding contact information
in the form of a weblink, phone number, or
physical office address to the online list of
registered courier companies.
(2) Hand-carry courier service defined.--In this
section, the term ``hand-carry courier service''
includes--
(A) the transport of applications for United
States passports to a passport agency of the
Department for processing; and
(B) the retrieval of newly issued United
States passports for delivery, directly or
indirectly, to the passport holder.
(c) Revision to Date of Expiration of United States
Passports.--The Secretary may take such actions as may be
necessary to provide for the date of expiration of each United
States passport issued or renewed on or after the date that is
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to be the
same date as the date of birth of the applicant or holder of
the passport.
SEC. 7508. PASSPORT SYSTEM REFORM AND BACKLOG PREVENTION.
(a) Standards for Passport Issuance Process.--In
administering and modernizing the passport issuance process,
the Secretary shall evaluate the performance of such process
against the following criteria:
(1) To maintain a service standard of processing a
routine new or renewal adult passport application from
document submission until mailing of final documents in
an expeditious and reliable timeframe.
(2) To maintain low passport fees and surcharges.
(3) To ensure world-class technical, security, and
cybersecurity standards for United States passports and
the passport issuance process.
(4) To minimize typographical, clerical, or picture-
based errors.
(5) To provide a streamlined customer experience for
passport applicants.
(6) To provide reasonably convenient passport
services to United States citizens and nationals living
a significant distance from a passport agency,
particularly residents in a significant population
center more than a 5-hour drive from a passport agency.
(b) Enhanced Information Technology Solutions to Improve the
Passport Issuance Process.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to
implement the information technology solutions
described in paragraph (2) in accordance with the
timelines described in such paragraph.
(2) Enhanced information technology solutions and
timelines described.--The enhanced information
technology solutions and timelines described in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) Consistent with the Bureau's
modernization plans and timelines, and subject
to the availability of funds, the Secretary
shall seek to enter into contracts or
agreements as appropriate, for the
establishment and maintenance of a mobile
application to allow for applicant
communication with the Department, including
document submission, application status
tracking, virtual appointments, access to the
notification of application errors, and
allowing for passport holders to receive
messages from the Department and communicate
emergencies to the Department.
(B) The Secretary may provide each passport
applicant with the option of whether to use the
mobile application described in subparagraph
(A) or another service of the Department.
(C) As a condition for awarding any contracts
described in subparagraph (A), any awardees
shall demonstrate they can begin tests on the
solution within one year of the award of the
contract and complete implementation, including
bug fixes, cybersecurity audits, and customer
service testing, not later than 2 years after
the award of the contract.
(D) Consistent with existing law, the
Secretary shall seek to expand the online
passport renewal system, including to accept
electronic document submission for first-time
adult applications as applicable, in addition
to adult renewal applications, in sufficient
volume to be able to accommodate most
applications by the date that is 4 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(E) First-time applicants shall continue to
verify their applications in-person subject to
the requirements of section 1 of title IX of
the Act of June 15, 1917 (22 U.S.C. 213).
(F) To meet the objectives described in
subparagraphs (D) and (E), the Secretary may,
to the maximum extent practicable, make use of
commercially available technology solutions,
including entering into contracts or agreements
as appropriate for the expansion and
maintenance of the online passport renewal
system to accommodate the functionality
described in such subparagraphs.
(G) In expanding the online passport renewal
system pursuant to subparagraph (D), the
following services should be included or
otherwise accounted for:
(i) A user-friendly internet website
or portal to facilitate internet-based
submission of passport applications by
adults.
(ii) To the extent possible, remote
document verification tools and
infrastructure to allow for a passport
transaction to be completed entirely
remotely.
(iii) To the extent possible,
information technology infrastructure
not already maintained by the
Department.
(H)(i) The Secretary shall take all
reasonable steps to implement additional rules-
based tools to adjudicate passport renewals
while maintaining human passport authorizing
officers involved in the adjudication and
issuance processes and should strongly consider
commercially available technology solutions,
(ii) The tools described in clause (i) shall
be fully operational within 4 years of the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(iii) The Chief Information Officer shall
ensure that the use of the tools do not make
passport adjudication more vulnerable to
cyberattack.
(iv) The Secretary shall ensure that the
tools described in clause (i) are implemented
consistent with the maintenance of standards
appropriate to ensuring the integrity of the
United States passport.
(I) In carrying out the requirements of this
subsection, the Secretary shall consult with
the Chief Information Officer of the Bureau of
Consular Affairs, or other technical officer of
the Department as appropriate, to ensure
technical feasibility and specifications,
cybersecurity requirements, compatibility with
existing Department information technology
infrastructure, and the feasibility of
timelines from a technical standpoint.
(J) The Secretary shall ensure the
scalability and long-term viability and
upgradability of any information technology
systems developed or procured pursuant to this
subsection.
(3) Interim action plan.--
(A) In general.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with
the Chief Information Officer, shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees an
action plan on how the Bureau plans to complete
the modernization described in this subsection
in conjunction with other related, ongoing
steps to modernize the passport issuance
process.
(B) Elements.--The action plan required by
subparagraph (A) shall include the following
elements:
(i) Progress made on implementing the
information technology solutions
described in paragraph (2) within
specified timelines, and additional
steps planned.
(ii) The expected cost and timeline
for implementation of the information
technology solutions described in
paragraph (2).
(iii) An evaluation of the
information technology solutions
described in paragraph (2) to determine
whether the full implementation of such
solutions will require additional
funding or authorities, including
budget estimates and a description of
such authorities, as appropriate.
(iv) Efforts to ensure world-class
cybersecurity standards for protection
of passport applicant data and the
passport issuance process
infrastructure, particularly such
infrastructure involved in adjudication
of passport applications.
(v) Other specific planned steps that
the Bureau will take to achieve the
criteria described in subsection (a).
(4) Final report.--Not later than 4 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant
Secretary, in consultation with the Chief Information
Officer, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the following:
(A) Progress on each information technology
solution described in paragraph (2).
(B) Additional information technology
solutions the Bureau intends to adopt.
(C) Changes in the cost for implementation of
the steps described in the action plan, if
applicable.
(5) Form.--The plans and report required by this
subsection shall be submitted in an unclassified form
and may include a classified annex, if necessary.
(c) Rule of Construction for Passport Issuance.--Nothing in
this section may be construed as an offer to procure a service
or services or as a guarantee of a contract for such services.
SEC. 7509. SEAN AND DAVID GOLDMAN INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION
PREVENTION AND RETURN ACT OF 2014 ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Sean and David Goldman
International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014
(22 U.S.C. 9101) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking `` `abduction case' means a'' and
inserting ``abduction case means--
``(A) a'';
(B) by striking ``(A) has been reported'' and
inserting the following:
``(i) has been reported'';
(C) in clause (i) (as so designated), by
striking ``and'' at the end;
(D) by striking ``(B) meets the criteria''
and inserting the following:
``(ii) meets the criteria'';
(E) in clause (ii) (as so designated), by
striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) includes any case reported involving an
application filed with the Central Authority of
the United States or directly with the foreign
central authority by a parent seeking rights of
access or return.''; and
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking ``16'' and
inserting ``18''.
(b) Action in the Case of Abducted Children Who Reach the Age
of 16.--Section 201 of the Sean and David Goldman International
Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C.
9121) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Action in the Case of Abducted Children Who Reach the
Age of 16.--When an individual who is an abducted child attains
16 years of age, a consular officer from a United States
diplomatic mission in the country in which such individual
resides shall, until either the left-behind parent seeking
assistance or the individual (after attaining 18 years of age)
requests the officer to cease, annually attempt to contact such
individual, through welfare and whereabout visits and by
engaging other agencies and foreign counterparts as necessary,
to provide information, as relevant, on rights and privileges
as a United States citizen, such as passports, and any eligible
benefits from left-behind parent, such as G.I. educational and
health benefits and to obtain a verified location of such
individual.''.
(c) Study on International Parental Child Abduction.--Section
202 of the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction
Prevention and Return Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 9122) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Study of International Parental Child Abduction.--
``(1) Study required.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
Secretary of State, subject to the availability of
funds, shall seek to enter into an agreement with an
appropriate university, research institution, or
nongovernmental organization to study and publish a
report on the impact to abducted children and left-
behind parents as a result of international parental
child abduction.
``(2) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall
consult with the appropriate congressional committees
on the goals of the study and report required under
paragraph (1).
``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2025 and 2026 to carry out the study
required under paragraph (1).''.
TITLE LXXVI--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 7601. PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE UNITED STATES
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Section 636(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2396(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(17) employing individuals or organizations, by
contract, for services abroad for purposes of this Act
and title II of the Food for Peace Act, and individuals
employed by contract to perform such services shall not
by virtue of such employment be considered to be
employees of the United States Government (except that
the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development may determine the
applicability to such individuals of section 5 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1965 (22
U.S.C. 2672) regarding tort claims when such claims
arise in foreign countries in connection with United
States operations abroad, and of any other law
administered by the Administrator concerning the
employment of such individuals abroad), and such
contracts are authorized to be negotiated, the terms of
the contracts to be prescribed, and the work to be
performed, where necessary, without regard to such
statutory provisions as relate to the negotiation,
making, and performance of contracts and performance of
work in the United States.''.
SEC. 7602. CRISIS OPERATIONS AND DISASTER SURGE STAFFING.
Section 625 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2385) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(k) Crisis Operations and Disaster Surge Staffing.--(1) The
United States Agency for International Development is
authorized to appoint personnel in the excepted service using
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available
under the heading `Transition Initiatives' in an Act making
appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs and to carry out the provisions of part I
and chapter 4 of part II of this Act of and section 509(b) of
the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of division J of
Public Law 116-94) to prevent or respond to foreign crises.
``(2) Funds authorized to carry out such purposes may be made
available for the operating expenses and administrative costs
of such personnel and may remain attributed to any minimum
funding requirement for which they were originally made
available.
``(3) The Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall coordinate with the Office of
Personnel Management on implementation of the appointment
authority under paragraph (1).
``(4) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the
Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives a report regarding the
continued need for and utilization of the authority pursuant to
this subsection.''.
SEC. 7603. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE WHILE ON MILITARY LEAVE.
Section 908 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4088) is amended by inserting ``or United States Agency for
International Development'' after ``A Department''.
SEC. 7604. INCLUSION IN THE PET TRANSPORTATION EXCEPTION TO THE FLY
AMERICA ACT.
Section 6224(a)(1) of the Department of State Authorization
Act of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118-31; 22 U.S.C. 4081a)
is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(1) by striking ``the Department is'' and inserting
``the Department and the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), and other United
States Government employees under chief of mission
authority are''; and
(2) by striking ``Department personnel'' and
inserting ``Department and USAID personnel, and other
United States Government employees under chief of
mission authority''.
TITLE LXXVII--DETERRING AND PREVENTING UNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION
SEC. 7701. HOSTAGE RECOVERY SUPPORT.
Section 302(d) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and
Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741(d)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II), by inserting
``unless the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage
Affairs determines that circumstances warrant an
additional night,'' after ``lodging,''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``of any amount
spent above $250,000 for any fiscal year to carry out
paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and inserting ``not later than
14 days after such time that total expenditures to
carry out paragraphs (2) and (3) in any fiscal year
surpass $250,000 for any fiscal year''.
SEC. 7702. OPTIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING LIKELIHOOD OF UNITED
STATES NATIONALS BEING UNLAWFULLY OR WRONGFULLY
DETAINED OR TAKEN HOSTAGE.
The Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 305 the following new section:
``SEC. 305A. REPORT ON STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING LIKELIHOOD OF UNITED
STATES NATIONALS BEING UNLAWFULLY OR WRONGFULLY
DETAINED OR TAKEN HOSTAGE.
``Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage
Affairs, in coordination with the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell,
the Hostage Response Group, and relevant agencies, as
appropriate, shall submit to the President and Congress a
classified report that identifies and recommends options and
strategies to reduce the likelihood of United States nationals
being unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or taken
hostage.''.
SEC. 7703. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury for
fiscal year 2026 $2,000,000 to implement the sanctions
authorities, except for any authority or requirement to impose
sanctions on the importation of goods, provided by section 306
of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741d) and Executive Order 14078
(22 U.S.C. 1741 note prec.; relating to bolstering efforts to
bring hostages and wrongfully detained United States nationals
home).
(b) Good Defined.--In this section, the term ``good'' means
any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or
manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment,
and excluding technical data.
SEC. 7704. ENHANCING UNITED STATES TRAVEL ADVISORIES.
There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the
Bureau of Consular Affairs to use on travel advisory
advertisement campaigns regarding travel made by United States
nationals to countries under Level 4 ``Do Not Travel''
advisories issued by the Department of State Travel Advisory
System.
SEC. 7705. COORDINATION WITH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES AND INDUSTRY ON
TRAVEL ADVISORIES.
The Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 305A, as added by section 7702 of this
Act, the following new section:
``SEC. 305B. COORDINATION WITH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES AND INDUSTRY
ON DEPARTMENT OF STATE TRAVEL ADVISORIES.
``(a) Coordination With the Department of Homeland
Security.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security
and representatives of any other Federal agency
determined necessary, and in consultation with the
Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs and the
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs,
develop messaging and informational guidance to be
delivered at all United States international airports
and on relevant United States Government websites
warning United States nationals of the risks of
wrongful or unlawful detention or hostage-taking in
covered countries.
``(2) Messaging and guidance.--The messaging and
guidance described under paragraph (1) may include--
``(A) posters, brochures, and other
informational materials;
``(B) web banners or other warnings to be
displayed on relevant United States Government
websites and webpages;
``(C) verbal warnings at United States
international airports to United States
nationals whose destinations, to the extent
they are discernable, are covered countries;
and
``(D) other methods deemed appropriate by the
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary
of Homeland Security and representatives of any
other Federal agency determined necessary.
``(b) Department of State Coordination With United States
Airlines.--The Secretary of State shall, in coordination with
the Secretary of Homeland Security and representatives of any
other Federal agency determined necessary, and in consultation
with the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs and
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, work
with United States airlines to provide warnings about the risk
of wrongful or unlawful detention and hostage-taking to United
States nationals booking travel through their airlines to a
covered country.
``(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and
representatives of any other Federal agency determined
necessary, submit to Congress a report detailing--
``(1) the additional steps taken to warn United
States nationals of the risks of wrongful or unlawful
detention and hostage-taking abroad, including those
described in this section;
``(2) efforts to improve the visibility and expand
the reach of Department of State travel advisories
concerning the risks to United States nationals of
wrongful or unlawful detention and hostage-taking
abroad; and
``(3) additional recommendations on steps the United
States Government might take to improve the awareness
of United States nationals of the risk of wrongful or
unlawful detention and hostage-taking abroad.
``(d) Covered Country Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered country' means a country for which a Department of
State travel advisory contains either the `K--Kidnapping or
Hostage Taking' or `D--Wrongful Detention' Risk Indicators.''.
SEC. 7706. PRIVACY ACT WAIVER AND PASSPORT RENEWALS.
(a) Requirement To Include Travel Advisory Information on
United States Passports.--Section 6103 of the Department of
State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118-
31; 22 U.S.C. 211a note) is amended, in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ``should'' and inserting ``shall''.
(b) Inclusion of Privacy Act Written Consent Form in Passport
Application.--Section 1 of title IX of the Act of June 15, 1917
(22 U.S.C. 213), is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Each passport application made available to potential
applicants (DS-11) and each passport renewal application made
available to current passport holders (DS-82) shall include a
form that, if completed, indicates the applicant's consent to
the disclosure of information otherwise protected under section
552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
`Privacy Act of 1974') in the event such applicant is
determined to be wrongfully detained by a foreign government.
Declining to complete such form shall not affect the issuance
of a passport to a qualified applicant or diplomatic efforts to
secure the release of a United States national from the custody
of a foreign government or entity.''.
SEC. 7707. TIMELINE FOR UNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION DETERMINATIONS.
Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and
Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Timeline for Unlawful or Wrongful Detention
Determinations.--
``(1) Credible information determinations.--
``(A) In general.--Not less frequently than
every 180 days, the Assistant Secretary for the
Bureau of Consular Affairs and the Special
Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs shall
review the cases where there is potential
credible information that any United States
national is being detained wrongfully and which
has been identified through official government
channels to both bureaus.
``(B) Report of findings.--Not later than 30
days after each review under subparagraph (A),
the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular
Affairs and the Special Presidential Envoy for
Hostage Affairs shall jointly submit to
Congress a classified report identifying the
United States nationals identified as a result
of the review in subparagraph (A) detained
overseas who have not, as of the date of the
report, been determined by the Secretary to be
unlawfully or wrongfully detained.
``(C) Notification to family members.--In the
case of a United States national detained
overseas identified in the report under
subparagraph (B), the Assistant Secretary of
State for Consular Affairs shall notify a
family member (as that term is defined in
subsection (d)(8)) or the legal representative
of the United States national not later than 30
days after the transmittal of the report
required by subparagraph (B).
``(2) Status determinations.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B) and to the extent practicable,
not later than 180 days after the date on which
the Secretary of State receives an assessment
from the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage
Affairs or the head of any other relevant
bureau of the Department of State that credible
information exists that a United States
national is being detained unlawfully or
wrongfully, the Secretary shall determine
whether the United States national is in fact
being unlawfully or wrongfully detained.
``(B) Waiver.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary may
waive the requirement under
subparagraph (A) to make an unlawful or
wrongful detention determination if the
Secretary--
``(I) determines that making
such a determination may
jeopardize the safety or
interests of the United States
national being detained abroad
or the national security
interests of the United States;
and
``(II) submits to Congress a
classified report describing
the reasons for the waiver.
``(ii) Timing.--A waiver under clause
(i) shall expire on the date that is
180 days after the date on which the
Secretary submits the report on the
waiver to Congress pursuant to clause
(i)(II).
``(iii) Renewal.--The Secretary may
renew a waiver granted pursuant to
clause (i) in the manner provided under
such clause.''.
SEC. 7708. DECLARATIONS OF INVALIDITY.
Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and
Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741), as amended
by section 7707 of this Act, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Declarations of Invalidity.--Upon the release of a
United States national determined to be unlawfully or
wrongfully detained abroad and the return of that national, the
President shall issue to that national a letter, to be known as
a `declaration of invalidity', that officially declares the
detention abroad of the national as invalid for the purpose of
completing any documentation that warrants a background
investigation or review of prior offenses, such as a
conviction.''.
TITLE LXXVIII--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 7801. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO PROMOTE UNITED STATES
CITIZEN EMPLOYMENT AT THE UNITED NATIONS AND
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--The President should direct United States
departments and agencies to, in coordination with the Secretary
--
(1) fund and recruit Junior Professional Officers for
positions at the United Nations and related specialized
and technical organizations; and
(2) facilitate secondments, details, and transfers to
agencies and specialized and technical bodies of the
United Nations.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated an additional $20,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2025 through 2031 for the Secretary to support
Junior Professional Officers, details, transfers, and interns
that advance United States interests at multilateral
institutions and international organizations, including to
recruit, train, and host events related to such positions, and
to promote United States citizen candidates for employment and
leadership positions at multilateral institutions and
international organizations.
(c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
(d) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 15 days prior
to the obligation of funds authorized to be appropriated under
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a notification outlining the amount and
proposed use of such funds.
SEC. 7802. AMENDMENT TO REWARDS FOR JUSTICE PROGRAM.
Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``; or'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(15) the restraining, seizing, forfeiting, or
repatriating of stolen assets linked to foreign
government corruption and the proceeds of such
corruption.''.
SEC. 7803. UNITED STATES-AFRICA LEADERS SUMMIT AND RELATED MATTERS.
(a) United States-Africa Leaders Summit.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially
thereafter, the President shall convene a United
States-Africa Leaders Summit to strengthen ties and
promote cooperation with African leaders, as well as
civil society, business, diaspora, women, and youth
leaders.
(2) Participation.--Each summit convened pursuant to
this subsection shall have participation, including in
meetings with United States officials, from--
(A) leaders of civilian-led governments of
African countries in good standing with the
African Union, provided that such leaders--
(i) are not sanctioned by the United
States; and
(ii) have not been found, by credible
international observers or other
international bodies, to have
undermined democratic elections;
(B) heads of transitional governments that
are implementing a roadmap to hold credible
elections and who are unaffiliated with actions
that were related to an unconstitutional change
of administration; and
(C) civil society from each of the African
countries represented at the Summit.
(3) Non-payment of au membership fees not basis for
disqualification.--For the purposes of this subsection,
non-payment of membership fees to the African Union
shall not disqualify a country's leader.
(b) United States-Africa City Summit (``mini Summit'').--The
Secretary should, not later than one year after each summit
hosted under subsection (a) host a United States-Africa City
Summit (``Mini Summit'') across cities in Africa or the United
States to promote subregional cooperation and serve as a
catalyst in fostering engagement with representatives of
government, civil society, business, academia, youth, culture
and the arts, the African diaspora community, and
underrepresented groups.
(c) United States-Africa Leaders Summit Implementation
Unit.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish within
the Bureau for African Affairs of the Department of
State a United States-Africa Leaders Summit
implementation unit responsible for coordinating,
planning and implementing summits, which should include
robust interagency consultation and may include, on a
temporary basis, personnel seconded from USAID and
other Federal agencies as appropriate, and which shall
be led by an individual who has previously been
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
(2) Duties.--The duties of the implementation unit
authorized by this subsection shall include--
(A) using lessons learned from the 2022
African Leaders Summit and subsequent summits
to inform planning of future summits;
(B) leading interagency efforts to provide
guidance to United States embassies in African
countries related to planning each summit and
engagement with governments and civil society
in advance of each summit;
(C) tracking and ensuring implementation of
commitments made during United States-Africa
Leaders Summits;
(D) liaising with interagency partners and
the National Security Council regarding
implementation of summit commitments;
(E) facilitating meetings and engagement with
African Diaspora communities and stakeholders;
and
(F) reporting quarterly on a public website
of the Department regarding progress to
accomplish summit commitments and status of
commitments across Federal departments and
agencies.
(3) Requirement for consultation.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
every 180 days thereafter, the implementation unit
shall consult with the appropriate congressional
committees on summit planning and the fulfillment of
commitments and any relevant follow on issues in the
wake of each summit.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated $28,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 and $14,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029. Such sums shall
remain available for three fiscal years.
SEC. 7804. SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the
United States to work with the Summit of the Americas
Secretariat to support the organization of a Summit of the
Americas every 4 years, or more frequently as appropriate,
subject to the availability of funds, to strengthen ties and
promote cooperation between the United States and countries in
the Western Hemisphere, as well as civil society, business,
diaspora, women, and youth leaders.
(b) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out
the policy described in subsection (a).
(c) Cities Summit of the Americas.--
(1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(A) Subnational diplomacy strengthens
democratic governance by enhancing the ability
of local leader to tackle shared challenges and
deepens United States ties with regional
partners by localizing bilateral and
multilateral partnerships and connections.
(B) The first-ever Cities Summit of the
Americas in 2023 promoted a valuable exchange
of best practices and lessons learned between
city, State, municipal, and regional leaders
and should be held as part of the Summit of the
Americas process.
(2) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to work
with the Summit of the Americas Secretariat to support
the organization of Cities Summit of the Americas,
across cities in the Western Hemisphere, including the
United States, to take place as a part of each Summit
of the Americas described in subsection (a), to promote
subnational cooperation and serve as a catalyst in
fostering engagement with representatives of
government, civil society, faith-based organizations,
business, academia, youth, culture and the arts, Latin
American and Caribbean diaspora communities, and
underrepresented groups.
(d) Implementation.--The Secretary is authorized to designate
an existing official to serve within the Department as senior-
level coordinator to coordinate, in conjunction with other
relevant agencies, matters related to the implementation of
Summit of Americas commitments, including--
(1) tracking and ensuring implementation of
commitments made during Summits of the Americas; and
(2) liaising with interagency partners and the
National Security Council regarding implementation of
summit commitments.
(e) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the implementation of this section,
including the status of commitments of the United States and
participating partners for the prior year and upcoming year.
SEC. 7805. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PAYMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
Section 7(1) of Public Law 106-178 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended, in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (B),
by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,
2030''.
SEC. 7806. INCLUSION OF COST ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCING REPORTS.
(a) Estimated Cost of Reports.--Beginning on October 1, 2026,
and for the next three fiscal years, the Secretary shall
require that any report produced for external distribution,
including for distribution to Congress, include the total
estimated cost of producing such report and the estimated
number of personnel hours.
(b) Annual Total Cost of Reports.--Not later than 90 days
after the end of each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year
2025, and for the next three fiscal years, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives an annual report
listing the reports issued for the prior fiscal year, the
frequency of each report, the total estimated cost associated
with producing such report, and the estimated number of
personnel hours.
SEC. 7807. FENTANYL REPORTING AND AUTHORITIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate;
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
(E) the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate;
(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives;
(G) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives;
(H) the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives;
(I) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives; and
(J) the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives.
(2) Beneficiary countries.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the term ``beneficiary
countries'' means Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
(B) Updates.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Defense, may add or remove one or more
countries from the list of beneficiary
countries under subparagraph (A) after
providing written notification of such changes
to the appropriate committees of Congress.
(3) Listed chemical.--The term ``listed chemical''
has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
(b) Establishment.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General, may carry out
the ``Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative'' in
beneficiary countries to achieve the purposes described in
subsection (c).
(c) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
(1) to improve and increase rates of seizure and
destruction of listed chemicals in beneficiary
countries;
(2) to alleviate the backlog of seized listed
chemicals and dispose of the hazardous waste generated
by illicit drug trafficking in beneficiary countries in
an environmentally safe and effective manner;
(3) to ensure that seized listed chemicals are not
reintroduced into the illicit drug production stream
within beneficiary countries;
(4) to free up storage space for future listed
chemical seizures within beneficiary countries; and
(5) to reduce the negative environmental impact of
listed chemicals.
(d) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Defense, shall submit an implementation plan to the appropriate
committees of Congress that includes a timeline and stated
objectives for actions to be taken in beneficiary countries in
support of the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative.
(e) Elements.--The implementation plan required under
subsection (d) shall include--
(1) a multi-year strategy with a timeline, overview
of objectives, budgetary projections, and anticipated
outcomes for the region and for each beneficiary
country;
(2) specific, measurable benchmarks to track the
progress of the Precursor Chemical Destruction
Initiative towards accomplishing the outcomes referred
to in paragraph (1);
(3) a plan for the delineation of the roles to be
carried out by the Department of State, the Department
of Justice, the Department of Defense, and any other
Federal department or agency in carrying out the
Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative; and
(4) a plan for addressing security and government
corruption and providing updates to the appropriate
committees of Congress on the results of such efforts.
(f) Annual Progress Update.--Not later than one year after
the submission of the implementation plan pursuant to
subsection (d), and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Defense, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
a written description of the results achieved by the Precursor
Chemical Destruction Initiative, including--
(1) the implementation of the strategy and plans
described in subsections (d) and (e);
(2) compliance with, and progress related to, meeting
the benchmarks referred to in subsection (e)(2); and
(3) the type and quantity of listed chemicals
destroyed by each beneficiary country.
(g) Funding.--The Secretary shall use amounts otherwise
appropriated for International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement programs managed by the Department to carry out
this section.
SEC. 7808. STRENGTHENING TRACKING OF TRANQ.
Section 489(a)(11) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2291h(a)(11)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, xylazine,''
after ``illicit fentanyl''; and
(2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``)'' before
the semicolon at the end.
SEC. 7809. SIGAR SUNSET AND TRANSITION.
(a) Sunset.--Section 1229(o)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 5
U.S.C. 415 note) is amended by striking ``terminate 180 days''
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``terminate on January 31, 2026.''.
(b) Eligibility for ICTAP.--Any individual who is an employee
of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction on the date of the enactment of this section
shall be--
(1) given priority consideration for appointment
under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance
Program under subpart G of part 330 of title 5, Code of
Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation),
subject to the terms and conditions of such Program;
and
(2) considered to be displaced and ICTAP-eligible as
those terms are defined in section 330.702 of such
subpart (or any successor regulation) for purposes of
the Program; and
(3) considered to have established proof of
eligibility under section 330.710 of such subpart (or
any successor regulation) for the purposes of the
Program.
(c) Appointment to the Competitive Service.--Any individual
described in subsection (b) who is found to be well qualified
for a position may be appointed in the competitive service
without competitive examination.
(d) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel
Management may prescribe regulations for the administration of
this section.
(e) Use of Unobligated Funds.--Any unobligated funds
remaining available for the Office of the Special Inspector
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction on February 1, 2026, may
be used by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of
State.
SEC. 7810. COORDINATOR FOR AFGHAN RELOCATION EFFORTS.
(a) Establishment of Coordinator.--The Secretary shall
appoint a Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (in this
section referred to as the ``Coordinator''), who shall be
responsible for--
(1) relocating and resettling eligible Afghan allies
and facilitating the departure of United States
citizens and lawful permanent residents who request
United States assistance to leave Afghanistan; and
(2) working with other offices of the Department, as
well as with appropriate counterparts at other Federal
departments and agencies, to ensure integrated United
States support for such relocation efforts.
(b) Authorities.--The Coordinator is authorized--
(1) to enter into personal services contracts for a
period ending not later than the date described in
subsection (e);
(2) to extend and maintain through such date personal
services contracts entered into pursuant to the
authority provided by section 2401 of the Afghanistan
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-
43);
(3) to hire temporary personnel who are United States
citizens, except that to the extent possible the
Coordinator should use Foreign Service limited
appointments to fill such positions both in the United
States and abroad in accordance with section 309 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949); and
(4) subject to the availability of appropriations--
(A) to accept, in the form of reimbursement
or transfer, amounts from other Federal
departments or agencies as appropriate to carry
out the duties described in subsection (a); and
(B) to reimburse such other departments or
agencies as the Coordinator may determine
appropriate to carry out such duties.
(c) Detailees and Assignees.--Any Federal Government employee
may be detailed or assigned to the Office of the Coordinator,
with or without reimbursement, consistent with applicable laws
and regulations regarding such employee, and such detail or
assignment shall be without interruption or loss of status or
privilege.
(d) Notification With Respect to Transfers of Funds.--The
Coordinator shall notify the appropriate congressional
committees and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives of each use of the transfer authority made
available under subsection (b)(4)(A) not later than 15 days
before the completion of such transfer.
(e) Sunset.--This section and the authorities provided by
this section shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 7811. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES OF
PERSONS EVACUATED FROM AFGHANISTAN.
(a) Feasibility Study.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a feasibility study
on potential reimbursement for the expenses of personal funds
by any covered United States person to evacuate American
citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States, or
allies from Afghanistan during the period beginning on August
1, 2021, and ending on March 31, 2022.
(b) Consultation.--In developing the feasibility study
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with
nongovernmental organizations, including veterans service
organizations, with expertise in supporting the evacuation of
United States citizens and Afghan allies from Afghanistan.
(c) Elements.--The feasibility study required by subsection
(a) shall also include the following elements:
(1) A list of each nongovernmental organization
consulted in accordance with subsection (b) during the
development of the feasibility study.
(2) The process for filing a reimbursement claim.
(3) The supporting documentation required to file a
reimbursement claim.
(4) An estimate of the time that would be associated
with processing a reimbursement claim.
(5) Eligibility requirements for covered United
States persons to file a reimbursement claim under the
program described in the feasibility study.
(6) The criteria for reimbursement under the program,
including a maximum reimbursement limit and a
prohibition on the issuance of reimbursements for
expenses described in subsection (a) for which a
deduction was allowed under the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.
(7) The types of reimbursable claims and activities
that would be considered for reimbursement, such as
funding for safe houses, travel, food, and other life-
saving provisions.
(8) The process for disbursing funds to United States
persons once a reimbursement claim is verified and
approved.
(9) An estimate of the costs that would be associated
with implementing the reimbursement program described
in the feasibility study, including whether sufficient
funds have already been appropriated.
(10) A recommendation for the Federal entity best
suited to carry out the reimbursement program described
in the feasibility study, including whether sufficient
statutory authority already exists for such Federal
entity to provide such reimbursements.
(11) Additional recommendations, including assessment
of feasibility, for options to pay back covered United
States persons other than through reimbursements.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the
Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
the Judiciary, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) Ally from afghanistan.--The term ``ally from
Afghanistan'' means an individual who was eligible,
upon evacuation during the period described in
subsection (a), for--
(A) special immigrant status or processing
under section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)),
pursuant to section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies
Protection Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 8
U.S.C. 1101 note); or
(B) the U.S. Refugees Admissions Program
through the Priority 1 or Priority 2
categories.
(3) Covered united states person.--The term ``covered
United States person''--
(A) means an individual who is a citizen or
national of the United States or an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in
the United States; and
(B) does not include any private group,
foundation, or other entity who received funds
from private foundations, other private donors,
or other sources of funds to conduct evacuation
efforts in Afghanistan.
SEC. 7812. EXTENSIONS.
(a) USAID Civil Service Annuitant Waiver.--Section
625(j)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2385(j)(1)(B)) shall be applied by striking ``October 1, 2010''
and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.
(b) Overseas Pay Comparability and Limitation.--
(1) In general.--The authority provided under section
1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat. 1904) shall remain in
effect through December 31, 2034.
(2) Limitation.--The authority described in paragraph
(1) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the
Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-
32; 123 Stat. 1904)) a locality-based comparability
payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-
thirds of the amount of the locality-based
comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that
would be payable to such member under section 5304 of
title 5, United States Code, if such member's official
duty station were in the District of Columbia.
(c) Inspector General Annuitant Waiver.--The authorities
provided under section 1015(b) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212; 124 Stat. 2332)--
(1) shall remain in effect through September 30,
2026; and
(2) may be used to facilitate the assignment of
persons for oversight of programs in countries with a
humanitarian disaster or complex emergency declaration.
(d) Security Review Committees.--The authority provided under
section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain
in effect for facilities in Afghanistan and shall apply to
facilities in Ukraine through September 30, 2026, except that
the notification and reporting requirements contained in such
section shall include the appropriate congressional committees,
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(e) READ Act Reauthorization.--Section 4(a) of the
Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act
(division A of Public Law 115-56; 22 U.S.C. 2151c note) is
amended by striking ``one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.
(f) Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018.--The Reciprocal
Access to Tibet Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-330; 8 U.S.C. 1182
note) is amended--
(1) in section 4(a), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ``the following five years''
and inserting ``the following 10 years''; and
(2) in section 5(c), in the first sentence, by
striking ``the following five years'' and inserting
``the following 10 years''.
(g) Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019.--
Section 7(h) of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of
2019 (Public Law 116-76; 22 U.S.C. 5701 note) is amended by
striking ``December 20, 2024'' and inserting ``the date that is
10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act''.
(h) Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020.--Section 6(h) of
the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-145;
22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended by striking ``5 years'' and
inserting ``10 years''.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT TO ACCOMPANY THE SERVICEMEMBER QUALITY OF
LIFE IMPROVEMENT AND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
2025
[Note from the Director, Legislative Operations: The
following is the Joint Explanatory Statement to Accompany the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, as printed in the
Congressional Record on December 10, 2024, with one exception -
the item title of ``Sec. 5705'' has been updated to reflect the
change made to the legislative text in the enrollment
correction resolution, S. Con. Res. 44.]
Overview
The following consists of the joint explanatory material to
accompany the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.
Section 5 of the Act specifies that this joint explanatory
statement shall have the same effect with respect to the
implementation of this legislation as if it were a joint
explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
In this joint explanatory statement, the provisions of H.R.
8070, the House-passed version of the Servicemember Quality of
Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025, are generally referred to as ``the House
bill''. The provisions of S. 4638, the Senate Committee on
Armed Services committee-reported version of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, are generally
referred to as ``the Senate committee-reported bill''. The
provisions in the Senate floor manager's package are generally
referred to as ``a proposed amendment (amendment number 3290)
to the Senate committee-reported bill''. The final form of the
agreements reached during negotiations between the House and
the Senate are referred to as ``the agreement''.
Disclosure of earmarks and congressionally directed spending items
Although not required by the Rules of the House of
Representatives, the joint explanatory statement includes a
table that lists the congressional earmarks (as defined in
paragraph (e) of clause 9 of rule XXI of the House of
Representatives) that are contained in the bill or this joint
explanatory statement at the request of a Member of the House
of Representatives. The bill or this joint explanatory
statement does not contain any congressional earmarks at the
request of a Senator. Neither the bill nor the joint
explanatory statement contains any limited tax benefits or
limited tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs (f) or (g) of
clause 9 of rule XXI of the House of Representatives.
Summary of discretionary authorizations and budget authority
implication
The budget request for national defense discretionary
programs within the jurisdiction of the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives for
fiscal year 2025 was $883.7 billion. Of this amount, $849.5
billion was requested for Department of Defense programs, $33.8
billion was requested for national security programs in the
Department of Energy and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board, and $378 million for defense-related activities.
The agreement would authorize $883.7 billion in fiscal year
2025, including $849.9 billion for Department of Defense
programs, $33.3 billion for national security programs in the
Department of Energy and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board, and $512.4 million for defense-related activities.
The two tables preceding the detailed program adjustments
in division D of the accompanying joint explanatory statement
summarize the discretionary authorizations in the agreement and
the equivalent budget authority levels for fiscal year 2025
defense programs.
Sec. 4--Budgetary effects of this Act
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 4) that would state the budgetary effects of this Act for
the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-139).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
Title I--Procurement
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101--Authorization of appropriations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 101) that would
authorize appropriations for procurement at the levels
identified in section 4101 of division D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 101).
The agreement includes this provision.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Sec. 111--Centralized Security Monitoring Program for facilities of the
Army
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 111) that would require the Secretary of the Army to
establish a centralized security monitoring program for
installations and facilities of the Department of the Army. The
provision would also require the Secretary of the Army to
provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives that outlines the plans
of the Secretary to implement the centralized security
monitoring program.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of the Army to
provide a plan to establish centralized security monitoring
facilities that includes estimated costs to establish, operate,
and maintain these facilities. Further, it would require
commencement of the program not later than fiscal year 2027.
Sec. 112--Pilot program on the use of robotic targets to enhance the
lethality of the reserve components of the Army
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 111) that would
direct the Secretary of the Army to 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.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 113--Plan for additional kinetic effectors for low, slow, small
unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system of the Army
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 113) that would require the Secretary of the Army to
certify at least one additional interceptor and production
manufacturer for the U.S. Army's low, slow, small-unmanned
aircraft integrated defeat system.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of the Army to
develop and implement a plan for the procurement and fielding
of 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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 112) that would
limit the Secretary of the Army from procuring certain end
items containing energetic materials that are in production at
a Federal Government-owned production facility until the
Secretary provides a certification to the congressional defense
committees.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would strike the funding limitation and require
a report on the procurement of energetic materials from sources
outside the United States.
We note that the Department of the Army has been unable to
sustain the ammunition industrial base to any level of
certainty. Previous munitions budgeting variability led to
closures and consolidations of the ammunition industrial base
including the Base Realignment and Closure of prominent
ammunition production capabilities. Budgeting uncertainty
continues today. For example, the U.S. Army programmed to
produce 34,380 rounds of 155mm ammunition production in 2014.
Today, the U.S. Army is projecting a contractor and organic
industrial base to produce a purported 1.2 million rounds of
155mm ammunition by early next year. We note that 1.2 million
rounds is a laudable goal that greatly exceeds Army acquisition
objectives and is being principally developed to support
rearming our allies and partners.
Additionally, we note that the U.S. Army has used the
Ukrainian supplemental appropriations to expand contractor
operations by direct investment into contractor facilities. We
believe that this contractor direct investment was necessary
because of the aforementioned budgeting variability and the
inability of industry to rely on any level of sustained U.S.
Army ammunition investment. Finally, we believe that ammunition
production levels may return to previous de minimis level that
will cause the industrial base to again contract. We are
disturbed that the U.S. Army is unable to articulate the
maximum production capacity of the organic industrial base and
believe that maximum organic industrial base capacity should be
obtained before additional contractor sources are developed. We
believe that the organic industrial base needs to be
prioritized to ensure long-term capability is maintained. We
support the retention of ammunition organic industrial base so
that when the inevitable reduction of ammunition production is
programmed, a core organic industrial base can be retained for
future mobilization.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 121--Modifications to procurement authorities for certain
amphibious shipbuilding programs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 132) that would
provide flexibility for procurement authorities for certain
amphibious shipbuilding programs.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 130A).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would clarify the authorization to enter into
economic order quantity contracts provided in section 129 of
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) and allow the Navy to use
advance procurement authority across the two ship programs.
Sec. 122--Modification of requirement to incorporate advanced
degaussing systems into Arleigh Burke class destroyers
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 127) that would delay the required implementation of an
advanced degaussing system in the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
from fiscal year 2025 until fiscal year 2028 in order to have
this design change match the beginning of the next destroyer
multiyear contract.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
We also expect the Navy to exercise due diligence in
resolving problems that have arisen in installing an advanced
degaussing system on the San Antonio-class amphibious transport
dock.
Sec. 123--Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy
port waterborne security barriers
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 121) that would amend section 130 (a) of the John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232) by extending the prohibition on the use of
funds for waterborne security barriers through fiscal year
2025.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 124--Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain
aircraft carriers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 131) that would
modify the annual report on cost targets for aircraft carriers
to include additional cost data fidelity and subsequent Ford-
class aircraft carriers.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 125--Designation of official responsible for autonomous surface
and underwater dual-modality vehicles
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 135) that would
require the Secretary of the Navy to designate an official who
is responsible for autonomous surface and underwater dual-
modality vehicles.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 126--Multiyear procurement authority for CH-53K aircraft and T408
engines
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 133) that would
provide the Secretary of the Navy with multiyear procurement
authority for CH-53K aircraft and T408 engines.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 126) that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to
enter into a block buy contract for CH-53K aircraft and
multiyear procurement authority for T408 engines.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 127--Recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy
Reserve
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 134) that would
require the Secretary of the Navy to assign only to the Navy
Reserve all F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft procured using
funds appropriated for the Navy for fiscal year 2022 or fiscal
year 2023.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require that: (1) Eight F/A-18E/F Super
Hornet aircraft from the fiscal year 2023 procurement go to
U.S. Navy Reserve; (2) The Secretary of the Navy develop a cost
estimate for establishing any of the existing U.S. Navy Reserve
fighter squadrons tactically deployable to meet geographical
combatant commander operational requirements; and (3) Remove
the mandate for establishing a tactically deployable U.S. Navy
Reserve F/A-18E/F squadron until the cost estimate is submitted
and assessed by Congress.
Sec. 128--Limitation on the construction of the Landing Ship Medium
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 136) that would
prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds authorized to
be appropriated by this Act for the procurement of the Medium
Landing Ship (LSM) until the Secretary of the Navy certifies
that the LSM design is not based on more than 35 percent
military specifications. It would also require the Secretary of
the Navy to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees detailing the differences in cost and construction
schedules between a ship design based on military
specifications and a design that uses commercial standards and
elements.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 123) that would prohibit the Secretary of the
Navy from awarding a contract for the LSM program, including
construction of the lead ship, until basic and functional
design are certified to be complete.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would provide that: (1) This design completion
restriction would not apply to a commercial or non-
developmental design for an LSM; and (2) The Navy Service
Acquisition Executive could waive the requirements for full and
open competition for the lead ship of the LSM program if the
design of the LSM were commercial or non-developmental.
Sec. 129--Limitation on availability of funds for Constellation-class
frigate program pending certification on basic and functional
design
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 122) that would prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from
obligating or expending any funds authorized for fiscal year
2025 for the construction of a Constellation-class frigate
until the Secretary of Defense certifies that 95 percent of
functional design drawings have been approved by the designated
technical authority. The provision would also require the
Comptroller General of the United States to assess the
Secretary of Defense's compliance with the requirements and
evaluate the completeness of functional design.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with minor
technical amendments.
Sec. 130--Limitation on structural improvements and electrical power
upgrades for AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 137) that would
require the Navy to conduct all structural improvement and
electrical power upgrades for AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom
helicopters at the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) until
the Secretary of the Navy certifies that the plan for carrying
out the upgrades elsewhere would result in: (1) Greater
performance; (2) Improved on-board electrical capacity; (3)
Improved and expanded weapons interfaces; and (4) Improved ease
of maintenance.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment to require that the Secretary certify that an
alternate source for the upgrades provide matching or improved
performance compared to the OEM.
Sec. 131--Annual report on surface ship suppliers
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 125) that would require the Secretary of the Navy to
submit an annual report to the congressional defense committees
analyzing suppliers of surface ship components.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 141--Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement
relating to RQ-4 aircraft
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 137) that would extend the sunset date for section 9062
of title 10, United States Code, regarding RQ-4 aircraft by 1
year until the end of fiscal year 2029.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 142--Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force
structure
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 136) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to
provide an annual report reflecting a 10-year plan for Air
Force fighter aircraft force structure, recapitalization,
training, and sustainment of the active and reserve components
of the Air Force.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 143--Modifications to inventory requirements for certain aircraft
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 152) that would
reduce the number of fighter aircraft that the Air Force would
be required to maintain from 1,145 aircraft to a level of 1,106
aircraft. This reduction would account for the planned
retirement of 39 primary mission aircraft inventory (PMAI) A-10
aircraft.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 138) that would authorize the Air Force to
retire a portion of the current fighter aircraft inventory. The
provision would approve the Air Force request to retire the
following aircraft: (1) 56 total aircraft inventory (TAI) A-
10s; (2) 65 TAI F-15C/Ds; and (3) 11 TAI F-16C/Ds. The
provision would not allow the Air Force to divest 26 F-15E or
32 F-22 aircraft.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would include authority to reduce 36 PMAI F-
15Cs, and 3 PMAI F-16s. Force structure for the F-15E fleet is
addressed elsewhere in the Act.
Sec. 144--Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to inventory
of E-3 airborne warning and control system aircraft
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 131) that would require the U.S. Air Force to maintain 16
E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft until
the E-3 AWACS can be replaced by E-7 Wedgetail aircraft, or
until the retirement of the E-3 AWACS would create no lapse in
U.S. Air Force capabilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 145--Extension of requirements relating to C-130 aircraft
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 153) that would
require the Air Force to maintain the C-130 total aircraft
inventory at 271 aircraft, with a sunset date of October 1,
2025. It would also extend the prohibition on reducing the C-
130 inventory in the Air National Guard through fiscal year
2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 146--Management of temporary relocation of B-1 bomber aircraft and
personnel
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 132) that would amend section 133 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), as
amended by section 136 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), to require the
Secretary of the Air Force to actively manage the existing B-1
bomber force structure as the fleet transitions to the B-21
bomber.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 147--Consolidation of authorities relating to Air Force landing
gear
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 157) that would
require the U.S. Air Force to consolidate supply chain
management, item management, and delegated engineering
authorities of landing gear systems for certain aircraft under
the Air Force Sustainment Center.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 148--Recapitalization of air refueling tanker aircraft of the
reserve components of the Air Force
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 156) that would
require the Secretary of the Air Force to replace current Air
National Guard and Air Force Reserve air refueling aircraft
with an air refueling aircraft that has capabilities equivalent
to or exceeding the capabilities of the aircraft being
replaced.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would: (1) Require the Secretary of the Air
Force to replace reserve component KC-135 aircraft on a one-
for-one basis; (2) Prevent the Secretary from moving KC-135
aircraft from another reserve component unit for the purposes
of satisfying this one-for-one replacement requirement; (3)
Prevent the Secretary from reducing the air refueling tanker
inventory of the Air Reserve Components below the force
structure level identified in the fiscal year 2025 budget
request; and (4) In the event a reserve component unit is
assigned a greater number of KC-135s than are to be replaced by
KC-46 aircraft, require that any such aircraft remain within
the reserve components for redistribution.
Sec. 149--Prohibition on reduction of KC-135 aircraft in PMAI of the
reserve components
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 151) that would:
(1) Raise the number of air refueling aircraft required to be
maintained by the Air Force from 466 to 474; and (2) Prevent
the Air Force from reducing the number of primary mission
aircraft inventory KC-135 aircraft in the Air Force Guard and
Reserve.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would exclude raising the required number of air
refueling aircraft.
Sec. 150--Prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft and requirement
to conduct fighter aircraft capabilities and requirements study
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 154) that would
prohibit the retirement of any F-15E tactical fighter aircraft,
with certain exceptions, until the Secretary of Defense submits
a fighter aircraft capability and requirements study that
estimates the number of Air Force fighter aircraft needed to
meet the requirements of geographical combatant commanders.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would include a prohibition on retirement of F-
15 aircraft through fiscal year 2027.
Sec. 151--Notification of delays in delivery of MH-139 aircraft
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 158) that would
require the Secretary of the Air Force to notify the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives of any delay in delivery of MH-139 aircraft
within 30 days of becoming aware of such delay.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 152--Plan and requirements for fielding air base air defense sites
at Air Force installations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1055) that would
require the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a plan to
support fielding of air base air defense sites at Air Force
installations. This section would further require the Secretary
to ensure that no fewer than four sites are fielded by
September 30, 2027.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 135).
The agreement includes the House provision, amended to
require: (1) The Secretary consult with U.S. Northern Command;
and (2) That two of the four air base air defense locations be
located in the United States.
Sec. 153--Plan for establishment and maintenance of F-16 simulators at
Air National Guard training centers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 159) that would
require the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with
the Director of the Air National Guard, to develop and
implement a plan to fully fund the establishment and
maintenance of F-16 simulators at training centers of the Air
National Guard.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would remove the mandate to implement the plan
and require the Secretary and the Air National Guard to provide
a cost estimate of a plan to establish F-16 simulators at
various locations. We also expect the Secretary of the Air
Force and the Director of the Air National Guard to promptly
develop and implement a plan that determines the funding
required to permanently install required aircraft arresting
gear equipment to support operational requirements at the
various basing locations transitioning to the F-16 tactical-
fighter aircraft.
Sec. 154--Plan for sustainment and recapitalization of Air National
Guard fighter fleet
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 134) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to
develop a plan for modernizing all 25 fighter aircraft
squadrons in the Air National Guard.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary to include: (1) The
overall impact on operational considerations and budgets on the
ability of the total force to field fighter forces; and (2) The
timetable and estimated costs of implementing such a plan.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 171) that would
amend section 161 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
expand coverage to include new parts in the consideration of
acquiring spares for use in commercial derivative aircraft and
engines and aircraft based on commercially designed aircraft.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 162--Measures to increase supply chain resiliency for small
unmanned aerial systems
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 223) that would
require the Department of Defense to dismantle and identify the
origin of components of a Da Jiang Innovations drone. It also
contained a provision (sec. 178) that would require the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to conduct
a study to identify sources of secure parts for unmanned
aircraft systems.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 871) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, the Undersecretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering, and the Secretaries of the military
departments, to submit a strategy to develop a secure domestic
and allied supply chain of critical components for small
uncrewed aerial systems.
The agreement includes the House provision (sec. 223) that
includes an amendment that would require the Department of
Defense to develop an integrated set of measures to identify
risks in the small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) supply chain
and increase resiliency of such sUAS supply chain from domestic
and allied sources. These measures would include a requirement
for disassembly and analysis of commercially available foreign
drone aircraft; development of supply chain framework
(including a determination of whether any foreign companies
should be added to the list pursuant to 1260H of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) as a result of this analysis);
and development of a resilient supply chain strategy for
sourcing of critical components.
Sec. 163--Policy on qualifications of contractors for into-plane fuel
deliveries for heavy-lift aircraft
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 172) that would
require the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to develop
and implement a policy that establishes factors for determining
the qualifications of fixed-based operators bidding on
contracts to provide into-plane fuel deliveries for heavy-lift
aircraft at airports with sufficient weight-bearing capacity.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 164--Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting
related to foreign-made light detection and ranging technology
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 173) that would
prohibit the Department of Defense from purchasing or operating
covered light detection and ranging technology that was
manufactured by the People's Republic of China or another
covered foreign entity.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 883) that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
operating or entering into contracts for procurement of light
detection and ranging technology from covered foreign
countries.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 165--Limitation on procurement of F-35 aircraft pending
certification on improvements and correction of deficiencies
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 174) that would
permit the Secretary of Defense to accept delivery of only 48
of 58 F-35 aircraft authorized for procurement during fiscal
year 2025 until the Secretary submits to the congressional
defense committees certain corrective action plans and
acquisition strategies that will improve research, development,
testing, evaluation, production and sustainment issues and
deficiencies identified across multiple areas within the F-35
program enterprise. The provision would also require the
Secretary of Defense to provide annual updates, for 5
consecutive years beginning on April 1, 2025, for all
corrective actions and plans implemented by the Secretary.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 133) that would amend section 226 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31) to require more information on the plans of the
Department of Defense to upgrade the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
propulsion and thermal management systems.
The agreement includes the House provision with minor
technical changes.
We understand that the F-35 prime contractor has committed
to investing $350.0 million of its own resources to improve
program execution and increase efficiencies with development,
testing, and fielding of new hardware and software
capabilities. This, in part, is to address shortages that the
prime contractor faces within the program's enterprise. We
encourage other major subcontractors participating in the
program to also consider investing internal financial resources
into the program to enable more efficiencies and greater
productivity to accelerate the development, testing, and
fielding of new and more advanced capabilities that are
required to counter existing and future threats from
adversaries.
Sec. 166--Assessments of inventory requirements for air-to-air missiles
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 175) that would
require the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the
Navy, in coordination with the commanders of certain
geographical combatant commands, to jointly conduct an
assessment of the sufficiency of established inventory
requirements for air-to-air missiles within the Armed Forces
under the jurisdiction of each service Secretary. This section
would also require the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct a
cost-benefit and technical risk assessment of developing and
procuring an extended range AIM-120D missile to augment the
existing inventories.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 143) that would require an assessment of
inventories of air-to-air missile. It would require the
Secretaries to 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.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would add a requirement to submit an
unclassified report, which may include a classified annex, to
the congressional defense committees not later than April 1,
2025.
Sec. 167--Plan for signals intelligence capabilities of armed overwatch
aircraft
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 142) that would require the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and
the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, to submit a
plan for integrating signals intelligence capabilities on
fielded armed overwatch aircraft.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Report on Black Hawk helicopter program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 113) that would
direct the Secretary of the Army, not later than 30 days after
the date on which the budget of the President for fiscal year
2026 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title
31, United States Code, to submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on Modernization of the Black Hawk
helicopter program of the Army.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct that, not later than 30 days after the date on
which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026 is
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on Modernization
of the Black Hawk helicopter program of the Army. The report
shall include:
(1) Identification of the program elements and level of
funding requested for the Black Hawk Modernization program for
the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 set forth
separately by fiscal year and appropriations account;
(2) Requirements for the program that are sufficient to
ensure the Black Hawk helicopters of the Army are
systematically modernized to address obsolescence, improve
performance, and provide capabilities that ensure relevance in
the joint all domain operational environment; and
(3) A program acquisition strategy for Black Hawk
Modernization.
Plan for providing certain aircraft to the Army National Guard
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 114) that would
require the Secretary of the Army to submit a plan for
providing certain aircraft to the Army National Guard.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Army to submit a plan, not
later than March 31, 2025, to congressional defense committees
for providing the following aircraft to relevant aviation units
of the Army National Guard in a manner that is consistent with
provision of the same air frames with Active-Duty aviation
units and operational requirements. The aircraft described in
this subsection are the following:
(1) AH-64E aircraft;
(2) MQ-1C M25 aircraft;
(3) CH-47 aircraft;
(4) UH-60M aircraft; and
(5) Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
Development of requirement for shipping container production facility
at domestic Army installation
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 115) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to develop a requirement for
the establishment of a shipping container production facility
within the United States at an Army installation found to meet
feasibility and readiness goals.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the importance of having a secure source of supply
for shipping containers in order to meet the deployment and
sustainment requirements of the Department of Defense.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to provide
a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives on the feasibility and
advisability of developing a requirement for the establishment
of a shipping container production facility within the United
States.
Sense of Congress on aircraft carrier procurement
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 138) that would
recommend that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
the Navy optimize aircraft carrier acquisition strategies to
balance operational, taxpayer, and industrial interests, revise
the Ford-class strategy to align with key analyses and national
security goals, and ensure CVN-82 procurement by fiscal year
2028.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 130).
The agreement does not include either provision.
We agree that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
the Navy should follow direction in the House and Senate bills.
Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report on plan for
long-term Air Force fighter force structure
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 155) that would
prohibit the obligation or expenditure of more than 75 percent
of travel funds of the Secretary of the Air Force during fiscal
year 2025 until the Secretary submits to the congressional
defense committees the delinquent report required by section
148(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We are aware that the Air Force had completed the report
required by section 148(c) earlier this year, but chose not to
release the report in sufficient time to inform the
congressional budget process. In order to ensure Congress can
conduct thorough oversight of the Department of Defense, the
Air Force must be more transparent with the congressional
defense committees and must meet reporting deadlines as
directed by existing law.
Funding for C-130 modular airborne firefighting system
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 160) that would
provide an additional $20.0 million for the Modular Airborne
Firefighting System, offset by a similar reduction from the VC-
25B system development and demonstration program.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
The specific authorization of appropriations amounts can be
found in the funding tables.
Requirement for minimum number of air logistics complexes
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 161) that would
require the Secretary of the Air Force to continuously operate
not less than three air logistics complexes.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the three public Air Force logistics centers
play a critical role in support of our national defense by
ensuring the readiness and sustainability of the Air Force. The
three public logistics centers provide comprehensive
maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for a wide range of
aircraft, munitions, and weapon systems, ensuring that these
assets remain operational and effective. The strategic location
and specialized expertise of each of the three public logistics
centers enable the Air Force to respond to emerging threats,
strengthen our national defense, and ensure that the Air Force
maintains air superiority in an evolving global environment.
Modification to multiyear procurement authority for certain critical
minerals
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 176) that would
modify the multiyear procurement authority for certain critical
minerals.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the existing authority of section 152 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31) that provides the Department of Defense with the
authority for multiyear procurement of domestically processed
critical minerals. We continue to work with the Department of
Defense on the utility and feasibility of rare earth recycling
and note that the House report accompanying this Act included a
briefing requirement on the export of end-of-life equipment
containing rare earth elements outside the United States.
Sense of Congress on domestic procurement of defense articles for AUKUS
partnership
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 177) that would
express the sense of Congress regarding domestic procurement of
defense articles for the Australia-United Kingdom-United States
partnership.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Australia-United Kingdom-United States
partnership, known as AUKUS, is critical for establishing a
strong and integrated web of defense cooperation in the Indo-
Pacific region. We recognize that researching, producing, and
procuring defense articles for the AUKUS partnership from
within the United States has the potential to enhance domestic
defense production capabilities and make for stronger and more
resilient allied supply chains. We encourage the Secretary of
Defense to continue to promote and encourage domestic
manufacturing, supply chains, and research for defense articles
that are intended for use by members of the AUKUS partnership,
and promote opportunities to integrate partner and domestic
capabilities to the extent practicable.
Strategy for Army active protection systems
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 112) that would direct the Secretary of the Army to
submit a strategy to the congressional defense committees, not
later than September 30, 2025, for the testing, procurement,
integration, and fielding of active protection systems on Army ground
combat vehicles.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Army, not later than
September 30, 2025, to submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the testing, procurement, integration,
and fielding of vehicle protection systems on Army ground
combat vehicles.
The report shall include:
(1) The status of all vehicle protection systems previously
considered, tested, integrated, or procured by the Army;
(2) The status of any Army projects to develop its own
vehicle protection system, including an explanation for the
Army's decision to compete with commercial alternatives;
(3) The Army's plan to solicit bids for its modular vehicle
base kit;
(4) A plan to conduct operational testing of all vehicle
protection systems, including any system being developed by the
Army, which shall assess:
(a) a shot by each system under the same conditions;
(b) multishot capability;
(c) collateral damage;
(d) damage to witness plates or vehicles;
(e) ability to defeat threats of concern to the Army,
including:
(i) full top attack threats;
(ii) kinetic energy rounds;
(iii) unmanned aerial systems, by class; and
(iv) fuzed missiles;
(f) ability to upgrade each system to address future
threats;
(g) weight and power draw of each system; and
(h) such other matters as the Secretary determines
relevant.
(5) A strategy for the Army to integrate, test, and achieve
a program of record for active vehicle protection systems on
current and future combat vehicle fleets. In developing the
strategy, the Secretary of the Army shall consider the
following objectives and factors:
(a) the risks incurred by the Army in its current active
vehicle protection system posture of limited integration onto
ground vehicle fleets;
(b) lessons learned from active vehicle protection systems
in ongoing armed conflicts;
(c) the capabilities of active vehicle protection systems
from foreign or domestic entities;
(d) the acquisition and lifecycle costs of each active
vehicle protection system identified in section (1) of the
report; and
(e) the Army's plan for modularity, including the ability
to use the same active vehicle protection system across
multiple platforms.
Authority for the procurement, leasing, or chartering of a medium-sized
landing ship
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 124) that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to
enter into a contract or other agreement for the procurement,
leasing, or chartering of a commercial or non-developmental
ship that meets core U.S. Marine Corps requirements for
operational sealift and landing troops, equipment, and supplies
to a beach.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Title II--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
BUDGET ITEMS
Stryker Family of Vehicles
We recognize that the Army's eight Stryker Brigade Combat
Teams (SBCT) continue to demonstrate their indispensable value
in helping the service meet its global commitments. Current
Army platform modernization efforts invest in fielding cutting-
edge capabilities for combat vehicles in the Infantry and
Armored Brigade Combat Teams but do not support platform
modernization for SBCTs. We are interested in understanding the
Army's long-term investment and modernization strategy as it
relates to future SBCT force structure; Stryker vehicle
upgrades; elimination of flat bottom hull variants and
formations; and other capabilities that Stryker vehicles could
host, such as Electromagnetic Warfare (EW), Short Range Air
Defense (SHORAD)/Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS), and
mission command systems across the Army. Therefore, we direct
the Secretary of the Army to provide a report on the Army's
long-term Stryker investment plan to the congressional defense
committees not later than March 31, 2025.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 201--Authorization of appropriations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 201) that would
authorize appropriations for research, development, test, and
evaluation at the levels identified in section 4201 of division
D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 201).
The agreement includes this provision.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 211--Modification of certain requirements relating to the Joint
Energetics Transition Office
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 211) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a budget line for
the Joint Energetics Transition Office and establish a course
of instruction for the development of energetic materials and
ensuring the safety of explosives.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would clarify the budget and funding
requirements of the Joint Energetics Transition Office.
Sec. 212--Modification to annual report on unfunded priorities of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 212) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to coordinate with the
Secretaries of the military departments on military
construction projects to be submitted as unfunded priorities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would clarify projects must reach at least 35
percent design complete to be viable.
Sec. 213--Modification to defense laboratory education partnerships
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 213) that would
amend section 2194(b) of title 10, United States Code, to
permit defense laboratories to provide direct financial
assistance for educational partnership agreements.
The Senate committee-reported contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 214--Extension of Global Research Watch Program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 212) that would amend section 4066 of title 10, United
States Code, to extend the Global Research Watch program from
2025 to 2035.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 215--Expansion of authority for technology protection features
activities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 216) that would amend section 4067 of title 10, United
States Code, to expand the authority of the Department of
Defense to conduct exportability planning activities to
strengthen ally and partner military capability, and improve
coalition interoperability.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 216--Modification to personnel management authority to attract
experts in science, engineering, and certain other disciplines
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 215) that would
improve the ability of the Defense Innovation Unit, Strategic
Capabilities Office, Office of Strategic Capital, and the Space
Development Agency to attract and more rapidly hire new types
of staff.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
We note that the Department of Defense has several direct
hire and other personnel management authorities which support
the tailored needs of the Department in attracting and
retaining personnel in specialized and highly skilled areas. We
also understand the challenges of managing those authorities,
and coordinating with the Office of Personnel Management to
utilize the full range of existing authorities when possible.
Therefore, we direct the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness to provide a briefing to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on the processes
and challenges in managing these direct hiring authorities and
coordinating with the Office of Personnel Management.
Sec. 217--Codification of the Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 217) that would amend subchapter III of chapter 303 of
title 10, United States Code, to make permanent the authority
for the Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program that was
established in section 211 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 218--Modification to consortium on use of additive manufacturing
for defense capability development
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 216) that would
amend section 223 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) and require the additive
manufacturing consortium to develop systems to support certain
capabilities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision. The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would clarify that the Department of Defense
should utilize the consortium on additive manufacturing to
develop a process for the certification of new advanced
manufacturing materials and processes for flight critical
parts.
Sec. 219--Modification to continuous capability development and
delivery program for F-35 aircraft
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 217) that would
amend section 225(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) to require the
Secretary of Defense to procure at least nine new developmental
testing aircraft from any production lot of aircraft beginning
with Lot 18 or later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 5141).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 220--Modifications to test program for engineering plant of DDG(X)
destroyer vessels
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 214) that would amend section 221 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) by
requiring the full-scale testing of a minimum of two electric
propulsion motor technologies.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision, amended to
include a requirement that the systems tested must demonstrated
a minimum of 40 megawatts of reserve power.
We also direct the Secretary of the Navy to produce a
comprehensive report identifying the sustainment and life cycle
cost of the two electric propulsion motor technologies tested
and submit said report to the congressional defense committees
by March 1, 2025.
Sec. 221--Improvements relating to defining, identifying, and planning
the artificial intelligence workforce of the Department of
Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 231) that would require the Secretary of Defense, not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, to fully define and identify the Department of Defense
artificial intelligence workforce, in coordination with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, and the
Chief Information Officer.
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 248) that would
require a report on artificial intelligence workforce of the
Department of Defense not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 222--Modification to artificial intelligence education strategy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 247) that would
amend section 256 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) by adding an additional
requirement to the artificial intelligence education program
concerning education of the force on artificial intelligence
(AI).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Chief Digital and Artificial
intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense to develop
distance education courses on AI available to the force within
180 days of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 223--Modification of CVN-73 to support fielding of MQ-25 unmanned
aerial vehicle
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 218) that would
modify the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for the modification
of CVN-73 to support fielding of the MQ-25.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 224--Modification to innovators information repository in the
Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 228) that would
modify section 220 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) by
requiring the head of the Defense Technical Information Center
to update the innovators information repository with some new
data elements.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 225--Duties of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
Governing Council relating to artificial intelligence models
and advanced artificial intelligence technologies
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 242) that would expand the duties of the Chief Digital
and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 226--Ensuring compliance with Department of Defense policy when
awarding research grants
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 211) that would amend section 1286 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232) to require Department of Defense (DOD) components
to conduct periodic examinations of research awards made to
institutions of higher education in order to ensure compliance
with current DOD research security policy.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 227--Extension and modification of Directed Energy Working Group
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 246) that would amend section 219(d) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) to extend the Directed Energy Working Group by 5 years.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment that would add additional program cost
details to the reoccurring briefing requirement.
Sec. 228--National Defense Economic Competition Research Council
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 239) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish and charter a council to identify, evaluate, and
coordinate research efforts relating to economic competition
activities that undermine the defense strategy of the United
States and its partners and allies, and require that the
council regularly solicit input from the Joint Staff and
combatant commands on needs, problem statements, or other
topics relating to research on economic competition activities
to support their respective areas of responsibility.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 229--Agility Prime Transition Working Group
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 219) that would
establish a working group to assist in the transition of hybrid
and electric vertical take-off and landing technologies
developed under the Air Force's Agility Prime program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 230--Authority for temporary assignment of employees of the Office
of Strategic Capital to certain private-sector organizations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 221) that would
allow the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of
Office of Strategic Capital, to carry out a program under which
Director arranges for the temporary assignment of an employee
of the Office to a qualifying private-sector organization.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 231--Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 243) that would require the Director of the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency to establish a Quantum
Scaling Initiative to rapidly expand and support the
development of fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing
capability available to the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 232--Expansion of participation in the Digital On-Demand Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 230) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to take steps necessary to
expand participation in the Digital On-Demand program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 233--Management and utilization of digital data to enhance
maintenance activities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 245) that would require 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, to develop and implement policies to manage and
utilize data derived from digital data systems for aircraft,
ships, and ground vehicles in support of maintenance activity.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 234--Electromagnetic spectrum demonstration program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 235) that would require the Chief Information Officer of
the Department of Defense to test wideband adaptive signal
processing for simultaneous transmission and reception of
signals on the same electromagnetic spectrum frequency band.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
We believe that Department of Defense access to the
electromagnetic spectrum remains vital to national security and
homeland defense; and that such interests should frame
considerations regarding increasing demand for civilian access
to electromagnetic spectrum bands reserved for national
security.
We believe that wideband adaptive signal processing shows
promise as part of a broader suite of dynamic spectrum sharing
(DSS) technologies. We note that the National Spectrum Strategy
(NSS) Implementation Plan promotes demonstration of advanced
DSS technologies and techniques. We also note strong
congressional support for such a demonstration: most recently
in the House report accompanying H.R. 2760 (H. Rept. 118-125)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
We believe that the rapid and thorough conduct of such a
demonstration is essential, not just to show the feasibility of
additionalspectrum access for civilian spectrum users without
compromising Department of Defense and intelligence community missions
and capabilities, but also to demonstrate the Department of Defense's
good-faith and collaboration with industry, academia, and other Federal
departments and agencies.
We emphasize the Department of Defense memorandum titled
``Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Demonstration,'' dated September 18,
2024, and support the rapid pace of directed activities. We are
aware that the conduct of DSS demonstration requires sustained
effort across fiscal years and Department of Defense
organizations. Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense,
not later than March 1, 2025, to provide a briefing to the
Armed Services Committees of the House of Representatives and
the Senate on the plan required in the memorandum for
developmental prototyping, experimentation, and testing
activities related to a DSS demonstration, including
anticipated funding requirements for fiscal year 2025 and the
future years defense program.
Sec. 235--Competitive demonstration of automated target recognition
algorithms
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 213) that would require the Chief Digital and Artificial
Intelligence Officer (CDAO) of the Department of Defense to
incorporate into a global information dominance experiment a
competitive demonstration of at least two different automated
target recognition (ATR) algorithms to determine the most
suitable source of development.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment that would require the development of a
venue and processes, including a specified set of baseline
scenarios, for comparative testing of automated target
recognition algorithms to determine mission performance.
We direct the Deputy Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees, not later
than February 1, 2025, on the share of resources contributed by
relevant offices, including DIU, CDAO, and the military
services, to implementation of this section.
Furthermore, we direct the CDAO to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees, not later than December 20,
2025, on the development of ATR algorithms across the
Department of Defense, including a review of implementation of
this section and a status report on the development of approved
information technology infrastructure to allow the sharing,
training, and use of models.
Sec. 236--Pilot program on development of near-term use cases and
demonstration of artificial intelligence toward biotechnology
applications for national security
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 241) that would
require the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, in coordination with the Chief Digital and
Artificial Intelligence Officer, to develop a plan for the
establishment of a secure computing and data storage
environment to facilitate the testing of artificial
intelligence (AI) models trained on biological data and the
development and testing of products generated by such models.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 236) that would require the Secretary of
Defense to establish a pilot program focused on the development
of near-term use cases and demonstrations of AI toward
biotechnology applications for national security.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 237--Pilot program on use of artificial intelligence for certain
workflow and operations tasks
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 241) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, the Secretary of the Army,
Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force, not
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and
advisability of using artificial intelligence-enabled software
to optimize the workflow operations for (1) depots, shipyards,
or other manufacturing facilities; and (2) contract
administration for the Department, including the adjudication
and review of contracts managed by the Defense Contract
Management Agency.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 238--Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research
collaboration with certain academic institutions
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 225, 226, and
1316) that would prohibit institutions of higher education that
conduct research funded by the Department of Defense (DOD) from
entering into agreements with covered nations or foreign
entities of concern; prohibit funds from being appropriated to
any institution of higher education which conducts fundamental
research with countries of concern; and require the Secretary
of Defense to provide a report on the feasibility and effects
of implementing a prohibition on DOD funds for any individual
or institution located in a country of concern.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 218).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
Sec. 241--Incorporating human readiness levels into research,
development, test, and evaluation activities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 244) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
initiate a review of the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Standard
400-2021 to determine whether any materials from this standard
can and should be incorporated or referenced in Department of
Defense (DOD) procedures and guidance material in order to
enhance safety in relation to human factors. The provision
would also require the Secretary to conduct preliminary mapping
of the current human readiness levels of DOD, based on the ANSI
and HFES Standard 400-2021, and how these levels align with the
current technology readiness levels of major development and
acquisition programs, as defined in section 4201 of title 10,
United States Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 242--Biotechnology roadmap
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 243) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to develop a biotechnology
roadmap to guide efforts of the Department of Defense relating
to biotechnology.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 237).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 243--Plan to advance interests of Department of Defense in matters
relating to electromagnetic spectrum in international fora
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 232) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
develop and implement a 5-year plan for advancing Department of
Defense interests in matters relating to the electromagnetic
spectrum in international engagements or fora.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 244--Strategic plan for quantum information science technologies
within the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 220) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategic plan to
guide the development and maturation of quantum information
sciences (QIS) technologies within the Department of Defense
and military services and require the Secretary to establish a
center of excellence for quantum computing at an existing
military service laboratory.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
We are aware of QIS research and development underway
across the military service research laboratories and believe
this work will be critical to maintaining United States
leadership in this emerging technology area. For example,
ongoing QIS work taking place at Air Force Research Laboratory
(AFRL) Rome is making strides in advancing the technology
readiness level of QIS technologies and developing the
requisite technical workforce needed for the United States to
lead in QIS. We encourage AFRL and the other service research
laboratories to continue these efforts.
Sec. 245--Defense Science Board study on long-term operations and
availability of Kwajalein Atoll as a Major Range and Test
Facility Base
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 240) that would require the Defense Science Board to
assess the feasibility and advisability of designating the
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site and United
States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as facilities and
resources comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with technical
and conforming amendments.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Funding for National Defense Education Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 202) that would
increase, by $5.0 million, the funding for the National Defense
Education Program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Authorization of specific funding amounts can be found in
the funding tables.
Use of partnership intermediaries to promote defense research and
education
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 214) that would
clarify the authorities for defense laboratories to enter into
partnership intermediary agreements.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Pilot program on establishment of a test and evaluation cell within the
Defense Innovation Unit
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 222) that would
establish a pilot program within the Defense Innovation Unit to
conduct test and evaluation.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has evolved greatly over
the last decade, but we believe continued maturation of the
organization requires a thoughtful approach for its long-term
test and evaluation strategy. We recognize the potential
challenges DIU may face in test and evaluation including access
to range time, adequate data collection, and evaluation tools,
as these challenges are pervasive across the test and
evaluation community. Because of the nature of its mission to
rapidly identify and field capabilities, there is also a
challenge inbalancing rapid fielding needs with the potential
to integrate into the broader, traditional test and evaluation
enterprise.
Therefore, we direct the Director of the DIU to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees not later than
June 1, 2025, detailing:
(1) DIU's current test and evaluation strategy, to include
planned efforts in coordination with the Director of the Test
Resource Management Center, the Director for Developmental
Test, Evaluation and Assessments, and the Director, Operational
Test and Evaluation;
(2) Any barriers or challenges to execution of these plans;
(3) DIU's plans for future test and evaluation activities,
including any anticipated spending and staffing estimates;
(4) DIU's planned use of digital ranges or other test
infrastructure for software or data systems;
(5) Best practices for test and evaluation for commercial
and non-traditional technologies;
(6) Any plans to leverage software solutions to better
maximize test data collection and post-test evaluation; and
(7) Any other information the Director deems relevant.
Program on limited objective experimentation in support of Air Force
operations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 224) that would
require the Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, to carry
out limited objective experimentation (LOE) in coordination
with a partnership intermediary.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We are aware of successful LOE activities ongoing at the
Air Force Research Laboratory, including through the Northeast
Multi-Domain Operations Alliance. We understand this alliance
has effectively brought together government and non-government
organizations to execute an experimentation initiative to
accelerate the development, demonstration, and fielding of
innovative capabilities to solve multi-domain operational
challenges. We encourage other elements of the Department of
Defense's innovation enterprise to leverage these existing
partnerships and collaborative regional ecosystems to further
develop, experiment, and integrate cross domain solutions
across the joint force.
Disclosure requirements for persons performing research or development
projects for the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 227) that would
amend section 4001 of title 10, United States Code, by adding a
new subsection on disclosure requirements.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Prohibition on availability of funds for canine and feline research
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 229) that would
prohibit the use of funds for conducting biomedical research or
testing using canines or felines.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Study and report on foreign capital disclosure requirements of certain
Department of Defense organizations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 242) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, to enter into a contract
or other agreement with a federally funded research and
development center to conduct an independent study on the
foreign capital disclosure requirements of organizations of the
Department of Defense that routinely engage with commercial
entities backed by private equity or venture capital funds.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the desirability of harmonizing capital disclosure
requirements across the Department, the Federal Government, and
allies and partners. We therefore direct the Secretary of
Defense to provide to the congressional defense committees by
July 15, 2025, a briefing on the foreign capital disclosure
requirements of organizations of the Department of Defense that
routinely engage with commercial entities backed by private
equity or venture capital funds. The briefing should include
the following:
(1) A comparison of current foreign capital disclosure
requirements used by organizations within the Department of
Defense that engage with commercial entities backed by private
equity or venture capital funds, including the Defense
Innovation Unit, National Security Innovation Capital, and
other such organizations within the Department and across the
services;
(2) A description of any business intelligence, due
diligence information, classified information, and other
information sources available to such organizations to assist
the organizations in formulating and executing foreign capital
disclosure requirements;
(3) A description of the extent to which such foreign
capital disclosure requirements are shared with commercial
entities;
(4) A description of best practices for foreign capital
disclosure requirements across the Department of Defense,
including best practices for flexibly implementing such
requirements;
(5) An assessment of the feasibility of harmonizing the
best practices as described above across the Department of
Defense in a responsive manner;
(6) A description of relevant foreign capital disclosure
requirements that are used elsewhere within the Federal
Government and by relevant international allies, partners, and
organizations;
(7) A description of such other factors as may be relevant
to inform the implementation of coordinated, effective foreign
capital disclosure requirements across the Department of
Defense and international allies and partners; and
(8) Such other information as the Secretary deems
appropriate.
Authority for Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement for an
assessment of biotechnology capabilities of adversaries of the
United States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 244) that would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement
with a federally funded research and development center to
conduct an assessment related to biotechnology.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes the
findings and recommendations of a federally funded research and
development center assessment related to biotechnology not
later than June 15, 2025. Such report shall include--
(1) A literature review of scientific topics related to
biotechnology of military interest;
(2) An evaluation of the scientific capabilities of
potential adversaries of the United States, such as the
People's Republic of China, Iran, and the Russian Federation,
related to biotechnology;
(3) A review of the current gaps and future scientific and
technological needs for adversaries of the United States to be
successful with respect to biotechnology capabilities; and
(4) Recommendations with respect to useful indications of
any advancement of such adversaries regarding such
capabilities.
Such report shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
contain a classified annex.
Due to the need to inform elements of the Department
broadly on the needs and gaps in this technology space, we also
urge the Secretary to ensure the assessment underlying the
report is transmitted to other relevant offices of the
Department of Defense, including the offices of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence and Security, and the Office of Net
Assessment.
Sense of Congress on research and development of solid rocket motor
mixing technology and the missile industrial base
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 245) that would
establish a sense of Congress on the research and development
of solid rocket motor mixing technologies.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We are aware of new and efficient solid rocket motor mixing
technologies that could augment existing domestic production
capabilities for solid rocket motors and assist in increasing
the production of tactical missiles. We encourage the
Department of Defense to pursue research and development of
these advanced propellant mixing technologies for solid rocket
motor propulsion systems.
Funding for demonstration of high-pressure waterjet cut and capture
system to demilitarize underwater munitions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 246) that would
increase by $5.0 million in PE 63779A for the demonstration of
high-pressure waterjet cut and capture system to demilitarize
underwater munitions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Increase in funding for high-hypersonic detonation propulsion research
and technology
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 249) that would
increase, by $5.0 million, the funding for high-hypersonic
detonation propulsion research and technology.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Authorization of specific funding amounts can be found in
the funding tables.
Increase in funding for adaptive and intelligent adversary-threat
models
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 250) that would
increase, by $5.0 million, the funding for adaptive and
intelligent adversary-threat models.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Authorization of specific funding amounts can be found in
the funding tables.
Funding for surface and shallow water mine counter-measures
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 251) that would
provide an additional $9.0 million for surface and shallow
water mine countermeasures, offset by a similar reduction from
the Chalk Coral program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
The specific authorization of appropriations amounts can be
found in the funding tables.
Report on potential inclusion of Israel in the national technology and
industrial base
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 252) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to assess the feasibility and
advisability of including Israel in the national technology and
industrial base.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than September 30, 2025, on the
feasibility and advisability of including Israel in the
national technology and industrial base (NTIB). The briefing
shall include but not be limited to: (1) A detailed assessment
of the potential benefits or consequences of including Israel
in the NTIB; (2) Any relevant security information that would
create obstacles to expand NTIB; (3) Any identified gaps in
NTIB that could be resolved by expanding NTIB; (4) Any other
matter that the Secretary considers to be relevant. The
briefing may include a classified annex.
Plan on hacking for defense expansion
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 253) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the
congressional defense committees a plan for the expansion of
the Hacking for Defense program of the Department of Defense
over the period of three fiscal years following the date of the
plan.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that elements from this provision are addressed
elsewhere in this Act.
Report on potential strategic partnership between the Defense
Innovation Unit and the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 254) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to assess the feasibility and
advisability of establishing a strategic partnership between
the Defense Innovation Unit and the Taiwan Ministry of National
Defense and provide a report on such assessment.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 233).
The agreement does not include either provision.
We direct the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit to
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
expanding the geographic presence of the Defense Innovation
Unit, including through partnerships with other organizations,
not later than April 1, 2025. This report shall include the
following:
(1) The current geographic distribution of the personnel
and offices of the Defense Innovation Unit, including
identification of the number of full-time equivalent civilians
and contractors associated with each location;
(2) An assessment of opportunities to leverage other
entities to expand geographic presence through current or
planned partnerships that can support missions of the Defense
Innovation Unit based on the existing geographic and functional
footprint of those entities, such as Department of Defense
laboratories, program intermediaries, university affiliated
research centers, or the activities of the Hacking for Defense
program;
(3) A gap analysis between planned expansion of the
geographic presence of the Defense Innovation Unit and use of
partnerships to achieve nationwide geographic coverage for
activities of the Defense Innovation Unit;
(4) The current plan of the Director to expand the
geographic presence of the Defense Innovation Unit during the
next 5-year period to address the gaps analyzed pursuant to
paragraph (3), including resources required and any other
policy or regulatory challenges; and
(5) An assessment of both current international
partnerships and opportunities to deepen and expand
international partnerships, including through expansion of
Hacking for Defense program activities.
Sense of Congress on the continuing need for innovation in the Armed
Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 255) that would
express the sense of Congress regarding the continuing need for
innovation in the Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the importance of a robust innovation ecosystem in
strengthening our national security. The U.S. military's
innovative capacity in technological areas such as artificial
intelligence, quantum information sciences, advanced air
mobility, and counter-UAS systems is key to maintaining and
improving military readiness. We support continued expansion
and growth of innovation ecosystems for both national and
economic security needs.
Funding for alternative domestic source C-130J IRSS
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 256) that would
increase funding by $6.0 million for alternative domestic
sources for C-130J infrared suppression systems (IRSS), offset
by a corresponding reduction in funding for operational system
development, industrial base analysis and sustainment support.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
The specific authorization of appropriations amounts can be
found in the funding tables.
Funding for virtual engineering for army readiness and sustainment
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 257) that would
increase funding for Virtual Engineering for Army Readiness and
Sustainment.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Funding for fuel cell multi-modular use utilizing hydrogen
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 259) that would
increase, by $10.0 million, the funding for Fuel Cell Multi-
Modular Use Utilizing Hydrogen.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Authorization of specific funding amounts can be found in
the funding tables.
Funding for humanitarian airborne mobile infrastructure capability
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 258) that would
increase, by $4.2 million, the funding for Humanitarian
Airborne Mobile Infrastructure Capability.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Authorization of specific funding amounts can be found in
the funding tables.
Assignment of Department of Defense responsibility for international
collaboration on directed energy weapons
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 215) that would amend section 219 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) by
designating the senior Department of Defense official
responsible for directed energy, supported by the Joint
Directed Energy Transition Office, as the office with primary
responsibility for collaboration with international partners on
directed energy weapons.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Prohibition on award of research or development contracts or grants to
educational institutions that have violated certain civil
rights
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 220) that would prohibit the Department of Defense from
entering into any new contracts, or agreements, or making any
new grant awards to institutions of higher education that have
violated title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law
88-352) on or after 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Report on obligations and expenditure rates for basic research
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 234) that would require a report from the Under Secretary
of Defense, Comptroller on the obligation and expenditure rates
for Department of Defense basic and applied research.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that a similar reporting requirement was included
in the House Report 118-529. We remain concerned with the
Department of Defense's obligation and expenditure policies for
basic and applied research at academic institutions given the
incongruence of the academic year and the federal fiscal year.
The committee urges the Department to implement expenditure
benchmarks policies that consider delays in allocations to
thegrantees and are more aligned with the fiscal policies and calendars
of academic institutions.
Therefore, we direct the Under Secretary of Defense,
Comptroller, in coordination with the Comptrollers of the
military departments and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees, not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, on the obligation and
expenditure rates for Department of Defense basic and applied
research that is conducted at institutions of higher education
for the previous five fiscal years. The report shall also
identify:
(1) The month of obligations and expenditures for basic and
applied research conducted at institutions of higher education;
(2) Funds realigned from basic or applied research budget
lines due to not meeting obligations or expenditures benchmarks
throughout the fiscal year and made available for other
purposes; and
(3) A plan to implement revised expenditure benchmarks
related to research grants at institutions of higher education.
Plan for optimization of Irregular Warfare Technical Support
Directorate
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 238) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a plan to optimize the contributions of the Irregular
Warfare Technical Support Directorate in order to enable
irregular warfare activities in support of the 2022 National
Defense Strategy.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the
congressional defense committees a plan for optimizing the
contributions of the Irregular Warfare Technical Support
Directorate to the fulfillment of Department of Defense
irregular warfare activities in support of the National Defense
Strategy. At a minimum, the plan shall address efforts to more
effectively--
(1) Address emergent requirements within the year of
execution;
(2) Lessons learned from ongoing conflicts where the U.S.
is not a direct participant, if feasible;
(3) Focus and prioritize resources to rapidly address
Department of Defense user requirements;
(4) Coordinate efforts with the Office of Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics of U.S. Special Operations Command;
(5) Maximize contributions from foreign and non-Department
of Defense partners; and
(6) Address other matters deemed relevant by the Secretary.
Directed Energy Roadmap and Activity Funding Report
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 247) that would amend section 219(d) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) to require a Directed Energy Roadmap and Activity Funding
Report annually until 2031.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Pilot program on establishing entities and consortia to conduct
prototyping and production of critical and emerging
technologies
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 248) that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry
out a pilot program to establish one or more entities,
including consortia, to conduct prototyping and production
activities for such critical and emerging technologies as the
Secretary shall specify and require the Secretary to use other
transaction authority to carry out the program pursuant section
4022 of title 10, United States Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We encourage the Department of Defense to use other
transaction authority (OTAs), including through consortia, to
conduct prototyping and production activities for the
Department's 14 critical technology areas. We note that unlike
Federal Acquisition Regulation-based contracts, the Department
is not required to track the type of business performing on an
OTA. We note that elsewhere in this Act we are directing the
Department to track awards made through OTAs to provide a
better understanding of the types of businesses performing on
OTAs.
Report on status of reusable hypersonic technology development
activities
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5232) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on
the status of reusable hypersonic technology development
activities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than June 15, 2025, to the congressional defense
committees on the status of reusable hypersonic technology
development activities in the Department of Defense, including
the High Mach Turbine Engine. The briefing should include:
(1) A proposed organizational structure for management of a
reusable hypersonic aircraft development program;
(2) An assessment of requirements and timeframe to
formalize such proposed organizational structure; and
(3) A cost estimate and timeline for testing key enabling
technologies and programs.
Prohibition on research or development of cell culture and other novel
methods used for the production of cultivated meat
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5233) that
would prohibit the use of funds for the research or development
of cell culture or any other novel method used for the
production of cultivated meat for human consumption.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Title III--Operation and Maintenance
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301--Authorization of appropriations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 301) that would
authorize appropriations for operation and maintenance
activities at the levels identified in section 4301 of division
D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 301).
The agreement includes this provision.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 313) that would amend section 183a(h)(2)(A) (ii) of title
10, United States Code, to address a technical correction.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 312--Extension of period for cooperative agreements under Native
American lands environmental mitigation program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 320) that would
extend the period for cooperative agreements under Native
American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program by 3 years.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 313--Extension of requirement to establish a schedule of black
start exercises to assess the energy resilience and energy
security of military installations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 311) that would
extend the requirement to conduct black start exercises from
2027 to 2032.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 342) that would
amend the reporting requirement year in section 2029 (g) of
title 10, United States Code, by striking 2029 and inserting
2027.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 315--Repeal of limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels; annual
report
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 317) that would repeal section 2922h of title 10, United
States Code, and require the Secretary of Defense to submit an
annual report if a bulk purchase of drop-in fuel was not cost-
competitive with traditional fuel, and if the purchase was
based on a military requirement or not.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 316--Extension of prohibition on required disclosure
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 312) that would
extend the prohibition on required disclosure by prime
contractors for 5 years.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would extend the prohibition by 2 years.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 322) that would extend to fiscal year 2025 the
authorization and funding transfer authority for the ongoing
study and assessment on human health impacts of per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 318--Initiative to control and combat the spread of coconut
rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 315) that would
authorize and direct the Secretary of Defense to enhance
efforts to support the control, interdiction, research, and
eradication efforts related to the coconut rhinoceros beetle
(CRB) on military installations in Hawaii.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment to clarify that interagency and intergovernmental
response efforts to control, interdict, monitor, and eradicate
the CRB are for military installations in Hawaii.
Sec. 319--Prohibition on implementation of regulation relating to
minimizing risk of climate change
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 318) that would
prohibit funds from being used by the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2025 to finalize or implement any rule based on the
advanced notice of the proposed rulemaking titled ``Federal
Acquisition Regulation: Minimizing the Risk of Climate Change
in Federal Acquisitions.''
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 320--Implementation of Inspector General recommendations relating
to oversight of defense fuel support points
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 311) that would direct the Secretary of Defense to
implement the recommendations of the Department of Defense
Inspector General report, published April 11, 2024, titled,
``Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency Oversight of Defense
Fuel Support Points'' (DODIG-2024-075), not later than May 1,
2026, or report explaining why the Secretary has not
implemented those recommendations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 321--Provision by Secretary of the Air Force of meteorological
data for Air Force and Army
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 314) that would clarify that the Secretary of the Air
Force is required to provide meteorological and environmental
services for the Department of the Air Force and meteorological
services for the Department of the Army.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 331--Joint Safety Council report and briefing requirements
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 341) that would
amend section 185 of title 10, United States Code, to require
biannual briefings from the Joint Safety Council that includes
releasable information regarding any mishap that occurred
during such year and identification of any corrective or
preventative action implemented pursuant to a recommendation
made in a safety or legal investigation report of such a
mishap.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 332--Modifications to Comptroller General annual reviews of F-35
sustainment efforts
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 343) that would
amend section 357 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) regarding the Comptroller
General of the United States' annual reviews of the F-35 by
extending the reporting period and adding sustainment
considerations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 333--Plans regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned
stockpiles of Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 331) that would
require the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force to develop a plan
to improve inspection procedures of prepositioned stockpiles
and conduct biannual inspections of these prepositioned
stockpiles.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 334--Warehouse utilization organization alignment
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 331) that would require each Secretary of a military
department, and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency,
to provide a briefing on warehouse utilization and
organizational alignment.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 335--Authority for Government-owned, Government-operated
facilities to access production base support funds
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 332) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
prescribe regulations allowing Government-owned, Government-
operated facilities to be eligible to receive Production Base
Support funds from the U.S. Army.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 336--Pre-positioned stocks of finished defense textile articles
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 356) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
establish pre-positioned stocks of finished defense textile
articles needed to support a contingency operation.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Subtitle D--Reports
Sec. 341--Modification of readiness reports to include total number of
combat readiness upgrades or downgrades
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 341) that would amend paragraph (5) of section 482(b) of
title 10, United States Code, to modify the readiness reports
to Congress to include the total number of upgrades or
downgrades of the combat readiness of a unit issued by the unit
commander, rather than each unit summary with the rationale
from each reporting unit commander.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 342--Extension and expansion of incident reporting requirements
for Department of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 342) that would extend the incident reporting requirement
regarding lost and stolen weapons and include the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 343--Annual briefing on operational readiness of 53rd Weather
Reconnaissance Squadron prior to commencement of official
hurricane season
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 344) that would require the commanding officer of the
22nd Air Force to provide a briefing on the operational
readiness of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
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
The budget request for fiscal year 2025 included a proposal
to extend the authority, granted in section 2642 of title 10,
United States Code, allowing the Secretary of Defense to use
the Department of Defense (DOD) reimbursement rate for
transportation services provided to certain non-DOD entities.
That authority allows DOD to provide transportation services
covered by that section at the same rate DOD charges DOD units
for similar services. The proposal requested a change in the
sunset date from October 1, 2024, to October 1, 2029.
The agreement includes a provision that would extend the
sunset date of this authority from October 1, 2024, to October
1, 2026. Furthermore, we direct the Secretary of Defense to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than April 1,
2025, on how the Department uses this authority, the need for
an extension, and any other information the Secretary deems
relevant.
Sec. 352--Improvements to FireGuard Program of National Guard
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5351) that
would allow the Secretary of Defense to enter into a contract
or cooperative agreement with a qualified individual or entity
to carry out the duties of the FireGuard Program.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 353--Counter unmanned aerial system threat library
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 335) that would require the Secretary of the Army,
through the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems Office,
to establish and maintain a threat library, or expand and
maintain an existing library, to coordinate efforts across the
Department of Defense to counter unmanned aerial systems.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 354--Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
Office of Secretary of Defense until submission of certain
documents
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 353) that would limit the obligation and expenditure of
more than 75 percent of certain funds authorized for travel
expenses for the Office of the Secretary of Defense until the
Secretary provides to the congressional defense committees
certain outstanding reporting requirements.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 355--Anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit
for certain Army vehicles
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 354) that would require the Secretary of the Army to
develop a plan to ensure that all high-mobility multipurpose
wheeled vehicles identified in the Tactical Wheeled Vehicle
Strategy have been retrofitted with an anti-lock brake system
and electronic stability control kit.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would modify the requirement to ensure that all
high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles are equipped with
anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit and
extend the timeline to complete the requirement.
Sec. 356--Program for advanced manufacturing in the Indo-Pacific region
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1082) that would
establish a pilot program to develop forward advanced
manufacturing capability in and for the U.S. Indo-Pacific
Command.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 357).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 313) that would
amend the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Pilot Program from the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to ensure the Greenhouse Gases,
Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Technologies model is
used to measure greenhouse gas emissions reductions under the
program, promoting increased accuracy in measurements and
preventing the exclusion of domestic, agricultural biofuels
from the program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 315).
The agreement does not include either provision.
Modification of temporary moratorium on incineration by Department of
Defense of perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl
substances, and aqueous film forming foam
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 314) that would
amend Section 343(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) and end the
moratorium on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
destruction by allowing the Department of Defense to follow the
recent guidance put out by the Environmental Protection Agency
with regard to the destruction of PFAS.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We strongly encourage the Department of Defense to issue
appropriate guidance related to the destruction of PFAS, in
accordance with section 343(a)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81).
Review and plan regarding biosecurity protocols for Hawaii
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 316) that would
direct the Department of Defense to review its biosecurity
protocols in Hawaii to prevent the introduction and spread of
invasive species and would also direct the Department to create
a plan to improve biosecurity protocols in Hawaii and improve
coordination with state and local entities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Pilot program to install propane-powered generators at a domestic
defense industrial base facility
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 317) that would
establish a pilot program to install propane-powered generators
at a qualified domestic organic defense industrial base
facility.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than April 1, 2025, on the
feasibility and advisability of establishing a pilot program to
install propane-powered generators at a domestic organic
defense industrial base facility. The briefing should include
information on current backup power capabilities at
installations, any necessary supply and storage infrastructure
requirements, any benefits to the resiliency and redundancy of
power generation, any costs associated with establishing the
pilot, and any other advantages and disadvantages that the
Secretary deems relevant.
Stormwater discharge permits for Department of Defense facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 319) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to request updated storm water
management system permits from the appropriate authorities to
allow for best practices to be implemented at storm water
outflows and prevent per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
discharge from Department of Defense facilities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Pilot program on improving Marine Corps supply chain and logistics
through the integration of artificial intelligence and machine
learning software solutions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 332) that would
require the Commandant of the Marine Corps to establish a pilot
program in the Marine Corps to integrate artificial
intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions to solve
supply chain and logistics challenges.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that such activities leveraging AI and ML solutions
could greatly benefit the Marine Corps by potentially driving
down costs and timelines associated with supply chain and
logistics challenges. We are aware of numerous commercially
developed solutions that could be leveraged to address Marine
Corps needs. We encourage the Marine Corps to continue testing
and evaluating AI/ML solutions to help address these types of
problem sets.
Responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency pharmaceutical
contracts
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 333) that would
require the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to
amend DLA Instructions 5025.03 and 3110.01 to require DLA Troop
Support to coordinate annually with customers in the military
departments to conduct responsiveness testing of the DLA's
contingency contracts for pharmaceuticals and to include the
results of that testing, as reported by customers in the
military departments, in the annual reports of the Warstopper
Program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We encourage the DLA to require DLA Troop Support to
coordinate annually with customers in the military departments
to conduct responsiveness testing of the DLA's contingency
contracts for pharmaceuticals and to include the results of
that testing, as reported by customers in the military
departments, in the annual reports of the Warstopper Program.
Investment plan for Department of Defense depots and industrial
facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 334) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of each of the military departments, to submit an
investment plan that includes detailed information about the
minimum annual investment in Department of Defense depots and
industrial facilities that is needed to prevent further
infrastructure deterioration.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives on the minimum required annual
investments across the future years defense program to arrest
further facilities deterioration in government-owned,
government-operated depots and industrial facilities that
maintain critical equipment and weapons systems. We note the
existing requirement in section 2473 of title 10, United States
Code, for the secretaries of the military departments to
provide annual five-year plans on improvement of depot
infrastructure so as to encourage prudent and timely
investment. We commend the Department of the Army for their use
of this tool to successfully advocate for infrastructure
improvements and encourage the other services to follow suit.
Study on firefighter rapid intervention team training and equipment at
Department of Defense facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 344) that would
require the Department of Defense to conduct a study on the
training and equipment of firefighter Rapid Intervention Teams
on military facilities to ensure that such teams have up-to-
date training and equipment on different crisis scenarios,
including port facility fires.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than September 30, 2025, on the
training standards for firefighter rapid intervention teams and
the use of equipment by such teams at military installations.
The briefing shall include: (1) The extent to which, if any,
such training and equipment is standard across firefighter
rapid response intervention teams on military installations;
(2) Whether such training and equipment is sufficient to
prepare such teams for fires on ships that dock at military
installations; and (3) A description of any incident, if any,
that occurred in the last 10 years in which a firefighter was
injured or killed at a military installation and could have
been prevented had the firefighters involved received different
training or equipment.
Joint Safety Council review of Comptroller General report on fatigue of
members of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 345) that would
require the Joint Safety Council to review Government
Accountability Office (GAO) reports on addressing servicemember
fatigue and provide a briefing on steps to address the GAO's
findings.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Joint Safety Council (JSC), established under
section 185 of title 10, United States Code, to review the
issues identified in the report of the Comptroller General of
the United States titled ``Military Readiness: Comprehensive
Approach Needed to Address Service Member Fatigue and Manage
Related Efforts'' (GAO-24-105917) and provide a briefing, not
later than September 1, 2025, to congressional defense
committees on steps the JSC is taking to address the findings
of the Comptroller General and to reinvigorate efforts to limit
the fatigue of members of the Armed Forces. The briefing shall
include JSC actions taken related to:
(1) Insufficient oversight authority at the Department of
Defense level;
(2) A lack of assigned leadership on fatigue-related
matters within the Armed Forces; and
(3) Fragmented fatigue-related research efforts across the
Department.
Study on use and presence of toxic chemicals in Panama Canal Zone
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 346) that would
require the Armed Forces Pest Management Board to conduct a
study on the use and presence of herbicide agents and toxic
chemicals by the Department in the Panama Canal Zone during the
period beginning on January 1, 1958, and ending on December 31,
1999.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not includes the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
andthe House of Representatives on the use and presence of herbicide
agents as a result of Department of Defense activities in the Panama
Canal Zone between January 1, 1958 and December 31, 1999. The briefing
shall include an assessment to determine the degree to which herbicide
agents, including those known as ``rainbow herbicides'', were used,
tested, stored, or otherwise dispensed within the Panama Canal Zone
while servicemembers were stationed there, as well as any adverse
impact on servicemembers by the use of such herbicide agents.
Report on wildfire fighting capabilities of the Department of Defense
in Hawaii
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 347) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on
wildfire fighting capabilities of the Department of Defense in
Hawaii.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025 with an
assessment of the wildfire fighting capabilities of the
Department of Defense in Hawaii, including any shortfalls in
firefighting equipment, facilities, training, plans, or
personnel. The briefing shall include a determination of the
feasibility and advisability of establishing a wildfire
training institute on Oahu, an identification of any additional
authorities or resources required to integrate the capabilities
of the Department of Defense with the capabilities of other
Federal, State, and local emergency responders, and an
identification of any memoranda or other agreements between the
Department and State, local, Federal, or other disaster
response organizations regarding wildland fire mitigation,
prevention, response, and recovery.
Briefing on Army organizational clothing and equipment used in cold and
extreme cold weather environments
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 348) that would
require the Secretary of the Army to provide a briefing on the
modernization and sustainment plans of the Army for
organizational clothing and equipment used in cold and extreme
cold weather environments.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Senate report accompanying S. 4638 (S.
Rept. 118-188) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 already directed a briefing requirement on the
modernization and sustainment plans of the Army for
organizational clothing and equipment used in cold and extreme
cold weather environments. We direct the Army to include the
House Committee on Armed Services as a recipient of this
briefing requirement.
Provision of sports foods and third-party certified dietary supplements
to members of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 352) that would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to use appropriated funds to
procure sports foods and third-party certified dietary
supplements and distribute such foods and supplements to
members of the Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Funding for base support
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 353) that would
increase, by $5.0 million, the funding for base support.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Availability of operation and maintenance appropriations for software
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 354) that would
amend section 2241(a) of title 10, United States Code, to add a
new paragraph that would allow for operations and maintenance
funds to be used for acquisition, development, modification,
and sustainment of software.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Initiative to control and combat the spread of invasive species
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 312) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
enhance efforts to manage, control, and interdict invasive
species that exacerbate the risk of wildfire that could affect
the readiness of the Armed Forces, the health and safety of
servicemembers, and their families and surrounding communities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on the
feasibility and advisability of the Department of Defense
enhancing efforts through the Integrated Natural Resource
Management Plans and other relevant management and operational
plans to manage, control, and interdict invasive species,
including those that exacerbate the risk of wildfire, that
could affect the readiness of the Armed Forces and the health
and safety of servicemembers and their families. The briefing
shall include: (1) the feasibility and advisability of
additional resources and funding for Department of Defense
activities in support of managing, controlling, and
interdicting invasive species; (2) a review of current
Department of Defense protocols and procedures, including gaps
and differences between military installations, for biosecurity
and efforts to prevent the spread of invasive species on
military installations; (3) options to establish early
detection and rapid response mechanisms to monitor and deploy
coordinated interdiction efforts for any invasive species newly
detected on military installations; and (4) a review of post-
fire land rehabilitation efforts using native vegetation and
other methods to preclude the reestablishment of invasive
species.
Study and report on the greenhouse gas and toxic pollutant emissions of
the production and utilization of non-tactical vehicles of the
Department of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 316) that would require the Comptroller General of the
United States to conduct a study on the greenhouse gas and
toxic pollutant emissions lifecycle in the production and use
of electric non-tactical vehicles over the lifetime of the
vehicle relative to a comparable model of non-tactical vehicles
possessing an internal combustion engine and require the
Secretary of Defense to provide a report on the aforementioned
study.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct and submit to the Armed Services Committees of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a study on the
greenhouse gas and toxic pollutant emissions lifecycle in the
production and utilization of electric non-tactical vehicles
over the lifetime of the vehicle relative to a comparable model
of non-tactical vehicle possessing an internal combustion
engine. Such study shall include: (1) the estimated reduction
in carbon emissions associated with the adoption of electric
vehicles across the non-tactical vehicle fleet; (2) a
comparative analysis of non-tactical efficiency, maintenance
costs, and lifecycle emissions of electric vehicles versus
traditional combustion engine vehicles; and (3) a cost-benefit
analysis of investing in electric vehicle infrastructure
compared to the fully burdened costs, advantages, and
disadvantages of internal combustion engines for non-tactical
use by the Department of Defense.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than 120 days
after the Comptroller General's completion of the study to
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report on the use of non-
tactical electric vehicles by the Armed Forces, which shall
include: (1) an assessment of non-tactical vehicle capabilities
to determine different mission profiles and scenarios supported
by electric vehicles and internal combustion vehicles; (2) an
estimation of the expected lifespan and durability of electric
vehicles under non-tactical conditions, including an evaluation
of maintenance requirements and costs associated with the
lifetime of the vehicle; (3) an evaluation of the logistical
implications of integrating electric vehicles into the non-
tactical vehicle fleet, including infrastructure requirements
for charging or refueling, compatibility with existing supply
chains, and potential challenges relating to spare parts
availability and maintenance support; and (4) an identification
of risks and challenges associated with the procurement and
deployment of electric vehicles, such as technological
obsolescence, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and geopolitical
dependencies on critical components.
Interim responses to address releases or threatened releases of
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 321) that would codify existing Department of Defense
policy for the military services to take action to address any
release or threatened release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Plan for secondary sources in the munitions supply chain
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 334) that would require the Secretary of the Army to
develop a plan to provide options to establish secondary
domestic production sources at existing arsenals, depots, and
ammunition plants of the U.S. Army to address munition supply
chain chokepoints.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Army to provide a plan
providing options to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than June 1,
2025, to establish secondary domestic production sources at
existing arsenals, depots, and ammunition plants of the U.S.
Army to address munition supply chain chokepoints. The plan
shall draw on existing supply chain mapping conducted by the
Department of Defense and other studies conducted by the U.S.
Army. The plan shall include an assessment of the feasibility
and advisability of expanding the scope of activities at all
existing depots, arsenals, and ammunition plants of the U.S.
Army to serve as secondary sources for single points of supply
chain failure and reopening of any previously closed depots,
arsenals, and ammunition plants of the U.S. Army.
Extension of protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned
aircraft
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 352) that would amend section 130i of title 10, United
States Code, to extend the sunset date of the authority of the
Department of Defense to counter threats from unmanned aerial
systems to United States military forces and facilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Coordination of planning with respect to stockpiles of basic life
sustaining and personnel items and equipment
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 355) that would require the Department of Defense to
assess whether stockpiles of basic life sustaining personnel
items and equipment are sufficient in the event of a protracted
conflict scenario.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct, not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the
Chairmanof the Joint Chiefs of Staff and each equivalent acquisition
officer of the military departments, to conduct an assessment of: (1)
Whether total force stockpiles of basic life sustaining personnel items
and equipment, as listed below, are sufficient in the event of direct
involvement by the United States in a protracted conflict or in more
than one large-scale conflict taking place simultaneously in more than
one theater; (2) The likely impact on supply chains of procurement by
the Department of said items and equipment in a situation so described;
and (3) Whether current operational plans of the Armed Forces can be
executed in two separate theaters simultaneously without drawing on the
same stockpiles of basic life sustaining and personnel items and
equipment.
The basic life sustaining personnel items and equipment
included in the assessment shall include: (1) Subsistence
items, including food and food-related supplies, including
condiments, utensils, paper products, and bottled water; (2)
Clothing, individual equipment, tentage, organizational tool
kits, hand tools, and administrative and housekeeping supplies
and equipment; (3) Personal demand items that are non-military
sales items; and (4) Such other items as the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff may identify.
Upon completion of the assessment, we direct the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment in
coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to
jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report
containing the findings and determinations made pursuant to the
required assessment. The report shall include at a minimum the
availability of stockpiles of weather and terrain appropriate
tires for tactical vehicles, as well as mobile extreme weather
shelters for maintenance of military vehicles.
The term ``protracted conflict'' means any armed conflict
that extends beyond anticipated timelines set forth or implied
in strategic planning documents or operational plans, such that
the cumulative effects of hostilities result in the military
goals set forth in strategic plans no longer being sufficient
to end the conflict.
Title IV--Military Personnel Authorizations
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401--End strengths for active forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 401) that would
authorize Active-Duty end strength as of September 30, 2025 as
follows: Army, 442,300; Navy, 332,300; Marine Corps, 172,300;
Air Force, 320,000; and Space Force, 9,800.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 401).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 402--Annual end-strength authorization for the Space Force
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 402) that would require Space Force end strength
authorization to consist of a single number for Space Force
active status members; and make corresponding technical and
conforming amendments.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 403--Temporary exclusion of mental health care providers from
authorized strengths of certain officers on active duty
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1831) that would
amend section 523(b) of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the Department of Defense to exclude certain health
care providers from authorized end strengths under such
section.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would make the end strength exclusion temporary;
and require the Secretary of Defense to provide a legislative
proposal to eliminate permanent exclusions to end strength
determinations under section 523 of title 10, United States
Code.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
Sec. 411--End strengths for Selected Reserve
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 411) that would
authorize end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel,
including the end strength for Reserves on Active Duty in
support of the Reserves, as of September 30, 2025 as follows:
Army National Guard, 325,000; Army Reserve, 175,800; Navy
Reserve, 57,700; Marine Corps Reserve, 32,500; Air National
Guard, 107,700; Air Force Reserve, 67,000; and Coast Guard
Reserve, 7,000.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 411) that would authorize end strengths for
Selected Reserve personnel, including the end strength for
Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves, as of
September 30, 2025 as follows: Army National Guard, 325,000;
Army Reserve, 175,800; Navy Reserve, 57,700; Marine Corps
Reserve, 32,500; Air National Guard, 108,300; Air Force
Reserve, 67,000; and Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 412--End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the
Reserves
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 412) that would
authorize end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in support
of the Reserves as of September 30, 2025 as follows: Army
National Guard, 30,845; Army Reserve, 16,511; Navy Reserve,
10,132; Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400; Air National Guard,
25,736; Air Force Reserve, 6,311.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 412) that would authorize full-time support end
strengths as of September 30, 2025 as follows: Army National
Guard, 30,845; Army Reserve, 16,511; Navy Reserve, 10,132;
Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400; Air National Guard, 25,982; Air
Force Reserve, 6,311.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 413--End strengths for military technicians (dual status)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 413) that would
authorize end strengths for military technicians (dual status)
as of September 30, 2025 as follows: Army National Guard,
22,294; Army Reserve, 6,492; Air National Guard, 10,744; Air
Force Reserve, 6,697.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 413) that would authorize end strengths for
military technicians (dual status) as of September 30, 2025 as
follows: Army National Guard, 22,294; Army Reserve, 6,492; Air
National Guard, 10,744; Air Force Reserve, 6,697. The Senate
provision would also limit the number of temporary military
technicians (dual status) to 25 percent of the authorized end
strength and prohibit a state from coercing military
technicians into accepting an offer of realignment or
conversion to any other military status including as a member
of the Active, Guard, and Reserve program of a reserve
component.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 414--Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on
active duty for operational support
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 414) that would
authorize--as required under section 115(b) of title 10, United
States Code the maximum number of Reserve Component personnel
who may be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard duty
during fiscal year 2025 for operational support.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 414).
The agreement includes this provision.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421--Military personnel
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 421) that would
authorize appropriations for military personnel at the levels
identified in the funding table in section 4401 of division D
of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 421).
The agreement includes this provision.
Subtitle D--Reports
Sec. 431--Annual defense manpower profile report: expansion of
justifications for end strengths
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 431) that would
amend section 115a of title 10, United States Code, to add new
requirements in the annual defense manual profile report as
follows: an assessment of the most important threats facing the
United States and an explanation of how personnel end strength
requests address such threats; the rationale for recommended
changes in manpower in the Department of Defense and for each
of the geographic combatant commands, respectively; the primary
functions or missions of active, reserve, and civilian
personnel in each geographic command; an assessment of any
areas in which decreases in end strength would not result in
decreases in readiness; the actual end strength number for each
Armed Service for the prior fiscal year; the percentage
shortfall in recruiting by each Armed Service; and the actual
number of candidates for service in the Armed Services who were
deemed ineligible due to current enlistment standards.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would strike new requirements related to end
strength of geographic combatant commands and the actual
numbers of candidates whom the Department of Defense deemed
ineligible. The amendment would also require certain additional
reporting requirements to be linked to the national defense
strategy under section 113 of title 10, United States Code.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Exemption of National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers from active-duty
end strength limits and modification of annual reporting
requirement regarding security cooperation activities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 415) that would amend section 115 of title 10, United
States Code, to exempt members of the National Guard who serve
as bilateral affairs officers as a part of the National Guard
State Partnership Program from end strength requirements under
such section; and amend section 386 of title 10, United States
Code, to specify the congressional committees to whom the
Secretary of Defense must submit an annual report under such
section.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Title V--Military Personnel Policy
Subtitle A--Officer Policy
Sec. 501--Redistribution of general officers of the Marine Corps on
active duty
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 502) that would
amend section 525(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, to
increase the maximum number of general officers in the Marine
Corps authorized to serve above the grade of major general from
17 to 18, and would reduce the maximum number of general
officers in the Marine Corps authorized to serve in the grade
of major general from 22 to 21.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
We note that this provision would not increase the overall
number of general officers authorized for the Marine Corps.
Furthermore, the inclusion of this provision does not signify
any future interest in increasing the authorization for Marine
Corps general officers.
Sec. 502--Authority to exclude additional positions from limitations on
the number of general officers and flag officers on active duty
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 504) that would
amend section 526 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Defense to designate up to 45 general and flag
officer positions for exclusion from the limitations on general
and flag office authorizations in section 525(a) of title 10,
United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would authorize the Secretary to designate up to
35 general and flag officer positions for exclusion from the
limitations on general and flag officer authorizations.
Sec. 503--Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade
and other requirements
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 505) that would amend sections 577, 619, and 14301 of
title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretaries of
the military departments concerned to preclude from
consideration by a promotion selection board officers and
warrant officers who have an established retirement date that
is within 90 days after the date the selection board is
convened.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 504--Temporary authority to increase the number of nurse officers
recommended for promotion
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 503) that would authorize promotion boards to recommend
for promotion more than 95 percent, but less than 100 percent,
of nurse officers eligible for promotion to major or lieutenant
commander if the Secretary of the military department concerned
determines that the greater number is necessary to maintain or
improve medical readiness. This authority would expire on
December 31, 2030.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 505--Talent management and personnel retention for members of the
Armed Forces
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 502) that would amend sections 619 and 14301 of title 10,
United States Code, to authorize the Secretaries of the
military departments to approve requests by officers to opt out
of consideration for promotion, without penalty, due to long
initial training pipelines.
The provision would also amend sections 631, 632, 8372,
14504, 14505, and 14506 of title 10, United States Code, to
change the mandatory separation date for officers who fail for
selection for promotion to the next higher grade for the second
time to the first day of the seventh calendar month beginning
after the month in which the Secretary concerned publicly
releases the promotion board selection results.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 506--Consideration of merit by special selection review boards
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 508) that would amend sections 628a and 14502a of title
10, United States Code, to allow special selection review
boards (SSRB) to sustain a promotion board's selection of an
officer who is the subject of credible information of an
adverse nature when such officer ranks in the top half of an
order of merit development by the SSRB. The officer's
qualifications would still be required to be comparable in
qualification for promotion to those sample officers who were
recommended for promotion by that promotion board.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 506) that would amend section 632(c) of title 10, United
States Code, to require the retention on Active Duty of
officers otherwise subject to separation for failure for
selection for promotion until completion of the officer's
Active-Duty service obligation. The provision would also
authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to
waive this requirement if the Secretary determines that
completion of the Active-Duty service obligation of that
officer is not in the best interest of the service.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 508--Modification of authority to separate officers when in the
best interest of the service
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 506) that would
amend section 1182 of title 10, United States Code, to modify
the authority under that section to separate officers under
certain circumstances when such separation is in the best
interests of the military service.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 509).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 509--Remote appearance before a board of inquiry
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 537) that would amend sections 1185 and 14904 of title
10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretaries of the
military departments to permit, in exceptional circumstances,
the appearance of an officer before a board of inquiry other
than in person, such as by video teleconferencing.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 509A--Marine Corps Deputy Commandants
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 521) that would amend section 8045 of title 10, United
States Code, to increase the number of authorized Marine Corps
Deputy Commandants from seven to eight.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 509B--Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps
position
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 508) that would
establish a Medical Officer of the Marine Corps appointed from
among flag officers of the Navy.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 509A) that would amend chapter 806 and section
525 of title 10, United States Code, to require the Navy to
appoint a Navy rear admiral as the Medical Officer of the
Marine Corps and exclude this position from flag officer and
active duty strength limitations.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 509C--Vice Chief of Space Operations; vacancy in position of Chief
of Space Operations
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 504) that would amend chapter 908 of title 10, United
States Code, to establish the position of the Vice Chief of
Space Operations who will serve in the grade of general. The
provision would also provide that the Vice Chief of Space
Operations would perform the duties of the Chief of Space
Operations during a vacancy in the position of Chief of Space
Operations and during the absence of the Chief of Space
Operations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 509D--Repeal of active duty service requirement for warrant
officer appointments in Air Force and Space Force
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 509) that would
repeal section 9160 of title 10, United States Code, which
requires 1 year of Active-Duty service for original appointment
as a warrant officer in the Department of the Air Force.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 501).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 509E--Removal of officers from a list of Space Force officers
recommended for promotion
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 507) that would amend section 20241 of title 10, United
States Code, to extend to the Space Force certain restrictions
pertaining to removal of officers from a list of officers
recommended for promotion.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 509F--Pilot program on peer and subordinate assessments of certain
officers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 509A) that would
require the Secretary concerned, not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, to implement a 5-year
pilot program in which certain covered officers of the Armed
Forces are assessed by peers and subordinates. The provision
would also require the Secretaries concerned to submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report regarding such pilot program not later
than 3 months after the termination of such program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would make various technical and conforming
amendments to the House provision.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511--Authority to extend military technicians until age 62
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 513) that would amend sections 10216(f) and 14702(b) of
title 10, United States Code, to authorize the retention of
military technicians to age 62, rather than age 60 as
authorized in current law. This change aligns authority to
retain military technicians with recent changes that allow
drill status national guardsmen to be retained until age 62,
and supports the retention of experienced military technicians.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 512--Extension of time period for transfer or discharge of certain
Army and Air Force reserve component general officers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 514) that would
amend section 14314 of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize Army and Air Force reserve component general officers
to continue serving in an active status or on active duty for
up to 60 days after ceasing to occupy a general officer
position.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 514).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 513--Expanded authority to continue reserve component officers in
certain military specialties on the reserve active-status list
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 512) that would
amend section 14701(a) of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretaries of the military departments to
selectively continue on the reserve Active-Status list, for up
to 40 years of commissioned service, Reserve component officers
above the grade of O-2 in designated military specialties.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 512).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 514--Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the
Air National Guard of the United States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 521) that would
allow the Secretary of the Air Force, during the transition
period, to transfer to the Space Force the covered space
functions of the Air National Guard of the United States,
subject to section 104 of title 32, United States Code, and
section 18238 of title 10, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 515) that would require the Secretary of the
Air Force to transfer such covered space functions to the Space
Force without regard to section 104 of title 32, United States
Code, and section 18238 of title 10, United States Code.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with technical
amendments.
The April 2024 Department of the Air Force report titled
``Report on the Feasibility of the Consolidation or Transfer of
Space Functions of the National Guard to the Space Force'' did
not include the 222nd Command and Control Squadron as a
``covered space function.'' We direct the Secretary of the Air
Force, in consultation with the Chief of Space Operations, the
Director of the National Reconnaissance Organization (NRO), the
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and the Director of the Air
National Guard, to submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
that assesses the organizational future of the 222nd, focusing
on options that ensure the unit's continued support to the NRO
while accounting for its broader integration into U.S. space
missions. The report shall include an assessment of the
following three potential arrangements:
(1) Transfer to the United States Space Force;
(2) Retention within the Air National Guard. This option
should assess the feasibility of keeping the 222nd within the
Air National Guard and the measures necessary to preserve and
enhance its space-related mission in support of the NRO,
including any necessary agreements between the 222nd, the
National Guard Bureau, and the Space Force; and
(3) Establishment of a hybrid structure involving Both
Space Force and Air National Guard Personnel. This option
should consider the establishment of a hybrid structure that
would combine Space Force and Air National Guard personnel
maintain the unique strengths of both organizations.
Sec. 515--Notice to Congress regarding reapportionment of National
Guard force structure
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 516) that would authorize the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau to exempt any State National Guard from the National
Guard Bureau's leveling initiative within the Air National
Guard.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau, in consultation with the service secretary concerned,
to provide notice to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives at least 60 days in
advance of a reapportionment of National Guard force structure,
together with a description of the details of the proposed
reapportionment.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities, Decorations and Awards, and
Military Records
Sec. 521--Technical and conforming amendments relating to members of
the Space Force
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 525) that would make technical and conforming amendments
related to the Space Force to various sections of titles 10 and
37, United States Code, and to footnote 2 of the table titled
``ENLISTED MEMBERS'' in section 601 of the John Warner National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
364).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
conforming amendment.
Sec. 522--Modified authority to provide protection to senior leaders of
the Department of Defense and other specified persons
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 526) that would amend section 714 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize the provision of protective services
for former senior leaders of the Department of Defense and
other specified persons outside of the United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would authorize Secretary of Defense to delegate
the authority under section 714 to a level not lower than the
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security,
permit temporary protection under certain circumstances while a
final decision is pending, and update congressional notice
requirements.
Sec. 523--Improving military administrative review
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 528) that would amend section 1552 of title 10, United
States Code, to require publicly available final decisions of
the boards for the correction of military records to include a
summary of each decision and to be indexed by subject matter.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would establish the effective date of the
provision as October 1, 2026.
Sec. 524--Determination of active duty service commitment for
recipients of fellowships, grants, and scholarships
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 552) that would amend section 2603(b) of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize the Secretaries of the military
departments to determine the Active-Duty service obligations
for certain members on Active Duty who receive fellowships,
grants, and scholarships.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would establish a minimum Active-Duty service
commitment for officers who are 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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 522) that would
amend chapter 933 of title 10, United States Code, by adding a
new section that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force
to designate certain separated members of the Air Force as
Legacy Guardians.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 526--Authorizations for certain awards
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 593) that would waive the time limitations specified in
section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the
President to award the Medal of Honor to Roderick W. Edmonds
for acts of valor while serving in the Army in World War II;
and to authorize the President to award the Distinguished
Service Cross to William D. Owens for acts of valor while
serving in the Army in World War II.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would waive the time limitations specified in
section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the
award of the Medal of Honor to Mr. Roddie Edmonds for his
valorous actions as then-Master Sergeant Edmonds from January
27 to March 30, 1945.
Sec. 527--Posthumous advancement of General John D. Lavelle, United
States Air Force, on the retired list
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 526) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to issue a recommendation to
the President and the Senate regarding the restoration of the
retired rank of Major General John D. Lavelle based on the most
recent recommendation of the Air Force Board for Correction of
Military Records.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a related
provision (sec. 592) that would authorize the advancement of
Major General Lavelle on the retired list to the grade of
lieutenant general. The Senate provision is consistent with,
and implements the recommendation of, the report of the
Honorable William Webster, who after an extensive review of the
historical record and Major General Lavelle's service,
recommended that he be advanced on the retired list to the
grade of lieutenant general.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Subtitle D--Recruitment
Sec. 531--Expansion of report on future servicemember preparatory
course
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 539) that would
amend section 546(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) by adding additional
reporting requirements from the Secretary concerned about the
efficacy of the future servicemember preparatory course
implemented under such section and any proposed improvements to
such preparatory course.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 551) that would amend section 546(d) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31) to modify the graduation requirements for a future
servicemember preparatory course established under such
section.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would fully incorporate the requirements of the
Senate provision.
Sec. 532--Promoting military, national, and public service
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 599A) that would amend section 15 of the Military
Selective Service Act (50 USC 3813) to update the types of
information that the Department of Defense may obtain from the
Selective Service System.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 533--Military recruiter physical access to campuses
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 537) that would
amend subpart 2 of Part F of title VIII of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) by
inserting a new section to require local educational agencies
to provide military recruiters the same access to the campus of
each secondary school that is provided to any prospective
employer, institution of higher education, or other recruiter.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 595).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would substitute the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives for the
Secretary of Education as the designated recipient of annual
reporting requirements related to compliance with the
provision.
Sec. 534--Military Entrance Processing Command: acceleration of review
of medical records
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 597) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Personnel and Readiness to develop a 2-year pilot program
for joint reserve component support to the United States
Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPS) to accelerate the
review of recruit medical records.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
implement a program to use health care providers from any
component of the Armed Forces to support MEPS by reviewing
prospective recruit medical records and to issue a briefing and
a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives regarding such program.
Sec. 535--Medical Accession Records Pilot program: notice of
termination
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 597A) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a review of military accession standards, and any
ongoing plans to modify them, to the congressional defense
committees not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to notify
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives at least 1 year prior to terminating the
Medical Accessions Records Pilot program.
Sec. 536--Provision of information regarding Federal service to certain
persons ineligible to enlist in certain Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 592) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations within
180 days of the enactment of this Act directing the service
secretaries to provide to individuals unqualified to enlist in
the Armed Forces information concerning other Federal service
for which they may be qualified.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 599B) that would require Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, by not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, to develop and
begin offering a course on service opportunities within the
defense industrial base and as a Federal civilian employee, to
individuals who volunteer to serve in the Armed Forces, but who
do not meet accession standards.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 537--Reimbursement of applicants to certain Armed Forces for
certain medical costs incurred during military entrance
processing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 533) that would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to 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.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would sunset this provision 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act and add a recurring briefing
requirement on the scope, costs, and efficacy of this program.
Sec. 538--Authority to modernize recruitment for the Army
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 534) that would
require the Secretary of the Army, not later than September 30,
2025, to modernize recruitment for the Army in order to attract
and retain fit and ready individuals to serve as members of the
Army.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would make this authority permissive and would
make other technical and conforming amendments.
We note that the Secretary of the Army has already
implemented a recruiting modernization initiative that would
substantially comply with the requirements of this provision.
Sec. 539--Program of military recruitment and education at the National
September 11 Memorial and Museum
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 536) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an
agreement with an entity that operates the National September
11 Memorial and Museum under which such Secretary and such
entity carry out a program at the museum to promote military
recruitment and education.
A proposed amendment (Senate Amendment 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec.
5591).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 539A--Maritime workforce promotion and recruitment
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3536) that would
enact the Maritime Workforce and Recruitment Act to strengthen
the maritime workforce of the United States Coast Guard and
United States Navy.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of the Navy, in
consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, to establish a
targeted campaign to educate and recruit potential workers in
the maritime sector.
Subtitle E--Training
Sec. 541--Improvements to financial literacy training
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 561) that would amend section 992 of title 10, United
States Code, to make several updates to the existing
requirement for the Secretary of the military department
concerned to provide comprehensive financial literacy training.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would strike the reporting requirements and
simplify the requirement to provide information related to
retirement to military personnel attending financial literacy
training.
Sec. 542--Extension of JROTC programs to the Job Corps
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 585) that would amend section 2031 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
programs to be established at Job Corps centers.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 543--Minimum number of participating students required to
establish or maintain a unit of JROTC
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 543) that amend
section 2031(b)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, to
reduce the minimum number of students required to establish a
unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps to 50
students.
The Senate-committee reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 581).
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 544--JROTC waiting list
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 583) that would amend section 2031(c) of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Secretary of a military department
to maintain a prioritized waiting list of secondary educational
institutions that have requested to host a unit of the Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps and have not yet been
approved.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 545--Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 584) that would amend section 2031 of title 10, United
States Code, to increase the minimum and maximum number of
required units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
to 3,500 and 4,100, respectively. The requirements of this
provision would not take effect until October 1, 2026.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 546--Required constitutional law training
The House bill contained a (provision (sec. 549C) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that all
commissioned officers of the Armed Forces receive training on
the Constitution of the United States prior to commissioning.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 559).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 547--Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense
Countering Extremism Work Group
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1761) that would
prohibit the use of Federal funds for the continued operation
of the Countering Extremism Working Group, or to implement any
of its recommendations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would prohibit the use of funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act to fund the Department of Defense
Countering Extremism Working Group established by Secretary of
Defense memorandum on April 9, 2021.
Subtitle F--Member Education
Sec. 551--Expansion of international engagement authorities for Service
Academies
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 542) that would
amend section 347 of title 10, United States Code, subsection
(a)(1)(B), by striking ``60'' and inserting ``80.''
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 552--Modification of authority to engage in funded and unfunded
law education programs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549L) that would
amend section 2004 of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize unfunded legal education programs in the military
services. Such provision would also amend section 403 of title
10, United States Code, to authorize basic allowance for
housing for military members attending a schooling program
under section 2004 of title 10, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 554) that would amend section 2004 of title 10,
United States Code, to authorize unfunded legal
educationprograms in the military services that would not count against
the funded legal education programs authorized elsewhere in such
section.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would temporarily expand the eligibility for
funded educational expenses under section 2004 of title 10,
United States Code, to a maximum of 35 members per year for a
period of 3 years. The agreement also contains a clarifying
amendment.
Sec. 553--Additional admissions authority for the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 544) that would
amend section 2114(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, to
increase the number of foreign students participating in
military medical exchange programs at the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) from 40 to 50 persons
at any one time.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would add a new section to chapter 104 of title
10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense
to enroll up to 10 foreign medical students and up to 40
foreign students in all other postdoctoral, postgraduate, and
certificate programs of USUHS, subject to certain specified
constraints.
Sec. 554--Professional military education: technical correction to
definitions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 545) that would
amend section 2151(b) of title 10, United States Code, by
striking National Defense Intelligence College and replacing it
with National Intelligence University.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 555--Distance education option for professional military education
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 555) that would amend section 2154 of title 10, United
States Code, to require distance education programs used to
satisfy Phase I or Phase II Joint Professional Military
Education requirements to include pathways for students to
complete these programs in a fully remote status and without
requiring any in-person attendance.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would limit the applicability of this provision
to members of the reserve component.
Sec. 556--Authority to accept gifts of services for professional
military education institutions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 546) that would
authorize professional military education institutions to
accept gifts of services.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 557--Alternative service obligation for a cadet or midshipman who
becomes a professional athlete
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 548) that would
authorize service academy graduates to play professional sports
and fulfill their service obligation through reserve duty in a
recruiting position.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that authorizes a separate alternative service
obligation for service academy graduates to play professional
sports and limits the number of transfers the Service Secretary
could approve each year under such alternative service
obligation.
Sec. 558--Service Academies: Boards of Visitors
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549) that would
reform the service academies' boards of visitors.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would limit reforms to an updated process for
appointment of congressional members of the board of visitors
of military service academies.
Sec. 559--Modernizing Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class college
tuition assistance program to account for inflation
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 553) that would amend section 16401 of title 10, United
States Code, by increasing the financial assistance available
to participants in the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class
College Tuition Assistance Program from $5,200 to $13,800 for
any academic year and by reducing the number of eligible
participants from 1,200 to 450.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 559A--Information on nominations and applications for military
service academies
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 560) that would amend section 575 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283) to modify the date for the Department
of Defense to establish a uniform online portal for military
service academy nominations to December 31, 2026.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 559B--Ensuring access to certain higher education benefits
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549D) that would
require the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Education to
jointly complete a data matching process to identify certain
covered employees of the Department of Defense who made student
loan payments eligible for public service loan forgiveness
under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1087e(m), and to certify the employment of such
individuals and their qualifying payments.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 559C--Service Academies: referral of applicants to the senior
military colleges and units of the Senior Reserve Officer
Training Corps
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549E) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a system where an
individual may elect to have the Secretary share information
regarding the individual with a senior military college.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 559D--Pilot program to provide graduate education opportunities
for enlisted members of the Army and Navy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549F) that would
require the Secretaries of the Navy and Army to conduct a pilot
program for enlisted personnel to enroll in a master's degree
program at the Naval Postgraduate School.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would authorize the Secretaries of the Navy and
Army to jointly conduct a 6-year pilot program under which
certain enlisted personnel of the covered Armed Forces may
enroll in a master's degree program at the Naval Postgraduate
School. The amendment would also require the Secretary of
Defense, prior to the expiration of the 6-year pilot period, to
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report that provides an
assessment of the success of the pilot, along with any
recommendations regarding the continuation of the pilot.
Sec. 559E--Prohibition on use of Federal funds to endorse critical race
theory
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1049A) that
would prohibit a Department of Defense employee from promoting,
endorsing, or advocating certain race-based theories.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would prohibit the use of funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act to be used to promote critical race
theory at Department of Defense educational institutions, in
military training, or in professional military education.
Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters
Sec. 561--Clarifying amendment to Article 2 of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5531) that
would amend article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
(10 U.S.C. 802) to clarify that retired members of the Space
Force who voluntarily retired for length of service are subject
to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 562--Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain
offenses occurring before effective date of military justice
reforms
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 551) that would
amend article 24a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
(UCMJ) (10 U.S.C. 824a) to expand the authority of special
trial counsel to exercise jurisdiction over offenses occurring
prior to December 28, 2023, as enacted in section 531 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31). This would include the three covered offenses
added by sections 541(a) and 541(b) of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 542).
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 563--Detailing of appellate defense counsel
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 552) that would
amend article 65 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
(10 U.S.C. 865) to require the assignment of appellate defense
counsel to review a record of conviction subject to automatic
appeal and to be available to represent an accused before the
Court of Criminal Appeals if the accused desires such
representation. The provision would also require assignment of
appellate defense counsel upon the written request of the
accused for representation for convictions that do not qualify
for automatic review. The provision would also require a
complete review of a record of conviction by appellate defense
counsel only in those cases where the accused has not
affirmatively waived the right to appeal.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 535).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 564--Modification to offense of aiding the enemy under the Uniform
Code of Military Justice
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 553) that would
amend article 103b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
(UCMJ) (10 U.S.C. 903b) to include providing military
education, military training, or giving tactical advice to the
enemy as prohibited acts under the UCMJ.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 533).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 565--Removal of marriage as a defense to article 120b offenses
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 540) that would amend article 120b of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice (10 U.S.C. 920b) to remove marriage as a
defense to the offense of rape and sexual assault of a child.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 566--Consolidation of military justice reporting requirements for
the military departments
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 531) that would amend section 946a of title 10, United
States Code, to consolidate duplicative military justice
reporting requirements.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
The provision does not change the essence of the reporting
requirements, it merely consolidates duplicative reports.
Sec. 567--Term of office for judges of the Court of Military Commission
Review
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 532) that would amend section 950f of title 10, United
States Code, to establish a 10-year term for civilian appellate
judges of the Court of Military Commission Review.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 568--Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 18,
United States Code
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 524) that would make technical and conforming amendments
to sections 202 and 209 of title 18, United States Code, by
extending the definition of special government employee to
officers of the Space Force.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 569--Correction of certain citations in title 18, United States
Code, relating to sexual offenses
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 559) that would
amend part I of title 18, United States Code, to correct
certain citations contained in that part relating to certain
federal sexual abuse offenses.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 569A--Modification of timeline for potential implementation of
study on unanimous court-martial verdicts
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 554) that would
amend section 536 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) to require the Secretary
of Defense to provide a description of any milestones or other
requirements that would need to be met to enact legislation in
calendar year 2025 instead of calendar year 2027 to require
unanimous court-martial verdicts.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary's submission to
enable enactment by calendar year 2026.
Sec. 569B--Removal of personally identifying and other information of
certain persons from the Department of Defense Central Index of
Investigations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 557) that would
amend chapter 79 of title 10, United States Code, to require
the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement uniform
guidance for the modification of titling and indexing systems
to ensure that a record identifying a member or former member
of the Armed Forces as the subject of a criminal investigation
is removed from such system if that member or former member is
cleared of wrongdoing as described.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 541) that would amend section 545 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283) to require the Secretary of Defense,
not later than October 1, 2025, to establish a process by which
a person may request that the person's name, personally
identifying information, and other information pertaining to
the person be corrected in, or expunged or otherwise removed
from, an index item or entry in the Department of Defense
Central Index of Investigations.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 569C--Expanded command notifications to victims of domestic
violence
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 555) that would
amend section 549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) to require commanders to
ensure that a domestic violence victim, or their Special
Victims' Counsel or other legal representative, is notified of
a disciplinary action taken in a domestic violence case not
referred to court-martial.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 536).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 569D--Extension of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation,
Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 538) that would amend section 546(f)(1) of the Carl Levin
and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) to extend the
Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and
Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces for an additional
5 years.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 569E--Analysis on the advisability of revising Military Rule of
Evidence 513
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 558) that would
require the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice to
develop recommendations for 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 Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 544).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
analyze the advisability of modifying rule 513 to include
diagnoses of a patient and treatments prescribed to a patient
as confidential communications subject to the psychotherapist-
patient privilege. The amendment would also require the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on the results of this analysis. We direct the Secretary of
Defense to submit this report by not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 569F--Analysis of prohibition on broadcast and distribution of
digitally manipulated intimate images under the Uniform Code of
Military Justice
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 556) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to develop recommendations for
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.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
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 to provide a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
results of this analysis.
Subtitle H--Career Transition
Sec. 571--Pathway for individualized counseling for members of the
reserve components under TAP
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 565) that would
amend section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, to require
the Secretary concerned to provide a counseling pathway for
members of the reserve component under the Transition
Assistance Program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 572--Extension of Troops-to-Teachers Program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 556) that would amend section 1154 of title 10, United
States Code, to reduce the total number of stipends authorized
to be paid under the troops-to-teachers program to 3,000; and
that would extend the mandate for the Secretary of Defense to
maintain the troops-to-teachers program until 2029.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would strike the portion of the Senate provision
related to limiting Office of the Secretary of Defense travel
spending.
Sec. 573--Extension and expansion of report on the Transition
Assistance Program of the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 597) that would
direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness to conduct a comprehensive study on military grace
period reforms, specifically focusing on the impact of unit
tasking during the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) on the
ability of servicemembers to transition to civilian life.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would modify the reporting requirements in
section 552(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) in
lieu of adding a new reporting requirement under the House
provision. Under the amendment, Section 552(b) of such Act
would be amended to extend an annual reporting requirement by 3
years and require such annual report to include information
about attendance, exemptions, and implementation challenges
related to TAP.
Sec. 574--Military training and competency records
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549H) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a centralized
database, to be known as the ``Military Training and Competency
Database,'' to record and maintain information relating to
training performed by members of the Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 529A) that would require the Secretaries of the
military departments to provide, not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, a training and
competency record for members of the Armed Forces. The Senate
provision would also require the Secretary of Defense to submit
a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, on the implementation and
usefulness of the records.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Subtitle I--Family Programs and Child Care
Sec. 581--Interstate compacts for portability of occupational licenses
of military spouses: permanent authority
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1841) that would
amend section 1784(h) of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into a cooperative
agreement with the Council of State Governments for the purpose
of developing interstate licensure compacts for military
spouses.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 582--Military Spouse Career Accelerator program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1842) that would
amend section 1784 of title 10, United States Code, to
permanently authorize the Military Spouse Career Accelerator
program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would terminate this authorization on January 1,
2031.
Sec. 583--Competitive pay for Department of Defense child care
personnel
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1811) that would
amend section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, to require
that employees directly involved in military installation child
development programs are paid at rates of pay competitive with
market rates for childcare workers within the correlating
metropolitan or non-metropolitan statistical area, but not
below the Department of Defense minimum compensation rates per
pay band to acquire a stable and qualified civilian childcare
workforce.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would postpone the effective date of the
provision to April 1, 2025.
Sec. 584--Posting of national child abuse hotline at military child
development centers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1813) that would
amend section 1794 of title 10, United States Code, to revise
regulations and processes addressing child abuse and harm to
children while attending a military child development center.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would strike the portions of the House provision
related to parental notification and remedies.
Sec. 585--Additional information in outreach campaign relating to
waiting lists for military child development centers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1814) that would
expand the communication campaign established in section 585(a)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year
2024 (Public Law 118-31) to include additional information
regarding fee assistance for providers who are not nationally
accredited but are otherwise eligible under section 1798 of
title 10, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 586--Expansion of annual briefing regarding waiting lists for
military child development centers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1817) that would
direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretaries of the military departments, to provide briefings
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives regarding childcare services at military
child development centers.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would add the additional reporting requirement
to section 585 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), and limit the additional
reporting requirement to the 20 military installations with the
longest waiting lists for childcare.
Sec. 587--Improvements relating to portability of professional licenses
of servicemembers and their spouses
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1091) that would amend section 705A of the Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act (Public Law 108-189) to establish policies and
processes for interstate reciprocity of professional licenses
of servicemembers and their spouses.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would authorize background checks for covered
individuals, define ``military orders'' under this provision,
and modify the definition of a ``covered license'' under this
provision.
Sec. 588--Child care services and youth program services for dependents
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1816) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
military departments, to fully fund child care fee assistance
programs.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 589--Child care services and youth program services for
dependents: period of services for a member with a spouse
seeking employment
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1843) that would
expand eligibility for unemployed military spouses seeking
employment to receive childcare in Department of Defense Child
Development Programs, both on and off installation, to 180
days.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 589A--Child development program staffing and compensation model
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1107) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to redesign the Department of
Defense child development program compensation model and
modernize the child development program staffing model.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 578).
The agreement includes the House provision with technical
and conforming amendments and an amendment that would require
an initial baseline briefing and subsequent annual briefings to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives regarding the planning for and implementation
of the modernized staffing model.
Sec. 589B--Inclusive Playground Pilot Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 577) that would
require the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness to establish a pilot program for the design,
development, and construction of playgrounds that support
families in the Exceptional Family Member Program. Not later
than March 28, 2025, the Under Secretary would be required to
submit a strategy for the implementation of the program that
would detail governance structure, selection of military
installations for the program, and objectives.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 579A) that would require the Secretary of Defense, not
later than March 28, 2025, to submit a strategy on developing
an inclusive playground pilot program to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The provision would further direct the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness to establish an inclusive
playground as described in the strategy.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense, not
later than March 1, 2026, to submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan
for the implementation of a military families inclusive
playground pilot program. The amendment would also prohibit the
implementation of the inclusive playground pilot program until
180 days after the Secretary submits the implementation plan
and until such time that funds are obligated for the design,
development, and construction of inclusive playgrounds as a
minor military construction project.
Subtitle J--Dependent Education
Sec. 591--Advisory committees for Department of Defense domestic
dependents schools
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 571) that would amend section 2164 of title 10, United
States Code, to establish school advisory committees at
domestic schools operated by the Department of Defense
Education Activity.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
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
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5571) that
would amend section 2164(j) of title 10, United States Code, to
allow the Secretary of Defense to authorize the enrollment of
certain dependents in a Department of Defense Education
Activity Education program.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 593--Expansion of eligibility for virtual programs operated by
Department of Defense Education Activity
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 572) that would amend section 2164(l) of title 10, United
States Code, to expand the eligibility for enrollment in
virtualeducation programs offered by the Department of Defense
Education Activity.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 594--Authorization for school meal programs at Department of
Defense dependent schools
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 573) that would amend section 2164 of title 10, United
States Code, and section 1402 of the Defense Dependents'
Education Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-561) to authorize the
Secretary of Defense to administer a meal program, consistent
with Federal law and standards prescribed by the Secretary of
Agriculture, for students enrolled in Department of Defense
domestic dependent schools.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 595--Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in domestic
dependent elementary and secondary schools
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 577) that would add a new section to chapter 208 of title
10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to
carry out a program under which dependents of a full-time,
Active Duty member may enroll in covered Department of Defense
Education Activity schools on a space-available basis, without
regard to whether the member resides on the installation.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 596--Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools
to maintain maximum student-to-teacher ratios
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 571) that would
amend section 589B(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283) by striking ``2023-2024 academic year'' and
inserting ``2029-2030 academic year.''
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 574).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 597--Enrollment in defense dependents' education system of
children of foreign military members assigned to United Nations
Command
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 575) that would amend section 1404A of the Defense
Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-561) to
authorize the enrollment of children of foreign military
members assigned to United Nations Command to Department of
Defense Education Activity schools.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 598--Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
dependents of military and civilian personnel
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 575) that would
authorize $50.0 million for the purpose of providing assistance
to local educational agencies with military dependent students
and $20.0 million for local educational agencies eligible to
receive a payment for children with severe disabilities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 576) that would authorize $50.0 million for
continuation of the Department of Defense (DOD) assistance
program to local educational agencies impacted by enrollment of
dependent children of military members and DOD civilian
employees. The provision would also authorize $10.0 million for
impact aid payments for children with severe disabilities,
using the formula set forth in section 363 of the Floyd D.
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
(Public Law 106-398). Furthermore, the provision would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to use an additional $20.0
million for payments to local educational agencies determined
by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of military
children with severe disabilities.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would reduce the additional payments to local
educational agencies at the determination of the Secretary
concerned to $10.0 million.
Sec. 599--Training requirements teachers in 21st century schools of the
Department of Defense Education Activity
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 572) that would
provide teacher bonuses for difficult to fill overseas
locations, ensure adequate teacher training for 21st century
classrooms, and establish a pilot program authorizing a select
number of students in Bahrain to attend a local international
school through the Department of State regulations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would strike the authorizations for teacher
bonuses at high-needs schools and the Bahrain school pilot
program.
We note that military dependents who reside overseas must
attend a Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA)
school if available. We have heard complaints that the DODEA
schools in Bahrain have had several reported problems with
parent-teacher communication, long-term substitute teachers,
and dwindling academic offerings. As such, we direct the
Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than December 31, 2025, on the
administration of DODEA schools in Bahrain. Such report shall
include:
(1) The number of classes in Bahrain DODEA schools that had
long-term substitute teachers in the last 3 school years, by
grade and subject-matter;
(2) The number of Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered
in-person in Bahrain DODEA schools over the last 3 school
years, by year offered;
(3) An assessment of how AP course offerings in Bahrain
DODEA schools compare to other overseas DODEA schools;
(4) An assessment of issues related to communication
between the DODEA Bahrain school administrations and parents;
and
(5) An assessment of special education capabilities and
requirements in the Bahrain DODEA schools.
Sec. 599A--Overseas transfer program for educators in schools operated
by the Department of Defense Education Activity
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 574) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity
(DODEA), to develop and implement a program whereby teachers at
DODEA schools may transfer to overseas locations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary to develop and
implement a policy allowing for teachers at overseas DODEA
schools to transfer to other overseas DODEA schools. We expect
that such policy will adhere to existing law, including being
subject to collective bargaining agreements between DODEA and
their employees.
Sec. 599B--Parental right to notice of student nonproficiency in
reading or language arts
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 578) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to 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
certain reading and language arts assessments administered by
such school.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Grade of Surgeon General of the Navy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 501) that would
amend sections 525 and 8077 of title 10, United States Code, to
require the Surgeon General of the Navy to serve in the grade
of 0-9.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to the Congress
for certain distribution and grade limitations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 503) that would
amend section 525 of title 10, United States Code, to remove
the exemption for the Attending Physician to the Congress from
the limitation on that officer's Armed Force for officers
serving on Active Duty in grades above brigadier general or
rear admiral (lower half).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the Congress
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 505) that would
amend section 715 of title 10, United States Code, to require
that an officer serving as the Attending Physician to the
Congress hold the grade of O-6 while so serving.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Inclusion of service in SROTC in the computation of length of service
of an officer appointed for completing SROTC
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 507) that would
amend section 2106 of title 10, United States Code, to require
inclusion of time served in any component of the Armed Forces
while attending advanced training under section 2104 of title
10, United States Code, in the computation of length of service
of a servicemember.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the House provision would have created a
disparity in the treatment of Active-Duty service in length of
service calculations between those officers that attended
advanced training under section 2104 of title 10, United States
Code, while concurrently serving as Active-Duty enlisted
members of the Armed Forces; and those officers that were
enrolled at designated service schools while concurrently
serving as Active-Duty cadets or midshipmen under section
101(d) of title 10, United States Code.
Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 511) that would
amend sections 7038, 8083, 8084, and 9038 of title 10, United
States Code, to require the chief of each military service
reserve component to serve in the grade of lieutenant general
or vice admiral.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the chiefs of these reserve components already
serve in the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral.
Feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Guard in American
Samoa and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 513) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to determine the feasibility
of establishing: (1) A unit of the National Guard in American
Samoa; and (2) A unit of the National Guard in the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and to report to Congress
within 180 days of the enactment of this Act on the results of
this determination.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to assess the
feasibility and advisability of establishing units of the
National Guard in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Marian Islands, and to submit a briefing to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, by not later than April 1, 2025, on the
results of this assessment.
Merit-based principles for military personnel decisions in the
Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 523) that would
require all personnel actions within the Department of Defense
to be based on individual merit and demonstrated performance.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that section 529C of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31)
requires that military accessions and promotions be based on
individual merit and demonstrated performance.
Next of kin of deceased members of certain armed forces: database;
privacy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 524) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance to establish
and maintain a database containing up-to-date contact
information for next of kin of deceased servicemembers.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Marine Corps permeability pilot program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 525) that would
authorize the Commandant of the Marine Corps to carry out a
pilot program under which a member may move between the active
reserve components of the Marine Corps more easily.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Space Force Personnel System under chapter
2001 of title 10, United States Code, provides a model for
increased permeability of officers between the active and
reserve components of the Armed Forces.
Prohibition of requirement in the Department of Defense to wear a mask
to stop the spread of COVID-19
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 527) that would
prohibit the Secretary of Defense from requiring an individual
to wear a mask on a military installation in the United States
to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Elimination of offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion and
personnel of such offices
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 528) that would
eliminate offices of the Armed Forces and of the Department of
Defense established to promote diversity, equity, and
inclusion.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Posthumous commission as captain in the regular Army for Milton Holland
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 529) that would
posthumously commission Milton Holland, who, while sergeant
major of the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, was
awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of his actions on
September 29, 1864, during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm,
Virginia.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize and honor Milton Holland for his incredible
bravery and valor while serving in the Civil War, for which he
was awarded the Medal of Honor. We note that the President
currently has the authority to posthumously commission Milton
Holland and that the Army is in the process of reviewing this
matter.
Authorization of members awarded certain decorations to wear the
uniform when not on active duty
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 529A) that would
amend section 772 of title 10, United States Code, by adding a
new subsection to authorize members awarded certain decorations
to wear the uniform when not on Active Duty.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that under section 772 of title 10, United States
Code, retired members of the Armed Forces are authorized to
wear their uniforms without any restrictions based upon the
awards or decorations they received, as are former members of
the Armed Services who served honorably in a time of war.
Review of adverse action against a chaplain who requested exemption
from the COVID-19 vaccination mandate
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 529B) that would
require, not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the establishment of boards under
section 1552 or 1553 of title 10, United States Code, as
applicable, to review the military personnel record, or the
characterization of a discharge or dismissal, of a current or
former chaplain in an Armed Force who suffered an adverse
personnel action as a result of, arising from, or in
conjunction with, requesting a religious exemption from the
COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that sections 526 and 527 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31)
required the establishment of processes to consider
reinstatement, and to review the characterization of discharge,
of servicemembers separated solely on the basis of their
failure to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Selective Service System: automatic registration
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 531) that would
provide for automatic registration of male citizens and males
residing in the United States between the ages of 18 and 26 in
the Selective Service System.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained similar
provisions (sec. 598, sec. 598A, sec. 598B, sec. 598C and sec.
598D) that would authorize automatic registration for all
citizens and persons residing in the United States, as well as
make other reforms and technical modifications to the Military
Selective Service Act and related statutes.
The agreement does not include either provision.
Prohibition on cannabis testing for enlistment or commission in certain
Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 532) that would
prohibit cannabis testing as a condition of enlistment or
commission in the Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 599) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
ensure that all prospective recruits and officer candidates
undergo testing for controlled substances prior to enlistment
or appointment as an officer in the Armed Forces.
The agreement does not include either provision.
Recruitment strategy for members of the Armed Forces who were
discharged or dismissed on the sole basis of failure to obey a
lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 535) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a
strategy to specifically recruit individuals discharged or
dismissed from an Armed Force on the sole basis of failure to
obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 to be
reinstated in the Armed Force concerned.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Section 528 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) required the Secretary of
Defense to communicate to individuals discharged or dismissed
from an Armed Force on the sole basis of failure to obey a
lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 the process by
which the individual could be reinstated in the Armed Forces.
All military departments have communicated the options for
reinstatement to the separated individuals.
Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in public
secondary schools
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 538) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional
defense committees an annual report on military recruitment
practices in public secondary schools during calendar year 2024
and each subsequent calendar year.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the data that would be reported under this
provision is already collected and available for review by the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives at any time.
Increase to maximum funding for the Regional Defense Fellowship Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 541) that would
amend section 345 of title 10, United States Code, to adjust
the maximum funding amount for the Regional Defense Fellowship
Program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Service Academies: appointments and additional appointees
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 547) that would
require that the admissions processes for the military service
academies are based on a whole candidate score regardless of
race or ethnicity.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Inclusion of certain information in annual military service academy
reports
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549A) that would
include in annual military service academy reports the number
of substantiated cases of sexual misconduct for which there is
reason to believe that a victim was targeted, or discriminated
against, or both, for their status in a protected group.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that this data is collected as part of the Armed
Forces Workplace and Gender Relations Survey, pursuant to
section 481 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
section 591 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).
Naval Postgraduate School: function
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549B) that would
expand the Naval Postgraduate School's (NPS) mission.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize the importance of the Naval Postgraduate
School in providing defense-focused graduate education to
advance the operational effectiveness, technological
leadership, and warfighting advantage of the naval service. We
acknowledge that NPS's curriculum and research must continue to
adapt to prepare defense leaders with the intellectual
capabilities to meet operational and strategic challenges in an
increasingly dynamic and complex security environment.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of the Navy to provide a
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, not later than December 1, 2025,
on the mission of NPS in section 8541 of title 10, United
States Code, including:
(1) An assessment of whether the NPS function is sufficient
to allow for reform and modernization of NPS curricula and
research in response to new strategic environments and emerging
technologies;
(2) The feasibility and advisability of expanding the NPS
function; and
(3) Any recommendations for changes to the NPS function.
Air Force rapid response language pilot program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549G) that would
require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a rapid
response language pilot program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize that foreign language skills are a critical
mission enabler for signals intelligence and other military
activities. We acknowledge the need for the Air Force to
provide dynamic language capabilities to respond to unforeseen
requirements, conflict surges, humanitarian disasters, or other
military needs. This need is underscored by the evolving global
security landscape, which necessitates agility in language
proficiency across a spectrum of languages, some of which may
currently have limited to no capability within the Department
of Defense. We note the Air Force's Language Enabled Airman
Program (LEAP) currently develops working-level foreign
language proficiency for airmen.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of the Air Force to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than April
1, 2025, on critical language proficiency in the Air Force. The
briefing should include information on the current status of
LEAP, other foreign language programs offered to airmen,
challenges to increasing language readiness in response to
current and emergent needs, a description of the process for
coordinating with the Army as the executive agent for contract
linguist support, any plans to expand the reach of LEAP or
other foreign language programs in the future, and any
additional resources needed to support linguist requirements.
Military vehicle operator training program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549I) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a standardized
training curriculum for military vehicle operations,
encompassing both classroom and practical training components.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize that rollover incidents continue to be an
ongoing safety issue for the Army and the Marine Corps. We also
note the Marine Corps has instituted multiple lines of effort
to address safety mishaps and are interested in hearing about
how these efforts have led to changes in training and protocol.
Therefore, we direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the
Chief of Staff of the Army, not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, to provide a briefing to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on efforts to mitigate vehicle mishaps.
Speech disorders of cadets and midshipmen
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549J) that would
require the Superintendents of the military service academies
to provide testing for speech disorders to incoming cadets and
midshipmen.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Department of Defense provided a directed
briefing on this issue in May 2022, detailing the necessity for
officers to speak clearly and effectively while leading troops;
noting the availability of medical waivers in certain
circumstances for physical or medical standards; providing the
Reading Aloud Test administered to applicants; highlighting
that, on average, only one prospective student per year is
denied admission for a speech disorder; and describing the
availability of speech therapy.
Annual training on the prevention of sexual abuse for students in the
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549K) that would
require annual training for Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps participants on prevention of sexual abuse.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the training that would be required under the House
provision is already required by section 2031 of title 10,
United States Code, as amended by section 552 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31).
Dive school required element of qualification as a combat controller of
the Air Force
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549M) that would
direct the Secretary of the Air Force to require that training
to qualify as a combat controller of the Air Force includes
dive school.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Air Force changed the requirement for
combat controllers to be combat dive qualified from an initial
skill to an advanced skill in 2023. We direct the Secretary of
the Air Force to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not
later than June 1, 2025, on the advisability of restoring dive
school qualification as a required element of initial training
for combat controllers. The briefing should include information
on the justification for changing it to an advanced skill,
which, if any, special tactics operators require advanced dive
school training, the benefits of dive school training in
executing special tactics missions, and any other information
the Secretary deems relevant.
Modifications to Transition Assistance Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 561) that would
amend section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretary concerned to waive the requirement of
pre-separation counseling for servicemembers. Additionally,
this section would permit servicemembers who reenlist to
receive pre-separation counseling on a space available basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Minimum duration of preseparation counseling regarding financial
planning
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 562) that would
amend section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, to add
counseling to the financial planning section of the Transition
Assistance Program, and to require the financial planning
assistance and counseling section to last at least 1 hour.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that servicemembers currently receive financial
counseling and training, both during the Transition Assistance
Program and throughout their time in service.
Transition Assistance Program: presentation in preseparation counseling
to promote benefits available to veterans
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 563) that would
amend section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, to
require veterans service organizations (VSOs) to provide
information to servicemembers participating in pre-separation
counseling under the Transition Assistance Program (TAP).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize the critical role that VSOs play in the
transition of servicemembers to civilian life and veteran
status, particularly in the preparation, presentation, and
adjudication of Veterans Affairs (VA) claims. We note that the
TAP VA benefits and services course of instruction includes a
VA and VSO joint presentation to separating servicemembers on
how VSOs can help them navigate VA and state benefit programs,
including filing for disability, home loans, and healthcare.
The presentation also incorporates a practical exercise to
ensure servicemembers can find their local VSO representative.
We encourage the Department of Defense to continue to maintain
strong and positive relationships with VSOs to facilitate their
delivery of services to separating servicemembers.
Establishment of counseling pathway in the Transition Assistance
Program for members of certain reserve components of the Armed
Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 564) that would
amend section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, to
establish a minimum of one counseling pathway in the Transition
Assistance Program (TAP) for members of the Reserve Components
of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that TAP counseling pathways for members of the
Reserve Component are addressed in a provision located
elsewhere in this Act.
Transition Assistance Program: Department of Labor Employment Navigator
and Partnership Pilot Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 566) that would
require the establishment of a pilot program known as the
Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot Program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Employment Navigator Partnership Program
is an existing and successful program of the Department of
Labor. The current model is highly effective and provides
optimum flexibility for program administration, participants,
and partners.
Pilot program on secure, mobile personal health record for members of
the Armed Forces participating in the Transition Assistance
Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 567) that would
direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, to commence a pilot
program under which Active Duty members of the Armed Forces who
are enrolled in the Transition Assistance Program use a covered
health record platform to collect their records before
separating from Active Duty.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that existing law requires the Department of
Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to integrate
electronic medical records into the same technology platform.
When implemented, this integration will provide seamless
transition from the Military Health System to the Veterans
Health Administration without the need for a third-party
platform to collect sensitive personal and medical information
from servicemembers.
SkillBridge: apprenticeship programs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 568) that would
require the Department of Defense to conduct a study on the
availability of registered apprenticeship positions within the
SkillBridge program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than June 1,
2025, to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the United
States Military Apprenticeship Program. Such report shall
include: (1) Information on the trades that are eligible for
participation in the program; (2) The number of servicemembers
in each military service who are enrolled in the program,
disaggregated by trade; and (3) Recommendations for policy or
legislative changes to improve the effectiveness of the
program, if any.
Transmission of information regarding member's opioid use disorder to
Department of Veterans Affairs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 569) that would
amend section 1142(d) of title 10, United States Code, to add a
requirement for the Secretaries of the military departments to
notify the Secretary of Veterans Affairs about the known
history of opioid use disorder for any servicemember within 60
days of such member's separation from military service.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on the number of veterans who have their military acquired
credentials recognized at the State-level for the civilian
workforce
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 569A) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, to
submit to Congress a report that builds on the data reported in
the ``DOD Credentialing Utilization'' report from 2018 (3-
BB02A16) to better assess the effectiveness of the
Credentialing Programs for post-military civilian employment.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Training and internships for transitioning members through institutions
of higher education
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 569B) that would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct outreach to
institutions of higher education in order to enter into more
agreements with such institutions of higher education for
training or internships for members of the Armed Forces
pursuant to the SkillBridge program established under section
1143(e) of title 10, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from
the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related
entities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 569C) that would
amend section 570F of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) to authorize
servicemembers transitioning off of active duty to opt out of
having their information shared with state veterans' agencies.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 558).
The agreement does not include either provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than May 1, 2025, on the feasibility
and advisability of establishing a servicemember opt-out option
for authorizing the Department of Defense to share the
information of servicemembers separating from the Armed Forces
with state veterans' agencies.
Addressing mental health issues in the Transition Assistance Program of
the Department of Defense and the Solid Start program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 569D) that would
amend section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, by
expanding the mental health information that must be included
in counseling servicemembers under the Transition Assistance
Program. The provision would also amend section 6320(b) of
title 38, United States Code, to expand the activities of the
Solid Start Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to
include providing assistance related to mental health
counseling and healthcare through the Veterans Health
Administration.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition Assistance Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 569E) that would
amend section 1142(c) of title 10, United States Code, to
expand the counseling pathways of the Transition Assistance
Program to consider the following factors: childcare,
employment of other adults in the servicemember's household,
the servicemember's location, the effects of operating tempo,
and whether the servicemember is an Indian or urban Indian.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Records of a separating member: provision of electronic copies
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 569F) that would
amend section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, to require
the Secretary concerned to provide electronic medical records
to separating servicemembers not later than 30 days before such
servicemember's date of separation from military service. The
provision would also require the Secretary concerned to provide
an electronic copy of separation documents to separating
servicemembers not later than 15 days after the date of
separation from military service.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
SkillBridge for the submarine industrial base
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 569G) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a survey to
determine which such employers in the submarine industrial base
are experiencing workforce shortages and use the SkillBridge
program to provide members training under such program with
such employers.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the vital importance of qualified, skilled workers
in the submarine industrial base. We direct the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, to
provide a report to the congressional defense committees, not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, on how the Department of Defense is using the SkillBridge
program to facilitate separating military personnel joining the
submarine industrial base to address workforce shortages.
Prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion policy bodies for DODEA
schools
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 573) that would
prohibit the Secretary of Defense from maintaining or
establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) committees,
panels, offices, or other related organizations within schools
operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity
(DODEA).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for
purposes of Federal impact aid programs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 576) that would
require the commanders of each military installation to
annually submit written certification to their respective
military departments verifying whether they have confirmed the
information contained in all Impact Aid source check forms.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that local commanders do not currently have access
to the information necessary to certify Impact Aid at the
installation level. We direct the Secretary of Defense, not
later than June 1, 2025, to brief the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on its
progress in working with the Defense Manpower Data Center to
gain access to the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting
System in order to complete the Impact Aid source check
verification process.
Instruction in artificial intelligence and machine learning in schools
operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 579) that would
direct the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of
the Department of Defense Education Activity, to require that
each student of a high school operated by the Activity receives
instruction in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
GAO study on child care services provided or paid for by the Department
of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 579A) that would
direct the Comptroller General of the United States to carry
out a study to assess the childcare programs of the Department
of Defense, including military child development centers,
family home day care, Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood,
and Child Care in Your Home.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives are awaiting several
congressionally-directed studies and reports on childcare
programs of the Department of Defense by both the Comptroller
General of the United States and the Secretary of Defense. We
further note that the Secretary of Defense would be required to
submit additional information on childcare waiting lists under
a provision elsewhere in this Act.
Prohibition on availability of funds for certain materials in schools
operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 579B) that would
prohibit the availability of funds for any material that
contains, depicts, or otherwise includes pornographic content
or any material that espouses, advocates, or promotes gender
ideology in schools operated by the Department of Defense
Education Activity.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Prohibitions on provision of gender transition services through an
Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 579C) that would
prohibit the provision of gender transition services through
the Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on separating members who have health care experience and
Medical Reserve Corps
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 579D) that would
require the Secretary Defense, not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and in consultation with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the process by which members of the
Armed Forces with healthcare experience transition to civilian
life and the number of such members who join the Medical
Reserve Corps.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than December
31, 2025, to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the process
by which members of the Armed Forces with healthcare experience
transition to civilian life and the number of such members who
join the Medical Reserve Corps.
Prohibition of TikTok
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 579E) that would
prohibit the use of TikTok within Department of Defense
Education Activity (DODEA) schools for instructional purposes.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a briefing, by not later than July 1, 2025, on
the use of cell phones within the academic environment,
including an assessment of such use on student achievement. The
briefing should highlight trends within comparable civilian
secondary schools on cell phone use, identify which DODEA
schools currently have policies in place restricting use of
cell phones, include observations on the impact such
restrictions have had on student achievement in such schools,
and make recommendations for regulatory or statutory change as
the Secretary considers appropriate. Further, the briefing
shall consider specifically the use of social media in the
learning environment, including specifically the use of TikTok,
and its effect on student achievement. We note that the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-328), enacted the No TikTok on Government
Devices Act, which instructs the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator
of General Services, the Director of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense, to develop
standards and guidelines for agencies requiring the removal of
TikTok from Federal information technology.
Report on effectiveness of the exceptional family member program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 579F) that would
direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit
to Congress a report, not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, that includes: (1) The results of a
study of the effectiveness of the Exceptional Family Member
program authorized under section 1781c(e) of title 10, United
States Code, with respect to the manner by which it currently
supports individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities; and (2) Recommendations to improve the program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Study on high-impact tutoring in DODEA schools
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 579G) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report containing the results of a study on high-impact
tutoring programs in Department of Defense Education Activity
(DODEA) elementary and secondary schools.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We have heard of the benefits of high-impact tutoring
programs, which include programs in math, reading, or both
subjects for at least 30 minutes during a school day for at
least 3 days per week during the school year, and programs
taught by licensed DODEA teachers or paraprofessionals with a
student-to-tutor ratio of no more than three-to-one. We direct
the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not
later than May 1, 2025, on DODEA tutoring programs, including
high-impact tutoring programs. Such briefing shall include--
(1) The total number of existing tutoring programs within
DODEA and estimated number of participating students by
location;
(2) The total number of existing tutoring programs within
DODEA that incorporate high-impact tutoring and estimated
number of participating students by location;
(3) A description of how DODEA tutoring programs are
funded;
(4) Recommendations for increasing student participation in
tutoring programs, including high-impact tutoring programs;
(5) A discussion of any barriers to increasing student
participation in such tutoring programs; and
(6) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
developing a licensed tutoring workforce for DODEA.
Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts
of valor during the Korean War
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 581) that would
waive the time limitations specified in section 8298 of title
10, United States Code, and authorize the President to award
the Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts of valor
during the Korean Conflict.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We acknowledge and honor Royce Williams's heroism while
engaged in aerial combat over the Sea of Japan on November 18,
1952, for which he was awarded the Silver Star.
Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Thomas H. Griffin for
acts of valor as a member of the Army during the Vietnam War
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 582) that would
waive the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title
10, United States Code, and authorize the President to award
the Medal of Honor to Thomas Helmut Griffin for his acts of
valor as a member of the Army during the Vietnam War.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize and honor the heroism and courage of Thomas
Helmut Griffin for his actions in Vietnam from March 1 through
March 3, 1969, for which he was awarded the Silver Star.
Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for acts
of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 583) that would
waive the time limitations specified in section 8298 of title
10, United States Code, and authorize the President to award
the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for the acts of valor
during the Vietnam War.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize and honor the heroism and courage of James
Capers, Jr., for his service in Vietnam during the period of
March 31 through April 3, 1967, for which he was awarded the
Silver Star.
Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Gregory McManus for acts of
valor
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 584) that would
waive the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title
10, United States Code, and authorize the President to award
the Medal of Honor to Gregory McManus for his acts of valor as
a member of the Army during the Vietnam War.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize and honor the heroism and courage of Gregory
McManus during his service in Vietnam, for which he was awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Authorization for Last Servicemember Standing medal
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 585) that would
amend chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
a service medal to be known as the ``Last Servicemember
Standing medal.''
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives received a briefing from the
Secretary of Defense on March 5, 2024, pursuant to a directed
requirement in the conference report (H. Rept. 188-301)
accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024. In this briefing, the Secretary noted that the
Department of Defense has a well-established military
decorations and awards program based on specific criteria,
which results in distinct recognition for each type of action
or service. Recognizing a servicemember for being the last
person standing would result in duplicate recognition for
awards already authorized through the Department's military
decorations and awards program.
Eligibility of veterans of Operation End Sweep for Vietnam Service
Medal
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 586) that would
authorize the Secretaries of the military departments concerned
to award the Vietnam Service Medal to a veteran who
participated in Operation End Sweep.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We acknowledge the distinguished service of veterans who
participated in Operation End Sweep from February 6, 1973 to
July 18, 1973, in undertaking the harrowing work of clearing
sea mines laid in Vietnamese waters. We value the
honorableperformance of Operation End Sweep veterans following the
cessation of military combat operations in Vietnam.
Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Joseph M. Perez for acts of
valor as a member of the Army during the Vietnam War
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 587) that would
recognize the acts of valor by Joseph M. Perez while serving as
a Sergeant in the Army in South Vietnam on May 26, 1967, and
would waive the time limitation in section 7274 of title 10,
United States Code, to authorize the President to award Joseph
M. Perez with the Medal of Honor.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize and honor the service, sacrifice, and valor of
Joseph M. Perez during his service in Vietnam on May 26, 1967,
for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Juan Ogo Blaz for acts of
valor while serving as a member of the Army during the Vietnam
War
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 588) that would
waive the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title
10, United States Code, to authorize the President to award the
Medal of Honor to Juan Ogo Blaz for acts of valor while serving
as a member of the Army during the Vietnam War on January 18,
1969, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Army is currently reviewing the records of
Juan Ogo Blaz to determine whether he should be awarded the
Medal of Honor under the requirements of section 586 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public
Law 114-328).
Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Martin A. Maglona for acts
of valor while serving as a member of the Army during the
Vietnam War
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 589) that would
waive the time limitations in section 7274 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize the President to award the Medal of
Honor to Martin A. Maglona for acts of valor while serving as a
member of the Army during the Vietnam War on February 23, 1969.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Army is currently reviewing the records of
Martin A. Maglona to determine whether he should be awarded the
Medal of Honor under the requirements of section 586 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public
Law 114-328).
Modification to annual reports on racial and ethnic demographics in the
military justice system
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 591) that would
require additional reporting information on administrative
actions in the annual reports to Congress on racial and ethnic
demographics in the military justice system.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the reporting required by the House provision
is already required by section 486 of title 10, United States
Code.
Modernization of dress codes and policies on military installations
during non-working and non-duty status hours
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 593) that would
direct the Secretaries of the military departments to issue
guidance, not later than June 1, 2025, to commanders of
installations under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries to
require the modernization of dress codes or policies for
members of the Armed Forces during non-working and non-duty
status hours, while on military installations, and for all
military dependents on military installations at any time.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the military services currently have policies
prescribing dress codes for military members.
Pilot program to allow members in the Department of the Air Force to
grow beards
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 594) that would
require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a pilot
program to allow members of the Air Force and Space Force to
grow beards.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Air Force, not later than
April 1, 2025, to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the feasibility and
advisability of establishing a pilot program to authorize
members of the Air Force and Space Force to grow beards. Such
briefing shall include the following elements: (1) The
evaluation of the Secretary of the compatibility of beards with
military equipment that requires an airtight seal, such as a
gas mask; (2) An assessment of the effect of beard growth on
discipline, morale, and unity within the ranks; (3) A
determination whether allowing members to grow beards improves
inclusivity, including for members with conditions like
pseudofolliculitis barbae or who wish to grow beards for
religious purposes; (4) Identifications of any negative
perception or bias towards members with beards; and (5)
Strategies to mitigate such negative perceptions or bias.
Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of the
Department of Defense in STEM
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 595) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on how to
increase the participation of women in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) positions in the Armed
Forces.
The Senate-committee reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that women are eligible for all military
occupational specialties related to STEM, and many women in
service work in STEM and STEM-related functions in today's
military. Additionally, STEM internship opportunities in the
SkillBridge program are already available to members of the
Armed Forces transitioning from active duty to civilian life.
Study on benefits of standardizing policies regarding basic allowance
for housing and family housing eligibility for members of the
Armed Forces serving on active duty who are unaccompanied and
pregnant
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 596) that would
direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretaries of the military departments, to carry out a study
on the policies regarding basic allowance for housing and
family housing eligibility for members of the Armed Forces
serving on active duty who are unaccompanied and who become
pregnant while residing in unaccompanied housing.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than January 1, 2026, on military
service policies regarding unaccompanied members of the Armed
Forces who become pregnant while residing in unaccompanied
housing. Such briefing shall include: (1) An overview of
current service policies regarding when unaccompanied members
of the Armed Forces who become pregnant while residing in
unaccompanied housing become eligible for basic allowance for
housing and family housing, respectively; (2) Whether
disparities exist between written policies on this topic and
the implementation of such policies; (3) Any policy or
legislative recommendations to standardize and update such
policies across the Armed Forces, as appropriate; and (4) Any
costs associated with the implementation of the policy and
legislative recommendations in part (3).
Sense of Congress regarding military service by individuals with
amputations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 598) that would
express a sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense
should issue medical waivers to individuals seeking to serve in
the Armed Forces who are precluded from serving solely because
of a non service-connected amputation.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We acknowledge the honorable and meaningful contributions
that individuals with amputations have made to the country
while serving in the United States military. We urge the
Department of Defense to explore avenues for individuals with
non service-connected amputations to serve in support of the
nation's defense.
Report on National Guard sexual assault and response prevention
training
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 599) that would
require the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to submit a
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives containing the number of National
Guard members, aggregated by state, that received sexual
assault and response prevention training in the preceding
calendar year not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act for the initial report and annually by
March 30 beginning in 2026.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to submit
a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives containing the number of
National Guard members, aggregated by state, that received
sexual assault and response prevention training in the
preceding calendar year by not later than July 1, 2025.
Commercial transition for military aviation mechanics
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 599A) that would
direct the Secretary of Defense to create a strategy to support
the transition of military aviation mechanics to commercial
aviation mechanics after active duty service.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Entrepreneurship program for servicemembers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 599B) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to study the feasibility of
establishing a mentoring program for members of the Armed
Forces who are interested in becoming entrepreneurs or founding
start-up businesses after their active duty service.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that under section 1142(c) of title 10, United
States Code, the Department of Defense is currently required to
provide unique counseling pathways for members participating in
the Transition Assistance Program who are interested in
becoming entrepreneurs.
Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion; report
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 599C) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on the
organization, activities, and costs associated with the
DefenseAdvisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on integration of chaplains into activities in the Indo-Pacific
region
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 599D) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress
assessing the integration of chaplains into Department of
Defense activities in the Indo-Pacific region.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Priority in expansion of pilot program to provide financial assistance
to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1815) that would
amend section 589 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) to require the Secretary of Defense to give priority to
certain remote locations in the expansion of the Child Care in
Your Home pilot program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than April 1, 2025, on
administrative and cost barriers to expanding the Child Care in
Your Home pilot program. Such briefing shall include: (1) An
overview of the administrative requirements and costs of the
program; (2) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability
of expanding the pilot into additional locations, including
Fort Drum, New York; Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; Naval
Air Station Lemoore, California; and Marine Corps Air Ground
Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California; and (3) Any other
relevant matters that the Secretary deems appropriate.
Briefing on access of members of National Guard to child care services
at military child development centers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1818) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing
regarding the access of members of the National Guard to
childcare services at military child development centers.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than January 1, 2026, on access of
members of the National Guard to childcare services at military
Child Development Centers (CDC). Such briefing shall include
the following elements:
(1) The estimated number of families in the National Guard
with children under 12 years of age;
(2) The estimated number of families in the National Guard
with children under 12 years in which both parents are members
of the National Guard;
(3) The estimated number of single parent households in
which the parent is a member of the National Guard;
(4) The average number of days during the year in which a
member of the National Guard who has a child under 12 years of
age is serving on Active Duty or inactive duty training;
(5) The estimated number of members of the National Guard
with a child under 12 years of age who live within 50 miles of
a CDC;
(6) The estimated number of National Guard installations
located within 50 miles of a CDC; and
(7) Any other relevant matters that the Secretary deems
appropriate.
Briefing on implementation of recommendations of Quality of Life Panel
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1854) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on
the implementation of the recommendations in the report, dated
April 2024 of the Quality of Life Panel of such Committee.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than January 1, 2026, on the
Department of Defense's implementation of the recommendations
contained in the report, dated April 2024 of the House Armed
Services Committee's Quality of Life Panel.
Longer term and eligibility for appointment to rank of Admiral of
Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command
The Senate committee-reported bill contained provisions
(sec. 509B, sec. 1047) that would require the Commander of the
Naval Sea Systems Command to serve a term of 8 years, and make
the Commander eligible for appointment to the rank of admiral
during that final 3 years of that service.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provisions.
We note that the Secretary of the Navy currently has the
authority to extend the tenure of the Commander of Naval Sea
Systems Command, and has done so in the past under certain
individual circumstances. Additionally, the Navy is considering
the establishment of a new materiel command that could have
implications for the organization of the Navy's systems
commands, including Naval Sea Systems Command.
Permanent modification to the Army National Guard and Air National
Guard inactive National Guard statute
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 511) that would amend section 303 of title 32, United
States Code, to authorize officers to transfer from the
Selected Reserve to the Inactive National Guard.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Selective Service Director appointment subject to Senate confirmation
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 523) that would amend section 3809 of title 50, United
States Code, to require Senate confirmation of the Director,
Selective Service, effective for appointments made 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Modification of persons not qualified for enlistment definition
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 527) that would amend section 504 of title 10, United
States Code, to broaden the authorized duties of certain non-
citizen individuals who enlist in the Armed Force.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Combat status identifier equivalent for remotely piloted aircraft crew
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 529) that would require the Secretaries of the military
departments to establish a status identifier of equivalent
merit as a combat status identifier for remotely piloted
aircraft crews who conduct combat operations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Exemption of women forced to register for draft from requirements to
serve in combat roles
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 529B) that would specify that women drafted into service
under the Selective Service System may not be compelled to join
combat roles that were closed to women prior to December 3,
2015, train or become qualified in a combat arms military
occupational specialty, or join a combat arms unit.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Pre-referral requirements related to sufficiency of admissible evidence
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 534) that would amend Article 34 of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice (10 U.S.C. 834) to require a written
determination by a staff judge advocate or special trial
counsel that the admissible evidence will probably be
sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction before a charge
can be referred to trial by general court-martial.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Reimbursement of expenses and property damage for victims of designated
offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 539) that would amend chapter 53 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize the Secretaries of the military
departments to provide payments to victims of designated
offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for
unreimbursed expenses directly related to the harm suffered as
the result of being victimized, including health care expenses,
travel expenses, and expenses for property damage or loss
resulting from the designated offense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Investigations of sexual assaults in the National Guard
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 543) that would require the Defense Advisory Committee on
Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in
the Armed Forces (DACIPAD) to review how states investigate and
prosecute allegations of sexual assault with a National Guard
nexus, and to make recommendations on improving investigations
and reporting of sexual assaults within the National Guard. The
provision would require the DACIPAD to submit a report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on this review. The provision would also
specify that state Adjutants General are senior officials for
the purposes of investigating allegations of reprisal.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the DACIPAD to review how states investigate and
prosecute allegations of sexual assault with a National Guard
nexus and how investigations and reporting of sexual assaults
within the National Guard can be improved. The review shall
include: (1) An overview of the processes by which states
investigate allegations of sexual assault within the National
Guard; (2) An assessment of the extent to which, and the
effectiveness with which, the Office of Complex Investigations
(OCI) within the National Guard Bureau provides assistance to
state National Guards in the investigation of such allegations;
(3) An assessment of the organizational structure of the OCI
and its authority to investigate, including a description of
OCI's funding, the number of personnel assigned, and the force
mix between military, civilian, and contractor personnel, OCI's
relationships with state authorities, and an assessment of
whether OCI should be codified in permanent law; and (4) Any
other matter that the DACIPAD considers appropriate to review
with respect to the investigation and prosecution of sexual
assaults with a National Guard nexus.
We direct the DACIPAD to submit a report to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representativeson the results of this review by not later than
February 28, 2026.
Inclusion of Space Force professional military education programs in
definitions of senior and intermediate level service schools
and as covered programs for copyright purposes
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 557) that would amend section 2151(b) of title 10, United
States Code, to include Space Force professional military
education programs in the list of authorized Department of
Defense professional military education institutions.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Support for expanding early child care options for members of the Armed
Forces and their families
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 579) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
authorize the Secretaries of the military departments to
support eligible childcare providers in their recruitment and
retention of childcare employees.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than January 1, 2026, on the
feasibility and advisability of entering into an interagency
partnership with another Federal agency with the ability to
place national service participants and volunteers trained in
education services at military child development centers in
accordance with applicable national service laws.
Waiver authority for Junior Reserve Officer's training Corps minimum
participation requirement
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 582) that would amend section 2031(b) of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Secretary of the military
department concerned to issue a 5-year waiver of the minimum
student participation requirement in order for a school to
establish a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC)
unit, if the school meets all other statutory requirements for
JROTC participation.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Authority to award or present a decoration following a congressionally
requested review
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 591) that would amend section 1130 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize the award of a decoration following a
submission of a favorable recommendation for the award, after a
60-day congressional review period.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
National Commission on Quality of Life for the All-Volunteer Armed
Force
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 596) that would establish an independent commission in
the legislative branch to be known as the Commission on Quality
of Life for the All-Volunteer Armed Force.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Department of Defense process for sharing military service data with
states
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5521) that
would enact the Military and Education Data Integration Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that some secondary schools fail to provide
meaningful access to military recruiters. As such, we direct
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of
Education, to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing, not later
than April 1, 2025, on the feasibility of developing a secure
data sharing process between the Department of Defense and
state education agencies. The report shall address, at a
minimum, the following: (1) The cost of establishing a database
that state education agencies may access; (2) The type of data
that the Department of Defense could share with the state
education agencies; (3) The type of data that the state
education agencies could share with the Department of Defense;
and (4) The anticipated benefits of sharing that data for both
the Department of Defense and the state education agencies.
Review of special education processes and procedures of Department of
Defense Education Activity
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5572) that
would require the Director of the Department of Defense
Education Activity (DODEA) to review the special education
processes and procedures in place within DODEA to locate,
identify (through screening or other evidence-based tools),
evaluate, and refer children with disabilities from birth to
age 21 and provide evidence-based interventions and supports
for students with disabilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than January
1, 2026, on special education processes and procedures in DODEA
schools. Such briefing shall include the following:
(1) The processes DODEA uses to locate, screen, and
identify children with deficiencies in early literacy skill
development and specific learning disabilities, particularly
dyslexia;
(2) The number of DODEA students with deficiencies in early
literacy skills or specific learning disabilities;
(3) The staffing ratio standards, credentials and
certifications, and professional development requirements for
staff who support children with early literacy deficits and
specific learning disabilities, particularly dyslexia;
(4) The curriculum and interventions DODEA uses to support
literacy skill development for students with early literacy
deficits and specific learning disabilities, particularly
dyslexia; and
(5) Any differences in the above-mentioned areas by region
or district across DODEA.
Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign students
in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5595) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program
to promote the participation of foreign students in the Senior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Title VI--Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits
Subtitle A--Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave
Sec. 601--Reform of basic pay rates
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1801) that would
increase basic pay for all grades by 4.5 percent, except for
pay grades E1 through E4, which would increase by an average of
15 percent.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 601) that would reform basic pay rates by
increasing monthly basic pay for junior enlisted servicemembers
in the grades of E-1 through E-3.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would adjust the pay tables for fiscal year
2025, effective April 1, 2025, to increase junior enlisted pay
by 10 percent.
Sec. 602--Policy on postpartum physical fitness tests and body
composition assessments
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 601) that would
amend section 701(k) of title 10, United States Code, to
include pregnancy as a waiverable condition for participation
in the Physical Fitness Tests and Body Composition Assessments.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would narrow the scope of this provision to
apply only to members of the Armed Forces who have given birth,
lost a pregnancy, or had a stillbirth.
Sec. 603--Extension of parental leave to members of the Coast Guard
Reserve
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 602) that would
extend parental leave to members of the Coast Guard Reserve.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 604) that would
amend sections 1402, 7361, and 9361 of title 10, United States
Code, to eliminate the cap on additional retired pay for
extraordinary heroism for members of the Army and Air Force who
served during the Vietnam era.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 605--Calculation of retired pay for certain officers who served in
grade O-9 or O-10 and retired in grade O-8
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 621) that would amend section 1407 of title 10, United
States Code, to create a special rule for officers having
served in the temporary grades of O-9 or O-10 and who receive a
conditional or permanent retirement in the grade of O-8. The
provision would require that such officer's final retirement
pay be the lower of the amount calculated under the high-three
year average formula pursuant to section 1407, or the final pay
formula for members of the Armed Forces under section 1406 of
title 10, United States Code, as if such officer first became a
member of the Armed Forces prior to September 8, 1980.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611--One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay
authorities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 612) that would
extend, through December 31, 2024, certain expiring bonus and
special pay authorities relating to Reserve forces; health care
professionals; nuclear officers; consolidated special,
incentive, and bonus authorities under title 37, United States
Code; and temporary increases in rates of basic allowance for
housing.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 611).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 612--Increase in accession bonus for health professions
scholarship and financial assistance program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 613) that would amend section 2128 of title 10, United
States Code, to increase the maximum accession bonus for the
health professions scholarship and financial assistance program
from $20,000 to $100,000.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 613--Increase in maximum skill proficiency bonus amount
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 612) that would amend section 353(c)(2) of title 37,
United States Code, to increase the maximum annual skill
proficiency bonus authorized under such section to $55,000.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Subtitle C--Allowances
Sec. 621--Basic needs allowance for members on active service in the
Armed Forces: expansion of eligibility; increase of amount
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1804) that would
amend section 402b of title 37, United States Code, to expand
eligibility for the Basic Needs Allowance to those qualifying
households earning up to 200 percent of the Federal poverty
guidelines.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 622--Authority to pay basic allowance for housing to junior
enlisted members on sea duty
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1805) that would
amend section 403(f) of title 37, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to
authorize the payment of a Basic Allowance for Housing to a
member of the uniformed services without dependents who is
serving in a pay grade below E-6 and is assigned to initial
field or sea duty.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 603).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 623--Reimbursement of expenses relating to travel for inactive-
duty training and muster duty
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5621) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to revise the Joint
Travel Regulations maintained under section 464 of title 37,
United States Code, to ensure that if a member of a reserve
component drives a vehicle of the member to inactive-duty
training, the member may be paid a mileage allowance for the
mileage driven by the member.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
reimburse members of the reserve component who travel more than
50 miles to attend inactive-duty training and muster duty for
their actual and necessary expenses of travel and
transportation; and to pay meals, incidentals, and expenses
related to such travel to the same extent specified in
regulations prescribed under section 464 of title 37, United
States Code, for a member on official travel. The amendment
would not be effective until January 1, 2027.
Sec. 624--Expansion of travel and transportation allowance to move or
store privately owned vehicles
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1806) that would
amend section 453 of title 37, United States Code, to allow the
Secretary of Defense to authorize shipment and storage of up to
two privately owned vehicles per household during permanent
change of station moves to certain non-foreign and foreign
overseas duty locations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 625--Extension of authority to pay one-time uniform allowance for
officers who transfer to the Space Force
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 614) that would amend section 606 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283) to extend the authority for the
Secretary of the Air Force to pay a one-time uniform allowance
to officers who transfer to the Space Force.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 626--Travel and transportation allowances: prohibition of
requirement of zero-emission vehicle
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 623) that would
prohibit any travel or transport allowance paid pursuant to the
Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Services to require
that such travel or transportation be in a zero-emission
vehicle.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would ensure that servicemembers with
personally-owned zero-emission vehicles are still eligible.
Sec. 627--Evaluation of the rates of the basic allowance for
subsistence
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1803) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to evaluate the current
calculation model for servicemember basic allowance for
subsistence and to submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
regarding such evaluation.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 628--Report regarding the calculation of cost-of-living allowances
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1807) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to evaluate the current
calculation methods for cost-of-living allowances for locations
both inside and outside the continental United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 631) that would
amend section 1475(a) of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the payment of a death gratuity and casualty
assistance for ROTC cadets who die as the result of a
sanctioned training event.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 632--Extension of time for minor survivors to file death gratuity
claims
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 622) that would amend section 1480 of title 10, United
States Code, to extend the time of eligibility for certain
minor survivors to file death gratuity claims for survivor
compensation to the date that is the later of 3 years after the
affected individual reaches 21 years of age, or 6 years after
the death with respect to which the claim is made.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 633--Parent fees at military child development centers for child
care employees
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1812) that
would amend section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, to
require all military services to cover 100 percent of childcare
fees for the first child of staff enrolled in the Department of
Defense Child Development Program and would authorize the
military services to cover up to 100 percent of childcare fees
for any additional children of such staff.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 634--Information regarding paternal engagement on website of
Military OneSource
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 633) that would
amend section 561 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) to require the Military
OneSource website to include information regarding paternal
engagement programs.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Subtitle E--Defense Resale Matters
Sec. 641--Prohibition on sale of garlic from the People's Republic of
China at commissary stores
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 629) that would amend section 2484 of title 10, United
States Code, to prohibit the sale in commissary stores of
garlic originating from, or processed in, the People's Republic
of China.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would limit the restrictions of the provision to
fresh or chilled garlic originating from the People's Republic
of China.
Sec. 642--Sale of certain supplies of the Navy and Marine Corps to
certain former members of the Coast Guard
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 643) that would
authorize members of the Coast Guard to purchase certain
supplies.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Subtitle F--Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings
Sec. 651--Access to broadband internet access service for certain
members of the Armed Forces
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 623) that would amend chapter 134 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize the Secretaries of the military
departments to provide, without charge, high-speed internet
access and wireless network connections to members of the Armed
Forces who reside in unaccompanied housing within the United
States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
develop a policy and issue guidance to the military departments
on the implementation of the authority.
Sec. 652--Extension of exclusion of certain employees from Government
lodging program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 624) that would amend section 914 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) to extend the
termination date of the pilot program established under that
section to December 31, 2029; to exempt certain public shipyard
workers from the Department of Defense Government Lodging
Program; and to require annual briefings on the use of the
exemptions under the program through February 1, 2030.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 653--Promotion of tax preparation assistance programs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 651) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that servicemembers
are aware of various tax preparation assistance programs.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would authorize the required tax assistance
notification to be provided through electronic means.
Sec. 654--Pilot program to increase access to food on military
installations of the Army
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1851) that would
increase access to food on military installations by permitting
servicemembers who reside in unaccompanied housing on a
military installation to use their common access card to pay
for meals at dining facilities, restaurants, and commissaries.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Army to implement a pilot
program to make food available to certain servicemembers under
the pilot program using a common access card or other similar
means.
We direct the Secretaries of the Air Force and Navy to
brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, not later than January 1, 2026, on
the feasibility and advisability of implementing a pilot
program to increase access to food on military installations of
their respective military departments.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Prohibition on exposing members of the Armed Forces to Chinese military
company investments through the Thrift Savings Plan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 603) that would
prohibit investment in the Thrift Savings Plan mutual fund
window if any mutual fund holds a Chinese military company.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Expansion of bereavement leave
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 605) that would
amend section 701 of title 10, United States Code, to expand
military bereavement to 12 weeks.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Program to assist servicemembers at risk of suicide
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 606) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Director of the Defense Health Agency, to develop and implement
a centralized program to monitor and provide assistance to
members of the Armed Forces at risk of suicide who have been
recently discharged from health care, as outlined in
Recommendation 6.29 of the final report issued by the Suicide
Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Incentive pay: explosive ordnance disposal duty
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 611) that would
add a new section to chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code,
requiring the Secretary of Defense to make certain improvements
to incentive pay for explosive ordnance disposal duty.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that in the Senate report accompanying S. 2226 (S.
Rept. 118-58) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary of Defense was required to
examine and make recommendations pertaining to the
establishment of an analytical framework for special and
incentive pays authorized under title 37, United States Code,
and to issue a report on special and incentive pays and such
analytical framework to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives. This report is still
pending.
Assignment incentive pay for members assigned to Creech Air Force Base
and Naval Air Station Fallon
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 613) that would
allow the Secretary concerned to designate the assignment of a
member of the Armed Forces to Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, or
Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, as an assignment that makes
the member eligible for assignment incentive pay under section
307a of title 37, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that in the Senate report accompanying S. 2226 (S.
Rept. 118-58) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary of Defense was required to
examine and make recommendations pertaining to the
establishment of an analytical framework for special and
incentive pays authorized under title 37, United States Code,
and to issue a report on special and incentive pays and such
analytical framework to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives. This report is still
pending.
Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for housing from
the calculation of gross household income of an eligible member
of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 621) that would
modify how gross household income is calculated for purposes of
determining a servicemember's eligibility for a basic needs
allowance.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that quality of life measures, including increases
in basic pay and other allowances, are addressed elsewhere in
this Act.
Basic allowance for housing: pilot program to outsource rate
calculation
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 622) that would
establish a pilot program to evaluate the method by which the
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rate is calculated.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Secretary of Defense is currently in the
process of finalizing the fourteenth Quadrennial Review of
Military Compensation, which will address and make
recommendations about the method for calculating BAH.
Sense of Congress on increase to the family separation allowance
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 624) that would
express the sense of Congress regarding an increase to the
family separation allowance.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We urge the Secretary of Defense to review the family
separation allowance to determine whether it is adequate to
meet the needs of military families and to make adjustments to
such allowance as appropriate.
Payment instead of reimbursement for the transportation of certain
remains to two locations if the second location is a national
cemetery
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 632) that would
amend section 1482 of title 10, United States Code, to require
the Department of Defense (DOD) to contract for the dignified
transportation of the remains of certain servicemembers to a
second location if the second location is a national cemetery.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than May 1, 2025, on the feasibility
and advisability of amending section 1482 of title 10, United
States Code, to require DOD to contract for the transportation
of the remains of servicemembers to a second location, if the
second location is a national cemetery. Such briefing shall
address the following: (1) Current process and reimbursement
procedures; (2) Current length of time to process funeral
claims; (3) The impact or concerns with contracting law; (4)
The means by which the Secretary may improve such process to
reduce the time described in item (2); and (5) Any legislative
recommendations to improve such processes to reduce the time
described in item (2).
Military OneSource for a remarried surviving spouse of a deceased
member of the Armed Forces: eligibility; information
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 634) that would
expand eligibility of the Military OneSource program to
remarried surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed
Forces. Further, it would require the Secretary of Defense to
publish and maintain casualty assistance information on the
Military OneSource website for these surviving spouses.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We understand the important resource Military OneSource is
for servicemembers, veterans, and their families. Currently,
there are varying timeframes of access to Military OneSource
after retirement or discharge, and even after remarriage. We
understand that certain portions of Military OneSource require
Common Access Card (CAC) access, but it is unclear what
requires a CAC versus what does not. To better understand the
access concerns and potential benefits of expanding the period
of availability, we direct the Secretary of Defense to brief
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives, no later than September 30, 2025, on: (1)
Existing access regulations for Military OneSource; (2)
Rationale behind the existing access regulations; (3) Rationale
for CAC access on Military OneSource and any relevant security
concerns for removing CAC requirements; (4) Recommendations for
periods of access for retired and discharged servicemembers and
their families, to include any concerns with expanding the
timeframe for access; (5) Recommendations for an appropriate
timeline for access to Military OneSource that are consistent
across varying groups of individuals; and (6) Any relevant
legislative changes that are required to adjust access
standards.
Guide for survivors to claim the personal effects of a deceased member
of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 635) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation of the
Secretaries of the military departments and not later than
September 30, 2025, to publish and post on the website of
Military OneSource a guide regarding how a survivor of
adeceased member of the Armed Forces may: (1) Receive the personal
effects of such member; and (2) File a claim with the Secretary of the
military department concerned if the survivor believes such effects
were disposed of incorrectly.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that this information is already provided to the
next of kin of a deceased member of the Armed Forces.
Adoption or guardianship assistance for members of the Armed Forces and
veterans
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 636) that would
amend section 1052 of title 10, United States Code, to expand
the eligible assistance to military families that adopt or take
legal guardianship of a child.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than April 1, 2025, on the
feasibility and advisability of expanding assistance programs
available to military members and their families that adopt or
take guardianship of a child, including an assessment of
whether to expand eligibility for such assistance to include
those who take legal guardianship of a child, whether a flat-
fee entitlement would be preferable to reimbursing actual
costs, and whether and to what extent monetary assistance
authorized under existing law should be increased.
Expansion of period of availability of Military OneSource program for
retired and discharged members of the Armed Forces and their
immediate families
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 637) that would
expand the period of eligibility for the Military OneSource
program of the Department of Defense of an eligible individual
retired, discharged, or otherwise released from the Armed
Forces, and for the eligible immediate family members of such
an individual.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that Military OneSource eligibility is addressed
elsewhere in this report.
Commissary and exchange benefits: expansion for surviving children of
members of the uniformed services
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 641) that would
amend section 1061 of title 10, United States Code, to expand
commissary and exchange benefits to surviving children of
members of the Armed Forces regardless of age.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Single-use shopping bags in commissary stores
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 642) that would
amend section 2485 of title 10, United States Code, to prevent
the Defense Commissary Agency from prohibiting the use of, or
charging a fee for, single-use shopping bags in a commissary
store.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
MWR retail facilities: use by civilian employees of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 644) that would
amend chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, by adding a
new section to authorize certain current and retired civilian
employees of the Department of Defense and such employees of
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to use MWR
retail facilities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Pilot program to inform members about certain insurance products
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 652) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program
to inform servicemembers about supplemental insurance products.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 749) that would require the Secretary of Defense, not
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this act, to
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report valuating the feasibility
of establishing a program to facilitate access to supplementary
insurance designed to help members of the Armed Forces and
their dependents with financial expenses not currently covered
by existing programs related to screening, diagnosis, and
treatment of cancer.
The agreement does not include either provision.
Basic allowance for housing: authorization of appropriations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1802) that would
fully fund the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision. The agreement does not include the House provision.
Authority to pay higher rates of partial basic allowance for housing
for unaccompanied housing
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 602) that would amend section 2882 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to prescribe
and pay to members of the Armed Forces without dependents in
military unaccompanied housing higher rates of Partial Basic
Allowance for Housing than the rate authorized for under
paragraph (o)(2) of such section, not to exceed the full rate
of Basic Allowance for Housing for the military housing area
concerned.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Extension of travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned
to Alaska
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 604) that would amend section 603 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263) to reauthorize a travel allowance for military
personnel assigned to Alaska during the period of December 1,
2024 to December 1, 2025.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed Forces
receiving employment and compensation indirectly from foreign
governments through private entities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 625) that would amend section 908 of title 37, United
States Code, to prohibit retired and reserve members of all
branches of the Armed Forces, except the Coast Guard, from
accepting employment, and compensation related to that
employment, or payments or awards indirectly from a foreign
government through a private entity.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that section 9 of article I of the U.S.
Constitution already prohibits retired and reserve members of
the uniformed services from accepting any compensation from a
foreign government or an entity under foreign government
control, including commercial entities owned or controlled by a
foreign government and foreign public universities controlled
by a foreign government.
Retroactive effective date of promotions of senior officers of Armed
Forces that were delayed as a result of suspension of Senate
confirmation
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 626) that would authorize the provision of back pay to
certain military officers who were confirmed by the Senate
between December 5, 2023, and December 31, 2023. The provision
would authorize pay starting from that date which is later: the
date that is 30 days after the officer was placed on the Senate
Executive Calendar, or the date on which the Secretary
determines the officer would have been appointed to the grade
for which they were nominated.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Fertility and adoption demonstration program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 627) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a fertility and adoption demonstration program to
assess the feasibility and advisability of providing cash
reimbursement and covered pharmacy benefits to eligible Active-
Duty members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Selling certain consumer routers and modems on military installations
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 628) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
ensure that routers and modems sold in any commissary or
exchange store are appropriately labeled to inform customers
whether or not the router or modem is designed, manufactured,
or developed by persons owned, controlled by, or under the
influence of a covered nation.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note the House report accompanying H.R. 8070 (H. Rept.
118-529) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025,
requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives,
not later than December 31, 2024, on the national security
risks posed by routers, modems, and devices that combine a
modem and router, that are designed, developed, manufactured,
or supplied by entities owned by or controlled by the People's
Republic of China. We direct the Secretary of Defense to
provide that briefing to both the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, by the stated
date.
Title VII--Health Care Provisions
Subtitle A--Tricare and Other Health Care Benefits
Sec. 701--Access to specialty behavioral health care under TRICARE
Prime
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 706) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
monitor access standards for specialty behavioral health care.
In the event that the Secretary determines that behavioral
health care access in a state does not meet or exceed
prescribed access standards for more than 12 consecutive
months, the Secretary would be required to expand health care
accreditation standards in that state to include credentials
issued by state-level organizations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 702--Reduction or waiver of cost-sharing amounts under TRICARE
pharmacy benefits program for certain dependents enrolled in
TRICARE Prime Remote program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 702) that would amend section 1076(g), United States
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to waive or reduce
cost-sharing amounts under the TRICARE pharmacy benefits
program for dependents of servicemembers who are enrolled in
the TRICARE Prime Remote program and who accompany the member
at the expense of the Federal Government.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 703--TRICARE program: waiver of referral requirement under TRICARE
Prime for certain care in a military medical treatment facility
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1832) that would
amend section 1095f(a) of title 10, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Defense to expand direct access to
medical appointments in military medical treatment facilities
to Active-Duty members who seek certain health care services.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would strike primary and preventive health care
services for women from the list of health care services
included in the provision.
We note that primary and preventive health care services
are already available to Active-Duty members of the Armed
Forces without a referral.
Sec. 704--Extension of effective date regarding certain improvements to
the TRICARE dental program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 703) that would
amend section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, to extend
the time to implement required modifications to the premium
sharing plans of the TRICARE dental program to January 1, 2027.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 723).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 705--Program to prevent perinatal mental health conditions in
pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 709) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program
to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of providing,
through military medical treatment facilities, covered
protection programs to pregnant and postpartum members of the
Armed Forces and covered beneficiaries.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
implement certain programs to reduce the incidence of mental
health conditions in pregnant and postpartum members of the
Armed Forces and their spouses.
Sec. 706--Guidance on authority to provide travel and transportation
allowances for specialty care under exceptional circumstances
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 703) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
prescribe regulations, not later than one year after the date
of enactment of this Act, to implement the authority of the
Secretary under section 1074i(b) of title 10, United States
Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary to issue guidance,
not later than one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, 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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 711) that would
eliminate cost-sharing for 1 year for any eligible TRICARE
beneficiary for contraceptives acquired through retail
pharmacies and the national mail order pharmacy.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 731) that would amend section 1074g of title
10, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense
from imposing cost share requirements for any covered
beneficiary to procure any prescription contraceptive on the
uniform formulary, effective October 1, 2034.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would strike the implementation date of October
1, 2034.
Sec. 708--Prohibition of coverage under TRICARE program of certain
medical procedures for children that could result in
sterilization
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 709) that would amend section 1079 of title 10, United
States Code, to prohibit TRICARE from providing to a child,
under age 18, affirming hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and
any other medical intervention for the treatment of gender
dysphoria that could result in sterilization.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would strike the list of specified medical
interventions covered by the prohibition on medical
interventions that could result in sterilization.
Sec. 709--Demonstration program on cryopreservation and storage of
gametes of certain members of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 710) that would
establish a one-year pilot program to reimburse Active-Duty
servicemembers working in hazardous or isolated conditions for
fees associated with the costs of retrieving, shipping, and/or
storing gametes at private facilities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would extend the length of the demonstration
program to 3 years.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
Sec. 711--Identification in patient medical records of affiliation of
certain non-Department of Defense health care providers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 721) that would
require identification in patient medical records of
affiliation of certain non-Department of Defense health care
providers.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 712--Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority
for certain health care providers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1833) that would
amend section 1599c of title 10, United States Code, to extend
enhanced appointment and compensation authorities for civilian
health care professionals for care and treatment of wounded and
injured members of the Armed Forces until December 31, 2030.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1103).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 713--Licensure requirement for certain health care professionals
providing certain examinations to members of the reserve
components
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 704) that would
amend section 1094(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize license portability for health care providers who
provide medical services under the Reserve Health Readiness
Program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 714--Health care licensure portability for TRICARE network
providers providing mental health services to members of the
Armed Forces and certain family members
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 701) that would amend section 1094 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to prescribe
regulations to allow mental health providers who provide care
under the TRICARE program to provide tele-mental health care
services to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents
without regard to the location of the provider or the patient.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
We direct the Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)
to provide a briefing, not later than September 30, 2025, to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the results of a study to determine how to
increase access of TRICARE beneficiaries to telehealth services
of the DHA.
Sec. 715--Expansion of recognition by the Defense Health Agency of
certifying bodies for physicians
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 729) that would
direct the Defense Health Agency to expand the recognition of
certifying bodies for physicians to a broader range of
additional board certifications in medical specialties and
subspecialties.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would add to the standards for recognition of
other certifying bodies a requirement that such bodies meet
other requirements that the Secretary of Defense may establish
for purposes of compliance with applicable state laws and the
promotion of consistency in coverage and care across the
military medical system.
Sec. 716--Waiver with respect to experienced nurses at military medical
treatment facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1835) that would
authorize the hiring manager of a military medical treatment
facility or other health care facility of the Department of
Defense to waive any General Schedule qualification standard
related to work experience, established by the Office of
Personnel Management, for certain nurse or practical nurse
applicants for a position in Department of Defense medical
treatment facilities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 5741).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 717--Improved implementation of financial relief for civilians
treated in military medical treatment facilities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 722) that would require the Secretary of Defense to issue
a final rule, or interim final rule, to implement section
1079(b) of title 10, United States Code, relating to financial
relief for civilians who receive medical care in a military
medical facility; and require the Secretary to hold in abeyance
certain claims under this statute until the final rule, or
interim final rule, is in effect.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 718--Retention of health care providers: surveys; briefing;
reports
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1837) that would
direct each of the Secretaries of the military departments to
conduct a survey of military health care providers todetermine
the reasons why military providers remain in service or separate.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 712) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish the Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic Brain
Injury and Brain Health as a program of record--subject to
milestone reviews and compliance with the requirements
established by the provision.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 722--Brain health and trauma program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 743) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the
feasibility of recognizing transitional and residential brain
injury treatment programs, approved by non-governmental
accreditation bodies, to provide services to members of covered
Armed Forces who sustained a brain injury in the course of
performing active duty.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 713) that would require the Secretary of
Defense to conduct an intensive comprehensive brain health and
trauma demonstration program to provide coordinated,
integrated, multi-specialist evaluations, treatment initiation,
and aftercare coordination in a highly condensed model for
members of the Armed Forces and their families.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require one or more pilot programs for
demonstrating the effectiveness of intensive outpatient
multidisciplinary specialist treatment and care coordination;
mandate the inclusion of Defense Health Agency initiatives
related to treatment of traumatic brain injuries; remove the
requirement that the study last for four years; and remove the
requirement for the Secretary to seek to enter into an
agreement with private non-sector organizations.
Secs. 723-725--Matters relating to brain health
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 728 and sec. 731)
that would make certain improvements to the Warfighter Brain
Health Initiative.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained similar
provisions (sec. 711, sec. 1081, and sec. 1093).
The agreement includes the House provisions with an
amendment that would remove a requirement in House section 728
for a Comptroller General report; include the substantive
requirements of Senate section 711 with technical and
conforming changes; include the substantive requirements of
Senate section 1093 but without such section's reporting
requirements; and incorporate certain requirements related to
roles and responsibilities to mitigate, identify, and treat
traumatic brain injury from Senate section 1081.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 742) that would amend section 2733a of title 10, United
States Code, to require that a medical expert be board-
certified in the medical specialty related to the claim for
which the individual is providing an expert medical opinion.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense, when
using an expert medical opinion to evaluate a medical
malpractice claim by members of the uniformed services, to use
individuals who are board-certified in the medical specialty
associated with the claim or an individual who is highly
qualified for claims involving medical, dental, or related
health care functions for which board certifications do not
apply.
Sec. 732--Annual reports on medical malpractice claims by members of
the Uniformed Services
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1731) that would
require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit
to Congress a report on the rates at which Department of
Defense awards settlements in medical malpractice claims by
members of the uniformed services under part 45 of title 32,
Code of Federal Regulations, including (1) a comparison of such
rates to the rates at which settlements are awarded in similar
civilian medical malpractice claims; and (2) recommendations
for improvements to the system for medical malpractice claims
by members of the uniformed services.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would amend section 2733a of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to submit an
annual report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives on medical malpractice claims
by members of the Uniformed Services.
Sec. 733--Expansion of license reciprocity for veterinarians of
Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 351) that would
amend section 1060c of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize Department of Defense (DOD) veterinarians to provide
veterinary services in any state, the District of Columbia, or
a territory or possession of the United States, if the
provision of such services is within the scope of the
veterinarian's authorized DOD duties.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 743).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 734--Medical countermeasures for overseas personnel of the
Department of Defense for acute radiation syndrome and thermal
burns
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 723) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish requirements for
the procurement and pre-positioning of treatments for acute
radiation syndrome and thermal burns incurred by servicemembers
assigned to duty locations outside of the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 724).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 735--Establishment of Indo-Pacific medical readiness program
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 734 and 1304)
that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
and Readiness to conduct a study to determine the requirements
for combat medical support during a crisis or conflict in the
Indo-Pacific.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 721) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a medical readiness program with countries in the
Indo-Pacific region for access to foreign medical facilities
during peacetime and wartime operations.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would expand the objectives of the program.
Sec. 736--Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces and
suicide prevention programs and activities of the Department of
Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 747) that would amend section 741 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), as
amended by section 742 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283), by extending the requirement for the Secretary of
Defense to provide annual reports on suicide through January
31, 2031.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
We note that the Department has declined to report suicide
information under the existing requirements of section 741 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116-92) when incomplete data exists. In these
instances, we urge the Department to include as much
information as possible in the report rather than rejecting all
data for such years due to incompleteness. We also urge the
Department to include raw data in addition to information about
rates of suicide as a way to provide some insight on military
suicide, even if the full data for a given year is incomplete.
Sec. 737--Study of immune response and other effects on members of the
Armed Forces regarding COVID-19 vaccines
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 742) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to blood
test members of the Armed Forces relating to COVID-19 vaccines.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would remove the study mandate and instead
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct assessments of
existing scientific data related to COVID-19 vaccines; and
authorize a study related to such assessments using research
volunteers.
Sec. 738--Annual report on recruitment delays relating to medical
conditions
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 726) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a plan to address recruitment processing delays
associated with the electronic health record system of the
Department of Defense; and to implement the recommendations of
the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Defense in
its report entitled, ``Review of the Military Services'
Policies and Procedures on the Medical Waiver Process for
Recruiting'' (DODIG 2023-072).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would strike the portions of the provision
related to developing a plan to address recruitment delays and
implementing the Inspector General recommendations; and limit
the annual reporting requirement to three years, beginning not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 739--Plan to improve access by members of the Armed Forces to
safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 744) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a plan to ensure 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.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary to develop a plan to
improve access to safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals in
coordination with the Military Pharmaceutical and Medical
Device Vulnerability Working Group.
Sec. 740--Pilot program on delegation of authority to approve reserve
component recruits with certain medical conditions
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 745) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
implement a pilot program that authorizes and directs the
Secretaries of the military departments to delegate authority
to the United States Military Entrance Processing Command to
approve a service medical waiver for a set list of otherwise
disqualifying conditions.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would limit the number of medical conditions
included in the pilot program to three conditions that are
regularly or automatically given waivers under existing policy;
and limit the scope to military recruits for the Reserve
Component.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Assisted reproductive technology for certain members of the Armed
Forces and their dependents under TRICARE
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 701) that would
provide assisted reproductive technology services to
servicemembers and their dependents.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 705) that would amend chapter 55 of title 10,
United States Code, to require that fertility treatments be
covered under TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select without regard to
the sex, sex characteristics, gender identity, sexual
orientation, diagnosis, or marital status of a servicemember or
dependent.
The agreement does not include either provision.
TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 702) that would
amend section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, to provide
free dental care to members of the Selected Reserve and their
family members.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognized the importance of this issue in section 707
of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) which authorized the
Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility of
expanding eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select and the
TRICARE Dental Program to all members of the Selected Reserve,
their dependents, and non-dependent children under the age of
26-including potential cost effects to the Department of
Defense, changes in out-of-pocket costs to beneficiaries, and
effects on other Federal programs.
We are pleased that the Department contracted with a
federally funded research and development center to develop the
study's methodology and approach and eagerly await the findings
and recommendations which are due in December 2024.
Expansion of Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 705) that would
clarify the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program grant process.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We understand that there were concerns with the previous
contracting model for the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program.
The original intent of the program stands and should provide
support through competitive grants to eligible organizations
that train and furnish service dogs. We encourage the Uniform
Services University of Health Sciences to continue supporting
the program with such intent.
Reimbursements under the TRICARE program to cancer and children's
hospitals for outpatient care of beneficiaries
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 706) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to consider the adequacy of
the TRICARE network and availability of specialized health care
services when evaluating an application for a general temporary
military contingency payment adjustment.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than July 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on
applications, payments, and adjustments to reimbursement
amounts. The briefing should include the following elements:
(1) A list of payment mechanisms available to the Secretary
to make a reimbursement;
(2) A list of the authorities for such payment mechanisms;
(3) A list of the payment adjustments that the Secretary
may make to a reimbursement amount;
(4) The factors the Secretary considers when determining
whether to make a payment adjustment;
(5) Whether the Secretary measures the effects of a change
to a reimbursement or payment adjustment when determining
whether to continue the adjustment;
(6) Any identified differences in diagnoses or complexity
of care for pediatric TRICARE outpatients at children's
hospitals and at other hospitals;
(7) The extent to which differences in such payments
reflect differences in the complexity of care for patients; and
(8) Recently identified trends in the use of children's
hospital services by pediatric TRICARE patients.
Notices to a dependent child regarding impending loss of coverage under
TRICARE program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 707) that would
require the Department of Defense to notify a beneficiary and
their military sponsor within one year of their twenty-first
birthday about options for TRICARE coverage; and authorize the
spouse of a military member to complete identification card
renewals for such beneficiaries.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Pilot program to treat pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment
in TRICARE Select
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 708) that would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a 5-year pilot
program that would designate pregnancy as a qualifying life
event under the TRICARE program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Senate report accompanying S. 4638 (S.
Rept. 118-188) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing, not later than February 1, 2025, to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on the feasibility and advisability of the proposed policy
change in the House provision.
TRICARE coverage for increased supply for contraception
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 712) that would
require TRICARE coverage for a year's supply of contraceptives
for any eligible covered beneficiary.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We understand that the Department of Defense currently has
authority to dispense up to a year's supply of contraceptives
and that studies have found this to achieve substantial cost
savings. We encourage the Defense Health Agency to improve
access to contraception by reducing barriers to providing
adequate contraceptive supplies.
Prohibition on coverage of certain gender transition procedures and
related services under TRICARE program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 713) that would
amend chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, by adding a
new section that would prohibit the Department of Defense from
providing gender transition surgeries and hormone treatments
for individuals who identify as transgender.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Prohibition on payment and reimbursement by Department of Defense of
expenses relating to abortion services
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 714) that would
prohibit the Secretary of Defense from paying for or
reimbursing any fees or expenses, including travel expenses,
related to a health care professional gaining a license in a
state when the purpose of gaining such license is to provide
abortion services.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Mandatory training on health effects of perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 722) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide training to each
health care provider of the Department of Defense on the
potential health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Partnerships with civilian organizations for arthroscopic surgical
training
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 724) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish partnerships with
public, private, and non-profit entities to provide short-term
arthroscopic surgery training to Department of Defense
physicians.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We understand that the Department of Defense (DOD)
currently meets training requirements for orthopedic surgeons
within the current system. General Medical Education orthopedic
surgery residencies and fellowships are the primary avenues for
developing advanced arthroscopic skills for DOD surgeons.
Surgeons requiring additional advanced arthroscopic skills
actively participate in professional medical training courses
as part of their ongoing medical education. As new training
needs emerge, the military services will assess, develop, and
deliver advanced orthopedic training programs.
Women's heart health educational material: development; distribution
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 725) that would
require the Department of Defense to develop and disseminate
evidence-based educational materials on women's heart health to
both providers and patients in the military health system.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We encourage the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the
Department adequately educates patients in the military health
system about women's heart health.
Protocol on use of oral rehydration solution
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 726) that would
direct the Department of Defense to develop protocols for the
use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) in preventing heat
casualties, dehydration, and hyponatremia in initial training.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that, pursuant to a requirement in the House report
accompanying H.R. 2670 (H. Rept. 118-125) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary
of Defense provided a briefing, in January 2024, to the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
regarding heat-related injuries to servicemembers during
initial entry training. In the briefing, the Secretary
comprehensively addressed the Department's use of ORS--noting
that ORS remains an important medical therapy to treat medical
conditions resulting in dehydration but that ORS is poorly
suited as a maintenance solution to correct hypohydration
caused by sweat losses during heat exertion. Further, the
Secretary noted that existing medical literature does not
support the use of ORS to reduce the incidence or severity of
heat injury--as ORS is specifically formulated to replace
electrolytes lost from disease processes whereas heat injury is
not caused by loss of electrolytes.
Study on lifting outpatient rehabilitation therapy maximums
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 727) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the
feasibility of increasing outpatient rehabilitation therapy
maximums and examine a range of therapy services, including
restorative therapies, for certain members of the Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Improvements to TRICARE provider directories
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 729A) that would
require a managed care support contractor that supports TRICARE
and maintains a directory of health care providers to verify
and update such directory not less than every 90 days; and
require the Director of the Defense Health Agency to review
these directories not less than once each year.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We understand that the new T-5 health care contracts that
will commence health care delivery on or about January 1, 2025,
will impose more stringent requirements for provider
directories--including a requirement to refresh network
provider directories with any updated information at least once
every 24 hours.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than July 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
implementation of these new, more stringent contractual
requirements and on actions taken by the Department in response
to the Government Accountability Office report titled ``Defense
Health Care: DOD Should Improve Accuracy of Behavioral Health
Provider Information in TRICARE Directories'' (GAO-24-106588),
published on July 08, 2024.
Combating obesity in certain Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 729B) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy to align
the obesity-related programs of the Department of Defense with
the classification of obesity as a medically accepted disease
and conduct an educational campaign to promote awareness,
diagnosis, and treatment of obesity as a disease in the covered
Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the House report accompanying H.R. 8070 (H.
Rept. 118-529) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement
and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 202
requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing, not
later than March 1, 2025, to the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives on current efforts in the
Department of Defense related to obesity.
Podiatrists in the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 729C) that would
amend section 532(b) of title 10, United States Code, by
inserting ``podiatry'' after ``osteopathy''; and direct the
Secretary of Defense to ensure that podiatrists are assigned to
the medical corps of each military department.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on medical instrument sterilization
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 729D) that would
require the Inspector General of the Defense Health Agency to
provide a report on the adequacy of sterilization of medical
instruments at medical facilities of the Defense Health Agency.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a report, not
later than December 31, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
adequacy of sterilization of medical instruments at medical
facilities of the Defense Health Agency. The briefing should
include the following elements:
(1) A description of the processes or checks used to ensure
medical instruments are sterilized prior to use on patients at
medical facilities of the Defense Health Agency;
(2) A description of the policies and processes used to
identify and mitigate the use of insufficiently sterilized
medical instruments at such medical facilities and the
processes and timelines for informing patients of any such
near-miss;
(3) An identification of the aggregate number of adverse
events or near-misses as a result of insufficiently sterilized
medical instruments at such medical facilities during the
period beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31,
2024;
(4) A determination of primary factors that result in
insufficiently sterilized medical instruments at such medical
facilities;
(5) A description of the extent to which unsterilized
medical instruments have impacted the operation of such medical
facilities;
(6) An assessment of whether such medical facilities have
sufficient:
(a) medical instruments;
(b) medical devices to timely clean and sterilize medical
instruments; and
(c) staff to sterilize medical instruments;
(7) An assessment of whether staff at such medical
facilities are adequately trained to sterilize medical
instruments;
(8) A identification of the number of surgeries at such
medical facilities that were delayed or rescheduled as a result
of unsterilized medical instruments or unavailability of
trained staff to sterilize medical instruments in advance of
surgery;
(9) Recommendations to improve the sterilization of medical
instruments at such medical facilities, including an
identification and evaluation of existing options, such as
mobile sterilization units and coordinating with community
medical centers to expand surgical capacity; and
(10) Any other relevant matters that the Secretary deems
necessary or appropriate.
Study on testosterone levels of members of Army special operations
forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 732) that would
direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness to conduct a 5-year study on the impact of trainings
and deployments on testosterone levels of certain covered
members of the Armed Forces and the potential repercussions to
the long-term health for such members and the readiness of the
Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than May 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on medical
interventions available in the military health system for the
treatment of low testosterone--including the Department's
current protocols for testing and screening of low testosterone
among members of the Armed Forces--and whether and to what
extent high-stress operating environments are linked to low
testosterone among servicemembers.
Report on use of Agent Orange on Guam
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 733) that would
direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to
provide a report that details when and where Agent Orange was
used on the island of Guam and known diseases or disabilities
that can result from exposure to Agent Orange.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than December 31, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
use of Agent Orange in Guam.
The briefing should include the following elements:
(1) The exact dates on which Agent Orange was used on Guam;
(2) An identification of any known or suspected sites in
Guam that were used to dump Agent Orange;
(3) An identification of any specific area where Agent
Orange was used in Guam; and
(4) Any other relevant matters that the Secretary deems
necessary or appropriate.
Report on access of TRICARE beneficiaries to network retail pharmacies
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 735) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on
beneficiary access to TRICARE network pharmacies under the
TPharm5 contract and changes in beneficiary access compared to
the TPharm4 contract.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Senate report accompanying S. 2226 (S.
Rept. 118-58) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 directed the Comptroller General of the United
States to review the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program--
including changes in its most recently awarded nationwide
pharmacy contract--with respect to its effect on TRICARE
beneficiaries' access to medications that they need in a timely
manner as prescribed by their physicians. We expect to receive
this report in the near future.
Report on copayments for mental or behavioral health care under TRICARE
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 736) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on TRICARE
cost sharing for outpatient visits for mental health or
behavioral health care.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than April 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
implementation of cost-sharing waivers for mental health
outpatient visits under section 701 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).
Pilot program to test standalone technology to improve efficiencies in
supply-chain management, medical readiness, and medical
processes
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 737) that would
direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to
test and evaluate existing standalone technology to improve
supply-chain management, medical readiness, and medical
processes.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Pilot program on pre-programming of suicide prevention resources into
smart devices issued to members of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 738) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program
on pre-programming of suicide prevention resources onto
servicemembers' smart devices.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on rate of maternal mortality among members of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 739) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on the
rate of maternal mortality among members of the Armed Forces
and the dependents of such members.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that, in August 2022, the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
received a report from the Department of Defense in response to
the Senate report accompanying S. 2792 (S. Rept. 11739) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 that
demonstrated consistent high quality of perinatal health care
services in the direct care component of the military health
system. According to the report, the pregnancy-related
mortality ratio in such component was 2.91 deaths per 100,000
live births as compared to 23.80 deaths per 100,000 live births
in civilian hospitals. Furthermore, we note that the military
health system collaborates with external organizations, such as
the Leapfrog Group, to adopt leading practices to decrease
maternal mortality further. We commend the providers in the
military health system for their efforts to prevent pregnancy-
related mortality and encourage them to continue promoting
innovative practices to assess and treat maternal mental health
conditions.
Annual review and update of online information relating to suicide
prevention
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 740) that would
require the Secretaries of the military departments to review
and certify suicide prevention policies each year as well as
update online contact information.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the conference report accompanying H.R. 2670
(H. Rept. 118-301) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 directed the Secretary of Defense to
review publicized information on suicide prevention and
behavioral health and to provide a briefing, not later than
June 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives on the results of such review.
Report on emergency and trauma care for civilians at military treatment
facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 741) that would
require the Director of the Defense Health Agency to provide a
report on emergency and trauma care for civilians at military
treatment facilities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than June 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
efforts of the Director of the Defense Health Agency to address
the issues identified in the Government Accountability Office
report published on July 7, 2022, titled ``Defense Health Care:
Actions Needed to Improve Billing and Collection of Debt for
Civilian Emergency Care'' (GAO-22-104770), including such
issues related to inconsistent use of financial relief for
civilian emergency patients and the lack of guidance to ensure
accurate accounting of billing and collections efforts.
Study and report on mental health care for pilots and aviators
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 744) that would
direct the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Health and
Human Services to conduct a study on the barriers to mental
health care for military pilots, aviators, and military air
traffic controllers.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Study on tools to diagnose traumatic brain injury in members of the
Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 745) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of
commercial diagnostic tools that screen for traumatic brain
injury for potential use by forward-deployed units and in
combat zones.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that traumatic brain injury diagnosis and treatment
is addressed elsewhere in this Act.
Study on use of routine neuroimaging modalities in diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of brain injury due to blast pressure
exposure during combat and training
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 746) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the
feasibility and effectiveness of routine neuroimaging
modalities for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of
brain injury among members of the Armed Forces due to one or
more blast pressure exposures during combat and training.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that, pursuant to a Secretary of Defense memorandum
dated August 8, 2024, titled ``Department of Defense
Requirements for Managing Brain Health Risks from Blast
Overpressure,'' the Department of Defense is already taking
steps to mitigate blast exposure during combat and training.
Clarification of responsibilities regarding the integrated disability
evaluation system
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 747) that would
amend section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, to enhance
the operational and administrative control of servicemembers
who are being considered by a medical evaluation board or are
otherwise subject to the integrated disability evaluation
system.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Study on accessibility of mental health care providers and services for
active duty members of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 748) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to
determine whether and to what extent Active Duty servicemembers
have adequate access to mental health care providers and
services.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than August 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on
whether and to what extent members of the Armed Forces serving
on active duty have adequate access to mental health care
providers and services.
Requirement to maintain prescription drop boxes at military
installations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 749) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that each military
installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary has one or
more prescription drop boxes to facilitate the safe disposal of
unused prescription drugs--including opioids.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Department of Defense has an existing
program that includes drug take-back drop boxes and mail-back
envelopes at all military treatment facilities. This program
meets the regulatory requirements of the Drug Enforcement
Agency and provides an environmentally safe method for disposal
of unused and expired medications--including opioids.
Withholding of funds for failure to submit reports on health conditions
of members of the Armed Forces on active duty developed after
administration of COVID-19 vaccine
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 750) that would
amend section 725(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) to reduce funds
appropriated for the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the
event that the Secretary fails to provide the report, prior to
the applicable deadline, on health conditions of Active-Duty
servicemembers developed after receiving the first dose of a
COVID-19 vaccine--as required by that provision.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the required study is ongoing and that the
initial report is expected to be submitted in a timely manner.
Health care strategy for members who perform duty in a cold weather
location
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 751) that would
direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to
convene a working group of subject matter experts from the
extramural community and military health system to develop a
strategy and medical research and development requirements to
deliver pre-hospital, life-saving interventions for
servicemembers who perform duty in cold weather locations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Study on increased telehealth services of the Defense Health Agency
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 752) that would
require the Director of the Defense Health Agency to provide a
report on a study to increase TRICARE beneficiaries' access to
telehealth services.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that, elsewhere in this bill, we authorize the
Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to allow mental
health providers who provide care under the TRICARE program to
provide tele-mental health care services to members of the
Armed Forces and their dependents without regard to the
location of the provider or the patient.
Annual report on implementation of naloxone distribution
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 753) that would
amend section 706 of the National Defense Authorization Act
forFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) to require the Secretary of
Defense to provide an annual report on the implementation and
effectiveness of naloxone distribution to members of the Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that section 706 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31)
requires the the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than January 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
implementation of regulations regarding naloxone and fentanyl
on military installations.
Funding for Defense Health programs for education and training
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 754) that would
authorize an increase in appropriations, by $25 million, for
Defense Health Program education and training--offset by a
corresponding reduction in Base Operations/Communications
funding.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Referral of a member of the Armed Forces to a TRICARE provider for
urgent behavioral health services
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1834) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to refer certain beneficiaries
to a TRICARE provider in the event that the Secretary cannot
provide urgent behavioral health services in a military
treatment facility during the three-day period after the
services are requested.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Pilot program for hiring health care professionals
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1836) that would
establish a pilot program at three military treatment
facilities to hire health care professionals under the
provisions of title 38, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that Department of Defense authority to exercise
authorities available to the Department of Veterans Affairs
under chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code, for purposes
of the recruitment, employment, and retention of civilian
health care professionals, is extended elsewhere in this Act.
Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children of
retired members of the uniformed services enrolled in family
coverage under TRICARE Select
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 704) that would amend section 1077 of title 10, United
States Code, to expand eligibility for hearing aids to include
children of retirees enrolled in family coverage under TRICARE
Select.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Assessment on options for inclusion of assisted reproductive technology
as services covered under the TRICARE program for members of
the Armed Forces and dependents
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 707) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
conduct an assessment of options for establishing within the
military healthcare system a benefit program for in vitro
fertilization and associated services for Active-Duty members
of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Restriction on performance of sex change surgeries
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 708) that would amend chapter 55 of title 10, United
States Code, to prohibit the use of funds available to the
Department of Defense and any Department of Defense facility to
perform or facilitate sex change surgeries.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Establishment of public user satisfaction targets related to electronic
health record of Defense Health Agency
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 725) that would require the Director of the Defense
Health Agency to establish: (1) Public user satisfaction
targets for the electronic health records of the Defense Health
Agency (DHA), and (2) Continuous customer feedback mechanisms
to better understand issues relating to electronic health
records of DHA.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Pregnancy prevention assistance at military medical treatment
facilities for sexual assault survivors
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 732) that would amend chapter 55 of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to promptly
furnish to sexual assault victims at each military medical
treatment facility information about emergency contraceptives
approved by the Food and Drug Administration as well as
additional information about contraception and the rights of
sexual assault survivor confidentiality.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than April 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
resources, information, and counseling support provided to
sexual assault victims at military medical treatment
facilities.
Education on family planning for members of the Armed Forces
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 733) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a uniform standard curriculum for education programs
on family planning for all members of the Armed Forces.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Inclusion of comprehensive contraceptive counseling in health
assessment forms
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 734) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
to revise the periodic health assessment and pre-deployment
health assessment forms of the Department of Defense to include
an opt-in for members of the Armed Forces to receive
comprehensive contraceptive counseling.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Infectious disease wastewater surveillance system of Department of
Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 746) that would require the development and
implementation of an infectious disease wastewater surveillance
system of the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Report on plan for testing for helicobacter pylori for certain members
of the Armed Forces
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 748) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report on a plan, cost estimate, and feasibility
study for testing for helicobacter pylori among certain members
of the Armed Forces.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Report on biologic vascular repair
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5742) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on
the status of developing and integrating innovative biological
vascular repair solutions as standard protocol in military
trauma care.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that the House report accompanying H.R. 8070 (H.
Rept. 118-529) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement
and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
directed the Secretary of Defense to submit a briefing, not
later than January 31, 2025, to the Committee on Armed Services
of the House of Representatives on the status of integrating
biologic vascular repair solutions as standard protocol in
military trauma care--including field-testing and assessment of
long-term benefits. We direct the Secretary to provide this
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives.
Study on effectiveness of hearing loss prevention programs
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5743) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on
the effectiveness of hearing loss prevention programs of the
Department of Defense in reducing hearing loss and tinnitus
prevalence among members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Review on use of monoclonal antibodies for the prevention, treatment,
or mitigation of symptoms related to mild cognitive impairment
or Alzheimer's disease
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5744) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to review the policy
manual for the TRICARE program relating to the exclusion of the
use of monoclonal antibodies for the prevention, treatment, or
mitigation of symptoms related to mild cognitive impairment or
Alzheimer's disease.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a review, not
later than July 1, 2025, to determine whether reliable evidence
establishes that monoclonal antibodies are proven safe and
effective for the prevention, treatment, or mitigation of
symptoms related to mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's
disease. Further, we direct the Secretary to submit a briefing
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives that:
(1) Outlines the review process of the Department for
including or excluding the use of monoclonal antibodies;
(2) Assesses whether the policy of the Department aligns
with current science;
(3) Indicates whether the Military Health System has or is
currently restricting access of beneficiaries under the TRICARE
program to therapies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration; and
(4) indicates whether there are any disparities in
treatment for Alzheimer's disease under the TRICARE program in
different care delivery settings.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 875) that would amend section 3227 of title 10, United
States Code, to change the threshold on the requirement to
collect cost data from acquisition programs greater than $100.0
million to acquisition programs that exceed the major systems
threshold defined in section 3041 of title 10, United States
Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 802--Limitation on certain options for cost contracts
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 821) that would amend section 3322 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize only one low-rate initial production
lot using fixed price-type options on cost-type contracts.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 803--Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract as a
final decision
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 822) that would amend section 3372(b) of title 10, United
States Code, to treat the unilateral definitization of a
contract by the Department of Defense as the final decision for
the purposes of any future appeal by a contractor at the Armed
Services Board of Contract Appeals or the U.S. Court of Federal
Claims.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 804--Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid
fielding
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 805) that would amend chapter 253 of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment to establish guidance for a middle
tier of acquisition authority for rapid prototyping and rapid
fielding and create an expedited process within the rapid
prototyping pathway as long as operational capability is
fielded within a 5-year period.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 805--Revision and codification of software acquisition pathways
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 833) that would
require procurement programs for unmanned aircraft systems to
use separate, parallel acquisition pathways for hardware and
software, to the maximum extent possible.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 808).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would allow the Department of Defense to use the
software acquisition pathway for nondevelopmental hardware
which software is embedded in.
Sec. 806--Streamlining of Milestone A requirements
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 802) that would amend section 4251 of title 10, United
States Code, to streamline the Milestone A approval process for
a Major Defense Acquisition Program to enter the technology
maturation and risk reduction phase.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 807--Streamlining of Milestone B requirements
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 801) that would
modify section 4252 of title 10, United States Code, to
streamline the Milestone B approval process for major defense
acquisition programs by focusing decisions on risks in each
program and reducing redundant and unnecessary documentation
burdens on program managers.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 803).
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 808--Notice of contract cancellation or termination relating to
remote or isolated installations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 803) that would
require the Department of Defense to notify Congress when
cancelling or terminating a contract, if it involves a
reduction in employment of 100 contractor employees or 50
remote and isolated installation contractor employees.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 809--Cost growth reports for major acquisition programs that are
highly sensitive classified programs
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 804) that would amend section 4201 of title 10, United
States Code, to remove the exemption of special access programs
from the definition of a major defense acquisition program and
from the Nunn-McCurdy determination and analysis process.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would, for sensitive classified programs that
would otherwise qualify as a major defense acquisition program
under section 4201 of title 10, United States Code, and which
have started system development and demonstration, require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in
consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments,
to establish guidance requiring that the service acquisition
executive submit to the congressional defense committees a cost
growth report for such a program when the estimated unit cost
for such program has increased by a percentage equal to or
greater than the threshold limits found under section 4371 of
title 10, United States Code. In addition, the agreement would
require that, for programs that exceed the critical cost growth
threshold in section 4371 of title 10, United States Code, the
service acquisition executive follow procedures under sections
4376 and 4377 of title 10, United States Code.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Sec. 811--Repeal of and modification to certain defense acquisition
laws
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 880) that would make technical amendments to sections
3221, 3225, 3671, 4141, 4204, 4211, 4505, and 4816 of title 10,
United States Code, by repealing outdated sections of code and
make technical amendments to certain sections of multiple
National Defense Authorization Acts.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would keep the repeal of outdated sections of
code in this section and move the technical amendments of code
to another section of this agreement.
Sec. 812--Modification to limitation on acquisition of excess supplies
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 878) that would amend section 3070 of title 10, United
States Code, to change the limitation on the obligation against
a stock fund that would likely result in on-hand inventory of
supplies from 2 years of operating stocks to 5 years for
supplies related to ship maintenance, repair, and overhaul.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 813--Modifications to Comptroller General assessment of
acquisition programs
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 874) that would amend section 3072 of title 10, United
States Code, to modify the Comptroller General of the United
States annual assessment of Department of Defense acquisition
programs, which is provided to the congressional defense
committees, to expand the purview of programs and initiatives
reviewed by the Comptroller General.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 814--Modifications to commercial product and commercial service
determinations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 811) that would
clarify that a contracting officer may presume that a prior
commercial product determination shall serve as a determination
for subsequent procurements of components or parts associated
with such commercial products and services procured in support
of such commercial product for components or parts thereof.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would extend a determination of commerciality to
items procured under subcontracts, provided that the Department
of Defense contracting officer approves the determination, and
extend a determination of commerciality to products that may
have changed a part number, but provide substantially the same
functionality.
Sec. 815--Application of recent price history to cost or pricing data
requirements
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 812) that would
require Department of Defense contracting officers to rely upon
historical data of recent prices paid in determining whether
the costs of a subcontract, a purchase order or a modification
to a subcontract or purchase order are fair and reasonable
under certain circumstances.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 816--Modifications to authority to carry out certain prototype
projects using other transaction authority
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 801) that would amend section 4022 of title 10, United
States Code, to designate the head of contracting activity as
the approval authority for the use of other transaction
authority (OTA) between $100.0 million and $500.0 million, and
the service acquisition executive as the approval authority for
OTAs in excess of $500.0 million and extend the OTA pilot
program for installation or facility prototyping to 2030.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would strike the extension of the OTA pilot
program for installation or facility prototyping as this
extension is dealt with in another section of this bill.
Sec. 817--Clarification of other transaction authority for follow on
production
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 814) that would
clarify that follow on production awards may be provided for
ina transaction entered into under section 4022 of title 10, United
States Code, for a prototype project.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 818--Clarification of other transaction authority for facility
repair
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 815) that would
modify limitations for usage of Other Transaction Authority to
clarify that facility repair is not subject to the same
limitation as military construction.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would extend the expiration date of the
authority.
Sec. 819--Open interface standards for contracts of the Department of
Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 879) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to make publicly available the
open interface standards for contracts awarded by the
Secretary, unless the service acquisition executive with
respect to a specific contract submits to the Secretary a
request to not disclose such standards.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 820--Updates to earned value management system requirements
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 823) that would amend section 827 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) to
require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment to update the appropriate policies for earned value
management (EVM) to increase contract value thresholds
associated with requiring EVM on cost or incentive contracts
from $20.0 million to $50.0 million, and increase the contract
value threshold for a contractor to use an EVM system from
$50.0 million to $100.0 million.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 821--Inclusion of Japan and the Republic of Korea in contested
logistics demonstration and prototyping program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 877) that would amend section 842(h)(2) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31) by adding Japan and the Republic of Korea to the contested
logistics demonstration and prototyping program.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 822--Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable
source selection criteria for procurement of munitions response
services
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 817) that would
amend section 880(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization
Act of 2019 (Public Law 115232) to include ``munitions response
services'' for avoidance of lowest price technically acceptable
source selection.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 823--Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain shipbuilding
programs
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 826) that would amend section 818 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public
Law 109-364) to limit the number of ships that can be procured
under fixed-price type options to no more than two if the
contract includes detail design and construction for the lead
ship.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 824--Extension of temporary authority to modify certain contracts
and options based on the effects of inflation
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 818) that would
extend the temporary authority for modifying contracts for
inflation until December 31, 2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development
Sec. 831--Modification to the term of appointment of the President of
the Defense Acquisition University
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 917) that would amend section 1746(e) of title 10, United
States Code, to remove the term limit for the President of the
Defense Acquisition University.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would create a 3 year term for the President of
the Defense Acquisition University serving on January 1, 2025.
Sec. 832--Updated acquisition and sustainment training
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 831) that would
require the Defense Acquisition University training curriculum
for program executive officers, program managers, general
officers, and flag officers to be periodically updated to
include innovative best practices of the private sector and
recently provided acquisition authorities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment to develop field teams to train
acquisition and sustainment personnel on rapid acquisition
procedures in the course of executing defense acquisition
programs.
Sec. 833--Extension of demonstration project relating to certain
acquisition personnel management policies and procedures
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 6101) that would amend section 1762(g) of title 10,
United States Code, to extend the demonstration project on
acquisition personnel management to 2031.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
We direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment to enter into a contract with a federally
funded research and development center to conduct an assessment
of the Acquisition Demonstration program and to provide a
report, not later than March 1, 2026, to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on the results of that assessment. The assessment should
include the following:
(1) A description of the workforce included in the project,
including demographics, geographic distribution and job
categorizations;
(2) An explanation of the flexibilities used in the project
to appoint individuals to the acquisition workforce and whether
those appointments are based on competitive procedures and
recognize veteran's preferences;
(3) An explanation of the flexibilities used in the project
to develop a performance appraisal system that recognizes
performance and offers opportunities for improvement;
(4) The steps taken to ensure that such a system is fair
and transparent for all employees in the project;
(5) How the project allows the organization to meet mission
needs;
(6) An analysis of how the flexibilities described in
subparagraphs (2) and (3) above are used, and what barriers
have been encountered that inhibit their use;
(7) Whether there is a process for:
(a) ensuring ongoing performance feedback and dialogue
among supervisors, managers, and employees throughout the
performance appraisal period; and
(b) setting timetables for performance appraisals;
(8) The project's impact on career progression;
(9) The project's appropriateness or inappropriateness in
light of the complexities of the workforce affected;
(10) The adequacy of the training, policy guidelines, and
other preparations afforded in connection with using the
project;
(11) Whether there is a process for ensuring employee
involvement in the development and improvement of the project;
(12) Cost of conversion of employees out of the personnel
system, including detailing the difference in employee pay,
into a civilian personnel system pursuant to section 1762(h) of
title 10, United States Code;
(13) Recommendations for improvements to address any
findings within the assessment; and,
(14) The consistency of organizational business rules for
the implementation of the demonstration project across the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 834--Performance incentives related to commercial product and
commercial service determinations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 832) that would
direct the Secretary of Defense to establish and maintain
performance incentives for contract officers and program
managers for requesting support from Defense Contract
Management Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency, and other
Department of Defense experts in making commercial product or
commercial service determinations prior to contract
solicitation.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would clarify that under the commercial item
preference in section 3453 of title 10, United States Code, the
Department of Defense shall establish performance incentives
for appropriate personnel to adhere to the commercial item
preference, where possible.
Sec. 835--Modification to extramural acquisition innovation and
research activities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 872) that would amend section 4142 of title 10, United
States Code, to eliminate the position of the director for
extramural acquisition innovation and research activities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 836--Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of
the Department of Defense to third parties
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 811) that would amend section 4662 of title 10, United
States Code, to tighten the restrictions on a defense
contractor's ability to sell or transfer certain data on
Department of Defense employees to third parties by narrowing
the Secretary of Defense's authority to waive the general
restriction. Under this amendment, the Secretary could waive
the general prohibition only on a case-by-case basis as
necessary in the interest of national defense, while ensuring
such waiver poses minimal privacy risk to the employee.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would clarify that section 4662 of title 10,
United States Code, does not apply when the transfer of such
data would otherwise be authorized under another provision of
law. We note that the public availability of the report
required by this provision is already governed by the
requirements of section 122a of title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 837--Modifications to contractor employee protections from
reprisal for disclosure of certain information
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 873) that would amend section 4701 of title 10, United
States Code, to enhance protections for whistleblowers by
ensuring that they are fully informed of the final disposition
of their reprisal allegation, and what actions, if any, have
been ordered to make them whole.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 838--Detail authority for Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency to provide technology transition support
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 219) that would authorize the Director of the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to provide qualified
personnel to a military department to support transition of
DARPA-developed technology to such military department, if
requested by the Principal Technology Transition Advisor of
that military department.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would limit such detail assignments to 1 year,
with the option to extend for an additional 6 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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 853) that would amend section 855 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to
add a new disclosure requirement for reporting any software
vulnerability to the U.S. affiliate at the same time.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 840--Designation of program executive office for acquisition of
open-source intelligence tools for Army
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 809) that would identify responsibilities for a Program
Executive Office (PEO) for acquisition of open-source
intelligence tools for the U.S. Army, should the Secretary of
the Army designate an existing PEO to be responsible for open-
source intelligence tools.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing
Sec. 841--Enhancing requirements for information relating to supply
chain risk
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 841) that would
allow the Secretary of Defense to delegate supply chain risk
management authority to defense agency directors, remove the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and
Chief Information Officer joint recommendation requirement, the
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security risk
assessment requirement, and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment concurrence requirement for supply
chain risk management acquisition decisions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 842--Domestic production of stainless steel flatware and
dinnerware
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 821) that would
add domestically produced stainless steel flatware to the
requirement to buy certain articles from American sources.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 843).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 843--Clarification of exception to Berry Amendment requirements
for procurement of vessels in foreign waters
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1025) that would amend section 4862 of title 10, United
States Code, to explicitly permit the acquisition of non-
domestic items--not only by vessels in foreign waters, but also
by other Department of Defense activities that are making
purchases on behalf of vessels operating in foreign waters.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 844--Technical edits to sourcing requirements for strategic
materials and sensitive materials
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 879) that would amend sections 4863 and 4872(c)(2) of
title 10, United States Code, to clarify waiver authorities
regarding the sourcing requirements for strategic and sensitive
materials and better align these sections of code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 845--Amendment to requirement to buy strategic materials critical
to national security from American sources
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 842) that would
amend the requirement to buy strategic materials critical to
national security from American sources by inserting
``qualifying'' and defining a qualifying foreign government as
the government of a country with which the United States has in
effect a reciprocal defense procurement Memorandum of
Understanding.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would clarify the term qualifying foreign
government.
Sec. 846--Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement
of goods other than United States goods
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 843) that would
set requirements for domestic medium-speed marine diesel engine
procurement.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 847--Inclusion of recycled and reused minerals and metals in
preference for sourcing of strategic and critical materials
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 845) that would
direct the Department of Defense to source materials derived
from recycled and reused minerals and metals within the
National Technology and Industrial Base.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 844).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 848--Domestic nonavailability determinations list
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 841) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to disclose publicly all
domestic nonavailability determinations (DNADs) on an annual
basis, and would establish a process for the periodic
reevaluation of DNADs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment to develop and maintain a list of
all DNADs, provide the list to Congress annually, and develop a
plan for sharing the list with industry.
Sec. 849--Supply chain illumination incentives
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 847) that would
direct the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement
incentives to encourage contractors of the Department of
Defense to implement and use policies, procedures, and tools
that allow assessment and monitoring of supply chains for
vulnerabilities, security, and noncompliance risks.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 850--Report and updated guidance on continued risk management for
pharmaceutical supply chains of Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 844) that would
amend section 3241 of title 10, United States Code, to require
the Department of Defense to include temperature monitoring as
a factor in its pharmaceutical supply chain.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 848) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a report on existing
information streams related to key starting materials for
pharmaceuticals that the Department of Defense relies on--
including any limitations on the ability of the Secretary of
Defense to obtain, analyze or monitor such pharmaceutical
supply chains.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment to include data on temperature monitoring across the
pharmaceutical supply chain as an element of the required
report.
Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement
Sec. 851--Prohibition on contracting with covered entities that
contract with lobbyists for Chinese military companies
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 802 and sec. 881)
that would prohibit the Department of Defense from contracting
with companies that retain lobbying firms that also lobby for
Chinese military companies as defined by the Department of
Defense's 1260H list, and require the Comptroller General of
the United States to submit a report containing the results of
a study on the national security risks posed by consulting
firms who simultaneously contract with the Federal Government
and the Chinese government or its proxies or affiliates.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision which would
prohibit the Department of Defense from contracting with
companies that retain lobbying firms that also knowingly lobby
for Chinese military companies as defined by the Department of
Defense's 1260H list.
We direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees, not
later than one year after the enactment of this Act, on the
national security risks posed by consulting firms who
simultaneously contract with the Department of Defense and the
Chinese government or its proxies or affiliates. This report
shall:
(1) Assess the extent to which the Department of Defense
collects information on contracts performed on behalf of the
Chinese government or its proxies or affiliates byconsulting
firms that hold or have held contracts with the Department of Defense,
and whether such information includes specific projects and
deliverables of such contracts;
(2) Evaluate the extent to which the Department of Defense
has assessed the risks posed by American consulting firms' work
for the Chinese government and its proxies or affiliates,
including an assessment of risk of deliberate or inadvertent
sharing of confidential or proprietary information that may be
used for Chinese economic or military advantage;
(3) Identify relevant contract clauses, procedures, and
information used by the Department of Defense to identify,
evaluate, and resolve organizational conflicts of interest when
awarding consulting contracts;
(4) Identify challenges faced by the Department of Defense
to identify, evaluate, and resolve organizational conflicts of
interest, including determining whether the offeror or
potential contractor also performs work for China; and
(5) Identify steps the Department of Defense takes to
monitor contractor compliance with any contract clauses, terms
or conditions intended to resolve identified conflicts of
interest.
Sec. 852--Notification of changes to certain transportation contracts
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 806) that would
prohibit the Department of Defense from waiving safety and
security requirements for truck drivers and motor carriers that
transport munitions for the Department.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees
prior to implementing any change in safety and security
requirements for munitions transportation contracts.
Sec. 853--Prohibition on procurement of covered semiconductor products
and services from companies providing covered semiconductor
products and services to Huawei
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 807) that would
prohibit the Secretary of Defense from entering into or
renewing a contract for the procurement of any covered
semiconductor products and services for the Department of
Defense with any entity that provides covered semiconductor
products and services to Huawei.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 854--Prohibition on contracts for online tutoring services
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 809C and sec.
1047) that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
entering 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.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 886).
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 855--Limitation on availability of funds for covered contractors
engaged in an anti-Israel boycott
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 645) that would
prohibit the Secretary of Defense from knowingly permitting the
sale of goods from any entities that has engaged or engages in
a boycott of Israel.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
knowingly permitting the sale of goods from any entities that
has engaged or engages in a boycott of Israel and has a total
volume of sales exceeding $10 million.
Sec. 856--Procurement of cleaning products
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 804) that would
require the Department of Defense to procure cleaning products,
as identified by the Safer Choice program, to the maximum
extent practicable.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 857--Plan for production of covered munitions for procurement by
the Department of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 881) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a pilot program for the licensed production by
commercial companies of munitions, munitions test platforms,
and mission systems for munitions.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 858--Procurement of covered hearing protection devices
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 854) that would
allow the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the head
of the Hearing Center of Excellence, to enter into one or more
contracts to procure covered hearing protection devices for all
members of the Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters
Sec. 861--Codification and modification of pilot program to accelerate
the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 141) that would amend section 834 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to
permit the issuance of not more than two solicitations for
proposals with no restrictions on type of business.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 862--Program for distribution support and services for contractors
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 853) that would
authorize a program that allows the Secretary of Defense to
provide storage and distribution services for contractors of
the Department of Defense for 15 years.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 876).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 863--Extension of the pilot program for streamlining awards for
innovative technology projects
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 825) that would amend section 873 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 11492) to
extend the pilot program for streamlining awards to small
businesses and nontraditional defense contractors for
innovative technology projects to 2029.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 864--Use of capability-based analysis of price of goods or
services offered by nontraditional defense contractors
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 824) that would create a pilot program to allow
Department of Defense contracting officers to consider a wider
range of analyses in their price reasonableness determinations
for products and services offered by small businesses and
nontraditional defense contractors.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 865--Qualification of industrial capabilities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 842) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the
Secretaries of the military departments, to establish a pilot
program to expedite the qualification of key technologies
critical to weapons programs, such as energetics and solid
rocket motors and direct the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a briefing on the
implementation of this pilot program and annual reports
detailing the streamlined qualification process and programs
that are utilizing this process.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments
and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, to establish
a process to rapidly qualify industrial capabilities for combat
deployment.
Sec. 866--Solid rocket motor industrial base
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 846) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting through the Director of
the Joint Production Accelerator Cell and the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, to develop a
roadmap for the desired state of the solid rocket motor
industrial base to support existing and planned munitions
programs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, acting through the Director of the
Joint Production Accelerator Cell and the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, to submit to the
congressional defense committees a strategy for ensuring the
United States defense industrial base can meet solid rocket
motor (SRM) requirements for current and future Service
programs of record. It would also require the Secretary of
Defense to contract with a federally funded research and
development center to conduct a review of the SRM industrial
base.
Sec. 867--Promulgate guidance relating to certain Department of Defense
contracts
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 873) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance on the
governance and oversight of the contracts of the Department of
Defense that support or enable sensitive activities not later
than January 31, 2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Subtitle G--Small Business Matters
Sec. 871--Pilot program for the participation of military research and
educational institutions in the STTR program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 862) that would
amend the definition of research institution in section 9(e)(8)
of the Small Business Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 863).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 872--Department of Defense pilot program for preliminary
calculation estimates for certain programs
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 864) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a pilot program for calculating required budget
expenditures for certain programs of the Department of Defense
that only receive their funding allocations after a final
appropriations bill is enacted.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 873--Boots to Business Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 869) that would
establish the ``Boots to Business Program'' to provide
entrepreneurship training to covered individuals.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 874--Establishment of pilot program for access to shared
classified commercial infrastructure
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 865) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to expand existing pilot
programs to not fewer than six locations at which small
business concerns, contractors of the Department of Defense,
and institutions of higher education may access shared
commercial classified infrastructure.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1547).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 875--Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small
business concerns
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 864) that would
require the Department of Defense write contract solicitations
in plain language.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 876--Small Business Bill of Rights
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 862) that would require the Secretary of Defense, through
the Small Business Integration Working Group, to develop and
adopt a Small Business Bill of Rights for the Department of
Defense to ensure small business customer service issues and
conflicts are resolved expeditiously.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Subtitle H--Other Matters
Sec. 881--Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and
consultant conflicts of interest
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 871) that would
amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to clarify that a
waiver granted for an organizational conflict of interest must
include written justification and cannot be delegated below the
level of the deputy agency head.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the provision.
Sec. 882--Reverse engineering or re-engineering for production of items
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 822) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the
Secretaries of the military departments and the Director of the
Defense Logistics Agency, to carry out a pilot program to
assess the feasibility and advisability of producing parts
through reverse engineering or re-engineering.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 883--Procurement of Department of Defense batteries
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 855) that would
require the Department of Defense to procure lithium-ion
batteries produced in the United States or in allied nations
beginning in 2026.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 888).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Department of Defense to
coordinate a Department-wide approach to establish a battery
strategy to further leverage the advancements of domestic and
allied commercial industry.
Sec. 884--Advisory panel on the requirements process of the Department
of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 806) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish an advisory panel to provide recommendations on the
effectiveness of the Department of Defense requirements process
and develop options for reform.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 885--Proposal for payment of costs for certain Government
Accountability Office bid protests
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 872) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program
to determine the effectiveness of requiring a contractor to
reimburse the Department of Defense for costs incurred in
processing covered protests.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would increase the threshold for allowable
Department of Defense
(DOD) protests from $25 million to $35 million and require
the Government Accountability Office and DOD to develop
enhanced plea standards for DOD contracts, a standard cost to
the government of a protest based on contract size, and
benchmark foregone profit rates of the awarded contractor.
Sec. 886--Briefings, certification, and limitation on availability of
funds related to fuel services financial management contracts
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 805) that would
prohibit the Department of Defense from entering into a
contract with a fuel service provider to oversee the financial
management of the Department of Defense's fuel network.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 887--Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
relating to certain spare parts for F-35 aircraft
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 878) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to take such actions as may be
necessary to implement the recommendations of the Comptroller
General of the United States contained in the report entitled,
``F-35 Program: DOD Needs Better Accountability for Global
Spare Parts and Reporting of Losses Worth Millions''. The
provision would require a report from the Secretary on the
progress of the implementation no later than one year after
enactment of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision, amended to
require that the implementation report from the Secretary be
submitted no later than December 31, 2025.
Sec. 888--Tracking awards made through other transaction authority
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 861) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to establish a pilot program
that would enable the Department of Defense to track the number
and funding amounts of awards to small businesses and non-
traditional defense contractors through the use of other
transaction authorities, including those carried out through
consortia.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would clarify that the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall track the number
and funding amounts of awards to small businesses and non-
traditional defense contractors through the use of other
transaction authorities going forwards, instead of a pilot
program.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Updated guidance on planning for global demand
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 808) that would
require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment to ensure that the program guidance for major
defense acquisition programs are revised to integrate planning
for global demand under foreign military sales, direct
commercial sales, and other relevant transfer authorities to
capture and plan for international demand.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that section 4211 of title 10, United States Code,
requires program acquisition strategies to account for
international involvement, including foreign military sales and
cooperative opportunities.
Budget recommendations for multiyear procurement of priority items
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 809A) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with Director
of the Office of Management and Budget and the Comptroller
General of the United States to include an annex with
recommendations on multi-year procurement of priority items
along with the budget materials submitted to Congress in
support of the annual budget request of the President.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Prohibition on certain Chinese e-commerce purchases
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 809B) that would
prohibit the Department of Defense from obligating or expending
funds to acquire any good from Temu or Shein or through a
service operated by either such entity.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Review panel on fair and reasonable pricing and contract oversight
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 809D) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a review panel on
fair and reasonable pricing and contract oversight of sole-
source contracts for munitions and weapons systems contracts,
including related contracts for services and spare parts.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We continue to have concerns that the Department is not
adequately able to reach fair and reasonable pricing with sole
source suppliers. We recognize the Department provided
comprehensive findings on cost or pricing data oversight,
reviews, audits, and inspections conducted by the Inspector
General consistent with the direction from the Joint
Explanatory Statement for House-passed section 895 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. We
also recognize the study provided by the Director of Defense
Pricing, Contracting and Acquisition Policy on the Truth in
Negotiations Act as part of the Defense Contract Finance Study.
While the findings provide important insights, we believe there
is room for further improvement to the Department's contract
negotiation practices. In particular, we believe that cost or
pricing data challenges associated with sole source suppliers
often result from inadequate data rights analysis, ordering,
inspection, and enforcement. Moreover, barriers to competition
are created by difficult to navigate qualification and test
procedures and government-unique flow-down clauses. Therefore,
we direct the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment to provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees, not later than March 1, 2025, on the feasibility
and advisability of creating a panel composed of both
government officials and industry representatives that would
comprehensively evaluate the challenges to, and potential
solutions for, ensuring fair and reasonable prices are received
by the Department of Defense.
Elimination of late cost and pricing data submission defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 813) that would
require contractors to provide all cost and pricing data
relevant to an award prior to contract agreement.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Special operations forces procurement authority
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 816) that would
provide U.S. Special Operations Forces with special procurement
authority, allowing certain procurements to be treated as being
conducted outside the United States and adjusting monetary
thresholds for such procurements.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander, U.S.
Special Operations Command, not later than March 1, 2025, to
jointly provide the congressional defense committees a briefing
on any recommended changes to procurement authorities necessary
to support activities by special operations forces, to include
those that are conducted outside of contingency operations
declared by the Secretary of Defense.
Limitation on availability of funds for chiller class projects of the
Department of the Air Force
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 819) that would
prohibit noncompetitive procurement of heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning chillers at installations of the Air Force
until the Secretary of Defense submits a certification to
congressional defense committees.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Air Force, not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives on the business case for use of a
non-competitive justification and approval process for chiller
class projects within the Department of the Air Force. The
briefing should include, at a minimum, a discussion of how the
Air Force is measuring the impacts of standardization, to
include life-cycle costs, cost-avoidance if applicable, and
sustainment timelines at the installations at which this
process has been used.
Regulations applicable to combat footwear of members of all branches of
the armed forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 820) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations
prohibiting any member of the Armed Forces from wearing
optional combat boots as part of a required uniform unless the
optional combat boots are entirely manufactured in the United
States and are manufactured from materials only sourced from
the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Senate report accompanying S.4638 (S.
Rept. 118-188) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 included a requirement for the Secretaries of
the military departments to provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees, not later than March 1, 2025,
on the feasibility and advisability of changing regulations to
ensure that boots worn by servicemembers are entirely
manufactured in the United States.
Pilot program for program management offices to compete in
rehabilitating at-risk programs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 834) that would
require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment to establish a pilot program to test the
feasibility and reliability of using two program management
offices to compete in managing programs for rapid fielding.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment, in coordination with the Secretaries of the
military departments, to provide a briefing to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than June 1, 2025, on the
feasibility and advisability of establishing a process for
acquisition programs to have competing Department of Defense
program managers to promote competition.
Report relating to certain domestic nonavailability determinations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 846) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on the
procurement of fire-resistant fiber blend fabric and a report
on the process for making, reviewing, and terminating or
modifying domestic nonavailability determinations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the Senate report accompanying the Senate
committee-reported bill directs the Secretaries of the military
departments to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on
``Domestic Nonavailability Determinations.'' Furthermore, we
direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretaries of the military departments, to include the
following additional components in that briefing not later than
April 1, 2025:
(1) Information on the availability of domestic sources for
fire-resistant fiber blend fabric for the production of
uniforms;
(2) A description of any contract the Secretary or a
Secretary of a military department has entered into for the
procurement of fire-resistant fiber blend fabric from a
domestic source in the three-year period preceding the date of
the briefing, including any contracts with specifications for a
specific blend;
(3) A comparison of fire-resistant fiber blends with and
without the inclusion of fire-resistant rayon;
(4) The process of making a domestic nonavailability
determination (DNAD) pursuant to section 4862
(c) of title 10, United States Code, including the average
length of time to make such determination and if the Department
factors in a single domestic source as a justification to
provide a DNAD;
(5) The process of reviewing such determinations, including
factors that trigger the initiation of a review, and the
timelines associated with each such review; and
(6) The process by which Secretary determines whether to
terminate or modify such determination.
Study on use of off-the-shelf information technology products from
foreign adversary countries
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 848) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a study on the
use by the Department of Defense of off-the-shelf information
technology products that were manufactured, produced, or
assembled by a covered company and provide a report on the
findings of the study.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 851) that would
amend chapter 303 of title 10, United States Code, to require
the Armed Forces to identify promising research programs of the
Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business
Technology Transfer Program for inclusion in the future budgets
and plans of the Department of Defense.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Modification to procurement requirements relating to rare earth
elements and strategic and critical materials
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 852) that would
amend section 857 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
include a supply chain disclosure requirement for large-
capacity batteries.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We remain concerned about the Department of Defense and the
defense industrial base's continued reliance on non-allied
manufacturers for their battery requirements. While there have
been ongoing efforts to create alternative sources, to include
Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment and Defense Production
Act of 1950 (Public Law 81-774) investments, the Department has
been hamstrung by bureaucratic processes and inconsistent
funding. The recent imposition of Chinese sanctions on United
States defense companies may further limit access to necessary
materials. We urge the Department to continue to prioritize
investment and standardization in battery supply chains.
Impact assessment of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes on the defense
industrial base
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 856) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit an assessment of the
impact of continued investment in Department of Defense
sponsored manufacturing innovation institutes on the defense
industrial base in the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on competition and equipment repair
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 857) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on
competition and equipment repair.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Department of Defense contracting goals for small business concerns
owned and controlled by veterans
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 861) that would
set Department of Defense goals for contracting to veteran
owned small businesses.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Training on increasing Federal contract awards to small business
concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 863) that would
require the Department of Defense to engage the Small Business
Administration to conduct training for procurement personnel on
how to increase awards made to service-disabled veteran-owned
small businesses.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Memorandum of understanding relating to Department of Defense critical
technology area opportunities for small business concerns
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 866) that would
require the Secretary of Defense and Administrator of the Small
Business Administration to increase information sharing on
contract opportunities available for small business relating to
Department of Defense critical technology areas.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
COLLABORATE Memorandum of Understanding Report
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 867) that would
require the Assistant Administrator for the Office of
Entrepreneurial Development of the Small Business
Administration and the Director of Small Business Programs of
the Department of Defense to submit a report on the memorandum
of understanding between the Small Business Administration and
the Department of Defense entered into on December 2, 2022.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Modification to initiatives to support small businesses in the national
technology and industrial base
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 868) that would
modify section 861 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) by requiring the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Industrial Base Policy to provide a report on the activities
undertaken by the National Technology and Industrial Base and
require a report on the overall efficacy of the small business
strategy.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on bundled contracts of the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 869A) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on the
effects of awarding bundled contracts on the Department of
Defense and small business concerns and the potential effects
of reducing the number of bundled contracts awarded.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to
submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than April
1, 2025, on the effects of awarding bundled contracts (as
defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632))
on the Defense Logistics Agency and small businesses and the
potential effects of reducing the number of bundled contracts
awarded.
Framework for the efficient and secure procurement of food service
products
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 874) that would
require a framework from the Department of Defense to improve
the security of supply chains for food service products.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on the
feasibility and advisability of requiring all disposable food
service products procured for use by the Department of Defense
to be compostable and produced domestically. The briefing
should include a potential timeline required to implement this
requirement, any existing laws and regulations establishing
domestic acquisition preferences or requirements that may be
affected by the requirement, a cost analysis of implementing
the requirement, and any other information the Secretary deems
relevant.
Plan for identifying and replacing syringes of concern
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 875) that would
require the Department of Defense, in coordination with the
Defense Logistics Agency and Defense Heath Agency, to develop
and implement a plan to review the Department's inventory and
supply chain for medical syringes that have been subject to a
Food and Drug Administration Import Alert or meet the
conditions of a Food and Drug Administration Safety
Communication.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on domestic sites for rare earth element mining
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 876) that would
require the Under Secretary of Defense to provide a report
containing a list of domestic sites for rare earth element
mining.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than March 1,
2026, in consultation with the Secretary of Interior, to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the extent to which
the two departments confer with each other on expertise related
to domestic sites for rare earth mining. The briefing shall
include, but not be limited to, the following focus areas
regarding rare earth elements: (1) Existing domestic sites that
have received Federal investment and their status of
development; (2) Areas that may have a high potential for
containing deposits and where new or additional mining
operations could be established or are suitable; and (3)
Existing limitations for expanding and funding domestic sites
for rare earth element mining.
Prohibition on entering into contracts with a person engaged in a
boycott of the State of Israel
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 877) that would
prohibit the Secretary of Defense from entering into a contract
with a person if such person is engaged in an activity that is
politically motivated and is intended to penalize or otherwise
limit significant commercial relations specifically with Israel
or persons doing business in Israel or in Israeli-controlled
territories.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Assessment of compliance with Global Household Goods Contract
requirements
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 880) that would
require the Commander, United States Transportation Command to
conduct an assessment of the performance of contractors under
the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) in meeting the
applicable requirements for capacity and quality in such
contract during the period beginning on May 1, 2025, and ending
on August 31, 2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Commander, United States Transportation
Command to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not
later than November 1, 2025, assessing the performance of the
Global Household Goods Contract in meeting the following:
(1) Requirements for capacity and quality in such contract
during the period beginning on May 15, 2025 and ending on
September 30, 2025;
(2) Servicemember feedback since the beginning of GHC
implementation;
(3) An updated progression schedule for continued phase-in
of domestic and international household goods shipments at
future locations; and
(4) An update on the duration, retention, and sunset of
existing Tender of Service program services.
Prohibition on funding for covered entities and nonprofit organizations
or other entities that engage in covered behavior
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 882) that would
prohibit the use of funds for covered entities and nonprofit
organizations that engage in covered behavior.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Prohibitions relating to covered distributed ledger technology and
blockchain equipment or services
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 883) that would
prohibit the Secretary of Defense to enter into, extend or
renew a contract or other agreement for, any equipment, system,
or service that uses covered distributed ledger technology and
blockchain equipment or services as a substantial or essential
component of such equipment, system, or service; or critical
technology as part of such equipment, system, or service.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on contract goal for the AbilityOne program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 884) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on the
contract goal for the AbilityOne program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the value of the AbilityOne program as one of the
largest sources of employment in the United States for people
who are blind or have significant disabilities. In section 898
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-328), we directed the Secretary of Defense to
establish the ``Panel on Department of Defense and AbilityOne
Contracting Oversight, Accountability and Integrity'' of senior
level representatives from Department of Defense agencies, the
U.S. AbilityOne Commission, and other Federal agencies and
organizations. We note that the existing 0.5 percent AbilityOne
contracting goal for the Department of Defense has remained
unchanged since the recommendations of this panel. We recognize
that the AbilityOne Commission and the Secretary of Defense are
reviewing proposals to increase the threshold.
Report on small purchases of critical minerals and magnets
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 885) that would
require the Director of the Defense Contract Management Agency
to provide a report detailing the dollar amount of covered
materials manufactured in the People's Republic of China and
the Russian Federation and acquired by the Department of
Defense through contracts valued at or below the simplified
acquisition threshold during the period beginning on January 1,
2020.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than June 1, 2025, on the amount of
strategic materials that have been manufactured in China and
Russia and acquired by the Department of Defense since January
1, 2020. For the purposes of the report, strategic materials
include: samarium-cobalt magnets, neodymium-iron-boron magnets,
tungsten metal powder, tungsten heavy alloy, tantalum metals
and alloys, aluminum-nickel-cobalt magnets, and any metals
listed in section 4863(l) of title 10, United States Code. The
report shall include recommendations for the Department of
Defense to improve its ability to track the manufacturing of
such strategic materials.
Limitation on availability of funds for installation of photovoltaic
modules
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 886) that would
prohibit the use of funds for the Department of Defense from
being used for a contract for the installation of photovoltaic
modules at any facility or real property of the Department of
Defense unless the contract contains a provision prohibiting
the procurement of such photovoltaic modules from a foreign
entity of concern.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the existing requirements for the purchase of
domestically sourced items via sections 4862, 4863, and 4864 of
title 10, United States Code.
Study and report on shipping containers and specialty shipping
containers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 887) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of Transportation, to provide a report that contains
the results of a study on shipping containers and specialty
shipping containers.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Modification to submission of certified cost or pricing data
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 807) that would amend section 3705 of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Department of Defense to provide a
notification if contractors have multiple instances of denying
the Department cost or pricing data when requested in the
Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
used by contracting officers.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Ensuring competition in artificial intelligence procurement
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 810) that would specify certain policies related to the
use and protection of training data in artificial intelligence
procurements to protect government furnished training data.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that elements of this provision are addressed
elsewhere in this Act.
Modifications to commercial product and commercial service
determinations
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 827) that would amend sections 3456 and 3703 of title 10,
United States Code, to: (1) Require Department of Defense (DOD)
contracting officers to submit a written memorandum to a
contractor summarizing the determination of the commerciality
of a product or service within 30 days of the determination
being made, rather than 30 days after contract award; (2)
Extend a determination of commerciality to items procured under
subcontracts, provided that the DOD contracting officer
approves the determination; and (3) Extend a determination of
commerciality to products that may have changed a part number,
but provide substantially the same functionality.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Requirement for contractors to provide reasonable access to repair
materials
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 828) that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
entering into a contract for the procurement of a good or
service unless the contractor agrees to provide fair and
reasonable access to all repair materials, including parts,
tools, and information.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Process for consulting on national security import reviews
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 845) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a process for investigating and reporting on the
national security implications of imports when asked to consult
by another Federal agency and require the Secretary to submit
an annual report regarding the national security risks posed by
the reviewed imports.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
(Public Law 87-794) requires the Department of Commerce to seek
interagency input when conducting import reviews. We note that
under this process, the Department of Defense should provide
input on any national security concerns regarding industries of
importance to the Department of Defense and the defense
industrial base.
Pharmaceutical supplier compliance with data submission requirements
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 847) that would direct the Director of the Defense
Logistics Agency to require, to the extent feasible, every
contractor supplying pharmaceuticals to the Department of
Defense to submit the amount of each listed drug manufactured,
prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed for commercial
distribution to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as
required by section 510(j)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (Public Law 117-9), as added by section 3112(e) of
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public
Law 116-136).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We expect pharmaceutical providers to ensure their
compliance with this requirement from the FDA, and encourage
the Department of Defense to ensure their contractors'
compliance with this reporting.
Report on impact of mergers and acquisitions on the defense industrial
base
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 849) that would require the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Industrial Base Policy to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees on the policies and procedures
of the Department of Defense relating to mergers and
acquisitions and how these impact the defense industrial base.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that a similar reporting requirement was included
in the House Report 118-529.
Transparency in acquisition waivers issued by the Department of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 851) that would require the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Industrial Base Policy to publish all non-sensitive
information regarding acquisition waivers granted by the
Department of Defense on a publicly accessible website and
provide an annual briefing on all waivers granted by the
Department of Defense in the previous calendar year.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We remain concerned that there is no visibility into
national security waivers, and therefore, we direct the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of
the military departments, to brief the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, no later
than January 1, 2026, on all national security waivers granted
by the Department of Defense in the previous calendar year. The
briefing may be submitted in a classified form. We expect the
Under Secretary of Defense of Acquisition and Sustainment to
promulgate necessary guidance to the military services
regarding proper reporting of national security waivers for the
purposes of this briefing requirement.
Report on capacity to increase domestic industrial production and
procurement of strategic and critical materials
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 852) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report that assesses the capacity to increase domestic
industrial production and procurement of strategic and critical
materials during peacetime and in the event of a national
emergency.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than July 1, 2025, on the
Department's capacity to increase domestic industrial
production and procurement of strategic and critical materials.
The briefing shall include but not be limited to: (1)
Recommendations regarding increasing the role of the Secretary
of Defense in the production and procurement of strategic and
critical materials from domestic sources; and (2) Ongoing or
previous efforts by the Department of Defense to integrate its
responsibilities with the responsibilities of other Federal
Agencies related to increasing domestic industrial production
and procurement of strategic and critical materials during
peacetime and in the event of a national emergency.
Department of Defense manufacturing authorities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 854) that would require the Secretary of Defense to enter
into contracts for the domestic manufacture of certain
prescription drugs if Department of Defense requirements for
such drugs cannot be met by other means.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Reports on Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contracts
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 884) that would require the Director of the Defense
Information Systems Agency, not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and on a biannual basis
thereafter until September 30, 2030 to produce a report on the
contracts relating to the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability
entered into by the Department of Defense 2022 for commercial
cloud services for the Department.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving entities owned
or controlled by China
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 885) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
phase-out the procurement of computers and printers that are
manufactured by an entity that is owned by the government of
the People's Republic of China or under the influence of the
government of the People's Republic of China.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 Conference Report (H. Rept. 118-301) addressed
the Department of Defense's risk-based approach to the
procurement of information technology. We are also aware that
the cyber threat landscape is constantly changing, with new
threats emerging on a regular basis. We believe that the
Department should account for new cyber threats in its
procurement of information technology and take appropriate
steps to ensure that it fully mitigates the cybersecurity risks
of acquiring computers and printers from entities owned or
controlled by entities in the People's Republic of China.
Requirement to procure domestically produced generic drugs
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 887) that would prohibit the purchase of certain generic
drugs needed by the Department of Defense from non-domestic or
non-Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-39) compliant
sources after October 1, 2025, unless a determination is made
that such drugs are not otherwise available in satisfactory
quality and sufficient quantity to meet military needs, or when
needed at market prices.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We remain deeply concerned regarding the supply chains for
pharmaceutical products that are necessary for warfighter
readiness. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) included section 860 that
focused on determining supply chain vulnerabilities, and the
Department of Defense (DOD) has made improvements in
identification of problematic sources. We are aware that the
Department is limited by the data that industry provides to the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding sources of active
pharmaceutical ingredients and other data. While the DOD has a
vested interest in ensuring the security of their supply
chains, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is
responsible for the integrity of the pharmaceutical industrial
base. We are aware that HHS has the authority to use the
Defense Production Act for investment in the domestic
pharmaceutical industrial base. Improving the supply chains for
pharmaceuticals should be a government-wide effort.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing, not later than May 1, 2025, to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on:
(1) Challenges that DOD experiences working with the
interagency on receiving proper data on pharmaceutical supply
chains, to include potential solutions;
(2) Ongoing discussions or efforts, if any, on utilizing
the Defense Production Act authority under DOD or HHS for
warfighter necessary pharmaceutical products;
(3) The feasibility and advisability of establishing an
acquisition preference to encourage domestic or allied sourcing
of pharmaceutical products, to include what the framework could
look like; and
(4) Any other relevant items that the Secretary of Defense
deems appropriate.
Prohibition on procurement and commissary sales of seafood originating
or processed in China
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 889) that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
entering into a contract for the procurement of seafood that
originates or is processed in the People's Republic of China
for use in military dining facilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that there is a reporting requirement elsewhere in
the Act that covers this topic.
Extension of post-government restrictions on senior Department of
Defense officials seeking employment with defense contractors
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 890) that would amend section 847(a)(1) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) to increase the length of time from two to four years that
certain former employees must obtain a written opinion on post-
Government employment restrictions before accepting employment
with a Department of Defense contractor.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that the the Department of Defense Inspector
General has reviewed the Departments compliance with section
847 four times since 2010 and found that the Department's
processes, timeliness, and substance of opinions fully comply
with the requirements of this statute.
Amendments to contracting authority for certain small business concerns
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5861) that
would amend the contracting authority for certain small
business concerns.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include Senate provision.
Repeal of bonafide office rule for 8(a) contracts with the Department
of Defense
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5864) that
would repeal the bonafide office rule for 8(a) contracts with
the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Report on ability of Department of Defense to identify prohibited
seafood imports in supply chain for food procurement
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5871) that
would require the Inspector General of the Department of
Defense to provide a report assessing whether the Department
has policies and procedures in place to verify that the food
the Department procures does not include seafood originating in
the People's Republic of China.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Inspector General of the Department of
Defense, not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional defense
committees a report assessing whether the Department has
policies and procedures in place to verify that the food the
Department procures does not include seafood originating in the
People's Republic of China the importation of which is
prohibited under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (Public
Law 71-361).
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 901) that would amend 132(b) of title 10, United States
Code, to require the Deputy Secretary of Defense to notify
specified congressional committees, not later than 24 hours
before certain planned transfers of functions and duties or 24
hours after any unplanned transfer of such functions and
duties, when the Secretary dies, resigns, or is otherwise
unable to perform the functions and duties of the Office of the
Secretary of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 902--Establishment of Department of Defense performance
improvement officer
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 909) that would reestablish the Chief Management Officer
of the Department of Defense and elevate the Director of
Administration and Management to such position.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would codify the position of the Performance
Improvement Officer to support the Secretary and Deputy
Secretary of Defense for management-related activities within
the Department of Defense, including issuing guidance
chartering that position and designating that position as a co-
chair for the Defense Business Council under section 2222 of
title 10, United States Code.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
the congressional defense committees, not later than September
1, 2025, containing a study identifying the appropriate
staffing requirements in support of the role of the Performance
Improvement Officer in overseeing the Defense Management
Institute under section 133 of title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 903--Enhanced coordination on international cooperation activities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 904) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy to include the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for International and Industry Engagement in the planning for,
or attendance at, any meetings with foreign partners or allies
related to foreign military sales or certain other
international armament cooperation activities; and require a
study by a nonprofit organization on the sufficiency of
organization, resourcing, manning and training within the
Department of Defense to support increased demand for security
cooperation activities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate committee-reported
provision with an amendment that would modify the
responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment in section 133b of title 10, United
States Code to specify the responsibilities of that office for
international armaments cooperation activities, as well as
establish not less than two cross functional teams to help
improve coordination across elements within the Department of
Defense.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, not later than May 15, 2025, on
the interim plans for establishment and execution of the cross-
functional teams for international cooperation as required by
subsection(b) of the provision, including the proposed
geographic and functional areas and proposed composition.
Sec. 904--Increase in authorized number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries
of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 902) that would amend section 138(e) of title 10, United
States Code, to increase the authorized number of Deputy
Assistant Secretaries of Defense from 60 to 62.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
We recommend that the Department of Defense use these two
positions to further strengthen the capabilities of the office
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base
Policy (ASD(IBP)). The office of the ASD(IBP) has assumed
increasedresponsibility, and the demands placed on the office
warrant commensurate growth in leadership positions. For example, we
note the interagency's increased reliance on the office of the ASD(IBP)
to provide economic analysis and merger and acquisition reviews has not
been met with a comparable increase in manning resources for government
positions to maintain adequate control over increasing contractor
positions.
Sec. 905--Modifications to the Office of Strategic Capital
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 913) that would make permanent the authority for the
Office of Strategic Capital to provide capital assistance, as
well as make technical changes that eliminate the non-federal
funding requirement and the list of specific technologies to
focus investment.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate committee-reported
provision with an amendment that would adjust the sunset
deadline only for the capital assistance authorities, as well
as make some minor technical and confirming edits.
Sec. 906--Limitation on availability of funds until Department of
Defense complies with certain legal requirements
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 924) that would limit funds authorized to be obligated or
expended by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Legislative Affairs until the Deputy Secretary of Defense
certifies that the Department of Defense has implemented
Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) and Section 1046 of the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate committee-reported
provision with a clarifying amendment.
Sec. 907--Matters relating to Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 903) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
institutionalize the ``service secretary-like'' role of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low
Intensity Conflict by updating Department of Defense policies
and processes, and developing a long-term staffing plan for the
Secretariat for Special Operations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 908--Inclusion in defense planning guidance of guidance on size,
structure, and posture of special operations forces
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 906) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
include guidance with respect to the size, structure, posture,
and other force development planning priorities specific to
special operations forces in the annual Defense Planning
Guidance issued by the Secretary.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 909--Review of roles and responsibilities of the Chief Talent
Management Officer and the Office of the Undersecretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 901) that would
create the Chief Talent Management Officer who will serve 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, concerning
both military and civilian personnel.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to enter
into an agreement with a qualified organization to review the
roles and responsibilities of the Chief Talent Management
Officer and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness and to report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on the results of this review by no later than January 1, 2026.
Sec. 910--Plan for adequate staffing of Office of Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and Joint Production
Accelerator Cell
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 908) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for
adequate staffing for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Joint Production
Accelerator Cell.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
Matters
Sec. 921--Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 930) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, or a designee of the
Secretary determined by regulations prescribed by the
Secretary, to designate a civilian employee of the Department
of Defense in the Senior Executive Service to serve as the
Senior Intelligence Oversight Official.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 922--Codification of the Joint Federated Assurance Center
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 912) that would amend subchapter III of chapter 303 of
title 10, United States Code, to make permanent the authority
for the Joint Federated Assurance Center originally established
in section 937 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 923--Codification of additional staff corps of the Navy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 926) that would
amend section 8090 of title 10, United States Code, by adding
the Supply Corps, Civil Engineer Corps, Nurse Corps, and the
Medical Service Corps to the statutory staff corps of the Navy.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 924--Establishment of Office of Expanded Competition
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 911) that would amend chapter 903 of title 10, United
States Code, to establish an Office of Expanded Competition
within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 925--Counter unmanned aerial systems task force
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 902) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to designate an executive
agent responsible for providing oversight of the efforts of the
Department of Defense to counter small, unmanned aircraft and
systems and associated training and technology programs.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 916).
The agreement includes the Senate provision, amended to
require the Secretary to submit a training report.
Sec. 926--Affiliate relationships between Army Special Operations
forces and combat-enabling units of general purpose forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1044) that would
prohibit the Department of Defense from reducing U.S. Special
Operations Forces end strength for 2 years beginning January 1,
2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 919).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of the Army and the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low
Intensity Conflict to jointly submit to the congressional
defense committees a report assessing 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 for the
purpose of enhancing military readiness and effectiveness. The
provision would also prohibit the obligation or expenditure of
funds in fiscal year 2025 to complete force structure
reductions to Army special operations forces announced by the
Army on February 27, 2024, as part of the Total Army Analysis
process until the required report is provided to the
congressional defense committees.
Sec. 927--Force sizing methodology
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 905) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
develop a methodology for analyzing U.S. military force sizing
necessary to conduct activities of the Department of Defense in
support of strategic competition.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Elimination of the Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 903) that would
repeal section 147 of title 10, United States Code, with the
result of disestablishing the Chief Diversity Officer of the
Department of Defense, and would prohibit the establishment of
like offices in the future.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Designation of senior officials responsible for contested logistics
posture management
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 921) that would
designate the Undersecretary for Acquisition and Sustainment as
the senior defense official responsible for managing contested
logistics posture management and mandate the military
departments designate a senior civilian official to manage the
same responsibilities for their respective services.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for appointment as
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 922) that would
amend section 152(b) of title 10, United States Code, to make
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau eligible for appointment
as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Army Electronic Warfare Center of Excellence
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 925) that would
direct the Secretary of the Army to establish and operate an
Electronic Warfare Center of Excellence within the Army
Training and Doctrine Command.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Membership of Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of
Staff
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 929) that would
amend section 151 of title 10, United States Code, to include
the Commandant of the Coast Guard as a member of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize the importance of close coordination among the
senior leadership of the Armed Forces. We understand that many
of the issues addressed by the JCS pertain to significant
Department of Defense equities that do not involve the Coast
Guard. However, on those issues with Coast Guard equities, the
Commandant or the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard is present
and participates in those discussions and decisions.
Inclusion of Mexico in the area of responsibility of the United States
Southern Command
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 928) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to transfer Mexico to U.S.
Southern Command's area of responsibility.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Feasibility report on establishment of a Defense Industrial
Revitalization Board
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 927) that would
require a report on the feasibility and advisability of
establishing an advisory board within the Department to
regularly assess the state of the Department's defense
industrial base efforts and to help coordinate efforts to
address industrial base challenges.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 850).
The agreement does not include either provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report, not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, on the feasibility and
advisability of establishing a Defense Industrial
Revitalization Board which would be responsible for ensuring
the defense industrial base is prepared to meet Department of
Defense wartime production. The purpose of this board would be
to:
(1) Assess the health of the defense industrial base;
(2) Identify critical shortages and impediments to
production of critical munitions and other war materials;
(3) Identify required production rates for critical
munitions;
(4) Oversee and deconflict Department and service efforts
to improve defense industrial capacity;
(5) Develop a comprehensive plan that details immediate
steps that can be taken to increase the capacity of the defense
industrial base;
(6) Utilize existing supply chain mapping efforts to
identify single points of failure that impact munitions and
critical weapons platforms and identify funding mechanisms to
create second sources or other resilience measures, with a
focus on those munitions necessary for a potential war in the
Pacific; and
(7) Utilize existing supply chain mapping efforts to
identify reliance on foreign adversaries within critical
munitions supply chains and recommend amelioration efforts.
Such a board should be composed of the following, but not
limited to:
(1) Relevant Department of Defense acquisition, research
and engineering, and comptroller personnel;
(2) Service acquisition executives and program managers;
(3) Defense industry representatives;
(4) Relevant think tank experts;
(5) Representatives from the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment;
(6) Representatives from the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering; and
(7) Representatives from the Defense Innovation Unit.
Establishment of the Drone Corps as a basic branch of the Army
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 924) that would
establish a Drone Corps as a basic branch of the Army.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Designation of Deputy Under Secretary of the Army as principal official
responsible for explosive ordnance disposal
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 923) that would
designate the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army as the
Principal Official in the Army Secretariat accountable for the
Army's explosive ordnance disposal enterprise.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We acknowledge the ongoing interest in the structure and
authorities related to the explosive ordnance disposal
enterprise and welcome continued dialogue on these matters.
Addition of Performance Improvement Officer as co-chair of Defense
Business Council
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 914) that would amend section 2222(f) of title 10, United
States Code, to include the Department of Defense Performance
Improvement Officer as a co-chair of the Defense Business
Council.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Plan for permanent establishment of Special Reconnaissance and Enabling
Command
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 918) that would require the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and
the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, to submit to
the congressional defense committees a plan for permanently
establishing the Special Reconnaissance and Enabling Command
(SREC).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander, U.S.
Special Operations Command, not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional
defense committees a plan for establishing and maintaining the
SREC. The plan required by subsection shall, at a minimum,
include the following:
(1) An articulation of the mission and tasks assigned to
the SREC;
(2) An explanation of how the SREC fits organizationally
within the U.S. Special Operations Command;
(3) An identification of the personnel, resources, and
authorities, including any gaps, necessary to support the SREC;
and
(4) Any other matters the Assistant Secretary and the
Commander consider appropriate.
Feasibility study on expanding the services provided by the Air Force
Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 920) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
complete a study on the feasibility and advisability of
expanding the services of the Office of Commercial and Economic
Analysis (OCEA), including an estimate of the costs of such
expansion.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note the cost-effective success of the OCEA office in
providing crucial business intelligence to various actors
within the U.S. Government to help inform thinking about the
broader economic implications of certain acquisition decisions.
We note that historically such decisions have focused primarily
on the national security impacts, but with less emphasis or in-
depth understanding of the larger economic consequences that
should inform those national security decisions. We applaud the
Air Force for fostering the creation of a critical mass of such
economic, financial and industrial policy expertise to help
improve decision-making in the Department.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a
study on the feasibility of expanding the scale and type of
services offered by OCEA, including a cost estimate for such
expansion, and submit a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than June 1, 2025.
We direct the Secretary to include in this report the
possibility of expanding OCEA to provide additional commercial
and economic analysis more broadly to other Department of
Defense (DOD) components, including trend analysis. This report
should also examine the feasibility of OCEA servicing as a data
hub for providing additional business intelligence data
historically purchased by components of the Department from
commercial sources, including firmographic and ownership
information of commercial actors, documentation submitted by
importers and exporters, ownership information pertaining to
intellectual property rights, and information relating to
mergers and acquisitions.
We also note the creation of a National Defense Economic
Competition Research Council elsewhere in this bill, of which
OCEA will be a member. The study should address OCEA's ability
to contribute to the research tasks identified in that
provision.
Senior Integration Group for Indo-Pacific Region
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 918) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a Senior Integration Group for the Indo-Pacific
Region.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We strongly support the Department's use of Senior
Integration Groups or similar cross-functional teams to
integrate activities below the levels of the Secretary and
Deputy Secretary of Defense. We encourage the Department to
consider establishing such a forum to address the multifaceted
aspects of national defense challenges in the Indo-Pacific
region in coordination with U.S. allies and partners.
Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Renewal
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 923) that would limit the authority of the Secretary of
Defense to renew the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity
and Inclusion until 120 days after submitting a report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives detailing a justification for such renewal.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Title X--General Provisions
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Sec. 1001--General transfer authority
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1001) that would
allow the Secretary of Defense, with certain limitations, to
make transfers between amounts authorized for fiscal year 2025
in division A of this Act. This provision would also limit the
total amount transferred under this authority to $6.0 billion.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 1001).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 1002--Repeal of audit incentive element in report requirement of
Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1003) that would amend section 240b of title 10, United
States Code, to exclude audit incentives from the reporting
requirement in the Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation
Plan.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1003--Authority to use Defense Modernization Account funds for
time-sensitive equipment modernization
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1005) that would amend section 3136(d) of title 10,
United States Code, to expand authorized uses of the Defense
Modernization Account to the procurement and integration of
commercial technologies and services for satisfaction of
certain requirements and provision of infrastructure projects
that accelerate the fielding and adoption of new capabilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1004--Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense
components.
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1005) that would
reduce the discretionary budget authority available for the
Department of Defense, the military department, or the Defense
Agency if the respective entity has not submitted a financial
statement for the previous fiscal year, or if such financial
statement has not received either an unqualified or a qualified
audit opinion by an independent external auditor.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that extends by one year the existing requirement in
section 1004(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 11831) that each component of the
Department of Defense shall be subject to an independent audit
and if any such component fails to be subject to such an audit
during any fiscal year through 2034, it shall have 1.5 percent
of unobligated amounts available for the component cancelled
and returned to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit
reduction.
Sec. 1005--Revision of Department of Defense financial management
regulation
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1002) that would
require the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to revise
the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation to
ensure that the regulation is consistent and clear throughout,
includes updated guidance with respect to legislative and
regulatory requirements, and does not include guidance subject
to change annually in an annual appropriations act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1002).
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 1006--Establishment of cross-functional team to oversee
implementation of recommendations of Commission on Planning,
Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1003) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a cross-
functional team for the implementation of the recommendations
of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and
Execution Reform.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 915).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
We encourage the Secretary of Defense to coordinate with
the following officials when establishing the cross-functional
team: (1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense; (2) The Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); (3) The Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy; (4) The Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering; (5) The Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment; (6) The Director of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation; (7) The Director of
Administration and Management; (8) The Chief Information
Officer; (9) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
Officer; (10) The Secretaries of the military departments; (11)
The comptrollers of the military departments; and (12) The
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
We direct the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to
include the following elements in the reports and briefings
required by this provision: (1) An assessment of the status of
the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform; (2) An
identification of the official or officials responsible for the
implementation of each such recommendation; (3) A description
of the timeline and actions for implementation; (4) The
rationale and justification for any decision not to implement
such a recommendation; (5) Recommendations for actions to
reform and modernize the planning, programming, budgeting, and
execution process in addition to the recommendations of the
Commission; (6) Performance metrics for measuring the
effectiveness of recommendations that have been implemented;
(7) A comprehensive budget justification display reflecting the
resources required to implement the recommendations, resources
requested in the Department of Defense budget, and resources
needed in subsequent fiscal years; and (8) An assessment of
legislative, regulatory, and administrative barriers to
implementation of the recommendations and the need for changes
to legislative authorities required for implementation of the
recommendations.
We also encourage the Department to use one of the general
and flag officer billets authorized elsewhere in this Act if a
senior military officer is chosen to serve as director 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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1006A) that
would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of
the military departments to encourage, to the greatest extent
practicable, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or machine
learning (ML) for audits of Department of Defense financial
statements.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives that includes a description of the use
of AI or ML technologies for audits of Department of Defense
financial statements--including an update on the implementation
of the strategy titled ``2023 Data, Analytics, and Artificial
Intelligence Adoption Strategy'' (dated June 27, 2023).
Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities
Sec. 1011--Support for counterdrug activities affecting flow of drugs
into United States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1008) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe guidance to
prioritize counterdrug activities affecting drug flows into the
United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1012--Authority for detection and monitoring of illegal drugs
regardless of destination
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1007 and 1010)
that would modify Department of Defense support for counterdrug
and counter transnational organization activities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 351).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1013--Review, assessment, and analysis of governance structure and
strategy of Department of Defense counter-narcotics and
counter-transnational organized crime activities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1059) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and
development center to conduct an independent review,
assessment, and analysis of the governance structure of the
counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime
activities of the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would expand the independent review to include
an assessment of the strategy of the Department of Defense for
counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1011) that would
require the Navy to be consistent in the first 10-year planning
window of the annual 30-year Shipbuilding Report to Congress.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require an assessment 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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 128) that would amend section 2218 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize the Navy to buy up to 13 used,
foreign-built vessels to modernize the Ready Reserve Force.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision, modified to
allow for the purchase of up to 10 foreign-built vessels.
Sec. 1023--Modifications to ship repair authorities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1013) that would
require the Navy to solicit ship repair contracts on a coast-
wide basis to only those that are projected to last more than
18 months.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision, amended to
require the Navy to solicit ship repair contracts on a coast-
wide basis to only those that are projected to last more than
12 months. We expect the Navy to produce a report after one
year ofimplementation of this revised limit on the price
differential between the current 10-month limit and the new 12-month
limit.
Sec. 1024--Improving Navy assessments required prior to start of
construction on first ship of a shipbuilding program
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1014 and sec.
1015) that would require: (1) Congressional certification prior
to the start of construction on the first ship of a
shipbuilding program; and (2) The Navy to improve analysis and
assessment of decisions made prior to the start of construction
on first ships of a Navy shipbuilding program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1021).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require a certification to Congress 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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 809) that would
prohibit the Secretary of Defense from entering into any
contract or other agreement with a shipyard controlled by a
foreign adversary.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 1026--Exception to prohibition of overhaul, repair, or maintenance
of certain vessels in shipyards outside the United States or
Guam
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1016) that would
amend section Section 8680 of title 10, United States Code, to
allow the Navy to perform preventative maintenance that is
required while a ship is on deployment and is limited to 21
days or less to conduct that maintenance in a shipyard outside
the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 323) that would require the Secretary of the
Navy to conduct a pilot program, not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, to perform maintenance
and repair on forward-deployed naval force ships in foreign
shipyards during scheduled maintenance and repair periods. The
provision would: (1) Terminate the pilot program after 3 years;
(2) Require the Secretary of the Navy to produce an annual
report during the pilot program; and (3) Require the Secretary
to provide that report to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would allow the Navy to perform corrective and
preventative maintenance maintenance on a Navy ship overseas
for a period of up to 21 days, provided that the cumulative
maintenance performed on ships from a particular homeport does
not exceed 2% of the average workload over the previous three
years for the same homeport.
We recommend that the Navy use any such short maintenance
periods, as the situation allows, to conduct necessary ship-
checks to support post-deployment, U.S.- based maintenance
availabilities. Proper use of these windows in foreign
shipyards should allow the Navy to complete all necessary
maintenance planning 360 -days prior to a U.S.-based
maintenance availability.
Sec. 1027--Strategy on development of naval rearm at sea capability
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1017) that would
require the Secretary of the Navy to submit to the
congressional defense committees a strategy for delivering a
particular rearm at sea capability to the surface fleet of the
United States Navy.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision, modified to
focus on the capability to rearm at sea, rather than a
particular solution to achieve that capability.
Sec. 1028--Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a
contract for the construction of a Virginia-class submarine
program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1018) that would
provide incremental funding authority for an additional
Virginia-class submarine in fiscal year 2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 129) that would also increase funding for the
Virginia-class submarine program with offsets from elsewhere in
the Navy budget. The agreement includes the House provision
with various technical amendments and an amendment to stipulate
that funds available from a change to the contracting approach
may only be used to provide for an increase in wages for the
shipbuilder workforce or an increase in non-executive level
salaries.
We are concerned with the lack of transparency that has
occurred between the Navy and Congress over the last 18 months.
The Navy negotiated a funding strategy with industry that would
have addressed cost growth, future cost to complete, workforce
wage increases and infrastructure investments at both
shipyards. The Navy did this in isolation and failed to not
only inform Congress but also the Office of Management and
Budget.
As a result of the lack of communication, the Office of
Management and Budget has not moved the strategy forward and
Congress has been denied the opportunity to review the
strategy's documentation and details. To remedy the
deficiencies, the Office of Management and Budget asked
Congress for significant emergency appropriations in fiscal
year 2025 to support a plan that will require an undisclosed
amount of additional appropriations above the future years'
estimates in the President's Budget for fiscal year 2025. At no
point during the normal budgeting and legislative process did
the Navy inform Congress that there was large cost growth on
the fiscal year 2024 submarines and the one fiscal year 2025
submarine being requested. Unfortunately, the lack of
communication regarding program challenges and potential
solutions has left Congress with few options to address this
situation and likely none that will rectify it going forward.
We recognize that Congress has responsibility for oversight
of the executive branch including access to information on how
final decisions were reached, particularly for decisions of
strategic importance where the dollar value of such a decision
far surpasses the major defense acquisition program threshold.
Denial of requests for information and veiled threats of
reprisals against briefers to Congress who may provide
requested information creates a dangerous precedent that is out
of line the checks and balances inherent to the branches of
government of the United States.
Sec. 1029--Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a
contract for the construction of an Arleigh Burke-class
destroyer
We recommend a provision that would authorize the Secretary
of the Navy to enter into an incrementally funded contract for
the construction of an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Sec. 1030--Pilot program on use of automated inspection technologies at
shipyards
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1019) that would
authorize a pilot program to procure automated inspection
technologies for maintenance inspections of naval vessels and
upgrade information technology infrastructure to support
integrating these technologies.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1031--Requirements for the unmanned maritime autonomy architecture
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1022) that would require the Secretary of the Navy to
provide a forum on unmanned maritime autonomy architecture to
facilitate industry participation in the creation and
management of modular open systems architecture and associated
standards for maritime unmanned systems.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1032--Competitive demonstration of large and extra large unmanned
underwater vehicles
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1023) that would require the Secretary of the Navy to
conduct a competitive demonstration of extra large unmanned
underwater vehicles--including non-developmental items from
commercial or foreign partner sources.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would include in the demonstration large
unmanned underwater vehicles in addition to extra large
unmanned underwater vehicles.
Sec. 1033--Requirement for mature ship design
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1026) that would:
(1) Amend section 231 of title 10, United States Code, to
require senior technical authority determination of commercial
or nongovernmental standard approval, or contract solicitation
allowance, prior to incorporation of such assumptions into
shipbuilding cost estimates;
(2) Require the Secretary of the Navy to adopt certain
recommendations of the Government Accountability Office;
(3) Amend section 8669a of title 10, United States Code, to
require source selection for new classes of vessels to
emphasize the realism of the ability of offerors to deliver
program requirements on schedule;
(4) Amend section 8669b of title 10, United States Code, to
require collaboration between the Naval Systems Engineering and
Logistics Directorates of Naval Sea Systems Command and the
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems with
respect to use of funds from the start of the requirements
process; and
(5) Amend section 231(b) of title 10, United States Code,
to require an explanation of reductions to the procurement of a
class of vessels in the future years defense program from year-
to-year.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of the Navy to
implement 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).
In addition, we direct the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
for Research, Development, and Acquisition, in coordination
with the Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), to
provide a report, not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives that details the
following:
(1) All references to external specifications regardless of
source--including military specifications, NAVSEA instructions,
American Bureau of Shipbuilding and other standards--that were
included on the Constellation-class frigate solicitation for
detail design and construction;
(2) Which specifications in paragraph (1) allowed for
alternative specifications--including alternative
specifications conditional on NAVSEA approval;
(3) How many alternative specifications allowed in
paragraph (2) were recommended by the awarded contractor in
their proposed response to the solicitation for the
Constellation-class frigate detail design and construction
contract in comparison to how many alternative specifications
were ultimately approved by NAVSEA;
(4) An explanation for why such alternative specifications
in paragraph (3) were not approved by NAVSEA;
(5) The status of all requests for equitable adjustments
that the Navy received on the Constellation-class frigate;
(6) An unaltered statement from the awarded contractor of
the Constellation-class frigate of the findings provided in
paragraphs (1) though (5) above; and
(7) Proposed actions for how best value tradeoffs will be
improved in source selections for shipbuilding contracts.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1031) that would
prohibit the use of any funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense during
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
and ending on December 31, 2025, to transfer or release
detainees at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or
within the United States, its territories, or possessions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1031).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1032) that would
prohibit the use of any funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense to be
used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2025, to construct or
modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or
possessions to house any detainee transferred from U.S. Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or
imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of
the Department of Defense.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1032).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1033) that would
prohibit the use of funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense during
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this act
and ending on December 31, 2025, to transfer, release, or
assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained at
U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Libya, Somalia,
Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1033).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1044--Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or
relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1034) that would
prohibit the use of any funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2025 for the closure or abandonment of United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the relinquishment
of control of Guantanamo Bay to the Republic of Cuba, or the
implementation of a material modification to the Treaty Between
the United States of America and Cuba signed in the District of
Columbia on May 29, 1934, that constructively closes United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1034).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1051--Authority to contribute to innovation fund
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1041) that would
amend subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to contribute to
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Innovation Fund up to
$200,000,000 per year over a 10-year period.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment that would limit such funding for a 5-year
period.
Sec. 1052--Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for
certain Navy mess operations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1043) that would
extend the authority for reimbursement for certain Navy mess
operations until September 30, 2030.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 333).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1053--Assessments of casualties and fatalities during hostilities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1044) that would prohibit the Department of Defense from
citing casualty and fatality data from terrorist organizations
as authoritative in public assessments during hostilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1054--Establishment of major mishap incident designation
classification for Department of Defense incidents
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1045) that would establish a new mishap designation
classification for serious mishap incidents resulting in $500.0
million or more in damage, causing at least five fatalities, or
otherwise designated by the Secretary of the military
department concerned; and establish investigatory and
accountability standards for such mishaps.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would eliminate the requirement for mandatory
separation for misconduct contributing to the mishap, and
clarify the definition of major mishap to include elements of
complexity in the underlying incident.
Sec. 1055--Prohibition on use of funds for EcoHealth Alliance and the
Wuhan Institute of Virology
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1045) that would
prohibit funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2025 for work performed in the People's Republic of China by
EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. or any of its affiliates.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1265).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would prohibit Department of Defense funds for
fiscal year 2025 for any work performed by EcoHealth Alliance,
Inc., including by: any subsidiary of EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.;
any organization directly controlled by EcoHealth Alliance,
Inc.; any individual or organization subgrantee or
subcontractor of EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; and prohibits funds
for fiscal year 2025 for 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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1046) that would
prohibit any funds authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Defense being made available for the operation of
any Department of Defense aircraft to transport currency or
other items of value to the Taliban.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1057--Prohibition on use of funds for Badr Organization and
related organizations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1049E) that
would prohibit the Department of Defense to make any amounts
appropriated available, directly or indirectly, to the Badr
Organization.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1058--Limitation on use of funds pending provision of briefing on
reliance of People's Liberation Army on imported fossil fuels
for energy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1059) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on the
feasibility of implementing naval blockades of shipments of
fossil fuels to China in the event of an armed conflict with
the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would limit the obligation or expenditure of
more than 85 percent of the funds available for the Office of
the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses until the
Secretary 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
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1317 and sec.
1709) that would prohibit the use of funds to support any
entertainment company or project owned or controlled by the
Chinese Communist Party, the People's Republic of China, or the
People's Liberation Army that has used, produced, or co-
produced content for propaganda purposes.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1043).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports
Sec. 1061--Chief of Navy Reserve annual report
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1052) that would
amend section 8083 of title 10, United States Code, to require
an annual report from the Chief of Navy Reserve.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1062--Modification and extension of requirement for combatant
command risk assessment for airborne intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1060) that would amend section 1061 of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263) to include cancellation of an
intelligence,surveillance, and reconnaissance system as an
event that would trigger a combatant commander assessment; and to
extend the sunset date of the provision to December 31, 2032.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1063--Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil
authorities at the Southwest border
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1053) that would extend, through December 31, 2027, a
quarterly briefing requirement on Department of Defense support
to civil authorities at the southwest border.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would adjust the extension to December 31, 2025.
Sec. 1064--Extension of annual report on civilian casualties in
connection with United States military operations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1053) that would
extend the annual report on civilian casualties by 5 years.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1054).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1065--Review of irregular warfare authorities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1052) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
review the authorities relevant to the conduct of Department of
Defense irregular warfare activities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1066--Reports on approval and deployment of lethal autonomous
weapon systems
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1062) that would
require the President to submit an annual report related to the
approval and waiver processes for lethal autonomous weapon
systems under current Department of Defense policy.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1067--Congressional notice regarding execute orders issued at the
direction of the President or the Secretary of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1056) that would
require a review and report of certain Department of Defense
orders involving the use of lethal force.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide the congressional defense committees with recurring
briefings on execute orders and to provide those committees
with certain notices and disclosures.
Sec. 1068--Mobility capability requirements study
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1054) that would
require the Commander, U.S. Transportation Command to submit a
report and provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services 1 year after enactment of this Act, with an interim
report and briefing 6 months after enactment of this Act, to
assess the operational risk for meeting the mobility
requirements of the geographic combatant commanders.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision, modified to
require only a briefing 6 months after enactment of this Act.
Sec. 1069--Biodefense posture reviews
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1051) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive
examination of the biodefense policies, practices, programs,
and initiatives of the Department of Defense every 4 years.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 907).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
conduct two reviews, not later than December 31, 2026 and
December 31, 2029, and provide a briefing on each review.
Sec. 1070--Briefings on attempts by aliens and foreign actors to access
military installations without authorization
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1066) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis
thereafter, to submit to the congressional defense committees a
report that identifies, with respect to the one-year period
preceding the date of the report, the number of instances in
which an alien not lawfully present in the United States (1)
attempted to enter a military installation in the United
States; or (2) gained entry to such an installation.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would change the recurring annual report to an
annual briefing through 2027, limit the recipients of the
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, and include information about the
identities of covered persons unlawfully attempting to gain
access to military installations.
Sec. 1071--Report on resourcing of Arctic Strategy
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1069A and sec.
1241) that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a
report to the congressional defense committees and the
congressional research agencies on cost data for the Arctic
Strategy for each fiscal year 2026 through 2031 and require the
inclusion of Special Operations Forces in planning and strategy
relating to the Arctic region.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1063).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would modify the cost data required and set the
reporting requirement through fiscal year 2028.
Sec. 1072--Analyses and reports on air superiority of the Joint Force
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1056) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
conduct or sponsor an analysis of how the air superiority
mission will be secured for the Joint Force in the 2030s and
2040s.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would also require the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff to provide a separate report on the
requirements for air superiority capacity.
Sec. 1073--Exercise for countering unmanned aerial systems
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1058) that would require the Secretary of Defense to plan
and execute a full-scale counter unmanned aerial system
response exercise in Department of Defense special use airspace
by July 1, 2025.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would extend the deadline for conducting the
exercise until December 1, 2025, and extend the deadline for
the Secretary's report until March 1, 2026.
Sec. 1074--Report on operational plans of the Department of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1065) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
complete a review of the operational plans of the Department of
Defense and outline any shortfall in personnel, equipment,
munitions, infrastructure, or material required to execute such
operational plans.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would modify the elements of the review and
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees on the results of the
assessment.
Sec. 1075--Quarterly reports on funerals at Arlington National Cemetery
on hold until caisson services resume
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1073) that would amend section 7721 of title 10, United
States Code, that would require the Secretary of the Army to
submit a monthly report on the status of families that are
awaiting caisson support for funeral services at Arlington
National Cemetery.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would modify the reporting requirement to
quarterly frequency and further defines report termination
requirements.
Sec. 1076--Plan for enhancement of special operations riverine
capability
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1083) that would require the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and
the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), to
provide a plan for the sustainment and enhancement of a special
operations riverine capability within SOCOM through fiscal year
2035.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
We believe that there is significant potential for unmanned
maritime capabilities to provide special operations forces with
asymmetric warfighting advantages and strongly encourage SOCOM
to continue research and development of such capabilities to
fulfill special operations-peculiar requirements.
Sec. 1077--Annual report on Postsecondary Education Complaint System
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1723) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide to Congress and
make publicly available on the Department of Defense's website
an annual report on the Postsecondary Education Complaint
System.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with technical
amendments and an amendment that would limit the recipients of
the annual reports to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives.
Sec. 1078--Study and report on Department of Defense use of unmanned
ground vehicle systems manufactured by certain foreign entities
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6067) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on
Department of Defense use of covered unmanned ground vehicle
systems made by covered foreign entities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would condition a prohibition on covered
unmanned ground vehicles on a recommendation from the Secretary
of Defense.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 1081--Introduction of entities in transactions critical to
national security
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1088) that would amend section 1047 of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to
convene private companies to discuss market trends and
opportunities abroad.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1082--Installation energy plans and assessment for reduction of
reliance on Russian energy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1073) that would
amend section 1086 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
apply to all operating bases within U.S. European Command and
limit the obligation and expenditure of certain funds
authorized for travel expenses for the Office of the Secretary
of Defense until the Secretary provides the required report.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1083--Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the
Navy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1074) that would
extend the authorization for the National Commission on the
Future of the Navy from until July 1, 2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1024) that would extend the authorization for
the National Commission on the Future of the Navy until January
15, 2026.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1084--Modification of National Security Commission on Emerging
Biotechnology
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1075) that would
amend section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to extend the
authority of the National Security Commission on Emerging
Biotechnology to appoint members, the due date for its final
report, and its termination date.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1082).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1085--Modification of defense sensitive support notification
requirement
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1076) that would
amend section 1055(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) to modify the
congressional notification requirement to a quarterly summary
of routine defense sensitive support provided to non-Department
of Defense Federal departments or agencies and permit time-
sensitive and extraordinary security protections support
congressional notifications after conclusion of the supported
activity or simultaneously with the execution of the supported
activity.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would allow a quarterly summary of routine
defense sensitive support provided to non-Department of Defense
Federal departments or agencies in lieu of the existing
congressional notification requirement each time such support
is provided by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1086--Plan for additional skill identifiers for Army Mountain
Warfare School
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1079) that would
require the Secretary of the Army to establish certain
additional skill identifiers for Army Mountain Warfare School
courses.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would limit eligibility for certain skill
identifiers to enlisted members, warrant officers, and
commissioned officers, respectively.
Sec. 1087--Establishment of Department of Defense Working Group on
Multilateral Artificial Intelligence Coordination
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1090) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group,
to be known as the ``Multilateral Artificial Intelligence
Working Group,'' to develop and coordinate an artificial
intelligence initiative among the allies and partners of the
United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1283).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1088--Resumption of caisson services at funeral services at
Arlington National Cemetery
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1072) that would require the Secretary of the Army to
start conducting funerals with caisson services at Arlington
National Cemetery or enter into a contract to provide such
services.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would condition resumption of such caisson
services.
Sec. 1089--Liaison with Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1087) that would require the Director of the All-Domain
Anomaly Resolution Office to designate a liaison to the Counter
Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force to improve coordination in
areas of shared responsibility.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1090--Responding to unmanned aircraft systems incursions
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1057) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
develop--as part of the National Defense Strategy required
under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code--a
holistic strategy for countering unmanned aircraft systems
(UAS) and the threats that such systems pose to facilities,
personnel, and assets of the Department of Defense in the
United States and overseas; and authorize the Secretary of
Defense to provide support to Federal, state, and local
government agencies for detection, identifying, and monitoring
of UAS that cross the northern and southern borders of the
United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require a Department of Defense strategy
for countering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology and
the threats such technology poses to facilities, personnel, and
assets of the Department of Defense in the United States. The
amendment also requires an assessment and report on the
Department of Defense's existing counter-UAS enterprise, a
compilation of any recommended changes to the Department's
counter-UAS enterprise, 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 any other
information the Secretary deems relevant.
We agree that U.S. troops have the inherent right of self-
defense, including from UAS attacks, wherever they may be.
Sec. 1091--Prioritization of accreditation of sensitive compartmented
information facilities supporting DX-rated programs
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1089) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
develop a framework for prioritized review, accreditation, and
reaccreditation of sensitive compartmented information
facilities and classified communications at certain facilities
supporting DX-rated programs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1092--Establishment of national security capital forum
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1078) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a forum to
facilitate information exchange related to transactions or
potential transactions of the Office of Strategic Capital.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1090).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1093--Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
relating to the food program of the Department of Defense
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5352) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to 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 if not, to provide a
report explaining why the Secretary has not implemented these
recommendations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1094--Pilot program to provide military aircraft support to air
shows
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1092) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments,
to establish a pilot program to provide military aircraft and
aerial demonstration teams in support of air shows located in
rural or small market areas.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a 1-year pilot program under which the Secretary
shall provide military aircraft and aerial demonstration teams
in support of air shows located in rural or small market areas.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Congressional notification of transfer of funds
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1004) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a notice of
transfer whenever the Secretary transfers amounts under the
authority of section 2214 of title 10, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the congressional defense committees receive
notifications and conduct robust oversight of transfers of
Department of Defense funding.
Oversight requirements for Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation
Plan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1006) that would
amend section 240b(b) of title 10, United States Code, to
require the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to provide
a briefing on the status of the corrective action plan.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that section 240 of title 10, United States Code,
contains robust recurring reporting requirements on the
financial audit.
Report on Department of Defense operational planning to defeat Mexican
drug cartels
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1009) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on
Department of Defense operational planning to defeat Mexican
drug cartels.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Department of Defense, in conjunction with
other U.S. departments and agencies, supports the continuing
national priority to identify, disrupt, and degrade
transnational criminal networks that pose threats to U.S.
national security, including Mexican transnational criminal
organizations (TCOs), which remain a major criminal threat to
the United States. We note that in addition to working with
other U.S. departments and agencies, the Department of Defense
conducts security cooperation activities with the Government of
Mexico to build the capacity of the Mexican armed forces to
counter TCOs.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit an assessment,
not later than April 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
regarding:
(1) Specific military assets, capabilities, and
competencies of the Mexican armed forces associated with and
relevant to efforts to counter TCOs operating in Mexico,
including any DoD assessments of recent Mexican military
operations against transnational criminal organizations;
(2) An identification of any gaps in the assets and
capabilities of the Mexican armed forces for which the
Department of Defense could focus future security cooperation
efforts;
(3) A review of the Department of Defense's counter-
narcotics support to the Mexican armed forces, including an
assessment on the effectiveness of such support and a
description of potential areas of expansion in cooperation
between the Department of Defense and the Mexican armed forces;
and
(4) Any other matter the Secretary deems appropriate.
The assessment should be submitted in unclassified form,
but may include a classified annex.
Sale or donation of excess Department of Defense personal property for
drug surveillance and interdiction
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1010A) that
would amend section 2576a(d) of title 10, United States Code,
to require the Secretary of Defense preference transferred
property for counterdrug surveillance and interdiction by
local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies within
100 miles of the United States-Mexico border that have an
annual budget of not more than $200.0 million.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Minimum number of public naval shipyards
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1012) that would
require the Secretary of the Navy to operate not fewer than
four public naval shipyards.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the four Navy public shipyards play a critical
role in support of our national defense by providing crucial
repair, maintenance, and modernization services for the
Department of the Navy. The four public shipyards ensure that
our naval fleet remains operational and capable of meeting
evolving threats, thereby sustaining the Navy's readiness and
strategic capabilities. By employing skilled workers and
advanced technologies, the shipyards facilitate necessary
overhauls and upgrades, which are vital for maintaining the
effectiveness of both surface ships and submarines. The
capacity of the four public shipyards to rapidly respond to
emerging needs also improves the Navy's ability to project
power globally, ensuring that our nation remains prepared to
defend its interests and allies.
Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of guided missile
cruisers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1020) that would
prohibit the retirement of the guided missile cruisers USS
Shiloh (CG-67) and USS Lake Erie (CG-70).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We believe that the Navy's recent announcement of the
extension of service lives of three guided missile cruisers
means that the Navy should be able to maintain sufficient
guided missile cruiser capability without the need to extend
the lives of CG-67 and CG-70.
We direct the Secretary of the Navy to submit an
assessment, not later than June 1, 2025, of the advisability
and feasibility of using a decommissioned Navy guided missile
cruiser as a platform for an open architecture testbed for
novel digital technologies, software, and systems to enable
continuous testing, validation, and integration of emerging
technologies that will be made available to private industry,
academic institutions, and nonprofit organization to deliver
capabilities that are not funded by the federal government
subject to security and operational requirements.
Sense of Congress regarding naming warships after Navy Medal of Honor
recipients
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1021) that would
provide a Sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy
should name warships after Navy recipients of the Medal of
Honor from World War I to the present.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Study related to recruitment and retention of apprentices at public
shipyards
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1022) that would
require the Commander of United States Naval Sea Systems
Command to submit a study to Congress relating to the
recruitment and retention of apprentices at public shipyards.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Navy to assess the adequacy
of recruitment and retention of apprentices across the four
public shipyards, and to provide to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
briefing on this assessment that includes: (1) summarized data,
disaggregated by shipyard, relating to recruiting and retention
of apprentices across the public shipyards, including
demographic information on applicants, recruiting incentives
offered, apprenticeship completion rates for accepted
applicants, the average duration of service for graduates of an
apprenticeship, and reasons why individuals voluntarily left
the program; (2) an assessment of the feasibility of sharing
apprenticeship data across the public shipyards and allowing
apprentices to transfer between shipyards; (3) any other matter
the Secretary determines is relevant to assess the adequacy of
recruiting and retention in the shipyard apprenticeship
program.
Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after Lieutenant
General Richard E. Carey
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1023) that would
provide a Sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy
should name the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport
vessel of the United States Navy that has been ordered (Hull
Number T-EPF-16) in honor of Lieutenant General Richard E.
Carey.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after Major James
Capers, Jr.
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1024) that would
provide a Sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy
should name a vessel of the United States Navy the ``U.S.S.
Major James Capers Jr.'' in honor of Major James Capers, Jr.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Sense of Congress regarding naming a naval vessel after William B.
Gould
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1025) that would
provide a Sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy
should name a commissioned naval vessel after formerly enslaved
sailor and Civil War veteran, William B. Gould, to honor his
strength of character and faithful service to the United
States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Prohibition on operation of connected vehicles designed, developed,
manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by,
or subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign entity of concern
on Department of Defense property
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1048) that would
ban connected vehicles that are designed, developed,
manufactured, or supplied by foreign entities of concern that
pose an undue or unacceptable risk to national security from
entering U.S. military bases and Department of Defense
installations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Department of Commerce has recently
announced a proposed rule that would prohibit the import and
sale in the United States of connected vehicles, or component
parts, with sufficient nexus to foreign entities of concern. We
further note, that malicious access to these vehicles and
systems presents a particular risk to Department of Defense
installation security. Acknowledging the on-going rulemaking,
we note that should these systems enter the United States
market via vehicles not manufactured by foreign entities of
concern, there may be practical challenges related to
identification of these vehicles at entry control points, which
the Department will have to manage. Accordingly, we direct the
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, to provide a briefing to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on both the Department's views of the proposed
rulemaking and how the Department would mitigate risk should
these systems be allowed into the United States' automobile
market.
Prohibition on Department of Defense transport of Palestinian refugees
to the United States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1049) that would
prohibit the use of funds for the transport of Palestinian
refugees to the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained provisions
(sec. 1048 and sec. 2855) that would prohibit the Secretary
ofDefense from using any asset, facility, or installation of the
Department of Defense for transport or processing of any individual
from the West Bank or Gaza who is not a United States citizen, the
immediate family member of a United States citizen, or a former United
States government employee, for the purposes of resettlement in the
United States.
The agreement does not include the House or Senate
provisions.
Limitation on authority of Armed Forces to detain citizens of the
United States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1049B) that
would limit the authority of Armed Forces to detain citizens of
the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Prohibition on use of funds to cut services provided at certain combat
training readiness centers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1049C) that
would prohibit the use of funds from being used to cut any
service provided by a combat training readiness center operated
by the Air Force National Guard at certain locations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize the importance of the Air Force Combat
Readiness Training Centers (CRTCs). We note the Administration
is not planning on closing any CRTCs in Fiscal Year 2025 and
encourage the Department of the Air Force to keep the
congressional defense committees apprised of any potential
changes to the scope or mission of the CRTCs.
Elimination of discretion of military chain of command and senior
civilian leadership with respect to display of flags
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1049D) that
would amend section 1052(d)(1)(N) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) by
striking subparagraph (N) to eliminate a commander's authority
to approve a flag unauthorized by statute.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Suspension or revocation of certain permissions to access classified
information
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1049F) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to suspend or revoke a
security clearance held by a covered individual if such
individual has expressed support for a terrorist organization
or engaged in a demonstration supporting a terrorist
organization.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the current security clearance forms for
initiating a background investigation already include questions
on support for terrorist organizations. We urge the Department
to continue to place focus on these questions during the
adjudication process, which provides the proper forum for
making decisions regarding such background investigation
concerns.
Report on price elasticity of labor supply at shipyards and supplier
firms
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1058) that would
require a report on price elasticity of labor supply at
shipyards and supplier firms.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report to
the congressional defense committees, not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, on the price
elasticity of the labor supply for the industrial base for
building and maintaining naval vessels, including at private-
sector shipyards, public-sector naval shipyards, and supplier
firms. This report shall include:
(1) The full cost of hiring and training workers at
shipyards and supplier firms;
(2) The extent to which retention of workers at shipyards
and supplier firms may be improved by changes in pay and
benefits for those workers;
(3) The potential impact of such increases in pay and
benefits on costs for procuring and maintaining naval vessels
with consideration of any increased labor productivity that may
result from improved retention; and
(4) Recommendations for any extraordinary relief or other
contractual mechanisms that may be appropriate for shipbuilding
programs to increase pay and benefits for workers at shipyards
and supplier firms.
Comptroller General review of food waste at Department of Defense and
Coast Guard facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1060) that would
require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct
a review of food waste at Department of Defense installations
and Coast Guard locations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on any current
or planned efforts by the Department of Defense to decrease
food waste on military installations. The briefing shall
include any current or planned efforts by the Department to
track food waste across its facilities, any analysis conducted
by the Department to determine the causes of any food waste at
such facilities, any Department policies regarding the
management of food waste, and any challenges or partnerships
with other Federal agencies to reduce food waste.
Study on feasibility of establishment of Centers of Excellence for
Servicewomen's Health
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1061) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the
feasibility of establishing one or more centers of excellence
for servicewomen's health, pursuant to the authority under
section 1073d(b) of title 10, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We encourage the Secretary of Defense to establish centers
of excellence for servicewomen's health under existing
authorities.
Report on fielding certain wearable devices for impact protection
against traumatic brain injury
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1063) that would
require the Secretary of the Army to provide to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report regarding the fielding of wearable
devices for impact protection.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Utilization of office space by the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1064) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a written report to
the Administrator of the General Services Administration
regarding the utilization of office space by the Department of
Defense.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include House provision.
We remain committed to ensuring efficient use of resources
across the Department of Defense, with a particular focus on
maximizing the effective use of space. We recognize that
maintaining oversight of facility utilization is critical to
optimizing space allocation and reducing unnecessary
expenditures, allowing more resources to be allocated to
mission-essential activities. Additionally, we note that this
agreement includes a provision from the House bill (sec. 2838)
that would require the Department of Defense to decrease
expenditures on leased facilities by 25 percent over the next 5
years.
Feasibility study on establishment and maintenance of Department of the
Air Force training center at Eaker Air Force Base, Blytheville,
Arkansas
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1065) that would
require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a report on
the feasibility and advisability of a reactivation of Eaker Air
Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas to serve as an Air Force
Training Center.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, not later than June 1, 2025, on
the feasibility and advisability of using Eaker Air Force Base
as an Air Force Training Center. The briefing shall include an
assessment of: existing facilities, any relevant strategic
geography of the location, the overall cost to the Department
of Defense, and if the National Cold War Center poses any
logistical or security concerns for any future training
operations.
Study on use of space-available travel for donated human organs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1067) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a feasibility study
regarding the transport of human organs by organ procurement
organizations under the space-available travel program under
section 2641b of title 10, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives not later than September 30, 2025, on the
feasibility and advisability of establishing a program to
provide for the transport of human organs by organ procurement
organizations under the space-available travel program.
Study and report on Department of the Navy policies with respect to net
metering
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1068) that would
require the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy,
Installations, and Environment) to carry out a study on net
metering.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Navy to provide a briefing
to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on net metering
policies and practices within the Department of the Navy. The
briefing shall include, at a minimum:
(1) A summary of the Department of the Navy's current
policies and procedures regarding net metering;
(2) A list of each military installation under the
Secretary of the Navy's jurisdiction that uses net metering;
(3) A review of practical methods and approaches at each
installation for implementing net metering, focusing on
operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness; and
(4) Recommendations from the Secretary of the Navy on
potential actions to maximize the operational value of net
metering for its installations.
Briefing on Department of Defense program to protect United States
students against foreign agents
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing onthe
Department of Defense program to protect United States students against
foreign agents.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the congressional defense committees by June 15, 2025 on the
updated status of the program described in section 1277 on the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public
Law 115-91), including an assessment on whether the program is
beneficial to students interning, working part-time, or in a
program that will result in employment post-graduation with
Department of Defense components and contractors.
Report on training and safety program for operation of assault
amphibious vehicles
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069B) that
would require the Secretary of the Navy, not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the
feasibility, advisability, and potential benefits of
establishing a training and safety program for the operation of
assault amphibious vehicles.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize the efforts of the Marine Corps to improve the
safe operation of both the assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) and
amphibious combat vehicle (ACV). Therefore, we direct the
Secretary of the Navy, not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
briefing on the actions taken to improve the training and
safety program for the operation of the AAV and ACV.
Updates to national biodefense strategy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069C) that
would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to revise, update and provide the
most recent version of the national biodefense strategy and
associated implementation plan required under section 1086 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-328).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the administration issued an updated National
Biodefense Strategy and Implementation Plan for Countering
Biological Threats, Enhancing Preparedness, and Achieving
Global Health Security in October of 2022 and that the
Department of Defense published its Biodefense Posture Review
in August of 2023. We believe that the administration and the
Department of Defense should routinely update the National
Biodefense Strategy and the Biodefense Posture Review as
threats and capabilities change to ensure that U.S.
capabilities keep pace with the threat environment as directed
in section 1069 of this bill.
Report on modifications of expeditionary transfer dock ships
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069D) that
would require the Chief of Naval Operations, in consultation
with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, not later than March 1,
2025, to submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report on recommended modifications to the
Expeditionary Transfer Dock Ships that will best enable at-sea
sustainment of Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South)
partner nation patrol vessels and United States Coast Guard
Fast Response Cutters.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We agree that the Chief of Naval Operations, in
consultation with JIATF-South, should develop recommended
modifications to the Expeditionary Transfer Dock Ships that
could improve our ability to provide at-sea sustainment of
JIATF-South partner nation patrol vessels.
Report on military and weapons lost during withdrawal from Afghanistan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069E) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report that
includes an accounting of all the military equipment and
weapons lost to the Taliban during the withdrawal of the United
States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the requirement in this provision is addressed
elsewhere in this Act.
Assessment of the health care system supporting military installations
in the R-2508 airspace
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069F) that
would direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretaries of the military departments concerned, to develop
an assessment of the health care system supporting the military
installations within the R-2508 Airspace to ensure adequate
health care for the civilian and military workforce.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on and in
relation to ticks, tick-borne disease
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069G) that
would require the Comptroller General of the United States to
provide a report on Department of Defense research regarding
biological weapon experiments on and in relation to ticks and
tick-borne disease.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that we have addressed similar provisions in prior
National Defense Authorization Acts--specifically, the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92), the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283),
and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
(Public Law 117-81).
Assessment of influence of China in Pacific Island nations
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1069H, sec. 1243,
and sec. 1314) that would modify the Department of Defense's
annual report on Military and Security Developments Involving
the People's Republic of China required by section 1202 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public
Law 106-65) to include among its report elements the influence
of China in Pacific Island nations, the relationship between
the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of
Iran, and developments concerning the Tibetan Plateau. The
House bill also contained a provision (sec. 1069J) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress
on the use of rifle-toting robot dogs by China.
The Senate bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1262)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the
congressional defense committees with a report on corruption in
the People's Liberation Army.
The agreement does not include these provisions.
We believe future iterations of the Department of Defense's
annual report on Military and Security Developments Involving
the People's Republic of China required by section 1202 of
Public Law 106-65 should include, to the extent feasible, an
analysis of influence of China in Pacific Island nations, the
relationship between the People's Republic of China and the
Islamic Republic of Iran, developments concerning the Tibetan
Plateau, corruption in the People's Liberation Army, and the
threat to the national security of the United States posed by
China's development of advanced technologies, including
robotics.
Comptroller General study on use of unmanned vehicles to reduce
Department of Defense expenses
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069I) that
would require Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct a study to assess ways unmanned vehicles can reduce
overall operating expenses and costs at the Department of
Defense.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct a study to assess ways unmanned vehicles can reduce
overall operating expenses and costs at the Department of
Defense. Such study shall include:
(1) An analysis of unmanned ground and air systems and a
comparison of the capability, capacity, and operating cost
tradeoffs associated with each such system and those associated
with similar manned technologies or systems;
(2) Recommendations regarding new areas in which unmanned
technology could supplant or complement manned systems in order
to reduce overall force operating costs; and
(3) Such other matters as the Comptroller General
determines appropriate.
Furthermore, we direct the Comptroller General to provide
an interim briefing on this study to the congressional defense
committees, not later than March 31, 2025, with a final report
to be provided at an agreed upon time.
Study on testing of foreign adversary highly autonomous vehicles
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069K) that
would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the relevant Federal agencies, to conduct a study on the
effects on the national security of the United States of highly
automated vehicles associated with foreign adversary countries
operating or testing in the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
In light of the Department of Commerce's recently proposed
rule to ban imports and sales of vehicles with certain vehicle
connectivity system or automated driving system technology with
a link to the People's Republic of China or Russia, the
managers believe this study would be better conducted by the
Department of Commerce rather than the Department of Defense.
Report on effectiveness of the Optimizing the Human Weapon System
Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069L) that
would require the Secretary of the Army to provide a report on
the Optimizing the Human Weapon System Program of the Army.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Army, not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a briefing that includes:
(1) An analysis of the effectiveness of the Optimizing the
Human Weapon System Program of the Army; and
(2) Recommendations for improving and expanding the
Program.
Comptroller general study on dredging capacity and port readiness
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069M) that
would require the Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct a study to assess the capability and capacity of the
Department of Defense to complete harbor and channel dredging
at seaports that require such dredging.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We agree with the concerns expressed in the Senate report
accompanying S. 4638 (S. Rept. 118-188) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 recognizing that
strategic seaports designated under the Strategic Seaport
Program are critical transportation nodes necessary to support
U.S. military rapid deployment requirements. We understand that
there may be insufficient U.S. dredging capacity that has
created a backlog in federal navigation maintenance work
limiting the readiness of some seaports. We agree that the
Commander, U.S. Transportation Command should provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on
impacts that reduced dredging capacity may have had on
designated strategic seaports. The briefing should identify any
operational impacts of reduced dredging of designed strategic
seaports, and if applicable, provide recommendations on the
prioritization of available dredging capacity.
Report on red flags missed in Janet Yamanaka Mello fraud scheme
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069N) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on
the fraud scheme perpetrated by Janet Yamanaka Mello, a
civilian employee of the Department of the Army, who was
indicted and pleaded guilty to stealing over $100 million in
Army funds.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on Navy use of immersive learning capabilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069O) that
would require the Secretary of the Navy to provide a report on
the Navy's use of immersive learning capabilities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Senate Report accompanying this Act
directed the Secretary of the Navy to deliver a briefing not
later than January 1, 2025 on extended reality training. We
further direct this briefing to be delivered to the Armed
Services Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Additionally, we direct the Secretary of the Navy to submit a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on
how extended reality (XR) training capabilities have been, or
potentially could be, integrated into training across the U.S.
Navy. The briefing shall include any efforts of the U.S. Navy
to coordinate with the U.S. Air Force on lessons learned
related to XR training, an identification of any relevant XR
training strategies, and any limitations or barriers to XR
training integration, to include ensuring compliance with
relevant cybersecurity requirements. We note the Secretary may
combine these two briefings into one, if appropriate.
Department of Defense report on potential cost savings from use of
artificial intelligence
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069P) that
would require the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) to
provide a report on the potential cost-savings of incorporating
artificial intelligence (AI) and multi-domain, attributable
autonomous, semi-autonomous, unmanned systems, capabilities and
processes into the military department and the civilian
workforce of the Department of Defense.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that there are clear indications that the use of AI
systems will contribute to mission effectiveness, as well as
cost effectiveness, of military operations. Because of the
pervasive application of AI across the defense enterprise, we
further note the difficultly in obtaining high fidelity
information on the broad cost-savings that might accrue. We
believe that the Department should focus on specific use cases
to estimate cost savings and that such anecdotal information
should inform broader extrapolation for decision-makers.
Expedited access to certain military installations of the Department of
Defense for Members of Congress and certain Congressional
employees
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1071) that would
authorize expedited access to military installations for
members of Congress and certain congressional employees.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than March 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on any
proposed updates or changes to procedures regarding ongoing
efforts by the Department to finalize military installation
access procedures for members of Congress and congressional
staff.
Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1072) that would
require the Secretary of the Air Force to operate a Technical
Training Center of Excellence.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a
briefing, not later than April 1, 2025, to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Technical
Training Center of Excellence.
The briefing should include:
(1) Any costs associated with standing up the Center;
(2) Impacts on planned reorganization from Air Education
and Training Command to Airman Development Command;
(3) Effects on current responsibilities of the Air Force
with regard to training maintainers; and
(4) Any other benefits or consequences that the Secretary
deems relevant.
Post-employment restrictions for participants in certain research
funded by the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1077) that would
prohibit principal investigators of Department of Defense-
funded research into critical and emerging technologies at
institutions of higher education from seeking or accepting
employment with certain foreign entities for a period of 10
years after the end of their involvement in such research.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Tabletop exercise on extreme weather events in the Indo-Pacific region
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1080) that would
require the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, to conduct at
least one tabletop exercise to assess the ability of the U.S.
Armed Forces and the military and naval forces of allies and
partners to confront aggressive adversarial threats in the
Indo-Pacific region while simultaneously confronting extreme
weather hazards.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We expect that the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
(USINDOPACOM) will conduct one or more tabletop exercises in
calendar year 2025, to assess the ability of the U.S. Armed
Forces and the military and naval forces of allies and partners
of the United States to confront aggressive adversarial threats
in the Indo-Pacific region while simultaneously addressing the
effects of extreme weather. At a minimum, any such exercise
should examine:
(1) The resilience of U.S. weapons, systems, force posture,
and command and control to withstand extreme weather events
during a contingency in the Indo-Pacific region;
(2) The ability of the U.S. Armed Forces to conduct
logistics during an extreme weather event, including the
ability to resupply U.S. forces, allied and partnered forces,
and affected civilian populations;
(3) The resiliency of USINDOPACOM to withstand extreme
weather events;
(4) The ability of USINDOPACOM to continue operations with
a partial or complete loss of overseas critical infrastructure
due to extreme weather;
(5) The ability of the U.S. Armed Forces, in coordination
with allies and partners, to resist force or other coercion by
an aggressor during extreme weather, including potential
scenarios involving command and control that is affected or
impaired by extreme weather conditions;
(6) The effectiveness of air defense capabilities to deter
missile threats from the People's Republic of China or the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea during extreme weather;
(7) The ability of military and naval forces to operate in
every domain during extreme weather; and
(8) The extent to which ground-based targeting and firing
would be affected by extreme weather in in the Indo-Pacific
region.
Furthermore, in conducting any such tabletop exercise, we
suggest that the Commander, USINDOPACOM, consider utilizing, as
appropriate, the expertise and facilities of a postsecondary
education institution of the Department of Defense. We also
urge the Commander, USINDOPACOM, to consider the participation
of other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal
Government, state and local governments, and outside experts,
as appropriate, in the conduct of such tabletop exercises.
Lastly, we direct the Commander, USINDOPACOM to provide a
briefing, not later than March 31, 2026, to the congressional
defense committees on all tabletop or other exercises conducted
by USINDOPACOM in calendar year 2025 that assessed the ability
of the U.S. Armed Forces and the military and naval forces of
allies or partners of the United States to confront threats in
the Indo-Pacific region while simultaneously addressing the
effects of extreme weather.
Pilot program on Army readiness in contested logistics environments
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1081) that would
establish a pilot program, through the Combat Training
Directorate, to ensure that all troops at Army schools train on
all expeditionary basing systems.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Assessment regarding antifouling coatings
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1084) that would
require the Department of Defense to assess the feasibility of
alternatives to copper-based antifouling coatings.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than March 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
feasibility and advisability of moving away from copper-based
antifouling coatings.
The briefing should include:
(1) A notional timeline to remove existing copper-based
antifouling coatings from naval vessels by January 1, 2028;
(2) Criteria for antifouling effectiveness, measured by the
duration of time such coating prevents biological adhesion,
corrosion, and degradation of vessel surfaces, environmental
damage caused by shedding and leaching of the coating, and the
effect of the coating on fuel efficiency and vessel speed; and
(3) An evaluation of whether a new antifouling coating
standard could reduce time and costs associated with
maintenance, while also being environmentally sound.
Prior to the briefing, the Secretary should evaluate
commercially available products, technologies, applications,
and services that could be used to improve combat readiness by
decreasing the need for re-application of antifouling coatings.
Authorization to use nonelectric vehicles at Yuma Proving Ground
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1085) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to authorize members of the
Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of
Defense at Yuma Proving Ground to use nonelectric vehicles in
the performance of their duties.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that such members of the Armed Forces and civilian
employees of the Department of Defense may use non-electric
vehicles in the performance of their duties.
Sense of Congress relating to expenditures for certain military housing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1086) that would
express the sense of Congress relating to expenditures for
certain military housing.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
University Centers for Arctic National Security Studies
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1087) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish or designate one
or more University Centers for Arctic National Security Studies
at institutions of higher education.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Psychological performance training in performance mindset
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1088) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide an annual report on
training for, and performance in, high-stress environments.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We understand that long-term exposure to high-stress
environments can leave servicemembers in suboptimal performance
states possibly leading to compromised performance abilities
and negative behaviors. The Air Force trains on the development
of proactive psychological performance skills and strategies
for psychological flexibility and mental strength. We recognize
potential benefits to training to develop and maintain
psychological performance skills and mental resilience.
We, therefore, direct the Secretary of the Air Force to
provide a briefing, not later than April 1, 2025, to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the following:
(1) Efforts conducted previously or currently at Air Force
Global Strike Command and Air Force Air Mobility Command to
train airmen in psychological health and performance;
(2) Outcomes of such training effort to include any
relevant airmen feedback;
(3) Costs associated with providing such training services;
(4) Efforts, if any, to budget and plan for expanding
psychological performance skill training; and
(5) Any other relevant matters that the Secretary
determines appropriate.
Declassification review of documents relating to involvement of United
States in 1973 coup in Chile
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1091) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a declassification
review of documents relating to the involvement of the United
States in the 1973 coup d'etat in Chile.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Capacity building and security cooperation with Mexico to counter
threats posed by transnational criminal organizations
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1011) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a plan for training members of the U.S. Armed Forces
combined with members of the Mexican Armed Forces.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Authority of Department of Defense in surveillance of southwest border
of United States
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1012) that would authorize the Department of Defense to
share information collected as part of operations at the
southwest border in support of Federal departments or agencies,
with other Federal, state, or local authorities who are not
receiving support from the Department of Defense, but who are
also tasked to monitor movements to, or across, the southwest
border.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Treatment by Department of Defense of request for support at southwest
border of United States
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1013) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
prioritize requests for support at the southwest border that
are timely and define required capabilities for support.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Protection against misuse of Naval Special Warfare Command insignia
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1041) that would amend chapter 891 of title 10, United
States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of certain Naval
Special Warfare insignia and authorize a fine of not more than
$20,000 for each violation.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Requirements relating to payments by the Department of Defense for
qualifying injuries to the brain
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1046) that would limit the obligation or expenditure of
not more than 75 percent of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for travel expenses of the Office of
the Secretary of Defense until the Secretary meets requirements
relating to payments by the Department of Defense for
qualifying injuries to the brain.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note the progress in the federal rulemaking process
required for the Department of Defense to implement section
901(i) of division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)) and that the Department intends
to start providing payments authorized under such section in
fiscal year 2025.
Report on Panama Canal security
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1051) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report on the vulnerabilities, safety, and security
of the Panama Canal.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report, not
later than May 30, 2025, to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
vulnerabilities, safety, and security of the Panama Canal
related to U.S. defense priorities, and that include the
following elements:
(1) Identification of authority limitations in the conduct
of security cooperation activities related to the Panama Canal
area;
(2) An assessment of Department of Defense and U.S. Coast
Guard limitations to identify, understand, and respond to
threats and risks associated with the safe and secure operation
of the canal;
(3) Identification of Panamanian partner capabilities and
limitations, response posture, cross-sector security
coordination, policy and procedures, and other factors that
could challenge partner support to more intensive U.S. Coast
Guard vessel (wartime and auxiliary) transit requirements;
(4) Identification of Panamanian laws and inter-Panamanian
institutional policy and territorial jurisdiction that affect
the ability of the Department of Defense to support securing
and defending the canal;
(5) Identification of risks in relation to the Panama Canal
Neutrality Treaty that could affect priority of U.S. transits
during steady state, in crisis, and in conflict;
(6) An assessment of the interoperability of Panamanian and
U.S. security forces if support is requested to defend the
canal area, and recommendations on how to organize, train, and
equip U.S. forces, partner forces, and ensure bilateral
preparedness;
(7) Identification of external threats to and malign
influence on the independence of the canal and its operations
in steady state, in crisis, and in conflict;
(8) Identification of statecraft or foreign-backed entity
capabilities, strategies, and limitations to disrupt regular
canal operations to achieve military effects on U.S. force and
sustainment flow--including by kinetic and non-kinetic means,
cyber and information operations, and condition-setting;
(9) Identification of logistical, force protection, and
other throughput challenges to ensuring U.S. force and
sustainment flow via the canal and canal area when uncontested
by other state actors and in support of a major contingency in
another theater of operation;
(10) An assessment of the resilience of the canal system in
the event of an accident, basic security incident, or climate-
induced or other water management challenge that may impede
throughput;
(11) Recommendations for U.S. defense investments to
enhance the capabilities of Panama to ensure the safety and
security of the canal area; and
(12) An assessment of the canal's information technology
and operational technology infrastructure and systems.
Consideration of protracted conflicts in planning assumptions
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1061) that would require the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities to deliver to the
Secretary of Defense defense planning scenarios that include
protracted conflicts of at least 6, 12, and 24 months as
planning assumptions.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Study on combat accomplishments of remotely piloted aircraft crew
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1062) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and
development center to conduct an independent study to identify
opportunities to provide more support services to, and greater
recognition of, combat accomplishments of remotely piloted
aircraft crew.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
provide a report, not later than January 1, 2026, to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives regarding support services available to, and
recognition of combat accomplishments of, remotely piloted
aircraft (RPA) crew.
The report should include:
(1) How members of RPA crews who have conducted combat
operations are identified;
(2) Existing procedures in the military departments for
documenting RPA crew members who have conducted combat
operations;
(3) An assessment of whether establishing a new status
identifier for RPA crews would improve in documentation,
recognition, or support of RPA crew members who have conducted
combat operations;
(4) An overview of individual and campaign decorations and
awards available to RPA crews;
(5) An assessment of post-separation health benefits
available to RPA crew members who have conducted operations;
and
(6) Any other relevant recommendations, observations, or
information that the Comptroller General deems appropriate.
Assessment of impact of transnational organized crime on military drug
overdoses
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1064) that would require the directors of the military
criminal investigation organizations to provide an assessment
of the types of drugs responsible for drug overdoses on
military installations, the origin of those drugs, and the
impact of the drug overdoses to military readiness.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that transnational criminal organizations have
developed significant fentanyl production and trafficking
infrastructure that facilitates significant drug problems and
associated overdose deaths in the United States, and that which
affects Americans in general has the potential to affect
Department of Defense specifically.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
directors of the military criminal investigation organizations
and the Director of the Defense Health Agency, to provide a
briefing, not later than July 1, 2025, to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on the number of service-member deaths attributable to drug
overdoses found to be caused--in whole or in part--by fentanyl
from January 1, 2018 through January 1, 2024, and the extent to
which illicit fentanyl inhibits the readiness of the Armed
Forces.
For the purposes of this briefing, the term ``military
criminal investigation organizations'' means:
(1) The Criminal Investigation Division of the Army;
(2) The Criminal Investigative Service of the Navy; and
(3) The Office of Special Investigations of the Air Force.
Report on undersea cable posture
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1066) that would require the Chief Information Officer of
the Department of Defense to provide a report on the threats,
defense, and resilience of undersea cables used by the
Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Chief Information Officer of the Department
of Defense (DOD-CIO) to submit a classified report, not later
than December 30, 2025, to the congressional defense committees
on the threats, defense, and resilience of undersea cables used
by the Department of Defense. The report should include the
following elements:
(1) An assessment of the threats (i.e., physical, cyber,
supply chain, and foreign ownership) to undersea cables owned
or used by the Department of Defense--including:
(A) The current procedure when threats to such cables are
identified by or reported to the Department of Defense (Office
of Naval Intelligence (ONI) lead; the Joint Staff, and U.S.
Cyber Command supporting);
(B) The extent to which such cables are owned and operated
solely by the Department of Defense, reported by agency or
military department (DOD-CIO Management Office lead);
(C) The extent to which such cables are owned and operated
by non-government or commercial entities, but contracted to
support the Department of Defense, reported by agency or
military department (ODNI lead, Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisitions and Sustainment supporting);
(D) A list of Department of Defense missions that would be
most severely disrupted by a loss of undersea cable
capabilities (combatant commands lead prioritization); and
(E) Intelligence gaps concerning threats to such cables
(ODNI lead)
(2) The Department of Defense's strategy to protect
critical subsea cables and an assessment of the Department's
ability to execute that strategy--including for cables not
owned by the Department of Defense (DOD-CIO);
(3) An assessment of the Department of Defense's ability to
restore critical subsea cable capabilities based on damage to
or interdiction of existing undersea capabilities (DOD-CIO);
(4) An assessment of the Department of Defense's ability to
execute processes to prioritize and support restoration efforts
in the event that subsea cable capabilities are lost (DOD-CIO);
(5) Alternative capabilities to negate or mitigate the loss
of critical undersea cable capabilities--including a primary,
alternate, contingency, and emergency communication plan (DOD-
CIO);
(6) A strategy for prioritizing Department of Defense
missions in the event that undersea cable capabilities are lost
(DOD-CIO);
(7) An assessment of support required from other Federal
Government, private sector, and foreign partners to defend,
maintain, and restore undersea cable capabilities (DOD-CIO) and
(8) An assessment of new or additional capabilities or
authorities required to adequately defend, monitor, maintain or
restore undersea cable capabilities (DOD-CIO)--including, if
additional capabilities are required, an estimated budget to
support.
Plan for procurement of military working equids for the Caisson Platoon
of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1071) that would require the Secretary of the Army to
provide a plan for the procurement of military working equids
for the caisson platoon.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Army to provide a report,
not later than March 31, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that
details the Army plan for the procurement of military working
equids for the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of
the Army. In developing the plan, the Secretary of the Army
should consult with at least two nationally recognized equid
experts.
Land for operations and training of Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry
Regiment of the Army
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1074) that would amend section 366 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31) to require the Secretary of the Army to consider land in
Virginia and West Virginia when contemplating land acquisition
in support of the Caisson Platoon.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Plan for recapitalization of special operations surface combatant craft
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1084) that would require the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and
the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, to provide a
plan for special operations surface combatant craft at end of
service life for conversion into unmanned systems, as
appropriate, to support experimentation and employment of
manned-unmanned teaming capabilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander, U.S.
Special Operations Command, to jointly submit a plan, not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to
the congressional defense committees for converting special
operations surface combatant craft at the end of service life
into unmanned systems, as appropriate, to support
experimentation and the use of manned-unmanned teaming
capabilities.
Homeland defense planning requirements
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1085) that would require the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities to provide a
report on defense critical assets in the United States that are
likely targets for kinetic or non-kinetic attacks in the event
of a major conflict with an adversary.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland
Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, in consultation with the
Commander, U.S. Northern Command, the Commander, U.S. Cyber
Command, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency,
to submit an assessment, not later than April 1, 2025, to the
congressional defense committees of the personnel and
capabilities requirements for providing Department of Defense
support to civil authorities in the event of a major foreign
attack on the homeland.
The report should include:
(1) The Department's assessment of its existing
capabilities for responding to an attack that impacts multiple
domestic jurisdictions--including states, territories, and the
District of Columbia;
(2) The number of personnel available to respond to such an
attack;
(3) The availability of such personnel to respond to such
an attack when Departmental personnel are forward deployed; and
(4) Additional authorities or personnel that would enable
the Department to support civil authorities while
simultaneously carrying out its other missions in the event of
a major attack on the homeland.
Authority to provide contracted assistance to secure the southern land
border of the United States
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1086) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
enter into services contracts to provide Department of Defense
assistance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to increase
ongoing efforts to secure the southern land border of the
United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Preferred alternative for the Ambler Mining District in Alaska
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1094) that would require the Secretary of the Interior to
select a preferred alternative relating to the provision of
access to the Ambler Mining District in Alaska, in coordination
with the Secretary of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Report on portable, drone-agnostic munitions
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 6031) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report on the feasibility and cost of acquiring and
fielding portable, drone-agnostic droppable munitions.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of the Army provide a report, not
later than October 31, 2025, to the congressional defense
committees on the feasibility and cost of acquiring and
fielding portable, drone-agnostic droppable munitions. The
report should include:
(1) The potential use of portable, drone-agnostic droppable
munitions to augment small unit tactics and lethality in the
ground combat forces--including:
(a) trench warfare;
(b) countermine operations;
(c) anti-armor uses; and
(d) anti-personnel uses;
(2) The capability for portable, drone-agnostic droppable
munitions to have a dual tactical capacity to explode in the
air or on impact;
(3) The cost-effectiveness, affordability, and domestic
production capacity of portable, drone-agnostic droppable
munitions in comparison to one-way small uncrewed aerial
systems;
(4) The use of portable, drone-agnostic droppable munitions
in the Ukraine conflict and best practices learned;
(5) The potential use of portable, drone-agnostic droppable
munitions in the defense of Taiwan;
(6) Procurement challenges, legal restrictions, training
shortfalls, operational limitations, or other impediments to
fielding portable, drone-agnostic droppable munitions at the
platoon level;
(7) A plan to equip platoon-sized ground combat formations
in the close combat force with portable, drone-agnostic
droppable munitions at a basis of issue including a proposed
timeline and fielding strategy;
(8) A plan to equip such other ground combat units with
portable, drone-agnostic droppable munitions;
(9) The capacity of the domestic defense industrial base to
produce portable, drone-agnostic droppable munitions;
(10) The capacity of the industrial bases of foreign
partners to produce portable, drone-agnostic droppable
munitions;
(11) The feasibility of fielding portable, drone-agnostic
droppable munitions in support of the findings of the report
required by section 1071 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).
Briefing on a second pilot program for advanced reactors
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6047) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing on
a pilot program to provide resilience for critical
infrastructure at Department of Defense facilities with high
energy intensity requirements through a contract with a
commercial entity to site, construct, and operate at least one
licensed reactor, capable of producing at least 60 megawatts of
power--at a facility selected for purposes of the pilot program
by December 31, 2029.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than June 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
describing the requirements for, and components of, a pilot
program to provide resilience for critical national security
infrastructure at Department of Defense (DOD) facilities with
high energy intensity requirements by contracting with a
commercial entity to site, construct, and operate at least one
licensed reactor, capable of producing at least 60 megawatts of
power--at a facility selected for purposes of the pilot program
by December 31, 2029.
In regards to such a briefing, the Secretary of Defense
should: (1) Consult with the Secretary of Energy, the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, and the Administrator of the General
Services Administration; and (2) Submit the briefing in
unclassified form, but may include a classified appendix.
The briefing should address how to explore a public-private
partnership for the reactor to reduce ratepayer costs and avoid
financial risk to DOD's mission. The briefing should also
include:
(1) Identification of potential locations to site,
construct, and operate a reactor--either at a commercial site
that serves DOD's critical mission interests, or at a DOD
facility that contains critical national security
infrastructure that the Secretary determines may not be energy
resilient;
(2) Assessments of different nuclear technologies--
including technologies capable of producing at least 60
megawatts of power--to provide energy resiliency for critical
national security infrastructure;
(3) A survey of potential commercial stakeholders with
which to enter into a contract under the pilot program to
construct and operate a licensed micro-reactor and, if
appropriate, share offtake needs;
(4) Options to enter into long-term contracting--including
various financial mechanisms for such purpose;
(5) Identification of requirements for reactors to provide
energy resilience to mission-critical functions at facilities;
(6) An estimate of the costs of the pilot program;
(7) A timeline with milestones for the pilot program;
(8) An analysis of the existing authority of DOD to permit
the siting, construction, and operation of a reactor;
(9) Recommendations for any legislative changes necessary
for DOD to permit the siting, construction, or operation of a
reactor;
(10) A strategy for deploying additional reactors at other
sites--including through public-private partnerships; and
(11) A plan for implementing the pilot program--to begin
implementation not later than 3 months after submission of the
briefing.
Red Hill Health Registry
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6052) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a Red Hill
incident exposure registry to collect data on health
implications of petroleum-contaminated water for impacted
individuals and potentially impacted individuals on a voluntary
basis.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that legislation is not required to establish such
a registry. In June 2024, the Secretary of Defense executed a
5-year cooperative agreement with a university to establish and
maintain an independent registry of individuals who were
exposed to, or at risk of exposure to, the Red Hill fuel
release.
Requirement to include implementation plan in strategy to respond to
unmanned aircraft systems incursions
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6057) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a plan to
expedite the testing, demonstration and validation of
technologies that support the strategy required under
subparagraph (A) of section 1057(a)(1).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Records preservation processes for certain at-risk Afghan allies
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6073) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process
for individuals to apply for classification as an Afghan ally.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Title XI--Civilian Personnel
Sec. 1101--Pilot program for the temporary exchange of information
technology personnel
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1004) that would amend section 1110 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
84) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to include in the
exchange program such personnel performing financial management
or budgetary tasks for private-sector software-focused
companies.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1102--Extension of authority for noncompetitive appointments of
military spouses by Federal agencies
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1101) that would
extend authority for noncompetitive appointments of military
spouses by Federal agencies until December 31, 2033, and
require the Department of Defense to submit an annual report on
the use of this authority.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1110) that would make permanent the authority
of Federal agencies to make noncompetitive appointments of
military spouses in the civil service under section 3330d of
title 5, United States Code.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment relating to the reporting requirements.
Sec. 1103--Extension of living quarters allowance to civilian DOD
employees in positions with critical shortages stationed in
Guam
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1102) that would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide a living quarters
allowance to all Department of Defense (DOD) civilian employees
with permanent duty in Guam.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would limit the use of this authority to DOD
civilian employees filling positions determined by the
Secretary to be critically short. The amendment would also
sunset the authority 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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1103) that would
amend section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), as
most recently amended by section 1105 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), to
extend for 1 year the authority of heads of executive agencies
to waive the limitation on the aggregate of basic and premium
pay of employees who perform work supporting certain military
or contingency operations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1101).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1105--One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on
official duty in a combat zone
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1104) that would
extend for 1 year the discretionary authority of the head of a
Federal agency to provide allowances, benefits, and gratuities
comparable to those provided to members of the Foreign Service
to the agency's civilian employees on official duty in a combat
zone.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1102).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1106--Pilot program for overseas work-period for DOD competitive
service positions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1105) that would
remove the 5-year time limitation on civilian employees serving
in a competitive position overseas and that require the
Department of Defense to provide an annual report on the
impacts of the removal of the time limit on recruiting and
retention.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would authorize the first O-6 in an employee's
chain-of-command to approve a one-time 5-year extension for an
employee to continue serving in an overseas duty assignment.
The amendment would also require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report on the Department's use of the authority
provided by this section, first due December 31, 2025, and
annually thereafter for five years. Finally, the amendment
would sunset the authority provided by this section 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 1107--Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at
Inter-American Defense College
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1109) that would
amend section 1595(c) of title 10, United States Code, to add
the United States Element of the Inter-American Defense College
to the list of covered Department of Defense educational
institutions at which the Secretary of Defense is authorized to
employ and compensate civilian faculty as the Secretary
considers necessary.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1107).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1108--Treatment of veterans who did not register for the selective
service
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1111) that would
amend section 3328 of title 5, United States Code, to establish
eligibility for Federal civilian employment for veterans who
failed to register for selective service, but who provide
evidence of their qualifying military service to the executive
agency in which the veteran seeks an appointment.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 522).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1109--Increase in military leave accrual and accumulation for
Federal employees
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1112) that would
amend section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, to increase
military leave accrual and accumulation for Federal civilian
employees from 15 to 20 days per year.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1110--Sufficient firefighter personnel covered installations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1118) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to ensure a minimum number of
firefighter personnel are on duty at each covered installation
to maintain optimum manning and optimum level of service to
safeguard life and property at such covered installation and a
risk assessment may not be used to limit the number of
firefighter personnel at a covered installation.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would ensure that a sufficient number of
firefighter personnel are on duty at each covered installation
to maintain manning and service necessary to safeguard life and
property.
Sec. 1111--Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial
base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1104) that would amend section 1125 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) to extend the sunset date of the underlying direct hire
authority for domestic industrial base facilities and major
range and test facilities through the end of fiscal year 2030.
Further, the provision would amend section 1102 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-
91) to extend a briefing requirement on the use of the direct
hire authority through the end of fiscal year 2030.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1112--Modifications to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense
Fellows Program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1108) that would amend section 932(f) of the John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to
make a noncompetitive appointment or conversion of a successful
program participant into a vacant position in the competitive
or excepted service within the Department of Defense (DOD),
when the Secretary determines that such appointment or
conversion will contribute to the development of highly
qualified future senior leaders for the DOD.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1109) that would amend section 1109 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
92) to clarify that the early retirement incentives authorized
for the dynamic workforce reshaping pilot program at Department
of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories are
available for employees covered by the Federal Employees'
Retirement System and not just those covered by the Civil
Service Retirement System.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1114--Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 5,
United States Code
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1111) that would amend section 6323 of title 5, United
States Code, to make technical and conforming amendments
related to military leave for Federal employees for certain
members of the Space Force.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1115--Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and
inclusion positions; hiring freeze
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1116) that would
prohibit the Secretary of Defense from establishing any new
positions within the Department of Defense with responsibility
for matters relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, or
fill any vacancies in positions in the Department with
responsibility for such matters.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1113).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
establishing any new billet, or filling any vacancies in
existing billets, that have responsibility for matters relating
to diversity, equity, and inclusion until the report required
by section 529B of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is delivered to Congress
by the Comptroller General of the United States, or one-year
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Waiver of limitation on appointment of recently retired members of
armed forces to DOD competitive service positions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1106) that would
waive the 180-day limitation on appointment of recently retired
members of the Armed Forces to the Department of Defense
competitive service positions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Department of Defense and the military
departments may hire recently retired military personnel within
the described 180-day window providing hiring managers comply
with competitive processes established by the Office of
Personnel Management.
Mandatory public disclosures by newly nominated civilians for senior
positions in the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1108) that would
require newly nominated civilians for senior positions in the
Department of Defense (DOD) to make certain mandatory financial
disclosures available on a publicly accessible website.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that as part of the Senate Armed Services
Committee's process for considering civilian nominations to
senior positions within DOD requiring Senate confirmation,
information of the type described in the House provision is
provided to the Committee for its and the Senate's use in the
course of the Senate discharging its obligation to provide
advice and consent on these nominations.
Supplemental guidance for MCO competitive service positions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1110) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Director, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the
Secretaries of the military departments, to establish
supplemental guidance for qualification standards for mission
critical competitive service positions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Department of Defense is struggling to
recruit and retain civilians in mission critical occupations.
This shortage can result in harmful impacts to our national
security, and negatively impact morale, training, and
readiness. Despite numerous efforts to alleviate these issues,
including providing direct hire authority and pay and
compensation incentives, civilian shortages in mission critical
occupations persist. We note that shortages are further
exacerbated by recruiting and retention protocols across the
government, including long timelines for the OPM to approve or
disapprove proposed incentives.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments
and the Director, OPM, to provide a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, on
alleviating civilian shortages for mission critical occupations
across the Department. The report should include the following:
(1) An established list of mission critical occupations across
the services in which a civilian shortage has negatively
impacted readiness across the last 3 years, and positions that
are projected to persist or develop in the next 3 years,
including information on the number of personnel shortages and
efforts to recruit and retain these occupations; and (2) An
assessment of the feasibility and advisability of OPM
delegating the authority to service secretaries to establish
supplements to General Schedule Classification and
Qualification Standards and waive or adopt occupational
requirements under such missioncritical occupations, in order
to expedite and streamline the process to provide incentives to mission
critical occupations across the Department.
Flexibilities for Federal employees who are armed forces spouses
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1113) that would
provide additional flexibilities for Federal employees who are
also spouses of members of the Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We understand that military spouses face significant
challenges finding employment. We direct the Secretary of
Defense, consistent with ongoing actions directed by Executive
Order 14100, Advancing Economic Security for Military and
Veteran Spouses, Military Caregivers, and Survivors, to brief
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, no later than April 1, 2025, on: (1) Ongoing
efforts to eliminate barriers to flexible work options for
military spouses, to include telework; (2) Options to adjust
Department of Defense policies to retain military spouses in
existing positions in a telework capability; (3) Data regarding
existing military spouse employment with the Department of
Defense and military services; (4) Ongoing challenges with
utilizing military spouse preferences to include the overseas
direct hire authority; and (5) Any other matters the Secretary
determines relevant.
GAO report on home-based businesses at remote military installations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1114) that would
require the Comptroller General of the United States to assess
and submit a report to the Secretary of Defense on home-based
businesses operating at remote and isolated installations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Expand Department of Defense civilian employment
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1115) that would
direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that, to the extent
practicable, each commercial position in the Department of
Defense, or an element of the Department, is filled by a
civilian employee of the Department or performed by a
contractor of the Department, within 5 years of the enactment
of this section.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
OMB employment form requirement for DOD contractors
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1117) that would
require all individuals hired by Department of Defense
contractors under Department contracts to use the Declaration
for Federal Employment Form OMB No. 3206-0812, typically used
by Federal civilian employees.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives by no later than April 1, 2025, on the number
of instances over the past 10 years of Federal civilian
employees whose Federal employment was terminated by reason of
serious misconduct and then were rehired by a defense
contractor for placement within the same office.
Report on reducing misconceptions about mental health and security
clearance eligibility
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1853) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, to submit to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the Department's activities to
inform members of the Armed Forces about how mental health
affects security clearance eligibility.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We remain concerned about how misperceptions regarding the
impact of mental health issues on security clearance
eligibility might influence the willingness of military service
members to seek necessary mental health treatment. We believe
better communication on how such information is used in the
process, including guardrails and clear guidance to the
workforce, is important to destigmatize mental health care for
those military service members who might benefit from such
care, but also recognize the importance of maintaining their
clearance for the duration of their career.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, by June 1, 2025, on the
Department's activities to inform members of the Armed Forces
about how mental health information is used in the security
clearance eligibility process. Such briefing shall include:
(1) The Department's outreach and education activities to
inform members of the Armed Forces about how questions
regarding mental health care are used in the security clearance
and adjudication process and the guidelines used to
differentiate routine care from possible disqualifying events;
(2) The Department's outreach and education activities to
ensure that health care providers in the military health
system, non-medical counselors, TRICARE providers, and other
relevant personnel convey accurate information to members of
the Armed Forces regarding mental health and security clearance
eligibility;
(3) The guardrails on the use of such information
incorporated into guidance to the workforce for security
clearance review and adjudication activities, and how questions
or information regarding mental health care are used in
continuous vetting processes; and
(4) Description of appeals processes available to military
service members to dispute any decisions made related to mental
health care events and how such information may have been used
in the security clearance and adjudication process.
Removal of Direct Support Activities from personnel limitation on the
Office of the Secretary of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1105) that would amend section 143(b) of title 10, United
States Code, to modify the definition of personnel within the
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) contained in that
subsection, and to which the personnel limitation contained in
section 143 applies, to no longer include military and civilian
personnel assigned to, or employed by, direct support
activities of the OSD or the Washington Headquarters Services.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Authority to provide increased voluntary separation incentive pay for
civilian employees of the Department of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1106) that would amend section 9902 of title 5, United
States Code, to increase the maximum amount of voluntary
separation incentive pay for Department of Defense civilian
employees from $25,000 to $40,000.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense industrial
base facilities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1112) that would amend section 1125 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) to include positions within the Navy Supervisor of
Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair under the direct hire
authority for the domestic defense industrial base authorized
by that section.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We encourage the Department of the Navy to work with the
Office of Personnel Management to acquire the desired authority
through existing regulatory means.
Prohibition on considering applicant's commitment to diversity, equity,
or inclusion in hiring process for certain positions at
Department of Defense educational institutions
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1114) that would prohibit the Department of Defense (DOD)
from requiring or considering a diversity statement from an
applicant for employment at a DOD educational institution.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
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
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1237 and sec.
1601) that would amend subsection 333(a) of title 10, United
States Code, authority to build capacity of foreign security
forces, to include space domain awareness, defensive space
operations, and counter-illegal, unreported, and unregulated
fishing operations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1202).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would modify subsection 333(g) of title 10,
United States Code, to extend the availability of funds for
programs across fiscal years, and modify section 1808 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31).
Sec. 1202--Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction
and Technical Training School
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1204) that would amend section 352 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize payment of fixed costs associated
with the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training
School from amounts made available for operation and
maintenance, procurement, and military construction, among
other modifications.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1203--Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and
activities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1202) that would
modify a requirement for the Secretary of Defense to provide
reports on assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of security
cooperation programs and other related activities of the
Department of Defense.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1204--Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations,
irregular warfare, and sensitive activities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1281) that would amend section 485 of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to provide the
congressional defense committees with quarterly briefings on
counterterrorism, irregular warfare, and other sensitive
activities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1205--Extension of modification to authority to provide support
for conduct of operations
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1213) that would extend and modify an increase in the
limitation on the aggregate value of all logistic support,
supplies, and services provided to friendly foreign countries
for the conduct of operations under section 331 of title 10,
United States Code, through fiscal year 2026.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with various
technical and clarifying amendments extending and modifying an
increase in the limitation on the aggregate value of all
logistic support, supplies, and services provided to friendly
foreign countries for the conduct of operations under section
331 of title 10, United States Code, through fiscal year 2026,
and requiring an annual report under section 386 of title 10,
United States Code.
We understand that the United States Government and members
of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti
have publicly expressed a desire to transition the MSS mission
to the United Nations or a similar multinational structure. We
direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives, not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, on Department of Defense
support under section 331 of title 10, United States Code, for
the MSS Mission in Haiti. Such report shall, at a minimum,
include the following:
(1) A list of countries participating in the MSS Mission in
Haiti that are eligible for Department of Defense support under
section 331 of title 10, United States Code;
(2) A description of the type, cost, and duration of
support to be provided;
(3) A description of the United States national security
interests supported by such mission;
(4) A description of known contributions to such mission by
the international community; and
(5) With respect to such mission, a plan for the transition
from support provided by the Department of Defense to support
provided by other elements of the United States Government and
international partners.
We also direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report
to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives, not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, that includes a
summary of support provided under section 331 of title 10,
United States Code, during fiscal years 2023 and 2024. Such
report required shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A description of operations so supported in each such
fiscal year; and
(2) A list of recipients of such support, including a
description of the type and associated cost of such support.
Sec. 1206--Extension of authorities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained provisions
(sec. 1208 and sec. 1215) that would extend section 1208 of the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) and section 1210 (E) of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) through 2027.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provisions with technical
amendments.
Sec. 1207--Extension and modification of defense operational resilience
international cooperation pilot program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1204) that would
extend the Defense Operational Resilience International
Cooperation (DORIC) pilot program through 2027.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1209) that would extend the DORIC pilot program
through 2030 and increase the annual cap on expenditures under
the authority to $15.0 million per year.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would extend the DORIC pilot program through
2027 and increase the annual cap on expenditures under the
authority to $15.0 million per year.
The DORIC pilot program authorizes engagement with
military forces of partner countries on defense-related
environmental and operational energy issues in support of the
theater campaign plans of the geographic combatant commands. We
note that the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) clarified that DORIC can be used
for the provision of sustainment and non-lethal assistance,
including training, defense services, and supplies (including
consumables). We encourage the Department of Defense to focus
the use of the DORIC authority on high-payoff projects with
foreign partners that have clearly defined operational
relevance and a need for such assistance, even if such an
approach results in the Department funding fewer projects on an
annual basis. We understand these high-payoff projects may be
more expensive on a per-project basis and note the agreement
would increase the overall cap on the authority to $15.0
million per year in anticipation of these requirements. Given
the limited nature of this authority, funds executed under this
authority must be strictly prioritized to achieve the greatest
benefit for the geographic combatant command and partner.
Sec. 1208--Acceptance and expenditure of contributions for multilateral
security cooperation programs and activities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1201) that would amend subchapter I of chapter 16 of
title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of
Defense to accept, retain, and expend contributions, including
money, personal property, and services, from one or more
foreign governments, to carry out security cooperation
activities in which the foreign partner, or partners, share a
national security interest with the United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
accept, manage, and expend contributions, including funds,
defense articles, and defense services, from foreign
governments for mutually agreed upon purposes to carry out
security cooperation programs and activities pursuant to
certain authorities. The authority provided by the provision
would expire on December 31, 2029.
Sec. 1209--Temporary authority to provide training to military forces
or national security forces of Costa Rica and Panama
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1210) that would authorize U.S. general purpose forces
conducting training with friendly foreign countries under
section 321 of title 10, United States Code, notwithstanding
subsection (a)(2) of that section, to train the military forces
or national security forces of Costa Rica and Panama and pay
for specified expenses related to such training and exercises
from the date of the enactment of this Act through December 31,
2030.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1210--Improvements to defense acquisition workforce for foreign
military sales
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1289) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
issue guidance to the defense acquisition workforce and the
security cooperation workforce governing the execution of
foreign military sales (FMS) and establish a FMS Continuous
Process Improvement Board to serve as an enduring structure
within the Department of Defense to advise the Secretary on
ways to improve the FMS process of the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to enter
into a contract with a federally funded research and
development center to assess the feasibility and advisability
of establishing a dedicated Department of Defense contracting
capacity to support the FMS process, and provide a report to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than December 1, 2025. We note that
the study required by this section should focus on the need, if
any, to create a cadre of specialized contracting officers
dedicated to the FMS process, not on the creation of a new
process for adjudication of foreign military sales. The
agreement would also establish a FMS Continuous Process
Improvement Board to advise the Secretary of Defense on matters
relating to the FMS process.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Israel
Sec. 1211--Statement of policy ensuring Israel's defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1232) that would
state that it is the policy of the United States to work with
Israel to ensure adequate defense against Iran and its proxies.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretary of State and the Government of Israel where
feasible, to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate not later than June 1, 2025, on the extent to which
Israel was subject to aerial attacks, from rockets or missiles
between October 7, 2023 and December 31, 2024, that Israel
countered by deploying or utilizing not less than 50 Iron Dome
interceptors, David's Sling or Arrow defense systems. The
report shall include:
(1) A listing of the number of deployments of Iron Dome
interceptors, David Sling or Arrow defense systems during the
reporting period;
(2) A listing of the estimated cost of deploying Iron Dome
interceptors during the reporting period;
(3) An identification of components or munitions required
for the replenishment of Iron Dome interceptors, David's Sling
or Arrow defense systems that were deployed or utilized to
counter attacks during the reporting period;
(4) An estimate of the costs for any such replenishment;
(5) A listing of any requests made by the Government of
Israel to the Government of the United States for any such
replenishment, and the response to any such requests; and
(6) An estimate of the timeframe under which the United
States resupplied Israel with such defense systems.
Sec. 1212--Modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1206) that would amend section 1279 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
92) to expand cooperation with Israel to improve anti-tunneling
technologies and increase the limit on the amount authorized
for such activities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1213--Requirement to conduct subterranean warfare military
exercises
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1233) that would
require military exercises in the U.S. Central Command area of
responsibility to conduct an annual counter-tunneling exercise
with Israel.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1214--Strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities
between the United States and Israel
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1249) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a partnership
between the Defense Innovation Unit and appropriate
counterparts of Israel.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1215--Establishment of program between the United States and
Israel for military trauma education and training
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1235) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish an education and
training program to be known as the ``United States and Israel
Trauma and Amputee Rehabilitation Education and Training
Program.''
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1216) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with other
relevant agencies and using existing authorities, including
section 311 of title 10, United States Code, to establish a
subject matter expert exchange program between U.S. military
forces and ally and partner forces of the Middle East working
to advance regional integration.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1211).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1222--Extension and modification of annual report on military
power of Iran
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1212) that would
amend section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) to include additional
reporting requirements on the military power of Iran.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1223--Modification of report on the military capabilities of Iran
and related activities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1220A) that
would amend section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to modify the
report on the military capabilities of Iran and related
activities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1224--Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian entities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1219) that would
prohibit funds to be made available, directly or indirectly, to
Iranian entities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1225--Notification relating to arms trafficking by Iran
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1225) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide notification to the congressional defense committees
after any identified transfer of weapons or related materials
by Iran to an Iranian-linked group or a second country outside
the territory of Iran.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1226--Assessment and plan with respect to equipment provided to
Kurdish Peshmerga forces
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1226) that would require the Secretary of Defense, not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act
and every 120 days thereafter, to submit a report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives assessing 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) and designated for Kurdish Peshmerga forces is
being provided in a timely manner, and a plan for resolving any
delay of such equipment intended for Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would additionally direct the Secretary of
Defense to notify the congressional defense committees every
120 days regarding the rationale for the delay of the plan of
action to equip and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish
Peshmerga forces to defend against attack by missiles, rockets,
and unmanned system pursuant to section 1266 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31) until such plan is delivered. The provision is further
amended to clarify that the requirements directed pursuant to
this section are not intended to overturn or impede the current
United States policies toward Iraq.
We remain concerned about the increasing threat environment
from air and missile threats against the Iraqi people, the
territory of Iraq, and the coalition forces who remain in Iraq
at the invitation of the Iraqi government to assist Iraqi and
Kurdish forces. We urge the Secretary of Defense to provide the
plan of action without further delay.
Sec. 1227--Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain
coalition nations for support provided to United States
military operations
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1205) that would amend section 1233 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) to increase the limitation on authority for funding from
$15.0 million to $75.0 million and extend the authority for
reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided
to U.S. military operations through December 31, 2025.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1228--Extension and modification of security briefings on
Afghanistan
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1282) that would amend section 1092 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81) to extend the requirement for security briefings on
Afghanistan and modify the briefing dates through December 31,
2026.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1229--Notifications regarding terrorist groups in Afghanistan
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1286) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
notify the congressional defense committees within 30 days of
identifying any new training facility in Afghanistan that is
operated or staffed by al-Qaeda, ISIS Khorasan, or other United
States designated terrorist organizations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1230--Extension of authority to support operations and activities
of the office of security cooperation in Iraq
The agreement includes a provision that would extend the
authority to support operations and activities of the Office of
Security Cooperation in Iraq for an additional year.
Sec. 1231--Extension and modification of authority to provide
assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1211) that would
extend the existing authority under section 1236 of the Carl
Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) by
1 year to continue providing support to partner forces in Iraq
to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and help
ensure ISIS cannot resurge.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1222).
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
We note the current threat environment in Iraq, including
an uptick in malign activity by ISIS and unmanned aerial system
attacks from Iranian militia groups. We further note that in
September, the U.S.-Iraq Higher Military Commission announced
the transition of the global coalition to defeat ISIS to a
bilateral security relationship with the Government of Iraq. We
commend the work of the members of the Counter-ISIS coalition
to degrade and defeat ISIS, including the Iraqi Security Forces
and Peshmerga Forces.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the
congressional defense committees not later than March 1, 2025,
to provide further details on how the transition of the global
coalition to defeat ISIS could impact, interact, or coincide
with the Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund program.
Sec. 1232--Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted
Syrian groups and individuals
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1212) that would
extend existing authority under section 1209 of the Carl Levin
and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) by 1 year to
provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups for countering the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Syria.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1221).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1233--Statement of policy on recognition of the Assad regime
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1226) that would
prohibit the recognition of Bashar al-Assad or any government
in Syria that is led by Bashar al-Assad, oppose recognition of
an Assad regime by other governments, and prohibit Federal
officials from taking any action or expending any funds that
would recognize or otherwise imply recognition of the Assad
regime.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment, noting that it is the policy of the United States to
not 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.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Modification of Department of Defense State Partnership program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1201) that would
extend, by a year, the period of performance of
activitiespursuant to the Department of Defense State Partnership
Program under section 341(e)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Modification of Department of Defense support to stabilization
activities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1203) that would
amend section 1210A of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) to require that
Department of Defense support for stabilization activities be
provided on a reimbursable basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1207) that would amend section 1210A of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public
Law 116-92) to extend the authority of the Department of
Defense to support stabilization activities through December
31, 2026.
The agreement does not include either provision.
Report on compliance by the Department of Defense with the limitation
on military-to-military exchange or contact with
representatives of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1205) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report that
describes compliance by the Department of Defense with the
limitation on military-to-military exchange or contact with
representatives of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the
People's Republic of China under section 1201 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-
65).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than March 1,
2025, to provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees on the risk that the PLA could gain indirect
knowledge of United States military capabilities or operational
tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) through their
engagement with allies and partners of the United States. The
briefing shall also include an explanation of efforts by the
Department of Defense to mitigate the compromise of such
capabilities and TTPs by the PLA, including the conduct of end-
use monitoring.
General Thaddeus Kosciuszko memorial exchange program for Polish-
American defense cooperation
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1206) that would
require the Commander, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, to
carry out a training program pursuant to section 322 of title
10, United States Code, between special operations forces under
the jurisdiction of the Commander and special forces of the
Polish Army.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on cooperation between the National Guard and the Republic of
India
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1207) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on the
feasibility and advisability of enhanced cooperation between
the National Guard and the Republic of India.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, to provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives regarding the feasibility and
advisability of enhanced defense cooperation between the United
States and the Republic of India. Such briefing shall include
the following elements:
(1) A description of the cooperation between the United
States military and the Indian military during the 10 preceding
calendar years, including mutual visits, exercises, training,
and equipment opportunities;
(2) An evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of
enhancing defense cooperation between the United States and the
Republic of India on a range of activities, including:
(a) disaster and emergency response;
(b) cyber defense and communications security;
(c) military medical cooperation;
(d) mountain warfare;
(e) jungle warfare;
(f) counterinsurgency;
(g) counterterrorism;
(h) cultural exchange and education of members of the
United States military in Hindi; and
(i) programs for United States military advisors to assist
in training the reserve components of the military forces of
India.
(3) Recommendations to enhance such cooperation and improve
interoperability, including through familiarization visits,
cooperative training and exercises, and co-deployments;
(4) Identification of States that may serve as potential
partners with India through a State partnership under section
341 of title 10, United States Code; and
(5) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense or Secretary
of State deems appropriate.
Help Israel Recover the Hostages
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1214) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence,
to provide a briefing that contains an overview of United
States diplomatic, military, and intelligence support for
Israel as it works to release the hostages.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretary of State and the Director of National
Intelligence, to provide a briefing, along with the Special
Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, to the congressional
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate, and the congressional intelligence committees, not
later than March 1, 2025, that contains an overview of United
States diplomatic, military, and intelligence support for
Israel as it works to release the hostages.
The briefing shall cover the following, relating to
supporting the release of the hostages:
(1) An overview of United States military assistance to
Israel;
(2) How the United States military is assisting the Israeli
military on hostage rescue planning and recovery efforts;
(3) An overview of United States personnel embedded or
regularly liaising with Israel's military and diplomatic
officials in support of hostage release;
(4) A description of how the United States is leveraging
partner nations to assist with hostage release efforts; and
(5) Any other forms of assistance provided the Secretary
determines relevant to Israel's efforts to release the
hostages.
Statement of Congress relating to Israel and the hostages held by Hamas
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1215 and sec.
1217) that would express a statement of Congress relating to
Israel and the hostages held by Hamas and that would express a
sense of Congress regarding Israel.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provisions.
We strongly condemn the October 7th, 2023, attacks by Hamas
on the people of Israel, during which approximately 1,200
people were murdered, including 46 U.S. citizens, and over 250
people were taken hostage, including 12 Americans. We urge the
release of the remaining hostages, as well as a durable
solution to the security challenges facing Israel, including
from Iran and Iranian linked groups.
We note that since 1948, Israel has been one of the
strongest friends and allies of the United States. We further
note that Israel is a stable, democratic country in a
tumultuous region. We affirm that it is essential to the
strategic interest of the United States to continue to offer
security assistance and related support to Israel, which is
vital as Israel confronts a number of threats, including those
stemming from Iran and Iranian linked groups.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretary of State and the Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency, to provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees, not later than February 1, 2025, outlining
an overview of United States diplomatic, military, and
intelligence support for Israel in support of Israeli efforts
to secure the release of the hostages captured by Hamas in the
wake of the October 7, 2023, attacks. The briefing shall
include:
(1) An overview of United States military assistance to
Israel in support of hostage recovery efforts;
(2) A description of assistance provided by the United
States military to the Israeli military related to hostage
rescue planning and recovery efforts;
(3) A description of intelligence sharing efforts in
support of hostage release efforts;
(4) A description of the number of United States personnel
embedded or regularly liaising with Israel's military,
intelligence, and diplomatic officials and the types of
activities in which such personnel are engaged;
(5) A description of how the United States is leveraging
partner nations to assist with hostage release efforts; and
(6) A description of any other forms of assistance provided
by the United States to Israel that are determined relevant to
Israel's efforts to release the hostages.
Study and report on international security measures on the border
between Gaza and Egypt
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1218) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, to conduct a study on steps that Israel,
Egypt, and the United States can take to enhance security
measures on the border between Gaza and Egypt to ensure Hamas
and other actors do not use tunnels or methods via the
Mediterranean Sea to smuggle weapons and illicit goods.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, to submit a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate, not later than March 1, 2025, outlining steps that
Israel, Egypt, and the United States can take to enhance
international security measures on the border between Gaza and
Egypt to ensure Hamas and other actors do not use tunnels or
methods via the Mediterranean Sea to smuggle weapons and
illicit goods. The report shall include a detailed description
and map indicating existing tunnels on the border between Gaza
and Egypt.
Report on agreements made by the United States with the Taliban
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1220) that would
require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, to provide a report on
agreements made by the United States with the Taliban.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Briefing on Iranian support for non-state actors in North Africa
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1220B) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing on
Iranian support for non-state actors in North Africa.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than May 1,
2025, to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Iran's
support for non-state actors in North Africa and any threats
that such support may pose to U.S. allies, partners, and
interests in the region.
Sense of Congress
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1221) that would
express the sense of Congress regarding the Al-Tanf Garrison.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the requirement in this provision is addressed
elsewhere in this Act.
Strategy to protect the Al-Tanf Garrison
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1222) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy on the
protection of United States and partner forces at Al-Tanf
Garrison in Syria from the threat of Iran-backed militias, the
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, the Russian Federation, and
the Assad regime.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees, not later than June 1, 2025, that may
include a classified annex, related to activities in Syria. The
report should include the following elements:
(1) The number and description of attacks by Iran-backed
militias at Al-Tanf Garrison and other United States positions
in Syria between October 7, 2023 and December 31, 2024;
(2) Department of Defense humanitarian assistance efforts
including for internally displaced persons at the Al-Rukban
camp;
(3) Russian violations of deconfliction agreements with the
United States in Syria including Al-Tanf Garrison;
(4) Assad regime assistance, communication, and
facilitation to ISIS;
(5) Assad regime assistance, communication, and
facilitation to Iran-back militias in Syria;
(6) The number of jihadist prisoner releases and
contributions of released prisoners to ISIS;
(7) Assad regime financing of ISIS, including the Syrian
banking system in ISIS-held territory;
(8) Russian support for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps (IRGC) in Syria, including materiel or military transfers
between Russia and the IRGC and efforts to evade United States
sanctions;
(9) Russian military support for Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH),
Harakat al-Nujaba (HAN) and Akram `Abbas al-Kabi, and Kata'ib
Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS).
Report and strategy on the Assad regime's relationship with ISIS
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1223) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the head
of the Defense Intelligence Agency, to submit a report
describing the Assad regime's cooperation, assistance, and
association with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the requirement in this provision is addressed
elsewhere in this Act.
Strategy to counter the Assad regime's support and cooperation with
Iran-backed militias in Syria
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1224) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, to develop and submit a strategy on the use
of its existing authorities to disrupt and degrade threats to
the national security of the United States caused by Iran-
backed militias in Syria.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees, not later than June 1, 2025, that may
include a classified annex, on Iran-backed militias in Syria.
The report should include the following elements:
(1) Existing and required authorities and resources to
detect, monitor, and counter Iran-backed militias in Syria and
protect United States servicemembers from Iran-backed militia
attacks;
(2) The Assad regime's knowledge, facilitation, or
tolerance of Iran-backed militia attacks against United States
servicemembers after October 7, 2023;
(3) Freedom of movement of Iranian proxies, particularly
between Abu Kamal and the deconfliction zone in eastern Syria,
and the operational implications;
(4) Efforts and capabilities of Iran-backed militias to
transport weapons and weapons systems from Syria into Lebanon;
(5) Iran's efforts and capabilities to sustain military
threats on United States positions in Syria and maintain
support to Hezbollah from Syria.
Report and strategy on Russia's support for foreign terrorist
organizations in Syria
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1225) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, to develop and submit a report and strategy
to utilize existing authorities to counter the Russian
Federation's support of foreign terrorist organizations and
specially designated global terrorists in Syria.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the requirement in this provision is addressed
elsewhere in this Act.
Appropriate congressional committees defined
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1227) that would
define the appropriate congressional committees.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1234) that would
establish a grant program to increase collaborative research
between the United States and Israel on post-traumatic stress
disorder.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
As noted in the Joint Explanatory Statement to accompany
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), the United States and
Israel have cooperated in the field of medical research since
1978, to include post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sense of Congress on the importance of the Iron Dome system
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1236) that would
express the sense of Congress on the Iron Dome system.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We strongly support the efforts of the Department of
Defense to assist Israel in defending its population from
rocket and missile attacks with the Iron Dome system.
Report on training of Ukrainian armed forces
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1238 and sec.
1240) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a
report on U.S. efforts to train the Ukrainian Armed Forces in
the United States as well as information on casualty figures in
the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provisions.
We note the importance of Congress continuing to receive
detailed information on the Ukrainian military's performance,
including U.S. efforts to date to train the Ukrainian Armed
Forces as well as casualty figures for the Russian Armed Forces
and Ukrainian Armed Forces, respectively. Therefore, we direct
the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense
committees, not later than May 1, 2025, a report on the
Ukrainian Armed Forces that includes:
(1) A description of the training of Ukrainian Armed Forces
by the United States since February 2022, including the
approximate number of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel trained
and the locations of the training, with a focus on training
conducted in the United States;
(2) A description of F-16 pilot and maintenance training
provided in the United States to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
since February 2022;
(3) The estimated total cost of training for the Ukrainian
Armed Forces by the Department of Defense since February 2022,
disaggregated by fiscal year; and
(4) An estimate of the causalities and major equipment
losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian Armed Forces
since February 2022.
Sense of Congress on defense by NATO member states
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1239) that would
express the sense of Congress regarding the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1237).
The agreement does not include the House or Senate
provisions.
We celebrate that in April 2024, the NATO alliance marked
75 years since its foundation. In those 75 years, NATO has
remained the strongest and most successful military alliance in
the world, founded on a commitment by its members to uphold the
principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of
law. The success of NATO is critical to advancing United States
national security objectives in Europe, the Indo-Pacific
region, and around the world. The United States remains
steadfast in its ironclad commitment to NATO as the foundation
of transatlantic security and to upholding its obligations
under the North Atlantic Treaty, including its commitment to
collective defense under Article 5 of the Treaty.
We welcome the addition of Finland and Sweden as the 31st
and 32nd members of the alliance, respectively. Both countries
are security providers, and their inclusion has made the
alliance stronger and enhanced collective security by
increasing alliance capabilities, particularly in the Baltic
Sea region and Northern Europe.
We urge NATO member countries that have not yet met the 2
percent defense spending pledge, as agreed to at the 2014 Wales
Summit, to meet the spending target as expeditiously as
possible and stress the importance of the affirmation at the
2023 Vilnius Summit that defense spending of at least 2 percent
of gross domestic product (GDP) be seen as a minimum
investment. We also urge allies to continue to allocate at
least 20 percent of their defense budgets on major equipment,
including research and development.
We note that the regional plans, agreed to by all NATO
member countries at the Vilnius Summit in 2023, provide
important clarity on the forces, capabilities, and readiness
levels needed to defend NATO. We also note that to implement
these plans and meet allied capability targets, NATO members
will need to spend more than 2 percent of GDP on their defense.
We urge allies to continue making efforts to address the
challenges posed by the coercive policies of the People's
Republic of China that undermine the interests, security, and
shared values of the alliance.
We encourage the United States and fellow NATO allies to
continue to expand cooperation efforts on cybersecurity issues
to prevent adversaries and criminals from compromising critical
systems and infrastructure.
We note that the unprovoked and illegal full-scale invasion
of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has fundamentally altered
the transatlantic security landscape and necessitates the full
attention of the transatlantic alliance to ensure United States
and allied interests and to enable Ukraine's self-defense.
We further affirm that the United States and fellow NATO
allies and partners should continue efforts to deliver needed
assistance to Ukraine as Ukraine fights against the illegal and
unjust war of the Russian Federation and note that United
States investments under the European Deterrence Initiative
remain critically important to deter the Russian Federation
from expanding its war of aggression beyond Ukraine.
We recognize that Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania continue
to serve as model allies, including through their defense
investments, modernization of key capabilities, and their
steadfast assistance to Ukraine, among myriad other examples.
We encourage the Defense Department to continue robust support
for efforts to advance Baltic stability and security.
We remain concerned about the dynamic security situation in
the Western Balkans and believe that military-to-military
cooperation among the United States, the European Union, and
fellow NATO allies to maintain peace and security in the
Western Balkans is critically important.
We condemn the efforts of the Russian Federation to assert
military, political, and economic dominance in the Black Sea.
Such actions threaten the peace and stability of the littoral
countries of the Black Sea, including NATO allies Bulgaria,
Romania, and Turkiye, and should remain a focus area for the
NATO alliance.
Report on allied contributions to the common defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1242) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on allied
contributions to the common defense.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that elements of this provision related to the
military capabilities of allies and partners in the Indo-
Pacific and their contributions to mutual security objectives
are addressed elsewhere in the report accompanying this Act. We
also note that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
collects defense expenditure data from allies and publishes it
on a regular basis. We further note that NATO also publishes
information on NATO operations and missions in which the Armed
Forces of the United States and NATO allies participate.
Sense of Congress on international defense exhibitions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1244) that would
express the sense of Congress regarding international defense
exhibitions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Court of Commerce of Paris ruled in June
2024 that the provisions that were imposed on Israeli companies
for their participation in the Eurosatory Exhibition were
illegal. Unfortunately, the Court acted too late for Israeli
companies to participate.
Report and strategy for United States involvement in Ukraine
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1245) that would
require the President to provide a report on a strategy for
United States involvement in Ukraine.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on multilateral exercises in the eastern Mediterranean
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1246) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on
multilateral exercises in the eastern Mediterranean.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on certain assistance to Ukraine
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1247) that would
require a report on United States assistance to Ukraine.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
congressional defense committees, not later than May 1, 2025, a
report that includes:
(1) The total amount of remaining presidential drawdown
authority pursuant to section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, and a plan for using any remaining
authority;
(2) The total amount of obligated, committed, and remaining
funds for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI),
and a plan for using any remaining USAI funding;
(3) The total amount of obligated, committed, and remaining
funds for the replenishment of defense articles provided to
Ukraine under presidential drawdown authority, and a plan for
using any remaining replenishment funding; and
(4) A summary of USAI and replenishment contracts in
support of the Ukraine response since January 1, 2022.
Military cooperation with Morocco
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1248) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on how the
United States can improve its interoperability and cooperation
with Morocco through the African Lion exercise to continue to
address the growing threats in Africa.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We recognize the twentieth anniversary of the African Lion
exercise hosted by Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal, and Ghana.
African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's largest joint, all-
domain, multi-component, multinational exercise. African Lion
builds and maintains interoperability with African and North
Atlantic Treaty Organization partners and improves
international efforts to meet security challenges together.
We note the importance of the continuation of the African
Lion exercise in future years, including efforts to build
readiness to respond to crises and contingencies in Africa and
address security challenges around the world. We also note the
importance of the United States-Morocco security relationship
and believe that close cooperation between the United States
and Morocco is critical to regional security.
Report on military activities of the Russian Federation and the
People's Republic of China in the Arctic region
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1250) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on
military activities of the Russian Federation and the People's
Republic of China in the Arctic region.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that issues pertaining to the military activities
in the Arctic region of the Russian Federation and the People's
Republic of China are covered in annual Military Power Reports.
We also note that the United States' response to these
activities is outlined in the 2022 National Strategy for the
Arctic Region and the 2024 Department of Defense Arctic
strategy. We expect the Secretary of Defense to continue to
cover such issues in future Military Power Reports, including
any efforts by the Russian Federation and People's Republic of
China to advance their respective or joint military and
security strategies in the Arctic by:
(1) Exploiting Arctic science and technology cooperation,
agreements, or research partnerships for military or
intelligence purposes; or
(2) Co-opting, manipulating, or undermining Arctic-focused
multilateral organizations, non-government organizations, or
native or indigenous communities.
Report on cooperative efforts to stop unmanned aerial systems
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1251) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on the
status of cooperation between the United States and Israel on
efforts to counter threats by Iran in the form of unmanned
aerial systems.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a briefing,
not later than March 1, 2025, to the congressional defense
committees as to the status of cooperation between the United
States and Israel on efforts to counter threats from the
Government of Iran, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps and any Iran-backed group operating in Iraq, Syria,
Lebanon, or Yemen specifically associated with the employment
of unmanned aerial systems, including loitering munitions
otherwise known as ``suicide'' or ``kamikaze'' drones.
Authority to build capability and capacity of foreign civilian medical
support entities for resilience in crisis and conflict
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1203) that would amend subchapter IV of chapter 16 of
title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to
provide non-lethal assistance, in the form of medical training
and equipment, to allied and partner nation civilians to build
that nation's medical support capability and capacity in
preparation for crisis or conflict.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Plan to modernize and streamline information technology systems
relating to end-use monitoring functions of Defense Security
Cooperation Agency
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1212) that would require the Director of the Defense
Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) to provide a plan to
modernize and streamline the information technology
infrastructure for end-use monitoring.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Director of DSCA to submit a report, not
later than June 30, 2025, to the congressional defense
committees on progress toward modernizing and streamlining the
information technology systems, infrastructure, and software
used to track defense article transfers and carry out DSCA end-
use monitoring.
The report should include the following:
(1) A list of each information technology system used by
the DSCA to track transfers of defense articles and carry out
end-use monitoring;
(2) An assessment as to whether such software or
information systems encounter ongoing coding issues, provide
the required data to, or are interoperable with, the Security
Cooperation Information Portal and the extent to which data is
shared or received from other relevant Federal agencies;
(3) An assessment of whether the workforce is regularly
entering data into such information technology systemsand
metrics for measuring the frequency, quantity, and quality of data
entry;
(4) An assessment regarding whether such systems are
sufficiently user-friendly, including whether the systems rely
on manual entry to carry out critical functions, such as
populating and updating databases; if not, what efforts are in
place to address usability issues;
(5) A description of each DSCA initiative to improve its
information technology systems or software related to defense
article tracking and end-use monitoring;
(6) An updated timeline and milestones for DSCA to update
software and achieve a modern and streamlined ability to track
defense article transfers and conduct end-use monitoring;
(7) Cost estimates for software development updates or
procuring and operating and maintaining any such systems; and
(8) Any other matter that the Director considers relevant.
Defense cooperation with Georgia
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1214) that would require the Secretary of Defense, not
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, to conduct a review to assess whether continued defense
cooperation with Georgia aligns with United States security
interests.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that in May 2024, the Administration announced a
comprehensive interagency review of all bilateral cooperation
with the Republic of Georgia in response to concerns about the
Government of Georgia's recent conduct. We direct the Secretary
of Defense to brief the results of the review for Department of
Defense lines of effort and priorities not later than March 1,
2025.
Preservation of security and stability in northeast Syria
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1223) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
certify that vetted Syrian groups and individuals are able to
meet certain milestones in order to reduce the total number of
United States Armed Forces serving in northeast Syria to fewer
than 400 personnel.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Report on, and prohibition on use of funds to support, terrorist
organizations in Iraq
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1224) that would require the Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency to report to the congressional defense
committees, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of the
Treasury on the affiliates of the Badr Organization in Iraq and
would also prohibit any funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act from being used to support the Badr Organization and
its designated affiliates.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees, not
later than June 1, 2025, that includes a determination of
whether additional militant organizations have splintered from,
or developed as offshoots of, the Badr Organization, Asa'ib Ahl
al-Haq, Kata'ib Hezbollah, or any other organization designated
as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) that receives
funding from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The report
should include:
(1) A list of such militant organizations;
(2) A description of the involvement of the offshoots in
attacks on United States forces, partner and allied forces, in
Iraq;
(3) A description of the involvement of the offshoots in
human rights violations; and
(4) A description of the connections of the offshoots to
foreign terrorist groups, including an assessment of the links
between the Badr Organization and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps, Hezbollah, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata'ib Hezbollah,
or any other organization designated as a foreign terrorist
organization.
Modification of annual report on military power of Iran
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1227) that would amend section 1245 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
84) to include an assessment of the support provided by Iran,
and proxy groups affiliated with Iran, to non-state actors in
the Maghreb region.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that the requirement in this provision is addressed
elsewhere in this Act.
Modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1232) that would amend section 1250 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
92) to provide an additional 2 years for the period of
performance across fiscal years under the Ukraine Security
Assistance Initiative (USAI). The provision would also waive
section 2571 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to
the use of reimbursable support from one component of the
Department of Defense to perform work on behalf of another
component in support of USAI.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Report on efforts to identify, disseminate, and implement lessons
learned from war in Ukraine
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1235) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report on the efforts by the Department of Defense to
identify, disseminate, and implement lessons learned from the
war in Ukraine.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on Department of Defense efforts to
identify, disseminate, and implement throughout the Department
lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, not later than March
31, 2025. The report shall include the following:
(1) A description of the processes by which the Secretary
of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the
military departments, and the heads of Department of Defense
components are making efforts to identify, disseminate, and
implement throughout the Department lessons learned from the
war in Ukraine, including a description of any working group or
other initiative established or tasked to focus on such efforts
and the respective structure and focus area of any such group
or initiative;
(2) A detailed summary of significant findings and
recommendations resulting from such lessons-learned efforts;
and
(3) An identification of the Department organizations with
lead responsibility for the implementation of each such
significant recommendation, and a timeline with milestones for
implementation.
Review, report, and plan regarding logistics networks in North America
and Europe
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1236) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a review of the adequacy of the logistics networks in
North America and Europe to support the operational and
contingency plans of the U.S. European Command.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to commence a review of
the adequacy of the logistics networks in North America and
Europe for supporting the operational and contingency plans of
the U.S. European Command not later than March 15, 2025. The
review shall include:
(1) An identification of critical logistical nodes in North
America and Europe necessary to support the operational and
contingency plans of the U.S. European Command;
(2) An identification of additional critical logistical
nodes that may be necessary to support such plans, including
any access, basing, or overflight agreements with foreign
partners that may be necessary; and
(3) An assessment of the capacity of the logistical nodes
identified under paragraphs (1) and (2) to meet the time-phased
force and deployment requirements of such plans, including the
facilities and equipment necessary to support such
requirements.
Based on the review, we further direct the Secretary to
submit a report and plan to the congressional defense
committees not later than June 15, 2025. The report shall
include a summary of the results of the logistics adequacy
review. The plan shall include timelines and assigned
responsibilities for addressing any deficiencies in the
logistics networks described in that subsection.
Report on defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and other
allies and partners in Europe
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1238) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report on efforts to enhance United States defense
industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and other allied
partners in Europe.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note the importance of defense industrial base
cooperation between the United States, our allies, and Ukraine
to deter further Russian aggression and increase production.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to submit
to the congressional defense committees, not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on
efforts to enhance United States defense industrial base
cooperation with Ukraine and with other allies and partners in
Europe. This report shall include:
(1) A detailed list of objectives for enhancing United
States defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and
other allies and partners in Europe, and timelines and metrics
for evaluating the attainment of such objectives;
(2) An assessment of the current state of United States
defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and other
allies and partners in Europe, including the status of co-
development, co-production, and technical data exchange
efforts;
(3) A description of ongoing and planned initiatives,
programs, and activities designed to strengthen United States
defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and other
allies and partners in Europe;
(4) A description of initiatives identified by the Ukraine
Deal Team announced at the United States-Ukraine Defense
Industrial Base conference on December 6, 2023;
(5) A description of any statutory, regulatory, or policy
challenges that inhibit closer United States defense industrial
base cooperation with Ukraine and other allies and partners in
Europe; and
(6) Recommendations relating to United States defense
industrial base cooperation.
Indo-Pacific multilateral security assistance initiatives
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1242) that would require the Secretary of Defense, with
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to engage with
appropriate officials from Japan, Australia, and the Republic
of Korea for the purpose of establishing multilateral security
assistance initiatives with the national security forces of
mutual foreign partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Implementation plan to support establishment of regional contingency
stockpile for Taiwan
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1252) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit a multiyear
implementation plan for Department of Defense activities
necessary to support the establishment of a regional
contingency stockpile for Taiwan pursuant to section 5503(b) of
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that the President has been authorized to establish
a regional contingency stockpile for Taiwan pursuant to section
5503(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and that the Department of Defense
would be expected to perform certain functions if that
authority is exercised. Therefore, we direct the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to
provide, not later than March 31, 2025, to the congressional
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, a report on Department of Defense activities
that would be necessary to support the potential establishment
of such a regional contingency stockpile. The report should
include: (1) A description of any international agreement that
would be required to enable the establishment of such a
stockpile; (2) A list of Department of Defense equipment and
supplies, including the estimated quantities of such equipment
and supplies, that would be required to establish such a
stockpile; (3) An identification of any supplemental
authorities that would be necessary for the Department of
Defense to support the establishment of such a stockpile; (4)
The identification of any other Department of Defense resources
that would be necessary to establish such a stockpile; and (5)
Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant.
Assessment of use of Department of Defense facilities in Guam as
multinational training locations
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1255) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
using existing Department of Defense facilities in Guam to host
training detachments of the military forces of foreign partner
countries on a permanent or rotational basis.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the
congressional defense committees an assessment of the
feasibility and advisability of using existing Department of
Defense facilities in Guam to host training detachments of the
military forces of foreign partner countries on a permanent or
rotational basis. The required assessment shall include the
following:
(1) A description of the manner in which using existing
Department of Defense facilities in Guam to host training
detachments of the military forces of foreign partner countries
on a permanent or rotational basis may support the objectives
of the National Defense Strategy;
(2) A description of the benefits of hosting such
detachments at such facilities, including opportunities to
conduct bilateral and multilateral exercises;
(3) An identification of the facilities improvements
necessary to support such detachments at such facilities on a
permanent or rotational basis, including improvements necessary
for operational, support, and quality-of-life purposes;
(4) An identification of any memorandum of understanding or
other agreement necessary to enable the hosting of such
detachments at such facilities on a permanent or rotational
basis;
(5) A description of any challenges to hosting such
detachments at such facilities on a permanent or rotational
basis, including any counterintelligence or other consideration
and potential actions to mitigate such challenges; and
(6) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.
Report on costs of meeting certain requirements of foreign partners
relating to agriculture, fisheries, and forestry
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1256) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report on requirements relating to agriculture,
fisheries, and forestry imposed by the government of a foreign
partner on personnel and equipment of the U.S. Armed Forces in
the area of operations of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on requirements
relating to agriculture, fisheries, and forestry imposed by the
government of a foreign partner or U.S. state or territory, on
personnel and equipment of the U.S. Armed Forces in the area of
operations of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. At a minimum, the
required report shall include:
(1) A description of each requirement relating to
agriculture, fisheries, or forestry imposed by the government
of a foreign partner or U.S. state or territory on personnel
and equipment of the U.S. Armed Forces in the area of
operations of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, including an
identification of the applicable foreign partner.
(2) An estimate of the annual cost to the Department of
Defense associated with meeting such requirements, including
the number of days of labor by Department of Defense officials
associated with meeting such requirement;
(3) An assessment of the readiness cost of no longer being
able to operate or train at the given location;
(4) An estimate of the strategic impact of not being able
to use the port, installation, or training facility due to a
lack of compliance with the requirements delineated in (1);
(5) A description of efforts to mitigate such costs,
including, but not limited to, forward deployment of equipment
and consultations with applicable foreign partners, states, or
territories; and
(6) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.
The required report shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.
Returning civic action teams to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
and the Federated States of Micronesia
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1257) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report on the activities of civic action teams in the
Republic of Palau under the Palau Compact of Free Association
Act (Public Law 99-658) and the feasibility and advisability of
restoring the presence of civic action teams in the Republic of
the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as
authorized under the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985
(Public Law 99-239) and the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-188).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We support the restoration of civic action teams in the
Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of
Micronesia, if deemed feasible and advisable by the Secretary
of Defense.
Annual report on military capabilities of allies and partners in Indo-
Pacific region
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1259) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report in each of the next 5 years regarding the
military capabilities of allies and partners of the United
States in the Indo-Pacific region.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than July 1,
2025, to submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives on the defense
capabilities of allies and partners of the United States
located in the Indo-Pacific region, including treaty allies of
the United States, countries that host a significant U.S.
military presence, and any other foreign partner with which the
United States maintains a significant defense relationship.
The report shall include the following:
(1) A description of the size, posture, capabilities, and
readiness of the defense forces of the ally or partner.
(2) A description of significant defense objectives and
activities of the ally or partner.
(3) An assessment of:
(a) the defense-related contributions of the ally or
partner to the achievement of mutual defense objectives; and
(b) the ability of the ally or partner to participate in
bilateral or multilateral military or naval operations with the
U.S. Armed Forces; and
(4) A description of any other security development
relating to the defense capabilities of the ally or partner
that the Secretary of Defense considers to be relevant to U.S.
national security.
The required report may be submitted in classified form
with an unclassified summary.
Review, report, and plan on adequacy of logistics network in Indo-
Pacific region
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1260) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a review of the adequacy of the logistics network in
the Indo-Pacific region for supporting the operational and
contingency plans of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The
provision would also require the Secretary to provide a plan to
the congressional defense committees that includes timelines
and assigned responsibilities for addressing any deficiencies
in the logistics network identified during the review.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, to commence a
review of the adequacy of the logistics network in the Indo-
Pacific region for supporting the operational and contingency
plans of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. At a minimum, the
review shall include:
(1) An identification of critical logistical nodes in the
Indo-Pacific region necessary to support the operational and
contingency plans of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command;
(2) An identification of additional critical logistical
nodes that may be necessary to support such plans, including
any access, basing, and overflight agreements with foreign
partners that may be necessary; and
(3) An assessment of the capacity of the logistical nodes
identified under paragraphs (1) and (2) to meet the time-phased
force and deployment requirements of such operational and
contingency plans, including the facilities, equipment,
infrastructure other than Department of Defense infrastructure
(including airports, seaports, railways, and roads), and
workforce necessary to support such requirements.
Furthermore, we direct the Secretary, not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees that includes
detailed findings from the required review and a plan,
including timelines and assigned responsibilities, for
addressing any identified deficiencies of the logistics network
in the Indo-Pacific region necessary to support the operational
and contingency plans of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The
required report and plan may be submitted in classified form.
Fielding of a common operating picture with Taiwan
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1260) that would require the Secretary of Defense to seek
to engage with appropriate officials of Taiwan for the purpose
of fielding capabilities to provide to the military forces of
Taiwan and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command a common operating
picture.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We support the fielding of capabilities to provide to the
military forces of Taiwan and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
with a common operating picture, consistent with the Taiwan
Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
Report on cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People's
Republic of China
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1271) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a one-time report regarding the military cooperation
between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of
China, and the implications of such cooperation for the
national security interests of the United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
congressional defense committees, not later than July 1, 2025,
a report assessing defense cooperation among the People's
Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic
of Iran, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The
report shall include:
(1) A description of the changes in the nature of the
defense relationships among the four countries since February
1, 2022;
(2) A review of military cooperation among the four
countries, including military exercises, technical cooperation
and technology sharing, weapons sales or donations, military-
to-military dialogues, and military or technical lessons
learned as a result of the Russian war in Ukraine and the
conflict in the Middle East;
(3) An assessment of the extent to which specific military
cooperation among the four countries may complicate routine
U.S. operations;
(4) A review of supply chain cooperation among the four
countries in furtherance of their national security objectives;
(5) A review of any cooperation among the four countries
regarding nuclear technology; and
(6) An assessment of the likely trajectories of defense
cooperation among the four countries through 2026.
Report on Department of Defense role in supporting international legal
operations
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1284) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report on Department of Defense support for whole-of-
government efforts to identify and expose malign actors'
international legal operations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We are concerned that foreign interpretations or
applications of law that deliberately challenge the rules-based
international order, such as those of the People's Republic of
China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran,
and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, may directly or
indirectly undermine the national security interests of the
United States and its allies and partners.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing, not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, to the congressional defense committees
assessing the nature and effect of any foreign interpretation
or application of law that deliberately challenges the rules-
based international order and that materially undermines the
national security interests of the United States and its allies
and partners.
The briefing should include a description of the
methodology that the Department of Defense uses to determine
whether:
(1) Foreign interpretations or applications of law that
deliberately challenge the rules-based international order are
directly or indirectly counter to the national security
interests of the United States and its allies and partners;
(2) The effects of any such foreign interpretations or
applications of law materially undermine the national security
interests of the United States and its allies and partners; and
(3) Challenges posed by any such foreign interpretations or
applications of law that materially undermine the national
security interests of the United States and its allies and
partners can be mitigated through Department of Defense support
for whole-of-government efforts.
Report and briefing on security implications of water scarcity and food
security for United States Central Command
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1285) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report and provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees on the feasibility and advisability of
including water scarcity and food security in the risk
assessments and operational plans for the U.S. Central Command
area of responsibility.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Report and briefing on Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1287) that would require the Secretary of Defense, not
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, to submit a report and provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees on the operational value of
Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, taking into account its
relationship with Hamas and other terrorist organizations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report and
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, not
later than June 1, 2025, on the operational value of the Al-
Udeid Air Base in Qatar, taking into consideration the presence
of Hamas and other United States-designated terrorist
organizations in Qatar. The report and briefing shall include:
(1) Whether the presence of Hamas and other United States-
designated terrorist organizations in Qatar undermines the
national security interests of the United States;
(2) The operational value of the Al-Udeid Air Base in
Qatar;
(3) The effect on United States Air Force operations in the
Middle East if the United States were to redeploy members of
the United States Air Force from Al-Udeid Air Base; and
(4) The resources that would be required to redeploy
members of the United States Air Force from Al-Udeid Air Base.
Independent assessment of technology release and foreign disclosure
reform initiative
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1290) that would require the Comptroller General of the
United States to conduct an independent assessment of the
Department of Defense technology release and foreign disclosure
reform initiative required by section 918 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct an independent assessment of the Department of
Defense's technology release and foreign disclosure reform
initiative required by section 918(d) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31). The
Comptroller General shall submit a report to the congressional
defense committees on the results of this assessment not later
than 1 year after the Department submits the report required
under paragraph (1) of section 918(d).
Modification of Regional Centers for Security Studies to provide
authority specific to Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security
Studies
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6202) that
would modify section 342(i) of title 10, United States Code, to
include the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies as a
regional center for security studies.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than March 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, on:
(1) The number and percentage of attendees from developing
countries and, separately, the number and percentage of
attendees from non-developing countries, at the Ted Stevens
Center for Arctic Security Studies and the other Regional
Centers authorized by section 342 of title 10, United States
Code;
(2) Any recommendations for changes to policy or guidance
regarding waiving of non-developing country costs or waiving
other reimbursable costs of conferences, seminars, courses of
instruction, or similar educational activities at the Centers;
(3) The total amount of costs that would be waived should
recommended changes to policy or guidance for the Centers be
implemented, disaggregated by country; and
(4) Any other information the Secretary deems appropriate.
For the purpose of the required briefing, the terms
``developing country'' and ``non-developing country'' shall
have the meaning prescribed under applicable provisions of
chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code.
Extension and modification of lend-lease authority to Ukraine
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6231) that
would extend the lend-lease authority to Ukraine as well as
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report that
includes a description of the defense articles loaned or leased
to the Government of Ukraine, or to the government of an
Eastern European country impacted by the Russian Federation's
invasion of Ukraine, under such authority and a strategy and
timeline for recovery and return of such defense articles.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Prohibition on use of funds for Wuhan Institute of Virology or
EcoHealth Alliance
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6243) that
would prohibit Department of Defense funding for the Wuhan
Institute of Virology, and EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. and any of
its subsidiaries.
The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1707).
The agreement does not include either provision.
We note that other provisions regarding this matter are
contained elsewhere in this Act.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1234) that would amend section 2350r of title 10, United
States Code, to update the name of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) Special Operations Headquarters to the NATO
Allied Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM), in
accordance with the NATO decision to modify the title and would
also increase the funding authorized in support of SOFCOM from
$50.0 million to $55.0 million.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1302--Extension and modification of training for Eastern European
national security forces in the course of multilateral
exercises
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1233) that would amend section 1251 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
92) to extend the authority to train Eastern European national
security forces in the course of multilateral exercises through
December 31, 2027, and would also modify the authority to
include the Republic of Cyprus among the list of countries
eligible to receive such training.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1303--Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating
to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally
recognized territory of Ukraine
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1231) that would amend section 1245(a) of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-236) to extend the prohibition of funds
authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025
from being obligated or expended to implement any activity that
recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over the
internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1304--Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1231) that would
prohibit the Department of Defense from providing
notifications, biannual data exchange, inspection activities,
or telemetric activities to the Russian Federation in relation
to the New START Treaty, but provide a waiver on certain
conditions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region
Sec. 1311--Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in
the Indo-Pacific region
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1089, 1311, and
1312) that would express the senses of Congress regarding
cooperation with the Philippines on maritime security, and
South Korea and Taiwan defense relations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1263) that would express the sense of Congress
regarding the importance of alliances and partnerships in the
Indo-Pacific region.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1312--Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1245) that would authorize support under the Indo-Pacific
Maritime Security Initiative to foreign non-military
governmental organizations that have maritime security missions
among their functional responsibilities when assistance is
necessary to enable the integration of the activities of
governmental organizations with the national military or other
security forces of a foreign partner.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1313--Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1301) that would
extend the authority for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative
(PDI) and extend the requirements for reports and plans under
the initiative.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1243).
The agreement includes the House provision.
The conferees strongly support PDI as means to prioritize
Department of Defense efforts in support of enhancing U.S.
deterrence and defense posture, reassuring allies and partners,
and increasing readiness and capability in the Indo-Pacific
region, primarily west of the International Date Line. We
direct that, in future years, the PDI and the independent
assessment of the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,
required by section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283), as amended, fully account for the requirements of
U.S. Forces-Korea and U.S. Forces-Japan.
The budgetary display below captures investments included
in this Act that support the objectives of the PDI.
PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
(In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Line Program Authorized Authorized Authorized Authorized
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MODERNIZED AND STRENGTHENED PRESENCE
Missile Procurement, Army
0214401A Patriot Mods........................................... 6,700 67,526
0604319A Indirect Fire Protection Capability.................... 46,360
0208082A Lower Tier Air Missile Defnse Sensor................... 65,000
0208030A PrecisionStrike Missile (PrSM)......................... 58,000
0605456A MSE Missile............................................ 67,000
C91Family of Low Altitude Unmanned Systems................ 120,599
Other Procurement, Army
152 Theater MSV-L ships.................................... 76,660 104,676
B00010 USARPAC MDTF M-Drive................................... 2,500
0214400A IAMD Battle Command System............................. 69,000 15,000 69,202
0211700A Night Vision Devices................................... 9,298 4,508
0214400A Sentinel Mods.......................................... 91,000
0216300A Army Watercraft Esp.................................... 30,113 19,459 6,469
0804734A Multi-Domain Intel..................................... 6,600
0219900A Training Devices, Nonsystem............................ 12,300 9,829
020700A Synthetic Training Environment......................... 4,000
Other Procurement, Navy
0201490N Operating Forces Ipe................................... 3,000
29 INDOPACOM UFR--Mission Network......................... 17,500
Procurement, Defense Wide
0208902C Guam Defense System.................................... 40,000 26,514 169,627 22,602
0908775D8Z Agile Procurement Transition Pilot..................... 70,000
Operation and Maintenance, Army
111087 GFMAP Directed Missions................................ 97,700 122,574
121034 USARPAC Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination.... 39,000 39,000 39,236 4,849
121018 USARPAC MDTF Cloud Services............................ 3,500 3,951
0203803A Force Readiness Operations Support..................... 939 1,403 788
0202218A Force Readiness Operations Support..................... 5,927 21,127 24,435
0202218A Force Readiness Operations Support..................... 6,086
0605040A Cyberspace Activities--Cyberspace Operations........... 1,500 2,104
0202116A Maneuver Units......................................... 96,000
240 INDOPACOM UFR--Theater Campaigning..................... 18,790 360,000
0804734A Training & Recruiting/Specialized Skills Training...... 2,100
0202614A Operating Forces/Tactical SIGINT/PED Enhancements...... 46,000 39,071
0202218A Operating Forces/Force ReadinessOps Support............ 430 5,573
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
1CCSINDOPACOM MISO......................................... 8,984
1CCSINDOPACOM UFR--MISO.................................... 28,000
1CCHService Support to INDOPACOM........................... 30,003 28,813
1CCMService Support to INDOPACOM (Sub-Reg Campaign Plan)... 53,398 50,304
1CCMService Support to INDOPACOM (Other Core Missions)..... 12,593 12,695
0201490N Combatant Commanders Core Operations................... 5,613 1,200 20,323
0901086N Combatant Commanders Core Operations................... 400
0201160N Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support............ 62,851 51,866
0201114N Cyberspace Activities.................................. 2,484 2,613
0201490N Combatant Commanders Core Operations................... 13,809
0201114N Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support............ 10,000
0201204N Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support............ 12,812 8,600
0201114N Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support............ 43,970
0303103N Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support............ 4,138 10,870
0303140N Cyberspace Activities.................................. 2,100
0204304N Weapons Maintenance.................................... 21,900
0204282N Cyberspace Activities.................................. 1,500
1CCMMPE: Service Support to Other Nations INDOPACOM........ 16,194 16,518
1CCMINDOPACOM UFR--Critical Manpower Positions............. 4,600
1CCMINDOPACOM UFR--Enhanced ISR Augmentation............... 41,000
1D4D Missile Defense, Navy Area............................. 88,817 120,567
1A1A Unit Deployment Program................................ 135,653 134,625
1A1A Marine Expeditionary Unit.............................. 35,334 35,065
1A1A III MEF Operating Budget............................... 298,430
1A1A Mission and Other Flight Operations.................... 468,120 524,946 533,284
MISC Weapons Maintenance.................................... 153 361 932
1CCMINDOPACOM UFR--Theater Campaigning..................... 18,067 36,000 53,000
1CCMINDOPACOM UFR--Mission Network......................... 106,500
0203498N Combat Support Forces.................................. 93 190
0205604N MASF................................................... 15,500
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
1A1A III MEF Operating Budget............................... 298,430
1A1A Operational Forces: Marine Rotational Force-Darwin..... 45,000 46,350
1A1A Unit Deployment Program................................ 48,000 56,932
1A1A Marine Expeditionary Unit.............................. 4,526 3,755
BSS1 Base Operating Support................................. 110,335
1A1A INDOPACOM UFR--Theater Campaigning..................... 14,093 8,000 47,000
0202056M Base Operating Support................................. 2,861 3,422
0202057M Base Operating Support................................. 1,027 1,225
0206479M Base Operating Support................................. 70,782 58,719
0208212M Base Operating Support................................. 4,022 4,140
0208532M Base Operating Support................................. 2,511 3,003
0208534M Base Operating Support................................. 3,596 3,642
0208538M Base Operating Support................................. 240 245
0208540M Base Operating Support................................. 4,181 4,188
0208541M Base Operating Support................................. 1,983 2,023
0208550M Base Operating Support................................. 26 3,060
0208553M Base Operating Support................................. 843 984
0208853M Base Operating Support................................. 955 1,074
0208854M Base Operating Support................................. 866 986
0360111M Base Operating Support................................. 3,061
0390110M Base Operating Support................................. 7 7
0701111M Base Operating Support................................. 707 727
0708542M Base Operating Support................................. 5,151 5,915
0808519M Base Operating Support................................. 14,163 14,538
0808520M Base Operating Support................................. 8,064 9,083
0808530M Base Operating Support................................. 18,836 12,921
0901212M Base Operating Support................................. 2,043 89
0202150M Operational Forces..................................... 61,233 52,809
0206126M Operational Forces..................................... 22,001 22,566
0206211M Operational Forces..................................... 95,617 86,924
0206312M Operational Forces..................................... 210,835 227,791
0206315M Operational Forces..................................... 17,965 29,346
0305251M Operational Forces..................................... 500 700
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
011A Improve Posture and Presence........................... 130,970 149,482 137,361 142,513
011C Improve Posture and Presence........................... 146,597 154,439 93,360 97,504
011M Improve Posture and Presence........................... 291,000 395,393 422,334 427,801
011W Improve Posture and Presence........................... 1,076,000 1,224,185 1,329,927 1,261,508
011Y Improve Posture and Presence........................... 819,655 798,902 777,034 826,916
011Z Improve Posture and Presence........................... 534,646 584,742 387,804 416,631
012C Improve Posture and Presence........................... 88,192 89,956 56,539 54,974
012D Improve Posture and Presence........................... 1,704 25,010
012F Improve Posture and Presence........................... 862 880 1,793 1,832
042A Improve Posture and Presence........................... 2,186 2,229 521 1,581
042B Improve Posture and Presence........................... 276 161
021A INDOPACOM UFR--Theater Campaigning..................... 18,917 104,000 89,500
0208064F Cyberspace Activities.................................. 1,500 2,100
0305834F Cyberspace Activities.................................. 22,910
0207969F Primary Combat Forces.................................. 96,000 96,000
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
011A MDA: Guam THAAD Battery & AN/TPY-2 Radar............... 12,800 12,536 12,464 12,729
011A MDA: USFK THAAD Battery & AN/TPY-2 Radar............... 13,000 8,728 14,141 14,441
011A MDA: Japan FBM TPY-2 (Radar 1 and 2)................... 24,900 29,476 24,483 25,016
1PLR SOCPAC/SOCKOR Operations and Support................... 37,027 45,685 31,094 35,209
1GTM INDOPACOM UFR--Information Operations.................. 27,500
1PLR INDOPACOM UFR--Theater Campaigning..................... 9,034
0208085JCY Cyberspace Operations.................................. 10,800 2,700
0305251JCY Cyberspace Operations.................................. 4,500 4,621
0306250JCY Cyberspace Operations.................................. 21,520 30,580
Research and Development, Army
0604114A Lower Tier Air Missile Defense (LTAMD) Sensor.......... 383,688 30,285
0604759A Major T&E Investment................................... 3,109 3,197 3,269
0604820A Radar Development...................................... 15,066
0604827A Soldier Systems--Warrior Dem/Val....................... 16,363
0605457A Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD)........ 80,000 37,826 192,481
0605235A Strategic Mid-Range Capability......................... 5,016 40,177 721
0606002A Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site...... 22,382 22,880
0607865A Patriot Product Improvement............................ 46,545 15,030
0604741A Air Defense Command, Control and Intelligence.......... 1,004
060504A Cyber Space Activities................................. 1,500
0604037A Classified Programs.................................... 10,000
0605235A System Dev, Demo/Strategic MRC......................... 395,000 721
0605231A System Dev, Demo/PrSM.................................. 196,000
Research and Development, Navy
0603734N INDOPACOM UFR--Non-Traditional F2T2 Capability......... 400,000
0604601N INDOPACOM UFR--Sea Urchin powered quickstrike mines.... 10,000
0604601N INDOPACOM UFR--Hammerhead.............................. 47,500
0604231N Command and Control Systems............................ 2,309
Research and Development, Air Force
0102417F Talon TACMOR Palau..................................... 42,300 5,111
0207325F INDOPACOM UFR--JASSM software update................... 12,000
0207142F F-35 Squadrons......................................... 42,361
0401218F KC-135s................................................ 23,894
0207412F Control and Reporting Center........................... 2,012
Research and Development, Defense-Wide
0603892C INDOPACOM UFR--Guam Defense System..................... 89,200
0603915C INDOPACOM UFR--Guam Defense System..................... 14,400
0604102C INDOPACOM UFR--Guam Defense System..................... 60,000 147,000
0604102C INDOPACOM UFR--Joint Fires Network..................... 174,000
0604250D8Z INDOPACOM UFR--Sea Urchin powered quickstrike mines.... 30,000
0604102C Guam Defense Development............................... 383,486 385,132 399,787
0604102C INDOPACOM UFR--Guam Defense System..................... 76,500
0603892C AEGIS BMD.............................................. 45,000 80,400 165,530
0604878C Aegis BMD Test......................................... 42,062 6,078
0604878C INDOPACOM UFR--Guam Defense System..................... 1,200
0603896C Ballistic Missile Defense Command & Control, Battle 20,000 38,490 53,468
Management & Comm.....................................
0604879C Ballistic Missile Defense Sensor Test.................. 17,452 4,879
0603915C Ballistic Missile Defense Targets...................... 53,029 68,323
0603914C Ballistic Missile Defense Test......................... 7,000 15,044
0603890C BMD Enabling Programs.................................. 18,000 441 690
0208059JCY CYBERCOM Activities.................................... 21,680
0208085JCY Robust Infrastructure and Access....................... 2,300
0306250JCY Cyber Operations Technology Support.................... 7,480 21,420
0605027D8Z Agile Procurement Transition Pilot..................... 7,564
Subtotal, MODERNIZED AND STRENGTHENED PRESENCE ........ 4,091,597 6,460,542 8,072,140 7,059,351
EXERCISES, TRAINING, EXPERIMENTATION
Other Procurement, Army
0219900A Training Devices....................................... 16,300 9,829
Other Procurement, Navy
0204571N Weapons Range Support Equipment........................ 30,000
0204571N Training and Education Equipment....................... 31,500 32,500
0208550N Training and Education Equipment....................... 28,960
0201490N Operating Forces Ipe................................... 2,800 3,000 26,464
Procurement, Marine Corps
0206335M Common Aviation Command and Control System............. 2,000
0360110M Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN)................. 6,600
Other Procurement, Air Force
0207429F Combat Training Ranges................................. 193,791
0207430F Base Maintenance Support Vehicles...................... 47,105
0208028F Base Maintenance Support Vehicles...................... 147,238
0208028F Cargo and Utility Vehicles............................. 5,078
0204424F Engineering and EOD Equipment.......................... 153
Operation and Maintenance, Army
115 Land Forces Operations Support......................... 4,419 4,722
115012 Exportable Combat Training Center Rotations............ 234,661
114 Theater Level Assets for Exercises..................... 195,827 214,000
0305169A Servicewide Communications............................. 9,583 9,645 8,835
0202158A Echelons Above Brigade................................. 13,538 7,520
0202214A Force Readiness Operations Support..................... 25,580 105,908 93,810
0202218A Force Readiness Operations Support..................... 4,851 3,114
0202117A Maneuver Units......................................... 397,574 24,953 23,442
0202212A Force Readiness Operations Support..................... 11,850 8,580
0202548A Theater Level Assets................................... 325,649
0303030A Force Readiness Operations Support..................... 1,085
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
1CCMPacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation 66,519
Capability............................................
1CCMINDOPACOM UFR--Pacific Multi-Domain Training and 59,410 19,000
Experimentation Capability............................
1CCMINDOPACOM UFR--Wargaming Analytical Tools.............. 88,000 22,000
0201114N Planning, Engineering, and Program Support............. 1,400 1,400
0204140N Combat Support Forces.................................. 1,510 1,510
0201114N Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support............ 58,324 75,925
0204571N Warfare Tactics........................................ 9,000 45,720 37,943
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
1A1A MARFORPAC Training Exercise Employment Plan............ 44,071 46,593
0201204M Base Operating Support................................. 500
0208212M Base Operating Support................................. 28,810 6,110
0206335M Field Logistics........................................ 500 500
0206211M Operational Forces..................................... 4,564
0206312M Operational Forces..................................... 43,593 34,950 35,225
0206315M Operational Forces..................................... 19,200 21,171
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
011D/044A Exercises, Training, and Experimentation............... 6,998 6,210 177,747 175,138
012D Exercises, Training, and Experimentation............... 197 202
011R Exercises, Training, and Experimentation............... 13,300
011Z Exercises, Training, and Experimentation............... 300 34,000
012A Exercises, Training, and Experimentation............... 1,000 1,000
032C Exercises, Training, and Experimentation............... 588 762 794 809
033C Exercises, Training, and Experimentation............... 3,713 3,787 5,102 4,611
033D Exercises, Training, and Experimentation............... 460 469
0207603F Air Operations Training................................ 74,000 29,000
0207701F Air Operations Training................................ 66,192 37,393
0207479F Base Support........................................... 34,000
0207500F Base Support........................................... 300
0202176F Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization.... 13,300 193,754
0305114F Global C3I and Early Warning........................... 1,000 1,000
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
0804768J Joint Chiefs of Staff--JTEEP........................... 173,000 173,000 186,837
8PL1 INDOPACOM UFR--Joint Exercise Program.................. 35,100
1PLR SOCPAC/SOCKOR Exercises................................ 22,573 18,386 19,164 21,202
Research and Development, Navy
0605853N Management, Technical, International Support........... 15,819 20,336 23,810
Research and Development, Army
0532545A Systems Dev & Demo/Theater level assets................ 2,700
0607312A Operational Systems Development........................ 1,500
0604121A AdvComponent Dev & Prototype/Synthetic Training 2,500
Environment...........................................
0605301A Army Kwajalein......................................... 285,940
0604715A Non-system Training Devices............................ 6,212
Research and Development, Defense-wide
0604250D8Z Advanced Innovative Technologies....................... 906,858 970,526 910,426
0604790D8Z Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve.................. 53,149
0604331D8Z Rapid Prototyping Program.............................. 65,400
0603941D8Z Test & Evaluation Science & Technology................. 10,000
Subtotal, EXERCISES, TRAINING, EXPERIMENTATION......... 696,017 2,004,846 2,025,025 3,171,588
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
Military Construction, Navy
Guam P-519 X-Ray Wharf Berth 2......................... 51,900
Guam Joint Communication Upgrade (INC)................. 84,000 31,330
Japan Yokuska Pier 5 (Berths 2 and 3) (INC)............ 15,292
Japan Yokuska Ship Handling & Combat Training 49,000
Facilities............................................
INDOPACOM UFR: PDI Planning and Design................. 68,000 50,000
Australia Aircraft Parking Apron (INC)................. 72,446 134,624
Hawaii Missile Magazines............................... 10,000
Guam Brown Tree Snake Exclusion Barrier South.......... 14,497
Guam Ground Combat Element Inf Btn 1 & 2 Fac........... 69,314
Guam 9th Engineer Support Battalion Ops. Fac........... 35,188
Guam 9th Eng Supp Battalion Equip & Main Fac........... 41,590
Japan Kadena Marine Corps Barracks Complex............. 31,300
Japan Kadena Marine Corps Bachelor Enlisted Quarters... 29,100
Planning & Design, Marine Corps........................ 59,700 25,849 36,174
Planning & Design, Navy................................ 62,195 349,709
INDOPACOM UFR: Planning & Design....................... 69,000
Guam 9th ESB Training Complex.......................... 27,536
Guam Artillery Battery Facilities................... 137,550
Guam Consolidated MEB HQ/NCIS PHII.................. 19,740
Guam Joint Consol. Comm. Center (INC).................. 107,000
Guam Missile Integration Test Facility................. 56,140
Guam Satellite Communications Facility (INC)........... 56,159
Guam Training Center................................... 89,640
Australia Darwin Aircraft Maintenance Hangar........... 32,380
Australia Darwin Maintenance Support Facilities........ 62,320
Guam Earth Covered Magazines........................... 42,439
Guam Defense Access Roads.............................. 100,000
Guam HSC-25 Hangar Replacement......................... 50,000
Minor Construction, Marine Corps....................... 37,800
Minor Construction, Navy............................... 63,400
Military Construction, Air Force
RAAF Darwin Sq Ops Facility............................ 7,400
RAAF Tindal Aircraft Maint Spt Fac..................... 6,200
RAAF Tindal Sq Ops Facility............................ 8,200
Guam LRM Anderson Airfield Dmg Repair Warehouse........ 30,000
Guam LRM Anderson Hayman Munitions Storage Igloos MSA 2 9,824
Guam LRM Anderson Munitions Storage Igloos IV.......... 55,000
Alaska JB Elmendorf-Richardson Extend Runway (Inc.).... 79,000 107,500
Japan Kadena Airfield Damage Repair Storage Facility... 38,000
Japan Kadena Helicopter Rescue Ops Maintenance Hangar.. 35,000 71,000
Japan Kadena Replace Munitions Structures.............. 26,100
Japan Misawa Airfield Damage Repair Facility........... 25,000
Japan Yokota Construct CATM Facility................... 25,000
Japan Yokota C-130J Corrosion Control Hangar........... 67,000 10,000
Planning and Design.................................... 27,200 12,424
INDOPACOM Add--Planning and Design..................... 20,000
Japan Kadena Theater A/C Corrosion Control Ctr (INC)... 17,000
Mariana Islands Tinian Fuel Tanks w/Pipeln & Hydrant 92,000 21,000
Sys (INC).............................................
Mariana Islands Tinian Airfield Development Phase 1 58,000 26,000
(INC).................................................
Mariana Islands Tinian Parking Apron (INC)............. 41,000 32,000
RAAF Tindal Aircraft Maintenance Support Facility...... 17,500
RAAF Darwin Squadron Operations Facility............... 26,000
RAAF Tindal Squadron Operations Facility............... 20,000
RAAF Tindal Bomber Apron............................... 93,000
Japan Kadena Helo Rescue Ops Maintenance Hangar Inc 3.. 46,000
Guan North Aircraft Parking Ramp (Inc)................. 109,000
Japan Kadena Theater A/C Corrosion Control Ctr, Inc.... 42,000
Philippines Cesar Basa Transient Aircraft Parking Apron 35,000
FSM Yap Runway Extension............................... 96,000
FSM IAP Runway Extension............................... 50,000
FSM Yap Airfield Pavement Upgrades..................... 50,000
FSM Port and Harbor Improvements....................... 50,000
Japan Kadena Theater A/C Corrosion Control Ctr, Inc.... 57,700
Japan Kadena Communications Center Design.............. 9,000
Palau TACMOR Utilities and Infrastructure Support...... 20,000
Palau Harbor Wharf Improvements........................ 50,000
Design................................................. 117,590
Minor Construction..................................... 19,000
Military Construction, Army
Hawaii Ammunition Storage.............................. 51,000
Japan Vehicle Maintenance Shop......................... 0 80,000
Guam National Guard Readiness Center Addition.......... 34,000
Guam Battalion Headquarters............................ 47,000
Guam Environmental Mitigation.......................... 23,000
Guam Forward Operating Sites........................... 75,000
INDOPACOM Minor Construction Pilot..................... 66,600
0901211A Planning & Design...................................... 11,000 11,000 26,011
Minor Construction..................................... 8,000
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
Hawaii JBPHH Primary Electrical Distribution........... 25,000
Japan Iwakuni Fuel Pier................................ 57,700
Japan Kadena Truck Unload Facilities................... 22,300
Japan Kadena Operations Support Facility............... 24,000
Japan Misawa Additive Injection Pump and Storage Sys... 6,000
Japan Yokota Hangar/AMU................................ 33,100
Japan Iwakuni Bulk Storage Tanks PH 1.................. 85,000
Japan Yokota Bulk Storage Tanks PH 1 (INC)............. 44,000
Japan Yokota Operations and Warehouse Facilities....... 72,154
Guam Electrical Distribution System.................... 34,360
MDA: Planning & Design................................. 39,000 1,035
MDA: Planning & Design................................. 33,360
INDOPACOM Add--Unspecified Minor MILCON................ 16,130
0804768J Exercise Related Minor Construction.................... 7,659 4,331
SOF Maintenance Hangar................................. 88,900
SOF Composite Maintenance Facility..................... 11,400
INDOPACOM Add--Military Construction Pilot Program..... 150,000
INDOPACOM Add--Unspecified Minor MILCON................ 62,000
Guam Command Center.................................... 147,212
Guam EIAMD, PH 1....................................... 238,267
Japan Camp Fuji Microgrid and Backup Power............. 45,870
Military Construction, INDOPACOM
INDOPACOM Minor Construction Pilot..................... 150,000
Other Procurement, Army
0310700A Automated Data Processing Equip........................ 8,015
Operation and Maintenance, Army
0202021A Land Forces Systems Readiness.......................... 50
0202219A Force Readiness Operations Support..................... 14,200
0305103A Cyberspace Activities--Cyberspace Operations........... 9,300
0202117A Maneuver Units......................................... 62
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
0305103A Cyberspace Activities--Cyberspace Operations........... 500
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Infrastructure Improvements............................ 404,265 412,350 256,049 256,219
0202176F Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization.... 199,907 193,754
0204424F Other Combat Ops Spt Programs.......................... 1,009 1,105
0208028F Other Combat Ops Spt Programs.......................... 61,360
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
BSM1 Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization. 112,136 127,167
BSM1 Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization. 4,101 30,000
BSM1 Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization. 93,744 85,912
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
0201114N Planning, Engineering, and Program Support............. 63,660 66,320 66,325
Operation and Maintenance, Defense Wide
1PLV SOCPAC/SOKCOR Equipment Support, Operations, & 5,085 2,294 915 8,190
Sustainment...........................................
Subtotal, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.................. 1,476,702 1,760,034 2,345,852 2,859,745
LOGISTICS AND PREPOSITIONING OF EQUIPMENT
Other Procurement, Army
151 Army Watercraft........................................ 26,687 47,889
0216300A Maneuver Support Vessel (MSV).......................... 104,676 91,043
0216300A Distribution Systems, Petroleum & Water................ 7,800 7,975
9999 Classified Programs.................................... 136,962
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
0202834F Aircraft Replacement Support Equipment................. 17,877
Other Procurement, Air Force
0305114F Air Traffic Control & Landing Sys...................... 21,000
0207429F Combat Training Ranges................................. 47,800
0207604F Combat Training Ranges................................. 241,660
0204424F Engineering and EOD Equipment.......................... 140 153
0208028F Engineering and EOD Equipment.......................... 9,543
0208031F Fuels Support Equipment (FSE).......................... 186,818 2,652
0401135F Mobility Equipment..................................... 105,655 3,845
0207430F Base Maintenance Support Vehicles...................... 4,074
0208028F Base Maintenance Support Vehicles...................... 141,589
0208028F Cargo and Utility Vehicles............................. 4,655
0901279F Fire Fighting/Crash Rescue Vehicles.................... 13,260
0702831F Joint Light Tactical Vehicle........................... 39,543
0208028F Materials Handling Vehicles............................ 8,399
0208028F Runway Equipment....................................... 2,110
0208028F Special Purpose Vehicles............................... 51
0702831F Special Purpose Vehicles............................... 72,396
Operation and Maintenance, Army
0208031A Army Prepositioned Stocks.............................. 63,457 52,652 54,148 54,498
0406030A Army Prepositioned Stocks.............................. 1,587 1,635 1,425
0406029A Strategic Mobility..................................... 8,092 16,248 16,646
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
0532538A Echelons Above Brigade................................. 34
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
1CCHMovement Coordination Center........................... 4,200
1CCHINDOPACOM UFR--Movement Coordination Center............ 500 2,400
1CCYLogistics Support Activities........................... 7,033 8,520
1D4D Logistics Support Activities........................... 53,355 49,754
0201490N Combatant Commanders Core Operations................... 4,200
0201114N Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support............ 8,100 28,039
0702898N Weapons Maintenance.................................... 1 1
9999 Classified Programs.................................... 1,014,940
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
1B1B MARFORPAC Maritime Prepositioning Force--MARCORLOGCOM.. 2,206 2,568
1B1B Maritime Prepositioning................................ 2,295 39,938
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
011D Improved Logistics and Prepositioning of Equipment..... 93,475 82,110
012A Improved Logistics and Prepositioning of Equipment..... 103,785 109,684 65,739 67,923
012C Improved Logistics and Prepositioning of Equipment..... 164,451 9,164
021A Improved Logistics and Prepositioning of Equipment..... 26,662 30,131 24,848 29,996
021D Improved Logistics and Prepositioning of Equipment..... 5,501 7,665 2,924 3,050
041A Improved Logistics and Prepositioning of Equipment..... 60,126 57,966 1,009 1,031
042G Improved Logistics and Prepositioning of Equipment..... 10,572 12,284 25,447 33,947
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
0908775D8Z Agile Procurement Transition Pilot..................... 15,000
Subtotal, LOGISTICS AND PREPOSITIONING OF EQUIPMENT.... 359,884 500,068 1,479,933 1,549,329
DEFENSE AND SECURITY CAPABILITIES OF ALLIES AND
PARTNERS
Other Procurement, Army
0210300A CBRN Defense........................................... 1,272 1,580 1,242
9999 Classified Programs.................................... 2,148 2,170
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
834010/012F/1CCMMPE/Bices.............................................. 15,050 17,120
012A Building Defense and Security Capabilities of Allies 4,357 1,773
and Partners..........................................
043A Building Defense and Security Capabilities of Allies 405 548 548 48
and Partners..........................................
044A Building Defense and Security Capabilities of Allies 1,518 3,128 3,240 3,307
and Partners..........................................
0303150F Global C3I and Early Warning........................... 30,000
Operation and Maintenance, Army
111087 SFAB/MDTF Deployments.................................. 48,000 110,000 24,953 10,210
0202219A Force Readiness Operations Support..................... 5,000
0202614A Force Readiness Operations Support..................... 39,236
411 Security Programs...................................... 2,170 2,170
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
0509399A Admin and Servicewide Activities....................... 7,000
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
1CCMMission Partner Environment............................ 36,268
1CCMINDOPACOM UFR--Mission Partner Environment............. 50,170
1CCMINDOPACOM UFR--Future Fusion Centers................... 3,300
1CCMINDOPACOM UFR--Joint Training Team..................... 28,000 49,000
0201490N Combatant Commander Core Operations.................... 19,000 19,500 2,720
0201492N Combatant Commander Core Operations.................... 5,170 5,321
1CCHINDOPACOM UFR--Asia Pacific Regional Initiative........ 8,000
0201114N Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support............ 19,750 44,750 49,250
1001004N Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support............ 16,518 33,696 8,139
0204217N Weapons Maintenance.................................... 40,299 43,575 41,999
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
1002200T DSCA Sec. 333/332/MSI.................................. 370,095 416,393 515,707
1002201T Defense Security Cooperation Agency.................... 450,957
1002201T Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative................. 300,000
1150491BB Special Operations Command Theater Forces.............. 9,523 10,144 10,351
Subtotal, DEFENSE AND SECURITY CAPABILITIES OF ALLIES 488,538 732,819 783,604 938,657
AND PARTNERS..........................................
Total.................................................. 7,112,738 11,458,309 14,706,554 15,578,670
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Sec. 1314--Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1247) that would authorize 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, to establish a pilot program,
including an international defense personnel exchange program,
to support the education of covered personnel of Australia,
Japan, or the Republic of Korea in matters related to nuclear
deterrence, nuclear strategy, nuclear defense strategy, or
other related matters.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Taiwan
Sec. 1321--Modification of reporting requirement for transfer of
defense articles and defense services to Taiwan
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1251) that would amend paragraph (3) of section 1259A(b)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
(Public Law 115-91) to clarify that the required report may be
submitted in classified form.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1322--Establishment of program between the United States and
Taiwan for military trauma care
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1246) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to seek to engage
with appropriate officials of Taiwan for the purpose of
establishing a joint program on military trauma care and
research consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law
96-8).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would authorize the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, to establish a joint
program on military trauma care with appropriate personnel of
the military forces of Taiwan, consistent with the Taiwan
Relations Act.
Sec. 1323--Taiwan security cooperation initiative
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1241) that would authorize the Indo-Pacific Security
Assistance Initiative, under which the Secretary of Defense
would be authorized to provide the foreign military and
national security forces and ministries of defense, or security
agencies serving a similar defense function, of foreign
partners in the Indo-Pacific, and regional organizations with
security missions in the Indo-Pacific region, with security
assistance utilizing the authorities provided in chapter 16 of
title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory
authorities available to the Secretary.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would authorize the Secretary of Defense, with
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide the
military, central government security forces, and central
government security agencies of Taiwan and civilian central
governmental entities of Taiwan that have among their
functional responsibilities the support of military and central
government security forces with appropriate assistance to
enable Taiwan to maintain sufficient self-defense capabilities
consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8).
Sec. 1324--Sense of Congress regarding invitation to Taiwan to the Rim
of the Pacific exercise
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1318) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to invite the naval forces of
Taiwan to any Rim of the Pacific Exercise that is to take place
following the date of enactment of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would express 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
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6299D)
thatwould define certain terms related to the Australia, United
Kingdom, United States partnership.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1332--Sense of Congress
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6299E) that
would express the sense of Congress regarding the Australia,
United Kingdom, and United States partnership and Japan.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1333--Engagement with Japan on AUKUS Pillar Two Cooperation
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6299F) that
would require the State Australia, United Kingdom, United
States (AUKUS) Coordinator to jointly engage directly with the
relevant stakeholders in the Government of Japan on AUKUS
Pillar Two.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1334--Assessment of Potential for Cooperation with Japan on AUKUS
Pillar Two
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6299G) that
would require the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of
the Secretary of Defense, to submit a report assessing the
potential for cooperation with Japan on Pillar Two of the
Australia, United Kingdom, and United States partnership.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to East Asia
Sec. 1341--Extension and modification of authority to transfer funds
for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1244) that would extend the authority of the Secretary of
Defense to transfer funds to the Secretary of State for the
Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup in Vietnam through fiscal year 2025 and
increase the amount that can be transferred to $30.0 million
per year.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1342--Modification of cooperative program with Vietnam to account
for Vietnamese personnel missing in action
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1264) that would amend section 1245 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81) to make various modifications to a cooperative program with
Vietnam to account for Vietnamese personnel missing in action,
and to extend the program to 2031.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1343--Plan for establishment of a joint force headquarters in
Japan
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1248) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide the congressional defense committees with a plan for
the establishment of joint force headquarters subordinate to
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Japan, Australia, and any other
locations the Secretary determines necessary.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense, not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to
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.
Sec. 1344--Plan for Department of Defense activities to strengthen
United States extended deterrence commitments to the Republic
of Korea
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1249) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit a plan to
strengthen United States extended deterrence commitments to the
Republic of Korea in each of the next 5 years.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1345--Plan and annual report relating to trilateral defense
cooperation with Japan and the Republic of Korea
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1250) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit a plan for
advancing trilateral security cooperation among the United
States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea and require annual
updates on such trilateral security cooperation activities
through 2029.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1346--Modification of public reporting of Chinese military
companies operating in the United States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1302) that would
require a printed justification in the Federal Register to
accompany the annual listing decisions in accordance with
section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283).
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1303) that would
modify the requirement for the Department of Defense to
maintain a Chinese military company list in accordance with
Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283).
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1307) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to make the list required
under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to be in both
English and in Mandarin Chinese.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1258) that would amend section 1260H of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) to clarify the public reporting
requirements regarding Chinese military companies operating in
the United States.
The agreement includes consolidation of the House
provisions, along with additional clarifying amendments.
Sec. 1347--Strategy to address malign activities by the People's
Liberation Army
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1254) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a transregional strategy for exposing and, as
appropriate, countering malign activities by the People's
Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense, not
later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, to 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. The provision would also require the Secretary to
designate, within each combatant command (other than the U.S.
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.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Prohibition on use of funds to promote a ``one country, two systems''
solution for Taiwan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1305) that would
prohibit the use of funds to be used to promote a ``one
country, two systems'' solution for Taiwan.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Modification of Prohibition on Participation of the People's Republic
of China in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Naval Exercises
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1306) that would
modify the prohibition on participation of the People's
Republic of China (PRC) in Rim of the Pacific naval exercises.
The House bill also contained a provision (sec. 1308) that
would modify the prohibition on participation of the PRC in Rim
of the Pacific naval exercises by adding the exception of the
PRC holding an internationally-recognized, free and fair
presidential election.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provisions.
Consideration of Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base
cooperation
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1253) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to take measures to
ensure that Taiwan is appropriately considered, consistent with
the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8), for enhanced
defense industrial base cooperation activities aligned with the
United States National Defense Industrial Strategy to expand
global defense production, increase supply chain security and
resilience, and meet the defense needs of Taiwan.
The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1313).
The agreement does not include these provisions.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, to conduct a study on the feasibility
and advisability of entering into one or more defense
industrial agreements with Taiwan. In conducting the study, the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, shall consult with representatives of Taiwan and
industry, as appropriate. At a minimum, the study shall:
(1) Evaluate the strategic benefits and implications of
entering into a defense industrial agreement with Taiwan,
including with respect to:
(a) long-term supply chain security and resilience;
(b) mutual supply of defense goods and services;
(c) supply of regional maintenance, repair, and overhaul
capabilities and any other support capability the Secretary
considers appropriate; and
(d) the promotion of interoperability;
(2) Account for the legal, economic, and defense policy
aspects of a closer defense procurement partnership between the
United States and Taiwan;
(3) Identify defense capabilities developed and produced in
Taiwan that:
(a) may benefit from defense industrial agreements between
the United States and Taiwan; and
(b) may require expedited technology release and disclosure
for components produced in the United States; and
(4) Identify defense capabilities developed in the United
States with respect to which co-production in Taiwan may
support the resilience of the defense industrial base of
Taiwan.
Furthermore, not later than 180 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 with a classified annex on the results
of the study, including lists of the defense capabilities
identified under elements (c) and (d).
Designation of official responsible for coordination of department of
defense efforts to monitor People's Liberation Army overseas
basing efforts
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1315) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to designate an official
within the Department of Defense to be responsible for
coordination of Department efforts to monitor the People's
Liberation Army's (PLA) overseas basing efforts.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees that, at a
minimum, identifies the Department of Defense official or
officials responsible for:
(1) Monitoring the PLA's network of overseas military bases
and its global pursuit of military access agreements;
(2) Representing the Department of Defense in the
interagency process on such matters; and
(3) Consulting regularly with the congressional defense
committees to keep such committees fully informed on all
matters relating to such responsibilities.
Report on feasibility of developing and deploying asymmetric naval
assets in defense of Taiwan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1319) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to
submit a report on the feasibility of developing and deploying
asymmetric naval assets in Taiwan.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies as
appropriate, not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, to provide the congressional defense
committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate,
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives a briefing on:
(1) The feasibility of developing and deploying asymmetric
naval assets for a potential defense of Taiwan;
(2) Whether Taiwan's ability to deter a maritime invasion
by the People's Republic of China would be enhanced by
deployment of small, high-speed, long-range (200 or more
nautical miles), extreme-weather-capable, reduced-radar-
signature boats with the capacity for launching missiles,
addressing subsurface threats or delivering and recovering
small troop units to coastal and littoral locations in the
vicinity of the Taiwan Strait, and, if so, in what number and
in what configurations;
(3) Whether existing and planned Tuo Chiang class
catamaran-hulled corvettes are naval assets capable of fully
meeting the needs of an effective asymmetric naval defense
strategy; and
(4) The vulnerability of Taiwan's existing larger-platform
surface naval fleet, including Keelung-class destroyers, Cheung
Kung-class frigates, Chi Yang-class frigates, and Kang Ding-
class frigates.
Report on impact of the malign influence of China and Russia
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1320) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
heads of other Federal departments and agencies as necessary,
to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report that includes a detailed
assessment of the impact of the malign influence of the
People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation in
Africa, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean on
the national security and economic interests of the United
States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that future
iterations of the Department of Defense's annual report on
Military and Security Developments Involving the People's
Republic of China required by section 1202 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-
65) and the Russia Military Power Report produced by the
Defense Intelligence Agency include assessments of the impact
of the malign influence of the People's Republic of China and
the Russian Federation, respectively, in Africa, South America,
Central America, and the Caribbean on the national security and
economic interests of the United States.
Report on support for Taiwan's military preparedness
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1321) that would
require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the
Director of National Intelligence, to submit a report on
deterrence in the Taiwan Strait.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that annual reports required by the Taiwan Enhanced
Resilience Act in section 3351(f) of title 22, United States
Code, address matters related to the defense of Taiwan,
including an assessment of the commitment of Taiwan to
implement a strategy that will deter and, if necessary, defeat
military aggression by the People's Republic of China.
Title--XIV Other Authorizations
Subtitle A--Military Programs
Sec. 1401--Working capital funds
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1401) that would
authorize appropriations for the defense working capital funds
at the levels identified in section 4501 of division D of this
Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 1401).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 1402--Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1402) that would
authorize appropriations for Chemical Agents and Munitions
Destruction, Defense at the levels identified in section 4501
of division D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 1402).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would strike subsection (b)(2), at the request
of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1403--Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1403) that would
authorize appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug
Activities, Defense-wide at the levels identified in section
4501 of division D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 1403).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 1404--Defense Inspector General
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1404) that would
authorize appropriations for the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense at the levels identified
in section 4501 of division D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 1404).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 1405--Defense Health Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1405) that would
authorize appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the
levels identified in section 4501 of division D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 1405).
The agreement includes this provision.
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile
Sec. 1411--Restoring the National Defense Stockpile
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1411 and sec.
1412) that would direct the National Defense Stockpile Manager
to procure strategic and critical materials from domestic
sources to the maximum extent practicable.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1411).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require a plan to fully fund existing
National Defense Stockpile requirements.
We expect the Secretary of Defense to adhere to the
requirements codified in 50 U.S.C. 98h-6 regarding purchasing,
or making a commitment to purchase, strategic and critical
materials of domestic origin when such materials are needed for
the stockpile.
Sec. 1412--Consultations with respect to environmental review of
certain projects relating to availability of strategic and
critical materials for acquisition for National Defense
Stockpile
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1413) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to consult with the head of
any cooperating agency or participating agency responsible for
the environmental review for the project in the case of a
covered project that will result in an increase in the
availability of strategic and critical materials for
acquisition for the National Defense Stockpile.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1413).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1421) that would
amend section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 11-84) to extend the Joint
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Facility Demonstration Fund from September 30, 2024, to
September 30, 2025. The provision would also the transfer of
$162.5 million to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for
operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care
Center.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained similar
provisions (sec. 741 and sec. 1423).
The agreement include the House provision with an amendment
that would extend the Joint Department of Defense-Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund to
September 30, 2026.
Sec. 1422--Eligibility of Space Force officers for membership on Armed
Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1422) that would
amend section 1502 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of
1991 (Public Law 101-510) to add the Deputy Chief of Space
Operations for Human Capital and the Chief Master Sergeant of
the Space Force as members of the Armed Forces Retirement Home
Advisory Council.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1421).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1423--Armed Forces Retirement Home: availability of licensed
practitioners
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1422) that would amend section 1513 of the Armed Forces
Retirement Home Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510) to require the
Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) to have appropriate
licensed independent health care practitioners available during
the daily business hours of the facility and on-call at other
times. The provision would also authorize the Secretary of
Defense to enter into agreements to facilitate payments from
the Department of Defense (DOD) to the AFRH for health care
services provided to covered DOD beneficiaries at AFRH
facilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would that amend section 1513 of the Armed
Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510) to
require the AFRH to have appropriate licensed practitioners
available during the daily business hours of the facility and
on-call at other times.
We understand there are challenges with the financial
stability of the AFRH. The AFRH provides healthcare services to
its residents, but is not reimbursed for providing this care by
the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs,
or Medicare.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, no later than April 1, 2025, on the legal and
policy issues related to the inability to provide reimbursement
for AFRH resident healthcare, including the application of
section 1113 of title 10, United States Code. The briefing
shall include any regulatory, policy, or statutory changes
necessary to authorize reimbursement to the AFRH for providing
this care.
Sec. 1424--Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
Home
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1423) that would
authorize an appropriation of $69.5 million from the Armed
Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund for fiscal year 2025 for the
operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1424).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would authorize an appropriation of $100.5
million from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund for
fiscal year 2025 for the operation of the Armed Forces
Retirement Home.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Storage of strategic and critical materials in National Defense
Stockpile
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1412) that would amend the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) to authorize
the Stockpile Manager to enter into leases for the storage of
strategic and critical materials in the National Defense
Stockpile.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We understand that the authority to enter into leases
already exists in 50 U.S.C. 98e and is more expansive.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1625) that would amend section 1521(c) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81) by adding an additional exemption to the prohibition of
this section.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1502--Department of Defense Information Network subordinate
unified command
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1503) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to designate the Joint Force
Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network as a
subordinate unified command under the United States Cyber
Command.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1602).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1503--Establishment of the Department of Defense Hackathon program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1502) that would
require 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, to 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 are required to carry out not fewer
than four Hackathons each year.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1504--Support for cyber threat tabletop exercise program with the
defense industrial base
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1604) that would require the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy, in consultation and coordination with
the Commander of United States Cyber Command, the Commander of
United States Northern Command, the Commander of the Army
Interagency Training and Education Center, and such other
individuals as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate,
to develop tabletop exercise packages oriented towards training
stakeholders to prepare the homeland for adversary cyber-
attacks precipitating or during a time of conflict or war.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require that the exercise program to be
established include both a series of tabletop exercises to be
conducted by the Department of Defense, as well as tabletop
exercise packages that can be provided to defense industrial
base organizations that they could run themselves, as well as
some clarification on participants and their roles in this
exercise program.
Sec. 1505--Accounting of cloud computing capabilities of the Department
of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1504) that would
require the Chief Information Office of the Department, in
coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
Officer of the Department, to provide to the congressional
defense committees a report listing the current and planned
cloud elements of the Department, as well as a roadmap for
future activities and related contracting details.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Subtitle B--Cybersecurity
Sec. 1511--Termination of reporting requirement for cross domain
incidents and exemptions to policies for information technology
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1721) that would
amend section 1727 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) by adding a new subsection.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1512--Information technology programs of the National Background
Investigation Service
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1619) that would authorize the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the
Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance
Accountability Council Principals, to adjust the assignment of
milestone decision authority or program management for the
National Background Investigation Services.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1513--Guidance for application of zero trust strategy to Internet
of Things hardware used in military operations
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1614) that would require the Chief Information Officer of
the Department of Defense, not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, to develop guidance for how
the Department of Defense zero trust strategy applies to
Internet of Military Things hardware, including human-wearable
devices, sensors, and other smart technology; and the role
identity, credential, and access management technologies serve
in enforcing such a zero trust strategy.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1514--Management and cybersecurity of multi-cloud environments
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1612) that would require the Secretary of Defense acting
through the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Defense, to develop a strategy for the management and
cybersecurity of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability and
other multi-cloud environments, not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1515--Protective measures for mobile devices within the Department
of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1511) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to 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.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1622).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Subtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management
Sec. 1521--Usability of antiquated and proprietary data formats for
modern operations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1521) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretaries of the military departments, not later than 270
days after the date of enactment of this Act, to develop a
strategy for the Department of Defense, including each of the
military departments, to 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 which accounts
for specific needs of each military department with respect to
such implementation and use of modern data formats; and an
associated five-year roadmap for implementation.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
We note that the diversity, age and complexity of
Department of Defense (DOD) information technology (IT) systems
poses a unique challenge to creating a truly integrated,
interoperable and efficient information network capable of
operating at speeds and with the adaptability to outpace and
out-decide our adversaries. The length of time many key DOD
information technology systems have remained in use, as well
the centrality of many of these systems around which new
capabilities have to be added and upgraded, is a unique
engineering challenge. Just as an example, the reliance on
outmoded and antiquated data formats such as Extensible Markup
Language, Variable Message Format, Tactical Data Links, or
Tactical Digital Information Links, means that many systems
cannot take full advantage of technological capabilities of new
artificial intelligence, data processing, or bandwidth
efficient components, effectively self-limiting performance
gains for our warfighters.
We believe a better understanding of where DOD IT systems
are reliant on such formats and a concerted plan to identify
and address the risks from such formats is a critical first
step to make a truly integrated and effective data fabric for
the Department.
Sec. 1522--Modernization of the Department of Defense's Authorization
to Operate processes
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1522) that would
require the Department of Defense to improve and streamline the
processes regarding the ``Authority to Operate'' for
information technology.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1621).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1523--Update of biometric policy of Department of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1613) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence and Security to update the biometric policy of
the Department of Defense, not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment that would require this policy to be
updated not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
Subtitle D--Artificial Intelligence
Sec. 1531--Artificial Intelligence Human Factors Integration Initiative
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1616) that would require 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, to establish an initiative to improve
the human usability of artificial intelligence systems and
artificial intelligence-derived information through the
application of cognitive ergonomics techniques; and ensure
design tools and metrics are available for programs to ensure
human factors considerations are included for artificial
intelligence systems adopted by the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1532--Advanced computing infrastructure to enable advanced
artificial intelligence capabilities
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5234) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to establish an advanced
computing infrastructure program within the Department of
Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1533--Cost budgeting for artificial intelligence data
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1620) that would require the Chief Digital and Artificial
Intelligence Officer (CDAO) of the Department of Defense, in
consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and the Director of Cost Assessment
and Program Evaluation, to develop a plan to ensure the
budgeting process for programs containing artificial
intelligence components includes estimates for the types of
data, and estimated costs for acquisition and sustainment of
such data required to train, maintain, or improve the
artificial intelligence contained within such programs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1534--Evaluation of Federated Artificial Intelligence-Enabled
Weapon Systems Center of Excellence
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5231) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a center of
excellence to support the development and maturation of
artificial intelligence-enabled weapon systems.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Subtitle E--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 1541--Oversight and reporting on the Mission Partner Environment
and associated activities within the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1537) that would
establish an improved oversight mechanism for the Department of
Defense activities related to the Mission Partner Environment.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1617).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1542--Extension of certification requirement regarding contracting
for military recruiting
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1531) that would
amend section 1555 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) to modify the
certification requirements to the Secretary of Defense and
strike the sunset clause.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment to extend section 1555 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 for an additional year.
Sec. 1543--Prohibition on disestablishment or merger of officer career
paths within the Cyber Branch of the United States Army
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1535) that would
prohibit disestablishment or merger of officer career paths
within the Cyber Branch of the United States Army.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of the Army to
provide notice to Congress prior to taking any action to
disestablish or merge the Cyber Warfare and Cyber
Electromagnetic Warfare officer career paths within the Cyber
Branch of the Army.
Sec. 1544--Independent assessment of cyber organizational models
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1536) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement
with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine to conduct an evaluation regarding the advisability of
either establishing a separate Armed Force in the Department of
Defense dedicated to operations in the cyber domain or refining
and further evolving the current organizational approach for
United States Cyber Command.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1606).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
We note that finding the optimal structure for cyber
operations continues to be a work in progress. We also
recognize that such evolution is even more difficult when those
forces are fully engaged in a demanding training environment,
competition with the private sector for a limited workforce
pool, and complicated by a constant, demanding and high
intensity operational tempo. We believe that an independent,
outside examination of these challenge may provide valuable
insights to inform decision-makers on future force design
concepts.
In executing the study required by the section, we
encourage the National Academies to leverage fully the findings
from previous relevant assessments, analyses, and studies
conducted by the Secretary of Defense, the Comptroller General
of the United States, or other entities, as well as lessons
learned from the creation of Space Force, and from the
establishment of foreign partner cyber organizations. We also
encourage them to seek views and perspectives of members of the
Armed Forces in the Department of Defense, across grades and
specialties in cyber, to better understand the historical
performance and efficacy of the Armed Forces in the Department
of Defense in devising and implementing recruitment and
retention policies in the cyber field.
We observe that the study required will be a major
challenge for participants within the National Academies, some
of whom may not have deep operational experience in military
cyber missions. Scoping the study to focus on key questions
will be critical, and we recognize that the participants should
have the flexibility to pursue topics based on their collective
judgement. While this list is not intended to be exhaustive or
directive, we do hope it will provide some loose vectoring that
will help them as they develop their study approach.
As part of this study, we encourage the National Academies
panel to examine some or all of the following issues,
including:
(1) What is the optimal force size of qualified cyber
professionals to satisfy existing and projected requirements of
the Department of Defense, and how are these variables most
likely to change?
(2) Does the Department have an adequate delineation of
which fields are cyber-relevant, and how might this be most
likely to change?
(3) Is the Department's current understanding and
definition of cyber operations adequate to future challenges
and opportunities?
(4) What options exist to improve training requirements,
outputs, and programs in support of cyberspace operations?
(5) How could the Department improve recruiting and
retention of qualified officers and enlisted members of the
Armed Forces in the Department of Defense in cyberspace
operations and related and supporting fields?
(6) How might the Department better utilize reserve
component forces in support of cyberspace operations?
(7) What approaches could improve force readiness?
(8) How should the Department structure itself for
acquisition and provision of cyber capabilities in support of
cyberspace operations?
(9) How should the Department approach compensation,
including pay and other benefits, among military members and
civilians serving in and qualified for work roles in support of
cyberspace operations, especially in light of competition with
the private sector, and how should this approach be common with
or differ from those for other high-demand work roles?
(10) How could the Department improve professional military
education content and curricula focused on the cyber domain?
(11) Does increased optimization for cyberspace operations
incur cost, risk, efficiency, or other tradeoffs to other
missions and responsibilities of the Department, or elsewhere
within the national security community?
Sec. 1545--Limitation on availability of funds for the Joint Cyber
Warfighting Architecture
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1623) that would limit funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the Joint
Cyber Warfighting Architecture, until the date on which the
Commander of United States Cyber Command provides the plan
required.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1546--Risk framework for foreign mobile applications of concern
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1746) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to create categorical
definitions of foreign mobile applications of concern with
respect to personnel or operations of the Department of
Defense, distinguishing among categories such as applications
for shopping, social media, entertainment, or health; and
create a risk framework with respect to Department personnel or
operations that assesses each foreign mobile application (or,
if appropriate, grouping of similar such applications) that is
from a country of concern for any potential impact on
Departmental personnel and Departmental operations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1547--Joint partner-sharing network capabilities for Middle East
defense integration
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1615) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a strategy for improved cooperation between the United
States and Middle Eastern allies and partners to improve
partner sharing network capabilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with clarifying
amendments.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Access to national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline
system
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1533) that would
require the Department of Defense (DOD) Chief Information
Officer to implement access to the national suicide prevention
and mental health crisis hotline from all Department facilities
and report to Congress when complete.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that all DOD Defense Service Network (DSN) phones
now have the ability to access the Veteran's Crisis Line (988)
from anyplace on the globe without dialing any additional
digit. We also note that the national suicide prevention and
mental health crisis hotline system does not currently transmit
detailed caller location, like a 911 call, and that 988
geolocation poses significant challenges--most notably time and
funding.
We therefore direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, not later than June 1, 2025,
describing the approximate cost and timeline required to
modernize DOD systems to facilitate geolocated 988 services for
DSN phones. Such briefing should address issues related to
architecture, manpower, implementation timelines, funding, and
interoperability.
Assessment of feasibility of engaging in cooperative activities with
allies to mitigate cyber threats to certain undersea cables
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1601) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
conduct an assessment to determine the feasibility of engaging
in cybersecurity cooperation activities with international
partners and allies of the United States to mitigate cyber
threats to undersea cables that originate and terminate outside
of the United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Assessment of innovative data analysis and information technology
solutions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1523) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional
defense committees a report containing the results of an
assessment of the implementation by the Department of Defense
of innovative data analysis and information technology
solutions that could improve risk management, agility, and
capabilities for strategic defense purposes.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Authority to accept voluntary and uncompensated services from
cybersecurity experts
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1501) that would
amend section 167(d) of title 10, United States Code, to add a
new paragraph that would allow for the acceptance of voluntary
services from cybersecurity experts.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Briefing on course of education and pilot program on authentication of
digital content provenance for certain Department of Defense
media content
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1624) that would amend section 1524 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31) by adding new paragraphs for an interim and final briefing
on the training content developed under this provision.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Comptroller General of the United States assessment of cyber command
protection of privacy and civil liberties procedures and
training requirements for cyber operators
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1605) that would direct the Comptroller General of the
United States to conduct an assessment of planning procedures
available for cyber operations forces to ensure the protection
of privacy and civil liberties of United States persons on the
conduct of cyber operations and report the results to Congress.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We agree that no later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct an assessment of the training and
certification processes and planning procedures available for
Cyber Operations Forces to ensure that the privacy and civil
liberties of United States persons are protected in the conduct
of military cyber operations, and submit the findings of that
assessment to Congress.
We also agree that the assessment conducted by the
Comptroller General should address the following:
(1) What guidance, instructions and training are available
for United States Cyber Command Cyber Operations Forces for
protecting privacy and civil liberties of UnitedStates persons
in the conduct of lawful, authorized cyber military operations;
(2) How such members are trained to protect such rights;
(3) The process for integrating protection of such rights
in the planning and conduct of military cyber operations to
minimize or mitigate interference with such rights;
(4) The role of the external oversight, such as the Office
of the Inspector General, in monitoring such training and
certification requirements; and
(5) How such instructions and trainings identified address
the execution of military cyber operations related to Defense
Support of Civil Authorities tasks, including the cyber defense
of domestic critical infrastructure.
Comptroller General report on efforts to protect personal information
of Department of Defense personnel from exploitation by foreign
adversaries
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1627) that would require the Comptroller General of the
United States, not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, to brief the appropriate congressional
committees on Department of Defense efforts to protect personal
information of its personnel from exploitation by foreign
adversaries.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We understand that the Comptroller General of the United
States has initiated work on this topic as a result of last
year's National Defense Authorization Act. We eagerly await the
results of this review.
Consolidation of briefing requirements relating to the relationship
between the National Security Agency and United States Cyber
Command
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1618) that would amend subsection (c) of section 1642 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-328), as added by section 1636 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) to require the Secretary of Defense, the Director of
National Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, not later than March 1, 2025 and annually thereafter
until March 1, 2028, to provide the appropriate committees of
Congress a briefing on the relationship between the National
Security Agency and United States Cyber Command.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Cyber table top exercises with organizations in defense industrial base
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1611) that would require the Executive Director of the
Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to develop
and carry out a plan to conduct cyber table top exercises with
organizations in the defense industrial base not less
frequently than twice each year until December 31, 2030.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that elements of this provision are incorporated
elsewhere in this Act.
Department of Defense use of large language models
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1538) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief
Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department
of Defense, to coordinate and accelerate the adoption of large
language models by the Department of Defense by improving the
access and quality of the existing structured and unstructured
data of the Department to ensure such data is immediately ready
to use in conjunction with machine learning applications being
developed, tested, or in production by the Armed Forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that elements of this provision are addressed
elsewhere in this Act.
Improvements relating to cyber protection support for Department of
Defense personnel in positions highly vulnerable to cyber
attack
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1626) that would amend section 1645 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) to clarify that the scope of this authority includes
personal accounts, as well as personal technology, of personnel
eligible for such cyber protection support.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Limitation on availability of travel funds
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1534) that would
limit the obligation and expenditure of more than 75 percent of
certain funds authorized for travel expenses for the Office of
the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Army,
Office of the Secretary of Navy, and Office of the Secretary of
the Air Force until their fulfillment of certain legislative
requirements related to cyberspace.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that, with the assumption of the new Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy (ASD(CP)), there has been
renewed focus and attention on responding to congressionally
directed reporting requirements in a more timely, thorough, and
fulsome manner. We have been concerned for several years that
the backlog of requests has hindered the ability of the
relevant committees to properly exercise oversight of this
critical and dynamic domain. We note the ASD(CP)'s promising
efforts to institutionalize the processes in a short time
frame, and are optimistic about such efforts in the future.
While we remain concerned that such a legislative backlog could
develop again in the future, we are optimistic that the focus
of the ASD (CP) can ensure that legislative requirements are
afforded the proper levels of attention going forward. We look
forward to continued engagement and partnership on these topics
in the future.
Report on State National Guard cyber units
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1539) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the feasibility of establishing
a cyber unit in every National Guard of a state to ensure the
ability of a State to quickly respond to cyber-attacks in such
state.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on total force generation for the Cyberspace Operations Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1532) that would
amend section 1533(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) by adding a new
paragraph to require any supporting analyses conducted by other
entities, including federally funded research and development
centers, related to total force generation for cyber operations
forces.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Report on user activity monitoring programs of the Department of
Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1540) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on user activity
monitoring programs of the Department of Defense.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
congressional defense committees, not later than April 15,
2025, a briefing on user activity monitoring programs of the
Department of Defense. Such briefing shall include:
(1) A description of the implementation and enforcement of
the requirements of section 1537 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31);
(2) A detailed description of the status of user activity
monitoring on the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router
Network;
(3) A comprehensive accounting of the funds made available
for user activity monitoring on the Non-classified Internet
Protocol Router Network in fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024;
(4) Plans for deployment of user activity monitoring
programs, including appropriate sensoring, data retention and
integration into other cybersecurity applications, on Secret
Internet Protocol Networks; and
(5) Information on how any such user activity monitoring
programs might deviate from the minimum standards outlined in
the National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards for
Executive Branch Insider Threat Programs; the Committee on
National Security Systems Directive 504 (issued on February 4,
2014, relating to the protection of national security systems
from insider threats); or the Department of Defense Directive
5205.16 (issued on September 30, 2014, relating to the insider
threat program of the Department of Defense).
Title XVI--Space Activities, Strategic Programs, and Intelligence
Matters
Subtitle A--Space Activities
Sec. 1601--Modification of Air Force space contractor responsibility
watch list
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1604) that would
amend section 1612 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) to elevate the
management of the contractor responsibility watch list to the
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and
Integration.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1501).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would further clarify the conditions and
reporting for placing a contractor on the contractor
responsibility watch list as well as specific conditions on the
delegation of such authority if required.
Sec. 1602--Establishment of Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1602) that would
establish a program known as the ``Commercial Augmentation
Space Reserve'' to procure space products and services for the
reserve use of the Department of Defense.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1506).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would remove certain exemptions for competition
in contracting and cost accounting standards; and require the
Secretary of Defense to consult with the Secretary of the Air
Force to conduct a study related to the program.
Sec. 1603--Space Force satellite ground systems
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1504) that would amend chapter 135 of title 10, United
States Code, to require completion and operation of satellite
ground systems before associated satellite launches; but
authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to waive this
requirement for national security purposes as necessary.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1604--Modification of notification of foreign interference of
national security space
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1505) that would amend section 2278 of title 10, United
States Code, by simplifying the requirements for the Commander,
U.S. Space Command to notify the congressional defense
committees of each foreign attempt to interfere with national
security space capabilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1605--Modifications to National Security Space Launch program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1603) that would
extend the requirement for the Department of Defense to use the
National Security Space Launch program, to the extent
practical, to procure launch services through September 30,
2029.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1606--Comptroller General review regarding Global Positioning
System modernization and other positioning, navigation, and
timing systems
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1508) that would modify reporting and briefing
requirements for the Comptroller General of the United States
on the Global Positioning System (GPS) III space segment, the
GPS operational control segment, and Military GPS user
equipment acquisition programs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1607--Senior Advisor for Space Command, Control, and Integration
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1507) that would require the Assistant Secretary of the
Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration to designate a
Program Executive Officer for Space Command, Control, and
Integration to oversee U.S. Space Command's requirements for a
system to support a combined operations center at the National
Space Defense Center.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Assistant Secretary for Space
Acquisition and Integration to name a Senior Defense Advisor
for Space Command, Control and Integration to meet the
integration requirements of the combatant commands. The
amendment would also require the Space Acquisition Council to
assess annual fulfillment of space command, control and
integration requirements of U.S. Space Command and brief the
congressional defense committees on activities taken over the
past fiscal year and over the future years defense program in
meeting those requirements.
Sec. 1608--Pilot program to demonstrate hybrid satellite communication
architecture
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1606) that would
require the Commander, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Force,
to implement a pilot program to demonstrate a hybrid space
architecture by integrating military and commercial
communication systems.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would strike the sense of Congress and require
the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition
and Integration to implement the pilot program.
Sec. 1609--Middle East integrated space and satellite security
assessment
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1607) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of
space and satellite security to identify opportunities for
multilateral agreements to protect ally and partner countries
in the area of responsibility of the U.S. Central Command from
hostile activities against space systems of the United States
or those ally and partner countries.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1288).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1610--Annual briefing on commercial space strategy of the Space
Force
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1605) that would
require the Chief of Space Operations to provide a briefing on
commercial solutions for the mission areas identified in the
U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy published in April
2024.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1611) that would
amend section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, by
striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31,
2029'' and require pre-coordination with the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency using agreed upon procedures.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1542).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would extend the authority contained in section
431(a) of title 10, United States Code, through December 31,
2028.
Sec. 1612--Cyber intelligence capability
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1603) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a dedicated cyber intelligence capability to support
the requirements of United States Cyber Command, the other
combatant commands, the military departments, defense agencies,
the Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense for
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.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment that would require the establishment of a
dedicated cyber intelligence capability rather than a center.
We note our continued support for the establishment of a
cyber intelligence capability within the Department of Defense.
We recognize that there are pockets of people with useful
analytical expertise spread across the existing service
intelligence centers that will have valuable experience and
analytic contributions to the cyber intelligence mission, so
the idea that such contributions may go beyond any single
center is understandable. We believe that as the Department
formulates a plan for addressing this provision, it is
important to carefully consider what constitutes a ``cyber
intelligence capability.'' We believe that capability should
include existing centers where relevant expertise exists, but
should also focus fundamentally on how to build and maintain
the new and emerging types of technical knowledge and expertise
that is needed by the cyber operations community, but that does
not currently exist anywhere in the Department in the scale or
depth that is required. Based on recent experience and the
emerging results from current cyber pilots, we do not believe
that existing all-source intelligence centers alone will be
sufficient for the intelligence needs of cyber operators in the
future.
Sec. 1613--Authority of Army Counterintelligence Agents
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1612) that would
amend section 7377 of title 10, United States Code, to provide
special agents of the Army Counterintelligence Command with the
authority to execute warrants and make arrests.
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a similar provision (sec.
6541) that would provide the same authority, but would further
terminate this authority 4 years after enactment of this Act.
The Senate provision would also require annual briefings on the
Army's use of this authority.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1614--Extension and modification of defense intelligence and
counterintelligence expense authority
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1042) that would
extend the authorization from section 1057 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) for the expenditure of funds for Department of Defense
intelligence and counterintelligence activities from 2025 to
2030 and increase the amount of expenditures the Secretary of
Defense may delegate from $100,000 to $125,000.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1543).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would codify section 1057 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) for the expenditure of funds for Department of Defense
intelligence and counterintelligence activities as section 429a
of title 10, United States Code, and increase the amount of
expenditures the Secretary of Defense may delegate from
$100,000 to $200,000.
Sec. 1615--Intelligence advice and Department of Defense support for
Government of Israel in the defeat of Hamas
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1546) that would require the Secretary of Defense and the
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to provide the
Government of Israel 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, and to assist Israel in either capturing or killing
senior Hamas officials.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1525) that would amend section 138(b)(4) of title 10,
United States Code, to restructure the position of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and
BiologicalDefense Programs (ASD(NCB)) into the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence Policy and Programs; and
consolidate the principal policymaking, programmatic, and resourcing
responsibilities for U.S. nuclear forces within the Office of the
Secretary of Defense into the restructured office.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with amendments
that adjust the scope of responsibilities, change the name of
the position to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and
Programs, as well as other technical and conforming amendments.
We note that the Department of Defense is in the process of
modernizing and evolving the U.S. nuclear deterrent to adapt to
changing international security conditions. We agree that such
efforts should not be substantially perturbed by lengthy delays
in implementing this adjustment to the organizational oversight
structure for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In order
to minimize disruption, we believe that the reorganized office
should utilize the existing, purely administrative support
relationships (e.g., human resources, budgeting, etc.) of an
existing office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to
the maximum extent practicable. We also note that this
reorganization is intended in part to better provide the
Secretary of Defense and their staff with the policy,
programmatic, operational, and resourcing information required
to fully execute the responsibilities of principal civilian
adviser for nuclear issues and expect Department of Defense
Components will ensure such information is provided in a
complete and transparent manner. We direct the Secretary of
Defense to brief the congressional defense committees on
interim steps to implement the changes directed by this
provision by March 1, 2025, and brief the committees on final
implementation measures not later than July 1, 2025.
Sec. 1622--Extension and modification of certifications regarding
integrated tactical warning and attack assessment mission of
the Department of the Air Force
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1502) that would amend section 1666 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) to provide the Secretary of Defense a waiver for annual
certification of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack
Assessment System; and exempt the Secretary from certain
requirements on condition that the Secretary certifies that
resources are, and will be, available to remediate any
deficiencies related to such system.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1623--Periodic updates on the modernization of the Strategic
Automated Command and Control System
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1518) that would amend section 1644 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31) to direct the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a
recurring briefing on the development of a replacement for the
Strategic Automated Command and Control System by the date that
the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program
reaches initial operational capacity.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1042) that would amend section 492a of title 10, United
States Code, to modify reporting requirements regarding nuclear
weapons.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1625--Matters relating to pilot program on development of reentry
vehicles and related systems
The Senate committee-reported bill contained provisions
(sec. 1517 and 1523) that would amend section 1645 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31) to direct the Secretary of the Air Force to provide
a recurring briefing on the activities of a reentry vehicle
pilot program; and expand the authorization for the pilot
program to include the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary
of the Navy.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provisions with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1626--Expansion of nuclear long range standoff capability
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1628) that would
authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to restore nuclear
capability to B-52 bombers that had been previously modified to
carry only conventional weapons in compliance with the New
START Treaty.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained similar
provisions (sec. 1522 and 1524).
The agreement includes the Senate provisions with an
amendment that would change the requirement for conversion from
directive to permissive and make other technical and confirming
changes.
Sec. 1627--Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise
missile
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1621) that would
make certain technical changes related to the nuclear-armed,
sea-launched cruise missile program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1513) that would amend section 1640 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31) to modify the direction to establish a joint
program between the Department of Energy and the Department of
Defense to develop a nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile
(SLCM-N); require the Secretary of the Navy to establish a
program element and program office for the SLCM-N development
program; and limit the amount of funds that may be obligated or
expended by the Secretary of the Navy for travel expenses to
not more than 50 percent until the Secretary of the Navy
certifies certain actions to implement the SLCM-N development
program.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would make technical and conforming changes,
consolidate certain requirements, and adjust the limitation on
funding to not more than 90 percent of specified funds.
Sec. 1628--Availability of Air Force procurement funds for heat shield
material for Mark 21A reentry vehicle
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1519) that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force
to enter into life-of-program contracts for the procurement of
mark 21A reentry vehicle heat shield materials and related
processing activities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1629--Conditional requirements for Sentinel intercontinental
ballistic missile program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1625) that would
require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment to ensure that Federal Government oversight of the
Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program meets
certain criteria in the event that the program receives a
certification under subsection 4376(b) of title 10, United
States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment to require a report in the event that the program
receives a revised Milestone B approval, as well as other
technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 1630--Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic
missiles of the United States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1624) that would
prohibit the use of funds authorized for fiscal year 2025 to
reduce the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles
(ICBMs) of the United States below 400 or reduce the alert
level of the ICBM force; but provide an exception to this
prohibition for activities related to maintenance, sustainment,
and replacement, or activities to ensure safety, security, or
reliability.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1515); and a proposed amendment (amendment
number 3290) to the Senate committee-reported bill contained a
similar provision (sec. 8112) that would express the sense of
Congress that the modernization of the ground-based leg of the
nuclear triad of the United States is vital to the security of
the homeland.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1631--Limitation on use of funds for altering Air Force Global
Strike Command
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 921) that would prohibit the use of funds authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for altering or adjusting
the existing composition, roles, or responsibilities of Air
Force Global Strike Command for the development of military
requirements for strategic deterrence or the execution of Joint
Forces Air Component Command support responsibilities for U.S.
Strategic Command until 90 days after the Secretary of the Air
Force, in consultation with the Commander, U.S. Strategic
Command, provides a plan to the congressional defense
committees to ensure that future adjustments to the
composition, roles, or responsibilities of Air Force Global
Strike Command will not adversely affect the meeting the
operational requirements of U.S. Strategic Command or
activities of the Department of Defense to achieve presidential
nuclear employment guidance objectives.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1632--Limitations on use of funds to dismantle B83-1 nuclear
gravity bomb
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1623) that would
limit the obligation and expenditure of more than 80 percent of
certain funds authorized for travel expenses for the Office of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
until the submission of the strategy required by section
1674(b)1(3) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263);
and limit the use of funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the
dismantlement of the B83-1 nuclear gravity bomb, with certain
exceptions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1520) that would limit the obligation and expenditure of
more than 70 percent of certain funds authorized for travel
expenses for the Secretary of the Air Force until the Secretary
provides the plan required by section 1650 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31) for decreasing the time to upload additional warheads to
the intercontinental ballistic missile fleet.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would adjust the limitation to not more than 80
percent of specified funds.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1521) that would limit the obligation and expenditure of
more than 80 percent of certain funds authorized for travel
expenses for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Industrial Base Policy until the Assistant Secretary
provides a required briefing on enhancing the National Nuclear
Security Administration's access to the defense industrial
base.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would adjust the limitation to not more than 90
percent of specified funds.
Sec. 1635--Defense Industrial Base workforce development strategy
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1541) that would direct the Secretary of Defense to
provide a strategy to develop a skilled manufacturing and high-
demand vocational trade workforce in support of the national
technology and industrial base and nuclear security enterprise.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with technical
and conforming amendments.
Sec. 1636--Long-term plan for strategic nuclear forces during delivery
vehicle transition
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1622) that would
require the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command to provide a
baseline strategy, biennially through 2031, on deployed
strategic nuclear warheads.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1637--Reports and briefings on recommendations of the
Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United
States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1626) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide annual reports and
briefings on implementation of the recommendations of 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).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained similar
provisions (sec. 1511 and 1512).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would make technical and conforming changes.
Sec. 1638--Sense of Congress with respect to use of artificial
intelligence to support strategic deterrence
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1627) that would
affirm the current policy of maintaining a human ``in the
loop'' for critical actions that inform and implement
presidential decisions on nuclear weapon employment.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would add a sense of Congress and modify the
statement of policy with respect to artificial intelligence and
the integrity of nuclear safeguards.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1631) that would
expand existing prohibitions related to sharing certain missile
defense information with the Russian Federation to also include
the People's Republic of China.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1642--Additional missile defense site for protection of United
States homeland
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1633) that would
require the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to
establish, by 2031, a fully operational third continental
ballistic missile interceptor site on the east coast of the
United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment.
Sec. 1643--Advice and assistance regarding enhancement of Jordanian air
and missile defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1512) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy to
improve cooperation between allies and partners in the Middle
East with respect to air and missile defense efforts.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1536) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Commander, U.S. Central Command, to work
cooperatively with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to establish
further capabilities for countering air and missile threats
from Iran and Iranian-linked groups.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would authorize the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State and the Commander of
U.S. Central Command, to seek to advise and assist the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with respect to countering certain
air and missile threats. The provision would also require the
Secretary of Defense to assess the feasibility of including
Jordan in a multinational integrated air and missile defense
architecture.
Further, we direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on
implementation of section 1658 of the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
263; 136 Stat. 2951), including an update to the strategy
required in subsection (b).
Sec. 1644--Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli
cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-
production
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1533) that would authorize funding for the procurement of
the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system, David's Sling
weapon system, and Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor program as
outlined under the Memorandum of 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.
The House bill contained no similar provision
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1645--Limitation on availability of funds with respect to certain
missile defense system governance documents, policies, and
procedures
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1632) that would
limit the obligation and expenditure of more than 90 percent of
certain funds authorized for travel expenses for the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering until the
Under Secretary certifies rescission of the Directive
Memorandum 20-002 relating to ``Missile Defense System Policies
and Governance'' pursuant to section 1667 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1646--Congressional notification requirement with respect to
incidents that affect availability of United States homeland
missile defenses
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1532) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
notify the congressional defense committees not later than 24
hours after a major incident affecting the availability of the
United States homeland missile defense system.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1647--Plan for comprehensive ballistic missile defense radar
coverage of Guam
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1534) that would require the Secretary of the Army to
provide a plan to ensure radar coverage of Guam for defense
against simultaneous ballistic missile threats from the
People's Republic of China and North Korea.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1648--Annual briefing on missile defense of Guam
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1535) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide an annual briefing,
concurrent with the transmittal of the President's budget
request, on missile defense of Guam until the overall missile
defense of the island reaches full operational capability.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 1649--Organization and codification of provisions of law relating
to missile defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1537) that would amend part I of subtitle A of title 10,
United States Code, to establish a new chapter regarding
missile defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would repeal certain outdated requirements.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 1651--Cooperative threat reduction funds
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1642) that would
authorize $350.1 million to be appropriated for the Department
of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and allocate
specific funding for component programs; and specify that funds
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for
the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, established under the
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50
U.S.C. 3711), would be available for obligation for fiscal
years 2025 through 2027.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1301).
The conference agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1652--Temporary continuation of requirement for reports on
activities and assistance under Department of Defense
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1302) that would amend section 1080(a) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
92) to reinstate an annual reporting requirement for the
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
through calendar year 2030.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1653--Modification to annual assessment of budget with respect to
electromagnetic spectrum operations capabilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1641) that would
amend section 503 of title 10, United States Code, related to
an annual assessment of the budget with respect to modeling and
simulation capabilities for joint electromagnetic spectrum
operations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a related
provision (sec. 1548) that would make technical corrections to
chapter 25 of title 10, United States Code.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would make technical and conforming changes.
We note that the additional technical corrections are
addressed elsewhere in this agreement.
Sec. 1654--Modification of milestone decision authority for space-based
ground and airborne moving target indication systems
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1503) that would amend section 1684 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31) to modify the milestone decision authority for space-based
ground and airborne moving target indication systems to oversee
program cost and execution baseline; and require the service
acquisition executive for the Air Force for space systems and
programs to designate a program executive office for space-
based air and ground moving target indication.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to
be the milestone decision authority for space-based moving
target indication primarily funded by the Department of Defense
and require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to
provide to congressional defense committees, not later than May
31, 2025, a date for the initial operating capability of a
spaced-based ground moving target indication system.
Sec. 1655--Designation of a senior defense official responsible for
establishment of a national integrated air and missile defense
architecture for the United States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1057) that would
require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide a
report on current or new sensor and interceptor capabilities
for defending critical infrastructure.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1531).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would eliminate reporting requirements and
require the Secretary of Defense to designate a senior official
to be responsible for a national integrated air and missile
defense architecture for the United States.
We direct the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, through the designated official, to
provide a briefing, not later than December 1, 2025, to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the development of an integrated air and
missile defense architecture for defending the homeland. At a
minimum, the briefing shall include:
(1) Identification of terrestrial, maritime, orbital, and
cyber technological capabilities to address non-ballistic and
ballistic missile threats to the homeland and any associated
critical infrastructure assets, including the sensor, command
and control, and missile defeat systems required for the
operation of an integrated missile defense architecture for the
United States during the 10-year period starting on the date of
the enactment of this Act;
(2) Technological requirements to ensure compatibility with
the integrated air and missile defense capabilities of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the integrated air and
missile defense architecture in the Indo-Pacific region that is
under development as of the date of the enactment of this Act;
(3) Integrated, time-phased development, procurement, and
deployment schedule for the systems comprising the specified
architecture;
(4) Initial cost estimates for development and procurement
of the required assets;
(5) Development and integration risk of the proposed
architecture;
(6) Personnel required to operate the proposed
architecture, including opportunities for reducing the
anticipated personnel requirements through increased use of
automation; and
(7) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense and the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff consider appropriate.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Assessment of updated force sizing requirements
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1514) that would require the Secretary of Defense and the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide a strategy to
deter and defend against simultaneous aggression from two near-
peer nuclear competitors.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide a strategy to the
congressional defense committees, not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, that enables the United
States to concurrently:
(1) Achieve the nuclear employment objectives of the
President against any adversary that conducts a strategic
attack against the United States or its allies;
(2) Hold at risk all classes of adversary targets described
in the nuclear weapons employment guidance issued by the
President as of the date of the enactment of this Act;
(3) Defend against simultaneous aggression by two near-peer
nuclear-armed competitors; and
(4) Provide a credible defense against limited long-range
strikes against the United States homeland.
The strategy, in classified form with an unclassified
summary, should include:
(1) An assessment of the quantities and types of forces
necessary to implement such strategy;
(2) Pursuant to section 491 of title 10, United States
Code, a description of the classes of targets necessary to hold
at risk via nuclear forces in order to achieve the requirements
of the United States Strategic Command and the deterrence and
assurance objectives of the United States;
(3) A projection of the planned growth in potential target
quantities due to the expansion and diversification of likely
adversary capabilities during the period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 10
years after the date of the enactment of this Act;
(4) A comparison of the quantities and various employment
options available in the nuclear weapons stockpile of the
United States since January 1, 1991, and options that are
expected to be available during the period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that
is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act;
(5) An assessment of the impact of delays in ongoing or
planned modernization of nuclear, missile defense, space, or
conventional long-range strike programs of the United States;
and
(6) Any other factors the Secretary or the Chairman believe
pertinent for assessing force sizing requirements.
Briefing on capabilities in cislunar space
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1609A) that
would require the Chief of Space Operations to provide a report
on requirements and research and development for cislunar space
domain awareness.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Chief of Space Operations to provide a
briefing, not later than June 30, 2025, to the congressional
defense committees that includes a description of:
(1) Requirements for cislunar space domain awareness
capabilities;
(2) The plan of the Department of Defense for researching
and developing technologies for cislunar space domain
awareness; and
(3) Progress of the Department of Defense in coordinating
with the Cislunar Technology Strategy Interagency Working Group
to achieve the objectives set forth in the publication of the
Working Group titled ``National Cislunar Science and Technology
Strategy'' and dated November 2022.
Briefing on space-related waveform and datalink capabilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1609) that would
require the Chief of Space Operations and the Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and
Integration to provide a briefing on resourcing and enabling an
architecture to connect the various communication architectures
of the Space Force.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Chief of Space Operations and the Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and
Integration to provide a briefing, not later than February 29,
2025, to the congressional defense committees on a plan to
resource and enable an architecture to connect, with
operationally relevant interoperability, the following:
(1) The communication architectures of the Space Force,
including the Space Development Agency Proliferated Warfighter
Space Architecture as well as the United States Space Force
Satellite Control Network;
(2) Protected tactical enterprise services;
(3) Evolved strategic satellite communications;
(4) Narrowband satellite communications;
(5) Wideband satellite communications; and
(6) Such other systems as the Chief of Space Operations and
the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition
and Integration determine appropriate.
Limitation on use of funds for certain unreported programs
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1544) that would prohibit the obligation or expenditure
of funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal
year 2025 on any classified program involving unidentified
anomalous phenomena that has not been briefed to the
appropriate committees of Congress and congressional
leadership.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We recognize the concerns by many in Congress over adequate
reporting and oversight for activities related to unidentified
anomalous phenomena, but note that current statute in section
119 of title 10, United States Code, specifically provides for
the legal restrictions and protections necessary to ensure that
Congress can exercise its responsibilities. Adding additional
funding limitations cannot make it more illegal to withhold or
obfuscate information regarding such programs from
Congressional view, but could potentially have other unintended
or unforeseen that could impact programs beyond the scope of
activities that were addressed in the provision.
Plan for improvement of Space Force satellite control network
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1608) that would
require the Chief of Space Operations to provide a plan for
modernizing the satellite control network of the U.S. Space
Force.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Chief of Space Operations, in coordination
with the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space
Acquisition and Integration, to submit a comprehensive plan,
not later than March 31, 2025, to the congressional defense
committees on modernizing the satellite control network of the
Space Force. The plan should include:
(1) The actions and resources required to modernize and
sustain a resilient, multi-mission, multi-orbit satellite
control network for the Space Force;
(2) Life-cycle sustainment measures that include technical
refresh efforts to enable dynamic space operations;
(3) Assessments of current and planned architectural
hardware capabilities, across the range of classification
levels, and an explanation of how such capabilities are
expected to be addressed in future budget requests;
(4) Plans for incorporating commercial capabilities into
the network, as appropriate; and
(5) Mechanisms through which the Space Force may use
existing funding to accelerate the rapid adoption of
capabilities and life-cycle sustainment efforts to quickly
modernize the satellite control network.
Preparations for possible deployment of additional intercontinental
ballistic missiles
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1516) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force
to develop a plan for deploying up to 450 Sentinel
intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), rather than the
400 Minuteman III ICBMs currently deployed; and direct the
Program Executive Officer for Intercontinental Ballistic
Missiles to develop an alternative acquisition strategy for the
Sentinel ICBM weapon system for deployment of 450 Sentinel
ICBMs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct that, not later than September 1, 2025, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in
coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, the
Commander, United States Strategic Command, the Administrator
for Nuclear Security, and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Policy, shall provide a briefing regarding the deployment of up
to 450 Sentinel ICBMs during the planned life of the Sentinel
ICBM weapon system, in the event that a presidential decision
be made to increase the number of deployed ICBMs.
The report shall include a description of necessary changes
to the revised Milestone B acquisition strategy for deploying
450 Sentinel ICBMs, including:
(1) Procurement of booster sets, reentry vehicles, ground
support and maintenance equipment, nuclear weapons components,
and countermeasures to accommodate the continuous deployment of
450 Sentinel ICBMs during the planned life of the system and
satisfy anticipated testing requirements;
(2) Impacts to associated ongoing command, control, and
communications modernization programs;
(3) Initial acquisition cost estimates and deployment
timelines necessary to accomplish the above; and
(4) Any treaty or policy implications for consideration in
the event that presidential direction is given to deploy
additional ICBMs.
Report on roles and responsibilities relating to defense against
hypersonic threats
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1643) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on roles
and responsibilities related to defense against hypersonic
threats.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to deliver a report to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on the roles and
responsibilities related to defending against hypersonic
threats including the following elements:
(1) A description of the roles and responsibilities of the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, the military departments,
the Joint Staff, the combatant commands, Defense Agencies, and
Department of Defense Field Activities;
(2) An assessment of any duplication of effort or gaps
identified in paragraph (1);
(3) A recommendation with respect to designating a single
entity with acquisition authority with respect to the
capability to defend the homeland from hypersonic threats; and
(4) Such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant.
Sense of Congress on the development of very low earth orbit spacecraft
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1609B) that
would express the sense of Congress that the Department of
Defense should continue to construct a hybrid space
architecture that integrates advanced commercial technologies
for very low earth orbit spacecraft.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We find that:
(1) The Space Force has demonstrated its commitment to
building a resilient, safe, and secure space architecture and
incorporating transformational commercially developed space
technologies to accelerate the fielding of capabilities,
including in very low earth orbit;
(2) Advancements in propulsion systems, materials science,
affordable launch costs, and orbital management techniques have
opened up new possibilities for utilizing very low earth orbit
for various purposes, including ultra-high-resolution
reconnaissance, low latency communication, and improved space
domain awareness;
(3) Congress and the Department of Defense should continue
to pursue these efforts in support of the National Defense
Strategy and the Commercial Space Strategy of the Space Force
to accelerate the purposeful pursuit of hybrid space
architectures; and
(4) The Space Force should continue to scale up these
efforts and further explore the benefits of very low earth
orbit spacecraft development to improve responsiveness, enhance
image resolution, generate orbital diversity, and increase
resilience against space debris and other threats.
Report on Space Force use of nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear
electric propulsion space vehicles
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1609C) that
would require the Chief of Space Operations to provide a report
on Space Force use of nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear
electric propulsion space vehicles.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Chief of Space Operations to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees, not later
than March 31, 2025, on the Space Force use of nuclear thermal
propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion space vehicles to
include:
(1) Description of how the Space Force uses such vehicles
currently and plans to use such vehicles in the future; and
(2) Potential benefits that such vehicles can provide to
bolster the national security of the United States.
Sensitive compartmented information facility accreditation
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1613) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to assign responsibility to
the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency for the
accreditation of sensitive compartmented information facilities
for all components of the Department of Defense (DOD)--
including the military departments, except with respect to the
National Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office,
and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We remain concerned that the current processes for
accrediting and reaccrediting secure compartmented information
facilities (SCIF), while vitally necessary, may also contribute
to backlogs in work and nearly insurmountable barriers for many
small and nontraditional defense companies. Many of the
concerns regarding backlogs and unnecessarily extended
timelines to achieve accreditation or reaccreditation are based
on anecdotal evidence. However, valid, comprehensive and
longitudinal data on the scope and the scale of the problem has
been difficult to ascertain. We believe that a comprehensive
data collection program centered on this process, similar to
the development and measurement of procurement administrative
lead time to baseline the acquisition process, is necessary
before considering any potentially disruptive organizational
changes.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense, through the
Department of Defense Performance Improvement Officer in
coordination with the Undersecretary of Defense for
Intelligence and Security, to provide a briefing, not later
than June 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the Department's
activities to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of the
SCIF accreditation and reaccreditation processes across the
Department of Defense. The briefing should include:
(1) Current data, including baseline goals or benchmarks,
for the timelines for conducting SCIF accreditation and
reaccreditation by Department of Defense components with
delegated responsibility for accreditation actions;
(2) Identification of gaps in such data collection, and
plans to close such gaps;
(3) Development of measurable goals or other benchmarks for
delegated components to identify bottlenecks in the process and
close gaps in data collection and data quality;
(4) Recommendations for improving input, data or other
feedback from entities undergoing the accreditation or
reaccreditation process in order to identify process
improvements that may decrease timelines and increase quality
of the outputs of the process; and
(5) Recommendations for policy improvements or policy
guidance needed to institutionalize such data collection and
process improvements, including through the use of databases,
automated analysis tools or other automation to streamline data
collection, analysis and transparency.
Resilience of position, navigation, and timing technologies and
services
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 1509) that would require any position, navigation, and
timing technology and service procured, or otherwise acquired
by the Department of Defense, to be able to acquire, track, and
provide accurate position, navigation, or timing information
when L1 Signals or L2 Signals are jammed, spoofed, blocked, or
subject to harmful interference.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note that the Department of Defense despite more than a
decade of congressional direction, delays, and billions in cost
overruns continues to resist adequately addressing the
resilient position, navigation, and timing needs of the
services. The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383) directed the
Department of Defense to transition all receivers to the more
resilient M-Code, and this has still not happened. Modern
resilient Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites still do
not have secure ground architecture fielded, despite several
years of work and a Nunn-McCurdy breach.
Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense to provide an
assessment accompanied by a briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not
later than June 1, 2025, on the status of fielding resilient
position, navigation, and timing technology and service across
the Department.
The assessment and briefing shall include:
(1) Feasibility, projected cost, and timeline to require
all position, navigation, and timing technology and service
procured or otherwise acquired by the Department of Defense to
have the ability to acquire, track, and provide accurate
position, navigation, or timing information if L1 Signals and
L2 Signals are jammed, spoofed, blocked, or subject to harmful
interference;
(2) Status of M-Code resilient receiver deliveries to the
weapons systems and people that require them, to include a plan
to field these receivers on an operationally relevant timeline;
(3) Current schedule and status of full operational
capability of the ground station to GPS III/F, the advanced GPS
satellite transmitting M-Code, known as OCX;
(4) Plans to include commercial position, navigation, and
timing technologies in future DOD resilient precision,
navigation, and timing efforts; and
(5) Update on any efforts to incorporate non-traditional
and non-space-based resilient position, navigation, and timing
information into DOD operations.
Title XVII--Other Defense Matters
Sec. 1701--Technical and conforming amendments
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1741) that
would make technical and conforming amendments to existing law.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment to include additional technical and conforming
amendments to existing law.
Sec. 1702--Modification of humanitarian assistance authority
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1701) that would
modify the authority for humanitarian assistance under section
2561 of title 10, United States Code, to stipulate that such
authority shall be used overseas and would also require the
Secretary of Defense to provide a notice before providing
certain humanitarian assistance pursuant to section 2561 of
title 10, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a notice before providing certain humanitarian
assistance pursuant to section 2561 of title 10, United States
Code.
Sec. 1703--Display of United States flag for patriotic and military
observances
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1743) that would
amend section 8(c) of title 4, United States Code, to modify
the requirements concerning the display of the flag of the
United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would expand the authorization under this
provision to all Americans displaying the flag as a part of a
military or patriotic observance.
Sec. 1704--Exclusion of oceanographic research vessels from certain
sourcing requirements
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1702) that would
exclude naval oceanographic research vessels operated by
academic institutions from certain sourcing requirements.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision, modified to
extend the exclusion to all oceanographic research vessels.
Sec. 1705--Expanding cooperative research and development agreements to
partnerships with United States territorial governments
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6068) that
would amend section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 to include territorial governments.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1706--Use of royalty gas at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6070) that
would require the Secretary of Energy to accept in-kind royalty
gas from leases on the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant and to
sell such royalty gas to the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 1707--Report on Iranian oil sales proceeds
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1728) that would
require the President to provide a report on Iranian oil sales
proceeds.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 1708--Prohibition on use of funds for temporary pier in Gaza
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1705) that would
prohibit the use of funds for constructing or maintain a pier
off the coast of Gaza. The House bill also contained a
provision (sec. 1749) that would prohibit the use of funds for
the construction of a Gaza port.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 1709--Analysis of certain unmanned aircraft systems entities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1722) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to investigate drone companies
from the People's Republic of China for potential listing on
the Chinese military company list in accordance with section
1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) and
add Shenzhen DJI Sciences and Technologies Company to the
Federal Communications Commission's Covered List.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Annual report on Department of Defense assistance to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection and Department of Homeland Security on
northern border security
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1734) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide an annual report on
Department of Defense assistance to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and the Department of Homeland Security to secure
the northern border of the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland
Defense and Hemispheric Affairs to submit a report, not later
than April 1, 2025, to the congressional defense committees on
the assistance that the Department of Defense currently
provides to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the
Department of Homeland Security to secure the northern border
of the United States.
Assessment of the accuracy of Gaza Ministry of Health casualty
reporting
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1733) that would
require the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to
submit a report assessing the accuracy of the reporting of the
Gaza Ministry of Health.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
to submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than June 1,
2025, and provide a briefing, not later than September 1, 2025,
assessing the accuracy of the reporting of the Gaza Ministry of
Health. The report and briefing shall include:
(1) The total casualty figures reported by the Ministry;
and
(2) The information disseminated by the Ministry of
casualties grouped by age and gender.
Briefing on institutional capacity building of countries within United
States Africa Command area of responsibility
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1765) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing on the
adequacy of institutional capacity building in countries within
the area of responsibility of the United States Africa Command
(USAFRICOM) to strengthen governance in the defense sectors of
such countries.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that increasing economic and military presence by
Russia and the People's Republic of China and the malign
activities of violent extremist organizations threaten
stability and other U.S. national security interests in Africa.
USAFRICOM is committed to building strategic partnerships with
African partners and bolstering stability on the continent. One
critical component of such efforts is institutional capacity
building (ICB) programing that helps partners strengthen
governance in the defense sectors and reinforce shared
commitments to democracy, transparency, and the rule of law. We
encourage the Department of Defense to ensure ICB efforts
remain a critical component of all security cooperation
programs.
Certification and reports on South Africa
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1725) that would
require the President to certify to certain congressional
committees whether South Africa has engaged in activities that
undermine United States national security or foreign policy
interests. The provision would also require a report to
accompany such certification providing a justification for the
determination. It would require the President to conduct a
review of the bilateral relationship between the United States
and South Africa, and to deliver a report that includes the
findings of the review. The provision would also require the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report on U.S. defense
cooperation with South Africa.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We are concerned by South Africa's growing cooperation with
the Governments of Iran, the People's Republic of China, and
Russia. Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, to provide a briefing
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, not later than April 1, 2025, on defense
cooperation between the United States and South Africa. The
briefing shall include:
(1) A discussion of military exercises and security
cooperation between the United States and South Africa;
(2) A summary of South Africa's defense cooperation with
Iran, the People's Republic of China, and Russia;
(3) An analysis whether South Africa's military activities
are consistent with United States national security and
military interests; and
(4) Any other issues the Secretary considers appropriate.
Combatting illicit tobacco products
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1704) that would
establish a process for approving the sale of certainElectronic
Nicotine Delivery System products or oral nicotine products at military
commissaries and exchanges.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretaries of the military departments, to brief the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on steps the
Department is taking to ensure that all tobacco products, to
include any product containing nicotine, sold at military
operated establishments are compliant with federal tobacco
regulations including the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). The briefing should also include the
process the Department has implemented to ensure that all non-
Department of Defense retail establishments located on
installations, including kiosks and third-party vendors on
military installations, are in compliance with the
aforementioned regulations.
Common coalition key within the Baltic states
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1767) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a common
coalition key within the Baltic states for purposes of sharing
ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems among
such states for training and operational purposes.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that issues pertaining to security cooperation with
the Baltic states are addressed elsewhere in this report.
Comptroller General study and report on antagonistic use of satellites
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1735) that would
require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide
a report on threats from adversaries' antagonistic use of
satellites.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Copyright protection for certain literary works of military members of
the faculty of certain institutions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1750) that would
amend Section 105(d) of title 17 of the United States Code, in
paragraph (1), by striking ``civilian''; and in paragraph (2),
by adding at the end of the following: ``(O) Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences.''.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Department of Defense requirement to use ``Taiwan''
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1712) that would
prohibit the Department of Defense from using ``Chinese
Taipei'' and require the use of ``Taiwan''.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Development of national strategy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1756) that would
require the President to develop a national strategy to use
microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Exemption under Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for certain
activities that may result in incidental take of Rice's whale
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1703) that would
require the Secretaries of Commerce, Interior, and Defense to
begin the process of providing an exemption under Marine Mammal
Protection Act for activities carried out at the Eglin Test and
Training Range that may result in the incidental take of Rice's
whales.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Expansion of eligibility for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1742) that would
amend section 1965 of title 38, United States Code, to expand
SGLI eligibility to include cadets and midshipmen attending
advanced training.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Extension of report on islamic revolutionary guard corps-affiliated
operatives abroad
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1726) that would
require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, to submit a report on the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated operatives abroad.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the requirements in the House provision have
been addressed through a modification to the Report on Military
Capabilities of Iran and related activities as required by
section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), and in section 1269 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31).
Feasibility study of domestic refining of deep sea critical mineral
intermediates
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1724) that would
authorize a study to assess the feasibility of improving
domestic capabilities for refining polymetallic nodule derived
intermediates into high purity nickel, cobalt sulfate, and
copper for defense applications.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy,
to report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, not later than December 31, 2025,
with a study on the feasibility and advisability of improving
domestic capabilities for refining polymetallic nodule-derived
intermediates into high purity nickel, cobalt sulfate, and
copper for defense applications. The study shall also examine
existing supply chains for such intermediaries. The Secretary
of Defense may consult or enter into an agreement with a
Federally funded research and development center for the study.
Federal contractor vulnerability disclosure policy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1747) that would
require covered contractors implement a vulnerability
disclosure policy consistent with National Institute of
Standards and Technology guidelines.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
GAO study on Department of Defense Education Activity Disability
Emphasis Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1766) that would
require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct
a study on the effectiveness of the Department of Defense
Education Activity (DODEA) Disability Emphasis Program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than July 1,
2025, on the following matters--
(1) Whether the DODEA Disability Emphasis Program is
meeting its goals; and
(2) How such program supports the employment, retention,
and career advancement of individuals with intellectual,
physical, and developmental disabilities.
Inspector General of the Department of Defense annual report on
oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1703) that would
require the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to
provide a report for each fiscal year that contains a
description of the budget of the Department of Defense, the
total amount and dollar value of oversight investigations into
fraud, waste, and abuse conducted by the Inspector General, and
the total amount and dollar value of oversight investigations
into fraud, waste, and abuse conducted by the Inspectors
General of each military department.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Limitation on availability of funds for Ukraine
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1711) that would
prohibit funds authorized to be appropriated for construction
of covered military unaccompanied housing to be transferred or
otherwise made available to Ukraine or to provide any form of
assistance to Ukraine.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Limitation on displaying in certain public areas cut flowers or greens
not produced in the United States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1763) that would
prohibit a cut flower or a cut green from being officially
displayed in any public area of a building of the Executive
Office of the President, the Department of State, or the
Department of Defense unless such cut green or cut flower is
produced in the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Limitation on funding activities performed by persons in drag
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1754) that would
prohibit funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for a
drag show, drag queen story hour or similar event.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that all planned drag shows on all military
installations were cancelled after the Department of Defense
(DOD) learned about them during a House Armed Services
Committee hearing on March 29, 2023. DOD determined that
permitting non-Federal entities to conduct drag show events at
U.S. military installations or facilities is inconsistent with
the longstanding criteria for providing this logistical support
to non-federal entities, including DOD Instruction 1000.15,
``Procedures and Support for Non-Federal Entities Authorized to
Operate on DOD Installations'' and the Joint Ethics Regulation
(JER) section 3-211, ``Logistical Support of Non-Federal Entity
Events.'' The JER states that heads of DOD component
organizations may provide, on a limited basis, logistical
support (use of DOD facilities and equipment) to non-Federal
entity events, but only if they determine seven factors
toensure that the support may be authorized as supporting legitimate
DOD interests. The DOD Office of General Counsel determined that drag
queen story hours did not serve a legitimate DOD public affairs
interest nor was this an appropriate association for DOD.
Limitation on funds
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1707) that would
prohibit Department of Defense funding for the Wuhan Institute
of Virology; EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; any laboratory owned or
controlled by the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Iran, North
Korea, Russia, Venezuela or any other foreign adversary; and
gain-of-function research.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that other provisions (sec. 1055) of this Act
address the same matter. In addition, we are aware that the
Department of Defense does not currently conduct gain-of-
function research nor has planned funds for such purposes in
fiscal year 2025.
Prohibition of funds to CCP entities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1706) that would
prohibit funds authorized by this Act or otherwise made
available by this Act from being made available to any entity
based in the People's Republic of China or any company whose
beneficial ownership is Chinese.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Prohibition on assistance for building in, or rebuilding Gaza
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1708) that would
prohibit the use of funds for assistance for building in, or
rebuilding the Gaza strip.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Prohibition on diverting funding from the Indo-Pacific region
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1755) that would
prohibit the diversion of Department of Defense funds
previously appropriated for assistance for the Indo-Pacific
region.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Prohibition on use of funds
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1710) that would
prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement any of the
following executive orders: Executive Order 13990, Executive
Order 14008, section 6 of Executive Order 14013, Executive
Order 14030, Executive Order 14057, Executive Order 14082, and
Executive Order 14096.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Project Spectrum
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1713) that would
amend chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, to insert a
new section.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the importance of protecting our small business
industrial base against cyber attacks from the full spectrum of
cyber actors, from simple criminal and ransomware attacks to
sophisticated national state campaigns. With the finalization
of the rules for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model
Certification, we believe it is important that the Department
of Defense provide additional assistance to small businesses in
the defense industrial base navigating this process. We believe
such assistance crucial to the more fundamental need to
strengthen the overall cyber defense posture of this vulnerable
sector.
We are aware that the Department has some dedicated
programs specific to this issue, such as Project Spectrum, but
also note efforts undertaken by Defense Cyber Crime Center and
the National Security Agency's Cyber Collaboration Center,
among others, that provide various forms of assistance to this
community. We believe that the Department should provide
comprehensive and coordinated guidance to the military services
and defense agencies and field activities in order to ensure
unity of effort, reduce opportunities for unwarranted
duplication across investments, and simplify entry points into
the Department for those seeking to obtain such support.
Records relating to Tower 22 attack
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1748) that would
require the President to make available to the Congress all
records relating to the January 28, 2024 attack on Tower 22 in
Jordan.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the After Action Report on the January 28,
2024 attack on Tower 22 in Jordan and additional relevant
records were provided to the Congress from the Department of
Defense.
Reduction of light pollution at Department of Defense facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1744) that would
require the Department of Defense to assess encroachment on
military activities and aviation safety due to light pollution.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, with an
assessment of the extent to which light pollution is impacting
operational readiness and training activities at installations
within the military departments. The briefing shall include at
the minimum the following:
(1) An evaluation of current lighting at facilities and the
extent and manner to which unshielded lighting is creating
light pollution detrimental to operational readiness or
training;
(2) A discussion of mitigation measures that could be
implemented without negatively impacting safety to include,
reduction of lighting where possible and alternatives such as
shielded lighting, low-output light-emitting diodes, dimmers,
or warm-toned lighting options where appropriate;
(3) A discussion of the methodologies used to determine
where current lighting is causing negative impacts; and
(4) A discussion of the alternatives considered to reduce
the impacts observed.
Report on military spouse security clearance
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1758) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Director of National Intelligence to provide a report to
Congress on the technical, operational, human resources, and
legal challenges that would result from accelerating security
clearance reviews of military spouses by using information,
including address verification, from the spousal review of
their connected servicemember's security clearance, as well as
the anticipated benefits of such a change.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Director of National Intelligence, to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, by no later than April 1, 2025, on the
technical, operational, human resource, and legal challenges
that would result from accelerating security clearance reviews
of military spouses by using information, including address
verification, from the spousal review portion associate with
their connected service member's security clearance, as well as
the potential and anticipated benefits of such a change.
Report on receipt of funding from Confucius Institutes
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1727) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on U.S.
institutions of higher education that host Confucius Institutes
and receive Department of Defense funding.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note the risk of Confucius Institutes operating in the
United States, specifically at academic institutions that
receive Department of Defense funding. We further note that,
according to the Department of Defense, no academic
institutions that receive Department of Defense funding host a
Confucius Institute as of the summer of 2023. While one
Confucius Institute remains in the United States, it resides at
an institution that does not receive any Department of Defense
funding.
Report on security cooperation with the Government of the Turks and
Caicos Islands
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1732) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on
security cooperation with the Government of the Turks and
Caicos Islands and the treatment of detained Americans on the
Turks and Caicos Islands.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than April 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on
security cooperation with the Turks and Caicos Islands
including any security cooperation programs intended to counter
threats from transnational criminal organizations, violent
extremist organizations, and malign regional and external state
actors since fiscal year 2020 and the cost of such programs.
Report on system dependencies, uptime, and key factors of electronic
health record system
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1737) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
appropriate congressional committees on the electronic health
record system and other system dependencies, uptime, and key
factors that affect the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than July 30, 2025, on system
dependencies, uptime, and key factors of the Department's
electronic health record system that affect the provision of
health care by the Defense Health Agency.
Report on the use of major non-NATO ally status for Kenya
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1762) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, to provide a report on the use of major
non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization status for Kenya.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that Kenya is a key partner in addressing a range
of shared threats and advancing stability and security in East
Africa and beyond. In recognition of the close and continuing
partnership between the United States and Kenya, the United
States recently named Kenya a major non-NATO ally, the first
such designation for a country in sub-Saharan Africa. We
commend Kenya for continuing to play a critical role in
regionalsecurity, including hosting Justified Accord, U.S.
Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, and serving as lead
nation for the multilateral United Nations mission to help stabilize
Haiti. We encourage the Department of Defense to continue efforts to
identify opportunities to deepen collaboration.
Report on use of nuclear power for military and soft power purposes
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1738) that would
require the Secretaries of Defense and State to provide a
report on the efforts of the Russian Federation and the
People's Republic of China relating to transportable nuclear
power that specifically evaluates the manner and extent to
which both Russia and China are using transportable nuclear
power for direct military purposes and as a soft power tool
globally.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, to provide a briefing to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than June 1, 2025, on any Russian
and Chinese efforts related to transportable nuclear power that
specifically evaluates the manner and extent to which, if any,
both Russia and China are using transportable nuclear power for
military purposes and as a soft power tool globally.
Reporting on Iranian Centrifuge Installation
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1736) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on Iranian
centrifuge installation.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
the congressional defense committees not later than February 1,
2025 on Iranian centrifuge installation. The report shall
include:
(1) An assessment of the types and numbers of centrifuges
installed in declared and undeclared nuclear facilities in Iran
since May 2021;
(2) An assessment of the timeline required by Iran to
produce weapons-grade uranium;
(3) An assessment of the current timeline required by Iran
to produce weapons-grade uranium;
(4) An assessment of whether Iran has moved advanced
centrifuges to facilities other than its safeguarded enrichment
plants, including where and how many, if applicable;
(5) An assessment of how many advanced centrifuges Iran
would need of each type to enrich to weapons-grade; and
(6) An assessment of whether a heavily fortified nuclear
facility Iran is building near the Natanz site contains or will
contain an enrichment plant.
Revocation of Security Clearances for Certain Persons
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1751) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to suspend or revoke a
security clearance or access to classified information for any
retired or separated member of the uniformed service or
civilian employee of the Department of Defense who engages in
certain activities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the current security clearance forms for
initiating a background investigation already include questions
on support for foreign entities, and the implementation of
continuous vetting procedures allows for updates in between
periodic reinvestigations to accommodate dynamic developments
in near real time. Any individual holding a security clearance
is responsible for being forthcoming and transparent in
notifying the government of changes in information that might
impact their ability to hold and maintain classified
information, so that this continuous vetting process can remain
agile and responsive. We believe lobbying for foreign entities
requires review and oversight by the Department, and it is
appropriate to continue to place focus on these questions
during the adjudication process.
Rewards for information regarding leaders of Hamas
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1760) that would
require the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and the
Secretary of Defense to advocate in their respective roles on
the Foreign Threat Intelligence Committee to request the
Rewards for Justice Program to offer $25.0 million each in
incentives for information regarding certain leaders of Hamas.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that Hamas terrorists Yahya Sinwar and Mohamed
Deif, who were responsible for planning the October 7 massacre,
have been killed. We support making rewards available under the
Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program for information that leads to
the arrest, location, or financial disruption of Hamas leaders
or operatives responsible for the murder and kidnapping of
Americans on October 7, 2023.
Sense of Congress regarding feasibility study for Blue Grass Chemical
Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1759) that would
express the sense of Congress regarding a feasibility study for
Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We acknowledge receipt of the 2023 feasibility study and
subsequent 2024 report conducted for the Blue Grass Chemical
Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant at the Blue Grass Army Depot
(BGAD), which identified critical opportunities for augmenting
the Organic Industrial Base. These reports identified three
high-feasibility growth opportunities: production of critical
chemicals, production of metal components for 155mm artillery
munitions, and production of metal shipping containers.
Moreover, we recognize the strategic importance of the BGAD as
a vital element of the defense industrial base. Its unique
capabilities in munitions handling and production are crucial
for supporting U.S. military readiness. BGAD plays a pivotal
role in ensuring the safe, efficient storage and transportation
of critical defense materials, making it indispensable to the
nation's defense infrastructure.
State and local law enforcement access to lifesaving Federal equipment
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1753) that would
prohibit the limitation of the sale, donation, or transfer of
property of the U.S. Government to state and local law
enforcement agencies.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Statement of policy relating to reporting requirements of China's
Maritime Safety Administration
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1757) that would
state that it is the policy of the United States to reject, as
a violation of international law and United States sovereignty,
any attempt by China's Maritime Safety Administration to compel
United States vessels to adhere to any reporting requirements
listed within China's Maritime Traffic Safety Law
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Strategy to improve activities related to counternarcotics and counter-
transnational organized crime
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1745) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
commanders of the geographic combatant commands and the
Secretary of State, to develop a strategy to improve for
supporting law enforcement related to counternarcotics.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that elsewhere in this Act, we require the
Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with a
federally funded research and development center to conduct 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, and, upon receipt of that assessment, to provide the
report to the congressional defense committees and
congressional research agencies.
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy study and report on expansion of
National Guard State Partnership Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1739) that would
require the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau, to assess expanding the National Guard
State Partnership Program to additional countries in the First
Island Chain and the Second Island Chain.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing,
not later than April 1, 2025, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
feasibility and benefits of expanding the Department of Defense
State Partnership Program to additional countries in the
Western Pacific region, including Brunei, the Federated States
of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Vanuatu,
and any other country that the Secretary deems relevant.
United States-Israel cooperation on space matters
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1752) that would
express the sense of Congress that the United States and Israel
should continue civilian and defense cooperation on space
matters.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We support cooperation between the United States and Israel
on space matters including: between the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration and the Israel Space Agency; and
between the United States Air Force and the Israeli Air Force's
newly created Space Force in the areas of research,
development, test, and evaluation.
United States-Israel emerging technology capabilities cooperation
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1764) that would
authorize the Secretary of Defense, upon request of the
Ministry of Defense of Israel and in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence,
to carry out research, development, test, and evaluation, on a
joint basis with Israel, in areas of emerging technologies
capable of enabling the warfare capabilities of both the United
States and Israel to meet emerging defense challenges.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that we have included a $47.5 million increase
elsewhere in this bill for research and development, test and
evaluation, in the areas of emerging technologies capable of
bolstering the capabilities of both the United States and
Israel to meet emerging defense challenges, including in the
areas of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics,
quantum and automation.
Working group on blockchain, smart contracts, and distributed ledger
technologies
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1729) that would
require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this section, to establish a
working group to be known as the ``Blockchain-Distributed
Ledger Technologies-Smart Contracts Defense Applications
Working Group.''
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2001--Short title
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2001) that would
cite division B of this Act as the ``Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2001).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2002--Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
specified by law
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2002) that would
ensure that the authorizations provided in titles XXI through
XXVII of this Act expire on October 1, 2027, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2028, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2002).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2003--Effective date
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2003) that would
provide that titles XXI through XXVII of this Act would take
effect on October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of this
Act, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2003).
The agreement includes this provision.
Title XXI--Army Military Construction
Sec. 2101--Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2101) that would
contain a list of authorized Army construction projects for
fiscal year 2025. The authorized amounts are listed on an
installation-by-installation basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2101).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2102--Family housing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2102) that would
authorize new construction, improvements, and planning and
design of family housing units for the Army for fiscal year
2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2102).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 2103--Authorization of appropriations, Army
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2103) that would
authorize appropriations for Department of Army military
construction levels identified in section 4601 of division D of
this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2103).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2104--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project
at Kunsan Air Base, Korea
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2104) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2018 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2104).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2105--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project
at Mihail Kogalniceanu forward operating site, Romania
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2105) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2019 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2105).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2106--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2106) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2020 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2106).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2107--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2107) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2021 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2107).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2108--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2108) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2022 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2108).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2025 project at
McAlester Army Depot, Oklahoma
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2109) that would allow the Secretary of the Army to carry
out a military construction project to construct an ammunition
demolition facility at McAlester Army Depot, Oklahoma, using
available, unobligated Army military construction funds
appropriated for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2025 for the
ammunition demolition facility.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note this project is authorized in section 2101 of this
Act.
Title XXII--Navy Military Construction
Sec. 2201--Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2201) that would
contain a list of authorized Department of the Navy
construction projects for fiscal year 2025. The authorized
amounts are listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2201).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2202--Family housing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2202) that would
authorize new construction, improvements, and planning and
design of family housing units for the Department of the Navy
for fiscal year 2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2202).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would modify the authorized amount for Navy
family housing at Andersen Air Force Base.
Sec. 2203--Authorization of Appropriations, Navy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2203) that would
authorize appropriations for Department of Navy military
construction levels identified in section 4601 of division D of
this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2203).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2204--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2204) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2019 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2204).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2205--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project
at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2205) that would
extend the authorization of a certain fiscal year 2020 project
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2205).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2206--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2206) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2021 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2206).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2207--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2207) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2022 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2207).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Additional authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project in
Cooperative Security Location Comalapa, El Salvador
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2208) that allow the Secretary of the Navy to carry out a
military construction project to construct a hangar and ramp
expansion for Cooperative Security Location Comalapa, El
Salvador, using available, unobligated Navy military
construction funds appropriated for a fiscal year before fiscal
year 2025.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We note this project is authorized in section 2201 of this
Act.
Title XXIII--Air Force Military Construction
Sec. 2301--Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2301) that would
contain a list of authorized Air Force construction projects
for fiscal year 2025. The authorized amounts are listed on an
installation-by-installation basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2301).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2302--Family housing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2302) that would
authorize new construction, improvements, and planning and
design of family housing units for the Department of the Air
Force for fiscal year 2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2302).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2303--Authorization of appropriations, Air Force
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2303) that would
authorize appropriations for Air Force military construction
levels identified in section 4601 of division D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2303).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2304--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project
at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2304) that would
extend the authorization of a certain fiscal year 2017 project
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2304).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2305--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2305) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2018 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2305).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2306--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2306) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2019 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2306).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2307--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2307) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2020 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2307).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would extend authorization for a project at
Moody Air Force Base.
Sec. 2308--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project
at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2308) that
extend the authorization of a certain fiscal year 2021 project
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2308).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2309--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2309) that
extends the authorization of certain fiscal year 2022 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2309).
The agreement includes this provision.
Title XXIV--Defense Agencies Military Construction
Sec. 2401--Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land
acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2401) that would
contain a list of authorized defense agencies construction
projects for fiscal year 2025. The authorized amounts are
listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2401).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2402--Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment
Program projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2402) that would
contain a list of authorized energy resilience and conservation
investment projects for fiscal year 2025. The authorized
amounts are listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2402).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2403--Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2403) that would
authorize appropriations for Defense Agencies' military
construction at the levels identified in section 4601 of
division D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2403).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2404--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project
at Iwakuni, Japan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2404) that would
extend the authorization of a certain fiscal year 2018 project
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2404).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2405--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project
at Iwakuni, Japan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2405) that would
extend the authorization of a certain fiscal year 2019 project
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2405).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2406--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project
at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2406) that would
extend the authorization of a certain fiscal year 2020 project
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2406).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2407--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2407) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2021 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2407).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2408--Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022
project at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2408) that would
modify the authorization of a fiscal year 2022 project.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2408).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2409--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2409) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2022 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2409).
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Title XXV--International Programs
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Sec. 2501--Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2501) that would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to make contributions to the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount specifically
authorized in section 2502 of this Act and the amount collected
from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of
construction previously financed by the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2501).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2502--Authorization of appropriations, NATO
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2502) that would
authorize appropriations for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment Program at the levels
identified in section 4601 of division D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2502).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 2503--Extension of use of authorized amounts for North Atlantic
Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2503) that would amend section 2806(b) of title 10,
United States Code, to authorize not more than 25 percent of
the amount authorized in the previous fiscal year for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (NSIP)
should there be a lapse in authorization.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would authorize not more than 50 percent of the
amount authorized in the previous year for NSIP should there be
a lapse in authorization.
Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions
Sec. 2511--Republic of Korea funded construction projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2511) that would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to accept military
construction projects totaling $418.6 million pursuant to
agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-kind
contributions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2511).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2512--Republic of Poland funded construction projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2512) that would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to accept seven military
construction projects totaling $188.0 million pursuant to
agreement with the Republic of Poland for required in-kind
contributions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2512).
The agreement includes this provision.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Modification of contributions for projects executed by the United
States under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment Program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2504) that would amend section 2350q(c) of title 10,
United States Code, to ensure all financial recoupments from
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for NATO Security
Investment Program (NSIP) projects pre-financed by the United
States are credited to appropriations solely available for the
NSIP.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Contributions for projects executed by host nations other than the
United States under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Investment Program
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2505) that would amend section 2350q of title 10, United
States Code, to allow the United States to contribute funds to
a project under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment Program (NSIP) for which it is not designated as the
Host Nation, if the Secretary of Defense determines that
completion of the project is in the national interest of the
United States and provides a notification to the congressional
defense committees at least 14 days prior to execution of the
project with the justification for the project, the source of
funds to be used, and the estimated cost of the project.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Title XXVI--Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities
Sec. 2601--Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2601) that would
contain the list of authorized Army National Guard construction
projects for fiscal year 2025. The authorized amounts are
listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2601).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2602--Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2602) that would
contain the list of authorized Army Reserve construction
projects for fiscal year 2025. The authorized amounts are
listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2602).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2603--Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
construction and land acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2603) that would
contain the list of authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps
Reserve construction projects for fiscal year 2025. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2603).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2604--Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2604) that would
contain the list of authorized Air National Guard construction
projects for fiscal year 2025. The authorized amounts are
listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2604).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2605--Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2605) that would
contain the list of authorized Air Force Reserve construction
projects for fiscal year 2025. The authorized amounts are
listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2605).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2606--Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2606) that would
authorize appropriations for National Guard and Reserve
military construction at the levels identified in section 4601
of division D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2606).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2607--Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project
at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2607) that would extend the authorization contained in
section 2604 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018, Division B, Title XXVI, of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-
91) for one project 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.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 2608--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2607) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2020 projects
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.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 2608).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 2609--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2608) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2021 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of anAct
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026,
whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2609).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 2610--Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2610) that would
extend the authorization of certain fiscal year 2022 projects
until October 1, 2025, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2026, whichever is later.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2610).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 2611--Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022
project
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2609) that would
modify the authorization of a fiscal year 2022 project.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2611).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2701) that would
authorize appropriations for ongoing activities that are
required to implement the Base Realignment and Closure
activities authorized by the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law
101-510), at the levels identified in section 4601 of division
D of this Act.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2701).
The agreement includes the House provision.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2809) that would amend section 483(f)(4) of title 10,
United States Code, to require the Department of Defense to
notify the congressional defense committees when making all
basing decisions, not just those in the United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 2802--Expansion of eligible grant recipients under the Defense
Community Infrastructure Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2804) that would
clarify that not-for-profit member-owned utility services are
eligible participants in the Defense Community Infrastructure
Program as well as clarify that covered insular areas are
eligible for the waiver of requirements for cost contribution
under the program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would remove the definition of covered insular
area. We note that a covered insular area is already included
under rural areas.
Sec. 2803--Process for strategic basing actions for the Department of
the Air Force
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 2831 and sec.
2839A) that would codify the Air Force Strategic Basing process
and prohibit the Secretary of the Air Force from making any
basing decision during the resource allocation plan or program
objective memorandum process of the Department of the Air
Force.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2849).
The agreement includes the House provisions with a
clarifying amendment.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2801) that would amend section 2805(a)(2) of title 10,
United States Code, to ensure there is clear guidance that land
acquisition is allowed using unspecified minor military
construction funds.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2805--Amendments to defense laboratory modernization program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2805) that would
amend limits for the Defense Laboratory Modernization Program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment to maintain a limit for the Defense Laboratory
Modernization Program.
Sec. 2806--Annual five-year plans on improvement of Department of
Defense innovation infrastructure
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2806) that would
require each Secretary of a military department and the
Secretary of Defense to submit, alongside the President's
budget request, a 5-year plan for the improvement of
laboratories, test and evaluation ranges, and other research,
development, test, and evaluation infrastructure.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require just the first plan to be
submitted as part of the annual budget submission to Congress.
Sec. 2807--Modification of authority for Indo-Pacific posture
unspecified minor military construction projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2808) that would
increase the minor military construction authority for the
Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, provided by section 2810
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2804).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2808--Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air
Reserve Base with civil aviation
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2851) that would
extend the prohibition on the joint use of Homestead Air
Reserve Base with civil aviation until September 30, 2036.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2848).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 2809--Information on military construction projects and repair
projects at joint bases
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2812) that would require, for the next 6 fiscal years,
the Secretary of each military department to submit to the
congressional defense committees a prioritized list of military
construction projects, including facilities sustainment,
restoration, and modernization projects, for each joint base
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2810--Notification to Congress of reprogramming involving military
construction funds
The agreement includes a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense
committees of any reprogramming of funds made available for
military construction not later than 14 days after the date of
such reprogramming.
Sec. 2811--Obligation and execution of design funds for military
construction projects
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2808) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
ensure that the construction agent in charge of a military
construction project enters into a contract within 90 days.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure
that the construction agent in charge of a military
construction project enters into a contract within 150 days and
submits a notification to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 2812--Schedule of repairs at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2852) that would
require the Secretary of the Navy to develop and implement a
plan for repair or replacement of facilities at Naval Air
Station Pensacola damaged by Hurricane Sally.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require a plan, strike the funding
limitation, and require biannual briefings on the status of
repair or replacement of facilities.
Subtitle B--Military Housing Reforms
Sec. 2821--Budget justification for certain Facilities Sustainment,
Restoration, and Modernization projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1821) that would
require each military department to include information
accompanying the annual budget request related to the
requirements for facility sustainment, restoration, and
modernization (FSRM) at unaccompanied housing facilities as
well as information on prior expenditures for FSRM.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would clarify the definition to include repair
projects.
Sec. 2822--Strategy and assessment with respect to non-operational,
underutilized, and other Department of Defense facilities:
assessments of historic significance
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2836) that would
require each Secretary of a military department to develop a
strategy for the demolition of facilities on military
installations, within their jurisdiction, that are in poor
orfailing condition, not in operational use, or determined by the
Secretary to be underutilized.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2823--Application of certain authorities and standards to historic
military housing and associated historic properties of the
Department of the Army
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2852) that would amend subchapter II of chapter 169 of
title 10, United States Code, by adding a new section to
specify the treatment of historic housing and associated
historic properties of the Department of the Army.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2824--Extension of applicability for waivers of covered privacy
and configuration standards for covered military unaccompanied
housing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2821) that would
extend the applicability of waivers under section 2856a of
title 10, United States Code, from 9 months to 18 months.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would extend to 15 months.
Sec. 2825--Additional requirements for database of complaints made
regarding housing units of Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2822) that would
amend section 2894a of title 10, United States Code, to direct
the Department of Defense to create a tool for servicemembers
and their families to compare and rate military housing options
in order to provide transparency on living conditions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment and a sunset in 3 years.
Sec. 2826--Digital system for submission of maintenance work order
requests for covered military unaccompanied housing required
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1824) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to develop and issue guidance
for the establishment of digital systems for servicemembers
living in covered military unaccompanied housing to submit
maintenance requests for their respective covered military
unaccompanied housing facility.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would amend section 2837 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (P.L. 118-31) to include
a digital system for servicemembers to submit work order
maintenance requests.
Sec. 2827--Modification to definition of privatized military housing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2823) that would
clarify that the definition of privatized military housing in
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116-92) does not include Government-owned housing.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would clarify that the definition includes
Government-controlled housing as well.
Sec. 2828--Analysis of housing availability for critical civilian and
contractor personnel near rural military installations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2824) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to revise the Department of
Defense Manual for Housing Management to require availability
analysis of suitable housing for civilian personnel and defense
contractors in rural locations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would clarify the term ``rural area.''
Sec. 2829--Digital facilities management systems for military
departments
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1825) that would
require the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,
Installations, and Environment to develop criteria for a
digital facilities management system to track sustainment and
modernization expenditure by facility as well as overall
facility condition.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2830--Strategy for use of existing leasing authorities to address
shortages of covered military unaccompanied housing required
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1822) that would
require a strategy on the use of existing real property leasing
authorities to address needs for covered military unaccompanied
housing and authorize appropriations for those potential
leasing actions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would include operation and maintenance as
required elements to the strategy.
Sec. 2831--Independent assessment of estimated costs of certain
strategies to address shortages of covered military
unaccompanied housing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1823) that would
require an independent assessment of the lifecycle costs for
building and sustaining covered military unaccompanied housing
compared to the cost of alternative options including basic
allowance for housing payments.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2841--Minimum capital investment for facilities sustainment,
restoration, and modernization
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2815) that would require the Secretaries of the military
departments to invest in the budget for facilities sustainment,
restoration, and modernization for their respective military
department at least 4 percent of the plant replacement value
for the total inventory of all facilities owned and maintained
by the military department by fiscal year 2029 and in each
subsequent fiscal year.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2842--Assistance for public infrastructure projects and services
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2802) that would
amend section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation to
make grants to state, local, or regional government
organizations to support industrial base resilience and
workforce development efforts.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2850).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2843--Contracts for design and construction of facilities of
Department of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2807) that would amend chapter 169 of title 10, United
States Code, to allow the head of a department or organization
within the Department of Defense to place an order, on a
reimbursable basis, with any other such department or
organization for a maintenance and repair project of a facility
of the Department of Defense, or for a minor military
construction project.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2844--Industrial plant equipment and associated services as in-
kind consideration under leases of non-excess property
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2806) that would amend section 2667 of title 10, United
States Code, to allow industrial plant equipment and associated
services to be added to the existing list of in-kind
consideration for leased locations of non-excess property of
the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 2845--Inclusion of tribal governments in intergovernmental support
agreements for installation-support services
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2832) that would
authorize the Department of Defense to enter into
intergovernmental support agreements with Tribal governments.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2846--Temporary modification to authority to charge landing fees
for the use by civil aircraft of military airfields
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 343) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to
submit a report on landing fees collected at Air Force
installation locations outside the continental United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would grant a 2 year temporary authority to
amend section 2697 of title 10, United States Code, to allow
the Secretary concerned to accept commercial airline landing
fees at overseas locations.
Sec. 2847--Stormwater management, shoreline erosion control, and water
resilience projects for installations and defense access roads
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2807) that would
authorize the modification of the stormwater reuse program to
minimize runoff of untreated water and designate an official
responsible for coordinating regional stormwater management
among military departments.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2841).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
We note that the intent is to have a single official within
the Department of Defense be responsible for the purposes of
this provision. However, we note that nothing in this provision
prevents the Department from selecting officials as it deems
appropriate.
Sec. 2848--Pilot program to optimize and consolidate Department of
Defense facilities to improve health and resiliency in defense
communities
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2811) that would establish a temporary pilot program to
optimize and consolidate Army facilities for resilient and
healthy defense communities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with multiple
clarifying and technical amendments.
Sec. 2849--Guidance regarding maintenance of aggregate square footage
of facilities of Department of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2810) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
issue guidance ensuring that every square footage of new growth
of a Department of Defense building is offset with an
equivalent reduction in square footage, unless facilities are
identified to be entered into a contingency operational status.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2850--Expenditures on leased facilities and real property of the
Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2838) that would
require the Department of Defense to decrease expenditures on
leased facilities in the National Capital Region by 50 percent
over the next 10 years.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would require the Department of Defense to
decrease expenditures on leased facilities across the entire
Department by 25 percent over the next 5 years along with a
briefing requirement.
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances
Sec. 2851--Extension of expanded authority to convey property at
military installations
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2802) that would amend section 2869(a)(3) of title 10,
United States Code, to extend the land exchange pilot authority
enacted by the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) for
an additional 3 years.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 2852--Technical correction to map reference in the Military Land
Withdrawals Act of 2013
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2839B) that
would section 2989(a)(2) of the Military Land Withdrawals Act
of 2013 (Public Law 113-66) by striking November 30, 2022, and
inserting May 22, 2024.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2854).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 2853--Land conveyance, Boyle Memorial Army Reserve Center, Paris,
Texas
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2841) that would
grant permissive authority to the Secretary of the Army to
convey to the Paris Junior College located in Paris, Texas,
approximately 4 acres, known as the Boyle Memorial Army Reserve
Center.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2854--Land conveyance, Riverdale Park, Maryland
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2842) that would
authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey 6.63 acres in
Riverdale Park, Maryland, to the town of Riverdale Park for the
purpose of creating a new municipal and community center.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2855--Transfer authority, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo,
California
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2843) that would
authorize the expedited cleanup and transfer of Department of
Defense lands at former Mare Island Naval Shipyard to the city
of Vallejo, California.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would modify the authorized transfer to include
a requirement for the concurrence of the city of Vallejo and
include a savings clause.
Sec. 2856--Release of interests retained in Camp Joseph T. Robinson,
Arkansas
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2844) that would
allow the Secretary of the Army to release the terms and
conditions of a previous conveyance associated with
approximately 241.33 acres at Camp Joseph T. Robinson,
Arkansas.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2834).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 2857--Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2845) that would
authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey approximately 203
acres on Fort Huachuca to the city of Sierra Vista, Arizona.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2833).
The agreement includes the House provision.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2846) that would
allow any revisionary interest retained by the United States in
the real property conveyed by the Deed of Conveyance pursuant
to Public Law 86-323 to be extinguished if certain conditions
are met.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2835).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2859--Land conveyance and authorization for interim lease, Defense
Fuel Support Point San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2847) that would
authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey land located at
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Defense Fuel Support Point,
San Pedro, California, to the city of Los Angeles or the city
of Lomita for the purposes using such conveyed parcel of real
property for park and recreational activities or law
enforcement affiliated purposes.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would include a clause on fair market value.
Sec. 2860--Land conveyance, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2831) that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to
convey approximately 65.3 acres currently located at Fort
Bliss, Texas, to El Paso Water of El Paso Public Service Board,
for the purposes of stormwater flood control for Fort Bliss and
the neighboring community.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment that would clarify the in-kind
consideration clause.
Sec. 2861--Cleanup and transfer of certain property at former Army
installation to East Bay Regional Park District
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2832) that would require the Secretary of the Army to
complete a remedial investigation or feasibility study for
approximately 15 acres of property at the former Oakland,
California, military installation shoreline.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2862--Coordination of repair and maintenance of Kolekole Pass,
Hawaii
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2842) that would require the Secretary of the Army and
the Secretary of the Navy to coordinate on a plan for the
repair and maintenance for Kolekole Pass to ensure that it may
be used for emergency egress by both military and civilian
personnel in the event of a wildfire or other emergency.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 2871--Consideration of installation infrastructure and other
supporting resources by Department of Defense Test Resource
Management Center
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2843) that would amend section 4713 of title 10, United
States Code, to add to the duties of the Director of the Test
Resource Management Center the ability to review installation
infrastructure supporting major test assets.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2872--Development and operation of the Naval Innovation Center at
the Naval Postgraduate School
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2801) that would
allow the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract or
other agreements with nonprofit organizations for the design,
construction, and maintenance of a facility to serve as the
Naval Innovation Center at the United States Naval Postgraduate
School.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would include a definition for the term
``covered entity'' for the purposes of this provision.
Sec. 2873--Extension of Department of the Army pilot program for
development and use of online real estate inventory tool
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2844) that would amend section 2866(h) of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) to extend the authority of the
Secretary of the Army to conduct the pilot program for an
online real estate inventory tool through September 30, 2026.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 2874--Notification to Members of Congress for awards of contracts
for military construction projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2809) that would
require a notification to Members of Congress on military
construction contract awards in their district or contracts
awarded to a constituent company.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2875--Authorization of assistance to expedite certain military
construction projects located in Guam
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2863) that would
allow each Secretary of a military department to provide
grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement other
Federal funds to regulatory agencies located in Guam in order
to expedite military construction projects in Guam intended to
improve the defense of Guam and the Indo-Pacific region.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 2876--Report on munitions and explosives of concern and
construction projects in Joint Region Marianas
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2855) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a survey of
military installations on Guam to characterize areas by risk of
containing munitions of explosive concern.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 2813).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 2877--Review of roles and responsibilities for construction
projects of Department of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2845) that would require the Secretary of Defense to seek
to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and
development center to review the roles and responsibilities for
executing construction projects for the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 2878--Assessment of public schools on installations of Department
of Defense
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2846) that would amend section 2814 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) as amended by section 2818 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) and
section 2824 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to
increase the number of certain priority-funded public school
projects from 38 to 71.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would direct the Comptroller General of the
United States to examine issues related to the Public Schools
on Military Installations program to include operations,
oversight, funding, and criteria for selecting and prioritizing
schools.
Sec. 2879--Updates to policies and guidance of the Department of the
Navy for the replacement of certain dry docks and other
projects
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2814) that would require the Secretary of the Navy to
coordinate with the Comptroller General of the United States
regarding best practices on cost estimating and lessons learned
to avoid future cost increases for naval shipyard military
construction projects.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
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
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2853) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
designate one official to be responsible for the coordination
of infrastructure projects to support additional servicemembers
and their families in Hawaii and one official to be responsible
for the same duties in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to
designate existing officials within the Department of Defense.
Sec. 2881--Limitation on availability of funds until submission of
interim guidance for Department of Defense-wide standards for
access to military installations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2833) that would
standardize military installation access standards at military
installations in the United States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Temporary biennial report on quality and condition of covered military
unaccompanied housing located outside the United States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1826) that would
require a biennial report on the conditions of covered military
unaccompanied housing facilities located outside of the United
States.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the reporting elements in the House provision
are already covered by the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).
Housing accommodations for military families on housing waitlists
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1827) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide to members of the
Armed Forces and their dependents who, when undergoing a
permanent change of station, are placed on a waitlist for on-
base housing for a period of more than 10 days following the
date of arrival at the new location, temporary accommodations
for the entire duration of such period appropriate for the
total size and composition of the family of the member and at a
rate not to exceed the basic allowance for housing calculated
for such member.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that housing shortages across the continental
United States continue to impact servicemembers and their
families. We also note that the Department of Defense is
working to alleviate shortages, including by implementing
changes to the Joint Travel Regulations regarding Temporary
Lodging Expense (TLE). TLE is a partial reimbursement for
lodging and meals when a service member and their family occupy
temporary lodging during a permanent change of station. The
changes include increasing the standard number of days TLE may
be authorized from 10 to 14 days when moving to a permanent
duty station (PDS) in the United States and from 5 to 7 days
when moving to a PDS outside of the continental United States.
The changes also allow for installations, bases, or commands to
request an additional authorization of a TLE extension where
shortages persist past 14 days in the continental United
States. We will continue to monitor the impact of increased TLE
on alleviating housing shortages for servicemembers and their
families.
Department of Defense plan to construct memorial at Arlington National
Cemetery in commemoration of members of the Armed Forces killed
in certain attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul,
Afghanistan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1852) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan and strategy
to construct a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery,
Virginia to commemorate the members of the Armed Forces killed
in the attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul,
Afghanistan, on August of 2021.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, no later than May 1, 2025, on the plan to
construct a memorial to commemorate the thirteen members of the
Armed Forces killed in the attack at Hamid Karzai International
Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August of 2021. We note that
section 1084 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) required the Secretary of
Defense to establish a commemorative work of this nature.
Military base reuse studies and community planning assistance
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2803) that would
include Coast Guard installations in military base reuse
studies and Secretary of Defense community assistance.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Assessment of workforce needs in the Freely Associated States to
support future military construction
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2810) that would
require the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,
Installations, and Environment to conduct a study on the
workforce needs in the Freely Associated States (FAS) to
support future military construction.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than June 1, 2025, on the planned
military major and minor construction in the FAS over the next
5 years. The briefing shall include an assessment of the
ability of the local workforce in the FAS to support future
military construction and options for the Department of Defense
to cooperate with the Department of Labor, the Department of
the Interior, and the FAS to develop plans to help address any
construction workforce shortages.
Limitation on availability of funds for certain Department of Defense
travel until establishment of certain complaint database
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2825) that would
limit the expenditure of Secretary of Defense travel funds
until the implementation of the complaint database required by
section 2894 of title 10, United States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Department has implemented the requisite
complaint database.
Deferral of execution of certain requirements for covered housing
facilities and covered landscape features; report
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2834) that would
delay requirements for the Secretary of each military
department under chapter 3061 of title 54, United States Code,
for facilities or landscape features built after 1975.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Pilot programs of Department of Army and Department of Navy to conduct
repair and maintenance projects on covered historic facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2835) that would
require the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy
to carry out a pilot program for the repair and maintenance of
facilities on an installation built prior to 1919, within their
jurisdiction, by adhering to Department of Interior guidance
for such activities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Temporary authority for use of imitative substitute building materials
for maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or renovation of
covered historic facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2837) that would
allow each Secretary of a military department to use imitative
substitute materials in the maintenance, repair,
rehabilitation, or renovation of facilities, within their
jurisdiction, built prior to 1919.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting
from unsafe housing units
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2839) that would
amend chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, by adding a
new section that would require the Secretary of Defense to
ensure that all military medical treatment facilities screen
eligible individuals for health conditions resulting from
unsafe housing units.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Joint Explanatory Statement to accompany
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Committee Print No. 2) required the
Secretaries of the military departments to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on their respective services' processes for
screening and monitoring individuals who may have experienced
unsafe housing conditions. The briefings have been received by
the committees.
Research, standards, and other requirements relating to indoor
residential mold
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2839C) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a
comprehensive study of the health effects of indoor residential
mold growth in barracks or other housing on military
installations, using the most up-to-date scientific peer-
reviewed medical literature.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Study on construction of child development centers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2839D) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a
recommendation for a strategy for military construction
projects for a sufficient number of child development centers
(CDCs) as necessary to eliminate wait lists for members of the
Armed Forces seeking childcare at such CDCs.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Department of Defense has made progress
related to CDCs in the prioritization of military construction
project budget requests. However, we note that there is still
significant room for improvement, as many more CDCs are
necessary to eliminate wait lists for servicemembers and their
families seeking childcare at such facilities.
Modification of requirements
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2853) that would
extend a limitation on the obligation and expenditure of funds
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense to
acquire, construct, plan, or design a new headquarters building
for United States Space Command until the Inspector General of
the Department of Defense and the Comptroller General of the
United States provide the report required by section 2889 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Department of Defense policy relating to contractors for military
construction projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2854) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to issue a policy that the
Secretary of a military department shall consider contractor
and subcontractor proximity when awarding contracts for
military construction.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Market survey of domestic suppliers of sand and gravel for marine
concrete
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2856) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a market survey of
domestic sources for sand and gravel inputs for marine concrete
needed for military construction projects in the Indo-Pacific
area.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Survey of certain counties for placement of facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2857) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide the results of a
survey of certain counties in North Carolina to assess
potential placement of operational, training, or other
facilities for use by the military departments in such
counties.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Study on certain grants awarded to support investments in certain child
care facilities under the defense community infrastructure
program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2858) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a study on each
grant awarded under the Defense Community Infrastructure
Program for supporting investments in child care facilities in
areas in close proximity to military installations.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Requirement to maintain access to category 3 subterranean training
facility
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2859) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the Department
of Defense maintains access to a covered category 3
subterranean training facility on a continuing basis.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 1055).
The agreement does not include either provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the plans,
policies, and doctrine of the Department of Defense regarding
subterranean operations. At a minimum, the required report
shall:
(1) Define the roles and responsibilities of each military
service and combatant command;
(2) Describe the current and planned Department of Defense
capabilities for conducting subterranean operations and
identify any gaps in such capabilities;
(3) Identify all related doctrine and plans, if any, to
update such doctrine;
(4) Identify subterranean training facility requirements;
(5) Define adversary activities and intentions in the
subterranean environment;
(6) Outline adversary and ally subterranean defeat
capabilities and tactics; and
(7) Evaluate roles and responsibilities across the spectrum
of conflict and for targets ranging in size and complexity,
such as trenches, tunnels, bunkers, silos, underground command
nodes, underground weapons depots, and underground research and
developmental facilities.
Quarterly report on infiltrations of certain Department of Defense
property by foreign actors
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2860) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on
instances of infiltration, or attempted infiltration, of a
military installation, facility, or real property under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Defense by a foreign actor
during the period covered by the report.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the reporting requirement appears elsewhere in
this Act.
Designation of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, as remote or isolated
installation
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2861) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to designate Creech Air Force
Base, located at Indian Springs, Nevada, as a remote or
isolated installation.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the Department of Defense has provided
relevant congressional reporting on this topic.
Feasibility study by the Secretary of Defense on replicating the Army
Future Soldier Prep Course through the other service branches
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2862) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a feasibility study
on replicating the Army's Future Soldier Preparatory Course in
other service branches.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that section 546 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31)
required the Secretaries of the military departments to
implement future servicemember preparatory courses in the event
that the number of nonprior service enlisted personnel covered
under section 520 of title 10, United States Code, exceeds 10
percent of the total number of persons originally enlisted in
an Armed Force during a fiscal year.
Briefing on instances of attempted breaches of Department of Defense
military installations required
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2864) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing on any
instance of an attempted breach of a military installation
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense during the
period beginning on January 1, 2021, and ending on the date of
the provision of such briefing.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We note that the briefing requirement appears elsewhere in
this Act.
Report on land use practices around military installations in the
Freely Associated States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2865) that would
require the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,
Installations, and Environment to submit a report on the use of
land use policies and encroachment risks near military
installations located in the Freely Associated States (FAS).
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, with an
assessment of land use policies and encroachment risks near
military installations located in the FAS over the next 5
years. The briefing shall include an assessment of the
feasibility and advisability of establishing a coalition to
include representatives from Federal agencies, the governments
of the FAS, nongovernmental organizations, and landowners and
land managers in the FAS to advance sustainable land use
practices around military installations that would assist in
efforts to prevent encroachment and promote conservation.
Authority to accept host nation financial services in the form of an
irrevocable letter of credit
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2803) that would amend section 2350g(a) of title 10,
United States Code, to provide an additional authority to the
Department of Defense to accept host nation contributions for
military construction projects through a financial services
vehicle whereby the host nation establishes and controls an
irrevocable letter of credit with a financial institution.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Requirement that damaged or destroyed facilities are built back with
resilience
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2805) that would amend section 2854 of title 10, United
States Code, to ensure that any military construction project
to repair, restore, or replace a damaged or destroyed facility
is designed and constructed to prevent future damage or
destruction by the proximate cause of the damage or destruction
of the facility.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Increase in percentage limitations on value of United States investment
in privatized military housing projects
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2821) that would amend section 2875 of title 10, United
States Code, to increase to 60 percent each of the two current
limitations under subsection (c) of that section on the amount
of Government investment in Military Housing Privatization
Initiative projects.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized
military housing
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2822) that would amend section 2890(f) of title 10,
United States Code, to prohibit a landlord from requesting that
a tenant or prospective tenant of a privatized housing unit
sign a nondisclosure agreement.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Report on use of areawide contracts to procure utility services
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2847) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on what projects, to
include any savings or mission capabilities, have been
conducted pursuant to section 2811(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2025, on what projects
have been conducted pursuant to section 2811(b) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
31). The briefing shall include, at a minimum, disaggregated by
location, an identification of any projects conducted to date
and any savings, improvements to mission readiness, or energy
resilience benefits to the Department of Defense as a result of
areawide contracts to date.
Briefing on projects under Defense Community Infrastructure Program
that are still in progress
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2851) that would amend section 2391(d) of title 10,
United States Code, to include annual briefings for the next 3
years, beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, regarding Defense Community
Infrastructure Program (DCIP) projects for which a grant was
awarded and that are still in progress as of the date of the
briefing.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
We are concerned that the current definition of military
value as it has been applied to the analysis of DCIP proposals
has led to a more narrow application of the program than
originally intended, causing challenges for the DCIP review
boards, military services, and DCIP applicants. Authorized in
section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), DCIP was intended to be
a competitive authority to assist in supplementing funds for
State and local governments in addressing deficiencies in
community infrastructure. Due to the limitations associated
with the military value requirements and funding constraints,
important, high-value projects that meet other DCIP criteria
often go unfunded.
We direct the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives,
no later than March 31, 2025, on: (1) The number of repeat
applicants DCIP has seen since 2020; (2) The number of
applicants who did not meet the military value requirements
since 2020; (3) The methodology by which the military value
criteria has been applied to DCIP applicants; and (4) Any other
challenges that DCIP has identified in regard to the military
value criteria, and any recommendations for adjustments to
improve the process.
Expansion of defense community infrastructure pilot program to include
installations of the Coast Guard
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2856) that would amend section 2391 of title 10, United
States Code, to allow the United States Coast Guard to compete
for funding available through the Defense Community
Infrastructure Program.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Modification of annual report on privatized military housing
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 7823) that
would modify the annual report on privatized military housing
by requiring the Secretary of Defense to publish the report on
a publicly available website of the Department of Defense not
later than 30 days after submitting a report.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Title XXIX--Military Construction Disaster Recovery
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Authorized Navy disaster recovery construction and land acquisition
projects
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2901) that would authorize Navy disaster recovery
construction and land acquisition projects in Guam for $4.6
billion.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for military
construction projects
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2903) that would authorize emergency supplemental
appropriations pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2
U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Authorized Air Force disaster recovery construction and land
acquisition projects
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 2902) that would authorize Air Force disaster recovery
construction and land acquisition projects in Guam for $7.2
billion.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
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
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3101) that would
authorize the appropriation of funds for the activities of the
National Nuclear Security Administration.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 3101).
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 3102--Defense environmental cleanup
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3102) that would
authorize the appropriation of funds for the Department of
Energy's defense environmental cleanup activities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 3102).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 3103--Other defense activities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3103) that would
authorize the appropriation of funds for the Department of
Energy's other defense activities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 3103).
The agreement includes this provision.
Sec. 3104--Nuclear energy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3104) that would
authorize the appropriation of funds for the Department of
Energy's nuclear energy activities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 3104).
The agreement includes this provision.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 3111--Improvements to National Nuclear Security Administration
management and processes
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3113) that would amend the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401) and the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) to improve the efficiency
and effectiveness of the National Nuclear Security
Administration to meet strategic requirements.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would make technical and conforming changes.
Sec. 3112--Prohibition on admittance to national security laboratories
and nuclear weapons production facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3111) that would
prohibit any citizen or agent of the People's Republic of China
or the Russian Federation from admittance into non-public areas
of the national security laboratories or nuclear weapons
production facilities, but would also authorize the Secretary
of Energy to waive this prohibition on certain conditions.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 3120).
The agreement includes the Senate provision with amendments
to delineate the classes of individuals exempted from the
prohibitions on access; clarify that certain facilities and
portions of facilities that conduct activities to support both
national security and basic research programs and are funded
through multiple Department of Energy organizations, such as
the National Ignition Facility and the Micro and Nano
Technologies Laboratories, may be partitioned in the
determination of what areas directly support the mission,
functions, and operations of the National Nuclear Security
Administration; and defer implementation of the provision until
April 15, 2025.
Sec. 3113--Authority for National Nuclear Security Administration to
use passenger carriers for contractor commuting
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3117) that would authorize the Administrator for Nuclear
Security to reimburse contractors for transportation services
pursuant to an approved transportation plan.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Sec. 3114--Authorization for modification of B61-13 nuclear weapon
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3112) that would authorize modification or development of
the B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb and a variation of the W80
nuclear weapon for the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise
missile (SLCM-N); and require the Secretary of Energy to
provide final nomenclature for the SLCM-N weapon, temporarily
designated as the ``W80-X.''
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would authorize only modification or development
of the B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb.
We note that the warhead for SLCM-N is addressed elsewhere
in this agreement.
Sec. 3115--Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of
information on streamlining National Nuclear Security
Administration contracting
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3118) that would limit the obligation and expenditure of
more than 80 percent of certain funds authorized for travel
expenses for the Administrator for Nuclear Security for fiscal
year 2025 until the Administrator provides a required report on
opportunities to streamline National Nuclear Security
Administration requirements.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would adjust the limitation to not more than 90
percent of specified funds.
Sec. 3116--Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems
based on low-enriched uranium
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3111) that would prohibit the use of funds authorized to
be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the
purpose of conducting research and development of an advanced
naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium until
the Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of
the Navy issue certain determinations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would make technical changes.
Sec. 3117--Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire
W76-2 warheads
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3112) that would
prohibit the National Nuclear Security Administration from
reconverting or retiring W76-2 warheads; but provide a waiver
on condition that the Administrator for Nuclear Security
certifies that the People's Republic of China and Russian
Federation do not possess similar capabilities and that the
Department of Defense does not have a valid military
requirement for the W76-2 warhead.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 3121--Modification to and termination of certain reporting
requirements under Atomic Energy Defense Act
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3121) that would
amend section 4306 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2566(a)(3)) to revise Department of Energy reporting
requirements relating to the use of the Mixed Oxide Fuel
Fabrication Facility in South Carolina to process defense
plutonium and related materials for disposal.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment to require the Secretary of Energy to provide a
biennial plan for the processing of defense plutonium and
related materials for disposal in each subsequent even numbered
year following 2026.
We note that the adjustment to the reporting requirement in
no way affects, nor implies any modification to the obligations
or responsibilities of the parties named in the Settlement
Agreement between the United States of America and the State of
South Carolina regarding the disposition of weapons-usable
plutonium at the Savannah River Site (Fed. Cir. No. 19-2324),
dated August 28, 2020.
Sec. 3122--Modification of reporting requirements relating to cost-
benefit analyses for competition of management and operating
contracts
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3116) that would amend section 4807 of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 (Public Law 83-703) to modify a reporting
requirement for the Comptroller General of the United States to
provide additional flexibility for reviews of certain National
Nuclear Security Administration contracts.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 3123--Restoration of a domestic uranium enrichment capability
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3114) that would require the Secretary of Energy to
identify and assess the viability of at least two, but not more
than four, possible locations that would be best suited for a
modular, scalable uranium enrichment facility by 2035; and
provide a report on the results of this assessment including
cost estimates for starting construction in 2027.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 3124--Report on activities from U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3115) that would require the Administrator for Nuclear
Security to provide an annual briefing, for each of the
subsequent 5 years, on activities conducted under the 1958
Mutual Defense Agreement between the United States and the
United Kingdom.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 3125--Notification of certain regulations that impact the National
Nuclear Security Administration
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3121) that would require a director of a national
security laboratory of the National Nuclear Security
Administration to notify Congress when the director determines
that certain regulations could inhibit nuclear weapons
stockpile activities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Designation of National Nuclear Security Administration as technical
nuclear forensics lead
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3113) that would
amend the National Nuclear Security Administration Act to add
leadership of the technical nuclear forensics efforts of the
United States to the list of the National Nuclear Security
Administration's responsibilities.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We continue to believe that the National Nuclear Security
Administration should be the interagency lead for nuclear
forensics, consistent with the Joint Explanatory Statement to
Accompany the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Committee Print No. 2) regarding the
House provision (sec. 3122) titled ``Designation of National
Nuclear Security Administration as technical nuclear forensics
lead.''
List of potential advanced nuclear technology deployment opportunities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3122) that would
require the Secretary of Defense to provide a list of atleast
30 potential opportunities to deploy advanced nuclear technology to
bolster the operational energy, installation energy, and expeditionary
energy capabilities of the Department of Defense.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
Sense of Congress regarding development of storage facilities for
permanent storage of nuclear material within the Great Lakes
Basin
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3123) that would
express the sense of Congress that the Government of the United
States and the Government of Canada should not develop storage
facilities for the permanent storage of nuclear waste within
the Great Lakes Basin.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We discourage the Government of the United States and the
Government of Canada from developing storage facilities for
permanent storage of spent nuclear fuel, low-level or high-
level nuclear waste, or military-grade nuclear material within
the Great Lakes Basin.
Sense of Congress on commitment to nuclear power
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3124) that would
express the sense of Congress regarding a commitment to nuclear
power.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We strongly encourage the Department of Defense to pursue
nuclear power as an option for baseload energy sources in order
to achieve a reliable, secure, and resilient energy source for
the Department's military installations.
Sense of Congress supporting Project Pele
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3125) that would
express a sense of Congress supporting Project Pele.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement does not include the House provision.
We believe Project Pele has the potential to bolster the
national security of the United States by providing reliable,
resilient, and clean baseload energy for military bases and
operations domestically and abroad. We note a $16.2 million
increase for Project Pele in the funding authorization tables
of this bill, over and above the program funding contained in
the President's budget request, and note that this level of
support is consistent with that contained in past National
Defense Authorization Acts.
Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of certification
relating to W80-4 Alteration-SLCM
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3119) that would limit the obligation and expenditure of
more than 50 percent of certain funds authorized for travel
expenses for the Administrator of Nuclear Security for fiscal
year 2025 until the Administrator provides a report on the
development of a nuclear-capable, sea-launched cruise missile
and a spend plan for the development of such a weapon pursuant
to section 306 of division D of title III of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Authorization of Department of Defense and contractors to acquire and
operate a utilization facility
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 3122) that would authorize the Department of Defense to
acquire and operate a utilization facility and require the
Secretary of Defense to provide a report and briefing on
matters related to nuclear power reactors.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Approval of the amendment to the Agreement between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation
on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 8111) that
would approve of the amendment to the Agreement between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for
Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense
Purposes.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Title XXXII--Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Sec. 3201--Authorization
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3201) that would
authorize $47.2 million for the operation of the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical
provision (sec. 3201).
The agreement includes this provision.
Title XXXIV--Naval Petroleum Reserves
Sec. 3401--Authorization of appropriations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3401) that would
authorize $13.0 million for fiscal year 2025 for operation and
maintenance of the Naval Petroleum Reserves.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Title XXXV--Maritime Administration
Subtitle A--Maritime Administration
Sec. 3501--Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3501) that would
authorize funds for the Maritime Administration.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 3501).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would:
(1) Add $3.0 million for training, staffing, retention,
recruiting, and contract management for United States Merchant
Marine Academy capital improvement projects;
(2) Add $6.0 million for maintenance and repair of State
maritime academy training vessels; and
(3) Authorize $33.7 million for the loan guarantee program
authorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code in
lieu of the $43.0 million in the budget request.
Sec. 3502--Reauthorization of Maritime Security Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3502) that
would: (1) Reauthorize the Maritime Security Program (MSP); (2)
Extend the sunset date for MSP until 2040; and (3) Increase the
annual vessel stipend.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Subtitle B--Maritime Infrastructure
Sec. 3511--Port infrastructure development program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3511) that would
extend the eligibility of cruise vessels to receive grants to
fund shore power projects under the Port Infrastructure
Development Program (PIDP) through fiscal year 2026, direct the
Maritime Administration (MARAD) to update its categorical
exclusions, require an extension of the PIDP application
deadline when an amended notice of funding opportunity is
published, emphasize the efficient approval of PIDP grant
contracts, and create a reporting requirement on staffing
shortages at MARAD and the Department of Transportation
impacting the administration of PIDP.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with technical
amendments.
Sec. 3512--Assessment of United States sealift capability
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3512) that would
codify and articulate a policy for strategic sealift readiness
and the maritime sector. This section would also require an
assessment of maritime infrastructure readiness as well as
reports and briefings about shipbuilding and the maritime
sector.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision, amended to make
minor technical changes.
Subtitle C--Reports
Sec. 3521--Independent study and report on Shanghai Shipping Exchange
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3521) that would
require an independent study and report on the business
practices of the Shanghai Shipping Exchange and the impacts of
the Exchange's operations on United States interests.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision, amended to
include the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations
Committees as recipients of the report.
Sec. 3522--Study on transportation of personal protective equipment
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3522) that would
require the Secretary of Transportation: (1) In coordination
with the Secretary of Defense and in consultation with the head
of each relevant Federal agency, to conduct a study on the
movement of critical cargo through marine terminals and ports;
and (2) Issue a request for information in the Federal Register
seeking public comment on the matters to be considered in the
study.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement would delete the direction to study marine
terminal shipment of cargos in the House provision. We agree
instead to direct the Comptroller General of the United States
to conduct a study on transportation of personal protective
equipment for health care during the pandemic.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 3531--Extension of certain provisions relating to Tanker Security
Fleet program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3531) that would
extend the sunset for authorization of the Tanker Security
Program from 2035 until 2040.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision, amended to
include authorization amounts for the program.
Sec. 3532--Requirements for purchasing federally auctioned vessels
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3532) that would
set several requirements for potential purchasers of
Government-owned vessels being auctioned by the Federal
Government.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 3533--Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3533) that would
make technical changes to section 3546 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263) to clarify that the Secretary of the Navy shall
support the Secretary of the Transportation in construction of
a new sealift program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision, amended to
require that the Secretary of Transportation manage the sealift
recapitalization program in consultation with the Secretary of
the Navy.
Sec. 3534--Armed Forces merchant mariner officer expedited preparation
program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3534) that would
authorize an honorably discharged veteran who holds a
bachelor's degree to enroll in a state maritime academy and
complete a merchant marine officer preparation program approved
by the Secretary of Transportation and complete the
requirements for the issuance of a license in less than 3
years.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a technical
amendment.
Sec. 3535--Technical clarifications
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3535) that would
make several technical clarifications to United States Code and
previously enacted legislation.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision.
Sec. 3536--Buy America requirements for shipyard modernization and
improvement program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3537) that would
amend section 53733 of title 46, United States Code, to add a
Buy America requirement to the shipyard modernization and
improvement program.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with technical
amendments.
Sec. 3537--Nomination of Merchant Marine cadets in event of death,
resignation, or expulsion from office of Member of Congress
otherwise authorized to nominate
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6044) that
would amend chapter 513 of title 46, United States Code, to
establish a processes for nomination of merchant marines in the
event of death, resignation, or expulsion from office of a
Member of Congress otherwise authorized to nominate.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would limit the authority to the Senate.
Sec. 3538--Amended license applications for certain deepwater ports for
natural gas
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3538) that would
make corrections to chapters 537 and 541 of title 46, United
States Code.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision, amended to
include modifications to the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33
U.S.C. 1504(i)) regarding amended license applications for
operating natural gas deepwater port facility.
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES
Sec. 4001--Authorization of amounts in funding tables
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 4001) that would
provide for the allocation of funds among programs, projects,
and activities in accordance with the tables in division D of
this Act, subject to reprogramming guidance in accordance with
established procedures.
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar
provision (sec. 4001).
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
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DISCRETIONARY AUTHORIZATIONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
National Defense Funding, Base Budget Request
Function 051, Department of Defense-Military
Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations
Title I--Procurement
Aircraft Procurement, Army................................. 3,164,183 17,800 3,181,983
Missile Procurement, Army.................................. 6,245,770 382,238 6,628,008
Weapons & Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army.................... 3,699,392 67,000 3,766,392
Procurement of Ammunition, Army............................ 2,702,640 6,143 2,708,783
Other Procurement, Army.................................... 8,616,524 -163,743 8,452,781
Aircraft Procurement, Navy................................. 16,214,250 -38,280 16,175,970
Weapons Procurement, Navy.................................. 6,600,327 94,475 6,694,802
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy & Marine Corps............. 1,747,883 -75,163 1,672,720
Shipbuilding & Conversion, Navy............................ 32,378,291 365,344 32,743,635
Other Procurement, Navy.................................... 15,877,253 -240,574 15,636,679
Procurement, Marine Corps.................................. 4,243,863 -279,926 3,963,937
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force............................ 19,835,430 1,585,517 21,420,947
Missile Procurement, Air Force............................. 4,373,609 -52,472 4,321,137
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force....................... 709,475 -20,859 688,616
Other Procurement, Air Force............................... 30,298,764 -244,583 30,054,181
Procurement, Space Force................................... 4,262,979 -468,658 3,794,321
Procurement, Defense-Wide.................................. 5,406,751 537,845 5,944,596
Subtotal, Title I--Procurement............................. 166,377,384 1,472,104 167,849,488
Title II--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army............. 14,073,308 212,243 14,285,551
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy............. 25,697,815 658,508 26,356,323
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force........ 49,108,771 -385,560 48,723,211
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Space Force...... 18,700,153 -328,399 18,371,754
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide..... 35,227,834 454,659 35,682,493
Operational Test & Evaluation, Defense..................... 348,709 348,709
Subtotal, Title II--Research, Development, Test and 143,156,590 611,451 143,768,041
Evaluation................................................
Title III--Operation and Maintenance
Operation & Maintenance, Army.............................. 59,152,479 -132,842 59,019,637
Operation & Maintenance, Army Reserve...................... 3,360,777 -27,300 3,333,477
Operation & Maintenance, Army National Guard............... 8,646,145 -37,360 8,608,785
Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund.......................... 528,699 528,699
Operation & Maintenance, Navy.............................. 75,022,582 240,343 75,262,925
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps...................... 10,562,804 609,830 11,172,634
Operation & Maintenance, Navy Reserve...................... 1,341,662 -2,900 1,338,762
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve.............. 338,080 -1,800 336,280
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force......................... 64,617,734 -614,363 64,003,371
Operation & Maintenance, Space Force....................... 5,292,272 -75,000 5,217,272
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force Reserve................. 4,173,796 -62,000 4,111,796
Operation & Maintenance, Air National Guard................ 7,403,771 -88,000 7,315,771
Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide...................... 54,175,850 -1,718,982 52,456,868
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces........ 21,035 21,035
DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Fund................. 56,176 56,176
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid............. 115,335 115,335
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account....................... 350,116 350,116
Environmental Restoration, Army............................ 268,069 30,000 298,069
Environmental Restoration, Navy............................ 343,591 343,591
Environmental Restoration, Air Force....................... 320,256 10,000 330,256
Environmental Restoration, Defense......................... 8,800 8,800
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Sites............. 234,475 234,475
Subtotal, Title III--Operation and Maintenance............. 296,334,504 -1,870,374 294,464,130
Title IV--Military Personnel
Military Personnel Appropriations.......................... 170,834,234 865,086 171,699,320
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions........ 11,046,305 11,046,305
Subtotal, Title IV--Military Personnel..................... 181,880,539 865,086 182,745,625
Title XIV--Other Authorizations
Working Capital Fund, Army................................. 23,604 23,604
Working Capital Fund, Navy................................. 30,000 30,000
Working Capital Fund, Air Force............................ 86,874 86,874
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund................ 7,629 7,629
Working Capital Fund, Defense-Wide......................... 2,256 2,256
Working Capital Fund, DECA................................. 1,570,187 1,570,187
National Defense Sealift Fund.............................. 0 0
Chemical Agents & Munitions Destruction.................... 775,507 775,507
Drug Interdiction and Counter Drug Activities.............. 901,479 10,000 911,479
Office of the Inspector General............................ 547,331 547,331
Defense Health Program..................................... 40,273,860 -726,570 39,547,290
Subtotal, Title XIV--Other Authorizations.................. 44,218,727 -716,570 43,502,157
Total, Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations.... 831,967,744 361,697 832,329,441
Division B: Military Construction Authorizations
Military Construction
Army....................................................... 2,311,157 174,500 2,485,657
Navy....................................................... 4,540,899 -451,277 4,089,622
Air Force.................................................. 3,187,126 345,290 3,532,416
Defense-Wide............................................... 3,733,163 -545,213 3,187,950
Army National Guard........................................ 362,129 115,200 477,329
Army Reserve............................................... 255,032 96,000 351,032
Navy and Marine Corps Reserve.............................. 29,829 10,000 39,829
Air National Guard......................................... 190,792 105,900 296,692
Air Force Reserve.......................................... 69,263 68,600 137,863
NATO Security Investment Program........................... 433,864 30,000 463,864
INDOPACOM Military Construction Pilot...................... 0 150,000 150,000
Subtotal, Military Construction............................ 15,113,254 99,000 15,212,254
Family Housing
Construction, Army......................................... 276,647 -18,000 258,647
Operation & Maintenance, Army.............................. 475,611 475,611
Construction, Navy and Marine Corps........................ 245,742 -156,000 89,742
Operation & Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps............. 377,217 377,217
Construction, Air Force.................................... 221,549 221,549
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force......................... 326,250 326,250
Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide...................... 52,156 52,156
Family Housing Improvement Fund............................ 8,195 8,195
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund..................... 497 0 497
Subtotal, Family Housing................................... 1,983,864 -174,000 1,809,864
Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure--Army......................... 212,556 25,000 237,556
Base Realignment and Closure--Navy......................... 111,697 25,000 136,697
Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force.................... 121,952 25,000 146,952
Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-wide................. 1,756 1,756
Subtotal, Base Realignment and Closure..................... 447,961 75,000 522,961
Total, Division B: Military Construction Authorizations.... 17,545,079 0 17,545,079
Total, 051, Department of Defense-Military................. 849,512,823 361,697 849,874,520
Division C: Department of Energy National Security Authorization and Other Authorizations
Function 053, Atomic Energy Defense Activities
Environmental and Other Defense Activities
Nuclear Energy............................................. 150,000 150,000
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D............................. 384,957 -384,957 0
Weapons Activities......................................... 19,848,644 132,400 19,981,044
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation........................... 2,465,108 -14,000 2,451,108
Naval Reactors............................................. 2,118,773 -150,000 1,968,773
Federal Salaries and Expenses.............................. 564,475 -25,475 539,000
Defense Environmental Cleanup.............................. 7,059,695 -54,065 7,005,630
Other Defense Activities................................... 1,140,023 1,140,023
Subtotal, Environmental and Other Defense Activities....... 33,731,675 -496,097 33,235,578
Independent Federal Agency Authorization
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.................... 47,210 47,210
Subtotal, Independent Federal Agency Authorization......... 47,210 0 47,210
Subtotal, 053, Atomic Energy Defense Activities............ 33,778,885 -496,097 33,282,788
Function 054, Defense-Related Activities
Other Agency Authorizations
Maritime Security Program.................................. 318,000 72,000 390,000
Tanker Security Program.................................... 60,000 62,400 122,400
Subtotal, Other Agency Authorizations...................... 378,000 134,400 512,400
Subtotal, 054, Defense-Related Activities.................. 378,000 134,400 512,400
Subtotal, Division C: Department of Energy National 34,156,885 -361,697 33,795,188
Security Authorization and Other Authorizations...........
Total, National Defense.................................... 883,669,708 0 883,669,708
MEMORANDUM: NON-DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS..................... 595,230 566,900 1,162,130
Title XIV--Armed Forces Retirement Home (Function 700)..... 100,520 100,520
Title XXXIV--Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves 13,010 13,010
(Function 270)............................................
Title XXXV--Maritime Administration (Function 400)......... 481,700 566,900 1,048,600
MEMORANDUM: TRANSFER AUTHORITIES (NON-ADD)
Title X--General Transfer Authority........................ [8,000,000] [-2,000,000] [6,000,000]
MEMORANDUM: DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS NOT UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE (NON-ADD)
Defense Production Act..................................... 393,377 393,377
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Summary, Discretionary Authorizations Within the Jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee
SUBTOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (051)........................... 849,512,823 361,697 849,874,520
SUBTOTAL, ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROGRAMS (053).................. 33,778,675 -496,097 33,282,578
SUBTOTAL, DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES (054)...................... 378,000 134,400 512,400
TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE......................................... 883,669,498 0 883,669,498
Scoring adjustments
Transfers to non-Defense budget functions (051)................. -177,500 -177,500
Subtotal, Scoring Adjustments................................... -177,500 0 -177,500
National Defense Discretionary Programs not In the Jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee or Do Not
Require Additional Authorization
Defense Production Act Purchases................................ 393,377 393,377
Indefinite Account: Disposal of DOD Real Property............... 7,120 7,120
Indefinite Account: Lease of DOD Real Property.................. 34,180 34,180
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 051............................... 434,677 0 434,677
Corps of Engineers--Civil Works, Formerly Utilized Sites 200,000 200,000
Remedial Action Program........................................
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 053............................... 200,000 0 200,000
Other Discretionary Programs.................................... 11,105,000 11,105,000
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 054............................... 11,105,000 0 11,105,000
Total Defense Discretionary Adjustments (050)................... 11,562,177 0 11,562,177
Budget Authority Implication, National Defense Discretionary
Department of Defense--Military (051)........................... 849,770,000 361,697 850,131,697
Atomic Energy Defense Activities (053).......................... 33,978,675 -496,097 33,482,578
Defense-Related Activities (054)................................ 11,483,000 134,400 11,617,400
Total BA Implication, National Defense Discretionary............ 895,231,675 0 895,231,675
National Defense Mandatory Programs, Current Law (CBO Baseline)
Concurrent receipt accrual payments to the Military Retirement 22,973,000 22,973,000
Fund...........................................................
Revolving, trust and other DOD Mandatory........................ 2,053,000 2,053,000
Offsetting receipts............................................. -2,032,000 -2,032,000
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 051............................... 22,994,000 0 22,994,000
Energy employees occupational illness compensation programs..... 2,943,000 2,943,000
CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support......................... 58,000 58,000
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 053............................... 3,001,000 0 3,001,000
Payment to CIA retirement fund.................................. 514,000 514,000
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 054............................... 514,000 0 514,000
Total National Defense Mandatory (050).......................... 26,509,000 0 26,509,000
Budget Authority Implication, National Defense Discretionary and Mandatory
Department of Defense--Military (051)........................... 872,764,000 361,697 873,125,697
Atomic Energy Defense Activities (053).......................... 36,979,675 -496,097 36,483,578
Defense-Related Activities (054)................................ 11,997,000 134,400 12,131,400
Total BA Implication, National Defense Discretionary and 921,740,675 0 921,740,675
Mandatory......................................................
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TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
FIXED WING
002 FUTURE UAS FAMILY...... 149,059 149,059 149,059 149,059
003 SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 69,573 69,573 79,573 69,573
SYSTEMS.
Company Small UAS [10,000]
(Co sUAS)--Army UFR.
ROTARY
004 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA 31 570,655 31 570,655 31 570,655 31 570,655
REMAN.
006 UH-60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL 24 709,054 24 709,054 24 709,054 24 709,054
(MYP).
007 UH-60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL 58,170 58,170 58,170 58,170
(MYP) AP.
009 CH-47 HELICOPTER....... 10 699,698 12 804,698 10 699,698 10 699,698
Two additional [2] [105,000]
aircraft.
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
012 MQ-1 PAYLOAD........... 14,086 14,086 14,086 14,086
013 GRAY EAGLE MODS2....... 23,865 23,865 23,865 23,865
015 AH-64 MODS............. 81,026 81,026 94,326 7,800 88,826
AH-64E Apache [13,300] [7,800]
Improved Tail Rotor
Blade (ITRB)
acceleration--Army
UFR.
016 CH-47 CARGO HELICOPTER 15,825 15,825 15,825 15,825
MODS (MYP).
017 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS 34,565 34,565 44,565 10,000 44,565
UH-72A Lakota [10,000] [10,000]
lifecycle
sustainment and
modernization.
018 NETWORK AND MISSION 49,862 49,862 49,862 49,862
PLAN.
019 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE 61,362 61,362 61,362 61,362
020 DEGRADED VISUAL 3,839 3,839 3,839 3,839
ENVIRONMENT.
021 AVIATION ASSURED PNT... 69,161 69,161 69,161 69,161
022 GATM ROLLUP............ 4,842 4,842 4,842 4,842
023 UAS MODS............... 2,265 2,265 2,265 2,265
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS
024 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY 139,331 139,331 139,331 139,331
EQUIPMENT.
026 CMWS................... 51,646 51,646 51,646 51,646
027 COMMON INFRARED 100 257,854 100 257,854 100 257,854 100 257,854
COUNTERMEASURES
(CIRCM).
OTHER SUPPORT
028 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT 31,181 31,181 31,181 31,181
029 AIRCREW INTEGRATED 14,478 14,478 14,478 14,478
SYSTEMS.
030 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.... 27,428 27,428 27,428 27,428
031 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET.. 3,815 3,815 3,815 3,815
032 LAUNCHER GUIDED 21,543 21,543 21,543 21,543
MISSILE: LONGBOW
HELLFIRE XM2.
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 165 3,164,183 167 3,269,183 165 3,197,483 17,800 165 3,181,983
PROCUREMENT, ARMY.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE
SYSTEM
001 LOWER TIER AIR AND 516,838 516,838 516,838 516,838
MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD)
SEN.
003 M-SHORAD--PROCUREMENT.. 69,091 69,091 69,091 69,091
004 MSE MISSILE............ 230 963,060 230 963,060 230 963,060 230 963,060
JPAC supplier base [50,000]
investments.
Munitions supplier [100,000]
base program
(MCEIP) [SRMs, ball
bearings, PCBs,
etc].
006 PRECISION STRIKE 230 482,536 261 531,536 300 746,536 70 114,000 300 596,536
MISSILE (PRSM).
Army UPL #22/ [31] [49,000]
INDOPACOM UPL.
F25 PrSM Inc 1 [70] [114,000] [70] [114,000]
production increase
(+70)--Army UFR.
PrSM capacity [150,000]
expansion to 550/yr.
007 PRECISION STRIKE 10,030 10,030 10,030 10,030
MISSILE (PRSM) AP.
008 INDIRECT FIRE 657,581 657,581 657,581 -54,104 603,477
PROTECTION CAPABILITY
INC 2-I.
IDDS-A integrated [-54,104]
logistics support
unjustified.
009 MID-RANGE CAPABILITY 233,037 233,037 233,037 233,037
(MRC).
010 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED 117,424 314,761 202,224 184,837 302,261
AERIAL SYSTEM INTERCEP.
Army cUAS [84,800]
interceptors--Army
UFR.
Army UPL #1--cUAS.. [184,837] [184,837]
cUAS Coyote--Army [12,500]
UPL.
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE
SYSTEM
012 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND 23 47,582 23 47,582 483 162,582 23 47,582
MSLS (JAGM).
JAGM production [460] [115,000]
increase (+460).
013 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC 744,178 744,178 744,178 -52,259 691,919
WEAPON.
Early to need: [-52,259]
Support costs.
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT
MISSILE SYS
014 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM 930 326,120 930 261,462 930 326,120 -52,083 930 274,037
SUMMARY.
Forward funded in [-48,083] [-48,083]
FY24 Supplemental.
Initial Spares Cost [-4,000] [-4,000]
Growth.
Recurring [-12,575]
Engineering Growth.
015 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY... 557 121,448 557 21,563 557 121,448 -16,153 557 105,295
Forward funded in [-99,885]
FY24 Supplemental.
Unit cost increases [-16,153]
016 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 1,168,264 807,664 1,168,264 1,168,264
(GMLRS).
Forward funded in [-360,600]
FY24 Supplemental.
017 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 51,511 51,511 51,511 51,511
(GMLRS) AP.
018 MLRS REDUCED RANGE 2,508 30,230 2,508 30,230 2,508 30,230 2,508 30,230
PRACTICE ROCKETS
(RRPR).
019 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY 10 79,387 10 79,387 10 79,387 10 79,387
ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS.
020 ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS 3,280 3,280 3,280 3,280
(ATACMS)--SYS SUM.
022 FAMILY OF LOW ALTITUDE 120,599 120,599 191,599 120,599
UNMANNED SYSTEMS.
Lethal Unmanned [10,000]
System (LUS) / Low
Altitude Stalk &
Strike Ordinance
(LASSO)--Army UFR.
SB600 production [61,000]
increase.
MODIFICATIONS
023 PATRIOT MODS........... 171,958 171,958 338,958 1 167,000 338,958
Additional Patriot [167,000] [1] [167,000]
launcher.
024 STINGER MODS........... 75,146 75,146 166,146 91,000 166,146
Stinger--Army UFR.. [91,000] [91,000]
025 AVENGER MODS........... 2,321 2,321 2,321 2,321
027 MLRS MODS.............. 185,839 185,839 185,839 185,839
028 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS... 49,581 49,581 49,581 49,581
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
029 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 6,695 6,695 6,695 6,695
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
030 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS.... 12,034 12,034 12,034 12,034
TOTAL MISSILE 4,488 6,245,770 4,519 5,966,964 5,018 7,188,570 71 382,238 4,559 6,628,008
PROCUREMENT, ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS
AND TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES, ARMY
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
001 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE 81 515,344 89 563,344 81 515,344 81 515,344
VEHICLE (AMPV).
AMPV............... [8] [48,000]
002 ASSAULT BREACHER 5,681 5,681 5,681 5,681
VEHICLE (ABV).
003 M10 BOOKER............. 33 460,637 33 460,637 33 460,637 33 460,637
MODIFICATION OF TRACKED
COMBAT VEHICLES
004 STRYKER (MOD).......... 52,471 314,471 52,471 52,471
Stryker Upgrade.... [67] [262,000]
005 STRYKER UPGRADE........ 38 402,840 38 402,840 38 402,840 38 402,840
006 BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT 7,255 7,255 7,255 7,255
TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE.
007 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD).. 106,937 106,937 106,937 106,937
008 M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS. 42,574 42,574 42,574 42,574
009 PALADIN INTEGRATED 20 417,741 25 419,741 20 417,741 2,000 20 419,741
MANAGEMENT (PIM).
Paladin Integrated [5] [2,000] [2,000]
Management.
010 IMPROVED RECOVERY 10 151,657 10 151,657 10 151,657 -10,000 10 141,657
VEHICLE (M88 HERCULES).
Program delays..... [-10,000]
011 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE... 28 174,779 28 174,779 28 174,779 28 174,779
012 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM. 30 773,745 30 848,745 30 773,745 75,000 30 848,745
Abrams Upgrade..... [75,000] [75,000]
WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT
VEHICLES
014 PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON 2,311 4,869 2,311 4,869 2,311 4,869 2,311 4,869
(ROLL).
015 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN 3 3 3 3
(7.62MM).
017 MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 3 3 3 3
ROLL.
018 MORTAR SYSTEMS......... 8,353 8,353 8,353 8,353
019 LOCATION & AZIMUTH 2,543 2,543 2,543 2,543
DETERMINATION SYSTEM
(LADS.
020 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER 17,747 17,747 17,747 17,747
MODULE (GLM).
021 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE. 5,910 3,410 5,910 5,910
Forward financed in [-2,500]
FY24.
022 CARBINE................ 3 3 3 3
023 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD 367,292 308,992 367,292 367,292
WEAPON.
XM157 excessive [-58,300]
quantity growth.
024 HANDGUN................ 34 34 34 34
MOD OF WEAPONS AND
OTHER COMBAT VEH
025 MK-19 GRENADE MACHINE 5,531 5,531 5,531 5,531
GUN MODS.
026 M777 MODS.............. 25,998 25,998 25,998 25,998
029 M119 MODIFICATIONS..... 12,823 12,823 12,823 12,823
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
031 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 1,031 1,031 1,031 1,031
(WOCV-WTCV).
032 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 135,591 135,591 135,591 135,591
(WOCV-WTCV).
TOTAL PROCUREMENT 2,551 3,699,392 2,631 4,025,592 2,551 3,699,392 67,000 2,551 3,766,392
OF WEAPONS AND
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES, ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL
AMMUNITION
001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES. 84,090 84,090 84,090 84,090
002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES. 41,519 90,631 41,519 15,000 56,519
Program increase... [49,112] [15,000]
003 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD 205,889 237,039 205,889 205,889
WEAPON AMMUNITION.
6.8MM munitions-- [33,150]
Army UPL.
Excessive unit cost [-2,000]
004 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES 6,461 8,961 6,461 2,500 8,961
Program increase... [2,500] [2,500]
005 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES 50,002 65,002 50,002 10,000 60,002
Program increase... [15,000] [10,000]
006 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES... 7,012 7,012 7,012 7,012
007 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES... 24,246 24,246 24,246 24,246
008 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES... 82,965 82,965 82,965 -10,343 72,622
Unjustified unit [-10,343]
cost increases.
009 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES... 150,540 150,540 150,540 150,540
010 CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES... 20,006 20,006 20,006 20,006
MORTAR AMMUNITION
011 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES. 40,853 37,853 40,853 -3,000 37,853
Excessive unit cost [-3,000] [-3,000]
growth.
012 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES. 51,282 51,282 51,282 51,282
013 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 109,370 105,370 109,370 109,370
Excessive unit cost [-4,000]
growth.
TANK AMMUNITION
014 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM 378,191 378,191 378,191 378,191
AND 120MM, ALL TYPES.
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
015 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 22,957 22,957 22,957 22,957
75MM & 105MM, ALL
TYPES.
016 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 171,657 163,657 171,657 171,657
155MM, ALL TYPES.
M231 Series (DA12) [-8,000]
excessive cost
growth.
017 PRECISION ARTILLERY 71,426 71,426 71,426 71,426
MUNITIONS.
018 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, 160,479 160,479 160,479 -5,114 155,365
FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL.
Excess growth: [-5,114]
Precision guidance
kit.
MINES
019 MINES & CLEARING 56,032 56,032 56,032 56,032
CHARGES, ALL TYPES.
020 CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING 15,303 15,303 15,303 15,303
OBSTACLE.
021 MINE, AT, VOLCANO, ALL 501 501 501 501
TYPES.
ROCKETS
022 SHOULDER LAUNCHED 833 833 833 833
MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES.
023 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL 34,302 1,302 34,302 34,302
TYPES.
Forward financed in [-33,000]
FY24.
OTHER AMMUNITION
024 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES..... 6,571 6,571 6,571 6,571
025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, 21,682 21,682 21,682 21,682
ALL TYPES.
026 GRENADES, ALL TYPES.... 32,623 30,123 32,623 32,623
Forward financed in [-2,500]
FY24.
027 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES..... 21,510 21,510 21,510 21,510
028 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES.. 12,168 12,168 12,168 12,168
MISCELLANEOUS
030 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL 4,085 4,085 4,085 4,085
TYPES.
032 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 16,074 16,074 16,074 16,074
MILLION (AMMO).
033 AMMUNITION PECULIAR 3,283 3,283 3,283 3,283
EQUIPMENT.
034 FIRST DESTINATION 18,677 18,677 18,677 18,677
TRANSPORTATION (AMMO).
035 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES... 102 102 102 102
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT
036 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.. 640,160 640,160 640,160 640,160
037 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS 135,649 121,649 132,749 -2,900 132,749
DEMILITARIZATION.
Destruction of anti- [-2,900]
personnel landmines.
Excessive Demil.... [-14,000] [-2,900]
038 ARMS INITIATIVE........ 4,140 4,140 4,140 4,140
TOTAL PROCUREMENT 2,702,640 2,735,902 2,699,740 6,143 2,708,783
OF AMMUNITION,
ARMY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
TACTICAL VEHICLES
001 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED:. 26,132 26,132 26,132 26,132
002 SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS.. 59,602 59,602 59,602 59,602
003 HI MOB MULTI-PURP WHLD 5,265 5,265 5,265 5,265
VEH (HMMWV).
004 GROUND MOBILITY 34,407 44,407 78,507 76 12,200 46,607
VEHICLES (GMV).
GMV- ISV [10,000]
procurement.
Infantry squad [44,100] [76] [12,200]
vehicles.
006 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 653,223 453,223 528,223 -119,344 533,879
VEHICLE FAMILY OF
VEHICL.
Joint Light [-125,000]
Tactical Vehicle
program reduction.
Program decrease... [-200,000] [-119,344]
007 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE). 19,086 49,086 19,086 28 15,000 34,086
Heavy Dump Truck... [57] [30,000] [28] [15,000]
008 FAMILY OF MEDIUM 133,924 133,924 133,924 133,924
TACTICAL VEH (FMTV).
009 FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER 72,760 72,760 72,760 72,760
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (C.
010 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED 36,726 36,726 36,726 36,726
FIREFIGHTING EQUIP.
011 FAMILY OF HEAVY 98,906 98,906 98,906 98,906
TACTICAL VEHICLES
(FHTV).
012 PLS ESP................ 80,256 80,256 80,256 80,256
013 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE 949 949 949 949
TACTICAL TRUCK EXT
SERV.
014 TACTICAL WHEELED 2,747 2,747 2,747 2,747
VEHICLE PROTECTION
KITS.
015 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC 169,726 244,726 169,726 50,000 219,726
EQUIP.
HMMWV ABS/ESC...... [75,000] [50,000]
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
016 PASSENGER CARRYING 3,875 3,875 3,875 3,875
VEHICLES.
017 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, 10,792 10,792 10,792 10,792
OTHER.
COMM--JOINT
COMMUNICATIONS
018 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION 127,479 127,479 127,479 127,479
PROGRAM.
019 TACTICAL NETWORK 280,798 280,798 280,798 280,798
TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC.
021 JCSE EQUIPMENT 5,504 5,504 5,504 5,504
(USRDECOM).
COMM--SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
024 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 87,058 87,058 87,058 87,058
WIDEBAND SATCOM
SYSTEMS.
025 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL 34,939 34,939 34,939 34,939
COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS.
026 SHF TERM............... 43,897 43,897 43,897 43,897
027 ASSURED POSITIONING, 235,272 235,272 235,272 235,272
NAVIGATION AND TIMING.
028 EHF SATELLITE 16,028 16,028 16,028 16,028
COMMUNICATION.
030 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC--GBS. 534 534 534 534
COMM--C3 SYSTEM
032 COE TACTICAL SERVER 61,772 61,772 61,772 61,772
INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI).
COMM--COMBAT
COMMUNICATIONS
033 HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL 704,118 684,618 698,118 -19,500 684,618
FORM FIT (HMS).
Program decrease... [-19,500] [-19,500]
Single Channel Data [-6,000]
Radio.
034 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS... 104,320 104,320 104,320 104,320
036 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE.. 20,445 20,445 20,445 20,445
037 COTS COMMUNICATIONS 489,754 464,554 489,754 489,754
EQUIPMENT.
LCTRR--program [-15,200]
decrease.
Program decrease... [-10,000]
039 ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & 60,611 60,611 60,611 60,611
ELECTRONICS.
COMM--INTELLIGENCE COMM
040 CI AUTOMATION 15,512 15,512 15,512 15,512
ARCHITECTURE-INTEL.
042 MULTI-DOMAIN 163,077 163,077 163,077 163,077
INTELLIGENCE.
INFORMATION SECURITY
043 INFORMATION SYSTEM 337 337 337 337
SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP.
044 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY 157,400 157,400 157,400 157,400
(COMSEC).
047 BIOMETRIC ENABLING 45 45 45 45
CAPABILITY (BEC).
COMM--LONG HAUL
COMMUNICATIONS
049 BASE SUPPORT 26,446 26,446 26,446 26,446
COMMUNICATIONS.
COMM--BASE
COMMUNICATIONS
050 INFORMATION SYSTEMS.... 75,505 75,505 75,505 -15,000 60,505
Execution delays... [-15,000]
051 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 15,956 15,956 15,956 15,956
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
052 INSTALLATION INFO 150,779 150,779 150,779 150,779
INFRASTRUCTURE MOD
PROGRAM.
ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT
REL ACT (TIARA)
056 JTT/CIBS-M............. 9,221 9,221 9,221 9,221
057 TERRESTRIAL LAYER 96,925 96,925 64,225 -8,513 88,412
SYSTEMS (TLS).
Terrestrial Layer [-32,700] [-8,513]
System Brigade
Combat Team
realignment.
059 DCGS-A-INTEL........... 4,122 4,122 4,122 4,122
061 TROJAN................. 39,344 39,344 39,344 39,344
062 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP 6,541 6,541 16,541 7,000 13,541
(INTEL SPT).
Prophet Enhanced [10,000] [7,000]
Signals Processing
kits.
063 CI AND HUMINT 3,899 3,899 3,899 3,899
INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT)
CAPABILIT.
064 BIOMETRIC TACTICAL 2,089 2,089 2,089 2,089
COLLECTION DEVICES.
ELECT EQUIP--ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (EW)
065 EW PLANNING & 26,327 26,327 -21,278 5,049
MANAGEMENT TOOLS
(EWPMT).
Award cancellation. [-26,327] [-21,278]
066 AIR VIGILANCE (AV)..... 9,956 9,956 9,956 9,956
067 MULTI-FUNCTION 17,004 17,004 17,004 17,004
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
(MFEW) SYST.
068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT 13,225 13,225 13,225 13,225
SURVEILLANCE CAP..
069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/ 20,951 20,951 20,951 20,951
SECURITY
COUNTERMEASURES.
070 CI MODERNIZATION....... 260 260 260 260
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
SURV. (TAC SURV)
071 SENTINEL MODS.......... 180,253 180,253 180,253 180,253
072 NIGHT VISION DEVICES... 377,443 377,443 176,943 -10,000 367,443
Integrated Visual [-200,500] [-10,000]
Augmentation System.
073 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL 10,864 10,864 13,059 10,864
RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF.
MPE Tech Refresh... [2,195]
074 INDIRECT FIRE 63,122 63,122 63,122 63,122
PROTECTION FAMILY OF
SYSTEMS.
075 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS 207,352 207,352 207,352 -42,372 164,980
(FWS).
Program [-42,372]
termination: FWS-CS.
076 ENHANCED PORTABLE 2,971 2,971 2,971 2,971
INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY
FUZE SE.
077 FORWARD LOOKING 68,504 68,504 68,504 68,504
INFRARED (IFLIR).
078 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED 280,086 445,541 345,586 280,086
AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS).
Army cUAS radars-- [65,500]
Army UFR.
Army UPL #2........ [165,455]
079 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND-- 184,610 174,110 184,610 -10,500 174,110
PLATFORM (JBC-P).
Program decrease... [-10,500] [-10,500]
080 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING 9,345 9,345 9,345 9,345
SYSTEM (JETS).
081 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: 2,966 2,966 2,966 2,966
LHMBC XM32.
082 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL 4,660 4,660 4,660 4,660
SYSTEM.
083 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL 6,098 6,098 6,098 6,098
SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS.
084 COUNTERFIRE RADARS..... 21,250 21,250 21,250 21,250
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
C2 SYSTEMS
085 ARMY COMMAND POST 20,039 20,039 20,039 -5,000 15,039
INTEGRATED
INFRASTRUCTURE (.
Carryover.......... [-5,000]
086 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY. 16,240 16,240 16,240 16,240
087 AIR & MSL DEFENSE 80,011 80,011 80,011 80,011
PLANNING & CONTROL SYS.
088 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND 403,028 403,028 403,028 403,028
SYSTEM.
089 AIAMD FAMILY OF SYSTEMS 2,756 2,756 2,756 2,756
(FOS) COMPONENTS.
090 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE 5,360 5,360 5,360 5,360
SUPPORT (LCSS).
091 NETWORK MANAGEMENT 48,994 48,994 48,994 48,994
INITIALIZATION AND
SERVICE.
092 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT 4,103 4,103 4,103 4,103
SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A).
093 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL 6,512 6,512 6,512 6,512
AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY
(IPP.
094 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT 5,017 5,017 5,017 5,017
(ENFIRE).
ELECT EQUIP--AUTOMATION
095 ARMY TRAINING 10,065 10,065 10,065 10,065
MODERNIZATION.
096 AUTOMATED DATA 78,613 78,613 78,613 78,613
PROCESSING EQUIP.
097 ACCESSIONS INFORMATION 1,303 1,303 1,303 1,303
ENVIRONMENT (AIE).
099 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD 76,327 76,327 76,327 76,327
PGM (HPCMP).
100 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM 1,667 1,667 1,667 1,667
101 CSS COMMUNICATIONS..... 60,850 60,850 60,850 60,850
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
102A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.... 1,817 1,817 1,817 1,817
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE
EQUIPMENT
104 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 32,879 32,879 32,879 32,879
(BDS).
105 CBRN DEFENSE........... 57,408 57,408 57,408 57,408
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
107 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT- 97,231 97,231 97,231 97,231
RIBBON.
ENGINEER (NON-
CONSTRUCTION)
EQUIPMENT
111 ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE 62,469 78,469 62,469 4,000 66,469
SYSTEMS.
Silent Tactical [16,000] [4,000]
Energy Enhanced
Dismount (STEED).
112 RENDER SAFE SETS KITS 16,440 16,440 16,440 16,440
OUTFITS.
113 FAMILY OF BOATS AND 1,922 1,922 1,922 1,922
MOTORS.
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
114 HEATERS AND ECU'S...... 14,355 14,355 14,355 14,355
115 PERSONNEL RECOVERY 6,503 6,503 6,503 6,503
SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS).
116 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM.. 141,613 128,746 141,613 141,613
Program decrease... [-12,867]
117 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER... 23,129 23,129 23,129 23,129
118 FORCE PROVIDER......... 9,569 9,569 9,569 9,569
119 CARGO AERIAL DEL & 46,312 46,312 46,312 46,312
PERSONNEL PARACHUTE
SYSTEM.
120 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT 9,217 9,217 9,217 9,217
AND CONSTRUCTION SETS.
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
122 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE 2,879 2,879 2,879 2,879
EQUIPMENT.
123 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, 57,050 57,050 57,050 57,050
PETROLEUM & WATER.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
124 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL. 72,157 72,157 72,157 72,157
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
125 MOBILE MAINTENANCE 26,271 26,271 26,271 26,271
EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS.
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
127 ALL TERRAIN CRANES..... 114 2,114 15,114 10,000 10,114
All Terrain Cranes. [2,000]
Family of All [15,000] [10,000]
Terrain Cranes Type
I.
128 HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER 31,663 31,663 31,663 31,663
EXCAVATOR (HMEE).
130 CONST EQUIP ESP........ 8,925 8,925 8,925 8,925
RAIL FLOAT
CONTAINERIZATION
EQUIPMENT
131 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP.... 55,459 55,459 55,459 55,459
132 MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL 66,634 66,634 66,634 66,634
(MSV).
133 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 20,036 20,036 20,036 20,036
(FLOAT/RAIL).
GENERATORS
134 GENERATORS AND 81,540 81,540 81,540 81,540
ASSOCIATED EQUIP.
135 TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER 12,051 12,051 12,051 12,051
RECAPITALIZATION.
MATERIAL HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
136 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS.... 7,849 7,849 7,849 7,849
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
137 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS 40,686 40,686 40,686 40,686
SUPPORT.
138 TRAINING DEVICES, 174,890 174,890 174,890 174,890
NONSYSTEM.
139 SYNTHETIC TRAINING 218,183 196,363 218,183 -10,436 207,747
ENVIRONMENT (STE).
Synthetic Training [-21,820] [-10,436]
Environment.
140 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN 10,172 10,172 10,172 10,172
SUPPORT OF ARMY
TRAINING.
TEST MEASURE AND DIG
EQUIPMENT (TMD)
141 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF 48,329 48,329 48,329 48,329
TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE).
142 TEST EQUIPMENT 46,128 46,128 46,128 46,128
MODERNIZATION (TEMOD).
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
143 PHYSICAL SECURITY 138,459 138,459 138,459 138,459
SYSTEMS (OPA3).
144 BASE LEVEL COMMON 29,968 29,968 29,968 29,968
EQUIPMENT.
145 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC 42,487 42,487 42,487 42,487
EQUIPMENT (OPA-3).
146 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, 26,980 26,980 26,980 26,980
RELOCATABLE.
147 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR 90,705 90,705 90,705 90,705
TEST AND EVALUATION.
OPA2
149 INITIAL SPARES--C&E.... 9,810 9,810 9,810 9,810
TOTAL OTHER 8,616,524 57 8,598,765 8,389,119 104 -163,743 104 8,452,781
PROCUREMENT, ARMY.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
001 F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER) 28,554 28,554 28,554 28,554
HORNET.
002 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV 13 1,895,033 11 1,695,033 13 1,895,033 -47,161 13 1,847,872
Correction of F-35 [-2] [-200,000]
program
deficiencies.
Excess cost growth. [-47,161]
003 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV 196,634 196,634 196,634 196,634
AP.
004 JSF STOVL.............. 13 2,078,225 11 1,878,225 13 2,078,225 -59,745 13 2,018,480
Correction of F-35 [-2] [-200,000]
program
deficiencies.
Excess cost growth. [-59,745]
005 JSF STOVL AP........... 169,389 169,389 169,389 169,389
006 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT).... 19 2,068,657 19 2,068,657 21 2,318,657 1 20 2,068,657
Two additional CH- [2] [250,000]
53K aircraft--USMC
UFR.
007 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT) AP. 422,972 422,972 422,972 422,972
008 V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)..... 60,175 60,175 60,175 60,175
009 H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/AH- 8,701 8,701 8,701 8,701
1Z).
010 P-8A POSEIDON.......... 12,424 12,424 12,424 12,424
011 E-2D ADV HAWKEYE....... 197,669 77,769 77,679 -95,147 102,522
E-2D Advanced [-119,990]
Hawkeye reduction.
Production line [-119,900] [-95,147]
shutdown early to
need.
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
012 MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING 27 301,303 27 301,303 27 301,303 27 301,303
SYSTEM (METS).
OTHER AIRCRAFT
014 KC-130J................ 33,406 2 233,406 33,406 2 200,000 2 233,406
USN Reserve KC-130J [2] [200,000] [2] [200,000]
recapitalization
program.
016 MQ-4 TRITON............ 159,226 159,226 159,226 159,226
020 MQ-25.................. 3 501,683 3 501,683 3 501,683 3 501,683
021 MQ-25 AP............... 51,344 51,344 51,344 51,344
022 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS..... 19,081 19,081 19,081 19,081
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
023 F-18 A-D UNIQUE........ 92,765 92,765 92,765 92,765
024 F-18E/F AND EA-18G 566,727 566,727 566,727 566,727
MODERNIZATION AND
SUSTAINM.
025 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS 112,672 112,672 112,672 112,672
SERIES.
026 AEA SYSTEMS............ 17,460 17,460 17,460 17,460
027 AV-8 SERIES............ 3,584 3,584 3,584 3,584
028 INFRARED SEARCH AND 146,876 146,876 146,876 146,876
TRACK (IRST).
029 ADVERSARY.............. 49,724 49,724 49,724 49,724
030 F-18 SERIES............ 680,613 680,613 680,613 -13,240 667,373
Avionics [-7,882]
obsolescence excess
growth.
HDVR 8-Kit unit [-5,358]
cost growth.
031 H-53 SERIES............ 107,247 107,247 107,247 -4,308 102,939
Other support costs [-4,308]
excess growth.
032 MH-60 SERIES........... 108,072 108,072 108,072 108,072
033 H-1 SERIES............. 153,006 153,006 153,006 153,006
035 E-2 SERIES............. 148,060 148,060 148,060 148,060
036 TRAINER A/C SERIES..... 12,415 12,415 12,415 12,415
037 C-130 SERIES........... 188,119 188,119 188,119 188,119
038 FEWSG.................. 663 663 663 663
039 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C 13,162 13,162 13,162 13,162
SERIES.
040 E-6 SERIES............. 142,368 142,368 185,268 142,368
Accelerate Fund NC3 [42,900]
Recapitalization
and New
Transmission
Pathways--Navy UFR.
041 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS 69,495 69,495 69,495 69,495
SERIES.
042 T-45 SERIES............ 158,800 158,800 158,800 158,800
043 POWER PLANT CHANGES.... 16,806 16,806 16,806 16,806
044 JPATS SERIES........... 24,157 24,157 24,157 24,157
045 AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT 3,964 3,964 3,964 3,964
MODS.
046 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT... 52,791 52,791 52,791 52,791
047 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES 139,113 139,113 139,113 139,113
048 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON 10,687 10,687 10,687 10,687
SYSTEM.
049 ID SYSTEMS............. 7,020 7,020 7,020 7,020
050 P-8 SERIES............. 307,202 307,202 307,202 307,202
051 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION.. 25,597 25,597 25,597 25,597
053 V-22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) 235,062 360,062 325,062 60,000 295,062
OSPREY.
Osprey Drive System [90,000]
Safety and Health
Information
(ODSSHI).
Safety Enhancements [125,000] [60,000]
054 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER 453,226 453,226 453,226 453,226
(NGJ).
055 F-35 STOVL SERIES...... 282,987 282,987 282,987 -25,914 257,073
Early to need...... [-25,914]
056 F-35 CV SERIES......... 183,924 183,924 183,924 -18,819 165,105
Early to need...... [-18,819]
057 QRC.................... 26,957 26,957 26,957 26,957
058 MQ-4 SERIES............ 122,044 122,044 122,044 -33,946 88,098
Installation costs [-33,946]
excess growth.
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
063 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 2,094,242 2,094,242 2,094,242 2,094,242
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP
& FACILITIES
064 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT 572,806 572,806 572,806 572,806
065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL 105,634 105,634 105,634 105,634
FACILITIES.
066 WAR CONSUMABLES........ 43,604 43,604 43,604 43,604
067 OTHER PRODUCTION 73,307 73,307 73,307 73,307
CHARGES.
068 SPECIAL SUPPORT 456,816 456,816 456,816 456,816
EQUIPMENT.
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 75 16,214,250 73 16,019,350 77 16,477,160 3 -38,280 78 16,175,970
PROCUREMENT, NAVY.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
MODIFICATION OF
MISSILES
002 TRIDENT II MODS........ 1,793,867 1,793,867 1,793,867 1,793,867
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
003 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL 8,133 8,133 8,133 8,133
FACILITIES.
STRATEGIC MISSILES
004 TOMAHAWK............... 32,677 32,677 67,677 32,677
FY25 Tomahawk [35,000]
obsolescence fixes.
TACTICAL MISSILES
005 AMRAAM................. 261 279,626 261 279,626 261 279,626 261 279,626
006 SIDEWINDER............. 157 86,023 157 86,023 157 86,023 157 86,023
007 STANDARD MISSILE....... 125 627,386 125 627,386 125 627,386 125 627,386
008 STANDARD MISSILE AP.... 127,830 127,830 127,830 127,830
009 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II. 280 76,108 280 76,108 280 76,108 280 76,108
010 RAM.................... 148 141,021 148 141,021 148 141,021 148 141,021
011 JOINT AIR GROUND 182 76,838 182 76,838 182 76,838 182 76,838
MISSILE (JAGM).
013 AERIAL TARGETS......... 182,463 182,463 182,463 182,463
014 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT.. 3,411 3,411 3,411 3,411
015 LRASM.................. 90 326,435 90 326,435 90 326,435 90 326,435
016 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 12 24,882 12 24,882 12 90,982 21 66,100 33 90,982
(NSM).
NSM production [66,100] [21] [66,100]
increase (+21).
017 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 4,412 4,412 4,412 4,412
(NSM) AP.
MODIFICATION OF
MISSILES
018 TOMAHAWK MODS.......... 317,839 317,839 317,839 317,839
019 ESSM................... 369 652,391 369 634,391 369 652,391 -18,000 369 634,391
Program delay...... [-18,000] [-18,000]
020 AARGM-ER............... 157 213,988 157 213,988 157 213,988 157 213,988
021 AARGM-ER AP............ 34,604 34,604 34,604 34,604
022 STANDARD MISSILES MODS. 75,667 75,667 75,667 -3,625 72,042
Carryover.......... [-3,625]
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
023 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL 1,490 1,490 201,490 1,490
FACILITIES.
JPAC supplier base [100,000]
investments.
Munitions supplier [100,000]
base program
(MCEIP) [SRMs, ball
bearings, PCBs,
etc].
ORDNANCE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
026 ORDNANCE SUPPORT 351,488 351,488 351,488 351,488
EQUIPMENT.
TORPEDOES AND RELATED
EQUIP
027 SSTD................... 4,317 4,317 4,317 4,317
028 MK-48 TORPEDO.......... 79 333,147 79 333,147 120 451,147 79 333,147
Accelerate Mk-48 [41] [118,000]
Heavy Weight
Torpedo (HWT)
Procurement (+41)--
Navy UFR.
029 ASW TARGETS............ 30,476 30,476 30,476 30,476
MOD OF TORPEDOES AND
RELATED EQUIP
030 MK-54 TORPEDO MODS..... 106,249 106,249 198,549 50,000 156,249
Mk54 production [92,300] [50,000]
increase.
031 MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP 17,363 17,363 17,363 17,363
MODS.
032 MARITIME MINES......... 100,065 80,065 100,065 100,065
Excessive cost [-20,000]
growth.
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
033 TORPEDO SUPPORT 151,809 151,809 151,809 151,809
EQUIPMENT.
034 ASW RANGE SUPPORT...... 4,039 4,039 4,039 4,039
DESTINATION
TRANSPORTATION
035 FIRST DESTINATION 5,669 5,669 5,669 5,669
TRANSPORTATION.
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
036 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS. 12,513 12,513 12,513 12,513
MODIFICATION OF GUNS
AND GUN MOUNTS
037 CIWS MODS.............. 4,266 4,266 4,266 4,266
038 COAST GUARD WEAPONS.... 54,794 54,794 54,794 54,794
039 GUN MOUNT MODS......... 82,246 82,246 82,246 82,246
040 LCS MODULE WEAPONS..... 12 2,463 12 2,463 12 2,463 12 2,463
041 AIRBORNE MINE 11,635 11,635 11,635 11,635
NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS.
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
043 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 240,697 240,697 243,697 240,697
Accelerate Mk-48 [3,000]
Heavy Weight
Torpedo (HWT)
Procurement (+41).
TOTAL WEAPONS 1,872 6,600,327 1,872 6,562,327 1,913 7,114,727 21 94,475 1,893 6,694,802
PROCUREMENT, NAVY.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS
NAVY AMMUNITION
001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS.. 33,161 33,161 33,161 33,161
002 JDAM................... 1,460 75,134 1,460 75,134 1,460 75,134 -2,025 1,460 73,109
Excess to need..... [-2,025]
003 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL 58,197 58,197 123,197 58,197
TYPES.
FY25 Hydra 70 [65,000]
minimum sustained
rate production.
004 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION. 12,501 12,501 12,501 12,501
005 PRACTICE BOMBS......... 56,745 56,745 71,145 -4,508 52,237
Additional EM-T [14,400]
USMC ground-based
fires training
rounds.
Q1300 LGTR unit [-4,508]
cost growth.
006 CARTRIDGES & CART 73,782 73,782 73,782 73,782
ACTUATED DEVICES.
007 AIR EXPENDABLE 75,416 75,416 75,416 75,416
COUNTERMEASURES.
008 JATOS.................. 7,407 7,407 7,407 7,407
009 5 INCH/54 GUN 29,990 23,990 29,990 -6,000 23,990
AMMUNITION.
Underexecution..... [-6,000] [-6,000]
010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER 40,089 40,089 40,089 40,089
GUN AMMUNITION.
011 OTHER SHIP GUN 41,223 41,223 41,223 41,223
AMMUNITION.
012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING 47,269 47,269 47,269 47,269
PARTY AMMO.
013 PYROTECHNIC AND 9,703 9,703 9,703 9,703
DEMOLITION.
015 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 1,703 1,703 1,703 1,703
MILLION.
016 EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING 588,005 362,766 588,005 -60,750 527,255
MUNITIONS.
Contract execution. [-225,239] [-60,750]
MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION
017 MORTARS................ 127,726 127,726 127,726 127,726
018 DIRECT SUPPORT 43,769 43,769 43,769 -1,880 41,889
MUNITIONS.
Excess to need..... [-1,880]
019 INFANTRY WEAPONS 266,277 266,277 266,277 266,277
AMMUNITION.
020 COMBAT SUPPORT 21,726 21,726 21,726 21,726
MUNITIONS.
021 AMMO MODERNIZATION..... 18,211 18,211 18,211 18,211
022 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS.... 114,684 82,059 114,684 114,684
Excess 155mm M795 [-10,025]
munitions.
Excess M232A1 MACS [-22,600]
munitions.
023 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 5,165 5,165 5,165 5,165
MILLION.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT 1,460 1,747,883 1,460 1,484,019 1,460 1,827,283 -75,163 1,460 1,672,720
OF AMMUNITION,
NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS.
SHIPBUILDING AND
CONVERSION, NAVY
FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE
SHIPS
001 COLUMBIA CLASS 3,341,235 3,341,235 3,341,235 3,341,235
SUBMARINE.
002 COLUMBIA CLASS 6,215,939 6,215,939 6,215,939 6,215,939
SUBMARINE AP.
OTHER WARSHIPS
003 CARRIER REPLACEMENT 1,186,873 1,086,873 1,261,873 -63,749 1,123,124
PROGRAM.
Advance Procurement [100,000]
for CVN 82 and 83.
Aircraft carrier [75,000]
industrial base.
Rephasing of [-200,000] [-63,749]
incremental funding.
004 CVN-81................. 721,045 721,045 896,045 721,045
CVN-82 AP.......... [175,000]
005 VIRGINIA CLASS 1 3,615,904 2 4,315,904 1 4,265,904 357,000 1 3,972,904
SUBMARINE.
Build 2x Virginia- [650,000]
class SSNs per year.
Cost growth........ [-300,000]
One additional ship [1] [1,000,000]
Program increase: [357,000]
Submarine class
material second
ship set.
006 VIRGINIA CLASS 3,720,303 3,720,303 4,200,303 3,720,303
SUBMARINE AP.
Incremental funding [400,000]
for second ship.
Submarine [80,000]
industrial base
programs.
007 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS 1 1,061,143 1 861,143 1 811,143 -250,000 1 811,143
CVN refueling [-250,000] [-250,000]
complex overhaul
reduction.
Late contract award [-200,000]
009 DDG 1000............... 61,100 61,100 61,100 61,100
010 DDG-51................. 2 4,725,819 2 4,775,819 2 6,155,819 1 700,000 3 5,425,819
3rd DDG in FY25.... [1,430,000] [1] [700,000]
Large Surface [50,000]
Combatant Shipyard
Infrastructure.
010A DDG-51................. 759,563 759,563 759,563 759,563
010A DDG-51................. 923,808 923,808 923,808 923,808
011 DDG-51 AP.............. 41,724 41,724 83,224 41,500 83,224
3rd DDG Advance [41,500] [41,500]
Procurement for
FY26.
013 FFG-FRIGATE............ 1 1,170,442 1 1,220,442 -1 -1,120,442 50,000
Program delay...... [-1] [-1,170,442] [-1] [-1,170,442]
Small surface [50,000] [50,000]
combatant shipyard
infrastructure and
workforce
development.
013A FFG-FRIGATE AP......... 37,500
Frigate industrial [37,500]
base and workforce
development.
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS
014 LPD FLIGHT II.......... 1 1,561,963 1 1,561,963 1 2,561,963 -330,000 1 1,231,963
FY25 Navy request [1,000,000]
to complete
amphibious ship
multi-ship buy.
LPD-33 program [-330,000]
decrease.
015 LPD FLIGHT II AP....... 525,000
LPD-34 AP.......... [250,000]
LPD-35 AP.......... [275,000]
019 LHA REPLACEMENT AP..... 61,118 61,118 61,118 499,882 561,000
LHA-10 AP.......... [499,882]
021 MEDIUM LANDING SHIP.... 1 268,068 1 268,068 1 30,068 -15,000 1 253,068
Medium Landing Ship [-238,000] [-238,000]
lead ship reduction.
Nondevelopmental [223,000]
LSM.
021A MEDIUM-SIZED Landing 238,000
Vessel.
Medium-sized [238,000]
landing vessel.
AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND
PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST
AP for T-AO Fleet [398,000]
Oiler.
024 TOWING, SALVAGE, AND 60,000 60,000
RESCUE SHIP (ATS).
Acceleration of T- [60,000]
ATS (+1 ship).
Cost to complete... [60,000]
LCU second shipyard [95,000]
027 OUTFITTING............. 674,600 674,600 674,600 -68,847 605,753
Early to need...... [-68,847]
029 SERVICE CRAFT.......... 11,426 1 41,426 11,426 1 30,000 1 41,426
Additional YRBM.... [1] [30,000] [1] [30,000]
030 AUXILIARY PERSONNEL 76,168 76,168 76,168 76,168
LIGHTER.
031 LCAC SLEP.............. 3 45,087 3 45,087 3 45,087 3 45,087
032 AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED 2 204,939 1 141,939 2 204,939 2 204,939
SEALIFT).
Cost growth........ [-1] [-63,000]
033 COMPLETION OF PY 1,930,024 1,930,024 1,930,024 60,000 1,990,024
SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS.
DDG-51 cost to [-225,000]
complete reduction.
Program increase: T- [60,000]
ATS Navajo-class
ships.
SCN cost to [225,000]
complete increase.
TOTAL SHIPBUILDING 12 32,378,291 12 31,722,349 12 36,582,791 1 365,344 13 32,743,635
AND CONVERSION,
NAVY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
SHIP PROPULSION
EQUIPMENT
001 SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT 20,840 20,840 20,840 20,840
GENERATORS
002 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E. 82,937 82,937 82,937 82,937
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
003 OTHER NAVIGATION 102,288 102,288 102,288 102,288
EQUIPMENT.
OTHER SHIPBOARD
EQUIPMENT
004 SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING 294,625 294,625 294,625 294,625
AND SUPT EQUIP PROG.
005 DDG MOD................ 861,066 801,066 861,066 -51,082 809,984
Excessive cost [-60,000] [-51,082]
growth.
Program decrease... [-5,000]
Water Purification. [5,000]
006 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT. 38,521 38,521 38,521 38,521
007 COMMAND AND CONTROL 2,402 2,402 2,402 2,402
SWITCHBOARD.
008 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE........ 81,602 81,602 81,602 81,602
009 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED 7,352 7,352 7,352 7,352
SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM.
010 POLLUTION CONTROL 23,440 23,440 23,440 23,440
EQUIPMENT.
011 SUBMARINE SUPPORT 293,766 273,766 293,766 293,766
EQUIPMENT.
Excessive cost [-20,000]
growth.
012 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT 43,565 43,565 43,565 43,565
EQUIPMENT.
013 LCS CLASS SUPPORT 7,318 7,318 7,318 7,318
EQUIPMENT.
014 SUBMARINE BATTERIES.... 30,470 30,470 30,470 30,470
015 LPD CLASS SUPPORT 38,115 38,115 38,115 38,115
EQUIPMENT.
016 DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT 407,468 357,468 407,468 -41,596 365,872
EQUIPMENT.
Excessive cost [-50,000] [-41,596]
growth.
017 STRATEGIC PLATFORM 53,931 43,931 53,931 53,931
SUPPORT EQUIP.
Excessive cost [-10,000]
growth.
018 DSSP EQUIPMENT......... 4,586 4,586 4,586 4,586
020 LCAC................... 11,013 11,013 11,013 11,013
021 UNDERWATER EOD 16,650 16,650 16,650 16,650
EQUIPMENT.
022 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 66,351 66,351 66,351 66,351
MILLION.
023 CHEMICAL WARFARE 3,254 3,254 3,254 3,254
DETECTORS.
REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT
024 SHIP MAINTENANCE, 2,392,190 2,397,190 2,392,190 2,392,190
REPAIR AND
MODERNIZATION.
Water Purification. [5,000]
026 REACTOR COMPONENTS..... 445,974 445,974 445,974 445,974
OCEAN ENGINEERING
027 DIVING AND SALVAGE 17,499 17,499 17,499 17,499
EQUIPMENT.
SMALL BOATS
028 STANDARD BOATS......... 400,892 275,892 400,892 -68,250 332,642
Additional 40-foot [12,000] [12,000]
patrol boats.
Insufficient [-125,000] [-80,250]
justification.
Program decrease... [-12,000]
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
EQUIPMENT
029 OPERATING FORCES IPE... 237,036 229,536 237,036 2,768 239,804
Excessive cost [-25,000] [-14,732]
growth.
INDOPACOM Mission [17,500] [17,500]
Network--INDOPACOM
UPL.
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
030 LCS COMMON MISSION 56,105 56,105 56,105 56,105
MODULES EQUIPMENT.
031 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES 118,247 98,247 118,247 -20,000 98,247
Insufficient [-20,000] [-20,000]
justification.
033 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES 11,101 7,701 11,101 11,101
LCS SUW MM......... [-3,400]
034 LCS IN-SERVICE 205,571 160,571 205,571 -17,317 188,254
MODERNIZATION.
Insufficient [-30,000] [-17,317]
justification.
Unjustified request [-15,000]
035 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV..... 48,780 63,780 60,680 5,500 54,280
Accelerate Subsea [11,900] [5,500]
and Seabed Warfare
(SSW) ROV--Navy UFR.
Torpedo tube launch [15,000]
and recovery
capable UUVs.
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
036 LSD MIDLIFE & 56,667 56,667 56,667 56,667
MODERNIZATION.
SHIP SONARS
037 SPQ-9B RADAR........... 7,402 7,402 7,402 7,402
038 AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW 134,637 134,637 134,637 134,637
COMBAT SYSTEM.
039 SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT. 502,115 487,115 502,115 -15,000 487,115
Excessive cost [-15,000] [-15,000]
growth.
040 UNDERSEA WARFARE 16,731 16,731 16,731 16,731
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
ASW ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
041 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC 55,484 55,484 55,484 55,484
WARFARE SYSTEM.
042 SSTD................... 9,647 9,647 9,647 9,647
043 FIXED SURVEILLANCE 405,854 405,854 428,854 23,000 428,854
SYSTEM.
Persistent [23,000] [23,000]
Targeting for
Undersea.
044 SURTASS................ 45,975 45,975 45,975 45,975
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
EQUIPMENT
045 AN/SLQ-32.............. 184,349 184,349 184,349 184,349
RECONNAISSANCE
EQUIPMENT
046 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT... 362,099 362,099 362,099 362,099
047 AUTOMATED 4,680 4,680 4,680 4,680
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
(AIS).
OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
048 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT 26,644 26,644 26,644 26,644
CAPABILITY.
049 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND 13,614 13,614 13,614 13,614
SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS).
050 ATDLS.................. 68,458 68,458 68,458 68,458
051 NAVY COMMAND AND 3,645 3,645 3,645 3,645
CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS).
052 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM 16,812 16,812 16,812 16,812
REPLACEMENT.
053 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS 41,458 41,458 41,458 41,458
(SPACE).
054 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO 3,803 3,803 3,803 3,803
AND TV SERVICE.
AVIATION ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
056 ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT... 90,586 90,586 90,586 90,586
057 AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT... 75,508 75,508 75,508 75,508
058 ID SYSTEMS............. 59,602 59,602 59,602 59,602
059 JOINT PRECISION 7,287 7,287 7,287 7,287
APPROACH AND LANDING
SYSTEM (.
060 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING 46,106 36,106 46,106 -3,780 42,326
SYSTEMS.
Excessive cost [-10,000] [-3,780]
growth.
OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
061 MARITIME INTEGRATED 7,809 7,809 7,809 7,809
BROADCAST SYSTEM.
062 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I 65,113 65,113 65,113 65,113
SYSTEMS.
063 DCGS-N................. 16,946 16,946 16,946 16,946
064 CANES.................. 440,207 440,207 440,207 440,207
065 RADIAC................. 38,688 38,688 38,688 38,688
066 CANES-INTELL........... 50,654 50,654 50,654 50,654
067 GPETE.................. 32,005 32,005 32,005 32,005
068 MASF................... 24,361 24,361 24,361 24,361
069 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM 6,709 6,709 6,709 6,709
TEST FACILITY.
070 EMI CONTROL 4,081 4,081 4,081 4,081
INSTRUMENTATION.
072 IN-SERVICE RADARS AND 228,910 228,910 228,910 228,910
SENSORS.
SHIPBOARD
COMMUNICATIONS
073 BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL 104,119 79,119 104,119 104,119
NETWORK.
Excessive cost [-25,000]
growth.
074 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL 24,602 24,602 24,602 24,602
COMMUNICATIONS.
075 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS 103,546 103,546 105,046 103,546
AUTOMATION.
Accelerate Fund NC3 [1,500]
Recapitalization
and New
Transmission
Pathways--Navy UFR.
076 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS 9,209 9,209 9,209 9,209
UNDER $5M.
SUBMARINE
COMMUNICATIONS
077 SUBMARINE BROADCAST 136,846 111,846 147,546 -7,379 129,467
SUPPORT.
Accelerate Fund NC3 [10,700]
Recapitalization
and New
Transmission
Pathways--Navy UFR.
Excessive cost [-25,000] [-7,379]
growth.
078 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION 68,334 68,334 73,834 68,334
EQUIPMENT.
Accelerate Fund NC3 [5,500]
Recapitalization
and New
Transmission
Pathways--Navy UFR.
SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
079 SATELLITE 59,745 59,745 59,745 59,745
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
080 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL 163,071 100,071 163,071 163,071
(NMT).
Excessive cost [-63,000]
growth.
SHORE COMMUNICATIONS
081 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 4,551 4,551 4,551 4,551
SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE).
CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
082 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY 162,008 162,008 162,008 162,008
PROGRAM (ISSP).
083 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100
TEAM.
CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT
084 CRYPTOLOGIC 15,506 15,506 15,506 15,506
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP.
OTHER ELECTRONIC
SUPPORT
095 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT.. 58,213 58,213 58,213 58,213
SONOBUOYS
097 SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES... 323,441 348,441 323,441 25,000 348,441
Additional [25,000] [25,000]
Sonobouys.
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
098 MINOTAUR............... 5,431 5,431 5,431 5,431
099 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT 138,062 138,062 138,062 138,062
EQUIPMENT.
100 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 121,108 121,108 121,108 121,108
EQUIPMENT.
101 ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR 2,244 2,244 2,244 2,244
(AAG).
102 ELECTROMAGNETIC 14,702 14,702 14,702 14,702
AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM
(EMALS.
103 METEOROLOGICAL 17,982 17,982 17,982 17,982
EQUIPMENT.
104 AIRBORNE MCM........... 10,643 10,643 10,643 10,643
106 AVIATION SUPPORT 110,993 110,993 110,993 110,993
EQUIPMENT.
107 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER 130,050 130,050 130,050 130,050
AVIATION(UCA)MISSION
CNTRL.
SHIP GUN SYSTEM
EQUIPMENT
109 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS 6,416 6,416 6,416 6,416
EQUIPMENT.
SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
110 HARPOON SUPPORT 226 226 226 226
EQUIPMENT.
111 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT 381,473 331,473 381,473 -4,643 376,830
EQUIPMENT.
Excessive cost [-50,000] [-4,643]
growth.
112 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT 98,921 98,921 98,921 98,921
EQUIPMENT.
FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
113 STRATEGIC MISSILE 325,236 325,236 325,236 325,236
SYSTEMS EQUIP.
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
114 SSN COMBAT CONTROL 157,609 157,609 157,609 157,609
SYSTEMS.
115 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.. 25,362 25,362 25,362 25,362
OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
116 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 26,725 26,725 26,725 26,725
DISPOSAL EQUIP.
117 DIRECTED ENERGY SYSTEMS 3,817 3,817 48,817 3,817
HELIOS Long Lead [45,000]
Procurement.
118 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 3,193 3,193 3,193 3,193
MILLION.
OTHER EXPENDABLE
ORDNANCE
119 ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY 95,557 45,557 97,257 -5,663 89,894
SYSTEM.
Accelerate Long [1,700]
Endurance
Electronic Decoy
(LEED)--Navy UFR.
Excessive cost [-50,000] [-5,663]
growth.
120 SUBMARINE TRAINING 80,248 80,248 80,248 80,248
DEVICE MODS.
121 SURFACE TRAINING 179,974 179,974 179,974 179,974
EQUIPMENT.
CIVIL ENGINEERING
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
122 PASSENGER CARRYING 3,751 3,751 3,751 3,751
VEHICLES.
123 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS. 5,795 5,795 5,795 5,795
124 CONSTRUCTION & 80,260 80,260 80,260 80,260
MAINTENANCE EQUIP.
125 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 26,199 26,199 26,199 26,199
126 TACTICAL VEHICLES...... 50,878 50,878 50,878 50,878
127 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT... 6,454 6,454 6,454 6,454
128 POLLUTION CONTROL 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924
EQUIPMENT.
129 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 103,014 78,014 103,014 103,014
MILLION.
Excessive cost [-25,000]
growth.
130 PHYSICAL SECURITY 1,301 1,301 1,301 1,301
VEHICLES.
SUPPLY SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
131 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT....... 56,585 46,585 56,585 56,585
Excessive cost [-10,000]
growth.
132 FIRST DESTINATION 5,863 5,863 5,863 5,863
TRANSPORTATION.
133 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY 954,467 954,467 954,467 -62,132 892,335
SYSTEMS.
Classified [-62,132]
adjustment.
TRAINING DEVICES
134 TRAINING SUPPORT 5,341 5,341 5,341 5,341
EQUIPMENT.
135 TRAINING AND EDUCATION 75,626 75,626 75,626 75,626
EQUIPMENT.
COMMAND SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
136 COMMAND SUPPORT 29,698 29,698 29,698 29,698
EQUIPMENT.
137 MEDICAL SUPPORT 10,122 10,122 10,122 10,122
EQUIPMENT.
139 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT 6,590 6,590 6,590 6,590
EQUIPMENT.
140 OPERATING FORCES 17,056 17,056 17,056 17,056
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
141 C4ISR EQUIPMENT........ 33,606 18,606 33,606 33,606
Excessive cost [-15,000]
growth.
142 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 47,499 47,499 47,499 47,499
EQUIPMENT.
143 PHYSICAL SECURITY 129,484 119,484 129,484 129,484
EQUIPMENT.
Excessive cost [-10,000]
growth.
144 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION 42,026 42,026 42,026 42,026
TECHNOLOGY.
OTHER
149 NEXT GENERATION 130,100 130,100 130,100 130,100
ENTERPRISE SERVICE.
150 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.. 2,195 2,195 2,195 2,195
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
151A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.... 16,134 16,134 16,134 16,134
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
152 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 705,144 705,144 705,144 705,144
153 VIRGINIA CLASS (VACL) 578,277 578,277 578,277 578,277
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS.
TOTAL OTHER 15,877,253 15,283,353 15,976,553 -240,574 15,636,679
PROCUREMENT, NAVY.
PROCUREMENT, MARINE
CORPS
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
001 AAV7A1 PIP............. 2,773 2,773 2,773 2,773
002 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT 104 810,276 104 526,276 104 810,276 104 810,276
VEHICLE FAMILY OF
VEHICLES.
Red Stripe [-284,000]
limitation/cost
growth.
003 LAV PIP................ 761 761 761 761
ARTILLERY AND OTHER
WEAPONS
004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED 1,823 1,823 1,823 1,823
HOWITZER.
005 ARTILLERY WEAPONS 139,477 139,477 139,477 139,477
SYSTEM.
006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT 18,481 18,481 25,631 18,481
VEHICLES UNDER $5
MILLION.
Marine Corps [7,150]
realignment--reduci
ble height gunner
protection kits.
GUIDED MISSILES
007 TOMAHAWK............... 22 115,232 22 115,232 22 115,232 22 115,232
008 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 90 144,682 90 144,682 90 144,682 90 144,682
(NSM).
009 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 30,087 30,087 30,087 30,087
(NSM) AP.
010 GROUND BASED AIR 369,296 333,296 369,296 -5,000 364,296
DEFENSE.
Excessive missile [-5,000] [-5,000]
costs.
Forward financed in [-31,000]
FY24.
011 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE- 123 61,563 123 61,563 123 61,563 -898 123 60,665
JAVELIN.
Guided missiles [-898]
unit cost growth.
012 FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR 9,521 9,521 9,521 9,521
WEAPON SYSTEMS
(FOAAWS).
013 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-TOW. 1,868 1,868 1,868 1,868
014 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 6 1,584 6 1,584 6 1,584 6 1,584
(GMLRS).
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEMS
015 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND 84,764 84,764 84,764 84,764
AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C.
REPAIR AND TEST
EQUIPMENT
016 REPAIR AND TEST 71,023 71,023 81,023 71,023
EQUIPMENT.
Goalkeeper Long [10,000]
Lead.
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
017 MODIFICATION KITS...... 1,559 1,559 1,559 1,559
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEM (NON-TEL)
018 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION 221,212 172,112 221,212 221,212
(COMM & ELEC).
Lack of testing [-49,100]
program with Squad
Aiming Laser.
019 AIR OPERATIONS C2 20,385 20,385 20,385 20,385
SYSTEMS.
RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-
TEL)
020 GROUND/AIR TASK 71,941 71,941 71,941 71,941
ORIENTED RADAR (G/
ATOR).
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT
(NON-TEL)
021 ELECTRO MAGNETIC 182,465 53,465 -182,465
SPECTRUM OPERATIONS
(EMSO).
Marine Corps [-182,465] [-182,465]
realignment.
Program decrease... [-129,000]
022 GCSS-MC................ 3,282 3,282 3,282 3,282
023 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM.... 56,710 56,710 56,710 56,710
024 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT 128,804 106,304 128,804 -21,885 106,919
EQUIPMENT.
Excess Advanced [-22,500] [-21,885]
Signals Processor.
026 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS 59,077 59,077 59,077 59,077
(INTEL).
027 DCGS-MC................ 81,507 81,507 81,507 81,507
028 UAS PAYLOADS........... 17,232 17,232 17,232 17,232
OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL)
031 EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT 15,042 15,042 15,042 15,042
EQUIPMENT.
032 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE 283,983 263,583 303,983 -15,400 268,583
NETWORK (MCEN).
Expansion of secure [20,000] [5,000]
5G Open RAN.
Network Transport [-20,400] [-20,400]
Excess Growth.
033 COMMON COMPUTER 25,793 25,793 25,793 -4,195 21,598
RESOURCES.
Prior year [-4,195]
underexecution.
034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS... 59,113 59,113 59,113 59,113
035 RADIO SYSTEMS.......... 258,818 258,818 258,818 -13,498 245,320
MCMP RIT Dismounted [-13,498]
Radio contract
award delay.
036 COMM SWITCHING & 39,390 39,390 39,390 39,390
CONTROL SYSTEMS.
037 COMM & ELEC 21,015 21,015 21,015 21,015
INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT.
038 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.. 19,245 19,245 19,245 19,245
040 UNMANNED EXPEDITIONARY 16,305 16,305 16,305 16,305
SYSTEMS.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
041A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.... 3,266 3,266 3,266 3,266
ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES
042 COMMERCIAL CARGO 26,800 26,800 26,800 26,800
VEHICLES.
TACTICAL VEHICLES
043 MOTOR TRANSPORT 17,304 17,304 17,304 17,304
MODIFICATIONS.
044 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 672 340,542 672 223,142 672 238,842 -16,484 672 324,058
VEHICLE.
Contract savings... [-16,484]
Fielding delay [-7,400]
schedule impact.
Joint Light [-101,700]
Tactical Vehicle
reduction.
Material schedule [-101,700]
impact to M2/
Ukraine forward
funded.
Schedule delay [-8,300]
trailer impact.
045 TRAILERS............... 27,440 27,440 27,440 27,440
ENGINEER AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT
046 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS.. 29,252 29,252 29,252 -4,138 25,114
Unjustified request [-4,138]
047 POWER EQUIPMENT 23,411 23,411 23,411 23,411
ASSORTED.
048 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT 11,366 11,366 11,366 11,366
EQUIPMENT.
049 EOD SYSTEMS............ 30,166 30,166 30,166 30,166
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
050 PHYSICAL SECURITY 56,749 56,749 56,749 -8,092 48,657
EQUIPMENT.
Prior year [-8,092]
underexecution.
GENERAL PROPERTY
051 FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 23,651 23,651 35,651 23,651
Medical Equipment [12,000]
Modernization--USMC
UFR.
052 TRAINING DEVICES....... 105,448 105,448 105,448 -7,871 97,577
FoFTS-Next MCTIS-V [-7,871]
training system
previously funded.
053 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION 29,168 29,168 29,168 29,168
EQUIPMENT.
054 ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL 17,954 17,954 17,954 17,954
VEHICLE (ULTV).
OTHER SUPPORT
055 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 26,508 26,508 26,508 26,508
MILLION.
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
056 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 28,749 28,749 28,749 28,749
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, 1,017 4,243,863 1,017 3,585,463 1,017 4,008,848 -279,926 1,017 3,963,937
MARINE CORPS.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE
001 B-21 RAIDER............ 1,956,668 1,956,668 2,158,168 1,956,668
Program increase... [201,500]
002 B-21 RAIDER AP......... 721,600 721,600 721,600 721,600
TACTICAL FORCES
003 F-35................... 42 4,474,156 36 4,012,456 42 4,474,156 -345,297 42 4,128,859
APG-81 Radars (Qty [138,300]
34).
Correction of F-35 [-6] [-600,000]
program
deficiencies.
Excess cost growth. [-345,297]
004 F-35 AP................ 482,584 482,584 482,584 482,584
005 F-15EX................. 18 1,808,472 18 1,808,472 24 2,498,472 6 600,000 24 2,408,472
Procure 6 x F-15 EX [6] [690,000] [6] [600,000]
Aircraft--NGB UFR.
006 F-15EX AP.............. 271,000
FY26 Aircraft (+24) [271,000]
TACTICAL AIRLIFT
007 KC-46A MDAP............ 15 2,854,748 15 2,604,748 15 2,854,748 -159,020 15 2,695,728
Excessive cost [-140,000] [-159,020]
growth.
Program decrease... [-110,000]
OTHER AIRLIFT
008 C-130J................. 2,405 285,405 292,405 4 420,000 422,405
2 additional [2] [220,000] [2] [220,000]
aircraft.
Additional LC-130J. [2] [290,000] [2] [200,000]
NRE Polar Airlift.. [63,000]
UPT TRAINERS
010 ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING 7 235,207 7 235,207 7 235,207 7 235,207
T-7A.
HELICOPTERS
011 MH-139A................ 8 294,095 8 294,095 8 294,095 8 294,095
012 COMBAT RESCUE 162,685 137,685 372,685 -15,000 147,685
HELICOPTER.
Additional HH-60W [5] [210,000]
procurement.
Excess to need..... [-5,000]
Program decrease... [-20,000] [-15,000]
MISSION SUPPORT
AIRCRAFT
013 C-40 FLEET EXPANSION... 1 328,689 2 200,000 9,989 1 -118,689 2 210,000
C-40 Fleet [-1] [-318,700]
Expansion
reductions.
Two additional C- [2] [200,000] [200,000]
40B aircraft for
the Air National
Guard.
Unjustified request [-1] [-328,689] [-1] [-318,689]
014 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C... 3,086 3,086 3,086 11,914 15,000
Aircraft increase.. [11,914]
OTHER AIRCRAFT
016 TARGET DRONES.......... 20 37,581 20 37,581 20 37,581 20 37,581
017 ULTRA.................. 4 35,274 4 35,274 4 35,274 4 35,274
021 RQ-20B PUMA............ 6 11,283 6 11,283 6 11,283 6 11,283
STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
022 B-2A................... 63,932 63,932 63,932 63,932
023 B-1B................... 13,406 13,406 13,406 13,406
024 B-52................... 194,832 194,832 89,332 -19,140 175,692
B-52 modification [4,500] [4,500]
to nuclear-capable.
B-52 radar [-110,000] [-23,640]
modernization
reduction.
025 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED 52,117 52,117 52,117 52,117
COUNTERMEASURES.
TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
027 E-11 BACN/HAG.......... 82,939 82,939 82,939 82,939
028 F-15................... 45,829 45,829 172,127 126,298 172,127
Prevent retirement [126,298] [126,298]
of F-15Es.
029 F-16................... 217,235 217,235 217,235 217,235
030 F-22A.................. 861,125 861,125 861,125 861,125
031 F-35 MODIFICATIONS..... 549,657 549,657 549,657 549,657
032 F-15 EPAW.............. 271,970 271,970 271,970 -17,055 254,915
Installation excess [-9,024]
to need.
Reduce carryover... [-8,031]
033 KC-46A MDAP............ 24,954 24,954 24,954 24,954
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
034 C-5.................... 45,445 45,445 45,445 45,445
035 C-17A.................. 103,306 136,206 103,306 10,000 113,306
Mobility [32,900] [10,000]
connectivity.
036 C-32A.................. 6,422 6,422 6,422 6,422
037 C-37A.................. 9,146 9,146 9,146 9,146
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
038 GLIDER MODS............ 2,679 2,679 2,679 2,679
039 T-6.................... 130,281 130,281 130,281 130,281
040 T-1.................... 2,205 2,205 2,205 2,205
041 T-38................... 115,486 115,486 115,486 115,486
OTHER AIRCRAFT
043 U-2 MODS............... 69,806 69,806 69,806 69,806
047 VC-25A MOD............. 11,388 11,388 11,388 11,388
048 C-40................... 7,114 7,114 7,114 7,114
049 C-130.................. 102,519 122,519 102,519 102,519
Modular airborne [20,000]
firefighting system.
050 C-130J MODS............ 206,904 206,904 206,904 206,904
051 C-135.................. 146,564 146,564 146,564 -5,471 141,093
COMM2 crypto [-1,177]
unjustified PSC OGC
growth.
MUOS radios [-4,294]
unjustified support
cost growth.
052 COMPASS CALL........... 94,654 94,654 94,654 94,654
054 RC-135................. 222,966 222,966 222,966 222,966
055 E-3.................... 68,192 68,192 68,192 68,192
055A E-7.................... 400,000 400,000 400,000
E-7 acceleration... [400,000] [400,000]
056 E-4.................... 28,728 28,728 28,728 28,728
057 H-1.................... 2,097 2,097 2,097 2,097
058 MH-139A MOD............ 5,010 5,010 5,010 5,010
059 H-60................... 2,035 2,035 2,035 2,035
060 HH60W MODIFICATIONS.... 28,911 28,911 28,911 28,911
062 HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS 213,284 213,284 213,284 -4,823 208,461
Support costs [-4,823]
excess growth.
063 OTHER AIRCRAFT......... 55,122 55,122 55,122 55,122
064 OTHER AIRCRAFT AP...... 5,216 5,216 5,216 5,216
065 MQ-9 MODS.............. 12,351 40,351 12,351 12,351
MQ-9 Multi-Domain [28,000]
Operations (M2DO)
Kits.
066 SENIOR LEADER C3 25,001 25,001 25,001 25,001
SYSTEM--AIRCRAFT.
067 CV-22 MODS............. 42,795 42,795 42,795 42,795
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
068 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR 936,212 936,212 1,034,531 167,319 1,103,531
PARTS.
C-40 Fleet [-10,000] [-10,000]
Expansion
reductions.
Fighter Force Re- [108,319] [108,319]
Optimization (+208
PMAI a/c)--AF UFR.
Program increase: F- [69,000]
100 ANG engines for
F-16.
COMMON SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
069 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT 162,813 162,813 198,694 35,881 198,694
SUPPORT EQUIP.
Fighter Force Re- [35,881] [35,881]
Optimization (+208
PMAI a/c)--AF UFR.
POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT
070 OTHER PRODUCTION 15,031 15,031 15,031 15,031
CHARGES.
072 B-2A................... 1,885 1,885 1,885 1,885
073 B-2B................... 15,709 15,709 15,709 15,709
076 CV-22 POST PRODUCTION 12,025 12,025 12,025 12,025
SUPPORT.
079 F-16................... 11,501 11,501 11,501 11,501
080 F-16................... 867 867 867 867
082 HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS 18,604 18,604 18,604 18,604
INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS
085 INDUSTRIAL 20,004 20,004 20,004 20,004
RESPONSIVENESS.
WAR CONSUMABLES
086 WAR CONSUMABLES........ 25,908 25,908 25,908 25,908
OTHER PRODUCTION
CHARGES
087 OTHER PRODUCTION 1,006,272 1,006,272 1,504,872 498,600 1,504,872
CHARGES.
Classified [498,600] [498,600]
adjustment.
092 F-15EX................. 40,084 40,084 40,084 40,084
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
092A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.... 16,359 16,359 16,359 16,359
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 121 19,835,430 118 19,604,941 133 21,961,828 11 1,585,517 132 21,420,947
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
MISSILE REPLACEMENT
EQUIPMENT--BALLISTIC
001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ- 37,333 37,333 37,333 37,333
BALLISTIC.
BALLISTIC MISSILES
003 MK21A REENTRY VEHICLE.. 26,156 26,156 26,156 26,156
STRATEGIC
004 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF 70,335 70,335 70,335 70,335
WEAPON.
005 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF 140,000 140,000 140,000 140,000
WEAPON AP.
TACTICAL
006 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR 6,533 6,533 6,533 6,533
CONSUMABLES.
007 JOINT AIR-SURFACE 550 825,051 550 825,051 810 1,161,451 550 825,051
STANDOFF MISSILE.
JASSM max [260] [336,400]
production (+260).
009 JOINT STRIKE MISSILE... 50 165,909 50 165,909 84 259,909 50 165,909
FY25 JSM max [34] [94,000]
executable
production (+34)--
INDOPACOM UFR.
010 LRASM0................. 115 354,100 115 354,100 150 609,100 115 354,100
FY25 LRASM/JASSM [150,000]
sub-tier supplier
expansion.
LRASM max [35] [105,000]
production (+35)--
INDOPACOM UFR.
012 SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X).... 147 107,101 147 107,101 147 107,101 147 107,101
013 AMRAAM................. 462 447,373 462 447,373 462 497,373 462 447,373
AIM-120D AMRAAM for [50,000]
D3 DMS.
016 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB.... 604 42,257 604 42,257 604 102,257 604 42,257
SDB I.............. [60,000]
017 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II. 868 328,382 868 328,382 868 431,859 -3,472 868 324,910
SDB II--Marine [103,477]
Corps UFR.
Unjustified growth. [-3,472]
018 STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON 128 173,421 128 173,421 128 173,421 128 173,421
(SIAW).
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
019 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/ 913 913 200,913 913
POL PREVENTION.
JPAC supplier base [100,000]
investments.
Munitions supplier [100,000]
base program
(MCEIP) [SRMs, ball
bearings, PCBs,
etc].
CLASS IV
020 ICBM FUZE MOD.......... 104,039 104,039 104,039 104,039
021 ICBM FUZE MOD AP....... 40,336 40,336 40,336 40,336
022 MM III MODIFICATIONS... 24,212 24,212 24,212 24,212
023 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE 34,019 34,019 34,019 34,019
MISSILE (ALCM).
MISSILE SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
024 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS 6,956 6,956 6,956 6,956
(INITIAL).
025 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS 103,543 103,543 103,543 103,543
(REPLEN).
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
028 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS 628,436 628,436 628,436 628,436
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
028A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.... 707,204 707,204 707,204 -49,000 658,204
Classified [-49,000]
adjustment.
TOTAL MISSILE 2,924 4,373,609 2,924 4,373,609 3,253 5,472,486 -52,472 2,924 4,321,137
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE
CARTRIDGES
002 CARTRIDGES............. 123,034 123,034 123,034 -6,331 116,703
Program reduction.. [-6,331]
BOMBS
003 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS.. 144,725 144,725 144,725 -10,000 134,725
Program reduction.. [-10,000]
004 MASSIVE ORDNANCE 8,566 8,566 8,566 8,566
PENETRATOR (MOP).
005 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK 1,500 125,268 1,500 125,268 1,500 232,601 1,500 125,268
MUNITION.
JDAM increase...... [107,333]
007 B61-12 TRAINER......... 11,665 11,665 11,665 11,665
OTHER ITEMS
008 CAD/PAD................ 40,487 40,487 40,487 40,487
009 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 7,076 7,076 7,076 7,076
DISPOSAL (EOD).
010 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 617 617 617 617
011 FIRST DESTINATION 2,894 2,894 2,894 2,894
TRANSPORTATION.
012 ITEMS LESS THAN 5,399 5,399 5,399 5,399
$5,000,000.
FLARES
013 EXPENDABLE 99,769 99,769 99,769 -4,528 95,241
COUNTERMEASURES.
Unjustified growth. [-4,528]
FUZES
014 FUZES.................. 114,664 114,664 114,664 114,664
SMALL ARMS
015 SMALL ARMS............. 25,311 25,311 25,311 25,311
TOTAL PROCUREMENT 1,500 709,475 1,500 709,475 1,500 816,808 -20,859 1,500 688,616
OF AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT, SPACE
FORCE
SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF
001 AF SATELLITE COMM 65,656 65,656 65,656 65,656
SYSTEM.
003 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS... 4,277 4,277 4,277 4,277
004 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE- 17,264 17,264 17,264 17,264
OF-SIGHT TERMINALS.
005 FABT FORCE ELEMENT 234,655 234,655 234,655 234,655
TERMINAL.
006 WIDEBAND GAPFILLER 10,020 10,020 10,020 10,020
SATELLITES(SPACE).
007 GENERAL INFORMATION 2,189 2,189 2,189 2,189
TECH--SPACE.
008 GPSIII FOLLOW ON....... 2 647,165 1 323,565 2 647,165 -2 -323,600 323,565
Early to need...... [-1] [-323,600] [-1] [-323,600]
009 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT.. 68,205 68,205 68,205 68,205
010 GLOBAL POSTIONING 835 835 835 835
(SPACE).
014 SPACEBORNE EQUIP 83,829 83,829 83,829 83,829
(COMSEC).
015 MILSATCOM.............. 37,684 37,684 37,684 37,684
017 SPECIAL SPACE 658,007 658,007 658,007 658,007
ACTIVITIES.
018 MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE 51,601 51,601 51,601 51,601
SYSTEM.
019 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE 7 1,847,486 7 1,847,486 7 1,847,486 -145,058 7 1,702,428
LAUNCH.
Acquisition [-13,500]
strategy savings.
NSSL program [-131,558]
savings.
021 PTES HUB............... 12 56,148 12 56,148 12 56,148 12 56,148
023 SPACE DEVELOPMENT 4 357,178 4 357,178 4 357,178 4 357,178
AGENCY LAUNCH.
024 SPACE MODS............. 48,152 48,152 48,152 48,152
025 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM 63,798 63,798 63,798 63,798
SPACE.
SPARES
026 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 722 722 722 722
PASSENGER CARRYING
VEHICLES
027 USSF REPLACEMENT 4,919 4,919 4,919 4,919
VEHICLES.
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
028 POWER CONDITIONING 3,189 3,189 12,576 3,189
EQUIPMENT.
UPS Resiliency-- [9,387]
Space Force UFR.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, 25 4,262,979 24 3,939,379 25 4,272,366 -2 -468,658 23 3,794,321
SPACE FORCE.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
PASSENGER CARRYING
VEHICLES
001 PASSENGER CARRYING 6,802 6,802 6,802 6,802
VEHICLES.
CARGO AND UTILITY
VEHICLES
002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE 4,526 4,526 4,526 4,526
003 CAP VEHICLES........... 1,151 1,151 1,151 1,151
004 CARGO AND UTILITY 41,605 41,605 55,605 41,605
VEHICLES.
Protection Level [50] [14,000]
One Armored Utility
Vehicles for
intercontinental
ballistic missile
security mission.
SPECIAL PURPOSE
VEHICLES
005 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 69,546 69,546 69,546 69,546
VEHICLE.
006 SECURITY AND TACTICAL 438 438 438 438
VEHICLES.
007 SPECIAL PURPOSE 99,057 99,057 99,057 99,057
VEHICLES.
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
008 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH 57,234 57,234 57,234 57,234
RESCUE VEHICLES.
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
009 MATERIALS HANDLING 22,949 22,949 22,949 22,949
VEHICLES.
BASE MAINTENANCE
SUPPORT
010 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND 7,476 7,476 7,476 7,476
CLEANING EQU.
011 BASE MAINTENANCE 91,001 91,001 91,001 91,001
SUPPORT VEHICLES.
COMM SECURITY
EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)
012 COMSEC EQUIPMENT....... 63,233 63,233 63,233 63,233
013 STRATEGIC 328,667 323,667 328,667 -5,000 323,667
MICROELECTRONIC SUPPLY
SYSTEM.
Program decrease... [-5,000] [-5,000]
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
014 INTERNATIONAL INTEL 5,616 5,616 5,616 5,616
TECH & ARCHITECTURES.
015 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING 5,146 5,146 5,146 5,146
EQUIPMENT.
016 INTELLIGENCE COMM 36,449 36,449 36,449 36,449
EQUIPMENT.
ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS
017 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & 45,820 45,820 45,820 45,820
LANDING SYS.
018 NATIONAL AIRSPACE 13,443 13,443 13,443 13,443
SYSTEM.
019 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM-- 22,764 22,764 22,764 22,764
FIXED.
020 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS 73,412 73,412 73,412 73,412
IMPROVEMEN.
021 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG- 96,022 96,022 96,022 96,022
RANGE RADAR.
022 WEATHER OBSERVATION 31,056 31,056 31,056 31,056
FORECAST.
023 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND 49,991 49,991 49,991 49,991
CONTROL.
024 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 8,897 8,897 8,897 8,897
COMPLEX.
025 MISSION PLANNING 18,474 18,474 18,474 18,474
SYSTEMS.
027 STRATEGIC MISSION 7,376 7,376 7,376 7,376
PLANNING & EXECUTION
SYSTEM.
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS
PROJECTS
028 GENERAL INFORMATION 161,928 161,928 161,928 161,928
TECHNOLOGY.
029 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & 1,946 1,946 1,946 1,946
CONTROL SYS.
030 BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE 5 5 5 5
CONTROL NODE (BACN).
031 MOBILITY COMMAND AND 11,435 11,435 11,435 11,435
CONTROL.
032 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL 254,106 254,106 354,106 50,000 304,106
SECURITY SYSTEM.
Counter uncrewed [100,000] [50,000]
systems for Africa
Command.
033 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES. 290,877 298,377 290,877 7,500 298,377
Infrastructure and [7,500] [7,500]
communications
upgrades.
034 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 60,639 60,639 60,639 60,639
EMERGENCY COMM N.
035 WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE 13,945 13,945 13,945 13,945
(WAS).
036 C3 COUNTERMEASURES..... 100,594 100,594 100,594 100,594
037 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 1,236 1,236 1,236 1,236
ACCOUNTING & MGT SYS.
039 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 433 433 433 433
SYSTEM.
040 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS 21,175 21,175 21,175 21,175
CENTER (AOC).
AIR FORCE
COMMUNICATIONS
041 BASE INFORMATION 201,670 201,670 201,670 201,670
TRANSPT INFRAST (BITI)
WIRED.
042 AFNET.................. 69,807 69,807 69,807 69,807
043 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 5,821 5,821 5,821 5,821
SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE).
044 USCENTCOM.............. 19,498 19,498 19,498 19,498
045 USSTRATCOM............. 4,797 4,797 4,797 4,797
046 USSPACECOM............. 79,783 79,783 106,856 79,783
Consolidated Space [27,073]
Operations Facility
(CSOF) Procurement--
SPACECOM UFR.
ORGANIZATION AND BASE
047 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT. 139,153 139,153 139,153 139,153
048 COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER 2,222 2,222 2,222 2,222
LOCATER.
049 RADIO EQUIPMENT........ 53,568 53,568 53,568 53,568
050 BASE COMM 60,744 60,744 60,744 60,744
INFRASTRUCTURE.
MODIFICATIONS
051 COMM ELECT MODS........ 73,147 73,147 73,147 73,147
PERSONAL SAFETY &
RESCUE EQUIP
052 PERSONAL SAFETY AND 109,562 109,562 109,562 109,562
RESCUE EQUIPMENT.
DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS
HANDLING EQ
053 POWER CONDITIONING 13,443 13,443 13,443 13,443
EQUIPMENT.
054 MECHANIZED MATERIAL 20,459 20,459 20,459 20,459
HANDLING EQUIP.
BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
055 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT 79,854 79,854 79,854 79,854
056 ENGINEERING AND EOD 203,531 203,531 203,531 203,531
EQUIPMENT.
057 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT..... 112,280 112,280 112,280 112,280
058 FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 24,563 24,563 24,563 24,563
(FSE).
059 BASE MAINTENANCE AND 54,455 54,455 58,205 3,750 58,205
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
Fighter Force Re- [3,750] [3,750]
Optimization (+208
PMAI a/c)--AF UFR.
SPECIAL SUPPORT
PROJECTS
061 DARP RC135............. 29,524 29,524 29,524 29,524
062 DCGS-AF................ 59,504 59,504 59,504 59,504
064 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM. 1,269,904 1,169,904 1,397,304 127,400 1,397,304
Classified [127,400] [127,400]
adjustment.
Expenditure delays. [-100,000]
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
064A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.... 25,476,312 25,476,312 25,476,312 -428,233 25,048,079
Classified [-428,233]
adjustment.
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
065 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 1,056 1,056 1,056 1,056
(CYBER).
066 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 7,637 7,637 7,637 7,637
TOTAL OTHER 30,298,764 30,201,264 30,570,987 -244,583 30,054,181
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-
WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD
001 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA.. 10 518 10 518 10 518 10 518
002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD... 184,095 184,095 184,095 184,095
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS
007 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS... 374 374 374 374
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
008 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 25,392 25,392 25,392 25,392
SECURITY.
009 TELEPORT PROGRAM....... 27,451 27,451 27,451 -1,603 25,848
Teleport excess [-1,603]
growth.
011 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 25,499 25,499 25,499 25,499
MILLION.
012 DEFENSE INFORMATION 68,786 68,786 68,786 68,786
SYSTEM NETWORK.
013 WHITE HOUSE 116,320 116,320 116,320 116,320
COMMUNICATION AGENCY.
014 SENIOR LEADERSHIP 54,278 54,278 54,278 54,278
ENTERPRISE.
015 JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY 17,213 12,213 17,213 -2,503 14,710
STACKS (JRSS).
Program decrease... [-5,000] [-2,503]
016 JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER. 50,462 50,462 50,462 11000 11,000 61,462
OSD requested [11,000] [11,000]
transfer from
RDTE,DW line 94.
017 FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK 24,482 24,482 24,482 24,482
OPTIMIZATION (4ENO).
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA
024 MAJOR EQUIPMENT........ 53,777 53,777 53,777 53,777
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA
025 MAJOR EQUIPMENT........ 2,191 2,191 2,191 2,191
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS
026 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS... 16,345 16,345 16,345 16,345
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
027 THAAD.................. 12 246,995 12 246,995 12 246,995 12 246,995
028 GROUND BASED MIDCOURSE. 20,796 20,796 20,796 20,796
029 AEGIS BMD.............. 85,000 18 185,000 457,639 250,000 335,000
Program decrease-- [-85,000]
spares.
Program increase-- [18] [185,000]
restore SM-3 IB
production.
Restore SM-3 IB [372,639] [250,000]
production.
030 BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS... 57,130 57,130 233,230 173,670 230,800
AN/TPY-2 Antenna [176,100] [176,100]
Equipment Unit
(AEU)--MDA UFR.
Unjustified growth. [-2,430]
031 SM-3 IIAS.............. 12 406,370 12 406,370 12 471,370 65,000 12 471,370
Expand SM-3 IIA [65,000] [65,000]
production capacity
to 36/yr.
032 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER 1 50,000 1 50,000 1 50,000 1 50,000
SYSTEMS.
033 SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC 1 40,000 1 40,000 1 40,000 1 40,000
MISSILE DEFENSE
(SRBMD).
034 DEFENSE OF GUAM 22,602 23,402 23,402 22,602
PROCUREMENT.
Guam Defense [800]
System--INDOPACOM
UPL.
Guam Defense System [800]
(GDS).
036 IRON DOME.............. 1 110,000 1 110,000 1 110,000 1 110,000
037 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND 1 32,040 1 32,040 1 32,040 1 32,040
SOFTWARE.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA
038 PERSONNEL 3,717 3,717 3,717 3,717
ADMINISTRATION.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DEFENSE THREAT
REDUCTION AGENCY
041 VEHICLES............... 2,754 2,754 2,754 2,754
042 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT.. 8,783 8,783 8,783 8,783
043 DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES.. 3,429 3,429 3,429 3,429
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA
044 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,360
SUPPORT & LOGISTICS.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT
045 MAJOR EQUIPMENT........ 7,332 7,332 7,332 7,332
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
USCYBERCOM
046 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.. 69,066 69,066 69,066 69,066
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
046A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.... 599,781 598,781 599,781 -6,450 593,331
Classified [-6,450]
adjustment.
Program reduction.. [-1,000]
AVIATION PROGRAMS
047 ARMED OVERWATCH/ 12 335,487 12 335,487 12 335,487 -20,000 12 315,487
TARGETING.
Program decrease - [-20,000]
armed overwatch.
048 MANNED ISR............. 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
049 MC-12.................. 400 400 400 400
050 ROTARY WING UPGRADES 220,301 218,678 243,074 22,773 243,074
AND SUSTAINMENT.
MH-60 upgrades unit [-1,623]
cost growth.
MH-60M OCONUS [22,773] [22,773]
aircraft loss mods
and MEP--SOCOM UFR.
051 UNMANNED ISR........... 41,717 41,717 41,717 -3,900 37,817
Long endurance [-3,900]
aircraft contract
delay.
052 NON-STANDARD AVIATION.. 7,942 7,942 7,942 7,942
053 U-28................... 5,259 5,259 5,259 5,259
054 MH-47 CHINOOK.......... 157,413 147,265 157,413 -10,148 147,265
MH-47 unjustified [-10,148] [-10,148]
GFE cost growth.
055 CV-22 MODIFICATION..... 49,403 49,403 49,403 49,403
056 MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL 19,123 19,123 19,123 19,123
VEHICLE.
057 PRECISION STRIKE 69,917 69,917 69,917 69,917
PACKAGE.
058 AC/MC-130J............. 300,892 300,892 300,892 -1,074 299,818
Program decrease - [-1,074]
SOF Common TFITA
SKR.
SHIPBUILDING
060 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS..... 63,850 70,850 63,850 7,000 70,850
Deep Submergence [7,000] [7,000]
Collective
Propulsion.
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
061 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M.... 139,078 139,078 139,078 139,078
OTHER PROCUREMENT
PROGRAMS
062 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS... 205,814 205,001 205,814 205,814
UAS unit growth.... [-813]
063 DISTRIBUTED COMMON 3,918 3,918 3,918 3,918
GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.
064 OTHER ITEMS <$5M....... 79,015 79,015 79,015 79,015
065 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS 66,455 78,455 73,455 2 7,000 73,455
Combatant Craft [7,000] [2] [7,000]
Assault.
Combatant Craft [3] [12,000]
Assault--Three
additional craft.
066 SPECIAL PROGRAMS....... 20,822 20,822 20,822 20,822
067 TACTICAL VEHICLES...... 53,016 42,749 53,016 53,016
JLTV unit cost [-4,504]
growth.
NSCV unit cost [-5,763]
growth.
068 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M... 358,257 388,915 402,757 61,850 420,107
Blast Exposure [7,350] [7,350]
Monitoring (BEMO)
Systems
Acceleration.
Counter Uncrewed [44,500] [44,500]
Systems--SOCOM UFR.
NGTC Manpack CERP [-1,274]
cost growth.
On The Move [30,300] [10,000]
Satellite
Communication
Terminals.
RAA-VAK............ [-3,005]
VAS Lasers unit [-2,713]
cost growth.
069 COMBAT MISSION 4,988 4,988 4,988 4,988
REQUIREMENTS.
070 OPERATIONAL 23,715 23,715 23,715 23,715
ENHANCEMENTS
INTELLIGENCE.
071 OPERATIONAL 317,092 317,092 327,837 10,745 327,837
ENHANCEMENTS.
Loitering Munition [10,745] [10,745]
Accelerated
Fielding and
Reliability Testing
Acceleration--SOCOM
UFR.
CBDP
072 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL 215,038 215,038 215,038 -25,515 189,523
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.
Program decrease - [-25,515]
execution risk.
073 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD 211,001 211,001 211,001 211,001
MITIGATION.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, 50 5,406,751 71 5,528,358 50 6,106,308 11,002 537,845 11,052 5,944,596
DEFENSE-WIDE.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT. 16,260 166,377,384 16,445 163,610,293 17,224 176,362,449 11,211 1,472,104 27,471 167,849,488
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TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 House Senate Conference Conference
Line Program Element Item Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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........................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, ARMY
........................... BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES. 310,191 310,191 311,191 1,000 311,191
........................... Modeling and simulation [1,000] [1,000]
environments for weapons
system innovation.
002 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 78,166 78,166 78,166 78,166
INITIATIVES.
003 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY 109,726 112,726 109,726 1,000 110,726
RESEARCH CENTERS.
........................... Biotechnology Advancements [3,000] [1,000]
004 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE 5,525 5,525 5,525 5,525
RESEARCH ALLIANCE.
005 0601601A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 10,309 10,309 10,309 10,309
AND MACHINE LEARNING
BASIC RESEARCH.
........................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH... 513,917 516,917 514,917 2,000 515,917
...........................
........................... APPLIED RESEARCH
006 0602002A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 8,032 8,032 8,032 8,032
DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED
RESEARCH.
007 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 6,163 6,163 6,163 6,163
ADVANCED STUDIES.
008 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY...... 96,094 106,094 102,094 11,000 107,094
........................... Advanced materials and [6,000] [6,000]
manufacturing for
hypersonic systems.
........................... Advanced Materials and [2,500] [2,500]
Manufacturing for
Modernization.
........................... Assured AI-based [2,500] [2,500]
autonomous rescue
missions.
........................... Autonomous armaments [2,500]
technology for unmanned
systems.
........................... Overmatching the speed of [2,500]
battle.
010 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY 102,236 107,236 116,736 12,500 114,736
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Adaptive and intelligent [5,000]
adversary-threat models.
........................... Advanced textiles for [5,000] [3,000]
extreme environments.
........................... Critical hybrid advanced [2,000] [2,000]
materials processing.
........................... Pathfinder Air Assault [2,500] [2,500]
program.
........................... Pathfinder Airborne [5,000] [5,000]
program.
011 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY......... 66,707 67,707 73,707 11,500 78,207
........................... Accelerated carbonization [5,000] [4,000]
soil stabilization.
........................... Engineered Roadway Repair [2,500] [2,500]
Materials for Effective
Maneuver of Military
Assets.
........................... Isostatic Advanced Armor [6,000] [5,000]
Production.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
........................... Rapidly Deployable Field [2,500]
Stations for Extreme
Polar Environments.
........................... Roadway assessment and [1,000]
repair technologies.
........................... Smart concrete materials.. [1,000]
012 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT 149,108 158,108 154,108 9,000 158,108
VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Lightweight autonomous [5,000]
vehicle prototype.
........................... Systems Engineering for [9,000] [9,000]
Autonomous Ground
Vehicles.
013 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY.... 84,576 94,076 84,576 2,000 86,576
........................... Man-portable doppler radar [9,500] [2,000]
014 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 32,089 59,589 82,089 35,000 67,089
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Advanced Manufacturing of [8,500] [8,500]
Energetic Materials.
........................... Biosynthesizing critical [50,000] [12,500]
chemicals.
........................... Low-Cost Missile Systems [10,000] [10,000]
Development.
........................... Spectrum Dominance with [9,000] [4,000]
Distributed Apertures.
015 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT 52,685 55,185 52,685 2,500 55,185
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... High density eVTOL power [2,500] [2,500]
source development.
016 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 39,188 39,188 41,188 2,000 41,188
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Counter-uncrewed aerial [2,000] [2,000]
systems research.
017 0602180A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 20,319 20,319 20,319 20,319
AND MACHINE LEARNING
TECHNOLOGIES.
018 0602181A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE 12,269 12,269 12,269 12,269
APPLIED RESEARCH.
019 0602182A C3I APPLIED RESEARCH...... 25,839 25,839 25,839 25,839
020 0602183A AIR PLATFORM APPLIED 53,206 53,206 53,206 53,206
RESEARCH.
021 0602184A SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH.. 21,069 21,069 21,069 21,069
022 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER......... 28,656 28,656 28,656 28,656
023 0602386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR 11,780 11,780 11,780 11,780
MATERIALS--APPLIED
RESEARCH.
025 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/ 19,795 19,795 19,795 19,795
TRAINING TECHNOLOGY.
026 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY........ 68,481 66,481 68,481 68,481
........................... Intraosseous Antibiotics [3,000]
(IOA) for
Osseointegration and
Degradable Metal Alloy
Orthopedic Implants.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
........................... Walter Reed Army Institute [5,000]
of Research (WRAIR)
Mitochondria
Transplantation Program
for Traumatic Brain
Injury.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS....... 35,766 35,766 35,766 35,766
........................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH. 934,058 996,558 1,018,558 85,500 1,019,558
...........................
........................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
027 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED 3,112 11,112 3,112 8,000 11,112
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Hearing protection [8,000] [8,000]
communications.
028 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND 16,716 16,716 16,716 16,716
TRAINING ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
029 0603025A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 14,608 14,608 14,608 14,608
DEMONSTRATION.
030 0603040A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 18,263 18,263 28,263 10,000 28,263
AND MACHINE LEARNING
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.
........................... Distributed AI fusion for [10,000] [10,000]
attritable uncrewed
systems.
031 0603041A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE 23,722 23,722 23,722 23,722
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
032 0603042A C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY... 22,814 22,814 22,814 22,814
033 0603043A AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED 17,076 17,076 17,076 17,076
TECHNOLOGY.
034 0603044A SOLDIER ADVANCED 10,133 10,133 10,133 10,133
TECHNOLOGY.
035 0603116A LETHALITY ADVANCED 33,969 36,469 33,969 2,500 36,469
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Hypersonics test range.... [2,500] [2,500]
037 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED 94,899 94,899 94,899 94,899
TECHNOLOGY.
038 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 45,880 62,580 52,880 6,500 52,380
........................... Design and manufacturing [2,000] [2,000]
of advanced composites.
........................... Fuel Cell Multi-Modular [10,000]
Use (FC-MMU) Utilizing
Hydrogen.
........................... Humanitarian Airborne [4,200]
Mobile Infrastructure
Capability.
........................... Rapid entry and [2,500] [2,500]
sustainment for the
Arctic.
........................... Renewable electric vehicle [5,000] [2,000]
charging stations.
039 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 21,398 21,398 21,398 21,398
SIMULATION.
040 0603386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR 36,360 36,360 36,360 36,360
MATERIALS--ADVANCED
RESEARCH.
041 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED 19,616 19,616 19,616 19,616
DEVELOPMENT.
042 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 239,597 239,597 247,597 8,000 247,597
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
........................... High performance computing [8,000] [8,000]
modernization program.
043 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT 175,198 202,198 177,198 7,000 182,198
VEHICLE ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Silent Watch HTPEM Fuel [10,000] [5,000]
Cell.
........................... Silicone anode battery [2,000] [2,000]
testing.
........................... Tech Development for [10,000]
Ground-to-ground Vehicle
Aided Target Recognition.
........................... Virtual Engineering for [7,000]
Army Readiness and
Sustainment.
044 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED 94,424 94,424 94,424 94,424
TECHNOLOGY.
045 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 164,943 185,943 249,943 5,000 169,943
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Low-Cost Rocket Propulsion [9,000] [2,000]
for Affordable Mass on
Tgt.
........................... PrSM Inc 4 1yr [85,000]
acceleration long-lead
items.
........................... Virtual Integrated Testbed [12,000] [3,000]
and Lab for Trusted AI.
046 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT 140,578 156,578 145,578 140,578
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Additive Manufacturing.... [10,000]
........................... Army aviation cyber and [5,000]
electromagnetic
protection.
........................... Army Aviation [3,000]
Cybersecurity and
Electromagnetic Activity
(CEMA).
........................... Big Data Analytics........ [3,000]
047 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 28,333 48,433 28,333 13,000 41,333
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Counter drone munitions... [12,500] [7,000]
........................... Distributed Gain 300-KW [4,600] [3,000]
Laser Weapon System.
........................... RAPID C-sUAS Missile...... [3,000] [3,000]
049 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING..... 9,272 9,272 9,272 9,272
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS....... 155,526 155,526 155,526 155,526
........................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 1,386,437 1,497,737 1,503,437 60,000 1,446,437
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
...........................
........................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
051 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE 13,031 16,031 13,031 3,000 16,031
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.
........................... Artificial Intelligence [3,000] [3,000]
Decision Aids for All
Domain Operations.
052 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS 19,659 19,659 19,659 19,659
INTEGRATION.
054 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND 58,617 66,617 58,617 8,000 66,617
BARRIER--ADV DEV.
........................... Autonomous landmine [8,000] [8,000]
detection.
055 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER 116,027 130,927 118,527 17,400 133,427
AMMUNITION.
........................... Assured Precision Weapons [14,900] [14,900]
and Munitions.
........................... Large caliber automated [2,500] [2,500]
ammunition resupply.
056 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM 23,235 23,235 40,735 5,000 28,235
MODERNIZATION--ADV DEV.
........................... 360 Helmet Mounted Display [17,500] [5,000]
for the Armored Multi-
Purpose Vehicle.
057 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND 4,059 4,059 4,059 4,059
SURVIVABILITY.
058 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC 90,265 90,265 90,265 90,265
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM--ADV
DEV.
059 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS 64,113 64,113 64,113 64,113
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
060 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 34,091 39,091 34,091 5,000 39,091
TECHNOLOGY--DEM/VAL.
........................... Demonstration of high- [5,000] [5,000]
pressure waterjet cut and
capture system to
demilitarize underwater
munitions.
061 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND 4,184 4,184 4,184 4,184
DEVELOPMENT.
062 0603801A AVIATION--ADV DEV......... 6,591 6,591 6,591 6,591
063 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER 12,445 12,445 12,445 12,445
EQUIPMENT--ADV DEV.
064 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV.. 582 582 582 582
065 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED 24,284 21,930 24,284 24,284
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Soldier Systems Advanced [-2,354]
Development--Slow
Expenditure.
066 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT...... 3,039 3,039 3,039 3,039
067 0604019A EXPANDED MISSION AREA 102,589 102,589 102,589 -14,080 88,509
MISSILE (EMAM).
........................... MDACS delayed new start... [-14,080]
068 0604020A CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM 63,831 63,831 63,831 63,831
(CFT) ADVANCED
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING.
069 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) 21,935 21,935 21,935 21,935
SATELLITE CAPABILITY.
070 0604036A MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING 239,135 239,135 239,135 239,135
SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV.
071 0604037A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING 4,317 4,317 4,317 4,317
ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV
DEV.
072 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.. 11,234 11,234 11,234 11,234
073 0604101A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800
VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.4).
074 0604103A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 2,004 2,004 2,004
PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
TOOL (EWPMT).
........................... Award Cancellation........ [-2,004]
075 0604113A FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED 127,870 114,140 127,870 127,870
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (FTUAS).
........................... FTUAS--Slow Expenditure... [-13,730]
076 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE 149,463 149,463 149,463 -22,035 127,428
DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR.
........................... Unjustified request....... [-22,035]
077 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION 252,000 252,000 262,000 252,000
INITIATIVES.
........................... Short pulse laser directed [10,000]
energy demonstration.
078 0604117A MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR 315,772 253,172 315,772 -31,230 284,542
DEFENSE (M-SHORAD).
........................... Excessive Contractor [-25,400] [-15,230]
Logistics Support Growth
Inc 2.
........................... Systems Development Cost [-37,200] [-16,000]
Growth Inc 3.
080 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, 24,168 24,168 24,168 24,168
NAVIGATION AND TIMING
(PNT).
081 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING 136,029 116,419 136,029 -2,000 134,029
ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT &
PROTOTYPING.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-6,000] [-2,000]
........................... Synthetic Training [-13,610]
Environment.
082 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 17,341 17,341 17,341 17,341
DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.
085 0604386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR 20,862 20,862 20,862 20,862
MATERIALS--DEM/VAL.
086 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR........ 8,058 8,058 8,058 8,058
088 0604531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED 59,983 64,483 79,983 20,000 79,983
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVANCED
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Army UPL #3............... [4,500]
........................... NGCM R&D acceleration [20,000] [20,000]
(+1yr).
090 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT. 31,837 31,837 31,837 31,837
091 0305251A CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 2,270 2,270 2,270 2,270
FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS....... 277,181 277,181 277,181 277,181
........................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 2,343,901 2,279,003 2,393,901 -10,945 2,332,956
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES.
...........................
........................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
092 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS......... 7,171 17,171 7,171 3,000 10,171
........................... Modular Open System [3,000]
Approach Mission Command
Development and
Evaluation Capability.
........................... Virtual Modification Work [7,000] [3,000]
Order Digital Engineering
Tool.
093 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 35,942 35,942 35,942 35,942
DEVELOPMENT.
094 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS.. 52,586 52,586 52,586 52,586
095 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES.. 15,088 15,088 15,088 -11,523 3,565
........................... Unjustified request....... [-11,523]
096 0604611A JAVELIN................... 10,405 10,405 39,505 10,405
........................... Javelin R&D for fast [29,100]
launch.
097 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL 50,011 50,011 50,011 50,011
VEHICLES.
098 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL....... 982 5,982 982 5,000 5,982
........................... Integrated Mission [5,000] [5,000]
Planning and Airspace
Control Tools (IMPACT).
099 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND 92,540 92,540 92,540 92,540
VEHICLE (TUGV).
100 0604642A LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED 100,257 89,983 89,983 -10,274 89,983
VEHICLES.
........................... Electric Light [-10,274] [-10,274]
Reconnaissance Vehicle
reduction.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,274]
101 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS 48,097 48,097 48,097 48,097
MODERNIZATION (ASM)--ENG
DEV.
102 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG 89,259 89,259 89,259 89,259
DEV.
103 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, 3,286 3,286 3,286 3,286
AND EQUIPMENT.
104 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING 28,427 28,427 28,427 28,427
DEVICES--ENG DEV.
105 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, 69,653 78,653 79,653 6,000 75,653
CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE--
ENG DEV.
........................... Air and Missile Defense [9,000] [6,000]
Common Operating Picture.
........................... Family of Counter-sUAS [10,000]
System (FoCUS)--Army UFR.
106 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION 30,097 30,097 30,097 30,097
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
107 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT 12,927 12,927 12,927 12,927
DEVELOPMENT.
108 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE 8,914 8,914 8,914 8,914
SIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG
DEV.
109 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, 26,352 26,352 26,352 26,352
INTEGRATION AND
EVALUATION.
110 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG 242,949 217,649 267,949 242,949
DEV.
........................... DOTC excessive development [-24,300]
growth.
........................... FY25 PGK development [25,000]
acceleration.
........................... Underexecution of 50mm [-1,000]
munitions.
111 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER 41,829 41,829 41,829 41,829
EQUIPMENT--ENG DEV.
112 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS--
ENG DEV.
113 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL 7,143 7,143 7,143 7,143
BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
EQUIPMENT--ENG DEV.
114 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER-- 19,134 19,134 79,134 9,500 28,634
ENG DEV.
........................... Joint All Domain Testing, [60,000] [9,500]
Evaluation, and Training
Center.
115 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & 165,229 158,479 165,229 -6,750 158,479
CONTROL HARDWARE &
SOFTWARE.
........................... EACP--Slow Expenditure.... [-6,750] [-6,750]
116 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT......... 76,090 76,090 76,090 76,090
117 0604822A GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE 1,995 1,995 1,995 1,995
BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS).
118 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR 29,132 29,132 29,132 29,132
DEM/VAL.
119 0604852A SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY 77,864 77,864 77,864 77,864
ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS--EMD.
120 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD.... 50,495 50,495 50,495 50,495
121 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 120,076 110,076 120,076 -10,000 110,076
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000] [-10,000]
122 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND 126,354 126,354 126,354 126,354
PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A).
123 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK 20,191 20,191 20,191 20,191
CENTER (JTNC).
124 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK 31,214 31,214 31,214 31,214
(JTN).
125 0605035A COMMON INFRARED 11,691 11,691 11,691 11,691
COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM).
126 0605036A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 7,846 7,846 7,846 7,846
DESTRUCTION (CWMD).
127 0605038A NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL 7,886 7,886 7,886 7,886
CHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE
VEHICLE (NBCRV) SENSOR
SUITE.
128 0605041A DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL 4,176 4,176 4,176 4,176
DEVELOPMENT.
129 0605042A TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO 4,288 4,288 4,288 4,288
SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER).
130 0605047A CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM... 9,276 9,276 9,276 9,276
132 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY 38,225 38,225 38,225 38,225
DEVELOPMENT.
133 0605052A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION 167,912 167,912 167,912 -17,000 150,912
CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK 1.
........................... Carryover................. [-17,000]
134 0605053A GROUND ROBOTICS........... 28,378 37,378 28,378 28,378
........................... Tethered sUAS............. [9,000]
135 0605054A EMERGING TECHNOLOGY 164,734 158,304 172,734 -6,430 158,304
INITIATIVES.
........................... Delayed Expenditure Rate.. [-6,430] [-6,430]
........................... Mobile-long range [8,000]
precision strike missile.
137 0605144A NEXT GENERATION LOAD 2,931 2,931 2,931 2,931
DEVICE--MEDIUM.
138 0605148A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING 157,036 157,036 157,036 157,036
ACCESS NODE (TITAN) EMD.
140 0605205A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 37,876 37,876 37,876 37,876
VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.5).
141 0605206A CI AND HUMINT EQUIPMENT 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296
PROGRAM-ARMY (CIHEP-A).
142 0605216A JOINT TARGETING INTEGRATED 28,553 28,553 28,553 28,553
COMMAND AND COORDINATION
SUITE (JTIC2S).
143 0605224A MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE. 18,913 27,913 18,913 9,000 27,913
........................... Multi-Domain Intelligence-- [9,000] [9,000]
NextGen Intel Mission
Support.
144 0605231A PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE 184,046 184,046 184,046 184,046
(PRSM).
145 0605232A HYPERSONICS EMD........... 538,017 538,017 538,017 538,017
146 0605233A ACCESSIONS INFORMATION 32,265 32,265 32,265 32,265
ENVIRONMENT (AIE).
147 0605235A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE 182,823 118,723 182,823 182,823
CAPABILITY.
........................... Delayed Expenditure Rate.. [-49,100]
........................... Expenditure delay......... [-15,000]
148 0605236A INTEGRATED TACTICAL 23,363 23,363 23,363 23,363
COMMUNICATIONS.
149 0605241A FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT 1,253,637 1,253,637 1,253,637 1,253,637
AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT.
150 0605242A THEATER SIGINT SYSTEM 6,660 6,660 6,660 6,660
(TSIGS).
151 0605244A JOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET 13,565 13,565 13,565 13,565
(JR3).
152 0605247A SPECTRUM SITUATIONAL 9,330 9,330 9,330 9,330
AWARENESS SYSTEM (S2AS).
153 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND 3,030 3,030 3,030 3,030
MISSILE (JAGM).
154 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND 602,045 575,045 602,045 -27,000 575,045
MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD).
........................... Unjustified THAAD [-27,000] [-27,000]
integration.
155 0605531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED 59,563 59,563 64,063 4,500 64,063
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS DEV
& DEMONSTRATION.
........................... Roadrunner-M--Army UFR.... [4,500] [4,500]
157 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE..... 504,841 504,841 504,841 504,841
158 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES 16,565 16,565 16,565 16,565
INTEGRATION (MIP).
159 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 27,013 27,013 34,513 27,013
VEHICLE (JLTV)
ENGINEERING AND
MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT
PHASE (EMD).
........................... JLTV anti-idle systems.... [7,500]
160 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT 979 979 979 979
EQUIPMENT.
161 0303032A TROJAN--RH12.............. 3,930 3,930 3,930 3,930
163 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 131,096 131,096 163,796 131,096
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Terrestrial Layer System [32,700]
Brigade Combat Team
realignment.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS....... 83,136 83,136 83,136 83,136
........................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 6,150,910 6,043,056 6,317,436 -51,977 6,098,933
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
...........................
........................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
164 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR 71,298 81,798 71,298 6,000 77,298
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Threat Counter-Artificial [10,500] [6,000]
Intelligence (TCAI).
165 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 15,788 30,688 15,788 5,000 20,788
........................... Replacement of Foreign [14,900] [5,000]
Engines for Aerial
Targets.
166 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT...... 78,613 78,613 78,613 78,613
167 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER........ 38,122 38,122 38,122 38,122
168 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL...... 321,755 321,755 371,755 50,000 371,755
........................... USAG-Kwajalein Atoll Recap [50,000] [50,000]
169 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION 86,645 86,645 86,645 86,645
PROGRAM.
171 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND 461,085 461,085 461,085 461,085
FACILITIES.
172 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST 75,591 78,591 75,591 75,591
INSTRUMENTATION AND
TARGETS.
........................... Rapid Assurance [3,000]
Modernization Program.
173 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY 37,604 37,604 37,604 37,604
ANALYSIS.
174 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION.... 2,201 2,201 2,201 2,201
176 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS. 27,420 27,420 27,420 27,420
177 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN 6,245 6,245 6,245 6,245
ITEMS.
178 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL 76,088 76,088 76,088 76,088
TESTING.
179 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER.... 73,220 73,220 73,220 73,220
180 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD 11,257 11,257 11,257 11,257
COLLABORATION & INTEG.
181 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES.... 91,895 91,895 91,895 91,895
182 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION 32,385 32,385 32,385 32,385
ACTIVITIES.
183 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, 50,766 50,766 50,766 50,766
EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.
184 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 1,659 1,659 1,659 1,659
TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT.
185 0605898A ARMY DIRECT REPORT 59,727 59,727 59,727 59,727
HEADQUARTERS--R&D - MHA.
186 0606002A RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC 73,400 73,400 73,400 73,400
MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE.
187 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN 4,574 4,574 4,574 4,574
INTEL MODERNIZATION.
188 0606942A ASSESSMENTS AND 10,105 10,105 10,105 10,105
EVALUATIONS CYBER
VULNERABILITIES.
........................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 1,707,443 1,735,843 1,757,443 61,000 1,768,443
SUPPORT.
...........................
........................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
190 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 14,188 14,188 14,188 14,188
PROGRAM.
191 0605024A ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY 7,489 7,489 7,489 7,489
SUPPORT.
192 0607101A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 271 271 271 271
DESTRUCTION (CWMD)
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT.
193 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS 9,363 9,363 15,363 5,000 14,363
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
........................... Agile manufacturing for [6,000] [5,000]
advanced armament systems.
194 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
195 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT 4,816 4,816 4,816 4,816
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
196 0607139A IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE 67,029 97,029 67,029 30,000 97,029
PROGRAM.
........................... Program increase.......... [30,000] [30,000]
198 0607143A UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 24,539 24,539 24,539 24,539
UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS.
199 0607145A APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. 8,243 8,243 8,243 8,243
200 0607148A AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE 53,652 53,652 53,652 53,652
TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR
SYSTEM.
201 0607150A INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT... 9,753 9,753 9,753 9,753
203 0607313A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 5,559 5,559 5,559 5,559
DEVELOPMENT.
204 0607315A ENDURING TURBINE ENGINES 2,620 2,620 2,620 2,620
AND POWER SYSTEMS.
206 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS...... 590 590 590 590
207 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT 168,458 168,458 168,458 168,458
IMPROVEMENT.
208 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP 27,582 27,582 27,582 27,582
OPERATION COORDINATION
SYSTEM (JADOCS).
209 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT 272,926 295,926 272,926 23,000 295,926
PROGRAMS.
........................... Stryker Modernization..... [23,000] [23,000]
210 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED 55,205 42,205 55,205 -7,335 47,870
HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS.
........................... Program rebaseline delay.. [-13,000] [-7,335]
211 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 142 142 142 142
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
212 0203758A DIGITIZATION.............. 1,562 1,562 1,562 1,562
213 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE 1,511 1,511 1,511 1,511
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
214 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT 23,708 23,708 33,708 5,000 28,708
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
........................... Containerized weapon [10,000] [5,000]
system.
215 0205412A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 269 269 269 269
TECHNOLOGY--OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM DEV.
216 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH 20,590 20,590 20,590 20,590
ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS).
221 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS 15,733 15,733 15,733 15,733
SECURITY PROGRAM.
222 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT 2,566 2,566 2,566 2,566
SYSTEM.
223 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT 26,643 26,643 26,643 26,643
(SPACE).
226 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST 5,701 5,701 5,701 5,701
SERVICE (IBS).
229 0305219A MQ-1 GRAY EAGLE UAV....... 6,681 6,681 6,681 6,681
230 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL 67,187 72,187 73,187 11,000 78,187
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES.
........................... Advanced isostatic [6,000] [6,000]
pressure armor.
........................... Development and [5,000] [5,000]
qualification of ultra
high molecular weight
polyethylene fiber.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS....... 32,518 32,518 94,718 32,518
........................... Iron Quest--Army UFR...... [12,200]
........................... Spectre--Army UFR......... [50,000]
........................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 962,094 1,007,094 1,046,294 66,665 1,028,759
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
...........................
........................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
231 0608041A DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE 74,548 74,548 74,548 74,548
PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.
........................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 74,548 74,548 74,548 74,548
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
...........................
........................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 14,073,308 77,448 553,226 212,243 14,285,551
DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL,
ARMY.
...........................
........................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, NAVY
........................... BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 94,259 94,259 99,259 5,000 99,259
INITIATIVES.
........................... Digital radar system [5,000] [5,000]
development.
002 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES. 483,914 488,914 483,914 4,000 487,914
........................... Hypersonic T&E workforce [5,000] [4,000]
development.
........................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH... 578,173 583,173 583,173 9,000 587,173
...........................
........................... APPLIED RESEARCH
003 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED 23,842 23,842 23,842 23,842
RESEARCH.
004 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED 120,716 137,716 125,716 10,000 130,716
RESEARCH.
........................... Composite Characterization [2,500]
........................... High-Performance Carbon [2,500]
Fiber for Advanced Rocket
Motors.
........................... Intelligent Data [12,000] [5,000]
Management for
Distributed Naval
Platforms.
........................... Unmanned maritime systems [5,000] [5,000]
digital manufacturing
factory of the future.
005 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE 53,758 63,758 53,758 5,000 58,758
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Next generation lithium [5,000] [5,000]
ion batteries.
........................... Unmanned Logistics........ [5,000]
006 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED 51,202 63,202 51,202 2,500 53,702
RESEARCH.
........................... Embedded Systems Cyber for [12,000] [2,500]
Critical Naval
Infrastructure.
007 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT 76,379 71,379 82,379 1,000 77,379
APPLIED RESEARCH.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
........................... Research on foreign malign [6,000] [1,000]
influence operations.
008 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS 91,441 91,441 91,441 91,441
APPLIED RESEARCH.
009 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING 78,930 91,430 84,430 15,000 93,930
ENVIRONMENT APPLIED
RESEARCH.
........................... Continuous distributed [10,000] [10,000]
sensing systems.
........................... Multi-Frequency Satellite [2,500]
Data Reception and
Technological Upgrades.
........................... Resilient autonomous [5,500] [5,000]
sensing in the Arctic.
010 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 7,719 7,719 7,719 7,719
APPLIED RESEARCH.
011 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED 57,525 62,525 68,525 16,000 73,525
RESEARCH.
........................... Academic Partnerships for [2,500] [2,500]
undersea vehicle research.
........................... Geophysical sensing and [1,000] [1,000]
characterization of the
mine-hunting environment.
........................... Low-cost autonomous [10,000] [10,000]
sensors for maritime
dominance.
........................... Undersea Research [2,500] [2,500]
Facilities Capability.
012 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES 163,673 158,673 163,673 163,673
APPLIED RESEARCH.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
013 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY 31,460 31,460 32,460 1,000 32,460
WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH.
........................... Precision strike loitering [1,000] [1,000]
munitions.
014 0602792N INNOVATIVE NAVAL 127,363 122,363 127,363 127,363
PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED
RESEARCH.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
015 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 90,939 90,939 90,939 90,939
MANAGEMENT--ONR FIELD
ACITIVITIES.
........................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH. 974,947 1,016,447 1,003,447 50,500 1,025,447
...........................
........................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED 31,556 31,556 31,556 31,556
TECHNOLOGY.
017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS 8,537 8,537 8,537 8,537
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
018 0603273N SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR 118,624 118,624 118,624 118,624
NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
019 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 243,247 250,747 264,247 15,500 258,747
DEMONSTRATION (ATD).
........................... Expeditionary Airborne [2,500]
Logistics in support of
maritime operations.
........................... Innovative design and [8,000] [2,500]
manufacturing for
uncrewed systems.
........................... KARGO UAS................. [5,000]
........................... Long-range maneuvering [7,000] [7,000]
projectiles.
........................... Marine Corps realignment-- [6,000] [6,000]
Autonomous Low Profile
Vessel.
020 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 16,188 16,188 16,188 16,188
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
021 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES 262,869 267,869 262,869 3,000 265,869
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Integration of aligned [5,000] [3,000]
Carbon Nanotube
Technology onto mission-
critical Navy systems.
022 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 63,084 63,084 63,084 63,084
PROGRAM.
023 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION 5,105 5,105 5,105 5,105
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
024 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING 97,615 97,615 97,615 97,615
EXPERIMENTS AND
DEMONSTRATIONS.
025 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY 2,050 2,050 2,050 2,050
WARFARE ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
026 0603801N INNOVATIVE NAVAL 131,288 131,288 131,288 131,288
PROTOTYPES (INP) ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
........................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 980,163 992,663 1,001,163 18,500 998,663
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
...........................
........................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
027 0603128N UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM.... 99,940 99,940 99,940 99,940
028 0603178N LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE 53,964 53,964 53,964 53,964
VEHICLES (LUSV).
029 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL 41,765 51,765 59,765 9,000 50,765
APPLICATIONS.
........................... Advanced Component [10,000]
Development & Prototypes.
........................... Autonomous surface and [18,000] [9,000]
underwater dual-modality
vehicles.
030 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY.... 23,115 23,115 23,115 23,115
031 0603239N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES. 7,866 27,866 7,866 5,000 12,866
........................... Autonomy Kits for Port and [20,000] [5,000]
Airfield damage Repair.
032 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT... 20,033 20,033 20,033 20,033
033 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE 3,358 3,358 3,358 3,358
RECONNAISSANCE.
034 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS 2,051 2,051 2,051 2,051
TECHNOLOGY.
035 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER 29,421 38,421 29,421 6,000 35,421
MINE COUNTERMEASURES.
........................... Program increase.......... [9,000] [6,000]
036 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO 4,790 4,790 4,790 4,790
DEFENSE.
037 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS 5,659 5,659 5,659 5,659
DEVELOPMENT.
038 0603525N PILOT FISH................ 1,007,324 1,007,324 1,007,324 -25,000 982,324
........................... Classified adjustment..... [-25,000]
040 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER........... 199,172 199,172 199,172 199,172
041 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL...... 801 801 801 801
042 0603553N SURFACE ASW............... 1,194 1,194 1,194 1,194
043 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM 96,694 103,694 106,694 10,000 106,694
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Advanced submarine hull [10,000] [10,000]
coatings.
........................... New Solutions for Hull [7,000]
Treatments.
044 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE 14,924 14,924 14,924 14,924
SYSTEMS.
045 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED 110,800 116,800 110,800 110,800
DESIGN.
........................... Hybrid Robotic Automation [4,000]
Demonstration.
........................... Intumescent fire [2,000]
protective marine cable
coating.
046 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & 52,586 52,586 52,586 52,586
FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
047 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER 368,002 368,002 368,002 -41,000 327,002
SYSTEMS.
........................... Project 2370 excess to [-41,000]
need.
048 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY 93,942 97,942 93,942 4,000 97,942
SYSTEMS.
........................... Silicon Carbide Flexible [4,000] [4,000]
Bus Node.
049 0603576N CHALK EAGLE............... 137,372 137,372 137,372 137,372
050 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) 9,132 -5,868 9,132 9,132
........................... Unjustified Request....... [-15,000]
051 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION. 20,135 20,135 50,135 20,135
........................... PAC-3-AEGIS integration... [30,000]
052 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT.......... 189,631 196,631 189,631 2,000 191,631
........................... Advanced Composites for [7,000] [2,000]
Wet Submarine
Applications.
053 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES....... 28,801 28,801 28,801 28,801
054 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST 10,805 10,805 10,805 10,805
(ATRT).
055 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT....... 107,658 97,658 107,658 -2,176 105,482
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000] [-2,176]
056 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS.... 8,950 8,950 8,950 8,950
057 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/ 103,860 103,860 103,860 103,860
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
058 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE 47,339 47,339 47,339 47,339
ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.
059 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING 15,587 15,587 15,587 15,587
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
060 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.. 23,258 23,258 23,258 23,258
061 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM....... 60,610 65,610 60,610 2,000 62,610
........................... Marine Energy Systems for [5,000] [2,000]
Sensors and Microgrids.
062 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT.... 9,067 9,067 9,067 9,067
063 0603734N CHALK CORAL............... 459,791 850,791 459,791 400,000 859,791
........................... Non-traditional F2T2 [400,000] [400,000]
Capability--INDOPACOM UPL.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-9,000]
064 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY 6,059 6,059 6,059 6,059
065 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE............. 628,958 628,958 628,958 628,958
066 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA............. 346,553 346,553 346,553 346,553
067 0603751N RETRACT ELM............... 99,939 99,939 99,939 99,939
068 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN............ 460,721 460,721 460,721 460,721
069 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND 5,151 5,151 5,151 5,151
DEVELOPMENT.
070 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY.... 1,686 1,686 1,686 1,686
071 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 30,263 30,263 30,263 30,263
TESTING.
072 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH 4,047 4,047 4,047 4,047
AND LANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/
VAL.
073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND 9,877 9,877 9,877 9,877
ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS.
074 0604014N F/A -18 INFRARED SEARCH 8,630 8,630 8,630 8,630
AND TRACK (IRST).
075 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE.... 128,997 123,997 128,997 128,997
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
076 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED 52,994 52,994 114,294 52,994
UNDERSEA VEHICLES.
........................... Accelerate Subsea and [61,300]
Seabed Warfare (SSW) ROV--
Navy UFR.
077 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE 68,152 68,152 68,152 68,152
CORE TECHNOLOGIES.
078 0604030N RAPID PROTOTYPING, 168,855 168,855 168,855 -42,214 126,641
EXPERIMENTATION AND
DEMONSTRATION..
........................... Program decrease.......... [-42,214]
079 0604031N LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA 6,874 6,874 6,874 6,874
VEHICLES.
080 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS 96,670 96,670 96,670 96,670
NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER
(CVN 78--80).
082 0604127N SURFACE MINE 15,271 15,271 15,271 15,271
COUNTERMEASURES.
083 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL 35,030 35,030 35,030 35,030
INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES
(TADIRCM).
084 0604289M NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS. 8,114 8,114 63,114 8,114
........................... At-sea VLS reloading [55,000]
development.
085 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT 4,796 4,796 4,796 4,796
(MARITIME STRIKE).
086 0604295M MARINE AVIATION 62,317 62,317 62,317 62,317
DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION.
087 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY 120,392 120,392 120,392 120,392
CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE.
088 0604454N LX (R).................... 12,785 12,785 12,785 12,785
089 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA 21,466 21,466 21,466 21,466
PROTOTYPING.
090 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 14,185 14,185 14,185 14,185
SYSTEMS (C-UAS).
091 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS 5,667 195,667 257,667 252,000 257,667
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
........................... Nuclear-armed sea-launched [252,000] [252,000]
cruise missile.
........................... SLCM-N.................... [190,000]
092 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC 8,896 8,896 8,896 8,896
WARFARE (SEW)
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
SUPPORT.
093 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE 341,907 341,907 341,907 341,907
WARFARE WEAPON
DEVELOPMENT.
094 0605512N MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE 101,838 101,838 101,838 101,838
VEHICLES (MUSVS)).
095 0605513N UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE 92,868 92,868 92,868 92,868
ENABLING CAPABILITIES.
096 0605514M GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP 50,916 50,916 50,916 50,916
MISSILE.
097 0605516M LONG RANGE FIRES.......... 30,092 30,092 30,092 30,092
098 0605518N CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE 903,927 903,927 903,927 903,927
(CPS).
099 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT-- 7,253 7,253 7,253 7,253
MIP.
100 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED 3,504 3,504 3,504 3,504
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.
101 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE 1,395 1,395 1,395 1,395
DEVELOPMENT--MIP.
102 0304797N UNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL 28,563 28,563 28,563 28,563
INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE
LEARNING (AI/ML).
........................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 7,465,005 8,084,005 7,891,305 579,610 8,044,615
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES.
...........................
........................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
103 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.. 26,120 26,120 26,120 26,120
104 0604038N MARITIME TARGETING CELL... 43,301 43,301 43,301 43,301
107 0604214M AV-8B AIRCRAFT--ENG DEV... 5,320 5,320 5,320 5,320
108 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT..... 5,120 5,120 5,120 5,120
109 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER 60,438 60,438 60,438 60,438
UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT.
111 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM.... 108,432 108,432 108,432 108,432
112 0604231N COMMAND AND CONTROL 164,391 164,391 164,391 164,391
SYSTEMS.
113 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE.......... 301,384 301,384 301,384 301,384
114 0604245M H-1 UPGRADES.............. 39,023 39,023 39,023 39,023
115 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS... 53,591 53,591 53,591 53,591
116 0604262N V-22A..................... 109,431 109,431 109,431 109,431
117 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS 29,330 29,330 29,330 29,330
DEVELOPMENT.
118 0604269N EA-18..................... 223,266 200,966 223,266 223,266
........................... SLM Delay................. [-22,300]
119 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE 189,750 189,750 189,750 189,750
DEVELOPMENT.
120 0604273M EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT 51,366 51,366 51,366 51,366
121 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER 86,721 86,721 86,721 86,721
(NGJ).
122 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO 330,559 340,559 359,159 28,600 359,159
SYSTEM--NAVY (JTRS-NAVY).
........................... Accelerate Fund NC3 [28,600] [28,600]
Recapitalization and New
Transmission Pathways--
Navy UFR.
........................... Network Tactical Common [10,000]
Data Link--Phased Array
Antenna Qualification.
123 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER 209,623 172,223 209,623 -13,350 196,273
(NGJ) INCREMENT II.
........................... Next Generation Jammer-- [-37,400] [-13,350]
Low Band.
124 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT 528,234 528,234 528,234 528,234
SYSTEM ENGINEERING.
125 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB). 19,744 19,744 19,744 19,744
126 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE 468,297 468,297 468,297 -17,875 450,422
IMPROVEMENTS.
........................... EU development delays..... [-10,000]
........................... Prior year underexecution. [-7,875]
127 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM.............. 11,066 11,066 11,066 11,066
128 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE 41,419 41,419 41,419 41,419
CONTROL--COUNTER AIR
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
130 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER 112,231 112,231 112,231 112,231
SENSORS.
131 0604503N SSN-688 AND TRIDENT 97,953 97,953 97,953 97,953
MODERNIZATION.
132 0604504N AIR CONTROL............... 84,458 84,458 84,458 84,458
133 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS 10,742 10,742 10,742 10,742
134 0604518N COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER 10,621 10,621 10,621 10,621
CONVERSION.
135 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 107,924 107,924 107,924 107,924
RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM.
136 0604530N ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR 9,142 9,142 9,142 9,142
(AAG).
137 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN............ 273,848 280,848 273,848 273,848
........................... Advanced Submarine Control [7,000]
/ Precision Maneuvering
Unit.
138 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE 71,982 71,982 71,982 71,982
SYSTEM.
139 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE 13,675 13,675 13,675 13,675
FIRE T&E.
140 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER 3,921 3,921 3,921 3,921
RESOURCES.
141 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT.......... 79,411 79,411 101,811 5,000 84,411
........................... Maritime mine development [22,400] [5,000]
and fielding acceleration
(HHEE Inc 1).
142 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO 137,265 137,265 137,265 -14,788 122,477
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Carryover................. [-14,788]
143 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE 8,810 8,810 8,810 8,810
ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.
144 0604657M USMC GROUND COMBAT/ 33,880 33,880 33,880 33,880
SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS--
ENG DEV.
145 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, 10,011 10,011 10,011 10,011
SIMULATION, AND HUMAN
FACTORS.
146 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON 1,516 1,516 1,516 1,516
SYSTEMS.
147 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT 170,080 170,080 170,080 170,080
& CONTROL).
148 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: 74,214 79,214 99,214 74,214
HARD KILL).
........................... ESSM Blk 2 software [-7,880]
upgrades ahead of need.
........................... ESSMS system integration [-6,970]
and test ahead of need.
........................... HVP 5-inch cUAS round..... [25,000] [22,480]
........................... Navy Hypervelocity [5,000]
Projectile (HVP) ship
integration.
........................... NGLS excess to need....... [-7,630]
149 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: 165,599 165,599 271,599 165,599
SOFT KILL/EW).
........................... Accelerate Long Endurance [106,000]
Electronic Decoy (LEED)--
Navy UFR.
150 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING.. 23,810 23,810 23,810 23,810
151 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT....... 8,371 8,371 8,371 8,371
152 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM...... 44,326 44,326 44,326 44,326
155 0604850N SSN(X).................... 348,788 298,788 348,788 -27,900 320,888
........................... Program delay............. [-50,000] [-27,900]
156 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 15,218 15,218 15,218 15,218
DEVELOPMENT.
157 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 325,004 317,504 325,004 2,500 327,504
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [2,500] [2,500]
158 0605024N ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY 3,317 3,317 3,317 3,317
SUPPORT.
159 0605180N TACAMO MODERNIZATION...... 775,316 775,316 775,316 775,316
160 0605212M CH-53K RDTE............... 86,093 86,093 86,093 86,093
161 0605215N MISSION PLANNING.......... 115,390 115,390 115,390 115,390
162 0605217N COMMON AVIONICS........... 87,053 87,053 87,053 87,053
163 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR 5,697 5,697 5,697 5,697
(SSC).
164 0605285N NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER... 453,828 363,828 53,828 453,828
........................... Program decrease.......... [-400,000]
........................... Program Execution & [-90,000]
Deferment.
166 0605414N UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION 214,919 214,919 214,919 214,919
(UCA).
167 0605450M JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND 20,654 20,654 20,654 20,654
MISSILE (JAGM).
168 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME 39,096 39,096 39,096 39,096
AIRCRAFT (MMA).
169 0605504N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME 134,366 134,366 134,366 134,366
(MMA) INCREMENT III.
170 0605516N LONG RANGE FIRES.......... 120,728 120,728 120,728 120,728
171 0605611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT 60,181 55,181 60,181 -5,000 55,181
VEHICLES SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
........................... Slow expenditure rate..... [-5,000] [-5,000]
172 0605813M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 10,748 10,748 10,748 10,748
VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
173 0204202N DDG-1000.................. 243,042 243,042 243,042 243,042
174 0301377N COUNTERING ADVANCED 19,517 19,517 19,517 19,517
CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
(CACW).
175 0302315N NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE 8,324 8,324 8,324 8,324
SUPPORT.
179 0304785N ISR & INFO OPERATIONS..... 188,392 188,392 188,392 188,392
180 0306250M CYBER OPERATIONS 7,581 7,581 7,581 7,581
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
........................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 7,942,968 7,752,768 7,724,968 -42,813 7,900,155
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
...........................
........................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
181 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR 25,823 25,823 25,823 25,823
DEVELOPMENT.
182 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 17,224 17,224 17,224 17,224
183 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT...... 65,672 65,672 65,672 65,672
184 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 6,216 6,216 6,216 6,216
SUPPORT--NAVY.
185 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES. 43,648 43,648 43,648 43,648
187 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION 1,009 1,009 1,009 1,009
SERVICES.
188 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 137,521 137,521 137,521 137,521
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
189 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL 3,536 3,536 3,536 3,536
SUPPORT.
190 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT 152,176 152,176 152,176 152,176
SUPPORT.
191 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION 477,823 477,823 477,823 477,823
SUPPORT.
192 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND 30,603 30,603 30,603 30,603
EVALUATION CAPABILITY.
193 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC 23,668 23,668 23,668 23,668
WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT.
194 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/ 6,390 6,390 6,390 6,390
RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT.
195 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE 32,700 32,700 32,700 32,700
SUPPORT.
196 0605898N MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D........ 42,381 42,381 42,381 42,381
197 0606295M MARINE AVIATION 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
DEVELOPMENTAL MANAGEMENT
AND SUPPORT.
198 0606355N WARFARE INNOVATION 50,652 50,652 50,652 50,652
MANAGEMENT.
199 0305327N INSIDER THREAT............ 2,920 2,920 2,920 2,920
200 0902498N MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS 2,234 2,234 2,234 2,234
(DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT
ACTIVITIES).
........................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 1,127,196 1,127,196 1,127,196 1,127,196
SUPPORT.
...........................
........................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
203 0604840M F-35 C2D2................. 480,759 432,759 480,759 480,759
........................... Program Carryover......... [-48,000]
204 0604840N F-35 C2D2................. 466,186 420,186 466,186 466,186
........................... Program Carryover......... [-46,000]
205 0605520M MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE 74,119 88,519 74,119 14,400 88,519
WEAPONS SYSTEMS.
........................... Counter UAS high powered [14,400] [14,400]
microwave acceleration.
206 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT 142,552 142,552 142,552 142,552
CAPABILITY (CEC).
207 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS 403,494 413,494 409,494 403,494
SYSTEM SUPPORT.
........................... High density sonar array.. [6,000]
........................... Outpost Uncrewed [10,000]
Surveillance System.
208 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY 61,012 61,012 61,012 61,012
PROGRAM.
209 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE 96,667 96,667 96,667 96,667
DEVELOPMENT.
210 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC 29,743 29,743 29,743 29,743
COMMUNICATIONS.
211 0204136N F/A-18 SQUADRONS.......... 374,194 336,794 374,194 374,194
........................... SLM Delay................. [-37,400]
212 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT........... 8,420 8,420 8,420 8,420
213 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK 200,739 200,739 200,739 -1,589 199,150
MISSION PLANNING CENTER
(TMPC).
........................... Product development ahead [-1,589]
of need.
214 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE 72,473 72,473 72,473 72,473
SYSTEM.
215 0204313N SHIP-TOWED ARRAY 1,428 1,428 1,428 1,428
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.
216 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL 2,238 2,238 2,238 2,238
SUPPORT UNITS
(DISPLACEMENT CRAFT).
217 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED 51,346 45,946 51,346 -5,400 45,946
RADAR (G/ATOR).
........................... Slow expenditure rate..... [-5,400] [-5,400]
218 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING 159,648 159,648 159,648 159,648
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
219 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 139,164 139,164 318,164 139,164
READINESS SUPPORT.
........................... Accelerate COPPERFIELD-- [60,000]
Navy UFR.
........................... Accelerate GRANDSTAND-- [29,000]
Navy UFR.
........................... Navy counterspace [60,000]
cability--SPACECOM UFR.
........................... Navy mobile counterspace [10,000]
capability--SPACECOM UFR.
........................... Navy space-enabled [20,000]
indications and warnings
capability--SPACECOM UFR.
220 0205601N ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE 28,682 28,682 28,682 28,682
IMPROVEMENT.
221 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM 29,887 29,887 29,887 29,887
INTEGRATION.
222 0205632N MK-48 ADCAP............... 164,935 164,935 184,935 20,000 184,935
........................... NSWC INDIAN HEAD explosive [20,000] [20,000]
fill.
223 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS..... 136,276 122,676 136,276 136,276
........................... Program Carryover......... [-13,600]
224 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER 167,098 167,098 167,098 167,098
SYSTEMS.
225 0206313M MARINE CORPS 145,343 145,343 161,643 6,000 151,343
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
........................... Marine Corps [10,300]
Electromagnetic Warfare
Programs--SPACECOM UFR.
........................... Marine Corps realignment-- [6,000] [6,000]
MEGFOS-M.
226 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND 18,332 18,332 18,332 18,332
AND CONTROL SYSTEM
(CAC2S).
227 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/ 77,377 74,577 77,377 -2,000 75,377
SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.
........................... Slow expenditure rate..... [-2,800] [-2,000]
228 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT 33,641 33,641 33,641 33,641
SERVICES SUPPORT.
229 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ 37,372 37,372 57,372 37,372
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
SYSTEMS (MIP).
........................... Tactical Exploitation of [20,000]
National Capabilities
(TENCAP)--USMC UFR.
231 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES..... 31,359 31,359 31,359 31,359
232 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR- 29,638 29,638 29,638 29,638
TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM).
233 0208043N PLANNING AND DECISION AID 3,559 3,559 3,559 3,559
SYSTEM (PDAS).
237 0303138N AFLOAT NETWORKS........... 56,915 56,915 69,215 12,300 69,215
........................... Accelerate Fund NC3 [12,300] [12,300]
Recapitalization and New
Transmission Pathways--
Navy UFR.
238 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS 35,339 35,339 35,339 35,339
SECURITY PROGRAM.
239 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE 7,239 7,239 7,239 7,239
PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES.
242 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 45,550 45,550 45,550 45,550
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
243 0305220N MQ-4C TRITON.............. 14,402 14,402 14,402 14,402
245 0305232M RQ-11 UAV................. 2,016 14,516 2,016 2,016
........................... Maritimization of the Long- [12,500]
Range Tactical (LRT) SUAS.
247 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR 40,267 40,267 40,267 40,267
DEVELOPMENT.
248 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 10,917 10,917 10,917 10,917
(UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP).
250 0305421N MQ-4C TRITON MODERNIZATION 444,042 444,042 444,042 444,042
251 0307577N INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA 793 793 793 793
(IMD).
252 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION 10,927 10,927 10,927 10,927
SUPPORT.
253 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) 28,799 28,799 28,799 28,799
254 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY 4,326 4,326 4,326 4,326
(MARITECH).
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS....... 2,235,339 2,235,339 2,652,339 2,235,339
........................... Classified adjustment..... [417,000]
........................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 6,604,552 6,488,252 7,275,152 43,711 6,648,263
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
...........................
........................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
255 0608013N RISK MANAGEMENT 14,522 14,522 14,522 14,522
INFORMATION--SOFTWARE
PILOT PROGRAM.
256 0608231N MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND 10,289 10,289 10,289 10,289
AND CONTROL (MTC2)--
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
........................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 24,811 24,811 24,811 24,811
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
...........................
........................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 25,697,815 371,500 933,400 658,508 26,356,323
DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL,
NAVY.
...........................
........................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, AF
........................... BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES. 361,930 369,430 361,930 7,500 369,430
........................... Innovation of quantum [7,500] [7,500]
materials.
002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 143,372 143,372 143,372 143,372
INITIATIVES.
........................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH... 505,302 512,802 505,302 7,500 512,802
...........................
........................... APPLIED RESEARCH
003 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES 85,477 85,477 85,477 85,477
APPLIED RESEARCH.
004 0602022F UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED 8,225 8,225 8,225 8,225
RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)--
TACTICAL AUTONOMY.
005 0602102F MATERIALS................. 142,336 134,836 152,336 10,000 152,336
........................... Advanced materials science [10,000] [10,000]
for manufacturing
research.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-7,500]
006 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE 5,235 5,235 5,235 5,235
TECHNOLOGIES.
007 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS 138,204 138,204 138,204 138,204
APPLIED RESEARCH.
008 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION...... 339,477 346,977 339,477 7,500 346,977
........................... High mach turbine engine.. [2,500] [2,500]
........................... High-hypersonic detonation [5,000] [5,000]
propulsion research and
technology.
009 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS......... 193,029 193,029 193,029 193,029
011 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 9,662 9,662 9,662 9,662
MANAGEMENT-- MAJOR
HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.
012 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS.... 138,497 138,497 138,497 138,497
013 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY 114,962 117,462 114,962 2,500 117,462
........................... Program increase.......... [2,500] [2,500]
014 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION 176,333 183,833 176,333 7,500 183,833
SCIENCES AND METHODS.
........................... Autonomy and AI research.. [2,500] [2,500]
........................... Future Flag Testbed....... [5,000] [5,000]
........................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH. 1,351,437 1,361,437 1,361,437 27,500 1,378,937
...........................
........................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
015 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED 248,506 238,506 248,506 -10,000 238,506
TECHNOLOGY DEMOS.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000] [-10,000]
016 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR 29,661 29,661 29,661 29,661
WEAPON SYSTEMS.
017 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND 12,558 12,558 12,558 -2,080 10,478
TECHNOLOGY (S&T).
........................... Excess growth............. [-2,080]
018 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS 37,935 37,935 37,935 37,935
019 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/ 102,529 105,029 102,529 -16,310 86,219
DEMO.
........................... Reusable Hypersonic Rocket [2,500] [2,500]
Engine Flight Demo.
........................... Unjustified growth........ [-18,810]
020 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND 5,000
POWER TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Medium-Scale CCA [10,000] [5,000]
Propulsion.
021 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT 36,445 36,445 36,445 36,445
TECHNOLOGY.
022 0603273F SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR 91,885 91,885 91,885 91,885
NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
024 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS 19,568 19,568 19,568 19,568
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
025 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS 125,460 125,460 125,460 125,460
TECHNOLOGY.
026 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS 25,050 25,050 25,050 25,050
TECHNOLOGY.
027 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 34,730 37,230 37,730 3,000 37,730
PROGRAM.
........................... Additive manufacturing of [2,500]
super refractory alloys.
........................... Affordable composites for [1,000] [1,000]
hypersonic systems.
........................... Classified additive [2,000] [2,000]
manufacturing research.
028 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE 26,172 21,172 26,172 26,172
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
029 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 27,762 27,762 27,762 -2,760 25,002
ENTERPRISE R&D.
........................... Unjustified growth........ [-2,760]
030 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING 2,012 2,012 2,012 2,012
CENTER (CRC).
........................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 820,273 820,273 823,273 -23,150 797,123
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
...........................
........................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
032 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED 3,820 3,820 3,820 3,820
DEVELOPMENT.
033 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION 24,799 24,799 24,799 24,799
TECHNOLOGY.
034 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND 4,498 4,498 4,498 4,498
DEVELOPMENT.
035 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 119,197 114,197 119,197 -8,000 111,197
MISSILE--DEM/VAL.
........................... Insufficient Justification [-5,000] [-8,000]
036 0604001F NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS..... 10,148 10,148 10,148 -4,600 5,548
........................... Unjustified growth........ [-4,600]
037 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT 743,842 743,842 743,842 -101,782 642,060
SYSTEM (ABMS).
........................... Unjustified growth........ [-101,782]
038 0604004F ADVANCED ENGINE 562,337 562,337 562,337 -532,337 30,000
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Air Force requested [-532,337]
transfer to line 38A.
038A 0604004FA NEXT GENERATION ADAPTIVE 532,337 532,337
PROPULSION.
........................... Air Force requested [532,337]
transfer from line 38.
039 0604005F NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT 68,124 68,124 68,124 68,124
& PROTOTYPING.
041 0604007F E-7....................... 418,513 382,363 418,513 -16,936 401,577
........................... E-7--Slow Expenditure..... [-36,150] [-16,936]
042 0604009F AFWERX PRIME.............. 20,580 30,580 20,580 10,000 30,580
........................... Program increase.......... [10,000] [10,000]
043 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER. 2,654,073 2,654,073 2,654,073 2,654,073
044 0604025F RAPID DEFENSE 75,051 75,051 75,051 75,051
EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE
(RDER).
045 0604032F DIRECTED ENERGY 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712
PROTOTYPING.
047 0604183F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING-- 516,971 516,971 516,971 516,971
HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE
MISSILE (HACM).
049 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND 24,204 24,204 24,204 24,204
SENSORS.
050 0604288F SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE 1,687,500 1,447,500 1,447,500 -140,625 1,546,875
OPERATIONS CENTER (SAOC).
........................... Late contract award....... [-240,000] [-140,625]
........................... Survivable Airborne [-240,000]
Operations Center
reduction.
051 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER....... 3,485 3,485 3,485 3,485
052 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED 154,417 144,417 149,917 -10,000 144,417
TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM
(HDBTDS) PROGRAM.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000] [-4,500] [-10,000]
053 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON 59,539 59,539 59,539 59,539
SYSTEMS-ACS.
055 0604609F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & 22,667 22,667 22,667 -10,045 12,622
CONCEPT MATURATION.
........................... Unjustified request....... [-10,045]
056 0604668F JOINT TRANSPORTATION 174,723 169,723 174,723 -66,629 108,094
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS).
........................... Excess to need............ [-65,329]
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
........................... Projected underexecution.. [-1,300]
057 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 4,840 4,840 4,840 4,840
ENTERPRISE R&D.
058 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM... 234,342 211,342 298,842 53,000 287,342
........................... Accelerate experimentation [50,000] [50,000]
and prototyping including
for advanced low-cost
weapons.
........................... Air Force Research Lab [14,500] [14,500]
stratospheric balloon
experimentation project.
........................... Funding carryover......... [-23,000] [-11,500]
059 0604860F OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND 63,194 63,194 63,194 -19,500 43,694
INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.
........................... Unjustified growth........ [-19,500]
060 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR- 7,014 7,014 7,014 7,014
REFUELING SYSTEM.
061 0605164F AIR REFUELING CAPABILITY 13,661 13,661 13,661 13,661
MODERNIZATION.
062 0606005F DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION 9,800 14,600 9,800 4,800 14,600
OFFICE.
........................... Software integration [4,800] [4,800]
laboratory modernization.
........................... Non-traditional F2T2 [400,000]
Capability--INDOPACOM UPL.
064 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR 3,306,355 3,006,355 3,306,355 -30,920 3,275,435
DOMINANCE.
........................... Program delay............. [-300,000] [-30,920]
065 0207179F AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE 51,666 51,666 51,666 51,666
PLATFORMS.
066 0207420F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION..... 1,914 1,914 1,914 1,914
067 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE 18,733 18,733 18,733 -18,733
SYSTEM ACTIVITIES.
........................... Air Force requested [-18,733]
transfer to line 67A.
067A 0607431FA AIR FORCE ISR DIGITAL 18,733 18,733
INFRASTRUCTURE.
........................... Air Force requested [18,733]
transfer from line 67.
068 0207448F C2ISR TACTICAL DATA LINK.. 42,371 42,371 42,371 42,371
069 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG- 8,100 8,100 8,100 8,100
RANGE RADAR (3DELRR).
070 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE 17,273 17,273 17,273 17,273
SYSTEMS (ABADS).
071 0207606F JOINT SIMULATION 191,337 191,337 191,337 -11,722 179,615
ENVIRONMENT (JSE).
........................... JSE-XA ahead of need...... [-11,722]
072 0208030F WAR RESERVE MATERIEL-- 5,226 5,226 5,226 5,226
AMMUNITION.
073 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE 33,349 33,349 33,349 33,349
AGENT (CDL EA).
074 0305601F MISSION PARTNER 22,028 22,028 22,028 22,028
ENVIRONMENTS.
077 0708051F RAPID SUSTAINMENT 37,044 57,044 37,044 15,000 52,044
MODERNIZATION (RSM).
........................... CBM+...................... [20,000] [15,000]
078 0808736F SPECIAL VICTIM 3,006 3,006 3,006 3,006
ACCOUNTABILITY AND
INVESTIGATION.
079 0808737F INTEGRATED PRIMARY 5,364 5,364 5,364 5,364
PREVENTION.
080 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION 28,995 28,995 28,995 28,995
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM.
081 1206415F U.S. SPACE COMMAND 28,392 28,392 28,392 28,392
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
SUPPORT.
........................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 11,486,204 11,301,854 11,306,204 -337,959 11,148,245
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES.
...........................
........................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
082 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON 7,205 13,205 7,205 6,000 13,205
ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS.
........................... RAACM..................... [6,000] [6,000]
083 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND 217,662 217,662 217,662 217,662
IMPROVEMENTS.
084 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT... 70,823 70,823 70,823 70,823
085 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE 19,264 19,264 19,264 19,264
DEVELOPMENT.
086 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS 78,480 78,480 78,480 78,480
ENTERPRISE.
087 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY 10,569 10,569 10,569 10,569
EQUIPMENT.
088 0604336F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED 39,079 39,079 39,079 39,079
TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM
(HDBTDS) PROTOTYPING.
089 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE 7,157 7,157 7,157 7,157
DEVELOPMENT.
090 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS.............. 3,427 3,427 3,427 3,427
091 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT...... 24,178 24,178 24,178 24,178
092 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS...... 25,502 25,502 25,502 25,502
093 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES.... 224,783 231,783 224,783 -15,645 209,138
........................... Advanced Radar Threat [7,000]
System Development.
........................... Excess growth--ARTS-V..... [-15,645]
094 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON 623,491 623,491 623,491 623,491
095 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION... 10,408 10,408 10,408 -2,030 8,378
........................... Unjustified request....... [-2,030]
098 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE 41,223 41,223 41,223 41,223
MANAGEMENT.
100 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING... 83,985 83,985 83,985 83,985
102 0605238F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC 3,721,024 3,721,024 3,721,024 200,000 3,921,024
DETERRENT EMD.
........................... Program increase: Sentinel [200,000]
industrial base risk
reduction and prototyping.
104 0207279F ISOLATED PERSONNEL 10,020 10,020 10,020 10,020
SURVIVABILITY AND
RECOVERY.
105 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON.... 375,528 375,528 375,528 375,528
106 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION 7,754 7,754 7,754 7,754
TRAINING.
111 0305155F THEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON 9,018 9,018 9,018 9,018
STORAGE & SECURITY SYSTEM.
113 0401221F KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS... 93,620 93,620 93,620 93,620
114 0401319F VC-25B.................... 433,943 305,943 30,943 -108,486 325,457
........................... Program decrease.......... [-20,000]
........................... Program delay............. [-108,000] [-108,486]
........................... VC-25B reduction.......... [-403,000]
115 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS.... 26,640 31,640 26,640 26,640
........................... Software Factories........ [5,000]
116 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS..... 4,960 10,060 4,960 4,960
........................... 3D Interactive & Immersive [5,100]
Instruction.
117 1203176F COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER 2,269 2,269 2,269 2,269
LOCATOR.
........................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 6,172,012 6,067,112 5,769,012 79,839 6,251,851
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
...........................
........................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
118 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR 19,927 19,927 19,927 19,927
DEVELOPMENT.
119 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT...... 74,228 131,228 74,228 74,228
........................... EGTTR Infrastructure [12,000]
Modernization.
........................... Hypersonic Capability [30,000]
Acceleration.
........................... Planning & Design......... [15,000]
120 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE.... 39,720 39,720 39,720 39,720
122 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & 14,247 14,247 14,247 14,247
EVALUATION.
123 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION 936,913 942,213 936,913 3,100 940,013
SUPPORT.
........................... Digital Test Facility [5,300] [3,100]
Models.
124 0605827F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG 316,924 316,924 316,924 316,924
& COMBAT SYS.
125 0605828F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL 496,740 496,740 496,740 496,740
REACH.
126 0605829F ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, 521,987 511,987 521,987 -10,000 511,987
NETWORK, & BUS SYS.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000] [-10,000]
128 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY 262,349 262,349 262,349 262,349
INTEGRATION.
129 0605832F ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED 69,319 69,319 69,319 69,319
PRGM TECHNOLOGY.
130 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR 343,180 343,180 343,180 343,180
SYSTEMS.
131 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D........ 6,291 6,291 6,291 6,291
132 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND 94,828 124,828 94,828 94,828
MODERNIZATION--TEST AND
EVALUATION SUPPORT.
........................... Program increase.......... [30,000]
133 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT-- 63,579 63,579 63,579 63,579
TEST AND EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
134 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND 41,550 37,450 41,550 -4,100 37,450
MATURATION.
........................... Funding carryover......... [-4,100] [-4,100]
135 0606398F MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E........ 7,647 7,647 7,647 7,647
137 0303255F COMMAND, CONTROL, 19,607 31,607 27,607 13,000 32,607
COMMUNICATION, AND
COMPUTERS (C4)--STRATCOM.
........................... JEMSO dynamic spectrum [1,000]
sharing efforts.
........................... NC3 network security [5,000]
sensor.
........................... NC3 Research Architecture [3,000] [3,000]
and Collaboration Hub
(REACH).
........................... NC3 STRATCOM.............. [10,000] [10,000]
........................... STRATCOM UARC Priority [1,000]
Research.
138 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION 104,133 89,133 104,133 104,133
SERVICES (EIS).
........................... Program decrease.......... [-15,000]
139 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT 25,216 25,216 25,216 25,216
SUPPORT.
140 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING.... 10 10 6,010 6,000 6,010
........................... Cyber workforce training [6,000] [6,000]
ranges.
141 0804776F ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED 1,652 1,652 1,652 1,652
LEARNING.
143 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.. 4,590 4,590 4,590 4,590
........................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 3,464,637 3,539,837 3,478,637 8,000 3,472,637
SUPPORT.
...........................
........................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
144 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE 39,667 39,667 39,667 39,667
FLIGHT TRAINING.
145 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS 22 22 22 22
ENTERPRISE.
146 0604283F BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL 100,183 100,183 100,183 100,183
SENSOR DEVELOPMENT.
147 0604445F WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE.... 21,443 21,443 21,443 21,443
150 0604840F F-35 C2D2................. 1,124,207 1,874,207 1,124,207 1,124,207
........................... Cooperative Avionics Test [200,000]
Bed (CATB) Aircraft.
........................... F-35 System Digital-Twin [350,000]
Models.
........................... Mission Software [300,000]
Integration Laboratory
(MSIL).
........................... Program Carryover......... [-100,000]
151 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL 49,739 49,739 49,739 49,739
AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS).
152 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY 65,792 65,792 65,792 65,792
EXECUTIVE AGENCY.
153 0605117F FOREIGN MATERIEL 94,188 94,188 94,188 94,188
ACQUISITION AND
EXPLOITATION.
154 0605229F HH-60W.................... 52,314 52,314 52,314 52,314
155 0605278F HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E..... 24,934 24,934 24,934 24,934
156 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION........... 21,864 21,864 21,864 21,864
157 0101113F B-52 SQUADRONS............ 1,045,570 1,038,570 1,045,570 1,045,570
........................... VLF/LF excessive cost [-7,000]
growth.
158 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE 542 542 542 542
MISSILE (ALCM).
159 0101126F B-1B SQUADRONS............ 17,939 17,939 17,939 17,939
160 0101127F B-2 SQUADRONS............. 41,212 41,212 41,212 41,212
161 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS....... 62,550 62,550 62,550 62,550
162 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC 13,690 13,690 13,690 13,690
COMMUNICATIONS.
163 0101318F SERVICE SUPPORT TO 7,330 7,330 7,330 7,330
STRATCOM--GLOBAL STRIKE.
165 0101328F ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES..... 629,928 629,928 629,928 -39,209 590,719
........................... Reduce carryover.......... [-39,209]
168 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION 852 852 852 852
CONTROL CENTER
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
169 0102412F NORTH WARNING SYSTEM (NWS) 103 103 103 103
170 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON 383,575 383,575 383,575 383,575
BACKSCATTER RADAR.
171 0202834F VEHICLES AND SUPPORT 6,097 6,097 6,097 6,097
EQUIPMENT--GENERAL.
172 0205219F MQ-9 UAV.................. 7,074 7,074 7,074 7,074
173 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED 3,372 3,372 3,372 3,372
ELECTRONIC WARFARE.
176 0207133F F-16 SQUADRONS............ 106,952 106,952 106,952 106,952
177 0207134F F-15E SQUADRONS........... 178,603 178,603 234,903 178,603
........................... Prevent retirement of F- [56,300]
15Es.
178 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE 16,182 16,182 16,182 16,182
SUPPRESSION.
179 0207138F F-22A SQUADRONS........... 768,561 730,161 768,561 -7,179 761,382
........................... Early to need............. [-7,179]
........................... Program delay............. [-38,400]
180 0207142F F-35 SQUADRONS............ 47,132 47,132 47,132 47,132
181 0207146F F-15EX.................... 56,228 56,228 56,228 56,228
182 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES..... 34,932 34,932 34,932 34,932
183 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR- 53,593 53,593 53,593 53,593
TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM).
184 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE--PARARESCUE. 743 743 743 743
185 0207238F E-11A..................... 64,127 55,332 64,127 -8,795 55,332
........................... E-11A--Slow Expenditure... [-8,795] [-8,795]
186 0207247F AF TENCAP................. 50,263 50,263 50,263 50,263
187 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS 12,723 12,723 12,723 12,723
PROCUREMENT.
188 0207253F COMPASS CALL.............. 132,475 132,475 132,475 132,475
189 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 68,743 68,743 68,743 -2,134 66,609
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
........................... Unjustified growth........ [-2,134]
190 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE 183,532 183,532 183,532 183,532
STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM).
191 0207327F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB). 29,910 29,910 29,910 29,910
192 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS 71,442 64,302 71,442 -6,340 65,102
CENTER (AOC).
........................... Funding carryover......... [-7,140] [-6,340]
193 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING 18,473 18,473 18,473 18,473
CENTER (CRC).
195 0207418F AFSPECWAR--TACP........... 2,206 2,206 2,206 2,206
197 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE 46,702 46,702 46,702 -9,445 37,257
SYSTEM ACTIVITIES.
........................... Air Force requested [-9,445]
transfer to line 197A.
197A 0207431F AF JWICS ENTERPRISE....... 9,445 9,445
........................... Air Force requested [9,445]
transfer from 197.
198 0207438F THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT 4,873 4,873 4,873 4,873
(TBM) C4I.
199 0207439F ELECTRONIC WARFARE 17,149 17,149 17,149 17,149
INTEGRATED REPROGRAMMING
(EWIR).
200 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY- 12,171 12,171 12,171 12,171
MOD.
201 0207452F DCAPES.................... 8,431 8,431 8,431 8,431
202 0207521F AIR FORCE CALIBRATION 2,223 2,223 2,223 2,223
PROGRAMS.
203 0207573F NATIONAL TECHNICAL NUCLEAR 2,060 2,060 2,060 2,060
FORENSICS.
204 0207590F SEEK EAGLE................ 34,985 34,985 34,985 34,985
207 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND 4,847 4,847 4,847 4,847
EXERCISES.
208 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION 7,048 7,048 7,048 7,048
TRAINING.
209 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS.. 92,566 92,566 92,566 92,566
210 0208007F TACTICAL DECEPTION........ 539 539 539 539
212 0208087F DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE 29,996 29,996 29,996 29,996
OPERATIONS.
213 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE 113,218 113,218 113,218 113,218
OPERATIONS.
219 0208288F INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS... 988 988 988 988
220 0301025F GEOBASE................... 1,002 1,002 1,002 1,002
222 0301113F CYBER SECURITY 18,141 18,141 18,141 18,141
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT.
228 0301377F COUNTERING ADVANCED 1,668 1,668 1,668 1,668
CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
(CACW).
230 0301401F AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON- 3,436 3,436 3,936 500 3,936
TRADITIONAL ISR
BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.
........................... United States Cyber [500] [500]
Command cooperation with
Jordan.
231 0302015F E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE 40,441 40,441 40,441 40,441
OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC).
232 0302315F NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE 15,180 15,180 15,180 15,180
SUPPORT.
233 0303004F EIT CONNECT............... 32,960 32,960 32,960 32,960
234 0303089F CYBERSPACE AND DODIN 9,776 9,776 9,776 9,776
OPERATIONS.
235 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 25,500 25,500 25,500 25,500
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK (MEECN).
236 0303133F HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO 8,667 8,667 8,667 8,667
SYSTEMS.
237 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS 94,424 94,424 94,424 94,424
SECURITY PROGRAM.
238 0303248F ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM 82,927 82,927 82,927 82,927
239 0303260F JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION 7,324 7,324 7,324 7,324
INITIATIVE.
240 0304100F STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING 69,441 69,441 69,441 69,441
& EXECUTION SYSTEM
(SMPES).
243 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE 85,284 85,284 85,284 85,284
244 0304310F COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC 4,719 14,719 4,719 4,719
ANALYSIS.
........................... AI/ML mental health [10,000]
analytics for suicide
prevention and response.
247 0305015F C2 AIR OPERATIONS SUITE-- 13,524 13,524 13,524 13,524
C2 INFO SERVICES.
248 0305020F CCMD INTELLIGENCE 1,836 1,836 1,836 1,836
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
249 0305022F ISR MODERNIZATION & 22,909 22,909 22,909 22,909
AUTOMATION DVMT (IMAD).
250 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC 5,151 5,151 5,151 5,151
MANAGEMENT (GATM).
251 0305103F CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE. 304 304 304 304
252 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE........... 31,372 31,372 36,372 5,000 36,372
........................... Air Force commercial [5,000] [5,000]
weather data acquisition.
253 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, 15,143 15,143 15,143 15,143
APPROACH, AND LANDING
SYSTEM (ATCALS).
254 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS............ 7,685 7,685 7,685 7,685
257 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE 481 481 481 481
ACTIVITIES.
258 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT 6,387 6,387 6,387 6,387
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
259 0305158F TACTICAL TERMINAL......... 1,002 1,002 1,002 1,002
260 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST 16,006 16,006 16,006 16,006
SERVICE (IBS).
262 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE 84,363 84,363 109,051 22,300 106,663
SYSTEMS.
........................... Long Endurance Airborne [24,688] [22,300]
ISR--AFRICOM.
263 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE 16,323 16,323 16,323 16,323
SYSTEMS.
264 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 86,476 86,476 86,476 86,476
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
265 0305220F RQ-4 UAV.................. 9,516 9,516 9,516 9,516
266 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC 8,952 8,952 8,952 8,952
COLLABORATIVE TARGETING.
267 0305238F NATO AGS.................. 865 865 865 865
268 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE 30,932 30,932 30,932 30,932
269 0305600F INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 18,670 18,670 18,670 18,670
TECHNOLOGY AND
ARCHITECTURES.
271 0305984F PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND 2,831 2,831 2,831 2,831
& CTRL (PRC2).
272 0307577F INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA 3,658 3,658 3,658 3,658
(IMD).
274 0401119F C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) 33,003 33,003 33,003 33,003
275 0401130F C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF)........ 17,395 17,395 17,395 17,395
276 0401132F C-130J PROGRAM............ 34,423 34,423 34,423 29,000 63,423
........................... Program increase: Non- [29,000]
recurring engineering for
polar airlift aircraft.
277 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR 7,768 7,768 7,768 7,768
COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM).
278 0401218F KC-135S................... 31,977 31,977 31,977 31,977
279 0401318F CV-22..................... 26,249 26,249 26,249 26,249
280 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT 9,421 9,421 9,421 9,421
CONTROL.
282 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION 11,895 11,895 11,895 11,895
TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT).
283 0801380F AF LVC OPERATIONAL 29,815 29,815 29,815 29,815
TRAINING (LVC-OT).
284 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING..... 2,319 2,319 2,319 2,319
285 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY 2,320 2,320 2,320 2,320
AGENCY.
286 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION 4,267 4,267 4,267 4,267
PROGRAM.
287 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION.. 3,163 3,163 3,163 3,163
288 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND 18,937 17,037 18,937 -1,900 17,037
ANALYSIS AGENCY.
........................... Funding carryover......... [-1,900] [-1,900]
289 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 5,634 5,634 5,634 5,634
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
290 0901554F DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG 57,689 57,689 57,689 57,689
AND MGT SYS (DEAMS).
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS....... 18,038,552 18,021,552 18,153,552 -138,533 17,900,019
........................... Classified adjustment..... [-153,533]
........................... Classified adjustment A... [15,000] [15,000]
........................... Classified adjustment B... [100,000]
........................... Program justification [-17,000]
review.
........................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 25,308,906 25,988,671 25,510,394 -147,290 25,161,616
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
...........................
........................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 49,108,771 483,215 -354,512 -385,560 48,723,211
DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL,
AF.
...........................
........................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, SF
........................... BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601102SF DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES. 21,349 21,349 21,349 21,349
002 0601103SF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 14,731 14,731 14,731 14,731
INITIATIVES.
........................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH... 36,080 36,080 36,080 36,080
...........................
........................... APPLIED RESEARCH
004 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY.......... 244,964 234,964 330,964 5,000 249,964
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
........................... SCO classified program [68,000]
advance procurement.
........................... SCO classified program [13,000]
FY25 shortfall.
........................... Space Modeling, [5,000] [5,000]
Simulation, and Analysis
Hub.
........................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH. 244,964 234,964 330,964 5,000 249,964
...........................
........................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
005 1206310SF SPACE SCIENCE AND 425,166 435,166 467,682 62,516 487,682
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Defense in Depth as [10,000] [20,000]
Mission Assurance for
Spacecraft Multilevel
Security (DiDaMAS-MLS).
........................... TxDES--Space Force UFR.... [42,516] [42,516]
006 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 138,270 148,270 138,270 138,270
DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
........................... Space Assets for Rapid [10,000]
Materiel Delivery in
Contested Logistics.
........................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 563,436 583,436 605,952 62,516 625,952
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
...........................
........................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
007 0604002SF SPACE FORCE WEATHER 867 867 867 867
SERVICES RESEARCH.
008 1203010SF SPACE FORCE IT, DATA 88,610 88,610 88,610 88,610
ANALYTICS, DIGITAL
SOLUTIONS.
009 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING 300,025 300,025 300,025 300,025
SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT)
(SPACE).
010 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS 121,409 121,409 121,409 121,409
011 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS..... 76,391 76,391 76,391 76,391
012 1203955SF SPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
LOGISTICS (SAML).
013 1206410SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY 1,701,685 1,701,685 1,709,685 1,701,685
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPING.
........................... Low-latency high [8,000]
availability VHF payloads.
015 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE 133,739 133,739 133,739 -17,887 115,852
TRANSITIONS (SSPT).
........................... Underexecution............ [-17,887]
016 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.. 62,195 62,195 62,195 62,195
017 1206458SF TECH TRANSITION (SPACE)... 228,547 230,547 228,547 2,000 230,547
........................... Hybrid Space Architecture [2,000] [2,000]
Pilot.
018 1206730SF SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE 53,199 53,199 53,199 53,199
PROGRAM.
019 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL 79,709 79,709 82,709 3,000 82,709
ENTERPRISE SERVICE (PTES).
........................... Cloud-based beam forming [3,000] [3,000]
technologies.
020 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE 596,996 596,996 596,996 -101,254 495,742
(PTS).
........................... PTS-R EMD delay........... [-46,254]
........................... Space Force requested [-55,000]
realignment to line 71
for OCX shortfalls.
021 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM 1,046,161 1,031,161 1,046,161 -44,280 1,001,881
(ESS).
........................... ECO/Risk excess to need... [-6,700]
........................... ESS C2 terminal [-37,580]
acquisition early to need.
........................... Insufficient Justification [-15,000]
022 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES 11,361 11,361 11,361 69,031 80,392
OFFICE.
........................... Space Force requested [69,031]
realignment from line 75.
023 1206862SF TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE 30,052 30,052 30,052 30,052
SPACE.
........................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 4,550,946 4,537,946 4,561,946 -89,390 4,461,556
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES.
...........................
........................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
024 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS 244,752 244,752 244,752 -10,095 234,657
IIIF).
........................... Underexecution............ [-10,095]
026 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS...... 37,078 37,078 37,078 37,078
027 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON.. 49,207 49,207 49,207 49,207
028 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 483,605 483,605 483,605 483,605
SYSTEMS.
029 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM 1,020 1,020 1,020 1,020
(SPACE).
032 1206440SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GROUND..... 558,013 558,013 558,013 558,013
033 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR...... 202,951 202,951 202,951 -10,000 192,951
........................... Underexecution............ [-10,000]
034 1206443SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GEO........ 510,806 510,806 510,806 510,806
035 1206444SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--POLAR...... 828,878 828,878 828,878 -13,699 815,179
........................... Launch support ahead of [-13,699]
need.
036 1206445SF COMMERCIAL SATCOM 134,487 134,487 134,487 134,487
(COMSATCOM) INTEGRATION.
037 1206446SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING 1,730,821 1,730,821 1,730,821 -33,000 1,697,821
MISSILE TRACKING--LOW
EARTH ORBIT (LEO).
........................... Management reserve [-33,000]
reduction.
038 1206447SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING 846,349 846,349 846,349 -95,900 750,449
MISSILE TRACKING--MEDIUM
EARTH ORBIT (MEO).
........................... Epoch 2 ops and [-10,000]
integration early to need.
........................... Management services excess [-10,700]
to need.
........................... MEO vendor termination.... [-75,200]
040 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE 23,392 23,392 23,392 23,392
LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)--
EMD.
........................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 5,651,359 5,651,359 5,651,359 -162,694 5,488,665
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
...........................
........................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
046 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & 274,424 274,424 274,424 274,424
MISSILE SYSTEMS.
047 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS 12,867 12,867 12,867 12,867
CENTER--MHA.
049 1206759SF MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT-- 229,665 229,665 248,765 229,665
SPACE.
........................... NSTTC--Space Force UFR.... [19,100]
050 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH 20,134 20,134 25,134 5,000 25,134
PROGRAM (SPACE).
........................... Advanced modular solid [5,000] [5,000]
rocket motor.
052 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP).. 30,279 30,279 30,279 30,279
........................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 567,369 567,369 591,469 5,000 572,369
SUPPORT.
...........................
........................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
055 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS 2,607 2,607 2,607 2,607
TERMINALS (FAB-T).
056 1203040SF DCO-SPACE................. 104,088 104,088 104,088 104,088
057 1203109SF NARROWBAND SATELLITE 228,435 228,435 228,435 228,435
COMMUNICATIONS.
058 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK 98,572 98,572 98,572 -5,000 93,572
(SPACE).
........................... Underexecution............ [-5,000]
059 1203154SF LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS.... 244,121 244,121 244,121 244,121
061 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND 20,844 20,844 20,844 20,844
EVALUATION CENTER.
062 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, 48,900 48,900 48,900 48,900
INTEGRATION AND RAPID
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
063 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM 55,906 55,906 55,906 55,906
(SPACE).
065 1203330SF SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR..... 28,227 28,227 28,227 28,227
067 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 12,024 12,024 17,024 5,000 17,024
RADARS.
........................... Modernization of the [5,000] [5,000]
Perimeter Acquisition
Radar Attack
Characterization System.
068 1203906SF NCMC--TW/AA SYSTEM........ 25,656 25,656 25,656 25,656
069 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM 83,426 83,426 83,426 83,426
(SPACE).
070 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 120,160 130,160 146,160 5,000 125,160
OPERATIONS.
........................... Joint Commercial [26,000]
Operations (JCO) Cell--
SPACECOM UFR.
........................... Unified Data Library...... [10,000] [5,000]
071 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 217,224 217,224 217,224 55,000 272,224
III--OPERATIONAL CONTROL
SEGMENT.
........................... Space Force requested [55,000]
realignment from line 20
for OCX shortfalls.
075 1206770SF ENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES 111,284 111,284 111,284 -69,031 42,253
........................... Space Force requested [-69,031]
realignment to line 22.
076 1208053SF JOINT TACTICAL GROUND 6,937 6,937 6,937 6,937
SYSTEM.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS....... 5,520,323 5,380,523 5,629,623 -139,800 5,380,523
........................... Classified program A-- [59,500]
Space Force UFR.
........................... Classified program B-- [66,000]
Space Force UFR.
........................... Classified program B-- [166,400]
SPACECOM UFR.
........................... Classified program C-- [150,000]
Space Force UFR.
........................... Classified program C-- [60,000]
SPACECOM UFR.
........................... Partial restoral of [507,400]
program decrease.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-900,000]
........................... Program Reduction......... [-139,800] [-139,800]
........................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 6,928,734 6,798,934 7,069,034 -148,831 6,779,903
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
...........................
........................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
077 1208248SF SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/ 157,265 157,265 157,265 157,265
PLANNING/TASKING SW.
........................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 157,265 157,265 157,265 157,265
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
...........................
........................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 18,700,153 -132,800 303,916 -328,399 18,371,754
DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL,
SF.
...........................
........................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, DW
........................... BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH....... 15,311 11,311 15,311 15,311
........................... Program decrease.......... [-4,000]
002 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES. 303,830 298,830 303,830 -5,000 298,830
........................... Program decrease.......... [-7,000] [-5,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [2,000]
003 0601108D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH 16,518 16,518 16,518 16,518
INITIATIVES.
004 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES 77,132 62,132 97,132 20,000 97,132
........................... Defense Established [20,000] [20,000]
Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-15,000]
005 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL 99,048 111,048 99,048 -9,905 89,143
RESEARCH SCIENCE.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [15,000]
........................... Ultra-rare pediatric brain [2,000]
and spinal cord tumors.
........................... Unjustified request....... [-9,905]
006 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION 169,986 174,986 169,986 5,000 174,986
PROGRAM.
........................... Program increase.......... [5,000] [5,000]
007 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK 99,792 124,792 99,792 2,500 102,292
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/
MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.
........................... Program increase.......... [25,000] [2,500]
008 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 37,812 37,812 37,812 37,812
DEFENSE PROGRAM.
........................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH... 819,429 837,429 839,429 12,595 832,024
...........................
........................... APPLIED RESEARCH
009 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY 19,373 19,373 19,373 19,373
010 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY..... 169,198 169,198 169,198 -6,597 162,601
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [5,000]
........................... Unjustified request....... [-6,597]
011 0602128D8Z PROMOTION AND PROTECTION 3,191 3,191 3,191 3,191
STRATEGIES.
012 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 38,515 38,515 38,515 38,515
INNOVATION.
013 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY 47,528 47,528 47,528 47,528
RESEARCH PROGRAM.
014 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE 51,555 51,555 51,555 51,555
ADVANCEMENT OF S&T
PRIORITIES.
015 0602303E INFORMATION & 397,266 407,266 497,266 922 398,188
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Expansion of Underexplored [100,000]
Systems for Utility-Scale
Quantum Computing.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-15,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [15,000]
........................... Unexplored Systems for [10,000] [10,000]
Utility-Scale Quantum
Computing.
........................... Unjustified request....... [-9,078]
017 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 224,777 220,777 224,777 224,777
DEFENSE PROGRAM.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-4,000]
018 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH... 17,652 15,152 52,652 10,000 27,652
........................... Program decrease.......... [-2,500]
........................... Program increase.......... [15,000] [5,000]
........................... University Consortium for [20,000] [5,000]
Cybersecurity.
020 0602675D8Z SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR 5,456 5,456 5,456 5,456
ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY.
021 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY....... 117,935 117,935 117,935 117,935
........................... Program decrease.......... [-15,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [15,000]
022 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL 337,772 337,772 337,772 337,772
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-15,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [15,000]
023 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY.... 573,265 573,265 578,265 -543 572,722
........................... Program decrease.......... [-15,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [15,000]
........................... Scaling technology for [5,000] [5,000]
microelectronics.
........................... Unjustified request....... [-5,543]
024 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 174,955 164,955 174,955 -9,340 165,615
DESTRUCTION APPLIED
RESEARCH.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000] [-9,340]
025 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 11,310 11,310 11,310 11,310
INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED
RESEARCH.
026 0602890D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH 48,640 48,640 48,640 48,640
027 0602891D8Z FSRM MODELLING............ 1,897 1,897 1,897 1,897
028 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 50,183 50,183 50,183 50,183
........................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH. 2,290,468 2,283,968 2,430,468 -5,558 2,284,910
...........................
........................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
029 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED 41,072 41,072 41,072 41,072
TECHNOLOGY.
030 0603021D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY 14,983 14,983 19,983 5,000 19,983
INNOVATION CAPITAL.
........................... Enhanced payload and [5,000] [5,000]
satellite bus development.
031 0603121D8Z SO/LIC ADVANCED 5,176 5,176 5,176 5,176
DEVELOPMENT.
032 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM 76,639 154,139 134,139 77,500 154,139
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.
........................... Irregular Warfare [-20,000]
Technical Support
Directorate.
........................... U.S.-Israel Anti-Tunneling [30,000]
Cooperation.
........................... U.S.-Israel Joint R&D on [47,500]
Emerging Technologies.
........................... United States-Israel anti- [30,000] [30,000]
tunnel cooperation.
........................... United States-Israel [47,500] [47,500]
defense collaboration on
emerging technologies.
033 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE 30,007 30,007 45,007 30,007
TESTING.
........................... FCT increase (AUKUS)...... [15,000]
034 0603142D8Z MISSION ENGINEERING & 110,628 110,628 110,628 110,628
INTEGRATION (ME&I).
035 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 418,044 368,044 418,044 418,044
DESTRUCTION ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Counter Weapons of Mass [-50,000]
Destruction Advanced
Technology Development.
037 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND 17,920 27,920 17,920 6,000 23,920
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.
........................... Hypersonic Kill Vehicle [3,000] [3,000]
Hardware-In-The-Loop.
........................... Kinetic, Non-Kinetic [7,000] [3,000]
Resource Optimization.
038 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH......... 19,354 19,354 52,854 33,500 52,854
........................... Disruptive Technologies [33,500] [33,500]
versus Advanced Threats--
MDA UFR.
039 0603183D8Z JOINT HYPERSONIC 51,941 51,941 51,941 51,941
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
&TRANSITION.
040 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS 19,826 19,826 19,826 19,826
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
042 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS 269,700 281,700 269,700 -17,682 252,018
........................... Longshot.................. [12,000]
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
........................... Program decrease-- [-17,682]
execution adjustment.
........................... Program increase.......... [5,000]
043 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND 225,457 225,457 225,457 -25,759 199,698
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Programmatic rebaseline: [-16,094]
DRACO.
........................... Unjustified request....... [-9,665]
044 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS...... 30,594 28,594 30,594 -2,000 28,594
........................... Program decrease.......... [-2,000] [-2,000]
045 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE 56,390 51,390 56,390 56,390
ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
046 0603330D8Z QUANTUM APPLICATION....... 69,290 69,290 69,290 69,290
047 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT 109,614 124,614 119,614 20,000 129,614
(DIU).
........................... DIU electric boats........ [5,000] [5,000]
........................... DIU NAPP.................. [5,000] [5,000]
........................... Hypersonic air breathing [5,000]
rocket demo.
........................... OnRamp Hubs............... [5,000] [5,000]
........................... Research, design, testing, [5,000] [5,000]
and evaluation to benefit
foreign partners.
048 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION..... 74,549 74,549 74,549 -44,317 30,232
........................... Program decrease--unclear [-44,317]
execution plans.
049 0603379D8Z ADVANCED TECHNICAL 26,053 26,053 26,053 26,053
INTEGRATION.
050 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 230,051 222,551 230,051 230,051
DEFENSE PROGRAM--ADVANCED
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-7,500]
052 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED 20,188 20,188 20,188 -1,800 18,388
TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Program decrease--excess [-1,800]
cost for studies.
053 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS 5,234 5,234 5,234 5,234
CAPABILITIES.
055 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING 190,557 168,057 190,557 190,557
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
........................... Integrated Silicon-Based [2,500]
Lasers--Program Increase.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-25,000]
056 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 55,366 50,640 55,366 7,500 62,866
PROGRAM.
........................... Critical Materials Supply [5,274] [5,000]
Chain Research.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
........................... Program increase: Steel [2,500]
performance initiative.
057 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D 18,543 18,543 18,543 18,543
TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS.
058 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL 58,838 54,838 58,838 58,838
RESEARCH PROGRAM.
........................... Prizes for development of [1,000]
technology for thermal
destruction of
perfluoroalkyl substances
or polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
059 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS 137,246 132,246 137,246 -5,000 132,246
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
AND SUPPORT.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000] [-5,000]
060 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM. 2,684 2,684 2,684 2,684
061 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS 257,844 257,844 257,844 257,844
TECHNOLOGIES.
062 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND 336,542 336,542 336,542 336,542
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [10,000]
063 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE 886,511 886,511 886,511 886,511
TECHNOLOGY.
064 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY......... 267,961 267,961 267,961 267,961
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [10,000]
066 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 16,982 16,982 16,982 16,982
INSTITUTE.
067 0603838D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION 165,798 155,298 165,798 165,798
ACCELERATION (DIA).
........................... Program decrease.......... [-17,500]
........................... Support for suicide [7,000]
prevention and warfighter
resiliency training.
068 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 110,367 120,367 110,367 110,367
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
........................... MACH-TB................... [10,000]
069 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE 268,722 268,722 268,722 10,000 278,722
& TECHNOLOGY.
........................... Program increase: MACH-TB. [10,000]
070 0603945D8Z INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION 125,680 105,680 125,680 -20,000 105,680
INITIATIVES.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-20,000] [-20,000]
071 0603950D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY 21,322 21,322 21,322 21,322
INNOVATION NETWORK.
072 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY 167,279 167,279 167,279 167,279
CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT.
074 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 197,767 131,617 197,767 -47,150 150,617
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... HSVTOL.................... [-72,150] [-47,150]
........................... Next Generation ISR SOF [6,000]
Enhancement.
........................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 5,208,719 5,135,843 5,329,719 -4,208 5,204,511
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
...........................
........................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
075 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL 63,162 63,162 63,162 63,162
PHYSICAL SECURITY
EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.
076 0603600D8Z WALKOFF................... 149,704 149,704 149,704 149,704
077 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 136,513 141,513 142,513 6,000 142,513
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM.
........................... Environmental Security [6,000] [6,000]
Technical Certification
Program.
........................... Program increase.......... [5,000]
078 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 367,279 307,379 367,279 -60,225 307,054
TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT.
........................... Insufficient Justification [-59,900] [-60,225]
079 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 768,227 768,227 768,227 768,227
MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.
080 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 304,374 304,374 304,374 -6,087 298,287
DEFENSE PROGRAM--DEM/VAL.
........................... Program decrease--excess [-6,087]
growth.
081 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 209,002 209,002 224,502 15,500 224,502
SENSORS.
........................... Sensors Modeling & [15,500] [15,500]
Simulation--MDA UFR.
082 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS..... 609,406 609,406 609,406 609,406
083 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA..... 495,570 495,570 615,570 120,000 615,570
........................... Classified A Left to Right [28,000] [28,000]
Integration--MDA UFR.
........................... Classified B Fire Control [46,000] [46,000]
Sensor Netting--MDA UFR.
........................... Classified C Nonkinetic [46,000] [46,000]
Prototype Demo--MDA UFR.
084 0603892C AEGIS BMD................. 649,255 738,455 738,455 89,200 738,455
........................... Guam Defense System-- [89,200] [89,200]
INDOPACOM UPL.
........................... Guam Defense System (GDS). [89,200]
085 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 569,662 569,662 583,162 13,500 583,162
COMMAND AND CONTROL,
BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND
COMMUNICATIONS (C2BMC).
........................... Infrastructure [13,500] [13,500]
Modernization Initiative--
MDA UFR.
086 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 47,723 47,723 47,723 47,723
JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.
087 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE 54,525 54,525 54,525 54,525
INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS
CENTER (MDIOC).
088 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH.......... 27,900 27,900 27,900 27,900
089 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR 197,339 197,339 197,339 197,339
(SBX).
090 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000
PROGRAMS.
091 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 367,491 367,491 367,491 -10,324 357,167
TEST.
........................... Program decrease-- [-4,740]
insufficient
justification.
........................... Program decrease-- [-5,584]
previously funded.
092 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 604,708 622,108 624,108 24,400 629,108
TARGETS.
........................... Advanced reactive target [5,000] [10,000]
simulation development.
........................... Advanced Target Front End [3,000]
Configuration 3.
........................... Guam Defense System-- [14,400] [14,400]
INDOPACOM UPL.
........................... Guam Defense System (GDS). [14,400]
093 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE......... 9,890 9,890 9,890 9,890
094 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION 139,427 139,427 149,427 -18,600 120,827
INFORMATION
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
(5G).
........................... 5G for Department of [10,000] [10,000]
Defense base operations.
........................... OSD requested transfer [-8,500]
from RDDW Line 94 to OMDW
Line 4GT9 to properly
align 5G resourcing.
........................... OSD requested transfer [-11,000]
from RDDW Line 94 to PDW
Line 16 to properly align
5G resourcing.
........................... OSD requested transfer [-7,600]
from RDDW Line 94 to RDDW
Line 211 to properly
align 5G resourcing.
........................... OSD requested transfer [-1,500]
from RDDW Line 94 to RDDW
Line 94A to properly
align 5G resourcing.
094A 0604011D8 5G CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM.. 1,500 1,500
........................... OSD requested transfer [1,500]
from RDDW Line 94 to RDDW
Line 94A to properly
align 5G resourcing.
095 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 2,637 8,637 2,637 4,500 7,137
CORROSION PROGRAM.
........................... Department of Defense [6,000] [4,500]
Corrosion Policy and
Oversight Office.
096 0604102C GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT.. 415,794 492,294 492,294 76,500 492,294
........................... Guam Defense System-- [76,500] [76,500]
INDOPACOM UPL.
........................... Guam Defense System (GDS). [76,500]
099 0604125D8Z ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 16,776 16,776 16,776 16,776
COMPONENTS AND PROTOTYPES.
........................... Pele...................... [3,000]
........................... Program decrease.......... [-3,000]
100 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE........ 182,283 182,283 575,283 393,000 575,283
........................... GPI development [393,000] [393,000]
acceleration.
101 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE 994,226 1,005,426 994,226 11,200 1,005,426
TECHNOLOGIES.
........................... Pele...................... [16,200] [16,200]
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000] [-5,000]
102 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED 593,609 573,609 593,609 -20,000 573,609
MICROELECTRONICS.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-20,000] [-20,000]
103 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM. 152,126 152,126 168,616 16,490 168,616
........................... Longshot--R&E UFR......... [10,000] [10,000]
........................... Multi-Domain Unmanned [6,490] [6,490]
Secure Integrated
Communications (MUSIC)--
R&E UFR.
104 0604331J RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM. 7,710 7,710 7,710 7,710
106 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 2,527 2,527 2,527 2,527
(DOD) UNMANNED SYSTEM
COMMON DEVELOPMENT.
107 0604551BR CATAPULT INFORMATION 7,475 7,475 7,475 7,475
SYSTEM.
108 0604555D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY 53,705 63,205 53,705 9,500 63,205
CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT--
NON S&T.
........................... High Energy Laser Power [7,000] [7,000]
Beaming.
........................... Program increase.......... [2,500]
........................... Program increase-- [2,500]
interoperable field ready
hybrid power systems.
110 0604682D8Z WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR 3,559 3,559 3,559 3,559
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SSA).
111 0604775D8Z DEFENSE RAPID INNOVATION 10,020 10,020 10,020 10,020
PROGRAM.
112 0604790D8Z RAPID DEFENSE 53,149 53,149 53,149 53,149
EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE
(RDER).
113 0604791D8Z MULTI-DOMAIN JOINT 11,383 11,383 11,383 11,383
OPERATIONS (MDJO).
114 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY 29,706 29,706 29,706 29,706
DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION
AND INTEROPERABILITY
ASSESSMENTS.
115 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION 100,882 100,882 100,882 100,882
RADAR (LRDR).
116 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE 1,697,121 1,697,121 1,697,121 -4,252 1,692,869
INTERCEPTORS.
........................... Excess support costs...... [-4,252]
117 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 25,673 25,673 25,673 25,673
TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT
TEST.
118 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST............ 135,019 136,219 136,219 1,200 136,219
........................... Guam Defense System-- [1,200] [1,200]
INDOPACOM UPL.
........................... Guam Defense System (GDS). [1,200]
119 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 96,864 96,864 96,864 96,864
SENSOR TEST.
120 0604880C LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3)... 22,220 22,220 22,220 22,220
121 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 40,006 40,006 40,006 40,006
MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.
122 0604924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 2,931 2,931 67,931 2,931
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPE.
........................... DE Testing and [65,000]
Experimentation--R&E UFR.
123 0202057C SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 1,771 1,771 1,771 1,771
124 0208059JCY CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES....... 35,700 35,700 65,700 35,700
........................... Program increase.......... [30,000]
126 0208086JCY CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT 158,345 158,345 163,345 4,000 162,345
(CTE).
........................... Pacific Intelligence and [5,000] [4,000]
Innovation Initiative.
127 0300206R ENTERPRISE INFORMATION 2,162 2,162 2,162 2,162
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.
128 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE. 1,831 1,831 1,831 1,831
129 0305245D8Z INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES 51,784 51,784 76,784 51,784
AND INNOVATION
INVESTMENTS.
........................... Classified adjustment..... [25,000]
........................... Program increase.......... [50,000]
131 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS 52,715 62,715 52,715 52,715
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.
........................... Program increase.......... [10,000]
132 0901579D8Z OFFICE OF STRATEGIC 132,640 132,640 132,640 -13,721 118,919
CAPITAL (OSC).
........................... Excess growth--critical [-8,721]
technologies limited
partner program.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
133 1206895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 119,561 119,561 119,561 119,561
SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS.
........................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 11,285,067 11,431,167 12,220,857 653,281 11,938,348
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES.
...........................
........................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
134 0604123D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND 371,833 356,833 406,833 -72 371,761
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER (CDAO)--DEM/VAL
ACTIVITIES.
........................... Artificial intelligence [35,000] [6,800]
pilot programs.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-15,000] [-6,872]
135 0604133D8Z ALPHA-1 DEVELOPMENT 53,307 53,307 53,307 53,307
ACTIVITIES.
136 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL 13,549 13,549 13,549 13,549
PHYSICAL SECURITY
EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.
137 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 270,265 270,265 270,265 270,265
DEFENSE PROGRAM--EMD.
138 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION 12,893 12,893 12,893 12,893
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
(JTIDS).
139 0605000BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 14,841 14,841 14,841 14,841
DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
140 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 4,709 4,709 4,709 4,709
DEVELOPMENT.
141 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL 9,526 9,526 9,526 9,526
SECURITY INITIATIVE.
142 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY 15,779 15,779 15,779 15,779
PROGRAM.
143 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT 7,564 7,564 7,564 7,564
INITIATIVES.
144 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES 31,916 31,916 31,916 31,916
(DAI)--FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
145 0605141BR MISSION ASSURANCE RISK 9,440 9,440 9,440 9,440
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MARMS).
146 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC 9,485 9,485 9,485 9,485
PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.
147 0605294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED 150,436 140,436 150,436 150,436
MICROELECTRONICS.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-10,000]
148 0605649D8Z ACQUISITION INTEGRATION 12,804 12,804 12,804 12,804
AND INTEROPERABILITY
(AI2).
149 0605755D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR 3,575 3,575 3,575 3,575
DEFENSE MODERNIZATION
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
150 0605772D8Z NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, 3,849 3,849 3,849 3,849
& COMMUNICATIONS.
151 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY 7,152 7,152 7,152 7,152
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(EEIM).
152 0305310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION 13,151 13,151 13,151 13,151
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
........................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 1,016,074 991,074 1,051,074 -72 1,016,002
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
...........................
........................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
154 0603829J JOINT CAPABILITY 12,385 12,385 12,385 12,385
EXPERIMENTATION.
155 0604122D8Z JADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND 222,945 222,945 345,645 222,945
EXPERIMENTATION
ACTIVITIES.
........................... Joint Fires Network....... [122,700]
156 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS 11,415 11,415 11,415 11,415
REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS).
157 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE 9,690 9,690 9,690 9,690
DEVELOPMENT.
158 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND 782,643 782,643 782,643 -17,500 765,143
EVALUATION INVESTMENT
DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).
........................... Program increase-- [-17,500]
execution risk.
159 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND 1,503 1,503 1,503 1,503
EVALUATIONS.
160 0604944D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND 4,253 4,253 4,253 4,253
EVALUATIONS, DOD.
161 0605001E MISSION SUPPORT........... 113,007 113,007 113,007 113,007
162 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT 209,008 209,008 209,008 209,008
TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC).
163 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND 72,005 72,005 72,005 72,005
MISSILE DEFENSE
ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).
165 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING....... 24,669 24,669 24,669 24,669
166 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 6,289 6,289 6,289 6,289
SUPPORT--OSD.
167 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL 19,871 19,871 19,871 19,871
SECURITY.
168 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND 8,580 8,580 8,580 8,580
INFORMATION INTEGRATION.
169 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO 3,155 3,155 3,155 3,155
OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND
SECURITY).
170 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 79,263 79,263 79,263 79,263
DEFENSE PROGRAM.
177 0605711D8Z CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY 11,422 11,422 11,422 11,422
ANALYSIS.
178 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION 5,346 5,346 5,346 5,346
RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER (STTR)
ADMINISTRATION.
179 0605797D8Z MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY 31,629 26,629 31,629 31,629
ADVANTAGE.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
180 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 45,370 40,370 45,370 45,370
ANALYSIS.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
181 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL 66,247 66,247 66,247 66,247
INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC).
182 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD 26,935 24,935 26,935 26,935
ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND
EVALUATION.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-2,000]
183 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND 37,233 37,233 37,233 37,233
EVALUATION.
184 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D........ 14,577 14,577 14,577 14,577
185 0605998KA MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE 3,505 3,505 3,505 3,505
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
CENTER (DTIC).
186 0606005D8Z SPECIAL ACTIVITIES........ 18,263 18,263 18,263 18,263
187 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM 14,272 14,272 14,272 14,272
ASSESSMENTS.
188 0606114D8Z ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP 2,814 2,814 2,814 2,814
(AWG) SUPPORT.
189 0606135D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND 9,262 9,262 9,262 9,262
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER (CDAO) ACTIVITIES.
190 0606225D8Z ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND 3,403 3,403 3,403 3,403
RESOURCE ANALYSIS.
191 0606300D8Z DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD..... 6,536 4,536 6,536 -1,382 5,154
........................... Program decrease.......... [-2,000] [-1,382]
192 0606301D8Z AVIATION SAFETY 1,885 1,885 1,885 1,885
TECHNOLOGIES.
193 0606771D8Z CYBER RESILIENCY AND 40,401 40,401 40,401 40,401
CYBERSECURITY POLICY.
194 0606774D8Z DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING 27,054 27,054 27,054 27,054
CORPS.
195 0606775D8Z JOINT PRODUCTION 5,010 5,010 5,010 -3,010 2,000
ACCELERATOR CELL (JPAC).
........................... Program decrease-- [-3,010]
unjustified request.
196 0606853BR MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 12,115 12,115 12,115 12,115
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
197 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS 3,151 3,151 3,151 3,151
SECURITY INITIATIVE
(DOSI).
198 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL 7,433 7,433 7,433 7,433
SUPPORT.
199 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY...... 65,144 65,144 65,144 65,144
202 0305172K COMBINED ADVANCED 23,311 23,311 23,311 23,311
APPLICATIONS.
204 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 2,988 2,988 2,988 2,988
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
205 0305248J JOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE 12,700 12,700 12,700 12,700
CHIEF DATA OFFICER (OCDO)
ACTIVITIES.
206 0804768J COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT 166,021 166,021 166,021 166,021
AND TRAINING
TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)--
NON-MHA.
207 0808709SE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 315 315 315 315
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
(DEOMI).
208 0808737SE INTEGRATED PRIMARY 5,096 5,096 5,096 5,096
PREVENTION.
209 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA........ 29,033 29,033 29,033 29,033
210 0903235K JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER 2,244 2,244 2,244 2,244
(JSP).
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS....... 37,738 37,738 37,738 37,738
........................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 2,319,134 2,305,134 2,441,834 -21,892 2,297,242
SUPPORT.
...........................
........................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
211 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION 12,424 12,424 12,424 7,600 20,024
INFORMATION
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
(5G).
........................... OSD requested transfer [7,600]
from RDDW Line 94 to RDDW
line 211 to properly
align 5G resourcing.
213 0607162D8Z CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 4,254 8,254 4,254 4,000 8,254
WEAPONS ELIMINATION
TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT.
........................... Development of a fully [4,000] [4,000]
integrated transportable
high-pressure waterjet
system for the
demilitarization of
chemical and biological
weapons.
214 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS 1,099,243 1,103,743 1,102,243 -104,500 994,743
AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.
........................... Corrosion resistant [3,000] [3,000]
coatings for aircraft
parts.
........................... Feasibility study by the [2,000]
Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Industrial
Base Policy on domestic
refining of deep sea
critical mineral
intermediates for
national security.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-6,000] [-116,000]
........................... Radar and Avionics Repair [6,000] [6,000]
and Sustainment
Facilities.
........................... Resilient Manufacturing [2,500] [2,500]
Ecosystem--Program
Increase.
215 0607310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION 11,309 11,309 11,309 11,309
MODERNIZATION.
216 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY 8,654 8,654 8,654 8,654
COOPERATION MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-
TSCMIS).
217 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 84,098 84,098 84,098 -4,205 79,893
DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).
........................... Program decrease--excess [-4,205]
growth.
218 0607757D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR 1,668 1,668 1,668 1,668
DEFENSE MODERNIZATION
OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT.
219 0208085JCY ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND 154,375 154,375 154,375 -40,000 114,375
ACCESS.
........................... Program decrease.......... [-40,000]
220 0208097JCY CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL 96,932 96,932 96,932 96,932
(CYBER C2).
221 0208099JCY DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM 106,053 106,053 106,053 106,053
(D&UP).
225 0302019K DEFENSE INFO 12,843 12,843 12,843 12,843
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENGINEERING AND
INTEGRATION.
226 0302609V COUNTERING THREATS 6,057 6,057 6,057 6,057
AUTOMATED PLATFORM.
227 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS-- 51,214 51,214 51,214 51,214
DCS.
228 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 4,985 4,985 4,985 4,985
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK (MEECN).
230 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS 31,127 31,127 31,127 31,127
SECURITY PROGRAM.
232 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS 31,414 31,414 31,414 31,414
SECURITY PROGRAM.
234 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM 24,991 24,991 24,991 24,991
ORGANIZATION.
235 0303171K JOINT PLANNING AND 3,304 3,304 3,304 3,304
EXECUTION SERVICES.
236 0303228K JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY 2,371 2,371 2,371 2,371
STACKS (JRSS).
242 0305104D8Z DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE 15,524 15,524 15,524 15,524
(DIB) CYBER SECURITY
INITIATIVE.
248 0305146V DEFENSE JOINT 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
249 0305172D8Z COMBINED ADVANCED 42,355 42,355 42,355 42,355
APPLICATIONS.
252 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS....... 6,220 6,220 6,220 6,220
253 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY............ 20,620 20,620 20,620 20,620
255 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 5,854 5,854 5,854 5,854
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
263 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE 1,867 1,867 1,867 1,867
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
PROGRAM.
270 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS 479,672 479,672 479,672 -15,000 464,672
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.
........................... Program decrease--Joint [-15,000]
Development Environment
lack of credible
execution plan.
271 0307609V NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL 38,761 38,761 38,761 -3,300 35,461
SECURITY SYSTEMS (NISS).
........................... Program decrease-- [-3,300]
underexecution.
275 0708012K LOGISTICS SUPPORT 1,406 1,406 1,406 1,406
ACTIVITIES.
276 0708012S PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS.. 1,861 1,861 1,861 1,861
277 0708047S DEFENSE PROPERTY 3,004 3,004 3,004 3,004
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
279 1105219BB MQ-9 UAV.................. 34,851 34,851 34,851 34,851
281 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS.......... 263,712 263,548 252,212 -17,413 246,299
........................... AC/MC-130J Mission Systems [-1,964] [-1,713]
and MC-130J Modiciations.
........................... Alternative Domestic [6,000]
Source C-130J IRSS.
........................... FARA Cancellation......... [-4,200] [-4,200]
........................... MC-130J Amphibious [-11,500] [-11,500]
Capability.
282 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS 81,648 78,202 81,648 -3,000 78,648
DEVELOPMENT.
........................... MTUAS Slow Expenditure.... [-3,446] [-3,000]
283 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS.. 206,307 206,307 206,307 206,307
284 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS........... 245,882 237,052 280,507 31,066 276,948
........................... Counter Uncrewed Systems-- [34,625] [34,625]
SOCOM UFR.
........................... NGTC...................... [-3,559] [-3,559]
........................... SOMPE..................... [-5,271]
285 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS.......... 539 539 539 539
286 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR.............. 31,578 31,578 31,578 -6,727 24,851
........................... Prior year carryover...... [-6,727]
287 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES..... 9,025 9,025 9,025 9,025
288 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS.......... 210,787 210,787 210,787 210,787
289 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 17,233 17,233 27,433 17,233
INTELLIGENCE.
........................... Loitering Munition [10,200]
Accelerated Fielding and
Reliability Testing
Acceleration--SOCOM UFR.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS....... 8,686,427 8,658,419 8,686,427 -28,008 8,658,419
........................... Program reduction......... [-28,008] [-28,008]
........................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 12,154,249 12,122,301 12,190,574 -179,487 11,974,762
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
...........................
........................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
292 0608648D8Z ACQUISITION VISIBILITY-- 17,907 17,907 17,907 17,907
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
293 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL 31,619 31,619 31,619 31,619
SYSTEM.
294 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS 85,168 85,168 95,168 85,168
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.
........................... Cyber Operations for Base [10,000]
Resilient Architecture
expansion.
........................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 134,694 134,694 144,694 134,694
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
...........................
........................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 35,227,834 13,776 1,420,815 454,659 35,682,493
DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL,
DW.
...........................
........................... OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL,
DEFENSE
........................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND 136,226 136,226 136,226 136,226
EVALUATION.
002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND 109,561 109,561 109,561 109,561
EVALUATION.
003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST 102,922 102,922 102,922 102,922
ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES.
........................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 348,709 348,709 348,709 348,709
SUPPORT.
...........................
........................... TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & 348,709 348,709
EVAL, DEFENSE.
...........................
........................... TOTAL RDT&E............... 143,156,590 143,969,729 146,013,435 611,451 143,768,041
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TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 House Senate Conference Conference
Line Item Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS...... 3,536,069 3,709,469 3,952,269 -33,000 3,503,069
Campaigning--U.S [391,200]
. Army Pacific
(USARPAC) -
INDOPACOM UFR...
Commercial off [25,000] [25,000]
the Shelf (COTS)
Uncrewed Aerial
System (sUAS)--
Army UFR........
INDOPACOM [173,400]
Campaigning.....
Unjustified [-58,000]
growth..........
020 MODULAR SUPPORT 216,575 216,575 216,575 -14,000 202,575
BRIGADES...........
Unjustified [-14,000]
growth..........
030 ECHELONS ABOVE 829,985 829,985 829,985 829,985
BRIGADE............
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 2,570,467 2,570,467 2,570,467 -7,500 2,562,967
Unjustified [-7,500]
request.........
050 LAND FORCES 1,185,211 1,110,211 1,185,211 -75,000 1,110,211
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
Historical [-75,000] [-75,000]
underexecution..
060 AVIATION ASSETS..... 1,955,482 1,915,482 1,955,482 -20,000 1,935,482
Historical [-40,000] [-20,000]
underexecution..
070 FORCE READINESS 7,150,264 7,025,264 7,194,264 -45,000 7,105,264
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
2nd Security [4,000]
Force Assistance
Brigade (SFAB)--
AFRICOM.........
BUCKEYE support [40,000] [15,000]
to AFRICOM......
Historical [-125,000] [-100,000]
underexecution..
Program [40,000]
increase: Ultra-
lightweight
camouflage net
system increment
1...............
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS 533,892 508,892 533,892 -25,000 508,892
READINESS..........
Historical [-25,000] [-25,000]
underexecution..
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT 1,220,407 1,220,407 1,250,707 1,220,407
MAINTENANCE........
Army missile [30,300]
repair--Army UFR
100 MEDICAL READINESS... 931,137 931,137 931,137 931,137
110 BASE OPERATIONS 10,482,544 10,497,544 10,482,544 -62,500 10,420,044
SUPPORT............
Program increase [15,000] [7,500]
Unjustified [-70,000]
growth..........
120 FACILITIES 5,231,918 5,362,715 5,976,918 245,797 5,477,715
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
Army 95% [670,000]
executable FSRM.
Force Protection [75,000] [75,000]
Equipment
Sustainment--CEN
TCOM UFR........
Quality of Life [130,797] [170,797]
Initiatives.....
130 MANAGEMENT AND 309,674 309,674 309,674 309,674
OPERATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.......
140 ADDITIONAL 303,660 303,660 303,660 303,660
ACTIVITIES.........
150 RESET............... 319,873 319,873 319,873 319,873
160 US AFRICA COMMAND... 430,724 430,724 446,206 430,724
Commander's Data [13,268]
Integration Team
(CDIT)--AFRICOM.
Navigation [2,214]
Warfare (NAVWAR)
Twinity (TNT)
and Hardened GPS
Antennas--AFRICO
M...............
170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND. 326,399 326,399 340,199 326,399
USEUCOM [13,800]
Multilateral
Network.........
180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND. 255,639 255,639 283,229 19,890 275,529
Joint Department [22,700] [15,000]
of Defense
Information
Network
Operations
Center..........
Mission Partner [4,890] [4,890]
Environment
(MPE)--SOUTHCOM.
190 US FORCES KOREA..... 71,826 71,826 71,826 71,826
200 CYBERSPACE 422,561 422,561 422,561 422,561
ACTIVITIES--CYBERSP
ACE OPERATIONS.....
210 CYBERSPACE 597,021 602,021 597,021 597,021
ACTIVITIES--CYBERSE
CURITY.............
Certified remote [5,000]
access..........
SUBTOTAL 38,881,328 38,940,525 40,173,700 -16,313 38,865,015
OPERATING FORCES
MOBILIZATION
230 STRATEGIC MOBILITY.. 567,351 567,351 567,351 567,351
240 ARMY PREPOSITIONED 405,747 405,747 405,747 15,000 420,747
STOCKS.............
Program [15,000]
Increase: Subic
Bay.............
250 INDUSTRIAL 4,298 4,298 4,298 4,298
PREPAREDNESS.......
SUBTOTAL 977,396 977,396 977,396 15,000 992,396
MOBILIZATION....
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING
260 OFFICER ACQUISITION. 200,754 200,754 200,754 200,754
270 RECRUIT TRAINING.... 72,829 72,829 72,829 72,829
280 ONE STATION UNIT 92,762 92,762 92,762 92,762
TRAINING...........
290 SENIOR RESERVE 557,478 557,478 557,478 557,478
OFFICERS TRAINING
CORPS..............
300 SPECIALIZED SKILL 1,064,113 1,064,113 1,064,113 1,064,113
TRAINING...........
310 FLIGHT TRAINING..... 1,418,987 1,418,987 1,418,987 1,418,987
320 PROFESSIONAL 214,497 214,497 215,497 214,497
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION..........
Key Partners for [1,000]
Middle East
Regional
Integration
Military Subject
Matter Exchange
Program.........
330 TRAINING SUPPORT.... 633,316 633,316 633,316 633,316
340 RECRUITING AND 785,440 785,440 785,440 785,440
ADVERTISING........
350 EXAMINING........... 205,072 205,072 205,072 205,072
360 OFF-DUTY AND 245,880 245,880 245,880 245,880
VOLUNTARY EDUCATION
370 CIVILIAN EDUCATION 246,460 246,460 246,460 246,460
AND TRAINING.......
380 JUNIOR RESERVE 206,700 206,700 206,700 206,700
OFFICER TRAINING
CORPS..............
SUBTOTAL 5,944,288 5,944,288 5,945,288 5,944,288
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING......
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
400 SERVICEWIDE 785,233 760,233 785,233 785,233
TRANSPORTATION.....
Historical [-25,000]
underexecution..
410 CENTRAL SUPPLY 926,136 926,136 926,136 926,136
ACTIVITIES.........
420 LOGISTIC SUPPORT 738,637 738,637 738,637 738,637
ACTIVITIES.........
430 AMMUNITION 411,213 411,213 411,213 411,213
MANAGEMENT.........
440 ADMINISTRATION...... 515,501 501,601 515,501 -10,000 505,501
Program decrease [-14,900] [-10,000]
Servicewomen's [1,000]
Commemorative
Partnerships....
450 SERVICEWIDE 2,167,183 2,137,183 2,167,183 -40,000 2,127,183
COMMUNICATIONS.....
Program decrease [-30,000] [-40,000]
460 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT. 375,963 375,963 375,963 375,963
470 OTHER PERSONNEL 943,764 888,764 943,764 -50,000 893,764
SUPPORT............
Historical [-50,000] [-50,000]
underexecution..
Program decrease [-5,000]
480 OTHER SERVICE 2,402,405 2,352,405 2,402,405 -50,000 2,352,405
SUPPORT............
Historical [-50,000] [-50,000]
underexecution..
490 ARMY CLAIMS 204,652 204,652 204,652 204,652
ACTIVITIES.........
500 REAL ESTATE 305,340 305,340 305,340 305,340
MANAGEMENT.........
510 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 487,742 487,742 487,742 487,742
AND AUDIT READINESS
520 DEF ACQUISITION 41,068 41,068 41,068 41,068
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT
530 INTERNATIONAL 633,982 633,982 633,982 633,982
MILITARY
HEADQUARTERS.......
540 MISC. SUPPORT OF 34,429 34,429 34,429 34,429
OTHER NATIONS......
590A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 2,376,219 2,376,219 2,407,510 29,791 2,406,010
DOD High-Risk [29,791] [29,791]
ISR--AFRICOM UFR
Navigation [1,500]
Warfare (NAVWAR)
Twinity (TNT)
and Hardened GPS
Antennas--AFRICO
M...............
SUBTOTAL 13,349,467 13,175,567 13,380,758 -120,209 13,229,258
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
600 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -124,430 -11,320 -11,320
Foreign Currency [-5,230]
Fluctuations....
Unobligated [-119,200] [-11,320]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -124,430 -11,320 -11,320
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 59,152,479 59,037,776 60,352,712 -132,842 59,019,637
AND
MAINTENANCE,
ARMY...........
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, ARMY
RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 MODULAR SUPPORT 14,098 14,098 14,098 14,098
BRIGADES...........
020 ECHELONS ABOVE 655,868 655,868 655,868 655,868
BRIGADE............
030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 136,625 136,625 136,625 136,625
040 LAND FORCES 696,146 696,146 696,146 -25,800 670,346
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
Unjustified [-25,800]
request.........
050 AVIATION ASSETS..... 129,581 129,581 129,581 129,581
060 FORCE READINESS 404,585 404,585 404,585 404,585
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
070 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS 42,942 42,942 42,942 42,942
READINESS..........
080 LAND FORCES DEPOT 49,973 49,973 49,973 49,973
MAINTENANCE........
090 BASE OPERATIONS 578,327 578,327 578,327 578,327
SUPPORT............
100 FACILITIES 474,365 474,365 474,365 474,365
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
110 MANAGEMENT AND 26,680 26,680 26,680 26,680
OPERATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.......
120 CYBERSPACE 2,241 2,241 2,241 2,241
ACTIVITIES--CYBERSP
ACE OPERATIONS.....
130 CYBERSPACE 18,598 18,598 18,598 18,598
ACTIVITIES--CYBERSE
CURITY.............
SUBTOTAL 3,230,029 3,230,029 3,230,029 -25,800 3,204,229
OPERATING FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
140 SERVICEWIDE 17,092 17,092 17,092 17,092
TRANSPORTATION.....
150 ADMINISTRATION...... 19,106 19,106 19,106 19,106
160 SERVICEWIDE 6,727 6,727 6,727 6,727
COMMUNICATIONS.....
170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT. 7,477 7,477 7,477 7,477
180 OTHER PERSONNEL 80,346 80,346 80,346 80,346
SUPPORT............
SUBTOTAL 130,748 130,748 130,748 130,748
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
210 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -1,500 -1,500 -1,500
Unobligated [-1,500] [-1,500]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -1,500 -1,500 -1,500
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 3,360,777 3,360,777 3,359,277 -27,300 3,333,477
AND
MAINTENANCE,
ARMY RESERVE...
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, ARMY
NATIONAL GUARD
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS...... 886,229 891,229 886,229 5,000 891,229
Training [5,000] [5,000]
Exercise
Support--Norther
n Strike........
020 MODULAR SUPPORT 200,417 200,417 200,417 200,417
BRIGADES...........
030 ECHELONS ABOVE 861,685 861,685 861,685 861,685
BRIGADE............
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 86,356 86,356 86,356 86,356
050 LAND FORCES 345,720 345,720 345,720 345,720
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
060 AVIATION ASSETS..... 1,150,777 1,150,777 1,150,777 1,150,777
070 FORCE READINESS 737,884 737,884 737,884 737,884
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS 34,262 34,262 34,262 34,262
READINESS..........
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT 221,401 221,401 221,401 221,401
MAINTENANCE........
100 BASE OPERATIONS 1,247,797 1,247,797 1,247,642 1,247,797
SUPPORT............
Diversity and [-155]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
110 FACILITIES 1,147,554 1,147,554 1,147,554 1,147,554
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
120 MANAGEMENT AND 1,322,621 1,322,621 1,322,621 1,322,621
OPERATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.......
130 CYBERSPACE 5,287 5,287 5,287 5,287
ACTIVITIES--CYBERSP
ACE OPERATIONS.....
140 CYBERSPACE 20,869 20,869 20,869 20,869
ACTIVITIES--CYBERSE
CURITY.............
SUBTOTAL 8,268,859 8,273,859 8,268,704 5,000 8,273,859
OPERATING FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE 7,849 7,849 7,849 7,849
TRANSPORTATION.....
160 ADMINISTRATION...... 49,304 49,304 49,944 640 49,944
Increase for 7 [640] [640]
new State
Partnership
Program
partners--NGB
UFR.............
170 SERVICEWIDE 18,585 18,585 18,585 18,585
COMMUNICATIONS.....
190 OTHER PERSONNEL 297,594 297,594 297,594 297,594
SUPPORT............
200 REAL ESTATE 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954
MANAGEMENT.........
SUBTOTAL 377,286 377,286 377,926 640 377,926
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
230 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -36,200 -43,000 -43,000
Unobligated [-36,200] [-43,000]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -36,200 -43,000 -43,000
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 8,646,145 8,651,145 8,610,430 -37,360 8,608,785
AND
MAINTENANCE,
ARMY NATIONAL
GUARD..........
COUNTER-ISLAMIC
STATE OF IRAQ AND
SYRIA TRAIN AND
EQUIP
COUNTER ISIS TRAIN
AND EQUIP FUND
(CTEF)
010 IRAQ................ 380,758 380,758 380,758 380,758
020 SYRIA............... 147,941 147,941 147,941 147,941
SUBTOTAL COUNTER 528,699 528,699 528,699 528,699
ISIS TRAIN AND
EQUIP FUND
(CTEF)..........
TOTAL COUNTER- 528,699 528,699 528,699 528,699
ISLAMIC STATE
OF IRAQ AND
SYRIA TRAIN AND
EQUIP..........
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER 6,876,414 6,751,414 6,906,414 -100,000 6,776,414
FLIGHT OPERATIONS..
Historical [-125,000] [-100,000]
underexecution..
Maritime/ [30,000]
Littoral Domain
ISR--CENTCOM UFR
020 FLEET AIR TRAINING.. 2,980,271 2,855,271 2,980,271 -100,000 2,880,271
Historical [-125,000] [-100,000]
underexecution..
050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT. 1,444,564 1,444,564 1,444,564 1,444,564
060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT 1,747,475 1,747,475 1,747,475 1,747,475
MAINTENANCE........
080 AVIATION LOGISTICS.. 2,020,926 2,005,926 2,020,926 -15,000 2,005,926
Historical [-15,000] [-15,000]
underexecution..
090 MISSION AND OTHER 7,561,665 7,571,665 7,561,665 -76,000 7,485,665
SHIP OPERATIONS....
Automated [10,000] [5,000]
Inspections
Technology Pilot
Program.........
Unjustified [-81,000]
request.........
100 SHIP OPERATIONS 1,576,167 1,576,167 1,576,167 1,576,167
SUPPORT & TRAINING.
110 SHIP DEPOT 12,121,320 12,121,320 12,186,320 65,000 12,186,320
MAINTENANCE........
Prevent [65,000] [65,000]
retirement of
ESD.............
120 SHIP DEPOT 2,722,849 2,722,849 2,722,849 2,722,849
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
130 COMBAT 1,845,351 1,845,351 1,847,317 1,845,351
COMMUNICATIONS AND
ELECTRONIC WARFARE.
Accelerate Long [2,300]
Endurance
Electronic Decoy
(LEED)--Navy UFR
Counter Uncrewed [375]
Systems (C-UxS) /
Integrated Air
and Missile
Defense (IAMD)--
AFRICOM.........
Diversity and [-709]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
140 SPACE SYSTEMS AND 429,851 429,851 429,851 429,851
SURVEILLANCE.......
150 WARFARE TACTICS..... 1,030,531 1,030,531 1,030,531 1,030,531
160 OPERATIONAL 462,111 462,111 462,111 462,111
METEOROLOGY AND
OCEANOGRAPHY.......
170 COMBAT SUPPORT 2,430,990 2,430,990 2,438,190 -30,000 2,400,990
FORCES.............
Unjustified [-30,000]
request.........
USEUCOM+NATO [7,200]
Maritime Command
and Control (C2)
180 EQUIPMENT 49,520 49,520 49,520 49,520
MAINTENANCE AND
DEPOT OPERATIONS
SUPPORT............
200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS 93,949 93,949 93,949 93,949
CORE OPERATIONS....
210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS 395,278 603,778 610,618 226,500 621,778
DIRECT MISSION
SUPPORT............
AI-Enabled [18,000] [18,000]
Planning &
Wargaming
(STORMBREAKER)..
Campaigning--Spe [53,000] [53,000]
cial Operations
Command Pacific
(SOCPAC)........
INDOPACOM [53,000]
Campaigning.....
INDOPACOM [106,500] [106,500]
Mission Network--
INDOPACOM UPL...
Joint [4,260]
lnteragency Task
Force--West
(JIATF-W).......
Joint Task Force [40,080]
Micronesia (JTF-
M)..............
Joint Training [49,000] [49,000]
Team--INDOPACOM
UPL.............
Joint Training [100,000]
Team (JTT)......
220 CYBERSPACE 577,882 562,882 578,882 577,882
ACTIVITIES.........
Accelerate [1,000]
GRANDSTAND--Navy
UFR.............
Program decrease [-15,000]
230 FLEET BALLISTIC 1,866,966 1,866,966 1,866,966 1,866,966
MISSILE............
240 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE. 1,596,682 1,596,682 1,722,282 11,300 1,607,982
Accelerate Mk-48 [9,200] [9,200]
Heavy Weight
Torpedo (HWT)
Procurement
(+41)--Navy UFR.
Accelerate [2,100] [2,100]
Subsea and
Seabed Warfare
(SSW) ROV--Navy
UFR.............
Accelerate [93,000]
Weapons Combat
Expenditure
Replacement for
SM-2--Navy UFR..
Longbow Hellfire [21,300]
integration.....
250 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS 785,511 770,511 785,511 -6,757 778,754
SUPPORT............
Historical [-15,000] [-6,757]
underexecution..
260 ENTERPRISE 1,824,127 1,809,127 1,824,127 -10,000 1,814,127
INFORMATION........
Program decrease [-15,000] [-10,000]
270 SUSTAINMENT, 4,654,449 4,821,949 5,694,449 742,500 5,396,949
RESTORATION AND
MODERNIZATION......
Department of [50,000]
the Navy
Unfunded
Priorities......
Guam disaster [70,000]
recovery and
resilient
rebuild FSRM....
Guam Glass [300,000] [600,000]
Breakwater......
Navy 95% [670,000]
executable FSRM.
Quality of Life [117,500] [142,500]
Initiatives.....
280 BASE OPERATING 6,324,454 6,333,454 6,324,454 -73,000 6,251,454
SUPPORT............
Program increase [9,000] [9,000]
Unjustified [-82,000]
request.........
SUBTOTAL 63,419,303 63,504,303 64,905,409 634,543 64,053,846
OPERATING FORCES
MOBILIZATION
290 SHIP PREPOSITIONING 463,722 463,722 463,722 463,722
AND SURGE..........
300 READY RESERVE FORCE. 780,558 780,558 780,558 780,558
310 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/ 1,030,030 1,030,030 1,030,030 1,030,030
INACTIVATIONS......
320 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH 173,200 173,200 173,200 173,200
SERVICES SYSTEMS...
330 COAST GUARD SUPPORT. 21,800 21,800 21,800 21,800
SUBTOTAL 2,469,310 2,469,310 2,469,310 2,469,310
MOBILIZATION....
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING
340 OFFICER ACQUISITION. 206,282 206,282 205,836 206,282
Diversity and [-446]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
350 RECRUIT TRAINING.... 18,748 23,048 18,748 4,300 23,048
Sea Cadets...... [4,300] [4,300]
360 RESERVE OFFICERS 169,044 169,044 169,044 169,044
TRAINING CORPS.....
370 SPECIALIZED SKILL 1,236,735 1,236,735 1,236,735 -20,000 1,216,735
TRAINING...........
Unjustified [-20,000]
request.........
380 PROFESSIONAL 357,317 357,317 358,317 357,317
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION..........
Key Partners for [1,000]
Middle East
Regional
Integration
Military Subject
Matter Exchange
Program.........
390 TRAINING SUPPORT.... 434,173 434,173 432,506 434,173
Diversity and [-1,667]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
400 RECRUITING AND 281,107 281,107 281,107 281,107
ADVERTISING........
410 OFF-DUTY AND 77,223 77,223 77,223 77,223
VOLUNTARY EDUCATION
420 CIVILIAN EDUCATION 73,510 73,510 73,510 73,510
AND TRAINING.......
430 JUNIOR ROTC......... 59,649 59,649 59,649 59,649
SUBTOTAL 2,913,788 2,918,088 2,912,675 -15,700 2,898,088
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING......
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
440 ADMINISTRATION...... 1,453,465 1,378,965 1,453,465 -82,500 1,370,965
Program decrease [-74,500] [-74,500]
Unjustified [-8,000]
request.........
450 CIVILIAN MANPOWER 252,723 252,723 251,086 252,723
AND PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT.........
Diversity and [-1,637]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
460 MILITARY MANPOWER 729,351 729,351 728,641 -9,000 720,351
AND PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT.........
Diversity and [-710]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
Unjustified [-9,000]
request.........
470 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES.. 324,055 289,055 324,055 -35,000 289,055
Historical [-35,000] [-35,000]
underexecution..
480 DEF ACQUISITION 69,348 69,348 69,348 69,348
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT
490 SERVICEWIDE 275,379 275,379 275,379 275,379
TRANSPORTATION.....
510 PLANNING, 609,648 607,148 609,648 609,648
ENGINEERING, AND
PROGRAM SUPPORT....
Program decrease [-2,500]
520 ACQUISITION, 869,350 829,350 869,350 -40,000 829,350
LOGISTICS, AND
OVERSIGHT..........
Historical [-40,000] [-40,000]
underexecution..
530 INVESTIGATIVE AND 980,857 980,857 980,857 980,857
SECURITY SERVICES..
810A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 656,005 656,005 656,005 656,005
SUBTOTAL 6,220,181 6,068,181 6,217,834 -166,500 6,053,681
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
820 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -84,570 -212,000 -212,000
Foreign Currency [-5,270]
Fluctuations....
Unobligated [-79,300] [-212,000]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -84,570 -212,000 -212,000
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 75,022,582 74,959,882 76,420,658 240,343 75,262,925
AND
MAINTENANCE,
NAVY...........
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, MARINE
CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATIONAL FORCES.. 1,848,218 1,865,218 1,909,618 22,500 1,870,718
Campaigning--U.S [47,000]
. Marine Corps
Forces Pacific
(MARFORPAC).....
Historical [-30,000] [-30,000]
underexecution..
INDOPACOM [47,000] [47,000]
Campaigning.....
Marine Corps [14,400] [5,500]
realignment--hig
h cut enhanced
combat helmet...
020 FIELD LOGISTICS..... 1,990,769 1,988,769 1,990,769 -15,000 1,975,769
Historical [-2,000] [-15,000]
underexecution..
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 241,350 241,350 241,350 241,350
040 MARITIME 176,356 176,356 176,356 176,356
PREPOSITIONING.....
060 CYBERSPACE 271,819 271,819 271,819 271,819
ACTIVITIES.........
070 SUSTAINMENT, 1,304,957 1,863,437 1,932,287 558,480 1,863,437
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
Barracks 2030... [230,480] [230,480]
Marine Corps 95% [100,000]
executable FSRM.
Marine Corps [379,330]
realignment--Bar
racks 2030......
Quality of Life [35,000] [35,000]
Initiatives.....
USMC Enterprise- [293,000] [293,000]
Wide Facilities
Modernization...
USMC Enterprise- [148,000]
Wide Facilities
Modernization--U
SMC UFR.........
080 BASE OPERATING 3,035,867 3,160,867 3,229,867 88,000 3,123,867
SUPPORT............
Barracks 2030... [119,000] [119,000]
Barracks base [194,000]
operating
support.........
Program increase [6,000]
Unjustified [-31,000]
growth..........
SUBTOTAL 8,869,336 9,567,816 9,752,066 653,980 9,523,316
OPERATING FORCES
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING
090 RECRUIT TRAINING.... 26,610 26,610 26,610 26,610
100 OFFICER ACQUISITION. 1,418 1,418 1,418 1,418
110 SPECIALIZED SKILL 128,502 128,502 128,502 128,502
TRAINING...........
120 PROFESSIONAL 63,208 63,208 64,208 63,208
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION..........
Key Partners for [1,000]
Middle East
Regional
Integration
Military Subject
Matter Exchange
Program.........
130 TRAINING SUPPORT.... 553,166 553,166 553,166 553,166
140 RECRUITING AND 237,077 237,077 309,927 72,850 309,927
ADVERTISING........
Advertising--USM [72,850] [72,850]
C UFR...........
150 OFF-DUTY AND 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
VOLUNTARY EDUCATION
160 JUNIOR ROTC......... 30,276 30,276 30,276 30,276
SUBTOTAL 1,090,257 1,090,257 1,164,107 72,850 1,163,107
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING......
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
180 SERVICEWIDE 96,528 96,528 96,528 96,528
TRANSPORTATION.....
190 ADMINISTRATION...... 442,037 432,537 440,037 -4,000 438,037
Diversity and [-2,000]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
Program decrease [-9,500] [-4,000]
310A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 64,646 64,646 64,646 64,646
SUBTOTAL 603,211 593,711 601,211 -4,000 599,211
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
320 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -17,030 -113,000 -113,000
Foreign Currency [-3,930]
Fluctuations....
Unobligated [-13,100] [-113,000]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -17,030 -113,000 -113,000
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 10,562,804 11,251,784 11,500,354 609,830 11,172,634
AND
MAINTENANCE,
MARINE CORPS...
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, NAVY
RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER 708,701 708,701 708,701 708,701
FLIGHT OPERATIONS..
030 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT. 10,250 10,250 10,250 10,250
040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT 148,292 148,292 148,292 148,292
MAINTENANCE........
060 AVIATION LOGISTICS.. 33,200 33,200 33,200 33,200
070 COMBAT 21,211 21,211 21,211 21,211
COMMUNICATIONS.....
080 COMBAT SUPPORT 199,551 199,551 199,551 199,551
FORCES.............
090 CYBERSPACE 291 291 291 291
ACTIVITIES.........
100 ENTERPRISE 33,027 33,027 33,027 33,027
INFORMATION........
110 SUSTAINMENT, 50,200 50,200 50,200 50,200
RESTORATION AND
MODERNIZATION......
120 BASE OPERATING 119,124 119,124 119,124 119,124
SUPPORT............
SUBTOTAL 1,323,847 1,323,847 1,323,847 1,323,847
OPERATING FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
130 ADMINISTRATION...... 2,067 2,067 2,067 2,067
140 MILITARY MANPOWER 13,575 13,575 13,575 13,575
AND PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT.........
150 ACQUISITION AND 2,173 2,173 2,173 2,173
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
SUBTOTAL 17,815 17,815 17,815 17,815
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
180 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -2,900 -2,900 -2,900
Unobligated [-2,900] [-2,900]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -2,900 -2,900 -2,900
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 1,341,662 1,341,662 1,338,762 -2,900 1,338,762
AND
MAINTENANCE,
NAVY RESERVE...
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, MARINE
CORPS RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATING FORCES.... 132,907 132,907 132,907 132,907
020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 22,073 22,073 22,073 22,073
030 SUSTAINMENT, 47,677 47,677 47,677 47,677
RESTORATION AND
MODERNIZATION......
040 BASE OPERATING 122,734 122,734 122,734 122,734
SUPPORT............
SUBTOTAL 325,391 325,391 325,391 325,391
OPERATING FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
050 ADMINISTRATION...... 12,689 12,689 12,689 12,689
SUBTOTAL 12,689 12,689 12,689 12,689
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
060 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -1,800 -1,800 -1,800
Unobligated [-1,800] [-1,800]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -1,800 -1,800 -1,800
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 338,080 338,080 336,280 -1,800 336,280
AND
MAINTENANCE,
MARINE CORPS
RESERVE........
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT 910,849 1,026,849 1,060,388 15,981 926,830
FORCES.............
Campaigning--Pac [48,000] [48,000]
ific Air Forces
(PACAF) -
INDOPACOM UFR...
Fighter Force Re- [1,981] [1,981]
Optimization
(+208 PMAI a/c)--
AF UFR..........
INDOPACOM [48,000]
Campaigning.....
Prevent [98,144]
retirement of F-
15Es............
Prevent [1,414]
retirement of F-
22s.............
Restore KC135... [68,000]
Unjustified [-34,000]
request.........
020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT 2,631,887 2,641,887 2,687,887 -12,000 2,619,887
FORCES.............
Campaigning--Pac [20,000] [20,000]
ific Air Forces
(PACAF) -
INDOPACOM UFR...
C-UAS Electronic [36,000] [36,000]
Support--CENTCOM
UFR.............
Historical [-10,000]
underexecution..
INDOPACOM [20,000]
Campaigning.....
Unjustified [-68,000]
request.........
030 AIR OPERATIONS 1,526,855 1,451,855 1,793,155 -45,000 1,481,855
TRAINING (OJT,
MAINTAIN SKILLS)...
Historical [-75,000] [-45,000]
underexecution..
PACAF biennial [266,300]
ACE exercises--
AF UFR..........
040 DEPOT PURCHASE 4,862,731 4,762,731 4,875,974 -100,000 4,762,731
EQUIPMENT
MAINTENANCE........
Historical [-100,000] [-100,000]
underexecution..
Prevent [13,243]
retirement of F-
22s.............
050 FACILITIES 4,413,268 4,520,768 6,253,268 147,500 4,560,768
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
Air Force 95% [1,150,000]
executable FSRM.
Guam disaster [680,000]
recovery and
resilient
rebuild FSRM....
Increases to [10,000]
unfunded
requirements for
PFAS............
Quality of Life [107,500] [147,500]
Initiatives.....
060 CYBERSPACE 245,330 245,330 245,330 245,330
SUSTAINMENT........
070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS 10,100,030 10,121,530 10,406,232 24,656 10,124,686
SUPPORT AND SYSTEM
SUPPORT............
Campaigning--Pac [21,500] [21,500]
ific Air Forces
(PACAF) -
INDOPACOM UFR...
Fighter Force Re- [3,156] [3,156]
Optimization
(+208 PMAI a/c)--
AF UFR..........
INDOPACOM [21,500]
Campaigning.....
Prevent [281,546]
retirement of F-
22s.............
080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM. 7,010,770 6,860,770 7,828,786 -70,000 6,940,770
Historical [-150,000] [-70,000]
underexecution..
Prevent [65,017]
retirement of F-
22s.............
USAF one-time [752,999]
spares increase--
AF UFR..........
090 BASE SUPPORT........ 11,449,394 11,469,394 11,449,394 -85,000 11,364,394
Program increase [20,000] [10,000]
Unjustified [-95,000]
request.........
100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY 1,294,815 1,294,815 1,294,815 1,294,815
WARNING............
110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT 1,840,433 1,840,433 1,857,032 1,840,433
PROGRAMS...........
Counter Uncrewed [16,599]
Systems (C-UxS) /
Integrated Air
and Missile
Defense (IAMD)--
AFRICOM.........
120 CYBERSPACE 874,283 864,283 874,283 -10,000 864,283
ACTIVITIES.........
Program decrease [-10,000] [-10,000]
140 MEDICAL READINESS... 567,561 567,561 567,561 567,561
160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD... 212,311 212,311 272,011 212,311
Expand JTF North [25,000]
Foundational [34,700]
information
technology......
170 US STRATCOM......... 524,159 524,159 524,659 524,159
Expeditionary [500]
Shelter
Protection
System..........
190 US CENTCOM.......... 333,250 333,250 421,250 333,250
Cloud Computing [20,000]
Environment /
Cloud
Transition--CENT
COM UFR.........
Data Analysis [8,000]
and Artificial
Intelligence
(AI) Initiative--
CENTCOM UFR.....
Mission Data [16,000]
Platform
Enterprise
Licenses--CENTCO
M UFR...........
MSS Licenses and [44,000]
AI Enhancements--
CENTCOM UFR.....
200 US SOCOM............ 28,431 28,431 28,431 28,431
210 US TRANSCOM......... 681 681 681 681
220 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE 1,466 1,466 1,466 1,466
SUSTAINMENT........
230 USSPACECOM.......... 418,153 418,153 418,153 418,153
240A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 1,848,981 1,848,981 1,848,981 1,848,981
SUBTOTAL 51,095,638 51,035,638 54,709,737 -133,863 50,961,775
OPERATING FORCES
MOBILIZATION
250 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS.. 3,502,648 3,502,648 3,502,648 3,502,648
260 MOBILIZATION 260,168 260,168 260,168 260,168
PREPAREDNESS.......
SUBTOTAL 3,762,816 3,762,816 3,762,816 3,762,816
MOBILIZATION....
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING
270 OFFICER ACQUISITION. 219,822 219,822 219,581 219,822
Diversity and [-241]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
280 RECRUIT TRAINING.... 28,133 28,133 28,133 28,133
290 RESERVE OFFICERS 129,859 129,859 124,132 129,859
TRAINING CORPS
(ROTC).............
Diversity and [-5,727]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
300 SPECIALIZED SKILL 624,525 624,525 624,525 624,525
TRAINING...........
310 FLIGHT TRAINING..... 882,998 847,998 882,998 -5,000 877,998
Historical [-35,000] [-5,000]
underexecution..
320 PROFESSIONAL 322,278 322,278 323,278 322,278
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION..........
Key Partners for [1,000]
Middle East
Regional
Integration
Military Subject
Matter Exchange
Program.........
330 TRAINING SUPPORT.... 192,028 193,028 192,028 192,028
Training [1,000]
Exercise
Support--Norther
n Strike........
340 RECRUITING AND 216,939 216,939 216,939 216,939
ADVERTISING........
350 EXAMINING........... 7,913 7,913 7,913 7,913
360 OFF-DUTY AND 255,673 255,673 255,673 255,673
VOLUNTARY EDUCATION
370 CIVILIAN EDUCATION 361,897 361,897 361,897 361,897
AND TRAINING.......
380 JUNIOR ROTC......... 74,682 75,682 74,682 74,682
Program increase [1,000]
SUBTOTAL 3,316,747 3,283,747 3,311,779 -5,000 3,311,747
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING......
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
390 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS 1,212,268 1,206,268 1,212,268 -6,000 1,206,268
Program decrease [-6,000] [-6,000]
400 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 175,511 175,511 175,511 175,511
ACTIVITIES.........
410 ADMINISTRATION...... 1,381,555 1,221,555 1,368,358 -160,000 1,221,555
Diversity and [-13,197]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
Historical [-100,000]
underexecution..
Program decrease [-60,000]
Unjustified [-160,000]
request.........
420 SERVICEWIDE 34,913 34,913 34,913 34,913
COMMUNICATIONS.....
430 OTHER SERVICEWIDE 1,933,264 1,933,264 1,933,264 -20,000 1,913,264
ACTIVITIES.........
Unjustified [-20,000]
growth..........
440 CIVIL AIR PATROL.... 31,520 31,520 31,520 31,520
460 DEF ACQUISITION 51,756 51,756 51,756 51,756
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT
480 INTERNATIONAL 93,490 93,490 93,490 93,490
SUPPORT............
480A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 1,528,256 1,528,256 1,528,256 1,528,256
SUBTOTAL 6,442,533 6,276,533 6,429,336 -186,000 6,256,533
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
490 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -153,350 -289,500 -289,500
Foreign Currency [-3,650]
Fluctuations....
Unobligated [-149,700] [-289,500]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -153,350 -289,500 -289,500
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 64,617,734 64,358,734 68,060,318 -614,363 64,003,371
AND
MAINTENANCE,
AIR FORCE......
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, SPACE
FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY 694,469 694,469 694,469 -46,000 648,469
WARNING............
Unjustified [-46,000]
growth..........
020 SPACE LAUNCH 373,584 373,584 373,584 373,584
OPERATIONS.........
030 SPACE OPERATIONS.... 936,956 936,956 936,956 -40,000 896,956
Unjustified [-40,000]
request.........
040 EDUCATION & TRAINING 235,459 235,459 235,459 235,459
060 DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 80,571 80,571 80,571 80,571
070 FACILITIES 488,709 523,709 500,709 35,000 523,709
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
Quality of Life [35,000] [35,000]
Initiatives.....
STARCOM [12,000]
Facility--Space
Force UFR.......
080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS 1,346,611 1,346,611 1,346,611 1,346,611
AND SYSTEM SUPPORT.
090 SPACE OPERATIONS - 238,717 238,717 238,717 238,717
BOS................
100 CYBERSPACE 139,983 139,983 139,983 139,983
ACTIVITIES.........
100A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 537,908 537,908 537,908 537,908
SUBTOTAL 5,072,967 5,107,967 5,084,967 -51,000 5,021,967
OPERATING FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
110 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS 35,313 35,313 35,313 35,313
120 ADMINISTRATION...... 183,992 183,992 183,992 -15,000 168,992
Unjustified [-15,000]
growth..........
SUBTOTAL 219,305 219,305 219,305 -15,000 204,305
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
140 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -32,050 -9,000 -9,000
Foreign Currency [-50]
Fluctuations....
Unobligated [-32,000] [-9,000]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -32,050 -9,000 -9,000
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 5,292,272 5,327,272 5,272,222 -75,000 5,217,272
AND
MAINTENANCE,
SPACE FORCE....
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT 1,958,968 1,958,968 1,958,968 1,958,968
FORCES.............
020 MISSION SUPPORT 177,080 177,080 177,080 177,080
OPERATIONS.........
030 DEPOT PURCHASE 597,172 597,172 597,172 597,172
EQUIPMENT
MAINTENANCE........
040 FACILITIES 123,394 123,394 123,394 123,394
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS 601,302 601,302 601,302 601,302
SUPPORT AND SYSTEM
SUPPORT............
060 BASE SUPPORT........ 585,943 585,943 585,943 585,943
070 CYBERSPACE 2,331 2,331 2,331 2,331
ACTIVITIES.........
SUBTOTAL 4,046,190 4,046,190 4,046,190 4,046,190
OPERATING FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
080 ADMINISTRATION...... 92,732 92,732 92,647 92,732
Diversity and [-85]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
090 RECRUITING AND 10,855 10,855 10,855 10,855
ADVERTISING........
100 MILITARY MANPOWER 17,188 17,188 17,188 17,188
AND PERS MGMT
(ARPC).............
110 OTHER PERS SUPPORT 6,304 6,304 6,304 6,304
(DISABILITY COMP)..
120 AUDIOVISUAL......... 527 527 527 527
SUBTOTAL 127,606 127,606 127,521 127,606
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
130 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -33,300 -62,000 -62,000
Unobligated [-33,300] [-62,000]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -33,300 -62,000 -62,000
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 4,173,796 4,173,796 4,140,411 -62,000 4,111,796
AND
MAINTENANCE,
AIR FORCE
RESERVE........
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, AIR
NATIONAL GUARD
OPERATING FORCES
010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS. 2,626,498 2,626,498 2,626,498 2,626,498
020 MISSION SUPPORT 649,621 649,621 649,621 649,621
OPERATIONS.........
030 DEPOT PURCHASE 1,004,771 1,004,771 1,004,771 -9,000 995,771
EQUIPMENT
MAINTENANCE........
Program decrease [-9,000]
unaccounted for.
040 FACILITIES 458,917 458,917 458,917 458,917
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS 1,353,383 1,353,383 1,353,383 -17,000 1,336,383
SUPPORT AND SYSTEM
SUPPORT............
Program decrease [-17,000]
unaccounted for.
060 BASE SUPPORT........ 1,119,429 1,119,429 1,119,243 1,119,429
Diversity and [-186]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
070 CYBERSPACE 14,291 14,291 14,291 14,291
SUSTAINMENT........
080 CYBERSPACE 57,162 57,162 57,162 57,162
ACTIVITIES.........
SUBTOTAL 7,284,072 7,284,072 7,283,886 -26,000 7,258,072
OPERATING FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
090 ADMINISTRATION...... 71,454 71,454 71,964 71,454
Increase for 7 [510]
new State
Partnership
Program
partners--NGB
UFR.............
100 RECRUITING AND 48,245 48,245 48,245 48,245
ADVERTISING........
SUBTOTAL 119,699 119,699 120,209 119,699
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
110 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -8,600 -62,000 -62,000
Unobligated [-8,600] [-62,000]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -8,600 -62,000 -62,000
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 7,403,771 7,403,771 7,395,495 -88,000 7,315,771
AND
MAINTENANCE,
AIR NATIONAL
GUARD..........
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE,
DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010 JOINT CHIEFS OF 461,772 438,683 460,272 -4,000 457,772
STAFF..............
Program decrease [-23,089]
Unobligated [-1,500] [-4,000]
balances........
020 JOINT CHIEFS OF 696,446 696,446 696,446 696,446
STAFF--JTEEP.......
030 JOINT CHIEFS OF 9,100 9,100 9,100 9,100
STAFF--CYBER.......
040 OFFICE OF THE 253,176 253,176 267,176 253,176
SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE--MISO......
Military [14,000]
Information
Support
Operations
(MISO)--AFRICOM.
050 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 2,082,777 2,082,777 2,082,777 -15,717 2,067,060
COMMAND COMBAT
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.........
Projected [-15,717]
underexecution..
060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 1,197,289 1,191,289 1,198,289 -1,000 1,196,289
COMMAND MAINTENANCE
Counter Uncrewed [1,000] [1,000]
Systems--SOCOM
UFR.............
Program decrease [-6,000] [-2,000]
070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 203,622 203,622 203,622 -10,064 193,558
COMMAND MANAGEMENT/
OPERATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.......
Projected [-10,064]
underexecution..
080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 3,410,271 3,412,271 3,410,271 -11,581 3,398,690
COMMAND THEATER
FORCES.............
Overestimation [-7,000]
of flying hours.
Preservation of [2,000] [2,000]
the Force,
Muscle
Activation
Technique (MAT
Program)........
Projected [-6,581]
underexecution..
090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 51,263 51,263 51,263 51,263
COMMAND CYBERSPACE
ACTIVITIES.........
100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 1,266,217 1,266,217 1,266,217 -7,000 1,259,217
COMMAND
INTELLIGENCE.......
Program decrease [-7,000]
- long endurance
aircraft........
110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 1,453,809 1,453,809 1,453,809 1,453,809
COMMAND OPERATIONAL
SUPPORT............
120 CYBERSPACE 1,361,360 1,361,360 1,396,360 10,000 1,371,360
OPERATIONS.........
Department of [10,000] [10,000]
Defense-Wide
Internet
Operations
Management
Capability......
Program increase [25,000]
130 USCYBERCOM 344,376 344,376 344,376 -6,953 337,423
HEADQUARTERS.......
Projected [-6,953]
underexecution..
SUBTOTAL 12,791,478 12,764,389 12,839,978 -46,315 12,745,163
OPERATING FORCES
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING
140 DEFENSE ACQUISITION 184,963 184,963 184,963 184,963
UNIVERSITY.........
150 JOINT CHIEFS OF 132,101 134,601 133,101 132,101
STAFF..............
Formerly Used [2,500]
Defense Sites...
Key Partners for [1,000]
Middle East
Regional
Integration
Military Subject
Matter Exchange
Program.........
160 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 31,806 31,806 31,806 31,806
COMMAND/
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION..........
SUBTOTAL 348,870 351,370 349,870 348,870
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING......
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
170 CIVIL MILITARY 140,375 275,375 140,375 100,000 240,375
PROGRAMS...........
National Guard [90,000] [50,000]
Youth Challenge.
Program decrease [-5,000]
STARBASE........ [50,000] [50,000]
180 DEFENSE CONTRACT 4,961 4,961 4,961 4,961
AUDIT AGENCY--CYBER
190 DEFENSE CONTRACT 673,621 673,621 667,521 -5,700 667,921
AUDIT AGENCY.......
Unobligated [-6,100] [-5,700]
balances........
200 DEFENSE CONTRACT 1,543,134 1,512,271 1,542,134 -30,863 1,512,271
MANAGEMENT AGENCY..
Program decrease [-30,863] [-30,863]
Unobligated [-1,000]
balances........
210 DEFENSE CONTRACT 42,541 42,541 42,541 42,541
MANAGEMENT AGENCY--
CYBER..............
220 DEFENSE 952,464 922,464 952,464 -30,000 922,464
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
AND SECURITY AGENCY
Program decrease [-30,000] [-30,000]
240 DEFENSE 9,794 9,794 9,794 9,794
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
AND SECURITY
AGENCY--CYBER......
250 DEFENSE HUMAN 39,781 39,781 39,781 39,781
RESOURCES ACTIVITY--
CYBER..............
260 DEFENSE HUMAN 1,104,152 1,095,952 1,112,152 -23,785 1,080,367
RESOURCES ACTIVITY.
Program decrease [-8,200] [-28,785]
Re-establishment [8,000] [5,000]
of Troops-to-
Teachers program
290 DEFENSE INFORMATION 2,614,041 2,594,041 2,610,641 -26,500 2,587,541
SYSTEMS AGENCY.....
OSD requested [8,500]
transfer from
RDDW Line 94 to
OMDW Line 4GT9
to properly
align 5G
resourcing......
Program decrease [-20,000] [-35,000]
Unobligated [-3,400]
balances........
300 DEFENSE INFORMATION 504,896 504,896 504,896 504,896
SYSTEMS AGENCY--
CYBER..............
310 DEFENSE LEGAL 207,918 176,730 197,118 -31,188 176,730
SERVICES AGENCY....
Program decrease [-31,188] [-31,188]
Unobligated [-10,800]
balances........
320 DEFENSE LOGISTICS 412,257 391,644 400,572 -20,613 391,644
AGENCY.............
Diversity and [-10,085]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
Program decrease [-20,613] [-20,613]
Unobligated [-1,600]
balances........
330 DEFENSE MEDIA 244,689 244,689 244,689 244,689
ACTIVITY...........
340 DEFENSE POW/MIA 188,022 188,022 188,022 188,022
OFFICE.............
350 DEFENSE SECURITY 2,889,957 2,389,957 3,333,657 -215,000 2,674,957
COOPERATION AGENCY.
Full [400,000]
replenishment
funding for
Taiwan drawdowns
Irregular [5,000] [5,000]
Warfare Center..
JPAC, IBP [5,000]
analytical
expansion.......
Near Coastal [12,500]
Patrol Vessel--
SOUTHCOM........
Program decrease [-200,000]
- Indo-Pacific
Security
Assistance
Initiative......
Program decrease [-20,000]
- section 1226
support.........
Reallocation to [-500,000]
INDOPACOM
unfunded
priorities......
Theater [21,200]
Maintenance
Partnership
Initiative
(TMPI)--SOUTHCOM
360 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 42,380 42,380 42,380 42,380
SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION.....
370 DEFENSE THREAT 858,476 808,476 858,476 -50,000 808,476
REDUCTION AGENCY...
Program decrease [-50,000] [-50,000]
390 DEFENSE THREAT 72,952 72,952 72,952 72,952
REDUCTION AGENCY--
CYBER..............
400 DEPARTMENT OF 3,559,288 3,629,288 3,639,288 70,000 3,629,288
DEFENSE EDUCATION
ACTIVITY...........
Impact Aid...... [50,000]
Impact aid for [30,000] [20,000]
children with
severe
disabilities....
Impact aid for [50,000] [50,000]
schools with
military
dependent
students........
Impact Aid [20,000]
Students with
Disabilities....
410 MISSILE DEFENSE 605,766 605,766 605,766 605,766
AGENCY.............
420 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL 117,081 117,081 117,081 60,000 177,081
DEFENSE COMMUNITY
COOPERATION........
Program [60,000]
increase:
Defense
Community
Infrastructure
Program.........
460 OFFICE OF THE 99,583 99,583 99,583 99,583
SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE--CYBER.....
470 OFFICE OF THE 2,980,715 2,521,867 3,025,279 -188,396 2,792,319
SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE............
1260H List [5,000]
Implementation..
Bien Hoa dioxin [30,000] [15,000]
cleanup.........
Centers for [5,000] [5,000]
Disease Control
and Prevention
Nation-wide
human health
assessment......
Chief Talent [10,000]
Management
Office..........
Defense [15,000]
Operational
Resilience
International
Cooperation.....
Diversity and [-15,436]
inclusion
programs
reduction.......
Native American [5,000] [5,000]
Lands
Environmental
Mitigation
Program.........
Program decrease [-493,848] [-223,396]
Readiness and [10,000] [10,000]
Environmental
Protection
Initiative......
Readiness and [10,000]
Environmental
Protection
Integration
program.........
Troops to [5,000]
Teachers........
480 WASHINGTON 496,512 435,416 496,512 -61,096 435,416
HEADQUARTERS
SERVICES...........
Program decrease [-61,096] [-61,096]
480A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 20,630,146 20,618,264 20,655,146 -122,942 20,507,204
Classified [-111,060]
adjustment......
Classified [-10,000]
decrease........
Classified [10,000]
increase........
Program [-11,882] [-11,882]
reduction.......
SD-WAN [25,000]
classified
network
expansion.......
SUBTOTAL 41,035,502 40,017,813 41,603,781 -576,083 40,459,419
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
490 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -624,391 1,330,090 -1,096,584 -1,096,584
Foreign currency [-624,391] [-580]
fluctuations....
FY25 bulk fuel [1,330,670]
bill............
FY25 bulk fuel [-1,096,584]
savings.........
SUBTOTAL -624,391 1,330,090 -1,096,584 -1,096,584
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 54,175,850 52,509,182 56,123,719 -1,718,982 52,456,868
AND
MAINTENANCE,
DEFENSE-WIDE...
UNITED STATES COURT
OF APPEALS FOR THE
ARMED FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND
ASSOCIATED
ACTIVITIES
010 US COURT OF APPEALS 21,035 21,035 21,035 21,035
FOR THE ARMED
FORCES, DEFENSE....
SUBTOTAL 21,035 21,035 21,035 21,035
ADMINISTRATION
AND ASSOCIATED
ACTIVITIES......
TOTAL UNITED 21,035 21,035 21,035 21,035
STATES COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE
ARMED FORCES...
DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE ACQUISITION
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT FUND
ACQUISITION
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD 56,176 56,176 56,176 56,176
SUBTOTAL 56,176 56,176 56,176 56,176
ACQUISITION
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT.....
TOTAL 56,176 56,176 56,176 56,176
DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
FUND...........
OVERSEAS
HUMANITARIAN,
DISASTER, AND CIVIC
AID
HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE
010 OVERSEAS 115,335 115,335 115,335 115,335
HUMANITARIAN,
DISASTER AND CIVIC
AID................
SUBTOTAL 115,335 115,335 115,335 115,335
HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE......
TOTAL OVERSEAS 115,335 115,335 115,335 115,335
HUMANITARIAN,
DISASTER, AND
CIVIC AID......
COOPERATIVE THREAT
REDUCTION ACCOUNT
010 COOPERATIVE THREAT 350,116 350,116 350,116 350,116
REDUCTION..........
SUBTOTAL 350,116 350,116 350,116 350,116
COOPERATIVE
THREAT REDUCTION
TOTAL 350,116 350,116 350,116 350,116
COOPERATIVE
THREAT
REDUCTION
ACCOUNT........
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION, ARMY
DEPARTMENT OF THE
ARMY
060 ENVIRONMENTAL 268,069 268,069 338,069 30,000 298,069
RESTORATION, ARMY..
Increases to [70,000] [30,000]
unfunded
requirements for
PFAS............
SUBTOTAL 268,069 268,069 338,069 30,000 298,069
DEPARTMENT OF
THE ARMY........
TOTAL 268,069 268,069 338,069 30,000 298,069
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION,
ARMY...........
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION, NAVY
DEPARTMENT OF THE
NAVY
080 ENVIRONMENTAL 343,591 343,591 343,591 343,591
RESTORATION, NAVY..
SUBTOTAL 343,591 343,591 343,591 343,591
DEPARTMENT OF
THE NAVY........
TOTAL 343,591 343,591 343,591 343,591
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION,
NAVY...........
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION, AIR
FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE
AIR FORCE
100 ENVIRONMENTAL 320,256 320,256 330,256 10,000 330,256
RESTORATION, AIR
FORCE..............
Increases to [10,000] [10,000]
unfunded
requirements for
PFAS............
SUBTOTAL 320,256 320,256 330,256 10,000 330,256
DEPARTMENT OF
THE AIR FORCE...
TOTAL 320,256 320,256 330,256 10,000 330,256
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION,
AIR FORCE......
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION,
DEFENSE
DEFENSE-WIDE
120 ENVIRONMENTAL 8,800 8,800 8,800 8,800
RESTORATION,
DEFENSE............
SUBTOTAL DEFENSE- 8,800 8,800 8,800 8,800
WIDE............
TOTAL 8,800 8,800 8,800 8,800
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION,
DEFENSE........
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION,
FORMERLY USED
DEFENSE SITES
DEFENSE-WIDE
140 ENVIRONMENTAL 234,475 234,475 234,475 234,475
RESTORATION
FORMERLY USED SITES
SUBTOTAL DEFENSE- 234,475 234,475 234,475 234,475
WIDE............
TOTAL 234,475 234,475 234,475 234,475
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION,
FORMERLY USED
DEFENSE SITES..
TOTAL OPERATION 296,334,504 294,960,413 305,237,190 -1,870,374 294,464,130
& MAINTENANCE..
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TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
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SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 House Senate Conference Conference
Item Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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Military Personnel 170,834,234 3,830,000 420,654 865,086 171,699,320
Appropriations.............
BAH Absorption Restoration [1,270,000]
(1%).......................
Historical underexecution... [-700,000]
Junior enlisted pay increase [3,260,000] [1,600,000]
Air Force Reserve--diversity [-75] [-75]
and inclusion programs
reduction..................
Air National Guard-- [-546] [-546]
diversity and inclusion
programs reduction.........
Air National Guard AGR end [30,000]
strength increase..........
Air National Guard increase [1,350] [1,350]
for 7 new State Partnership
Program partners--NGB UFR..
Army National Guard-- [-83] [-83]
diversity and inclusion
programs reduction.........
Army National Guard increase [1,800] [1,800]
for 7 new State Partnership
Program partners--NGB UFR..
Foreign currency fluctuation [-8,600]
FY25 topline increase for [1,000,000]
junior enlisted pay
increase...................
Increase to junior enlisted [57,000]
pay........................
Prevent retirement of F-15Es [19,258]
Prevent retirement of F-22s. [57,910]
Unobligated balances........ [-737,360] [-737,360]
Medicare-Eligible Retiree 11,046,305 11,046,305
Health Care Fund
Contributions..............
TOTAL, Military Personnel... 181,880,539 3,830,000 420,654 865,086 182,745,625
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TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 House Senate Conference Conference
Program Title Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
WORKING CAPITAL FUND........ 21,776 21,776 21,776 21,776
ARMY ARSENALS INITIATIVE
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT--ARMY..... 1,828 1,828 1,828 1,828
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 23,604 23,604 23,604 23,604
FUND, ARMY...........
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, NAVY
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
CENTERS....................
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
FUND, NAVY...........
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR
FORCE
TRANSPORTATION
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS...... 86,874 86,874 246,674 86,874
Enterprise Space [159,800]
Activity Group Working
Capital Fund Cash
Corpus--Space Force UFR
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 86,874 86,874 246,674 86,874
FUND, AIR FORCE......
NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
TRANSACTION FUND
DEFENSE STOCKPILE........... 7,629 7,629 207,629 7,629
Program increase for [200,000]
National Defense
Stockpile..............
TOTAL NATIONAL 7,629 7,629 207,629 7,629
DEFENSE STOCKPILE
TRANSACTION FUND.....
WORKING CAPITAL FUND,
DEFENSE-WIDE
DEFENSE AUTOMATION & 3 3 3 3
PRODUCTION SERVICES........
ENERGY MANAGEMENT--DEF...... 2,253 2,253 2,253 2,253
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 2,256 2,256 2,256 2,256
FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE...
WORKING CAPITAL FUND,
DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA.. 1,570,187 1,570,187 1,570,187 1,570,187
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 1,570,187 1,570,187 1,570,187 1,570,187
FUND, DEFENSE
COMMISSARY AGENCY....
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT
FUND
MPF MLP..................... 200,000
New Sealift funding.... [200,000]
TOTAL NATIONAL 200,000
DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND
MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION,
DEFENSE
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--O&M.. 20,745 20,745 20,745 20,745
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--RDT&E 754,762 754,762 754,762 754,762
TOTAL CHEMICAL AGENTS 775,507 775,507 775,507 775,507
AND MUNITIONS
DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.
DRUG INTERDICTION AND
COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,
DEFENSE
COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT... 339,292 359,292 392,277 6,000 345,292
Counter Strategic [15,000]
Competitors in the
Western Hemisphere.....
Global Trader in the [5,000]
Office of Naval
Intelligence Maritime
Intelligence Support...
Prioritizing counter- [52,985] [6,000]
drug...................
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS......... 314,410 314,410 314,410 314,410
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION 135,567 139,567 135,567 4,000 139,567
PROGRAM....................
Young Marines.......... [4,000] [4,000]
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG 106,043 106,043 106,043 106,043
PROGRAM....................
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG 6,167 6,167 6,167 6,167
SCHOOLS....................
TOTAL DRUG 901,479 925,479 954,464 10,000 911,479
INTERDICTION AND
COUNTER-DRUG
ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE..
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 542,107 542,107 542,107 542,107
GENERAL--O&M...............
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 1,988 1,988 1,988 1,988
GENERAL--CYBER.............
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 1,900 1,900 1,900 1,900
GENERAL--RDT&E.............
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 1,336 1,336 1,336 1,336
GENERAL--PROCUREMENT.......
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE 547,331 547,331 547,331 547,331
INSPECTOR GENERAL....
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
IN-HOUSE CARE............... 10,766,432 10,766,432 10,766,432 -101,221 10,665,211
Insufficient [-101,221]
justification..........
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE......... 20,599,128 20,599,128 20,603,128 -400,000 20,199,128
Brain health and trauma [4,000]
demonstration program..
Historical [-400,000]
underexecution.........
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT. 2,048,030 2,048,030 2,048,030 -6,988 2,041,042
Unjustified growth..... [-6,988]
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT...... 2,469,204 2,469,204 2,469,204 -29,382 2,439,822
Unjustified growth..... [-29,382]
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES....... 341,254 341,254 341,254 341,254
EDUCATION AND TRAINING...... 371,817 396,817 371,817 371,817
Program increase....... [25,000]
BASE OPERATIONS/ 2,306,692 2,281,692 2,306,692 -8,079 2,298,613
COMMUNICATIONS.............
Program decrease....... [-25,000]
Unjustified request.... [-8,079]
R&D RESEARCH................ 41,476 46,476 41,476 5,000 46,476
Next Generation Blood [5,000] [5,000]
Products and Platelet
Development and
Platelet Hemostatic
Products...............
R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT.. 188,564 188,564 188,564 188,564
R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.... 328,825 328,825 328,825 328,825
R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION 175,518 175,518 175,518 175,518
R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT. 130,931 130,931 130,931 130,931
R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.. 88,425 88,425 88,425 88,425
R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT 18,697 18,697 18,697 18,697
PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING..... 23,449 23,449 23,449 23,449
PROC REPLACEMENT & 243,184 243,184 243,184 243,184
MODERNIZATION..............
PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL 30,129 30,129 30,129 30,129
MEDICINE INFORMATION SYSTEM
PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM-- 75,536 75,536 75,536 75,536
DESKTOP TO DATACENTER......
PROC DOD HEALTHCARE 26,569 26,569 26,569 26,569
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MODERNIZATION..............
UNDISTRIBUTED............... -186,800 -185,900 -185,900
Foreign Currency [-900]
Fluctuations...........
Unobligated balances... [-185,900] [-185,900]
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH 40,273,860 40,278,860 40,091,060 -726,570 39,547,290
PROGRAM..............
TOTAL OTHER 44,218,727 44,447,727 44,448,712 -716,570 43,502,157
AUTHORIZATIONS.......
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TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 House Senate Conference Conference
Account State/ Country Installation Project Title Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ARMY
Army Alabama Anniston Army Depot GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE 0 5,300 0 5,300 5,300
BUILDING (DESIGN)
Army Alaska Fort Wainwright AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN 23,000 0 0 0 23,000
RANGE
Army Alaska Fort Wainwright ENLISTED UNACCOMPANIED PERSONNEL 0 0 15,000 0 0
HOUSING
Army Arizona Fort Huachuca FIRE & RESCUE STATION (DESIGN) 0 0 4,000 0 0
Army Arizona Fort Huachuca FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER (DESIGN) 0 0 1,500 0 0
Army Arizona Yuma Proving Ground IMPROVE RANGE ROAD (DESIGN) 0 0 1,000 0 0
Army Belgium SHAPE Headquarters YOUTH CENTER 45,000 0 0 0 45,000
Army California Fort Irwin TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER 44,000 0 0 0 44,000
Army California Military Ocean AMMUNITION HOLDING FACILITY 68,000 0 0 0 68,000
Terminal Concord
Army Florida Naval Air Station Key JOINT INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE- 0 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000
West SOUTH COMMAND AND CONTROL
FACILITY
Army Georgia Fort Eisenhower CYBER FACULTY OPERATIONS AND 0 0 6,100 0 0
AUDITORIUM FACILITY (DESIGN)
Army Georgia Fort Moore DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (DESIGN) 0 0 14,000 0 0
Army Georgia Fort Stewart BARRACKS (DESIGN) 0 0 5,600 8,000 8,000
Army Germany Hohenfels Training BARRACKS 61,000 0 0 0 61,000
Area
Army Germany Hohenfels Training COST TO COMPLETE--SIMULATIONS 35,000 0 0 0 35,000
Area CENTER
Army Germany U.S. Army Garrison BARRACKS 100,000 0 0 0 100,000
Ansbach
Army Germany U.S. Army Garrison BARRACKS 91,000 0 0 0 91,000
Ansbach
Army Germany U.S. Army Garrison OPERATIONAL READINESS TRAINING 0 0 12,856 12,856 12,856
Bavaria COMPLEX (ORTC) UNDERGROUND
ELECTRIC LINE
Army Germany U.S. Army Garrison CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 44,000 0 0 0 44,000
Wiesbaden
Army Guam Joint Region Marianas GDS BATTALION HEADQUARTERS 0 0 47,000 47,000 47,000
Army Guam Joint Region Marianas GDS ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION 0 0 23,000 23,000 23,000
Army Guam Joint Region Marianas GDS FORWARD OPERATING SITES 0 0 75,000 75,000 75,000
Army Hawaii Pohakuloa Training AIRFIELD OPERATIONS BUILDING 0 0 20,000 20,000 20,000
Area
Army Hawaii Wheeler Army Airfield AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 231,000 -195,000 -195,000 -195,000 36,000
Army Illinois Rock Island Arsenal CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) 0 0 1,320 0 0
Army Kentucky Fort Campbell AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (DESIGN) 0 0 3,000 0 0
Army Kentucky Fort Campbell AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 0 6,000 0 0
(DESIGN)
Army Kentucky Fort Campbell AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE PLUS RANGE 11,800 0 0 0 11,800
Army Kentucky Fort Campbell CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) 0 0 3,000 0 0
Army Kentucky Fort Campbell MODERNIZED HANGAR (DESIGN) 0 0 11,000 11,000 11,000
Army Kentucky Fort Knox SOLDIER SERVICES CENTER (DESIGN) 0 0 4,200 0 0
Army Louisiana Fort Johnson BARRACKS 117,000 -95,000 -117,000 -117,000 0
Army Louisiana Fort Johnson ROTATIONAL UNIT BILLETING AREA 0 0 6,300 50,000 50,000
Army Maryland Fort Meade CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 46,000 0 0 0 46,000
Army Michigan Detroit Arsenal MANNED/UNMANNED TACTICAL VEHICLE 37,000 0 0 0 37,000
LAB
Army Missouri Fort Leonard Wood ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING 144,000 -24,000 -24,000 -24,000 120,000
BARRACKS COMPLEX, PHASE 2
Army New York Fort Drum AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 0 9,800 9,800 9,800
ADDITION, WASH RACK AND PAINT
BOOTH (DESIGN)
Army New York Fort Drum ARMY COMBAT FITNESS TESTING 0 0 8,300 0 0
FACILITY FIELD HOUSE (DESIGN)
Army New York Fort Drum AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE RANGE 0 0 2,300 0 0
(DESIGN)
Army New York Fort Drum FIELD ARTILLERY VEHICLE STORAGE 0 0 830 830 830
SHEDS (DESIGN)
Army New York Fort Drum ORTC PHASE II, ENLISTED TRANSIENT 0 0 6,100 6,100 6,100
TRAINING BARRACKS (DESIGN)
Army New York Watervliet Arsenal FIRE STATION 53,000 0 0 0 53,000
Army New York Wheeler-Sack Army FIRE STATION 3 (DESIGN) 0 0 2,900 2,900 2,900
Airfield
Army North Carolina Fort Liberty CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 39,000 0 -39,000 -39,000 0
Army Oklahoma McAlester Army AMMUNITION DEMOLITION FACILITY 0 0 74,000 74,000 74,000
Ammunition Plant
Army Pennsylvania Letterkenny Army Depot COMPONENT REBUILD SHOP (INC 1) 90,000 -45,000 -45,000 -45,000 45,000
Army Pennsylvania Letterkenny Army Depot MISSILE/MUNITIONS DISTRIBUTION 62,000 0 0 0 62,000
FACILITY
Army South Carolina Fort Jackson CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) 0 0 4,915 0 0
Army Texas Fort Bliss COST TO COMPLETE--RAIL YARD 44,000 0 0 0 44,000
Army Texas Fort Cavazos MOTOR POOL #70 0 69,000 69,000 69,000 69,000
Army Texas Fort Cavazos MOTOR POOL #71 0 78,000 78,000 78,000 78,000
Army Texas Red River Army Depot VEHICLE PAINT SHOP 34,000 0 0 0 34,000
Army Virginia Joint Base Myer- BARRACKS 180,000 0 0 0 180,000
Henderson Hall
Army Virginia Joint Base Myer- HORSE FARM LAND ACQUISITION 8,500 -8,500 -8,500 -8,500 0
Henderson Hall
Army Washington Joint Base Lewis- BARRACKS 161,000 -121,000 -124,000 -124,000 37,000
McChord
Army Washington Joint Base Lewis- FIRE STATION (DESIGN) 0 0 2,900 4,940 4,940
McChord
Army Washington Joint Base Lewis- SUPPLY SUPPORT ACTIVITY 31,000 0 0 0 31,000
McChord
Army Worldwide Unspecified Design--Milcon DEFERRED MILCON & RM (DESIGN) 0 0 47,650 47,650 47,650
Barracks Planning
Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN 273,727 10,000 0 0 273,727
Locations
Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide EDI: MINOR CONSTRUCTION 14,519 0 0 0 14,519
Locations
Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide HOST NATION SUPPORT 25,000 0 0 0 25,000
Locations
Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide PDI: DESIGN 26,011 0 0 0 26,011
Locations
Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide PDI: INDOPACOM MINOR CONSTRUCTION 66,600 0 0 0 66,600
Locations PILOT
Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide PDI: MINOR CONSTRUCTION 8,000 0 0 0 8,000
Locations
Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING (DESIGN) 0 50,000 0 50,000 50,000
Locations
Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 97,000 25,000 0 41,624 138,624
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Army 2,311,157 -161,200 104,071 174,500 2,485,657
........................ ...................... ..................................
NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Navy & Marine Corps Arizona Marine Corps Air IAP RUNWAY EXTENSION (DESIGN) 0 0 10,237 0 0
Station Yuma
Navy & Marine Corps Arizona Marine Corps Air WATER TREATMENT PLANT 0 0 50,000 10,000 10,000
Station Yuma
Navy & Marine Corps Australia Royal Australian Air PDI: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 117,380 -85,000 -85,000 -85,000 32,380
Force Base Darwin
Navy & Marine Corps Australia Royal Australian Air PDI: MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FACILITY 62,320 0 0 0 62,320
Force Base Darwin
Navy & Marine Corps El Salvador Cooperative Security HANGAR AND RAMP EXTENSION 0 0 0 28,000 28,000
Location Comalapa
Navy & Marine Corps Federated States of Yap International PORT & HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS 0 0 709,086 50,000 50,000
Micronesia Airport
Navy & Marine Corps Florida Cape Canaveral Space ENGINEERING TEST FACILITY 221,060 -140,000 -149,000 -149,000 72,060
Force Station
Navy & Marine Corps Florida Marine Corps Support COMMUNICATIONS CENTER & 0 10,179 0 4,300 4,300
Facility Blount INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES (DESIGN)
Island Command
Navy & Marine Corps Florida Naval Air Station CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) 0 6,871 0 6,900 6,900
Jacksonville
Navy & Marine Corps Florida Naval Air Station F35 AIRCRAFT ENGINE REPAIR 0 35,701 0 13,737 13,737
Jacksonville FACILITY (DESIGN)
Navy & Marine Corps Florida Naval Air Station HURRICANE RESTORATION CONSOLIDATED 0 16,448 0 10,600 10,600
Pensacola A SCHOOL DORM (DESIGN)
Navy & Marine Corps Florida Naval Air Station ADVANCED HELICOPTER TRAINING 0 98,505 0 0 0
Whiting Field SYSTEM HANGAR (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Florida Naval Air Station CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) 0 0 3,043 4,140 4,140
Whiting Field
Navy & Marine Corps Florida Naval Station Mayport WATERFRONT EMERGENCY POWER 0 13,065 0 13,700 13,700
(DESIGN)
Navy & Marine Corps Georgia Naval Submarine Base TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY EXPANSION 115,000 0 0 0 115,000
Kings Bay (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Guam Andersen Air Force HSC-25 HANGAR REPLACEMENT FACILITY 0 0 125,000 50,000 50,000
Base 2641
Navy & Marine Corps Guam Andersen Air Force PDI: YOUTH CENTER 78,730 0 0 0 78,730
Base
Navy & Marine Corps Guam Joint Region Marianas JOINT COMMUNICATION UPGRADE 0 0 166,170 0 0
Navy & Marine Corps Guam Joint Region Marianas JOINT CONSOLIDATED COMM CENTER 0 0 196,400 0 0
Navy & Marine Corps Guam Joint Region Marianas PDI: EARTH COVERED MAGAZINES 107,439 -30,000 -65,000 -65,000 42,439
Navy & Marine Corps Guam Joint Region Marianas SATELLITE COMM CENTER 0 0 307,000 0 0
Navy & Marine Corps Guam Naval Base Guam PDI: DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS III 0 140,000 0 100,000 100,000
Navy & Marine Corps Hawaii Joint Base Pearl DRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT (INC) 1,199,000 0 72,000 0 1,199,000
Harbor-Hickam
Navy & Marine Corps Hawaii Joint Base Pearl WATER TREATMENT PLANT 0 90,000 75,000 75,000 75,000
Harbor-Hickam
Navy & Marine Corps Hawaii Joint Base Pearl WATERFRONT PRODUCTION FACILITY 0 0 105,000 0 0
Harbor-Hickam (DESIGN)
Navy & Marine Corps Hawaii Marine Corps Base AIRCRAFT HANGAR & PARKING APRON 203,520 -170,000 -170,000 -170,000 33,520
Kaneohe Bay
Navy & Marine Corps Hawaii Marine Corps Base AIRCRAFT REFUEL PIT 0 0 17,000 0 0
Kaneohe Bay
Navy & Marine Corps Hawaii Marine Corps Base ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION 0 0 94,250 15,000 15,000
Kaneohe Bay MODERNIZATION
Navy & Marine Corps Hawaii Marine Corps Base MAIN GATE ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY 0 0 64,100 0 0
Kaneohe Bay
Navy & Marine Corps Hawaii Naval Ammunition Depot HIGH EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINES 0 0 104,870 0 0
West Loch
Navy & Marine Corps Maine Portsmouth Naval MULTI-MISSION DRY DOCK #1 400,578 0 -65,000 0 400,578
Shipyard EXTENSION (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Maryland Naval Surface Warfare CONTAINED BURN FACILITY 0 0 50,000 10,000 10,000
Center Indian Head
Navy & Marine Corps Nevada Naval Air Station RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX 0 0 45,000 45,000 45,000
Fallon IMPROVEMENTS
Navy & Marine Corps Nevada Naval Air Station TRAINING RANGE LAND ACQUISITION, 48,300 0 0 0 48,300
Fallon PHASE 2
Navy & Marine Corps North Carolina Marine Corps Air AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 213,520 -140,000 -148,000 -160,000 53,520
Station Cherry Point
Navy & Marine Corps North Carolina Marine Corps Air COMPOSITE REPAIR FACILITY 114,020 -90,000 -94,000 -94,000 20,020
Station Cherry Point
Navy & Marine Corps North Carolina Marine Corps Air F-35 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINMENT CENTER 50,000 0 0 0 50,000
Station Cherry Point (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Palau Koror, Port of Malakal HARBOR WHARF IMPROVEMENTS 0 0 583,137 50,000 50,000
Navy & Marine Corps Virginia Joint Expeditionary CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) 0 2,751 0 2,751 2,751
Base Little Creek-
Fort Story
Navy & Marine Corps Virginia Marine Corps Base CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) 0 0 5,681 5,681 5,681
Quantico
Navy & Marine Corps Virginia Naval Air Station CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) 0 4,080 0 4,080 4,080
Oceana
Navy & Marine Corps Virginia Naval Air Station UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING (DESIGN) 0 15,930 7,323 16,000 16,000
Oceana
Navy & Marine Corps Virginia Naval Station Norfolk CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) 0 0 1,200 1,200 1,200
Navy & Marine Corps Virginia Naval Weapons Station CONTAINERIZED LONG WEAPONS STORAGE 52,610 0 0 0 52,610
Yorktown MAGAZINE
Navy & Marine Corps Virginia Naval Weapons Station CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE TEST 47,130 0 0 0 47,130
Yorktown FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps Virginia Naval Weapons Station CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE WEAPONS 52,110 0 0 0 52,110
Yorktown MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS & STORAGE
FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps Virginia Norfolk Naval Shipyard DRY DOCK 3 MODERNIZATION (INC) 54,366 0 0 -44,366 10,000
Navy & Marine Corps Washington Naval Base Kitsap- LAUNCHER EQUIPMENT PROCESSING 200,550 -155,000 -165,000 -165,000 35,550
Bangor BUILDING
Navy & Marine Corps Washington Puget Sound Naval CVN 78 AIRCRAFT CARRIER ELECTRIC 182,200 -155,000 -156,000 -156,000 26,200
Shipyard UPGRADES
Navy & Marine Corps Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN 797,446 10,000 0 0 797,446
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (BARRACKS) 0 0 61,000 61,000 61,000
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DPRI UNSPECIFIED MINOR 21,302 10,000 0 10,000 31,302
Locations CONSTRUCTION
Navy & Marine Corps Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING (DESIGN) 0 50,000 0 50,000 50,000
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 202,318 25,000 0 0 202,318
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps 4,540,899 -436,470 1,755,497 -451,277 4,089,622
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AIR FORCE
Air Force Alaska Joint Base Elmendorf- CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS COMPLEX 0 0 16,000 16,000 16,000
Richardson (DESIGN)
Air Force Alaska Joint Base Elmendorf- JOINT INTEGRATED TEST AND TRAINING 126,000 0 0 0 126,000
Richardson CTR (INC)
Air Force Arkansas Ebbing Air National ACADEMIC TRAINING CENTER, FOREIGN 0 73,000 74,000 74,000 74,000
Guard Base MILITARY TRAINING
Air Force California Beale Air Force Base MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS COMPLEX 0 55,000 148,000 55,000 55,000
Air Force California Vandenberg Space Force GBSD RE-ENTRY VEHICLE FACILITY 110,000 -60,000 -65,000 -65,000 45,000
Base
Air Force California Vandenberg Space Force SENTINEL AETC FORMAL TRAINING UNIT 167,000 -75,000 -77,000 -77,000 90,000
Base
Air Force Colorado Buckley Space Force POWER INDEPENDENCE 0 57,611 60,000 68,000 68,000
Base
Air Force Colorado United States Air AERONAUTICS LABORATORY (DESIGN) 0 0 1,850 0 0
Force Academy
Air Force Denmark Royal Danish Air Force EDI: DABS-FEV STORAGE 110,000 -85,000 -85,000 -85,000 25,000
Base Karup
Air Force District of Columbia Joint Base Anacostia- LARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION 0 0 50,000 50,000 50,000
Bolling
Air Force Federated States of Yap International AIRFIELD PAVEMENT UPGRADES 0 0 50,000 50,000 50,000
Micronesia Airport
Air Force Federated States of Yap International IAP RUNWAY EXTENSION 0 0 50,000 50,000 50,000
Micronesia Airport
Air Force Federated States of Yap International PDI: RUNWAY EXTENSION (INC) 96,000 0 0 0 96,000
Micronesia Airport
Air Force Florida Cape Canaveral Space INSTALL WASTEWATER MAIN, ICBM ROAD 0 11,400 0 0 0
Force Station
Air Force Florida Eglin Air Force Base ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM 0 16,900 10,000 10,000 10,000
OPERATIONS SUPERIORITY COMPLEX
(DESIGN)
Air Force Florida Eglin Air Force Base HYPERSONICS CENTER FOR BLAST, 0 9,600 0 0 0
LETHALITY, AND COUPLE KINETICS
FOCUSED RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
FACILITIES (DESIGN)
Air Force Florida Eglin Air Force Base LRSO HARDWARE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 8,400 0 0 0 8,400
TEST FACILITY
Air Force Florida Eglin Air Force Base WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION 0 49,800 0 0 0
CENTER (DESIGN)
Air Force Florida Tyndall Air Force Base FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION 0 0 48,000 48,000 48,000
Air Force Georgia Robins Air Force Base BATTLE MANAGEMENT COMBINED OPS 64,000 0 0 0 64,000
COMPLEX (INC)
Air Force Germany Ramstein Air Base AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION COMPOUND 0 0 22,000 22,000 22,000
Air Force Idaho Mountain Home Air CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 40,000 0 0 0 40,000
Force Base
Air Force Japan Kadena Air Base COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (DESIGN) 0 0 0 9,000 9,000
Air Force Japan Kadena Air Base PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION CONTROL 132,700 0 -75,000 -75,000 57,700
CTR (INC 3)
Air Force Louisiana Barksdale Air Force ADAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000
Base
Air Force Massachusetts Hanscom Air Force Base MIT-LL/ENGINEERING AND PROTOTYPE 76,000 0 0 0 76,000
FACILITY (INC)
Air Force Mississippi Keesler Air Force Base AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER 0 0 25,000 25,000 25,000
Air Force Montana Malmstrom Air Force GBSD COMMERCIAL ENTRANCE CONTROL 20,000 0 0 0 20,000
Base FACILITY
Air Force Montana Malmstrom Air Force WEAPONS STORAGE & MAINTENANCE 238,000 0 0 0 238,000
Base FACILITY (INC)
Air Force Nebraska Offutt Air Force Base CONSOLIDATED TRAINING COMPLEX/ 0 0 6,000 6,000 6,000
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
(DESIGN)
Air Force North Carolina Seymour Johnson Air COMBAT ARMS TRAINING AND 0 41,000 41,000 41,000 41,000
Force Base MAINTENANCE COMPLEX
Air Force North Dakota Grand Forks Air Force RUNWAY (DESIGN) 0 0 1,900 1,900 1,900
Base
Air Force Norway Royal Norwegian Air COST TO COMPLETE--DAVS-FEV STORAGE 0 8,000 0 8,000 8,000
Force Base Rygge
Air Force Norway Royal Norwegian Air COST TO COMPLETE--MUNITIONS 0 8,000 0 8,000 8,000
Force Base Rygge STORAGE AREA
Air Force Ohio Wright-Patterson Air ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH 0 9,000 0 9,200 9,200
Force Base LABORATORY--C2A (DESIGN)
Air Force Ohio Wright-Patterson Air HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER 0 45,000 0 0 0
Force Base LABORATORY
Air Force Ohio Wright-Patterson Air RUNWAY (DESIGN) 0 0 15,000 0 0
Force Base
Air Force Ohio Wright-Patterson Air SPACE FORCE INTELLIGENCE CENTER 0 0 1,900 1,900 1,900
Force Base (DESIGN)
Air Force Oregon Mountain Home Air HOMELAND DEFENSE OVER-THE-HORIZON 198,000 0 0 0 198,000
Force Base RADAR (INC)
Air Force Palau Palau COST TO COMPLETE--PDI: TACMOR 0 20,000 0 20,000 20,000
UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPPORT
Air Force South Dakota Ellsworth Air Force B-21 ADAL SQUADRON OPERATIONS 44,000 0 0 0 44,000
Base
Air Force South Dakota Ellsworth Air Force B-21 EAST ALERT APRON 79,000 0 0 0 79,000
Base ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHELTERS
Air Force South Dakota Ellsworth Air Force B-21 NORTH ENVIRONMENTAL 54,000 0 0 0 54,000
Base PROTECTION SHELTERS (60 ROW)
Air Force South Dakota Ellsworth Air Force B-21 WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITY 105,000 0 0 0 105,000
Base (INC)
Air Force Spain Moron Air Base COST TO COMPLETE--EDI: MUNITIONS 0 7,000 0 7,000 7,000
STORAGE AREA
Air Force Spain Naval Station Rota NATO STRATEGIC AIRLIFT HANGAR 15,200 0 0 0 15,200
Air Force Tennessee Arnold Air Force Base ADD/ALTERTEST CELL DELIVERY BAY, 0 21,400 0 0 0
B880
Air Force Tennessee Arnold Air Force Base COOLING WATER EXPANSION (DESIGN) 0 5,500 0 0 0
Air Force Texas Dyess Air Force Base B-21 LRS FUELS ADMINISTRATIVE 12,800 0 0 0 12,800
LABORATORY
Air Force Texas Dyess Air Force Base B-21 REFUELER TRUCK YARD 18,500 0 0 0 18,500
Air Force Texas Joint Base San Antonio- BMT-CLASSROOM/DINING FACILITY 4 0 50,000 215,000 60,000 60,000
Lackland
Air Force Texas Joint Base San Antonio- METC--BARRACKS/SHIPS/DORMS #1 77,000 0 0 0 77,000
Sam Houston (INC)
Air Force Texas Laughlin Air Force T-7A GROUND BASED TRAINING SYSTEM 38,000 0 0 0 38,000
Base FACILITY
Air Force Texas Laughlin Air Force T-7A UNITY MAINTENANCE TRAINING 18,000 0 0 0 18,000
Base FACILITY
Air Force United Kingdom Royal Air Force COST TO COMPLETE--EDI RADR STORAGE 0 20,500 0 20,500 20,500
Fairford FACILITY
Air Force United Kingdom Royal Air Force COST TO COMPLETE--EDI RADR STORAGE 0 15,000 0 15,000 15,000
Lakenheath FACILITY
Air Force United Kingdom Royal Air Force SURETY: BARRIER SYSTEMS 185,000 0 -180,000 -180,000 5,000
Lakenheath
Air Force United Kingdom Royal Air Force SOW CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE 51,000 0 0 0 51,000
Mildenhall
Air Force Unspecified Unspecified SAOC (DESIGN) 0 0 158,200 158,200 158,200
Air Force Utah Hill Air Force Base COST TO COMPLETE--F-35 T-7A EAST 0 28,000 0 28,000 28,000
CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE
Air Force Utah Hill Air Force Base T-7A DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMPLEX 50,000 0 0 0 50,000
(INC)
Air Force Virginia Joint Base Langley- DORMITORY 81,000 0 0 0 81,000
Eustis
Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN 439,926 10,000 0 0 439,926
Locations
Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (INDOPACOM) 0 0 117,590 117,590 117,590
Locations
Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING (DESIGN) 0 50,000 0 50,000 50,000
Locations
Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 129,600 25,000 0 0 129,600
Locations
Air Force Wyoming F.E. Warren Air Force GBSD CONSOLIDATED MAINTENANCE 194,000 -140,000 -144,000 -144,000 50,000
Base FACILITY
Air Force Wyoming F.E. Warren Air Force GBSD LAND ACQUISITION, PHASE 2 139,000 -75,000 -80,000 -80,000 59,000
Base
Air Force Wyoming F.E. Warren Air Force GBSD UTILITY CORRIDOR (INC) 70,000 0 0 0 70,000
Base
Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force 3,187,126 223,711 427,440 345,290 3,532,416
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DEFENSE-WIDE
Defense-Wide Alabama Anniston Army Depot GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE (DESIGN) 0 3,420 0 3,420 3,420
Defense-Wide Alabama Anniston Army Depot POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID 0 56,450 56,450 56,450 56,450
Defense-Wide Alabama Anniston Army Depot SMALL ARMS WAREHOUSE (DESIGN) 0 14,500 0 14,500 14,500
Defense-Wide Alabama Redstone Arsenal GROUND TEST FACILITY 80,000 0 0 -40,000 40,000
INFRASTRUCTURE (INC)
Defense-Wide Alaska Eielson Air Force Base FUELS OPERATIONS & LAB FACILITY 14,000 0 0 0 14,000
Defense-Wide Alaska Joint Base Elmendorf- FUEL FACILITIES 55,000 0 0 0 55,000
Richardson
Defense-Wide Arizona U.S. Army Garrison SOF MILITARY FREE FALL ADVANCED 62,000 0 0 2,000 64,000
Yuma Proving Grounds TRAIN COMPLEX
Defense-Wide Bahrain Naval Support Activity GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC 0 15,330 15,330 15,330 15,330
Bahrain SYSTEM
Defense-Wide California Marine Corps Base Camp AMBULATORY CARE CENTER ADD/ALT 26,440 0 0 1,136 27,576
Pendleton (AREA 53)
Defense-Wide California Marine Corps Base Camp AMBULATORY CARE CENTER ADD/ALT 24,930 0 0 5,579 30,509
Pendleton (AREA 62)
Defense-Wide California Marine Corps Base Camp AMBULATORY CARE CENTER REPLACEMENT 45,040 0 0 3,051 48,091
Pendleton (AREA 22)
Defense-Wide California Marine Corps Mountain FUEL FACILITIES 19,300 0 0 0 19,300
Warfare Training
Center
Defense-Wide California Naval Base Coronado SOF OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY, 51,000 0 -51,000 -51,000 0
PHASE 2
Defense-Wide Colorado Fort Carson AMBULATORY CARE CENTER REPLACEMENT 41,000 0 0 20,359 61,359
Defense-Wide Cuba Naval Station AMBULATORY CARE CENTER REPLACEMENT 96,829 0 0 0 96,829
Guantanamo Bay (INC 2)
Defense-Wide Delaware Major Joseph R. MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 22,050 22,050 22,050 22,050
``Beau'' Biden III
National Guard/
Reserve Center
Defense-Wide Florida Hurlburt Field SOF AFSOC OPERATIONS FACILITY 14,000 0 0 0 14,000
Defense-Wide Georgia Hunter Army Airfield SOF CONSOLIDATED RIGGING FACILITY 47,000 0 0 0 47,000
Defense-Wide Georgia Hunter Army Airfield SOF MILITARY WORKING DOG KENNEL 16,800 0 0 500 17,300
FACILITY
Defense-Wide Germany Spangdahlem Air Base COST TO COMPLETE--SPANGDAHLEM 6,500 0 0 0 6,500
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPLACEMENT
Defense-Wide Greece Naval Support Activity ADVANCED MICROGRID 0 42,500 42,500 42,500 42,500
Souda Bay
Defense-Wide Guam Joint Region Marianas GUAM HIGH SCHOOL TEMPORARY 26,000 0 0 0 26,000
FACILITIES
Defense-Wide Guam Joint Region Marianas PDI: GDS, COMMAND CENTER (INC) 187,212 0 0 -40,000 147,212
Defense-Wide Guam Joint Region Marianas PDI: GDS, EIAMD, PHASE 1 (INC) 278,267 0 0 -40,000 238,267
Defense-Wide Hawaii Joint Base Pearl FY20 500 KW PV COVERED PARKING EV 0 0 12,813 16,300 16,300
Harbor-Hickam CHARGING STATION
Defense-Wide Illinois Rock Island Arsenal POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID 0 70,480 70,480 73,470 73,470
Defense-Wide Indiana Camp Atterbury- POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID 0 39,180 39,180 39,180 39,180
Muscatatuck
Defense-Wide Italy Naval Air Station MICROGRID CONTROL SYSTEMS 0 13,470 13,470 13,470 13,470
Sigonella
Defense-Wide Japan Camp Fuji MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 45,870 45,870 45,870 45,870
Defense-Wide Japan Fleet Activities KINNICK HIGH SCHOOL (INC) 40,386 0 0 0 40,386
Yokosuka
Defense-Wide Japan Marine Corps Air MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER, 0 0 48,570 0 0
Station Iwakuni NATURAL GAS PLANT
Defense-Wide Japan Marine Corps Air MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER, SOLAR 0 0 40,830 0 0
Station Iwakuni PV AND BESS
Defense-Wide Japan Marine Corps Base Camp MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 0 86,180 0 0
Smedley D. Butler
Defense-Wide Japan Marine Corps Base Camp KUBASAKI HIGH SCHOOL 160,000 -130,000 -13,000 -130,000 30,000
Smedley D. Butler
Defense-Wide Japan Marine Corps Base Camp MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER, CAMP 0 0 57,570 0 0
Smedley D. Butler COURTNEY
Defense-Wide Korea Kunsan Air Base AMBULATORY CARE CENTER REPLACEMENT 64,942 0 0 0 64,942
Defense-Wide Maine Portsmouth Naval POWER PLANT RESILIENCY 0 28,700 28,700 28,700 28,700
Shipyard IMPROVEMENTS
Defense-Wide Maryland Aberdeen Proving POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID 0 30,730 30,730 34,400 34,400
Ground
Defense-Wide Maryland Fort Meade NSAW EAST CAMPUS BUILDING #5 (INC 265,000 0 0 0 265,000
2)
Defense-Wide Maryland Joint Base Andrews AMBULATORY CARE CENTER (INC) 15,040 0 0 6,942 21,982
Defense-Wide Maryland Joint Base Andrews MICROGRID WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLE 0 17,920 17,920 17,920 17,920
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
Defense-Wide Maryland Walter Reed National MEDCEN ADDITION/ALTERATION (INC 8) 77,651 0 0 0 77,651
Military Medical
Center
Defense-Wide Mississippi Key Field UPGRADED FUEL HYDRANT SYSTEM 0 0 1,000 1,000 1,000
(DESIGN)
Defense-Wide Missouri Whiteman Air Force FLIGHTLINE FUELING FACILITIES 19,500 0 0 0 19,500
Base
Defense-Wide New Jersey Joint Base McGuire-Dix- MICROGRID WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLE 0 17,730 17,730 19,500 19,500
Lakehurst CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
Defense-Wide New Jersey National Guard MICROGRID, BATTERY STORAGE AND 0 0 25,300 40,000 40,000
Training Center Sea UNDERGOUND ELECTRICIAL UTILITY
Girt
Defense-Wide North Carolina Fort Liberty SOF ARMS ROOM ADDITION 11,800 0 0 1,200 13,000
Defense-Wide North Carolina Fort Liberty SOF CAMP MACKALL COMPANY 0 0 30,000 34,000 34,000
OPERATIONS FACILITIES
Defense-Wide North Carolina Marine Corps Base Camp SOF ARMORY 25,400 0 0 2,100 27,500
Lejeune
Defense-Wide North Carolina Marine Corps Base Camp SOF INFORMATION MANEUVER FACILITY 0 0 57,000 57,000 57,000
Lejeune
Defense-Wide Ohio Wright-Patterson Air DISTRICT COOLING PLANT 0 53,000 53,000 53,000 53,000
Force Base
Defense-Wide Puerto Rico Fort Buchanan POTABLE WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM 0 0 20,100 0 0
Defense-Wide South Carolina Marine Corps Air FUEL PIER 31,500 0 0 0 31,500
Station Beaufort
Defense-Wide South Carolina Marine Corps Recruit AMBULATORY CARE CLINIC REPLACEMENT 72,050 0 0 0 72,050
Depot Parris Island (DENTAL)
Defense-Wide Texas Naval Air Station GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE 79,300 0 0 0 79,300
Corpus Christi
Defense-Wide Texas NSA Texas CRYPTOLOGIC CENTER (INC) 152,000 0 0 -152,000 0
Defense-Wide United Kingdom Royal Air Force LAKENHEATH HIGH SCHOOL 153,000 0 -145,000 -145,000 8,000
Lakenheath
Defense-Wide Virginia Fort Belvoir DEFENSE HEALTH HEADQUARTERS 225,000 0 0 -225,000 0
Defense-Wide Virginia Joint Expeditionary SOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TRAINING 32,000 0 0 3,000 35,000
Base Little Creek- CENTER
Fort Story
Defense-Wide Virginia Pentagon METRO ENTRANCE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS 36,800 0 0 0 36,800
CONTROL POINT
Defense-Wide Washington Joint Base Lewis- POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID 0 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
McChord--Gray Army
Airfield
Defense-Wide Washington Naval Air Station HYDRANT FUELING SYSTEM 54,000 0 0 0 54,000
Whidbey Island
Defense-Wide Washington Naval Base Kitsap MICROGRID 0 0 77,270 77,270 77,270
Defense-Wide Washington Naval Magazine Indian BACKUP POWER AND MICROGRID 0 39,490 39,490 39,490 39,490
Island
Defense-Wide Washington Naval Magazine Indian MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 0 37,770 0 0
Island
Defense-Wide Washington Naval Undersea Warfare SOF COLDWATER TRAINING/AUSTERE 35,000 0 -35,000 -35,000 0
Center Keyport ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide COST TO COMPLETE--ERCIP 0 103,100 103,100 103,100 103,100
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DEFENSE-WIDE) 26,081 0 0 0 26,081
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DHA) 46,751 0 0 0 46,751
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DLA) 105,000 0 0 0 105,000
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DODEA) 7,501 0 0 0 7,501
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (MDA) 4,745 0 0 0 4,745
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (NSA) 41,928 0 0 0 41,928
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (SOCOM) 35,495 0 0 0 35,495
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (TJS) 1,964 0 0 0 1,964
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (WHS) 1,508 0 0 0 1,508
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION 636,000 -636,000 -636,000 -636,000 0
Locations INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide ERCIP DESIGN 96,238 0 0 0 96,238
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide EXERCISE RELATED MINOR 11,146 10,639 0 15,000 26,146
Locations CONSTRUCTION
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 3,000 5,000 0 0 3,000
Locations (DEFENSE-WIDE)
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 18,000 0 0 0 18,000
Locations (DHA)
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 13,333 0 0 0 13,333
Locations (DLA)
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 7,400 0 0 0 7,400
Locations (DODEA)
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 5,277 0 0 0 5,277
Locations (MDA)
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 6,000 0 0 0 6,000
Locations (NSA)
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 24,109 0 0 0 24,109
Locations (SOCOM)
Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide 3,733,163 -96,441 250,403 -545,213 3,187,950
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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Army National Guard Alaska Joint Base Elmendorf- NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 67,000 0 0 0 67,000
Richardson
Army National Guard Georgia Fort Eisenhower NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 0 3,264 0 0
(DESIGN)
Army National Guard Iowa Sioux City Armory NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 13,800 0 0 0 13,800
SHOP
Army National Guard Kentucky Fort Campbell NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 0 1,980 0 0
(DESIGN)
Army National Guard Kentucky Fort Campbell READINESS CENTER 0 0 18,000 18,000 18,000
Army National Guard Louisiana Abbeville NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 0 2,275 0 0
(DESIGN)
Army National Guard Louisiana Lafayette Readiness NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 33,000 0 0 0 33,000
Center
Army National Guard Maine Saco SOUTHERN MAINE READINESS CENTER 0 0 1,000 1,000 1,000
(DESIGN)
Army National Guard Michigan Detroit Olympia READINESS CENTER ADDITION/ 0 3,400 0 4,400 4,400
ALTERATION (DESIGN)
Army National Guard Mississippi Southaven Readiness NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 33,000 0 0 0 33,000
Center
Army National Guard Montana Malta Readiness Center NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 14,800 0 0 0 14,800
SHOP
Army National Guard Nevada Hawthorne Army Depot AUTOMATED QUALIFICATION/TRAINING 18,000 0 0 0 18,000
RANGE
Army National Guard New Jersey Vineland NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 23,000 0 0 0 23,000
SHOP
Army National Guard North Carolina Salisbury FLIGHT FACILITY (DESIGN) 0 0 6,300 0 0
Army National Guard Ohio Lima READINESS CENTER 0 0 26,000 26,000 26,000
Army National Guard Oklahoma Shawnee Readiness NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 29,000 0 0 0 29,000
Center
Army National Guard Pennsylvania Danville VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP (DESIGN) 0 0 3,400 0 0
Army National Guard Puerto Rico Gurabo Readiness NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 0 63,000 0 0 0
Center SHOP
Army National Guard Rhode Island North Kingstown COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 0 0 16,000 16,000
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Rhode Island Quonset State Airport COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 0 3,000 11,000 11,000
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Utah Nephi Readiness Center NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 20,000 0 0 0 20,000
SHOP
Army National Guard Washington Camp Murray NATIONAL GUARD/RESERVE CENTER 40,000 0 0 0 40,000
BUILDING
Army National Guard Wisconsin Rapids NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 0 3,800 3,800 3,800
(DESIGN)
Army National Guard Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN 25,529 0 57,600 15,000 40,529
Locations
Army National Guard Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 45,000 20,000 47,433 20,000 65,000
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard 362,129 86,400 174,052 115,200 477,329
........................ ...................... ..................................
ARMY RESERVE
Army Reserve California Bell ARMY RESERVE TRAINING CENTER 0 55,000 0 0 0
Army Reserve California Camp Parks ADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING BARRACKS 42,000 0 0 0 42,000
Army Reserve Georgia Dobbins Air Reserve ARMY RESERVE CENTER 78,000 0 0 0 78,000
Base
Army Reserve Kentucky Fort Knox AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY 0 70,000 57,000 57,000 57,000
Army Reserve Massachusetts Devens Reserve Forces COLLECTIVE TRAINING ENLISTED 0 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000
Training Area BARRACKS
Army Reserve New Jersey Joint Base McGuire-Dix- VERTICAL SKILLS FACILITY 16,000 0 0 0 16,000
Lakehurst
Army Reserve Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY 22,000 0 0 0 22,000
EQUIPMENT
Army Reserve Puerto Rico Fort Buchanan ADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING BARRACKS 39,000 0 0 0 39,000
Army Reserve Virginia Richmond AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY/ 23,000 0 0 0 23,000
VMS
Army Reserve Wisconsin Andrew Miller Army VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP (DESIGN) 0 0 1,600 0 0
Reserve Center
Army Reserve Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN 31,508 0 0 0 31,508
Locations
Army Reserve Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 3,524 10,000 0 0 3,524
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve 255,032 174,000 97,600 96,000 351,032
........................ ...................... ..................................
NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE
Navy Reserve & Marine Texas Naval Air Station WHOLE HANGAR REPAIR 0 75,000 75,000 10,000 10,000
Corps Reserve Joint Reserve Base
Fort Worth
Navy Reserve & Marine Washington Joint Base Lewis- PARACHUTE SURVIVAL TRAINING 26,610 0 0 0 26,610
Corps Reserve McChord FACILITY
Navy Reserve & Marine Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MCNR DESIGN 663 0 0 0 663
Corps Reserve Locations
Navy Reserve & Marine Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 0 10,000 0 0 0
Corps Reserve Locations
Navy Reserve & Marine Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide USMCR DESIGN 2,556 0 0 0 2,556
Corps Reserve Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve 29,829 85,000 75,000 10,000 39,829
........................ ...................... ..................................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Air National Guard Alaska Joint Base Elmendorf- BASE SUPPLY COMPLEX 0 0 44,000 0 0
Richardson
Air National Guard Alaska Joint Base Elmendorf- COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER SIMULATOR 19,300 0 0 0 19,300
Richardson
Air National Guard Arizona Tucson International COST TO COMPLETE--BASE ENTRY 0 7,000 0 7,000 7,000
Airport COMPLEX
Air National Guard California Moffett Airfield COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER SIMULATOR 12,600 0 0 0 12,600
Air National Guard Colorado Buckley Space Force COST TO COMPLETE--CORROSION 0 4,000 0 4,000 4,000
Base CONTROL FACILITY
Air National Guard Florida Jacksonville F-35 CONSOLIDATED WEAPONS TRAINING 26,200 0 0 0 26,200
International Airport
Air National Guard Hawaii Joint Base Pearl SPACE CONTROL CENTER 36,600 0 0 0 36,600
Harbor-Hickam
Air National Guard Kentucky Louisville Muhammad RESPONSE FORCE WAREHOUSE (DESIGN) 0 0 2,100 0 0
Ali International
Airport
Air National Guard Maine Bangor International FUEL CELL HANGAR 0 0 48,000 48,000 48,000
Airport
Air National Guard Mississippi Key Field ADAL MAINTENANCE HANGAR & 0 0 5,600 5,600 5,600
CONSTRUCT AMU COMPLEX (DESIGN)
Air National Guard Mississippi Key Field BASE SUPPLY WAREHOUSE (DESIGN) 0 0 1,900 1,900 1,900
Air National Guard Mississippi Key Field CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR (DESIGN) 0 0 6,700 6,700 6,700
Air National Guard New Jersey Atlantic City F-16 MISSION TRAINING CENTER 18,000 0 0 0 18,000
International Airport
Air National Guard New York Francis S. Gabreski COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER SIMULATOR 14,000 0 0 0 14,000
Airport
Air National Guard Ohio Rickenbacker COST TO COMPLETE--SMALL ARMS RANGE 0 6,000 0 6,000 6,000
International Airport
Air National Guard Oregon Portland International COST TO COMPLETE--SPECIAL TACTICS 0 7,000 0 7,000 7,000
Airport COMPLEX - 1
Air National Guard Oregon Portland International COST TO COMPLETE--SPECIAL TACTICS 0 5,000 0 5,000 5,000
Airport COMPLEX - 2
Air National Guard Oregon Portland International COST TO COMPLETE--SPECIAL TACTICS 0 5,000 0 5,000 5,000
Airport COMPLEX - 3
Air National Guard Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY (DESIGN) 0 0 4,600 0 0
International Airport
Air National Guard Texas Fort Worth C-130J ADAL FUEL CELL BUILDING 13,100 0 0 0 13,100
1674
Air National Guard Washington Camp Murray NATIONAL GUARD/RESERVE CENTER (ANG 0 0 0 5,700 5,700
COST SHARE): MINOR CONSTRUCTION
Air National Guard West Virginia McLaughlin Air SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 0 0 3,200 0 0
National Guard Base (DESIGN)
Air National Guard Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN 10,792 0 0 0 10,792
Locations
Air National Guard Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 40,200 10,000 0 0 40,200
Locations
Air National Guard Wyoming Cheyenne Regional COST TO COMPLETE--CONSTRUCT VM & 0 4,000 0 4,000 4,000
Airport AGE COMPLEX
Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard 190,792 48,000 116,100 105,900 296,692
........................ ...................... ..................................
AIR FORCE RESERVE
Air Force Reserve Arizona Luke Air Force Base ADMINISTRATIVE AND STORAGE 0 0 420 0 0
BUILDING (DESIGN)
Air Force Reserve Delaware Dover Air Force Base 512TH OPERATIONS GROUP FACILITY 0 42,000 4,200 42,000 42,000
Air Force Reserve Georgia Dobbins Air Reserve SECURITY FORCES FACILITY 22,000 0 -22,000 -22,000 0
Base
Air Force Reserve Indiana Grissom Air Reserve INDOOR SMALL ARMS RANGE 21,000 0 0 0 21,000
Base
Air Force Reserve New York Niagara Falls Air TAXIWAY/RUNWAY (DESIGN) 0 0 6,600 6,600 6,600
Reserve Station
Air Force Reserve Ohio Youngstown Air Reserve FIRE STATION 25,000 0 0 0 25,000
Station
Air Force Reserve South Carolina Joint Base Charleston AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION FACILITY 0 0 33,000 33,000 33,000
Air Force Reserve Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN 562 0 9,000 9,000 9,562
Locations
Air Force Reserve Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 701 10,000 0 0 701
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve 69,263 52,000 31,220 68,600 137,863
........................ ...................... ..................................
NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
NATO Worldwide Unspecified NATO Security NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 433,864 0 30,000 30,000 463,864
Investment Program
Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program 433,864 0 30,000 30,000 463,864
........................ ...................... ..................................
INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND
MILCON, INDOPACOM Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide INDOPACOM MILCON PILOT 0 0 150,000 150,000 150,000
Locations
Subtotal INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM 0 0 150,000 150,000 150,000
........................ ...................... ..................................
TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 15,113,254 -25,000 3,211,383 99,000 15,212,254
........................ ...................... ..................................
FAMILY HOUSING
FAMILY HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
Fam Hsg Con, Army Belgium Chievres Air Base FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION 100,954 -50,000 -18,000 -18,000 82,954
(84 UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Army Georgia Fort Eisenhower MHPI RESTRUCTURE--FORT EISENHOWER 50,000 0 0 0 50,000
Fam Hsg Con, Army Germany U.S. Army Garrison FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 63,246 0 0 0 63,246
Rheinland-Pfalz CONSTRUCTION (54 UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Army Japan Sagamihara Family FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS 31,114 0 0 0 31,114
Housing Area CONSTRUCTION (35 UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide FAMILY HOUSING DESIGN 31,333 0 0 0 31,333
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army 276,647 -50,000 -18,000 -18,000 258,647
........................ ...................... ..................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS 18,065 0 0 0 18,065
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide LEASED HOUSING 129,703 0 0 0 129,703
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE 127,097 0 0 0 127,097
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT 62,060 0 0 0 62,060
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 69,579 0 0 0 69,579
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS 357 0 0 0 357
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES 8,273 0 0 0 8,273
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES 60,477 0 0 0 60,477
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Army 475,611 0 0 0 475,611
........................ ...................... ..................................
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Guam Andersen Air Force REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 10 93,112 0 0 -81,000 12,112
Marine Corps Base (42 UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Guam Joint Region Marianas REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 9 103,863 0 0 -75,000 28,863
Marine Corps (136 UNITS) (INC)
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS (64 35,438 0 0 0 35,438
Marine Corps Locations UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN 13,329 0 0 0 13,329
Marine Corps Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps 245,742 0 0 -156,000 89,742
........................ ...................... ..................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS 16,839 0 0 0 16,839
Marine Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 60,283 0 0 0 60,283
Marine Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide LEASING 67,412 0 0 0 67,412
Marine Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE 109,504 0 0 0 109,504
Marine Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT 61,240 0 0 0 61,240
Marine Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS 427 0 0 0 427
Marine Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES 17,332 0 0 0 17,332
Marine Corps Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES 44,180 0 0 0 44,180
Marine Corps Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps 377,217 0 0 0 377,217
........................ ...................... ..................................
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Alaska Joint Base Elmendorf- MHPI RESTRUCTURE--JBER PHASE III 120,000 0 0 0 120,000
Richardson
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Germany Ramstein Air Base CONSTRUCT 2 GOQ UNITS 4,350 0 0 0 4,350
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Germany Ramstein Air Base KMC 02--CONSTRUCT TWO CAR GARAGES 1,400 0 0 0 1,400
(5 UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Japan Yokota Air Base FAMILY HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS 8B WEST 26,242 0 0 0 26,242
(19 UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Japan Yokota Air Base FAMILY HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS 9, PHASE 39,000 0 0 0 39,000
2 (32 UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Texas Lackland Air Force MHPI RESTRUCTURE--LACKLAND 24,000 0 0 0 24,000
Base
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN 6,557 0 0 0 6,557
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force 221,549 0 0 0 221,549
........................ ...................... ..................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS 24,230 0 0 0 24,230
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 32,508 0 0 0 32,508
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide LEASING 6,278 0 0 0 6,278
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE 127,023 0 0 0 127,023
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT 71,384 0 0 0 71,384
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS 2,426 0 0 0 2,426
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES 12,446 0 0 0 12,446
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES 49,955 0 0 0 49,955
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Air Force 326,250 0 0 0 326,250
........................ ...................... ..................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS (DIA) 687 0 0 0 687
Wide Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS (NSA) 91 0 0 0 91
Wide Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide LEASING (DIA) 32,983 0 0 0 32,983
Wide Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide LEASING (NSA) 13,986 0 0 0 13,986
Wide Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE 36 0 0 0 36
Wide Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES (DIA) 4,358 0 0 0 4,358
Wide Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES (NSA) 15 0 0 0 15
Wide Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide 52,156 0 0 0 52,156
........................ ...................... ..................................
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Family Housing Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--FHIF 8,195 0 0 0 8,195
Improvement Fund Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund 8,195 0 0 0 8,195
........................ ...................... ..................................
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Unaccompanied Housing Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--UHIF 497 0 0 0 497
Improvement Fund Locations
Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 497 0 0 0 497
........................ ...................... ..................................
TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING 1,983,864 -50,000 -18,000 -174,000 1,809,864
DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT
AND CLOSURE
BASE REALIGNMENT AND
CLOSURE, ARMY
BRAC, Army Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE 212,556 25,000 0 25,000 237,556
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Army 212,556 25,000 0 25,000 237,556
........................ ...................... ..................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY
BRAC, Navy Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE 111,697 25,000 0 25,000 136,697
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Navy 111,697 25,000 0 25,000 136,697
........................ ...................... ..................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE
BRAC, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE 121,952 25,000 0 25,000 146,952
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force 121,952 25,000 0 25,000 146,952
........................ ...................... ..................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE
BRAC, Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide INT-4: DLA ACTIVITIES 1,756 0 0 0 1,756
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide 1,756 0 0 0 1,756
........................ ...................... ..................................
TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 447,961 75,000 0 75,000 522,961
........................ ...................... ..................................
TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC 17,545,079 0 3,193,383 0 17,545,079
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TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL
SECURITY PROGRAMS
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.
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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2025 House Senate Conference Conference
Program Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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Discretionary Summary by Appropriation
Energy and Water Development and Related
Agencies
Appropriation Summary:
Energy Programs
Nuclear Energy...................... 150,000 0 0 0 150,000
Atomic Energy Defense Activities
National Nuclear Security
Administration:
Weapons Activities................ 19,848,644 127,000 51,200 132,400 19,981,044
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.. 2,465,108 -20,000 -13,900 -14,000 2,451,108
Naval Reactors.................... 2,118,773 -120,000 -18,900 -150,000 1,968,773
Federal Salaries and Expenses..... 564,475 -25,000 2,700 -25,475 539,000
Total, National Nuclear Security 24,997,000 -38,000 21,100 -57,075 24,939,925
Administration.....................
Defense Environmental Cleanup....... 7,059,695 -40,000 -23,400 -54,065 7,005,630
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D...... 384,957 -384,957 -384,957 -384,957 0
Other Defense Activities............ 1,140,023 0 0 0 1,140,023
Total, Atomic Energy Defense 33,581,675 -462,957 -387,257 -496,097 33,085,578
Activities...........................
Total, Discretionary Funding.............. 33,731,675 -462,957 -387,257 -496,097 33,235,578
Nuclear Energy
Safeguards and security................. 150,000 0 0 0 150,000
Total, Nuclear Energy..................... 150,000 0 0 0 150,000
National Nuclear Security Administration
Weapons Activities
Stockpile management
Stockpile major modernization
B61-12 Life Extension Program....... 27,500 0 0 0 27,500
W88 Alteration program.............. 78,700 0 0 0 78,700
W80-4 Life extension program........ 1,164,750 0 0 0 1,164,750
W80-X ALT SLCM...................... 0 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000
Program increase.................. [70,000] [70,000]
W87-1 Modification Program.......... 1,096,033 0 0 0 1,096,033
W93................................. 455,776 0 0 0 455,776
B61-13.............................. 16,000 0 0 0 16,000
Subtotal, Stockpile major 2,838,759 70,000 70,000 70,000 2,908,759
modernization........................
Stockpile sustainment..................... 1,356,260 0 -2,200 0 1,356,260
B83 gravity bomb sustainment excess to [-2,200]
need...................................
Weapons dismantlement and disposition..... 54,100 -5,000 0 0 54,100
Program reduction....................... [-5,000]
Production operations..................... 816,567 0 0 0 816,567
Nuclear enterprise assurance.............. 75,002 0 0 0 75,002
Total, Stockpile management............. 5,140,688 65,000 67,800 70,000 5,210,688
Production Modernization
Primary Capability Modernization
Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Plutonium Operations. 984,611 0 0 0 984,611
21-D-512 Plutonium Pit 470,000 0 0 0 470,000
Production Project, LANL.......
15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestments 39,475 0 0 0 39,475
Project, Phase 3, LANL.........
Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium 1,494,086 0 0 0 1,494,086
Modernization....................
Savannah River Plutonium Modernization
Savannah River Plutonium 75,332 0 0 0 75,332
Operations.....................
21-D-511 Savannah River 1,200,000 0 0 0 1,200,000
Plutonium Processing Facility,
SRS............................
Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium 1,275,332 0 0 0 1,275,332
Modernization....................
Enterprise Plutonium Support.......... 121,964 0 0 0 121,964
Total, Plutonium Modernization.......... 2,891,382 0 0 0 2,891,382
High Explosives & Energetics
High Explosives & Energetics.... 115,675 16,000 0 16,000 131,675
High Explosives Binder--NNSA [16,000] [16,000]
UPL..........................
21-D-510 HE Synthesis, 0 20,000 0 20,000 20,000
Formulation, and Production, PX
Program increase.............. [20,000] [20,000]
15-D-301 HE Science & 15,000 0 0 0 15,000
Engineering Facility, PX.......
Subtotal, High Explosives & 130,675 36,000 0 36,000 166,675
Energetics.......................
Total, Primary Capability Modernization... 3,022,057 36,000 0 36,000 3,058,057
Secondary Capability Modernization
Secondary Capability Modernization...... 755,353 0 0 0 755,353
18-D-690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y- 260,000 0 0 0 260,000
12.....................................
06-D-141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y- 800,000 0 0 0 800,000
12.....................................
Total, Secondary Capability Modernization. 1,815,353 0 0 0 1,815,353
Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment
Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment. 661,738 0 0 0 661,738
Tritium Sustainment and Modernization... 0 0 0 0 0
Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium 661,738 0 0 0 661,738
Enrichment...............................
Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization...... 141,300 0 0 0 141,300
22-D-513 Power Sources Capability, SNL.. 50,000 0 0 0 50,000
Total, Non-Nuclear Capability 191,300 0 0 0 191,300
Modernization............................
Capability Based Investments.............. 153,244 0 0 0 153,244
Warhead Assembly Modernization............ 34,000 0 0 0 34,000
Total, Production Modernization......... 5,877,692 36,000 0 36,000 5,913,692
Stockpile research, technology, and
engineering
Assessment Science
Assessment Science.................. 834,250 0 -9,000 0 834,250
Unjustified growth................ [-9,000]
14-D-640 U1a Complex Enhancements 73,083 0 0 0 73,083
Project, NNSS......................
Total, Assessment Science............. 907,333 0 -9,000 0 907,333
Engineering and integrated assessments 418,000 0 0 0 418,000
Inertial confinement fusion........... 682,830 0 10,000 0 682,830
Program increase.................... [10,000]
Advanced simulation and computing..... 879,500 0 5,000 0 879,500
Program increase.................... [5,000]
Weapons technology and manufacturing 286,489 10,000 0 10,000 296,489
maturation...........................
High Explosives Binder--NNSA UPL.... [10,000] [10,000]
Academic programs..................... 128,188 -15,000 -8,000 -15,000 113,188
Unjustified growth.................. [-8,000] [-15,000]
Community Capacity Building Program. [-15,000]
Total, Stockpile research, technology, 3,302,340 -5,000 -2,000 -5,000 3,297,340
and engineering........................
Infrastructure and operations
Operating
Operations of facilities............ 1,305,000 0 0 0 1,305,000
Safety and Environmental Operations. 191,958 0 -10,000 0 191,958
Unjustified growth................ [-10,000]
Maintenance and Repair of Facilities 881,000 0 3,000 3,000 884,000
Program increase for Y-12 [3,000] [3,000]
maintenance backlog..............
Recapitalization.................... 778,408 0 0 0 778,408
Total, Operating...................... 3,156,366 0 -7,000 3,000 3,159,366
Mission enabling construction
23-D-517 Electrical Power Capacity 70,000 0 0 0 70,000
Upgrade, LANL......................
24-D-510 Analytic Gas Laboratory, PX 0 36,000 0 36,000 36,000
Program increase.................. [36,000] [36,000]
25-D-510 Plutonium Mission Safety & 48,500 0 0 0 48,500
Quality Building, LANL.............
25-D-511 PULSE New Access, NNSS..... 25,000 0 0 25,000
Total, Mission enabling construction.. 143,500 36,000 0 36,000 179,500
Total, Infrastructure and operations.... 3,299,866 36,000 -7,000 39,000 3,338,866
Secure transportation asset
Operations and equipment.............. 236,160 0 0 0 236,160
Program direction..................... 135,264 0 0 135,264
Total, Secure transportation asset...... 371,424 0 0 0 371,424
Defense nuclear security
Operations and maintenance............ 1,126,000 -5,000 0 0 1,126,000
Program decrease.................... [-5,000]
Construction:
17-D-710 West End Protected Area 54,000 0 0 0 54,000
Reduction Project, Y-12............
Subtotal, Construction................ 54,000 0 0 0 54,000
Total, Defense nuclear security......... 1,180,000 -5,000 0 0 1,180,000
Information technology and cybersecurity.. 646,000 0 -7,600 -7,600 638,400
Unjustified growth...................... [-7,600] [-7,600]
Legacy contractor pensions................ 30,634 0 0 0 30,634
Total, Weapons Activities................. 19,848,644 127,000 51,200 132,400 19,981,044
Adjustments
Use of prior year balances............ 0 0 0 0 0
Total, Adjustments........................ 0 0 0 0 0
Total, Weapons Activities................. 19,848,644 127,000 51,200 132,400 19,981,044
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Material Management and Minimization
Reactor conversion and uranium supply. 145,227 0 0 0 145,227
Nuclear material removal and 38,825 0 0 0 38,825
elimination..........................
Plutonium disposition................. 193,045 0 0 0 193,045
Total, Material Management and 377,097 0 0 0 377,097
Minimization...........................
Global Material Security
International nuclear security........ 87,768 -5,000 -3,000 0 87,768
Unjustified growth.................. [-3,000]
Program reduction................... [-5,000]
Radiological security................. 260,000 0 0 0 260,000
Nuclear smuggling detection and 196,096 -14,000 0 -14,000 182,096
deterrence...........................
Insufficient justification.......... [-14,000] [-14,000]
Total, Global Material Security......... 543,864 -19,000 -3,000 -14,000 529,864
Nonproliferation and Arms Control....... 224,980 0 -10,900 0 224,980
Nonproliferation policy unjustified [-10,900]
growth...............................
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D
Proliferation detection............... 317,158 -1,000 0 0 317,158
Arms Control Advancement Initiative. [-1,000]
Nuclear fuels development............. 0 0 0 0 0
Nonproliferation stewardship program.. 124,875 0 0 0 124,875
Nuclear detonation detection.......... 323,058 0 0 0 323,058
Forensics R&D......................... 37,759 0 0 0 37,759
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 802,850 -1,000 0 0 802,850
R&D....................................
Nonproliferation Construction:
18-D-150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition 40,000 0 0 0 40,000
Project, SRS.........................
Total, Nonproliferation Construction.... 40,000 0 0 0 40,000
Legacy contractor pensions.............. 7,128 0 0 0 7,128
Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident
Response Program
Emergency Management.................. 23,847 0 0 0 23,847
Counterterrorism and 512,342 0 0 0 512,342
Counterproliferation.................
Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and 536,189 0 0 0 536,189
Incident Response Program..............
Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 2,532,108 -20,000 -13,900 -14,000 2,518,108
Adjustments
Use of prior year balances............ -67,000 0 0 0 -67,000
Total, Adjustments...................... -67,000 0 0 0 -67,000
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation... 2,465,108 -20,000 -13,900 -14,000 2,451,108
Naval Reactors
Naval reactors development.............. 868,380 -20,000 0 0 868,380
Insufficient justification............ [-20,000]
Columbia-Class reactor systems 45,610 0 0 0 45,610
development............................
Naval reactors operations and 763,263 0 -6,200 0 763,263
infrastructure.........................
Unjustified growth.................... [-6,200]
Program direction....................... 62,848 0 0 0 62,848
Construction:
14-D-901 Spent Fuel Handling 292,002 -100,000 -12,700 -150,000 142,002
Recapitalization Project, NRF........
Unjustified growth.................. [-12,700]
Program reduction................... [-100,000] [-150,000]
22-D-532 KL Security Upgrades......... 41,670 0 0 41,670
25-D-530 Naval Examination Acquisition 45,000 0 0 45,000
Project..............................
Total, Construction..................... 378,672 -100,000 -12,700 -150,000 228,672
Total, Naval Reactors..................... 2,118,773 -120,000 -18,900 -150,000 1,968,773
Federal Salaries and Expenses
Program direction....................... 564,475 -25,000 2,700 -25,475 539,000
Additional 10 FTE..................... [2,700]
Program decrease...................... [-5,000] [-475]
Insufficient justification............ [-20,000] [-25,000]
Use of prior year balances.............. 0 0 0 0
Total, Federal Salaries and Expenses...... 564,475 -25,000 2,700 -25,475 539,000
TOTAL, National Nuclear Security 24,997,000 -38,000 21,100 -57,075 24,939,925
Administration...........................
Defense Environmental Cleanup
Closure sites administration.......... 1,350 0 0 0 1,350
Richland
River corridor and other cleanup 133,000 0 0 0 133,000
operations...........................
Central plateau remediation........... 773,030 0 0 0 773,030
Richland community and regulatory 11,130 0 0 0 11,130
support..............................
22-D-401 L-888 Eastern Plateau Fire 13,500 0 0 0 13,500
Station..............................
22-D-402 L-897 200 Area Water 7,800 0 0 0 7,800
Treatment Facility...................
23-D-404 181D Export Water System 18,886 0 0 0 18,886
Reconfiguration and Upgrade..........
23-D-405 181B Export Water System 1,168 0 0 0 1,168
Reconfiguration and Upgrade..........
24-D-401 Environmental Restoration 25,000 0 0 0 25,000
Disposal Facility Supercell 11 Expans
Proj.................................
Total, Richland......................... 984,864 0 0 0 983,514
Office of River Protection:
Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant 466,000 0 -16,000 -16,000 450,000
Commissioning........................
Unjustified growth................ [-16,000] [-16,000]
Rad liquid tank waste stabilization 832,065 0 0 0 832,065
and disposition......................
Construction:
23-D-403 Hanford 200 West Area 37,500 0 0 0 37,500
Tank Farms Risk Management
Project..........................
15-D-409 Low Activity Waste 37,500 0 0 0 37,500
Pretreatment System..............
01-D-16D High-Level Waste Facility 608,100 0 0 0 608,100
01-D-16E Pretreatment Facility.... 20,000 0 0 0 20,000
18-D-16 Waste Treatment & 0 0 0 0 0
Immobilization Plant--LBL/Direct
Feed LAW.........................
Subtotal, Construction................ 703,100 0 0 0 703,100
Total, Office of River Protection....... 2,001,165 0 -16,000 -16,000 1,985,165
Idaho National Laboratory:
Idaho cleanup and waste disposition... 430,678 0 0 0 430,678
Idaho community and regulatory support 3,315 0 0 0 3,315
Construction:
22-D-404 Addl ICDF Landfill 25,250 0 0 0 25,250
Disposal Cell and Evaporation
Ponds Project....................
23-D-402 Calcine Construction..... 0 0 0 0 0
Subtotal, Construction................ 25,250 0 0 0 25,250
Total, Idaho National Laboratory........ 459,243 0 0 0 459,243
NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,917 0 0 0 1,917
Separations Processing Research Unit.. 845 0 0 0 845
Nevada Test Site...................... 63,377 0 0 0 63,377
Sandia National Laboratory............ 1,816 0 0 0 1,816
Los Alamos National Laboratory........ 273,610 0 0 0 273,610
Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D...... 1,622 0 0 0 1,622
LLNL Excess Facilities D&D............ 0 0 0 0 0
Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites.. 343,187 0 0 0 343,187
Oak Ridge Reservation:
OR Nuclear Facility D&D............... 342,705 0 0 0 342,705
U233 Disposition Program.............. 60,000 0 0 0 60,000
OR cleanup and waste disposition...... 72,000 0 0 0 72,000
Construction:
14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury 30,000 0 0 0 30,000
Treatment Facility...............
17-D-401 On-site Waste Disposal 40,000 0 0 0 40,000
Facility.........................
Subtotal, Construction................ 70,000 0 0 0 70,000
OR community & regulatory support..... 5,700 0 0 0 5,700
OR technology development and 3,300 0 0 0 3,300
deployment...........................
Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............ 553,705 0 0 0 553,705
Savannah River Site:
Savannah River risk management 400,538 0 0 0 400,538
operations...........................
Savannah River community and 5,198 0 5,000 0 5,198
regulatory support...................
Payment in lieu of taxes............ [5,000]
Savannah River National Laboratory O&M 90,000 0 0 0 90,000
Construction:
20-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit 82,500 0 0 0 82,500
#10, 11, 12......................
19-D-701 SR Security Systems 6,000 0 0 0 6,000
Replacement......................
Subtotal, Construction................ 88,500 0 0 0 88,500
Radioactive liquid tank waste 971,235 10,000 0 10,000 981,235
stabilization and disposition........
Program increase.................... [10,000] [10,000]
Total, Savannah River Site.............. 1,555,471 10,000 5,000 10,000 1,565,471
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant........... 413,874 0 0 0 413,874
Construction:
15-D-411 Safety Significant 10,346 0 0 0 10,346
Confinement Ventilation System,
WIPP.............................
15-D-412 Utility Shaft, WIPP...... 1,200 0 0 0 1,200
Total, Construction................... 11,546 0 0 0 11,546
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...... 425,420 0 0 0 425,420
Program direction--Defense Environmental 334,958 -10,000 0 -8,065 326,893
Cleanup................................
Insufficient justification............ [-10,000] [-8,065]
Program support--Defense Environmental 105,885 -40,000 -12,400 -40,000 65,885
Cleanup................................
Unjustified growth.................... [-12,400]
Community Capacity Building Program... [-40,000]
Program decrease...................... [-40,000]
Safeguards and Security--Defense 265,197 0 0 0 265,197
Environmental Cleanup..................
Technology development and deployment... 30,600 0 0 0 30,600
Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup... 736,640 -50,000 -12,400 -48,065 688,575
TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup...... 7,059,695 -40,000 -23,400 -54,065 7,005,630
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D............ 384,957 -384,957 -384,957 -384,957 0
Program reduction....................... [-384,957] [-384,957]
Program decrease........................ [-384,957]
Other Defense Activities
Environment, health, safety and security
Environment, health, safety and 141,908 0 0 0 141,908
security mission support.............
Program direction..................... 90,555 0 0 0 90,555
Total, Environment, health, safety and 232,463 0 0 0 232,463
security...............................
Office of Enterprise Assessments
Enterprise assessments................ 30,022 0 0 0 30,022
Program direction..................... 64,132 0 0 0 64,132
Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments. 94,154 0 0 0 94,154
Specialized security activities......... 390,000 0 0 0 390,000
Legacy Management
Legacy Management Activities--Defense. 181,289 0 0 0 181,289
Program Direction..................... 23,969 0 0 0 23,969
Total, Legacy Management................ 205,258 0 0 0 205,258
Defense-Related Administrative Support.. 213,649 0 0 0 213,649
Office of Hearings and Appeals.......... 4,499 0 0 0 4,499
Subtotal, Other Defense Activities...... 1,140,023 0 0 0 1,140,023
Use of prior year balances.............. 0 0 0 0 0
Total, Other Defense Activities........... 1,140,023 0 0 0 1,140,023
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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
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6099B) that
would amend section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, to
prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from establishing a
condition for a grant that would restrict the ability of a
state, county, or tribal organization from receiving a grant to
authorize the interment of certain persons.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 5002--Telephone helpline for assistance for veterans and other
eligible individuals
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6066) that
would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain a
toll-free telephone helpline that a covered individual may use
to obtain information about, or through which a covered
individual may be directed to, any service or benefit provided
under a law administered by the Secretary.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with technical
and clerical amendments.
Sec. 5003--Report on Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6045) that
would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a
report on the current status and timeline for when the
redesigned Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0 will
be completed.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment.
Title LI--Foreign Affairs Matters
Subtitle A--United States Foundation for International Conservation Act
of 2024
Secs. 5101-5109--United States Foundation for International
Conservation Act of 2024
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained sec. 6291 through sec. 6299A
that would enact the United States Foundation for International
Conservation Act of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
Subtitle B--Western Hemisphere Partnership Act
Secs. 5111-5119--Western Hemisphere Partnership Act
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained sec. 6271 through sec. 6279
that would enact the Western Hemisphere Partnership Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate amendment with various
technical and clarifying amendments.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 5121--Improving multilateral cooperation to improve the security
of Taiwan
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6241) that
would enact the Building Options for the Lasting Security of
Taiwan through European Resolve Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Sec. 5122--Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country reform
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6201) that
would enact the Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate
Country Reform Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 5123--Extension of sunset
The agreement contains a provision that would extend
section 7438 of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of
2019 until December 31, 2029.
Sec. 5124--Strategy and grant program to promote internet freedom in
Iran
The agreement contains a provision that would require a
strategy and 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
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6091) that
would enact the Law Enforcement and Victim Support Act of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 5202--Project Safe Childhood Act
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6093) that
would enact the Project Safe Childhood Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 5203--Administrative False Claims Act of 2023
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 1372) that
would enact the Administrative False Claims Act of 2023.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 5211--Modernizing law enforcement notification
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6051) that
would amend sections 921 and 922 of title 18, United States
Code, to modernize certain law enforcement notifications.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Title LIII--Natural Resources Matters
Subtitle A--Wild Act
Secs. 5301-5308--WILD Act
The agreement includes a provision that would include the
Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Reauthorization Act.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 5311--Reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins
endangered fish and threatened fish recovery implementation
programs
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6049) that
would reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin
endangered fish and threatened fish recovery implementation
programs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Title LIV--Telecommunications-Related Matters
Secs. 5401-5405--Spectrum and Secure Technology and Innovation Act of
2024
The agreement contains a provision that would initiate
bidding processes for certain licenses and increase the
limitation on expenditures under the Secure and Trusted
Communications Networks Act of 2019.
Title LV--Transportation and Infrastructure Matters
Sec. 5501--GAO study and report on intentional disruption of the
National Airspace System
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6043) that
would require the Comptroller General of the United States to
study the vulnerability of the National Airspace System to
potential disruptive operations by any person, party, or entity
(in this section referred to as ``adversaries'') exploiting the
electromagnetic spectrum and security vulnerabilities in the
Aircraft Communications, Reporting and Addressing System
(ACARS) and Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with minor
technical amendments.
Sec. 5502--Frank A. LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security
Campus
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1083) that would
designate the campus and grounds of the Federal facility at
which the 117th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National
Guard is stationed as the ``Frank A. LoBiondo National
Aerospace Safety and Security Campus.''
The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar
provision.
The agreement includes the House provision with a
clarifying amendment.
Title LVI--Homeland Security-Related Matters
Subtitle A--Securing Adjacent Federal Property
Secs. 5601-5603--Secure Adjacent Federal Property Act of 2023
The agreement includes a provision that would direct the
General Services Administration (GSA), in coordination with the
Federal Protective Service, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Office of Management and Budget, and any other
relevant entities, to carry out a governmentwide study
examining options to assist agencies to produce a process to
assess the security of adjacent space before entering into a
lease or novation agreement for high-security space.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 5611--Department of Homeland Security Northern Border Mission
Center
The agreement includes a provision that would establish a
Department of Homeland Security Northern Border Mission Center
and require that Center to serve as a coordination mechanism
for operational components for the implementation of the
Department of Homeland Security Northern Border Strategy.
Sec. 5612--Comptroller General report on the Homeland Security
Information Network
The agreement contains a provision that would require the
Comptroller General of the United States to provide a report on
the Homeland Security Information Network not later than one
year the enactment of this Act.
Title LVII--Miscellaneous
Sec. 5701--Treatment of payments from the railroad unemployment
insurance Account
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6072) that
would permanently exempt payments made from the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration under the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 5702--Extension of learning period for certain safety regulations
relating to space flight participants
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6502) that
would amend title 51, United States Code, to extend the
learning period for certain safety regulations relating to
space flight participants.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Sec. 5703--Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal
The agreement contains a provision that would provide for
the award of a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the female
telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps for service during
World War I, commonly known as the ``Hello Girls''.
Sec. 5704--Extension of competitive service status authority for
employees of a Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency
Operation
The agreement includes a provision that would extend
competitive service status authority for employees of a lead
inspector general for overseas contingency operations until
December 19, 2029.
Sec. 5705--Readmission requirements for servicemembers
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6058) that
would amend subsection (a) of section 484C of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-329), to change the
definition of service in the uniformed services to include any
service on active duty in the Armed Forces, including such
service by a member of the reserve component.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED
Centers of Excellence for Assessing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances in Water Sources and Perfluoroalkyl and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Remediation Solutions
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5321) that
would require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to select an eligible research university, an eligible
rural university, and a National Laboratory to be known as the
``Centers of Excellence for Assessing Perfluoroalkyl and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Sources and Perfluoroalkyl
and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Remediation Solutions.''
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Small business subcontracting improvements
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5862) that
would enact the Small Business Subcontractor Utilization Act of
2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Unconditional ownership and control requirements for certain employee-
owned small business concerns
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5863) that
would require the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration to complete a study and recommend alternatives
to unconditional ownership and control requirements for
employee stock ownership plans and eligible worker-owned
cooperatives that would enable access to set-aside procurement
programs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Training on increasing contract awards to certain small business
concerns
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5865) that
would require the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration to provide training to contracting officers of
the respective Federal agency that did not meet the goal
established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) of the Small Business
Act (Public Law 85-536) on how to increase the number of
contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and
controlled by service-disabled veterans.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Small business procurement
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5866) that
would direct agencies to increase the number of new small
business entrants that have not previously had a prime contract
with the Federal Government.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Plain language in contracting
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 5867) that
would require each notice pertaining to small business concerns
published by a Federal agency of the single Government-wide
point of entry to be written in a manner that is clear,
concise, and accessible to a small business concern.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Eligibility of spouses for services under the disabled veterans'
outreach program
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6041) that
would amend section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, to
make certain spouses of military personnel or former military
personnel eligible for services under the disabled veterans'
outreach program.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal stockholders
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6042) that
would amend section 16(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (Public Law 73-291) to expand the disclosure requirements
for directors, officers, and principal stockholders.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6046) that
would enact the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Federal programs and services agreement with the Government of the
Republic of Palau
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6048) that
would require new Federal programs and services agreements with
the Government of the Republic of Palau to be in accordance
with the Compact of Free Association between the United States
and the Republic of Palau.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Retired law enforcement officers continuing service
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6050) that
would amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
IMPROVE initiative
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6053) that
would amend Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 284) to require the Director of the National
Institutes of Health to establish the Implementing a Maternal
Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Initiative.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6054) that
would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261, 10595a, and 10631) and the Second Chance
Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60511, 60521, and 60531) to enhance and
reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Modification of rules for approval of commercial driver education
programs for purposes of educational assistance programs of the
Department of Veterans Affairs
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6055) that
would amend section 3680A(e) of title 38, United States Code,
to modify rules for approval of commercial driver education
programs for purposes of educational assistance programs of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Ensuring only licensed health care professionals perform medical
disability examinations under certain Department of Veterans
Affairs pilot program
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6056) that
would amend section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-275) to ensure that only licensed
health care professionals are authorized to provide medical
disability examinations under a Department of Veterans Affairs
pilot program.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Sickle cell disease prevention and treatment
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6059) that
would amend section 1106(b) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300b-5(b)) to address the treatment of sickle cell
disease and the prevention and treatment of complications of
sickle cell disease.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of
intellectual property rights
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6060) that
would amend section 628A of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1628a).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Authorization of appropriations for the Coast Guard
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6062) that
would authorize certain aspects of the Coast Guard.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Treatment of prescreening report requests
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6061) that
would make certain amendments to section 604(c) of the Fair
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b(c)).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Modification of acquisition of icebreaker
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6063) that
would relax some requirements for the icebreaker acquisition
program, but add various reporting requirements.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Amendments to the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6064) that
would amend section 2 of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer
Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Chip EQUIP Act
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6065) that
would enact the Chip Equipment Quality, Usefulness, and
Integrity Protection Act of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Preservation of affordable housing resources
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6069) that
would authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
to waive application of certain statutes to facilitate the
preservation of affordable housing resources.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Outbound investment transparency
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6071) that
would amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 (Public Law 81-
774).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Congressional Gold Medal
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6074) that
would grant a Congressional Gold Medal to Jens Stoltenberg.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Temporary judgeships in the district courts
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained two identical provisions
(sec. 6075 and sec. 6076) that would authorize certain existing
judgeships under section 133 of title 28, United States Code,
and provide for the incumbents in those offices to hold their
offices under section 133 of title 28, United States Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provisions.
International Nuclear Energy Act of 2024
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained sec. 6081 through sec. 6089D
that would enact the International Nuclear Energy Act of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provisions.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6092) that
would enact the Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Strong Communities Act of 2023
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6094) that
would enact the Strong Communities Act of 2023.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6095) that
would enact the Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of
2023.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Justice for Murder Victims Act
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6097) that
would enact the Justice for Murder Victims Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2023
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6098) that
would enact the Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act
of 2023.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6099) that
would enact the Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
American Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources
Act
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6099A) that
would enact the American Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and
Vital Emergency Resources Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Extension and modification of Global Engagement Center
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6203) that
would amend section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) by extending the
Global Engagement Center until 2031.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the provision.
Eligibility of Taiwan for the strategic trade authorization exception
to certain export control licensing requirements
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6242) that
would require the President to take steps so that Taiwan may be
treated as if it were included in the list of countries
eligible for the strategic trade authorization exception under
section 740.20(c)(1) of the Export Administration Regulations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Extension of Fentanyl Sanctions Act
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6261) that
would extend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act to 2030.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Amendments to the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6262) that
would amend the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained sec. 6281 through sec. 6286
that would enact the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction
Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration agreements with private
and commercial entities and State governments to provide
certain supplies, support, and services
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 6501) that
would amend section 20113 of title 51, United States Code, to
authorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to
enter into agreements with private and commercial entities and
State governments to provide certain supplies, support, and
services.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained division F that would enact
the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
State Trade Expansion Program
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained division G that would enact
the State Trade Expansion Program Modernization Act of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Judicial understaffing delays getting emergencies resolved
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained division J that would address
the shortage of permanent district court judgeships.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained division K that would enact
the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act
of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2024
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained division L that would enact
the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2024.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include the Senate provision.
DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
Secs. 6001-6902--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained sec. 1 through sec. 1105 that
would enact the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025.
The Senate committee-reported bill also contained a
provision (sec. 1545) that would require the Secretary of
Defense to implement a pilot program, the Geospatial Workforce
Pilot Program, to assess the feasibility and advisability of
establishing a permanent program to develop a skilled workforce
in geospatial technologies, methodologies, and capabilities in
support of defense intelligence requirements.
The House bill contained no similar division or provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provisions with an
amendment that contains the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025.
DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
Secs. 7001-7812--Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025
A proposed amendment (amendment number 3290) to the Senate
committee-reported bill contained sec. 9001 through sec. 9709
that would enact the Department of State Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate amendment with various
technical and clarifying amendments.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI
(Community Project Funding Items)
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AMOUNT
(Dollars
TITLE AGENCY PROJECT NAME PROJECT LOCATION in MEMBER(S)
Thousands)
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4601 Army Guided Missile Maintenance Building (Design) Anniston Army Depot, AL 5,300 Rogers, Mike (AL)
4601 Army Joint Inter-Agency Task Force-South Command and Naval Air Station Key West, FL 90,000 Gimenez, Carlos A.
Control Facility (FL)
4601 Navy Child Development Center (Design) Naval Air Station Oceana, VA 4,080 Kiggans, Jennifer A.
(VA)
4601 Navy Child Development Center (Design) Joint Expeditionary Base Little 2,751 Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Creek-Fort Story, VA (VA)
4601 Navy Child Development Center (Design) Naval Air Station Jacksonville, 6,900 Waltz, Michael (FL)/
FL Rutherford, John H.
(FL)
4601 Navy Communications Center & Infrastructure Upgrades Marine Corps Support Facility 4,300 Waltz, Michael (FL)
(Design) Blount Island Command, FL
4601 Navy F35 Aircraft Engine Repair Facility (Design) Naval Air Station Jacksonville, 13,737 Rutherford, John H.
FL (FL)
4601 Navy PDI: Defense Access Roads III Naval Base Guam, GU 100,000 Moylan, James C.
(GU)
4601 Navy Unaccompanied Housing (Design) Naval Air Station Oceana, VA 16,000 Kiggans, Jennifer A.
(VA)
4601 Navy Water Treatment Plant Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 75,000 Case, Ed (HI)
HI
4601 Navy Waterfront Emergency Power (Design) Naval Station Mayport, FL 13,700 Rutherford, John H.
(FL)
4601 Air Force ADAL Child Development Center Barksdale Air Force Base, LA 22,000 Johnson, Mike (LA)
4601 Air Force Advanced Materials Research Laboratory - C2A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 9,200 Turner, Michael R.
(Design) OH (OH)
4601 Air Force BMT - Classroom/Dining Facility 4 Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, 60,000 Gonzales, Tony (TX)
TX
4601 Air Force Combat Arms Training & Maintenance Complex Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, 41,000 Davis, Donald (NC)
NC
4601 Air Force F35: Academic Training Center Ebbing Air National Guard Base, 74,000 Womack, Steve (AR)
AK
4601 Air Force Multi-Domain Operations Complex Beale Air Force Base, CA 55,000 Garamendi, John (CA)
4601 Air Force Power Independence Buckley Space Force Base, CO 68,000 Crow, Jason (CO)
4601 Defense-Wide General Purpose Warehouse (Design) Anniston Army Depot, AL 3,420 Rogers, Mike (AL)
4601 Defense-Wide Small Arms Warehouse (Design) Anniston Army Depot, AL 14,500 Rogers, Mike (AL)
4601 Army National Guard Readiness Center Addition/Alteration (Design) Detroit Olympia, MI 4,400 James, John (MI)
4601 Army Reserve Aviation Support Facility Fort Knox, KY 57,000 Guthrie, Brett (KY)
4601 Army Reserve Vertical Skills Instruction Facility Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, 16,000 Kim, Andy (NJ)
NJ
4601 Navy Reserve Whole Hangar Repair Naval Air Station Joint Reserve 10,000 Ellzey, Jake (TX)
Base Fort Worth, TX
4601 Air Force Reserve 512th Operations Group Facility Dover Air Force Base, DE 42,000 Blunt Rochester,
Lisa (DE)
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