[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 124 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3155-S3434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 935. Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Wicker)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Report on Army requirements and acquisition strategy for 
              night vision devices.
Sec. 112. Army plan for ensuring sources of cannon tubes.
Sec. 113. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program.
Sec. 114. Extension and modification of annual updates to master plans 
              and investment strategies for Army ammunition plants.
Sec. 115. Report on acquisition strategies of the logistics 
              augmentation program of the Army.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Reduction in the minimum number of Navy carrier air wings and 
              carrier air wing headquarters required to be maintained.
Sec. 122. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy 
              port waterborne security barriers.
Sec. 123. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine 
              program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ-
              4 aircraft.
Sec. 132. Limitation on divestiture of T-1A training aircraft.
Sec. 133. Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A-10 
              aircraft.
Sec. 134. Modification to minimum requirement for total primary mission 
              aircraft inventory of Air Force fighter aircraft.
Sec. 135. Modification of limitation on divestment of F-15 aircraft.
Sec. 136. Report on Air Force executive aircraft.

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

Sec. 141. Pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of 
              innovative technologies.
Sec. 142. Requirement to develop and implement policies to establish 
              the datalink strategy of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 143. Report on contract for cybersecurity capabilities and 
              briefing.

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

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Updated guidance on planning for exportability features for 
              future programs.
Sec. 212. Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North 
              Atlantic.
Sec. 213. Modification to personnel management authority to attract 
              experts in science and engineering.
Sec. 214. Administration of the Advanced Sensors Application Program.
Sec. 215. Delegation of responsibility for certain research programs.
Sec. 216. Program of standards and requirements for microelectronics.
Sec. 217. Clarifying role of partnership intermediaries to promote 
              defense research and education.
Sec. 218. Competition for technology that detects and watermarks the 
              use of generative artificial intelligence.

             Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

Sec. 221. Department of Defense prize competitions for business systems 
              modernization.
Sec. 222. Update to plans and strategies for artificial intelligence.
Sec. 223. Western regional range complex demonstration.
Sec. 224. Report on feasibility and advisability of establishing a 
              quantum computing innovation center.
Sec. 225. Briefing on the impediments to the transition of the Semantic 
              Forensics program to operational use.
Sec. 226. Annual report on Department of Defense hypersonic capability 
              funding and investment.
Sec. 227. Limitation on availability of funds for travel for office of 
              Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
              pending a plan for modernizing Defense Travel System.
Sec. 228. Annual report on unfunded priorities for research, 
              development, test, and evaluation activities.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

                   Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

Sec. 311. Requirement for approval by Under Secretary of Defense for 
              Acquisition and Sustainment of any waiver for a system 
              that does not meet fuel efficiency key performance 
              parameter.
Sec. 312. Improvement and codification of Sentinel Landscapes 
              Partnership program authority.
Sec. 313. Modification of definition of sustainable aviation fuel for 
              purpose of pilot program on use of such fuel.
Sec. 314. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated 
              penalties in connection with Naval Air Station Moffett 
              Field, California.
Sec. 315. Technical assistance for communities and individuals 
              potentially affected by releases at current and former 
              Department of Defense facilities.

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Subtitle C--Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl 
                               Substances

Sec. 321. Treatment of certain materials contaminated with 
              perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 322. Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and 
              assessment on health implications of per- and 
              polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking 
              water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
              Registry.
Sec. 323. Modification of authority for environmental restoration 
              projects at National Guard facilities.
Sec. 324. Limitation on availability of travel funds until submittal of 
              plan for restoring data sharing on testing of water for 
              perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 325. Dashboard of funding relating to perfluoroalkyl substances 
              and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 326. Report on schedule and cost estimates for completion of 
              testing and remediation of contaminated sites and 
              publication of cleanup information.
Sec. 327. Modification of timing of report on activities of PFAS Task 
              Force.
Sec. 328. Government Accountability Office report on testing and 
              remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances and 
              polyfluoroalkyl substances.

                 Subtitle D--Logistics and Sustainment

Sec. 331. Assuring Critical Infrastructure Support for Military 
              Contingencies Pilot Program.
Sec. 332. Strategy and assessment on use of automation and artificial 
              intelligence for shipyard optimization.

                   Subtitle E--Briefings and Reports

Sec. 341. Critical infrastructure conditions at military installations.
Sec. 342. Report on establishing sufficient stabling, pasture, and 
              training area for the Old Guard Caisson Platoon equines.
Sec. 343. Quarterly briefings on operational status of amphibious 
              warship fleet of Department of the Navy.
Sec. 344. Briefing on plan for maintaining proficiency in emergency 
              movement of munitions in Joint Region Marianas, Guam.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 351. Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive 
              agent for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical 
              Training School.
Sec. 352. Restriction on retirement of U-28 Aircraft.
Sec. 353. Tribal liaisons.
Sec. 354. Limitation on use of funds to expand leased facilities for 
              the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web 
              Operations Center.
Sec. 355. Modifications to the Contested Logistics Working Group of the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 356. Establishment of Caisson Platoon to support military and 
              State funeral services.
Sec. 357. Limitation on availability of funds pending 30-year 
              shipbuilding plan that maintains 31 amphibious warships 
              for the Department of the Navy.
Sec. 358. Modification of rule of construction regarding provision of 
              support and services to non-Department of Defense 
              organizations and activities.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. End strength level matters.
Sec. 403. Extension of additional authority to vary Space Force end 
              strength.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve 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.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active 
              duty.
Sec. 502. Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain officers 
              who are subject to special selection review boards.
Sec. 503. Exclusion of officers who are licensed behavioral health 
              providers from limitations on active duty commissioned 
              officer end strengths.
Sec. 504. Updating authority to authorize promotion transfers between 
              components of the same service or a different service.
Sec. 505. Effect of failure of selection for promotion.
Sec. 506. Permanent authority to order retired members to active duty 
              in high-demand, low-density appointments.
Sec. 507. Waiver authority expansion for the extension of service 
              obligation for Marine Corps cyberspace operations 
              officers.
Sec. 508. Removal of active duty prohibition for members of the Air 
              Force Reserve Policy Committee.
Sec. 509. Extension of authority to vary number of Space Force officers 
              considered for promotion to major general.
Sec. 510. Realignment of Navy spot-promotion quotas.
Sec. 511. Modification of limitation on promotion selection board 
              rates.
Sec. 512. Time in grade requirements.
Sec. 513. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain 
              senior officer positions.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 521. Alternative promotion authority for reserve officers in 
              designated competitive categories.
Sec. 522. Selected Reserve and Ready Reserve order to active duty to 
              respond to a significant cyber incident.
Sec. 523. Mobilization of Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in 
              support of the combatant commands.
Sec. 524. Alternating selection of officers of the National Guard and 
              the Reserves as deputy commanders of certain combatant 
              commands.
Sec. 525. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

      Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records

Sec. 531. Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of 
              persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification 
              Test is below a prescribed level.
Sec. 532. Non-medical counseling services for military families.
Sec. 533. Primacy of needs of the service in determining individual 
              duty assignments.
Sec. 534. Requirement to use qualifications, performance, and merit as 
              basis for promotions, assignments, and other personnel 
              actions.
Sec. 535. Requirement to base treatment in the military on merit and 
              performance.
Sec. 536. Tiger team for outreach to former members.
Sec. 537. Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap.

          Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

Sec. 541. Establishment of staggered terms for members of the Military 
              Justice Review Panel.
Sec. 542. Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of 
              Military Justice.

           Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, Transition

Sec. 551. Future servicemember preparatory course.
Sec. 552. Determination of active duty service commitment for 
              recipients of fellowships, grants, and scholarships.
Sec. 553. Military service academy professional sports pathway report 
              and legislative proposal required.
Sec. 554. Community college Enlisted Training Corps demonstration 
              program.
Sec. 555. Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces and 
              civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 556. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army 
              CID special agent training course.
Sec. 557. Army Physical Fitness Test.
Sec. 558. Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or 
              separating from the Armed Forces with community-based 
              organizations and related entities.
Sec. 559. Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign 
              students in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 560. Consideration of standardized test scores in military service 
              academy application process.

    Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education

Sec. 561. Pilot program on recruitment and retention of employees for 
              child development programs.
Sec. 562. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of military and civilian personnel.
Sec. 563. Modifications to assistance to local educational agencies 
              that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces 
              with enrollment changes due to base closures, force 
              structure changes, or force relocations.
Sec. 564. Assistance for military spouses to obtain doula 
              certifications.

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          Subtitle G--Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Sec. 571. Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 572. JROTC program certification.
Sec. 573. Memorandum of understanding required.
Sec. 574. Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor 
              compensation.
Sec. 575. Annual report on allegations of sexual misconduct in JROTC 
              programs.
Sec. 576. Comptroller General report on efforts to increase 
              transparency and reporting on sexual violence in the 
              Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program.

  Subtitle H--Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous Reports and 
                             Other Matters

Sec. 581. Extension of deadline for review of World War I valor medals.
Sec. 582. Prohibition on former members of the Armed Forces accepting 
              post-service employment with certain foreign governments.
Sec. 583. Prohibition on requiring listing of gender or pronouns in 
              official correspondence.

                Subtitle I--Enhanced Recruiting Efforts

Sec. 591. Short title.
Sec. 592. Increased access to potential recruits at secondary schools.
Sec. 593. Increased access to potential recruits at institutions of 
              higher education.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty 
              training to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or 
              designation.
Sec. 602. Modification of calculation method for basic allowance for 
              housing to more accurately assess housing costs of junior 
              members of uniformed services.
Sec. 603. Basic allowance for housing for members assigned to vessels 
              undergoing maintenance.
Sec. 604. Dual basic allowance for housing for training for certain 
              members of reserve components.
Sec. 605. Modification of calculation of gross household income for 
              basic needs allowance to address areas of demonstrated 
              need.
Sec. 606. Expansion of eligibility for reimbursement of qualified 
              licensure, certification, and business relocation costs 
              incurred by military spouses.
Sec. 607. Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States: 
              high cost areas.
Sec. 608. OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments.
Sec. 609. Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who 
              transfer to the Space Force.
Sec. 610. Review of rates of military basic pay.
Sec. 611. Government Accountability Office study on process for 
              determining cost-of-living allowances for members of the 
              uniformed services assigned to the continental United 
              States, Hawaii, Alaska, and overseas locations.

                  Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays

Sec. 621. Modification of special and incentive pay authorities for 
              members of reserve components.
Sec. 622. Expansion of continuation pay eligibility.
Sec. 623. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay 
              authorities.
Sec. 624. Requirement to establish remote and austere condition 
              assignment incentive pay program for Air Force.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 631. Modification of requirements for approval of foreign 
              employment by retired and reserve members of uniformed 
              services.
Sec. 632. Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed 
              Forces receiving employment and compensation indirectly 
              from foreign governments through private entities.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

           Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits

Sec. 701. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under 
              TRICARE Reserve Select for survivors of a member of the 
              Selected Reserve.
Sec. 702. Authority to provide dental care for dependents located at 
              certain remote or isolated locations.
Sec. 703. Inclusion of assisted reproductive technology and artificial 
              insemination as required primary and preventive health 
              care services for members of the uniformed services and 
              dependents.
Sec. 704. Program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for post-
              traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and 
              co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma.
Sec. 705. Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient 
              visits for certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
              program.
Sec. 706. Expansion of doula care furnished by Department of Defense.

                 Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

Sec. 711. Increase in stipend for participants in health professions 
              scholarship and financial assistance programs.
Sec. 712. Financial relief for civilians treated in military medical 
              treatment facilities.
Sec. 713. Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023.
Sec. 714. Modification of administration of medical malpractice claims 
              by members of the uniformed services.

                 Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 721. Modification of partnership program between United States and 
              Ukraine for military trauma care and research.
Sec. 722. Requirement that Department of Defense disclose expert 
              reports with respect to medical malpractice claims by 
              members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 723. Comptroller General study on impact of perinatal mental 
              health conditions of members of the Armed Forces and 
              their dependents on military readiness and retention.
Sec. 724. Report on mental and behavioral health services provided by 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 725. Report on activities of Department of Defense to prevent, 
              intervene, and treat perinatal mental health conditions 
              of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
Sec. 726. Study on family planning and cryopreservation of gametes to 
              improve retention of members of the Armed Forces.

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

             Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 801. Amendments to multiyear procurement authority.
Sec. 802. Modernizing the Department of Defense requirements process.
Sec. 803. Head of Contracting Authority for Strategic Capabilities 
              Office.
Sec. 804. Pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual property 
              strategies.
Sec. 805. Focused commercial solutions openings opportunities.
Sec. 806. Study on reducing barriers to acquisition of commercial 
              products and services.
Sec. 807. Sense of the Senate on independent cost assessment.
Sec. 808. Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing 
              United States stockpiles.

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

Sec. 811. Commander initiated rapid contracting actions.
Sec. 812. Extension and revisions to never contract with the enemy.
Sec. 813. Enhancement of Department of Defense capabilities to prevent 
              contractor fraud.
Sec. 814. Modification of approval authority for high dollar other 
              transaction agreements for prototypes.
Sec. 815. Modifications to Earned Value Management system requirements.
Sec. 816. Inventory of inflation and escalation indices.
Sec. 817. Pilot program to incentivize progress payments.
Sec. 818. Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and 
              pricing processes.
Sec. 819. Preventing conflicts of interest for Department of Defense 
              consultants.
Sec. 820. Prohibition on requiring defense contractors to provide 
              information relating to greenhouse gas emissions.
Sec. 821. Prohibition on contracts for the provision of online tutoring 
              services by entities owned by the People's Republic of 
              China.
Sec. 822. Modification of truthful cost or pricing data submissions and 
              report.

                  Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters

Sec. 831. Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program.
Sec. 832. Department of Defense notification of certain transactions.
Sec. 833. Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing 
              and industrial capacity.
Sec. 834. Pilot program on capital assistance to support defense 
              investment in the industrial base.
Sec. 835. Requirement to buy certain satellite components from national 
              technology and industrial base.

                   Subtitle D--Small Business Matters

Sec. 841. Amendments to Defense Research and Development Rapid 
              Innovation Program.

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Sec. 842. Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program.
Sec. 843. Consideration of the past performance of affiliate companies 
              of small businesses.
Sec. 844. Timely payments for Department of Defense small business 
              subcontractors.
Sec. 845. Extension of Pilot Program for streamlined technology 
              transition from the SBIR and STTR Programs of the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 846. Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department 
              of Defense.
Sec. 847. Modifications to the Procurement Technical Assistance 
              Program.
Sec. 848. Extension of pilot program to incentivize contracting with 
              employee-owned businesses.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 861. Limitation on the availability of funds pending a plan for 
              implementing the replacement for the Selected Acquisition 
              Reporting system.
Sec. 862. Extension of pilot program for distribution support and 
              services for weapons systems contractors.
Sec. 863. Modification of effective date for expansion on the 
              prohibition on acquiring certain metal products.
Sec. 864. Foreign sources of specialty metals.
Sec. 865. University Affiliated Research Center for critical minerals.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

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

Sec. 901. Establishment of Office of Strategic Capital.
Sec. 902. Reinstatement of position of Chief Management Officer of 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 903. Modification of responsibilities of Director of Cost 
              Assessment and Program Evaluation.
Sec. 904. Roles and responsibilities for components of Office of 
              Secretary of Defense for joint all-domain command and 
              control in support of integrated joint warfighting.
Sec. 905. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries to support Assistant 
              Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low 
              Intensity Conflict.
Sec. 906. Modification of cross-functional team to address emerging 
              threat relating to directed energy capabilities.
Sec. 907. Pilot program on protecting access to critical assets.
Sec. 908. Extension of mission management pilot program.
Sec. 909. Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of position of 
              Chief Management Officer.

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

Sec. 921. Joint Energetics Transition Office.
Sec. 922. Transition of oversight responsibility for the Defense 
              Technology Security Administration.
Sec. 923. Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense 
              systems for certain congressional staff for oversight 
              purposes.
Sec. 924. Integration of productivity software suites for scheduling 
              data.
Sec. 925. Operationalizing audit readiness.
Sec. 926. Next generation business health metrics.
Sec. 927. Independent assessment of defense business enterprise 
              architecture.
Sec. 928. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and 
              inclusion positions; hiring freeze.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Annual report on budget prioritization by Secretary of 
              Defense and military departments.
Sec. 1003. Additional reporting requirements related to unfunded 
              priorities.
Sec. 1004. Sense of the Senate on need for emergency supplemental 
              appropriations.

                   Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

Sec. 1011. Disruption of fentanyl trafficking.
Sec. 1012. Enhanced support for counterdrug activities and activities 
              to counter transnational organized crime.
Sec. 1013. Modification of support for counterdrug activities and 
              activities to counter transnational organized crime: 
              increase in cap for small scale construction projects.
Sec. 1014. Building the capacity of armed forces of Mexico to counter 
              the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations.

                       Subtitle C--Naval Vessels

Sec. 1021. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the 
              National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1022. Amphibious warship force availability.
Sec. 1023. Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels.
Sec. 1024. Report on the potential for an Army and Navy joint effort 
              for watercraft vessels.

                      Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

Sec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or 
              relinquish control of United States Naval Station, 
              Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or 
              release of individuals detained at United States Naval 
              Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or 
              modify facilities in the United States to house detainees 
              transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
              Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or 
              release of individuals detained at United States Naval 
              Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.

         Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

Sec. 1041. Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the 
              Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H-2B 
              workers.
Sec. 1042. Authority to include funding requests for the chemical and 
              biological defense program in budget accounts of military 
              departments.
Sec. 1043. Unfavorable security clearance eligibility determinations 
              and appeals.
Sec. 1044. Assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting 
              for missing United States Government personnel.
Sec. 1045. Implementation of arrangements to build transparency, 
              confidence, and security.
Sec. 1046. Access to and use of military post offices by United States 
              citizens employed overseas by the North Atlantic Treaty 
              Organization who perform functions in support of military 
              operations of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1047. Removal of time limitations of temporary protection and 
              authorization of reimbursement for security services and 
              equipment for former or retired Department of Defense 
              personnel.
Sec. 1048. Annual Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) capabilities 
              required to expand accounting for persons missing from 
              designated past conflicts.

                    Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

Sec. 1051. Annual report and briefing on implementation of Force Design 
              2030.
Sec. 1052. Plan for conversion of Joint Task Force North into Joint 
              Interagency Task Force North.
Sec. 1053. Report on use of tactical fighter aircraft and bomber 
              aircraft for deployments and homeland defense missions.
Sec. 1054. Modifications of reporting requirements.
Sec. 1055. Report on equipping certain ground combat units with small 
              unmanned aerial systems.
Sec. 1056. Comprehensive assessment of Marine Corps Force Design 2030.
Sec. 1057. Strategy to achieve critical mineral supply chain 
              independence for the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1058. Quarterly briefing on homeland defense planning.
Sec. 1059. Special operations force structure.
Sec. 1060. Briefing on commercial tools employed by the Department of 
              Defense to assess foreign ownership, control, or 
              influence.
Sec. 1061. Plan on countering human trafficking.
Sec. 1062. Briefing and report on use and effectiveness of United 
              States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 1071. Matters related to irregular warfare.
Sec. 1072. Joint concept for competing implementation updates.
Sec. 1073. Limitation on certain funding until submission of the 
              Chairman's Risk Assessment and briefing requirement.
Sec. 1074. Notification of safety and security concerns at certain 
              Department of Defense laboratories.
Sec. 1075. Assessment and recommendations relating to infrastructure, 
              capacity, resources, and personnel in Guam.
Sec. 1076. Program and processes relating to foreign acquisition.
Sec. 1077. Technical and conforming amendments related to the Space 
              Force.
Sec. 1078. Authority to establish commercial integration cells within 
              certain combatant commands.
Sec. 1079. Modification on limitation on funding for institutions of 
              higher education hosting Confucius Institutes.

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Sec. 1080. Modification of definition of domestic source for title III 
              of Defense Production Act of 1950.
Sec. 1081. Comprehensive strategy for talent development and management 
              of Department of Defense computer programming workforce.
Sec. 1082. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of 
              landmines.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

Sec. 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation 
              on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for 
              Federal civilian employees working overseas.
Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant 
              allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian 
              personnel on official duty in a combat zone.
Sec. 1103. Exclusion of positions in nonappropriated fund 
              instrumentalities from limitations on dual pay.
Sec. 1104. Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive 
              Service positions for the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1105. Removal of Washington Headquarters Services direct support 
              from personnel limitation on the Office of the Secretary 
              of Defense.
Sec. 1106. Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with 
              specified degrees at science and technology reinvention 
              laboratories.
Sec. 1107. Expansion and extension of direct hire authority for certain 
              personnel of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1108. Extension of direct hire authority for the Department of 
              Defense for post-secondary students and recent graduates.
Sec. 1109. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial 
              base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base.
Sec. 1110. Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Space Force 
              schools.
Sec. 1111. Report and sunset relating to inapplicability of 
              certification of executive qualifications by 
              qualification review boards of Office of Personnel 
              Management.
Sec. 1112. Extension of date of first employment for acquisition of 
              competitive status for employees of Inspectors General 
              for overseas contingency operations.
Sec. 1113. Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to 
              spouses of Department of Defense civilians.
Sec. 1114. Elimination of Government Accountability Office review 
              requirement relating to Department of Defense personnel 
              authorities.
Sec. 1115. Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows 
              Program.
Sec. 1116. Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve pilot project.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

Sec. 1201. Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness and 
              interdiction capability.
Sec. 1202. Authority to provide mission training through distributed 
              simulation.
Sec. 1203. Increase in small-scale construction limit and modification 
              of authority to build capacity.
Sec. 1204. Extension of legal institutional capacity building 
              initiative for foreign defense institutions.
Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of 
              certain coalition nations for support provided to United 
              States military operations.
Sec. 1206. Extension of authority for Department of Defense support for 
              stabilization activities in national security interest of 
              the United States.
Sec. 1207. Extension of cross servicing agreements for loan of 
              personnel protection and personnel survivability 
              equipment in coalition operations.
Sec. 1208. Limitation on availability of funds for International 
              Security Cooperation Program.
Sec. 1209. Modification of Department of Defense security cooperation 
              workforce development.
Sec. 1210. Modification of authority to provide support to certain 
              governments for border security operations.
Sec. 1211. Modification of Defense Operational Resilience International 
              Cooperation Pilot Program.
Sec. 1212. Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling.

         Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran

Sec. 1221. Extension and modification of authority to provide 
              assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.
Sec. 1222. Extension of authority to support operations and activities 
              of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.
Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to provide 
              assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and 
              Syria.
Sec. 1224. Briefing on nuclear capability of Iran.

   Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation

Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance 
              Initiative.
Sec. 1232. Extension and modification of training for Eastern European 
              national security forces in the course of multilateral 
              exercises.
Sec. 1233. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating 
              to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over 
              internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.
Sec. 1234. Extension and modification of temporary authorizations 
              related to Ukraine and other matters.
Sec. 1235. Prioritization for basing, training, and exercises in North 
              Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries.
Sec. 1236. Study and report on lessons learned regarding information 
              operations and deterrence.
Sec. 1237. Report on progress on multi-year strategy and plan for 
              Baltic security cooperation.
Sec. 1238. Sense of the Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty 
              Organization.
Sec. 1239. Sense of the Senate on Defence Innovation Accelerator for 
              the North Atlantic (DIANA) in the North Atlantic Treaty 
              Organization.
Sec. 1240. Sense of the Senate regarding the arming of Ukraine.

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

Sec. 1241. Indo-Pacific Campaigning Initiative.
Sec. 1242. Training, advising, and institutional capacity-building 
              program for military forces of Taiwan.
Sec. 1243. Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative.
Sec. 1244. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
Sec. 1245. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin 
              cleanup.
Sec. 1246. Extension and modification of pilot program to improve cyber 
              cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast 
              Asia.
Sec. 1247. Extension and modification of certain temporary 
              authorizations.
Sec. 1248. Plan for enhanced security cooperation with Japan.
Sec. 1249. Plan for improvements to certain operating locations in 
              Indo-Pacific region.
Sec. 1250. Strategy for improving posture of ground-based theater-range 
              missiles in Indo-Pacific region.
Sec. 1251. Enhancing major defense partnership with India.
Sec. 1252. Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan.
Sec. 1253. Designation of senior official for Department of Defense 
              activities relating to, and implementation plan for, 
              security partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, 
              and the United States.
Sec. 1254. Report and notification relating to transfer of operational 
              control on Korean Peninsula.
Sec. 1255. Report on range of consequences of war with the People's 
              Republic of China.
Sec. 1256. Study and report on command structure and force posture of 
              United States Armed Forces in Indo-Pacific region.
Sec. 1257. Studies on defense budget transparency of the People's 
              Republic of China and the United States.
Sec. 1258. Briefing on provision of security assistance by the People's 
              Republic of China and summary of Department of Defense 
              mitigation activities.
Sec. 1259. Semiannual briefings on bilateral agreements supporting 
              United States military posture in the Indo-Pacific 
              region.
Sec. 1260. Semiannual briefings on military of the People's Republic of 
              China.
Sec. 1261. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment 
              projects with ties to the Government of the People's 
              Republic of China.
Sec. 1262. Prohibition on use of funds for the Wuhan Institute of 
              Virology.
Sec. 1263. Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense funding 
              to China's research labs.
Sec. 1264. Prohibiting Federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance Inc.
Sec. 1265. Assessment relating to contingency operational plan of 
              United States Indo-Pacific Command.

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Sec. 1266. Assessment of absorptive capacity of military forces of 
              Taiwan.
Sec. 1267. Analysis of risks and implications of potential sustained 
              military blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of 
              China.
Sec. 1268. Sense of the Senate on defense alliances and partnerships in 
              the Indo-Pacific region.

             Subtitle E--Securing Maritime Data From China

Sec. 1271. Short title.
Sec. 1272. LOGINK defined.
Sec. 1273. Countering the spread of LOGINK.

                          Subtitle F--Reports

Sec. 1281. Report on Department of Defense roles and responsibilities 
              in support of National Strategy for the Arctic Region.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 1291. Military intelligence collection and analysis partnerships.
Sec. 1292. Collaboration with partner countries to develop and maintain 
              military-wide transformational strategies for operational 
              energy.
Sec. 1293. Modification of support of special operations for irregular 
              warfare.
Sec. 1294. Modification of authority for expenditure of funds for 
              clandestine activities that support operational 
              preparation of the environment.
Sec. 1295. Modification of initiative to support protection of national 
              security academic researchers from undue influence and 
              other security threats.
Sec. 1296. Modification of authority for certain payments to redress 
              injury and loss.
Sec. 1297. Modification of authority for cooperation on directed energy 
              capabilities.
Sec. 1298. Modification of Arctic Security Initiative.
Sec. 1299. Termination of authorization of non-conventional assisted 
              recovery capabilities.
Sec. 1299A. Extension of prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-
              United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in the 
              ongoing civil war in Yemen.
Sec. 1299B. Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation.
Sec. 1299C. Prohibition on delegation of authority to designate foreign 
              partner forces as eligible for the provision of 
              collective self-defense support by United States Armed 
              Forces.
Sec. 1299D. Participation by military departments in interoperability 
              programs with military forces of Australia, Canada, New 
              Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Sec. 1299E. Cooperation with allies and partners in Middle East on 
              development of integrated regional cybersecurity 
              architecture.
Sec. 1299F. Foreign Advance Acquisition Account.
Sec. 1299G. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of 
              the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1299H. Plans related to rapid transfer of certain missiles and 
              defense capabilities.
Sec. 1299I. Ensuring peace through strength in Israel.
Sec. 1299J. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense 
              acquisition workforce.
Sec. 1299K. Modification of foreign military sales processing.

                TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

Sec. 1301. Cooperative Threat Reduction funds.

                    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. Recovery of rare earth elements and other strategic and 
              critical materials through end-of-life equipment 
              recycling.
Sec. 1412. Improvements to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
              Piling Act.
Sec. 1413. Authority to dispose of materials from the National Defense 
              Stockpile.
Sec. 1414. Beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile 
              Transaction Fund for audit purposes.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1421. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of 
              Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
              Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health 
              Care Center, Illinois.
Sec. 1422. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
              Home.
Sec. 1423. Modification of leasing authority of Armed Forces Retirement 
              Home.

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

                      Subtitle A--Space Activities

Sec. 1501. Acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the National Security 
              Space Launch program.
Sec. 1502. Initial operating capability for Advanced Tracking and 
              Launch Analysis System and system-level review.
Sec. 1503. Department of the Air Force responsibility for space-based 
              ground and airborne moving target indication.
Sec. 1504. Principal Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and 
              Integration.
Sec. 1505. Use of middle tier acquisition authority for Space 
              Development Agency acquisition program.
Sec. 1506. Special authority for provision of commercial space launch 
              support services.
Sec. 1507. Treatment of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resiliency, 
              Modifications, and Improvements program as acquisition 
              category 1D program.
Sec. 1508. Briefing on classification practices and foreign disclosure 
              policies required for combined space operations.
Sec. 1509. Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to 
              selection of permanent location for headquarters of 
              United States Space Command.

                       Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces

Sec. 1511. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic 
              missiles of the United States.
Sec. 1512. Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program silo 
              activity.
Sec. 1513. Matters relating to the acquisition and deployment of the 
              Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon 
              system.
Sec. 1514. Plan for decreasing the time to upload additional warheads 
              to the intercontinental ballistic missile fleet.
Sec. 1515. Tasking and oversight authority with respect to 
              intercontinental ballistic missile site activation task 
              force for Sentinel Program.
Sec. 1516. Long-term sustainment of Sentinel ICBM guidance system.
Sec. 1517. Sense of Senate on Polaris Sales Agreement.
Sec. 1518. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise 
              missile.
Sec. 1519. Operational timeline for Strategic Automated Command and 
              Control System.
Sec. 1520. Amendment to annual report on the plan for the nuclear 
              weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear 
              weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and 
              control systems.
Sec. 1521. Technical amendment to additional report matters on 
              strategic delivery systems.
Sec. 1522. Amendment to study of weapons programs that allow Armed 
              Forces to address hard and deeply buried targets.
Sec. 1523. Limitation on use of funds until provision of Department of 
              Defense information to Government Accountability Office.

                      Subtitle C--Missile Defense

Sec. 1531. Designation of official responsible for missile defense of 
              Guam.
Sec. 1532. Selection of a Director of the Missile Defense Agency.
Sec. 1533. Modification of requirement for Comptroller General of the 
              United States review and assessment of missile defense 
              acquisition programs.
Sec. 1534. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli 
              cooperative missile defense program co-development and 
              co-production.
Sec. 1535. Modification of scope of program accountability matrices 
              requirements for next generation interceptors for missile 
              defense of the United States homeland.
Sec. 1536. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of Cost 
              Assessment and Program Evaluation until submission of 
              missile defense roles and responsibilities report.
Sec. 1537. Integrated air and missile defense architecture for the 
              Indo-Pacific region.
Sec. 1538. Modification of National Missile Defense policy.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1541. Electronic warfare.
Sec. 1542. Study on the future of the Integrated Tactical Warning 
              Attack Assessment System.
Sec. 1543. Comprehensive review of electronic warfare test ranges and 
              future capabilities.
Sec. 1544. Extension of authorization for protection of certain 
              facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.

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Sec. 1545. Addressing serious deficiencies in electronic protection of 
              systems that operate in the radio frequency spectrum.
Sec. 1546. Funding limitation on certain unreported programs.
Sec. 1547. Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in 
              commercial activities as security for intelligence 
              collection activities.

                 TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

   Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber Forces

Sec. 1601. Measures to enhance the readiness and effectiveness of the 
              Cyber Mission Force.
Sec. 1602. Cyber intelligence center.
Sec. 1603. Performance metrics for pilot program for sharing cyber 
              capabilities and related information with foreign 
              operational partners.
Sec. 1604. Next generation cyber red teams.
Sec. 1605. Management of data assets by Chief Digital Officer.
Sec. 1606. Authority for countering illegal trafficking by Mexican 
              transnational criminal organizations in cyberspace.
Sec. 1607. Pilot program for cybersecurity collaboration center 
              inclusion of semiconductor manufacturers.
Sec. 1608. Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment of 
              United States Cyber Force and further evolution of 
              current model for management and execution of cyber 
              mission.

Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and 
                         Information Technology

Sec. 1611. Requirements for deployment of fifth generation information 
              and communications capabilities to Department of Defense 
              bases and facilities.
Sec. 1612. Department of Defense information network boundary and 
              cross-domain defense.
Sec. 1613. Policy and guidance on memory-safe software programming.
Sec. 1614. Development of regional cybersecurity strategies.
Sec. 1615. Cyber incident reporting.
Sec. 1616. Management by Department of Defense of mobile applications.
Sec. 1617. Security enhancements for the nuclear command, control, and 
              communications network.
Sec. 1618. Guidance regarding securing laboratories of the Armed 
              Forces.
Sec. 1619. Establishing Identity, Credential, and Access Management 
              initiative as a program of record.
Sec. 1620. Strategy on cybersecurity resiliency of Department of 
              Defense space enterprise.
Sec. 1621. Requirements for implementation of user activity monitoring 
              for cleared personnel and operational and information 
              technology administrators and other privileged users.
Sec. 1622. Department of Defense digital content provenance.
Sec. 1623. Post-graduate employment of Cyber Service Academy 
              scholarship recipients in intelligence community.
Sec. 1624. Minimum number of scholarships to be awarded annually 
              through Cyber Service Academy.

              TITLE XVII--SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Sec. 1701. Short title.
Sec. 1702. Space Force Personnel Management Act transition plan.
Sec. 1703. Comprehensive assessment of Space Force equities in the 
              National Guard.

  Subtitle A--Space Force Military Personnel System Without Component

Sec. 1711. Establishment of military personnel management system for 
              the Space Force.
Sec. 1712. Composition of the Space Force without component.
Sec. 1713. Definitions for single personnel management system for the 
              Space Force.
Sec. 1714. Basic policies relating to service in the Space Force.
Sec. 1715. Status and participation.
Sec. 1716. Officers.
Sec. 1717. Enlisted members.
Sec. 1718. Retention and separation generally.
Sec. 1719. Separation of officers for substandard performance of duty 
              or for certain other reasons.
Sec. 1720. Retirement.

   Subtitle B--Conforming Amendments Related to Space Force Military 
                            Personnel System

Sec. 1731. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions of 
              title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 1732. Amendments to subtitle A of title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 1733. Title 38, United States Code (veterans' benefits).

                   Subtitle C--Transition Provisions

Sec. 1741. Transition period.
Sec. 1742. Change of duty status of members of the Space Force.
Sec. 1743. Transfer to the Space Force of members of the Air Force 
              Reserve and the Air National Guard.
Sec. 1744. Placement of officers on the Space Force officer list.
Sec. 1745. Disestablishment of regular Space Force.
Sec. 1746. End strength flexibility.
Sec. 1747. Promotion authority flexibility.

        Subtitle D--Other Amendments Related to the Space Force

Sec. 1751. Title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 1752. Other provisions of law.

            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 use cash payments in special 
              account from land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems 
              Center, Massachusetts.
Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project 
              at Kunsan Air Base, Korea.
Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
              projects.
Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
              projects.

                 TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY 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 certain fiscal year 2021 
              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 certain fiscal year 2017 
              projects.
Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 
              projects.
Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
              projects.
Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
              projects.

           TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY 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 certain fiscal year 2018 
              projects.
Sec. 2405. Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain 
              fiscal year 2019 projects.
Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
              projects.
Sec. 2407. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
              projects.
Sec. 2408. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 
              projects.

                   TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL 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.

             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.

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Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project 
              at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, New York.
Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
              projects.
Sec. 2610. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 
              project at Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas.
Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 
              project at Camp Pendleton, California.
Sec. 2612. Authority to conduct restoration and modernization projects 
              at the First City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, 
              Pennsylvania.

          TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and 
              closure activities funded through Department of Defense 
              Base Closure Account.
Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and 
              closure (BRAC) round.
Sec. 2703. Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo 
              County, Colorado.

         TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

               Subtitle A--Military Construction Program

Sec. 2801. Authority for Indo-Pacific posture military construction 
              projects.
Sec. 2802. Ordering authority for maintenance, repair, and construction 
              of facilities of Department of Defense.
Sec. 2803. Application of area construction cost indices outside the 
              United States.
Sec. 2804. Authorization of cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for 
              military construction projects to mitigate risk to the 
              Sentinel Program schedule and cost.
Sec. 2805. Extensions to the Military Lands Withdrawal Act relating to 
              Barry M. Goldwater range.
Sec. 2806. Authority to lease land parcel for hospital and medical 
              campus, Barrigada Transmitter Site, Guam.
Sec. 2807. Revision to access and management of Air Force memorial.
Sec. 2808. Development and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage 
              Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
Sec. 2809. Authority for acquisition of real property interest in park 
              land owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Sec. 2810. Movement or consolidation of Joint Spectrum Center to Fort 
              Meade, Maryland, or another appropriate location.
Sec. 2811. Temporary expansion of authority for use of one-step turn-
              key selection procedures for repair projects.
Sec. 2812. Modification of temporary increase of amounts in connection 
              with authority to carry out unspecified minor military 
              construction.
Sec. 2813. Pilot program on replacement of substandard enlisted 
              barracks.
Sec. 2814. Expansion of Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program 
              to include installations of the Coast Guard.
Sec. 2815. Modification of pilot program on increased use of 
              sustainable building materials in military construction.

                      Subtitle B--Military Housing

                 PART I--Military Unaccompanied Housing

Sec. 2821. Uniform condition index for military unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2822. Certification of habitability of military unaccompanied 
              housing.
Sec. 2823. Maintenance work order management process for military 
              unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2824. Expansion of uniform code of basic standards for military 
              housing to include military unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2825. Oversight of military unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2826. Elimination of flexibilities for adequacy or construction 
              standards for military unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2827. Design standards for military unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2828. Termination of habitability standard waivers and assessment 
              and plan with respect to military unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2829. Requirement for security cameras in common areas and entry 
              points of military unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2830. Annual report on military unaccompanied housing.

                  PART II--Privatized Military Housing

Sec. 2841. Improvements to privatized military housing.
Sec. 2842. Implementation of Comptroller General Recommendations 
              relating to strengthening oversight of privatized 
              military housing.
Sec. 2843. Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to 
              privatized military housing.

                    PART III--Other Housing Matters

Sec. 2851. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council.
Sec. 2852. Inclusion in annual status of forces survey of questions 
              regarding living conditions of members of the Armed 
              Forces.

                      Subtitle C--Land Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, 
              Wheeling, West Virginia.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve Center, 
              New Martinsville, West Virginia.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Authority to conduct energy resilience and conservation 
              projects at installations where non-Department of Defense 
              funded energy projects have occurred.
Sec. 2872. Limitation on authority to modify or restrict public access 
              to Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support 
              Activity Annapolis, Maryland.
Sec. 2873. Authorization for the Secretary of the Navy to resolve the 
              electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air Station 
              Barbers Point (currently known as ``Kalaeloa''), Hawaii.
Sec. 2874. Clarification of other transaction authority for 
              installation or facility prototyping.
Sec. 2875. Requirement that Department of Defense include military 
              installation resilience in real property management and 
              installation master planning of Department.
Sec. 2876. Increase of limitation on fee for architectural and 
              engineering services procured by military departments.
Sec. 2877. Requirement that all material types be considered for 
              design-bid-build military construction projects.
Sec. 2878. Continuing education curriculum for members of the military 
              construction planning and design workforce and 
              acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 2879. Guidance on Department of Defense-wide standards for access 
              to installations of the Department.
Sec. 2880. Deployment of existing construction materials.
Sec. 2881. Technical corrections.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER 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. Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems 
              based on low-enriched uranium.
Sec. 3112. Prohibition on ARIES expansion before realization of 30 pit 
              per year base capability.
Sec. 3113. Plutonium Modernization Program management.
Sec. 3114. Pantex explosives manufacturing capability.
Sec. 3115. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program 
              within the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3116. Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for 
              acceleration or removal or security of fissile materials, 
              radiological materials, and related equipment at 
              vulnerable sites worldwide.
Sec. 3117. Modification of reporting requirements for program on 
              vulnerable sites.
Sec. 3118. Implementation of enhanced mission delivery initiative.
Sec. 3119. Limitation on use of funds until provision of spend plan for 
              W80-4 ALT weapon development.
Sec. 3120. Analyses of nuclear programs of foreign countries.
Sec. 3121. Enhancing National Nuclear Security Administration supply 
              chain reliability.
Sec. 3122. Transfer of cybersecurity responsibilities to Administrator 
              for Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3123. Redesignating duties related to departmental radiological 
              and nuclear incident responses.
Sec. 3124. Modification of authority to establish certain contracting, 
              program management, scientific, engineering, and 
              technical positions.

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Sec. 3125. Technical amendments to the Atomic Energy Defense Act.
Sec. 3126. Amendment to period for briefing requirements.
Sec. 3127. Repeal of reporting requirements for Uranium Capabilities 
              Replacement Project.

          Subtitle C--Budget and Financial Management Matters

Sec. 3131. Updated financial integration policy.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 3141. Integration of technical expertise of Department of Energy 
              into policymaking.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                  TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3501. Maritime Administration.

                       DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.

                   DIVISION E--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

                         TITLE LI--PROCUREMENT

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 5131. Inventory of C-130 aircraft.
Sec. 5132. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to B-1 bomber 
              aircraft squadrons.
Sec. 5133. Prohibition on divestment of F-15E aircraft.

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

Sec. 5201. Application of public-private talent exchange programs in 
              the Department of Defense to quantum information sciences 
              and technology research.
Sec. 5202. Briefing on Science, Mathematics, and Research for 
              Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program.
Sec. 5203. Improvements to defense quantum information science and 
              technology research and development program.
Sec. 5204. Improvements to National Quantum Initiative Program.
Sec. 5205. Annual review of status of implementation plan for digital 
              engineering career tracks.
Sec. 5206. Rapid response to emergent technology advancements or 
              threats.

                 TITLE LIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                   Subtitle A--Briefings and Reports

Sec. 5341. Report by Department of Defense on alternatives to burn 
              pits.

          TITLE LVI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 5631. Modifications to transitional compensation for dependents of 
              members separated for dependent abuse.
Sec. 5632. Report on effect of phase-out of reduction of survivor 
              benefit plan survivor annuities by amount of dependency 
              and indemnity compensation.

                   TITLE LVII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

           Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits

Sec. 5701. Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include 
              children of certain retired members of the uniformed 
              services.

                 Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

Sec. 5711. Modification of requirement to transfer research and 
              development and public health functions to Defense Health 
              Agency.

                 Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 5721. Report on military mental health care referral policies.
Sec. 5722. Comptroller General study on biomedical research and 
              development funded by Department of Defense.
Sec. 5723. Report on provision of mental health services via telehealth 
              to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
Sec. 5724. Expansion of doula care furnished by Department of Defense.

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

                   Subtitle D--Small Business Matters

Sec. 5841. Competition of small business concerns for Department of 
              Defense contracts.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 5851. Briefing on the redesignation of National Serial Number 
              (NSN) parts as proprietary.

                        TITLE LX--OTHER MATTERS

                      Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

Sec. 6031. Establishing a coordinator for countering Mexico's criminal 
              cartels.

                    Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

Sec. 6051. Report on food purchasing by the Department of Defense.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 6071. Improvements to Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of 
              Defense Joint Executive Committee.
Sec. 6072. Grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.
Sec. 6073. Modification of compensation for members of the Afghanistan 
              War Commission.
Sec. 6074. Red Hill health impacts.
Sec. 6075. Permanent authorization of Undetectable Firearms Act of 
              1988.
Sec. 6076. Sense of Congress on the importance of non-governmental 
              recognition of military enlistees to improve community 
              support for military recruitment.
Sec. 6077. Adjustment of threshold amount for minor medical facility 
              projects of Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 6078. Designation of National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air 
              Force.
Sec. 6079. Revision of requirement for transfer of certain aircraft to 
              State of California for wildfire suppression purposes.
Sec. 6080. Extension of active duty term for Attending Physician at 
              United States Capitol.
Sec. 6081. Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal 
              stockholders.
Sec. 6082. Preventing Child Sex Abuse.
Sec. 6083. Senate National Security Working Group.
Sec. 6084. Recognition as corporation and grant of Federal charter for 
              National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.

Subtitle H--Granting Recognition to Accomplished Talented Employees for 
                         Unwavering Loyalty Act

Sec. 6091. Short title.
Sec. 6092. Findings; sense of Congress.
Sec. 6093. Visa availability for Government Employee Immigrant Visa 
              program.

   Subtitle I--Additional Matters Relating to Artificial Intelligence

Sec. 6096. Report on artificial intelligence regulation in financial 
              services industry.
Sec. 6097. Artificial intelligence bug bounty programs.
Sec. 6098. Vulnerability analysis study for artificial intelligence-
              enabled military applications.
Sec. 6099. Report on data sharing and coordination.

            TITLE LXII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

   Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation

Sec. 6231. Black Sea security and development strategy.

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

Sec. 6241. Sense of Congress on the renewal of the Compacts of Free 
              Association with the Republic of Palau, the Federated 
              States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall 
              Islands.
Sec. 6242. Eligibility of Taiwan for the strategic trade authorization 
              exception to certain export control licensing 
              requirements.
Sec. 6243. Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense funding 
              to China's research labs.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 6291. Sense of the Senate on digital trade and the digital 
              economy.
Sec. 6292. Assessment of certain United States-origin technology used 
              by foreign adversaries.
Sec. 6293. Virginia class submarine transfer certification.

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

                       Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces

Sec. 6511. Annual report on development of long-range stand-off weapon.

                  TITLE LXVIII--FEND OFF FENTANYL ACT

Sec. 6801. Short title.
Sec. 6802. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 6803. Definitions.

                     Subtitle A--Sanctions Matters

    PART I--Sanctions in Response to National Emergency Relating to 
                          Fentanyl Trafficking

Sec. 6811. Finding; policy.
Sec. 6812. Use of national emergency authorities; reporting.
Sec. 6813. Codification of Executive order imposing sanctions with 
              respect to foreign persons involved in global illicit 
              drug trade.
Sec. 6814. Imposition of sanctions with respect to fentanyl trafficking 
              by transnational criminal organizations.
Sec. 6815. Penalties; waivers; exceptions.
Sec. 6816. Treatment of forfeited property of transnational criminal 
              organizations.

                         PART II--Other Matters

Sec. 6821. Ten-year statute of limitations for violations of sanctions.
Sec. 6822. Classified report and briefing on staffing of Office of 
              Foreign Assets Control.
Sec. 6823. Report on drug transportation routes and use of vessels with 
              mislabeled cargo.

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Sec. 6824. Report on actions of People's Republic of China with respect 
              to persons involved in fentanyl supply chain.

               Subtitle B--Anti-Money Laundering Matters

Sec. 6831. Designation of illicit fentanyl transactions of sanctioned 
              persons as of primary money laundering concern.
Sec. 6832. Treatment of transnational criminal organizations in 
              suspicious transactions reports of the Financial Crimes 
              Enforcement Network.
Sec. 6833. Report on trade-based money laundering in trade with Mexico, 
              the People's Republic of China, and Burma.

         Subtitle C--Exception Relating to Importation of Goods

Sec. 6841. Exception relating to importation of goods.

      TITLE LXXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

                      Subtitle B--Military Housing

                    PART III--Other Housing Matters

Sec. 7851. Report on plan to replace houses at Fort Leonard Wood.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 7881. Study on impact on members of the Armed Forces and 
              dependents of construction projects that affect quality 
              of life.
Sec. 7882. Modification of pilot program on establishment of account 
              for reimbursement for use of testing facilities at 
              installations of the Department of the Air Force.

      TITLE LXXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 8141. Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for 
              Clean Energy.

       DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2023

Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 6002. Definitions.

          TITLE LXI--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS

Sec. 6101. Special hiring authority for passport services.
Sec. 6102. Quarterly report on passport wait times.
Sec. 6103. Passport travel advisories.
Sec. 6104. Strategy to ensure access to passport services for all 
              Americans.
Sec. 6105. Strengthening the National Passport Information Center.
Sec. 6106. Strengthening passport customer visibility and transparency.
Sec. 6107. Annual Office of Authentications report.
Sec. 6108. Increased accountability in assignment restrictions and 
              reviews.
Sec. 6109. Suitability reviews for Foreign Service Institute 
              instructors.
Sec. 6110. Diplomatic security fellowship programs.

                     TITLE LXII--PERSONNEL MATTERS

             Subtitle A--Hiring, Promotion, and Development

Sec. 6201. Adjustment to promotion precepts.
Sec. 6202. Hiring authorities.
Sec. 6203. Extending paths to service for paid student interns.
Sec. 6204. Lateral Entry Program.
Sec. 6205. Mid-Career Mentoring Program.
Sec. 6206. Report on the Foreign Service Institute's language program .
Sec. 6207. Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of 
              missions.
Sec. 6208. Civil service rotational program.
Sec. 6209. Reporting requirement on chiefs of mission.
Sec. 6210. Report on chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission.
Sec. 6211. Protection of retirement annuity for reemployment by 
              Department.
Sec. 6212. Efforts to improve retention and prevent retaliation.
Sec. 6213. National advertising campaign.
Sec. 6214. Expansion of diplomats in residence programs.

            Subtitle B--Pay, Benefits, and Workforce Matters

Sec. 6221. Education allowance.
Sec. 6222. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign 
              Service.
Sec. 6223. Improving mental health services for foreign and civil 
              servants.
Sec. 6224. Emergency back-up care.
Sec. 6225. Authority to provide services to non-chief of mission 
              personnel.
Sec. 6226. Exception for government-financed air transportation.
Sec. 6227. Enhanced authorities to protect locally employed staff 
              during emergencies.
Sec. 6228. Internet at hardship posts.
Sec. 6229. Competitive local compensation plan.
Sec. 6230. Supporting tandem couples in the Foreign Service.
Sec. 6231. Accessibility at diplomatic missions.
Sec. 6232. Report on breastfeeding accommodations overseas.
Sec. 6233. Determining the effectiveness of knowledge transfers between 
              Foreign Service Officers.
Sec. 6234. Education allowance for dependents of Department of State 
              employees located in United States territories.

         TITLE LXIII--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

Sec. 6301. Data-informed diplomacy.
Sec. 6302. Establishment and expansion of the Bureau Chief Data Officer 
              Program.
Sec. 6303. Establishment of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer 
              of the Department of State.
Sec. 6304. Strengthening the Chief Information Officer of the 
              Department of State.
Sec. 6305. Sense of Congress on strengthening enterprise governance.
Sec. 6306. Digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnership.
Sec. 6307. Establishment of a cyberspace, digital connectivity, and 
              related technologies (CDT) fund.
Sec. 6308. Cyber protection support for personnel of the Department of 
              State in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack.

                TITLE LXIV--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

Sec. 6401. Personal services contractors.
Sec. 6402. Hard-to-fill posts.
Sec. 6403. Enhanced oversight of the Office of Civil Rights.
Sec. 6404. Crisis response operations.
Sec. 6405. Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.
Sec. 6406. Special Envoy for Belarus.
Sec. 6407. Overseas placement of special appointment positions.
Sec. 6408. Resources for United States nationals unlawfully or 
              wrongfully detained abroad.

                     TITLE LXV--ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY

Sec. 6501. Report on recruitment, retention, and promotion of Foreign 
              Service economic officers.
Sec. 6502. Mandate to revise Department of State metrics for successful 
              economic and commercial diplomacy.
Sec. 6503. Chief of mission economic responsibilities.
Sec. 6504. Direction to embassy deal teams.
Sec. 6505. Establishment of a ``Deal Team of the Year'' award.

                      TITLE LXVI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

Sec. 6601. Public diplomacy outreach.
Sec. 6602. Modification on use of funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio 
              Liberty.
Sec. 6603. International broadcasting.
Sec. 6604. John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship program.
Sec. 6605. Domestic engagement and public affairs.
Sec. 6606. Extension of Global Engagement Center.
Sec. 6607. Paperwork Reduction Act.
Sec. 6608. Modernization and enhancement strategy.

                       TITLE LXVII--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 6701. Internships of United States nationals at international 
              organizations.
Sec. 6702. Training for international organizations.
Sec. 6703. Modification to transparency on international agreements and 
              non-binding instruments.
Sec. 6704. Report on partner forces utilizing United States security 
              assistance identified as using hunger as a weapon of war.
Sec. 6705. Infrastructure projects and investments by the United States 
              and People's Republic of China.
Sec. 6706. Special envoys.
Sec. 6707. US-ASEAN Center.
Sec. 6708. Briefings on the United States-European Union Trade and 
              Technology Council.
Sec. 6709. Modification and repeal of reports.
Sec. 6710. Modification of Build Act of 2018 to prioritize projects 
              that advance national security.
Sec. 6711. Permitting for international bridges.

                      TITLE LXVIII--AUKUS MATTERS

Sec. 6801. Definitions.

              Subtitle A--Outlining the AUKUS Partnership

Sec. 6811. Statement of policy on the AUKUS partnership.
Sec. 6812. Senior Advisor for the AUKUS partnership at the Department 
              of State.

         Subtitle B--Authorization for AUKUS Submarine Training

Sec. 6823. Australia, United Kingdom, and United States submarine 
              security training.

  Subtitle C--Streamlining and Protecting Transfers of United States 
                  Military Technology From Compromise

Sec. 6831. Priority for Australia and the United Kingdom in Foreign 
              Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales.
Sec. 6832. Identification and pre-clearance of platforms, technologies, 
              and equipment for sale to Australia and the United 
              Kingdom through Foreign Military Sales and Direct 
              Commercial Sales.
Sec. 6833. Export control exemptions and standards.
Sec. 6834. Expedited review of export licenses for exports of advanced 
              technologies to Australia, the United Kingdom, and 
              Canada.
Sec. 6835. United States Munitions List.

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                    Subtitle D--Other AUKUS Matters

Sec. 6841. Reporting related to the AUKUS partnership.

        DIVISION G--UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA DISCLOSURE

Sec. 9001. Short title.
Sec. 9002. Findings, declarations, and purposes.
Sec. 9003. Definitions.
Sec. 9004. Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection at the 
              National Archives and Records Administration.
Sec. 9005. Review, identification, transmission to the National 
              Archives, and public disclosure of unidentified anomalous 
              phenomena records by Government offices.
Sec. 9006. Grounds for postponement of public disclosure of 
              unidentified anomalous phenomena records.
Sec. 9007. Establishment and powers of the Unidentified Anomalous 
              Phenomena Records Review Board.
Sec. 9008. Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Review Board 
              personnel.
Sec. 9009. Review of records by the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena 
              Records Review Board.
Sec. 9010. Disclosure of recovered technologies of unknown origin and 
              biological evidence of non-human intelligence.
Sec. 9011. Disclosure of other materials and additional study.
Sec. 9012. Rules of construction.
Sec. 9013. Termination of effect of division.
Sec. 9014. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 9015. Severability.

      DIVISION H--ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL APPOINTMENT ACT OF 2023

Sec. 10001. Short title.
Sec. 10002. Appointment and term of service of Architect of the 
              Capitol.
Sec. 10003. Appointment of Deputy Architect of the Capitol; vacancy in 
              Architect or Deputy Architect.
Sec. 10004. Deputy Architect of the Capitol to serve as acting in case 
              of absence, disability, or vacancy.

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

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into four divisions 
     as follows:
       (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
       (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
       (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security 
     Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
       (4) Division D--Funding Tables.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

     SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.

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

     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.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2024 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. REPORT ON ARMY REQUIREMENTS AND ACQUISITION 
                   STRATEGY FOR NIGHT VISION DEVICES.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 29, 2024, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on night vision devices.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following elements:
       (1) An identification of the specific capabilities the Army 
     is seeking to achieve in night vision.
       (2) An identification of the capabilities in night vision 
     required by unit, including the number and type of units for 
     each capability.
       (3) An identification of the total requirement for night 
     vision devices in the Army, disaggregated by number and type 
     of unit.
       (4) A description of the acquisition strategy of the Army 
     for achieving the capabilities described in paragraph (1), 
     including a description of each of the following:
       (A) The acquisition objective for each type of night vision 
     device.
       (B) The programmed purchase quantities for night vision 
     devices required each year.
       (C) The contract type of each procurement of night vision 
     devices.
       (D) The expected date for achieving the capabilities.
       (E) The industrial base constraints on each type of night 
     vision device.
       (F) The modernization plan for each type of night vision 
     device.

     SEC. 112. ARMY PLAN FOR ENSURING SOURCES OF CANNON TUBES.

       (a) Updated Assessment.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     update the assessment of the Secretary on the sufficiency of 
     the development, production, procurement, and modernization 
     of the defense industrial base for cannon and large caliber 
     weapons tubes.
       (b) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than February 29, 
     2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives an update to the report 
     submitted to Congress in March 2022 entitled ``Army Plan for 
     Ensuring Sources of Cannon Tubes''.

     SEC. 113. STRATEGY FOR ARMY TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROGRAM.

       (a) Strategy Required.--In the budget justification 
     materials submitted in support of the budget of the 
     Department of Defense (as submitted with the budget of the 
     President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code) for fiscal year 2025 and every five years thereafter, 
     the Secretary of the Army shall include a report on the 
     strategy of the Army for tactical wheeled vehicles.
       (b) Requirements for Strategy.--Each strategy required by 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) align with the applicable national defense strategy 
     under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, and 
     applicable policies;
       (2) be designed so that the force of tactical wheeled 
     vehicles provided under the strategy supports the national 
     security strategy of the United States as set forth in the 
     most recent national security strategy report of the 
     President under section 108 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043); and
       (3) define capabilities and capacity requirements across 
     the entire fleet of tactical wheeled vehicles, including--
       (A) light, medium, and heavy tactical wheeled vehicles; and
       (B) associated trailer and support equipment.
       (c) Strategy Elements.--Each strategy required by 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A detailed program for the construction of light, 
     medium, and heavy tactical wheeled vehicles for the Army over 
     the next five fiscal years.
       (2) A description of the necessary force structure and 
     capabilities of tactical wheeled vehicles to meet the 
     requirements of the national security strategy described in 
     subsection (b)(2).
       (3) The estimated levels of annual funding, by vehicle 
     class, in both graphical and tabular form, necessary to carry 
     out the program described in paragraph (1), together with a 
     discussion of the procurement strategies on which such 
     estimated levels of annual funding are based.
       (4) The estimated total cost of construction for each 
     vehicle class used to determine the estimated levels of 
     annual funding described in paragraph (3).
       (d) Considerations.--In developing each strategy required 
     by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall consider 
     the following objectives and factors:
       (1) Objectives relating to protection, fleet operations, 
     mission command, mobility, and the industrial base.
       (2) Technological advances that will increase efficiency of 
     and reduce demand for tactical wheeled vehicles.
       (3) Technological advances that allow for the operation of 
     tactical wheeled vehicles in a variety of climate and 
     geographic conditions.
       (4) Existing commercial technologies such as vehicle 
     electrification, autonomous capabilities, and predictive 
     maintenance, among others.
       (5) The capabilities of autonomous equivalents to tactical 
     wheeled vehicles.
       (e) Briefing Requirements.--Not later than 15 days after 
     each budget submission described in subsection (a), in 
     conjunction with the submission of each strategy required by 
     such subsection, the Secretary of the Army shall provide a 
     briefing to the congressional defense committees that 
     addresses the investment needed for each platform of tactical 
     wheeled vehicle across the future-years defense program.

     SEC. 114. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL UPDATES TO 
                   MASTER PLANS AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR ARMY 
                   AMMUNITION PLANTS.

       Section 2834(d) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-81; 
     135 Stat. 2201) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``March 31, 2026'' and inserting ``March 31, 2030''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) A description of any changes made to the master plan 
     based upon current global events, including pandemics and 
     armed conflicts.''.

     SEC. 115. REPORT ON ACQUISITION STRATEGIES OF THE LOGISTICS 
                   AUGMENTATION PROGRAM OF THE ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, in 
     conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and 
     in coordination with the geographic combatant commanders, 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the

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     House of Representatives a report reviewing the proposed 
     recompete of the operational task orders of the geographic 
     combatant commands under the contract for the logistics 
     augmentation program of the Army that will expire in 2028 
     (commonly referred to as ``LOGCAP V'').
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A business case analysis of the cost and operational 
     benefit of recompeting the task orders described in 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Input from stakeholders, including Army Sustainment 
     Command, the geographic combatant commanders, and Army 
     service component commanders, on the desirability and 
     operational impacts of the proposed recompete described in 
     subsection (a).
       (3) Detailed cost estimates and timelines, including 
     projected transition costs and timelines for the task orders 
     described in subsection (a).
       (4) An assessment of the potential impacts related to 
     quality and timing of transitioning to the new logistics 
     augmentation program (commonly referred to as ``LOGCAP VI'').
       (5) An analysis of recompeting the task orders described in 
     subsection (a) compared to transitioning to LOGCAP VI.
       (6) An overview of potential innovations and efficiencies 
     derived from a competition for LOGCAP VI.
       (7) An explanation of the benefit of recompeting the task 
     orders described in subsection (a) compared to an open 
     competition for LOGCAP VI.
       (8) A breakdown of additional authorities needed to move 
     directly to LOGCAP VI.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 121. REDUCTION IN THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF NAVY CARRIER AIR 
                   WINGS AND CARRIER AIR WING HEADQUARTERS 
                   REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED.

       Section 8062(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``until the earlier of'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``until the date on which 
     additional operationally deployable aircraft carriers can 
     fully support a 10th carrier air wing;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the earlier of'' and 
     all that follows through ``and (B) of'' and inserting ``the 
     date referred to in''.

     SEC. 122. 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 123(a) 
     of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), is further amended by 
     striking ``through 2023'' and inserting ``through 2024''.

     SEC. 123. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIRGINIA CLASS 
                   SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

       (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 
     for the procurement of 10 Virginia class submarines.
       (b) Authority for Advance Procurement and Economic Order 
     Quantity.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or 
     more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance 
     procurement associated with the Virginia class submarines for 
     which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement 
     contract is provided under subsection (a) and for equipment 
     or subsystems associated with the Virginia class submarine 
     program, including procurement of--
       (1) long lead time material; or
       (2) material or equipment in economic order quantities when 
     cost savings are achievable.
       (c) 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.
       (d) Limitation on Termination Liability.--A contract for 
     the construction of Virginia class submarines entered into 
     under subsection (a) shall include a clause that limits the 
     liability of the United States to the contractor for any 
     termination of the contract. The maximum liability of the 
     United States under the clause shall be the amount 
     appropriated for the submarines covered by the contract 
     regardless of the amount obligated under the contract.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     SEC. 131. LIMITATIONS AND MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT 
                   RELATING TO RQ-4 AIRCRAFT.

       Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l)(1) During the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2024 and ending on September 30, 2028, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may not--
       ``(A) retire an RQ-4 aircraft;
       ``(B) reduce funding for unit personnel or weapon system 
     sustainment activities for RQ-4 aircraft in a manner that 
     presumes future congressional authority to divest such 
     aircraft;
       ``(C) keep an RQ-4 aircraft in a status considered excess 
     to the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting 
     disposition instructions (commonly referred to as `XJ' 
     status); or
       ``(D) decrease the total aircraft inventory of RQ-4 
     aircraft below 10 aircraft.
       ``(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to individual RQ-4 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.''.

     SEC. 132. LIMITATION ON DIVESTITURE OF T-1A TRAINING 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       No divestiture of any T-1A training aircraft may occur 
     until the Chief of Staff of the Air Force submits to the 
     congressional defense committees a certification of--
       (1) the fleet-wide implementation of the Undergraduate 
     Pilot Training 2.5 curriculum and the effect of such 
     implementation on the undergraduate pilot training pipeline; 
     and
       (2) how the divestiture would affect existing programs of 
     the Air Force that accelerate pilot training.

     SEC. 133. MODIFICATION TO MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   A-10 AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2017 NDAA.--Section 134(d) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
     114-328; 130 Stat. 2038), as amended by section 141(b)(1) of 
     the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), is further amended by 
     striking ``153 A-10 aircraft'' and inserting ``135 A-10 
     aircraft''.
       (b) Fiscal Year 2016 NDAA.--Section 142(b)(2) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
     (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 755), as amended by section 
     141(b)(2) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), 
     is further amended by striking ``153 A-10 aircraft'' and 
     inserting ``135 A-10 aircraft''.

     SEC. 134. MODIFICATION TO MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR TOTAL 
                   PRIMARY MISSION AIRCRAFT INVENTORY OF AIR FORCE 
                   FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.

       Section 9062(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``1,145 fighter aircraft'' and inserting 
     ``1,112 fighter aircraft''.

     SEC. 135. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF F-15 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       Section 150 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 
     136 Stat. 2456) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) for each covered F-15 aircraft that the Secretary 
     plans to divest, a description of--
       ``(i) the upgrades and modifications done to the aircraft, 
     including the date of each modification and the value amount 
     of each modification in current year dollars; and
       ``(ii) the estimated remaining service life of--

       ``(I) the aircraft; and
       ``(II) the onboard systems of the aircraft.''; and

       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Updates.--Not later than October 1 of each year 
     through October 1, 2028, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall--
       ``(1) update the report required under subsection (b); and
       ``(2) submit such update to the congressional defense 
     committees.''.

     SEC. 136. REPORT ON AIR FORCE EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2025, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that includes the following:
       (1) An overview of the total missions flown by executive 
     aircraft of the Air Force during the five fiscal years 
     preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, 
     disaggregated by fiscal year, including the mission types and 
     Government agencies supported.
       (2) An identification of each mission flown by executive 
     aircraft of the Air Force during the five fiscal years 
     preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, 
     disaggregated by fiscal year, including the mission type, 
     overall cost, average flight hour cost, and Government agency 
     supported, disaggregated by wing and by type of aircraft.
       (3) The projected mission capacity for executive aircraft 
     of the Air Force for the five fiscal years following the 
     fiscal year in which the report is submitted, disaggregated 
     by fiscal year, factoring in any planned changes to aircraft 
     inventory.
       (4) A description of any anomalous conditions that may have 
     impacted the availability, with respect to executive aircraft 
     of the Air Force, of a specific aircraft type or wing during 
     the five fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the 
     report is submitted, such as unavailability of a specific 
     aircraft type due to block upgrades or fleetwide maintenance 
     issues.
       (5) A description of the impact of the capacity of 
     executive aircraft of the Air Force on the overall capacity 
     of the Department of Defense to meet demand for executive 
     aircraft.
       (6) The total outlays of the Department of the Air Force 
     for missions flown by executive aircraft of the Air Force, 
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     in reimbursements received from Government agencies 
     supported, during the five fiscal years preceding the fiscal 
     year in which the report is submitted, disaggregated by 
     fiscal year and by account.
       (7) The projected budgets for the executive aircraft of the 
     Air Force through the future years defense program.
       (8) A narrative description of how the Air Force plans and 
     budgets for missions flown by executive aircraft.
       (9) Any other information the Secretary considers to be 
     important.
       (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex for the purposes of describing classified missions 
     supported by the executive aircraft of the Air Force.

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

     SEC. 141. PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE THE PROCUREMENT AND 
                   FIELDING OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.

       Section 834(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4061 note) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive the priority 
     established pursuant to paragraph (1) for up to two 
     solicitations for proposals per fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 142. REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO 
                   ESTABLISH THE DATALINK STRATEGY OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Policies Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and 
     implement policies to establish the unified datalink strategy 
     of the Department of Defense (in this section referred to as 
     the ``strategy'').
       (2) Elements.--The policies required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) The designation of an organization that will act as the 
     lead coordinator of datalink activities across the entire 
     Department of Defense.
       (B) Prioritization and coordination across services of the 
     strategy within the requirements generation process of the 
     Department.
       (C) The use of a common standardized datalink network or 
     transport protocol that ensures interoperability between 
     independently developed datalinks, regardless of physical 
     medium used, and ensures mesh routing. The Secretary of 
     Defense shall consider the use of a subset of Internet 
     Protocol.
       (D) A programmatic decoupling of the physical method used 
     to transmit data, the network or transport protocols used in 
     the transmission and reception of data, and the applications 
     used to process and use data.
       (E) The coordination of weapon systems executing the same 
     mission types across services of the strategy, including 
     through the use of a common set of datalink waveforms. The 
     Secretary shall evaluate the use of redundant datalinks for 
     line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight information exchange 
     for each weapon systems platform.
       (F) Coordination between the Department and the 
     intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to leverage 
     any efficiencies and overlap with existing datalink waveforms 
     of the intelligence community.
       (G) Methods to support the rapid integration of common 
     datalinks across the force.
       (H) Support for modularity of specific datalink waveforms 
     to enable rapid integration of future datalinks, including 
     the use of software defined radios compliant with modular 
     open system architecture and sensor open system architecture.
       (b) Information to Congress.--Not later than June 1, 2024, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
     defense committees the following:
       (1) A briefing on the proposed policies required by 
     subsection (a)(1), with timelines for implementation.
       (2) An estimated timeline of implementations of datalinks.
       (3) A list of any additional resources and authorities 
     required to execute the strategy.
       (4) A determination of whether a common set of datalinks 
     can and should be implemented across all major weapon systems 
     within the Department of Defense.

     SEC. 143. REPORT ON CONTRACT FOR CYBERSECURITY CAPABILITIES 
                   AND BRIEFING.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) 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 submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the decision to exercise 
     options on an existing contract to use cybersecurity 
     capabilities to protect assets and networks across the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the potential effects on innovation 
     and competition among cybersecurity vendors of the decision 
     to exercise the cybersecurity options on the contract 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (B) A description of the risks and benefits associated with 
     an integrated enterprise-wide cybersecurity solution from a 
     single vendor.
       (C) A description of future plans of the Department of 
     Defense to recompete the acquisition of integrated and 
     interoperable cybersecurity tools and applications that would 
     allow multiple vendors to compete separately and as teams.
       (D) A copy of the analysis conducted by the Director of 
     Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of 
     the costs and effectiveness of the cybersecurity capabilities 
     covered by the contract described in paragraph (1).
       (E) A copy of the analysis conducted by the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of the 
     effectiveness of the cybersecurity capabilities covered by 
     the contract described in paragraph (1) compared to other 
     commercially available products and vendors.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the 
     Department of Defense shall brief the congressional defense 
     committees on the plans of the Department to ensure 
     competition and interoperability in the security and identity 
     and access management product market segments.

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

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2024 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. UPDATED GUIDANCE ON PLANNING FOR EXPORTABILITY 
                   FEATURES FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Program Guidance on Planning for Exportability 
     Features.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment shall ensure that program guidance is updated to 
     integrate planning for exportability features called for by 
     section 4067 of title 10, United States Code, for the 
     following activities:
       (1) Major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) (as defined 
     in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code), which shall 
     include in the initial cost estimates for the programs a 
     requirement to capture potential exportability needs.
       (2) Middle tier acquisition (MTA) programs described in 
     section 804(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note 
     prec.), which shall include an assessment of potential 
     exportability needs prior to transition from rapid fielding 
     or prototyping.
       (b) Revision of Guidance for Program Protection Plans.--The 
     Under Secretary shall revise guidance for program protection 
     plans to integrate a requirement to determine exportability 
     for the programs covered by such plans.

     SEC. 212. SUPPORT TO THE DEFENCE INNOVATION ACCELERATOR FOR 
                   THE NORTH ATLANTIC.

       (a) Authority.--To the extent and in such amounts as 
     provided in appropriations Acts for the purposes set forth in 
     this section, the Secretary of Defense may, acting through 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
     provide funds of not more than $15,000,000 per year to 
     sustain the participation of the United States in the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Innovation 
     Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) Initiative (in 
     this section the ``Initiative'').
       (b) Notification.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary makes a decision to provide funds 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a written 
     notification of such decision.
       (2) Contents.--Notification submitted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall include the following:
       (A) A detailed breakout of the funding provided.
       (B) The intended purposes of such funds.
       (C) The timeframe covered by such funds.
       (c) Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2024, the Under 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a strategy for participation by the United States 
     in the Initiative.
       (2) Contents.--The strategy submitted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall include the following:
       (A) A description for how the Initiative fits into the 
     innovation ecosystem for the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, as well as how it is synchronized with and will 
     interact with other science, technology, and innovation 
     activities within the Department of Defense.
       (B) Anticipated funding profile across the future years 
     defense program (FYDP).
       (C) Identification of key technology focus areas to be 
     addressed each year across the future years defense program.
       (D) Anticipated areas for expansion for key nodes or 
     locations for the Initiative, including how the Initiative 
     will contribute to fostering the spread of innovation 
     throughout the United States.
       (d) Annual Report.--Not later than February 1, 2024, and 
     February 1 of each year thereafter through 2026, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees an annual report for Department supported 
     activities of the Initiative, including the breakdown of 
     funding provided for the previous fiscal year, and key 
     milestones or achievements during that timeframe.
       (e) Sunset.--The authority provided by subsection (a) shall 
     terminate on September 30, 2026.

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     SEC. 213. MODIFICATION TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO 
                   ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.

       Section 4092(b) of title 10, United States code is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``of which not more 
     than 5 such positions may be positions of administration or 
     management of the Agency''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including, upon 
     separation, pay the travel, transportation, and relocation 
     expenses to return to the location of origin, at the time of 
     the initial appointment, within the United States'' before 
     the period at the end.

     SEC. 214. ADMINISTRATION OF THE ADVANCED SENSORS APPLICATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 218 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Commander of Naval 
     Air Systems Command and the Director of Air Warfare shall 
     jointly serve'' and inserting ``The Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Intelligence and Security, acting through the 
     Director of the Air Force Office of Concepts, Development, 
     and Management Office, shall serve''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The resource sponsors 
     of the Program shall be responsible'' and inserting ``The 
     resource sponsor, in consultation with the Commander of Naval 
     Air Systems Command, shall be responsible'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Only the Secretary of 
     the Navy, the Under Secretary of the Navy, and the Commander 
     of Naval Air Systems Command may'' and inserting ``Only the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and 
     the Director of the Air Force Concepts, Development, and 
     Management Office, in consultation with the Commander of 
     Naval Air Systems Command, may''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``exercised by the 
     Commander of Naval Air Systems Command, the Secretary of the 
     Navy, or the Under Secretary of the Navy'' and inserting 
     ``exercised by the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Intelligence and Security and the Director of the Air Force 
     Concepts, Development, and Management Office''.

     SEC. 215. DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN RESEARCH 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Section 980(b) of title 10, United Stated Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding to the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may delegate the authority provided by 
     paragraph (1) to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
     and Engineering.''.

     SEC. 216. PROGRAM OF STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   MICROELECTRONICS.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish, not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, a program within the National Security 
     Agency to develop and continuously update, as the Secretary 
     determines necessary, standards, commercial best practices, 
     and requirements for the design, manufacture, packaging, 
     test, and distribution of microelectronics acquired by the 
     Department of Defense to provide acceptable levels of 
     confidentiality, integrity, and availability for Department 
     commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) microelectronics, field 
     programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and custom integrated 
     circuits (CICs).
       (b) Advice and Assessment.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     the program established pursuant to subsection (a) is advised 
     and assessed by the Government-Industry-Academia Working 
     Group on Microelectronics established under section 220 of 
     the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
       (c) Requirements.--The program established by subsection 
     (a) shall develop--
       (1) evidence-based assurance processes and techniques that 
     sustain, build on, automate, and scale up the results and 
     accomplishments of the Rapid Assured Microelectronics 
     Prototypes (RAMP), RAMP-Commercial (RAMP-C), and State-of-
     the-Art Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging (SHIP) programs to 
     enhance the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of 
     microelectronics while minimizing costs and impacts to 
     commercial manufacturing practices;
       (2) validation methods for such processes and techniques, 
     in coordination with the developmental and operational test 
     and evaluation community, as the Secretary determines 
     necessary;
       (3) 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, based on the principle of 
     reducing risk to as low a level as reasonably practicable, 
     including--
       (A) comparative risk assessments; and
       (B) balanced and practical investments in assurance based 
     on risks and returns;
       (4) levels of assurance and associated requirements for the 
     production and acquisition of commercial-off-the-shelf 
     integrated circuits, integrated circuits subject to 
     International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) under 
     subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or successor regulations, and classified 
     integrated circuits using commercial foundry manufacturing 
     process flows;
       (5) guides for Federal Government program evaluators, 
     program offices, and industry to meet microelectronics 
     assurance requirements; and
       (6) guidance for the creation of a government 
     organizational structure and plan to support the acquisition 
     of fit-for-purpose microelectronics, including the role of 
     the Defense Microelectronics Activity, the Crane Division of 
     the Naval Surface Warfare Center, and the Joint Federated 
     Assurance Center.
       (d) Microelectronics Assurance Standard.--The program 
     established pursuant to subsection (a) shall establish a 
     Department microelectronics assurance standard that includes 
     an overarching assurance framework as well as the guides 
     developed under subsection (c)(5), for commercial-off-the-
     shelf integrated circuits, integrated circuits subject to the 
     International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M 
     of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     successor regulations, and classified microelectronics 
     developed under subsection (c)(4).
       (e) Microelectronics Assurance Executive Agent.--The 
     Secretary shall designate one individual from a military 
     department as the Microelectronics Assurance Executive Agent 
     to assist Federal Government program offices in acquiring 
     fit-for-purpose microelectronics.
       (f) Management of RAMP and SHIP Programs.--Effective on the 
     date of the establishment of the program required by 
     subsection (a), such program shall assume management of the 
     Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes, Rapid Assured 
     Microelectronics Prototypes-Commercial (RAMP-C), and State-
     of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging programs that 
     were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and executed by the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering.
       (g) Oversight.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
     and Engineering shall provide oversight of the planning and 
     execution of the program required by subsection (a).
       (h) Requirements for Contracting for Application-specific 
     Integrated Circuits.--The Secretary shall ensure that, for 
     contracts for application-specific integrated circuits 
     designed by defense industrial base contractors--
       (1) the use of evidence-based assurance processes and 
     techniques are included in the contract data requirements 
     list;
       (2) commercial best industry practices for confidentiality, 
     integrity, and availability are used;
       (3) a library of certified third-party intellectual 
     property is established for reuse, including reuse of 
     transistor layouts, cells, and macrocells;
       (4) legal mechanisms are in place for data collection and 
     sharing; and
       (5) automation technology is adopted to achieve efficiency.

     SEC. 217. CLARIFYING ROLE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARIES TO 
                   PROMOTE DEFENSE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

       Section 4124(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``that assists'' and inserting the 
     following: ``that--
       ``(A) assists'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) facilitates technology transfer from industry or 
     academic institutions to the Center; or
       ``(C) assists and facilitates workforce development in 
     critical technology areas and technology transition to 
     fulfill unmet needs of a Center.''.

     SEC. 218. COMPETITION FOR TECHNOLOGY THAT DETECTS AND 
                   WATERMARKS THE USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     and carry out a prize competition under section 4025 of title 
     10, United States Code, to evaluate technology, including 
     applications, tools, and models, for the detection and 
     watermarking of generative artificial intelligence (AI)--
       (A) to facilitate the research, development, testing, 
     evaluation, and competition of secure generative artificial 
     intelligence detection and watermark technologies that can 
     support each Secretary of a military department and the 
     commanders of combatant commands to support warfighting 
     requirements; and
       (B) to transition such technologies, including technologies 
     developed from pilot programs, prototype projects, or other 
     research and development programs, from the prototyping phase 
     to production.
       (2) Participation.--The participants in the competition 
     carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) may include Federally-
     funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), the private 
     sector, the defense industrial base, academia, government 
     agencies, and such other participants as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (3) Commencement.--The competition will begin within 270 
     days of passage of this Act.
       (4) Designation.--The competition established and carried 
     out pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the 
     ``Generative AI Detection and Watermark Competition''.
       (b) Administration.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering

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     shall administer the competition required by subsection (a).
       (c) Framework.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on the framework 
     the Secretary will use to carry out the competition required 
     by subsection (a).
       (d) Annual Reports.--Not later than October 1 of each year 
     until the termination of the competition established and 
     carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     results of the competition.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``detection'' means a technology that can 
     positively identify the presence of generative artificial 
     intelligence in digital content.
       (2) The term ``watermarking'' means embedding a piece of 
     data onto detected artificial intelligence generated digital 
     content, conveying attribution to the source generation.
       (f) Termination.--The competition established and carried 
     out pursuant to subsection (a) shall terminate on December 
     31, 2025.

             Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

     SEC. 221. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRIZE COMPETITIONS FOR 
                   BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2028, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments shall complete one or more prize competitions 
     under section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, in order 
     to support the business systems modernization goals of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Scope.--
       (1) In general.--Each prize competition carried out under 
     subsection (a) shall be structured to complement, and to the 
     degree practicable, accelerate delivery or expand 
     functionality of business systems capabilities being pursued 
     by the affected Secretary, either currently in operation, in 
     development, or for broad classes of systems covered by the 
     business enterprise architecture required by section 2222(e) 
     of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Areas for consideration.--In carrying out subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the 
     military departments shall each consider the following:
       (A) Integration of artificial intelligence or machine 
     learning capabilities.
       (B) Data analytics or business intelligence, or related 
     visualization capability.
       (C) Automated updating of business architectures, business 
     systems integration, or documentation related to existing 
     systems or manuals.
       (D) Improvements to interfaces or processes for interacting 
     with other non-Department of Defense business systems.
       (E) Updates or replacements for legacy business systems to 
     improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, such as the 
     Mechanization of Contract Administration Services (MOCAS).
       (F) Contract writing systems or expanded capability that 
     could be integrated into existing systems.
       (G) Pay and personnel systems, or expanded capability, that 
     could be integrated into existing systems.
       (H) Other finance and accounting systems, or expanded 
     capability, that could be integrated into existing systems.
       (I) Systems supporting industrial base and supply chain 
     visibility, analytics, and management.

     SEC. 222. UPDATE TO PLANS AND STRATEGIES FOR ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     consultation with the Deputy Secretary of Defense--
       (1) establish and document procedures, including timelines, 
     for the periodic review of the 2018 Department of Defense 
     Artificial Intelligence Strategy, or any successor strategy, 
     and associated annexes of the military departments to assess 
     the implementation of the strategy and whether any revision 
     is necessary;
       (2) issue Department of Defense-wide guidance that defines 
     outcomes of near-term and long-term strategies and plans 
     relating to--
       (A) the adoption of artificial intelligence;
       (B) adoption and enforcement of policies on the ethical use 
     of artificial intelligence systems; and
       (C) the identification and mitigation of bias in artificial 
     intelligence algorithms;
       (3) issue Department-wide guidance regarding--
       (A) methods to monitor accountability for artificial 
     intelligence-related activity, including artificial 
     intelligence performance indicators and metrics;
       (B) means to enforce and update ethics policy and 
     guidelines across all adopted artificial intelligence 
     systems; and
       (C) means to identify, monitor, and mitigate bias in 
     artificial intelligence algorithms;
       (4) develop a strategic plan for the development, use, and 
     cybersecurity of generative artificial intelligence, 
     including a policy for use of, and defense against 
     adversarial use of, generative artificial intelligence;
       (5) assess technical workforce needs across the future 
     years defense plan to support the continued development of 
     artificial intelligence capabilities, including recruitment 
     and retention policies and programs;
       (6) assess the availability and adequacy of the basic 
     artificial intelligence training and education curricula 
     available to the broader Department civilian workforce and 
     military personnel to promote artificial intelligence 
     literacy to the nontechnical workforce and senior leadership 
     with responsibilities adjacent to artificial intelligence 
     technical development;
       (7) develop and issue a timeline and guidance for the Chief 
     Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department 
     and the Secretaries of the military departments to establish 
     a common terminology for artificial intelligence-related 
     activities;
       (8) develop and implement a plan to protect and secure the 
     integrity, availability, and privacy of artificial 
     intelligence systems and models, including large language 
     models, data libraries, data repositories, and algorithms, in 
     training, development, and production environments;
       (9) develop and implement a plan--
       (A) to identify commercially available and relevant large 
     language models; and
       (B) to make those available, as appropriate, on classified 
     networks;
       (10) develop a plan to defend the people, organizations, 
     and systems of the Department against adversarial artificial 
     intelligence, including identification of organizations 
     within the Department that could provide red teams 
     capabilities for operational and developmental needs;
       (11) develop and implement a policy for use by contracting 
     officials to protect the intellectual property of commercial 
     entities that provide their artificial intelligence 
     algorithms to a Department repository established pursuant to 
     section 232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note), 
     including policy for how to address data rights in situations 
     in which government and commercial intellectual property may 
     be mixed when such artificial intelligence algorithms are 
     deployed in an operational environment;
       (12) issue guidance and directives for how the Chief 
     Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department 
     will exercise authority to access, control, and maintain, on 
     behalf of the Secretary, data collected, acquired, accessed, 
     or utilized by Department components consistent with section 
     1513 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 4001 
     note); and
       (13) clarify guidance on the instances for and role of 
     human intervention and oversight in the exercise of 
     artificial intelligence algorithms for use in the generation 
     of offensive or lethal courses of action for tactical 
     operations.
       (b) Due Date for Procedures, Guidance, Plans, Assessment, 
     and Timelines.--
       (1) Due date.--The Secretary shall develop the procedures, 
     guidance, plans, assessment, and timelines required under 
     subsection (a) not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Briefing.--Not later than 150 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
     procedures, guidance, plans, assessment, and timelines 
     established, issued, carried out, or developed under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 223. WESTERN REGIONAL RANGE COMPLEX DEMONSTRATION.

       (a) Demonstration Required.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     a demonstration of a joint multi-domain nonkinetic testing 
     and training environment across military departments by 
     interconnecting existing ranges and training sites in the 
     western States to improve joint multi-domain nonkinetic 
     training and further testing, research, and development.
       (b) Use of Existing Ranges and Capabilities.--The 
     demonstration carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
     use existing ranges and range capability, unless capability 
     gaps are identified in the process of planning specific 
     demonstration activities.
       (c) Activities.--The demonstration carried out pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) Electromagnetic spectrum operations.
       (2) Electromagnetic warfare.
       (3) Operations in the information environment.
       (4) Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).
       (5) Information warfare, including the following:
       (A) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
       (B) Offensive and defense cyber operations.
       (C) Electromagnetic warfare.
       (D) Space operations.
       (E) Psychological operations.
       (F) Public affairs.
       (G) Weather operations.
       (d) Timeline for Completion of Initial Demonstration.--In 
     carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to 
     complete an initial demonstration, interconnecting two or 
     more ranges or testing sites of two or more military 
     departments in the western States, subject to availability of 
     appropriations, not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (e) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on--
       (1) a phased implementation plan and design to connect 
     ranges and testing sites in the western States, including the 
     initial demonstration required by subsection (d);
       (2) how the design architecture of the plan is in alignment 
     with recommendations of the 2020 Department of Defense 
     Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy; and

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       (3) how the design architecture will support high-
     periodicity training, testing, research, and development.
       (f) Definition.--In this section:
       (1) Information environment.--The term ``information 
     environment'' means the aggregate of individuals, 
     organizations, and systems that collect, process, and 
     disseminate, or act on information.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Defense.
       (g) Termination.--This section shall terminate on September 
     30, 2028.

     SEC. 224. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF 
                   ESTABLISHING A QUANTUM COMPUTING INNOVATION 
                   CENTER.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
     and Engineering and the Chief Digital and Artificial 
     Intelligence Officer, submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the feasibility and advisability of 
     establishing a quantum computing innovation center within the 
     Department of Defense--
       (1) to identify and pursue the development of quantum 
     computing applications to enhance military operations;
       (2) to harness the talent and skills of physicists and 
     scientists within the Department to develop quantum computing 
     applications; and
       (3) to coordinate and synchronize quantum computing 
     research across the Department.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the ongoing activities of the 
     Department that are part of the National Quantum Initiative.
       (2) An evaluation of the plans of the Department to develop 
     quantum computing, sensing, and networking applications.
       (3) The level of funding and resources invested by the 
     Department to enable quantum military applications.
       (4) Any established metrics or performance indicators to 
     track the progress of quantum technology developments.
       (5) The extent to which the Department is partnering with 
     commercial entities engaging in quantum research and 
     development.
       (6) An evaluation of any plans establishing how commercial 
     advances in quantum technology can be leveraged for military 
     operations.
       (7) An assessment of the maturity of United States 
     competitor efforts to develop quantum applications for 
     adversarial use.
       (8) An assessment of any processes to harmonize or 
     coordinate activities across the Department to develop 
     quantum computing applications.
       (9) An evaluation of any Department-issued policy guidance 
     regarding quantum computing applications.
       (10) An evaluation of any Department plans to defend 
     against adversarial use of quantum computing applications.

     SEC. 225. BRIEFING ON THE IMPEDIMENTS TO THE TRANSITION OF 
                   THE SEMANTIC FORENSICS PROGRAM TO OPERATIONAL 
                   USE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering shall, in consultation with the 
     Office of General Counsel of the Department of Defense and 
     the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
     Agency, provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a briefing on the impediments to the 
     transition of the Semantic Forensics program to operational 
     use.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing provided pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) Identification of policy and legal challenges 
     associated with the transition described in subsection (a) 
     and implementation of the Semantic Forensics program, 
     including with respect to the use and operational testing of 
     publicly available information.
       (2) Identification of other Federal agencies with legal 
     authorities that may be able to resolve the challenges 
     identified pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (3) Recommendations for legislative or administrative 
     action to mitigate the challenges identified pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 226. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HYPERSONIC 
                   CAPABILITY FUNDING AND INVESTMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1 of fiscal year 2024 
     and March 1 of each of fiscal year thereafter through 2030, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees an annual report on funding and 
     investments of the Department of Defense relating to 
     hypersonic capabilities, including with respect to 
     procurement, research, development, operations, and 
     maintenance of offensive and defensive hypersonic weapons.
       (b) Requirements.--Each report submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) include cost data on the vehicles, testing, hypersonic 
     sensors, command and control architectures, infrastructure, 
     testing infrastructure, software, workforce, training, 
     ranges, integration costs, and such other items as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate;
       (2) disaggregate information reported by offensive and 
     defensive hypersonic capabilities;
       (3) for research relating to hypersonic capabilities, 
     include the program element and the name of the entity that 
     is conducting the research, a description of the purpose of 
     the research, and any Uniform Resource Locators to weapon 
     programs associated with the research; and
       (4) to the degree applicable, include all associated 
     hypersonic program elements and line items.
       (c) Form.--Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 227. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL FOR 
                   OFFICE OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 
                   PERSONNEL AND READINESS PENDING A PLAN FOR 
                   MODERNIZING DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     by this Act for fiscal year 2024 for travel for the office of 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
     not more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended until 
     the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives supporting justification 
     material underpinning the decision to cease current 
     modernization efforts for the Defense Travel System (DTS), 
     and a plan going forward for modernizing or replacing such 
     system
       (b) Contents.--The justification material and plan 
     described in subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) The documentation from the Milestone Decision Authority 
     (MDA) justifying cancellation of the current modernization 
     contract, including--
       (A) specific metrics used to make that determination;
       (B) a timeline for decisions leading to the final 
     cancellation;
       (C) notification from the military departments when they 
     were unable to make the desired usage rates using the current 
     modernization prototype;
       (D) identification of system requirements for audit 
     readiness, as well as interface needs for other enterprise 
     resource planning systems, in the current modernization 
     contract; and
       (E) alternatives considered prior to cancellation.
       (2) An assessment by the Cost Assessment of Program 
     Evaluation office comparing--
       (A) costs of continuing with the current modernization 
     prototype across the future years defense plan (FYDP); and
       (B) costs of sustainment of the Defense Travel System 
     across the future years defense plan, factoring potential 
     costs of restarting modernization efforts.
       (3) A description from the Milestone Decision Authority on 
     what the current plan is for modernizing the Defense Travel 
     System, including timelines and potential costs.

     SEC. 228. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES FOR RESEARCH, 
                   DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 222d the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 222e. Unfunded priorities for research, development, 
       test, and evaluation activities

       ``(a) Annual Report.--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 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the unfunded priorities of the 
     Department of Defense-wide research, development, test, and 
     evaluation activities.
       ``(b) Contents.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (c), 
     each report submitted 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.
       ``(2) Prioritization of priorities.--The report under 
     subsection (a) shall present the unfunded priorities covered 
     by such report in order of urgency of priority.
       ``(c) Exclusion of Priorities Covered in Other Reports.--
     The report submitted under subsection (a) shall not include 
     unfunded priorities or requirements covered in reports 
     submitted under--
       ``(1) section 222a or 222b; or
       ``(2) section 2806 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 222a 
     note).
       ``(d) Form.--Each report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall be submitted in classified format, but the 
     Secretary may also submit an unclassified version as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(e) Unfunded Priority Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `unfunded priority', in the case of a fiscal year, means a 
     program, activity, or mission requirement, 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; and

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       ``(2) would have been recommended for funding through that 
     budget if--
       ``(A) additional resources had been available for the 
     budget to fund the program, activity, or mission requirement; 
     or
       ``(B) the program, activity, or mission requirement has 
     emerged since the budget was formulated.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 222d the following new 
     item:

``222e. Annual report on unfunded priorities for research, development, 
              test, and evaluation activities.''.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2024 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. REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL BY UNDER SECRETARY OF 
                   DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT OF ANY 
                   WAIVER FOR A SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT MEET FUEL 
                   EFFICIENCY KEY PERFORMANCE PARAMETER.

       Section 332(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     10 U.S.C. 2911 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Waiver of fuel efficiency key performance 
     parameter.--
       ``(A) In general.--The fuel efficiency key performance 
     parameter implemented under paragraph (1) may be waived for a 
     system only if such waiver is approved by the Under Secretary 
     of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
       ``(B) Nondelegation.--The waiver authority under 
     subparagraph (A) may not be delegated.''.

     SEC. 312. IMPROVEMENT AND CODIFICATION OF SENTINEL LANDSCAPES 
                   PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

       (a) Codification of Existing Statute.--Section 317 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
     (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note) is amended--
       (1) by transferring such section to appear after section 
     2692 of title 10, United States Code;
       (2) by redesignating such section as section 2693; and
       (3) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2693. Sentinel Landscapes Partnership''.

       (b) Improvements to Sentinel Landscapes Partnership 
     Program.--Section 2693 of title 10, United States Code, as 
     transferred and redesignated by subsection (a), is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and the Secretary of 
     the Interior'' and inserting ``, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, and the heads of other Federal departments and 
     agencies that elect to become full partners'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``and the Secretary of 
     the Interior, may, as the Secretaries'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary of the Interior, and the heads of other Federal 
     departments and agencies that elect to become full partners 
     may, as they'';
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Coordination of Activities.--The Secretaries and the 
     heads of Federal departments and agencies, in carrying out 
     this section, may coordinate actions between their 
     departments and agencies and with other Federal, State, 
     interstate, and local agencies, Indian Tribes, and private 
     entities to more efficiently work together for the mutual 
     benefit of conservation, resilience, working lands, and 
     national defense, and to encourage owners and managers of 
     land to engage in voluntary land management, resilience, and 
     conservation activities that contribute to the sustainment of 
     military installations, State-owned National Guard 
     installations, and associated airspace.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking the first sentence and inserting ``The 
     Secretaries and the heads of Federal departments and 
     agencies, in carrying out this section, may give to any 
     eligible owner or manager of land within a designated 
     sentinel landscape priority consideration for participation 
     in any easement, grant, or assistance programs administered 
     by that Secretary or head.''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``eligible 
     landowner or agricultural producer'' and inserting ``eligible 
     owner or manager of land''; and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);
       (6) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to require an owner or manager of land, including a 
     private landowner or agricultural producer, to participate in 
     any land management, resilience, or conservation activity 
     under this section.'';
       (7) in subsection (g), as redesigned by paragraph (5)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking `` section 670(1) of 
     title 16, United States Code'' and inserting `` section 
     100(1) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670(1))'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 670(3) of title 
     16, United States Code'' and inserting ``section 100(3) of 
     the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670(3))''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) the publicly and privately owned lands that serve to 
     protect and support the rural economy, the natural 
     environment, outdoor recreation, and the national defense 
     missions of a military installation or State-owned National 
     Guard installation.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2692 
     the following new item:

``2693. Sentinel Landscapes Partnership.''.

     SEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION 
                   FUEL FOR PURPOSE OF PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF 
                   SUCH FUEL.

       Section 324(g) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2);
       (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2) of this section, the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) The term `applicable material' means--
       ``(A) monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides;
       ``(B) free fatty acids; or
       ``(C) fatty acid esters.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) The term `biomass' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(4) The term `lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions 
     reduction percentage' means, with respect to any sustainable 
     aviation fuel, the percentage reduction in lifecycle 
     greenhouse gas emissions achieved by such fuel as compared 
     with petroleum-based aviation fuel, as determined in 
     accordance with--
       ``(A) the most recent Carbon Offsetting and Reduction 
     Scheme for International Aviation that has been adopted, as 
     of the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, by the International 
     Civil Aviation Organization with the agreement of the United 
     States; or
       ``(B) the most recent determinations, as of the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2024, under the Greenhouse gases, Regulated 
     Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation (GREET) model 
     developed by Argonne National Laboratory.
       ``(5) The term `sustainable aviation fuel' means liquid 
     fuel, the portion of which is not kerosene, that--
       ``(A) meets the requirements of--
       ``(i) ASTM International Standard D7566; or
       ``(ii) the Fischer Tropsch provisions of ASTM International 
     Standard D1655, Annex A1;
       ``(B) is not derived from coprocessing an applicable 
     material (or materials derived from an applicable material) 
     with a feedstock that is not biomass;
       ``(C) is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates or 
     petroleum; and
       ``(D) has been certified pursuant to a scheme or model 
     under paragraph (4) as having a lifecycle greenhouse gas 
     emissions reduction percentage of not less than 50 
     percent.''.

     SEC. 314. PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF 
                   STIPULATED PENALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH NAVAL 
                   AIR STATION MOFFETT FIELD, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Authority to Transfer Funds.--
       (1) Transfer amount.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy may transfer an 
     amount not to exceed $438,250 to the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund established under section 9507 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, in accordance with section 2703(f) of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (B) Inapplicability of limitation.--Any transfer under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be made without regard to section 2215 
     of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Source of funds.--Any transfer under paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall be made using funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for 
     the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established 
     under section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note).
       (b) Purpose of Transfer.--Any transfer under subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated 
     penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency on 
     May 4, 2018, regarding former Naval Air Station, Moffett 
     Field, California, under the Federal Facility Agreement for 
     Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, which was entered into 
     between the Navy and the Environmental Protection Agency in 
     1990 pursuant to section 120 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620).
       (c) Acceptance of Payment.--If the Secretary of the Navy 
     makes a transfer under subsection (a)(1)(A), the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
     accept the amount transferred as payment in

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     full of the penalty described in subsection (b).

     SEC. 315. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES AND 
                   INDIVIDUALS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED BY RELEASES AT 
                   CURRENT AND FORMER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Technical Assistance for Navigation of Response 
     Actions.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to such 
     amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, the Secretary 
     of Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of 
     Local Defense Community Cooperation, shall furnish technical 
     assistance services described in paragraph (3) through the 
     Technical Assistance for Public Participation (TAPP) Program 
     of the Department of Defense to communities, or individuals 
     who are members thereof, that have been affected by a release 
     of a pollutant affirmatively determined to have originated 
     from a facility under the jurisdiction of, or formerly used 
     by or under the jurisdiction of, the Department.
       (2) Implementation.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Director of the Office of Local Defense Community 
     Cooperation, may furnish technical assistance services 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) through a Federal interagency 
     agreement, a private service provider, or a cooperative 
     agreement entered into with a nonprofit organization.
       (3) Services provided.--The technical assistance services 
     described in this paragraph are services to improve public 
     participation in, or assist in the navigation of, 
     environmental response efforts, including--
       (A) the provision of advice and guidance to a community or 
     individual specified in paragraph (1) regarding additional 
     technical assistance with respect to which such community or 
     individual may be eligible (including pursuant to subsection 
     (b));
       (B) the interpretation of site-related documents;
       (C) the interpretation of health-related information;
       (D) assistance with the preparation of public comments; and
       (E) the development of outreach materials to improve public 
     participation.
       (b) Grants for Technical Assistance.--
       (1) Authority.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to such 
     amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, the Secretary 
     of Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of 
     Local Defense Community Cooperation, shall administer a grant 
     program under which the Director may award a grant to a 
     community, or individuals who are members thereof, that have 
     been affected by a release of a pollutant affirmatively 
     determined to have originated from a facility under the 
     jurisdiction of, or formerly used by or under the 
     jurisdiction of, the Department of Defense.
       (2) Use of amounts.--Funds provided under a grant awarded 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) in connection with a release of a 
     pollutant at a facility may be used by the grant recipient 
     only to obtain technical assistance and services for public 
     participation in various stages of the processes of response, 
     remediation, and removal actions at the facility, including--
       (A) interpreting the nature of the release, including 
     monitoring and testing plans and reports associated with site 
     assessment and characterization at the facility;
       (B) interpreting documents, plans, proposed actions, and 
     final decisions related to--
       (i) an interim remedial action;
       (ii) a remedial investigation or feasibility study;
       (iii) a record of decision;
       (iv) a remedial design;
       (v) the selection and construction of remedial action;
       (vi) operation and maintenance; and
       (vii) a five-year review at the facility.
       (C) a removal action at such facility; and
       (D) services specified under subsection (a)(3).
       (c) Prohibition on Use of Amounts.--None of the amounts 
     made available under this section may be used for the purpose 
     of conducting--
       (1) lobbying activities; or
       (2) legal challenges of final decisions of the Department 
     of Defense.

Subtitle C--Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl 
                               Substances

     SEC. 321. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN MATERIALS CONTAMINATED WITH 
                   PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR POLYFLUOROALKYL 
                   SUBSTANCES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may treat covered 
     materials, including soils that have been contaminated with 
     PFAS, until the date on which the Secretary adopts the final 
     rule required under section 343(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 
     U.S.C. 2701 note) if the treatment of such materials occurs 
     through the use of remediation or disposal technology 
     approved by the relevant Federal regulatory agency.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``covered 
     material'' and ``PFAS'' have the meanings given those terms 
     in section 343(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2701 
     note).

     SEC. 322. INCREASE OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING OF STUDY 
                   AND ASSESSMENT ON HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF PER- 
                   AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATION IN 
                   DRINKING WATER BY AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES 
                   AND DISEASE REGISTRY.

       Section 316(a)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1350), 
     as amended by section 315(a) of the John S. McCain National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
     115-232; 132 Stat. 1713), section 321 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 
     133 Stat. 1307), section 337 of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3533), section 342 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
     (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1643), and section 342 of the 
     James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) Without regard to section 2215 of title 10, United 
     States Code, the Secretary of Defense may transfer not more 
     than $5,000,000 during fiscal year 2024 to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to pay for the study and assessment 
     required by this section.''.

     SEC. 323. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   RESTORATION PROJECTS AT NATIONAL GUARD 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Clarification of Definition of National Guard 
     Facilities.--Paragraph (4) of section 2700 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``State-owned'';
       (2) by striking ``owned and operated by a State when such 
     land is''; and
       (3) by striking ``even though such land is not under the 
     jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.'' and inserting 
     ``without regard to--''
       ``(A) the owner or operator of the facility; or
       ``(B) whether the facility is under the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of Defense or a military department.''.
       (b) Inclusion Under Defense Environmental Restoration 
     Program.--Section 2701(a)(1) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``State-owned''.
       (c) Response Actions at National Guard Facilities.--Section 
     2701(c)(1)(D) of such title is amended by striking ``State-
     owned''.
       (d) Services of Other Entities.--Section 2701(d)(1) of such 
     title is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting ``or 
     at a National Guard facility'' before the period at the end.
       (e) Environmental Restoration Accounts.--Section 2703(g)(1) 
     of such title is amended by inserting ``, a National Guard 
     facility,'' after ``Department of Defense''.
       (f) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 2707 of such title is amended by 
     striking subsection (e).
       (2) Reference update.--Section 345(f)(1) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
     117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2715 note) is amended by striking 
     ``facility where military activities are conducted by the 
     National Guard of a State pursuant to section 2707(e) of 
     title 10, United States Code'' and inserting ``National Guard 
     facility, as such term is defined in section 2700 of title 
     10, United States Code''.

     SEC. 324. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF TRAVEL FUNDS UNTIL 
                   SUBMITTAL OF PLAN FOR RESTORING DATA SHARING ON 
                   TESTING OF WATER FOR PERFLUOROALKYL OR 
                   POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

       (a) In General.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     by this Act for operation and maintenance, defense-wide, for 
     travel for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, not more than 85 percent may be 
     obligated or expended until the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Sustainment submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a plan to restore data sharing pertaining 
     to the testing of water for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances, as required under section 345 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
     117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2715 note), which shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A plan to restore data sharing with each relevant State 
     agency tasked with regulation of environmental contamination 
     by perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in each State 
     or territory of the United States.
       (2) A plan to restore data sharing with restoration 
     advisory boards established under section 2705(d) of title 
     10, United States Code.
       (3) Information on the geographic specificity of the data 
     to be provided under paragraphs (1) and (2) and a timeline 
     for the implementation of the plans under such paragraphs.
       (b) Inability to Meet Transparency Requirements.--If the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
     determines that they are unable to meet the requirements 
     under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall brief the 
     congressional defense committees on the rationale for why the 
     restoration of data sharing required under such subsection is 
     not possible, including a description of any legislative 
     action required to restore such data sharing.

     SEC. 325. DASHBOARD OF FUNDING RELATING TO PERFLUOROALKYL 
                   SUBSTANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

       The Secretary of Defense shall include with the submission 
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     President of the annual budget of the Department of Defense 
     for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, a separate budget justification document that 
     consolidates all information pertaining to activities of the 
     Department of Defense relating to perfluoroalkyl substances 
     and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including funding for and 
     descriptions of--
       (1) research and development efforts;
       (2) testing;
       (3) remediation;
       (4) contaminant disposal; and
       (5) community outreach.

     SEC. 326. REPORT ON SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES FOR 
                   COMPLETION OF TESTING AND REMEDIATION OF 
                   CONTAMINATED SITES AND PUBLICATION OF CLEANUP 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and once every two years 
     thereafter through December 31, 2029, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
     detailing--
       (A) a proposed schedule for the completion of testing and 
     remediation activities, including remediation of 
     perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, at 
     military installations, facilities of the National Guard, and 
     formerly used defense sites in the United States where the 
     Secretary obligated funding for environmental restoration 
     activities in fiscal year 2022;
       (B) detailed cost estimates to complete such activities, if 
     such estimates are available; and
       (C) if such estimates are not available, estimated costs to 
     complete such activities based on historical costs of 
     remediation for--
       (i) sites remediated under the Defense Environmental 
     Restoration Program under section 2701 of title 10, United 
     States Code;
       (ii) other Federally-funded sites; or
       (iii) privately-funded sites.
       (2) Inclusion of remedial investigations and feasibility 
     studies.--The schedule and cost estimates required under 
     paragraph (1) shall include a schedule and estimated costs 
     for the completion of remedial investigations and feasibility 
     studies at all sites covered under such paragraph for which 
     such investigations and studies are anticipated or planned.
       (3) Military installation defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``military installation'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Publication of Information.--Beginning not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall publish on the publicly available 
     website established under section 331(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
     116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) timely and regularly updated 
     information on the status of cleanup at sites for which the 
     Secretary has obligated amounts for environmental restoration 
     activities.

     SEC. 327. MODIFICATION OF TIMING OF REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF 
                   PFAS TASK FORCE.

       Section 2714(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``and quarterly thereafter,'' and inserting ``and 
     annually thereafter through 2029,''.

     SEC. 328. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON TESTING 
                   AND REMEDIATION OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES 
                   AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and not later than five years thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report assessing the state 
     of ongoing testing and remediation by the Department of 
     Defense of current or former military installations 
     contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances, including--
       (1) assessments of the thoroughness, pace, and cost-
     effectiveness of efforts of the Department to conduct testing 
     and remediation relating to those substances;
       (2) recommendations to improve those efforts; and
       (3) such other matters as the Comptroller General 
     determines appropriate.

                 Subtitle D--Logistics and Sustainment

     SEC. 331. ASSURING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR 
                   MILITARY CONTINGENCIES PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a pilot program to be known as the 
     ``Assuring Critical Infrastructure Support for Military 
     Contingencies Pilot Program''.
       (b) Selection of Installations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland 
     Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, shall select not fewer than 
     four geographically diverse military installations at which 
     to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a).
       (2) Prioritization.--
       (A) In general.--In selecting military installations under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall give priority 
     to any military installation that is a key component of not 
     fewer than two Contingency Plans (CONPLANs) or Operational 
     Plans (OPLANs), with priority given to such plans in the area 
     of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command 
     or the United States European Command.
       (B) Additional priority.--If two or more military 
     installations are given equal priority under subparagraph 
     (A), priority for selection under paragraph (1) shall be 
     given to the military installations that are--
       (i) connected to national-level infrastructure;
       (ii) located near a commercial port; or
       (iii) located near a national financial hub.
       (c) Activities.--In carrying out the pilot program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and 
     Hemispheric Affairs, shall--
       (1) without duplicating or disrupting existing cyber 
     exercise activities under the National Cyber Exercise Program 
     under section 2220B of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 665h), conduct cyber resiliency and reconstitution 
     stress test scenarios through tabletop exercises and, if 
     possible, live exercises--
       (A) to assess how to prioritize restoration of power, 
     water, and telecommunications for a military installation in 
     the event of a significant cyberattack on regional critical 
     infrastructure that has similar impacts on State and local 
     infrastructure; and
       (B) to determine the recovery process needed to ensure the 
     military installation can function and support an overseas 
     contingency operation or a homeland defense mission, as 
     appropriate;
       (2) map dependencies of power, water, and 
     telecommunications at the military installation and the 
     connections to distribution and generation outside the 
     military installation;
       (3) recommend priorities for the order of recovery for the 
     military installation in the event of a significant 
     cyberattack, considering both the requirements needed for 
     operations of the military installation and the potential 
     participation of personnel at the military installation in an 
     overseas contingency operation or a homeland defense mission; 
     and
       (4) create a lessons-learned database from the exercises 
     conducted under paragraph (1) across all installations 
     participating in the pilot program to share with the 
     appropriate committees of Congress.
       (d) Coordination With Related Programs.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, shall ensure 
     that activities under subsection (c) are coordinated with--
       (1) private entities that operate power, water, and 
     telecommunications for a military installation participating 
     in the pilot program under subsection (a);
       (2) relevant military and civilian personnel; and
       (3) any other entity that the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs 
     determines is relevant to the execution of activities under 
     subsection (c).
       (e) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, the 
     National Cyber Director, the head of any other relevant 
     Sector Risk Management Agency, the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and, 
     if appropriate, relevant private sector owners and operators 
     of critical infrastructure a report on the activities carried 
     out under pilot program under subsection (a), including a 
     description of any operational challenges identified.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical 
     infrastructure'' has the meaning given that term in the 
     Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
     5195c).
       (2) Sector risk management agency.--The term ``Sector Risk 
     Management Agency'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     650).

     SEC. 332. STRATEGY AND ASSESSMENT ON USE OF AUTOMATION AND 
                   ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SHIPYARD 
                   OPTIMIZATION.

       (a) Strategy.--The Secretary of Navy, in coordination with 
     the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, shall 
     develop and implement a strategy to leverage commercial best 
     practices used in shipyards to make operations more efficient 
     and demonstrate a digital maintenance artificial intelligence 
     platform that analyzes data on the maintenance and health of 
     shipboard assets of the Navy at shipyards, which shall 
     improve readiness of the Armed Forces, predict and diagnose 
     issues before they occur, and lower maintenance costs.
       (b) Assessment.--The Secretary of Navy shall assess the 
     costs of maintenance delays on shipboard assets of the Navy 
     and assess the potential cost savings of adopting artificial 
     intelligence predictive maintenance technology techniques 
     that help determine the condition of in-service equipment to 
     estimate when maintenance should be performed rather than 
     waiting until failure or end of life, including--
       (1) an analysis of maintenance delays and costs due to 
     unplanned and unpredicted maintenance issues;
       (2) an evaluation of opportunities to demonstrate 
     commercial best practices at shipyards, including artificial 
     intelligence technologies to ensure timely predictions for 
     maintainers and planners at shipyards by connecting datasets, 
     executing models, and providing outputs in near real-time;

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       (3) an identification of shipyard assets of the Navy with 
     sufficient data available to enable near-term demonstrations 
     of artificial intelligence predictive maintenance and an 
     estimate of resources needed within the Navy to accelerate 
     the demonstration of predictive artificial intelligence 
     capabilities with respect to those assets; and
       (4) an identification of any policy or technical challenges 
     to implementing artificial intelligence or machine learning 
     for purposes of carrying out the Shipyard Infrastructure 
     Optimization Program.
       (c) Briefing to Committee.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Navy 
     shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
     briefing on--
       (1) the strategy developed by the Secretary under 
     subsection (a);
       (2) the results of the assessment under subsection (b); and
       (3) a plan to execute any measures pursuant to such 
     assessment.

                   Subtitle E--Briefings and Reports

     SEC. 341. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS AT MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Plan.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the head of each military department, shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a plan to implement a 
     standardized system to measure and report on the condition 
     and performance of, level of investment in, and any 
     applicable risks to critical infrastructure systems owned by 
     the Federal Government that--
       (1) have not been privatized pursuant to a conveyance under 
     section 2688 of title 10, United States Code; and
       (2) are located on a military installation.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning on February 1 of the year 
     immediately following the date on which the plan under 
     subsection (a) is submitted, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the head of each 
     military department, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     consolidated report on the condition of critical 
     infrastructure systems owned by the Federal Government at 
     military installations.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) Installation-level critical infrastructure system data 
     for each critical infrastructure system owned by the Federal 
     Government located at a military installation that includes 
     the following for each such system:
       (i) All instances of noncompliance with any applicable 
     Federal or State law (including regulations) with which the 
     system has been required to comply during the preceding five-
     year period, including information on any prior or current 
     consent order or equivalent compliance agreement with any 
     regulatory agency.
       (ii) The year of original installation of major critical 
     infrastructure system components, including treatment 
     facilities, pump stations, and storage tanks.
       (iii) The average age of distribution system piping and 
     wiring.
       (iv) The rate of system recapitalization, represented as an 
     annual percentage replacement rate of all critical 
     infrastructure system assets.
       (v) The percentage of key system operational components 
     inspected, and determined through actual testing to be fully 
     operational, during the preceding one-year period, including 
     fire hydrants, valves, and backflow preventors.
       (vi) The absolute number, and a normalized measure for 
     comparative purposes, of all unplanned system outages during 
     the preceding one-year period.
       (vii) The absolute duration, and a normalized measure for 
     comparative purposes, of all unplanned system outages during 
     the preceding one-year period.
       (viii) The absolute number, and a normalized measure for 
     comparative purposes, of all critical infrastructure system 
     main breaks and leaks during the preceding one-year period.
       (B) A standardized risk assessment for each military 
     installation, identifying the current and projected level of 
     risk related to the following:
       (i) The ability to maintain compliance with all current and 
     known future regulatory agency regulations and standards and 
     all applicable regulations and policies of the Department of 
     Defense and the military departments related to critical 
     infrastructure, and the ability to operate systems in 
     accordance with accepted industry standards.
       (ii) The ability to maintain a consistent and compliant 
     supply of water for current and projected future installation 
     needs based on current and projected source water 
     availability and quality, including an assessment of source 
     water contamination risks.
       (iii) The ability to withstand severe weather events, 
     including drought, flooding, and temperature fluctuations.
       (iv) The ability for utility industrial controls systems to 
     maintain compliance with current and future cybersecurity 
     standards and regulations.

     SEC. 342. REPORT ON ESTABLISHING SUFFICIENT STABLING, 
                   PASTURE, AND TRAINING AREA FOR THE OLD GUARD 
                   CAISSON PLATOON EQUINES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2024, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report containing the results of a study 
     to address the feasibility and advisability of establishing 
     sufficient stabling, pasture, and training area for the 
     equines in the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United States 
     Infantry (commonly known as the ``Old Guard'').
       (b) Inclusion of Recommendations.--The report required 
     under subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) any recommendations determined necessary and 
     appropriate by the Secretary--
       (A) to implement the plan required under section 391(b) of 
     the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2549); and
       (B) to ensure proper animal facility sanitation for the 
     equines in the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United States 
     Infantry; and
       (2) plans for the housing and care of such equines.
       (c) Locations.--
       (1) Review of military construction authorization.--The 
     report required under subsection (a) shall include a review 
     of all physical locations under consideration as stabling, 
     pasture, or training area described in such subsection for 
     any withdrawals or projects that would require individual 
     military construction authorization.
       (2) Consideration.--In considering locations for stabling, 
     pasture, or training area under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     of the Army shall consider all viable options within a 
     reasonable distance to Arlington National Cemetery.
       (d) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include, for each location under consideration as 
     stabling, pasture, or training area described in such 
     subsection--
       (1) a brief environmental assessment of the location;
       (2) estimated costs for preparing the location for 
     construction;
       (3) a narrative of how the location will be beneficial and 
     conducive the health of the equines in the Caisson Platoon of 
     the 3rd United States Infantry;
       (4) a narrative of how, if necessary, the location can be 
     expanded; and
       (5) a narrative of how the location will affect community 
     access to outdoor recreation.

     SEC. 343. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON OPERATIONAL STATUS OF 
                   AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FLEET OF DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                   NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2023, and 
     quarterly thereafter until September 30, 2024, the Secretary 
     of the Navy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on 
     the operational status of the amphibious warship fleet of the 
     Department of the Navy.
       (b) Elements.--Each briefing under subsection (a) shall 
     include, with respect to each amphibious warship, the 
     following:
       (1) Average quarterly Operational Availability (AO).
       (2) Number of days underway as follows:
       (A) Training for the purpose of supporting Mission 
     Essential Tasks (in this section referred to as ``MET'') of 
     the Marine Corps, including unit level well-deck or flight-
     deck operations training and Amphibious Ready Group and 
     Marine Expeditionary Unit integrated training.
       (B) Deployed, which shall not include scheduled or 
     unscheduled in port maintenance.
       (3) Expected completion date for in-work and scheduled and 
     unscheduled maintenance.
       (4) An update on any delays in completion of scheduled and 
     unscheduled maintenance and casualty reports impacting the 
     following:
       (A) Scheduled unit level well-deck and flight-deck 
     operations training of the Marine Corps.
       (B) MET certifications of the Marine Corps, including 
     mobility, communications, amphibious well-deck operations, 
     aviation operations, and warfare training.
       (C) Composition and deployment dates of scheduled and 
     deployed Amphibious Ready Groups and Marine Expeditionary 
     Units.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Amphibious warship.--The term ``amphibious warship'' 
     means a ship that is classified as an amphibious assault ship 
     (general purpose) (LHA), an amphibious assault ship (multi-
     purpose) (LHD), an amphibious transport dock (LPD), or a dock 
     landing ship (LSD) that is included in the Battle Force 
     Inventory in accordance with instruction 5030.8D of the 
     Secretary of the Navy, or successor instruction.
       (2) Amphibious ready group; marine expeditionary unit.--The 
     terms ``Amphibious Ready Group'' and ``Marine Expeditionary 
     Unit'' means a group or unit, as the case may be, that 
     consists of a minimum of--
       (A) three amphibious assault ships (general purpose) (LHA) 
     or amphibious assault ships (multi-purpose) (LHD); and
       (B) one amphibious transport dock (LPD) Flight I.

     SEC. 344. BRIEFING ON PLAN FOR MAINTAINING PROFICIENCY IN 
                   EMERGENCY MOVEMENT OF MUNITIONS IN JOINT REGION 
                   MARIANAS, GUAM.

       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 brief the congressional defense committees on 
     a plan for maintaining the proficiency of the Navy and the 
     Air Force, respectively, in executing the emergency movement 
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     storage areas in Joint Region Marianas, Guam, onto aircraft 
     and naval vessels, including plans to regularly exercise such 
     capabilities.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 351. CONTINUED DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AS 
                   EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT 
                   INSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL.

        The Secretary of the Navy shall continue, through fiscal 
     year 2024--
       (1) to perform the responsibilities of the Department of 
     Defense executive agent for the Naval Small Craft Instruction 
     and Technical Training School pursuant to section 352(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code; and
       (2) in coordination with the Commander of the United States 
     Special Operations Command, to provide such support, as 
     necessary, for the continued operation of such school.

     SEC. 352. RESTRICTION ON RETIREMENT OF U-28 AIRCRAFT.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to retire U-28 aircraft until the Secretary of 
     Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 
     that the future-years defense program submitted to Congress 
     under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, with 
     respect to the United States Special Operations Command 
     provides for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
     capacity and capability that is equal to or greater than such 
     capacity and capability provided by the current fleet of U-28 
     aircraft for such Command.

     SEC. 353. TRIBAL LIAISONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     each installation of the Department of Defense that has an 
     Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or Tribal 
     interests in the area surrounding the installation, including 
     if an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization is 
     historically or culturally affiliated with the land or water 
     managed or directly impacted by the installation, has a 
     dedicated Tribal liaison located at the installation.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304(e)).
       (2) Native hawaiian organization.--The term ``Native 
     Hawaiian organization'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).

     SEC. 354. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO EXPAND LEASED 
                   FACILITIES FOR THE JOINT MILITARY INFORMATION 
                   SUPPORT OPERATIONS WEB OPERATIONS CENTER.

       None of the amounts authorized by this Act for operation 
     and maintenance, Defense-wide to expand leased facilities for 
     the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web 
     Operations Center may be obligated or expended until the 
     Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict 
     and the Commander of the United States Special Operations 
     Command, submits to the congressional defense committees a 
     validated manpower study for such center that includes the 
     following:
       (1) Validated estimates of the number of personnel from the 
     United States Special Operations Command and the other 
     combatant commands that will be housed in leased facilities 
     of such center.
       (2) An explanation of how such estimates are aligned with 
     and support the priorities established by the national 
     defense strategy under 113(g) of title 10, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 355. MODIFICATIONS TO THE CONTESTED LOGISTICS WORKING 
                   GROUP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Expansion of Working Group.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 2926(d) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) A representative appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense from each of the following:
       ``(i) The Defense Logistics Agency.
       ``(ii) The Strategic Capabilities Office.
       ``(iii) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
       ``(iv) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering.''.
       (2) Timing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint 
     the additional members of the working group required under 
     paragraph (3)(D) of such section, as added by paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection.
       (b) Meetings.--Such section is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) The working group under paragraph (1) shall meet not 
     less frequently than quarterly.''.
       (c) Reports.--Such section is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Not later than February 1 of each year, the working 
     group under paragraph (1) shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that contains a description of 
     any shortfalls in personnel, equipment, infrastructure, 
     energy and storage, or capabilities required to support the 
     operational plans of the Department of Defense.''.

     SEC. 356. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAISSON PLATOON TO SUPPORT 
                   MILITARY AND STATE FUNERAL SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--There is established in the Department of 
     the Army an equine unit, to be known as the Caisson Platoon, 
     assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army, for the 
     purposes of conducting military and State funerals and for 
     other purposes.
       (b) Prohibition on Elimination.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may not eliminate the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry 
     Regiment of the Army established under subsection (a).
       (c) Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 
     180 days thereafter until March 31, 2027, the Secretary of 
     the Army shall provide to the congressional defense 
     committees a briefing on the health, welfare, and sustainment 
     of military working equids.
       (2) Elements.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the ability of the Caisson Platoon of 
     the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army to support military 
     funeral operations within Arlington National Cemetery, 
     including milestones associated with achieving full 
     operational capability for the Caisson Platoon.
       (B) An update on the plan of the task force of the Army on 
     military working equids to promote, support, and sustain 
     animal health and welfare.
       (C) An update on the plan of such task force to ensure that 
     support by the Caisson Platoon of Arlington National Cemetery 
     and State funerals is never suspended again.

     SEC. 357. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING 30-YEAR 
                   SHIPBUILDING PLAN THAT MAINTAINS 31 AMPHIBIOUS 
                   WARSHIPS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 
     for Administration and Servicewide Activities, Operation and 
     Maintenance, Navy, not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
     or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy 
     submits to the congressional defense committees a 30-year 
     shipbuilding plan that meets the statutory requirement in 
     section 8062(b) of title 10, United States Code, to maintain 
     31 amphibious warships.
       (b) Amphibious Warship Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``amphibious warship'' means a ship that is classified as an 
     amphibious assault ship (general purpose) (LHA), an 
     amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose) (LHD), an amphibious 
     transport dock (LPD), or a dock landing ship (LSD) that is 
     included in the Battle Force Inventory in accordance with 
     instruction 5030.8D of the Secretary of the Navy, or 
     successor instruction.

     SEC. 358. MODIFICATION OF RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING 
                   PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO NON-
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS AND 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 2012(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking ``Nothing in this 
     section'' and inserting ``(1) Nothing in this section'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``, except as provided in paragraph (2),'' before ``for 
     response''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Funds available to the Secretary of a military 
     department for operation and maintenance for the Innovative 
     Readiness Training program may be expended under this 
     section, upon approval by the Secretary concerned, to assist 
     in demolition, clearing of roads, infrastructure 
     improvements, and construction to restore an area after a 
     natural disaster.''.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       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, 2024, as follows:
       (1) The Army, 452,000.
       (2) The Navy, 342,000.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 172,300.
       (4) The Air Force, 320,000.
       (5) The Space Force, 9,400.

     SEC. 402. END STRENGTH LEVEL MATTERS.

       Section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``not more than 2 
     percent'' and inserting ``not more than 3 percent''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(A) vary the end strength pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the armed force or forces 
     under the jurisdiction of that Secretary by a number not 
     equal to more than 2 percent of such authorized end strength;
       ``(B) vary the end strength pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for the armed force or forces 
     under the jurisdiction of that Secretary by a number not 
     equal to more than 2 percent of such authorized end strength; 
     and
       ``(C) vary the end strength pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
     for a fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of the reserve 
     component of the armed force or forces under the jurisdiction 
     of that Secretary by a number equal to not more than 2 
     percent of such authorized end strength.''.

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     SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO VARY SPACE 
                   FORCE END STRENGTH.

       Section 403(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
     is amended by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 2025''.

                       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, 2024, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 325,000.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 174,800.
       (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,200.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 105,000.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,600.
       (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, 2024, 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, 10,327.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,355.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,333.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,003.

     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 2024 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, 7,990.
       (3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     10,994.
       (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 7,111.
       (b) Limitation on Number of Temporary Military Technicians 
     (dual Status).--The number of temporary military technicians 
     (dual status) employed under the authority of subsection (a) 
     may not exceed 25 percent of the total authorized number 
     specified in such subsection.
       (c) Limitation.--Under no circumstances may a military 
     technician (dual status) employed under the authority of this 
     section be coerced by a State 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. If a military technician 
     (dual status) declines to participate in such realignment or 
     conversion, no further action will be taken against the 
     individual or the individual's position.

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

       During fiscal year 2024, 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 2024 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 subsection (a) supersedes any other 
     authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for 
     such purpose for fiscal year 2024.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

     SEC. 501. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH: GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS ON 
                   ACTIVE DUTY.

       (a) Repeal of Obsolete Authority; Redesignation.--Chapter 
     32 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by repealing section 526;
       (2) by redesignating section 526a as section 526;
       (3) in the table of sections for such chapter, by striking 
     the item relating to section 526a; and
       (4) in the section heading for section 526, as redesignated 
     by paragraph (2), by striking ``after December 31, 2022''.
       (b) Increased Authorized Strength.--Section 526 of title 
     10, United States Code, as redesignated and amended by 
     subsection (a), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``after December 31, 2022,'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``218'' and inserting 
     ``219'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``149'' and inserting 
     ``150'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``170'' and inserting 
     ``171''; and
       (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``62'' and inserting 
     ``64''; and
       (2) by redesignating the second subsection designated as 
     subsection (i) as subsection (j).
       (c) Repeal of Exclusion of Officers Serving as Lead Special 
     Trial Counsel From Limitations on Authorized Strengths.--
     Section 506 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 502. PROHIBITION ON APPOINTMENT OR NOMINATION OF CERTAIN 
                   OFFICERS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL SELECTION 
                   REVIEW BOARDS.

       (a) Officers on Active-duty List.--
       Section 628a(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) shall not be forwarded for appointment or nomination 
     to the Secretary of Defense, the President, or the Senate, as 
     applicable.''.
       (b) Officers on Reserve Active-status List.--
       Section 14502a(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) shall not be forwarded for appointment or nomination 
     to the Secretary of Defense, the President, or the Senate, as 
     applicable.''.

     SEC. 503. EXCLUSION OF OFFICERS WHO ARE LICENSED BEHAVIORAL 
                   HEALTH PROVIDERS FROM LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVE 
                   DUTY COMMISSIONED OFFICER END STRENGTHS.

       Section 523(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Officers who are licensed behavioral health 
     providers, including clinical psychologists, social workers, 
     and mental health nurse practitioners.''.

     SEC. 504. UPDATING AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE PROMOTION TRANSFERS 
                   BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF THE SAME SERVICE OR A 
                   DIFFERENT SERVICE.

       (a) Warrant Officers Transferred Between Components Within 
     the Same or a Different Uniformed Service.--Section 578 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Notwithstanding subsection (d), and subject to 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in the 
     case of a warrant officer who is selected for promotion by a 
     selection board convened under this chapter, and prior to the 
     placement of the warrant officer's name on the applicable 
     promotion list is approved for transfer to a new component 
     within the same or a different uniformed service, the 
     Secretary concerned may place the warrant officer's name on a 
     corresponding promotion list of the new component without 
     regard to the warrant officer's competitive category. A 
     warrant officer's promotion under this subsection shall be 
     made pursuant to section 12242 of this title.''.
       (b) Officers Transferred to Reserve Active Status List.--
       (1) In general.--Section 624 of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), in the case of an 
     officer who is selected for promotion by a selection board 
     convened under this chapter, and prior to the placement of 
     the officer's name on the applicable promotion list is 
     approved for transfer to the reserve active status list of 
     the same or a different uniformed service, the Secretary 
     concerned may place the officer's name on a corresponding 
     promotion list on the reserve active-status list without 
     regard to the officer's competitive category. An officer's 
     promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant to 
     section 14308 of this title.
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), in the case of an 
     officer who is placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers 
     list, and is subsequently approved for transfer to the 
     reserve active status list, the Secretary concerned may place 
     the officer's name on an appropriate all-fully-qualified-
     officers list on the reserve active status list. An officer's 
     promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant to 
     section 14308 of this title.''.
       (2) Date of rank.--Section 14308(c) of such title is 
     amended--

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       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary concerned may adjust the date of rank 
     of an officer whose name is placed on a reserve active status 
     promotion list pursuant to subsection (e) or (f) of section 
     624 of this title.''.

     SEC. 505. EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION.

       (a) 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.--
       (1) In general.--Section 632 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``and Marine 
     Corps'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, and Space Force'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``President approves 
     the report of the board which considered him for the second 
     time'' and inserting ``Secretary concerned releases the 
     promotion results of the board which considered the officer 
     for the second time to the public''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 36 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 632 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``632. 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.''.
       (b) Retirement of Regular Officers of the Navy for Length 
     of Service or Failure of Selection for Promotion.--Section 
     8372(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``President approves the report of the board which 
     considered him for the second time'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the 
     board which considered the officer for the second time to the 
     public''.

     SEC. 506. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO ORDER RETIRED MEMBERS TO 
                   ACTIVE DUTY IN HIGH-DEMAND, LOW-DENSITY 
                   APPOINTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 688a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Retired aviators: 
     temporary authority'' and inserting ``Authority'';
       (2) by striking subsection (f);
       (3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
     striking ``limitations in subsections (c) and (f)'' and 
     inserting ``limitation in subsection (c)''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 39 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 688a and 
     inserting the following new item:

``688a. Authority to order to active duty in high-demand, low-density 
              assignments.''.

     SEC. 507. WAIVER AUTHORITY EXPANSION FOR THE EXTENSION OF 
                   SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR MARINE CORPS CYBERSPACE 
                   OPERATIONS OFFICERS.

       (a) Required Service.--Section 651(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or in the case of an 
     unrestricted officer designated within a cyberspace 
     occupational specialty'' before the period at the end; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) in the case of an unrestricted officer who has been 
     designated with a cyberspace occupational specialty, the 
     period of obligated service specified in such contract or 
     agreement.''.
       (b) Minimum Service Requirement for Certain Cyberspace 
     Occupational Specialties.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 37 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 653 the new 
     following section:

     ``Sec. 654. Minimum service requirement for certain 
       cyberspace occupational specialties

       ``(a) Cyberspace Operations Officer.--The minimum service 
     obligation for any member who successfully completes training 
     in the armed forces in direct accession to the cyberspace 
     operations officer occupational specialty of the Marine Corps 
     shall be 8 years.
       ``(b) Service Obligation Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `service obligation' means the period of active duty or, 
     in the case of a member of a reserve component who completed 
     cyberspace operations training in an active duty for training 
     status as a member of a reserve component, the period of 
     service in an active status in the Selected Reserve, required 
     to be served after completion of cyberspace operations 
     training.''.
       (2) Table of sections amendment.--The table of sections at 
     the beginning of such chapter 37 is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 653 the following new 
     item:

``654. Minimum service requirement for certain cyberspace occupational 
              specialties.''.

     SEC. 508. REMOVAL OF ACTIVE DUTY PROHIBITION FOR MEMBERS OF 
                   THE AIR FORCE RESERVE POLICY COMMITTEE.

       Section 10305 of title 10, United States Code, is amended_
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``not on active duty'' 
     both places it appears; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by inserting ``of the reserve components'' after 
     ``among the members''; and
       (B) by striking ``not on active duty''.

     SEC. 509. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO VARY NUMBER OF SPACE 
                   FORCE OFFICERS CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION TO 
                   MAJOR GENERAL.

       Subsection (b) of section 503 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 
     135 Stat. 1680) is amended by striking ``shall terminate on 
     December 31, 2022'' and inserting ``shall terminate on 
     December 31, 2024''.

     SEC. 510. REALIGNMENT OF NAVY SPOT-PROMOTION QUOTAS.

       Section 605(g)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``325'' and inserting ``425''.

     SEC. 511. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON PROMOTION SELECTION 
                   BOARD RATES.

       Section 616 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``The number'' and inserting ``(1) Except 
     as provided in paragraph (2), the number''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) If a promotion zone established under section 623 of 
     this title includes less than 50 officers and is established 
     with respect to promotions to a grade below the grade of 
     colonel or Navy captain, the Secretary concerned may 
     authorize selection boards convened under section 611(a) of 
     this title to recommend for promotion a number equal to not 
     more than 100 percent of the number of officers included in 
     such promotion zone.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``unless he'' and 
     inserting ``unless the officer''.

     SEC. 512. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 1305 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``or a Marine Corps 
     Marine Gunner warrant officer in such grade,'' after ``chief 
     warrant officer, W-5,'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``when he'' and 
     inserting ``when the warrant officer''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``as he'' and inserting ``as the Secretary 
     concerned''; and
       (B) by striking ``after he'' and inserting ``after the 
     warrant officer''.

     SEC. 513. FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING TERMS OF APPOINTMENT FOR 
                   CERTAIN SENIOR OFFICER POSITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 35 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 601 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 602. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment 
       for certain senior officer positions

       ``The Secretary of Defense may extend or reduce the 
     duration of an appointment made under section 152, 154, 7033, 
     8033, 8043, 9033, and 9082 of this title by up to six months 
     if the Secretary determines that such an extension or 
     reduction is necessary either in the interests of national 
     defense, or to ensure an appropriate staggering of terms of 
     senior military leadership.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 35 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 601 
     the following new item:

``602. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain 
              senior officer positions.''.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

     SEC. 521. ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR RESERVE 
                   OFFICERS IN DESIGNATED COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subtitle E of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new chapter:

    ``CHAPTER 1413--ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS IN 
                   DESIGNATED COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES

``Sec.
``15101. Officers in designated competitive categories.
``15102. Selection for promotion.
``15103. Eligibility for consideration for promotion.
``15104. Opportunities for consideration for promotion.
``15105. Promotions.
``15106. Failure of selection for promotion.
``15107. Retirement: retirement for years of service; selective early 
              retirement.
``15108. Continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List.
``15109. Other administrative authorities.
``15110. Regulations.

     ``Sec. 15101. Officers in designated competitive categories

       ``(a) Authority to Designate Competitive Categories of 
     Officers.--Each Secretary of a military department may 
     designate one or more competitive categories for promotion of 
     officers under section 14005 of this title that are under the 
     jurisdiction of such Secretary as a competitive category of 
     officers whose promotion, retirement, and continuation on the 
     reserve active-status list shall be subject to the provisions 
     of this chapter.
       ``(b) Limitation on Exercise of Authority.--The Secretary 
     of a military department may not designate a competitive 
     category of officers for purposes of this chapter

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     until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report on the designation of the 
     competitive category. The report on the designation of a 
     competitive category shall set forth the following:
       ``(1) A detailed description of officer requirements for 
     officers within the competitive category.
       ``(2) An explanation of the number of opportunities for 
     consideration for promotion to each particular grade, and an 
     estimate of promotion timing, within the competitive 
     category.
       ``(3) An estimate of the size of the promotion zone for 
     each grade within the competitive category.
       ``(4) A description of any other matters the Secretary 
     considered in determining to designate the competitive 
     category for purposes of this chapter.

     ``Sec. 15102. Selection for promotion

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in this section, the 
     selection for promotion of officers in any competitive 
     category of officers designated for purposes of this chapter 
     shall be governed by the provisions under chapter 1403 of 
     this title.
       ``(b) No Recommendation for Promotion of Officers Below 
     Promotion Zone.--Section 14301(d) of this title shall not 
     apply to the selection for promotion of officers described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(c) Recommendation for Officers to Be Excluded From 
     Future Consideration for Promotion.--In making 
     recommendations pursuant to chapter 1403 of this title for 
     purposes of the administration of this chapter, a selection 
     board convened under section 14101(a) of this title may 
     recommend that an officer considered by the board be excluded 
     from future consideration for promotion under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 15103. Eligibility for consideration for promotion

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided by this section, 
     eligibility for promotion of officers in any competitive 
     category of officers designated for purposes of this chapter 
     shall be governed by the provisions of sections 14301, 14303, 
     and 14304 of this title.
       ``(b) Inapplicability of Certain Time-in-grade 
     Requirements.--Sections 14303 and 14304 of this title shall 
     not apply to the promotion of officers described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(c) Inapplicability to Officers Above and Below Promotion 
     Zone.--The following provisions of this title shall not apply 
     to the promotion of officers described in subsection (a):
       ``(1) The reference in section 14301(b) to an officer above 
     the promotion zone.
       ``(2) Section 14301(d).
       ``(d) Ineligibility of Certain Officers.--The following 
     officers are not eligible for promotion under this chapter:
       ``(1) An officer described in section 14301(c) of this 
     title.
       ``(2) An officer not included within the promotion zone.
       ``(3) An officer who has failed of promotion to a higher 
     grade the maximum number of times specified for opportunities 
     for promotion for such grade within the competitive category 
     concerned pursuant to section 15104 of this title.
       ``(4) An officer recommended by a selection board to be 
     removed from consideration for promotion in accordance with 
     section 15102(c) of this title.

     ``Sec. 15104. Opportunities for consideration for promotion

       ``(a) Specification of Number of Opportunities for 
     Consideration for Promotion.--In designating a competitive 
     category of officers pursuant to section 15101 of this title, 
     the Secretary of a military department shall specify the 
     number of opportunities for consideration for promotion to be 
     afforded officers of the armed force concerned within the 
     category for promotion to each grade above the grade of first 
     lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade), as applicable.
       ``(b) Limited Authority of Secretary of Military Department 
     to Modify Number of Opportunities.--The Secretary of a 
     military department may modify the number of opportunities 
     for consideration for promotion to be afforded officers of an 
     armed force within a competitive category for promotion to a 
     particular grade, as previously specified by the Secretary 
     pursuant subsection (a) of this subsection, not more 
     frequently than once every five years.
       ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Secretary of Defense to 
     Modify Number of Opportunities.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     modify the number of opportunities for consideration for 
     promotion to be afforded officers of an armed force within a 
     competitive category for promotion to a particular grade, as 
     previously specified or modified pursuant to any provision of 
     this section, at the discretion of the Secretary.
       ``(d) Limitation on Number of Opportunities Specified.--The 
     number of opportunities for consideration for promotion to be 
     afforded officers of an armed force within a competitive 
     category for promotion to a particular grade, as specified or 
     modified pursuant to any provision of this section, may not 
     exceed five opportunities.
       ``(e) Effect of Certain Reduction in Number of 
     Opportunities Specified.--If, by reason of a reduction in the 
     number of opportunities for consideration for promotion under 
     this section, an officer would no longer have one or more 
     opportunities for consideration for promotion that were 
     available to the officer before the reduction, the officer 
     shall be afforded one additional opportunity for 
     consideration for promotion after the reduction.

     ``Sec. 15105. Promotions

       ``Sections 14307 through 14317 of this title shall apply in 
     promotions of officers in competitive categories of officers 
     designated for purposes of this chapter.

     ``Sec. 15106. Failure of selection for promotion

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in this section, 
     sections 14501 through 14513 of this title shall apply to 
     promotions of officers in competitive categories of officers 
     designated for purposes of this chapter.
       ``(b) Inapplicability of Failure of Selection for Promotion 
     to Officers Above Promotion Zone.--The reference in section 
     14501 of this title to an officer above the promotion zone 
     shall not apply in the promotion of officers described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(c) Special Selection Board Matters.--The reference in 
     section 14502(a)(1) of this title to a person above the 
     promotion zone shall not apply in the promotion of officers 
     described in subsection (a).
       ``(d) Effect of Failure of Selection.--In the 
     administration of this chapter pursuant to subsection (a)--
       ``(1) an officer described in subsection (a) shall not be 
     deemed to have failed twice of selection for promotion for 
     purposes of section 14502(b) of this title until the officer 
     has failed selection of promotion to the next higher grade 
     the maximum number of times specified for opportunities for 
     promotion to such grade within the competitive category 
     concerned pursuant to section 15104 of this title; and
       ``(2) any reference in sections 14504 through 14506 of this 
     title to an officer who has failed of selection for promotion 
     to the next higher grade for the second time shall be deemed 
     to refer instead to an officer described in subsection (a) 
     who has failed of selection for promotion to the next higher 
     grade for the maximum number of times specified for 
     opportunities for promotion to such grade within the 
     competitive category concerned pursuant to such section 
     15104.

     ``Sec. 15107. Retirement: retirement for years of service; 
       selective early retirement

       ``(a) Retirement for Years of Service.--Sections 14507 
     through 14515 of this title shall apply to the retirement of 
     officers in competitive categories of officers designated for 
     purposes of this chapter.
       ``(b) Selective Early Retirement.--Section 14101(b) of this 
     title shall apply to the retirement of officers described in 
     subsection (a).

     ``Sec. 15108. Continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List

       ``Sections 14701 through 14703 of this title shall apply in 
     continuation or retention on a reserve active-status list of 
     officers designated for purposes of this chapter.

     ``Sec. 15109. Other administrative authorities

       ``(a) In General.--The following provisions of this title 
     shall apply to officers in competitive categories of officers 
     designated for purposes of this chapter:
       ``(1) Section 14518, relating to continuation of officers 
     to complete disciplinary action.
       ``(2) Section 14519, relating to deferment of retirement or 
     separation for medical reasons.
       ``(3) Section 14704, relating to the selective early 
     removal from the reserve active-status list.
       ``(4) Section 14705, relating to the selective early 
     retirement of reserve general and flag officers of the Navy 
     and Marine Corps.

     ``Sec. 15110. Regulations

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 
     regarding the administration of this chapter. The elements of 
     such regulations shall include mechanisms to clarify the 
     manner in which provisions of other chapters of this part of 
     the title shall be used in the administration of this chapter 
     in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.''.
       (b) Table of Chapters Amendment.--The table of chapters at 
     the beginning of part III of subtitle E of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``1413. Alternative promotion authority for officers in designated 
    competitive categories.................................15101''.....

     SEC. 522. SELECTED RESERVE AND READY RESERVE ORDER TO ACTIVE 
                   DUTY TO RESPOND TO A SIGNIFICANT CYBER 
                   INCIDENT.

       Section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``for any named 
     operational mission'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (j) as 
     subsections (d) through (k), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Significant Cyber Incidents.--The Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which the 
     Coast Guard is operating may, without the consent of the 
     member affected, order any unit, and any member not assigned 
     to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the Selected 
     Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve to active duty for a 
     continuous period of not more than 365 days when the 
     Secretary of Defense or, with respect to the Coast Guard, the 
     Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating determines it is necessary to augment the active 
     forces for the respective responses from the Department of 
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     the Department of Homeland Security to a covered incident.'';
       (4) in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2) of this section, by inserting ``or subsection 
     (c)'' after ``subsection (b)'';
       (5) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (B) by striking ``Whenever any'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Whenever any''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Whenever any unit of the Selected Reserve or any 
     member of the Selected Reserve not assigned to a unit 
     organized to serve as a unit, or any member of the Individual 
     Ready Reserve, is ordered to active duty under authority of 
     subsection (c), the service of all units or members so 
     ordered to active duty may be terminated by--
       ``(A) order of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
     the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating; or
       ``(B) law.''; and
       (6) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The term `covered incident' means--
       ``(A) a cyber incident involving a Department of Defense 
     information system, or a breach of a Department of Defense 
     system that involves personally identifiable information, 
     that the Secretary of Defense determines is likely to result 
     in demonstrable harm to the national security interests, 
     foreign relations, or the economy of the United States, or to 
     the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and 
     safety of the people of the United States;
       ``(B) a cyber incident involving a Department of Homeland 
     Security information system or a breach of a Department of 
     Homeland Security system that involves personally 
     identifiable information that the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security determines is likely to result in demonstrable harm 
     to the national security interests, foreign relations, or the 
     economy of the United States or to the public confidence, 
     civil liberties, or public health and safety of the people of 
     the United States;
       ``(C) a cyber incident or collection of related cyber 
     incidents that the President determines is likely to result 
     in demonstrable harm to the national security interests, 
     foreign relations, or economy of the United States or to the 
     public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and 
     safety of the people of the United States; or
       ``(D) a significant incident declared pursuant to section 
     2233 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 677b).''.

     SEC. 523. MOBILIZATION OF SELECTED RESERVE FOR PREPLANNED 
                   MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS.

       Section 12304b(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (2) by striking ``Units'' and inserting ``(A) Except as 
     provided under subparagraph (B), units''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) In the event the President's budget is delivered 
     later than April 1st in the year prior to the year of the 
     mobilization of one or more units under this section, the 
     Secretary concerned may submit to Congress the information 
     required under subparagraph (A) in a separate notice.''.

     SEC. 524. ALTERNATING SELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL 
                   GUARD AND THE RESERVES AS DEPUTY COMMANDERS OF 
                   CERTAIN COMBATANT COMMANDS.

       Section 164(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``At least one deputy 
     commander''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) In carrying out the requirement in subparagraph (A) 
     pertaining to the selection of an officer of the reserve 
     component, the Secretary of Defense shall alternate between 
     selecting an officer of the National Guard and an officer of 
     the Reserves no less frequently than every two terms.
       ``(C) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement 
     under subparagraph (B) regarding the alternating selection of 
     reserve component officers if the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that such action is in the national interest.''.

     SEC. 525. GRADE OF VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.

       Section 10505 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Grade and Exclusion From General and Flag Officer 
     Authorized Strength.--(1) The Vice Chief of the National 
     Guard Bureau shall be appointed to serve in the grade of 
     general.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate, pursuant to 
     subsection (b) of section 526a of this title, the position of 
     Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau as one of the general 
     officer and flag officer positions to be excluded from the 
     limitations in subsection (a) of such section.''.

      Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records

     SEC. 531. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON ENLISTMENT AND 
                   INDUCTION OF PERSONS WHOSE SCORE ON THE ARMED 
                   FORCES QUALIFICATION TEST IS BELOW A PRESCRIBED 
                   LEVEL.

       Section 520(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``The number of persons'' and inserting 
     ``(1) The number of persons'';
       (2) by striking ``may not exceed 20 percent'' and inserting 
     ``may not exceed 4 percent''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Upon the request of the Secretary concerned, the 
     Secretary of Defense may authorize an armed force to increase 
     the limitation specified in paragraph (1) to not exceed 20 
     percent of the total number of persons originally enlisted or 
     inducted to serve on active duty (other than active duty for 
     training) in such armed forced during such fiscal year. The 
     Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
     later than 30 days after using such authority.''.

     SEC. 532. NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILITARY 
                   FAMILIES.

       Section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Non-medical Counseling Services.--(1) In carrying out 
     its duties under subsection (b), the Office may coordinate 
     programs and activities to provide non-medical counseling 
     services to military families through the Department of 
     Defense Military and Family Life Counseling Program.
       ``(2) A mental health care professional described in 
     paragraph (3) may provide non-medical counseling services at 
     any location in a State, the District of Columbia, or a 
     territory or possession of the United States, without regard 
     to where the professional or recipient of such services is 
     located or delivery of such services is provided (including 
     face-to-face and telehealth), if the provision of such 
     services is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties 
     of the professional.
       ``(3) A non-medical mental health professional described in 
     this subsection is a person who is--
       ``(A) a currently licensed mental health care provider who 
     holds a license that is--
       ``(i) issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or a 
     territory or possession of the United States; and
       ``(ii) recognized by the Secretary of Defense as an 
     appropriate license for the provision of non-medical 
     counseling services;
       ``(B) a member of the armed forces, a civilian employee of 
     the Department of Defense, or a contractor designated by the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(C) performing authorized duties for the Department of 
     Defense under a program or activity referred to in paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(4) The authority under this subsection shall terminate 
     three years after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection.
       ``(5) In this subsection, the term `non-medical counseling 
     services' means mental health care services that are non-
     clinical, short-term and solution focused, and address topics 
     related to personal growth, development, and positive 
     functioning.''.

     SEC. 533. PRIMACY OF NEEDS OF THE SERVICE IN DETERMINING 
                   INDIVIDUAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 39 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 674 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 675. Primacy of needs of the service in determining 
       individual duty assignments

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretaries of the military 
     departments shall make duty assignments of individual members 
     based on the needs of the military services.
       ``(b) Assignments Based on Service Needs.--A 
     servicemember's opinion on State laws shall not take 
     precedence over the needs of the military services in 
     determining individual duty assignments.
       ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed as prohibiting the Secretaries of the military 
     departments from considering the general preferences of 
     members of the armed forces in making determinations about 
     individual duty assignments.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 674 the following new item:

``675. Primacy of needs of the service in determining individual duty 
              assignments.''.

     SEC. 534. REQUIREMENT TO USE QUALIFICATIONS, PERFORMANCE, AND 
                   MERIT AS BASIS FOR PROMOTIONS, ASSIGNMENTS, AND 
                   OTHER PERSONNEL ACTIONS.

       The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all promotions, 
     assignments, and other personnel actions of the Armed Forces 
     are based primarily on qualifications, performance, and 
     merit.

     SEC. 535. REQUIREMENT TO BASE TREATMENT IN THE MILITARY ON 
                   MERIT AND PERFORMANCE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States Armed Forces is the greatest civil 
     rights program in the history of the world.
       (2) Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Colin 
     Powell wrote that ``the military [has] given African-
     Americans more equal opportunity than any other institution 
     in American society''.
       (3) Today's Armed Forces is the most diverse large public 
     institution in the country,

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     and brings together Americans from every background in the 
     service of defending the country.
       (4) Military readiness depends on the guarantee of equal 
     opportunity, without the promise of an equal outcome, because 
     warfare is a competitive endeavor and the nation's enemies 
     must know that the United States Armed Forces is led by the 
     best, brightest, and bravest Americans.
       (5) The tenets of critical race theory are antithetical to 
     the merit-based, all-volunteer, military that has served the 
     country with great distinction for the last 50 years.
       (b) Definition of Equity.--For the purposes of any 
     Department of Defense Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
     directive, program, policy, or instruction, the term 
     ``equity'' is defined as ``the right of all persons to have 
     the opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, 
     programs, and activities for which they are qualified''.
       (c) Prohibitions.--
       (1) Directives.--The Department of Defense shall not direct 
     or otherwise compel any member of the Armed Forces, military 
     dependent, or civilian employee of the Department of Defense 
     to personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to the tenet that any 
     sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin is 
     inherently superior or inferior.
       (2) Training and instruction.--No organization or 
     institution under the authority of the Secretary of Defense 
     may provide courses, training, or any other type of 
     instruction that directs, compels, or otherwise suggests that 
     members of the Armed Forces, military dependents, or civilian 
     employees of the Department of Defense should affirm, adopt, 
     or adhere to the tenet described in paragraph (1).
       (3) Distinctions and classifications.--
       (A) In general.--No organization or institution under the 
     authority of the Secretary of Defense shall make a 
     distinction or classification of members of the Armed Forces, 
     military dependents, or civilian employees of the Department 
     of Defense based on account of race, ethnicity, or national 
     origin.
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     be construed to prohibit the required collection or reporting 
     of demographic information by the Department of Defense.
       (d) Merit Requirement.--All Department of Defense personnel 
     actions, including accessions, promotions, assignments and 
     training, shall be based exclusively on individual merit and 
     demonstrated performance.

     SEC. 536. TIGER TEAM FOR OUTREACH TO FORMER MEMBERS.

       (a) Establishment of Tiger Team.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a team (commonly known as a ``tiger team'' and 
     referred to in this section as the ``Tiger Team'') 
     responsible for conducting outreach to build awareness among 
     former members of the Armed Forces of the process established 
     pursuant to section 527 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 1552 
     note) for the review of discharge characterizations by 
     appropriate discharge boards. The Tiger Team shall consist of 
     appropriate personnel of the Department of Defense assigned 
     to the Tiger Team by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     section.
       (2) Tiger team leader.--One of the persons assigned to the 
     Tiger Team under paragraph (1) shall be a senior-level 
     officer or employee of the Department who shall serve as the 
     lead official of the Tiger Team (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Tiger Team Leader'') and who shall be accountable 
     for the activities of the Tiger Team under this section.
       (3) Report on composition.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report setting forth the names of the 
     personnel of the Department assigned to the Tiger Team 
     pursuant to this subsection, including the positions to which 
     assigned. The report shall specify the name of the individual 
     assigned as Tiger Team Leader.
       (b) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The Tiger Team shall conduct outreach to 
     build awareness among veterans of the process established 
     pursuant to section 527 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 for the review of discharge 
     characterizations by appropriate discharge boards.
       (2) Collaboration.--In conducting activities under this 
     subsection, the Tiger Team Leader shall identify appropriate 
     external stakeholders with whom the Tiger Team shall work to 
     carry out such activities. Such stakeholders shall include 
     representatives of veterans service organizations and such 
     other stakeholders as the Tiger Team Leader considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Initial report.--Not later than 210 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress the following:
       (A) A plan setting forth the following:
       (i) A description of the manner in which the Secretary, 
     working through the Tiger Team and in collaboration with 
     external stakeholders described in paragraph (2), shall 
     identify individuals who meet the criteria in section 527(b) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2020 for review of discharge characterization.
       (ii) A description of the manner in which the Secretary, 
     working through the Tiger Team and in collaboration with the 
     external stakeholders, shall improve outreach to individuals 
     who meet the criteria in section 527(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 for review of 
     discharge characterization, including through--

       (I) obtaining contact information on such individuals; and
       (II) contacting such individuals on the process established 
     pursuant to section 527 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 for the review of discharge 
     characterizations.

       (B) A description of the manner in which the work described 
     in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) will be carried 
     out, including an allocation of the work among the Tiger Team 
     and the external stakeholders.
       (C) A schedule for the implementation, carrying out, and 
     completion of the plan required under subparagraph (A).
       (D) A description of the additional funding, personnel, or 
     other resources of the Department required to carry out the 
     plan required under subparagraph (A), including any 
     modification of applicable statutory or administrative 
     authorities.
       (4) Implementation of plan.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall implement and carry 
     out the plan submitted under subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (3) in accordance with the schedule submitted under 
     subparagraph (C) of that paragraph.
       (B) Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 90 days 
     after the submittal of the report under paragraph (3), the 
     Tiger Team shall submit to Congress an update on the carrying 
     out of the plan submitted under subparagraph (A) of that 
     paragraph.
       (5) Final report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Tiger Team shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a final report on the activities of the Tiger 
     Team under this subsection. The report shall set forth the 
     following:
       (A) The number of individuals discharged under Don't Ask, 
     Don't Tell or a similar policy prior to the enactment of 
     Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
       (B) The number of individuals described in subparagraph (A) 
     who availed themselves of a review of discharge 
     characterization (whether through discharge review or 
     correction of military records) through a process established 
     prior to the enactment of this Act.
       (C) The number of individuals contacted through outreach 
     conducted pursuant to this section.
       (D) The number of individuals described in subparagraph (A) 
     who availed themselves of a review of discharge 
     characterization through the process established pursuant to 
     section 527 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020.
       (E) The number of individuals described in subparagraph (D) 
     whose review of discharge characterization resulted in a 
     change of characterization to honorable discharge.
       (F) The total number of individuals described in 
     subparagraph (A), including individuals also covered by 
     subparagraph (E), whose review of discharge characterization 
     since September 20, 2011 (the date of repeal of Don't Ask, 
     Don't Tell), resulted in a change of characterization to 
     honorable discharge.
       (6) Termination.--On the date that is 60 days after the 
     date on which the final report required by paragraph (5) is 
     submitted, the Secretary shall terminate the Tiger Team.
       (c) Additional Reports.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     review of the consistency and uniformity of the reviews 
     conducted pursuant to section 527 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
       (2) Reports.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter for a four-
     year period, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the reviews under paragraph (1). Such reports shall 
     include any comments or recommendations for continued 
     actions.
       (d) Don't Ask, Don't Tell Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' means section 654 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as in effect before such section was 
     repealed pursuant to the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 
     2010 (Public Law 111-321).

     SEC. 537. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PERSONNEL GRADE 
                   CAP.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may not appoint 
     to, or otherwise employ in, any position with sole duties as 
     described in subsection (b) a military or civilian employee 
     paid annual pay at a rate that exceeds the equivalent of the 
     rate payable for GS-10, not adjusted for locality.
       (b) Covered Duties.--The duties referred to in subsection 
     (a) are as follows:
       (1) Developing, refining, and implementing diversity, 
     equity, and inclusion policy.
       (2) Leading working groups and councils to developing 
     diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and objectives to 
     measure performance and outcomes.
       (3) Creating and implementing diversity, equity, and 
     inclusion education, training courses, and workshops for 
     military and civilian personnel.
       (c) Applicability to Current Employees.--Any military or 
     civilian employee appointed to a position with duties 
     described in subsection (b) who is paid annual pay at a rate 
     that exceeds the amount allowed under subsection (a) shall be 
     reassigned to another position not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

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          Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

     SEC. 541. ESTABLISHMENT OF STAGGERED TERMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                   MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL.

       (a) Appointment to Staggered Terms.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 946 of title 10, United States Code (article 146 of 
     the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Establishment of staggered terms.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (e), members of the Panel appointed to serve on 
     the Panel to fill vacancies that exist due to terms of 
     appointment expiring during the period beginning on August 1, 
     2030, and ending on August 31, 2030, shall be appointed to 
     terms as follows:
       ``(A) Three members designated by the Secretary of Defense 
     shall serve a term of two years.
       ``(B) Three members designated by the Secretary of Defense 
     shall serve a term of four years.
       ``(C) Three members designated by the Secretary of Defense 
     shall serve a term of six years.
       ``(D) Four members designated by the Secretary of Defense 
     shall serve a term of eight years.''.
       (b) Term; Vacancies.--Subsection (e) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Term; Vacancies.--
       ``(1) Term.--Subject to subsection (b)(4) and paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of this subsection, each member shall be 
     appointed for a term of eight years, and no member may serve 
     more than one term.
       ``(2) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the Panel shall be filled in 
     the same manner as the original appointment. A member 
     appointed to fill a vacancy in the Panel that occurs before 
     the expiration of the term of appointment of the predecessor 
     of such member shall be appointed for the remainder of the 
     term of such predecessor.
       ``(3) Availability of reappointment for certain members.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a member of the Panel may be 
     appointed to a single additional term if--
       ``(A) the appointment of the member is to fill a vacancy 
     described in subsection (b)(4); or
       ``(B) the member was initially appointed to--
       ``(i) a term of four years or less in accordance with 
     subsection (b)(4); or
       ``(ii) fill a vacancy that occurs before the expiration of 
     the term of the predecessor of such member and for which the 
     remainder of the term of such predecessor is four years or 
     less.''.

     SEC. 542. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM 
                   CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

       (a) Technical Amendment Relating to Guilty Pleas for 
     Murder.--Section 918 of title 10, United States Code (article 
     118 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``he'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``such person''; and
       (2) in the matter following paragraph (4), by striking the 
     period and inserting ``, unless such person is otherwise 
     sentenced in accordance with a plea agreement entered into 
     between the parties under section 853a (article 53a).''.
       (b) Technical Amendments Relating to the Military Justice 
     Reforms in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2022.--
       (1) Article 16.--Subsection (c)(2)(A) of section 816 of 
     title 10, United States Code (article 16 of the Uniform Code 
     of Military Justice), is amended by striking ``by the 
     convening authority''.
       (2) Article 25.--Section 825 of title 10, United States 
     Code (article 25 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``may, after the findings 
     are announced and before any matter is presented in the 
     sentencing phase, request, orally on the record or in 
     writing, sentencing by the members'' and inserting ``shall be 
     sentenced by the military judge''; and
       (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) In a capital case, if the accused is convicted of an 
     offense for which the court-martial may sentence the accused 
     to death, the accused shall be sentenced in accordance with 
     section 853(c) of this title (article 53(c)).'';
       (B) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``him'' and inserting 
     ``the member being tried''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in the first sentence, by striking ``his opinion'' and 
     inserting ``the opinion of the convening authority''; and
       (II) in the second sentence, by striking ``he'' and 
     inserting ``the member''; and

       (C) in subsection (f)--
       (i) by striking ``his authority'' and inserting ``the 
     authority of the convening authority''; and
       (ii) by striking ``his staff judge advocate or legal 
     officer'' and inserting ``the staff judge advocate or legal 
     officer of the convening authority''.
       (c) Authority of Special Trial Counsel With Respect to 
     Certain Offenses Occurring Before Effective Date of Military 
     Justice Reforms Enacted in the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022.--
       (1) Authority.--Section 824a of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by section 531 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Trial Counsel Authority Over Certain Other 
     Offenses.--
       ``(1) Offenses occurring before effective date.--A special 
     trial counsel may, at the sole and exclusive discretion of 
     the special trial counsel, exercise authority over the 
     following offenses:
       ``(A) An offense under section 917a (article 117a), 918 
     (article 118), section 919 (article 119), section 920 
     (article 120), section 920b (article 120b), section 920c 
     (article 120c), section 928b (article 128b), or the 
     standalone offense of child pornography punishable under 
     section 934 (article 134) of this title that occurred on or 
     before December 27, 2023.
       ``(B) An offense under section 925 (article 125), section 
     930 (article 130), or section 932 (article 132) of this title 
     that occurred on or after January 1, 2019, and before 
     December 28, 2023.
       ``(C) An offense under section 920a (article 120a) of this 
     title, an offense under section 925 (article 125) of this 
     title alleging an act of nonconsensual sodomy, or the 
     standalone offense of kidnapping punishable under section 934 
     (article 134) of this title that occurred before January 1, 
     2019.
       ``(D) A conspiracy to commit an offense specified in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as punishable under section 881 
     of this title (article 81).
       ``(E) A solicitation to commit an offense specified in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as punishable under section 882 
     of this title (article 82).
       ``(F) An attempt to commit an offense specified in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) as punishable under 
     section 880 of this title (article 80).
       ``(2) Effect of exercise of authority.--
       ``(A) Treatment as covered offense.--If a special trial 
     counsel exercises authority over an offense pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the offense over which the special trial 
     counsel exercises authority shall be considered a covered 
     offense for purposes of this chapter.
       ``(B) Known or related offenses.--If a special trial 
     counsel exercises authority over an offense pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the special trial counsel may exercise the 
     authority of the special trial counsel under subparagraph (B) 
     of subsection (c)(2) with respect to other offenses described 
     in that subparagraph without regard to the date on which the 
     other offenses occur.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment to effective date.--Section 
     539C(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 801 note; Public Law 117-81) is amended 
     by striking ``and shall'' and inserting ``and, except as 
     provided in section 824a(d) of title 10, United States Code 
     (article 24a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
     shall''.
       (d) Clarification of Applicability of Domestic Violence and 
     Stalking to Dating Partners.--
       (1) Article 128b; domestic violence.--Section 928b of title 
     10, United States Code (article 128b of the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice), is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Any person'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--Any person'';
       (B) in subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1) of 
     this section, by inserting ``a dating partner,'' after ``an 
     intimate partner,'' each place it appears; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section (article), the terms 
     `dating partner', `immediate family', and `intimate partner' 
     have the meaning given such terms in section 930 of this 
     title (article 130 of the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice).''.
       (2) Article 130; stalking.--Section 930 of such title 
     (article 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or to his or her 
     intimate partner'' each place it appears and inserting ``to 
     his or her intimate partner, or to his or her dating 
     partner''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) The term `dating partner', in the case of a specific 
     person, means a person who is or has been in a social 
     relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with such 
     specific person based on a consideration of--
       ``(A) the length of the relationship;
       ``(B) the type of relationship;
       ``(C) the frequency of interaction between the persons 
     involved in the relationship; and
       ``(D) the extent of physical intimacy or sexual contact 
     between the persons involved in the relationship.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     and subsection (c)(1) shall take effect immediately after the 
     coming into effect of the amendments made by part 1 of 
     subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) as provided in 
     section 539C of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note).

           Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, Transition

     SEC. 551. FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY COURSE.

       (a) Requirement.--If the number of nonprior service 
     enlisted personnel covered under section 520 of title 10, 
     United States Code, exceeds 10 percent of the total number

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     of persons originally enlisted in an Armed Force during a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary concerned shall establish a future 
     servicemember preparatory course within the Armed Force 
     concerned.
       (b) Purpose.--The course established under subsection (a) 
     shall be designed to improve the physical and aptitude 
     qualifications of military recruits.
       (c) Criteria.--Each course established under this section 
     shall comply with the following requirements:
       (1) Enrollment.--All nonprior service enlisted persons 
     whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is at or 
     above the twentieth percentile and below the thirty-first 
     percentile must be enrolled in the course prior to attending 
     initial basic training.
       (2) Graduation requirement.--Prior to attending initial 
     basic training, all enlisted persons attending the course 
     established under this section must achieve a score that 
     exceeds the thirty-first percentile of the Armed Forces 
     Qualification Test.
       (3) Effect of course failure.--Any enlisted person who 
     fails to achieve course graduation requirements within 180 
     days of enlistment shall be separated under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned.

     SEC. 552. 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 ``at least three times the length of the period 
     of the education or training.'' and inserting ``determined by 
     the Secretary concerned. Notwithstanding sections 2004(c), 
     2004a(f), and 2004b(e) 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. 553. MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY PROFESSIONAL SPORTS 
                   PATHWAY REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL 
                   REQUIRED.

       (a) Legislative Proposal.--Not later than March 1, 2024, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a report including the following elements:
       (1) A legislative proposal that would--
       (A) update and clarify the legislative framework related to 
     the ability of military service academy graduates to pursue 
     employment as a professional athlete prior to serving at 
     least 5 years on active duty; and
       (B) retain the existing requirement that all military 
     service academy graduates must serve for 2 years on active 
     duty before affiliating with the reserves to pursue 
     employment as a professional athlete.
       (2) A description of amendments to current law that would 
     be necessary to implement the legislative proposal described 
     under paragraph (1).
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2024, and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report that includes the following 
     information:
       (1) The name, military service, and sport of each military 
     service graduate released or deferred from active service in 
     order to participate in professional sports.
       (2) A description of the sports career progress of each 
     participant, such as drafted, signed, released, or returned 
     to military service.
       (3) A summary by participant of marketing strategy and 
     recruiting related activities conducted.
       (4) A description by participant of the assessments 
     conducted by the military services to determine the 
     recruiting value associated with approved releases from 
     active duty.
       (5) The current status of each participant, including, as 
     appropriate, affiliated franchise.

     SEC. 554. COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENLISTED TRAINING CORPS 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Demonstration Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than August 1, 2025, the 
     Secretary concerned shall establish within each military 
     department an Enlisted Training Corps demonstration program 
     for the purpose of introducing students to the military, and 
     preparing selected students for enlisted service in the Army, 
     Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force.
       (2) Location.--Demonstration programs established under 
     this section shall be located at a community or junior 
     college. No program may be established at a military college 
     or military junior college as defined for purposes of section 
     2107a of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Eligibility for Membership.--To be eligible for 
     membership in a program under this section, a person must be 
     a student at an institution where a unit of the Enlisted 
     Training Corps is located.
       (c) Instructors.--The Secretary concerned may assign as an 
     instructor for a unit established under this section an 
     individual eligible to serve as an instructor under section 
     2111 or section 2031 of title 10, United States Code. 
     Instructors who are not currently members on active duty 
     shall be paid in a manner consistent with section 2031 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (d) Financial Assistance.--The Secretary of the military 
     department concerned may provide financial assistance to 
     persons enrolled in a unit of the Enlisted Training Corps in 
     exchange for an agreement in writing that the person enlist 
     in the active component of the military department concerned 
     upon graduation or disenrollment from the community college. 
     Financial assistance provided under this subsection may 
     include tuition, living expenses, stipend, or other payment.
       (e) Curriculum.--The Secretary concerned shall ensure that 
     any programs created under this section include as part of 
     the curriculum the following:
       (1) An introduction to the benefits of military service.
       (2) Military history.
       (3) Military customs and courtesies.
       (4) Physical fitness requirements.
       (5) Instruction on ethical behavior and decisionmaking.
       (f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter until the date specified by subsection (g), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the status of the demonstration program required by 
     this section.
       (g) Sunset.--The requirements of this provision shall 
     sunset on September 30, 2030.

     SEC. 555. LANGUAGE TRAINING CENTERS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       Section 529 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 2001 note 
     prec.) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``may carry out a 
     program'' and inserting ``shall carry out a program'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     enter into one or more contracts, cooperative agreements, or 
     grants with private national organizations having an 
     expertise in foreign languages, area studies, and other 
     international fields, for the awarding of grants to 
     accredited universities, senior military colleges, or other 
     similar institutions of higher education to establish and 
     maintain language training centers authorized by subsection 
     (a).''; and
       (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``one year after the date of the 
     establishment of the program authorized by subsection (a)'' 
     and inserting ``180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2024'';
       (B) by striking ``report on the program'' and inserting 
     ``report on the Language Training Center program'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) An assessment of the resources required to carry out 
     the Language Training Center program by year through fiscal 
     year 2027.''; and
       (E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), 
     by striking ``A recommendation whether the program should be 
     continued and, if so, recommendations as to any modifications 
     of the program'' and inserting ``Recommendations as to any 
     modifications to the Language Training Center program''.

     SEC. 556. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RELOCATION 
                   OF ARMY CID SPECIAL AGENT TRAINING COURSE.

       (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 for the Army to 
     relocate an Army CID special agent training course may be 
     obligated or expended until--
       (1) the Secretary of the Army submits to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a separate report on any plans of the Secretary to relocate 
     an Army CID special agent training course, including an 
     explanation of the business case for any transfer of training 
     personnel proposed as part of such plan; and
       (2) the Secretary provides to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     briefing on the contents of the report specified in paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``relocate'', when used with respect to an 
     Army CID special agent training course, means the transfer of 
     such course to a location different than the location used 
     for such course as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The term ``Army CID special agent training course'' 
     means a training course provided to members of the Army to 
     prepare such members for service as special agents in the 
     Army Criminal Investigation Division.

     SEC. 557. ARMY PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST.

       (a) In General.--The physical fitness test of record for 
     the United States Army in compliance with Department of 
     Defense Instruction 1308.03, or any successor regulation, is 
     the Army Physical Fitness Test according to the grading and 
     evaluation scale as it existed on January 1, 2020. This test 
     shall be the baseline test of physical fitness for members of 
     the Army and administered at least annually, except when 
     operational requirements or contingency operations would make 
     such test administration impracticable.
       (b) Updates and Modifications.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (a), the Army may update, replace, or modify the events and 
     scoring standards in the Army Physical Fitness

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     Test as the needs of the Army require after a robust pilot 
     and testing period of at least 24 months. Such modifications 
     shall not take effect until the date that is one year after 
     the Secretary of the Army has provided a briefing on the 
     planned changes to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section 
     prohibits the Army from using the Army Combat Fitness Test, 
     or any other physical assessment the Army may develop, as a 
     supplemental tool to assess physical fitness for all or parts 
     of the force. Army Commanders may also require higher 
     standards than the Army-wide grading scale for promotions, 
     awards, schools and similar actions. Such supplemental 
     assessment shall not constitute the baseline physical fitness 
     assessment of record for the Army unless it is incorporated 
     into the Army Physical Fitness Test using the procedure 
     described in subsection (b).

     SEC. 558. OPT-OUT SHARING OF INFORMATION ON MEMBERS RETIRING 
                   OR SEPARATING FROM THE ARMED FORCES WITH 
                   COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED 
                   ENTITIES.

       Section 570F of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 1142 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``out the form to indicate an email 
     address'' and inserting the following: ``out the form to 
     indicate--
       ``(1) an email address; and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) if the individual would like to opt-out of the 
     transmittal of the individual's information to and through a 
     State veterans agency as described in subsection (a).''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Opt-out of Information Sharing.--Information on an 
     individual shall be transmitted to and through a State 
     veterans agency as described in subsection (a) unless the 
     individual indicates pursuant to subsection (c)(2) that the 
     individual would like to opt out of such transmittal.''.

     SEC. 559. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PARTICIPATION 
                   OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE SENIOR RESERVE 
                   OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2025, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a program using the 
     authority provided under section 2103(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, to promote the participation of foreign students 
     in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Program'').
       (2) Organization.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, the commanders of the combatant commands, the 
     participant institutions in the Senior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps program, and any other individual the 
     Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, shall be 
     responsible for, and shall oversee, the Program.
       (b) Objective.--The objective of the Program is to promote 
     the readiness and interoperability of the United States Armed 
     Forces and the military forces of partner countries by 
     providing a high-quality, cost effective military-based 
     educational experience for foreign students in furtherance of 
     the military-to-military program objectives of the Department 
     of Defense and to enhance the educational experience and 
     preparation of future United States military leaders through 
     increased, extended interaction with highly qualified 
     potential foreign military leaders.
       (c) Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Under the Program, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall--
       (A) identify to the military services' Senior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps program the foreign students who, 
     based on criteria established by the Secretary, the Secretary 
     recommends be considered for admission under the Program;
       (B) coordinate with partner countries to evaluate interest 
     in and promote awareness of the Program;
       (C) establish a mechanism for tracking an alumni network of 
     foreign students who participate in the Program; and
       (D) to the extent practicable, work with the participant 
     institutions in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     program and partner countries to identify academic 
     institutions and programs that--
       (i) have specialized academic programs in areas of study of 
     interest to participating countries; or
       (ii) have high participation from or significant diaspora 
     populations from participating countries.
       (d) Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2024, 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 strategy for the 
     implementation of the Program.
       (2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following elements:
       (A) A governance structure for the Program, including--
       (i) the officials tasked to oversee the Program;
       (ii) the format of the governing body of the Program;
       (iii) the functions and duties of such governing body with 
     respect to establishing and maintaining the Program; and
       (iv) mechanisms for coordinating with partner countries 
     whose students are selected to participate in the Program.
       (B) A list of additional authorities, appropriations, or 
     other congressional support necessary to ensure the success 
     of the Program.
       (C) A description of targeted partner countries and 
     participant institutions in the Senior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps for the first three fiscal years of the 
     Program, including a rationale for selecting such initial 
     partners.
       (D) A description of opportunities and potential timelines 
     for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
       (E) A description of the mechanism for tracking the alumni 
     network of participants of the Program.
       (F) Any other information the Secretary of Defense 
     considers appropriate.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 20, 2025, and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 
     101 of title 10, United States Code) a report on the Program.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following elements:
       (A) A narrative summary of activities conducted as part of 
     the Program during the preceding fiscal year.
       (B) An overview of participant Senior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps programs, individuals, and countries, to 
     include a description of the areas of study entered into by 
     the students participating in the Program.
       (C) A description of opportunities and potential timelines 
     for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
       (D) Any other information the Secretary of Defense 
     considers appropriate.
       (f) Limitation on Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     not use the authority provided under this section to pay for 
     tuition or room and board for foreign students who 
     participate in the Program.
       (g) Termination.--The Program shall terminate on December 
     31, 2029.

     SEC. 560. CONSIDERATION OF STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES IN 
                   MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICATION PROCESS.

       The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the United 
     States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and 
     the United States Air Force Academy require the submission 
     and consideration of standardized test scores as part of the 
     their application processes.

    Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education

     SEC. 561. PILOT PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF 
                   EMPLOYEES FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may develop and 
     implement a pilot program to assess the effectiveness of 
     increasing compensation for employees of child development 
     programs on military installations in improving the ability 
     of such programs to recruit and retain such employees.
       (b) Compensation.--If the Secretary implements the pilot 
     program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     provide for the payment of compensation to employees of child 
     development programs under the pilot program at a fair and 
     competitive wage in keeping with market conditions.
       (c) Selection of Locations.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary implements the pilot 
     program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     select not fewer than five military installations for 
     purposes of carrying out the pilot program.
       (2) Considerations.--In selecting military installations 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider military 
     installations with child development programs--
       (A) with a shortage of qualified employees; or
       (B) subject to other conditions identified by the Secretary 
     that affect the ability of the programs to operate at full 
     capacity.
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
       (e) Duration of Pilot Program.--If the Secretary implements 
     the pilot program authorized by subsection (a), the pilot 
     program shall--
       (1) commence on the date on which the Secretary prescribes 
     regulations under subsection (d); and
       (2) terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (f) Briefings Required.--
       (1) Initial briefing.--If the Secretary implements the 
     pilot program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall, when the pilot program commences in accordance with 
     subsection (e)(1), brief the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives on--
       (A) the military installations selected under subsection 
     (c) for purposes of carrying out the pilot program; and
       (B) the data that informed those selections.
       (2) Final briefing.--If the Secretary implements the pilot 
     program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall, 
     not later than 180 days before the pilot program terminates 
     in accordance with subsection (e)(2),

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     brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives on the outcomes and findings of the 
     pilot program, including--
       (A) data collected and analyses conducted under the pilot 
     program with respect to the relationship between increased 
     compensation for employees of child development programs and 
     improved recruitment or retention of those employees; and
       (B) any recommendations with respect to increases in 
     compensation for employees of child development programs 
     across the Department of Defense as a result of the pilot 
     program.
       (g) Child Development Program Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``child development program'' means a program to 
     provide child care services for children, between birth 
     through 12 years of age, of members of the Armed Forces and 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense.

     SEC. 562. 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 pursuant to section 301 and 
     available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, 
     $20,000,000 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) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2024, the Secretary 
     shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives on the Department'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. 563. MODIFICATIONS TO ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
                   AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES WITH ENROLLMENT CHANGES DUE TO 
                   BASE CLOSURES, FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES, OR 
                   FORCE RELOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 575 of the James M. Inhofe 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (20 
     U.S.C. 7703d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``year, the local educational agency'' and 
     all that follows through ``(as determined'' and inserting 
     ``year, the local educational agency had (as determined'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2);
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and by moving such 
     paragraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; and
       (D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), 
     by striking ``; or'' and inserting a period;
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Director of the Office of Local Defense Community 
     Cooperation,''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Method of disbursement.--The Director shall make 
     disbursements under paragraph (1) using existing authorities 
     of the Office.'';
       (3) by striking subsection (h); and
       (4) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
     (h) and (i), respectively.
       (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than March 1, 2024, the 
     Director of the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation 
     shall brief the Committees of the Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives on--
       (1) any additional authorities that would be helpful to the 
     Office in its efforts to better support local educational 
     agencies; and
       (2) any actions taken to implement the recommendations 
     outlined in the March 2008 report entitled ``Update to the 
     Report on Assistance to Local Educational Agencies for 
     Defense Dependents Education'' and required by section 574(c) 
     of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2227) (as in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of that Act).

     SEC. 564. ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY SPOUSES TO OBTAIN DOULA 
                   CERTIFICATIONS.

       Section 1784a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Doula Certifications.--In carrying out the programs 
     authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide 
     assistance to the spouse of a member of the armed forces 
     described in subsection (b) in obtaining a doula 
     certification provided by an organization that receives 
     reimbursement under the extramedical maternal health 
     providers demonstration project required by section 746 of 
     the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 
     10 U.S.C. 1073 note).''.

          Subtitle G--Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

     SEC. 571. EXPANSION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING 
                   CORPS.

       Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``The President shall promulgate'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary of Defense shall promulgate''; and
       (B) by striking ``maintained, and shall provide'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``maintained.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and 
     support not less than 3,400, and not more than 4,000, units 
     of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
       ``(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply--
       ``(A) if the Secretary fails to receive an adequate number 
     of requests for Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps units 
     by public and private secondary educational institutions; and
       ``(B) during a time of national emergency when the 
     Secretaries of the military departments determine that 
     funding must be allocated elsewhere.''.

     SEC. 572. JROTC PROGRAM CERTIFICATION.

       Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i)(1) The Secretary of Defense may suspend or place on 
     probation a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit that 
     fails to comply with provisions of the standardized 
     memorandum of understanding required pursuant to subsection 
     (b).
       ``(2) Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter for 
     four years, 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 
     including information on units suspended or placed on 
     probation pursuant to this subsection and a justification for 
     the reinstatement of any such unit.
       ``(3) A unit may be placed on probation for a period of up 
     to three years for failing to comply with the provisions of 
     the standardized memorandum of understanding or any other 
     requirement in this section. A unit may be suspended if, 
     after the three-year probationary period, such unit remains 
     out of compliance with the requirements of this section, and 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned determines 
     that such suspension is necessary to mitigate program 
     deficiencies or to protect the safety of program 
     participants.''.

     SEC. 573. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REQUIRED.

       Section 2031(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E);
       (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting ``(i)''; and
       (B) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(ii)'';
       (4) by amending subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, to 
     read as follows: ``the unit meets such other requirements as 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned proscribes 
     in the memorandum of understanding required under this 
     subsection.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations 
     establishing a standardized memorandum of understanding to be 
     signed by the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     and each institution operating a unit under this section. The 
     memorandum shall address the following matters:
       ``(A) A requirement for institutions to notify the 
     appropriate armed force of allegations of misconduct against 
     an instructor receiving retired or other pay from such armed 
     force, including procedures that would require such 
     institutions to report allegations

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     of sexual misconduct, including harassment, against an 
     instructor, within 48 hours of learning of such allegations;
       ``(B) Processes by which the military departments certify 
     instructors, including the conduct of appropriate background 
     checks by the military service and the institution concerned.
       ``(C) Processes by which the military service will conduct 
     oversight of their certified instructors, including the 
     requirement to recertify instructors not less often than once 
     every five years.
       ``(D) Processes by which such institution's program will be 
     inspected by the military department concerned prior to 
     establishment of a new unit, or not less often than once 
     every four years in the case of units existing as of January 
     1, 2024, staggered as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(E) A requirement that each institution certifies it--
       ``(i) has created a process for students to report 
     violations of their rights under title IX of the Education 
     Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), as applicable, 
     and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d 
     et seq.), including the rights of students to not be subject 
     to discrimination or subject to retaliation for reporting a 
     violation of those laws, if such laws apply to the 
     institution;
       ``(ii) has implemented policies ensuring students and 
     instructors are notified of those rights, as well as the 
     process for reporting violations of those rights, including 
     information on available mandatory reporters, if such laws 
     apply to the institution;
       ``(iii) has implemented annual training to inform students 
     of methods to prevent, respond to, and report sexual assault 
     and harassment;
       ``(iv) agrees to report all allegations of violations 
     described under this subparagraph to the military department 
     concerned and, if subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of Education, the Department of Education's Office 
     of Civil Rights not less often than annually;
       ``(v) has developed processes to ensure that each student 
     enrolled in a unit under this section has done so 
     voluntarily; and
       ``(vi) agrees to provide the data necessary to compile the 
     report required under subsection (j).''.

     SEC. 574. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTOR 
                   COMPENSATION.

       Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d)(1) Instead of, or in addition to, detailing officers 
     and noncommissioned officers on active duty under subsection 
     (c)(1), the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may authorize qualified institutions to employ, as 
     administrators and instructors in the program--
       ``(A) retired officers and noncommissioned officers whose 
     qualifications are approved by the Secretary and the 
     institution concerned and who request such employment;
       ``(B) officers and noncommissioned officers who are 
     separated with an honorable discharge within the past 5 years 
     with at least 8 years of service and are approved by the 
     Secretary and the institution concerned and who request such 
     employment; or
       ``(C) officers and noncommissioned officers who are active 
     participating members of the selected reserve at the time of 
     application, for purposes of section 101(d) of this title, 
     and have not yet reached retirement eligibility and are 
     approved by the Secretary and the institution concerned and 
     who request such employment.
       ``(2) Employment under this subsection shall be subject to 
     the following conditions:
       ``(A) The Secretary concerned shall pay to the institution 
     an amount equal to one-half of the Department's prescribed 
     JROTC Standardized Instructor Pay Scale (JSIPS) amount paid 
     to the member by the institution for any period.
       ``(B) The Secretary concerned may pay to the institution 
     more than one-half of the amount paid to the member by the 
     institution if (as determined by the Secretary)--
       ``(i) the institution is in an educationally and 
     economically deprived area; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary determines that such action is in the 
     national interest.
       ``(C) Payments by the Secretary concerned under this 
     subsection shall be made from funds appropriated for that 
     purpose.
       ``(D) The Secretary concerned may require successful 
     applicants to transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve 
     (IRR).'';
       (2) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively.

     SEC. 575. ANNUAL REPORT ON ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT 
                   IN JROTC PROGRAMS.

       Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 572 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(j)(1) Not later than March 31, 2024, and annually 
     thereafter through March 31, 2029, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives a report on allegations of 
     sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, and sex discrimination 
     in JROTC programs during the preceding year.
       ``(2) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall set 
     forth the following:
       ``(A) The number of reported allegations of violations 
     under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
     1681 et seq.) in school-affiliated JROTC programs, 
     including--
       ``(i) the number of such reported allegations that were 
     investigated;
       ``(ii) the outcome of those investigations; and
       ``(iii) the number of such reported allegations by State, 
     the District of Columbia, or overseas location where these 
     reports occurred.
       ``(B) The number of reports that the Department of Defense 
     or military services have received during the reporting 
     period involving allegations of acts of violence, including 
     sexual abuse or harassment, by instructors against students 
     in the JROTC program, including--
       ``(i) the offense involved;
       ``(ii) the military service involved;
       ``(iii) the number of instructors and number of allegations 
     they each received;
       ``(iv) the number of reports of sexual misconduct and 
     harassment that have been investigated;
       ``(v) the number of reports or investigations that have led 
     to the removal of instructors from JROTC programs; and
       ``(vi) the number of such reported allegations by State, 
     the District of Columbia, or overseas location where these 
     reports occurred.
       ``(C) Any steps the Department of Defense has taken to 
     mitigate sexual misconduct and harassment in JROTC programs 
     during the preceding year.
       ``(3) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form and may not be marked as 
     controlled unclassified information.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall annually report to the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives regarding compliance with this subsection by 
     the JROTC program, including an up-to-date report on the 
     Secretary's monitoring of such compliance.
       ``(5) The Secretary may seek the advice and counsel of the 
     Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services concerning the development and dissemination to the 
     JROTC program of best practices information about preventing 
     and responding to incidents of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including elements of 
     institutional policies that have proven successful based on 
     evidence-based outcome measurements.
       ``(6) No officer, employee, or agent of an institution 
     participating in any program under this chapter shall 
     retaliate, intimidate, threaten, coerce, or otherwise 
     discriminate against any individual for exercising their 
     rights or responsibilities under any provision of this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 576. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON EFFORTS TO INCREASE 
                   TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE 
                   IN THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--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 appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on efforts to increase transparency and 
     reporting on sexual violence in the Junior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps Program.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include a description of the following:
       (1) The implementation of section 2031 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as amended by sections 572, 573, and 575 of this 
     Act.
       (2) The adequacy of the Department of Defense's vetting 
     process for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     instructors.
       (3) The Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Education's oversight of compliance of units with respect to 
     title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 
     et seq.) and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
       (4) Any changes in the numbers of sexual harassment, 
     assault, or stalking incidents reported to institutions or 
     law enforcement agencies.
       (5) The sufficiency of military department unit 
     inspections.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees''means the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives.

  Subtitle H--Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous Reports and 
                             Other Matters

     SEC. 581. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR REVIEW OF WORLD WAR I 
                   VALOR MEDALS.

       Section 584(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 7271 note) 
     is amended by striking ``six years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``December 31, 2028''.

     SEC. 582. PROHIBITION ON FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   ACCEPTING POST-SERVICE EMPLOYMENT WITH CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 989. Prohibition on former members of the armed forces 
       accepting post-service employment with certain foreign 
       governments

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b), a 
     covered individual may not occupy a covered post-service 
     position.
       ``(b) Temporary Waiver.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     a process under which a covered individual may be granted a 
     temporary

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     waiver of the prohibition under subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the individual, or a Federal agency on behalf of, and 
     with the consent of, the individual, submits to the Secretary 
     a written application for a waiver in such form and manner as 
     the Secretary determines appropriate; and
       ``(B) the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary 
     to advance the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(2) Period of waiver.--A waiver issued under paragraph 
     (1) shall apply for a period not exceeding 5 years. The 
     Secretary may renew such a waiver.
       ``(3) Revocation.--The Secretary may revoke a waiver issued 
     under paragraph (1) to a covered individual with respect to a 
     covered-post service position if the Secretary determines 
     that the employment of the individual in the covered-post 
     service position poses a threat to national security.
       ``(4) Notification.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary issues a waiver under paragraph (1) or 
     revokes a waiver under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives written notification of the 
     waiver or revocation, as the case may be.
       ``(B) Elements.--A notification required by subparagraph 
     (A) shall include the following:
       ``(i) With respect to a waiver issued to a covered 
     individual--

       ``(I) the details of the application, including the 
     position held by the individual in the armed forces;
       ``(II) the nature of the post-service position of the 
     individual;
       ``(III) a description of the national security interests 
     that will be advanced by reason of issuing such a waiver; and
       ``(IV) the specific reasons why the Secretary determines 
     that issuing the waiver will advance such interests.

       ``(ii) With respect to a revocation of a waiver issued to a 
     covered individual--

       ``(I) the details of the waiver, including any renewals of 
     the waiver, and the dates of such waiver and renewals; and
       ``(II) the specific reasons why the Secretary determined 
     that the revocation is warranted.

       ``(c) Certification of Prohibition.--In implementing the 
     prohibition under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     establish a process under which each member of the armed 
     forces is, before the member retires or is otherwise 
     separated from the armed forces--
       ``(1) informed in writing of the prohibition, and the 
     penalties for violations of the prohibition; and
       ``(2) is required to certify that the member understands 
     the prohibition and those penalties.
       ``(d) Penalties.--In the case of a covered individual who 
     knowingly and willfully fails to comply with the prohibition 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, as applicable--
       ``(1) withhold any pay, allowances, or benefits that would 
     otherwise be provided to the individual by the Department of 
     Defense; and
       ``(2) revoke any security clearance of the individual.
       ``(e) Annual Reports.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--Not later than March 31, 2024, and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on covered post-
     service employment occurring during the year covered by the 
     report.
       ``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       ``(A) The number of former covered individuals who occupy a 
     covered post-service position, broken down by--
       ``(i) the name of the employer;
       ``(ii) the foreign government, including by the specific 
     foreign individual, agency, or entity, for whom the covered 
     post-service employment is being performed; and
       ``(iii) the nature of the services provided as part of the 
     covered post-service employment.
       ``(B) An assessment by the Secretary of whether--
       ``(i) the Department of Defense maintains adequate systems 
     and processes for ensuring that former members of the armed 
     forces are submitting required reports relating to their 
     employment by foreign governments;
       ``(ii) all covered individuals who occupy a covered post-
     service position are in compliance with this section;
       ``(iii) the services provided by the covered individuals 
     who occupy a covered post-service position pose a current or 
     future threat to the national security of the United States; 
     and
       ``(iv) there is any credible information or reporting that 
     any covered individual who occupies a covered post-service 
     position has engaged in activities that violate Federal law.
       ``(3) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
     a classified annex.
       ``(f) Notifications of Determinations of Certain Threats.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--In addition to the annual reports under 
     subsection (d), if the Secretary determines that the services 
     provided by a covered individual who occupies a covered post-
     service position pose a threat described in clause (iii) of 
     paragraph (2)(B) of that subsection, or include activities 
     described in clause (iv) of such paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall notify the congressional defense committees of that 
     determination by not later than 30 days after making the 
     determination.
       ``(2) Elements.--A notification required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       ``(A) The name of the covered individual.
       ``(B) The name of the employer.
       ``(C) The foreign government, including the specific 
     foreign individual, agency, or entity, for whom the covered 
     post-service employment is being performed.
       ``(D) As applicable, a description of the risk to national 
     security and the activities that may violate Federal law.
       ``(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to indemnify or shield covered individuals from 
     prosecution under any relevant provision of title 18.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered individual.--The term `covered individual' 
     means an individual who has retired or otherwise separated 
     from an active or reserve component of the Armed Forces.
       ``(2) Covered post-service employment.--The term `covered 
     post-service employment' means direct or indirect employment 
     by, representation of, or any provision of advice or services 
     relating to national security, intelligence, the military, or 
     internal security to--
       ``(A) the government of--
       ``(i) a country of concern (as defined in section 1(m) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2651a(m))); or
       ``(ii) a country the Secretary of Defense determines acts 
     as a proxy or passthrough for services for a country of 
     concern; or
       ``(B) any company, entity, or other person the activities 
     of which are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, 
     controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in major 
     part, by a government described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Covered post-service position.--The term `covered 
     post-service position' means a position of employment 
     described in paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``989. Prohibition on former members of the armed forces accepting 
              post-service employment with certain foreign 
              governments.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 908 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(f) Prohibition on Former Members of Armed Forces 
     Accepting Employment With Certain Foreign Governments.--For a 
     provision of law prohibiting former members of the armed 
     forces from accepting post-service employment with certain 
     foreign governments, see section 989 of title 10.''.

     SEC. 583. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING LISTING OF GENDER OR 
                   PRONOUNS IN OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

       The Department of Defense is prohibited from requiring 
     members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense to list their gender or pronouns in 
     official correspondence, whether such correspondence is 
     written or electronic.

                Subtitle I--Enhanced Recruiting Efforts

     SEC. 591. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Military Service 
     Promotion Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 592. INCREASED ACCESS TO POTENTIAL RECRUITS AT SECONDARY 
                   SCHOOLS.

       Section 503(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii);
       (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(ii) shall provide to military recruiters access to 
     career fairs or similar events upon a request made by 
     military recruiters for military recruiting purposes; and''; 
     and
       (iv) in clause (iii), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), 
     by inserting ``, not later than 60 days after receiving such 
     request,'' after ``provide''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)(iii)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) The Secretary of Defense shall submit an annual 
     report to Congress not later than February 1 each calendar 
     year, detailing each notification of denial of recruiting 
     access issued under paragraph (3).''.

     SEC. 593. INCREASED ACCESS TO POTENTIAL RECRUITS AT 
                   INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       Section 983(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``to the following information pertaining'' 
     and inserting ``, with respect'';
       (B) by striking ``institution):'' and inserting 
     ``institution)--'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``Names'' and inserting ``names''; and
       (ii) by striking ``telephone listings.'' and inserting 
     ``telephone listings, which information shall be made 
     available not later than

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     the 60th day following the date of a request; and''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Date'' and inserting 
     ``date''.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. PAY OF MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS FOR INACTIVE-
                   DUTY TRAINING TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN AN 
                   AERONAUTICAL RATING OR DESIGNATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 37, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 206 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 206a. Pay of members of reserve components for 
       inactive-duty training to obtain or maintain an 
       aeronautical rating or designation

       ``Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, 
     a member of the National Guard or a member of a reserve 
     component of a uniformed service who is receiving aviation 
     incentive pay under section 334(a) of this title and is 
     entitled to compensation under section 206 of this title is 
     entitled to such compensation for a number of periods of 
     inactive-duty training each month sufficient for the member 
     to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or 
     designation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 206 the following new 
     item:

``206a. Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training 
              to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or 
              designation.''.

     SEC. 602. MODIFICATION OF CALCULATION METHOD FOR BASIC 
                   ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING TO MORE ACCURATELY ASSESS 
                   HOUSING COSTS OF JUNIOR MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES.

       Section 403(b)(5) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended, in the second sentence, by striking ``and shall be 
     based on the following:'' and all that follows through 
     ``determined in subparagraph (A)''.

     SEC. 603. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO 
                   VESSELS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE.

       Section 403(f)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D)(i) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
     concerned, the Secretary may authorize the payment of a basic 
     allowance for housing to a member of a uniformed service 
     without dependents who is serving in a pay grade below E-6 
     and has orders to a naval vessel during a shipyard 
     availability or maintenance period.
       ``(ii) In prescribing regulations under clause (i), the 
     Secretary concerned shall consider the availability of 
     quarters for members serving in pay grades below E-6 before 
     authorizing the payment of a basic allowance for housing for 
     such members.''.

     SEC. 604. DUAL BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR TRAINING FOR 
                   CERTAIN MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Section 403(g)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Paragraphs'' and inserting ``(A) Except 
     as provided by subparagraph (B), paragraphs''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply with respect to a 
     member of a reserve component without dependents who is 
     called or ordered to active duty to attend training for a 
     period of 140 days or more but fewer than 365 days and for 
     whom transportation of household goods is authorized under 
     section 453(c) of this title as part of the call or order to 
     active duty.''.

     SEC. 605. MODIFICATION OF CALCULATION OF GROSS HOUSEHOLD 
                   INCOME FOR BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE TO ADDRESS 
                   AREAS OF DEMONSTRATED NEED.

       (a) In General.--Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``or that otherwise has 
     a demonstrated need'' after ``high cost of living''.
       (b) Implementation Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall revise the guidance issued with respect to 
     implementation of the basic needs allowance under section 
     402b of title 37, United States Code, to reflect the 
     amendment made by subsection (a).

     SEC. 606. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF 
                   QUALIFIED LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, AND 
                   BUSINESS RELOCATION COSTS INCURRED BY MILITARY 
                   SPOUSES.

       Section 453(g)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``member is reassigned'' and inserting the 
     following: ``member is--
       ``(i) reassigned'';
       (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) transferred from a regular component of a uniformed 
     service into the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a 
     uniformed service, if the member is authorized a final move 
     from the last duty station to the new jurisdiction or 
     geographic area; and''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or transfer'' after 
     ``reassignment''.

     SEC. 607. COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED 
                   STATES: HIGH COST AREAS.

       Section 403b(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``8 percent'' and 
     inserting ``5 percent''; and
       (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``shall prescribe'' 
     and inserting ``may prescribe''.

     SEC. 608. OCONUS COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE: ADJUSTMENTS.

       Section 617 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``; notice to 
     certain congressional committees''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the 
     Secretary of Defense may announce reductions in the cost-of-
     living allowance for a member of the uniformed services 
     assigned to a duty station located outside the continental 
     United States--
       ``(1) not more than two times per year; or
       ``(2) in connection with a permanent change of station for 
     such member.
       ``(b) Limitation on Size of Reductions.--The Secretary may 
     not make a reduction under subsection (a) in the allowance 
     described in that subsection by an amount that exceeds 10 
     percent of the amount of the allowance before the reduction.
       ``(c) Treatment of Reductions Relating to Foreign Currency 
     Exchange Rates.--The limitations under subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall not apply to reductions in the allowance described 
     in subsection (a) relating to changes in foreign currency 
     exchange rates.
       ``(d) Implementation of Reductions.--The Secretary may 
     phase in the reductions described in subsection (a).
       ``(e) Increases.--The Secretary may increase the allowance 
     described in subsection (a) for a member of the uniformed 
     services at any time.''.

     SEC. 609. EXTENSION OF ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR 
                   OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE.

       Section 606(d)(1) 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 ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2025''.

     SEC. 610. REVIEW OF RATES OF MILITARY BASIC PAY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     review of the rates of monthly basic pay authorized for 
     members of the uniformed services to determine if the current 
     basic pay table adequately compensates junior enlisted 
     personnel in pay grades E-1 through E-4.
       (b) Factors for Review.--In conducting the review required 
     by subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct the following:
       (1) An assessment of the adequacy of the rates of monthly 
     basic pay for members of the uniformed services in light of 
     current and predicted recruiting difficulties.
       (2) An analysis of how such basic pay, when combined with 
     other elements of regular compensation for members of the 
     uniformed services, compares with private sector wages for 
     potential recruits to the uniformed services.
       (3) An assessment of how sustained periods of cost 
     inflation affect pay for the uniformed services and 
     comparable private sector wages.
       (4) An historical analysis of how percentage differences 
     between junior enlisted basic pay, senior enlisted basic pay, 
     junior officer basic pay, and senior officer basic pay, have 
     changed since the rates of basic pay for members of the 
     uniformed services were authorized by section 601 of the John 
     Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2007 (Public Law 109-364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note).
       (c) Report and Legislative Proposal Required.--Not later 
     than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives--
       (1) a report on the results of the review required by 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) a comprehensive legislative proposal for the rates of 
     basic pay for members of the uniformed services.

     SEC. 611. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY ON PROCESS 
                   FOR DETERMINING COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES FOR 
                   MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES ASSIGNED TO 
                   THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, HAWAII, ALASKA, 
                   AND OVERSEAS LOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on the process for determining 
     cost-of-living allowances for members of the uniformed 
     services stationed in the continental United States, Hawaii, 
     Alaska, and at overseas locations.
       (b) Elements.--In conducting the study required by 
     subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall assess--
       (1) the fairness and equity of the process for determining 
     cost-of-living allowances described in subsection (a) and 
     methods for improving that process;
       (2) the advantages and disadvantages of averaging the 
     results of continental United States Living Pattern Surveys 
     and Retail Price Schedules without regard to the geographic 
     concentration of members of the uniformed services within the 
     continental United States when determining the baseline

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     cost of living for the continental United States;
       (3) if additional out-of-pocket expenses, including the 
     costs for a member of the uniformed services to travel to and 
     from the home of record of the member from the assigned duty 
     station of the member, should be included in the calculations 
     of the Department of Defense for determining overseas cost-
     of-living allowances to better equalize the true costs of 
     living for members stationed outside the continental United 
     States with such costs for members stationed inside the 
     continental United States; and
       (4) the process by which the Department of Defense conducts 
     Living Pattern Surveys and develops Retail Price Schedules.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report--
       (1) setting forth the results of the study required by 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) making any recommendations the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate based on those results, including any 
     recommendations for changes to section 403b or 405 of title 
     37, United States Code.

                  Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays

     SEC. 621. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAY 
                   AUTHORITIES FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 357 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``incentive pay'' and inserting ``special 
     or incentive pay''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``if the Secretary concerned is paying the member 
     of the reserve component the special or incentive pay for the 
     purpose of--
       ``(1) maintaining a skill certification or proficiency 
     identical to a skill certification or proficiency required of 
     the member in the regular component; or
       ``(2) compensating the member of the reserve component for 
     exposure to hazards or risks identical to hazards or risks to 
     which the member in the regular component was exposed.''.
       (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Conforming amendment.--The section heading for section 
     357 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Incentive'' and inserting ``Special and incentive''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     5 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 357 and inserting the following new item:

``357. Special and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve 
              components of the armed forces.''.
       (c) Modification of Implementation Determination.--Section 
     602(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 37 U.S.C. 357 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and by moving such 
     subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the right;
       (2) by striking ``The Secretary may'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
     by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (c)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Evaluation of types of special and incentive pay.--In 
     making the determination and certification described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall evaluate each type or 
     category of special and incentive pay separately and may make 
     the determination and certification based on the effect on an 
     Armed Force concerned of a particular type or category of 
     special or incentive pay.''.

     SEC. 622. EXPANSION OF CONTINUATION PAY ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Continuation Pay: Full TSP Members With 8 to 12 Years 
     of Service.--Section 356 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``8'' and inserting 
     ``7''; and
       (2) in subsections (a)(1) and (d), by striking ``8'' and 
     inserting ``7''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 356 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 7 to 12 years of 
              service.''.

     SEC. 623. 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, 2023'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2024''.
       (b) Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care 
     Professionals.--The following sections of title 10, United 
     States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2023'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2024'':
       (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, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2024''.
       (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, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2024'':
       (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) Authorities 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 temporary increases in 
     rates of basic allowance for areas covered by a major 
     disaster declaration or containing an installation 
     experiencing a sudden influx of military personnel, by 
     striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2024''; and
       (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to temporary adjustments 
     in rates of basic allowance for housing for localities where 
     actual housing costs differ from current rates of basic 
     allowance for housing by more than 20 percent, by striking 
     ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 2024''.

     SEC. 624. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH REMOTE AND AUSTERE 
                   CONDITION ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY PROGRAM FOR 
                   AIR FORCE.

       The Secretary of the Air Force shall--
       (1) evaluate the Remote and Austere Condition Assignment 
     Incentive Pay program of the Army; and
       (2) not later than October 1, 2025, establish a similar 
     program for the Air Force, unless the Secretary can certify 
     to Congress that there are no critically manned units at any 
     Air Force installation in Alaska.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 631. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF 
                   FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT BY RETIRED AND RESERVE 
                   MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES.

       Section 908 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``A person'' and inserting ``(1) A 
     person'';
       (B) by inserting ``after determining that such approval is 
     not contrary to the national interests of the United States'' 
     after ``approve the employment''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of a military department may delegate 
     the determination of the Secretary required by paragraph (1) 
     only to an official of the military department at or above 
     the level of an Assistant Secretary or, in the event of a 
     vacancy in the position of such an official, a civilian 
     official performing the duties of that position.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``an officer'' and inserting ``a person''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting 
     the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) A description of the duties, if any, the person is to 
     perform and the compensation the person is to receive for 
     such duties, as reflected in the person's application for 
     approval of the employment or compensation or payment or 
     award.
       ``(C) The position the person held or holds in the armed 
     forces, including the rank of the person and the armed force 
     in which the person served.
       ``(D) Any other information the Secretaries of the military 
     departments consider relevant, except that such information 
     may not include the person's date of birth, Social Security 
     number, home address, phone number, or any other personal 
     identifier other than the name and rank of the person and the 
     armed force in which the person served.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Not later than 60 days after the date on which a 
     report required by paragraph (1) is submitted, the 
     Secretaries of the military departments shall make the 
     report, and all contents of the report, available on a 
     publicly accessible internet website.''.

     SEC. 632. RESTRICTIONS ON RETIRED AND RESERVE MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES RECEIVING EMPLOYMENT AND 
                   COMPENSATION INDIRECTLY FROM FOREIGN 
                   GOVERNMENTS THROUGH PRIVATE ENTITIES.

       Section 908(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--

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       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and by moving 
     such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (2) by striking ``Subject to'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``Commissioned Reserve Corps'' and inserting ``Ready Reserve 
     Corps''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Application to private entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The acceptance by a person described in 
     subparagraph (B) of employment (and compensation related to 
     that employment) or payments or awards for work performed for 
     a foreign government through a private entity shall be 
     subject to the provisions of this section to the same extent 
     and in the same manner as such provisions apply to employment 
     (and compensation related to that employment) and payments 
     and awards described in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Persons described.--A person described in this 
     subparagraph is--
       ``(i) a retired member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
     Corps, or Space Force; or
       ``(ii) a member of a reserve component of an armed force 
     specified in clause (i), except a member serving on active 
     duty under a call or order to active duty for a period in 
     excess of 30 days.''.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

           Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits

     SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH 
                   BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE RESERVE SELECT FOR 
                   SURVIVORS OF A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.

       (a) In General.-- Section 1076d(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``six months'' and 
     inserting ``three years''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2025.

     SEC. 702. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DENTAL CARE FOR DEPENDENTS 
                   LOCATED AT CERTAIN REMOTE OR ISOLATED 
                   LOCATIONS.

       Section 1077(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Dependents who reside within a specified 
     geographic area and are covered by a dental plan established 
     under section 1076a may receive dental care in a dental 
     treatment facility of the uniformed services on a space 
     available basis if the Secretary of Defense determines that--
       ``(i) civilian dental care within the specified geographic 
     area is inadequate or is not sufficiently available; and
       ``(ii) adequate resources exist to provide space available 
     dental care to the dependents at the facility.
       ``(B) Care under subparagraph (A) shall be provided on a 
     reimbursable basis.''.

     SEC. 703. INCLUSION OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND 
                   ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AS REQUIRED PRIMARY AND 
                   PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF 
                   THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Members of the Uniformed Services.--Section 1074d of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``entitled to preventive'' and inserting 
     ``entitled to--
       ``(A) preventive'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) 
     of this paragraph, by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) for male members of the uniformed services (excluding 
     former members of the uniformed services), services relating 
     to infertility described in subsection (b)(4).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Infertility Services Included for Members of the 
     Uniformed Services.--Services relating to infertility 
     required to be provided under subsections (a)(2)(B) and 
     (b)(4) for members of the uniformed services (excluding 
     former members of the uniformed services) shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) Treatments or procedures using assisted reproductive 
     technology (as defined in section 8 of the Fertility Clinic 
     Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 263a-
     7(1)), excluding in vitro fertilization).
       ``(2) The provision of artificial insemination, including 
     intrauterine insemination, without regard to coital 
     conception.''.
       (b) Dependents.--Section 1077(a) of such title is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(19) Services relating to infertility, including the 
     services specified in section 1074d(c) of this title, except 
     that the services specified in such section may be provided 
     only to a dependent of a member of the uniformed services 
     (excluding any dependent of a former member of the uniformed 
     services).''.
       (c) Exclusion From Contracts for Former Members and Their 
     Dependents.--Section 1086 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (d) and (j)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) A plan contracted for under subsection (a) may not 
     include coverage for services under section 1077(a)(19) of 
     this title for former members of the uniformed services or 
     dependents of former members of the uniformed services.''.
       (d) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to services provided on or after January 1, 2025.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the 
     amendments made by this section shall be construed provide 
     new benefits to or alter existing benefits for former members 
     of the uniformed services or the dependents of former members 
     of the uniformed services.

     SEC. 704. PROGRAM ON TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, TRAUMATIC 
                   BRAIN INJURIES, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS 
                   RELATED TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074o the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074p. Program on treatment of members of the armed 
       forces for post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain 
       injuries, and co-occurring disorders related to military 
       sexual trauma

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
     a program to provide intensive outpatient programs to treat 
     members of the Armed Forces suffering from post-traumatic 
     stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and co-occurring 
     disorders related to military sexual trauma, including 
     treatment for substance abuse, depression, and other issues 
     related to such conditions.
       ``(b) Discharge Through Partnerships.--The Secretary shall 
     carry out the program under subsection (a) through 
     partnerships with public, private, and non-profit health care 
     organizations, universities, and institutions that--
       ``(1) provide health care to members of the armed forces;
       ``(2) provide evidence-based treatment for psychological 
     and neurological conditions that are common among members of 
     the armed forces, including post-traumatic stress disorder, 
     traumatic brain injury, substance abuse, and depression;
       ``(3) provide health care, support, and other benefits to 
     family members of members of the armed forces; and
       ``(4) provide health care under the TRICARE program.
       ``(c) Program Activities.--Each organization, university, 
     or institution that participates in a partnership under the 
     program under subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) carry out intensive outpatient programs of short 
     duration to treat members of the armed forces suffering from 
     post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and 
     co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma, 
     including treatment for substance abuse, depression, and 
     other issues related to such conditions;
       ``(2) use evidence-based and evidence-informed treatment 
     strategies in carrying out such programs;
       ``(3) share clinical and outreach best practices with other 
     organizations, universities, and institutions participating 
     in the program under subsection (a); and
       ``(4) annually assess outcomes for members of the armed 
     forces individually and among the organizations, 
     universities, and institutions participating in the program 
     under subsection (a) with respect to the treatment of 
     conditions described in paragraph (1).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1074o the following new item:

``1074p. Program on treatment of members of the armed forces for post-
              traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and 
              co-occurring disorders related to military sexual 
              trauma.''.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Initial report.--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 on the program under 
     section 1074p of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), which shall include a description of the 
     program and such other matters on the program as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       (2) Additional report.--Not later than two years after 
     commencement of implementation of the program under section 
     1074p of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the program, which shall include the following:
       (A) A description of the program, including the 
     partnerships under the program as described in subsection (b) 
     of such section, as so added.
       (B) An assessment of the effectiveness of the program and 
     the activities under the program.
       (C) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative 
     action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the 
     program.
       (c) Conforming Repeal.--

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       (1) In general.--Section 702 of the John S. McCain National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
     115-232; 10 U.S.C. 1092 note) is repealed.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents at the 
     beginning of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) 
     is amended by striking the item relating to section 702.

     SEC. 705. WAIVER OF COST-SHARING FOR THREE MENTAL HEALTH 
                   OUTPATIENT VISITS FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES 
                   UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) TRICARE Select.--Section 1075(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter 
     and subject to requirements to be prescribed by the 
     Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements 
     for the first three outpatient mental health visits each year 
     of any of the following beneficiaries:
       ``(i) Beneficiaries in the active-duty family member 
     category.
       ``(ii) Beneficiaries covered by section 1110b of this 
     title.
       ``(B) This paragraph shall terminate on the date that is 
     five years after the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.''.
       (b) TRICARE Prime.--Section 1075a(a) of such title is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter 
     and subject to requirements to be prescribed by the 
     Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements 
     for the first three outpatient mental health visits each year 
     of a beneficiary in the active-duty family member category 
     (as described in section 1075(b)(1)(A) of this title).
       ``(B) This paragraph shall terminate on the date that is 
     five years after the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.''.

     SEC. 706. EXPANSION OF DOULA CARE FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Expansion of Extramedical Maternal Health Providers 
     Demonstration Project.--Section 746 of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as 
     subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Coverage of Doula Care.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that the demonstration project includes coverage of 
     labor doula care, or reimbursement for such care, for all 
     beneficiaries under the TRICARE program, including access--
       ``(1) by members of the Armed Forces on active duty;
       ``(2) by beneficiaries outside the continental United 
     States; and
       ``(3) at military medical treatment facilities.''.
       (b) Hiring of Doulas.--The hiring authority for each 
     military medical treatment facility may hire a team of doulas 
     to work in coordination with lactation support personnel or 
     labor and delivery units at such facility.

                 Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

     SEC. 711. INCREASE IN STIPEND FOR PARTICIPANTS IN HEALTH 
                   PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       Section 2121(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``$30,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''.

     SEC. 712. FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR CIVILIANS TREATED IN MILITARY 
                   MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Interim Final Rule Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall issue an 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 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. 713. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERDOSE DATA ACT OF 2023.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023''.
       (b) Annual Report on Military Overdoses.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the number of annual 
     overdoses among servicemembers.
       (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) The total number of servicemembers who suffered a fatal 
     or nonfatal overdose during the previous calendar year, 
     including--
       (i) demographic information, including gender, race, age, 
     military department, military rank, pay grade, and station;
       (ii) the location of the fatal overdose, including whether 
     the overdose was on a military base; and
       (iii) a list of the substances involved in the fatal 
     overdose.
       (B) Of the servicemembers identified in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) the number of servicemembers who received mental health 
     or substance use disorder services prior to a fatal or 
     nonfatal overdose, including a description of whether such 
     services were received from a private sector provider;
       (ii) the number of servicemembers with comorbid mental 
     health diagnoses;
       (iii) the number of servicemembers who had been prescribed 
     opioids, benzodiazepines, or stimulants;
       (iv) the number of servicemembers who had been categorized 
     as high-risk and prescribed or provided naloxone prior to a 
     fatal or nonfatal overdose;
       (v) the number of servicemembers who had a positive drug 
     test prior to the fatal overdose, including any substance 
     identified in such test;
       (vi) the number of servicemembers referred to, including by 
     self-referral, or engaged in medical treatment, including 
     medication treatment for opioid use disorder;
       (vii) with respect to each servicemember identified in 
     clause (vi), whether the servicemember was referred after a 
     positive drug test and the source of such referral; and
       (viii) the number of fatal overdoses and intentional 
     overdoses.
       (C) An analysis of discernable patterns in fatal and 
     nonfatal overdoses of servicemembers.
       (D) A description of existing or anticipated response 
     efforts to fatal and nonfatal overdoses at military bases 
     that have rates of fatal overdoses that exceed the average 
     rate of fatal overdoses in the United States.
       (E) An assessment of the availability of substance use 
     disorder treatment for servicemembers.
       (F) The number of medical facilities of, or affiliated 
     with, the Department of Defense that have opioid treatment 
     programs.
       (G) A description of punitive measures taken by the 
     Secretary of Defense in response to substance misuse, 
     substance use disorder, or overdose by servicemembers.
       (3) Privacy.--
       (A) In general.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to authorize the disclosure by the Secretary of 
     Defense of personally identifiable information of 
     servicemembers or military family members, including 
     anonymized personal information that could be used to re-
     identify servicemembers or military family members.
       (B) Application of hipaa.--In carrying out this subsection, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall take steps to protect the 
     privacy of servicemembers and military family members 
     pursuant to regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of 
     the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
     1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note; Public Law 104-191).
       (c) Standards for the Use of Materials to Prevent Overdose 
     and Substance Use Disorder.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish standards for the distribution of, and 
     training for the use of, naloxone or other medication for 
     overdose reversal, opioid disposal materials, fentanyl test 
     strips, and other materials to prevent or reverse overdoses, 
     substance use disorder, or impacts related to substance 
     misuse.
       (d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that 
     is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Military family member.--The term ``military family 
     member'' means a family member of a servicemember, including 
     the spouse, parent, dependent, or child of a servicemember, 
     or anyone who has legal responsibility for the child of a 
     servicemember.
       (3) Servicemember.--The term ``servicemember'' means--
       (A) a member of the Armed Forces; or
       (B) a member of the National Guard.

     SEC. 714. MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL 
                   MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 2733a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (f)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (j)'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ``subsection (f)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (j)'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``subsection (f)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (j)'';
       (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as 
     subsections (j) through (m), respectively; and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f) Expert Medical Opinions.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense may not use an expert

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     medical opinion from an individual in determining whether to 
     allow, settle, and pay a claim under this section unless the 
     individual is a board-certified physician.
       ``(2) No claim under this section may be denied on medical 
     grounds until the Secretary obtains an expert medical opinion 
     on the medical malpractice alleged under such claim from an 
     individual who--
       ``(A) is not a member of the uniformed services or a 
     civilian employee of the Department of Defense; and
       ``(B) does not have a business, medical, or personal 
     relationship with the claimant.
       ``(3) If a claim under this section is denied, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the claimant information regarding 
     the identity and qualifications of any individual who 
     provided an expert medical opinion upon which such denial is 
     based.
       ``(g) Justification of Denial.--If a claim under this 
     section is denied, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the 
     claimant with detailed reasoning justifying the denial of the 
     claim, including--
       ``(1) copies of any written reports prepared by any expert 
     upon which the denial is based; and
       ``(2) all records and documents relied upon in preparing 
     such written reports.
       ``(h) Appeals.--(1) Any appeal from the denial of a claim 
     under this section shall be considered by a third-party 
     review board jointly established by the Chief Judge of the 
     United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(2) The third-party review board established under 
     paragraph (1) shall consist of not more than five members, 
     all of whom who possess sufficient legal or medical 
     background, or both.
       ``(3) A claimant under this section that seeks an appeal 
     under paragraph (1) may submit the appeal directly to the 
     third-party review board established under such paragraph.
       ``(4) In considering an appeal from the denial of a claim 
     under this section, the third-party review board established 
     under paragraph (1) shall, at the request of the claimant, 
     allow for a hearing on the merits of the appeal in an 
     adversarial nature.
       ``(5) The Secretary of Defense shall provide to a claimant 
     seeking an appeal under paragraph (1) a copy of any response 
     to the appeal that is submitted on behalf of the Department 
     of Defense.
       ``(6) The third-party review board established under 
     paragraph (1) shall not consist of any member of the 
     uniformed services or civilian employee of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(i) Treatment of Non-economic Damages.--(1) Any non-
     economic damages provided to a member of the uniformed 
     services under this section may not be offset by compensation 
     provided or expected to be provided by the Department of 
     Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a cap on 
     non-economic damages to be provided with respect to a claim 
     under this section.
       ``(B)(i) The cap established under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be determined by calculating the average of non-economic 
     damage caps for medical malpractice claims applicable in 
     California, Texas, North Carolina, and Virginia.
       ``(ii) If a State specified in clause (i) provides a 
     different cap for cases involving death and cases not 
     involving death, the cap for cases not involving death shall 
     be used.
       ``(C) The cap established under paragraph (1) shall be 
     recalculated not less frequently than once every three 
     years.''.
       (b) Appointment of Members.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Judge of the 
     United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall jointly appoint members to the 
     board established under subsection (h)(1) of section 2733a of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(5).
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     establishment of the board required under subsection (h)(1) 
     of section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a)(5), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report indicating--
       (1) the membership of the board;
       (2) the qualifying background of each member of the board; 
     and
       (3) a statement indicating the independence of each member 
     of the board from the Department of Defense.

                 Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

     SEC. 721. MODIFICATION OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BETWEEN UNITED 
                   STATES AND UKRAINE FOR MILITARY TRAUMA CARE AND 
                   RESEARCH.

       Section 736 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph (7):
       ``(7) The provision of training and support to Ukraine for 
     the treatment of individuals with extremity trauma, 
     amputations, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain 
     injuries, and any other mental health conditions associated 
     with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain 
     injuries, including--
       ``(A) the exchange of subject matter expertise;
       ``(B) training and support relating to advanced clinical 
     skills development; and
       ``(C) training and support relating to clinical case 
     management support.''.

     SEC. 722. REQUIREMENT THAT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DISCLOSE 
                   EXPERT REPORTS WITH RESPECT TO MEDICAL 
                   MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES.

       Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 714, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections 
     (m) and (n), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new 
     subsection (l):
       ``(l) Disclosure by Department of Defense.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall disclose to a claimant under this 
     section a copy of all written reports, other than medical 
     quality assurance records (as defined in section 1102(j) of 
     this title), prepared by a medical expert of the Department 
     of Defense or any medical expert consulted by the Department 
     with respect to the claim.
       ``(2) Any disclosure under paragraph (1) with respect to an 
     expert described in such paragraph shall include the 
     following:
       ``(A) The records and documents considered by the expert.
       ``(B) A description of the bases and reasons for the 
     opinion of the expert.
       ``(C) The opinion or opinions of the expert regarding 
     standard of care.
       ``(D) The opinion or opinions of the expert regarding 
     causation.
       ``(E) A description of any disagreement by the expert with 
     any opinion or opinions of the expert of the claimant.
       ``(3) Any disclosure under paragraph (1) with respect to an 
     expert described in such paragraph shall not include an 
     identification of the expert.
       ``(4) If an expert described in paragraph (1) does not 
     prepare a written report, the Secretary shall disclose the 
     information required under this section to the claimant in 
     writing.''.

     SEC. 723. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON IMPACT OF PERINATAL 
                   MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS ON MILITARY 
                   READINESS AND RETENTION.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on perinatal mental health 
     conditions among members of the Armed Forces and dependents 
     of such members during the five-year period preceding the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Elements.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
     program, including members of the Armed Forces and dependents 
     of such members, who attempted suicide or died by suicide or 
     substance use overdose during the perinatal period.
       (B) An assessment of members of the Armed Forces discharged 
     from active duty due to a mental health condition within two 
     years after the perinatal period.
       (C) An assessment of beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
     program, including members of the Armed Forces and dependents 
     of such members, diagnosed with a perinatal mental health 
     condition who were relocated during the perinatal period.
       (D) An assessment of the effects of retention and promotion 
     policies of the Department of Defense relating to perinatal 
     mental health conditions on members of the Armed Forces 
     seeking and accessing screening, referral, and treatment.
       (E) The number of members of the Armed Forces who were 
     separated from the Armed Forces or did not receive a 
     promotion due to a diagnosed perinatal mental health 
     condition.
       (F) An assessment of whether policies of the Department can 
     be modified to provide clear standards for retention and 
     pathways for promotion of members of the Armed Forces 
     diagnosed with a perinatal mental health condition.
       (G) An assessment of resources needed to integrate 
     behavioral health specialists into all obstetric care 
     practices, pediatric practices, and women's clinics.
       (H) A disaggregated demographic assessment of the 
     population included in the study with respect to race, 
     ethnicity, sex, age, family status (including dual service 
     and single parent families), military occupation, military 
     service, and rank, as applicable.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report on the findings of the 
     study conducted under subsection (a), including--
       (1) recommendations for actions to be taken by the 
     Secretary of Defense to improve mental health among members 
     of the Armed Forces and dependents of such members during the 
     perinatal period;
       (2) recommendations for legislative or administrative 
     action to mitigate the effects of retention and promotion 
     policies of the Department of Defense on members of the Armed 
     Forces seeking and accessing mental health care during the 
     perinatal period; and
       (3) such other recommendations as the Comptroller General 
     determines appropriate.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Dependent; tricare program.--The terms ``dependent'' 
     and ``TRICARE program'' have the meanings given those terms 
     in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.

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       (2) Perinatal mental health condition.--The term 
     ``perinatal mental health condition'' means a mental health 
     disorder that onsets during the perinatal period.
       (3) Perinatal period.--The term ``perinatal period'' means 
     the period during pregnancy and the one-year period following 
     childbirth, still birth, or miscarriage.

     SEC. 724. REPORT ON MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES 
                   PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report that contains the 
     following:
       (1) The current wait times for members of the Armed Forces, 
     including members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
     Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who are 
     enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select under section 1076d of 
     title 10, United States Code, to receive mental and 
     behavioral health services, disaggregated by State.
       (2) An assessment of the number of additional mental and 
     behavioral health care providers needed for the Department of 
     Defense to meet established metrics associated with access to 
     mental and behavioral health services.
       (3) An explanation of the credentialing standards for 
     mental and behavioral health care providers of the 
     Department, including a comparison of those standards to the 
     standards for other Federal and private sector health care 
     providers.

     SEC. 725. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 
                   PREVENT, INTERVENE, AND TREAT PERINATAL MENTAL 
                   HEALTH CONDITIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

       (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 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report on the activities of 
     the Department of Defense to address the mental health of 
     pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces and 
     dependents of such members.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following
       (1) An identification of the military medical treatment 
     facilities at which the Secretary offers members of the Armed 
     Forces and their dependents evidence-based programs during 
     the perinatal period that are proven to prevent perinatal 
     mental health conditions.
       (2) An assessment of such programs offered at such 
     facilities, including an assessment of--
       (A) the types of programs;
       (B) the number and location of programs;
       (C) the number of members of the Armed Forces and their 
     dependents who have participated in such programs, 
     disaggregated by Armed Force, military occupation, sex, age, 
     race, and ethnicity, when applicable; and
       (D) whether such programs are delivered in-person or 
     virtually and the frequency of the availability of such 
     programs;
       (3) The number of behavioral health specialists for 
     pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces and 
     dependents integrated into obstetric care practices, 
     pediatrics, and women's clinics at military medical treatment 
     facilities.
       (4) An assessment of the implementation of, or plans to 
     implement, a pilot program to provide a reproductive 
     behavioral health consultation service by the Secretary as 
     outlined in the White House Blueprint for Addressing the 
     Maternal Health Crisis, dated June 2022, including--
       (A) the number of providers the pilot program has served or 
     plans to serve, disaggregated by provider type, specialty, 
     and location;
       (B) the number and type of trainings providers received or 
     will receive through the consultation line on evidence-based 
     practices to prevent, screen, refer, and treat perinatal 
     mental health conditions;
       (C) the locations that have had or will have access to the 
     pilot program;
       (D) the types of expertise services that the consultation 
     line provides or will provide; and
       (E) methods currently used or that will be used to promote 
     the availability of the consultation line to providers.
       (5) Any recommendations for legislative or administrative 
     action to improve prevention, intervention, and treatment of 
     perinatal mental health conditions for members of the Armed 
     Forces and their dependents.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Dependent.--The term ``dependent'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 1072(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Perinatal mental health condition.--The term 
     ``perinatal mental health condition'' means a mental health 
     disorder that occurs during pregnancy or within one year 
     following childbirth, stillbirth, or miscarriage.

     SEC. 726. STUDY ON FAMILY PLANNING AND CRYOPRESERVATION OF 
                   GAMETES TO IMPROVE RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     study on--
       (1) the number of members of the Armed Forces who elect to 
     leave the Armed Forces for family planning reasons, 
     disaggregated by gender, age, and military occupational 
     specialty;
       (2) whether the option of cryopreservation of gametes would 
     lead to greater retention of members of the Armed Forces;
       (3) methods for the Department of Defense to offer 
     cryopreservation of gametes for the purposes of retention of 
     members of the Armed Forces;
       (4) the cost to the Department of offering cryopreservation 
     of gametes to active duty members of the Armed Forces; and
       (5) such other matters relating to family planning and 
     cryopreservation of gametes for members of the Armed Forces 
     as the Secretary considers relevant.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2024, the Secretary 
     shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives on the results of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a).

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

             Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

     SEC. 801. AMENDMENTS TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.

       Section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``will result in significant savings'' and 
     inserting the following: ``will result in--
       ``(A) significant savings''; and
       (B) by striking ``annual contracts.'' and inserting the 
     following: ``annual contracts; or
       ``(B) necessary industrial base stability not otherwise 
     achievable through annual contracts.''; and
       (2) by striking ``$500,000,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$1,000,000,000''.

     SEC. 802. MODERNIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS 
                   PROCESS.

       (a) Modernizing the Department of Defense Requirements 
     Process.--Not later than October 1, 2025, the Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
     of Staff, in cooperation with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments and the commanders of the combatant commands, and 
     in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, shall develop and implement a 
     streamlined Department of Defense requirements process, to 
     include modernizing the Joint Capabilities Integration and 
     Development System, in order to improve alignment between 
     modern warfare concepts, technologies, and system development 
     and reduce the time to delivery of needed capabilities to 
     Department users.
       (b) Reform Elements.--The modernization activities 
     conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following 
     elements:
       (1) Streamlining requirements documents, reviews, and 
     approval processes, especially for programs below the major 
     defense acquisition program threshold described in section 
     4201 of title 10, United Stated Code.
       (2) Revisiting requirements management practices from a 
     first principles perspective based on mission outcomes and 
     assessed threats, enabling a more iterative and collaborative 
     approach with the services to shape requirements and 
     technology driven opportunities.
       (3) Developing a capability needs and requirements 
     framework and pathways that are aligned to the Department's 
     Adaptive Acquisition Framework pathways, and better aligned 
     and integrated with the Department's science and technology 
     processes.
       (4) Enabling the military departments to develop an 
     enduring set of requirements according to a set of capability 
     portfolios to provide a structure across acquisition programs 
     and research, which shall be articulated in a concise model 
     and document with a set of mission impact measures that 
     capability deliveries will seek to continuously improve.
       (5) Establishing a process to rapidly validate the military 
     utility of commercial solutions to meet capability needs or 
     opportunities in lieu of the traditional program-centric 
     requirements definition.
       (6) Retiring and replacing the Department of Defense 
     Architecture Framework with a new structure focused on 
     enabling interoperability through application program 
     interfaces, enterprise architectures and platforms, and 
     government and commercial standards.
       (7) Ensuring that requirements processes for software, 
     artificial intelligence, data, and related capability areas 
     enable a rapid, dynamic, and iterative approach than 
     traditional hardware systems.
       (c) Elements.--The implementation of streamlined 
     requirements shall include the following elements:
       (1) Collaboration with industry, traditional and non-
     traditional defense companies, and the science and technology 
     community to capture their inputs and feedback on shaping the 
     Department's requirements processes to ensure it effectively 
     harnesses the innovation ecosystem.
       (2) Development of a formal career path, training, and 
     structure for requirements management professionals and chief 
     architects.
       (3) Publication of new policies, guidance, and templates 
     for the operational, requirements, and acquisition workforce 
     in online digital formats instead of large policy documents.
       (d) Interim Report.--Not later than October 1, 2024, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees an interim report on the modernization 
     conducted by the Secretary under subsection (a), including--

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       (1) a description of the modernization efforts;
       (2) the Department of Defense's plans to implement, 
     communicate, and continuously improve the modernization of 
     the Department's requirements processes and structure; and
       (3) any additional recommendations for legislation that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.
       (e) Final Report.--Not later than October 1, 2025, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Secretary of Defense 
     and the congressional defense committees a final report 
     describing activities carried out pursuant to subsections (b) 
     and (c).

     SEC. 803. HEAD OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR STRATEGIC 
                   CAPABILITIES OFFICE.

       (a) Authority.--The Director of the Strategic Capabilities 
     Office shall have the authority to conduct acquisition 
     activities within the Strategic Capabilities Office.
       (b) Acquisition Executive.---
       (1) In general.--The staff of the Director shall include an 
     acquisition executive, who shall be responsible for the 
     overall supervision of acquisition matters for the Strategic 
     Capabilities Office. The acquisition executive shall have the 
     authority--
       (A) to negotiate memoranda of agreement with the military 
     departments and Department of Defense components to carry out 
     the acquisition of equipment, capabilities, and services on 
     behalf of the Office;
       (B) to supervise the acquisition of equipment, 
     capabilities, and services on behalf of the Office;
       (C) to represent the Office in discussions with the 
     military departments regarding acquisition programs for which 
     the Office is a customer; and
       (D) to work with the military departments to ensure that 
     the Office is appropriately represented in any joint working 
     group or integrated product team regarding acquisition 
     programs for which the Office is a customer.
       (2) Delivery of acquisition solutions.--The acquisition 
     executive of the Strategic Capabilities Office shall be--
       (A) responsible to the Director for rapidly delivering 
     acquisition solutions to meet validated cyber operations-
     peculiar requirements;
       (B) subordinate to the defense acquisition executive in 
     matters of acquisition;
       (C) subject to the same oversight as the service 
     acquisition executives; and
       (D) included on the distribution list for acquisition 
     directives and instructions of the Department of Defense.
       (c) Implementation Plan Required.--The authority granted in 
     subsection (a) shall become effective 30 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary of Defense provides to the 
     congressional defense committees a plan for implementation of 
     those authorities under subsection (a). The plan shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Summaries of the components to be negotiated in the 
     memoranda of agreement with the military departments and 
     other Department of Defense components to carry out the 
     development, acquisition, and sustainment of equipment, 
     capabilities, and services described in subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Negotiation and approval timelines for memorandum of 
     agreement.
       (3) A plan for oversight of the acquisition executive 
     established under subsection (b).
       (4) An assessment of the acquisition workforce needs of the 
     Strategic Capabilities Office to support the authority 
     provided under subsection (a) until 2028.
       (5) Other matters as appropriate.
       (d) Annual End-of-year Assessment.--Each year, the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall 
     review and assess the acquisition activities of the Strategic 
     Capabilities Office, including contracting and acquisition 
     documentation, for the previous fiscal year and provide any 
     recommendations or feedback to the acquisition executive of 
     the Strategic Capabilities Office.
       (e) Sunset.--
       (1) In general.--The authority provided under this section 
     shall terminate on September 30, 2028.
       (2) Limitation on duration of acquisitions.--The authority 
     under this section does not include major defense acquisition 
     programs, major automated information system programs, or 
     acquisitions of foundational infrastructure or software 
     architectures the duration of which is expected to last more 
     than five years.

     SEC. 804. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE USE OF INNOVATIVE 
                   INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES.

       (a) In General.--As soon as practicable, the Secretary of 
     each military department shall designate one acquisition 
     program within their service and the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall designate one 
     acquisition program within the Department of Defense Agencies 
     and Field Activities for the use of innovative intellectual 
     property strategies in order to acquire the necessary 
     technical data rights required for the operations and 
     maintenance of that system.
       (b) Briefing Requirement.--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 Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide a 
     briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives with a detailed plan to 
     implement the requirements of this section.
       (c) Annual Report.--Upon selection of the programs to be 
     covered by this section and until the termination of this 
     authority, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, in coordination with the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, shall provide an annual report to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives on the effectiveness of the pilot program in 
     acquiring the data necessary to support timely, cost-
     effective maintenance and sustainment of the system and any 
     recommendations for the applicability of lessons learned from 
     this pilot program to future acquisition programs.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Department of defense agencies and field activities.--
     The terms ``Department of Defense Agency'' and ``Department 
     of Defense Field Activity'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Innovative intellectual property strategies.--The term 
     ``innovative intellectual property strategies'' includes the 
     following:
       (A) The use of an escrow account to verify and hold 
     intellectual property data.
       (B) The use of royalties or licenses.
       (C) Other innovative strategies to acquire the necessary 
     level of intellectual property and data rights to support the 
     operations, maintenance, installation, and training (OMIT) of 
     the selected program.
       (e) Sunset.--The authority to initiate a program under this 
     section shall terminate on December 31, 2028.

     SEC. 805. FOCUSED COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENINGS 
                   OPPORTUNITIES.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the service acquisition executives of each military 
     department, shall create not less than three new commercial 
     solutions opening (CSO) opportunities pursuant to section 
     3458 of title 10, United States Code, each fiscal year. Each 
     such CSO opportunities shall be dedicated to addressing the 
     mission needs and integrated priority lists of a single 
     geographic combatant command.
       (b) Execution.--In creating the CSO opportunities required 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) assign the responsibility for issuing a CSO to a single 
     military department, with a program executive officer from 
     that military department assigned as lead; and
       (2) ensure that any program executive office (PEO) 
     assignment should be made to align the needs of the CSO with 
     a PEO that has similar existing requirements and funding for 
     transitioning technologies within the focus area.
       (c) Sunset.--The requirement in subsection (a) shall expire 
     on September 30, 2027.

     SEC. 806. STUDY ON REDUCING BARRIERS TO ACQUISITION OF 
                   COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, shall conduct a study on the feasibility and 
     advisability of--
       (1) establishing a default determination that products and 
     services acquired by the Department of Defense are commercial 
     and do not require commercial determination as provided under 
     section 3456 of title 10, United States Code;
       (2) establishing a requirement for non-commercial 
     determinations to be made for acquisitions to use procedures 
     other than part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
       (3) mandating use of commercial procedures under part 12 of 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation unless a justification of 
     non-commerciality is determined.
       (b) Report.--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 the 
     findings of the study conducted under subsection (a). The 
     report shall include specific findings with relevant data and 
     proposed recommendations, including for any necessary and 
     desirable modifications to applicable statute for any changes 
     the Department seeks to make regarding paragraphs (1) through 
     (3) of subsection (a).

     SEC. 807. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON INDEPENDENT COST ASSESSMENT.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) to implement the National Defense Strategy, the 
     Department of Defense requires thoughtful and thorough 
     analysis to ensure efficient and effective use of each 
     taxpayer dollar to inform tradeoff analysis that delivers the 
     optimum portfolio of military capabilities;
       (2) the Secretary of Defense requires timely, insightful, 
     and unbiased analysis on cost estimation for major defense 
     acquisition programs; and
       (3) the Office of the Director of Cost Assessment and 
     Program Evaluation supports implementation of the National 
     Defense Strategy by--
       (A) providing insight into the costs of major defense 
     acquisition programs and other technology development 
     initiatives that enables responsible budgeting and proactive 
     management decisions so that the Department can control cost, 
     drive efficiency, and achieve savings;
       (B) ensuring that the cost estimation workforce of the 
     Department of Defense is using the most modern and realistic 
     cost estimation methodologies, tools, and tradecraft, 
     including the collection and distribution of data through the 
     Cost Assessment Data Enterprise; and

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       (C) providing timely review and oversight of cost estimates 
     performed by the defense agencies and military departments.

     SEC. 808. EMERGENCY ACQUISITION AUTHORITY FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   REPLENISHING UNITED STATES STOCKPILES.

       Section 3601(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking ``; or'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) for purposes of--
       ``(i) replenishing United States stockpiles with like 
     defense articles when those stockpiles are diminished as a 
     result of the United States providing defense articles in 
     response to an armed attack by a country of concern (as that 
     term is defined in section 1(m) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)) against--

       ``(I) a United States ally (as that term is defined in 
     section 201(d) of the Act of December 2, 1942, entitled, `To 
     provide benefits for the injury, disability, death, or enemy 
     detention of employees of contractors with the United States, 
     and for other purposes' (56 Stat. 1028, chapter 668; 42 
     U.S.C. 1711(d))); or
       ``(II) a United States partner; or

       ``(ii) contracting for the movement or delivery of defense 
     articles transferred to such ally or partner through the 
     President's drawdown authorities in connection with such 
     response,
     provided that the United States is not a party to the 
     hostilities.''.

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

     SEC. 811. COMMANDER INITIATED RAPID CONTRACTING ACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--The commander of a combatant command, upon 
     providing a written determination to a supporting head (or 
     heads) of contracting activity (HCA), may request emergency, 
     rapid contracting response using special authorities 
     described in subsection (b)--
       (1) in support of a contingency operation (as defined in 
     section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code);
       (2) to facilitate the defense against or recovery from 
     cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack 
     against the United States;
       (3) in support of a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation 
     (as the term is defined in section 3015(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code); and
       (4) for purposes of protecting the national security 
     interests of the United States during directed operations 
     that fall below the level of armed conflict.
       (b) Applicability.--In carrying out subsection (a), the HCA 
     may utilize the following authorities to rapidly respond to 
     time-sensitive or unplanned emergency situations:
       (1) For actions taken under subsection (a) in the case of a 
     contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, 
     in the United States, simplified procedures for a single 
     contracting action may be used up to $15,000.
       (2) For actions taken under subsection (a) in the case of a 
     contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, 
     outside the United States, simplified procedures for a single 
     contracting action may be used up to $25,000.
       (3) For purposes of section 3205(a)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, the applicable threshold is deemed to be 
     $10,000,000.
       (4) The property or service being procured may be treated 
     as a commercial product or a commercial service for the 
     purpose of carrying out the procurement.
       (c) Determination.--A written determination required under 
     subsection (a) may be used to cover more than one requested 
     action, and may be directed to more than one HCA, and shall 
     include:
       (1) The rationale for initiating the request in accordance 
     with paragraphs (1) though (4) of such subsection.
       (2) A description of the actions being requested of the 
     HCA.
       (3) A declaration that funds are available for such 
     requested contracting support.
       (d) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (a) shall 
     terminate on September 30, 2028.
       (e) Annual Report.--Not later than January 15, 2025, and 
     annually thereafter for four years, the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall provide a 
     report to the congressional defense committees on the use of 
     the authority under this section for the previous fiscal 
     year. The report shall include a summary of each instance of 
     the authority being used, including--
       (1) the combatant command initiating the action or actions;
       (2) the supporting HCA or HCAs; and
       (3) the specific actions requested, including the contract 
     performer and value of contracting action.

     SEC. 812. EXTENSION AND REVISIONS TO NEVER CONTRACT WITH THE 
                   ENEMY.

       (a) In General.--Section 841 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--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``threat 
     mitigation in commercial support to operations'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
     ``Program Established'';
       (B) by striking ``and in consultation with the Secretary of 
     State'' and all that follows through the period at the end 
     and inserting ``and the Secretary of State, establish a 
     program to enable combatant commanders to identify and manage 
     risks introduced by covered persons and entities providing 
     commercial support to military operations. The Secretary of 
     Defense shall publish policy establishing this program with 
     responsibilities for program execution and oversight and 
     procedures for use of available intelligence, security, and 
     law enforcement information to identify threats and 
     employment of a range of strategies, including the covered 
     procurement actions described in this section, to manage 
     risks posed by covered persons and entities that are engaged 
     in covered activities.'';
       (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Authority.--
       ``(1) Identification.--The combatant commander shall 
     identify covered persons or entities engaged in covered 
     activities through the program established under subsection 
     (a). Upon identification of a covered person or entity, 
     combatant commanders, or their designated deputies, shall 
     notify and provide rationale for such an identification to 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 
     and Security, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
       ``(2) Covered procurement actions.--
       ``(A) In general.--The head of a contracting activity may 
     exercise a covered procurement action on a covered persons or 
     entity.
       ``(B) Limitation on covered procurement actions.--The head 
     of a contracting activity may exercise a covered procurement 
     action only after receiving a notification and recommendation 
     from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, based on a risk assessment by the identifying 
     combatant commander, that states that--
       ``(i) the person or entity identified by the combatant 
     commander meets the criteria for a covered person or entity 
     and was or is actively engaged in one or more covered 
     activities; and
       ``(ii) less intrusive measures are not reasonably available 
     to manage the risk.'';
       (4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Notification to Covered Person or Entity.--
       ``(1) Advance notice.--Contracting activities shall notify 
     covered persons and entities through covered solicitations 
     and contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements of the 
     following matters:
       ``(A) The program established under subsection (a).
       ``(B) The authorities established under subsection (b).
       ``(C) The responsibilities of covered persons or entities 
     to exercise due diligence to mitigate their engagement in 
     covered activities.
       ``(2) Notice of covered procurement actions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon exercising a covered procurement 
     action, the head of a contracting activity shall notify the 
     covered person or entity of the action. The covered person or 
     entity shall be permitted the opportunity to challenge the 
     covered procurement action by requesting an administrative 
     review of the action under the procedures of the Department 
     of Defense not later than 30 days after receipt of notice of 
     the action.
       ``(B) Limitation on disclosure of information.--Full 
     disclosure of information to a covered person or entity 
     justifying an identification made under subsection (b)(1) or 
     a covered procurement action need not be provided when such a 
     disclosure would compromise national security or would pose 
     an unacceptable threat to personnel of the United States or 
     partners and allies.
       ``(C) Protection of classified information.--Classified 
     information relied upon to exercise a covered procurement 
     action may not be disclosed to a covered person or entity, or 
     to their representatives, unless a protective order issued by 
     a court of competent jurisdiction established under article I 
     or article III of the Constitution of the United States 
     specifically addresses the conditions under which such 
     classified information may be disclosed.'';
       (5) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Covered Procurement Action Reporting.--All covered 
     procurement actions shall be reported to the Under Secretary 
     of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and reported in 
     the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information 
     System (FAPIIS) or other formal systems or record. Exclusions 
     shall also be reported in the System for Award Management 
     (SAM).'';
       (6) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Annual Review.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and 
     the Secretary of State, shall, on an annual basis, review the 
     lists of persons and entities having been subject to a 
     covered procurement action under subsection (b)(2) to 
     determine whether or not such persons and entities continue 
     to warrant use of the covered procurement action.'';
       (7) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:

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       ``(f) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction 
     with the Secretary of State, may grant a waiver for actions 
     taken under subsection (b) if it is in the best interest of 
     national security.'';
       (8) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
       ``(g) Delegation of Authority.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (b) to make a determination to use a covered 
     procurement action, in whole or in part, may not be delegated 
     below the level of head of contracting activity, or 
     equivalent official for purposes of grants or cooperative 
     agreements.'';
       (9) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
       ``(h) Updating Regulations.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement shall be revised to implement the provisions of 
     this subtitle.'';
       (10) in subsection (i)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget'' and inserting ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (ii) by striking ``appropriate committees of Congress'' and 
     inserting ``congressional defense committees'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``an executive agency exercised the 
     authority to terminate, void, or restrict a contract, grant, 
     and cooperative agreement pursuant to subsection (c), based 
     on a notification under subsection (b)'' and inserting ``a 
     head of contracting activity exercised a covered procurement 
     action'';
       (II) in clause (i) by striking ``executive agency'' and 
     inserting ``head of contracting activity'';
       (III) in clause (ii), by striking ``the action taken'' and 
     inserting ``exercising the covered procurement action'';
       (IV) in clause (iii), by striking ``voided or terminated'' 
     and inserting ``subject to the covered procurement action''; 
     and
       (V) in clause (iv)--

       (aa) by striking ``executive agency in force'' and 
     inserting ``Department of Defense has'' and
       (bb) by striking ``concerned at the time the contract, 
     grant, or cooperative agreement was terminated or voided'' 
     and replacing with ``at the time of exercise of the covered 
     procurement action''; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``an executive agency did not exercise the 
     authority to terminate, void, or restrict a contract, grant, 
     and cooperative agreement pursuant to subsection (c), based 
     on a notification under subsection (b)'' and inserting ``a 
     head of contracting activity did not exercise a covered 
     procurement action following an identification from a 
     combatant commander'';
       (II) in clause (i), by striking ``executive agency'' and 
     inserting ``head of contracting activity''; and
       (III) in clause (ii), by inserting ``covered procurement'' 
     before ``action''; and

       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (11) by striking subsection (j) and (m) and redesignating 
     subsections (k), (l), and (n) as subsections (j), (k), and 
     (l), respectively;
       (12) in subsection (k), as redesignated by paragraph (11), 
     by striking ``Except as provided in subsection (l), the'' and 
     inserting ``The''; and
       (13) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2033''.
       (b) Access to Records.--Section 842 of the Carl Levin and 
     Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended by striking subsections (a) 
     through (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Additional Access to Records.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may examine any records of persons or entities that 
     have existing contracts with, or are active recipients of a 
     grant or cooperative agreement from, the Department of 
     Defense, including any subcontractors or subgrantees, to the 
     extent necessary to support the program established under 
     section 841 of this Act.
       ``(b) Limitation.--The examination authorized under 
     subsection (a) may only take place after a written 
     determination is made by the contracting officer, informed by 
     a finding from the combatant commander, stating that this 
     examination will support the program established under such 
     section 841, and less intrusive measures are not reasonably 
     available to manage the risk.''.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 843 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
     P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2015 is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (7), and (9) 
     and redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (8) as paragraphs 
     (2), (3), and (6);
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1) of this section, the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) Covered activities.--The term `covered activities' 
     means activities where a covered person or entity is--
       ``(A) engaging in acts of violence against personnel of the 
     United States or partners and allies;
       ``(B) providing financing, logistics, training, or 
     intelligence to a person described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) engaging in foreign intelligence activities against 
     the United States or partners and allies;
       ``(D) engaging in transnational organized crime or criminal 
     activities; or
       ``(E) engaging in other activities that present a direct or 
     indirect risk to United States or partner and allied missions 
     and forces.'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``with an estimated value in excess of $50,000 that is 
     performed outside the United States, including its 
     territories and possessions, in support'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and inserting ``that is 
     performed outside the United States, including its 
     territories and possessions.'';
       (4) by amending paragraph (3), as so redesignated, to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) Covered person or entity.--The term `covered person 
     or entity' means any person, corporation, company, limited 
     liability company, limited partnership, business trust, 
     business association, or other similar entity outside of the 
     United States or any foreign reporting company in accordance 
     with section 5336(a)(11)(A)(ii) of title 31, United States 
     Code, that is responding to a covered solicitation or 
     performing work on a covered contract, grant, or cooperative 
     agreement.''; and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
     the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) Covered procurement action.--The term `covered 
     procurement action'means an action taken by a head of 
     contracting activity to--
       ``(A) exclude a person or commercial entity from award with 
     or without an existing contract, grant, or cooperative 
     agreement;
       ``(B) terminate an existing contract, grant, or cooperative 
     agreement for default; or
       ``(C) void in whole or in part an existing contract, grant, 
     or cooperative agreement.
       ``(5) Covered solicitation.--The term `covered 
     solicitation' means any Department of Defense solicitation 
     for work for which the place of performance is outside of the 
     United States.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect not later than 180 days after the enactment 
     of this Act, and shall apply to covered solicitations issued 
     and covered contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements (as 
     that term is defined in section 843 of the Carl Levin and 
     Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2015, as amended by subsection (c)) awarded 
     on or after such date, and to task and delivery orders that 
     have been issued on or after such date pursuant to covered 
     contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements that are awarded 
     before, on, or after such date.

     SEC. 813. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CAPABILITIES 
                   TO PREVENT CONTRACTOR FRAUD.

       (a) Withholding of Contractual Payments.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 4651 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``clause (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1)''; and
       (B) by striking ``at least three, but not more than 10, as 
     determined by the Secretary or his designee, times the cost 
     incurred by the contractor in giving gratuities to the 
     officer, official, or employee concerned.'' and inserting 
     ``of up to 10 percent of the total contract award amount;'';
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(3) with respect to a contract that could have been 
     terminated under paragraph (1) but for the completion of 
     performance of the contract, the United States is entitled to 
     exemplary damages as set forth in paragraph (2); and
       ``(4) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a 
     military department may, after providing notice to the 
     contractor and pending the determination concerning exemplary 
     damages referred to in paragraph (2), withhold from payments 
     otherwise due to the contractor under any contract between 
     the contractor and the United States an amount not to exceed 
     10 percent of the total contract award amount.''; and
       (4) in the matter following paragraph (4), as added by 
     paragraph (3) of this subsection, by striking ``clause (1)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
       (b) Burden of Proof.--Paragraph (1) of section 4651(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of 
     this section, is further amended by inserting ``and by a 
     preponderance of the evidence'' after ``after notice and 
     hearing''.

     SEC. 814. MODIFICATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR HIGH DOLLAR 
                   OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS FOR PROTOTYPES.

       (a) Amendments Relating to Authority.--Section 
     4022(a)(2)(C)(i)(I) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``subsection (d)'' the following: 
     ``were met for the prior transaction for the prototype 
     project that provided for the award of the follow-on 
     production contract or transaction, and the requirements of 
     subsection (f)''.
       (b) Amendment Relating to Appropriate Use of Authority.--
     Section 4022(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The requirements of this subsection do not apply to 
     follow-on production contracts or transactions under 
     subsection (f).''.

     SEC. 815. MODIFICATIONS TO EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for 
     Acquisition and

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     Sustainment shall update appropriate policies related to 
     Earned Value Management (EVM) as follows:
       (1) Update subpart 234.2 of the Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to exempt all software 
     contracts and subcontracts from EVM requirements.
       (2) Update sections 234.201, 234.203, 252.234-7001, and 
     252.242-7002 of the DFARS--
       (A) to increase contract value thresholds associated with 
     requiring EVM on cost or incentive contracts from $20,000,000 
     to $50,000,000; and
       (B) to increase the contract value threshold for the 
     contractor to use an EVM System from $50,000,000 to 
     $100,000,000.
       (b) Implementation.--If the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment is unable to update the 
     regulations specified in subsection (a) before the deadline 
     specified in such subsection, the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Sustainment shall providing to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing 
     explaining the timeline for implementation.

     SEC. 816. INVENTORY OF INFLATION AND ESCALATION INDICES.

       (a) Inventory Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2024, the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 
     in coordination with the Service Acquisition Executives, 
     shall conduct an inventory of inflation and escalation 
     indices currently used for contracting and pricing purposes 
     across the Department and make the inventory available as a 
     resource for all government and industry contracting and 
     pricing professionals.
       (2) Elements.--The inventory required under paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall include indices used for products and indices 
     used for services, including accessibility instructions;
       (B) may include relevant indices derived from or leveraged 
     by commercial, academic, or nongovernmental sources; and
       (C) shall separately identify indices for which the 
     Department of Defense purchases access.
       (b) Assessment.--As part of the inventory required under 
     subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment shall also conduct an assessment 
     of the available inflation and escalation indices in order to 
     determine--
       (1) gaps in any available indices where identification or 
     development of new indices may be necessary; and
       (2) in instances where there are multiple indices being 
     used--
       (A) whether consolidation on a single index or smaller 
     subset of indices is possible or advisable; and
       (B) whether commercial, academic, or nongovernmental 
     indices have any comparative benefit or advantage over 
     governmental sources.
       (c) Periodic Updates.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment shall periodically, and not less 
     than once every 5 years, review and update the inventory 
     required under subsection (a).
       (d) Guidance.--Not later than March 30, 2025, the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in 
     coordination with the Service Acquisition Executives, shall 
     issue guidance providing for the consistent application and 
     maintenance of data included in the inventory required under 
     subsection (a) for use by government contracting and pricing 
     personnel.

     SEC. 817. PILOT PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE PROGRESS PAYMENTS.

       (a) Pilot Program.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish and implement a 
     pilot program to incentivize large business concerns awarded 
     Department of Defense contracts to qualify for progress 
     payments up to 10 percentage points higher than the standard 
     progress payment rate.
       (b) Incentives.--The Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment shall establish clear and measurable criteria to 
     provide for the payment to contractors of higher progress 
     payments as described in subsection (a), including meeting 
     one or more of the following criteria:
       (1) Adherence to delivery dates for contract end items and 
     contract data requirement lists or compliance with the 
     performance milestone schedule during the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       (2) The lack of any open level III or IV corrective action 
     requests.
       (3) Acceptability of the contractor's business systems 
     without significant deficiencies.
       (4) Meeting small business subcontracting goals during the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       (c) Report.--The Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual report 
     on the implementation of the pilot program established under 
     subsection (a), including a comprehensive list of contractors 
     and the contracts that received the increased progress 
     payments.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Standard progress payment rate.--The term ``standard 
     progress payment rate'' refers to the rate of progress 
     payments provided for under section 3804 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and payable in accordance with the applicable 
     provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the 
     Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.
       (2) Large business concerns.--The term ``large business 
     concerns'' means a business concern that exceeds the small 
     business size code standards established by the Small 
     Business Administration as set forth in part 121 of title 13, 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       (e) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the pilot program 
     established under subsection (a) shall terminate on January 
     1, 2026.

     SEC. 818. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE 
                   CONTRACTING AND PRICING PROCESSES.

       Section 890 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), 
     as most recently amended by section 818 of the James M. 
     Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023, is further amended in subsection (c) by striking 
     ``January 2, 2024'' and inserting ``January 2, 2028''.

     SEC. 819. PREVENTING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE CONSULTANTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall amend 
     the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation--
       (1) to require any entity that provides the services 
     described in North American Industry Classification System 
     (NAICS) code 5416, prior to entering into the Department of 
     Defense contract, to certify that--
       (A) neither the entity nor any of its subsidiaries or 
     affiliates hold a contract with one or more covered foreign 
     entities; or
       (B) the entity maintains a Conflict of Interest Mitigation 
     Surveillance Plan described under subsection (b) that is 
     auditable by contract oversight entities; and
       (2) to restrict Department of Defense contracts from being 
     awarded to an entity that provides the services described 
     under the NAICS code 5416, if the entity or any of its 
     subsidiaries or affiliates are determined, based on the self-
     certification required under paragraph (1) or other 
     information, to be a contractor of, or otherwise providing 
     services to, a covered foreign entity unless such contractor 
     maintains an enforceable Conflict of Interest Mitigation 
     Surveillance Plan.
       (b) Conflict of Interest Mitigation Surveillance Plan.--
     Contractors that are unable to certify under subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) that neither they nor any of their subsidiaries or 
     affiliates hold a contract with one or more covered foreign 
     entities shall maintain a Conflict of Interest Mitigation 
     Surveillance Plan that is updated annually and shall be 
     provided to applicable contract oversight entities upon 
     request. The plan shall include--
       (1) identification of the contracts with the covered 
     foreign entity (or entities) including the specific entity, 
     the dollar value of the contract, and the specific personnel 
     working on the contract;
       (2) mitigation measures being taken to prevent conflicts of 
     interest (corporately as well as for individuals working on 
     the contract) that might arise by also supporting Department 
     of Defense contracts; and
       (3) notification procedures to the contract oversight 
     entities within 15 days of determining an unmitigated 
     conflict of interest has arisen.
       (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, or designee, shall 
     have the authority to waive conflicts of interest 
     restrictions under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis as 
     may be necessary to continue contracting for certain national 
     security requirements. The Secretary of Defense may not 
     delegate such authority to an official below the level of a 
     Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed official.
       (d) Waiver Notification.--Not later than 30 days after 
     issuing a waiver under subsection (c) of this section, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide a written notification to 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     regarding the use of such waiver authority. The notification 
     shall include--
       (1) the specific justification for providing the waiver;
       (2) the covered foreign entity with which the waiver 
     recipient is working which gives rise to the conflict of 
     interest;
       (3) the number of bidders on a contract on which the waiver 
     was required;
       (4) the number of bidders on a contract for which a waiver 
     would not have been required to have been issued; and
       (5) the total dollar value of the contract.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign 
     entity'' means any of the following:
       (A) The Government of the People's Republic of China, any 
     Chinese state-owned entity, or other entity under the 
     ownership, or control, directly or indirectly, of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese 
     Communist Party that is engaged in one or more national 
     security industries.
       (B) The Government of the Russian Federation, any Russian 
     state-owned entity, or any entity sanctioned by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury under Executive Order 13662 titled ``Blocking 
     Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation 
     in Ukraine''(79 Fed. Reg. 16169).
       (C) The government or any state-owned entity of any country 
     if the Secretary of State determines that such government has 
     repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism pursuant to--
       (i) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act 
     of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));

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       (ii) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2371);
       (iii) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2780); or
       (iv) any other provision of law.
       (D) Any entity included on any of the following lists 
     maintained by the Department of Commerce:
       (i) The Entity List set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 
     744 of the Export Administration Regulations.
       (ii) The Denied Persons List as described in section 
     764.3(a)(2) of the Export Administration Regulations.
       (iii) The Unverified List set forth in Supplement No. 6 to 
     part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations.
       (iv) The Military End User List set forth in Supplement No. 
     7 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations.
       (2) Contract oversight entities.--The term ``contract 
     oversight entities'' means any of the following:
       (A) The contracting officer.
       (B) The contracting officer representative.
       (C) The Defense Contract Management Agency.
       (D) The Defense Contract Audit Agency.
       (E) The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department 
     of Defense or any subcomponent of OIG.
       (F) The Government Accountability Office.

     SEC. 820. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING DEFENSE CONTRACTORS TO 
                   PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS 
                   EMISSIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Greenhouse gas.--The term ``greenhouse gas'' means--
       (A) carbon dioxide;
       (B) methane;
       (C) nitrous oxide;
       (D) nitrogen trifluoride;
       (E) hydrofluorocarbons;
       (F) perfluorcarbons; or
       (G) sulfur hexafluoride.
       (2) Greenhouse gas inventory.--The term ``greenhouse gas 
     inventory'' means a quantified list of an entity's annual 
     greenhouse gas emissions.
       (3) Nontraditional defense contractor.--The term 
     ``nontraditional defense contractor'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Prohibition on Disclosure Requirements.--
       (1) Nontraditional defense contractors.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may not require any nontraditional defense contractor 
     recipient of a defense contract to provide a greenhouse gas 
     inventory or to provide any other report on greenhouse gas 
     emissions.
       (2) Other than nontraditional defense contractors.--During 
     the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense may not require any other 
     than nontraditional defense contractor recipient of a defense 
     contract to provide a greenhouse gas inventory or to provide 
     any other report on greenhouse gas emissions.

     SEC. 821. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF 
                   ONLINE TUTORING SERVICES BY ENTITIES OWNED BY 
                   THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, enter into or 
     renew a contract for the provision of online tutoring 
     services by an entity owned or controlled by the Government 
     of the People's Republic of China.
       (b) Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may waive the prohibition 
     under subsection (a).
       (2) Nondelegation.--The Secretary may not delegate the 
     authority to issue a waiver under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 822. MODIFICATION OF TRUTHFUL COST OR PRICING DATA 
                   SUBMISSIONS AND REPORT.

       Section 3705(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``should-cost analysis.'' and all that 
     follows through ``past performance.'' and inserting ``should-
     cost analysis and shall identify such offerors that incur a 
     delay greater than 200 days in submitting such cost or 
     pricing data. The Secretary of Defense shall include a public 
     notation on such offerors.''.

                  Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters

     SEC. 831. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE ADVANCED CAPABILITIES PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment shall carry out a pilot program 
     through a public-private partnership to accelerate the 
     scaling, production, and acquisition of advanced defense 
     capabilities determined by the Under Secretary to be critical 
     to the national security by creating incentives for 
     investment in domestic small businesses or nontraditional 
     businesses to create a robust and resilient defense 
     industrial base.
       (2) Goals.--The goals of the public-private partnership 
     pilot program are as follows:
       (A) To bolster the defense industrial base through 
     acquisition and deployment of advanced capabilities necessary 
     to field Department of Defense modernization programs and 
     priorities.
       (B) To strengthen domestic defense supply chain resilience 
     and capacity by investing in innovative defense companies.
       (C) To leverage private equity capital to accelerate 
     domestic defense scaling, production, and manufacturing.
       (b) Public-private Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Under 
     Secretary shall enter into one or more public-private 
     partnerships, consistent with the phased implementation 
     provided for in subsection (e), with for-profit persons using 
     the criteria set forth in paragraph (2).
       (2) Criteria.--The Under Secretary shall establish criteria 
     for entering into one or more public-private partnerships and 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees such 
     criteria, which shall not take effect for the purposes of 
     entering into any agreement until 30 days after submission.
       (3) Operating agreement.--The Under Secretary and a person 
     or persons with whom the Under Secretary enters a partnership 
     under paragraph (1) shall enter into an operating agreement 
     that sets forth the roles, responsibilities, authorities, 
     reporting requirements, term, and governance framework for 
     the partnership and its operations. Such operating agreements 
     may not take effect until 30 days after they have been 
     submitted to the congressional defense committees.
       (c) Investment of Equity.--
       (1) In general.--Pursuant to public-private partnerships 
     entered into under subsection (b), a person or persons with 
     whom the Under Secretary has entered into a partnership may 
     invest equity in domestic small businesses or nontraditional 
     businesses consistent with subsection (a), with investments 
     selected based on technical merit, economic value, and the 
     Department's modernization priorities. The partnership shall 
     require investment in not less than 10 businesses, with no 
     business representing greater than 20 percent of total 
     investment and no capability area exceeding 40 percent of 
     total investment
       (2) Authorities.--A person or persons described in 
     paragraph (1) shall have sole authority to operate, manage, 
     and invest.
       (d) Loan Guarantee.--
       (1) In general.--Pursuant to the authority established 
     under [section __] the Under Secretary shall provide an up to 
     80 percent loan guarantee, pursuant to the public-private 
     partnerships entered into under subsection (b), with 
     investment of equity that qualifies under subsection (c) and 
     consistent with the goals set forth under subsection (a)(2).
       (2) Pilot program authority.--The temporary loan guarantee 
     authority described under paragraph (1) is exclusively for 
     the public-private partnerships authorized under this section 
     and may not be utilized for other programs or purposes.
       (3) Subject to operating agreement.--The loan guarantee 
     under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the operating 
     agreement entered into under subsection (b)(3).
       (4) Use of funds.--Obligations incurred by the Under 
     Secretary under this paragraph shall be subject to the 
     availability of funds provided in advance specifically for 
     the purpose of such loan guarantees.
       (e) Phased Implementation Schedule and Required Reports and 
     Briefings.--The program established under subsection (a) 
     shall be carried out in two phases as follows:
       (1) Phase 1.--
       (A) In general.--Phase 1 shall consist of an initial pilot 
     program with one public-private partnership, consistent with 
     subsection (b), to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
     expanding the scope of the program. The Under Secretary shall 
     begin implementation of phase 1 not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Implementation schedule and framework.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall submit an implementation plan to the 
     congressional defense committees on the design of phase 1. 
     The plan shall include--
       (i) an overview of, and the activities undertaken, to 
     execute the public-private partnership;
       (ii) a description of the advanced capabilities and defense 
     industrial base areas under consideration for investment;
       (iii) an overview of the operating agreement described in 
     subsection (b)(3); and
       (iv) implementation milestones and metrics.
       (C) Report and briefing required.--Not later than 27 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
     report and briefing on the implementation of this section and 
     the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of 
     the pilot program. The report and briefing shall include, at 
     minimum--
       (i) an overview of program performance, and implementation 
     and execution milestones and outcomes;
       (ii) an overview of progress in--

       (I) achieving new products in production aligned with 
     Department of Defense needs;
       (II) scaling businesses aligned to targeted industrial base 
     and capability areas;
       (III) generating defense industrial base job growth;
       (IV) increasing supply chain resilience and capacity; and
       (V) enhancing competition on advanced capability programs;

       (iii) an accounting of activities undertaken and outline of 
     the opportunities and benefits of expanding the scope of the 
     pilot program; and
       (iv) a recommendation by the Secretary regarding the 
     feasibility and desirability of expanding the pilot program.
       (2) Phase 2.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 30 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may expand the scope 
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     phase 1 pilot program with the ability to increase to not 
     more than three public-private partnerships, consistent with 
     subsection (b).
       (B) Report and briefing required.--Not later than five 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense 
     committees a report and briefing on the outcomes of the pilot 
     program under subsection (a), including the elements 
     described in paragraph (1)(C), and the feasibility and 
     advisability of making the program permanent.
       (f) Termination.--The authority to enter into an agreement 
     to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall 
     terminate on the date that is five years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Domestic business.--The term ``domestic business'' has 
     the meaning given the term ``U.S. business'' in section 
     800.252 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     successor regulation.
       (2) Domestic small businesses or nontraditional 
     businesses.--The term ``domestic small businesses or 
     nontraditional businesses'' means--
       (A) a small business that is a domestic business; or
       (B) a nontraditional business that is a domestic business.
       (3) Nontraditional business.--The term ``nontraditional 
     business'' has the meaning given the term ``nontraditional 
     defense contractor'' in section 3014 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (4) Small business.--The term ``small business'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``small business concern'' in section 
     3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

     SEC. 832. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--The parties to a covered transaction 
     required to file the notification and provide supplementary 
     information to the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade 
     Commission under section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
     18a) shall concurrently provide such information to the 
     Department of Defense during the waiting period under section 
     7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a).
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered transaction.--The term ``covered transaction'' 
     means an actual or proposed merger, acquisition, joint 
     venture, strategic alliance, or investment--
       (A) for which the parties are required to file a 
     notification under section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
     18a); and
       (B) any party to which is, owns, or controls a major 
     defense supplier.
       (2) Major defense supplier.--The term ``major defense 
     supplier'' means--
       (A) a current prime contractor of a major defense 
     acquisition program as defined in chapter 201 of title 10, 
     United States Code;
       (B) a current prime contractor of a middle tier acquisition 
     as defined pursuant to section 804 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 
     129 Stat. 882);
       (C) a current prime contractor of a software acquisition 
     program described under section 800 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 
     133 Stat. 1478);
       (D) a current prime contractor of a defense business system 
     as defined in section 2222 of title 10, United States Code; 
     or
       (E) a current prime contractor of a service contract with 
     the Department of Defense, as defined in part 237 of the 
     Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, above the 
     simplified acquisition threshold.

     SEC. 833. ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES FOR ACTION TO 
                   ADDRESS SOURCING AND INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY.

       (a) Analysis Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment and other appropriate officials, shall review the 
     items under subsection (c) to determine and develop 
     appropriate actions, consistent with the policies, programs, 
     and activities required under subpart I of part V of subtitle 
     A of title 10, United States Code, chapter 83 of title 41, 
     United States Code, and the Defense Production Act of 1950 
     (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), including--
       (A) restricting procurement, with appropriate waivers for 
     cost, emergency requirements, and non-availability of 
     suppliers, including restricting procurement to--
       (i) suppliers in the United States;
       (ii) suppliers in the national technology and industrial 
     base (as defined in section 4801 of title 10, United States 
     Code);
       (iii) suppliers in other allied nations; or
       (iv) other suppliers;
       (B) increasing investment through use of research and 
     development or procurement activities and acquisition 
     authorities to--
       (i) expand production capacity;
       (ii) diversify sources of supply; or
       (iii) promote alternative approaches for addressing 
     military requirements;
       (C) prohibiting procurement from selected sources or 
     nations;
       (D) taking a combination of actions described under 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); or
       (E) taking no action.
       (2) Considerations.--The analyses conducted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall consider national security, economic, and 
     treaty implications, as well as impacts on current and 
     potential suppliers of goods and services.
       (b) Reporting on Analyses, Recommendations, and Actions.--
       (1) Briefing required.--Not later than January 15, 2025, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees, in writing--
       (A) a summary of the findings of the analyses undertaken 
     for each item pursuant to subsection (a);
       (B) relevant recommendations resulting from the analyses; 
     and
       (C) descriptions of specific activities undertaken as a 
     result of the analyses, including schedule and resources 
     allocated for any planned actions.
       (2) Reporting.--The Secretary of Defense shall include the 
     analyses conducted under subsection (a), and any relevant 
     recommendations and descriptions of activities resulting from 
     such analyses, as appropriate, in each of the following 
     during the 2025 calendar year:
       (A) The annual report or quarterly briefings to Congress 
     required under section 4814 of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) The annual report on unfunded priorities of the 
     national technology and industrial base required under 
     section 4815 of such title.
       (C) Department of Defense technology and industrial base 
     policy guidance prescribed under section 4811(c) of such 
     title.
       (D) Activities to modernize acquisition processes to ensure 
     the integrity of the industrial base pursuant to section 4819 
     of such title.
       (E) Defense memoranda of understanding and related 
     agreements considered in accordance with section 4851 of such 
     title.
       (F) Industrial base or acquisition policy changes.
       (G) Legislative proposals for changes to relevant statutes 
     which the Department shall consider, develop, and submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives not less frequently than once per fiscal 
     year.
       (H) Other actions as the Secretary of Defense determines 
     appropriate.
       (c) List of Goods and Services for Analyses, 
     Recommendations, and Actions.--The items described in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) Traveling Wave Tubes and Traveling Wave Tube 
     Amplifiers.

     SEC. 834. PILOT PROGRAM ON CAPITAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT 
                   DEFENSE INVESTMENT IN THE INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a 
     pilot program under this section to use capital assistance to 
     support the duties and elements of sections 901 and 907.
       (b) Eligibility and Application Process.--
       (1) In general.--An eligible entity seeking capital 
     assistance for an eligible investment under this section 
     shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an application at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
     the Secretary may require.
       (2) Selection of investments.--The Secretary shall 
     establish criteria for selecting among eligible investments 
     for which applications are submitted under subsection (c)(2). 
     The criteria shall include--
       (A) the extent to which an investment supports the national 
     security of the United States;
       (B) 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
       (C) the creditworthiness of an investment.
       (c) Capital Assistance.--
       (1) Loans and loan guarantees.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may provide loans or loan 
     guarantees to finance or refinance the costs of an eligible 
     investment selected pursuant to subsection (b)(2).
       (B) Administration of loans.--
       (i) Interest rate.--

       (I) In general.--Except as provided under subclause (II), 
     the interest rate on a loan provided under subparagraph (A) 
     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.
       (II) Exception.--The Secretary may waive the requirement 
     under subclause (I) 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.
       (III) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish separate and 
     distinct criteria for interest rates for loan guarantees with 
     private sector lending institutions.

       (ii) Final maturity date.--The final maturity date of a 
     loan provided under subparagraph (A) shall be not later than 
     50 years after the date of substantial completion of the 
     investment for which the loan was provided.
       (iii) Prepayment.--A loan provided under subparagraph (A) 
     may be paid earlier than is provided for under the loan 
     agreement without a penalty.
       (iv) Nonsubordination.--

       (I) In general.--A loan provided under subparagraph (A) 
     shall not be subordinated to the claims of any holder of 
     investment obligations in the event of bankruptcy, 
     insolvency, or liquidation of the obligor.
       (II) Exception.--The Secretary may waive the requirement 
     under subclause (I) with respect to the investment in order 
     to mitigate risks to loan repayment.

       (v) Sale of loans.--The Secretary may sell to another 
     entity or reoffer into the capital markets a loan provided 
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     the sale or reoffering can be made on favorable terms.
       (vi) Loan guarantees.--Any loan guarantee provided under 
     subparagraph (A) shall specify the percentage of the 
     principal amount guaranteed. If the Secretary determines that 
     the holder of a loan guaranteed by the Department of Defense 
     defaults on the loan, the Secretary shall pay the holder as 
     specified in the loan guarantee agreement.
       (vii) Investment-grade rating.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a credit rating system to ensure a reasonable 
     reassurance of repayment. The system may include use of 
     existing credit rating agencies where appropriate.
       (viii) Terms and conditions.--Loans and loan guarantees 
     provided under subparagraph (A) 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) Applicability of federal credit reform act of 1990.--
     Loans and loan guarantees provided under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be subject to the requirements of the Federal Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
       (2) Equity investments.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may, as a minority investor, 
     support an eligible investment selected pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2) with funds or use other mechanisms for the 
     purpose of purchasing, and may make and fund commitments to 
     purchase, invest in, make pledges in respect of, or otherwise 
     acquire, equity or quasi-equity securities (such as 
     warrants), or shares or financial interests of the eligible 
     entity receiving support for the eligible investment, 
     including as a limited partner or other investor in 
     investment funds, upon such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary may determine.
       (B) Sales and liquidation of position.--The Secretary shall 
     seek to sell and liquidate any support for an investment 
     provided under subparagraph (A) as soon as commercially 
     feasible, commensurate with other similar investors in the 
     investment and taking into consideration the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (3) Technical assistance.--Subjection to Appropriations 
     acts, the Secretary 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 
     section.
       (4) Terms and conditions.--
       (A) Amount of capital assistance.--The Secretary shall 
     provide to an eligible investment selected pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2) the amount of assistance necessary to carry 
     out the investment.
       (B) Use of united states dollars.--All financial 
     transactions conducted under this section shall be conducted 
     in United States dollars.
       (d) Establishment of Accounts.--
       (1) Credit program account.--
       (A) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a Department of Defense Credit Program 
     Account to execute loans and loan guarantees in accordance 
     with section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
     U.S.C. 661a).
       (B) Funding.--The Credit Program Account shall consist of 
     amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations and fees collected pursuant to subparagraph 
     (C).
       (C) Fee authority.--The Secretary may charge and collect 
     fees for providing capital assistance in amounts to be 
     determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall establish 
     the amount of such fees in regulations at an amount 
     sufficient to cover but not exceed the administrative costs 
     to the Office of providing capital assistance.
       (2) Equity account.--
       (A) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a Department of Defense Strategic Capital 
     Equity Account.
       (B) Funding.--The Strategic Capital Equity Account shall 
     consist of all amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations.
       (3) Use of funds.--Subject to appropriations Acts, the 
     Secretary is authorized to pay, from the Department of 
     Defense Credit Program Account or the Department of Defense 
     Strategic Capital Equity Account--
       (A) 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;
       (B) administrative expenses associated with activities 
     under this section;
       (C) project-specific transaction costs;
       (D) the cost of providing support authorized by this 
     section; and
       (E) the costs of equity investments.
       (e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 
     The Secretary may not exercise the authorities available 
     under this section until such time as these regulations have 
     been issued and adopted by the Department.
       (f) Annual Report.--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 
     section in the preceding fiscal year and the goals of the 
     Department of Defense in accordance with this section for the 
     next fiscal year.
       (g) Notification Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall notify the congressional defense committees not later 
     than 30 days after a use of loans, loan guarantees, equity 
     investments, insurance, or reinsurance under this section.
       (h) Sunset.--The authorities provided under this section 
     shall expire on October 1, 2028.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Capital assistance.--The term ``capital assistance'' 
     means loans, loan guarantees, equity investments, insurance 
     and reinsurance, or technical assistance provided under 
     subsection (c).
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) an individual;
       (B) a corporation, including a limited liability 
     corporation;
       (C) a partnership, including a public-private, limited, or 
     general partnership;
       (D) a joint venture, including a strategic alliance;
       (E) a trust;
       (F) a State of the United States, including a political 
     subdivision or any other instrumentality of a State;
       (G) a Tribal government or consortium of Tribal 
     governments;
       (H) any other governmental entity or public agency in the 
     United States, including a special purpose district or public 
     authority, including a port authority; or
       (I) a multi-State or multi-jurisdictional group of public 
     entities within the United States.
       (3) Eligible investment.--The term ``eligible investment'' 
     means an investment that facilitates the efforts of the 
     Office--
       (A) to identify, accelerate, and sustain the establishment, 
     research, development, construction, procurement, leasing, 
     consolidation, alteration, improvement, or repair of tangible 
     and intangible assets vital to national security; or
       (B) to protect vital tangible and intangible assets from 
     theft, acquisition, and transfer by adversaries of the United 
     States.
       (4) Obligor.--The term ``obligor'' means a party that is 
     primarily liable for payment of the principal of or interest 
     on a loan.

     SEC. 835. REQUIREMENT TO BUY CERTAIN SATELLITE COMPONENTS 
                   FROM NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       (a) In General.--Section 4864(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Traveling-wave tube and traveling wave tube 
     amplifiers.--A traveling-wave tube and traveling wave tube 
     amplifier, that meets established technical and reliability 
     requirements, used in a satellite weighing more than 400 
     pounds whose principle purpose is to support the national 
     security, defense, or intelligence needs of the United States 
     Government.''.
       (b) Exception.--Paragraph (6) of section 4864(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall not 
     apply with respect to programs that received Milestone A 
     approval (as defined in section 2431a of such title) before 
     October 1, 2022.
       (c) Clarification of Delegation Authority.--Subject to 
     subsection (i) of section 4864 of title 10, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of Defense may delegate to a service 
     acquisition executive the authority to make a waiver under 
     subsection (d) of such section with respect to the limitation 
     under subsection (a)(6) of such section, as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section.

                   Subtitle D--Small Business Matters

     SEC. 841. AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM.

       Section 4061 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``to enable and assist small businesses'' 
     after ``merit-based program'';
       (ii) by striking ``fielding of technologies'' and inserting 
     ``commercialization of various technologies, including 
     critical technologies''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``capabilities developed through 
     competitively awarded prototype agreements'' after ``defense 
     laboratories,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``support full-scale 
     integration,'' after ``evaluation outcomes,'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``primarily major 
     defense acquisition programs, but also other'' after 
     ``candidate proposals in support of''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``by each military 
     department'' and inserting ``by each component small business 
     office of each military department''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``$3,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$6,000,000''.

     SEC. 842. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.

       Section 4902(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
     through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (3) by striking ``Before providing assistance'' and 
     inserting ``(1) Before providing assistance''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) An agreement under this subsection may be a contract, 
     cooperative agreement, or a partnership intermediary 
     agreement.''.

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     SEC. 843. CONSIDERATION OF THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF AFFILIATE 
                   COMPANIES OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

       Not later than July 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     amend section 215.305 of the Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Supplement (or any successor regulation) to require that when 
     small business concerns bid on Department of Defense 
     contracts, the past performance evaluation and source 
     selection processes shall consider, if relevant, the past 
     performance information of affiliate companies of the small 
     business concerns.

     SEC. 844. TIMELY PAYMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SMALL 
                   BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS.

       (a) Reduction in Time for Contractor Explanation and Past 
     Performance Consideration of Unjustified Withholding of 
     Payments to Department of Defense Small Business 
     Subcontractors.--Section 8(d)(13)(B)(i) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     or, for a covered contract awarded by the Department of 
     Defense, more than 30 days past due,'' after ``90 days past 
     due''.
       (b) Clarification That Contracting Officers of the 
     Department of Defense Are Authorized to Enter or Modify Past 
     Performance Information Related to Unjustified Non-payment or 
     Reduced Payment Before or After Contract Close-out.--Section 
     8(d)(13)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(d)(13)(C)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``A contracting officer'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) In general.--A contracting officer''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Past performance information for dod contracts.--The 
     contracting officer for a covered contract awarded by the 
     Department of Defense may enter or modify past performance 
     information of the prime contractor in connection with the 
     unjustified failure to make a full or timely payment to a 
     subcontractor before or after close-out of the covered 
     contract.''.
       (c) Duty of Cooperation to Correct and Mitigate Unjustified 
     Failure by Department of Defense Prime Contractors to Make 
     Full or Timely Payments to Subcontractors.--Section 8(d)(13) 
     of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) Cooperation on dod contracts.--
       ``(i) In general.--If a contracting officer of the 
     Department of Defense determines, with respect to a prime 
     contractor's past performance, that there was an unjustified 
     failure by the prime contractor on a covered contract awarded 
     by the Department of Defense to make a full or timely payment 
     to a subcontractor covered by subparagraph (B) or (C), such 
     prime contractor is required to cooperate with the 
     contracting officer, who shall consult with the Director of 
     Small Business Programs or Director of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization acting pursuant to section 
     15(k)(6) and other representatives of the Department of 
     Defense, with regards to correcting and mitigating such 
     unjustified failure to make a full or timely payment to the 
     subcontractor.
       ``(ii) Period.--The duty of cooperation under this 
     subparagraph continues until the subcontractor is made whole 
     or the contracting officer's determination is no longer 
     effective, and regardless of performance or close-out status 
     of the covered contract.''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``subparagraph (E)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraph (F)''.
       (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any covered contract (as defined in section 
     8(d)(13)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(d)(13)(A)) that is entered into or modified by the 
     Department of Defense on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 845. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAMLINED 
                   TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION FROM THE SBIR AND STTR 
                   PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 1710(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2028''.

     SEC. 846. ANNUAL REPORTS REGARDING THE SBIR PROGRAM OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 279(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283; 134 Stat. 3507) is amended by striking ``each fiscal 
     years 2021, 2022, and 2023'' and replacing with ``each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2028''.

     SEC. 847. MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 4951 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``private, nonprofit 
     organization'' and inserting ``nonprofit organization''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The term `business entity' means a corporation, 
     association, partnership, limited liability company, limited 
     liability partnership, consortia, not-for-profit, or other 
     legal entity.''.
       (b) Cooperative Agreements.--Section 4954 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       (B) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Under''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall have the ability to waive or 
     modify the percentages specified in paragraph (1), on a case-
     by-case basis, if the Secretary determines that it would be 
     in the best interest of the program.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (e), (f), and 
     (h); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (f), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2), the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Waiver of Government Cost Share Restriction.--If the 
     Secretary of Defense determines it to be in the best 
     interests of the Federal Government, the Secretary may waive 
     the restrictions on the percentage of eligible costs covered 
     by the program under section (b). The Secretary shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a written 
     justification for such determination.''.
       (c) Authority to Provide Certain Types of Technical 
     Assistance.--Section 4958(c) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) under clause 252.204-7012 of the Defense Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement, or any successor regulation, and on 
     compliance with those requirements (and any successor 
     requirements); and
       ``(4) under section 847 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 
     133 Stat. 1505), and on compliance with those requirements 
     (and any such successor requirements).''.

     SEC. 848. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE 
                   CONTRACTING WITH EMPLOYEE-OWNED BUSINESSES.

       Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 3204 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and prescribe 
     regulations'' after ``establish a pilot program''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``A qualified'' and 
     inserting ``Each contract held by a qualified'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``expended on 
     subcontracts, subject to such necessary and reasonable 
     waivers'' and inserting the following: ``expended on 
     subcontracts, except--
       ``(A) to the extent subcontracted amounts exceeding 50 
     percent are subcontracted to other qualified businesses 
     wholly-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
       ``(B) in the case of contracts for products, to the extent 
     subcontracted amounts exceeding 50 percent are for materials 
     not available from another qualified business wholly-owned 
     through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan; or
       ``(C) pursuant to such necessary and reasonable waivers''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``five years after'' and 
     inserting ``eight years after''.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 861. LIMITATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING A 
                   PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE 
                   SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTING SYSTEM.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 
     Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for travel for the 
     Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or 
     expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
     congressional defense committees a plan for implementing the 
     replacement for the Selected Acquisition Reporting system as 
     required by section 809 of the James M. Inhofe National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
     117-263), including--
       (1) a timeline and process for implementing the 
     requirements of such section 809;
       (2) a timeline and process for implementing quarterly 
     reporting versus annually for the replacement system, 
     including identification of policy, procedural, or technical 
     challenges to implementing that reporting periodicity;
       (3) a timeline and process for providing access to the 
     replacement reporting system to congressional staff; and
       (4) a timeline and process for providing access to the 
     replacement reporting system to the Government Accountability 
     Office, the public, and other relevant stakeholders.

     SEC. 862. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT 
                   AND SERVICES FOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS 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 subsection (a), by striking ``seven-year pilot 
     program'' and inserting ``eight-year pilot program''; and
       (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``seven years'' and 
     inserting ``eight years''.

     SEC. 863. MODIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR EXPANSION ON THE 
                   PROHIBITION ON ACQUIRING CERTAIN METAL 
                   PRODUCTS.

       Section 844(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization

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     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3766) 
     is amended by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``6 years''.

     SEC. 864. FOREIGN SOURCES OF SPECIALTY METALS.

       Section 4863(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Subsection (a)(1)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Any specialty metal procured as mill product or 
     incorporated into a component other than an end item pursuant 
     to this subsection shall be melted or produced--
       ``(A) in the United States;
       ``(B) in the country from which the mill product or 
     component is procured; or
       ``(C) in another country covered under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii).''.

     SEC. 865. UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER FOR CRITICAL 
                   MINERALS.

       (a) Plan to Establish a University Affiliated Research 
     Center for Critical Minerals.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering, shall develop a plan to establish a new 
     University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), or to expand a 
     current relevant UARC or consortia of universities, for the 
     purposes of contributing to the capacity of the Department to 
     conduct research, development, engineering or workforce 
     expansion related to critical minerals for national security 
     needs. The plan should focus on institutional capacity at a 
     mining school or schools with expertise in engineering, 
     applied research, commercial and workforce development 
     activities related to critical minerals.
       (2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the engineering, applied research, 
     commercialization, and workforce development capabilities 
     relating to critical minerals of mining schools, including an 
     assessment of the workforce and physical research 
     infrastructure of such schools.
       (B) An assessment of the ability of mining schools--
       (i) to participate in defense-related engineering, applied 
     research, commercialization, and workforce development 
     activities relating to critical minerals;
       (ii) to effectively compete for defense-related 
     engineering, applied research, commercialization, and 
     workforce development contracts and grants; and
       (iii) to support the mission of the Under Secretary to 
     extend the capabilities of current war fighting systems, 
     develop breakthrough capabilities, hedge against an uncertain 
     future through a set of scientific and engineering options, 
     and counter strategic surprise.
       (C) An assessment of the activities and investments 
     necessary--
       (i) to augment facilities or educational programming at 
     mining schools or a consortium of mining schools--

       (I) to support the mission of the Under Secretary;
       (II) to access, secure, and conduct research relating to 
     sensitive or classified information; and
       (III) to respond quickly to emerging engineering, applied 
     research, commercialization, and workforce needs relating to 
     critical minerals.

       (ii) to increase the participation of mining schools in 
     defense-related engineering, applied research, 
     commercialization, and workforce development activities; and
       (iii) to increase the ability of mining schools to 
     effectively compete for defense-related engineering, applied 
     research, commercialization, and workforce development 
     contracts and grants.
       (D) Recommendations identifying actions that may be taken 
     by the Secretary, the Under Secretary, Congress, mining 
     schools, and other organizations to increase the 
     participation of mining schools in defense-related 
     engineering, applied research, commercialization, and 
     workforce development activities, contracts, and grants.
       (E) The specific goals, incentives, and metrics developed 
     by the Secretary under subparagraph (D) to increase and 
     measure the capacity of mining schools to address the 
     engineering, applied research, commercialization, and 
     workforce development needs of the Department of Defense.
       (3) Consultations.--In developing the plan required by 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Under Secretary shall 
     consult with such other public and private sector 
     organizations as the Secretary and the Under Secretary 
     determine appropriate.
       (4) Report required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (A) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     that includes the plan developed under paragraph (1); and
       (B) make the plan available on a publicly accessible 
     website of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Activities to Support the Engineering, Applied 
     Research, Commercialization, and Workforce Development 
     Capacity of Mining Schools.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Under Secretary may establish a program 
     to award contracts, grants, or other agreements on a 
     competitive basis, and to perform other appropriate 
     activities, for the purposes described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes described in this paragraph are 
     the following:
       (A) Developing the capability, including workforce and 
     research infrastructure, for mining schools to more 
     effectively compete for Federal engineering, applied 
     research, commercialization, and workforce development 
     funding opportunities.
       (B) Improving the capability of mining schools to recruit 
     and retain research faculty, and to participate in 
     appropriate personnel exchange programs and educational and 
     career development activities.
       (C) Any other purposes the Under Secretary determines 
     appropriate for enhancing the defense-related engineering, 
     applied research, commercialization, and development 
     capabilities of mining schools.
       (c) Increasing Partnerships for Mining Schools With 
     National Security Research and Engineering Organizations.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 305 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 4145. Research and educational programs and 
       activities: critical minerals

       ``(a) Program Established.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
     and the Secretary of each military department, shall carry 
     out a program to provide assistance to covered educational 
     institutions to assist the Department of Defense in defense-
     related critical minerals engineering, applied research, 
     commercialization, and workforce development activities.
       ``(2) Limitation on delegation.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may not delegate or transfer to an individual outside the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense the authority regarding 
     the programming or budgeting of the program established by 
     this section that is carried out by the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Research and Engineering.
       ``(b) Program Objective.--The objective of the program 
     established by subsection (a)(1) is to enhance defense-
     related critical minerals research and education at covered 
     educational institutions. Such objective shall be 
     accomplished through initiatives designed to--
       ``(1) enhance the critical minerals research and 
     educational capabilities of such institutions in areas of 
     importance to national defense, as determined by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(2) encourage the participation of such institutions in 
     the research, development, testing, and evaluation programs 
     and activities of the Department of Defense relating to 
     critical minerals;
       ``(3) increase the number of graduates from such 
     institutions engaged in critical minerals-related disciplines 
     important to the national security functions of the 
     Department of Defense, as determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(4) encourage research and educational collaborations 
     between such institutions and other institutions of higher 
     education, Government defense organizations, and the defense 
     industry relating to critical minerals.
       ``(c) Assistance Provided.--Under the program established 
     under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Defense may provide 
     covered educational institutions with funding or technical 
     assistance, including any of the following:
       ``(1) Support for research, development, testing, 
     evaluation, or educational enhancements in areas important to 
     national defense through the competitive awarding of grants, 
     cooperative agreements, contracts, scholarships, fellowships, 
     or the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation.
       ``(2) Support to assist in the attraction and retention of 
     faculty in scientific disciplines important to the national 
     security functions of the Department of Defense.
       ``(3) Establishing partnerships between such institutions 
     and defense laboratories, Government defense organizations, 
     the defense industry, and other institutions of higher 
     education in research, development, testing, and evaluation 
     in areas important to the national security functions of the 
     Department of Defense.
       ``(4) Other such non-monetary assistance as the Secretary 
     finds appropriate to enhance defense-related research, 
     development, testing, and evaluation activities at such 
     institutions.
       ``(d) Incentives.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may develop 
     incentives to encourage critical minerals-related research 
     and educational collaborations between covered educational 
     institutions and other institutions of higher education.
       ``(2) Goals.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     goals and incentives to encourage Federally funded research 
     and development centers, science and technology reinvention 
     laboratories, and University Affiliated Research Centers 
     funded by the Department of Defense--
       ``(A) to assess the capacity of covered educational 
     institutions to address the critical minerals research and 
     development needs of the Department through partnerships and 
     collaborations; and
       ``(B) if appropriate, to enter into partnerships and 
     collaborations with such institutions.
       ``(e) Criteria for Funding.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     establish procedures under which the Secretary may limit 
     funding

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     under this section to institutions that have not otherwise 
     received a significant amount of funding from the Department 
     of Defense for research, development, testing, and evaluation 
     programs supporting the national security functions of the 
     Department.
       ``(f) Definition of Covered Educational Institution.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this section, the term `covered 
     educational institution' means--
       ``(A) a mining, metallurgical, geological, or mineral 
     engineering program--
       ``(i) accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering 
     and Technology, Inc.; and
       ``(ii) located at an institution of higher education; or
       ``(B) an institution of higher learning or community 
     college with a geology or engineering program or department 
     that has experience in mining research or work with the 
     mining industry.
       ``(2) Institution of higher education.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `institution of higher education' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 305 of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``4145. Research and educational programs and activities: critical 
              minerals.''.
       (d) Mining School Defined.--
       (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``mining 
     school'' means--
       (A) a mining, metallurgical, geological, or mineral 
     engineering program--
       (i) accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering 
     and Technology, Inc.; and
       (ii) located at an institution of higher education; or
       (B) an institution of higher learning or community college 
     with a geology or engineering program or department that has 
     experience in mining research or work with the mining 
     industry.
       (2) Institution of higher education.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term ``institution of higher education'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

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

     SEC. 901. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 148. Office of Strategic Capital

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense an office to be known as the Office of 
     Strategic Capital (in this section referred to as the 
     `Office').
       ``(b) Director.--The Office shall be headed by a Director 
     (in this section referred to as the `Director'), who shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary from among employees of the 
     Department of Defense in Senior Executive Service positions 
     (as defined in section 3132 of title 5).
       ``(c) Duties.--The Office shall--
       ``(1) develop, integrate, and implement proven capital 
     strategies of partners of the Department of Defense to shape 
     and scale investment in critical technologies and assets;
       ``(2) identify and prioritize promising critical 
     technologies and assets for the Department in need of capital 
     assistance; and
       ``(3) fund investments in such technologies and assets, 
     including supply chain technologies not always supported 
     through direct investment.
       ``(d) Applications.--An eligible entity seeking capital 
     assistance for an eligible investment shall submit to the 
     Director an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Director may require.
       ``(e) Selection of Investments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish criteria 
     for selecting among eligible investments for which 
     applications are submitted under subsection (d). Such 
     criteria shall include--
       ``(A) the extent to which an investment is significant to 
     the national security of the United States;
       ``(B) 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
       ``(C) the creditworthiness of an investment.
       ``(2) Notice and wait requirement.--The criteria 
     established under paragraph (1) shall not apply until--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Defense submits the criteria to the 
     congressional defense committees; and
       ``(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after such 
     submission.
       ``(f) Notification.--Not less than 30 days before 
     exercising the authority provided by section 834 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the 
     Director, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Research and Engineering, shall notify the 
     congressional defense committees of the purpose and terms of 
     any capital assistance proposed to be provided under that 
     section. Such notification may be made in classified form, if 
     necessary.
       ``(g) Strategic Capital Advisory Board.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a Strategic Capital Advisory Board to 
     advise the Director with respect to activities carried out 
     under this section.
       ``(h) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are necessary to carry out this section, 
     including regulations to ensure internal and external 
     coordination to avoid duplication of effort, reduce 
     inefficiency, and ensure policy coherence across the 
     Department.
       ``(i) Effective Date.--The authorities made available under 
     this section may not be exercised until the date that is 30 
     days after the regulations required by subsection (i) have 
     been--
       ``(1) prescribed and adopted by the Department; and
       ``(2) submitted to the congressional defense committees.
       ``(j) Annual Report.--Not later than December 31 of each 
     year, the Director shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report that--
       ``(1) describes the activities of the Office during the 
     most recent fiscal year ending before submission of the 
     report, including--
       ``(A) an identification of entities that received capital 
     assistance from the Office during that fiscal year;
       ``(B) a description of the status of the financial 
     obligations of those entities as a result of receiving such 
     assistance; and
       ``(C) any success stories as a result of such assistance;
       ``(2) assesses the status of the finances of the Office as 
     of the end of that fiscal year; and
       ``(3) describes the goals of the Office for the fiscal year 
     that begins after submission of the report.
       ``(k) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Capital assistance.--The term `capital assistance' 
     means loans, loan guarantees, equity investments, or 
     technical assistance provided under section 834.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) an individual;
       ``(B) a corporation;
       ``(C) a partnership, including a public-private 
     partnership;
       ``(D) a joint venture;
       ``(E) a trust;
       ``(F) a State, including a political subdivision or any 
     other instrumentality of a State;
       ``(G) a Tribal government or consortium of Tribal 
     governments;
       ``(H) any other governmental entity or public agency in the 
     United States, including a special purpose district or public 
     authority, including a port authority; or
       ``(I) a multi-State or multi-jurisdictional group of public 
     entities.
       ``(3) Eligible investment.--The term `eligible investment' 
     means an investment that facilitates the efforts of the 
     Office--
       ``(A) to identify, accelerate, and sustain the 
     establishment, research, development, construction, 
     procurement, leasing, consolidation, alteration, improvement, 
     or repair of tangible and intangible assets vital to United 
     States national security; or
       ``(B) to protect tangible and intangible assets vital to 
     United States national security from theft, acquisition, and 
     transfer by countries that are adversaries of the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``148. Office of Strategic Capital.''.

     SEC. 902. REINSTATEMENT OF POSITION OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT 
                   OFFICER OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Reinstatement of Position.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     132 the following new item:

     ``Sec. 132a. Chief Management Officer

       ``(a) Appointment and Qualifications.--(1) There is a Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense, appointed 
     from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate.
       ``(2) The Chief Management Officer shall be appointed from 
     among persons who have an extensive management or business 
     background and experience with managing large or complex 
     organizations. A person may not be appointed as Chief 
     Management Officer within seven years after relief from 
     active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component 
     of an armed force.
       ``(b) Responsibilities.--Subject to the authority, 
     direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Chief Management Officer 
     shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the 
     Secretary or the Deputy Secretary may prescribe, including 
     the following:
       ``(1) Serving as the chief management officer of the 
     Department of Defense with the mission of managing enterprise 
     business operations and shared services of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(2) Serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary and 
     the Deputy Secretary on establishing policies for, and 
     directing, all enterprise business operations of the 
     Department, including planning and processes, business 
     transformation, and performance measurement and management 
     activities and programs, including the allocation of 
     resources for enterprise business operations and unifying 
     business management efforts across the Department.

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       ``(3) Exercising authority, direction, and control over the 
     Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities 
     providing shared business services for the Department.
       ``(4) Authority to direct the Secretaries of the military 
     departments and the heads of all other elements of the 
     Department with regard to matters for which the Chief 
     Management Officer has responsibility under this section.
       ``(5) Serving as the official with principal responsibility 
     in the Department for minimizing the duplication of efforts, 
     maximizing efficiency and effectiveness, and establishing 
     metrics for performance among and for all organizations and 
     elements of the Department.
       ``(c) Budget Authority.--(1)(A) Beginning in fiscal year 
     2025, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall require the head of 
     each Defense Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity 
     (other than such agencies and activities that are under the 
     direction of the Director of National Intelligence or are 
     elements of the intelligence community) to transmit the 
     proposed budget of such Agency or Activity for enterprise 
     business operations for a fiscal year, and for the period 
     covered by the future-years defense program submitted to 
     Congress under section 221 of this title for that fiscal 
     year, to the Chief Management Officer for review under 
     subparagraph (B) at the same time the proposed budget is 
     submitted to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
       ``(B) The Chief Management Officer shall review each 
     proposed budget transmitted under subparagraph (A) and, not 
     later than January 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year 
     for which the budget is proposed, shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report containing the comments of the Chief 
     Management Officer with respect to all such proposed budgets, 
     together with the certification of the Chief Management 
     Officer regarding whether each such proposed budget achieves 
     the required level of efficiency and effectiveness for 
     enterprise business operations, consistent with guidance for 
     budget review established by the Chief Management Officer.
       ``(C) Not later than March 31 each year, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report that includes the 
     following:
       ``(i) Each proposed budget for the enterprise business 
     operations of a Defense Agency or Department of Defense Field 
     Activity that was transmitted to the Chief Management Officer 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(ii) Identification of each proposed budget contained in 
     the most recent report submitted under subparagraph (B) that 
     the Chief Management Officer did not certify as achieving the 
     required level of efficiency and effectiveness for enterprise 
     business operations.
       ``(iii) A discussion of the actions that the Secretary 
     proposes to take, together with any recommended legislation 
     that the Secretary considers appropriate, to address 
     inadequate levels of efficiency and effectiveness for 
     enterprise business operations achieved by the proposed 
     budgets identified in the report.
       ``(iv) Any additional comments that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate regarding inadequate levels of efficiency and 
     effectiveness for enterprise business operations achieved by 
     the proposed budgets.
       ``(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     modify or interfere with the budget-related responsibilities 
     of the Director of National Intelligence.
       ``(d) Precedence.--The Chief Management Officer takes 
     precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary 
     of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
       ``(e) Enterprise Business Operation Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `enterprise business operations' means 
     those activities that constitute the cross-cutting business 
     operations used by multiple components of the Department of 
     Defense, but not those activities that are directly tied to a 
     single military department or Department of Defense 
     component. The term includes business-support functions 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section, such as 
     aspects of financial management, healthcare, acquisition and 
     procurement, supply chain and logistics, certain information 
     technology, real property, and human resources operations.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 132 the following new 
     item:

``132a. Chief Management Officer.''.
       (b) Management and Oversight of Defense Business Systems.--
     Section 2222 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the Chief 
     Information Officer of the Department of Defense'' and 
     inserting ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of 
     Defense'';
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Chief Information 
     Officer'' and inserting ``the Chief Management Officer''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i)--

       (I) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Chief 
     Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence 
     Officer,'' and inserting ``The Chief Management Officer of 
     the Department of Defense''; and
       (II) in the second sentence, by striking ``the Chief 
     Information Officer shall'' and inserting ``the Chief 
     Management Officer shall'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``The Chief Information Officer'' and 
     inserting ``The Chief Management Officer'';
       (3) in subsection (f)(1), in the second sentence, by 
     inserting ``the Chief Management Officer and'' after 
     ``chaired by'';
       (4) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``the Chief 
     Information Officer of the Department of Defense'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``the Chief Management Officer of 
     the Department of Defense''; and
       (5) in subsection (i)(5)(B), by striking ``the Chief 
     Information Officer'' and inserting ``the Chief Management 
     Officer''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 131(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph 
     (1) the following new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The Chief Management Officer of the Department of 
     Defense.''.
       (d) Guidance Required.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall--
       (1) issue guidance to clearly delineate the authorities and 
     responsibilities of the Chief Management Officer of the 
     Department of Defense; and
       (2) provide a charter for the position of the Chief 
     Management Officer to fully vest the authority of the Chief 
     Management Officer within the Department of Defense.
       (e) Report on Effect of Lapse in Management Oversight on 
     Defense Business Systems.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the effect on defense business systems of the abolishment 
     of the position of Chief Management Officer and the failure 
     to reassign the responsibilities of the Chief Management 
     Officer with respect to defense business systems for two 
     years.
       (2) Defense business system defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``defense business system'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 2222(i) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 903. MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR OF 
                   COST ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 139a of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``, ensuring'' and inserting ``and 
     ensuring''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and assessing'' and all that follows 
     through ``economy''; and
       (2) in paragraph (8), by inserting after ``defense 
     resources'' the following: ``, including the standardization 
     of analytical methodologies and the establishment and 
     maintenance of a centralized knowledge repository of physical 
     attributes or other data for modeling and simulation 
     purposes''.
       (b) Annual Reports.--Such section is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Annual Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2024, and 
     annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on activities to 
     conduct strategic and operational analysis under paragraphs 
     (2), (3), (6), (7), and (8) of subsection (d) that includes--
       ``(A) a review of strategic portfolio reviews completed in 
     the fiscal year preceding submission of the report and a 
     description of such reviews planned for the fiscal year that 
     begins after submission of the report;
       ``(B) a review of analyses of alternatives completed in the 
     fiscal year preceding submission of the report and a 
     description of such analyses planned for the fiscal year that 
     begins after submission of the report; and
       ``(C) a review of defense program projections completed in 
     the fiscal year preceding submission of the report and a 
     description of such projections planned for the fiscal year 
     that begins after submission of the report.
       ``(2) Form.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in classified form, but shall include an 
     unclassified summary.
       ``(3) Briefings.--Not later than 15 days after submission 
     of each report required by paragraph (1), the Director shall 
     brief the congressional defense committees on the contents of 
     the report.''.
       (c) Program Evaluation Competitive Analysis Cell.--Such 
     section is further amended by adding after subsection (e), as 
     added by subsection (b), the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Program Evaluation Competitive Analysis Cell.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than June 1, 2024, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       ``(A) establish a team, to be known as the `Program 
     Evaluation Competitive Analysis Cell', to critically assess 
     the analytical methodologies, assumptions, and data used in 
     key strategic and operational analyses conducted by the 
     Director; and
       ``(B) ensure that the team has a sufficient number of 
     personnel to carry out the duties of the team.
       ``(2) Independence.--The Program Evaluation Competitive 
     Analysis Cell shall be independent of the Director and shall 
     report only to the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (d) Pilot Program on Alternative Analysis.--

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       (1) In general.--The Director of Cost Assessment and 
     Program Evaluation shall establish a pilot program on 
     alternative analysis.
       (2) Structure.--The Director shall establish, under the 
     pilot program established under paragraph (1), three 
     analytical groups, focused on programmatic analysis in the 
     following:
       (A) Year 1 of the future-years defense program under 
     section 221 of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) Years 2 through 5 of the future-years defense program.
       (C) Years outside the future-years defense program.
       (3) Requirements.--The pilot program established under 
     paragraph (1) shall run at least one strategic portfolio 
     review or equivalent analytical effort per year.
       (e) Establishment of Analysis Working Group.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than May 1, 2024, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall--
       (A) establish the Analysis Working Group in the Department 
     of Defense; and
       (B) ensure that the Analysis Working Group possesses 
     sufficient full-time equivalent support personnel to carry 
     out the duties of the Group.
       (2) Membership.--The Analysis Working Group shall be 
     composed of representatives of the following components of 
     the Department of Defense:
       (A) The Office of the Director of Cost Assessment and 
     Program Evaluation.
       (B) The Directorate for Joint Force Development (J7) of the 
     Joint Staff.
       (C) The Directorate for Force Structure, Resources, and 
     Assessment (J8) of the Joint Staff.
       (D) The Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy.
       (E) The Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office.
       (F) The Office of the Chief Information Officer.
       (G) The United States Indo-Pacific Command.
       (H) The United States European Command.
       (3) Duties.--The Analysis Working Group shall--
       (A) establish clear priorities and standards to focus 
     analysts on decision support;
       (B) improve transparency of methodologies, tools, and 
     tradecraft across the analytic community, including testing 
     and validation for new or emerging methodologies, tools, and 
     tradecraft;
       (C) improve quality of and expand access to data, including 
     evaluation of new data sets, or application of existing data 
     sets in new or novel ways;
       (D) evolve the methodologies, tools, and tradecraft methods 
     and tools used in strategic analysis;
       (E) resolve classified access and infrastructure 
     challenges;
       (F) foster a workforce and organizations that are 
     innovative, creative, and provide high-quality strategic 
     decision support; and
       (G) conduct such other tasks as the Secretary of Defense 
     considers appropriate.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to interfere with the requirements of the Chiefs of 
     Staff of the Armed Forces to establish military requirements, 
     performance requirements, and joint performance requirements, 
     or the requirement of the Joint Requirements Oversight 
     Council to validate such requirements under section 181 of 
     title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 904. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR COMPONENTS OF OFFICE 
                   OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR JOINT ALL-DOMAIN 
                   COMMAND AND CONTROL IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATED 
                   JOINT WARFIGHTING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     the roles and responsibilities of components of the Office of 
     the Secretary of Defense for development and delivery to 
     combatant commands of capabilities that are essential to 
     integrated joint warfighting capabilities, as follows:
       (1) The Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Mission 
     Capabilities of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Research and Engineering shall be responsible for--
       (A) identifying new technology and operational concepts for 
     experimentation and prototyping for delivery to the Joint 
     Force to address key operational challenges;
       (B) providing technical support for the Joint Force in 
     exploring and analyzing new capabilities, operational 
     concepts, and systems-of-systems composition, including 
     through advanced modeling and simulation; and
       (C) executing associated experimentation, through the Rapid 
     Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) or another mechanism.
       (2) The Executive Director for Acquisition, Integration, 
     and Interoperability of the Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall be responsible 
     for--
       (A) enabling the acquisition of cross-domain, joint, and 
     cross-system kill chains and mission capabilities, including 
     resourcing of modifications necessary for integration and 
     interoperability among kill chain and mission components; and
       (B) ensuring the effectiveness of cross-domain, joint, and 
     cross-system kill chains and mission capabilities through 
     analysis and testing.
       (3) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer 
     shall be responsible for creating and operating a factory-
     based approach for software development that allows for 
     iterative, secure, and continuous deployment of 
     developmental, prototype, and operational tools and 
     capabilities from multiple vendors to test networks and 
     operational networks for combatant commanders to--
       (A) gain operational awareness, make decisions, and take 
     actions;
       (B) integrate relevant data sources to support target 
     selection, target prioritization, and weapon-target pairing; 
     and
       (C) prosecute targets through military service and combat 
     support agency networks, tools, and systems.
       (b) Coordination.--The officials referred to in paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall coordinate and 
     align their plans and activities to implement subsection (a) 
     among themselves and with the combatant commanders.
       (c) Initial Prioritization.--In developing an initial set 
     of capabilities described in subsection (a), the officials 
     referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of that 
     subsection shall prioritize the requirements of the United 
     States Indo-Pacific Command.
       (d) Briefings Required.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
     thereafter through December 31, 2026, the officials referred 
     to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall 
     provide briefings to the congressional defense committees on 
     their plans and activities to implement subsection (a).
       (e) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2024, the 
     Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, in 
     consultation with the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for 
     Mission Capabilities of the Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Research and Engineering and the Executive 
     Director for Acquisition, Integration, and Interoperability 
     of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report that includes--
       (1) a plan and associated timelines for deploying and 
     demonstrating a joint data integration layer prototype in the 
     United States Indo-Pacific Command area of operations;
       (2) a plan and associated timelines for transitioning such 
     a prototype, upon its successful demonstration, to fielding 
     as soon as practicable given the urgent need for a joint all-
     domain command and control (commonly referred to as 
     ``JADC2'') capability;
       (3) a plan and associated timelines for reaching initial 
     operational capability for a joint data integration layer 
     within the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of 
     operations;
       (4) a plan and associated timelines for scaling that 
     capability to future areas of operation across the combatant 
     commands;
       (5) an assessment of the required type and number of 
     personnel at the United States Indo-Pacific Command to enable 
     sustained growth in JADC2 capabilities; and
       (6) a plan and associated timelines for--
       (A) identifying specific critical effects chains necessary 
     to overcome anti-access and area denial capabilities and 
     offensive military operations of foreign adversaries; and
       (B) creating, demonstrating, deploying, and sustaining such 
     chains.

     SEC. 905. PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES TO SUPPORT 
                   ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL 
                   OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT.

       The Secretary of Defense may appoint two Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretaries to report to the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict--
       (1) one of whom may be assigned to support the Assistant 
     Secretary in the discharge of responsibilities specified in 
     clause (i) of section 138(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States 
     Code; and
       (2) one of whom may be assigned to support the Assistant 
     Secretary in the discharge of responsibilities specified in 
     clause (ii) of that section.

     SEC. 906. MODIFICATION OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM TO ADDRESS 
                   EMERGING THREAT RELATING TO DIRECTED ENERGY 
                   CAPABILITIES.

       Section 910 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``anomalous health 
     incidents'' and inserting ``directed energy capabilities'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``anomalous health 
     incidents (as defined by the Secretary)'' and inserting 
     ``emerging directed energy capabilities, including such 
     capabilities that could plausibly result in anomalous health 
     incidents (as defined by the Secretary),'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``to assist the Secretary of Defense'' after ``shall be'';
       (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) to address the threat posed by emerging directed 
     energy capabilities, such as anti-personnel weapons, 
     including the detection and mitigation of, and development of 
     countermeasures for, such capabilities;'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):

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       ``(2) to conduct necessary investigation and activities to 
     understand the causation, attribution, mitigation, 
     identification, and treatment for anomalous health 
     incidents;''; and
       (E) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), 
     by striking ``any other efforts regarding such incidents'' 
     and inserting ``with any other efforts regarding emerging 
     directed energy capabilities, hazards of electromagnetic 
     radiation to personnel, and anomalous health incidents'';
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``in consultation with 
     the Director of National Intelligence and''; and
       (5) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``March 1, 2026'' and inserting ``March 1, 
     2028''; and
       (B) by striking ``anomalous health incidents'' and 
     inserting ``emerging directed energy capabilities, including 
     such capabilities that could plausibly result in anomalous 
     health incidents''.

     SEC. 907. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROTECTING ACCESS TO CRITICAL 
                   ASSETS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     pilot program within the Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment under which the Under 
     Secretary will conduct and coordinate assessments, support 
     industrial base decision-making, and provide mitigation 
     measures to counter adversarial capital flows into industries 
     or businesses of interest to the Department of Defense 
     intended to undermine or deny--
       (1) the access of the United States to key capabilities; or
       (2) the ability of the United States to place such 
     capabilities in physical locations necessary for national 
     security functions.
       (b) Elements.--
       (1) In general.--Under the pilot program required by 
     subsection (a), the Under Secretary may perform the following 
     tasks:
       (A) Conduct coordinated and integrated analysis of 
     adversarial capital flows into industries or businesses of 
     interest to the Department of Defense.
       (B) Support coordination and outreach with technology 
     scouting and acquisition elements of the Department to 
     support the investment decision-making of those elements and 
     consideration of how to counteract entities employing 
     adversarial capital flows against industries or businesses 
     described in subparagraph (A), including the employment of 
     relevant authorities vested in other components of the 
     Department and the Federal Government.
       (C) 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.
       (D) Protect tangible and intangible assets vital to the 
     national security of the United States from theft, 
     acquisition, and transfer by adversaries or strategic 
     competitors of the United States.
       (E) Provide capital assistance to entities engaged in 
     investments that facilitate the efforts of the Under 
     Secretary under subparagraphs (C) and (D) utilizing existing 
     authorities available to the Department, such as the 
     authority provided under section 834.
       (F) 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.
       (2) Use of certain financial instruments.--The Under 
     Secretary may perform the tasks described in paragraph (1) 
     using the authorities provided by section 834.
       (c) Coordination.--In establishing the pilot program 
     required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate 
     the activities being carried out under the pilot program with 
     the following entities:
       (1) The Air Force Office of Concepts, Development, and 
     Management.
       (2) The Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic 
     Analysis.
       (3) The Special Operations Command.
       (4) The Defense Innovation Unit.
       (5) The Office of Strategic Capital established under 
     section 148 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     section 901.
       (6) Such other entities as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
       (e) Effective Date.--The Secretary may not carry out 
     activities or exercise authorities under this section until 
     the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the 
     regulations required by subsection (d).
       (f) Briefing Required.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall 
     provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees 
     that details implementation of the pilot program required by 
     subsection (a).
       (g) Termination.--The pilot program required by subsection 
     (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2028.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Adversarial capital flow.--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) Capital assistance.--The term ``capital assistance'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 834.

     SEC. 908. EXTENSION OF MISSION MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

       Section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 191 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``In General.--Except'' and inserting the 
     following: ``In General.--
       ``(A) Selection.--Except''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Delegation of oversight and management.--The Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense may delegate one or more mission 
     managers to oversee the selected missions and provide 
     management around mission outcomes.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Identification of funding.--For each mission selected 
     under paragraph (1), the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall 
     identify funding sources in detail in defense budget 
     materials for budgets submitted to Congress pursuant to 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, with selected 
     missions and solution detailed in materials for each 
     budgetary item associated with a selected mission.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) assist the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the 
     identification of funding that could contribute to the 
     mission, including through existing authorized methods to 
     realign, reprogram, or transfer funds; and'';
       (3) in subsection (f)(1)(A), by striking ``every six months 
     thereafter until the date that is five years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``annually 
     thereafter until September 30, 2031''; and
       (4) in subsection (h), by striking ``terminate on the date 
     that is five years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act'' and inserting ``terminate on September 30, 2031''.

     SEC. 909. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CARRY OUT ELIMINATION OF 
                   POSITION OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER.

       (a) Removal of References to Chief Management Officer in 
     Provisions of Law Relating to Precedence.--Chapter 4 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 133a(c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, the Deputy Secretary 
     of Defense, and the Chief Management Officer of the 
     Department of Defense'' and inserting ``and the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Chief Management 
     Officer,'';
       (2) in section 133b(c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Chief Management 
     Officer of the Department of Defense,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Chief Management 
     Officer,'';
       (3) in section 137a(d), by striking ``the Chief Management 
     Officer of the Department of Defense,''; and
       (4) in section 138(d), by striking ``the Chief Management 
     Officer of the Department of Defense,''.
       (b) Assignment of Periodic Review of Defense Agencies and 
     Department of Defense Field Activities to Secretary of 
     Defense.--Section 192(c) of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' 
     and inserting ``the Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by striking ``the Chief 
     Management Officer'' and inserting ``the Secretary''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Chief Management 
     Officer'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
     Secretary''.
       (c) Assignment of Responsibility for Financial Improvement 
     and Audit Remediation to Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller).--Section 240b of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``The Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall, in 
     consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller),'' and inserting ``The Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller) shall, in consultation with the 
     Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of 
     Defense,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking ``the Chief 
     Management Officer'' and inserting ``the Performance 
     Improvement Officer''.
       (d) Removal of Chief Management Officer as Recipient of 
     Reports of Audits by External Auditors.--Section 
     240d(d)(1)(A) of such title is amended by striking ``and the 
     Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments to Provisions of Law Related to 
     Freedom of Information Act Exemptions.--Such title is further 
     amended--
       (1) in section 130e--
       (A) by striking subsection (d);
       (B) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively; and
       (C) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``, or the 
     Secretary's designee,''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``, through the 
     Office of the Director of Administration and Management''; 
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       (2) in section 2254a--
       (A) by striking subsection (c);
       (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
       (C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``, or the 
     Secretary's designee,''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``, through the 
     Office of the Director of Administration and Management''.
       (f) Removal of Chief Management Officer as Required 
     Coordinator on Defense Resale Matters.--Section 631(a) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2481 note) is amended by 
     striking ``, in coordination with the Chief Management 
     Officer of the Department of Defense,''.

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

     SEC. 921. JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION OFFICE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall realign 
     roles, responsibilities, and resources as necessary to 
     establish a Joint Energetics Transition Office (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Office'').
       (b) Responsibilities.--The Office shall--
       (1) develop and periodically update an energetic materials 
     strategic plan and investment strategy to guide current and 
     future investments in new and legacy energetic materials and 
     technologies, including by--
       (A) developing or supporting the development of strategies 
     and roadmaps, under the future-years defense program under 
     section 221 of title 10, United States Code, and the program 
     objective memorandum process, for energetic materials and 
     technologies; and
       (B) initiating special studies or analyses to inform the 
     program objective memorandum process;
       (2) coordinate and synchronize existing research, 
     development, test, and evaluation efforts in energetic 
     materials across the Department of Defense to identify 
     promising new energetic materials and technologies--
       (A) to mature, integrate, prototype, and demonstrate novel 
     energetic materials and technologies, including 
     classification and characterization testing of new materials 
     and manufacturing technologies;
       (B) to expedite testing, evaluation, and acquisition of 
     energetic materials and technologies to meet the emergent 
     needs of the Department, including the rapid integration of 
     promising new materials and other promising energetic 
     compounds into existing and planned weapons platforms; and
       (C) to identify existing or establish new prototyping 
     demonstration venues to integrate advanced technologies that 
     speed the maturation and deployment of future energetic 
     materials;
       (3) oversee a process to expedite the qualification process 
     for energetic materials, from discovery through integration 
     into weapon systems, and recommend changes to laws, 
     regulations, and policies that present barriers that extend 
     timelines for that process; and
       (4) carry out such other responsibilities relating to 
     energetic materials as the Secretary shall specify.
       (c) Report Required.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees--
       (1) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, a report on the status of the establishment of 
     the Office under subsection (a); and
       (2) not later than one year after such date of enactment, a 
     report on the measures taken to provide the Office with the 
     staff and resources necessary for the Office to carry out its 
     responsibilities under subsection (b).

     SEC. 922. TRANSITION OF OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
                   DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop a transition plan to realign the Defense Technology 
     Security Administration under the authority, direction, and 
     control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial 
     Base Policy.
       (b) Submission of Plan.--Not later than 7 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary completes development of the plan 
     required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit the 
     plan to the congressional defense committees.
       (c) Implementation of Plan.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary completes development of the 
     plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall realign 
     the Defense Technology Security Administration under the 
     authority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.

     SEC. 923. INTEGRATED AND AUTHENTICATED ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL 
                   STAFF FOR OVERSIGHT PURPOSES.

       Section 1046(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) to the extent feasible, be integrated with software 
     used by the Department of Defense Parking Management Office 
     to validate parking requests.''.

     SEC. 924. INTEGRATION OF PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE SUITES FOR 
                   SCHEDULING DATA.

       The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Department 
     of Defense is capable of scheduling congressional engagements 
     in a digitally interoperable manner by not later than 
     February 25, 2024, either through--
       (1) integrating the productivity software suite of the 
     Department of Defense with the productivity software suite of 
     the congressional defense committees; or
       (2) enabling the automated transmission of scheduling data 
     through another software solution.

     SEC. 925. OPERATIONALIZING AUDIT READINESS.

       (a) Metrics Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall 
     develop a set of command audit metrics that link existing 
     audit readiness goals and metrics for the financial 
     management community with unit leadership goals and metrics 
     to provide operationally relevant performance measures for 
     use by unit commanders.
       (2) Leveraging support.--In developing the metrics required 
     by paragraph (1), the Secretary may leverage support from an 
     existing federally funded research and development center or 
     university-affiliated research center.
       (3) Deadline.--An initial set of metrics shall be developed 
     and implemented under paragraph (1) not later than April 30, 
     2025.
       (b) Training.--
       (1) In general.--The President of the Defense Acquisition 
     University shall develop training curricula to support the 
     workforce of the Department of Defense in understanding, 
     implementing, and utilizing the metrics developed under 
     subsection (a) in the day-to-day performance of their command 
     and leadership duties.
       (2) Deadline.--An initial training curriculum shall be 
     developed and implemented under paragraph (1) not later than 
     April 30, 2025.
       (c) Leader Performance Assessments.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall 
     evaluate means by which the metrics developed under 
     subsection (a) can be used in the performance evaluation of 
     unit commanders.
       (2) Briefing required.--Not later than September 30, 2024, 
     the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     on the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1). The briefing 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) Identification of the appropriate command echelon at 
     which to assess unit leader performance using the metrics 
     developed under subsection (a).
       (B) Evaluations of available measures to reward superior or 
     above average performance with respect to such metrics.
       (C) Assessment of the potential value, and challenges, to 
     integrating such measures into the annual performance 
     evaluations for designated unit leaders.
       (D) Any other issues the Secretary considers appropriate.

     SEC. 926. NEXT GENERATION BUSINESS HEALTH METRICS.

       (a) Metrics Required.--The Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the Director of Administration and Management and in 
     coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, shall develop an updated set of business health 
     metrics to inform decision-making by senior leaders of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Elements.--In developing the metrics required by 
     subsection (a), the Director shall--
       (1) using the current literature on performance 
     measurement, determine what additional new metrics should be 
     implemented, or current metrics should be adapted, to reduce 
     output-based measures and emphasize objective, measurable 
     indicators aligned to enduring strategic goals of the 
     Department of Defense;
       (2) assess the current business processes of the Department 
     and provide recommendations to align the metrics with 
     available data sources to determine what gaps might exist in 
     such processes;
       (3) ensure that data can be collected automatically and, on 
     a long-term basis, in a manner that provides for longitudinal 
     analysis;
       (4) link the metrics with the Strategic Management Plan and 
     other performance documents guiding the Department;
       (5) identify any shortfalls in resources, data, training, 
     policy, or law that could be an impediment to implementing 
     the metrics;
       (6) revise leading and lagging indicators associated with 
     each such metric to provide a benchmark against which to 
     assess progress;
       (7) improve visualization of and comprehension for the use 
     of the metrics in data-driven decision-making, including 
     adoption of new policies and training as needed;
       (8) incorporate the ability to aggregate and disaggregate 
     data to provide the ability to focus on functional, 
     component-level metrics; and
       (9) increase standardization of the use and collection of 
     business health metrics across the Department.
       (c) Additional Support.--In developing the metrics required 
     by subsection (a), the Director may leverage support from an 
     existing federally funded research and development center or 
     university-affiliated research center.

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       (d) Briefing Required.--Not later than January 30, 2025, 
     the Director shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 
     development of the metrics required by subsection (a).

     SEC. 927. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF DEFENSE BUSINESS 
                   ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall select a 
     federally funded research and development center or a 
     university affiliated research center to conduct an 
     independent assessment of the defense business enterprise 
     architecture developed under section 2222(e) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the defense 
     business enterprise architecture as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act in providing an adequate and useful 
     framework for planning, managing, and integrating the 
     business systems of the Department of Defense.
       (2) A comparison of the defense business enterprise 
     architecture with similar models in use by other government 
     agencies in the United States, foreign governments, and major 
     commercial entities, including an assessment of any lessons 
     from such models that might be applied to the defense 
     business enterprise architecture.
       (3) An assessment of the adequacy of the defense business 
     enterprise architecture in informing business process 
     reengineering and being sufficiently responsive to changes in 
     business processes over time.
       (4) An identification of any shortfalls or implementation 
     challenges in the utility of the defense business enterprise 
     architecture.
       (5) Recommendations for replacement of the existing defense 
     business enterprise architecture or for modifications to the 
     existing architecture to make that architecture and the 
     process for updating that architecture more effective and 
     responsive to the business process needs of the Department.
       (c) Interim Briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2024, the 
     Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives on the status of the 
     assessment required by subsection (a).
       (d) Final Report.--Not later than January 30, 2025, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     results of the assessment required by subsection (a).

     SEC. 928. 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 date on which the Comptroller General of 
     the United States submits to Congress the review of the 
     Department of Defense diversity, equity, and inclusion 
     workforce required by the report of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate accompanying the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     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 2024 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. ANNUAL REPORT ON BUDGET PRIORITIZATION BY 
                   SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 222d the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 222e. Programs, projects, and activities that were 
       internally reduced or eliminated in the submission of the 
       President's budget: annual report

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Secretaries of the military departments and the officers 
     of Department of Defense agencies and offices not under the 
     control of a Secretary of a military department, shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees each year, not later 
     than 15 days after the submission of the budget of the 
     President for the fiscal year beginning in such year under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, a report that includes organized 
     tabulations of programs, projects, and activities the total 
     obligational authority for which was reduced or eliminated in 
     the current budget year proposal compared to the prior-year 
     projection for the current year.
       ``(b) Elements.--The tabulations required under subsection 
     (a) shall include, for each program, project, or activity 
     that was internally reduced or eliminated, the following 
     elements:
       ``(1) Whether the program, project, or activity was 
     eliminated or reduced and which fiscal year it was eliminated 
     or reduced in.
       ``(2) Appropriations sub-account.
       ``(3) The appropriate program element, line item number, or 
     sub-activity group.
       ``(4) Program, project, or activity name.
       ``(5) Prior year enacted appropriation.
       ``(6) Prior year projected current year budget.
       ``(7) Current year budget request.
       ``(8) If applicable, the amount reduced or saved by the 
     current year elimination or reduction over the future years 
     defense plan.
       ``(9) The rationale for reduction or elimination.
       ``(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in machine readable, electronic form.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 222d the following new 
     item:

``222e. Programs, projects, and activities that were internally reduced 
              or eliminated in the submission of the President's 
              budget: annual report.''.

     SEC. 1003. ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO 
                   UNFUNDED PRIORITIES.

       Section 222a(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) For each priority--
       ``(i) the requirement that will be addressed which is not 
     in the base budget request;
       ``(ii) the reason why the priority was not included in the 
     base budget request;
       ``(iii) a description of previous funding to address the 
     requirement;
       ``(iv) an assessment of the impact of the priority on the 
     future years defense plan.''.

     SEC. 1004. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON NEED FOR EMERGENCY 
                   SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) section 101 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 
     (Public Law 118-5) imposes limits on discretionary spending 
     in the defense and nondefense categories;
       (2) if those spending limits for either category are 
     breached, then across-the-board sequestration cuts are 
     triggered on that category to eliminate the breach;
       (3) the enactment of authorization and appropriations 
     legislation for the Department of Defense will provide 
     inherent cost savings that continuing resolutions do not 
     provide;
       (4) there are growing national security concerns that 
     require additional funds beyond the revised security spending 
     limit, to include continued support to the Ukrainian armed 
     forces, additional munitions production, additional large 
     surface combatants, shipbuilding industrial base 
     modernization investments, submarine industrial base and 
     supply chain management, additional production of wheeled and 
     tracked combat vehicles, and emergent capabilities and 
     exercises in the United States Indo-Pacific Command;
       (5) as the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stated on 
     June 1, 2023, ``This debt ceiling deal does nothing to limit 
     the Senate's ability to appropriate emergency/supplemental 
     funds to ensure our military capabilities are sufficient to 
     deter China, Russia, and our other adversaries and respond to 
     ongoing and growing national security threats, including 
     Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, our 
     ongoing competition with China and its growing threat to 
     Taiwan, Iranian threats to American interests and those of 
     our partners in the Middle East, or any other emerging 
     security crisis; nor does this debt ceiling deal limit the 
     Senate's ability to appropriate emergency/supplemental funds 
     to respond to various national issues, such as disaster 
     relief, or combating the fentanyl crisis, or other issues of 
     national importance.''; and
       (6) the President should expeditiously send emergency 
     funding requests to the Senate

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     for consideration so that those needs can receive sufficient 
     and additional funds.

                   Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

     SEC. 1011. DISRUPTION OF FENTANYL TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) fentanyl trafficking across the borders of the United 
     States, and the consequences of that trafficking, constitute 
     an unprecedented, nontraditional, and long-term threat to the 
     national security of the United States;
       (2) transnational criminal organizations have established 
     effective control over significant areas within Mexico, which 
     has enabled the development of fentanyl production and 
     trafficking infrastructure;
       (3) combating fentanyl trafficking demands--
       (A) improved interagency command, control, communications, 
     and intelligence sharing to enhance the effectiveness of the 
     interdiction of fentanyl at the borders of the United States; 
     and
       (B) whole-of-government solutions comprised of an 
     integrated and synchronized interagency organizational 
     construct committed to dismantling the process of trafficking 
     fentanyl from chemical precursor to production to delivery in 
     the United States and enabling partner nations to do the 
     same;
       (4) it is within the national security interest of the 
     United States for Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
     agencies, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, 
     other counter-drug agencies, and stakeholders to effectively 
     communicate and that the failure of effective communication 
     affects the prevention, interdiction, and prosecution of 
     fentanyl trafficking and distribution into and within the 
     United States; and
       (5) the United States must partner with Mexico and Canada 
     to combat fentanyl trafficking through institution building, 
     the dismantling of cartels, and seizures of fentanyl in 
     Mexico, Canada, and intrastate transit zones.
       (b) Development of Strategy to Counter Fentanyl Trafficking 
     and Report.--
       (1) Strategy.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with other Federal agencies as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate, shall develop and submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a strategy to use 
     existing authorities, including the authorities under section 
     124 of title 10, United States Code, as appropriate, to 
     target, disrupt, or degrade threats to the national security 
     of the United States caused or exacerbated by fentanyl 
     trafficking.
       (B) Contents.--The strategy required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall outline how the Secretary of Defense will--
       (i) leverage existing authorities regarding counterdrug and 
     counter-transnational organized crime activities with a 
     counter-fentanyl nexus to detect and monitor activities 
     related to fentanyl trafficking;
       (ii) support operations to counter fentanyl trafficking 
     carried out by other Federal agencies, State, Tribal, and 
     local law enforcement agencies, or foreign security forces;
       (iii) coordinate efforts of the Department of Defense for 
     the detection and monitoring of aerial, maritime, and surface 
     traffic suspected of carrying fentanyl bound for the United 
     States, including efforts to unify the use of technology, 
     surveillance, and related resources across air, land, and 
     maritime domains to counter fentanyl trafficking, including 
     with respect to data collection, data processing, and 
     integrating sensors across such domains;
       (iv) provide military-unique capabilities to support 
     activities by the United States Government and foreign 
     security forces to detect and monitor the trafficking of 
     fentanyl and precursor chemicals used in fentanyl production, 
     consistent with section 284(b)(10) of title 10, United States 
     Code;
       (v) leverage existing counterdrug and counter-transnational 
     organized crime programs of the Department to counter 
     fentanyl trafficking;
       (vi) assess existing training programs of the Department 
     and provide training for Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
     law enforcement agencies conducted by special operations 
     forces to counter fentanyl trafficking, consistent with 
     section 284(b) of title 10, United States Code;
       (vii) engage with foreign security forces to ensure the 
     counterdrug and counter-transnational organized crime 
     programs of the Department--

       (I) support efforts to counter fentanyl trafficking; and
       (II) build capacity to interdict fentanyl in foreign 
     countries, including programs to train security forces in 
     partner countries to counter fentanyl trafficking, including 
     countering illicit flows of fentanyl precursors, consistent 
     with sections 284(c) and 333 of title 10, United States Code;

       (viii) use the North American Defense Ministerial and the 
     bilateral defense working groups and bilateral military 
     cooperation round tables with Canada and Mexico to increase 
     domain awareness to detect and monitor fentanyl trafficking; 
     and
       (ix) evaluate existing policies, procedures, processes, and 
     resources that affect the ability of the Department to 
     counter fentanyl trafficking consistent with existing 
     counterdrug and counter-transnational organized crime 
     authorities.
       (C) Form.--The strategy required by subparagraph (A) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (D) Briefing.--Not later than 45 days after the submission 
     of the strategy required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on the strategy and plans for its implementation.
       (2) Report on law enforcement reimbursement.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on--
       (A) any goods or services provided under section 1535 of 
     title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Economy 
     Act''), during the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and 
     ending on the date on which the report is submitted, by the 
     Department of Defense to Federal civilian law enforcement 
     agencies for counterdrug and counter-transnational organized 
     crime operations on the southern border of the United States; 
     and
       (B) any payments made for such goods or services under such 
     section during such period.
       (c) Cooperation With Mexico.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
     enhance cooperation with defense officials of the Government 
     of Mexico to target, disrupt, and degrade transnational 
     criminal organizations within Mexico that traffic fentanyl.
       (2) Report on enhanced security cooperation.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on efforts to enhance cooperation with defense officials of 
     the Government of Mexico specified in paragraph (1).
       (B) Contents.--The report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include--
       (i) an assessment of the impact of the efforts to enhance 
     cooperation described in paragraph (1) on targeting, 
     disrupting, and degrading fentanyl trafficking;
       (ii) a description of limitations on such efforts, 
     including limitations imposed by the Government of Mexico;
       (iii) recommendations by the Secretary on actions to 
     further improve cooperation with defense officials of the 
     Government of Mexico;
       (iv) recommendations by the Secretary on actions of the 
     Department of Defense to further improve the capabilities of 
     the Government of Mexico to target, disrupt, and degrade 
     fentanyl trafficking; and
       (v) any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.
       (C) Form.--The report required by subparagraph (A) may be 
     submitted in unclassified form but shall include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Fentanyl.--The term ``fentanyl'' means fentanyl and any 
     fentanyl-related substance.
       (3) Fentanyl-related substance.--The term ``fentanyl-
     related substance''--
       (A) means any substance that is structurally related to 
     fentanyl by 1 or more modifications of--
       (i) replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl 
     group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in 
     or on the monocycle;
       (ii) substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, 
     alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro 
     groups;
       (iii) substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, 
     alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, 
     amino, or nitro groups;
       (iv) replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic 
     monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the 
     aromatic monocycle; and
       (v) replacement of the N-propionyl group with another acyl 
     group; and
       (B) does not include a substance described in subparagraph 
     (A) that is--
       (i) controlled by action of the Attorney General pursuant 
     to section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     811);
       (ii) expressly listed in Schedule I of section 202(c) of 
     that Act (21 U.S.C. 812) or another schedule by a statutory 
     provision; or
       (iii) removed from Schedule I, or rescheduled to another 
     schedule, pursuant to section 201(k) of that Act (21 U.S.C. 
     811(k)).
       (4) Illegal means.--The term ``illegal means'' includes the 
     trafficking of money, human trafficking, illicit financial 
     flows, illegal trade in natural resources and wildlife, trade 
     in illegal drugs and weapons, and other forms of illegal 
     means determined by the Secretary of Defense.
       (5) Security cooperation program.--The term ``security 
     cooperation program'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 301 of title 10, United States Code.
       (6) Transnational criminal organization.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``transnational criminal 
     organization'' means a group, network, and associated 
     individuals who operate transnationally for the purpose of 
     obtaining power, influence, or monetary or commercial gain, 
     wholly or in part by illegal means, while advancing their 
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     pattern of crime, corruption, or violence and protecting 
     their illegal activities through a transnational 
     organizational structure and the exploitation of public 
     corruption or transnational logistics, financial, or 
     communication mechanisms.
       (B) Additional organizations.--The term ``transnational 
     criminal organization'' includes any transnational criminal 
     organization identified in the most recent Drug Threat 
     Assessment of the Drug Enforcement Agency.

     SEC. 1012. ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND 
                   ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED 
                   CRIME.

       Section 284(b)(9) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``linguist and intelligence analysis'' 
     and inserting ``linguist, intelligence analysis, and 
     planning''.

     SEC. 1013. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES 
                   AND ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL 
                   ORGANIZED CRIME: INCREASE IN CAP FOR SMALL 
                   SCALE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       Section 284(i)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``$750,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,500,000''.

     SEC. 1014. BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF ARMED FORCES OF MEXICO TO 
                   COUNTER THE THREAT POSED BY TRANSNATIONAL 
                   CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall establish a 
     pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
     building the capacity of armed forces of Mexico in the United 
     States on goals, jointly agreed to by the Governments of the 
     United States and Mexico, to counter the threat posed by 
     transnational criminal organizations, including through--
       (1) operations designed, at least in part, by the United 
     States, to counter that threat; and
       (2) in consultation with the appropriate civilian 
     government agencies specializing in countering transnational 
     criminal organizations--
       (A) joint network analysis;
       (B) counter threat financing;
       (C) counter illicit trafficking (including narcotics, 
     weapons, and human trafficking, and illicit trafficking in 
     natural resources); and
       (D) assessments of key nodes of activity of transnational 
     criminal organizations.
       (b) Plan.--
       (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 appropriate congressional committees a plan for 
     implementing the pilot program required by subsection (a) 
     over a period of five years, including the costs of 
     administering the program during such period.
       (2) Definition of appropriate congressional committees.--In 
     this subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.

                       Subtitle C--Naval Vessels

     SEC. 1021. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE USED VESSELS 
                   UNDER THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.

       Section 2218(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraphs (C), (E) and (G); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.

     SEC. 1022. AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FORCE AVAILABILITY.

       Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) the Navy adjusts scheduled maintenance and repair 
     actions to maintain a minimum of 24 amphibious warfare ships 
     operationally available for worldwide deployment.''; and
       (2) by redesignating the second subsection (g) (defining 
     amphibious warfare ship) as subsection (h).

     SEC. 1023. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN NAVAL 
                   VESSELS.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     for fiscal year 2024 may be obligated or expended to retire, 
     prepare to retire, or place in storage any of the following 
     naval vessels:
       (1) USS Germantown (LSD 42).
       (2) USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).
       (3) USS Tortuga (LSD 46).
       (4) USS Shiloh (CG 67).

     SEC. 1024. REPORT ON THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ARMY AND NAVY JOINT 
                   EFFORT FOR WATERCRAFT VESSELS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 29, 2024, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     the Army, shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the feasibility of conducting a joint 
     Army and Navy effort to develop and field a family of 
     watercraft vessels to support the implementation of the 
     Marine Corps concept of expeditionary advanced base 
     operations and Army operations in maritime environments.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include an assessment of whether a shared base platform could 
     meet requirements of the Department of the Navy and the 
     Department of the Army, and, if so, an assessment of the 
     benefits and challenges of procuring a technical data package 
     to allow simultaneous construction of such platform by 
     multiple builders and using block buy authorities.

                      Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

     SEC. 1031. 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 James M. Inhofe 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
     (Public Law 117-236), is further amended by striking ``2023'' 
     and inserting ``2024''.

     SEC. 1032. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 
                   TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
                   UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
                   CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES.

       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 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236), is further amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2024''.

     SEC. 1033. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO 
                   CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM 
                   UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
                   CUBA.

       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 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236), is further amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2024''.

     SEC. 1034. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 
                   TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
                   UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
                   CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

       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 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236), is further amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2024''.

         Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

     SEC. 1041. EXTENSION OF ADMISSION TO GUAM OR THE COMMONWEALTH 
                   OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS FOR CERTAIN 
                   NONIMMIGRANT H-2B WORKERS.

       Section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Joint Resolution entitled ``A 
     Joint Resolution to approve the `Covenant to Establish a 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political 
     Union with the United States of America', and for other 
     purposes'', approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 
     1806(b)(1)(B)), is amended, in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2029''.

     SEC. 1042. AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE FUNDING REQUESTS FOR THE 
                   CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM IN 
                   BUDGET ACCOUNTS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

       Section 1701(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (50 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``may not be included in the budget accounts'' and 
     inserting ``may be included in the budget accounts''.

     SEC. 1043. UNFAVORABLE SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY 
                   DETERMINATIONS AND APPEALS.

       (a) Administrative Due Process Procedures for Covered 
     Individuals Seeking or Having Access to Classified 
     Information or Sensitive Compartment Information.--
       (1) In general.--Each head of a component of the Department 
     of Defense shall provide to each covered individual described 
     in paragraph (2) of such component seeking or having access 
     to classified information or sensitive compartment 
     information with administrative due process procedures 
     described in paragraph (3) through the Defense Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals.
       (2) Covered individual described.--A covered individual 
     described in this paragraph is a member of the Armed Forces, 
     a civilian employee employed by a component of the Department 
     of Defense, or a contractor employee described in Department 
     of Defense Manual 5220.22, Volume 2 (relating to National 
     Industrial Security Program: Industrial Security Procedures 
     for Government Activities), or successor manual.
       (3) Administrative due process procedures described.--The 
     administrative due process procedures described in this 
     paragraph are the administrative due process

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     procedures described in Department of Defense Directive 
     5220.6 (relating to Defense Industrial Personnel Security 
     Clearance Review Program), or successor directive, and 
     Executive Order 10865 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to 
     safeguarding classified information within industry).
       (b) Hearings, Appeals, and Final Denials and Revocations of 
     Security Clearance Eligibility.--In order to simplify, 
     centralize, and unify the administrative processes for 
     unfavorable security clearance eligibility determinations for 
     covered individuals described in subsection (a)(2), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all hearings, appeals, 
     and final denials and revocations of security clearance 
     eligibility are performed by the Defense Office of Hearings 
     and Appeals with administrative due process procedures.
       (c) Updates to Department of Defense Manuals.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall update Department of Defense 
     Manual 5200.02 (relating to procedures for Department of 
     Defense Personnel Security Program) and Department of Defense 
     Manual 5220.22, Volume 2 (relating to National Industrial 
     Security Program: Industrial Security Procedures for 
     Government Activities) to conform with the requirements of 
     subsections (a) and (b).
       (d) Authority of Director of Defense Office of Hearings and 
     Appeals to Render Eligibility Determinations for Access to 
     Classified Information and Sensitive Compartmented 
     Information.--The Director of the Defense Office of Hearings 
     and Appeals may render eligibility determinations for access 
     to classified information and sensitive compartmented 
     information pursuant to procedures and guidelines that the 
     Director shall issue in consultation with the Director of 
     National Intelligence.
       (e) Dissemination of Security Relevant Information.--
       (1) Request for sharing required.--In a case in which a 
     contractor or civilian employee of the Federal Government 
     holding an active security clearance is seeking to transfer 
     that clearance for a new position in the Department of 
     Defense and in which an agency or department of the Federal 
     Government possesses security relevant information about that 
     clearance holder that is related to eligibility for access to 
     classified information and makes known the existence of such 
     security relevant information in the commonly accessible 
     security clearance databases of the Federal Government, but 
     without taking any action to suspend or revoke that clearance 
     holder's security clearance, the Department of Defense 
     component considering the transfer of a clearance shall 
     promptly make a request to receive the security relevant 
     information from the agency or department in possession of 
     such information.
       (2) Failure to share.--In a case in which an agency or 
     department of the Federal Government receives a request to 
     share security relevant information about a clearance holder 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) but fails to do so within 30 days 
     of the date on which the request is made, such failure shall 
     trigger procedural and substantive due process rights, 
     established for the purposes of carrying out this section, 
     for the clearance holder to challenge the security relevant 
     information as if the information were the equivalent of a 
     suspension, denial, or revocation of the underlying 
     clearance.
       (f) Protections.--Members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
     employees of the Department of Defense may not be suspended 
     without pay because a security clearance is suspended or 
     revoked prior to the conclusion of any appeal process to 
     enable such members and employee to support themselves during 
     an appeal process and to support themselves without resigning 
     from Government employment and thereby losing standing to 
     appeal the suspension or revocation of access to classified 
     information.
       (g) Effective Date; Applicability.--
       (1) Effective date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     earlier of--
       (A) the date on which the General Counsel of the Department 
     of Defense certifies to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives that the Defense Office of Hearings and 
     Appeals is prepared for the provisions of this section to 
     take effect; or
       (B) September 30, 2024.
       (2) Applicability.--This section shall apply to revocations 
     of eligibility to access classified information or sensitive 
     compartmented information that occur on or after the date on 
     which this section takes effect pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to diminish or otherwise affect the authority of 
     the head of a component of the Department to suspend access 
     to classified information or a special access program, 
     including sensitive compartmented information, in exigent 
     circumstances, should the head determine that continued 
     access of a covered individual is inconsistent with 
     protecting the national security of the United States.

     SEC. 1044. ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
                   PERSONNEL.

       (a) In General.--Section 408 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Equipment and 
     training of foreign personnel to assist in'' and inserting 
     ``Assistance in support of'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) Funds.'';
       (3) by striking subsections (d) and (f);
       (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Annual Report.--Not later than December 31 of each 
     year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the assistance 
     provided under this section during the preceding fiscal 
     year.''.
       (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections at 
     the beginning of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking the item relating to section 408 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``408. Assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting for 
              missing United States Government personnel.''.

     SEC. 1045. IMPLEMENTATION OF ARRANGEMENTS TO BUILD 
                   TRANSPARENCY, CONFIDENCE, AND SECURITY.

       Section 2241 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Implementation of Vienna Document 2011.--Amounts 
     appropriated for operation and maintenance may be used by the 
     Secretary of Defense for travel, transportation, and 
     subsistence expenses for meetings and demonstrations hosted 
     by the Department of Defense for the implementation of the 
     Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence and Security-Building 
     Measures.''.

     SEC. 1046. ACCESS TO AND USE OF MILITARY POST OFFICES BY 
                   UNITED STATES CITIZENS EMPLOYED OVERSEAS BY THE 
                   NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION WHO PERFORM 
                   FUNCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Requirement to Authorize Use of Post Office.--Section 
     406 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``may authorize the use'' and inserting ``shall authorize the 
     use''.
       (b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 2024, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the 
     revision of the Financial Management Regulation to authorize 
     individuals under subparagraph (A) of section 406(c)(1) of 
     title 39, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), 
     to utilize the authority provided under such subparagraph. If 
     there is a determination that this authority is not feasible 
     for a legal or financial reason, the Secretary shall include 
     the background for those determinations in the briefing.

     SEC. 1047. REMOVAL OF TIME LIMITATIONS OF TEMPORARY 
                   PROTECTION AND AUTHORIZATION OF REIMBURSEMENT 
                   FOR SECURITY SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT FOR FORMER 
                   OR RETIRED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL.

       (a) Removal of Time Limitations.--Section 714(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7);
       (2) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as paragraph (6) and 
     moving such paragraph, as so redesignated, two ems to the 
     left; and
       (B) by striking ``Duration of protection.--'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``Duration of protection.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require periodic reviews, not less than once every six 
     months, of the duration of protection provided to individuals 
     under this subsection.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7), as redesignated 
     by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking ``and of 
     each determination under paragraph (5)(B) to extend such 
     protection and security''.
       (b) Authorization of Reimbursement or Acquisition of 
     Security Services.--Section 714 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Reimbursement.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     reimburse a former or retired official who faces serious and 
     credible threats arising from duties performed while employed 
     by the Department for security services and equipment 
     procured at the personal expense of the official, not to 
     exceed an aggregate of $15,000,000 in any fiscal year for all 
     former and retired officials authorized by the Secretary of 
     Defense for such reimbursement.''.

     SEC. 1048. ANNUAL DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTING AGENCY (DPAA) 
                   CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO EXPAND ACCOUNTING FOR 
                   PERSONS MISSING FROM DESIGNATED PAST CONFLICTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2024, and annually 
     thereafter, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) 
     shall post on a publicly available internet website a list of 
     capabilities required to expand accounting for persons 
     missing from designated past conflicts and provide a briefing 
     to Congress on those capabilities.
       (b) Authority to Enter Into Agreements.--The Defense POW/
     MIA Accounting Agency may enter into agreements with 
     universities or research organizations to provide additional 
     capabilities for specialized missions or research 
     requirements.

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                    Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

     SEC. 1051. ANNUAL REPORT AND BRIEFING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   FORCE DESIGN 2030.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2024, and 
     annually thereafter through March 31, 2030, the Commandant of 
     the Marine Corps shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report detailing the programmatic choices made 
     to implement Force Design 2030, including both new 
     developmental and fielded capabilities, as well as 
     capabilities and capacity divested to accelerate 
     implementation of Force Design 2030.
       (b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than September 30, 
     2024, and annually thereafter through September 30, 2030, the 
     Commandant of the Marine Corps shall provide a briefing on 
     the elements described under subsection (c).
       (c) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) and 
     briefing required under subsection (b) shall include the 
     following elements:
       (1) An assessment of changes in the National Defense 
     Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, Joint Warfighting 
     Concept (and associated Concept Required Capabilities), and 
     other planning processes that informed Force Design 2030.
       (2) An inventory and assessment of Force Design-related 
     exercises and experimentation beginning in fiscal year 2020, 
     including which capabilities were involved and the extent to 
     which such exercises and experiments validated or militated 
     against proposed capability investments.
       (3) An inventory of divestments of capability or capacity, 
     whether force structure or equipment, starting in fiscal year 
     2020, including--
       (A) a timeline of the progress of each divestment;
       (B) the type of force structure or equipment divested or 
     reduced;
       (C) the percentage of force structure or equipment divested 
     or reduced, including any equipment entered into inventory 
     management or another form of storage;
       (D) the rationale and context behind such divestment;
       (E) an identification of whether such divestment affects 
     the Marine Corps' ability to meet the requirements of Global 
     Force Management process and the operational plans, including 
     an explanation of how the Marine Corps plans to mitigate the 
     loss of such capability or capacity if the divestment affects 
     the Marine Corps' ability to meet the requirements of the 
     Global Force Management process and the operational plans, 
     including through new investments, additional joint planning 
     and training, or other methods; and
       (F) an assessment of the Marine Corps' recruitment and 
     retention actual and projected percentages starting in fiscal 
     year 2020.
       (4) An inventory of extant or planned investments as a part 
     of Force Design 2030, disaggregated by integrated air and 
     missile defense, littoral mobility and maneuver, sea denial, 
     and reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance forces, 
     including--
       (A) capability name;
       (B) capability purpose and context;
       (C) capability being replaced (or not applicable);
       (D) date of initial operational capability;
       (E) date of full operational capability;
       (F) deliveries of units by year; and
       (G) approved acquisition objective or similar inventory 
     objective.
       (5) A description of the amphibious warfare ship and 
     maritime mobility requirements the Marine Corps submitted to 
     the Department of the Navy in support of the Marine Corps 
     organization and concepts under Force Design 2030 and its 
     statutory requirements, including a detailed statement of the 
     planning assumptions about readiness of amphibious warfare 
     ships and maritime mobility platforms that were used in 
     developing the requirements.
       (6) An assessment of how the capability investments 
     described in paragraph (4) contribute to joint force efficacy 
     in new ways, including through support of other military 
     services.
       (7) An assessment of the ability of the Marine Corps to 
     generate required force elements for the Immediate Ready 
     Force and the Contingency Ready Force over the previous two 
     fiscal years and the expected ability to generate forces for 
     the next two fiscal years.
       (8) An assessment of Marine Corps force structure and the 
     readiness of Marine Expeditionary Units compared to 
     availability of amphibious ships comprising an Amphibious 
     Ready Group over the previous two fiscal years and the 
     expected availability for the next two fiscal years.
       (9) An assessment by the Marine Corps of its compliance 
     with the statutory organization prescribed in section 8063 of 
     title 10, United States Code, that ``[t]he Marine Corps, 
     within the Department of the Navy, shall be so organized as 
     to include not less than three combat divisions and three air 
     wings, and such other land combat, aviation, and other 
     services as may be organic therein''.
       (10) An assessment by the Marine Corps of its compliance 
     with the statutory functions prescribed in section 8063 of 
     title 10, United States Code, that ``[t]he Marine Corps shall 
     be organized, trained, and equipped to provide fleet marine 
     forces of combined arms, together with supporting air 
     components, for service with the fleet in the seizure or 
     defense of advanced naval bases and for the conduct of such 
     land operations as may be essential to the prosecution of a 
     naval campaign''.

     SEC. 1052. PLAN FOR CONVERSION OF JOINT TASK FORCE NORTH INTO 
                   JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE NORTH.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the head of any relevant Federal department 
     or agency and acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Policy, shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a plan for converting the Joint Task Force North 
     of the United States Northern Command into a joint 
     interagency task force to be known as the ``Joint Interagency 
     Task Force North''.
       (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the mission of the Joint Interagency 
     Task Force North.
       (2) A detailed description of the resources of the 
     Department of Defense, including personnel, facilities, and 
     operating costs, necessary to convert the Joint Task Force 
     North into a joint interagency task force.
       (3) An identification of--
       (A) each relevant department and agency of the United 
     States Government the participation in the Joint Interagency 
     Task Force North of which is necessary in order to enable the 
     Joint Interagency Task Force North to effectively carry out 
     its mission; and
       (B) the interagency arrangements necessary to ensure 
     effective participation by each such department and agency.
       (4) An identification of each international liaison 
     necessary for the Joint Interagency Task Force North to 
     effectively carry out its mission.
       (5) A description of the bilateral and multilateral 
     agreements with foreign partners and regional and 
     international organizations that would support the 
     implementation of the mission of the Joint Interagency Task 
     Force North.
       (6) A description of the relationship between the Joint 
     Interagency Task Force North and the Joint Interagency Task 
     Force South of the United States Southern Command.
       (7) A description of the relationship between the Joint 
     Interagency Task Force North and the relevant security forces 
     of the Government of Mexico and the Government of the 
     Bahamas.
       (8) A recommendation on whether the Joint Interagency Task 
     Force North should be an enduring entity and a discussion of 
     the circumstances under which the mission of the Joint 
     Interagency Task Force North would transition to one or more 
     entities within the United States Government other than the 
     United States Northern Command.
       (9) Any recommendations for additional legal authority 
     needed for the Joint Interagency Task Force North to 
     effectively carry out its mission.
       (c) Form.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Interim Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on 
     progress made in developing the plan required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 1053. REPORT ON USE OF TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AND 
                   BOMBER AIRCRAFT FOR DEPLOYMENTS AND HOMELAND 
                   DEFENSE MISSIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than May 1, 2024, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report including the results of a study on the 
     use of tactical fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft for 
     deployments and homeland defense missions.
       (b) Scope.--The study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) review both deployment and exercise requirements for 
     tactical fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft levied by each 
     geographic combatant command;
       (2) assess deployable forces currently available to fulfill 
     each of those requirements, and whether those forces are 
     adequate to meet the global requirements;
       (3) review any relevant tactical fighter forces or bomber 
     forces that are not considered deployable or available to 
     meet combatant command requirements, and consider whether 
     that status can or should change;
       (4) assess whether adequate consideration has been put into 
     fighter coverage of the homeland during these deployments, in 
     particular within the Alaska Area of Responsibility and the 
     Hawaii Area of Responsibility; and
       (5) assess Air Force and Navy active duty, Air National 
     Guard, and reserve land-based tactical fighter units that 
     could be considered for inclusion into homeland defense 
     mission requirements.

     SEC. 1054. MODIFICATIONS OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Consolidated Budget Quarterly Report on Use of Funds.--
     Section 381(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Quarterly 
     Report'' and inserting ``Semiannual Report'';
       (2) by striking ``calendar quarter'' and inserting 
     ``calendar half''; and
       (3) by striking ``such calendar quarter'' and inserting 
     ``such calendar half''.
       (b) Monthly Counterterrorism Operations Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Section 485 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``Monthly'' and 
     inserting ``Quarterly''; and

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       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``monthly'' and 
     inserting ``quarterly''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 485 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``485. Quarterly counterterrorism operations briefings.''.
       (c) National Security Strategy for the National Technology 
     and Industrial Base.--Section 4811(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``The Secretary shall 
     submit such strategy to Congress not later than 180 days 
     after the date of submission of the national security 
     strategy report required under section 108 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043).'' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary shall submit such strategy to Congress as an 
     integrated part of the report submitted under section 4814 of 
     this title.''.
       (d) National Technology and Industrial Base Report and 
     Quarterly Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4814 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 4814. National Technology and Industrial Base: 
       biennial report'';

       (B) by striking ``(a) Annual Report.--'';
       (C) by striking ``March 1 of each year'' and inserting 
     ``March 1 of each odd-numbered year''; and
       (D) by striking subsection (b).
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 382 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 4814 and inserting the 
     following:

``4814. National Technology and Industrial Base: biennial report.''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 858(b)(2) of the James 
     M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023 (Public Law 117-263) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (A).
       (e) Annual Military Cyberspace Operations Report.--Section 
     1644 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 394 note; Public Law 116-92) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
     in the first sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``effects'' after ``all named military 
     cyberspace''; and
       (B) by striking ``, operations, cyber effects enabling 
     operations, and cyber operations conducted as defensive 
     operations'' and inserting ``conducted for either offensive 
     or defensive purposes''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or cyber effects 
     operations for which Congress has otherwise been provided 
     notice'' before the period.
       (f) Independent Studies Regarding Potential Cost Savings 
     With Respect to the Nuclear Security Enterprise and Force 
     Structure.--Section 1753 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92, 
     133 Stat. 1852) is hereby repealed.
       (g) Extension and Modification of Authority to Provide 
     Assistance to the Vetted Syrian Opposition.--Section 1231(d) 
     of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Quarterly'' 
     and inserting ``Semiannual''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``quarterly'' and inserting ``semiannual''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``90-day'' and 
     inserting ``180-day''.
       (h) Extension of Authority to Provide Assistance to Counter 
     the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.--Section 1233(e) of the 
     John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Quarterly'' and inserting 
     ``Semiannual''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1) in the second sentence of the matter 
     preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``quarterly'' and 
     inserting ``semiannual''.
       (i) Theft, Loss, or Release of Biological Select Agents or 
     Toxins Involving Department of Defense.--Section 1067(a) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
     (Public Law 114-328; 50 U.S.C. 1528(a)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Notification.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), not 
     later than 45 days after a covered report of any theft, loss, 
     or release of a biological select agent or toxin involving 
     the Department of Defense is filed with the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention or the Animal and Plant Health 
     Inspection Service, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and 
     Biological Defense Programs, shall provide to the 
     congressional defense committees notice of such theft, loss, 
     or release.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall provide to the congressional 
     defense committees notice of a release under paragraph (1) 
     only if the Secretary, acting through the Assistant 
     Secretary, determines that the release is outside the 
     barriers of secondary containment into the ambient air or 
     environment or is causing occupational exposure that presents 
     a threat to public safety.
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `covered report' means a 
     report filed under any of the following (or any successor 
     regulations):
       ``(A) Section 331.19 of title 7, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       ``(B) Section 121.19 of title 9, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       ``(C) Section 73.19 of title 42, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.''.
       (j) Department of Defense Security Cooperation Workforce 
     Development.--Section 1250(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 
     130 Stat. 2529) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``each year'' and 
     inserting ``every other year''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``for the fiscal year'' and inserting ``for 
     the fiscal years''.
       (k) Audit of Department of Defense Financial Statements.--
     Section 240a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a) Annual Audit Required.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (l) Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan.--
     Section 240b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``June 30, 2019, and 
     annually thereafter'' and inserting ``July 31 each year'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking clauses (vii) through (x); and
       (ii) by redesignating clauses (xi), (xii), and (xiii) as 
     clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), respectively; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``June 30'' and inserting ``July 31''; and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence; and
       (B) in subparagraph (b)--
       (i) by striking ``June 30'' and inserting ``July 31''; and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence.
       (m) Annual Reports on Funding.--Section 1009(c) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 240b note) is amended by 
     striking ``five days'' and inserting ``10 days''.

     SEC. 1055. REPORT ON EQUIPPING CERTAIN GROUND COMBAT UNITS 
                   WITH SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     report on equipping platoon-sized ground combat formations 
     with covered small unmanned aerial systems.
       (b) Elements.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall address the following:
       (1) The use of covered small unmanned aerial systems in the 
     Ukraine conflict and best practices learned.
       (2) The potential use of covered small unmanned aerial 
     systems to augment small unit tactics and lethality in the 
     ground combat forces.
       (3) Procurement challenges, legal restrictions, training 
     shortfalls, operational limitations, or other impediments to 
     fielding covered small unmanned aerial systems at the platoon 
     level.
       (4) A plan to equip platoon-sized ground combat formations 
     in the close combat force with covered small unmanned aerial 
     systems at a basis of issue deemed appropriate by the 
     relevant secretary, including a proposed timeline and 
     fielding strategy.
       (5) A plan to equip such other ground combat units with 
     covered small unmanned aerial systems as deemed appropriate 
     by the relevant secretaries.
       (6) An assessment of appropriate mission allocation between 
     Group 3 unmanned aerial systems, Group 1 unmanned aerial 
     systems, and covered small unmanned aerial systems.
       (c) Definition of Covered Small Unmanned Aerial System.--In 
     this section, the term ``covered small unmanned aerial 
     system'' means a lightweight, low-cost, and commercially 
     available unmanned aerial system or drone able to be quickly 
     deployed for--
       (1) intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and 
     reconnaissance;
       (2) conducting offensive strikes; or
       (3) other functions as deemed appropriate by the relevant 
     secretaries.

     SEC. 1056. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF MARINE CORPS FORCE 
                   DESIGN 2030.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     enter into a contract with a Federally Funded Research and 
     Development Center to conduct an independent review, 
     assessment, and analysis of the Marine Corps modernization 
     initiatives. The required report shall be submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees in written report form not 
     later than one year after entering into the contract.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of changes in the National Defense 
     Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, the Joint Warfighting 
     Concept, and other strategic documents and concepts that 
     informed Force Design modernization requirements.
       (2) An assessment of how the Marine Corps, consistent with 
     authorized end strength, can be structured, organized, 
     trained, equipped, and postured to meet the challenges of 
     future competition, crisis, and conflict to include 
     discussion of multiple structural options as relevant and the 
     tradeoffs between different options.
       (3) An assessment of the ability of the defense innovation 
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     base to develop and produce the technologies required to 
     implement the Marine Corps' published Force Design 
     modernization plan on a timeline and at production rates 
     sufficient to sustain military operations.
       (4) An assessment of forward infrastructure and the extent 
     to which installations are operationalized to deter, compete, 
     and prevail during conflict in support of the Marine Corps 
     modernization.
       (5) An assessment of whether the Marine Corps is in 
     compliance with the statutory organization and functions 
     prescribed in section 8063 of title 10, United States Code.
       (6) An assessment of the current retention and recruiting 
     environment and the ability of the Marine Corps to sustain 
     manpower requirements necessary for operational requirements 
     levied by title 10, in light of the published Force Design 
     plan.
       (7) The extent to which the modernization initiatives 
     within the Marine Corps are nested within applicable joint 
     warfighting concepts.
       (8) An assessment of whether the Marine Corps' 
     modernization is consistent with the strategy of integrated 
     deterrence.
       (9) An assessment of the ability of the Marine Corps to 
     generate required force elements for the Immediate Ready 
     Force and the Contingency Ready Force, based on current and 
     planned end strength and structure.
       (10) The extent to which the Marine Corps' published plan 
     for modernized capabilities can be integrated across the 
     Joint Force, to include warfighting concepts at the combatant 
     command level.
       (11) The extent to which the Marine Corps' modernization 
     efforts currently meet the requirements of combatant 
     commanders' current plans and global force management 
     operations, to include a description of what mechanisms exist 
     to ensure geographic combatant requirements inform Marine 
     Corps modernization efforts.
       (12) The extent to which modeling and simulation, 
     experimentation, wargaming, and other analytic methods 
     support the changes incorporated into the Marine Corps' 
     modernization initiatives, to include underlying assumptions 
     and outcomes of such analyses.
       (13) An inventory of extant or planned investments as part 
     of the Marine Corps' modernization efforts, disaggregated by 
     the following capability areas and including actual or 
     projected dates of Initial Operational Capability and Full 
     Operational Capability:
       (A) Command and Control.
       (B) Information.
       (C) Intelligence.
       (D) Fires.
       (E) Movement and Maneuver.
       (F) Protection.
       (G) Sustainment.
       (14) An inventory of divestments of capability or capacity, 
     whether force structure or equipment, starting in fiscal year 
     2020, including--
       (A) a timeline of the progress of each divestment;
       (B) the type of force structure or equipment divested or 
     reduced;
       (C) the percentage of force structure of equipment divested 
     or reduced, including any equipment entered into inventory 
     management or other form of storage;
       (D) the rationale and context behind such divestment; and
       (E) an identification of whether such divestment affects 
     the Marine Corps' ability to meet the requirements of Global 
     Force Management process and the operational plans.
       (15) An assessment of how observations regarding the 
     invasion and defense of Ukraine affect the feasibility, 
     advisability, and suitability of the Marine Corps' published 
     modernization plans.
       (c) Classification of Report.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may include a classified appendix to the extent required to 
     ensure that the report is accurate and complete.

     SEC. 1057. STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN 
                   INDEPENDENCE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Strategy Required.--
       (1) 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 submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a strategy to develop supply chains 
     for the Department of Defense that are not dependent on 
     mining or processing of critical minerals in or by covered 
     countries, prioritizing production and processing in the 
     United States, in order to achieve critical mineral supply 
     chain independence from covered countries for the Department 
     by 2035.
       (2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) identify and assess significant vulnerabilities in the 
     supply chains of contractors and subcontractors of the 
     Department of Defense involving critical minerals that are 
     mined or processed in or by covered countries;
       (B) identify and recommend changes to the acquisition laws, 
     regulations, and policies of the Department of Defense to 
     ensure contractors and subcontractors of the Department use 
     supply chains involving critical minerals that are not mined 
     or processed in or by covered countries to the greatest 
     extent practicable, prioritizing production and processing in 
     the United States;
       (C) evaluate the utility and desirability of using 
     authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 
     (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) to expand supply chains and 
     processing capacity for critical minerals in the United 
     States;
       (D) evaluate the utility and desirability of expanding 
     authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 to 
     be used to expand supply chains and processing capacity for 
     critical minerals by countries that are allies or partners of 
     the United States;
       (E) evaluate the utility and desirability of leveraging the 
     process for acquiring shortfall materials for the National 
     Defense Stockpile under the Strategic and Critical Materials 
     Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) to expand supply 
     chains and processing capacity for critical minerals in the 
     United States and in countries that are allies or partners of 
     the United States;
       (F) identify areas of potential engagement and partnership 
     with the governments of countries that are allies or partners 
     of the United States to jointly reduce dependence on critical 
     minerals mined or processed in or by covered countries;
       (G) identify and recommend other policy changes that may be 
     needed to achieve critical mineral supply chain independence 
     from covered countries for the Department;
       (H) identify and recommend measures to streamline 
     authorities and policies with respect to critical minerals 
     and supply chains for critical minerals; and
       (I) prioritize the recommendations made in the strategy to 
     achieve critical mineral supply chain independence from 
     covered countries for the Department, prioritizing production 
     and processing in the United States, and taking into 
     consideration economic costs and varying degrees of 
     vulnerability posed to the national security of the United 
     States by reliance on different types of critical minerals.
       (3) Form of strategy.--The strategy required by paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted in classified form but shall include 
     an unclassified summary.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Covered country.--The term ``covered country'' means--
       (A) a covered nation, as defined in section 4872, title 10, 
     United States Code; and
       (B) any other country determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense to be a geostrategic competitor or adversary of the 
     United States for purposes of this Act.
       (3) Critical mineral.--The term ``critical mineral'' means 
     a critical mineral (as defined in section 7002(a) of the 
     Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a))) that the Secretary of 
     Defense determines to be important to the national security 
     of the United States for purposes of this Act.
       (4) Shortfall material.--The term ``shortfall material'' 
     means materials determined to be in shortfall in the most 
     recent report on stockpile requirements submitted to Congress 
     under subsection (a) of section 14 of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-5) and 
     included in the most recent briefing required by subsection 
     (f) of that section.

     SEC. 1058. QUARTERLY BRIEFING ON HOMELAND DEFENSE PLANNING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than February 1, 2024, and every 
     90 days thereafter through February 1, 2026, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
     committees on efforts to bolster homeland defense, which is 
     the top priority under the 2022 National Defense Strategy.
       (b) Contents.--Each briefing required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A summary of any update made to the homeland defense 
     planning guidance of the Department of Defense during the 
     preceding quarter.
       (2) An update on the latest threats to the homeland posed 
     by the Government of the People's Republic of China, the 
     Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Government of 
     Iran, and any other adversary.
       (3) A description of actions taken by the Department during 
     the preceding quarter to mitigate such threats.
       (4) An assessment of threats to the homeland in the event 
     of a conflict with any adversary referred to in paragraph 
     (2).
       (5) A description of actions taken by the Department during 
     the preceding quarter to bolster homeland defense in the 
     event of such a conflict.
       (6) An update on coordination by the Department with 
     Federal, State, and Tribal agencies to bolster homeland 
     defense.
       (7) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.

     SEC. 1059. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE STRUCTURE.

       (a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) special operations forces have a vital and increasing 
     role to play in strategic competition in addition to 
     conducting counterterrorism operations and responding to 
     crises;
       (2) the demand for special operations forces and related 
     capabilities by combatant commanders continues to exceed 
     supply;
       (3) special operations forces cannot be mass produced 
     during a crisis;
       (4) most special operations require non-special operations 
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     engineers, technicians, intelligence analysts, and 
     logisticians;
       (5) reductions to special operations forces, including 
     critical enablers, would dramatically and negatively impact 
     available options for combatant commanders to engage in 
     strategic competition, carry out counterterrorism operations, 
     and respond to crises; and
       (6) the Secretary of Defense should not consider any 
     reductions to special operations force structure until after 
     the completion of a comprehensive analysis of special 
     operations force structure and a determination that any 
     planned changes would not have a negative impact on the 
     ability of combatant commanders to support strategic 
     competition, counter terrorism, and respond to crises.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report assessing the optimal force structure for special 
     operations forces that includes the following elements:
       (1) A description of the role of special operations forces 
     in implementing the most recent national defense strategy 
     under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) A description of ongoing special operations activities, 
     as described in section 167(k) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (3) An assessment of potential future national security 
     threats to the United States across the spectrum of 
     competition and conflict.
       (4) A description of ongoing counterterrorism and 
     contingency operations of the United States.
       (5) A detailed accounting of the demand for special 
     operations forces by geographic combatant command.
       (6) A description of the role of emerging technology on 
     special operations forces.
       (7) An assessment of current and projected capabilities of 
     other United States Armed Forces that could affect force 
     structure capability and capacity requirements of special 
     operations forces.
       (8) An assessment of the size, composition, and 
     organizational structure of the military services' special 
     operations command headquarters and subordinate headquarters 
     elements.
       (9) An assessment of the readiness of special operations 
     forces for assigned missions and future conflicts.
       (10) An assessment of the adequacy of special operations 
     force structure for meeting the goals of the National 
     Military Strategy under section 153(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (11) A description of the role of special operations forces 
     in supporting the Joint Concept for Competing.
       (12) Any other matters deemed relevant by the Secretary.

     SEC. 1060. BRIEFING ON COMMERCIAL TOOLS EMPLOYED BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO ASSESS FOREIGN 
                   OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, OR INFLUENCE.

       (a) 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 
     countering industrial espionage.
       (b) Elements.--The request required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A description of commercial and organically developed 
     tools employed by the Department of Defense to--
       (A) assess the risks of foreign malign ownership, control, 
     or influence within the defense industrial base;
       (B) mitigate vulnerability associated with, but no limited 
     to, the People's Republic of China's, the Russian 
     Federation's, Iran's, or North Korea's foreign ownership, 
     control, or influence of any part of the acquisition supply 
     chain; and
       (C) vet program personnel to identify technologies and 
     program components most at risk for industrial espionage.
       (2) A description of specific commercial solutions the 
     Department is currently leveraging to assess and mitigate 
     these risks.

     SEC. 1061. PLAN ON COUNTERING HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     a plan to the congressional defense committees for 
     coordinating with defense partners in North America and South 
     America and supporting interagency departments and agencies, 
     as appropriate, in countering human trafficking operations, 
     including human trafficking by transnational criminal 
     organizations.
       (b) Elements of Plan.--The plan under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) a description of the threat to United States security 
     from human trafficking operations;
       (2) a description of the authorities of the Department of 
     Defense for the purposes specified in subsection (a);
       (3) a description of any current or proposed Department of 
     Defense programs or activities to coordinate with defense 
     partners or provide support to interagency departments and 
     agencies as described in subsection (a); and
       (4) any recommendations of the Secretary of Defense for 
     additional authorities for the purposes of countering human 
     trafficking, including by transnational criminal 
     organizations.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the submission 
     of the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees 
     regarding the authorities, programs, and activities of the 
     Department of Defense to counter human trafficking 
     operations.

     SEC. 1062. BRIEFING AND REPORT ON USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF 
                   UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
                   CUBA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than April 30, 2024, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a briefing and report on whether 
     United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is being 
     used effectively to defend the national security interests of 
     the United States.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing and report required by 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) consider--
       (A) the presence and activities in Cuba of the militaries 
     of foreign governments, such as the Russian Federation and 
     the People's Republic of China; and
       (B) to what extent the presence and activities of those 
     militaries could compromise the national security of the 
     United States or of United States allies and partners; and
       (2) discuss--
       (A) options for dealing with the presence and activities of 
     those militaries in Cuba; and
       (B) how different use by the United States of United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, might mitigate risk.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 1071. MATTERS RELATED TO IRREGULAR WARFARE.

       (a) Affirming the Authority of the Secretary of Defense to 
     Conduct Irregular Warfare.--Congress affirms that the 
     Secretary of Defense is authorized to conduct irregular 
     warfare operations, including clandestine irregular warfare 
     operations, to defend the United States, allies of the United 
     States, and interests of the United States.
       (b) Definition Required.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, for the purposes of joint doctrine, define the term 
     ``irregular warfare''.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization 
     for any of the following:
       (1) The conduct of a covert action, as such term is defined 
     in section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 3093(e)).
       (2) The introduction of United States Armed Forces, within 
     the meaning of the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148; 
     50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), into hostilities or into situations 
     wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the 
     circumstances.

     SEC. 1072. JOINT CONCEPT FOR COMPETING IMPLEMENTATION 
                   UPDATES.

       (a) Implementation Update and Briefings Required.--Not 
     later than March 1, 2024, and every 180 days thereafter 
     through March 1, 2026, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff shall provide the congressional defense committees with 
     a written update with accompanying briefing on the 
     implementation of the Joint Concept for Competing, released 
     on February 10, 2023.
       (b) Elements.--At a minimum, the written updates and 
     briefings required by subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) a detailed description of the Joint Staff's efforts to 
     develop integrated competitive strategies to address the 
     challenges posed by specific adversaries, including those 
     designed to--
       (A) deter aggression;
       (B) prepare for armed conflict, if necessary;
       (C) counter the competitive strategies of adversaries; and
       (D) support the efforts of interagency, allies and foreign 
     partners, and interorganizational partners;
       (2) an identification of relevant updates to joint doctrine 
     and professional military education;
       (3) an update on the Joint Concept for Competing's concept 
     required capabilities;
       (4) an explanation of the integration of the Joint Concept 
     for Competing with other ongoing and future joint force 
     development and design efforts;
       (5) a description of efforts to operationalize the Joint 
     Concept for Competing through a structured approach, 
     including to provide strategic guidance and direction, 
     identify and optimize Joint Force interdependencies with 
     interagency and allied partners, and inform and guide joint 
     force development and design processes;
       (6) an articulation of concept-required capabilities that 
     are necessary for joint force development and design in 
     support of the Joint Concept for Competing;
       (7) a description of efforts to coordinate and synchronize 
     Department of Defense activities with those of other 
     interagency and foreign partners for the purpose of 
     integrated campaigning;
       (8) an identification of any recommendations to better 
     integrate the role of the Joint Force, as identified by the 
     Joint Concept for Competing, with national security efforts 
     of other interagency and foreign partners;
       (9) an identification of any changes to authorities and 
     resources necessary to fully implement the Joint Concept for 
     Competing; and
       (10) a description of any other matters deemed relevant by 
     the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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     SEC. 1073. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN FUNDING UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   THE CHAIRMAN'S RISK ASSESSMENT AND BRIEFING 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.--
     Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 
     fiscal year 2024 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, 
     and available for the Office of the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or 
     expended until the date that is 15 days after the date on 
     which the following reports are submitted to the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives:
       (1) The 2021 risk assessment mandated by paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (b) of section 153 of title 10, United States 
     Code, and required to be delivered pursuant to paragraph (3) 
     of such subsection by not later than February 15, 2021.
       (2) The 2023 risk assessment mandated by paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (b) of section 153 of title 10, United States 
     Code, and required to be delivered pursuant to paragraph (3) 
     of such subsection by not later than February 15, 2023.
       (b) Office of the Secretary of Defense.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 
     2024 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and 
     available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not 
     more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the 
     date that is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary 
     submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives:
       (1) The risk mitigation plan required to be submitted as 
     part of the assessment described under subsection (a)(1), if 
     applicable.
       (2) The risk mitigation plan required to be submitted as 
     part of the assessment described under subsection (a)(2), if 
     applicable.
       (c) Briefing Requirement.--Section 153 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Briefing Requirement.--(1) Not later than 15 days 
     after the submission of the risk assessment required under 
     subsection (b)(2) or March 1 of each year, whichever is 
     earlier, the Chairman shall provide to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a briefing on the activities of the Chairman under this 
     section.
       ``(2) The briefing shall include--
       ``(A) a detailed review of the risk assessment required 
     under paragraph (2) of subsection (b), including how it 
     addresses the elements required in subparagraph (B) of such 
     paragraph;
       ``(B) an analysis of how the risk assessment informs, and 
     supports, other Joint Staff assessments, including joint 
     capability development assessments, joint force development 
     assessments, comprehensive joint readiness assessments, and 
     global military integration assessments; and
       ``(C) if the risk assessment is not delivered at the time 
     of the briefing, a timeline for when the risk assessment will 
     be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives.''.

     SEC. 1074. NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS AT 
                   CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
     congressional defense committees within 7 days after ceasing 
     operations at any Department of Defense laboratory or 
     facility rated at biosafety level (BSL)-3 or higher for 
     safety or security reasons.
       (b) Content.--The notification required under subsection 
     (a) shall include--
       (1) the reason why operations have ceased at the laboratory 
     or facility;
       (2) whether appropriate notification to other Federal 
     agencies has occurred;
       (3) a description of the actions taken to determine the 
     root cause of the cessation; and
       (4) a description of the actions taken to restore 
     operations at the laboratory or facility.

     SEC. 1075. ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPACITY, RESOURCES, AND 
                   PERSONNEL IN GUAM.

       (a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, 
     shall assess the capacity of existing infrastructure, 
     resources, and personnel available in Guam to meet Indo-
     Pacific Command strategic objectives.
       (b) Elements.--The assessment under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following elements:
       (1) An appraisal of the potential role Guam could play as a 
     key logistics and operational hub for the United States 
     military in the Indo-Pacific region.
       (2) An assessment of whether current infrastructure, 
     capacity, resources, and personnel in Guam is sufficient to 
     meet the expected demands during relevant operations and 
     contingency scenarios.
       (3) An assessment of the adequacy of civilian 
     infrastructure in Guam for supporting the requirements of 
     United States Indo-Pacific Command, including the resilience 
     of such infrastructure in the event of a natural disaster and 
     the vulnerability of such infrastructure to cyber threats.
       (4) Recommendations to improve current infrastructure, 
     capacity, resources, and personnel in Guam, to include the 
     need for recruiting and retention programs, such as cost-of-
     living adjustments, initiatives for dealing with any 
     shortages of civilian employees, and programs to improve 
     quality-of-life for personnel assigned to Guam.
       (5) An assessment of the implementation of Joint Task Force 
     Micronesia, including the Commander's assessment of 
     requirements for funding, resources, and personnel as 
     compared to what has been programmed in the fiscal year 2024 
     Future Years Defense Program.
       (6) Timeline and estimated costs by location and project to 
     support both existing and future roles in the region.
       (7) Any other matters determined relevant by the Secretary.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report including the results of the assessment required 
     under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1076. PROGRAM AND PROCESSES RELATING TO FOREIGN 
                   ACQUISITION.

       (a) Pilot Program for Combatant Command Use of Defense 
     Acquisition Workforce Development Account.--Each geographic 
     combatant command may use amounts from the Defense 
     Acquisition Workforce Development Account established under 
     section 1705 of title 10, United States Code, to hire not 
     more than two acquisition specialists or contracting officers 
     to advise the combatant command on foreign arms transfer 
     processes, including the foreign military sales and direct 
     commercial sales processes, for the purpose of facilitating 
     the effective implementation of such processes.
       (b) Industry Day.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2024, and not less 
     frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct an industry day--
       (A) to raise awareness and understanding among officials of 
     foreign governments, embassy personnel, and industry 
     representatives with respect to the role of the Department of 
     Defense in implementing the foreign military sales and direct 
     commercial sales processes; and
       (B) to raise awareness--
       (i) within the United States private sector with respect 
     to--

       (I) foreign demand for United States weapon systems; and
       (II) potential foreign industry partnering opportunities; 
     and

       (ii) among officials of foreign governments and embassy 
     personal with respect to potential United States material 
     solutions for capability needs.
       (2) Format.--In conducting each industry day under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense, to the extent 
     practicable, shall seek to maximize participation by 
     representatives of the commercial defense industry and 
     government officials while minimizing cost, by--
       (A) convening the industry day at the unclassified security 
     level;
       (B) making the industry day publicly accessible through 
     teleconference or other virtual means; and
       (C) disseminating any supporting materials by posting the 
     materials on a publicly accessible internet website.
       (c) Senior-level Industry Advisory Group.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with representatives of the commercial defense 
     industry, shall establish a senior-level industry advisory 
     group, modeled on the Defense Trade Advisory Group of the 
     Department of State and the Industry Trade Advisory 
     Committees of the Department of Commerce, for the purpose of 
     focusing on the role of the Department of Defense in the 
     foreign military sales process.
       (2) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives on plans to establish the 
     group described in paragraph (1).
       (d) Department of Defense Points of Contact for Foreign 
     Military Sales.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment and the Secretary of each 
     military department shall each establish a single point of 
     contact--
       (A) to coordinate information and outreach on Department of 
     Defense implementation of the foreign military sales process; 
     and
       (B) to respond to inquiries from representatives of the 
     commercial defense industry and partner countries.
       (2) Points of contact.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment and the Secretary of each 
     military department shall each ensure that the contact 
     information for the corresponding point of contact 
     established under paragraph (1) is--
       (A) publicized at each industry day conducted under 
     subsection (b); and
       (B) disseminated among the members of the advisory group 
     established under subsection (f).
       (e) Combatant Command Needs for Exportability.--Not later 
     than July 1 each year until 2030, the commander of each 
     geographic combatant command shall provide to the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment a list 
     of systems relating to research and development or 
     sustainment that would benefit from investment for 
     exportability features in support of the security cooperation 
     objectives of the commander.

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       (f) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have effect on 
     December 31, 2028.

     SEC. 1077. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE 
                   SPACE FORCE.

       (a) Appointment of Chairman; Grade and Rank.--Section 
     152(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``or, in the case of an officer of the Space Force, 
     the equivalent grade,''.
       (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.--
     Section 531(a) of such title is amended--
       (1) 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 Regular Space Force'' and inserting ``Regular Marine 
     Corps, and Regular Space Force, and in the grades of ensign, 
     lieutenant (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Regular 
     Navy''; and
       (2) 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 Regular Space Force'' and inserting ``Regular Marine 
     Corps, and Regular Space Force, and in the grades of 
     lieutenant commander, commander, and captain in the Regular 
     Navy''.
       (d) Service Credit Upon Original Appointment as a 
     Commissioned Officer.--Section 533(b)(2) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) 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''.
       (e) Positions of Importance and Responsibility.--Section 
     601(e) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or Marine Corps'' and inserting ``Marine 
     Corps, or Space Force, or''; and
       (2) by striking ``or the commensurate grades in the Space 
     Force,''.
       (f) Convening of Selection Boards.--Section 611(a) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``or Marine Corps'' and 
     inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force''.
       (g) Information Furnished to Selection Boards.--Section 
     615(a)(3) of such title is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``, in the case of 
     the Navy, lieutenant, or in the case of the Space Force, the 
     equivalent grade'' and inserting ``or, in the case of the 
     Navy, lieutenant''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``in the case of the 
     Navy, rear admiral, or, in the case of the Space Force, the 
     equivalent grade'' and inserting ``or, in the case of the 
     Navy, rear admiral''.
       (h) Special Selection Review Boards.--Section 628a(a)(1)(A) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``, rear admiral in the 
     Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force'' and 
     inserting ``or rear admiral in the Navy''.
       (i) Rank: Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces.--
     Section 741(a) of such title is amended in the table by 
     striking ``and Marine Corps'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, 
     and Space Force''.
       (j) Regular Commissioned Officers.--Section 1370 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``rear admiral in the 
     Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space Force'' both 
     places it appears and inserting ``or rear admiral in the 
     Navy'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``or Marine Corps, lieutenant in the Navy, or the equivalent 
     grade in the Space Force'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or 
     Space Force, or lieutenant in the Navy''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), 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'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     captain in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space 
     Force'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force, or 
     captain in the Navy'';
       (C) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     lieutenant commander in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in 
     the Space Force'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space 
     Force, or lieutenant commander in the Navy'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     commander or captain in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in 
     the Space Force'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space 
     Force, or commander or captain in the Navy''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     rear admiral (lower half) or rear admiral in the Navy'' and 
     inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Corps, or rear admiral 
     (lower half) or rear admiral in the Navy''; and
       (D) in paragraph (6), by striking ``, or an equivalent 
     grade in the Space Force,'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     vice admiral or admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade 
     in the Space Force'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space 
     Force, or vice admiral or admiral in the Navy'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), 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''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     captain in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space 
     Force'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force, or 
     captain in the Navy'';
       (5) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     vice admiral or admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade 
     in the Space Force'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space 
     Force, or vice admiral or admiral in the Navy'';
       (6) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     rear admiral in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the 
     Space Force'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force, 
     or rear admiral in the Navy''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     vice admiral or admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade 
     in the Space Force'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space 
     Force, or vice admiral or admiral in the Navy''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     rear admiral in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the 
     Space Force'' and inserting ``, Marine Corps, or Space Force, 
     or rear admiral in the Navy''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or Marine Corps, 
     vice admiral or admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade 
     in the Space Force'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space 
     Force, or vice admiral or admiral in the Navy''; and
       (7) in subsection (g), 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''.
       (k) Officers Entitled to Retired Pay for Non-regular 
     Service.--Section 1370a of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' 
     both places it appears and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space 
     Force''; and
       (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' and 
     inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force''.
       (l) 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''.
       (m) Financial Assistance Program for Specially Selected 
     Members.--Section 2107 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``, as a'' and inserting ``or as a''; and
       (B) by striking ``or Marine Corps, or as an officer in the 
     equivalent grade in the Space Force'' 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,''.
       (n) Designation of Space Systems Command as a Field Command 
     of the United States Space Force.--Section 
     9016(b)(6)(B)(iv)(II) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Space and Missile Systems Center'' and 
     inserting ``Space Systems Command''.
       (o) Chief of Space Operations.--Section 9082 of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``, flag, or 
     equivalent'' both places 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''.
       (p) Distinguished Flying Cross.--Section 9279(a) of such 
     title is amended-
       (1) by adding ``or Space Force'' after ``Air Force''; and
       (2) by adding ``or space'' after ``aerial''.
       (q) Airman's Medal.--Section 9280(a)(1) of such title is 
     amended by adding ``or Space Force'' after ``Air Force''.
       (r) Retired Grade of Commissioned Officers.--Section 9341 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``or the Space 
     Force''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``or Reserve''.
       (s) United States Air Force Institute of Technology: 
     Administration.--Section 9414b(a)(2)(B) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``or the equivalent grade in the Space 
     Force''.
       (t) Air Force Academy Permanent Professors; Director of 
     Admissions.--Section 9436 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``in the Air Force 
     or the equivalent grade in the Space Force'';
       (B) in the second sentence--
       (i) by inserting ``or Regular Space Force'' after ``Regular 
     Air Force''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and a permanent professor appointed from 
     the Regular Space Force has the grade equivalent to the grade 
     of colonel in the Regular Air Force''; and
       (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``in the Air Force 
     or the equivalent grade in the Space Force''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``in the Air Force 
     or the equivalent grade in the Space Force'' both places it 
     appears; and
       (B) in the second sentence--

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       (i) by inserting ``or Regular Space Force'' after ``Regular 
     Air Force''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and a permanent professor appointed from 
     the Regular Space Force has the grade equivalent to the grade 
     of colonel in the Regular Air Force''.
       (u) Cadets: Degree and Commission on Graduation.--Section 
     9453(b) of such title is amended by striking ``in the 
     equivalent grade in''.
       (v) Basic Pay Rates for Enlisted Members.--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''.
       (w) 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''.
       (x) 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''.

     SEC. 1078. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION 
                   CELLS WITHIN CERTAIN COMBATANT COMMANDS.

       (a) In General.--The Commander of the United States Africa 
     Command, the Commander of the United States European Command, 
     the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the 
     Commander of the United States Northern Command, and the 
     Commander of the United States Southern Command may each 
     establish--
       (1) a commercial integration cell within their respective 
     combatant command for the purpose of closely integrating 
     public and private entities with capabilities relevant to the 
     area of operation of such combatant command; and
       (2) a chief technology officer position within their 
     respective combatant command, who may--
       (A) oversee such commercial integration cell; and
       (B) report directly to the commander of the applicable 
     combatant command.
       (b) Requirements and Authorities.--In establishing the 
     commercial integration cells under subsection (a)(1), each 
     commander described in that paragraph may--
       (1) make the applicable commercial integration cell 
     available to commercial entities with existing Government 
     contracts up to the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented 
     Information clearance level;
       (2) ensure that such commercial integration cell is an 
     information-sharing partnership rather than a service 
     contract;
       (3) in the case of a solution identified within the 
     commercial integration cell that requires resources, work 
     within existing resources or processes to request such 
     resources; and
       (4) integrate lessons learned from the commercial 
     integration cells of the United States Space Command and the 
     United States Central Command.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States 
     Africa Command, the Commander of the United States European 
     Command, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific 
     Command, the Commander of the United States Northern Command, 
     and the Commander of the United States Southern Command shall 
     each provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives--
       (1) a briefing on whether a commercial integration cell was 
     implemented and any related progress, including any 
     challenges to implementation;
       (2) in the case of a commander of a combatant command who 
     chooses not to use the authority provided in this section to 
     establish a commercial integration cell or a chief technology 
     officer--
       (A) an explanation for not using such authority; and
       (B) a description of the manner in which such commander is 
     otherwise addressing the need to integrate commercial 
     solutions; and
       (3) in the case of a combatant command that has an official 
     performing a role similar to the role described for a chief 
     technology officer under subsection (a)(2), a detailed 
     description of the role performed by such official.

     SEC. 1079. MODIFICATION ON LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR 
                   INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION HOSTING 
                   CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES.

       Section 1062 of the William M. (``Mac'') Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2241 note) is amended by 
     striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 1080. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC SOURCE FOR 
                   TITLE III OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.

       (a) In General.--Section 702(7) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
     4552(7)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively, and by moving such clauses, as so 
     redesignated, two ems to the right;
       (2) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term'';
       (3) in clause (ii), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``clause (i)''; 
     and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph 
     (B):
       ``(B) Domestic source for title iii.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of title III, the term 
     `domestic source' means a business concern that--

       ``(I) performs substantially all of the research and 
     development, engineering, manufacturing, and production 
     activities required of such business concern under a contract 
     with the United States relating to a critical component or a 
     critical technology item in--

       ``(aa) the United States or Canada; or
       ``(bb) subject to clause (ii), Australia or the United 
     Kingdom; and

       ``(II) procures from business concerns described in 
     subclause (I) substantially all of any components or 
     assemblies required under a contract with the United States 
     relating to a critical component or critical technology item.

       ``(ii) Limitations on use of business concerns in australia 
     and united kingdom.--

       ``(I) In general.--A business concern described in clause 
     (i)(I)(bb) may be treated as a domestic source only for 
     purposes of the exercise of authorities under title III 
     relating to national defense matters that cannot be fully 
     addressed with business concerns described in clause 
     (i)(I)(aa).
       ``(II) National defense matters.--For purposes of subclause 
     (I), a national defense matter is a matter relating to the 
     development or production of--

       ``(aa) a defense article, as defined in section 301 of 
     title 10, United States Code; or
       ``(bb) a material critical to national defense or national 
     security, as defined in section 10(f) of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1(f)).''.
       (b) Reports on Exercise of Title III Authorities.--Title 
     III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 305. REPORTS ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--The President, or the head of an agency 
     to which the President has delegated authorities under this 
     title, shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the 
     appropriate congressional committees with respect to any 
     action taken pursuant to such authorities--
       ``(1) except as provided by paragraph (2), not later than 
     30 days after taking the action; and
       ``(2) in the case of an action that involves a business 
     concern in the United Kingdom or Australia, not later than 30 
     days before taking the action.
       ``(b) Elements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each report and briefing required by 
     subsection (a) with respect to an action described in that 
     subsection shall include--
       ``(A) a justification of the necessity of the use of 
     authorities under this title; and
       ``(B) a description of the financial terms of any related 
     financial transaction.
       ``(2) Additional elements relating to business concerns in 
     the united kingdom or australia.--Each report and briefing 
     required by subsection (a) with respect to an action 
     described in paragraph (2) of that subsection shall include, 
     in addition to the elements under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) a certification that business concerns in the United 
     States or Canada were not available with respect to the 
     action; and
       ``(B) an analysis of why such business concerns were not 
     available.
       ``(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In 
     this section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means--
       ``(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       ``(2) in the case of an action described in subsection (a) 
     involving strategic and critical materials relating to 
     national defense matters (as described in section 
     702(7)(B)(ii)(II)), the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives.''.

     SEC. 1081. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPUTER 
                   PROGRAMMING WORKFORCE.

       (a) Policy.--It shall be a policy of the Armed Forces, 
     including the reserve components, to establish appropriate 
     and effective talent development and management policies and 
     practices that allow for the military departments to present 
     an adaptable, qualified workforce training and education 
     standard with respect to computer programming skill needs for 
     the workforce of the Department of Defense, including 
     technical and nontechnical skills related to artificial 
     intelligence and software coding.
       (b) Strategy Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Secretaries of each military department and the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop a 
     strategy to achieve the policy set forth in subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) the development, funding, and execution of a coherent 
     approach and transparent strategy across digital platforms 
     and applications that enable development and presentation of 
     forces with appropriate programmatic oversight for both 
     active and reserve component workforces;
       (B) the evaluation of the potential need for career field 
     occupational codes or other service-specific talent 
     management mechanisms

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     aligned with the work roles related to computer programming, 
     artificial intelligence and machine learning competency, and 
     software engineering under the Department of Defense Cyber 
     Workforce Framework to allow for the military departments to 
     identify, assess, track, manage, and assign personnel with 
     computer programming, coding, and artificial intelligence 
     skills through established mechanisms, under the policies of 
     the military departments with respect to career field 
     management, including--
       (i) development, modification, or revalidation of a career 
     field or separate occupational code for computer programming 
     occupational areas aligned with such work roles; and
       (ii) development, modification, or revalidation of a unique 
     special skills or experience designator or qualification, 
     tracked independently of a career field, for computer 
     programming occupational areas aligned with such work roles;
       (C) the evaluation of current talent management processes 
     to incorporate equivalency assessment as part of the 
     qualification standard to accommodate experiences, training, 
     or skills developed as a result of other work experience or 
     training opportunities, including potentially from civilian 
     occupations or commercially-available training courses
       (D) assessment of members of the Armed Forces who have 
     completed the qualification process of the military 
     department concerned or who qualify based on existing skills 
     and training across computer programming occupational areas; 
     and
       (E) maintaining data on, and longitudinal tracking of, 
     members of the Armed Forces described in subparagraph (D).
       (c) Responsibilities.--The Secretary of each military 
     department, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of 
     the military department for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, the 
     Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, and 
     the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense, shall--
       (1) be responsible for development and implementation of 
     the policy set forth in subsection (a) and strategy required 
     by subsection (b); and
       (2) carry out that responsibility through an officer or 
     employee of the military department assigned by the Secretary 
     for that purpose.
       (d) Duties.--In developing and providing for the 
     implementation of the policy set forth in subsection (a) and 
     strategy required by subsection (b), the Secretary of each 
     military department, in consultation with the Assistant 
     Secretary of the military department for Manpower and Reserve 
     Affairs, the Chief Information Officer of the military 
     department, the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
     of Defense, and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
     Officer of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, shall 
     establish and update relevant policies and practices to 
     enable the talent development and management to provide a 
     workforce capable of conducting computer programming, 
     software coding, and artificial intelligence activities, 
     including by meeting related manning, systems, training, and 
     other related funding requirements.
       (e) Strategy and Implementation Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military 
     department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives the strategy 
     required by subsection (b).
       (2) Implementation plans required.--Not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     each military department shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a implementation plan for the strategy required by subsection 
     (b), including identification of resource needs and areas 
     where current internal policy or legal statutes may need to 
     be updated.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Computer programming occupational area.--The term 
     ``computer programming occupational area'' means a technical 
     or nontechnical occupational position that supports computer 
     programming, coding, or artificial intelligence operations 
     and development, including the following positions:
       (A) Data scientists.
       (B) Data engineers.
       (C) Data analysts.
       (D) Software developers.
       (E) Machine learning engineers.
       (F) Program managers.
       (G) Acquisition professionals.
       (2) Digital platform or application.--The term ``digital 
     platform or application'' means an online integrated 
     personnel management system or human capital solution.
       (3) Qualification process.--The term ``qualification 
     process''--
       (A) means the process, modeled on a streamlined version of 
     the process for obtaining joint qualifications, for training 
     and verifying members of the Armed Forces to receive career 
     field or occupational codes associated with computer 
     programming occupational areas; and
       (B) may include--
       (i) experiences, education, and training received as a part 
     of military service, including fellowships, talent exchanges, 
     positions within government, and educational courses; and
       (ii) in the case of members of the reserve components, 
     experiences, education, and training received in their 
     civilian occupations.
       (4) Standard.--The term ``standard'' means the defined, 
     reviewed, and published standard for occupational series or 
     career fields that provides a measurable standard by which 
     the military departments can assess the ability to meet their 
     operational planning and steady-state force presentation 
     requirements during the global force management process.

     SEC. 1082. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
                   DESTRUCTION OF LANDMINES.

       (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none 
     of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
     otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the 
     Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the 
     destruction of anti-personnel landmine munitions before the 
     date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report 
     required by subsection (c).
       (b) Exception for Safety.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
     to any anti-personnel landmine munitions that the Secretary 
     of Defense determines are unsafe or could pose a safety risk 
     to the United States Armed Forces if not demilitarized or 
     destroyed.
       (c) Report Required.--
       (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 congressional defense committees a report that 
     includes each of the following:
       (A) A description of the policy of the Department of 
     Defense regarding the use of anti-personnel landmines, 
     including methods for commanders to seek waivers to use such 
     munitions.
       (B) Projections covering the period of 10 years following 
     the date of the report of--
       (i) the inventory levels for all anti-personnel landmine 
     munitions, taking into account future production of anti-
     personnel landmine munitions, any plans for demilitarization 
     of such munitions, the age of the munitions, storage and 
     safety considerations, and any other factors that are 
     expected to impact the size of the inventory;
       (ii) the cost to achieve the inventory levels projected in 
     clause (i), including the cost for potential demilitarization 
     or disposal of such munitions; and
       (iii) the cost to develop and produce new anti-personnel 
     landmine munitions the Secretary determines are necessary to 
     meet the demands of operational plans.
       (C) An assessment by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff of the effects of the inventory levels projected under 
     subparagraph (B)(i) on operational plans.
       (D) Any inputs by the Chairman and the commanders of the 
     combatant commands to a policy process that resulted in a 
     change in landmine policy during the calendar year preceding 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (E) Any other matters that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate for inclusion in the report.
       (2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (d) Briefing Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
     the status, as of the date of the briefing, of research and 
     development into operational alternatives to anti-personnel 
     landmine munitions.
       (2) Form of briefing.--The briefing required by paragraph 
     (1) may contain classified information.
       (e) Anti-personnel Landmine Munitions Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``anti-personnel landmine munitions'' 
     includes anti-personnel landmines and submunitions, as 
     defined by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, 
     Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines 
     and on their Destruction, concluded at Oslo September 18, 
     1997, as determined by the Secretary.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

     SEC. 1101. 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 2023'' and 
     inserting ``through 2024''.

     SEC. 1102. 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 1103 of the James M. Inhofe National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law

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     117-263), is further amended by striking ``2024'' and 
     inserting ``2025''.

     SEC. 1103. EXCLUSION OF POSITIONS IN NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                   INSTRUMENTALITIES FROM LIMITATIONS ON DUAL PAY.

       Section 5531(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Government corporation and'' and inserting 
     ``Government corporation, but excluding''.

     SEC. 1104. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SENIOR 
                   EXECUTIVE SERVICE POSITIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       Section 1109(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2449; 5 
     U.S.C. 3133 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Exception.--The limitation under this subsection 
     shall not apply to positions described in this subsection 
     that are fully funded through amounts appropriated to an 
     agency other than the Department of Defense.''.

     SEC. 1105. REMOVAL OF WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES DIRECT 
                   SUPPORT FROM PERSONNEL LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE 
                   OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       Section 143(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``(including Direct Support Activities of that 
     Office and the Washington Headquarters Services of the 
     Department of Defense)''.

     SEC. 1106. CONSOLIDATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITIES FOR 
                   CANDIDATES WITH SPECIFIED DEGREES AT SCIENCE 
                   AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES.

       Section 4091 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``bachelor's degree'' 
     and inserting ``bachelor's or advanced degree'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Calendar 
     Year'' and inserting ``Fiscal Year'' ;
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``calendar year'' and inserting ``fiscal year'';
       (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ``6 percent'' and 
     inserting ``11 percent''; and
       (D) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking ``the 
     fiscal year last ending before the start of such calendar 
     year'' and inserting ``the preceding fiscal year'';
       (3) by striking subsection (f); and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).

     SEC. 1107. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY 
                   FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(12) Any position in support of aircraft operations for 
     which the Secretary determines there is a critical hiring 
     need and shortage of candidates.
       ``(13) Any position in support of the safety of the public, 
     law enforcement, or first response for which the Secretary 
     determines there is a critical hiring need and shortage of 
     candidates.
       ``(14) Any position in support of the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Department relating to oversight of 
     the conflict in Ukraine for which the Secretary determines 
     there is a critical hiring need and shortage of 
     candidates.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``September 30, 
     2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.

     SEC. 1108. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR POST-SECONDARY 
                   STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES.

       Section 1106(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended 
     by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 
     30, 2030''.

     SEC. 1109. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DOMESTIC 
                   INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES AND MAJOR RANGE AND 
                   TEST FACILITIES BASE.

       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 2025,'' and 
     inserting ``through 2028,''.

     SEC. 1110. AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS AT 
                   SPACE FORCE SCHOOLS.

       (a) In General.--Section 9371 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and Space Delta 
     13'' after ``Air University''
       (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or of the Space Delta 
     13'' after ``Air University''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraphs (1), by inserting ``or of the Space Delta 
     13'' after ``Air University''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or of the Space Delta 
     13'' after ``Air University''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 947 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 9371 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``9371. Air University and Space Delta 13: civilian faculty members.''.

     SEC. 1111. REPORT AND SUNSET RELATING TO INAPPLICABILITY OF 
                   CERTIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE QUALIFICATIONS BY 
                   QUALIFICATION REVIEW BOARDS OF OFFICE OF 
                   PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.

       Section 1109 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (5 U.S.C. 3393 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (4)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (4)'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) Additional report.--Not later than December 1, 2024, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the committees of Congress 
     specified in paragraph (4) and the Comptroller General of the 
     United States a report on the use of the authority provided 
     in this section. The report shall include the following:
       ``(A) The number and type of appointments made under this 
     section between August 13, 2018, and the date of the report.
       ``(B) Data on and an assessment of whether appointments 
     under the authority in this section reduced the time to hire 
     when compared with the time to hire under the review system 
     of the Office of Personnel Management in use as of the date 
     of the report.
       ``(C) An assessment of the utility of the appointment 
     authority and process under this section.
       ``(D) An assessment of whether the appointments made under 
     this section resulted in higher quality new executives for 
     the Senior Executive Service of the Department when compared 
     with the executives produced in the Department under the 
     review system in use between August 13, 2013, and August 13, 
     2018.
       ``(E) Any recommendation for the improvement of the 
     selection and qualification process for the Senior Executive 
     Service of the Department that the Secretary considers 
     necessary in order to attract and hire highly qualified 
     candidates for service in that Senior Executive Service.''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``August 13, 2023'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2025''.

     SEC. 1112. EXTENSION OF DATE OF FIRST EMPLOYMENT FOR 
                   ACQUISITION OF COMPETITIVE STATUS FOR EMPLOYEES 
                   OF INSPECTORS GENERAL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
                   OPERATIONS.

       Section 419(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``5 years''.

     SEC. 1113. EXPANSION OF NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT 
                   ELIGIBILITY TO SPOUSES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   CIVILIANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3330d of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and Department 
     of Defense civilian'' after ``military'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The term `spouse of an employee of the Department of 
     Defense' means an individual who is married to an employee of 
     the Department of Defense who is transferred in the interest 
     of the Government from one official station within the 
     Department to another within the Department (that is outside 
     of normal commuting distance) for permanent duty.''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) a spouse of an employee of the Department of 
     Defense.''.
       (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 civilian 
              spouses.''.
       (c) OPM Limitation and Reports.--
       (1) Relocating spouses.--With respect to the noncompetitive 
     appointment of a relocating spouse of an employee of the 
     Department of Defense under paragraph (3) of section 3330d(b) 
     of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall--
       (A) monitor the number of those appointments;
       (B) require the head of each agency with the authority to 
     make those appointments under that provision to submit to the 
     Director an annual report on those appointments, including 
     information on the number of individuals so appointed, the 
     types of positions filled, and the effectiveness of the 
     authority for those appointments; and
       (C) not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives 
     a report on the use and effectiveness of the authority 
     described in subparagraph (B).
       (2) Non-relocating spouses.--With respect to the 
     noncompetitive appointment of a spouse of an employee of the 
     Department of Defense other than a relocating spouse 
     described in paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management--
       (A) shall treat the spouse as a relocating spouse under 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) may limit the number of those appointments.

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       (d) Sunset.--Effective on December 31, 2028--
       (1) the authority provided by this section, and the 
     amendments made by this section, shall expire; and
       (2) the provisions of section 3330d of title 5, United 
     States Code, amended or repealed by this section are restored 
     or revived as if this section had not been enacted.

     SEC. 1114. ELIMINATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
                   REVIEW REQUIREMENT RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.

       Section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and the Comptroller 
     General,'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 1115. AMENDMENTS TO THE JOHN S. MCCAIN STRATEGIC DEFENSE 
                   FELLOWS PROGRAM.

       (a) Selection of Participants.--Subsection (d)(2) of 
     section 932 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 to read as follows:
       ``(2) Geographical representation.--Out of the total number 
     of individuals selected to participate in the fellows program 
     in any year, not more than 20 percent may be from any of the 
     following geographic regions:
       ``(A) The Northeast United States.
       ``(B) The Southeast United States.
       ``(C) The Midwest United States.
       ``(D) The Southwest United States.
       ``(E) The Western United States.
       ``(F) Alaska, Hawaii, United States territories, and areas 
     outside the United States.''.
       (b) Appointment and Career Development.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(3)--
       (A) by striking ``assigned'' and inserting ``appointed''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``assignment'' and inserting 
     ``appointment''; and
       (2) by amending subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Appointment During Participation in Fellows 
     Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall appoint 
     each individual who participates in the fellows program to an 
     excepted service position in an element of the Department.
       ``(2) Placement opportunities.--Each year, the head of each 
     element of the Department shall submit to the Secretary an 
     identification of placement opportunities for participants in 
     the fellows program. Such placement opportunities shall 
     provide for leadership development and potential commencement 
     of a career track toward a position of senior leadership in 
     the Department.
       ``(3) Qualification requirements.--The Secretary, in 
     coordination with the heads of elements of the Department, 
     shall establish qualification requirements for the 
     appointment of participants under paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Matching qualifications, skills, and requirements.--
     In making appointments under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall seek to best match the qualifications and skills of the 
     participants with the requirements for positions available 
     for appointment.
       ``(5) Term.--The term of each appointment under the fellows 
     program shall be one year, but the Secretary may extend a 
     term of appointment up to one additional year.
       ``(6) Grade.--The Secretary shall appoint an individual 
     under paragraph (1) to a position at the level of GS-10, GS-
     11, or GS-12 of the General Schedule based on the directly 
     related qualifications, skills, and professional experience 
     of the individual.
       ``(7) Education loan repayment.--To the extent that funds 
     are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary 
     may repay a loan of a participant in the fellows program if 
     the loan is described by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
     section 16301(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. Any 
     repayment of a loan under this paragraph may require a 
     minimum service agreement, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(8) Element of the department defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `element of the Department' means an 
     element of the Department specified in section 111(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       ``(f) Career Development.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that participants in the fellows program--
       ``(A) receive career development opportunities and support 
     appropriate for the commencement of a career track within the 
     Department leading toward a future position of senior 
     leadership within the Department, including ongoing 
     mentorship support through appropriate personnel from 
     entities within the Department; and
       ``(B) are provided appropriate employment opportunities for 
     excepted service positions in the Department upon successful 
     completion of the fellows program.
       ``(2) Publication of selection.--The Secretary shall 
     publish, on an internet website of the Department available 
     to the public, the names of the individuals selected to 
     participate in the fellows program.''.

     SEC. 1116. CIVILIAN CYBERSECURITY RESERVE PILOT PROJECT.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``temporary 
     position'' means a position in the competitive or excepted 
     service for a period of 180 days or less.
       (b) Pilot Project.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry out 
     a pilot project to establish a Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve is to enable the Army to provide manpower to the 
     United States Cyber Command to effectively--
       (A) preempt, defeat, deter, or respond to malicious cyber 
     activity;
       (B) conduct cyberspace operations;
       (C) secure information and systems of the Department of 
     Defense against malicious cyber activity; and
       (D) assist in solving cyber workforce-related challenges.
       (3) Hiring authority.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary may use any authority otherwise available to the 
     Secretary for the recruitment, employment, and retention of 
     civilian personnel within the Department, including authority 
     under section 1599f of title 10, United States Code.
       (4) Employment protections.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
     prescribe such regulations as necessary to ensure the 
     reemployment, continuation of benefits, and non-
     discrimination in reemployment of individuals appointed under 
     this section, provided that such regulations shall include, 
     at a minimum, those rights and obligations set forth under 
     chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code.
       (5) Status in reserve.--During the period beginning on the 
     date on which an individual is recruited to serve in the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve and ending on the date on 
     which the individual is appointed under this section, and 
     during any period in between any such appointments, the 
     individual shall not be considered a Federal employee.
       (c) Eligibility; Application and Selection.--
       (1) In general.--Under the pilot project required under 
     subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the Army shall establish 
     criteria for--
       (A) individuals to be eligible for the Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve; and
       (B) the application and selection processes for the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve.
       (2) Requirements for individuals.--The criteria established 
     under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to an individual shall 
     include--
       (A) if the individual has previously served as a member of 
     the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve, that the previous 
     appointment ended not less than 60 days before the individual 
     may be appointed for a subsequent temporary position in the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve; and
       (B) cybersecurity expertise.
       (3) Prescreening.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) conduct a prescreening of each individual prior to 
     appointment under this section for any topic or product that 
     would create a conflict of interest; and
       (B) require each individual appointed under this section to 
     notify the Secretary if a potential conflict of interest 
     arises during the appointment.
       (4) Agreement required.--An individual may become a member 
     of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve only if the individual 
     enters into an agreement with the Secretary to become such a 
     member, which shall set forth the rights and obligations of 
     the individual and the Army.
       (5) Exception for continuing military service 
     commitments.--A member of the Selected Reserve under section 
     10143 of title 10, United States Code, may not be a member of 
     the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve.
       (6) Prohibition.--Any individual who is an employee of the 
     executive branch may not be recruited or appointed to serve 
     in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve.
       (d) Security Clearances.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall ensure 
     that all members of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve 
     undergo the appropriate personnel vetting and adjudication 
     commensurate with the duties of the position, including a 
     determination of eligibility for access to classified 
     information where a security clearance is necessary, 
     according to applicable policy and authorities.
       (2) Cost of sponsoring clearances.--If a member of the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve requires a security clearance 
     in order to carry out the duties of the member, the Army 
     shall be responsible for the cost of sponsoring the security 
     clearance of the member.
       (e) Implementation Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives the report required 
     under section 1540(d)(2) of the James M. Inhofe National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
     117-263) on the feasibility and advisability of creating and 
     maintaining a civilian cybersecurity reserve corps, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall--
       (A) submit to the congressional defense committees an 
     implementation plan for the pilot project required under 
     subsection (b)(1); and
       (B) provide to the congressional defense committees a 
     briefing on the implementation plan.
       (2) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Army may not take 
     any action to begin implementation of the pilot project 
     required under subsection (b)(1) until the Secretary fulfills 
     the requirements under paragraph (1).
       (f) Project Guidance.--Not later than two years after the 
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     Act, the Secretary of the Army shall, in consultation with 
     the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of 
     Government Ethics, issue guidance establishing and 
     implementing the pilot project required under subsection 
     (b)(1).
       (g) Briefings and Report.--
       (1) Briefings.--Not later than one year after the date on 
     which the guidance required under subsection (f) is issued, 
     and every year thereafter until the date on which the pilot 
     project required under subsection (b)(1) terminates under 
     subsection (i), the Secretary of the Army shall provide to 
     the congressional defense committees a briefing on activities 
     carried out under the pilot project, including--
       (A) participation in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve, 
     including the number of participants, the diversity of 
     participants, and any barriers to recruitment or retention of 
     members;
       (B) an evaluation of the ethical requirements of the pilot 
     project;
       (C) whether the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve has been 
     effective in providing additional capacity to the Army; and
       (D) an evaluation of the eligibility requirements for the 
     pilot project.
       (2) Report.--Not earlier than 180 days and not later than 
     90 days before the date on which the pilot project required 
     under subsection (b)(1) terminates under subsection (i), the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report and provide a briefing on recommendations 
     relating to the pilot project, including recommendations 
     for--
       (A) whether the pilot project should be modified, extended 
     in duration, or established as a permanent program, and if 
     so, an appropriate scope for the program;
       (B) how to attract participants, ensure a diversity of 
     participants, and address any barriers to recruitment or 
     retention of members of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve;
       (C) the ethical requirements of the pilot project and the 
     effectiveness of mitigation efforts to address any conflict 
     of interest concerns; and
       (D) an evaluation of the eligibility requirements for the 
     pilot project.
       (h) Evaluation.--Not later than three years after the pilot 
     project required under subsection (b)(1) is established, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall--
       (1) conduct a study evaluating the pilot project; and
       (2) submit to Congress--
       (A) a report on the results of the study; and
       (B) a recommendation with respect to whether the pilot 
     project should be modified.
       (i) Sunset.--The pilot project required under subsection 
     (b)(1) shall terminate on the date that is four years after 
     the date on which the pilot project is established.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

     SEC. 1201. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS 
                   AND INTERDICTION CAPABILITY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, using existing 
     authorities, shall seek to build upon the incorporation of 
     Israel into the area of responsibility of the United States 
     Central Command to develop a Middle East integrated maritime 
     domain awareness and interdiction capability for the purpose 
     of protecting the people, infrastructure, and territory of 
     such countries from--
       (1) manned and unmanned naval systems, undersea warfare 
     capabilities, and anti-ship missiles of Iran and groups 
     affiliated with Iran; and
       (2) violent extremist organizations, criminal networks, and 
     piracy activities that threaten lawful commerce in the 
     waterways within the area of responsibility of the United 
     States Naval Forces Central Command.
       (b) Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for the 
     cooperation described in subsection (a).
       (2) Matters to be included.--The strategy required by 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the threats posed to ally or partner 
     countries in the Middle East by--
       (i) manned and unmanned naval systems, undersea warfare 
     capabilities, and anti-ship missiles of Iran and groups 
     affiliated with Iran; and
       (ii) violent extremist organizations, criminal networks, 
     and piracy activities that threaten lawful commerce in the 
     waterways within the area of responsibility of the United 
     States Naval Forces Central Command.
       (B) A description of existing multilateral maritime 
     partnerships currently led by the United States Naval Forces 
     Central Command, including the Combined Maritime Forces 
     (including its associated Task Forces 150, 151, 152, and 
     153), the International Maritime Security Construct, and the 
     Navy's Task Force 59, and a discussion of the role of such 
     partnerships in building an integrated maritime security 
     capability.
       (C) A description of progress made in advancing the 
     integration of Israel into the existing multilateral maritime 
     partnerships described in subparagraph (B).
       (D) A description of efforts among countries in the Middle 
     East to coordinate intelligence, reconnaissance, and 
     surveillance capabilities and indicators and warnings with 
     respect to the threats described in subparagraph (A), and a 
     description of any impediment to optimizing such efforts.
       (E) A description of the current Department of Defense 
     systems that, in coordination with ally and partner countries 
     in the Middle East--
       (i) provide awareness of and defend against such threats; 
     and
       (ii) address current capability gaps.
       (F) An explanation of the manner in which an integrated 
     maritime domain awareness and interdiction architecture would 
     improve collective security in the Middle East.
       (G) A description of existing and planned efforts to engage 
     ally and partner countries in the Middle East in establishing 
     such an architecture.
       (H) An identification of the elements of such an 
     architecture that may be acquired and operated by ally and 
     partner countries in the Middle East, and a list of such 
     elements for each such ally and partner.
       (I) An identification of the elements of such an 
     architecture that may only be provided and operated by 
     members of the United States Armed Forces.
       (J) An identification of any challenge to optimizing such 
     an architecture in the Middle East.
       (K) An assessment of progress and key challenges in the 
     implementation of the strategy required by paragraph (1) 
     using the metrics identified in accordance with paragraph 
     (3).
       (L) Recommendations for improvements in the implementation 
     of such strategy based on such metrics.
       (M) An assessment of any capabilities or lessons from the 
     Navy's Task Force 59 that may be leveraged to support an 
     integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction 
     capability in the Middle East.
       (N) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers 
     relevant.
       (3) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall identify 
     metrics to assess progress in the implementation of the 
     strategy required by paragraph (1).
       (4) Format.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (c) Feasibility Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing an 
     integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction 
     capability to protect the people, infrastructure, and 
     territory of ally and partner countries in the Middle East 
     from--
       (A) manned and unmanned naval systems, undersea warfare 
     capabilities, and anti-ship missiles of Iran and groups 
     affiliated with Iran; and
       (B) violent extremist organizations, criminal networks, and 
     piracy activities that threaten lawful commerce in the 
     waterways of the Middle East.
       (2) Elements.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) an assessment of funds that could be contributed by 
     ally and partner countries of the United States; and
       (B) a cost estimate of establishing such an integrated 
     maritime domain awareness and interdiction capability.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 90 days 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 study conducted under paragraph (1).
       (d) 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.
       (e) 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. 1202. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MISSION TRAINING THROUGH 
                   DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION.

       (a) Authority for Training and Distribution.--To enhance 
     the interoperability and integration between the United 
     States Armed Forces and the military forces of friendly 
     foreign countries, the Secretary of Defense, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized--
       (1) to provide to military personnel of a friendly foreign 
     government persistent advanced networked training and 
     exercise activities (in this section referred to as ``mission 
     training through distributed simulation''); and
       (2) to provide information technology, including hardware 
     and computer software developed for mission training through 
     distributed simulation activities.
       (b) Scope of Mission Training.--Mission training through 
     distributed simulation provided under subsection (a) may 
     include advanced distributed network training events and 
     computer-assisted exercises.
       (c) Applicability of Export Control Authorities.--The 
     provision of mission training through distributed simulation 
     and information technology under this section shall be 
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     Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) and any other export control 
     authority under law relating to the transfer of military 
     technology to foreign countries.
       (d) Guidance on Use of Authority.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop and issue guidance on the procedures 
     for the use of the authority provided in this section.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days 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 use of mission training through distributed simulation by 
     military personnel of friendly foreign countries.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of ongoing mission training through 
     distributed simulation activities between the United States 
     Armed Forces and the military forces of friendly foreign 
     countries.
       (B) A description of the current capabilities of the 
     military forces of friendly foreign countries to support 
     mission training through distributed simulation activities 
     with the United States Armed Forces.
       (C) A description of the manner in which the Department 
     intends to use mission training through distributed 
     simulation activities to support implementation of the 
     National Defense Strategy, including in areas of 
     responsibility of the United States European Command and the 
     United States Indo-Pacific Command.
       (D) Any recommendation of the Secretary of Defense for 
     legislative proposals or policy guidance regarding the use of 
     mission training through distributed simulation activities.
       (3) 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.
       (f) Sunset.--The authority provided in this section shall 
     terminate on December 31, 2025.

     SEC. 1203. INCREASE IN SMALL-SCALE CONSTRUCTION LIMIT AND 
                   MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY.

       (a) Definition of Small-scale Construction.--Section 301(8) 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$1,500,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000''.
       (b) Modification of Authority to Build Capacity.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 333 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or other counter-
     illicit trafficking operations'' before the period at the 
     end; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Foreign internal defense operations.''.
       (2) Increase in threshold for small-scale construction 
     projects requiring additional documentation.--Subsection 
     (e)(8) of such section is amended by striking ``$750,000'' 
     and inserting ``$1,000,000''.
       (3) Equipment disposition.--Such section is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Equipment Disposition.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     treat as stocks of the Department of Defense--
       ``(1) equipment procured to carry out a program pursuant to 
     subsection (a) that has not yet been transferred to a foreign 
     country and is no longer needed to support such program or 
     any other program carried out pursuant to such subsection; 
     and
       ``(2) equipment that has been transferred to a foreign 
     country to carry out a program pursuant to subsection (a) and 
     is returned by the foreign country to the United States.''.
       (4) International agreements.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) International Agreements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, may--
       ``(A) allow a foreign country to provide sole-source 
     direction for assistance in support of a program carried out 
     pursuant to subsection (a); and
       ``(B) enter into an agreement with a foreign country to 
     provide such sole-source direction.
       ``(2) Notification.--Not later than 72 hours after the 
     Secretary of Defense enters into an agreement under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a written notification that includes the 
     following:
       ``(A) A description of the parameters of the agreement, 
     including types of support, objectives, and duration of 
     support and cooperation under the agreement.
       ``(B) A description and justification of any anticipated 
     use of sole-source direction pursuant to such agreement.
       ``(C) A determination as to whether the anticipated costs 
     to incurred under the agreement are fair and reasonable.
       ``(D) A certification that the agreement is in the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       ``(E) Any other matter relating to the agreement, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (5) Foreign internal defense defined.--Such section is 
     further amended by adding at the end of the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Foreign Internal Defense Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `foreign internal defense' has the meaning given 
     such term in the publication of the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff entitled `Joint Publication 3-22 Foreign 
     Internal Defense' issued on August 17, 2018 and validated on 
     February 2, 2021.''.

     SEC. 1204. EXTENSION OF LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING 
                   INITIATIVE FOR FOREIGN DEFENSE INSTITUTIONS.

       Section 1210(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1626) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2028''.

     SEC. 1205. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION 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 by striking 
     ``beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 
     2023'' and inserting ``beginning on October 1, 2023, and 
     ending on December 31, 2024''.
       (b) Modification to Limitation.--Subsection (d)(1) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending 
     on December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``beginning on October 
     1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024''; and
       (2) by striking ``$30,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$15,000,000''.

     SEC. 1206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   SUPPORT FOR STABILIZATION ACTIVITIES IN 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       Section 1210A(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1626) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2025''.

     SEC. 1207. EXTENSION OF CROSS SERVICING AGREEMENTS FOR LOAN 
                   OF PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND PERSONNEL 
                   SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT IN COALITION 
                   OPERATIONS.

       Section 1207(f) 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. 2342 note) is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2029''.

     SEC. 1208. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAM.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 
     fiscal year 2024 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, 
     and available for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency for 
     the International Security Cooperation Program, not more than 
     75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
     of Defense submits the security cooperation strategy for each 
     covered combatant command required by section 1206 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
     (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1960).

     SEC. 1209. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY 
                   COOPERATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 384 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``The Program'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Program''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) Managing entity.--
       ``(A) Designation.--The Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the 
     Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall 
     designate an entity within the Department of Defense to serve 
     as the lead entity for managing the implementation of the 
     Program.
       ``(B) Duties.--The entity designated under subparagraph (A) 
     shall carry out the management and implementation of the 
     Program, consistent with objectives formulated by the 
     Secretary of Defense, which shall include the following:
       ``(i) Providing for comprehensive tracking of and 
     accounting for all Department of Defense employees engaged in 
     the security cooperation enterprise.
       ``(ii) Providing training requirements specified at the 
     requisite proficiency levels for each position.
       ``(C) Reporting.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that, not less frequently than annually, each military 
     department, combatant command, defense agency, and any other 
     entity involved in managing the security cooperation 
     workforce submits to the entity designated under subparagraph 
     (A) a report containing information necessary for the 
     management and career development of the security cooperation 
     workforce, as determined by the Director of the Defense 
     Security Cooperation Agency.
       ``(3) Security cooperation workforce management information 
     system.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
     Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall 
     prescribe regulations to ensure that each military 
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     command, and defense agency provides standardized information 
     and data to the Secretary on persons serving in positions 
     within the security cooperation workforce.'';
       (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Updated guidance.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this paragraph, and biannually thereafter 
     through fiscal year 2028, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall issue updated 
     guidance for the execution and administration of the Program.
       ``(B) Scope.--The updated guidance required by subparagraph 
     (A) shall--
       ``(i) fulfill each requirement set forth in paragraph (3), 
     as appropriate; and
       ``(ii) include an identification of the manner in which the 
     Department of Defense shall ensure that personnel assigned to 
     security cooperation offices within embassies of the United 
     States are trained and managed to a level of proficiency that 
     is at least equal to the level of proficiency provided to the 
     attache workforce by the Defense Attache Service.'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as 
     subsections (h) through (j), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsections (f) and (g):
       ``(f) Foreign Military Sales Center of Excellence.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall direct 
     an existing schoolhouse within the Department of Defense to 
     serve as a Foreign Military Sales Center of Excellence to 
     improve the training and education of personnel engaged in 
     foreign military sales planning and execution.
       ``(2) Objectives.--The objectives of the Foreign Military 
     Sales Center of Excellence shall include--
       ``(A) conducting research on and promoting best practices 
     for ensuring that foreign military sales are timely and 
     effective; and
       ``(B) enhancing existing curricula for the purpose of 
     ensuring that the foreign military sales workforce is fully 
     trained and prepared to execute the foreign military sales 
     program.
       ``(g) Defense Security Cooperation University.--
       ``(1) Charter.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and 
     promulgate a charter for the operation of the Defense 
     Security Cooperation University.
       ``(2) Mission.--The charter required by paragraph (1) shall 
     set forth the mission, and associated structures and 
     organizations, of the Defense Security Cooperation 
     University, which shall include--
       ``(A) management and implementation of international 
     military training and education security cooperation programs 
     and authorities executed by the Department of Defense;
       ``(B) management and provision of institutional capacity-
     building services executed by the Department of Defense; and
       ``(C) advancement of the profession of security cooperation 
     through research, data collection, analysis, publication, and 
     learning.
       ``(3) Cooperative research and development arrangements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In engaging in research and development 
     projects pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4001 of this 
     title by a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant pursuant 
     to subsection (b)(1) of such section, the Secretary of 
     Defense may enter into such contract or cooperative 
     agreement, or award such grant, through the Defense Security 
     Cooperation University.
       ``(B) Treatment as government-operated federal 
     laboratory.--The Defense Security Cooperation University 
     shall be considered a Government-operated Federal laboratory 
     for purposes of section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a).
       ``(4) Acceptance of research grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, through the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, may authorize the 
     President of the Defense Security Cooperation University to 
     accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only be 
     accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by 
     a professor or instructor of the Defense Security Cooperation 
     University for a scientific, literary, or educational 
     purpose.
       ``(B) Qualifying grants.--A qualifying research grant under 
     this paragraph is a grant that is awarded on a competitive 
     basis by an entity described in subparagraph (C) for a 
     research project with a scientific, literary, or educational 
     purpose.
       ``(C) Entities from which grants may be accepted.--A grant 
     may be accepted under this paragraph only 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.--The Director of the 
     Defense Security Cooperation Agency shall establish an 
     account for administering funds received as research grants 
     under this section. The President of the Defense Security 
     Cooperation University shall use the funds in the account in 
     accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations and 
     the terms and condition of the grants received.
       ``(E) Related expenses.--Subject to such limitations as may 
     be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available 
     for the Defense Security Cooperation University may be used 
     to pay expenses incurred by the Defense Security Cooperation 
     University in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award 
     of qualifying research grants.
       ``(F) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense, through the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, shall prescribe 
     regulations for the administration of this section.''.

     SEC. 1210. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO 
                   CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS FOR BORDER SECURITY 
                   OPERATIONS.

       Section 1226(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) To the Government of Tajikistan for purposes of 
     supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of 
     Tajikistan to increase security and sustain increased 
     security along the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
       ``(H) To the Government of Uzbekistan for purposes of 
     supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of 
     Uzbekistan to increase security and sustain increased 
     security along the border of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.
       ``(I) To the Government of Turkmenistan for purposes of 
     supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of 
     Turkmenistan to increase security and sustain increased 
     security along the border of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.''.

     SEC. 1211. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE 
                   INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PILOT PROGRAM.

       Section 1212 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236; 
     136 Stat. 2834; 10 U.S.C. 311 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``military forces'' and 
     inserting ``national security forces'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``military-to-military 
     relationships'' and inserting ``relationships with the 
     national security forces of partner countries''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``military forces'' 
     and inserting ``national security forces''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Sustainment and non-lethal assistance.--A program 
     under subsection (a) may include the provision of sustainment 
     and non-lethal assistance, including training, defense 
     services, supplies (including consumables), and small-scale 
     construction (as such terms are defined in section 301 of 
     title 10, United States Code).'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking ``military force'' 
     and inserting ``national security forces''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) National Security Forces Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `national security forces' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 301 of title 10, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 1212. ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL FOR AERIAL REFUELING.

       (a) Training Israeli Pilots to Operate KC-46 Aircraft.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall--
       (A) make available sufficient resources and accommodations 
     within the United States to train members of the Israeli Air 
     Force on the operation of KC-46 aircraft;
       (B) conduct training for members of the Israeli Air Force, 
     including--
       (i) training for pilots and crew on the operation of the 
     KC-46 aircraft in accordance with standards considered 
     sufficient to conduct coalition operations of the United 
     States Air Force and the Israeli Air Force; and
       (ii) training for ground personnel on the maintenance and 
     sustainment requirements of the KC-46 aircraft considered 
     sufficient for such operations; and
       (C) conduct the timing of such training so as to ensure 
     that the first group of trainee members of the Israeli Air 
     Force is anticipated to complete the training not later than 
     2 weeks after the date on which the first KC-46 aircraft is 
     delivered to Israel.
       (2) United states air force military personnel exchange 
     program.--The Secretary of Defense shall, with respect to 
     members of the Israeli Air Force associated with the 
     operation of KC-46 aircraft--
       (A) before the completion of the training required by 
     paragraph (1)(B), authorize the participation of such members 
     of the Israeli Air Force in the United States Air Force 
     Military Personnel Exchange Program;
       (B) make available billets in the United States Air Force 
     Military Personnel Exchange Program necessary for such 
     members of the Israeli Air Force to participate in such 
     program; and
       (C) to the extent practicable, ensure that such members of 
     the Israeli Air Force are able to participate in the United 
     States Air Force Military Personnel Exchange Program 
     immediately after such members complete such training.
       (3) Termination.--This subsection shall cease to have 
     effect on the date that is ten years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Briefing.--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 that includes the 
     following:
       (1) An assessment of--
       (A) the current operational requirements of the Government 
     of Israel for aerial refueling; and

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       (B) any gaps in current or near-term capabilities.
       (2) The estimated date of delivery to Israel of KC-46 
     aircraft procured by the Government of Israel.
       (3) A detailed description of--
       (A) any actions the United States Government is taking to 
     expedite the delivery to Israel of KC-46 aircraft procured by 
     the Government of Israel, while minimizing adverse impacts to 
     United States defense readiness, including strategic forces 
     readiness;
       (B) any additional actions the United States Government 
     could take to expedite such delivery; and
       (C) additional authorities Congress could provide to help 
     expedite such delivery.
       (4) A description of the availability of any United States 
     aerial refueling tanker aircraft that is retired or is 
     expected to be retired during the two-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act that could be 
     provided to Israel.
       (c) Forward Deployment of United States KC-46 Aircraft to 
     Israel.--
       (1) Briefing.--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 that describes the 
     capacity of and requirements for the United States Air Force 
     to forward deploy KC-46 aircraft to Israel on a rotational 
     basis until the date on which a KC-46 aircraft procured by 
     the Government of Israel is commissioned into the Israeli Air 
     Force and achieves full combat capability.
       (2) Rotational forces.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall, consistent with maintaining 
     United States defense readiness, rotationally deploy one or 
     more KC-46 aircraft to Israel until the earlier of--
       (i) the date on which a KC-46 aircraft procured by the 
     military forces of Israel is commissioned into such military 
     forces and achieves full combat capability; or
       (ii) five years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (B) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may only carry 
     out a rotational deployment under subparagraph (A) if the 
     Government of Israel consents to the deployment.
       (C) Presence.--The Secretary of Defense shall consult with 
     the Government of Israel to determine the length of 
     rotational deployments of United States KC-46 aircraft to 
     Israel until the applicable date under subparagraph (A).

         Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran

     SEC. 1221. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE 
                   ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND 
                   INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (a) of 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. 3541) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2024''.
       (b) Limitation on Cost of Construction and Repair 
     Projects.--Subsection (l)(3) of such section is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The President'' and 
     all that follows through ``if the President'' and inserting 
     ``The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitations under 
     paragraph (1) for the purposes of providing support under 
     subsection (a)(4) if the Secretary'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``as required by 
     subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)'';
       (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``December 31, 2023'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2024''; and
       (5) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

     SEC. 1222. 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--
       (1) by striking ``fiscal year 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     year 2024''; and
       (2) by striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$18,000,000''.
       (b) Source of Funds.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``fiscal year 2023'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal year 2024''.

     SEC. 1223. 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)--
       (1) by inserting ``equipment and training to counter 
     threats from unmanned aerial systems,'' before ``and 
     sustainment''; and
       (2) by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2024''.
       (b) Funding.--Subsection (g) of such section is amended by 
     striking ``Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 
     2023, there are authorized to be appropriated $358,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``fiscal year 2024, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated $241,950,000''.
       (c) Foreign Contributions.--Subsection (h) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Use of contributions.--The limitations on costs under 
     subsections (a) and (m) shall not apply with respect to the 
     expenditure of foreign contributions in excess of such 
     limitations.''.
       (d) Waiver Authority.--Subsection (o) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The President'' and all 
     that follows through ``if the President'' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary of Defense may waive the limitations on costs under 
     subsection (a) or (m) if the Secretary'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3);
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``as required by 
     paragraph (3)(B)(i)'';
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2024''; and
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively.
       (e) Notification of Provision of Counter Unmanned Aerial 
     Systems Training and Assistance.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(p) Notification of Provision of Counter Unmanned Aerial 
     Systems Training and Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after providing 
     assistance under this section for countering threats from 
     unmanned aerial systems, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     notify the appropriate congressional committees of such 
     provision of assistance.
       ``(2) Elements.--The notification required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       ``(A) An identification of the military forces being 
     provided such assistance.
       ``(B) A description of the type of such assistance, 
     including the types of training and equipment, being 
     provided.''.

     SEC. 1224. BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR CAPABILITY OF IRAN.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives with--
       (1) a briefing on--
       (A) threats to global security posed by the nuclear weapon 
     capability of Iran; and
       (B) progress made by Iran in enriching uranium at levels 
     proximate to or exceeding weapons grade; and
       (2) recommendations for actions the United States may take 
     to ensure that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon 
     capability.

   Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation

     SEC. 1231. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UKRAINE SECURITY 
                   ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.

       (a) Funding.--Subsection (f) of section 1250 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
     (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``for overseas contingency operations''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) For fiscal year 2024, $300,000,000.''.
       (b) Termination of Authority.--Subsection (h) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2027''.

     SEC. 1232. 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:
       ``(C) The Republic of Kosovo.''; and
       (2) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``December 31, 
     2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``December 31, 
     2024.'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.

     SEC. 1233. 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) 
     is amended by striking ``None of the funds'' and all that 
     follows through ``2023'' and inserting ``None of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 or 2024''.

     SEC. 1234. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY 
                   AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO UKRAINE AND OTHER 
                   MATTERS.

       Section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ``September 30, 
     2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``or fiscal year 2024'' after ``fiscal year 2023'';
       (B) in subparagraph (P), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (Q), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by inserting at the end the following new 
     subparagraphs:

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       ``(R) 3,300 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles;
       ``(S) 1,100 Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM);
       ``(T) 550 Mark 48 Torpedoes;
       ``(U) 1,650 RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM);
       ``(V) 1,980 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM); and
       ``(W) 11,550 Small Diameter Bomb IIs (SDB-II).''.

     SEC. 1235. PRIORITIZATION FOR BASING, TRAINING, AND EXERCISES 
                   IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION MEMBER 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), when 
     considering decisions related to United States military 
     basing, training, and exercises, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall prioritize those North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     member countries that have achieved defense spending of not 
     less than 2 percent of their gross domestic product by 2024.
       (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive subsection 
     (a) if the Secretary submits a certification to the 
     congressional defense committees that a waiver is in the 
     national security interests of the United States.

     SEC. 1236. STUDY AND REPORT ON LESSONS LEARNED REGARDING 
                   INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND DETERRENCE.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
     enter into a contract or other agreement with an eligible 
     entity to conduct an independent study on lessons learned 
     from information operations conducted by the United States, 
     Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and member countries of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization during the lead-up to the 
     Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 
     and throughout the conflict.
       (2) Element.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include recommendations for improvements to United States 
     information operations to enhance effectiveness, as well as 
     recommendations on how information operations may be improved 
     to support the maintenance of deterrence.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, 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 study 
     in its entirety, along with any such comments as the 
     Secretary considers relevant.
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (c) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``eligible entity''--
       (1) means an entity independent of the Department of 
     Defense that is not under the direction or control of the 
     Secretary of Defense; and
       (2) an independent, nongovernmental institute described in 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that has 
     recognized credentials and expertise in national security and 
     military affairs appropriate for the assessment.

     SEC. 1237. REPORT ON PROGRESS ON MULTI-YEAR STRATEGY AND PLAN 
                   FOR BALTIC SECURITY COOPERATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the progress 
     made in the implementation of the multi-year strategy and 
     spending plan set forth in the June 2021 report of the 
     Department of Defense entitled ``Report to Congress on the 
     Baltic Security Initiative''.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An identification of any significant change to the 
     goals, objectives, and milestones identified in the June 2021 
     report described in subsection (a).
       (2) An update on the Department of Defense funding 
     allocated for such strategy and spending plan for fiscal 
     years 2022 and 2023 and projected funding requirements for 
     fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026 for each goal identified in 
     such report.
       (3) An update on the host country funding allocated and 
     planned for each such goal.
       (4) An assessment of the progress made in the 
     implementation of the recommendations set forth in the fiscal 
     year 2020 Baltic Defense Assessment, and reaffirmed in the 
     June 2021 report described in subsection (a), that each 
     Baltic country should--
       (A) increase its defense budget;
       (B) focus on and budget for sustainment of capabilities in 
     defense planning; and
       (C) consider combined units for expensive capabilities such 
     as air defense, rocket artillery, and engineer assets.

     SEC. 1238. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 
                   ORGANIZATION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the success of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     is critical to advancing United States national security 
     objectives in Europe, the Indo-Pacific region, and around the 
     world;
       (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization remains 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;
       (3) the United States reaffirms its ironclad commitment--
       (A) to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as the 
     foundation of transatlantic security; and
       (B) to upholding its obligations under the North Atlantic 
     Treaty, including Article 5;
       (4) the unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine by the 
     Russian Federation has upended security in Europe and 
     requires the full attention of the transatlantic alliance;
       (5) welcoming Finland as the 31st member of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization has made the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization Alliance stronger and the remaining North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries should swiftly 
     ratify the accession protocols of Sweden so as to bolster the 
     collective security of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     by increasing the security and stability of the Baltic Sea 
     region and Northern Europe;
       (6) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries 
     that have not yet met the two-percent defense spending 
     pledge, as agreed to at the 2014 Wales Summit, should 
     endeavor to meet the timeline as expeditiously as possible, 
     but certainly within the five-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act;
       (7) the United States and North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization allies and partners should continue efforts to 
     identify, synchronize, and deliver needed assistance to 
     Ukraine as Ukraine continues the fight against the illegal 
     and unjust war of the Russian Federation;
       (8) the Strategic Concept, agreed to by all North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization member countries at the Madrid Summit in 
     2022, outlined the focus of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization for the upcoming decade, and North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization allies should continue to implement the 
     strategies outlined, including by 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 North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Alliance;
       (9) the United States and North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization allies should continue long-term efforts--
       (A) to improve interoperability among the military forces 
     of member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     so as to enhance collective operations, including the 
     divestment of Soviet-era capabilities;
       (B) to enhance security sector cooperation and explore 
     opportunities to reinforce civil sector preparedness and 
     resilience measures that may be likely targets of malign 
     influence campaigns;
       (C) to mitigate the impact of hybrid warfare operations, 
     particularly those in the information and cyber domains; and
       (D) to expand joint research and development initiatives 
     with a focus on emerging technologies such as quantum 
     computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, 
     including through the work of the Defence Innovation 
     Accelerator for the North Atlantic initiative (commonly known 
     as ``DIANA'');
       (10) the European Deterrence Initiative remains critically 
     important and has demonstrated its unique value to the United 
     States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies during 
     the current Russian Federation-created war against Ukraine;
       (11) the United States should continue to work with North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, and other allies and 
     partners, to build permanent mechanisms to strengthen supply 
     chains, enhance supply chain security, and fill supply chain 
     gaps;
       (12) the United States should prioritize collaboration with 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies to secure enduring 
     and robust critical munitions supply chains so as to increase 
     military readiness;
       (13) the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization should expand cooperation efforts on 
     cybersecurity issues to prevent adversaries and criminals 
     from compromising critical systems and infrastructure; and
       (14) it is in the interest of the United States that the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization adopt a robust strategy 
     toward the Black Sea, and the United States should also 
     consider working with interested partner countries to advance 
     a coordinated strategy inclusive of diverse elements of 
     transatlantic security architecture in the Black Sea region.

     SEC. 1239. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DEFENCE INNOVATION 
                   ACCELERATOR FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC (DIANA) IN 
                   THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the new initiative within the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) to establish a new research and 
     development initiative, known as the Defence Innovation 
     Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), is an important 
     step in aligning the industry and academic innovation 
     communities of the NATO member states towards common goals 
     for identifying, experimenting, and transitioning critical 
     technologies of importance to NATO;
       (2) DIANA will spur increased defense research and 
     development funding to rapidly adapt to a new era of 
     strategic competition by bringing defense personnel together 
     with NATO's leading entrepreneurs and academic researchers;
       (3) DIANA will also increase opportunities for engagement 
     on NATO's priority technology areas, including artificial 
     intelligence, data, autonomy, quantum-enabled technologies, 
     biotechnology, hypersonic technologies, space, novel 
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     manufacturing, and energy and propulsion; and
       (4) through DIANA, NATO allies will foster innovative 
     ecosystems and develop talent for dual use technologies to 
     maintain NATO's strategic advantage.

     SEC. 1240. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ARMING OF 
                   UKRAINE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that Ukraine would derive 
     military benefit from the provision of munitions such as the 
     dual-purpose improved conventional munition (DPICM). Such 
     weapons could be fired from systems in the existing Ukrainian 
     inventory and would enhance Ukraine's stockpile of available 
     munitions and would bolster Ukraine's efforts to end Russia's 
     illegal and unjust war. The Department of Defense, in concert 
     with the other members of the Ukraine Defense Contract Group, 
     should continue to support Ukraine's brave fight to defeat 
     the invasion of the Russian Federation. The Department of 
     Defense, in close coordination with the State Department, 
     should assess the feasibility and advisability of providing 
     such munitions, including giving appropriate attention to 
     humanitarian considerations, including supporting Ukraine's 
     effort to end the widespread suffering of the Ukrainian 
     people by bringing Russia's war of choice to an end as soon 
     as possible on terms favorable to Ukraine, as well as the 
     views of other members of the Ukraine Defense Contract Group.

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

     SEC. 1241. INDO-PACIFIC CAMPAIGNING INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish, 
     and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command 
     shall carry out, an Indo-Pacific Campaigning Initiative (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Initiative'') for purposes 
     of--
       (1) strengthening United States alliances and partnerships 
     with foreign military partners in the Indo-Pacific region;
       (2) deterring military aggression by potential adversaries 
     against the United States and allies and partners of the 
     United States;
       (3) dissuading strategic competitors from seeking to 
     achieve their objectives through the conduct of military 
     activities below the threshold of traditional armed conflict;
       (4) improving the understanding of the United States Armed 
     Forces with respect to the operating environment in the Indo-
     Pacific region;
       (5) shaping the perception of potential adversaries with 
     respect to United States military capabilities and the 
     military capabilities of allies and partners of the United 
     States in the Indo-Pacific region; and
       (6) improving the ability of the United States Armed Forces 
     to coordinate and operate with foreign military partners in 
     the Indo-Pacific region.
       (b) Briefing and Report.--
       (1) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary 
     shall provide the congressional defense committees with a 
     briefing that describes ongoing and planned campaigning 
     activities in the Indo-Pacific region for fiscal year 2024.
       (2) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2024, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     that--
       (A) summarizes the campaigning activities conducted in the 
     Indo-Pacific region during fiscal year 2024; and
       (B) includes--
       (i) a value assessment of each such activity;
       (ii) lessons learned in carrying out such activities;
       (iii) any identified resource or authority gap that has 
     negatively impacted the implementation of the Initiative; and
       (iv) proposed plans for additional campaigning activities 
     in the Indo-Pacific region to fulfill the purposes described 
     in subsection (a).
       (c) Campaigning Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``campaigning''--
       (1) means the conduct and sequencing of logically linked 
     military activities to achieve strategy-aligned objectives, 
     including modifying the security environment over time to the 
     benefit of the United States and the allies and partners of 
     the United States while limiting, frustrating, and disrupting 
     competitor activities; and
       (2) includes deliberately planned military activities in 
     the Indo-Pacific region involving bilateral and multilateral 
     engagements with foreign partners, training, exercises, 
     demonstrations, experiments, and other activities to achieve 
     the objectives described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 1242. TRAINING, ADVISING, AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY-
                   BUILDING PROGRAM FOR MILITARY FORCES OF TAIWAN.

       (a) Establishment.--Consistent with the Taiwan Relations 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Taiwan Enhanced 
     Resilience Act (subtitle A of title LV of Public Law 117-
     263), the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State and in consultation with appropriate 
     officials of Taiwan, shall establish a comprehensive 
     training, advising, and institutional capacity-building 
     program for the military forces of Taiwan using the 
     authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States 
     Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available to 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program established 
     under subsection (a) shall be--
       (1) to enable a layered defense of Taiwan by the military 
     forces of Taiwan, including in support of the use of an 
     asymmetric defense strategy;
       (2) to enhance interoperability between the United States 
     Armed Forces and the military forces of Taiwan;
       (3) to encourage information sharing between the United 
     States Armed Forces and the military forces of Taiwan;
       (4) to promote joint force employment; and
       (5) to improve professional military education and the 
     civilian control of the military.
       (c) Elements.--The program established under subsection (a) 
     shall include efforts to improve--
       (1) the tactical proficiency of the military forces of 
     Taiwan;
       (2) the operational employment of the military forces of 
     Taiwan to conduct a layered defense of Taiwan, including in 
     support of an asymmetric defense strategy;
       (3) the employment of joint military capabilities by the 
     military forces of Taiwan, including through joint military 
     training, exercises, and planning;
       (4) the reform and integration of the reserve military 
     forces of Taiwan;
       (5) the use of defense articles and services transferred 
     from the United States to Taiwan;
       (6) the integration of the military forces of Taiwan with 
     relevant civilian agencies, including the All-Out Defense 
     Mobilization Agency;
       (7) the ability of Taiwan to participate in bilateral and 
     multilateral military exercises, as appropriate;
       (8) the defensive cyber capabilities and practices of the 
     Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan; and
       (9) any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers 
     relevant.
       (d) Deconfliction, Coordination, and Concurrence.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall deconflict, coordinate, and seek 
     the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the heads of 
     other relevant departments and agencies with respect to 
     activities carried out under the program required by 
     subsection (a), in accordance with the requirements of the 
     authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States 
     Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available to 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       (e) Reporting.--As part of each annual report on Taiwan 
     defensive military capabilities and intelligence support 
     required by section 1248 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 
     135 Stat. 1988), the Secretary of Defense shall provide--
       (1) an update on efforts made to address each element under 
     subsection (c); and
       (2) an identification of any authority or resource 
     shortfall that inhibits such efforts.

     SEC. 1243. INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS INITIATIVE.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek to 
     establish an initiative with allies and partners of the 
     United States, including Australia, Japan, and India, to be 
     known as the ``Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness 
     Initiative'' (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Initiative''), to bolster maritime domain awareness in the 
     Indo-Pacific region.
       (b) Use of Authorities.--In carrying out the Initiative, 
     the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities provided in 
     chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other 
     applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary 
     of Defense.
       (c) Purposes.--The purposes of the Initiative are as 
     follows:
       (1) To enhance the ability of allies and partners of the 
     United States in the Indo-Pacific region to fully monitor the 
     maritime domain of such region.
       (2) To leverage emerging technologies to support maritime 
     domain awareness objectives.
       (3) To provide a comprehensive understanding of the 
     maritime domain in the Indo-Pacific region, including by 
     facilitating information sharing among such allies and 
     partners.
       (d) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report that outlines ongoing and planned activities of the 
     Initiative, and the resources needed to carry out the such 
     activities, for fiscal year 2025.

     SEC. 1244. EXTENSION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2023'' and inserting ``the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024''; and
       (2) by striking ``fiscal year 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     year 2024''.
       (b) Report on Resourcing United States Defense Requirements 
     for the Indo-Pacific Region and Study on Competitive 
     Strategies.--Subsection (d)(1)(A) of such section is amended 
     by striking ``fiscal years 2023 and 2024'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 2024 and 2025''.

     SEC. 1245. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR BIEN 
                   HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP.

       Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283; 134 Stat. 3955) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 
     2023'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2024''.

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     SEC. 1246. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO 
                   IMPROVE CYBER COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN MILITARY 
                   PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1256 of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3956; 
     10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``in 
     Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia'' and inserting ``with 
     covered foreign military partners'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Vietnam, Thailand, and 
     Indonesia'' and inserting ``covered foreign military 
     partners''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Vietnam, Thailand, and 
     Indonesia on'' and inserting ``covered foreign military 
     partners on defensive''.
       (b) Elements.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Vietnam, Thailand, and 
     Indonesia'' and inserting ``covered foreign military 
     partners''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Vietnam, Thailand, and 
     Indonesia'' and inserting ``covered foreign military 
     partners''.
       (c) Reports.--Subsection (c)(2)(B) of such title is amended 
     by striking ``Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia'' and 
     inserting ``covered foreign military partners''.
       (d) Certification.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``with any covered foreign military 
     partner'' after ``scheduled to commence''; and
       (2) by striking ``Vietnam, Indonesia, or Thailand'' and 
     inserting ``the covered foreign military partner''.
       (e) Extension.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended 
     by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2029''.
       (f) Definitions.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       ``(2) Covered foreign military partner.--The term `covered 
     foreign military partner' means the following:
       ``(A) Vietnam.
       ``(B) Thailand.
       ``(C) Indonesia.
       ``(D) The Philippines.
       ``(E) Malaysia.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1256 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3956; 10 U.S.C. 333 note) is 
     amended, in the section heading, by striking ``vietnam, 
     thailand, and indonesia'' and inserting ``covered foreign 
     military partners in southeast asia''.
       (2) The table of contents for the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3388) is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 1256 and inserting the 
     following:

``Sec. 1256. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered 
              foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.''.
       (3) The table of contents for title XII of the William M. 
     (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3905) is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 1256 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 1256. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered 
              foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.''.

     SEC. 1247. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY 
                   AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
     (Public Law 117-236; 136 Stat. 2844) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``other matters'' 
     and inserting ``taiwan''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or the Government 
     of Taiwan'' after ``the Government of Ukraine''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or the Government 
     of Taiwan'' after ``the Government of Ukraine'';
       (B) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) the replacement of defense articles from stocks of 
     the Department of Defense provided to--
       ``(i) the Government of Ukraine;
       ``(ii) foreign countries that have provided support to 
     Ukraine at the request of the United States;
       ``(iii) the Government of Taiwan; or
       ``(iv) foreign countries that have provided support to 
     Taiwan at the request of the United States; or''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or the Government 
     of Taiwan'' before the period at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2028'';
       (D) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
       (E) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph (7):
       ``(7) Notification.--Not later than 7 days after the 
     exercise of authority under subsection (a) the Secretary of 
     Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of 
     the specific authority exercises, the relevant contract, and 
     the estimated reductions in schedule.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of contents at the beginning of the James M. 
     Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023 (Public Law 117-236; 136 Stat. 2395) is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 1244 and inserting the 
     following:

``Sec. 1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and Taiwan.''.
       (2) The table of contents at the beginning of title XII of 
     the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236; 136 Stat. 2820) is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 1244 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and Taiwan.''.

     SEC. 1248. PLAN FOR ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION WITH JAPAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2024, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan 
     for enhancing United States security cooperation with Japan.
       (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A plan for--
       (A) increased bilateral training, exercises, combined 
     patrols, and other activities between the United States Armed 
     Forces and the Self-Defense Forces of Japan;
       (B) increasing multilateral military-to-military 
     engagements involving the United States Armed Forces, the 
     Self-Defense Forces of Japan, and the military forces of 
     other regional allies and partners, including Australia, 
     India, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippines, as 
     appropriate;
       (C) increased sharing of intelligence and other 
     information, including the adoption of enhanced security 
     protocols;
       (D) current mechanisms, processes, and plans to coordinate 
     and engage with the Joint Headquarters of the Self-Defense 
     Forces of Japan; and
       (E) enhancing cooperation on advanced technology 
     initiatives, including artificial intelligence, cyber, space, 
     undersea, hypersonic, and related technologies.
       (2) An analysis of the feasibility and advisability of--
       (A) increasing combined planning efforts between the United 
     States and Japan to address potential regional contingencies;
       (B) modifying United States command structures in Japan--
       (i) to coordinate all United States military activities and 
     operations in Japan;
       (ii) to complement similar changes by the Self-Defense 
     Forces of Japan; and
       (iii) to facilitate integrated planning and implementation 
     of combined activities; and
       (C) additional modifications to the force posture of the 
     United States Armed Forces in Japan, including the 
     establishment of additional main operating locations, 
     cooperative security locations, contingency locations, and 
     other forward operating sites.
       (3) An identification of challenges to the implementation 
     of the plan required by subsection (a) and any recommended 
     legislative changes, resourcing requirements, bilateral 
     agreements, or other measures that would facilitate the 
     implementation of such plan.
       (c) Form.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1249. PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO CERTAIN OPERATING 
                   LOCATIONS IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Identification of Operating Locations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     classified survey to identify each United States operating 
     location within the area of responsibility of the United 
     States Indo-Pacific Command, including in the First, Second, 
     and Third Island Chains, that--
       (A) may be used to respond militarily to aggression by the 
     People's Republic of China; and
       (B) is considered to not be sufficiently capable of 
     mitigating damage to aircraft of the United States Armed 
     Forces in the event of a missile, aerial drone, or other form 
     of attack by the People's Republic of China.
       (2) 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 results of 
     the survey under paragraph (1).
       (b) Plan.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
     the report required by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is 
     submitted, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a plan--
       (1) to implement improvements, as appropriate, to operating 
     locations identified under that subsection so as to increase 
     the survivability of aircraft of the United States

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     Armed Forces in the event of a missile, aerial drone, or 
     other form of attack by the People's Republic of China; and
       (2) that includes an articulation of other means for 
     increasing survivability of such aircraft in the event of 
     such an attack, including dispersal and deception.
       (c) Form.--The report and plan required by this section 
     shall be submitted in classified form.

     SEC. 1250. STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING POSTURE OF GROUND-BASED 
                   THEATER-RANGE MISSILES IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) 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 strategy for 
     improving the posture of ground-based theater-range missile 
     capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of gaps in conventional ground-based 
     theater-range precision strike capabilities in the area of 
     responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
       (2) An identification of military requirements for 
     conventional ground-based theater-range missile systems, 
     including range, propulsion, payload, launch platform, weapon 
     effects, and other operationally relevant factors in the 
     Indo-Pacific region.
       (3) An identification of prospective basing locations in 
     the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific 
     Command, including an articulation of the bilateral 
     agreements necessary to support such deployments.
       (4) A description of operational concepts for employment, 
     including integration with short-range and multi-domain 
     fires, in denial operations in the Western Pacific.
       (5) An identification of prospective foreign partners and 
     institutional mechanisms for co-development and co-production 
     of new theater-range conventional missiles.
       (6) An assessment of the cost and schedule of developmental 
     ground-based theater-range missiles programs, including any 
     potential cost-sharing arrangements with foreign partners 
     through existing institutional mechanisms.
       (7) The designation of a theater component commander or 
     joint task force commander within the United States Indo-
     Pacific Command responsible for developing a theater missile 
     strategy.
       (8) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.
       (c) Form.--The strategy required by subsection (a) may be 
     submitted in classified form but shall include an 
     unclassified summary.
       (d) Ground-based Theater-range Missile Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``ground-based theater-range missile'' 
     means a conventional mobile ground-launched ballistic or 
     cruise missile system with a range between 500 and 5,500 
     kilometers.

     SEC. 1251. ENHANCING MAJOR DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of State and the head of any other 
     relevant Federal department or agency, shall seek to ensure 
     that India is appropriately considered for security 
     cooperation benefits consistent with the status of India as a 
     major defense partner of the United States, including with 
     respect to the following lines of effort:
       (1) Eligibility for funding to initiate or facilitate 
     cooperative research, development, testing, or evaluation 
     projects with the Department of Defense, with priority given 
     to projects in the areas of--
       (A) artificial intelligence;
       (B) undersea domain awareness;
       (C) air combat and support;
       (D) munitions; and
       (E) mobility.
       (2) Eligibility to enter into reciprocal agreements with 
     the Department of Defense for the cooperative provision of 
     training on a bilateral or multilateral basis in support of 
     programs for the purpose of building capacity in the areas 
     of--
       (A) counterterrorism operations;
       (B) counter-weapons of mass destruction operations;
       (C) counter-illicit drug trafficking operations;
       (D) counter-transnational organized crime operations;
       (E) maritime and border security operations;
       (F) military intelligence operations;
       (G) air domain awareness operations; and
       (H) cyberspace security and defensive cyberspace 
     operations.
       (3) Eligibility to enter into a memorandum of understanding 
     or other formal agreement with the Department of Defense for 
     the purpose of conducting cooperative research and 
     development projects on defense equipment and munitions.
       (4) Eligibility for companies from India to bid on 
     contracts for the maintenance, repair, or overhaul of 
     Department of Defense equipment located outside the United 
     States.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and 
     the head of any other relevant Federal department or agency, 
     shall provide the congressional defense committees, the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     with a briefing on the status of security cooperation 
     activities with India, including the lines of effort 
     specified in subsection (a).

     SEC. 1252. MILITARY CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State and in coordination 
     with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the 
     Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall 
     seek to engage with appropriate officials of Taiwan for the 
     purpose of expanding cooperation on military cybersecurity 
     activities using the authorities under chapter 16 of title 
     10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory 
     authorities available to the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Cooperation Efforts.--In expanding the cooperation of 
     military cybersecurity activities between the Department of 
     Defense and the military forces of Taiwan under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of Defense may carry out efforts--
       (1) to actively defend military networks, infrastructure, 
     and systems;
       (2) to eradicate malicious cyber activity that has 
     compromised such networks, infrastructure, and systems;
       (3) to leverage United States commercial and military 
     cybersecurity technology and services to harden and defend 
     such networks, infrastructure, and systems; and
       (4) to conduct combined cybersecurity training activities 
     and exercises.
       (c) Briefings.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the 
     implementation of this section.
       (2) Contents.--The briefing under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the feasibility and advisability of 
     expanding the cooperation on military cybersecurity 
     activities between the Department of Defense and the military 
     forces of Taiwan.
       (B) An identification of any challenges and resources that 
     need to be addressed so as to expand such cooperation.
       (C) An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to this 
     section.
       (D) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     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. 1253. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE ACTIVITIES RELATING TO, AND 
                   IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR, SECURITY PARTNERSHIP 
                   AMONG AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) Designation of Senior Official.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall designate a senior civilian official of the 
     Department of Defense who shall be responsible for overseeing 
     Department of Defense activities relating to the security 
     partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the 
     United States (commonly known as the ``AUKUS partnership'').
       (b) Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and 
     the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress an implementation plan outlining 
     Department efforts relating to the AUKUS partnership.
       (2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) Timelines and major anticipated milestones for the 
     implementation of the AUKUS partnership.
       (B) An identification of dependencies of such milestones on 
     defense requirements that are--
       (i) unrelated to the AUKUS partnership; and
       (ii) solely within the decisionmaking responsibility of 
     Australia or the United Kingdom.
       (C) Recommendations for adjustments to statutory and 
     regulatory export authorities or frameworks, including 
     technology transfer and protection, necessary to efficiently 
     implement the AUKUS partnership.
       (D) A consideration of the implications of the plan on the 
     industrial base with respect to--
       (i) the expansion of existing United States submarine 
     construction capacity to fulfill United States, United 
     Kingdom, and Australia requirements;
       (ii) acceleration of the restoration of United States 
     capabilities for producing highly enriched uranium to fuel 
     submarine reactors;
       (iii) stabilization of commodity markets and expanding 
     supplies of high-grade steel, construction materials, and 
     other resources required for improving shipyard condition and 
     expanding throughput capacity; and
       (iv) coordination and synchronization of industrial 
     sourcing opportunities among Australia, the United Kingdom, 
     and the United States.
       (E) A description of resourcing and personnel requirements, 
     including the hiring of additional foreign disclosure 
     officers.

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       (F) A plan for improving information sharing, including--
       (i) recommendations for modifications to foreign disclosure 
     policies and processes;
       (ii) the promulgation of written information-sharing 
     guidelines or policies to improve information sharing under 
     the AUKUS partnership;
       (iii) the establishment of an information handling caveat 
     specific to the AUKUS partnership; and
       (iv) the reduction in use of the Not Releasable to Foreign 
     Nations (NOFORN) information handling caveat.
       (G) Processes for the protection of privately held 
     intellectual property, including patents.
       (H) A plan to leverage, for the AUKUS partnership, any 
     relevant existing cybersecurity or technology partnership or 
     cooperation activity between the United States and the United 
     Kingdom or between the United States and Australia.
       (I) Recommended updates to other statutory, regulatory, 
     policy, or process frameworks.
       (J) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Semiannual Updates.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date on which the plan required by subsection (b) is 
     submitted, and semiannually thereafter on April 1 and October 
     1 each year through 2029, the senior civilian official 
     designated under subsection (a) shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees with a briefing on the 
     status of all Department activities to implement the AUKUS 
     partnership.
       (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 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committees on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1254. REPORT AND NOTIFICATION RELATING TO TRANSFER OF 
                   OPERATIONAL CONTROL ON KOREAN PENINSULA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
       (1) describes the conditions under which the military 
     forces of the Republic of Korea would be prepared to assume 
     wartime operational control of the United States and Republic 
     of Korea Combined Forces Command; and
       (2) includes an assessment of the extent to which the 
     military forces of the Republic of Korea meet such conditions 
     as of the date on which the report is submitted.
       (b) Notification.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days before the date on 
     which wartime operational control of the United States and 
     Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command is transferred to 
     the Republic of Korea, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall notify the 
     appropriate committees of Congress of such transfer.
       (2) Elements.--The notification required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the extent to which the military 
     forces of the Republic of Korea meet the conditions described 
     in the report submitted under subsection (a), including with 
     respect to the acquisition by the Republic of Korea of 
     necessary military capabilities to counter the capabilities 
     of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
       (B) A description of the command relationship among the 
     United Nations Command, the United States and Republic of 
     Korea Combined Forces Command, the United States Forces 
     Korea, and the military forces of the Republic of Korea.
       (C) An assessment of the extent to which such transfer 
     impacts the security of the United States, the Republic of 
     Korea, and other regional allies and partners.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     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. 1255. REPORT ON RANGE OF CONSEQUENCES OF WAR WITH THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than December 1, 2024, the 
     Director of the Office of Net Assessment shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the range of 
     geopolitical and economic consequences of a United States-
     People's Republic of China conflict in 2030.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) account for potential--
       (A) attacks within the homelands of the United States and 
     the People's Republic of China, including cyber threats and 
     the potential disruption of critical infrastructure;
       (B) impacts on the United States Armed Forces and the 
     military forces of United States allies and partners, 
     including loss of life, capabilities, United States force 
     posture, and United States alliances in the Indo-Pacific 
     region;
       (C) impacts on the military forces of the People's Republic 
     of China, including loss of life and capabilities;
       (D) impacts on the civilian populations of Japan, Taiwan, 
     Australia, and other countries in the Indo-Pacific region;
       (E) disruption of the global economy; and
       (F) any other matter the Director of the Office of Net 
     Assessment considers relevant; and
       (2) include a review of previous attempts in history to 
     forecast the consequences and costs of war.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Briefing.--Not less than 14 days before the date on 
     which the report required by subsection (a) is submitted, the 
     Director of the Office of Net Assessment shall provide a 
     briefing to the congressional defense committees on the 
     conclusions of the report.

     SEC. 1256. STUDY AND REPORT ON COMMAND STRUCTURE AND FORCE 
                   POSTURE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN INDO-
                   PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
     enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and 
     development center to conduct an independent study for the 
     purpose of improving the current command structure and force 
     posture of the United States Armed Forces in the area of 
     responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
       (2) Report to secretary.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and 
     development center selected to conduct the study required by 
     paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary a report on the 
     findings of the study.
       (B) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following:
       (i) An assessment of--

       (I) the current command structure of the United States 
     Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the United 
     States Indo-Pacific Command;
       (II) the current force posture, basing, access, and 
     overflight agreements of the United States Armed Forces in 
     such area of responsibility; and
       (III) any operational or command and control challenge 
     resulting from the geography, current force posture of the 
     United States Armed Forces, or current command structure of 
     the United States Armed Forces in the area of responsibility 
     of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.

       (ii) Any recommendation for--

       (I) adjustments to the force posture of the United States 
     Armed Forces in such area of responsibility, including an 
     identification of any additional basing, access, and 
     overflight agreement that may be necessary in response to the 
     changing security environment in such area of responsibility;
       (II) modifying the current organizational and command 
     structure of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, 
     including United States Forces Japan and United States Forces 
     Korea, in response to such changing security environment; or
       (III) improving the ability to better coordinate with 
     allies and partners during peacetime and conflict.

       (b) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2025, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees an unaltered copy of the report submitted to the 
     Secretary under subsection (a)(2), together with the views of 
     the Secretary on the findings set forth in such report and 
     any corresponding recommendation.
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (3) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make 
     available to the public the unclassified form of the report 
     required by paragraph (1).

     SEC. 1257. STUDIES ON DEFENSE BUDGET TRANSPARENCY OF THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) Studies Required.--
       (1) Defense intelligence agency study.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency, shall--
       (A) complete a study on the defense budget of the People's 
     Republic of China;
       (B) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     results of the study; and
       (C) make the results of the study available to the public 
     on the internet website of the Department of Defense.
       (2) Secretary of defense study.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date on which the study required by paragraph (1) 
     is submitted, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (A) complete a comparative study on the defense budgets of 
     the People's Republic of China and the United States;
       (B) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     results of the study; and
       (C) make the results of the study available to the public 
     on the internet website of the Department of Defense.
       (3) Methodology.--The studies required by paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) shall each employ a robust methodology that--

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       (A) does not depend on the official pronouncements of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese 
     Communist Party;
       (B) takes into account the military-civil fusion present in 
     the People's Republic of China; and
       (C) employs the building-block method of analysis or a 
     similar method of analysis, as appropriate.
       (4) Objective.--The objective of the studies required by 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be to provide the people of the 
     United States with an accurate comparison of the defense 
     spending of the People's Republic of China and the United 
     States.
       (b) Elements.--At a minimum, the studies required by this 
     section shall do the following:
       (1) Determine the amounts invested by each subject country 
     across functional categories for spending, including--
       (A) defense-related research and development;
       (B) weapons procurement from domestic and foreign sources;
       (C) operations and maintenance;
       (D) pay and benefits;
       (E) military pensions; and
       (F) any other category the Secretary considers relevant.
       (2) Consider the effects of purchasing power parity and 
     market exchange rates, particularly on nontraded goods.
       (3) Estimate the magnitude of omitted spending from 
     official defense budget information and account for such 
     spending in the comparison.
       (4) Exclude spending related to veterans' benefits, other 
     than military pensions provided to veterans.
       (c) Considerations.--The studies required by this section 
     may take into consideration the following:
       (1) The effects of state-owned enterprises on the defense 
     expenditures of the People's Republic of China.
       (2) The role of differing acquisition policies and 
     structures with respect to the defense expenditures of each 
     subject country.
       (3) Any other matter relevant to evaluating the resources 
     dedicated to the defense spending or the various military-
     related outlays of the People's Republic of China.
       (d) Form.--The studies required by this section shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, free of handling 
     restrictions, but may include classified annexes.

     SEC. 1258. BRIEFING ON PROVISION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE BY 
                   THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND SUMMARY OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     briefing that describes the provision of security assistance 
     and training by the People's Republic of China to foreign 
     military forces for the purpose of achieving the national 
     objectives of the People's Republic of China.
       (b) Summary of Mitigation Activities.--As part of the first 
     report submitted under section 1206(c)(2) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
     117-81; 135 Stat. 1960; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of 
     Department of Defense activities designed to mitigate the 
     provision of security assistance and training referred to in 
     subsection (a), including such activities that--
       (1) strengthen United States alliances and partnerships 
     with foreign military partners;
       (2) identify countries or governments to which the People's 
     Republic of China provides such security assistance or 
     military training;
       (3) dissuade countries and governments from relying on the 
     People's Republic of China as a partner for such security 
     assistance and military training;
       (4) identify any manner in which the United States, or 
     close allies of the United States, may engage with countries 
     and governments to be the preferred partner for security 
     assistance and military training; and
       (5) improve the ability of the United States Armed Forces 
     to coordinate and operate with allies and partners for 
     purposes of mitigating the provision of security assistance 
     and military training by the People's Republic of China.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1259. SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON BILATERAL AGREEMENTS 
                   SUPPORTING UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE IN 
                   THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter 
     through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide the 
     appropriate committees of Congress with a briefing on 
     bilateral agreements supporting the United States military 
     posture in the Indo-Pacific region.
       (b) Elements.--Each briefing required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An update on notable changes to elements described in 
     section 1262(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236; 
     136 Stat. 2857).
       (2) An assessment of the impact on United States military 
     operations if any individual or combination of allies and 
     partners were to deny continued access, basing, or overflight 
     rights, including with respect to--
       (A) forward presence;
       (B) agile basing;
       (C) pre-positioned materials; or
       (D) fueling and resupply.
       (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. 1260. SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY OF THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 
     180 days thereafter through March 30, 2027, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees 
     a briefing on--
       (1) the military activities of the People's Republic of 
     China with respect to Taiwan and the South China Sea;
       (2) efforts by the Department of Defense to engage with the 
     People's Liberation Army; and
       (3) United States efforts to enable the defense of Taiwan 
     and bolster maritime security in the South China Sea.
       (b) Elements.--Each briefing required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An update on--
       (A) military developments of the People's Republic of China 
     relating to any possible Taiwan or South China Sea 
     contingency, including upgrades to the weapon systems of the 
     People's Republic of China, the procurement of new weapons by 
     the People's Republic of China, and changes to the posture of 
     the People's Liberation Army;
       (B) military equipment acquired by Taiwan pursuant to the 
     Presidential drawdown authority under section 506(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)) or through 
     the direct commercial sales or foreign military sales 
     processes;
       (C) United States efforts to deter aggression by the 
     People's Republic of China in the Indo-Pacific region, 
     including any campaigning or exercise activities conducted by 
     the United States; and
       (D) United States efforts to train the military forces of 
     Taiwan and allies and partners in Southeast Asia.
       (2) The most recent information regarding the readiness of 
     or preparations by the People's Liberation Army to 
     potentially conduct aggressive military action against 
     Taiwan.
       (3) A description of any military activity carried out 
     during the preceding quarter by the People's Republic of 
     China in the vicinity of Taiwan.
       (4) A description of engagements by Department of Defense 
     officials with the People's Liberation Army, including with 
     respect to maintaining open lines of communication, 
     establishing crisis management capabilities, and 
     deconfliction of military activities.
       (5) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.

     SEC. 1261. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT 
                   ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to knowingly provide active and direct support to 
     any film, television, or other entertainment project if the 
     Secretary of Defense has demonstrable evidence that the 
     project has complied or is likely to comply with a demand 
     from the Government of the People's Republic of China or the 
     Chinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of 
     the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist 
     Party, to censor the content of the project in a material 
     manner to advance the national interest of the People's 
     Republic of China.

     SEC. 1262. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE WUHAN 
                   INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
     Act may be made available for the Wuhan Institute of Virology 
     for any purpose.

     SEC. 1263. AUDIT TO IDENTIFY DIVERSION OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE FUNDING TO CHINA'S RESEARCH LABS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense Office 
     of Inspector General shall conduct a study, and submit a 
     report to Congress, regarding the amount of Federal funds 
     awarded by the Department of Defense (whether directly or 
     indirectly) through grants, contracts, subgrants, 
     subcontracts, or any other type of agreement or 
     collaboration, during the 10-year period immediately 
     preceding such date of enactment, that--
       (1) was provided, whether purposely or inadvertently, to--
       (A) the People's Republic of China;
       (B) the Communist Party of China;
       (C) the Wuhan Institute of Virology or any other 
     organization administered by the Chinese Academy of Sciences;

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       (D) EcoHealth Alliance Inc., including any subsidiaries and 
     related organizations that are directly controlled by 
     EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; or
       (E) any other lab, agency, organization, individual, or 
     instrumentality that is owned, controlled (directly or 
     indirectly), or overseen (officially or unofficially) by any 
     of the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D); or
       (2) was used to fund research or experiments that could 
     have reasonably resulted in the enhancement of any 
     coronavirus, influenza, Nipah, Ebola, or other pathogen of 
     pandemic potential or chimeric versions of such a virus or 
     pathogen in the People's Republic of China or any other 
     foreign country.
       (b) Identification of Countries and Pathogens.--The report 
     required under subsection (a) shall specify--
       (1) the countries in which the research or experiments 
     described in subsection (a)(2) was conducted; and
       (2) the pathogens involved in such research or experiments.

     SEC. 1264. PROHIBITING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE 
                   INC.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
     Act may be made available for any purpose to--
       (1) EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.;
       (2) any subsidiary of EcoHealth Alliance Inc;
       (3) any organization that is directly controlled by 
     EcoHealth Alliance Inc; or
       (4) any organization or individual that is a subgrantee or 
     subcontractor of EcoHealth Alliance Inc.

     SEC. 1265. ASSESSMENT RELATING TO CONTINGENCY OPERATIONAL 
                   PLAN OF UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
     assessment, based on the contingency operational plan for a 
     major conflict in the area of operations of the United States 
     Indo-Pacific Command, to identify and characterize the 
     dependencies of such plan on specific critical infrastructure 
     facilities, capabilities, and services for the successful 
     mobilization, deployment, and sustainment of forces.
       (b) Briefings.--The Secretary shall provide to the 
     congressional defense committees--
       (1) before the date on which the Secretary commences the 
     assessment required by subsection (a), a briefing that sets 
     forth the terms of reference and a plan for such assessment; 
     and
       (2) a briefing on the results of such assessment, not later 
     than the earlier of--
       (A) the date on which Secretary completes such assessment; 
     or
       (B) the date that is 180 days after the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 1266. ASSESSMENT OF ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY OF MILITARY 
                   FORCES OF TAIWAN.

       (a) 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 State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the absorptive 
     capacity of the military forces of Taiwan for military 
     capabilities provided and approved by the United States for 
     delivery to Taiwan in the last 10 years, including the date 
     of projected or achieved initial and full operational 
     capabilities.
       (2) Briefing requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     delivery of the required report, the Secretary shall provide 
     a briefing on the report to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress.
       (3) Form.--The required report shall be provided in 
     classified form with an unclassified cover letter.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Absorptive capacity.--The term ``absorptive capacity'' 
     means the capacity of the recipient unit to achieve initial 
     operational capability, including to operate, maintain, 
     sustain, deploy, and employ to operational effect, a defense 
     article or service for its intended end-use.
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1267. ANALYSIS OF RISKS AND IMPLICATIONS OF POTENTIAL 
                   SUSTAINED MILITARY BLOCKADE OF TAIWAN BY THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Analysis Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with 
     the Director of National Intelligence, shall complete a 
     comprehensive analysis of the risks and implications of a 
     sustained military blockade of Taiwan by the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (2) Elements.--The analysis required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the means by which the People's 
     Republic of China could execute a sustained military blockade 
     of Taiwan, including the most likely courses of action 
     through which the People's Republic of China could accomplish 
     such a blockade.
       (B) An identification of indications and warnings of a 
     potential sustained military blockade of Taiwan by the 
     People's Republic of China, and the likely timelines for such 
     indications and warnings.
       (C) An identification of other coercive actions the 
     People's Republic of China may potentially take before or 
     independently of such a blockade, including the seizure of 
     outlying islands of Taiwan.
       (D) An assessment of the impact of such a blockade on the 
     ability of Taiwan to sustain its military capabilities, 
     economy, and population.
       (E) An assessment of threats to, and other potential 
     negative impacts on, the United States homeland during such a 
     blockade scenario.
       (F) An assessment of key military operational problems 
     presented by such a blockade.
       (G) An assessment of the concept-required military 
     capabilities necessary to address the problems identified 
     under subparagraph (F).
       (H) An assessment of challenges to escalation management.
       (I) An assessment of military or nonmilitary options to 
     counter or retaliate against such a blockade or the seizure 
     of outlying islands of Taiwan, including through horizontal 
     escalation.
       (J) An assessment of the extent to which such a blockade is 
     addressed by the Joint Warfighting Concept and Joint Concept 
     for Competing.
       (K) An identification of necessary changes to United States 
     Armed Forces force design, doctrine, and tactics, techniques, 
     and procedures for responding to or mitigating the impact of 
     such a blockade.
       (L) An assessment of the role of United States partners and 
     allies in addressing the threats and challenges posed by a 
     such a potential blockade.
       (M) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers 
     relevant.
       (b) Interagency Engagement.--Not later than 270 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall seek to engage with the head of any other 
     appropriate Federal department or agency--
       (1) regarding the threats and challenges posed by a 
     potential sustained military blockade of Taiwan by the 
     People's Republic of China; and
       (2) to better understand potential options for a response 
     by the United States Government to such a blockade.
       (c) Report.--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 classified 
     report--
       (1) on the assessment required by paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a), including all elements described in paragraph 
     (2) of that subsection; and
       (2) the interagency engagements conducted under subsection 
     (b).
       (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 
     Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1268. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND 
                   PARTNERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The 2022 National Defense Strategy states, 
     ``[m]utually-beneficial Alliances and partnerships are our 
     greatest global strategic advantage.''.
       (2) The United States Indo-Pacific Strategy states, ``we 
     will prioritize our single greatest asymmetric strength: our 
     network of security alliances and partnerships. Across the 
     region, the United States will work with allies and partners 
     to deepen our interoperability and develop and deploy 
     advanced warfighting capabilities as we support them in 
     defending their citizens and their sovereign interests.''.
       (3) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testified on March 
     28, 2023, that ``our allies and partners are a huge force 
     multiplier. They magnify our power, advance our shared 
     security interests, and help uphold a world that is free, 
     open, prosperous, and secure.''.
       (4) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Milley 
     testified on March 28, 2023, that ``our alliances and 
     partnerships are key to maintaining the rules-based 
     international order and a stable and open international 
     system promoting peace and prosperity . . . We are stronger 
     when we operate closely with our allies and partners.''.
       (5) Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command 
     Admiral Aquilino testified on April 20, 2023, that ``a robust 
     network of allies and partners, built on the strength of our 
     shared interests, is our greatest advantage. United States 
     Indo-Pacific Command is strengthening all layers of our 
     security network: allies, multilateral arrangements, 
     partners, friends, and the Five Eyes nations. We execute 
     security cooperation activities, training, and exercises to 
     strengthen those relationships, build partner capacity, and 
     enhance interoperability.''.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Secretary of Defense

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     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, 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 country and affirming the United 
     States commitment to extended deterrence 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 1, 1951, and through the 
     partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the 
     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 Armed Forces of the United States, 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.

             Subtitle E--Securing Maritime Data From China

     SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Securing Maritime Data 
     from China Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 1272. LOGINK DEFINED.

       In this subtitle, the term ``LOGINK'' means the public, 
     open, shared logistics information network known as the 
     National Public Information Platform for Transportation and 
     Logistics by the Ministry of Transport of the People's 
     Republic of China.

     SEC. 1273. COUNTERING THE SPREAD OF LOGINK.

       (a) Contracting Prohibition.--The Department of Defense may 
     not enter into or renew any contract with any entity that 
     uses--
       (1) LOGINK;
       (2) any logistics platform controlled by, affiliated with, 
     or subject to the jurisdiction of the Chinese Communist Party 
     or the Government of the People's Republic of China; or
       (3) any logistics platform that shares data with a system 
     described in paragraph (1) or (2).
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to 
     any contract entered into or renewed on or after the date 
     that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                          Subtitle F--Reports

     SEC. 1281. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ROLES AND 
                   RESPONSIBILITIES IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL 
                   STRATEGY FOR THE ARCTIC REGION.

       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 Department of 
     Defense roles and responsibilities in support of the National 
     Strategy for the Arctic Region that includes--
       (1) an identification of the Department's lines of effort 
     to support the implementation of the National Strategy for 
     the Arctic Region, including the implementation plan for each 
     applicable military department;
       (2) a plan for the execution of, and a projected timeline 
     and the resource requirements for, each such line of effort; 
     and
       (3) any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 1291. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) Use of Funds Other Than Appropriated Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Director of 
     the Defense Intelligence Agency, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 
     may accept and expend foreign partner funds in order for the 
     foreign partner or partners to share with the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency the expenses of joint and combined 
     military intelligence collection and analysis activities.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Previously denied funds.--Funds accepted under this 
     section may not be expended, in whole or in part, by or for 
     the benefit of the Defense Intelligence Agency for any 
     purpose for which Congress has previously denied funds.
       (B) Joint benefit.--The authority provided by paragraph (1) 
     may not be used to acquire items or services for the sole 
     benefit of the United States.
       (b) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1, 2025, and 
     annually thereafter for four years, the Director of the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency 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 an identification of the foreign partner or 
     partners involved and a description of the purpose of such 
     funds.
       (c) Termination.--The authority to accept and expend 
     foreign partner funds pursuant to this section shall 
     terminate on December 31, 2028.
       (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 Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1292. COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP 
                   AND MAINTAIN MILITARY-WIDE TRANSFORMATIONAL 
                   STRATEGIES FOR OPERATIONAL ENERGY.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2025, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a partnership program 
     using existing authorities to collaborate with the military 
     forces of partner countries in developing and maintaining 
     military-wide transformational strategies for operational 
     energy (in this section referred to as the ``Program'').
       (2) Organization.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Energy, Installations, and Environment, in coordination with 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and in consultation 
     with the Secretaries of the military departments, the 
     commanders of the combatant commands, and any other 
     individual the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, 
     shall be responsible for, and shall oversee, the Program.
       (b) Objective.--The objective of the Program is to promote 
     the readiness of the United States Armed Forces and the 
     military forces of partner countries for missions in 
     contested logistics environments by focusing on demand 
     reduction and employing more diverse and renewable 
     operational energy sources so as to enhance energy security, 
     energy resilience, and energy conservation, reduce logistical 
     vulnerabilities, and ensure that supply lines are resilient 
     to extreme weather, disruptions to energy supplies, and 
     direct or indirect cyber attacks.
       (c) Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Under the Program, the United States Armed 
     Forces and the military forces of each participating partner 
     country shall, in coordination--
       (A) establish policies to improve warfighting capability 
     through energy security and energy resilience;
       (B) integrate efforts to mitigate mutual contested 
     logistics challenges through the reduction of operational 
     energy demand;
       (C) identify and mitigate operational energy challenges 
     presented by any contested logistics environment, including 
     through developing innovative delivery systems, distributed 
     storage, flexible contracting, and improved automation;
       (D) assess and integrate, to the extent practicable, any 
     technology, including electric, hydrogen, nuclear, biofuels, 
     and any other sustainable fuel technology or renewable energy 
     technology, that may reduce operational energy demand in the 
     near term or long term;

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       (E) assess and consider any infrastructure investment of 
     allied and partner countries that may affect operational 
     energy availability in the event of a conflict with a near-
     peer adversary; and
       (F) assess and integrate, to the extent practicable--
       (i) any technology that increases sustainability; and
       (ii) any practice, technology, or strategy that reduces 
     negative impacts on human health.
       (2) Country considerations.--In carrying out any activity 
     under paragraph (1), to the extent practicable, the relevant 
     existing and past military conflicts and cultural practices 
     of, and beliefs prevalent in, the participating country shall 
     be taken into account.
       (d) Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2024, the 
     Secretary of Defense 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 required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A governance structure for the Program, including--
       (i) the officials tasked to oversee the Program;
       (ii) the format of the governing body of the Program;
       (iii) the functions and duties of such governing body with 
     respect to establishing and maintaining the Program; and
       (iv) 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, 
     including a description of--

       (I) the benefits to the military forces of the partner 
     country; and
       (II) the benefits to the United States Armed Forces of 
     participation by such country;

       (iii) a description of any limitation on the participation 
     of a selected partner country; and
       (iv) any other information the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (C) A list of additional authorities, appropriations, or 
     other congressional support necessary to ensure the success 
     of the Program.
       (D) A campaign of objectives for the first three fiscal 
     years of the Program, including--
       (i) a description of, and a rationale for selecting, such 
     objectives;
       (ii) an identification of milestones toward achieving such 
     objectives; and
       (iii) metrics for evaluating success in achieving such 
     objectives.
       (E) A description of opportunities and potential timelines 
     for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
       (F) Any other information the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Form.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 20, 2025, and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report on the Program.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A narrative summary of activities conducted as part of 
     the Program during the preceding fiscal year.
       (B) Except in the case of the initial report, an assessment 
     of progress toward the objectives established for the 
     preceding fiscal year described in the preceding report under 
     this subsection using the metrics established in such report.
       (C) A campaign of objectives for the three fiscal years 
     following the date of submission of the report, including--
       (i) a description of, and a rationale 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) 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.
       (f) Termination.--The Program shall terminate on December 
     31, 2029.
       (g) Contested Logistics Environment Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``contested logistics environment'' means 
     an environment in which the United States Armed Forces or the 
     military forces of a partner country engage in conflict with 
     an adversary that presents challenges in all domains and 
     directly targets logistics operations, facilities, and 
     activities in the United States, abroad, or in transit from 
     one location to the other.

     SEC. 1293. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR 
                   IRREGULAR WARFARE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 127c the following:

     ``Sec. 127d. Support of special operations for irregular 
       warfare

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may, with the 
     concurrence of the relevant Chief of Mission, expend up to 
     $20,000,000 during any fiscal year to provide support to 
     foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals 
     engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing and authorized 
     irregular warfare operations by United States Special 
     Operations Forces.
       ``(b) Funds.--Funds for support under this section in a 
     fiscal year shall be derived from amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for that fiscal year for the Department of 
     Defense for operation and maintenance.
       ``(c) Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The authority in this section shall be 
     exercised in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary 
     shall establish for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Elements.--The procedures required under paragraph 
     (1) shall establish, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(A) Policy guidance for the execution of, and constraints 
     within, activities under the authority in this section.
       ``(B) The processes through which activities under the 
     authority in this section are to be developed, validated, and 
     coordinated, as appropriate, with relevant entities of the 
     United States Government.
       ``(C) The processes through which legal reviews and 
     determinations are made to comply with the authority in this 
     section and ensure that the exercise of such authority is 
     consistent with the national security of the United States.
       ``(D) The processes to ensure, to the extent practicable, 
     that before a decision to provide support is made, the 
     recipients of support do not pose a counterintelligence or 
     force protection threat and have not engaged in gross 
     violations of human rights.
       ``(E) The processes by which the Department shall keep the 
     congressional defense committees fully and currently informed 
     of--
       ``(i) the requirements for the use of the authority in this 
     section; and
       ``(ii) activities conducted under such authority.
       ``(3) Notice to congress on procedures and material 
     modifications.--The Secretary shall notify the congressional 
     defense committees of the procedures established pursuant to 
     this section before any exercise of the authority in this 
     section, and shall notify such committee of any material 
     modification of the procedures.
       ``(d) Construction of Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory 
     authorization for any of the following:
       ``(1) The conduct of a covert action, as such term is 
     defined in section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093(e)).
       ``(2) The introduction of United States Armed Forces 
     (including as such term is defined in section 8(c) of the War 
     Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1547(c))) into hostilities or 
     into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by 
     the circumstances.
       ``(3) The provision of support to regular forces, irregular 
     forces, groups, or individuals for the conduct of operations 
     that United States Special Operations Forces are not 
     otherwise legally authorized to conduct themselves.
       ``(4) The conduct or support of activities, directly or 
     indirectly, that are inconsistent with the laws of armed 
     conflict.
       ``(e) Limitation on Delegation.--The authority of the 
     Secretary to make funds available under this section for 
     support of a military operation may not be delegated.
       ``(f) Programmatic and Policy Oversight.--The Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity 
     Conflict shall have primary programmatic and policy oversight 
     within the Office of the Secretary of Defense of support to 
     irregular warfare activities authorized by this section.
       ``(g) Notification.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 15 days before exercising 
     the authority in this section to make funds available to 
     initiate support of an ongoing and authorized operation or 
     changing the scope or funding level of any support under this 
     section for such an operation by $500,000 or an amount equal 
     to 10 percent of such funding level (whichever is less), the 
     Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees 
     of the use of such authority with respect to such operation. 
     Any such notification shall be in writing.
       ``(2) Elements.--A notification required by this subsection 
     shall include the following:
       ``(A) The type of support to be provided to United States 
     Special Operations Forces, and a description of the ongoing 
     and authorized operation to be supported.
       ``(B) A description of the foreign forces, irregular 
     forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or 
     facilitating the ongoing and authorized operation that is to 
     be the recipient of funds.
       ``(C) The type of support to be provided to the recipient 
     of the funds, and a description of the end-use monitoring to 
     be used in connection with the use of the funds.
       ``(D) The amount obligated under the authority to provide 
     support.
       ``(E) The duration for which the support is expected to be 
     provided, and an identification of the timeframe in which the 
     provision of support will be reviewed by the commander of the 
     applicable combatant command for a determination with respect 
     to the necessity of continuing such support.
       ``(F) The determination of the Secretary that the provision 
     of support does not constitute any of the following:

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       ``(i) An introduction of United States Armed Forces 
     (including as such term is defined in section 8(c) of the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(c))) into hostilities, or 
     into situations where hostilities are clearly indicated by 
     the circumstances, without specific statutory authorization 
     within the meaning of section 5(b) of such Resolution (50 
     U.S.C. 1544(b)).
       ``(ii) A covert action, as such term is defined in section 
     503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3093(e)).
       ``(iii) An authorization for the provision of support to 
     regular forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals for 
     the conduct of operations that United States Special 
     Operations Forces are not otherwise legally authorized to 
     conduct themselves.
       ``(iv) The conduct or support of activities, directly or 
     indirectly, that are inconsistent with the laws of armed 
     conflict.
       ``(h) Notification of Suspension or Termination of 
     Support.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 48 hours after suspending 
     or terminating support to any foreign force, irregular force, 
     group, or individual provided pursuant to the authority in 
     this section, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a written notice of such suspension or 
     termination.
       ``(2) Elements.--The written notice required by paragraph 
     (1) shall include each of the following:
       ``(A) A description of the reasons for the suspension or 
     termination of such support.
       ``(B) A description of any effect on regional, theater, or 
     global campaign plan objectives anticipated to result from 
     such suspension or termination.
       ``(C) A plan for such suspension or termination, and, in 
     the case of support that is planned to be transitioned to any 
     other program of the Department of Defense or to a program of 
     any other Federal department or agency, a detailed 
     description of the transition plan, including the resources, 
     equipment, capabilities, and personnel associated with such 
     plan.
       ``(i) Biannual Reports.--
       ``(1) Report on preceding fiscal year.--Not later than 120 
     days after the close of each fiscal year in which subsection 
     (a) is in effect, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the support 
     provided under this section during the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) Report on current calendar year.-- Not later than 180 
     days after the submittal of each report required by paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the support provided under this 
     section during the first half of the fiscal year in which the 
     report under this paragraph is submitted.
       ``(3) Elements.--Each report required by this subsection 
     shall include the following:
       ``(A) A summary of the ongoing irregular warfare 
     operations, and associated authorized campaign plans, being 
     conducted by United States Special Operations Forces that 
     were supported or facilitated by foreign forces, irregular 
     forces, groups, or individuals for which support was provided 
     under this section during the period covered by such report.
       ``(B) A description of the support or facilitation provided 
     by such foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or 
     individuals to United States Special Operations Forces during 
     such period.
       ``(C) The type of recipients that were provided support 
     under this section during such period, identified by 
     authorized category (foreign forces, irregular forces, 
     groups, or individuals).
       ``(D) A detailed description of the support provided to the 
     recipients under this section during such period.
       ``(E) The total amount obligated for support under this 
     section during such period, including budget details.
       ``(F) The intended duration of support provided under this 
     section during such period.
       ``(G) An assessment of value of the support provided under 
     this section during such period, including a summary of 
     significant activities undertaken by foreign forces, 
     irregular forces, groups, or individuals to support irregular 
     warfare operations by United States Special Operations 
     Forces.
       ``(H) The total amount obligated for support under this 
     section in prior fiscal years.
       ``(j) Quarterly Briefings.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less frequently than quarterly, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense 
     committees a briefing on the use of the authority provided by 
     this section, and other matters relating to irregular 
     warfare, with the primary purposes of--
       ``(A) keeping the congressional defense committees fully 
     and currently informed of irregular warfare requirements and 
     activities, including emerging combatant commands 
     requirements; and
       ``(B) consulting with the congressional defense committees 
     regarding such matters.
       ``(2) Elements.--Each briefing required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       ``(A) An update on irregular warfare activities within each 
     geographic combatant command and a description of the manner 
     in which such activities support the respective theater 
     campaign plan and the National Defense Strategy.
       ``(B) An overview of relevant authorities and legal issues, 
     including limitations.
       ``(C) An overview of irregular warfare-related interagency 
     activities and initiatives.
       ``(D) A description of emerging combatant command 
     requirements for the use of the authority provided by this 
     section.
       ``(k) Irregular Warfare Defined.--Subject to subsection 
     (f), in this section, the term `irregular warfare' means 
     Department of Defense activities not involving armed conflict 
     that support predetermined United States policy and military 
     objectives conducted by, with, and through regular forces, 
     irregular forces, groups, and individuals.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 127c the following new item:

``127d. Support of special operations for irregular warfare.''.
       (c) Repeal.--Section 1202 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is repealed.

     SEC. 1294. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS 
                   FOR CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT 
                   OPERATIONAL PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

       Section 127f of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (d), (e), (g), and (h), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The authority in this section shall be 
     exercised in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary 
     shall establish for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Elements.--The procedures required under paragraph 
     (1) shall establish, at a minimum, each of the following:
       ``(A) Policy, strategy, or other guidance for the execution 
     of, and constraints within, activities conducted under this 
     section.
       ``(B) The processes through which activities conducted 
     under this section are to be developed, validated, and 
     coordinated, as appropriate, with relevant entities of the 
     United States Government.
       ``(C) The processes through which legal reviews and 
     determinations are made to comply with the authority in this 
     section and ensure that the exercise of such authority is 
     consistent with the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(D) The processes by which the Department of Defense 
     shall keep the congressional defense committees fully and 
     currently informed of--
       ``(i) the requirements for the use of the authority in this 
     section; and
       ``(ii) activities conducted under such authority.
       ``(3) Notice to congress.--The Secretary shall notify the 
     congressional defense committees of any material modification 
     to the procedures established under paragraph (1).'';
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the 
     following new subsection (f):
       ``(f) Notification.--Not later than 15 days before 
     exercising the authority in this section to make funds 
     available to initiate a new operational preparation of the 
     environment activity or changing the scope or funding level 
     of any support for such an operation by $1,000,000 or an 
     amount equal to 20 percent of such funding level (whichever 
     is less), or not later than 48 hours after exercising such 
     authority if the Secretary determines that extraordinary 
     circumstances that impact the national security of the United 
     States exist, the Secretary shall notify the congressional 
     defense committees of the use of such authority with respect 
     to that activity. Any such notification shall be in 
     writing.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(i) Oversight by Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.--The Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity 
     Conflict shall have primary responsibility within the Office 
     of the Secretary of Defense for oversight of policies and 
     programs authorized by this section.
       ``(j) Construction of Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     may be construed to constitute authority to conduct, or 
     provide statutory authorization for, any of the following:
       ``(1) Execution of operational activities.
       ``(2) A covert action, as such term is defined in section 
     503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3093(e)).
       ``(3) An introduction of the armed forces, (including the 
     introduction of United States Armed Forces as such term is 
     defined in section 8(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 
     U.S.C. 1547(c))), into hostilities, or into situations where 
     hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances, 
     without specific statutory authorization within the meaning 
     of section 5(b) of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)).
       ``(4) Activities or support for activities, directly or 
     indirectly, that are inconsistent with the laws of armed 
     conflict.
       ``(k) Operational Preparation of the Environment Defined.--
     In this section, the term `operational preparation of the 
     environment' means the conduct of activities in likely or 
     potential operational areas to set conditions for mission 
     execution.''.

     SEC. 1295. MODIFICATION OF INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT PROTECTION 
                   OF NATIONAL SECURITY ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS FROM 
                   UNDUE INFLUENCE AND OTHER SECURITY THREATS.

       Section 1286 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively;

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       (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph (7):
       ``(7) Policies to limit or prohibit funding provided by the 
     Department of Defense for institutions or individual 
     researchers who knowingly contract or make other financial 
     arrangements with entities identified in the list described 
     in paragraph (9), which policies shall include--
       ``(A) use of such list as part of a risk assessment 
     decision matrix during proposal evaluations, including the 
     development of a question for proposers or broad area 
     announcements that require proposers to disclose any 
     contractual or financial connections with such entities;
       ``(B) a requirement that the Department shall notify a 
     proposer of suspected noncompliance with a policy issued 
     under this paragraph and provide not less than 30 days to 
     take actions to remedy such noncompliance;
       ``(C) the establishment of an appeals procedure under which 
     a proposer may appeal a negative decision on a proposal if 
     the decision is based on a determination informed by such 
     list; and
       ``(D) a requirement that each awardee of funding provided 
     by the Department shall disclose to the Department any 
     contract or financial arrangement made with such an entity 
     during the period of the award.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Development of measures of effectiveness and 
     performance to assess and track progress of the Department of 
     Defense across the initiative, which measures shall include--
       ``(A) the evaluation of currently available data to support 
     the assessment of such measures, including the identification 
     of areas in which gaps exist that may require collection of 
     completely new data, or modifications to existing data sets;
       ``(B) current means and methods for the collection of data 
     in an automated manner, including the identification of areas 
     in which gaps exist that may require new means for data 
     collection or visualization of such data; and
       ``(C) the development of an analysis and assessment 
     methodology framework to make tradeoffs between the measures 
     developed under this paragraph and other metrics related to 
     assessing undue foreign influence on the Department of 
     Defense research enterprise, such as commercial due 
     diligence, beneficial ownership, and foreign ownership, 
     control, and influence.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) A description of the status of the measures of 
     effectiveness and performance described in subsection (c)(11) 
     for the period covered by such report, including an 
     analytical assessment of the impact of such measures on the 
     goals of the initiative.''.

     SEC. 1296. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO 
                   REDRESS INJURY AND LOSS.

       Section 1213(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
     through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), and moving such 
     clauses, as redesignated, two ems to the right;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as subparagraph (A) and 
     moving such subparagraph, as redesignated, two ems to the 
     right;
       (3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(B) A description of any denied or refused ex gratia 
     payment or request, including--
       ``(i) the date on which any such request was made;
       ``(ii) the steps the Department of Defense has taken to 
     respond to the request;
       ``(iii) in the case of a refused payment, the reason for 
     such refusal, if known; and
       ``(iv) any other reason for which a payment was not offered 
     or made.'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as subparagraph (C) and 
     moving such subparagraph, as redesignated, two ems to the 
     right;
       (5) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) Public availability.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of Defense submits each report required 
     by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make the report 
     available to the public in an electronic format.
       ``(B) Privacy.--The Secretary of Defense shall exclude from 
     each report made available to the public under subparagraph 
     (A)--
       ``(i) confidential or personally identifiable information 
     pertaining to specific payment recipients so as to ensure the 
     safety and privacy of such recipients; and
       ``(ii) any confidential or classified information that 
     would undermine Department of Defense operational 
     security.''.

     SEC. 1297. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR COOPERATION ON 
                   DIRECTED ENERGY CAPABILITIES.

       (a) Program Authorization.--Section 1280 of the William M. 
     (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3982; 22 
     U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), in the first sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``acting through the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Research and Engineering,'' after ``the Secretary 
     of Defense,''; and
       (B) by striking ``may establish a program'' and inserting 
     ``is authorized''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Notification.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Research and Engineering shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress an assessment detailing--
       ``(A) the most promising directed energy missile defense 
     technologies available for co-development with the Government 
     of Israel;
       ``(B) any risks relating to the implementation of a 
     directed energy missile defense technology co-development 
     program with the Government of Israel;
       ``(C) an anticipated spending plan for fiscal year 2024 
     funding authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2024 to carry out this section; and
       ``(D) initial projections for likely funding requirements 
     to carry out a directed energy missile defense technology co-
     development program with the Government of Israel over the 
     five fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment 
     of that Act, as applicable.
       ``(2) 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.''.
       (b) Additional Funding.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2024 by section 4201 for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation for Advanced 
     Component Development and Prototypes is hereby increased by 
     $25,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available 
     for Israeli Cooperative Programs (PE 0603913C).
       (c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2024 by section 4201 for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Air Force is hereby decreased by 
     $25,000,000, with the amount of the decrease to be taken from 
     the amounts available for VC-25B (PE 0401319F).

     SEC. 1298. MODIFICATION OF ARCTIC SECURITY INITIATIVE.

       Section 1090(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1927) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Secretary may'' 
     and inserting ``the Secretary shall''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``If the Initiative 
     is established'' and inserting ``On the establishment of the 
     Initiative''.

     SEC. 1299. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF NON-CONVENTIONAL 
                   ASSISTED RECOVERY CAPABILITIES.

       Section 943(g) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     122 Stat. 4578) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Termination.--The authority under this section shall 
     terminate on December 31, 2023.''.

     SEC. 1299A. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT REFUELING 
                   TO NON-UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT THAT ENGAGE IN 
                   HOSTILITIES IN THE ONGOING CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN.

       Section 1273 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1699) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1273. PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT REFUELING TO NON-UNITED 
                   STATES AIRCRAFT THAT ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES IN 
                   THE ONGOING CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN.

       ``For the one-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2024, the Department of Defense may not provide 
     in-flight refueling pursuant to section 2342 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or any other applicable statutory 
     authority, to non-United States aircraft that engage in 
     hostilities in the ongoing civil war in Yemen unless and 
     until a declaration of war or a specific statutory 
     authorization for such use of the United States Armed Forces 
     has been enacted.''.

     SEC. 1299B. EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL 
                   COOPERATION.

       Section 1279(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2026''.

     SEC. 1299C. PROHIBITION ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO 
                   DESIGNATE FOREIGN PARTNER FORCES AS ELIGIBLE 
                   FOR THE PROVISION OF COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE 
                   SUPPORT BY UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--The authority to designate foreign partner 
     forces as eligible for the provision of collective self-
     defense support by the United States Armed Forces may not be 
     delegated below the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review existing 
     designations of foreign partner forces as eligible for the 
     provision of collective self-defense support by the United 
     States Armed Forces and provide the congressional defense 
     committees with a certification with respect to whether each 
     such designation remains valid.
       (c) Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may waive the prohibition 
     under subsection (a) if the

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     Secretary determines that there are compelling circumstances 
     that necessitate the waiver of such prohibition.
       (2) Notice.--Not later than 48 hours after the Secretary 
     exercises the waiver authority under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a notice of the waiver, which shall include--
       (A) a description of the compelling circumstances that 
     necessitated the wavier;
       (B) a description of the United States national security 
     interests served by the waiver;
       (C) an identification of any named operation related to the 
     waiver; and
       (D) an articulation of any temporal, geographic, or other 
     limitations on the waiver.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as invalidating a designation of foreign partner 
     forces as eligible for the provision of collective self-
     defense support by the United States Armed Forces that is in 
     effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Collective Self-defense Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``collective self-defense'' means the use of United 
     States military force to defend designated foreign partner 
     forces, their facilities, and their property.

     SEC. 1299D. PARTICIPATION BY MILITARY DEPARTMENTS IN 
                   INTEROPERABILITY PROGRAMS WITH MILITARY FORCES 
                   OF AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE 
                   UNITED KINGDOM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1274 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 2350a note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``administration of 
     the american, british, canadian, and australian armies' 
     program'' and inserting ``participation by military 
     departments in interoperability programs with military forces 
     of australia, canada, new zealand, and the united kingdom''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``a military department of'' after ``the 
     participation by''; and
       (B) by striking ``the land-force program known as the 
     American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies' Program'' 
     and inserting ``an interoperability program with the military 
     forces of one or more participating countries specified in 
     subsection (b)''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of contents of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 
     126 Stat. 1632) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 1274 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1274. Participation by military departments in interoperability 
              programs with military forces of Australia, Canada, New 
              Zealand, and the United Kingdom.''.
       (2) The table of contents for title XII of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
     112-239; 126 Stat. 1977) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 1274 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1274. Participation by military departments in interoperability 
              programs with military forces of Australia, Canada, New 
              Zealand, and the United Kingdom.''.

     SEC. 1299E. COOPERATION WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN MIDDLE 
                   EAST ON DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED REGIONAL 
                   CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE.

       (a) Cooperation.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, using existing 
     authorities and in consultation with the head of any other 
     Federal agency, as appropriate, shall seek to cooperate with 
     allies and partners in the Middle East with respect to 
     developing an integrated regional cybersecurity architecture 
     and deepening military cybersecurity partnerships to defend 
     military networks, infrastructure, and systems against 
     hostile cyber activity.
       (2) Protection of sensitive information.--Any activity 
     carried out under paragraph (1)shall be conducted in a manner 
     that--
       (A) is consistent with the protection of intelligence 
     sources and methods; and
       (B) appropriately protects sensitive information and the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (b) Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for cooperation 
     with allies and partners in the Middle East to develop an 
     integrated regional cybersecurity architecture to defend 
     military networks, infrastructure, and systems against 
     hostile cyber activity.
       (2) Elements.--The strategy submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the threat landscape of cyberattacks, 
     military networks, infrastructure, and systems against allies 
     and partners within the Middle East.
       (B) A description of current efforts to share, between the 
     United States and allies and partners within the Middle East, 
     indicators and warnings, tactics, techniques, procedures, 
     threat signatures, planning efforts, training, and other 
     similar information about cyber threats.
       (C) An analysis of current bilateral and multilateral 
     defense protocols protecting military networks, 
     infrastructure, and systems and sharing sensitive cyber 
     threat information between the United States and allies and 
     partners in the Middle East.
       (D) An assessment of whether a multinational integrated 
     military cybersecurity partnership, including establishing a 
     center in the Middle East to facilitate such activities, 
     would improve collective security in the Middle East.
       (E) An assessment of gaps in ally and partner capabilities 
     that would have to be remedied in order to establish such a 
     center.
       (F) A description of any prior or ongoing effort to engage 
     allies and partners in the Middle East in establishing--
       (i) a multinational integrated cybersecurity partnership or 
     other bilateral or multilateral defensive cybersecurity 
     information sharing and training partnership; or
       (ii) other cooperative defensive cybersecurity measures.
       (G) An identification of elements of a potential 
     multinational military cybersecurity partnership, or other 
     bilateral or multilateral defensive cybersecurity measures, 
     that--
       (i) can be acquired and operated by specified foreign 
     partners within the area of responsibility of the United 
     States Central Command;
       (ii) can only be provided and operated by the United 
     States; and
       (iii) can be provided by a third party entity contracted by 
     the United States Central Command jointly with specified 
     foreign partners.
       (H) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers 
     relevant.
       (3) Form.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (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, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1299F. FOREIGN ADVANCE ACQUISITION ACCOUNT.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense may establish, 
     within the Special Defense Acquisition Fund established 
     pursuant to chapter 5 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2795 et seq.), an account, to be known as the 
     ``Foreign Advance Acquisition Account'' (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Account''), that shall be maintained 
     separately from other accounts and used to accelerate the 
     production of United States-produced end items in reasonable 
     anticipation of the sale of such end items through the 
     foreign military sales or direct commercial sales processes.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Account shall be made 
     available to the Secretary of Defense for the following 
     purposes:
       (1) To finance the acquisition, using the procedures of the 
     Special Defense Acquisition Fund, of defense articles and 
     services in advance of the transfer of such articles and 
     services to covered countries through the foreign military 
     sales process.
       (2) To provide a mechanism for covered countries to 
     contribute funds, including before the completion of a letter 
     of offer under the procedures of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the acquisition of such defense 
     articles and services.
       (3) To pay for storage, maintenance, and other costs 
     related to the storage, preservation, and preparation for 
     transfer of defense articles and services acquired using 
     amounts in the Account prior to their transfer, and to pay 
     for the administrative costs of the Department of Defense 
     incurred in the acquisition of such items to the extent not 
     reimbursed pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b)).
       (c) Contributions From Covered Countries.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may accept contributions of amounts to the Account 
     from any foreign person, entity, or government of a covered 
     country.
       (d) Limitations.--
       (1) Applicability of other law.--Defense articles and 
     services acquired by the Secretary of Defense using amounts 
     in the Account may not be transferred to any foreign country 
     unless such transfer is authorized by the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), or other applicable law.
       (2) Previously denied funds.--Amounts in the Account may 
     not be expended, in whole or in part, by or for the benefit 
     of the Department of Defense for a purpose for which Congress 
     has previously denied funds.
       (3) Additional limitation.--Amounts in the Account may not 
     be used to acquire items or services for the sole benefit of 
     the United States.
       (e) Annual Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     on which each fiscal year ends, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report on the use of the Account that includes, for such 
     fiscal year--
       (1) an identification of each covered country that 
     contributed to the Account;
       (2) the amount deposited into the Account by each such 
     covered country; and
       (3) for each such covered country, the designated defense 
     articles or services acquired or to be acquired.

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       (f) Quarterly Report.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on the use of the Account 
     that includes, for each transaction--
       (1) a description of the transaction;
       (2) the amount of the transaction;
       (3) the covered country concerned;
       (4) an identification of any storage, maintenance, or other 
     costs associated with the transaction; and
       (5) the anticipated date of delivery of the applicable 
     defense articles or services.
       (g) Termination.--The authority under subsection (b) to use 
     funds in the Account shall terminate on January 1, 2028.
       (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit or impair the responsibilities conferred 
     on the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Defense under 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--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.
       (2) Covered country.--The term ``covered country'' means--
       (A) a country, other than the United States, that is a 
     participant in the security partnership among Australia, the 
     United Kingdom, and the United States (commonly known as the 
     ``AUKUS'' partnership);
       (B) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization; and
       (C) any other country, as designated by the Secretary of 
     Defense.

     SEC. 1299G. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL 
                   EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 
     fiscal year 2024 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 Secretary of Defense submits--
       (1) the implementation plan required by section 1087 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
     (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2802; 10 U.S.C. 161 note) 
     relating to the requirement of such section to establish a 
     joint force headquarters in the area of operations of United 
     States Indo-Pacific Command to serve as an operational 
     command;
       (2) the plan required by section 1332(g)(2) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
     117-81; 135 Stat. 2008) relating to strategic competition in 
     the areas of responsibility of United States Southern Command 
     and United States Africa Command; and
       (3) the strategy and posture review required by section 
     1631(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1743; 10 U.S.C. 397 
     note) relating to operations in the information environment.

     SEC. 1299H. PLANS RELATED TO RAPID TRANSFER OF CERTAIN 
                   MISSILES AND DEFENSE CAPABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
     Research, Development and Acquisition shall--
       (1) develop a plan to prepare Navy Harpoon block IC 
     missiles in a ``sundown'', ``deep stow'', or 
     ``demilitarized'' condition code (including missiles removed 
     from Navy surface ships) for rapid transfer to allies and 
     security partners in the United States European Command and 
     United States Indo-Pacific Command areas of responsibility, 
     if so ordered; and
       (2) establish a plan that would enable the rapid transfer 
     of additional enhanced coastal defense capabilities that have 
     tactical significance in assisting partners and allies in 
     reclaiming sovereign territory, deterring maritime resupply 
     of illegally seized territory, or aiding in preventing an 
     amphibious invasion of sovereign territory.
       (b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees the plans required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 1299I. ENSURING PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH IN ISRAEL.

       (a) Extension of Authorities.--
       (1) War reserves stockpile authority.--Section 12001(d) of 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
     Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``January 1, 2028''.
       (2) Rules governing the transfer of precision-guided 
     munitions to israel above the annual restriction.--Section 
     1275(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 
     134 Stat. 3980; 22 U.S.C. 2321h note) is amended by striking 
     ``on the date that is three years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on January 1, 2028''.
       (b) Department of Defense Assessment of Type and Quantity 
     of Precision-guided Munitions and Other Munitions for Use by 
     Israel.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 
     December 31, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
     assessment with respect to the following:
       (A) The current quantity and type of precision-guided 
     munitions in the stockpile pursuant to section 12001(d) of 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
     Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011).
       (B) The quantity and type of precision-guided munitions 
     necessary for Israel to protect its homeland and counter 
     Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any other 
     armed terror group or hostile forces in the region in the 
     event of a sustained armed confrontation.
       (C) The quantity and type of other munitions necessary for 
     Israel to protect its homeland and counter Hezbollah, Hamas, 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any other armed group or 
     hostile forces in the region in the event of a sustained 
     armed confrontation.
       (D) The quantity and type of munitions, including 
     precision-guided munitions, necessary for Israel to protect 
     its homeland and counter any combination of Hezbollah, Hamas, 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and any other armed terror groups 
     or hostile forces in the region in the event of a multi-
     front, sustained armed confrontation.
       (E) The resources the Government of Israel would need to 
     dedicate to acquire the quantity and type of munitions, 
     including precision-guided munitions, described in 
     subparagraphs (B) through (D).
       (F) Whether, as of the date on which the applicable 
     assessment is completed, sufficient quantities and types of 
     munitions, including precision-guided munitions, to conduct 
     operations described in subparagraphs (B) through (D) are 
     present in--
       (i) the inventory of the military forces of Israel;
       (ii) the War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel;
       (iii) any other United States stockpile or depot within the 
     area of responsibility of United States Central Command, as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate to disclose to the 
     Government of Israel; or
       (iv) the inventory of the United States Armed Forces, as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate to disclose to the 
     Government of Israel.
       (G) The current inventory of such munitions, including 
     precision-guided munitions, possessed by the United States, 
     and whether, as of the date on which the applicable 
     assessment is completed, the United States is assessed to 
     have sufficient munitions to meet the requirements of current 
     operation plans of the United States or global other 
     munitions requirements.
       (H) United States planning and steps being taken--
       (i) to assist Israel to prepare for the contingencies, and 
     to conduct the operations, described in subparagraphs (B) 
     through (D); and
       (ii) to resupply Israel with the quantity and type of such 
     munitions described in such subparagraphs in the event of a 
     sustained armed confrontation described in such 
     subparagraphs.
       (I) The quantity and pace at which the United States is 
     capable of pre-positioning, increasing, stockpiling, or 
     rapidly replenishing, or assisting in the rapid replenishment 
     of, such munitions in preparation for, and in the event of, 
     such a sustained armed confrontation.
       (2) Consultation.--In carrying out the assessment required 
     by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Israeli Ministry of Defense, provided that the Israeli 
     Ministry of Defense agrees to be so consulted.
       (c) Reports.--
       (1) Department of defense assessment.--Not later than 15 
     days after the date on which each Department of Defense 
     assessment required by subsection (b) is completed, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on such assessment.
       (2) Pre-positioning and stockpile implementation report.--
     Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report 
     required by paragraph (1) is submitted, and every 180 days 
     thereafter through December 31, 2028, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     that--
       (A) details the actions being taken by the United States, 
     if any, to pre-position, increase, stockpile, address 
     shortfalls, and otherwise ensure that the War Reserves Stock 
     Allies-Israel has, and assist Israel in ensuring that Israel 
     has, sufficient quantities and types of munitions, including 
     precision-guided munitions, to conduct the operations 
     described in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of subsection 
     (b)(1); and
       (B) includes a description of procedures implemented by the 
     United States, if any, for rapidly replenishing, or assisting 
     in the rapid replenishment of, stockpiles of such munitions 
     for use by Israel as may be necessary.
       (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     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.
       (d) Consolidation of Reports.--

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       (1) Section 1273 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 
     132 Stat. 2066) is amended by striking subsection (b).
       (2) Section 1275 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3979; 22 U.S.C. 2321h note) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d).

     SEC. 1299J. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE 
                   AND DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       (a) Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, consistent 
     with the requirements of section 384 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 1209 of this Act--
       (A) carry out activities to professionalize, and increase 
     the resources available to, the security cooperation 
     workforce so as to enable the streamlining and expediting of 
     the foreign military sales process; and
       (B) seek to ensure that--
       (i) members of the defense acquisition workforce involved 
     in the foreign military sales process are aware of evolving 
     United States regional and country-level defense capability-
     building priorities; and
       (ii) members of the defense acquisition workforce are 
     professionally evaluated using metrics to measure--

       (I) responsiveness to foreign partner requests;
       (II) ability to meet foreign partner capability and 
     delivery schedule requirements; and
       (III) advancement of foreign capability-building priorities 
     described in the guidance updated under subsection (b).

       (2) Report.--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 on the resources necessary 
     to implement paragraph (1), including--
       (A) the anticipated costs of new personnel and training to 
     carry out such paragraph;
       (B) the estimated increase in foreign military sales 
     administrative user fees necessary to offset such costs; and
       (C) the feasibility and advisability of establishing, at 
     the Department of Defense level or the military department 
     level, a contracting capacity that--
       (i) is specific to the execution of contracts for foreign 
     military sales;
       (ii) is fully funded by the Defense Security Cooperation 
     Agency using foreign military sales administrative funds so 
     as to ensure that such capacity is dedicated solely to 
     foreign military sales contracting;
       (iii) is monitored by the Defense Security Cooperation 
     Agency Chief Performance Office, in coordination with the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 
     to ensure effectiveness in meeting foreign military sales 
     contracting requirements; and
       (iv) empowers the Director of the Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, in coordination with the Under Secretary 
     of Defense for Policy and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, to increase or decrease foreign 
     military sales contracting capacity through the guidance 
     updated under subsection (b).
       (b) Guidance.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     update, as necessary, Department of Defense guidance 
     governing the execution of foreign military sales by the 
     Department to ensure that such guidance--
       (A) incorporates the National Security Strategy and the 
     National Defense Strategy;
       (B) is informed by the theater campaign plans and theater 
     security cooperation strategies of the combatant commands; 
     and
       (C) is disseminated to the security cooperation workforce 
     and the defense acquisition workforce.
       (2) Elements.--The updated guidance required by paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) identify--
       (i) regional and country-level foreign defense capability-
     building priorities; and
       (ii) levels of urgency and desired timelines for achieving 
     foreign capability-building objectives; and
       (B) provide guidance to the defense acquisition workforce 
     regarding levels of resourcing, innovation, and risk 
     tolerance that should be considered in meeting urgent needs.
       (c) Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement 
     Board.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense may 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 allies and partner countries with relevant 
     priority equipment;
       (D) accelerating acquisition and contracting support;
       (E) expanding the capacity of the defense industrial base; 
     and
       (F) working with other departments and agencies to promote 
     broad United States Government support.
       (2) Membership.--
       (A) In general.--The Board shall be composed of not fewer 
     than seven members, each of whom shall have expertise in the 
     foreign military sales process.
       (B) Restriction.--The Board may not have as a member--
       (i) an officer or employee of the Department of Defense; or
       (ii) a member of the United States Armed Forces.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Defense acquisition workforce.--The term ``defense 
     acquisition workforce'' means the Department of Defense 
     acquisition workforce described in chapter 87 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Security cooperation workforce.--The term ``security 
     cooperation workforce'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 384 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 1299K. MODIFICATION OF FOREIGN MILITARY SALES 
                   PROCESSING.

       (a) Responses.--
       (1) Letters of request for pricing and availability.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall seek to ensure that an eligible 
     foreign purchaser that has submitted a letter of request for 
     pricing and availability data receives a response to the 
     letter not later than 45 days after the date on which the 
     letter is received by a United States security cooperation 
     organization, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, or 
     other implementing agency.
       (2) Letters of request for letters of offer and 
     acceptance.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to ensure 
     that an eligible foreign purchaser that has submitted a 
     letter of request for a letter of offer and acceptance 
     receives a response--
       (A) in the case of a letter of request for a blanket-order 
     letter of offer and acceptance, cooperative logistics supply 
     support arrangements, or associated amendments and 
     modifications, not later than 45 days after the date on which 
     the letter of request is received by a United States security 
     cooperation organization, the Defense Security Cooperation 
     Agency, or other implementing agency;
       (B) in the case of a letter of request for a defined-order 
     letter of offer and acceptance or associated amendments and 
     modifications, not later than 100 days after such date; and
       (C) in the case of a letter of request for a defined-order 
     letter of offer and acceptance or associated amendments that 
     involve extenuating factors, as approved by the Director of 
     the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, not later than 150 
     days after such date.
       (3) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) if--
       (A) such a waiver is in the national security interests of 
     the United States; and
       (B) not later than 5 days after exercising such waiver 
     authority, the Secretary provides to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives notice of the exercise of 
     such authority, including an explanation of the one or more 
     reasons for failing to meet the applicable deadline.
       (b) Expansion of Country Prioritization.--With respect to 
     foreign military sales to member countries of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization, major non-NATO allies, major 
     defense partners, and major security partners, the Secretary 
     of Defense may assign a Defense Priorities and Allocations 
     System order rating of DX (within the meaning of section 
     700.11 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act)).
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Blanket-order letter of offer and acceptance.--The term 
     ``blanket-order letter of offer and acceptance'' means an 
     agreement between an eligible foreign purchaser and the 
     United States Government for a specific category of items or 
     services (including training) that--
       (A) does not include a definitive listing of items or 
     quantities; and
       (B) specifies a maximum dollar amount against which orders 
     for defense articles and services may be placed.
       (2) Cooperative logistics supply support arrangement.--The 
     term ``cooperative logistics supply support arrangement'' 
     means a military logistics support arrangement designed to 
     provide responsive and continuous supply support at the depot 
     level for United States-made military materiel possessed by 
     foreign countries or international organizations.
       (3) Defined-order letter of offer and acceptance.--The term 
     ``defined-order letter of offer and acceptance'' means a 
     foreign military sales case characterized by an order for a 
     specific defense article or service that is separately 
     identified as a line item on a letter of offer and 
     acceptance.
       (4) Implementing agency.--The term ``implementing agency'' 
     means the military department or defense agency assigned, by 
     the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the 
     responsibilities of--
       (A) preparing a letter of offer and acceptance;
       (B) implementing a foreign military sales case; and
       (C) carrying out the overall management of the activities 
     that--

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       (i) will result in the delivery of the defense articles or 
     services set forth in the letter of offer and acceptance; and
       (ii) was accepted by an eligible foreign purchaser.
       (5) Letter of request.--The term ``letter of request''--
       (A) means a written document--
       (i) submitted to a United States security cooperation 
     organization, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, or an 
     implementing agency by an eligible foreign purchaser for the 
     purpose of requesting to purchase or otherwise obtain a 
     United States defense article or defense service through the 
     foreign military sales process; and
       (ii) that contains all relevant information in such form as 
     may be required by the Secretary of Defense; and
       (B) includes--
       (i) a formal letter;
       (ii) an e-mail;
       (iii) signed meeting minutes from a recognized official of 
     the government of an eligible foreign purchaser; and
       (iv) any other form of written document, as determined by 
     the Secretary of Defense or the Director of the Defense 
     Security Cooperation Agency.
       (6) Major defense partner.--The term ``major defense 
     partner'' means--
       (A) India; and
       (B) any other country, as designated by the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (7) Major non-nato ally.--The term ``major non-NATO 
     ally''--
       (A) has the meaning given the term in section 644 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403)); and
       (B) includes Taiwan, as required by section 1206 of the 
     Security Assistance Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-228; 22U.S.C. 
     2321k note).
       (8) Major security partner.--The term ``major security 
     partner'' means--
       (A) the United Arab Emirates;
       (B) Bahrain;
       (C) Saudi Arabia; and
       (D) any other country, as designated by the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
     Director of National Intelligence.

                TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

     SEC. 1301. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS.

       (a) Funding Allocation.--Of the $350,999,000 authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
     2024 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 strategic offensive arms elimination, $6,815,000.
       (2) For chemical weapons destruction, $16,400,000.
       (3) For global nuclear security, $19,406,000.
       (4) For cooperative biological engagement, $228,030,000.
       (5) For proliferation prevention, $46,324,000.
       (6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
     Administrative Costs, $34,024,000.
       (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 2024, 2025, and 2026.

                    TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

     SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2024 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 2024 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--
       (1) 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); and
       (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
     United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 
     Act.

     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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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. RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND OTHER 
                   STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS THROUGH END-
                   OF-LIFE EQUIPMENT RECYCLING.

       The Secretary of Defense shall establish policies and 
     procedures--
       (1) to identify end-of-life equipment of the Department of 
     Defense that contains rare earth elements and other 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; and
       (2) to identify, establish, and implement policies and 
     procedures to recover such materials from such equipment for 
     the purposes of reuse by the Department of Defense.

     SEC. 1412. IMPROVEMENTS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS 
                   STOCK PILING ACT.

       (a) Purposes.--Section 2 of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98a) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) To the maximum extent practicable and to reduce the 
     reliance of the National Defense Stockpile program on 
     appropriated funds, the National Defense Stockpile Manager 
     shall seek to achieve positive cash flows from the recovery 
     of strategic and critical materials pursuant to section 
     6(a)(5).''.
       (b) Stockpile Management.--Section 6 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
     98e) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``from excess'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``from other Federal agencies, 
     either directly as materials or embedded in excess-to-need, 
     end-of-life items, or waste streams;'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``subsection (a)(5) 
     or (a)(6)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(6) or (a)(7)'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``subsection (a)(5)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)(6)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(g)(1) The National Defense Stockpile Manager shall 
     establish a pilot program to use, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, commercial best practices in the acquisition and 
     disposal of strategic and critical materials for the 
     stockpile.
       ``(2)(A) The Stockpile Manager shall brief the 
     congressional defense committees (as defined in section 
     101(a) of title 10, United States Code)--
       ``(i) as soon as practicable after the establishment of the 
     pilot program under paragraph (1); and
       ``(ii) annually thereafter until the termination of the 
     pilot program under paragraph (3).
       ``(B) The briefing required by subparagraph (A)(i) shall 
     address--
       ``(i) the commercial best practices selected for use under 
     the pilot program;
       ``(ii) how the Stockpile Manager determined which 
     commercial best practices to select; and
       ``(iii) the plan of the Stockpile Manager for using such 
     practices.
       ``(C) Each briefing required by subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
     provide a summary of--
       ``(i) how the Stockpile Manager has used commercial best 
     practices under the pilot program during the year preceding 
     the briefing;
       ``(ii) how many times the Stockpile Manager has used such 
     practices;
       ``(iii) the outcome of each use of such practices; and
       ``(iv) any savings achieved or lessons learned as a result 
     of the use of such practices.
       ``(3) The pilot program established under paragraph (1) 
     shall terminate effective on the date that is 5 years after 
     the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
       ``(h) Unless otherwise necessary for national defense, the 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager shall implement recovery 
     programs under subsection (a)(5) to be cash flow positive.''.
       (c) Development and Conservation of Reliable Sources.--
       (1) In general.--Section 15 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-6) 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 15. DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF RELIABLE SOURCES.

       ``(a) Duties.--Subject to subsection (c), the National 
     Defense Stockpile Manager shall encourage the development and 
     appropriate conservation of reliable sources of strategic and 
     critical materials--
       ``(1) by purchasing, or making a commitment to purchase, 
     strategic and critical materials from reliable sources when 
     such materials are needed for the stockpile;
       ``(2) by contracting with facilities located in and owned 
     and controlled by reliable sources, or making a commitment to 
     contract with such facilities, for the processing or refining 
     of strategic and critical materials in the stockpile when 
     processing or refining is necessary to convert such materials 
     into a form more suitable for storage or disposition or 
     meeting stockpile requirements;
       ``(3) by qualifying facilities located in and owned and 
     controlled by reliable sources, or qualifying strategic and 
     critical materials

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     produced by such facilities, to meet stockpile requirements;
       ``(4) by contracting with facilities located in and owned 
     and controlled by reliable sources to recycle strategic and 
     critical materials to meet stockpile requirements or increase 
     the balance of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction 
     Fund under section 9; and
       ``(5) by entering into an agreement to co-fund a bankable 
     feasibility study for a project for the development of 
     strategic and critical materials located in and owned and 
     controlled by a reliable source, if the agreement--
       ``(A) limits the liability of the stockpile to not more 
     than the total funding provided by the Federal Government;
       ``(B) limits the funding contribution of the Federal 
     Government to not more than 50 percent of the cost of the 
     bankable feasibility study; and
       ``(C) does not obligate the Federal Government to purchase 
     strategic and critical materials from the reliable source.
       ``(b) Additional Authorities.--
       ``(1) Extended contracting authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term of a contract or commitment 
     made under subsection (a) may not exceed ten years.
       ``(B) Preexisting contracts.--A contract entered into 
     before the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 for a term of more 
     than ten years may be extended, on or after such date of 
     enactment, for a total of not more than an additional ten 
     years pursuant to any option or options set forth in the 
     contract.
       ``(2) Matters relating to co-funding of bankable 
     feasibility studies.--To the extent authorized by Congress 
     pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
     4501 et seq.) and determined to be required by the President 
     pursuant to that Act, the National Defense Stockpile Manager 
     may provide for loans or procure debt issued by other 
     entities to carry out a project for the development of 
     strategic and critical materials under subsection (a)(5).
       ``(c) Proposed Transactions Included in Annual Materials 
     Plan.--Descriptions of proposed transactions under subsection 
     (a) shall be included in the Annual Materials and Operations 
     Plan. Changes to any such transaction, or the addition of a 
     transaction not included in such plan, shall be made in 
     accordance with section 5.
       ``(d) Availability of Funds.--The authority of the National 
     Defense Stockpile Manager to enter into obligations under 
     this section is effective for any fiscal year only to the 
     extent that funds in the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund under section 9 are adequate to meet such 
     obligations.
       ``(e) Bankable Feasibility Study Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `bankable feasibility study' means a comprehensive 
     technical and economic study--
       ``(1) of the selected development option for a strategic 
     and critical materials project that includes appropriately 
     detailed assessments of realistically assumed extraction, 
     processing, metallurgical, economic, marketing, legal, 
     environmental, social, and governmental considerations and 
     any other relevant operational factors and detailed financial 
     analysis, that are necessary to demonstrate at the time of 
     reporting that production is reasonably justified; and
       ``(2) that may reasonably serve as the basis for a final 
     decision by a proponent of a project or financial institution 
     to proceed with, or finance, the development of the 
     project.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Materials research and development.--Section 8(a) of 
     such Act (50 U.S.C. 98g(a)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``or in its 
     territories or possessions,'' and inserting ``its territories 
     or possessions, or in a reliable source''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in order to--'' and 
     all that follows through ``mineral products.'' and inserting 
     the following: ``in order to develop new sources of strategic 
     and critical materials, develop substitutes, or conserve 
     domestic sources and reliable sources of supply for such 
     strategic and critical materials.''.
       (B) Definitions.--Section 12 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-3) 
     is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
     following new paragraph (3):
       ``(i) The term `reliable source' mean a citizen or business 
     entity of--

       ``(I) the United States or any territory or possession of 
     the United States;
       ``(II) a country of the national technology and industrial 
     base, as defined in section 4801 of title 10, United States 
     Code; or
       ``(III) a qualifying country, as defined in section 225.003 
     of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.''.

       (d) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (e) of section 10 of 
     such Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Application of Provisions Relating to Federal 
     Advisory Committees.--Section 1013 of title 5, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to the Board.''.

     SEC. 1413. AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF MATERIALS FROM THE 
                   NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

       Pursuant to section 5(b) of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(b)), the National 
     Defense Stockpile Manager may dispose of the following 
     materials contained in the National Defense Stockpile in the 
     following quantities:
       (1) 8 short tons of beryllium.
       (2) 154,043 short dry tons of metallurgical grade manganese 
     ore.
       (3) 5,000 kilograms of germanium.
       (4) 91,413 pounds of pan-based carbon fibers.
       (5) Not more than 1,000 short tons of materials transferred 
     from another department or agency of the United States to the 
     National Defense Stockpile under section 4(b) of such Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98c(b)) that the National Defense Stockpile Manager 
     determines is no longer required for the Stockpile (in 
     addition to any amount of such materials previously 
     authorized for disposal).

     SEC. 1414. BEGINNING BALANCES OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND FOR AUDIT PURPOSES.

       For purposes of an audit conducted under chapter 9A of 
     title 10, United States Code, of the National Defense 
     Stockpile Transaction Fund established by section 9 of the 
     Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
     98h)--
       (1) the ending balance of $313,633,491.15 reported in the 
     Central Accounting Reporting System of the Department of the 
     Treasury for September 30, 2021, is the Fund Balance with 
     Treasury ending balance on that date;
       (2) the Total Actual Resources-Collected opening balance 
     for October 1, 2021, for United States Standard General 
     Ledger Account 420100 is $314,548,154.42, as recorded in 
     official accounting records; and
       (3) the Unapportioned-Unexpired Authority ending balance 
     for September 30, 2021, for United States Standard General 
     Ledger Account 445000 is $216,976,300.69, as recorded in 
     official accounting records.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 1421. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR 
                   CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, 
                   ILLINOIS.

       (a) Authority for Transfer of Funds.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 and available 
     for the Defense Health Program for operation and maintenance, 
     $172,000,000 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).
       (b) Treatment of Transferred Funds.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds transferred 
     under subsection (a) shall be treated as amounts authorized 
     and appropriated specifically for the purpose of such a 
     transfer.
       (c) Use of Transferred Funds.--For purposes of subsection 
     (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds 
     transferred under subsection (a) 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. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES 
                   RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2024 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 
     the sum of $77,000,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home.

     SEC. 1423. MODIFICATION OF LEASING AUTHORITY OF ARMED FORCES 
                   RETIREMENT HOME.

       (a) Agreements; Approval and Notification.--Section 1511(i) 
     of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 
     411(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(9) Before entering into a lease described in this 
     subsection, the Chief Operating Officer may enter into an 
     agreement with a potential lessee providing for a period of 
     exclusivity, access, study, or for similar purposes. The 
     agreement shall provide for the payment (in cash or in kind) 
     by the potential lessee of consideration for the agreement 
     unless the Chief Operating Officer determines that payment of 
     consideration will not promote the purpose and financial 
     stability of the Retirement Home or be in the public 
     interest.
       ``(10) No further approval by the Secretary of Defense, nor 
     notification or report to Congress, shall be required for 
     subordinate leases under this subsection unless the facts or 
     terms of the original lease have materially changed.''.
       (b) Administration of Funds.--Section 1511(i)(7) of the 
     Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 411(i)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``an agreement with a potential lessee 
     or'' after ``The proceeds from''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, to 
     remain available for obligation and expenditure to finance 
     expenses of the Retirement Home related to the formation and 
     administration of agreements and leases entered into under 
     the provisions of this subsection.''.

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

                      Subtitle A--Space Activities

     SEC. 1501. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR PHASE 3 OF THE NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM.

       (a) Fiscal Years 2025 Through 2029.--With respect to the 
     acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the National Security 
     Space Launch program, for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish--
       (1) a low-risk launch program, to be known as ``Lane One'', 
     that consists of an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity 
     acquisition approach based on not fewer than 20 launches so 
     as to encourage the capabilities of new entrants that have 
     conducted not fewer than one previous launch; and
       (2) a launch program, similar to the Phase Two National 
     Security Assured Access Launch program, to be known as ``Lane 
     Two'', that meets all National Security Space Launch 
     requirements, with full mission assurance, based on not fewer 
     than 35 launches.
       (b) Fiscal Years 2027 Through 2029.--With respect to the 
     acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the National Security 
     Space Launch program, for fiscal years 2027 through 2029, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish an accession launch 
     program, to be known as ``Lane Two A'', using the 
     requirements of the program established under subsection 
     (a)(2) based on five launches of GPS Block IIIF satellites or 
     satellites the launches of which are complex, high-energy 
     missions.

     SEC. 1502. INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY FOR ADVANCED TRACKING 
                   AND LAUNCH ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND SYSTEM-LEVEL 
                   REVIEW.

       (a) Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System.--
       (1) Date for initial operating capability.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall--
       (A) designate a date for the delivery of the initial 
     operating capability for the Advanced Tracking and Launch 
     Analysis System (ATLAS); and
       (B) notify the congressional defense committees of such 
     date.
       (2) Effect of failure to timely deliver.--If the initial 
     operating capability for ATLAS is not achieved by the date 
     designated under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall--
       (A) terminate the ATLAS program;
       (B) designate an alternative program option that provides a 
     comparable capability to the capability intended to be 
     provided by ATLAS; and
       (C) not later than 30 days after such date, notify the 
     congressional defense committees with respect to--
       (i) such termination;
       (ii) the designated alternative program option;
       (iii) the justification for selecting such option; and
       (iv) the estimated time and total costs to completion of 
     such option.
       (b) System-level Review.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a contract 
     with a federally funded research and development center under 
     which the federally funded research and development center 
     shall, not less frequently than every 2 years through 2032, 
     conduct a review of the space command and control software 
     acquisition program to assess the ability of such program to 
     build a software framework that integrates multiple aspects 
     of space operations to enable the warfighter to command and 
     control space assets in a time of conflict.
       (2) Elements.--Each review under paragraph (1) shall 
     consider the integration into such software framework of the 
     following:
       (A) Sensor data applicable to the command and control of 
     space assets.
       (B) Information contained in the Unified Data Library 
     relating to the number and location of space objects.
       (C) The ability to control space assets based on such data 
     and information.
       (D) Any other matter the Secretary considers necessary.
       (3) Briefing.--The Secretary shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees with a briefing on the 
     findings of each review under paragraph (1), including--
       (A) an assessment of any deficiency identified in the 
     review; and
       (B) a plan to address such deficiency in a timely manner.

     SEC. 1503. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
                   SPACE-BASED GROUND AND AIRBORNE MOVING TARGET 
                   INDICATION.

       (a) In General.--The Department of the Air Force shall be 
     responsible for--
       (1) serving as the final authority for the tasking of 
     space-based ground and airborne moving target indication 
     systems that--
       (A) are primarily or fully funded by the Department of 
     Defense; and
       (B) provide near real-time, direct support to satisfy 
     theater operations; and
       (2) presenting such capability to the combatant commands to 
     accomplish the warfighting missions of the combatant commands 
     under the Unified Command Plan.
       (b) Milestone Development Authority.--Subject to section 
     4204 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, in consultation with the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall be the Milestone A approval (as defined 
     in section 4211 of such title) decision authority for space-
     related acquisition programs for ground and airborne moving 
     target indication collection assets described in subsection 
     (a) that are primarily or fully funded within the Military 
     Intelligence Program.

     SEC. 1504. PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTY FOR SPACE ACQUISITION 
                   AND INTEGRATION.

       Section 9016(b)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph (B):
       ``(B) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space 
     Acquisition and Integration shall have a Principle Military 
     Deputy for Space Acquisition and Integration, who shall be an 
     officer of the Space Force on active duty. The Principal 
     Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and Integration shall 
     be appointed from among officers who have significant 
     experience in the areas of acquisition and program 
     management. The position of Principal Military Deputy for 
     Space Acquisition and Integration shall be designated as a 
     critical acquisition position under section 1731 of this 
     title. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Assistant 
     Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and 
     Integration, the Principal Military Deputy for Space 
     Acquisition and Integration may serve as Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Space Acquisition and Integration for a period 
     of not more than one year.''.

     SEC. 1505. USE OF MIDDLE TIER ACQUISITION AUTHORITY FOR SPACE 
                   DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACQUISITION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Space Development 
     Agency shall use the middle tier of acquisition authority, 
     consistent with section 804 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
     U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) and Department of Defense Instruction 
     5000.80, entitled ``Operation of the Middle Tier of 
     Acquisition (MTA)'' and issued on December 30, 2019 (or a 
     successor instruction), for the rapid fielding of satellites 
     and associated systems for Tranche 1, Tranche 2, and Tranche 
     3 of the proliferated warfighter space architecture of the 
     Space Development Agency.
       (b) Rapid Prototyping and Fielding.--Any tranche of 
     satellites or associated systems developed and fielded under 
     subsection (a) shall have a level of maturity that allows 
     such satellites or systems to be rapidly prototyped within an 
     acquisition program or rapidly fielded within five years of 
     the development of an approved requirement.
       (c) Designation as Major Capability Acquisition.--
       (1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment may designate a tranche described 
     in subsection (a) as a major capability acquisition program, 
     consistent with Department of Defense Instruction 5000.80, 
     entitled ``Operation of the Middle Tier of Acquisition 
     (MTA)'' and issued on December 30, 2019 (or a successor 
     instruction).
       (2) Notice to congress.--Not later than 90 days before the 
     date on which a designation under paragraph (1) is made, the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
     shall notify the congressional defense committees of the 
     intent to so designate and provide a justification for such 
     designation.

     SEC. 1506. SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION OF COMMERCIAL 
                   SPACE LAUNCH SUPPORT SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 135 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2276 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2276a. Special authority for provision of commercial 
       space launch support services

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of a military department, 
     pursuant to the authority provided by this section and any 
     other provision of law, may support Federal and commercial 
     space launch capacity on any domestic real property under the 
     control of the Secretary through the provision of space 
     launch support services.
       ``(b) Provision of Launch Equipment and Services to 
     Commercial Entities.--
       ``(1) Agreement authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary concerned may enter into a 
     contract, or conduct any other transaction, with a commercial 
     entity that intends to conduct space launch activities on a 
     military installation under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary, including a contract or other transaction for the 
     provision of supplies, services, equipment, and construction 
     needed for commercial space launch.
       ``(B) Nondelegation.--The Secretary may not delegate the 
     authority provided in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Agreement costs.--
       ``(A) Direct costs.--A contract entered into, or a 
     transaction conducted, under paragraph (1) shall include a 
     provision that requires the commercial entity entering into 
     the contract or conducting the transaction to reimburse the 
     Department of Defense for all direct costs to the United 
     States that are associated with the goods, services, and 
     equipment provided to the commercial entity under the 
     contract or transaction.
       ``(B) Indirect costs.--A contract entered into, or a 
     transaction conducted, under paragraph (1) may--
       ``(i) include a provision that requires the commercial 
     entity to reimburse the Department of Defense for such 
     indirect costs as the Secretary concerned considers to be 
     fair and reasonable; and
       ``(ii) provide for the recovery of indirect costs through 
     establishment of a rate, fixed

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     price, or similar mechanism the Secretary concerned considers 
     to be fair and reasonable.
       ``(3) Retention of funds collected from commercial users.--
     Amounts collected from a commercial entity under paragraph 
     (2) shall be credited to the appropriation accounts under 
     which the costs associated with the contract (direct and 
     indirect) were incurred.
       ``(4) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations to carry out this subsection.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Space launch.--The term `space launch' includes all 
     activities, supplies, equipment, facilities, and services 
     supporting launch preparation, launch, reentry, recovery, and 
     other launch-related activities for the payload and the space 
     transportation vehicle.
       ``(2) Commercial entity; commercial.--The terms `commercial 
     entity' and `commercial' means a non-Federal entity organized 
     under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction 
     within the United States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 2276 the following:

``2276a. Special authority for provision of commercial space launch 
              support services.''.

     SEC. 1507. TREATMENT OF POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING 
                   RESILIENCY, MODIFICATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
                   PROGRAM AS ACQUISITION CATEGORY 1D PROGRAM.

       The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment shall treat the Positioning, Navigation, and 
     Timing Resiliency, Modifications, and Improvements program of 
     the Air Force (Program Element 0604201F) as an acquisition 
     category 1D program, and the authority to manage such program 
     may not be delegated.

     SEC. 1508. BRIEFING ON CLASSIFICATION PRACTICES AND FOREIGN 
                   DISCLOSURE POLICIES REQUIRED FOR COMBINED SPACE 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Director of National Intelligence shall provide a briefing to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress on the classification 
     practices and foreign disclosure policies required to enable 
     the development and conduct of combined space operations 
     among the following countries:
       (1) Australia.
       (2) Canada.
       (3) France.
       (4) Germany.
       (5) New Zealand.
       (6) The United Kingdom.
       (7) The United States.
       (8) Any other ally or partner country, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Director of National 
     Intelligence.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) The military and national intelligence information 
     required to be shared with the countries described in 
     subsection (a) so as to enable the development and conduct 
     combined space operations.
       (2) The policy, organizational, or other barriers that 
     currently prevent such information sharing for combined space 
     operations.
       (3) The actions being taken by the Department of Defense 
     and the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to remove 
     the barriers to such information sharing, and the timeline 
     for implementation of such actions.
       (4) Any statutory changes required to remove such barriers.
       (5) Any other matter, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense or the Director of National Intelligence.
       (c) Implementation Update.--Not later than 270 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall 
     provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     on the implementation of the actions described in subsection 
     (b)(3).
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees; and
       (2) the congressional intelligence committees (as defined 
     in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003)).

     SEC. 1509. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS 
                   RELATING TO SELECTION OF PERMANENT LOCATION FOR 
                   HEADQUARTERS OF UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND.

       (a) Limitation on Availability of Funds for Military 
     Construction Projects.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may be obligated or 
     expended for a military construction project (as described in 
     section 2801(b) of title 10, United States Code) for the 
     construction or modification of facilities for temporary or 
     permanent use by the United States Space Command for 
     headquarters operations until the report required under 
     subsection (c) is submitted.
       (b) Limitation on Availability of Funds for Travel 
     Expenditures.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 to 
     the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for travel 
     expenditures, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or 
     expended until the report required under subsection (c) is 
     submitted.
       (c) Report.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     justification for the selection of a permanent location for 
     headquarters of the United States Space Command.

                       Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces

     SEC. 1511. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF THE 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 2024 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, sustainment, or replacement of 
     intercontinental ballistic missiles.
       (2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of 
     intercontinental ballistic missiles.

     SEC. 1512. SENTINEL INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE 
                   PROGRAM SILO ACTIVITY.

       The LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile 
     program shall refurbish and make operable not fewer than 150 
     silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles at each of the 
     following locations:
       (1) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Laramie County, 
     Wyoming.
       (2) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Cascade County, Montana.
       (3) Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, North Dakota.

     SEC. 1513. MATTERS RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION AND DEPLOYMENT 
                   OF THE SENTINEL INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 
                   MISSILE WEAPON SYSTEM.

       (a) Authority for Multi-year Procurement.--Subject to 
     section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
     of the Air Force may enter into one or more multi-year 
     contracts for the procurement of up to 659 Sentinel 
     intercontinental ballistic missiles and for subsystems 
     associated with such missiles.
       (b) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of 
     the Air Force may enter into one or more contracts, beginning 
     in fiscal year 2024, for advance procurement associated with 
     the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles for which 
     authorization to enter into a multi-year procurement contract 
     is provided under subsection (a), and for subsystems 
     associated with such missiles in economic order quantities 
     when cost savings are achievable.
       (c) 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 2024 is subject 
     to the availability of appropriations or funds for that 
     purpose for such later fiscal year.
       (d) Mandatory Inclusion of Pre-priced Option in Certain 
     Circumstances.--
       (1) In general.--If the total base quantity of Sentinel 
     intercontinental ballistic missiles to be procured through 
     all contracts entered into under subsection (a) is less than 
     659, the Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that one or 
     more of the contracts includes a pre-priced option for the 
     procurement of additional Sentinel intercontinental ballistic 
     missiles such that the sum of such base quantity and the 
     number of such missiles that may be procured through the 
     exercise of such options is equal to 659 missiles.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Base quantity.--The term ``base quantity'' means the 
     quantity of Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles to 
     be procured under a contract entered into under subsection 
     (a), excluding any quantity of such missiles that may be 
     procured through the exercise of an option that may be part 
     of such contract.
       (B) Pre-priced option.--The term ``pre-priced option'' 
     means a contract option for a contract entered into under 
     subsection (a) that, if exercised, would allow the Secretary 
     of the Air Force to procure a quantity of intercontinental 
     ballistic missiles at a predetermined price specified in such 
     contract.
       (e) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not 
     modify a contract entered into under subsection (a) if the 
     modification would increase the per unit price of the 
     Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles by more than 10 
     percent above the target per unit price specified in the 
     original contract for such missiles under subsection (a).
       (f) Modifications to the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile 
     Site Activation Task Force.--Section 1638 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
     117-263) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``, who shall report 
     directly to the Commander of Air Force Global Strike 
     Command'' after ``Modernization''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d)(1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Weapon system.--For purposes of nomenclature and 
     acquisition life cycle activities ranging from development 
     through sustainment and demilitarization, each wing

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     level configuration of the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental 
     ballistic missile shall be a weapon system.''.

     SEC. 1514. PLAN FOR DECREASING THE TIME TO UPLOAD ADDITIONAL 
                   WARHEADS TO THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 
                   MISSILE FLEET.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in 
     coordination with the Commander of the United States 
     Strategic Command, shall develop a plan to decrease the 
     amount of time required to upload additional warheads to the 
     intercontinental ballistic missile force.
       (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the storage capacity of weapons 
     storage areas and any weapons generation facilities at 
     covered bases, including the capacity of each covered base to 
     store additional warheads.
       (2) An assessment of the current nuclear warhead 
     transportation capacity of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration and associated timelines for transporting 
     additional nuclear warheads to covered bases.
       (3) An evaluation of the capacity of the maintenance 
     squadrons and security forces at covered bases and the 
     associated timelines for adding warheads to the 
     intercontinental ballistic missile force.
       (4) An identification of actions that would address any 
     identified limitations and increase the readiness of the 
     intercontinental ballistic missile force to upload additional 
     warheads.
       (5) An evaluation of courses of actions to upload 
     additional warheads to a portion of the intercontinental 
     ballistic missile force.
       (6) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
     initiating immediate deployment of W78 warheads to a single 
     wing of the intercontinental ballistic missile force as a 
     hedge against delay of the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental 
     ballistic missile.
       (7) A funding plan for carrying out actions identified in 
     paragraphs (4) and (5).
       (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force and the Commander of the United States Strategic 
     Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     the plan required by subsection (a).
       (d) Form.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the submission 
     of the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
     Air Force and the Commander of the United States Strategic 
     Command shall brief the congressional defense committees on 
     the actions being pursued to implement the plan.
       (f) Covered Base Defined.--The term ``covered base'' means 
     the following:
       (1) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Laramie County, 
     Wyoming.
       (2) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Cascade County, Montana.
       (3) Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, North Dakota.

     SEC. 1515. TASKING AND OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO 
                   INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SITE 
                   ACTIVATION TASK FORCE FOR SENTINEL PROGRAM.

       Section 1638 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is amended by--
       (1) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) inserting after subsection (d), the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Delegation of Authority.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall--
       ``(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2024, delegate to the Commander of the Air Force 
     Global Strike Command such tasking and oversight authorities, 
     as the Secretary considers necessary, with respect to other 
     components of the Department of Defense participating in the 
     Task Force; and
       ``(2) not later than 30 days after the date of such 
     delegation of authority, notify the congressional defense 
     committees of the delegation.''.

     SEC. 1516. LONG-TERM SUSTAINMENT OF SENTINEL ICBM GUIDANCE 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Prior to issuing a Milestone C decision 
     for the program to develop the LGM-35A Sentinel 
     intercontinental ballistic missile system (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Sentinel''), the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall certify to the 
     congressional defense committees that there is a long-term 
     capability in place to maintain and modernize the guidance 
     system of the Sentinel over the full life cycle of the 
     Sentinel.
       (b) Certification Elements.--The certification described in 
     subsection (a) shall include a list of capabilities to 
     maintain and advance--
       (1) accelerometers;
       (2) gyroscopes;
       (3) guidance computers;
       (4) specialized mechanical and retaining assemblies;
       (5) test equipment; and
       (6) such other components to ensure the guidance system 
     will be maintained and modernized over the life of the 
     Sentinel.

     SEC. 1517. SENSE OF SENATE ON POLARIS SALES AGREEMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) On December 21, 1962, President John F. Kennedy and 
     Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan met in 
     Nassau, Bahamas, and issued a joint statement (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Statement on Nuclear Defense Systems''), 
     agreeing that the United States would make Polaris missiles 
     available on a continuing basis to the United Kingdom for use 
     in submarines.
       (2) On April 6, 1963, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Her 
     Majesty's Ambassador to the United States David Ormsby-Gore 
     signed the Polaris Sales Agreement, reaffirming the Statement 
     on Nuclear Defense Systems and agreeing that the United 
     States Government shall provide and the Government of the 
     United Kingdom shall purchase from the United States 
     Government Polaris missiles, equipment, and supporting 
     services.
       (3) The HMS Resolution launched the first Polaris missile 
     of the United Kingdom on February 15, 1968, and, in 1969, 
     commenced the first strategic deterrent patrol for the United 
     Kingdom, initiating a continuous at-sea deterrent posture for 
     the United Kingdom that remains in effect.
       (4) The Polaris Sales Agreement was amended to include the 
     Trident II (D5) strategic weapon system on October 19, 1982, 
     in Washington, D.C., through an exchange of notes between 
     Secretary of State Jonathan Howe and Her Majesty's Ambassador 
     to the United States Oliver Wright.
       (5) Through an exchange of letters in 2008 between the 
     Secretary of Defense the Honorable Robert Gates and the 
     Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom the 
     Right Honorable Desmond Browne and under the auspices of the 
     Polaris Sales Agreement, the United States Government and the 
     Government of the United Kingdom agreed to continue 
     cooperation to design a common missile compartment for the 
     follow-on ballistic missile submarines of each nation.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Polaris Sales 
     Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom of 
     Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
       (2) congratulates the Royal Navy for steadfastly 
     maintaining the Continuous At-Sea Deterrent;
       (3) Recognizes the important contribution of the Continuous 
     At-Sea Deterrent to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
       (4) reaffirms that the United Kingdom is a valued and 
     special ally of the United States; and
       (5) looks forward to continuing and strengthening the 
     shared commitment of the United States and the United Kingdom 
     to sustain submarine-based strategic deterrents well into the 
     future.

     SEC. 1518. MATTERS RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED 
                   CRUISE MISSILE.

       (a) Program Treatment.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall--
       (1) establish a program for the development of a nuclear-
     armed, sea-launched cruise missile capability;
       (2) designate such program as an acquisition category 1D 
     program, to be managed consistent with the provisions of 
     Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85 (relating to major 
     capability acquisition);
       (3) initiate a nuclear weapon project for the W80-4 ALT 
     warhead, at phase 6.2 of the phase 6.X process (relating to 
     feasibility study and down select), to align with the program 
     described in paragraph (1);
       (4) submit to the National Nuclear Security Administration 
     a formal request, through the Nuclear Weapons Council, for 
     participation in and support for the W80-4 ALT warhead 
     project; and
       (5) designate the Department of the Navy as the military 
     department to lead the W80-4 ALT nuclear weapon program for 
     the Department of Defense.
       (b) Initial Operational Capability.--The Secretary of 
     Defense and the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall take 
     such actions as necessary to ensure the program described in 
     subsection (a) achieves initial operational capability, as 
     defined jointly by the Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Commander of United States Strategic Command, by not later 
     than fiscal year 2035.
       (c) Limitation.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment may not approve a Full Rate 
     Production Decision or authorize Full Scale Production (as 
     those terms are defined in the memorandum of the Nuclear 
     Weapons Council entitled ``Procedural Guidelines for the 
     Phase 6.X Process'' and dated April 19, 2000), for the W80-4 
     ALT program.
       (d) Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning not later than November 1, 2023, 
     and on March 1 and September 1 of each year thereafter, the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, the 
     Administrator for Nuclear Security, and the Commander of the 
     United States Strategic Command, shall jointly brief the 
     congressional defense committees on the progress of the 
     program described in subsection (a).
       (2) Contents.--Each briefing required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a description of significant achievements of the 
     program described in subsection (a) completed during the 
     period specified in paragraph (3) and any planned objectives 
     that were not achieved during such period;
       (B) for the 180-day period following the briefing--
       (i) planned objectives for the programs; and

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       (ii) anticipated spending plans for the programs;
       (C) a description of any notable technical hurdles that 
     could impede timely completion of the programs; and
       (D) any other information the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Sustainment considers appropriate.
       (3) Period specified.--The period specified in this 
     paragraph is--
       (A) in the case of the first briefing required by paragraph 
     (1), the 180-day period preceding the briefing; and
       (B) in the case of any subsequent such briefing, the period 
     since the previous such briefing.
       (4) Termination.--The requirement to provide briefings 
     under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that the 
     program described in subsection (a) achieve initial 
     operational capability, as defined jointly by the Secretary 
     of the Navy and the Commander of United States Strategic 
     Command.
       (e) Phase 6.X Process Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``phase 6.X process'' means the phase 6.X process for major 
     stockpile sustainment activities set forth in the memorandum 
     of the Nuclear Weapons Council entitled ``Procedural 
     Guidelines for the Phase 6.X Process'' and dated April 19, 
     2000.

     SEC. 1519. OPERATIONAL TIMELINE FOR STRATEGIC AUTOMATED 
                   COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     develop a replacement of the Strategic Automated Command and 
     Control System (SACCS) by not later than the date that the 
     LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program 
     reaches initial operational capability.
       (b) Replacement Capabilities.--The replacement required by 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) replace the SACCS base processors;
       (2) replace the SACCS processors at launch control centers;
       (3) provide internet protocol connectivity for wing-wide 
     command centers of the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental 
     ballistic missile program;
       (4) include such other capabilities necessary to address 
     the evolving requirements of the LGM-35A Sentinel 
     intercontinental ballistic missile program as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.

     SEC. 1520. AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PLAN FOR THE 
                   NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
                   COMPLEX, NUCLEAR WEAPONS DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND 
                   NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS.

       Section 492a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Independent Assessment by United States Strategic 
     Command.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 150 days after the 
     submission to Congress of the budget of the President under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
     Commander of United States Strategic Command shall complete 
     an independent assessment of the sufficiency of the execution 
     of acquisition, construction, and recapitalization programs 
     of the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration to modernize the nuclear forces of 
     the United States and meet current and future deterrence 
     requirements.
       ``(2) Contents.--The assessment required under paragraph 
     (1) shall evaluate the ongoing execution of modernization 
     programs associated with--
       ``(A) the nuclear weapons design, production, and 
     sustainment infrastructure;
       ``(B) the nuclear weapons stockpile;
       ``(C) the delivery systems for nuclear weapons; and
       ``(D) the nuclear command, control, and communications 
     system.
       ``(3) Routing and submission.--
       ``(A) Submission to nuclear weapons council.--Not later 
     than 15 days after completion of the assessment required by 
     paragraph (1), the Commander of United States Strategic 
     Command shall--
       ``(i) submit the assessment to the Chairman of the Nuclear 
     Weapons Council; and
       ``(ii) notify the congressional defense committees that the 
     assessment has been submitted to the Chairman of the Nuclear 
     Weapons Council.
       ``(B) Submission to congress.--Not later than 15 days after 
     the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council receives the 
     assessment required by paragraph (1), the Chairman shall 
     transmit the assessment, without change, to the congressional 
     defense committees.''.

     SEC. 1521. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO ADDITIONAL REPORT MATTERS 
                   ON STRATEGIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

       Section 495(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (1) by striking ``before fiscal year 2020'' and inserting 
     ``prior to the expiration of 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 referred to as the `New START 
     Treaty')''; and
       (2) by striking ``1043 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012'' and inserting 
     ``492(a) of title 10, United States Code,''.

     SEC. 1522. AMENDMENT TO STUDY OF WEAPONS PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW 
                   ARMED FORCES TO ADDRESS HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED 
                   TARGETS.

       Section 1674 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``on Use of Funds''; and
       (B) by striking ``none of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense or the 
     Department of Energy for the deactivation, dismantlement, or 
     retirement of the B83-1 nuclear gravity bomb may be obligated 
     or expended'' and inserting ``neither the Secretary of 
     Defense nor the Secretary of Energy may take any action''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``on the use of funds 
     under'' and inserting ``in''.

     SEC. 1523. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL PROVISION OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION TO GOVERNMENT 
                   ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 
     fiscal year 2024 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, 
     and available for the Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Policy, not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
     or expended until the date on which the Comptroller General 
     of the United States notifies the congressional defense 
     committees that the Secretary of Defense has fully complied 
     with information requests by the Government Accountability 
     Office with respect to the conduct of the study required by 
     section 1652 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2100).

                      Subtitle C--Missile Defense

     SEC. 1531. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR MISSILE 
                   DEFENSE OF GUAM.

       Paragraph (1) of section 1660(b) of the James M. Inhofe 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
     (Public Law 117-263) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Designation.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     designate the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment as the senior official of the Department of 
     Defense who shall be responsible for the missile defense of 
     Guam during the period preceding the date specified in 
     paragraph (5).''.

     SEC. 1532. SELECTION OF A DIRECTOR OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   AGENCY.

       Subsection (a) of section 205 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Director of the Missile Defense Agency.--There is a 
     Director of the Missile Defense Agency who shall be appointed 
     for a period of six years by the President 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.''.

     SEC. 1533. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPTROLLER 
                   GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW AND 
                   ASSESSMENT OF MISSILE DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Section 232(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1339), as 
     amended by section 1688 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1144) 
     and section 1644 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283; 134 Stat. 4062), is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``through 2025'' and 
     inserting ``through 2030'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``through 2026'' and 
     inserting ``through 2031''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``emerging'' and 
     inserting ``other department of defense missile defense 
     acquisition efforts and related'';
       (B) by striking ``emerging issues and'' and inserting 
     ``emerging issues, any Department of Defense missile defense 
     acquisition efforts, and any other related issue and''; and
       (C) by inserting ``on a mutually agreed upon date'' before 
     the period at the end.

     SEC. 1534. 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 2024 for 
     procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile 
     Defense Agency, not more than $80,000,000 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;

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       (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 2024 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 2024 for 
     procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile 
     Defense Agency not more than $80,000,000 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) no 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 and 
     the
       (3) Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1535. MODIFICATION OF SCOPE OF PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY 
                   MATRICES REQUIREMENTS FOR NEXT GENERATION 
                   INTERCEPTORS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES HOMELAND.

       Section 1668(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and the product development phase'' 
     after ``technology development phase'' each place is appears; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``enter the product 
     development phase'' and inserting ``enter the production 
     phase''.

     SEC. 1536. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OFFICE OF 
                   COST ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION UNTIL 
                   SUBMISSION OF MISSILE DEFENSE ROLES AND 
                   RESPONSIBILITIES REPORT.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2024 by section 301 for operation and maintenance, Defense-
     wide, and available for the Office of Cost Assessment and 
     Program Evaluation, not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
     or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to the congressional defense committees the report 
     required by section 1675(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81).

     SEC. 1537. INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE 
                   FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Strategy Required.--The Commander of United States 
     Indo-Pacific Command shall, in coordination with the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the 
     Commander of United States Northern Command, the Director of 
     the Missile Defense Agency, and the Director of the Joint 
     Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, develop a 
     comprehensive strategy for developing, acquiring, and 
     operationally establishing an integrated air and missile 
     defense architecture for the United States Indo-Pacific 
     Command area of responsibility.
       (b) Strategy Components.--At a minimum, the strategy 
     required by subsection (a) shall address the following:
       (1) The sensing, tracking, and intercepting capabilities 
     required to address the full range of credible missile 
     threats to--
       (A) the Hawaiian Islands;
       (B) the island of Guam and other islands in the greater 
     Marianas region, as determined necessary by the Commander of 
     United States Indo-Pacific Command;
       (C) other United States territories within the area of 
     responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command; and
       (D) United States forces deployed within the territories of 
     other nations within such area of responsibility.
       (2) The appropriate balance of missile detection, tracking, 
     defense, and defeat capabilities within such area of 
     responsibility.
       (3) A command and control network for integrating missile 
     detection, tracking, defense, and defeat capabilities across 
     such area of responsibility.
       (4) A time-phased scheduling construct for fielding the 
     constituent systems that will comprise the integrated air and 
     missile defense architecture for such area of responsibility.
       (c) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than March 15, 2024, and not 
     less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Commander 
     of United States Indo-Pacific Command shall, in coordination 
     with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, the Commander of United States Northern Command, 
     the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, and the Director 
     of the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, 
     submit to the congressional defense committees an annual 
     report outlining the following with regard to the strategy 
     developed pursuant to subsection (a):
       (A) The activities conducted and progress made in 
     developing and implementing the strategy over the previous 
     calendar year.
       (B) The planned activities for developing and implementing 
     the strategy in the upcoming year.
       (C) A description of likely risks and impediments to the 
     successful implementation of the strategy.
       (2) Termination.--The requirements of paragraph (1) shall 
     terminate on the earlier of the following:
       (A) March 15, 2029.
       (B) The date on which a comprehensive integrated air and 
     missile defense architecture for the area of responsibility 
     of United States Indo-Pacific Command has achieved initial 
     operational capability, as determined jointly by the 
     Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command and the 
     Director of the Missile Defense Agency.
       (d) Limitations.--Of the equipment and components 
     previously procured by the Department of Defense for the 
     purposes of constructing the Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii, 
     none of such assets may be repurposed for other uses until 
     the first annual report required by subsection (c)(1) is 
     submitted to the congressional defense committees pursuant to 
     such subsection.

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     SEC. 1538. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.

       Section 1681(a) of the of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 
     10 U.S.C. 4205 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to--
       ``(1) maintain and improve, with funding subject to the 
     annual authorization of appropriations and the annual 
     appropriation of funds for National Missile Defense--
       ``(A) an effective, layered missile defense system capable 
     of defending the territory of the United States against the 
     developing and increasingly complex missile threat; and
       ``(B) an effective regional missile defense system capable 
     of defending the allies, partners, and deployed forces of the 
     United States against increasingly complex missile threats; 
     and
       ``(2) rely on nuclear deterrence to address more 
     sophisticated and larger quantity near-peer intercontinental 
     missile threats to the homeland of the United States.''.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 1541. ELECTRONIC WARFARE.

       (a) In General.--Part I of subtitle A of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new chapter:

                    ``CHAPTER 25--ELECTRONIC WARFARE

``Sec.
``500. Electronic Warfare Executive Committee.
``500a. Guidance on the electronic warfare mission area and joint 
              electromagnetic spectrum operations.
``500b. Annual report on electronic warfare strategy of the Department 
              of Defense.
``500c. Annual assessment of budget with respect to electronic warfare 
              capabilities.
``500d. Electromagnetic spectrum superiority implementation plan.
``500e. Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint 
              Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations.
``500f. Evaluations of abilities of armed forces and combatant commands 
              to perform electromagnetic spectrum operations missions.

     ``Sec. 500. Electronic Warfare Executive Committee

       ``(a) In General.--There is within the Department of 
     Defense an Electronic Warfare Executive Committee (in this 
     section referred to as the `Executive Committee').
       ``(b) Purposes.--The Executive Committee shall--
       ``(1) serve as the principal forum within the Department of 
     Defense to inform, coordinate, and evaluate matters relating 
     to electronic warfare;
       ``(2) provide senior oversight, coordination, and budget 
     and capability harmonization with respect to such matters; 
     and
       ``(3) act as an advisory body to the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Management Action 
     Group of the Deputy Secretary with respect to such matters.
       ``(c) Responsibilities.--The Executive Committee shall--
       ``(1) advise key senior level decision-making bodies of the 
     Department of Defense with respect to the development and 
     implementation of acquisition investments relating to 
     electronic warfare and electromagnetic spectrum operations of 
     the Department, including relevant acquisition policies, 
     projects, programs, modeling, and test and evaluation 
     infrastructure;
       ``(2) provide a forum to enable synchronization and 
     integration support with respect to the development and 
     acquisition of electronic warfare capabilities--
       ``(A) by aligning the processes of the Department for 
     requirements, research, development, acquisition, testing, 
     and sustainment; and
       ``(B) carrying out other related duties; and
       ``(3) act as the senior level review forum for the 
     portfolio of capability investments of the Department 
     relating to electronic warfare and electromagnetic spectrum 
     operations and other related matters.
       ``(d) Coordination With Intelligence Community.--The 
     Executive Committee, acting through the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Intelligence and Security, shall coordinate with 
     the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to generate 
     requirements, facilitate collaboration, establish interfaces, 
     and align efforts of the Department of Defense with respect 
     to electronic warfare capability and acquisition with efforts 
     of the intelligence community relating to electronic warfare 
     capability and acquisition in areas of dependency or mutual 
     interest between the Department and the intelligence 
     community.
       ``(e) Meetings.--
       ``(1) Frequency.--The Executive Committee shall hold 
     meetings not less frequently than quarterly and as necessary 
     to address particular issues.
       ``(2) Form.--The Executive Committee may hold meetings by 
     videoconference.
       ``(f) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Executive Committee shall be 
     composed of the following principal members:
       ``(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment.
       ``(B) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       ``(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
     Security.
       ``(D) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
       ``(E) The Commander of the United States Strategic Command.
       ``(F) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(G) Such other Federal officers or employees as the 
     Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, consistent with 
     other authorities of the Department of Defense and 
     publications of the Joint Staff, including the Charter for 
     the Electronic Warfare Executive Committee, dated March 17, 
     2015.
       ``(g) Co-chairs of Executive Committee.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment and the Vice Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, or their designees, shall serve as co-
     chairs of the Executive Committee.
       ``(2) Responsibilities of co-chairs.--The co-chairs of the 
     Executive Committee shall--
       ``(A) preside at all Executive Committee meetings or have 
     their designees preside at such meetings;
       ``(B) provide administrative control of the Executive 
     Committee;
       ``(C) jointly guide the activities and actions of the 
     Executive Committee;
       ``(D) approve all agendas for and summaries of meetings of 
     the Executive Committee;
       ``(E) charter tailored working groups to conduct mission 
     area analysis, as required, under subsection (i); and
       ``(F) perform such other duties as may be necessary to 
     ensure the good order and functioning of the Executive 
     Committee.
       ``(h) Electronic Warfare Capability Team.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is within the Executive Committee 
     an electronic warfare capability team, which shall--
       ``(A) serve as a flag officer level focus group and 
     executive secretariat subordinate to the Executive Committee; 
     and
       ``(B) in that capacity--
       ``(i) provide initial senior level coordination on key 
     electronic warfare issues;
       ``(ii) prepare recommended courses of action to present to 
     the Executive Committee; and
       ``(iii) perform other related duties.
       ``(2) Co-chairs.--The electronic warfare capability team 
     shall be co-chaired by one representative from the Office of 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment and one representative from the Force Structure, 
     Resources, and Assessment Directorate of the Joint Staff (J-
     8).
       ``(3) Staff.--The principal members of the Executive 
     Committee shall designate representatives from their 
     respective staffs to the electronic warfare capability team.
       ``(i) Mission Area Working Groups.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Executive Committee shall establish 
     mission area working groups on a temporary basis--
       ``(A) to address specific issues and mission areas relating 
     to electronic warfare and electromagnetic spectrum 
     operations;
       ``(B) to involve subject matter experts and components of 
     the Department of Defense with expertise in electronic 
     warfare and electromagnetic spectrum operations; and
       ``(C) to perform other related duties.
       ``(2) Dissolution.--The Executive Committee shall dissolve 
     a mission area working group established under paragraph (1) 
     once the issue the working group was established to address 
     is satisfactorily resolved.
       ``(j) Administration.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment shall administratively support 
     the Executive Committee, including by designating not fewer 
     than two officials of the Department of Defense to support 
     the day-to-day operations of the Executive Committee.
       ``(k) Report to Congress.--Not later than February 28, 
     2024, and annually thereafter through 2030, the Executive 
     Committee shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a summary of activities of the Executive Committee 
     during the preceding fiscal year.

     ``Sec. 500a. Guidance on the electronic warfare mission area 
       and joint electromagnetic spectrum operations

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall--
       ``(1) establish processes and procedures to develop, 
     integrate, and enhance the electronic warfare mission area 
     and the conduct of joint electromagnetic spectrum operations 
     in all domains across the Department of Defense; and
       ``(2) ensure that such processes and procedures provide for 
     integrated defense-wide strategy, planning, and budgeting 
     with respect to the conduct of such operations by the 
     Department, including activities conducted to counter and 
     deter such operations by malign actors.

     ``Sec. 500b. Annual report on electronic warfare strategy of 
       the Department of Defense

       ``(a) In General.--At the same time as the President 
     submits to Congress the budget of the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
     2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of 
     each of the military departments, shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees an annual report on the 
     electronic warfare strategy of the Department of Defense.
       ``(b) Contents of Report.--Each report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include each of the following:
       ``(1) A description and overview of--

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       ``(A) the electronic warfare strategy of the Department of 
     Defense;
       ``(B) how such strategy supports the National Defense 
     Strategy; and
       ``(C) the organizational structure assigned to oversee the 
     development of the Department's electronic warfare strategy, 
     requirements, capabilities, programs, and projects.
       ``(2) A list of all the electronic warfare acquisition 
     programs and research and development projects of the 
     Department of Defense and a description of how each program 
     or project supports the Department's electronic warfare 
     strategy.
       ``(3) For each unclassified program or project on the list 
     required by paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) the senior acquisition executive and organization 
     responsible for oversight of the program or project;
       ``(B) whether or not validated requirements exist for the 
     program or project and, if such requirements do exist, the 
     date on which the requirements were validated and the 
     organizational authority that validated such requirements;
       ``(C) the total amount of funding appropriated, obligated, 
     and forecasted by fiscal year for the program or project, 
     including the program element or procurement line number from 
     which the program or project receives funding;
       ``(D) the development or procurement schedule for the 
     program or project;
       ``(E) an assessment of the cost, schedule, and performance 
     of the program or project as it relates to the program 
     baseline for the program or project, as of the date of the 
     submission of the report, and the original program baseline 
     for such program or project, if such baselines are not the 
     same;
       ``(F) the technology readiness level of each critical 
     technology that is part of the program or project;
       ``(G) whether or not the program or project is redundant or 
     overlaps with the efforts of another military department; and
       ``(H) the capability gap that the program or project is 
     being developed or procured to fulfill.
       ``(4) A classified annex that contains the items described 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (3) for each 
     classified program or project on the list required by 
     paragraph (2).

     ``Sec. 500c. Annual assessment of budget with respect to 
       electronic warfare capabilities

       ``At the same time as the President submits to Congress the 
     budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31 for 
     each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     an assessment by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
     Evaluation as to whether sufficient funds are requested in 
     such budget for anticipated activities in such fiscal year 
     for each of the following:
       ``(1) The development of an electromagnetic battle 
     management capability for joint electromagnetic spectrum 
     operations.
       ``(2) The establishment and operation of associated joint 
     electromagnetic spectrum operations cells.

     ``Sec. 500d. Electromagnetic spectrum superiority 
       implementation plan

       ``(a) In General.--The Chief Information Officer of the 
     Department of Defense shall be responsible for oversight of 
     the electromagnetic superiority implementation plan.
       ``(b) Report Required.--Concurrent with the submission of 
     the budget of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) 
     of title 31 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the 
     Chief Information Officer shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that includes the following with 
     respect to the electromagnetic superiority implementation 
     plan:
       ``(1) The implementation plan in effect as of the date of 
     the report, noting any revisions from the preceding plan.
       ``(2) A statement of the elements of the implementation 
     plan that have been achieved.
       ``(3) For each element that has been achieved, an 
     assessment of whether the element is having its intended 
     effect.
       ``(4) For any element that has not been achieved, an 
     assessment of progress made in achieving the element, 
     including a description of any obstacles that may hinder 
     further progress.
       ``(5) For any element that has been removed from the 
     implementation plan, a description of the reason for the 
     removal of the element and an assessment of the impact of not 
     pursuing achievement of the element.
       ``(6) Such additional matters as the Chief Information 
     Officer considers appropriate.
       ``(c) Electromagnetic Superiority Implementation Plan 
     Defined.--In this section, the term `electromagnetic 
     superiority implementation plan' means the Electromagnetic 
     Superiority Implementation Plan signed by the Secretary of 
     Defense on July 15, 2021, and any successor plan.

     ``Sec. 500e. Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Operational 
       Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an 
     Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Operational Lead for 
     Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (in this section 
     referred to as the `operational lead') at the United States 
     Strategic Command, which shall report to the Commander of the 
     United States Strategic Command.
       ``(b) Function.--The operational lead shall be responsible 
     for synchronizing, assessing, and making recommendations to 
     the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with respect to the 
     readiness of the combatant commands to conduct joint 
     electromagnetic spectrum operations.
       ``(c) Briefings Required.--Concurrent with the submission 
     of the budget of the President to Congress under section 
     1105(a) of title 31 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
     2029, the Chairman, acting through the operational lead, 
     shall brief to the congressional defense committees on the 
     following:
       ``(1) Progress made in achieving full operational 
     capability to conduct joint electromagnetic spectrum 
     operations and any impediments to achieving such capability.
       ``(2) The readiness of the combatant commands to conduct 
     such operations.
       ``(3) Recommendations for overcoming any deficiencies in 
     the readiness of the combatant commands to conduct such 
     operations and any material gaps contributing to such 
     deficiencies.
       ``(4) Such other matters as the Chairman considers 
     important to ensuring that the combatant commands are capable 
     of conducting such operations.

     ``Sec. 500f. Evaluations of abilities of armed forces and 
       combatant commands to perform electromagnetic spectrum 
       operations missions

       ``(a) Evaluations of Armed Forces.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2024, and 
     annually thereafter through 2029, the Chief of Staff of the 
     Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of 
     the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the 
     Chief of Space Operations shall each carry out an evaluation 
     of the ability of the armed force concerned to perform 
     electromagnetic spectrum operations missions required by each 
     of the following:
       ``(A) The Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy.
       ``(B) The Joint Staff-developed concept of operations for 
     electromagnetic spectrum operations.
       ``(C) The operations and contingency plans of the combatant 
     commands.
       ``(2) Certification required.--Not later than December 31 
     of each year in which evaluations are required under 
     paragraph (1), each official specified in that paragraph 
     shall certify to the congressional defense committees that 
     the evaluation required to be carried out by that official 
     has occurred.
       ``(3) Elements.--Each evaluation under paragraph (1) shall 
     include an assessment of the following:
       ``(A) Current programs of record, including--
       ``(i) the ability of weapon systems to perform missions in 
     contested electromagnetic spectrum environments; and
       ``(ii) the ability of electronic warfare capabilities to 
     disrupt adversary operations.
       ``(B) Future programs of record, including--
       ``(i) the need for distributed or network-centric 
     electronic warfare and signals intelligence capabilities; and
       ``(ii) the need for automated and machine learning- or 
     artificial intelligence-assisted electronic warfare 
     capabilities.
       ``(C) Order of battle.
       ``(D) Individual and unit training.
       ``(E) Tactics, techniques, and procedures, including--
       ``(i) maneuver, distribution of assets, and the use of 
     decoys; and
       ``(ii) integration of non-kinetic and kinetic fires.
       ``(F) Other matters relevant to evaluating the ability of 
     the armed force concerned to perform electromagnetic spectrum 
     operations missions described in paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Evaluations of Combatant Commands.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2024, and 
     annually thereafter through 2029, the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, acting through the Electromagnetic Spectrum 
     Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic 
     Spectrum Operations established under section 500e (in this 
     section referred to as the `operational lead'), shall carry 
     out an evaluation of the plans and posture of the combatant 
     commands to execute the electromagnetic spectrum operations 
     envisioned in each of the following:
       ``(A) The Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy.
       ``(B) The Joint Staff-developed concept of operations for 
     electromagnetic spectrum operations.
       ``(2) Elements.--Each evaluation under paragraph (1) shall 
     include an assessment, as relevant, of the following:
       ``(A) Operation and contingency plans.
       ``(B) The manning, organizational alignment, and capability 
     of joint electromagnetic spectrum operations cells.
       ``(C) Mission rehearsal and exercises.
       ``(D) Force positioning, posture, and readiness.
       ``(3) Briefing required.--Not later than December 31 of 
     each year in which an evaluation is required under paragraph 
     (A), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting 
     through the operational lead, shall brief the congressional 
     defense committees on the results of the evaluation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The tables of chapters at the 
     beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and 
     at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, are each amended 
     by inserting after the item relating to chapter 24 the 
     following new item:

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       (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1053 of the John S. McCain 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
     (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1542. STUDY ON THE FUTURE OF THE INTEGRATED TACTICAL 
                   WARNING ATTACK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded 
     research and development center--
       (1) to conduct a study on the future of the Integrated 
     Tactical Warning Attack Assessment System (ITW/AA); and
       (2) to submit to the Chairman a report on the findings of 
     the center with respect to the study conducted under 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Elements.--The study conducted pursuant to an agreement 
     under subsection (a) shall cover the following:
       (1) Future air and missile threats to the United States.
       (2) The integration of multi-domain sensor data and their 
     ground systems with the existing architecture of the 
     Integrated Tactical Warning Attack Assessment System.
       (3) The effect of the integration described in paragraph 
     (2) on the data reliability standards of the Integrated 
     Tactical Warning Attack Assessment System.
       (4) Future data visualization, conferencing, and 
     decisionmaking capabilities of such system.
       (5) Such other matters as the Chairman considers relevant 
     to the study.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Chairman shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees--
       (1) the report submitted to the Chairman under subsection 
     (a)(2); and
       (2) the assessment of the Chairman with respect to the 
     findings in such report and the recommendations of the 
     Chairman with respect to modernizing the Integrated Tactical 
     Warning Attack Assessment System.

     SEC. 1543. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE TEST 
                   RANGES AND FUTURE CAPABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering, in consultation with the Chairman 
     of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall conduct a comprehensive 
     review of any deficiencies in the capacity of the electronic 
     warfare test ranges and future electronic warfare 
     capabilities of the Department of Defense relating to current 
     and future global threats, research and development efforts, 
     modeling, and electromagnetic and physical encroachment of 
     the test ranges.
       (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall 
     consider the following:
       (1) Each electronic warfare test range, its size, any 
     distinguishing features, and its electronic warfare 
     capabilities.
       (2) The electronic warfare capabilities that are best 
     practiced at which range and any encroachment issues between 
     ranges.
       (3) Future electronic warfare capabilities and planned 
     acquisitions.
       (4) Any modeling the Test Resource Management Center has 
     done on incorporating future or planned electronic warfare 
     capabilities into the current test ranges.
       (5) Any other matter the Under Secretary considers 
     necessary.
       (c) Briefing Required.--Not later than March 31, 2024, the 
     Under Secretary shall provide the congressional defense 
     committees with a briefing on the findings of the review 
     required by subsection (a) that includes--
       (1) an assessment of any deficiency in the electronic 
     warfare test ranges and future electronic warfare 
     capabilities of the Department of Defense identified in the 
     review; and
       (2) a plan to address any such deficiency in a timely 
     manner.

     SEC. 1544. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR PROTECTION OF 
                   CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       Section 130i(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``2023'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``2026''.

     SEC. 1545. ADDRESSING SERIOUS DEFICIENCIES IN ELECTRONIC 
                   PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS THAT OPERATE IN THE RADIO 
                   FREQUENCY SPECTRUM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such 
     actions as the Secretary considers necessary and 
     practicable--
       (1) to establish requirements for and assign sufficient 
     priority to ensuring electronic protection of sensor, 
     navigation, and communications systems and subsystems against 
     jamming, spoofing, and unintended interference from military 
     systems; and
       (2) to provide management oversight and supervision of the 
     military departments to ensure electronic protection of 
     military systems that emit and receive in radio frequencies 
     against modern threats and interference from military systems 
     operating in the same or adjacent radio frequency of Federal 
     spectrum.
       (b) Specific Required Actions.--The Secretary shall require 
     the military departments and combat support agencies to--
       (1) develop and approve requirements, through the Joint 
     Requirements Oversight Council as appropriate, within 270 
     days of the date of the enactment of this Act, for every 
     radar, signals intelligence, navigation, and communications 
     system and subsystem subject to the Global Force Management 
     process to be able to withstand threat-realistic levels of 
     jamming, spoofing, and unintended interference, which 
     includes self-generated interference;
       (2) test every system and subsystem described in paragraph 
     (1) at a test range that permits threat-realistic electronic 
     warfare attacks against the system or subsystem by a red team 
     or opposition force at least once every 4 years, with the 
     first set of highest priority systems to be initially tested 
     no later than fiscal year 2025;
       (3) retrofit every system and subsystem described in 
     paragraph (1) that fails to meet electronic protection 
     requirements during testing with electronic protection 
     measures that can withstand threat-realistic jamming, 
     spoofing, and unintended interference within 3 years from the 
     date of the testing, and to retest such systems and 
     subsystems within 4 years of the initial failed test;
       (4) survey, identify, and test available technology that 
     can be practically and affordably retro-fitted on the systems 
     described in paragraph (1) and which provides robust 
     protection against threat-realistic jamming, spoofing, and 
     unintended interference; and
       (5) design and build electronic protection into ongoing and 
     future development programs to withstand expected jamming and 
     spoofing threats and unintended interference.
       (c) Waiver.--The Secretary may establish a process for 
     issuing waivers on a case-by-case basis for the testing 
     requirement established in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) 
     and for the retrofit requirement established in paragraph (3) 
     of such subsection.
       (d) Annual Reports.--Each fiscal year, coinciding with the 
     submission of the President's budget request to Congress 
     pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
     through fiscal year 2030, the Director of Operational Test 
     and Evaluation shall submit to the Electronic Warfare 
     Executive Committee, the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a comprehensive annual report aggregating 
     reporting from the military departments and combat support 
     agencies that describes--
       (1) the implementation of the requirements of this section;
       (2) the systems subject to testing in the previous year and 
     the results of such tests, including a description of the 
     requirements for electronic protection established for the 
     tested systems; and
       (3) each waiver issued in the previous year with respect to 
     such requirements, together with a detailed rationale for the 
     waiver and a plan for addressing the basis for the waiver 
     request.

     SEC. 1546. FUNDING LIMITATION ON CERTAIN UNREPORTED PROGRAMS.

       (a) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--None of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 
     2024 may be obligated or expended, directly or indirectly, in 
     part or in whole, for, on, in relation to, or in support of 
     activities involving unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     protected under any form of special access or restricted 
     access limitations that have not been formally, officially, 
     explicitly, and specifically described, explained, and 
     justified to the appropriate committees of Congress, 
     congressional leadership, and the Director, including for any 
     activities relating to the following:
       (1) Recruiting, employing, training, equipping, and 
     operations of, and providing security for, Government or 
     contractor personnel with a primary, secondary, or 
     contingency mission of capturing, recovering, and securing 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena craft or pieces and 
     components of such craft.
       (2) Analyzing such craft or pieces or components thereof, 
     including for the purpose of determining properties, material 
     composition, method of manufacture, origin, characteristics, 
     usage and application, performance, operational modalities, 
     or reverse engineering of such craft or component technology.
       (3) Managing and providing security for protecting 
     activities and information relating to unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena from disclosure or compromise.
       (4) Actions relating to reverse engineering or replicating 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena technology or performance 
     based on analysis of materials or sensor and observational 
     information associated with unidentified anomalous phenomena.
       (5) The development of propulsion technology, or aerospace 
     craft that uses propulsion technology, systems, or subsystems 
     that is based on or derived from or inspired by inspection, 
     analysis, or reverse engineering of recovered unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena craft or materials.
       (6) Any aerospace craft that uses propulsion technology 
     other than chemical propellants, solar power, and electric 
     ion thrust.
       (b) Notification and Reporting.--
       (1) In general.--Any person currently or formerly under 
     contract with the Federal Government that has in their 
     possession material or information provided by or derived 
     from the Federal Government relating to unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena that formerly or currently is protected 
     by any form of special access or restricted access shall--
       (A) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, notify the Director of such possession; and
       (B) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, make available to the Director for assessment, 
     analysis, and inspection--
       (i) all such material and information; and
       (ii) a comprehensive list of all non-earth origin or exotic 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena materiel.

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       (2) Protections.--The provision of notice and the making 
     available of material and information under paragraph (1) 
     shall be treated as an authorized disclosure under section 
     1673(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3373b).
       (c) Limitation Regarding Independent Research and 
     Development.--Consistent with Department of Defense 
     Instruction Number 3204.01 (dated August 20, 2014, 
     incorporating change 2, dated July 9, 2020; relating to 
     Department policy for oversight of independent research and 
     development), independent research and development funding 
     relating to material or information described in subsection 
     (a) shall not be allowable as indirect expenses for purposes 
     of contracts covered by such instruction, unless such 
     material and information is made available to the Director in 
     accordance with subsection (b).
       (d) Notice to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the Director has received a notification under 
     subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) or information or 
     material under paragraph (B) of such subsection, the Director 
     shall provide a written notification of such receipt to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress and congressional 
     leadership.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The term ``congressional leadership'' means--
       (A) the majority leader of the Senate;
       (B) the minority leader of the Senate;
       (C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
       (D) the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
       (3) The term ``Director'' means the Director of the All-
     domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
       (4) The term ``unidentified anomalous phenomena'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 1683(n)of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 
     3373(n)), as amended by section 6802(a) of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).

     SEC. 1547. REVISION OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO 
                   ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR 
                   INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 431(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 
     2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.
       (b) Interagency Coordination and Support.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 431(b) of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) 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, where 
     appropriate, be supported by the Director; and''.

                 TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

   Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber Forces

     SEC. 1601. MEASURES TO ENHANCE THE READINESS AND 
                   EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CYBER MISSION FORCE.

       (a) Personnel Requirements and Training for Critical Work 
     Roles.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) develop a plan to require--
       (A) a term of enlistment that is--
       (i) common across the military departments for critical 
     work roles of the Cyber Mission Force;
       (ii) appropriate given the value of the training required 
     for such work roles; and
       (iii) sufficient and extensive enough to meet the readiness 
     requirements established by the Commander of United States 
     Cyber Command;
       (B) tour lengths for personnel in the Cyber Mission Force 
     that are--
       (i) common across the military departments; and
       (ii) sufficient and extensive enough to meet the readiness 
     requirements established by the Commander of United States 
     Cyber Command;
       (C) the military departments to present Cyber Mission Force 
     personnel to the Commander of United States Cyber Command who 
     are fully trained to the standards required by the work roles 
     established by the Commander, including the critical work 
     roles of the Cyber Mission Force, prior to their attachment 
     or assignment to a unit of United States Cyber Command;
       (D) obligated service for members who receive the training 
     contemplated in paragraph (C) which is commensurate with the 
     significant financial and time investments made by the 
     military service for the training received; and
       (E) facilitation of consecutive assignments at the same 
     unit while not inhibiting the advancement or promotion 
     potential of any member of the Armed Forces.
       (2) direct the Secretaries of the military departments to 
     implement the plan developed under paragraph (1); and
       (3) establish curriculum and capacity within one or more 
     military departments to train sufficient numbers of personnel 
     from all of the military departments who can effectively 
     perform the critical Cyber Mission Force work roles to 
     achieve the readiness requirements established by the 
     Commander of United States Cyber Command.
       (b) Pilot Program on Acquiring Contract Services for 
     Critical Work Roles.--
       (1) Pilot program required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of 
     United States Cyber Command shall commence a pilot program to 
     assess the feasibility and advisability of acquiring the 
     services of skilled personnel in the critical work roles of 
     the Cyber Mission Force by contracting with one or more 
     persons to enhance the readiness and effectiveness of the 
     Cyber Mission Force.
       (2) Pilot program duration.--The Commander shall carry out 
     the pilot program required by subsection paragraph (1) during 
     the three-year period beginning on the date of the 
     commencement of the pilot program and may, after such 
     period--
       (A) continue carrying out such pilot program after such 
     period for such duration as the Commander considers 
     appropriate; or
       (B) transition such pilot program to a permanent program.
       (c) Plan on Hiring, Training, and Retaining Civilians to 
     Serve in Critical Work Roles.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander shall--
       (1) develop a plan to hire, train, and retain civilians to 
     serve in the critical work roles of the Cyber Mission Force 
     and other positions of the Cyber Mission Force to enhance the 
     readiness and effectiveness of the Cyber Mission Force; and
       (2) provide the congressional defense committees a briefing 
     on the plan developed under paragraph (1).
       (d) Definition of Critical Work Roles of the Cyber Mission 
     Force.--The term ``critical work roles of the Cyber Mission 
     Force'' means work roles of the Cyber Mission Force relating 
     to on-network operations, tool development, and exploitation 
     analysis.

     SEC. 1602. CYBER INTELLIGENCE CENTER.

       (a) Establishment of Capability Required.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall 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.
       (b) Establishment of Center Authorized.--
       (1) Authorization.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     may establish an all-source analysis center under the 
     administration of the Defense Intelligence Agency to provide 
     foundational intelligence for the capability established 
     under subsection (a).
       (2) Limitation.--Information technology services for a 
     center established under paragraph (1) may not be provided by 
     the National Security Agency.
       (c) Resources.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall direct and provide 
     resources to the Commander of United States Cyber Command 
     within the Military Intelligence Program to fund collection 
     and analysis by the National Security Agency to meet the 
     specific requirements established by the Commander for 
     signals intelligence support.
       (2) Transfer of activities.--The Secretary may transfer the 
     activities required under paragraph (1) to the National 
     Intelligence Program if the Director of National Intelligence 
     concurs and the transfer is specifically authorized in an 
     intelligence authorization Act.
       (d) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commander shall--
       (1) develop an estimate of the signals intelligence 
     collection and analysis required of the National Security 
     Agency and the cost of such collection and analysis; and
       (2) provide the congressional defense committees, the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives a briefing on the estimate developed under 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 1603. PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR PILOT PROGRAM FOR SHARING 
                   CYBER CAPABILITIES AND RELATED INFORMATION WITH 
                   FOREIGN OPERATIONAL PARTNERS.

       (a) In General.--The section 398 of title 10, United States 
     Code (relating to pilot program for sharing cyber 
     capabilities and related information with foreign operational 
     partners), as added by section 1551(a) of the James M. Inhofe 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
     (Public Law 117-263), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f) Performance Metrics.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall maintain performance metrics to track the results of 
     sharing cyber capabilities and related information with 
     foreign operational partners under a pilot program authorized 
     by subsection (a).
       ``(2) The performance metrics under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       ``(A) Who the cyber capability was used against.
       ``(B) The effect of the cyber capability, including whether 
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     cyber capability improved the operational cyber posture of 
     the United States and achieved operational objectives of the 
     United States, or had no effect.
       ``(C) Such other outcome-based or appropriate performance 
     metrics as the Secretary considers appropriate for evaluating 
     the effectiveness of a pilot program carried out under 
     subsection (a).''.
       (b) Technical Correction.--Chapter 19 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in the table of sections for such chapter by striking 
     the item relating to such section 398 and inserting the 
     following:

``398a. Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related 
              information with foreign operational partners.''; and
       (2) by redesignating such section 398 as section 398a.

     SEC. 1604. NEXT GENERATION CYBER RED TEAMS.

       (a) Development and Submission of Plans.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall direct the 
     appropriate Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Office of 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in consultation 
     with the Principal Cyber Advisors of the military 
     departments, to oversee the development and submission of a 
     plan described in subsection (b) to the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) and the Director of 
     the National Security Agency (NSA) for assessment under 
     subsection (c).
       (b) Plans Described.--The plan described in this subsection 
     is a plan--
       (1) to modernize cyber red teams (``CRTs'') with a focus on 
     utilizing cyber threat intelligence and threat modeling to 
     ensure the ability to emulate advanced nation-state threats, 
     automation, artificial intelligence or machine learning 
     capabilities, and data collection and correlation;
       (2) to establish joint service standards and metrics to 
     ensure cyber red teams are adequately trained, staffed, and 
     equipped to emulate advanced nation-state threats; and
       (3) to expand partnerships between the Department of 
     Defense, particularly existing cyber red teams, and academia 
     to expand the cyber talent workforce.
       (c) Assessment.--The Director of Operational Test and 
     Evaluation shall, in coordination with the Director of the 
     National Security Agency, review the plan submitted pursuant 
     to subsection (a) and in doing so shall conduct an assessment 
     of the plan with consideration of the following:
       (1) Opportunities for cyber red team operations to expand 
     across the competition continuum, including during the 
     cooperation and competition phases, strongly emphasizing pre-
     conflict preparation of the battlespace to better match 
     adversary positioning and cyber activities, including 
     operational security assessments to strengthen the ability of 
     the Department to gain and maintain a tactical advantage.
       (2) The extent to which critical and emerging technologies 
     and concepts such as artificial intelligence and machine 
     learning enabled analysis and process automation can reduce 
     the amount of person hours operators spend on maintenance and 
     reporting to maximize research and training time.
       (3) Identification of training requirements, and changes to 
     training, sustainment practices, or concepts of operation or 
     employment that may be needed to ensure the effectiveness, 
     suitability, and sustainability of the next generation of 
     cyber red teams.
       (4) The extent to which additional resources or 
     partnerships may be needed to remediate personnel shortfalls 
     in cyber red teams, including funding for internship 
     programs, hiring, and contracting.
       (d) Implementation.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     issue such policies and guidance and prescribe such 
     regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry 
     out the plan required by subsection (a).
       (e) Annual Reports.--Not later than January 31, 2025, and 
     not less frequently than annually thereafter until January 
     31, 2031, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 
     shall include in the annual report required by section 139(h) 
     of title 10, United States Code, the following:
       (1) The findings of the Director with respect to the 
     assessment carried out pursuant to subsection (c).
       (2) The results of test and evaluation events, including 
     any resource and capability shortfalls limiting the ability 
     of cyber red teams to meet operational requirements.
       (3) The extent to which operations of cyber red teams have 
     expanded across the competition continuum, including during 
     cooperation and competition phases, to match adversary 
     positioning and cyber activities.
       (4) A summary of identified categories of common gaps and 
     shortfalls across military department and Defense Agency 
     cyber red teams.
       (5) Any identified lessons learned that would affect 
     training or operational employment decisions relating to 
     cyber red teams.

     SEC. 1605. MANAGEMENT OF DATA ASSETS BY CHIEF DIGITAL 
                   OFFICER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall, acting 
     through the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer of 
     the Department of Defense (CDAO), provide data assets and 
     data analytics capabilities necessary for understanding the 
     global cyber-social terrain to support the planning and 
     execution of defensive and offensive information operations, 
     defensive and offensive cyber operations, indications and 
     warning of adversary military activities and operations, and 
     calibration of actions and reactions in great power 
     competition.
       (b) Responsibilities of Chief Data and Artificial 
     Intelligence Officer.--The Chief Data and Artificial 
     Intelligence Officer shall--
       (1) develop a baseline of data assets maintained by all 
     defense intelligence agencies, military departments, 
     combatant commands, and any other components of the 
     Department; and
       (2) develop and oversee the implementation of plans to 
     enhance data assets that are essential to support the 
     purposes set forth in subsection (a).
       (c) Other Matters.--The Chief Data and Artificial 
     Intelligence Officer shall--
       (1) designate or establish one or more executive agents for 
     enhancing data assets and the acquisition of data analytic 
     tools for users;
       (2) ensure that data assets in the possession of a 
     component of the Department are accessible for the purposes 
     described in subsection (a); and
       (3) ensure that advanced analytics, including artificial 
     intelligence technology, are developed and applied to the 
     analysis of data assets in support of the purposes described 
     in subsection (a).
       (d) Semiannual Briefings.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently 
     semiannually thereafter, the Chief Data and Artificial 
     Intelligence Officer shall provide the congressional defense 
     committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation 
     of this section.
       (e) Prior Approval Reprogramming.--After the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary may transfer funds to 
     begin implementation of this section, subject to established 
     limitations and approval procedures.

     SEC. 1606. AUTHORITY FOR COUNTERING ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING BY 
                   MEXICAN TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN 
                   CYBERSPACE.

       (a) Authority.--
       (1) In general.--In accordance with sections 124 and 394 of 
     title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may, 
     in coordination with other relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies and in consultation with the Government of Mexico as 
     appropriate, conduct detection, monitoring, and other 
     operations in cyberspace to counter Mexican transnational 
     criminal organizations that are engaged in any of the 
     following activities that cross the southern border of the 
     United States:
       (A) Smuggling of illegal drugs, controlled substances, or 
     precursors thereof.
       (B) Human trafficking.
       (C) Weapons trafficking.
       (D) Other illegal activities.
       (2) Certain entities.--The authority provided by paragraph 
     (1) may be used to counter Mexican transnational criminal 
     organizations, including entities cited in the most recent 
     National Drug Threat Assessment published by the United 
     States Drug Enforcement Administration, that are engaged in 
     the activities described in (1).
       (b) Cyber Strategy for Countering Illegal Trafficking by 
     Transnational Criminal Organizations Affecting the Security 
     of United States Southern Border.--
       (1) Strategy required.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in 
     consultation with the National Cyber Director and the heads 
     of such other Federal departments and agencies as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate, submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a strategy for conducting operations 
     in cyberspace under subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The strategy submitted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall include the following:
       (A) A description of the cyberspace presence and 
     activities, including any information operations, of the 
     entities described under subsection (a)(2) pose to the 
     national security of the United States.
       (B) A description of any previous actions taken by the 
     Department of Defense to conduct operations in cyberspace to 
     counter illegal activities by transnational criminal 
     organizations, and a description of those actions.
       (C) An assessment of the financial, technological, and 
     personnel resources that the Secretary can deploy to exercise 
     the authority provided in subsection (a) to counter illegal 
     trafficking by transnational criminal organizations.
       (D) Recommendations, if any, for additional authorities as 
     may be required to enhance the exercise of the authority 
     provided in subsection (a).
       (E) A description of the extent to which the Secretary has 
     worked, or intends to work, with the Government of Mexico, 
     interagency partners, and the private sector to enable 
     operations in cyberspace against illegal trafficking by 
     transnational criminal organizations.
       (F) A description of the security cooperation programs in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act that would enable the Secretary to cooperate with Mexican 
     defense partners against illegal trafficking by transnational 
     criminal organizations in cyberspace.
       (G) An assessment of the potential risks associated with 
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     counterparts against transnational criminal organizations in 
     cyberspace and ways that those risks can be mitigated, 
     including in cooperation with Mexican partners.
       (H) A description of any cooperation agreements or 
     initiatives in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act with interagency partners and the 
     government of Mexico to counter transnational criminal 
     organizations in cyberspace.
       (c) Quarterly Monitoring Briefing.--The Secretary shall, on 
     a quarterly basis in conjunction with the briefings required 
     by section 484 of title 10, United States Code, provide to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a briefing setting 
     forth, for the preceding calendar quarter, the following:
       (1) Each country in which an operation was conducted under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) The purpose and nature of each operation set forth 
     pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (3) The start date and end date or expected duration of 
     each operation set forth pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (4) The elements of the Department of Defense down to O-6 
     command level who conducted or are conducting the operations 
     set forth pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to supersede any standing prohibitions on 
     collection of information on United States persons.

     SEC. 1607. PILOT PROGRAM FOR CYBERSECURITY COLLABORATION 
                   CENTER INCLUSION OF SEMICONDUCTOR 
                   MANUFACTURERS.

       (a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall, in coordination with the Director of the 
     National Security Agency, establish a pilot program to assess 
     the feasibility and advisability of improving the 
     semiconductor manufacturing supply chain by enabling the 
     National Security Agency Cybersecurity Collaboration Center 
     to collaborate with semiconductor manufacturers in the United 
     States.
       (b) Program Scope.--The pilot program established pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall focus on improving the cybersecurity 
     of the supply chain for semiconductor design and 
     manufacturing, including the following:
       (1) The cybersecurity of design and manufacturing 
     processes, as well as assembly, packaging, and testing.
       (2) Protecting against cyber-driven intellectual property 
     theft.
       (3) Reducing the risk of supply chain disruptions caused by 
     cyberattacks.
       (c) Eligibility.--Persons who directly support the 
     manufacture, packaging, and assembly of semiconductors within 
     the United States and who provide semiconductor components 
     for the Department of Defense, national security systems (as 
     defined in section 3552(b) of title 44, United States Code), 
     or the defense industrial base are eligible to participate in 
     the pilot program.
       (d) Briefings.--
       (1) Initial.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the pilot 
     program required under subsection (a).
       (B) Elements.--The briefing required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following:
       (i) The plans of the Secretary for the implementation of 
     the pilot program.
       (ii) Identification of key priorities for the pilot 
     program.
       (iii) Identification of any potential challenges in 
     standing up the pilot program or impediments to semiconductor 
     manufacturer or semiconductor component supplier 
     participation in the pilot program.
       (2) Annual.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the 
     duration of the pilot program required by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall provide the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a briefing on the progress of the pilot program.
       (B) Elements.--Each briefing required under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include the following:
       (i) Recommendations for addressing relevant policy, 
     budgetary, security, and legislative gaps to increase the 
     effectiveness of the pilot program. For the first annual 
     briefing, this shall include an assessment of the resources 
     necessary for the pilot to be successful.
       (ii) Recommendations for increasing semiconductor 
     manufacturer or semiconductor component supplier 
     participation in the pilot program.
       (iii) A description of the challenges encountered in 
     carrying out the pilot program, including any concerns 
     expressed by semiconductor manufacturers or semiconductor 
     component supplier.
       (iv) The findings of the Secretary with respect to the 
     feasibility and advisability of extending or expanding the 
     pilot program.
       (v) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (e) Termination.--The pilot program required by subsection 
     (a) shall terminate on the date that is four years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1608. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION REGARDING POTENTIAL 
                   ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES CYBER FORCE AND 
                   FURTHER EVOLUTION OF CURRENT MODEL FOR 
                   MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTION OF CYBER MISSION.

       (a) Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
     enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public 
     Administration (in this section referred to as the ``National 
     Academy'') for the National Academy to conduct the evaluation 
     under subsection (b) and submit the report under subsection 
     (e).
       (2) Timing.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into the 
     agreement described in paragraph (1) by not later than 60 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Evaluation.--
       (1) In general.--Under an agreement between the Secretary 
     and the National Academy entered into pursuant to subsection 
     (a), the National Academy shall conduct an evaluation 
     regarding the advisability of--
       (A) establishing a separate Armed Force dedicated to 
     operations in the cyber domain (in this section referred to 
     as the ``United States Cyber Force''); or
       (B) refining and further evolving the current organization 
     approach, which is based on the Special Operations Command 
     model for United States Cyber Command.
       (2) Scope.--The evaluation conducted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall include consideration of--
       (A) the potential establishment of a United States Cyber 
     Force as a separate Armed Force commensurate with the Army, 
     Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force, for the 
     purpose of organizing, training, and equipping the personnel 
     required to enable and conduct operations in the cyber domain 
     through positions aligned to the United States Cyber Command 
     and the other unified combatant commands;
       (B) a United States Cyber Force able to devise and 
     implement recruiting and retention policies and standards 
     specific to the range of skills and career fields required to 
     enable and conduct cyberspace operations, as determined by 
     the United States Cyber Command and the other unified 
     combatant commands;
       (C) the performance and efficacy of the Armed Forces to 
     date, and potential improvements thereto from extending the 
     model described in paragraph (1)(B), in satisfying the 
     requirements of the combatant commands to enable and conduct 
     operations in the cyber domain through positions aligned to 
     the United States Cyber Command and other unified combatant 
     commands, and any expected differences in that performance 
     based on the creation of a United States Cyber Force as 
     compared to evolutionary modifications to the current model;
       (D) the performance and efficacy of the Armed Forces to 
     date, and potential improvements thereto from extending the 
     model described in paragraph (1)(B), in devising and 
     implementing recruitment and retention policies specific to 
     the range of skills and career fields required to enable and 
     conduct cyberspace operations, as determined by the United 
     States Cyber Command and the other unified combatant 
     commands, and any expected differences in that performance 
     based on the creation of a United States Cyber Force as 
     compared to evolutionary modifications to the current model;
       (E) potential and recommended delineations of 
     responsibility between the other Armed Forces and a United 
     States Cyber Force and an enhanced model described in 
     paragraph (1)(B) with respect to network management, 
     resourcing, and operations;
       (F) potential and recommended delineations of 
     responsibility between the other Armed Forces and a United 
     States Cyber Force and an enhancement of the model described 
     in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Command with 
     respect to organizing, training, and equipping members of the 
     Cyberspace Operations Forces, not serving in positions 
     aligned under the Cyber Mission Force, to the extent 
     necessary to support network management and operations;
       (G) views and perspectives of members of the Armed Forces, 
     in each grade, serving in the Cyber Mission Force with 
     experience in operational work roles (as defined by the 
     Commander of the United States Cyber Command), and military 
     and civilian leaders across the Department regarding the 
     establishment of a Cyber Force and a further evolution of the 
     model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber 
     Command;
       (H) the extent to which each of the other Armed Forces is 
     formed towards, and organized around, operations within a 
     given warfighting domain, and the potential applicability of 
     such formation and organizing constructs to a United States 
     Cyber Force with respect to the cyber domain;
       (I) findings from previous relevant assessments, analyses, 
     and studies conducted by the Secretary, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States, or other entities determined 
     relevant by the National Academy on the establishment of a 
     United States Cyber Force and a further evolution of the 
     model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber 
     Command;
       (J) the organizing constructs for effective and 
     operationally mature cyber forces of foreign countries and 
     the relevance of such constructs to the potential creation of 
     a United States Cyber Force and a further evolution of the 
     model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber 
     Command;
       (K) lessons learned from the creation of the United States 
     Space Force that should be applied to the creation of a 
     United States Cyber Force;

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       (L) recommendations for approaches to the creation of a 
     United States Cyber Force and the further evolution of the 
     model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber 
     Command that would minimize disruptions to Department of 
     Defense cyber operations;
       (M) the histories of the Armed Forces, including an 
     analysis of the conditions that preceded the establishment of 
     each new Armed Force established since 1900; and
       (N) a comparison between the potential service secretariat 
     leadership structures for a United States Cyber Force and the 
     further evolution of the model described in paragraph (1) for 
     United States Cyber Command, including establishing the 
     United States Cyber Force within an existing military 
     department, standing up a new military department, and 
     evolving the service secretary-like function of the Principal 
     Cyber Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Policy.
       (3) Considerations.--The evaluation conducted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall include an evaluation of how a potential 
     United States Cyber Force dedicated to the cyber domain would 
     compare in performance and efficacy to the current model and 
     a further evolution of the model described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) for United States Cyber Command, with respect to the 
     following functions and potential objective end states, as 
     well as an evaluation of the importance of the functions and 
     potential end states:
       (A) Organizing, training, and equipping the size of a force 
     necessary to satisfy existing and projected requirements of 
     the Department of Defense.
       (B) Harmonizing training requirements and programs in 
     support of cyberspace operations.
       (C) Recruiting and retaining qualified officers and 
     enlisted members of the Armed Forces at the levels necessary 
     to execute cyberspace operations.
       (D) Using reserve component forces in support of cyberspace 
     operations.
       (E) Sustaining persistent force readiness.
       (F) Generating foundational intelligence in support of 
     cyberspace operations.
       (G) Acquiring and providing cyber capabilities in support 
     of cyberspace operations.
       (H) Establishing pay parity among members of the Armed 
     Forces serving in and qualified for work roles in support of 
     cyberspace operations.
       (I) Establishing pay parity among civilians serving in and 
     qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace operations.
       (J) Establishing advancement parity for members of the 
     Armed Forces serving in and qualified for work roles in 
     support of cyberspace operations.
       (K) Establishing advancement parity for civilians serving 
     in and qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace 
     operations.
       (L) Developing professional military education content and 
     curricula focused on the cyber domain.
       (c) Support From Federally Funded Research and Development 
     Center.--
       (1) In general.--Upon a request from the National Academy, 
     the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with a 
     federally funded research and development center described in 
     paragraph (2) under which such federally funded research and 
     development center shall support the National Academy in 
     conducting the evaluation under subsection (b).
       (2) Federally funded research and development center 
     described.--A federally funded research and development 
     center described in this paragraph is a federally funded 
     research and development center the staff of which includes 
     subject matter experts with appropriate security clearances 
     and expertise in--
       (A) cyber warfare;
       (B) personnel management;
       (C) military training processes; and
       (D) acquisition management.
       (d) Access to Department of Defense Personnel, Information, 
     and Resources.--Under an agreement entered into between the 
     Secretary and the National Academies under subsection (a)--
       (1) the Secretary shall agree to provide to the National 
     Academy access to such personnel, information, and resources 
     of the Department of Defense as may be determined necessary 
     by the National Academy in furtherance of the conduct of the 
     evaluation under subsection (b); and
       (2) if the Secretary does not provide such access, or any 
     other major obstacle to such access occurs, the National 
     Academy shall agree to notify the congressional defense 
     committees not later than seven days after the date of such 
     refusal or other occurrence.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) Submission to congress.--Under an agreement entered 
     into between the Secretary and the National Academy under 
     subsection (a), the National Academy shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report containing the 
     findings of the National Academy with respect to the 
     evaluation under subsection (b) not later than 210 days after 
     the date of the execution of the agreement.
       (2) Prohibition against interference.--No personnel of the 
     Department of Defense, nor any other officer or employee of 
     the United States Government, may interfere, exert undue 
     influence, or in any way seek to alter the findings of the 
     National Academy specified in paragraph (1) prior to the 
     submission thereof under such paragraph.
       (3) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and 
                         Information Technology

     SEC. 1611. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF FIFTH GENERATION 
                   INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES TO 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASES AND FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) develop and implement a strategy for deploying private 
     networks, based on fifth generation information and 
     communications capabilities (5G) and Open Radio Access 
     Network (ORAN) architecture, to military bases and facilities 
     that are tailored to the specific mission, security, and 
     performance requirements of those bases and facilities;
       (2) create a common, transparent, and streamlined process 
     for enabling public network service providers of fifth 
     generation information and communications capabilities to 
     gain access to military bases and facilities to provide 
     commercial subscriber services to government and contractor 
     personnel and organizations located on those bases and 
     facilities; and
       (3) decide, on a case-by-case basis or as a common 
     requirement, whether to contract for--
       (A) neutral hosting, whereby infrastructure and services 
     will be provided to companies deploying private networks and 
     public network services through Multi-Operator Core Network 
     architectures; or
       (B) separate private network and public network 
     infrastructure.
       (b) International Cooperation Activities.--The Secretary 
     may engage in cooperation activities with foreign allies and 
     partners of the United States, using an authority provided by 
     another provision of law, to inform the efficient and 
     effective deployment of Open Radio Access Network 
     architecture and to implement the strategy required under 
     subsection (a)(1).
       (c) Due Date for Strategy and Briefing.--
       (1) Strategy.--The Secretary shall develop the strategy 
     required in subsection (a)(1) not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Briefing.--Not later than 150 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on the strategy 
     developed under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and the 
     activities of the Secretary under such subsection.
       (d) Definition of Open Radio Access Network.--The term 
     ``Open Radio Access Network'' means a network architecture 
     that is modular, uses open interfaces, and virtualizes 
     functionality on commodity hardware through software.

     SEC. 1612. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION NETWORK BOUNDARY 
                   AND CROSS-DOMAIN DEFENSE.

       (a) Modernization Program Required.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall carry out a modernization program for network 
     boundary and cross-domain defense against cyber attacks, 
     expanding upon the fiscal year 2023 pilot program and initial 
     deployment to the primary Department of Defense internet 
     access points (IAPs) managed by the Defense Information 
     Systems Agency (DISA).
       (b) Program Phases.--
       (1) In general.--The modernization program required by 
     subsection (a) shall be implemented in phases, with the 
     objective of completing the program by October 1, 2028.
       (2) Objectives.--The phases required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following objectives:
       (A) By the end of fiscal year 2026, completion of--
       (i) a pilot of modernized boundary defense capabilities and 
     initial and full deployment of the capabilities to internet 
     access points managed by the Defense Information Systems 
     Agency; and
       (ii) the extension of modernized boundary defense 
     capabilities to all additional internet access points of the 
     Department of Defense information network (DODIN).
       (B) By the end of fiscal year 2027, survey, pilot, and 
     deploy modernized boundary defense capabilities to the access 
     points and cross-domain capabilities of the Secret Internet 
     Protocol Network.
       (C) By the end of fiscal year 2028, survey, pilot, and 
     deploy modernized boundary defense capabilities to remaining 
     classified networks and enclaves of the Department 
     information network.
       (c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on--
       (1) the findings of the Secretary with respect to the pilot 
     and initial deployment under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i); and
       (2) the plans of the Secretary for the phased deployment to 
     other internet access points and classified networks pursuant 
     to subsection (b).

     SEC. 1613. POLICY AND GUIDANCE ON MEMORY-SAFE SOFTWARE 
                   PROGRAMMING.

       (a) Policy and Guidance.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall develop a Department of Defense-wide policy and 
     guidance in the form of a directive memorandum to implement 
     the recommendations of the National Security Agency contained 
     in the Software Memory Safety Cybersecurity Information Sheet 
     published by the Agency in November, 2022, regarding memory-
     safe software programming languages and testing to identify 
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     acquired by, and used by the Department of Defense.
       (b) Requirements.--The policy required in subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) establish the conditions and associated approval 
     processes under which a component of the Department may--
       (A) contract for the development of custom software that 
     includes open source and reused software written in 
     programming languages that are not classified as memory-safe 
     by the Agency;
       (B) acquire commercial software items that use programming 
     languages that are not classified as memory-safe by the 
     Agency;
       (C) contract for software-as-a-service where the contractor 
     uses programming languages that are not classified as memory-
     safe by the Agency; and
       (D) develop software in Federal Government-owned software 
     factories programming languages that are not classified as 
     memory-safe by the Agency; and
       (2) establish requirements and processes for employing 
     static and dynamic application security testing that can 
     identify memory-use issues and vulnerabilities and resolve 
     them for software contracted for, developed, or acquired as 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 300 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
     the policy and guidance developed under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1614. DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL CYBERSECURITY STRATEGIES.

       (a) Development of Strategies Required.--Not later than one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the 
     Commander of United States Cyber Command and each commander 
     of a geographic combatant command, develop, for each 
     geographic combatant command, a regional cybersecurity 
     strategy to support the operations of such command.
       (b) Elements.--Each regional cybersecurity strategy 
     developed under subsection (a) for a geographic combatant 
     command shall include the following:
       (1) A description or an outline of methods to identify both 
     nation-state and non-state cyber threat actors.
       (2) Processes to enhance the targeting, intelligence, and 
     cyber capabilities of the combatant command.
       (3) Plans to increase the number of cyber planners embedded 
     in the combatant command.
       (4) Processes to integrate cyber forces into other warfare 
     domains.
       (5) A plan to assist, train, advise, and participate in 
     cyber capacity building with international partners.
       (6) A prioritization of cyber risks and vulnerabilities 
     within the geographic region.
       (7) Processes to coordinate cyber activities with 
     interagency partners with activities in the geographic 
     region.
       (8) Specific plans to assist in the defense of foreign 
     infrastructure that is critical to the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (9) Means by which the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency will be integrated into each strategy.

     SEC. 1615. CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING.

       (a) Cyber Incident Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) Department governance.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, in consultation with the Chief Information 
     Officer of the Department of Defense, the Commander of United 
     States Cyber Command, and the Commander of the Joint Force 
     Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network--
       (A) assign responsibility to the Commander of the Joint 
     Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network 
     to oversee cyber incident reporting and notification of cyber 
     incidents to Department leadership;
       (B) align policy and system requirements to enable the 
     Department to have enterprise-wide visibility of cyber 
     incident reporting to support rapid and appropriate response; 
     and
       (C) distribute new guidance to Department personnel on 
     cyber incident reporting, which shall include detailed 
     procedures for identifying, reporting, and notifying 
     Department leadership of critical cyber incidents.
       (2) Defense industrial base.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that the Chief Information Officer determines what 
     actions need to be taken to encourage more complete and 
     timely mandatory cyber incident reporting from persons in the 
     defense industrial base.
       (3) Data breach notification.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that components of the Department document instances in which 
     Department personnel affected by a privacy data breach are 
     notified of the breach within 72 hours of the discovery of 
     the breach.
       (b) Assessment on Establishing Office of Cyber 
     Statistics.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     complete an assessment of the feasibility and suitability of 
     establishing, and resourcing required to establish, an office 
     of cyber statistics to track cyber incidents and measure the 
     response time of defense agencies and the military 
     departments to address cyber threats, risks, and 
     vulnerabilities.
       (2) Elements.--The assessment required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include an evaluation of the feasibility, suitability, 
     and resourcing required for defense agencies and the military 
     departments--
       (A) to collect data on the amount of time it takes to 
     detect a cyber incident;
       (B) to respond to a cyber incident;
       (C) to fully mitigate the risk of high-impact cyber 
     vulnerabilities;
       (D) to recover data following a malicious cyber intrusion; 
     and
       (E) to collect such other metrics as the Secretary 
     determines would help improve cyber incident reporting 
     practices.

     SEC. 1616. MANAGEMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF MOBILE 
                   APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Implementation of Recommendations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate 
     and implement to the maximum practicable extent the 
     recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Defense with respect to managing mobile applications 
     contained in the report set forth by the Inspector General 
     dated February 9, 2023, and entitled ``Management Advisory: 
     The DoD's Use of Mobile Applications'' (Report No. DODIG-
     2023-041).
       (2) Deadline.--The Secretary shall implement the 
     recommendations specified in subsection (a) by not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless 
     the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees 
     in writing of specific recommendations that the Secretary 
     chooses not to implement or to implement after the date that 
     is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Briefing on Requirements Related to Covered 
     Applications.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the 
     congressional defense committees on actions taken by the 
     Secretary to enforce compliance with existing policy of the 
     Department of Defense that prohibits--
       (A) the installation and use of covered applications on 
     Federal Government devices; and
       (B) the use of covered applications on the Department of 
     Defense Information Network on personal devices.
       (2) Covered applications defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``covered applications'' means the social networking 
     service TikTok or any successor application or service 
     developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned 
     by ByteDance Limited.

     SEC. 1617. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE NUCLEAR COMMAND, 
                   CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.

       (a) Required Establishment of Cross-functional Team.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a cross-functional team, in accordance with section 
     911(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note), to 
     develop and direct the implementation of a threat-driven 
     cyber defense construct for systems and networks that support 
     the nuclear command, control, and communications (commonly 
     referred to as ``NC3'') mission.
       (2) Participation in the cross-functional team.--The 
     Secretary shall ensure that each of the military departments, 
     the Defense Information Systems Agency, the National Security 
     Agency, United States Cyber Command, and the Nuclear Command, 
     Control, and Communications Enterprise Center of United 
     States Strategic Command provide staff for the cross-
     functional team.
       (3) Scope.--The cross-functional team shall work to enhance 
     the cyber defense of the nuclear command, control, and 
     communications network during the period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 31, 
     2028, or a subsequent date as the Secretary may determine.
       (b) Required Construct and Plan of Action and Milestones.--
     Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the head of the cross-functional team established 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall develop a cyber defense 
     construct and associated plans of actions and milestones to 
     enhance the security of the systems and networks that support 
     the nuclear command, control, and communications mission that 
     are based on--
       (1) the application of the principles of the Zero Trust 
     Architecture approach to security;
       (2) analysis of appropriately comprehensive endpoint and 
     network telemetry data; and
       (3) control capabilities enabling rapid investigation and 
     remediation of indicators of compromise and threats to 
     mission execution.
       (c) Annual Briefings.--During the 60-day period beginning 
     on the date that is 30 days before the date on which the 
     President submits to Congress the budget of the President for 
     fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, and for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
     2028, the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense 
     committees a briefing on the implementation of this section.

     SEC. 1618. GUIDANCE REGARDING SECURING LABORATORIES OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the 
     Department of Defense, the Chief Digital

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     and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department, the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, 
     issue guidance throughout the Department regarding methods 
     and processes to secure laboratories of the Armed Forces 
     from--
       (1) unauthorized access and intrusion;
       (2) damage to, and destruction, manipulation, or theft of, 
     physical and digital laboratory assets;
       (3) accidental or intentional release or disclosure of 
     sensitive information; and
       (4) cyber sabotage.
       (b) Methods and Processes.--At a minimum, the methods and 
     processes required under subsection (a) shall include 
     guidance to--
       (1) secure laboratory operations through zero trust 
     principles;
       (2) control access of devices to laboratory information 
     networks;
       (3) secure inventory management processes;
       (4) control or limit access to laboratories of the Armed 
     Forces to authorized individuals;
       (5) maintain the security and integrity of data libraries, 
     repositories, and other digital assets;
       (6) report and remediate cyber incidents or other 
     unauthorized intrusions;
       (7) train and educate personnel of the Department on 
     laboratory security;
       (8) develop an operations security (OPSEC) plan to secure 
     laboratory operations that can be used to implement the 
     appropriate countermeasures given the mission, assessed risk, 
     and resources available to the unit and provides guidelines 
     for implementation of routine procedures and measures to be 
     employed during daily operations or activities of the unit; 
     and
       (9) develop and train applicable units on individualized 
     secure laboratory critical information and indicator lists to 
     aid in protecting critical information about Department 
     activities, intentions, capabilities, or limitations that an 
     adversary seeks to gain a military, political, diplomatic, 
     economic, or technological advantage.

     SEC. 1619. ESTABLISHING IDENTITY, CREDENTIAL, AND ACCESS 
                   MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE AS A PROGRAM OF RECORD.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish the Identity, Credential, and Access Management 
     (ICAM) initiative as a program of record subject to milestone 
     reviews, compliance with requirements, and operational 
     testing.
       (b) Elements.--The program of record established pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall encompass, at a minimum, the 
     following:
       (1) Correcting the authentication and credentialing 
     security weaknesses, including in the Public Key 
     Infrastructure program, identified by the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation in a report submitted to 
     Congress in April, 2023, entitled ``FY14-21 Observations of 
     the Compromise of Cyber Credentials''.
       (2) Implementing improved authentication technologies, such 
     as biometric and behavioral authentication techniques and 
     other non-password-based solutions.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 150 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on the parameters 
     of the program of record established pursuant to subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 1620. STRATEGY ON CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCY OF DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE SPACE ENTERPRISE.

       (a) Strategy.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the 
     Department of Defense, the Commander of United States Cyber 
     Command, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Commander of 
     United States Space Command, develop and commence 
     implementation of a Department-wide strategy regarding cyber 
     protection activities for the Department of Defense space 
     enterprise.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy developed and implemented 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, address the 
     following elements:
       (1) The coordination and synchronization of cyber 
     protection activities across combatant commands, the military 
     departments, and defense agencies.
       (2) The adoption and implementation of zero trust 
     architecture on legacy and new space-based systems.
       (3) How the Department will prioritize the mitigation of 
     known cyber risks and vulnerabilities to legacy and new 
     space-based systems.
       (4) How the Department will accelerate the development of 
     capabilities to protect space-based systems from cyber 
     threats.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 150 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on the strategy 
     developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 1621. REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF USER ACTIVITY 
                   MONITORING FOR CLEARED PERSONNEL AND 
                   OPERATIONAL AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
                   ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER PRIVILEGED USERS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall require 
     each head of a component of the Department of Defense to 
     fully implement directives, policies, and program 
     requirements for user activity monitoring and least privilege 
     access controls for Federal Government and contractor 
     personnel granted access to classified information and 
     classified networks.
       (b) Specific User Activity Control Requirements.--The 
     Secretary shall require each head of a Department component 
     to fully implement the detection, collection, and auditing of 
     the following:
       (1) Sent and received emails, including sent attachments 
     and emails sent outside of Federal Government domains.
       (2) Screen captures and print jobs, with focused attention 
     on unusual volumes and times.
       (3) Accesses to World Wide Web Uniform Resource Locators 
     and uploads and downloads involving nongovernment domains.
       (4) All instances in which a user creates, copies, moves 
     to, or renames a file on removable media.
       (5) Secure file transfers, including on nonstandard ports.
       (6) Keystrokes.
       (7) Unauthorized research on user activity monitoring 
     agents and techniques to disable user activity monitoring 
     agents.
       (8) Attempts to clear event logs on devices.
       (9) Unauthorized applications being installed or run on an 
     endpoint.
       (10) Installation and use of mounted drives, including 
     serial numbers of such drives.
       (11) Initiation and control of an interactive session on a 
     remote computer or virtual machine.
       (12) Instances where monitored users are denied access to a 
     network location or resource.
       (13) Users uploading to or downloading from cloud services.
       (14) Administrative actions by privileged users, including 
     remote and after-hour administrative actions, as well as 
     document viewing, copy and paste activity, and file copying 
     to new locations.
       (c) Additional Requirements.--The Secretary shall require 
     each head of a Department component to implement the 
     following:
       (1) Automated controls to prohibit privileged user accounts 
     from performing general user activities not requiring 
     privileged access.
       (2) Two-person control whereby privileged users attempt to 
     initiate data transfers from a classified domain and 
     removable media-based data transfer activities on classified 
     networks.
       (d) Establishing User Activity Monitoring Behavior 
     Thresholds.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall require each head of a 
     Department component to implement standard triggers, alerts, 
     and controls developed by the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Intelligence and Security based on insider threat behavior 
     models approved by the Under Secretary.
       (2) Approval of deviations.--A head of a Department 
     component that seeks to adopt a practice pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) that deviates from standard triggers, alerts, 
     and controls described in such paragraph by being less 
     stringent shall submit to the Under Secretary a request for 
     approval for such deviation along with a written 
     justification for such deviation.
       (e) Periodic Testing.--The Secretary shall require each 
     head of a Department component, not less frequently than once 
     every two years--
       (1) to conduct insider threat testing using threat-
     realistic tactics, techniques, and procedures; and
       (2) to submit to the Under Secretary and the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation a report on the findings of 
     the head with respect to the testing conducted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).
       (f) Periodic Reviews and Updates.--The Secretary shall 
     review and update the standard set of triggers, alerts, and 
     controls described in subsection (d)(1) at least once every 
     three years to account for new technology, new insider threat 
     behaviors, and the results of testing conducted pursuant to 
     subsection (e)(1).
       (g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     implementation of the requirements of this section.
       (h) Definition of Triggers.--In this section, the term 
     ``trigger'' means a set of logic statements applied to a data 
     stream that produces an alert when an anomalous incident or 
     behavior occurs.

     SEC. 1622. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIGITAL CONTENT PROVENANCE.

       (a) Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Media 
     Activity (DMA) shall provide a to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a briefing on developing a 
     course of education at the Defense Information School 
     (DINFOS) to teach the practical concepts and skills needed by 
     Department of Defense public affairs, audiovisual, visual 
     information, and records management specialists.

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       (2) Elements.--The briefing provided pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall cover the following:
       (A) The expertise and qualifications of the Department 
     personnel who will be responsible for teaching the proposed 
     course of education.
       (B) The list of sources that will be consulted and used to 
     develop the proposed curriculum for the course of education.
       (C) A description of the industry open technical standards 
     under subsection (b)(1)(C).
       (D) The status of the implementation of the course of 
     education.
       (b) Course of Education Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Media 
     Activity shall establish a course of education at the Defense 
     Information School to teach the practical concepts and skills 
     needed by public affairs, audiovisual, visual information, 
     and records management specialists to understand the 
     following:
       (A) Digital content provenance for applicable Department 
     media content.
       (B) The challenges posed to Department missions and 
     operations by a digital content forgery.
       (C) How existing industry open technical standards may be 
     used to authenticate the digital content provenance of 
     applicable Department media content.
       (2) Matters covered.--The course of education established 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall cover the following:
       (A) The challenges to Department missions and operations 
     posed by a digital content forgery.
       (B) The development of industry open technical standards 
     for verifying the digital content provenance of applicable 
     Department media content.
       (C) Hands-on training techniques for capturing secure and 
     authenticated digital content for documenting and 
     communicating Department themes and messages.
       (D) Training for completing post-production tasks by using 
     industry open technical standards for digital content 
     provenance and transmitting applicable Department media 
     content in both operational and nonoperational environments.
       (E) Such other matters as the Director considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     establishment of the course required in paragraph (1), the 
     Director shall provide the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the following:
       (A) The status of the development of a curriculum to carry 
     out the course of education required by paragraph (1).
       (B) The implementation plan of the Director for such course 
     of education, including the following:
       (i) The expertise and qualifications of the Department 
     personnel responsible for teaching the course of education.
       (ii) The list of sources consulted and used to develop the 
     curriculum for the course of education.
       (iii) A description of the industry open technical 
     standards under subsection (b)(1)(C).
       (iv) The status of the implementation of the course of 
     education.
       (C) The resources available to the Director to carry out 
     this subsection and whether the Director requires any 
     additional resources to carry out this subsection.
       (c) Pilot Program on Implementing Digital Content 
     Provenance Standards.--
       (1) Pilot program required.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
     commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of implementing industry open technical 
     standards for digital content provenance for official 
     Department photographic and video visual documentation that 
     is publicly released by the Defense Visual Information 
     Distribution Service (DVIDS) and other distribution 
     platforms, systems, and services used by the Department.
       (2) Elements.--In carrying out the pilot program required 
     by paragraph (1), the Director shall--
       (A) establish a process for using industry open technical 
     standards for verifying the digital content provenance of 
     applicable Department media content;
       (B) apply technology solutions on photographs and videos of 
     the Department publicly released after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, that comport with industry open 
     technical standard for digital content provenance;
       (C) assess the feasibility and advisability of applying an 
     industry open technical standard for digital content 
     provenance on historical visual information records of the 
     Department stored at the Defense Visual Information Records 
     Center; and
       (D) develop and apply measure of effectiveness for the 
     execution of the pilot program.
       (3) Consultation.--In carrying out the pilot program 
     required by paragraph (1), the Director may consult with 
     federally funded research and development centers, private 
     industry, academia, and such others as the Director considers 
     appropriate.
       (4) Termination.--The pilot program carried out pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall terminate on January 1, 2027.
       (5) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the 
     Director shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives a report on the pilot program.
       (B) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
       (i) The findings of the Director with respect to the pilot 
     program.
       (ii) The names of all entities the Director consulted with 
     in carrying out the pilot program as authorized under 
     paragraph (3).
       (iii) Assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot.
       (iv) A recommendation as to whether the pilot program 
     should be made permanent.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``applicable Department media content'' means 
     the media holdings generated, stored, or controlled by the 
     Defense Media Activity.
       (2) The term ``digital content forgery'' means the use of 
     emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and 
     machine learning techniques to fabricate or manipulate audio, 
     visual, or text content with the intent to mislead.
       (3) The term ``digital content provenance'' means the 
     verifiable chronology of the origin and history of a piece of 
     digital content, such as an image, video, audio recording, or 
     electronic document.

     SEC. 1623. POST-GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT OF CYBER SERVICE ACADEMY 
                   SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS IN INTELLIGENCE 
                   COMMUNITY.

       Section 1535 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 
     10 U.S.C. 2200 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, the heads of the 
     elements of the intelligence community,'' after ``the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Department of Defense 
     Cyber and Digital Service Academy'' and inserting ``Cyber 
     Service Academy''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``or an element of the 
     intelligence community'' after ``missions of the 
     Department'';
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``head concerned''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or within an element of the 
     intelligence community, as the case may be'' after ``United 
     States Code'';
       (4) in subsections (h), (j), and (k), by striking 
     ``Secretary'' each place it appears and inserting ``head 
     concerned''; and
       (5) by adding at the end of the following new subsections:
       ``(p) Interagency Considerations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter 
     into an agreement with the head of an element of the 
     intelligence community to allow a scholarship recipient to 
     satisfy the recipient's post-award employment obligations 
     under this section by working for an element of the 
     intelligence community that is not part of the Department of 
     Defense if the head of that element agrees to reimburse the 
     Department of Defense for the scholarship program costs 
     associated with that scholarship recipient.
       ``(2) Limitations.--(A) A scholarship recipient may not 
     serve the recipient's post-award employment obligation under 
     this section at an element of the intelligence community that 
     is not part of the Department of Defense before an agreement 
     under paragraph (1) is reached.
       ``(B) Not more than 10 percent of scholarship recipients in 
     each class may be placed in positions outside the Department 
     of Defense unless the Secretary certifies that the Department 
     of Defense cannot facilitate a placement within the 
     Department of Defense.
       ``(q) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `head concerned' means--
       ``(A) The Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters 
     concerning the Department of Defense; or
       ``(B) the head of an element of the intelligence community, 
     with respect to matters concerning that element.
       ``(2) The term `intelligence community' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).''.

     SEC. 1624. MINIMUM NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED 
                   ANNUALLY THROUGH CYBER SERVICE ACADEMY.

       Section 1535(c) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 
     10 U.S.C. 2200 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Minimum number of scholarship awards.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall award not 
     fewer than 1,000 scholarships through the Program in fiscal 
     year 2026 and in each fiscal year thereafter.
       ``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may award fewer 
     than the number of scholarships required under subparagraph 
     (A) in a fiscal year if the Secretary determines and notifies 
     the congressional defense committees that fewer scholarships 
     are necessary to address workforce needs.''.

              TITLE XVII--SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Space Force Personnel 
     Management Act''.

     SEC. 1702. SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ACT TRANSITION 
                   PLAN.

       (a) Conditions Required for Enactment.--

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       (1) In general.--None of the authorities provide by this 
     title shall take effect until the later of--
       (A) the Secretary of the Air Force--
       (i) certifies to the congressional defense committees that 
     any State National Guard affected by the transfer of units, 
     personnel billets, equipment, and resources into the Space 
     Force will be made whole by the transfer of additional assets 
     under the control of the Secretary of the Air Force into the 
     affected State National Guard; and
       (ii) submits to the congressional defense committees a 
     report that includes a transition plan to move all units, 
     personnel billets, equipment, and resources performing core 
     Space Force functions, under the operational control of the 
     Space Force, or otherwise integral to the Space Force mission 
     that may exist in the reserve components of the Department of 
     the Air Force into the Space Force; and
       (B) one year after the Secretary of Defense provides the 
     briefing on the study required under section 1703(c).
       (2) Elements.--The transition plan required under paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall include the following elements:
       (A) An identification of any units, personnel billets, 
     equipment, and resources currently residing in the Air Force 
     Reserve and Air National Guard that will be transferred into 
     the Space Force, including, for items currently in the Air 
     National Guard, a breakdown of assets by State.
       (B) A timeline for the implementation of the authorities 
     provided by this title.
       (C) An explanation of any units personnel billets, 
     equipment, and resources transferred between the Regular Air 
     Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and Space 
     Force, including, for any assets transferred into or out of 
     the Air National Guard, a breakdown of transfers by State.
       (b) Personnel Protections.--
       (1) In general.--In enacting the authorities provided by 
     this title, the Secretary of the Air Force shall not require 
     any currently serving member of the Air National Guard to 
     enlist or commission into the Space Force.
       (2) Job placement.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     provide employment opportunities within the Air National 
     Guard to any currently serving member of the Air National 
     Guard who, as a direct result of the enactment of this title, 
     declines to affiliate with the Space Force.
       (3) Space force affiliation.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall guarantee in writing that any member of the Air 
     National Guard who joins the Space Force as a result of the 
     enactment of this title will not lose rank or pay upon 
     transferring to the Space Force.
       (c) National Guard Protections.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall ensure that no State National Guard loses Federal 
     resources, including net personnel billets and Federal 
     funding, as a result of the enactment of the authorities 
     provided by this title.

     SEC. 1703. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF SPACE FORCE EQUITIES 
                   IN THE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Study Required.--Not later than 30 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 under which such center will 
     conduct an independent study to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of moving all units, personnel billets, 
     equipment, and resources performing core space functions, 
     under the operational control of the Space Force, or 
     otherwise integral to the Space Force mission that may exist 
     in the National Guard and into a single-component Space Force 
     and provide to the Secretary a report on the findings of the 
     study. The conduct of such study shall include the following 
     elements:
       (1) An analysis and recommendations associated with at 
     least the three following possible courses of action:
       (A) Maintaining the current model in which the Air National 
     Guard has units and personnel performing core space 
     functions.
       (B) Transitioning such units and personnel to the Space 
     Force.
       (C) The creation of a new National Guard component of the 
     Space Force.
       (2) A cost-benefit analysis for each of the analyzed 
     courses of action.
       (3) With respect to the course of action described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), an analysis of the ideal personnel, units, 
     and resources that could be transitioned to the respective 
     Air National Guards of States that may lose space-related 
     personnel, units, and resources as a result of the 
     consolidation of space-related personnel, units, and 
     resources into the Space Force component.
       (b) Deadline for Completion.--An agreement entered into 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall specify that the study 
     conducted under the agreement shall be completed by not later 
     than February 1, 2025.
       (c) Briefing and Report.--
       (1) In general.--Upon completion of a study conducted under 
     an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing and 
     report on the findings of the study, including a description 
     of any proposed personnel, unit, or resource realignments 
     related to the creation of the Space Force single component 
     or recommended by such study.
       (2) Classification of report.--The report required under 
     paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
     include classified appendices as required.

  Subtitle A--Space Force Military Personnel System Without Component

     SEC. 1711. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
                   SYSTEM FOR THE SPACE FORCE.

       Title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subtitle:

          ``Subtitle F--Alternative Military Personnel Systems

                         ``PART I--SPACE FORCE

``Chap.
``2001. Space Force Personnel System .........................20001....

``2003. Status and Participation .............................20101....

``2005. Officers..............................................20201....

``2007. Enlisted Members .....................................20301....

``2009. Retention and Separation Generally....................20401....

``2011. Separation of Officers for Substandard Performance of Duty or 
    for Certain Other Reasons ................................20501....

``2013. Retirement ...........................................20601....

              ``CHAPTER 2001--SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM

``Sec.
``20001. Single military personnel management system.
``20002. Members: duty status.
``20003. Members: minimum service requirement as applied to Space 
              Force.

     ``Sec. 20001. Single military personnel management system

       ``Members of the Space Force shall be managed through a 
     single military personnel management system, without 
     component.''.

     SEC. 1712. COMPOSITION OF THE SPACE FORCE WITHOUT COMPONENT.

       (a) Composition of the Space Force.--Section 9081(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking ``, 
     including'' and all that follows through ``emergency''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the certification by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force under section 1745.

     SEC. 1713. DEFINITIONS FOR SINGLE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 
                   FOR THE SPACE FORCE.

       (a) Space Force Definitions.--Section 101 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Space Force.--The following definitions relating to 
     members of the Space Force apply in this title:
       ``(1) The term `Space Force active status' means the status 
     of a member of the Space Force who is not in a Space Force 
     inactive status and is not retired.
       ``(2) The term `Space Force inactive status' means the 
     status of a member of the Space Force who is designated by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force, under regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary, as being in a Space Force inactive status.
       ``(3) The term `Space Force retired status' means the 
     status of a member of the Space Force who--
       ``(A) is receiving retired pay; or
       ``(B) but for being under the eligibility age applicable 
     under section 12731 of this title, would be eligible for 
     retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title.
       ``(4) The term `sustained duty' means full-time duty by a 
     member of the Space Force ordered to such duty by an 
     authority designated by the Secretary of the Air Force--
       ``(A) in the case of an officer--
       ``(i) to fulfill the terms of an active-duty service 
     commitment incurred by the officer under any provision of 
     law; or
       ``(ii) with the consent of the officer; and
       ``(B) in the case of an enlisted member, with the consent 
     of the enlisted member as specified in the terms of the 
     member's enlistment or reenlistment agreement.''.
       (b) Amendments to Existing Duty Status Definitions.--
     Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including sustained 
     duty in the Space Force'' after ``United States''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``, or a member of the 
     Space Force,'' after ``Reserves'' both places it appears.

     SEC. 1714. BASIC POLICIES RELATING TO SERVICE IN THE SPACE 
                   FORCE.

       Chapter 2001 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     section 1711, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sections:

     ``Sec. 20002. Members: duty status

       ``Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, each member of the Space Force shall be placed in one 
     of the following duty statuses:
       ``(1) Space Force active status.
       ``(2) Space Force inactive status.
       ``(3) Space Force retired status.

     ``Sec. 20003. Members: minimum service requirement as applied 
       to Space Force

       ``(a) Inapplicability of Active/reserve Service 
     Distinction.--In applying section 651 of this title to a 
     person who becomes a member of the Space Force, the 
     provisions of the second sentence of subsection (a) and of 
     subsection (b) of that section (relating to service in a 
     reserve component) are inapplicable.
       ``(b) Treatment Upon Transfer Out of Space Force.--A member 
     of the Space Force

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     who transfers to one of the other armed forces before 
     completing the service required by subsection (a) of section 
     651 of this title shall upon such transfer be subject to 
     section 651 of this title in the same manner as if such 
     member had initially entered the armed force to which the 
     member transfers.''.

     SEC. 1715. STATUS AND PARTICIPATION.

       Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     section 1711, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new chapter:

                ``CHAPTER 2003--STATUS AND PARTICIPATION

``Sec.
``20101. Members in Space Force active status: amount of annual 
              training or active duty service required.
``20102. Individual ready guardians: designation; mobilization 
              category.
``20103. Members not on sustained duty: agreements concerning 
              conditions of service.
``20104. Orders to active duty: with consent of member.
``20105. Sustained duty.
``20106. Orders to active duty: without consent of member.
``20107. Transfer to inactive status: initial service obligation not 
              complete.
``20108. Members of Space Force: credit for service for purposes of 
              laws providing pay and benefits for members, dependents, 
              and survivors.
``20109. Policy for order to active duty based upon determination by 
              Congress.

     ``Sec. 20101. Members in Space Force active status: amount of 
       annual training or active duty service required

       ``Except as specifically provided in regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the Space Force in a 
     Space Force active status who is not serving on sustained 
     duty shall be required to--
       ``(1) participate in at least 48 scheduled drills or 
     training periods during each year and serve on active duty 
     for not less than 14 days (exclusive of travel time) during 
     each year; or
       ``(2) serve on active duty for not more than 30 days during 
     each year.

     ``Sec. 20102. Individual ready guardians: designation; 
       mobilization category

       ``(a) In General.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     designate a member of the Space Force in a Space Force active 
     status as an Individual Ready Guardian.
       ``(b) Mobilization Category.--
       ``(1) In general.--Among members of the Space Force 
     designated as Individual Ready Guardians, there is a category 
     of members (referred to as a `mobilization category') who, as 
     designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, are subject to 
     being ordered to active duty without their consent in 
     accordance with section 20106(a) of this title.
       ``(2) Limitations on placement in mobilization category.--A 
     member designated as an Individual Ready Guardian may not be 
     placed in the mobilization category referred to in paragraph 
     (1) unless--
       ``(A) the member volunteers to be placed in that 
     mobilization category; and
       ``(B) the member is selected by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, based upon the needs of the Space Force and the grade 
     and military skills of that member.
       ``(3) Limitation on time in mobilization category.--A 
     member of the Space Force in a Space Force active status may 
     not remain designated an Individual Ready Guardian in such 
     mobilization category after the end of the 24-month period 
     beginning on the date of the separation of the member from 
     active service.
       ``(4) Designation of grades and military skills or 
     specialties.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate 
     the grades and military skills or specialties of members to 
     be eligible for placement in such mobilization category.
       ``(5) Benefits.--A member in such mobilization category 
     shall be eligible for benefits (other than pay and training) 
     on the same basis as are available to members of the 
     Individual Ready Reserve who are in the special mobilization 
     category under section 10144(b) of this title, as determined 
     by the Secretary of Defense.

     ``Sec. 20103. Members not on sustained duty: agreements 
       concerning conditions of service

       ``(a) Agreements.--The Secretary of the Air Force may enter 
     into a written agreement with a member of the Space Force not 
     on sustained duty--
       ``(1) requiring the member to serve on active duty for a 
     definite period of time;
       ``(2) specifying the conditions of the member's service on 
     active duty; and
       ``(3) for a member serving in a Space Force inactive 
     status, specifying the conditions for the member's continued 
     service as well as order to active duty with and without the 
     consent of the member.
       ``(b) Conditions of Service.--An agreement under subsection 
     (a) shall specify the conditions of service. The Secretary of 
     the Air Force shall prescribe regulations establishing--
       ``(1) what conditions of service may be specified in the 
     agreement;
       ``(2) the obligations of the parties; and
       ``(3) the consequences of failure to comply with the terms 
     of the agreement.
       ``(c) Authority for Retention on Active Duty During War or 
     National Emergency.--If the period of service on active duty 
     of a member under an agreement under subsection (a) expires 
     during a war or during a national emergency declared by 
     Congress or the President, the member concerned may be kept 
     on active duty, without the consent of the member, as 
     otherwise prescribed by law.

     ``Sec. 20104. Orders to active duty: with consent of member

       ``(a) Authority.--A member of the Space Force who is 
     serving in a Space Force active status and is not on 
     sustained duty, or who is serving in a Space Force inactive 
     status, may, with the consent of the member, be ordered to 
     active duty, or retained on active duty, under the following 
     sections of chapter 1209 of this title in the same manner as 
     applies to a member of a reserve component ordered to active 
     duty, or retained on active duty, under that section with the 
     consent of the member:
       ``(1) Section 12301(d), relating to orders to active duty 
     at any time with the consent of the member.
       ``(2) Section 12301(h), relating to orders to active duty 
     in connection with medical or health care matters.
       ``(3) Section 12322, relating to active duty for health 
     care.
       ``(4) Section 12323, relating to active duty pending line 
     of duty determination required for response to sexual 
     assault.
       ``(b) Applicable Provisions of Law.--The following sections 
     of chapter 1209 of this title pertaining to a member of a 
     reserve component ordered to active duty with the consent of 
     the member apply to a member of the Space Force who is 
     ordered to active duty under this section in the same manner 
     as to such a reserve component member:
       ``(1) Section 12308, relating to retention after becoming 
     qualified for retired pay.
       ``(2) Section 12309, relating to use of Reserve officers in 
     expansion of armed forces.
       ``(3) Section 12313, relating to release of reserve members 
     from active duty.
       ``(4) Section 12314, relating to kinds of duty.
       ``(5) Section 12315, relating to duty with or without pay.
       ``(6) Section 12316, relating to payment of certain 
     Reserves while on duty.
       ``(7) Section 12318, relating to duties and funding of 
     reserve members on active duty.
       ``(8) Section 12320, relating to grade in which ordered to 
     active duty.
       ``(9) Section 12321, relating to a limitation on number of 
     reserve members assigned to Reserve Officer Training Corps 
     units.

     ``Sec. 20105. Sustained duty

       ``(a) Enlisted Members.--An authority designated by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may order an enlisted member of 
     the Space Force in a Space Force active status to sustained 
     duty, or retain an enlisted member on sustained duty, with 
     the consent of that member, as specified in the terms of the 
     member's enlistment or reenlistment agreement.
       ``(b) Officers.--(1) An authority designated by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may order a Space Force officer in 
     a Space Force active status to sustained duty--
       ``(A) with the consent of the officer; or
       ``(B) to fulfill the terms of an active-duty service 
     commitment incurred by the officer under any provision of 
     law.
       ``(2) An officer ordered to sustained duty under paragraph 
     (1) may not be released from sustained duty without the 
     officer's consent except as provided in chapter 2009 or 2011 
     of this title.

     ``Sec. 20106. Orders to active duty: without consent of 
       member

       ``(a) Members in a Space Force Active Status.--(1) A member 
     of the Space Force in a Space Force active status who is not 
     on sustained duty, may, without the consent of the member, be 
     ordered to active duty or inactive duty in the same manner as 
     a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty or 
     inactive duty under the provisions of chapter 1209 of this 
     title and any other provision of law authorizing the order to 
     active duty of a member of a reserve component in an active 
     status without the consent of the member.
       ``(2) The provisions of chapter 1209 of this title, or 
     other applicable provisions of law, pertaining to a member of 
     the Ready Reserve when ordered to active duty shall apply to 
     a member of the Space Force who is in a Space Force active 
     status when ordered to active duty under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) The provisions of section 12304 of this title 
     pertaining to members in the Individual Ready Reserve 
     mobilization category shall apply to a member of the Space 
     Force who is designated an Individual Ready Guardian when 
     ordered to active duty who meets the provisions of section 
     20102(b) of this title.
       ``(b) Members in a Space Force Inactive Status.--(1) A 
     member of the Space Force in a Space Force inactive status 
     may be ordered to active duty under--
       ``(A) the provisions of chapter 1209 of this title;
       ``(B) any other provision of law authorizing the order to 
     active duty of a member of a reserve component in an inactive 
     status; and
       ``(C) the terms of any agreement entered into by the member 
     under section 20103 of this title.
       ``(2) The provisions of chapter 1209 of this title, or 
     other applicable provisions of law, pertaining to the Standby 
     Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force who is in 
     a Space Force inactive service when ordered to active duty.

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       ``(c) Members in a Space Force Retired Status.--(1) 
     Chapters 39 and 1209 of this title include provisions 
     authorizing the order to active duty of a member of the Space 
     Force in a Space Force retired status.
       ``(2) The provisions of sections 688, 688a, and 12407 of 
     this title pertaining to a retired member or a member of the 
     Retired Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force in 
     a Space Force retired status when ordered to active duty.
       ``(3) The provisions of section 689 of this title 
     pertaining to a retired member ordered to active duty shall 
     apply to a member of the Space Force in a Space Force retired 
     status who is ordered to active duty.
       ``(d) Other Applicable Provisions.--The following 
     provisions of chapter 1209 of this title pertaining shall 
     apply to a member of the Space Force ordered to active duty 
     in the same manner as to a Reserve or member of the Retired 
     Reserve ordered to active duty:
       ``(1) Section 12305, relating to the authority of the 
     President to suspend certain laws relating to promotion, 
     retirement, and separation.
       ``(2) Section 12308, relating to retention after becoming 
     qualified for retired pay.
       ``(3) Section 12313, relating to release from active duty.
       ``(4) Section 12314, relating to kinds of duty.
       ``(5) Section 12315, relating to duty with or without pay.
       ``(6) Section 12316, relating to payment of certain 
     Reserves while on duty.
       ``(7) Section 12317, relating to theological students; 
     limitations.
       ``(8) Section 12320, relating to grade in which ordered to 
     active duty.

     ``Sec. 20107. Transfer to inactive status: initial service 
       obligation not complete

       ``(a) General Rule.--A member of the Space Force who has 
     not completed the required minimum service obligation 
     referred to in section 20003 of this title shall, if 
     terminating Space Force active status, be transferred to a 
     Space Force inactive status and, unless otherwise designated 
     an Individual Ready Guardian under section 20102 of this 
     title, shall remain subject to order to active duty without 
     the member's consent under section 20106 of this title.
       ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a member 
     who is separated from the Space Force by the Secretary of the 
     Air Force under section 20503 of this title.

     ``Sec. 20108. Members of Space Force: credit for service for 
       purposes of laws providing pay and benefits for members, 
       dependents, and survivors

       ``For the purposes of laws providing pay and benefits for 
     members of the Armed Forces and their dependents and 
     beneficiaries:
       ``(1) Military training, duty, or other service performed 
     by a member of the Space Force in a Space Force active status 
     not on sustained duty shall be considered military training, 
     duty, or other service, as the case may be, as a member of a 
     reserve component.
       ``(2) Sustained duty performed by a member of the Space 
     Force under section 20105 of this title shall be considered 
     active duty as a member of a regular component.
       ``(3) Active duty performed by a member of the Space Force 
     in a Space Force active status not on sustained duty shall be 
     considered active duty as a member of a reserve component.
       ``(4) Inactive-duty training performed by a member of the 
     Space Force shall be considered inactive-duty training as a 
     member of a reserve component.

     ``Sec. 20109. Policy for order to active duty based upon 
       determination by Congress

       ``Whenever Congress determines that more units and 
     organizations capable of conducting space operations are 
     needed for the national security than are available among 
     those units comprised of members of the Space Force serving 
     on active duty, members of the Space Force not serving on 
     active duty shall be ordered to active duty and retained as 
     long as so needed.''.

     SEC. 1716. OFFICERS.

       (a) Original Appointments.--Subtitle F of title 10, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 1715, is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new chapter:

                        ``CHAPTER 2005--OFFICERS

``Subchapter                                                       Sec.
``I. Original appointments....................................20201....

``II. Selection boards........................................20211....

``III. Promotions.............................................20231....

``IV. Persons not considered for promotion and other promotion-related 
    provisions................................................20241....

``V. Applicability of other laws..............................20251....

                 ``SUBCHAPTER I--ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS

``Sec.
``20201. Original appointments: how made.
``20202. Original appointments: qualifications.
``20203. Original appointments: service credit.

     ``Sec. 20201. Original appointments: how made

       ``The provisions of section 531 of this title shall apply 
     to original appointments of commissioned officers in the 
     Space Force.

     ``Sec. 20202. Original appointments: qualifications

       ``(a) In General.--An original appointment as a 
     commissioned officer in the Space Force may be given only to 
     a person who--
       ``(1) is a citizen of the United States;
       ``(2) is at least 18 years of age; and
       ``(3) has such other physical, mental, moral, professional, 
     and age qualifications as the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     prescribe by regulation.
       ``(b) Exception.--A person who is otherwise qualified, but 
     who has a physical condition that the Secretary of the Air 
     Force determines will not interfere with the performance of 
     the duties to which that person may be assigned, may be 
     appointed as an officer in the Space Force.

     ``Sec. 20203. Original appointments: service credit

       ``The provisions of section 533 of this title shall apply 
     to the crediting of prior active commissioned service for 
     original appointments of commissioned officers.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Original 
     Appointments.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended in subsection (b)(10) by inserting before 
     the period at the end the following: ``and, with respect to 
     the appointment of a member of the armed forces in the Space 
     Force, refers to that member's most recent appointment in the 
     Space Force that is neither a promotion nor a demotion''.
       (2) Original appointments of commissioned officers.--
     Section 531 of such title is amended by striking ``Regular'' 
     before ``Space Force'' each place it appears.
       (3) Qualifications for original appointment as a 
     commissioned officer.--Section 532(a) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space 
     Force'' and inserting ``or Regular Marine Corps''.
       (4) Service credit upon original appointment as a 
     commissioned officer.--Section 533 of such title is amended 
     by striking ``Regular'' before ``Space Force'' each place it 
     appears.
       (c) Selection Boards and Promotions.--Chapter 205 of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subchapters:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER II--SELECTION BOARDS

``Sec.
``20211. Convening of selection boards.
``20212. Composition of selection boards.
``20213. Notice of convening of selection boards.
``20214. Information furnished to selection boards.
``20215. Recommendations for promotion by selection boards.
``20216. Reports of selection boards.
``20217. Action on reports of selection boards for promotion to 
              brigadier general or major general.

     ``Sec. 20211. Convening of selection boards

       ``(a) In General.--Whenever the needs of the service 
     require, the Secretary of the Air Force shall convene 
     selection boards to recommend for promotion to the next 
     higher permanent grade officers of the Space Force in each 
     permanent grade from first lieutenant through brigadier 
     general.
       ``(b) Exception for Officers in Grade of First 
     Lieutenant.--Subsection (a) does not require the convening of 
     a selection board in the case of Space Force officers in the 
     permanent grade of first lieutenant when the Secretary of the 
     Air Force recommends for promotion to the grade of captain 
     under section 20238(a)(4)(A) of this title all such officers 
     whom the Secretary finds to be fully qualified for promotion.
       ``(c) Section 20404 Selection Boards.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force may convene selection boards to recommend officers 
     for early retirement under section 20404(a) of this title or 
     for discharge under section 20404(b) of this title.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The convening of selection boards under 
     subsection (a) shall be under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Defense.

     ``Sec. 20212. Composition of selection boards --

       ``(a) Appointment and Composition of Boards.--
       ``(1) In general.--Members of a selection board shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary of Air Force in accordance with 
     this section. A selection board shall consist of five or more 
     officers of the Space Force. Each member of a selection board 
     must be serving in a grade higher than the grade of the 
     officers under consideration by the board, except that no 
     member of a board may be serving in a grade below major. The 
     members of a selection board shall include at least one 
     member serving on sustained duty and at least one member in a 
     Space Force active status who is not serving on sustained 
     duty. The ratio of the members of a selection board serving 
     on sustained duty to members serving in a Space Force active 
     status not on sustained duty shall, to the extent 
     practicable, reflect the ratio of officers serving in each of 
     those statuses who are being considered for promotion by the 
     board. The members of a selection board shall represent the 
     diverse population of the Space Force to the extent 
     practicable.
       ``(2) Representation from competitive categories.--(A) 
     Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a selection board 
     shall include at least one officer from each competitive 
     category of officers to be considered by the board.
       ``(B) A selection board need not include an officer from a 
     competitive category when there are no officers of that 
     competitive category on the Space Force officer list in a 
     grade higher than the grade of the officers to be considered 
     by the board and eligible to serve on the board.

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       ``(3) Retired officers.--If qualified officers on the Space 
     Force officer list are not available in sufficient number to 
     comprise a selection board, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall complete the membership of the board by appointing as 
     members of the board--
       ``(A) Space Force officers who hold a grade higher than the 
     grade of the officers under consideration by the board and 
     who are retired officers; and
       ``(B) if sufficient Space Force officers are not available 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), Air Force officers who hold a 
     grade higher than the grade of the officers under 
     consideration by the board and who are retired officers, but 
     only if the Air Force officer to be appointed to the board 
     has served in a space-related career field of the Air Force 
     for sufficient time such that the Secretary of the Air Force 
     determines that the retired Air Force officer has adequate 
     knowledge concerning the standards of performance and conduct 
     required of an officer of the Space Force.
       ``(4) Exclusion of retired general officers on active duty 
     to serve on a board from numeric general officer active-duty 
     limitations.--A retired general officer who is on active duty 
     for the purpose of serving on a selection board shall not, 
     while so serving, be counted against any limitation on the 
     number of general and flag officers who may be on active 
     duty.
       ``(b) Limitation on Membership on Consecutive Boards.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     no officer may be a member of two successive selection boards 
     convened under section 20211 of this title for the 
     consideration of officers of the same grade.
       ``(2) Exception for general officer boards.--Paragraph (1) 
     does not apply with respect to selection boards convened 
     under section 20211 of this title for the consideration of 
     officers in the grade of colonel or brigadier general.
       ``(c) Joint Qualified Officers.--(1) Each selection board 
     convened under section 20211 of this title that will consider 
     an officer described in paragraph (2) shall include at least 
     one officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff who is a joint qualified officer.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an officer 
     who--
       ``(A) is serving on, or has served on, the Joint Staff; or
       ``(B) is a joint qualified officer.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement in 
     paragraph (1) for any selection board of the Space Force.

     ``Sec. 20213. Notice of convening of selection boards

       ``(a) Notice to Eligible Officers.--At least 30 days before 
     a selection board is convened under section 20211 of this 
     title to recommend officers in a grade for promotion to the 
     next higher grade, the Secretary of the Air Force shall--
       ``(1) notify in writing the officers eligible for 
     consideration for promotion of the date on which the board is 
     to convene and the name and date of rank of the junior 
     officer, and of the senior officer, in the promotion zone as 
     of the date of the notification; or
       ``(2) issue a general written notice to the Space Force 
     regarding the convening of the board which shall include the 
     convening date of the board and the name and date of rank of 
     the junior officer, and of the senior officer, in the 
     promotion zone as of the date of the notification.
       ``(b) Communication From Officers.--An officer eligible for 
     consideration by a selection board convened under section 
     20211 of this title (other than an officer who has been 
     excluded under section 20231(d) of this title from 
     consideration by the board) may send a written communication 
     to the board, to arrive not later than 10 calendar days 
     before the date on which the board convenes, calling 
     attention to any matter concerning the officer that the 
     officer considers important to the officer's case. The 
     selection board shall give consideration to any timely 
     communication under this subsection.
       ``(c) Notice of Intent of Certain Officers To Serve on or 
     Off Active Duty.--An officer on the Space Force officer list 
     in the grade of colonel or brigadier general who receives a 
     notice under subsection (a) shall inform the Secretary of the 
     officer's preference to serve either on or off active duty if 
     promoted to the grade of brigadier general or major general, 
     respectively.

     ``Sec. 20214. Information furnished to selection boards

       ``The provisions of section 615 of this title shall apply 
     to information furnished to selection boards.

     ``Sec. 20215. Recommendations for promotion by selection 
       boards

       ``The provisions of section 616 of this title shall apply 
     to recommendations for promotion by selection boards.

     ``Sec. 20216. Reports of selection boards

       ``The provisions of section 617 of this title shall apply 
     to reports of selection boards.

     ``Sec. 20217. Action on reports of selection boards for 
       promotion to brigadier general or major general

       ``The provisions of section 618 of this title shall apply 
     to action on reports of selection boards.

                      ``SUBCHAPTER III--PROMOTIONS

``Sec.
``20231. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade and 
              other requirements.
``20232. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as 
              joint qualified officer required before promotion to 
              brigadier general; exceptions.
``20233. Opportunities for consideration for promotion.
``20234. Space Force officer list.
``20235. Competitive categories.
``20236. Numbers to be recommended for promotion.
``20237. Establishment of promotion zones.
``20238. Promotions: how made; authorized delay of promotions.

     ``Sec. 20231. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 
       time-in-grade and other requirements

       ``(a) Time-in-grade Requirements.--(1) An officer who is in 
     a Space Force active status on the Space Force officer list 
     and holds a permanent appointment in the grade of second 
     lieutenant or first lieutenant may not be promoted to the 
     next higher permanent grade until the officer has completed 
     the following period of service in the grade in which the 
     officer holds a permanent appointment:
       ``(A) Eighteen months, in the case of an officer holding a 
     permanent appointment in the grade of second lieutenant.
       ``(B) Two years, in the case of an officer holding a 
     permanent appointment in the grade of first lieutenant.
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (5), an officer who is in a 
     Space Force active status on the Space Force officer list and 
     holds a permanent appointment in a grade above first 
     lieutenant may not be considered for selection for promotion 
     to the next higher permanent grade until the officer has 
     completed the following period of service in the grade in 
     which the officer holds a permanent appointment:
       ``(A) Three years, in the case of an officer holding a 
     permanent appointment in the grade of captain, major, or 
     lieutenant colonel.
       ``(B) One year, in the case of an officer holding a 
     permanent appointment in the grade of colonel or brigadier 
     general.
       ``(3) When the needs of the service require, the Secretary 
     of the Air Force may prescribe a longer period of service in 
     grade for eligibility for promotion, in the case of officers 
     to whom paragraph (1) applies, or for eligibility for 
     consideration for promotion, in the case of officers to whom 
     paragraph (2) applies.
       ``(4) When the needs of the service require, the Secretary 
     of the Air Force may prescribe a shorter period of service in 
     grade, but not less than two years, for eligibility for 
     consideration for promotion, in the case of officers 
     designated for limited duty to whom paragraph (2) applies.
       ``(5) The Secretary of the Air Force may waive paragraph 
     (2) to the extent necessary to assure that officers described 
     in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph have at least two 
     opportunities for consideration for promotion to the next 
     higher grade as officers below the promotion zone.
       ``(6) In computing service in grade for purposes of this 
     section, service in a grade held as a result of assignment to 
     a position is counted as service in the grade in which the 
     officer would have served except for such assignment or 
     appointment.
       ``(b) Continued Eligibility for Consideration for Promotion 
     of Officers Who Have Previously Failed of Selection.--(1) 
     Except as provided in paragraph (2), an officer who has 
     failed of selection for promotion to the next higher grade 
     remains eligible for consideration for promotion to that 
     grade as long as the officer continues on active duty in 
     other than a retired status and is not promoted.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an officer on active 
     status who is ineligible for consideration for promotion 
     under section 631(c) of this title for the second time.
       ``(c) Officers To Be Considered by Promotion Boards.--(1) 
     Each time a selection board is convened under section 20211 
     of this title for consideration of officers in a competitive 
     category for promotion to the next higher grade, each officer 
     in the promotion zone (except as provided under paragraph 
     (2)), and each officer above the promotion zone, for the 
     grade and competitive category under consideration shall be 
     considered for promotion.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Air Force--
       ``(A) may, in accordance with standards and procedures 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in regulations which 
     shall apply uniformly among the military departments, limit 
     the officers to be considered by a selection board from below 
     the promotion zone to those officers who are determined to be 
     exceptionally well qualified for promotion;
       ``(B) may, by regulation, prescribe a period of time, not 
     to exceed one year, from the time an officer on the Space 
     Force officer list transfers on or off of sustained duty 
     during which the officer shall be ineligible for 
     consideration for promotion; and
       ``(C) may, by regulation, preclude from consideration by a 
     selection board by which the officer would otherwise be 
     eligible to be considered, an officer who has an established 
     separation date that is within 90 days after the date on 
     which the board is to be convened.
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the 
     Secretary of the Air Force to preclude from consideration by 
     selection boards for promotion to the grade of brigadier 
     general, officers in the grade of colonel who--

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       ``(i) have been considered and not selected for promotion 
     to the grade of brigadier general or by at least two 
     selection boards; and
       ``(ii) are determined, in accordance with standards and 
     procedures prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (B), as not 
     being exceptionally well qualified for promotion.
       ``(B) If the Secretary of Defense authorizes the Secretary 
     of the Air Force to have the authority described in 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation 
     the standards and procedures for the exercise of such 
     authority. Those regulations shall apply uniformly among the 
     military departments and shall include the following 
     provisions:
       ``(i) A requirement that the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     exercise such authority in the case of a particular selection 
     board only if the Secretary of Defense approves the exercise 
     of that authority for that board.
       ``(ii) A requirement that an officer may be precluded from 
     consideration by a selection board under this paragraph only 
     upon the recommendation of a preselection board of officers 
     convened by the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned and composed of at least three officers all of whom 
     are serving in a grade higher than the grade of such officer.
       ``(iii) A requirement that such a preselection board may 
     not recommend that an officer be precluded from such 
     consideration unless the Secretary of the Air Force has given 
     the officer advance written notice of the convening of such 
     board and of the military records that will be considered by 
     the board and has given the officer a reasonable period 
     before the convening of the board in which to submit comments 
     to the board.
       ``(iv) A requirement that the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall provide general guidance to the board in accordance 
     with standards and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of 
     Defense in those regulations.
       ``(v) A requirement that the preselection board may 
     recommend that an officer be precluded from consideration by 
     a selection board only on the basis of the general guidance 
     provided by the Secretary Air Force, information in the 
     officer's official military personnel records that has been 
     described in the notice provided the officer as required 
     pursuant to clause (iii), and any communication to the board 
     received from that officer before the board convenes.
       ``(d) Certain Officers Not To Be Considered.--A selection 
     board convened under section 20211 of this title may not 
     consider for promotion to the next higher grade any of the 
     following officers:
       ``(1) An officer whose name is on a promotion list for that 
     grade as a result of the officer's selection for promotion to 
     that grade by an earlier selection board convened under that 
     section.
       ``(2) An officer who is recommended for promotion to that 
     grade in the report of an earlier selection board convened 
     under that section, in the case of such a report that has not 
     yet been approved by the President.
       ``(3) An officer in the grade of first lieutenant who is on 
     an approved all-fully-qualified-officers list under section 
     20238(a)(4) of this title.
       ``(4) An officer in the grade of captain who is not a 
     citizen of the United States.
       ``(5) An officer excluded under subsection (e).
       ``(e) Authority To Allow Officers To Opt Out of Selection 
     Board Consideration.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may 
     provide that an officer on the Space Force officer list may, 
     upon the officer's request and with the approval of the 
     Secretary, be excluded from consideration by a selection 
     board convened under section 20211 of this title to consider 
     officers for promotion to the next higher grade.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may only approve a 
     request under paragraph (1) if--
       ``(A)(i) the basis for the request is to allow an officer 
     to complete a broadening assignment, advanced education, 
     another assignment of significant value to the Department, a 
     career progression requirement delayed by the assignment or 
     education;
       ``(ii) the Secretary determines the exclusion from 
     consideration is in the best interest of the Space Force; and
       ``(iii) the officer has not previously failed of selection 
     for promotion to the grade for which the officer requests the 
     exclusion from consideration; or
       ``(B)(i) the officer is serving in a critical skill 
     position that cannot be filled by another Space Force officer 
     serving in the same grade;
       ``(ii) the Secretary determines that it is in the best 
     interests of the Space Force for the officer to continue to 
     serve in their current position and grade; and
       ``(iii) the officer has not previously opted out of a 
     promotion board under this authority.

     ``Sec. 20232. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 
       designation as joint qualified officer required before 
       promotion to brigadier general; exceptions

       ``The provisions of section 619a of this title shall apply 
     to officers of the Space Force.

     ``Sec. 20233. Opportunities for consideration for promotion

       ``(a) Specification of Number of Opportunities for 
     Consideration for Promotion.--Under regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall specify the number of opportunities for consideration 
     for promotion to be afforded to Space Force officers for 
     promotion to each grade above the grade of captain.
       ``(b) Limitation on Number of Opportunities That May Be 
     Specified.--The number of opportunities for consideration for 
     promotion to be afforded officers of the Space Force for 
     promotion to a particular grade may not exceed five.
       ``(c) Limited Authority of Secretary of the Air Force To 
     Modify Number of Opportunities.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may change the number of opportunities for 
     consideration for promotion to a particular grade not more 
     frequently than once every five years.
       ``(d) Authority of Secretary of Defense To Modify Number of 
     Opportunities.--The Secretary of Defense may modify the 
     number of opportunities for consideration for promotion to be 
     afforded officers of the Space Force for promotion to a 
     particular grade.

     ``Sec. 20234. Space Force officer list

       ``(a) Single List.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     maintain a single list of all Space Force officers serving in 
     a Space Force active status. The list shall be known as the 
     Space Force officer list.
       ``(b) Order of Officers on List.--Officers shall be carried 
     on the Space Force officer list in the order of seniority of 
     the grade in which they are serving. Officers serving in the 
     same grade shall be carried in the order of their rank in 
     that grade.
       ``(c) Effect of Service in a Temporary Appointment.--An 
     officer whose position on the Space Force officer list 
     results from service under a temporary appointment or in a 
     grade held by reason of assignment to a position has, when 
     that appointment or assignment ends, the grade and position 
     on the Space Force officer list that the officer would have 
     held if the officer had not received that appointment or 
     assignment.

     ``Sec. 20235. Competitive categories

       ``(a) Requirement To Establish Competitive Categories for 
     Promotion.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish at 
     least one competitive category for promotion for officers on 
     the Space Force officer list. Each officer whose name appears 
     on the Space Force officer list shall be carried in a 
     competitive category of officers. Officers in the same 
     competitive category shall compete among themselves for 
     promotion.
       ``(b) Single Competitive Category for Promotion to General 
     Officer Grades.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     establish a single competitive category for all officers on 
     the Space Force officer list who will be considered by a 
     selection board convened under section 20211 of this title 
     for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or major 
     general.

     ``Sec. 20236. Numbers to be recommended for promotion

       ``(a) Promotion to Grades Below Brigadier General.--(1) 
     Before convening a selection board under section 20211 of 
     this title to consider officers for recommendation for 
     promotion to a grade below brigadier general and in any 
     competitive category, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     determine--
       ``(A) the number of positions needed to accomplish mission 
     objectives which require officers of that competitive 
     category in the grade to which the board will recommend 
     officers for promotion;
       ``(B) the estimated number of officers needed to fill 
     vacancies in those positions during the period in which it is 
     anticipated that officers selected for promotion will be 
     promoted; and
       ``(C) the number of officers in a Space Force active status 
     authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force to serve both on 
     sustained duty and not on sustained duty in the grade and 
     competitive category under consideration.
       ``(2) Based on the determinations under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall determine the maximum number 
     of officers in that competitive category which the selection 
     board may recommend for promotion.
       ``(b) Promotion to Brigadier General and Major General.--
     (1) Before convening a selection board under section 20211 of 
     this title to consider officers for recommendation for 
     promotion to the grade of brigadier general or major general, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force shall determine--
       ``(A) the number of positions needed to accomplish mission 
     objectives which require officers serving in a Space Force 
     active status on sustained duty, and in a Space Force active 
     status not on sustained duty, in the grade to which the board 
     will recommend officers for promotion; and
       ``(B) the estimated number of officers on sustained duty 
     and not on sustained duty needed to fill vacancies in those 
     positions over the 24-month period beginning on the date on 
     which the selection board convenes.
       ``(2) Based on the determinations under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall determine the maximum number 
     of officers serving in a Space Force active status on 
     sustained duty, and the maximum number of officers serving in 
     a Space Force active status not on sustained duty, which the 
     selection board may recommend for promotion.

     ``Sec. 20237. Establishment of promotion zones

       ``(a) In General.--Before convening a selection board under 
     section 20211 of this title to consider officers for 
     promotion to any grade above first lieutenant or lieutenant 
     (junior grade), the Secretary of the Air Force

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     shall establish a promotion zone for officers serving in each 
     grade and competitive category to be considered by the board.
       ``(b) Determination of Number.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall determine the number of officers in the promotion 
     zone for officers serving in any grade and competitive 
     category from among officers who are eligible for promotion 
     in that grade and competitive category. Such determination 
     shall be made on the basis of an estimate of--
       ``(1) the number of officers needed in that competitive 
     category in the next higher grade in each of the next five 
     years;
       ``(2) the number of officers to be serving in that 
     competitive category in the next higher grade in each of the 
     next five years;
       ``(3) in the case of a promotion zone for officers to be 
     promoted to a grade to which section 523 of this title is 
     applicable, the number of officers authorized for such grade 
     under such section to be on active duty on the last day of 
     each of the next five fiscal years; and
       ``(4) the number of officers that should be placed in that 
     promotion zone in each of the next five years to provide to 
     officers in those years relatively similar opportunity for 
     promotion.

     ``Sec. 20238. Promotions: how made; authorized delay of 
       promotions

       ``(a) Procedure for Promotion of Officers on an Approved 
     Promotion List.--
       ``(1) Placement of names on promotion list.--When the 
     report of a selection board convened under section 20211 of 
     this title is approved by the President, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force shall place the names of all officers approved for 
     promotion within a competitive category on a single list for 
     that competitive category, to be known as a promotion list, 
     in the order of the seniority of such officers on the list or 
     based on particular merit, as determined by the promotion 
     board. A promotion list is considered to be established under 
     this section as of the date of the approval of the report of 
     the selection board under the preceding sentence.
       ``(2) Order and timing of promotions.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (d), officers on a promotion list for a 
     competitive category shall be promoted to the next higher 
     grade when additional officers in that grade and competitive 
     category are needed. Promotions shall be made in the order in 
     which the names of officers appear on the promotion list and 
     after officers previously selected for promotion in that 
     competitive category have been promoted. Officers to be 
     promoted to the grade of first lieutenant shall be promoted 
     in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     the Air Force.
       ``(3) Limitation on promotions to general officer grades to 
     comply with strength limitations.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the promotion of an 
     officer on the Space Force officer list to a general officer 
     grade shall be delayed if that promotion would cause any 
     strength limitation of section 526 of this title to be 
     exceeded. The delay shall expire when the Secretary of the 
     Air Force determines that the delay is no longer required to 
     ensure compliance with the strength limitation.
       ``(4) Promotion of first lieutenants on an all-fully-
     qualified officers list.--(A) Except as provided in 
     subsection (d), officers on the Space Force officer list in 
     the grade of first lieutenant who are on an approved all-
     fully-qualified-officers list shall be promoted to the grade 
     of captain in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force.
       ``(B) An all-fully-qualified-officers list shall be 
     considered to be approved for purposes of subparagraph (A) 
     when the list is approved by the President. When so approved, 
     such a list shall be treated in the same manner as a 
     promotion list under this chapter.
       ``(C) The Secretary of the Air Force may make a 
     recommendation to the President for approval of an all-fully-
     qualified-officers list only when the Secretary determines 
     that all officers on the list are needed in the next higher 
     grade to accomplish mission objectives.
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, an all-fully-
     qualified-officers list is a list of all officers on the 
     Space Force officers list in a grade who the Secretary of the 
     Air Force determines--
       ``(i) are fully qualified for promotion to the next higher 
     grade; and
       ``(ii) would be eligible for consideration for promotion to 
     the next higher grade by a selection board convened under 
     section 20211 of this title upon the convening of such a 
     board.
       ``(E) If the Secretary of the Air Force determines that one 
     or more officers or former officers were not placed on an 
     all-fully-qualified-list under this paragraph because of 
     administrative error, the Secretary may prepare a 
     supplemental all-fully-qualified-officers list containing the 
     names of any such officers for approval in accordance with 
     this paragraph.
       ``(b) Date of Rank.--The date of rank of an officer 
     appointed to a higher grade under this section is determined 
     under section 741(d) of this title.
       ``(c) Appointment Authority.--Appointments under this 
     section shall be made by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, except that appointments 
     under this section in the grade of first lieutenant or 
     captain shall be made by the President alone.
       ``(d) Authority To Delay Appointments for Specified 
     Reasons.--The provisions of subsection (d) of section 624 of 
     this title shall apply to the appointment of an officer under 
     this section in the same manner as they apply to an 
     appointment of an officer under that section, and any 
     reference in that subsection to an active-duty list shall be 
     treated for purposes of applicability to an officer of the 
     Space Force as referring to the Space Force officer list.

    ``SUBCHAPTER IV--PERSONS NOT CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION AND OTHER 
                      PROMOTION-RELATED PROVISIONS

``Sec.
``20241. Persons not considered for promotion and other promotion-
              related provisions.

     ``Sec. 20241. Persons not considered for promotion and other 
       promotion-related provisions

       ``Subchapter III of chapter 36 of this title shall apply to 
     officers of the Space Force.

              ``SUBCHAPTER V--APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS

``Sec.
``20251. Applicability of certain DOPMA officer personnel policy 
              provisions.

     ``Sec. 20251. Applicability of certain DOPMA officer 
       personnel policy provisions

       ``Except as otherwise modified or provided for in this 
     chapter, the following provisions of chapter 36 of this title 
     (relating to promotion, separation, and involuntary 
     retirement of officers on the active-duty list) shall apply 
     to Space Force officers and officer promotions:
       ``(1) Subchapter I (relating to selection boards).
       ``(2) Subchapter II (relating to promotions).
       ``(3) Subchapter III (relating to failure of selection for 
     promotion and retirement for years of service).
       ``(4) Subchapter IV (relating to continuation on active 
     duty and selective early retirement).
       ``(5) Subchapter V (additional provisions relating to 
     promotion, separation, and retirement).
       ``(6) Subchapter VI (relating to alternative promotion 
     authority for officers in designated competitive 
     categories).''.
       (d) Temporary (``brevet'') Promotions for Officers With 
     Critical Skills.--Section 605 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Coverage of space force officers.--Subsections (a), 
     (b)(2)(A), (f)(1), and (f)(2) are amended by striking ``or 
     Marine Corps,'' each place it appears and inserting ``Marine 
     Corps, or Space Force,''.
       (2) Disaggregation of air force maximum numbers.--
     Subsection (g) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
     new paragraphs (2) and (3):
       ``(2) In the case of the Air Force--
       ``(A) as captain, 95;
       ``(B) as major, 305;
       ``(C) as lieutenant colonel, 165; and
       ``(D) as colonel, 75.
       ``(3) In the case of the Space Force--
       ``(A) as captain, 5;
       ``(B) as major, 20;
       ``(C) as lieutenant colonel, 10; and
       ``(D) as colonel, 5.''.

     SEC. 1717. ENLISTED MEMBERS.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle F of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 1716, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new chapter:

                    ``CHAPTER 2007--ENLISTED MEMBERS

``Sec.
``20301. Original enlistments: qualifications; grade.
``20302. Enlisted members: term of enlistment.
``20303. Reference to chapter 31.

     ``Sec. 20301. Original enlistments: qualifications; grade

       ``(a) Original Enlistments.--
       ``(1) Authority to accept.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may accept original enlistments in the Space Force of 
     qualified, effective, and able-bodied persons.
       ``(2) Age.--A person accepted for original enlistment shall 
     be not less than seventeen years of age. However, no person 
     under eighteen years of age may be originally enlisted 
     without the written consent of the person's parent or 
     guardian, if the person has a parent or guardian entitled to 
     the person's custody and control.
       ``(b) Grade.--A person is enlisted in the Space Force in 
     the grade prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.

     ``Sec. 20302. Enlisted members: term of enlistment

       ``(a) Term of Original Enlistments.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force may accept original enlistments of persons for the 
     duration of their minority or for a period of at least two 
     but not more than eight years in the Space Force.
       ``(b) Term of Reenlistments.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may accept a reenlistment in the Space Force for a 
     period determined in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3), and 
     (4) of section 505(d) of this title.

     ``Sec. 20303. Reference to chapter 31

       ``For other provisions of this title applicable to 
     enlistments in the Space Force, see chapter 31 of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Amendments to Title 10 Chapter Relating to 
     Enlistments.--Chapter 31 of such title is amended as follows:
       (1) Recruiting campaigns.--Section 503(a) is amended by 
     striking ``and Regular Coast

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     Guard'' and inserting ``Regular Coast Guard, and the Space 
     Force''.
       (2) Qualifications, term, grade.--Section 505 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Regular Space Force,'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) For enlistments in the Space Force, see sections 
     20301 and 20302 of this title.''.
       (3) Extension of enlistments during war.--Section 506 is 
     amended by striking ``Regular'' before ``Space Force''.
       (4) Reenlistment.--Section 508 is amended striking 
     ``Regular'' before ``Space Force'' both places it appears.
       (5) Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to 
     facilitate national service.--Section 510(c) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or the Space Force'' 
     after ``Selected Reserve''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively;
       (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph (D):
       ``(D) in the Space Force;''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (A) through (D)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (A) through (E)''.
       (6) College first program.--Section 511(b)(1)(A) is amended 
     by inserting ``or as a member of the Space Force,'' after 
     ``reserve component,''.
       (7) Delayed entry program.--Section 513(a) is amended--
       (A) by inserting, ``, or who is qualified under section 
     20301 of this title and applicable regulations for enlistment 
     in the Space Force,'' after ``armed force''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or be enlisted as a member of the 
     Space Force,'' after ``Coast Guard Reserve''.
       (8) Effect upon enlisted status of acceptance of 
     appointment as cadet or midshipman.--Section 516(b) is 
     amended by inserting ``or in the Space Force,'' after ``armed 
     force''.

     SEC. 1718. RETENTION AND SEPARATION GENERALLY.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle F of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 1717, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new chapter:

           ``CHAPTER 2009--RETENTION AND SEPARATION GENERALLY

``Sec.
``20401. Applicability of certain provisions of law related to 
              separation.
``20402. Enlisted members: standards and qualifications for retention.
``20403. Officers: standards and qualifications for retention.
``20404. Selection of officers for early retirement or discharge.
``20405. Force shaping authority.

     ``Sec. 20401. Applicability of certain provisions of law 
       related to separation

       ``(a) Officer Separation.--Except as specified in this 
     section or otherwise modified in this chapter, the provisions 
     of chapter 59 of this title applicable to officers of a 
     regular component shall apply to officers of the Space Force.
       ``(b) Enlisted Member Separation.--Except as specified in 
     this section or otherwise modified in this chapter, the 
     provisions of chapter 59 of this title applicable to enlisted 
     members of a regular component shall apply to enlisted 
     members of the Space Force.
       ``(c) Separation Pay Upon Involuntary Discharge or Release 
     From Active Duty.--The provisions of section 1174 of this 
     title--
       ``(1) pertaining to a regular officer shall apply to a 
     Space Force officer serving on sustained duty;
       ``(2) pertaining to a regular enlisted member shall apply 
     to an enlisted member of the Space Force serving on sustained 
     duty; and
       ``(3) pertaining to other members shall apply to members of 
     the Space Force not serving on sustained duty.
       ``(d) Voluntary Separation Incentive.--The provisions of 
     section 1175 of this title pertaining to a voluntary 
     appointment, enlistment, or transfer to a reserve component 
     shall apply to the voluntary release from active duty of a 
     member of the Space Force on sustained duty.
       ``(e) Voluntary Separation Pay and Benefits.--The 
     provisions of section 1176 of this title--
       ``(1) pertaining to a regular enlisted member shall apply 
     to an enlisted member of the Space Force serving on sustained 
     duty; and
       ``(2) pertaining to a reserve enlisted member serving in an 
     active status shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space 
     Force serving in a Space Force active status or on sustained 
     duty.

     ``Sec. 20402. Enlisted members: standards and qualifications 
       for retention

       ``(a) Standards and Qualifications for Retention.--Subject 
     to such limitations as the Secretary of Defense may 
     prescribe, the Secretary of the Air Force shall, by 
     regulation, prescribe--
       ``(1) standards and qualifications for the retention of 
     enlisted members of the Space Force; and
       ``(2) equitable procedures for the periodic determination 
     of the compliance of each such member with those standards 
     and qualifications.
       ``(b) Effect of Failure To Comply With Standards and 
     Qualifications.--If an enlisted member serving in Space Force 
     active status fails to comply with the standards and 
     qualifications prescribed under subsection (a), the member 
     shall--
       ``(1) if qualified, be transferred to Space Force inactive 
     status;
       ``(2) if qualified, be retired in accordance with section 
     20603 of this title; or
       ``(3) have the member's enlistment terminated.

     ``Sec. 20403. Officers: standards and qualifications for 
       retention

       ``(a) Standards and Qualifications.--To be retained in an 
     active status, a Space Force officer must--
       ``(1) in any applicable yearly period, attain the number of 
     points specified under section 12732(a)(2) of this title; and
       ``(2) conform to such other standards and qualifications as 
     the Secretary may prescribe for officers of the Space Force.
       ``(b) Result of Failure To Comply.--A Space Force officer 
     who fails to attain the number of points prescribed under 
     subsection (a)(1), or to conform to the standards and 
     qualifications prescribed under subsection (a)(2), may be 
     referred to a board convened under section 20501(a) of this 
     title.

     ``Sec. 20404. Selection of officers for early retirement or 
       discharge

       ``(a) Consideration for Early Retirement.--The Secretary of 
     the Air Force may convene selection boards under section 
     20211(b) of this title to consider for early retirement 
     officers on the Space Force officer list as follows:
       ``(1) Officers in the grade of lieutenant colonel who have 
     failed of selection for promotion at least one time and whose 
     names are not on a list of officers recommended for 
     promotion.
       ``(2) Officers in the grade of colonel who have served in 
     that grade for at least two years and whose names are not on 
     a list of officers recommended for promotion.
       ``(3) Officers, other than those described in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), holding a grade below the grade of colonel--
       ``(A) who are eligible for retirement under section 20601 
     of this title or who after two additional years or less of 
     active service would be eligible for retirement under that 
     section; and
       ``(B) whose names are not on a list of officers recommended 
     for promotion.
       ``(b) Consideration for Discharge.--
       ``(1) Subject to such limitations as the Secretary of 
     Defense may prescribe, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     convene selection boards under section 20211 of this title to 
     consider for discharge officers on the Space Force officer 
     list--
       ``(A) who have served at least one year of active status in 
     the grade currently held;
       ``(B) whose names are not on a list of officers recommended 
     for promotion; and
       ``(C) who are not eligible to be retired under any 
     provision of law (other than by reason of eligibility 
     pursuant to section 4403 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484)) 
     and are not within two years of becoming so eligible.
       ``(2) An officer who is recommended for discharge by a 
     selection board convened pursuant to the authority of 
     paragraph (1) and whose discharge is approved by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall be discharged on a date 
     specified by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Selection of officers for discharge under paragraph 
     (1) shall be based on the needs of the service.
       ``(c) Discharges and Retirements Considered To Be 
     Involuntary.--The discharge or retirement of an officer 
     pursuant to this section shall be considered to be 
     involuntary for purposes of any other provision of law.

     ``Sec. 20405. Force shaping authority

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may, 
     solely for the purpose of restructuring the Space Force--
       ``(1) discharge an officer described in subsection (b); or
       ``(2) involuntarily release such an officer from sustained 
     duty.
       ``(b) Covered Officers.--(1) The authority under this 
     section may be exercised in the case of an officer of the 
     Space Force serving on sustained duty who--
       ``(A) has completed not more than six years of service as a 
     commissioned officer in the armed forces; or
       ``(B) has completed more than six years of service as a 
     commissioned officer in the armed forces, but has not 
     completed the minimum service obligation applicable to that 
     officer.
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `minimum service 
     obligation', with respect to a member of the Space Force, 
     means the initial period of required active duty service 
     applicable to the member, together with any additional period 
     of required active duty service incurred by that member 
     during the member's initial period of required active duty 
     service.
       ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     prescribe regulations for the exercise of the Secretary's 
     authority under this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 647 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``(other than an 
     officer of the Space Force)'' after ``in the case of an 
     officer'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Regular Marine Corps, 
     of Regular Space Force'' and inserting ``or Regular Marine 
     Corps''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Space Force.--For a similar provision with respect to 
     officers of the Space Force, see section 20405 of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 1719. SEPARATION OF OFFICERS FOR SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE 
                   OF DUTY OR FOR CERTAIN OTHER REASONS.

       Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 1718, is further

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     amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

 ``CHAPTER 2011--SEPARATION OF OFFICERS FOR SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE OF 
                   DUTY OR FOR CERTAIN OTHER REASONS

``Sec.
``20501. Authority to establish procedures to consider the separation 
              of officers for substandard performance of duty and for 
              certain other reasons.
``20502. Retention boards.
``20503. Removal of officer: action by secretary upon recommendation of 
              retention board.
``20504. Rights and procedures.
``20505. Officer considered for removal: voluntary retirement or 
              discharge.
``20506. Officers eligible to serve on retention boards.

     ``Sec. 20501. Authority to establish procedures to consider 
       the separation of officers for substandard performance of 
       duty and for certain other reasons

       ``(a) Procedures for Review of Record of Officers Relating 
     to Standards of Performance of Duty.--(1) The Secretary of 
     the Air Force shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for 
     the review at any time of the record of any commissioned 
     officer (other than a retired officer) of the Space Force in 
     a Space Force active status to determine whether the officer 
     shall be required, because of a reason stated in paragraph 
     (2), to show cause for the officer's retention in a Space 
     Force active status.
       ``(2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       ``(A) The officer's performance of duty has fallen below 
     standards prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(B) The officer has failed to satisfy the standards and 
     qualifications established under section 20403 of this title 
     by the Secretary of the Air Force.
       ``(b) Procedures for Review of Record of Officers Relating 
     to Certain Other Reasons.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at 
     any time of the record of any commissioned officer (other 
     than a retired officer) of the Space Force in a Space Force 
     active status to determine whether the officer should be 
     required, because of a reason stated in paragraph (2), to 
     show cause for the officer's retention in a Space Force 
     active status.
       ``(2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       ``(A) Misconduct.
       ``(B) Moral or professional dereliction.
       ``(C) The officer's retention is not clearly consistent 
     with the interests of national security.
       ``(c) Secretary of Defense Limitations.--Regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under this 
     section are subject to such limitations as the Secretary of 
     Defense may prescribe.

     ``Sec. 20502. Retention boards

       ``(a) Convening of Boards To Consider Officers Required To 
     Show Cause.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall convene 
     retention boards at such times and places as the Secretary 
     may prescribe to receive evidence and make findings and 
     recommendations as to whether an officer who is required 
     under section 20501 of this title to show cause for retention 
     in a Space Force active status should be retained in a Space 
     Force active status. Each retention board shall be composed 
     of not less than three officers having the qualifications 
     prescribed by section 20506 of this title.
       ``(b) Fair and Impartial Hearing.--A retention board shall 
     give a fair and impartial hearing to each officer required 
     under section 20501 of this title to show cause for retention 
     in a Space Force active status.
       ``(c) Effect of Board Determination That an Officer Has 
     Failed To Establish That the Officer Should Be Retained.--(1) 
     If a retention board determines that the officer has failed 
     to establish that the officer should be retained in a Space 
     Force active status, the board shall recommend to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force one of the following:
       ``(A) That the officer be transferred to an inactive 
     status.
       ``(B) That the officer, if qualified under any provision of 
     law, be retired.
       ``(C) That the officer be discharged from the Space Force.
       ``(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, an officer as to whom a retention board makes a 
     recommendation under paragraph (1) that the officer not be 
     retained in a Space Force active status may be required to 
     take leave pending the completion of the officer's case under 
     this chapter. The officer may be required to begin such leave 
     at any time following the officer's receipt of the report of 
     the retention board, including the board's recommendation for 
     removal from a Space Force active status, and the expiration 
     of any period allowed for submission by the officer of a 
     rebuttal to that report. The leave may be continued until the 
     date on which action by the Secretary of the Air Force on the 
     officer's case is completed or may be terminated at any 
     earlier time.
       ``(d) Effect of Board Determination That an Officer Has 
     Established That the Officer Should Be Retained.--(1) If a 
     retention board determines that the officer has established 
     that the officer should be retained in a Space Force active 
     status, the officer's case is closed.
       ``(2) An officer who is required to show cause for 
     retention in a Space Force active status under subsection (a) 
     of section 20501 of this title and who is determined under 
     paragraph (1) to have established that the officer should be 
     retained in a Space Force active status may not again be 
     required to show cause for retention in a Space Force active 
     status under such subsection within the one-year period 
     beginning on the date of that determination.
       ``(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an officer who is 
     required to show cause for retention in a Space Force active 
     status under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this title 
     and who is determined under paragraph (1) to have established 
     that the officer should be retained in a Space Force active 
     status may again be required to show cause for retention at 
     any time.
       ``(B) An officer who has been required to show cause for 
     retention in a Space Force active status under subsection (b) 
     of section 20501 of this title and who is thereafter retained 
     in an active status may not again be required to show cause 
     for retention in a Space Force active status under such 
     subsection solely because of conduct which was the subject of 
     the previous proceedings, unless the findings or 
     recommendations of the retention board that considered the 
     officer's previous case are determined to have been obtained 
     by fraud or collusion.
       ``(4) In the case of an officer described in paragraph (2) 
     or paragraph (3)(A), the retention board may recommend that 
     the officer be required to complete additional training, 
     professional education, or such other developmental programs 
     as may be available to correct any identified deficiencies 
     and improve the officer's performance within the Space Force.

     ``Sec. 20503. Removal of officer: action by Secretary upon 
       recommendation of retention board

       ``The Secretary of the Air Force may remove an officer from 
     Space Force active status if the removal of such officer from 
     Space Force active status is recommended by a retention board 
     convened under section 20502 of this title.

     ``Sec. 20504. Rights and procedures

       ``(a) In General.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, each officer required under 
     section 20501 of this title to show cause for retention in a 
     Space Force active status--
       ``(1) shall be notified in writing, at least 30 days before 
     the hearing of the officer's case by a retention board, of 
     the reasons for which the officer is being required to show 
     cause for retention in a Space Force active status;
       ``(2) shall be allowed a reasonable time, as determined by 
     the board, to prepare the officer's showing of cause for 
     retention in a Space Force active status;
       ``(3) shall be allowed to appear either in person or 
     through electronic means and to be represented by counsel at 
     proceedings before the board; and
       ``(4) shall be allowed full access to, and shall be 
     furnished copies of, records relevant to the officer's case, 
     except that the board shall withhold any record that the 
     Secretary determines should be withheld in the interest of 
     national security.
       ``(b) Summary of Records Withheld in Interest of National 
     Security.--When a record is withheld under subsection (a)(4), 
     the officer whose case is under consideration shall, to the 
     extent that the interest of national security permits, be 
     furnished a summary of the record so withheld.

     ``Sec. 20505. Officer considered for removal: voluntary 
       retirement or discharge

       ``(a) In General.--At any time during proceedings under 
     this chapter with respect to the removal of an officer from a 
     Space Force active status, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     grant a request by the officer--
       ``(1) for voluntary retirement, if the officer is qualified 
     for retirement; or
       ``(2) for discharge in accordance with subsection (b)(2).
       ``(b) Retirement or Discharge.--An officer removed from a 
     Space Force active status under section 20503 of this title 
     shall--
       ``(1) if eligible for voluntary retirement under any 
     provision of law on the date of such removal, be retired in 
     the grade and with the retired pay for which the officer 
     would be eligible if retired under such provision; and
       ``(2) if ineligible for voluntary retirement under any 
     provision of law on the date of such removal--
       ``(A) be honorably discharged in the grade then held, in 
     the case of an officer whose case was brought under 
     subsection (a) of section 20501 of this title; or
       ``(B) be discharged in the grade then held, in the case of 
     an officer whose case was brought under subsection (b) of 
     section 20501 of this title.
       ``(c) Separation Pay for Discharged Officer.--An officer 
     who is discharged under subsection (b)(2) is entitled, if 
     eligible therefor, to separation pay under section 1174(a)(2) 
     of this title.

     ``Sec. 20506. Officers eligible to serve on retention boards

       ``(a) In General.--The provisions of section 1187 of this 
     title apply to the membership of boards convened under this 
     chapter in the same manner as to the membership of boards 
     convened under chapter 60 of this title.

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       ``(b) Retired Air Force Officers.--
       ``(1) Authority.---In applying subsection (b) of section 
     1187 of this title to a board convened under this chapter, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force may appoint retired officers 
     of the Air Force, in addition to retired officers of the 
     Space Force, to complete the membership of the board.
       ``(2) Limitation.---A retired officer of the Air Force may 
     be appointed to a board under paragraph (1) only if the 
     officer served in a space-related career field of the Air 
     Force for sufficient time such that the Secretary of the Air 
     Force determines that the retired Air Force officer has 
     adequate knowledge concerning the standards of performance 
     and conduct required of an officer of the Space Force.''.

     SEC. 1720. RETIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle F of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 1719, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new chapter:

       ``CHAPTER 2013--VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE

``Sec.
``20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of service.
``20602. Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary 
              retirement.
``20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for length of service.
``20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of service for 
              voluntary retirement.
``20605. Applicability of other provisions of law relating to 
              retirement.

     ``Sec. 20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of 
       service

       ``(a) Twenty Years or More.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may, upon the officer's request, retire a commissioned 
     officer of the Space Force who has at least 20 years of 
     service computed under section 20602 of this title, at least 
     10 years of which have been active service as a commissioned 
     officer.
       ``(b) Thirty Years or More.--A commissioned officer of the 
     Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed 
     under section 20602 of this title may be retired upon the 
     officer's request, in the discretion of the President.
       ``(c) Forty Years or More.--Except as provided in section 
     20503 of this title, a commissioned officer of the Space 
     Force who has at least 40 years of service computed under 
     section 20602 of this title shall be retired upon the 
     officer's request.

     ``Sec. 20602. Officers: computation of years of service for 
       voluntary retirement

       ``(a) Years of Active Service.--For the purpose of 
     determining whether an officer of the Space Force may be 
     retired under section 20601 of this title, the officer's 
     years of service are computed by adding all active service in 
     the armed forces.
       ``(b) Reference to Section Excluding Service During Certain 
     Periods.--Section 972(b) of this title excludes from 
     computation of an officer's years of service for purposes of 
     this section any time identified with respect to that officer 
     under that section.

     ``Sec. 20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for 
       length of service

       ``(a) Twenty to Thirty Years.--Under regulations to be 
     prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted 
     member of the Space Force who has at least 20, but less than 
     30, years of service computed under section 20604 of this 
     title may, upon the member's request, be retired.
       ``(b) Thirty Years or More.--An enlisted member of the 
     Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed 
     under section 20604 of this title shall be retired upon the 
     member's request.

     ``Sec. 20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of 
       service for voluntary retirement

       ``(a) Years of Active Service.--For the purpose of 
     determining whether an enlisted member of the Space Force may 
     be retired under section 20603 of this title, the member's 
     years of service are computed by adding all active service in 
     the armed forces.
       ``(b) Reference to Section Excluding Counting of Certain 
     Service Required To Be Made up.--Time required to be made up 
     under section 972(a) of this title may not be counted in 
     computing years of service under subsection (a).

     ``Sec. 20605. Applicability of other provisions of law 
       relating to retirement

       ``(a) Applicability to Members of the Space Force.--Except 
     as specifically provided for by this chapter, the provisions 
     of this title specified in subsection (b) apply to members of 
     the Space Force as follows:
       ``(1) Provisions pertaining to an officer of the Air Force 
     shall apply to an officer of the Space Force.
       ``(2) Provisions pertaining to an enlisted member of the 
     Air Force shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space 
     Force.
       ``(3) Provisions pertaining to a regular officer shall 
     apply to an officer who is on sustained duty in the Space 
     Force.
       ``(4) Provisions pertaining to a regular enlisted member 
     shall apply to an enlisted member who is on sustained duty in 
     the Space Force.
       ``(5) Provisions pertaining to a reserve officer shall 
     apply to an officer who is in a Space Force active status but 
     not on sustained duty.
       ``(6) Provisions pertaining to a reserve enlisted member 
     shall apply to an enlisted member who is in a Space Force 
     active status but not on sustained duty.
       ``(7) Provisions pertaining to service in a regular 
     component shall apply to service on sustained duty.
       ``(8) Provisions pertaining to service in a reserve 
     component shall apply to service in a Space Force active 
     status not on sustained duty.
       ``(9) Provisions pertaining to a member of the Ready 
     Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force who is in 
     a Space Force active status prior to being ordered to active 
     duty.
       ``(10) Provisions pertaining to a member of the Retired 
     Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force who has 
     retired under chapter 1223 of this title.
       ``(b) Provisions of Law.--The provisions of this title 
     referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) Chapter 61, relating to retirement or separation for 
     physical disability.
       ``(2) Chapter 63, relating to retirement for age.
       ``(3) Chapter 69, relating to retired grade.
       ``(4) Chapter 71, relating to computation of retired pay.
       ``(5) Chapter 941, relating to retirement from the Air 
     Force for length of service.
       ``(6) Chapter 945, relating to computation of retired pay.
       ``(7) Chapter 1223, relating to retired pay for non-regular 
     service.
       ``(8) Chapter 1225, relating to retired grade.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) Retired members ordered to active duty.--Section 688(b) 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Regular Marine Corps, 
     or Regular Space Force'' and inserting ``or Regular Marine 
     Corps''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) A retired member of the Space Force.''.
       (2) Retired grade.--Section 9341 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or the Space Force'' 
     both places it appears;
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``or a Regular or 
     Reserve of the Space Force''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Space Force.--(1) The retired grade of a commissioned 
     officer of the Space Force who retires other than for 
     physical disability is determined under section 1370 or 1370a 
     of this title, as applicable to the officer.
       ``(2) Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under some 
     other provision of law, a member of the Space Force not 
     covered by paragraph (1) who retires other than for physical 
     disability retires in the grade that the member holds on the 
     date of the member's retirement.''.
       (3) Retired grade of enlisted members after 30 years of 
     service.--Section 9344(b)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``Regular'' before ``Space Force''.
       (4) Retired lists.--Section 9346 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or the Regular Space 
     Force'' and inserting ``and a separate retired list 
     containing the name of each retired commissioned officer of 
     the Space Force (other than an officer whose name is on the 
     list maintained under subsection (b)(2))'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (ii) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by clause (i), 
     by striking ``, or for commissioned officers of the Space 
     Force other than of the Regular Space Force'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``or the Space Force''; and
       (v) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall maintain a retired list 
     containing the name of--
       ``(A) each person entitled to retired pay who as a member 
     of the Space Force qualified for retirement under section 
     20601 of this title; and
       ``(B) each retired warrant officer or enlisted member of 
     the Space Force who is advanced to a commissioned grade.'';
       (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``or the Space Force'' 
     and inserting ``and a separate retired list containing the 
     name of each retired warrant officer of the Space Force''; 
     and
       (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``or the Regular Space 
     Force'' and inserting ``and a separate retired list 
     containing the name of each retired enlisted member of the 
     Space Force''.

   Subtitle B--Conforming Amendments Related to Space Force Military 
                            Personnel System

     SEC. 1731. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 
                   PROVISIONS OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.

       (a) Provisions Relating to Personnel.--Part II of subtitle 
     D of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Gender-free basis for acceptance of original 
     enlistments.--
       (A) Section 9132 is amended by striking ``Regular'' before 
     ``Space Force''.
       (B) The heading of such section is amended by striking 
     ``regular space force'' and inserting ``space force''.
       (2) Reenlistment after service as an officer.--
       (A) Section 9138(a) is amended by striking ``Regular'' 
     before ``Space Force'' both places it appears.

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       (B) The heading of section 9138 is amended by striking 
     ``regular space force'' and inserting ``space force''.
       (3) Warrant officers: original appointment; 
     qualifications.--Section 9160 is amended by striking 
     ``Regular'' before Space Force''.
       (4) Service as an officer to be counted as enlisted 
     service.--Section 9252 is amended by striking ``Regular'' 
     before ``Space Force''.
       (5) Chapter heading.--
       (A) The heading of chapter 915 is amended to read as 
     follows:

 ``CHAPTER 915--APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE SPACE 
                                FORCE''.

       (B) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle D, 
     and at the beginning of part II of subtitle D of such title, 
     are each amended by striking the item relating to chapter 915 
     and inserting the following new item:

``915. Appointments in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force 
              9151.''.
       (b) Provisions Relating to Training Generally.--Section 
     9401 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``or the Regular Space Force'' after 
     ``Regular Air Force''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or one of the Space Force in a Space 
     Force active status not on sustained duty,'' after ``on the 
     active-duty list,'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``or Reserve of the Space Force'' and 
     inserting ``or member of the Space Force in a Space Force 
     active status not on sustained duty''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Reserve's consent'' and inserting 
     ``the member's consent''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``the Regular Space Force'' and inserting 
     ``of Space Force members on sustained duty''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Space Force Reserve'' and inserting 
     ``of Space Force members in an active status not on sustained 
     duty''.
       (c) Provisions Relating to the Air Force Academy.--Chapter 
     953 of such title is amended as follows:
       (1) Permanent professors; director of admissions.--Section 
     9436 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``the equivalent grade in'' both places it 
     appears;
       (ii) by inserting ``or the Space Force'' after ``Regular 
     Air Force'' the first place it appears;
       (iii) by striking ``and a permanent'' and all that follows 
     through ``in the Regular Air Force''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``the equivalent grade in'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``the grade of lieutenant colonel in''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``Regular Space Force has the grade 
     equivalent to the grade of colonel in the Regular Air Force'' 
     and inserting ``Space Force has the grade of colonel in the 
     Space Force''.
       (2) Appointment of cadets.--Section 9442(b) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ``, or the Space 
     Force,'' after ``members of reserve components''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Regular'' before 
     ``Space Force''.
       (3) Agreement of cadets to serve as officers.--Section 
     9448(a) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``Regular'' before 
     ``Space Force''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``, or to terminate the officer's order to sustained duty in 
     the Space Force'' after ``resign as a regular officer'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or as a Reserve in 
     the Space Force for service in the Space Force Reserve'' and 
     inserting ``or will accept further assignment in a Space 
     Force active status''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, or the Space 
     Force,'' after ``that reserve component''.
       (4) Hazing.--Section 9452(c) is amended by striking 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force,'' and inserting, ``or Marine 
     Corps, or in the Space Force,''.
       (5) Commission upon graduation.--Section 9453(b) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``or in the equivalent grade in the Regular 
     Space Force''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period the following: ``or a 
     second lieutenant in the Space Force under section 531 or 
     20201 of this title''.
       (d) Provisions Relating to Schools and Camps.--Chapter 957 
     of such title is amended as follows:
       (1) Purpose.--Section 9481 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``to qualify them for appointment'' and 
     inserting ``to qualify them for--
       ``(1) appointment'';
       (B) by striking ``or the Space Force Reserve.'' and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) appointment as officers, or enlistment as 
     noncommissioned officers, for service in the Space Force in a 
     Space Force active status.''.
       (2) Operation.--Section 9482(4) is amended by striking ``or 
     the Regular Space Force'' and inserting ``or members of the 
     Space Force in an active status''.

     SEC. 1732. AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE A OF TITLE 10, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       (a) Provisions Relating to Organization and General 
     Military Powers.--Part I of subtitle A of title 10, Untied 
     States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Annual defense manpower report.--Section 115a(d)(3)(F) 
     is amended by inserting before the period the following: 
     ``or, in the case of the Space Force, officers ordered to 
     active duty other than under section 20105(b) of this 
     title''.
       (2) Suspension of end-strength and other strength 
     limitations in time of war or national emergency.--Section 
     123a(a)(2) is amended by inserting ``or the Space Force'' 
     after ``a reserve component''.
       (3) Deputy commander of usnorthcom.--Section 164(e)(4) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(4)'';
       (B) by striking ``shall be a'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``shall be--
       ``(i) a qualified officer of a reserve component who is 
     eligible for promotion to the grade of lieutenant general or, 
     in the case of the Navy, vice admiral; or
       ``(ii) a qualified officer of the Space Force whose prior 
     service includes service in a Space Force active status other 
     than sustained duty and who is eligible for promotion to the 
     grade of lieutenant general.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The requirement in subparagraph (A) does not apply 
     when the officer serving as commander of the combatant 
     command described in that subparagraph is--
       ``(i) a reserve component officer; or
       ``(ii) an officer of the Space Force whose prior service 
     includes service in a Space Force active status other than 
     sustained duty.''.
       (4) Readiness reports.--Section 482(a) is amended by 
     inserting ``and the Space Force'' after ``active and reserve 
     components'' both places it appears.
       (b) Dopma Officer Personnel Provisions.--Chapter 36 of such 
     title is amended as follows:
       (1) Nondisclosure of board proceedings.--Section 613a is 
     amended by striking ``573, 611, or 628'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``573, 611, 628, or 20211''.
       (2) Information furnished to selection boards.--Section 
     615(a) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or 20211'' after 
     ``section 611(a)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``regular officer'' 
     and all that follows through the period at the end and 
     inserting ``regular officer or an officer in the Space Force, 
     a grade above captain or, in the case of the Navy, 
     lieutenant.''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) by striking ``major general,'' and inserting ``major 
     general or''; and
       (II) by striking ``or, in the case of the Space Force, the 
     equivalent grade,''.

       (3) Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-
     grade and other requirements.--Section 619(a) is amended by 
     striking ``Marine Corps, or Space Force'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``or Marine Corps''.
       (4) Authority to vacate promotions to grades of brigadier 
     general and rear admiral (lower half).--Section 625(b) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``Marine Corps, or Space Force'' and 
     inserting ``or Marine Corps''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``An 
     officer of the Space Force whose promotion is vacated under 
     this section holds the grade of colonel.''.
       (5) Acceptance of promotions; oath of office.--Section 626 
     is amended by striking ``section 624'' both places it appears 
     and inserting ``section 624 or 20241''.
       (6) Special selection review board.--Section 628a is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``major general,'' and inserting ``major 
     general or''; and
       (ii) by striking ``, or an equivalent grade in the Space 
     Force'';
       (B) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``However, in the case of an officer 
     on the Space Force officer list, the provisions of section 
     618 of this title apply to the report and proceedings of a 
     special selection review board convened under this section in 
     the same manner as they apply to report and proceedings of a 
     promotion board convened under section 20211 of this 
     title.''; and
       (C) in subsection (f)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``However, if the report of a special 
     selection review board convened under this section recommends 
     the sustainment of the recommendation for promotion to the 
     next higher grade of an officer on the Space Force officer 
     list who was referred to it for review under this section, 
     and the President approves the report, the officer shall, as 
     soon as practicable, be appointed to the grade in accordance 
     with subsections (b) and (c) of section 20241 of this 
     title.''.
       (7) Removal from list of officers recommended for 
     promotion.--Section 629 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or 20241(c)'' after 
     ``section 624(c)''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by inserting ``or 20241(a)'' after ``section 624(a)'' 
     both places it appears; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or 20241(c)'' after ``section 624(c)'' 
     both places it appears.
       (8) Retirement for years of service.--
       (A) Lieutenant colonels.--Section 633(a) is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Except as'';

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       (ii) by striking ``Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space 
     Force'' and inserting ``or Regular Marine Corps''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of 
     this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the 
     grade of lieutenant colonel who is not on a list of officers 
     recommended for promotion to the grade of colonel shall, if 
     not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month 
     after the month in which the officer completes 28 years of 
     active commissioned service.''.
       (B) Colonels.--Section 634(a) is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Except as'';
       (ii) by striking ``Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space 
     Force'' and inserting ``or Regular Marine Corps''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of 
     this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the 
     grade of colonel who is not on a list of officers recommended 
     for promotion to the grade of brigadier general shall, if not 
     earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month 
     after the month in which the officer completes 30 years of 
     active commissioned service.''.
       (C) Brigadier generals.--Section 635 is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(a) Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
     Corps'' before ``Except as'';
       (ii) by striking ``Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space 
     Force'' and inserting ``or Regular Marine Corps''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Space Force.--Except as provided under section 637(b) 
     or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force who 
     holds the grade of brigadier general who is not on a list of 
     officers recommended for promotion to the grade of major 
     general shall, if not earlier retired, be retired as 
     specified in subsection (a).''.
       (D) Officers in grades above brigadier general.--Section 
     636(a) is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Except as'';
       (ii) by striking ``Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space 
     Force'' and inserting ``or Regular Marine Corps''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) and under 
     section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the 
     Space Force who holds the grade of major general shall, if 
     not earlier retired, be retired as specified in paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (E) Section headings.--
       (i) The heading of section 633 is amended by striking 
     ``lieutenant colonels and'' and inserting ``and space force 
     lieutenant colonels; regular navy''.
       (ii) The heading of section 634 is amended by striking 
     ``colonels and'' and inserting ``and space force colonels; 
     regular''.
       (iii) The heading of section 635 is amended by striking 
     ``brigadier generals and'' and inserting ``and space force 
     brigadier generals; regular navy''.
       (iv) The heading of section 636 is amended by striking 
     ``officers in grades above brigadier general and'' and 
     inserting ``and space force officers in grades above 
     brigadier general; regular navy officers in grades above''.
       (c) Management Policies for Joint Qualified Officers.--
     Section 661(a) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Marine Corps, and Space Force'' and 
     inserting ``and Marine Corps''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, and officers of the Space Force on the 
     Space Force officer list,'' after ``active-duty list''.
       (d) Leave.--Chapter 40 of such title is amended as follows:
       (1) Entitlement and accumulation.--Section 701 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (h)--
       (i) by inserting at the end of paragraph (2) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) A member of the Space Force in a Space Force active 
     status on sustained duty or subject to a call or order to 
     active duty for a period in excess of 12 months.''; and
       (ii) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6), by inserting ``, or of 
     the Space Force,'' after ``member of a reserve component''; 
     and
       (B) in subsection (i), by inserting ``, or of the Space 
     Force,'' after ``member of a reserve component''.
       (2) Payment upon disapproval of certain board of inquiry 
     recommendations for excess leave required to be taken.--
     Section 707a(a)(1) is amended by inserting ``or 20503'' after 
     ``section 1182(c)(2)''.
       (3) Career flexibility to enhance retention of members.--
     Section 710 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or of the Space 
     Force'' after ``regular components'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``, or a Space Force 
     officer in a Space Force active status not on active duty 
     under section 20105(b) of this title,'' after ``officer'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``or, in the case of a member of the 
     Space Force on sustained duty, to accept release from 
     sustained duty orders and to serve in a Space Force active 
     status''; and
       (D) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ``chapter 36 or 
     1405'' and inserting ``chapter 36, 1405, or 2005''.
       (e) Limitation on Number of Officers Who May Be Frocked to 
     a Higher Grade.--Section 777(d)(2) of such title is amended 
     by inserting ``, or for the Space Force, the Space Force 
     officer list,'' after ``active-duty list''.
       (f) Uniform Code of Military Justice.--Chapter 47 of such 
     title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Persons subject to ucmj.--Section 802 (article 2) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and members of the 
     Space Force on active duty under section 20105 of this 
     title,'' after ``regular component of the armed forces,'';
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by inserting ``or the Space 
     Force'' after ``reserve component'';
       (iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, or retired members 
     of the Space Force who qualified for a non-regular retirement 
     and are receiving retired pay,'' after ``a reserve 
     component''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Retired members of the Space Force who qualified for 
     a regular retirement under section 20603 of this title and 
     are receiving retired pay.''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or the Space Force'' 
     after ``reserve component'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or the Space Force'' 
     after ``a reserve component''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or the Space Force'' 
     after ``in a regular component of the armed forces''.
       (2) Jurisdiction to try certain personnel.--Subsection (d) 
     of section 803 (article 3) is amended by inserting, ``or the 
     Space Force'' after ``reserve component''.
       (3) Articles to be explained.--Section 937 (article 137) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) the member's initial entrance on active duty or into 
     a Space Force active status.'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) after a member of Space Force has completed six 
     months of sustained duty or in the case of a member not on 
     sustained duty, after the member has completed basic or 
     recruit training; and'';
       (C) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ``or the Space 
     Force'' after ``in a reserve component''; and
       (D) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``or to a member of a 
     reserve component,'' and inserting ``, to a member of a 
     reserve component, or to a member of the Space Force,''.
       (g) Restriction on Performance of Civil Functions by 
     Officers on Active Duty.--Section 973(b)(1) of such title 10 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) to an officer on the Space Force officer list serving 
     on active duty under section 20105(b) of this title or under 
     a call or order to active duty for a period in excess of 270 
     days.''.
       (h) Use of Commissary Stores and Mwr Retail Facilities.--
     Section 1063 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``and Space Force'' after 
     ``Reserve''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or the Space Force'' after ``reserve 
     component'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) Members of the Space Force.--A member of the Space 
     Force in a Space Force active status who is not on sustained 
     duty shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR 
     retail facilities under the same conditions as specified in 
     subsection (a) for a member of the Selected Reserve.''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``subsection (a) or (b)'' in paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (d)''.
       (i) Members Involuntary Separated.--
       (1) Eligibility for certain benefits and services.--Section 
     1141 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) in the case of an officer of the Space Force (other 
     than a retired officer), the officer is involuntarily 
     discharged or released from active duty under other than 
     adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary of the 
     Air Force; and
       ``(6) in the case of an enlisted member of the Space Force, 
     the member is--
       ``(A) denied reenlistment; or
       ``(B) involuntarily discharged or released from active duty 
     under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force.''.
       (2) Separation pay.--Section 1174(a)(2) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``, Marine

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     Corps, or Space Force'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``or Marine Corps''.
       (j) Boards for the Correction of Military Records.--Chapter 
     79 of such title is amended as follows:
       (1) Review of actions of selection boards and correction of 
     military records.--Section 1558 is amended--
       (A) inserting ``, or the Space Force,'' after ``reserve 
     component'' each place it appears; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``section 628 or 
     14502'' and inserting ``section 628, 14502, or 20252'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``or 14705'' and 
     inserting ``14507, or 20403''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking ``or 14101(a)'' 
     and inserting ``14101(a), or 20211''.
       (2) Title of air force service review agency.--
       (A) Sections 1555(c)(3) and 1557(f)(3) are amended by 
     inserting ``the Department of'' after ``Air Force,''.
       (B) Section 1556(a) is amended by inserting ``the 
     Department of'' after ``the Army Review Boards Agency,''.
       (C) Section 1559(c)(3) is amended by inserting ``the 
     Department of'' after ``Air Force,''.
       (k) Military Family Programs.--Chapter 88 of such title is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Members of department of defense military readiness 
     council.--Section 1781a(b)(1)(B)(iii) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``member and'' and inserting ``member,''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``, and one of whom shall be the spouse or 
     parent of a member of the Space Force'' after ``parent of a 
     reserve component member''.
       (2) Department of defense policy and plans for military 
     family readiness.--Section 1781b is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``military families 
     of members of the regular components and military families of 
     members of the reserve components'' and inserting ``military 
     families of members of the regular components, the reserve 
     components, and the Space Force''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``both''; and
       (ii) by striking ``military families of members of the 
     regular components and military families of members of the 
     reserve components'' and inserting ``military families of 
     members of the regular components, members of the reserve 
     components, and members of the Space Force''.
       (l) Training and Education Programs.--
       (1) Payment of tuition for off-duty training or 
     education.--Section 2007 of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) The provisions of this section pertaining to members 
     of the Ready Reserve, the Selected Reserve, or the Individual 
     Ready Reserve also apply to members of the Space Force in a 
     Space Force active status who are not on active duty.''.
       (2) Rotc financial assistant program for specially selected 
     members.--Section 2107 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``Navy,'' and inserting ``Navy or''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Marine Corps, or as an officer in the 
     equivalent grade in the Space Force'' and inserting ``or 
     Marine Corps''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Applicability to Space Force.--(1) Provisions of this 
     section referring to a regular commission, regular officer, 
     or a commission in a regular component shall be treated as 
     also referring to the commission of an officer, or an 
     officer, who is a commissioned officer in the Space Force 
     serving on active duty pursuant to section 20105(b) of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Provisions of this section referring to a reserve 
     commission, reserve officer, or a commission in a reserve 
     component shall be treated as also referring to the 
     commission of an officer, or an officer, who is a 
     commissioned officer in the Space Force not serving on active 
     duty pursuant to section 20105(b) of this title.''.
       (3) Duty as rotc administrators and instructors.--Section 
     2111 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``The Secretary of the Air Force may 
     detail members of the Space Force in the same manner as 
     regular and reserve members of the Air Force.''.

     SEC. 1733. TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE (VETERANS' BENEFITS).

       (a) Definitions.--
       (1) General definitions.--Section 101 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (23), by inserting ``, or for members of 
     the Space Force in a Space Force active status (as defined in 
     section 101(e)(1) of title 10),'' after ``(including 
     commissioned officers of the Reserve Corps of the Public 
     Health Service)'' both places it appears; and
       (B) in paragraph (27)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (E); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), respectively.
       (2) Definitions for purposes of sgli.--Section 1965 of such 
     title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``, or by members of 
     the Space Force in a Space Force active status (as defined in 
     section 101(e)(1) of title 10) but not on sustained duty 
     under section 20105 of title 10,'' after ``for Reserves''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``, or for members of 
     the Space Force in a Space Force active status (as defined in 
     section 101(e)(1) of title 10),'' after ``(including 
     commissioned officers of the Reserve Corps of the Public 
     Health Service)''.
       (b) Persons Eligible for Interment in National 
     Cemeteries.--Section 2402(a) of such title is amended in 
     paragraph (2), by inserting ``any member of the Space 
     Force,'' after ``a Reserve component of the Armed Forces,''.
       (c) Educational Assistance.--
       (1) Montgomery gi bill.--Section 3011(a)(3)(D) of such 
     title is amended by inserting ``or for further service in the 
     Space Force in a Space Force active status not on sustained 
     duty under section 20105 of title 10'' after ``of the Armed 
     Forces,''.
       (2) Post 9-11 gi bill.--Section 3311(c)(3) of such title is 
     amended by inserting ``, or for further service in the Space 
     Force in a Space Force active status not on sustained duty 
     under section 20105 of title 10,'' after ``of the Armed 
     Forces'' the second place it appears.

                   Subtitle C--Transition Provisions

     SEC. 1741. TRANSITION PERIOD.

       In this subtitle, 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 fourth fiscal year beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1742. CHANGE OF DUTY STATUS OF MEMBERS OF THE SPACE 
                   FORCE.

       (a) Change of Duty Status.--
       (1) Conversion of status and order to sustained duty.--
     During the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall change the duty status of each member of the Regular 
     Space Force to Space Force active status and shall, at the 
     same time, order the member to sustained duty under section 
     20105 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 
     1715 of this Act. Any such order may be made without regard 
     to any otherwise applicable requirement that such an order be 
     made only with the consent of the member or as specified in 
     an enlistment agreement or active-duty service commitment.
       (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     ``Space Force active status'' and ``sustained duty'' have the 
     meanings given those terms by subsection (e) of section 101 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1713(a).
       (b) Effective Date of Change of Duty Status.--The change of 
     a member's duty status and order to sustained duty in 
     accordance with subsection (a) shall be effective on the date 
     specified by the Secretary of the Air Force, but not later 
     than the last day of the transition period.

     SEC. 1743. TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE OF MEMBERS OF THE AIR 
                   FORCE RESERVE AND THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Transfer of Members of the Air Force Reserve.--
       (1) Officers.--During the transition period, the Secretary 
     of Defense may, with the officer's consent, transfer a 
     covered officer of the Air Force Reserve or the Air National 
     Guard to, and appoint the officer in, the Space Force.
       (2) Enlisted members.--During the transition period, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may transfer each covered enlisted 
     member of the Air Force Reserve or the Air National Guard to 
     the Space Force, other than those members who do not consent 
     to the transfer.
       (3) Effective date of transfers.--Each 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, but not later than the last day of the transition 
     period.
       (b) Regulations.--Transfers under subsection (a) shall be 
     carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     Defense. In the case of an officer, applicable regulations 
     shall include those prescribed pursuant to section 716 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Term of Initial Enlistment in Space Force.--In the case 
     of a covered enlisted member who is transferred to the Space 
     Force in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
     Air Force may accept the initial enlistment of the member in 
     the Space Force for a period of less than 2 years, but only 
     if the period of enlistment in the Space Force is not less 
     than the period remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in 
     the member's term of enlistment in the Air Force Reserve.
       (d) End Strength Adjustments Upon Transfers From Air Force 
     Reserve or Air National Guard to Space Force.--During the 
     transition period, upon the transfer of a mission of the Air 
     Force Reserve or the Air National Guard to the Space Force--
       (1) 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 
     that mission; and
       (2) the end strength authorized for the Air Force Reserve 
     and the Air National Guard pursuant to section 115(a)(2) of 
     such title for such fiscal year shall be decreased by the 
     same number.
       (e) Administrative Provisions.--For purposes of the 
     transfer of covered members of the Air Force Reserve in 
     accordance with subsection (a)--
       (1) the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, and the 
     Space Force shall be considered to be components of the same 
     Armed Force; and

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       (2) the Space Force officer list shall be considered to be 
     an active-duty list of an Armed Force.
       (f) Retraining and Reassignment for Members Not 
     Transferring.--If a covered member of the Air Force Reserve 
     or the Air National Guard does not consent to transfer to the 
     Space Force in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary 
     of the Air Force may, as determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary in the case of the individual member, provide the 
     member retraining and reassignment within the Air Force 
     Reserve.
       (g) Covered Members.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``covered'', with respect to a member of the Air Force 
     Reserve or the Air National Guard, means--
       (1) a member who as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act holds an Air Force specialty code for a specialty held by 
     members of the Space Force; and
       (2) any other member designated by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force for the purposes of this section.

     SEC. 1744. PLACEMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE SPACE FORCE OFFICER 
                   LIST.

       (a) Placement on List.--Officers of the Space Force whose 
     duty status is changed in accordance with section 1742, and 
     officers of the Air Force Reserve or the Air National Guard 
     who transfer to the Space Force in accordance with section 
     1743, shall be placed on the Space Force officer list in an 
     order determined by their respective grades and dates of 
     rank.
       (b) Officers of Same Grade and Date of Rank.--Among 
     officers of the same grade and date of rank, placement on the 
     Space Force officer list shall be in the order of their rank 
     as determined in accordance with section 741(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 1745. DISESTABLISHMENT OF REGULAR SPACE FORCE.

       (a) Disestablishment.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     disestablish the Regular Space Force not later than the end 
     of the transition period, once there are no longer any 
     members remaining in the Regular Space Force. The Regular 
     Space Force shall be disestablished upon the completion of 
     the change of duty status of all members of the Space Force 
     pursuant to section 1742 and certification by the Secretary 
     of the Air Force to the congressional defense committees that 
     there are no longer any members of the Regular Space Force.
       (b) Publication of Notice in Federal Register.--The 
     Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
     disestablishment of the Regular Space Force, including the 
     date thereof, together with any certification submitted 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Conforming Repeal.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 9085 of title 10, United States Code, 
     relating to the composition of the Regular Space Force, is 
     repealed.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date on which the certification is 
     submitted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1746. END STRENGTH FLEXIBILITY.

       (a) Additional Authority To Vary End Strengths.--
       (1) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 115(g) of title 10, 
     United States Code, upon determination by the Secretary of 
     the Air Force that such action would enhance manning and 
     readiness in essential units or in critical specialties, the 
     Secretary may vary the end strength authorized by Congress 
     for a fiscal year as follows:
       (A) Increase the end strength authorized pursuant to 
     section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for a fiscal year for the 
     Space Force by a number equal to not more than 5 percent of 
     such authorized end strength.
       (B) Decrease the end strength authorized pursuant to 
     section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for a fiscal year for the 
     Space Force by a number equal to not more than 10 percent of 
     such authorized end strength.
       (2) Termination.--The authority provided under paragraph 
     (1) shall terminate on the last day of the transition period.
       (b) Temporary Exemption for the Space Force From End 
     Strength Grade Restrictions.--Sections 517 and 523 of title 
     10, United States Code, shall not apply to the Space Force 
     during the transition period.

     SEC. 1747. PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY.

       (a) Promotion Authority Flexibility.--During the transition 
     period, the Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection 
     boards to consider officers on the Space Force officer list 
     for promotion, and may promote Space Force officers selected 
     by such boards, in accordance with any of the following 
     provisions of title 10, United States Code:
       (1) Chapter 36.
       (2) Part III of subtitle E.
       (3) Chapter 2005, as added by section 1716.
       (b) Coordination of Provisions.--(1) For a selection board 
     convened pursuant to subsection (a) to consider members of 
     the Space Force for promotion in accordance with chapter 36 
     of such title--
       (A) provisions that apply to an officer of a regular 
     component of the Armed Forces shall apply to an officer of 
     the Space Force; and
       (B) the Space Force officer list shall be considered to be 
     an active-duty list.
       (2) For a selection board convened pursuant to subsection 
     (a) to consider members of the Space Force for promotion in 
     accordance with part III of subtitle E of such title--
       (A) provisions that apply to an officer of a reserve 
     component of the Armed Forces shall apply to an officer of 
     the Space Force; and
       (B) the Space Force officer list shall be considered to be 
     a reserve active-status list.
       (3) For a selection board convened pursuant to subsection 
     (a) to consider members of the Space Force for promotion in 
     accordance with either chapter 36 or part III of subtitle E 
     of such title--
       (A) section 20213 of such title, as added by section 1716 
     if this Act, shall apply to the composition of the selection 
     board;
       (B) the provisions of chapter 2005 of such title, as added 
     by such section 1716, regarding officers on the Space Force 
     officer list eligible to be considered for promotion to the 
     grade of brigadier general or major general shall apply;
       (C) section 20216 of such title, as so added, shall apply; 
     and
       (D) the provisions of chapter 36 or part III of subtitle E 
     of such title, as the case may be, regarding failure of 
     selection for promotion shall apply.
       (c) Effect of Using New Chapter 2005 Authorities.--If the 
     Secretary of the Air Force convenes a selection board under 
     chapter 2005 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     section 1716, to consider officers on the Space Force officer 
     list in a particular grade and competitive category for 
     selection for promotion to the next higher grade, the 
     Secretary may not convene a future selection board pursuant 
     to subsection (a) to consider officers of the same grade and 
     competitive category under chapter 36 or part III of subtitle 
     E of such title.

        Subtitle D--Other Amendments Related to the Space Force

     SEC. 1751. TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.

       (a) Amendments Relating to the Designation of Grades for 
     Space Force Officers.--Title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Commissioned officer grades.--Section 9151 is amended 
     by inserting ``and in the Space Force'' after ``in the 
     Regular Air Force''.
       (2) Rank.--Section 741(a) is amended in the table by 
     striking ``and Marine Corps'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, 
     and Space Force''.
       (3) Definition of general officer.--Section 101(b)(4) is 
     amended by striking ``or Marine Corps'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force''.
       (4) Temporary appointments to positions designated to carry 
     the grade of general or lieutenant general.--Section 601(e) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or Marine Corps,'' and inserting ``Marine 
     Corps, or Space Force or''; and
       (B) by striking ``or the commensurate grades in the Space 
     Force,''.
       (5) Retired grade of officers.--Section 1370 is amended as 
     follows:
       (A) Subsection (a)(2) is amended by striking ``rear admiral 
     in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space Force'' 
     both places it appears and inserting ``or rear admiral in the 
     Navy''.
       (B) Subsection (b) is amended --
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking ``or Marine Corps'' and all that follows 
     through ``the Space Force,'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or 
     Space Force or lieutenant in the Navy,''; and
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``major general'' and 
     all that follows through ``Space Force'' and inserting 
     ``major general or rear admiral'';

       (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' and 
     all that follows through ``Space Force,'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or captain in the Navy,'';
       (iii) in paragraph (5)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' 
     and all that follows through ``Space Force,'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or lieutenant commander in the 
     Navy,'';
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' 
     and all that follows through ``Space Force,'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or commander or captain in the 
     Navy,''; and
       (III) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' 
     and all that follows through ``Space Force,'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral (lower half) 
     or rear admiral in the Navy,''; and

       (iv) in paragraph (6), by striking ``, or an equivalent 
     grade in the Space Force,''.
       (C) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by striking ``or Marine 
     Corps'' and all that follows through ``Space Force'' and 
     inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or 
     admiral in the Navy''.
       (D) Subsection (d) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' and 
     all that follows through ``Space Force'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in the Navy''; 
     and
       (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' and 
     all that follows through ``Space Force,'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or captain in the Navy,''.
       (E) Subsection (e)(2) is amended by striking ``or Marine 
     Corps'' and all that follows through ``Space Force,'' and 
     inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or 
     admiral in the Navy,''.
       (F) Subsection (f) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' 
     and all that follows through ``Space Force,'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in the Navy''; 
     and
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' 
     and all that follows through ``Space Force'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps,

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     or Space Force or vice admiral or admiral in the Navy''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (6)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' 
     and all that follows through ``Space Force,'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in the Navy''; 
     and
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or Marine Corps'' 
     and all that follows through ``Space Force,'' and inserting 
     ``Marine Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admiral in 
     the Navy''.

       (6) Honorary promotions.--Sections 1563(c)(1) and 
     1563a(a)(1) are each amended--
       (A) by striking ``general,'' and inserting ``general or''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``, or an equivalent grade in the Space 
     Force''.
       (7) Air force inspector general.--Section 9020(a) is 
     amended by striking ``the general, flag, or equivalent 
     officers of''.
       (b) Other Title 10 Amendments.--Such title is further 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Limitation on number of retired members ordered to 
     active duty.--Section 690(a) is amended by striking ``or 
     Marine Corps,'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space 
     Force,''.
       (2) The uniform.--Section 772(i) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``an Air Force School'' and inserting ``an 
     Air Force or Space Force school''; and
       (B) by striking ``aviation badges of the Air Force'' and 
     inserting ``aviation or space badges of the Air Force or 
     Space Force''.
       (3) Membership in military unions, organizing of military 
     unions, and recognition of military unions prohibited.--
     Section 976(a)(1)(C) is amended by inserting ``or the Space 
     Force'' after ``member of a Reserve component''.
       (4) Limitation on enlisted aides.--Section 981 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Marine Corps, Air 
     Force,'' and inserting ``Air Force, Marine Corps, Space 
     Force,'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``and Marine Corps'' and 
     inserting ``Marine Corps, and Space Force''; and
       (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``Space Force,'' 
     after ``Marine Corps,''.
       (5) Definition of veteran for purposes of funeral honors.--
     Section 1491(h)(1) is amended by striking ``or air service'' 
     and inserting ``air, or space service''.
       (6) Housing for recruits.--Section 9419(d) is amended by 
     inserting ``or the Space Force'' after ``training program of 
     the Air Force''.
       (7) Charter of chief of space operations.--Section 9082 is 
     amended as follows:
       (A) Cross-reference correction.--Subsection (d)(5) is 
     amended by striking ``sections'' and all that follows through 
     ``of law'' and inserting ``sections 171 and 3104 of this 
     title and other provisions of law''.
       (B) Elapsed-time provision.--Subsection (e)(1) is amended 
     by striking ``Commencing'' and all that follows through ``the 
     Chief'' and inserting ``The Chief''.

     SEC. 1752. OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       (a) Trade Act of 1974.--Section 233(i)(1) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, or 
     a member of the Space Force,'' after ``a member of a reserve 
     component of the Armed Forces''.
       (b) Title 28, United States Code (judiciary and Judicial 
     Procedure).--Section 631(c) of title 28, United States Code 
     is amended by inserting ``, members of the Space Force'' 
     before ``, and members of the Army National Guard''.
       (c) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.--The Servicemembers 
     Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Definition of military service.--Section 101(2)(A) (50 
     U.S.C. 3911(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``Space Force,'' 
     after ``Marine Corps,''.
       (2) Same rights and protections as reserves ordered to 
     report for military service.--Section 106 (50 U.S.C. 3917) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Treatment of Members of Space Force.--The provisions 
     of subsection (a) apply to a member of the Space Force who is 
     ordered to report for military service in the same manner as 
     to a member of a reserve component who is ordered to report 
     for military service.''.
       (3) Exercise of rights under scra.--Section 108(5) (50 
     U.S.C. 3919(5)) is amended by inserting ``or as a member of 
     the Space Force'' before the period at the end.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

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

     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, 2026; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 2027.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     authorizations for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment Program (and authorizations of 
     appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 
     been obligated before the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2026; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for fiscal year 2027 for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment Program.

     SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

                 TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

     SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2103(a) and available for military construction projects 
     inside the United States as specified in the funding table in 
     section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations or locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Army: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama........................................  Redstone Arsenal..............................      $50,000,000
Georgia........................................  Fort Eisenhower...............................     $163,000,000
Hawaii.........................................  Aliamanu Military Reservation.................      $20,000,000
                                                 Fort Shafter..................................      $23,000,000
                                                 Helemano Military Reservation.................      $33,000,000
                                                 Schofield Barracks............................      $37,000,000
Kansas.........................................  Fort Riley....................................     $105,000,000
Kentucky.......................................  Fort Campbell.................................      $38,000,000
Louisiana......................................  Fort Johnson..................................      $13,400,000
Massachusetts..................................  Soldier Systems Center Natick.................      $18,500,000
Michigan.......................................  Detroit Arsenal...............................      $72,000,000
North Carolina.................................  Fort Liberty..................................     $154,500,000
Pennsylvania...................................  Letterkenny Army Depot........................      $89,000,000
Texas..........................................  Fort Bliss....................................      $74,000,000
                                                 Red River Army Depot..........................     $113,000,000
Washington.....................................  Joint Base Lewis-McChord......................     $100,000,000
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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:

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                                         Army: Outside the United States
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                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
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Germany........................................  Grafenwoehr...................................      $10,400,000
                                                 Hohenfels.....................................      $56,000,000
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       (c) Prototype Project.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
     to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and 
     available for military construction projects as specified in 
     the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 
     may carry out a military construction project for the 
     installation, and in the amount, set forth in the following 
     table as a prototype project under the pilot program under 
     section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, 
     notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and 
     chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code:

                                             Army Prototype Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     State                                        Installation                        Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
North Carolina.................................  Fort Liberty..................................      $85,000,000
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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, in the number 
     of units, and in the amounts set forth in the following 
     table:

                                              Army: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Country                    Installation or Location             Units                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany................................  Baumholder.................  Family Housing New             $78,746,000
                                                                       Construction............
Kwajalein..............................  Kwajalein Atoll............  Family Housing                 $98,600,000
                                                                       Replacement Construction
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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 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 
     $100,000,000.
       (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 $27,549,000.

     SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 2023, 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 section 2101 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 USE CASH PAYMENTS IN 
                   SPECIAL ACCOUNT FROM LAND CONVEYANCE, NATICK 
                   SOLDIER SYSTEMS CENTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

       Section 2844(c)(2)(C) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public 
     Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1865) is amended by striking ``October 
     1, 2025'' and inserting ``October 1, 2027''.

     SEC. 2105. 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 and modified by subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     2106 of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
     (division B of Public Law 117-263), shall remain in effect 
     until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     2025, whichever is later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

                                  Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea.................................  Kunsan Air Base...........  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle          $53,000,000
                                                                     Hangar..................
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     SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2019 PROJECTS.

       (a) Army Construction and Land Acquisition.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2101 of that Act (132 Stat. 2241), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                                 Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
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                                                                                                    Original
             State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea.................................  Camp Tango................  Command and Control              $17,500,000
                                                                     Facility................

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Maryland..............................  Fort Meade................  Cantonment Area Roads....        $16,500,000
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       (b) Overseas Contingency Operations.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2901 of that Act (132 Stat. 2286), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                                 Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
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                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bulgaria..............................  Nevo Selo FOS.............  EDI: Ammunition Holding           $5,200,000
                                                                     Area....................
Romania...............................  Mihail Kogalniceanu FOS...  EDI: Explosives & Ammo           $21,651,000
                                                                     Load/Unload Apron.......
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     SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2021 PROJECTS.

       (a) Army Construction and Land Acquisition.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2101(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 4295), 
     shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of 
     the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                                 Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
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                                                                                                    Original
                 State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...............................  Yuma Proving Ground.......  Ready Building...........        $14,000,000
Georgia...............................  Fort Gillem...............  Forensic Lab.............        $71,000,000
Louisiana.............................  Fort Johnson..............  Information Systems              $25,000,000
                                                                     Facility................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Child Development Center, Georgia.--
       (1) 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 under section 2865 of that Act (10 U.S.C. 2802 
     note) for the project described in paragraph (2) in Fort 
     Eisenhower, Georgia, shall remain in effect until October 1, 
     2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
     funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, 
     whichever is later.
       (2) Project described.--The project described in this 
     paragraph is the following:

                                  Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                 State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia...............................  Fort Eisenhower...........  Child Development Center.        $21,000,000
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                 TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

     SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2203(a) and available for military construction projects 
     inside the United States as specified in the funding table in 
     section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations or locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Navy: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                  Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California..................................  Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine       $42,100,000
                                               Palms...........................................
                                              Port Hueneme.....................................     $110,000,000
Connecticut.................................  Naval Submarine Base New London..................     $331,718,000
District of Columbia........................  Marine Barracks Washington.......................     $131,800,000
Florida.....................................  Naval Air Station Whiting Field..................     $141,500,000
Guam........................................  Andersen Air Force Base..........................     $497,620,000
                                              Joint Region Marianas............................     $174,540,000
                                              Naval Base Guam..................................     $946,500,000
Hawaii......................................  Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay....................     $227,350,000
Maryland....................................  Fort Meade.......................................     $186,480,000
                                              Naval Air Station Patuxent River.................     $141,700,000
North Carolina..............................  Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point............     $270,150,000
                                              Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune...................     $183,780,000
Pennsylvania................................  Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia........      $88,200,000
Virginia....................................  Dam Neck Annex...................................     $109,680,000

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                                              Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort           $35,000,000
                                               Story.
                                              Marine Corps Base Quantico.......................     $127,120,000
                                              Naval Station Norfolk............................     $158,095,000
                                              Naval Weapons Station Yorktown...................     $221,920,000
Washington..................................  Naval Base Kitsap................................     $245,000,000
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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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Country                                 Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Djibouti....................................  Camp Lemonnier...................................     $106,600,000
Italy.......................................  Naval Air Station Sigonella......................      $77,072,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Prototype Project.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
     to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and 
     available for military construction projects as specified in 
     the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy 
     may carry out a military construction project for the 
     installation, and in the amount, set forth in the following 
     table as a prototype project under the pilot program under 
     section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, 
     notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and 
     chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code:

                                             Navy Prototype Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                        Installation                         Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Virginia....................................  Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort           $35,000,000
                                               Story...........................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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, in the number 
     of units, and in the amounts set forth in the following 
     table:

                                              Navy: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or
               Country                         Location                  Units                    Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam.................................  Joint Region Marianas..  Replace Andersen         $121,906,000
                                                                 Housing Ph 8.
                                       Mariana Islands........  Replace Andersen         $83,126,000
                                                                 Housing (AF) PH7.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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 
     $57,740,000.
       (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 $14,370,000.

     SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 2023, 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 section 2201 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) Navy Construction and Land Acquisition Projects.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2201 of that Act (132 Stat. 2243), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                                 Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
            State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain..............................  SW Asia................  Fleet Maintenance        $26,340,000
                                                                 Facility & TOC.
North Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Base Camp   2nd Radio BN Complex,    $51,300,000
                                        Lejeune.                 Phase 2.
South Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Air         Recycling/Hazardous      $9,517,000
                                        Station Beaufort.        Waste Facility.
Washington...........................  Bangor.................  Pier and Maintenance     $88,960,000
                                                                 Facility.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Laurel Bay Fire Station, South Carolina.--
       (1) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
     (division B of

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     Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization under 
     section 2810 of that Act (132 Stat. 2266) for the project 
     described in paragraph (2) shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Project described.--The project described in this 
     paragraph is the following::

                                  Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
                State                          Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
South Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Air         Laurel Bay Fire Station  $10,750,000
                                        Station Beaufort.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Overseas Contingency Operations.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2902 of that Act (132 Stat. 2286), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                                 Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
               Country                         Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Greece...............................  Naval Support Activity   EDI: Joint Mobility      $41,650,000
                                        Souda Bay.               Processing Center.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2205. 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), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

                                 Navy: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
            State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California...........................  Twentynine Palms.......  Wastewater Treatment     $76,500,000
                                                                 Plant.
Guam.................................  Joint Region Marianas..  Joint Communication      $166,000,000
                                                                 Upgrade.
Maine................................  NCTAMS LANT Detachment   Perimeter Security.....  $26,100,000
                                        Cutler.
Nevada...............................  Fallon.................  Range Training Complex,  $29,040,000
                                                                 Phase I.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

     SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2303(a) and available for military construction projects 
     inside the United States as specified in the funding table in 
     section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations or locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                       Air Force: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida.......................................  MacDill Air Force Base..........................    $131,000,000
                                                Patrick Space Force Base........................     $27,000,000
                                                Tyndall Air Force Base..........................    $252,000,000
Georgia                                         Robins Air Force Base...........................    $115,000,000
Guam..........................................  Joint Region Marianas...........................    $411,000,000
Massachusetts.................................  Hanscom Air Force Base..........................     $37,000,000
Mississippi...................................  Columbus Air Force Base.........................     $39,500,000
South Dakota..................................  Ellsworth Air Force Base........................    $235,000,000
Texas.........................................  Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.................     $20,000,000
Utah..........................................  Hill Air Force Base.............................     $82,000,000
Wyoming.......................................  F.E. Warren Air Force Base......................     $85,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2303(a) and available for military construction projects 
     outside the United States as specified in the funding table 
     in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire 
     real property and carry out military construction projects 
     for the installations or locations outside the United States, 
     and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                      Air Force: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Australia.....................................  Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin..........     $26,000,000
                                                Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal..........    $130,500,000
Norway........................................  Rygge Air Station...............................    $119,000,000
Philippines...................................  Cesar Basa Air Base.............................     $35,000,000

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Spain.........................................  Moron Air Base..................................     $26,000,000
United Kingdom................................  Royal Air Force Fairford........................     $47,000,000
                                                Royal Air Force Lakenheath......................     $78,000,000
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       (c) Prototype Project.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
     to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and 
     available for military construction projects as specified in 
     the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force may carry out a military construction project for the 
     installation, and in the amount, set forth in the following 
     table as a prototype project under the pilot program under 
     section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, 
     notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and 
     chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code:

                                           Air Force Prototype Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     State                                        Installation                        Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Massachusetts.................................  Hanscom Air Force Base..........................     $37,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) 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 $229,282,000.
       (b) 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 $7,815,000.

     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, 2023, 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 section 2301 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 CERTAIN FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2017 PROJECTS.

       (a) Air Force Construction and Land Acquisition Projects.--
       (1) 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 
     authorizations set forth in the table in paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2301(b) of that Act (130 Stat. 2697) and 
     extended by section 2304 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public 
     Law 117-181; 135 Stat. 2169), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project               Authorized
                                                                                                     Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...............................  Ramstein Air Base.........  37 AS Squadron Operations/       $13,437,000
                                                                     Aircraft Maintenance
                                                                     Unit....................
                                        Spangdahlem Air Base......  Upgrade Hardened Aircraft         $2,700,000
                                                                     Shelters for F/A-22.....
Japan.................................  Yokota Air Force Base.....  C-130J Corrosion Control         $23,777,000
                                                                     Hangar..................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Overseas Contingency Operations.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), 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 117-181; 135 Stat. 2169), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project               Authorized
                                                                                                     Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...............................  Spangdahlem Air Base......  F/A-22 Low Observable/           $12,000,000
                                                                     Composite Repair
                                                                     Facility................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2018 PROJECTS.

       (a) Air Force Construction and Land Acquisition Projects.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2301(a) of that Act (131 Stat. 1825) and 
     extended by section 2304(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public 
     Law 117-263), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, 
     or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is 
     later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

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                               Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations
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                                                                                                    Original
                 State                   Installation or Location            Project               Authorized
                                                                                                     Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida...............................  Tyndall Air Force Base....  Fire Station.............        $17,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Overseas Contingency Operations.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), 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), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, 
     or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is 
     later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project               Authorized
                                                                                                     Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hungary...............................  Kecskemet Air Base........  ERI: Airfield Upgrades...        $12,900,000
                                        Kecskemet Air Base........  ERI: Construct Parallel          $30,000,000
                                                                     Taxiway.................
                                        Kecskemet Air Base........  ERI: Increase POL Storage        $12,500,000
                                                                     Capacity................
Luxembourg............................  Sanem.....................  ERI: ECAOS Deployable            $67,400,000
                                                                     Airbase System Storage..
Slovakia..............................  Malacky...................  ERI: Airfield Upgrades...         $4,000,000
                                        Malacky...................  ERI: Increase POL Storage        $20,000,000
                                                                     Capacity................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2019 PROJECTS.

       (a) Air Force Construction and Land Acquisition Projects.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2301 of that Act (132 Stat. 2246), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
             State/Country               Installation or Location            Project               Authorized
                                                                                                     Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mariana Islands.......................  Tinian....................  APR-Cargo Pad with               $46,000,000
                                                                     Taxiway Extension.......
                                        Tinian....................  APR-Maintenance Support           $4,700,000
                                                                     Facility................
Maryland..............................  Joint Base Andrews........  Child Development Center.        $13,000,000
                                        Joint Base Andrews........  PAR Relocate Haz Cargo           $37,000,000
                                                                     Pad and EOD Range.......
New Mexico............................  Holloman Air Force Base...  MQ-9 FTU Ops Facility....        $85,000,000
                                        Kirtland Air Force Base...  Wyoming Gate Upgrade for          $7,000,000
                                                                     Anti-Terrorism
                                                                     Compliance..............
United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath  F-35 ADAL Conventional            $9,204,000
                                                                     Munitions MX............
Utah..................................  Hill Air Force Base.......  Composite Aircraft               $26,000,000
                                                                     Antenna Calibration Fac.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Overseas Contingency Operations.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2903 of that Act (132 Stat. 2287), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project               Authorized
                                                                                                     Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Slovakia..............................  Malacky...................  EDI: Regional Munitions          $59,000,000
                                                                     Storage Area............
United Kingdom........................  RAF Fairford..............  EDI: Construct DABS-FEV          $87,000,000
                                                                     Storage.................
                                        RAF Fairford..............  EDI: Munitions Holding           $19,000,000
                                                                     Area....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2021 PROJECTS.

       (a) Air Force Construction and Land Acquisition Project.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2301 of that Act (134 Stat. 4299), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

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                               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         $19,500,00
                                                                     Gate with Lang Acq......
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Overseas Contingency Operations.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2902 of that Act (134 Stat. 4373), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project               Authorized
                                                                                                     Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...............................  Ramstein..................  EDI: Rapid Airfield              $36,345,000
                                                                     Damage Repair Storage...
                                        Spangdahlem Air Base......  EDI: Rapid Airfield              $25,824,000
                                                                     Damage Repair Storage...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

           TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

     SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2403(a) and available for military construction projects 
     inside the United States as specified in the funding table in 
     section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations or locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                   Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.....................................  Redstone Arsenal..............................        $147,975,000
California..................................  Marine Corps Air Station Miramar..............        $103,000,000
                                              Naval Base Coronado...........................         $51,000,000
                                              Naval Base San Diego..........................        $101,644,000
Delaware....................................  Dover Air Force Base..........................         $30,500,000
Maryland....................................  Fort Meade....................................        $885,000,000
                                              Joint Base Andrews............................         $38,300,000
Montana.....................................  Great Falls International Airport.............         $30,000,000
North Carolina..............................  Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune................         $70,000,000
Utah........................................  Hill Air Force Base...........................         $14,200,000
Virginia....................................  Fort Belvoir..................................        $185,000,000
                                              Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort           $61,000,000
                                               Story.
                                              Pentagon......................................         $30,600,000
Washington..................................  Joint Base Lewis - McChord....................         $62,000,000
                                              Manchester....................................         $71,000,000
                                              Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport.........         $37,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2403(a) and available for military construction projects 
     outside the United States as specified in the funding table 
     in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations or locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                   Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Country                                Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cuba.........................................  Guantanamo Bay Naval Station..................       $257,000,000
Germany......................................  Baumholder....................................        $57,700,000
                                               Ramstein Air Base.............................       $181,764,000
Honduras.....................................  Soto Cano Air Base............................        $41,300,000
Japan........................................  Kadena Air Base...............................       $100,300,000
Spain........................................  Naval Station Rota............................        $80,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION 
                   INVESTMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2403(a) and available for energy conservation projects as 
     specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary 
     of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 
     chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the 
     installations or locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                    ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California..................................  Marine Corps Air Station Miramar..............         $30,550,000

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                                              Naval Base San Diego..........................          $6,300,000
                                              Vandenberg Space Force Base...................         $57,000,000
Colorado....................................  Buckley Space Force Base......................         $14,700,000
Georgia.....................................  Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay................         $49,500,000
Kansas......................................  Forbes Field..................................          $5,850,000
Missouri....................................  Lake City Army Ammunition Plant...............         $80,100,000
Nebraska....................................  Offutt Air Force Base.........................         $41,000,000
North Carolina..............................  Fort Liberty (Camp Mackall)...................         $10,500,000
Oklahoma....................................  Fort Sill.....................................         $76,650,000
Puerto Rico.................................  Fort Buchanan.................................         $56,000,000
Texas.......................................  Fort Cavazos..................................         $18,250,000
Virginia....................................  Pentagon......................................          $2,250,000
Washington..................................  Joint Base Lewis - McChord....................         $49,850,000
Wyoming.....................................  F.E. Warren Air Force Base....................         $25,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Country                                Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea........................................  K-16 Air Base.................................         $5,650,000
Kuwait.......................................  Camp Buehring.................................        $18,850,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems.--In the case 
     of a utility system that is conveyed under section 2688 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and that only provides utility 
     services to a military installation, notwithstanding 
     subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and chapters 221 and 223 
     of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense or 
     the Secretary of a military department may authorize a 
     contract with the conveyee of the utility system to carry out 
     the military construction projects set forth in the following 
     table:

                                     Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                 Installation or Location                  Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nebraska.....................................  Offutt Air Force Base.........................      Microgrid and
                                                                                                    Backup Power
North Carolina...............................  Fort Liberty (Camp Mackall)...................      Microgrid and
                                                                                                    Backup Power
Texas........................................  Fort Cavazos..................................      Microgrid and
                                                                                                    Backup Power
Washington...................................  Joint Base Lewis - McChord....................   Power Generation
                                                                                                   and Microgrid
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 2023, 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 section 2401 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 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 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), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, 
     or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is 
     later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

                           Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
               Country                         Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japan................................  Iwakuni................  Construct Bulk Storage    $30,800,000
                                                                 Tanks PH 1............
Puerto Rico..........................  Punta Borinquen........  Ramey Unit School        $61,071,000
                                                                 Replacement...........
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2405. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY 
                   OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--
       (1) In general.--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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2401(b) of that Act (132 Stat. 2249), 
     shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of 
     the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

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                           Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
               Country                         Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany..............................  Baumholder.............  SOF Joint Parachute       $11,504,000
                                                                 Rigging Facility......
Japan................................  Camp McTureous.........  Betchel Elementary       $94,851,000
                                                                 School................
                                       Iwakuni................   Fuel Pier.............  $33,200,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Modification of Authority to Carry Out Fiscal Year 2019 
     Project in Baumholder, Germany.--
       (1) Modification of project authority.--In the case of the 
     authorization contained in the table in section 2401(b) of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2019 (division B of Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2249) for 
     Baumholder, Germany, for construction of a SOF Joint 
     Parachute Rigging Facility, the Secretary of Defense may 
     construct a 3,200 square meter facility.
       (2) Modification of project amounts.--
       (A) Division b table.--The authorization table in section 
     2401(b) of the Military Construction Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115-232; 
     132 Stat. 2249), as extended pursuant to subsection (a), is 
     amended in the item relating to Baumholder, Germany, by 
     striking ``$11,504,000'' and inserting ``$23,000,000'' to 
     reflect the project modification made by paragraph (1).
       (B) Division d table.--The funding table in section 4601 of 
     the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2406) is 
     amended in the item relating to Defense-wide, Baumholder, 
     Germany, SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility, by striking 
     ``$11,504'' in the Conference Authorized column and inserting 
     ``$23,000'' to reflect the project modification made by 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2021 PROJECTS.

       (a) Defense Agencies Construction and Land Acquisition 
     Project.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2401(b) of that Act (134 Stat. 4305), 
     shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of 
     the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                            Defense Agencies: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
               Country                         Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japan................................  Def Fuel Support Point   Fuel Wharf.............   $49,500,000
                                        Tsurumi...............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program 
     Projects.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2), as 
     provided in section 2402 of that Act (134 Stat. 4306), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (2) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

                            ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
            State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arkansas.............................  Ebbing Air National      PV Arrays and Battery     $2,600,000
                                        Guard Base............   Storage...............
California...........................  Marine Corps Air Ground  Install 10 Mw Battery    $11,646,000
                                        Combat Center            Energy Storage for
                                        Twentynine Palms......   Various Buildings.....
                                       Military Ocean Terminal  Military Ocean Terminal  $29,000,000
                                        Concord...............   Concord Microgrid.....
                                       Naval Support Activity   Cogeneration Plant at    $10,540,000
                                        Monterey..............   B236..................
Italy................................  Naval Support Activity   Smart Grid.............  $3,490,000
                                        Naples................
Nevada...............................  Creech Air Force Base..  Central Standby          $32,000,000
                                                                 Generators............
Virginia.............................  Naval Medical Center     Retro Air Handling       $611,000
                                        Portsmouth............   Units From Constant
                                                                 Volume; Reheat to
                                                                 Variable Air Volume...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2407. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2022 PROJECTS.

       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 chapter 169 and 
     chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
     department may authorize a contract with the conveyee of the 
     utility system to carry out the military construction 
     projects set forth in the following table:

                                     Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                 Installation or Location                  Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama......................................  Fort Novosel..................................  Construct a 10 MW
                                                                                                  RICE Generator
                                                                                                Plant and Micro-
                                                                                                   Grid Controls

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Georgia......................................  Fort Moore....................................    Construct 4.8MW
                                                                                                  Generation and
                                                                                                       Microgrid
                                                Fort Stewart.................................  Construct a 10 MW
                                                                                               Generation Plant,
                                                                                                  with Microgrid
                                                                                                        Controls
New York.....................................  Fort Drum.....................................         Well Field
                                                                                               Expansion Project
North Carolina...............................  Fort Liberty..................................    Construct 10 MW
                                                                                                       Microgrid
                                                                                                       Utilizing
                                                                                                Existing and New
                                                                                                      Generators
                                               Fort Liberty..................................       Fort Liberty
                                                                                                 Emergency Water
                                                                                                          System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2408. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2023 PROJECTS.

       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 chapter 169 and 
     chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
     department may authorize a contract with the conveyee of the 
     utility system to carry out the military construction 
     projects set forth in the following table:

                                     Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                 Installation or Location                  Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia......................................  Fort Stewart - Hunter Army Airfield...........   Power Generation
                                                                                                   and Microgrid
Kansas.......................................  Fort Riley....................................   Power Generation
                                                                                                   and Microgrid
Texas........................................  Fort Cavazos..................................   Power Generation
                                                                                                   and Microgrid
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

  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, 2023, 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 as 
     specified in the funding table in section 4601.

             Subtitle B--Host Country In-kind Contributions

     SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for 
     required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may 
     accept military construction projects for the installations 
     or locations in the Republic of Korea, and in the amounts, 
     set forth in the following table:

                                 Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or
              Component                        Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army.................................  Camp Bonifas...........  Vehicle Maintenance      $7,700,000
                                                                 Shop.
Army.................................  Camp Carroll...........  Humidity-Controlled      $189,000,000
                                                                 Warehouse.
Army.................................  Camp Humphreys.........  Airfield Services        $7,100,000
                                                                 Storage Warehouse.
Army.................................  Camp Walker............  Consolidated Fire and    $48,000,000
                                                                 Military Police
                                                                 Station.
Army.................................  Pusan..................  Warehouse Facility.....  $40,000,000
Navy.................................  Chinhae................  Electrical Switchgear    $6,000,000
                                                                 Building.
Air Force............................  Osan Air Base..........  Consolidated Operations  $46,000,000
                                                                 Group and Maintenance
                                                                 Group Headquarters.
Air Force............................  Osan Air Base..........  Flight Line Dining       $6,800,000
                                                                 Facility.
Air Force............................  Osan Air Base..........  Reconnaissance Squadron  $30,000,000
                                                                 Operations and
                                                                 Avionics Facility.
Air Force............................  Osan Air Base..........  Repair Aircraft          $8,000,000
                                                                 Maintenance Hangar
                                                                 B1732.
Air Force............................  Osan Air Base..........  Upgrade Electrical       $46,000,000
                                                                 Distribution East,
                                                                 Phase 2.
Air Force............................  Osan Air Base..........  Water Supply Treatment   $22,000,000
                                                                 Facility.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or
               Country                         Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army.................................  Powidz.................  Barracks and Dining      $93,000,000
                                                                 Facility.
Army.................................  Powidz.................  Rotary Wing Aircraft     $35,000,000
                                                                 Apron.
Army.................................  Swietoszow.............  Bulk Fuel Storage......  $35,000,000
Army.................................  Swietoszow.............  Rail Extension and       $7,300,000
                                                                 Railhead.
Air Force............................  Wroclaw................  Aerial Port of           $59,000,000
                                                                 Debarkation Ramp.
Air Force............................  Wroclaw................  Taxiways to Aerial Port  $39,000,000
                                                                 of Debarkation Ramp.
Defense-wide.........................  Lubliniec..............  Special Operations       $16,200,000
                                                                 Forces Company
                                                                 Operations Facility.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

     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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                          Location                           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona.....................................  Surprise Readiness Center........................      $15,000,000
Florida.....................................  Camp Blanding....................................      $11,000,000
Idaho.......................................  Jerome County Regional Site......................      $17,000,000
Illinois....................................  North Riverside Armory...........................      $24,000,000
Kentucky                                      Burlington.......................................      $16,400,000
Mississippi                                   Southaven........................................      $22,000,000
Missouri....................................  Belle Fontaine...................................      $28,000,000
New Hampshire...............................  Littleton........................................      $23,000,000
New Mexico..................................  Rio Rancho Training Site.........................      $11,000,000
New York....................................  Lexington Avenue Armory..........................      $90,000,000
Ohio........................................  Camp Perry Joint Training Center.................      $19,200,000
Oregon                                        Washington County Readiness Center...............      $26,000,000
Pennsylvania................................  Hermitage Readiness Center.......................      $13,600,000
Rhode Island................................  North Kingstown..................................      $30,000,000
South Carolina..............................  Aiken County Readiness Center....................      $20,000,000
                                              McCrady Training Center..........................       $7,900,000
Virginia....................................  Sandston RC & FMS 1..............................      $20,000,000
Wisconsin...................................  Viroqua..........................................      $18,200,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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                                          Location                           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.....................................  Birmingham.......................................      $57,000,000
Arizona.....................................  Queen Creek......................................      $12,000,000
California..................................  Fort Hunter Liggett..............................      $40,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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 locations inside the 
     United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
     table:

                                      Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                          Location                           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michigan....................................  Battle Creek.....................................      $24,549,000
Virginia....................................  Marine Forces Reserve Dam Neck Virginia Beach....      $12,400,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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:

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                                               Air National Guard
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                          Location                           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.....................................  Montgomery Regional Airport......................       $7,000,000
Alaska......................................  Joint Base Elmendorf - Richardson................       $7,000,000
Arizona.....................................  Tucson International Airport.....................      $11,600,000
Arkansas....................................  Ebbing Air National Guard Base...................      $76,000,000
Colorado....................................  Buckley Space Force Base.........................      $12,000,000
Indiana.....................................  Fort Wayne International Airport.................       $8,900,000
Oregon......................................  Portland International Airport...................      $71,500,000
Pennsylvania................................  Harrisburg International Airport.................       $8,000,000
Wisconsin...................................  Truax Field......................................       $5,200,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                          Location                           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona.....................................  Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.....................       $8,500,000
California..................................  March Air Reserve Base...........................     $226,500,000
Guam........................................  Joint Region Marianas............................      $27,000,000
Louisiana...................................  Barksdale Air Force Base.........................       $7,000,000
Texas.......................................  Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth..      $16,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD 
                   AND RESERVE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 2023, 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 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public 
     Law 117-263), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, 
     or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is 
     later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

                       National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
                State                          Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Indiana..............................  Hulman Regional Airport  Construct Small Arms     $8,000,000
                                                                 Range.................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2608. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   2019 PROJECT AT FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIRPORT, 
                   NEW YORK.

       (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 2604 of that Act (132 Stat. 2255), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

                       National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
                State                          Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New York.............................  Francis S. Gabreski      Security Forces/Comm.    $20,000,000
                                        Airport...............   Training Facility.....
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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, 2602, and 2604 of that Act (134 
     Stat. 4312, 4313, 4314), shall remain in effect until October 
     1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
     funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, 
     whichever is later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

                      National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
            State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arkansas.............................  Fort Chaffee...........  National Guard           $15,000,000
                                                                 Readiness Center......
California...........................  Bakersfield............  National Guard Vehicle   $9,300,000
                                                                 Maintenance Shop......
Colorado.............................  Peterson Space Force     National Guard           $15,000,000
                                        Base..................   Readiness Center......
Guam.................................  Joint Region Marianas..   Space Control Facility  $20,000,000
                                                                 #5....................
Ohio.................................  Columbus...............  National Guard           $15,000,000
                                                                 Readiness Center......
Massachusetts........................  Devens Reserve Forces    Automated Multipurpose   $8,700,000
                                        Training Area.........   Machine Gun Range.....
North Carolina.......................  Asheville..............  Army Reserve Center/     $24,000,000
                                                                 Land..................

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Puerto Rico..........................  Fort Allen.............  National Guard           $37,000,000
                                                                 Readiness Center......
South Carolina.......................   Joint Base Charleston.  National Guard           $15,000,000
                                                                 Readiness Center......
Texas................................  Fort Worth.............  Aircraft Maintenance      $6,000,000
                                                                 Hangar Addition/Alt...
                                       Joint Base San Antonio.  F-16 Mission Training    $10,800,000
                                                                 Center................
Virgin Islands.......................  St. Croix..............  Army Aviation Support     $28,000,000
                                                                 Facility (AASF).......
                                       .......................  CST Ready Building.....  $11,400,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2610. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   2022 PROJECT AT NICKELL MEMORIAL ARMORY, 
                   KANSAS.

       (a) Transfer Authority.--From amounts appropriated for 
     ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'' pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and 
     available as specified in the funding table in section 4601 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2022 (Public Law 117-81, 135 Stat. 2315), the Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer not more than $420,000 to an 
     appropriation for ``Military Construction, Air National 
     Guard'' for use for studying, planning, designing, and 
     architect and engineer services for a sensitive compartmented 
     information facility project at Nickell Memorial Armory, 
     Kansas.
       (b) Merger of Amounts Transferred.--Any amount transferred 
     under subsection (a) shall be merged with and available for 
     the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the 
     ``Military Construction, Air National Guard'' appropriation 
     to which transferred.
       (c) Authority.--Using amounts transferred pursuant to 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out 
     study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services 
     activities for a sensitive compartmented information facility 
     project at Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas.

     SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   2023 PROJECT AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA.

       In the case of the authorization contained in the table in 
     section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263) and 
     specified in the funding table in section 4601 of the James 
     M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023 (Public Law 117-263) for Camp Pendleton, California, for 
     construction of an Area Maintenance Support Activity, the 
     Secretary of the Army may construct a 15,000 square foot 
     facility.

     SEC. 2612. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 
                   PROJECTS AT THE FIRST CITY TROOP READINESS 
                   CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Chief of the National Guard Bureau may expend amounts 
     available to the Army National Guard for facilities 
     sustainment, restoration, and modernization to conduct 
     restoration and modernization projects at the First City 
     Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, if--
       (1) the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a sufficient 
     remaining lease term for such center to realize the full 
     lifecycle benefit of such a project;
       (2) the Federal contribution for such a project does not 
     exceed 50 percent of the cost of the project (inclusive of 
     all project costs); and
       (3) the Chief of the National Guard Bureau notifies the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives not less than 15 days before awarding a 
     contract for such a project, which shall include an 
     explanation of the sufficiency of remaining lease term to 
     justify the investment.

          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.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 2023, 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 specified 
     in the funding table in section 4601.

     SEC. 2702. PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL BASE 
                   REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) ROUND.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an 
     additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.

     SEC. 2703. CLOSURE AND DISPOSAL OF THE PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT, 
                   PUEBLO COUNTY, COLORADO.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall close the 
     Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo County, Colorado (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Depot''), not later than one 
     year after the completion of the chemical demilitarization 
     mission at such location in accordance with the Convention on 
     the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling 
     and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, done at 
     Geneva September 3, 1992, and entered into force April 29, 
     1997 (commonly referred to as the ``Chemical Weapons 
     Convention'').
       (b) Procedures.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry out 
     the closure and subsequent related property management and 
     disposal of the Depot, including the land, buildings, 
     structures, infrastructure, and associated equipment, 
     installed equipment, material, and personal property that 
     comprise the Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, in 
     accordance with the procedures and authorities for the 
     closure, management, and disposal of property under 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).
       (c) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation 
     Activities.--The Office of Local Defense Community 
     Cooperation of the Department of Defense may make grants and 
     supplement other Federal funds pursuant to section 2391 of 
     title 10, United States Code, to support closure and reuse 
     activities of the Depot.
       (d) Treatment of Existing Permits.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to prevent the removal or demolition by 
     the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons 
     Alternatives of the Department of the Army of existing 
     buildings, structures, infrastructure, and associated 
     equipment, installed equipment, material, and personal 
     property of the Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant at the 
     Depot in accordance with Hazardous Waste Permit Number CO-20-
     09-02-01 under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 
     et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Resource Conservation and 
     Recovery Act of 1976'') issued by the State of Colorado, or 
     any associated or follow-on permits under such Act.
       (e) Homeless Use.--Given the nature of activities 
     undertaken at the Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant at 
     the Depot, such land, buildings, structures, infrastructure, 
     and associated equipment, installed equipment, material, and 
     personal property comprising the Chemical Agent-Destruction 
     Pilot Plant is deemed unsuitable for homeless use and, in 
     carrying out any closure, management, or disposal of property 
     under this section, need not be screened for homeless use 
     purposes pursuant to section 2905(b)(7) of 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).

         TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

               Subtitle A--Military Construction Program

     SEC. 2801. AUTHORITY FOR INDO-PACIFIC POSTURE MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       (a) Authority.--The Commander of the United States Indo-
     Pacific Command (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commander'') may carry out an unspecified military 
     construction project not otherwise authorized by law or may 
     authorize the Secretary of a military department to carry out 
     such a project.
       (b) Scope of Project Authority.--A project carried out 
     under this section may include any planning, designing, 
     construction, development, conversion, extension, renovation, 
     or repair, whether to satisfy temporary or permanent 
     requirements, and, to the extent necessary, any acquisition 
     of land.
       (c) Purposes.--A project carried out under this section 
     shall be for the purpose of--
       (1) supporting the rotational deployments of the Armed 
     Forces;
       (2) enhancing facility preparedness and military 
     installation resilience (as defined in section 101(e)(8) of 
     title 10, United States Code) in support of potential, 
     planned, or anticipated national defense activities; or
       (3) providing for prepositioning and storage of equipment 
     and supplies.
       (d) Location of Projects.--A project carried out under this 
     section--
       (1) may be located--
       (A) at a cooperative security location, forward operating 
     site, or contingency location for use by the Armed Forces; or
       (B) at a location used by the Armed Forces that is owned or 
     operated by Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands; and
       (2) may be carried out without regard to whether the real 
     property or facilities at the location are under the 
     jurisdiction of the Department of Defense if the Commander 
     determines that the United States has a sufficient interest 
     in the property or facility to support the project.
       (e) Maximum Amount.--The cost of any project carried out 
     under this section may not exceed $15,000,000.

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       (f) Available Amounts.--In carrying out a project under 
     this section, the Commander, or the Secretary of a military 
     department when authorized by the Commander, may use amounts 
     authorized for--
       (1) the INDOPACOM Military Construction Pilot Program fund; 
     and
       (2) operation and maintenance that are made available to 
     the Commander, not to exceed 200 percent of the amount 
     specified in section 2805(c) of title 10, United States Code.
       (g) Notice to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--If the Commander decides to carry out a 
     project under this section with a cost exceeding $2,000,000, 
     the Commander shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees of that determination in an electronic medium 
     pursuant to section 480 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Relevant details.--Notice under paragraph (1) with 
     respect to a project shall include relevant details of the 
     project, including the estimated cost, and may include a 
     classified annex.
       (3) Timing.--A project under this section covered by 
     paragraph (1) may not be carried out until the end of the 14-
     day period beginning on the date the notification under such 
     paragraph is received by the congressional defense 
     committees.
       (h) Annual Report.--Not later than December 31 of each 
     year, the Commander shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report containing a list of projects funded, 
     lessons learned, and, subject to the concurrence of the 
     President, recommended adjustments to the authority under 
     this section for the most recently ended fiscal year.
       (i) Project Execution.--
       (1) Project supervision.--Subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 2851 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply 
     to projects carried out under this section.
       (2) Application of chapter 169 of title 10, united states 
     code.--When exercising the authority under subsection (a), 
     the Commander shall, for purposes of chapter 169 of title 10, 
     United States Code, be considered the Secretary concerned.
       (j) Sunset.--The authority to carry out a project under 
     this section expires on March 31, 2029.

     SEC. 2802. ORDERING AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND 
                   CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2817. Ordering authority

       ``(a) In General.--The head of a department or organization 
     within the Department of Defense may place an order, on a 
     reimbursable basis, with any other such department or 
     organization for a project for the maintenance and repair of 
     a facility of the Department of Defense or for a minor 
     military construction project.
       ``(b) Obligations.--An order placed by the head of a 
     department or organization under subsection (a) is deemed to 
     be an obligation of such department or organization in the 
     same manner as a similar order or contract placed with a 
     private contractor.
       ``(c) Contingency Expenses.--An order placed under 
     subsection (a) for a project may include an amount for 
     contingency expenses that shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
     cost of the project.
       ``(d) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to a department or organization of 
     the Department of Defense shall be available to pay an 
     obligation of such department or organization under this 
     section in the same manner and to the same extent as those 
     amounts are available to pay an obligation to a private 
     contractor.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``2817. Ordering authority.''.

     SEC. 2803. APPLICATION OF AREA CONSTRUCTION COST INDICES 
                   OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 2805(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``inside the United 
     States'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 2804. AUTHORIZATION OF COST-PLUS INCENTIVE-FEE 
                   CONTRACTING FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
                   TO MITIGATE RISK TO THE SENTINEL PROGRAM 
                   SCHEDULE AND COST.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3323(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may 
     authorize the use of contracts using cost-plus incentive-fee 
     contracting for military construction projects associated 
     with launch facilities, launch centers, and related 
     infrastructure of the Sentinel Program of the Department of 
     Defense for not more than one low-rate initial production lot 
     at each of the following locations:
       (1) F.E. Warren Air Force Base.
       (2) Malmstrom Air Force Base.
       (3) Minot Air Force Base.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than quarterly 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 
     congressional defense committees on the following:
       (1) Uncertainties with site conditions at locations 
     specified under subsection (a).
       (2) The plan of the Department of Defense to transition to 
     firm, fixed price contracts for military construction 
     following any military construction projects carried out 
     under subsection (a).
       (3) The acquisition process for military construction 
     projects carried out under subsection (a).
       (4) Updates on the execution of military construction 
     projects carried out under subsection (a).

     SEC. 2805. EXTENSIONS TO THE MILITARY LANDS WITHDRAWAL ACT 
                   RELATING TO BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE.

       (a) Renewal of Current Withdrawal and Reservation.--Section 
     3031(d)(1) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 
     (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 907) is amended by striking 
     ``25 years after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``on October 5, 2049''.
       (b) Extension.--Section 3031(e) of the Military Lands 
     Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 908) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Initial''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``initial''.

     SEC. 2806. AUTHORITY TO LEASE LAND PARCEL FOR HOSPITAL AND 
                   MEDICAL CAMPUS, BARRIGADA TRANSMITTER SITE, 
                   GUAM.

       (a) No-cost Lease Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may lease 
     to the Government of Guam parcels of real property, including 
     any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 102 
     acres of undeveloped land and approximately 10.877 acres of 
     utility easements in the municipality of Barrigada and 
     Mangilao, Guam, known as the Barrigada Transmitter Site, for 
     construction of a public hospital and medical campus, without 
     fair market consideration.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be leased under subsection (a) 
     shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Appraisal Not Required.--The lease under subsection (a) 
     shall not require an appraisal.
       (d) Conditions of Lease.--
       (1) Subject to certain existing encumbrances.--A lease of 
     property under subsection (a) shall be subject to all 
     existing easements, restrictions, and covenants of record, 
     including restrictive covenants, that the Secretary 
     determines are necessary to ensure that--
       (A) the use of the property is compatible with continued 
     military activities by the Armed Forces of the United States 
     in Guam;
       (B) the environmental condition of the property is 
     compatible with the use of the property as a public hospital 
     and medical campus;
       (C) access is available to the United States to conduct 
     environmental remediation or monitoring as required under 
     section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h));
       (D) the property is used only for a public hospital and 
     medical campus, which may include ancillary facilities to 
     support the hospital and campus, or as set forth in 
     subsection (e); and
       (E) the public hospital and medical campus to be 
     constructed on the property shall--
       (i) include--

       (I) an MV-22-capable helipad;
       (II) recompression chamber capability; and
       (III) perimeter fencing; and

       (ii) allow for the relocation of weather radar equipment 
     owned by the United States at the hospital or campus.
       (2) Funding.--The Secretary is not required to fund the 
     construction or operation of a hospital or medical campus on 
     the property leased under subsection (a).
       (3) Payment of administrative costs.--All direct and 
     indirect administrative costs, including for surveys, title 
     work, document drafting, closing, and labor, incurred by the 
     Secretary related to any lease of the property under 
     subsection (a) shall be borne by the Government of Guam.
       (e) Additional Terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the lease 
     under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate 
     to protect the interests of the United States.
       (f) Not to Be Considered Excess, Transferred, or Disposed 
     of.--The property subject to any lease under subsection (a) 
     may not be declared to be excess real property to the needs 
     of the Navy or transferred or otherwise disposed of by the 
     Navy or any Federal agency.

     SEC. 2807. REVISION TO ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT OF AIR FORCE 
                   MEMORIAL.

       Section 2863(e) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 107-107; 
     115 Stat. 1332), is amended by striking ``the Foundation'' 
     and inserting ``non-Federal Government entities, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, or both''.

     SEC. 2808. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE MARINE CORPS 
                   HERITAGE CENTER AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE 
                   MARINE CORPS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 861 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 8617 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 8618. Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National 
       Museum of the Marine Corps

       ``(a) Joint Venture for Development and Continued 
     Maintenance and Operation.--

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     The Secretary of the Navy (in this section referred to as the 
     `Secretary') may enter into a joint venture with the Marine 
     Corps Heritage Foundation (in this section referred to as the 
     `Foundation'), a nonprofit entity, for the design, 
     construction, maintenance, and operation of a multipurpose 
     facility to be used for historical displays for public 
     viewing, curation, and storage of artifacts, research 
     facilities, classrooms, offices, and associated activities 
     consistent with the mission of the Marine Corps University. 
     The facility shall be known as the Marine Corps Heritage 
     Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps (in this 
     section referred to as the `Facility').
       ``(b) Design and Construction.--For each phase of 
     development of the Facility, the Secretary may--
       ``(1) permit the Foundation to contract for the design, 
     construction, or both of such phase of development; or
       ``(2) accept funds from the Foundation for the design, 
     construction, or both of such phase of development.
       ``(c) Acceptance Authority.--Upon completion of 
     construction of any phase of development of the Facility by 
     the Foundation to the satisfaction of the Secretary, and the 
     satisfaction of any financial obligations incident thereto by 
     the Foundation, the Facility shall become the real property 
     of the Department of the Navy with all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the Facility belonging to the United 
     States.
       ``(d) Maintenance, Operation, and Support.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may, for the purpose of 
     maintenance and operation of the Facility--
       ``(A) enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, on a 
     sole-source basis, with the Foundation for the procurement of 
     property or services for the direct benefit or use of the 
     Facility; and
       ``(B) notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (h) of 
     section 2667 of this title and under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate for the 
     joint venture authorized under subsection (a), lease in 
     accordance with such section 2667 portions of the Facility to 
     the Foundation for use in generating revenue for activities 
     of the Facility and for such administrative purposes as may 
     be necessary for support of the Facility.
       ``(2) Consideration for lease.--In making a determination 
     of fair market value under section 2667(b)(4) of this title 
     for payment of consideration pursuant to a lease described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may consider the entirety of 
     the educational efforts of the Foundation, support by the 
     Foundation to the history division of the Marine Corps 
     Heritage Center, funding of museum programs and exhibits by 
     the Foundation, or other support related to the Facility, in 
     addition to the types of in-kind consideration provided under 
     section 2667(c) of this title.
       ``(3) Use for revenue-generating activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary may authorize the Foundation to use real or 
     personal property within the Facility to conduct revenue-
     generating activities in addition to those authorized under 
     paragraph (1)(B), as the Secretary considers appropriate 
     considering the work of the Foundation and the needs of the 
     Facility.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary may only authorize the use 
     of the Facility for a revenue-generating activity if the 
     Secretary determines the activity will not interfere with 
     activities and personnel of the armed forces or the 
     activities of the Facility.
       ``(4) Retention of lease payments.--The Secretary shall 
     retain lease payments received under paragraph (1)(B), other 
     than in-kind consideration authorized under paragraph (2) or 
     section 2667(c) of this title, solely for use in support of 
     the Facility, and funds received as lease payments shall 
     remain available until expended.
       ``(e) Use of Certain Gifts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, the Commandant of the Marine Corps may, without 
     regard to section 2601 of this title, accept, hold, 
     administer, invest, and spend any gift, devise, or bequest of 
     personal property of a value of $250,000 or less made to the 
     United States if such gift, devise, or bequest is for the 
     benefit of the Facility.
       ``(2) Expenses.--The Secretary may pay or authorize the 
     payment of any reasonable and necessary expense in connection 
     with the conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the joint venture authorized under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 861 of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 8617 the 
     following new item:

``8618. Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the 
              Marine Corps.''.
       (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2884 of the Floyd D. Spence 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
     (Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-440) is repealed.

     SEC. 2809. AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY 
                   INTEREST IN PARK LAND OWNED BY THE COMMONWEALTH 
                   OF VIRGINIA.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Secretary'') may acquire by purchase or 
     lease approximately 225 square feet of land, including 
     ingress and egress, at Westmoreland State Park, Virginia, for 
     the purpose of installing, operating, maintaining, and 
     protecting equipment to support research and development 
     activities by the Department of the Navy in support of 
     national security.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--The acquisition of property 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following terms 
     and conditions:
       (1) The Secretary shall pay the Commonwealth of Virginia 
     fair market value for the property to be acquired, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Such other terms and conditions as considered 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       (c) Description of Property.--The legal description of the 
     property to be acquired under subsection (a) shall be 
     determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary 
     and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
       (d) Applicability of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act.--The provisions of chapter 2003 of title 54, United 
     States Code, shall not apply to the acquisition of property 
     under subsection (a).
       (e) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall reimburse the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia for the reasonable and documented 
     administrative costs incurred by the Commonwealth of Virginia 
     to execute the acquisition by the Secretary of property under 
     subsection (a).
       (f) Termination of Real Property Interest.--The real 
     property interest acquired by the Secretary under subsection 
     (a) shall terminate, and be released without cost to the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, when the Secretary determines such 
     real property interest is no longer required for national 
     security purposes.

     SEC. 2810. MOVEMENT OR CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT SPECTRUM CENTER 
                   TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND, OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE 
                   LOCATION.

       (a) Leaving Current Location.--Not later than September 30, 
     2026, the Secretary of Defense shall completely vacate the 
     offices of the Joint Spectrum Center of the Department of 
     Defense in Annapolis, Maryland.
       (b) Movement or Consolidation.--The Secretary shall take 
     appropriate action to move, consolidate, or both, the offices 
     of the Joint Spectrum Center to the headquarters building of 
     the Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort Meade, 
     Maryland, or another appropriate location chosen by the 
     Secretary for national security purposes to ensure the 
     physical and cybersecurity protection of personnel and 
     missions of the Department of Defense.
       (c) Status Update.--Not later than January 31 and July 31 
     of each year until the Secretary has completed the 
     requirements under subsections (a) and (b), the Commander of 
     the Defense Information Systems Agency shall provide an in-
     person and written update on the status of the completion of 
     those requirements to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives and the congressional 
     delegation of Maryland.
       (d) Termination of Existing Lease.--Upon vacating the 
     offices of the Joint Spectrum Center in Annapolis, Maryland, 
     pursuant to subsection (a), all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to the existing lease for the Joint 
     Spectrum Center in such location shall be terminated.
       (e) Repeal of Obsolete Authority.--Section 2887 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (division B of Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 569) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 2811. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF ONE-
                   STEP TURN-KEY SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR REPAIR 
                   PROJECTS.

       During the five-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, section 2862(a)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, shall be applied and administered by 
     substituting ``$12,000,000'' for ``$4,000,000''.

     SEC. 2812. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE OF AMOUNTS IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
                   UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2801 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public 
     Law 117-263) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) in subsection (b)(2), by substituting `$4,000,000' 
     for `$2,000,000';''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply as if included in the enactment of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division 
     B of Public Law 117-263).

     SEC. 2813. PILOT PROGRAM ON REPLACEMENT OF SUBSTANDARD 
                   ENLISTED BARRACKS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may, in accordance 
     with this section, carry out a pilot program under which the 
     Secretary concerned may replace an existing enlisted barracks 
     with a new enlisted barracks not otherwise authorized by law.
       (b) Facility Requirements.--A new facility for an enlisted 
     barracks replaced under subsection (a)--
       (1) may not have a greater personnel capacity than the 
     facility being replaced but may be physically larger than the 
     facility being replaced;

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       (2) must be replacing a facility that is in a substandard 
     condition, as determined by the Secretary concerned, and 
     which determination may not be delegated, in advance of 
     project approval;
       (3) must be designed and utilized for the same purpose as 
     the facility being replaced;
       (4) must be located on the same installation as the 
     facility being replaced; and
       (5) must be designed to meet, at a minimum, current 
     standards for construction, utilization, and force 
     protection.
       (c) Source of Funds.--The Secretary concerned, in using the 
     authority under this section, may spend amounts available to 
     the Secretary concerned for operation and maintenance or 
     unspecified military construction.
       (d) Congressional Notification.--When a decision is made to 
     carry out a replacement project under this section with an 
     estimated cost in excess of $10,000,000, the Secretary 
     concerned shall submit, in an electronic medium pursuant to 
     section 480 of title 10, United States Code, to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report containing--
       (1) the justification for the replacement project and the 
     current estimate of the cost of the project; and
       (2) a description of the elements of military construction, 
     including the elements specified in section 2802(b) of such 
     title, incorporated into the project.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress; facility; secretary 
     concerned.--The terms ``appropriate committees of Congress'', 
     ``facility'', and ``Secretary concerned'' have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 2801 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Enlisted barracks.--The term ``enlisted barracks'' 
     means barracks designed and utilized for housing enlisted 
     personnel of the Armed Forces.
       (3) Personnel capacity.--The term ``personnel capacity'', 
     with respect to an enlisted barracks, means the design 
     capacity for the number of enlisted personnel housed in the 
     enlisted barracks.
       (4) Substandard condition.--The term ``substandard 
     condition'', with respect to a facility, means the facility 
     can no longer meet the requirements of current standards 
     without repair that would cost more than 75 percent of the 
     replacement cost.
       (f) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall 
     terminate on the date that is five years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2814. EXPANSION OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   PILOT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE INSTALLATIONS OF THE 
                   COAST GUARD.

       Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by inserting ``, in consultation with the Commandant of 
     the Coast Guard,'' after ``The Secretary''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) In considering grants, agreements, or other funding 
     under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to community 
     infrastructure supportive of a military installation of the 
     Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
     Commandant of the Coast Guard to assess the selection and 
     prioritization of the project concerned.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``For purposes of subsection (d), the 
     term `military installation' includes an installation of the 
     Coast Guard under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
     Homeland Security.''.

     SEC. 2815. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASED USE OF 
                   SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS IN MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION.

       Section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``to include, under the pilot program as a 
     whole, at a minimum--
       ``(A) one project for mass timber; and
       ``(B) one project for low carbon concrete.'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2025'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively;
       (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Commencement of Construction.--Each military 
     construction project carried out under the pilot program must 
     commence construction by not later than January 1, 2025.''; 
     and
       (5) in subsection (f)(1), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
     by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2025''.

                      Subtitle B--Military Housing

                 PART I--MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING

     SEC. 2821. UNIFORM CONDITION INDEX FOR MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED 
                   HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations requiring the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment to 
     complete and issue a uniform facility condition index for 
     military unaccompanied housing, including such housing that 
     is existing as of the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     any such housing constructed or used on or after such date of 
     enactment.
       (b) Completion of Index.--The uniform facility condition 
     index required under subsection (a) shall be completed and 
     issued by not later than October 1, 2024.
       (c) Military Unaccompanied Housing Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``military unaccompanied housing'' means 
     the following housing owned by the United States Government:
       (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by 
     dependents.
       (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces on temporary duty.

     SEC. 2822. CERTIFICATION OF HABITABILITY OF MILITARY 
                   UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall include 
     with the submission to Congress by the President of the 
     annual budget of the Department of Defense under section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a certification from 
     the Secretary of each military department to the 
     congressional defense committees that the cost for all needed 
     repairs and improvements for each occupied military 
     unaccompanied housing facility under the jurisdiction of such 
     Secretary does not exceed 20 percent of the replacement cost 
     of such facility, as mandated by Department of Defense Manual 
     4165.63, ``DoD Housing Management'', or successor issuance.
       (b) Military Unaccompanied Housing Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``military unaccompanied housing'' means 
     the following housing owned by the United States Government:
       (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by 
     dependents.
       (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces on temporary duty.

     SEC. 2823. MAINTENANCE WORK ORDER MANAGEMENT PROCESS FOR 
                   MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to establish for each military 
     department a process associated with maintenance work order 
     management for military unaccompanied housing under the 
     jurisdiction of such military department, including such 
     housing that is existing as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and any such housing constructed or used on or after 
     such date of enactment.
       (b) Use of Process.--The processes required under 
     subsection (a) shall clearly define requirements for 
     effective and timely maintenance work order management, 
     including requirements with respect to--
       (1) quality assurance for maintenance completed;
       (2) communication of maintenance progress and resolution 
     with management of military unaccompanied housing, barracks 
     managers, and residents; and
       (3) standardized performance metrics, such as the 
     timeliness of completion of work orders.
       (c) Administration.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall administer the work order process required 
     under subsection (a) for such military department and shall 
     issue or update relevant guidance as necessary.
       (d) Military Unaccompanied Housing Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``military unaccompanied housing'' means 
     the following housing owned by the United States Government:
       (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by 
     dependents.
       (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces on temporary duty.

     SEC. 2824. EXPANSION OF UNIFORM CODE OF BASIC STANDARDS FOR 
                   MILITARY HOUSING TO INCLUDE MILITARY 
                   UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Section 2818 of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2871 note) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``family''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``family''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, including military unaccompanied 
     housing (as defined in section 2871 of title 10, United 
     States Code)'' before the period at the end.
       (b) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--In implementing the amendments made by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     the standards required under section 2818 of the William M. 
     (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2871 note), 
     as modified pursuant to those amendments, apply to military 
     unaccompanied housing that is existing as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and any such housing constructed or 
     used on or after such date of enactment.
       (2) Military unaccompanied housing defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``military unaccompanied housing'' means 
     the following housing owned by the United States Government:

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       (A) Military housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by 
     dependents.
       (B) Transient housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces on temporary duty.

     SEC. 2825. OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.

       (a) Civilian Oversight.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to require that the Secretary of each 
     military department establish a civilian employee of the 
     Department of Defense, or of the military department 
     concerned, at the housing office for each installation of the 
     Department under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to 
     oversee military unaccompanied housing at that installation.
       (2) Supervisory chain.--For any installation of the 
     Department for which the unaccompanied housing manager is a 
     member of the Armed Forces, the civilian employee established 
     under paragraph (1) at such installation shall report to a 
     civilian employee at the housing office for such 
     installation.
       (b) Barracks or Dormitory Manager Requirements.--
       (1) Limitation on role by members of the armed forces.--No 
     enlisted member of the Armed Forces or commissioned officer 
     may be designated as a barracks manager or supervisor in 
     charge of overseeing, managing, accepting, or compiling 
     maintenance records for any military unaccompanied housing as 
     a collateral duty.
       (2) Position designation.--The function of a barracks 
     manager or supervisor described in paragraph (1) for an 
     installation of the Department shall be completed by a 
     civilian employee or contractor of the Department who shall 
     report to the government housing office of the installation.
       (c) Military Unaccompanied Housing Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``military unaccompanied housing'' means 
     the following housing owned by the United States Government:
       (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by 
     dependents.
       (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces on temporary duty.

     SEC. 2826. ELIMINATION OF FLEXIBILITIES FOR ADEQUACY OR 
                   CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR MILITARY 
                   UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     modify all directives, instructions, manuals, regulations, 
     policies, and other guidance and issuances of the Department 
     of Defense to eliminate the grant of any flexibilities to--
       (1) minimum adequacy standards for configuration, privacy, 
     condition, health, and safety for existing permanent party 
     military unaccompanied housing to be considered suitable for 
     assignment or occupancy; and
       (2) standards for the construction of new military 
     unaccompanied housing.
       (b) Matters Included.--The requirement under subsection (a) 
     shall include modifications that remove the flexibility 
     provided to the military departments with respect to 
     standards for adequacy for assignment and new construction 
     standards for military unaccompanied housing, including 
     modification of the Housing Management Manual of the 
     Department of Defense and Department of Defense Manual 
     4165.63, ``DoD Housing Management''.
       (c) Military Unaccompanied Housing Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``military unaccompanied housing'' means 
     the following housing owned by the United States Government:
       (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by 
     dependents.
       (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces on temporary duty.

     SEC. 2827. DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED 
                   HOUSING.

       (a) Uniform Standards for Floor Space, Number of Members 
     Allowed, and Habitability.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2856 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``local 
     comparability of floor areas'' and inserting ``standards'';
       (B) by striking ``In'' and inserting ``(a) Local 
     Comparability in Floor Areas.--In'';
       (C) in subsection (a), as designated by subparagraph (B), 
     by inserting ``, except for purposes of meeting minimum area 
     requirements under subsection (b)(1)(A),'' after ``exceed''; 
     and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Floor Space, Number of Members Allowed, and 
     Habitability.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the design, assignment, and use of 
     military unaccompanied housing, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish uniform standards that--
       ``(A) provide a minimum area of floor space, not including 
     bathrooms or closets, per individual occupying a unit of 
     military unaccompanied housing;
       ``(B) ensure that not more than two individuals may occupy 
     such a unit; and
       ``(C) provide definitions and measures for habitability, 
     specifying criteria of design and materiel quality to be 
     applied and levels of maintenance to be required.
       ``(2) Waiver.--Standards established under paragraph (1) 
     may be waived for specific units of military unaccompanied 
     housing by the Secretary concerned (who may not delegate such 
     waiver) for a period not longer than one year and may not be 
     renewed.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter III of chapter 169 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 2856 and inserting the following new item:

``2856. Military unaccompanied housing: standards.''.
       (b) Completion and Issuance of Uniform Standards.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1)(A) ensure that the uniform standards required under 
     section 2856(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as added 
     by subsection (a)(1)(D), are completed and issued; and
       (B) submit to the congressional defense committees a copy 
     of those standards; or
       (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     report, under the Secretary's signature--
       (A) explaining in detail why those standards are not 
     completed and issued;
       (B) indicating when those standards are expected to be 
     completed and issued; and
       (C) specifying the names of the personnel responsible for 
     the failure of the Department of Defense to comply with 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Compliance With Uniform Standards.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military 
     department shall ensure that all military unaccompanied 
     housing, including privatized military housing under 
     subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
     located on an installation under the jurisdiction of such 
     Secretary complies with the uniform standards established 
     under section 2856(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a)(1)(D).
       (2) No waiver.--The requirement under paragraph (1) may not 
     be waived.
       (3) Military unaccompanied housing defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``military unaccompanied housing'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 2871 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (d) Certification of Budget Requirements.--The Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall include with the 
     submission to Congress by the President of the annual budget 
     of the Department of Defense for each of fiscal years 2025 
     through 2029 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code, a signed certification that the Department of Defense 
     and each of the military departments has requested sufficient 
     funds to comply with this section and the amendments made by 
     this section.

     SEC. 2828. TERMINATION OF HABITABILITY STANDARD WAIVERS AND 
                   ASSESSMENT AND PLAN WITH RESPECT TO MILITARY 
                   UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.

       (a) Termination of Habitability Standard Waivers.--On and 
     after February 1, 2025, any waiver by the Department of 
     Defense of habitability standards for military unaccompanied 
     housing in effect as of such date shall terminate.
       (b) Assessment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of each military department, 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
     assessment on the following:
       (1) The number of waivers currently in place for any 
     standards for military unaccompanied housing as it relates to 
     occupancy and habitability, disaggregated by Armed Force, 
     location, and facility.
       (2) A list of each such waiver, disaggregated by Armed 
     Force, with a notation of which official appointed by the 
     President and confirmed by the Senate approved the waiver.
       (3) The number of members of the Armed Forces impacted by 
     each such waiver, disaggregated by location.
       (c) Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of each military department, 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives and the Comptroller 
     General of the United States a plan on addressing the 
     deficiencies of military unaccompanied housing, including 
     barracks and dormitories, that led to the use of waivers 
     described in subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a timeline for repairs, renovations, or minor or major 
     military construction;
       (B) the cost of any such repair, renovation, or 
     construction; and
       (C) an installation-by-installation get-well plan.
       (3) Implementation.--Not later than 60 days after receiving 
     the plan required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller 
     General shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives on--
       (A) the ability of the Department of Defense to execute the 
     plan; and
       (B) any recommendations of the Comptroller General for 
     modifying the plan.
       (d) Military Unaccompanied Housing Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``military

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     unaccompanied housing'' means the following housing owned by 
     the United States Government:
       (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by 
     dependents.
       (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces on temporary duty.

     SEC. 2829. REQUIREMENT FOR SECURITY CAMERAS IN COMMON AREAS 
                   AND ENTRY POINTS OF MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED 
                   HOUSING.

       (a) New Housing.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that all renovations of military unaccompanied housing 
     authorized on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     that exceed 20 percent of the replacement cost of such 
     facility and all construction of new military unaccompanied 
     housing authorized on or after such date are designed and 
     executed with security cameras in all common areas and entry 
     points as part of a closed circuit television system.
       (b) Retrofitting.--Not later than three years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure 
     that all military unaccompanied housing facilities are 
     retrofitted with security cameras in all common areas and 
     entry points as part of a closed circuit television system.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Common area.--The term ``common area'' has the meaning 
     given that term by the Secretary of Defense and shall balance 
     the need to increase security in appropriate areas with the 
     privacy expectations of members of the Armed Forces in 
     military unaccompanied housing.
       (2) Military unaccompanied housing.--The term ``military 
     unaccompanied housing'' means the following housing owned by 
     the United States Government:
       (A) Military housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by 
     dependents.
       (B) Transient housing intended to be occupied by members of 
     the Armed Forces on temporary duty.

     SEC. 2830. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
     following four years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report on military unaccompanied 
     housing, excluding privatized military housing under 
     subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Elements.--Each report required under subsection (a) 
     shall contain a section provided by each Secretary of a 
     military department that--
       (1) is certified by the Secretary concerned;
       (2) includes a list of all military unaccompanied housing 
     facilities located on each installation under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned;
       (3) identifies the replacement cost for each such facility;
       (4) identifies the percentage of repair costs as it 
     compares to the total replacement cost for each such 
     facility; and
       (5) specifies the funding required to conduct all needed 
     repairs and improvements at each such facility.
       (c) Military Unaccompanied Housing Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``military unaccompanied housing'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 2871 of title 10, United 
     States Code.

                  PART II--PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING

     SEC. 2841. IMPROVEMENTS TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.

       (a) Limitation on Housing Enhancement Payments.--Section 
     606(a)(2) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;10 
     U.S.C. 2871 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``Each month'' and inserting ``Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (D), each month''; and
       (B) by striking ``one of more'' and inserting ``one or 
     more''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Limitation on payment.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary of 
     a military department may not make a payment under 
     subparagraph (A) to a lessor unless the Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment 
     determines the lessor is in compliance with the Military 
     Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights 
     developed under section 2890 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(ii) Application.--The limitation under clause (i) shall 
     apply to any payment under a housing agreement entered into 
     on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 by the Secretary of a 
     military department with a lessor.''.
       (b) Inclusion of Information on Compliance With Tenant Bill 
     of Rights in Notice of Lease Extension.--Section 2878(f)(2) 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) An assessment of compliance by the lessor with the 
     Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of 
     Rights developed under section 2890 of this title.''.
       (c) Modification of Authority To Investigate Reprisals.--
     Subsection (e) of section 2890 of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Sustainment'' and inserting ``Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense''; and
       (B) by striking ``member of the armed forces'' and 
     inserting ``tenant'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Sustainment'' and inserting ``Inspector General'';
       (ii) by striking ``member of the armed forces'' and 
     inserting ``tenant''; and
       (iii) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``Inspector General''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Assistant 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``Inspector General''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Sustainment'' and inserting ``Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense''; and
       (B) by striking ``Secretary of the military department 
     concerned'' and inserting ``Inspector General of the military 
     department concerned''.

     SEC. 2842. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO STRENGTHENING 
                   OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.

       Not later than one year 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 on April 6, 2023, 
     reissued with revisions on April 20, 2023, and titled ``DOD 
     Can Further Strengthen Oversight of Its Privatized Housing 
     Program'' (GAO-23-105377); 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. 2843. TREATMENT OF NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT 
                   TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.

       Section 2890(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``A tenant or prospective tenant of a 
     housing unit may not be required to sign'' and inserting ``A 
     landlord may not request that a tenant or prospective tenant 
     of a housing unit sign''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following: ``The military 
     services should seek to inform members of the armed forces of 
     the possible consequences of entering into a nondisclosure 
     agreement and encourage members to seek legal counsel before 
     entering into such an agreement if they have questions about 
     specific contractual terms.''.

                    PART III--OTHER HOUSING MATTERS

     SEC. 2851. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY HOUSING READINESS 
                   COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1781c the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1781d. Department of Defense Military Housing 
       Readiness Council

       ``(a) In General.--There is in the Department of Defense 
     the Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council 
     (in this section referred to as the `Council').
       ``(b) Members.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Council shall be composed of the 
     following members:
       ``(A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, 
     Installations, and Environment, who shall serve as chair of 
     the Council and who may designate a representative to chair 
     the Council in the absence of the Assistant Secretary.
       ``(B) One representative of each of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, each of whom shall be a 
     member of the armed force to be represented and not fewer 
     than two of which shall be from an enlisted component.
       ``(C) One spouse of a member of each of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force on active duty, not 
     fewer than two of which shall be the spouse of an enlisted 
     member.
       ``(D) One professional from each of the following fields, 
     each of whom shall possess expertise in State and Federal 
     housing standards in their respective field:
       ``(i) Plumbing.
       ``(ii) Electrical.
       ``(iii) Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
       ``(iv) Certified home inspection.
       ``(v) Roofing.
       ``(vi) Structural engineering.
       ``(vii) Window fall prevention and safety.
       ``(E) Two representatives of organizations that advocate on 
     behalf of military families with respect to military housing.
       ``(F) One individual appointed by the Secretary of Defense 
     among representatives of the International Code Council.
       ``(G) One individual appointed by the Secretary of Defense 
     among representatives of the Institute of Inspection Cleaning 
     and Restoration Certification.
       ``(H) One individual appointed by the Secretary of Defense 
     among representatives of a voluntary consensus standards body 
     that develops construction standards (such as building, 
     plumbing, mechanical, or electrical).

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       ``(I) One individual appointed by the Secretary of Defense 
     among representatives of a voluntary consensus standards body 
     that develops personnel certification standards for building 
     maintenance or restoration.
       ``(2) Terms.--The term on the Council of the members 
     specified under subparagraphs (B) through (M) of paragraph 
     (1) shall be two years and may be renewed by the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       ``(3) Attendance by landlords.--The chair of the Council 
     shall extend an invitation to each landlord for one 
     representative of each landlord to attend such meetings of 
     the Council as the chair considers appropriate.
       ``(4) Additional requirements for certain members.--Each 
     member appointed under paragraph (1)(D) may not be affiliated 
     with--
       ``(A) any organization that provides privatized military 
     housing; or
       ``(B) the Department of Defense.
       ``(c) Meetings.--The Council shall meet two times each 
     year.
       ``(d) Duties.--The duties of the Council shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) To review and make recommendations to the Secretary 
     of Defense regarding policies for privatized military 
     housing, including inspections practices, resident surveys, 
     landlord payment of medical bills for residents of housing 
     units that have not maintained minimum standards of 
     habitability, and access to maintenance work order systems.
       ``(2) To monitor compliance by the Department of Defense 
     with and effective implementation by the Department of 
     statutory and regulatory improvements to policies for 
     privatized military housing, including the Military Housing 
     Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights developed 
     under section 2890 of this title and the complaint database 
     established under section 2894a of this title.
       ``(3) To make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense 
     to improve collaboration, awareness, and promotion of 
     accurate and timely information about privatized military 
     housing, accommodations available through the Exceptional 
     Family Member Program of the Department, and other support 
     services among policymakers, providers of such accommodations 
     and other support services, and targeted beneficiaries of 
     such accommodations and other support services.
       ``(e) Public Reporting.--
       ``(1) Availability of documents.--Subject to section 552 of 
     title 5 (commonly known as the `Freedom of Information Act'), 
     the records, reports, transcripts, minutes, appendices, 
     working papers, drafts, studies, agenda, and other documents 
     made available to or prepared for or by the Council shall be 
     available for public inspection and copying at a single 
     location in a publicly accessible format on a website of the 
     Department of Defense until the Council ceases to exist.
       ``(2) Minutes.--
       ``(A) In general.--Detailed minutes of each meeting of the 
     Council shall be kept and shall contain--
       ``(i) a record of the individuals present;
       ``(ii) a complete and accurate description of matters 
     discussed and conclusions reached; and
       ``(iii) copies of all reports received, issued, or approved 
     by the Council.
       ``(B) Certification.--The chair of the Council shall 
     certify the accuracy of the minutes of each meeting of the 
     Council.
       ``(f) Annual Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than March 1 each year, the 
     Council shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the 
     congressional defense committees a report on privatized 
     military housing readiness.
       ``(2) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall 
     include the following:
       ``(A) An assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of 
     the provision of privatized military housing and the 
     activities of the Department of Defense in meeting the needs 
     of military families relating to housing during the preceding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) A description of activities of the Council during the 
     preceding fiscal year, including--
       ``(i) analyses of complaints of tenants of housing units;
       ``(ii) data received by the Council on maintenance response 
     time and completion of maintenance requests relating to 
     housing units;
       ``(iii) assessments of dispute resolution processes;
       ``(iv) assessments of overall customer service for tenants;
       ``(v) assessments of results of housing inspections 
     conducted with and without notice; and
       ``(vi) any survey results conducted on behalf of or 
     received by the Council.
       ``(C) Recommendations on actions to be taken to improve the 
     capability of the provision of privatized military housing 
     and the activities of the Department of Defense to meet the 
     needs and requirements of military families relating to 
     housing, including actions relating to the allocation of 
     funding and other resources.
       ``(3) Public availability.--Each report under this 
     subsection shall be made available in a publicly accessible 
     format on a website of the Department of Defense.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Landlord.--The term `landlord' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 2871 of this title.
       ``(2) Privatized military housing.--The term `privatized 
     military housing' means housing provided under subchapter IV 
     of chapter 169 of this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1781c the following new item:

``1781d. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council.''.

     SEC. 2852. INCLUSION IN ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES SURVEY OF 
                   QUESTIONS REGARDING LIVING CONDITIONS OF 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       The Secretary of Defense shall include in each status of 
     forces survey of the Department of Defense conducted on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act questions 
     specifically targeting the following areas:
       (1) Overall satisfaction of members of the Armed Forces 
     with their current living accommodation.
       (2) Satisfaction of such members with the physical 
     condition of their current living accommodation.
       (3) Satisfaction of such members with the affordability of 
     their current living accommodation.
       (4) Whether the current living accommodation of such 
     members has impacted any decision related to reenlistment in 
     the Armed Forces.

                      Subtitle C--Land Conveyances

     SEC. 2861. LAND CONVEYANCE, BG J SUMNER JONES ARMY RESERVE 
                   CENTER, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Secretary'') may convey to the City of 
     Wheeling, West Virginia (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 3.33 acres, 
     known as the former BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, 
     located within the City, for the purpose of providing 
     emergency management response or law enforcement services.
       (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 Act.
       (b) Revisionary Interest.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     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) Determination.--A determination by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1) may be made on the record after an opportunity 
     for a hearing.
       (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
       (1) Payment required.--The Secretary may 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 are collected 
     from the City 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 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.
       (f) 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. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, WETZEL COUNTY MEMORIAL ARMY 
                   RESERVE CENTER, NEW MARTINSVILLE, WEST 
                   VIRGINIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Secretary'') may convey to the City of 
     New Martinsville, West Virginia (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 2.96 
     acres, known as the former Wetzel County Memorial Army 
     Reserve Center, located within the City, for the purpose of 
     providing emergency management response or law enforcement 
     services.
       (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 Act.
       (b) Revisionary Interest.--

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       (1) In general.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     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) Determination.--A determination by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1) may be made on the record after an opportunity 
     for a hearing.
       (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
       (1) Payment required.--The Secretary may 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 are collected 
     from the City 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 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.
       (f) 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.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 2871. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ENERGY RESILIENCE AND 
                   CONSERVATION PROJECTS AT INSTALLATIONS WHERE 
                   NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDED ENERGY 
                   PROJECTS HAVE OCCURRED.

       Subsection (k) of section 2688 of title 10, United States 
     Codes, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(k) Improvement of Conveyed Utility System.--(1) In the 
     case of a utility system that has been conveyed under this 
     section and that only provides utility services to a military 
     installation, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a 
     military department may authorize a contract on a sole source 
     basis with the conveyee of the utility system to carry out a 
     military construction project as authorized and appropriated 
     for by law for an infrastructure improvement that enhances 
     the reliability, resilience, efficiency, physical security, 
     or cybersecurity of the utility system.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a 
     military Department may convey under subsection (j) any 
     infrastructure constructed under paragraph (1) that is in 
     addition to the utility system conveyed under such 
     paragraph.''.

     SEC. 2872. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO MODIFY OR RESTRICT 
                   PUBLIC ACCESS TO GREENBURY POINT CONSERVATION 
                   AREA AT NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY ANNAPOLIS, 
                   MARYLAND.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of the Navy may not modify or restrict public 
     access to the Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval 
     Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland, until--
       (1) the Secretary submits to Congress a report describing 
     the manner in which such access will be modified or 
     restricted; and
       (2) a law is enacted permitting such modifications or 
     restrictions.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
       (1) temporary restrictions to protect public safety that 
     are necessitated by emergent situations, hazardous 
     conditions, maintenance of existing facilities, or live fire 
     exercises; or
       (2) the lease or transfer of the Greenbury Point 
     Conservation Area to another public entity.

     SEC. 2873. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO 
                   RESOLVE THE ELECTRICAL UTILITY OPERATIONS AT 
                   FORMER NAVAL AIR STATION BARBERS POINT 
                   (CURRENTLY KNOWN AS ``KALAELOA''), HAWAII.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Secretary'') may enter into an agreement 
     with the State of Hawaii for the purpose of resolving the 
     electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air Station 
     Barbers Point, also known as ``Kalaeloa'', Hawaii.
       (b) Elements of Agreement.--An agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) shall include a requirement that the 
     Secretary--
       (1) assist with--
       (A) the transfer of customers of the Navy off of the 
     electrical utility system of the Navy in the location 
     specified in such subsection; and
       (B) the enhancement of the new surrounding electrical 
     system to accept any additional load from such transfer, with 
     a priority in the downtown area, which is home to nine large 
     customers, including the Hawaii Army National Guard;
       (2) provide the instantaneous peak demand analysis and 
     design necessary to conduct such transfer;
       (3) provide rights of way and easements necessary to 
     support the construction of replacement electrical 
     infrastructure; and
       (4) be responsible for all environmental assessments and 
     remediation and costs related to the removal and disposal of 
     the electrical utility system of the Navy once it is no 
     longer in use.
       (c) Limitation on Expenditure of Amounts.--The Secretary 
     may expend not more than $48,000,000 during any fiscal year 
     to provide support for an agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Notification.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
     every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on progress made in 
     initiating and executing an agreement under subsection (a).

     SEC. 2874. CLARIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY FOR 
                   INSTALLATION OR FACILITY PROTOTYPING.

       Section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period;
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and all that follows 
     through ``not more'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), except 
     for projects carried out for the purpose of repairing a 
     facility, not more'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) Use of amounts.--The Secretary of Defense or the 
     Secretary of a military department may carry out prototype 
     projects under the pilot program established under paragraph 
     (1) using amounts available for military construction, 
     notwithstanding--
       ``(A) subchapters I and III of chapter 169 of this title; 
     and
       ``(B) chapters 221 and 223 of this title.''.

     SEC. 2875. REQUIREMENT THAT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INCLUDE 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE IN REAL 
                   PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND INSTALLATION MASTER 
                   PLANNING OF DEPARTMENT.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) update Department of Defense Instruction 4165.70 
     (relating to real property management) and Unified Facilities 
     Criteria 2-100-01 (relating to installation master planning) 
     to--
       (A) include a requirement to incorporate the impact of 
     military installation resilience in all installation master 
     plans;
       (B) include a list of all sources of information approved 
     by the Department of Defense;
       (C) define the 17 military installation resilience hazards 
     to ensure that the impacts from such hazards are reported 
     consistently across the Department;
       (D) require military installations to address the rationale 
     for determining that any such hazard is not applicable to the 
     installation;
       (E) standardize reporting formats for military installation 
     resilience plans;
       (F) establish and define standardized risk rating 
     categories for the use by all military departments; and
       (G) define criteria for determining the level of risk to an 
     installation to compare hazards between military departments; 
     and
       (2) require the Secretary of each military department to 
     update the handbook for the military department concerned to 
     incorporate the requirements under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 2876. INCREASE OF LIMITATION ON FEE FOR ARCHITECTURAL 
                   AND ENGINEERING SERVICES PROCURED BY MILITARY 
                   DEPARTMENTS.

       (a) Army.--Section 7540(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``6 percent'' and inserting ``10 
     percent''.
       (b) Navy.--Section 8612(b) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``6 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''.
       (c) Air Force.--Section 9540(b) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``6 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''.

     SEC. 2877. REQUIREMENT THAT ALL MATERIAL TYPES BE CONSIDERED 
                   FOR DESIGN-BID-BUILD MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may not proceed 
     from the design phase of a design-bid-build military 
     construction project or solicit bids for the construction 
     phase of a design-bid-build military construction project 
     until the Secretary of Defense certifies that all materials 
     included in the Unified Facilities Criteria of the Department 
     of Defense have been equally considered for such project.
       (b) Annual Report.--Not later than January 1 of each year, 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report--
       (1) detailing the primary construction material for each 
     design-bid-build military construction project for which a 
     contract was awarded during the previous fiscal year in an 
     amount that exceeds $6,000,000; and
       (2) identifying whether each such project was designed or 
     constructed based off a shelf design used at another 
     installation of the Department of Defense.
       (c) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.

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     SEC. 2878. CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                   MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND DESIGN 
                   WORKFORCE AND ACQUISITION WORKFORCE OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a continuing education curriculum for members of 
     the military construction planning and design workforce of 
     the Department of Defense and the acquisition workforce of 
     the Department responsible for military construction 
     projects.
       (b) Curriculum.--The continuing education curriculum 
     required under subsection (a)--
       (1) shall be focused on improving the understanding, 
     awareness, and utilization of innovative products for 
     construction systems with increased benefits relating to--
       (A) construction speed;
       (B) anti-terrorism force protection;
       (C) lateral wind, seismic activity, and fire performance 
     standards;
       (D) designs that factor in military installation resilience 
     and protection against extreme weather events;
       (E) life-cycle cost effectiveness and sustainability;
       (F) renewability; and
       (G) carbon sequestration; and
       (2) shall include instruction relating to--
       (A) all sustainable building materials, such as innovative 
     wood products and mass timber systems; and
       (B) designs to improve military installation resilience 
     using projection data against extreme weather events.
       (c) Availability and Update.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that--
       (1) the continuing education curriculum required under 
     subsection (a) is made available to each element of the 
     military construction community not later than 60 days after 
     completion of the curriculum; and
       (2) such curriculum is updated whenever a new construction 
     material is approved by the Unified Facilities Criteria of 
     the Department.
       (d) Academia Input.--In developing the continuing education 
     curriculum required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     consult with academic institutions.
       (e) Timing.--Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary 
     shall ensure that--
       (1) not less than 75 percent of the workforce described in 
     subsection (a) has completed the first iteration of the 
     continuing education curriculum required under such 
     subsection; and
       (2) such workforce receives updated information on 
     innovative construction techniques on a continuing basis.
       (f) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2024, the Secretary 
     shall submit to appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     containing an update on the status of the continuing 
     education curriculum required under subsection (a).
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on 
     Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 
     of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on 
     Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 
     of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Military installation resilience.--The term ``military 
     installation resilience'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 101(e)(8) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 2879. GUIDANCE ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-WIDE STANDARDS 
                   FOR ACCESS TO INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

       (a) Interim Guidance.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall promulgate interim guidance to the appropriate official 
     or officials within the Department of Defense for purposes of 
     establishing final standards of the Department for fitness of 
     individuals for access to installations of the Department, 
     which shall include modifying Department of Defense Manual 
     5200.08, ``Physical Security Program: Access to DoD 
     Installations'', or any comparable or successor policy 
     guidance document.
       (b) Final Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     promulgate final guidance described in subsection (a).
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after promulgating 
     interim guidance required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate the House of Representatives on such guidance, 
     which shall include a timeline for promulgation of final 
     guidance as required under subsection (b).

     SEC. 2880. DEPLOYMENT OF EXISTING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.

       (a) Plan.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a plan to utilize, transfer, or donate to States 
     on the southern border of the United States all existing 
     excess border wall construction materials, including 
     bollards, for constructing a permanent physical barrier to 
     stop illicit human and vehicle traffic along the border of 
     the United States with Mexico.
       (b) Execution of Plan.--Not later than 15 days after 
     submitting to Congress the plan required under subsection 
     (a), taking into account ongoing audits being conducted by 
     the Defense Contract Audit Agency and ongoing construction 
     contract negotiations by the Army Corps of Engineers, so long 
     as any ongoing audits or construction contract negotiations 
     are not a cause for delay, the Secretary shall work with the 
     Defense Logistics Agency to execute that plan until the 
     Department of Defense is no longer incurring any costs to 
     maintain, store, or protect the materials specified under 
     such subsection.
       (c) Requirements of Requesting States.--Any State 
     requesting border wall construction materials made available 
     under this section must certify, in writing, that the 
     materials it accepts will be exclusively used for the 
     construction of a permanent physical barrier along the border 
     of the United States with Mexico.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report containing the following:
       (1) A detailed description of the decision process of the 
     Secretary to forgo the excess property disposal process of 
     the Department of Defense and instead pay to store border 
     wall panels.
       (2) A list of entities the Department is paying for use of 
     their privately owned land to store unused border wall 
     construction materials, with appropriate action taken to 
     protect personally identifiable information, such as by 
     making the list of entities available in an annex that is 
     labeled as controlled unclassified information.
       (3) An explanation of the process through which the 
     Department contracted with private landowners to store unused 
     border wall construction materials, including whether there 
     was a competitive contracting process and whether the 
     landowners have instituted an inventory review system.
       (4) A description of any investigations by the Inspector 
     General of the Department that have been opened related to 
     storing border wall construction materials.

     SEC. 2881. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Numu Newe Special Management Area.--Section 2902(c) of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023 (16 U.S.C. 460gggg(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``217,845'' and inserting ``209,181''.
       (b) Reduction of Impact of Fallon Range Training Complex 
     Modernization.--Section 2995(a)(3)(A) of the Military Land 
     Withdrawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 113-66), as 
     added by section 2901 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public 
     Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3016) is amended by inserting ``Gas'' 
     after ``Basin''.

 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.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
     fiscal year 2024 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:
       Project 24-D-513, Z-Pinch Experimental Underground System 
     Test Bed Facilities Improvement, Nevada National Security 
     Site, Nye County, Nevada, $80,000,000.
       Project 24-D-512, TA-46 Protective Force Facility, Los 
     Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 
     $48,500,000.
       Project 24-D-511, Plutonium Production Building, Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $48,500,000.
       Project 24-D-510, Analytic Gas Laboratory, Pantex Plant, 
     Panhandle, Texas, $35,000,000.
       Project 24-D-530, Naval Reactors Facility Medical Science 
     Complex, Idaho Falls, Idaho, $36,584,000.

     SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
     fiscal year 2024 for defense environmental cleanup activities 
     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, 
     for defense environmental cleanup activities, the following 
     new plant projects:
       Project 24-D-401, Environmental Restoration Disposal 
     Facility Super Cell 11 Expansion Project, Hanford Site, 
     Richland, Washington, $1,000,000.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 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 2024 for nuclear energy 
     as specified in the funding table in section 4701.

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   Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3111. 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 
     for fiscal year 2024 for the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration for the purpose of conducting research and 
     development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on 
     low-enriched uranium may be obligated or expended until the 
     following determinations are submitted to the congressional 
     defense committees:
       (1) A determination made jointly by the Secretary of Energy 
     and the Secretary of Defense with respect to whether the 
     determination made jointly by the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Secretary of the Navy 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 research and development of 
     an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched 
     uranium, remains valid.
       (2) A determination by the Secretary of the Navy with 
     respect to whether an advanced naval nuclear fuel system 
     based on low-enriched uranium can be produced that would not 
     reduce vessel capability, increase expense, or reduce 
     operational availability as a result of refueling 
     requirements.

     SEC. 3112. PROHIBITION ON ARIES EXPANSION BEFORE REALIZATION 
                   OF 30 PIT PER YEAR BASE CAPABILITY.

       Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
     2538a) is amended by--
        (a) redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (b) inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f) Prohibition on ARIES Expansion Before Realization of 
     30 Pit Per Year Base Capability.--
       ``(1) In general.--Unless the Administrator certifies to 
     the congressional defense committees that the base capability 
     to produce 30 plutonium pits per year has been established at 
     Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Advanced Recovery and 
     Integrated Extraction System (commonly known as `ARIES') 
     spaces at the Plutonium Facility at Technical Area 55 
     (commonly known as `PF-4') may not be modified, including by 
     installing additional equipment.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
     respect to--
       ``(A) the planning and design of an additional ARIES 
     capability; or
       ``(B) the transfer of the ARIES capability to a location 
     other than PF-4.''.

     SEC. 3113. PLUTONIUM MODERNIZATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.

        Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
     2538a) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Not later than 570 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security 
     shall ensure that the plutonium modernization program 
     established by the Office of Defense Programs of the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration, or any subsequently 
     developed program designed to meet the requirements under 
     subsection (a), is managed in accordance with the 
     requirements of the Enhanced Management A program management 
     category described in the execution instruction of the Office 
     of Defense Programs entitled `DP Program Execution 
     Instruction: NA-10 Program Management Tools and Processes' 
     and issued on January 14, 2016, or any subsequent 
     directive.''.

     SEC. 3114. PANTEX EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY.

       Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 4225. PANTEX EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than the date on which the 
     W87-1 modification program enters into phase 6.5 of the joint 
     nuclear weapons life cycle process (as defined in section 
     4220), the Administrator shall establish at the Pantex Plant 
     a conventional high explosives production capability with 
     sufficient capacity to support full rate production of the 
     main explosives used for the W87-1 warhead.
       ``(b) Briefing.--On the day after the date that the budget 
     of the President is submitted to Congress under section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2025 
     and each fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall 
     brief the congressional defense committees on the progress of 
     the Administration in achieving the capability described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(c) Termination.--Subsection (b) shall terminate upon the 
     date that the Administrator certifies to the congressional 
     defense committees that the capability described in 
     subsection (a) has been achieved.''.

     SEC. 3115. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHING AN ENDURING 
                   BIOASSURANCE PROGRAM WITHIN THE NATIONAL 
                   NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title XLVIII of the Atomic 
     Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following section:

     ``SEC. 4815. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHING AN ENDURING 
                   BIOASSURANCE PROGRAM WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator may not establish a 
     program within the Administration for the purposes of 
     executing an enduring national security research and 
     development effort to broaden the role of the Department of 
     Energy in national biodefense.
       ``(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be interpreted--
       ``(1) to prohibit the establishment of a bioassurance 
     program for the purpose of executing enduring national 
     security research and development in any component of the 
     Department of Energy other than the Administration or in any 
     other Federal agency; or
       ``(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration, 
     including resources provided by a national security 
     laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility site, to 
     support the execution of a bioassurance program, if such 
     support is provided--
       ``(A) on a cost-reimbursable basis to an entity that is not 
     a component of the Department of Energy; and
       ``(B) in a manner that does not interfere with mission of 
     such laboratory or facility.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 4814 the following new item:

``Sec. 4815. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance 
              program within the Administration.''.

     SEC. 3116. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY ON ACCEPTANCE OF 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACCELERATION OR REMOVAL OR 
                   SECURITY OF FISSILE MATERIALS, RADIOLOGICAL 
                   MATERIALS, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AT VULNERABLE 
                   SITES WORLDWIDE.

       Section 4306B(f)(6) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
     U.S.C. 2569(f)(6)) is amended by striking ``2028'' and 
     inserting ``2033''.

     SEC. 3117. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAM 
                   ON VULNERABLE SITES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4306B of the Atomic Energy Defense 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 2569) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (6) of subsection (e), as so redesignated, 
     by striking ``2028'' and inserting ``2030''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4309(c)(7) of the Atomic 
     Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2575(c)(7)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 
     2569(f))'' and inserting ``section 4306B(e)''.

     SEC. 3118. IMPLEMENTATION OF ENHANCED MISSION DELIVERY 
                   INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--Concurrent with the submission of the 
     budget of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2025 
     through 2029, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, acting 
     through the Director for Cost Estimating and Program 
     Evaluation, shall brief the congressional defense committees 
     on the status of implementing the 18 principal 
     recommendations and associated subelements of the report 
     entitled ``Evolving the Nuclear Security Enterprise: A Report 
     of the Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative'', published by 
     the National Nuclear Security Administration in September 
     2022.
       (b) Elements of Briefings.--Each briefing required by 
     subsection (a) shall address--
       (1) the status of implementing each recommendation 
     described in subsection (a);
       (2) with respect to each recommendation that has been 
     implemented, whether the outcome of such implementation is 
     achieving the desired result;
       (3) with respect to each recommendation that has not been 
     implemented, the reason for not implementing such 
     recommendation;
       (4) whether additional legislation is required in order to 
     implement a recommendation; and
       (5) such other matters as the Administrator considers 
     necessary.

     SEC. 3119. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL PROVISION OF 
                   SPEND PLAN FOR W80-4 ALT WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 
     fiscal year 2024 for operations of the Office of the 
     Administrator for Nuclear Security, not more than 50 percent 
     may be obligated or expended until the date on which the 
     Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to the 
     congressional defense committees the spend plan for the 
     warhead associated with the sea-launched cruise missile 
     required by section 1642(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).

     SEC. 3120. ANALYSES OF NUCLEAR PROGRAMS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Capability to Conduct Analyses of Nuclear Programs.--
     The Secretary of Energy shall, using existing authorities of 
     the Secretary, take such actions as are necessary to improve 
     the ability of the Department of Energy to conduct 
     comprehensive, integrated analyses of the nuclear programs of 
     foreign countries.
       (b) Additional Analyses Required.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct analyses of--
       (1) countries that may pursue nuclear weapons programs in 
     the future;
       (2) developing technologies that make it easier for the 
     governments of countries or for non-state actors to acquire 
     nuclear weapons; and

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       (3) entities that may be developing the ability to supply 
     sensitive nuclear technologies but may not yet have effective 
     programs in place to ensure compliance with export controls.

     SEC. 3121. ENHANCING NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
                   SUPPLY CHAIN RELIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XLVIII of the Atomic 
     Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2781 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 4808. SUPPLY CHAIN RELIABILITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.

       ``The Administrator shall establish a supply chain 
     reliability assurance program--
       ``(1) to facilitate collaboration with the Department of 
     Defense and industrial partners to maintain a reliable 
     domestic supplier base for critical materials to meet 
     engineering and performance requirements of the 
     Administration and the Department of Defense; and
       ``(2) to improve coordination with the Infrastructure and 
     Operations Program and the Programmatic Recapitalization 
     Working Group to improve planning for material requirements 
     and potential disruptions to commercial or contractor supply 
     chains, including with respect to--
       ``(A) assisting in coordination for forecasting future 
     needs in both legacy inventories and new procurements;
       ``(B) establishing clear requirements for nuclear security 
     enterprise assurance and, when cost-effective, to use 
     capabilities of the Administration to restore mission 
     schedules at risk; and
       ``(C) collaborating with the Department of Defense and 
     industrial partners to establish processes to mitigate 
     manufacturing challenges and to develop strategies to lower 
     long-term costs, while identifying and preserving production 
     of materials and components by the Administration.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 4807 the following new item:

``Sec. 4808. Supply chain reliability assurance program.''.

     SEC. 3122. TRANSFER OF CYBERSECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES TO 
                   ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY.

       The National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
     2401 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3212(b) (50 U.S.C. 2402(b)), by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(20) Information resources management, including 
     cybersecurity.''; and
       (2) in section 3232(b)(3)(50 U.S.C. 2422(b)(3)), by 
     striking ``and cyber''.

     SEC. 3123. REDESIGNATING DUTIES RELATED TO DEPARTMENTAL 
                   RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR INCIDENT RESPONSES.

       (a) Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs.--Section 
     3214(b) of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 2404 (b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Administrator for Nuclear Security.--Section 3212(b)(7) 
     of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
     U.S.C. 2402(b)(7)) is amended by inserting ``and Nuclear 
     Emergency Support Team capabilities, including all field-
     deployed and remote technical support to public health and 
     safety missions, countering weapons of mass destruction 
     operations, technical and operational nuclear forensics, and 
     responses to United States nuclear weapon accidents'' after 
     ``management''.

     SEC. 3124. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN 
                   CONTRACTING, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, SCIENTIFIC, 
                   ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL POSITIONS.

       Section 3241 of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441) is amended by striking 
     ``800'' and inserting ``1,200''.

     SEC. 3125. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE 
                   ACT.

       The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 4306(d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Not later than March 
     15, 2005, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Not later than January 
     1, 2006, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) in section 4807(f)(1), by striking ``2022'' and 
     inserting ``2030''.

     SEC. 3126. AMENDMENT TO PERIOD FOR BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 4807(f)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
     U.S.C. 2787(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``2022'' and 
     inserting ``2032''.

     SEC. 3127. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR URANIUM 
                   CAPABILITIES REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

       Section 3123(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2178) is 
     repealed.

          Subtitle C--Budget and Financial Management Matters

     SEC. 3131. UPDATED FINANCIAL INTEGRATION POLICY.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall issue 
     an updated financial integration policy, which shall include 
     the following:
       (1) Updated responsibilities for offices of the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration and requirements for 
     management and operating contractors, including contractors 
     at sites that are not sites of the Administration.
       (2) Guidance for how offices of the Administration should 
     use common financial data, including guidance requiring that 
     such data be used as the primary source of financial data by 
     program offices, to the extent practicable.
       (3) Processes recommended by the Government Accountability 
     Office to improve financial integration efforts of the 
     Administration, including an internal process to verify how 
     management and operating contractors crosswalk data from 
     their systems to the appropriate work breakdown structure of 
     the Administration and apply common cost element definitions.
       (4) Any other matters the Administrator considers 
     appropriate.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 3141. INTEGRATION OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE OF DEPARTMENT 
                   OF ENERGY INTO POLICYMAKING.

       The Secretary of Energy shall take such measures as are 
     necessary to improve the integration of the scientific and 
     technical expertise of the Department of Energy, especially 
     the expertise of the national laboratories, into 
     policymaking, including by--
       (1) ensuring that such expertise is involved during 
     interagency discussions, regardless of the topic of such 
     discussions;
       (2) decreasing restrictions on personnel of laboratories 
     and other facilities of the Department working in the 
     Department headquarters for 2- to 3-year rotations;
       (3) increasing collaboration among program managers and 
     personnel of laboratories and other facilities of the 
     Department during policy deliberations; and
       (4) creating mechanisms for providing technical advice to 
     officials of the Department responsible for nonproliferation 
     policy.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

     SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2024, $47,230,000 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 XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 3501. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.

       Section 109 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 109. Maritime Administration

       ``(a) Organization and Mission.--The Maritime 
     Administration is an administration in the Department of 
     Transportation. The mission of the Maritime Administration is 
     to foster, promote, and develop the merchant maritime 
     industry of the United States.
       ``(b) Maritime Administrator.--The head of the Maritime 
     Administration is the Maritime Administrator, who is 
     appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent 
     of the Senate. The Administrator shall report directly to the 
     Secretary of Transportation and carry out the duties 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(c) Deputy Maritime Administrator.--The Maritime 
     Administration shall have a Deputy Maritime Administrator, 
     who is appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary, 
     after consultation with the Administrator. The Deputy 
     Administrator shall carry out the duties prescribed by the 
     Administrator. The Deputy Administrator shall be Acting 
     Administrator during the absence or disability of the 
     Administrator and, unless the Secretary designates another 
     individual, during a vacancy in the office of Administrator.
       ``(d) Duties and Powers Vested in Secretary.--All duties 
     and powers of the Maritime Administration are vested in the 
     Secretary.
       ``(e) Regional Offices.--The Maritime Administration shall 
     have regional offices for the Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, 
     and Pacific port ranges, and may have other regional offices 
     as necessary. The Secretary shall appoint a qualified 
     individual as Director of each regional office. The Secretary 
     shall carry out appropriate activities and programs of the 
     Maritime Administration through the regional offices.
       ``(f) Interagency and Industry Relations.--The Secretary 
     shall establish and maintain liaison with other agencies, and 
     with representative trade organizations throughout the United 
     States, concerned with the transportation of commodities by 
     water in the export and import foreign commerce of the United 
     States, for the purpose of securing preference to vessels of 
     the United States for the transportation of those 
     commodities.
       ``(g) Detailing Officers From Armed Forces.--To assist the 
     Secretary in carrying out duties and powers relating to the 
     Maritime Administration, not more than five officers of the 
     Armed Forces may be detailed to the Secretary at any one 
     time, in addition to details authorized by any other law. 
     During the period of a detail, the Secretary shall pay the 
     officer an amount that, when added to the officer's pay and 
     allowances as an officer in the Armed Forces, makes the 
     officer's total pay and allowances equal to the amount that 
     would be paid to an individual performing work the Secretary 
     considers to be of similar importance, difficulty, and 
     responsibility as that performed by the officer during the 
     detail.
       ``(h) Contracts, Cooperative Agreements, and Audits.--
       ``(1) Contracts and cooperative agreements.--In the same 
     manner that a private

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     corporation may make a contract within the scope of its 
     authority under its charter, the Secretary may make contracts 
     and cooperative agreements for the United States Government 
     and disburse amounts to--
       ``(A) carry out the Secretary's duties and powers under 
     this section, subtitle V of title 46, and all other Maritime 
     Administration programs; and
       ``(B) protect, preserve, and improve collateral held by the 
     Secretary to secure indebtedness.
       ``(2) Audits.--The financial transactions of the Secretary 
     under paragraph (1) shall be audited by the Comptroller 
     General. The Comptroller General shall allow credit for an 
     expenditure shown to be necessary because of the nature of 
     the business activities authorized by this section or 
     subtitle V of title 46. At least once a year, the Comptroller 
     General shall report to Congress any departure by the 
     Secretary from this section or subtitle V of title 46.
       ``(i) Grant Administrative Expenses.--Except as otherwise 
     provided by law, the administrative and related expenses for 
     the administration of any grant programs by the Maritime 
     Administrator may not exceed 3 percent.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated such 
     amounts as may be necessary to carry out the duties and 
     powers of the Secretary relating to the Maritime 
     Administration.
       ``(2) Limitations.--Only those amounts specifically 
     authorized by law may be appropriated for the use of the 
     Maritime Administration for--
       ``(A) acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of 
     vessels;
       ``(B) construction-differential subsidies incident to the 
     construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of vessels;
       ``(C) costs of national defense features;
       ``(D) payments of obligations incurred for operating-
     differential subsidies;
       ``(E) expenses necessary for research and development 
     activities, including reimbursement of the Vessel Operations 
     Revolving Fund for losses resulting from expenses of 
     experimental vessel operations;
       ``(F) the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund;
       ``(G) National Defense Reserve Fleet expenses;
       ``(H) expenses necessary to carry out part B of subtitle V 
     of title 46; and
       ``(I) other operations and training expenses related to the 
     development of waterborne transportation systems, the use of 
     waterborne transportation systems, and general 
     administration.''.

                       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)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              FY 2024         Senate
  Line                 Item                   Request       Authorized
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
          FIXED WING
      3   FUTURE UAS FAMILY.............          53,453          53,453
      5   SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT                 20,769          20,769
           SYSTEMS......................
          ROTARY
      6   AH-64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN.         718,578         718,578
      7   AH-64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN.         110,360         110,360
      8   UH-60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP).         668,258         668,258
      9   UH-60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP).          92,494          92,494
     10   UH-60 BLACK HAWK L AND V               153,196         153,196
           MODELS.......................
     11   CH-47 HELICOPTER..............         202,487         202,487
     12   CH-47 HELICOPTER..............          18,936          18,936
          MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
     13   MQ-1 PAYLOAD..................          13,650          13,650
     14   GRAY EAGLE MODS2..............          14,959          14,959
     16   AH-64 MODS....................         113,127         113,127
     17   CH-47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS             20,689          20,689
           (MYP)........................
     22   UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS.......          35,879          35,879
     23   NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN......          32,418          32,418
     24   COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE.......          74,912          74,912
     25   DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT...          16,838          16,838
     26   AVIATION ASSURED PNT..........          67,383          67,383
     27   GATM ROLLUP...................           8,924           8,924
     29   UAS MODS......................           2,258           2,258
          GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS
     30   AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY                 161,731         161,731
           EQUIPMENT....................
     31   SURVIVABILITY CM..............           6,526           6,526
     32   CMWS..........................          72,041          72,041
     33   COMMON INFRARED                        261,384         261,384
           COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM)......
          OTHER SUPPORT
     34   COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT.......          25,752          25,752
     35   AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS....          22,097          22,097
     36   AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL...........          21,216          21,216
     37   LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET.........           2,125           2,125
          TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,          3,012,440       3,012,440
           ARMY.........................
 
          MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
          SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM
      1   LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE               6,625           6,625
           DEFENSE (AMD) SEN............
      3   M-SHORAD--PROCUREMENT.........         400,697         400,697
      4   MSE MISSILE...................       1,212,832       1,212,832
      6   PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE               384,071         384,071
           (PRSM).......................
      7   INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION               313,189         313,189
           CAPABILITY INC 2-I...........
      8   MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC)....         169,519         169,519

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          AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM
      9   HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY..........          21,976          21,976
     10   JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS               303,409         303,409
           (JAGM).......................
     12   LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON..         156,821         156,821
          ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS
     13   JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM                199,509         199,509
           SUMMARY......................
     14   TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY..........         120,475         120,475
     15   GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)....         886,367         886,367
     16   GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)....          55,913          55,913
     17   MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE             10,334          10,334
           ROCKETS (RRPR)...............
     18   HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET         179,230         179,230
           SYSTEM (HIMARS...............
     19   ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS                    7,307           7,307
           (ATACMS)--SYS SUM............
          MODIFICATIONS
     21   PATRIOT MODS..................         212,247         212,247
     22   STINGER MODS..................          36,484          36,484
     23   AVENGER MODS..................          22,274          22,274
     25   MLRS MODS.....................         168,198         168,198
     26   HIMARS MODIFICATIONS..........          76,266          76,266
          SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
     27   SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.......           6,573           6,573
          SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
     28   AIR DEFENSE TARGETS...........          11,701          11,701
          TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT,           4,962,017       4,962,017
           ARMY.........................
 
          PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY
          TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
      1   ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE          554,777         554,777
           (AMPV).......................
      3   MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER....         394,635         394,635
          MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT
           VEHICLES
      4   STRYKER UPGRADE...............         614,282         614,282
      5   BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM                5,232           5,232
           (BFIST) VEHICLE..............
      6   BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD).........         158,274         158,274
      7   M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS........          90,986          90,986
      8   PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT          469,152         469,152
           (PIM)........................
      9   IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88          41,058          41,058
           HERCULES)....................
     12   JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE..........         159,804         159,804
     13   ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM........         697,883         697,883
     14   ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM........         102,440         102,440
          WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT
           VEHICLES
     16   PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL)             510             510
     17   M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN                    425             425
           (7.62MM).....................
     19   MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL..           3,420           3,420
     20   MORTAR SYSTEMS................           8,013           8,013
     21   LOCATION & AZIMUTH                       3,174           3,174
           DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS...
     22   XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE           14,143          14,143
           (GLM)........................
     23   PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE........           5,248           5,248
     24   CARBINE.......................             571             571
     25   NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON..         292,850         292,850
     26   HANDGUN.......................              32              32
          MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER
           COMBAT VEH
     28   M777 MODS.....................          18,920          18,920
     31   M119 MODIFICATIONS............          13,097          13,097
     32   MORTAR MODIFICATION...........             423             423
          SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
     33   ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-             1,148           1,148
           WTCV)........................
     34   PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-         115,024         115,024
           WTCV)........................
          TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV,          3,765,521       3,765,521
           ARMY.........................
 
          PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION,
           ARMY
          SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION
      1   CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES........          90,853          90,853
      2   CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES........          65,370          65,370
      3   NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON           191,244         191,244
           AMMUNITION...................
      4   CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES.......           6,597           6,597
      5   CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES.......          41,534          41,534
      6   CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES..........           7,925           7,925
      7   CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES..........          38,760          38,760
      8   CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES..........         107,805         107,805
      9   CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES..........         148,970         148,970
     10   CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES..........          28,000          28,000
          MORTAR AMMUNITION
     11   60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES........          35,160          35,160
     12   81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES........          40,562          40,562
     13   120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES.......         106,784         106,784
          TANK AMMUNITION
     14   CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND            300,368         300,368
           120MM, ALL TYPES.............
          ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
     15   ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM &            21,298          21,298
           105MM, ALL TYPES.............
     16   ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM,           150,839         150,839
           ALL TYPES....................
     18   PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS.          96,406          96,406
     19   ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES           172,947         172,947
           AND PRIMERS, ALL.............
          MINES

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     20   MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL           71,182          71,182
           TYPES........................
     21   CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE          55,374          55,374
          ROCKETS
     22   SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS,            18,630          18,630
           ALL TYPES....................
     23   ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES...          87,293          87,293
          OTHER AMMUNITION
     24   CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES............           6,564           6,564
     25   DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL               24,238          24,238
           TYPES........................
     26   GRENADES, ALL TYPES...........          48,374          48,374
     27   SIGNALS, ALL TYPES............          23,252          23,252
     28   SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES.........          11,309          11,309
          MISCELLANEOUS
     30   AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES....           3,976           3,976
     31   NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL               3,281           3,281
           TYPES........................
     32   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION              17,436          17,436
           (AMMO).......................
     33   AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT.          13,133          13,133
     34   FIRST DESTINATION                       18,068          18,068
           TRANSPORTATION (AMMO)........
     35   CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES..........             102             102
          PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT
     36   INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.........         726,135         726,135
     37   CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS                 183,752         183,752
           DEMILITARIZATION.............
     38   ARMS INITIATIVE...............           4,057           4,057
          TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF                 2,967,578       2,967,578
           AMMUNITION, ARMY.............
 
          OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
          TACTICAL VEHICLES
      1   SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED:........          22,751          22,751
      2   SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS.........          40,359          40,359
      3   HI MOB MULTI-PURP WHLD VEH              25,904          25,904
           (HMMWV)......................
      4   GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV)          36,223          36,223
      6   JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE           839,413         839,413
           FAMILY OF VEHICL.............
      7   TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE)........          20,075          20,075
      8   FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH          110,734         110,734
           (FMTV).......................
      9   FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-             28,745          28,745
           TERRAIN VEHICLE (C...........
     10   FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED                 55,340          55,340
           FIREFIGHTING EQUIP...........
     11   FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL                66,428          66,428
           VEHICLES (FHTV)..............
     12   PLS ESP.......................          51,868          51,868
     14   TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE                 3,792           3,792
           PROTECTION KITS..............
     15   MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP..          80,326          80,326
          NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
     16   PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES...           2,203           2,203
     17   NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER...           8,246           8,246
          COMM--JOINT COMMUNICATIONS
     18   SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM..         161,585         161,585
     19   TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY            358,646         358,646
           MOD IN SVC...................
     20   DISASTER INCIDENT RESPONSE                 254             254
           COMMS TERMINAL (DI...........
     21   JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM).....           5,097           5,097
          COMM--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
     24   DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND            101,181         101,181
           SATCOM SYSTEMS...............
     25   TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND          54,849          54,849
           COMMUNICATIONS...............
     26   SHF TERM......................          41,634          41,634
     27   ASSURED POSITIONING,                   202,370         202,370
           NAVIGATION AND TIMING........
     28   EHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION...          19,122          19,122
     30   GLOBAL BRDCST SVC--GBS........             531             531
          COMM--C3 SYSTEM
     31   COE TACTICAL SERVER                     77,999          77,999
           INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI).........
          COMM--COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS
     32   HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM            765,109         765,109
           FIT (HMS)....................
     33   ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS..........          60,767          60,767
     35   UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE.........          18,999          18,999
     36   COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.         492,001         492,001
     37   FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT            1,374           1,374
           CASUALTY CARE................
     38   ARMY COMMUNICATIONS &                   52,485          52,485
           ELECTRONICS..................
          COMM--INTELLIGENCE COMM
     39   CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE-             16,767          16,767
           INTEL........................
     41   MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE.....         119,989         119,989
          INFORMATION SECURITY
     42   INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY                701             701
           PROGRAM-ISSP.................
     43   COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY                159,712         159,712
           (COMSEC).....................
     44   DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS....          13,848          13,848
     45   INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM--UNIT             1,502           1,502
           ACTIVITY MONITO..............
     47   BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY              453             453
           (BEC)........................
          COMM--LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS
     49   BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS...          23,278          23,278
          COMM--BASE COMMUNICATIONS
     50   INFORMATION SYSTEMS...........          32,608          32,608
     51   EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT                     4,949           4,949
           MODERNIZATION PROGRAM........
     52   INSTALLATION INFO                      243,011         243,011
           INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM...
          ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT REL ACT
           (TIARA)
     55   JTT/CIBS-M....................           8,543           8,543
     56   TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS               85,486          85,486
           (TLS)........................
     58   DCGS-A-INTEL..................           2,980           2,980

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     60   TROJAN........................          30,649          30,649
     61   MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL               4,169           4,169
           SPT).........................
     62   BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION              932             932
           DEVICES......................
          ELECT EQUIP--ELECTRONIC
           WARFARE (EW)
     63   EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS          21,278          21,278
           (EWPMT)......................
     64   AIR VIGILANCE (AV)............           6,641           6,641
     65   MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC               15,941          15,941
           WARFARE (MFEW) SYST..........
     67   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY            22,833          22,833
           COUNTERMEASURES..............
     68   CI MODERNIZATION..............             434             434
          ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL SURV.
           (TAC SURV)
     69   SENTINEL MODS.................         161,886         161,886
     70   NIGHT VISION DEVICES..........         141,143         141,143
     71   SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE            15,484          15,484
           MOUNTED MLRF.................
     73   FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS).         185,634         185,634
     74   ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE              3,652           3,652
           ARTILLERY FUZE SE............
     75   FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED                20,438          20,438
           (IFLIR)......................
     76   COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL          365,376         365,376
           SYSTEM (C-SUAS)..............
     77   JOINT BATTLE COMMAND--PLATFORM         215,290         215,290
           (JBC-P)......................
     78   JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM           8,932           8,932
           (JETS).......................
     79   COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC               2,965           2,965
           XM32.........................
     80   MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM....           8,024           8,024
     81   MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS              7,399           7,399
           MODIFICATIONS................
     82   COUNTERFIRE RADARS............          99,782          99,782
          ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL C2
           SYSTEMS
     83   ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED            78,512          78,512
           INFRASTRUCTURE (.............
     84   FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY........          10,052          10,052
     85   AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING &            68,892          68,892
           CONTROL SYS..................
     86   IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM....         412,556         412,556
     87   LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT              4,270           4,270
           (LCSS).......................
     88   NETWORK MANAGEMENT                      37,194          37,194
           INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE...
     89   GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-            1,987           1,987
           ARMY (GCSS-A)................
     90   INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY             5,318           5,318
           SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP.............
     91   MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT                  4,997           4,997
           (ENFIRE).....................
          ELECT EQUIP--AUTOMATION
     92   ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION...          10,130          10,130
     93   AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING               61,489          61,489
           EQUIP........................
     94   ACCESSIONS INFORMATION                   4,198           4,198
           ENVIRONMENT (AIE)............
     96   HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM             76,053          76,053
           (HPCMP)......................
     97   CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM.......           6,061           6,061
     98   CSS COMMUNICATIONS............          56,804          56,804
          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
   9999   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........           1,781           1,781
          CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT
    102   BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS)....          70,781          70,781
    103   CBRN DEFENSE..................          63,198          63,198
          BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
    104   TACTICAL BRIDGING.............           1,157           1,157
    105   TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON.          82,228          82,228
    106   BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL SET.......           4,414           4,414
          ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION)
           EQUIPMENT
    110   ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS.          68,893          68,893
    112   FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS....           4,785           4,785
          COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
           EQUIPMENT
    113   HEATERS AND ECU'S.............           7,617           7,617
    115   PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT               5,356           5,356
           SYSTEM (PRSS)................
    116   GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM.........         167,129         167,129
    117   MOBILE SOLDIER POWER..........          15,967          15,967
    118   FORCE PROVIDER................          34,200          34,200
    120   CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL            45,792          45,792
           PARACHUTE SYSTEM.............
    121   FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND               12,118          12,118
           CONSTRUCTION SETS............
          PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
    123   QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT           2,507           2,507
    124   DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS,                   40,989          40,989
           PETROLEUM & WATER............
          MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
    125   COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL........          86,829          86,829
          MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
    126   MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT            17,287          17,287
           SYSTEMS......................
          CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
    128   TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED.........          29,878          29,878
    129   ALL TERRAIN CRANES............          27,725          27,725
    131   FAMILY OF DIVER SUPPORT                  1,811           1,811
           EQUIPMENT....................
    132   CONST EQUIP ESP...............           8,898           8,898
          RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION
           EQUIPMENT
    133   ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP...........          30,592          30,592
    134   MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV).         149,449         149,449
          GENERATORS
    136   GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED               78,364          78,364
           EQUIP........................
    137   TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER                 11,088          11,088
           RECAPITALIZATION.............
          MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
    138   FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS...........          12,982          12,982
          TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    139   COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS                 56,619          56,619
           SUPPORT......................

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    140   TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM...         226,379         226,379
    141   SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT         234,965         234,965
           (STE)........................
    142   GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT             9,698           9,698
           OF ARMY TRAINING.............
          TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT
           (TMD)
    143   INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST               36,149          36,149
           EQUIPMENT (IFTE).............
    144   TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION            32,623          32,623
           (TEMOD)......................
          OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    145   PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS              132,739         132,739
           (OPA3).......................
    146   BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT...          34,460          34,460
    147   MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC                  35,239          35,239
           EQUIPMENT (OPA-3)............
    148   BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE          31,011          31,011
    149   SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND          52,481          52,481
           EVALUATION...................
          OPA2
    151   INITIAL SPARES--C&E...........           9,169           9,169
          TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY.       8,672,979       8,672,979
 
          AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
          COMBAT AIRCRAFT
      1   F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET....          41,329          41,329
      2   JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV.......       2,410,569       2,410,569
      3   JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV.......         189,425         189,425
      4   JSF STOVL.....................       2,126,317       2,126,317
      5   JSF STOVL.....................         193,125         193,125
      6   CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT)...........       1,698,050       1,698,050
      7   CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT)...........         456,567         456,567
      8   V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)............          27,216          27,216
      9   H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/AH-1Z)....           4,292           4,292
     10   P-8A POSEIDON.................          31,257          31,257
     11   E-2D ADV HAWKEYE..............         182,817         182,817
          TRAINER AIRCRAFT
     13   MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING SYSTEM           289,141         289,141
           (METS).......................
          OTHER AIRCRAFT
     15   KC-130J.......................         241,291         241,291
     17   MQ-4 TRITON...................         416,010         416,010
     19   MQ-8 UAV......................           1,546           1,546
     21   MQ-25.........................         545,697         545,697
     22   MQ-25.........................          50,576          50,576
     23   MARINE GROUP 5 UAS............          89,563          89,563
          MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
     24   F-18 A-D UNIQUE...............         116,551         116,551
     25   F-18E/F AND EA-18G                     605,416         605,416
           MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINM...
     26   MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES.....          98,063          98,063
     27   AEA SYSTEMS...................          24,110          24,110
     28   AV-8 SERIES...................          22,829          22,829
     29   INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK              179,193         179,193
           (IRST).......................
     30   ADVERSARY.....................          69,336          69,336
     31   F-18 SERIES...................         640,236         640,236
     32   H-53 SERIES...................          41,414          41,414
     33   MH-60 SERIES..................         106,495         106,495
     34   H-1 SERIES....................         114,284         114,284
     35   EP-3 SERIES...................           8,548           8,548
     36   E-2 SERIES....................         183,246         183,246
     37   TRAINER A/C SERIES............          16,376          16,376
     39   C-130 SERIES..................         198,220         198,220
     40   FEWSG.........................             651             651
     41   CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES....          13,930          13,930
     42   E-6 SERIES....................         164,571         164,571
     43   EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES..          60,498          60,498
     44   T-45 SERIES...................         170,357         170,357
     45   POWER PLANT CHANGES...........          21,079          21,079
     46   JPATS SERIES..................          28,005          28,005
     48   COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT..........          53,614          53,614
     49   COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES.......         136,199         136,199
     50   COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM           6,585           6,585
     51   ID SYSTEMS....................          13,085          13,085
     52   P-8 SERIES....................         316,168         316,168
     53   MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION.........          24,901          24,901
     54   MQ-8 SERIES...................          14,700          14,700
     55   V-22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY.         215,997         215,997
     56   NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)..         426,396         426,396
     57   F-35 STOVL SERIES.............         311,921         311,921
     58   F-35 CV SERIES................         166,909         166,909
     59   QRC...........................          28,206          28,206
     60   MQ-4 SERIES...................          93,951          93,951
          AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR
           PARTS
     62   SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.......       2,451,244       2,451,244
          AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP &
           FACILITIES
     63   COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT.......         566,156         566,156
     64   AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES         133,815         133,815
     65   WAR CONSUMABLES...............          44,632          44,632
     66   OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES......          49,907          49,907
     67   SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.....         404,178         404,178

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          TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,         17,336,760      17,336,760
           NAVY.........................
 
          WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
          MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
      1   CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE....         341,434         341,434
      2   TRIDENT II MODS...............       1,284,705       1,284,705
          SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
      3   MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.           7,954           7,954
          STRATEGIC MISSILES
      4   TOMAHAWK......................          72,908          72,908
          TACTICAL MISSILES
      5   AMRAAM........................         439,153         439,153
      6   SIDEWINDER....................          78,165          78,165
      7   STANDARD MISSILE..............         969,525         969,525
      8   STANDARD MISSILE..............         227,320         227,320
      9   SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II........          65,863          65,863
     10   RAM...........................         114,896         114,896
     11   JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE                79,292          79,292
           (JAGM).......................
     12   HELLFIRE......................           6,923           6,923
     13   AERIAL TARGETS................         176,588         176,588
     14   OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT.........           3,687           3,687
     15   LRASM.........................         639,636         639,636
     16   NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)....          29,925          29,925
     17   NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)....           5,755           5,755
          MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
     18   TOMAHAWK MODS.................         540,944         540,944
     19   ESSM..........................         290,129         290,129
     20   AARGM-ER......................         162,429         162,429
     21   AARGM-ER......................          33,273          33,273
     22   STANDARD MISSILES MODS........          89,255          89,255
          SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
     23   WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.           2,037           2,037
          ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
     25   ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT....         208,154         208,154
          TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP
     26   SSTD..........................           4,830           4,830
     27   MK-48 TORPEDO.................         308,497         308,497
     28   ASW TARGETS...................          14,817          14,817
          MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED
           EQUIP
     29   MK-54 TORPEDO MODS............         104,086         104,086
     30   MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS......          20,714          20,714
     31   MARITIME MINES................          58,800          58,800
          SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
     32   TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.....         133,187         133,187
     33   ASW RANGE SUPPORT.............           4,146           4,146
          DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION
     34   FIRST DESTINATION                        5,811           5,811
           TRANSPORTATION...............
          GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
     35   SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS........          14,165          14,165
          MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN
           MOUNTS
     36   CIWS MODS.....................           4,088           4,088
     37   COAST GUARD WEAPONS...........          55,172          55,172
     38   GUN MOUNT MODS................          82,682          82,682
     39   LCS MODULE WEAPONS............           3,264           3,264
     40   AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION            14,357          14,357
           SYSTEMS......................
          SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
     42   SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.......         177,819         177,819
          TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT,           6,876,385       6,876,385
           NAVY.........................
 
          PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC
          NAVY AMMUNITION
      1   GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS.........          43,519          43,519
      2   JDAM..........................          73,689          73,689
      3   AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES...          67,423          67,423
      4   MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION........          11,862          11,862
      5   PRACTICE BOMBS................          52,481          52,481
      6   CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED              72,426          72,426
           DEVICES......................
      7   AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES         104,529         104,529
      8   JATOS.........................           7,433           7,433
      9   5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION......          30,871          30,871
     10   INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN                41,261          41,261
           AMMUNITION...................
     11   OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION.....          44,044          44,044
     12   SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY              48,478          48,478
           AMMO.........................
     13   PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION....           9,521           9,521
     14   AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5                  1,679           1,679
           MILLION......................
     15   EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING                249,575         249,575
           MUNITIONS....................
          MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION
     16   MORTARS.......................          61,274          61,274
     17   DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS......          73,338          73,338
     18   INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION...         178,240         178,240
     19   COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS......          15,897          15,897
     20   AMMO MODERNIZATION............          17,941          17,941

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     21   ARTILLERY MUNITIONS...........          82,452          82,452
     22   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION....           5,340           5,340
          TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO,           1,293,273       1,293,273
           NAVY & MC....................
 
          SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION,
           NAVY
          FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS
      1   OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE....       2,443,598       2,443,598
      2   OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE....       3,390,734       3,390,734
          OTHER WARSHIPS
      3   CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM...       1,115,296       1,115,296
      4   CVN-81........................         800,492         800,492
      5   VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE......       7,129,965       7,129,965
      6   VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE......       3,215,539       3,215,539
      8   CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS.......         817,646         817,646
      9   DDG 1000......................         410,400         410,400
     10   DDG-51........................       4,199,179       4,199,179
     11   DDG-51........................         284,035         284,035
     13   FFG-FRIGATE...................       2,173,698       2,173,698
          AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS
     14   LPD FLIGHT II.................               0       1,863,000
          Program increase for LPD-33--                      [1,863,000]
           USMC UFR.....................
     18   LHA REPLACEMENT...............       1,830,149       1,830,149
          AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR
           YR PROGRAM COST
     21   AS SUBMARINE TENDER...........       1,733,234       1,733,234
     22   TAO FLEET OILER...............         815,420         815,420
     25   LCU 1700......................          62,532          62,532
     26   OUTFITTING....................         557,365         557,365
     28   SERVICE CRAFT.................          63,815          63,815
     29   AUXILIARY PERSONNEL LIGHTER...               0          72,000
          Additional APL-67 class                               [72,000]
           berthing barge...............
     30   LCAC SLEP.....................          15,286          15,286
     31   AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED                142,008         142,008
           SEALIFT).....................
     32   COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING        1,648,559       1,648,559
           PROGRAMS.....................
          TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND              32,848,950      34,783,950
           CONVERSION, NAVY.............
 
          OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
          SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT
      1   SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT.......          14,003          14,003
          GENERATORS
      2   SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E........         105,441         105,441
          NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
      3   OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT....         110,286         110,286
          OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT
      4   SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND             262,951         262,951
           SUPT EQUIP PROG..............
      5   DDG MOD.......................         628,532         628,532
      6   FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT........          34,782          34,782
      7   COMMAND AND CONTROL                      2,458           2,458
           SWITCHBOARD..................
      8   LHA/LHD MIDLIFE...............         104,369         104,369
      9   LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE              10,529          10,529
           LIFE PROGRAM.................
     10   POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT...          23,272          23,272
     11   SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT...         112,526         112,526
     12   VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT                  32,076          32,076
           EQUIPMENT....................
     13   LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT...          18,832          18,832
     14   SUBMARINE BATTERIES...........          28,221          28,221
     15   LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT...          91,890          91,890
     16   DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT                 232,124         232,124
           EQUIPMENT....................
     17   STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT              25,058          25,058
           EQUIP........................
     18   DSSP EQUIPMENT................           4,623           4,623
     20   LCAC..........................          10,794          10,794
     21   UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT......          19,549          19,549
     22   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION....          86,001          86,001
     23   CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS....           3,288           3,288
          REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT
     24   SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND         2,746,313       2,746,313
           MODERNIZATION................
     25   REACTOR POWER UNITS...........           2,016           2,016
     26   REACTOR COMPONENTS............         390,148         390,148
          OCEAN ENGINEERING
     27   DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT..          18,086          18,086
          SMALL BOATS
     28   STANDARD BOATS................          74,963          74,963
          PRODUCTION FACILITIES
           EQUIPMENT
     29   OPERATING FORCES IPE..........         187,495         187,495
          OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
     30   LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES              49,060          49,060
           EQUIPMENT....................
     31   LCS MCM MISSION MODULES.......          93,961          93,961
     33   LCS SUW MISSION MODULES.......          12,102          12,102
     34   LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION..         171,704         171,704
     35   SMALL & MEDIUM UUV............          61,951          61,951
          LOGISTIC SUPPORT
     36   LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION...           7,594           7,594
          SHIP SONARS
     37   SPQ-9B RADAR..................           7,267           7,267

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     38   AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW COMBAT              138,065         138,065
           SYSTEM.......................
     39   SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT........         463,577         463,577
     40   UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT                23,452          23,452
           EQUIPMENT....................
          ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
     41   SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE              46,726          46,726
           SYSTEM.......................
     42   SSTD..........................          14,560          14,560
     43   FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.....         420,069         420,069
     44   SURTASS.......................          33,910          33,910
          ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT
     45   AN/SLQ-32.....................         329,513         329,513
          RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT
     46   SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT..........         379,230         379,230
     47   AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION                 4,082           4,082
           SYSTEM (AIS).................
          OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC
           EQUIPMENT
     48   COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT                  37,677          37,677
           CAPABILITY...................
     49   NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT          15,374          15,374
           SYSTEM (NTCSS)...............
     50   ATDLS.........................          50,148          50,148
     51   NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL                 3,918           3,918
           SYSTEM (NCCS)................
     52   MINESWEEPING SYSTEM                     16,814          16,814
           REPLACEMENT..................
     54   NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE).          37,319          37,319
     55   AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV             2,750           2,750
           SERVICE......................
     56   STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT               6,437           6,437
           EQUIP........................
          AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
     57   ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT..........          89,237          89,237
     58   AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT..........          90,487          90,487
     59   ID SYSTEMS....................          59,234          59,234
     60   JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND             3,343           3,343
           LANDING SYSTEM (.............
     61   NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS          39,180          39,180
          OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC
           EQUIPMENT
     62   MARITIME INTEGRATED BROADCAST            6,994           6,994
           SYSTEM.......................
     63   TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS...          52,026          52,026
     64   DCGS-N........................          16,579          16,579
     65   CANES.........................         467,587         467,587
     66   RADIAC........................          16,475          16,475
     67   CANES-INTELL..................          48,207          48,207
     68   GPETE.........................          25,761          25,761
     69   MASF..........................          16,475          16,475
     70   INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST                 6,345           6,345
           FACILITY.....................
     71   EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION...           4,282           4,282
     73   IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS.         255,256         255,256
          SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS
     74   BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK.          74,180          74,180
     75   SHIPBOARD TACTICAL                      29,776          29,776
           COMMUNICATIONS...............
     76   SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION          96,916          96,916
     77   COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M          14,107          14,107
          SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS
     78   SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT...          73,791          73,791
     79   SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION                 83,178          83,178
           EQUIPMENT....................
          SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
     80   SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS                72,871          72,871
           SYSTEMS......................
     81   NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT).          37,921          37,921
          SHORE COMMUNICATIONS
     82   JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT             5,065           5,065
           ELEMENT (JCSE)...............
          CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
     83   INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM          154,890         154,890
           (ISSP).......................
     84   MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM...           1,079           1,079
          CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT
     85   CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS              17,483          17,483
           EQUIP........................
          OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT
     86   COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT.........          77,458          77,458
          SONOBUOYS
     88   SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES..........         311,177         311,177
          AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
     89   MINOTAUR......................           5,396           5,396
     90   WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT                  147,556         147,556
           EQUIPMENT....................
     91   AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT....         162,273         162,273
     92   ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG).          11,930          11,930
     93   ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT                17,836          17,836
           LAUNCH SYSTEM (EMALS.........
     94   METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT......          19,703          19,703
     95   LEGACY AIRBORNE MCM...........          12,202          12,202
     97   AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT....          82,115          82,115
     98   UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER                     152,687         152,687
           AVIATION(UCA)MISSION CNTRL...
     99   ARCHITECT & CAP FOR AUTONOMY             1,612           1,612
           IN NAV ENTER (AR.............
          SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
    100   SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT....           6,404           6,404
          SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
    101   HARPOON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.....             227             227
    102   SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT         294,511         294,511
    103   TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT....          92,432          92,432
          FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    104   STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS              325,318         325,318
           EQUIP........................
          ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

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    105   SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS....         133,063         133,063
    106   ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.........          27,469          27,469
          OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT
           EQUIPMENT
    107   EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL             27,864          27,864
           EQUIP........................
    108   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION....           6,171           6,171
          OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE
    109   ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY SYSTEM          56,630          56,630
    110   SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS          76,954          76,954
    111   SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT....         209,487         209,487
          CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT
           EQUIPMENT
    112   PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES...           3,827           3,827
    113   GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS........           4,570           4,570
    114   CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE              56,829          56,829
           EQUIP........................
    115   FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.......          16,583          16,583
    116   TACTICAL VEHICLES.............          24,236          24,236
    117   AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT..........           4,504           4,504
    118   POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT...           3,898           3,898
    119   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION....          67,286          67,286
    120   PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES....           1,286           1,286
          SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    121   SUPPLY EQUIPMENT..............          33,258          33,258
    122   FIRST DESTINATION                        6,977           6,977
           TRANSPORTATION...............
    123   SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS         659,529         659,529
          TRAINING DEVICES
    124   TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT....           2,083           2,083
    125   TRAINING AND EDUCATION                 106,542         106,542
           EQUIPMENT....................
          COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    126   COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.....          44,448          44,448
    127   MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.....          12,529          12,529
    129   NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT...           5,408           5,408
    130   OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT                12,105          12,105
           EQUIPMENT....................
    131   C4ISR EQUIPMENT...............           7,670           7,670
    132   ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT                   52,597          52,597
           EQUIPMENT....................
    133   PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT...         108,901         108,901
    134   ENTERPRISE INFORMATION                  42,154          42,154
           TECHNOLOGY...................
          OTHER
    139   NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE             177,585         177,585
           SERVICE......................
    140   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.........          23,176          23,176
          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
   9999   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........          16,290          16,290
          SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
    142   SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.......         645,900         645,900
    143   VIRGINIA CLASS (VACL) SPARES           470,000         470,000
           AND REPAIR PARTS.............
          TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY.      14,535,257      14,535,257
 
          PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
          TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
      1   AAV7A1 PIP....................           3,353           3,353
      2   AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE              557,564         557,564
           FAMILY OF VEHICLES...........
      3   LAV PIP.......................          42,052          42,052
          ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS
      4   155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED                    489             489
           HOWITZER.....................
      5   ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM......         165,268         165,268
      6   WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES             14,004          14,004
           UNDER $5 MILLION.............
          GUIDED MISSILES
      7   TOMAHAWK......................         105,192         105,192
      8   NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)....         169,726         169,726
      9   NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)....          39,244          39,244
     10   GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE......         249,103         253,603
          Program increase..............                         [4,500]
     11   ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-JAVELIN....          54,883          54,883
     12   FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPON                23,627          23,627
           SYSTEMS (FOAAWS).............
     13   ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-TOW........           2,007           2,007
     14   GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)....           8,867           8,867
          COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
     15   COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND             75,382          75,382
           CONTROL SYSTEM (C............
          REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT
     16   REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT.....          53,590          53,590
          OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
     17   MODIFICATION KITS.............           1,782           1,782
          COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM
           (NON-TEL)
     18   ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM &         122,917         122,917
           ELEC)........................
     19   AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS.....          23,744          23,744
          RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
     20   GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR          66,291          66,291
           (G/ATOR).....................
          INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-
           TEL)
     21   ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM              177,270         177,270
           OPERATIONS (EMSO)............
     22   GCSS-MC.......................           4,144           4,144
     23   FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM...........          58,483          58,483
     24   INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT         148,062         148,062
     26   UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL)..          52,273          52,273
     27   DCGS-MC.......................          68,289          68,289

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     28   UAS PAYLOADS..................          19,088          19,088
          OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL)
     31   EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT                    2,010           2,010
           EQUIPMENT....................
     32   MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE                259,044         259,044
           NETWORK (MCEN)...............
     33   COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES.....          27,966          27,966
     34   COMMAND POST SYSTEMS..........          71,109          71,109
     35   RADIO SYSTEMS.................         544,059         544,059
     36   COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL                46,276          46,276
           SYSTEMS......................
     37   COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE              27,111          27,111
           SUPPORT......................
     38   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.........          27,583          27,583
     40   UNMANNED EXPEDITIONARY SYSTEMS          13,564          13,564
          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
   9999   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........           2,799           2,799
          ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES
     43   COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES.....          34,169          34,169
          TACTICAL VEHICLES
     44   MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS.          17,299          17,299
     45   JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE..         232,501         232,501
     46   TRAILERS......................           2,034           2,034
          ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
     47   TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS.........          12,956          12,956
     48   POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED......          28,899          28,899
     49   AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT..          15,691          15,691
     50   EOD SYSTEMS...................          41,200          41,200
          MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
     51   PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT...          53,949          53,949
          GENERAL PROPERTY
     52   FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.......           5,457           5,457
     53   TRAINING DEVICES..............          96,577          96,577
     54   FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION                  29,883          29,883
           EQUIPMENT....................
     55   ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE            17,034          17,034
           (ULTV).......................
          OTHER SUPPORT
     56   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION....          27,691          27,691
          SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
     57   SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.......          35,657          35,657
          TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE            3,979,212       3,983,712
           CORPS........................
 
          AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR
           FORCE
          STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE
      1   B-21 RAIDER...................       1,617,093       1,617,093
      2   B-21 RAIDER...................         708,000         708,000
          TACTICAL FORCES
      3   F-35..........................       4,877,121       4,877,121
      4   F-35..........................         402,000         402,000
      5   F-15EX........................       2,670,039       2,469,591
          DAF requested realignment of                        [-200,448]
           funds........................
      6   F-15EX........................         228,000         228,000
          TACTICAL AIRLIFT
      7   KC-46A MDAP...................       2,882,590       2,882,590
          OTHER AIRLIFT
      8   C-130J........................          34,921          34,921
          HELICOPTERS
     11   MH-139A.......................         228,807         228,807
     12   COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER......         282,533         282,533
          MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT
     13   CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C..........           3,013           3,013
          OTHER AIRCRAFT
     15   TARGET DRONES.................          42,226          42,226
     17   E-11 BACN/HAG.................          67,367          67,367
          STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
     19   B-2A..........................         107,980         107,980
     20   B-1B..........................          12,757           9,782
          DAF requested realignment of                          [-2,975]
           funds........................
     21   B-52..........................          65,815          51,798
          DAF requested realignment of                         [-14,017]
           funds........................
     22   LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED                 21,723          21,723
           COUNTERMEASURES..............
          TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
     24   E-11 BACN/HAG.................          58,923          58,923
     25   F-15..........................          34,830         155,278
          DAF requested realignment of                         [120,448]
           funds........................
     26   F-16..........................         297,342         297,342
     27   F-22A.........................         794,676         794,676
     28   F-35 MODIFICATIONS............         451,798         451,798
     29   F-15 EPAW.....................         280,658         280,658
          AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
     31   C-5...........................          24,377          24,377
     32   C-17A.........................         140,560         140,560
     33   C-32A.........................          19,060          19,060
     34   C-37A.........................          13,454          13,454
          TRAINER AIRCRAFT
     35   GLIDER MODS...................           5,270           5,270
     36   T-6...........................           2,942           2,942

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     37   T-1...........................          10,950          10,950
     38   T-38..........................         125,340         125,340
          OTHER AIRCRAFT
     40   U-2 MODS......................          54,727          54,727
     42   C-12..........................             446             446
     44   VC-25A MOD....................          29,707          29,707
     45   C-40..........................           8,921           8,921
     46   C-130.........................          71,177          71,177
     47   C-130J MODS...................         121,258         121,258
     48   C-135.........................         153,595         153,595
     49   COMPASS CALL..................         144,686         144,686
     50   COMBAT FLIGHT INSPECTION--CFIN             446             446
     51   RC-135........................         220,138         240,138
          RC-135 alternate PNT upgrades.                        [20,000]
     52   E-3...........................           1,350           1,350
     53   E-4...........................          13,055          13,055
     56   H-1...........................             816             816
     57   H-60..........................           4,207           4,207
     60   HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS.......         101,055         101,055
     61   OTHER AIRCRAFT................          54,134          73,403
          DAF requested realignment of                          [11,619]
           funds........................
          DAF requested realignment of                           [7,650]
           funds for SLPA-A.............
     62   MQ-9 MODS.....................          98,063          98,063
     64   SENIOR LEADER C3 SYSTEM--               24,847          24,847
           AIRCRAFT.....................
     65   CV-22 MODS....................         153,006         153,006
          AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR
           PARTS
     66   INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS...         781,521         772,877
          DAF requested realignment of                          [-8,644]
           funds........................
          COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
     67   AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT           157,664         157,664
           EQUIP........................
          POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT
     68   B-2A..........................           1,838           1,838
     69   B-2B..........................          15,207          15,207
     72   MC-130J.......................          10,117          10,117
     74   F-16..........................           1,075           1,075
     75   F-22A.........................          38,418          38,418
          INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS
     79   INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS.....          18,874          18,874
          WAR CONSUMABLES
     80   WAR CONSUMABLES...............          27,482          27,482
          OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES
     81   OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES......       1,478,044       1,558,044
          DAF requested realignment of                          [80,000]
           funds........................
          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
   9999   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........          17,165          17,165
          TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,         20,315,204      20,328,837
           AIR FORCE....................
 
          MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
          MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT--
           BALLISTIC
      1   MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-                 69,319          69,319
           BALLISTIC....................
          BALLISTIC MISSILES
      3   GROUND BASED STRATEGIC                 539,300         539,300
           DETERRENT....................
          STRATEGIC
          TACTICAL
      4   LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON...          66,816          66,816
      5   REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES          37,318          37,318
      6   JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF             915,996         915,996
           MISSILE......................
      7   JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF             769,672         769,672
           MISSILE......................
      8   JOINT STRIKE MISSILE..........         161,011         161,011
      9   LRASM0........................          87,796          87,796
     10   LRASM0........................          99,871          99,871
     11   SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X)...........          95,643          95,643
     12   AMRAAM........................         489,049         489,049
     13   AMRAAM........................         212,410         212,410
     14   PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE.....           1,049           1,049
     15   SMALL DIAMETER BOMB...........          48,734          48,734
     16   SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II........         291,553         291,553
     17   STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW).          41,947          41,947
          INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
     18   INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POL                793             793
           PREVENTION...................
          CLASS IV
     19   ICBM FUZE MOD.................         115,745         115,745
     20   ICBM FUZE MOD.................          43,044          43,044
     21   MM III MODIFICATIONS..........          48,639          48,639
     22   AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE               41,494          41,494
           (ALCM).......................
          MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR
           PARTS
     23   MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS                    6,840           6,840
           (INITIAL)....................
     24   MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (REPLEN)          75,191          75,191
          SPECIAL PROGRAMS
     29   SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS.......         419,498         419,498
          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
   9999   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........         851,718         851,718

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          TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR       5,530,446       5,530,446
           FORCE........................
 
          PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR
           FORCE
          ROCKETS
      1   ROCKETS.......................          18,483          18,483
          CARTRIDGES
      2   CARTRIDGES....................         101,104         101,104
          BOMBS
      4   GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS.........         142,118         142,118
      5   MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR             14,074          14,074
           (MOP)........................
      6   JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION..         132,364         132,364
      7   B-61..........................              68              68
      8   B61-12 TRAINER................          10,100          10,100
          OTHER ITEMS
      9   CAD/PAD.......................          51,487          51,487
     10   EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL              6,707           6,707
           (EOD)........................
     11   SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.......             585             585
     13   FIRST DESTINATION                        2,299           2,299
           TRANSPORTATION...............
     14   ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000....           5,115           5,115
          FLARES
     15   EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES....          79,786          79,786
          FUZES
     16   FUZES.........................         109,562         109,562
          SMALL ARMS
     17   SMALL ARMS....................          29,306          29,306
          TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF                   703,158         703,158
           AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE........
 
          PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE
          SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF
      1   AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM......          64,345          64,345
      3   COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS..........          52,665          52,665
      4   FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT          25,057          25,057
           TERMINALS....................
      5   FABT FORCE ELEMENT TERMINAL...         121,634         121,634
      7   GENERAL INFORMATION TECH--               3,451           3,451
           SPACE........................
      8   GPSIII FOLLOW ON..............         119,700         119,700
      9   GPS III SPACE SEGMENT.........         121,770         121,770
     10   GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE).....             893             893
     11   HERITAGE TRANSITION...........           6,110           6,110
     12   JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATIONS             580             580
     13   SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC).....          83,168          83,168
     14   MILSATCOM.....................          44,672          44,672
     15   SBIR HIGH (SPACE).............          39,438          39,438
     16   SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES......         840,913         380,213
          Space Force realignment of                          [-497,000]
           funds........................
          Space Force Unfunded                                  [36,300]
           Priorities List Classified
           Program A....................
     17   MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM..         101,147         101,147
     18   NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH       2,142,846       2,142,846
     20   PTES HUB......................          56,482          56,482
     21   ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM.          74,848          74,848
     22   SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY               529,468         529,468
           LAUNCH.......................
     23   SPACE MODS....................         166,596         166,596
     24   SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE..         114,505         114,505
          SPARES
     25   SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.......             906             906
          SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
     26   POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT..           3,100           3,100
          TOTAL PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE       4,714,294       4,253,594
 
          OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
          PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES
      1   PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES...           6,123           6,123
          CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES
      2   MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE.......           3,961           3,961
      3   CAP VEHICLES..................           1,027           1,027
      4   CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES....          45,036          47,338
          DAF requested realignment of                             [328]
           funds........................
          DAF requested realignment of                           [1,974]
           funds from OMAF SAG 11R......
          SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
      5   JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE..          57,780          57,780
      6   SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES             390             390
      7   SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES......          79,023          82,803
          DAF requested realignment of                             [340]
           funds........................
          DAF requested realignment of                           [3,440]
           funds from OMAF SAG 11R......
          FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
      8   FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE              70,252          70,252
           VEHICLES.....................
          MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
      9   MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES...          73,805          75,895
          DAF requested realignment of                           [1,805]
           funds from OMAF SAG 11R......
          DAF requested realignment of                             [285]
           funds from OPAF line 11......
          BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
     10   RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING          22,030          22,030
           EQU..........................
     11   BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT               223,354         240,634
           VEHICLES.....................

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          DAF requested realignment of                            [-953]
           funds........................
          DAF requested realignment of                          [18,233]
           funds from OMAF SAG 11R......
          COMM SECURITY
           EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)
     13   COMSEC EQUIPMENT..............          98,600          98,600
          INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
     15   INTERNATIONAL INTEL TFECH &              5,393           5,393
           ARCHITECTURES................
     16   INTELLIGENCE TRAINING                    5,012           5,012
           EQUIPMENT....................
     17   INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT...          40,042          40,042
          ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS
     18   AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING           67,581          67,581
           SYS..........................
     19   NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM......           3,841           3,841
     20   BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM--FIXED..           1,867           1,867
     22   3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE             83,735          83,735
           RADAR........................
     23   WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST..          28,530          28,530
     24   STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL.          73,593          73,593
     25   CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX.....           8,221           8,221
     26   MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS......          17,078          17,078
     29   STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING &             3,861           3,861
           EXECUTION SYSTEM.............
          SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS
     30   GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY         206,142         237,093
          DAF requested realignment of                          [30,951]
           funds........................
     31   AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL              2,582           2,582
           SYS..........................
     32   BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE CONTROL                30              30
           NODE (BACN)..................
     33   MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL..           3,768           3,768
     34   AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY            208,704         208,704
           SYSTEM.......................
     35   COMBAT TRAINING RANGES........         346,340         346,340
     36   MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY             84,102          84,102
           COMM N.......................
     37   WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS)..          11,594          11,594
     38   C3 COUNTERMEASURES............         148,818         148,818
     44   AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER            5,032           5,032
           (AOC)........................
          AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS
     46   BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT               108,532         322,704
           INFRAST (BITI) WIRED.........
          DAF requested realignment of                         [214,172]
           funds........................
     47   AFNET.........................         154,911         154,911
     48   JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT             5,381           5,381
           ELEMENT (JCSE)...............
     49   USCENTCOM.....................          18,025          18,025
     50   USSTRATCOM....................           4,436           4,436
     51   USSPACECOM....................          27,073          27,073
          ORGANIZATION AND BASE
     52   TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT........         226,819         226,819
     53   RADIO EQUIPMENT...............          30,407          30,407
     54   BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE......         113,563         113,563
          MODIFICATIONS
     55   COMM ELECT MODS...............          98,224          98,224
          PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP
     56   PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE              60,473          60,473
           EQUIPMENT....................
          DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ
     57   POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT..           9,235           9,235
     58   MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING            15,662          15,662
           EQUIP........................
          BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
     59   BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT.......          77,875          77,875
     60   ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT.         280,734         288,968
          DAF requested realignment of                           [2,284]
           funds........................
          DAF requested realignment of                           [5,950]
           funds from OMAF SAG 11R......
     61   MOBILITY EQUIPMENT............         207,071         232,271
          DAF requested realignment of                          [25,200]
           funds from OMAF SAG 11R......
     62   FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE).         218,790         218,790
     63   BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT            51,914          51,914
           EQUIPMENT....................
          SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS
     65   DARP RC135....................          28,882          28,882
     66   DCGS-AF.......................         129,655         129,655
     70   SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM........       1,042,833       1,042,833
          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
   9999   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........      25,456,490      25,456,490
          SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
     71   SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS                  1,032           1,032
           (CYBER)......................
     72   SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.......          12,628          12,628
          TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR        30,417,892      30,721,901
           FORCE........................
 
          PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA
     29   MAJOR EQUIPMENT...............           2,135           2,135
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA
     43   PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION......           3,704           3,704
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
     11   INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY..          12,275          12,275
     12   TELEPORT PROGRAM..............          42,399          42,399
     14   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION....          47,538          47,538
     15   DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM              39,472          39,472
           NETWORK......................
     16   WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION              118,523         118,523
           AGENCY.......................
     17   SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE..          94,591          94,591
     18   JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS          22,714          15,714
           (JRSS).......................

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          Program reduction.............                        [-7,000]
     19   JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER........         107,637         107,637
     20   FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK                   33,047          33,047
           OPTIMIZATION (4ENO)..........
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA
     28   MAJOR EQUIPMENT...............          30,355          30,355
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT
     50   MAJOR EQUIPMENT...............          13,012          13,012
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA
     49   AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT           1,358           1,358
           & LOGISTICS..................
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA
      1   MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA.........             516             516
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE
           THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
     46   VEHICLES......................             366             366
     47   OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT.........          12,787          12,787
     48   DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES.........          21,413          21,413
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE
           DEFENSE AGENCY
     31   THAAD.........................         216,782         216,782
     33   AEGIS BMD.....................         374,756         374,756
     35   BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS..........          29,108          29,108
     36   SM-3 IIAS.....................         432,824         432,824
     37   ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS....          80,000          80,000
     38   SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE           40,000          40,000
           DEFENSE (SRBMD)..............
     39   DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT...         169,627         169,627
     40   AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III........           2,390           2,390
     41   IRON DOME.....................          80,000          80,000
     42   AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND                  27,825          27,825
           SOFTWARE.....................
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD
      2   MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD..........         186,006         186,006
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS
     30   MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS..........           3,747           3,747
          MAJOR EQUIPMENT, USCYBERCOM
     51   CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.........         129,082         160,082
          Modernization of Department of                        [31,000]
           Defense Internet Gateway
           Cyber Defense................
          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
   9999   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........         658,529         658,529
          AVIATION PROGRAMS
     53   ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING.....         266,846         266,846
     54   MANNED ISR....................           7,000           7,000
     55   MC-12.........................             600             600
     57   ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND               261,012         261,012
           SUSTAINMENT..................
     58   UNMANNED ISR..................          26,997          26,997
     59   NON-STANDARD AVIATION.........          25,782          25,782
     60   U-28..........................           7,198           7,198
     61   MH-47 CHINOOK.................         149,883         149,883
     62   CV-22 MODIFICATION............          75,981          75,981
     63   MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE..          17,684          17,684
     64   PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE......         108,497         108,497
     65   AC/MC-130J....................         319,754         319,754
     66   C-130 MODIFICATIONS...........          18,796          18,796
          SHIPBUILDING
     67   UNDERWATER SYSTEMS............          66,111          78,171
          Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV)                           [12,060]
           Sonar Payload for Subsea
           Seabed Acceleration..........
          AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
     68   ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M...........         147,831         147,831
          OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS
     69   INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS..........         203,400         203,400
     70   DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/               5,718           5,718
           SURFACE SYSTEMS..............
     71   OTHER ITEMS <$5M..............         108,816         108,816
     72   COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS.......          55,064          55,064
     73   SPECIAL PROGRAMS..............          20,412          20,412
     74   TACTICAL VEHICLES.............          56,561          56,561
     75   WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M..........         329,837         344,637
          Counter Uncrewed Aerial                               [14,800]
           Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat
           Acceleration.................
     76   COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS...           4,987           4,987
     77   OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS                23,639          23,639
           INTELLIGENCE.................
     78   OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS......         322,341         322,341
          CBDP
     79   CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL                    159,884         159,884
           SITUATIONAL AWARENESS........
     80   CB PROTECTION & HAZARD                 231,826         236,826
           MITIGATION...................
          Chemical nerve agent                                   [5,000]
           countermeasures..............
          TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-          6,056,975       6,112,835
           WIDE.........................
 
          TOTAL PROCUREMENT.............     167,988,341     169,840,643
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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)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      FY 2024         Senate
  Line              Program Element                          Item                     Request       Authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          ..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
                                               EVAL, ARMY
          ..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
     1    0601102A                            DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........         296,670         296,670
     2    0601103A                            UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...          75,672          75,672
     3    0601104A                            UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH           108,946         108,946
                                               CENTERS.
     4    0601121A                            CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH                 5,459           5,459
                                               ALLIANCE.
     5    0601601A                            ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND                 10,708          10,708
                                               MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH...........         497,455         497,455
          ..................................
          ..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
     6    0602002A                            ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND                    5,613           5,613
                                               DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH.
     8    0602134A                            COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED           6,242           6,242
                                               STUDIES.
     9    0602141A                            LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY..............          85,578          85,578
    10    0602142A                            ARMY APPLIED RESEARCH.............          34,572          34,572
    11    0602143A                            SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY......         104,470         114,470
          ..................................  Airborne Pathfinder...............                        [10,000]
    12    0602144A                            GROUND TECHNOLOGY.................          60,005          80,005
          ..................................  Critical hybrid advanced materials                         [7,000]
                                               processing.
          ..................................  Engineered repair materials for                            [3,000]
                                               roadways.
          ..................................  Polar proving ground and training                          [5,000]
                                               program.
          ..................................  Titanium metal powder production                           [5,000]
                                               technology.
    13    0602145A                            NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE             166,500         181,500
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
          ..................................  Fuel cells for next generation                             [5,000]
                                               combat vehicles.
          ..................................  Hydrogen fuel source research and                         [10,000]
                                               development.
    14    0602146A                            NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY............          81,618          81,618
    15    0602147A                            LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES                  34,683          34,683
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    16    0602148A                            FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY...          73,844          73,844
    17    0602150A                            AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY          33,301          38,301
          ..................................  Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems                          [5,000]
                                               technology.
    18    0602180A                            ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND                 24,142          24,142
                                               MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES.
    19    0602181A                            ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE APPLIED              14,297          14,297
                                               RESEARCH.
    20    0602182A                            C3I APPLIED RESEARCH..............          30,659          30,659
    21    0602183A                            AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH.....          48,163          48,163
    22    0602184A                            SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH..........          18,986          18,986
    23    0602213A                            C3I APPLIED CYBER.................          22,714          22,714
    24    0602386A                            BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--               16,736          16,736
                                               APPLIED RESEARCH.
    25    0602785A                            MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING                 19,969          19,969
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    26    0602787A                            MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY................          66,266          71,266
          ..................................  Preventing trauma-related stress                           [5,000]
                                               disorder.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH.........         948,358       1,003,358
          ..................................
          ..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
    27    0603002A                            MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.......           4,147           4,147
    28    0603007A                            MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING            16,316          16,316
                                               ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
    29    0603025A                            ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND                   23,156          23,156
                                               DEMONSTRATION.
    30    0603040A                            ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND                 13,187          18,187
                                               MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED
                                               TECHNOLOGIES.
          ..................................  Tactical artificial intelligence                           [5,000]
                                               and machine learning.
    31    0603041A                            ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED             33,332          33,332
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    32    0603042A                            C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY...........          19,225          19,225
    33    0603043A                            AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY..          14,165          14,165
    34    0603044A                            SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.......           1,214           1,214
    36    0603116A                            LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.....          20,582          20,582
    37    0603117A                            ARMY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                   136,280         136,280
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
    38    0603118A                            SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED                 102,778         102,778
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    39    0603119A                            GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........          40,597          45,597
          ..................................  Advanced composites and multi-                             [5,000]
                                               material protective systems.
    40    0603134A                            COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT                   21,672          21,672
                                               SIMULATION.
    41    0603386A                            BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--               59,871          59,871
                                               ADVANCED RESEARCH.
    42    0603457A                            C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT....          28,847          28,847
    43    0603461A                            HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING                 255,772         265,772
                                               MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
          ..................................  High Performance Computing                                [10,000]
                                               Modernization Program increase.
    44    0603462A                            NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE             217,394         224,394
                                               ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
          ..................................  Advanced Manufacturing Center of                           [7,000]
                                               Excellence.
    45    0603463A                            NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY...         105,549         105,549
    46    0603464A                            LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES                 153,024         158,024
                                               ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
          ..................................  Aluminum-Lithium Alloy Solid                               [5,000]
                                               Rocket Motor.
    47    0603465A                            FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED              158,795         158,795
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    48    0603466A                            AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED            21,015          26,015
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
          ..................................  Rapid Assurance Modernization                              [5,000]
                                               Program-Test.
    49    0603920A                            HUMANITARIAN DEMINING.............           9,068           9,068
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY             1,455,986       1,492,986
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................
          ..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
                                               PROTOTYPES
    51    0603305A                            ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS                 12,904          12,904
                                               INTEGRATION.
    52    0603308A                            ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION....          19,120          19,120
    54    0603619A                            LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER--ADV           47,537          47,537
                                               DEV.
    55    0603639A                            TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION          91,323          91,323
    56    0603645A                            ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION--ADV           43,026          43,026
                                               DEV.
    57    0603747A                            SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY.           3,550           3,550
    58    0603766A                            TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE            65,567          65,567
                                               SYSTEM--ADV DEV.
    59    0603774A                            NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED               73,675          73,675
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
    60    0603779A                            ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY--          31,720          31,720
                                               DEM/VAL.

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    61    0603790A                            NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.....           4,143           4,143
    62    0603801A                            AVIATION--ADV DEV.................       1,502,160       1,502,160
    63    0603804A                            LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT--           7,604           7,604
                                               ADV DEV.
    64    0603807A                            MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV..........           1,602           1,602
    65    0603827A                            SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED                   27,681          27,681
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
    66    0604017A                            ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT..............           3,024           3,024
    67    0604019A                            EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE               97,018          97,018
                                               (EMAM).
    68    0604020A                            CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT)                117,557         117,557
                                               ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT &
                                               PROTOTYPING.
    69    0604035A                            LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE             38,851          38,851
                                               CAPABILITY.
    70    0604036A                            MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS)         191,394         191,394
                                               ADV DEV.
    71    0604037A                            TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS             10,626          10,626
                                               NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV.
    72    0604100A                            ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES..........          11,095          11,095
    73    0604101A                            SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE                5,144           5,144
                                               (SUAV) (6.4).
    74    0604103A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE PLANNING AND              2,260           2,260
                                               MANAGEMENT TOOL (EWPMT).
    75    0604113A                            FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT           53,143          53,143
                                               SYSTEM (FTUAS).
    76    0604114A                            LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE             816,663         816,663
                                               (LTAMD) SENSOR.
    77    0604115A                            TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES.         281,314         281,314
    78    0604117A                            MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE          281,239         281,239
                                               (M-SHORAD).
    79    0604119A                            ARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT                    204,914         204,914
                                               DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING.
    80    0604120A                            ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION             40,930          40,930
                                               AND TIMING (PNT).
    81    0604121A                            SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT             109,714         109,714
                                               REFINEMENT & PROTOTYPING.
    82    0604134A                            COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT                   16,426          16,426
                                               DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE
                                               DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.
    83    0604135A                            STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES.........          31,559          31,559
    84    0604182A                            HYPERSONICS.......................          43,435          43,435
    85    0604403A                            FUTURE INTERCEPTOR................           8,040           8,040
    86    0604531A                            COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT            64,242          64,242
                                               SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
    87    0604541A                            UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT.........          40,915          40,915
  9999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............          19,200          19,200
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT              4,420,315       4,420,315
                                               DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
          ..................................
          ..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION
    91    0604201A                            AIRCRAFT AVIONICS.................          13,673          13,673
    92    0604270A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....          12,789          12,789
    93    0604601A                            INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS..........          64,076          64,076
    94    0604604A                            MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES..........          28,226          28,226
    95    0604611A                            JAVELIN...........................           7,827           7,827
    96    0604622A                            FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES.          44,197          44,197
    97    0604633A                            AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL...............           1,134           1,134
    98    0604641A                            TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE           142,125         142,125
                                               (TUGV).
    99    0604642A                            LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES...          53,564          53,564
   100    0604645A                            ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION              102,201         102,201
                                               (ASM)--ENG DEV.
   101    0604710A                            NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.....          48,720          56,220
          ..................................  Enhanced Night Vision Goggle--                             [7,500]
                                               Binocular capability enhancements.
   102    0604713A                            COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND                2,223           2,223
                                               EQUIPMENT.
   103    0604715A                            NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES--ENG            21,441          21,441
                                               DEV.
   104    0604741A                            AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND            74,738          74,738
                                               INTELLIGENCE--ENG DEV.
   105    0604742A                            CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS             30,985          30,985
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   106    0604746A                            AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT                    13,626          13,626
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   107    0604760A                            DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE                     8,802           8,802
                                               SIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG DEV.
   108    0604798A                            BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND           20,828          20,828
                                               EVALUATION.
   109    0604802A                            WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG DEV....         243,851         243,851
   110    0604804A                            LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT--          37,420          42,420
                                               ENG DEV.
          ..................................  Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net                           [5,000]
                                               System.
   111    0604805A                            COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS            34,214          34,214
                                               SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.
   112    0604807A                            MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL                     6,496           6,496
                                               BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT--ENG
                                               DEV.
   113    0604808A                            LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER--ENG DEV.          13,581          13,581
   114    0604818A                            ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL            168,574         168,574
                                               HARDWARE & SOFTWARE.
   115    0604820A                            RADAR DEVELOPMENT.................          94,944          94,944
   116    0604822A                            GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS             2,965           2,965
                                               SYSTEM (GFEBS).
   117    0604827A                            SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR DEM/VAL..          11,333          11,333
   118    0604852A                            SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT          79,250          79,250
                                               SYSTEMS--EMD.
   119    0604854A                            ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD............          42,490          42,490
   120    0605013A                            INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT         104,024         104,024
   121    0605018A                            INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY               102,084         102,084
                                               SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A).
   123    0605030A                            JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER               18,662          18,662
                                               (JTNC).
   124    0605031A                            JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)......          30,328          30,328
   125    0605035A                            COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES             11,509          11,509
                                               (CIRCM).
   126    0605036A                            COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS                    1,050           1,050
                                               DESTRUCTION (CWMD).
   128    0605041A                            DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT..          27,714          27,714
   129    0605042A                            TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS               4,318           4,318
                                               (LOW-TIER).
   130    0605047A                            CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM...........          16,355          16,355
   131    0605049A                            MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM                      27,571          27,571
                                               MODERNIZATION (MWSM).
   132    0605051A                            AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT          24,900          24,900
   133    0605052A                            INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION                   196,248         196,248
                                               CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK 1.
   134    0605053A                            GROUND ROBOTICS...................          35,319          35,319
   135    0605054A                            EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES...         201,274         201,274
   137    0605144A                            NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE--               36,970          36,970
                                               MEDIUM.
   139    0605148A                            TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS            132,136         132,136
                                               NODE (TITAN) EMD.
   140    0605203A                            ARMY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &                   81,657          81,657
                                               DEMONSTRATION.
   141    0605205A                            SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE               31,284          31,284
                                               (SUAV) (6.5).
   142    0605206A                            CI AND HUMINT EQUIPMENT PROGRAM-             2,170           2,170
                                               ARMY (CIHEP-A).

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   143    0605216A                            JOINT TARGETING INTEGRATED COMMAND           9,290           9,290
                                               AND COORDINATION SUITE (JTIC2S).
   144    0605224A                            MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE.........          41,003          41,003
   146    0605231A                            PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM)...         272,786         272,786
   147    0605232A                            HYPERSONICS EMD...................         900,920         900,920
   148    0605233A                            ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT          27,361          27,361
                                               (AIE).
   149    0605235A                            STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY....         348,855         348,855
   150    0605236A                            INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS          22,901          22,901
   151    0605450A                            JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)           3,014           3,014
   152    0605457A                            ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE            284,095         284,095
                                               DEFENSE (AIAMD).
   153    0605531A                            COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT            36,016          36,016
                                               SYSTEMS SYS DEV & DEMONSTRATION.
   154    0605625A                            MANNED GROUND VEHICLE.............         996,653         996,653
   155    0605766A                            NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION           15,129          15,129
                                               (MIP).
   156    0605812A                            JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE                27,243          27,243
                                               (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND
                                               MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PH.
   157    0605830A                            AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.           1,167           1,167
   158    0303032A                            TROJAN--RH12......................           3,879           3,879
   159    0304270A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....         137,186         137,186
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &            5,639,364       5,651,864
                                               DEMONSTRATION.
          ..................................
          ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
   160    0604256A                            THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT......          38,492          38,492
   161    0604258A                            TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........          11,873          11,873
   162    0604759A                            MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..............          76,167          76,167
   163    0605103A                            RAND ARROYO CENTER................          37,078          37,078
   164    0605301A                            ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL..............         314,872         314,872
   165    0605326A                            CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM..          95,551          95,551
   167    0605601A                            ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES...         439,118         449,118
          ..................................  Radar Range Replacement Program...                        [10,000]
   168    0605602A                            ARMY TECHNICAL TEST                         42,220          42,220
                                               INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS.
   169    0605604A                            SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS..          37,518          37,518
   170    0605606A                            AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION............           2,718           2,718
   172    0605706A                            MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS.........          26,902          26,902
   173    0605709A                            EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS.....           7,805           7,805
   174    0605712A                            SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING....          75,133          75,133
   175    0605716A                            ARMY EVALUATION CENTER............          71,118          71,118
   176    0605718A                            ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD                   11,204          11,204
                                               COLLABORATION & INTEG.
   177    0605801A                            PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES............          93,895          93,895
   178    0605803A                            TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES..          31,327          31,327
   179    0605805A                            MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION,                  50,409          50,409
                                               EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.
   180    0605857A                            ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY             1,629           1,629
                                               MGMT SUPPORT.
   181    0605898A                            ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS--           55,843          55,843
                                               R&D - MHA.
   182    0606002A                            RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE             91,340          91,340
                                               DEFENSE TEST SITE.
   183    0606003A                            COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL                 6,348           6,348
                                               MODERNIZATION.
   185    0606942A                            ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER            6,025           6,025
                                               VULNERABILITIES.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......       1,624,585       1,634,585
          ..................................
          ..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
   187    0603778A                            MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM..          14,465          14,465
   188    0605024A                            ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT....           7,472           7,472
   189    0607131A                            WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT                8,425           8,425
                                               IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
   190    0607136A                            BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT                1,507          11,507
                                               PROGRAM.
          ..................................  Program increase..................                        [10,000]
   191    0607137A                            CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT                  9,265          19,265
                                               PROGRAM.
          ..................................  Program increase..................                        [10,000]
   192    0607139A                            IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM...         201,247         201,247
   193    0607142A                            AVIATION ROCKET SYSTEM PRODUCT               3,014           3,014
                                               IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT.
   194    0607143A                            UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM UNIVERSAL          25,393          25,393
                                               PRODUCTS.
   195    0607145A                            APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.........          10,547          20,547
          ..................................  Apache future development program                         [10,000]
                                               increase.
   196    0607148A                            AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET                54,167          54,167
                                               ACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM.
   197    0607150A                            INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT...........           4,345           4,345
   198    0607312A                            ARMY OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS                    19,000          19,000
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   199    0607313A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....           6,389           6,389
   200    0607315A                            ENDURING TURBINE ENGINES AND POWER           2,411           2,411
                                               SYSTEMS.
   201    0607665A                            FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS..............             797             797
   202    0607865A                            PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT.......         177,197         177,197
   203    0203728A                            JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION              42,177          42,177
                                               COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).
   204    0203735A                            COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT                 146,635         146,635
                                               PROGRAMS.
   205    0203743A                            155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER              122,902         122,902
                                               IMPROVEMENTS.
   207    0203752A                            AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT                      146             146
                                               IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
   208    0203758A                            DIGITIZATION......................           1,515           1,515
   209    0203801A                            MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT                  4,520           4,520
                                               IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
   210    0203802A                            OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT           10,044          10,044
                                               PROGRAMS.
   211    0205412A                            ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY--             281             281
                                               OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEV.
   212    0205778A                            GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET               75,952          75,952
                                               SYSTEM (GMLRS).
   213    0208053A                            JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM......             203             203
   216    0303028A                            SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE                      301             301
                                               ACTIVITIES.
   217    0303140A                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                15,323          15,323
                                               PROGRAM.
   218    0303141A                            GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM......          13,082          13,082
   219    0303142A                            SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE).          26,838          26,838
   222    0305179A                            INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS)           9,456           9,456
   225    0305219A                            MQ-1C GRAY EAGLE UAS..............           6,629           6,629

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   227    0708045A                            END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS            75,317          75,317
                                               ACTIVITIES.
  9999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............           8,786           8,786
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS             1,105,748       1,135,748
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................
          ..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
                                               PILOT PROGRAMS
   228    0608041A                            DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE                   83,570          83,570
                                               PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL               83,570          83,570
                                               TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
          ..................................
          ..................................  TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST       15,775,381      15,919,881
                                               & EVAL, ARMY.
          ..................................
          ..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
                                               EVAL, NAVY
          ..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
     1    0601103N                            UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...          96,355          96,355
     2    0601153N                            DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........         540,908         540,908
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH...........         637,263         637,263
          ..................................
          ..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
     3    0602114N                            POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH.          23,982          23,982
     4    0602123N                            FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH.         142,148         142,148
     5    0602131M                            MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE                  59,208          59,208
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
     6    0602235N                            COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH...          52,090          52,090
     7    0602236N                            WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED              74,722          82,722
                                               RESEARCH.
          ..................................  Research on foreign malign                                 [8,000]
                                               influence operations.
     8    0602271N                            ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED             92,473          92,473
                                               RESEARCH.
     9    0602435N                            OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT               80,806          87,806
                                               APPLIED RESEARCH.
          ..................................  Intelligent Autonomous Systems for                         [7,000]
                                               Seabed Warfare.
    10    0602651M                            JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED             7,419           7,419
                                               RESEARCH.
    11    0602747N                            UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH.          61,503          61,503
    12    0602750N                            FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED          182,662         182,662
                                               RESEARCH.
    13    0602782N                            MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE              30,435          30,435
                                               APPLIED RESEARCH.
    14    0602792N                            INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP)          133,828         133,828
                                               APPLIED RESEARCH.
    15    0602861N                            SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT--         85,063          85,063
                                               ONR FIELD ACITIVITIES.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH.........       1,026,339       1,041,339
          ..................................
          ..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
    16    0603123N                            FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED                   29,512          29,512
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    17    0603271N                            ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED             8,418           8,418
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    18    0603273N                            SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR           112,329         112,329
                                               RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
    19    0603640M                            USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                   308,217         323,217
                                               DEMONSTRATION (ATD).
          ..................................  Adaptive Future Force.............                         [5,000]
          ..................................  Hardware In the Loop capabilities.                         [5,000]
          ..................................  Next generation unmanned aerial                            [5,000]
                                               system distribution platform.
    20    0603651M                            JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS                    15,556          15,556
                                               TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
    21    0603673N                            FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED         264,700         264,700
                                               TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
    22    0603680N                            MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          61,843          61,843
    23    0603729N                            WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED               5,100           9,100
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
          ..................................  Balloon catheter hemorrhage                                [4,000]
                                               control device.
    24    0603758N                            NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND            75,898          75,898
                                               DEMONSTRATIONS.
    25    0603782N                            MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE               2,048           2,048
                                               ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
    26    0603801N                            INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP)          132,931         132,931
                                               ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY             1,016,552       1,035,552
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................
          ..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
                                               PROTOTYPES
    27    0603128N                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM............         108,225         108,225
    28    0603178N                            LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES            117,400         117,400
                                               (LUSV).
    29    0603207N                            AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS...          40,653          40,653
    30    0603216N                            AVIATION SURVIVABILITY............          20,874          20,874
    31    0603239N                            NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES.........           7,821           7,821
    32    0603254N                            ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT...........          17,090          17,090
    33    0603261N                            TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE..           3,721           3,721
    34    0603382N                            ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY           6,216           6,216
    35    0603502N                            SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE              34,690          34,690
                                               COUNTERMEASURES.
    36    0603506N                            SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE......             730             730
    37    0603512N                            CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.......           6,095           6,095
    38    0603525N                            PILOT FISH........................         916,208         916,208
    39    0603527N                            RETRACT LARCH.....................           7,545           7,545
    40    0603536N                            RETRACT JUNIPER...................         271,109         271,109
    41    0603542N                            RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL..............             811             811
    42    0603553N                            SURFACE ASW.......................           1,189           1,189
    43    0603561N                            ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM                   88,415          88,415
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
    44    0603562N                            SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS          15,119          15,119
    45    0603563N                            SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN......          89,939          89,939
    46    0603564N                            SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN &                  121,402         121,402
                                               FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
    47    0603570N                            ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS....         319,656         319,656
    48    0603573N                            ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS         133,911         133,911
    49    0603576N                            CHALK EAGLE.......................         116,078         116,078
    50    0603581N                            LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS)........          32,615          32,615
    51    0603582N                            COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION.........          18,610          18,610
    52    0603595N                            OHIO REPLACEMENT..................         257,076         262,076
          ..................................  Advanced composites for wet                                [5,000]
                                               submarine applications.
    53    0603596N                            LCS MISSION MODULES...............          31,464          31,464
    54    0603597N                            AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT).          10,809          10,809

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    55    0603599N                            FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT...............         112,972         112,972
    56    0603609N                            CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............           9,030           9,030
    57    0603635M                            MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT         128,782         128,782
                                               SYSTEM.
    58    0603654N                            JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE            44,766          44,766
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
    59    0603713N                            OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY                10,751          10,751
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
    60    0603721N                            ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION..........          24,457          24,457
    61    0603724N                            NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM...............          72,214          72,214
    62    0603725N                            FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT............          10,149          10,149
    63    0603734N                            CHALK CORAL.......................         687,841         687,841
    64    0603739N                            NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY........           4,712           4,712
    65    0603746N                            RETRACT MAPLE.....................         420,455         420,455
    66    0603748N                            LINK PLUMERIA.....................       2,100,474       2,100,474
    67    0603751N                            RETRACT ELM.......................          88,036          88,036
    68    0603764M                            LINK EVERGREEN....................         547,005         547,005
    69    0603790N                            NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.....           6,265           6,265
    70    0603795N                            LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY............           1,624           1,624
    71    0603851M                            JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING..          31,058          31,058
    72    0603860N                            JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND                22,590          22,590
                                               LANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/VAL.
    73    0603925N                            DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC                52,129          52,129
                                               WEAPON SYSTEMS.
    74    0604014N                            F/A -18 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK           32,127          32,127
                                               (IRST).
    75    0604027N                            DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE............         181,001         181,001
    76    0604028N                            SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA         110,506         110,506
                                               VEHICLES.
    77    0604029N                            UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE              71,156          71,156
                                               TECHNOLOGIES.
    78    0604030N                            RAPID PROTOTYPING, EXPERIMENTATION         214,100         214,100
                                               AND DEMONSTRATION..
    79    0604031N                            LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES..           6,900           6,900
    80    0604112N                            GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR               118,182         118,182
                                               AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78--80).
    82    0604127N                            SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES......          16,127          16,127
    83    0604272N                            TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED           34,684          34,684
                                               COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).
    84    0604289M                            NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS.........           5,991           5,991
    85    0604292N                            FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME               2,100           2,100
                                               STRIKE).
    86    0604320M                            RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY                131,763         131,763
                                               PROTOTYPE.
    87    0604454N                            LX (R)............................          21,319          21,319
    88    0604536N                            ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING.....         104,328         104,328
    89    0604636N                            COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS           11,567          11,567
                                               (C-UAS).
    90    0604659N                            PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS                     5,976         195,976
                                               DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
          ..................................  Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise                        [190,000]
                                               missile.
    91    0604707N                            SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW)           9,993           9,993
                                               ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT.
    92    0604786N                            OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE             237,655         237,655
                                               WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.
    93    0605512N                            MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES            85,800          85,800
                                               (MUSVS)).
    94    0605513N                            UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING          176,261         176,261
                                               CAPABILITIES.
    95    0605514M                            GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE....          36,383          36,383
    96    0605516M                            LONG RANGE FIRES..................          36,763          36,763
    97    0605518N                            CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS)..         901,064         901,064
    98    0303354N                            ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT--MIP......          10,167          10,167
    99    0304240M                            ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED                     539             539
                                               AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.
   100    0304270N                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT--             1,250           1,250
                                               MIP.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT              9,734,483       9,929,483
                                               DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
          ..................................
          ..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION
   101    0603208N                            TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT..........          44,120          44,120
   102    0604038N                            MARITIME TARGETING CELL...........          30,922          30,922
   103    0604212M                            OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT............         101,209         101,209
   104    0604212N                            OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT............           2,604           2,604
   105    0604214M                            AV-8B AIRCRAFT--ENG DEV...........           8,263           8,263
   106    0604215N                            STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT.............           4,039           4,039
   107    0604216N                            MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE            62,350          62,350
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   108    0604221N                            P-3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.........             771             771
   109    0604230N                            WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM............         109,485         109,485
   110    0604231N                            COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS.......          87,457          87,457
   111    0604234N                            ADVANCED HAWKEYE..................         399,919         399,919
   112    0604245M                            H-1 UPGRADES......................          29,766          29,766
   113    0604261N                            ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS...........          51,531          51,531
   114    0604262N                            V-22A.............................         137,597         137,597
   115    0604264N                            AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT......          42,155          42,155
   116    0604269N                            EA-18.............................         172,507         172,507
   117    0604270N                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....         171,384         171,384
   118    0604273M                            EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT........          35,376          35,376
   119    0604274N                            NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)......          40,477          40,477
   120    0604280N                            JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM--NAVY          451,397         451,397
                                               (JTRS-NAVY).
   121    0604282N                            NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)               250,577         250,577
                                               INCREMENT II.
   122    0604307N                            SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM            453,311         453,311
                                               ENGINEERING.
   124    0604329N                            SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB).........          52,211          52,211
   125    0604366N                            STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS.....         418,187         418,187
   126    0604373N                            AIRBORNE MCM......................          11,368          11,368
   127    0604378N                            NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL--             66,445          66,445
                                               COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
   128    0604419N                            ADVANCED SENSORS APPLICATION                     0          13,000
                                               PROGRAM (ASAP).
          ..................................  Program increase..................                        [13,000]
   129    0604501N                            ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS......         115,396         115,396
   130    0604503N                            SSN-688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION.          93,435          93,435
   131    0604504N                            AIR CONTROL.......................          42,656          42,656
   132    0604512N                            SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS........          10,442          10,442
   133    0604518N                            COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER                   11,359          11,359
                                               CONVERSION.

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   134    0604522N                            AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR               90,307          90,307
                                               (AMDR) SYSTEM.
   135    0604530N                            ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG).....          10,658          10,658
   136    0604558N                            NEW DESIGN SSN....................         234,356         234,356
   137    0604562N                            SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM.          71,516          71,516
   138    0604567N                            SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE             22,462          22,462
                                               T&E.
   139    0604574N                            NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES..           4,279           4,279
   140    0604601N                            MINE DEVELOPMENT..................         104,731         104,731
   141    0604610N                            LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT...         229,668         229,668
   142    0604654N                            JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE             9,064           9,064
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   143    0604657M                            USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS          62,329          62,329
                                               SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.
   144    0604703N                            PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION,             9,319           9,319
                                               AND HUMAN FACTORS.
   145    0604727N                            JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS.....           1,964           1,964
   146    0604755N                            SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT &                158,426         158,426
                                               CONTROL).
   147    0604756N                            SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD             47,492          47,492
                                               KILL).
   148    0604757N                            SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT            125,206         125,206
                                               KILL/EW).
   149    0604761N                            INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING..........          19,969          19,969
   150    0604771N                            MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT...............           6,061           6,061
   151    0604777N                            NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM..............          45,262          45,262
   154    0604850N                            SSN(X)............................         361,582         361,582
   155    0605013M                            INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT          22,663          22,663
   156    0605013N                            INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT         282,138         282,138
   157    0605024N                            ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT....           8,340           8,340
   158    0605180N                            TACAMO MODERNIZATION..............         213,743         213,743
   159    0605212M                            CH-53K RDTE.......................         222,288         222,288
   160    0605215N                            MISSION PLANNING..................          86,448          86,448
   161    0605217N                            COMMON AVIONICS...................          81,076          81,076
   162    0605220N                            SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC).....           1,343           1,343
   163    0605327N                            T-AO 205 CLASS....................              71              71
   164    0605414N                            UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA)...         220,404         220,404
   165    0605450M                            JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)             384             384
   166    0605500N                            MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT             36,027          36,027
                                               (MMA).
   167    0605504N                            MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA)               132,449         132,449
                                               INCREMENT III.
   168    0605611M                            MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES              103,236         103,236
                                               SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
                                               DEMONSTRATION.
   169    0605813M                            JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE                 2,609           2,609
                                               (JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
                                               DEMONSTRATION.
   170    0204202N                            DDG-1000..........................         231,778         231,778
   171    0301377N                            COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL            17,531          17,531
                                               WEAPONS (CACW).
   172    0304785N                            ISR & INFO OPERATIONS.............         174,271         174,271
   173    0306250M                            CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY                  2,068           2,068
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &            6,962,234       6,975,234
                                               DEMONSTRATION.
          ..................................
          ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
   174    0604256N                            THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT......          22,918          22,918
   175    0604258N                            TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........          18,623          18,623
   176    0604759N                            MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..............          74,221          74,221
   177    0605152N                            STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--NAVY           3,229           3,229
   178    0605154N                            CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES.........          45,672          45,672
   180    0605804N                            TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES....           1,000           1,000
   181    0605853N                            MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL &                    124,328         124,328
                                               INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
   182    0605856N                            STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT.......           4,053           4,053
   183    0605863N                            RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT...         203,447         203,447
   184    0605864N                            TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.......         481,975         484,975
          ..................................  Atlantic Undersea Test and                                 [3,000]
                                               Evaluation Center improvements.
   185    0605865N                            OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION             29,399          29,399
                                               CAPABILITY.
   186    0605866N                            NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE           27,504          27,504
                                               (SEW) SUPPORT.
   187    0605867N                            SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE              9,183           9,183
                                               SUPPORT.
   188    0605873M                            MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT.          34,976          34,976
   189    0605898N                            MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................          41,331          41,331
   190    0606355N                            WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT.....          37,340          37,340
   191    0305327N                            INSIDER THREAT....................           2,246           2,246
   192    0902498N                            MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS                      2,168           2,168
                                               (DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES).
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......       1,163,613       1,166,613
          ..................................
          ..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
   196    0604840M                            F-35 C2D2.........................         544,625         544,625
   197    0604840N                            F-35 C2D2.........................         543,834         543,834
   198    0605520M                            MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS            99,860          99,860
                                               SYSTEMS.
   199    0607658N                            COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY          153,440         153,440
                                               (CEC).
   200    0101221N                            STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM             321,648         331,648
                                               SUPPORT.
          ..................................  Fleet Ballistic Missile Strategic                         [10,000]
                                               Weapon System.
   201    0101224N                            SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          62,694          62,694
   202    0101226N                            SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE                  92,869          92,869
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   203    0101402N                            NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS.....          51,919          51,919
   204    0204136N                            F/A-18 SQUADRONS..................         333,783         333,783
   205    0204228N                            SURFACE SUPPORT...................           8,619           8,619
   206    0204229N                            TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION              122,834         122,834
                                               PLANNING CENTER (TMPC).
   207    0204311N                            INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM....          76,279          76,279
   208    0204313N                            SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE                1,103           1,103
                                               SYSTEMS.
   209    0204413N                            AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS            1,991           1,991
                                               (DISPLACEMENT CRAFT).
   210    0204460M                            GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/          92,674          92,674
                                               ATOR).
   211    0204571N                            CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS              115,894         115,894
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   212    0204575N                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS           61,677          61,677
                                               SUPPORT.

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   213    0205601N                            ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT          59,555          59,555
   214    0205620N                            SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM                   29,973          29,973
                                               INTEGRATION.
   215    0205632N                            MK-48 ADCAP.......................         213,165         213,165
   216    0205633N                            AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS.............         143,277         143,277
   217    0205675N                            OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS.         152,546         152,546
   218    0206313M                            MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS                192,625         192,625
                                               SYSTEMS.
   219    0206335M                            COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND                 12,565          12,565
                                               CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S).
   220    0206623M                            MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/                 83,900          83,900
                                               SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.
   221    0206624M                            MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES                27,794          27,794
                                               SUPPORT.
   222    0206625M                            USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC                47,762          47,762
                                               WARFARE SYSTEMS (MIP).
   223    0206629M                            AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE........             373             373
   224    0207161N                            TACTICAL AIM MISSILES.............          36,439          36,439
   225    0207163N                            ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR            29,198          29,198
                                               MISSILE (AMRAAM).
   226    0208043N                            PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM             3,565           3,565
                                               (PDAS).
   230    0303138N                            AFLOAT NETWORKS...................          49,995          49,995
   231    0303140N                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                33,390          33,390
                                               PROGRAM.
   232    0305192N                            MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM                7,304           7,304
                                               (MIP) ACTIVITIES.
   233    0305204N                            TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES.          11,235          11,235
   234    0305205N                            UAS INTEGRATION AND                         16,409          16,409
                                               INTEROPERABILITY.
   235    0305208M                            DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE           51,192          51,192
                                               SYSTEMS.
   236    0305220N                            MQ-4C TRITON......................          12,094          12,094
   237    0305231N                            MQ-8 UAV..........................          29,700          29,700
   238    0305232M                            RQ-11 UAV.........................           2,107           2,107
   239    0305234N                            SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL UAS                 2,999           2,999
                                               (STUASL0).
   240    0305241N                            MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR                   49,460          49,460
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   241    0305242M                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)               13,005          13,005
                                               PAYLOADS (MIP).
   242    0305251N                            CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND             2,000           2,000
                                               FORCE SUPPORT.
   243    0305421N                            RQ-4 MODERNIZATION................         300,378         300,378
   244    0307577N                            INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)...             788             788
   245    0308601N                            MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT...          10,994          10,994
   246    0702207N                            DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF)........          23,248          23,248
   247    0708730N                            MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH)....           3,284           3,284
  9999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............       2,021,376       2,021,376
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS             6,359,438       6,369,438
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................
          ..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
                                               PILOT PROGRAMS
   249    0608013N                            RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION--               11,748          11,748
                                               SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
   250    0608231N                            MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND               10,555          10,555
                                               CONTROL (MTC2)--SOFTWARE PILOT
                                               PROGRAM.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL               22,303          22,303
                                               TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
          ..................................
          ..................................  TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST       26,922,225      27,177,225
                                               & EVAL, NAVY.
          ..................................
          ..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
                                               EVAL, AF
          ..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
     1    0601102F                            DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........         401,486         401,486
     2    0601103F                            UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...         182,372         182,372
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH...........         583,858         583,858
          ..................................
          ..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
     3    0602020F                            FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED              90,713          90,713
                                               RESEARCH.
     4    0602022F                            UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH               8,018           8,018
                                               CENTER (UARC)--TACTICAL AUTONOMY.
     5    0602102F                            MATERIALS.........................         142,325         151,325
          ..................................  Advanced materials science for                             [9,000]
                                               manufacturing research.
     6    0602201F                            AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES....         161,268         161,268
     7    0602202F                            HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED                146,921         146,921
                                               RESEARCH.
     8    0602203F                            AEROSPACE PROPULSION..............         184,867         184,867
     9    0602204F                            AEROSPACE SENSORS.................         216,269         216,269
    11    0602298F                            SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT--         10,303          10,303
                                                MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.
    12    0602602F                            CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............         160,599         160,599
    13    0602605F                            DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY........         129,961         118,452
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                       [-11,509]
                                               to 6601SF.
    14    0602788F                            DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND          182,076         220,076
                                               METHODS.
          ..................................  Distributed quantum information                            [5,000]
                                               sciences networking testbed.
          ..................................  Future Flag experimentation                               [15,000]
                                               testbed.
          ..................................  Ion trapped quantum information                            [8,000]
                                               sciences computer.
          ..................................  Multi-domain radio frequency                               [5,000]
                                               spectrum testing environment.
          ..................................  Secure interference-avoiding                               [5,000]
                                               connectivity of autonomous
                                               artificially intelligent machines.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH.........       1,433,320       1,468,811
          ..................................
          ..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
    15    0603032F                            FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY            255,855         213,655
                                               DEMOS.
          ..................................  Program reduction.................                       [-42,200]
    16    0603112F                            ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON               30,372          30,372
                                               SYSTEMS.
    17    0603199F                            SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY          10,478          10,478
                                               (S&T).
    18    0603203F                            ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS........          48,046          48,046
    19    0603211F                            AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO.....          51,896          61,896
          ..................................  Semiautonomous adversary air                              [10,000]
                                               platform.
    20    0603216F                            AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER              56,789          56,789
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    21    0603270F                            ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY......          32,510          32,510
    22    0603273F                            SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR            70,321          70,321
                                               RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
    23    0603444F                            MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM                   2               2
                                               (MSSS).
    24    0603456F                            HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED                15,593          15,593
                                               TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

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    25    0603601F                            CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY...         132,311         132,311
    26    0603605F                            ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY.......         102,997         102,997
    27    0603680F                            MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          44,422          49,422
          ..................................  Additive manufacturing for                                 [5,000]
                                               aerospace parts.
    28    0603788F                            BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT           37,779          37,779
                                               AND DEMONSTRATION.
    29    0207412F                            CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC)           2,005           2,005
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY               891,376         864,176
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................
          ..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
                                               PROTOTYPES
    30    0603036F                            MODULAR ADVANCED MISSILE..........         105,238         105,238
    31    0603260F                            INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.           6,237           6,237
    32    0603742F                            COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY..          21,298          21,298
    33    0603790F                            NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.....           2,208           2,208
    34    0603851F                            INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC                  45,319          75,319
                                               MISSILE--DEM/VAL.
          ..................................  Enhanced ICBM guidance capability                         [30,000]
                                               and testing.
    35    0604001F                            NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS.............          10,011          10,011
    37    0604003F                            ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM          500,575         500,575
                                               (ABMS).
    38    0604004F                            ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT.......         595,352         595,352
    39    0604005F                            NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT &                78,799          78,799
                                               PROTOTYPING.
    40    0604006F                            DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE TECH                   2,620               0
                                               ARCHITECTURE.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                        [-2,620]
                                               to 64858F.
    41    0604007F                            E-7...............................         681,039         681,039
    42    0604009F                            AFWERX PRIME......................          83,336          83,336
    43    0604015F                            LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER.........       2,984,143       2,984,143
    44    0604025F                            RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION              154,300         154,300
                                               RESERVE (RDER).
    45    0604032F                            DIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPING.......           1,246           1,246
    46    0604033F                            HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING...........         150,340               0
          ..................................  Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon                      [-150,340]
                                               reduction.
    47    0604183F                            HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING--                  381,528         381,528
                                               HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE
                                               (HACM).
    48    0604201F                            PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND                   18,041          18,041
                                               IMPROVEMENTS.
    49    0604257F                            ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS...          27,650          27,650
    50    0604288F                            SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS             888,829         888,829
                                               CENTER (SAOC).
    51    0604317F                            TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER...............          26,638          26,638
    52    0604327F                            HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET               19,266          19,266
                                               DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM.
    53    0604414F                            CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-         37,121          37,121
                                               ACS.
    55    0604668F                            JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT             37,026          37,026
                                               SYSTEM (JTMS).
    56    0604776F                            DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION                   31,833          31,833
                                               ENTERPRISE R&D.
    57    0604858F                            TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM...........         210,806         235,476
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                        [17,550]
                                               from OMAF SAG 11R.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                         [4,500]
                                               from OMAF SAG 11Z.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                         [2,620]
                                               from RDAF 64006F.
    58    0604860F                            OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND                      46,305          46,305
                                               INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.
    59    0605164F                            AIR REFUELING CAPABILITY                    19,400          19,400
                                               MODERNIZATION.
    61    0207110F                            NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE.....       2,326,128       2,326,128
    62    0207179F                            AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS         118,826         101,013
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                       [-17,813]
    63    0207420F                            COMBAT IDENTIFICATION.............           1,902           1,902
    64    0207455F                            THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR          19,763          19,763
                                               (3DELRR).
    65    0207522F                            AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS                 78,867          78,867
                                               (ABADS).
    66    0208030F                            WAR RESERVE MATERIEL--AMMUNITION..           8,175           8,175
    68    0305236F                            COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT            25,157          25,157
                                               (CDL EA).
    69    0305601F                            MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS......          17,727          17,727
    72    0708051F                            RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION             43,431          43,431
                                               (RSM).
    73    0808737F                            INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION.....           9,364           9,364
    74    0901410F                            CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY          28,294          28,294
                                               SYSTEM.
    75    1206415F                            U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND             14,892          14,892
                                               DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT              9,859,030       9,742,927
                                               DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
          ..................................
          ..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION
    76    0604200F                            FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS &            9,757           9,757
                                               PROGRAMS.
    77    0604201F                            PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND                  163,156         163,156
                                               IMPROVEMENTS.
    78    0604222F                            NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT...........          45,884          45,884
    79    0604270F                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....          13,804          13,804
    80    0604281F                            TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE.          74,023          79,023
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                         [5,000]
    81    0604287F                            PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT.......          10,605          10,605
    82    0604602F                            ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.....           5,918           5,918
    83    0604604F                            SUBMUNITIONS......................           3,345           3,345
    84    0604617F                            AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT..............          21,967          21,967
    85    0604706F                            LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS..............          39,301          39,301
    86    0604735F                            COMBAT TRAINING RANGES............         152,569         152,569
    87    0604932F                            LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON........         911,406         891,406
          ..................................  DAF realignment of funds..........                       [-20,000]
    88    0604933F                            ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION...........          71,732          71,732
    89    0605030F                            JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER                2,256           2,256
                                               (JTNC).
    90    0605031F                            JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)......             452             452
    91    0605056F                            OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT......          36,582          36,582
    92    0605057F                            NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING                7,928           7,928
                                               SYSTEM.
    93    0605223F                            ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING...........          77,252          77,252
    94    0605229F                            HH-60W............................          48,268          48,268
    95    0605238F                            GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT         3,746,935       3,739,285
                                               EMD.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                        [-7,650]

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    96    0207171F                            F-15 EPAWSS.......................          13,982          13,982
    97    0207279F                            ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY            56,225          56,225
                                               AND RECOVERY.
    98    0207328F                            STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON............         298,585         298,585
    99    0207701F                            FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING......           7,597           7,597
   100    0208036F                            MEDICAL C-CBRNE PROGRAMS..........           2,006           2,006
   102    0305205F                            ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES          30,000          30,000
   103    0401221F                            KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS...........         124,662         124,662
   104    0401319F                            VC-25B............................         490,701         470,701
          ..................................  5G interference mitigation for                            [30,000]
                                               critical aircraft navigation and
                                               sensor systems on the
                                               Presidential Aircraft Fleet.
          ..................................  Program reduction.................                       [-50,000]
   105    0701212F                            AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS............          12,911          12,911
   106    0804772F                            TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS.............           1,922           1,922
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &            6,481,731       6,439,081
                                               DEMONSTRATION.
          ..................................
          ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
   107    0604256F                            THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT......          16,626          16,626
   108    0604759F                            MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..............          31,143          31,143
   109    0605101F                            RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE............          38,398          38,398
   110    0605502F                            SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH           1,466           1,466
   111    0605712F                            INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST &                  13,736          13,736
                                               EVALUATION.
   112    0605807F                            TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.......         913,213         946,026
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                        [32,813]
   113    0605827F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG & COMBAT         317,901         317,901
                                               SYS.
   114    0605828F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL REACH.......         541,677         541,677
   115    0605829F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, &           551,213         536,513
                                               BUS SYS.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                       [-14,700]
   117    0605831F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY                  243,780         273,780
                                               INTEGRATION.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                        [30,000]
   118    0605832F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED PRGM               109,030          77,030
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                       [-32,000]
   119    0605833F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS....         336,788         336,788
   120    0605898F                            MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................           5,005           6,705
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                         [1,700]
   121    0605976F                            FACILITIES RESTORATION AND                  87,889          87,889
                                               MODERNIZATION--TEST AND
                                               EVALUATION SUPPORT.
   122    0605978F                            FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT--TEST AND            35,065          35,065
                                               EVALUATION SUPPORT.
   123    0606017F                            REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND                   89,956          89,956
                                               MATURATION.
   124    0606398F                            MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E................           7,453           7,453
   126    0303255F                            COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION,            20,871          40,871
                                               AND COMPUTERS (C4)--STRATCOM.
          ..................................  NC3 network sensor demonstration..                        [10,000]
          ..................................  NC3 Rapid Engineering Architecture                        [10,000]
                                               Collaboration Hub (REACH).
   127    0308602F                            ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES             100,357         100,357
                                               (EIS).
   128    0702806F                            ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT          20,478          20,478
   129    0804731F                            GENERAL SKILL TRAINING............             796           6,796
          ..................................  Security Work Readiness for Duty..                         [6,000]
   132    1001004F                            INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES..........           3,917           3,917
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......       3,486,758       3,530,571
          ..................................
          ..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
   134    0604233F                            SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT            41,464          41,464
                                               TRAINING.
   135    0604283F                            BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR               40,000          40,000
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   136    0604445F                            WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE............           8,018           8,018
   137    0604617F                            AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT..............           5,645           5,645
   139    0604840F                            F-35 C2D2.........................       1,275,268       1,270,268
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                        [-5,000]
   140    0605018F                            AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY             40,203          40,203
                                               SYSTEM (AF-IPPS).
   141    0605024F                            ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE            49,613          49,613
                                               AGENCY.
   142    0605117F                            FOREIGN MATERIEL ACQUISITION AND            93,881          93,881
                                               EXPLOITATION.
   143    0605278F                            HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E.............          36,536          36,536
   144    0606018F                            NC3 INTEGRATION...................          22,910          22,910
   145    0101113F                            B-52 SQUADRONS....................         950,815         964,832
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                        [14,017]
   146    0101122F                            AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM)             290             290
   147    0101126F                            B-1B SQUADRONS....................          12,619          12,619
   148    0101127F                            B-2 SQUADRONS.....................          87,623          87,623
   149    0101213F                            MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS...............          33,237          33,237
   150    0101316F                            WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC                   24,653          24,653
                                               COMMUNICATIONS.
   151    0101318F                            SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--                7,562           7,562
                                               GLOBAL STRIKE.
   153    0101328F                            ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES.............         475,415         475,415
   155    0102110F                            MH-139A...........................          25,737          25,737
   156    0102326F                            REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL                831             831
                                               CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
   157    0102412F                            NORTH WARNING SYSTEM (NWS)........             102             102
   158    0102417F                            OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR         428,754         428,754
   159    0202834F                            VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT--            15,498          19,498
                                               GENERAL.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                         [4,000]
   160    0205219F                            MQ-9 UAV..........................          81,123          81,123
   161    0205671F                            JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC               2,303           2,303
                                               WARFARE.
   162    0207040F                            MULTI-PLATFORM ELECTRONIC WARFARE            7,312           7,312
                                               EQUIPMENT.
   164    0207133F                            F-16 SQUADRONS....................          98,633          98,633
   165    0207134F                            F-15E SQUADRONS...................          50,965          50,965
   166    0207136F                            MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION....          16,543          16,543
   167    0207138F                            F-22A SQUADRONS...................         725,889         725,889

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   168    0207142F                            F-35 SQUADRONS....................          97,231          97,231
   169    0207146F                            F-15EX............................         100,006         100,006
   170    0207161F                            TACTICAL AIM MISSILES.............          41,958          41,958
   171    0207163F                            ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR            53,679          53,679
                                               MISSILE (AMRAAM).
   172    0207227F                            COMBAT RESCUE--PARARESCUE.........             726             726
   173    0207238F                            E-11A.............................          64,888          64,888
   174    0207247F                            AF TENCAP.........................          25,749          25,749
   175    0207249F                            PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS                    11,872          11,872
                                               PROCUREMENT.
   176    0207253F                            COMPASS CALL......................          66,932          66,932
   177    0207268F                            AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT                   55,223          55,223
                                               IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
   178    0207325F                            JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF              132,937         132,937
                                               MISSILE (JASSM).
   179    0207327F                            SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB).........          37,518          37,518
   180    0207410F                            AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER               72,059          72,059
                                               (AOC).
   181    0207412F                            CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC)          17,498          17,498
   183    0207418F                            AFSPECWAR--TACP...................           2,106           2,106
   185    0207431F                            COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM              72,010          72,010
                                               ACTIVITIES.
   186    0207438F                            THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM)              6,467           6,467
                                               C4I.
   187    0207439F                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTEGRATED               10,388          10,388
                                               REPROGRAMMING (EWIR).
   188    0207444F                            TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD....          10,060          10,060
   189    0207452F                            DCAPES............................           8,233           8,233
   190    0207521F                            AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS....           2,172           2,172
   192    0207573F                            NATIONAL TECHNICAL NUCLEAR                   2,049           2,049
                                               FORENSICS.
   193    0207590F                            SEEK EAGLE........................          33,478          33,478
   195    0207605F                            WARGAMING AND SIMULATION CENTERS..          11,894          11,894
   197    0207697F                            DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES           3,811           3,811
   198    0208006F                            MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS..........          96,272          96,272
   199    0208007F                            TACTICAL DECEPTION................          26,533          26,533
   201    0208087F                            DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE                   50,122          50,122
                                               OPERATIONS.
   202    0208088F                            AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS         113,064         113,064
   208    0208288F                            INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS...........             967             967
   209    0301025F                            GEOBASE...........................           1,514           1,514
   211    0301113F                            CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE                  8,476           8,476
                                               SUPPORT.
   218    0301401F                            AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL              2,890           3,390
                                               ISR BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.
          ..................................  Military Cyber Cooperation                                   [500]
                                               Activities with the Kingdom of
                                               Jordan.
   219    0302015F                            E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS           39,868          39,868
                                               CENTER (NAOC).
   220    0303004F                            EIT CONNECT.......................          32,900          32,900
   221    0303089F                            CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS.....           4,881           4,881
   222    0303131F                            MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY                 33,567          33,567
                                               COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
   223    0303133F                            HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS......          40,000          40,000
   224    0303140F                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                95,523          95,523
                                               PROGRAM.
   226    0303248F                            ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM........          71,296          71,296
   227    0303260F                            JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION                     4,682           4,682
                                               INITIATIVE.
   228    0304100F                            STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING &                64,944          64,944
                                               EXECUTION SYSTEM (SMPES).
   230    0304260F                            AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE........         108,947         108,947
   231    0304310F                            COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS......           4,635           4,635
   234    0305015F                            C2 AIR OPERATIONS SUITE--C2 INFO            13,751          13,751
                                               SERVICES.
   235    0305020F                            CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION                1,660           1,660
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
   236    0305022F                            ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION              18,680          18,680
                                               DVMT (IMAD).
   237    0305099F                            GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT                5,031           5,031
                                               (GATM).
   238    0305103F                            CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.........             301             301
   239    0305111F                            WEATHER SERVICE...................          26,329          35,329
          ..................................  Weather service data migration....                         [9,000]
   240    0305114F                            AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND           8,751           8,751
                                               LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS).
   241    0305116F                            AERIAL TARGETS....................           6,915           6,915
   244    0305128F                            SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE                     352             352
                                               ACTIVITIES.
   245    0305146F                            DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE            6,930           6,930
                                               ACTIVITIES.
   246    0305179F                            INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS)          21,588          21,588
   247    0305202F                            DRAGON U-2........................          16,842          16,842
   248    0305206F                            AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS...          43,158          43,158
   249    0305207F                            MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS.....          14,330          14,330
   250    0305208F                            DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE           88,854          88,854
                                               SYSTEMS.
   251    0305220F                            RQ-4 UAV..........................           1,242           1,242
   252    0305221F                            NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE               12,496          12,496
                                               TARGETING.
   253    0305238F                            NATO AGS..........................               2               2
   254    0305240F                            SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE........          31,589          31,589
   255    0305600F                            INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE                  15,322          15,322
                                               TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES.
   256    0305881F                            RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION...........           8,830           8,830
   257    0305984F                            PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL            2,764           2,764
                                               (PRC2).
   258    0307577F                            INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)...           7,090           7,090
   259    0401115F                            C-130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON............           5,427           5,427
   260    0401119F                            C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF)........          29,502          29,502
   261    0401130F                            C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF)................           2,753           2,753
   262    0401132F                            C-130J PROGRAM....................          19,100          19,100
   263    0401134F                            LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES            5,982           5,982
                                               (LAIRCM).
   264    0401218F                            KC-135S...........................          51,105          51,105
   265    0401318F                            CV-22.............................          18,127          18,127
   266    0408011F                            SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL..           9,198           9,198
   268    0708610F                            LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY            17,520          17,520
                                               (LOGIT).
   269    0801380F                            AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC-           25,144          25,144
                                               OT).
   270    0804743F                            OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING.............           2,265           2,265
   272    0901202F                            JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY...           2,266           2,266
   273    0901218F                            CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM.....           4,006           4,006

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   274    0901220F                            PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION..........           3,078           3,078
   275    0901226F                            AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS               5,309           5,309
                                               AGENCY.
   276    0901538F                            FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION             4,279           4,279
                                               SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
   277    0901554F                            DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT           45,925          45,925
                                               SYS (DEAMS).
   278    1202140F                            SERVICE SUPPORT TO SPACECOM                  9,778           9,778
                                               ACTIVITIES.
  9999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............      16,814,245      16,814,245
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS            23,829,283      23,851,800
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................
          ..................................  TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST       46,565,356      46,481,224
                                               & EVAL, AF.
          ..................................
          ..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
                                               EVAL, SF
          ..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
     4    1206601SF                           SPACE TECHNOLOGY..................         206,196         350,663
          ..................................  Advanced analog microelectronics..                         [8,600]
          ..................................  Advanced isotope power systems....                         [5,000]
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                        [84,397]
          ..................................  Ground-based interferometry.......                        [16,000]
          ..................................  Lunar surface-based domain                                 [5,000]
                                               awareness.
          ..................................  Solar cruiser.....................                        [10,000]
          ..................................  Space modeling, simulation, and                           [15,470]
                                               analysis hub.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH.........         206,196         350,663
          ..................................
          ..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
     5    1206310SF                           SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY               472,493         477,493
                                               RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................  Human performance optimization....                         [5,000]
     6    1206616SF                           SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                  110,033         158,033
                                               DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                        [40,000]
          ..................................  Modular multi-mode propulsion                              [8,000]
                                               system.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY               582,526         635,526
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................
          ..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
                                               PROTOTYPES
     7    0604002SF                           SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES                   849             849
                                               RESEARCH.
     8    1203010SF                           SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS,             61,723          61,723
                                               DIGITAL SOLUTIONS.
     9    1203164SF                           NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM          353,807         353,807
                                               (USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).
    10    1203622SF                           SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS........          95,541          95,541
    11    1203710SF                           EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS.............          95,615         112,115
          ..................................  Weather satellite risk reduction..                        [16,500]
    13    1206410SF                           SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND         2,081,307       2,081,307
                                               PROTOTYPING.
    16    1206427SF                           SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE                    145,948         105,948
                                               TRANSITIONS (SSPT).
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                       [-40,000]
                                               to 6616SF.
    17    1206438SF                           SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY..........          58,374          58,374
    18    1206458SF                           TECH TRANSITION (SPACE)...........         164,649         179,649
          ..................................  Encouraging the establishment of                          [15,000]
                                               the outernet.
    19    1206730SF                           SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM          59,784          59,784
    20    1206760SF                           PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE               76,554          76,554
                                               SERVICE (PTES).
    21    1206761SF                           PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS)..         360,126         360,126
    22    1206855SF                           EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS)....         632,833         632,833
    23    1206857SF                           SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE...          12,036          12,036
    24    1206862SF                           TACTICALLY RESPONSE SPACE.........          30,000          30,000
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT              4,229,146       4,220,646
                                               DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
          ..................................
          ..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION
    25    1203269SF                           GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF)......         308,999         308,999
    27    1206421SF                           COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS..............          36,537          36,537
    28    1206422SF                           WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON..........          79,727          79,727
    29    1206425SF                           SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS.         372,827         372,827
    30    1206431SF                           ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE)....           4,068           4,068
    31    1206432SF                           POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE)...........          73,757          73,757
    32    1206433SF                           WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE)....          49,445          49,445
    33    1206440SF                           NEXT-GEN OPIR--GROUND.............         661,367         661,367
    34    1206442SF                           NEXT GENERATION OPIR..............         222,178         222,178
    35    1206443SF                           NEXT-GEN OPIR--GEO................         719,731         719,731
    36    1206444SF                           NEXT-GEN OPIR--POLAR..............       1,013,478       1,013,478
    37    1206445SF                           COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM)               73,501          73,501
                                               INTEGRATION.
    38    1206446SF                           RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE        1,266,437       1,519,222
                                               TRACKING--LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO).
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                       [252,785]
    39    1206447SF                           RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE          538,208         790,992
                                               TRACKING--MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT
                                               (MEO).
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                       [252,784]
    40    1206448SF                           RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE          505,569               0
                                               TRACKING--INTEGRATED GROUND
                                               SEGMENT.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                      [-252,785]
                                               to 6446SF.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                      [-252,784]
                                               to 6447SF.
    41    1206853SF                           NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH              82,188          82,188
                                               PROGRAM (SPACE)--EMD.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &            6,008,017       6,008,017
                                               DEMONSTRATION.
          ..................................
          ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
    43    1203622SF                           SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS........           3,568           3,568
    46    1206392SF                           ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & MISSILE             258,969         276,500
                                               SYSTEMS.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                        [17,531]
    47    1206398SF                           SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER--            13,694          15,053
                                               MHA.
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                         [1,359]
    48    1206601SF                           SPACE TECHNOLOGY..................          91,778               0
          ..................................  DAF requested realignment of funds                       [-91,778]

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    49    1206759SF                           MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT--SPACE.......         146,797         146,797
    50    1206860SF                           ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM               18,023          18,023
                                               (SPACE).
    52    1206864SF                           SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP)..........          30,192          30,192
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......         563,021         490,133
          ..................................
          ..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
    55    1203001SF                           FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS           91,369          91,369
                                               (FAB-T).
    56    1203040SF                           DCO-SPACE.........................          76,003          76,003
    57    1203109SF                           NARROWBAND SATELLITE                       230,785         230,785
                                               COMMUNICATIONS.
    58    1203110SF                           SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE).          86,465          86,465
    59    1203154SF                           LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS............         243,036         243,036
    61    1203173SF                           SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND                  22,039          22,039
                                               EVALUATION CENTER.
    62    1203174SF                           SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND           41,483          41,483
                                               RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
    63    1203182SF                           SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE)....          11,175          11,175
    65    1203330SF                           SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR.............          28,730          28,730
    67    1203873SF                           BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS..          20,752          28,752
          ..................................  Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack                         [8,000]
                                               Characterization System (PARCS)
                                               radar.
    68    1203906SF                           NCMC--TW/AA SYSTEM................          25,545          25,545
    69    1203913SF                           NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE)....          93,391          93,391
    70    1203940SF                           SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS                  264,966         264,966
                                               OPERATIONS.
    71    1206423SF                           GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III--            317,309         317,309
                                               OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.
    75    1206770SF                           ENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES........         155,825         155,825
    76    1208053SF                           JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM......          14,568          14,568
  9999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............       5,764,667       6,225,367
          ..................................  Space Force realignment of funds                         [270,000]
                                               for classified program.
          ..................................  Space Force Unfunded Priorities                           [83,000]
                                               List Classified Program B.
          ..................................  Space Force Unfunded Priorities                           [53,000]
                                               List Classified Program C.
          ..................................  Space Force Unfunded Priorities                           [54,700]
                                               List Classified Program D.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS             7,488,108       7,956,808
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................
          ..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
                                               PILOT PROGRAMS
    78    1208248SF                           SPACE COMMAND & CONTROL--SOFTWARE          122,326         122,326
                                               PILOT PROGRAM.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL              122,326         122,326
                                               TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
          ..................................
          ..................................  TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST       19,199,340      19,784,119
                                               & EVAL, SF.
          ..................................
          ..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
                                               EVAL, DW
          ..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
     1    0601000BR                           DTRA BASIC RESEARCH...............          14,761          14,761
     2    0601101E                            DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........         311,531         311,531
     3    0601108D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH                  16,329          16,329
                                               INITIATIVES.
     4    0601110D8Z                          BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES........          71,783          96,783
          ..................................  Defense Established Program to                            [25,000]
                                               Stimulate Competitive Research
                                               (DEPSCoR).
     5    0601117E                            BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH          50,430          50,430
                                               SCIENCE.
     6    0601120D8Z                          NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM         159,549         169,549
          ..................................  Enhanced civics education program.                        [10,000]
     7    0601228D8Z                          HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND            100,467         100,467
                                               UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY
                                               INSTITUTIONS.
     8    0601384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE             36,235          36,235
                                               PROGRAM.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH...........         761,085         796,085
          ..................................
          ..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
     9    0602000D8Z                          JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY........          19,157          19,157
    10    0602115E                            BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY.............         141,081         141,081
    11    0602128D8Z                          PROMOTION AND PROTECTION                     3,219           3,219
                                               STRATEGIES.
    12    0602230D8Z                          DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.....          55,160          55,160
    13    0602234D8Z                          LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH                 46,858          46,858
                                               PROGRAM.
    14    0602251D8Z                          APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE                    66,866          66,866
                                               ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES.
    15    0602303E                            INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS               333,029         333,029
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    17    0602384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            240,610         240,610
                                               PROGRAM.
    18    0602668D8Z                          CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH...........          17,437          20,437
          ..................................  Semiconductor industry                                     [3,000]
                                               cybersecurity research.
    19    0602675D8Z                          SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL            4,718           4,718
                                               SECURITY.
    20    0602702E                            TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY...............         234,549         234,549
    21    0602715E                            MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL                   344,986         344,986
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    22    0602716E                            ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY............         572,662         572,662
    23    0602718BR                           COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS                    208,870         208,870
                                               DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH.
    24    0602751D8Z                          SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE              11,168          11,168
                                               (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.
    25    0602890D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH........          48,804          48,804
    26    0602891D8Z                          FSRM MODELLING....................           2,000           2,000
    27    1160401BB                           SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT........          52,287          52,287
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH.........       2,403,461       2,406,461
          ..................................
          ..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
    28    0603000D8Z                          JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED                    37,706          37,706
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    29    0603021D8Z                          NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION                15,085          15,085
                                               CAPITAL.
    30    0603121D8Z                          SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.......          30,102          30,102
    31    0603122D8Z                          COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY              75,593         105,593
                                               SUPPORT.
          ..................................  Loitering munition development....                         [5,000]
          ..................................  U.S.-Israel defense collaboration                         [25,000]
                                               on emerging technologies.
    32    0603133D8Z                          FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING.......          27,078          27,078
    33    0603160BR                           COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS                    400,947         405,947
                                               DESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                               DEVELOPMENT.

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          ..................................  Advanced manufacturing of                                  [5,000]
                                               energetic materials.
    34    0603176BR                           ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE            7,990           7,990
                                               ASSESSMENT.
    35    0603176C                            ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE           17,825          17,825
                                               ASSESSMENT.
    36    0603180C                            ADVANCED RESEARCH.................          21,461          21,461
    37    0603183D8Z                          JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY                 52,292          52,292
                                               DEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION.
    38    0603225D8Z                          JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY          19,567          19,567
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
    39    0603260BR                           INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.          10,000          10,000
    40    0603286E                            ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS........         331,753         331,753
    41    0603287E                            SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY.....         134,809         134,809
    42    0603288D8Z                          ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS..............          24,328          24,328
    43    0603289D8Z                          ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND            55,626          55,626
                                               CONCEPTS.
    44    0603330D8Z                          QUANTUM APPLICATION...............          75,000          75,000
    46    0603342D8Z                          DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU).....         104,729         104,729
    47    0603375D8Z                          TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.............         123,837         123,837
    48    0603379D8Z                          ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION....          11,000          11,000
    49    0603384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            267,073         292,073
                                               PROGRAM--ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................  Generative Unconstrained                                  [25,000]
                                               Intelligent Drug Engineering-
                                               Enhanced Biodefense.
    50    0603527D8Z                          RETRACT LARCH.....................          57,401          57,401
    51    0603618D8Z                          JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED                   19,793          19,793
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    53    0603662D8Z                          NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS                    11,197          11,197
                                               CAPABILITIES.
    54    0603680D8Z                          DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE         252,965         264,965
                                               AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
          ..................................  Additive manufacturing at scale...                         [7,000]
          ..................................  Digital manufacturing                                      [5,000]
                                               modernization.
    55    0603680S                            MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          46,404          46,404
    56    0603712S                            GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY            16,580          16,580
                                               DEMONSTRATIONS.
    57    0603716D8Z                          STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH            60,387          60,387
                                               PROGRAM.
    58    0603720S                            MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY                144,707         144,707
                                               DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.
    59    0603727D8Z                          JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM.........           2,749           2,749
    60    0603739E                            ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES.         254,033         254,033
    61    0603760E                            COMMAND, CONTROL AND                       321,591         321,591
                                               COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
    62    0603766E                            NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY         885,425         885,425
    63    0603767E                            SENSOR TECHNOLOGY.................         358,580         358,580
    65    0603781D8Z                          SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE....          16,699          16,699
    66    0603838D8Z                          DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION            257,110         257,110
                                               (DIA).
    67    0603924D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED                 111,799         111,799
                                               TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
    68    0603941D8Z                          TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE &                345,384         345,384
                                               TECHNOLOGY.
    69    0603945D8Z                          AUKUS INNOVATION INITIATIVES......          25,000          25,000
    70    0603950D8Z                          NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION                21,575          28,575
                                               NETWORK.
          ..................................  National Security Innovation                               [7,000]
                                               Network.
    71    0604055D8Z                          OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY              171,668         181,668
                                               IMPROVEMENT.
          ..................................  Increase for tristructural-                               [10,000]
                                               isotrophic fuel.
    72    1160402BB                           SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                    156,097         156,097
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY             5,380,945       5,469,945
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................
          ..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
                                               PROTOTYPES
    74    0603161D8Z                          NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL           76,764          76,764
                                               SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.
    75    0603600D8Z                          WALKOFF...........................         143,486         143,486
    76    0603851D8Z                          ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL           117,196         123,196
                                               CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
          ..................................  Sustainable Technology Evaluation                          [6,000]
                                               and Demonstration program
                                               increase.
    77    0603881C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL         220,311         220,311
                                               DEFENSE SEGMENT.
    78    0603882C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE                  903,633         903,633
                                               MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.
    79    0603884BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            316,853         316,853
                                               PROGRAM--DEM/VAL.
    80    0603884C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS.         239,159         239,159
    81    0603890C                            BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS.............         597,720         597,720
    82    0603891C                            SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA.............         552,888         552,888
    83    0603892C                            AEGIS BMD.........................         693,727         693,727
    84    0603896C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND          554,201         554,201
                                               AND CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT
                                               AND COMMUNICATI.
    85    0603898C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT             48,248          48,248
                                               WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.
    86    0603904C                            MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION &               50,549          50,549
                                               OPERATIONS CENTER (MDIOC).
    87    0603906C                            REGARDING TRENCH..................          12,564          27,564
          ..................................  Program increase--MDA UFR.........                        [15,000]
    88    0603907C                            SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX)......         177,868         177,868
    89    0603913C                            ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS......         300,000         325,000
          ..................................  U.S.-Israel cooperation on                                [25,000]
                                               directed energy capabilities.
    90    0603914C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST....         360,455         360,455
    91    0603915C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS.         570,258         580,258
          ..................................  Hypersonic Targets and                                    [10,000]
                                               Countermeasures Program.
    92    0603923D8Z                          COALITION WARFARE.................          12,103          12,103
    93    0604011D8Z                          NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION                179,278         179,278
                                               COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).
    94    0604016D8Z                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION              3,185           3,185
                                               PROGRAM.
    95    0604102C                            GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT..........         397,578         397,578
    97    0604124D8Z                          CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL                34,350          34,350
                                               INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)--MIP.
    98    0604181C                            HYPERSONIC DEFENSE................         208,997         208,997
    99    0604250D8Z                          ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES..       1,085,826       1,085,826
   100    0604294D8Z                          TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS         810,839         810,839
   101    0604331D8Z                          RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM.........         110,291         110,291
   102    0604331J                            RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM.........           9,880           9,880
   104    0604400D8Z                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)                  2,643           2,643
                                               UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   105    0604551BR                           CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM.......           8,328           8,328
   106    0604555D8Z                          OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY               53,726          53,726
                                               IMPROVEMENT--NON S&T.
   108    0604682D8Z                          WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR                    3,206           3,206
                                               STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SSA).

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   109    0604790D8Z                          RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION               79,773          79,773
                                               RESERVE (RDER).
   110    0604826J                            JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT,            28,517          28,517
                                               INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY
                                               ASSESSMENTS.
   111    0604873C                            LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR            103,517         103,517
                                               (LRDR).
   112    0604874C                            IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE                2,130,838       2,130,838
                                               INTERCEPTORS.
   113    0604876C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL          47,577          47,577
                                               DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST.
   114    0604878C                            AEGIS BMD TEST....................         193,484         193,484
   115    0604879C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR           111,049         111,049
                                               TEST.
   116    0604880C                            LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3)...........          22,163          22,163
   117    0604887C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE                   41,824          41,824
                                               MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.
   118    0202057C                            SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.........           2,484           2,484
   119    0208059JCY                          CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES...............          65,484          65,484
   120    0208085JCY                          ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS..         170,182         170,182
   121    0208086JCY                          CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE)..         114,980         114,980
   122    0300206R                            ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY            2,156           2,156
                                               SYSTEMS.
   123    0305103C                            CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.........           2,760           2,760
   124    0305245D8Z                          INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND                3,000           3,000
                                               INNOVATION INVESTMENTS.
   125    0305251JCY                          CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND             2,669           2,669
                                               FORCE SUPPORT.
   126    0901579D8Z                          OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL (OSC).          99,000          99,000
   129    1206895C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM           109,483         109,483
                                               SPACE PROGRAMS.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT             12,187,050      12,243,050
                                               DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
          ..................................
          ..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION
   130    0604123D8Z                          CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL               615,246         615,246
                                               INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)--DEM/
                                               VAL ACTIVITIES.
   131    0604161D8Z                          NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL            6,229           6,229
                                               SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.
   132    0604384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            382,977         382,977
                                               PROGRAM--EMD.
   133    0604771D8Z                          JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION                   9,775           9,775
                                               DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS).
   134    0605000BR                           COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS                     14,414          14,414
                                               DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
   135    0605013BL                           INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT           6,953           6,953
   136    0605021SE                           HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY                  9,292           9,292
                                               INITIATIVE.
   137    0605022D8Z                          DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM.....          18,981          18,981
   138    0605027D8Z                          OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES           5,456           5,456
   140    0605080S                            DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)--          32,629          32,629
                                               FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
   141    0605141BR                           MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT            9,316           9,316
                                               SYSTEM (MARMS).
   142    0605210D8Z                          DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC                      6,899           6,899
                                               PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.
   143    0605294D8Z                          TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS         297,586         297,586
   145    0605772D8Z                          NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, &                  4,110           4,110
                                               COMMUNICATIONS.
   146    0305304D8Z                          DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION            8,159           8,159
                                               MANAGEMENT (EEIM).
   147    0305310D8Z                          CWMD SYSTEMS: SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT            14,471          14,471
                                               AND DEMONSTRATION.
   148    0505167D8Z                          DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AGAINST                3,770           3,770
                                               WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &            1,446,263       1,446,263
                                               DEMONSTRATION.
          ..................................
          ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
   149    0603829J                            JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION..          12,402          12,402
   150    0604774D8Z                          DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM          12,746          12,746
                                               (DRRS).
   151    0604875D8Z                          JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE                   8,426           8,426
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   152    0604940D8Z                          CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION                833,792         833,792
                                               INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).
   153    0604942D8Z                          ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS.......           5,810           5,810
   154    0605001E                            MISSION SUPPORT...................          99,090          99,090
   155    0605100D8Z                          JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST             187,421         187,421
                                               CAPABILITY (JMETC).
   156    0605126J                            JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE            61,477          61,477
                                               DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).
   158    0605142D8Z                          SYSTEMS ENGINEERING...............          39,949          39,949
   159    0605151D8Z                          STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--OSD.           6,292           6,292
   160    0605161D8Z                          NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY.          21,043          21,043
   161    0605170D8Z                          SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND                     10,504          10,504
                                               INFORMATION INTEGRATION.
   162    0605200D8Z                          GENERAL SUPPORT TO                           2,980           2,980
                                               OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY).
   163    0605384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE             74,382          74,382
                                               PROGRAM.
   170    0605790D8Z                          SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH           3,831           3,831
                                               (SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
                                               TRANSFER.
   171    0605797D8Z                          MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE..          38,923          38,923
   172    0605798D8Z                          DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS.......          60,404          60,404
   173    0605801KA                           DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION               65,715          60,715
                                               CENTER (DTIC).
          ..................................  Information Analysis Centers                              [-5,000]
                                               reduction.
   174    0605803SE                           R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT,           26,037          26,037
                                               TESTING AND EVALUATION.
   175    0605804D8Z                          DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION...          37,353          37,353
   176    0605898E                            MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................          14,833          14,833
   177    0605998KA                           MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE TECHNICAL             3,752           3,752
                                               INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC).
   178    0606005D8Z                          SPECIAL ACTIVITIES................          18,088          18,088
   179    0606100D8Z                          BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS....          14,427          14,427
   180    0606114D8Z                          ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG)                 4,200           4,200
                                               SUPPORT.
   181    0606135D8Z                          CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL                17,247          17,247
                                               INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)
                                               ACTIVITIES.
   182    0606225D8Z                          ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE                 3,386           3,386
                                               ANALYSIS.
   183    0606300D8Z                          DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD.............           2,352           2,352
   184    0606301D8Z                          AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES......             213             213
   186    0606771D8Z                          CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY          45,194          45,194
                                               POLICY.
   187    0606853BR                           MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL &                     11,919          11,919
                                               INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
   188    0203345D8Z                          DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY                  3,112           3,112
                                               INITIATIVE (DOSI).
   189    0204571J                            JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT....           4,916           4,916
   190    0208045K                            C4I INTEROPERABILITY..............          66,152          66,152
   195    0305172K                            COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS....           5,366           5,366
   197    0305208K                            DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE            3,069           3,069
                                               SYSTEMS.

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   199    0804768J                            COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND              101,319         101,319
                                               TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)--
                                               NON-MHA.
   200    0808709SE                           DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY                      740             740
                                               MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI).
   201    0901598C                            MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA................          28,363          28,363
   202    0903235K                            JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP)......           5,177           5,177
  9999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............          36,315          63,315
          ..................................  All Domain Anomaly Resolution                             [27,000]
                                               Office.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......       1,998,717       2,020,717
          ..................................
          ..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
   203    0604130V                            ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS)..          42,482          42,482
   205    0607210D8Z                          INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND             1,017,141       1,045,141
                                               SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.
          ..................................  Domestic advanced microelectronics                         [5,000]
                                               packaging.
          ..................................  Rapid Innovation Program..........                        [20,000]
          ..................................  Shipbuilding and ship repair                               [3,000]
                                               workforce development.
   206    0607310D8Z                          COUNTERPROLIFERATION SPECIAL                12,713          12,713
                                               PROJECTS: OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
   207    0607327T                            GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY                      8,503           8,503
                                               COOPERATION MANAGEMENT
                                               INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).
   208    0607384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE             80,495          80,495
                                               (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).
   209    0208097JCY                          CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER            95,733          95,733
                                               C2).
   210    0208099JCY                          DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP)..         138,558         138,558
   214    0302019K                            DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE                 19,299          19,299
                                               ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.
   215    0303126K                            LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS--DCS.....          37,726          37,726
   216    0303131K                            MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY                  5,037           5,037
                                               COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
   218    0303140D8Z                          INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                97,171          97,171
                                               PROGRAM.
   220    0303140K                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                 8,351           8,351
                                               PROGRAM.
   222    0303153K                            DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION.....          35,995          35,995
   223    0303171K                            JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION                 5,677           5,677
                                               SERVICES.
   224    0303228K                            JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS               3,196           3,196
                                               (JRSS).
   228    0305104D8Z                          DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB)               25,655          25,655
                                               CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.
   232    0305133V                            INDUSTRIAL SECURITY ACTIVITIES....           2,134           2,134
   235    0305146V                            DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE            2,295           2,295
                                               ACTIVITIES.
   236    0305172D8Z                          COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS....          52,736          52,736
   239    0305186D8Z                          POLICY R&D PROGRAMS...............           6,263           6,263
   240    0305199D8Z                          NET CENTRICITY....................          23,275          23,275
   242    0305208BB                           DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE            6,214           6,214
                                               SYSTEMS.
   249    0305327V                            INSIDER THREAT....................           2,971           2,971
   250    0305387D8Z                          HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY                  1,879           1,879
                                               TRANSFER PROGRAM.
   257    0306250JCY                          CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY                469,385         480,385
                                               SUPPORT.
          ..................................  Locked Shield Exercise............                         [4,000]
          ..................................  Modernization of Department of                             [7,000]
                                               Defense Internet Gateway Cyber
                                               Defense.
   261    0505167D8Z                          DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AGAINST                1,760           1,760
                                               WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
   262    0708012K                            LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES......           1,420           1,420
   263    0708012S                            PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS..........           1,905           1,905
   264    0708047S                            DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY              3,249           3,249
                                               SYSTEM.
   265    1105219BB                           MQ-9 UAV..........................          37,188          37,188
   267    1160403BB                           AVIATION SYSTEMS..................         216,174         216,174
   268    1160405BB                           INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT..          86,737          86,737
   269    1160408BB                           OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS..........         216,135         216,135
   270    1160431BB                           WARRIOR SYSTEMS...................         263,374         280,514
          ..................................  Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems                           [11,250]
                                               (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat
                                               Acceleration.
          ..................................  Next-Generation Blue Force Tracker                         [5,890]
   271    1160432BB                           SPECIAL PROGRAMS..................             529             529
   272    1160434BB                           UNMANNED ISR......................           6,727           6,727
   273    1160480BB                           SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES.............           9,335           9,335
   274    1160483BB                           MARITIME SYSTEMS..................         158,231         158,231
   275    1160490BB                           OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS                    15,749          15,749
                                               INTELLIGENCE.
  9999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............       8,463,742       8,463,742
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS            11,683,139      11,739,279
                                               DEVELOPMENT.
          ..................................
          ..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
                                               PILOT PROGRAMS
   278    0608648D8Z                          ACQUISITION VISIBILITY--SOFTWARE            21,355          21,355
                                               PILOT PROGRAM.
   279    0303150K                            GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM.          33,166          33,166
  9999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............         270,653         270,653
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL              325,174         325,174
                                               TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
          ..................................
          ..................................  TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST       36,185,834      36,446,974
                                               & EVAL, DW.
          ..................................
          ..................................  OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE
          ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
     1    0605118OTE                          OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION...         169,544         169,544
     2    0605131OTE                          LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION.....         103,252         103,252
     3    0605814OTE                          OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND             58,693          58,693
                                               ANALYSES.
          ..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......         331,489         331,489
          ..................................
          ..................................  TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL,             331,489         331,489
                                               DEFENSE.
          ..................................
          ..................................  TOTAL RDT&E.......................     144,979,625     146,140,912
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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)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     FY 2024          Senate
  Line                                     Item                                      Request        Authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    MANEUVER UNITS.......................................................       3,943,409       3,943,409
   020    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES.............................................         225,238         225,238
   030    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE...............................................         947,395         947,395
   040    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.................................................       2,449,141       2,449,141
   050    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT.......................................       1,233,070       1,233,070
   060    AVIATION ASSETS......................................................       2,046,144       2,046,144
   070    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT...................................       7,149,427       7,149,427
   080    LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS........................................         475,435         475,435
   090    LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE........................................       1,423,560       1,423,560
   100    MEDICAL READINESS....................................................         951,499         951,499
   110    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT..............................................       9,943,031       9,943,031
   120    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..................       5,381,757       5,381,757
   130    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS..............................         313,612         313,612
   140    ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES................................................         454,565         454,565
   150    RESET................................................................         447,987         447,987
   160    US AFRICA COMMAND....................................................         414,680         414,680
   170    US EUROPEAN COMMAND..................................................         408,529         408,529
   180    US SOUTHERN COMMAND..................................................         285,692         285,692
   190    US FORCES KOREA......................................................          88,463          88,463
   200    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.........................         507,845         507,845
   210    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY.................................         704,667         704,667
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................      39,795,146      39,795,146
 
          MOBILIZATION
   230    STRATEGIC MOBILITY...................................................         470,143         470,143
   240    ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS............................................         433,909         433,909
   250    INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS..............................................           4,244           4,244
          SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION................................................         908,296         908,296
 
          TRAINING AND RECRUITING
   260    OFFICER ACQUISITION..................................................         178,428         178,428
   270    RECRUIT TRAINING.....................................................          78,235          78,235
   280    ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING............................................         114,777         114,777
   290    SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS...............................         551,462         551,462
   300    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...........................................       1,147,431       1,147,431
   310    FLIGHT TRAINING......................................................       1,398,415       1,398,415
   320    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION...................................         200,779         200,779
   330    TRAINING SUPPORT.....................................................         682,896         682,896
   340    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...........................................         690,280         833,336
          Army Enlisted Training Corps.........................................                          [5,000]
          Recruiting and advertising increase..................................                        [138,056]
   350    EXAMINING............................................................         195,009         195,009
   360    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION.....................................         260,235         260,235
   370    CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING......................................         250,252         250,252
   380    JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS................................         204,895         204,895
          SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING.....................................       5,953,094       6,096,150
 
          ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
   400    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...........................................         718,323         718,323
   410    CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES............................................         900,624         900,624
   420    LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES..........................................         828,059         828,059
   430    AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT................................................         464,029         464,029
   440    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................         537,837         537,837
   450    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...........................................       1,962,059       1,962,059
   460    MANPOWER MANAGEMENT..................................................         361,553         361,553
   470    OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT..............................................         829,248         829,248
   480    OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT................................................       2,370,107       2,370,107
   490    ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES...............................................         203,323         203,323
   500    REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT...............................................         286,682         286,682
   510    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS.............................         455,928         455,928
   520    DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT........................          39,867          39,867
   530    INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS..................................         610,201         610,201
   540    MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS.......................................          38,948          38,948
   999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..................................................       2,291,229       2,291,229
          SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES..................................      12,898,017      12,898,017
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0        -337,600
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                       [-208,000]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                       [-129,600]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0        -337,600
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY..................................      59,554,553      59,360,009
 
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES
          OPERATING FORCES

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   010    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES.............................................          15,208          15,208
   020    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE...............................................         720,802         720,802
   030    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.................................................         143,400         143,400
   040    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT.......................................         707,654         707,654
   050    AVIATION ASSETS......................................................         134,346         134,346
   060    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT...................................         451,178         451,178
   070    LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS........................................          97,564          97,564
   080    LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE........................................          45,711          45,711
   090    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT..............................................         608,079         608,079
   100    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..................         495,435         495,435
   110    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS..............................          28,783          28,783
   120    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.........................           3,153           3,153
   130    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY.................................          19,591          19,591
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................       3,470,904       3,470,904
 
          ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
   140    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...........................................          19,155          19,155
   150    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................          21,668          21,668
   160    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...........................................          44,118          44,118
   170    MANPOWER MANAGEMENT..................................................           7,127           7,127
   180    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...........................................          67,976          74,651
          Recruiting and advertising increase..................................                          [6,675]
          SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES....................................         160,044         166,719
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0         -14,300
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                        [-10,900]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                         [-3,400]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0         -14,300
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES..............................       3,630,948       3,623,323
 
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    MANEUVER UNITS.......................................................         925,071         925,071
   020    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES.............................................         201,781         201,781
   030    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE...............................................         840,373         840,373
   040    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.................................................         107,392         107,392
   050    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT.......................................          62,908          62,908
   060    AVIATION ASSETS......................................................       1,113,908       1,113,908
   070    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT...................................         832,946         832,946
   080    LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS........................................          50,696          50,696
   090    LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE........................................         231,784         231,784
   100    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT..............................................       1,249,066       1,249,066
   110    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..................       1,081,561       1,081,561
   120    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS..............................       1,468,857       1,468,857
   130    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.........................           9,566           9,566
   140    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY.................................          15,710          15,710
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................       8,191,619       8,191,619
 
          ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
   150    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...........................................           7,251           7,251
   160    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................          66,025          66,025
   170    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...........................................         113,366         113,366
   180    MANPOWER MANAGEMENT..................................................           8,663           8,663
   190    OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT..............................................         292,426         343,146
          Recruiting and advertising increase..................................                         [50,720]
   200    REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT...............................................           3,754           3,754
          SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES....................................         491,485         542,205
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0         -52,400
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                        [-29,000]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                        [-23,400]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0         -52,400
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG..................................       8,683,104       8,681,424
 
          COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
          COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
   010    IRAQ.................................................................         241,950         241,950
   020    SYRIA................................................................         156,000         156,000
          SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)....................         397,950         397,950
 
          TOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF).......................         397,950         397,950
 
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS..................................       7,882,504       7,882,504
   020    FLEET AIR TRAINING...................................................       2,773,957       2,773,957
   030    AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES.......................          73,047          73,047
   040    AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT....................................         213,862         213,862

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   050    AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT..................................................       1,155,463       1,158,463
          Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and restoration program...                          [3,000]
   060    AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE...........................................       1,857,021       1,857,021
   070    AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT....................................          66,822          66,822
   080    AVIATION LOGISTICS...................................................       1,871,670       1,871,670
   090    MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS....................................       7,015,796       7,015,796
   100    SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING...................................       1,301,108       1,301,108
   110    SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE...............................................      11,164,249      11,164,249
   120    SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT........................................       2,728,712       2,728,712
   130    COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE.........................       1,776,881       1,776,881
   140    SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE.......................................         389,915         389,915
   150    WARFARE TACTICS......................................................       1,005,998       1,005,998
   160    OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY.............................         455,330         455,330
   170    COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES................................................       2,350,089       2,356,089
          Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School..........                          [6,000]
   180    EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT...................         189,044         189,044
   200    COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS.................................          92,504          92,504
   210    COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT..........................         352,980         352,980
   230    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................         522,180         522,180
   240    FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE..............................................       1,763,238       1,763,238
   250    WEAPONS MAINTENANCE..................................................       1,640,642       1,640,642
   260    OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.........................................         696,653         696,653
   270    ENTERPRISE INFORMATION...............................................       1,780,645       1,780,645
   280    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION...........................       4,406,192       4,406,192
   290    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT...............................................       6,223,827       6,271,827
          Navy divestment of electrical utility operations at former Naval Air                          [48,000]
           Station Barbers Point...............................................
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................      61,750,329      61,807,329
 
          MOBILIZATION
   300    SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE........................................         475,255         475,255
   310    READY RESERVE FORCE..................................................         701,060         701,060
   320    SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS.......................................         302,930         302,930
   330    EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS................................         151,966         151,966
   340    COAST GUARD SUPPORT..................................................          21,464          21,464
          SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION................................................       1,652,675       1,652,675
 
          TRAINING AND RECRUITING
   350    OFFICER ACQUISITION..................................................         201,555         201,555
   360    RECRUIT TRAINING.....................................................          16,521          16,521
   370    RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS......................................         175,171         175,171
   380    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...........................................       1,238,894       1,238,894
   390    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION...................................         335,603         335,603
   400    TRAINING SUPPORT.....................................................         390,931         390,931
   410    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...........................................         269,483         355,328
          Navy Enlisted Training Corps.........................................                          [5,000]
          Recruiting and advertising increase..................................                         [80,845]
   420    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION.....................................          90,452          90,452
   430    CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING......................................          73,406          73,406
   440    JUNIOR ROTC..........................................................          58,970          58,970
          SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING.....................................       2,850,986       2,936,831
 
          ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
   450    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................       1,350,449       1,350,449
   460    CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT...........................         242,760         242,760
   470    MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT...........................         745,666         745,666
   490    MEDICAL ACTIVITIES...................................................         323,978         323,978
   500    DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT........................          67,357          67,357
   510    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...........................................         248,822         248,822
   530    PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT...........................         616,816         616,816
   540    ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT................................         850,906         850,906
   550    INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES..................................         888,508         888,508
   999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..................................................         655,281         655,281
          SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES....................................       5,990,543       5,990,543
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0        -498,400
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                       [-236,300]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                       [-262,100]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0        -498,400
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY..................................      72,244,533      71,888,978
 
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    OPERATIONAL FORCES...................................................       1,799,964       1,799,964
   020    FIELD LOGISTICS......................................................       1,878,228       1,878,228
   030    DEPOT MAINTENANCE....................................................         211,460         211,460
   040    MARITIME PREPOSITIONING..............................................         137,831         137,831
   060    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................         205,449         205,449
   070    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.............................       1,211,183       1,211,183
   080    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT...............................................       3,124,551       3,124,551
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................       8,568,666       8,568,666

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          TRAINING AND RECRUITING
   090    RECRUIT TRAINING.....................................................          26,284          26,284
   100    OFFICER ACQUISITION..................................................           1,316           1,316
   110    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...........................................         133,176         133,176
   120    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION...................................          66,213          66,213
   130    TRAINING SUPPORT.....................................................         570,152         570,152
   140    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...........................................         246,586         300,903
          Marine Corps Enlisted Training Corps.................................                          [5,000]
          Recruiting and advertising increase..................................                         [49,317]
   150    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION.....................................          55,230          55,230
   160    JUNIOR ROTC..........................................................          29,616          29,616
          SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING.....................................       1,128,573       1,182,890
 
          ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
   180    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...........................................          90,366          90,366
   190    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................         428,650         428,650
   999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..................................................          65,658          65,658
          SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES....................................         584,674         584,674
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0        -108,900
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                        [-33,800]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                        [-75,100]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0        -108,900
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS..........................      10,281,913      10,227,330
 
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS..................................         731,113         731,113
   020    INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE.............................................          10,122          10,122
   030    AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE...........................................         167,811         167,811
   040    AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT....................................             103             103
   050    AVIATION LOGISTICS...................................................          29,185          29,185
   060    COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS................................................          20,806          20,806
   070    COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES................................................         186,590         186,590
   080    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................             296             296
   090    ENTERPRISE INFORMATION...............................................          32,467          32,467
   100    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION...........................          63,726          63,726
   110    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT...............................................         121,064         121,064
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................       1,363,283       1,363,283
 
          ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
   120    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................           2,025           2,025
   130    MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT...........................          13,401          13,401
   140    ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT...................................           2,101           2,101
          SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES....................................          17,527          17,527
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0          -8,100
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                         [-3,900]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                         [-4,200]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0          -8,100
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES..............................       1,380,810       1,372,710
 
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    OPERATING FORCES.....................................................         128,468         128,468
   020    DEPOT MAINTENANCE....................................................          20,967          20,967
   030    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION...........................          46,589          46,589
   040    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT...............................................         120,808         120,808
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................         316,832         316,832
 
          ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
   050    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................          12,563          12,563
          SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES....................................          12,563          12,563
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0          -4,900
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                         [-3,900]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                         [-1,000]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0          -4,900
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE............................         329,395         324,495
 
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES................................................         980,768         966,068
          DAF requested realignment of funds...................................                        [-14,700]
   020    COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES............................................       2,665,924       2,665,924

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   030    AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS).......................       1,630,552       1,630,552
   040    DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.................................       4,632,693       4,632,693
   050    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..................       4,252,815       4,194,663
          DAF requested realignment of funds...................................                        [-58,152]
   060    CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT...............................................         229,440         229,440
   070    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT......................       9,537,192       9,537,192
   080    FLYING HOUR PROGRAM..................................................       6,697,549       6,697,549
   090    BASE SUPPORT.........................................................      11,633,510      11,425,018
          DAF requested realignment of funds...................................                       [-223,192]
          DAF requested realignment of funds from SAG 11A......................                         [14,700]
   100    GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING.........................................       1,350,827       1,319,876
          DAF requested realignment of funds...................................                        [-30,951]
   110    OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS........................................       1,817,941       1,817,941
   120    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................         807,966         807,966
   130    TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES..........................         267,615         267,615
   160    US NORTHCOM/NORAD....................................................         245,263         245,263
   170    US STRATCOM..........................................................         541,720         541,720
   190    US CENTCOM...........................................................         335,220         329,220
          Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq reduction........................                         [-6,000]
   200    US SOCOM.............................................................          27,511          27,511
   210    US TRANSCOM..........................................................             607             607
   220    CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT.......................................           1,415           1,415
   230    USSPACECOM...........................................................         373,989         373,989
   240    MEDICAL READINESS....................................................         564,880         562,596
          DAF requested realignment of funds...................................                         [-2,284]
   999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..................................................       1,465,926       1,465,926
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................      51,527,249      51,206,670
 
          MOBILIZATION
   260    AIRLIFT OPERATIONS...................................................       3,012,287       3,012,287
   270    MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS............................................         241,918         241,918
          SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION................................................       3,254,205       3,254,205
 
          TRAINING AND RECRUITING
   280    OFFICER ACQUISITION..................................................         202,769         202,769
   290    RECRUIT TRAINING.....................................................          28,892          28,892
   300    RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC)...............................         137,647         137,647
   310    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...........................................         588,131         588,131
   320    FLIGHT TRAINING......................................................         875,230         875,230
   330    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION...................................         301,262         301,262
   340    TRAINING SUPPORT.....................................................         194,609         194,609
   350    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...........................................         204,318         250,182
          Air Force Enlisted Training Corps....................................                          [5,000]
          Recruiting and advertising increase..................................                         [40,864]
   360    EXAMINING............................................................           7,775           7,775
   370    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION.....................................         263,421         263,421
   380    CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING......................................         343,039         343,039
   390    JUNIOR ROTC..........................................................          75,666          75,666
          SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING.....................................       3,222,759       3,268,623
 
          ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
   400    LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.................................................       1,062,199       1,062,199
   410    TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.........................................         162,919         162,919
   420    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................       1,409,015       1,409,015
   430    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...........................................          30,268          30,268
   440    OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES.........................................       1,851,856       1,856,376
          DAF requested realignment of funds...................................                          [4,520]
   450    CIVIL AIR PATROL.....................................................          30,901          30,901
   460    DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT........................          42,759          42,759
   480    INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT................................................         115,267         115,267
   999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..................................................       1,506,624       1,506,624
          SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES....................................       7,718,432       7,722,952
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0        -442,200
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                       [-208,500]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                       [-233,700]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0        -442,200
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE.............................      65,722,645      65,010,250
 
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING...........................................         642,201         642,201
   020    SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS..............................................         356,162         356,162
   030    SPACE OPERATIONS.....................................................         866,547         866,547
   040    EDUCATION & TRAINING.................................................         199,181         217,353
          DAF requested realignment of funds...................................                         [18,172]
   050    SPECIAL PROGRAMS.....................................................         383,233         383,233
   060    DEPOT MAINTENANCE....................................................          67,757          67,757
   070    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..................         678,648         678,648
   080    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT..............................       1,380,350       1,380,350

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   090    SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS................................................         188,760         188,760
   999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..................................................          71,475          71,475
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................       4,834,314       4,852,486
 
          ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE WIDE ACTIVITIES
   100    LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.................................................          34,046          34,046
   110    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................         149,108         130,936
          DAF requested realignment of funds...................................                        [-18,172]
          SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE WIDE ACTIVITIES..................         183,154         164,982
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0         -87,100
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                        [-14,100]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                        [-73,000]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0         -87,100
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE...........................       5,017,468       4,930,368
 
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES................................................       2,088,949       2,116,429
          Military technician (dual status) end strength.......................                         [27,480]
   020    MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS...........................................         198,213         198,213
   030    DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.................................         647,758         647,758
   040    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..................         122,314         122,314
   050    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT......................         374,442         374,442
   060    BASE SUPPORT.........................................................         543,962         543,962
   070    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................           1,742           1,742
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................       3,977,380       4,004,860
 
          ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
   080    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................         107,281         107,281
   090    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...........................................           9,373          11,248
          Recruiting and advertising increase..................................                          [1,875]
   100    MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC)...............................          15,563          15,563
   110    OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP).................................           6,174           6,174
   120    AUDIOVISUAL..........................................................             485             485
          SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES...................         138,876         140,751
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0         -46,700
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                        [-12,500]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                        [-34,200]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0         -46,700
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE............................       4,116,256       4,098,911
 
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS..................................................       2,498,675       2,498,675
   020    MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS...........................................         656,714         796,394
          Military technician (dual status) end strength.......................                        [139,680]
   030    DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.................................       1,171,901       1,171,901
   040    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..................         370,188         370,188
   050    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT......................       1,280,003       1,280,003
   060    BASE SUPPORT.........................................................       1,089,579       1,089,579
   070    CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT...............................................          19,708          19,708
   080    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................          49,476          49,476
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................       7,136,244       7,275,924
 
          ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES
   090    ADMINISTRATION.......................................................          68,417          68,417
   100    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...........................................          49,033          72,433
          Recruiting and advertising increase..................................                         [23,400]
          SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES..................         117,450         140,850
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0         -46,200
          Foreign currency fluctuations........................................                        [-24,300]
          Unobligated balances.................................................                        [-21,900]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0         -46,200
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG...................................       7,253,694       7,370,574
 
          OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
          OPERATING FORCES
   010    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF................................................         461,370         457,770
          Unobligated balances.................................................                         [-3,600]
   020    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP.........................................         701,081         701,081
   030    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER.........................................           8,210           8,210
   040    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--MISO.............................         252,480         252,480
   060    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.............       2,012,953       2,012,953

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   070    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE...............................       1,210,930       1,206,930
          MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle unjustified increase....................                         [-4,000]
   080    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.......         202,574         202,574
   090    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES............................       3,346,004       3,351,004
          Special Operations Forces cyber training.............................                          [5,000]
   100    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.....................          49,757          49,757
   110    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE..............................       1,391,402       1,391,402
   120    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.......................       1,438,967       1,438,967
   130    CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS................................................       1,318,614       1,328,614
          Modernization of Department of Defense Internet Gateway Cyber Defense                         [10,000]
   140    USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS..............................................         332,690         332,690
          SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................      12,727,032      12,734,432
 
          TRAINING AND RECRUITING
   150    DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY.......................................         183,342         183,342
   160    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF................................................         118,172         118,172
   170    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION........          33,855          33,855
          SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING.....................................         335,369         335,369
 
          ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
   180    CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS..............................................         142,240         139,740
          Unobligated balances.................................................                         [-2,500]
   190    DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY--CYBER.................................           4,870           4,870
   200    DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY........................................         667,943         665,243
          Unobligated balances.................................................                         [-2,700]
   210    DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY...................................       1,567,119       1,551,619
          Unobligated balances.................................................                        [-15,500]
   220    DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY--CYBER............................          30,279          20,279
          Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program reduction.........                        [-10,000]
   230    DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY......................       1,062,123       1,062,123
   250    DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY--CYBER...............           9,835           9,835
   260    DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY--CYBER..............................          27,517          27,517
   270    DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY.....................................       1,033,789       1,033,789
   300    DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY...................................       2,567,698       2,557,798
          Unobligated balances.................................................                         [-9,900]
   310    DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY--CYBER............................         526,893         526,893
   320    DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY........................................         241,779         219,379
          Unobligated balances.................................................                        [-22,400]
   330    DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY.............................................         446,731         446,731
   340    DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY...............................................         246,840         246,840
   360    DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE...............................................         195,959         195,959
   370    DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY..................................       2,379,100       2,389,100
          Irregular Warfare Functional Center..................................                         [10,000]
   380    DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION...........................          41,722          41,722
   390    DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY......................................         984,272         984,272
   410    DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY--CYBER...............................          70,548          70,548
   420    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.............................       3,451,625       3,531,625
          Impact Aid...........................................................                         [50,000]
          Impact Aid for children with severe disabilities.....................                         [30,000]
   430    MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY...............................................         564,078         564,078
   440    OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION....................         118,216         138,216
          Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program......................                         [20,000]
   480    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--CYBER............................          92,176          92,176
   490    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE...................................       2,676,416       2,718,116
          Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup..............................................                         [15,000]
          Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nation-wide human health                            [5,000]
           assessment..........................................................
          Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program...........                         [20,200]
          United States Telecommunications Training Institute..................                          [1,500]
   530    WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES.....................................         440,947         440,947
   999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..................................................      20,114,447      20,114,447
          SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES..................................      39,705,162      39,793,862
 
          TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE........................      52,767,563      52,863,663
 
          UNDISTRIBUTED
          OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
   997    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0         -51,000
          Program reduction--USSOCOM...........................................                        [-51,000]
   998    UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................               0         -15,000
          Unobligated balances.................................................                        [-15,000]
          SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...............................................               0         -66,000
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE..........................               0         -66,000
 
          MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
          US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEF
   010    US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE....................          16,620          16,620
          SUBTOTAL US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEF...............          16,620          16,620
 
          TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS...................................          16,620          16,620
 
          MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS

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          OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID
   010    OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID........................         114,900         114,900
          SUBTOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID..............         114,900         114,900
 
          TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS...................................         114,900         114,900
 
          MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
          COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT
   010    COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION.........................................         350,999         350,999
          SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT........................         350,999         350,999
 
          TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS...................................         350,999         350,999
 
          MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
          ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
   010    ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD.................................................          54,977          54,977
          SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT...........................          54,977          54,977
 
          TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS...................................          54,977          54,977
 
          MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
          ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY
   050    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY......................................         198,760         198,760
          SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY.............................         198,760         198,760
 
          TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS...................................         198,760         198,760
 
          MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
          ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY
   060    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY......................................         335,240         335,240
          SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY.............................         335,240         335,240
 
          TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS...................................         335,240         335,240
 
          MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
          ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE
   070    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE.................................         349,744         349,744
          SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE........................         349,744         349,744
 
          TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS...................................         349,744         349,744
 
          MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
          ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE
   080    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE...................................           8,965           8,965
          SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE..........................           8,965           8,965
 
          TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS...................................           8,965           8,965
 
          MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
          ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES
   090    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES........................         232,806         232,806
          SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES...............         232,806         232,806
 
          TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS...................................         232,806         232,806
 
          TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE........................................     293,043,843     291,746,996
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                     TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL

     SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

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         SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            FY 2024           Senate
                 Item                       Request         Authorized
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS.....     168,320,510      166,779,670
Air Force end strength underexecution.                        [-564,000]
Air National Guard AGR end strength                            [-45,600]
 underexecution.......................
Air National Reserve AGR end strength                           [-8,040]
 underexecution.......................
Navy end strength underexecution......                        [-600,000]
Unobligated balances..................                        [-323,200]
SUBTOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL                168,320,510      166,779,670
 APPROPRIATIONS.......................
 
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE
 FUND CONTRIBUTIONS
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE       10,553,456       10,553,456
 FUND CONTRIBUTIONS...................
SUBTOTAL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE          10,553,456       10,553,456
 HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.......
 

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TOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL..............     178,873,966      177,333,126
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                    TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.

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       SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS  (In Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              FY 2024         Senate
  Line                 Item                   Request       Authorized
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         WORKING CAPITAL FUND
         WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
   010   INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS..........          27,551          27,551
   020   SUPPLY MANAGEMENT--ARMY........           1,662           1,662
         SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND,           29,213          29,213
          ARMY..........................
 
         WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
   020   SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS.........          83,587          83,587
         SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND,           83,587          83,587
          AIR FORCE.....................
 
         NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
          TRANSACTION FUND
   010   DEFENSE STOCKPILE..............           7,629           7,629
         SUBTOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE                 7,629           7,629
          STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND....
 
         WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-
          WIDE
   010   DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION               4               4
          SERVICES......................
   040   ENERGY MANAGEMENT--DEF.........         114,663         114,663
         SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND,          114,667         114,667
          DEFENSE-WIDE..................
 
         WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA
   010   WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA.....       1,447,612       1,447,612
         SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND,        1,447,612       1,447,612
          DECA..........................
 
         TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND.....       1,682,708       1,682,708
 
         CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS
          DESTRUCTION
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
     1   CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--O&M.....          89,284          89,284
         SUBTOTAL OPERATION &                     89,284          89,284
          MAINTENANCE...................
 
         RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST,
          AND EVALUATION
     2   CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--RDT&E...       1,002,560       1,002,560
         SUBTOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,       1,002,560       1,002,560
          TEST, AND EVALUATION..........
 
         TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS         1,091,844       1,091,844
          DESTRUCTION...................
 
         DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG
          ACTIVITIES, DEF
         DRUG INTRDCTN
   010   COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT......         643,848         643,848
         SUBTOTAL DRUG INTRDCTN.........         643,848         643,848
 
         DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM
   020   DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM..         134,313         134,313
         SUBTOTAL DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION          134,313         134,313
          PROGRAM.......................
 
         NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG
          PROGRAM
   030   NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG             102,272         102,272
          PROGRAM.......................
         SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-        102,272         102,272
          DRUG PROGRAM..................
 
         NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG
          SCHOOLS
   040   NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG               5,993           5,993
          SCHOOLS.......................
         SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-          5,993           5,993
          DRUG SCHOOLS..................
 
         TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-          886,426         886,426
          DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF..........
 
         OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
         OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
   010   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE......         518,919         518,919
   020   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE......           1,948           1,948
   030   RDT&E..........................           3,400           3,400
   040   PROCUREMENT....................           1,098           1,098
         SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE                  520,867         520,867
          INSPECTOR GENERAL.............
         SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE                    3,400           3,400
          INSPECTOR GENERAL.............
         SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE                    1,098           1,098
          INSPECTOR GENERAL.............
 
         TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR           525,365         525,365
          GENERAL.......................
 
         DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
   010   IN-HOUSE CARE..................      10,044,342      10,044,342

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   020   PRIVATE SECTOR CARE............      19,893,028      19,893,028
   030   CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT....       2,007,012       2,007,012
   040   INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.........       2,327,816       2,327,816
   050   MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES..........         347,446         347,446
   060   EDUCATION AND TRAINING.........         336,111         336,111
   070   BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS.       2,144,551       2,144,551
         SUBTOTAL OPERATION &                 37,100,306      37,100,306
          MAINTENANCE...................
 
         RDT&E
   080   R&D RESEARCH...................          40,311          40,311
   090   R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT.....         178,892         178,892
   100   R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.......         327,040         327,040
   110   R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION...         172,351         172,351
   120   R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT....         107,753         107,753
   130   R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.....          87,096          87,096
   140   R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT...          18,330          18,330
         SUBTOTAL RDT&E.................         931,773         931,773
 
         PROCUREMENT
   150   PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING........          22,344          22,344
   160   PROC REPLACEMENT &                      238,435         238,435
          MODERNIZATION.................
   170   PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE          29,537          29,537
          INFORMATION SYSTEM............
   180   PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM--            74,055          74,055
          DESKTOP TO DATACENTER.........
   190   PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT           17,510          17,510
          SYSTEM MODERNIZATION..........
         SUBTOTAL PROCUREMENT...........         381,881         381,881
 
         TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM...      38,413,960      38,413,960
 
         TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.....      42,600,303      42,600,303
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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 2024         Senate
        Account               Installation                Project Title               Request       Authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ARMY
                         Alabama                ................................
Army                       Anniston Army Depot  OPEN STORAGE (P&D)                             0             270
Army                       Redstone Arsenal     SUBSTATION                                50,000          50,000
                         Alaska                 ................................
Army                       Fort Wainwright      COST TO COMPLETE: ENLISTED                34,000          34,000
                                                 UNACCOMPANIED PERS HSG
Army                       Fort Wainwright      SOLDER PERFORMANCE READINESS                   0           7,900
                                                 CENTER (P&D)
                         Georgia                ................................
Army                       Fort Eisenhower      CYBER INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY             163,000          73,000
                                                 (CLASSROOMS)
                         Germany                ................................
Army                       Grafenwoehr          AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE            10,400          10,400
                                                 GUN RANGE
Army                       Hohenfels            SIMULATIONS CENTER                        56,000          56,000
                         Hawaii                 ................................
Army                       Aliamanu Military    WATER STORAGE TANK                        20,000          20,000
                            Reservation
Army                       Fort Shafter         CLEARWELL AND BOOSTER PUMP                     0          23,000
Army                       Helemano Military    WELLS AND STORAGE TANK                         0          33,000
                            Reservation
Army                       Schofield Barracks   ELEVATED TANK AND DISTRIBUTION                 0          21,000
                                                 LINE
Army                       Schofield Barracks   WATER STORAGE TANK                             0          16,000
Army                       Wheeler Army         AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D)                0           5,400
                            Airfield
                         Indiana                ................................
Army                       Crane Army           EARTH COVERED MAGAZINES (P&D)                  0           1,195
                            Ammunition Plant
                         Kansas                 ................................
Army                       Fort Riley           AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D)                0           1,600
Army                       Fort Riley           AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGER              105,000         105,000
                         Kentucky               ................................
Army                       Blue Grass Army      SMALL ARMS MODERNIZATION (P&D)                 0           3,300
                            Depot
Army                       Fort Campbell        AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D)                0           2,500
Army                       Fort Campbell        MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING RANGE               38,000          38,000
Army                       Fort Knox            MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION (P&D)                   0           6,600
                         Kwajalein              ................................
Army                       Kwajalein Atoll      COST TO COMPLETE: PIER                         0          15,000
                         Louisiana              ................................
Army                       Fort Johnson         MULTIPURPOSE ATHLETIC FIELD                    0          13,400
                         Massachusetts          ................................
Army                       Soldier Systems      BARRACKS ADDITION                         18,500          18,500
                            Center Natick
                         Michigan               ................................
Army                       Detroit Arsenal      GROUND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT                72,000          72,000
                                                 BUILDING
                         New Mexico             ................................
Army                       White Sands Missile  J-DETC DIRECTED ENERGY FACILITY                0           5,500
                            Range                (P&D)
                         New York               ................................

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Army                       Watervliet Arsenal   TANK FARM (P&D)                                0             160
                         North Carolina         ................................
Army                       Fort Liberty         AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE RANGE               19,500          19,500
Army                       Fort Liberty         BARRACKS                                  50,000          50,000
Army                       Fort Liberty         BARRACKS (FACILITY PROTOTYPING)           85,000          85,000
                         Oklahoma               ................................
Army                       McAlester Army       WATER TREATMENT PLANT (P&D)                    0           1,194
                            Ammunition Plant
                         Pennsylvania           ................................
Army                       Letterkenny Army     ANECHOIC CHAMBER (P&D)                         0             275
                            Depot
Army                       Letterkenny Army     GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE                89,000          89,000
                            Depot                BUILDING
Army                       Tobyhanna Army       HELIPAD (P&D)                                  0             311
                            Depot
Army                       Tobyhanna Army       RADAR MAINTENANCE SHOP (P&D)                   0             259
                            Depot
                         Poland                 ................................
Army                       Various Locations    PLANNING & DESIGN                              0          25,710
                         South Carolina         ................................
Army                       Fort Jackson         COST TO COMPLETE: RECEPTION                    0          66,000
                                                 BARRACKS COMPLEX, PHASE 2
                         Texas                  ................................
Army                       Fort Bliss           RAIL YARD                                 74,000          74,000
Army                       Fort Cavazos         BARRACKS (P&D)                                 0          20,000
Army                       Fort Cavazos         TACTICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE                 0           5,800
                                                 FACILITIES (P&D)
Army                       Red River Army       COMPONENT REBUILD SHOP                   113,000          46,400
                            Depot
Army                       Red River Army       NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING FACILITY               0             280
                            Depot                (P&D)
Army                       Red River Army       STANDBY GENERATOR (P&D)                        0             270
                            Depot
                         Virginia               ................................
Army                       Fort Belvoir         EQUINE TRAINING FACILITY (P&D)                 0           4,000
                         Washington             ................................
Army                       Joint Base Lewis-    BARRACKS                                 100,000         100,000
                            McChord
Army                       Joint Base Lewis-    VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP (P&D)                 0           7,500
                            McChord
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Army                       Unspecified          BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND                      0          50,000
                            Worldwide
Army                       Unspecified          HOST NATION SUPPORT                       26,000          26,000
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Army                       Unspecified          MINOR CONSTRUCTION                        76,280          76,280
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Army                       Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                        270,875         270,875
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Military Construction, Army                                             1,470,555       1,651,379
                           ...................  ................................
NAVY
                         Australia              ................................
Navy                       Royal Australian     PDI: AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON              134,624         134,624
                            Air Force Base       (INC)
                            Darwin
                         California             ................................
Navy                       Marine Corps Air     COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS                     42,100          42,100
                            Ground Combat
                            Center Twentynine
                            Palms
Navy                       Port Hueneme         LABORATORY COMPOUND FACILITIES           110,000          15,000
                                                 IMPROVEMENTS
                         Connecticut            ................................
Navy                       Naval Submarine      SUBMARINE PIER 31 EXTENSION              112,518          36,718
                            Base New London
Navy                       Naval Submarine      WEAPONS MAGAZINE & ORDNANCE              219,200          19,200
                            Base New London      OPERATIONS FAC.
                         District of Columbia   ................................
Navy                       Marine Barracks      BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS &             131,800          16,800
                            Washington           SUPPORT FACILITY
                         Djibouti               ................................
Navy                       Camp Lemonnier       ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT                         0          20,000
                         Florida                ................................
Navy                       Naval Air Station    AHTS HANGAR                                    0          50,000
                            Whiting Field
                         Guam                   ................................
Navy                       Andersen Air Force   PDI: CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER            105,220          55,220
                            Base
Navy                       Andersen Air Force   PDI: JOINT CONSOL. COMM. CENTER          107,000         107,000
                            Base                 (INC)
Navy                       Joint Region         PDI: JOINT COMMUNICATION UPGRADE         292,830          31,330
                            Marianas             (INC)
Navy                       Joint Region         PDI: MISSILE INTEGRATION TEST            174,540          44,540
                            Marianas             FACILITY
Navy                       Naval Base Guam      PDI: 9TH ESB TRAINING COMPLEX             23,380          23,380
Navy                       Naval Base Guam      PDI: ARTILLERY BATTERY                   137,550          67,550
                                                 FACILITIES
Navy                       Naval Base Guam      PDI: CONSOLIDATED MEB HQ/NCIS             19,740          19,740
                                                 PHII
Navy                       Naval Base Guam      PDI: RECREATION CENTER                    34,740          34,740
Navy                       Naval Base Guam      PDI: RELIGIOUS MINISTRY SERVICES          46,350          46,350
                                                 FACILITY
Navy                       Naval Base Guam      PDI: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS            166,159          56,159
                                                 FACILITY (INC)
Navy                       Naval Base Guam      PDI: TRAINING CENTER                      89,640          89,640
                         Hawaii                 ................................
Navy                       Joint Base Pearl     DRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT (INC)           1,318,711       1,318,711
                            Harbor-Hickam
Navy                       Joint Base Pearl     WATERFRONT PRODUCTION FACILITY                 0          60,000
                            Harbor-Hickam        (P&D)
Navy                       Marine Corps Base    WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY                     0          40,000
                            Kaneohe Bay          COMPLIANCE UPGRADE
                         Italy                  ................................
Navy                       Naval Air Station    EDI: ORDNANCE MAGAZINES                   77,072          77,072
                            Sigonella
                         Maine                  ................................
Navy                       Portsmouth Naval     MULTI-MISSION DRYDOCK #1                 544,808         544,808
                            Shipyard             EXTENSION (INC)

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                         Maryland               ................................
Navy                       Fort Meade           CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS                 186,480          60,580
                                                 FACILITY
Navy                       Naval Air Station    AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND                 141,700          62,000
                            Patuxent River       MAINTENANCE FACILITIES
                         North Carolina         ................................
Navy                       Marine Corps Air     2D LAAD MAINTENANCE AND                        0          50,000
                            Station Cherry       OPERATIONS FACILITIES
                            Point
Navy                       Marine Corps Air     AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR               19,529          19,529
                            Station Cherry       (INC)
                            Point
Navy                       Marine Corps Air     MAINTENANCE FACILITY & MARINE            125,150          40,150
                            Station Cherry       AIR GROUP HQS
                            Point
Navy                       Marine Corps Base    10TH MARINES MAINTENANCE &                     0          20,000
                            Camp Lejeune         OPERATIONS COMPLEX
Navy                       Marine Corps Base    CORROSION REPAIR FACILITY                      0          20,000
                            Camp Lejeune         REPLACEMENT
                         Pennsylvania           ................................
Navy                       Naval Surface        AI MACHINERY CONTROL DEVELOPMENT               0          88,200
                            Warfare Center       CENTER
                            Philadelphia
                         Virginia               ................................
Navy                       Dam Neck Annex       MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM             109,680         109,680
                                                 FACILITY
Navy                       Joint Expeditionary  CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                  35,000          35,000
                            Base Little Creek--
                            Fort Story
Navy                       Marine Corps Base    WATER TREATMENT PLANT                    127,120          37,120
                            Quantico
Navy                       Naval Station        CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                  43,600          43,600
                            Norfolk
Navy                       Naval Station        MQ-25 AIRCRAFT LAYDOWN                   114,495          11,495
                            Norfolk              FACILITIES
Navy                       Naval Station        SUBMARINE PIER 3 (INC)                    99,077          99,077
                            Norfolk
Navy                       Naval Weapons        WEAPONS MAGAZINES                        221,920          46,920
                            Station Yorktown
Navy                       Norfolk Naval        DRY DOCK SALTWATER SYSTEM FOR             81,082          81,082
                            Shipyard             CVN-78 (INC)
                         Washington             ................................
Navy                       Naval Base Kitsap    ALTERNATE POWER TRANSMISSION                   0          19,000
                                                 LINE
Navy                       Naval Base Kitsap    ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLE SUPPORT               0          31,000
                                                 FACILITY
Navy                       Naval Base Kitsap    SHIPYARD ELECTRICAL BACKBONE             195,000          15,000
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Navy                       Unspecified          BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND                      0          75,000
                            Worldwide
Navy                       Unspecified          INDOPACOM PLANNING & DESIGN                    0          69,000
                            Worldwide
Navy                       Unspecified          SIOP (P&D)                                     0          50,000
                            Worldwide
Navy                       Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                        578,942         578,942
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Navy                       Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         21,000          21,000
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Navy                       Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION            34,430          34,430
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Military Construction, Navy                                             6,022,187       4,668,487
                           ...................  ................................
AIR FORCE
                         Alaska                 ................................
Air Force                  Eielson Air Force    CONSOLIDATED MUNITIONS COMPLEX                 0           1,200
                            Base                 (P&D)
Air Force                  Eielson Air Force    JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE                     0           1,100
                            Base                 COMPLEX (JPARC) OPS FACILITY
                                                 (P&D)
Air Force                  Joint Base           EXTEND RUNWAY 16/34 (INC 3)              107,500         107,500
                            Elmendorf-
                            Richardson
Air Force                  Joint Base           PRECISION GUIDED MISSILE COMPLEX               0           6,100
                            Elmendorf-           (P&D)
                            Richardson
                         Arizona                ................................
Air Force                  Luke Air Force Base  GILA BEND (P&D)                                0           2,600
                         Australia              ................................
Air Force                  Royal Australian     PDI: SQUADRON OPERATIONS                  26,000          26,000
                            Air Force Base       FACILITY
                            Darwin
Air Force                  Royal Australian     PDI: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE                 17,500          17,500
                            Air Force Base       SUPPORT FACILITY
                            Tindal
Air Force                  Royal Australian     PDI: SQUADRON OPERATIONS                  20,000          20,000
                            Air Force Base       FACILITY
                            Tindal
Air Force                  Royal Australian     PDI: BOMBER APRON                         93,000          93,000
                            Air Force Base
                            Tindal
                         Florida                ................................
Air Force                  MacDill Air Force    KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT CORROSION            25,000          25,000
                            Base                 CONTROL
Air Force                  MacDill Air Force    KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE          27,000          27,000
                            Base                 HANGAR
Air Force                  MacDill Air Force    KC-46A ADAL APRON & HYDRANT               61,000          61,000
                            Base                 FUELING PITS
Air Force                  MacDill Air Force    KC-46A ADAL FUEL SYSTEM                   18,000          18,000
                            Base                 MAINTENANCE DOCK
Air Force                  Patrick Space Force  COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION             15,000          15,000
                            Base
Air Force                  Patrick Space Force  COST TO COMPLETE: CONSOLIDATED            15,000          15,000
                            Base                 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
Air Force                  Patrick Space Force  FINAL DENIAL BARRIERS, SOUTH              12,000          12,000
                            Base                 GATE
Air Force                  Tyndall Air Force    NATURAL DISASTER RECOVERY                      0         252,000
                            Base
                         Georgia                ................................
Air Force                  Robins Air Force     BATTLE MANAGEMENT COMBINED               115,000         115,000
                            Base                 OPERATIONS COMPLEX
                         Guam                   ................................
Air Force                  Joint Region         PDI: NORTH AIRCRAFT PARKING RAMP         109,000         109,000
                            Marianas             (INC)
                         Japan                  ................................

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Air Force                  Kadena Air Base      PDI: HELO RESCUE OPS MAINTENANCE          46,000          46,000
                                                 HANGAR (INC 3)
Air Force                  Kadena Air Base      PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION                42,000          42,000
                                                 CONTROL CTR (INC)
                         Louisiana              ................................
Air Force                  Barksdale Air Force  CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (P&D)                 0           2,000
                            Base
Air Force                  Barksdale Air Force  DORMITORY (P&D)                                0           7,000
                            Base
Air Force                  Barksdale Air Force  WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITY (INC         112,000         112,000
                            Base                 3)
                         Mariana Islands        ................................
Air Force                  Tinian               PDI: AIRFIELD DEVELOPMENT, PHASE          26,000          26,000
                                                 1 (INC 3)
Air Force                  Tinian               PDI: FUEL TANKS W/PIPELINE &              20,000          20,000
                                                 HYDRANT (INC 3)
Air Force                  Tinian               PDI: PARKING APRON (INC 3)                32,000          32,000
                         Massachusetts          ................................
Air Force                  Hanscom Air Force    CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                  37,000          37,000
                            Base
Air Force                  Hanscom Air Force    MIT-LINCOLN LAB (WEST LAB CSL/            70,000          70,000
                            Base                 MIF) (INC 4)
                         Mississippi            ................................
Air Force                  Columbus Air Force   T-7A GROUND BASED TRAINING                30,000          30,000
                            Base                 SYSTEM FACILITY
Air Force                  Columbus Air Force   T-7A UNIT MAINTENANCE TRAINING             9,500           9,500
                            Base                 FACILITY
Air Force                  Keesler Air Force    AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D)                0           2,000
                            Base
                         Nebraska               ................................
Air Force                  Offutt Air Force     55 CES MAINTENANCE/WAREHOUSE                   0           4,500
                            Base                 (P&D)
Air Force                  Offutt Air Force     BASE OPERATIONS/MOBILITY CENTER                0           5,000
                            Base                 (P&D)
Air Force                  Offutt Air Force     LOGISTICS READINESS SQUADRON                   0           3,500
                            Base                 TRANSPORTATION FACILITY (P&D)
                         Nevada                 ................................
Air Force                  Nellis Air Force     F-35 COALITION HANGAR (P&D)                    0           5,500
                            Base
Air Force                  Nellis Air Force     F-35 DATA LAB SUPPORT FACILITY                 0             700
                            Base                 (P&D)
                         New Mexico             ................................
Air Force                  Cannon Air Force     SATELLITE FIRE STATION (P&D)                   0           5,000
                            Base
Air Force                  Kirtland Air Force   COST TO COMPLETE: WYOMING GATE                 0          24,400
                            Base                 UPGRADE FOR ANTITERRORISM
                                                 COMPLIANCE
                         Norway                 ................................
Air Force                  Rygge Air Station    EDI: DABS-FEV STORAGE                     88,000          88,000
Air Force                  Rygge Air Station    EDI: MUNITIONS STORAGE AREA               31,000          31,000
                         Ohio                   ................................
Air Force                  Wright-Patterson     ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT COMPLEX                 0          19,500
                            Air Force Base       PHASE V (P&D)
                         Oklahoma               ................................
Air Force                  Tinker Air Force     KC-46 3-BAY DEPOT MAINTENANCE             78,000          78,000
                            Base                 HANGAR (INC 3)
Air Force                  Vance Air Force      CONSOLIDATED UNDERGRADUATE PILOT               0           8,400
                            Base                 TRAINING CENTER (P&D)
                         Philippines            ................................
Air Force                  Cesar Basa Air Base  PDI: TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING           35,000          35,000
                                                 APRON
                         South Dakota           ................................
Air Force                  Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE              75,000          75,000
                            Base                 DOCK
Air Force                  Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 PHASE HANGAR                        160,000         160,000
                            Base
Air Force                  Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITY         160,000         160,000
                            Base                 (INC)
                         Spain                  ................................
Air Force                  Moron Air Base       EDI: MUNITIONS STORAGE                    26,000          26,000
                         Texas                  ................................
Air Force                  Joint Base San       CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                  20,000          20,000
                            Antonio-Lackland
                         United Kingdom         ................................
Air Force                  Royal Air Force      COST TO COMPLETE: EDI DABS-FEV                 0          28,000
                            Fairford             STORAGE
Air Force                  Royal Air Force      COST TO COMPLETE: EDI MUNITIONS                0          20,000
                            Fairford             HOLDING AREA
Air Force                  Royal Air Force      EDI: RADR STORAGE FACILITY                47,000          47,000
                            Fairford
Air Force                  Royal Air Force      EDI: RADR STORAGE FACILITY                28,000          28,000
                            Lakenheath
Air Force                  Royal Air Force      SURETY DORMITORY                          50,000          50,000
                            Lakenheath
                         Utah                   ................................
Air Force                  Hill Air Force Base  F-35 T-7A EAST CAMPUS                     82,000          82,000
                                                 INFRASTRUCTURE
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Air Force                  Unspecified          BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND                      0          50,000
                            Worldwide
Air Force                  Unspecified          EDI: PLANNING & DESIGN                     5,648           5,648
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Air Force                  Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                        338,985         338,985
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Air Force                  Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         90,281          90,281
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Air Force                  Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY                64,900          64,900
                            Worldwide            CONSTRUCTION
                            Locations
                         Wyoming                ................................
Air Force                  F.E. Warren Air      COST TO COMPLETE: CONSOLIDATED                 0          18,000
                            Force Base           HELO/TRF OPS/AMU AND ALERT
                                                 FACILITY
Air Force                  F.E. Warren Air      GBSD INTEGRATED COMMAND CENTER            27,000          27,000
                            Force Base           (INC 2)
Air Force                  F.E. Warren Air      GBSD INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER           85,000          85,000
                            Force Base
Air Force                  F.E. Warren Air      GBSD MISSILE HANDLING COMPLEX             28,000          28,000
                            Force Base           (INC 2)
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force                                        2,605,314       3,071,814
                           ...................  ................................
DEFENSE-WIDE
                         Alabama                ................................
Defense-Wide               Redstone Arsenal     GROUND TEST FACILITY                     147,975          77,975
                                                 INFRASTRUCTURE
                         California             ................................
Defense-Wide               Marine Corps Air     AMBULATORY CARE CENTER--DENTAL           103,000          20,600
                            Station Miramar      CLINIC ADD//ALT

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Defense-Wide               Marine Corps Air     ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ON-                 0          30,550
                            Station Miramar      SITE GENERATION, AND MICROGRID
                                                 IMPROVEMENTS
Defense-Wide               Monterey             COST TO COMPLETE: COGEN PLANT AT               0           5,460
                                                 B236
Defense-Wide               Naval Base Coronado  COST TO COMPLETE: ATC OPERATIONS               0          11,400
                                                 SUPPORT FACILITY
Defense-Wide               Naval Base Coronado  SOF NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE                      0          51,000
                                                 COMMAND OPERATIONS SUPPORT
                                                 FACILITY, PHASE 2
Defense-Wide               Naval Base San       AMBULATORY CARE CENTER--DENTAL           101,644          22,185
                            Diego                CLINIC REPLMT
Defense-Wide               Naval Base San       MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                     0           6,300
                            Diego
Defense-Wide               Naval Base Ventura   COST TO COMPLETE: GROUND MOUNTED               0          16,840
                            County               SOLAR PV
Defense-Wide               Vandenberg Space     MICROGRID WITH BACKUP POWER                    0          57,000
                            Force Base
                         Colorado               ................................
Defense-Wide               Buckley Space Force  REDUNDANT ELECTRICAL SUPPLY                    0           9,000
                            Base
Defense-Wide               Buckley Space Force  REPLACEMENT WATER WELL                         0           5,700
                            Base
                         Cuba                   ................................
Defense-Wide               Guantanamo Bay       AMBULATORY CARE CENTER (INC 1)            60,000          60,000
                            Naval Station
                         Delaware               ................................
Defense-Wide               Dover Air Force      ARMED SERVICES WHOLE BLOOD                     0          30,500
                            Base                 PROCESSING LABORATORY
                         Djibouti               ................................
Defense-Wide               Camp Lemonnier       COST TO COMPLETE: ENHANCE ENERGY               0           5,200
                                                 SECURITY AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
                         Georgia                ................................
Defense-Wide               Naval Submarine      ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND                    0          49,500
                            Base Kings Bay       DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENTS,
                                                 PHASE 2
                         Germany                ................................
Defense-Wide               Baumholder           HUMAN PERFORMANCE TRAINING                     0          16,700
                                                 CENTER
Defense-Wide               Baumholder           SOF COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY           41,000          41,000
Defense-Wide               Baumholder           SOF JOINT PARACHUTE RIGGING               23,000          23,000
                                                 FACILITY
Defense-Wide               Kaiserslautern Air   KAISERSLAUTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL              21,275          21,275
                            Base
Defense-Wide               Ramstein Air Base    RAMSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL                   181,764         181,764
Defense-Wide               Rhine Ordnance       MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT (INC           77,210          77,210
                            Barracks             11)
Defense-Wide               Stuttgart            ROBINSON BARRACKS ELEM SCHOOL              8,000           8,000
                                                 REPLACEMENT
                         Hawaii                 ................................
Defense-Wide               Joint Base Pearl     COST TO COMPLETE: FY20 500 KW PV               0           7,476
                            Harbor-Hickam        COVERED PARKING EV CHARGING
                                                 STATION
Defense-Wide               Joint Base Pearl     COST TO COMPLETE: PRIMARY                      0          13,040
                            Harbor-Hickam        ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
                         Honduras               ................................
Defense-Wide               Soto Cano Air Base   FUEL FACILITIES                           41,300          41,300
                         Italy                  ................................
Defense-Wide               Naples               COST TO COMPLETE: SMART GRID                   0           7,610
                         Japan                  ................................
Defense-Wide               Fleet Activities     KINNICK HIGH SCHOOL (INC)                 70,000          70,000
                            Yokosuka
Defense-Wide               Kadena Air Base      PDI SOF MAINTENANCE HANGAR                88,900          88,900
Defense-Wide               Kadena Air Base      PDI: SOF COMPOSITE MAINTENANCE            11,400          11,400
                                                 FACILITY
                         Kansas                 ................................
Defense-Wide               Forbes Field         MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                     0           5,850
Defense-Wide               Fort Riley           COST TO COMPLETE: POWER                        0          15,468
                                                 GENERATION AND MICROGRID
                         Korea                  ................................
Defense-Wide               K-16 Air Base        K-16 EMERGENCY BACKUP POWER                    0           5,650
                         Kuwait                 ................................
Defense-Wide               Camp Arifjan         COST TO COMPLETE: POWER                        0           8,197
                                                 GENERATION AND MICROGRID
Defense-Wide               Camp Buehring        MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                     0          18,850
                         Louisiana              ................................
Defense-Wide               Naval Air Station    COST TO COMPLETE: DISTRIBUTION                 0           6,453
                            Joint Reserve Base   SWITCHGEAR
                            New Orleans
                         Maryland               ................................
Defense-Wide               Bethesda Naval       MEDICAL CENTER ADDITION/                 101,816         101,816
                            Hospital             ALTERATION (INC 7)
Defense-Wide               Fort Meade           NSAW MISSION OPS AND RECORDS             105,000         105,000
                                                 CENTER (INC)
Defense-Wide               Fort Meade           NSAW RECAP BUILDING 4 (INC)              315,000         315,000
Defense-Wide               Fort Meade           NSAW RECAP BUILDING 5 (ECB 5)             65,000          65,000
                                                 (INC)
Defense-Wide               Joint Base Andrews   HYDRANT FUELING SYSTEM                    38,300          38,300
                         Missouri               ................................
Defense-Wide               Lake City Army       MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                     0          80,100
                            Ammunition Plant
                         Montana                ................................
Defense-Wide               Great Falls          FUEL FACILITIES                           30,000          30,000
                            International
                            Airport
                         Nebraska               ................................
Defense-Wide               Offutt Air Force     DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTABILITY                 0           5,000
                            Base                 AGENCY LABORATORY (P&D)
Defense-Wide               Offutt Air Force     MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                     0          41,000
                            Base
                         North Carolina         ................................
Defense-Wide               Fort Liberty (Camp   MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                     0          10,500
                            Mackall)
Defense-Wide               Marine Corps Base    MARINE RAIDER BATTALION                        0          70,000
                            Camp Lejeune         OPERATIONS FACILITY
                         Oklahoma               ................................
Defense-Wide               Fort Sill            MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                     0          76,650
                         Pennsylvania           ................................

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Defense-Wide               Fort Indiantown Gap  COST TO COMPLETE: GEOTHERMAL AND               0           9,250
                                                 SOLAR PV
                         Puerto Rico            ................................
Defense-Wide               Fort Buchanan        MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                     0          56,000
Defense-Wide               Juana Diaz           COST TO COMPLETE: MICROGRID                    0           7,680
                                                 CONTROLS, 690 KW PV, 275KW GEN,
                                                 570 KWH BESS
Defense-Wide               Ramey                COST TO COMPLETE: MICROGRID                    0           6,360
                                                 CONTROL SYSTEM, 460 KW PV,
                                                 275KW GEN, 660 KWH BESS
                         Spain                  ................................
Defense-Wide               Naval Station Rota   BULK TANK FARM, PHASE 1                   80,000          80,000
                         Texas                  ................................
Defense-Wide               Fort Cavazos         COST TO COMPLETE: POWER                        0          18,900
                                                 GENERATION AND MICROGRID
Defense-Wide               Fort Cavazos         MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                     0          18,250
                         Utah                   ................................
Defense-Wide               Hill Air Force Base  OPEN STORAGE                              14,200          14,200
                         Virginia               ................................
Defense-Wide               Fort Belvoir         DIA HEADQUARTERS ANNEX                   185,000          25,000
Defense-Wide               Hampton Roads        COST TO COMPLETE: BACKUP POWER                 0           1,200
                                                 GENERATION
Defense-Wide               Joint Expeditionary  SOF SDVT2 OPERATIONS SUPPORT              61,000          61,000
                            Base Little Creek--  FACILITY
                            Fort Story
Defense-Wide               Fort Belvoir (NGA    COST TO COMPLETE: CHILLED WATER                0             550
                            Campus East)         REDUNDANCY
Defense-Wide               Pentagon             HVAC EFFICIENCY UPGRADES                       0           2,250
Defense-Wide               Pentagon             SEC OPS AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS             30,600          30,600
                                                 FACS
                         Washington             ................................
Defense-Wide               Joint Base Lewis-    POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID                 0          49,850
                            McChord
Defense-Wide               Joint Base Lewis-    SOF CONSOLIDATED RIGGING                  62,000          62,000
                            McChord              FACILITY
Defense-Wide               Manchester           BULK STORAGE TANKS, PHASE 2               71,000          71,000
Defense-Wide               Naval Undersea       SOF COLD WATER TRAINING AUSTERE                0          37,000
                            Warfare Center       ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
                            Keyport
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          INDOPACOM UNSPECIFIED MINOR                    0          62,000
                            Worldwide            MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERV.           548,000               0
                            Worldwide            INVEST. PROG.
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          ERCIP PLANNING & DESIGN                   86,250          86,250
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          EXERCISE RELATED MINOR                    11,107          11,107
                            Worldwide            CONSTRUCTION
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         49,610          49,610
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         32,579          32,579
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         30,215          30,215
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         25,130          25,130
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         24,000          24,000
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                          8,568           8,568
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                          3,068           3,068
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                          2,000           2,000
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                          1,035           1,035
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                            590             590
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION            19,271          19,271
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION             3,000           3,000
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Defense-Wide               Various Worldwide    UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION             4,875           4,875
                            Locations
                         Wyoming                ................................
Defense-Wide               F.E. Warren Air      MICROGRID AND BATTERY STORAGE                  0          25,000
                            Force Base
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide                                     2,984,682       3,006,107
                           ...................  ................................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
                         Alabama                ................................
Army National Guard        Fort McClellan       COST TO COMPLETE: ENLISTED                     0           7,000
                                                 BARRACKS, TT
Army National Guard        Huntsville           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           4,650
                                                 READINESS CENTER
                         Arizona                ................................
Army National Guard        Surprise Readiness   NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER           15,000          15,000
                            Center
                         Arkansas               ................................
Army National Guard        Fort Chaffee         COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0             610
                                                 READINESS CENTER
                         California             ................................

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Army National Guard        Bakersfield          COST TO COMPLETE: VEHICLE                      0           1,000
                                                 MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard        Camp Roberts         COST TO COMPLETE: AUTOMATED                    0           5,000
                                                 MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN (MPMG)
                                                 RANGE
                         Colorado               ................................
Army National Guard        Peterson Space       COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           3,000
                            Force Base           READINESS CENTER
                         Connecticut            ................................
Army National Guard        Putnam               COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           6,125
                                                 READINESS CENTER
                         Florida                ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Blanding        MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE                 0          11,000
                         Guam                   ................................
Army National Guard        Barrigada            COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           6,900
                                                 READINESS CENTER
                         Idaho                  ................................
Army National Guard        Jerome               COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           1,250
                                                 READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard        Jerome County        NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE                    17,000          17,000
                            Regional Site        MAINTENANCE SHOP
                         Illinois               ................................
Army National Guard        Bloomington          COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           5,250
                                                 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard        North Riverside      NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE                    24,000          24,000
                            Armory               MAINTENANCE SHOP
                         Indiana                ................................
Army National Guard        Shelbyville          COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           5,000
                                                 READINESS CENTER ADD/ALT
                         Kansas                 ................................
Army National Guard        Topeka               COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD/              0           5,856
                                                 RESERVE CENTER BUILDING
                         Kentucky               ................................
Army National Guard        Burlington           VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP                       0          16,400
Army National Guard        Frankfort            COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD/              0           2,000
                                                 RESERVE CENTER BUILDING
                         Louisiana              ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Beauregard      COLLECTIVE TRAINING                            0           2,400
                                                 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING OPEN-BAY
                                                 (P&D)
Army National Guard        Camp Beauregard      COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           2,000
                                                 READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard        Camp Minden          COST TO COMPLETE: COLLECTIVE                   0           3,718
                                                 TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING,
                                                 OPEN BAY
                         Maine                  ................................
Army National Guard        Northern Maine       AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE                 0           2,800
                            Range Complex        GUN RANGE (P&D)
Army National Guard        Saco                 COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           7,420
                                                 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
                         Massachusetts          ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Edwards         COST TO COMPLETE: AUTOMATED                    0           3,000
                                                 MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN (MPMG)
                                                 RANGE
                         Mississippi            ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Shelby          CAMP SHELBY JFTC RAILHEAD                      0           2,200
                                                 EXPANSION (P&D)
Army National Guard        Camp Shelby          COST TO COMPLETE: MANEUVER AREA                0           5,425
                                                 TRAINING EQUIPMENT SITE
                                                 ADDITION
Army National Guard        Southaven            NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER                0          22,000
                         Missouri               ................................
Army National Guard        Belle Fontaine       NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER           28,000          28,000
                         Nebraska               ................................
Army National Guard        Bellevue             COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           9,090
                                                 READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard        Greenlief Training   COLLECTIVE TRAINING                            0           1,200
                            Site                 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING OPEN-BAY
                                                 (P&D)
Army National Guard        Mead Training Site   COST TO COMPLETE: COLLECTIVE                   0           1,913
                                                 TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING,
                                                 OPEN BAY
Army National Guard        North Platte         COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0             400
                                                 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
                         New Hampshire          ................................
Army National Guard        Concord              COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0             200
                                                 READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard        Littleton            NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE                    23,000          23,000
                                                 MAINTENANCE SHOP ADD
                         New Jersey             ................................
Army National Guard        Joint Base McGuire-  COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0             605
                            Dix-Lakehurst        READINESS CENTER
                         New Mexico             ................................
Army National Guard        Rio Rancho Training  NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE                    11,000          11,000
                            Site                 MAINTENANCE SHOP ADD

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                         New York               ................................
Army National Guard        Lexington Avenue     NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER                0          70,000
                            Armory
                         North Carolina         ................................
Army National Guard        Salisbury            ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITIES               0           2,200
                                                 (P&D)
                         North Dakota           ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Grafton         INSTITUTIONAL POST-INITIAL                     0           1,950
                                                 MILITARY TRAINING,
                                                 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING (P&D)
Army National Guard        Dickinson            COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           5,425
                                                 READINESS CENTER
                         Ohio                   ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Perry Joint     NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER           19,200          19,200
                            Training Center
Army National Guard        Columbus             COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           4,000
                                                 READINESS CENTER
                         Oklahoma               ................................
Army National Guard        Ardmore              COST TO COMPLETE: VEHICLE                      0             400
                                                 MAINTENANCE SHOP
                         Oregon                 ................................
Army National Guard        Washington County    NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER           26,000          26,000
                            Readiness Center
                         Pennsylvania           ................................
Army National Guard        Hermitage Readiness  NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER           13,600          13,600
                            Center
Army National Guard        Moon Township        COST TO COMPLETE: COMBINED                     0           3,100
                                                 SUPPORT MAINTENANCE SHOP
                         Puerto Rico            ................................
Army National Guard        Fort Allen           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           3,676
                                                 READINESS CENTER
                         Rhode Island           ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Fogarty         COLLECTIVE TRAINING                            0           1,990
                            Training Site        UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING OPEN-BAY
                                                 (P&D)
Army National Guard        North Kingstown      NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER                0          30,000
                         South Carolina         ................................
Army National Guard        Aiken County         NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER           20,000          20,000
                            Readiness Center
Army National Guard        Joint Base           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           4,373
                            Charleston           READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard        McCrady Training     AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE             7,900           7,900
                            Center               GUN RANGE
                         South Dakota           ................................
Army National Guard        Sioux Falls          COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           5,250
                                                 READINESS CENTER
                         Tennessee              ................................
Army National Guard        Campbell Army Air    ARMY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS                0           2,500
                            Field                (P&D)
Army National Guard        McMinnville          COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0             500
                                                 READINESS CENTER
                         Texas                  ................................
Army National Guard        Fort Cavazos         GENERAL INSTRUCTION BUILDING                   0           2,685
                                                 (P&D)
Army National Guard        Fort Worth           COST TO COMPLETE: AIRCRAFT                     0           6,489
                                                 MAINTENANCE HANGAR ADD/ALT
Army National Guard        Fort Worth           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0             381
                                                 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
                         Utah                   ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Williams        COLLECTIVE TRAINING                            0           2,875
                                                 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING, SENIOR
                                                 NCO AND OFFICER (P&D)
                         Vermont                ................................
Army National Guard        Bennington           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           3,415
                                                 READINESS CENTER
                         Virgin Islands         ................................
Army National Guard        St. Croix            COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY AVIATION                0           4,200
                                                 SUPPORT FACILITY
Army National Guard        St. Croix            COST TO COMPLETE: READY BUILDING               0           1,710
                         Virginia               ................................
Army National Guard        Sandston Rc & FMS 1  AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR               20,000          20,000
Army National Guard        Troutville           COST TO COMPLETE: COMBINED                     0           2,415
                                                 SUPPORT MAINTENANCE SHOP
                                                 ADDITION
Army National Guard        Troutville           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD               0           2,135
                                                 READINESS CENTER ADDITION
                         West Virginia          ................................
Army National Guard        Parkersburg          NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER                0           3,300
                                                 (P&D)
                         Wisconsin              ................................
Army National Guard        Viroqua              NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER           18,200          18,200
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................

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Army National Guard        Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         34,286          34,286
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Army National Guard        Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION            63,000          63,000
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard                                340,186         650,567
                           ...................  ................................
ARMY RESERVE
                         Alabama                ................................
Army Reserve               Birmingham           ARMY RESERVE CENTER/AMSA/LAND             57,000          57,000
                         Arizona                ................................
Army Reserve               San Tan Valley       AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT                  12,000          12,000
                                                 ACTIVITY
                         California             ................................
Army Reserve               Camp Pendleton       COST TO COMPLETE: AREA                         0           3,000
                                                 MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY
Army Reserve               Fort Hunter Liggett  NETWORK ENTERPRISE CENTER                      0          40,000
                         Florida                ................................
Army Reserve               Perrine              COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE                 0           3,000
                                                 CENTER
                         North Carolina         ................................
Army Reserve               Asheville            COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE                 0          12,000
                                                 CENTER
                         Ohio                   ................................
Army Reserve               Wright-Patterson     COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE                 0           5,000
                            Air Force Base       CENTER
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Army Reserve               Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         23,389          23,389
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Army Reserve               Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION            14,687          14,687
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve                                       107,076         170,076
                           ...................  ................................
NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE
                         Michigan               ................................
Navy Reserve & Marine      Battle Creek         ORGANIC SUPPLY FACILITIES                 24,549          24,549
 Corps Reserve
                         Virginia               ................................
Navy Reserve & Marine      Marine Forces        G/ATOR SUPPORT FACILITIES                 12,400          12,400
 Corps Reserve              Reserve Dam Neck
                            Virginia Beach
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Navy Reserve & Marine      Unspecified          MCNR PLANNING & DESIGN                     6,495           6,495
 Corps Reserve              Worldwide
                            Locations
Navy Reserve & Marine      Unspecified          MCNR UNSPECIFIED MINOR                     7,847           7,847
 Corps Reserve              Worldwide            CONSTRUCTION
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve                 51,291          51,291
                           ...................  ................................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
                         Alabama                ................................
Air National Guard         Montgomery Regional  F-35 ADAL SQ OPS BLDG 1303                 7,000           7,000
                            Airport
                         Alaska                 ................................
Air National Guard         Eielson Air Force    AMC STANDARD DUAL BAY HANGAR                   0           3,700
                            Base                 (P&D)
Air National Guard         Joint Base           ADAL ALERT CREW FACILITY HGR 18                0           7,000
                            Elmendorf-
                            Richardson
                         Arizona                ................................
Air National Guard         Tucson               MCCA: AIRCRAFT ARRESTING SYSTEM           11,600          11,600
                            International        (NEW RWY)
                            Airport
                         Arkansas               ................................
Air National Guard         Ebbing Air National  3-BAY HANGAR                                   0          54,000
                            Guard Base
Air National Guard         Ebbing Air National  AIRCREW FLIGHT EQUIPMENT/STEP                  0           9,300
                            Guard Base
Air National Guard         Ebbing Air National  SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM FACILITY                0          12,700
                            Guard Base
                         Colorado               ................................
Air National Guard         Buckley Space Force  AIRCRAFT CORROSION CONTROL                12,000          12,000
                            Base
                         Indiana                ................................
Air National Guard         Fort Wayne           FIRE STATION                               8,900           8,900
                            International
                            Airport
                         Mississippi            ................................
Air National Guard         Field Air National   COST TO COMPLETE: 172ND AIRLIFT                0           8,000
                            Guard Base           WING FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION

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                         Missouri               ................................
Air National Guard         Rosecrans Air        139TH AIRLIFT WING ENTRY CONTROL               0           2,000
                            National Guard       POINT (P&D)
                            Base
Air National Guard         Rosecrans Air        ENTRY CONTROL POINT (P&D)                      0           2,000
                            National Guard
                            Base
                         Oregon                 ................................
Air National Guard         Portland             SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 1          22,000          22,000
                            International
                            Airport
Air National Guard         Portland             SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 2          18,500          18,500
                            International
                            Airport
Air National Guard         Portland             SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 3               0          20,000
                            International
                            Airport
Air National Guard         Portland             SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 4               0          11,000
                            International
                            Airport
                         Pennsylvania           ................................
Air National Guard         Harrisburg           ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY                         0           8,000
                            International
                            Airport
                         Wisconsin              ................................
Air National Guard         Truax Field          F-35: MM&I FAC, B701                           0           5,200
Air National Guard         Volk Air National    FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION (P&D)                0             670
                            Guard Base
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Air National Guard         Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         35,600          35,600
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Air National Guard         Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION            63,122          63,122
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard                                 178,722         322,292
                           ...................  ................................
AIR FORCE RESERVE
                         Arizona                ................................
Air Force Reserve          Davis-Monthan Air    GUARDIAN ANGEL POTFF FACILITY                  0           8,500
                            Force Base
                         California             ................................
Air Force Reserve          March Air Reserve    KC-46 ADD/ALTER B1244 FUT/CARGO           17,000          17,000
                            Base                 PALLET STORAGE
Air Force Reserve          March Air Reserve    KC-46 ADD/ALTER B6000 SIMULATOR            8,500           8,500
                            Base                 FACILITY
Air Force Reserve          March Air Reserve    KC-46 TWO BAY MAINTENANCE/FUEL           201,000         201,000
                            Base                 HANGAR
                         Guam                   ................................
Air Force Reserve          Joint Region         AERIAL PORT FACILITY                      27,000          27,000
                            Marianas
                         Louisiana              ................................
Air Force Reserve          Barksdale Air Force  307 BW MEDICAL FACILITY ADDITION               0           7,000
                            Base
                         Ohio                   ................................
Air Force Reserve          Youngstown Air       BASE FIRE STATION (P&D)                        0           2,500
                            Reserve Station
                         Texas                  ................................
Air Force Reserve          Naval Air Station    LRS WAREHOUSE                             16,000          16,000
                            Joint Reserve Base
                            Fort Worth
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Air Force Reserve          Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                         12,146          12,146
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Air Force Reserve          Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY                 9,926           9,926
                            Worldwide            CONSTRUCTION
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve                                  291,572         309,572
                           ...................  ................................
NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
NATO                       NATO Security        NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM         293,434         293,434
                            Investment Program
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program                                          293,434         293,434
                           ...................  ................................
                           ...................  ................................
INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
MILCON, INDOPACOM          Unspecified          INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION                0         150,000
                            Worldwide            PILOT PROGRAM
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide                                      0         150,000
                           ...................  ................................
      TOTAL INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND                                                      0         150,000
                           ...................  ................................
      TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION                                                     14,345,019      14,345,019
                           ...................  ................................
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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
                         Georgia                ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army          Fort Eisenhower      FORT EISENHOWER MHPI EQUITY               50,000          50,000
                                                 INVESTMENT
                         Germany                ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army          Baumholder           FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION           78,746          78,746
                         Kwajalein              ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army          Kwajalein Atoll      FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT                98,600          98,600
                                                 CONSTRUCTION
                         Missouri               ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army          Fort Leonard Wood    FORT LEONARD WOOD MHPI EQUITY             50,000          50,000
                                                 INVESTMENT
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army          Unspecified          FAMILY HOUSING P&D                        27,549          27,549
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army                                         304,895         304,895
                           ...................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                               12,121          12,121
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT             86,019          86,019
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          LEASING                                  112,976         112,976
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                               86,706          86,706
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          MANAGEMENT                                41,121          41,121
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          MISCELLANEOUS                                554             554
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          SERVICES                                   7,037           7,037
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          UTILITIES                                 38,951          38,951
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army                            385,485         385,485
                           ...................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
                         Guam                   ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Joint Region         REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE          121,906         121,906
 Marine Corps               Marianas             8
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Naval Support        REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING (AF),            83,126          83,126
 Marine Corps               Activity Andersen    PHASE 7
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Unspecified          DESIGN, WASHINGTON DC                      4,782           4,782
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Unspecified          IMPROVEMENTS, WASHINGTON DC               57,740          57,740
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Unspecified          USMC DPRI/GUAM PLANNING & DESIGN           9,588           9,588
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps                          277,142         277,142
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                               17,744          17,744
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT             65,655          65,655
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          LEASING                                   60,214          60,214
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                              101,356         101,356
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          MANAGEMENT                                61,896          61,896
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations

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Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          MISCELLANEOUS                                419             419
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          SERVICES                                  13,250          13,250
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          UTILITIES                                 43,320          43,320
 Marine Corps               Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps               363,854         363,854
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
                         Alabama                ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force     Maxwell Air Force    MHPI RESTRUCTURE-AETC GROUP II            65,000          65,000
                            Base
                         Colorado               ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force     U.S. Air Force       CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT--                 9,282           9,282
                            Academy              CARLTON HOUSE
                         Hawaii                 ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force     Joint Base Pearl     MHPI RESTRUCTURE-JOINT BASE               75,000          75,000
                            Harbor-Hickam        PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM
                         Mississippi            ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force     Keesler Air Force    MHPI RESTRUCTURE-SOUTHERN GROUP           80,000          80,000
                            Base
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force     Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                          7,815           7,815
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force                                    237,097         237,097
                           ...................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                               12,884          23,884
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT             31,803          31,803
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          LEASING                                    5,143           5,143
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                              135,410         124,410
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          MANAGEMENT                                68,023          68,023
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          MISCELLANEOUS                              2,377           2,377
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          SERVICES                                  10,692          10,692
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          UTILITIES                                 48,054          48,054
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force                       314,386         314,386
                           ...................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                                  673             673
 Wide                       Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                                   89              89
 Wide                       Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          LEASING                                   32,042          32,042
 Wide                       Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          LEASING                                   13,658          13,658
 Wide                       Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                                   35              35
 Wide                       Worldwide
                            Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          UTILITIES                                  4,273           4,273
 Wide                       Worldwide
                            Locations

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Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          UTILITIES                                     15              15
 Wide                       Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide                     50,785          50,785
                           ...................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Family Housing             Unspecified          ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--FHIF              6,611           6,611
 Improvement Fund           Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund                                             6,611           6,611
                           ...................  ................................
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Unaccompanied Housing      Unspecified          ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--UHIF                496             496
 Improvement Fund           Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund                                        496             496
                           ...................  ................................
      TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING                                                             1,940,751       1,940,751
DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
BRAC, Army                 Unspecified          BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE             150,640         150,640
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Army                                        150,640         150,640
                           ...................  ................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
BRAC, Navy                 Unspecified          BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE             108,818         108,818
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Navy                                        108,818         108,818
                           ...................  ................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
BRAC, Air Force            Unspecified          BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE             123,990         123,990
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force                                   123,990         123,990
                           ...................  ................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE
                         Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
BRAC, Defense-Wide         Unspecified          INT-4: DLA ACTIVITIES                      5,726           5,726
                            Worldwide
                            Locations
                         .....................  ................................
      Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide                                  5,726           5,726
                           ...................  ................................
      TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE                                         389,174         389,174
                           ...................  ................................
      TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC                           16,674,944      16,674,944
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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)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               FY 2024        Senate
                  Program                      Request      Authorized
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Summary by Appropriation
  Energy and Water Development and Related
   Agencies
  Appropriation Summary:
    Energy Programs
      Nuclear Energy......................       177,733        177,733
 
    Atomic Energy Defense Activities
      National Nuclear Security
       Administration:
        Weapons Activities................    18,832,947     19,108,947
        Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation..     2,508,959      2,483,959
        Naval Reactors....................     1,964,100      1,964,100
        Federal Salaries and Expenses.....       538,994        538,994
  Total, National Nuclear Security            23,845,000     24,096,000
   Administration.........................

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      Defense Environmental Cleanup.......     7,073,587      7,073,587
 
      Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D......       427,000              0
 
      Other Defense Activities............     1,075,197      1,075,197
 
  Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities.    32,420,784     32,244,784
 
  Total, Discretionary Funding............    32,598,517     32,422,517
 
 
Nuclear Energy
  Safeguards and security.................       177,733        177,733
  Total, Nuclear Energy...................       177,733        177,733
 
National Nuclear Security Administration
 
Weapons Activities
Stockpile management
Stockpile major modernization
      B61 Life extension program..........       449,850        449,850
      W88 Alteration program..............       178,823        178,823
      W80-4 Life extension program........     1,009,929      1,009,929
      W80-4 ALT Nuclear-armed sea-launched             0         75,000
       cruise missile.....................
        Program increase..................                     (75,000)
      W87-1 Modification Program..........     1,068,909      1,068,909
      W93.................................       389,656        389,656
  Subtotal, Stockpile major modernization.     3,097,167      3,172,167
Stockpile sustainment.....................     1,276,578      1,276,578
Weapons dismantlement and disposition.....        53,718         53,718
Production operations.....................       710,822        710,822
Nuclear enterprise assurance..............        66,614         66,614
  Total, Stockpile management.............     5,204,899      5,279,899
 
Production Modernization
Primary Capability Modernization
  Plutonium Modernization
    Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization
          Los Alamos Plutonium Operations.       833,100        833,100
          21-D-512 Plutonium Pit                 670,000        670,000
           Production Project, LANL.......
          15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestments            30,000         30,000
           Project, Phase 3, LANL.........
          07-D-220-04 Transuranic Liquid               0              0
           Waste Facility, LANL...........
          04-D-125 Chemistry and                 227,122        227,122
           Metallurgy Research Replacement
           Project, LANL..................
  Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium               1,760,222      1,760,222
   Modernization..........................
    Savannah River Plutonium Modernization
          Savannah River Plutonium                62,764         62,764
           Operations.....................
          21-D-511 Savannah River                858,235        858,235
           Plutonium Processing Facility,
           SRS............................
  Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium             920,999        920,999
   Modernization..........................
    Enterprise Plutonium Support..........        87,779         87,779
  Total, Plutonium Modernization..........     2,769,000      2,769,000
    High Explosives & Energetics
          High Explosives & Energetics....        93,558         93,558
          23-D-516 Energetic Materials                 0         19,000
           Characterization Facility, LANL
            Restore project...............                     (19,000)
          21-D-510 HE Synthesis,                       0        110,000
           Formulation, and Production, PX
            Restore project...............                    (110,000)
          15-D-301 HE Science &                  101,356        101,356
           Engineering Facility, PX.......
  Subtotal, High Explosives & Energetics..       194,914        323,914
  Total, Primary Capability Modernization.     2,963,914      3,092,914
Secondary Capability Modernization
  Secondary Capability Modernization......       666,914        666,914
  18-D-690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y-       210,770        210,770
   12.....................................
  06-D-141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y-       760,000        760,000
   12.....................................
  Total, Secondary Capability                  1,637,684      1,637,684
   Modernization..........................
Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment
  Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment.       592,992        592,992
  18-D-650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS             0              0
  Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium            592,992        592,992
   Enrichment.............................
Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization
  Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization....       166,990        166,990
  22-D-513 Power Sources Capability, SNL..        37,886         37,886
  Total, Non-Nuclear Capability                  204,876        204,876
   Modernization..........................
Capability Based Investments..............       156,462        156,462
  Total, Production Modernization.........     5,555,928      5,684,928
 
Stockpile research, technology, and
 engineering
    Assessment Science
      Assessment Science..................       917,751        926,751
        Program increase for Krypton                            (9,000)
         Fluoride laser...................
      14-D-640 U1a Complex Enhancements          126,570        126,570
       Project, NNSS......................
  Total, Assessment Science...............     1,044,321      1,053,321

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    Engineering and integrated assessments       440,456        440,456
    Inertial confinement fusion...........       601,650        641,650
      Program increase....................                     (40,000)
    Advanced simulation and computing.....       782,472        792,472
      Program increase....................                     (10,000)
    Weapon technology and manufacturing          327,745        327,745
     maturation...........................
    Academic programs.....................       152,271        152,271
  Total, Stockpile research, technology,       3,348,915      3,407,915
   and engineering........................
 
Infrastructure and operations
    Operating
      Operations of facilities............     1,053,000      1,053,000
      Safety and Environmental Operations.       139,114        139,114
      Maintenance and Repair of Facilities       718,000        718,000
      Recapitalization
        Infrastructure and Safety.........       650,012        650,012
  Subtotal, Recapitalization..............       650,012        650,012
  Total, Operating........................     2,560,126      2,560,126
    Mission enabling construction
      22-D-510 Analytic Gas Laboratory, PX        35,000         35,000
      22-D-511 Plutonium Production               48,500         48,500
       Building, LANL.....................
      22-D-512 TA-46 Protective Force             48,500         48,500
       Facility, LANL.....................
      22-D-517 Electrical Power Capacity          75,000         75,000
       Upgrade, LANL......................
      22-D-518 Plutonium Modernization Ops             0              0
       & Waste Mngmt Office Bldg, LANL....
      23-D-519 Special Material Facility,              0              0
       Y-12...............................
  Total, Mission enabling construction....       207,000        207,000
  Total, Infrastructure and operations....     2,767,126      2,767,126
 
Secure transportation asset
    Operations and equipment..............       239,008        239,008
    Program direction.....................       118,056        118,056
  Total, Secure transportation asset......       357,064        357,064
 
Defense nuclear security
    Operations and maintenance............       988,756        991,756
      Program increase....................                      (3,000)
    Construction:
      17-D-710 West End Protected Area            28,000         38,000
       Reduction Project, Y-12............
        Program increase..................                     (10,000)
  Subtotal, Construction..................        28,000         38,000
  Total, Defense nuclear security.........     1,016,756      1,029,756
 
Information technology and cybersecurity..       578,379        578,379
Legacy contractor pensions................        65,452         65,452
  Total, Weapons Activities...............    18,894,519     19,170,519
 
Adjustments
    Use of prior year balances............       -61,572        -61,572
  Total, Adjustments......................       -61,572        -61,572
  Total, Weapons Activities...............    18,832,947     19,108,947
 
 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
  Material Management and Minimization
    Conversion (formerly HEU Reactor             116,675        116,675
     Conversion)..........................
    Nuclear material removal..............        47,100         47,100
    Material disposition..................       282,250        282,250
  Total, Material Management and                 446,025        446,025
   Minimization...........................
  Global Material Security
    International nuclear security........        84,707         84,707
    Radiological security.................       258,033        258,033
    Nuclear smuggling detection and              181,308        181,308
     deterrence...........................
  Total, Global Material Security.........       524,048        524,048
  Nonproliferation and Arms Control.......       212,358        212,358
  Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D
    Proliferation detection...............       290,388        290,388
    Nonproliferation stewardship program..       107,437        107,437
    Nuclear detonation detection..........       285,603        285,603
    Forensics R&D.........................        44,759         44,759
    Nonproliferation fuels development....             0              0
  Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation        728,187        728,187
   R&D....................................
  Nonproliferation Construction:
    18-D-150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition        77,211         77,211
     Project, SRS.........................
  Total, Nonproliferation Construction....        77,211         77,211
  NNSA Bioassurance Program...............        25,000              0
    Program reduction.....................                    (-25,000)
  Legacy contractor pensions..............        22,587         22,587
  Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident
   Response Program
    Emergency Operations..................        19,123         19,123
    Counterterrorism and                         474,420        474,420
     Counterproliferation.................
  Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and            493,543        493,543
   Incident Response Program..............
  Subtotal, Defense Nuclear                    2,528,959      2,503,959
   Nonproliferation.......................

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  Adjustments
    Use of prior year balances............       -20,000        -20,000
  Total, Adjustments......................       -20,000        -20,000
 
  Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.     2,508,959      2,483,959
 
 
Naval Reactors
  Naval reactors development..............       838,340        838,340
  Columbia-Class reactor systems                  52,900         52,900
   development............................
  S8G Prototype refueling.................             0              0
  Naval reactors operations and                  712,036        712,036
   infrastructure.........................
  Program direction.......................        61,540         61,540
  Construction:
    22-D-533 BL Component Test Complex....             0              0
    22-D-531 KL Chemistry & Radiological          10,400         10,400
     Health Building......................
    21-D-530 KL Steam and Condensate              53,000         53,000
     Upgrade..............................
    14-D-901 Spent Fuel Handling                 199,300        199,300
     Recapitalization Project, NRF........
    24-D-530 NRF Medical Science Complex..        36,584         36,584
  Total, Construction.....................       299,284        262,700
  Total, Naval Reactors...................     1,964,100      1,964,100
 
 
Federal Salaries and Expenses
  Program direction.......................       538,994        538,994
  Use of prior year balances..............             0              0
  Total, Federal Salaries and Expenses....       538,994        538,994
 
  TOTAL, National Nuclear Security            23,845,000     24,096,000
   Administration.........................
 
Defense Environmental Cleanup
    Closure sites administration..........         3,023          3,023
  Richland
    River corridor and other cleanup             180,000        180,000
     operations...........................
    Central plateau remediation...........       684,289        684,289
    Richland community and regulatory             10,100         10,100
     support..............................
    18-D-404 Modification of Waste                     0              0
     Encapsulation and Storage Facility...
    22-D-401 L-888 Eastern Plateau Fire            7,000          7,000
     Station..............................
    22-D-402 L-897 200 Area Water                 11,200         11,200
     Treatment Facility...................
    23-D-404 181D Export Water System             27,149         27,149
     Reconfiguration and Upgrade..........
    23-D-405 181B Export Water System                462            462
     Reconfiguration and Upgrade..........
    24-D-401 Environmental Restoration             1,000          1,000
     Disposal Facility Supercell 11 Expans
     Proj.................................
  Total, Richland.........................       921,200        921,200
 
  Office of River Protection:
    Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant         466,000        466,000
     Commissioning........................
    Rad liquid tank waste stabilization          813,625        813,625
     and disposition......................
    Construction:
        23-D-403 Hanford 200 West Area            15,309         15,309
         Tank Farms Risk Management
         Project..........................
        15-D-409 Low Activity Waste               60,000         60,000
         Pretreatment System..............
        18-D-16 Waste Treatment and                    0              0
         Immobilization Plant--LBL/Direct
         feed LAW.........................
        01-D-16D High-Level Waste Facility       600,000        600,000
        01-D-16E Pretreatment Facility....        20,000         20,000
  Subtotal, Construction..................       695,309        695,309
    ORP Low-level waste offsite disposal..             0              0
  Total, Office of River Protection.......     1,974,934      1,974,934
 
  Idaho National Laboratory:
    Idaho cleanup and waste disposition...       377,623        377,623
    Idaho community and regulatory support         2,759          2,759
    Construction:
        22-D-403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel         10,159         10,159
         Staging Facility.................
        22-D-404 Addl ICDF Landfill               46,500         46,500
         Disposal Cell and Evaporation
         Ponds Project....................
        22-D-402 Calcine Construction.....        10,000         10,000
  Subtotal, Construction..................        66,659         66,659
  Total, Idaho National Laboratory........       447,041        447,041
 
  NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites
    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory         1,879          1,879
    LLNL Excess Facilities D&D............        20,195         20,195
    Separations Processing Research Unit..        15,300         15,300
    Nevada Test Site......................        61,952         61,952
    Sandia National Laboratory............         2,264          2,264
    Los Alamos National Laboratory........       273,831        273,831
    Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D......        13,648         13,648
  Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites..       389,069        389,069
 
  Oak Ridge Reservation:
    OR Nuclear Facility D&D...............       335,000        335,000
    U233 Disposition Program..............        55,000         55,000
    OR cleanup and waste disposition......        72,000         72,000

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    Construction:
        14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury              10,000         10,000
         Treatment Facility...............
        17-D-401 On-site Waste Disposal           24,500         24,500
         Facility.........................
  Subtotal, Construction..................        34,500         34,500
    OR community & regulatory support.....         5,500          5,500
    OR technology development and                  3,000          3,000
     deployment...........................
  Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............       505,000        505,000
 
  Savannah River Site:
    Savannah River risk management               453,109        453,109
     operations...........................
    Savannah River legacy pensions........        65,898         65,898
    Savannah River community and                  12,389         12,389
     regulatory support...................
    Savannah River National Laboratory O&M        42,000         42,000
    Construction:
        20-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit          56,250         56,250
         #10, 11, 12......................
        19-D-701 SR Security Systems                   0              0
         Replacement......................
        18-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit          31,250         31,250
         #8, 9............................
        18-D-402 Emergency Operations             34,733         34,733
         Center Replacement, SR...........
  Subtotal, Construction..................       122,233        122,233
    Radioactive liquid tank waste                880,323        880,323
     stabilization........................
  Total, Savannah River Site..............     1,575,952      1,575,952
 
  Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
    Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...........       369,961        369,961
    Construction:
        15-D-411 Safety Significant               44,365         44,365
         Confinement Ventilation System,
         WIPP.............................
        15-D-412 Utility Shaft, WIPP......        50,000         50,000
  Total, Construction.....................        94,365         94,365
  Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant......       464,326        464,326
 
  Program direction--Defense Environmental       326,893        326,893
   Cleanup................................
  Program support--Defense Environmental         103,504        103,504
   Cleanup................................
  Safeguards and Security--Defense               332,645        332,645
   Environmental Cleanup..................
  Technology development and deployment...        30,000         30,000
  Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup.     7,073,587      7,073,587
 
  TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup....     7,073,587      7,073,587
 
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D............       427,000              0
  Program reduction.......................                   (-427,000)
 
Other Defense Activities
  Environment, health, safety and security
    Environment, health, safety and              144,705        144,705
     security mission support.............
    Program direction.....................        86,558         86,558
  Total, Environment, health, safety and         231,263        231,263
   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.........       345,330        345,330
 
  Legacy Management
    Legacy Management Activities--Defense.       173,681        173,681
    Program Direction.....................        22,621         22,621
  Total, Legacy Management................       196,302        196,302
 
  Defense-Related Administrative Support..       203,649        203,649
 
  Office of Hearings and Appeals..........         4,499          4,499
  Subtotal, Other Defense Activities......     1,075,197      1,075,197
  Use of prior year balances..............             0              0
  Total, Other Defense Activities.........     1,075,197      1,075,197
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                   DIVISION E--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

                         TITLE LI--PROCUREMENT

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     SEC. 5131. INVENTORY OF C-130 AIRCRAFT.

       (a) 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) is 
     amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2024''.
       (b) 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) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal year 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2023 and 
     2024''.

     SEC. 5132. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO 
                   B-1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS.

       Section 133(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1574) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2026''.

     SEC. 5133. PROHIBITION ON DIVESTMENT OF F-15E AIRCRAFT.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     for any of fiscal years 2024 through 2029 may be obligated or 
     expended to divest any F-15E aircraft.

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

     SEC. 5201. APPLICATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE TALENT EXCHANGE 
                   PROGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 
                   QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY 
                   RESEARCH.

       In carrying out section 1599g of title 10, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of Defense

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     may establish public-private exchange programs, each with up 
     to 10 program participants, focused on private sector 
     entities working on quantum information sciences and 
     technology research applications.

     SEC. 5202. BRIEFING ON SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH FOR 
                   TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE EDUCATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Not later than three years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide Congress 
     with a briefing on participation and use of the program under 
     section 4093 of title 10, United States Code, with a 
     particular focus on levels of interest from students engaged 
     in studying quantum fields.

     SEC. 5203. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEFENSE QUANTUM INFORMATION 
                   SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Fellowship Program Authorized.--Section 234 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) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f) Fellowships.--
       ``(1) Program authorized.--In carrying out the program 
     required by subsection (a) and subject to the availability of 
     appropriations to carry out this subsection, the Secretary 
     may carry out a program of fellowships in quantum information 
     science and technology research and development for 
     individuals who have a graduate or post-graduate degree.
       ``(2) Equal access.--In carrying out the program under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish procedures to 
     ensure that minority, geographically diverse, and 
     economically disadvantaged students have equal access to 
     fellowship opportunities under such program.''.
       (b) Multidisciplinary Partnerships With Universities.--Such 
     section is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g), as redesignated by 
     subsection (a)(1), as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f), as added by 
     subsection (a)(2), the following new subsection (g):
       ``(g) Multidisciplinary Partnerships With Universities.--In 
     carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     of Defense may develop partnerships with universities to 
     enable students to engage in multidisciplinary courses of 
     study.''.

     SEC. 5204. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL QUANTUM INITIATIVE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Involvement of Department of Defense and Intelligence 
     Community in National Quantum Initiative Advisory 
     Committee.--
       (1) Qualifications.--Subsection (b) of section 104 of the 
     National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8814) is amended 
     by striking ``and Federal laboratories'' and inserting 
     ``Federal laboratories, and intelligence researchers''.
       (2) Integration.--Such section is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as 
     subsection (f) through (h), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Integration of Department of Defense and Intelligence 
     Community.--The Advisory Committee shall take such actions as 
     may be necessary, including by modifying policies and 
     procedures of the Advisory Committee, to ensure the full 
     integration of the Department of Defense and the intelligence 
     community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) in activities of the Advisory 
     Committee.''.
       (b) Clarification of Purpose of Multidisciplinary Centers 
     for Quantum Research and Education.--Section 302(c) of the 
     National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8842(c)) 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) encouraging workforce collaboration, both with 
     private industry and among Federal entities, including 
     Department of Defense components and the intelligence 
     community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)).''.
       (c) Coordination of National Quantum Information Science 
     Research Centers.--Section 402(d) of the National Quantum 
     Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8852(d)) 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) other research entities of the Federal government, 
     including research entities in the intelligence community (as 
     defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 3003));''.
       (d) National Quantum Coordination Office, Collaboration 
     When Reporting to Congress.--Section 102 of the National 
     Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8812) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Collaboration When Reporting to Congress.--The 
     Coordination Office shall ensure that when participants in 
     the National Quantum Initiative Program prepare and submit 
     reports to Congress that they do so in collaboration with 
     each other and as appropriate Federal civilian, defense, and 
     intelligence research entities.''.
       (e) Reporting to Additional Committees of Congress.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 2 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 8801) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee 
     on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House of Representatives.''.

     SEC. 5205. ANNUAL REVIEW OF STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR 
                   DIGITAL ENGINEERING CAREER TRACKS.

       (a) Annual Review and Report Required.--Not less frequently 
     than once each year until December 31, 2029, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall--
       (1) conduct an internal review of the status of the 
     implementation of the plan submitted pursuant to section 
     230(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 501); and
       (2) submit to the congressional defense committees--
       (A) a summary of the status described in paragraph (1);
       (B) a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect 
     to the most recent review conducted pursuant to such 
     paragraph; and
       (C) a plan for how the Department of Defense will plan for 
     digital engineering personnel needs in the coming years.
       (b) Consideration.--The review conducted pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1) shall include consideration of the rapid 
     rate of technological change in data science and machine 
     learning.

     SEC. 5206. RAPID RESPONSE TO EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS 
                   OR THREATS.

       (a) Authorities.--Upon approval by the Secretary of Defense 
     of a determination described in subsection (b), the Secretary 
     of a military department may use the rapid acquisition and 
     funding authorities established pursuant to section 3601 of 
     title 10, United States Code, to initiate urgent or emerging 
     operational development activities for a period of up to one 
     year, in order to--
       (1) leverage an emergent technological advancement of value 
     to the national defense to address a military service-
     specific need; or
       (2) provide a rapid response to an emerging threat 
     identified by a military service.
       (b) Determination.--A determination described in this 
     subsection is a determination by the Secretary of a military 
     department submitted in writing to the Secretary of Defense 
     that provides the following:
       (1) Identification of a compelling urgent or emergency 
     national security need to immediately initiate development 
     activity in anticipation of a programming or budgeting 
     action, in order to leverage an emergent technological 
     advancement or provide a rapid response to an emerging 
     threat.
       (2) Justification for why the effort cannot be delayed 
     until the next submission of the budget of the President 
     (under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) 
     without harming the national defense.
       (3) Funding is identified for the effort in the current 
     fiscal year to initiative the activity.
       (4) An appropriate acquisition pathway and programmed 
     funding for transition to continued development, integration, 
     or sustainment is identified to on-ramp this activity within 
     two years.
       (c) Additional Procedures.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     amend the procedures for the rapid acquisition and deployment 
     of capabilities needed in response to urgent operational 
     needs prescribed pursuant to such section 3601 to carry out 
     this section. Such updated procedures shall be provided to 
     the congressional defense committees concurrently with the 
     promulgation to the rest of the Department of Defense.
       (2) Requirements to be included.--The procedures amended 
     under paragraph (1) shall include the following requirements:
       (A) Funding.--(i) Subject to clause (ii), in any fiscal 
     year in which a determination described in subsection (b) is 
     made, the Secretary of the military department making the 
     determination may initiate the activities authorized under 
     subsection (a) using any funds available to the Secretary for 
     such fiscal year for--
       (I) procurement; or
       (II) research, development, test, and evaluation.
       (ii) The total cost of all developmental activities within 
     the Department of Defense, funded under this section, may not 
     exceed $100,000,000 for any fiscal year.
       (B) Waiver authority.--(i) Subject to clause (ii), the 
     Secretary of the military department making a determination 
     under subsection (b) may issue a waiver under subsection (d) 
     of such section 3601.

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       (ii) Chapter 221 of title 10, United States Code, may not 
     be waived pursuant to clause (i).
       (C) Transition.--(i) Any acquisition initiated under 
     subsection (a) shall transition to an appropriate acquisition 
     pathway for transition and integration of the development 
     activity, or be transitioned to a newly established program 
     element or procurement line for completion of such activity.
       (ii)(I) Transition shall be completed within one year of 
     initiation, but may be extended one time only at the 
     discretion of the Secretary of the military department for 
     one additional year.
       (II) In the event an extension determination is made under 
     subclause (I), the affected Secretary of the military 
     department shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees, not later than 30 days before the extension takes 
     effect, written notification of the extension with a 
     justification for the extension.
       (3) Submittal to congress.--Concurrent with promulgation to 
     the Department of the amendments to the procedures under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees the procedures update by 
     such amendments.
       (d) Congressional Notification.--Within 15 days after the 
     Secretary of Defense approves a determination described in 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of the military department 
     making the determination shall provide written notification 
     of such determination to the congressional defense committees 
     following the procedures for notification in subsections 
     (c)(4)(D) and (c)(4)(F) of such section 3601. A notice under 
     this subsection shall be sufficient to fulfill any 
     requirement to provide notification to Congress for a new 
     start program.

                 TITLE LIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                   Subtitle A--Briefings and Reports

     SEC. 5341. REPORT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON ALTERNATIVES TO 
                   BURN PITS.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment shall submit to Congress a report on incinerators 
     and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits.

          TITLE LVI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 5631. MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR 
                   DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT 
                   ABUSE.

       (a) Covered Punitive Actions.--Subsection (b) of section 
     1059 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), 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) who is--
       ``(A) convicted of a dependent-abuse offense in a district 
     court of the United States or a State court; and
       ``(B) separated from active duty pursuant to a sentence of 
     a court-martial, or administratively separated, voluntarily 
     or involuntarily, from active duty, for an offense other than 
     the dependent-abuse offense.''.
       (b) Commencement of Payment.--Subsection (e)(1) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting after 
     ``offense'' the following: ``or an offense described in 
     subsection (b)(3)(B)''; and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(if the basis'' and 
     all that follows through ``offense)''.
       (c) Definition of Dependent Child.--Subsection (l) of such 
     section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (1) by striking ``resulting in the separation of the former 
     member or'' and inserting ``referred to in subsection (b) 
     or''; and
       (2) by striking ``resulting in the separation of the former 
     member and'' and inserting ``and''.
       (d) Delegation of Determinations Relating to Exceptional 
     Eligibility.--Subsection (m)(4) of such section is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(4) The Secretary concerned may delegate the authority 
     under paragraph (1) to authorize eligibility for benefits 
     under this section for dependents and former dependents of a 
     member or former member to the first general or flag officer 
     (or civilian equivalent) in the chain of command of the 
     member.''.

     SEC. 5632. REPORT ON EFFECT OF PHASE-OUT OF REDUCTION OF 
                   SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY 
                   AMOUNT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
                   COMPENSATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the effect of section 622 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92) and the amendments made by such section.
       (b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment on the effect that section 622 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92) and the amendments made by such section 
     had on beneficiaries and any unintended consequences that 
     were a result of such section or amendments.
       (2) An evaluation of the authority that the Secretary has 
     in a situation when the Defense Finance Accounting Service 
     cannot verify the eligibility of a spouse and payments are 
     paused for the child.
       (3) Recommendations for legislative action to ensure the 
     Secretary has the flexibility to make payments under 
     subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, 
     to dependent children that are under the guardianship of 
     someone other than the surviving spouse.
       (4) An assessment of the process of the Department for 
     determining eligibility for survivor benefits under 
     subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of 
     title 38, United States Code, and the coordination between 
     the Defense Finance Accounting Service and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for such benefits.

                   TITLE LVII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

           Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits

     SEC. 5701. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEARING AIDS TO 
                   INCLUDE CHILDREN OF CERTAIN RETIRED MEMBERS OF 
                   THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

       Paragraph (16) of section 1077(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(16) Except as provided by subsection (g), a hearing aid, 
     but only if the dependent has a profound hearing loss, as 
     determined under standards prescribed in regulations by the 
     Secretary of Defense in consultation with the administering 
     Secretaries, and only for the following dependents:
       ``(A) A dependent of a member of the uniformed services on 
     active duty.
       ``(B) A dependent under subparagraph (D) or (I) of section 
     1072(2) of this title of a former member of the uniformed 
     services who--
       ``(i) is entitled to retired or retainer pay, or equivalent 
     pay; and
       ``(ii) is enrolled in family coverage under TRICARE 
     Prime.''.

                 Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

     SEC. 5711. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER RESEARCH 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS TO 
                   DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY.

       Section 720(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 
     10 U.S.C. 1073c note) is amended, in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1), by striking ``February 1, 2024'' and inserting 
     ``February 1, 2025''.

                 Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

     SEC. 5721. REPORT ON MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH CARE REFERRAL 
                   POLICIES.

       (a) Report.--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--
       (1) detailing the mental health care referral policies of 
     the Armed Forces; and
       (2) the impact of removing primary care referral 
     requirements for outpatient mental health care on--
       (A) military readiness;
       (B) the uptake of outpatient mental health care services by 
     members of the Armed Forces; and
       (C) suicide prevention.
       (b) Recommendations.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall include recommendations and legislative proposals--
       (1) to improve resources and access for outpatient mental 
     health care services by members of the Armed Forces;
       (2) to encourage the uptake of such services by such 
     members; and
       (3) to maintain military readiness.

     SEC. 5722. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDED BY DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study on the management by the Department of 
     Defense of biomedical research and development funded by the 
     Department, including a review of--
       (1) patents for drugs approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration that were supported with intramural or 
     extramural funding from the Department;
       (2) requirements of the Department for how grant 
     recipients, contractors, and labs of the Department should 
     disclose support by the Department in patents generated with 
     funding from the Department; and
       (3) the data systems of the Department for cataloging 
     information about patents generated with funding from the 
     Department.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2024, the 
     Comptroller General shall brief the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on 
     the study conducted under subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report on the study conducted 
     under subsection (a).

     SEC. 5723. REPORT ON PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES VIA 
                   TELEHEALTH TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                   THEIR DEPENDENTS.

       Not later than March 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     provision by the Department of Defense of mental health 
     services via telehealth that includes the following:
       (1) A summary of relevant Federal and State laws and 
     policies of the Department

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     governing the provision of mental health services via 
     telehealth to members of the Armed Forces and their 
     dependents.
       (2) An explanation of any challenges experienced by members 
     of the Armed Forces and their dependents in receiving 
     continuing care from a provider when assigned to a new State 
     or location outside the United States.
       (3) An assessment of the value of receiving continuing care 
     from the same mental health provider for various mental 
     health conditions.
       (4) A description of how the Department accommodates 
     members of the Armed Forces who would benefit from receiving 
     continuing care from a specific mental health provider.
       (5) Such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant.

     SEC. 5724. EXPANSION OF DOULA CARE FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       The text of section 706 is hereby deemed to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 706 EXPANSION OF DOULA CARE FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       ``(a) Expansion of Extramedical Maternal Health Providers 
     Demonstration Project.--Section 746 of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
       ``(1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as 
     subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and
       ``(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       `` `(e) Coverage of Doula Care.--The Secretary may add 
     coverage of labor doula care to the demonstration project, or 
     reimbursement for such care, for all beneficiaries under the 
     TRICARE program, including access--
       `` `(1) by members of the Armed Forces on active duty;
       `` `(2) by beneficiaries outside the continental United 
     States; and
       `` `(3) at military medical treatment facilities.'.
       ``(b) Hiring of Doulas.--The hiring authority for each 
     military medical treatment facility may hire a team of doulas 
     to work in coordination with lactation support personnel or 
     labor and delivery units at such facility.''.

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

                   Subtitle D--Small Business Matters

     SEC. 5841. COMPETITION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS FOR 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     issue guidance ensuring that covered small businesses are 
     better able to compete for Department of Defense contracts.
       (b) Exemptions From Capability Requirements.--
       (1) Waiver authority.--The guidance issued under subsection 
     (a) shall provide that the Department of Defense may waive 
     capability requirements, including the waiver described in 
     paragraph (2), to allow a covered small business that does 
     not otherwise meet such requirements to bid on a contract, 
     provided that it makes the certification described under 
     paragraph (3).
       (2) Special consideration to provide interim access to 
     classified information for department of defense contractors 
     without security clearances.--Notwithstanding section 801 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161) and the 
     procedures established pursuant to such section, the 
     Secretary of Defense may issue a waiver providing a covered 
     small business that has not been determined eligible to 
     access classified information pursuant to such procedures 
     interim access to classified information under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (3) Certification requirement.-- In order to qualify for a 
     waiver under paragraph (1), a covered small business shall 
     certify that it will be able to meet the exempted capability 
     requirements within 180 days after the contract award date. 
     The certification shall include a detailed project and 
     financial plan outlining the tasks to be completed, 
     milestones to be achieved, and resources required.
       (4) Monitoring and compliance.--
       (A) In general.--The contracting officer for a contract 
     awarded pursuant to a waiver under paragraph (1) shall 
     closely monitor the contract performance of the covered small 
     business to ensure that sufficient progress is being made and 
     that any issues that arise are promptly addressed.
       (B) Failure to meet capability requirements.--If a covered 
     small business awarded a contract pursuant to a waiver under 
     paragraph (1) fails to meet the requirements promised in the 
     certification required under paragraph (3) within 180 days, 
     the covered small business shall be subject to 
     disqualification from consideration for future contracts of 
     similar scope pursuant to ``Termination for Default'' 
     provisions under subpart 49.4 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       (c) Covered Small Business Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``covered small business'' means--
       (1) a nontraditional defense contractor, as that term is 
     defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code;
       (2) a small business concern, as that term is defined in 
     section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)); 
     and
       (3) any other contractor that has not been awarded a 
     Department of Defense contract in the five-year period 
     preceding the solicitation of sources by the Department of 
     Defense.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 5851. BRIEFING ON THE REDESIGNATION OF NATIONAL SERIAL 
                   NUMBER (NSN) PARTS AS PROPRIETARY.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing 
     to the congressional defense committees identifying which 
     National Serial Number (NSN) parts in the Defense Logistics 
     Agency system have had their designation changed to 
     proprietary over the previous 5 years, including a 
     description of which parts were, or continue to be, produced 
     by small businesses before the proprietary designation was 
     applied, and the justification for the changes in 
     designation.

                        TITLE LX--OTHER MATTERS

                      Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

     SEC. 6031. ESTABLISHING A COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERING MEXICO'S 
                   CRIMINAL CARTELS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, shall designate an existing 
     official within the executive branch to serve as senior-level 
     coordinator to coordinate, in conjunction with other relevant 
     agencies, all defense, diplomatic, intelligence, financial, 
     and legal efforts to counter the drug- and human-trafficking 
     activities of Mexico's criminal cartels.
       (b) Retention of Authority.--The designation of a 
     coordinator under subsection (a) shall not deprive any agency 
     of any authority to independently perform functions of that 
     agency.
       (c) Quarterly Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter 
     through January 31, 2029, the coordinator designated under 
     subsection (a) shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a detailed report on the following:
       (A) Efforts taken during the previous quarter to bolster 
     defense cooperation with the Government of Mexico against 
     Mexico's criminal cartels, and any other activities of the 
     Department of Defense with respect to countering the cartels, 
     including in cooperation with the Government of Mexico or 
     interagency partners.
       (B) Diplomatic efforts, including numbers of demarches and 
     meetings, taken during the previous quarter to highlight and 
     counter the human rights abuses of Mexico's criminal cartels, 
     including human trafficking, sex trafficking, other 
     exploitation of migrants, endangerment of children, and other 
     abuses.
       (C) Diplomatic efforts taken during the previous quarter to 
     improve cooperation with the Government of Mexico in 
     countering Mexico's criminal cartels, and a detailed list and 
     assessment of any actions that the Government of Mexico has 
     taken during the previous quarter to counter the cartels.
       (D) Diplomatic efforts taken during the previous quarter to 
     improve cooperation with partners and allies in countering 
     Mexico's criminal cartels.
       (E) Efforts taken during the previous quarter to bolster 
     the screening process at ports of entry to prevent members 
     and associates of Mexico's criminal cartels, and individuals 
     who are working for the cartels, from entering or trafficking 
     drugs, humans, and contraband into the United States.
       (F) Efforts taken during the previous quarter to encourage 
     the Government of Mexico to improve its screening process 
     along its own ports of entry in order to prevent illicit 
     cash, weapons, and contraband that is destined for Mexico's 
     criminal cartels from entering Mexico.
       (G) Efforts taken during the previous quarter to 
     investigate and prosecute members and associates of Mexico's 
     criminal cartels, including members and associates operating 
     from within the United States.
       (H) Efforts taken during the previous quarter to encourage 
     the Government of Mexico to increase its investigation and 
     prosecution of leaders, members, and associates of Mexcio's 
     criminal cartels within Mexico.
       (I) Efforts taken during the previous quarter to initiate 
     or improve the sharing of intelligence with allies and 
     partners, including the Government of Mexico, for the purpose 
     of countering Mexico's criminal cartels.
       (J) Efforts taken during the previous quarter to impose 
     sanctions with respect to--
       (i) leaders, members, and associates of Mexico's criminal 
     cartels; and
       (ii) any companies, banks, or other institutions that 
     facilitate the cartels' human-trafficking, drug-trafficking, 
     and other criminal enterprises.
       (K) The total number of personnel and resources in the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of State, the 
     Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 
     and the Department of the Treasury focused on countering 
     Mexico's criminal cartels.
       (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) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--

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       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Mexico's criminal cartels.--The term ``Mexico's 
     criminal cartels'' means the following:
       (A) Criminal organizations the operations of which include 
     human-trafficking, drug-trafficking, and other types of 
     smuggling operations across the southwest border of the 
     United States and take place largely within Mexico, including 
     the following:
       (i) The Sinaloa Cartel.
       (ii) The Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
       (iii) The Gulf Cartel.
       (iv) The Los Zetas Cartel.
       (v) The Northeast Cartel.
       (vi) The Juarez Cartel.
       (vii) The Tijuana Cartel.
       (viii) The Beltran-Leyva Cartel.
       (ix) The La Familia Michoacana, also known as the Knights 
     Templar Cartel.
       (x) Las Moicas.
       (xi) La Empresa Nueva.
       (xii) MS-13.
       (xiii) The Medellin Cartel.
       (B) Any successor organization to an organization described 
     in subparagraph (A).

                    Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

     SEC. 6051. REPORT ON FOOD PURCHASING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       Not later than one year 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 and make publicly available on the website of 
     the Department of Defense a report on the following for each 
     of fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022:
       (1) The total dollar amount spent by the Department of 
     Defense on food service operations worldwide for all 
     personnel, contractors, and families, including all food 
     service provided at or through--
       (A) all facilities, such as combat operations, military 
     posts, medical facilities;
       (B) all vessels (air, land, and sea);
       (C) all entertainment and hosting operations such as 
     officers' clubs and other such facilities; and
       (D) all food programs provided to other Federal agencies, 
     such as the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program of the 
     Department of Agriculture and the Department of Defense.
       (2) The total dollar amount spent by the Department for 
     each category described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The dollar amount spend by the Department for each of--
       (A) the 25 largest food service contractors or operators; 
     and
       (B) the top 10 categories of food, such as meat and 
     poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy product, produce (fruits, 
     vegetables, and nuts), grains and legumes, and processed and 
     packaged foods.
       (4) The percentage of all food purchased by the Department 
     that was a product of the United States, pursuant to section 
     4862 of title 10, United States Code.
       (5) The dollar amount of third-party certified and verified 
     foods (such as USDA Organic, Equitable Food Initiative, Fair 
     Trade Certified, and other categories determined to be 
     appropriate by the Secretary) purchased by the Department.
       (6) The dollar amount of contracts for food service, food, 
     or food products entered into by the Department with woman-, 
     minority-, and veteran-owned businesses.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 6071. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT EXECUTIVE 
                   COMMITTEE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Ensuring Interagency Cooperation to Support Veterans Act of 
     2023''.
       (b) In General.--Section 320 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' 
     Employment and Training and such other officers and employees 
     of the Department of Labor as the Secretary of Labor may 
     designate; and
       ``(D) such officers and employees of other Executive 
     agencies as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
     Secretary of Defense jointly determine, with the consent of 
     the heads of the Executive agencies of such officers and 
     employees, necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of 
     the Committee.'';
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The co-chairs of the Committee are the Deputy 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Personnel and Readiness.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Job Training and 
     Post-Service Placement Executive Committee'' and inserting 
     ``Transition Executive Committee'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Develop, implement, and oversee such other joint 
     actions, initiatives, programs, and policies as the two 
     Secretaries determine appropriate and consistent with the 
     purpose of the Committee.''; and
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Job Training 
     and Post-Service Placement'' and inserting ``Transition'';
       (B) in the matter before paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Job Training and Post-Service Placement'' 
     and inserting ``Transition'';
       (ii) by inserting ``, in addition to such other activities 
     as may assigned to the committee under subsection (d)(6)'' 
     after ``shall''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, transition from life 
     in the Armed Forces to civilian life,'' after ``job 
     training''.

     SEC. 6072. GRAVE MARKERS AT SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY, NEW 
                   MEXICO.

       (a) In General.--Section 612 of the Veterans Millennium 
     Health Care and Benefits Act (38 U.S.C. 2404 note; Public Law 
     106-117) is repealed.
       (b) Study Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall conduct a study on the cost to replace the flat grave 
     markers that were provided under such section at the Santa Fe 
     National Cemetery, New Mexico, with upright grave markers.

     SEC. 6073. MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                   AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION.

       Section 1094(g)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1942) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Compensation of members.--
       ``(A) Non-federal employees.--A member of the Commission 
     who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
     shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
     of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Commission.
       ``(B) Federal employees.--
       ``(i) In general.--A member of the Commission who is an 
     employee of the Federal Government may be compensated as 
     provided for under subparagraph (a) for periods of time 
     during which the member is engaged in the performance of the 
     duties of the Commission that fall outside of ordinary agency 
     working hours, as determined by the employing agency of such 
     member.
       ``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to authorize dual pay for work performed 
     on behalf of the Commission and for a Federal agency during 
     the same hours of the same day.''.

     SEC. 6074. RED HILL HEALTH IMPACTS.

       (a) Registry for Impacted Individuals of the Red Hill 
     Incident.--
       (1) Establishment of registry.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the 
     ``Secretary'') shall establish within the Agency for Toxic 
     Substances and Disease Registry or the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention or through an award of a grant or 
     contract, as the Secretary determines appropriate, a Red Hill 
     Incident exposure registry to collect data on health 
     implications of petroleum contaminated water for impacted 
     individuals on a voluntary basis. Such registry shall be 
     complementary to, and not duplicative of, the Red Hill 
     Incident Report of the Defense Occupational and Environmental 
     Health Readiness System.
       (2) Other responsibilities.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
     and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and such State and local 
     authorities or other partners as the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services considers appropriate, shall--
       (i) review the Federal programs and services available to 
     individuals exposed to petroleum;
       (ii) review current research on petroleum exposure in order 
     to identify additional research needs; and
       (iii) undertake any other review or activities that the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       (B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 6 
     additional years, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the review 
     and activities undertaken under subparagraph (A) that 
     includes--
       (i) strategies for communicating and engaging with 
     stakeholders on the Red Hill Incident;
       (ii) the number of impacted and potentially impacted 
     individuals enrolled in the registry established under 
     paragraph (1);
       (iii) measures and frequency of follow-up to collect data 
     and specimens related to exposure, health, and developmental 
     milestones as appropriate; and
       (iv) a summary of data and analyses on exposure, health, 
     and developmental milestones for impacted individuals.
       (C) Consultation.--In carrying out subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B), the Secretary shall consult with non-Federal experts, 
     including individuals with certification in epidemiology, 
     toxicology, mental health, pediatrics, and environmental 
     health, and members of the impacted community.

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       (3) Funding.--Without regard to section 2215 of title 10, 
     United States Code, the Secretary of the Defense is 
     authorized to provide, from amounts made available to such 
     Secretary, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
     years 2024 through 2030 for the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to carry out this subsection.
       (b) Red Hill Epidemiological Health Outcomes Study.--
       (1) Contracts.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may contract with independent research institutes or 
     consultants, nonprofit or public entities, laboratories, or 
     medical schools, as the Secretary considers appropriate, that 
     are not part of the Federal Government to assist with the 
     feasibility assessment required by paragraph (2).
       (2) Feasibility assessment.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees the results of a feasibility 
     assessment to inform the design of the epidemiological study 
     or studies to assess health outcomes for impacted 
     individuals, which may include--
       (A) a strategy to recruit impacted individuals to 
     participate in the study or studies, including incentives for 
     participation;
       (B) a description of protocols and methodologies to assess 
     health outcomes from the Red Hill Incident, including data 
     management protocols to secure the privacy and security of 
     the personal information of impacted individuals; and
       (C) the periodicity for data collection that takes into 
     account the differences between health care practices among 
     impacted individuals who are--
       (i) members of the Armed Forces on active duty or spouses 
     or dependents of such members;
       (ii) members of the Armed Forces separating from active 
     duty or spouses or dependents of such members;
       (iii) veterans and other individuals with access to health 
     care from the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
       (iv) individuals without access to health care from the 
     Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs;
       (D) a description of methodologies to analyze data received 
     from the study or studies to determine possible connections 
     between exposure to water contaminated during the Red Hill 
     Incident and adverse impacts to the health of impacted 
     individuals;
       (E) an identification of exposures resulting from the Red 
     Hill Incident that may qualify individuals to be eligible for 
     participation in the study or studies as a result of those 
     exposures; and
       (F) steps that will be taken to provide individuals 
     impacted by the Red Hill Incident with information on 
     available resources and services.
       (3) Notifications; briefings.--Not later than one year 
     after the completion of the feasibility assessment under 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall--
       (A) notify impacted individuals on the interim findings of 
     the study or studies; and
       (B) brief the appropriate congressional committees on the 
     interim findings of the study or studies.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on 
     Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on 
     Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (F) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Impacted individual.--The term ``impacted individual'' 
     means an individual who, at the time of the Red Hill 
     Incident, lived or worked in a building or residence served 
     by the community water system at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-
     Hickam, Oahu, Hawaii.
       (3) Red hill incident.--The term ``Red Hill Incident'' 
     means the release of fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage 
     Facility, Oahu, Hawaii, into the sole-source basal aquifer 
     located 100 feet below the facility, contaminating the 
     community water system at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on 
     November 20, 2021.

     SEC. 6075. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS 
                   ACT OF 1988.

       Section 2(f) of the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 (18 
     U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 100-649) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Effective Date and Sunset Provision'' and 
     all that follows through ``This Act and the amendments'' and 
     inserting the following: ``Effective Date.--This Act and the 
     amendments''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 6076. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-
                   GOVERNMENTAL RECOGNITION OF MILITARY ENLISTEES 
                   TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR MILITARY 
                   RECRUITMENT.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) publicly honoring and recognizing the young men and 
     women who upon graduation from high-school enlist to serve in 
     the Armed Forces is a meaningful way to indicate national and 
     local support for those enlistees prior to initial accession 
     training, express gratitude to their families, and enhance 
     the partnerships between military recruiters and high school 
     administrators and guidance counselors;
       (2) the intrinsic value of these community ceremonies 
     should be formally recognized by the Office of the Secretary 
     of Defense and the various military service recruiting 
     commands; and
       (3) to the extent practicable, an appropriate level of 
     joint military service support should be provided at these 
     events, to include general officer and senior enlisted 
     adviser participation, ceremonial unit involvement, musical 
     support, and local recruiter presence.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than March 23, 2024, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees 
     on the extent of Department of Defense and military service 
     coordination and support rendered for the recognition events 
     described in subsection (a), which are executed at no cost to 
     the Federal Government under the independent, national 
     direction of the ``Our Community Salutes'' organization, a 
     registered 501(c)(3) organization.

     SEC. 6077. ADJUSTMENT OF THRESHOLD AMOUNT FOR MINOR MEDICAL 
                   FACILITY PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Department of Veterans Affairs Minor Construction Threshold 
     Adjustment Act of 2023''.
       (b) Adjustment of Threshold Amount.--Section 8104(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``$20,000,000'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``the amount specified in 
     paragraph (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) The amount specified in this paragraph is 
     $30,000,000, as adjusted pursuant to this paragraph.
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall develop, through regulations, 
     a mechanism to adjust the amount under subparagraph (A) to 
     account for relevant factors relating to construction, cost 
     of land, real estate, economic conditions, labor conditions, 
     inflation, and other relevant factors the Secretary considers 
     necessary to ensure such amount keeps pace with all economic 
     conditions that impact the price of construction projects, to 
     include planning, management, and delivery of the project.
       ``(ii) In developing the mechanism under clause (i), the 
     Secretary may--
       ``(I) use a mechanism or index already relied upon by the 
     Department for other relevant programs, a mechanism or index 
     used by another Federal agency, or a commercial mechanism or 
     index if such mechanism or index satisfactorily addresses the 
     intent of this subparagraph; or
       ``(II) create a new mechanism or index if the Secretary 
     considers it appropriate and necessary to do so.
       ``(C)(i) Not less frequently than once every two years, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(I) adjust the amount under subparagraph (A); or
       ``(II) publish a notice in the Federal Register indicating 
     that no adjustment is warranted.
       ``(ii) Not later than 30 days before adjusting an amount 
     pursuant to clause (i)(I) or publishing a notice pursuant to 
     clause (i)(II), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       ``(D) The Secretary shall determine a logical schedule for 
     adjustments under this paragraph to take effect so that the 
     amounts for and types of construction projects requested by 
     the Department in the budget of the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31 are consistent with the threshold for 
     construction projects as so adjusted.''.

     SEC. 6078. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY 
                   EIGHTH AIR FORCE.

       (a) Designation.--The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth 
     Air Force located at 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, Georgia (or 
     any successor location), is designated as the official 
     National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force of the United 
     States (referred to in this section as the ``National 
     Museum'').
       (b) Relation to National Park System.--The National Museum 
     shall not be included as a unit of the National Park System.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be 
     construed to appropriate, or authorize the appropriation of, 
     Federal funds for any purpose related to the National Museum.

     SEC. 6079. REVISION OF REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN 
                   AIRCRAFT TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR WILDFIRE 
                   SUPPRESSION PURPOSES.

       (a) Transfer of Excess Coast Guard HC-130H Aircraft.--
       (1) Transfer to state of california.--If the Governor of 
     the State of California submits to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security a written request to acquire, pursuant to this 
     section, the Federal property described in this paragraph, 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the 
     State of California without reimbursement--
       (A) all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to the seven HC-130H aircraft specified in paragraph (2); 
     and
       (B) initial spares (calculated based on shelf stock support 
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     each flying 400 hours each year) and necessary ground support 
     equipment for such aircraft.
       (2) Aircraft specified.--The aircraft specified in this 
     paragraph are the HC-130H Coast Guard aircraft with serial 
     numbers 1706, 1708, 1709, 1713, 1714, 1719, and 1721.
       (3) Timing; failure to submit request.--
       (A) In general.--The transfers under paragraph (1) shall be 
     made as soon as practicable after the date on which the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security receives a request under such 
     paragraph.
       (B) Failure to submit request.--If the Governor of the 
     State of California fails to submit a request under paragraph 
     (1) before the date that is 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act--
       (i) paragraph (1) shall have no force or effect; and
       (ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security may retain title 
     and disposition of the Federal property described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (4) Modifications.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the transfers under paragraph (1) may be carried out without 
     further modifications by the United States to the aircraft 
     transferred under such paragraph.
       (B) Demilitarized.--Before an aircraft may be transferred 
     under paragraph (1), the aircraft shall be demilitarized as 
     determined necessary by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
       (b) Conditions of Transfer.--Aircraft transferred to the 
     State of California under subsection (a)(1)--
       (1) may be used only for wildfire suppression purposes;
       (2) may not be flown outside of, or otherwise removed from, 
     the United States unless dispatched by the National 
     Interagency Fire Center in support of an international 
     agreement to assist in wildfire suppression efforts or for 
     other disaster-related response purposes approved by the 
     Governor of the State of California in writing in advance;
       (3) may be used for wildfire suppression purposes only 
     after the aircraft is modified to conform with the standards 
     and requirements for firefighting aircraft set forth by the 
     National Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency 
     Airtanker Board; and
       (4) may only be disposed of by the State of California 
     pursuant to the statutes and regulations governing disposal 
     of aircraft provided to the State of California through the 
     Federal Excess Personal Property Program.
       (c) Transfer of Residual Kits and Parts Held by Air 
     Force.--The Secretary of the Air Force may transfer to the 
     State of California, without reimbursement, any residual kits 
     and parts held by the Secretary of the Air Force that were 
     procured in anticipation of the transfer to the Secretary of 
     the Air Force of the aircraft specified in subsection (a)(2).
       (d) Costs After Transfer.--Any costs of operation, 
     maintenance, sustainment, and disposal of aircraft, initial 
     spares, and ground support equipment transferred to the 
     Governor of the State of California under this section that 
     are incurred after the date of transfer shall be borne by the 
     Governor of the State of California.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1098 of fiscal year 2014 ndaa.--Section 1098 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
     (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 881), as amended by section 
     1083 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1989), is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (a);
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``and subject to the 
     certification requirement under subsection (f),'';
       (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``or the Governor of 
     California'' each place it appears;
       (D) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Promptly following the completion of the 
     certification requirement under subsection (f) and 
     notwithstanding'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding''; and
       (ii) by striking ``begin''; and
       (E) by striking subsection (f).
       (2) Section 1083 of fiscal year 2019 ndaa.--Section 1083 of 
     the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1989) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 6080. EXTENSION OF ACTIVE DUTY TERM FOR ATTENDING 
                   PHYSICIAN AT UNITED STATES CAPITOL.

       The present incumbent Attending Physician at the United 
     States Capitol shall be continued on active duty until 10 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6081. DISCLOSURES BY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND PRINCIPAL 
                   STOCKHOLDERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 16(a)(1) of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78p(a)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting ``(including any such security of a foreign private 
     issuer, as that term is defined in section 240.3b-4 of title 
     17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
     regulation)'' after ``pursuant to section 12''.
       (b) Effect on Regulation.--If any provision of section 
     240.3a12-3(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     any successor regulation, is inconsistent with the amendment 
     made by subsection (a), that provision of such section 
     240.3a12-3(b) (or such successor) shall have no force or 
     effect.
       (c) Issuance or Amendment of Regulations.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission shall issue final 
     regulations (or amend existing regulations of the Commission) 
     to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).

     SEC. 6082. PREVENTING CHILD SEX ABUSE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The sense of Congress is the 
     following:
       (1) The safety of children should be a top priority for 
     public officials and communities in the United States.
       (2) According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, 
     an individual in the United States is sexually assaulted 
     every 68 seconds. And every 9 minutes, that victim is a 
     child. Meanwhile, only 25 out of every 1,000 perpetrators 
     will end up in prison.
       (3) The effects of child sexual abuse can be long-lasting 
     and affect the victim's mental health.
       (4) Victims are more likely than non-victims to experience 
     the following mental health challenges:
       (A) Victims are about 4 times more likely to develop 
     symptoms of drug abuse.
       (B) Victims are about 4 times more likely to experience 
     post-traumatic stress disorder as adults.
       (C) Victims are about 3 times more likely to experience a 
     major depressive episode as adults.
       (5) The criminal justice system should and has acted as an 
     important line of defense to protect children and hold 
     perpetrators accountable.
       (6) However, the horrific crimes perpetuated by Larry 
     Nassar demonstrate firsthand the loopholes that still exist 
     in the criminal justice system. While Larry Nassar was found 
     guilty of several State-level offenses, he was not charged 
     federally for his illicit sexual contact with minors, despite 
     crossing State and international borders to commit this 
     conduct.
       (7) The Department of Justice has also identified a growing 
     trend of Americans who use charitable or missionary work in a 
     foreign country as a cover for sexual abuse of children.
       (8) It is the intent of Congress to prohibit Americans from 
     engaging in sexual abuse or exploitation of minors under the 
     guise of work, including volunteer work, with an organization 
     that affects interstate or foreign commerce, such as an 
     international charity.
       (9) Federal law does not require that an abuser's intention 
     to engage in sexual abuse be a primary, significant, 
     dominant, or motivating purpose of the travel.
       (10) Child sexual abuse does not require physical contact 
     between the abuser and the child. This is especially true as 
     perpetrators turn increasingly to internet platforms, online 
     chat rooms, and webcams to commit child sexual abuse.
       (11) However, a decision of the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found the use of a webcam to 
     engage in sexually provocative activity with a minor did not 
     qualify as ``sexual activity''.
       (12) Congress can address this issue by amending the 
     definition of the term ``sexual activity'' to clarify that it 
     does not require interpersonal, physical contact.
       (13) It is the duty of Congress to provide clearer guidance 
     to ensure that those who commit crimes against children are 
     prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
       (c) Interstate Child Sexual Abuse.--Section 2423 of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``with a motivating 
     purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual conduct with 
     another person'' and inserting ``with intent to engage in any 
     illicit sexual conduct with another person'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (e), (f), (g), and (i), respectively;
       (3) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``with a motivating purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual 
     conduct'' and inserting ``with intent to engage in any 
     illicit sexual conduct''; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (g), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(h) Rule of Construction.--As used in this section, the 
     term `intent' shall be construed as any intention to engage 
     in illicit sexual conduct at the time of the travel.''.
       (d) Abuse Under the Guise of Charity.--Section 2423 of 
     title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (c) of 
     this section, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Illicit Sexual Conduct in Connection With Certain 
     Organizations.--Any citizen of the United States or alien 
     admitted for permanent residence who--
       ``(1) is an officer, director, employee, or agent of an 
     organization that affects interstate or foreign commerce;
       ``(2) makes use of the mails or any means or 
     instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce through the 
     connection or affiliation of the person with such 
     organization; and
       ``(3) commits an act in furtherance of illicit sexual 
     conduct through the connection or affiliation of the person 
     with such organization,
     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     30 years, or both.'';
       (2) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking ``or 
     (d)'' and inserting ``(d), or (e)''; and

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       (3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``(f)(2)'' and inserting ``(g)(2)''.
       (e) Sexual Activity With Minors.--Section 2427 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``does not 
     require interpersonal physical contact, and'' before 
     ``includes''.

     SEC. 6083. SENATE NATIONAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP.

       (a) In General.--Section 21 of Senate Resolution 64 (113th 
     Congress), agreed to March 5, 2013, is amended by striking 
     subsection (d).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as though enacted on December 31, 2022.

     SEC. 6084. RECOGNITION AS CORPORATION AND GRANT OF FEDERAL 
                   CHARTER FOR NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS, 
                   INCORPORATED.

       (a) In General.--Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1503 the 
     following:

    ``CHAPTER 1504--NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED

``Sec.
``150401. Organization.
``150402. Purposes.
``150403. Membership.
``150404. Board of directors.
``150405. Officers.
``150406. Nondiscrimination.
``150407. Powers.
``150408. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.
``150409. Restrictions.
``150410. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.
``150411. Records and inspection.
``150412. Service of process.
``150413. Liability for acts of officers and agents.
``150414. Failure to comply with requirements.
``150415. Annual report.

     ``Sec. 150401 Organization

       ``The National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated, a 
     nonprofit corporation organized in the United States 
     (referred to in this chapter as the `corporation'), is a 
     federally chartered corporation.

     ``Sec. 150402. Purposes

       ``The purposes of the corporation are those stated in the 
     articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws of the 
     corporation, and include a commitment--
       ``(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United 
     States while respecting the sovereignty of the American 
     Indian Nations;
       ``(2) to unite under one body all American Indian veterans 
     who served in the Armed Forces of United States;
       ``(3) to be an advocate on behalf of all American Indian 
     veterans without regard to whether they served during times 
     of peace, conflict, or war;
       ``(4) to promote social welfare (including educational, 
     economic, social, physical, and cultural values and 
     traditional healing) in the United States by encouraging the 
     growth and development, readjustment, self-respect, self-
     confidence, contributions, and self-identity of American 
     Indian veterans;
       ``(5) to serve as an advocate for the needs of American 
     Indian veterans and their families and survivors in their 
     dealings with all Federal and State government agencies;
       ``(6) to promote, support, and utilize research, on a 
     nonpartisan basis, pertaining to the relationship between 
     American Indian veterans and American society; and
       ``(7) to provide technical assistance to the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs regional areas that are not served by any 
     veterans committee or organization or program by--
       ``(A) providing outreach service to Indian Tribes in need; 
     and
       ``(B) training and educating Tribal Veterans Service 
     Officers for Indian Tribes in need.

     ``Sec. 150403. Membership

       ``Subject to section 150406, eligibility for membership in 
     the corporation, and the rights and privileges of members, 
     shall be as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the 
     corporation.

     ``Sec. 150404. Board of directors

       ``Subject to section 150406, the board of directors of the 
     corporation, and the responsibilities of the board, shall be 
     as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation 
     and in conformity with the laws under which the corporation 
     is incorporated.

     ``Sec. 150405. Officers

       ``Subject to section 150406, the officers of the 
     corporation, and the election of such officers, shall be as 
     provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation 
     and in conformity with the laws of the jurisdiction under 
     which the corporation is incorporated.

     ``Sec. 150406. Nondiscrimination

       ``In establishing the conditions of membership in the 
     corporation, and in determining the requirements for serving 
     on the board of directors or as an officer of the 
     corporation, the corporation may not discriminate on the 
     basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 
     handicap, or age.

     ``Sec. 150407. Powers

       ``The corporation shall have only those powers granted the 
     corporation through its articles of incorporation, 
     constitution, and bylaws, which shall conform to the laws of 
     the jurisdiction under which the corporation is incorporated.

     ``Sec. 150408. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and 
       badges

       ``(a) In General.--The corporation shall have the sole and 
     exclusive right to use the names `National American Indian 
     Veterans, Incorporated' and `National American Indian 
     Veterans', and such seals, emblems, and badges as the 
     corporation may lawfully adopt.
       ``(b) Effect.--Nothing in this section interferes or 
     conflicts with any established or vested rights.

     ``Sec. 150409. Restrictions

       ``(a) Stock and Dividends.--The corporation may not--
       ``(1) issue any shares of stock; or
       ``(2) declare or pay any dividends.
       ``(b) Distribution of Income or Assets.--
       ``(1) In general.--The income or assets of the corporation 
     may not--
       ``(A) inure to any person who is a member, officer, or 
     director of the corporation; or
       ``(B) be distributed to any such person during the life of 
     the charter granted by this chapter.
       ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection prevents the 
     payment of reasonable compensation to the officers of the 
     corporation, or reimbursement for actual and necessary 
     expenses, in amounts approved by the board of directors.
       ``(c) Loans.--The corporation may not make any loan to any 
     officer, director, member, or employee of the corporation.
       ``(d) No Federal Endorsement.--The corporation may not 
     claim congressional approval or Federal Government authority 
     by virtue of the charter granted by this chapter for any of 
     the activities of the corporation.

     ``Sec. 150410. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

       ``The corporation shall maintain its status as an 
     organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.

     ``Sec. 150411. Records and inspection

       ``(a) Records.--The corporation shall keep--
       ``(1) correct and complete books and records of accounts;
       ``(2) minutes of any proceeding of the corporation 
     involving any of member of the corporation, the board of 
     directors, or any committee having authority under the board 
     of directors; and
       ``(3) at the principal office of the corporation, a record 
     of the names and addresses of all members of the corporation 
     having the right to vote.
       ``(b) Inspection.--
       ``(1) In general.--All books and records of the corporation 
     may be inspected by any member having the right to vote, or 
     by any agent or attorney of such a member, for any proper 
     purpose, at any reasonable time.
       ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this section contravenes--
       ``(A) the laws of the jurisdiction under which the 
     corporation is incorporated; or
       ``(B) the laws of those jurisdictions within the United 
     States and its territories within which the corporation 
     carries out activities in furtherance of the purposes of the 
     corporation.

     ``Sec. 150412. Service of process

       ``With respect to service of process, the corporation shall 
     comply with the laws of--
       ``(1) the jurisdiction under which the corporation is 
     incorporated; and
       ``(2) those jurisdictions within the United States and its 
     territories within which the corporation carries out 
     activities in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation.

     ``Sec. 150413. Liability for acts of officers and agents

       ``The corporation shall be liable for the acts of the 
     officers and agents of the corporation acting within the 
     scope of their authority.

     ``Sec. 150414. Failure to comply with requirements

       ``If the corporation fails to comply with any of the 
     requirements of this chapter, including the requirement under 
     section 150410 to maintain its status as an organization 
     exempt from taxation, the charter granted by this chapter 
     shall expire.

     ``Sec. 150415. Annual report

       ``(a) In General.--The corporation shall submit to Congress 
     an annual report describing the activities of the corporation 
     during the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Submittal Date.--Each annual report under this 
     section shall be submitted at the same time as the report of 
     the audit of the corporation required by section 10101(b).
       ``(c) Report Not Public Document.--No annual report under 
     this section shall be printed as a public document.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle 
     II of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 1503 the following:

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Subtitle H--Granting Recognition to Accomplished Talented Employees for 
                         Unwavering Loyalty Act

     SEC. 6091. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Granting Recognition to 
     Accomplished Talented Employees for Unwavering Loyalty Act'' 
     or ``GRATEFUL Act''.

     SEC. 6092. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In 1952, with the enactment of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Congress established 
     an immigrant visa program to reward foreign nationals who are 
     United States Government employees for their service to the 
     United States (referred to in this Act as the ``Government 
     Employee Immigrant Visa program'').
       (2) For 71 years, the Government Employee Immigrant Visa 
     program has allowed foreign nationals with at least 15 years 
     of exceptional service to the United States to immigrate to 
     the United States with their families.
       (3) Such foreign national employees of the United States 
     Government are the bulwark of United States foreign policy, 
     risking their lives year after year through civil unrest, 
     terrorism, natural disasters, and war.
       (4) The work of such foreign nationals--
       (A) ensures the safety and well-being of United States 
     citizens;
       (B) provides security and logistics for visiting 
     delegations; and
       (C) supports United States Government operations abroad.
       (5) Such foreign nationals include employees of the 
     Department of State, the United States Agency for 
     International Development, the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 
     the Department of Commerce, and the Department of 
     Agriculture.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should preserve the immigrant visa program 
     for foreign nationals who are employees of the United States 
     Government abroad or of the American Institute in Taiwan, and 
     who have provided exceptional service over a long term to the 
     United States, by providing a dedicated allocation of visas 
     for such employees and their immediate family members when 
     visas are not immediately available in the corresponding visa 
     category.

     SEC. 6093. VISA AVAILABILITY FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE 
                   IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Beginning in fiscal year 2024, subject to 
     subsection (b), visas shall be made available to a special 
     immigrant described in section 101(a)(27)(D) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D)) if 
     a visa is not immediately available for issuance to the 
     special immigrant under section 203(b)(4) of that Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)).
       (b) Numerical Limitations.--
       (1) Fiscal year 2024.--For fiscal year 2024, not more than 
     3,500 visas shall be made available under subsection (a).
       (2) Subsequent fiscal years.--For fiscal year 2025 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter, not more than 3,000 visas shall be 
     made available under subsection (a).
       (c) Temporary Reduction in Diversity Visas.--Section 
     203(d)(2) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central America 
     Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 note; Public Law 105-100) is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) In no case shall the reduction under paragraph (1) 
     for a fiscal year exceed the amount by which--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) one-half of the total number of individuals described 
     in subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV) of section 
     309(c)(5)(C)(i) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
     Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 
     Public Law 104-208) who have adjusted their status to that of 
     aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence under 
     section 202 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American 
     Relief Act (Public Law 105-100; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) as of the 
     end of the previous fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) the total number of individuals described in section 
     101(a)(27)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D)) for whom visas shall be made available 
     for the applicable fiscal year under section 1093(b) of the 
     Granting Recognition to Accomplished Talented Employees for 
     Unwavering Loyalty Act; exceeds
       ``(B) the total of the reductions in available visas under 
     this subsection for all previous fiscal years.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3)(A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in a fiscal year 
     following a fiscal year for which the total number of aliens 
     described in subparagraph (B) is zero.
       ``(B) For a fiscal year, the total number of aliens 
     described in this subparagraph is the total number of 
     individuals described in section 101(a)(27)(D) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D)) who 
     have been issued visas during the previous fiscal year under 
     the Granting Recognition to Accomplished Talented Employees 
     for Unwavering Loyalty Act.
       ``(C) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed--
       ``(i) to repeal, modify, or render permanently inapplicable 
     paragraph (1); or
       ``(ii) to prevent the offsetting of the number of visas 
     described in that paragraph for the purpose of providing visa 
     availability for aliens described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(4) In the event that the number of visas available for a 
     fiscal year under section 201(e) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(e)) is reduced to a number 
     fewer than 50,000, not fewer than 3,000 visas shall be made 
     available for individuals described in section 1093(a) of the 
     Granting Recognition to Accomplished Talented Employees for 
     Unwavering Loyalty Act.''.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the 
     amendments made by this section may be construed to modify 
     the number of visas available under section 203(b)(4) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)) to 
     special immigrants described in section 101(a)(27)(D) of that 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D)).

   Subtitle I--Additional Matters Relating to Artificial Intelligence

     SEC. 6096. REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REGULATION IN 
                   FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, each of the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     the National Credit Union Administration, and the Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection shall submit to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on its gap in knowledge relating to 
     artificial intelligence, including an analysis on--
       (1) which tasks are most frequently being assisted or 
     completed with artificial intelligence in the institutions 
     the agency regulates;
       (2) current governance standards in place for artificial 
     intelligence use at the agency and current standards in place 
     for artificial intelligence oversight by the agency;
       (3) potentially additional regulatory authorities required 
     by the agency to continue to successfully execute its 
     mission;
       (4) where artificial intelligence may lead to overlapping 
     regulatory issues between agencies that require 
     clarification;
       (5) how the agency is currently using artificial 
     intelligence, how the agency plans to use such artificial 
     intelligence the next 3 years, and the expected impact, 
     including fiscal and staffing, of those plans; and
       (6) what resources, monetary or other resources, if any, 
     the agency requires to both adapt to the changes that 
     artificial intelligence will bring to the regulatory 
     landscape and to adequately adopt and oversee the use of 
     artificial intelligence across its operations described in 
     paragraph (5).
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to require an agency to include confidential 
     supervisory information or pre-decisional or deliberative 
     non-public information in a report under this section.

     SEC. 6097. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BUG BOUNTY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Program for Foundational Artificial Intelligence 
     Products Being Incorporated by Department of Defense.--
       (1) Development required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, the Chief Data and Artificial 
     Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall 
     develop a bug bounty program for foundational artificial 
     intelligence models being integrated into Department of 
     Defense missions and operations.
       (2) Collaboration.--In developing the program required by 
     paragraph (1), the Chief may collaborate with the heads of 
     other government agencies that have expertise in 
     cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
       (3) Implementation authorized.--The Chief may carry out the 
     program developed pursuant to subsection (a).
       (4) Contracts.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure, as 
     may be appropriate, that whenever the Department of Defense 
     enters into any contract, the contract allows for 
     participation in the bug bounty program developed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).
       (5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed to require--
       (A) the use of any foundational artificial intelligence 
     model; or
       (B) the implementation of the program developed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) in order for the Department to incorporate a 
     foundational artificial intelligence model.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chief shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on--
       (1) the development and implementation of bug bounty 
     programs the Chief considers relevant to the matters covered 
     by this section; and
       (2) long-term plans of the Chief with respect to such bug 
     bounty programs.
       (c) Definition of Foundational Artificial Intelligence 
     Model.--In this section, the term ``foundational artificial 
     intelligence model'' means an adaptive generative model that 
     is trained on a broad set of unlabeled data sets that can be 
     used for different tasks, with minimal fine-tuning.

     SEC. 6098. VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS STUDY FOR ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED MILITARY APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Study Required.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and 
     Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) of the Department of 
     Defense shall complete a study analyzing the vulnerabilities 
     to the privacy, security, and

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     accuracy of, and capacity to assess, artificial intelligence-
     enabled military applications, as well as research and 
     development needs for such applications.
       (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall 
     cover the following:
       (1) Research and development needs and transition pathways 
     to advance explainable and interpretable artificial 
     intelligence-enabled military applications, including the 
     capability to assess the underlying algorithms and data 
     models of such applications.
       (2) Assessing the potential risks to the privacy, security, 
     and accuracy of underlying architectures and algorithms of 
     artificial intelligence-enabled military applications, 
     including the following:
       (A) Individual foundational artificial intelligence models, 
     including the adequacy of existing testing, training, and 
     auditing for such models to ensure models can be properly 
     assessed over time.
       (B) The interactions of multiple artificial intelligence-
     enabled military applications, and the ability to detect and 
     assess new, complex, and emergent behavior amongst individual 
     agents, as well as the collective impact, including how such 
     changes may affect risk to privacy, security, and accuracy 
     over time.
       (C) The impact of increased agency in artificial 
     intelligence-enabled military applications and how such 
     increased agency may affect the ability to detect and assess 
     new, complex, and emergent behavior, as well risks to the 
     privacy, security, and accuracy of such applications over 
     time.
       (3) Assessing the survivability and traceability of 
     decision support systems that are integrated with artificial 
     intelligence-enabled military applications and used in a 
     contested environment, including--
       (A) potential benefits and risks to Department of Defense 
     missions and operations of implementing such applications; 
     and
       (B) other technical or operational constraints to ensure 
     such decision support systems that are integrated with 
     artificial intelligence-enabled military applications are 
     able to adhere to the Department of Defense Ethical 
     Principles for Artificial Intelligence.
       (4) Identification of existing artificial intelligence 
     metrics, developmental, testing and audit capabilities, 
     personnel, and infrastructure within the Department of 
     Defense, including test and evaluation facilities, needed to 
     enable ongoing identification and assessment under paragraphs 
     (1) through (3), and other factors such as--
       (A) implications for deterrence systems based on systems 
     warfare; and
       (B) vulnerability to systems confrontation on the system 
     and system-of-systems level.
       (5) Identification of gaps or research needs to 
     sufficiently respond to the elements outlined in this 
     subsection that are not currently, or not sufficiently, 
     funded within the Department of Defense.
       (c) Coordination.--In carrying out the study required by 
     subsection (a), the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
     Officer shall coordinate with the following:
       (1) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
     Agency (DARPA).
       (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Evaluation.
       (3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
       (4) The Director for Operational Test and Evaluation 
     (DOT&E) of the Department.
       (5) As the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
     Officer considers appropriate, the following:
       (A) The Secretary of Energy.
       (B) The Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology.
       (C) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
       (D) The head of the National Artificial Intelligence 
     Initiative Office of the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy.
       (E) Members and representatives of industry.
       (F) Members and representatives of academia.
       (d) Interim Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and 
     Artificial Intelligence Officer shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on the interim 
     findings of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
     Officer with respect to the study being conducted pursuant to 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial 
     Intelligence Officer shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a final report on the findings of the 
     Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer with 
     respect to the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
       (2) Form.--The final report submitted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted in unclassified for, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (f) Definition of Foundational Artificial Intelligence 
     Model.--In this section, the term ``foundational artificial 
     intelligence model'' means an adaptive generative model that 
     is trained on a broad set of unlabeled data sets that can be 
     used for different tasks, with minimal fine-tuning.

     SEC. 6099. REPORT ON DATA SHARING AND COORDINATION.

       (a) 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 
     ways to improve data sharing, interoperability, and quality, 
     as may be appropriate, across the Department of Defense.
       (b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A description of policies, practices, and cultural 
     barriers that impede data sharing and interoperability, and 
     lead to data quality issues, among components of the 
     Department.
       (2) The impact a lack of appropriate levels of data 
     sharing, interoperability, and quality has on Departmental 
     collaboration, efficiency, interoperability, and joint-
     decisionmaking.
       (3) A review of current efforts to promote appropriate data 
     sharing, including to centralize data management, such as the 
     ADVANA program.
       (4) A description of near-, mid-, and long-term efforts 
     that the Office of the Secretary of Defense plans to 
     implement to promote data sharing and interoperability, 
     including efforts to improve data quality.
       (5) A detailed plan to implement a data sharing and 
     interoperability strategy that supports effective development 
     and employment of artificial intelligence-enabled military 
     applications.
       (6) A detailed assessment of the implementation of the 
     Department of Defense Data Strategy issued in 2020, as well 
     as the use of data decrees to improve management rigor in the 
     Department when it comes to data sharing and 
     interoperability.
       (7) Any recommendations for Congress with respect to 
     assisting the Department in these efforts.

            TITLE LXII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

   Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation

     SEC. 6231. BLACK SEA SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Black 
     Sea Security Act of 2023''.
       (b) Sense of Congress on Black Sea Security.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the interest of the United States to support 
     efforts to prevent the spread of further armed conflict in 
     Europe by recognizing the Black Sea region as an arena of 
     Russian aggression;
       (2) littoral states of the Black Sea are critical in 
     countering aggression by the Government of the Russian 
     Federation and contributing to the collective security of 
     NATO;
       (3) the repeated, illegal, unprovoked, and violent attempts 
     of the Russian Federation to expand its territory and control 
     access to the Mediterranean Sea through the Black Sea 
     constitutes a threat to the national security of the United 
     States and NATO;
       (4) the United States condemns attempts by the Russian 
     Federation to change or alter boundaries in the Black Sea 
     region by force or any means contrary to international law 
     and to impose a sphere of influence across the region;
       (5) the United States condemns Russia's illegitimate 
     territorial claims, including those on the Crimean Peninsula, 
     along Ukraine's territorial waters in the Black Sea and the 
     Sea of Azov, in the Black Sea's international waters, and in 
     the territories it is illegally occupying in Ukraine;
       (6) the United States should continue to work within NATO 
     and with NATO allies to develop a long-term strategy to 
     enhance security, establish a permanent, sustainable presence 
     along NATO's eastern flank, and bolster the democratic 
     resilience of its allies and partners in the region;
       (7) the United States should consider whether it should 
     work within NATO and with NATO allies to develop a regular, 
     rotational maritime presence in the Black Sea;
       (8) the United States should work with the European Union 
     on coordinating a strategy to support democratic initiatives 
     and economic prosperity in the region, which includes 2 
     European Union members and 4 European Union aspirant nations;
       (9) the United States should work to foster dialogue among 
     countries within the Black Sea region to improve 
     communication and intelligence sharing and increase cyber 
     defense capabilities;
       (10) countries with historic and economic ties to Russia 
     are looking to the United States and Europe to provide a 
     positive economic presence in the broader region as a 
     counterbalance to the Russian Federation's malign influence 
     in the region;
       (11) it is in the interest of the United States to support 
     and bolster the economic ties between the United States and 
     Black Sea states;
       (12) the United States should support the initiative 
     undertaken by central and eastern European states to advance 
     the Three Seas Initiative Fund to strengthen transport, 
     energy, and digital infrastructure connectivity in the region 
     between the Adriatic Sea, Baltic Sea, and Black Sea;
       (13) there are mutually beneficial opportunities for 
     increased investment and economic expansion, particularly on 
     energy and transport infrastructure initiatives, between the 
     United States and Black Sea states and the broader region;
       (14) improved economic ties between the United States and 
     the Black Sea states and the broader region can lead to a 
     strengthened strategic partnership;

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       (15) the United States must seek to address the food 
     security challenges arising from disruption of Ukraine's 
     Black Sea and Azov Sea ports, as this global challenge will 
     have critical national security implications for the United 
     States, our partners, and allies;
       (16) Turkey, in coordination with the United Nations, has 
     played an important role in alleviating global food 
     insecurity by negotiating two agreements to allow grain 
     exports from Ukrainian ports through a safe corridor in the 
     Black Sea;
       (17) Russia has a brutal history of using hunger as a 
     weapon and must be stopped; and
       (18) countering the PRC's coercive economic pursuits 
     remains an important policy imperative in order to further 
     integrate the Black Sea states into western economies and 
     improve regional stability.
       (c) United States Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States--
       (1) to actively deter the threat of Russia's further 
     escalation in the Black Sea region and defend freedom of 
     navigation in the Black Sea to prevent the spread of further 
     armed conflict in Europe;
       (2) to advocate within NATO, among NATO allies, and within 
     the European Union to develop a long-term coordinated 
     strategy to enhance security, establish a sustainable 
     presence in the eastern flank, and bolster the democratic 
     resilience of United States allies and partners in the 
     region;
       (3) to consider whether to advocate within NATO and among 
     NATO allies to develop a regular, rotational maritime 
     presence in the Black Sea;
       (4) to support and bolster the economic ties between the 
     United States and Black Sea partners and mobilize the 
     Department of State, the Department of Defense, and other 
     relevant Federal departments and agencies by enhancing the 
     United States presence and investment in Black Sea states;
       (5) to provide economic alternatives to the PRC's coercive 
     economic options that destabilize and further erode economic 
     integration of the Black Sea states;
       (6) to ensure that the United States continues to support 
     Black Sea states' efforts to strengthen their democratic 
     institutions to prevent corruption and accelerate their 
     advancement into the Euroatlantic community; and
       (7) to encourage the initiative undertaken by central and 
     eastern European states to advance the Three Seas Initiative 
     to strengthen transport, energy, and digital infrastructure 
     connectivity in the region between the Adriatic Sea, Baltic 
     Sea, and Black Sea.
       (d) 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 Armed Services of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (D) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate;
       (F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (G) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (I) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (J) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Black sea states.--The term ``Black Sea states'' means 
     Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, and Georgia.
       (3) PRC.--The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (e) Black Sea Security and Development Strategy.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the National Security Council, in coordination with the 
     Department of State, the Department of Defense, and other 
     relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall direct an 
     interagency strategy with a classified annex--
       (1) to increase coordination with NATO and the European 
     Union;
       (2) to deepen economic ties;
       (3) to strengthen energy security;
       (4) to support efforts to bolster their democratic 
     resilience; and
       (5) to enhance security assistance with our regional 
     partners in accordance with the values and interests of the 
     United States.
       (f) Purpose and Objectives.--The strategy authorized under 
     subsection (e) shall have the following goals and objectives:
       (1) Ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of 
     security assistance to regional partners in accordance with 
     the values and interests of the United States, prioritizing 
     assistance that will bolster defenses and improve 
     interoperability with NATO forces.
       (2) Bolstering United States support for the region's 
     energy security and integration with Europe and reducing 
     their dependence on Russia while supporting energy 
     diversification.
       (3) Mitigating the impact of economic coercion by the 
     Russian Federation and the PRC on Black Sea states and 
     identifying new opportunities for foreign direct investment 
     from the United States and cooperating countries and the 
     enhancement of United States business ties with regional 
     partners in accordance with the values and interests of the 
     United States.
       (4) Increasing high-level engagement between the United 
     States and regional partners, and reinforcing economic 
     growth, financing quality infrastructure, and reinforcing 
     trade with a focus on improving high-level economic 
     cooperation.
       (5) Increasing United States coordination with the European 
     Union and NATO to maximize effectiveness and minimize 
     duplication.
       (g) Activities.--
       (1) Security.--The strategy authorized under subsection (e) 
     should include the following elements related to security:
       (A) A plan to increase interagency coordination on the 
     Black Sea region.
       (B) An assessment of whether a United States-led initiative 
     with NATO allies to increase coordination, presence, and 
     regional engagement among Black Sea states is advisable.
       (C) An assessment of whether there is a need to increase 
     security assistance or security cooperation with Black Sea 
     states, focused on Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and 
     Georgia.
       (D) An assessment of the value of establishing a United 
     States or multinational headquarters on the Black Sea, 
     responsible for planning, readiness, exercises, and 
     coordination of military activity in the greater Black Sea 
     region.
       (E) An assessment of the challenges and opportunities of 
     establishing a regular, rotational NATO maritime presence in 
     the Black Sea.
       (F) An overview of Foreign Military Financing, 
     International Military Education and Training, and other 
     United States security assistance to the Black Sea region.
       (G) A plan for combating Russian disinformation and 
     propaganda in the Black Sea region that utilizes the 
     resources of the United States Government.
       (H) A plan to promote greater freedom of navigation to 
     allow for greater security and economic Black Sea access.
       (2) Economic prosperity.--The strategy authorized under 
     subsection (e) shall include the following elements related 
     to economic prosperity:
       (A) A strategy to foster dialogue between experts from the 
     United States and from the Black Sea states on economic 
     expansion, foreign direct investment, strengthening rule of 
     law initiatives, and mitigating economic coercion by Russia 
     and the PRC.
       (B) A strategy for all the relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies that contribute to United States economic statecraft 
     to expand their presence and identify new opportunities for 
     private investment with regional partners in accordance with 
     the values and interests of the United States.
       (C) Assessments on energy diversification, focusing on the 
     immediate need to replace energy supplies from Russia, and 
     recognizing the long-term importance of broader energy 
     diversification.
       (D) Assessments of potential food security solutions, 
     including sustainable, long-term arrangements beyond the 
     Black Sea Grain Initiative.
       (3) Democratic resilience.--The strategy authorized under 
     subsection (e) shall include the following elements related 
     to democratic resilience:
       (A) A strategy to increase independent media and United 
     States-supported media initiatives to combat foreign malign 
     influence in the Black Sea region.
       (B) Greater mobilization of initiatives spearheaded by the 
     Department of State and the United States Agency for 
     International Development to counter Russian propaganda and 
     disinformation in the Black Sea region.
       (4) Regional connectivity.--The strategy authorized under 
     subsection (e) shall promote regional connectivity by sending 
     high-level representatives of the Department of State or 
     other agency partners to--
       (A) the Black Sea region not less frequently than twice per 
     year; and
       (B) major regional fora on infrastructure and energy 
     security, including the Three Seas Initiative Summit.
       (h) Identification of Necessary Programs and Resources.--
     Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the interagency strategy shall identify any 
     necessary program, policy, or budgetary resources required, 
     by agency, to support the implementation of the Black Sea 
     Security Strategy for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026.
       (i) Responsibilities of Federal Departments and Agencies.--
     Nothing under this section may be construed to authorize the 
     National Security Council to assume any of the 
     responsibilities or authorities of the head of any Federal 
     department, agency, or office, including the foreign affairs 
     responsibilities and authorities of the Secretary of State, 
     to oversee the implementation of programs and policies under 
     this section.

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

     SEC. 6241. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE RENEWAL OF THE COMPACTS 
                   OF FREE ASSOCIATION WITH THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU, 
                   THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, AND THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) in 1947, the United Nations entrusted the United States 
     with the defense and security of the region that now 
     comprises--
       (A) the Republic of Palau;
       (B) the Federated States of Micronesia; and
       (C) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
       (2) in 1983, the United States signed Compacts of Free 
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     States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands;
       (3) in 1985, the United States signed a Compact of Free 
     Association with the Republic of Palau;
       (4) in 1986, Congress--
       (A) enacted the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (48 
     U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 99-239), which approved the 
     Compacts of Free Association with the Federated States of 
     Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
       (B) enacted Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note), which 
     approved the Compact of Free Association with the Republic of 
     Palau;
       (5) in 2003, Congress enacted the Compact of Free 
     Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; 
     Public Law 108-188), which approved and renewed the Compacts 
     of Free Association with the Federated States of Micronesia 
     and the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
       (6) in 2010, the United States and the Republic of Palau 
     agreed to terms for renewing the Compact of Free Association 
     with the Republic of Palau in the Palau Compact Review 
     Agreement, which was approved by Congress in section 1259C of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
     (48 U.S.C. 1931 note; Public Law 115-91);
       (7) on January 11, 2023, the United States signed a 
     Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands on funding priorities for the Compact of Free 
     Association with the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
       (8) on May 22, 2023, the United States signed the U.S.-
     Palau 2023 Agreement, following the Compact of Free 
     Association Section 432 Review;
       (9) on May 23, 2023, the United States signed 3 agreements 
     relating to the U.S.-FSM Compact of Free Association, which 
     included--
       (A) an Agreement to Amend the Compact, as amended;
       (B) a new fiscal procedures agreement; and
       (C) a new trust fund agreement; and
       (10) the United States is undergoing negotiations relating 
     to the Compact of Free Association with the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the close and strategic partnerships of the United 
     States with the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands are 
     vital to international peace and security in the Indo-Pacific 
     region;
       (2) the Compacts of Free Association with the Republic of 
     Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic 
     of the Marshall Islands form the political, economic, and 
     security architecture that bolsters and sustains security and 
     drives regional development and the prosperity of the larger 
     Indo-Pacific community of nations;
       (3) certain provisions of the current Compacts of Free 
     Association with the Federated States of Micronesia and the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands expire on September 30, 
     2023;
       (4) certain provisions of the Compact of Free Association 
     with the Republic of Palau expire on September 30, 2024;
       (5) it is in the national interest of the United States to 
     successfully renegotiate and renew the Compacts of Free 
     Association with the Republic of Palau, the Federated States 
     of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
       (6) enacting legislation to approve amended Compacts of 
     Free Association with the Republic of Palau, the Federated 
     States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands is the most important way for Congress to support 
     United States strategic partnerships with the 3 countries.

     SEC. 6242. ELIGIBILITY OF TAIWAN FOR THE STRATEGIC TRADE 
                   AUTHORIZATION EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN EXPORT 
                   CONTROL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Taiwan has adopted high standards in the field of 
     export controls.
       (2) Taiwan has declared its unilateral adherence to the 
     Missile Technology Control Regime, the Wassenaar Arrangement, 
     the Australia Group, and the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
       (3) At the request of President George W. Bush, section 
     1206 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
     2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 2321k note) required that 
     Taiwan be treated as if it were designated as a major non-
     NATO ally (as defined in section 644(q) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(q)).
       (b) Eligibility for Strategic Trade Authorization.--The 
     President, consistent with the commitments of the United 
     States under international arrangements, shall 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 to the requirement for a license 
     for the export, re-export, or in-country transfer of an item 
     subject to controls under the Export Administration 
     Regulations.
       (c) Criteria.--Before the President may treat Taiwan as 
     eligible for the exception described in subsection (b), the 
     President shall ensure that Taiwan satisfies any applicable 
     criteria normally required for inclusion in the Country Group 
     A:5 list set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the 
     Export Administration Regulations, particularly with respect 
     to alignment of export control policies with such policies of 
     the United States.
       (d) Export Administration Regulations Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``Export Administration Regulations'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export 
     Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801).

     SEC. 6243. AUDIT TO IDENTIFY DIVERSION OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE FUNDING TO CHINA'S RESEARCH LABS.

       Section 1263 is deemed to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1263. AUDIT TO IDENTIFY DIVERSION OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE FUNDING TO CHINA'S RESEARCH LABS.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense 
     Office of Inspector General shall conduct a study, and submit 
     a report to Congress, regarding the amount of Federal funds 
     awarded by the Department of Defense (whether directly or 
     indirectly) through grants, contracts, subgrants, 
     subcontracts, or any other type of agreement or 
     collaboration, during the 10-year period immediately 
     preceding such date of enactment, that--
       ``(1) was provided, whether purposely or inadvertently, 
     to--
       ``(A) the People's Republic of China;
       ``(B) the Communist Party of China;
       ``(C) the Wuhan Institute of Virology or any other 
     organization administered by the Chinese Academy of Sciences;
       ``(D) EcoHealth Alliance Inc., including any subsidiaries 
     and related organizations that are directly controlled by 
     EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.;
       ``(E) the Academy of Military Medical Sciences or any of 
     its research institutes, including the Beijing Institute of 
     Microbiology and Epidemiology; or
       ``(F) any other lab, agency, organization, individual, or 
     instrumentality that is owned, controlled (directly or 
     indirectly), or overseen (officially or unofficially) by any 
     of the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D); or
       ``(2) was used to fund research or experiments that could 
     have reasonably resulted in the enhancement of any 
     coronavirus, influenza, Nipah, Ebola, or other pathogen of 
     pandemic potential or chimeric versions of such a virus or 
     pathogen in the People's Republic of China or any other 
     foreign country.
       ``(b) Identification of Countries and Pathogens.--The 
     report required under subsection (a) shall specify--
       ``(1) the countries in which the research or experiments 
     described in subsection (a)(2) was conducted; and
       ``(2) the pathogens involved in such research or 
     experiments.''.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 6291. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DIGITAL TRADE AND THE 
                   DIGITAL ECONOMY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Over half of the world's population, totaling more than 
     5,000,000,000 people, use the internet.
       (2) The digital economy encompasses the economic and social 
     activity from billions of online connections among people, 
     businesses, devices, and data as a result of the internet, 
     mobile technology, and the internet of things.
       (3) The Bureau of Economic Analysis found that the digital 
     economy contributed nearly 10.3 percent of United States 
     gross domestic product and supported 8,000,000 United States 
     jobs in 2020.
       (4) The digital sector added 1,400,000 new jobs between 
     2019 and 2022.
       (5) United States jobs supported by the digital economy 
     have sustained annual wage growth at a rate of 5.9 percent 
     since 2010, as compared to a 4.2 percent for all jobs.
       (6) In 2021, United States exports of digital services 
     surpassed $594,000,000,000, accounting for more than half of 
     all United States services exports and generating a digital 
     services trade surplus for the United States of 
     $262,300,000,000.
       (7) Digital trade bolsters the digital economy by enabling 
     the sale of goods on the internet and the supply of online 
     services across borders and depends on the free flow of data 
     across borders to promote commerce, manufacturing, and 
     innovation.
       (8) Digital trade has become increasingly vital to United 
     States workers and businesses of all sizes, including the 
     countless small and medium-sized enterprises that use digital 
     technology, data flows, and e-commerce to export goods and 
     services across the world.
       (9) Digital trade has advanced entrepreneurship 
     opportunities for women, people of color, and individuals 
     from otherwise underrepresented backgrounds and enabled the 
     formation of innovative start-ups.
       (10) International supply chains are becoming increasingly 
     digitized and data driven and businesses in a variety of 
     industries, such as construction, healthcare, transportation, 
     and aerospace, invested heavily in digital supply chain 
     technologies in 2020.
       (11) United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, 
     ``[T]here is no bright line separating digital trade from the 
     digital economy--or the `traditional' economy for that 
     matter. Nearly every aspect of our economy has been digitized 
     to some degree.''.
       (12) Industries outside of the technology sector, such as 
     manufacturing and agriculture, are integrating digital 
     technology into their businesses in order to increase 
     efficiency, improve safety, reach new customers, and remain 
     globally competitive.

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       (13) The increasing reliance on digital technologies has 
     modernized legacy processes, accelerated workflows, increased 
     access to information and services, and strengthened security 
     in a variety of industries, leading to better health, 
     environmental, and safety outcomes.
       (14) The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased uptake and 
     reliance on digital technologies, data flows, and e-commerce.
       (15) Ninety percent of adults in the United States say that 
     the internet has been essential or important for them 
     personally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
       (16) United States families, workers, and business owners 
     have seen how vital access to the internet has been to daily 
     life, as work, education, medicine, and communication with 
     family and friends have shifted increasingly online.
       (17) Many individuals and families, especially in rural and 
     Tribal communities, struggle to participate in the digital 
     economy because of a lack of access to a reliable internet 
     connection.
       (18) New developments in technology must be deployed with 
     consideration to the unique access challenges of rural, urban 
     underserved, and vulnerable communities.
       (19) Digital trade has the power to help level the playing 
     field and uplift those in traditionally unrepresented or 
     underrepresented communities.
       (20) Countries have negotiated international rules 
     governing digital trade in various bilateral and plurilateral 
     agreements, but those rules remain fragmented, and no 
     multilateral agreement on digital trade exists within the 
     World Trade Organization.
       (21) The United States, through free trade agreements or 
     other digital agreements, has been a leader in developing a 
     set of rules and standards on digital governance and e-
     commerce that has helped allies and partners of the United 
     States unlock the full economic and social potential of 
     digital trade.
       (22) Congress recognizes the need for agreements on digital 
     trade, as indicated by its support for a robust digital trade 
     chapter in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
       (23) Other countries are operating under their own digital 
     rules, some of which are contrary to democratic values shared 
     by the United States and many allies and partners of the 
     United States.
       (24) Those countries are attempting to advance their own 
     digital rules on a global scale.
       (25) Examples of the plethora of nontariff barriers to 
     digital trade that have emerged around the globe include--
       (A) overly restrictive data localization requirements and 
     limitations on cross border data flows that do not achieve 
     legitimate public policy objectives;
       (B) intellectual property rights infringement;
       (C) policies that make market access contingent on forced 
     technology transfers or voluntary transfers subject to 
     coercive terms;
       (D) web filtering;
       (E) economic espionage;
       (F) cybercrime exposure; and
       (G) government-directed theft of trade secrets.
       (26) Certain countries are pursuing or have implemented 
     digital policies that unfairly discriminate against 
     innovative United States technology companies and United 
     States workers that create and deliver digital products and 
     services.
       (27) The Government of the People's Republic of China is 
     currently advancing a model for digital governance and the 
     digital economy domestically and abroad through its Digital 
     Silk Road Initiative that permits censorship, surveillance, 
     human and worker rights abuses, forced technology transfers, 
     and data flow restrictions at the expense of human and worker 
     rights, privacy, the free flow of data, and an open internet.
       (28) The 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of 
     the Department of State highlighted significant human rights 
     issues committed by the People's Republic of China in the 
     digital realm, including ``arbitrary interference with 
     privacy including pervasive and intrusive technical 
     surveillance and monitoring including the use of COVID-19 
     tracking apps for nonpublic-health purposes; punishment of 
     family members for offenses allegedly committed by an 
     individual; serious restrictions on free expression and 
     media, including physical attacks on and criminal prosecution 
     of journalists, lawyers, writers, bloggers, dissidents, 
     petitioners, and others; serious restrictions on internet 
     freedom, including site blocking''.
       (29) The United States discourages digital 
     authoritarianism, including practices that undermine human 
     and worker rights and result in other social and economic 
     coercion.
       (30) Allies and trading partners of the United States in 
     the Indo-Pacific region have urged the United States to 
     deepen economic engagement in the region by negotiating rules 
     on digital trade and technology standards.
       (31) The digital economy has provided new opportunities for 
     economic development, entrepreneurship, and growth in 
     developing countries around the world.
       (32) Negotiating strong digital trade principles and 
     commitments with allies and partners across the globe enables 
     the United States to unite like-minded economies around 
     common standards and ensure that principles of democracy, 
     rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, 
     privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of 
     digital governance.
       (33) United States leadership and substantive engagement is 
     necessary to ensure that global digital rules reflect United 
     States values so that workers are treated fairly, small 
     businesses can compete and win in the global economy, and 
     consumers are guaranteed the right to privacy and security.
       (34) The United States supports rules that reduce digital 
     trade barriers, promote free expression and the free flow of 
     information, enhance privacy protections, protect sensitive 
     information, defend human and worker rights, prohibit forced 
     technology transfer, and promote digitally enabled commerce.
       (35) The United States supports efforts to cooperate with 
     allies and trading partners to mitigate the risks of 
     cyberattacks, address potentially illegal or deceptive 
     business activities online, promote financial inclusion and 
     digital workforce skills, and develop rules to govern the use 
     of artificial intelligence and other emerging and future 
     technologies.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, 
     forward-looking, and enforceable rules on digital trade and 
     the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of a 
     broader trade and economic strategy to address digital 
     barriers and ensure that the United States values of 
     democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker 
     rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very 
     core of the digital world and advanced technology;
       (2) in conducting such negotiations, the United States 
     must--
       (A) pursue digital trade rules that--
       (i) serve the best interests of workers, consumers, and 
     small and medium-sized enterprises;
       (ii) empower United States workers;
       (iii) fuel wage growth; and
       (iv) lead to materially positive economic outcomes for all 
     people in the United States;
       (B) ensure that any future agreement prevents the adoption 
     of non-democratic, coercive, or overly restrictive policies 
     that would be obstacles to a free and open internet and harm 
     the ability of the e-commerce marketplace to continue to grow 
     and thrive;
       (C) coordinate sufficient trade-related assistance to 
     ensure that developing countries can improve their capacity 
     and benefit from increased digital trade; and
       (D) consult closely with all relevant stakeholders, 
     including workers, consumers, small and medium-sized 
     enterprises, civil society groups, and human rights 
     advocates; and
       (3) with respect to any negotiations for an agreement 
     facilitating digital trade, the United States Trade 
     Representative and the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies must consult closely and on a timely basis with 
     Congress.

     SEC. 6292. ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES-ORIGIN 
                   TECHNOLOGY USED BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.

       (a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall conduct an assessment to evaluate the top five 
     technologies that originate in the United States and are not 
     currently subject to export controls as prioritized by the 
     Director of National Intelligence, in order to identify and 
     assess the risk from those specified technologies that could 
     be or are being used by foreign adversaries in foreign 
     espionage programs targeting the United States.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit 
     a report on the assessment required by subsection (a) to--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 6293. VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE TRANSFER CERTIFICATION.

       (a) Certification Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not less than 60 days prior to 
     transferring one or more Virginia class submarines from the 
     inventory of the United States Navy to the Government of 
     Australia, under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2761), the President shall certify to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that--
       (A) any submarine transferred under such authority shall be 
     used to support the joint security interests and military 
     operations of the United States and Australia;
       (B) Submarine Rotational Forces-West Full Operational 
     Capability to support 4 rotationally deployed Virginia-class 
     submarines and one Astute-class submarine has been achieved, 
     including the Government of Australia having demonstrated the 
     domestic capacity to fully perform all the associated 
     activities necessary for the safe hosting and operation of 
     nuclear-powered submarines; and
       (C) Australia Sovereign-Ready Initial Operational 
     Capability to support a Royal Australian Navy Virginia-class 
     submarine has been achieved, including the Government of 
     Australia having demonstrated the domestic capacity to fully 
     perform all the associated--
       (i) activities necessary for the safe hosting and operation 
     of nuclear-powered submarines;
       (ii) crewing;
       (iii) operations;
       (iv) regulatory and emergency procedures, including those 
     specific to nuclear power plants; and

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       (v) detailed planning for enduring Virginia-class submarine 
     ownership, including each significant event leading up to and 
     including nuclear defueling.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Activities necessary for the safe hosting or operation 
     of nuclear-powered submarines.--The term ``activities 
     necessary for the safe hosting and operation of nuclear-
     powered submarines'' means each of the following activities 
     as it relates to Virginia-class and Astute-class submarines, 
     as appropriate, and in accordance with applicable United 
     States Navy or other Government agency instructions, 
     regulations, and standards:
       (A) Maintenance.
       (B) Training.
       (C) Technical oversight.
       (D) Safety certifications.
       (E) Physical, communications, operational, cyber, and other 
     security measures.
       (F) Port operations and infrastructure support.
       (G) Storage, including spare parts, repair parts, and 
     munitions.
       (H) Hazardous material handling and storage.
       (I) Information technology systems.
       (J) Support functions, including those related to medical, 
     quality-of-life, and family needs.
       (K) Such other related tasks as may be specified by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.

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

                       Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces

     SEC. 6511. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-RANGE STAND-
                   OFF WEAPON.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2024, and 
     annually thereafter until the date on which long-range stand-
     off weapon reaches initial operational capability, the 
     Administrator for Nuclear Security, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of the Air Force and the Chairman of the Nuclear 
     Weapons Council, shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the joint development of the long-
     range stand-off weapon, including the missile developed by 
     the Air Force and the W80-4 warhead life extension program 
     conducted by the National Nuclear Security Administration.
       (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An estimate of the date on which the long-range stand-
     off weapon will reach initial operational capability.
       (2) A description of any development milestones for the 
     missile developed by the Air Force or the warhead developed 
     by the National Nuclear Security Administration that depend 
     on corresponding progress at the other agency.
       (3) A description of coordination efforts between the Air 
     Force and the National Nuclear Security Administration during 
     the period covered by the report.
       (4) A description of any schedule delays projected by the 
     Air Force or the National Nuclear Security Administration and 
     the anticipated effect such delays would have on the schedule 
     of work of the other agency.
       (5) Plans to mitigate the effects of any delays described 
     in paragraph (4).
       (6) A description of any ways, including through the 
     availability of additional funding or authorities, in which 
     the development milestones described in paragraph (2) or the 
     estimated date of initial operational capability referred to 
     in paragraph (1), could be achieved more quickly.
       (7) An estimate of the acquisition costs for the long-range 
     stand-off weapon and the W80-4 warhead life extension 
     program.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.

                  TITLE LXVIII--FEND OFF FENTANYL ACT

     SEC. 6801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Fentanyl Eradication and 
     Narcotics Deterrence Off Fentanyl Act'' or the ``FEND Off 
     Fentanyl Act''.

     SEC. 6802. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the proliferation of fentanyl is causing an 
     unprecedented surge in overdose deaths in the United States, 
     fracturing families and communities, and necessitating a 
     comprehensive policy response to combat its lethal flow and 
     to mitigate the drug's devastating consequences;
       (2) the trafficking of fentanyl into the United States is a 
     national security threat that has killed hundreds of 
     thousands of United States citizens;
       (3) transnational criminal organizations, including cartels 
     primarily based in Mexico, are the main purveyors of fentanyl 
     into the United States and must be held accountable;
       (4) precursor chemicals sourced from the People's Republic 
     of China are--
       (A) shipped from the People's Republic of China by 
     legitimate and illegitimate means;
       (B) transformed through various synthetic processes to 
     produce different forms of fentanyl; and
       (C) crucial to the production of illicit fentanyl by 
     transnational criminal organizations, contributing to the 
     ongoing opioid crisis;
       (5) the United States Government must remain vigilant to 
     address all new forms of fentanyl precursors and drugs used 
     in combination with fentanyl, such as Xylazine, which 
     attribute to overdose deaths of people in the United States;
       (6) to increase the cost of fentanyl trafficking, the 
     United States Government should work collaboratively across 
     agencies and should surge analytic capability to impose 
     sanctions and other remedies with respect to transnational 
     criminal organizations (including cartels), including foreign 
     nationals who facilitate the trade in illicit fentanyl and 
     its precursors from the People's Republic of China; and
       (7) the Department of the Treasury should focus on fentanyl 
     trafficking and its facilitators as one of the top national 
     security priorities for the Department.

     SEC. 6803. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person''--
       (A) means--
       (i) any citizen or national of a foreign country; or
       (ii) any entity not organized under the laws of the United 
     States or a jurisdiction within the United States; and
       (B) does not include the government of a foreign country.
       (3) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to 
     conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has 
     actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the 
     circumstance, or the result.
       (4) Trafficking.--The term ``trafficking'', with respect to 
     fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids, has 
     the meaning given the term ``opioid trafficking'' in section 
     7203 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302).
       (5) Transnational criminal organization.--The term 
     ``transnational criminal organization'' includes--
       (A) any organization designated as a significant 
     transnational criminal organization under part 590 of title 
     31, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (B) any of the organizations known as--
       (i) the Sinaloa Cartel;
       (ii) the Jalisco New Generation Cartel;
       (iii) the Gulf Cartel;
       (iv) the Los Zetas Cartel;
       (v) the Juarez Cartel;
       (vi) the Tijuana Cartel;
       (vii) the Beltran-Leyva Cartel; or
       (viii) La Familia Michoacana; or
       (C) any other organization that the President determines is 
     a transnational criminal organization; or
       (D) any successor organization to an organization described 
     in subparagraph (B) or as otherwise determined by the 
     President.
       (6) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States;
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity; or
       (C) any person in the United States.

                     Subtitle A--Sanctions Matters

    PART I--SANCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO 
                          FENTANYL TRAFFICKING

     SEC. 6811. FINDING; POLICY.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that international trafficking 
     of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids 
     constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
     national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 
     States, and is a national emergency.
       (b) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States to 
     apply economic and other financial sanctions to those who 
     engage in the international trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl 
     precursors, or other related opioids to protect the national 
     security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.

     SEC. 6812. USE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES; REPORTING.

       (a) In General.--The President may exercise all authorities 
     provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to 
     carry out this part.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on actions taken by the executive branch 
     pursuant to this part and any national emergency declared 
     with respect to the trafficking of fentanyl and trade in 
     other illicit drugs, including--
       (A) the issuance of any new or revised regulations, 
     policies, or guidance;
       (B) the imposition of sanctions;

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       (C) the collection of relevant information from outside 
     parties;
       (D) the issuance or closure of general licenses, specific 
     licenses, and statements of licensing policy by the Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control;
       (E) a description of any pending enforcement cases; or
       (F) the implementation of mitigation procedures.
       (2) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include the 
     matters required by subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) of 
     that paragraph in a classified annex.

     SEC. 6813. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS INVOLVED IN 
                   GLOBAL ILLICIT DRUG TRADE.

       United States sanctions provided for in Executive Order 
     14059 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to imposing sanctions on 
     foreign persons involved in the global illicit drug trade), 
     and any amendments to or directives issued pursuant to such 
     Executive order before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     shall remain in effect.

     SEC. 6814. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FENTANYL 
                   TRAFFICKING BY TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions 
     described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign 
     person the President determines--
       (1) is knowingly involved in the significant trafficking of 
     fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids, 
     including such trafficking by a transnational criminal 
     organization; or
       (2) otherwise is knowingly involved in significant 
     activities of a transnational criminal organization relating 
     to the trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other 
     related opioids.
       (b) Sanctions Described.--The President may, pursuant to 
     the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in 
     property and interests in property of a foreign person 
     described in subsection (a) if such property and interests in 
     property are in the United States, come within the United 
     States, or are or come within the possession or control of a 
     United States person.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
     the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on actions taken by the executive branch 
     with respect to the foreign persons identified under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 6815. PENALTIES; WAIVERS; EXCEPTIONS.

       (a) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
     part or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out 
     this part shall be subject to the penalties set forth in 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same 
     extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in 
     subsection (a) of that section.
       (b) National Security Waiver.--The President may waive the 
     application of sanctions under this part with respect to a 
     foreign person if the President determines that the waiver is 
     in the national security interest of the United States.
       (c) Exceptions.--
       (1) Exception for intelligence activities.--This part 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.
       (2) Exception for compliance with international obligations 
     and law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under this part 
     shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or 
     paroling the alien into the United States is necessary--
       (A) to permit the United States to comply with the 
     Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 
     signed at Lake Success on June 26, 1947, and entered into 
     force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the 
     United States, or other applicable international obligations 
     of the United States; or
       (B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity of the 
     United States.
       (3) Humanitarian exemption.--The President may not impose 
     sanctions under this part with respect to any person for 
     conducting or facilitating a transaction for the sale of 
     agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices 
     or for the provision of humanitarian assistance.

     SEC. 6816. TREATMENT OF FORFEITED PROPERTY OF TRANSNATIONAL 
                   CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Transfer of Forfeited Property to Forfeiture Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Any covered forfeited property shall be 
     deposited into the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund 
     established under section 9705 of title 31, United States 
     Code, or the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund 
     established under section 524(c) of title 28, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
     thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on any deposits made under 
     paragraph (1) during the 180-day period preceding submission 
     of the report.
       (3) Covered forfeited property defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``covered forfeited property'' means 
     property--
       (A) forfeited to the United States under chapter 46 or 
     section 1963 of title 18, United States Code; and
       (B) that belonged to or was possessed by an individual 
     affiliated with or connected to a transnational criminal 
     organization subject to sanctions under--
       (i) this part;
       (ii) the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 
     or
       (iii) Executive Order 14059 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating 
     to imposing sanctions on foreign persons involved in the 
     global illicit drug trade).
       (b) Blocked Assets Under Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 
     2002.--Nothing in this part affects the treatment of blocked 
     assets of a terrorist party described in subsection (a) of 
     section 201 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 
     U.S.C. 1610 note).

                         PART II--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 6821. TEN-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF 
                   SANCTIONS.

       (a) International Emergency Economic Powers Act.--Section 
     206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1705) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Statute of Limitations.--
       ``(1) Time for commencing proceedings.--
       ``(A) In general.--An action, suit, or proceeding for the 
     enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, 
     pecuniary or otherwise, under this section shall not be 
     entertained unless commenced within ten years after the 
     latest date of the violation upon which the civil fine, 
     penalty, or forfeiture is based.
       ``(B) Commencement.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     commencement of an action, suit, or proceeding includes the 
     issuance of a pre-penalty notice or finding of violation.
       ``(2) Time for indictment.--No person shall be prosecuted, 
     tried, or punished for any offense under subsection (c) 
     unless the indictment is found or the information is 
     instituted within ten years after the latest date of the 
     violation upon which the indictment or information is 
     based.''.
       (b) Trading With the Enemy Act.--Section 16 of the Trading 
     with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4315) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(d) Statute of Limitations.--
       ``(1) Time for commencing proceedings.--
       ``(A) In general.--An action, suit, or proceeding for the 
     enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, 
     pecuniary or otherwise, under this section shall not be 
     entertained unless commenced within ten years after the 
     latest date of the violation upon which the civil fine, 
     penalty, or forfeiture is based.
       ``(B) Commencement.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     commencement of an action, suit, or proceeding includes the 
     issuance of a pre-penalty notice or finding of violation.
       ``(2) Time for indictment.--No person shall be prosecuted, 
     tried, or punished for any offense under subsection (a) 
     unless the indictment is found or the information is 
     instituted within ten years after the latest date of the 
     violation upon which the indictment or information is 
     based.''.

     SEC. 6822. CLASSIFIED REPORT AND BRIEFING ON STAFFING OF 
                   OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets 
     Control shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a classified report and briefing on the staffing 
     of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, disaggregated by 
     staffing dedicated to each sanctions program and each country 
     or issue.

     SEC. 6823. REPORT ON DRUG TRANSPORTATION ROUTES AND USE OF 
                   VESSELS WITH MISLABELED CARGO.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in conjunction with 
     the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a classified 
     report and briefing on efforts to target drug transportation 
     routes and modalities, including an assessment of the 
     prevalence of false cargo labeling and shipment of precursor 
     chemicals without accurate tracking of the customers 
     purchasing the chemicals.

     SEC. 6824. REPORT ON ACTIONS OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
                   WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS INVOLVED IN FENTANYL 
                   SUPPLY CHAIN.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in conjunction with 
     the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a classified 
     report and briefing on actions taken by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China with respect to persons involved 
     in the shipment of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, fentanyl 
     precursors, precursors for fentanyl analogues, and equipment 
     for the manufacturing of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced 
     counterfeit pills.

               Subtitle B--Anti-Money Laundering Matters

     SEC. 6831. DESIGNATION OF ILLICIT FENTANYL TRANSACTIONS OF 
                   SANCTIONED PERSONS AS OF PRIMARY MONEY 
                   LAUNDERING CONCERN.

       Subtitle A of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2311 et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after section 7213 the 
     following:

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     ``SEC. 7213A. DESIGNATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF SANCTIONED 
                   PERSONS AS OF PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN.

       ``(a) In General.--If the Secretary of the Treasury 
     determines that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that 
     one or more financial institutions operating outside of the 
     United States, 1 or more classes of transactions within, or 
     involving, a jurisdiction outside of the United States, or 1 
     or more types of accounts within, or involving, a 
     jurisdiction outside of the United States, is of primary 
     money laundering concern in connection with illicit opioid 
     trafficking, the Secretary of the Treasury may, by order, 
     regulation, or otherwise as permitted by law--
       ``(1) require domestic financial institutions and domestic 
     financial agencies to take 1 or more of the special measures 
     provided for in section 9714(a)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 
     31 U.S.C. 5318A note); or
       ``(2) prohibit, or impose conditions upon, certain 
     transmittals of funds (to be defined by the Secretary) by any 
     domestic financial institution or domestic financial agency, 
     if such transmittal of funds involves any such institution, 
     class of transaction, or type of accounts.
       ``(b) Classified Information.--In any judicial review of a 
     finding of the existence of a primary money laundering 
     concern, or of the requirement for 1 or more special measures 
     with respect to a primary money laundering concern made under 
     this section, if the designation or imposition, or both, were 
     based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) 
     of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. 
     App.)), such information may be submitted by the Secretary to 
     the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This subsection 
     does not confer or imply any right to judicial review of any 
     finding made or any requirement imposed under this section.
       ``(c) Availability of Information.--The exemptions from, 
     and prohibitions on, search and disclosure referred to in 
     section 9714(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 31 U.S.C. 5318A note) 
     shall apply to any report or record of report filed pursuant 
     to a requirement imposed under subsection (a). For purposes 
     of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, this 
     subsection shall be considered a statute described in 
     subsection (b)(3)(B) of that section.
       ``(d) Penalties.--The penalties referred to in section 
     9714(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 31 U.S.C. 5318A note) shall 
     apply to violations of any order, regulation, special 
     measure, or other requirement imposed under subsection (a), 
     in the same manner and to the same extent as described in 
     such section 9714(d).
       ``(e) Injunctions.--The Secretary of the Treasury may bring 
     a civil action to enjoin a violation of any order, 
     regulation, special measure, or other requirement imposed 
     under subsection (a) in the same manner and to the same 
     extent as described in section 9714(e) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283; 31 U.S.C. 5318A note).''.

     SEC. 6832. TREATMENT OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS 
                   IN SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS REPORTS OF THE 
                   FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK.

       (a) Filing Instructions.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     Financial Crimes Enforcement Network shall issue guidance or 
     instructions to United States financial institutions for 
     filing reports on suspicious transactions required by section 
     1010.320 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, related to 
     suspected fentanyl trafficking by transnational criminal 
     organizations.
       (b) Prioritization of Reports Relating to Fentanyl 
     Trafficking or Transnational Criminal Organizations.--The 
     Director shall prioritize research into reports described in 
     subsection (a) that indicate a connection to trafficking of 
     fentanyl or related synthetic opioids or financing of 
     suspected transnational criminal organizations.

     SEC. 6833. REPORT ON TRADE-BASED MONEY LAUNDERING IN TRADE 
                   WITH MEXICO, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 
                   AND BURMA.

       (a) In General.--In the first update to the national 
     strategy for combating the financing of terrorism and related 
     forms of illicit finance submitted to Congress after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall include a report on trade-based money laundering 
     originating in Mexico or the People's Republic of China and 
     involving Burma.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``national 
     strategy for combating the financing of terrorism and related 
     forms of illicit finance'' means the national strategy for 
     combating the financing of terrorism and related forms of 
     illicit finance required by section 261 of the Countering 
     America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115-
     44; 131 Stat. 934), as amended by section 6506 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
     (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2428).

         Subtitle C--Exception Relating to Importation of Goods

     SEC. 6841. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.

       (a) In General.--The authority or a requirement to block 
     and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests 
     in property under this title shall not include the authority 
     or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of 
     goods.
       (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.

      TITLE LXXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

                      Subtitle B--Military Housing

                    PART III--OTHER HOUSING MATTERS

     SEC. 7851. REPORT ON PLAN TO REPLACE HOUSES AT FORT LEONARD 
                   WOOD.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress 
     an unclassified report on the plan of the Army to replace all 
     1,142 houses at Fort Leonard Wood that the Army has 
     designated as being in need of repair.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 7881. STUDY ON IMPACT ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                   DEPENDENTS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT AFFECT 
                   QUALITY OF LIFE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     study, through the use of an independent and objective 
     organization outside the Department of Defense, on the 
     correlation between military construction projects and 
     facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 
     projects at installations of the Department of Defense that 
     affect the quality of life of members of the Armed Forces and 
     their dependents and the following:
       (1) Retention of members of the Armed Forces on active 
     duty.
       (2) Physical health of members of the Armed Forces, 
     including an identification of whether the age, condition, 
     and deferred maintenance of a dormitory or barracks is in any 
     way related to the frequency of sexual assaults and other 
     crimes at installations of the Department.
       (3) Mental health of members of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the study conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 7882. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON ESTABLISHMENT OF 
                   ACCOUNT FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF TESTING 
                   FACILITIES AT INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2862 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public 
     Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 9771 note prec.) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``testing'' and 
     inserting ``Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, have Major Range 
     and Test Facility Base facilities,'' after ``construct'';
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Oversight of Funds.--
       ``(1) Use of amounts.--The commander of an installation 
     selected to participate in the pilot program may obligate or 
     expend amounts reimbursed under the pilot program for 
     projects at the installation.
       ``(2) Designation of maintenance costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The commander of an installation 
     selected to participate in the pilot program may designate 
     the appropriate amount of maintenance costs to be charged to 
     users of Major Range and Test Facility Base facilities under 
     the pilot program.
       ``(B) Use of maintenance cost reimbursements.--Maintenance 
     cost reimbursements under subparagraph (A) for an 
     installation may be used either singly or in combination with 
     appropriated funds to satisfy the costs of maintenance 
     projects at the installation.
       ``(3) Oversight.--The commander of an installation selected 
     for the pilot program shall have direct oversight over 
     amounts reimbursed to the installation under the pilot 
     program for Facility, Sustainment, Restoration, and 
     Modernization.'';
       (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);
       (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) No Reduction of Appropriation.--In order to allow 
     full assessment of the viability of the pilot program, 
     appropriations to installations selected to participate in 
     the pilot program for Facility, Sustainment, Restoration, and 
     Modernization shall not be reduced on the basis of 
     participation in the pilot program or usage of the pilot 
     program reimbursements and realized reimbursements from 
     customers under the pilot program shall not be used as a 
     basis for reduction of such appropriations.''; and
       (6) in subsection (f) as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``December 1, 2026'' and inserting ``December 1, 
     2027''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section header.--The header for such section is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2862. PILOT PROGRAM TO AUGMENT APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS 
                   WITH MAINTENANCE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM MAJOR 
                   RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE USERS AT 
                   INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 
                   FORCE.''.

       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents for the 
     National Defense Authorization

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     Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) and the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division 
     B of Public Law 117-81) are each amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 2862 and inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 2862. Pilot program to augment appropriated amounts with 
              maintenance reimbursements from Major Range and Test 
              Facility Base users at installations of the Department of 
              the Air Force.''.

      TITLE LXXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 8141. ACCELERATING DEPLOYMENT OF VERSATILE, ADVANCED 
                   NUCLEAR FOR CLEAN ENERGY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for 
     Clean Energy Act of 2023'' or the ``ADVANCE Act of 2023''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Accident tolerant fuel.--The term ``accident tolerant 
     fuel'' has the meaning given the term in section 107(a) of 
     the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (Public 
     Law 115-439; 132 Stat. 5577).
       (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (3) Advanced nuclear fuel.--The term ``advanced nuclear 
     fuel'' means--
       (A) advanced nuclear reactor fuel; and
       (B) accident tolerant fuel.
       (4) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear 
     reactor'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
     Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 
     2215 note; Public Law 115-439).
       (5) Advanced nuclear reactor fuel.--The term ``advanced 
     nuclear reactor fuel'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 3 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 note; Public Law 115-439).
       (6) Appropriate committees of Congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (7) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission.
       (8) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
       (9) 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).
       (c) International Nuclear Reactor Export and Innovation 
     Activities.--
       (1) Coordination.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission shall--
       (i) coordinate all work of the Commission relating to--

       (I) nuclear reactor import and export licensing; and
       (II) international regulatory cooperation and assistance 
     relating to nuclear reactors, including with countries that 
     are members of--

       (aa) the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and 
     Development; or
       (bb) the Nuclear Energy Agency; and
       (ii) support interagency and international coordination 
     with respect to--

       (I) the consideration of international technical standards 
     to establish the licensing and regulatory basis to assist the 
     design, construction, and operation of nuclear systems;
       (II) efforts to help build competent nuclear regulatory 
     organizations and legal frameworks in countries seeking to 
     develop nuclear power; and
       (III) exchange programs and training provided, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, to other countries 
     relating to nuclear regulation and oversight to improve 
     nuclear technology licensing, in accordance with subparagraph 
     (B).

       (B) Exchange programs and training.--With respect to the 
     exchange programs and training described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)(III), the Commission shall coordinate, as applicable, 
     with--
       (i) the Secretary of Energy;
       (ii) the Secretary of State;
       (iii) National Laboratories;
       (iv) the private sector; and
       (v) institutions of higher education.
       (2) Authority to establish branch.--The Commission may 
     establish within the Office of International Programs a 
     branch, to be known as the ``International Nuclear Reactor 
     Export and Innovation Branch'', to carry out such 
     international nuclear reactor export and innovation 
     activities as the Commission determines to be appropriate and 
     within the mission of the Commission.
       (3) Exclusion of international activities from the fee 
     base.--
       (A) In general.--Section 102 of the Nuclear Energy 
     Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215) is 
     amended--
       (i) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) International nuclear reactor export and innovation 
     activities.--The Commission shall identify in the annual 
     budget justification international nuclear reactor export and 
     innovation activities described in subsection (c)(1) of the 
     ADVANCE Act of 2023.''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(iv) Costs for international nuclear reactor export and 
     innovation activities described in subsection (c)(1) of the 
     ADVANCE Act of 2023.''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraph 
     (A) shall take effect on October 1, 2024.
       (4) Coordination.--The Commission shall coordinate all 
     international activities under this subsection with the 
     Secretary of State and other applicable agencies, as 
     appropriate.
       (5) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection alters the 
     authority of the Commission to license and regulate the 
     civilian use of radioactive materials.
       (d) Denial of Certain Domestic Licenses for National 
     Security Purposes.--
       (1) Definition of covered fuel.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``covered fuel'' means enriched uranium that is 
     fabricated into fuel assemblies for nuclear reactors by an 
     entity that--
       (A) is owned or controlled by the Government of the Russian 
     Federation or the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China; or
       (B) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to 
     the jurisdiction of, the Russian Federation or the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (2) Prohibition on unlicensed possession or ownership of 
     covered fuel.--Unless specifically authorized by the 
     Commission in a license issued under section 53 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2073) and part 70 of title 10, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), no 
     person subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission may 
     possess or own covered fuel.
       (3) License to possess or own covered fuel.--
       (A) Consultation required prior to issuance.--The 
     Commission shall not issue a license to possess or own 
     covered fuel under section 53 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2073) and part 70 of title 10, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), unless the 
     Commission has first consulted with the Secretary of Energy 
     and the Secretary of State before issuing the license.
       (B) Prohibition on issuance of license.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii), a license to 
     possess or own covered fuel shall not be issued if the 
     Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of State make the 
     determination described in clause (ii)(I)(aa).
       (ii) Determination.--

       (I) In general.--The determination referred to in clause 
     (i) is a determination that possession or ownership, as 
     applicable, of covered fuel--

       (aa) poses a threat to the national security of the United 
     States, including because of an adverse impact on the 
     physical and economic security of the United States; or
       (bb) does not pose a threat to the national security of the 
     United States.

       (II) Joint determination.--A determination described in 
     subclause (I) shall be jointly made by the Secretary of 
     Energy and the Secretary of State.
       (III) Timeline.--

       (aa) Notice of application.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date on which the Commission receives an application for 
     a license to possess or own covered fuel, the Commission 
     shall notify the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 
     State of the application.
       (bb) Determination.--The Secretary of Energy and the 
     Secretary of State shall have a period of 180 days, beginning 
     on the date on which the Commission notifies the Secretary of 
     Energy and the Secretary of State under item (aa) of an 
     application for a license to possess or own covered fuel, in 
     which to make the determination described in subclause (I).
       (cc) Commission notification.--On making the determination 
     described in subclause (I), the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Secretary of State shall immediately notify the Commission.
       (dd) Congressional notification.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Secretary of State notify the Commission under item (cc), the 
     Commission shall notify the appropriate committees of 
     Congress, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, 
     and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives of the determination.
       (ee) Public notice.--Not later than 15 days after the date 
     on which the Commission notifies Congress under item (dd) of 
     a determination made under subclause (I), the Commission 
     shall make that determination publicly available.
       (iii) Effect of no determination.--The Commission shall not 
     issue a license if the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary 
     of State have not made a determination described in clause 
     (ii).
       (4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection alters any 
     treaty or international agreement in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act or that enters into force after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (e) Export License Requirements.--
       (1) Definition of low-enriched uranium.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``low-enriched uranium'' means uranium 
     enriched to less than 20 percent of the uranium-235 isotope.
       (2) Requirement.--The Commission shall not issue an export 
     license for the transfer of any item described in paragraph 
     (4) to a country described in paragraph (3) unless the

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     Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     any other relevant agencies, makes a determination that such 
     transfer will not be inimical to the common defense and 
     security of the United States.
       (3) Countries described.--A country referred to in 
     paragraph (2) is a country that--
       (A) has not concluded and ratified an Additional Protocol 
     to its safeguards agreement with the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency; or
       (B) has not ratified or acceded to the amendment to the 
     Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, 
     adopted at Vienna October 26, 1979, and opened for signature 
     at New York March 3, 1980 (TIAS 11080), described in the 
     information circular of the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency numbered INFCIRC/274/Rev.1/Mod.1 and dated May 9, 2016 
     (TIAS 16-508).
       (4) Items described.--An item referred to in paragraph (2) 
     includes--
       (A) unirradiated nuclear fuel containing special nuclear 
     material (as defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act 
     of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)), excluding low-enriched uranium;
       (B) a nuclear reactor that uses nuclear fuel described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (C) any plant or component listed in Appendix I to part 110 
     of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulations), that is involved in--
       (i) the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel 
     elements;
       (ii) the separation of plutonium; or
       (iii) the separation of the uranium-233 isotope.
       (5) Notification.--If the Commission, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of State and any other relevant agencies, makes 
     a determination, in accordance with applicable laws and 
     regulations, under paragraph (2) that the transfer of any 
     item described in paragraph (4) to a country described in 
     paragraph (3) will not be inimical to the common defense and 
     security of the United States, the Commission shall notify 
     the appropriate committees of Congress, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (f) Fees for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Application Review.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Nuclear Energy 
     Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 note; Public 
     Law 115-439) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (15) as 
     paragraphs (3), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (15), (16), 
     (17), (18), (19), (20), and (21), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Advanced nuclear reactor applicant.--The term 
     `advanced nuclear reactor applicant' means an entity that has 
     submitted to the Commission an application to receive a 
     license for an advanced nuclear reactor under the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).'';
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(4) Advanced nuclear reactor pre-applicant.--The term 
     `advanced nuclear reactor pre-applicant' means an entity that 
     has submitted to the Commission a licensing project plan for 
     the purposes of submitting a future application to receive a 
     license for an advanced nuclear reactor under the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
       ``(5) Agency support.--The term `agency support' means the 
     resources of the Commission that are located in executive, 
     administrative, and other support offices of the Commission, 
     as described in the document of the Commission entitled `FY 
     2023 Final Fee Rule Work Papers' (or a successor 
     document).'';
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(11) Hourly rate for mission-direct program salaries and 
     benefits for the nuclear reactor safety program.--The term 
     `hourly rate for mission-direct program salaries and benefits 
     for the Nuclear Reactor Safety Program' means the quotient 
     obtained by dividing--
       ``(A) the full-time equivalent rate (within the meaning of 
     the document of the Commission entitled `FY 2023 Final Fee 
     Rule Work Papers' (or a successor document)) for mission-
     direct program salaries and benefits for the Nuclear Reactor 
     Safety Program (as determined by the Commission) for a fiscal 
     year; by
       ``(B) the productive hours assumption for that fiscal year, 
     determined in accordance with the formula established in the 
     document referred to in subparagraph (A) (or a successor 
     document).''; and
       (E) by inserting after paragraph (12) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(13) Mission-direct program salaries and benefits for the 
     nuclear reactor safety program.--The term `mission-direct 
     program salaries and benefits for the Nuclear Reactor Safety 
     Program' means the resources of the Commission that are 
     allocated to the Nuclear Reactor Safety Program (as 
     determined by the Commission) to perform core work activities 
     committed to fulfilling the mission of the Commission, as 
     described in the document of the Commission entitled `FY 2023 
     Final Fee Rule Work Papers' (or a successor document).
       ``(14) Mission-indirect program support.--The term 
     `mission-indirect program support' means the resources of the 
     Commission that support the core mission-direct activities 
     for the Nuclear Reactor Safety Program of the Commission (as 
     determined by the Commission), as described in the document 
     of the Commission entitled `FY 2023 Final Fee Rule Work 
     Papers' (or a successor document).''.
       (2) Excluded activities.--Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the 
     Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 
     2215(b)(1)(B)) (as amended by subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) The total costs of mission-indirect program support 
     and agency support that, under paragraph (2)(B), may not be 
     included in the hourly rate charged for fees assessed to 
     advanced nuclear reactor applicants.
       ``(vi) The total costs of mission-indirect program support 
     and agency support that, under paragraph (2)(C), may not be 
     included in the hourly rate charged for fees assessed to 
     advanced nuclear reactor pre-applicants.''.
       (3) Fees for service or thing of value.--Section 102(b) of 
     the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2215(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Fees for service or thing of value.--
       ``(A) In general.--In accordance with section 9701 of title 
     31, United States Code, the Commission shall assess and 
     collect fees from any person who receives a service or thing 
     of value from the Commission to cover the costs to the 
     Commission of providing the service or thing of value.
       ``(B) Advanced nuclear reactor applicants.--The hourly rate 
     charged for fees assessed to advanced nuclear reactor 
     applicants under this paragraph relating to the review of a 
     submitted application described in section 3(1) shall not 
     exceed the hourly rate for mission-direct program salaries 
     and benefits for the Nuclear Reactor Safety Program.
       ``(C) Advanced nuclear reactor pre-applicants.--The hourly 
     rate charged for fees assessed to advanced nuclear reactor 
     pre-applicants under this paragraph relating to the review of 
     submitted materials as described in the licensing project 
     plan of an advanced nuclear reactor pre-applicant shall not 
     exceed the hourly rate for mission-direct program salaries 
     and benefits for the Nuclear Reactor Safety Program.''.
       (4) Sunset.--Section 102 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation 
     and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(g) Cessation of Effectiveness.--Paragraphs (1)(B)(vi) 
     and (2)(C) of subsection (b) shall cease to be effective on 
     September 30, 2029.''.
       (5) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2024.
       (g) Advanced Nuclear Reactor Prizes.--Section 103 of the 
     Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (Public Law 
     115-439; 132 Stat. 5571) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Prizes for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Licensing.--
       ``(1) Definition of eligible entity.--In this subsection, 
     the term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a non-Federal entity; and
       ``(B) the Tennessee Valley Authority.
       ``(2) Prize for advanced nuclear reactor licensing.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 169 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2209) and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, the Secretary is authorized 
     to make, with respect to each award category described in 
     subparagraph (C), an award in an amount described in 
     subparagraph (B) to the first eligible entity--
       ``(i) to which the Commission issues an operating license 
     for an advanced nuclear reactor under part 50 of title 10, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for 
     which an application has not been approved by the Commission 
     as of the date of enactment of this subsection; or
       ``(ii) for which the Commission makes a finding described 
     in section 52.103(g) of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 
     (or successor regulations), with respect to a combined 
     license for an advanced nuclear reactor--

       ``(I) that is issued under subpart C of part 52 of that 
     title (or successor regulations); and
       ``(II) for which an application has not been approved by 
     the Commission as of the date of enactment of this 
     subsection.

       ``(B) Amount of award.--An award under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be in an amount equal to the total amount assessed by 
     the Commission and collected under section 102(b)(2) from the 
     eligible entity receiving the award for costs relating to the 
     issuance of the license described in that subparagraph, 
     including, as applicable, costs relating to the issuance of 
     an associated construction permit described in section 50.23 
     of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulations), or early site permit (as defined in section 
     52.1 of that title (or successor regulations)).
       ``(C) Award categories.--An award under subparagraph (A) 
     may be made for--
       ``(i) the first advanced nuclear reactor for which the 
     Commission--

       ``(I) issues a license in accordance with clause (i) of 
     subparagraph (A); or
       ``(II) makes a finding in accordance with clause (ii) of 
     that subparagraph;

       ``(ii) an advanced nuclear reactor that--

       ``(I) uses isotopes derived from spent nuclear fuel (as 
     defined in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 
     (42 U.S.C.

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     10101)) or depleted uranium as fuel for the advanced nuclear 
     reactor; and
       ``(II) is the first advanced nuclear reactor described in 
     subclause (I) for which the Commission--

       ``(aa) issues a license in accordance with clause (i) of 
     subparagraph (A); or
       ``(bb) makes a finding in accordance with clause (ii) of 
     that subparagraph;
       ``(iii) an advanced nuclear reactor that--

       ``(I) is a nuclear integrated energy system--

       ``(aa) that is composed of 2 or more co-located or jointly 
     operated subsystems of energy generation, energy storage, or 
     other technologies;
       ``(bb) in which not fewer than 1 subsystem described in 
     item (aa) is a nuclear energy system; and
       ``(cc) the purpose of which is--
       ``(AA) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both the power 
     and nonpower sectors; and
       ``(BB) to maximize energy production and efficiency; and

       ``(II) is the first advanced nuclear reactor described in 
     subclause (I) for which the Commission--

       ``(aa) issues a license in accordance with clause (i) of 
     subparagraph (A); or
       ``(bb) makes a finding in accordance with clause (ii) of 
     that subparagraph;
       ``(iv) an advanced reactor that--

       ``(I) operates flexibly to generate electricity or high 
     temperature process heat for nonelectric applications; and
       ``(II) is the first advanced nuclear reactor described in 
     subclause (I) for which the Commission--

       ``(aa) issues a license in accordance with clause (i) of 
     subparagraph (A); or
       ``(bb) makes a finding in accordance with clause (ii) of 
     that subparagraph; and
       ``(v) the first advanced nuclear reactor for which the 
     Commission grants approval to load nuclear fuel pursuant to 
     the technology-inclusive regulatory framework established 
     under subsection (a)(4).
       ``(3) Federal funding limitations.--
       ``(A) Exclusion of tva funds.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `Federal funds' does not include funds received under the 
     power program of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
       ``(B) Limitation on amounts expended.--An award under this 
     subsection shall not exceed the total amount expended 
     (excluding any expenditures made with Federal funds received 
     for the applicable project and an amount equal to the minimum 
     cost-share required under section 988 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352)) by the eligible entity 
     receiving the award for licensing costs relating to the 
     project for which the award is made.
       ``(C) Repayment and dividends not required.--
     Notwithstanding section 9104(a)(4) of title 31, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law, an eligible entity that 
     receives an award under this subsection shall not be 
     required--
       ``(i) to repay that award or any part of that award; or
       ``(ii) to pay a dividend, interest, or other similar 
     payment based on the sum of that award.''.
       (h) Report on Unique Licensing Considerations Relating to 
     the Use of Nuclear Energy for Nonelectric Applications.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report (referred to in 
     this subsection as the ``report'') addressing any unique 
     licensing issues or requirements relating to--
       (A) the flexible operation of nuclear reactors, such as 
     ramping power output and switching between electricity 
     generation and nonelectric applications;
       (B) the use of advanced nuclear reactors exclusively for 
     nonelectric applications; and
       (C) the colocation of nuclear reactors with industrial 
     plants or other facilities.
       (2) Stakeholder input.--In developing the report, the 
     Commission shall seek input from--
       (A) the Secretary of Energy;
       (B) the nuclear energy industry;
       (C) technology developers;
       (D) the industrial, chemical, and medical sectors;
       (E) nongovernmental organizations; and
       (F) other public stakeholders.
       (3) Contents.--
       (A) In general.--The report shall describe--
       (i) any unique licensing issues or requirements relating to 
     the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
     paragraph (1), including, with respect to the nonelectric 
     applications referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of that 
     paragraph, any licensing issues or requirements relating to 
     the use of nuclear energy in--

       (I) hydrogen or other liquid and gaseous fuel or chemical 
     production;
       (II) water desalination and wastewater treatment;
       (III) heat for industrial processes;
       (IV) district heating;
       (V) energy storage;
       (VI) industrial or medical isotope production; and
       (VII) other applications, as identified by the Commission;

       (ii) options for addressing those issues or requirements--

       (I) within the existing regulatory framework of the 
     Commission;
       (II) as part of the technology-inclusive regulatory 
     framework required under subsection (a)(4) of section 103 of 
     the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2133 note; Public Law 115-439) or described in the 
     report required under subsection (e) of that section (Public 
     Law 115-439; 132 Stat. 5575); or
       (III) through a new rulemaking; and

       (iii) the extent to which Commission action is needed to 
     implement any matter described in the report.
       (B) Cost estimates, budgets, and timeframes.--The report 
     shall include cost estimates, proposed budgets, and proposed 
     timeframes for implementing risk-informed and performance-
     based regulatory guidance in the licensing of nuclear 
     reactors for nonelectric applications.
       (i) Enabling Preparations for the Demonstration of Advanced 
     Nuclear Reactors on Department of Energy Sites or Critical 
     National Security Infrastructure Sites.--
       (1) In general.--Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the Nuclear Energy 
     Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215(b)(1)(B)) 
     (as amended by subsection (f)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(vii) Costs for--

       ``(I) activities to review and approve or disapprove an 
     application for an early site permit (as defined in section 
     52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
     regulation)) to demonstrate an advanced nuclear reactor on a 
     Department of Energy site or critical national security 
     infrastructure (as defined in section 327(d) of the John S. 
     McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1722)) site; and
       ``(II) pre-application activities relating to an early site 
     permit (as defined in section 52.1 of title 10, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) to 
     demonstrate an advanced nuclear reactor on a Department of 
     Energy site or critical national security infrastructure (as 
     defined in section 327(d) of the John S. McCain National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
     115-232; 132 Stat. 1722)) site.''.

       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2024.
       (j) Clarification on Fusion Regulation.--Section 103(a)(4) 
     of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2133 note; Public Law 115-439) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Not later'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Not later''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Exclusion of fusion reactors.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `advanced reactor applicant' does 
     not include an applicant seeking a license for a fusion 
     reactor.''.
       (k) Regulatory Issues for Nuclear Facilities at Brownfield 
     Sites.--
       (1) Definitions.--
       (A) Brownfield site.--The term ``brownfield site'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
       (B) Production facility.--The term ``production facility'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 11 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014).
       (C) Retired fossil fuel site.--The term ``retired fossil 
     fuel site'' means the site of 1 or more fossil fuel electric 
     generation facilities that are retired or scheduled to 
     retire, including multi-unit facilities that are partially 
     shut down.
       (D) Utilization facility.--The term ``utilization 
     facility'' has the meaning given the term in section 11 of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014).
       (2) Identification of regulatory issues.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall evaluate the 
     extent to which modification of regulations, guidance, or 
     policy is needed to enable timely licensing reviews for, and 
     to support the oversight of, production facilities or 
     utilization facilities at brownfield sites.
       (B) Requirement.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     Commission shall consider how licensing reviews for 
     production facilities or utilization facilities at brownfield 
     sites may be expedited by considering matters relating to 
     siting and operating a production facility or a utilization 
     facility at or near a retired fossil fuel site to support--
       (i) the reuse of existing site infrastructure, including--

       (I) electric switchyard components and transmission 
     infrastructure;
       (II) heat-sink components;
       (III) steam cycle components;
       (IV) roads;
       (V) railroad access; and
       (VI) water availability;

       (ii) the use of early site permits;
       (iii) the utilization of plant parameter envelopes or 
     similar standardized site parameters on a portion of a larger 
     site; and
       (iv) the use of a standardized application for similar 
     sites.
       (C) Report.--Not later than 14 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report describing any 
     regulations, guidance, and policies identified under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (3) Licensing.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall--
       (i) develop and implement strategies to enable timely 
     licensing reviews for, and to support the oversight of, 
     production facilities or

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     utilization facilities at brownfield sites, including retired 
     fossil fuel sites; or
       (ii) initiate a rulemaking to enable timely licensing 
     reviews for, and to support the oversight of, of production 
     facilities or utilization facilities at brownfield sites, 
     including retired fossil fuel sites.
       (B) Requirements.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), 
     consistent with the mission of the Commission, the Commission 
     shall consider matters relating to--
       (i) the use of existing site infrastructure;
       (ii) existing emergency preparedness organizations and 
     planning;
       (iii) the availability of historical site-specific 
     environmental data;
       (iv) previously approved environmental reviews required by 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
     et seq.);
       (v) activities associated with the potential 
     decommissioning of facilities or decontamination and 
     remediation at brownfield sites; and
       (vi) community engagement and historical experience with 
     energy production.
       (4) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the 
     actions taken by the Commission under paragraph (3).
       (l) Appalachian Regional Commission Nuclear Energy 
     Development.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 145 of subtitle IV 
     of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``Sec. 14512. Appalachian Regional Commission nuclear energy 
       development

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Brownfield site.--The term `brownfield site' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
       ``(2) Production facility.--The term `production facility' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 11 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014).
       ``(3) Retired fossil fuel site.--The term `retired fossil 
     fuel site' means the site of 1 or more fossil fuel electric 
     generation facilities that are retired or scheduled to 
     retire, including multi-unit facilities that are partially 
     shut down.
       ``(4) Utilization facility.--The term `utilization 
     facility' has the meaning given the term in section 11 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014).
       ``(b) Authority.--The Appalachian Regional Commission may 
     provide technical assistance to, make grants to, enter into 
     contracts with, or otherwise provide amounts to individuals 
     or entities in the Appalachian region for projects and 
     activities--
       ``(1) to conduct research and analysis regarding the 
     economic impact of siting, constructing, and operating a 
     production facility or a utilization facility at a brownfield 
     site, including a retired fossil fuel site;
       ``(2) to assist with workforce training or retraining to 
     perform activities relating to the siting and operation of a 
     production facility or a utilization facility at a brownfield 
     site, including a retired fossil fuel site; and
       ``(3) to engage with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the 
     Department of Energy, and other Federal agencies with 
     expertise in civil nuclear energy.
       ``(c) Limitation on Available Amounts.--Of the cost of any 
     project or activity eligible for a grant under this section--
       ``(1) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), not 
     more than 50 percent may be provided from amounts made 
     available to carry out this section;
       ``(2) in the case of a project or activity to be carried 
     out in a county for which a distressed county designation is 
     in effect under section 14526, not more than 80 percent may 
     be provided from amounts made available to carry out this 
     section; and
       ``(3) in the case of a project or activity to be carried 
     out in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in 
     effect under section 14526, not more than 70 percent may be 
     provided from amounts made available to carry out this 
     section.
       ``(d) Sources of Assistance.--Subject to subsection (c), a 
     grant provided under this section may be provided from 
     amounts made available to carry out this section, in 
     combination with amounts made available--
       ``(1) under any other Federal program; or
       ``(2) from any other source.
       ``(e) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any provision of law 
     limiting the Federal share under any other Federal program, 
     amounts made available to carry out this section may be used 
     to increase that Federal share, as the Appalachian Regional 
     Commission determines to be appropriate.''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 14703 of 
     title 40, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Appalachian Regional Commission Nuclear Energy 
     Development.--Of the amounts made available under subsection 
     (a), $5,000,000 may be used to carry out section 14512 for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 145 of subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking the item relating to section 14511 and 
     inserting the following:

``14511. Appalachian regional energy hub initiative.
``14512. Appalachian Regional Commission nuclear energy development.''.
       (m) Foreign Ownership.--
       (1) In general.--The prohibitions against issuing certain 
     licenses for utilization facilities to certain corporations 
     and other entities described in the second sentence of 
     section 103 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2133(d)) and the second sentence of section 104 d. of that 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 2134(d)) shall not apply to an entity 
     described in paragraph (2) if the Commission determines that 
     issuance of the applicable license to that entity is not 
     inimical to--
       (A) the common defense and security; or
       (B) the health and safety of the public.
       (2) Entities described.--
       (A) In general.--An entity referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     a corporation or other entity that is owned, controlled, or 
     dominated by--
       (i) the government of--

       (I) a country that is a member of the Organisation for 
     Economic Co-operation and Development on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, subject to subparagraph (B); or
       (II) the Republic of India;

       (ii) a corporation that is incorporated in a country 
     described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i); or
       (iii) an alien who is a national of a country described in 
     subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i).
       (B) Exclusion.--An entity described in subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(I) is not an entity referred to in paragraph (1), and 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to that entity, if, on the date 
     of enactment of this Act--
       (i) the entity (or any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the entity) is a person subject to 
     sanctions under section 231 of the Countering America's 
     Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525); or
       (ii) any citizen of the entity, or any entity organized 
     under the laws of, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction 
     of, the entity, is a person subject to sanctions under that 
     section.
       (3) Technical amendment.--Section 103 d. of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133(d)) is amended, in the 
     second sentence, by striking ``any any'' and inserting 
     ``any''.
       (4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection affects the 
     requirements of section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 
     1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565).
       (n) Extension of the Price-Anderson Act.--
       (1) Extension.--Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) (commonly known as the ``Price-Anderson 
     Act'') is amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2045''.
       (2) Liability.--Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) (commonly known as the ``Price-Anderson 
     Act'') is amended--
       (A) in subsection d. (5), by striking ``$500,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,000,000,000''; and
       (B) in subsection e. (4), by striking ``$500,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,000,000,000''.
       (3) Report.--Section 170 p. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(p)) (commonly known as the ``Price-
     Anderson Act'') is amended by striking ``December 31, 2021'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2041''.
       (4) Definition of nuclear incident.--Section 11 q. of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(q)) is amended, in 
     the second proviso, by striking ``if such occurrence'' and 
     all that follows through ``United States:'' and inserting a 
     colon.
       (o) Report on Advanced Methods of Manufacturing and 
     Construction for Nuclear Energy Applications.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report (referred to in 
     this subsection as the ``report'') on manufacturing and 
     construction for nuclear energy applications.
       (2) Stakeholder input.--In developing the report, the 
     Commission shall seek input from--
       (A) the Secretary of Energy;
       (B) the nuclear energy industry;
       (C) National Laboratories;
       (D) institutions of higher education;
       (E) nuclear and manufacturing technology developers;
       (F) the manufacturing and construction industries, 
     including manufacturing and construction companies with 
     operating facilities in the United States;
       (G) standards development organizations;
       (H) labor unions;
       (I) nongovernmental organizations; and
       (J) other public stakeholders.
       (3) Contents.--
       (A) In general.--The report shall--
       (i) examine any unique licensing issues or requirements 
     relating to the use of innovative--

       (I) advanced manufacturing processes;
       (II) advanced construction techniques; and
       (III) rapid improvement or iterative innovation processes;

       (ii) examine--

       (I) the requirements for nuclear-grade components in 
     manufacturing and construction for nuclear energy 
     applications;
       (II) opportunities to use standard materials, parts, or 
     components in manufacturing and construction for nuclear 
     energy applications;
       (III) opportunities to use standard materials that are in 
     compliance with existing codes to provide acceptable 
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     support or encapsulate new materials that do not yet have 
     applicable codes; and
       (IV) requirements relating to the transport of a fueled 
     advanced nuclear reactor core from a manufacturing licensee 
     to a licensee that holds a license to construct and operate a 
     facility at a particular site;

       (iii) identify any safety aspects of innovative advanced 
     manufacturing processes and advanced construction techniques 
     that are not addressed by existing codes and standards, so 
     that generic guidance may be updated or created, as 
     necessary;
       (iv) identify options for addressing the issues, 
     requirements, and opportunities examined under clauses (i) 
     and (ii)--

       (I) within the existing regulatory framework; or
       (II) through a new rulemaking;

       (v) identify how addressing the issues, requirements, and 
     opportunities examined under clauses (i) and (ii) will impact 
     opportunities for domestic nuclear manufacturing and 
     construction developers; and
       (vi) describe the extent to which Commission action is 
     needed to implement any matter described in the report.
       (B) Cost estimates, budgets, and timeframes.--The report 
     shall include cost estimates, proposed budgets, and proposed 
     timeframes for implementing risk-informed and performance-
     based regulatory guidance for manufacturing and construction 
     for nuclear energy applications.
       (p) Nuclear Energy Traineeship.--Section 313 of division C 
     of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (42 U.S.C. 16274a), 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Nuclear Regulatory'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and subsection (c)'' after 
     ``paragraph (2)'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (5); and
       (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term `advanced nuclear 
     reactor' has the meaning given the term in section 951(b) of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)).
       ``(2) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission.
       ``(3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15801).
       ``(4) National laboratory.--The term `National Laboratory' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 951(b) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)).'';
       (4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``Nuclear 
     Regulatory'';
       (5) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively; and
       (6) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Nuclear Energy Traineeship Subprogram.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall establish, as a 
     subprogram of the Program, a nuclear energy traineeship 
     subprogram under which the Commission, in coordination with 
     institutions of higher education and trade schools, shall 
     competitively award traineeships that provide focused 
     training to meet critical mission needs of the Commission and 
     nuclear workforce needs, including needs relating to the 
     nuclear tradecraft workforce.
       ``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out the nuclear energy 
     traineeship subprogram described in paragraph (1), the 
     Commission shall--
       ``(A) coordinate with the Secretary of Energy to prioritize 
     the funding of traineeships that focus on--
       ``(i) nuclear workforce needs; and
       ``(ii) critical mission needs of the Commission;
       ``(B) encourage appropriate partnerships among--
       ``(i) National Laboratories;
       ``(ii) institutions of higher education;
       ``(iii) trade schools;
       ``(iv) the nuclear energy industry; and
       ``(v) other entities, as the Commission determines to be 
     appropriate; and
       ``(C) on an annual basis, evaluate nuclear workforce needs 
     for the purpose of implementing traineeships in focused 
     topical areas that--
       ``(i) address the workforce needs of the nuclear energy 
     community; and
       ``(ii) support critical mission needs of the Commission.''.
       (q) Report on Commission Readiness and Capacity to License 
     Additional Conversion and Enrichment Capacity to Reduce 
     Reliance on Uranium From Russia.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the readiness and 
     capacity of the Commission to license additional conversion 
     and enrichment capacity at existing and new fuel cycle 
     facilities to reduce reliance on nuclear fuel that is 
     recovered, converted, enriched, or fabricated by an entity 
     that--
       (A) is owned or controlled by the Government of the Russian 
     Federation; or
       (B) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to 
     the jurisdiction of, the Russian Federation.
       (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall analyze how the capacity of the Commission to license 
     additional conversion and enrichment capacity at existing and 
     new fuel cycle facilities may conflict with or restrict the 
     readiness of the Commission to review advanced nuclear 
     reactor applications.
       (r) Annual Report on the Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-level 
     Radioactive Waste Inventory in the United States.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) High-level radioactive waste.--The term ``high-level 
     radioactive waste'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
       (B) Spent nuclear fuel.--The term ``spent nuclear fuel'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
       (C) Standard contract.--The term ``standard contract'' has 
     the meaning given the term ``contract'' in section 961.3 of 
     title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
     regulation).
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress 
     a report that describes--
       (A) the annual and cumulative amount of payments made by 
     the United States to the holder of a standard contract due to 
     a partial breach of contract under the Nuclear Waste Policy 
     Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) resulting in financial 
     damages to the holder;
       (B) the cumulative amount spent by the Department of Energy 
     since fiscal year 2008 to reduce future payments projected to 
     be made by the United States to any holder of a standard 
     contract due to a partial breach of contract under the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.);
       (C) the cumulative amount spent by the Department of Energy 
     to store, manage, and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-
     level radioactive waste in the United States as of the date 
     of the report;
       (D) the projected lifecycle costs to store, manage, 
     transport, and dispose of the projected inventory of spent 
     nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in the United 
     States, including spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
     radioactive waste expected to be generated from existing 
     reactors through 2050;
       (E) any mechanisms for better accounting of liabilities for 
     the lifecycle costs of the spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
     radioactive waste inventory in the United States;
       (F) any recommendations for improving the methods used by 
     the Department of Energy for the accounting of spent nuclear 
     fuel and high-level radioactive waste costs and liabilities;
       (G) any actions taken in the previous fiscal year by the 
     Department of Energy with respect to interim storage; and
       (H) any activities taken in the previous fiscal year by the 
     Department of Energy to develop and deploy nuclear 
     technologies and fuels that enhance the safe transportation 
     or storage of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive 
     waste, including technologies to protect against seismic, 
     flooding, and other extreme weather events.
       (s) Authorization of Appropriations for Superfund Actions 
     at Abandoned Mining Sites on Tribal Land.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Eligible non-NPL site.--The term ``eligible non-NPL 
     site'' means a site--
       (i) that is not on the National Priorities List; but
       (ii) with respect to which the Administrator determines 
     that--

       (I) the site would be eligible for listing on the National 
     Priorities List based on the presence of hazards from 
     contamination at the site, applying the hazard ranking system 
     described in section 105(c) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605(c)); and
       (II) for removal site evaluations, engineering evaluations/
     cost analyses, remedial planning activities, remedial 
     investigations and feasibility studies, and other actions 
     taken pursuant to section 104(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9604), the site--

       (aa) has undergone a pre-CERCLA screening; and
       (bb) is included in the Superfund Enterprise Management 
     System.
       (B) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       (C) National priorities list.--The term ``National 
     Priorities List'' means the National Priorities List 
     developed by the President in accordance with section 
     105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9605(a)(8)(B)).
       (D) Remedial action; removal; response.--The terms 
     ``remedial action'', ``removal'', and ``response'' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
       (E) Tribal land.--The term ``Tribal land'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``Indian country'' in section 1151 of title 
     18, United States Code.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2032, to remain available until expended--

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       (A) $97,000,000 to the Administrator to carry out this 
     subsection (except for paragraph (4)); and
       (B) $3,000,000 to the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic 
     Substances and Disease Registry to carry out paragraph (4).
       (3) Uses of amounts.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph 
     (2)(A) shall be used by the Administrator--
       (A) to carry out removal actions on abandoned mine land 
     located on Tribal land;
       (B) to carry out response actions, including removal and 
     remedial planning activities, removal and remedial studies, 
     remedial actions, and other actions taken pursuant to section 
     104(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(b)) 
     on abandoned mine land located on Tribal land at--
       (i) eligible non-NPL sites; and
       (ii) sites listed on the National Priorities List; and
       (C) to make grants under paragraph (5).
       (4) Health assessments.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
     Registry, in coordination with Tribal health authorities, 
     shall perform 1 or more health assessments at each eligible 
     non-NPL site that is located on Tribal land, in accordance 
     with section 104(i)(6) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9604(i)(6)).
       (5) Tribal grants.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator may use amounts 
     appropriated under paragraph (2)(A) to make grants to 
     eligible entities described in subparagraph (B) for the 
     purposes described in subparagraph (C).
       (B) Eligible entities described.--An eligible entity 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
       (i) the governing body of an Indian Tribe; or
       (ii) a legally established organization of Indians that--

       (I) is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by the 
     governing bodies of 2 or more Indian Tribes to be served, or 
     that is democratically elected by the adult members of the 
     Indian community to be served, by that organization; and
       (II) includes the maximum participation of Indians in all 
     phases of the activities of that organization.

       (C) Use of grant funds.--A grant under this paragraph shall 
     be used--
       (i) in accordance with the second sentence of section 
     117(e)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9617(e)(1));
       (ii) for obtaining technical assistance in carrying out 
     response actions under clause (iii); or
       (iii) for carrying out response actions, if the 
     Administrator determines that the Indian Tribe has the 
     capability to carry out any or all of those response actions 
     in accordance with the criteria and priorities established 
     pursuant to section 105(a)(8) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)).
       (D) Applications.--An eligible entity desiring a grant 
     under this paragraph shall submit to the Administrator an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Administrator may require.
       (E) Limitations.--A grant under this paragraph shall be 
     governed by the rules, procedures, and limitations described 
     in section 117(e)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9617(e)(2)), except that--
       (i) ``Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency'' shall be substituted for ``President'' each place it 
     appears in that section; and
       (ii) in the first sentence of that section, ``under 
     subsection (s) of the ADVANCE Act of 2023'' shall be 
     substituted for ``under this subsection''.
       (6) Statute of limitations.--If a remedial action described 
     in paragraph (3)(B) is scheduled at an eligible non-NPL site, 
     no action may be commenced for damages (as defined in section 
     101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601)) 
     with respect to that eligible non-NPL site unless the action 
     is commenced within the timeframe provided for such actions 
     with respect to facilities on the National Priorities List in 
     the first sentence of the matter following subparagraph (B) 
     of section 113(g)(1) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 9613(g)(1)).
       (7) Coordination.--The Administrator shall coordinate with 
     the Indian Tribe on whose land the applicable site is located 
     in--
       (A) selecting and prioritizing sites for response actions 
     under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3); and
       (B) carrying out those response actions.
       (t) Development, Qualification, and Licensing of Advanced 
     Nuclear Fuel Concepts.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall establish an 
     initiative to enhance preparedness and coordination with 
     respect to the qualification and licensing of advanced 
     nuclear fuel.
       (2) Agency coordination.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Commission and the 
     Secretary of Energy shall enter into a memorandum of 
     understanding--
       (A) to share technical expertise and knowledge through--
       (i) enabling the testing and demonstration of accident 
     tolerant fuels for existing commercial nuclear reactors and 
     advanced nuclear reactor fuel concepts to be proposed and 
     funded, in whole or in part, by the private sector;
       (ii) operating a database to store and share data and 
     knowledge relevant to nuclear science and engineering between 
     Federal agencies and the private sector;
       (iii) leveraging expertise with respect to safety analysis 
     and research relating to advanced nuclear fuel; and
       (iv) enabling technical staff to actively observe and learn 
     about technologies, with an emphasis on identification of 
     additional information needed with respect to advanced 
     nuclear fuel; and
       (B) to ensure that--
       (i) the Department of Energy has sufficient technical 
     expertise to support the timely research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application of advanced nuclear 
     fuel;
       (ii) the Commission has sufficient technical expertise to 
     support the evaluation of applications for licenses, permits, 
     and design certifications and other requests for regulatory 
     approval for advanced nuclear fuel;
       (iii)(I) the Department of Energy maintains and develops 
     the facilities necessary to enable the timely research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial application by the 
     civilian nuclear industry of advanced nuclear fuel; and
       (II) the Commission has access to the facilities described 
     in subclause (I), as needed; and
       (iv) the Commission consults, as appropriate, with the 
     modeling and simulation experts at the Office of Nuclear 
     Energy of the Department of Energy, at the National 
     Laboratories, and within industry fuel vendor teams in 
     cooperative agreements with the Department of Energy to 
     leverage physics-based computer modeling and simulation 
     capabilities.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the 
     efforts of the Commission under paragraph (1), including--
       (i) an assessment of the preparedness of the Commission to 
     review and qualify for use--

       (I) accident tolerant fuel;
       (II) ceramic cladding materials;
       (III) fuels containing silicon carbide;
       (IV) high-assay, low-enriched uranium fuels;
       (V) molten-salt based liquid fuels;
       (VI) fuels derived from spent nuclear fuel or depleted 
     uranium; and
       (VII) other related fuel concepts, as determined by the 
     Commission;

       (ii) activities planned or undertaken under the memorandum 
     of understanding described in paragraph (2);
       (iii) an accounting of the areas of research needed with 
     respect to advanced nuclear fuel; and
       (iv) any other challenges or considerations identified by 
     the Commission.
       (B) Consultation.--In developing the report under 
     subparagraph (A), the Commission shall seek input from--
       (i) the Secretary of Energy;
       (ii) National Laboratories;
       (iii) the nuclear energy industry;
       (iv) technology developers;
       (v) nongovernmental organizations; and
       (vi) other public stakeholders.
       (u) Commission Workforce.--
       (1) Definition of chairman.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``Chairman'' means the Chairman of the Commission.
       (2) Hiring bonus and appointment authority.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 161 d. of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201(d)), any provision 
     of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 (94 Stat. 3585; 5 U.S.C. 
     app.), and any provision of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments and General Schedule classification 
     and pay rates, the Chairman may, subject to the limitations 
     described in subparagraph (C), and without regard to the 
     civil service laws--
       (i) establish the positions described in subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (ii) appoint persons to the positions established under 
     clause (i).
       (B) Positions described.--The positions referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) are--
       (i) permanent or term-limited positions with highly 
     specialized scientific, engineering, and technical 
     competencies to address a critical licensing or regulatory 
     oversight need for the Commission, including--

       (I) health physicist;
       (II) reactor operations engineer;
       (III) human factors analyst or engineer;
       (IV) risk and reliability analyst or engineer;
       (V) licensing project manager;
       (VI) reactor engineer for severe accidents;
       (VII) geotechnical engineer;
       (VIII) structural engineer;
       (IX) reactor systems engineer;
       (X) reactor engineer;
       (XI) radiation scientist;
       (XII) seismic engineer; and
       (XIII) electronics engineer; or

       (ii) permanent or term-limited positions to be filled by 
     exceptionally well-qualified individuals that the Chairman, 
     subject to paragraph (5), determines are necessary to fulfill 
     the mission of the Commission.
       (C) Limitations.--
       (i) In general.--Appointments under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     may be made to not more than--

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       (I)(aa) 15 permanent positions described in subparagraph 
     (B)(i) during fiscal year 2024; and
       (bb) 10 permanent positions described in subparagraph 
     (B)(i) during each fiscal year thereafter;
       (II)(aa) 15 term-limited positions described in 
     subparagraph (B)(i) during fiscal year 2024; and
       (bb) 10 term-limited positions described in subparagraph 
     (B)(i) during each fiscal year thereafter;
       (III)(aa) 15 permanent positions described in subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) during fiscal year 2024; and
       (bb) 10 permanent positions described in subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) during each fiscal year thereafter; and
       (IV)(aa) 15 term-limited positions described in 
     subparagraph (B)(ii) during fiscal year 2024; and
       (bb) 10 term-limited positions described in subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) during each fiscal year thereafter.

       (ii) Term of term-limited appointment.--If a person is 
     appointed to a term-limited position described in clause (i) 
     or (ii) of subparagraph (B), the term of that appointment 
     shall not exceed 4 years.
       (iii) Staff positions.--Subject to paragraph (5), 
     appointments made to positions established under this 
     paragraph shall be to a range of staff positions that are of 
     entry, mid, and senior levels, to the extent practicable.
       (D) Hiring bonus.--The Commission may pay a person 
     appointed under subparagraph (A) a 1-time hiring bonus in an 
     amount not to exceed the least of--
       (i) $25,000;
       (ii) the amount equal to 15 percent of the annual rate of 
     basic pay of the employee; and
       (iii) the amount of the limitation that is applicable for a 
     calendar year under section 5307(a)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (3) Compensation and appointment authority.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 161 d. of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201(d)), any provision 
     of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 (94 Stat. 3585; 5 U.S.C. 
     app.), and chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53, of 
     title 5, United States Code, the Chairman, subject to the 
     limitations described in subparagraph (C) and without regard 
     to the civil service laws, may--
       (i) establish and fix the rates of basic pay for the 
     positions described in subparagraph (B); and
       (ii) appoint persons to the positions established under 
     clause (i).
       (B) Positions described.--The positions referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) are--
       (i) positions with highly specialized scientific, 
     engineering, and technical competencies to address a critical 
     need for the Commission, including--

       (I) health physicist;
       (II) reactor operations engineer;
       (III) human factors analyst or engineer;
       (IV) risk and reliability analyst or engineer;
       (V) licensing project manager;
       (VI) reactor engineer for severe accidents;
       (VII) geotechnical engineer;
       (VIII) structural engineer;
       (IX) reactor systems engineer;
       (X) reactor engineer;
       (XI) radiation scientist;
       (XII) seismic engineer; and
       (XIII) electronics engineer; or

       (ii) positions to be filled by exceptionally well-qualified 
     persons that the Chairman, subject to paragraph (5), 
     determines are necessary to fulfill the mission of the 
     Commission.
       (C) Limitations.--
       (i) In general.--The annual rate of basic pay for a 
     position described in subparagraph (B) may not exceed the per 
     annum rate of salary payable for level III of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
       (ii) Number of positions.--Appointments under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) may be made to not more than--

       (I) 10 positions described in subparagraph (B)(i) per 
     fiscal year, not to exceed a total of 50 positions; and
       (II) 10 positions described in subparagraph (B)(ii) per 
     fiscal year, not to exceed a total of 50 positions.

       (D) Performance bonus.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), an 
     employee may be paid a 1-time performance bonus in an amount 
     not to exceed the least of--

       (I) $25,000;
       (II) the amount equal to 15 percent of the annual rate of 
     basic pay of the person; and
       (III) the amount of the limitation that is applicable for a 
     calendar year under section 5307(a)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.

       (ii) Performance.--Any 1-time performance bonus under 
     clause (i) shall be made to a person who demonstrated 
     exceptional performance in the applicable fiscal year, 
     including--

       (I) leading a project team in a timely, efficient, and 
     predictable licensing review to enable the safe use of 
     nuclear technology;
       (II) making significant contributions to a timely, 
     efficient, and predictable licensing review to enable the 
     safe use of nuclear technology;
       (III) the resolution of novel or first-of-a-kind regulatory 
     issues;
       (IV) developing or implementing licensing or regulatory 
     oversight processes to improve the effectiveness of the 
     Commission; and
       (V) other performance, as determined by the Chairman, 
     subject to paragraph (5).

       (iii) Limitations.--The Commission may pay a 1-time 
     performance bonus under clause (i) for not more than 15 
     persons per fiscal year, and a person who receives a 1-time 
     performance bonus under that clause may not receive another 
     1-time performance bonus under that clause for a period of 5 
     years thereafter.
       (4) Annual solicitation for nuclear regulator 
     apprenticeship network applications.--The Chairman, on an 
     annual basis, shall solicit applications for the Nuclear 
     Regulator Apprenticeship Network.
       (5) Application of merit system principles.--To the maximum 
     extent practicable, appointments under paragraphs (2)(A) and 
     (3)(A) and any 1-time performance bonus under paragraph 
     (3)(D) shall be made in accordance with the merit system 
     principles set forth in section 2301 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (6) Delegation.--Pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 
     1980 (94 Stat. 3585; 5 U.S.C. app.), the Chairman shall 
     delegate, subject to the direction and supervision of the 
     Chairman, the authority provided by paragraphs (2), (3), and 
     (4) to the Executive Director for Operations of the 
     Commission.
       (7) Annual report.--The Commission shall include in the 
     annual budget justification of the Commission--
       (A) information that describes--
       (i) the total number of and the positions of the persons 
     appointed under the authority provided by paragraph (2);
       (ii) the total number of and the positions of the persons 
     paid at the rate determined under the authority provided by 
     paragraph (3)(A);
       (iii) the total number of and the positions of the persons 
     paid a 1-time performance bonus under the authority provided 
     by paragraph (3)(D);
       (iv) how the authority provided by paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     is being used, and has been used during the previous fiscal 
     year, to address the hiring and retention needs of the 
     Commission with respect to the positions described in those 
     subsections to which that authority is applicable;
       (v) if the authority provided by paragraphs (2) and (3) is 
     not being used, or has not been used, the reasons, including 
     a justification, for not using that authority; and
       (vi) the attrition levels with respect to the term-limited 
     appointments made under paragraph (2), including, with 
     respect to persons leaving a position before completion of 
     the applicable term of service, the average length of service 
     as a percentage of the term of service;
       (B) an assessment of--
       (i) the current critical workforce needs of the Commission, 
     including any critical workforce needs that the Commission 
     anticipates in the subsequent 5 fiscal years; and
       (ii) further skillsets that are or will be needed for the 
     Commission to fulfill the licensing and oversight 
     responsibilities of the Commission; and
       (C) the plans of the Commission to assess, develop, and 
     implement updated staff performance standards, training 
     procedures, and schedules.
       (8) Report on attrition and effectiveness.--Not later than 
     September 30, 2032, the Commission shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Environment and Public Works 
     of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy 
     and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that--
       (A) describes the attrition levels with respect to the 
     term-limited appointments made under paragraph (2), 
     including, with respect to persons leaving a position before 
     completion of the applicable term of service, the average 
     length of service as a percentage of the term of service;
       (B) provides the views of the Commission on the 
     effectiveness of the authorities provided by paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) in helping the Commission fulfill the mission of the 
     Commission; and
       (C) makes recommendations with respect to whether the 
     authorities provided by paragraphs (2) and (3) should be 
     continued, modified, or discontinued.
       (v) Commission Corporate Support Funding.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress and make publicly 
     available a report that describes--
       (A) the progress on the implementation of section 102(a)(3) 
     of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2215(a)(3)); and
       (B) whether the Commission is meeting and is expected to 
     meet the total budget authority caps required for corporate 
     support under that section.
       (2) Limitation on corporate support costs.--Section 
     102(a)(3) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 2215(a)(3)) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) 30 percent for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter.''.
       (3) Corporate support costs clarification.--Paragraph (9) 
     of section 3 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and 
     Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 note; Public Law 115-439) 
     (as redesignated by subsection (f)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--The term''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `corporate support costs' does 
     not include--
       ``(i) costs for rent and utilities relating to any and all 
     space in the Three White Flint North building that is not 
     occupied by the Commission; or
       ``(ii) costs for salaries, travel, and other support for 
     the Office of the Commission.''.
       (w) Performance and Reporting Update.--Section 102(c) of 
     the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2215(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``180'' and 
     inserting ``90''; and
       (B) by striking ``180'' and inserting ``90''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Periodic updates to metrics and schedules.--
       ``(A) Review and assessment.--Not less frequently than once 
     every 3 years, the Commission shall review and assess, based 
     on the licensing and regulatory activities of the Commission, 
     the performance metrics and milestone schedules established 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Revisions.--After each review and assessment under 
     subparagraph (A), the Commission shall revise and improve, as 
     appropriate, the performance metrics and milestone schedules 
     described in that subparagraph to provide the most efficient 
     metrics and schedules reasonably achievable.''.
       (x) Nuclear Closure Communities.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Community advisory board.--The term ``community 
     advisory board'' means a community committee or other 
     advisory organization that aims to foster communication and 
     information exchange between a licensee planning for and 
     involved in decommissioning activities and members of the 
     community that decommissioning activities may affect.
       (B) Decommission.--The term ``decommission'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 50.2 of title 10, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (C) Eligible recipient.--The term ``eligible recipient'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Public 
     Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122).
       (D) Licensee.--The term ``licensee'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 50.2 of title 10, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (E) Nuclear closure community.--The term ``nuclear closure 
     community'' means a unit of local government, including a 
     county, city, town, village, school district, or special 
     district, that has been impacted, or reasonably demonstrates 
     to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it will be 
     impacted, by a nuclear power plant licensed by the Commission 
     that--
       (i) is not co-located with an operating nuclear power 
     plant;
       (ii) is at a site with spent nuclear fuel; and
       (iii) as of the date of enactment of this Act--

       (I) has ceased operations; or
       (II) has provided a written notification to the Commission 
     that it will cease operations.

       (F) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce for Economic Development.
       (2) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     grant program to provide grants to eligible recipients--
       (A) to assist with economic development in nuclear closure 
     communities; and
       (B) to fund community advisory boards in nuclear closure 
     communities.
       (3) Requirement.--In carrying out this subsection, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall implement the 
     recommendations described in the report submitted to Congress 
     under section 108 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and 
     Modernization Act (Public Law 115-439; 132 Stat. 5577) 
     entitled ``Best Practices for Establishment and Operation of 
     Local Community Advisory Boards Associated with 
     Decommissioning Activities at Nuclear Power Plants''.
       (4) Distribution of funds.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     formula to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     geographic diversity among grant recipients under this 
     subsection.
       (5) Authorization of appropriations.--
       (A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary--
       (i) to carry out paragraph (2)(A), $35,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2023 through 2028; and
       (ii) to carry out paragraph (2)(B), $5,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2023 through 2025.
       (B) Availability.--Amounts made available under this 
     subsection shall remain available for a period of 5 years 
     beginning on the date on which the amounts are made 
     available.
       (C) No offset.--None of the funds made available under this 
     subsection may be used to offset the funding for any other 
     Federal program.
       (y) Technical Correction.--Section 104 c. of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2134(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the third sentence and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Limitation on utilization facilities.--The Commission 
     may issue a license under this section for a utilization 
     facility useful in the conduct of research and development 
     activities of the types specified in section 31 if--
       ``(A) not more than 75 percent of the annual costs to the 
     licensee of owning and operating the facility are devoted to 
     the sale, other than for research and development or 
     education and training, of--
       ``(i) nonenergy services;
       ``(ii) energy; or
       ``(iii) a combination of nonenergy services and energy; and
       ``(B) not more than 50 percent of the annual costs to the 
     licensee of owning and operating the facility are devoted to 
     the sale of energy.'';
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``The Commission'' 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Regulation.--The Commission''; and
       (3) by striking ``c. The Commission'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``c. Research and Development Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
     Commission''.
       (z) Report on Engagement With the Government of Canada With 
     Respect to Nuclear Waste Issues in the Great Lakes Basin.--
     Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
     the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives a report describing any engagement between 
     the Commission and the Government of Canada with respect to 
     nuclear waste issues in the Great Lakes Basin.
       (aa) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section affects 
     authorities of the Department of State.

       DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2023

     SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the 
     ``Department of State Authorization Act of 2023''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

       DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2023

Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 6002. Definitions.

          TITLE LXI--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS

Sec. 6101. Special hiring authority for passport services.
Sec. 6102. Quarterly report on passport wait times.
Sec. 6103. Passport travel advisories.
Sec. 6104. Strategy to ensure access to passport services for all 
              Americans.
Sec. 6105. Strengthening the National Passport Information Center.
Sec. 6106. Strengthening passport customer visibility and transparency.
Sec. 6107. Annual Office of Authentications report.
Sec. 6108. Increased accountability in assignment restrictions and 
              reviews.
Sec. 6109. Suitability reviews for Foreign Service Institute 
              instructors.
Sec. 6110. Diplomatic security fellowship programs.

                     TITLE LXII--PERSONNEL MATTERS

             Subtitle A--Hiring, Promotion, and Development

Sec. 6201. Adjustment to promotion precepts.
Sec. 6202. Hiring authorities.
Sec. 6203. Extending paths to service for paid student interns.
Sec. 6204. Lateral Entry Program.
Sec. 6205. Mid-Career Mentoring Program.
Sec. 6206. Report on the Foreign Service Institute's language program .
Sec. 6207. Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of 
              missions.
Sec. 6208. Civil service rotational program.
Sec. 6209. Reporting requirement on chiefs of mission.
Sec. 6210. Report on chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission.
Sec. 6211. Protection of retirement annuity for reemployment by 
              Department.
Sec. 6212. Efforts to improve retention and prevent retaliation.
Sec. 6213. National advertising campaign.
Sec. 6214. Expansion of diplomats in residence programs.

            Subtitle B--Pay, Benefits, and Workforce Matters

Sec. 6221. Education allowance.
Sec. 6222. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign 
              Service.
Sec. 6223. Improving mental health services for foreign and civil 
              servants.
Sec. 6224. Emergency back-up care.
Sec. 6225. Authority to provide services to non-chief of mission 
              personnel.
Sec. 6226. Exception for government-financed air transportation.
Sec. 6227. Enhanced authorities to protect locally employed staff 
              during emergencies.
Sec. 6228. Internet at hardship posts.
Sec. 6229. Competitive local compensation plan.
Sec. 6230. Supporting tandem couples in the Foreign Service.
Sec. 6231. Accessibility at diplomatic missions.
Sec. 6232. Report on breastfeeding accommodations overseas.

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Sec. 6233. Determining the effectiveness of knowledge transfers between 
              Foreign Service Officers.
Sec. 6234. Education allowance for dependents of Department of State 
              employees located in United States territories.

         TITLE LXIII--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

Sec. 6301. Data-informed diplomacy.
Sec. 6302. Establishment and expansion of the Bureau Chief Data Officer 
              Program.
Sec. 6303. Establishment of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer 
              of the Department of State.
Sec. 6304. Strengthening the Chief Information Officer of the 
              Department of State.
Sec. 6305. Sense of Congress on strengthening enterprise governance.
Sec. 6306. Digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnership.
Sec. 6307. Establishment of a cyberspace, digital connectivity, and 
              related technologies (CDT) fund.
Sec. 6308. Cyber protection support for personnel of the Department of 
              State in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack.

                TITLE LXIV--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

Sec. 6401. Personal services contractors.
Sec. 6402. Hard-to-fill posts.
Sec. 6403. Enhanced oversight of the Office of Civil Rights.
Sec. 6404. Crisis response operations.
Sec. 6405. Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.
Sec. 6406. Special Envoy for Belarus.
Sec. 6407. Overseas placement of special appointment positions.
Sec. 6408. Resources for United States nationals unlawfully or 
              wrongfully detained abroad.

                     TITLE LXV--ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY

Sec. 6501. Report on recruitment, retention, and promotion of Foreign 
              Service economic officers.
Sec. 6502. Mandate to revise Department of State metrics for successful 
              economic and commercial diplomacy.
Sec. 6503. Chief of mission economic responsibilities.
Sec. 6504. Direction to embassy deal teams.
Sec. 6505. Establishment of a ``Deal Team of the Year'' award.

                      TITLE LXVI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

Sec. 6601. Public diplomacy outreach.
Sec. 6602. Modification on use of funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio 
              Liberty.
Sec. 6603. International broadcasting.
Sec. 6604. John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship program.
Sec. 6605. Domestic engagement and public affairs.
Sec. 6606. Extension of Global Engagement Center.
Sec. 6607. Paperwork Reduction Act.
Sec. 6608. Modernization and enhancement strategy.

                       TITLE LXVII--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 6701. Internships of United States nationals at international 
              organizations.
Sec. 6702. Training for international organizations.
Sec. 6703. Modification to transparency on international agreements and 
              non-binding instruments.
Sec. 6704. Report on partner forces utilizing United States security 
              assistance identified as using hunger as a weapon of war.
Sec. 6705. Infrastructure projects and investments by the United States 
              and People's Republic of China.
Sec. 6706. Special envoys.
Sec. 6707. US-ASEAN Center.
Sec. 6708. Briefings on the United States-European Union Trade and 
              Technology Council.
Sec. 6709. Modification and repeal of reports.
Sec. 6710. Modification of Build Act of 2018 to prioritize projects 
              that advance national security.
Sec. 6711. Permitting for international bridges.

                      TITLE LXVIII--AUKUS MATTERS

Sec. 6801. Definitions.

              Subtitle A--Outlining the AUKUS Partnership

Sec. 6811. Statement of policy on the AUKUS partnership.
Sec. 6812. Senior Advisor for the AUKUS partnership at the Department 
              of State.

         Subtitle B--Authorization for AUKUS Submarine Training

Sec. 6823. Australia, United Kingdom, and United States submarine 
              security training.

  Subtitle C--Streamlining and Protecting Transfers of United States 
                  Military Technology From Compromise

Sec. 6831. Priority for Australia and the United Kingdom in Foreign 
              Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales.
Sec. 6832. Identification and pre-clearance of platforms, technologies, 
              and equipment for sale to Australia and the United 
              Kingdom through Foreign Military Sales and Direct 
              Commercial Sales.
Sec. 6833. Export control exemptions and standards.
Sec. 6834. Expedited review of export licenses for exports of advanced 
              technologies to Australia, the United Kingdom, and 
              Canada.
Sec. 6835. United States Munitions List.

                    Subtitle D--Other AUKUS Matters

Sec. 6841. Reporting related to the AUKUS partnership.

     SEC. 6002. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) 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.
       (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of State.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of State.

          TITLE LXI--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS

     SEC. 6101. SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY FOR PASSPORT SERVICES.

       During the 3-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, without regard 
     to the provisions under sections 3309 through 3318 of title 
     5, United States Code, may directly appoint up to 80 
     candidates to positions in the competitive service (as 
     defined in section 2102 of such title) at the Department in 
     the Passport and Visa Examining Series 0967.

     SEC. 6102. QUARTERLY REPORT ON PASSPORT WAIT TIMES.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and quarterly thereafter for the following 3 years, 
     the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that describes--
       (1) the current estimated wait times for passport 
     processing;
       (2) the steps that have been taken by the Department to 
     reduce wait times to a reasonable time;
       (3) efforts to improve the rollout of the online passport 
     renewal processing program, including how much of passport 
     revenues the Department is spending on consular systems 
     modernization;
       (4) the demand for urgent passport services by major 
     metropolitan area;
       (5) the steps that have been taken by the Department to 
     reduce and meet the demand for urgent passport services, 
     particularly in areas that are greater than 5 hours driving 
     time from the nearest passport agency; and
       (6) how the Department details its staff and resources to 
     passport services programs.

     SEC. 6103. PASSPORT TRAVEL ADVISORIES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Department shall make prominently available in 
     United States regular passports, on the first three pages of 
     the passport, the following information:
       (1) A prominent, clear advisory for all travelers to check 
     travel.state.gov for updated travel warnings and advisories.
       (2) A prominent, clear notice urging all travelers to 
     register with the Department prior to overseas travel.
       (3) A prominent, clear advisory--
       (A) noting that many countries deny entry to travelers 
     during the last 6 months of their passport validity period; 
     and
       (B) urging all travelers to renew their passport not later 
     than 1 year prior to its expiration.

     SEC. 6104. STRATEGY TO ENSURE ACCESS TO PASSPORT SERVICES FOR 
                   ALL AMERICANS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives for ensuring 
     reasonable access to passport services for all Americans, 
     which shall include--
       (1) a detailed strategy describing how the Department 
     could--
       (A) by not later than 1 year after submission of the 
     strategy, reduce passport processing times to an acceptable 
     average for renewals and for expedited service; and
       (B) by not later than 2 years after the submission of the 
     strategy, provide United States residents living in a 
     significant population center more than a 5-hour drive from a 
     passport agency with urgent, in-person passport services, 
     including the possibility of building new passport agencies; 
     and
       (2) a description of the specific resources required to 
     implement the strategy.

     SEC. 6105. STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL PASSPORT INFORMATION 
                   CENTER.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     passport wait times since 2021 have been unacceptably long 
     and have created frustration among those seeking to obtain or 
     renew passports.
       (b) Online Chat Feature.--The Department should develop an 
     online tool with the capability for customers to correspond 
     with customer service representatives regarding questions and 
     updates pertaining to their application for a passport or for 
     the renewal of a passport.
       (c) GAO Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall initiate a review of NPIC operations, 
     which shall include an analysis of the extent to which NPIC--
       (1) responds to constituent inquiries by telephone, 
     including how long constituents are kept on hold and their 
     ability to be placed in a queue;

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       (2) provides personalized customer service;
       (3) maintains its telecommunications infrastructure to 
     ensure it effectively handles call volumes; and
       (4) other relevant issues the Comptroller General deems 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 6106. STRENGTHENING PASSPORT CUSTOMER VISIBILITY AND 
                   TRANSPARENCY.

       (a) Online Status Tool.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Department should 
     modernize the online passport application status tool to 
     include, to the greatest extent possible, step by step 
     updates on the status of their application, including with 
     respect to the following stages:
       (1) Submitted for processing.
       (2) In process at a lockbox facility.
       (3) Awaiting adjudication.
       (4) In process of adjudication.
       (5) Adjudicated with a result of approval or denial.
       (6) Materials shipped.
       (b) Additional Information.--The tool pursuant to 
     subsection (a) should include a display that informs each 
     passport applicant of--
       (1) the date on which his or her passport application was 
     received; and
       (2) the estimated wait time remaining in the passport 
     application process.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Consular Affairs shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that outlines a plan for coordinated 
     comprehensive public outreach to increase public awareness 
     and understanding of--
       (1) the online status tool required under subsection (a);
       (2) passport travel advisories required under section 6103; 
     and
       (3) passport wait times.

     SEC. 6107. ANNUAL OFFICE OF AUTHENTICATIONS REPORT.

       (a) Report.--The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular 
     Affairs shall submit an annual report for 5 years to the 
     appropriated congressional committees that describes--
       (1) the number of incoming authentication requests, broken 
     down by month and type of request, to show seasonal 
     fluctuations in demand;
       (2) the average time taken by the Office of Authentications 
     of the Department of State to authenticate documents, broken 
     down by month to show seasonal fluctuations in wait times;
       (3) how the Department of State details staff to the Office 
     of Authentications; and
       (4) the impact that hiring additional, permanent, dedicated 
     staff for the Office of Authentications would have on the 
     processing times referred to in paragraph (2).
       (b) Authorization.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     hire additional, permanent, dedicated staff for the Office of 
     Authentications.

     SEC. 6108. INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASSIGNMENT 
                   RESTRICTIONS AND REVIEWS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the use of policies to restrict personnel from serving 
     in certain assignments may undermine the Department's ability 
     to deploy relevant cultural and linguistic skills at 
     diplomatic posts abroad if not applied judiciously; and
       (2) the Department should continuously evaluate all 
     processes relating to assignment restrictions, assignment 
     reviews, and preclusions at the Department.
       (b) Notification of Status.--Beginning not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) provide a status update for all Department personnel 
     who, prior to such date of enactment, were subject to a prior 
     assignment restriction, assignment review, or preclusion for 
     whom a review or decision related to assignment is pending; 
     and
       (2) on an ongoing basis, provide a status update for any 
     Department personnel who has been the subject of a pending 
     assignment restriction or pending assignment review for more 
     than 30 days.
       (c) Notification Content.--The notification required under 
     subsection (b) shall inform relevant personnel, as of the 
     date of the notification--
       (1) whether any prior assignment restriction has been 
     lifted;
       (2) if their assignment status is subject to ongoing 
     review, and an estimated date for completion; and
       (3) if they are subject to any other restrictions on their 
     ability to serve at posts abroad.
       (d) Adjudication of Ongoing Assignment Reviews.--
       (1) Time limit.--The Department shall establish a 
     reasonable time limit for the Department to complete an 
     assignment review and establish a deadline by which it must 
     inform personnel of a decision related to such a review.
       (2) Appeals.--For any personnel the Department determines 
     are ineligible to serve in an assignment due to an assignment 
     restriction or assignment review, a Security Appeal Panel 
     shall convene not later than 120 days of an appeal being 
     filed.
       (3) Entry-level bidding process.--The Department shall 
     include a description of the assignment review process and 
     critical human intelligence threat posts in a briefing to new 
     officers as part of their entry-level bidding process.
       (4) Point of contact.--The Department shall designate point 
     of contacts in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Bureau 
     of Global Talent Management to answer employee and Career 
     Development Officer questions about assignment restrictions, 
     assignment reviews, and preclusions.
       (e) Security Appeal Panel.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Security Appeal 
     Panel shall be comprised of--
       (1) the head of an office responsible for human resources 
     or discrimination who reports directly to the Secretary;
       (2) the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau 
     of Global Talent Management;
       (3) the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau 
     of Intelligence and Research;
       (4) an Assistant Secretary or Deputy, or equivalent, from a 
     third bureau as designated by the Under Secretary for 
     Management;
       (5) a representative from the geographic bureau to which 
     the restriction applies; and
       (6) a representative from the Office of the Legal Adviser 
     and a representative from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, 
     who shall serve as non-voting advisors.
       (f) Appeal Rights.--Section 414(a) of the Department of 
     State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2734c(a)) 
     is amended by striking the first two sentences and inserting 
     ``The Secretary shall establish and maintain a right and 
     process for employees to appeal a decision related to an 
     assignment, based on a restriction, review, or preclusion. 
     Such right and process shall ensure that any such employee 
     shall have the same appeal rights as provided by the 
     Department regarding denial or revocation of a security 
     clearance.''.
       (g) FAM Update.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend all 
     relevant provisions of the Foreign Service Manual, and any 
     associated or related policies of the Department, to comply 
     with this section.

     SEC. 6109. SUITABILITY REVIEWS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE 
                   INSTRUCTORS.

       The Secretary shall ensure that all instructors at the 
     Foreign Service Institute, including direct hires and 
     contractors, who provide language instruction are--
       (1) subject to suitability reviews and background 
     investigations; and
       (2) subject to continuous vetting or reinvestigations to 
     the extend consistent with Department and Executive policy 
     for other Department personnel.

     SEC. 6110. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 47 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Diplomatic Security Fellowship Programs.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State, working 
     through the Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, is 
     authorized to establish Diplomatic Security fellowship 
     programs to provide grants to United States nationals 
     pursuing undergraduate studies who commit to pursuing a 
     career as a special agent, security engineering officer, or 
     in the civil service in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
       ``(2) Rulemaking.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     promulgate regulations for the administration of Diplomatic 
     Security fellowship programs that set forth--
       ``(A) the eligibility requirements for receiving a grant 
     under this subsection;
       ``(B) the process by which eligible applicants may request 
     such a grant;
       ``(C) the maximum amount of such a grant; and
       ``(D) the educational progress to which all grant 
     recipients are obligated.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
     through 2028 to carry out this section.

                     TITLE LXII--PERSONNEL MATTERS

             Subtitle A--Hiring, Promotion, and Development

     SEC. 6201. ADJUSTMENT TO PROMOTION PRECEPTS.

       Section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4003(b)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(2) experience serving at an international organization, 
     multilateral institution, or engaging in multinational 
     negotiations;
       ``(3) willingness to serve in hardship posts overseas or 
     across geographically distinct regions;
       ``(4) experience advancing policies or developing expertise 
     that enhance the United States' competitiveness with regard 
     to critical and emerging technologies;
       ``(5) willingness to participate in appropriate and 
     relevant professional development opportunities offered by 
     the Foreign Service Institute or other educational 
     institutions associated with the Department;
       ``(6) willingness to enable and encourage subordinates at 
     various levels to avail themselves of appropriate and 
     relevant professional development opportunities offered by 
     the Foreign Service Institute or other educational 
     institutions associated with the Department;''.

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     SEC. 6202. HIRING AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department should possess hiring authorities to 
     enable recruitment of individuals representative of the 
     nation with special skills needed to address 21st century 
     diplomacy challenges; and
       (2) the Secretary shall conduct a survey of hiring 
     authorities held by the Department to identify--
       (A) hiring authorities already authorized by Congress;
       (B) others authorities granted through Presidential decree 
     or executive order; and
       (C) any authorities needed to enable recruitment of 
     individuals with the special skills described in paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report that includes a description of all 
     existing hiring authorities and legislative proposals on any 
     new needed authorities.
       (c) Special Hiring Authority.--For an initial period of not 
     more than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary may appoint, without regard to the 
     provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United 
     States Code, up to 80 candidates directly to positions in the 
     competitive service at the Department, as defined in section 
     2102 of that title, in the following occupational series: 25 
     candidates under 1560 Data Science, 25 candidates under 2210 
     Information Technology Management, and 30 candidates under 
     0201 Human Resources Management.

     SEC. 6203. EXTENDING PATHS TO SERVICE FOR PAID STUDENT 
                   INTERNS.

       For up to 2 years following the end of a compensated 
     internship at the Department, the Department may offer 
     employment to up to 25 such interns and appoint them directly 
     to positions in the competitive service, as defined in 
     section 2102 of title 5, United States Code, without regard 
     to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of such 
     title.

     SEC. 6204. LATERAL ENTRY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 404 of the Department of State 
     Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323; 130 
     Stat. 1928) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``3-
     year'' and inserting ``5-year'';
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'';
       (C) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(7) does not include the use of Foreign Service-Limited 
     or other noncareer Foreign Service hiring authorities; and
       ``(8) includes not fewer than 30 participants for each year 
     of the pilot program.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Certification.--If the Secretary does not commence 
     the lateral entry program within 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit 
     a report to the appropriate congressional committees--
       ``(1) certifying that progress is being made on 
     implementation of the pilot program and describing such 
     progress, including the date on which applicants will be able 
     to apply;
       ``(2) estimating the date by which the pilot program will 
     be fully implemented;
       ``(3) outlining how the Department will use the Lateral 
     Entry Program to fill needed skill sets in key areas such as 
     cyberspace, emerging technologies, economic statecraft, 
     multilateral diplomacy, and data and other sciences.''.

     SEC. 6205. MID-CAREER MENTORING PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in collaboration with 
     the Director of the Foreign Service Institute, is authorized 
     to establish a Mid-Career Mentoring Program (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Program'') for employees who have 
     demonstrated outstanding service and leadership.
       (b) Selection.--
       (1) Nominations.--The head of each bureau shall 
     semiannually nominate participants for the Program from a 
     pool of applicants in the positions described in paragraph 
     (2)(B), including from posts both domestically and abroad.
       (2) Submission of slate of nominees to secretary.--The 
     Director of the Foreign Service Institute, in consultation 
     with the Director General of the Foreign Service, shall 
     semiannually--
       (A) vet the nominees most recently nominated pursuant to 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) submit to the Secretary a slate of applicants to 
     participate in the Program, who shall consist of at least--
       (i) 10 Foreign Service Officers and specialists classified 
     at the FS-03 or FS-04 level of the Foreign Service Salary 
     Schedule;
       (ii) 10 Civil Service employees classified at GS-12 or GS-
     13 of the General Schedule; and
       (iii) 5 Foreign Service Officers from the United States 
     Agency for International Development.
       (3) Final selection.--The Secretary shall select the 
     applicants who will be invited to participate in the Program 
     from the slate received pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) and 
     extend such an invitation to each selected applicant.
       (4) Merit principles.--Section 105 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3905) shall apply to nominations, 
     submissions to the Secretary, and selections for the Program 
     under this section.
       (c) Program Sessions.--
       (1) Frequency; duration.--All of the participants who 
     accept invitations extended pursuant to subsection (b)(3) 
     shall meet 3 to 4 times per year for training sessions with 
     high-level leaders of the Department and USAID, including 
     private group meetings with the Secretary and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.
       (2) Themes.--Each session referred to in paragraph (1) 
     shall focus on specific themes developed jointly by the 
     Foreign Service Institute and the Executive Secretariat 
     focused on substantive policy issues and leadership 
     practices.
       (d) Mentoring Program.--The Secretary and the Administrator 
     each is authorized to establish a mentoring and coaching 
     program that pairs a senior leader of the Department or USAID 
     with each of the program participants who complete the 
     Program during the 1-year period immediately following their 
     participation in the Program.
       (e) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
     three years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that describes the 
     activities of the Program during the most recent year and 
     includes disaggregated demographic data on participants in 
     the Program.

     SEC. 6206. REPORT ON THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE'S LANGUAGE 
                   PROGRAM .

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that includes--
       (1) the average pass and fail rates for language programs 
     at the Foreign Service Institute disaggregated by language 
     during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of 
     the enactment of this Act;
       (2) the number of language instructors at the Foreign 
     Service Institute, and a comparison of the instructor/student 
     ratio in the language programs at the Foreign Service 
     Institute disaggregated by language;
       (3) salaries for language instructors disaggregated by 
     language, and a comparison to salaries for instructors 
     teaching languages in comparable employment;
       (4) recruitment and retention plans for language 
     instructors, disaggregated by language where necessary and 
     practicable; and
       (5) any plans to increase pass rates for languages with 
     high failure rates.

     SEC. 6207. CONSIDERATION OF CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS AS CHIEFS 
                   OF MISSIONS.

       Section 304(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 3944) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall also furnish to the President, on 
     an annual basis and to assist the President in selecting 
     qualified candidates for appointments or assignments as chief 
     of mission, the names of between 5 and 10 career civil 
     servants serving at the Department of State or the United 
     States Agency for International Development who are qualified 
     to serve as chiefs of mission, together with pertinent 
     information about such individuals.''.

     SEC. 6208. CIVIL SERVICE ROTATIONAL PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Pilot Rotational Program for Civil 
     Service.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to provide qualified civil servants serving at the 
     Department an opportunity to serve at a United States 
     embassy, including identifying criteria and an application 
     process for such program.
       (b) Program.--The program established under this section 
     shall--
       (1) provide at least 20 career civil servants the 
     opportunity to serve for 2 to 3 years at a United States 
     embassy to gain additional skills and experience;
       (2) offer such civil servants the opportunity to serve in a 
     political or economic section at a United States embassy; and
       (3) include clear and transparent criteria for eligibility 
     and selection, which shall include a minimum of 5 years of 
     service at the Department.
       (c) Subsequent Position and Promotion.--Following a 
     rotation at a United States embassy pursuant to the program 
     established by this section, participants in the program must 
     be afforded, at minimum, a position equivalent in seniority, 
     compensation, and responsibility to the position occupied 
     prior serving in the program. Successful completion of a 
     rotation at a United States embassy shall be considered 
     favorably with regard to applications for promotion in civil 
     service jobs at the Department.
       (d) Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify 
     not less than 20 positions in United States embassies for the 
     program established under this section and offered at least 
     20 civil servants the opportunity to serve in a rotation at a 
     United States embassy pursuant to this section.

     SEC. 6209. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON CHIEFS OF MISSION.

       Not later than 30 days following the end of each calendar 
     quarter, the Secretary shall

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     submit to the appropriate congressional committees--
       (1) a list of every chief of mission or United States 
     representative overseas with the rank of Ambassador who, 
     during the prior quarter, was outside a country of assignment 
     for more than 14 cumulative days for purposes other than 
     official travel or temporary duty orders; and
       (2) the number of days each such chief of mission or United 
     States representative overseas with the rank of Ambassador 
     was outside a country of assignment during the previous 
     quarter for purposes other than official travel or temporary 
     duty orders.

     SEC. 6210. REPORT ON CHIEFS OF MISSION AND DEPUTY CHIEFS OF 
                   MISSION.

       Not later than April 1, 2024, and annually thereafter for 
     the next 4 years, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--
       (1) the Foreign Service cone of each current chief of 
     mission and deputy chief of mission (or whoever is acting in 
     the capacity of chief or deputy chief if neither is present) 
     for each United States embassy at which there is a Foreign 
     Service office filling either of those positions; and
       (2) aggregated data for all chiefs of mission and deputy 
     chiefs of mission described in paragraph (1), disaggregated 
     by cone.

     SEC. 6211. PROTECTION OF RETIREMENT ANNUITY FOR REEMPLOYMENT 
                   BY DEPARTMENT.

       (a) No Termination or Reduction of Retirement Annuity or 
     Pay for Reemployment.--Notwithstanding section 824 of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064), if a covered 
     annuitant becomes employed by the Department--
       (1) the payment of any retirement annuity, retired pay, or 
     retainer pay otherwise payable to the covered annuitant shall 
     not terminate; and
       (2) the amount of the retirement annuity, retired pay, or 
     retainer pay otherwise payable to the covered annuitant shall 
     not be reduced.
       (b) Covered Annuitant Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered annuitant'' means any individual who is receiving a 
     retirement annuity under--
       (1) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System 
     under subchapter I of chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.); or
       (2) the Foreign Service Pension System under subchapter II 
     of such chapter (22 U.S.C. 4071 et seq.).

     SEC. 6212. EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RETENTION AND PREVENT 
                   RETALIATION.

       (a) Streamlined Reporting.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     establish a single point of initial reporting for allegations 
     of discrimination, bullying, and harassment that provides an 
     initial review of the allegations and, if necessary, the 
     ability to file multiple claims based on a single complaint.
       (b) Climate Surveys of Employees of the Department.--
       (1) Required biennial surveys.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 2 years 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a Department-wide 
     survey of all Department personnel regarding harassment, 
     discrimination, bullying, and related retaliation that 
     includes workforce perspectives on the accessibility and 
     effectiveness of the Bureau of Global Talent Management and 
     Office of Civil Rights in the efforts and processes to 
     address these issues.
       (2) Required annual surveys.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall conduct an annual employee satisfaction 
     survey to assess the level of job satisfaction, work 
     environment, and overall employee experience within the 
     Department.
       (B) Open-ended responses.--The survey required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include options for open-ended 
     responses.
       (C) Survey questions.--The survey shall include questions 
     regarding--
       (i) work-life balance;
       (ii) compensation and benefits;
       (iii) career development opportunities;
       (iv) the performance evaluation and promotion process, 
     including fairness and transparency;
       (v) communication channels and effectiveness;
       (vi) leadership and management;
       (vii) organizational culture;
       (viii) awareness and effectiveness of complaint measures;
       (ix) accessibility and accommodations;
       (x) availability of transportation to and from a work 
     station;
       (xi) information technology infrastructure functionality 
     and accessibility;
       (xii) the employee's understanding of the Department's 
     structure, mission, and goals;
       (xiii) alignment and relevance of work to the Department's 
     mission; and
       (xiv) sense of empowerment to affect positive change.
       (3) Required exit surveys.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and 
     implement a standardized, confidential exit survey process 
     that includes anonymous feedback and exit interviews with 
     employees who voluntarily separate from the Department, 
     whether through resignation, retirement, or other means.
       (B) Scope.--The exit surveys conducted pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)shall--
       (i) be designed to gather insights and feedback from 
     departing employees regarding--

       (I) their reasons for leaving, including caretaking 
     responsibilities, career limitations for partner or spouse, 
     and discrimination, harassment, bullying, or retaliation;
       (II) their overall experience with the Department; and
       (III) any suggestions for improvement; and

       (ii) include questions related to--

       (I) the employee's reasons for leaving;
       (II) job satisfaction;
       (III) work environment;
       (IV) professional growth opportunities;
       (V) leadership effectiveness;
       (VI) suggestions for enhancing the Department's 
     performance; and
       (VII) if applicable, the name and industry of the 
     employee's future employer.

       (C) Compilation of results.--The Secretary shall compile 
     and analyze the anonymized exit survey data collected 
     pursuant to this paragraph to identify trends, common themes, 
     and areas needing improvement within the Department.
       (4) Pilot surveys.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a 
     Department-wide survey for Locally Employed Staff regarding 
     retention, training, promotion, and other matters, including 
     harassment, discrimination, bullying, and related 
     retaliation, that includes workforce perspectives on the 
     accessibility and effectiveness of complaint measures.
       (5) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the conclusion of 
     each survey conducted pursuant to this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall make the key findings available to the 
     Department workforce and shall submit them to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (c) Retaliation Prevention Efforts.--
       (1) Employee evaluation.--
       (A) In general.--If there is a pending investigation of 
     discrimination, bullying, or harassment against a superior 
     who is responsible for rating or reviewing the complainant 
     employee, the complainant shall be reviewed by the superior's 
     supervisor.
       (B) Effective date.--This paragraph shall take effect 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Retaliation prevention guidance.--Any Department 
     employee against whom an allegation of discrimination, 
     bullying, or harassment has been made shall receive written 
     guidance (a ``retaliation hold'') on the types of actions 
     that can be considered retaliation against the complainant 
     employee. The employee's immediate supervisor shall also 
     receive the retaliation hold guidance.

     SEC. 6213. NATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN.

       Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that assesses the 
     potential benefits and costs of a national advertising 
     campaign to improve the recruitment in the Civil Service and 
     the Foreign Service by raising public awareness of the 
     important accomplishments of the Department.

     SEC. 6214. EXPANSION OF DIPLOMATS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMS.

       Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act--
       (1) the Secretary is authorized to increase the number of 
     diplomats in the Diplomats in Residence Program from 17 to at 
     least 20; and
       (2) the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development is authorized to increase the 
     number of development diplomats in the Diplomats in Residence 
     Program from 1 to at least 3.

            Subtitle B--Pay, Benefits, and Workforce Matters

     SEC. 6221. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 908. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE.

       ``A Department employee who is on leave to perform service 
     in the uniformed services (as defined in section 4303(13) of 
     title 38, United States Code) may receive an education 
     allowance if the employee would, if not for such service, be 
     eligible to receive the education allowance.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 note) is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 907 
     the following:

``Sec. 908. Education allowance''.

     SEC. 6222. 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 before transferring to the employee's 
     first assignment, in 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

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       (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 
     that term under 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. 6223. IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR FOREIGN AND 
                   CIVIL SERVANTS.

       (a) Additional Personnel to Address Mental Health.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to increase the 
     number of personnel within the Bureau of Medical Services to 
     address mental health needs for both foreign and civil 
     servants.
       (2) Employment targets.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek 
     to employ not fewer than 15 additional personnel in the 
     Bureau of Medical Services, compared to the number of 
     personnel employed as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     accessibility of mental health care providers and services 
     available to Department personnel, including an assessment 
     of--
       (1) the accessibility of mental health care providers at 
     diplomatic posts and in the United States;
       (2) the accessibility of inpatient services for mental 
     health care for Department personnel;
       (3) steps that may be taken to improve such accessibility;
       (4) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental 
     health of Department personnel, particularly those who served 
     abroad between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022, and 
     Locally Employed Staff, where information is available;
       (5) recommended steps to improve the manner in which the 
     Department advertises mental health services to the 
     workforce; and
       (6) additional authorities and resources needed to better 
     meet the mental health needs of Department personnel.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     appropriate congressional committees a report containing the 
     findings of the study under subsection (b).

     SEC. 6224. EMERGENCY BACK-UP CARE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary and the Administrator for 
     the United States Agency for International Development are 
     authorized to provide for unanticipated non-medical care, 
     including childcare, eldercare, and essential services 
     directly related to caring for an acute injury or illness, 
     for USAID and Department employees and their family members, 
     including through the provision of such non-medical services, 
     referrals to care providers, and reimbursement of reasonable 
     expenses for such services.
       (b) Limitation.--Services provided pursuant to this section 
     shall not exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal year.

     SEC. 6225. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO NON-CHIEF OF 
                   MISSION PERSONNEL.

       Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4084) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (g), by striking ``abroad for employees 
     and eligible family members'' and inserting ``under this 
     section''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(a) Physical and Mental Health Care Services in Special 
     Circumstances.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to direct 
     health care providers employed under subsection (c) of this 
     section to furnish physical and mental health care services 
     to an individual otherwise ineligible for services under this 
     section if necessary to preserve life or limb or if intended 
     to facilitate an overseas evacuation, recovery, or return. 
     Such services may be provided incidental to the following 
     activities:
       ``(A) Activities undertaken abroad pursuant to section 3 
     and section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670, 2671).
       ``(B) Recovery of hostages or of wrongfully or unlawfully 
     detained individuals abroad, including pursuant to section 
     302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-
     Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741).
       ``(C) Secretarial dispatches to international disaster 
     sites deployed pursuant to section 207 of the Aviation 
     Security Improvement Act of 1990 (22 U.S.C. 5506).
       ``(D) Deployments undertaken pursuant to section 
     606(a)(6)(A)(iii) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)(6)(A)(iii)).
       ``(2) Prioritization of other functions.--The Secretary 
     shall prioritize the allocation of Department resources to 
     the health care program described in subsections (a) through 
     (g) above the functions described in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary should prescribe 
     applicable regulations to implement this section, taking into 
     account the prioritization in paragraph (2) and the 
     activities described in paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Reimbursable basis.--Services rendered under this 
     subsection shall be provided on a reimbursable basis to the 
     extent practicable.''.

     SEC. 6226. EXCEPTION FOR GOVERNMENT-FINANCED AIR 
                   TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Reducing Hardship for Transportation of Domestic 
     Animals.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (c) of 
     section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, the Department 
     is authorized to pay for the transportation by a foreign air 
     carrier of Department personnel and any in-cabin or 
     accompanying checked baggage or cargo if--
       (A) no air carrier holding a certificate under section 
     41102 of such title is willing and able to transport up to 3 
     domestic animals accompanying such Federal personnel; and
       (B) the transportation is from a place--
       (i) outside the United States to a place in the United 
     States;
       (ii) in the United States to a place outside the United 
     States; or
       (iii) outside the United States to another place outside 
     the United States.
       (2) Limitation.--An amount paid pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     for transportation by a foreign carrier may not be greater 
     than the amount that would otherwise have been paid had the 
     transportation been on an air carrier holding a certificate 
     under section 41102 had that carrier been willing and able to 
     provide such transportation. If the amount that would 
     otherwise have been paid to such an air carrier is less than 
     the cost of transportation on the applicable foreign carrier, 
     the Department personnel may pay the difference of such 
     amount.
       (3) Domestic animal defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``domestic animal'' means a dog or a cat.

     SEC. 6227. ENHANCED AUTHORITIES TO PROTECT LOCALLY EMPLOYED 
                   STAFF DURING EMERGENCIES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) locally employed staff provide essential contributions 
     at United States diplomatic and consular posts around the 
     world, including by providing--
       (A) security to United States government personnel serving 
     in the country;
       (B) advice, expertise, and other services for the promotion 
     of political, economic, public affairs, commercial, security, 
     and other interests of critical importance to the United 
     States;
       (C) a wide range of logistical and administrative support 
     to every office in each mission working to advance United 
     States interests around the world, including services and 
     support vital to the upkeep and maintenance of United States 
     missions;
       (D) consular services to support the welfare and well-being 
     of United States citizens and to provide for the expeditious 
     processing of visa applications;
       (E) institutional memory on a wide range of embassy 
     engagements on bilateral issues; and
       (F) enduring connections to host country contacts, both 
     inside and outside the host government, including within 
     media, civil society, the business community, academia, the 
     armed forces, and elsewhere; and
       (2) locally employed staff make important contributions 
     that should warrant the United States Government to give due 
     consideration for their security and safety when diplomatic 
     missions face emergency situations.
       (b) Authorization to Provide Emergency Support.--In 
     emergency situations, in addition to other authorities that 
     may be available in emergencies or other exigent 
     circumstances, the Secretary is authorized to use funds made 
     available to the Department to provide support to ensure the 
     safety and security of locally employed staff and their 
     immediate family members, including for--
       (1) providing transport or relocating locally employed 
     staff and their immediate family members to a safe and secure 
     environment;
       (2) providing short-term housing or lodging for up to six 
     months for locally employed staff and their immediate family 
     members;
       (3) procuring or providing other essential items and 
     services to support the safety and security of locally 
     employed staff and their immediate family members.
       (c) Temporary Housing.--To ensure the safety and security 
     of locally employed staff and their immediate family members 
     consistent with this section, Chiefs of Missions are 
     authorized to allow locally employed staff and their 
     immediate family members to reside temporarily in the 
     residences of United States direct hire employees, either in 
     the host country or other countries, provided that such stays 
     are offered voluntarily by United States direct hire 
     employees.
       (d) Foreign Affairs Manual.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     amend the Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the 
     authorizations and requirements of this section.
       (e) Emergency Situation Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``emergency situation'' means armed conflict, civil unrest, 
     natural disaster, or other types of instability that pose a 
     threat to the safety and security of locally employed staff, 
     particularly when and if a United States diplomatic or 
     consular post must suspend operations.
       (f) Report.--
       (1) 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, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 
     describing prior actions the Department has taken with regard 
     to locally employed staff and their immediate family members 
     following suspensions or closures of United States diplomatic 
     posts over the prior 10 years, including Kyiv, Kabul, Minsk, 
     Khartoum, and Juba.

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       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) describe any actions the Department took to assist 
     locally employed staff and their immediate family members;
       (B) identify any obstacles that made providing support or 
     assistance to locally employed staff and their immediate 
     family members difficult;
       (C) examine lessons learned and propose recommendations to 
     better protect the safety and security of locally employed 
     staff and their family members, including any additional 
     authorities that may be required; and
       (D) provide an analysis of and offer recommendations on any 
     other steps that could improve efforts to protect the safety 
     and security of locally employed staff and their immediate 
     family members.

     SEC. 6228. INTERNET AT HARDSHIP POSTS.

        Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (l), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (2) in subsection (m) by striking the period at the end and 
     by inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(n) pay expenses to provide internet services in 
     residences owned or leased by the United States Government in 
     foreign countries for the use of Department personnel where 
     Department personnel receive a post hardship differential 
     equivalent to 30 percent or more above basic compensation.''.

     SEC. 6229. COMPETITIVE LOCAL COMPENSATION PLAN.

       (a) Establishment and Implementation of Prevailing Wage 
     Rates Goal.--Section 401(a) of the Department of State 
     Authorities Act, fiscal year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 3968a(a)) is 
     amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``periodically'' and inserting ``every 3 years''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that 
     includes--
       (1) compensation (including position classification) plans 
     for locally employed staff based upon prevailing wage rates 
     and compensation practices for corresponding types of 
     positions in the locality of employment; and
       (2) an assessment of the feasibility and impact of changing 
     the prevailing wage rate goal for positions in the local 
     compensation plan from the 50th percentile to the 75th 
     percentile.

     SEC. 6230. SUPPORTING TANDEM COUPLES IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) challenges finding and maintaining spousal employment 
     and family dissatisfaction are one of the leading reasons 
     employees cite for leaving the Department;
       (2) tandem Foreign Service personnel represent important 
     members of the Foreign Service community, who act as force 
     multipliers for our diplomacy;
       (3) the Department can and should do more to keep tandem 
     couples posted together and consider family member employment 
     needs when assigning tandem officers; and
       (4) common sense steps providing more flexibility in the 
     assignments process would improve outcomes for tandem 
     officers without disadvantaging other Foreign Service 
     officers.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Family togetherness.--The term ``family togetherness'' 
     means facilitating the placement of Foreign Service personnel 
     at the same United States diplomatic post when both spouses 
     are members of a tandem couple of Foreign Service personnel.
       (2) Tandem foreign service personnel; tandem.--The terms 
     ``tandem Foreign Service personnel'' and ``tandem'' mean a 
     member of a couple of which one spouse is a career or career 
     candidate employee of the Foreign Service and the other 
     spouse is a career or career candidate employee of the 
     Foreign Service or an employee of one of the agencies 
     authorized to use the Foreign Service Personnel System under 
     section 202 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3922).
       (c) Family Togetherness in Assignments.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department 
     shall amend and update its policies to further promote the 
     principle of family togetherness in the Foreign Service, 
     which shall include the following:
       (1) Entry-level foreign service personnel.--The Secretary 
     shall adopt policies and procedures to facilitate the 
     assignment of entry-level tandem Foreign Service personnel on 
     directed assignments to the same diplomatic post or country 
     as their tandem spouse if they request to be assigned to the 
     same post or country. The Secretary shall also provide a 
     written justification to the requesting personnel explaining 
     any denial of a request that would result in a tandem couple 
     not serving together at the same post or country.
       (2) Tenured foreign service personnel.--The Secretary shall 
     add family togetherness to the criteria when making a needs 
     of the Service determination, as defined by the Foreign 
     Affairs Manual, for the placement of tenured tandem Foreign 
     Service personnel at United States diplomatic posts.
       (3) Updates to antinepotism policy.--The Secretary shall 
     update antinepotism policies so that nepotism rules only 
     apply when an employee and a relative are placed into 
     positions wherein they jointly and exclusively control 
     government resources, property, or money or establish 
     government policy.
       (4) Temporary supervision of tandem spouse.--The Secretary 
     shall update policies to allow for a tandem spouse to 
     temporarily supervise another tandem spouse for up to 90 days 
     in a calendar year, including at a United States diplomatic 
     mission.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for two years, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that includes--
       (1) the number of Foreign Service tandem couples currently 
     serving;
       (2) the number of Foreign Service tandems currently serving 
     in separate locations, or, to the extent possible, are on 
     leave without pay (LWOP); and
       (3) an estimate of the cost savings that would result if 
     all Foreign Service tandem couples were placed at a single 
     post.

     SEC. 6231. ACCESSIBILITY AT DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Department shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives a report that includes--
       (1) a list of the overseas United States diplomatic 
     missions that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     are not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with 
     disabilities;
       (2) any efforts in progress to make such missions readily 
     accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; 
     and
       (3) an estimate of the cost to make all such missions 
     readily accessible to and usable by individuals with 
     disabilities.

     SEC. 6232. REPORT ON BREASTFEEDING ACCOMMODATIONS OVERSEAS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that includes--
       (1) a detailed report on the Department's efforts to equip 
     100 percent of United States embassies and consulates with 
     dedicated lactation spaces, other than bathrooms, that are 
     shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and 
     the public for use by employees, including the expected 
     demand for such space as well as the status of such rooms 
     when there is no demand for such space; and
       (2) a description of costs and other resources needed to 
     provide such spaces.

     SEC. 6233. DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF KNOWLEDGE 
                   TRANSFERS BETWEEN FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.

       The Secretary shall assess the effectiveness of knowledge 
     transfers between Foreign Service officers who are departing 
     from overseas positions and Foreign Service Officers who are 
     arriving at such positions, and make recommendations for 
     approving such knowledge transfers, as appropriate, by--
       (1) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, conducting a written survey of a representative 
     sample of Foreign Service Officers working in overseas 
     assignments that analyzes the effectiveness of existing 
     mechanisms to facilitate transitions, including training, 
     mentorship, information technology, knowledge management, 
     relationship building, the role of locally employed staff, 
     and organizational culture; and
       (2) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, submitting to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives a report that includes a summary and 
     analysis of results of the survey conducted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) that--
       (A) identifies best practices and areas for improvement;
       (B) describes the Department's methodology for determining 
     which Foreign Service Officers should receive familiarization 
     trips before arriving at a new post;
       (C) includes recommendations regarding future actions the 
     Department should take to maximize effective knowledge 
     transfer between Foreign Service Officers;
       (D) identifies any steps taken, or intended to be taken, to 
     implement such recommendations, including any additional 
     resources or authorities necessary to implement such 
     recommendations; and
       (E) provides recommendations to Congress for legislative 
     action to advance the priority described in subparagraph (C).

     SEC. 6234. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FOR DEPENDENTS OF DEPARTMENT 
                   OF STATE EMPLOYEES LOCATED IN UNITED STATES 
                   TERRITORIES.

       (a) In General.--An individual employed by the Department 
     at a location described in subsection (b) shall be eligible 
     for a cost-of-living allowance for the education of the 
     dependents of such employee in an amount that does not exceed 
     the educational allowance authorized by the Secretary of 
     Defense for such location.
       (b) Location Described.--A location is described in this 
     subsection if--
       (1) such location is in a territory of the United States; 
     and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense has determined that schools 
     available in such location are unable to adequately provide 
     for the education of--

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       (A) dependents of members of the Armed Forces; or
       (B) dependents of employees of the Department of Defense.

         TITLE LXIII--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

     SEC. 6301. DATA-INFORMED DIPLOMACY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In a rapidly evolving and digitally interconnected 
     global landscape, access to and maintenance of reliable, 
     readily available data is key to informed decisionmaking and 
     diplomacy and therefore should be considered a strategic 
     asset.
       (2) In order to achieve its mission in the 21st century, 
     the Department must adapt to these trends by maintaining and 
     providing timely access to high-quality data at the time and 
     place needed, while simultaneously cultivating a data-savvy 
     workforce.
       (3) Leveraging data science and data analytics has the 
     potential to improve the performance of the Department's 
     workforce by providing otherwise unknown insights into 
     program deficiencies, shortcomings, or other gaps in 
     analysis.
       (4) While innovative technologies such as artificial 
     intelligence and machine learning have the potential to 
     empower the Department to analyze and act upon data at scale, 
     systematized, sustainable data management and information 
     synthesis remain a core competency necessary for data-driven 
     decisionmaking.
       (5) The goals set out by the Department's Enterprise Data 
     Council (EDC) as the areas of most critical need for the 
     Department, including Cultivating a Data Culture, 
     Accelerating Decisions through Analytics, Establishing 
     Mission-Driven Data Management, and Enhancing Enterprise Data 
     Governance, are laudable and will remain critical as the 
     Department develops into a data-driven agency.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department should prioritize the recruitment and 
     retainment of top data science talent in support of its data-
     informed diplomacy efforts as well as its broader 
     modernization agenda; and
       (2) the Department should strengthen data fluency among its 
     workforce, promote data collaboration across and within its 
     bureaus, and enhance its enterprise data oversight.

     SEC. 6302. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE BUREAU CHIEF 
                   DATA OFFICER PROGRAM.

       (a) Bureau Chief Data Officer Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program, which shall be known as the ``Bureau Chief Data 
     Officer Program'' (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Program''), overseen by the Department's Chief Data 
     Officer. The Bureau Chief Data Officers hired under this 
     program shall report to their respective Bureau leadership.
       (2) Goals.--The goals of the Program shall include the 
     following:
       (A) Cultivating a data culture by promoting data fluency 
     and data collaboration across the Department.
       (B) Promoting increased data analytics use in critical 
     decisionmaking areas.
       (C) Promoting data integration and standardization.
       (D) Increasing efficiencies across the Department by 
     incentivizing acquisition of enterprise data solutions and 
     subscription data services to be shared across bureaus and 
     offices and within bureaus.
       (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives an 
     implementation plan that outlines strategies for--
       (1) advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2);
       (2) hiring Bureau Chief Data Officers at the GS-14 or GS-15 
     grade or a similar rank;
       (3) assigning at least one Bureau Chief Data Officer to--
       (A) each regional bureau of the Department;
       (B) the Bureau of International Organization Affairs;
       (C) the Office of the Chief Economist;
       (D) the Office of the Science and Technology Advisor;
       (E) the Bureau of Cyber and Digital Policy;
       (F) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security;
       (G) the Bureau for Global Talent Management; and
       (H) the Bureau of Consular Affairs; and
       (4) allocation of necessary resources to sustain the 
     Program.
       (c) Assignment.--In implementing the Bureau Chief Data 
     Officer Program, Bureaus may not dual-hat currently employed 
     personnel as Bureau Chief Data Officers.
       (d) Annual Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter for the following 3 years, the Secretary shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     regarding the status of the implementation plan required 
     under subsection (b).

     SEC. 6303. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHIEF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(n) Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer.--
       ``(1) In general.--There shall be within the Department of 
     State a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, which may be 
     dual-hatted as the Department's Chief Data Officer, who shall 
     be a member of the Senior Executive Service.
       ``(2) Duties described.--The principal duties and 
     responsibilities of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer 
     shall be--
       ``(A) to evaluate, oversee, and, if appropriate, facilitate 
     the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and 
     machine learning applications to help inform decisions by 
     policymakers and to support programs and management 
     operations of the Department of State; and
       ``(B) to act as the principal advisor to the Secretary of 
     State on the ethical use of AI and advanced analytics in 
     conducting data-informed diplomacy.
       ``(3) Qualifications.--The Chief Artificial Intelligence 
     Officer should be an individual with demonstrated skill and 
     competency in--
       ``(A) the use and application of data analytics, AI, and 
     machine learning; and
       ``(B) transformational leadership and organizational change 
     management, particularly within large, complex organizations.
       ``(4) Partner with the chief information officer on scaling 
     artificial intelligence use cases.--To ensure alignment 
     between the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and the 
     Chief Information Officer, the Chief Information Officer will 
     consult with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer on 
     best practices for rolling out and scaling AI capabilities 
     across the Bureau of Information and Resource Management's 
     broader portfolio of software applications.
       ``(5) Artificial intelligence defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term `artificial intelligence' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 238(g) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 
     note).''.

     SEC. 6304. STRENGTHENING THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) In General.--The Chief Information Officer of the 
     Department shall be consulted on all decisions to approve or 
     disapprove, significant new unclassified information 
     technology expenditures, including software, of the 
     Department, including expenditures related to information 
     technology acquired, managed, and maintained by other bureaus 
     and offices within the Department, in order to--
       (1) encourage the use of enterprise software and 
     information technology solutions where such solutions exist 
     or can be developed in a timeframe and manner consistent with 
     maintaining and enhancing the continuity and improvement of 
     Department operations;
       (2) increase the bargaining power of the Department in 
     acquiring information technology solutions across the 
     Department;
       (3) reduce the number of redundant Authorities to Operate 
     (ATO), which, instead of using one ATO-approved platform 
     across bureaus, requires multiple ATOs for software use cases 
     across different bureaus;
       (4) enhance the efficiency, reduce redundancy, and increase 
     interoperability of the use of information technology across 
     the enterprise of the Department;
       (5) enhance training and alignment of information 
     technology personnel with the skills required to maintain 
     systems across the Department;
       (6) reduce costs related to the maintenance of, or 
     effectuate the retirement of, legacy systems;
       (7) ensure the development and maintenance of security 
     protocols regarding the use of information technology 
     solutions and software across the Department; and
       (8) improve end-user training on the operation of 
     information technology solutions and to enhance end-user 
     cybersecurity practices.
       (b) Strategy and Implementation Plan Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of 
     the Department shall develop, in consultation with relevant 
     bureaus and offices as appropriate, a strategy and a 5-year 
     implementation plan to advance the objectives described in 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Consultation.--No later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer 
     shall submit the strategy required by this subsection to the 
     appropriate congressional committees and shall consult with 
     the appropriate congressional committees, not less than on an 
     annual basis for 5 years, regarding the progress related to 
     the implementation plan required by this subjection.
       (c) Improvement Plan for the Bureau for Information 
     Resources Management.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer 
     shall develop policies and protocols to improve the customer 
     service orientation, quality and timely delivery of 
     information technology solutions, and training and support 
     for bureau and office-level information technology officers.
       (2) Survey.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five 
     years, the Chief Information Officer shall undertake a client 
     satisfaction survey of bureau information technology officers 
     to obtain feedback on metrics related to--
       (A) customer service orientation of the Bureau of 
     Information Resources Management;

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       (B) quality and timelines of capabilities delivered;
       (C) maintenance and upkeep of information technology 
     solutions;
       (D) training and support for senior bureau and office-level 
     information technology officers; and
       (E) other matters which the Chief Information Officer, in 
     consultation with client bureaus and offices, determine 
     appropriate.
       (3) Submission of findings.--Not later than 60 days after 
     completing each survey required under paragraph (2), the 
     Chief Information Officer shall submit a summary of the 
     findings to the appropriate congressional committees.
       (d) Significant Expenditure Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``significant expenditure'' means any 
     cumulative expenditure in excess of $250,000 total in a 
     single fiscal year for a new unclassified software or 
     information technology capability.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       (1) to alter the authorities of the United States Office of 
     Management and Budget, Office of the National Cyber Director, 
     the Department of Homeland Security, or the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency with respect to Federal 
     information systems; or
       (2) to alter the responsibilities and authorities of the 
     Chief Information Officer of the Department of State as 
     described in titles 40 or 44, United States Code, or any 
     other law defining or assigning responsibilities or 
     authorities to Federal Chief Information Officers.

     SEC. 6305. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRENGTHENING ENTERPRISE 
                   GOVERNANCE.

        It is the sense of Congress that in order to modernize the 
     Department, enterprise-wide governance regarding budget and 
     finance, information technology, and the creation, analysis, 
     and use of data across the Department is necessary to better 
     align resources to strategy, including evaluating trade-offs, 
     and to enhance efficiency and security in using data and 
     technology as tools to inform and evaluate the conduct of 
     United States foreign policy.

     SEC. 6306. DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY AND CYBERSECURITY 
                   PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.--
     The Secretary is authorized to establish a program, which may 
     be known as the ``Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity 
     Partnership'', to help foreign countries--
       (1) expand and increase secure internet access and digital 
     infrastructure in emerging markets, including demand for and 
     availability of high-quality information and communications 
     technology (ICT) equipment, software, and services;
       (2) protect technological assets, including data;
       (3) adopt policies and regulatory positions that foster and 
     encourage open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet, 
     the free flow of data, multi-stakeholder models of internet 
     governance, and pro-competitive and secure ICT policies and 
     regulations;
       (4) access United States exports of ICT goods and services;
       (5) expand interoperability and promote the diversification 
     of ICT goods and supply chain services to be less reliant on 
     PRC imports;
       (6) promote best practices and common standards for a 
     national approach to cybersecurity; and
       (7) advance other priorities consistent with paragraphs (1) 
     through (6), as determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Funds made available to carry out this 
     section may be used to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and 
     information and communications technology capacity, including 
     participation of foreign law enforcement and military 
     personnel in non-military activities, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, provided that such support is 
     essential to enabling civilian and law enforcement of 
     cybersecurity and information and communication technology 
     related activities in their respective countries.
       (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation 
     plan for the coming year to advance the goals identified in 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Consultation.--In developing and operationalizing the 
     implementation plan required under subsection (c), the 
     Secretary shall consult with--
       (1) the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
       (2) United States industry leaders;
       (3) other relevant technology experts, including the Open 
     Technology Fund;
       (4) representatives from relevant United States Government 
     agencies; and
       (5) representatives from like-minded allies and partners.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
     through 2028 to carry out this section. Such funds, including 
     funds authorized to be appropriated under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', may be made available, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law to strengthen 
     civilian cybersecurity and information and communications 
     technology capacity, including for participation of foreign 
     law enforcement and military personnel in non-military 
     activities, and for contributions. Such funds shall remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 6307. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CYBERSPACE, DIGITAL 
                   CONNECTIVITY, AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) 
                   FUND.

       Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new chapter:

      ``CHAPTER 10--CYBERSPACE, DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, AND RELATED 
                        TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) FUND

     ``SEC. 591. FINDINGS.

       ``Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) Increasingly digitized and interconnected social, 
     political, and economic systems have introduced new 
     vulnerabilities for malicious actors to exploit, which 
     threatens economic and national security.
       ``(2) The rapid development, deployment, and integration of 
     information and communication technologies into all aspects 
     of modern life bring mounting risks of accidents and 
     malicious activity involving such technologies, and their 
     potential consequences.
       ``(3) Because information and communication technologies 
     are globally manufactured, traded, and networked, the 
     economic and national security of the United State depends 
     greatly on cybersecurity practices of other actors, including 
     other countries.
       ``(4) United States assistance to countries and 
     international organizations to bolster civilian capacity to 
     address national cybersecurity and deterrence in cyberspace 
     can help--
       ``(A) reduce vulnerability in the information and 
     communication technologies ecosystem; and
       ``(B) advance national and economic security objectives.

     ``SEC. 592. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING FOR 
                   CYBERSPACE, DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, AND RELATED 
                   TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) CAPACITY BUILDING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of State is authorized 
     to provide assistance to foreign governments and 
     organizations, including national, regional, and 
     international institutions, on such terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary may determine, in order to--
       ``(1) advance a secure and stable cyberspace;
       ``(2) protect and expand trusted digital ecosystems and 
     connectivity;
       ``(3) build the cybersecurity capacity of partner countries 
     and organizations; and
       ``(4) ensure that the development of standards and the 
     deployment and use of technology supports and reinforces 
     human rights and democratic values, including through the 
     Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.
       ``(b) Scope of Uses.--Assistance under this section may 
     include programs to--
       ``(1) advance the adoption and deployment of secure and 
     trustworthy information and communications technology (ICT) 
     infrastructure and services, including efforts to grow global 
     markets for secure ICT goods and services and promote a more 
     diverse and resilient ICT supply chain;
       ``(2) provide technical and capacity building assistance 
     to--
       ``(A) promote policy and regulatory frameworks that create 
     an enabling environment for digital connectivity and a 
     vibrant digital economy;
       ``(B) ensure technologies, including related new and 
     emerging technologies, are developed, deployed, and used in 
     ways that support and reinforce democratic values and human 
     rights;
       ``(C) promote innovation and competition; and
       ``(D) support digital governance with the development of 
     rights-respecting international norms and standards;
       ``(3) help countries prepare for, defend against, and 
     respond to malicious cyber activities, including through--
       ``(A) the adoption of cybersecurity best practices;
       ``(B) the development of national strategies to enhance 
     cybersecurity;
       ``(C) the deployment of cybersecurity tools and services to 
     increase the security, strength, and resilience of networks 
     and infrastructure;
       ``(D) support for the development of cybersecurity watch, 
     warning, response, and recovery capabilities, including 
     through the development of cybersecurity incident response 
     teams;
       ``(E) support for collaboration with the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other relevant 
     Federal agencies to enhance cybersecurity;
       ``(F) programs to strengthen allied and partner 
     governments' capacity to detect, investigate, deter, and 
     prosecute cybercrimes;
       ``(G) programs to provide information and resources to 
     diplomats engaging in discussions and negotiations around 
     international law and capacity building measures related to 
     cybersecurity;
       ``(H) capacity building for cybersecurity partners, 
     including law enforcement and military entities as described 
     in subsection (f);
       ``(I) programs that enhance the ability of relevant 
     stakeholders to act collectively against shared cybersecurity 
     threats;
       ``(J) the advancement of programs in support of the 
     Framework of Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace; and
       ``(K) the fortification of deterrence instruments in 
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       ``(4) such other purpose and functions as the Secretary of 
     State may designate.
       ``(c) Responsibility for Policy Decisions and 
     Justification.--The Secretary of State shall be responsible 
     for policy decisions regarding programs under this chapter, 
     with respect to--
       ``(1) whether there will be cybersecurity and digital 
     capacity building programs for a foreign country or entity 
     operating in that country;
       ``(2) the amount of funds for each foreign country or 
     entity; and
       ``(3) the scope and nature of such uses of funding.
       ``(d) Detailed Justification for Uses and Purposes of 
     Funds.--The Secretary of State shall provide, on an annual 
     basis, a detailed justification for the uses and purposes of 
     the amounts provided under this chapter, including 
     information concerning--
       ``(1) the amounts and kinds of grants;
       ``(2) the amounts and kinds of budgetary support provided, 
     if any; and
       ``(3) the amounts and kinds of project assistance provided 
     for what purpose and with such amounts.
       ``(e) Assistance and Funding Under Other Authorities.--The 
     authority granted under this section to provide assistance or 
     funding for countries and organizations does not preclude the 
     use of funds provided to carry out other authorities also 
     available for such purpose.
       ``(f) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated to carry 
     out this chapter may be used, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and 
     information and communications technology capacity, including 
     participation of foreign law enforcement and military 
     personnel in non-military activities, provided that such 
     support is essential to enabling civilian and law enforcement 
     of cybersecurity and information and communication technology 
     related activities in their respective countries.
       ``(g) Notification Requirements.--Funds made available 
     under this section shall be obligated in accordance with the 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications pursuant 
     to section 634A of this Act.

     ``SEC. 593. REVIEW OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE CAPACITY.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     as appropriate with other relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies is authorized to conduct a review that--
       ``(1) analyzes the United States Government's capacity to 
     promptly and effectively deliver emergency support to 
     countries experiencing major cybersecurity and ICT incidents;
       ``(2) identifies relevant factors constraining the support 
     referred to in paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) develops a strategy to improve coordination among 
     relevant Federal agencies and to resolve such constraints.
       ``(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this chapter, the Secretary of State 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 the results of the review 
     conducted pursuant to subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 594. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 
     during the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2023, to 
     carry out the purposes of this chapter.''.

     SEC. 6308. CYBER PROTECTION SUPPORT FOR PERSONNEL OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN POSITIONS HIGHLY 
                   VULNERABLE TO CYBER ATTACK.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) At-risk personnel.--The term ``at-risk personnel'' 
     means personnel of the Department--
       (A) whom the Secretary determines to be highly vulnerable 
     to cyber attacks and hostile information collection 
     activities because of their positions in the Department; and
       (B) whose personal technology devices or personal accounts 
     are highly vulnerable to cyber attacks and hostile 
     information collection activities.
       (2) Personal accounts.--The term ``personal accounts'' 
     means accounts for online and telecommunications services, 
     including telephone, residential internet access, email, text 
     and multimedia messaging, cloud computing, social media, 
     health care, and financial services, used by personnel of the 
     Department outside of the scope of their employment with the 
     Department.
       (3) Personal technology devices.--The term ``personal 
     technology devices'' means technology devices used by 
     personnel of the Department outside of the scope of their 
     employment with the Department, including networks to which 
     such devices connect.
       (b) Requirement to Provide Cyber Protection Support.--The 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the Director of National Intelligence, as 
     appropriate--
       (1) shall offer cyber protection support for the personal 
     technology devices and personal accounts of at-risk 
     personnel; and
       (2) may provide the support described in paragraph (1) to 
     any Department personnel who request such support.
       (c) Nature of Cyber Protection Support.--Subject to the 
     availability of resources, the cyber protection support 
     provided to personnel pursuant to subsection (b) may include 
     training, advice, assistance, and other services relating to 
     protection against cyber attacks and hostile information 
     collection activities.
       (d) Privacy Protections for Personal Devices.--The 
     Department is prohibited pursuant to this section from 
     accessing or retrieving any information from any personal 
     technology device or personal account of Department employees 
     unless--
       (1) access or information retrieval is necessary for 
     carrying out the cyber protection support specified in this 
     section; and
       (2) the Department has received explicit consent from the 
     employee to access a personal technology device or personal 
     account prior to each time such device or account is 
     accessed.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       (1) to encourage Department personnel to use personal 
     technology devices for official business; or
       (2) to authorize cyber protection support for senior 
     Department personnel using personal devices, networks, and 
     personal accounts in an official capacity.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees regarding the 
     provision of cyber protection support pursuant to subsection 
     (b), which shall include--
       (1) a description of the methodology used to make the 
     determination under subsection (a)(1); and
       (2) guidance for the use of cyber protection support and 
     tracking of support requests for personnel receiving cyber 
     protection support pursuant to subsection (b).

                TITLE LXIV--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

     SEC. 6401. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.

       (a) Exigent Circumstances and Crisis Response.--To assist 
     the Department in addressing and responding to exigent 
     circumstances and urgent crises abroad, the Department is 
     authorized to employ, domestically and abroad, a limited 
     number of personal services contractors in order to meet 
     exigent needs, subject to the requirements of this section.
       (b) Authority.--The authority to employ personal services 
     contractors is in addition to any existing authorities to 
     enter into personal services contracts and authority provided 
     in the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 
     (division C of Public Law 117-43).
       (c) Employing and Allocation of Personnel.--To meet the 
     needs described in subsection (a) and subject to the 
     requirements in subsection (d), the Department may--
       (1) enter into contracts to employ a total of up to 100 
     personal services contractors at any given time for each of 
     fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and
       (2) allocate up to 20 personal services contractors to a 
     given bureau, without regard to the sources of funding such 
     office relies on to compensate individuals.
       (d) Limitation.--Employment authorized by this section 
     shall not exceed two calendar years.
       (e) Notification and Reporting to Congress.--
       (1) Notification.--Not later than 15 days after the use of 
     authority under this section, the Secretary shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives of the number 
     of personal services contractors being employed, the expected 
     length of employment, the relevant bureau, the purpose for 
     using personal services contractors, and the justification, 
     including the exigent circumstances requiring such use.
       (2) Annual reporting.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
     of each fiscal year, the Department shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 
     describing the number of personal services contractors 
     employed pursuant to this section for the prior fiscal year, 
     the length of employment, the relevant bureau by which they 
     were employed pursuant to this section, the purpose for using 
     personal services contractors, disaggregated demographic data 
     of such contractors, and the justification for the 
     employment, including the exigent circumstances.

     SEC. 6402. HARD-TO-FILL POSTS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the number of hard-to-fill vacancies at United States 
     diplomatic missions is far too high, particularly in Sub-
     Saharan Africa;
       (2) these vacancies--
       (A) adversely impact the Department's execution of regional 
     strategies;
       (B) hinder the ability of the United States to effectively 
     compete with strategic competitors, such as the People's 
     Republic of China and the Russian Federation; and
       (C) present a clear national security risk to the United 
     States; and
       (3) if the Department is unable to incentivize officers to 
     accept hard-to-fill positions, the Department should consider 
     directed assignments, particularly for posts in Africa, and 
     other means to more effectively advance the national 
     interests of the United States.
       (b) Report on Development of Incentives for Hard-to-fill 
     Posts.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees on efforts to 
     develop new incentives for hard-to-fill positions at United 
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     missions. The report shall include a description of the 
     incentives developed to date and proposals to try to more 
     effectively fill hard-to-fill posts.
       (c) Study on Feasibility of Allowing Non-Consular Foreign 
     Service Officers Given Directed Consular Posts to Volunteer 
     for Hard-to-fill Posts in Understaffed Regions.--
       (1) Study.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a 
     study on--
       (i) the number of Foreign Service positions vacant for six 
     months or longer at overseas posts, including for consular, 
     political, and economic positions, over the last five years, 
     broken down by region, and a comparison of the proportion of 
     vacancies between regions; and
       (ii) the feasibility of allowing first-tour Foreign Service 
     generalists in non-Consular cones, directed for a consular 
     tour, to volunteer for reassignment at hard-to-fill posts in 
     understaffed regions.
       (B) Matters to be considered.--The study conducted under 
     subparagraph (A) shall consider whether allowing first-tour 
     Foreign Service generalists to volunteer as described in such 
     subparagraph would address current vacancies and what impact 
     the new mechanism would have on consular operations.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 60 days after completing the 
     study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     containing the findings of the study.

     SEC. 6403. ENHANCED OVERSIGHT OF THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.

       (a) Report With Recommendations and Management Structure.--
     Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report with any recommendations 
     for the long-term structure and management of the Office of 
     Civil Rights (OCR), including--
       (1) an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of OCR's 
     investigative processes and procedures;
       (2) any changes made within OCR to its investigative 
     processes to improve the integrity and thoroughness of its 
     investigations; and
       (3) any recommendations to improve the management 
     structure, investigative process, and oversight of the 
     Office.

     SEC. 6404. CRISIS RESPONSE OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall institute the 
     following changes and ensure that the following elements have 
     been integrated into the ongoing crisis response management 
     and response by the Crisis Management and Strategy Office:
       (1) The Department's crisis response planning and 
     operations shall conduct, maintain, and update on a regular 
     basis contingency plans for posts and regions experiencing or 
     vulnerable to conflict or emergency conditions, including 
     armed conflict, national disasters, significant political or 
     military upheaval, and emergency evacuations.
       (2) The Department's crisis response efforts shall be led 
     by an individual with significant experience responding to 
     prior crises, who shall be so designated by the Secretary.
       (3) The Department's crisis response efforts shall provide 
     at least quarterly updates to the Secretary and other 
     relevant senior officials, including a plan and schedule to 
     develop contingency planning for identified posts and regions 
     consistent with paragraph (1).
       (4) The decision to develop contingency planning for any 
     particular post or region shall be made independent of any 
     regional bureau.
       (5) The crisis response team shall develop and maintain 
     best practices for evacuations, closures, and emergency 
     conditions.
       (b) Update.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 
     the next five years, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives an update 
     outlining the steps taken to implement this section, along 
     with any other recommendations to improve the Department's 
     crisis management and response operations.
       (2) Contents.--Each update submitted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) should include--
       (A) a list of the posts whose contingency plans, including 
     any noncombatant evacuation contingencies, has been reviewed 
     and updated as appropriate during the preceding 180 days; and
       (B) an assessment of the Secretary's confidence that each 
     post--
       (i) has continuously reached out to United States persons 
     in country to maintain and update contact information for as 
     many such persons as practicable; and
       (ii) is prepared to communicate with such persons in an 
     emergency or crisis situation.
       (3) Form.--Each update submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 6405. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States must increase its diplomatic activity 
     and presence in the Pacific, particularly among Pacific 
     Island nations; and
       (2) the Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum--
       (A) should advance the United States partnership with 
     Pacific Island Forum nations and with the organization itself 
     on key issues of importance to the Pacific region; and
       (B) should coordinate policies across the Pacific region 
     with like-minded democracies.
       (b) Appointment of Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands 
     Forum.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 6304, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(o) Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The President shall appoint, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate, a qualified 
     individual to serve as Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands 
     Forum (referred to in this section as the `Special Envoy').
       ``(2) Considerations.--
       ``(A) Selection.--The Special Envoy shall be--
       ``(i) a United States Ambassador to a country that is a 
     member of the Pacific Islands Forum; or
       ``(ii) a qualified individual who is not described in 
     clause (i).
       ``(B) Limitations.--If the President appoints an Ambassador 
     to a country that is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum to 
     serve concurrently as the Special Envoy to the Pacific 
     Islands Forum, such Ambassador--
       ``(i) may not begin service as the Special Envoy until he 
     or she has been confirmed by the Senate for an ambassadorship 
     to a country that is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum; 
     and
       ``(ii) shall not receive additional compensation for his or 
     her service as Special Envoy.
       ``(3) Duties.--The Special Envoy shall--
       ``(A) represent the United States in its role as dialogue 
     partner to the Pacific Islands Forum; and
       ``(B) carry out such other duties as the President or the 
     Secretary of State may prescribe.''.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that describes how 
     the Department will increase its ability to recruit and 
     retain highly-qualified ambassadors, special envoys, and 
     other senior personnel in posts in Pacific island countries 
     as the Department expands its diplomatic footprint throughout 
     the region.

     SEC. 6406. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BELARUS.

       (a) Special Envoy.--The President shall appoint a Special 
     Envoy for Belarus within the Department (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Special Envoy''). The Special Envoy should 
     be a person of recognized distinction in the field of 
     European security, geopolitics, democracy and human rights, 
     and may be a career Foreign Service officer.
       (b) Central Objective.--The central objective of the 
     Special Envoy is to coordinate and promote efforts--
       (1) to improve respect for the fundamental human rights of 
     the people of Belarus;
       (2) to sustain focus on the national security implications 
     of Belarus's political and military alignment for the United 
     States; and
       (3) to respond to the political, economic, and security 
     impacts of events in Belarus upon neighboring countries and 
     the wider region.
       (c) Duties and Responsibilities.--The Special Envoy shall--
       (1) engage in discussions with Belarusian officials 
     regarding human rights, political, economic and security 
     issues in Belarus;
       (2) support international efforts to promote human rights 
     and political freedoms in Belarus, including coordination and 
     dialogue between the United States and the United Nations, 
     the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the 
     European Union, Belarus, and the other countries in Eastern 
     Europe;
       (3) consult with nongovernmental organizations that have 
     attempted to address human rights and political and economic 
     instability in Belarus;
       (4) make recommendations regarding the funding of 
     activities promoting human rights, democracy, the rule of 
     law, and the development of a market economy in Belarus;
       (5) review strategies for improving protection of human 
     rights in Belarus, including technical training and exchange 
     programs;
       (6) develop an action plan for holding to account the 
     perpetrators of the human rights violations documented in the 
     United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights report on 
     the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the 
     2020 presidential election and its aftermath (Human Rights 
     Council Resolution 49/36);
       (7) engage with member countries of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization, the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe and the European Union with respect to 
     the implications of Belarus's political and security 
     alignment for transatlantic security; and
       (8) work within the Department and among partnering 
     countries to sustain focus on the political situation in 
     Belarus.
       (d) Role.--The position of Special Envoy--
       (1) shall be a full-time position;
       (2) may not be combined with any other position within the 
     Department;
       (3) shall only exist as long as United States diplomatic 
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     States Embassy Minsk have been suspended; and
       (4) shall oversee the operations and personnel of the 
     Belarus Affairs Unit.
       (e) Report on Activities.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Special Envoy, shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that describes the 
     activities undertaken pursuant to subsection (c) during the 
     reporting period.
       (f) Sunset.--The position of Special Envoy for Belarus 
     Affairs and the authorities provided by this section shall 
     terminate 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 6407. OVERSEAS PLACEMENT OF SPECIAL APPOINTMENT 
                   POSITIONS.

       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 current special 
     appointment positions at United States diplomatic missions 
     that do not exercise significant authority, and all positions 
     under schedule B or schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of 
     title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, at United States 
     diplomatic missions. The report shall include the title and 
     responsibilities of each position, the expected duration of 
     the position, the name of the individual currently appointed 
     to the position, and the hiring authority utilized to fill 
     the position.

     SEC. 6408. RESOURCES FOR UNITED STATES NATIONALS UNLAWFULLY 
                   OR WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD.

       Section 302(d) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and 
     Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Resource 
     Guidance'' and inserting ``Resources for United States 
     Nationals Unlawfully or Wrongfully Detained Abroad'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking the paragraph heading and 
     all that follows through ``Not later than'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Resource guidance.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 
     (B), (C), (D), and (E) and clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), 
     and (v), respectively, and moving such clauses (as so 
     redesignated) 2 ems to the right;
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subparagraph (B) and 
     moving such subparagraph (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the 
     right;
       (5) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (4), 
     by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
     (A)''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Travel assistance.--
       ``(A) Family advocacy.--For the purpose of facilitating 
     meetings between the United States Government and the family 
     members of United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully 
     detained abroad, the Secretary shall provide financial 
     assistance to cover the costs of travel to Washington, D.C., 
     including travel by air, train, bus, or other transit as 
     appropriate, to any individual who--
       ``(i) is--

       ``(I) a family member of a United States national 
     unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad as determined by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a); or
       ``(II) an appropriate individual who--

       ``(aa) is approved by the Special Presidential Envoy for 
     Hostage Affairs; and
       ``(bb) does not represent in any legal capacity a United 
     States national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or 
     the family of such United States national;
       ``(ii) has a permanent address that is more than 50 miles 
     from Washington, D.C.; and
       ``(iii) requests such assistance.
       ``(B) Travel and lodging.--
       ``(i) In general.--For each such United States national 
     unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, the financial 
     assistance described in subparagraph (A) shall be provided 
     for not more than 2 trips per fiscal year, unless the Special 
     Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs determines that a 
     third trip is warranted.
       ``(ii) Limitations.--Any trip described in clause (i) 
     shall--

       ``(I) consist of not more than 2 family members or other 
     individuals approved in accordance with subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(II), unless the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage 
     Affairs determines that circumstances warrant an additional 
     family member or other individual approved in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(II) and approves assistance to such third 
     family member or other individual; and
       ``(II) not exceed more than 2 nights lodging, which shall 
     not exceed the applicable government rate.

       ``(C) Return travel.--If other United States Government 
     assistance is unavailable, the Secretary may provide to a 
     United States national unlawfully or wrongfully detained 
     abroad as determined by the Secretary under subsection (a), 
     compensation and assistance, as necessary, for return travel 
     to the United States upon release of such United States 
     national.
       ``(3) Support.--The Secretary shall seek to make available 
     operational psychologists and clinical social workers, to 
     support the mental health and well-being of--
       ``(A) any United States national unlawfully or wrongfully 
     detained abroad; and
       ``(B) any family member of such United States national, 
     with regard to the psychological, social, and mental health 
     effects of such unlawful or wrongful detention.
       ``(4) Notification requirement.--The Secretary shall notify 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives of any amount spent above $250,000 
     for any fiscal year to carry out paragraphs (2) and (3).
       ``(5) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the end of each 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
     Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives a report that includes--
       ``(A) a detailed description of expenditures made pursuant 
     to paragraphs (2) and (3);
       ``(B) a detailed description of support provided pursuant 
     to paragraph (3) and the individuals providing such support; 
     and
       ``(C) the number and location of visits outside of 
     Washington, D.C., during the prior fiscal year made by the 
     Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs to family 
     members of each United States national unlawfully or 
     wrongfully detained abroad.
       ``(6) Sunset.--The authority and requirements under 
     paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) shall terminate on December 
     31, 2027.
       ``(7) Family member defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `family member' means a spouse, father, mother, child, 
     brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, 
     nephew, niece, cousin, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-
     law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, 
     stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, 
     stepsister, half brother, or half sister.''.

                     TITLE LXV--ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY

     SEC. 6501. REPORT ON RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION OF 
                   FOREIGN SERVICE ECONOMIC OFFICERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
     the recruitment, retention, and promotion of economic 
     officers in the Foreign Service.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b) 
     shall include--
       (1) an overview of the key challenges the Department faces 
     in--
       (A) recruiting individuals to serve as economic officers in 
     the Foreign Service; and
       (B) retaining individuals serving as economic officers in 
     the Foreign Service, particularly at the level of GS-14 of 
     the General Schedule and higher;
       (2) an overview of the key challenges in recruiting and 
     retaining qualified individuals to serve in economic 
     positions in the Civil Service;
       (3) a comparison of promotion rates for economic officers 
     in the Foreign Service relative to other officers in the 
     Foreign Service;
       (4) a summary of the educational history and training of 
     current economic officers in the Foreign Service and Civil 
     Service officers serving in economic positions;
       (5) the identification, disaggregated by region, of hard-
     to-fill posts and proposed incentives to improve staffing of 
     economic officers in the Foreign Service at such posts;
       (6) a summary and analysis of the factors that lead to the 
     promotion of--
       (A) economic officers in the Foreign Service; and
       (B) individuals serving in economic positions in the Civil 
     Service; and
       (7) a summary and analysis of current Department-funded or 
     run training opportunities and externally-funded programs, 
     including the Secretary's Leadership Seminar at Harvard 
     Business School, for--
       (A) economic officers in the Foreign Service; and
       (B) individuals serving in economic positions in the Civil 
     Service.

     SEC. 6502. MANDATE TO REVISE DEPARTMENT OF STATE METRICS FOR 
                   SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY.

       (a) Mandate to Revise Department of State Performance 
     Measures for Economic and Commercial Diplomacy.--The 
     Secretary shall, as part of the Department's next regularly 
     scheduled review on metrics and performance measures, include 
     revisions of Department performance measures for economic and 
     commercial diplomacy, by identifying outcome-oriented, and 
     not process-oriented, performance metrics, including metrics 
     that--
       (1) measure how Department efforts advanced specific 
     economic and commercial objectives and led to successes for 
     the United States or other private sector actors overseas; 
     and
       (2) focus on customer satisfaction with Department services 
     and assistance.
       (b) Plan for Ensuring Complete Data for Performance 
     Measures.--As part of the review required under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall include a plan for ensuring that--
       (1) the Department, both at its main headquarters and at 
     domestic and overseas posts, maintains and fully updates data 
     on performance measures; and
       (2) Department leadership and the appropriate congressional 
     committees can evaluate the extent to which the Department is 
     advancing United States economic and commercial interests 
     abroad through meeting performance targets.
       (c) Report on Private Sector Surveys.--The Secretary shall 
     prepare a report that lists and describes all the methods 
     through which the Department conducts surveys of the private 
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     satisfaction with assistance and services provided by the 
     Department to advance private sector economic and commercial 
     goals in foreign markets.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after conducting the 
     review pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees--
       (1) the revised performance metrics required under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) the report required under subsection (c).

     SEC. 6503. CHIEF OF MISSION ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITIES.

       Section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3927) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Embassy Economic Team.--
       ``(1) Coordination and supervision.--Each chief of mission 
     shall coordinate and supervise the implementation of all 
     United States economic policy interests within the host 
     country in which the diplomatic mission is located, among all 
     United States Government departments and agencies present in 
     such country.
       ``(2) Accountability.--The chief of mission is responsible 
     for the performance of the diplomatic mission in advancing 
     United States economic policy interests within the host 
     country.
       ``(3) Mission economic team.--The chief of mission shall 
     designate appropriate embassy staff to form a mission 
     economic team that--
       ``(A) monitors notable economic, commercial, and 
     investment-related developments in the host country; and
       ``(B) develops plans and strategies for advancing United 
     States economic and commercial interests in the host country, 
     including--
       ``(i) tracking legislative, regulatory, judicial, and 
     policy developments that could affect United States economic, 
     commercial, and investment interests;
       ``(ii) advocating for best practices with respect to policy 
     and regulatory developments;
       ``(iii) conducting regular analyses of market systems, 
     trends, prospects, and opportunities for value-addition, 
     including risk assessments and constraints analyses of key 
     sectors and of United States strategic competitiveness, and 
     other reporting on commercial opportunities and investment 
     climate; and
       ``(iv) providing recommendations for responding to 
     developments that may adversely affect United States economic 
     and commercial interests.''.

     SEC. 6504. DIRECTION TO EMBASSY DEAL TEAMS.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of deal teams at United States 
     embassies and consulates are--
       (1) to promote a private sector-led approach--
       (A) to advance economic growth and job creation that is 
     tailored, as appropriate, to specific economic sectors; and
       (B) to advance strategic partnerships;
       (2) to prioritize efforts--
       (A) to identify commercial and investment opportunities;
       (B) to advocate for improvements in the business and 
     investment climate;
       (C) to engage and consult with private sector partners; and
       (D) to report on the activities described in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (C), in accordance with the applicable 
     requirements under sections 706 and 707 of the Championing 
     American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 
     9902 and 9903);
       (3)(A)(i) to identify trade and investment opportunities 
     for United States companies in foreign markets; or
       (ii) to assist with existing trade and investment 
     opportunities already identified by United States companies; 
     and
       (B) to deploy United States Government economic and other 
     tools to help such United States companies to secure their 
     objectives;
       (4) to identify and facilitate opportunities for entities 
     in a host country to increase exports to, or investment in, 
     the United States in order to grow two-way trade and 
     investment;
       (5) to modernize, streamline, and improve access to 
     resources and services designed to promote increased trade 
     and investment opportunities;
       (6) to identify and secure United States or allied 
     government support of strategic projects, such as ports, 
     railways, energy production and distribution, critical 
     minerals development, telecommunications networks, and other 
     critical infrastructure projects vulnerable to predatory 
     investment by an authoritarian country or entity in such 
     country where support or investment serves an important 
     United States interest;
       (7) to coordinate across the Unites States Government to 
     ensure the appropriate and most effective use of United 
     States Government tools to support United States economic, 
     commercial, and investment objectives; and
       (8) to coordinate with the multi-agency DC Central Deal 
     Team, established in February 2020, on the matters described 
     in paragraphs (1) through (7) and other relevant matters.
       (b) Clarification.--A deal team may be composed of the 
     personnel comprising the mission economic team formed 
     pursuant to section 207(e)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980, as added by section 6503.
       (c) Restrictions.--A deal team may not provide support for, 
     or assist a United States person with a transaction 
     involving, a government, or an entity owned or controlled by 
     a government, if the Secretary determines that such 
     government--
       (1) has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism, as described in--
       (A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform 
     Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of Public Law 115-232);
       (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; or
       (2) has engaged in an activity that would trigger a 
     restriction under 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.
       (d) Further Restrictions.--
       (1) Prohibition on support of sanctioned persons.--Deal 
     teams may not carry out activities 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 of the Treasury 
     or the Secretary.
       (2) Prohibition on support of activities subject to 
     sanctions.--Any person receiving support from a deal team 
     must be in compliance with all United States sanctions laws 
     and regulations as a condition for receiving such assistance.
       (e) Chief of Mission Authority and Accountability.--The 
     chief of mission to a foreign country--
       (1) is the designated leader of a deal team in such 
     country; and
       (2) shall be held accountable for the performance and 
     effectiveness of United States deal teams in such country.
       (f) Guidance Cable.--The Department shall send out regular 
     guidance on Deal Team efforts by an All Diplomatic and 
     Consular Posts (referred to in this section as ``ALDAC'') 
     that--
       (1) describes the role of deal teams; and
       (2) includes relevant and up-to-date information to enhance 
     the effectiveness of deal teams in a country.
       (g) Confidentiality of Information.--
       (1) In general.--In preparing the cable required under 
     subsection (f), the Secretary shall protect from disclosure 
     any proprietary information of a United States person marked 
     as business confidential information unless the person 
     submitting such information--
       (A) had notice, at the time of submission, that such 
     information would be released by; or
       (B) subsequently consents to the release of such 
     information.
       (2) Treatment as trade secrets.--Proprietary information 
     obtained by the United States Government from a United States 
     person pursuant to the activities of deal teams shall be--
       (A) considered to be trade secrets and commercial or 
     financial information (as such terms are used under section 
     552b(c)(4) of title 5, United States Code); and
       (B) exempt from disclosure without the express approval of 
     the person.
       (h) Sunset.--The requirements under subsections (f) through 
     (h) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6505. ESTABLISHMENT OF A ``DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR'' 
                   AWARD.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a new 
     award, to be known as the ``Deal Team of the Year Award'', 
     and annually present the award to a deal team at one United 
     States mission in each region to recognize outstanding 
     achievements in supporting a United States company or 
     companies pursuing commercial deals abroad or in identifying 
     new deal prospects for United States companies.
       (b) Award Content.--
       (1) Department of state.--Each member of a deal team 
     receiving an award pursuant to subsection (a) shall receive a 
     certificate that is signed by the Secretary and--
       (A) in the case of a member of the Foreign Service, is 
     included in the next employee evaluation report; or
       (B) in the case of a Civil Service employee, is included in 
     the next annual performance review.
       (2) Other federal agencies.--If an award is presented 
     pursuant to subsection (a) to a Federal Government employee 
     who is not employed by the Department, the employing agency 
     may determine whether to provide such employee any 
     recognition or benefits in addition to the recognition or 
     benefits provided by the Department.
       (c) Eligibility.--Any interagency economics team at a 
     United States overseas mission under chief of mission 
     authority that assists United States companies with 
     identifying, navigating, and securing trade and investment 
     opportunities in a foreign country or that facilitates 
     beneficial foreign investment into the United States is 
     eligible for an award under this section.
       (d) Report.--Not later than the last day of the fiscal year 
     in which awards are presented pursuant to subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that includes--
       (1) each mission receiving a Deal Team of the Year Award.
       (2) the names and agencies of each awardee within the 
     recipient deal teams; and
       (3) a detailed description of the reason such deal teams 
     received such award.

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                      TITLE LXVI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

     SEC. 6601. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH.

       (a) Coordination of Resources.--The Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development and the 
     Secretary shall direct public affairs sections at United 
     States embassies and USAID Mission Program Officers at USAID 
     missions to coordinate, enhance and prioritize resources for 
     public diplomacy and awareness campaigns around United States 
     diplomatic and development efforts, including through--
       (1) the utilization of new media technology for maximum 
     public engagement; and
       (2) enact coordinated comprehensive community outreach to 
     increase public awareness and understanding and appreciation 
     of United States diplomatic and development efforts.
       (b) Development Outreach and Coordination Officers.--USAID 
     should prioritize hiring of additional Development Outreach 
     and Coordination officers in USAID missions to support the 
     purposes of subsection (a).
       (c) Best Practices.--The Secretary and the Administrator of 
     USAID shall identify 10 countries in which Embassies and 
     USAID missions have successfully executed efforts, including 
     monitoring and evaluation of such efforts, described in (a) 
     and develop best practices to be turned into Department and 
     USAID guidance.

     SEC. 6602. MODIFICATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RADIO FREE 
                   EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY.

       In section 308(h) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(h)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraphs (1), (3), and (5); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively.

     SEC. 6603. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.

       (a) Voice of America.--Section 303 of the United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Voice of America Operations and Structure.--
       ``(1) Operations.--The Director of the Voice of America 
     (VOA)--
       ``(A) shall direct and supervise the operations of VOA, 
     including making all major decisions relating its staffing; 
     and
       ``(B) may utilize any authorities made available to the 
     United States Agency for Global Media or to its Chief 
     Executive Officer under this Act or under any other Act to 
     carry out its operations in an effective manner.
       ``(2) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of VOA shall submit to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a plan to 
     ensure that the personnel structure of VOA is sufficient to 
     effectively carry out the principles described in subsection 
     (c).''.
       (b) Appointment of Chief Executive Officer.--Section 304 of 
     such Act (22 U.S.C. 6203) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``as an entity described 
     in section 104 of title 5, United States Code'' and inserting 
     ``under the direction of the International Broadcasting 
     Advisory Board''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the second sentence 
     and inserting the following: ``Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, when a vacancy arises, until such time as a 
     Chief Executive Officer, to whom sections 3345 through 3349b 
     of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply, is appointed 
     and confirmed by the Senate, an acting Chief Executive 
     Officer shall be appointed by the International Broadcasting 
     Advisory Board and shall continue to serve and exercise the 
     authorities and powers under this title as the sole means of 
     filling such vacancy, for the duration of the vacancy. In the 
     absence of a quorum on the International Broadcasting 
     Advisory Board, the first principal deputy of the United 
     States Agency for Global Media shall serve as acting Chief 
     Executive Officer.''.
       (c) Chief Executive Officer Authorities.--Section 305(a)(1) 
     of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``To supervise all'' and inserting ``To oversee, coordinate, 
     and provide strategic direction for''.
       (d) International Broadcasting Advisory Board.--Section 
     306(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6205(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``advise the Chief Executive Officer of'' and inserting 
     ``oversee and advise the Chief Executive Officer and''.
       (e) Radio Free Africa; Radio Free Americas.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for 
     Global Media shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives that details 
     the financial and other resources that would be required to 
     establish and operate 2 nonprofit organizations, modeled 
     after Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia, 
     for the purposes of providing accurate, uncensored, and 
     reliable news and information to--
       (1) the region of Africa, with respect to Radio Free 
     Africa; and
       (2) the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, with 
     respect to Radio Free Americas.

     SEC. 6604. JOHN LEWIS CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 115. JOHN LEWIS CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the John Lewis 
     Civil Rights Fellowship Program (referred to in this section 
     as the `Fellowship Program') within the J. William Fulbright 
     Educational Exchange Program.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Fellowship Program 
     are--
       ``(1) to honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis by 
     promoting a greater understanding of the history and tenets 
     of nonviolent civil rights movements; and
       ``(2) to advance foreign policy priorities of the United 
     States by promoting studies, research, and international 
     exchange in the subject of nonviolent movements that 
     established and protected civil rights around the world.
       ``(c) Administration.--The Bureau of Educational and 
     Cultural Affairs (referred to in this section as the 
     `Bureau') shall administer the Fellowship Program in 
     accordance with policy guidelines established by the Board, 
     in consultation with the binational Fulbright Commissions and 
     United States Embassies.
       ``(d) Selection of Fellows.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Board shall annually select 
     qualified individuals to participate in the Fellowship 
     Program. The Bureau may determine the number of fellows 
     selected each year, which, whenever feasible, shall be not 
     fewer than 25.
       ``(2) Outreach.--
       ``(A) In general.--To the extent practicable, the Bureau 
     shall conduct outreach at institutions, including--
       ``(i) minority serving institutions, including historically 
     Black colleges and universities; and
       ``(ii) other appropriate institutions, as determined by the 
     Bureau.
       ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       ``(i) Historically black college and university.--The term 
     `historically Black college and university' has the meaning 
     given the term `part B institution' in section 322 of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
       ``(ii) Minority serving institution.--The term `minority-
     serving institution' means an eligible institution under 
     section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a)).
       ``(e) Fellowship Orientation.--Annually, the Bureau shall 
     organize and administer a fellowship orientation, which 
     shall--
       ``(1) be held in Washington, D.C., or at another location 
     selected by the Bureau; and
       ``(2) include programming to honor the legacy of 
     Representative John Lewis.
       ``(f) Structure.--
       ``(1) Work plan.--To carry out the purposes described in 
     subsection (b)--
       ``(A) each fellow selected pursuant to subsection (d) shall 
     arrange an internship or research placement--
       ``(i) with a nongovernmental organization, academic 
     institution, or other organization approved by the Bureau; 
     and
       ``(ii) in a country with an operational Fulbright U.S. 
     Student Program; and
       ``(B) the Bureau shall, for each fellow, approve a work 
     plan that identifies the target objectives for the fellow, 
     including specific duties and responsibilities relating to 
     those objectives.
       ``(2) Conferences; presentations.--Each fellow shall--
       ``(A) attend a fellowship orientation organized and 
     administered by the Bureau under subsection (e);
       ``(B) not later than the date that is 1 year after the end 
     of the fellowship period, attend a fellowship summit 
     organized and administered by the Bureau, which--
       ``(i) whenever feasible, shall be held in Atlanta, Georgia, 
     or another location of importance to the civil rights 
     movement in the United States; and
       ``(ii) may coincide with other events facilitated by the 
     Bureau; and
       ``(C) at such summit, give a presentation on lessons 
     learned during the period of fellowship.
       ``(3) Fellowship period.--Each fellowship under this 
     section shall continue for a period determined by the Bureau, 
     which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 10 months.
       ``(g) Fellowship Award.--The Bureau shall provide each 
     fellow under this section with an allowance that is equal to 
     the amount needed for--
       ``(1) the reasonable costs of the fellow during the 
     fellowship period; and
       ``(2) travel and lodging expenses related to attending the 
     orientation and summit required under subsection (e)(2).
       ``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of the completion of the Fellowship Program by the initial 
     cohort of fellows selected under subsection (d), and annually 
     thereafter, 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 the implementation of the Fellowship Program, 
     including--
       ``(1) a description of the demographics of the cohort of 
     fellows who completed a fellowship during the preceding 1-
     year period;
       ``(2) a description of internship and research placements, 
     and research projects selected by such cohort, under the 
     Fellowship Program, including feedback from--

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       ``(A) such cohort on implementation of the Fellowship 
     Program; and
       ``(B) the Secretary on lessons learned; and
       ``(3) an analysis of trends relating to the diversity of 
     each cohort of fellows and the topics of projects completed 
     since the establishment of the Fellowship Program.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments to the Mutual 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.--Section 
     112(a) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
     1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2460(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program 
     established under section 115, which provides funding for 
     international internships and research placements for early- 
     to mid-career individuals from the United States to study 
     nonviolent civil rights movements in self-arranged placements 
     with universities or nongovernmental organizations in foreign 
     countries.''.

     SEC. 6605. DOMESTIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

       (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     develop a strategy to explain to the American people the 
     value of the work of the Department and United States foreign 
     policy to advancing the national security of the United 
     States. The strategy shall include--
       (1) tools to inform the American people about the non-
     partisan importance of United States diplomacy and foreign 
     relations and to utilize public diplomacy to meet the United 
     States' national security priorities;
       (2) efforts to reach the widest possible audience of 
     Americans, including those who historically have not had 
     exposure to United States foreign policy efforts and 
     priorities;
       (3) additional staffing and resource needs including--
       (A) domestic positions within the Bureau of Global Public 
     Affairs to focus on engagement with the American people as 
     outlined in paragraph (1);
       (B) positions within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
     Affairs to enhance program and reach the widest possible 
     audience;
       (C) increasing the number of fellowship and detail programs 
     that place Foreign Service and civil service employees 
     outside the Department for a limited time, including Pearson 
     Fellows, Reta Joe Lewis Local Diplomats, Brookings Fellows, 
     and Georgetown Fellows; and
       (D) recommendations for increasing participation in the 
     Hometown Diplomats program and evaluating this program as 
     well as other opportunities for Department officers to engage 
     with American audiences while traveling within the United 
     States.

     SEC. 6606. EXTENSION OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.

       Section 1287(j) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by 
     striking ``on the date that is 8 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on September 30, 
     2026''.

     SEC. 6607. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.

       Section 5603(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) United States Information and Educational Exchange 
     Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402).''.

     SEC. 6608. MODERNIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the 
     appropriate congressional committees for--
       (1) modernizing and increasing the operational and 
     programming capacity of American Spaces and American Corners 
     throughout the world, including by leveraging public-private 
     partnerships;
       (2) providing salaries to locally employed staff of 
     American Spaces and American Corners; and
       (3) providing opportunities for United States businesses 
     and nongovernmental organizations to better utilize American 
     Spaces.

                       TITLE LXVII--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 6701. INTERNSHIPS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS AT 
                   INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     bolster efforts to increase the number of United States 
     citizens representative of the American people occupying 
     positions in the United Nations system, agencies, and 
     commissions, and in other international organizations, 
     including by awarding grants to educational institutions and 
     students.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     identifies--
       (1) the number of United States citizens who are involved 
     in internship programs at international organizations;
       (2) the distribution of the individuals described in 
     paragraph (1) among various international organizations; and
       (3) grants, programs, and other activities that are being 
     utilized to recruit and fund United States citizens to 
     participate in internship programs at international 
     organizations.
       (c) Eligibility.--An individual referred to in subsection 
     (a) is an individual who--
       (1) is enrolled at or received their degree within two 
     years from--
       (A) an institution of higher education; or
       (B) an institution of higher education based outside the 
     United States, as determined by the Secretary of State; and
       (2) is a citizen of the United States.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,500,000 for the Department of State for 
     fiscal year 2024 to carry out the grant program authorized 
     under subsection (a).

     SEC. 6702. TRAINING FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Training Programs.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end 
     of the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Training in Multilateral Diplomacy.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     other senior officials as appropriate, shall establish 
     training courses on--
       ``(A) the conduct of diplomacy at international 
     organizations and other multilateral institutions; and
       ``(B) broad-based multilateral negotiations of 
     international instruments.
       ``(2) Required training.--Members of the Service, including 
     appropriate chiefs of mission and other officers who are 
     assigned to United States missions representing the United 
     States to international organizations and other multilateral 
     institutions or who are assigned in other positions that have 
     as their primary responsibility formulation of policy related 
     to such organizations and institutions, or participation in 
     negotiations of international instruments, shall receive 
     specialized training in the areas described in paragraph (1) 
     prior to the beginning of service for such assignment or, if 
     receiving such training at that time is not practical, within 
     the first year of beginning such assignment.''.
       (b) Training for Department Employees.--The Secretary of 
     State shall ensure that employees of the Department of State 
     who are assigned to positions described in paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (e) of section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (as added by subsection (a) of this section), including 
     members of the civil service or general service, or who are 
     seconded to international organizations for a period of at 
     least one year, receive training described in such subsection 
     and participate in other such courses as the Secretary may 
     recommend to build or augment identifiable skills that would 
     be useful for such Department officials representing United 
     States interests at these institutions and organizations.

     SEC. 6703. MODIFICATION TO TRANSPARENCY ON INTERNATIONAL 
                   AGREEMENTS AND NON-BINDING INSTRUMENTS.

       Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, as most 
     recently amended by section 5947 of the James M. Inhofe 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
     (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3476), is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (h) through (l) as 
     subsections (i) through (m), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h)(1) If the Secretary is aware or has reason to believe 
     that the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c) have not 
     been fulfilled with respect to an international agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) immediately bring the matter to the attention of the 
     office or agency responsible for the agreement or qualifying 
     non-binding instrument; and
       ``(B) request the office or agency to provide within 7 days 
     the text or other information necessary to fulfill the 
     requirements of the relevant subsection.
       ``(2) Upon receiving the text or other information 
     requested pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) fulfill the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or 
     (c), as the case may be, with respect to the agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument concerned--
       ``(i) by including such text or other information in the 
     next submission required by subsection (a)(1);
       ``(ii) by providing such information in writing to the 
     Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
     Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the 
     appropriate congressional committees before provision of the 
     submission described in clause (i); or
       ``(iii) in relation to subsection (b), by making the text 
     of the agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument and the 
     information described in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) 
     of subsection (a)(1) relating to the agreement or instrument 
     available to the public on the website of the Department of 
     State within 15 days of receiving the text or other 
     information requested pursuant to paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) provide to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives, and the appropriate congressional 
     committees, either in the next submission required by 
     subsection (a)(1) or before such submission, a written 
     statement

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     explaining the reason for the delay in fulfilling the 
     requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c), as the case may 
     be.''.

     SEC. 6704. REPORT ON PARTNER FORCES UTILIZING UNITED STATES 
                   SECURITY ASSISTANCE IDENTIFIED AS USING HUNGER 
                   AS A WEAPON OF WAR.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States recognizes the link between armed 
     conflict and conflict-induced food insecurity;
       (2) Congress recognizes and condemns the role of nefarious 
     security actors, including state and non-state armed groups, 
     who have utilized hunger as a weapon of war, including 
     through the unanimous adoption of House of Representatives 
     Resolution 922 and Senate Resolution 669 relating to 
     ``[c]ondemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and 
     recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security 
     and famine''; and
       (3) the United States should use the diplomatic and 
     humanitarian tools at our disposal to not only fight global 
     hunger, mitigate the spread of conflict, and promote 
     critical, lifesaving assistance, but also hold perpetrators 
     using hunger as a weapon of war to account.
       (b) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       (1) Hunger as a weapon of war.--The term ``hunger as a 
     weapon of war'' means--
       (A) intentional starvation of civilians;
       (B) intentional and reckless destruction, removal, looting, 
     or rendering useless objects necessary for food production 
     and distribution, such as farmland, markets, mills, food 
     processing and storage facilities, food stuffs, crops, 
     livestock, agricultural assets, waterways, water systems, 
     drinking water facilities and supplies, and irrigation 
     networks;
       (C) undue denial of humanitarian access and deprivation of 
     objects indispensable to people's survival, such as food 
     supplies and nutrition resources; and
       (D) willful interruption of market systems for populations 
     in need, including through the prevention of travel and 
     manipulation of currency exchange.
       (2) Security assistance.--The term ``security assistance'' 
     means assistance meeting the definition of ``security 
     assistance'' under section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304).
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, and the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     regarding--
       (1) United States-funded security assistance and 
     cooperation; and
       (2) whether the governments and entities receiving such 
     assistance have or are currently using hunger as a weapon of 
     war.
       (d) Elements.--The report required under subsection (c) 
     shall--
       (1) identify countries receiving United States-funded 
     security assistance or participating in security programs and 
     activities, including in coordination with the Department of 
     Defense, that are currently experiencing famine-like 
     conditions as a result of conflict;
       (2) describe the actors and actions taken by such actors in 
     the countries identified pursuant to paragraph (1) who are 
     utilizing hunger as a weapon of war; and
       (3) describe any current or existing plans to continue 
     providing United States-funded security assistance to 
     recipient countries.
       (e) Form.--The report required under subsection (c) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 6705. INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS BY THE 
                   UNITED STATES AND PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development and the Chief Executive Officer of the 
     Development Finance Corporation, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 
     regarding the opportunities and costs of infrastructure 
     projects in Middle East, African, and Latin American and 
     Caribbean countries, which shall--
       (1) describe the nature and total funding of United States 
     infrastructure investments and construction in Middle East, 
     African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries, and that 
     of United States allies and partners in the same regions;
       (2) describe the nature and total funding of infrastructure 
     investments and construction by the People's Republic of 
     China in Middle East, African, and Latin American and 
     Caribbean countries;
       (3) assess the national security threats posed by the 
     infrastructure investment gap between the People's Republic 
     of China and the United States and United States allies and 
     partners, including--
       (A) infrastructure, such as ports;
       (B) access to critical and strategic minerals;
       (C) digital and telecommunication infrastructure;
       (D) threats to supply chains; and
       (E) general favorability towards the People's Republic of 
     China and the United States and United States' allies and 
     partners among Middle East, African, and Latin American and 
     Caribbean countries;
       (4) assess the opportunities and challenges for companies 
     based in the United States to invest in infrastructure 
     projects in Middle East, African, and Latin American and 
     Caribbean countries;
       (5) describe options for the United States Government to 
     undertake to increase support for United States businesses 
     engaged in large-scale infrastructure projects in Middle 
     East, African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries; 
     and
       (6) identify regional infrastructure priorities, ranked 
     according to United States national interests, in Middle 
     East, African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries.

     SEC. 6706. SPECIAL ENVOYS.

       (a) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a review 
     of all special envoy positions to determine--
       (1) which special envoy positions are needed to accomplish 
     the mission of the Department;
       (2) which special envoy positions could be absorbed into 
     the Department's existing bureau structure;
       (3) which special envoy positions were established by an 
     Act of Congress; and
       (4) which special envoy positions were created by the 
     Executive Branch without explicit congressional approval.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the completion of 
     the review required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that includes--
       (1) a list of every special envoy position in the 
     Department;
       (2) a detailed justification of the need for each special 
     envoy, if warranted;
       (3) a list of the special envoy positions that could be 
     absorbed into the Department's existing bureau structure 
     without compromising the mission of the Department;
       (4) a list of the special envoy positions that were created 
     by an Act of Congress; and
       (5) a list of the special envoy positions that are not 
     expressly authorized by statute.

     SEC. 6707. US-ASEAN CENTER.

       (a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``ASEAN'' 
     means the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
       (b) Establishment.--The Secretary is authorized to enter 
     into a public-private partnership for the purposes of 
     establishing a US-ASEAN Center in the United States to 
     support United States economic and cultural engagement with 
     Southeast Asia.
       (c) Functions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the US-ASEAN Center established pursuant to subsection (b) 
     may--
       (1) provide grants for research to support and elevate the 
     importance of the US-ASEAN partnership;
       (2) facilitate activities to strengthen US-ASEAN trade and 
     investment;
       (3) expand economic and technological relationships between 
     ASEAN countries and the United States into new areas of 
     cooperation;
       (4) provide training to United States citizens and citizens 
     of ASEAN countries that improve people-to-people ties;
       (5) develop educational programs to increase awareness for 
     the United States and ASEAN countries on the importance of 
     relations between the United States and ASEAN countries; and
       (6) carry out other activities the Secretary considers 
     necessary to strengthen ties between the United States and 
     ASEAN countries and achieve the objectives of the US-ASEAN 
     Center.

     SEC. 6708. BRIEFINGS ON THE UNITED STATES-EUROPEAN UNION 
                   TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States-European 
     Union Trade and Technology Council is an important forum for 
     the United States and in the European Union to engage on 
     transatlantic trade, investment, and engagement on matters 
     related to critical and emerging technology and that the 
     Department should provide regular updates to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the deliverables and policy 
     initiatives announced at United States-European Union Trade 
     and Technology Council ministerials

     SEC. 6709. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REPORTS.

       (a) Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall examine the production 
     of the 2023 and subsequent annual Country Reports on Human 
     Rights Practices by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor as required under sections 116(d) and 
     502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151n(d), 2304(b)) to maximize--
       (A) cost and personnel efficiencies;
       (B) the potential use of data and analytic tools and 
     visualization; and
       (C) advancement of the modernization agenda for the 
     Department announced by the Secretary on October 27, 2021.
       (2) Transnational repression amendments to annual country 
     reports on human rights practices.--Section 116(d) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Wherever applicable, a description of the nature and 
     extent of acts of transnational repression that occurred 
     during the preceding year, including identification of--
       ``(A) incidents in which a government harassed, 
     intimidated, or killed individuals outside of their 
     internationally recognized borders and the patterns of such 
     repression among repeat offenders;

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       ``(B) countries in which such transnational repression 
     occurs and the role of the governments of such countries in 
     enabling, preventing, mitigating, and responding to such 
     acts;
       ``(C) the tactics used by the governments of countries 
     identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), including the 
     actions identified and any new techniques observed;
       ``(D) in the case of digital surveillance and harassment, 
     the type of technology or platform, including social media, 
     smart city technology, health tracking systems, general 
     surveillance technology, and data access, transfer, and 
     storage procedures, used by the governments of countries 
     identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) for such actions; and
       ``(E) groups and types of individuals targeted by acts of 
     transnational repression in each country in which such acts 
     occur.''.
       (b) Elimination of Obsolete Reports.--
       (1) Annual reports relating to funding mechanisms for 
     telecommunications security and semiconductors.--Division H 
     of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) 
     is amended--
       (A) in section 9202(a)(2) (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(2))--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (B) in section 9905 (15 U.S.C. 4655)--
       (i) by striking subsection (c); and
       (ii) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (2) Reports relating to foreign assistance to counter 
     russian influence and media organizations controlled by 
     russia.--The Countering Russian Influence in Europe and 
     Eurasia Act of 2017 (title II of Public Law 115-44) is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 254(e)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking ``In general.--'';
       (II) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and moving such 
     paragraphs 2 ems to the left; and

       (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by striking section 255.
       (3) Annual report on promoting the rule of law in the 
     russian federation.--Section 202 of the Russia and Moldova 
     Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law 
     Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-208) is amended by 
     striking subsection (a).
       (4) Annual report on advancing freedom and democracy.--
     Section 2121 of the Advance Democratic Values, Address 
     Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007 
     (title XXI of Public Law 110-53) is amended by striking 
     subsection (c).
       (5) Annual reports on united states-vietnam human rights 
     dialogue meetings.--Section 702 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151n note) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 6710. MODIFICATION OF BUILD ACT OF 2018 TO PRIORITIZE 
                   PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE NATIONAL SECURITY.

       Section 1412 of the Build Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9612) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
       ``(d) Prioritization of National Security Interests.--The 
     Corporation shall prioritize the provision of support under 
     title II in projects that advance core national security 
     interests of the United States with respect to the People's 
     Republic of China.''.

     SEC. 6711. PERMITTING FOR INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES.

       The International Bridge Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 535 et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after section 5 the following:

     ``SEC. 6. PERMITTING FOR INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible applicant.--The term `eligible applicant' 
     means an entity that has submitted an application for a 
     Presidential permit during the period beginning on December 
     1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2024, for any of the 
     following:
       ``(A) 1 or more international bridges in Webb County, 
     Texas.
       ``(B) An international bridge in Cameron County, Texas.
       ``(C) An international bridge in Maverick County, Texas.
       ``(2) Presidential permit.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `Presidential permit' means--
       ``(i) an approval by the President to construct, maintain, 
     and operate an international bridge under section 4; or
       ``(ii) an approval by the President to construct, maintain, 
     and operate an international bridge pursuant to a process 
     described in Executive Order 13867 (84 Fed. Reg. 15491; 
     relating to Issuance of Permits With Respect to Facilities 
     and Land Transportation Crossings at the International 
     Boundaries of the United States) (or any successor Executive 
     Order).
       ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `Presidential permit' includes 
     an amendment to an approval described in clause (i) or (ii) 
     of subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of State.
       ``(b) Application.--An eligible applicant for a 
     Presidential permit to construct, maintain, and operate an 
     international bridge shall submit an application for the 
     permit to the Secretary.
       ``(c) Recommendation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary receives an application under subsection 
     (b), the Secretary shall make a recommendation to the 
     President--
       ``(A) to grant the Presidential permit; or
       ``(B) to deny the Presidential permit.
       ``(2) Consideration.--The sole basis for a recommendation 
     under paragraph (1) shall be whether the international bridge 
     is in the foreign policy interests of the United States.
       ``(d) Presidential Action.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President shall grant or deny the 
     Presidential permit for an application under subsection (b) 
     by not later than 60 days after the earlier of--
       ``(A) the date on which the Secretary makes a 
     recommendation under subsection (c)(1); and
       ``(B) the date on which the Secretary is required to make a 
     recommendation under subsection (c)(1).
       ``(2) No action.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), if the 
     President does not grant or deny the Presidential permit for 
     an application under subsection (b) by the deadline described 
     in paragraph (1), the Presidential permit shall be considered 
     to have been granted as of that deadline.
       ``(B) Requirement.--As a condition on a Presidential permit 
     considered to be granted under subparagraph (A), the eligible 
     applicant shall complete all applicable environmental 
     documents required pursuant to Public Law 91-190 (42 U.S.C. 
     4321 et seq.).
       ``(e) Document Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary shall not require an eligible 
     applicant for a Presidential permit--
       ``(1) to include in the application under subsection (b) 
     environmental documents prepared pursuant to Public Law 91-
     190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
       ``(2) to have completed any environmental review under 
     Public Law 91-190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) prior to the 
     President granting a Presidential permit under subsection 
     (d).
       ``(f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section--
       ``(1) prohibits the President from granting a Presidential 
     permit conditioned on the eligible applicant completing all 
     environmental documents pursuant to Public Law 91-190 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
       ``(2) prohibits the Secretary from requesting a list of all 
     permits and approvals from Federal, State, and local agencies 
     that the eligible applicant believes are required in 
     connection with the international bridge, or a brief 
     description of how those permits and approvals will be 
     acquired; or
       ``(3) exempts an eligible applicant from the requirement to 
     complete all environmental documents pursuant to Public Law 
     91-190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) prior to construction of an 
     international bridge.''.

                      TITLE LXVIII--AUKUS MATTERS

     SEC. 6801. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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) AUKUS partnership.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``AUKUS partnership'' means the 
     enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, 
     the United Kingdom, and the United States announced in 
     September 2021.
       (B) Pillars.--The AUKUS partnership includes the following 
     two pillars:
       (i) Pillar One is focused on developing a pathway for 
     Australia to acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
     submarines.
       (ii) Pillar Two is focused on enhancing trilateral 
     collaboration on advanced defense capabilities, including 
     hypersonic and counter hypersonic capabilities, quantum 
     technologies, undersea technologies, and artificial 
     intelligence.
       (3) International traffic in arms regulations.--The term 
     ``International Traffic in Arms Regulations'' means 
     subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or successor regulations).

              Subtitle A--Outlining the AUKUS Partnership

     SEC. 6811. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE AUKUS PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States that--
       (1) the AUKUS partnership is integral to United States 
     national security, increasing United States and allied 
     capability in the undersea domain of the Indo-Pacific, and 
     developing cutting edge military capabilities;
       (2) the transfer of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
     submarines to Australia, if implemented appropriately, will 
     position the United States and its allies to maintain peace 
     and security in the Indo-Pacific;
       (3) the transfer of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
     submarines to Australia will be safely implemented with the 
     highest nonproliferation standards in alignment with--
       (A) safeguards established by the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency; and
       (B) the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between 
     Australia and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the 
     application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on 
     the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at Vienna 
     September 23, 1997;

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       (4) the United States will enter into a mutual defense 
     agreement with Australia, modeled on the 1958 bilateral 
     mutual defense agreement with the United Kingdom, for the 
     sole purpose of facilitating the transfer of naval nuclear 
     propulsion technology to Australia;
       (5) working with the United Kingdom and Australia to 
     develop and provide joint advanced military capabilities to 
     promote security and stability in the Indo-Pacific will have 
     tangible impacts on United States military effectiveness 
     across the world;
       (6) in order to better facilitate cooperation under Pillar 
     2 of the AUKUS partnership, it is imperative that every 
     effort be made to streamline United States export controls 
     consistent with necessary and reciprocal security safeguards 
     on United States technology at least comparable to those of 
     the United States;
       (7) the trade authorization mechanism for the AUKUS 
     partnership administered by the Department is a critical 
     first step in reimagining the United States export control 
     system to carry out the AUKUS partnership and expedite 
     technology sharing and defense trade among the United States, 
     Australia, and the United Kingdom; and
       (8) the vast majority of United States defense trade with 
     Australia is conducted through the Foreign Military Sales 
     (FMS) process, the preponderance of defense trade with the 
     United Kingdom is conducted through Direct Commercial Sales 
     (DCS), and efforts to streamline United States export 
     controls should focus on both Foreign Military Sales and 
     Direct Commercial Sales.

     SEC. 6812. SENIOR ADVISOR FOR THE AUKUS PARTNERSHIP AT THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) In General.--There shall be a Senior Advisor for the 
     AUKUS partnership at the Department, who--
       (1) shall report directly to the Secretary; and
       (2) may not hold another position in the Department 
     concurrently while holding the position of Senior Advisor for 
     the AUKUS partnership.
       (b) Duties.--The Senior Advisor shall--
       (1) be responsible for coordinating efforts related to the 
     AUKUS partnership across the Department, including the 
     bureaus engaged in nonproliferation, defense trade, security 
     assistance, and diplomatic relations in the Indo-Pacific;
       (2) serve as the lead within the Department for 
     implementation of the AUKUS partnership in interagency 
     processes, consulting with counterparts in the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of 
     Energy, the Office of Naval Reactors, and any other relevant 
     agencies;
       (3) lead diplomatic efforts related to the AUKUS 
     partnership with other governments to explain how the 
     partnership will enhance security and stability in the Indo-
     Pacific; and
       (4) consult regularly with the appropriate congressional 
     committees, and keep such committees fully and currently 
     informed, on issues related to the AUKUS partnership, 
     including in relation to the AUKUS Pillar 1 objective of 
     supporting Australia's acquisition of conventionally armed, 
     nuclear-powered submarines and the Pillar 2 objective of 
     jointly developing advanced military capabilities to support 
     security and stability in the Indo-Pacific, as affirmed by 
     the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of the 
     United Kingdom, and the Prime Minister of Australia on April 
     5, 2022.
       (c) Personnel to Support the Senior Advisor.--The Secretary 
     shall ensure that the Senior Advisor is adequately staffed, 
     including through encouraging details, or assignment of 
     employees of the Department, with expertise related to the 
     implementation of the AUKUS partnership, including staff with 
     expertise in--
       (1) nuclear policy, including nonproliferation;
       (2) defense trade and security cooperation, including 
     security assistance; and
       (3) relations with respect to political-military issues in 
     the Indo-Pacific and Europe.
       (d) Notification.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and not later than 90 days 
     after a Senior Advisor assumes such position, the Secretary 
     shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the 
     number of full-time equivalent positions, relevant expertise, 
     and duties of any employees of the Department or detailees 
     supporting the Senior Advisor.
       (e) Sunset.--
       (1) In general.--The position of the Senior Advisor for the 
     AUKUS partnership shall terminate on the date that is 8 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew the position of the 
     Senior Advisor for the AUKUS partnership for 1 additional 
     period of 4 years, following notification to the appropriate 
     congressional committees of the renewal.

         Subtitle B--Authorization for AUKUS Submarine Training

     SEC. 6823. AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES 
                   SUBMARINE SECURITY TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--The President may transfer or export 
     directly to private individuals in Australia defense services 
     that may be transferred to the Government of Australia under 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to 
     support the development of the submarine industrial base of 
     Australia necessary for submarine security activities between 
     Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, 
     including if such individuals are not officers, employees, or 
     agents of the Government of Australia.
       (b) Security Controls.--
       (1) In general.--Any defense service transferred or 
     exported under subsection (a) shall be subject to appropriate 
     security controls to ensure that any sensitive information 
     conveyed by such transfer or export is protected from 
     disclosure to persons unauthorized by the United States to 
     receive such information.
       (2) Certification.--Not later than 30 days before the first 
     transfer or export of a defense service under subsection (a), 
     and annually thereafter, the President shall certify to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     that the controls described in paragraph (1) will protect the 
     information described in such paragraph for the defense 
     services so transferred or exported.
       (c) Application of Requirements for Retransfer and 
     Reexport.--Any person who receives any defense service 
     transferred or exported under subsection (a) may retransfer 
     or reexport such service to other persons only in accordance 
     with the requirements of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).

  Subtitle C--Streamlining and Protecting Transfers of United States 
                  Military Technology From Compromise

     SEC. 6831. PRIORITY FOR AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 
                   FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AND DIRECT COMMERCIAL 
                   SALES.

       (a) In General.--The President shall institute policies and 
     procedures for letters of request from Australia and the 
     United Kingdom to transfer defense articles and services 
     under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2761) related to AUKUS to receive expedited consideration and 
     processing relative to all other letters of request other 
     than from Taiwan and Ukraine.
       (b) Technology Transfer Policy for Australia, Canada, and 
     the United Kingdom.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall create an anticipatory release 
     policy for the transfer of technologies described in 
     paragraph (2) to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada 
     through Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales 
     that are not covered by an exemption under the International 
     Traffic in Arms Regulations.
       (2) Capabilities described.--The capabilities described in 
     this paragraph are--
       (A) Pillar One-related technologies associated with 
     submarine and associated combat systems; and
       (B) Pillar Two-related technologies, including hypersonic 
     missiles, cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence, 
     quantum technologies, undersea capabilities, and other 
     advanced technologies.
       (3) Expedited decision-making.--Review of a transfer under 
     the policy established under paragraph (1) shall be subject 
     to an expedited decision-making process.
       (c) Interagency Policy and Guidance.--The Secretary and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and update 
     interagency policies and implementation guidance related to 
     requests for Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial 
     Sales, including by incorporating the anticipatory release 
     provisions of this section.

     SEC. 6832. IDENTIFICATION AND PRE-CLEARANCE OF PLATFORMS, 
                   TECHNOLOGIES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR SALE TO 
                   AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH 
                   FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AND DIRECT COMMERCIAL 
                   SALES.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and on a biennial basis thereafter for 8 years, the 
     President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives a report that includes a list of 
     advanced military platforms, technologies, and equipment that 
     are pre-cleared and prioritized for sale and release to 
     Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada through the Foreign 
     Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales programs without 
     regard to whether a letter of request or license to purchase 
     such platforms, technologies, or equipment has been received 
     from any of such country. Each list may include items that 
     are not related to the AUKUS partnership but may not include 
     items that are not covered by an exemption under the 
     International Traffic in Arms Regulations except unmanned 
     aerial or hypersonic systems.

     SEC. 6833. EXPORT CONTROL EXEMPTIONS AND STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     of 1976 (22 U.S.C. 2778) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(l) AUKUS Defense Trade Cooperation.--
       ``(1) Exemption from licensing and approval requirements.--
     Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, the Secretary of State may exempt 
     from the licensing or other approval requirements of this 
     section exports and transfers (including reexports, 
     retransfers, temporary imports, and brokering activities) of 
     defense articles and defense services between or among the 
     United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia that--
       ``(A) are not excluded by those countries;
       ``(B) are not referred to in subsection(j)(1)(C)(ii); and
       ``(C) involve only persons or entities that are approved 
     by--

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       ``(i) the Secretary of State; and
       ``(ii) the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign 
     Affairs, or other similar authority within those countries.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The authority provided in subparagraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any activity, including exports, 
     transfers, reexports, retransfers, temporary imports, or 
     brokering, of United States defense articles and defense 
     services involving any country or a person or entity of any 
     country other than the United States, the United Kingdom, and 
     Australia.''.
       (b) Required Standards of Export Controls.--The Secretary 
     may only exercise the authority under subsection (l)(1) of 
     section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as added 
     by subsection (a) of this section, with respect to the United 
     Kingdom or Australia 30 days after the Secretary submits to 
     the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified 
     certification and detailed unclassified assessment (which may 
     include a classified annex) that the country concerned has 
     implemented standards for a system of export controls that 
     satisfies the elements of section 38(j)(2) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(j)(2)) for United States-origin 
     defense articles and defense services, and for controlling 
     the provision of military training, that are comparable to 
     those standards administered by the United States in effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Certain Requirements Not Applicable.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 
     3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(d)) shall 
     not apply to any export or transfer that is the subject of an 
     exemption under subsection (l)(1) of section 38 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act of 1976, as added by subsection (a) of 
     this section.
       (2) Quarterly reports.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) require all exports and transfers that would be subject 
     to the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2753(d)) but for the application of subsection (l)(1) of 
     section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as added 
     by subsection (a) of this section, to be reported to the 
     Secretary; and
       (B) submit such reports to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
     the House of Representatives on a quarterly basis.
       (d) Sunset.--Any exemption under subsection (l)(1) of 
     section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as added 
     by subsection (a) of this section, shall terminate on the 
     date that is 15 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act. The Secretary of State may renew such exemption for 5 
     years upon a certification to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives that such exemption is in the 
     vital national interest of the United States with a detailed 
     justification for such certification.
       (e) Reports.--
       (1) Annual report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until no 
     exemptions under subsection (l)(1) of section 38 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act of 1976, as added by subsection (a) of 
     this section, remain in effect, the Secretary 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 the operation of exemptions issued under such 
     subsection (l)(1), including whether any changes to such 
     exemptions are likely to be made in the coming year.
       (B) Initial report.--The first report submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) shall also include an assessment of key 
     recommendations the United States Government has provided to 
     the Governments of Australia and the United Kingdom to revise 
     laws, regulations, and policies of such countries that are 
     required to implement the AUKUS partnership.
       (2) Report on expedited review of export licenses for 
     exports of advanced technologies.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
     report on the practical application of a possible ``fast 
     track'' decision-making process for applications, classified 
     or unclassified, to export defense articles and defense 
     services to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

     SEC. 6834. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF EXPORT LICENSES FOR EXPORTS OF 
                   ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED 
                   KINGDOM, AND CANADA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Defense, shall initiate a rulemaking to 
     establish an expedited decision-making process, classified or 
     unclassified, for applications to export to Australia, the 
     United Kingdom, and Canada commercial, advanced-technology 
     defense articles and defense services that are not covered by 
     an exemption under the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations.
       (b) Eligibility.--To qualify for the expedited decision-
     making process described in subsection (a), an application 
     shall be for an export of defense articles or defense 
     services that will take place wholly within or between the 
     physical territory of Australia, Canada, or the United 
     Kingdom and the United States and with governments or 
     corporate entities from such countries.
       (c) Availability of Expedited Process.--The expedited 
     decision-making process described in subsection (a) shall be 
     available for both classified and unclassified items, and the 
     process must satisfy the following criteria to the extent 
     practicable:
       (1) Any licensing application to export defense articles 
     and services that is related to a government to government 
     agreement must be approved, returned, or denied within 30 
     days of submission.
       (2) For all other licensing requests, any review shall be 
     completed not later than 45 calendar days after the date of 
     application.

     SEC. 6835. UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST.

       (a) Exemption for the Governments of the United Kingdom and 
     Australia From Certification and Congressional Notification 
     Requirements Applicable to Certain Transfers.--Section 
     38(f)(3) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2778(f)(3)) is amended by inserting ``, the United Kingdom, 
     or Australia'' after ``Canada''.
       (b) United States Munitions List Periodic Reviews.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through authority 
     delegated by the President to carry out periodic reviews of 
     items on the United States Munitions List under section 38(f) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(f)) and in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, shall carry out such reviews 
     not less frequently than every 3 years.
       (2) Scope.--The periodic reviews described in paragraph (1) 
     shall focus on matters including--
       (A) interagency resources to address current threats faced 
     by the United States;
       (B) the evolving technological and economic landscape;
       (C) the widespread availability of certain technologies and 
     items on the United States Munitions List; and
       (D) risks of misuse of United States-origin defense 
     articles.
       (3) Consultation.--The Department of State may consult with 
     the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) and other interested 
     parties in conducting the periodic review described in 
     paragraph (1).

                    Subtitle D--Other AUKUS Matters

     SEC. 6841. REPORTING RELATED TO THE AUKUS PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Report on Instruments.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     signature, conclusion, or other finalization of any non-
     binding instrument related to the AUKUS partnership, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees the text of such instrument.
       (2) Non-duplication of efforts; rule of construction.--To 
     the extent the text of a non-binding instrument is submitted 
     to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to 
     subsection (a), such text does not need to be submitted to 
     Congress pursuant to section 112b(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 1, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 5947 of the James 
     M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3476). Paragraph (1) 
     shall not be construed to relieve the executive branch of any 
     other requirement of section 112b of title 1, United States 
     Code, as amended so amended, or any other provision of law.
       (3) Definitions.--In this section:
       (A) In general.--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) Contemporaneously and in conjunction with.--As used in 
     subparagraph (A), 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.
       (b) Report on AUKUS Partnership.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
     Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and 
     other appropriate heads of agencies, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the AUKUS 
     partnership.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) Strategy.--
       (i) An identification of the defensive military capability 
     gaps and capacity shortfalls that the AUKUS partnership seeks 
     to offset.
       (ii) An explanation of the total cost to the United States 
     associated with Pillar One of the AUKUS partnership.
       (iii) A detailed explanation of how enhanced access to the 
     industrial base of Australia is contributing to strengthening 
     the United States strategic position in Asia.
       (iv) A detailed explanation of the military and strategic 
     benefit provided by the improved access provided by naval 
     bases of Australia.

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       (v) A detailed assessment of how Australia's sovereign 
     conventionally armed nuclear attack submarines contribute to 
     United States defense and deterrence objectives in the Indo-
     Pacific region.
       (B) Implement the aukus partnership.--
       (i) Progress made on achieving the Optimal Pathway 
     established for Australia's development of conventionally 
     armed, nuclear-powered submarines, including the following 
     elements:

       (I) A description of progress made by Australia, the United 
     Kingdom, and the United States to conclude an Article 14 
     arrangement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
       (II) A description of the status of efforts of Australia, 
     the United Kingdom, and the United States to build the 
     supporting infrastructure to base conventionally armed, 
     nuclear-powered attack submarines.
       (III) Updates on the efforts by Australia, the United 
     Kingdom, and the United States to train a workforce that can 
     build, sustain, and operate conventionally armed, nuclear-
     powered attack submarines.
       (IV) A description of progress in establishing submarine 
     support facilities capable of hosting rotational forces in 
     western Australia by 2027.
       (V) A description of progress made in improving United 
     States submarine production capabilities that will enable the 
     United States to meet--

       (aa) its objectives of providing up to five Virginia Class 
     submarines to Australia by the early to mid-2030's; and
       (bb) United States submarine production requirements.
       (ii) Progress made on Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership, 
     including the following elements:

       (I) An assessment of the efforts of Australia, the United 
     Kingdom, and the United States to enhance collaboration 
     across the following eight trilateral lines of effort:

       (aa) Underseas capabilities.
       (bb) Quantum technologies.
       (cc) Artificial intelligence and autonomy.
       (dd) Advanced cyber capabilities.
       (ee) Hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities.
       (ff) Electronic warfare.
       (gg) Innovation.
       (hh) Information sharing.

       (II) An assessment of any new lines of effort established.

        DIVISION G--UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA DISCLOSURE

     SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Unidentified Anomalous 
     Phenomena Disclosure Act of 2023'' or the ``UAP Disclosure 
     Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 9002. FINDINGS, DECLARATIONS, AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings and Declarations.--Congress finds and declares 
     the following:
       (1) All Federal Government records related to unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena should be preserved and centralized for 
     historical and Federal Government purposes.
       (2) All Federal Government records concerning unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena should carry a presumption of immediate 
     disclosure and all records should be eventually disclosed to 
     enable the public to become fully informed about the history 
     of the Federal Government's knowledge and involvement 
     surrounding unidentified anomalous phenomena.
       (3) Legislation is necessary to create an enforceable, 
     independent, and accountable process for the public 
     disclosure of such records.
       (4) Legislation is necessary because credible evidence and 
     testimony indicates that Federal Government unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena records exist that have not been 
     declassified or subject to mandatory declassification review 
     as set forth in Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; 
     relating to classified national security information) due in 
     part to exemptions under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), as well as an over-broad interpretation 
     of ``transclassified foreign nuclear information'', which is 
     also exempt from mandatory declassification, thereby 
     preventing public disclosure under existing provisions of 
     law.
       (5) Legislation is necessary because section 552 of title 
     5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Freedom 
     of Information Act''), as implemented by the Executive branch 
     of the Federal Government, has proven inadequate in achieving 
     the timely public disclosure of Government unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena records that are subject to mandatory 
     declassification review.
       (6) Legislation is necessary to restore proper oversight 
     over unidentified anomalous phenomena records by elected 
     officials in both the executive and legislative branches of 
     the Federal Government that has otherwise been lacking as of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (7) Legislation is necessary to afford complete and timely 
     access to all knowledge gained by the Federal Government 
     concerning unidentified anomalous phenomena in furtherance of 
     comprehensive open scientific and technological research and 
     development essential to avoiding or mitigating potential 
     technological surprise in furtherance of urgent national 
     security concerns and the public interest.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this division are--
       (1) to provide for the creation of the unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena Records Collection at the National 
     Archives and Records Administration; and
       (2) to require the expeditious public transmission to the 
     Archivist and public disclosure of such records.

     SEC. 9003. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Archivist.--The term ``Archivist'' means the Archivist 
     of the United States.
       (2) Close observer.--The term ``close observer'' means 
     anyone who has come into close proximity to unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena or non-human intelligence.
       (3) Collection.--The term ``Collection'' means the 
     Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection 
     established under section 9004.
       (4) Controlled disclosure campaign plan.--The term 
     ``Controlled Disclosure Campaign Plan'' means the Controlled 
     Disclosure Campaign Plan required by section 9009(c)(3).
       (5) Controlling authority.--The term ``controlling 
     authority'' means any Federal, State, or local government 
     department, office, agency, committee, commission, commercial 
     company, academic institution, or private sector entity in 
     physical possession of technologies of unknown origin or 
     biological evidence of non-human intelligence.
       (6) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Government Ethics.
       (7) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' means 
     an Executive agency, as defined in subsection 552(f) of title 
     5, United States Code.
       (8) Government office.--The term ``Government office'' 
     means any department, office, agency, committee, or 
     commission of the Federal Government and any independent 
     office or agency without exception that has possession or 
     control, including via contract or other agreement, of 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records.
       (9) Identification aid.--The term ``identification aid'' 
     means the written description prepared for each record, as 
     required in section 9004.
       (10) Leadership of congress.--The term ``leadership of 
     Congress'' means--
       (A) the majority leader of the Senate;
       (B) the minority leader of the Senate;
       (C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
       (D) the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
       (11) Legacy program.--The term ``legacy program'' means all 
     Federal, State, and local government, commercial industry, 
     academic, and private sector endeavors to collect, exploit, 
     or reverse engineer technologies of unknown origin or examine 
     biological evidence of living or deceased non-human 
     intelligence that pre-dates the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (12) National archives.--The term ``National Archives'' 
     means the National Archives and Records Administration and 
     all components thereof, including presidential archival 
     depositories established under section 2112 of title 44, 
     United States Code.
       (13) Non-human intelligence.--The term ``non-human 
     intelligence'' means any sentient intelligent non-human 
     lifeform regardless of nature or ultimate origin that may be 
     presumed responsible for unidentified anomalous phenomena or 
     of which the Federal Government has become aware.
       (14) Originating body.--The term ``originating body'' means 
     the Executive agency, Federal Government commission, 
     committee of Congress, or other Governmental entity that 
     created a record or particular information within a record.
       (15) Prosaic attribution.--The term ``prosaic attribution'' 
     means having a human (either foreign or domestic) origin and 
     operating according to current, proven, and generally 
     understood scientific and engineering principles and 
     established laws-of-nature and not attributable to non-human 
     intelligence.
       (16) Public interest.--The term ``public interest'' means 
     the compelling interest in the prompt public disclosure of 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records for historical and 
     Governmental purposes and for the purpose of fully informing 
     the people of the United States about the history of the 
     Federal Government's knowledge and involvement surrounding 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena.
       (17) Record.--The term ``record'' includes a book, paper, 
     report, memorandum, directive, email, text, or other form of 
     communication, or map, photograph, sound or video recording, 
     machine-readable material, computerized, digitized, or 
     electronic information, including intelligence, surveillance, 
     reconnaissance, and target acquisition sensor data, 
     regardless of the medium on which it is stored, or other 
     documentary material, regardless of its physical form or 
     characteristics.
       (18) Review board.--The term ``Review Board'' means the 
     Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Review Board 
     established by section 9007.
       (19) Technologies of unknown origin.--The term 
     ``technologies of unknown origin'' means any materials or 
     meta-materials, ejecta, crash debris, mechanisms, machinery, 
     equipment, assemblies or sub-assemblies, engineering models 
     or processes, damaged or intact aerospace vehicles, and 
     damaged or intact ocean-surface and undersea craft associated 
     with unidentified anomalous phenomena or incorporating 
     science and technology that lacks prosaic attribution or 
     known means of human manufacture.
       (20) Temporarily non-attributed objects.--

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       (A) In general.--The term ``temporarily non-attributed 
     objects'' means the class of objects that temporarily resist 
     prosaic attribution by the initial observer as a result of 
     environmental or system limitations associated with the 
     observation process that nevertheless ultimately have an 
     accepted human origin or known physical cause. Although some 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena may at first be interpreted 
     as temporarily non-attributed objects, they are not 
     temporarily non-attributed objects, and the two categories 
     are mutually exclusive.
       (B) Inclusion.--The term ``temporarily non-attributed 
     objects'' includes--
       (i) natural celestial, meteorological, and undersea weather 
     phenomena;
       (ii) mundane human-made airborne objects, clutter, and 
     marine debris;
       (iii) Federal, State, and local government, commercial 
     industry, academic, and private sector aerospace platforms;
       (iv) Federal, State, and local government, commercial 
     industry, academic, and private sector ocean-surface and 
     undersea vehicles; and
       (v) known foreign systems.
       (21) Third agency.--The term ``third agency'' means a 
     Government agency that originated a unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena record that is in the possession of another 
     Government agency.
       (22) Unidentified anomalous phenomena.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena'' means any object operating or judged capable of 
     operating in outer-space, the atmosphere, ocean surfaces, or 
     undersea lacking prosaic attribution due to performance 
     characteristics and properties not previously known to be 
     achievable based upon commonly accepted physical principles. 
     Unidentified anomalous phenomena are differentiated from both 
     attributed and temporarily non-attributed objects by one or 
     more of the following observables:
       (i) Instantaneous acceleration absent apparent inertia.
       (ii) Hypersonic velocity absent a thermal signature and 
     sonic shockwave.
       (iii) Transmedium (such as space-to-ground and air-to-
     undersea) travel.
       (iv) Positive lift contrary to known aerodynamic 
     principles.
       (v) Multispectral signature control.
       (vi) Physical or invasive biological effects to close 
     observers and the environment.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena'' includes what were previously described as--
       (i) flying discs;
       (ii) flying saucers;
       (iii) unidentified aerial phenomena;
       (iv) unidentified flying objects (UFOs); and
       (v) unidentified submerged objects (USOs).
       (23) Unidentified anomalous phenomena record.--The term 
     ``unidentified anomalous phenomena record'' means a record 
     that is related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, 
     technologies of unknown origin, or non-human intelligence 
     (and all equivalent subjects by any other name with the 
     specific and sole exclusion of temporarily non-attributed 
     objects) that was created or made available for use by, 
     obtained by, or otherwise came into the possession of--
       (A) the Executive Office of the President;
       (B) the Department of Defense and its progenitors, the 
     Department of War and the Department of the Navy;
       (C) the Department of the Army;
       (D) the Department of the Navy;
       (E) the Department of the Air Force, specifically the Air 
     Force Office of Special Investigations;
       (F) the Department of Energy and its progenitors, the 
     Manhattan Project, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the 
     Energy Research and Development Administration;
       (G) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
       (H) the Central Intelligence Agency and its progenitor, the 
     Office of Strategic Services;
       (I) the National Reconnaissance Office;
       (J) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
       (K) the National Security Agency;
       (L) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;
       (M) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration:
       (N) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
       (O) the Federal Aviation Administration;
       (P) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
       (Q) the Library of Congress;
       (R) the National Archives and Records Administration;
       (S) any Presidential library;
       (T) any Executive agency;
       (U) any independent office or agency;
       (V) any other department, office, agency, committee, or 
     commission of the Federal Government;
       (W) any State or local government department, office, 
     agency, committee, or commission that provided support or 
     assistance or performed work, in connection with a Federal 
     inquiry into unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies 
     of unknown origin, or non-human intelligence; and
       (X) any private sector person or entity formerly or 
     currently under contract or some other agreement with the 
     Federal Government.

     SEC. 9004. UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA RECORDS 
                   COLLECTION AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--(A) Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist shall commence 
     establishment of a collection of records in the National 
     Archives to be known as the ``Unidentified Anomalous 
     Phenomena Records Collection''.
       (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Archivist shall 
     ensure the physical integrity and original provenance (or if 
     indeterminate, the earliest historical owner) of all records 
     in the Collection.
       (C) The Collection shall consist of record copies of all 
     Government, Government-provided, or Government-funded records 
     relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of 
     unknown origin, and non-human intelligence (or equivalent 
     subjects by any other name with the specific and sole 
     exclusion of temporarily non-attributed objects), which shall 
     be transmitted to the National Archives in accordance with 
     section 2107 of title 44, United States Code.
       (D) The Archivist shall prepare and publish a subject 
     guidebook and index to the Collection.
       (2) Contents.--The Collection shall include the following:
       (A) All unidentified anomalous phenomena records, 
     regardless of age or date of creation--
       (i) that have been transmitted to the National Archives or 
     disclosed to the public in an unredacted form prior to the 
     date of the enactment of this Act;
       (ii) that are required to be transmitted to the National 
     Archives; and
       (iii) that the disclosure of which is postponed under this 
     Act.
       (B) A central directory comprised of identification aids 
     created for each record transmitted to the Archivist under 
     section 9005.
       (C) All Review Board records as required by this Act.
       (b) Disclosure of Records.--All unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records transmitted to the National Archives for 
     disclosure to the public shall--
       (1) be included in the Collection; and
       (2) be available to the public--
       (A) for inspection and copying at the National Archives 
     within 30 days after their transmission to the National 
     Archives; and
       (B) digitally via the National Archives online database 
     within a reasonable amount of time not to exceed 180 days 
     thereafter.
       (c) Fees for Copying.--
       (1) In general.--The Archivist shall--
       (A) charge fees for copying unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records; and
       (B) grant waivers of such fees pursuant to the standards 
     established by section 552(a)(4) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Amount of fees.--The amount of a fee charged by the 
     Archivist pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) for the copying of an 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena record shall be such amount 
     as the Archivist determines appropriate to cover the costs 
     incurred by the National Archives in making and providing 
     such copy, except that in no case may the amount of the fee 
     charged exceed the actual expenses incurred by the National 
     Archives in making and providing such copy.
       (d) Additional Requirements.--
       (1) Use of funds.--The Collection shall be preserved, 
     protected, archived, digitized, and made available to the 
     public at the National Archives and via the official National 
     Archives online database using appropriations authorized, 
     specified, and restricted for use under the terms of this 
     Act.
       (2) Security of records.--The National Security Program 
     Office at the National Archives, in consultation with the 
     National Archives Information Security Oversight Office, 
     shall establish a program to ensure the security of the 
     postponed unidentified anomalous phenomena records in the 
     protected, and yet-to-be disclosed or classified portion of 
     the Collection.
       (e) Oversight.--
       (1) Senate.--The Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate shall have continuing 
     legislative oversight jurisdiction in the Senate with respect 
     to the Collection.
       (2) House of representatives.--The Committee on Oversight 
     and Accountability of the House of Representatives shall have 
     continuing legislative oversight jurisdiction in the House of 
     Representatives with respect to the Collection.

     SEC. 9005. REVIEW, IDENTIFICATION, TRANSMISSION TO THE 
                   NATIONAL ARCHIVES, AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF 
                   UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA RECORDS BY 
                   GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

       (a) Identification, Organization, and Preparation for 
     Transmission.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each head of a Government office 
     shall--
       (A) identify and organize records in the possession of the 
     Government office or under the control of the Government 
     office relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena; and
       (B) prepare such records for transmission to the Archivist 
     for inclusion in the Collection.
       (2) Prohibitions.--(A) No unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     record shall be destroyed, altered, or mutilated in any way.
       (B) No unidentified anomalous phenomena record made 
     available or disclosed to the public prior to the date of the 
     enactment of this Act may be withheld, redacted, postponed 
     for public disclosure, or reclassified.
       (C) No unidentified anomalous phenomena record created by a 
     person or entity outside the Federal Government (excluding 
     names or identities consistent with the requirements

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     of section 9006) shall be withheld, redacted, postponed for 
     public disclosure, or reclassified.
       (b) Custody of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records 
     Pending Review.--During the review by the heads of Government 
     offices under subsection (c) and pending review activity by 
     the Review Board, each head of a Government office shall 
     retain custody of the unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     records of the office for purposes of preservation, security, 
     and efficiency, unless--
       (1) the Review Board requires the physical transfer of the 
     records for purposes of conducting an independent and 
     impartial review;
       (2) transfer is necessary for an administrative hearing or 
     other Review Board function; or
       (3) it is a third agency record described in subsection 
     (c)(2)(C).
       (c) Review by Heads of Government Offices.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 300 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each head of a Government office 
     shall review, identify, and organize each unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena record in the custody or possession of 
     the office for--
       (A) disclosure to the public;
       (B) review by the Review Board; and
       (C) transmission to the Archivist.
       (2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the head 
     of a Government office shall--
       (A) determine which of the records of the office are 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records;
       (B) determine which of the unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     records of the office have been officially disclosed or made 
     publicly available in a complete and unredacted form;
       (C)(i) determine which of the unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records of the office, or particular information 
     contained in such a record, was created by a third agency or 
     by another Government office; and
       (ii) transmit to a third agency or other Government office 
     those records, or particular information contained in those 
     records, or complete and accurate copies thereof;
       (D)(i) determine whether the unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records of the office or particular information in 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records of the office are 
     covered by the standards for postponement of public 
     disclosure under this division; and
       (ii) specify on the identification aid required by 
     subsection (d) the applicable postponement provision 
     contained in section 9006;
       (E) organize and make available to the Review Board all 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records identified under 
     subparagraph (D) the public disclosure of, which in-whole or 
     in-part, may be postponed under this division;
       (F) organize and make available to the Review Board any 
     record concerning which the office has any uncertainty as to 
     whether the record is an unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     record governed by this division;
       (G) give precedence of work to--
       (i) the identification, review, and transmission of 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records not already publicly 
     available or disclosed as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act;
       (ii) the identification, review, and transmission of all 
     records that most unambiguously and definitively pertain to 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown 
     origin, and non-human intelligence;
       (iii) the identification, review, and transmission of 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records that on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act are the subject of litigation under 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code; and
       (iv) the identification, review, and transmission of 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records with earliest 
     provenance when not inconsistent with clauses (i) through 
     (iii) and otherwise feasible; and
       (H) make available to the Review Board any additional 
     information and records that the Review Board has reason to 
     believe the Review Board requires for conducting a review 
     under this division.
       (3) Priority of expedited review for directors of certain 
     archival depositories.--The Director of each archival 
     depository established under section 2112 of title 44, United 
     States Code, shall have as a priority the expedited review 
     for public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     records in the possession and custody of the depository, and 
     shall make such records available to the Review Board as 
     required by this division.
       (d) Identification Aids.--
       (1) In general.--(A) Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist, in consultation 
     with the heads of such Government offices as the Archivist 
     considers appropriate, shall prepare and make available to 
     all Government offices a standard form of identification, or 
     finding aid, for use with each unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena record subject to review under this division 
     whether in hardcopy (physical), softcopy (electronic), or 
     digitized data format as may be appropriate.
       (B) The Archivist shall ensure that the identification aid 
     program is established in such a manner as to result in the 
     creation of a uniform system for cataloging and finding every 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena record subject to review 
     under this division where ever and how ever stored in 
     hardcopy (physical), softcopy (electronic), or digitized data 
     format.
       (2) Requirements for government offices.--Upon completion 
     of an identification aid using the standard form of 
     identification prepared and made available under subparagraph 
     (A) of paragraph (1) for the program established pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B) of such paragraph, the head of a Government 
     office shall--
       (A) attach a printed copy to each physical unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena record, and an electronic copy to each 
     softcopy or digitized data unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     record, the identification aid describes;
       (B) transmit to the Review Board a printed copy for each 
     physical unidentified anomalous phenomena record and an 
     electronic copy for each softcopy or digitized data 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena record the identification 
     aid describes; and
       (C) attach a printed copy to each physical unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena record, and an electronic copy to each 
     softcopy or digitized data unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     record the identification aid describes, when transmitted to 
     the Archivist.
       (3) Records of the national archives that are publicly 
     available.--Unidentified anomalous phenomena records which 
     are in the possession of the National Archives on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and which have been publicly 
     available in their entirety without redaction, shall be made 
     available in the Collection without any additional review by 
     the Review Board or another authorized office under this 
     division, and shall not be required to have such an 
     identification aid unless required by the Archivist.
       (e) Transmission to the National Archives.--Each head of a 
     Government office shall--
       (1) transmit to the Archivist, and make immediately 
     available to the public, all unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     records of the Government office that can be publicly 
     disclosed, including those that are publicly available on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, without any redaction, 
     adjustment, or withholding under the standards of this 
     division; and
       (2) transmit to the Archivist upon approval for 
     postponement by the Review Board or upon completion of other 
     action authorized by this division, all unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena records of the Government office the 
     public disclosure of which has been postponed, in whole or in 
     part, under the standards of this division, to become part of 
     the protected, yet-to-be disclosed, or classified portion of 
     the Collection.
       (f) Custody of Postponed Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena 
     Records.--An unidentified anomalous phenomena record the 
     public disclosure of which has been postponed shall, pending 
     transmission to the Archivist, be held for reasons of 
     security and preservation by the originating body until such 
     time as the information security program has been established 
     at the National Archives as required in section 9004(d)(2).
       (g) Periodic Review of Postponed Unidentified Anomalous 
     Phenomena Records.--
       (1) In general.--All postponed or redacted records shall be 
     reviewed periodically by the originating agency and the 
     Archivist consistent with the recommendations of the Review 
     Board in the Controlled Disclosure Campaign Plan under 
     section 9009(c)(3)(B).
       (2) Requirements.--(A) A periodic review under paragraph 
     (1) shall address the public disclosure of additional 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records in the Collection 
     under the standards of this division.
       (B) All postponed unidentified anomalous phenomena records 
     determined to require continued postponement shall require an 
     unclassified written description of the reason for such 
     continued postponement relevant to these specific records. 
     Such description shall be provided to the Archivist and 
     published in the Federal Register upon determination.
       (C) The time and release requirements specified in the 
     Controlled Disclosure Campaign Plan shall be revised or 
     amended only if the Review Board is still in session and 
     concurs with the rationale for postponement, subject to the 
     limitations in section 9009(d)(1).
       (D) The periodic review of postponed unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records shall serve to downgrade and declassify 
     security classified information.
       (E) Each unidentified anomalous phenomena record shall be 
     publicly disclosed in full, and available in the Collection, 
     not later than the date that is 25 years after the date of 
     the first creation of the record by the originating body, 
     unless the President certifies, as required by this division, 
     that--
       (i) continued postponement is made necessary by an 
     identifiable harm to the military defense, intelligence 
     operations, law enforcement, or conduct of foreign relations; 
     and
       (ii) the identifiable harm is of such gravity that it 
     outweighs the public interest in disclosure.
       (h) Requirements for Executive Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--Executive agencies shall--
       (A) transmit digital records electronically in accordance 
     with section 2107 of title 44, United States Code;
       (B) charge fees for copying unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records; and

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       (C) grant waivers of such fees pursuant to the standards 
     established by section 552(a)(4) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Amount of fees.--The amount of a fee charged by the 
     head of an Executive agency pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) for 
     the copying of an unidentified anomalous phenomena record 
     shall be such amount as the head determines appropriate to 
     cover the costs incurred by the Executive agency in making 
     and providing such copy, except that in no case may the 
     amount of the fee charged exceed the actual expenses incurred 
     by the Executive agency in making and providing such copy.

     SEC. 9006. GROUNDS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF 
                   UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA RECORDS.

       Disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records or 
     particular information in unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     records to the public may be postponed subject to the 
     limitations of this division if there is clear and convincing 
     evidence that--
       (1) the threat to the military defense, intelligence 
     operations, or conduct of foreign relations of the United 
     States posed by the public disclosure of the unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena record is of such gravity that it 
     outweighs the public interest in disclosure, and such public 
     disclosure would reveal--
       (A) an intelligence agent whose identity currently requires 
     protection;
       (B) an intelligence source or method which is currently 
     utilized, or reasonably expected to be utilized, by the 
     Federal Government and which has not been officially 
     disclosed, the disclosure of which would interfere with the 
     conduct of intelligence activities; or
       (C) any other matter currently relating to the military 
     defense, intelligence operations, or conduct of foreign 
     relations of the United States, the disclosure of which would 
     demonstrably and substantially impair the national security 
     of the United States;
       (2) the public disclosure of the unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena record would reveal the name or identity of a 
     living person who provided confidential information to the 
     Federal Government and would pose a substantial risk of harm 
     to that person;
       (3) the public disclosure of the unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena record could reasonably be expected to constitute 
     an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and that 
     invasion of privacy is so substantial that it outweighs the 
     public interest; or
       (4) the public disclosure of the unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena record would compromise the existence of an 
     understanding of confidentiality currently requiring 
     protection between a Federal Government agent and a 
     cooperating individual or a foreign government, and public 
     disclosure would be so harmful that it outweighs the public 
     interest.

     SEC. 9007. ESTABLISHMENT AND POWERS OF THE UNIDENTIFIED 
                   ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA RECORDS REVIEW BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established as an independent 
     agency a board to be known as the ``Unidentified Anomalous 
     Phenomena Records Review Board''.
       (b) Appointment.--
       (1) In general.--The President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, shall appoint, without regard to 
     political affiliation, 9 citizens of the United States to 
     serve as members of the Review Board to ensure and facilitate 
     the review, transmission to the Archivist, and public 
     disclosure of government records relating to unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena.
       (2) Period for nominations.--(A) The President shall make 
     nominations to the Review Board not later than 90 calendar 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) If the Senate votes not to confirm a nomination to the 
     Review Board, the President shall make an additional 
     nomination not later than 30 days thereafter.
       (3) Consideration of recommendations.--(A) The President 
     shall make nominations to the Review Board after considering 
     persons recommended by the following:
       (i) The majority leader of the Senate.
       (ii) The minority leader of the Senate.
       (iii) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
       (iv) The minority leader of the House of Representatives.
       (v) The Secretary of Defense.
       (vi) The National Academy of Sciences.
       (vii) Established nonprofit research organizations relating 
     to unidentified anomalous phenomena.
       (viii) The American Historical Association.
       (ix) Such other persons and organizations as the President 
     considers appropriate.
       (B) If an individual or organization described in 
     subparagraph (A) does not recommend at least 2 nominees 
     meeting the qualifications stated in paragraph (5) by the 
     date that is 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the President shall consider for nomination the persons 
     recommended by the other individuals and organizations 
     described in such subparagraph.
       (C) The President may request an individual or organization 
     described in subparagraph (A) to submit additional 
     nominations.
       (4) Qualifications.--Persons nominated to the Review 
     Board--
       (A) shall be impartial citizens, none of whom shall have 
     had any previous or current involvement with any legacy 
     program or controlling authority relating to the collection, 
     exploitation, or reverse engineering of technologies of 
     unknown origin or the examination of biological evidence of 
     living or deceased non-human intelligence;
       (B) shall be distinguished persons of high national 
     professional reputation in their respective fields who are 
     capable of exercising the independent and objective judgment 
     necessary to the fulfillment of their role in ensuring and 
     facilitating the review, transmission to the public, and 
     public disclosure of records related to the government's 
     understanding of, and activities associated with unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, and non-
     human intelligence and who possess an appreciation of the 
     value of such material to the public, scholars, and 
     government; and
       (C) shall include at least--
       (i) 1 current or former national security official;
       (ii) 1 current or former foreign service official;
       (iii) 1 scientist or engineer;
       (iv) 1 economist;
       (v) 1 professional historian; and
       (vi) 1 sociologist.
       (5) Mandatory conflicts of interest review.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall conduct a review of 
     each individual nominated and appointed to the position of 
     member of the Review Board to ensure the member does not have 
     any conflict of interest during the term of the service of 
     the member.
       (B) Reports.--During the course of the review under 
     subparagraph (A), if the Director becomes aware that the 
     member being reviewed possesses a conflict of interest to the 
     mission of the Review Board, the Director shall, not later 
     than 30 days after the date on which the Director became 
     aware of the conflict of interest, submit to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the conflict of interest.
       (c) Security Clearances.--
       (1) In general.--All Review Board nominees shall be granted 
     the necessary security clearances and accesses, including any 
     and all relevant Presidential, departmental, and agency 
     special access programs, in an accelerated manner subject to 
     the standard procedures for granting such clearances.
       (2) Qualification for nominees.--All nominees for 
     appointment to the Review Board under subsection (b) shall 
     qualify for the necessary security clearances and accesses 
     prior to being considered for confirmation by the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
       (d) Consideration by the Senate.--Nominations for 
     appointment under subsection (b) shall be referred to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate for consideration.
       (e) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Review Board shall be filled 
     in the same manner as specified for original appointment 
     within 30 days of the occurrence of the vacancy.
       (f) Removal of Review Board Member.--
       (1) In general.--No member of the Review Board shall be 
     removed from office, other than--
       (A) by impeachment and conviction; or
       (B) by the action of the President for inefficiency, 
     neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, physical disability, 
     mental incapacity, or any other condition that substantially 
     impairs the performance of the member's duties.
       (2) Notice of removal.--(A) If a member of the Review Board 
     is removed from office, and that removal is by the President, 
     not later than 10 days after the removal, the President shall 
     submit to the leadership of Congress, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives a report specifying the facts found and the 
     grounds for the removal.
       (B) The President shall publish in the Federal Register a 
     report submitted under subparagraph (A), except that the 
     President may, if necessary to protect the rights of a person 
     named in the report or to prevent undue interference with any 
     pending prosecution, postpone or refrain from publishing any 
     or all of the report until the completion of such pending 
     cases or pursuant to privacy protection requirements in law.
       (3) Judicial review.--(A) A member of the Review Board 
     removed from office may obtain judicial review of the removal 
     in a civil action commenced in the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       (B) The member may be reinstated or granted other 
     appropriate relief by order of the court.
       (g) Compensation of Members.--
       (1) In general.--A member of the Review Board, other than 
     the Executive Director under section 9008(c)(1), shall be 
     compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Review Board.
       (2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Review Board shall be 
     allowed reasonable travel expenses, including per diem in 
     lieu of subsistence, at rates for employees of agencies under 
     subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, 
     while away from the member's home or regular place of 
     business in the performance of services for the Review Board.
       (h) Duties of the Review Board.--

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       (1) In general.--The Review Board shall consider and render 
     decisions on a determination by a Government office to seek 
     to postpone the disclosure of unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records.
       (2) Considerations and rendering of decisions.--In carrying 
     out paragraph (1), the Review Board shall consider and render 
     decisions--
       (A) whether a record constitutes a unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena record; and
       (B) whether a unidentified anomalous phenomena record or 
     particular information in a record qualifies for postponement 
     of disclosure under this division.
       (i) Powers.--
       (1) In general.--The Review Board shall have the authority 
     to act in a manner prescribed under this division, including 
     authority--
       (A) to direct Government offices to complete identification 
     aids and organize unidentified anomalous phenomena records;
       (B) to direct Government offices to transmit to the 
     Archivist unidentified anomalous phenomena records as 
     required under this division, including segregable portions 
     of unidentified anomalous phenomena records and substitutes 
     and summaries of unidentified anomalous phenomena records 
     that can be publicly disclosed to the fullest extent;
       (C)(i) to obtain access to unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     records that have been identified and organized by a 
     Government office;
       (ii) to direct a Government office to make available to the 
     Review Board, and if necessary investigate the facts 
     surrounding, additional information, records, or testimony 
     from individuals which the Review Board has reason to believe 
     are required to fulfill its functions and responsibilities 
     under this division; and
       (iii) request the Attorney General to subpoena private 
     persons to compel testimony, records, and other information 
     relevant to its responsibilities under this division;
       (D) require any Government office to account in writing for 
     the destruction of any records relating to unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, or non-
     human intelligence;
       (E) receive information from the public regarding the 
     identification and public disclosure of unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena records;
       (F) hold hearings, administer oaths, and subpoena witnesses 
     and documents;
       (G) use the Federal Acquisition Service in the same manner 
     and under the same conditions as other Executive agencies; 
     and
       (H) use the United States mails in the same manner and 
     under the same conditions as other Executive agencies.
       (2) Enforcement of subpoena.--A subpoena issued under 
     paragraph (1)(C)(iii) may be enforced by any appropriate 
     Federal court acting pursuant to a lawful request of the 
     Review Board.
       (j) Witness Immunity.--The Review Board shall be considered 
     to be an agency of the United States for purposes of section 
     6001 of title 18, United States Code. Witnesses, close 
     observers, and whistleblowers providing information directly 
     to the Review Board shall also be afforded the protections 
     provided to such persons specified under section 1673(b) of 
     the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3373b(b)).
       (k) Oversight.--
       (1) Senate.--The Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate shall have continuing 
     legislative oversight jurisdiction in the Senate with respect 
     to the official conduct of the Review Board and the 
     disposition of postponed records after termination of the 
     Review Board, and shall have access to any records held or 
     created by the Review Board.
       (2) House of representatives.--Unless otherwise determined 
     appropriate by the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives 
     shall have continuing legislative oversight jurisdiction in 
     the House of Representatives with respect to the official 
     conduct of the Review Board and the disposition of postponed 
     records after termination of the Review Board, and shall have 
     access to any records held or created by the Review Board.
       (3) Duty to cooperate.--The Review Board shall have the 
     duty to cooperate with the exercise of oversight jurisdiction 
     described in this subsection.
       (4) Security clearances.--The Chairmen and Ranking Members 
     of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability of the House of Representatives, and staff of 
     such committees designated by such Chairmen and Ranking 
     Members, shall be granted all security clearances and 
     accesses held by the Review Board, including to relevant 
     Presidential and department or agency special access and 
     compartmented access programs.
       (l) Support Services.--The Administrator of the General 
     Services Administration shall provide administrative services 
     for the Review Board on a reimbursable basis.
       (m) Interpretive Regulations.--The Review Board may issue 
     interpretive regulations.
       (n) Termination and Winding Down.--
       (1) In general.--The Review Board and the terms of its 
     members shall terminate not later than September 30, 2030, 
     unless extended by Congress.
       (2) Reports.--Upon its termination, the Review Board shall 
     submit to the President and Congress reports, including a 
     complete and accurate accounting of expenditures during its 
     existence and shall complete all other reporting requirements 
     under this division.
       (3) Transfer of records.--Upon termination and winding 
     down, the Review Board shall transfer all of its records to 
     the Archivist for inclusion in the Collection, and no record 
     of the Review Board shall be destroyed.

     SEC. 9008. UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA RECORDS REVIEW 
                   BOARD PERSONNEL.

       (a) Executive Director.--
       (1) Appointment.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint 1 
     citizen of the United States, without regard to political 
     affiliation, to the position of Executive Director of the 
     Review Board. This position counts as 1 of the 9 Review Board 
     members under section 9007(b)(1).
       (2) Qualifications.--The person appointed as Executive 
     Director shall be a private citizen of integrity and 
     impartiality who--
       (A) is a distinguished professional; and
       (B) is not a present employee of the Federal Government; 
     and
       (C) has had no previous or current involvement with any 
     legacy program or controlling authority relating to the 
     collection, exploitation, or reverse engineering of 
     technologies of unknown origin or the examination of 
     biological evidence of living or deceased non-human 
     intelligence.
       (3) Mandatory conflicts of interest review.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall conduct a review of 
     each individual appointed to the position of Executive 
     Director to ensure the Executive Director does not have any 
     conflict of interest during the term of the service of the 
     Executive Director.
       (B) Reports.--During the course of the review under 
     subparagraph (A), if the Director becomes aware that the 
     Executive Director possesses a conflict of interest to the 
     mission of the Review Board, the Director shall, not later 
     than 30 days after the date on which the Director became 
     aware of the conflict of interest, submit to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the conflict of interest.
       (4) Security clearances.--(A) A candidate for Executive 
     Director shall be granted all the necessary security 
     clearances and accesses, including to relevant Presidential 
     and department or agency special access and compartmented 
     access programs in an accelerated manner subject to the 
     standard procedures for granting such clearances.
       (B) A candidate shall qualify for the necessary security 
     clearances and accesses prior to being appointed by the 
     President.
       (5) Functions.--The Executive Director shall--
       (A) serve as principal liaison to the Executive Office of 
     the President and Congress;
       (B) serve as Chairperson of the Review Board;
       (C) be responsible for the administration and coordination 
     of the Review Board's review of records;
       (D) be responsible for the administration of all official 
     activities conducted by the Review Board;
       (E) exercise tie-breaking Review Board authority to decide 
     or determine whether any record should be disclosed to the 
     public or postponed for disclosure; and
       (F) retain right-of-appeal directly to the President for 
     decisions pertaining to executive branch unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena records for which the Executive Director 
     and Review Board members may disagree.
       (6) Removal.--The Executive Director shall not be removed 
     for reasons other for cause on the grounds of inefficiency, 
     neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, physical disability, 
     mental incapacity, or any other condition that substantially 
     impairs the performance of the responsibilities of the 
     Executive Director or the staff of the Review Board.
       (b) Staff.--
       (1) In general.--The Review Board, without regard to the 
     civil service laws, may appoint and terminate additional 
     personnel as are necessary to enable the Review Board and its 
     Executive Director to perform the duties of the Review Board.
       (2) Qualifications.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a 
     person appointed to the staff of the Review Board shall be a 
     citizen of integrity and impartiality who has had no previous 
     or current involvement with any legacy program or controlling 
     authority relating to the collection, exploitation, or 
     reverse engineering of technologies of unknown origin or the 
     examination of biological evidence of living or deceased non-
     human intelligence.
       (B) Consultation with director of the office of government 
     ethics.--In their consideration of persons to be appointed as 
     staff of the Review Board under paragraph (1), the Review 
     Board shall consult with the Director--
       (i) to determine criteria for possible conflicts of 
     interest of staff of the Review Board, consistent with ethics 
     laws, statutes, and regulations for employees of the 
     executive branch of the Federal Government; and
       (ii) ensure that no person selected for such position of 
     staff of the Review Board possesses a conflict of interests 
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     with the criteria determined pursuant to clause (i).
       (3) Security clearances.--(A) A candidate for staff shall 
     be granted the necessary security clearances (including all 
     necessary special access program clearances) in an 
     accelerated manner subject to the standard procedures for 
     granting such clearances.
       (B)(i) The Review Board may offer conditional employment to 
     a candidate for a staff position pending the completion of 
     security clearance background investigations. During the 
     pendency of such investigations, the Review Board shall 
     ensure that any such employee does not have access to, or 
     responsibility involving, classified or otherwise restricted 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena record materials.
       (ii) If a person hired on a conditional basis under clause 
     (i) is denied or otherwise does not qualify for all security 
     clearances necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the 
     position for which conditional employment has been offered, 
     the Review Board shall immediately terminate the person's 
     employment.
       (4) Support from national declassification center.--The 
     Archivist shall assign one representative in full-time 
     equivalent status from the National Declassification Center 
     to advise and support the Review Board disclosure 
     postponement review process in a non-voting staff capacity.
       (c) Compensation.--Subject to such rules as may be adopted 
     by the Review Board, without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates--
       (1) the Executive Director shall be compensated at a rate 
     not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level II of the 
     Executive Schedule and shall serve the entire tenure as one 
     full-time equivalent; and
       (2) the Executive Director shall appoint and fix 
     compensation of such other personnel as may be necessary to 
     carry out this division.
       (d) Advisory Committees.--
       (1) Authority.--The Review Board may create advisory 
     committees to assist in fulfilling the responsibilities of 
     the Review Board under this division.
       (2) FACA.--Any advisory committee created by the Review 
     Board shall be subject to chapter 10 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (e) Security Clearance Required.--An individual employed in 
     any position by the Review Board (including an individual 
     appointed as Executive Director) shall be required to qualify 
     for any necessary security clearance prior to taking office 
     in that position, but may be employed conditionally in 
     accordance with subsection (b)(3)(B) before qualifying for 
     that clearance.

     SEC. 9009. REVIEW OF RECORDS BY THE UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS 
                   PHENOMENA RECORDS REVIEW BOARD.

       (a) Custody of Records Reviewed by Review Board.--Pending 
     the outcome of a review of activity by the Review Board, a 
     Government office shall retain custody of its unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena records for purposes of preservation, 
     security, and efficiency, unless--
       (1) the Review Board requires the physical transfer of 
     records for reasons of conducting an independent and 
     impartial review; or
       (2) such transfer is necessary for an administrative 
     hearing or other official Review Board function.
       (b) Startup Requirements.--The Review Board shall--
       (1) not later than 90 days after the date of its 
     appointment, publish a schedule in the Federal Register for 
     review of all unidentified anomalous phenomena records;
       (2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, begin its review of unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records under this division; and
       (3) periodically thereafter as warranted, but not less 
     frequently than semiannually, publish a revised schedule in 
     the Federal Register addressing the review and inclusion of 
     any unidentified anomalous phenomena records subsequently 
     discovered.
       (c) Determinations of the Review Board.--
       (1) In general.--The Review Board shall direct that all 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records be transmitted to 
     the Archivist and disclosed to the public in the Collection 
     in the absence of clear and convincing evidence that--
       (A) a Government record is not an unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena record; or
       (B) a Government record, or particular information within 
     an unidentified anomalous phenomena record, qualifies for 
     postponement of public disclosure under this division.
       (2) Requirements.--In approving postponement of public 
     disclosure of a unidentified anomalous phenomena record, the 
     Review Board shall seek to--
       (A) provide for the disclosure of segregable parts, 
     substitutes, or summaries of such a record; and
       (B) determine, in consultation with the originating body 
     and consistent with the standards for postponement under this 
     division, which of the following alternative forms of 
     disclosure shall be made by the originating body:
       (i) Any reasonably segregable particular information in a 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena record.
       (ii) A substitute record for that information which is 
     postponed.
       (iii) A summary of a unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     record.
       (3) Controlled disclosure campaign plan.--With respect to 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records, particular 
     information in unidentified anomalous phenomena records, 
     recovered technologies of unknown origin, and biological 
     evidence for non-human intelligence the public disclosure of 
     which is postponed pursuant to section 9006, or for which 
     only substitutions or summaries have been disclosed to the 
     public, the Review Board shall create and transmit to the 
     President, the Archivist, the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives 
     a Controlled Disclosure Campaign Plan, with classified 
     appendix, containing--
       (A) a description of actions by the Review Board, the 
     originating body, the President, or any Government office 
     (including a justification of any such action to postpone 
     disclosure of any record or part of any record) and of any 
     official proceedings conducted by the Review Board with 
     regard to specific unidentified anomalous phenomena records; 
     and
       (B) a benchmark-driven plan, based upon a review of the 
     proceedings and in conformity with the decisions reflected 
     therein, recommending precise requirements for periodic 
     review, downgrading, and declassification as well as the 
     exact time or specified occurrence following which each 
     postponed item may be appropriately disclosed to the public 
     under this division.
       (4) Notice following review and determination.--(A) 
     Following its review and a determination that a unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena record shall be publicly disclosed in the 
     Collection or postponed for disclosure and held in the 
     protected Collection, the Review Board shall notify the head 
     of the originating body of the determination of the Review 
     Board and publish a copy of the determination in the Federal 
     Register within 14 days after the determination is made.
       (B) Contemporaneous notice shall be made to the President 
     for Review Board determinations regarding unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena records of the executive branch of the 
     Federal Government, and to the oversight committees 
     designated in this division in the case of records of the 
     legislative branch of the Federal Government. Such notice 
     shall contain a written unclassified justification for public 
     disclosure or postponement of disclosure, including an 
     explanation of the application of any standards contained in 
     section 9006.
       (d) Presidential Authority Over Review Board 
     Determination.--
       (1) Public disclosure or postponement of disclosure.--After 
     the Review Board has made a formal determination concerning 
     the public disclosure or postponement of disclosure of an 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena record of the executive 
     branch of the Federal Government or information within such a 
     record, or of any information contained in a unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena record, obtained or developed solely 
     within the executive branch of the Federal Government, the 
     President shall--
       (A) have the sole and nondelegable authority to require the 
     disclosure or postponement of such record or information 
     under the standards set forth in section 9006; and
       (B) provide the Review Board with both an unclassified and 
     classified written certification specifying the President's 
     decision within 30 days after the Review Board's 
     determination and notice to the executive branch agency as 
     required under this division, stating the justification for 
     the President's decision, including the applicable grounds 
     for postponement under section 9006, accompanied by a copy of 
     the identification aid required under section 9004.
       (2) Periodic review.--(A) Any unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena record postponed by the President shall henceforth 
     be subject to the requirements of periodic review, 
     downgrading, declassification, and public disclosure in 
     accordance with the recommended timeline and associated 
     requirements specified in the Controlled Disclosure Campaign 
     Plan unless these conflict with the standards set forth in 
     section 9006.
       (B) This paragraph supersedes all prior declassification 
     review standards that may previously have been deemed 
     applicable to unidentified anomalous phenomena records.
       (3) Record of presidential postponement.--The Review Board 
     shall, upon its receipt--
       (A) publish in the Federal Register a copy of any 
     unclassified written certification, statement, and other 
     materials transmitted by or on behalf of the President with 
     regard to postponement of unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     records; and
       (B) revise or amend recommendations in the Controlled 
     Disclosure Campaign Plan accordingly.
       (e) Notice to Public.--Every 30 calendar days, beginning on 
     the date that is 60 calendar days after the date on which the 
     Review Board first approves the postponement of disclosure of 
     a unidentified anomalous phenomena record, the Review Board 
     shall publish in the Federal Register a notice that 
     summarizes the postponements approved by the Review Board or 
     initiated by the President, the Senate, or the House of 
     Representatives, including a description of the subject, 
     originating agency, length or other physical description, and 
     each ground for postponement that is relied upon to the 
     maximum extent classification restrictions permitting.

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       (f) Reports by the Review Board.--
       (1) In general.--The Review Board shall report its 
     activities to the leadership of Congress, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives, the President, the Archivist, and the head 
     of any Government office whose records have been the subject 
     of Review Board activity.
       (2) First report.--The first report shall be issued on the 
     date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     and subsequent reports every 1 year thereafter until 
     termination of the Review Board.
       (3) Contents.--A report under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following information:
       (A) A financial report of the expenses for all official 
     activities and requirements of the Review Board and its 
     personnel.
       (B) The progress made on review, transmission to the 
     Archivist, and public disclosure of unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records.
       (C) The estimated time and volume of unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records involved in the completion of the Review 
     Board's performance under this division.
       (D) Any special problems, including requests and the level 
     of cooperation of Government offices, with regard to the 
     ability of the Review Board to operate as required by this 
     division.
       (E) A record of review activities, including a record of 
     postponement decisions by the Review Board or other related 
     actions authorized by this division, and a record of the 
     volume of records reviewed and postponed.
       (F) Suggestions and requests to Congress for additional 
     legislative authority needs.
       (4) Copies and briefs.--Coincident with the reporting 
     requirements in paragraph (2), or more frequently as 
     warranted by new information, the Review Board shall provide 
     copies to, and fully brief, at a minimum the President, the 
     Archivist, leadership of Congress, the Chairmen and Ranking 
     Members of the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Chairs and Chairmen, as the case may be, and Ranking 
     Members and Vice Chairmen, as the case may be, of such other 
     committees as leadership of Congress determines appropriate 
     on the Controlled Disclosure Campaign Plan, classified 
     appendix, and postponed disclosures, specifically 
     addressing--
       (A) recommendations for periodic review, downgrading, and 
     declassification as well as the exact time or specified 
     occurrence following which specific unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena records and material may be appropriately 
     disclosed;
       (B) the rationale behind each postponement determination 
     and the recommended means to achieve disclosure of each 
     postponed item;
       (C) any other findings that the Review Board chooses to 
     offer; and
       (D) an addendum containing copies of reports of postponed 
     records to the Archivist required under subsection (c)(3) 
     made since the date of the preceding report under this 
     subsection.
       (5) Notice.--At least 90 calendar days before completing 
     its work, the Review Board shall provide written notice to 
     the President and Congress of its intention to terminate its 
     operations at a specified date.
       (6) Briefing the all-domain anomaly resolution office.--
     Coincident with the provision in paragraph (5), if not 
     accomplished earlier under paragraph (4), the Review Board 
     shall brief the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office 
     established pursuant to section 1683 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373), or 
     its successor, as subsequently designated by Act of Congress, 
     on the Controlled Disclosure Campaign Plan, classified 
     appendix, and postponed disclosures.

     SEC. 9010. DISCLOSURE OF RECOVERED TECHNOLOGIES OF UNKNOWN 
                   ORIGIN AND BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF NON-HUMAN 
                   INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) Exercise of Eminent Domain.--The Federal Government 
     shall exercise eminent domain over any and all recovered 
     technologies of unknown origin and biological evidence of 
     non-human intelligence that may be controlled by private 
     persons or entities in the interests of the public good.
       (b) Availability to Review Board.--Any and all such 
     material, should it exist, shall be made available to the 
     Review Board for personal examination and subsequent 
     disclosure determination at a location suitable to the 
     controlling authority of said material and in a timely manner 
     conducive to the objectives of the Review Board in accordance 
     with the requirements of this division.
       (c) Actions of Review Board.--In carrying out subsection 
     (b), the Review Board shall consider and render decisions--
       (1) whether the material examined constitutes technologies 
     of unknown origin or biological evidence of non-human 
     intelligence beyond a reasonable doubt;
       (2) whether recovered technologies of unknown origin, 
     biological evidence of non-human intelligence, or a 
     particular subset of material qualifies for postponement of 
     disclosure under this division; and
       (3) what changes, if any, to the current disposition of 
     said material should the Federal Government make to 
     facilitate full disclosure.
       (d) Review Board Access to Testimony and Witnesses.--The 
     Review Board shall have access to all testimony from 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena witnesses, close observers 
     and legacy program personnel and whistleblowers within the 
     Federal Government's possession as of and after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act in furtherance of Review Board 
     disclosure determination responsibilities in section 9007(h) 
     and subsection (c) of this section.
       (e) Solicitation of Additional Witnesses.--The Review Board 
     shall solicit additional unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     witness and whistleblower testimony and afford protections 
     under section 1673(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3373b(b)) 
     if deemed beneficial in fulfilling Review Board 
     responsibilities under this division.

     SEC. 9011. DISCLOSURE OF OTHER MATERIALS AND ADDITIONAL 
                   STUDY.

       (a) Materials Under Seal of Court.--
       (1) Information held under seal of a court.--The Review 
     Board may request the Attorney General to petition any court 
     in the United States or abroad to release any information 
     relevant to unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of 
     unknown origin, or non-human intelligence that is held under 
     seal of the court.
       (2) Information held under injunction of secretary of grand 
     jury.--(A) The Review Board may request the Attorney General 
     to petition any court in the United States to release any 
     information relevant to unidentified anomalous phenomena, 
     technologies of unknown origin, or non-human intelligence 
     that is held under the injunction of secrecy of a grand jury.
       (B) A request for disclosure of unidentified anomalous 
     phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, and non-human 
     intelligence materials under this division shall be deemed to 
     constitute a showing of particularized need under rule 6 of 
     the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the Attorney General should assist the Review Board in 
     good faith to unseal any records that the Review Board 
     determines to be relevant and held under seal by a court or 
     under the injunction of secrecy of a grand jury;
       (2) the Secretary of State should contact any foreign 
     government that may hold material relevant to unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, or non-
     human intelligence and seek disclosure of such material; and
       (3) all heads of Executive agencies should cooperate in 
     full with the Review Board to seek the disclosure of all 
     material relevant to unidentified anomalous phenomena, 
     technologies of unknown origin, and non-human intelligence 
     consistent with the public interest.

     SEC. 9012. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Precedence Over Other Law.--When this division requires 
     transmission of a record to the Archivist or public 
     disclosure, it shall take precedence over any other provision 
     of law (except section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 specifying confidentiality and disclosure of tax returns 
     and tax return information), judicial decision construing 
     such provision of law, or common law doctrine that would 
     otherwise prohibit such transmission or disclosure, with the 
     exception of deeds governing access to or transfer or release 
     of gifts and donations of records to the United States 
     Government.
       (b) Freedom of Information Act.--Nothing in this division 
     shall be construed to eliminate or limit any right to file 
     requests with any executive agency or seek judicial review of 
     the decisions pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Judicial Review.--Nothing in this division shall be 
     construed to preclude judicial review, under chapter 7 of 
     title 5, United States Code, of final actions taken or 
     required to be taken under this division.
       (d) Existing Authority.--Nothing in this division revokes 
     or limits the existing authority of the President, any 
     executive agency, the Senate, or the House of 
     Representatives, or any other entity of the Federal 
     Government to publicly disclose records in its possession.
       (e) Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.--To 
     the extent that any provision of this division establishes a 
     procedure to be followed in the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives, such provision is adopted--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, respectively, and is deemed to 
     be part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
     applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
     in that House, and it supersedes other rules only to the 
     extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to 
     the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, 
     and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of 
     that House.

     SEC. 9013. TERMINATION OF EFFECT OF DIVISION.

       (a) Provisions Pertaining to the Review Board.--The 
     provisions of this division that pertain to the appointment 
     and operation of the Review Board shall cease to be effective 
     when the Review Board and the terms of its members have 
     terminated pursuant to section 9007(n).
       (b) Other Provisions.--(1) The remaining provisions of this 
     division shall continue in effect until such time as the 
     Archivist certifies to the President and Congress that all

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     unidentified anomalous phenomena records have been made 
     available to the public in accordance with this division.
       (2) In facilitation of the provision in paragraph (1), the 
     All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office established pursuant to 
     section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373), or its successor as 
     subsequently designated by Act of Congress, shall develop 
     standardized unidentified anomalous phenomena 
     declassification guidance applicable to any and all 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records generated by 
     originating bodies subsequent to termination of the Review 
     Board consistent with the requirements and intent of the 
     Controlled Disclosure Campaign Plan with respect to 
     unidentified anomalous phenomena records originated prior to 
     Review Board termination.

     SEC. 9014. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     provisions of this division $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.

     SEC. 9015. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this division or the application 
     thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 
     remainder of this division and the application of that 
     provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other 
     circumstances shall not be affected by the invalidation.

      DIVISION H--ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL APPOINTMENT ACT OF 2023

     SEC. 10001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Architect of the 
     Capitol Appointment Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 10002. APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF SERVICE OF ARCHITECT OF 
                   THE CAPITOL.

       (a) Appointment.--The Architect of the Capitol shall be 
     appointed, without regard to political affiliation and solely 
     on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office, 
     upon a majority vote of a congressional commission (referred 
     to in this section as the ``commission'') consisting of the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader 
     of the Senate, the minority leaders of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate, the chair and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the chair and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on House 
     Administration of the House of Representatives, and the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration of the Senate.
       (b) Term of Service.--The Architect of the Capitol shall be 
     appointed for a term of 10 years and, upon a majority vote of 
     the members of the commission, may be reappointed for 
     additional 10-year terms.
       (c) Removal.--The Architect of the Capitol may be removed 
     from office at any time upon a majority vote of the members 
     of the commission.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 319 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 1801) is repealed.
       (2) The matter under the heading ``For the Capitol:'' under 
     the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.'' of the Act of 
     February 14, 1902 (32 Stat. 19, chapter 17; incorporated in 2 
     U.S.C. 1811) is amended by striking ``, and he shall be 
     appointed by the President''.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made 
     by this section, shall apply with respect to appointments 
     made on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 10003. APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL; 
                   VACANCY IN ARCHITECT OR DEPUTY ARCHITECT.

       Section 1203 of title I of division H of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1805) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``(in this section referred to as the 
     `Architect')'' after ``The Architect of the Capitol''; and
       (B) by inserting ``(in this section referred to as the 
     `Deputy Architect')'' after ``Deputy Architect of the 
     Capitol'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Deadline.--The Architect shall appoint a Deputy 
     Architect under subsection (a) not later than 120 days 
     after--
       ``(1) the date on which the Architect is appointed under 
     section 10002 of the Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act 
     of 2023, if there is no Deputy Architect on the date of the 
     appointment; or
       ``(2) the date on which a vacancy arises in the office of 
     the Deputy Architect.'';
       (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking ``of 
     the Capitol'' each place it appears; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Failure To Appoint.--If the Architect does not 
     appoint a Deputy Architect on or before the applicable date 
     specified in subsection (b), the congressional commission 
     described in section 10002(a) of the Architect of the Capitol 
     Appointment Act of 2023 shall appoint the Deputy Architect by 
     a majority vote of the members of the commission.
       ``(e) Notification.--If the position of Deputy Architect 
     becomes vacant, the Architect shall immediately notify the 
     members of the congressional commission described in section 
     10002(a) of the Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 
     2023.''.

     SEC. 10004. DEPUTY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL TO SERVE AS 
                   ACTING IN CASE OF ABSENCE, DISABILITY, OR 
                   VACANCY.

       (a) In General.--The Deputy Architect of the Capitol (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Deputy Architect'') shall 
     act as Architect of the Capitol (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Architect'') if the Architect is absent or disabled 
     or there is no Architect.
       (b) Absence, Disability, or Vacancy in Office of Deputy 
     Architect.--For purposes of subsection (a), if the Deputy 
     Architect is also absent or disabled or there is no Deputy 
     Architect, the congressional commission described in section 
     10002(a) shall designate, by a majority vote of the members 
     of the commission, an individual to serve as acting Architect 
     until--
       (1) the end of the absence or disability of the Architect 
     or the Deputy Architect; or
       (2) in the case of vacancies in both positions, an 
     Architect has been appointed under section 10002(a).
       (c) Authority.--An officer serving as acting Architect 
     under subsection (a) or (b) shall perform all the duties and 
     exercise all the authorities of the Architect, including the 
     authority to delegate the duties and authorities of the 
     Architect in accordance with the matter under the heading 
     ``Office of the Architect of the Capitol'' under the heading 
     ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' of the Legislative Appropriation 
     Act, 1956 (2 U.S.C. 1803).
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--The matter under the heading 
     ``salaries'' under the heading ``Office of the Architect of 
     the Capitol'' under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' 
     of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
     1804) is amended by striking ``: Provided,'' and all that 
     follows through ``no Architect''.
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  SA 936. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 935 
proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Wicker)) to 
the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the end add the following:

     SEC. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 day after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
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  SA 937. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 849. COMPETITION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS FOR 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     issue guidance ensuring that covered small businesses are 
     better able to compete for Department of Defense contracts.
       (b) Exemptions From Capability Requirements.--
       (1) Waiver authority.--The guidance issued under subsection 
     (a) shall provide that the Department of Defense may waive 
     capability requirements, including those described in 
     paragraph (2), to allow a covered small business that does 
     not otherwise meet such requirements to bid on a contract, 
     provided that it makes the certification described under 
     paragraph (3).
       (2) Types of waivers.--The waivers referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are as follows:
       (A) Evaluation of past performance.--A waiver to ensure 
     that the lack of prior performance history of a covered small 
     business does not adversely affect its opportunity to receive 
     a contract award.
       (B) Training requirements.--A waiver allowing a covered 
     small business to meet employee training requirements after 
     the award of a Department of Defense contract.
       (C) Facility security assessments.--A waiver allowing a 
     covered small business to meet facility security requirements 
     after the award of a Department of Defense contract.
       (D) Other.--Any other waiver determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary of Defense and provided for in the guidance issued 
     under subsection (a).
       (3) Certification requirement.--In order to qualify for a 
     waiver under paragraph (1), a covered small business shall 
     certify that it will be able to meet the exempted capability 
     requirements within 180 days after the contract award date. 
     The certification shall include a detailed project and 
     financial plan outlining the tasks to be completed, 
     milestones to be achieved, and resources required.
       (4) Monitoring and compliance.--
       (A) In general.--The contracting officer for a contract 
     awarded pursuant to a waiver under paragraph (1) shall 
     closely monitor the

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     contract performance of the covered small business to ensure 
     that sufficient progress is being made and that any issues 
     that arise are promptly addressed.
       (B) Failure to meet capability requirements.--If a covered 
     small business awarded a contract pursuant to a waiver under 
     paragraph (1) fails to meet the requirements promised in the 
     certification required under paragraph (3) within 180 days, 
     the covered small business shall be subject to 
     disqualification from consideration for future contracts of 
     similar scope pursuant to ``Termination for Default'' 
     provisions under subpart 49.4 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       (c) Covered Small Business Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``covered small business'' means--
       (1) a nontraditional defense contractor, as that term is 
     defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code;
       (2) a small business concern, as that term is defined in 
     section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)); 
     and
       (3) any other contractor that has not been awarded a 
     Department of Defense contract in the five-year period 
     preceding the solicitation of sources by the Department of 
     Defense.
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  SA 938. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1083. SUSPENSION OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS WITH PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The People's Republic of China has enjoyed normal trade 
     relations with the United States since its approval to join 
     the World Trade Organization on November 10, 2001, and formal 
     accession on December 10, 2001.
       (2) The aggression of the People's Republic of China toward 
     Taiwan has increased in recent years, as incursions into 
     Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone by aircraft of the 
     People's Liberation Army increased 178 percent from 2021 to 
     2022.
       (3) The economic coercion of the People's Republic of China 
     toward Taiwan has also increased in recent years, as the 
     People's Republic of China has banned the import of more than 
     2,000 food products from Taiwan since August 2022.
       (4) The United States has a long-standing commitment to the 
     security of Taiwan and stability of cross-strait relations as 
     outlined in the Six Assurances, the three United States-
     People's Republic of China Joint Communiques, and the Taiwan 
     Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
       (5) In response to the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by 
     the Russian Federation, the United States revoked 
     nondiscriminatory treatment for imports from the Russian 
     Federation and Belarus on April 8, 2022.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States has a strong interest in deterring 
     the People's Republic of China from invading and seizing 
     control of Taiwan and should employ economic levers of 
     influence to promote and preserve a free and open Indo-
     Pacific, including prevention of aggression by the People's 
     Republic of China toward Taiwan;
       (2) aggression by the People's Republic of China toward 
     Taiwan would be a violation of international norms and 
     inconsistent with standards of conduct required for countries 
     enjoying normal trade relations in the United States market; 
     and
       (3) the policies of the People's Republic of China violate 
     its obligations under the Protocol on the Accession of the 
     People's Republic of China, including nonmarket practices, 
     intellectual property theft, use of forced labor, and civil-
     military fusion.
       (c) Suspension of Normal Trade Relations.--If an entity of 
     the People's Republic of China, including the People's 
     Liberation Army, engages in an act of coercion or military 
     aggression that violates the sovereignty or territorial 
     integrity of Taiwan, as determined by the President--
       (1) the rates of duty set forth in column 2 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall apply 
     to all products of the People's Republic of China; and
       (2) the President shall proclaim increases in such rates of 
     duty with respect to such products.
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  SA 939. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 849. COMPETITION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS FOR 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     issue guidance ensuring that covered small businesses are 
     better able to compete for Department of Defense contracts.
       (b) Exemptions From Capability Requirements.--
       (1) Waiver authority.--The guidance issued under subsection 
     (a) shall provide that the Department of Defense may waive 
     capability requirements, including the waiver described in 
     paragraph (2), to allow a covered small business that does 
     not otherwise meet such requirements to bid on a contract, 
     provided that it makes the certification described under 
     paragraph (3).
       (2) Special consideration to provide interim access to 
     classified information for department of defense contractors 
     without security clearances.--Notwithstanding section 801 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161) and the 
     procedures established pursuant to such section, the 
     Secretary of Defense may issue a waiver providing a covered 
     small business that has not been determined eligible to 
     access classified information pursuant to such procedures 
     interim access to classified information under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (3) Certification requirement.--In order to qualify for a 
     waiver under paragraph (1), a covered small business shall 
     certify that it will be able to meet the exempted capability 
     requirements within 180 days after the contract award date. 
     The certification shall include a detailed project and 
     financial plan outlining the tasks to be completed, 
     milestones to be achieved, and resources required.
       (4) Monitoring and compliance.--
       (A) In general.--The contracting officer for a contract 
     awarded pursuant to a waiver under paragraph (1) shall 
     closely monitor the contract performance of the covered small 
     business to ensure that sufficient progress is being made and 
     that any issues that arise are promptly addressed.
       (B) Failure to meet capability requirements.--If a covered 
     small business awarded a contract pursuant to a waiver under 
     paragraph (1) fails to meet the requirements promised in the 
     certification required under paragraph (3) within 180 days, 
     the covered small business shall be subject to 
     disqualification from consideration for future contracts of 
     similar scope pursuant to ``Termination for Default'' 
     provisions under subpart 49.4 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       (c) Covered Small Business Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``covered small business'' means--
       (1) a nontraditional defense contractor, as that term is 
     defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code;
       (2) a small business concern, as that term is defined in 
     section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)); 
     and
       (3) any other contractor that has not been awarded a 
     Department of Defense contract in the five-year period 
     preceding the solicitation of sources by the Department of 
     Defense.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 940. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 316. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MINERAL RIGHTS ON 
                   INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall jointly review the authorities of 
     either Secretary to determine--
       (1) whether either Secretary, acting alone or jointly, has 
     the authority to extract or permit the extraction of oil and 
     gas from an installation of the Department of Defense for the 
     sole purpose of utilizing the extracted oil and gas for 
     energy resilience on such installation; and
       (2) any additional authorities necessary for the Secretary 
     of Defense or the Secretary of the Interior to extract or 
     allow the extraction of oil and gas from installations of the 
     Department of Defense for such purpose.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall jointly submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
     implementation of this section.
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 941. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction,

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and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1049. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ADULT CABARET 
                   PERFORMANCES.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for the Department of Defense and no 
     facilities owned or operated by Department of Defense may be 
     used to host, advertise, or otherwise support an adult 
     cabaret performance.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Adult cabaret performance.--The term ``adult cabaret 
     performance'' means a performance that features topless 
     dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dances, strippers, or male or 
     female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals 
     to prurient interest.
       (2) Facilities owned or operated by the department of 
     defense.--The term ``facilities owned or operated by the 
     Department of Defense'' means any facility owned, operated, 
     or defended by members of the Armed Forces or civilian 
     employees of the Department of Defense, including maritime 
     vessels, OCONUS installations, Department of State 
     facilities, intelligence community facilities, and 
     cemeteries.
       (3) Host, advertise, or otherwise support.--The term 
     ``host, advertise, or otherwise support'' includes such 
     activities as social media, background checks, transportation 
     or escort, meal services, event venues, non-governmental or 
     non-military related flags, banners, and fliers.
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  SA 942. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Risch) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 935 proposed by Mr. Schumer 
(for Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Wicker)) to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1240A. LEAD INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR UKRAINE ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Office of the Lead Inspector General.--There is 
     established the Office of the Lead Inspector General for 
     Ukraine Assistance to provide for the oversight of 
     independent and objective conduct and supervision of audits 
     and investigations relating to the programs and operations 
     funded with amounts appropriated or their use made available 
     by the United States for Ukraine to defeat the Russian 
     invasion.
       (b) Appointment of Lead Inspector General; Removal.--
       (1) Appointment.--The head of the Office of the Lead 
     Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance shall be known as 
     the Lead Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Lead Inspector General''), who 
     shall be designated by the President.
       (2) Qualifications.--The appointment of the Lead Inspector 
     General shall be made solely on the basis of integrity and 
     demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
     analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or 
     investigations.
       (3) Selection.--The Lead Inspector General may be a member 
     of the civil service or Foreign Service and may be selected 
     from among the offices of the Inspectors General.
       (4) Deadline for appointment.--The appointment of an 
     individual as Lead Inspector General shall be made not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (5) Prohibition on political activities.--For purposes of 
     section 7324 of title 5, United States Code, the Lead 
     Inspector General shall not be considered an employee who 
     determines policies to be pursued by the United States in the 
     nationwide administration of Federal law.
       (6) Removal.--The Inspectors General shall be removable 
     from office in accordance with the provisions of section 
     403(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Supervision.--
       (1) In general.--The Lead Inspector General shall report 
     directly to, and be under the general supervision of, the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to limit the ability of the Inspectors General to 
     enter into agreements to conduct joint audits, inspections, 
     or investigations in the exercise of their oversight 
     responsibilities in accordance with this section with respect 
     to Ukraine.
       (d) Duties.--The duties of the Lead Inspector General are 
     as follows:
       (1) To appoint, from among the offices of the Inspectors 
     General, an Assistant Inspector General, who shall supervise 
     auditing and investigative activities and assist the Lead 
     Inspector General in the discharge of responsibilities under 
     this subsection.
       (2) To develop and carry out, in coordination with the 
     offices of the Inspectors General, a joint strategic plan to 
     conduct comprehensive oversight of all military and 
     nonmilitary United States support for Ukraine.
       (3) To apply key lessons from prior oversight work, in 
     coordination with the offices of the Inspectors General, to 
     Ukraine response programs and operations to minimize waste, 
     fraud, and abuse.
       (4) With respect to military and nonmilitary United States 
     support for Ukraine--
       (A) to ensure, through joint or individual audits, 
     inspections, and investigations, independent and effective 
     oversight of--
       (i) all funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 
     such support; and
       (ii) the programs, operations, and contracts carried out 
     using such funds; and
       (B) to review and ascertain the accuracy of information 
     provided by Federal agencies relating to--
       (i) obligations and expenditures;
       (ii) costs of programs and projects;
       (iii) accountability of funds;
       (iv) the tracking and monitoring of all lethal and 
     nonlethal security assistance and compliance with end-use 
     certification requirements; and
       (v) the award and execution of major contracts, grants, and 
     agreements in support of Ukraine.
       (5) To employ, or authorize the employment by the 
     Inspectors General, on a temporary basis using the 
     authorities in section 3161 of title 5, United States Code 
     (without regard to subsection (b)(2) of such section), such 
     auditors, investigators, and other personnel as the Lead 
     Inspector General considers appropriate to carrying out the 
     duties described in this subsection.
       (6) To carry out such other responsibilities relating to 
     the coordination and efficient and effective discharge by the 
     Inspectors General of duties relating to United States 
     military and nonmilitary support for Ukraine as the Lead 
     Inspector General shall specify.
       (7) To discharge the responsibilities under this subsection 
     in a manner consistent with the authorities and requirements 
     of this section and the authorities and requirements 
     applicable to the Inspectors General under chapter 4 of title 
     5, United States Code.
       (e) Deployment of Lead Inspector General Staff.--
       (1) In general.--The Office of the Lead Inspector General 
     for Ukraine shall maintain a presence of at least 1 
     individual in the country of Ukraine at all times.
       (2) Evacuation plan.--The Lead Inspector General shall 
     coordinate with the appropriate chief of mission for this 
     purpose and shall maintain a plan to evacuate personnel 
     should it be required.
       (3) Notice and justification.--To any extent that the Lead 
     Inspector General determines that the Office of the Lead 
     Inspector General cannot maintain such a presence in Ukraine, 
     the Lead Inspector General shall notify the appropriate 
     committees of Congress in writing within 7 days of such 
     determination, along with a justification for why the 
     presence could not be maintained.
       (f) Reports.--
       (1) Quarterly reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the end of 
     each fiscal-year quarter, the Lead Inspector General shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     summarizing with respect to that quarter and, to the extent 
     possible, the period from the end of such quarter to the date 
     on which the report is submitted, the activities of the Lead 
     Inspector General with respect to programs and operations 
     funded with amounts appropriated or their use made available 
     by the United States for Ukraine.
       (B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include, for the period covered by the report--
       (i) a description of any identified waste, fraud, or abuse 
     with respect to programs and operations funded with amounts 
     appropriated or their use made available by the United States 
     for Ukraine;
       (ii) a description of the status and results of--
       (I) investigations, inspections, and audits; and
       (II) referrals to the Department of Justice;
       (iii) a description of the overall plans for review by the 
     Inspectors General of such support of Ukraine, including 
     plans for investigations, inspections, and audits; and
       (iv) an evaluation of the compliance of the Government of 
     Ukraine with all requirements for receiving United States 
     funds, including a description of any area of concern with 
     respect to the ability of the Government of Ukraine to 
     achieve such compliance.
       (2) Public availability.--The Lead Inspector General shall 
     publish on a publicly available internet website each report 
     required by paragraph (1) in English and any other language 
     the Lead Inspector General determines is widely used and 
     understood in Ukraine.
       (3) Form.--Each report required by this subsection shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex if the Lead Inspector General considers it necessary.
       (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to authorize the public disclosure of 
     information that is--
       (A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other 
     provision of law;
       (B) specifically required by Executive order to be 
     protected from disclosure in the interest of national defense 
     or national security or in the conduct of foreign affairs; or
       (C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
       (g) Publication of United States Assistance to Ukraine.--
     Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary of 
     Defense and Secretary of State, shall publish a comprehensive 
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     appropriated or their use made available by the United States 
     for Ukraine on a publicly available website of the United 
     States Government.
       (h) Termination.--The Office of the Lead Inspector General 
     for Ukraine Assistance shall terminate 180 days after the 
     date on which amounts appropriated or their use made 
     available by the United States for Ukraine are less than the 
     amounts that were appropriated or otherwise available for the 
     military and nonmilitary support of Ukraine on February 24, 
     2022.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Amounts appropriated or their use made available by the 
     united states for ukraine.--The term ``amounts appropriated 
     or their use made available by the United States for 
     Ukraine'' means--
       (A) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available on or 
     after January 1, 2022, for--
       (i) the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative under 
     section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1608);
       (ii) any foreign military financing accessed by the 
     Government of Ukraine;
       (iii) the presidential drawdown authority under section 
     506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2318(a));
       (iv) the defense institution building program under section 
     332 of title 10, a United States Code;
       (v) the building partner capacity program under section 333 
     of title 10, United States Code;
       (vi) the international military education and training 
     program of the Department of State; and
       (vii) the United States European Command; and
       (B) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available on or 
     after January 1, 2022, for the military, economic, 
     reconstruction, or humanitarian support of Ukraine under any 
     account or for any purpose not described in sub-paragraph 
     (A).
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
     on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Inspectors general.--The term ``Inspector General'' 
     means the following:
       (A) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
       (B) The Inspector General of the Department of State.
       (C) The Inspector General of the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
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  SA 943. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10___. SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE ALONG THE 
                   SOUTHERN BORDER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     make every effort to submit a request for assistance for 
     personnel or capabilities along the southern border of the 
     United States not later than 180 days before the requested 
     deployment of such personnel or capabilities.
       (b) Contents.-- A request for assistance submitted in 
     accordance with subsection (a) shall specify the capabilities 
     necessary to assist the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
     the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 
     fulfilling the relevant mission along the southern border.
       (c) Notification Requirements.--
       (1) Ongoing notifications.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a 
     notification describing--
       (A) efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to 
     develop and transmit to the Department of Defense requests 
     for assistance along the southern border of the United 
     States; and
       (B) progress toward ensuring that such requests for 
     assistance are submitted to the Department of Defense not 
     later than 180 days before the requested deployment of such 
     personnel or capabilities.
       (2) Notification of transmittal.-- Upon transmitting a 
     request for assistance to the Department of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a notification of the 
     transmission, which shall include--
       (A) a copy of the request for assistance; and
       (B) a description of the number of days prior to the 
     requested deployment of such personnel or capabilities the 
     request for assistance was transmitted.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 944. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1269. ASSESSMENT OF GIFTS AND GRANTS TO UNITED STATES 
                   INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM ENTITIES 
                   ON THE NON-SDN CHINESE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL 
                   COMPLEX COMPANIES LIST.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
     assessment of gifts and grants to United States institutions 
     of higher education from entities on the Non-SDN Chinese 
     Military-Industrial Complex Companies List maintained by the 
     Office of Foreign Assets Control.
       (b) Elements.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Education, shall include in the assessment 
     required by subsection (a) an estimate of--
       (1) a list and description of each of the gifts and grants 
     provided to United States institutions of higher education by 
     entities described in subsection (a); and
       (2) the monetary value of each of those gifts and grants.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Gifts and grants.--The term ``gifts and grants'' 
     includes financial contributions, material donations, 
     provision of services, scholarships, fellowships, research 
     funding, infrastructure investment, contracts, or any other 
     form of support that provides a benefit to the recipient 
     institution.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 945. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Romney) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1213. BLACK SEA SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Black 
     Sea Security Act of 2023''.
       (b) Sense of Congress on Black Sea Security.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the interest of the United States to support 
     efforts to prevent the spread of further armed conflict in 
     Europe by recognizing the Black Sea region as an arena of 
     Russian aggression;
       (2) littoral states of the Black Sea are critical in 
     countering aggression by the Government of the Russian 
     Federation and contributing to the collective security of 
     NATO;
       (3) the repeated, illegal, unprovoked, and violent attempts 
     of the Russian Federation to expand its territory and control 
     access to the Mediterranean Sea through the Black Sea 
     constitutes a threat to the national security of the United 
     States and NATO;
       (4) the United States condemns attempts by the Russian 
     Federation to change or alter boundaries in the Black Sea 
     region by force or any means contrary to international law 
     and to impose a sphere of influence across the region;
       (5) the United States condemns Russia's illegitimate 
     territorial claims, including those on the Crimean Peninsula, 
     along Ukraine's territorial waters in the Black Sea and the 
     Sea of Azov, in the Black Sea's international waters, and in 
     the territories it is illegally occupying in Ukraine;
       (6) the United States should continue to work within NATO 
     and with NATO allies to develop a long-term strategy to 
     enhance security, establish a permanent, sustainable presence 
     along NATO's eastern flank, and bolster the democratic 
     resilience of its allies and partners in the region;
       (7) the United States should consider whether it should 
     work within NATO and with NATO allies to develop a regular, 
     rotational maritime presence in the Black Sea;
       (8) the United States should work with the European Union 
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     to support democratic initiatives and economic prosperity in 
     the region, which includes 2 European Union members and 4 
     European Union aspirant nations;
       (9) the United States should work to foster dialogue among 
     countries within the Black Sea region to improve 
     communication and intelligence sharing and increase cyber 
     defense capabilities;
       (10) countries with historic and economic ties to Russia 
     are looking to the United States and Europe to provide a 
     positive economic presence in the broader region as a 
     counterbalance to the Russian Federation's malign influence 
     in the region;
       (11) it is in the interest of the United States to support 
     and bolster the economic ties between the United States and 
     Black Sea states;
       (12) the United States should support the initiative 
     undertaken by central and eastern European states to advance 
     the Three Seas Initiative Fund to strengthen transport, 
     energy, and digital infrastructure connectivity in the region 
     between the Adriatic Sea, Baltic Sea, and Black Sea;
       (13) there are mutually beneficial opportunities for 
     increased investment and economic expansion, particularly on 
     energy and transport infrastructure initiatives, between the 
     United States and Black Sea states and the broader region;
       (14) improved economic ties between the United States and 
     the Black Sea states and the broader region can lead to a 
     strengthened strategic partnership;
       (15) the United States must seek to address the food 
     security challenges arising from disruption of Ukraine's 
     Black Sea and Azov Sea ports, as this global challenge will 
     have critical national security implications for the United 
     States, our partners, and allies;
       (16) Turkey, in coordination with the United Nations, has 
     played an important role in alleviating global food 
     insecurity by negotiating two agreements to allow grain 
     exports from Ukrainian ports through a safe corridor in the 
     Black Sea;
       (17) Russia has a brutal history of using hunger as a 
     weapon and must be stopped; and
       (18) countering the PRC's coercive economic pursuits 
     remains an important policy imperative in order to further 
     integrate the Black Sea states into western economies and 
     improve regional stability.
       (c) United States Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States--
       (1) to actively deter the threat of Russia's further 
     escalation in the Black Sea region and defend freedom of 
     navigation in the Black Sea to prevent the spread of further 
     armed conflict in Europe;
       (2) to advocate within NATO, among NATO allies, and within 
     the European Union to develop a long-term coordinated 
     strategy to enhance security, establish a sustainable 
     presence in the eastern flank, and bolster the democratic 
     resilience of United States allies and partners in the 
     region;
       (3) to consider whether to advocate within NATO and among 
     NATO allies to develop a regular, rotational maritime 
     presence in the Black Sea;
       (4) to support and bolster the economic ties between the 
     United States and Black Sea partners and mobilize the 
     Department of State, the Department of Defense, and other 
     relevant Federal departments and agencies by enhancing the 
     United States presence and investment in Black Sea states;
       (5) to provide economic alternatives to the PRC's coercive 
     economic options that destabilize and further erode economic 
     integration of the Black Sea states;
       (6) to ensure that the United States continues to support 
     Black Sea states' efforts to strengthen their democratic 
     institutions to prevent corruption and accelerate their 
     advancement into the Euroatlantic community; and
       (7) to encourage the initiative undertaken by central and 
     eastern European states to advance the Three Seas Initiative 
     to strengthen transport, energy, and digital infrastructure 
     connectivity in the region between the Adriatic Sea, Baltic 
     Sea, and Black Sea.
       (d) 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 Armed Services of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (D) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate;
       (F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (G) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (I) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (J) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Black sea states.--The term ``Black Sea states'' means 
     Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, and Georgia.
       (3) PRC.--The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (e) Black Sea Security and Development Strategy.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the National Security Council, in coordination with the 
     Department of State, the Department of Defense, and other 
     relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall direct an 
     interagency strategy with a classified annex--
       (1) to increase coordination with NATO and the European 
     Union;
       (2) to deepen economic ties;
       (3) to strengthen energy security;
       (4) to support efforts to bolster their democratic 
     resilience; and
       (5) to enhance security assistance with our regional 
     partners in accordance with the values and interests of the 
     United States.
       (f) Purpose and Objectives.--The strategy authorized under 
     subsection (e) shall have the following goals and objectives:
       (1) Ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of 
     security assistance to regional partners in accordance with 
     the values and interests of the United States, prioritizing 
     assistance that will bolster defenses and improve 
     interoperability with NATO forces.
       (2) Bolstering United States support for the region's 
     energy security and integration with Europe and reducing 
     their dependence on Russia while supporting energy 
     diversification.
       (3) Mitigating the impact of economic coercion by the 
     Russian Federation and the PRC on Black Sea states and 
     identifying new opportunities for foreign direct investment 
     from the United States and cooperating countries and the 
     enhancement of United States business ties with regional 
     partners in accordance with the values and interests of the 
     United States.
       (4) Increasing high-level engagement between the United 
     States and regional partners, and reinforcing economic 
     growth, financing quality infrastructure, and reinforcing 
     trade with a focus on improving high-level economic 
     cooperation.
       (5) Increasing United States coordination with the European 
     Union and NATO to maximize effectiveness and minimize 
     duplication.
       (g) Activities.--
       (1) Security.--The strategy authorized under subsection (e) 
     should include the following elements related to security:
       (A) A plan to increase interagency coordination on the 
     Black Sea region.
       (B) An assessment of whether a United States-led initiative 
     with NATO allies to increase coordination, presence, and 
     regional engagement among Black Sea states is advisable.
       (C) An assessment of whether there is a need to increase 
     security assistance or security cooperation with Black Sea 
     states, focused on Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and 
     Georgia.
       (D) An assessment of the value of establishing a United 
     States or multinational headquarters on the Black Sea, 
     responsible for planning, readiness, exercises, and 
     coordination of military activity in the greater Black Sea 
     region.
       (E) An assessment of the challenges and opportunities of 
     establishing a regular, rotational NATO maritime presence in 
     the Black Sea.
       (F) An overview of Foreign Military Financing, 
     International Military Education and Training, and other 
     United States security assistance to the Black Sea region.
       (G) A plan for combating Russian disinformation and 
     propaganda in the Black Sea region that utilizes the 
     resources of the United States Government.
       (H) A plan to promote greater freedom of navigation to 
     allow for greater security and economic Black Sea access.
       (2) Economic prosperity.--The strategy authorized under 
     subsection (e) shall include the following elements related 
     to economic prosperity:
       (A) A strategy to foster dialogue between experts from the 
     United States and from the Black Sea states on economic 
     expansion, foreign direct investment, strengthening rule of 
     law initiatives, and mitigating economic coercion by Russia 
     and the PRC.
       (B) A strategy for all the relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies that contribute to United States economic statecraft 
     to expand their presence and identify new opportunities for 
     private investment with regional partners in accordance with 
     the values and interests of the United States.
       (C) Assessments on energy diversification, focusing on the 
     immediate need to replace energy supplies from Russia, and 
     recognizing the long-term importance of broader energy 
     diversification.
       (D) Assessments of potential food security solutions, 
     including sustainable, long-term arrangements beyond the 
     Black Sea Grain Initiative.
       (3) Democratic resilience.--The strategy authorized under 
     subsection (e) shall include the following elements related 
     to democratic resilience:
       (A) A strategy to increase independent media and United 
     States-supported media initiatives to combat foreign malign 
     influence in the Black Sea region.
       (B) Greater mobilization of initiatives spearheaded by the 
     Department of State and the United States Agency for 
     International Development to counter Russian propaganda and 
     disinformation in the Black Sea region.
       (4) Regional connectivity.--The strategy authorized under 
     subsection (e) shall promote regional connectivity by sending 
     high-level representatives of the Department of State or 
     other agency partners to--
       (A) the Black Sea region not less frequently than twice per 
     year; and
       (B) major regional fora on infrastructure and energy 
     security, including the Three Seas Initiative Summit.
       (h) Identification of Necessary Programs and Resources.--
     Not later than 360

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     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     interagency strategy shall identify any necessary program, 
     policy, or budgetary resources required, by agency, to 
     support the implementation of the Black Sea Security Strategy 
     for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026.
       (i) Responsibilities of Federal Departments and Agencies.--
     Nothing under this section may be construed to authorize the 
     National Security Council to assume any of the 
     responsibilities or authorities of the head of any Federal 
     department, agency, or office, including the foreign affairs 
     responsibilities and authorities of the Secretary of State, 
     to oversee the implementation of programs and policies under 
     this section.
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  SA 946. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. FACILITATION OF INCREASED EQUITY INVESTMENTS UNDER 
                   THE BUILD ACT OF 2018.

       (a) United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation.--Section 1412 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 
     U.S.C. 9612) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Prioritization of National Security Interests.--The 
     Corporation shall prioritize the provision of support under 
     title II in projects that advance core national security 
     interests of the United States.''.
       (b) Applicability of Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.--
     Section 1421(c) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621(c)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Applicability of federal credit reform act of 1990.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     support provided under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     project shall be considered to be a Federal credit program 
     that is subject to the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
     U.S.C. 661 et seq.) for purposes of applying the requirements 
     of such Act to such support.
       ``(B) Determination of cost.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of section 502(5) of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5) et seq.) 
     the cost of support provided under paragraph (1) with respect 
     to a project shall be the net present value, at the time when 
     funds are disbursed to provide the support, of the following 
     estimated cash flows:

       ``(I) The purchase price of the support.
       ``(II) Dividends, redemptions, and other shareholder 
     distributions during the term of the support.
       ``(III) Proceeds received upon a sale, redemption, or other 
     liquidation of the support.
       ``(IV) Adjustments for risk of estimated losses, if any.

       ``(ii) Changes in terms included.--The estimated cash flows 
     described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i) shall 
     include the effects of changes in terms resulting from the 
     exercise of options included in the agreement to provide the 
     support.
       ``(C) Reestimate of cost.--When the estimated cost of 
     support provided under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     project made in a single fiscal year is reestimated in a 
     subsequent year, the difference between the reestimated cost 
     and the previous cost estimate shall be paid from the 
     balances available in the Corporate Capital Account 
     established under section 1434.''.
       (c) Maximum Contingent Liability.--Section 1433 of the 
     BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9633) is amended by striking 
     ``$60,000,000,000'' and inserting ``$100,000,000,000''.
       (d) Funding for Corporate Capital Account.--Section 1434(b) 
     of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9634(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) receipts of reestimated costs received pursuant to 
     section 1421(c).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 947. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. FOOD INSECURITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   TRANSITIONING OUT OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.

       (a) Study; Education and Outreach Efforts.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in conjunction 
     with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and other Federal 
     officials, as appropriate, conduct a study to identify the 
     means by which members of the Armed Forces are provided 
     information about the availability of Federal nutrition 
     assistance programs as they transition out of active duty 
     service.
       (2) Education and outreach efforts.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, working with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
     other Federal officials, as appropriate, shall increase 
     education and outreach efforts to members of the Armed Forces 
     who are transitioning out of active duty service, 
     particularly those members identified as being at-risk for 
     food insecurity, to increase awareness of the availability of 
     Federal nutrition assistance programs and eligibility for 
     those programs.
       (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (A) submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the results of the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1); and
       (B) publish such report on the website of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Working Group.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, shall establish a working group to address, 
     across the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and the Department of Agriculture, coordination, 
     data sharing, and evaluation efforts on underlying factors 
     contributing to food insecurity among members of the Armed 
     Forces transitioning out of active duty service (in this 
     subsection referred to as the ``working group'').
       (2) Membership.--The working group be composed of--
       (A) representatives from the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of 
     Agriculture;
       (B) other relevant Federal officials, including those 
     connected to veteran transition programs; and
       (C) other relevant stakeholders as determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to 
     each congressional committee with jurisdiction over the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     and the Department of Agriculture a report on the 
     coordination, data sharing, and evaluation efforts described 
     in paragraph (1).
       (B) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (i) An accounting of the funding each department referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) has obligated toward research relating 
     to food insecurity among members of the Armed Forces or 
     veterans.
       (ii) An outline of methods of comparing programs and 
     sharing best practices for addressing food insecurity by each 
     such department.
       (iii) An outline of--

       (I) the plan each such department has to achieve greater 
     government efficiency and cross-agency coordination, data 
     sharing, and evaluation in addressing food insecurity among 
     members transitioning out of the Armed Forces; and
       (II) efforts that the departments can undertake to improve 
     coordination to better address food insecurity as it impacts 
     members during and after their active duty service.

       (iv) An identification of--

       (I) any legal, technological, or administrative barriers to 
     increased coordination and data sharing in addressing food 
     insecurity among members transitioning out of the Armed 
     Forces; and
       (II) any additional authorities needed to increase such 
     coordination and data sharing.

       (v) Any other information the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or the Secretary of 
     Agriculture determines to be appropriate.
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  SA 948. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. 
Sullivan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO 
                   SERVED IN FEMALE CULTURAL SUPPORT TEAMS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 2010, the Commander of United States Special 
     Operations Command established the Cultural Support Team 
     Program to overcome significant intelligence gaps during the 
     Global War on Terror.
       (2) From 2010 through 2021, approximately 310 female 
     members, from every Armed Force, passed and were selected as 
     members of female cultural support teams, and deployed with 
     special operations forces.

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       (3) Members of female cultural support teams served 
     honorably, demonstrated commendable courage, overcame such 
     intelligence gaps, engaged in direct action, and suffered 
     casualties during the Global War on Terror.
       (4) The Federal Government has a duty to recognize members 
     and veterans of female cultural support teams who volunteered 
     to join the Armed Forces, to undergo arduous training for 
     covered service, and to execute dangerous and classified 
     missions in the course of such covered service.
       (5) Members who performed covered service have sought 
     treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
     traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress, and 
     disabling physical trauma incurred in the course of such 
     covered service, but have been denied such care.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that 
     individuals who performed covered service performed 
     exceptional service to the United States.
       (c) Military Service: Records; Calculation of Retired 
     Pay.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall--
       (1) ensure that the performance of covered service is 
     included in--
       (A) the military service record of each individual who 
     performed covered service; and
       (B) the computation of retired pay for each individual who 
     performed covered service; and
       (2) transmit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a list of 
     each veteran who performed covered service whose military 
     service record was modified pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (d) Claims for Veterans Benefits Arising From Covered 
     Service.--
       (1) Determination of service connection.--Upon the filing 
     of a claim by an individual described in paragraph (3)(C) for 
     service-connected disability or death incurred or aggravated 
     in the course of covered service, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall treat such claims as claims based on 
     participation in special operations incidents (as defined in 
     section A of chapter 9 of subpart IV of part VIII of the M21-
     1 Manual of the Department, or successor).
       (2) Treatment of covered service.--In the consideration of 
     a claim under this subsection, the Secretary shall treat 
     covered service as special operations (as defined in section 
     A of chapter 9 of subpart IV of part VIII of the M21-1 Manual 
     of the Department, or successor).
       (3) Effective date of award.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided by subparagraph (B), 
     the effective date of an award under this subsection shall be 
     determined in accordance with section 5110 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (g) of such 
     section, the Secretary shall determine the effective date of 
     an award based on a claim under this subsection for an 
     individual described in subparagraph (C) by treating the date 
     on which the individual filed the initial claim specified in 
     clause (i) of such subparagraph as the date on which the 
     individual filed the claim so awarded under this section.
       (C) Eligible individuals.--An individual described in this 
     subparagraph is an individual who performed covered service, 
     or a survivor of such an individual--
       (i) who, before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     submitted a claim for service-connected disability or death 
     of such individual;
       (ii) whose such claim was denied by reason of the claim not 
     establishing that the disability or death was service-
     connected;
       (iii) who submits a claim during the period of three years 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, for the 
     same condition covered by the prior claim under clause; and
       (iv) whose such claim is approved pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       (4) Processing of claims.--The Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
     improve training and guidance for employees who may process a 
     claim under this subsection.
       (5) Outreach.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct outreach to 
     inform individuals who performed covered service (and 
     survivors of such individuals) that they may submit 
     supplemental claims for service-connected disability or death 
     incurred or aggravated in the course of covered service.
       (B) Elements.--Outreach conducted pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A) shall include the following:
       (i) Contact individuals described in subparagraph (A), 
     especially individuals who are veterans included in the list 
     transmitted pursuant to subsection (c)(2) and survivors of 
     such veterans, directly to inform them of the treatment of 
     covered service described in subsection (d)(2) and that they 
     may submit supplemental claims as described in such 
     subparagraph.
       (ii) Publishing on the internet website of the Department a 
     notice that such individuals may elect to file a supplemental 
     claim.
       (iii) Notifying, in writing or by electronic means, 
     veterans service organizations of the ability of such 
     individuals to file a supplemental claim.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered service.--The term ``covered service'' means 
     service--
       (A) as a member of the Armed Forces;
       (B) in a female cultural support team;
       (C) with the personnel development skill identifier of R2J 
     or 5DK, or any other validation methods, such as valid sworn 
     statements, officer and enlisted performance evaluations, 
     training certificates, or records of an award from completion 
     of tour with a cultural support team; and
       (D) during the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and 
     ending on August 31, 2021.
       (2) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Service-connected.--The term ``service-connected'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 949. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Warnock) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ACCESS TO COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES FOR 
                   REMARRIED SPOUSES.

       (a) Benefits.--Section 1062 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) Certain Unremarried Former Spouses.--The Secretary of 
     Defense'';
       (2) by striking ``commissary and exchange privileges'' and 
     inserting ``use commissary stores and MWR retail 
     facilities'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Certain Remarried Surviving Spouses.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
     necessary to provide that a surviving spouse of a deceased 
     member of the armed forces, regardless of the marital status 
     of the surviving spouse, is entitled to use commissary stores 
     and MWR retail facilities to the same extent and on the same 
     basis as an unremarried surviving spouse of a member of the 
     uniformed services.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) MWR Retail Facilities Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `MWR retail facilities' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 1063(e) of this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading of section 1062 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1062. Certain former spouses and surviving spouses''.

       (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 1062 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``1062. Certain former spouses and surviving spouses.''.
       (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall publish 
     the regulations required under section 1062(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(3), by not 
     later than October 1, 2025.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 950. Ms. ERNST (for herself and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. 2__. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS PERFORMING 
                   RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Research and Development Projects.--Section 4001 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Disclosure Requirements.--Whenever issuing a 
     statement, press release, request for proposals, bid 
     solicitation, or other document describing a project or 
     program that is funded in whole or in part with Federal 
     funding, a person performing a research or development 
     project under paragraph (1) or (5) of subsection (b) shall 
     clearly state the following:
       ``(1) The percentage of the total costs of the program or 
     project financed with Federal funding.
       ``(2) The dollar amount of Federal funds obligated for the 
     project or program.
       ``(3) The percentage and dollar amount of the total costs 
     of the project or program that will be financed from 
     nongovernmental sources.''.
       (b) Cooperative Research and Development Agreements Under 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.--Section 
     4026 of such title is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense'';
       (2) in subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), in 
     the second sentence, by striking ``Technology may'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Technology Transfer.--Technology may''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Disclosure Requirements.--Whenever issuing a 
     statement, press release, request for proposals, bid 
     solicitation, or other document describing a project or 
     program that is funded in whole or in part with Federal 
     funding, a person performing a research or development 
     project pursuant to a cooperative research and development 
     agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall clearly 
     state the following:
       ``(1) The percentage of the total costs of the program or 
     project financed with Federal funding.
       ``(2) The dollar amount of Federal funds obligated for the 
     project or program.
       ``(3) The percentage and dollar amount of the total costs 
     of the project or program that will be financed from 
     nongovernmental sources.''.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Defense should direct the operating 
     divisions of the Department of Defense to design and 
     implement processes to manage and administer grantees' 
     compliance with the requirements added by this section, 
     including determining to what extent to provide guidance to 
     grantees on calculations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 951. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Risch) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title XXXI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. CIVIL NUCLEAR EXPORT ACT OF 2023.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Civil 
     Nuclear Export Act of 2023''.
       (b) Modification of Prohibition on Financing in the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States.--Section 2(b)(5) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(5)) is 
     amended, in the first sentence, by inserting ``, except any 
     purchase that is otherwise permitted under an agreement made 
     in accordance with section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) or any other applicable law of the 
     United States,'' after ``(C) the purchase''.
       (c) Expansion of Program on China and Transformational 
     Exports.--Section 2(l)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(l)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clause (xi) as clause (xii); and
       (2) by inserting after clause (x) the following:
       ``(xi) Civil nuclear facilities, material, and 
     technologies, and related goods and services that support the 
     development of an effective nuclear energy sector.''.
       (d) Modification of Lending Cap.--Section 6(a) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635e(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``applicable amount.'' 
     and inserting ``applicable amount, unless the aggregate 
     amount that is in excess of the applicable amount--
       ``(A) is attributed by the Bank to loans, guarantees, and 
     insurance under the Program on China and Transformational 
     Exports pursuant to section 2(l); and
       ``(B) does not exceed $50,000,000,000.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the header, by striking ``2'' and inserting ``4''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``2 percent'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``4 percent''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Authority to attribute loans, guarantees, and 
     insurance.--The Bank may attribute any loan, guarantee, or 
     insurance issued under the Program on China and 
     Transformational Exports pursuant to section 2(l) toward the 
     aggregate amount that is in excess of the applicable amount 
     described in paragraph (1) without regard to the date on 
     which the Bank issued such loan, guarantee, or insurance.''.
       (e) Modification of Monitoring of Default Rates.--Section 
     8(g) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 
     635g(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2 percent'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``4 percent'';
       (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``2 percent'' and 
     inserting ``4 percent'';
       (3) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in the header, by striking ``2'' and inserting ``4''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``4 percent'';
       (4) in paragraph (6), by striking ``2 percent'' and 
     inserting ``4 percent''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Exclusion of transactions relating to the program on 
     china and transformational exports.--For the purposes of this 
     subsection, if financing provided under the Program on China 
     and Transformational Exports pursuant to section 2(l) results 
     in the default rate calculated under paragraph (1) equaling 
     or exceeding 4 percent, the Bank may exclude such financing, 
     subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 952. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Risch) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title XXXI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 31___. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``International Nuclear Energy Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear 
     reactor'' has the meaning given the term in section 951(b) of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)).
       (2) Ally or partner nation.--The term ``ally or partner 
     nation'' means--
       (A) the Government of any country that is a member of the 
     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development;
       (B) the Government of the Republic of India; and
       (C) the Government of any country designated as an ally or 
     partner nation by the Secretary of State for purposes of this 
     section.
       (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committees on Foreign Relations and Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives.
       (4) Assistant.--The term ``Assistant'' means the Assistant 
     to the President and Director for International Nuclear 
     Energy Policy described in subsection (c)(1)(D).
       (5) Associated entity.--The term ``associated entity'' 
     means an entity that--
       (A) is owned, controlled, or operated by--
       (i) an ally or partner nation; or
       (ii) an associated individual; or
       (B) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to 
     the jurisdiction of, a country described in paragraph (2), 
     including a corporation that is incorporated in a country 
     described in that paragraph.
       (6) Associated individual.--The term ``associated 
     individual'' means a foreign national who is a national of a 
     country described in paragraph (2).
       (7) Civil nuclear.--The term ``civil nuclear'' means 
     activities relating to--
       (A) nuclear plant construction;
       (B) nuclear fuel services;
       (C) nuclear energy financing;
       (D) nuclear plant operations;
       (E) nuclear plant regulation;
       (F) nuclear medicine;
       (G) nuclear safety;
       (H) community engagement in areas in reasonable proximity 
     to nuclear sites;
       (I) infrastructure support for nuclear energy;
       (J) nuclear plant decommissioning;
       (K) nuclear liability;
       (L) safe storage and safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel;
       (M) environmental safeguards;
       (N) nuclear nonproliferation and security; and
       (O) technology related to the matters described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (N).
       (8) Embarking civil nuclear energy nation.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear energy 
     nation'' means a country that--
       (i) does not have a civil nuclear program;
       (ii) is in the process of developing or expanding a civil 
     nuclear program, including safeguards and a legal and 
     regulatory framework, for--

       (I) nuclear safety;
       (II) nuclear security;
       (III) radioactive waste management;
       (IV) civil nuclear energy;
       (V) environmental safeguards;
       (VI) community engagement in areas in reasonable proximity 
     to nuclear sites;
       (VII) nuclear liability; or
       (VIII) advanced nuclear reactor licensing;

       (iii) is in the process of selecting, developing, 
     constructing, or utilizing advanced light water reactors, 
     advanced nuclear reactors, or advanced civil nuclear 
     technologies; and
       (iv) is eligible to receive development lending from the 
     World Bank.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear energy 
     nation'' does not include--
       (i) the People's Republic of China;
       (ii) the Russian Federation;
       (iii) the Republic of Belarus;
       (iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       (v) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       (vi) the Republic of Cuba;
       (vii) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
       (viii) the Syrian Arab Republic;
       (ix) Burma; or

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       (x) any other country--

       (I) the property or interests in property of the government 
     of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or
       (II) the government of which the Secretary of State has 
     determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism for purposes of--

       (aa) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2371(a));
       (bb) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2780(d));
       (cc) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform 
     Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); or
       (dd) any other relevant provision of law.
       (9) Nuclear safety.--The term ``nuclear safety'' means 
     issues relating to the design, construction, operation, or 
     decommissioning of nuclear facilities in a manner that 
     provides reasonable assurance of adequate protection of 
     workers, the public, and the environment, including--
       (A) the safe operation of nuclear reactors and other 
     nuclear facilities;
       (B) radiological protection of--
       (i) members of the public;
       (ii) workers; and
       (iii) the environment;
       (C) nuclear waste management;
       (D) emergency preparedness;
       (E) nuclear liability; and
       (F) the safe transportation of nuclear materials.
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (11) Spent nuclear fuel.--The term ``spent nuclear fuel'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
       (12) U.S. nuclear energy company.--The term ``U.S. nuclear 
     energy company'' means a company that--
       (A) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to 
     the jurisdiction of, the United States; and
       (B) is involved in the nuclear energy industry.
       (c) White House Focal Point on Civil Nuclear 
     Coordination.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--Given the critical importance of 
     developing and implementing, with input from various agencies 
     throughout the executive branch, a cohesive policy with 
     respect to international efforts related to civil nuclear 
     energy, it is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) there should be a focal point within the White House, 
     which may, if determined to be appropriate, report to the 
     National Security Council, for coordination on issues 
     relating to those efforts;
       (B) to provide that focal point, the President should 
     establish, within the Executive Office of the President, an 
     office, to be known as the ``Office of the Assistant to the 
     President and Director for International Nuclear Energy 
     Policy'' (referred to in this subsection as the ``Office'');
       (C) the Office should act as a coordinating office for--
       (i) international civil nuclear cooperation; and
       (ii) civil nuclear export strategy;
       (D) the Office should be headed by an individual appointed 
     as an Assistant to the President with the title of ``Director 
     for International Nuclear Energy Policy''; and
       (E) the Office should--
       (i) coordinate civil nuclear export policies for the United 
     States;
       (ii) develop, in coordination with the officials described 
     in paragraph (2), a cohesive Federal strategy for engagement 
     with foreign governments (including ally or partner nations 
     and the governments of embarking civil nuclear energy 
     nations), associated entities, and associated individuals 
     with respect to civil nuclear exports;
       (iii) coordinate with the officials described in paragraph 
     (2) to ensure that necessary framework agreements and trade 
     controls relating to civil nuclear materials and technologies 
     are in place for key markets; and
       (iv) develop--

       (I) a whole-of-government coordinating strategy for civil 
     nuclear cooperation;
       (II) a whole-of-government strategy for civil nuclear 
     exports; and
       (III) a whole-of-government approach to support appropriate 
     foreign investment in civil nuclear energy projects supported 
     by the United States in embarking civil nuclear energy 
     nations.

       (2) Officials described.--The officials referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(E) are--
       (A) appropriate officials of any Federal agency that the 
     President determines to be appropriate; and
       (B) appropriate officials representing foreign countries 
     and governments, including--
       (i) ally or partner nations;
       (ii) embarking civil nuclear energy nations; and
       (iii) any other country or government that the Assistant 
     (if appointed) and the officials described in subparagraph 
     (A) jointly determine to be appropriate.
       (d) Nuclear Exports Working Group.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a working group, 
     to be known as the ``Nuclear Exports Working Group'' 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``working group'').
       (2) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--
       (A) senior-level Federal officials, selected internally by 
     the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any 
     Federal agency or organization that the President determines 
     to be appropriate; and
       (B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected 
     internally by the applicable Federal agency or organization, 
     from any other Federal agency or organization that the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       (3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the 
     appropriate White House official, which may be the Assistant 
     (if appointed).
       (4) Duties.--The working group shall coordinate, not less 
     frequently than quarterly, with the Civil Nuclear Trade 
     Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce, the Nuclear 
     Energy Advisory Committee of the Department of Energy, and 
     other advisory or stakeholder groups, as necessary, to 
     maintain an accurate and up-to-date knowledge of the standing 
     of civil nuclear exports from the United States, including 
     with respect to meeting the targets established as part of 
     the 10-year civil nuclear trade strategy described in 
     paragraph (5)(A).
       (5) Strategy.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the working group shall establish a 
     10-year civil nuclear trade strategy, including biennial 
     targets for the export of civil nuclear technologies, 
     including light water and non-light water reactors and 
     associated equipment and technologies, civil nuclear 
     materials, and nuclear fuel that align with meeting 
     international energy demand while seeking to avoid or reduce 
     emissions.
       (B) Collaboration required.--In establishing the strategy 
     under subparagraph (A), the working group shall collaborate 
     with--
       (i) any Federal agency that the President determines to be 
     appropriate; and
       (ii) representatives of private industry.
       (e) Engagement With Ally or Partner Nations.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall launch, in accordance 
     with applicable nuclear technology export laws (including 
     regulations), an international initiative to modernize the 
     civil nuclear outreach to embarking civil nuclear energy 
     nations.
       (2) Financing.--In carrying out the initiative described in 
     paragraph (1), the President, acting through an appropriate 
     Federal official, who may be the Assistant (if appointed) or 
     the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation, if determined 
     to be appropriate, and in coordination with the officials 
     described in subsection (c)(2), may, if the President 
     determines to be appropriate, seek to establish cooperative 
     financing relationships for the export of civil nuclear 
     technology, components, materials, and infrastructure to 
     embarking civil nuclear energy nations.
       (3) Activities.--In carrying out the initiative described 
     in paragraph (1), the President shall--
       (A) assist nongovernmental organizations and appropriate 
     offices, administrations, agencies, laboratories, and 
     programs of the Department of Energy and other relevant 
     Federal agencies and offices in providing education and 
     training to foreign governments in nuclear safety, security, 
     and safeguards--
       (i) through engagement with the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency; or
       (ii) independently, if the applicable entity determines 
     that it would be more advantageous under the circumstances to 
     provide the applicable education and training independently;
       (B) assist the efforts of the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency to expand the support provided by the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency to embarking civil nuclear energy 
     nations for nuclear safety, security, and safeguards;
       (C) coordinate the work of the Chief Executive Officer of 
     the United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation and coordinate with the President of the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States to expand outreach to the 
     private investment community to create public-private 
     financing relationships to assist in the adoption of civil 
     nuclear technologies by embarking civil nuclear energy 
     nations, including through exports from the United States;
       (D) seek to better coordinate, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the work carried out by any Federal agency that 
     the President determines to be appropriate; and
       (E) coordinate with the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States to improve the efficient and effective exporting of 
     civil nuclear technologies and materials.
       (f) Cooperative Financing Relationships With Ally or 
     Partner Nations and Embarking Civil Nuclear Energy Nations.--
       (1) In general.--The President, acting through an 
     appropriate Federal official, who may be the Assistant (if 
     appointed) or the Chief Executive Officer of the United 
     States International Development Finance Corporation, if 
     determined to be appropriate, and in coordination with the 
     officials described in subsection (c)(2), shall develop, as 
     the President determines to be appropriate, financing 
     relationships with ally or partner nations to assist in the 
     adoption of civil nuclear technologies exported from the 
     United States or ally or partner nations to embarking civil 
     nuclear energy nations.
       (2) United states competitiveness clauses.--
       (A) Definition of united states competitiveness clause.--In 
     this paragraph, the term ``United States competitiveness 
     clause'' means any United States competitiveness provision in 
     any agreement entered into by the Department of Energy, 
     including--
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       (ii) a cooperative research and development agreement; and
       (iii) a patent waiver.
       (B) Consideration.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     relevant officials described in that paragraph shall consider 
     the impact of United States competitiveness clauses on any 
     financing relationships entered into or proposed to be 
     entered into under that paragraph.
       (C) Waiver.--The Secretary shall facilitate waivers of 
     United States competitiveness clauses as necessary to 
     facilitate financing relationships with ally or partner 
     nations under paragraph (1).
       (g) Cooperation With Ally or Partner Nations on Advanced 
     Nuclear Reactor Demonstration and Cooperative Research 
     Facilities for Civil Nuclear Energy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, shall conduct bilateral and multilateral meetings 
     with not fewer than 5 ally or partner nations, with the aim 
     of enhancing nuclear energy cooperation among those ally or 
     partner nations and the United States, for the purpose of 
     developing collaborative relationships with respect to 
     research, development, licensing, and deployment of advanced 
     nuclear reactor technologies for civil nuclear energy.
       (2) Requirement.--The meetings described in paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a focus on cooperation to demonstrate and deploy 
     advanced nuclear reactors, with an emphasis on U.S. nuclear 
     energy companies, during the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act to provide options for 
     addressing energy security and climate change; and
       (B) a focus on developing a memorandum of understanding or 
     any other appropriate agreement between the United States and 
     ally or partner nations with respect to--
       (i) the demonstration and deployment of advanced nuclear 
     reactors; and
       (ii) the development of cooperative research facilities.
       (3) Financing arrangements.--In conducting the meetings 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, shall seek to develop financing arrangements to 
     share the costs of the demonstration and deployment of 
     advanced nuclear reactors and the development of cooperative 
     research facilities with the ally or partner nations 
     participating in those meetings.
       (4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, the Secretary of State, 
     and the Secretary of Commerce shall jointly submit to 
     Congress a report highlighting potential partners--
       (A) for the establishment of cost-share arrangements 
     described in paragraph (3); or
       (B) with which the United States may enter into agreements 
     with respect to--
       (i) the demonstration of advanced nuclear reactors; or
       (ii) cooperative research facilities.
       (h) International Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation.--
     Section 959B of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16279b) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``financing,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``preparations for''; 
     and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) to support, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     State, the safe, secure, and peaceful use of civil nuclear 
     technology in countries developing nuclear energy programs, 
     with a focus on countries that have increased civil nuclear 
     cooperation with the Russian Federation or the People's 
     Republic of China; and
       ``(4) to promote the fullest utilization of the reactors, 
     fuel, equipment, services, and technology of U.S. nuclear 
     energy companies (as defined in subsection (b) of the 
     International Nuclear Energy Act) in civil nuclear energy 
     programs outside the United States through--
       ``(A) bilateral and multilateral arrangements developed and 
     executed in coordination with the Secretary of State that 
     contain commitments for the utilization of the reactors, 
     fuel, equipment, services, and technology of U.S. nuclear 
     energy companies (as defined in that subsection);
       ``(B) the designation of 1 or more U.S. nuclear energy 
     companies (as defined in that subsection) to implement an 
     arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary 
     determines that the designation is necessary and appropriate 
     to achieve the objectives of this section;
       ``(C) the waiver of any provision of law relating to 
     competition with respect to any activity related to an 
     arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, determines that a waiver is necessary and 
     appropriate to achieve the objectives of this section; and
       ``(D) the issuance of loans, loan guarantees, other 
     financial assistance, or assistance in the form of an equity 
     interest to carry out activities related to an arrangement 
     under subparagraph (A), to the extent appropriated funds are 
     available.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Requirements.--The program under subsection (a) shall 
     be supported in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     implemented by the Secretary--
       ``(1) to facilitate, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     workshops and expert-based exchanges to engage industry, 
     stakeholders, and foreign governments with respect to 
     international civil nuclear issues, such as--
       ``(A) training;
       ``(B) financing;
       ``(C) safety;
       ``(D) security;
       ``(E) safeguards;
       ``(F) liability;
       ``(G) advanced fuels;
       ``(H) operations; and
       ``(I) options for multinational cooperation with respect to 
     the disposal of spent nuclear fuel (as defined in section 2 
     of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101)); 
     and
       ``(2) in coordination with any Federal agency that the 
     President determines to be appropriate.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsection 
     (a)(3) $15,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2027.''.
       (i) International Civil Nuclear Program Support.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary and the Assistant (if 
     appointed), shall launch an international initiative 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``initiative'') to 
     provide financial assistance to, and facilitate the building 
     of technical capacities by, in accordance with this 
     subsection, embarking civil nuclear energy nations for 
     activities relating to the development of civil nuclear 
     energy programs.
       (2) Financial assistance.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 
     the Assistant (if appointed), may award grants of financial 
     assistance to embarking civil nuclear energy nations in 
     accordance with this paragraph--
       (i) for activities relating to the development of civil 
     nuclear energy programs; and
       (ii) to facilitate the building of technical capacities for 
     those activities.
       (B) Amount.--The amount of a grant of financial assistance 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be not more than $5,500,000.
       (C) Limitations.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary and the Assistant (if appointed), may 
     award--
       (i) not more than 1 grant of financial assistance under 
     subparagraph (A) to any 1 embarking civil nuclear energy 
     nation each fiscal year; and
       (ii) not more than a total of 5 grants of financial 
     assistance under subparagraph (A) to any 1 embarking civil 
     nuclear energy nation.
       (3) Senior advisors.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 
     the Assistant (if appointed), may provide financial 
     assistance to an embarking civil nuclear energy nation for 
     the purpose of contracting with a U.S. nuclear energy company 
     to hire 1 or more senior advisors to assist the embarking 
     civil nuclear energy nation in establishing a civil nuclear 
     program.
       (B) Requirement.--A senior advisor described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall have relevant experience and 
     qualifications to advise the embarking civil nuclear energy 
     nation on, and facilitate on behalf of the embarking civil 
     nuclear energy nation, 1 or more of the following activities:
       (i) The development of financing relationships.
       (ii) The development of a standardized financing and 
     project management framework for the construction of nuclear 
     power plants.
       (iii) The development of a standardized licensing framework 
     for--

       (I) light water civil nuclear technologies; and
       (II) non-light water civil nuclear technologies and 
     advanced nuclear reactors.

       (iv) The identification of qualified organizations and 
     service providers.
       (v) The identification of funds to support payment for 
     services required to develop a civil nuclear program.
       (vi) Market analysis.
       (vii) The identification of the safety, security, 
     safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil 
     nuclear program.
       (viii) Risk allocation, risk management, and nuclear 
     liability.
       (ix) Technical assessments of nuclear reactors and 
     technologies.
       (x) The identification of actions necessary to participate 
     in a global nuclear liability regime based on the Convention 
     on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, with Annex, 
     done at Vienna September 12, 1997 (TIAS 15-415).
       (xi) Stakeholder engagement.
       (xii) Management of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.
       (xiii) Any other major activities to support the 
     establishment of a civil nuclear program, such as the 
     establishment of export, financing, construction, training, 
     operations, and education requirements.
       (C) Clarification.--Financial assistance under this 
     paragraph may be provided to an

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     embarking civil nuclear energy nation in addition to any 
     financial assistance provided to that embarking civil nuclear 
     energy nation under paragraph (2).
       (4) Limitation on assistance to embarking civil nuclear 
     energy nations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Offices of the Inspectors General 
     for the Department of State and the Department of Energy 
     shall coordinate--
       (A) to establish and submit to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a joint strategic plan to conduct comprehensive 
     oversight of activities authorized under this subsection to 
     prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; and
       (B) to engage in independent and effective oversight of 
     activities authorized under this subsection through joint or 
     individual audits, inspections, investigations, or 
     evaluations.
       (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out the 
     initiative $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2027.
       (j) Biennial Cabinet-level International Conference on 
     Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards, and Sustainability.--
       (1) In general.--The President, in coordination with 
     international partners, as determined by the President, and 
     industry, shall hold a biennial conference on civil nuclear 
     safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability (referred to 
     in this subsection as a ``conference'').
       (2) Conference functions.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     each conference should--
       (A) be a forum in which ally or partner nations may engage 
     with each other for the purpose of reinforcing the commitment 
     to--
       (i) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and 
     sustainability;
       (ii) environmental safeguards; and
       (iii) local community engagement in areas in reasonable 
     proximity to nuclear sites; and
       (B) facilitate--
       (i) the development of--

       (I) joint commitments and goals to improve--

       (aa) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and 
     sustainability;
       (bb) environmental safeguards; and
       (cc) local community engagement in areas in reasonable 
     proximity to nuclear sites;

       (II) stronger international institutions that support 
     nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability;
       (III) cooperative financing relationships to promote 
     competitive alternatives to Chinese and Russian financing;
       (IV) a standardized financing and project management 
     framework for the construction of civil nuclear power plants;
       (V) a standardized licensing framework for civil nuclear 
     technologies;
       (VI) a strategy to change internal policies of 
     multinational development banks, such as the World Bank, to 
     support the financing of civil nuclear projects;
       (VII) a document containing any lessons learned from 
     countries that have partnered with the Russian Federation or 
     the People's Republic of China with respect to civil nuclear 
     power, including any detrimental outcomes resulting from that 
     partnership; and
       (VIII) a global civil nuclear liability regime;

       (ii) cooperation for enhancing the overall aspects of civil 
     nuclear power, such as--

       (I) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and 
     sustainability;
       (II) nuclear laws (including regulations);
       (III) waste management;
       (IV) quality management systems;
       (V) technology transfer;
       (VI) human resources development;
       (VII) localization;
       (VIII) reactor operations;
       (IX) nuclear liability; and
       (X) decommissioning; and

       (iii) the development and determination of the mechanisms 
     described in subparagraphs (G) and (H) of subsection (k)(1), 
     if the President intends to establish an Advanced Reactor 
     Coordination and Resource Center as described in that 
     subsection.
       (3) Input from industry and government.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that each conference should include a meeting that 
     convenes nuclear industry leaders and leaders of government 
     agencies with expertise relating to nuclear safety, security, 
     safeguards, or sustainability to discuss best practices 
     relating to--
       (A) the safe and secure use, storage, and transport of 
     nuclear and radiological materials;
       (B) managing the evolving cyber threat to nuclear and 
     radiological security; and
       (C) the role that the nuclear industry should play in 
     nuclear and radiological safety, security, and safeguards, 
     including with respect to the safe and secure use, storage, 
     and transport of nuclear and radiological materials, 
     including spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.
       (k) Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall consider the 
     feasibility of leveraging existing activities or frameworks 
     or, as necessary, establishing a center, to be known as the 
     ``Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center'' 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``Center''), for the 
     purposes of--
       (A) identifying qualified organizations and service 
     providers--
       (i) for embarking civil nuclear energy nations;
       (ii) to develop and assemble documents, contracts, and 
     related items required to establish a civil nuclear program; 
     and
       (iii) to develop a standardized model for the establishment 
     of a civil nuclear program that can be used by the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency;
       (B) coordinating with countries participating in the Center 
     and with the Nuclear Exports Working Group established under 
     subsection (d)--
       (i) to identify funds to support payment for services 
     required to develop a civil nuclear program;
       (ii) to provide market analysis; and
       (iii) to create--

       (I) project structure models;
       (II) models for electricity market analysis;
       (III) models for nonelectric applications market analysis; 
     and
       (IV) financial models;

       (C) identifying and developing the safety, security, 
     safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil 
     nuclear program;
       (D) supporting multinational regulatory standards to be 
     developed by countries with civil nuclear programs and 
     experience;
       (E) developing and strengthening communications, 
     engagement, and consensus-building;
       (F) carrying out any other major activities to support 
     export, financing, education, construction, training, and 
     education requirements relating to the establishment of a 
     civil nuclear program;
       (G) developing mechanisms for how to fund and staff the 
     Center; and
       (H) determining mechanisms for the selection of the 
     location or locations of the Center.
       (2) Objective.--The President shall carry out paragraph (1) 
     with the objective of establishing the Center if the 
     President determines that it is feasible to do so.
       (l) Investment by Allies and Partners of the United 
     States.--
       (1) Commercial licenses.--Section 103 d. of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133(d)) is amended, in the 
     second sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``for a production facility'' after ``No 
     license''; and
       (B) by striking ``any any'' and inserting ``any''.
       (2) Medical therapy and research development licenses.--
     Section 104 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2134(d)) is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting 
     ``for a production facility'' after ``No license''.
       (m) Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working Group.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a working group, 
     to be known as the ``Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working 
     Group'' (referred to in this subsection as the ``working 
     group'') to provide input on the feasibility of establishing 
     a program to support strategically important capital-
     intensive infrastructure projects.
       (2) Composition.--The working group shall be--
       (A) led by a White House official, who may be the Assistant 
     (if appointed), who shall serve as the White House focal 
     point with respect to matters relating to the working group; 
     and
       (B) composed of--
       (i) senior-level Federal officials, selected by the head of 
     the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any 
     Federal agency or organization that the President determines 
     to be appropriate;
       (ii) other senior-level Federal officials, selected by the 
     head of the applicable Federal agency or organization, from 
     any other Federal agency or organization that the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate; and
       (iii) any senior-level Federal official selected by the 
     White House official described in subparagraph (A) from any 
     Federal agency or organization.
       (3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the 
     National Security Council.
       (4) Duties.--The working group shall--
       (A) provide direction and advice to the officials described 
     in subsection (c)(2)(A) and appropriate Federal agencies, as 
     determined by the working group, with respect to the 
     establishment of a Strategic Infrastructure Fund (referred to 
     in this paragraph as the ``Fund'') to be used--
       (i) to support those aspects of projects relating to--

       (I) civil nuclear technologies; and
       (II) microprocessors; and

       (ii) for strategic investments identified by the working 
     group; and
       (B) address critical areas in determining the appropriate 
     design for the Fund, including--
       (i) transfer of assets to the Fund;
       (ii) transfer of assets from the Fund;
       (iii) how assets in the Fund should be invested; and
       (iv) governance and implementation of the Fund.
       (5) Report required.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to 
     the committees described in subparagraph (B) a report on the 
     findings of the working group that includes suggested 
     legislative text for how to establish and structure a 
     Strategic Infrastructure Fund.
       (B) Committees described.--The committees referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) are--
       (i) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee 
     on Finance of the Senate; and

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       (ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
       (C) Administration of the fund.--The report submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include suggested legislative language 
     requiring all expenditures from a Strategic Infrastructure 
     Fund established in accordance with this subsection to be 
     administered by the Secretary of State (or a designee of the 
     Secretary of State).
       (n) Notification With Respect to Safety and Security of New 
     Exports of Advanced Nuclear Reactors.--Before the United 
     States may export an advanced nuclear reactor to a country 
     that has not previously received an advanced nuclear reactor 
     from the United States, the Secretary, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of State, shall provide a notification to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress that addresses whether the 
     country--
       (1) is technically equipped to safely operate and maintain 
     the advanced nuclear reactor; and
       (2) has a transparency plan in place for oversight of any 
     assistance received from the United States Government for the 
     purpose of purchasing the advanced nuclear reactor.
       (o) Ensuring Continued Safety and Security Oversight of 
     Enhanced Energy Cooperation.--
       (1) Briefing required.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary (or their designees) 
     shall jointly brief the committees of Congress described in 
     subparagraph (B) on the procedures being used to mitigate any 
     nuclear proliferation risks of--
       (i) any recommendations for enhanced energy cooperation 
     that may emerge from the meetings described in subsection 
     (g)(1); or
       (ii) any new exports of advanced nuclear reactors.
       (B) Committees of congress described.--The committees of 
     Congress referred to in subparagraph (A) are--
       (i) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Energy and Natural 
     Resources, and Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (ii) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and 
     Commerce, and Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Prohibition on exports of nuclear reactors to certain 
     countries.--On and after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, an advanced nuclear reactor may not be exported from the 
     United States to a country unless that country--
       (A) has signed an additional protocol to its safeguards 
     agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency;
       (B) has put in place a comprehensive safeguards agreement 
     and is working toward signing an additional protocol with the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency; or
       (C) is party to a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement 
     under section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2153) (commonly known as a ``123 Agreement'').
       (p) Joint Assessment Between the United States and India on 
     Nuclear Liability Rules.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies, shall establish and maintain within the U.S.-India 
     Strategic Security Dialogue a joint consultative mechanism 
     with the Government of the Republic of India that convenes on 
     a recurring basis--
       (A) to assess the implementation of the Agreement for 
     Cooperation between the Government of the United States of 
     America and the Government of India Concerning Peaceful Uses 
     of Nuclear Energy, signed at Washington October 10, 2008 
     (TIAS 08-1206);
       (B) to discuss opportunities for the Republic of India to 
     align domestic nuclear liability rules with international 
     norms; and
       (C) to develop a strategy for the United States and the 
     Republic of India to pursue bilateral and multilateral 
     diplomatic engagements related to analyzing and implementing 
     those opportunities.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, 
     the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
     other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that 
     describes the joint assessment developed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(A).
       (q) Lessons Learned From the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power 
     Plant.--
       (1) Briefing.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State (or a designee 
     of the Secretary of State) shall provide a briefing to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress regarding the capture of 
     the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant by Russian armed forces.
       (B) Requirements.--The briefing required by subparagraph 
     (A) shall focus on--
       (i) events leading up to the capture of the Zaporizhzhya 
     nuclear power plant by Russian armed forces;
       (ii) ongoing efforts to ensure the continued operation of 
     the reactor and the safety and security of the plant;
       (iii) efforts to mitigate potential risks to the 
     surrounding civilian population; and
       (iv) any safety and security measures implemented since the 
     capture.
       (2) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report outlining 
     lessons learned from attacks on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear 
     power plant, including--
       (i) the efforts to ensure the safety and security of the 
     Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant;
       (ii) how those lessons can be applied to other nuclear 
     sites in Ukraine while there is an ongoing threat of armed 
     conflict in Ukraine; and
       (iii) how those lessons could apply to other nuclear power 
     plants in the event of armed conflict.
       (B) Form of report.--The report required by subparagraph 
     (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 953. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Rounds) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 5__. PROVISION OF FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INFORMATION AS 
                   PART OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(20) Information and counseling developed and provided in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding 
     Federal food and nutrition assistance programs, including the 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program established under 
     the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) 
     and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
     infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 954. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Ms. Sinema) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

        Subtitle A--Border Patrol Pay and Training Enhancements

     SEC. ___1. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Border Patrol 
     Enhancement Act''.

     SEC. ___2. AUTHORIZED STAFFING LEVEL FOR THE UNITED STATES 
                   BORDER PATROL.

       (a) Definitions.--In this subtitle:
       (1) Qualified research entity.--The term ``qualified 
     research entity'' means an independent, not-for-profit, 
     federally funded research entity with appropriate expertise 
     and analytical capability to analyze and validate the 
     personnel requirements determination model.
       (2) Validated personnel requirements determination model.--
     The term ``validated personnel requirements determination 
     model'' means a determination of the number of United States 
     Border Patrol agents needed to meet the critical mission 
     requirements of the United States Border Patrol to maintain 
     an orderly process for migrants entering the United States, 
     that has been validated by a qualified research entity 
     pursuant to subsection (c).
       (b) United States Border Patrol Personnel Requirements 
     Determination Model.--
       (1) Completion; notice.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall 
     complete a personnel requirements determination model for 
     United States Border Patrol that builds on the 5-year United 
     States Border Patrol staffing and deployment plan referred to 
     on page 33 of House of Representatives Report 112-91 (May 26, 
     2011) and submit a notice of completion to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (C) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and
       (D) the Comptroller General of the United States.
       (2) Certification.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     completion of the personnel requirements determination model 
     described in paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall submit a 
     copy of such model, an explanation of its development, and a 
     strategy for obtaining independent verification of such 
     model, to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;

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       (C) the Office of Personnel Management; and
       (D) the Comptroller General of the United States.
       (c) Independent Study of Personnel Requirements 
     Determination Model.--
       (1) Requirement for study.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the completion of the personnel requirements determination 
     model pursuant to subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall select a qualified research entity 
     that is technically, managerially, and financially 
     independent from the Department of Homeland Security to 
     conduct an independent verification and validation of the 
     model.
       (2) Reports.--
       (A) To secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     completion of the personnel requirements determination model 
     under subsection (b)(1), the entity performing the 
     independent verification and validation of the model shall 
     submit a report to the Secretary of Homeland Security that 
     includes--
       (i) the results of the study conducted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1); and
       (ii) any recommendations regarding the model that such 
     entity considers to be appropriate.
       (B) To congress.--Not later than 30 days after receiving 
     the report described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall submit such report, along with any 
     additional views or recommendations regarding the personnel 
     requirements determination model, to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Authority To Hire Additional Personnel.--Beginning on 
     the date that is 180 days after receiving a report from a 
     qualified research entity pursuant to subsection (c)(2) that 
     validates the personnel requirements determination model and 
     after implementing any recommendations to improve or update 
     such model, the Secretary of Homeland Security may hire, 
     train, and assign 600 or more United States Border Patrol 
     agents above the attrition level during every fiscal year 
     until the number of active agents meets the level recommended 
     by the validated personnel requirements determination model, 
     provided that such model has been validated by the qualified 
     research entity.

     SEC. ___3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGHER RATES OF REGULARLY 
                   SCHEDULED OVERTIME PAY FOR UNITED STATES BORDER 
                   PATROL AGENTS CLASSIFIED AT GS-12.

       Section 5550 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Special Overtime Pay for GS-12 Border Patrol 
     Agents.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(F), 
     (2)(C), and (3)(C) of subsection (b), a border patrol agent 
     encumbering a position at grade GS-12 shall receive a special 
     overtime payment under this subsection for hours of regularly 
     scheduled work described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) or 
     (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (b), as applicable, that are 
     credited to the agent through actual performance of work, 
     crediting under rules for canine agents under subsection 
     (b)(1)(F), or substitution of overtime hours in the same work 
     period under subsection (f)(2)(A), except that no such 
     payment may be made for periods of absence resulting in an 
     hours obligation under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection 
     (f).
       ``(2) Computation.--The special overtime payment authorized 
     under paragraph (1) shall be computed by multiplying the 
     credited hours by 50 percent of the border patrol agent's 
     hourly rate of basic pay, rounded to the nearest cent.
       ``(3) Limitations.--The special overtime payment authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) is not considered basic pay for retirement under 
     section 8331(3) or 8401(4) or for any other purpose;
       ``(B) is not payable during periods of paid leave or other 
     paid time off; and
       ``(C) is not considered in computing an agent's lump-sum 
     annual leave payment under sections 5551 and 5552.''.

     SEC. ___4. GAO ASSESSMENT OF RECRUITING EFFORTS, HIRING 
                   REQUIREMENTS, AND RETENTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   PERSONNEL.

       The Comptroller General of the United States shall--
       (1) conduct an assessment of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection's--
       (A) efforts to recruit law enforcement personnel;
       (B) hiring process and job requirements relating to such 
     recruitment; and
       (C) retention of law enforcement personnel, including the 
     impact of employee compensation on such retention efforts; 
     and
       (2) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, submit a report containing the results of such 
     assessment to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. ___5. CONTINUING TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--The Commissioner shall require all United 
     States Border Patrol agents and other employees or contracted 
     employees designated by the Commissioner, to participate in 
     annual continuing training to maintain and update their 
     understanding of--
       (1) Department of Homeland Security policies, procedures, 
     and guidelines;
       (2) the fundamentals of law, ethics, and professional 
     conduct;
       (3) applicable Federal law and regulations;
       (4) precedential legal rulings, including Federal Circuit 
     Court and United States Supreme Court opinions relating to 
     the duty of care and treatment of persons in the custody of 
     the United States Border Patrol that the Commissioner 
     determines are relevant to active duty agents;
       (5) applicable migration trends that the Commissioner 
     determines are relevant;
       (6) best practices for coordinating with community 
     stakeholders; and
       (7) any other information that the Commissioner determines 
     to be relevant to active duty agents.
       (b) Training Subjects.--Continuing training under this 
     subsection shall include training regarding--
       (1) non-lethal use of force policies available to United 
     States Border Patrol agents and de-escalation strategies and 
     methods;
       (2) identifying, screening, and responding to vulnerable 
     populations, such as children, persons with diminished mental 
     capacity, victims of human trafficking, pregnant mothers, 
     victims of gender-based violence, victims of torture or 
     abuse, and the acutely ill;
       (3) trends in transnational criminal organization 
     activities that impact border security and migration;
       (4) policies, strategies, and programs--
       (A) to protect due process, the civil, human, and privacy 
     rights of individuals, and the private property rights of 
     land owners;
       (B) to reduce the number of migrant and agent deaths; and
       (C) to improve the safety of agents on patrol;
       (5) personal resilience;
       (6) anti-corruption and officer ethics training;
       (7) current migration trends, including updated cultural 
     and societal issues of nations that are a significant source 
     of migrants who are--
       (A) arriving at a United States port of entry to seek 
     humanitarian protection; or
       (B) encountered at a United States international boundary 
     while attempting to enter without inspection;
       (8) the impact of border security operations on natural 
     resources and the environment, including strategies to limit 
     the impact of border security operations on natural resources 
     and the environment;
       (9) relevant cultural, societal, racial, and religious 
     training, including cross-cultural communication skills;
       (10) training authorized under the Prison Rape Elimination 
     Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15601 et seq.);
       (11) risk management and safety training that includes 
     agency protocols for ensuring public safety, personal safety, 
     and the safety of persons in the custody of the Department of 
     Homeland Security;
       (12) non-lethal, self-defense training; and
       (13) any other training that meets the requirements to 
     maintain and update the subjects identified in subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Course Requirements.--Courses offered under this 
     section--
       (1) shall be administered by the United States Border 
     Patrol, in consultation with the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center; and
       (2) shall be approved in advance by the Commissioner of 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that such 
     courses satisfy the requirements for training under this 
     section.
       (d) Assessment.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives that assesses the training and education 
     provided pursuant to this section, including continuing 
     education.
       (e) Frequency Requirements.--Training offered as part of 
     continuing education under this section shall include--
       (1) annual courses focusing on the curriculum described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (b); and
       (2) biannual courses focusing on curriculum described in 
     paragraphs (7) through (12) of subsection (b).

     SEC. ___6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Recruitment and Retention Report.--The Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall--
       (1) conduct a study of the recruitment and retention of 
     female agents in the United States Border Patrol that 
     examines--
       (A) the recruitment, application processes, training, 
     promotion, and other aspects of employment for women in the 
     United States Border Patrol;
       (B) the training, complaints system, and redress for sexual 
     harassment and assault; and
       (C) additional issues related to recruitment and retention 
     of female Border Patrol agents; and
       (2) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, submit a report containing the results of such 
     study and recommendations for addressing any identified 
     deficiencies or opportunities for improvement to--
       (A) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.

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       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than 90 days after 
     receiving the recruitment and retention report required under 
     subsection (a), the Commissioner shall submit a report to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
     House of Representatives that describes the status of the 
     Commissioner's efforts to implement any recommendations 
     included in recruitment and retention report.
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  SA 955. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title X, add the following:

    Subtitle H--Fighting Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Controlled 
                        Substance Act Amendments

     SEC. 1091. FIGHTING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Public safety officers serve their communities with 
     bravery and distinction in order to keep their communities 
     safe.
       (2) Public safety officers, including police officers, 
     firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and 911 
     dispatchers, are on the front lines of dealing with 
     situations that are stressful, graphic, harrowing, and life-
     threatening.
       (3) The work of public safety officers puts them at risk 
     for developing post-traumatic stress disorder and acute 
     stress disorder.
       (4) It is estimated that 30 percent of public safety 
     officers develop behavioral health conditions at some point 
     in their lifetimes, including depression and post-traumatic 
     stress disorder, in comparison to 20 percent of the general 
     population that develops such conditions.
       (5) Victims of post-traumatic stress disorder and acute 
     stress disorder are at a higher risk of dying by suicide.
       (6) Firefighters have been reported to have higher suicide 
     attempt and ideation rates than the general population.
       (7) It is estimated that between 125 and 300 police 
     officers die by suicide every year.
       (8) In 2019, pursuant to section 2(b) of the Law 
     Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (Public 
     Law 115-113; 131 Stat. 2276), the Director of the Office of 
     Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of 
     Justice developed a report (referred to in this section as 
     the ``LEMHWA report'') that expressed that many law 
     enforcement agencies do not have the capacity or local access 
     to the mental health professionals necessary for treating 
     their law enforcement officers.
       (9) The LEMHWA report recommended methods for establishing 
     remote access or regional mental health check programs at the 
     State or Federal level.
       (10) Individual police and fire departments generally do 
     not have the resources to employ full-time mental health 
     experts who are able to treat public safety officers with 
     state-of-the-art techniques for the purpose of treating job-
     related post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress 
     disorder.
       (b) Programming for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Public safety officer.--The term ``public safety 
     officer''--
       (i) has the meaning given the term in section 1204 of title 
     I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
     (34 U.S.C. 10284); and
       (ii) includes Tribal public safety officers.
       (B) Public safety telecommunicator.--The term ``public 
     safety telecommunicator'' means an individual who--
       (i) operates telephone, radio, or other communication 
     systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency 
     assistance at 911 public safety answering points and 
     emergency operations centers;
       (ii) takes information from the public and other sources 
     relating to crimes, threats, disturbances, acts of terrorism, 
     fires, medical emergencies, and other public safety matters; 
     and
       (iii) coordinates and provides information to law 
     enforcement and emergency response personnel.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 150 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through 
     the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing 
     Services of the Department of Justice, shall submit to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on--
       (A) not fewer than 1 proposed program, if the Attorney 
     General determines it appropriate and feasible to do so, to 
     be administered by the Department of Justice for making 
     state-of-the-art treatments or preventative care available to 
     public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators 
     with regard to job-related post-traumatic stress disorder or 
     acute stress disorder by providing public safety officers and 
     public safety telecommunicators access to evidence-based 
     trauma-informed care, peer support, counselor services, and 
     family supports for the purpose of treating or preventing 
     post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder;
       (B) a draft of any necessary grant conditions required to 
     ensure that confidentiality is afforded to public safety 
     officers on account of seeking the care or services described 
     in subparagraph (A) under the proposed program;
       (C) how each proposed program described in subparagraph (A) 
     could be most efficiently administered throughout the United 
     States at the State, Tribal, territorial, and local levels, 
     taking into account in-person and telehealth capabilities;
       (D) a draft of legislative language necessary to authorize 
     each proposed program described in subparagraph (A); and
       (E) an estimate of the amount of annual appropriations 
     necessary for administering each proposed program described 
     in subparagraph (A).
       (3) Development.--In developing the report required under 
     paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall consult relevant 
     stakeholders, including--
       (A) Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local agencies 
     employing public safety officers and public safety 
     telecommunicators; and
       (B) non-governmental organizations, international 
     organizations, academies, or other entities, including 
     organizations that support the interests of public safety 
     officers and public safety telecommunicators and the 
     interests of family members of public safety officers and 
     public safety telecommunicators.

     SEC. 1092. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.

        Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     802) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (58) as paragraph (59);
       (2) by redesignating the second paragraph designated as 
     paragraph (57) (relating to the definition of ``serious drug 
     felony'') as paragraph (58); and
       (3) by moving paragraphs (57), (58) (as so redesignated), 
     and (59) (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the left.
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  SA 956. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2882. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON ESTABLISHMENT OF 
                   ACCOUNT FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF TESTING 
                   FACILITIES AT INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2862 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public 
     Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 9771 note prec.) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``testing'' and 
     inserting ``Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, have Major Range 
     and Test Facility Base facilities,'' after ``construct'';
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Oversight of Funds.--
       ``(1) Use of amounts.--The commander of an installation 
     selected to participate in the pilot program may obligate or 
     expend amounts reimbursed under the pilot program for 
     projects at the installation.
       ``(2) Designation of maintenance costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The commander of an installation 
     selected to participate in the pilot program may designate 
     the appropriate amount of maintenance costs to be charged to 
     users of Major Range and Test Facility Base facilities under 
     the pilot program.
       ``(B) Use of maintenance cost reimbursements.--Maintenance 
     cost reimbursements under subparagraph (A) for an 
     installation may be used either singly or in combination with 
     appropriated funds to satisfy the costs of maintenance 
     projects at the installation.
       ``(3) Oversight.--The commander of an installation selected 
     for the pilot program shall have direct oversight over 
     amounts reimbursed to the installation under the pilot 
     program for Facility, Sustainment, Restoration, and 
     Modernization.'';
       (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);
       (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) No Reduction of Appropriation.--In order to allow 
     full assessment of the viability of the pilot program, 
     appropriations to installations selected to participate in 
     the pilot program for Facility, Sustainment, Restoration, and 
     Modernization shall not be reduced on the basis of 
     participation in the pilot program or usage of the pilot 
     program reimbursements and realized reimbursements from 
     customers under the pilot program shall not be used as a 
     basis for reduction of such appropriations.''; and
       (6) in subsection (f) as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``December 1, 2026'' and inserting ``December 1, 
     2027''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section header.--The header for such section is amended 
     to read as follows:

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     ``SEC. 2862. PILOT PROGRAM TO AUGMENT APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS 
                   WITH MAINTENANCE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM MAJOR 
                   RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE USERS AT 
                   INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 
                   FORCE.''.

       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents for the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
     (Public Law 117-81) and the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public 
     Law 117-81) are each amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 2862 and inserting the following new item:
``Sec. 2862. Pilot program to augment appropriated amounts with 
              maintenance reimbursements from Major Range and Test 
              Facility Base users at installations of the Department of 
              the Air Force.''.
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  SA 957. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       In subtitle D of title XXXI, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 31__. RESEARCH SECURITY.

       Section 10114(a)(3) of the Research and Development, 
     Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18912(a)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) a State-owned enterprise of a country of risk; or''.
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  SA 958. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title IX, insert the following:

     SEC. 9__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE A JOINT PANEL TO REVIEW 
                   TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESSES RELATED TO COMBINED 
                   JOINT ALL DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall convene 
     a joint panel consisting of senior representatives from the 
     Department of Defense, private sector companies, and industry 
     associations to identify, form, and promote technologies that 
     will rapidly advance the interoperability of military 
     platforms necessary for Combined Joint All Domain Command and 
     Control (CJADC2).
       (b) Technology Areas to Review.--The joint panel convened 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall review technology areas 
     applicable to Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control, 
     including the following:
       (1) Enterprise level technical standards and protocols.
       (2) Artificial intelligence and machine learning 
     technologies.
       (3) Data requirements.
       (4) Advanced communications technologies.
       (5) Networking technologies.
       (6) Enterprise and edge cloud technologies.
       (7) Interoperability technologies.
       (8) The Third Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) and the 
     National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) of the mobile 
     telecommunications industry.
       (c) Meetings.--The joint panel convened pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall meet as determined by the Secretary but 
     not less frequently than annually.
       (d) Publication.--The Secretary may publish recommendations 
     of the joint panel to promote interoperability of military 
     platforms and the development and deployment of Combined 
     Joint All Domain Command and Control enabling capabilities.
       (e) Inapplicability of FACA.--The meetings and discussion 
     of the joint panel shall not be subject to the requirements 
     of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.
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  SA 959. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY STRATEGY ON COLLABORATING 
                   WITH DEVELOPERS OF DUAL-USE ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS.

       (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     National Security Agency shall develop and submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a strategy on 
     collaborating with United States persons who are developing 
     dual-use artificial intelligence products, including 
     foundation models, in order to share cybersecurity and cyber 
     threat information, provide network security and threat 
     mitigation guidance, and provide cyber assistance to persons 
     developing dual-use artificial intelligence products upon 
     request.
       (b) Collaboration With Other Agencies.--The Director may 
     collaborate with such government agencies with expertise in 
     cybersecurity and artificial intelligence as the Director 
     considers appropriate for the development of the strategy 
     required by subsection (a) and any future implementation of 
     such strategy.
       (c) Funding.--Funding used to carry out this section shall 
     solely be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Information Security Systems Program.
       (d) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 960. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
Braun, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title X, add the following:

           Subtitle H--Space National Guard Establishment Act

     SEC. 1091. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Space National Guard 
     Establishment Act''.

     SEC. 1092. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established a Space National 
     Guard that is part of the organized militia of the several 
     States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of 
     Columbia--
       (A) in which the Space Force operates; and
       (B) active and inactive.
       (2) Reserve component.--There is established a Space 
     National Guard of the United States that is the reserve 
     component of the United States Space Force all of whose 
     members are members of the Space National Guard.
       (b) Composition.--The Space National Guard shall be 
     composed of the Space National Guard forces of the several 
     States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of 
     Columbia--
       (1) in which the Space Force operates; and
       (2) active and inactive.

     SEC. 1093. NO EFFECT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this 
     subtitle, shall be construed to authorize or require the 
     relocation of any facility, infrastructure, or military 
     installation of the Space National Guard or Air National 
     Guard.

     SEC. 1094. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Requirement.--Except as specifically provided by this 
     subtitle, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau shall implement this subtitle, and the 
     amendments made by this subtitle, not later than 18 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Briefing Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually for the five 
     subsequent years, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief 
     of the Space Force, and the Chief of the National Guard 
     Bureau shall jointly provide to the congressional defense 
     committees a briefing on the status of the implementation of 
     the Space National Guard pursuant to this subtitle and the 
     amendments made by this subtitle.
       (2) Elements.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall 
     address--
       (A) the current missions, operations and activities, 
     personnel requirements and status, and budget and funding 
     requirements and status of the Space National Guard; and
       (B) such other matters with respect to the implementation 
     and operation of the Space National Guard as the Secretary 
     and the Chiefs jointly determine appropriate to keep Congress 
     fully and currently informed on the status of the 
     implementation of the Space National Guard.

     SEC. 1095. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATION OF 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Definitions.--
       (1) Title 10, united states code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--

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       (A) in section 101--
       (i) in subsection (c)--

       (I) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively; and
       (II) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraphs:

       ``(6) The term `Space National Guard' means that part of 
     the organized militia of the several States and territories, 
     Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and 
     inactive, that--
       ``(A) is a space force;
       ``(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed under the 
     sixteenth clause of section 8, article I of the Constitution;
       ``(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at 
     Federal expense; and
       ``(D) is federally recognized.
       ``(7) The term `Space National Guard of the United States' 
     means the reserve component of the Space Force all of whose 
     members are members of the Space National Guard.''; and
       (B) in section 10101--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``the following'' before the colon; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) The Space National Guard of the United States.''.
       (2) Title 32, united states code.--Section 101 of title 32, 
     United States Code is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (19) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (21), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(8) The term `Space National Guard' means that part of 
     the organized militia of the several States and territories, 
     Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, in which the Space 
     Force operates, active and inactive, that--
       ``(A) is a space force;
       ``(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed under the 
     sixteenth clause of section 8, article I of the Constitution;
       ``(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at 
     Federal expense; and
       ``(D) is federally recognized.
       ``(9) The term `Space National Guard of the United States' 
     means the reserve component of the Space Force all of whose 
     members are members of the Space National Guard.''.
       (b) Reserve Components.--Chapter 1003 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following new sections:

     ``Sec. 10115. Space National Guard of the United States: 
       composition

       ``The Space National Guard of the United States is the 
     reserve component of the Space Force that consists of--
       ``(1) federally recognized units and organizations of the 
     Space National Guard; and
       ``(2) members of the Space National Guard who are also 
     Reserves of the Space Force.

     ``Sec. 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the 
       Space Force

       ``The Space National Guard while in the service of the 
     United States is a component of the Space Force.

     ``Sec. 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: 
       status when not in Federal service

       ``When not on active duty, members of the Space National 
     Guard of the United States shall be administered, armed, 
     equipped, and trained in their status as members of the Space 
     National Guard.''; and
       (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of such 
     chapter, by adding at the end the following new items:
``10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition.
``10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force.
``10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in 
              Federal service.''.
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  SA 961. Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 16__. CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   DATA AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CHIEF DIGITAL AND 
                   ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER GOVERNING 
                   COUNCIL.

       (a) Control and Management of Department of Defense Data.--
     The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the 
     Department of Defense shall maintain the authority, but not 
     the requirement, to access and control, on behalf of the 
     Secretary of Defense, of all data collected, acquired, 
     accessed, or utilized by Department of Defense components 
     consistent with section 1513 of the James M. Inhofe National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
     117-263; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note).
       (b) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer 
     Governing Council.--Paragraph (3) of section 238(d) 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 to read as follows:
       ``(3) Chief digital and artificial intelligence officer 
     governing council.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--(i) The Secretary shall establish a 
     council to provide policy oversight to ensure the 
     responsible, coordinated, and ethical employment of data and 
     artificial intelligence capabilities across Department of 
     Defense missions and operations.
       ``(ii) The council established pursuant to clause (i) shall 
     be known as the `Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
     Officer Governing Council' (in this paragraph the `Council').
       ``(B) Membership.--The Council shall be composed of the 
     following:
       ``(i) Joint Staff J-6.
       ``(ii) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment.
       ``(iii) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Evaluation.
       ``(iv) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
     Security.
       ``(v) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
       ``(vi) The Director of Cost Analysis and Program 
     Evaluation.
       ``(vii) The Chief Information Officer of the Department.
       ``(viii) The Director of Administration and Management.
       ``(ix) The service acquisition executives of each of the 
     military departments.
       ``(C) Head of council.--The Council shall be headed by the 
     Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the 
     Department.
       ``(D) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less frequently 
     than twice each fiscal year.
       ``(E) Duties of council.--The duties of the Council are as 
     follows:
       ``(i) To streamline the organizational structure of the 
     Department as it relates to artificial intelligence 
     development, implementation, and oversight.
       ``(ii) To improve coordination on artificial intelligence 
     governance with the defense industry sector.
       ``(iii) To establish and oversee artificial intelligence 
     guidance on ethical requirements and protections for usage of 
     artificial intelligence supported by Department funding and 
     reduces or mitigates instances of unintended bias in 
     artificial intelligence algorithms.
       ``(iv) To identify, monitor, and periodically update 
     appropriate recommendations for operational usage of 
     artificial intelligence.
       ``(v) To review, as the head of the Council considers 
     necessary, artificial intelligence program funding to ensure 
     that any Department investment in an artificial intelligence 
     tool, system, or algorithm adheres to all Department 
     established policy related to artificial intelligence.
       ``(vi) To provide periodic status updates on the efforts of 
     the Department to develop and implement artificial 
     intelligence into existing Department programs and processes.
       ``(vii) To provide guidance on access and distribution 
     restrictions relating to data, models, tool sets, or testing 
     or validation infrastructure.
       ``(viii) to implement and oversee a data and artificial 
     intelligence educational program for the purpose of 
     familiarizing the Department at all levels on the 
     applications of artificial intelligence in their operations.
       ``(ix) To implement and oversee a data decree scorecard.
       ``(x) Such other duties as the Council determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(F) Periodic reports.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2024 and not less frequently than once 
     every 18 months thereafter, the Council shall submit to the 
     Secretary and the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the activities of the Council during the period covered by 
     the report.''.
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  SA 962. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
Schatz, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 935 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Mr. Reed (for 
himself and Mr. Wicker)) to the bill S. 2226, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike sections 6801 through 6841 of division F and insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 6801. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Activities necessary for the safe hosting and operation 
     of nuclear-powered submarines.--The term ``activities 
     necessary for the safe hosting and operation of nuclear-
     powered submarines'' means each of the following activities 
     as it relates to Virginia class and Astute class submarines, 
     as appropriate, and in accordance with applicable United 
     States Navy or other Government agency instructions, 
     regulations, and standards:
       (A) Maintenance.
       (B) Training.
       (C) Technical oversight.
       (D) Safety certifications.
       (E) Physical, communications, operational, cyber, and other 
     security measures.
       (F) Port operations and infrastructure support.

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       (G) Storage, including spare parts, repair parts, and 
     munitions.
       (H) Hazardous material handling and storage.
       (I) Information technology systems.
       (J) Support functions, including those related to medical, 
     quality-of-life, and family needs.
       (K) Such other related tasks as may be specified by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (3) AUKUS partnership.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``AUKUS partnership'' means the 
     enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, 
     the United Kingdom, and the United States announced in 
     September 2021.
       (B) Pillars.--The AUKUS partnership includes the following 
     two pillars:
       (i) Pillar One is focused on developing a pathway for 
     Australia to acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
     submarines.
       (ii) Pillar Two is focused on enhancing trilateral 
     collaboration on advanced defense capabilities, including 
     hypersonic and counter hypersonic capabilities, quantum 
     technologies, undersea technologies, and artificial 
     intelligence.
       (4) International traffic in arms regulations.--The term 
     ``International Traffic in Arms Regulations'' means 
     subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or successor regulations).

              Subtitle A--Outlining the AUKUS Partnership

     SEC. 6811. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE AUKUS PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States that--
       (1) the AUKUS partnership is integral to United States 
     national security, increasing United States and allied 
     capability in the undersea domain of the Indo-Pacific, and 
     developing cutting edge military capabilities;
       (2) the transfer of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
     submarines to Australia, if implemented appropriately, will 
     position the United States and its allies to maintain peace 
     and security in the Indo-Pacific;
       (3) the transfer of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
     submarines to Australia will be safely implemented with the 
     highest nonproliferation standards in alignment with--
       (A) safeguards established by the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency; and
       (B) the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between 
     Australia and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the 
     application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on 
     the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at Vienna 
     September 23, 1997;
       (4) the United States will enter into a mutual defense 
     agreement with Australia, modeled on the 1958 bilateral 
     mutual defense agreement with the United Kingdom, for the 
     sole purpose of facilitating the transfer of naval nuclear 
     propulsion technology to Australia;
       (5) working with the United Kingdom and Australia to 
     develop and provide joint advanced military capabilities to 
     promote security and stability in the Indo-Pacific will have 
     tangible impacts on United States military effectiveness 
     across the world;
       (6) in order to better facilitate cooperation under Pillar 
     2 of the AUKUS partnership, it is imperative that every 
     effort be made to streamline United States export controls 
     consistent with necessary and reciprocal security safeguards 
     on United States technology at least comparable to those of 
     the United States;
       (7) the trade authorization mechanism for the AUKUS 
     partnership administered by the Department is a critical 
     first step in reimagining the United States export control 
     system to carry out the AUKUS partnership and expedite 
     technology sharing and defense trade among the United States, 
     Australia, and the United Kingdom; and
       (8) the vast majority of United States defense trade with 
     Australia is conducted through the Foreign Military Sales 
     (FMS) process, the preponderance of defense trade with the 
     United Kingdom is conducted through Direct Commercial Sales 
     (DCS), and efforts to streamline United States export 
     controls should focus on both Foreign Military Sales and 
     Direct Commercial Sales.

     SEC. 6812. SENIOR ADVISOR FOR THE AUKUS PARTNERSHIP AT THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) In General.--There shall be a Senior Advisor for the 
     AUKUS partnership at the Department, who--
       (1) shall report directly to the Secretary; and
       (2) may not hold another position in the Department 
     concurrently while holding the position of Senior Advisor for 
     the AUKUS partnership.
       (b) Duties.--The Senior Advisor shall--
       (1) be responsible for coordinating efforts related to the 
     AUKUS partnership across the Department, including the 
     bureaus engaged in nonproliferation, defense trade, security 
     assistance, and diplomatic relations in the Indo-Pacific;
       (2) serve as the lead within the Department for 
     implementation of the AUKUS partnership in interagency 
     processes, consulting with counterparts in the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of 
     Energy, the Office of Naval Reactors, and any other relevant 
     agencies;
       (3) lead diplomatic efforts related to the AUKUS 
     partnership with other governments to explain how the 
     partnership will enhance security and stability in the Indo-
     Pacific; and
       (4) consult regularly with the appropriate congressional 
     committees, and keep such committees fully and currently 
     informed, on issues related to the AUKUS partnership, 
     including in relation to the AUKUS Pillar 1 objective of 
     supporting Australia's acquisition of conventionally armed, 
     nuclear-powered submarines and the Pillar 2 objective of 
     jointly developing advanced military capabilities to support 
     security and stability in the Indo-Pacific, as affirmed by 
     the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of the 
     United Kingdom, and the Prime Minister of Australia on April 
     5, 2022.
       (c) Personnel to Support the Senior Advisor.--The Secretary 
     shall ensure that the Senior Advisor is adequately staffed, 
     including through encouraging details, or assignment of 
     employees of the Department, with expertise related to the 
     implementation of the AUKUS partnership, including staff with 
     expertise in--
       (1) nuclear policy, including nonproliferation;
       (2) defense trade and security cooperation, including 
     security assistance; and
       (3) relations with respect to political-military issues in 
     the Indo-Pacific and Europe.
       (d) Notification.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and not later than 90 days 
     after a Senior Advisor assumes such position, the Secretary 
     shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the 
     number of full-time equivalent positions, relevant expertise, 
     and duties of any employees of the Department or detailees 
     supporting the Senior Advisor.
       (e) Sunset.--
       (1) In general.--The position of the Senior Advisor for the 
     AUKUS partnership shall terminate on the date that is 8 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew the position of the 
     Senior Advisor for the AUKUS partnership for 1 additional 
     period of 4 years, following notification to the appropriate 
     congressional committees of the renewal.

    Subtitle B--Authorization for Submarine Transfers, Support, and 
                 Infrastructure Improvement Activities

     SEC. 6821. AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES 
                   SUBMARINE SECURITY ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Authorization to Transfer Submarines.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (11), 
     the President may, under section 21 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761)--
       (A) transfer not more than two Virginia class submarines 
     from the inventory of the United States Navy to the 
     Government of Australia on a sale basis; and
       (B) transfer not more than one additional Virginia class 
     submarine to the Government of Australia on a sale basis.
       (2) Requirements not applicable.--A sale carried out under 
     paragraph (1)(B) shall not be subject to the requirements 
     of--
       (A) section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2776); or
       (B) section 8677 of title 10, United States Code.
       (3) Certification; briefing.--
       (A) Presidential certification.--The President may exercise 
     the authority provided by paragraph (1) not earlier than 60 
     days after the date on which the President certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that any submarine 
     transferred under such authority shall be used to support the 
     joint security interests and military operations of the 
     United States and Australia.
       (B) Waiver of chief of naval operations certification.--The 
     requirement for the Chief of Naval Operations to make a 
     certification under section 8678 of title 10, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to a transfer under paragraph (1).
       (C) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days before the sale of 
     any submarine under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on--
       (i) the impacts of such sale to the readiness of the 
     submarine fleet of the United States, including with respect 
     to maintenance timelines, deployment-to-dwell ratios, 
     training, exercise participation, and the ability to meet 
     combatant commander requirements;
       (ii) the impacts of such sale to the submarine industrial 
     base of the United States, including with respect to 
     projected maintenance requirements, acquisition timelines for 
     spare and replacement parts, and future procurement of 
     Virginia class submarines for the submarine fleet of the 
     United States; and
       (iii) other relevant topics as determined by the Secretary 
     of the Navy.
       (4) Required mutual defense agreement.--Before any transfer 
     occurs under subsection (a), the United States and Australia 
     shall have a mutual defense agreement in place, which shall--
       (A) provide a clear legal framework for the sole purpose of 
     Australia's acquisition of conventionally armed, nuclear-
     powered submarines; and

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       (B) meet the highest nonproliferation standards for the 
     exchange of nuclear materials, technology, equipment, and 
     information between the United States and Australia.
       (5) Subsequent sales.--A sale of a Virginia class submarine 
     that occurs after the sales described in paragraph (1) may 
     occur only if such sale is explicitly authorized in 
     legislation enacted after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (6) Costs of transfer.--Any expense incurred by the United 
     States in connection with a transfer under paragraph (1) 
     shall be charged to the Government of Australia.
       (7) Crediting of receipts.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of law pertaining to the crediting of amounts received from a 
     sale under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761), any funds received by the United States 
     pursuant to a transfer under paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) be credited, at the discretion of the President, to--
       (i) the fund or account used in incurring the original 
     obligation for the acquisition of submarines transferred 
     under paragraph (1);
       (ii) an appropriate fund or account available for the 
     purposes for which the expenditures for the original 
     acquisition of submarines transferred under paragraph (1) 
     were made; or
       (iii) any other fund or account available for the purpose 
     specified in paragraph (8)(B); and
       (B) remain available for obligation until expended.
       (8) Use of funds.--Subject to paragraphs (9) and (10)(A), 
     the President may use funds received pursuant to a transfer 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) for the acquisition of submarines to replace the 
     submarines transferred to the Government of Australia; or
       (B) for improvements to the submarine industrial base of 
     the United States.
       (9) Plan for use of funds.--Before any use of any funds 
     received pursuant to a transfer under paragraph (1), the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a plan detailing how such funds will be used, 
     including specific amounts and purposes.
       (10) Notification and report.--
       (A) Achievement.--Not later than 30 days before the date of 
     the first delivery of a submarine under paragraph (1), the 
     President shall notify the appropriate congressional 
     committees that--
       (i) Submarine Rotational Forces-West Full Operational 
     Capability to support 4 rotationally deployed Virginia class 
     submarines and one Astute class submarine has been achieved, 
     including the Government of Australia having demonstrated the 
     domestic capacity to fully perform all the associated 
     activities necessary for the safe hosting and operation of 
     nuclear-powered submarines; and
       (ii) Australia Sovereign-Ready Initial Operational 
     Capability to support a Royal Australian Navy Virginia class 
     submarine has been achieved, including the Government of 
     Australia having demonstrated the domestic capacity to fully 
     perform all the associated--

       (I) activities necessary for the safe hosting and operation 
     of nuclear-powered submarines;
       (II) crewing;
       (III) operations;
       (IV) regulatory and emergency procedures, including those 
     specific to nuclear power plants; and
       (V) detailed planning for enduring Virginia class submarine 
     ownership, including each significant event leading up to and 
     including nuclear defueling.

       (B) Amounts.--Not later than 30 days after the date of any 
     transfer under paragraph (1), and upon any transfer or 
     depositing of funds received pursuant to such a transfer, the 
     President shall notify the appropriate congressional 
     committees of--
       (i) the amount of funds received pursuant to the transfer; 
     and
       (ii) the specific account or fund into which the funds 
     described in clause (i) are deposited.
       (C) Annual report.--Not later than November 30 of each year 
     until 1 year after the date on which all funds received 
     pursuant to transfers under paragraph (1) have been fully 
     expended, the President shall submit to the committees 
     described in subparagraph (A) a report that includes an 
     accounting of how funds received pursuant to transfers under 
     paragraph (1) were used in the fiscal year preceding the 
     fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
       (11) Applicability of existing law to transfer of special 
     nuclear material and utilization facilities for military 
     applications.--
       (A) In general.--With respect to any special nuclear 
     material for use in utilization facilities or any portion of 
     a submarine transferred under paragraph (1) constituting 
     utilization facilities for military applications under 
     section 91 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2121), 
     transfer of such material or such facilities shall occur only 
     in accordance with such section 91.
       (B) Use of funds.--The President may use proceeds from a 
     transfer described in subparagraph (A) for the acquisition of 
     submarine naval nuclear propulsion plants and nuclear fuel to 
     replace propulsion plants and fuel transferred to the 
     Government of Australia.
       (b) Repair and Refurbishment of AUKUS Submarines.--Section 
     8680 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Repair and Refurbishment of Certain Submarines.--
       ``(1) Shipyard.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, and subject to paragraph (2), the President 
     shall determine the appropriate public or private shipyard in 
     the United States, Australia, or the United Kingdom to 
     perform any repair or refurbishment of a United States 
     submarine involved in submarine security activities between 
     the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
       ``(2) Conditions.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President may determine under 
     paragraph (1) that repair or refurbishment described in such 
     paragraph may be performed in Australia or the United Kingdom 
     only if--
       ``(i) such repair or refurbishment will facilitate the 
     development of repair or refurbishment capabilities in the 
     United Kingdom or Australia;
       ``(ii) such repair or refurbishment will be for a United 
     States submarine that is assigned to a port outside of the 
     United States; or
       ``(iii) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that 
     performing such repair or refurbishment at a shipyard in 
     Australia or the United Kingdom is required due to an exigent 
     threat to the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(B) Consideration.--In making a determination under 
     subparagraph (A), the President shall consider any effects of 
     such determination on the capacity and capability of 
     shipyards in the United States.
       ``(C) Briefing required.--Not later than 15 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary of Defense makes a certification 
     under subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary shall brief the 
     congressional defense committees on--
       ``(i) the threat that requires the use of a shipyard in 
     Australia or the United Kingdom; and
       ``(ii) opportunities to mitigate the future potential need 
     to leverage foreign shipyards.
       ``(3) Personnel.--Repair or refurbishment described in 
     paragraph (1) may be carried out by personnel of the United 
     States, the United Kingdom, or Australia in accordance with 
     the international arrangements governing the submarine 
     security activities described in such paragraph.''.

     SEC. 6822. ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AUSTRALIA, UNITED 
                   KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES SUBMARINE SECURITY 
                   ACTIVITIES; AUKUS SUBMARINE SECURITY ACTIVITIES 
                   ACCOUNT.

       (a) Acceptance Authority.--The President may accept from 
     the Government of Australia contributions of money made by 
     the Government of Australia for use by the Department of 
     Defense in support of non-nuclear related aspects of 
     submarine security activities between Australia, the United 
     Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS).
       (b) Establishment of AUKUS Submarine Security Activities 
     Account.--
       (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a special account to be known as the 
     ``AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account''.
       (2) Crediting of contributions of money.--Contributions of 
     money accepted by the President under subsection (a) shall be 
     credited to the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account.
       (3) Availability.--Amounts credited to the AUKUS Submarine 
     Security Activities Account shall remain available until 
     expended.
       (c) Use of AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), and only after 
     September 30, 2025, the President may use funds in the AUKUS 
     Submarine Security Activities Account--
       (A) for any purpose authorized by law that the President 
     determines would support submarine security activities 
     between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States;
       (B) to carry out a military construction project related to 
     the AUKUS partnership that is not otherwise authorized by 
     law;
       (C) to develop and increase the submarine industrial base 
     workforce by investing in recruiting, training, and retaining 
     key specialized labor at public and private shipyards; or
       (D) to upgrade facilities, equipment, and infrastructure 
     needed to repair and maintain submarines at public and 
     private shipyards .
       (2) Plan for use of funds.--Before any use of any funds in 
     the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a plan detailing--
       (A) the amount of funds in the AUKUS Submarine Security 
     Activities Account; and
       (B) how such funds will be used, including specific amounts 
     and purposes.
       (d) Transfers of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (c) and subject 
     to paragraphs (2) and (5), the President may transfer funds 
     available in the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account 
     to an account or fund available to the Department of Defense 
     or any other appropriate agency.
       (2) Department of energy.--In carrying out subsection (c), 
     and in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the President may transfer funds 
     available in the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account 
     to an account or fund available to the Department of Energy 
     to

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     carry out activities related to submarine security activities 
     between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
       (3) Availability for obligation.--Funds transferred under 
     this subsection shall be available for obligation for the 
     same time period and for the same purpose as the account or 
     fund to which transferred.
       (4) Transfer back to account.--Upon a determination by the 
     President that all or part of the funds transferred from the 
     AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account are not necessary 
     for the purposes for which such funds were transferred, and 
     subject to paragraph (5), all or such part of such funds 
     shall be transferred back to the AUKUS Submarine Security 
     Activities Account.
       (5) Notification and report.--
       (A) Notification.--The President shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees of--
       (i) before the transfer of any funds under this 
     subsection--

       (I) the amount of funds to be transferred; and
       (II) the planned or anticipated purpose of such funds; and

       (ii) before the obligation of any funds transferred under 
     this subsection--

       (I) the amount of funds to be obligated; and
       (II) the purpose of the obligation.

       (B) Annual report.--Not later than November 30 of each year 
     until 1 year after the date on which all funds transferred 
     under this subsection have been fully expended, the President 
     shall submit to the committees described in subparagraph (A) 
     a report that includes a detailed accounting of--
       (i) the amount of funds transferred under this subsection 
     during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the 
     report is submitted; and
       (ii) the purposes for which such funds were used.
       (e) Investment of Money.--
       (1) Authorized investments.--The President may invest money 
     in the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account in 
     securities of the United States or in securities guaranteed 
     as to principal and interest by the United States.
       (2) Interest and other income.--Any interest or other 
     income that accrues from investment in securities referred to 
     in paragraph (1) shall be deposited to the credit of the 
     AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account.
       (f) Relationship to Other Laws.--The authority to accept or 
     transfer funds under this section is in addition to any other 
     authority to accept or transfer funds.

     SEC. 6823. AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES 
                   SUBMARINE SECURITY TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--The President may transfer or export 
     directly to private individuals in Australia defense services 
     that may be transferred to the Government of Australia under 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to 
     support the development of the submarine industrial base of 
     Australia necessary for submarine security activities between 
     Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, 
     including if such individuals are not officers, employees, or 
     agents of the Government of Australia.
       (b) Security Controls.--
       (1) In general.--Any defense service transferred or 
     exported under subsection (a) shall be subject to appropriate 
     security controls to ensure that any sensitive information 
     conveyed by such transfer or export is protected from 
     disclosure to persons unauthorized by the United States to 
     receive such information.
       (2) Certification.--Not later than 30 days before the first 
     transfer or export of a defense service under subsection (a), 
     and annually thereafter, the President shall certify to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     that the controls described in paragraph (1) will protect the 
     information described in such paragraph for the defense 
     services so transferred or exported.
       (c) Application of Requirements for Retransfer and 
     Reexport.--Any person who receives any defense service 
     transferred or exported under subsection (a) may retransfer 
     or reexport such service to other persons only in accordance 
     with the requirements of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).

  Subtitle C--Streamlining and Protecting Transfers of United States 
                  Military Technology From Compromise

     SEC. 6831. PRIORITY FOR AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 
                   FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AND DIRECT COMMERCIAL 
                   SALES.

       (a) In General.--The President shall institute policies and 
     procedures for letters of request from Australia and the 
     United Kingdom to transfer defense articles and services 
     under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2761) related to AUKUS to receive expedited consideration and 
     processing relative to all other letters of request other 
     than from Taiwan and Ukraine.
       (b) Technology Transfer Policy for Australia, Canada, and 
     the United Kingdom.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall create an anticipatory release 
     policy for the transfer of technologies described in 
     paragraph (2) to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada 
     through Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales 
     that are not covered by an exemption under the International 
     Traffic in Arms Regulations.
       (2) Capabilities described.--The capabilities described in 
     this paragraph are--
       (A) Pillar One-related technologies associated with 
     submarine and associated combat systems; and
       (B) Pillar Two-related technologies, including hypersonic 
     missiles, cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence, 
     quantum technologies, undersea capabilities, and other 
     advanced technologies.
       (3) Expedited decision-making.--Review of a transfer under 
     the policy established under paragraph (1) shall be subject 
     to an expedited decision-making process.
       (c) Interagency Policy and Guidance.--The Secretary and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and update 
     interagency policies and implementation guidance related to 
     requests for Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial 
     Sales, including by incorporating the anticipatory release 
     provisions of this section.

     SEC. 6832. IDENTIFICATION AND PRE-CLEARANCE OF PLATFORMS, 
                   TECHNOLOGIES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR SALE TO 
                   AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH 
                   FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AND DIRECT COMMERCIAL 
                   SALES.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and on a biennial basis thereafter for 8 years, the 
     President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives a report that includes a list of 
     advanced military platforms, technologies, and equipment that 
     are pre-cleared and prioritized for sale and release to 
     Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada through the Foreign 
     Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales programs without 
     regard to whether a letter of request or license to purchase 
     such platforms, technologies, or equipment has been received 
     from any of such country. Each list may include items that 
     are not related to the AUKUS partnership but may not include 
     items that are not covered by an exemption under the 
     International Traffic in Arms Regulations except unmanned 
     aerial or hypersonic systems.

     SEC. 6833. EXPORT CONTROL EXEMPTIONS AND STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     of 1976 (22 U.S.C. 2778) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(l) AUKUS Defense Trade Cooperation.--
       ``(1) Exemption from licensing and approval requirements.--
     Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, the Secretary of State may exempt 
     from the licensing or other approval requirements of this 
     section exports and transfers (including reexports, 
     retransfers, temporary imports, and brokering activities) of 
     defense articles and defense services between or among the 
     United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia that--
       ``(A) are not excluded by those countries;
       ``(B) are not referred to in subsection(j)(1)(C)(ii); and
       ``(C) involve only persons or entities that are approved 
     by--
       ``(i) the Secretary of State; and
       ``(ii) the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign 
     Affairs, or other similar authority within those countries.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The authority provided in subparagraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any activity, including exports, 
     transfers, reexports, retransfers, temporary imports, or 
     brokering, of United States defense articles and defense 
     services involving any country or a person or entity of any 
     country other than the United States, the United Kingdom, and 
     Australia.''.
       (b) Required Standards of Export Controls.--The Secretary 
     may only exercise the authority under subsection (l)(1) of 
     section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as added 
     by subsection (a) of this section, with respect to the United 
     Kingdom or Australia 30 days after the Secretary submits to 
     the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified 
     certification and detailed unclassified assessment (which may 
     include a classified annex) that the country concerned has 
     implemented standards for a system of export controls that 
     satisfies the elements of section 38(j)(2) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(j)(2)) for United States-origin 
     defense articles and defense services, and for controlling 
     the provision of military training, that are comparable to 
     those standards administered by the United States in effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Certain Requirements Not Applicable.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 
     3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(d)) shall 
     not apply to any export or transfer that is the subject of an 
     exemption under subsection (l)(1) of section 38 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act of 1976, as added by subsection (a) of 
     this section.
       (2) Quarterly reports.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) require all exports and transfers that would be subject 
     to the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2753(d)) but for the application of subsection (l)(1) of 
     section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as added 
     by subsection (a) of this section, to be reported to the 
     Secretary; and
       (B) submit such reports to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
     the House of Representatives on a quarterly basis.
       (d) Sunset.--Any exemption under subsection (l)(1) of 
     section 38 of the Arms Export

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     Control Act of 1976, as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section, shall terminate on the date that is 15 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of State 
     may renew such exemption for 5 years upon a certification to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     that such exemption is in the vital national interest of the 
     United States with a detailed justification for such 
     certification.
       (e) Reports.--
       (1) Annual report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until no 
     exemptions under subsection (l)(1) of section 38 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act of 1976, as added by subsection (a) of 
     this section, remain in effect, the Secretary 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 the operation of exemptions issued under such 
     subsection (l)(1), including whether any changes to such 
     exemptions are likely to be made in the coming year.
       (B) Initial report.--The first report submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) shall also include an assessment of key 
     recommendations the United States Government has provided to 
     the Governments of Australia and the United Kingdom to revise 
     laws, regulations, and policies of such countries that are 
     required to implement the AUKUS partnership.
       (2) Report on expedited review of export licenses for 
     exports of advanced technologies.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
     report on the practical application of a possible ``fast 
     track'' decision-making process for applications, classified 
     or unclassified, to export defense articles and defense 
     services to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

     SEC. 6834. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF EXPORT LICENSES FOR EXPORTS OF 
                   ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED 
                   KINGDOM, AND CANADA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Defense, shall initiate a rulemaking to 
     establish an expedited decision-making process, classified or 
     unclassified, for applications to export to Australia, the 
     United Kingdom, and Canada commercial, advanced-technology 
     defense articles and defense services that are not covered by 
     an exemption under the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations.
       (b) Eligibility.--To qualify for the expedited decision-
     making process described in subsection (a), an application 
     shall be for an export of defense articles or defense 
     services that will take place wholly within or between the 
     physical territory of Australia, Canada, or the United 
     Kingdom and the United States and with governments or 
     corporate entities from such countries.
       (c) Availability of Expedited Process.--The expedited 
     decision-making process described in subsection (a) shall be 
     available for both classified and unclassified items, and the 
     process must satisfy the following criteria to the extent 
     practicable:
       (1) Any licensing application to export defense articles 
     and services that is related to a government to government 
     agreement must be approved, returned, or denied within 30 
     days of submission.
       (2) For all other licensing requests, any review shall be 
     completed not later than 45 calendar days after the date of 
     application.

     SEC. 6835. UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST.

       (a) Exemption for the Governments of the United Kingdom and 
     Australia From Certification and Congressional Notification 
     Requirements Applicable to Certain Transfers.--Section 
     38(f)(3) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2778(f)(3)) is amended by inserting ``, the United Kingdom, 
     or Australia'' after ``Canada''.
       (b) United States Munitions List Periodic Reviews.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through authority 
     delegated by the President to carry out periodic reviews of 
     items on the United States Munitions List under section 38(f) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(f)) and in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, shall carry out such reviews 
     not less frequently than every 3 years.
       (2) Scope.--The periodic reviews described in paragraph (1) 
     shall focus on matters including--
       (A) interagency resources to address current threats faced 
     by the United States;
       (B) the evolving technological and economic landscape;
       (C) the widespread availability of certain technologies and 
     items on the United States Munitions List; and
       (D) risks of misuse of United States-origin defense 
     articles.
       (3) Consultation.--The Department of State may consult with 
     the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) and other interested 
     parties in conducting the periodic review described in 
     paragraph (1).

                    Subtitle D--Other AUKUS Matters

     SEC. 6841. REPORTING RELATED TO THE AUKUS PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Report on Instruments.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     signature, conclusion, or other finalization of any non-
     binding instrument related to the AUKUS partnership, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees the text of such instrument.
       (2) Non-duplication of efforts; rule of construction.--To 
     the extent the text of a non-binding instrument is submitted 
     to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to 
     subsection (a), such text does not need to be submitted to 
     Congress pursuant to section 112b(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 1, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 5947 of the James 
     M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3476). Paragraph (1) 
     shall not be construed to relieve the executive branch of any 
     other requirement of section 112b of title 1, United States 
     Code, as amended so amended, or any other provision of law.
       (3) Definitions.--In this section:
       (A) In general.--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) Contemporaneously and in conjunction with.--As used in 
     subparagraph (A), 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.
       (b) Report on AUKUS Partnership.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
     Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and 
     other appropriate heads of agencies, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the AUKUS 
     partnership.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) Strategy.--
       (i) An identification of the defensive military capability 
     gaps and capacity shortfalls that the AUKUS partnership seeks 
     to offset.
       (ii) An explanation of the total cost to the United States 
     associated with Pillar One of the AUKUS partnership.
       (iii) A detailed explanation of how enhanced access to the 
     industrial base of Australia is contributing to strengthening 
     the United States strategic position in Asia.
       (iv) A detailed explanation of the military and strategic 
     benefit provided by the improved access provided by naval 
     bases of Australia.
       (v) A detailed assessment of how Australia's sovereign 
     conventionally armed nuclear attack submarines contribute to 
     United States defense and deterrence objectives in the Indo-
     Pacific region.
       (B) Implement the aukus partnership.--
       (i) Progress made on achieving the Optimal Pathway 
     established for Australia's development of conventionally 
     armed, nuclear-powered submarines, including the following 
     elements:

       (I) A description of progress made by Australia, the United 
     Kingdom, and the United States to conclude an Article 14 
     arrangement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
       (II) A description of the status of efforts of Australia, 
     the United Kingdom, and the United States to build the 
     supporting infrastructure to base conventionally armed, 
     nuclear-powered attack submarines.
       (III) Updates on the efforts by Australia, the United 
     Kingdom, and the United States to train a workforce that can 
     build, sustain, and operate conventionally armed, nuclear-
     powered attack submarines.
       (IV) A description of progress in establishing submarine 
     support facilities capable of hosting rotational forces in 
     western Australia by 2027.
       (V) A description of progress made in improving United 
     States submarine production capabilities that will enable the 
     United States to meet--

       (aa) its objectives of providing up to five Virginia Class 
     submarines to Australia by the early to mid-2030's; and
       (bb) United States submarine production requirements.
       (ii) Progress made on Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership, 
     including the following elements:

       (I) An assessment of the efforts of Australia, the United 
     Kingdom, and the United States to enhance collaboration 
     across the following eight trilateral lines of effort:

       (aa) Underseas capabilities.
       (bb) Quantum technologies.
       (cc) Artificial intelligence and autonomy.
       (dd) Advanced cyber capabilities.
       (ee) Hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities.
       (ff) Electronic warfare.
       (gg) Innovation.
       (hh) Information sharing.

       (II) An assessment of any new lines of effort established.

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  SA 963. Mr. SCHMITT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1049. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO 
                   CENSORSHIP OR BLACKLISTING OF NEWS SOURCES 
                   BASED ON SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA OR POLITICAL 
                   BIASES.

       (a) Prohibition on Availability of Funds.--None of the 
     funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
     made available for any fiscal year for the Department of 
     Defense or the Department of State may be obligated or 
     expended to--
       (1) enter into any contract or other agreement with any 
     entity described in subsection (b) or with any advertising or 
     marketing agency that uses the functions described in 
     subsection (b)(4) of such an entity; or
       (2) provide any form of support to an entity described in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Entities Described.--The entities described in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) NewsGuard Technologies Inc., or any company owned or 
     controlled by such entity.
       (2) The Global Disinformation Index, incorporated in the 
     United Kingdom as ``Disinformation Index LTD''.
       (3) Graphika Technologies Inc. or any company owned or 
     controlled by such entity.
       (4) Any other entity the function of which is to advise the 
     censorship or blacklisting of news sources based on 
     subjective criteria or political biases, under the stated 
     function of ``fact checking'' or otherwise removing 
     ``misinformation''.
       (c) Certification Requirement.--Prior to the Secretary of 
     Defense or the Secretary of State entering into any contract 
     or other agreement (or extending, renewing, or otherwise 
     modifying an existing contract or other agreement) with an 
     entity for the purpose of that entity implementing 
     advertisements on behalf of the Department of Defense or the 
     Department of State, respectively, the Secretary shall 
     require, as a condition of such contract or agreement, that 
     the entity certify to the Secretary that the entity is in 
     compliance with subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 964. Ms. LUMMIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 10__. EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY FOR PASSIVE RECEIVERS OF 
                   PFAS CONTAMINATION.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(42) Passive receiver.--The term `passive receiver' 
     means--
       ``(A) any person that--
       ``(i) has received or receives material containing a 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in the normal 
     course of operations of the person; and
       ``(ii) did not and does not--

       ``(I) manufacture a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance; or
       ``(II) receive a commercial benefit from the presence of a 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in the products 
     or operations of the person;

       ``(B) any person using material containing a perfluoroalkyl 
     or polyfluoroalkyl substance as necessitated by Federal or 
     State law;
       ``(C) any person engaged in the production or harvesting of 
     agricultural products; and
       ``(D) any property owner, if--
       ``(i) a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance is not 
     and has not been manufactured at the property; and
       ``(ii) the property owner does not and has not received a 
     commercial benefit with respect to the property from the 
     presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in 
     the products or operations of the property owner.
       ``(43) Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance' means--
       ``(i) a non-polymeric perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance; and
       ``(ii) a side chain fluorinated polymer that is a member of 
     a group of human-made chemicals that contain at least 2 fully 
     fluorinated carbon atoms.
       ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance' includes the degradants of a 
     substance described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph 
     (A).''.
       (b) Passive Receiver Exemption.--Section 107 of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(s) Passive Receiver Exemption.--
       ``(1) Exemption.--
       ``(A) In general.--A passive receiver shall not be liable 
     under any provision of this Act for a release or threatened 
     release of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
       ``(B) Recovery; response.--No person may--
       ``(i) recover costs or damages from a passive receiver 
     under this Act arising from a release of a perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance; or
       ``(ii) order a passive receiver to conduct or participate 
     in a response to such a release.
       ``(C) Exceptions.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not 
     apply if--
       ``(i) the passive receiver acted with gross negligence or 
     willful misconduct; and
       ``(ii) the release is not a federally permitted release.
       ``(2) Costs.--Any person who commences an action for 
     contribution under this Act against a passive receiver who is 
     not liable by operation of paragraph (1) shall be liable to 
     the passive receiver for all reasonable costs of defending 
     that action, including all reasonable attorney's and expert 
     witness fees.''.
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  SA 965. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1240A. PROHIBITION ON NEW EXPORT LICENSES FOR OFFENSIVE 
                   SECURITY OR MILITARY EQUIPMENT FOR AZERBAIJAN.

       The President may not authorize any new export license for 
     firearms or other offensive security or military equipment 
     for the Government of Azerbaijan until the date on which the 
     President determines that Azerbaijan has ceased offensive use 
     of force against Armenia and Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 966. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1240A. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON POTENTIAL HUMAN RIGHTS 
                   VIOLATIONS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH.

       It is the sense of Congress that Congress--
       (1) calls on officials of the Government of Azerbaijan to 
     allow for the unimpeded movement of essential humanitarian 
     assistance and commercial activities through the Lachin 
     Corridor for Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh;
       (2) calls on the United States Government to work swiftly 
     with international partners to explore opportunities for more 
     effective and sustainable guarantees of security and peaceful 
     development in Nagorno-Karabakh, including the reopening of 
     the Lachin Corridor;
       (3) encourages the Secretary of State--
       (A) to work closely with the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, and international partners to 
     investigate allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses 
     committed by Azerbaijani forces; and
       (B) to use all diplomatic tools available to prevent future 
     violations; and
       (4) reiterates support for sanctions, under existing 
     statutory authorities, against any official responsible for 
     human rights violations committed against Armenians in 
     Nagorno-Karabakh.
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  SA 967. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

           DIVISION _____--VIEQUES RECOVERY AND REDEVELOPMENT

     SEC. ___01. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Vieques Recovery and 
     Redevelopment Act''.

     SEC. ___02. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Vieques is an island municipality of Puerto Rico, 
     measuring approximately 21 miles long by 4 miles wide, and 
     located approximately 8 miles east of the main island of 
     Puerto Rico.
       (2) Prior to Hurricane Maria, residents of Vieques were 
     served by an urgent medical

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     care facility, the Susana Centeno Family Health Center, and 
     residents had to travel off-island to obtain medical 
     services, including most types of emergency care because the 
     facility did not have the basic use of x-ray machines, CT 
     machines, EKG machines, ultrasounds, or PET scans.
       (3) The predominant means of transporting passengers and 
     goods between Vieques and the main island of Puerto Rico is 
     by ferry boat service, and over the years, the efficiency of 
     this service has frequently been disrupted, unreliable, and 
     difficult for cancer patients to endure to receive treatment. 
     Each trip to Ceiba, Puerto Rico, for the cancer patient is an 
     additional out-of-pocket expense ranging from $120 to $200.
       (4) The United States Military maintained a presence on the 
     eastern and western portions of Vieques for close to 60 
     years, and used parts of the island as a training range 
     during those years, dropping over 80 million tons of ordnance 
     and other weaponry available to the United States military 
     since World War II.
       (5) The unintended, unknown, and unavoidable consequences 
     of these exercises were to expose Americans living on the 
     islands to the residue of that weaponry which includes heavy 
     metals and many other chemicals now known to harm human 
     health.
       (6) According to Government and independent documentation, 
     the island of Vieques has high levels of heavy metals and has 
     been exposed to chemical weapons and toxic chemicals. Since 
     the military activity in Vieques, island residents have 
     suffered from the health impacts from long-term exposure to 
     environmental contamination as a result of 62 years of 
     military operations, and have experienced higher rates of 
     certain diseases among residents, including cancer, 
     cirrhosis, hypertension, diabetes, heavy metal diseases, 
     along with many unnamed and uncategorized illnesses. These 
     toxic residues have caused the American residents of Vieques 
     to develop illnesses due to ongoing exposure.
       (7) In 2017, Vieques was hit by Hurricane Maria, an 
     unusually destructive storm that devastated Puerto Rico and 
     intensified the existing humanitarian crisis on the island by 
     destroying existing medical facilities.
       (8) The medical systems in place prior to Hurricane Maria 
     were unable to properly handle the health crisis that existed 
     due to the toxic residue left on the island by the military's 
     activities.
       (9) After Maria, the medical facility was closed due to 
     damage and continues to be unable to perform even the few 
     basic services that it did provide. Vieques needs a medical 
     facility that can treat and address the critical and urgent 
     need to get life-saving medical services to its residents. 
     Due to legal restrictions, the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency (in this division referred to as ``FEMA'') is unable 
     to provide a hospital where its capabilities exceed the 
     abilities of the facility that existed prior to Maria; 
     therefore Vieques needs assistance to build a facility to 
     manage the vast health needs of its residents.
       (10) Every American has benefitted from the sacrifices of 
     those Americans who have lived and are living on Vieques and 
     it is our intent to acknowledge that sacrifice and to treat 
     those Americans with the same respect and appreciation that 
     other Americans enjoy.
       (11) In 2012, the residents of Vieques were denied the 
     ability to address their needs in Court due to sovereign 
     immunity, Sanchez v. United States, No. 3:09-cv-01260-DRD 
     (D.P.R.). However, the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     First Circuit referred the issue to Congress and urged it to 
     address the humanitarian crisis. This bill attempts to 
     satisfy that request such that Americans living on Vieques 
     have a remedy for the suffering they have endured.

     SEC. ___03. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES 
                   FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, 
                   PUERTO RICO.

       (a) In General.--An individual claimant who has resided on 
     the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for not less than 5 years 
     before the date of enactment of this Act and files a claim 
     for compensation under this section with the Special Master, 
     appointed pursuant to subsection (c), shall be awarded 
     monetary compensation as described in subsection (b) if--
       (1) the Special Master determines that the claimant is or 
     was a resident or an immediate heir (as determined by the 
     laws of Puerto Rico) of a deceased claimant on the island of 
     Vieques, Puerto Rico, during or after the United States 
     Government used the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for 
     military readiness;
       (2) the claimant previously filed a lawsuit or an 
     administrative claim, or files a claim not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act against the 
     United States Government for personal injury, including 
     illness or death arising from use by the United States 
     Government of the island of Vieques for military readiness; 
     and
       (3) the claimant produces evidence to the Special Master 
     sufficient to show that a causal relationship exists between 
     the claimant's chronic, life-threatening, or physical disease 
     or illness limited to cancer, hypertension, cirrhosis, kidney 
     disease, diabetes, or a heavy metal poisoning and the United 
     States Government's use of the island of Vieques, Puerto 
     Rico, for military readiness, or that a causal relationship 
     is at least as likely as not, which may be in the form of a 
     sworn claimant affidavit stating the years the claimant lived 
     on Vieques and the disease or illness with which the claimant 
     has been diagnosed and which may be supplemented with 
     additional information, including a medical professional 
     certification, at the request of the Special Master.
       (b) Amounts of Award.--
       (1) In general.--A claimant who meets the requirements of 
     subsection (a) shall be awarded compensation as follows:
       (A) $50,000 for 1 disease described in subsection (a)(3).
       (B) $80,000 for 2 diseases described in subsection (a)(3).
       (C) $110,000 for 3 or more diseases described in subsection 
     (a)(3).
       (2) Increase in award.--In the case that an individual 
     receiving an award under paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     contracts another disease under subsection (a)(3) and files a 
     new claim with the Special Master for an additional award not 
     later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Special Master may award the individual an amount 
     that is equal to the difference between--
       (A) the amount that the individual would have been eligible 
     to receive had the disease been contracted before the 
     individual filed an initial claim under subsection (a); and
       (B) the amount received by the individual pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Deceased claimants.--In the case of an individual who 
     dies before making a claim under this section or a claimant 
     who dies before receiving an award under this section, any 
     immediate heir to the individual or claimant, as determined 
     by the laws of Puerto Rico, shall be eligible for one of the 
     following awards:
       (A) Compensation in accordance with paragraph (1), divided 
     among any such heir.
       (B) Compensation based on the age of the deceased if the 
     claimant produces evidence sufficient to conclude that a 
     causal relationship exists between the United States Military 
     activity and the death of the individual or that a causal 
     relationship is as likely as not as follows:
       (i) In the case of an individual or claimant who dies 
     before attaining 20 years of age, $110,000, divided among any 
     such heir.
       (ii) In the case of an individual or claimant who dies 
     before attaining 40 years of age, $80,000, divided among any 
     such heir.
       (iii) In the case of an individual or claimant who dies 
     before attaining 60 years of age, $50,000, divided among any 
     such heir.
       (c) Appointment of Special Master.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall appoint a 
     Special Master not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act to consider claims by individuals and 
     the municipality.
       (2) Qualifications.--The Attorney General shall consider 
     the following in choosing the Special Master:
       (A) The individual's experience in the processing of 
     victims' claims in relation to foreign or domestic 
     governments.
       (B) The individual's balance of experience in representing 
     the interests of the United States and individual claimants.
       (C) The individual's experience in matters of national 
     security.
       (D) The individual's demonstrated abilities in 
     investigation and fact findings in complex factual matters.
       (E) Any experience the individual has had advising the 
     United States Government.
       (d) Award Amounts Related to Claims by the Municipality of 
     Vieques.--
       (1) Award.--The Special Master, in exchange for its 
     administrative claims, shall provide the following as 
     compensation to the Municipality of Vieques:
       (A) Staff.--The Special Master shall provide medical staff, 
     and other resources necessary to build and operate a level 
     three trauma center (in this section, referred to as 
     ``medical facility'') with a cancer center and renal dialysis 
     unit and its equipment. The medical facility shall be able to 
     treat life-threatening, chronic, heavy metal, and physical 
     and mental diseases. The medical facility shall be able to 
     provide basic x-ray, EKG, internal medicine expertise, 
     medical coordination personnel and case managers, ultrasound, 
     and resources necessary to screen claimants described in 
     subsection (a) who are receiving treatment for the diseases 
     or illnesses described in paragraph (3) of that subsection 
     for cancer and the other prevailing health problems.
       (B) Operations.--The Special Master shall fund the 
     operations of the medical facility to provide medical care 
     for pediatric and adult patients who reside on the island of 
     Vieques, allowing the patients to be referred for tertiary 
     and quaternary health care facilities when necessary, and 
     providing the transportation and medical costs when traveling 
     off the island of Vieques.
       (C) Interim services.--Before the medical facility on the 
     island of Vieques is operational, the Special Master shall 
     provide to claimants described in subsection (a) who are 
     receiving treatment for the diseases or illnesses described 
     in paragraph (3) of that subsection--
       (i) urgent health care air transport to hospitals on the 
     mainland of Puerto Rico from the island of Vieques;
       (ii) medical coordination personnel and case managers;
       (iii) telemedicine communication abilities; and
       (iv) any other services that are necessary to alleviate the 
     health crisis on the island of Vieques.
       (D) Screening.--The Special Master shall make available, at 
     no cost to the patient,

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     medical screening for cancer, cirrhosis, diabetes, and heavy 
     metal contamination on the island of Vieques.
       (E) Academic partner.--The Special Master shall appoint an 
     academic partner, with appropriate experience and an 
     established relationship with the Municipality of Vieques, 
     that shall--
       (i) lead a research and outreach endeavor on behalf of the 
     Municipality of Vieques;
       (ii) select the appropriate scientific expertise and 
     administer defined studies, conducting testing and evaluation 
     of the soils, seas, plant and animal food sources, and the 
     health of residents; and
       (iii) determine and implement the most efficient and 
     effective way to reduce the environmental toxins to a level 
     sufficient to return the soils, seas, food sources, and 
     health circumstances to a level that reduces the diseases on 
     the island of Vieques to the average in the United States.
       (F) Duties.--The Special Master shall provide amounts 
     necessary for the academic partner and medical coordinator to 
     carry out the duties described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (D).
       (G) Procurement.--The Special Master shall provide amounts 
     necessary to compensate the Municipality of Vieques for--
       (i) contractual procurement obligations and additional 
     expenses incurred by the municipality as a result of the 
     enactment of this section and settlement of its claim; and
       (ii) any other damages and costs to be incurred by the 
     municipality, if the Special Master determines that it is 
     necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
       (H) Power source.--The Special Master shall determine the 
     best source of producing independent power on the island of 
     Vieques that is hurricane resilient and can effectively 
     sustain the needs of the island and shall authorize such 
     construction as an award to the Municipality of Vieques.
       (2) Source.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     amounts awarded under this division shall be made from 
     amounts appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United 
     States Code, commonly known as the ``Judgment Fund'', as if 
     claims were adjudicated by a United States District Court 
     under section 1346(b) of title 28, United States Code.
       (B) Limitation.--Total amounts awarded under this division 
     shall not exceed $1,000,000,000.
       (3) Determination and payment of claims.--
       (A) Establishment of filing procedures.--The Attorney 
     General shall establish procedures whereby individuals and 
     the municipality may submit claims for payments under this 
     section to the Special Master.
       (B) Determination of claims.--The Special Master shall, in 
     accordance with this subsection, determine whether each claim 
     meets the requirements of this section. Claims filed by 
     residents of the island of Vieques that have been disposed of 
     by a court under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, 
     shall be treated as if such claims are currently filed.
       (e) Action on Claims.--The Special Master shall make a 
     determination on any claim filed under the procedures 
     established under this section not later than 150 days after 
     the date on which the claim is filed.
       (f) Payment in Full Settlement of Claims by Individuals and 
     the Municipality of Vieques Against the United States.--The 
     acceptance by an individual or the Municipality of Vieques of 
     a payment of an award under this section shall--
       (1) be final and conclusive;
       (2) be deemed to be in full satisfaction of all claims 
     under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code; and
       (3) constitute a complete release by the individual or 
     municipality of such claim against the United States and 
     against any employee of the United States acting in the scope 
     of employment who is involved in the matter giving rise to 
     the claim.
       (g) Certification of Treatment of Payments Under Other 
     Laws.--Amounts paid to an individual under this section--
       (1) shall be treated for purposes of the laws of the United 
     States as damages for human suffering; and
       (2) may not be included as income or resources for purposes 
     of determining eligibility to receive benefits described in 
     section 3803(c)(2)(C) of title 31, United States Code, or the 
     amount of such benefits.
       (h) Limitation on Claims.--A claim to which this section 
     applies shall be barred unless the claim is filed within 15 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (i) Attorney's Fees.--Notwithstanding any contract, a 
     representative of an individual may not receive, for services 
     rendered in connection with a claim of the individual under 
     this division, more than 20 percent of a payment made under 
     this division.
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  SA 968. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 612. LODGING EXPENSES FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS 
                   SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE.

       Section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by inserting ``; lodging expenses'' at 
     the end;
       (2) by redesignating subsections (k), (l), and (m) as 
     subsections (m), (n), and (l), respectively;
       (3) by striking ``subsection (k)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``subsection (m)''; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(k) Lodging Expenses.--A dependent or former dependent 
     entitled to payment of monthly transitional compensation 
     under this section shall, while receiving payments in 
     accordance with this section, be entitled to lodging expenses 
     for a period not longer than 30 days.''.
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  SA 969. Mr. FETTERMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1083. REPORT ON CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND 
                   CONTRACTORS POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO TOXIC 
                   SUBSTANCES AT LOCATIONS WHERE MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES WERE EXPOSED OR PRESUMED TO BE 
                   EXPOSED TO SUCH SUBSTANCES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     conjunction with the Secretary of Labor and other relevant 
     Federal agencies, shall submit to Congress a report that 
     contains the following:
       (1) The number of covered individuals or covered 
     contractors who completed any period of covered service.
       (2) The number of covered individuals or covered 
     contractors who submitted claims for compensation under 
     subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, or 
     the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) in connection 
     with exposure to toxic substances resulting from covered 
     service, without regard to whether compensation was awarded 
     under any such claim.
       (3) The number of claims under paragraph (2) that were 
     submitted, without regard to whether the claim was accepted.
       (4) With respect to claims under paragraph (2), a list of 
     locations of potential exposure to toxic substances, 
     including a list of any illnesses reported under such claims.
       (5) An analysis of work conditions for covered individuals 
     or covered contractors who completed any period of covered 
     service at or near an installation of the Department of 
     Defense, with a particular focus on potential exposure to 
     toxic substances.
       (6) The number of waivers granted by the Secretary of Labor 
     at the request of a Federal agency under the Defense Base Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), including an identification of--
       (A) the basis by which each such waiver was approved; and
       (B) the locations and periods with respect to which each 
     such waiver applies.
       (b) Comptroller General Assessment.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing an assessment of work conditions 
     analyzed under subsection (a)(5) in accordance with Federal 
     labor standards, including an assessment of whether employees 
     subject to such work conditions were informed of the negative 
     health impacts of burn pits and toxins to which those 
     employees were exposed or potentially exposed.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered contractor.--The term ``covered contractor'' 
     means an individual who performed covered service at an 
     installation of the Department of Defense under a contract or 
     subcontract with the Department.
       (2) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual'' 
     means--
       (A) an employee, as defined in section 8101 of title 5, 
     United States Code; or
       (B) an individual covered under the Defense Base Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1651 et seq.).
       (3) Covered service.--The term ``covered service'' means 
     service or employment as a covered individual or a covered 
     contractor in a location and during a period determined by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be a location and period 
     for which a veteran would be entitled to health care under 
     section 1710(a)(2)(F) of title 38, United States Code, in 
     connection with service in the Armed Forces in such location 
     and during such period.

     SEC. 1084. REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER 
                   DEFENSE BASE ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 1 of the Defense Base Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1651) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(g) Maintenance of Information.--The Secretary of Labor 
     shall maintain the following information regarding any 
     individual with respect to whom compensation is sought under 
     this Act:
       ``(1) The exact location, which shall include at a minimum 
     the name of the facility of the Department of Defense or 
     associated worksite, at which the individual was located 
     where the injury or death occurred, including, with respect 
     to an injury or death resulting from exposure to a substance, 
     the location where the exposure or perceived exposure 
     occurred.
       ``(2) The specific type of illness, disease, or injury 
     suffered by the individual.''.
       (b) Provision of Certain Historical Information.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
     submit to Congress a report summarizing information regarding 
     and cataloguing the specific types of illnesses, diseases, or 
     injuries suffered by individuals with respect to whom 
     compensation is sought under the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1651 et seq.) for the period beginning on January 1, 2016, 
     and ending on December 31, 2021.
       (2) Outreach.--If existing information or evidence for an 
     individual maintained by the Office of Workers' Compensation 
     Programs of the Department of Labor is insufficient to 
     provide the information required under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of Labor shall conduct outreach to locate that 
     information.
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  SA 970. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Wicker) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1299L. MODIFICATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY 
                   WITH RESPECT TO TAIWAN.

       Section 506(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2318(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``$1,000,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$3,000,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 971. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In subtitle D of title XXXI, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 31__. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR ALASKA NATURAL GAS 
                   PIPELINE ACT.

       From previously appropriated amounts available for 
     administrative expenses to make loan guarantees, the 
     Secretary of Energy may use any available unobligated funds, 
     regardless of the fiscal year for which such amounts are made 
     available, for the purpose of necessary administrative 
     expenses associated with carrying out the loan guarantee 
     program established in section 116 of the Alaska Natural Gas 
     Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720n).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 972. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. COORDINATOR FOR COMBATING FOREIGN KLEPTOCRACY AND 
                   CORRUPTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 101 of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) coordinate, without assuming operational authority, 
     the United States Government efforts to identify and seize 
     assets that are the proceeds of corruption pertaining to 
     China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, or any 
     other country of concern and identifying the national 
     security implications of strategic corruption in such 
     countries.''.
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) Coordinator for Combating Foreign Kleptocracy and 
     Corruption.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may designate an employee 
     of the National Security Council to be responsible for--
       ``(A) the coordination of the interagency process for 
     identifying and seizing assets that are the proceeds of 
     corruption pertaining to China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, 
     Cuba, Venezuela, or any other country of concern; and
       ``(B) identifying the national security implications of 
     strategic corruption in such countries.
       ``(2) Responsibilities.--In addition to coordination and 
     identification described in paragraph (1), an employee 
     designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be responsible for 
     the following:
       ``(A) Coordinating and deconflicting anti-corruption and 
     counter-kleptocracy initiatives across the Federal 
     Government, including those at the Department of State, the 
     Department of Justice, and the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
       ``(B) Informing deliberations of the Council by 
     highlighting the wide-ranging and destabilizing effects of 
     corruption on a variety of issues, including drug 
     trafficking, arms trafficking, sanctions evasion, cybercrime, 
     voting rights and global democracy initiatives, and other 
     matters of concern to the Council.
       ``(3) Coordination with coordinator for combating malign 
     foreign influence operations and campaigns.--An employee 
     designated under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 
     coordinate with the employee designated under subsection 
     (g)(1).
       ``(4) Liaison.--An employee designated under paragraph (1) 
     shall serve as a liaison, for purposes of coordination 
     described in such paragraph and paragraph (2)(A), with the 
     following:
       ``(A) The Department of State.
       ``(B) The Department of the Treasury.
       ``(C) The Department of Justice.
       ``(D) The intelligence community.
       ``(E) The United States Agency for International 
     Development.
       ``(F) Any other Federal agency that the President considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(G) Good government transparency groups in civil society.
       ``(5) Congressional briefing.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not less frequently than twice each 
     year, an employee designated under paragraph (1), or the 
     employee's designee, shall provide to the congressional 
     committees specified in subparagraph (B) a briefing on the 
     responsibilities and activities of the employee designated 
     under such paragraph.
       ``(B) Committees specified.--The congressional committees 
     specified in this subparagraph are the following:
       ``(i) The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Caucus on 
     International Narcotics Control of the Senate.
       ``(ii) The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee 
     on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should designate an employee of the National 
     Security Council in accordance with subsection (h) of section 
     101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021), as 
     added by subsection (a) of this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 973. Mr. VANCE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In section 1238, strike paragraph (7) and redesignate 
     paragraphs (8) through (14) as paragraphs (7) through (13), 
     respectively.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 974. Mr. VANCE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1004.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 975. Mr. VANCE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1240.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 976. Mr. VANCE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department

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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; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1231.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 977. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 16__. REQUIREMENT TO SUPPORT FOR CYBER EDUCATION AND 
                   WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
                   LEARNING.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense shall support the 
     development of foundational expertise in critical cyber 
     operational skills at institutions of higher learning, 
     selected by the Secretary under subsection (b), for current 
     and future members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees 
     of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Selection.--The Secretary shall select institutions of 
     higher learning to receive support under subsection (a) from 
     among institutions of higher learning that meet the following 
     eligibility criteria:
       (1) The institution offers a program from beginning through 
     advanced skill levels to provide future military and civilian 
     leaders of the Armed Forces with operational cyber expertise.
       (2) The institution includes instruction and practical 
     experiences that lead to recognized certifications and 
     degrees in the cyber field.
       (3) The institution has and maintains an educational 
     partnership with an active component of the Armed Forces or a 
     Department component designed to facilitate the development 
     of critical cyber skills for students who may pursue a 
     military career.
       (4) The institution is located in close proximity to a 
     military installation with a cyber mission defined by the 
     Department or the Armed Forces.
       (c) Support.--Under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     provide, at a minimum, to each institution of higher learning 
     selected by the Secretary under subsection (b) the following 
     support for civilian and military leaders of the Department 
     transitioning into cyber fields at the Department:
       (1) Expansion of cyber educational programs focused on 
     enhancing such transition.
       (2) Hands-on cyber opportunities, including laboratories 
     and security operations centers.
       (3) Direct financial assistance to civilian and military 
     students at the Department to increase access to courses and 
     hands-on opportunities under paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2024.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 978. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1083. CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE 
                   RECORDS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 313 of title 51, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 31303. CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE 
                   RECORDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b)(1)--
       ``(1) a medical quality assurance record, or any part of a 
     medical quality assurance record, may not be subject to 
     discovery or admitted into evidence in a judicial or 
     administrative proceeding; and
       ``(2) an individual who reviews or creates a medical 
     quality assurance record for the Administration, or 
     participates in any proceeding that reviews or creates a 
     medical quality assurance record, may not testify in a 
     judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to--
       ``(A) the medical quality assurance record; or
       ``(B) any finding, recommendation, evaluation, opinion, or 
     action taken by such individual or in accordance with such 
     proceeding with respect to the medical quality assurance 
     record.
       ``(b) Disclosure of Records.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
     medical quality assurance record may be disclosed to--
       ``(A) a Federal agency or private entity, if the medical 
     quality assurance record is necessary for the Federal agency 
     or private entity to carry out--
       ``(i) licensing or accreditation functions relating to 
     Administration healthcare facilities; or
       ``(ii) monitoring of Administration healthcare facilities 
     required by law;
       ``(B) a Federal agency or healthcare provider, if the 
     medical quality assurance record is required by the Federal 
     agency or healthcare provider to enable Administration 
     participation in a healthcare program of the Federal agency 
     or healthcare provider;
       ``(C) a criminal or civil law enforcement agency, or an 
     instrumentality authorized by law to protect the public 
     health or safety, on written request by a qualified 
     representative of such agency or instrumentality submitted to 
     the Administrator that includes a description of the lawful 
     purpose for which the medical quality assurance record is 
     requested;
       ``(D) to an official of the Department of Justice who is 
     investigating a claim or potential claim against the 
     Administration or in response to litigation or potential 
     litigation involving the Administration when the records are 
     deemed relevant and necessary;
       ``(E) an officer, an employee, or a contractor of the 
     Administration who requires the medical quality assurance 
     record to carry out an official duty associated with 
     healthcare;
       ``(F) healthcare personnel, to the extent necessary to 
     address a medical emergency affecting the health or safety of 
     an individual;
       ``(G) any committee, panel, or board convened by the 
     Administration to review the healthcare-related policies and 
     practices of the Administration; and
       ``(H) pursuant to the order of a court of competent 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(2) Subsequent disclosure prohibited.--An individual or 
     entity to whom a medical quality assurance record has been 
     disclosed under paragraph (1) may not make a subsequent 
     disclosure of the medical quality assurance record.
       ``(c) Personally Identifiable Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     personally identifiable information contained in a medical 
     quality assurance record of a patient or an employee of the 
     Administration, or any other individual associated with the 
     Administration for purposes of a medical quality assurance 
     program, shall be removed before the disclosure of the 
     medical quality assurance record to an entity other than the 
     Administration.
       ``(2) Exception.--Personally identifiable information 
     described in paragraph (1) may be released to an entity other 
     than the Administration if the Administrator makes a 
     determination that the release of such personally 
     identifiable information--
       ``(A) is in the best interests of the Administration; and
       ``(B) does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of 
     personal privacy.
       ``(d) Exclusion From FOIA.--A medical quality assurance 
     record may not be made available to any person under section 
     552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
     the `Freedom of Information Act'), and this section shall be 
     considered a statute described in subsection (b)(3)(B) of 
     such section 522.
       ``(e) Regulations.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
     promulgate regulations to implement this section.
       ``(f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed--
       ``(1) to withhold a medical quality assurance record from a 
     committee of the Senate or House of Representatives or a 
     joint committee of Congress if the medical quality assurance 
     record relates to a matter within the jurisdiction of such 
     committee or joint committee; or
       ``(2) to limit the use of a medical quality assurance 
     record within the Administration, including the use by a 
     contractor or consultant of the Administration.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Medical quality assurance record.--The term `medical 
     quality assurance record' means any proceeding, discussion, 
     record, finding, recommendation, evaluation, opinion, 
     minutes, report, or other document or action that results 
     from a quality assurance committee, quality assurance 
     program, or quality assurance program activity.
       ``(2) Quality assurance program.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `quality assurance program' 
     means a comprehensive program of the Administration--
       ``(i) to systematically review and improve the quality of 
     medical and behavioral health services provided by the 
     Administration to ensure the safety and security of 
     individuals receiving such health services; and
       ``(ii) to evaluate and improve the efficiency, 
     effectiveness, and use of staff and resources in the delivery 
     of such health services.
       ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `quality assurance program' 
     includes any activity carried out by or for the 
     Administration to assess the quality of medical care provided 
     by the Administration.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 313 of title 51, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``31303. Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 979. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction,

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and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REVIEW BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   REGARDING INFORMATION COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO ECONOMIC COMPETITION.

       (a) Review.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall complete a review of the requirements and 
     access to commercial information used by elements of the 
     intelligence community for analysis of capital flows, 
     investment security, beneficial ownership of entities, and 
     other transactions and functions related to identifying 
     threats, gaps, and opportunities with respect to economic 
     competition with foreign countries, including the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (2) Elements.--The review required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) The length and expiration of licenses for access to 
     commercial information.
       (B) The number of such licenses permitted for each element 
     of the intelligence community.
       (C) The number of such licenses permitted for Federal 
     departments and agencies that are not elements of the 
     intelligence community, including the Department of Commerce.
       (b) Report; Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the review required by subsection (a)(1) is completed, 
     the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report 
     and provide a briefing to Congress on the findings of the 
     review.
       (2) Elements.--The report and briefing required by 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) The findings of the review required by subsection 
     (a)(1).
       (B) Recommendations of the Director on whether and how the 
     standardization of access to commercial information, the 
     expansion of licenses for such access, the lengthening of 
     license terms beyond 1 year, and the issuance of Government-
     wide (as opposed to agency-by-agency) licenses would advance 
     the open-source collection and analytical requirements of the 
     intelligence community with respect to economic competition 
     with foreign countries, including the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (C) An assessment of cost savings or increases that may 
     result from the standardization described in subparagraph 
     (B).
       (3) Form.--The report and briefing required by paragraph 
     (1) may be classified.
       (c) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 3003).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 980. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REVIEW BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   REGARDING INFORMATION COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO ECONOMIC COMPETITION.

       (a) Review.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall complete a review of the requirements and 
     access to commercial information used by elements of the 
     intelligence community for analysis of capital flows, 
     investment security, beneficial ownership of entities, and 
     other transactions and functions related to identifying 
     threats, gaps, and opportunities with respect to economic 
     competition with foreign countries, including the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (2) Elements.--The review required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) The length and expiration of licenses for access to 
     commercial information.
       (B) The number of such licenses permitted for each element 
     of the intelligence community.
       (C) The number of such licenses permitted for Federal 
     departments and agencies that are not elements of the 
     intelligence community, including the Department of Commerce.
       (b) Report; Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the review required by subsection (a)(1) is completed, 
     the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report 
     and provide a briefing to Congress on the findings of the 
     review.
       (2) Elements.--The report and briefing required by 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) The findings of the review required by subsection 
     (a)(1).
       (B) Recommendations of the Director on whether and how the 
     standardization of access to commercial information, the 
     expansion of licenses for such access, the lengthening of 
     license terms beyond 1 year, and the issuance of Government-
     wide (as opposed to agency-by-agency) licenses would advance 
     the open-source collection and analytical requirements of the 
     intelligence community with respect to economic competition 
     with foreign countries, including the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (C) An assessment of cost savings or increases that may 
     result from the standardization described in subparagraph 
     (B).
       (3) Form.--The report and briefing required by paragraph 
     (1) may be classified.
       (c) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 3003).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 981. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Coons, and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1299L. INVESTMENT, TRADE, AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA AND 
                   LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.

       (a) Strategy Required.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall establish a 
     comprehensive United States strategy for public and private 
     investment, trade, and development in Africa and Latin 
     America and the Caribbean.
       (2) Focus of strategy.--The strategy required by paragraph 
     (1) shall focus on increasing exports of United States goods 
     and services to Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean by 
     200 percent in real dollar value by the date that is 10 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Consultations.--In developing the strategy required by 
     paragraph (1), the President shall consult with--
       (A) Congress;
       (B) each agency that is a member of the Trade Promotion 
     Coordinating Committee;
       (C) the relevant multilateral development banks, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     respective United States Executive Directors of such banks;
       (D) each agency that participates in the Trade Policy Staff 
     Committee established;
       (E) the President's Export Council;
       (F) each of the development agencies;
       (G) any other Federal agencies with responsibility for 
     export promotion or financing and development; and
       (H) the private sector, including businesses, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and African and Latin American 
     and Caribbean diaspora groups.
       (4) Submission to appropriate congressional committees.--
       (A) Strategy.--Not later than 200 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress the strategy required by subsection (a).
       (B) Progress report.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the implementation of the strategy 
     required by paragraph (1).
       (b) Special Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean 
     Export Strategy Coordinators.--The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall designate an individual within the Department of 
     Commerce to serve as Special Africa Export Strategy 
     Coordinator and an individual within the Department of 
     Commerce to serve as Special Latin America and the Caribbean 
     Export Strategy Coordinator--
       (1) to oversee the development and implementation of the 
     strategy required by subsection (a);
       (2) to coordinate developing and implementing the strategy 
     with--
       (A) the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee;
       (B) the Director General for the U.S. and Foreign 
     Commercial Service and the Assistant Secretary for Global 
     Markets;
       (C) the Assistant United States Trade Representative for 
     African Affairs or the Assistant United States Trade 
     Representative for the Western Hemisphere, as appropriate;
       (D) the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs or 
     the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere 
     Affairs, as appropriate;
       (E) the Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of 
     Agriculture;
       (F) the Export-Import Bank of the United States;
       (G) the United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation; and
       (H) the development agencies; and
       (3) considering and reflecting the impact of promotion of 
     United States exports on the economy and employment 
     opportunities of importing country, with a view to improving 
     secure supply chains, avoiding economic disruptions, and 
     stabilizing economic growth in a trade and export strategy.
       (c) Trade Missions to Africa and Latin America and the 
     Caribbean.--It is the sense of Congress that, not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Commerce and other high-

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     level officials of the United States Government with 
     responsibility for export promotion, financing, and 
     development should conduct joint trade missions to Africa and 
     to Latin America and the Caribbean.
       (d) Training.--The President shall develop a plan--
       (1) to standardize the training received by United States 
     and Foreign Commercial Service officers, economic officers of 
     the Department of State, and economic officers of the United 
     States Agency for International Development with respect to 
     the programs and procedures of the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States, the United States International Development 
     Finance Corporation, the Small Business Administration, and 
     the United States Trade and Development Agency; and
       (2) to ensure that, not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) all United States and Foreign Commercial Service 
     officers that are stationed overseas receive the training 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       (B) in the case of a country to which no United States and 
     Foreign Commercial Service officer is assigned, any economic 
     officer of the Department of State stationed in that country 
     receives that training.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Finance, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Development agencies.--The term ``development 
     agencies'' means the United States Department of State, the 
     United States Agency for International Development, the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation, the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation, the United 
     States Trade and Development Agency, the United States 
     Department of Agriculture, and relevant multilateral 
     development banks.
       (3) Multilateral development banks.--The term 
     ``multilateral development banks'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1701(c)(4) of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(4)) and includes the 
     African Development Foundation.
       (4) Trade policy staff committee.--The term ``Trade Policy 
     Staff Committee'' means the Trade Policy Staff Committee 
     established pursuant to section 2002.2 of title 15, Code of 
     Federal Regulations.
       (5) Trade promotion coordinating committee.--The term 
     ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' means the Trade 
     Promotion Coordinating Committee established under section 
     2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727).
       (6) United states and foreign commercial service.--The term 
     ``United States and Foreign Commercial Service'' means the 
     United States and Foreign Commercial Service established by 
     section 2301 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
     4721).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 982. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Daines) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

 DIVISION I--FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT 
                                OF 2023

     SEC. 11001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 11002. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this division are--
       (1) to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of 
     claims to water rights in the State of Montana for--
       (A) the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap 
     Reservation of Montana; and
       (B) the United States, acting as trustee for the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community and allottees;
       (2) to authorize, ratify, and confirm the water rights 
     compact entered into by the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
     the State, to the extent that the Compact is consistent with 
     this division;
       (3) to authorize and direct the Secretary--
       (A) to execute the Compact; and
       (B) to take any other actions necessary to carry out the 
     Compact in accordance with this division;
       (4) to authorize funds necessary for the implementation of 
     the Compact and this division; and
       (5) to authorize the exchange and transfer of certain 
     Federal and State land.

     SEC. 11003. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Allottee.--The term ``allottee'' means an individual 
     who holds a beneficial real property interest in an allotment 
     of Indian land that is--
       (A) located within the Reservation; and
       (B) held in trust by the United States.
       (2) Blackfeet tribe.--The term ``Blackfeet Tribe'' means 
     the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of 
     Montana.
       (3) Cercla.--The term ``CERCLA'' means the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
       (4) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the 
     Commissioner of Reclamation.
       (5) Compact.--The term ``Compact'' means--
       (A) the Fort Belknap-Montana water rights compact dated 
     April 16, 2001, as contained in section 85-20-1001 of the 
     Montana Code Annotated (2021); and
       (B) any appendix (including appendix amendments), part, or 
     amendment to the Compact that is executed to make the Compact 
     consistent with this division.
       (6) Enforceability date.--The term ``enforceability date'' 
     means the date described in section 11011(f).
       (7) Fort belknap indian community.--The term ``Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community'' means the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine 
     Tribes of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana, a 
     federally recognized Indian Tribal entity included on the 
     list published by the Secretary pursuant to section 104(a) of 
     the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 
     U.S.C. 5131(a)).
       (8) Fort belknap indian community council.--The term ``Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community Council'' means the governing body 
     of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.
       (9) Fort belknap indian irrigation project.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
     Project'' means the Federal Indian irrigation project 
     constructed and operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     consisting of the Milk River unit, including--
       (i) the Three Mile unit; and
       (ii) the White Bear unit.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
     Project'' includes any addition to the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Irrigation Project constructed pursuant to this division, 
     including expansion of the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
     Project, the Pumping Plant, delivery Pipe and Canal, the Fort 
     Belknap Reservoir and Dam, and the Peoples Creek Flood 
     Protection Project.
       (10) Implementation fund.--The term ``Implementation Fund'' 
     means the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement 
     Implementation Fund established by section 11013(a).
       (11) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       (12) Lake elwell.--The term ``Lake Elwell'' means the water 
     impounded on the Marias River in the State by Tiber Dam, a 
     feature of the Lower Marias Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
     River Basin Program authorized by section 9 of the Act of 
     December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act 
     of 1944'') (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665).
       (13) Malta irrigation district.--The term ``Malta 
     Irrigation District'' means the public corporation--
       (A) created on December 28, 1923, pursuant to the laws of 
     the State relating to irrigation districts; and
       (B) headquartered in Malta, Montana.
       (14) Milk river.--The term ``Milk River'' means the 
     mainstem of the Milk River and each tributary of the Milk 
     River between the headwaters of the Milk River and the 
     confluence of the Milk River with the Missouri River, 
     consisting of--
       (A) Montana Water Court Basins 40F, 40G, 40H, 40I, 40J, 
     40K, 40L, 40M, 40N, and 40O; and
       (B) the portion of the Milk River and each tributary of the 
     Milk River that flows through the Canadian Provinces of 
     Alberta and Saskatchewan.
       (15) Milk river project.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``Milk River Project'' means the 
     Bureau of Reclamation project conditionally approved by the 
     Secretary on March 14, 1903, pursuant to the Act of June 17, 
     1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), commencing at Lake 
     Sherburne Reservoir and providing water to a point 
     approximately 6 miles east of Nashua, Montana.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Milk River Project'' includes--
       (i) the St. Mary Unit;
       (ii) the Fresno Dam and Reservoir; and
       (iii) the Dodson pumping unit.
       (16) Missouri river basin.--The term ``Missouri River 
     Basin'' means the hydrologic basin of the Missouri River, 
     including tributaries.
       (17) Operations and maintenance.--The term ``operations and 
     maintenance'' means the Bureau of Indian Affairs operations 
     and maintenance activities related to costs described in 
     section 171.500 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     a successor regulation).
       (18) Operations, maintenance, and replacement.--The term 
     ``operations, maintenance, and replacement'' means--
       (A) any recurring or ongoing activity associated with the 
     day-to-day operation of a project;
       (B) any activity relating to scheduled or unscheduled 
     maintenance of a project; and
       (C) any activity relating to repairing, replacing, or 
     rehabilitating a feature of a project.

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       (19) Pick-sloan missouri river basin program.--The term 
     ``Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program'' means the Pick-
     Sloan Missouri River Basin Program (authorized by section 9 
     of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the 
     ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665)).
       (20) PMM.--The term ``PMM'' means the Principal Meridian, 
     Montana.
       (21) Reservation.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``Reservation'' means the area of 
     the Fort Belknap Reservation in the State, as modified by 
     this division.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Reservation'' includes--
       (i) all land and interests in land established by--

       (I) the Agreement with the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine 
     Tribes of the Fort Belknap Reservation, ratified by the Act 
     of May 1, 1888 (25 Stat. 113, chapter 212), as modified by 
     the Agreement with the Indians of the Fort Belknap 
     Reservation of October 9, 1895 (ratified by the Act of June 
     10, 1896) (29 Stat. 350, chapter 398);
       (II) the Act of March 3, 1921 (41 Stat. 1355, chapter 135); 
     and
       (III) Public Law 94-114 (25 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.);

       (ii) the land known as the ``Hancock lands'' purchased by 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community pursuant to the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community Council Resolution No. 234-89 
     (October 2, 1989); and
       (iii) all land transferred to the United States to be held 
     in trust for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     under section 11006.
       (22) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (23) St. mary unit.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``St. Mary Unit'' means the St. 
     Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project authorized by 
     Congress on March 25, 1905.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``St. Mary Unit'' includes--
       (i) Sherburne Dam and Reservoir;
       (ii) Swift Current Creek Dike;
       (iii) Lower St. Mary Lake;
       (iv) St. Mary Canal Diversion Dam; and
       (v) St. Mary Canal and appurtenances.
       (24) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Montana.
       (25) Tribal water code.--The term ``Tribal water code'' 
     means the Tribal water code enacted by the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community pursuant to section 11005(g).
       (26) Tribal water rights.--The term ``Tribal water rights'' 
     means the water rights of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 
     as described in Article III of the Compact and this division, 
     including the allocation of water to the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community from Lake Elwell under section 11007.
       (27) Trust fund.--The term ``Trust Fund'' means the Aaniiih 
     Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund established for the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community under section 11012(a).

     SEC. 11004. RATIFICATION OF COMPACT.

       (a) Ratification of Compact.--
       (1) In general.--As modified by this division, the Compact 
     is authorized, ratified, and confirmed.
       (2) Amendments.--Any amendment to the Compact is 
     authorized, ratified, and confirmed to the extent that the 
     amendment is executed to make the Compact consistent with 
     this division.
       (b) Execution.--
       (1) In general.--To the extent that the Compact does not 
     conflict with this division, the Secretary shall execute the 
     Compact, including all appendices to, or parts of, the 
     Compact requiring the signature of the Secretary.
       (2) Modifications.--Nothing in this division precludes the 
     Secretary from approving any modification to an appendix to 
     the Compact that is consistent with this division, to the 
     extent that the modification does not otherwise require 
     congressional approval under section 2116 of the Revised 
     Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177) or any other applicable provision of 
     Federal law.
       (c) Environmental Compliance.--
       (1) In general.--In implementing the Compact and this 
     division, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable 
     provisions of--
       (A) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (B) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including the implementing regulations 
     of that Act; and
       (C) other applicable Federal environmental laws and 
     regulations.
       (2) Compliance.--
       (A) In general.--In implementing the Compact and this 
     division, the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall prepare any 
     necessary environmental documents, except for any 
     environmental documents required under section 11008, 
     consistent with all applicable provisions of--
       (i) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (ii) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), including the implementing regulations 
     of that Act; and
       (iii) all other applicable Federal environmental laws and 
     regulations.
       (B) Authorizations.--The Secretary shall--
       (i) independently evaluate the documentation submitted 
     under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) be responsible for the accuracy, scope, and contents 
     of that documentation.
       (3) Effect of execution.--The execution of the Compact by 
     the Secretary under this section shall not constitute a major 
     Federal action for purposes of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (4) Costs.--Any costs associated with the performance of 
     the compliance activities described in paragraph (2) shall be 
     paid from funds deposited in the Trust Fund, subject to the 
     condition that any costs associated with the performance of 
     Federal approval or other review of such compliance work or 
     costs associated with inherently Federal functions shall 
     remain the responsibility of the Secretary.

     SEC. 11005. TRIBAL WATER RIGHTS.

       (a) Confirmation of Tribal Water Rights.--
       (1) In general.--The Tribal water rights are ratified, 
     confirmed, and declared to be valid.
       (2) Use.--Any use of the Tribal water rights shall be 
     subject to the terms and conditions of the Compact and this 
     division.
       (3) Conflict.--In the event of a conflict between the 
     Compact and this division, this division shall control.
       (b) Intent of Congress.--It is the intent of Congress to 
     provide to each allottee benefits that are equivalent to, or 
     exceed, the benefits the allottees possess on the day before 
     the date of enactment of this division, taking into 
     consideration--
       (1) the potential risks, cost, and time delay associated 
     with litigation that would be resolved by the Compact and 
     this division;
       (2) the availability of funding under this division and 
     from other sources;
       (3) the availability of water from the Tribal water rights; 
     and
       (4) the applicability of section 7 of the Act of February 
     8, 1887 (24 Stat. 390, chapter 119; 25 U.S.C. 381), and this 
     division to protect the interests of allottees.
       (c) Trust Status of Tribal Water Rights.--The Tribal water 
     rights--
       (1) shall be held in trust by the United States for the use 
     and benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
     allottees in accordance with this division; and
       (2) shall not be subject to loss through non-use, 
     forfeiture, or abandonment.
       (d) Allottees.--
       (1) Applicability of the act of february 8, 1887.--The 
     provisions of section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 
     Stat. 390, chapter 119; 25 U.S.C. 381), relating to the use 
     of water for irrigation purposes, shall apply to the Tribal 
     water rights.
       (2) Entitlement to water.--Any entitlement to water of an 
     allottee under Federal law shall be satisfied from the Tribal 
     water rights.
       (3) Allocations.--An allottee shall be entitled to a just 
     and equitable allocation of water for irrigation purposes.
       (4) Claims.--
       (A) Exhaustion of remedies.--Before asserting any claim 
     against the United States under section 7 of the Act of 
     February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 390, chapter 119; 25 U.S.C. 381), 
     or any other applicable law, an allottee shall exhaust 
     remedies available under the Tribal water code or other 
     applicable Tribal law.
       (B) Action for relief.--After the exhaustion of all 
     remedies available under the Tribal water code or other 
     applicable Tribal law, an allottee may seek relief under 
     section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 390, 
     chapter 119; 25 U.S.C. 381), or other applicable law.
       (5) Authority of the secretary.--The Secretary shall have 
     the authority to protect the rights of allottees in 
     accordance with this section.
       (e) Authority of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.--
       (1) In general.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
     have the authority to allocate, distribute, and lease the 
     Tribal water rights for use on the Reservation in accordance 
     with the Compact, this division, and applicable Federal law.
       (2) Off-reservation use.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     may allocate, distribute, and lease the Tribal water rights 
     for off-Reservation use in accordance with the Compact, this 
     division, and applicable Federal law--
       (A) subject to the approval of the Secretary; or
       (B) pursuant to Tribal water leasing regulations consistent 
     with the requirements of subsection (f).
       (3) Land leases by allottees.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (1), an allottee may lease any interest in land held by the 
     allottee, together with any water right determined to be 
     appurtenant to the interest in land, in accordance with the 
     Tribal water code.
       (f) Tribal Water Leasing Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--At the discretion of the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community, any water lease of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community of the Tribal water rights for use on or off the 
     Reservation shall not require the approval of the Secretary 
     if the lease--
       (A) is executed under tribal regulations, approved by the 
     Secretary under this subsection;
       (B) is in accordance with the Compact; and
       (C) does not exceed a term of 100 years, except that a 
     lease may include an option to renew for 1 additional term of 
     not to exceed 100 years.
       (2) Authority of the secretary over tribal water leasing 
     regulations.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall have the authority to 
     approve or disapprove any Tribal water leasing regulations 
     issued in accordance with paragraph (1).
       (B) Considerations for approval.--The Secretary shall 
     approve any Tribal water leasing regulations issued in 
     accordance with

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     paragraph (1) if the Tribal water leasing regulations--
       (i) provide for an environmental review process that 
     includes--

       (I) the identification and evaluation of any significant 
     effects of the proposed action on the environment; and
       (II) a process for ensuring that--

       (aa) the public is informed of, and has a reasonable 
     opportunity to comment on, any significant environmental 
     impacts of the proposed action identified by the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community; and
       (bb) the Fort Belknap Indian Community provides responses 
     to relevant and substantive public comments on those impacts 
     prior to its approval of a water lease; and
       (ii) are consistent with this division and the Compact.
       (3) Review process.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date on 
     which Tribal water leasing regulations under paragraph (1) 
     are submitted to the Secretary, the Secretary shall review 
     and approve or disapprove the regulations.
       (B) Written documentation.--If the Secretary disapproves 
     the Tribal water leasing regulations described in 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall include written 
     documentation with the disapproval notification that 
     describes the basis for this disapproval.
       (C) Extension.--The deadline described in subparagraph (A) 
     may be extended by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community.
       (4) Federal environmental review.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), if the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     carries out a project or activity funded by a Federal agency, 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community--
       (A) shall have the authority to rely on the environmental 
     review process of the applicable Federal agency; and
       (B) shall not be required to carry out a tribal 
     environmental review process under this subsection.
       (5) Documentation.--If the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     issues a lease pursuant to Tribal water leasing regulations 
     under paragraph (1), the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
     provide the Secretary and the State a copy of the lease, 
     including any amendments or renewals to the lease.
       (6) Limitation of liability.--
       (A) In general.--The United States shall not be liable in 
     any claim relating to the negotiation, execution, or approval 
     of any lease or exchange agreement or storage agreement, 
     including any claims relating to the terms included in such 
     an agreement, made pursuant to Tribal water leasing 
     regulations under paragraph (1).
       (B) Obligations.--The United States shall have no trust 
     obligation or other obligation to monitor, administer, or 
     account for--
       (i) any funds received by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     as consideration under any lease or exchange agreement or 
     storage agreement; or
       (ii) the expenditure of those funds.
       (g) Tribal Water Code.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding Article IV.A.2. of the 
     Compact, not later than 4 years after the date on which the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community approves the Compact in 
     accordance with section 11011(f)(1), the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community shall enact a Tribal water code that provides for--
       (A) the administration, management, regulation, and 
     governance of all uses of the Tribal water rights in 
     accordance with the Compact and this division; and
       (B) the establishment by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     of the conditions, permit requirements, and other 
     requirements for the allocation, distribution, or use of the 
     Tribal water rights in accordance with the Compact and this 
     division.
       (2) Inclusions.--Subject to the approval of the Secretary, 
     the Tribal water code shall provide--
       (A) that use of water by allottees shall be satisfied with 
     water from the Tribal water rights;
       (B) a process by which an allottee may request that the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community provide water for irrigation 
     use in accordance with this division, including the provision 
     of water under any allottee lease under section 4 of the Act 
     of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 856, chapter 431; 25 U.S.C. 403);
       (C) a due process system for the consideration and 
     determination by the Fort Belknap Indian Community of any 
     request of an allottee (or a successor in interest to an 
     allottee) for an allocation of water for irrigation purposes 
     on allotted land, including a process for--
       (i) appeal and adjudication of any denied or disputed 
     distribution of water; and
       (ii) resolution of any contested administrative decision;
       (D) a requirement that any allottee asserting a claim 
     relating to the enforcement of rights of the allottee under 
     the Tribal water code, including to the quantity of water 
     allocated to land of the allottee, shall exhaust all remedies 
     available to the allottee under Tribal law before initiating 
     an action against the United States or petitioning the 
     Secretary pursuant to subsection (d)(4)(B);
       (E) a process by which an owner of fee land within the 
     boundaries of the Reservation may apply for use of a portion 
     of the Tribal water rights; and
       (F) a process for the establishment of a controlled 
     Groundwater area and for the management of that area in 
     cooperation with establishment of a contiguous controlled 
     Groundwater area off the Reservation established pursuant to 
     Section B.2. of Article IV of the Compact and State law.
       (3) Action by secretary.--
       (A) In general.--During the period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which a 
     Tribal water code described in paragraphs (1) and (2) is 
     enacted, the Secretary shall administer, with respect to the 
     rights of allottees, the Tribal water rights in accordance 
     with the Compact and this division.
       (B) Approval.--The Tribal water code described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be valid unless--
       (i) the provisions of the Tribal water code required by 
     paragraph (2) are approved by the Secretary; and
       (ii) each amendment to the Tribal water code that affects a 
     right of an allottee is approved by the Secretary.
       (C) Approval period.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove 
     the Tribal water code or an amendment to the Tribal water 
     code by not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
     Tribal water code or amendment to the Tribal water code is 
     submitted to the Secretary.
       (ii) Extensions.--The deadline described in clause (i) may 
     be extended by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community.
       (h) Administration.--
       (1) No alienation.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
     not permanently alienate any portion of the Tribal water 
     rights.
       (2) Purchases or grants of land from indians.--An 
     authorization provided by this division for the allocation, 
     distribution, leasing, or other arrangement entered into 
     pursuant to this division shall be considered to satisfy any 
     requirement for authorization of the action required by 
     Federal law.
       (3) Prohibition on forfeiture.--The non-use of all or any 
     portion of the Tribal water rights by any water user shall 
     not result in the forfeiture, abandonment, relinquishment, or 
     other loss of all or any portion of the Tribal water rights.
       (i) Effect.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 
     section, nothing in this division--
       (1) authorizes any action by an allottee against any 
     individual or entity, or against the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community, under Federal, State, Tribal, or local law; or
       (2) alters or affects the status of any action brought 
     pursuant to section 1491(a) of title 28, United States Code.
       (j) Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program Power Rates.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     Energy, shall make available the Pick-Sloan Missouri River 
     Basin Program irrigation project pumping power rates to the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community, the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Irrigation Project, and any projects funded under this 
     division.
       (2) Authorized purposes.--The power rates made available 
     under paragraph (1) shall be authorized for the purposes of 
     wheeling, administration, and payment of irrigation project 
     pumping power rates, including project use power for gravity 
     power.

     SEC. 11006. EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER OF LAND.

       (a) Exchange of Eligible Land and State Land.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means--
       (i) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)) that 
     are administered by the Secretary, acting through the 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and
       (ii) land in the National Forest System (as defined in 
     section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)) that is administered by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the 
     Forest Service.
       (B) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means, as applicable--
       (i) the Secretary, with respect to the eligible land 
     administered by the Bureau of Land Management; and
       (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to eligible 
     land managed by the Forest Service.
       (2) Negotiations authorized.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall offer to 
     enter into negotiations with the State for the purpose of 
     exchanging eligible land described in paragraph (4) for the 
     State land described in paragraph (3).
       (B) Requirements.--Any exchange of land made pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be subject to the terms and conditions 
     of this subsection.
       (C) Priority.--
       (i) In general.--In carrying out this paragraph, the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, during the 
     5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
     give priority to an exchange of eligible land located within 
     the State for State land.
       (ii) Secretary of agriculture.--The responsibility of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under clause (i), during the 5-year 
     period described in that clause, shall be limited to 
     negotiating with the State an acceptable package of land in 
     the National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of 
     the Forest and Rangeland Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
     U.S.C. 1609(a))).

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       (3) State land.--The Secretary is authorized to accept the 
     following parcels of State land located on and off the 
     Reservation:
       (A) 717.56 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., sec. 16.
       (B) 707.04 acres in T. 27 N., R. 22 E., sec. 16.
       (C) 640 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 36.
       (D) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 23 E., sec. 16.
       (E) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 23 E., sec. 36.
       (F) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 26 E., sec. 16.
       (G) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., sec. 36.
       (H) 640 acres in T. 27 N., R. 23 E., sec. 16.
       (I) 640 acres in T. 27 N., R. 25 E., sec. 36.
       (J) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 22 E., sec. 36.
       (K) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 23 E., sec. 16.
       (L) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 24 E., sec. 36.
       (M) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 25 E., sec. 16.
       (N) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 25 E., sec. 36.
       (O) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 26 E., sec. 16.
       (P) 94.96 acres in T. 28 N., R. 26 E., sec. 36, under lease 
     by the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, comprised of--
       (i) 30.68 acres in lot 5;
       (ii) 26.06 acres in lot 6;
       (iii) 21.42 acres in lot 7; and
       (iv) 16.8 acres in lot 8.
       (Q) 652.32 acres in T. 29 N., R. 22 E., sec. 16, excluding 
     the 73.36 acres under lease by individuals who are not 
     members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (R) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 22 E., sec. 36.
       (S) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 23 E., sec. 16.
       (T) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 24 E., sec. 16.
       (U) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 24 E., sec. 36.
       (V) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 25 E., sec. 16.
       (W) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 25 E., sec. 36.
       (X) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 26 E., sec. 16.
       (Y) 663.22 acres in T. 30 N., R. 22 E., sec. 16, excluding 
     the 58.72 acres under lease by individuals who are not 
     members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (Z) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 22 E., sec. 36.
       (AA) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 23 E., sec. 16.
       (BB) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 23 E., sec. 36.
       (CC) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 24 E., sec. 16.
       (DD) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 24 E., sec. 36.
       (EE) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 25 E., sec. 16.
       (FF) 275.88 acres in T. 30 N., R. 26 E., sec. 36, under 
     lease by the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (GG) 640 acres in T. 31 N., R. 22 E., sec. 36.
       (HH) 640 acres in T. 31 N., R. 23 E., sec. 16.
       (II) 640 acres in T. 31 N., R. 23 E., sec. 36.
       (JJ) 34.04 acres in T. 31 N., R. 26 E., sec. 16, lot 4.
       (KK) 640 aces in T. 25 N., R 22 E., sec 16.
       (4) Eligible land.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     reservation of easements or rights-of-way deemed necessary to 
     be retained by the Secretary concerned, and the requirements 
     of this subsection, the Secretary is authorized and directed 
     to convey to the State any eligible land within the State 
     identified in the negotiations authorized by paragraph (2) 
     and agreed to by the Secretary concerned.
       (B) Exceptions.--The Secretary concerned shall exclude from 
     any conveyance any parcel of eligible land that is--
       (i) included within the National Landscape Conservation 
     System established by section 2002(a) of the Omnibus Public 
     Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7202(a)), without 
     regard to whether that land has been identified as available 
     for disposal in a land use plan;
       (ii) designated as wilderness by Congress;
       (iii) within a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System; or
       (iv) designated in the Forest Land and Resource Management 
     Plan as a Research Natural Area.
       (C) Administrative responsibility.--The Secretary shall be 
     responsible for meeting all substantive and any procedural 
     requirements necessary to complete the exchange and the 
     conveyance of the eligible land.
       (5) Land into trust.--On completion of the land exchange 
     authorized by this subsection, the Secretary shall, as soon 
     as practicable after the enforceability date, take the land 
     received by the United States pursuant to this subsection 
     into trust for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community.
       (6) Terms and conditions.--
       (A) Equal value.--The values of the eligible land and State 
     land exchanged under this subsection shall be equal, except 
     that the Secretary concerned may--
       (i) exchange land that is of approximately equal value if 
     such an exchange complies with the requirements of section 
     206(h) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1716(h)) (and any regulations implementing that 
     section) without regard to the monetary limitation described 
     in paragraph (1)(A) of that section; and
       (ii) make or accept an equalization payment, or waive an 
     equalization payment, if such a payment or waiver of a 
     payment complies with the requirements of section 206(b) of 
     that Act (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)) (and any regulations 
     implementing that section).
       (B) Impacts on local governments.--In identifying eligible 
     land to be exchanged with the State, the Secretary concerned 
     and the State may--
       (i) consider the financial impacts of exchanging specific 
     eligible land on local governments; and
       (ii) attempt to minimize the financial impact of the 
     exchange on local governments.
       (C) Existing authorizations.--
       (i) Eligible land conveyed to the state.--

       (I) In general.--Any eligible land conveyed to the State 
     under this subsection shall be subject to any valid existing 
     rights, contracts, leases, permits, and rights-of-way, unless 
     the holder of the right, contract, lease, permit, or right-
     of-way requests an earlier termination in accordance with 
     existing law.
       (II) Assumption by state.--The State shall assume all 
     benefits and obligations of the Forest Service or the Bureau 
     of Land Management, as applicable, under the existing rights, 
     contracts, leases, permits, and rights-of-way described in 
     subclause (I).

       (ii) State land conveyed to the united states.--

       (I) In general.--Any State land conveyed to the United 
     States under this subsection and taken into trust for the 
     benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community subject shall be 
     to any valid existing rights, contracts, leases, permits, and 
     rights-of-way, unless the holder of the right, contract, 
     lease, permit, or right-of-way requests an earlier 
     termination in accordance with existing law.
       (II) Assumption by bureau of indian affairs.--The Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs shall--

       (aa) assume all benefits and obligations of the State under 
     the existing rights, contracts, leases, permits, and rights-
     of-way described in subclause (I); and
       (bb) disburse to the Fort Belknap Indian Community any 
     amounts that accrue to the United States from those rights, 
     contracts, leases, permits, and rights-of-way, after the date 
     of transfer from any sale, bonus, royalty, or rental relating 
     to that land in the same manner as amounts received from 
     other land held by the Secretary in trust for the benefit of 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community.
       (D) Personal property.--
       (i) In general.--Any improvements constituting personal 
     property, as defined by State law, belonging to the holder of 
     a right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way on land 
     transferred to the United States under this subsection 
     shall--

       (I) remain the property of the holder; and
       (II) be removed not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way 
     expires, unless the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the 
     holder agree otherwise.

       (ii) Remaining property.--Any personal property described 
     in clause (i) remaining with the holder described in that 
     clause beyond the 90-day period described in subclause (II) 
     of that clause shall--

       (I) become the property of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community; and
       (II) be subject to removal and disposition at the 
     discretion of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.

       (iii) Liability of previous holder.--The holder of personal 
     property described in clause (i) shall be liable for costs 
     incurred by the Fort Belknap Indian Community in removing and 
     disposing of the personal property under clause (ii)(II).
       (7) Technical corrections.--Notwithstanding the 
     descriptions of the parcels of land owned by the State under 
     paragraph (3), the State may, with the consent of the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community, make technical corrections to the 
     legal land descriptions to more specifically identify the 
     State parcels to be exchanged.
       (8) Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide $10,000,000 of 
     financial or other assistance to the State and the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community as may be necessary to obtain the 
     appraisals, and to satisfy administrative requirements, 
     necessary to accomplish the exchanges under paragraph (2).
       (b) Federal Land Transfers.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and the 
     requirements of this subsection, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the land described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be held by the United States in trust for 
     the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community as part of 
     the Reservation on the enforceability date.
       (2) Federal land.--
       (A) Bureau of land management parcels.--
       (i) 59.46 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., sec. 4, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 19.55 acres in lot 10;
       (II) 19.82 acres in lot 11; and
       (III) 20.09 acres in lot 16.

       (ii) 324.24 acres in the N\1/2\ of T. 25 N., R. 22 E., sec. 
     5.
       (iii) 403.56 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., sec. 9, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 20.39 acres in lot 2;
       (II) 20.72 acres in lot 7;
       (III) 21.06 acres in lot 8;
       (IV) 40.00 acres in lot 9;
       (V) 40.00 acres in lot 10;
       (VI) 40.00 acres in lot 11;
       (VII) 40.00 acres in lot 12;
       (VIII) 21.39 acres in lot 13; and
       (IX) 160 acres in SW\1/4\.

       (iv) 70.63 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., sec. 13, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 18.06 acres in lot 5;
       (II) 18.25 acres in lot 6;
       (III) 18.44 acres in lot 7; and
       (IV) 15.88 acres in lot 8.

       (v) 71.12 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., sec. 14, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 17.65 acres in lot 5;
       (II) 17.73 acres in lot 6;
       (III) 17.83 acres in lot 7; and
       (IV) 17.91 acres in lot 8.

       (vi) 103.29 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., sec. 15, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 21.56 acres in lot 6;
       (II) 29.50 acres in lot 7;
       (III) 17.28 acres in lot 8;
       (IV) 17.41 acres in lot 9; and
       (V) 17.54 acres in lot 10.

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       (vii) 160 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 1, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\ ; and
       (II) 80 acres in the W\1/2\ of the SW\1/4\.

       (viii) 567.50 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 2, 
     comprised of--

       (I) 82.54 acres in the E\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\;
       (II) 164.96 acres in the NE\1/4\; and
       (III) 320 acres in the S\1/2\.

       (ix) 240 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 3, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\;
       (II) 160 acres in the SW\1/4\; and
       (III) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\.

       (x) 120 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 4, comprised of--

       (I) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\; and
       (II) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\.

       (xi) 200 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 5, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 160 acres in the SW\1/4\; and
       (II) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\.

       (xii) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of T. 26 N., 
     R. 21 E., sec. 6.
       (xiii) 240 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 8, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\;
       (II) 160 acres in the NW\1/4\; and
       (III) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\.

       (xiv) 320 acres in the E\1/2\ of T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 
     9.
       (xv) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 10.
       (xvi) 600 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 11, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 320 acres in the N\1/2\;
       (II) 80 acres in the N\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\;
       (III) 160 acres in the SW\1/4\; and
       (IV) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\.

       (xvii) 525.81 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., sec. 21, 
     comprised of--

       (I) 6.62 acres in lot 1;
       (II) 5.70 acres in lot 2;
       (III) 56.61 acres in lot 5;
       (IV) 56.88 acres in lot 6;
       (V) 320 acres in the W\1/2\; and
       (VI) 80 acres in the W\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\.

       (xviii) 719.58 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., sec. 28.
       (xix) 560 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., sec. 29, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 320 acres in the N\1/2\;
       (II) 160 acres in the N\1/2\ of the S\1/2\; and
       (III) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\.

       (xx) 400 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., sec. 32, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 320 acres in the S\1/2\; and
       (II) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\.

       (xxi) 455.51 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., sec. 33, 
     comprised of--

       (I) 58.25 acres in lot 3;
       (II) 58.5 acres in lot 4;
       (III) 58.76 acres in lot 5;
       (IV) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\;
       (V) 160 acres in the SW\1/4\; and
       (VI) 80 acres in the W\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\.

       (xxii) 88.71 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 1, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 24.36 acres in lot 1;
       (II) 24.35 acres in lot 2; and
       (III) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\.

       (xxiii) 80 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 3, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 40 acres in lot 11; and
       (II) 40 acres in lot 12.

       (xxiv) 80 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 11, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\; and
       (II) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\.

       (xxv) 200 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 12, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the SW\1/4\;
       (II) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\; and
       (III) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\.

       (xxvi) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of T. 27 N., 
     R. 21 E., sec. 23.
       (xxvii) 320 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 24, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\;
       (II) 160 acres in the NE\1/4\;
       (III) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\; and
       (IV) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\.

       (xxviii) 120 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 25, 
     comprised of--

       (I) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the NE\1/4\; and
       (II) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\.

       (xxix) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of T. 27 N., 
     R. 21 E., sec. 26.
       (xxx) 160 acres in the NW\1/4\ of T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 
     27.
       (xxxi) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of T. 27 N., 
     R. 21 E., sec. 29.
       (xxxii) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of T. 27 N., 
     R. 21 E., sec 30.
       (xxxiii) 120 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 33, 
     comprised of--

       (I) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\; and
       (II) 80 acres in the N\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\.

       (xxxiv) 440 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 34, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 160 acres in the N\1/2\ of the S\1/2\;
       (II) 160 acres in the NE\1/4\;
       (III) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\; and
       (IV) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\.

       (xxxv) 133.44 acres in T. 27 N., R. 22 E., sec. 4, 
     comprised of--

       (I) 28.09 acres in lot 5;
       (II) 25.35 acres in lot 6;
       (III) 40 acres in lot 10; and
       (IV) 40 acres in lot 15.

       (xxxvi) 160 acres in T. 27 N., R. 22 E., sec. 7, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\;
       (II) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\; and
       (III) 80 acres in the W\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\.

       (xxxvii) 120 acres in T. 27 N., R. 22 E., sec. 8, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\; and
       (II) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\.

       (xxxviii) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of T. 27 
     N., R. 22 E., sec. 9.
       (xxxix) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of T. 27 N., 
     R. 22 E., sec. 17.
       (xl) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of T. 27 N., R. 
     22 E., sec. 19.
       (xli) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of T. 27 N., 
     R22 E., sec. 20.
       (xlii) 80 acres in the W\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\ of T. 27 N., 
     R. 22 E., sec. 31.
       (xliii) 52.36 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of T. 27 
     N., R. 22 E., sec. 33.
       (xliv) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of T. 28 N., 
     R. 22 E., sec. 29.
       (xlv) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of T. 26 N., 
     R. 21 E., sec. 7.
       (xlvi) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of T. 26 N., 
     R. 21 E., sec. 12.
       (xlvii) 42.38 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of T. 26 
     N., R. 22 E., sec. 6.
       (xlviii) 320 acres in the E\1/2\ of T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 
     sec. 17.
       (xlix) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the NE\1/4\ of T. 26 N., 
     R. 22 E., sec. 20.
       (l) 240 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., sec. 30, comprised 
     of--

       (I) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the NE\1/4\;
       (II) 80 acres in the N\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\;
       (III) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\; and
       (IV) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\.

       (B) Bureau of indian affairs.--The parcels of approximately 
     3,519.3 acres of trust land that have been converted to fee 
     land, judicially foreclosed on, acquired by the Department of 
     Agriculture, and transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     described in clauses (i) through (iii).
       (i) Parcel 1.--The land described in this clause is 640 
     acres in T. 29 N., R. 26 E., comprised of--

       (I) 160 acres in the SW\1/4\ of sec. 27;
       (II) 160 acres in the NE\1/4\ of sec. 33; and
       (III) 320 acres in the W\1/2\ of sec. 34.

       (ii) Parcel 2.--The land described in this clause is 320 
     acres in the N\1/2\ of T. 30 N., R. 23 E., sec. 28.
       (iii) Parcel 3.--The land described in this clause is 
     2,559.3 acres, comprised of--

       (I) T. 28 N., R. 24 E., including--

       (aa) of sec. 16--
       (AA) 5 acres in the E\1/2\, W\1/2\, E\1/2\, W\1/2\, W\1/2\, 
     NE\1/4\;
       (BB) 10 acres in the E\1/2\ , E\1/2\, W\1/2\, W\1/2\, NE\1/
     4\;
       (CC) 40 acres in the E\1/2\, W\1/2\, NE\1/4\;
       (DD) 40 acres in the W\1/2\, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\;
       (EE) 20 acres in the W\1/2\, E\1/2\, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\;
       (FF) 5 acres in the W\1/2\, W\1/2\, E\1/2\, E\1/2\, E\1/2\, 
     NE\1/4\; and
       (GG) 160 acres in the SE\1/4\;
       (bb) 640 acres in sec. 21;
       (cc) 320 acres in the S\1/2\ of sec. 22; and
       (dd) 320 acres in the W\1/2\ of sec. 27;

       (II) T. 29 N., R. 25 E., PMM, including--

       (aa) 320 acres in the S\1/2\ of sec. 1; and
       (bb) 320 acres in the N\1/2\ of sec. 12;

       (III) 39.9 acres in T. 29 N., R. 26 E., PMM, sec. 6, lot 2;
       (IV) T. 30 N., R. 26 E., PMM, including--

       (aa) 39.4 acres in sec. 3, lot 2;
       (bb) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of sec. 4;
       (cc) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\ of sec. 5;
       (dd) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\ of sec. 7; and
       (ee) 40 acres in the N\1/2\, N\1/2\, NE\1/4\ of sec. 18; 
     and

       (V) 40 acres in T. 31 N., R. 26 E., PMM, the NW\1/4\ of the 
     SE\1/4\ of sec. 31.

       (3) Terms and conditions.--
       (A) Existing authorizations.--
       (i) In general.--Federal land transferred under this 
     subsection shall be conveyed and taken into trust subject to 
     valid existing rights, contracts, leases, permits, and 
     rights-of-way, unless the holder of the right, contract, 
     lease, permit, and rights-of-way requests an earlier 
     termination in accordance with existing law.
       (ii) Assumption by bureau of indian affairs.--The Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs shall--

       (I) assume all benefits and obligations of the previous 
     land management agency under the existing rights, contracts, 
     leases, permits, and rights-of-way described in clause (i); 
     and
       (II) disburse to the Fort Belknap Indian Community any 
     amounts that accrue to the United States from those rights, 
     contracts, leases, permits, and rights-of-ways after the date 
     of transfer from any sale, bonus, royalty, or rental relating 
     to that land in the same manner as amounts received from 
     other land held by the Secretary in trust for the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community.

       (B) Personal property.--
       (i) In general.--Any improvements constituting personal 
     property, as defined by State law, belonging to the holder of 
     a right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way on land 
     transferred under this subsection shall--

       (I) remain the property of the holder; and
       (II) be removed from the land not later than 90 days after 
     the date on which the right, contract, lease, permit, or 
     right-of-way expires, unless the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community and the holder agree otherwise.

       (ii) Remaining property.--Any personal property described 
     in clause (i) remaining with the holder described in that 
     clause beyond the 90-day period described in subclause (II) 
     of that clause shall--

       (I) become the property of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community; and
       (II) be subject to removal and disposition at the 
     discretion of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.

       (iii) Liability of previous holder.--The holder of personal 
     property described in clause (i) shall be liable to the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community for costs incurred by the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community in removing and disposing of the 
     property under clause (ii)(II).

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       (C) Existing roads.--If any road within the Federal land 
     transferred under this subsection is necessary for customary 
     access to private land, the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall 
     offer the owner of the private land to apply for a right-of-
     way along the existing road, at the expense of the landowner.
       (D) Limitation on the transfer of water rights.--Water 
     rights that transfer with the land described in paragraph (2) 
     shall not become part of the Tribal water rights, unless 
     those rights are recognized and ratified in the Compact.
       (4) Withdrawal of federal land.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
     effective on the date of enactment of this Act, all Federal 
     land within the parcels described in paragraph (2) is 
     withdrawn from all forms of--
       (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
     laws;
       (ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
       (iii) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 
     geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
       (B) Expiration.--The withdrawals pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A) shall terminate on the date that the Secretary takes the 
     land into trust for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (C) No new reservation of federal water rights.--Nothing in 
     this paragraph establishes a new reservation in favor of the 
     United States or the Fort Belknap Indian Community with 
     respect to any water or water right on the land withdrawn by 
     this paragraph.
       (5) Technical corrections.--Notwithstanding the 
     descriptions of the parcels of Federal land in paragraph (2), 
     the United States may, with the consent of the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community, make technical corrections to the legal 
     land descriptions to more specifically identify the parcels.
       (6) Survey.--
       (A) In general.--Unless the United States or the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community request an additional survey for the 
     transferred land or a technical correction is made under 
     paragraph (5), the description of land under this subsection 
     shall be controlling.
       (B) Additional survey.--If the United States or the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community requests an additional survey, that 
     survey shall control the total acreage to be transferred into 
     trust under this subsection.
       (C) Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide such financial 
     or other assistance as may be necessary--
       (i) to conduct additional surveys under this subsection; 
     and
       (ii) to satisfy administrative requirements necessary to 
     accomplish the land transfers under this subsection.
       (7) Date of transfer.--The Secretary shall complete all 
     land transfers under this subsection and shall take the land 
     into trust for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community as expeditiously as practicable after the 
     enforceability date, but not later than 10 years after the 
     enforceability date.
       (c) Tribally Owned Fee Land.--Not later than 10 years after 
     the enforceability date, the Secretary shall take into trust 
     for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community all fee 
     land owned by the Fort Belknap Indian Community on or 
     adjacent to the Reservation to become part of the 
     Reservation, provided that--
       (1) the land is free from any liens, encumbrances, or other 
     infirmities; and
       (2) no evidence exists of any hazardous substances on, or 
     other environmental liability with respect to, the land.
       (d) Dodson Land.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), as soon as 
     practicable after the enforceability date, but not later than 
     10 years after the enforceability date, the Dodson Land 
     described in paragraph (3) shall be taken into trust by the 
     United States for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community as part of the Reservation.
       (2) Restrictions.--The land taken into trust under 
     paragraph (1) shall be subject to a perpetual easement, 
     reserved by the United States for use by the Bureau of 
     Reclamation, its contractors, and its assigns for--
       (A) the right of ingress and egress for Milk River Project 
     purposes;
       (B) the right to--
       (i) seep, flood, and overflow the transferred land for Milk 
     River Project purposes;
       (ii) conduct routine and non-routine operation, 
     maintenance, and replacement activities on the Milk River 
     Project facilities, including modification to the headworks 
     at the upstream end of the Dodson South Canal in support of 
     Dodson South Canal enlargement, to include all associated 
     access, construction, and material storage necessary to 
     complete those activities; and
       (iii) prohibit the construction of permanent structures on 
     the transferred land, except--

       (I) as provided in the cooperative agreement under 
     paragraph (4); and
       (II) to meet the requirements of the Milk River Project.

       (3) Description of dodson land.--
       (A) In general.--The Dodson Land referred to in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) is the approximately 2,500 acres of land owned by 
     the United States that is, as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act, under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation 
     and located at the northeastern corner of the Reservation 
     (which extends to the point in the middle of the main channel 
     of the Milk River), where the Milk River Project facilities, 
     including the Dodson Diversion Dam, headworks to the Dodson 
     South Canal, and Dodson South Canal, are located, and more 
     particularly described as follows:
       (i) Supplemental Plat of T. 30 N., R. 26 E., PMM, secs. 1 
     and 2.
       (ii) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., R. 25 E., PMM, sec. 13.
       (iii) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., R. 26 E., PMM, secs. 
     18, 19, 20, and 29.
       (iv) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., R. 26 E., PMM, secs. 
     26, 27, 35, and 36.
       (B) Clarification.--The supplemental plats described in 
     clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) are official 
     plats, as documented by retracement boundary surveys of the 
     General Land Office, approved on March 11, 1938, and on 
     record at the Bureau of Land Management.
       (C) Technical corrections.--Notwithstanding the 
     descriptions of the parcels of Federal land in subparagraph 
     (A), the United States may, with the consent of the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community, make technical corrections to the 
     legal land descriptions to more specifically identify the 
     parcels to be transferred.
       (4) Cooperative agreement.--Not later than 3 years after 
     the enforceability date, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Malta 
     Irrigation District, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community shall negotiate and enter into 
     a cooperative agreement that identifies the uses to which the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community may put the land described in 
     paragraph (3), provided that the cooperative agreement may be 
     amended by mutual agreement of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community, Bureau of Reclamation, the Malta Irrigation 
     District, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including to 
     modify the perpetual easement to narrow the boundaries of the 
     easement or to terminate the perpetual easement and 
     cooperative agreement.
       (e) Land Status.--All land held in trust by the United 
     States for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     under this section shall be--
       (1) beneficially owned by the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community; and
       (2) part of the Reservation and administered in accordance 
     with the laws and regulations generally applicable to land 
     held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an 
     Indian Tribe.

     SEC. 11007. STORAGE ALLOCATION FROM LAKE ELWELL.

       (a) Storage Allocation of Water to Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community.--The Secretary shall allocate to the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community 20,000 acre-feet per year of water stored in 
     Lake Elwell for use by the Fort Belknap Indian Community for 
     any beneficial purpose on or off the Reservation, under a 
     water right held by the United States and managed by the 
     Bureau of Reclamation for the benefit of the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community, as measured and diverted at the outlet 
     works of the Tiber Dam or through direct pumping from Lake 
     Elwell.
       (b) Treatment.--
       (1) In general.--The allocation to the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community under subsection (a) shall be considered to be part 
     of the Tribal water rights.
       (2) Priority date.--The priority date of the allocation to 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community under subsection (a) shall 
     be the priority date of the Lake Elwell water right held by 
     the Bureau of Reclamation.
       (3) Administration.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     shall administer the water allocated under subsection (a) in 
     accordance with the Compact and this division.
       (c) Allocation Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--As a condition of receiving the allocation 
     under this section, the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
     enter into an agreement with the Secretary to establish the 
     terms and conditions of the allocation, in accordance with 
     the Compact and this division.
       (2) Inclusions.--The agreement under paragraph (1) shall 
     include provisions establishing that--
       (A) the agreement shall be without limit as to term;
       (B) the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and not the United 
     States, shall be entitled to all consideration due to the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community under any lease, contract, 
     exchange, or agreement entered into by the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community pursuant to subsection (d);
       (C) the United States shall have no obligation to monitor, 
     administer, or account for--
       (i) any funds received by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     as consideration under any lease, contract, exchange, or 
     agreement entered into by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     pursuant to subsection (d); or
       (ii) the expenditure of those funds;
       (D) if the capacity or function of Lake Elwell facilities 
     are significantly reduced, or are anticipated to be 
     significantly reduced, for an extended period of time, the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community shall have the same storage 
     rights as other storage contractors with respect to the 
     allocation under this section;
       (E) the costs associated with the construction of the 
     storage facilities at Tiber Dam allocable to the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community shall be nonreimbursable;
       (F) no water service capital charge shall be due or payable 
     for any water allocated to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     under this section or the allocation agreement, regardless of 
     whether that water is delivered for use by the Fort Belknap 
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     or under a lease, contract, exchange, or by agreement entered 
     into by the Fort Belknap Indian Community pursuant to 
     subsection (d);
       (G) the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall not be required 
     to make payments to the United States for any water allocated 
     to the Fort Belknap Indian Community under this section or 
     the allocation agreement, except for each acre-foot of stored 
     water leased or transferred for industrial purposes as 
     described in subparagraph (H); and
       (H) for each acre-foot of stored water leased or 
     transferred by the Fort Belknap Indian Community for 
     industrial purposes--
       (i) the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall pay annually to 
     the United States an amount necessary to cover the 
     proportional share of the annual operations, maintenance, and 
     replacement costs allocable to the quantity of water leased 
     or transferred by the Fort Belknap Indian Community for 
     industrial purposes; and
       (ii) the annual payments of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community shall be reviewed and adjusted, as appropriate, to 
     reflect the actual operations, maintenance, and replacement 
     costs for Tiber Dam.
       (d) Agreement by Fort Belknap Indian Community.--The Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community may use, lease, contract, exchange, 
     or enter into other agreements for the use of the water 
     allocated to the Fort Belknap Indian Community under 
     subsection (a) if--
       (1) the use of water that is the subject of such an 
     agreement occurs within the Missouri River Basin; and
       (2) the agreement does not permanently alienate any water 
     allocated to the Fort Belknap Indian Community under that 
     subsection.
       (e) Effective Date.--The allocation under subsection (a) 
     takes effect on the enforceability date.
       (f) No Carryover Storage.--The allocation under subsection 
     (a) shall not be increased by any year-to-year carryover 
     storage.
       (g) Development and Delivery Costs.--The United States 
     shall not be required to pay the cost of developing or 
     delivering any water allocated under this section.

     SEC. 11008. MILK RIVER PROJECT MITIGATION.

       (a) In General.--In complete satisfaction of the Milk River 
     Project mitigation requirements provided for in Article VI.B. 
     of the Compact, the Secretary, acting through the 
     Commissioner--
       (1) in cooperation with the State and the Blackfeet Tribe, 
     shall carry out appropriate activities concerning the 
     restoration of the St. Mary Canal and associated facilities, 
     including activities relating to the--
       (A) planning and design to restore the St. Mary Canal and 
     appurtenances to convey 850 cubic-feet per second; and
       (B) rehabilitating, constructing, and repairing of the St. 
     Mary Canal and appurtenances; and
       (2) in cooperation with the State and the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community, shall carry out appropriate activities 
     concerning the enlargement of Dodson South Canal and 
     associated facilities, including activities relating to the--
       (A) planning and design to enlarge Dodson South Canal and 
     headworks at the upstream end of Dodson South Canal to divert 
     and convey 700 cubic-feet per second; and
       (B) rehabilitating, constructing, and enlarging the Dodson 
     South Canal and headworks at the upstream end of Dodson South 
     Canal to divert and convey 700 cubic-feet per second.
       (b) Funding.--The total amount of obligations incurred by 
     the Secretary, prior to any adjustments provided for in 
     section 11014(b), shall not exceed $300,000,000 to carry out 
     activities described in subsection (c)(1).
       (c) Satisfaction of Mitigation Requirement.--
     Notwithstanding any provision of the Compact, the mitigation 
     required by Article VI.B. of the Compact shall be deemed 
     satisfied if--
       (1) the Secretary has--
       (A) restored the St. Mary Canal and associated facilities 
     to convey 850 cubic-feet per second; and
       (B) enlarged the Dodson South Canal and headworks at the 
     upstream end of Dodson South Canal to divert and convey 700 
     cubic-feet per second; or
       (2) the Secretary--
       (A) has expended all of the available funding provided 
     pursuant to section 11014(a)(1)(D) to rehabilitate the St. 
     Mary Canal and enlarge the Dodson South Canal; and
       (B) despite diligent efforts, could not complete the 
     activities described in subsection (a).
       (d) Nonreimbursability of Costs.--The costs to the 
     Secretary of carrying out this section shall be 
     nonreimbursable.

     SEC. 11009. FORT BELKNAP INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Secretary shall rehabilitate, modernize, 
     and expand the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project, as 
     generally described in the document of Natural Resources 
     Consulting Engineers, Inc., entitled ``Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community Comprehensive Water Development Plan'' and dated 
     February 2019, which shall include--
       (1) planning, studies, and designing of the existing and 
     expanded Milk River unit, including the irrigation system, 
     Pumping Plant, delivery pipe and canal, Fort Belknap Dam and 
     Reservoir, and Peoples Creek Flood Protection Project;
       (2) the rehabilitation, modernization, and construction of 
     the existing Milk River unit; and
       (3) construction of the expanded Milk River unit, including 
     the irrigation system, Pumping Plant, delivery pipe and 
     canal, Fort Belknap Dam and Reservoir, and Peoples Creek 
     Flood Protection Project.
       (b) Lead Agency.--The Bureau of Indian Affairs, in 
     coordination with the Bureau of Reclamation, shall serve as 
     the lead agency with respect to any activities carried out 
     under this section.
       (c) Consultation With the Fort Belknap Indian Community.--
     The Secretary shall consult with the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community on appropriate changes to the final design and 
     costs of any activity under this section.
       (d) Funding.--The total amount of obligations incurred by 
     the Secretary in carrying out this section, prior to any 
     adjustment provided for in section 11014(b), shall not exceed 
     $415,832,153.
       (e) Nonreimbursability of Costs.--All costs incurred by the 
     Secretary and the Commissioner of Reclamation in carrying out 
     this section shall be nonreimbursable.
       (f) Administration.--The Secretary and the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community shall negotiate the cost of any oversight 
     activity carried out by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the 
     Bureau of Reclamation under any agreement entered into under 
     subsection (j), subject to the condition that the total cost 
     for the oversight shall not exceed 3 percent of the total 
     project costs for each project.
       (g) Project Management Committee.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     facilitate the formation of a project management committee 
     composed of representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community--
       (1) to review and make recommendations relating to cost 
     factors, budgets, and implementing the activities for 
     rehabilitating, modernizing, and expanding the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Irrigation Project; and
       (2) to improve management of inherently governmental 
     activities through enhanced communication.
       (h) Project Efficiencies.--If the total cost of planning, 
     studies, design, rehabilitation, modernization, and 
     construction activities relating to the projects described in 
     subsection (a) results in cost savings and is less than the 
     amounts authorized to be obligated, the Secretary, at the 
     request of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, shall deposit 
     those savings in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water 
     Resources and Water Rights Administration, Operation, and 
     Maintenance Account established under section 11012(b)(2).
       (i) Treatment.--Any activities carried out pursuant to this 
     section that result in improvements, additions, or 
     modifications to the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project 
     shall--
       (1) become a part of the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
     Project; and
       (2) be recorded in the inventory of the Secretary relating 
     to the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project.
       (j) Applicability of ISDEAA.--At the request of the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community, and in accordance with the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5301 et seq.), the Secretary shall enter into agreements with 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community to carry out all or a 
     portion of this section.
       (k) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
       (1) alters any applicable law under which the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs collects assessments or carries out the 
     operations and maintenance of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Irrigation Project; or
       (2) impacts the availability of amounts under section 
     11014.
       (l) Satisfaction of Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project 
     System Requirement.--The obligations of the Secretary under 
     subsection (a) shall be deemed satisfied if the Secretary, in 
     coordination with the Commissioner of Reclamation--
       (1) has rehabilitated, modernized, and expanded the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Irrigation Project in accordance with 
     subsection (a); or
       (2)(A) has expended all of the available funding provided 
     pursuant to paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(A)(iv) of section 
     11014(a); and
       (B) despite diligent efforts, could not complete the 
     activities described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 11010. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS.

       (a) In General.--The benefits provided under this division 
     shall be in complete replacement of, complete substitution 
     for, and full satisfaction of any claim of the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community against the United States that is waived and 
     released by the Fort Belknap Indian Community under section 
     11011(a).
       (b) Allottees.--The benefits realized by the allottees 
     under this division shall be in complete replacement of, 
     complete substitution for, and full satisfaction of--
       (1) all claims waived and released by the United States 
     (acting as trustee for the allottees) under section 
     11011(a)(2); and
       (2) any claims of the allottees against the United States 
     similar to the claims described in section 11011(a)(2) that 
     the allottee asserted or could have asserted.

     SEC. 11011. WAIVERS AND RELEASES OF CLAIMS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Waiver and release of claims by the fort belknap indian 
     community and united states as trustee for the fort belknap 
     indian community.--Subject to the reservation

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     of rights and retention of claims under subsection (d), as 
     consideration for recognition of the Tribal water rights and 
     other benefits described in the Compact and this division, 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community, acting on behalf of the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community and members of the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community (but not any member of the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community as an allottee), and the United States, 
     acting as trustee for the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
     the members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (but not any 
     member of the Fort Belknap Indian Community as an allottee), 
     shall execute a waiver and release of all claims for water 
     rights within the State that the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community, or the United States acting as trustee for the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community, asserted or could have 
     asserted in any proceeding, including a State stream 
     adjudication, on or before the enforceability date, except to 
     the extent that such rights are recognized in the Compact and 
     this division.
       (2) Waiver and release of claims by the united states as 
     trustee for allottees.--Subject to the reservation of rights 
     and the retention of claims under subsection (d), as 
     consideration for recognition of the Tribal water rights and 
     other benefits described in the Compact and this division, 
     the United States, acting as trustee for the allottees, shall 
     execute a waiver and release of all claims for water rights 
     within the Reservation that the United States, acting as 
     trustee for the allottees, asserted or could have asserted in 
     any proceeding, including a State stream adjudication, on or 
     before the enforceability date, except to the extent that 
     such rights are recognized in the Compact and this division.
       (3) Waiver and release of claims by the fort belknap indian 
     community against the united states.--Subject to the 
     reservation of rights and retention of claims under 
     subsection (d), the Fort Belknap Indian Community, acting on 
     behalf of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and members of 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community (but not any member of the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community as an allottee), shall execute 
     a waiver and release of all claims against the United States 
     (including any agency or employee of the United States)--
       (A) first arising before the enforceability date relating 
     to--
       (i) water rights within the State that the United States, 
     acting as trustee for the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 
     asserted or could have asserted in any proceeding, including 
     a general stream adjudication in the State, except to the 
     extent that such rights are recognized as Tribal water rights 
     under this division;
       (ii) foregone benefits from nontribal use of water, on and 
     off the Reservation (including water from all sources and for 
     all uses);
       (iii) damage, loss, or injury to water, water rights, land, 
     or natural resources due to loss of water or water rights, 
     including damages, losses, or injuries to hunting, fishing, 
     gathering, or cultural rights due to loss of water or water 
     rights, claims relating to interference with, diversion of, 
     or taking of water, or claims relating to a failure to 
     protect, acquire, replace, or develop water, water rights, or 
     water infrastructure) within the State;
       (iv) a failure to establish or provide a municipal rural or 
     industrial water delivery system on the Reservation;
       (v) damage, loss, or injury to water, water rights, land, 
     or natural resources due to construction, operation, and 
     management of the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project and 
     other Federal land and facilities (including damages, losses, 
     or injuries to Tribal fisheries, fish habitat, wildlife, and 
     wildlife habitat);
       (vi) a failure to provide for operation and maintenance, or 
     deferred maintenance, for the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
     Project or any other irrigation system or irrigation project;
       (vii) the litigation of claims relating to any water rights 
     of the Fort Belknap Indian Community in the State;
       (viii) the negotiation, execution, or adoption of the 
     Compact (including appendices) and this division;
       (ix) the taking or acquisition of land or resources of the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community for the construction or 
     operation of the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project or 
     the Milk River Project; and
       (x) the allocation of water of the Milk River and the St. 
     Mary River (including tributaries) between the United States 
     and Canada pursuant to the International Boundary Waters 
     Treaty of 1909 (36 Stat. 2448); and
       (B) relating to damage, loss, or injury to water, water 
     rights, land, or natural resources due to mining activities 
     in the Little Rockies Mountains prior to the date of trust 
     acquisition, including damages, losses, or injuries to 
     hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural rights.
       (b) Effectiveness.--The waivers and releases under 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on the enforceability date.
       (c) Objections in Montana Water Court.--Nothing in this 
     division or the Compact prohibits the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community, a member of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, an 
     allottee, or the United States in any capacity from objecting 
     to any claim to a water right filed in any general stream 
     adjudication in the Montana Water Court.
       (d) Reservation of Rights and Retention of Claims.--
     Notwithstanding the waivers and releases under subsection 
     (a), the Fort Belknap Indian Community, acting on behalf of 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community and members of the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community, and the United States, acting as 
     trustee for the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the 
     allottees shall retain--
       (1) all claims relating to--
       (A) the enforcement of water rights recognized under the 
     Compact, any final court decree relating to those water 
     rights, or this division or to water rights accruing on or 
     after the enforceability date;
       (B) the quality of water under--
       (i) CERCLA, including damages to natural resources;
       (ii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
       (iii) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1251 et seq.); and
       (iv) any regulations implementing the Acts described in 
     clauses (i) through (iii);
       (C) damage, loss, or injury to land or natural resources 
     that are--
       (i) not due to loss of water or water rights (including 
     hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural rights); and
       (ii) not described in subsection (a)(3); and
       (D) an action to prevent any person or party (as defined in 
     sections 29 and 30 of Article II of the Compact) from 
     interfering with the enjoyment of the Tribal water rights;
       (2) all claims relating to off-Reservation hunting rights, 
     fishing rights, gathering rights, or other rights;
       (3) all claims relating to the right to use and protect 
     water rights acquired after the date of enactment of this 
     Act;
       (4) all claims relating to the allocation of waters of the 
     Milk River and the Milk River Project between the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community and the Blackfeet Tribe, pursuant to 
     section 3705(e)(3) of the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement 
     Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1818);
       (5) all claims relating to the enforcement of this 
     division, including the required transfer of land under 
     section 11006; and
       (6) all rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, and 
     powers not specifically waived and released pursuant to this 
     division or the Compact.
       (e) Effect of Compact and Division.--Nothing in the Compact 
     or this division--
       (1) affects the authority of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community to enforce the laws of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community, including with respect to environmental 
     protections;
       (2) affects the ability of the United States, acting as 
     sovereign, to carry out any activity authorized by law, 
     including--
       (A) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
     et seq.);
       (B) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
       (C) CERCLA; and
       (D) any regulations implementing the Acts described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C);
       (3) affects the ability of the United States to act as 
     trustee for any other Indian Tribe or an allottee of any 
     other Indian Tribe;
       (4) confers jurisdiction on any State court--
       (A) to interpret Federal law relating to health, safety, or 
     the environment;
       (B) to determine the duties of the United States or any 
     other party under Federal law relating to health, safety, or 
     the environment; or
       (C) to conduct judicial review of any Federal agency 
     action;
       (5) waives any claim of a member of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community in an individual capacity that does not derive from 
     a right of the Fort Belknap Indian Community;
       (6) revives any claim adjudicated in the decision in Gros 
     Ventre Tribe v. United States, 469 F.3d 801 (9th Cir. 2006); 
     or
       (7) revives any claim released by an allottee or member of 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community in the settlement in Cobell 
     v. Salazar, No. 1:96CV01285-JR (D.D.C. 2012).
       (f) Enforceability Date.--The enforceability date shall be 
     the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 
     Register a statement of findings that--
       (1) the eligible members of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community have voted to approve this division and the Compact 
     by a majority of votes cast on the day of the vote;
       (2)(A) the Montana Water Court has approved the Compact in 
     a manner from which no further appeal may be taken; or
       (B) if the Montana Water Court is found to lack 
     jurisdiction, the appropriate district court of the United 
     States has approved the Compact as a consent decree from 
     which no further appeal may be taken;
       (3) all of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 11014 have been appropriated and deposited in the 
     designated accounts;
       (4) the Secretary and the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     have executed the allocation agreement described in section 
     11007(c)(1);
       (5) the State has provided the required funding into the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Irrigation and Other 
     Water Resources Development Account of the Trust Fund 
     pursuant to section 11014(a)(3); and
       (6) the waivers and releases under subsection (a) have been 
     executed by the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the 
     Secretary.
       (g) Tolling of Claims.--
       (1) In general.--Each applicable period of limitation and 
     time-based equitable defense relating to a claim described in 
     this section

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     shall be tolled for the period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act and ending on the enforceability date.
       (2) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection 
     revives any claim or tolls any period of limitations or time-
     based equitable defense that expired before the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (h) Expiration.--
       (1) In general.--This division shall expire in any case in 
     which--
       (A) the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
     division have not been made available to the Secretary by not 
     later than--
       (i) January 21, 2034; and
       (ii) such alternative later date as is agreed to by the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community and the Secretary; or
       (B) the Secretary fails to publish a statement of findings 
     under subsection (f) by not later than--
       (i) January 21, 2035; and
       (ii) such alternative later date as is agreed to by the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community and the Secretary, after 
     providing reasonable notice to the State.
       (2) Consequences.--If this division expires under paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) the waivers and releases under subsection (a) shall--
       (i) expire; and
       (ii) have no further force or effect;
       (B) the authorization, ratification, confirmation, and 
     execution of the Compact under section 11004 shall no longer 
     be effective;
       (C) any action carried out by the Secretary, and any 
     contract or agreement entered into, pursuant to this division 
     shall be void;
       (D) any unexpended Federal funds appropriated or made 
     available to carry out the activities authorized by this 
     division, together with any interest earned on those funds, 
     and any water rights or contracts to use water and title to 
     other property acquired or constructed with Federal funds 
     appropriated or made available to carry out the activities 
     authorized by this division shall be returned to the Federal 
     Government, unless otherwise agreed to by the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community and the United States and approved by 
     Congress; and
       (E) except for Federal funds used to acquire or construct 
     property that is returned to the Federal Government under 
     subparagraph (D), the United States shall be entitled to 
     offset any Federal funds made available to carry out this 
     division that were expended or withdrawn, or any funds made 
     available to carry out this division from other Federal 
     authorized sources, together with any interest accrued on 
     those funds, against any claims against the United States--
       (i) relating to--

       (I) water rights in the State asserted by--

       (aa) the Fort Belknap Indian Community; or
       (bb) any user of the Tribal water rights; or

       (II) any other matter described in subsection (a)(3); or

       (ii) in any future settlement of water rights of the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community or an allottee.

     SEC. 11012. AANIIIH NAKODA SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a trust 
     fund for the Fort Belknap Indian Community, to be known as 
     the ``Aaniiih Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund'', to be managed, 
     invested, and distributed by the Secretary and to remain 
     available until expended, withdrawn, or reverted to the 
     general fund of the Treasury, consisting of the amounts 
     deposited in the Trust Fund under subsection (c), together 
     with any investment earnings, including interest, earned on 
     those amounts, for the purpose of carrying out this division.
       (b) Accounts.--The Secretary shall establish in the Trust 
     Fund the following accounts:
       (1) The Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Irrigation and 
     Other Water Resources Development Account.
       (2) The Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Resources and 
     Water Rights Administration, Operation, and Maintenance 
     Account.
       (3) The Fort Belknap Indian Community Clean and Safe 
     Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake Elwell Project 
     Account.
       (c) Deposits.--The Secretary shall deposit--
       (1) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Irrigation 
     and Other Water Resources Development Account established 
     under subsection (b)(1), the amounts made available pursuant 
     to paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A)(i) of section 11014(a);
       (2) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Resources 
     and Water Rights Administration, Operation, and Maintenance 
     Account established under subsection (b)(2), the amounts made 
     available pursuant to section 11014(a)(2)(A)(ii); and
       (3) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Clean and Safe 
     Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake Elwell Project 
     Account established under subsection (b)(3), the amounts made 
     available pursuant to paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A)(iii) of 
     section 11014(a).
       (d) Management and Interest.--
       (1) Management.--On receipt and deposit of the funds into 
     the accounts in the Trust Fund pursuant to subsection (c), 
     the Secretary shall manage, invest, and distribute all 
     amounts in the Trust Fund in accordance with the investment 
     authority of the Secretary under--
       (A) the first section of the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 
     U.S.C. 162a);
       (B) the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 
     1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.); and
       (C) this section.
       (2) Investment earnings.--In addition to the amounts 
     deposited under subsection (c), any investment earnings, 
     including interest, credited to amounts held in the Trust 
     Fund shall be available for use in accordance with 
     subsections (e) and (g).
       (e) Availability of Amounts.--
       (1) In general.--Amounts appropriated to, and deposited in, 
     the Trust Fund, including any investment earnings, including 
     interest, earned on those amounts shall be made available--
       (A) to the Fort Belknap Indian Community by the Secretary 
     beginning on the enforceability date; and
       (B) subject to the uses and restrictions in this section.
       (2) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)--
       (A) amounts deposited in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     Tribal Irrigation and Other Water Resources Development 
     Account established under subsection (b)(1) shall be 
     available to the Fort Belknap Indian Community on the date on 
     which the amounts are deposited for uses described in 
     subparagraph (A) and (B) of subsection (g)(1);
       (B) amounts deposited in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     Water Resources and Water Rights Administration, Operation, 
     and Maintenance Account established under subsection (b)(2) 
     shall be made available to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     on the date on which the amounts are deposited and the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community has satisfied the requirements of 
     section 11011(f)(1), for the uses described in subsection 
     (g)(2)(A); and
       (C) amounts deposited in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     Clean and Safe Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake 
     Elwell Project Account established under subsection (b)(3) 
     shall be available to the Fort Belknap Indian Community on 
     the date on which the amounts are deposited for the uses 
     described in subsection (g)(3)(A).
       (f) Withdrawals.--
       (1) American indian trust fund management reform act of 
     1994.--
       (A) In general.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community may 
     withdraw any portion of the funds in the Trust Fund on 
     approval by the Secretary of a Tribal management plan 
     submitted by the Fort Belknap Indian Community in accordance 
     with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 
     1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).
       (B) Requirements.--In addition to the requirements under 
     the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 
     (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Tribal management plan under 
     this paragraph shall require that the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community spend all amounts withdrawn from the Trust Fund, 
     and any investment earnings accrued through the investments 
     under the Tribal management plan, in accordance with this 
     division.
       (C) Enforcement.--The Secretary may carry out such judicial 
     and administrative actions as the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary--
       (i) to enforce the Tribal management plan; and
       (ii) to ensure that amounts withdrawn from the Trust Fund 
     by the Fort Belknap Indian Community under this paragraph are 
     used in accordance with this division.
       (2) Withdrawals under expenditure plan.--
       (A) In general.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community may 
     submit to the Secretary a request to withdraw funds from the 
     Trust Fund pursuant to an approved expenditure plan.
       (B) Requirements.--To be eligible to withdraw funds under 
     an expenditure plan under this paragraph, the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community shall submit to the Secretary for approval 
     an expenditure plan for any portion of the Trust Fund that 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community elects to withdraw pursuant 
     to this paragraph, subject to the condition that the funds 
     shall be used for the purposes described in this division.
       (C) Inclusions.--An expenditure plan under this paragraph 
     shall include a description of the manner and purpose for 
     which the amounts proposed to be withdrawn from the Trust 
     Fund will be used by the Fort Belknap Indian Community in 
     accordance with subsections (e) and (g).
       (D) Approval.--On receipt of an expenditure plan under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall approve the expenditure plan 
     if the Secretary determines that the expenditure plan--
       (i) is reasonable; and
       (ii) is consistent with, and will be used for, the purposes 
     of this division.
       (E) Enforcement.--The Secretary may carry out such judicial 
     and administrative actions as the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary to enforce an expenditure plan under this paragraph 
     to ensure that amounts disbursed under this paragraph are 
     used in accordance with this division.
       (g) Uses.--Amounts from the Trust Fund shall be used by the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community for the following purposes:
       (1) Fort belknap indian community tribal irrigation and 
     other water resources development account.--Amounts in the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Irrigation and Other 
     Water Resources Development Account established under 
     subsection (b)(1)

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     shall be used to pay the cost of activities relating to--
       (A) planning, studies, and design of the Southern Tributary 
     Irrigation Project and the Peoples Creek Irrigation Project, 
     including the Upper Peoples Creek Dam and Reservoir, as 
     generally described in the document of Natural Resources 
     Consulting Engineers, Inc., entitled ``Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community Comprehensive Water Development Plan'' and dated 
     February 2019;
       (B) environmental compliance;
       (C) construction of the Southern Tributary Irrigation 
     Project and the Peoples Creek Irrigation Project, including 
     the Upper Peoples Creek Dam and Reservoir;
       (D) wetlands restoration and development;
       (E) stock watering infrastructure; and
       (F) on farm development support and reacquisition of fee 
     lands within the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project and 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community irrigation projects within the 
     Reservation.
       (2) Fort belknap indian community water resources and water 
     rights administration, operation, and maintenance account.--
     Amounts in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Resources 
     and Water Rights Administration, Operation, and Maintenance 
     Account established under subsection (b)(2), the principal 
     and investment earnings, including interest, may only be used 
     by the Fort Belknap Indian Community to pay the costs of 
     activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
     follows:
       (A) $9,000,000 shall be used for the establishment, 
     operation, and capital expenditures in connection with the 
     administration of the Tribal water resources and water rights 
     development, including the development or enactment of a 
     Tribal water code.
       (B) Only investment earnings, including interest, on 
     $29,299,059 shall be used and be available to pay the costs 
     of activities for administration, operations, and regulation 
     of the Tribal water resources and water rights department, in 
     accordance with the Compact and this division.
       (C) Only investment earnings, including interest, on 
     $28,331,693 shall be used and be available to pay the costs 
     of activities relating to a portion of the annual assessment 
     costs for the Fort Belknap Indian Community and Tribal 
     members, including allottees, under the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Irrigation Project and Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     irrigation projects within the Reservation.
       (3) Fort belknap indian community clean and safe domestic 
     water and sewer systems, and lake elwell project account.--
     Amounts in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Clean and Safe 
     Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake Elwell Project 
     Account established under subsection (b)(3), the principal 
     and investment earnings, including interest, may only be used 
     by the Fort Belknap Indian Community to pay the costs of 
     activities relating to--
       (A) planning, studies, design, and environmental compliance 
     of domestic water supply, sewer collection and treatment 
     systems, and Lake Elwell Project, as generally described in 
     the document of Natural Resources Consulting Engineers, Inc., 
     entitled ``Fort Belknap Indian Community Comprehensive Water 
     Development Plan'' and dated February 2019, including water 
     delivery to the southern part of the Reservation;
       (B) construction of domestic water supply, sewer 
     collection, and treatment systems;
       (C) construction, in accordance with applicable law, of 
     infrastructure for delivery of Lake Elwell water diverted 
     from the Missouri River to the southern part of the 
     Reservation; and
       (D) planning, studies, design, environmental compliance, 
     and construction of a Tribal wellness center for a work force 
     health and wellbeing project.
       (h) Liability.--The Secretary shall not be liable for any 
     expenditure or investment of amounts withdrawn from the Trust 
     Fund by the Fort Belknap Indian Community pursuant to 
     subsection (f).
       (i) Project Efficiencies.--If the total cost of the 
     activities described in subsection (g) results in cost 
     savings and is less than the amounts authorized to be 
     obligated under any of paragraphs (1) through (3) of that 
     subsection required to carry out those activities, the 
     Secretary, at the request of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community, shall deposit those savings in the Trust Fund to 
     be used in accordance with that subsection.
       (j) Annual Report.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
     submit to the Secretary an annual expenditure report 
     describing accomplishments and amounts spent from use of 
     withdrawals under a Tribal management plan or an expenditure 
     plan described in this section.
       (k) No Per Capita Payments.--No principal or interest 
     amount in any account established by this section shall be 
     distributed to any member of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community on a per capita basis.
       (l) Effect.--Nothing in this division entitles the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community to judicial review of a 
     determination of the Secretary regarding whether to approve a 
     Tribal management plan under subsection (f)(1) or an 
     expenditure plan under subsection (f)(2), except as provided 
     under subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the ``Administrative 
     Procedure Act'').
       (m) Community Facilities Direct Loans and Grants for Health 
     Care Services.--Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(27) Health care services.--Notwithstanding section 
     343(a)(13)(C) and regardless of whether the facility is in a 
     rural area, the Secretary may make a community facility 
     direct loan or grant under paragraph (1), (19), (20), or (21) 
     for a project to provide health care services if a majority 
     of individuals provided the health care services live in a 
     community with a population of less than 8,000 
     inhabitants.''.

     SEC. 11013. FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER SETTLEMENT 
                   IMPLEMENTATION FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a non-trust, interest-bearing account to be 
     known as the ``Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement 
     Implementation Fund'', to be managed and distributed by the 
     Secretary, for use by the Secretary for carrying out this 
     division.
       (b) Accounts.--The Secretary shall establish in the 
     Implementation Fund the following accounts:
       (1) The Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project System 
     Account.
       (2) The Milk River Project Mitigation Account.
       (c) Deposits.--The Secretary shall deposit--
       (1) in the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project System 
     Account established under subsection (b)(1), the amount made 
     available pursuant to paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(A)(iv) of 
     section 11014(a); and
       (2) in the Milk River Project Mitigation Account 
     established under subsection (b)(2), the amount made 
     available pursuant to section 11014(a)(1)(D).
       (d) Uses.--
       (1) Fort belknap indian irrigation project system 
     account.--The Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project 
     Rehabilitation Account established under subsection (b)(1) 
     shall be used to carry out section 11009, except as provided 
     in subsection (h) of that section.
       (2) Milk river project mitigation account.--The Milk River 
     Project Mitigation Account established under subsection 
     (b)(2) may only be used to carry out section 11008.
       (e) Management.--
       (1) In general.--Amounts in the Implementation Fund shall 
     not be available to the Secretary for expenditure until the 
     enforceability date.
       (2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), amounts 
     deposited in the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project 
     System Account established under subsection (b)(1) shall be 
     available to the Secretary on the date on which the amounts 
     are deposited for uses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     section 11009(a).
       (f) Interest.--In addition to the deposits under subsection 
     (c), any interest credited to amounts unexpended in the 
     Implementation Fund are authorized to be appropriated to be 
     used in accordance with the uses described in subsection (d).

     SEC. 11014. FUNDING.

       (a) Funding.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Subject to subsection 
     (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary--
       (A) for deposit in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal 
     Irrigation and Other Water Resources Development Account of 
     the Trust Fund established under section 11012(b)(1), 
     $89,643,100, to be retained until expended, withdrawn, or 
     reverted to the general fund of the Treasury;
       (B) for deposit in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Clean 
     and Safe Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake Elwell 
     Project Account of the Trust Fund established under section 
     11012(b)(3), $331,885,220, to be retained until expended, 
     withdrawn, or reverted to the general fund of the Treasury;
       (C) for deposit in the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
     Project System Account of the Implementation Fund established 
     under section 11013(b)(1), such sums as are necessary, but 
     not more than $187,124,469, for the Secretary to carry out 
     section 11009, to be retained until expended, withdrawn, or 
     reverted to the general fund of the Treasury; and
       (D) for deposit in the Milk River Project Mitigation 
     Account of the Implementation Fund established under section 
     11013(b)(2), such sums as are necessary, but not more than 
     $300,000,000, for the Secretary to carry out obligations of 
     the Secretary under section 11008, to be retained until 
     expended, withdrawn, or reverted to the general fund of the 
     Treasury.
       (2) Mandatory appropriations.--
       (A) In general.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     deposit--
       (i) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Irrigation 
     and Other Water Resources Development Account of the Trust 
     Fund established under section 11012(b)(1), $29,881,034, to 
     be retained until expended, withdrawn, or reverted to the 
     general fund of the Treasury;
       (ii) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Resources 
     and Water Rights Administration, Operation, and Maintenance 
     Account of the Trust Fund established under section 
     11012(b)(2), $66,630,752;
       (iii) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Clean and Safe 
     Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake Elwell Project 
     Account of the Trust Fund established under section 
     11012(b)(3), $110,628,407; and
       (iv) in the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project System 
     Account of the Implementation Fund established under section 
     11013(b)(1), $228,707,684.

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       (B) Availability.--Amounts deposited in the applicable 
     accounts under subparagraph (A) shall be available without 
     further appropriation.
       (3) State cost share.--The State shall contribute 
     $5,000,000, plus any earned interest, payable to the 
     Secretary for deposit in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
     Tribal Irrigation and Other Water Resources Development 
     Account of the Trust Fund established under section 
     11012(b)(1) on approval of a final decree by the Montana 
     Water Court for the purpose of activities relating to the 
     Upper Peoples Creek Dam and Reservoir under subparagraphs (A) 
     through (C) of section 11012(g)(1).
       (b) Fluctuation in Costs.--
       (1) In general.--The amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and this 
     subsection shall be--
       (A) increased or decreased, as appropriate, by such amounts 
     as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in 
     costs occurring after the date of enactment of this Act as 
     indicated by the Bureau of Reclamation Construction Cost 
     Index--Composite Trend; and
       (B) adjusted to address construction cost changes necessary 
     to account for unforeseen market volatility that may not 
     otherwise be captured by engineering cost indices as 
     determined by the Secretary, including repricing applicable 
     to the types of construction and current industry standards 
     involved.
       (2) Repetition.--The adjustment process under paragraph (1) 
     shall be repeated for each subsequent amount appropriated 
     until the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     subsection (a), as adjusted, has been appropriated.
       (3) Period of indexing.--
       (A) Trust fund.--With respect to the Trust Fund, the period 
     of indexing adjustment under paragraph (1) for any increment 
     of funding shall end on the date on which the funds are 
     deposited into the Trust Fund.
       (B) Implementation fund.--With respect to the 
     Implementation Fund, the period of adjustment under paragraph 
     (1) for any increment of funding shall be annually.

     SEC. 11015. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Waiver of Sovereign Immunity by the United States.--
     Except as provided in subsections (a) through (c) of section 
     208 of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 
     U.S.C. 666), nothing in this division waives the sovereign 
     immunity of the United States.
       (b) Other Tribes Not Adversely Affected.--Nothing in this 
     division quantifies or diminishes any land or water right, or 
     any claim or entitlement to land or water, of an Indian 
     Tribe, band, or community other than the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community.
       (c) Elimination of Debts or Liens Against Allotments of the 
     Fort Belknap Indian Community Members Within the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Irrigation Project.--On the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall cancel and eliminate all debts or 
     liens against the allotments of land held by the Fort Belknap 
     Indian Community and the members of the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community due to construction assessments and annual 
     operation and maintenance charges relating to the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Irrigation Project.
       (d) Effect on Current Law.--Nothing in this division 
     affects any provision of law (including regulations) in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act 
     with respect to pre-enforcement review of any Federal 
     environmental enforcement action.
       (e) Effect on Reclamation Laws.--The activities carried out 
     by the Commissioner under this division shall not establish a 
     precedent or impact the authority provided under any other 
     provision of the reclamation laws, including--
       (1) the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43 
     U.S.C. 2401 et seq.); and
       (2) the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public 
     Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991).
       (f) Additional Funding.--Nothing in this division prohibits 
     the Fort Belknap Indian Community from seeking--
       (1) additional funds for Tribal programs or purposes; or
       (2) funding from the United States or the State based on 
     the status of the Fort Belknap Indian Community as an Indian 
     Tribe.
       (g) Rights Under State Law.--Except as provided in section 
     1 of Article III of the Compact (relating to the closing of 
     certain water basins in the State to new appropriations in 
     accordance with the laws of the State), nothing in this 
     division or the Compact precludes the acquisition or exercise 
     of a right arising under State law (as defined in section 6 
     of Article II of the Compact) to the use of water by the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community, or a member or allottee of the Fort 
     Belknap Indian Community, outside the Reservation by--
       (1) purchase of the right; or
       (2) submitting to the State an application in accordance 
     with State law.
       (h) Water Storage and Importation.--Nothing in this 
     division or the Compact prevents the Fort Belknap Indian 
     Community from participating in any project to import water 
     to, or to add storage in, the Milk River Basin.

     SEC. 11016. ANTIDEFICIENCY.

       The United States shall not be liable for any failure to 
     carry out any obligation or activity authorized by this 
     division, including any obligation or activity under the 
     Compact, if--
       (1) adequate appropriations are not provided by Congress 
     expressly to carry out the purposes of this division; or
       (2) there are not enough funds available in the Reclamation 
     Water Settlements Fund established by section 10501(a) of the 
     Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407(a)) 
     to carry out the purposes of this division.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 983. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. FACILITATION OF INCREASED EQUITY INVESTMENTS UNDER 
                   THE BUILD ACT OF 2018.

       (a) Applicability of Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.--
     Section 1421(c) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621(c)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Applicability of federal credit reform act of 1990.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     support provided under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     project shall be considered to be a Federal credit program 
     that is subject to the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
     U.S.C. 661 et seq.) for purposes of applying the requirements 
     of such Act to such support.
       ``(B) Determination of cost.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of section 502(5) of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5) et seq.) 
     the cost of support provided under paragraph (1) with respect 
     to a project shall be the net present value, at the time when 
     funds are disbursed to provide the support, of the following 
     estimated cash flows:

       ``(I) The purchase price of the support.
       ``(II) Dividends, redemptions, and other shareholder 
     distributions during the term of the support.
       ``(III) Proceeds received upon a sale, redemption, or other 
     liquidation of the support.
       ``(IV) Adjustments for risk of estimated losses, if any.

       ``(ii) Changes in terms included.--The estimated cash flows 
     described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i) shall 
     include the effects of changes in terms resulting from the 
     exercise of options included in the agreement to provide the 
     support.
       ``(C) Reestimate of cost.--When the estimated cost of 
     support provided under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     project made in a single fiscal year is reestimated in a 
     subsequent year, the difference between the reestimated cost 
     and the previous cost estimate shall be paid from the 
     balances available in the Corporate Capital Account 
     established under section 1434.''.
       (b) Maximum Contingent Liability.--Section 1433 of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 9633) is amended by striking ``$60,000,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$100,000,000,000''.
       (c) Funding for Corporate Capital Account.--Section 1434(b) 
     of such Act (22 U.S.C. 9634(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) receipts of reestimated costs received pursuant to 
     section 1421(c).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 984. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. FACILITATION OF INCREASED EQUITY INVESTMENTS UNDER 
                   THE BUILD ACT OF 2018.

       (a) United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation.--Section 1412 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 
     U.S.C. 9612) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Vital National Security Interests Waiver.--The Chief 
     Executive Officer of the Corporation may waive the 
     requirement under subsection (c)(1) that a project supported 
     by the Corporation occur in a less developed country and the 
     requirements under subsection (c) with respect to a 
     particular project if the President determines that such a 
     waiver is in the vital national security interests of the 
     United States.''.
       (b) Applicability of Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.--
     Section 1421(c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 9621(c)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Applicability of federal credit reform act of 1990.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     support provided under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     project shall be considered to be a Federal credit program

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     that is subject to the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
     U.S.C. 661 et seq.) for purposes of applying the requirements 
     of such Act to such support.
       ``(B) Determination of cost.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of section 502(5) of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5) et seq.) 
     the cost of support provided under paragraph (1) with respect 
     to a project shall be the net present value, at the time when 
     funds are disbursed to provide the support, of the following 
     estimated cash flows:

       ``(I) The purchase price of the support.
       ``(II) Dividends, redemptions, and other shareholder 
     distributions during the term of the support.
       ``(III) Proceeds received upon a sale, redemption, or other 
     liquidation of the support.
       ``(IV) Adjustments for risk of estimated losses, if any.

       ``(ii) Changes in terms included.--The estimated cash flows 
     described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i) shall 
     include the effects of changes in terms resulting from the 
     exercise of options included in the agreement to provide the 
     support.
       ``(C) Reestimate of cost.--When the estimated cost of 
     support provided under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     project made in a single fiscal year is reestimated in a 
     subsequent year, the difference between the reestimated cost 
     and the previous cost estimate shall be paid from the 
     balances available in the Corporate Capital Account 
     established under section 1434.''.
       (c) Maximum Contingent Liability.--Section 1433 of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 9633) is amended by striking ``$60,000,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$100,000,000,000''.
       (d) Funding for Corporate Capital Account.--Section 1434(b) 
     of such Act (22 U.S.C. 9634(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) receipts of reestimated costs received pursuant to 
     section 1421(c).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 985. Mr. KELLY (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Young, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. 
Brown, Mr. Budd, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Heinrich) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SEMICONDUCTOR PROGRAM.

       Title XCIX of division H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 
     U.S.C. 4651 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 9902 (15 U.S.C. 4652)--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
     (i) and (j), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) Authority Relating to Environmental Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the provision by the Secretary of Federal financial 
     assistance for a project described in this section that 
     satisfies the requirements under subsection (a)(2)(C)(i) of 
     this section shall not be considered to be a major Federal 
     action under NEPA or an undertaking for the purposes of 
     division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, 
     if--
       ``(A) the activity described in the application for that 
     project has commenced not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2024;
       ``(B) the Federal financial assistance provided is in the 
     form of a loan or loan guarantee; or
       ``(C) the Federal financial assistance provided, excluding 
     any loan or loan guarantee, comprises not more than 10 
     percent of the total estimated cost of the project.
       ``(2) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection may be 
     construed as altering whether an activity described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) is considered 
     to be a major Federal action under NEPA, or an undertaking 
     under division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
     Code, for a reason other than that the activity is eligible 
     for Federal financial assistance provided under this 
     section.''; and
       (2) in section 9909 (15 U.S.C. 4659), by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(c) Lead Federal Agency and Cooperating Agencies.--
       ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `lead 
     agency' has the meaning given the term in section 111 of 
     NEPA.
       ``(2) Option to serve as lead agency.--With respect to a 
     covered activity that is a major Federal action under NEPA, 
     and with respect to which the Department of Commerce is 
     authorized or required by law to issue an authorization or 
     take action for or relating to that covered activity, the 
     Department of Commerce shall have the first right to serve as 
     the lead agency with respect to that covered activity under 
     NEPA.
       ``(d) Categorical Exclusions.--
       ``(1) Establishment of categorical exclusions.--Each of the 
     following categorical exclusions is established for the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology with respect 
     to a covered activity and, beginning on the date of enactment 
     of this subsection, is available for use by the Secretary 
     with respect to a covered activity:
       ``(A) Categorical exclusion 17.04.d (relating to the 
     acquisition of machinery and equipment) in the document 
     entitled `EDA Program to Implement the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 and Other Federal Environmental Mandates 
     As Required' (Directive No. 17.02-2; effective date October 
     14, 1992).
       ``(B) Categorical exclusion A9 in Appendix A to subpart D 
     of part 1021 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
     successor regulation.
       ``(C) Categorical exclusions B1.24, B1.31, B2.5, and B5.1 
     in Appendix B to subpart D of part 1021 of title 10, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
       ``(D) The categorical exclusions described in paragraphs 
     (4) and (13) of section 50.19(b) of title 24, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or any successor regulation.
       ``(E) Categorical exclusion (c)(1) in Appendix B to part 
     651 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
     successor regulation.
       ``(F) Categorical exclusions A2.3.8 and A2.3.14 in Appendix 
     B to part 989 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     any successor regulation.
       ``(2) Additional categorical exclusions.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, each of the following shall be 
     treated as a category of action categorically excluded from 
     the requirements relating to environmental assessments and 
     environmental impact statements under section 1501.4 of title 
     40, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation:
       ``(A) The provision by the Secretary of any Federal 
     financial assistance for a project described in section 9902, 
     if the facility that is the subject of the project is on or 
     adjacent to a site--
       ``(i) that is owned or leased by the covered entity to 
     which Federal financial assistance is provided for that 
     project; and
       ``(ii) on which, as of the date on which the Secretary 
     provides that Federal financial assistance, substantially 
     similar construction, expansion, or modernization is being or 
     has been carried out, such that the facility would not more 
     than double existing developed acreage or on-site supporting 
     infrastructure.
       ``(B) The provision by the Secretary of Defense of any 
     Federal financial assistance relating to--
       ``(i) the creation, expansion, or modernization of one or 
     more facilities described in the second sentence of section 
     9903(a)(1); or
       ``(ii) carrying out section 9903(b), as in effect on the 
     date of enactment of this subsection.
       ``(C) Any activity undertaken by the Secretary relating to 
     carrying out section 9906, as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this subsection.
       ``(e) Incorporation of Prior Planning Decisions.--
       ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `prior 
     studies and decisions' means baseline data, planning 
     documents, studies, analyses, decisions, and documentation 
     that a Federal agency has completed for a project (or that 
     have been completed under the laws and procedures of a State 
     or Indian Tribe), including for determining the reasonable 
     range of alternatives for that project.
       ``(2) Reliance on prior studies and decisions.--In 
     completing an environmental review under NEPA for a covered 
     activity, the Secretary may consider and, as appropriate, 
     rely on or adopt prior studies and decisions, if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) those prior studies and decisions meet the standards 
     for an adequate statement, assessment, or determination under 
     applicable procedures of the Department of Commerce 
     implementing the requirements of NEPA;
       ``(B) in the case of prior studies and decisions completed 
     under the laws and procedures of a State or Indian Tribe, 
     those laws and procedures are of equal or greater rigor than 
     those of each applicable Federal law, including NEPA, 
     implementing procedures of the Department of Commerce; or
       ``(C) if applicable, the prior studies and decisions are 
     informed by other analysis or documentation that would have 
     been prepared if the prior studies and decisions were 
     prepared by the Secretary under NEPA.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered activity.--The term `covered activity' means 
     any activity relating to the construction, expansion, or 
     modernization of a facility, the investment in which is 
     eligible for Federal financial assistance under section 9902 
     or 9906.
       ``(2) NEPA.--The term `NEPA' means the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''.
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  SA 986. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title I, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 1__. REPORT ON USE OF GOVERNMENT DOCKS FOR SHIP REPAIR 
                   AND MAINTENANCE.

       On an annual basis, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report that--
       (1) identifies each instance in the year preceding the date 
     of the report in which the Navy used a Government dock for a 
     ship repair and maintenance availability when sufficient 
     capacity was available in private docks during the period in 
     which such repairs and maintenance were expected to be 
     performed; and
       (2) for each such instance, provides an explanation of the 
     reasons the Navy used a Government dock rather than a private 
     dock.

     SEC. 1__. REPORT ON NAVY POLICY FOR SOLICITING COASTWIDE BIDS 
                   FOR CERTAIN REPAIR AVAILABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 30, 2024, 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.
       (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     explain and assess each of the following:
       (1) The intent of the policy described in subsection (a).
       (2) The data the Navy uses to assess the efficacy of such 
     policy.
       (3) 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.
       (4) How the Navy estimates the financial, labor force, 
     servicemember 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. 1__. STUDY ON PRICE DIFFERENTIALS USED IN NAVY SHIP 
                   REPAIR SOLICITATIONS.

       (a) 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.
       (b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall address 
     all relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship 
     repair solicitations, including--
       (1) the use of Government-owned and -operated dry docks;
       (2) the use of inter-port differentials; and
       (3) the use of pier differentials.
       (c) Reports.--
       (1) FFRDC report.--The federally funded research and 
     development center that conducts the study under subsection 
     (a) shall submit to the Secretary of the Navy a report on the 
     results of the study.
       (2) Submittal to congress.--Not later than September 30, 
     2024, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees an unaltered copy of the 
     report received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) together 
     with a separate statement of the views of the Secretary on 
     the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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  SA 987. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title I, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 1__. LIMITATION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-OPERATED DRYDOCKS.

       The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that no Government-
     operated drydock is eligible to compete for the award of a 
     contract for private sector non-nuclear surface ship 
     maintenance unless the Secretary determines, in accordance 
     with section 2466 of title 10, United States Code, that there 
     is not sufficient private sector dock competition.

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