[House Report 116-442]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
116th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 116-442
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WILLIAM M. (MAC) THORNBERRY
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021
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R E P O R T
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ON
H.R. 6395
together with
ADDITIONAL, SUPPLEMENTAL, AND MINORITY VIEWS
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
July 9, 2020.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
ADAM SMITH, Washington, Chairman
SUSAN A. DAVIS, California WILLIAM M. ``MAC'' THORNBERRY,
JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island Texas
RICK LARSEN, Washington JOE WILSON, South Carolina
JIM COOPER, Tennessee ROB BISHOP, Utah
JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio
JOHN GARAMENDI, California MIKE ROGERS, Alabama
JACKIE SPEIER, California K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas
TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado
DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia
RUBEN GALLEGO, Arizona VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri
SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia
SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California MO BROOKS, Alabama
ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland, Vice PAUL COOK, California
Chair BRADLEY BYRNE, Alabama
RO KHANNA, California SAM GRAVES, Missouri
WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York
FILEMON VELA, Texas SCOTT DesJARLAIS, Tennessee
ANDY KIM, New Jersey RALPH LEE ABRAHAM, Louisiana
KENDRA S. HORN, Oklahoma TRENT KELLY, Mississippi
GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, Jr., MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin
California MATT GAETZ, Florida
CHRISSY HOULAHAN, Pennsylvania DON BACON, Nebraska
JASON CROW, Colorado JIM BANKS, Indiana
XOCHITL TORRES SMALL, New Mexico LIZ CHENEY, Wyoming
ELISSA SLOTKIN, Michigan PAUL MITCHELL, Michigan
MIKIE SHERRILL, New Jersey JACK BERGMAN, Michigan
VERONICA ESCOBAR, Texas MICHAEL WALTZ, Florida
DEBRA A. HAALAND, New Mexico
JARED F. GOLDEN, Maine
LORI TRAHAN, Massachusetts
ELAINE G. LURIA, Virginia
ANTHONY BRINDISI, New York
Paul Arcangeli, Staff Director
C O N T E N T S
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Purpose of the Legislation....................................... 1
Rationale for the Committee Bill................................. 2
Hearings......................................................... 3
Committee Position............................................... 4
Explanation of the Committee Amendments.......................... 4
Relationship of Authorization to Appropriations.................. 4
Summary of Discretionary Authorizations in the Bill.............. 4
Budget Authority Implication..................................... 5
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS................. 5
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT............................................. 5
Aircraft Procurement, Army................................... 5
Items of Special Interest.................................. 5
Army Aviation Radio Modernization........................ 5
Army intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
programs............................................... 5
CH-47 Chinook helicopter................................. 6
Load Stability Systems................................... 6
Short Range Reconnaissance Small Unmanned Aircraft System 7
UH-60M Army National Guard Fielding Strategy............. 7
UH-60V Total Force Fielding Strategy..................... 8
UH-72 Lakota helicopter commercial-off-the-shelf
modifications.......................................... 8
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army..... 8
Items of Special Interest.................................. 8
Combat and tactical vehicle interior flame resistant
materials.............................................. 8
M240 medium machine gun modernization and sustainment.... 9
Procurement of Ammunition, Army.............................. 9
Items of Special Interest.................................. 9
Handgun Ammunition Procurement........................... 9
Shoulder-launched munitions.............................. 10
Other Procurement, Army...................................... 10
Items of Special Interest.................................. 10
All-terrain cranes....................................... 10
Assessment of the Army's tactical wheeled vehicle
strategy and implementation efforts.................... 11
Soldier Enhancement Program.............................. 11
Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Industrial base................. 12
Aircraft Procurement, Navy................................... 12
Items of Special Interest.................................. 12
Anti-submarine warfare low frequency sonar capability.... 12
Department of the Navy Strike-Fighter management......... 13
P-8 aircraft............................................. 14
VH-92A Executive Helicopter training aircraft............ 14
Weapons Procurement, Navy.................................... 15
Items of Special Interest.................................. 15
Fleet Proficiency for Ballistic Missile Defense.......... 15
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy............................ 16
Items of Special Interest.................................. 16
Advanced degaussing for DDG-51 destroyers................ 16
Aegis combatants and 5th Generation aircraft
interoperability....................................... 16
Amphibious Shipbuilding.................................. 17
DDG-51 multiyear procurement............................. 17
National Surface Warship Engineering and Design
Capability............................................. 18
Navy Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ships (T-AGOS)
Program................................................ 18
Ship Counting Methodology................................ 19
Submarine Supplier Development........................... 19
Technology Insertion in New Ship Designs................. 20
Variable Depth Sonar for DDG-51 destroyers............... 20
Virginia-class submarine................................. 21
Other Procurement, Navy...................................... 21
Items of Special Interest.................................. 21
Laser shock peening (LSP) technology..................... 21
Long-term charter requirements........................... 22
Pilot program regarding the viability of electronic
actuators.............................................. 22
Unmanned maritime systems................................ 22
Procurement, Marine Corps.................................... 23
Items of Special Interest.................................. 23
Marine Corps hearing protection program.................. 23
Marine Corps vertical lift munitions..................... 23
Modular Aviator Body Armor Vest Acquisition Strategy..... 24
Rapid acquisition of rifle integrated controller......... 24
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force.............................. 24
Items of Special Interest.................................. 24
A-10 Synthetic Aperture Radar Improvements............... 24
Airlift tactical data link............................... 25
C-130H propeller/engine upgrades......................... 25
E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System........ 25
Expanded Carriage for the B-1............................ 26
KC-46A full rate production.............................. 26
MQ-9 Reaper.............................................. 27
Procurement, Defense-Wide.................................... 28
Items of Special Interest.................................. 28
Commonality and cost efficiencies in degraded visual
environment systems.................................... 28
F-35..................................................... 28
Ground tactical vehicles for special operations forces... 29
Increased research for counter unmanned aircraft systems
in austere locations abroad............................ 29
Replacement of Special Operations Command DHC-8 aircraft. 30
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 30
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 30
Section 101--Authorization of Appropriations............... 30
Subtitle B--Navy Programs.................................... 30
Section 111--Independent Cost Estimate of FFG(X) Frigate
Program.................................................. 30
Subtitle C--Air Force Programs............................... 31
Section 121--Modification of Force Structure Objectives for
B-1 Bomber Aircraft...................................... 31
Section 122--Extension of Limitation on Availability of
Funds for Retirement of RC-135 Aircraft.................. 31
Section 123--Modification of Limitation on Availability of
Funds for Retirement of E-8 JSTARS Aircraft.............. 31
Section 124--Limitation on Availability of Funds for the
Advanced Battle Management System Pending Certification
Relating to RQ-4 Aircraft................................ 31
Section 125--Inventory Requirements for Certain Air
Refueling Tanker Aircraft................................ 32
Section 126--Limitation on Production of KC-46A Aircraft... 32
Section 127--Assessment and Certification Relating to OC-
135 Aircraft............................................. 32
Section 128--Modernization Plan for Airborne Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance......................... 32
Section 129--Minimum Bomber Aircraft Force Level........... 33
Subtitle D--Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters.... 33
Section 131--Documentation Relating to the F-35 Aircraft
Program.................................................. 33
Section 132--Notification on Software Regression Testing
for F-35 Aircraft........................................ 33
Section 133--Notification on Efforts to Replace Inoperable
Ejection Seat Aircraft Locator Beacons................... 33
Section 134--Limitation on Use of Funds for the Armed
Overwatch Program........................................ 34
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION............ 34
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army............ 34
Items of Special Interest.................................. 34
Accelerating Army Aircraft Cleaning and Deicing Systems
for rotary-wing aircraft............................... 34
Auxiliary power units for armored and tactical vehicles.. 35
Briefing on Army's Carbine Magazine Development Strategy. 35
Carbon composite materials for helicopter wheels and
brakes................................................. 36
Carbon fiber and graphite foam for combat and tactical
vehicles............................................... 36
Electrification of Army combat and tactical vehicles..... 37
Extended Range Cannon Artillery Program.................. 37
Future Vertical Lift sensor payloads..................... 38
Instrumental Synthetic Training Environment and Modeling
and Simulation Capabilities............................ 38
Modeling and Simulation for Ground Vehicle Development
and Sustainment........................................ 39
Next generation Integrated Visual Augmentation System.... 39
Next Generation Squad Weapons and Small Business
Innovation Research.................................... 39
Pragmatic Artificial Intelligence and New Technology
(PAINT)................................................ 40
Report on the Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System
Program................................................ 40
Stryker weapons station commonality...................... 40
Supercavitating Ammunition............................... 41
Thermoplastic drive shafts for helicopter tail rotor
drive systems.......................................... 41
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy............ 42
Items of Special Interest.................................. 42
Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance...................... 42
Advanced Submarine Countermeasures....................... 42
Aviation Survivability of Marine Corps, Navy, and Air
Force Rotary Wing Aircraft............................. 42
Conformal Acoustic Velocity Sonar........................ 43
Expeditionary Fast Transport conversion to an unmanned
surface vessel......................................... 43
Medium Range Interceptor Capability...................... 44
Medium unmanned undersea vehicles........................ 44
Report on the Navy's Long-Range Ocular Interrupter
Program................................................ 44
Research opportunities in cloud-aerosol effects and
atmospheric sunlight reflection........................ 45
RF and EMP defense technology solutions.................. 46
Shipboard Information Warfare Exploit.................... 46
SSN(X) future propulsion and power requirements.......... 47
Surface Navy Laser Weapon System Briefing................ 47
Transformational Reliable Acoustic Path System........... 48
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force....... 48
Items of Special Interest.................................. 48
Air Force Advanced Technology Development Report......... 48
Air Force Institute of Technology research, development,
test, and evaluation................................... 49
Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Program................................................ 49
Airborne Augmented Reality Systems....................... 50
Assessment of the Air Force Test Center enterprise....... 50
Briefing on Air Force Vanguard Programs.................. 51
Flight test air refueling support........................ 51
Report on Counter-Radar Electronic Warfare and Signal
Processing Capabilities................................ 51
University Consortium to Address Research Needs Unique to
the Space Force........................................ 52
Wide area motion imagery................................. 52
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide.... 53
Items of Special Interest.................................. 53
Alliance innovation partnerships......................... 53
Assessment of High-Powered Microwave Systems............. 54
Bio-engineering roadmap for the Department of Defense.... 54
Classified ready engineering workforce................... 54
Department of Defense chemical and biological emerging
threats response efforts............................... 55
Development of technology to increase the resiliency in
mitigating viral pandemics............................. 56
Enhancing research into human performance and resilience
technologies in support of special operations force
personnel.............................................. 57
Establishing a research consortium of excellence for
irregular warfare and advanced analytics............... 57
Evaluation of emergent technologies in support of special
operations forces in great power competition........... 58
Feasibility assessment of establishing large and open
defense based data sets................................ 59
Forecasting and modeling partnerships for countering
infectious diseases.................................... 60
GPS-based precision approach and landing system.......... 60
High energy laser endless magazine definition............ 60
Hydrogen safety for battery use.......................... 61
Implementation of Department of Defense Inspector General
recommendations on additive manufacturing.............. 61
Infrastructure to support research, development, test,
and engineering at China Lake.......................... 62
Investment in research and development for
decontamination technology to support civilian
applications........................................... 62
Investment in research and development for technology to
test treatments for nuclear, chemical, and biological
exposure............................................... 63
Joint vaccine acquisition program........................ 63
Modular Open Systems common data standards............... 63
Next generation semiconductor development and
manufacturing.......................................... 64
Nuclear micro reactors................................... 65
Public-Private Partnerships for Product Support on
software-intensive government systems.................. 65
Quantum research efforts................................. 66
Report on Department of Defense university research
COVID-19 recovery...................................... 66
Report on employing and strengthening the United States'
hypersonics research and development workforce......... 66
Report on waterjet demilitarization technology........... 67
Report to Congress on High Mach and Hypersonic Aircraft
Capabilities........................................... 67
Tactical training range instrumentation.................. 68
Testing of lithium ion batteries......................... 68
Use of artificial intelligence to analyze beneficial
ownership of defense contractors....................... 69
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 69
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 69
Section 201--Authorization of Appropriations............... 69
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and
Limitations.............................................. 69
Section 211--Modification of Science, Mathematics, and
Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Education
Program.................................................. 69
Section 212--Enhanced Participation of Department of
Defense Contractors in Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics Activities............................... 70
Section 213--Modification of Requirements Relating to
Certain Cooperative Research and Development Agreements.. 70
Section 214--Pilot Program on Talent Optimization.......... 70
Section 215--Codification of the National Security
Innovation Network....................................... 70
Section 216--Modification of Pilot Program on Enhanced
Civics Education......................................... 71
Section 217--Modification of Joint Artificial Intelligence
Research, Development, and Transition Activities......... 71
Section 218--Modification of National Security Innovation
Activities and Manufacturing Pilot Program............... 72
Section 219--Extension of Pilot Program for the Enhancement
of the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Centers of the Department of Defense..................... 72
Section 220--Digital Data Management and Analytics
Capability............................................... 72
Section 221--Social Science, Management Science, and
Information Science Research Activities.................. 73
Section 222--Measuring and Incentivizing Programming
Proficiency.............................................. 74
Section 223--Information Technology Modernization and
Security Efforts......................................... 74
Section 224--Board of Directors for the Joint Artificial
Intelligence Center...................................... 74
Section 225--Directed Energy Working Group................. 75
Section 226--Program Executive Officer for Autonomy........ 75
Section 227--Accountability Measures Relating to the
Advanced Battle Management System........................ 75
Section 228--Measures to Address Foreign Talent Programs... 75
Section 229--Disclosure of Foreign Funding Sources in
Applications for Federal Research Awards................. 75
Section 230--Limitations Relating to Large Unmanned Surface
Vessels and Associated Offensive Weapon Systems.......... 76
Section 231--Limitation on Availability of Funds Pending
Review and Report on Next Generation Air Dominance
Capabilities............................................. 76
Subtitle C--Emerging Technology and Artificial Intelligence
Matters.................................................. 76
Section 241--Steering Committee on Emerging Technology..... 76
Section 242--Training for Human Resources Personnel in
Artificial Intelligence and Related Topics............... 76
Section 243--Unclassified Workspaces for Personnel with
Pending Security Clearances.............................. 76
Section 244--Pilot Program on the Use of Electronic
Portfolios to Evaluate Applicants for Certain Technical
Positions................................................ 76
Section 245--Self-Directed Training in Artificial
Intelligence............................................. 77
Section 246--Part-Time and Term Employment of University
Professors and Students in the Defense Science and
Technology Enterprise.................................... 77
Section 247--Microelectronics and National Security........ 77
Section 248--Acquisition of Ethically and Responsibly
Developed Artificial Intelligence Technology............. 77
Section 249--Enhancement of Public-Private Talent Exchange
Programs in the Department of Defense.................... 77
Subtitle D--Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development... 78
Section 251--Short Title................................... 78
Section 252--Findings...................................... 78
Section 253--National Coordinating Entity for Sustainable
Chemistry................................................ 78
Section 254--Strategic Plan for Sustainable Chemistry...... 78
Section 255--Agency Activities in Support of Sustainable
Chemistry................................................ 78
Section 256--Partnerships in Sustainable Chemistry......... 78
Section 257--Prioritization................................ 79
Section 258--Rule of Construction.......................... 79
Section 259--Major Multi-User Research Facility Project.... 79
Subtitle E--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters................ 79
Section 261--Modification to Annual Report of the Director
of Operational Test and Evaluation....................... 79
Section 262--Repeal of Quarterly Updates on the Optionally
Manned Fighting Vehicle Program.......................... 79
Section 263--Independent Evaluation of Personal Protective
and Diagnostic Testing Equipment......................... 80
Section 264--Reports on F-35 Physiological Episodes and
Mitigation Efforts....................................... 80
Section 265--Study on Mechanisms for Attracting and
Retaining High Quality Talent in the National Security
Innovation Base.......................................... 80
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE............................. 81
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 81
Energy and Environment Issues.............................. 81
Application of Geological Survey Information Related to Red
Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.......................... 81
Aviation Ground Support Equipment.......................... 81
Biomass Support of Installation Energy Resiliency.......... 82
Defense Energy Resilience Authorities and Programs......... 82
Execution of the Military Munitions Response Program....... 83
Expanding the Scope of and Partners for DOD PFAS Research
and Development.......................................... 83
Federal-State Partnerships and the Readiness Environmental
Protection Integration Program........................... 83
Implementation of Operational Energy Cost Savings.......... 84
Increased Resiliency and Lethality through Operational
Energy Investment........................................ 84
Report on Department of Defense Fuel Contracting........... 85
Water and Sewage Resiliency Gaps at Military Installations. 85
Logistics and Sustainment Issues............................. 85
Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training and T-7A Redhawk
Transition Plan.......................................... 85
Army Combat Aviation Sustainment........................... 86
Department of Defense Warehouse Space Management........... 87
Depot Carryover............................................ 87
Domestically Sourced Corrosion Control..................... 88
F-35 Sustainment........................................... 88
Navy and Air Force Fixed-Wing Aviation Field-Level
Maintenance.............................................. 89
Navy Deferred Maintenance.................................. 90
Navy Ship Field-Level Maintenance.......................... 90
Pilot Program for Enhancing Ship Readiness through Digital
Techniques............................................... 91
Transparency in Food Ingredient Policies and Standards..... 92
United States Air Force Academy Mission Network............ 92
Readiness Issues............................................. 93
Air Force T-38C Transition and Formation Landings.......... 93
Air Support Service Contracts.............................. 93
Army Briefing on Static-Line Parachuting Proficiency
Requirements............................................. 94
Army Sustainable Readiness Model........................... 96
Briefing on Deployment of Next Generation 911 on Military
Installations............................................ 96
Department of Defense Law Enforcement Training and
Standards................................................ 97
Directed Readiness Tables and Readiness Reporting.......... 97
Dynamic Force Employment................................... 98
Exercise Northern Strike................................... 98
High-Speed Test Track Infrastructure Requirements.......... 99
Marine Corps Aviation Readiness and Sustainment............ 99
Personnel Parachute and Cargo Inventory Management......... 99
Readiness of Firefighting Infrastructure and Equipment..... 100
Report on the Air Force's Use of Executive Decision Model
Analytics................................................ 100
Surface Navy Seamanship and Skills Assessment.............. 101
Other Matters................................................ 101
Civilian Participation in War Games........................ 101
Community Integration Programs............................. 102
Counter Drone Center of Excellence......................... 102
Military Working Dogs...................................... 103
Mishap Reporting and Data Analysis......................... 103
Navy Museum and Historical Exchanges....................... 104
United States Coast Guard Defense Readiness Resource
Allocation............................................... 104
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 105
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 105
Section 301--Authorization of Appropriations............... 105
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment........................... 105
Section 311--Military Aviation and Installation Assurance
Clearinghouse for Review of Mission Obstructions......... 105
Section 312--Military Aviation and Installation Assurance
Clearinghouse for Review of Mission Obstructions......... 105
Section 313--Agreements to Limit Encroachments and Other
Constraints on Military Training, Testing, and Operations 106
Section 314--Modification of Department of Defense
Environmental Restoration Authorities to Include Federal
Government Facilities Used by National Guard............. 106
Section 315--Increased Transparency through Reporting on
Usage and Spills of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam at Military
Installations............................................ 106
Section 316--Replacement of Non-Tactical Motor Vehicles at
the End of Service Life with Electric or Hybrid Motor
Vehicles................................................. 106
Section 317--Budgeting of Department of Defense Relating to
Operational Energy Improvement........................... 106
Section 318--Assessment of Department of Defense
Operational Energy Usage................................. 106
Section 319--Improvement of the Operational Energy
Capability Improvement Fund of the Department of Defense. 106
Section 320--Five-Year Reviews of Containment Technologies
Relating to Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.......... 107
Section 321--Limitation on Use of Funds for Acquisition of
Furnished Energy for Rhine Ordnance Barracks Army Medical
Center................................................... 107
Section 322--Requirement to Update Department of Defense
Climate Change Roadmap................................... 107
Section 323--Comptroller General Report on Department of
Defense Installation Energy.............................. 107
Section 324--Department of Defense Report on Emissions
Levels................................................... 107
Section 325--Objectives, Performance Standards, and
Criteria for Use of Wildlife Conservation Banking
Programs................................................. 107
Section 326--Offshore Wind Energy Development, Morro Bay,
California............................................... 107
Section 327--Long-Duration Demonstration Initiative and
Joint Program............................................ 108
Section 328--Prizes for Development of Non-PFAS-Containing
Fire-Fighting Agent...................................... 108
Section 329--Survey of Technologies for Department of
Defense Application in Phasing Out the Use of Fluorinated
Aqueous Film-Forming Foam................................ 108
Section 330--Interagency Body on Research Related to Per-
and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances........................... 108
Section 331--Restriction on Procurement by Defense
Logistics Agency of Certain Items Containing
Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. 108
Section 332--Standards for Removal or Remedial Actions with
Respect to PFOS or PFOA Contamination.................... 108
Section 333--Research and Development of Alternative to
Aqueous Film-Forming Foam................................ 108
Section 334--Notification to Agricultural Operations
Located in Areas Exposed to Department of Defense PFAS
Use...................................................... 109
Section 335--Public Disclosure of Results of Department of
Defense Testing for Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances............................................... 109
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment........................ 109
Section 351--National Defense Sustainment and Logistics
Review................................................... 109
Section 352--Extension of Sunset Relating to Charter Air
Transportation Services.................................. 109
Section 353--Additional Elements for Inclusion in Navy Ship
Depot Maintenance Budget Report.......................... 109
Section 354--Modification to Limitation on Length of
Overseas Forward Deployment of Naval Vessels............. 109
Section 355--Independent Advisory Panel on Weapon System
Sustainment.............................................. 110
Section 356--Biannual Briefings on Status of Shipyard
Infrastructure Optimization Plan......................... 110
Section 357--Materiel Readiness Metrics and Objectives for
Major Weapon Systems..................................... 110
Subtitle D--Munitions Safety and Oversight................... 110
Section 361--Chair of Department of Defense Explosive
Safety Board............................................. 110
Section 362--Explosive Ordnance Disposal Defense Program... 110
Section 363--Assessment of Resilience of Department of
Defense Munitions Enterprise............................. 110
Section 364--Report on Safety Waivers and Mishaps in
Department of Defense Munitions Enterprise............... 111
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 111
Section 371--Pilot Program for Temporary Issuance of
Maternity-Related Uniform Items.......................... 111
Section 372--Servicewomen's Commemorative Partnerships..... 111
Section 373--Biodefense Analysis and Budget Submission..... 111
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS...................... 111
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 111
Impact of U.S. Population Trends on National Guard Force
Structure................................................ 111
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 112
Subtitle A--Active Forces.................................... 112
Section 401--End Strengths for Active Forces............... 112
Section 402--Revisions in Permanent Active Duty End
Strength Minimum Levels.................................. 114
Section 403--Modification of the Authorized Number and
Accounting Method for Senior Enlisted Personnel.......... 114
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces................................... 114
Section 411--End Strengths for Selected Reserve............ 114
Section 412--End Strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in
Support of the Reserves.................................. 116
Section 413--End Strengths for Military Technicians (Dual
Status).................................................. 118
Section 414--Maximum Number of Reserve Personnel Authorized
To Be on Active Duty for Operational Support............. 120
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 121
Section 421--Military Personnel............................ 121
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY............................... 121
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 121
A Report on the Military Lending Act and the Effects of
High Interest Rates on Readiness......................... 121
Air Force Institute of Technology and Space Education Study 121
Concerns about Uncharacterized Discharges.................. 122
Disinformation Training Incorporated into Pre-deployment
Training................................................. 122
Effectiveness of Military Justice Reforms.................. 123
Expanding World Language Program to Offer Strategic
Language Training to DODEA Students Earlier.............. 123
Gender Integration at Marine Corps Recruit Depots.......... 123
Improvements to the Special Victims' Counsel Program....... 124
Military Judge Advocate General End Strength............... 124
Military Spouse Licensure Reciprocity...................... 124
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Reservation System
Modernization............................................ 125
Officer and Enlisted Qualification Testing................. 125
Parental Leave Parity for Reservists....................... 126
Participation in Transition Assistance Programs at Small
and Remote Military Installations........................ 126
Professional Military Education Reform..................... 127
Report on Feasibility of Implementation of Flexible
Spending Account Options for Members of the Uniformed
Services and Their Families.............................. 127
Reserve Component General and Flag Officer Development..... 128
Reserve Component Record of Service........................ 128
Review of Medical Accessions Standards for Appointment,
Enlistment, or Induction into Military Services.......... 128
Review of the Preservation of the Force and Family Program
for Special Operations Forces............................ 129
Sexual Assault Information Management System............... 130
Space Force Personnel...................................... 130
United States Space Force Commissioning Programs........... 131
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 131
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy......................... 131
Section 501--Authorized Strength: Exclusion of Certain
General and Flag Officers of the Reserve Components on
Active Duty.............................................. 131
Section 502--Diversity in Selection Boards................. 132
Section 503--Redaction of Personally Identifiable
Information from Records Furnished to a Promotion Board.. 132
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management..................... 132
Section 511--Grants to Support STEM Education in the Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps......................... 132
Section 512--Modification of Education Loan Repayment
Program for Members of Selected Reserve.................. 132
Section 513--Requirement of Consent of the Chief Executive
Officer for Certain Full-Time National Guard Duty
Performed in a State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia................................................. 132
Section 514--Constructive Credit for Certain Members of the
Reserve Components Who Cannot Complete Minimum Annual
Training Requirements as a Result of the COVID-19
Pandemic................................................. 132
Section 515--Guidance for Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
by the National Guard.................................... 132
Section 516--Direct Employment Pilot Program for Certain
Members of the Reserve Components........................ 133
Section 517--Temporary Limitation on Authority to Transfer,
Relocate, or Dissolve Elements of the Reserve Components
of the Air Force......................................... 133
Section 518--Pilot Programs in Connection with SROTC Units
and CSPI Programs at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities and Minority Institutions................... 133
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Correction of
Military Records......................................... 133
Section 521--Temporary Authority to Order Retired Members
to Active Duty in High-Demand, Low-Density Assignments
During War or National Emergency......................... 133
Section 522--Reenlistment Waivers for Persons Separated
from the Armed Forces Who Commit One Misdemeanor Cannabis
Offense.................................................. 133
Section 523--Review of Seaman to Admiral-21 Program; Credit
Towards Retirement....................................... 133
Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters......... 134
Section 531--Punitive Article on Violent Extremism......... 134
Section 532--Preservation of Court-Martial Records......... 134
Section 533--Electronic Notarization for Members of the
Armed Forces............................................. 134
Section 534--Clarifications regarding Scope of Employment
and Reemployment Rights of Members of the Uniformed
Services................................................. 134
Section 535--Absentee Ballot Tracking Program.............. 134
Section 536--Tracking Mechanism and Reporting Requirements
for Supremacist, Extremist, and Criminal Gang Activity in
the Armed Forces......................................... 134
Section 537--Military-Civilian Task Force on Domestic
Violence and Related Information Collection Activities... 134
Section 538--Actions to Address Military-Connected Child
Abuse.................................................... 135
Section 539--Multidisciplinary Board to Evaluate Suicide
Events................................................... 135
Subtitle E--Sexual Assault................................... 135
Section 541--Protection of Attorney-Client Privilege
between Victims and Special Victims' Counsel............. 135
Section 542--Authority of Military Judges and Military
Magistrates to Issue Military Court Protective Orders.... 135
Section 543--Additional Bases for Provision of Advice by
the Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of
Sexual Misconduct........................................ 136
Section 544--Modification of Reporting and Data Collection
on Victims of Sexual Offenses............................ 136
Section 545--Modification of Annual Report regarding Sexual
Assaults Involving Members of the Armed Forces........... 136
Section 546--Coordination of Support for Survivors of
Sexual Trauma............................................ 136
Section 547--Policy on Separation of Victim and Accused at
Military Service Academies............................... 136
Section 548--Safe-to-Report Policy Applicable across the
Armed Forces............................................. 137
Section 549--Question in Workplace and Gender Relations
Surveys regarding Prosecutions of Sexual Assault......... 137
Section 549A--Pilot Program on Prosecution of Special
Victim Offenses Committed by Attendees of Military
Service Academies........................................ 137
Section 549B--Report on Status of Investigations of Alleged
Sex-Related Offenses..................................... 137
Subtitle F--Member Education, Training, and Transition....... 137
Section 551--Counseling in the Transition Assistance
Program regarding Sexual Assault, Sexual or Gender
Harassment, and Intimate Partner Violence................ 137
Section 552--Establishment of Mentoring and Career
Counseling Program....................................... 138
Section 553--Defense Language Institute Foreign Language
Center................................................... 138
Section 554--Defense Language Institute Foreign Language
Center................................................... 138
Section 555--Increase in Number of Permanent Professors at
the United States Air Force Academy...................... 138
Section 556--Information on Nominations and Applications
for Military Service Academies........................... 138
Section 557--Transformation of the Professional Military
Education Enterprise..................................... 138
Section 558--College of International Security Affairs of
the National Defense University.......................... 138
Section 559--Public-Private Consortium to Improve
Professional Military Education.......................... 139
Subtitle G--Military Family Readiness and Dependents'
Education................................................ 139
Section 561--Family Readiness: Definitions; Communication
Strategy; Report......................................... 139
Section 562--Support Services for Members of Special
Operations Forces and Immediate Family Members........... 139
Section 563--Authority to Provide Assistance to Certain In-
Home Child Care Providers for Members of the Armed Forces
and Survivors of Members Who Die in Combat in the Line of
Duty..................................................... 139
Section 564--Expansion of Financial Assistance under My
Career Advancement Account Program....................... 139
Section 565--Child Care.................................... 139
Section 566--Continuation of Paid Parental Leave upon Death
of Child................................................. 140
Section 567--Study and Report on the Performance of the
Department of Defense Education Activity................. 140
Section 568--Comptroller General of the United States
Report on the Structural Condition of Department of
Defense Education Activity Schools....................... 140
Section 569--Pilot Program to Expand Eligibility for
Enrollment at Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary
Schools.................................................. 140
Section 569A--Continued Assistance to Schools with
Significant Numbers of Military Dependent Students....... 140
Section 569B--Standardization of the Exceptional Family
Member Program........................................... 140
Subtitle H--Diversity and Inclusion.......................... 141
Section 571--Diversity and Inclusion Reporting Requirements 141
Section 572--Establishment of Diversity and Inclusion
Advisory Council of the Department of Defense............ 141
Section 573--Establishment of Special Inspector General for
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Armed Forces;
Amendments to Inspector General Act...................... 141
Section 574--Questions regarding Racism, Anti-Semitism, and
Supremacism in Workplace Surveys Administered by the
Secretary of Defense..................................... 141
Section 575--Report on Demographics of Officers Appointed
to Certain Grades........................................ 141
Section 576--Plans to Increase Female and Minority
Representation in the Armed Forces....................... 141
Section 577--Evaluation of Barriers to Minority
Participation in Certain Units of the Armed Forces....... 142
Subtitle I--Decorations and Awards........................... 142
Section 581--Establishment of the Atomic Veterans Service
Medal.................................................... 142
Section 582--Authorization for Award of the Distinguished-
Service Cross for Ramiro F. Olivo for Acts of Valor
during the Vietnam War................................... 142
Subtitle J--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters.......... 142
Section 591--Expansion of Department of Defense STARBASE
Program.................................................. 142
Section 592--Inclusion of Certain Outlying Areas in the
Department of Defense STARBASE Program................... 142
Section 593--Prohibition on Charging for or Counting
Certain Acronyms on Headstones of Individuals Interred at
Arlington National Cemetery.............................. 142
Section 594--Report on Placement of Members of the Armed
Forces in Academic Status Who Are Victims of Sexual
Assault onto Non-Rated Periods........................... 143
Section 595--Sense of Congress regarding Advertising
Recruiting Efforts....................................... 143
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS.............. 143
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 143
Department of Defense Impact Aid Program Report............ 143
Disabled Service Member Transition Assistance.............. 143
Military Spouse Employment................................. 144
Operation of Commissaries during Period of Expiration of
Appropriations........................................... 144
Private Sector Wage Verification Assessment................ 145
Report on the Advisability of Permitting Military Personnel
to Use Education Benefits for Nontraditional Cyber-
Related Education Programs............................... 146
Transitional Compensation.................................. 146
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 147
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances............................... 147
Section 601--Increase in Basic Pay......................... 147
Section 602--Basic Needs Allowance for Low-Income Regular
Members.................................................. 147
Section 603--Reorganization of Certain Allowances Other
Than Travel and Transportation Allowances................ 147
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special Incentive Pays............... 147
Section 611--One-Year Extension of Certain Expiring Bonus
and Special Pay Authorities.............................. 147
Section 612--Increase in Certain Hazardous Duty Incentive
Pay for Members of the Uniformed Services................ 147
Section 613--Standardization of Payment of Hazardous Duty
Incentive Pay for Members of the Uniformed Services...... 147
Section 614--Clarification of 30 Days of Continuous Duty on
Board a Ship Required for Family Separation Allowance for
Members of the Uniformed Services........................ 148
Section 615--Expansion of Reimbursable State Licensure and
Certification Costs for a Military Spouse Arising from
Relocation............................................... 148
Subtitle C--Family and Survivor Benefits..................... 148
Section 621--Expansion of Authority to Provide Financial
Assistance to Civilian Providers of Child Care Services
or Youth Program Services for Survivors of Members of the
Armed Forces Who Die in the Line of Duty................. 148
Section 622--Expansion of Death Gratuity for ROTC Graduates 148
Section 623--Recalculation of Financial Assistance for
Providers of Child Care Services and Youth Program
Services for Dependents.................................. 148
Section 624--Priority for Certain Military Family Housing
to a Member of the Armed Forces Whose Spouse Agrees to
Provide Family Home Day Care Services.................... 148
Section 625--Study on Feasibility of TSP Contributions by
Military Spouses......................................... 148
Subtitle D--Defense Resale Matters........................... 149
Section 631--Base Responders Essential Needs and Dining
Access................................................... 149
Section 632--First Responder Access to Mobile Exchanges.... 149
Section 633--Updated Business Case Analysis for
Consolidation of the Defense Resale System............... 149
Subtitle E--Other Personnel Benefits......................... 149
Section 641--Maintenance of Funding for Stars and Stripes.. 149
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS................................ 149
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 149
Adult Residential Treatment for Eating Disorders........... 149
Behavioral Health Requirements of the Department of Defense 150
Cardiac Arterial Disease Diagnostic Improvements........... 151
Creative Arts Therapies.................................... 151
Financial Management of U.S. Army Medical Research and
Development Command...................................... 151
Improving Health Care Choices for Severely Injured Service
Members.................................................. 152
Military Medical Surge Capacity Partnerships............... 152
Rare Cancer Treatment...................................... 153
Report on Force Plate Technology Utilizing Machine Learning
for Improving Combat Readiness........................... 153
Reporting of Data Related to Accession Standards and Mental
Health History........................................... 154
Review on the Existing Department of Defense Capabilities
to Operate, Maintain, and Transport Sterile Clinical,
Surgical, and Resuscitative Capabilities................. 154
Status of Implementation of Guidance for Ensuring Access to
Contraception for Service Members........................ 155
Supply Chain Resilience and Critical Supplies Stockpile.... 156
Traumatic Brain Injury Preventative Devices................ 157
Ultrasound Technology to Identify Subdermal Injuries in
Strangulation Victims.................................... 157
Women's Comprehensive Health Clinics....................... 157
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 158
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits........... 158
Section 701--Expansion of Mental Health Assessments for
Members of the Armed Forces.............................. 158
Section 702--Mandatory Referral for Mental Health
Evaluation............................................... 158
Section 703--Assessments and Testing Relating to Exposure
to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances......... 158
Section 704--Improvement to Breast Cancer Screening........ 158
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration....................... 159
Section 711--Protection of the Armed Forces from Infectious
Diseases................................................. 159
Section 712--Inclusion of Drugs, Biological Products, and
Critical Medical Supplies in National Security Strategy
for National Technology and Industrial Base.............. 159
Section 713--Contract Authority of the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences........................ 159
Section 714--Extension of Organization Requirements for
Defense Health Agency.................................... 159
Section 715--Modification to Limitation on the Realignment
or Reduction of Military Medical Manning End Strength.... 159
Section 716--Modifications to Implementation Plan for
Restructure or Realignment of Military Medical Treatment
Facilities............................................... 160
Section 717--Policy to Address Opioid Prescription Abuse
Prevention............................................... 160
Section 718--Addition of Burn Pit Registration to
Electronic Health Records of Members of the Armed Forces
and Veterans............................................. 160
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to COVID-19..................... 160
Section 721--COVID-19 Military Health System Review Panel.. 160
Section 722--COVID-19 Global War on Pandemics.............. 160
Section 723--Registry of TRICARE Beneficiaries Diagnosed
with COVID-19............................................ 161
Subtitle D--Reports and Other Matters........................ 161
Section 731--Modifications to Pilot Program on Civilian and
Military Partnerships to Enhance Interoperability and
Medical Surge Capability and Capacity of National
Disaster Medical System.................................. 161
Section 732--Reports on Suicide among Members of the Armed
Forces and Suicide Prevention Programs and Activities of
the Department of Defense................................ 161
Section 733--Clarification of Research under Joint Trauma
Education and Training Directorate and Inclusion of
Military Working Dogs.................................... 161
Section 734--Extension of the Joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Project.................................... 161
Section 735--Information Sharing by Secretary of Defense
regarding Prevention of Infant and Maternal Mortality.... 162
Section 736--Grant Program for Increased Cooperation on
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research between United
States and Israel........................................ 162
Section 737--Pilot Program on Cryopreservation and Storage. 162
Section 738--Pilot Program on Parents Serving as Certified
Nursing Assistants for Children under TRICARE Program.... 162
Section 739--Study on Incidence of Cancer Diagnosis and
Mortality among Pilots in the Armed Forces............... 162
Section 740--Report on Diet and Nutrition of Members of the
Armed Forces............................................. 162
Section 741--Report on Costs and Benefits of Allowing
Retired Members of the Armed Forces to Contribute to
Health Savings Accounts.................................. 163
Section 742--Study on Toxic Exposure at Karshi-Khanabad Air
Base, Uzbekistan......................................... 163
Section 743--Audit of Medical Conditions of Tenants in
Privatized Military Housing.............................. 163
Section 744--Report on Integrated Disability Evaluation
System................................................... 163
Section 745--Review and Report on Prevention of Suicide
among Members of the Armed Forces Stationed at Remote
Installations outside the Contiguous United States....... 163
Subtitle E--Mental Health Services from Department of
Veterans Affairs for Members of Reserve Components....... 164
Section 751--Short Title................................... 164
Section 752--Expansion of Eligibility for Readjustment
Counseling and related Outpatient Services from
Department of Veterans Affairs to Include Members of
Reserve Components of the Armed Forces................... 164
Section 753--Provision of Mental Health Services from
Department of Veterans Affairs to Members of Reserve
Components of the Armed Forces........................... 164
Section 754--Inclusion of Members of Reserve Components in
Mental Health Programs of Department of Veterans Affairs. 164
Section 755--Report on Mental Health and Related Services
Provided by Department of Veterans Affairs to Members of
the Armed Forces......................................... 164
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND
RELATED MATTERS.............................................. 165
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 165
Assessment of Section 889 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019................... 165
Briefing on Section 889 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019................... 165
Commercial Airlift Review Board Requirements............... 166
Commercial Items Group Supporting Procuring Contracting
Officers in Making Commercial Item Determinations........ 166
Commercial Supply Stores................................... 167
Compliance with Contract Services Planning, Programming,
and Budgeting Requirements and Statutory Limitations on
Outsourcing Government Jobs.............................. 167
Consistency in the Management and Execution of Audits of
Contractor Business System Reviews Conducted by the
Defense Contract Audit Agency............................ 168
COVID-19 Uniformed Mask Distribution to Service Members.... 169
Department of Defense Proposal for Reports on Acquisition
Programs and Activities.................................. 169
Efforts to Improve the Domestic Nonavailability Waiver
Process.................................................. 170
Efforts to Streamline the Internal Control Audit Framework
Used to Evaluate Contractor Business Systems............. 170
Evaluating Possibility of Conflicts of Interest for
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers........ 170
GAO Report on GSA E-commerce Portal Data Usage............. 171
GAO Report on Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.. 171
Incremental Funding of Services Contracts.................. 172
Plan To Address Obsolete MIL-PRF-19500 Discrete Parts...... 172
Procurement Technical Assistance Program Management and
Oversight................................................ 173
Report on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification....... 173
Report on Source Content Supplier for Major Defense
Acquisition Programs..................................... 174
Secure Supply Chain for Niobium............................ 174
Sensor Open Systems Architecture and C4ISR Modular Open
Suite of Standards Military Standards Initiative......... 175
Status of Implementing Regulations Related to Procurement
Administrative Lead Times................................ 176
Strategic and Critical Materials in Department of Defense
Industrial Base.......................................... 176
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 177
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management................ 177
Section 801--Congressional Notification of Termination of a
Middle Tier Acquisition Program.......................... 177
Section 802--Modification to the Definition of
Nontraditional Defense Contractor........................ 177
Section 803--Major Weapon Systems: Life-Cycle Sustainment
Plan..................................................... 177
Section 804--Contractor Business Systems................... 177
Section 805--Acquisition Authority of the Director of the
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center..................... 178
Section 806--Reforming the Department of Defense........... 178
Section 807--Alternative Space Acquisition System for the
United States Space Force................................ 178
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities,
Procedures, and Limitations.............................. 178
Section 811--Sustainment Reform for the Department of
Defense.................................................. 178
Section 812--Modifications to Comptroller General
Assessment of Acquisition Programs and Related
Initiatives.............................................. 178
Section 813--Contractor Whistleblower Protections Relating
to Nondisclosure Agreements.............................. 178
Section 814--Competition Requirements for Purchases from
Federal Prison Industries................................ 179
Section 815--Disclosure of Beneficial Owners in Database
for Federal Agency Contract and Grant Officers........... 179
Section 816--Inclusion of Optical Transmission Components
in the Analytical Framework for Supply Chain Risks....... 179
Section 817--Amendment to Definition of Qualified
Apprentice............................................... 179
Section 818--Contract Closeout Authority for Services
Contracts................................................ 179
Section 819--Plan to Improve Department-wide Management of
Investments in Weapon Systems............................ 179
Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters.......................... 180
Section 821--Quarterly National Technology and Industrial
Base Briefings........................................... 180
Section 822--Expansion on the Prohibition on Acquiring
Certain Metal Products................................... 180
Section 823--Requirement that Certain Ship Components Be
Manufactured in the National Technology and Industrial
Base..................................................... 180
Section 824--Preference for Sourcing Rare Earth Materials
from the National Technology and Industrial Base......... 180
Section 825--Enhanced Domestic Content Requirement for
Major Defense Acquisition Programs....................... 180
Section 826--Additional Requirements Pertaining to Printed
Circuit Boards........................................... 180
Section 827--Report on Use of Domestic Nonavailability
Determinations........................................... 181
Section 828--Sense of Congress on the Prohibition on
Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance
Services or Equipment.................................... 181
Subtitle D--Small Business Matters........................... 181
Section 831--Transfer of Verification of Small Business
Concerns Owned and Controlled by Veterans or Service-
Disabled Veterans to the Small Business Administration... 181
Section 832--Equitable Adjustments to Certain Construction
Contracts................................................ 181
Section 833--Exemption of Certain Contracts Awarded to
Small Business Concerns from Category Management
Requirements............................................. 181
Section 834--Report on Accelerated Payments to Certain
Small Business Concerns.................................. 182
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 182
Section 841--Modifications to Supervision and Award of
Certain Contracts........................................ 182
Section 842--Amendments to Submissions to Congress Relating
to Certain Foreign Military Sales........................ 182
Section 843--Revisions to Requirement to Use Firm Fixed-
Price Contracts for Foreign Military Sales............... 182
Section 844--Small Business Industrial Base Resiliency
Program.................................................. 182
Section 845--Requirements Relating to Reports and
Limitations on the Availability of Funds................. 183
Section 846--Assessment of the Requirements Processes of
the Military Departments................................. 183
Section 847--Report on Transfer and Consolidation of
Certain Defense Acquisition Statutes..................... 183
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT...... 184
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 184
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Strategic
Deterrence............................................... 184
Implementation of the Directed Roles and Responsibilities
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict.................... 184
U.S. Special Operations Command Force Structure and
Organization............................................. 185
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 185
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related
Matters.................................................. 185
Section 901--Repeal of Position of Chief Management Officer 185
Section 902--Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial
Base Policy.............................................. 186
Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and
Management Matters....................................... 186
Section 911--Limitation on Reduction of Civilian Workforce. 186
Section 912--Chief Diversity Officers...................... 186
Section 913--Establishment of Deputy Assistant Secretaries
for Sustainment.......................................... 186
Section 914--Office of Defense Community Cooperation and
Economic Adjustment...................................... 186
Section 915--Input from Chief of National Guard Bureau to
the Joint Requirements Oversight Council................. 187
Section 916--Redesignation of the Joint Forces Staff
College.................................................. 187
Subtitle C--Space Matters.................................... 187
Section 921--Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and
Strategic Deterrence Policy.............................. 187
Section 922--Office of the Chief of Space Operations....... 187
Section 923--Space Force Medal............................. 187
Section 924--Clarification of Procurement of Commercial
Satellite Communications Services........................ 187
Section 925--Temporary Exemption from Authorized Daily
Average of Members in Pay Grade E-8 and E-9.............. 187
Section 926--One-Time Uniform Allowance for Members
Transferred to the Space Force........................... 187
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS...................................... 188
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 188
Other Matters................................................ 188
Airfield Capabilities in GPS Denied Environments........... 188
Audit Accountability....................................... 188
Audit Innovation........................................... 188
Close Combat Lethality Task Force.......................... 189
Implementation of Findings and Recommendations of the 2020
U.S. Special Operations Command Comprehensive Review..... 189
Presentation of Defense Budget Materials................... 190
Prioritizing Material Weaknesses........................... 191
Report on Audit Expertise in Remediation Services.......... 191
Report on Service Consolidation of General Ledger Financial
Management Systems....................................... 191
Reserve Components and National Guard Units Supporting
Special Operations Command Operational and Training
Requirements............................................. 192
United Service Organizations and Identification Cards...... 192
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 193
Subtitle A--Financial Matters................................ 193
Section 1001--General Transfer Authority................... 193
Section 1002--Determination of Budgetary Effects........... 193
Section 1003--Pandemic Preparedness and Resilience National
Security Fund............................................ 193
Section 1004--Budget Materials for Special Operations
Forces................................................... 194
Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities........................... 194
Section 1011--Support for Counterdrug Activities and
Activities to Counter Transnational Organized Crime
Affecting Flow of Drugs into the United States........... 194
Section 1012--Congressional Notification with Respect to
Department of Defense Support Provided to Other United
States Agencies for Counterdrug Activities and Activities
to Counter Transnational Organized Crime................. 194
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels.................................... 194
Section 1021--Limitation on Availability of Certain Funds
without Naval Vessels Plan and Certification............. 194
Section 1022--Limitations on Use of Funds in the National
Defense Sealift Fund for Purchase of Foreign Constructed
Vessels.................................................. 194
Section 1023--Use of National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for
Incrementally Funded Contracts to Provide Full Funding
for Columbia Class Submarines............................ 194
Section 1024--Preference for United States Vessels in
Transporting Supplies by Sea............................. 195
Section 1025--Restrictions on Overhaul, Repair, etc. of
Naval Vessels in Foreign Shipyards....................... 195
Section 1026--Biannual Report on Shipbuilder Training and
the Defense Industrial Base.............................. 195
Section 1027--Prohibition on Use of Funds for Retirement of
Certain Littoral Combat Ships............................ 195
Section 1028--Report on Implementation of Commandant's
Planning Guidance........................................ 195
Section 1029--Limitation on Naval Force Structure Changes.. 195
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism................................. 195
Section 1031--Prohibition on Use of Funds for Transfer or
Release of Individuals Detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Certain Countries...... 195
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations........ 196
Section 1041--Support of Special Operations to Combat
Terrorism................................................ 196
Section 1042--Prohibition on Retirement of Nuclear Powered
Aircraft Carriers before First Refueling................. 196
Section 1043--Required Minimum Inventory of Tactical
Airlift Aircraft......................................... 196
Section 1044--Modification and Technical Correction to
Department of Defense Authority to Provide Assistance
along the Southern Land Border of the United States...... 196
Section 1045--Battlefield Airborne Communications Node
Certification Requirement................................ 196
Section 1046--Requirements Relating to Newest Generations
of Personal Protective Equipment......................... 197
Section 1047--Mandatory Criteria for Strategic Basing
Decisions................................................ 197
Section 1047--Prohibition on Use of Funds for Retirement of
A-10 Aircraft............................................ 197
Section 1048--Limitation on Use of Funds Pending Public
Availability of Top-Line Numbers of Deployed Members of
the Armed Forces......................................... 197
Section 1049--Limitation on Physical Move, Integration,
Reassignment, or Shift in Responsibility of Marine Forces
Northern Command......................................... 197
Section 1050--Conditions for Permanently Basing United
States Equipment or Additional Forces in Host Countries
with At-Risk Vendors in 5G or 6G Networks................ 198
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS............................. 198
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 198
Defense Finance and Accounting Service..................... 198
General Schedule Locality Pay Program...................... 199
Report on Denial of Security Clearances.................... 199
Report on Improving Equal Employment Opportunity Processes
in the Department of Defense............................. 200
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 200
Subtitle A--General Provisions............................... 200
Section 1101--Family and Medical Leave Amendments.......... 200
Section 1102--Limitation on Authority to Exclude Employees
from Chapter 71 of Title 5............................... 200
Section 1103--Authority to Provide Travel and
Transportation Allowances in Connection with Transfer
Ceremonies of Department of Defense and Coast Guard
Civilian Employees Who Die Overseas...................... 200
Section 1104--One-Year Extension of Authority to Waive
Annual Limitation on Premium Pay and Aggregate Limitation
on Pay for Federal Civilian Employees Working Overseas... 201
Section 1105--One-Year Extension of Temporary Authority to
Grant Allowances, Benefits, and Gratuities to Civilian
Personnel on Official Duty in a Combat Zone.............. 201
Section 1106--Limiting the Number of Local Wage Areas
Defined within a Pay Locality............................ 201
Section 1107--Civilian Faculty at the Defense Security
Cooperation University and Institute of Security
Governance............................................... 201
Section 1108--Expansion of Authority for Appointment of
Recently-Retired Members of the Armed Forces to Positions
at Certain Industrial Base Facilities.................... 201
Section 1109--Fire Fighters Alternative Work Schedule
Demonstration Project.................................... 201
Section 1110--Special Rules for Certain Monthly Workers'
Compensation Payments and Other Payments for Federal
Government Personnel under Chief of Mission Authority.... 202
Subtitle B--Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination Act of 2020........................... 202
Section 1121--Short Title.................................. 202
Section 1122--Sense of Congress............................ 202
Section 1123--Notification of Violation.................... 202
Section 1124--Reporting Requirements....................... 202
Section 1125--Data To Be Posted by Employing Federal
Agencies................................................. 202
Section 1126--Data To Be Posted by the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission................................... 202
Section 1127--Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 Amendments 202
Section 1128--Nondisclosure Agreement Limitation........... 203
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS................... 203
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 203
Assessment on Acceding to United Nations Convention on Law
of the Seas.............................................. 203
Authorities for U.S. Military Personnel in Syria........... 204
Briefing from the United States-China Economic and Security
Review Commission on Cooperation with Similar
Organizations among U.S. Allies and Partners............. 204
Briefing on Nation-State Election Interference Efforts..... 205
Briefing on the Consequences of Capping the Number of U.S.
Service Members Stationed in Germany at 25,000........... 205
Briefing on the New START Treaty........................... 206
Co-Development of Next Generation Ground-Based Anti-Ship
Missile.................................................. 206
Department of Defense Involvement in Embassy China Working
Groups................................................... 207
Efforts to Implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review
Modernization Act........................................ 207
Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative........................ 208
Military Exchanges between Senior Officers and Officials of
the United States and Taiwan............................. 209
Modernized Operational Concepts and the Indo-Pacific....... 210
North Korea's Chemical and Biological Weapons Capabilities. 210
Report on Activities and Resources Necessary to Achieve the
Objectives of the Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative.... 211
Report on Department of Defense Strategy for Competition
below the Threshold of Armed Conflict.................... 212
Report on the Use of Unmanned Platforms to Improve Taiwan's
Self-Defense Capability.................................. 213
Report on Ties between Russia and China.................... 214
Security Sector Assistance Training for Foreign Students... 214
Taiwan Defense Relations................................... 215
United States Strategy on China............................ 216
Utilization of Smaller Vessels in Indo-Pacific Area of
Operations............................................... 216
West African Airlift Support............................... 216
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 217
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training.......................... 217
Section 1201--Modification and Extension of Support of
Special Operations for Irregular Warfare................. 217
Section 1202--Department of Defense Participation in
European Program on Multilateral Exchange of Surface
Transportation Services.................................. 217
Section 1203--Extension of Authority to Transfer Excess
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles to Foreign
Countries................................................ 217
Section 1204--Modification and Extension of Update of
Department of Defense Freedom of Navigation Report....... 217
Section 1205--Extension of Report on Workforce Development. 218
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan..... 218
Section 1211--Extension and Modification of Authority for
Reimbursement of Certain Coalition Nations for Support
Provided to United States Military Operations............ 218
Section 1212--Extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant
Visa Program............................................. 218
Section 1213--Limitation on Use of Funds to Reduce
Deployment to Afghanistan................................ 218
Section 1214--Report on Operation Freedom Sentinel......... 218
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran........ 219
Section 1221--Extension and Modification of Authority to
Provide Assistance to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria................................................ 219
Section 1222--Extension of Authority to Provide Assistance
to the Vetted Syrian Opposition.......................... 219
Section 1223--Extension of Authority to Support Operations
and Activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in
Iraq..................................................... 219
Section 1224--Prohibition on Provision of Weapons and Other
Forms of Support to Certain Organizations................ 219
Section 1225--Consolidated Budget Display and Report on
Operation Spartan Shield................................. 220
Section 1226--Sense of Congress on Peshmerga Forces as a
Partner in Operation Inherent Resolve.................... 220
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Russia....................... 220
Section 1231--Prohibition on Availability of Funds Relating
to Sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea..... 220
Section 1232--Extension of Limitation on Military
Cooperation between the United States and the Russian
Federation............................................... 220
Section 1233--Modification and Extension of Ukraine
Security Assistance Initiative........................... 221
Section 1234--United States Participation in the Open Skies
Treaty................................................... 221
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe and NATO.............. 222
Section 1241--Limitations on Use of Funds to Reduce the
Total Number of Members of the Armed Forces Serving on
Active Duty Who Are Stationed in Germany, to Reduce the
Total Number of Members of the Armed Forces Stationed in
Europe, and to Divest Military Infrastructure in Europe.. 222
Section 1242--Sense of Congress on Support for Coordinated
Action to Ensure the Security of Baltic Allies........... 222
Section 1243--Sense of Congress on Support for Estonia,
Latvia, and Lithuania.................................... 222
Section 1244--Sense of Congress on Support for Georgia..... 222
Section 1245--Sense of Congress on Burden Sharing by
Partners and Allies...................................... 222
Section 1246--Sense of Congress on NATO's Response to the
COVID-19 Pandemic........................................ 222
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region...... 223
Section 1251--Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative.......... 223
Section 1252--Limitation on Use of Funds to Reduce the
Total Number of Members of the Armed Forces Serving on
Active Duty Who Are Deployed to South Korea.............. 223
Section 1253--Implementation of GAO Recommendations on
Preparedness of United States Forces to Counter North
Korean Chemical and Biological Weapons................... 223
Section 1254--Public Reporting of Chinese Military
Companies Operating in the United States................. 224
Section 1255--Independent Study on the Defense Industrial
Base of the People's Republic of China................... 224
Section 1256--Report on China's One Belt, One Road
Initiative in Africa..................................... 224
Section 1257--Sense of Congress on Enhancement of the
United States-Taiwan Defense Relationship................ 224
Section 1258--Report on Supply Chain Security Cooperation
with Taiwan.............................................. 224
Section 1259--Report on United States-Taiwan Medical
Security Partnership..................................... 224
Subtitle G--Other Matters.................................... 225
Section 1261--Provision of Goods and Services to Kwajalein
Atoll.................................................... 225
Section 1262--Annual Briefing on Certain Foreign Military
Bases of Adversaries..................................... 225
Section 1263--Report on Progress of the Department of
Defense with Respect to Denying a Fait Accompli by a
Strategic Competitor against a Covered Defense Partner... 225
Section 1264--Modification to Requirements of the
Initiative to Support Protection of National Security
Academic Researchers from Undue Influence and Other
Security Threats......................................... 225
Section 1265--Report on Directed Use of Fishing Fleets..... 225
Section 1266--Expanding the State Partnership Program in
Africa................................................... 226
Section 1267--Report Relating to Reduction in the Total
Number of United States Armed Forces Deployed to United
States Africa Command Area of Responsibility............. 226
Section 1268--Report on Enhancing Partnerships between the
United States and African Countries...................... 226
Section 1269--Sense of Congress with Respect to Qatar...... 226
Section 1270--Sense of Congress on United States Military
Support for and Participation in the Multinational Force
and Observers............................................ 226
Section 1271--Prohibition on Support for Military
Participation against the Houthis........................ 226
Section 1272--Rule of Construction Relating to Use of
Military Force........................................... 227
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION......................... 227
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 227
Importance of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program..... 227
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 227
Section 1301--Funding Allocations; Specification of
Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds....................... 227
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.................................. 228
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 228
Subtitle A--Military Programs................................ 228
Section 1401--Working Capital Funds........................ 228
Section 1402--Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction,
Defense.................................................. 228
Section 1403--Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug
Activities, Defense-Wide................................. 228
Section 1404--Defense Inspector General.................... 228
Section 1405--Defense Health Program....................... 228
Section 1406--National Defense Sealift Fund................ 228
Subtitle B--Other Matters.................................... 228
Section 1411--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...................... 228
Section 1412--Authorization of Appropriations for Armed
Forces Retirement Home................................... 229
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS....................................... 229
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 229
National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account............... 229
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 229
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 229
Section 1501--Purpose...................................... 229
Section 1502--Procurement.................................. 230
Section 1503--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation.. 230
Section 1504--Operation and Maintenance.................... 230
Section 1505--Military Personnel........................... 230
Section 1506--Working Capital Funds........................ 230
Section 1507--Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug
Activities, Defense-Wide................................. 230
Section 1508--Defense Inspector General.................... 230
Section 1509--Defense Health Program....................... 230
Subtitle B--Financial Matters................................ 230
Section 1511--Treatment as Additional Authorizations....... 230
Section 1512--Special Transfer Authority................... 231
Subtitle C--Other Matters.................................... 231
Section 1521--Afghanistan Security Forces Fund............. 231
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS... 231
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 231
Space Activities............................................. 231
Army GEOINT................................................ 231
Cislunar Space Capabilities................................ 231
Commercial Space-Based Radio Frequency Mapping............. 232
Digital Ground Satellite Communications Architecture....... 232
Intelligence Community and Space Situational Awareness..... 233
Military Application of LiDAR Satellites................... 233
Mission Assurance in Launch................................ 233
National Reconnaissance Office Future Commercial Sources of
Satellite Imagery........................................ 234
Non-Traditional Space Companies............................ 235
Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Enterprise
Modernization............................................ 235
Policy and Technology Review on Minimizing Orbital Debris
Threats.................................................. 236
Program to Improve Launch Support and Infrastructure at
Federal Ranges........................................... 236
Satellite Solar Power Technology Sourcing.................. 237
Sensor-to-Shooter Tactical Satellite Targeting Support to
Deep Strike Weapons...................................... 237
Space Acquisition.......................................... 238
Space Development Agency................................... 238
Space-Based Broadband and Cellular Technologies............ 239
Terrestrial Based Backup for GPS........................... 239
Weather Acquisition Strategy............................... 240
Missile Defense Programs..................................... 241
Ballistic Missile Defense System Advanced Technology
Mission Assessment Architecture.......................... 241
Boost Phase Missile Defense................................ 241
Missile Defense Agency High-Speed Flight Experiment Testing 242
Report on Arctic Distant Early Warning Sites............... 242
Report on Discrimination Improvements to the Missile
Defense System........................................... 242
Nuclear Forces............................................... 243
Air Force Global Strike Command Technology Innovation and
Collaboration............................................ 243
Manning and Personnel Optimization for Air Force Global
Strike Command and Ground-Based Strategic Deterrence
Program.................................................. 244
Nuclear Employment, Strategic Conventional Strike, and the
Law of Armed Conflict.................................... 244
Potential Delays to Nuclear Modernization.................. 245
Requirements Planning for Nuclear Complex and Nuclear
Enterprise............................................... 246
Use of Artificial Intelligence at U.S. Strategic Command... 246
Cyber-Related Matters........................................ 247
21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act............. 247
Consolidated Defense Data Program.......................... 248
Cyber Excepted Service..................................... 248
Cyber Maturity Model Certification......................... 248
Cyber Mission Assurance Team Pilot Program................. 249
Department of Defense's Use of Efficient Peering Sites..... 249
Digital Persona Protection................................. 249
Fourth Estate Network Optimization......................... 250
GAO Assessment on DOD Cyber Incident Management Efforts.... 250
GAO Study and Report on Electronic Continuity of Operations
on the Department of Defense............................. 251
Improving the Cybersecurity of Disadvantaged Small
Businesses in the Defense Industrial Base................ 252
Information Environment Best Practices and Audience
Segmentation Methodologies............................... 252
Information Technology Asset Management and Inventory...... 253
Internet Architecture Security............................. 253
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center Outreach to the
Private Sector........................................... 254
National Guard Access to Classified Information............ 254
Report and GAO Briefing on DOD Cyber Hygiene and
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Framework..... 254
Report on the Security of DOD Networks while Expanding
Remote Work for Classified Information and Data.......... 255
Report on Use of Automated Manufacturing Technologies...... 256
Supporting Innovation for Servicemember and Family
Readiness and Resiliency................................. 256
Intelligence Matters......................................... 257
Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Capabilities
and Strategy............................................. 257
Funding for Research into Long-Range Weather Patterns...... 257
Joint Intelligence Brigade................................. 258
National Center for Medical Intelligence of the Defense
Intelligence Agency Responsibilities..................... 258
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 259
Subtitle A--Space Activities................................. 259
Section 1601--National Security Space Launch Program....... 259
Section 1602--Requirement to Buy Certain Satellite
Component from National Technology and Industrial Base... 259
Section 1603--Commercial Space Domain Awareness
Capabilities............................................. 260
Section 1604--Responsive Satellite Infrastructure.......... 260
Section 1605--Policy to Ensure Launch of Small-Class
Payloads................................................. 260
Section 1606--Tactically Responsive Space Launch Operations 260
Section 1607--Limitation on Availability of Funds for
Prototype Program for Multi-Global Navigation Satellite
System Receiver Development.............................. 261
Section 1608--Limitation on Awarding Contracts to Entities
Operating Commercial Terrestrial Communication Networks
That Cause Interference with the Global Positioning
System................................................... 261
Section 1609--Prohibition on the Availability of Funds for
Certain Purposes Relating to the Global Positioning
System................................................... 261
Section 1610--Report on Resilient Protected Communications
Satellites............................................... 261
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related
Activities............................................... 261
Section 1611--Validation of Capability Requirements of
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.................. 261
Section 1612--Safety of Navigation Mission of the National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency........................... 262
Section 1613--National Academies Climate Security
Roundtable............................................... 262
Section 1614--Report on Risk to National Security Posed by
Quantum Computing Technologies........................... 262
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters....................... 262
Section 1621--Cyber Mission Forces and Cyberspace
Operations Forces........................................ 262
Section 1622--Cyberspace Solarium Commission............... 262
Section 1623--Tailored Cyberspace Operations Organizations. 263
Section 1624--Responsibility for the Sector Risk Management
Agency Function of the Department of Defense............. 263
Section 1625--Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Efforts 263
Section 1626--Reporting Requirements for Cross Domain
Compromises and Exemptions to Policies for Information
Technology............................................... 263
Section 1627--Assessing Private-Public Collaboration in
Cybersecurity............................................ 264
Section 1628--Cyber Capabilities and Interoperability of
the National Guard....................................... 264
Section 1629--Evaluation of Non-Traditional Cyber Support
to the Department of Defense............................. 264
Section 1630--Establishment of Integrated Cyber Center..... 264
Section 1631--Cyber Threat Information Collaboration
Environment.............................................. 264
Section 1632--Defense Industrial Base Participation in a
Threat Intelligence Sharing Program...................... 265
Section 1633--Assistance for Small Manufacturers in the
Defense Industrial Supply Chain on Matters Relating to
Cybersecurity............................................ 265
Section 1634--Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Threat
Hunting and Sensing, Discovery, and Mitigation........... 265
Section 1635--Defense Digital Service...................... 265
Section 1636--Limitation of Funding for National Defense
University............................................... 265
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces................................... 266
Section 1641--Coordination in Transfer of Funds by
Department of Defense to National Nuclear Security
Administration........................................... 266
Section 1642--Exercises of Nuclear Command, Control, and
Communications System.................................... 266
Section 1643--Independent Studies on Nuclear Weapons
Programs of Certain Foreign States....................... 266
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs......................... 266
Section 1651--Extension and Modification of Requirement for
Comptroller General of the United States Review and
Assessment of Missile Defense Acquisition Programs....... 266
Section 1652--Extension of Transition of Ballistic Missile
Defense Programs to Military Departments................. 266
Section 1653--Development of Hypersonic and Ballistic
Missile Tracking Space Sensor Payload.................... 266
Section 1654--Annual Certification on Hypersonic and
Ballistic Missile Tracking Space Sensor Payload.......... 267
Section 1655--Alignment of the Missile Defense Agency
within the Department of Defense......................... 267
Section 1656--Analysis of Alternatives for Homeland Missile
Defense Missions......................................... 267
Section 1657--Next Generation Interceptors................. 268
Section 1658--Oversight of Next Generation Interceptor
Program.................................................. 268
Section 1659--Missile Defense Cooperation between the
United States and Israel................................. 268
Section 1660--Report on Defense of Guam from Integrated Air
and Missile Threats...................................... 268
Section 1661--Report on Cruise Missile Defense............. 269
Subtitle F--Other Matters.................................... 269
Section 1671--Conventional Prompt Global Strike............ 269
Section 1672--Submission of Reports under Missile Defense
Review and Nuclear Posture Review........................ 269
Section 1673--Report on Consideration of Risks of
Inadvertent Escalation to Nuclear War.................... 269
TITLE XVII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS............................ 269
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 269
Assessment of Department of Defense Training Programs and
Resources regarding the Role of Women as Participants of
Violent Extremism........................................ 269
Feasibility Study on the Adoption of AFRICOM CivCas
Initiatives by Each Combatant Command.................... 270
Report on Non-Traditional Manned ISR....................... 270
Report on Special Operations Command Armed Overwatch
Concept.................................................. 271
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 271
Subtitle A--Studies and Reports.............................. 271
Section 1701--Review of Support of Special Operations to
Combat Terrorism......................................... 271
Section 1702--FFRDC Study of Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Agencies................................................. 272
Section 1703--Report on the Human Rights Office at United
States Southern Command.................................. 272
Section 1704--Report on Joint Training Range Exercises for
the Pacific Region....................................... 272
Section 1705--Study on Chinese Policies and Influence in
the Development of International Standards for Emerging
Technologies............................................. 272
Subtitle B--Electronic Message Preservation.................. 272
Section 1711--Short Title.................................. 272
Section 1712--Preservation of Electronic Messages and Other
Records.................................................. 273
Section 1713--Presidential Records......................... 273
Subtitle C--Space Technology Advancement Report (STAR) Act of
2020..................................................... 273
Section 1721--Short Title.................................. 273
Section 1722--Findings..................................... 273
Section 1723--Report; Strategy............................. 273
Subtitle D--AMBER Alert Nationwide........................... 274
Section 1731--Cooperation with Department of Homeland
Security................................................. 274
Section 1732--AMBER Alerts along Major Transportation
Routes................................................... 274
Section 1733--AMBER Alert Communication Plans in the
Territories.............................................. 274
Section 1734--Government Accountability Office Report...... 274
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 275
Section 1741--Technical, Conforming, and Clerical
Amendments............................................... 275
Section 1742--Addition of Chief of the National Guard
Bureau to the List of Officers Providing Reports of
Unfunded Priorities...................................... 275
Section 1743--Acceptance of Property by Military Academies
and Museums.............................................. 275
Section 1744--Reauthorization of National Oceanographic
Partnership Program...................................... 275
Section 1745--Requirements Relating to Program and Project
Management............................................... 275
Section 1746--Quarterly Briefings on Joint All Domain
Command and Control Concept.............................. 275
Section 1747--Resources to Implement a Department of
Defense Policy on Civilian Casualties in Connection with
United States Military Operations........................ 276
Section 1748--Sense of Congress regarding Reporting of
Civilian Casualties Resulting from United States Military
Operations............................................... 276
Section 1749--Prohibition of Public Display of Confederate
Battle Flag on Department of Defense Property............ 276
Section 1750--Deployment of Real-Time Status of Special Use
Airspace................................................. 276
Section 1751--Duties of Secretary under Uniformed and
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.................... 276
Section 1752--Publicly Available Database of Casualties of
Members of the Armed Forces.............................. 276
Section 1753--Notice and Comment for Proposed Actions of
the Secretary of Defense Relating to Food and Beverage
Ingredients.............................................. 277
Section 1754--Space Strategies and Assessment.............. 277
Section 1755--Nonimmigrant Status for Certain Nationals of
Portugal................................................. 277
Section 1756--Sense of Congress on Extension of Limitations
on Importation of Uranium from Russian Federation........ 277
Section 1757--Authority to Establish a Movement
Coordination Center Pacific in the Indopacific Region.... 277
Section 1758--Establishment of Vetting Procedures and
Monitoring Requirements for Certain Military Training.... 278
Section 1759--Women, Peace, and Security Act Implementation 278
Section 1760--Developing Crisis Capabilities to Meet Needs
for Homeland Security-Critical Supplies.................. 278
Section 1761--Establishment of Western Emergency Refined
Petroleum Products Reserve............................... 278
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS................. 278
PURPOSE........................................................ 278
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW.............. 278
Section 2001--Short Title.................................. 279
Section 2002--Expiration of Authorizations and Amounts
Required To Be Specified by Law.......................... 279
Section 2003--Effective Date............................... 279
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION............................ 279
SUMMARY........................................................ 279
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 279
Explanation of Funding Adjustments......................... 279
Army Corps Headquarters Stationing Decision................ 280
Mission Training Complex Report............................ 281
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 282
Section 2101--Authorized Army Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects..................................... 282
Section 2102--Family Housing............................... 282
Section 2103--Authorization of Appropriations, Army........ 282
Section 2104--Limitation on Military Construction Project
at Kwajalein Atoll....................................... 282
Section 2105--Modification of Authority to Carry Out
Certain Fiscal Year 2017 Project......................... 282
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION........................... 282
SUMMARY........................................................ 282
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 282
Explanation of Funding Adjustments......................... 282
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 284
Section 2201--Authorized Navy Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects..................................... 284
Section 2202--Family Housing and Improvements to Military
Family Housing Units..................................... 284
Section 2203--Authorization of Appropriations, Navy........ 285
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION..................... 285
SUMMARY........................................................ 285
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 285
Explanation of Funding Adjustments......................... 285
Space Training and Readiness, S&T.......................... 287
Strategic Basing Process for U.S. Space Command............ 287
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 288
Section 2301--Authorized Air Force Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects..................................... 288
Section 2302--Family Housing and Improvements to Military
Family Housing Units..................................... 288
Section 2303--Authorization of Appropriations, Air Force... 288
Section 2304--Modification of Authority to Carry Out
Certain Fiscal Year 2018 Project......................... 288
Section 2305--Modification of Authority to Carry Out
Certain Fiscal Year 2019 Projects........................ 288
Section 2306--Modification of Authority to Carry Out
Certain Fiscal Year 2020 Projects........................ 288
Section 2307--Technical Corrections Related to Authority to
Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2020 Family Housing
Projects................................................. 289
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION............... 289
SUMMARY........................................................ 289
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 289
Explanation of Funding Adjustments......................... 289
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 290
Section 2401--Authorized Defense Agencies Construction and
Land Acquisition Projects................................ 290
Section 2402--Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation
Investment Program Projects.............................. 290
Section 2403--Authorization of Appropriations, Defense
Agencies................................................. 290
Section 2404--Military Construction Infrastructure and
Weapon System Synchronization for Ground Based Strategic
Deterrent................................................ 291
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS................................ 291
SUMMARY........................................................ 291
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 291
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment Program....................................... 291
Section 2501--Authorized NATO Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects..................................... 291
Section 2502--Authorization of Appropriations, NATO........ 291
Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions............... 291
Section 2511--Republic of Korea Funded Construction
Projects................................................. 291
Section 2512--State of Qatar Funded Construction Projects.. 291
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES.................. 292
SUMMARY........................................................ 292
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 292
Explanation of Funding Adjustments......................... 292
Disposition of Building 158 at Joint Base Cape Cod......... 292
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 292
Section 2601--Authorized Army National Guard Construction
and Land Acquisition Projects............................ 292
Section 2602--Authorized Army Reserve Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects..................................... 293
Section 2603--Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps
Reserve Construction and Land Acquisition Projects....... 293
Section 2604--Authorized Air National Guard Construction
and Land Acquisition Projects............................ 293
Section 2605--Authorized Air Force Reserve Construction and
Land Acquisition Projects................................ 293
Section 2606--Authorization of Appropriations, National
Guard and Reserve........................................ 293
Section 2607--Modification of Authority to Carry Out
Certain Fiscal Year 2020 Project......................... 293
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES............. 294
SUMMARY........................................................ 294
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 294
Explanation of Funding Adjustments......................... 294
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 294
Section 2701--Authorization of Appropriations for Base
Realignment and Closure Activities Funded through
Department of Defense Base Closure Account............... 294
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS........... 294
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 294
Child Development Centers.................................. 294
Construction in Support of Not-for-Profit Research and
Development Entities..................................... 295
Mobilization Infrastructure Investments.................... 295
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion and Seawater Air
Conditioning Projects on Installations in the Pacific.... 296
Oversight of Environmental Hazards at Government-Owned
Family Housing........................................... 296
Progress Report on Implementation of Installation
Resilience Measures Related to Extreme Weather........... 297
Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan...................... 297
Standardization of Metrics Used to Evaluate Privatized
Military Family Housing.................................. 297
TRLIA 200-Year Goldfields Levee Project Acquisition of
Easement from Beale Air Force Base....................... 298
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 299
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program Changes............ 299
Section 2801--Modification and Clarification of
Construction Authority in the Event of a Declaration of
War or National Emergency................................ 299
Section 2802--Extension of Sunset for Annual Locality
Adjustment of Dollar Thresholds Applicable to Unspecified
Minor Military Construction Authorities.................. 299
Section 2803--Modification of Reporting Requirement
regarding Cost Increases Associated with Certain Military
Construction Projects and Military Family Housing
Projects................................................. 299
Section 2804--Expansion of Department of Defense Land
Exchange Authority....................................... 299
Section 2805--Congressional Project Authorization Required
for Military Construction Projects for Energy Resilience,
Energy Security, and Energy Conservation................. 299
Section 2806--One-Year Extension of Temporary, Limited
Authority to Use Operation and Maintenance Funds for
Construction Projects in Certain Areas outside the United
States................................................... 299
Section 2807--Pilot Program to Support Combatant Command
Military Construction Priorities......................... 299
Section 2808--Biannual Report regarding Military
Installations Supported by Disaster Relief Appropriations 300
Subtitle B--Military Family Housing Reforms.................. 300
Section 2811--Expenditure Priorities in Using Department of
Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund.................. 300
Section 2812--Promulgation of Guidance to Facilitate Return
of Military Families Displaced from Privatized Military
Housing.................................................. 300
Section 2813--Promulgation of Guidance on Mold Mitigation
in Privatized Military Housing........................... 300
Section 2814--Expansion of Uniform Code of Basic Standards
for Privatized Military Housing and Hazard and
Habitability Inspection and Assessment Requirements to
Government-Owned and Government-Controlled Military
Family Housing........................................... 300
Section 2815--Establishment of Exceptional Family Member
Program Housing Liaison.................................. 300
Section 2816--Department of Defense Report on Criteria and
Metrics Used to Evaluate Performance of Landlords of
Privatized Military Housing That Receive Incentive Fees.. 300
Section 2817--Report on Department of Defense Efforts
regarding Oversight and Role in Management of Privatized
Military Housing......................................... 301
Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration...... 301
Section 2821--Codification of Reporting Requirements
regarding United States Overseas Military Enduring
Locations and Contingency Locations...................... 301
Section 2822--Limitations on Renewal of Utility
Privatization Contracts.................................. 301
Section 2823--Vesting Exercise of Discretion with Service
Secretaries regarding Entering into Longer-Term Contracts
for Utility Services..................................... 301
Section 2824--Use of On-Site Energy Production to Promote
Military Installation Energy Resilience and Energy
Security................................................. 301
Section 2825--Availability of Energy Resilience and
Conservation Investment Program Funds for Certain
Activities Related to Privatized Utility Systems......... 301
Section 2826--Improving Water Management and Security on
Military Installations................................... 301
Section 2827--Pilot Program to Test Use of Emergency Diesel
Generators in a Microgrid Configuration at Certain
Military Installations................................... 302
Section 2828--Improved Electrical Metering of Department of
Defense Infrastructure Supporting Critical Missions...... 302
Section 2829--Renaming Certain Military Installations and
Other Defense Property................................... 302
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances................................. 302
Section 2831--Land Conveyance, Camp Navajo, Arizona........ 302
Section 2832--Modification of Land Exchange Involving Naval
Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, Sunnyvale, California. 302
Section 2833--Land Conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop,
California............................................... 302
Section 2834--Land Exchange, San Bernardino County,
California............................................... 302
Section 2835--Land Conveyance, Over-the-Horizon Backscatter
Radar System Receiving Station, Modoc County, California. 302
Section 2836--Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction,
Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida, Parcel...... 303
Subtitle E--Military Land Withdrawals........................ 303
Section 2841--Renewal of Land Withdrawal and Reservation to
Benefit Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California........ 303
Section 2842--Renewal of Fallon Range Training Complex Land
Withdrawal and Reservation............................... 303
Section 2843--Renewal of Nevada Test and Training Range
Land Withdrawal and Reservation.......................... 303
Section 2844--Co-Management, New Memorandum of
Understanding, and Additional Requirements regarding
Nevada Test and Training Range........................... 303
Section 2845--Specified Duration of White Sands Missile
Range Land Withdrawal and Reservation and Establishment
of Special Reservation Area for Northern and Western
Extension Areas.......................................... 303
Subtitle F--Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific Issues............. 303
Section 2851--Change to Biennial Reporting Requirement for
Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for
Guam Realignment......................................... 303
Section 2852--Additional Exception to Restriction on
Development of Public Infrastructure in Connection with
Realignment of Marine Corps Forces in Asia-Pacific Region 304
Section 2853--Development of Master Plan for Infrastructure
to Support Rotational Armed Forces in Australia.......... 304
Section 2854--Study and Strategy regarding Bulk Fuels
Management in United States Indo-Pacific Command Area of
Responsibility........................................... 304
Subtitle G--Other Matters.................................... 304
Section 2861--Defense Community Infrastructure Program..... 304
Section 2862--Pilot Program on Reduction of Effects of
Military Aviation Noise on Certain Covered Property...... 304
Section 2863--Department of Defense Policy for Regulation
of Dangerous Dogs in Military Communities................ 305
TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 305
SUMMARY........................................................ 305
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 305
Section 2901--Authorized Navy Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects..................................... 305
Section 2902--Authorized Air Force Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects..................................... 305
Section 2903--Authorization of Appropriations.............. 305
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS
AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS....................................... 306
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS...... 306
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 306
National Nuclear Security Administration..................... 306
Weapons Activities......................................... 306
Comptroller General review of construction and
infrastructure recapitalization projects............... 306
Comptroller General review of laboratory-, plant-, and
site-directed research and development for nuclear
weapons production improvement......................... 306
Cooperative Audit Strategy............................... 307
Establishment of an industrial base analysis capability.. 308
Leasing Authority for National Nuclear Security
Administration and Management and Operating Contractors 308
Stockpile Responsiveness................................. 309
Stockpile stewardship.................................... 309
W93 warhead program...................................... 309
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation........................... 310
Comptroller General review of safeguards................. 310
Incident at Harborview Research and Training Facility.... 311
Federal Salaries and Expenses.............................. 311
Financial Integration.................................... 311
Environmental and Other Defense Activities................... 311
Defense Environmental Cleanup.............................. 311
Comptroller General review of Environmental Management... 311
Other Defense Activities................................... 312
Advanced Computer Tools to Identify Classified
Information............................................ 312
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 312
Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations.... 312
Section 3101--National Nuclear Security Administration..... 312
Section 3102--Defense Environmental Cleanup................ 313
Section 3103--Other Defense Activities..................... 313
Section 3104--Nuclear Energy............................... 313
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions,
Limitations, and Other Matters........................... 313
Section 3111--Nuclear Warhead Acquisition Processes........ 313
Section 3112--Uncosted and Unobligated Amounts of National
Nuclear Security Administration.......................... 313
Section 3113--Extension of Limitation Relating to
Reclassification of High-Level Waste..................... 313
Section 3114--Extension of Pilot Program on Unavailability
for Overhead Costs of Amounts Specified for Laboratory-
Directed Research and Development........................ 313
Section 3115--Plutonium Pit Production..................... 314
Section 3116--Program for Research and Development of
Advanced Naval Nuclear Fuel System Based on Low-Enriched
Uranium.................................................. 314
Section 3117--Independent Study on Effects of Use of
Nuclear Weapons.......................................... 314
Section 3118--Reports on Diversity of Certain Contractor
Employees of National Nuclear Security Administration.... 314
Section 3119--Findings, Purpose, and Apology Relating to
Fallout Emitted During the Government's Atmospheric
Nuclear Tests............................................ 315
Section 3120--Sense of Congress regarding Uranium Mining
and Nuclear Testing...................................... 315
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD............. 315
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 315
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the
Department of Energy................................... 315
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 316
Section 3201--Authorization................................ 316
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES............................ 316
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 316
Section 3401--Authorization of Appropriations.............. 316
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.............................. 316
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST...................................... 316
Commercial Design Options for Sealift Recapitalization... 316
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 316
Subtitle A--Maritime Administration.......................... 316
Section 3501--Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 316
Section 3502--Sense of Congress regarding Role of Domestic
Maritime Industry in National Security................... 317
Section 3503--Nonapplicability of Requirement Relating to
Minimum Number of Operating Days for Vessels Operating
under MSP Operating Agreements........................... 317
Section 3504--Improvements to Process for Waiving
Navigation and Vessel-Inspection Laws.................... 317
Subtitle B--Tanker Security Fleet............................ 317
Section 3511--Tanker Security Fleet........................ 317
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES....................................... 317
Section 4001--Authorization of Amounts in Funding Tables... 317
Summary of National Defense Authorizations for Fiscal Year
2021..................................................... 318
National Defense Budget Authority Implication.............. 323
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT........................................... 325
Section 4101--Procurement.................................. 325
Section 4102--Procurement for Overseas Contingency
Operations............................................... 369
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.......... 380
Section 4201--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation.. 380
Section 4202--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
for Overseas Contingency Operations...................... 423
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE........................... 426
Section 4301--Operation and Maintenance.................... 426
Section 4302--Operation and Maintenance for Overseas
Contingency Operations................................... 449
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL................................... 461
Section 4401--Military Personnel........................... 461
Section 4402--Military Personnel for Overseas Contingency
Operations............................................... 462
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.................................. 463
Section 4501--Other Authorizations......................... 463
Section 4502--Other Authorizations for Overseas Contingency
Operations............................................... 467
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION................................ 468
Section 4601--Military Construction........................ 468
Section 4602--Military Construction for Overseas
Contingency Operations................................... 478
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS..... 480
Section 4701--Department of Energy National Security
Programs................................................. 480
DIVISION E--NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVE ACT OF
2020........................................................... 490
Section 5001--Short Title.................................. 490
Section 5002--Findings..................................... 490
Section 5003--Definitions.................................. 490
TITLE I--NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVE............. 490
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 490
Section 5101--National Artificial Intelligence Initiative.. 490
Section 5102--National Artificial Intelligence Initiative
Office................................................... 490
Section 5103--Coordination by Interagency Committee........ 490
Section 5104--National Artificial Intelligence Advisory
Committee................................................ 490
Section 5105--National Academies Artificial Intelligence
Impact Study on Workforce................................ 491
Section 5106--GAO Report on Computational Needs............ 491
Section 5107--National AI Research Resource Task Force..... 491
Section 5108--Sense of Congress............................ 491
TITLE II--NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTES... 492
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 492
Section 5201--National Artificial Intelligence Research
Institutes............................................... 492
TITLE III--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES........................... 492
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 492
Section 5301--National Institute of Standards and
Technology Activities.................................... 492
TITLE IV--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES................................................... 492
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 492
Section 5401--Artificial Intelligence Research and
Education................................................ 492
TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH
PROGRAM...................................................... 493
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS......................................... 493
Section 5501--Department of Energy Artificial Intelligence
Research Program......................................... 493
Department of Defense Authorization Request...................... 493
Communications from Other Committees............................. 496
Congressional Budget Office Estimate............................. 513
Statement Required by the Congressional Budget Act............... 514
Committee Cost Estimate.......................................... 514
Advisory of Earmarks............................................. 514
Oversight Findings............................................... 514
General Performance Goals and Objectives......................... 515
Statement of Federal Mandates.................................... 515
Federal Advisory Committee Statement............................. 515
Applicability to the Legislative Branch.......................... 515
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 515
Committee Votes.................................................. 516
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 529
Additional Views................................................. 530
Supplemental Views............................................... 532
Minority Views................................................... 535
116th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 116-442
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WILLIAM M. (MAC) THORNBERRY
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021
_______
July 19, 2020.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
_______
Mr. Smith of Washington, from the Committee on Armed Services,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
ADDITIONAL, SUPPLEMENTAL, AND MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 6395]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Armed Services, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 6395) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense and
for military construction, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, having
considered the same, reports favorably thereon with amendments
and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendments are as follows:
The amendment strikes all after the enacting clause of the
bill and inserts a new text which appears in italic type in the
reported bill.
The title of the bill is amended to reflect the amendment
to the text of the bill.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
The bill would: (1) authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2021 for procurement and for research, development, test,
and evaluation (RDT&E); (2) authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2021 for operation and maintenance (O&M) and for working
capital funds; (3) authorize for fiscal year 2021 the personnel
strength for each Active Duty Component of the military
departments, and the personnel strength for the Selected
Reserve for each Reserve Component of the Armed Forces; (4)
modify various elements of compensation for military personnel
and impose certain requirements and limitations on personnel
actions in the defense establishment; (5) authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military construction
and family housing; (6) authorize appropriations for Overseas
Contingency Operations; (7) authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2021 for the Department of Energy national security
programs; and (8) authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021
for the Maritime Administration.
RATIONALE FOR THE COMMITTEE BILL
H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, is the primary vehicle
through which Congress fulfills its responsibility as mandated
in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution of the United
States, granting Congress the power to provide for the common
defense, to raise and support an Army, to provide and maintain
a Navy, and to make rules for the government and regulation of
the land and naval forces. Rule X of the House of
Representatives provides the House Committee on Armed Services
with jurisdiction over the Department of Defense generally and
over the military application of nuclear energy. The committee
bill includes findings and recommendations resulting from its
oversight activities, conducted through hearings and briefings
with Department of Defense and Department of Energy civilian
and military officials, intelligence analysts, outside experts,
and industry representatives, and it is informed by
institutional experience. H.R. 6395 provides the Department of
Defense and the Department of Energy with important policy
authorities to speed decision making and improve agility, while
improving readiness and increasing capabilities and capacities.
H.R. 6395 addresses our country's greatest military threats
by authorizing a defense enterprise that is inclusive,
accountable, and responsible in the management of its
resources. H.R. 6395 focuses on improving the lives of our men
and women in uniform, authorizing a 3 percent pay increase and
implementing reforms to improve the quality of military
housing. The committee recognizes that our service members
confront unique, complex challenges and deserve our support.
H.R. 6395 ensures America's military maintains its
competitive edge and increases accountability over how defense
resources are allocated and spent. The global security
environment requires affordably managing strategic risk by
prioritizing the relevant military capabilities and capacities
necessary to meet our greatest threats, adequately resource
those priorities by accepting some risk with well-considered
and agreed upon tradeoffs, and, at the same time, realize cost
savings through aggressive oversight and control of
mismanagement and unjustified costs.
H.R. 6395 supports an overall authorization of $740.5
billion dollars for our national defense. H.R. 6395 would
authorize approximately $662.6 billion in discretionary
spending for national defense and approximately $69.0 billion
in discretionary spending for Overseas Contingency Operations.
This authorization level will allow our military to maintain
readiness, expand capabilities, and invest in the new software
and technologies required to secure our country. H.R. 6395
meets the committee's goal to facilitate a strong national
defense apparatus that is resourced properly, accountable, and
cognizant of the essential, direct oversight role of Congress.
HEARINGS
For the purposes of section 103(i) of H. Res. 6 of the
116th Congress--
(1) the following hearings were used to develop or consider
H.R. 6395:
The committee held a hearing ``The Fiscal Year 2021
National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the
Department of Defense'' on February 26, 2020. The committee
received testimony from the Honorable Dr. Mark T. Esper,
Secretary of Defense, and General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The committee held a hearing ``The Fiscal Year 2021
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the
Department of the Navy on February 27, 2020. The committee
received testimony from the Honorable Thomas B. Modly, Acting
Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Michael M. Gilday, Chief of
Naval Operations, and General David H. Berger, Commandant of
the U.S. Marine Corps.
The committee held a hearing ``The Fiscal Year 2021
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the
Department of the Army'' on March 3, 2020. The committee
received testimony from the Honorable Ryan McCarthy, Secretary
of the Army and General James McConville, Chief of Staff of the
Army.
The committee held a hearing ``The Fiscal Year 2021
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the
Department of the Air Force'' on March 4, 2020. The committee
received testimony from the Honorable Barbara Barrett,
Secretary of the Air Force, General David Goldfein, Chief of
Staff of the Air Force, and General John Raymond, Chief of
Space Operations, U.S. Space Force.
The committee held a hearing ``National Security Challenges
and U.S. Military Activities in the Greater Middle East and
Africa'' on March 10, 2020. The committee received testimony
from the Honorable Kathryn Wheelbarger, Assistant Secretary of
Defense for International Security Affairs, General Kenneth F.
McKenzie Jr., USMC, Commander, U.S. Central Command, and
General Stephen Townsend, USA, Commander, U.S. Africa Command.
The committee held a hearing on ``National Security
Challenges and U.S. Military Activity in North and South
America'' on March 11, 2020. The committee received testimony
from the Honorable Kenneth P. Rapuano, Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security, Admiral Craig
S. Faller, USN, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, and General
Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern
Command.
The committee held a hearing on ``Department of Defense
COVID-19 Response to Defense Industrial Base Challenges'' on
June 10, 2020. The committee received testimony from the
Honorable Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment.
In addition, the six subcommittees of the committee
conducted 12 hearings and 6 markups to develop and consider
H.R. 6395.
COMMITTEE POSITION
On July 1, 2020, the Committee on Armed Services held a
markup session to consider H.R. 6395. The committee ordered the
bill H.R. 6395, as amended, favorably reported to the House of
Representatives by a recorded vote of 56-0, a quorum being
present.
EXPLANATION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
The committee adopted an amendment in the nature of a
substitute during the consideration of H.R. 6395. The title of
the bill is amended to reflect the amendment to the text of the
bill. The remainder of the report discusses the bill, as
amended.
RELATIONSHIP OF AUTHORIZATION TO APPROPRIATIONS
The bill does not provide budget authority. This bill
authorizes appropriations; subsequent appropriations acts will
provide budget authority. However, the committee strives to
adhere to the recommendations as issued by the Committee on the
Budget as it relates to the jurisdiction of this committee.
The bill addresses the following categories in the
Department of Defense budget: procurement; research,
development, test, and evaluation; operation and maintenance;
military personnel; working capital funds; and military
construction and family housing. The bill also addresses the
Armed Forces Retirement Home, Department of Energy National
Security Programs, the Naval Petroleum Reserve, and the
Maritime Administration.
Active Duty and Reserve personnel strengths authorized in
this bill and legislation affecting compensation for military
personnel determine the remaining appropriation requirements of
the Department of Defense. However, this bill does not provide
authorization of specific dollar amounts for military
personnel.
SUMMARY OF DISCRETIONARY AUTHORIZATIONS IN THE BILL
The President requested discretionary budget authority of
$731.6 billion for programs within the jurisdiction of the
committee for fiscal year 2021. Of this amount, $636.3 billion
was requested for base Department of Defense programs, $69.0
billion was requested for Overseas Contingency Operations
requirements covering the entire fiscal year, $26.0 billion was
requested for Department of Energy national security programs
and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and $0.31
billion was requested for defense-related activities associated
with the Maritime Administration.
The committee recommends an overall discretionary
authorization of $731.6 billion in fiscal year 2021. The
committee authorization is a $1.67 billion increase above the
levels provided for in the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92).
The table preceding the detailed program adjustments in
division D of this report summarizes the committee's
recommended discretionary authorizations by appropriation
account for fiscal year 2021 and compares these amounts to the
President's request.
BUDGET AUTHORITY IMPLICATION
The President's total request for the national defense
budget function (050) in fiscal year 2021 is $752.4 billion, as
estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. In addition to
funding for programs addressed in this bill, the total 050
request includes discretionary funding for national defense
programs not in the committee's jurisdiction, discretionary
funding for programs that do not require additional
authorization in fiscal year 2021, and mandatory programs.
The table preceding the detailed program adjustments in
division D of this report details changes to the budget request
for all aspects of the national defense budget function.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
Items of Special Interest
Army Aviation Radio Modernization
The committee is encouraged by the Army's efforts to
modernize radio communication technology and increase
interoperability through the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN)
for operational rotorcraft platforms and ground systems. The
committee supports the Army's use of program of record radios
as well as use of a federated integration approach under the
Air to Ground Networking Radio (AGNR) program. The committee
recognizes the critical need to maintain radio development and
production within the industrial base and believes that an open
and competitive process will deliver the most cost effective
capability to the Army.
As such, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services no later than
October 1, 2020 on the acquisition strategy for the AGNR
program, to include how the Army plans to use full and open
competition to ensure best value for radio integration into
existing rotorcraft platforms, the current inventory of
available radios in existing programs of record, the test and
evaluation plan, and the impact of the AGNR program on the
tactical radio industrial base.
Army intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance programs
The committee recognizes that airborne intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) capability has become
an integral aspect of modern military operations. Each military
service has fielded its own AISR, often optimized for service-
specific mission requirements. The committee is aware that the
Army ISR Task Force is examining AISR requirements and
available options for fulfilling these requirements in a cost-
efficient manner. Long range precision fires, the Army's
highest modernization priority, depends upon deep sensing
provided by ISR assets.
Available information from the Army indicates that long-
term modernization plans for the Airborne Reconnaissance Low-
Enhanced (ARE-L), the Guardrail Common Sensor, and the Enhanced
Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System are
unclear beyond the Future Years Defense Program. The committee
further notes that while the Army's budget briefings depict
data link and avionics upgrades to the MQ-1 Gray Eagle unmanned
aircraft system, the Army has yet to outline plans for a
service life extension program or a follow-on medium-altitude
ISR aircraft.
The committee is concerned about the tendency of each
military service to construct acquisition plans without
accounting for the role of the joint force and capability
overlap between military services. Elsewhere in this Act, the
committee requires the Department of the Air Force to submit a
comprehensive plan on AISR modernization and replacement. The
committee is aware of Army ISR Task Force discussions with
other military services and encourages the Task Force to
continue this collaboration across the military services to
ensure the Army invests in the critical and service-specific
capabilities it will need to support the joint force.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army,
in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army, to provide
a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by November
1, 2020, on plans for modernization of the Army's airborne
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability. This
briefing should cover the entire Army AISR enterprise,
demonstrate how the Army intends to meet ISR requirements
through fiscal year 2034, and detail which requirements the
Army expects other services to provide.
CH-47 Chinook helicopter
The budget request included $229.6 million for CH-47
Chinook helicopter procurement and $15.5 million in Advance
Procurement. The committee continues to be concerned about the
Army's lack of planning for future heavy lift and notes that
the request only included funding for six Block II Chinook
helicopters for special operations forces. Further, the
committee is aware that, despite Congress having added $28.0
million in fiscal year 2020 for CH-47F Block II Advance
Procurement, the Army has yet to put any of this funding on
contract and has no current plans to begin procuring long lead
items.
The committee expects the Army to provide a realistic
acquisition strategy for future heavy lift. Therefore, the
committee recommends $365.8 million, an increase of $136.2
million, for the CH-47 Chinook program and recommends $44.5
million, an increase of $29.0 million, for CH-47 Chinook
Advance Procurement.
Load Stability Systems
The committee is aware that load stability technology has
the potential to offer performance and safety improvements for
military utility and medical evacuation helicopters. The
committee understands that Army Futures Command and Army
Program Directorate Medical Evacuation have expressed interest
in additional test and evaluation of litter-attached load
stability systems on helicopter hoists. The committee further
understands that a litter load stability system currently in
testing is due to receive a limited air worthiness release by
the end of fiscal year 2020.
The committee supports completing the testing and
certification of this type of safety stabilization technology
and allowing units to make use of this capability for life-
saving and other missions. The committee directs the Commander,
U.S. Army Futures Command, to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services by March 1, 2021, on the military
utility of helicopter load stability systems, to include an
assessment of technologies under evaluation, the potential
application of these technologies, and estimated costs to
procure and field these technologies.
Short Range Reconnaissance Small Unmanned Aircraft System
The committee notes that the Army is conducting a rapid
prototyping procurement for a Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR)
Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) and that an acquisition
decision for the first tranche of systems is scheduled for the
third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The committee acknowledges
that the Army could benefit from a platoon-level intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance asset and supports the Army's
use of a rapid acquisition process focused on available mature
systems that could be ready for fielding during fiscal year
2021.
However, the committee is concerned that the Army's
expedited process could potentially introduce vulnerabilities
into the SRR program. The committee understands that the SRR
Tranche I acquisition consisted of several non-traditional
vendors and did not necessarily incorporate costs of compliance
with Department of Defense cybersecurity policy. The committee
commends the Army for seeking innovative solutions but expects
the service to consider and fully address security concerns in
critical systems intended for operation at the tactical edge.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services
by December 1, 2020, on the acquisition strategy for all future
SRR sUAS tranches. The briefing should include how the Army
intends to allow for established domestic sUAS manufacturers
with existing full-scale production capability to compete in
the prototype phase, SRR compliance with Department of Defense
cybersecurity policy and statutory and regulatory bans on
Chinese sUAS components in the prototyping phase, and SRR
compliance with all applicable Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement domestic content laws.
UH-60M Army National Guard Fielding Strategy
The committee understands the UH-60M Black Hawk is the most
modernized utility helicopter in the Army's inventory. The UH-
60M is a digital networked platform that provides greater range
and lift in order to support maneuver forces through air
assault, general support command and control, and aeromedical
evacuations. The committee notes the UH-60M Black Hawk is also
a critical dual-use item for Army National Guard forces
performing Title 32 missions.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army,
in conjunction with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and
the Director of the Army National Guard, to provide a briefing
to the House Committee on Armed Services by March 1, 2021, on
the Army's fielding strategy and plans to accelerate fielding
of UH-60M helicopters to the Army National Guard.
UH-60V Total Force Fielding Strategy
The committee believes the Army's UH-60V modernization
program is critical for ensuring legacy Blackhawk helicopters
remain safe and relevant for multi-domain operations. The
committee supports the Army's current plan to field the UH-60V
across all components in order to maintain fleet and mission
parity within the Army. Further, the Committee is aware that
the Army's UH-60V acquisition strategy indicates 48 UH-60Vs to
be delivered per year once the program enters full rate
production. Given the importance of this modernization effort,
the committee believes the Army may want to consider options to
accelerate production and fielding to include the potential of
supplemental industry support or expanding capacity at Corpus
Christi Army Depot. Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of the Army to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services by March 1, 2021 on the
advisability and feasibility of accelerating fielding of UH-
60Vs to both the active and reserve components and address
potential courses of action that would be required for this
acceleration.
UH-72 Lakota helicopter commercial-off-the-shelf modifications
The committee understands the UH-72A Lakota helicopter
performs a variety of missions including flight training,
medical evacuation, border security, VIP transport, and
disaster response. The committee understands there are
commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies that could
potentially improve UH-72A communications and health monitoring
systems by providing a digital, lightweight, beyond-line-of-
sight, push-to-talk radio, with Voice over Internet and real-
time fleet health monitoring, recording, and next-generation
satellite communications. The committee believes that these
same COTS solutions could also potentially improve training on
the UH-72A.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide
a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by October
30, 2020, on the status of UH-72A health monitoring
capabilities and an assessment of existing COTS solutions that
could improve the effectiveness and lifecycle sustainment of
the UH-72A fleet.
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
Items of Special Interest
Combat and tactical vehicle interior flame resistant materials
The committee is aware that the military services have not
established baseline requirements for flame resistant vehicle
soft armor, such as spall liners, and other internal materials.
The Committee is concerned that the Army and the Marine Corps
may not have adequately addressed this issue in its
requirements analysis and development processes and, therefore,
encourages each to consider including flame resistant
standards, like those outlined in the Military Handbook 684,
``Design of Ground Combat Vehicles for Survivability,'' among
the technical requirements for the modernization of combat and
tactical vehicles. In this regard, the committee directs the
Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the Secretaries of
the Navy and the Air Force, not later than December 15, 2020,
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services,
on the availability, feasibility, suitability, and
affordability of flame resistant materials and their potential
for increasing the survivability and safety of occupants inside
combat and tactical vehicles.
M240 medium machine gun modernization and sustainment
The committee remains concerned that the Army has neither
planned nor requested sufficient resources to ensure long-term
viability of the M240 family of medium machine guns and the
associated industrial base. The committee notes that Congress
has provided resources to sustain the M240 production line,
which the Army has utilized successfully to maintain the
program to date. However, the committee requires additional
information in response to ongoing concerns related to M240
lifecycle sustainment and management of the associated
industrial base. The committee remains concerned over the
absence of funding in future years which may result in a
shutdown in the M240 production line, which would significantly
limit the Army's ability to procure additional weapons as well
as lead to reduced capability to maintain existing weapons.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services not later than October 30, 2020, that includes, but is
not limited to:
(1) the projected service life of the current M240B
inventory and the overall readiness of these machine guns both
in the field and in inventory;
(2) the Army's plan and schedule to replace the current
M240B inventory either with newer M240 models or an entirely
new system;
(3) an updated cost and risk analysis for restarting the
M240 production line if allowed to shut down;
(4) a coordinated description and assessment of the M240
production industrial base; and
(5) the advisability, feasibility, and cost of
transitioning the Army's entire existing inventory of M240B
medium machine guns to the lighter weight M240L model.
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
Items of Special Interest
Handgun Ammunition Procurement
The committee understands the Army's budget request for
small caliber ammunition includes $328.3 million which includes
funding for handgun 9mm, 5.56mm, 7.62mm, .50 caliber, and
advanced technology armor piercing rounds. Regarding the
handgun 9mm round request, the committee notes a substantial
decrease from prior year funding requests. Specifically, the
budget request only includes $853 thousand for handgun 9mm
rounds, which is a 95 percent decrease compared to fiscal year
2020 funding levels. The committee understands the Army
believes this to be an acceptable risk given current
inventories and stockpile requirements. However, the committee
remains concerned over the impact this could present to the
industrial base in terms of potential production breaks and
generating inefficiencies in the handgun 9mm line.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide
a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by December
15, 2020 on the long-term acquisition strategy for small
caliber ammunition. The briefing should include but not limited
to actions being taken to prevent any production breaks for
handgun 9mm rounds, planned funding across the future year's
defense program, and current inventory levels for small caliber
rounds.
Shoulder-launched munitions
The committee understands shoulder-launched munitions are
used extensively by all branches of the military services
including special operation forces in order to defeat a wide
variety of targets such as light vehicles, bunkers, and enemy
personnel. The committee also notes this wide array of targets
has often required unique munitions and weapon system platforms
tailored to specific mission requirements. The committee is
aware that special operation forces and the Marine Corps both
use a variety of shoulder-launched munitions to deliver the
necessary battlefield effects, reduce weight on the soldier,
and allow for increased mobility. However, the committee
requires additional information regarding the Army's strategy
and plans for developing and procuring shoulder-launched
munitions for brigade combat teams. The committee expects the
Army to leverage and coordinate with the Marine Corps and U.S.
Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) regarding the development
and procurement of shoulder-launched munitions.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army,
in consultation with the Commanding General of Army Futures
Command, to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services by January 31, 2021, on the Army's shoulder-launched
munitions acquisition strategy to include how the Army is
coordinating jointly with the other military services including
USSOCOM.
Other Procurement, Army
Items of Special Interest
All-terrain cranes
The budget request contained $70.5 million for all-terrain
cranes.
The family of all-terrain cranes (Type I medium and Type II
heavy) are critical logistic systems necessary for large-scale
combat operations and provide the ability to assemble,
disassemble, and maintain bridges for wet or dry gap crossings,
as well as provide capabilities to rapidly offload critical
supplies such as weapons, ammunition, artillery pieces, fuel,
and water. The committee notes these systems are also
considered critical dual-use systems supporting both the Active
and Reserve Components in title 10 and title 32 operations. The
committee supports the budget request; however, the committee
does have concerns over the projected funding levels for these
critical logistical systems across the Future Years Defense
Program.
The committee directs the Program Executive Officer for
Combat Support and Combat Service Support to provide a briefing
to the House Committee on Armed Services not later than October
30, 2020, on the long-term acquisition strategy for all-terrain
crane systems.
The committee recommends $70.5 million, the full amount
requested, for all-terrain cranes.
Assessment of the Army's tactical wheeled vehicle strategy and
implementation efforts
The Committee notes that tactical wheeled vehicle fleets
throughout the Army appear to be aging without significant
technology upgrades or replacement by taking advantage of
commercial industry investments in new technologies such as
emissions controls, autonomous operation, and electric and
hybrid-electric drive. The Committee is concerned about the
potential impacts this has for the defense industrial base, the
acquisition of commercially available technology, and the
broader implications this may have for competition and cost for
future wheeled vehicles acquisitions. The committee is
interested to learn more about the analysis, decision-making
processes, and the frequency with which technological upgrade
or replacement of tactical wheeled vehicles could, should, or
should not be competed. Therefore, the committee directs the
Comptroller General of the United States, not later than March
1, 2021, to provide the House Armed Services Committee a report
that assesses the Army's tactical wheeled vehicle strategy and
implementation efforts. The assessment should include an
analysis of the tactical wheeled vehicle industrial base and
potential opportunities, if any, for significant advancements
in technology and savings through competition. The assessment
should also include the identification of and recommendations
for overcoming obstacles to insertion of new technology and
competition. The committee further directs the Comptroller
General to provide a briefing to the House Armed Services
Committee not later than December 11, 2020, on the preliminary
findings of its assessment.
Soldier Enhancement Program
The budget request contained no funds for the Soldier
Enhancement Program (SEP). The committee is disappointed and
concerned by the absence of funds in the budget request, as
well as across the Future Years Defense Program.
The committee commends the work accomplished to date by the
SEP through the Program Executive Office-Soldier that continues
to provide critically needed improvements and upgrades to
individual soldier equipment. This program was created by
Congress and mandated to evaluate and, where appropriate, type
classify existing prototypes or commercially available items
that enhance soldiers' ability to execute their combat
missions. The committee notes that through soldier-led
evaluations, SEP initiatives resulted in the procurement of
items that meet current operational needs, close a capability
gap, provide real-time operational feedback, inform
requirements, generate new requirements or transition a system
into a new or existing Program of Record. The committee also
notes that approximately 40 percent of the Program Executive
Office-Soldier portfolio was started or initiated within SEP,
such as Soldier Borne Sensors, AT 4 Confined Space Warhead,
Polymer Magazines, and 50 Cal. Quick Change Barrel.
Therefore, the committee recommends $5.0 million for
continuation of the SEP. The committee also directs the
Secretary of the Army to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services, not later than December 1, 2020,
on the current and future programs being evaluated by the SEP.
Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Industrial base
The committee is concerned by the strategic risk the Army
may be accepting in the defense tactical wheeled vehicle (TWV)
industrial base. The committee notes the Army has specifically
used tactical wheeled vehicles, such as the Family of Medium
Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV),
High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), and Heavy
Expanded Mobile Tactical Truck (HEMTT), as bill payers for its
higher priority development and modernization programs.
The committee further notes that truncated plans and
resources for the development or procurement of upgrades and
replacements for these vehicles has resulted in uncertainty and
a lack of predictability over time. This ultimately increases
cost for the Army as well as creates significant risks in the
loss of capacity and capability in the TWV industrial base. As
the committee predicted two years ago, the drastic, unexpected
decrease in procurement projections for these vehicle programs
has negatively affected the medium and heavy tactical wheeled
vehicle industrial base. The committee believes the TWV
industrial base needs stability and predictability from the
Army in its near and longer-term plans and programs that
appropriately manages risks through investment in production
levels that meet or exceed agreed upon minimum sustaining rates
ensuring its availability to support the Army in current
operations and into the future.
Accordingly, the committee directs that the Secretary of
the Army, not later than December 15, 2020, to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services on the Army's
near and long-term strategy to meet the Army current and future
requirements for tactical wheeled vehicles. The briefing should
also address how the Army will assess and manage risk in the
industrial base to include detailed development and acquisition
plans as well as funding profiles through the future years
defense program.
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
Items of Special Interest
Anti-submarine warfare low frequency sonar capability
The budget request included $131.6 million for MH-60
modifications.
The committee continues to be concerned with the threat
that adversary submarines pose to aircraft carriers. With the
cancellation of the surface ship torpedo defense program, the
aircraft carrier's only organic anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
capability is the airborne low frequency system (ALFS) that is
embarked aboard the MH-60 helicopters. The ALFS system has
experienced a very high mishap rate over the last 10 years and
continues to demonstrate poor reliability. The committee
understands that allied partners that also utilize MH-60
variants employ alternate low frequency systems that not only
have greater reliability but have also demonstrated superior
performance. The Navy has been slow to address the poor
reliability of the ALFS system despite repeated calls for
improvement by the committee.
The committee recommends $136.6 million, an increase of
$5.0 million, for the procurement of one helicopter-mounted low
frequency active sonar system for the Littoral Combat Ship ASW
mission module to demonstrate other viable alternative
technologies currently available for aircraft carrier ASW risk
reduction efforts.
Department of the Navy Strike-Fighter management
The budget request contained $2.97 billion for the
procurement of 24 F/A-18E/F new aircraft, and ongoing
modifications, upgrades, and improvements for the existing
fleet of Department of the Navy F/A-18 aircraft. However, the
budget request did not include the fiscal year 2020 planned
advance procurement funding of $28.1 million for fiscal year
2021 that would support the previously planned procurement of
12 F/A-18E/F new aircraft in fiscal year 2022 for the U.S.
Navy. The Navy's budget also eliminated procurement of 24 new
aircraft planned in fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
The committee notes that the Navy's decision to eliminate
36 new aircraft from its fiscal year 2022 to 2025 future years
defense plan incurs greater risk for combatant commanders and
increases the Navy's strike-fighter deficit in fiscal year 2021
from -49 to -58 aircraft. The committee notes this is
equivalent to greater than one aircraft carrier air-wing (CVW)
quantity of aircraft short of inventory requirements.
Additionally, the Navy currently plans its strike-fighter
inventory without including traditional margin for attrition
reserve aircraft that would supplement forces in cases of
training or contingency operational losses of aircraft. The
Navy should budget for 54 aircraft per CVW, but instead only
budgets for 44 aircraft per CVW. Consequently, the Navy has an
actual deficit of -148 strike-fighter aircraft when including
attrition reserve planning factors.
The Navy hopes to resolve its strike-fighter deficit in
2035 with initial fielding of its next-generation fighter, FA-
XX, which is in the concept development stages of execution.
The committee recalls the Navy curtailed F/A-18 procurement
approximately 10 years ago with aspirational goals to maintain
strike-fighter inventory levels with planned procurement of F-
35C. That plan was not realized due to F-35 program execution
and subsequently required the Navy to procure additional F/A-
18E/F aircraft to reduce operational risk. The committee
expects a similar outcome may occur with the Navy's current
plan for FA-XX due to affordability and technological
challenges, as well as initial results from the F/A-18E/F
Service Life Modification (SLM) program. Due to the Navy's non-
compliance with field maintenance procedures, practices and
tooling recommended by the original equipment manufacturer,
compounded by the Navy's inability to consolidate scheduled
unit-level maintenance inspections and repairs, the Navy has
encountered widespread corrosion in unpredicted areas on F/A-
18E/F aircraft causing a 135 percent increase in costs for the
initial two aircraft finishing the SLM program. The Navy
subsequently reduced the planned induction quantity of aircraft
in fiscal year 2021 from 18 to 10 aircraft.
Therefore, the committee supports and encourages the Navy
to procure additional F/A-18E/F new aircraft beyond fiscal year
2021. Additionally, the committee directs the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services not later than March 1, 2021, that
assesses the operational risk incurred for regional combatant
commanders to meet steady-state and contingency requirements as
a result of the Navy not budgeting for attrition reserve
aircraft in its strike-fighter force planning. Finally, the
committee directs the Department of Defense Inspector General
to provide a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than September 30, 2021, that assesses all Active and
Reserve Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18C/D/E/F/G aircraft
squadrons regarding adherence to organizational and unit-level
maintenance and repair technical orders and procedures
prescribed by the original equipment manufacturer, in
particular those processes and procedures designed to mitigate
damage and degradation to the aircraft and structural
components due to corrosion incurred by operations in harsh
sand and salt-water environments.
P-8 aircraft
The committee notes that the budget request contained no
funds for P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The budget request for fiscal
year 2021 did not take into account the increased warfighter
requirement of 19 additional P-8A aircraft. This increase is
driven by the proliferation of adversarial submarine fleets and
their increasingly active operational tempo. The new
requirement includes 12 aircraft to recapitalize the 2 maritime
patrol and reconnaissance squadrons assigned to the Navy
Reserve. These squadrons currently operate legacy P-3C Orion
aircraft, and the Chief of Navy Reserve estimates they will
decommission by 2023 unless they are recapitalized with new
aircraft. The committee is encouraged by the Navy's recognition
of the Navy Reserve force and the contribution they can provide
to the increased requirement for the P-8A. However, the
committee was discouraged that the Navy failed to budget for
the additional aircraft to meet the warfighting requirement.
The committee recommends $1.02 billion for P-8A
procurement, to procure six additional P-8A aircraft in fiscal
year 2021.
VH-92A Executive Helicopter training aircraft
The VH-92A program is the replacement for the current fleet
of executive helicopters flown by Marine Helicopter Squadron
One (HMX-1) in support of the Presidential world-wide vertical-
lift mission. Despite the importance of the VH-92 mission, the
program currently has no dedicated training aircraft for pilot
or maintainer flight training and aircraft familiarization. The
committee is aware the Department of the Navy is reviewing a
requirement for five CH-92A training aircraft to supplement the
VH-92A fleet. The committee understands that if the requirement
change is validated, the CH-92A aircraft would facilitate Fleet
Marine Force pilot and maintainer transition training as well
as provide logistic mission support for the executive flight
detachment.
Helicopter pilots assigned to HMX-1 go through an extensive
pilot conversion training syllabus prior to flying the
Presidential missions. The committee recognizes that adding the
CH-92A aircraft would enable pilots to maintain monthly and
annual flight time minimums without impacting operational
Presidential lift assets. The committee also notes that newly
assigned aircraft crew chiefs and maintenance personnel could
start training on the CH-92A while awaiting their security
clearances, a process that can take up to a year to complete.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Navy to provide a report to the House Committee on Armed
Services by November 1, 2020, on training requirements for the
VH-92A aircraft. This report should encompass flight and
maintenance training requirements and should examine the need
for dedicated CH-92A trainer aircraft for both training and
augmentation of HMX-1 ``greenside'' operations. The committee
expects this report to provide a cost/benefit analysis of
acquiring CH-92A aircraft and an assessment of the risk that
potential industrial base changes, including a manufacturing
facility closure, would pose to the ability to meet a validated
trainer aircraft requirement. The National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92)
directed an assessment of risks to the VH-92A industrial base,
but the response received from the Secretary of the Navy
provided none of the requested information or analysis.
Weapons Procurement, Navy
Items of Special Interest
Fleet Proficiency for Ballistic Missile Defense
The committee is concerned about the fleet proficiency of
the Navy's ballistic missile defense ships and crews. The
Navy's Aerial Targets program provides threat representative
aerial targets for test and evaluation and fleet training
events. The threat representative targets are used to test and
evaluate both ship and crew and are required for fleet
proficiency evaluation prior deployment or fielding systems to
the fleet. However, the Navy does currently not have an
inventory of affordable ballistic missile, threat-
representative targets to test and evaluate the proficiency of
its ballistic missile defense ships and crews to include new
Aegis DDG construction and modernization. The committee
believes the inability to test and evaluate its ballistic
missile defense ships and crews against threat-representative
targets directly impacts the overall proficiency, readiness and
combat capability of the fleet.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy
to provide a briefing to the committee by November 30, 2020,
that includes a plan to fund the procurement of low-cost,
subscale ballistic missile threat-representative targets to
maintain the fleet proficiency of the Navy's ballistic missile
defense ships and crews. The plan will include, at a minimum,
an assessment of current ballistic missile defense fleet
proficiency, current use of threat-representative targets for
ballistic missile defense testing and evaluation broken down by
ship and crew, funding and number of low-cost, subscale
ballistic missile threat-representative targets required to
maintain ballistic missile defense fleet proficiency, and
direction for Navy Air Systems Command and Surface Warfare
Directorate to execute procurement and execution of the
ballistic missile defense fleet proficiency plan.
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
Items of Special Interest
Advanced degaussing for DDG-51 destroyers
The committee understands that the DDG-51 destroyers,
including the latest Flight III version, incorporate a mine
protection degaussing system dating back to the lead ship, DDG-
51, commissioned on July 4, 1991. This more than 28-year-old
degaussing mine protection system is seriously out of date,
significantly outside of the Navy's own magnetic signature
specifications, and leaves the Navy's primary large surface
combatant, with a crew of 329, vulnerable to the most basic
mines available today. The Navy has invested considerable
research and development funding to develop advanced degaussing
systems, the latest of which will be incorporated into LPD 28/
29/30, that will provide greater than five times more effective
mine protection than the current system aboard all the DDG-51
destroyers. The newest advanced degaussing systems are a third
of the weight, requiring a third of the cable and cable length
and typically require less electrical power. The committee
believes the Navy should consider a backfit plan for in-service
destroyers as well as a plan to incorporate an advanced
degaussing system on new-construction destroyers. Therefore,
the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by February
1, 2021, on the potential to backfit in-service destroyers with
advanced degaussing as well as the potential for incorporating
it on new-construction destroyers.
Aegis combatants and 5th Generation aircraft interoperability
The committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide
a classified report and briefing to the House and Senate
defense committees not later than December 1, 2020 on
interoperability challenges among combatant ships and between
AEGIS combatants and 5th Generation tactical aircraft. This
report shall include:
(1) a review of the Fire Control Loop Improvement Program,
the Accelerated Mid-Term Interoperability Improvement Project,
the Far-Term Interoperability Improvement Project and the
introduction of Interrogation Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5 into
all ship classes and applicable aircraft;
(2) a plan to integrate the Multifunction Advanced Data
Link of the F35 with legacy Tactical Data Links, including
planned investments, timelines for integration and capabilities
and limitations for our legacy platforms and command and
control networks;
(3) plans to unify surface combat systems' hardware
platforms and software suites with investment plans and
timelines;
(4) findings of Strike Force Interoperability Officers
since FY12 and the Navy's performance at reducing the
identified deficiencies;
(5) reasons for differences within the Common Source
Library as fielded and the challenges these differences cause
in planning strike group operations and the presumed
differences between strike group capabilities in high end
conflicts.
Amphibious Shipbuilding
The Committee notes the President's Budget Request for
Fiscal Year 2021 includes $1.156 billion for LPD 31, the 2nd
ship of the San Antonio-class LPD Flight II, which was
authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (P.L. 116-92). The Committee continues to support the
most efficient procurement and construction of these warships
and further notes there are only 2 active amphibious vessel
production lines within the shipbuilding industrial base. In
the absence of a 30 Year Shipbuilding Plan, Future Naval Force
Study, and Integrated Naval Force Structure Assessment, the
only available shipbuilding forecast available for review is
the Future Years' Defense Plan accompanying the fiscal year
2021 request. The Future Years' Defense Plan forecasts
construction of 3 additional amphibious warships, including an
America-class LHA amphibious assault ship and 2 San Antonio-
class LPD Flight II vessels. The Committee is further aware of
recent guidance issued by the Commandant of the Marine Corps
which envisions new approaches and new platforms for the
integrated naval force. The Committee supports developing
additional amphibious capabilities to enable these new
approaches while maintaining the existing industrial base to
produce survivable L-class warships that support the integrated
naval force.
The Committee is aware of alternative contracting
strategies for the construction of these warships which may
reduce the overall cost of acquisition. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a report
within 180 days which provides options for the most efficient
procurement of the 3 forecasted amphibious warships. The report
should include a list of any additional necessary legislative
authorities and an estimate of cost efficiencies generated by
each option.
DDG-51 multiyear procurement
The committee continues to support the 355-ship fleet
codified in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) as an essential part of the
National Defense Strategy and its emphasis on near-peer
competitors such as Russia and China. DDG-51 destroyers are the
backbone of the surface fleet, providing multi-mission
flexibility and increasing capability with the introduction of
Flight III and the AN/SPY-6 radar. With plans for the future
Large Surface Combatant toward the end of this decade, and the
current multiyear procurement of DDG-51s running through fiscal
year 2022, it is imperative that another 10-ship multiyear
contract is awarded for fiscal year 2023 to ensure that Flight
III capability will be available to the fleet. Such efforts
will further strengthen the defense industrial base, maximize
savings, and provide the shipyards a clear projection of work.
Therefore, the committee encourages the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of the Navy to make all necessary steps that
will allow for another multiyear contract for DDG-51 Flight
IIIs beginning in fiscal year 2023.
National Surface Warship Engineering and Design Capability
The Committee notes the President's Fiscal Year 2021 Budget
does not forecast funding for any new surface shipbuilding
programs throughout the Future Years' Defense Plan (FYDP). The
Committee is aware of testimony from senior naval officials
suggesting that the DDG-51 Flight III design is effectively
complete and that the ship will continue its procurement
throughout the FYDP, with a potential additional multiyear
procurement for DDG Flight III beginning in fiscal year 2023.
The Committee also recognizes that when the detailed design for
FFG(X) is completed in 2022, there will be no active national
surface combatant engineering and design efforts underway that
will allow for the preservation of this critical and strategic
domestic defense capability.
The design and development talent needed to create and
sustain surface warship programs, like the DDG-51 and its
successors, requires unique and increasingly scarce maritime
systems and technological expertise. In the rapidly evolving
threat environment, engineers and designers must also support
the essential integration of complex next generation
technologies such as autonomous and unmanned vehicles,
hypersonic missiles, directed energy weapons, larger radars and
other vital technologies.
The Committee believes this engineering and design
capability must be maintained in order to produce the Large
Surface Combatant, Next Generation Amphibious warship, and
potential unmanned surface vessels across the shipbuilding
industrial base. Moreover, the Committee believes that the
challenges confronting future surface ship combatants such as
production and operations costs, energy management, and the
flexibility to accommodate current and evolving technologies
are addressable via a robust and properly sequenced engineering
and design activity. The Committee notes similar actions have
been successfully taken to ensure the health of the nuclear
engineering and design industrial base with positive results
that enabled the next generation of nuclear-powered aircraft
carriers and submarines to be designed and produced
efficiently.
Therefore, not later than 180 days after enactment, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to assess the
current and future workloads of the surface ship engineering
and design industrial base and provide recommendations for the
sustainment of this critical national capability. Such
recommendations should be informed by both the current program
of record but should also include industry's perspective on how
to best fortify and retain the capability and capacity resident
in several locations nationwide.
Navy Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ships (T-AGOS) Program
The committee is aware of the Navy's requirement for seven
Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) ocean surveillance
ships to support the Military Sealift Command's theater anti-
submarine warfare mission for the Pacific and Atlantic fleets.
The Navy currently operates five ships, but according to the
Program of Record, it needs seven ships to meet increasing
requirements. The cost per ship and current fiscal year funding
level will not support this need.
In order to address the increased requirements and achieve
significant cost and schedule savings, the committee directs
the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives by January 1, 2021, outlining options to
support a fleet of seven SWATH ships, support a T-AGOS (X)
competition based on a performance specification for the ship
which meets the U.S. Navy's mission requirements, and presents
significant cost savings opportunities as well as accelerates
the timing of deployment of this capability.
Ship Counting Methodology
In light of expanding maritime threats, the committee
strongly supports efforts to grow naval force structure to
support section 1025 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (P.L. 115-91) entitled ``Policy of the
United States on Minimum Number of Battle Force Ships''. As the
Navy continues to develop the Integrated Naval Force Structure
and 30 Year Shipbuilding plan, there has been increasing
discussion, including from the Department of the Navy, whether
unmanned vessels should be included in the Department's ship
counting methodology. Recognizing both the growing promise of
unmanned vessels and the important roles played by existing
battle force inventory ships, the committee believes the
Secretary of the Navy should examine the intrinsic warfighting
capabilities of vessels when considering its future ship
counting methodology. Therefore, the Committee directs the
Secretary of the Navy to provide a report to the congressional
defense committees, by January 1, 2021 as to Navy's plan to
assess the family of unmanned underwater and surface vessels
incorporation into the ship counting methodology of section
231(f) of title 10, United States Code. For the purposes of
making this determination, for both manned and unmanned
vessels, this report shall assess factors such as:
(1) Intended mission, in both competition and conflict;
(2) Capability, either through a platform's weapons,
sensors, or embarked personnel to interact with targets beyond
visual range;
(3) Ability to perform fleet support functions essential to
power projection or sea control in competition or conflict.
Submarine Supplier Development
The committee recognizes that the submarine supply base
lost approximately 12,000 suppliers since the end of the Cold
War. Material provided by the submarine industrial base is
planned to grow by more than 200 percent over the next 5 years,
after more than two decades of nurturing a fragile industrial
base where 75 percent of funding for supplier material was
awarded to single or sole-source suppliers. Congress authorized
and appropriated funding in fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year
2020 and provided flexible authorities supporting submarine
industrial base expansion and stability initiatives. In fiscal
year 2019, the Navy identified 324 suppliers as execution-
critical and has been conducting assessments of the health and
readiness of those suppliers. In the 2020 assessment, the
number of critical suppliers has grown to 350, of which 61 have
been identified as challenged to meet future demand. The
committee believes that continued investment in supplier
development will reduce material lead times and improve the
ability of the submarine industrial base to meet challenging
construction schedules at higher rates of production.
Therefore, the committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy
to include supplier development funding in future budget
requests until the number of challenged suppliers has been
significantly reduced.
Technology Insertion in New Ship Designs
The committee recognizes that ongoing delays on the lead
FORD class aircraft carrier may indicate systemic problems with
Navy shipbuilding practices with how new technologies are
developed and incorporated. It is unfortunate that new
technologies such as the advanced weapons elevators were not
prototyped before being incorporated on the lead ship, a
mistake that has contributed to lengthy delays. The committee
is concerned with the Navy's decision to accept a ship that
still had major discrepancies. The committee supports expanded
prototyping activities for new technologies to ensure required
reliability is obtained before ship authorization. Therefore,
the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees by February 1,
2021 detailing the number of times the Navy has accepted a ship
prior to the incorporation and completion of major subsystems
over the last twenty years, the circumstances that drove the
Navy to accept such ship, and the length of time between
acceptance and final incorporation of such subsystems.
Additionally, the committee directs the Secretary to
specifically assess emerging technologies, their associated
technology readiness levels and required prototyping activities
that are being incorporated in emerging programs including the
following specific programs: Columbia-class ballistic missile
submarine; the guided missiles frigate; the next generation
attack submarine; large surface combatant; and, the large
unmanned surface vessel.
Variable Depth Sonar for DDG-51 destroyers
The committee recognizes and supports the Navy's efforts to
leverage mature technologies and systems for the DDG-51 and
small surface combatant programs. The committee continues to
encourage the Secretary of the Navy to emphasize commonality
across Navy platforms, commonality with existing platform
equipment, and reduced acquisition and lifecycle and
sustainment costs in developing a best value solution for the
platform. However, the committee also believes it is critical
that the Navy increase technical capabilities, particularly in
the area of anti-submarine warfare (ASW). Given ongoing efforts
by adversarial nations to increase the capability, lethality,
and size of their respective submarine fleets, the committee
recognizes the critical role the DDG-51 and small surface
combatants will play in performing ASW missions around the
globe. As such, it is imperative that the platform be deployed
with the most capable ASW technology available.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services
not later than February 1, 2021, on the feasibility of
backfitting the AN/SQS-62 Variable Depth Sonar system on
surface combatants. The briefing shall include:
(a) an explanation of the current DDG-51 ASW performance
capabilities, including any plans for ensuring the DDG-51s are
part of a broader implementation of low-frequency active
capabilities aboard tactical surface ships;
(b) an analysis of commonality with program of record ASW
systems, particularly those recently developed as part of the
littoral combat ship ASW Mission Package, to include common
hardware, spares, training, and logistics;
(c) an acquisition plan, including schedule, for AN/SQS-62
backfit into DDG-51s;
(d) the program schedule to fully incorporate AN/SQS-62
into the ASW mission packages associated with the littoral
combat ship; and
(e) an assessment of options to forward fit AN/SQS-62 into
frigate.
Virginia-class submarine
The budget request included $2.33 billion for one Virginia-
class submarine. The committee was discouraged to see that the
second submarine that had been previously planned and was
reflected in the fiscal year 2020 budget, was no longer
included in the budget request despite clear direction from
Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). This not only conflicts with
years of testimony from combatant commanders, not only deepens
the gap between the projected fleet size versus the
requirement, but it also puts the Department of Defense's
highest priority procurement program, the Columbia-class
ballistic missile submarine, at additional risk. Due to the
nature of the multiyear procurement contract, the true impact
of not funding the second Virginia-class submarine in fiscal
year 2021 will not be realized until 2023, at a time when both
shipyards are reaching a peak in their hiring in order to
support the construction of the first Columbia-class submarine.
A decline in Virginia-class work during that period will likely
have a dramatic impact on the Columbia program due to the
hiring agreements that were previously negotiated between the
labor unions and the two shipyards. The committee believes that
all measures should be taken to avoid any disruptions to the
Columbia-class submarine program, which has consumed all
schedule margin and is still at great risk of achieving its
required first strategic patrol date.
Therefore, the committee recommends $4.43 billion, an
increase of $2.1 billion, for a second Virginia-class
submarine.
Other Procurement, Navy
Items of Special Interest
Laser shock peening (LSP) technology
The committee notes there are several ship classes that use
aluminum in ship construction. Unfortunately, in the
construction of 22 in-service Cruisers (CG) constructed between
1980-1994 with aluminum superstructures, these aluminum
structures are experiencing fatigue. The committee notes that
there are unique issues associated with the CG superstructure
lifecycle maintenance costs.
The committee supports the use of innovative aluminum
fatigue interventions to extend the service life of these
ships. The committee notes the use of laser shock peening (LSP)
technology to mitigate these challenges with aluminum and
understands that LSP has been used in various high-risk, high-
quality industries to include the nuclear industry and aviation
sectors.
The committee supports the use of innovative maintenance
options that provide increased aluminum survivability,
resiliency, and battlefield longevity for current and future
classes of warships constructed with aluminum. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a brief
to the House Committee on Armed Services by February 1, 2021
that assesses specific applications and tooling, such as LSP
and others, that can be used to extend the life of aluminum
superstructures.
Long-term charter requirements
The committee notes that the Secretary of the Navy has
entered long-term charter agreements for nine transoceanic
vessels for the Departments of the Navy and Army. The committee
believes that organic transoceanic vessels may be more cost
effective than the long-term charter strategy currently
employed by the Secretary of the Navy. Therefore, the committee
directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a briefing to the
House Committee on Armed Services by February 1, 2021, on
alternative force structure options to support these long-term
charter requirements. The briefing shall include an assessment
of the current long-term charter requirements and a cost
comparison of an organic fleet capability compared with the
long-term charters.
Pilot program regarding the viability of electronic actuators
The committee recognizes that a variety of shipboard
systems rely on remote valve actuation for system operations
for shipboard safety. Fuel, water, ballast/de-ballast,
ventilation, and fire main systems all depend on reliable
remote valves and actuators to properly align system
configurations. When remote valve actuation fails, there are
two choices: work around the failed valve by reconfiguring a
system or have sailors attempt to manually align the valve.
Either choice is a known departure from design standards and
manifests as reduced readiness. The committee recognizes that
technological advances have been made in shipboard electronic
actuators. These actuators appear to be more reliable and
provide electronic limit-switching, which eliminates drift.
They also have reliable communication with the ship's machinery
control system and are much easier for sailors to maintain.
These actuators could lead to a much lower sustainment cost for
the Navy.
The budget request included $50.5 million for LPD class
support equipment. The committee recommends $55.5 million, an
increase of $5.0 million, for a pilot program aboard LPD 17
class amphibious ships in order to demonstrate the viability
and reliability of shipboard electronic actuators.
Unmanned maritime systems
The Navy is refocusing its maritime strategy to counter an
increasing competition among nations in the maritime
environment, coupled with a rapid rise in technological
creation and adoption of new weapons. To expedite technology
development and accelerate fielding initial capabilities, the
Navy is using a range of new acquisition authorities that allow
the department to bypass traditional lines of program
oversight. In particular, the Navy has added significant
resources to its budget to rapidly and aggressively acquire a
family of over 200 new unmanned and optionally manned surface
and undersea vehicles. While unmanned maritime systems offer
promise, past efforts, such as the Remote Minehunting Vehicle,
have proven costly and unsuccessful.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to provide a report to the congressional
defense committees by March 1, 2021, on a review of the Navy's
unmanned surface and undersea vehicles. As part of this review,
the Comptroller General shall assess:
(1) the current status of the Navy's efforts to develop and
produce unmanned and optionally manned surface and undersea
vehicles, including cost and schedule;
(2) the successes and challenges the Navy is experiencing
in executing and planning its unmanned surface and undersea
vehicles;
(3) the extent to which the Navy is managing requirements
to best ensure that the planned capabilities will meet mission
needs;
(4) the Navy's plans for replacing manned ships with
unmanned ships and also including unmanned systems in its ship
counts; and
(5) any other areas that the Comptroller General deems
appropriate.
Procurement, Marine Corps
Items of Special Interest
Marine Corps hearing protection program
The committee commends U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command
(MARCORSYSCOM) for taking proactive action to provide enhanced
hearing protection measures in training and combat for both
infantry and artillery personnel. As hearing loss remains the
top disability claim for service members transitioning to
Veterans Administration health care, the Marine Corps has made
active hearing protection integrated with communications
systems a top priority. The committee encourages MARCORSYSCOM
leadership and program managers to continue this program as it
is currently implemented to ensure that all Marine Corps
infantry and artillery personnel in combat and training
environments are provided the best available and currently
specified and fielded hearing protection solution.
Marine Corps vertical lift munitions
The committee is aware that during fiscal year 2019, the
Army conducted a successful test of an allied munition system
to demonstrate increased standoff and lethality for the AH-64
Apache helicopter. The committee supports the Army's initiative
to field an interim long-range precision munition capability
for current attack helicopters and believes that this
capability could potentially provide greater standoff combat
capability to similar military platforms, such as the Marine
Corps AH-1W SuperCobra or AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services
by January 15, 2021, on vertical lift munitions capabilities
gaps and potential commercial-off-the-shelf solutions that
could serve as an interim solution for meeting future
Department of the Navy vertical lift demands. The briefing
should include an analysis of requirements and costs to test
any relevant domestic or allied commercial-off-the-shelf
munitions from an AH-1W SuperCobra or AH-1Z Viper Marine Corps
attack helicopter.
Modular Aviator Body Armor Vest Acquisition Strategy
The committee is aware that the current aviation life
support equipment flight vests worn by Marine helicopter
aircrews have excessive bulk which can impede the operational
performance of precision mission tasks. The committee notes
that U.S. Marine Corps Aviation has a requirement for a modular
aviator body armor vest (ABAV) system that can improve mobility
and performance, while enhancing survivability by reducing
weight, bulk, and heat stress. The committee notes in fiscal
year 2020, $2.2 million was requested to purchase 1,000 vests
for UH-1Y and AH-1Z, but a plan has not been established to
outfit other airframes such as the V-22 and CH-53. Therefore,
the committee directs the Deputy Commandant for Aviation to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
March 1, 2021, on its plan to equip CH-53 and V-22 airframes
with ABAV systems.
Rapid acquisition of rifle integrated controller
In the committee report accompanying the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-120), the
committee encouraged the Marine Corps to complete the phase 2
evaluation of the rifle accessory control unit (RACU) and
indicated support for the capability to result in a validated
requirement upon successful completion of the phase 2
evaluation. Following development of such a requirement, the
committee encouraged the Commandant of the Marine Corps to
consider a rapid acquisition strategy to accelerate operational
testing, procurement, and fielding of the RACU utilizing
existing acquisition reform authorities. The committee remains
concerned by the lack of progress and expects the Marine Corps
to complete its phased evaluation of the RACU in a timely
manner in order to make a decision regarding rapid production
and fielding.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
Items of Special Interest
A-10 Synthetic Aperture Radar Improvements
The committee supports continued Air Force efforts to
modernize and upgrade the A-10 fleet of aircraft. However, the
committee believes the Air Force could take further steps to
reduce aircrew risk and enhance the aircraft's capability to
perform close air support in adverse weather and low-visibility
environmental conditions. The committee understands that a
recent Air Force study entitled ``A-10C DoDAF View CV-3
Capability Phasing Roadmap, Revision 6.6,'' dated January 2,
2018, determined that integration of a synthetic aperture radar
(SAR) could resolve the capability deficiencies in the areas of
locating, identifying, tracking, and engaging targets in the
aforementioned types of environmental conditions. Consequently,
the committee also notes that the Air Force is currently
performing an operational utility evaluation by integrating SAR
capability on A-10 aircraft and evaluating workload impacts on
A-10 aircrews.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services by March 1, 2021, on the status and any known findings
from the operational utility evaluation of integrating SAR
capability onto A-10 aircraft.
Airlift tactical data link
The committee is concerned with the lack of a resilient and
survivable network for airlift aircraft in a highly contested
operational environment.
The National Defense Strategy's shift to peer and near-peer
threats requires capabilities for operations in all
environments. The committee recognizes that a tactical data
link provides situational awareness and could also be a future
network node for the Joint All Domain Command and Control.
The committee is aware that modifications are in place to
provide situational awareness for the C-130J and encourages the
Air Force to consider the operational benefits of a tactical
data link for other tactical and strategic airlift.
C-130H propeller/engine upgrades
The committee notes again that the C-130H aircraft that are
flown primarily by the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve
continue to provide critical tactical airlift capabilities and
will continue to support this mission for years to come. The
committee is again disappointed with the amount of time it has
taken for the Air Force to address a safety of flight issue
with the legacy propeller system of the C-130H.
Procurement of new composite propeller blades is the
obvious solution to this serious safety of flight and readiness
issue. The Air Force has moved slowly in addressing the issue
and still refers to the propeller upgrade as a capability
improvement and not a safety requirement. A new composite blade
would also decrease maintenance time and improve logistics
support, which will result in increased readiness. Delays are
unacceptable considering the inherent safety of flight and
readiness risks surrounding this issue.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services by January 31, 2021, updating the acquisition strategy
for procuring new blades. This plan should include updated
estimated costs, timelines, and a unit upgrade schedule. The
briefing should also include the Air Force plan to incorporate
C-130H T-56 Series 3.5 Engine Enhancement Packages. Congress
has repeatedly added additional funds for these upgrades and
the Air Force has yet to budget for them despite the
demonstrated performance benefits and fuel efficiencies.
E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
The budget request included $11.0 million for E-8 Joint
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft
modifications and upgrades.
The committee recognizes the JSTARS platform continues to
be a high-demand asset required by the global combatant
commands and notes this platform has been a vital contributor,
with over 100,000 combat flying hours in every major conflict
of the past two decades. Section 147 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232) required the Air Force to increase JSTARS aircraft
availability. Accordingly, the committee remains concerned by
the lack of modernization funding, to include funding for
necessary avionics and communications upgrades, planned and
programmed for JSTARS across the Future Years Defense Program.
The committee believes the JSTARS platform must be kept
operationally relevant to meet warfighter needs until a
replacement of equal or superior capability is fielded and
operational.
The committee recommends $38.0 million, an increase of
$27.0 million, for avionics and communication modernization
upgrades in order to mitigate diminishing manufacturing sources
of supply and maintain compliance with international avionics
mandates.
Expanded Carriage for the B-1
The committee notes that the Secretary of the Air Force
completed an expanded carriage assessment of the B-1B Lancer
bomber that demonstrated the feasibility of increasing the B-1B
weapons capacity to integrate future advanced weapons. The two
potential programs--external carriage and long bay options--
would allow the B-1B to carry weapons externally, significantly
increasing its magazine capacity for munitions, as well as
adding larger, heavier munitions, such as hypersonic weapons.
The demonstration showed that the B-1B is able to move the
bulkhead from the forward intermediate bay to the forward
location; increasing the intermediate bay capacity from 180
inches to 269 inches. Additionally, the demonstration
determined that the bomber can still carry weapons externally
on six of the eight hard points, which increases the B-1s
overall carriage capacity. The committee further notes that the
bomber road map portends to retain the B-1 fleet through the
2030s until their capability is replaced by the B-21 bomber.
The committee supports the continued modernization of the B-1
aircraft and urges the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a
modernization roadmap that tracks with the anticipated service
life of the overall fleet. Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to provide a brief to the House
Committee on Armed Services by February 1, 2021 as to the
Secretary's intent to provide the expanded carriage capability
and other modernization efforts to the overall B-1 fleet.
KC-46A full rate production
The committee notes that Boeing Defense has not yet
delivered 6 of 7 Lot 1 and 6 of 12 Lot 2 KC-46A aircraft. These
Lot 1 and 2 aircraft were authorized in fiscal year 2015 and
2016 respectively. Considering the budget request for fiscal
year 2021 supported a Lot 7 order of 15 aircraft, the delays
associated with Lots 1 and 2 could impact deliveries of Lot 7.
Additionally, the committee notes that the KC-46A has three
category one deficiencies: the remote vision system, the boom
telescope actuator, and a new excessive fuel system leak. The
category one deficiency in the remote vision system has
resulted in the Air Force determination that the KC-46A is not
capable of being operationally employed. The Air Force has
assessed the remote vision system category one deficiency will
take approximately 3 to 4 years to correct. If Boeing can
maintain schedule they will have delivered the first 6 lots
representing a total of 79 aircraft that are not capable of
being operationally employed.
The Air Force has indicated their intent in fiscal year
2021 to conclude the initial operational test and evaluation
and proceed to full rate production of an aircraft that is not
operationally capable. The committee believes that a decision
to enter full rate production before these category one
deficiencies are corrected and production challenges are
alleviated should be carefully considered by the milestone
decision authority. Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services by September 1, 2020, before the
KC-46A program goes into full rate production, as to how the
Secretary intends to mitigate the concurrency of development
associated with these category one deficiencies with a full
rate production decision.
MQ-9 Reaper
The budget request contained $171.8 million for the MQ-9
unmanned aircraft system but included no funding for
procurement of additional aircraft.
The committee recognizes that the MQ-9 Reaper, while an
invaluable asset in counterterrorism and current steady-state
military operations, is not designed to operate in the
contested environment of the future. The committee notes that
while the Air Force budget request for fiscal year 2021 did
include $0.3 million to begin trade studies for a next-
generation medium-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance (ISR) capability, fielding a new capability will
likely take several years. Given combatant commanders'
consistently high demand for ISR, the committee agrees with Air
Force plans to maintain the existing MQ-9 fleet as work begins
on a future capability.
However, the committee is concerned about the potential
near-term operational risk the Air Force is accepting in making
budget-driven decisions across its ISR portfolio rather than
focusing on the appropriate mix of capability and capacity to
support the combatant commands and manage impacts to the
industrial base. The committee believes that the Air Force
should have planned a more gradual reduction to MQ-9 production
to avoid potential disruption to the industrial base and
increased risk in the supply chain needed for sustainment of
the MQ-9 fleet. The committee supports continuing procurement
in fiscal year 2021 to allow the industrial base to better plan
for preservation of the MQ-9 supply chain and production
capability for future ISR requirements.
Therefore, the committee recommends $279.8 million, an
increase of $108.0 million, for the MQ-9 Reaper program.
Procurement, Defense-Wide
Items of Special Interest
Commonality and cost efficiencies in degraded visual environment
systems
The committee supports recent efforts by the military
services to prioritize acquiring enhanced systems to assist
aircraft navigating degraded visual environments (DVE). The
committee report accompanying the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-120)
directed the Secretary of Defense to examine available DVE
capabilities and brief the committee on efforts to develop and
procure systems to improve safety of flight. The committee
understands that U.S. Special Operations Command and the Army
plan to field a DVE Quick Reaction Capability on 15 medical
evacuation and 25 special operations aircraft deploying to U.S.
Central Command. Further, the committee understands that the
Air Force awarded a contract last year to install a DVE system
on the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter.
The committee believes that enhanced DVE should remain a
priority for rotary aviation communities and encourages the
military services to continue collaborating with the goal of
developing and acquiring common joint systems where possible.
To that end, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army,
in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy and the
Secretary of the Air Force, to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees, not later than December 1,
2020, on DVE development and acquisition, to include systems in
procurement or under consideration for procurement, planned
fielding schedules for these systems, identify systems being
integrated on multiple programs, as well as identify service-
or platform-specific needs requiring unique capability
solutions.
F-35
The budget request contained $10.3 billion for the
procurement of 79 F-35 aircraft, and associated spares,
modifications, depot activations, and advanced procurement for
fiscal year 2021 aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine
Corps. The budget request contained $1.7 billion for research
and development related to deployability and suitability
initiatives, Block 4 and Continuous Capability Development and
Delivery (C2D2), and Air Force dual-capable aircraft efforts.
The committee notes that the unfunded priority lists for the
Air Force and Navy contained 12 F-35A and 5 F-35C aircraft,
respectively.
The committee continues support for the F-35 program and
understands it is a capability needed against potential
adversary's advanced integrated air defense systems operating
against the United States or its foreign partners and allies
during high-end contingencies. However, the committee maintains
the same concerns regarding the F-35 program as expressed in
the committee report accompanying the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-120), in
addition to the issues highlighted in two recent Government
Accountability Office reports (GAO-20-151 and GAO-20-316).
Furthermore, the committee notes that the Defense Contract
Management Agency observed during the July 2019 through
December 2019 time period that the quality evaluation metrics
for suppliers remained steady at a satisfactory level, but that
production shortages had increased for overall suppliers, and
overall quality and delivery evaluation metrics had degraded
for all 23 suppliers designated as critical suppliers. Finally,
the committee is concerned with issues regarding mitigation of
F-35 physiological episode occurrences and software testing to
ensure capability and compatibility with the F-35 fire-control
radar and currently certified weapons.
Consequently, the committee includes three provisions
elsewhere in this Act, that would require providing the
congressional defense committees information on the F-35
program's progress for resolving physiological episode
occurrences, the methodologies for executing operational flight
program software testing, and the Department's formal
evaluation of the program's preparedness for entering full-rate
production.
Ground tactical vehicles for special operations forces
The budget request included $33.1 million for the
procurement of ground tactical vehicles and modifications for
special operations forces (SOF). The committee recognizes the
necessity of agile and innovative technologies to support SOF
efforts to counter violent extremism and compete with near-peer
competitors.
The Non-Standard Commercial Vehicles (NSCV) and Ground
Mobility Vehicles (GMV) capabilities enable SOF to execute an
array of critical global missions including counterterrorism,
counterproliferation, and unconventional warfare. NSCVs are
low-signature vehicles chosen to blend in with the surroundings
of the operating environment and can be modified to support a
variety of SOF activities. The GMV 1.1 is an inherently mobile
capability, transportable by a MH-47 to allow SOF operators a
fast roll-on/roll-off capability ideal for a full spectrum of
operations.
The committee supports the budget request of $33.1 million
for the procurement of ground tactical vehicles for SOF.
Increased research for counter unmanned aircraft systems in austere
locations abroad
The budget request contained $293.3 million for Warrior
Systems. Of this amount, $12.5 million was requested for the
counter unmanned aircraft system (cUAS) program.
The committee notes that there is currently an operational
requirement for increased research and development into cUAS
capabilities. Recent events in Syria, Iraq, and Djibouti
highlight that this is an increasing threat to military
personnel engaged in countering violent extremism and great
power competition missions which, if left underdeveloped, the
committee understands to be an immediate threat challenging
U.S. strategic locations abroad.
The committee is aware of the efforts underway by the U.S.
Army to evaluate and field alternative cUAS capabilities to
meet the force protection needs of the joint force. The
committee supports U.S. Army efforts, but appreciates the
testing and experimentation of such emergent cUAS capabilities
in austere locations facilitated by U.S. Special Operations
Command (USSOCOM). Given the rapid pursuit of armed unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS) technologies by adversaries of the
United States, the committee understands that desirable
criteria for any cUAS technologies must be able to autonomously
search, identify, and track threats while fusing multiple data
sources with the sense-making ability enabled by radar,
electro-optical, and infrared collection capabilities to employ
an effect against adversary UAS.
While the committee notes that such individual technologies
exist today to meet this force protection requirement, work
remains to integrate these requirements in more austere
environments. Therefore, the committee recommends $17.5
million, an increase of $5.0 million, for further development
of an integrated, multi-sensor autonomous cUAS program.
Further, the committee directs the Commander, USSOCOM, to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
October 30, 2020, on the efforts to develop and field test
autonomous, multi-sensor cUAS capabilities in austere
environments. The briefing shall also include details on
efforts to share best practices and capability updates with the
U.S. Army, as designated lead for cUAS systems and strategies
development for the joint force.
Replacement of Special Operations Command DHC-8 aircraft
The budget request contained $5.0 million in Manned ISR for
the manned intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR)
program. The committee recognizes the importance of maintaining
dedicated airborne ISR platforms, including the DHC-8, for U.S.
military forces operating in austere environments, as ISR
provides unique collection, overwatch, and force protection
capabilities in dynamic and complex threat environments. On
January 5, 2020, the terrorist organization known as al-Shabaab
attacked U.S. forces stationed at Camp Simba in Manda Bay,
Kenya. The DHC-8 was one of the several aircraft destroyed in
that attack.
Therefore, the committee recommends $45.1 million, an
increase of $40.1 million, in Manned ISR for the U.S. Special
Operations Command manned ISR program to replace the DHC-8 due
to combat loss while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom-Horn
of Africa missions.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Section 101--Authorization of Appropriations
This section would authorize appropriations for procurement
at the levels identified in section 4101 of division D of this
Act.
Subtitle B--Navy Programs
Section 111--Independent Cost Estimate of FFG(X) Frigate Program
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
ensure that an independent cost estimate has been completed
prior to milestone B.
Subtitle C--Air Force Programs
Section 121--Modification of Force Structure Objectives for B-1 Bomber
Aircraft
This provision would amend section 9062(h)(2) of title 10,
United States Code, by changing the B-1 combat coded aircraft
requirement from 36 to 24. This provision also sets
requirements for storage and maintainer billets.
Section 122--Extension of Limitation on Availability of Funds for
Retirement of RC-135 Aircraft
This section would prohibit the Air Force from retiring, or
preparing to retire, any RC-135 aircraft through fiscal year
2025 until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of
Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that
equivalent RC-135 capacity and capability exists to meet
combatant commander requirements for indications and warning,
intelligence preparation of the operational environment, and
direct support to kinetic and non-kinetic operations.
Section 123--Modification of Limitation on Availability of Funds for
Retirement of E-8 JSTARS Aircraft
This section would amend section 147(a) of the John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115 232) to prohibit any use of funds authorized to
be appropriated in fiscal year 2021 or any subsequent year for
the Air Force to retire, or prepare to retire, any E-8 Joint
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft until the date
on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the
congressional defense committees that there is a replacement
capability identified that meets or exceeds the current
capability and capacity of the 16-aircraft E-8 fleet to meet
global combatant command requirements.
Section 124--Limitation on Availability of Funds for the Advanced
Battle Management System Pending Certification Relating to RQ-4
Aircraft
This section would limit obligation or expenditure of 50
percent of the funding available for the Advanced Battle
Management System until one of three conditions is met: (1) the
Secretary of the Air Force certifies that the Air Force will
not retire any RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft during fiscal year
2021; (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment certifies that the validated operating and
sustainment costs of any capability developed to replace the
RQ-4 aircraft are less than the validated operating and
sustainment costs for the RQ-4 aircraft on a comparable flight-
hour cost basis, and the Chairman of the Joint Requirements
Oversight Council certifies that any replacement capability for
the RQ-4 aircraft would result in equal or greater capability
available to the commanders of the combatant commands and would
not result in less capacity available to the commanders of the
combatant commands; or (3) the Secretary of Defense certifies
that a replacement capability for the RQ-4 aircraft is worth
increased operating and sustainment costs.
Section 125--Inventory Requirements for Certain Air Refueling Tanker
Aircraft
This section would prohibit the use of funds authorized to
be appropriated in fiscal year 2021 to fiscal year 2023 for the
retirement of any KC-135 aircraft, or reduce the number of
primary mission KC-135 aircraft. This section would also
require the Air Force to maintain a minimum of 50 primary
mission KC-10A aircraft in fiscal year 2021, 38 primary mission
KC-10A aircraft in fiscal year 2022, and 26 primary mission KC-
10A aircraft in fiscal year 2023.
Section 126--Limitation on Production of KC-46A Aircraft
This section would prohibit purchasing more than the 12 KC-
46A aircraft in fiscal year 2021 until certain category-one
deficiencies are fixed. This section would also require the
Secretary of the Air Force to provide a report by February 1,
2021, on the schedule for the correction of each category-one
deficiency described, a plan to engage an independent test
organization to verify the effectiveness of any proposed
solutions to such category-one deficiencies; and an acquisition
strategy for the aircraft that identifies principal acquisition
milestones; and will ensure that there is sufficient
competition for the procurement of a nondevelopmental tanker
aircraft at the conclusion of the KC-46A production contract.
Section 127--Assessment and Certification Relating to OC-135 Aircraft
This section would prohibit the Air Force from retiring, or
preparing to retire, any OC-135 aircraft in fiscal year 2021
until 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air
Force provides a report and a certification to the
congressional defense committees on the feasibility and cost
effectiveness of using the OC-135 aircraft to fulfill other
unclassified aerial imagery requirements for alternative
missions.
Section 128--Modernization Plan for Airborne Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
This section would require the Secretary of the Air Force
to provide a comprehensive strategy for Air Force airborne
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) to ensure
alignment between requirements, future Air Force budget
submissions, and authorization of appropriations. The required
plan would cover current steady-state, contingency, and future
multidomain operations for Air Force ISR. This section would
also require the Air Force to submit a classified annex to the
report as necessary.
The Air Force fiscal year 2021 budget request included
several significant changes to ISR force mix and modernization.
The request proposed immediate divestment of all RQ-4 Global
Hawk Block 30 multi-intelligence aircraft, as well as an end to
the MQ-9 Reaper production line in fiscal year 2020 without any
time to allow for adequate supply chain management planning.
While these changes may align with long-term Air Force
strategy, the absence of such a strategy incorporating both
current and future capabilities concerns the committee. The
committee expects the directed strategy to address required
capabilities and capacities, to identify anticipated gaps in
both areas, and to cover both manned and unmanned ISR
capabilities.
Section 129--Minimum Bomber Aircraft Force Level
This section would require a report not later than February
1, 2021, by the Secretary of the Air Force on the bomber
aircraft force structure that enables the Air Force to meet the
requirements of its long-range strike mission under the
National Defense Strategy.
Subtitle D--Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Section 131--Documentation Relating to the F-35 Aircraft Program
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide the congressional defense committees with certain
information and certifications by the Secretary regarding cost,
schedule, risk, program execution and significant deficiency
resolution plans in the areas of production, Block 4 hardware
and software development, modernization, upgrades and training
systems for the F-35 program before entering full-rate
production and a Milestone C acquisition award can be granted
by the Secretary.
Section 132--Notification on Software Regression Testing for F-35
Aircraft
This section would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, to provide the
congressional defense committees with a notification not later
than 30 days after F-35 air vehicle or mission systems
production software is released to units under the F-35
program's continuous capability development and delivery
process. The notification would include information regarding:
(1) what type and method of regression testing was
completed prior to production release of the software to ensure
compatibility and proper functionality with the F-35 fire
control radar system and any weapons currently certified for
carriage and employment for each variant of F-35 aircraft;
(2) which entities, U.S. Government entities or U.S.
Government contractors, performed the production software
regression testing;
(3) a list of deficiencies discovered during the production
software regression testing and what software modifications
were completed to resolve or mitigate any software deficiencies
noted; and
(4) a list of deficiencies discovered during the software
regression testing that may or may not be corrected in later F-
35 production software releases.
Section 133--Notification on Efforts to Replace Inoperable Ejection
Seat Aircraft Locator Beacons
This section would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide the congressional
defense committees a semiannual written notification about the
efforts being undertaken by the senior acquisition executives
of the Department of the Air Force and the Department of the
Navy to replace emergency locator seat beacons in ejection-seat
equipped aircraft that have been found to be inoperable in
water, and the funding budgeted for such efforts. The Under
Secretary would be required to report on the issue until
locator beacons are replaced in all affected ejection-seat
equipped aircraft, or a period of 5 years has elapsed since the
date the initial report is received by the congressional
defense committees.
Section 134--Limitation on Use of Funds for the Armed Overwatch Program
This section would prohibit the obligation or expenditure
of any funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 for procurement
for the Armed Overwatch Program of U.S. Special Operations
Command until the Secretary of Defense and Commander, U.S.
Special Operations Command, review, validate, and certify the
Armed Overwatch Program. This section would also require the
Secretary of Defense to review the roles and responsibilities
of the Air Force and Special Operations Command with respect to
close air support and armed intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance capabilities, and upon favorable determination,
certify Armed Overwatch as a special operations forces-peculiar
requirement. This section would require the Commander, U.S.
Special Operations Command, to provide a comprehensive
requirements plan and roadmap analyzing application of the
Armed Overwatch capability against the totality of
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of
the various special operations forces units and missions, and
the geographic combatant commands.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army
Items of Special Interest
Accelerating Army Aircraft Cleaning and Deicing Systems for rotary-wing
aircraft
The committee has long expressed concern about the impact
of corrosion on aviation assets and supported efforts to
improve aircrew safety, aircraft availability, and aircraft and
unit readiness through cost-effective corrosion mitigation. The
committee understands that an aircraft cleaning and deicing
system (ACDS) capability would help prevent and control
corrosion of aviation assets through development and testing of
an aircraft washing system. The committee remains concerned by
the Army's current plans for ACDS which moves ACDS development
and demonstration further into the future years defense program
despite a persistent requirement to mitigate corrosion on
aircraft. The committee is aware that existing commercial-off-
the-shelf aircraft cleaning systems are currently available for
test and evaluation and expects the Army to consider these
systems as a potential option to rapidly address corrosion
mitigation issues for aviation assets.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide
a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by December
15, 2020, on the Army's plan to prevent and control the impact
of corrosion on rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft. The briefing
shall include, but not be limited to a detailed description of
policies, programs, funding, and investment strategy to address
corrosion prevention and control on Army aircraft, a plan to
accelerate ACDS efforts, evaluations of commercial off the
shelf systems, and consideration given to creating a program of
record for this capability.
Auxiliary power units for armored and tactical vehicles
The committee is aware that armored and tactical vehicles
may lack enough electrical power to accommodate the weapons,
sensors, and payloads needed for effective operations in
current and future combat environments. The committee
understands that some of these power generation shortfalls
could be addressed using auxiliary power units (APU), however,
existing APU's are often impractical for use on Army vehicles
due to their large size and weight.
The committee understands that there are research and
development efforts to develop innovative small generators and
APUs that could provide significant improvements in size,
weight, and fuel efficiency. The committee encourages the Army
to explore these innovative systems for potential use on
current armored and tactical vehicles as well as the next
generation combat vehicles, such as the Optionally Manned
Fighting Vehicle and Robotic Combat Vehicles.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services by October 30, 2020, on efforts to address power
generation requirements for its current and future ground
combat and tactical vehicle fleets. The report shall include,
but not be limited to:
(1) an overview of current ground combat and tactical
vehicles demonstrating significant power generation problems,
and the resulting operational impacts;
(2) an analysis of expected power generation requirements
for the systems contemplated as part of the Next Generation
Combat Vehicle Program; and
(3) any current or planned efforts to explore innovative
small form factor auxiliary power units for armored or tactical
vehicles.
Briefing on Army's Carbine Magazine Development Strategy
The committee supports the Department of the Army's Next
Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program and commends the
service for continuously assessing new and advanced materials,
such as polymer compounds, to provide warfighters with the best
equipment necessary for mission success. As the Army proceeds
with the NGSW program, the committee believes that the service
should seek the highest-performing 6.8mm magazine composed of
modern materials to maximize soldier lethality and improve
soldier survivability.
The committee notes that the Army has completed several
5.56mm magazine tests, the results of which led the Departments
of the Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Special
Operations Command to formally adopt a high-performing polymer
magazine that the Army has authorized for its own acquisition.
The committee views synchronization in magazine selection
between the services as a positive development that advances
force interoperability and increases military preparedness. The
committee believes that these outcomes should inform the Army's
magazine selection process under the NGSW program.
The committee expects the Army to implement lessons learned
from previous magazine procurement and testing and require that
the highest-performing magazines be used in NGSW rifles. The
committee therefore directs the Secretary of the Army to
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees not
later than October 30, 2020, on the Army's comprehensive
strategy on NGSW magazine procurement. The briefing shall
include a description of the Army's expected requirements for
the NGSW magazines, such as performance metrics, materials, and
visual indicators for rounds remaining.
Carbon composite materials for helicopter wheels and brakes
The budget request included $46.1 million in PE 0607137A
for the Chinook Product Improvement program.
The committee has previously supported research efforts to
develop lightweight carbon composite materials and notes that
such materials could also be used in manufacturing aircraft
brake housings, wheels, and associated components. Traditional
aluminum aircraft braking components add substantial weight to
aircraft, reducing payload capacity and increasing fuel
consumption. The committee understands that replacing aluminum
with high temperature carbon composites could significantly
reduce the weight of a brake or wheel part by up to 30-50
percent, depending on the aircraft. Incorporating carbon
composite materials in certain components could potentially
improve operational capabilities for the CH-47 Chinook
helicopter, the Army's primary heavy-lift aircraft. The
committee also notes that development conducted for the CH-47
Chinook helicopter in these materials could be applied to other
helicopter programs.
Therefore, the committee recommends $51.1 million, an
increase of $5.0 million, in PE 0607137A, for development of
lightweight carbon composite materials for CH-47 Chinook
helicopter brake housings and wheels.
Carbon fiber and graphite foam for combat and tactical vehicles
The committee notes that the Army's Ground Vehicle Systems
Center and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) are
conducting developmental research on the potential wider
application of carbon fiber composite wheels and graphitic
carbon foam in support of the Army Next Generation Combat
Vehicle (NGCV) cross-functional team's (CFT) lines of effort
and the special operations forces tactical vehicle programs.
The committee understands that graphite and carbon fiber
components could reduce total vehicle weight and fuel
consumption, while at the same time increase payload capacity
and extend service life for a wide variety of combat and
tactical vehicles. The committee recognizes the potential
versatility and broad application that graphite and carbon
fiber technology could provide for the military services and
expects that the NGCV CFT and USSOCOM will continue the
development and testing of carbon fiber and graphitic carbon
foam components. In this regard, the committee encourages the
NGCV CFT and USSOCOM to engage and communicate with the combat
and tactical vehicle industrial base to ensure awareness of
their interest in new graphite and carbon fiber technologies as
well as to continue to assess their potential application to
future combat and tactical vehicles.
Electrification of Army combat and tactical vehicles
The committee understands that electric or hybrid-electric
powertrains could increase performance, allow relatively silent
operation, generate significant on-board power generation, and
reduce the logistical burden associated with transporting and
storing fuel. The committee notes the Army has for several
years been working on electrification and has experimented with
hybrid-electric tactical wheeled vehicles to include successful
efforts to integrate on-board vehicle electric power through a
Transmission Integral Generator for the Army's Terminal High
Altitude Air Defense launcher. The committee is not aware,
however, of any plans for the further development or
integration of electrification technologies into combat and
tactical vehicles and believes the Army should continue to
invest and consider the potential military applications of this
technology given rapidly advancing commercial industry
developments.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services by December 15, 2020, on the status of its
electrification research and development strategy for combat
and tactical vehicles. The briefing should include, but not be
limited to:
(1) current and future requirements and opportunities for
electrification of combat and tactical vehicles, including such
vehicle capabilities that could be related and necessary based
on the 2018 National Defense Strategy, operational plans, or to
satisfy concepts for Multi-Domain Operations;
(2) the current and future priorities for electrification
of combat and tactical vehicles including plans, if any, to
spiral hybrid-electric powertrains into existing combat and
tactical vehicles;
(3) a description and assessment of potential Army
timelines for initial, partial, and full electrification of
existing and future combat and tactical vehicles; and
(4) details of ongoing science and technology initiatives
that involve hybrid-electric propulsion and full-electric drive
of combat and tactical vehicles to include plans, if any, to
further develop integrated electric axle technology, motors and
generators, power electronics, inverters, converters, energy
storage systems, and transmissions.
Extended Range Cannon Artillery Program
The committee has consistently supported Army modernization
of long-range precision fires. However, the committee has
recently learned of technical issues effecting the Extended
Range Cannon Artillery program with respect to auto-loader
technology. The committee understands these technical issues
have resulted in excess funds for the program. Accordingly, the
committee directs the Secretary of the Army, not later than
December 20, 2020, to provide a briefing to the House Armed
Services Committee that identifies potential solutions to the
technical issues impacting the Extended Range Cannon Artillery
program and the steps that the Army has taken or will take to
address the technical issues discovered. The committee
encourages the Army, in restructuring this program, to consider
directing available resources to other technical solutions that
could accomplish this same purpose and to include those
considerations in the above directed briefing. Finally, the
Secretary of the Army is directed to include in the briefing a
description of how the funding for the Extended Range Cannon
Artillery has been executed for the past two years, and the
Army's plans to properly fund this effort over the next five
fiscal years.
Future Vertical Lift sensor payloads
The committee expects the Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL)
program to field advanced sensor payloads capable of detecting,
tracking, and countering threats in the future operational
environment. The committee notes that the Army has yet to
define the acquisition strategy for FVL mission equipment
payloads and sensors, despite an accelerated platform
development schedule. The committee understands that fielding
mission equipment that is as advanced and capable as the
platforms themselves will require investment and development in
the coming years. The committee is concerned that without a
well-defined acquisition strategy and risk reduction effort for
mission equipment payloads and sensors, industry will be unable
to make the investments necessary to deliver advanced
capabilities on time for FVL programs.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives by December 1, 2020, on
Future Vertical Lift mission equipment payloads and sensors.
The report should include:
(1) the acquisition strategy for FVL mission equipment
payloads and sensors, including radar, electronic warfare, 360
degree distributed aperture, missile warning, and advanced
electro-optical infrared;
(2) planned risk reduction activities for the sensor
payloads; and
(3) an estimate of the cost and schedule for the
development and production of required sensor payloads.
Instrumental Synthetic Training Environment and Modeling and Simulation
Capabilities
The committee is aware of potential adversaries'
investments in leap-ahead technologies, including dual-use
commercial technologies, to gain an asymmetric advantage over
the United States. The committee urges the Department to use
its alternative acquisition mechanism authorities provided by
Congress to enable prototyping of emerging technologies and
engage with the private sector to continue driving vital
innovation in these critical areas.
The committee therefore directs the Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology to submit a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by January
31, 2021 on the Army's plan to continue to integrate virtual
training and simulations into its future force design
decisions. The briefing shall include how the Army is
partnering with the Navy and Marine Corps to further integrate
advanced simulation and virtual training technologies to inform
future force design and foster force development through
expanded wargaming, live-virtual-constructive training, and
scalable realistic simulations.
Modeling and Simulation for Ground Vehicle Development and Sustainment
The Committee recognizes the importance and value of
modeling and simulation (M&S) in supporting digital design,
experimentation, and developmental and operational test and
evaluation for military ground vehicle systems. When used
appropriately, modeling and simulation can help save money and
time delivering affordable technology to soldiers faster. The
Committee notes that the Army's Ground Vehicle Systems Center
(GVSC) has been using available funds to improve and expand its
M&S capabilities through public-private partnerships and
finding M&S tools developed by entities outside the military
and brought to the Center's attention through their innovative
outreach program. The Committee understands that partnerships
with industry, academia, and non-profit science, technology,
engineering, and math organizations could increase the
likelihood of success for technology development and transfers
between GVSC and non-traditional defense industry and
organizations. In this regard, the committee directs the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and
Technology, not later than December 21, 2020, to provide a
briefing to the House Armed Services Committee that outlines
the Army's plans, if any, to support the improvement and
expansion of GVSC's internal and external M&S capabilities and
their relationship to the Army's high priority programs for
combat and tactical vehicle modernization and sustainment.
Next generation Integrated Visual Augmentation System
The committee is aware that the Integrated Visual
Augmentation System (IVAS) is due to begin delivering first
units to the Army in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021.
The committee is further aware that a decision point for second
generation of IVAS (IVAS 2.0) development is due to occur early
in fiscal year 2023. Following the IVAS 2.0 decision point,
development of the next generation of the program is projected
to start at the beginning of fiscal year 2024.
However, due to the large quantity of hardware, software,
and funds allocated for the program, as well as an aggressive
development schedule, the committee expects the Army to utilize
this technology in developing any new heads-up displays for air
and ground vehicles. Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of the Army to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services not later than December 1, 2020, on
how the Army plans to integrate IVAS technology across major
Army platforms, including but not limited to air and ground
vehicle operators.
Next Generation Squad Weapons and Small Business Innovation Research
The committee recognizes the Department of the Army's
ongoing effort to enhance soldier lethality and battlefield
connectivity through its Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW)
and Next Generation Squad Weapon Fire Control (NGSW-FC)
programs, as well as its programs to strengthen the battlefield
network and support cooperative engagements. The committee
encourages the Department of the Army to continue to integrate
proven solutions for power, data energy efficiency, increased
accuracy, and improved situational awareness in partnership
with small businesses through the Small Business Innovation
Research Program (SBIR). Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of the Army to provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees not later than February 1,
2021, on the SBIR efforts within the NGSW and NGSW-FC programs.
Pragmatic Artificial Intelligence and New Technology (PAINT)
The committee notes that artificial intelligence and
machine learning are being leveraged by the Army to help solve
complex problems, including designing testing scenarios for
missile defense systems. The committee is encouraged by the use
of this technology by the Army's Space and Missile Defense
Command and believes an opportunity exists to continue
leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning
techniques as the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense
Program continues to integrate current and future air and
missile defense sensors and weapons.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to brief the House Committee on Armed Services not later than
January 15, 2021, on the Army's plans to incorporate artificial
intelligence techniques in its efforts to continue development
of near-term engineering solutions to improve existing missile
defense systems to keep pace with current and anticipated
missile threats.
Report on the Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System Program
The committee understands the Army's Future Tactical
Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) would serve as a replacement
for the RQ-7B Shadow in Army brigade combat teams. Further, the
committee notes the FTUAS would be a Group 2/3 unmanned
aircraft system (UAS) with a point take-off and landing
capability to provide the BCT commander with a joint all-domain
operations capable, runway independent, reconnaissance,
surveillance, and target acquisition capability. The committee
is pleased the Department of Army is taking steps to advance
the development and procurement of next generation tactical UAS
programs. However, recognizing the need to grow the domestic
UAS industry and the rapid pace of technological innovation,
the committee expects the Army would fully evaluate and
consider all domestic UAS proven technologies already fielded
under a Small Business Innovation Research grant phase 2 or 3
contract, before issuing a production award under the Army's
FTUAS program.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide
a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by February
15th, 2021, that includes but is not limited to: (1) the FTUAS
program's progress to date; (2) the current acquisition
strategy and schedule for FTUAS prototyping and development;
(3) planned funding and resources required for FTUAS across the
future years defense program.
Stryker weapons station commonality
The committee is aware of and supports current Army efforts
to modify Stryker infantry carriers to improve anti-armor and
air defense capabilities and capacities. These programs include
integration of a 30mm cannon in a Medium Caliber Weapon System
(MCWS) for anti-armor and Stinger missiles, as well as other
weapons, in an Initial Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-
SHORAD) system for air defense. The committee notes and
supports that the Army is currently conducting a full and open
competition for the MCWS. The committee also notes both of
these systems would be based upon an unmanned but accessible
turreted vehicle weapons station. In this regard, the committee
is interested to know what advantages, if any, the Army could
gain by developing as much commonality as possible between both
systems with turret hardware and fire control software.
Commonality has the potential to reduce the overall acquisition
and life cycle management costs of both weapons systems.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services not later than February 1, 2021, on the potential and
plans, if any, for achieving commonality of the MCWS and IM-
SHORAD weapons stations.
Supercavitating ammunition
In the committee reports (H. Rept 115-200 and H. Rept 115-
70) to accompany the National Defense Authorizations Acts for
Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 the committee has shared its
interest in supercavitating ammunition technologies and
supported the Department's efforts to evaluate and field this
capability. The committee understands that a solution has been
identified and is ready for procurement pending final
evaluations.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, no later than September 30,
2020, an update to the briefing provided pursuant to the
committee reports accompanying the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 and Fiscal Year 2019.
This briefing shall include an overview of the current status
of the project and an estimated plan for procurement.
Thermoplastic drive shafts for helicopter tail rotor drive systems
The budget request included $11.2 million in PE 0607136A
for the Blackhawk Product Improvement Program.
The committee is aware that helicopter tail rotor drive
systems typically require frequent maintenance and often affect
aircraft maneuverability due to their significant weight. The
committee is also aware that thermoplastic drive shafts could
potentially improve helicopter performance while reducing
operations and sustainment costs by providing lighter weight
components with greater ballistic tolerances. The committee
notes that the Army's UH-60 Blackhawk program could potentially
benefit from additional development and engineering of
thermoplastic drive shafts for a lighter weight, more reliable
system.
Accordingly, the committee recommends $16.2 million, an
increase of $5.0 million, in PE 0607136A for the Blackhawk
Product Improvement Program for thermoplastic drive shaft
development and engineering.
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy
Items of Special Interest
Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance
The committee continues to support development of the
Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance, a guided 57mm projectile,
with fire-and-forget capability that requires no Littoral
Combat Ship fire control system changes, to counter the growing
threats posed by small boat swarms, unmanned aerial systems,
and other emerging threats.
Advanced Submarine Countermeasures
The committee notes that Navy is proposing a new advanced
submarine countermeasures that incorporates sophisticated
acoustic decoy capabilities to counter the growing threats of
modern acoustic homing torpedoes. These new countermeasures
must also incorporate advanced mobility functionality to
enhance tactics in littoral waters. The ADC MK 5 incorporates
these new acoustic and mobility capabilities at the same
physical size as the current ADC MK 2 devices to maintain
compatibility with existing submarine launch devices and
support systems. The integration of the new ADC MK 5 acoustic
and mobility capabilities into the existing device form factor
represents a significant technological advancement of the
Navy's submarine countermeasures, and this technology can be
applied to other countermeasure needs across the fleet. The
committee supports the continued development of this advanced
submarine countermeasure system and the eventual award of a
production MK5 variant. Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of the Navy to brief the House Committee on Armed
Services by February 1, 2021 as to advanced submarine kinetic
and non-kinetic countermeasures and the associated acquisition
timelines to deploy these capabilities.
Aviation Survivability of Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force Rotary Wing
Aircraft
The committee recognizes the importance of the Distributed
Aperture Infrared Countermeasure System (DAIRCM) and the
Department of Defense's efforts to integrate an aircraft
protection system to protect small to medium rotary wing
aircraft from increased threats. These protection systems have
been combat deployed by the Air Force. The committee is aware
of enhanced capabilities that can provide light and medium
rotary aircraft a dual-warning and defeat capability, able to
counter surface-to-air missiles, small arms fire, and other
anti-aircraft or laser-directed weapons threats confronting our
forward-deployed forces. The committee recognizes there is a
future gap in this aircraft survivability capability for both
the Air Force and Marine Corps in the coming fiscal years and
supports the efforts by these services to rapidly transition to
a production capability. This transition will ensure all Marine
Expeditionary Units and forward deployed Air Force rotary wing
aircraft are properly equipped to meet this threat.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy
in coordination with the Commandant of the Marine Corps and
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, to provide a briefing to the
House Committee on Armed Services by March 1, 2021, on the
effective integration of DAIRCM into additional light and
medium rotary wing aircraft and the long-term strategy for
aircraft survivability of the Marine Corps and Air Force rotary
wing fleet.
Conformal Acoustic Velocity Sonar
The committee notes that the Conformal Acoustic Velocity
Sonar project was developed to provide an affordable ``smart-
skin'' acoustic sonar receive array to the Virginia-class
submarine. Replacing traditional spherical sonar arrays with a
conformal bow array would significantly improve submarine
structural design and improve the submarine's stealth
characteristics. The committee is also aware of the improved
sonar performance observed in large vertical arrays which have
been tested on various submarines during at-sea operations.
Considering the many benefits of this new technology used
in large vertical arrays, the committee remains supportive of
an acoustic sonar in a bow conformal array configuration. The
committee urges continued Navy's effort to develop this
technology in a bow configuration, continued test to prove out
this technology and the insertion of the Large Vertical Array
and conformal bow array into the submarine fleet. Finally, the
committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to prepare a brief
to the House Committee on Armed Services by February 15, 2021
as to current programming associated with the continued
introduction of the large vertical arrays and conformal bow
arrays; operational tests associated with these capabilities;
and, industrial base implications associated with continued
production.
Expeditionary Fast Transport conversion to an unmanned surface vessel
The committee recognizes that unmanned surface vessels will
play an essential role in future fleets of the Navy and
supports the development of this capability in a manner that
responsibly fields this new capability. The committee continues
to believe that the Navy's current acquisition strategy
incorporates an excessive amount of concurrency and is overly
focused on the hull. The desire to move immediately from
development into serial production will only yield similar
misfortunes as past shipbuilding programs with similar
strategies. The committee believes the Navy should be primarily
focused on the autonomy piece of this capability and ensuring
that technologies that will need to be developed to support
autonomous operations are mature before being incorporated on a
purpose built vessel. A strategy that includes prototyping and
test-of-ship systems such as propulsion, Command, Control,
Communications, Computers and Intelligence, and other major
Hull, Mechanical and Engineering systems prior to hull form
decisions is a more prudent strategy that may actually field
this capability sooner. The committee is also concerned with
what level of manning if any will be required for these
vessels. In briefings, the Navy has stated that initially these
vessels will need to be minimally manned rather than fully
unmanned in order to maximize Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
development. The committee believes that the Navy should modify
existing mature manned ships to support autonomous operations
in order to develop CONOPS rather than procuring new ships that
will need to support manned operations, but will eventually be
fully unmanned.
Therefore, the committee recommends $45.0 million in PE
0603178N for the conversion of two Expeditionary Fast Transport
(EPF) ships to support autonomous operations and accelerate
CONOPS development.
Medium Range Interceptor Capability
The committee notes the Marine Corps' effort to take
advantage of existing capabilities and components, including,
but not limited to, the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR radar system, the
common aviation command and control system, and the Iron Dome
battle management and weapons control and Tamir missiles, to
rapidly field a Medium Range Interceptor Capability (MRIC)
under the Ground Based Air Defense family of systems. The
committee understands the MRIC is intended to provide a
critically needed capability to defend Marine Air Ground Task
Force (MAGTF) sites primarily against cruise missiles and
secondarily against manned and unmanned aircraft and other
aerial threats. The committee is aware that missile, rocket,
mortar threats have become increasingly prevalent with attacks
on both U.S. forces and our allies in Iraq.
Therefore, the committee directs the Commanding General of
the Marine Corps Combat Development Command to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services no later than
December 21, 2020 on the timeline and funding plan to develop,
test, and procure MRIC, including costs, requirements, and any
opportunities or challenges associated with accelerating the
program to respond to increased threats to deployed U.S. Marine
forces.
Medium unmanned undersea vehicles
The committee understands that the new medium unmanned
undersea vehicle (MUUV) program will consolidate the MUUVs to a
common but open architecture vehicle of between 10 and 21
inches in diameter, which will allow it to perform a wide range
of missions, depending on the sensor. This includes being
deployed from expeditionary, surface, and submarine platforms.
The new MUUV program represents a significant step forward to
putting out a new generation of unmanned undersea vehicles
(UUVs), which will also include a more modular open software
architecture allowing for spiral developments and the
deployment of a variety of sensors from this common platform.
Existing MK 18 mod 2 UUVs have been very reliable and have
exceeded the availability and reliability requirements. The
committee understands that they are also heavily used as the
fleet's only operational mine countermeasure UUV. The committee
encourages the Navy to continue making technology advances
utilizing a common architecture with MUUVs.
Report on the Navy's Long-Range Ocular Interrupter Program
The committee is concerned with the ongoing development of
the Navy's Long-Range Ocular Interrupter (LROI) Program. The
committee understands that the LROI is intended to provide the
Navy with the capability to deliver a bright light producing a
dazzling or glare effect on a closing target to warn and/or
suppress potential threats through increasing levels of visual
degradation. According to the Navy, LROI will generate
controlled, high-intensity output, providing warning and
suppression effects and will enhance Joint Force operations in
assessing the intent of personnel and controlling the potential
threat as early as possible.
The committee agrees with the military utility of this
capability, and the need for the Navy to move forward to field
a materiel solution. However, the committee is troubled by the
continued schedule slippage of LROI in the Engineering and
Material Development (EMD) acquisition phase. For example, the
committee is concerned that the Navy is continuing to develop
the LROI system when existing commercial-off-the-shelf
capabilities are already being fielding by other military
services. The committee is further concerned that there are
ongoing disputes over the intellectual property of the LROI
system.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy,
not later than February 1, 2021, to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees on the LROI acquisition
strategy, past development contracts and costs, past test and
evaluation strategy and results, market research efforts to
identify LROI COTS solutions, and currently fielded ocular
interrupter systems used by other military services.
Research opportunities in cloud-aerosol effects and atmospheric
sunlight reflection
The United States faces a complex array of threats to our
national security, as highlighted in a December 2018 GAO Report
(GAO-19-204SP) which identified emerging threats of high
consequence that will evolve as adversaries develop militarily,
weapons and technology advances, and as environmental changes
occur, including threats arising through extreme weather
events--such as hurricanes, floods and droughts, that could
intensify and affect energy resources, critical infrastructure
and military installations.
The Committee is aware of basic research opportunities in
cloud-aerosol effects and atmospheric sunlight reflection and
believes this research has the potential to benefit the
military by providing improvements to short-term prediction of
operationally relevant weather behavior and by reducing
uncertainty in medium and long-term forecasting of extreme
weather and climate conditions affecting military
infrastructure, tactical operations and readiness. This
research also has the potential to expand the portfolio of
options for reducing risks to military infrastructure,
operations and readiness and to ensure U.S. leadership in an
area of innovation with significant implications for national
security. The Committee also understands that other nations
have established research programs on the physical, chemical,
and optical properties of atmospheric aerosols and to study,
among other things, their impact on climate.
Furthermore, temperature data shows that the Arctic is
getting warmer faster than any other region of the world,
making it a bellwether for future climate damages and a major
driver of tipping points with the potential to cause rapid and
geopolitically destabilizing environmental changes. It is also
a domain of renewed great power competition, as other nations
position themselves to exploit the increasing accessibility of
the Arctic even as US investment in Artic-ready platforms has
lagged. The United States has the world's greatest
concentration of military and civilian assets and technology to
observe, assess, and predict changing conditions in the Arctic,
but has not adequately invested in maintaining its northernmost
scientific and national security infrastructure. The US
capability to forecast near and long-term weather and
environmental conditions in the Arctic underwrites technical
and tactical advantages essential for maintaining strategic
security guarantees, and provides crucial intelligence
essential to anticipate, prioritize, and counter suspicious
patterns of activity in airborne and maritime traffic passing
through or within the Arctic. At the same time, decadal
projections of Arctic conditions are essential for prioritizing
investments into Arctic-capable vessels and exercises to
prepare personnel for the unique challenges of operating in the
Arctic environment. Improving these forecasts will depend on
increasing our scientific understanding of processes driving
Arctic changes.
Therefore, to improve the Department's ability to forecast
operationally relevant weather behavior, better understand
climate risk, and ensure U.S. leadership in this field, the
Committee directs the Chief of Naval Research to review
research opportunities in cloud-aerosol effects and atmospheric
sunlight reflection, and to report back to the Committee not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act on the
capabilities the Office of Naval Research can provide to the
Department and the National Laboratories to support this
critical research.
RF and EMP defense technology solutions
The committee is concerned that the United States faces an
increasing and serious threat from hostile entities and state-
sponsored terrorist organizations employing malicious Radio
Frequency (RF) energy devices to actively interrogate,
interfere, and compromise sensitive United States military
assets and operational capabilities. The United States Navy has
had no durable repeat-use solution to shield against RF energy
that is flexible enough to be draped over sensitive equipment
and could be formed into a practical cover. The committee
understands through Cooperative Research and Development
Agreements, the Naval Surface Warfare Center has developed cost
effective and easily deployable RF shielding materials that
mitigate or prevent the use of the RF spectrum by adversaries.
The material developed through the Navy's efforts is also being
researched as a defensive shield against Electro-Magnetic Pulse
(EMP) signals from both natural and hostile sources and other
tactical solutions. The committee recognizes the significance
of technology to defend against RF and EMP threats. Therefore,
the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Research, Development and Acquisition to provide a report to
the congressional defense committees by February 15th, 2021 on
the progress of the research, development, and deployment of
cost-effective, easily deployable RF and EMP defense technology
solutions. The report shall include recommendations for funding
continued research and deployment of RF and EMP shielding cover
technology.
Shipboard Information Warfare Exploit
The committee notes that the Spectral program is an
incremental acquisition, Government Off-The-Shelf/Commercial
Off-The-Shelf program that provides cryptologic signals
exploitation capabilities designed to meet the requirements for
shipboard cryptologic operations within the Ship's Signal
Exploitation Space (SSES) aboard a variety of ship classes and
shore facilities. The Spectral system is programmed to provide
a mobile, passive capability to detect, classify, track, and
determine the intent of enemy units through exploitation of
their command and control emissions. The system will be
scalable, reconfigurable to mission, modular, remotable and
dynamically reprogrammable in response to new threats and
capabilities. The committee believes that the Secretary of the
Navy should expedite the development of this critical
capability and supports decoupling the hardware from the
software so that capability enhancements are delivered by
software as soon as they are developed. To achieve maximum
competition and to solicit the most current technologies, the
committee further believes that the Secretary should continue
to prioritize an open architecture approach so that the new
system can readily integrate emerging third-party capabilities.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to
prepare a brief to the House Committee on Armed Services by
January 30, 2021 as to implementation of the Spectral Program
to include both program capabilities and timelines.
SSN(X) future propulsion and power requirements
The committee supports the efforts of the Navy to develop a
new class of attack submarine capable of meeting future threats
posed by near peer competitors through the end of the century.
The Next Generation Attack Submarine, SSN(X), will counter
threats posed by peer adversary submarines, future unmanned
underwater vehicles, and emerging persistent threats to U.S.
undersea supremacy that already utilize the benefits of
electric propulsion. Critical to the success of the Next
Generation Attack Submarine is the ability to combine stealth
and speed while maintaining the power needed to operate future
sensors and weapons to prosecute undersea warfare. The Navy's
prior investments and advancements achieved in the Columbia
class program have led to a superior quiet acoustic propulsion
system capable of meeting current and future threats while also
providing the power architecture and flexibility needed to
enable future weapons and sensors. The committee supports
efforts by the Navy to seek designs and technologies that will
provide the future SSN(X) with greater warfighting capabilities
combined with total reduced costs through leveraging prior
investments from the Columbia class program. The committee
encourages the Navy to balance superior technological
capability with affordability by evaluating non-developmental
electric power and propulsion solutions. These solutions have
demonstrated superior quiet operational capabilities and
lethality and will ensure the future SSN(X) can meet the
essential operational and mission requirements within an
accelerated submarine build cycle.
Surface Navy Laser Weapon System Briefing
The Committee commends the Department of the Navy's recent
success with the Laser Weapons System Demonstrator (LWSD) from
an LPD. In addition, the Committee is encouraged that SNLWS
Increment 1, the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-
Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) is on schedule to begin
integration and land-based testing later this year. In
addition, the Committee recognizes that both the Navy and
industry have invested in this technology and understand the
need to take incremental steps since there is no one-size fits
all solution. However, the Committee is concerned with both the
fragility of the supply base and that the protracted time
between development, test and installation for an at-sea trial
will cause the Navy to reprogram outyear funding to other
needs. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Navy to brief the committee no later than October 1, 2020 on an
updated acquisition timeline that illustrates its path forward
on SNLWS Increment 1 and allows for an efficient fielding of
SNLWS Increment 2.
Transformational Reliable Acoustic Path System
The Navy's Theatre Anti-Submarine Warfare Offset Strategy
responds to an urgent requirement for additional maritime
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Transformational
Reliable Acoustic Path System (TRAPS) program was transitioned
into a rapid prototyping program to meet this requirement.
TRAPS is a passive, long duration, deep-sea anti-submarine
warfare (ASW) technology that provides cost effective acoustic
surveillance in a rapidly deployable manner. TRAPS was phased
into the Theater ASW Initiative, as a means to provide a best
in class sensor system deployable in deep ocean waters in areas
previously not exploitable. The effort has advanced to a
Program of Record with Spiral 1 underway, and anticipated
Spiral 2 beginning at the end of fiscal year 2021. The
committee encourages the Navy to continue fielding and
deploying the TRAPS.
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force
Items of Special Interest
Air Force Advanced Technology Development Report
The committee recognizes that our service members and
military leaders face evolving challenges that will require
integration of the Air Force's science and technology
development efforts in order to reassert the United States'
competitive advantage across every warfighting domain. The
committee is aware of the consolidation of thirteen Advanced
Technology Development (ATD) Program Elements (PE) into five
new PE lines within the Air Force's Research Development Test
and Evaluation (RDT&E) funding in section 4201. The committee
is concerned about losing insight and transparency during the
Air Force's transition and implementation phase. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to submit an
initial report to the congressional defense committees no later
than October 30, 2021 on the amount of funding allocated to
each Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directorate from the
ATD RDT&E Budget Activity 03 (BA03) lines in Fiscal Year (FY)
2021. For transparency and consistency, the committee directs
the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a final report to the
congressional defense committees no later than October 30, 2022
on the amount of funding allocated to each AFRL Directorate
from the ATD RDT&E BA03 lines in FY 2022.
Air Force Institute of Technology research, development, test, and
evaluation
The committee recognizes the valuable contributions of the
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to the professional
development and technical expertise of the U.S. Air Force. The
committee is aware of the continuing efforts of AFIT to provide
cutting edge, specialized education to officer and enlisted
U.S. military personnel and civilian employees in technical
fields, including Aeronautics and Astronautics, Engineering
Physics, and Systems Engineering. Despite the significant
academic research that occurs at AFIT, it does not maintain a
dedicated research, development, test, and evaluation (RDTE)
program line. The committee is interested in understanding how
AFIT may benefit from a dedicated RDTE line and what additional
flexibility this may provide, including opportunities for
expanded partnerships with other institutions of higher
education and more influence over research topics that are of
interest to the Department of Defense. Therefore, the committee
directs the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a briefing to
the House Committee on Armed Services not later than October
30, 2020, on the benefits and drawbacks of having a dedicated
RDTE program line for the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
The committee is aware of the Air Force's alterations to
its Small Business Research Innovation (SBIR) and Small
Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program through the Air
Force Ventures process, as well as the alignment of the program
to the AF technology accelerator, AFWERX. The committee is
encouraged by the Department's inclusion of the SBIR/STTR
funding in its technology development strategy and budget
plans, and looks forward to closer collaboration with Service
acquisition executives to harness the innovation opportunities
of the SBIR/STTR program.
The committee appreciates the Air Force's continued
engagement as it establishes performance metrics and monitors
lessons learned from the new approach's challenges and
successes. The committee agrees with the Air Force that this
new approach should be assessed according to the letter and
intent of the SBIR statute as written in Chapter 638 of title
15, United States Code, including:
(1) Tracking commercialization of companies by monitoring
growth in Phase II or later funding commitments from private
sector or non-SBIR (other Government) sources (15 U.S.C.
638(e)(4)(b)(ii) and (iii));
(2) Expanding SBIR access to more small businesses across
the country by tracking the total number of companies that are
new to government or to the SBIR program that submit proposals
and are awarded contracts (15 U.S.C. 638(a));
(3) Ensuring small businesses are financially secure and
able to perform critical research quickly by reducing the time
from solicitation to contract award (2019 NDAA Sec
854(b)(2)(A)(ii) and (iii)); and
(4) Expanding SBIR access to diverse businesses across the
United States that are women owned and socially and
economically disadvantaged (15 U.S.C. 638(j)(2)(F)), as well as
diverse geographically and by size (15 U.S.C.
638(jj)(4)(B)(iii)).
The committee therefore directs the Comptroller General to
review and assess the Air Force's Ventures Process and SBIR/
STTR effort on the above criteria. The reports shall also
include trend analysis for no less than five years of:
(1) Funding awarded to Open Topics versus traditional SBIR
topics;
(2) Entry and exit Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) for
Phase I and II awards;
(3) Process and capability to measure technical merit; and
(4) Which Air Force missions are receiving SBIR funding.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees by March 1,
2021 on preliminary findings and submit a final report to the
congressional defense committees at a date agreed to at the
time of the briefing.
Airborne Augmented Reality Systems
The committee is concerned with the time and resources
required to produce and develop fully qualified pilots and
believes that airborne augmented reality systems could mitigate
some of the resource constraints. The committee also
acknowledges the potential cost savings and environmental
benefit of implementing augmented reality systems. Use of
synthetic entities reduces fuel consumption; maintenance;
airframe degradation; and environmental impact while increasing
training repetitions per hour and enabling pilots to fly
against synthetic adversaries that mirror the appearance and
performance of actual strategic rival aircraft.
Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to
submit a report to congressional defense and intelligence
committees by January 31, 2021 detailing the potential cost
savings; maintenance benefits; environmental benefits; counter-
intelligence benefits; pilot readiness improvements; benefits
of service life extension through reduced hours on key
airframes; and any funding required to enable the use of
airborne augmented reality systems by the Combat Air Forces.
The report shall include any Air Force Program Executive Office
efforts to take existing airborne augmented reality systems
that have completed Phase II of the Small Business Innovative
Research program by March 31, 2021 and explain how those
efforts are resourced over the Fiscal Year Defense Plan to
maximize benefit to the warfighters and taxpayers. The report
shall be submitted in unclassified form. If necessary, a
classified annex shall also be provided.
Assessment of the Air Force Test Center enterprise
The committee recognizes the importance of the Air Force
Test Center (AFTC) and the invaluable developmental test and
evaluation of air, space, and cyber systems conducted
throughout the AFTC enterprise. The committee understands that
as threats evolve and the complexity of integrating technology
increases, the AFTC faces unique and unprecedented challenges
in fulfilling its mission. These challenges include funding for
critical sustainment, restoration, and modernization of
relevant test capabilities; development and growth of
hypersonic infrastructure and sufficient testing capabilities;
and, increasing workforce recruitment, retention and expertise.
The committee identified several of these challenges in the
committee report accompanying the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (H. Rept. 115-200) and
directed an assessment of the AFTC enterprise by the Secretary
of the Air Force. Accordingly, the committee acknowledges that
given the current growth of requirements and advanced weapon
system development capabilities needed, the previous AFTC
assessment should be updated to provide relevant information on
the challenges confronting the AFTC enterprise.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than December 1, 2020, that updates the
information contained in the report submitted by the Secretary
that was required by H. Rept. 115-200.
Briefing on Air Force Vanguard Programs
The committee understands that the Air Force's 2019
``Science and Technology Strategy: Strengthening USAF Science
and Technology for 2030 and Beyond'' report designated three
programs as ``Vanguard programs'' that are meant to quickly
demonstrate the viability of emerging technology. Therefore,
the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) to provide a briefing
to the House Committee on Armed Services by December 15, 2020
with details on its Vanguard programs and how the Air Force
plans to transition these programs to ensure proven technology
has the best chance of successfully and expeditiously
transitioning into hands of the warfighter.
Flight test air refueling support
The committee recognizes the importance of air refueling to
flight test aircraft and the many requirements for tanker
aircraft. The committee is concerned with the impact of the Air
Force's tanker reductions and with unintended consequences of
insufficient tanker support for test programs, such as program
delays and increased costs. The committee directs the Secretary
of the Air Force to provide a briefing to the House Committee
on Armed Services by February 1, 2021, that explains the plan
to support flight test requirements with air refueling. The
brief should determine the overall test requirements and
consider the effectiveness and efficiency of tanker aircraft
assigned to the test community versus augmenting tanker support
with aircraft from other bases.
Report on Counter-Radar Electronic Warfare and Signal Processing
Capabilities
The committee understands that advances in foreign anti-
access and electronic warfare technologies require commensurate
advances in technologies designed to ensure the comparative
advantage and dominance in U.S. electromagnetic spectrum
operations capability. The committee understands there is a
potential requirement and need to identify advanced mobile
threats within milliseconds, to negate their operational
effectiveness and nearly simultaneously provide technical
electronic battle damage assessment.
The committee is aware the Department of Defense has
demonstrated a high fidelity open-air scene target generator
capability. The committee understands this capability would
provide a suite of active operations options for dominance in
contested radio frequency spectrum environments. The committee
notes this capability has completed initial free-space testing
at a government range and understands that this is a unique
capability in that it can operate within the adversary system
sensor processing cycle and is not readily detectable as an
electronic warfare technique.
Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, in
coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, to submit to
the congressional defense and intelligence committees a report
by March 1, 2021 detailing the efforts required to integrate
high fidelity open-air scene target generator capability into
appropriate platforms and electronic warfare command and
control systems and how integration is resourced over the
future years defense program. The report shall be submitted in
unclassified form, with an accompanying classified annex, if
necessary.
University Consortium to Address Research Needs Unique to the Space
Force
The committee acknowledges the importance of a strong U.S.
presence in the space domain and the foundational role of the
newly established U.S. Space Force in providing for our
national security. The committee also notes the historical
importance of academic support in the research, development,
test, and evaluation efforts of the established military
services. The committee supports the creation of a university
consortium for National Space Research to provide for the
unique research and technological needs of the Space Force. The
committee encourages the Department to consider for inclusion
universities with established expertise and competencies in
relevant research and engineering disciplines. The committee
therefore directs the Chief of Space Operations to provide a
briefing to the committee no later than January 31, 2021 on the
Space Force's strategy to establish a consortium of
institutions of higher education to lead foundational research
in areas that the Chief determines to be critical to the
mission of the Space Force.
Wide area motion imagery
The budget request contained $121.5 million in PE 0305206F,
Airborne Reconnaissance Systems, but no funding for continued
development of Gorgon Stare (GS) wide area motion imagery
(WAMI) surveillance capabilities. The committee is aware that
the GS WAMI system supports multiple daily orbits in the U.S.
Central Command area of operations with critical intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). Other combatant
commands have requested WAMI capability, but the Air Force
lacks enough systems to satisfy all combatant command
requirements.
The committee is concerned that, despite daily operational
tasking, and despite GS WAMI having been designated as a
program of record in 2014, there is still no budget request for
modernization of this combat-proven ISR system. The committee
notes that prior year congressional funding has helped GS
develop beyond-line-of-sight communications, near vertical
direction finding, and multi-intelligence capabilities.
Additional funding is needed to modernize sensor tip and cue,
sensor field of view, and to optimize machine learning in
support of Project MAVEN.
Therefore, the committee recommends $131.5 million, an
increase of $10 million, in PE 0305206F for WAMI enhancements.
The committee further directs the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff to provide a report to the House Committee on Armed
Services by March 1, 2021, on the plan for apportionment of
Gorgon Stare to meet geographic combatant commanders'
requirements worldwide.
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
Items of Special Interest
Alliance innovation partnerships
The committee believes that to keep pace with competitors'
investments in emerging technologies, the Department of Defense
should develop deeper technology partnerships with key U.S.
allies. The committee supports the efforts of the Foreign
Comparative Testing program in the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering that
facilitates the use of foreign allies' developed technologies
to solve the Department's challenges and achieve the Secretary
of Defense's priorities. The program provides a unified U.S.
relationship with allied partner nation government
organizations and industrial associations, and helps support
the National Defense Strategy through leveraging allied
technology investments and innovation to improve lethality;
strengthening alliances and partnerships through support of
reciprocal defense procurement; and promoting competition to
reduce Department costs and deliver performance at the speed of
relevance.
Similarly, the committee supports the efforts of the Office
of Naval Research Global, which provides worldwide science and
technology-based solutions for current and future naval
challenges, and reaches out to the global technical community
and the operational fleet and force commands to foster
cooperation in areas of mutual interest to bring the full range
of allied possibilities to the Navy and Marine Corps.
The committee believes the Department should expand
existing mechanisms for international partnerships in research,
development, test, and evaluation for emerging science and
technology projects. The committee urges the Secretary of
Defense to consider:
(1) opportunities for increasing international partnerships
in research, development, test, and evaluation for emerging
science and technology projects;
(2) expanding current development partnerships and
technology scouting programs with allied partners;
(3) leveraging U.S. Defense Attache offices in U.S.
embassies in allied countries with robust innovation ecosystems
to scout for technology;
(4) internationalizing startup-focused engagements, such as
through the Defense Innovation Unit;
(5) improving information sharing with allied governments
to promote broad-based awareness of competitor nations'
actions;
(6) building ally capacity to protect technology;
(7) any other innovative opportunities the Secretary deems
useful; and
(8) what new authorities the Department would need from
Congress to increase partnerships with allied countries.
Assessment of High-Powered Microwave Systems
The committee recognizes that directed energy technologies
such as high-powered microwave (HPM) systems are being
developed by the Department in order to provide non-lethal
alternatives in combat and to maintain pace with our
adversaries. The committee notes that as these technologies
transition from the laboratory to an operational environment,
it is critical that the Department assess and prepare for the
maturation of these capabilities. Therefore, the committee
directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, in consultation with the heads of the military
departments, to provide a briefing to the House Committee on
Armed Services no later than January 15, 2021 on the
development plan for HPM systems including the maturity of
current research and development efforts, conformance to
electromagnetic environmental effects requirements such as
military standard 464 (MIL-STD-464), the status of the test
capabilities required for verification and validation for all
expected operational environments, the concept of operation of
such systems, and potential vulnerabilities of Department
systems to a HPM attack.
Bio-engineering roadmap for the Department of Defense
The committee notes that synthetic biology will be a
transformative industry, providing significant opportunities
across all economic sectors as well as national security
benefits and defense-related applications. The committee also
understands that large-scale strategic investments in this
field by great power competitors, especially China, threaten to
erode American leadership in the global bio-economy. These
significant investments, both in funding and the development of
high-profile national strategies, are in stark contrast to
current U.S. efforts. Accordingly, the committee supports the
Department of Defense's nascent efforts relating to bio-
engineering, but finds them insufficient. The committee is also
concerned by our competitors' and adversaries' ability to
compromise control over critical foundational technologies,
such as DNA sequencing and DNA synthesis, through predatory
economic practices. Further, many of the Department's lessons
learned related to microelectronics supply-chain
vulnerabilities are directly applicable to this new field and
should be a proactive component of any bio-engineering related
strategies. The committee urges the Department to include in
its bio-engineering roadmap plans to resource and expand its
bio-engineering efforts and collaboration with the bio-
industrial manufacturing base for defense applications.
Classified ready engineering workforce
The committee is aware of the current challenges the
Department of Defense experiences when recruiting and retaining
a diverse, high-skilled science, technology, engineering, and
math workforce. Department hiring is still constrained by
security clearance and human resource processing delays. With
existing workforce shortfalls and the challenges of recruiting
and retaining scientists and engineers, the Department must
enhance its relationships with academic institutions to promote
and incentivize service at Department of Defense major ranges
and test facility bases, science and technology research
laboratories, and other related installations, especially those
in remote and isolated locations.
Further, the committee recognizes the Department's efforts
to invest in science, technology, engineering, and math
workforce outreach and education programs, not only for
undergraduate and graduate programs but also for those in
elementary and secondary education. However, a more systematic,
scalable approach is needed, especially for engaging
underrepresented populations in rural communities. Hispanic
representation in the Department, for example, falls behind the
rest of the civilian labor force and the Federal Government.
Therefore, the committee urges the Secretary of Defense to
better partner with Hispanic-serving, land-grant institutions
to create a talent development program that provides
experiential learning through internships and co-ops with
Department agencies, while improving access to science,
technology, engineering, and math education and careers for
underrepresented populations. The committee believes the
Department should review possible pathways to shorten security
clearance and hiring process timelines to reduce the gap
between education and full-time employment. The Department
should also review how this partnership can help engage
elementary and secondary education students to encourage
participation in science, technology, engineering, and math
education and prepare students for higher education and
national security career opportunities.
Department of Defense chemical and biological emerging threats response
efforts
The U.S. Government Accountability Office's December 2018
report on Emerging Threats highlighted a range of potential
threats and opportunities that cover a broad spectrum of
science and technology. These threats include synthetic biology
and bioengineering, artificial intelligence, and natural
biological threats. The committee notes that the current
coronavirus pandemic is precisely the kind of threat identified
in that report that has been of concern to planners throughout
the government for years. At a time when the United States is
struggling to respond to the spread of a highly infectious new
virus, the committee is concerned about the preparedness of the
U.S. Armed Forces to respond to significant state-level weapons
of mass destruction events.
The committee recognizes the valuable work done by key
elements of the defense research enterprise, such as the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. However, the
committee remains concerned about the Department's capacity and
planning for research on science and technology, and conversion
to development to capitalize on opportunities, address emerging
threats early, and respond in a flexible manner to those
threats that materialize rapidly, such as the coronavirus
pandemic. Ensuring that the Department's science and technology
and research and development enterprises are coordinated is
important in building flexibility for the broad range of
associated capabilities to respond to emerging threats.
Similarly, ensuring that the Department has the structure in
place to plan and exercise for potential responses to these
potentially catastrophic emerging threats is critical for
military and national preparedness.
The committee therefore directs the Comptroller General to
assess the Department's strategy and planning for research and
development and for emerging threats, and particularly
biological threats, and for incorporating those threats into
broader planning and exercise mechanisms. The assessment should
include:
(1) The Department's strategy and planning for research and
development, including plans for prioritizing efforts to
address emerging threats;
(2) The Department's visibility and coordination of
capabilities and capacity in all elements of the research and
development portfolio, including:
(a) DOD science and technology research laboratories;
(b) the Chemical Biological Defense Program;
(c) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency;
(d) DOD-sponsored research in academia;
(e) Manufacturing Innovation Institutes,
(f) small business innovation research and technology
transfer; and
(g) other efforts;
(3) The Department's coordination with other federal and
non-governmental organizations to plan and conduct research and
development activities;
(4) The Department's plans, capacity, and authorities, for
drawing upon the extensive research and development enterprise
to respond to the coronavirus pandemic or similar rapidly
occurring threats;
(5) Department-wide tabletop exercises and wargames;
(6) Medical countermeasures and stockpile completeness; and
(7) Any other matters the Comptroller General deems
appropriate.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees by March 1,
2021, on preliminary findings and submit a final report to the
congressional defense committees at a date agreed to at the
time of the briefing.
Development of technology to increase the resiliency in mitigating
viral pandemics
The committee commends the Department of Defense's response
effort to COVID-19 to ensure the safety of military and
civilian personnel in the United States and around the world.
The committee is aware of maturing sensor capabilities that
instantly screen and identify individuals infected with COVID-
19 that are both presymptomatic or asymptomatic. As such, the
committee encourages the Department of Defense to engage in
research and development of detection approaches that are
scalable, deployable, and provide detection for pre-
symptomatic, symptomatic, and asymptomatic individuals.
Furthermore, the committee understands that capabilities
developed by the Department, such as infrared laser technology
to detect trace explosives, can be applied to viral detection.
The Department should consider a variety of technologies that
would provide active remote viral detection capabilities and
employ all means to fast-track research and development of
promising technologies and approaches.
Therefore, the committee directs the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
March 15, 2021 on the development of technology to increase the
resiliency in mitigating viral pandemics, including an
assessment of the gaps in the Department's viral pandemic
detection and surveillance capabilities, a summary of current
viral pandemic research and development response efforts
focused on remote or standoff testing of potentially infected
individuals, an analysis of existing chemical or biological
detection capabilities developed by the Chemical Biological
Defense Program and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to
address gaps in viral pandemic detection and surveillance, a
description of current advanced development efforts for
improved disease detection, and an estimated time to delivery
of functional capabilities for such technologies.
Enhancing research into human performance and resilience technologies
in support of special operations force personnel
The budget request for fiscal year 2021 contained $42.4
million in PE 1160401BB for special operations forces
technology development.
The committee is aware that high operational tempo
deployments with little recovery time, combined with increasing
operational load requirements affect emotional resilience and
physical mobility, which can compound the potential for mental
and physical health injuries. The committee notes that in 2009,
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) implemented a human
performance program to enable special operations forces (SOF)
to attain and sustain peak cognitive and physical performance
by developing technologies that enhance psychological and
physical recovery. The committee is encouraged by USSOCOM's use
of machine learning and artificial intelligence to facilitate
development of neurocognitive mapping capabilities to more
accurately capture the psychological data of SOF, with the
intention of aligning proper emotional care to the exquisite
physical therapy capabilities, broadly designed to rehabilitate
and maintain SOF as they maneuver throughout the special
operations enterprise.
The committee supports additional emphasis on efforts such
as neurocognitive mapping, and recognizes that additional
funding would augment development of capabilities to enhance
SOF psychological and physical performance. Therefore, the
committee recommends $47.4 million, an increase of $5.0
million, in PE 1160401BB for SOF technology development.
Establishing a research consortium of excellence for irregular warfare
and advanced analytics
The budget request contained $35.6 million in PE 0601110D8Z
for Basic Research Initiatives.
The committee recognizes the importance of basic research
and academic engagement as critical to shaping the
effectiveness of current and future national security policies
and strategy. The committee understands that there is currently
a wide range of social science research in the areas of
irregular warfare that should be leveraged, including the
better use of, and integration with, existing research by
organizations maintaining public repositories of incidents
related to acts of terrorism, societal responses, and trends of
sympathies towards violent extremist ideologies. The committee
believes that it is within the purview of the Department of
Defense, and specifically the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)) to foster academically
rigorous studies of these strategic challenges facing the
Department.
Academic research activities provide a foundational
understanding for how to assess the effectiveness of strategic
and operational irregular warfare activities and programs as
the Department enhances non-kinetic efforts below the level of
armed conflict to compete with near-peer adversaries, while
balancing existing capabilities and efforts postured to counter
violent extremist organizations. The committee therefore
believes that the USD(R&E) Basic Research Office should
establish a research consortium of excellence for irregular
warfare and advanced analytics.
The committee is aware the Department has been investing in
the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and
Responses to Terrorism (START) and is the largest consumer of
data from this program. START is a university-based research
and education center that provides an effective resource that
has informed current counterterrorism policies and strategy.
The committee therefore recommends $40.6 million, an
increase of $5.0 million, in PE 0601110D8Z for Basic Research
Initiatives to establish and fund the START consortium as a
research consortium of excellence for irregular warfare and
advanced analytics. Further, the committee directs the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by January
29, 2021, on the processes and procedures to establish and fund
the START consortium as a research consortium of excellence for
irregular warfare and advanced analytics.
Evaluation of emergent technologies in support of special operations
forces in great power competition
The budget request contained $137.2 million in PE 1160408BB
for the Operational Enhancements program.
The committee recognizes that continued investment and
research in emerging technologies such as Machine Learning/
Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) is critical to securing the
competitive advantage of the United States. The committee
remains committed to ensuring the Department of Defense
continues to prioritize the development of such capabilities,
and is aware of a recent Government Accountability Office
report on long-range emerging threats facing the United States
that highlighted the aggressive pursuit of ML/AI technologies
by our adversaries.
The committee appreciates the substantial efforts by the
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to establish standards,
manage development, and integrate ML/AI technologies for the
benefit of the Joint Force, and the close coordination with
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The committee notes
the importance of demonstrating the operational use of these
capabilities in semi- and non-permissive environments, such as
those forces deployed from USSOCOM. The committee is interested
in better understanding the application of such capabilities in
strategically dynamic environments with near-peer adversaries.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the Joint
Artificial Intelligence Center, in coordination with Commander,
USSOCOM, to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services by November 1, 2020, on an assessment of ML/AI
technologies to enable operational maneuver, autonomous or
otherwise, in highly-contested environments with near-peer
adversaries.
The committee recommends $147.2 million, an increase of
$10.0 million, in PE 1160408BB for the Operational Enhancements
program.
Feasibility assessment of establishing large and open defense based
data sets
The committee believes that the Secretary of Defense should
work with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to expand the
number of open-source, high-quality data sets within Project
Open Data to increase the availability of open data and foster
research and innovation in data analytics, artificial
intelligence, and machine learning. Therefore, the committee
directs the Secretary of the Defense, in coordination with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, to
perform an assessment of large data sets maintained by the
Department that could be publicly released for improved
analytics and training of artificial intelligence and machine
learning applications. The assessment shall include:
(1) a survey of the data sets maintained by the Department
of Defense, to which artificial intelligence and machine
learning is applicable, including but not limited to, health
records; employment records; weather data; geospatial data;
utilities; and logistics;
(2) necessary actions for the data sets identified in (1)
to anonymize, sanitize, or otherwise remove sensitive
information to make the data sets suitable for public
consumption;
(3) the feasibility of releasing the resulting data sets of
(2) through a public facing webpage;
(4) an assessment of the benefits resulting from the public
availability of the data sets in (2), to include commercial,
research, and government uses;
(5) an assessment of the benefit in developing the national
security workforce resulting from the public availability of
the data sets in (2) for use by K-12 and university education
programs;
(6) a recommendation on the public release of the data sets
in (2); and
(7) any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate.
The committee further directs the Secretary to submit a
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than January 1, 2022, on
the results of the assessment, and what engagement the
Department has had with OSTP, OMB, and NIST on increasing the
availability of open data.
Forecasting and modeling partnerships for countering infectious
diseases
The committee believes that emerging viral threats such as
the novel 2019 Coronavirus highlight the need for innovative
and real-time forecasting and monitoring techniques to ensure
our military and civilians are best positioned to respond to
emerging public health and national security threats. The
committee encourages the Department of Defense to leverage
emerging infectious disease forecasting and monitoring data
developed by institutions of higher education and private
partners. The committee encourages the Department to prioritize
funding and explore partnerships to improve our ability to
respond to public health and national security threats through
emerging infectious disease modeling and forecasting.
GPS-based precision approach and landing system
The committee is encouraged by the Navy's success in
procuring a global positioning system (GPS)-based, all-weather,
precision approach and landing system for eventual deployment
on all Navy aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships for
its F-35-B, F-35C, and MQ-25 aircraft. The committee
understands that the Navy and Marine Corps are currently
conducting feasibility studies to determine whether the F/A-
18E, F/A-18F, EA-18G, and all variants of the V-22 can also be
integrated into its precision approach and landing system.
The committee believes that expanding the sea-based joint
precision approach and landing system capability to other U.S.
military aircraft that operate in expeditionary environments
would permit such aircraft to safely land at remote, forward-
deployed airbases, even in situations involving difficult
terrain or extremely low visibility. The committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the House Committee
on Armed Services by February 1, 2021, on the feasibility and
advisability of integrating a common expeditionary GPS-based,
all-weather, precision approach and landing system capability
into its aircraft that are most likely to serve in forward-
deployed environments, the C-130, F-16 and H-60.
High energy laser endless magazine definition
The committee supports investments across the Department of
Defense in directed energy systems capable of countering the
full array of incoming threats, from unmanned air systems to
cruise missiles. Additionally, the committee understands that
magazine depth is but one of the system variables that need to
be considered in delivering required mission effectiveness
within the size and weight constraints of the platform within
which the system is integrated or with which it is otherwise
deployed. The committee also supports development of systems
with endless, or near endless, magazines to ensure capability
to counter salvos or swarms of any size. The committee is
concerned that while the Department has included reference to a
near endless magazine in its budget justifications for high
energy laser systems, it has not defined the term sufficiently
to facilitate predictable requirements development and guide
investment by industry.
The committee directs the Assistant Director for Directed
Energy within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering to submit a report to the House
Committee on Armed Services by December 1, 2020, on the
definition of an ``endless magazine'' to sufficiently
facilitate predictable requirements development and guide
investment by industry. The Assistant Director for Directed
Energy shall assess whether, for high energy laser systems, an
``endless magazine'' shall be defined as an ability to engage
at the rate necessary to counter highly complex, nearly
simultaneous incoming threats, of the type for which the system
was designed to counter, without temporary cessation of fire
for battery recharge or exchange, thermal management, or other
predictable technical limitations. The AD for DE shall provide
a recommendation as to whether, except in the case of airborne
applications, an endless magazine shall be provided as a stand-
alone capability within the envelope of the platform, without
the need for external devices or trailers.
Hydrogen safety for battery use
The committee recognizes that the Army continues to work on
fuel cell advancements through projects at the Ground Vehicle
Systems Center and the Navy is continuing to make progress
through ongoing programs within the Office of Naval Research.
The committee is concerned that misconceptions surrounding
hydrogen as a fuel have caused undue delays in the further
development of this technology. The commercial industry has
developed safe handling processes to advance fuel cell
technology in numerous industrial applications. As the
Department strives to enable hydrogen fuel cell technology,
safety standards and processes must be developed
simultaneously. Hydrogen fuel cells promise the benefits of an
electric vehicle with the rapid refueling capability of a
traditional diesel platform, providing extended silent
operations without the need for battery recharging.
The committee therefore urges the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering to review:
(1) the safety concerns of hydrogen on the battlefield;
(2) the methods to mitigate hydrogen safety concerns
regarding generation, distribution, and use;
(3) potential methods to field hydrogen in austere
environments;
(4) each military service's use case for hydrogen fuel
cells; and
(5) planned timelines to move from research and development
initiatives to procurement programs of record.
Implementation of Department of Defense Inspector General
recommendations on additive manufacturing
The committee is concerned with the Department of Defense's
existing level of coordination of additive manufacturing
efforts and encourages the use of additive manufacturing
whenever possible to save both the Department and taxpayer
valuable cost and time.
In October 2019, the Department of Defense Inspector
General produced a report titled, ``Audit of the DoD's Use of
Additive Manufacturing for Sustainment Parts (DODIG-2020-
003),'' and provided a set of recommendations. The committee
directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, in coordination with the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Service
Acquisition Executives, to submit a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
by February 15, 2021, outlining the Department's plan to
address each of the recommendations listed in the Inspector
General report. Further, if the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering decides not to implement any of the
Inspector General recommendations, they must include the
justification for that decision in the report, as well what
actions the Department will take to address the conditions
underlying the recommendation.
Infrastructure to support research, development, test, and engineering
at China Lake
The committee is aware of the significant research,
development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) infrastructure
requirements across the Department of Defense. Section 252 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116-92) requires the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments,
to complete a master plan of the current infrastructure needs
of the Major Range and Test Facility Base not later than
January 1, 2021. However, several Major Range and Test
Facilities, including Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China
Lake, have more immediate requirements. NAWS China Lake
performs a critical function for the Department of Defense, but
was determined to be not mission capable after a 7.1 magnitude
earthquake on July 5, 2019. In light of the importance of the
mission and the investments made to date to repair NAWS China
Lake, it is prudent that the committee fully understand the
complete RDT&E infrastructure requirements before major
construction commences. Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services not later than October 30, 2020, on
the RDT&E infrastructure master plan for NAWS China Lake.
Investment in research and development for decontamination technology
to support civilian applications
The committee recognizes the valuable contribution of the
Department of Defense in developing decontamination
technologies against biological threats. In response to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Chemical and Biological Defense Program
quickly funded the Joint Biological Agent Decontamination
System Lite (JBADS Lite), which adapts biothermal
decontamination technology from the original JBADS program of
record to decontaminate platforms after transport of COVID-19
positive personnel.
The committee believes JBADS Lite is critical for the
military to maintain operations during a pandemic while
ensuring the safety of passengers and crew; and that this has
applications in the civilian sector to support the
decontamination of civilian transportation systems (i.e. rail,
buses, aircraft). Therefore, the committee directs Office of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and
Biological Defense Programs to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services by February 15, 2021 on how JBADS
Lite could aid in the pandemic preparedness of civilian
transportation systems in the United States.
Investment in research and development for technology to test
treatments for nuclear, chemical, and biological exposure
As biological threats continue to advance, the committee
encourages the Department of Defense to prioritize building on
existing research and development to detect and model
treatments for the potential aerosol dissemination of
biological weapons. Areas for increased investment include, but
are not limited to, the development of battlefield
instrumentation and aerosol capabilities. The committee
therefore directs the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Chemical and Biological Defense to provide a briefing to the
House Committee on Armed Services not later than January 15,
2021, on the Department's assessment of organ-on-chips
technology as a platform for threat assessment and for rapidly
developed treatments (medical countermeasures) for biological,
chemical, and radiological threats, and what plans the
Department has to use this technology going forward.
Joint vaccine acquisition program
The committee recognizes that botulism or plague have been
identified as potential biological weapons against service
members or the general public. The committee further recognizes
that there are currently no available vaccines to protect
against these threats. The committee notes that the Department
of Defense has invested $300M in developing a plague vaccine
and $375M in developing a botulism vaccine. The committee
further notes the impact the current viral pandemic has had on
national security, to include economic and military readiness,
and that reductions to research and development of vaccines
reduces the Department's ability to respond to pandemic
outbreaks. The committee believes that the continuation of
these existing projects under the Joint Vaccine Acquisition
Program is necessary to ensure that a deployable vaccine for
these agents is available to protect our warfighters and to
provide continuity for capabilities under a scenario in which
these agents are utilized in a combat environment. Therefore,
the committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to continue
the development of botulinum and plague vaccines and directs
the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services no later than November 1, 2020 on
the acquisition strategy for the botulinum and plague vaccines,
to include the status of the development, the cost to complete
the development, and the risks if development is discontinued.
Modular Open Systems common data standards
The committee continues to be encouraged by the
development, demonstration, and validation of common data
standards and implementation of the Modular Open Systems
Approach. However, the committee is concerned that access to
these standards by the general academic population and
technology industry remains limited. The committee notes that
while a subset of the components of these standards are based
on sensitive or classified information, that the data standards
and interfaces used by the Department are predominantly based
on publicly available sources such as foundational science and
engineering principles. The committee further notes that
restricting public access to the portion of the standards based
on public knowledge unnecessarily increases cost for the
conversion of commercial products to defense applications and
limits the experimentation and innovation available to the
Department of Defense. The committee is concerned that barriers
to accessing these standards have an outsized impact in the
fields of artificial intelligence, autonomy, and unmanned air
vehicles.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a report to the House Committee on Armed Services
not later than February 15, 2021, on:
(1) which components of the common data standards used by
the Department are based on publicly available knowledge, to
include, at a minimum: Open Mission Systems developed by the
Air Force; the Future Airborne Capabilities Environment
developed by the Navy; and the VICTORY Initiative, developed by
the Army;
(2) the applicability of these components to artificial
intelligence-based technologies, including autonomous ground
vehicles or unmanned air vehicles;
(3) the feasibility of releasing a public subset of the
data standards to reduce the barriers to research with, and
adoption by, academia and technology companies;
(4) an assessment of the cost savings to the Department
attributable to the public release of a subset of the data
standards; and
(5) an assessment of the benefit in developing the national
security workforce by releasing a public subset of the data
standards.
Next generation semiconductor development and manufacturing
The committee believes that the Department of Defense
declaration of 5th generation (5G) communications information
technology as a modernization priority, as well as the global
proliferation of 5G communications technology, provides an
opportunity to fully assess the security of all 5G components,
to include semiconductors. The committee is aware that the
commercial demand for 5G technology is stimulating foreign
investment, particularly by China, to develop advanced Gallium
Nitride (GaN) and Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) radio frequency
integrated circuit (RFIC) technology at a pace faster than the
U.S. industrial base can sustain. RFIC technology is a key
enabler to high performance military radar, secure
communication, electronic warfare platforms and 5G
infrastructure, providing a strategic technology advantage for
the Department of Defense to maintain national security and
warfighter viability. Commercial volumes for next generation
RFICs to support a 5G roll-out will far outstrip Department of
Defense demand, providing foreign competitors with motivation
to fund research and development and effectively establish
themselves as global leaders in a mission-critical industry.
The committee is concerned that if the commercial economies of
scale for these critical technologies are lost to foreign
competitors, the United States's ability to maintain technology
superiority will be directly compromised. The committee
supports the Department of Defense's efforts to prioritize the
development and procurement of both GaN and GaAs technology
that can deliver next generation RFIC technology supporting
both strategic Department of Defense priorities and 5G
commercial demands.
Nuclear micro reactors
The budget request included $730.5 million in PE 0604250D8Z
for Advanced Innovative Technologies.
The committee believes energy will be a critical enabler of
future military operations and is concerned that the
intermittent characters of many alternative energy sources are
unable to keep pace with the growth of the Department of
Defense's energy needs. The committee supports the development
of a reliable, abundant, and continuous energy source provided
by a mobile nuclear reactor.
The committee is aware that Project Pele is on track to
design, build, and demonstrate a prototype mobile nuclear
reactor capability by calendar year 2024, and that the Joint
Requirements Oversight Council recently agreed to establish
requirements for a mobile nuclear reactor capability. The
committee is encouraged by this progress and encourages the
Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office to refine the
program's objectives and work with the Services to provide
programmatic and transition planning in advance of the planned
2024 initial operating testing date.
Further, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
January 1, 2021, on the following:
(1) the Department's plans to employ mobile nuclear
reactors to meet the Department's priorities in areas such as
multi-domain operations, advanced weaponry, and force
modernization/electrification initiatives;
(2) the Department's strategy for deploying mobile nuclear
reactors at domestic strategic support areas;
(3) the Department's plan to work with the Department of
Energy to identify and develop the procurement strategy to
acquire feed material for microreactor fuel; and
(4) the status of pilot programs for micro-reactors.
The committee recommends an increase of $50.0 million in PE
0604250D8Z, Advanced Innovative Technologies, for the Strategic
Capabilities Office to further develop and prove out its mobile
nuclear reactor concept through Project Pele.
Public-Private Partnerships for Product Support on software-intensive
government systems
The committee notes the work of the Department of Defense
in codifying Public-Private Partnerships for Product Support
through Department of Defense Instruction 4151.21. This
instruction requires that public-private partnerships (PPP) for
depot-level maintenance be employed whenever it is cost-
effective in providing improved support to the warfighter. The
goal is to maximize the utilization of the government's
facilities, equipment, and personnel at Department of Defense
depot-level maintenance activities as a way to facilitate
innovative and creative thinking.
However, it is evident that maintaining a conventional PPP
as it relates to software-intensive systems further complicates
the partnership and hinders the goal of a PPP to ``ensure
effective and timely response to mobilization, national defense
contingency situations, and other emergency requirements.''
This is because risk is induced as software crosses multiple
subsystems and can lead to complications for a program.
Requiring different groups to perform routine updates on
software that may have a commercial origin can cause system
anomalies and duplication of effort. The current requirements
from the Department of Defense Instruction 4151.21 appear ill-
suited for application to the Department's software usage.
The committee supports the Department's efforts to
prioritize partnerships between public and private entities to
achieve critical, yet cost-effective support to the warfighter.
However, the Department should reevaluate the requirements for
the PPP as relates to software systems. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not later
than August 1, 2021, on how the Department of Defense can
adjust requirements to make these more applicable to software
systems.
Quantum research efforts
The committee is pleased that the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering has established an
Assistant Director for Quantum Sciences with the responsibility
of producing a technology road map aligning quantum research
and information science across the Department of Defense and
each of the military services. The committee urges the
Assistant Director for Quantum Sciences to consider the
Department's quantum workforce gaps, and what science,
technology, engineering, and math related education is required
to develop the necessary future quantum workforce in the
Quantum Sciences road map for the Department.
Report on Department of Defense university research COVID-19 recovery
The committee is aware that most academic research has been
suspended or slowed down due to the pandemic. With these
setbacks, the university's workforce is also impacted,
especially postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and
technical support staff. Recognizing that many of the
technologies the nation uses today were derived from Department
of Defense-funded fundamental research, the committee directs
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in
collaboration with the research directors of the military
services, to submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives by
January 1, 2021, addressing research impacts due to COVID-19,
including, at a minimum, (1) the total number of grants and
cooperative agreements that would need cost extensions to
complete their original award scope fully funded; (2) total
cost of providing cost extensions for such grants and
cooperative agreements; (3) a best estimate taken from
information on the number of grants affected of the total
number of Department-funded postdoctoral fellows and graduate
students unable to reach their desired academic or professional
level because of a lack of research funding; and (4) any other
negative impacts to the defense science and technology program
as determined by the Under Secretary.
Report on employing and strengthening the United States' hypersonics
research and development workforce
The committee commends the Department of Defense's
increased attention on and strong investment in hypersonic
weapons development to rapidly achieve operational capability.
However, the committee is concerned that the Department's
investments focus on near-term integration of existing
capabilities and may fail to advance next-generation
technologies at the pace needed to sustain or extend the
nation's hypersonics technological advantage. The committee
directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering to brief the congressional defense committees no
later than January 31st 2021 on lower technology readiness
level (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4) investments being made in next
generation hypersonic capabilities; the lack of test facilities
accessible to the hypersonics industrial base, and specifically
the lack of hypersonic wind tunnels; the number and status of
hypersonics contracts in place with small businesses; and a
comprehensive inventory of U.S. hypersonic test assets,
including those owned and/or operated by universities,
government laboratories, Federally-Funded Research and
Development Centers, and industry.
Report on waterjet demilitarization technology
The committee remains concerned that insufficient attention
has been placed on the development of technology to safely
demilitarize chemical or biological weapons in situ as today
the detonation of these weapons is not always feasible without
dispersing the agents. The committee understands high pressure
waterjet technology systems have proven their capability to
safely demilitarize munitions on land and have demonstrated the
ability to demilitarize munitions in shallow water. Despite
this, the committee remains concerned that munitions in waters
greater than 120 feet pose a threat that has not been
addressed. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to provide a report to the congressional defense
committees no later than January 31, 2021 outlining a plan to
continue the development and implementation of a fully
integrated transportable high-pressure waterjet system for the
demilitarization of chemical and biological weapons and to
further fund waterjet technology systems for the removal of
constituents in munitions located in deep water environments.
Report to Congress on High Mach and Hypersonic Aircraft Capabilities
The committee continues to be concerned about the threats
posed by hypersonic weapons and the imperative to develop
offensive and defensive hypersonic weapons systems. Further,
report language accompanying the House Department of Defense
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020 encouraged Air Force
research into reusable hypersonic propulsion technologies
including high Mach turbines. The committee is aware of ongoing
efforts to mature technologies necessary to develop aircraft
capable of high Mach and hypersonic flight, and believes these
aircraft have the potential to greatly expand operational
capability and flexibility in intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance, responsive space access, payload delivery, and
transport. Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary
of Defense for Research and Engineering to provide a briefing
to the House Committee on Armed Services no later than the
February 1, 2021 on current capability gaps that will be filled
by high Mach and hypersonic aircraft, the Department's
acquisition strategy for these programs, and an updated road
map.
Tactical training range instrumentation
The committee understands that existing Air Force and Navy
air combat training systems are nearing the end of their
service-life. There exists a common requirement to develop and
field replacement technologies that ensures combat aircrew
training remains uninterrupted for Active, Guard, and Reserve
Component aviation forces during the transition to next
generation aircraft and data-relay technologies.
The committee notes that air combat training systems and
associated technologies provide combat air forces with the
opportunity to improve their readiness by providing experience
through advanced simulation techniques prior to actual combat.
The committee believes the next generation of air combat
training systems needs to support Department of Defense and
foreign partner air forces with collaborative training for both
fourth and fifth generation aircraft representing high fidelity
combat environments. Training systems should also integrate
capabilities that provide aircrews with real-time, threat-
representative training and efficient post-mission debriefing
that enables aircrews to reconstruct training events in less
time and provides higher fidelity modeling to assess weapons
fly-out data for simulated air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons
employed during training.
The committee is aware that the Air Force and Navy recently
conducted a joint assessment of future training capability
requirements and entered into a memorandum of understanding to
begin the design and development of a joint training system. As
part of this ongoing collaboration, the committee encourages
the Air Force and Navy to consider leveraging, fielding, and
integrating new training aid systems at land or over-water
training ranges utilized by Active, Guard, or Reserve Component
forces with an assigned mission to provide friendly or threat
representative training capabilities to combat air forces.
Testing of lithium ion batteries
The committee recognizes that the Navy serves as the
technology warrant holder for the Department of Defense on
lithium-ion battery testing and certification. The Navy's
Lithium Battery Safety Program establishes the safety
guidelines for the selection, design, testing, evaluation, use,
packaging, storage, transportation, and disposal of lithium
batteries.
The automotive industry is making rapid advancements in
lithium-ion battery technologies and leading battery
development in the commercial space. In order to innovate at
the pace of commercial industry, the Department must streamline
its processes for battery testing and certification. This
streamlined approach is crucial to technology demonstration and
prototype projects where timeline and budget are limited.
The committee therefore urges the Secretary of the Navy to:
(1) review the current testing of Department of Defense
lithium-ion batteries, including the size and scale of test
chambers, staffed personnel to run the test chambers, and the
physical limitations of the quantity of test chambers;
(2) examine the capacity of the lithium-ion battery
testing, to include details on the volume of testing, and any
limitations on the size, weight, power wattage, and voltage
able to be tested inside Department of Defense facilities;
(3) evaluate the overall speed of the certification process
and note delays or impacts on current battery projects and new,
evolving battery technologies entering the certification
process; and
(4) identify any commercial facilities that could
supplement or replace current Department of Defense processes,
and leverage commercial expertise in this field.
Use of artificial intelligence to analyze beneficial ownership of
defense contractors
The Committee remains concerned with the threat of peer and
near-peer competitors acquiring critical technology developed
by American companies via shell corporations that hide their
true ownership in order to circumvent review by the Committee
on Foreign Investment in the United States. The Committee,
therefore, directs the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services
by April 30, 2021 on commercial capabilities, current
challenges, and required resources necessary to develop
artificial intelligence for analyzing beneficial ownership of
defense contractors or corporations seeking Department of
Defense contracts. The artificial intelligence and related
capabilities reviewed should be capable of identifying
organizations or individuals that hide ownership or investments
in companies that contract with the Department of Defense for
critical technology.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Section 201--Authorization of Appropriations
This section would authorize appropriations for research,
development, test, and evaluation at the levels identified in
section 4201 of division D of this Act.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Section 211--Modification of Science, Mathematics, and Research for
Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program
This section would amend section 2192a of title 10, United
States Code, by establishing a scholarship for service pilot
subprogram under the Department's Science, Mathematics, and
Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program
for students at minority institutions to diversify and
strengthen the national security workforce. This section would
require the Secretary of Defense to submit an initial report to
the congressional defense committees by December 31, 2022, on
the establishment of the pilot subprogram, and a final report
by September 30, 2024, on the success of the pilot program in
recruiting individuals for scholarships under this section and
hiring and retaining those individuals in the public sector
workforce.
This section would also require the Secretary to pay
participants at a rate that is comparable to the private sector
and include a paid internship requirement with defense
industry, and it would require that not less than 20 percent of
SMART program scholarship awards go to individuals pursuing
degrees in computer science or a related field of study.
Section 212--Enhanced Participation of Department of Defense
Contractors in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Activities
This section would amend chapter 111 of title 10, United
States Code, to establish a new section, 2192c program to
enhance contractor participation in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics activities. This section would
also direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program
under which the Secretary shall seek to enter into partnerships
with Department of Defense contractors to carry out community
service activities to promote interest in careers in science,
technology, engineering, and math disciplines, and allow those
activities to be considered as allowable costs on a government
contract.
Section 213--Modification of Requirements Relating to Certain
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
This section would amend section 2350a of title 10, United
States Code, by allowing the Secretary of Defense to delegate
his or her authority to make a determination to enter into a
cooperative research and development project to only one party.
It would also allow for cooperative research and development
projects when cost sharing is unequal in cases that provide
strategic value to the United States or partner country. This
section would also allow the Secretary, or designee, to procure
qualified services from the foreign entity with the requirement
that written notice must be sent to the congressional defense
committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate no later than 30 days before issuing a waiver.
Section 214--Pilot Program on Talent Optimization
This section would direct the Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering, acting through the Director of
the Defense Innovation Unit, to conduct a pilot program to
develop a talent optimization marketplace for military
personnel in the Reserve and Guard Components.
Section 215--Codification of the National Security Innovation Network
This section would amend chapter 139 of title 10, United
States Code, by inserting a new section 2358c, National
Security Innovation Network. This new section would establish a
program office to be known as the National Security Innovation
Network (formerly the MD5 National Security Technology
Accelerator) as a permanent office within the Under Secretary
of Defense for Research and Engineering or another organization
at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense. This section
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report no
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act
on the Department's plan to establish this office. This section
would require the Comptroller General of the United States to
submit a review of the report to the congressional defense
committees not later than 180 days after the Secretary's
implementation report. Finally, this section would require the
Comptroller General to review and submit an evaluation of the
program to the appropriate congressional committees not later
than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Additionally, the committee notes that Hacking for Defense
(H4D) is authorized as a National Security Innovation and
Entrepreneurial Education Program in the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) to
enable Department of Defense innovation. H4D is a university
course developed by U.S. military combat veterans and private
sector entrepreneurs taught at universities across the United
States in which students apply cutting-edge problem-solving
techniques to real-world national security and defense
problems. The committee finds that H4D supports solution
development directly for the warfighter, improves U.S. military
readiness, and stimulates growth within the National Security
Innovation Base, consistent with the 2018 National Defense
Strategy. Further, the committee believes H4D fosters the
growth of an emerging generation of national security leaders
and mission-driven entrepreneurs by improving and expanding the
science, technology, engineering, and math skill sets within
the U.S. workforce. The committee believes that the Department
should fully resource H4D and its growing ecosystem of national
security innovators and entrepreneurs through the provision of
the annual funding required to enhance existing H4D university
courses.
Section 216--Modification of Pilot Program on Enhanced Civics Education
This section would amend section 234 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) to include in the pilot program the improvement of critical
thinking and media literacy among students. This section would
require the Secretary of Defense to implement the pilot program
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act. This section would also require the Secretary to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees not later than
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the
Secretary's efforts to implement the pilot program.
Section 217--Modification of Joint Artificial Intelligence Research,
Development, and Transition Activities
This section would amend section 238 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232) by assigning responsibility for the Joint
Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) to the Deputy Secretary
of Defense and ensure data access and visibility for the JAIC.
Section 218--Modification of National Security Innovation Activities
and Manufacturing Pilot Program
This section would amend section 2358 of title 10, United
States Code, by realigning the National Security Innovation
Capital (NSIC) program under the Defense Innovation Unit and
establishing an advisory board to provide recommendations on
defense innovation priority investments once NSIC funding is
available. This section would also amend section 2505 of title
10, United States Code, by extending the Defense Manufacturing
pilot program.
Section 219--Extension of Pilot Program for the Enhancement of the
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Centers of the Department
of Defense
This section would extend the termination date by 5 years
for the pilot program for the enhancement of the research,
development, test, and evaluation centers of the Department of
Defense established in section 233 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328).
The new pilot termination date would be September 30, 2027.
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act on the status
of the pilot program, to include: (1) which military
departments are not participating in the program; (2) any
issues that are preventing their participation; and (3) any
offices or elements of the Department that may be responsible
for their delay in implementation. This section would also
correct the title of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.
The committee believes in the importance of demonstrating
methods for the more effective development of technology and
management of functions at the Department's science and
technology reinvention laboratories, test and evaluation
centers part of the Major Range and Test Facility Base, and at
the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The committee
urges each of the military services and the Office of the
Secretary of Defense to make the most of the extended timeframe
for this important pilot program.
Section 220--Digital Data Management and Analytics Capability
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
develop and implement an advanced digital data and analytics
capability to digitally integrate all elements of the
Department of Defense's acquisition process; digitally record
and track all relevant data generated during the research,
development, testing, and evaluation of systems; and maximize
the use of such data to inform the further development and
improvement of both acquisition systems and the acquisition
process for those systems.
The committee is aware that several U.S. Government
Accountability Office reports have cited the need for improved
data management processes surrounding the Department's overall
management framework. While most relevant data is government
owned and authorized for Department-wide use, there is no
enterprise mechanism facilitating the discovery, access,
correlation or integration, and use of acquisition-related data
across organizational boundaries. Each functional organization
has established and locally optimized its own data and analytic
processes for its own needs, and in many cases even these local
practices are highly manual and inefficient.
To this end, this section would direct the Secretary of
Defense to conduct a significant review of data content and
requirements to support management functions; implement
demonstration activities to develop lessons learned and inform
the way forward; conduct a comparative analysis that assesses
the risks and benefits of the digital management and analytics
capability relative to the Department's traditional data
collection, reporting, exposing, and analysis approaches; and
update the Department's policy and guidance based on the
results of the demonstration activities.
This section would also require the Defense Innovation
Board, in consultation with the Defense Digital Service, to
conduct an independent assessment and submit a report to both
the Secretary and the congressional defense committees no later
than 180 days from enactment of this Act on recommended
approaches for implementation of the capability. This section
would then require the Secretary to submit an implementation
report to the congressional defense committees not later than
90 days after the Defense Innovation Board's assessment.
Finally, it would require the Defense Innovation Board and the
Defense Science Board to submit an independent joint assessment
on the Department's progress by March 15, 2022.
Section 221--Social Science, Management Science, and Information
Science Research Activities
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to carry
out a social, management, and information science research and
development program to ensure the Department of Defense has
access to innovation and expertise in social, management, and
information science necessary for improving the effectiveness
and efficiency of executing Department of Defense operational
and management activities. This section would require the
Secretary to submit a report by December 31, 2022, to the
congressional defense committees on the program, in both a
classified and unclassified format.
The committee recognizes that all national security
challenges facing the United States require an understanding of
the causes and consequences of human behavior and has supported
the Department's efforts to expand collaboration with the
academic social science community through the Minerva Research
Initiative since its establishment in 2008. Maintaining the
Nation's technological superiority in the face of threats from
great powers, state and non-state actors, and individuals
requires not only investing in physical sciences but also the
integration of knowledge from cross-disciplinary research that
explores the social, cultural, behavioral, political, historic,
and religious drivers and impacts of today's increasingly
complex global security environment.
At a time when peer and near-peer adversaries are
increasingly employing elements of malign influence,
disinformation, and predatory economics in concert with
technological capabilities, the Department should be increasing
its investment in social science research programs, not ending
it. Three recent reports from the National Academies assessing
social science programs and their impacts on national security
and intelligence noted the ongoing contributions of Minerva,
and recommended ways to increase outreach and dissemination of
results to enhance the success of the program.
The committee urges the Department of Defense to implement
the recommendations of the National Academies to strengthen
ties between grantees and potential users of their research and
increase visibility, tracking, and dissemination of the
research results to the broader national security community.
All military services should participate in the program and
highlight their specific plans and outcomes in annual budget
documentation, further increasing visibility of Minerva-funded
research to the user community.
Section 222--Measuring and Incentivizing Programming Proficiency
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
leverage existing civilian software development and software
architecture certification programs to implement coding
language proficiency and artificial intelligence competency
tests within the Department of Defense. This would measure an
individual's competency in using machine learning tools, in a
manner similar to the way the Defense Language Proficiency Test
measures competency in foreign language skills, and enable the
identification of members of the Armed Forces and civilian
employees of the Department of Defense who have varying levels
of quantified coding comprehension and skills and a propensity
to learn new programming paradigms, algorithms, and data
analytics.
Section 223--Information Technology Modernization and Security Efforts
This section would direct an interagency information
technology spectrum modernization effort, led by the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Infrastructure and
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
to synchronize development and coordination of standards and
Federal spectrum management. This section would also require
the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to identify and
mitigate vulnerabilities in the telecommunications
infrastructure of the Department of Defense.
Section 224--Board of Directors for the Joint Artificial Intelligence
Center
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
create and resource a Board of Directors for the Joint
Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), comprised of senior
Department of Defense officials, as well as civilian directors
not employed by the Department of Defense. The objective would
be to have a standing body over the JAIC that can bring
governmental and non-governmental experts together for the
purpose of assisting the Department of Defense in correctly
integrating and operationalizing artificial intelligence
technologies.
Section 225--Directed Energy Working Group
This section would establish a Directed Energy Working
Group inside the Department of Defense to coordinate directed
energy efforts across the military services, leverage shared
research and development, eliminate redundant efforts, and
expedite the operationalization of directed energy programs.
Section 226--Program Executive Officer for Autonomy
This section would create a Program Executive Officer for
autonomy within the Navy.
Section 227--Accountability Measures Relating to the Advanced Battle
Management System
This section would require the Secretary of the Air Force
to provide additional information on the Advanced Battle
Management System (ABMS) family of systems. This section would
amend section 147(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to
include as part of the quarterly briefings a detailed briefing
on each on-ramp demonstration conducted during that quarter, to
encompass: objectives achieved; the realism of the exercise,
including which portions were scripted and which were not, and
the technical workarounds or substitute technologies employed;
composition of and sustainment plan for leave-behind interim
capabilities provided to a combatant commander; and the costs
spent on technology solutions, range access and testing
resources, personnel, and logistics, including travel costs.
This section would also require the Secretary to report on
planned ABMS capabilities, technologies needed to implement and
achieve these capabilities, and a timeline for technology
maturation and notional fielding schedule across the future
years defense program. The committee expects this report to
outline how ABMS intends to transition demonstrated
capabilities into sustainable Programs of Record. This section
would further require reports on ABMS acquisition authorities,
coordination between the ABMS Architect Office and the Common
Mission Control Center, and the ABMS security plan. Finally,
this section would require the Director of Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation to conduct an independent cost estimate of
any ABMS cost estimate prepared by the Air Force.
Section 228--Measures to Address Foreign Talent Programs
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
maintain a list of foreign talent recruitment programs that
present a threat to the United States, and publish the list in
the Federal Registrar for not less than 60 days.
Section 229--Disclosure of Foreign Funding Sources in Applications for
Federal Research Awards
This section would require Federal research agencies to
require any principal investigator or co-principal investigator
under a grant or cooperative agreement to disclose all current
and pending support and the sources of such support at the time
of the application.
Section 230--Limitations Relating to Large Unmanned Surface Vessels and
Associated Offensive Weapon Systems
This section would prohibit the procurement of any large
unmanned surface vessels in fiscal year 2021 until a
certification regarding technology maturity has been submitted
to Congress. This section also includes a prohibition on the
inclusion of offensive weapons systems until the Secretary of
Defense certifies how these systems will comply with the Law of
Armed Conflict.
Section 231--Limitation on Availability of Funds Pending Review and
Report on Next Generation Air Dominance Capabilities
This section would limit the Secretary of the Air Force and
the Secretary of the Navy from obligating more than 85 percent
of funding authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021
for the Next Generation Air Dominance capabilities until the
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation performs a
non-advocate review and submits a report to the congressional
defense committees that assesses the separate efforts of the
U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy regarding the Next Generation
Air Dominance portfolio of capabilities being developed by each
Secretary.
Subtitle C--Emerging Technology and Artificial Intelligence Matters
Section 241--Steering Committee on Emerging Technology
This section would establish a steering committee on
emerging technology and national security threats.
Section 242--Training for Human Resources Personnel in Artificial
Intelligence and Related Topics
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
develop and implement a program to provide human resources
personnel with training in the fields of software development,
data science, and artificial intelligence, as such fields
relate to the duties of such personnel, not later 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Section 243--Unclassified Workspaces for Personnel with Pending
Security Clearances
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to issue
guidance not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act to ensure, to the extent practicable,
that all Department of Defense facilities have unclassified
workspaces for employees who have applied for, but have not yet
received, a security clearance.
Section 244--Pilot Program on the Use of Electronic Portfolios to
Evaluate Applicants for Certain Technical Positions
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to carry
out a pilot program to evaluate applicants for technical
positions within the Department of Defense, in part, on
electronic portfolios of the applicant's work.
Section 245--Self-Directed Training in Artificial Intelligence
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
provide a list of approved online courses relating to
artificial intelligence that may be taken by employees and
military members on a voluntary basis outside work hours not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act. The section would also require the Secretary to develop a
system to reward those who complete the courses.
Section 246--Part-Time and Term Employment of University Professors and
Students in the Defense Science and Technology Enterprise
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
establish a program under which qualified professors and
students may be employed on a part-time or term basis in an
organization of the Defense science and technology enterprise
for the purpose of conducting a research project. This section
would require the Secretary to submit to the congressional
defense committees not later than 30 days after the completion
of each of the first 3 years of the program a report on the
status of the program.
Section 247--Microelectronics and National Security
This section would amend section 231 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) directing a strategy for assured access to trusted
microelectronics by extending the report deadline to December
30, 2020, and adding new requirements to the strategy and
implementation pan.
This section would also establish an Advisory Panel on
Microelectronics Leadership and Competitiveness to develop a
national strategy to accelerate the development and deployment
of state-of-the-art microelectronics and ensure that the United
States is a global leader in the field. This section would
direct the Secretary of Defense and the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs to provide briefings to
the congressional defense committees within 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act on the progress of the
Secretary in developing the strategy and implementation plan
required, and the progress of the Advisory Panel in developing
its strategy, respectively.
Section 248--Acquisition of Ethically and Responsibly Developed
Artificial Intelligence Technology
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Board of Directors of the Joint Artificial
Intelligence Center, to conduct an assessment to determine
whether the Department of Defense has the ability to ensure
that any artificial intelligence technology acquired by the
Department is ethically and responsibly developed.
Section 249--Enhancement of Public-Private Talent Exchange Programs in
the Department of Defense
This section would amend the Public-Private Talent Exchange
agreement requirements of section 1599g of title 10, United
States Code, and would direct the Secretary of Defense to take
steps to ensure that the authority for the Department of
Defense to operate a public-private talent exchange program
pursuant to section 1599g of title 10, United States Code, is
used to exchange personnel with private sector entities working
on artificial intelligence applications. The section would
direct the Secretary to provide a briefing to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, on the efforts undertaken to
expand existing public-private exchange programs of the
Department of Defense.
Subtitle D--Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development
Section 251--Short Title
This section would establish the title of this subtitle as
the Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2020.
Section 252--Findings
This section would describe the findings of the Act.
Section 253--National Coordinating Entity for Sustainable Chemistry
This section would direct the Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy to convene an inter-agency entity
under the National Science and Technology Council not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to
coordinate Federal programs and activities in support of
sustainable chemistry.
Section 254--Strategic Plan for Sustainable Chemistry
This section would direct the interagency entity to develop
a strategic plan in support of sustainable chemistry, and would
direct the entity to submit a report to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, and to the Government Accountability Office
not later than 2 years after enactment and every 3 years
thereafter assessing Federal investments in sustainable
chemistry.
Section 255--Agency Activities in Support of Sustainable Chemistry
This section would direct participating agencies to carry
out activities in support of sustainable chemistry, as
appropriate to the specific mission and program of each agency.
Section 256--Partnerships in Sustainable Chemistry
This section would authorize participating agencies to
facilitate and support the creation of partnerships that must
include one private sector organization to aid in sustainable
chemistry research, development, demonstration, technology
transfer, education, and job training.
Section 257--Prioritization
This section would direct the interagency entity to focus
on activities that achieve the goals outlined in the Act.
Section 258--Rule of Construction
This section would direct that nothing in this Act shall be
construed to alter or amend any State law or action with regard
to sustainable chemistry or green chemistry, as defined by the
State.
Section 259--Major Multi-User Research Facility Project
This section would amend chapter 16 of title 42, United
States Code, to update the definition of the term ``Major
multi-user research facility project.''
Subtitle E--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
Section 261--Modification to Annual Report of the Director of
Operational Test and Evaluation
This section would amend section 139(h)(2) of title 10,
United States Code, by removing the sunset date for the annual
report submitted by the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation. This section does not change or alter any
authorities of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
Section 262--Repeal of Quarterly Updates on the Optionally Manned
Fighting Vehicle Program
This section would repeal section 261 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92). The committee notes that the Optionally Manned Fighting
Vehicle (OMFV) Program is delayed and the Army's original
solicitation has been cancelled making quarterly updates on the
program unnecessary.
The committee appreciates the Army's efforts over the last
20 years and current commitment to develop a next generation
combat vehicle to replace the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting
Vehicle in armored formations today. Although the committee
shares the Army's disappointment with the recent cancellation
of the solicitation for the OMFV, the committee is nonetheless
encouraged that the Army appears better positioned to take a
thoughtful, measured, and realistic approach to development of
next generation armored fighting vehicle technology. This is
evident in the Army's efforts at this time to learn up-front
from industry what new technologies could make a next
generation combat vehicle significantly more capable than the
M2 Bradley, and at the same time, achievable and affordable.
In this regard, the committee understands the Army's new
development concept includes three or more phases, of which the
first is solicitation of digital engineering designs from up to
five commercial vendors for production design review by a
source selection evaluation board, followed by a down-select to
three vendors for an engineering and manufacturing development,
critical design review, and production prototyping phase, and
finally down-select to two offerors or possibly a single
awardee for low-rate initial production. The committee is
interested to see if this process, while taking somewhat
longer, will attract the widest competitive field of offerors
with the widest technological diversity, and at the same time
achieve the benefits of such competition including enhanced
technology, lower cost, and potentially an expanded armored
vehicle industrial capacity.
Although this section would repeal the requirement for a
quarterly update on the OMFV program, the committee expects
that the Secretary of the Army or designee will, upon request,
provide the committee with briefings that address the elements
of the update as originally enacted in section 261 of Public
Law 116-92.
Section 263--Independent Evaluation of Personal Protective and
Diagnostic Testing Equipment
This section would direct the Director of Operational Test
and Evaluation to independently evaluate any processes used to
test the effectiveness of covered personal protective and
diagnostic testing equipment and the results of such tests.
This section would require the Director to submit to the
congressional defense committees a report not later than 30
days after the completion of each evaluation on the results of
the evaluation.
Section 264--Reports on F-35 Physiological Episodes and Mitigation
Efforts
This section would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to conduct a root cause
analysis study of all physiological episodes (PEs) that have
been reported by F-35 pilots as of the date of the enactment of
this Act, and to provide a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act. The report would describe:
(1) all reported instances of F-35 PEs;
(2) all findings and recommendations of the root cause
analysis study; and
(3) resources required to resolve issues contributing to F-
35 PEs.
Finally, this section would require the Under Secretary to
describe in the annual report required by section 224(d) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public
Law 114-328) what funding and corrective actions are being
implemented to mitigate F-35 PEs.
Section 265--Study on Mechanisms for Attracting and Retaining High
Quality Talent in the National Security Innovation Base
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a
program to attract and retain covered individuals for
employment in the national security innovation base. This
section would require the Secretary to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees not later than February 1,
2021, on the results of the study.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Energy and Environment Issues
Application of Geological Survey Information Related to Red Hill Bulk
Fuel Storage Facility
The committee notes that since the January 2014 fuel
release from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii,
there have been significant concerns about the impact of fuel
releases on drinking water quality. The committee further notes
that the Red Hill Administrative Order on Consent process as
administered by the Environmental Protection Agency and Hawaii
Department of Health through a negotiated agreement with the
Department of the Navy and Defense Logistics Agency is the
primary mechanism through which environmental investigation and
remediation and tank infrastructure improvements are being
managed. The committee understands the considerable work that
has been done by the Red Hill Groundwater Modeling Workgroup,
made up of State and Federal stakeholders and subject-matter
experts, to improve understanding of the fuel release's impact
on the aquifer and the manner in which fuel is transported
through the basalt layer. Accordingly, the committee directs
the Secretary of the Navy to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services by January 15, 2021, summarizing
the work to date on the geological and hydrological mechanisms
that impact how a release of fuel from the Red Hill facility
would impact the drinking water supply. The briefing shall also
include any areas requiring further study and the Navy's plan
to ensure subsequent studies fill these knowledge gaps.
Aviation Ground Support Equipment
The committee is concerned that existing Air Force Aviation
Ground Support Equipment may be inefficient, expensive to
operate, and requires frequent repairs. The committee is aware
of alternatives, such as Electrical Ground Power Units, that
utilize batteries to power an electronics package and can be
integrated onto a self-propelled cart, eliminating the emission
of greenhouse gasses and providing nearly silent operation.
These technologies may increase overall system efficiency,
provide flexible power solutions, reduce the level of required
maintenance, and decrease the total ownership costs of the
units to the Air Force. Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services, not later than December 31, 2020,
on the readiness of current Air Force Aviation Ground Support
Equipment and the feasibility of utilizing alternatives to
current Air Force Aviation Ground Support Equipment. At a
minimum, the report shall address the following elements:
(1) the readiness status of current Air Force Aviation
Ground Support Equipment;
(2) the overall operations, maintenance, and sustainment
costs of current Air Force Aviation Ground Support Equipment;
(3) an assessment of environmental impact of current Air
Force Aviation Ground Support Equipment to include noise and
air pollution;
(4) a review of alternate sources of Air Force Aviation
Ground Support Equipment to provide flight-line power to Air
Force aircraft and an overview of any Air Force plans to pursue
such alternatives; and
(5) an assessment of total lifecycle cost savings of
replacing current diesel-powered flight-line Air Force Aviation
Ground Support Equipment with alternate solutions.
Biomass Support of Installation Energy Resiliency
The committee notes that biomass is an attractive option
for the production of secure, renewable electricity. Biomass
has the attribute of providing reliable electricity independent
of atmospheric variability. The committee believes that the
energy security and resiliency provided by an on-post biomass
facility has value and should serve as a model for other
military installations located in parts of the country having a
ready supply of biomass material. The committee further
believes that the Secretary of Defense should place a monetary
value on the value of energy security and include biomass as
one of the alternatives when studying energy resiliency on
specific installations. Therefore, the committee directs the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
February 1, 2021, as to military installations where biomass
will be considered during analysis of alternatives for
achieving additional installation energy resiliency.
Defense Energy Resilience Authorities and Programs
The committee commends the Department of Defense for making
energy resilience the central tenet of its energy program. The
committee recognizes that the Department has a variety of
policies, programs, statutory authorities, and tools to
implement energy resilience and maintain critical missions and
readiness. The committee applauds the efforts of the Department
of Defense to strengthen the resilience of energy and utility
systems, and to integrate different contracting authorities and
sources of funding to deploy energy resilience technologies and
projects. In particular, the committee commends the
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
for sponsoring the Military Energy Resilience Catalyst (MERC)
program to accelerate the development of military energy
resilience professionals, disseminate key best practices and
lessons learned, and transition successful energy technologies
across the Department of Defense enterprise.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the committee no later than October 1,
2020, on initiatives that integrate existing utility and energy
authorities to support installation resilience projects to
upgrade infrastructure, deploy emerging technologies, and
strengthen mission assurance. This briefing shall also include
potential opportunities to better leverage existing
authorities, and improve information sharing by installation
managers and contracting officers.
Execution of the Military Munitions Response Program
The committee is concerned about the chronic under-
execution of the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP).
The committee notes that beginning in 2016, after the
Environmental Protection Agency published Lifetime Health
Advisories (LHA) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS), the Department of Defense has used the MMRP as a bill-
payer for environmental response to PFAS. The committee further
notes that while this was an appropriate response to the
initial PFAS crisis, there has been adequate time to adjust
environmental remediation budget requests to ensure that both
MMRP and PFAS response are adequately funded, especially given
congressional adds for both PFAS and MMRP. Accordingly, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by March 1,
2021, that includes, at a minimum, a plan to increase execution
of the MMRP program and a funding plan for addressing both PFAS
remediation and MMRP across the Future Years Defense Program.
Expanding the Scope of and Partners for DOD PFAS Research and
Development
The Committee recognizes the initial investment the
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
(SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification
Program (ESTCP) have made in research and development to
identify an alternative to AFFF and safe clean-up and disposal
mechanisms for PFAS contaminating groundwater and drinking
water. SERDP and ESTCP investments have not yet yielded the
results they are seeking. The Committee supports the
authorization of additional funding to both of these programs.
As DoD works to identify an alternative to AFFF, safe and
effective clean-up and disposal mechanisms for PFAS chemicals,
and to better understand how to mitigate the health and
environmental impacts of PFAS contamination, the Committee
directs the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Sustainment, through ESTCP, SERDP and other relevant programs,
to report to the committee by December 1, 2020, on efforts or
plans to solicit additional academic partners for PFAS research
and development challenges, particularly those with
institutional focus and expertise on the health and
environmental hazards related to PFAS chemicals.
Federal-State Partnerships and the Readiness Environmental Protection
Integration Program
The committee commends the military departments for their
extensive use of the Readiness Environmental Protection
Integration Program as a tool for limiting encroachment and
land-use conflicts, while also promoting key land conservation
and environmental restoration goals. The committee encourages
the military departments to leverage Federal-State partnerships
to collaboratively employ best management practices and to
enhance resilience and conserve culturally and ecologically
important landscapes and watersheds for the benefit of
surrounding military communities and local economies.
Implementation of Operational Energy Cost Savings
The committee notes that considerable operational energy
cost savings can be achieved through changes in service member
behavior. The committee further notes that these changes can be
hard to achieve due to long-standing practices and habits. In
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116-92), the committee sought to incentivize these
changes in behavior through the amendment of section 2912 of
title 10, United States Code, allowing one-half of any
operational energy cost savings to be used by the commander of
the installation at which these savings were achieved.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a briefing to the
House Committee on Armed Services by December 1, 2020,
regarding the implementation of this amendment by the military
departments. At a minimum, the briefing should include how each
military department has informed installation commanders and
their tenants about this authority, and what guidance has been
provided to aid implementation.
Increased Resiliency and Lethality through Operational Energy
Investment
The committee commends the Department of Defense and the
military departments for their work to date on initiatives that
increase lethality and resiliency through the reduction of the
Department's dependence on fossil fuels. Noting that over 70
percent of the casualties in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
resulted from attacks on fuel and resupply convoys, the
committee notes that a failure to adequately address this issue
will be paid in service member lives and a reduced ability to
challenge our adversaries. The committee remains concerned
that, while recent joint exercises have begun to bring the
problem of overreliance on fossil fuels into focus, the
military services have largely failed to address these issues
by incorporating technologies that reduce fossil fuel use into
their existing equipment inventories. In addition, the
committee is concerned that the military departments are not
including these technologies as they invest in future
platforms. Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to provide a report to the House Committee on Armed
Services by August 1, 2021, on how it will increase lethality
and reduce casualties by reducing its dependence on fossil
fuels. The report shall include at a minimum a plan for the
following:
(1) integrating Department of Defense and military
department operational energy personnel into planning, posture,
and programming entities to ensure fuel consumption, fuel
distribution, and logistics are considered across the
Department;
(2) how the military departments are prioritizing
reductions in fuel consumption by current platforms during
planned upgrades and depot maintenance;
(3) options for reducing the Department's consumption of
fossil fuels by not less than 10 percent in 10 years and 30
percent in 25 years;
(4) options for reducing the number of resupply convoys and
oilers required in contested environments; and
(5) leveraging existing technologies and the Operational
Energy Capability Improvement Fund to demonstrate capabilities
to achieve the aforementioned goals.
Report on Department of Defense Fuel Contracting
The committee is interested in the Department of Defense's
use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection
criteria for fuel purchases. The committee recognizes that
contingency operations present unique challenges and require
specialized skills. Therefore, the committee directs the
Department of Defense Inspector General to brief the House
Committee on Armed Services by March 1, 2021 on the following:
(1) A list of all solicitations and awards greater than
$250,000 for fuel in all areas of contingency operations issued
since January 1, 2016, including method of source selection,
authorities used, and the estimated value of the awarded
contracts;
(2) An assessment of whether the awardees successfully
fulfilled the requirements of such contract and corrective
actions taken by the Defense Logistics Agency if the contracts
were not successfully fulfilled; and
(3) An assessment of whether the Defense Logistics Agency's
has an adequate system in place to conduct due diligence to
ensure its fuel contractors and subcontractors are meeting
contractual obligations and abide by required anticorruption
practices.
Water and Sewage Resiliency Gaps at Military Installations
The committee commends the Department of Defense for its
efforts in identifying and addressing energy resiliency gaps at
its military installations. The committee notes that water and
sewage systems share many of the same characteristics as
electrical utilities. The committee further notes that there
may be opportunities for partnerships that facilitate system
improvements for both cost avoidance and to address resiliency
gaps that degrade readiness. Accordingly, the committee directs
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
to provide a report to the House Committee on Armed Services by
February 1, 2021, on water and sewage resiliency at military
installations. The report shall include at a minimum the
following:
(1) the degree to which the Department has assessed
resiliency of these systems at military installations;
(2) a plan for phasing in these assessments at military
installations;
(3) opportunities for public-private partnerships to
address any resiliency gaps; and
(4) an assessment of barriers to addressing water and
sewage resiliency gaps in both statute and the Department's
instructions and policies.
Logistics and Sustainment Issues
Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training and T-7A Redhawk Transition Plan
The committee understands that the Air Force plans to
eventually transition all undergraduate pilot training from the
T-38C to the T-7A at five locations: Columbus Air Force Base,
Mississippi; Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas; Randolph Air Force
Base, Texas; Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; and Vance Air
Force Base, Oklahoma. The committee is concerned about
potential impacts this transition may have on the Air Force's
undergraduate pilot training pipeline, which could further
exacerbate its pilot shortage. Therefore, the committee directs
the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a briefing to the
House Committee on Armed Services, not later than December 1,
2020, on the plan to transition undergraduate pilot training
from the T-38C to the T-7A. At minimum, the briefing shall
include the following elements:
(1) a schedule for the delivery of T-7A aircraft and
retirement of T-38C aircraft by location;
(2) the plan and schedule for the stand-up of T-7A
instructor pilot cadre;
(3) the plan and schedule for the stand-up of simulators,
simulator operators, and maintenance personnel;
(4) the plan and schedule for transitioning to the new
training syllabus; and
(5) an assessment of Air Force's ability to execute the
transition plan without creating impacts in the undergraduate
pilot training pipeline.
Army Combat Aviation Sustainment
The committee notes that Army combat aviation formations
are in constant high demand. In addition, the Army's helicopter
fleet is aging, can be challenging to sustain, and is expensive
to operate. Over the next decade, the Army plans to modernize
its current helicopter fleet with new engines and, beginning in
2030, plans to field new helicopters to replace legacy
platforms. The committee is concerned that the existing UH-60
and AH-64 helicopter fleets face numerous sustainment
challenges as the Army continues flying these legacy systems
until fielding new helicopters. Therefore, the committee
directs the Comptroller General of the United States to review
the sustainment plans for the Army's current helicopter fleet.
The review should address the following elements:
(1) to what extent the Army has equipped its combat
aviation formations with fully mission capable aircraft to meet
training requirements and warfighting demands over the past 5
years;
(2) to what extent the Army has identified and addressed
challenges in sustaining its helicopter fleet at the depot- and
unit-level over the past 5 years;
(3) to what extent the material condition of helicopters in
Army combat aviation formations inhibit the ability to meet
monthly flight hour standards for Army aviators;
(4) the Army's plans to sustain its helicopter fleet in
order to meet expected demands for combat aviation formations
over the next 5 years; and (5) any other matter the Comptroller
General determines appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than March 1, 2021, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings and present final results in a format and
timeframe agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Department of Defense Warehouse Space Management
The committee is aware that in 2017, the Government
Accountability Office (GAO-17-449) found that opportunities
exist to reduce the Department of Defense's warehousing and
distribution costs by streamlining the infrastructure footprint
of the current network. As a result of this study, the Office
of the Secretary of Defense, as part of the Defense Reform
Initiative, established the Non-Tactical Warehouse Initiative
to evaluate those opportunities and provide recommendations.
The resulting study found that the Department of Defense
maintains excess warehouse network capacity and redundant
commercial warehouses. Additionally, the study found warehouse
utilization rates well below industry averages and that
multiple Department of Defense and military department process
owners have poor visibility of billions of dollars in inventory
as a result of inconsistent reporting and incomplete data.
Therefore, the committee directs that not later than March
1, 2021, the Undersecretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, in
coordination with the military departments and Defense
Logistics Agency, shall submit a report to the congressional
defense committees discussing its plan to create increased
shared awareness of warehouse space across the Department of
Defense, and how it plans to institute policies, procedures,
and metrics that will increase warehouse utilization rates
across the military departments. Additionally, the report
should include a discussion of technologies that will provide-
real-time information to warehouse users and operators, improve
global inventory visibility, and supply chain planning.
Depot Carryover
Department of Defense regulations describe the process for
calculating carryover and allowable carryover at the military
depots at the end of a fiscal year. These regulations require
that carryover be calculated in a way that allows certain
workload to be exempted. Even after exemptions, the Army has
routinely exceeded allowable carryover ceilings, resulting in
decrements to appropriations. While the committee believes
there should be limits on the amount of carryover workload held
by a depot, the committee is concerned that the current
calculation of allowable carryover has indirectly affected
military readiness and the ability of the depots to sustain
core workload as required by section 2464 of title 10, United
States Code.
In 2019, the Comptroller General of the United States
reviewed three options that the Department of Defense proposed
for calculating and determining allowable carryover and
concluded that none fully met all the key attributes required
for providing quality information to decision makers. The
Comptroller General recommended that the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment develop and adopt a
depot carryover metric for use by all the military departments
that provides reliable, complete, consistent, and appropriate
information. In commenting on the Comptroller General's report,
the Department of Defense stated that it would promulgate
regulations implementing the Government Accountability Office's
recommendation and design a new budget exhibit to serve as a
plan to establish workload carryover upper and lower operating
ranges to ensure uninterrupted workload necessary to optimize
production efficiency.
The committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), to provide a briefing to
the House Committee on Armed Services not later than August 30,
2020, on plans to promulgate a new carryover metric to the
military departments and establish a carryover budgetary
exhibit to coincide with the fiscal year 2022 budget estimate
submission.
Domestically Sourced Corrosion Control
The impact of corrosion on the Department of Defense
amounts to nearly $20 billion per year. Unfortunately, many of
the chemicals typically used to treat corrosion are harmful to
the environment. In addition, most phosphates are produced in
China, making the United States dependent on foreign producers
to maintain vital weapons systems and military equipment.
Through advancements in synthetic biology, cleaner alternatives
exist and are in use by the oil and gas industry. Therefore,
the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by December
1, 2020, on bio-based corrosion control systems. At a minimum,
the report shall contain:
(1) historical cost data for the preceding 5 years on
corrosion impact to military systems;
(2) an assessment of the impact to military readiness from
corrosion;
(3) an assessment of the effectiveness of commercially
available bio-based corrosion control solutions compared to
solutions currently in use by the military departments;
(4) an assessment of the environmental impact of
commercially available bio-based corrosion control solutions
compared to solutions currently in use by the military
departments; and
(5) a cost assessment of commercially available bio-based
corrosion control solutions compared to solutions currently in
use by the military departments.
F-35 Sustainment
The committee recognizes the importance of the F-35
Lightning II program to U.S. national defense and its foreign
partners. The committee is concerned that the program faces
sustainment challenges in areas including repair capability,
global spare parts availability and capability, mission
capability, and functionality of its Autonomic Logistics
Information System. Affordability concerns have led the
services to identify a need to reduce total operation and
sustainment costs.
Given the significance of the F-35 program to the future of
tactical air for the military, the Department's need to operate
and deploy the F-35 on a widespread basis in the coming years,
the involvement of international partners and foreign military
sales customers, and the importance of maintaining
affordability, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to review the sustainment efforts related to
the F-35. At minimum, the review shall address the following
elements:
(1) assess the status of the sustainment support strategy
for the F-35, and to what extent is the program facing
sustainment-related challenges;
(2) assess efforts to reduce costs and meet affordability
targets related to F-35 fleet sustainment;
(3) assess military department efforts to transition to
organic repair capability by standing up repair capability in
their existing depots;
(4) assess the effects of F-35 engine challenges on
sustainment, including engine overhauls for fielded aircraft,
engine spare parts reliability, and effects of engine
production quality/timeliness on sustainment;
(5) identify and assess issues contributing to higher than
expected maintenance rates for the F-35, and options to
increase unit-level maintenance capabilities and associated
cost/readiness implications;
(6) assess the extent to which the concerns of allied
partners inform the Department's decision making related to F-
35 sustainment; and
(7) other items the Comptroller General determines
appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than March 1, 2021, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings and to present final results in a format
and timeframe agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Navy and Air Force Fixed-Wing Aviation Field-Level Maintenance
The committee notes that a number of recent Government
Accountability Office reports have highlighted the military
services' challenges with completing field-level maintenance,
which includes organizational-level and intermediate-level
maintenance performed by an operational unit or at an
intermediate maintenance facility. Repairs that are not
conducted at the field level must eventually be completed at
the depot level, which can result in slower depot maintenance
times, increased costs, and reduced readiness of weapon
systems.
The ability of the depots to complete fixed-wing aviation
maintenance on time directly affects military readiness, as
maintenance delays reduce the amount of time during which
aircraft are available for training and operations. The amount
of work that the depots must perform is a direct result of the
condition of equipment entering the depots. Depot officials
have stated that they believe the amount and quality of work
performed by field-level maintainers has decreased as
organizations focus on straightforward repairs while sending
more work to the depots, which reduces the depots' overall
throughput.
Given these issues, and the critical importance fixed-wing
aircraft play in supporting readiness during both peacetime and
conflict, the committee directs the Comptroller General of the
United States to assess the following:
(1) the extent to which the Department of Defense's
sustainment strategy for fixed-wing aviation weapon systems has
relied on the use of field-level versus depot-level
maintenance;
(2) the extent to which field-level maintenance is
completed as required;
(3) the extent to which the tasks, skills, equipment,
training, or output of field-level maintainers has changed over
the past 10 years;
(4) the extent to which the Department or service policies
ensure that field-level maintenance activities are conducted at
the field level and not at the depot level;
(5) the extent to which the Department or service policies
ensure that depot-level maintenance activities are conducted at
the depot level and not transferred back to the field level;
and
(6) any other related matters the Comptroller General
considers appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services,
not later than March 1, 2021, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings and present final results in a format and
timeframe agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Navy Deferred Maintenance
The committee notes that completing required maintenance is
vital for Navy aircraft carriers, ships, and submarines to
reach their expected service lives and to do so economically.
Deferring ship maintenance increases the costs and time
required to complete maintenance in the future, straining
maintenance budgets and stressing public and private shipyard
capacity. In December 2019, the Comptroller General of the
United States reported that the Navy continues to experience
persistent and substantial maintenance delays that reduce ship
availability for training and operations, hindering warfighting
readiness. Further, Navy reports show that the service
continues to defer essential maintenance on some ship classes,
which decreases the likelihood that these vessels will reach
their full service lives.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General to
review deferred Navy maintenance. The review should address the
following elements:
(1) the extent to which the Navy is deferring necessary
depot maintenance for aircraft carriers, surface ships, and
submarines, and what costs, if any, are associated with these
deferrals;
(2) the extent to which the Navy has developed mitigation
plans to address challenges relating to deferred maintenance;
(3) the extent, if any, to which deferred maintenance
increases the risk that ships and submarines will be unable to
meet their expected service lives and the potential effects
this would have on future force structure; and
(4) any other matter the Comptroller General determines
appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services,
not later than March 1, 2021, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings and present final results in a format and
timeframe agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Navy Ship Field-Level Maintenance
The committee notes that a number of recent Government
Accountability Office reports have found that high operational
tempo, reductions to crew size, and organizational changes have
impacted the Navy's ability to complete timely field-level
maintenance, which is generally performed either by a ship's
crew or at an intermediate maintenance facility. The ability of
shipyards to complete maintenance on time is affected by the
quality and quantity of maintenance accomplished by field-level
maintainers and the amount of maintenance tasks that are
deferred to the depot level. Navy officials have stated that
the amount of work performed by field-level maintainers has
decreased as organizations focus on straightforward repairs
while sending more work to the depots, reducing their overall
throughput.
The committee is concerned that the ability of ships' crews
to perform and assist with maintenance at all levels has not
been sufficiently retained among enlisted personnel and that
maintenance is not being completed in a timely fashion at
intermediate maintenance facilities. These delays directly
affect military readiness by reducing the amount of time ships
are available for training and operations.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to review Navy ship field-level maintenance.
The review should address the following elements:
(1) the extent to which Navy ship maintenance is performed
on time and in full at the organizational and intermediate
levels;
(2) the factors that contribute to maintenance delays and
deferrals at the organizational and intermediate levels;
(3) the extent to which sailor training and skill
proficiency is impacting organizational and intermediate-level
maintenance;
(4) the extent to which operational demand contributes to
the deferment of organizational and intermediate-level
maintenance;
(5) the extent to which Navy mitigation plans address
challenges to the full and timely performance of organizational
and intermediate-level maintenance; and
(6) any other related matters the Comptroller General
considers appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than March 1, 2021, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings and present final results in a format and
timeframe agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Pilot Program for Enhancing Ship Readiness Through Digital Techniques
The committee supports the ongoing pilot program that the
American Bureau of Shipping and the Military Sealift Command
(MSC) have developed to enhance the readiness of MSC vessels
through a condition-based approach. This pilot program has
already shown positive results in improving the availability
and readiness of MSC vessels, with potential long-term cost
avoidance in maintenance and repair of such vessels. The
committee encourages MSC to further expand the program to other
vessels under its control.
The committee also believes that the readiness of our
nation's surface naval and auxiliary fleet is a critical issue
that deserves enhanced attention. The committee directs the
Secretary of the Navy to evaluate the use of a similar
condition-based approach to cover the surface vessel fleet
through a partnership with an organization that has experience
classing Navy vessels. The committee further directs the
Secretary of the Navy to provide a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
not later than February 1, 2021, on the steps being taken to
improve the availability and readiness of surface naval and
auxiliary vessels using a condition-based approach and
commercial best practices for digital methods for ship
condition monitoring, vessel readiness, and maintenance
planning.
Transparency in Food Ingredient Policies and Standards
The committee notes that in 2017, the Defense Logistics
Agency attempted to prohibit certain ingredients from being
included in food and beverages served in military food
services. This prohibition was attempted without meaningful
engagement with industry stakeholders or a public comment
period. The committee notes that the Fiscal Year 2018
Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 115-141) prohibited
the Defense Logistics Agency from implementing its proposal and
also required the Defense Logistics Agency to seek input from a
broad group of stakeholders on all future proposed nutrition,
food, or ingredient changes.
Therefore, the committee directs the Commander, Defense
Logistics Agency to provide a briefing to the House Committee
on Armed Services, not later than December 1, 2020, on the
process it will use for proposing and enacting limitations or
prohibitions on any food or beverage ingredients. At minimum,
the briefing shall:
(1) provide details regarding the governing statutes,
regulations, and policies governing ingredient prohibition
determinations;
(2) provide detail regarding processes for scientific
community engagement, to include solicitation of scientifically
derived recommendations, prior to making an ingredient
prohibition determination; and
(3) provide details on the process and timeline for
ingredient prohibition determinations, highlighting key areas
where industry stakeholders are provided the opportunity to
comment and make recommendations.
United States Air Force Academy Mission Network
The committee is aware of the requirement of the U.S. Air
Force Academy to upgrade its legacy information technology (IT)
infrastructure. The committee understands that a robust and
effective campus enterprise network is vital to the academic
and military training missions of the Academy and central to
its ability to develop future leaders for the nation's air and
space forces. The committee also observes that, unlike other
commands in the Department of the Air Force, the Academy has
unique IT requirements requiring close collaboration with other
accredited colleges, universities, research institutions, the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and other
public and private organizations. The committee recognizes that
the mission of the Academy includes unique requirements not
supported by existing Air Force IT enterprise services.
However, the committee is concerned that Air Force investment
in modernizing the Academy's legacy IT network infrastructure
has fallen short of need, resulting in project delays and
mission impacts recently exacerbated by COVID-19 social
distance requirements. Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services, no later than December 1, 2020, on
the Air Force strategy to complete the modernization of the
Academy's IT infrastructure within a reasonable period of time
and how it plans to provide for its long term operation and
sustainment.
Readiness Issues
Air Force T-38C Transition and Formation Landings
The United States Air Force has utilized the T-38 aircraft
for almost 60 years in support of undergraduate pilot training.
This aircraft has been utilized well beyond its intended
service life and is due to be replaced by the T-7 aircraft
beginning in 2023. The committee is aware of five T-38 mishaps
over the last 3 years, including a recent mishap during an
attempted formation landing that resulted in the deaths of both
the student pilot and the instructor pilot. Subsequent to this
fatal mishap, Air Education Training Command temporarily ceased
conducting formation landings in the T-38 aircraft, and
ultimately removed T-38 formation landings from the pilot
training syllabus. The committee supports the decision to
remove T-38 formation landings from the pilot training
syllabus, and strongly recommends that the Air Force develops
an accelerated plan to transition from the T-38 to the T-7
aircraft. Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of
the Air Force to provide a report to the House Committee on
Armed Services, not later than March 1, 2021, on Air Force's
plan to accelerate transition from the T-38 aircraft to the T-7
aircraft. At a minimum, the report should include:
(1) Assessment of potential to accelerate procurement of
the T-7 aircraft, including cost and timeline;
(2) Assessment of the supporting pilot training system to
absorb additional T-7 aircraft, taking into consideration
simulators, manpower, support equipment, and pilot training
syllabus development;
(3) Detailed background information on why Air Education
Training Command removed T-38 formation landings from the pilot
training syllabus, and an assessment as to whether formation
landings will be included in the T-7 pilot training syllabus.
Air Support Service Contracts
The committee notes the Department of Defense's increased
use of air support contracts to help train service members and
improve flexibility in meeting training requirements, while
potentially reducing costs. Moreover, recent testimony by the
Commander of U.S. Transportation Command and the Vice Chief of
Staff of the Air Force highlights an aerial refueling tanker
capacity shortfall that is exacerbated by delays with the KC-
46A tanker program. The committee believes that aerial
refueling tanker and tactical aviation shortfalls could
potentially be mitigated through the use of contract air
support services toward training missions. Therefore, the
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States
to review the Department of Defense's use of contract aerial
refueling and tactical aviation services. The review should
address the following elements:
(1) assess to what extent the Air Force and other services
currently utilize contract aerial refueling services for
training missions; historical costs associated with contract
aerial refueling services for training as compared to costs
associated with organic support; ability of industry to
increase capacity for aerial refueling services for training
missions to free up organic aerial refueling capacity that
would otherwise be unavailable for operational missions;
(2) assess the total tanker support required for training
missions by contract aerial refueling providers based on the
Air Force's current assumption for the timeline of fielding a
fully operational KC-46A;
(3) assess the extent to which the military departments and
U.S. Special Operations Command utilize contracts for air
support services for adversary air and close air support, and
associated costs compared with other options for providing
these services;
(4) assess the extent to which the Department of Defense
evaluated the use and effectiveness of air support contracts to
meet established training requirements;
(5) assess opportunities to gain greater efficiencies in
the use of contracts for air support services across the
Department to achieve training requirements; and
(6) any other matter the Comptroller General determines
appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services,
not later than March 1, 2021, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings and to submit a final report on a date
agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Army Briefing on Static-Line Parachuting Proficiency Requirements
The United States Army maintains a robust airborne force
structure resident in both the Active Army and Army National
Guard. Capable of deploying rapidly in a crisis and conducting
forced entry operations by parachute assault, these forces
provide the United States with a competitive military advantage
in a dynamic national security environment. Soldiers assigned
to these units complete a three week Basic Airborne Course at
Ft. Benning, Georgia where, in their third and final week, they
conduct five successful parachute jumps, are awarded their
basic airborne wings, and are then qualified for assignment to
airborne units. Since 1950, in order to maintain proficiency
and to qualify for Parachute Duty-Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay,
soldiers have been required to jump at a minimum once every
three months. In 2018, the Department of Defense modified this
requirement, enabling commanders in the grade of Lieutenant
Colonel or higher to waive one of these four annual proficiency
jumps in special circumstances to account for factors such as
deployment on extended operations where it might not be
possible to get all four jumps in, lack of jump equipment or
aircraft, or attendance of military education or training. Even
with this new authority, the vast majority of airborne soldiers
are still required to conduct one jump every three months to
maintain proficiency and to qualify for monthly jump pay.
With advances in military parachuting equipment,
procedures, and methods of training, it only seems appropriate
that the Army reevaluate its 70 year-old basic airborne
proficiency standards.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to brief
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives no later than December 1, 2020 on Army Static-
Line Parachuting Proficiency Requirements. Elements of the
briefing shall include but are not limited to:
(1) How many soldiers are currently on jump status and
receiving jump pay?
(2) Of this number, how many soldiers make only four jumps
a year to maintain basic proficiency?
(3) For those soldiers making more than the required four
annual proficiency jumps, what is the average of annual jumps
by military occupational specialty (MOS)?
(4) Recent statistics on the numbers and types of parachute
accidents and injuries based on a soldier's military
occupational specialty (MOS), unit of assignment, or overall
parachute proficiency (i.e., number of jumps or months/years on
jump status).
(5) How does the Army review its basic airborne proficiency
requirements and when was the last time a comprehensive
evaluation was conducted? What were the recommendations from
the last evaluation?
(6) What are the basic airborne proficiency requirements
for Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force non-special operations
service members assigned to airborne billets?
(7) What are the advantages and disadvantages of conducting
proficiency jumps in a shorter time period other than the
current quarterly requirement?
(8) What are the cost and resource implications (including
aircraft availability and usage) if the Army adopted a shorter
time-frame for proficiency jumps or if the number of required
proficiency jumps were reduced?
(9) With the advances in simulations, virtual training
environments and systems, and the promise of artificial
intelligence, how practical would it be to replace some of the
required proficiency jumps with some form of simulation or
virtual training device?
(10) Are there any plans for the Army to re-evaluate the
requirement for five airborne infantry brigade combat teams
(IBCTs) and supporting forces? How do parachute assaults fit
into the Army's doctrine for fighting in the current strategic
environment against near-peer competitors with sophisticated,
layered air-defense architectures.
(11) Operationally, how often have static-line airborne
operations been used in the last decade.
(12) Have there been any recent studies on the numbers and
types of parachute injuries based on a soldier's military
occupational specialty (MOS), unit of assignment, or overall
parachute proficiency (i.e., number of jumps or months/years on
jump status)?
(13) What are the costs and injury rates of West Point and
ROTC cadets permitted to attend Airborne School? Over the last
10 years, what is the rate of these cadets that go on to serve
in airborne units?
(14) Are there instances where we send officers and
soldiers to airborne school who are not on orders assigning
them to an airborne unit or position that requires airborne
qualification? If so, how many of these officers and soldiers
fall into this category on an annual basis?
Army Sustainable Readiness Model
The Sustainable Readiness Model is the Army's force
generation concept to build and maintain readiness across the
total force while meeting global requirements. Under the
Sustainable Readiness Model, the Army's objective is to
maintain 66 percent of Active Duty brigade combat teams and 33
percent of Reserve Component brigade combat teams in a combat-
ready status to respond to any global contingency. The
committee is concerned that training requirements needed to
maintain high levels of readiness for a large portion of the
Army may not be sustainable and could place an unnecessary
strain on the force. Senior Army civilian and military leaders
may share this concern and the committee is aware that the
Commander of U.S. Army Forces Command is currently conducting a
review of the Sustainable Readiness Model and the training
requirements associated with this force generation model.
Therefore, the committee directs the Chief of Staff of the
Army to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services, not later than March 1, 2021, on changes to the
Sustainable Readiness Model. At a minimum, the briefing shall
include the following elements:
(1) a summary of the findings and recommendations from the
U.S. Army Forces Command review of the Sustainable Readiness
Model and training requirements;
(2) an overview of changes being made to the Sustainable
Readiness Model, or the training requirements associated with
this force generation model, and a timeline for the
implementation of these changes;
(3) an assessment for how these changes may impact budget,
materiel, and manpower requirements; and
(4) an assessment for how these changes will affect the
overall readiness of the Army.
Briefing on Deployment of Next Generation 911 on Military Installations
The committee recognizes the benefits of Next Generation
911 systems that allow Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)
to accept text messages, images, and videos, as well as voice
calls. These additional means of communicating with 911 could
help dispatchers to more quickly understand and respond to an
emergency situation and would provide important alternatives
for emergency reporting by individuals experiencing intimate
partner violence. The committee is concerned that none of the
205 PSAPs operated by the military services support Next
Generation 911 service.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services
by January 1, 2021, on plans for updating 911 services at
military installations located in the United States, including
the feasibility, cost, and benefits of implementing Next
Generation 911 services.
Department of Defense Law Enforcement Training and Standards
The committee recognizes the important role that Department
of Defense military police, civilian police, and security
guards play in maintaining the security of military
installations and safety for military and civilian personnel
and their families. With the exception of service-unique
requirements, the committee believes these Department of
Defense law enforcement professionals strongly benefit from
developing and maintaining common training courses,
certification requirements, and professional standards. The
committee recognizes that Department of Defense Instruction
(DODI) 5525.15, updated on June 18, 2019, established policy,
assigned responsibility, and provided procedures for law
enforcement standards and training, physical fitness standards,
and certification for investigative analysts. The committee
directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services,
not later than March 1, 2021, on the implementation of DODI
5525.15. At minimum, the briefing shall include the following
elements:
(1) the status of the Department of Defense Peace Officer
Standards and Training (POST) Commission developing and
certifying law enforcement training standards to meet
proficiency requirements for Department of Defense law
enforcement professionals;
(2) how existing military and civilian law enforcement
training courses, schools, and programs are being updated to
adopt common training standards;
(3) the status of certifying all basic level law
enforcement officer training by the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Accreditation Organization;
(4) the unique service-specific training requirements and
standards that will be maintained beyond the common training
standards; and
(5) an assessment of whether the consolidation of law
enforcement training courses, schools, and programs would
benefit or detract from efforts to implement DODI 5525.15.
Directed Readiness Tables and Readiness Reporting
The committee has appreciated the opportunity to work with
the Department of Defense to revise section 482 of title 10,
United States Code, to update the statutory requirements for
the Readiness Report to Congress. The committee notes that the
Readiness Report to Congress is one of the foundational
documents that supports congressional oversight of the current
state of military readiness, the contributing factors to
specific readiness challenges, and the mitigations to these
challenges. The committee notes that in recent reports, the
Department of Defense has shifted away from reporting readiness
based on the C-ratings of major force elements and has started
measuring readiness based on the ability of the military
services to meet the force requirements of the Directed
Readiness Tables.
The committee notes that the Directed Readiness Tables
serve as a good force planning construct to manage the steady-
state demands of geographic combatant commanders on an annual
basis. However, the committee is concerned that readiness
reporting based on the Directed Readiness Tables does not allow
for measurement of progress towards the readiness recovery
goals of the military services, does not align with how the
military services track and report readiness, and does not
provide a holistic picture of military readiness, especially in
the context of preparedness to conduct a major contingency
operation. Therefore, the committee encourages the Department
of Defense to return to reporting based on C-ratings of major
force elements in the Readiness Report to Congress required by
section 482 of title 10, United States Code.
Dynamic Force Employment
The 2018 National Defense Strategy states that defeating or
deterring long-term strategic competitors is a different
challenge than regional adversaries that were the focus of
prior strategies. In order to meet this changing environment,
the strategy stated that the Department of Defense will adopt a
new concept known as Dynamic Force Employment, using scalable
options and quick deployments rather than traditional
rotational deployments to introduce unpredictability for
potential adversaries. However, the committee notes that there
is not a common framework by which all of the services describe
Dynamic Force Employment, resource Dynamic Force Employment in
budget requests, or address Dynamic Force Employment in force
generation and sustainment models. Therefore, the committee
directs the Comptroller General of the United States to review
the Dynamic Force Employment construct. The review should
address the following elements:
(1) to what extent Dynamic Force Employment is aligned with
the Department of Defense's readiness rebuilding efforts;
(2) to what extent each service defines and considers
Dynamic Force Employment in force generation and sustainment
models;
(3) to what extent Dynamic Force Employment is utilized in
the Global Force Management process and resources Dynamic Force
Employment in the budget request;
(4) to what extent the services and combatant commands are
prepared to execute Dynamic Force Employment and how this new
concept will impact readiness across the services and combatant
commands; and
(5) any other matter the Comptroller General determines
appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services,
not later than March 1, 2021, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings and present final results in a format and
timeframe agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Exercise Northern Strike
The committee notes that Northern Strike is an accredited
21-day exercise sponsored by the National Guard Bureau. This
Joint Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise brings together nearly
7,000 participants annually from the United States and North
Atlantic Treaty Organization partner countries. In the
committee report accompanying the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-120), the
committee directed the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to
provide a report and the cost of Exercise Northern Strike and
the anticipated funding programmed for the exercise over the
Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). According to the report
provided to the committee on October 2, 2019, anticipated
funding for future Northern Strike exercises was $20.7 million
per year over the FYDP. Furthermore, the committee notes that
the budget request for fiscal year 2021 includes funding for
Exercise Northern Strike. The committee is supportive of
exercises, such as Northern Strike, that bring together United
States and international partners to train together and build
readiness and interoperability.
High-Speed Test Track Infrastructure Requirements
The committee recognizes the importance of maintaining
high-speed test track capability to facilitate the transition
from laboratory developmental work to operational employment.
The committee notes the need for highly accurate, realistic
testing environments to bring new technologies online. The
committee is concerned about the adequacy of existing
facilities to ensure continued access to this type of testing.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report to the House Committee on Armed Services by
February 1, 2021, on the adequacy of its high-speed test track
infrastructure both for current requirements and for future
testing of next-generation systems. At a minimum the report
shall survey current high-speed test track infrastructure and
provide an overview of necessary infrastructure and technology
investments to ensure viability into the future.
Marine Corps Aviation Readiness and Sustainment
The committee notes the age of several rotary wing
airframes in the Marine Corps fleet, which are experiencing
long-term downtime and readiness issues. The committee
encourages the Marine Corps to embark upon additional reset
programs, as necessary, to revitalize and refresh the fleet.
The committee notes the success of similar resets, including
the ongoing CH-53 reset and resets conducted by the U.S. Army,
which have improved reliability and readiness. The committee
directs the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps to
brief the committee, not later than September 30, 2020, on the
status of the Marine Corps rotary wing fleet and all planned
reset programs for the fleet. In particular, the briefing shall
address:
(1) the state of the UH-1 Iroquois and AH-1 Cobra fleets;
(2) funding needs for reset activities;
(3) strategies to maintain reset throughput in a timely
manner; and
(4) an acquisition strategy to maintain cost, schedule, and
performance in the reset program.
Personnel Parachute and Cargo Inventory Management
The Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to submit a
report to the House Armed Services Committee by December 1,
2020 assessing the system used by U.S. Army Parachute Riggers
to record their activities with respect to the use, inspection,
inventory, maintenance, and repair of personnel parachutes,
cargo parachutes and other airdrop equipment throughout a
system's life-cycle. The report shall address the following
elements:
(1) The current record keeping, tracking, reporting and
information retrieval system employed by Parachute Riggers with
regard to personnel parachutes and airdrop equipment;
(2) An assessment of the adequacy of the tracking system
and a history of efforts to update the tracking system;
(3) A market assessment of automated programs currently
available for parachute system tracking by Parachute Riggers;
(4) A statement of the Army's current plans, if any, to
upgrade the tracking system used by Parachute Riggers;
(5) A schedule associated with the activities set forth in
(4).
Readiness of Firefighting Infrastructure and Equipment
The committee is concerned that the firefighting
infrastructure of the military departments is aging, in poor
condition, and may not be properly sized or configured to
support firefighting personnel and equipment. To help address
this issue, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) contained a
provision authorizing the Secretaries of the military
departments to carry out military construction projects, to
include the construction of new fire stations, to enhance force
protection and safety on military installations. With only
three fire stations being constructed through this authority,
and the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) submitted with the
budget request only including funding for the construction of
four additional fire stations, the committee is concerned that
the military departments continue to assume risk in this area.
In addition to the age, condition, and configuration of
firefighting infrastructure, the committee is concerned that
the condition and readiness of firefighting vehicles and
equipment may also adversely impact fire, crash, and rescue
operations at military installations.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretaries of the
military departments to each submit a report to the House
Committee on Armed Services, not later than March 1, 2021,
regarding the condition, capacity, and readiness of their
firefighting infrastructure, vehicles, and equipment. At
minimum, the report shall include the following elements:
(1) an assessment of the current condition, capacity, and
configuration of firefighting infrastructure, vehicles, and
equipment across the enterprise;
(2) an assessment of the risk to firefighting operations
and readiness due to the current state of firefighting
infrastructure, vehicles, and equipment across the enterprise;
(3) an overview of planned investments across the FYDP to
mitigate identified issues and risks associated with
firefighting infrastructure, vehicles, and equipment; and
(4) how the required phase-out by 2024 of firefighting foam
containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances is impacting the
investment strategy, particularly with respect to firefighting
vehicles.
Report on the Air Force's Use of Executive Decision Model Analytics
The committee supports the Air Force Education and Training
Command's (AETC) use of the Executive Decision Model (EDM) in
F-16 Formal Training Units (FTU) for predictive analytics to
achieve improvements in aircrew training production, aircraft
readiness, and energy conservation. The committee believes EDM
has provided important advantages to help address AETC
production challenges and the USAF pilot shortage. Therefore,
the committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force provide a
briefing to the House Armed Services Committee by January 31,
2021 on the Air Force's strategy to expand EDM predictive
analytics for use in other USAF Mission Design Series aircraft
to include the F-35.
Surface Navy Seamanship and Skills Assessment
The committee recognizes that the Navy has made some
significant improvements to the training curriculum for surface
warfare officers. However, the committee continues to have
concerns that enlisted training has not seen the same emphasis.
In an effort to fully understand the impact of recent changes
to officer surface warfare training and the current state of
enlisted training, the committee believes a holistic assessment
should be conducted. The goal of the assessment would be to
conduct a top-to-bottom review of how the surface Navy
qualifies its topside watchstanders involved in seamanship and
navigation. The assessment should include Personal
Qualification Standards, Watch Team Replacement Plans methods
of simulator training at various officer and enlisted
milestones, as well as at-sea assessments evaluating all
Mobility Navigation/Seamanship evolutions as outlined in the
current surface force training and readiness manual with
attention to special evolutions while restricted maneuvering
doctrine is in effect. Of particular interest is an objective
assessment of how we qualify/requalify officers of the deck
underway, as well as the master shiphandling skills expected of
commanding officers and executive officers at sea. The goal of
this study is to obtain an accurate, objective outside
assessment of the status of seamanship skills in the surface
Navy.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy
to contract with a federally funded research and development
center to provide a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than February 1, 2022, on a top-down
assessment of Navy surface warfare training. The assessment
should review both officer and enlisted training.
Other Matters
Civilian Participation in War Games
The committee notes the important role that war games play
in testing concepts, identifying capability gaps, and informing
strategic and tactical decisions for contingency operations and
other scenarios. War games help inform senior leadership of the
Department of Defense on investment requirements and policy
decisions related to the national security of the United
States. However, the committee is concerned that war games
organized by the Joint Staff, combatant commands, and military
departments do not adequately include senior Department of
Defense civilian leadership or representatives from other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government that may
influence policies or actions in the war game. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services, not later
than March 1, 2021, on the involvement of relevant departments
and agencies of the Federal Government. At minimum, the
briefing shall address:
(1) a list of formal war games conducted by the Joint
Staff, combatant commands, and military departments in calendar
year 2020;
(2) a list of senior Department of Defense civilians and
representatives from other departments and agencies of the
Federal Government that participated in each formal war game
conducted in calendar year 2020; and
(3) plans for inclusion of senior Department of Defense
civilians and representatives from other departments and
agencies of the Federal Government in formal war games planned
for fiscal year 2021.
Community Integration Programs
The committee encourages the military departments to create
and maintain strong community outreach programs at military
installations to ensure installations and ranges remain good
neighbors through strong relationships. The committee notes
that where the installation takes a proactive, collaborative
approach to informing the community about its programs and
addresses local stakeholder concerns in a timely fashion,
positive outcomes that preserve the installation's ability to
carry out its missions are more likely. The committee further
notes that the more complex the issues, the more early, active
engagement is critical to ensuring a positive outcome and
avoiding negative readiness impacts. As such, the committee
encourages the Department of Defense to make every effort to
identify and share best practices such as the Honorary
Commanders Program across service lines. These programs promote
community involvement with their military installation
neighbors and promote effective consultation and collaboration
between the installation and the surrounding community.
Counter Drone Center of Excellence
The Committee notes that the threat posed by small drones
to our warfighters and civilian population has grown
exponentially over the past several years. Current requirements
across the military services demonstrate a need for
comprehensive counter UAS capabilities. Concurrently, the
nation faces a shortage of engineering graduates with the
skills, clearances and education necessary in these specialized
fields. Each military service is pursuing counter UAS research,
development, test and engineering activities that are
independent of each other creating a need to coordinate efforts
across industry, academia and government agencies.
The Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services not later than October 1, 2020 on
the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Counter
Drone Center of Excellence. At minimum, the briefing shall
include information on the degree to which the military
services are coordinating efforts to rapidly develop and test
counter drone capabilities and the ability of the military
services to attract a skilled, cleared and trained workforce to
develop and test this technology. The briefing shall also
include an evaluation of whether a Counter Drone Center of
Excellence would enable better coordination of effort and more
efficient use of resources across the services to develop, test
and field counter drone technology.
Military Working Dogs
The committee recognizes that the Department of Defense
Military Working Dog programs, carried out by the Air Force as
executive agent, are in need of a dedicated line of accounting
and therefore supports Department of Defense efforts to
establish one. A dedicated line of accounting will more
accurately capture the facility and resource requirements
necessary to successfully and efficiently provide military
working dogs to all services.
Mishap Reporting and Data Analysis
The committee notes that the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) has identified areas for improvement and made
recommendations regarding the Department of Defense's approach
for collecting, reporting, and analyzing tactical combat
vehicle mishap data. The GAO reported that the mishap data
collected by the military departments' safety centers is not
standardized, which inhibits the Department from conducting a
department-wide analysis of mishap trends. The GAO also
reported that the military departments have conducted limited
data analysis of the factors that contribute to mishaps, due to
issues such as incomplete mishap investigation data, inadequate
mishap databases, and limited personnel to examine the mishap
data more completely. Further, each of the military departments
is responsible for the notification, investigation, and
reporting of mishaps. The Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD) is responsible for collecting and analyzing mishap data
from the safety centers, and providing the Secretary of Defense
and other Department of Defense leaders with information on
risks, recommendations for mitigation strategies, and lessons
learned. However, GAO has reported that the military
departments' safety centers are not reporting mishap causal
factors as required.
Given concerns about the recent instances of training
mishaps involving both military aircraft and tactical ground
vehicles, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report to the House Committee on Armed Services, not
later than December 1, 2020, that includes the following
elements:
(1) a detailed description of OSD and military department
responsibilities for collecting and analyzing mishap data,
including responsibilities for aircraft and tactical vehicle
mishap data;
(2) the steps taken to assess whether the data elements
collected during mishap investigations are sufficient for
conducting analyses to identify mishap trends;
(3) the actions taken to ensure standardized data is
collected during the investigations and reported within the
Department; and
(4) other steps taken or planned to improve the accuracy
and completeness of mishap record-keeping and analysis of any
contributing factors, to include any actions taken to address
GAO's prior recommendations.
Navy Museum and Historical Exchanges
The committee notes the authority granted to the Department
of Defense to conduct historical exchanges under section 2572
of title 10, United States Code. The committee also recognizes
that the Secretary of the Navy promulgated the latest set of
museum exchange guidelines through Secretary of the Navy
Instruction 5755.2B on April 1, 2019. The committee believes
proper and effective utilization of this authority can be a
tremendous benefit to the Navy's museum system. Furthermore, it
gives the American public an opportunity to honor the men and
women who sacrificed to protect our freedom. Additionally, the
committee recognizes the successful private sector effort to
recover, restore, and present artifacts under section 2572 of
title 10, United States Code, particularly aircraft, to the
American public.
The committee is concerned about the length of time
required by the Naval Heritage and History Command to consider
historical exchange proposals and that these delays
disincentivize potential private sector partners. Therefore,
the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services, not later
than September 30, 2020, to discuss the issue of historical
exchanges under section 2572 of title 10, United States Code.
At minimum, the briefing shall address the following:
(1) an overview of the approval and oversight process for
private sector historical exchange proposals;
(2) the number of exchanges approved by Navy during the
last 5 fiscal years, the number currently under consideration,
metrics for the timeliness of processing requests, and the
average time from submission to adjudication for the data
elements above;
(3) the Secretary's plan to oversee implementation of the
guidelines in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5755.2B as they
relate to the authority granted under section 2572 of title 10,
United States Code;
(4) the Navy's manpower plan to review and approve
historical exchange proposals;
(5) an assessment of the feasibility of providing a public
portal for submission of historical exchange proposals;
(6) an assessment of the feasibility of creating a publicly
accessible list of available Navy inventory eligible for the
historical exchange program; and
(7) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
returning the responsibility for historical exchanges to Naval
Air Systems Command.
United States Coast Guard Defense Readiness Resource Allocation
The committee notes that the United States Coast Guard is
not reimbursed by the Department of Defense for its defense
readiness mission activities, and that its annual appropriation
for non-emergency defense-related activities has not changed
since 2001. Given the importance of the Coast Guard to defense
operations and global combatant command priorities, the
committee notes the importance of understanding the Coast
Guard's expenditures to support Department of Defense
activities. Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller
General of the United States to review the allocation of
resources by the Coast Guard to support its defense readiness
mission. The review should address the following elements:
(1) an estimate of all expenses related to the Coast
Guard's coordination, training, and execution of defense
readiness mission activities in its capacity as an armed force
in support of Department of Defense national security
operations and activities;
(2) an assessment of how the Coast Guard's defense
readiness mission activities are generated;
(3) funding levels transferred by the Department of Defense
or otherwise provided to the Coast Guard in support of the
Coast Guard's defense readiness mission for each of the past 10
fiscal years;
(4) the number of Coast Guard detachments assigned in
support of the Coast Guard's defense readiness mission for each
of the past 10 fiscal years;
(5) an assessment of the extent to which Department of
Defense reimbursements for defense readiness enable the Coast
Guard to maintain its non-defense mission readiness and
operational capabilities; and
(6) an assessment of the extent to which the Coast Guard
direction of resources to support the Department of Defense
mission impacts its non-defense mission readiness and
operational capabilities.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than March 1, 2021, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings and present final results in a format and
timeframe agreed to at the time of the briefing.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Section 301--Authorization of Appropriations
This section would authorize appropriations for operation
and maintenance activities at the levels identified in section
4301 of division D of this Act.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
Section 311--Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse
for Review of Mission Obstructions
This section would amend the procedures for Department of
Defense review of proposed wind energy projects by requiring
the Department of Defense to issue a notification to an
applicant and the applicable Governor of a finding of no
adverse impact when appropriate. This section also strikes
references to Massachusetts Institute of Technology's role in
determining project offset distances.
Section 312--Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse
for Review of Mission Obstructions
This section would amend the procedures for Department of
Defense review of proposed wind energy projects by requiring
the Department of Defense to issue a notification to an
applicant and the applicable Governor of a finding of no
adverse impact when appropriate.
Section 313--Agreements to Limit Encroachments and Other Constraints on
Military Training, Testing, and Operations
This section would amend section 2684a of title 10, United
States Code, to provide a technical amendment to the Readiness
and Environmental Protection Integration Program that clarifies
eligible entity participation.
Section 314--Modification of Department of Defense Environmental
Restoration Authorities to Include Federal Government Facilities Used
by National Guard
This section would amend section 2707(e) of title 10,
United States Code, to modify defense environmental restoration
authorities to allow them to be used by the National Guard.
Section 315--Increased Transparency through Reporting on Usage and
Spills of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam at Military Installations
This section would amend chapter 160 of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Department of Defense to provide
congressional notification of all releases of PFOS- and PFOA-
containing fire-fighting foam.
Section 316--Replacement of Non-Tactical Motor Vehicles at the End of
Service Life with Electric or Hybrid Motor Vehicles
This section would amend section 2922g of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Department of Defense to maximize
to the extent practicable its use of hybrid, plug-in hybrid,
and fully electric vehicles for non-combat uses through
replacement of vehicles at the end of their lease or service
period.
Section 317--Budgeting of Department of Defense Relating to Operational
Energy Improvement
This section would create a budget line for operational
energy requirements.
Section 318--Assessment of Department of Defense Operational Energy
Usage
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and
development center to conduct an assessment of Department of
Defense operational energy usage.
Section 319--Improvement of the Operational Energy Capability
Improvement Fund of the Department of Defense
This section would realign the Operational Energy
Capability Improvement Fund under the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
Section 320--Five-Year Reviews of Containment Technologies Relating to
Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility
This section would require the Department of the Navy to
conduct 5-year reviews of the best available technologies for
containment at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
Section 321--Limitation on Use of Funds for Acquisition of Furnished
Energy for Rhine Ordnance Barracks Army Medical Center
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a certification that none of the energy used by Rhine
Ordnance Barracks Army Medical Center was sourced from the
Russian Federation.
Section 322--Requirement to Update Department of Defense Climate Change
Roadmap
This section would require the Department of Defense to
update the 2014 Department of Defense Climate Change Roadmap by
February 1, 2022.
Section 323--Comptroller General Report on Department of Defense
Installation Energy
This section would require the Comptroller General of the
United States to submit a report to the House Committee on
Armed Services on Department of Defense progress toward meeting
net zero installation energy goals.
Section 324--Department of Defense Report on Emissions Levels
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report on its total emissions levels for the last 10
fiscal years.
Section 325--Objectives, Performance Standards, and Criteria for Use of
Wildlife Conservation Banking Programs
This section would require the Secretary of the Interior to
work through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to
issue regulations related to wildlife conservation banking.
Section 326--Offshore Wind Energy Development, Morro Bay, California
This section would require all interaction on behalf of the
Navy with the California Energy Commission, Federal agencies,
State and local governments, and potential energy developers
regarding proposed offshore wind energy off the Central Coast
of California to be performed through the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. In
addition, this section would prohibit the Secretary of Defense
from issuing a final offshore wind assessment that proposes
wind exclusion areas or objecting to an offshore energy project
in the Central Coast of California that has filed for review by
the Military Aviation and Installations Assurance Clearinghouse
until providing a required briefing.
Section 327--Long-Duration Demonstration Initiative and Joint Program
This section would authorize the Director of the
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program of the
Department of Defense to establish a demonstration initiative
composed of demonstration projects focused on the development
of long-duration energy storage technologies.
Section 328--Prizes for Development of Non-PFAS-Containing Fire-
Fighting Agent
This section would create a prize program to incentivize
innovation in development of a non-PFAS-containing fire-
fighting agent.
Section 329--Survey of Technologies for Department of Defense
Application in Phasing Out the Use of Fluorinated Aqueous Film-Forming
Foam
This section would require the Department of Defense to
survey non-firefighting agent technologies that could
facilitate execution of the required 2024 phase-out of
fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam.
Section 330--Interagency Body on Research Related to Per- and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
The section would establish an interagency working group to
coordinate Federal research and development activities related
to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Section 331--Restriction on Procurement by Defense Logistics Agency of
Certain Items Containing Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances
This section would prohibit the Director of the Defense
Logistics Agency from procuring certain items containing
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances effective one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Section 332--Standards for Removal or Remedial Actions with Respect to
PFOS or PFOA Contamination
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to meet
or exceed the most stringent standards between an enforceable
State standard under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), an
enforceable Federal standard under CERCLA, or a health advisory
under the Safe Drinking Water Act when performing removal or
remediation actions of PFOS or PFOA contamination from
Department of Defense or National Guard activities found in
drinking water or in groundwater that is not currently used for
drinking water.
Section 333--Research and Development of Alternative to Aqueous Film-
Forming Foam
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the National Institute of Standards and Technology and
in consultation with other stakeholders and Federal agencies,
to award grants and carry out other activities related to
fluorine-free alternatives to aqueous film-forming foam.
Section 334--Notification to Agricultural Operations Located in Areas
Exposed to Department of Defense PFAS Use
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to provide
notifications to any agricultural operation located within 10
square miles of a location where covered PFAS has been detected
in groundwater, hydrologically linked to a local water source,
and is suspected to be, or due to a positive test known to be,
the result of the use of PFAS at any installation of the
Department of Defense located in the United States or any
State-owned facility of the National Guard.
Section 335--Public Disclosure of Results of Department of Defense
Testing for Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
publicly disclose the results of any testing for perfluoroalkyl
or polyfluoroalkyl substances conducted on military
installations or formerly used defense sites.
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
Section 351--National Defense Sustainment and Logistics Review
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a comprehensive examination and submit a report on the
sustainment and logistics requirements necessary to support the
national military strategy.
Section 352--Extension of Sunset Relating to Charter Air Transportation
Services
This section would amend section 9515(k) of title 10,
United States Code, to extend the minimum business guarantee
for air carriers participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet
program from December 31, 2020, to December 31, 2025.
Section 353--Additional Elements for Inclusion in Navy Ship Depot
Maintenance Budget Report
This section would modify the Navy Ship Depot Maintenance
Report required by section 363(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) to
include the execution of the planned schedule categorized by
class of ship and to require a report on the Secretary's
progress implementing the recommendations of GAO Report 20-370.
Section 354--Modification to Limitation on Length of Overseas Forward
Deployment of Naval Vessels
This section would make technical changes to limitations on
the length of time a ship can be in a forward deployed naval
forces status.
Section 355--Independent Advisory Panel on Weapon System Sustainment
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish an independent advisory panel to conduct a review and
make recommendations related to the weapon system sustainment
ecosystem.
Section 356--Biannual Briefings on Status of Shipyard Infrastructure
Optimization Plan
This section would direct the Secretary of the Navy to
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees
every 6 months on the status of implementation of the Shipyard
Infrastructure Optimization Plan.
Section 357--Materiel Readiness Metrics and Objectives for Major Weapon
Systems
This section would amend section 118 of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Department of Defense to develop
materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major weapon
systems, to regularly review and update the metrics and
objectives, and report on them with the annual budget request.
Subtitle D--Munitions Safety and Oversight
Section 361--Chair of Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board
This section would amend section 172 of title 10, United
States Code, to codify the responsibilities of the Department
of Defense Explosive Safety Board chairman, executive director,
and staff. It also requires the Under Secretary of Defense to
certify that the board positions, including the chairman, have
been filled by military officers before more than 75 percent of
authorized funding may be obligated or expended by the Office
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment.
Section 362--Explosive Ordnance Disposal Defense Program
This section would amend section 2284 of title 10, United
States Code, to clarify that the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall be
responsible for the direction, coordination, and integration of
the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Defense Program, and to specify
which organizations within the Department of Defense the
Assistant Secretary shall coordinate with on specific
activities. In addition, this section would require the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report on the establishment
and organization of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Defense
Program.
Section 363--Assessment of Resilience of Department of Defense
Munitions Enterprise
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and
development center to conduct an assessment of the resilience
of the Department of Defense munitions enterprise.
Section 364--Report on Safety Waivers and Mishaps in Department of
Defense Munitions Enterprise
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
include with the President's budget a report on safety waivers
and mishaps in the Department of Defense munitions enterprise.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Section 371--Pilot Program for Temporary Issuance of Maternity-Related
Uniform Items
This section would authorize the Defense Logistics Agency
to create a pilot program to issue maternity uniforms to
pregnant service members at no cost to the service member. The
authority to carry out the pilot program would terminate on
September 30, 2026.
Section 372--Servicewomen's Commemorative Partnerships
This section would authorize the Secretary of the Army to
enter into a contract, partnership, or grant with a non-profit
organization for the purpose of providing financial support for
the maintenance and sustainment of infrastructure and
facilities at military service memorials and museums that
highlight the role of women in the military.
Section 373--Biodefense Analysis and Budget Submission
This section would require the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget to conduct a comprehensive analysis of
Federal biodefense programs and to develop and submit to
Congress annually with the President's budget request an
integrated biodefense budget submission and its supporting
analysis.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Impact of U.S. Population Trends on National Guard Force Structure
The committee notes the implementation guidance for the
National Guard's National Defense Strategy states,
``Demographic and economic trends within the U.S. will
challenge our ability to recruit and retain quality Guardsmen
over the next several years. Meeting this challenge is
fundamental to our long-term success . . . However, we must
also be prepared to reposition National Guard force structure
to the parts of the nation where we can successfully recruit to
fill it.'' Therefore, the committee directs the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau to submit a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
not later than December 1, 2020, to determine if population,
demographic, and economic trends are impacting the ability of
the National Guard to recruit and retain qualified individuals
to fulfill mission requirements as well as support the citizens
of States with respect to title 32 National Guard civil support
missions. The report shall include recommendations to address
these concerns as well as force structure changes to address
these vulnerabilities. The study should include Air and Army
National Guard units and historical and projected population
growth.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Section 401--End Strengths for Active Forces
This section would authorize the following end strengths
for Active Duty personnel of the Armed Forces as of September
30, 2021:
Sec. 401.
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Service FY 2020 Committee
Authorized Request Recom- FY 2021 FY 2020
mendation Request Authorized
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Army........................................... 480,000 485,900 485,900 0 5,900
Navy........................................... 340,500 347,800 347,800 0 7,300
USMC........................................... 186,200 184,100 184,100 0 -2,100
Air Force...................................... 332,800 327,266 327,266 0 -5,534
Space Force.................................... 0 6,434 6,434 0 6,434
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DOD Total.................................... 1,339,500 1,351,500 1,351,500 0 12,000
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Section 402--Revisions in Permanent Active Duty End Strength Minimum
Levels
This section would establish new minimum Active Duty end
strengths for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and
Space Force as of September 30, 2021. The committee recommends
485,900 as the minimum Active Duty end strength for the Army,
347,800 as the minimum Active Duty end strength for the Navy,
184,100 as the minimum Active Duty end strength for the Marine
Corps, 327,266 as the minimum Active Duty end strength for the
Air Force, and 6,434 as the minimum Active Duty end strength
for the Space Force.
Section 403--Modification of the Authorized Number and Accounting
Method for Senior Enlisted Personnel
This section would amend section 517 of title 10, United
States Code, to change the method of calculating the authorized
number of senior enlisted members in the grades of E-8 and E-9
from the daily average to an authorized end strength, and would
increase the authorized number of members in the grade of E-8
from 2.5 percent to 3 percent of the total number of enlisted
members.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
Section 411--End Strengths for Selected Reserve
This section would authorize the following end strengths
for Selected Reserve personnel, including the end strength for
Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves, as of
September 30, 2021:
Sec. 411.
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Service FY 2020 Committee
Authorized Request Recom- FY 2021 FY 2020
mendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard............................ 336,000 336,500 336,500 0 500
Army Reserve................................... 189,500 189,800 189,800 0 300
Navy Reserve................................... 59,000 58,800 58,800 0 -200
Marine Corps Reserve........................... 38,500 38,500 38,500 0 0
Air National Guard............................. 107,700 108,100 108,100 0 400
Air Force Reserve.............................. 70,100 70,300 70,300 0 200
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DOD Total.................................... 800,800 802,000 802,000 0 1,200
Coast Guard Reserve............................ 7,000 7,000 7,000 0 0
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Section 412--End Strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in Support of
the Reserves
This section would authorize the following end strengths
for Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves as of
September 30, 2021:
Sec. 412.
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Service FY 2020 Committee
Authorized Request Recom- FY 2021 FY 2020
mendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard............................ 30,595 30,595 30,595 0 0
Army Reserve................................... 16,511 16,511 16,511 0 0
Navy Reserve................................... 10,155 10,215 10,215 0 60
Marine Corps Reserve........................... 2,386 2,386 2,386 0 0
Air National Guard............................. 22,637 25,333 25,333 0 2,696
Air Force Reserve.............................. 4,431 5,256 5,256 0 825
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DOD Total.................................... 86,715 90,296 90,296 0 3,581
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Section 413--End Strengths for Military Technicians (Dual Status)
This section would authorize the following end strengths
for military technicians (dual status) as of September 30,
2021:
Sec. 413.
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FY 2021 Change from
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Service FY 2020 Committee
Authorized Request Recom- FY 2021 FY 2020
mendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard............................ 22,294 22,294 22,294 0 0
Army Reserve................................... 6,492 6,492 6,492 0 0
Air National Guard............................. 13,569 10,994 10,994 0 -2,575
Air Force Reserve.............................. 8,938 7,947 7,947 0 -991
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DOD Total.................................... 51,293 47,727 47,727 0 -3,566
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Section 414--Maximum Number of Reserve Personnel Authorized To Be on
Active Duty for Operational Support
This section would authorize, as required by section 115(b)
of title 10, United States Code, the maximum number of Reserve
Component personnel who may be on Active Duty or full-time
National Guard duty during fiscal year 2021 to provide
operational support. The personnel authorized here do not count
against the end strengths authorized by section 401 or section
412 of this Act unless the duration on Active Duty exceeds the
limitations in section 115(b)(2) of title 10, United States
Code.
Sec. 414.
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FY 2021 Change from
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Service FY 2020 Committee
Authorized Request Recom- FY 2021 FY 2020
mendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard............................ 17,000 17,000 17,000 0 0
Army Reserve................................... 13,000 13,000 13,000 0 0
Navy Reserve................................... 6,200 6,200 6,200 0 0
Marine Corps Reserve........................... 3,000 3,000 3,000 0 0
Air National Guard............................. 16,000 16,000 16,000 0 0
Air Force Reserve.............................. 14,000 14,000 14,000 0 0
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DOD Total.................................... 69,200 69,200 69,200 0 0
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Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Section 421--Military Personnel
This section would authorize appropriations for military
personnel at the levels identified in the funding table in
section 4401 of division D of this Act.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
A Report on the Military Lending Act and the Effects of High Interest
Rates on Readiness
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to submit a
report to the House Committee on Armed Services, no later than
February 15th, 2021, on a Military Annual Percentage Rate lower
than 30% and its impact on military readiness and servicemember
retention.
Air Force Institute of Technology and Space Education Study
For more than a century, the Air Force Institute of
Technology (AFIT), has continuously supported the aeronautics
and aviation-focused technical education needs of our nation's
military. Today AFIT is the Air Force's leader for advanced,
multidisciplinary academic education, as well as its
institution for technical professional continuing education. As
our defense needs have shifted to incorporate space as a
contested warfighting domain, AFIT has responded by creating
new educational programs and research institutions. For
example, AFIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
produces graduates and research to meet the military's needs
for future spacecraft. AFIT's Center for Space Research and
Assurance delivers highly valued resilient, responsive, and
reliable space capabilities to the defense and intelligence
community through executing cutting-edge space technology
development, science, and space experiments. AFIT's School of
Strategic Force Studies manages execution of space and nuclear
continuing education. Space is now integral to AFIT's numerous
research and graduate and continuing education programs. With
the establishment of the U.S. Space Force within the Department
of the Air Force, the committee anticipates the requirements
for AFIT to expand to meet the new challenges of a greater
department mission.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than February 1, 2021, on a study of the
Air Force Institute of Technology future role in space
education. The study shall include each of the following
elements at a minimum:
(1) an overview of AFIT's existing space-focused education
and research capabilities, programs, products, and outputs;
(2) an identification and evaluation of new space-focused
educational requirements that can be met by AFIT resulting from
the establishment of the U.S. Space Force and based on future
space-related defense needs;
(3) a roadmap for meeting the requirements described in
element (2), as well as a description of anticipated additional
resources necessary for AFIT to meet the education and research
space requirements of the Department of the Air Force in the
next 5 fiscal years; and
(4) a recommendation whether to change the name of AFIT to
``Air and Space Force Institute of Technology'' or other name
to reflect its future role in air and space defense-focused
education.
Concerns about Uncharacterized Discharges
The committee is concerned by reports of inappropriate use
of uncharacterized discharges for tenured military members who
have served for more than six months but less than 8 years. The
committee directs the Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the
Army, Secretary of the Air Force, and Commandant of the Marine
Corps to report to the committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives by February 21, 2021 on
how many uncharacterized discharges have been issued to service
members in the last ten years, including the breakdown by
gender, race/ethnicity, and grade. The report should also
explain why an uncharacterized discharge was used instead of
any of the other discharge statuses.
Disinformation Training Incorporated into Pre-deployment Training
The committee is aware that U.S. forces deployed overseas
are being directly targeted by our adversaries with
disinformation through social media, text messages, and other
means. The committee supports the goal of ensuring U.S. troops
are appropriately trained to think critically to distinguish
between legitimate news and unreliable information, including
fake URLs and headlines. The committee also expects the
Secretaries of the military departments to incorporate into
pre-deployment training a new component on media literacy to
prepare troops to think critically and identify disinformation.
Effectiveness of Military Justice Reforms
The committee understands the importance of ongoing
military justice reforms throughout the Department of Defense.
Additionally, successive National Defense Authorization Acts
have required a wide range of reforms to the Uniform Code of
Military Justice and other military legal matters. The
committee wants to ensure it remains abreast of the
effectiveness of these military justice reforms. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not later
than January 1, 2021, on the results of the review and
assessment conducted under section 946(f)(1) of title 10,
United States Code (article 3 146(f)(1) of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice). This briefing shall include recommendations
for improvements to the Uniform Code of Military Justice based
on the results of such review and assessment.
Expanding World Language Program to Offer Strategic Language Training
to DODEA Students Earlier
The committee notes that the Host Nation Program provides
Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) elementary
school students with a cross-cultural and language acquisition
focus to develop an appreciation and understanding of the
culture and language of the country in which they are located.
The committee also notes that the World Language Program
curriculum is offered at DODEA's schools outside the United
States, in middle through high school, and is designed to
provide students with an introduction to host nation languages,
taught by host nation teachers. The students also participate
in activities building appreciation and understanding of the
country in which they are located. Considering that earlier
exposure to language training generally increases foreign
language proficiency, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than
March 1, 2021, consisting of the following elements:
(1) the feasibility of beginning strategic language
instruction in the kindergarten through 6th grade level where
applicable, and
(2) the cost, resources, and, impediments to beginning
strategic language instruction per element (1).
Gender Integration at Marine Corps Recruit Depots
The committee commends the United States Marine Corps for
working to achieve the requirements in section 565 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public
Law 116-92) to gender integrate training at Marine Corps
Recruit Depots. The committee believes transparency is crucial
to ensuring the intent of Congress is met. Therefore, the
committee directs the Commandant of the Marine Corps to provide
a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives not later than March 1, 2021, describing the
plan to integrate the Marine Recruit Depots. The briefing
should include projected costs for the resiliency of the bases
and infrastructure, for construction to modify facilities, any
land lease issues, any surplus property identified, any impacts
to local infrastructure surrounding the Depots, any changes for
training, and challenges the Commandant believes would prevent
the Marine Corps from achieving the requirement.
Improvements to the Special Victims' Counsel Program
The committee acknowledges the benefits of the Special
Victims' Counsel Program and supports the military services'
consistent efforts to strengthen the program. The committee
believes that compliance with recent efforts to expand and
improve the Special Victims' Counsel Program is critical to the
program's success. Therefore, the committee directs the Judge
Advocates General of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, and
the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps,
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services
by January 1, 2021, on the Special Victims' Counsel Program.
Such briefing shall include the following:
(1) an assessment of whether the service is in compliance
with the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) relating to the
Special Victims' Counsel Program and, if not, what steps have
been taken to achieve compliance with such provisions. Such
provisions include, but are not limited to: the requirement
that a military installation provide an alleged victim with
access to a Special Victims' Counsel, not later than 72 hours
after such request is made, if a Special Victims' Counsel is
not available at the military installation; the requirement
that Special Victims' Counsel receive appropriate training on
criminal laws and policies of the State(s) in which they are
located; and the requirement that Special Victims' Counsel
provide alleged victims with legal consultation and assistance
related to incidents of retaliation.
(2) a description of any staffing constraints on the
Special Victims' Counsel program or other programs of the
service resulting from the additional responsibilities required
of the Special Victims' Counsel Program under Public Law 116-
92.
(3) an assessment of the feasibility of providing cross-
service Special Victims' Counsel representation in instances
where a Special Victims' Counsel from a different service is
co-located with a victim at a remote base.
Military Judge Advocate General End Strength
The committee applauds the military services for diligently
reviewing the manning requirements for the Judge Advocate
General (JAG) Corps to ensure achievement of the requirements
of section 541 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). The committee notes these
reviews are critical for the success of the military legal
community to ensure the appropriate number of JAGs are accessed
and trained to sufficiently execute the increasing number of
JAG requirements in the military. Therefore, the committee
expects each military service will have a programmed increase
in the number of JAG billets to meet the requirements of Public
Law 116-92.
Military Spouse Licensure Reciprocity
The committee applauds the work done by the Department of
Defense to ease licensing burdens for military spouses
relocating from other States or territories. The committee
supports comments made by the service secretaries touting the
importance of professional licensure reciprocity for military
families and the consideration this will be given when
evaluating future basing decisions. The committee notes that
while some progress has been made, with more than 1,100 various
occupational licensing requirements across the United States,
such regulations continue to directly impact the welfare and
morale of service members and their families, and Department of
Defense staffing may not be at the level required to speed the
development of State compacts. Therefore, the committee directs
the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives not later than June 1, 2021, that includes:
(1) an action plan on the status of licensure reciprocity
actions being taken in each State to include the use of
interstate compacts and exemption status;
(2) the measurement of the average number of days to
spousal licensure in each State grouped by occupational
specialty;
(3) the development of a framework assessing the status of
State spousal licensure reciprocity agreements when considering
future basing decisions within the Department of Defense; and
(4) the additional number of Department of Defense Defense-
State Liaisons required to further facilitate State compacts.
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Reservation System Modernization
The committee understands that a robust Morale, Welfare,
and Recreation program across the Armed Forces is a critical
component of retention. However, most online resources are not
available through an online portal and reservations must be
made by phone. This sometimes exacerbates a situation with long
beneficiary wait times and inconsistent booking practices
across Morale, Welfare, and Recreation programs. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives not later than June 1, 2021, analyzing
ongoing challenges with the existing system and providing
recommendations that would improve and modernize the Morale,
Welfare, and Recreation reservation system.
Officer and Enlisted Qualification Testing
The committee believes that relevant qualification testing
is a critical component of accessing quality officers and
warrant officers and enlisting exceptional personnel into the
military services. However, the committee is concerned that
outdated qualification testing requirements may be adversely
affecting the recruitment of otherwise qualified applicants and
may also be unnecessarily inhibiting their entry into specific
occupational specialties. While the unique requirements of the
individual services and their numerous specialties are
recognized, the lack of uniformity even across the
commissioning sources of a single service cause concern for the
efficacy of current testing. Presently, there is no single test
or instrument used as an aptitude requirement for appointment
of officers and warrant officers within the military
departments and the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
(ASVAB) test required for enlistment is antiquated, failing to
target the critical aspects of a changing force.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than March 1,
2021, on the following:
(1) An analysis of the various forms of qualification
testing required for entrance into military service, the
officer or warrant officer corps, or a specific occupational
specialty, broken out by military service
(2) the frequency with which the Department of Defense
reviews the qualification tests of the services to include
those tests required for entrance into specific occupations
(3) the number of potential accessions that have been
denied entry into the officer or warrant officer corps due to
their performance on a service-directed qualification test,
broken out by military service
(4) the number of potential enlistments that have been
denied entry into the armed services due to their performance
on the Armed Services Vocational Battery Aptitude (ASVAB) Test,
broken out by military service
(5) the number of service members denied entrance into an
aviation specific occupation due to performance on an aviation
qualification test, broken out by military service
(6) a plan of action to update current qualification
testing standards and requirements to ensure optimal
recruitment of prospective applicants.
Parental Leave Parity for Reservists
The Committee believes there should be a consistent policy
that allows servicemembers in the Reserve Component flexibility
in their drill schedule to be able to take parental leave after
the birth or adoption of child. The Committee directs the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to provide a
briefing to the House Armed Services Committee no later than
July 1, 2021 regarding the current Reserve Component policies
relating to parental leave and the feasibility of establishing
a policy that allows for flexible drill for twelve weeks after
the birth or adoption of a child, to include maximizing the use
of telework if appropriate. This briefing should include an
assessment of ways to minimize impact of the servicemember's
parental leave on their individual and unit readiness and
ensure that no servicemember faces corrective action, including
administrative separation or transfer to the individual ready
reserve, for failure to meet administrative requirements during
their period of parental leave.
Participation in Transition Assistance Programs at Small and Remote
Military Installations
The committee remains concerned that all service members
are receiving quality transition assistance and access to
transitional resources through the Transition Assistance
Program, especially access and availability of resources at
small and remote bases. The goal is to ensure all service
members, even those transitioning out of small or remote bases,
are not overlooked and receive the resources required.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of the
United States to submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not
later than June 1, 2021, on a review of the participation in
formal Transition Assistance Programs of members of the Armed
Forces assigned to small military installations and remote
military installations in the United States. Small military
installations and remote military installations for purposes of
this report are defined as follows:
(1) a small military installation is an installation at
which are assigned not more than 10,000 members of the Armed
Forces.
(2) a remote military installation is an installation that
is located more than 50 miles from any city with a population
of 50,000 people or more (as determined by the Office of
Management and Budget).
Professional Military Education Reform
The committee believes that Professional Military Education
remains the foundation of joint integration and the Goldwater-
Nichols Act. However, the committee is concerned that Congress
is not being consulted on significant changes to the
Professional Military Education system now under consideration
by the Department of Defense. Therefore, the committee directs
the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives not later than March 1, 2021, on the following:
(1) the status of the recommendations made to the
Department of Defense in Government Accountability Office
Report 20-323;
(2) a review of recommended improvements to the
Professional Military Education enterprise in support of the
National Defense Strategy, to include the cost of implementing
these improvements; and
(3) an assessment and value statement of the contributions
of each of the senior service colleges as it relates to Joint
Professional Military Education, Phase II education.
Report on Feasibility of Implementation of Flexible Spending Account
Options for Members of the Uniformed Services and Their Families
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives by January 1, 2021, on the
feasibility of implementing flexible spending account options
that allow pre-tax payment of dependent care expenses, health
and dental insurance premiums, and out-of-pocket health care
expenses for members of the uniformed services and their family
members. The report required shall include the following
elements:
(1) identification of any legislative or administrative
barriers to achieving the implementation of such options;
(2) recommendations on contribution limits; and
(3) an assessment on tax incentives when using flexible
spending accounts in conjunction with or instead of other
annual tax credits and what financial advantages or
disadvantages there may be for servicemembers and their
families.
Reserve Component General and Flag Officer Development
The committee believes that the professional development of
Reserve Component general and flag officers is imperative to
executing national security objectives. The military services
are challenged to provide Reserve Component officers with
sufficient experience via the assignments process and to work
diligently to sustain a wide array of opportunities that ensure
an adequate pool of qualified senior leaders. Reductions in
general and flag officer requirements or authorizations that
disproportionally affect those positions that are viewed as
developmentally vital should be avoided in order to achieve
optimal performance and total force integration. Further,
careful consideration must be given to maintain an appropriate
diversity of positions that balance command, staff, and joint
opportunities. It is the feeling of the committee that more
needs to be done to ensure senior leaders within the Reserve
Component are afforded continued professional growth
opportunities and a clear path for progression.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than March 1,
2021, on the following:
(1) a comprehensive analysis of the current Reserve
Component general and flag officer command positions, broken
out by service
(2) a general assessment of current joint and staff
opportunities available to Reserve Component general and flag
officers, to include any areas of opportunity expansion
(3) the impact of limited reserve officer exemptions on
career progression for the Reserve Component
(4) an outline of any legislative or policy driven guidance
that impedes progression of Reserve Component general and flag
officers
(5) ongoing or planned efforts to further integrate the
Reserve Component with Active Duty at the general and flag
officer level
(6) other information relevant to the enhanced career path
for Reserve Component general and flag officers
Reserve Component Record of Service
The committee recognizes the Department of Defense is
beginning to implement changes from the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) on
the record of service for the Reserves. The Department has been
provided great flexibility to fully explore what information
should be on the record of service and when the record of
service should be issued. The Department should also explore
different options for conveying the record of service for the
Reserves. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Department of
Defense to consider the feasibility of an electronic option
that includes a mechanism for validation of cumulative service
for the conveyance of benefits.
Review of Medical Accessions Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or
Induction into Military Services
The committee understands the Department of Defense
evaluates hundreds of thousands of applicants to determine
their eligibility to serve, including their medical fitness.
The Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03, ``Medical
Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction into the
Military Services,'' ensures that medical standards are
implemented across the Department of Defense for all service
member accessions. Additionally, there is a medical waiver
process administered by the Secretaries of the military
services to allow for individuals with some previous conditions
to still access into the military if it is determined the
condition does not hinder the ability to deploy worldwide,
regardless of military occupation. The committee notes that the
frequency with which the Department of Defense Instruction
6130.03 is updated to include information from the civilian
community is every 3 to 5 years and based on a variety of
medical factors. The committee is concerned as to whether there
is actual uniformity in the determination of waivers across the
military services and if data on waivers is reviewed on a
reoccurring basis as well. Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services, not later than February 1, 2021,
specifying the following:
(1) the frequency with which the Department of Defense
consults with the civilian medical community to determine
whether best practices across the medical disciplines
referenced in Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03 are
considered when promulgating and updating medical standards for
potential accessions;
(2) the number of potential accessions across the military
services that have been denied entry due to a notation related
to mental health conditions like anxiety and depressive
disorders that are no longer undergoing treatment and are
considered stable;
(3) the number of potential accessions across the military
services that have been denied entry due to a notation of
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication usage
(current usage or within the past 24 months); and
(4) the impact of decentralizing the medical waivers
process to a lower level within the chain of command.
Review of the Preservation of the Force and Family Program for Special
Operations Forces
The committee recognizes the importance of the Preservation
of the Force and Family (POTFF) program to support the
personnel and dependents of U.S. Special Operations Command
(USSOCOM), and is supportive of the command's initiatives to
broaden focus across the pillars of POTFF to more
comprehensively address the stressors and needs of those
special operations forces (SOF) and their families.
While POTFF has historically focused on rehabilitating and
maintaining the operator through physical therapy initiatives,
the committee maintains interest in ensuring balance of
investment throughout POTFF to wholly address the mental,
physical, spiritual, and familial needs of SOF. The committee
notes the additional investments for the other pillars of
POTFF, and is encouraged by the use of emergent technologies
such as machine learning/artificial intelligence (ML/AI) to
facilitate development of neurocognitive mapping capabilities
to more accurately capture the psychological data of SOF, with
the intention of aligning proper emotional care as they
maneuver throughout the special operations enterprise.
The committee also notes the recent effort to establish
Smartabase as the preferred program to virtually track SOF
participating in the POTFF program. The committee understands
the intent to have Smartabase implemented at each Service
Component and Theater Special Operations Command element of
USSOCOM. The committee is also aware that Smartabase is
intended to manage data associated with USSOCOM's SOF
Assessment Baseline and Reassessment System.
However, with these concerns in mind, and to ensure that
the command is honoring SOF truth number one, ``Humans are more
important than hardware,'' the committee directs the
Comptroller General of the United States to provide a report to
the House Committee on Armed Services by January 29, 2021, on
the history, current use, and future intent for the POTFF
program. The report shall include:
(1) observations regarding the balance of emphasis put on
the four pillars of the program;
(2) the use of ML/AI to accurately capture and track the
neurocognitive data of SOF and virtual connectivity to ensure
that data is easily shared as SOF move across the enterprise;
(3) an assessment of the interoperability and scalability
of the Smartabase system; and
(4) opportunities to enhance the POTFF program, especially
considering transitioning and retired SOF who might still
require the specialty care as provided by the POTFF program.
Sexual Assault Information Management System
The committee is aware of the Army Sexual Harassment/
Assault Response and Prevention Program Office's use of the
Army's Strategic Management System (SMS) performance management
tool to report data from the Department of Defense's Sexual
Assault Information Database (DSAID). The committee further
recognizes that the use of SMS allows Army leaders at all
levels of command to create uniform, centrally managed reports
that allow for visibility into sexual harassment/assault
conditions across the force. However, the committee is
concerned that across the other military departments and the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, no system of record is used
to report data emanating from DSAID. Therefore, the committee
encourages the Secretary of Defense to review the Department's
and each military service's system for utilizing information
from DSAID and how a common operating system may improve
commanders' ability to monitor and tailor prevention programs
across the Department.
Space Force Personnel
The committee commends the Department of Defense for the
establishment of the Space Force within the Department of the
Air Force. The mission of the Space Force is critical to
ensuring unfettered access to, and freedom to operate in,
space, and to providing vital capabilities to joint and
coalition forces in peacetime and across the spectrum of
conflict. However, the current planning seems to lack some
specificity and details that may be needed to help ensure the
timely and successful execution of the force structure plan for
the Space Force. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary
of Defense to submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not
later than February 1, 2021, specifying the following elements:
(1) the number of personnel, grades, and specialties of
voluntary transfers that will be transferred into the Space
Force from the Department of the Army, Department of the Navy,
and Department of the Air Force;
(2) any new civilian personnel authorities and hiring
initiatives needed by the Department of the Air Force to ensure
the Space Force has the agility to acquire and retain the
required civilian workforce;
(3) any changes to the physical and medical standards for
appointment, enlistment, or induction into the Space Force, to
include any new initiatives that would consider the broadening
of waiver authorities to facilitate a holistic approach to the
accession and retention of Space Force personnel; and
(4) a plan of action and milestones that highlights force
structure actions to be completed, resource allocation, and
personnel transfers.
United States Space Force Commissioning Programs
The committee affirms that the recent establishment of the
United States Space Force requires the congressional defense
committees and the Department of Defense to work closely to
identify the policy and resources needed to ensure the U.S.
Space Force can effectively fulfill its mission as an
independent branch of the armed forces. The committee observes
that earlier this year the United States Air Force Academy
graduated the first eighty-six officers to be directly
commissioned into the U.S. Space Force. The committee also
recognizes that, like the other military services, officers
commissioned into the Space Force will require pre-
commissioning training programs tailored to the unique aspects
of the Space Force mission and service culture. The committee
is aware that the Department of the Air Force is developing a
strategy to address Space Force officer commissioning programs
and desires greater understanding of these requirements.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force
to provide the congressional defense committees with a
briefing, no later than March 1, 2021, on its strategy to
establish Space Force officer commissioning programs and the
resources required to implement this strategy. Additionally,
the committee urges the Department of the Air Force to complete
its review of Space Force officer commissioning programs in
time to include its resource requirements in the Department's
Fiscal Year 2022 budget request.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Section 501--Authorized Strength: Exclusion of Certain General and Flag
Officers of the Reserve Components on Active Duty
This section would amend section 526a(b) of title 10,
United States Code, to reinstate the exclusions of certain
reserve officers from limitations of section 526a(b).
Section 502--Diversity in Selection Boards
This section would amend section 612(a)(1), section 573(b),
and section 14102(b) of title 10, United States Code, to
require that the members of a selection board shall represent
the diversity of the Armed Forces to the extent practicable.
Section 503--Redaction of Personally Identifiable Information from
Records Furnished to a Promotion Board
This section would require the redaction of personally
identifiable information from records furnished to a promotion
board.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Section 511--Grants to Support STEM Education in the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps
This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
establish a grant program for science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics education in Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps units at the Secretary's discretion.
Section 512--Modification of Education Loan Repayment Program for
Members of Selected Reserve
This section would increase the amount which may be paid to
members of the Selected Reserve under the education loan
repayment program.
Section 513--Requirement of Consent of the Chief Executive Officer for
Certain Full-Time National Guard Duty Performed in a State, Territory,
or the District of Columbia
This section would amend section 502(f)(2)(A) of title 32,
United States Code, to require the consent of the chief
executives of both the sending State and the receiving State
should the President deploy National Guard members under title
32, United States Code, authority.
Section 514--Constructive Credit for Certain Members of the Reserve
Components Who Cannot Complete Minimum Annual Training Requirements as
a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
prescribe regulations that grant constructive credit towards
retirement for a member of the Reserve Components who cannot
complete minimum annual training requirements due to the COVID-
19 pandemic.
Section 515--Guidance for Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems by the
National Guard
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
issue new guidance that provides for the expedited review of
requests for the use of unmanned aircraft systems by the
National Guard for covered activities within the United States.
Section 516--Direct Employment Pilot Program for Certain Members of the
Reserve Components
This section would enable the Secretary of Defense to
create a pilot program that would allow States to establish or
expand job placement programs, and related employment services,
for unemployed guardsmen or reservists.
Section 517--Temporary Limitation on Authority to Transfer, Relocate,
or Dissolve Elements of the Reserve Components of the Air Force
This section would prohibit the Secretary of the Air Force
from transferring or relocating any personnel or asset, or
dissolving any unit, of the Air National Guard or Air Force
Reserve until 180 days after the Secretary submits the required
report.
Section 518--Pilot Programs in Connection with SROTC Units and CSPI
Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority
Institutions
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
create pilot programs that support ROTC units at historically
black colleges, to include creating partnerships between
military bases and institutions and providing financial
assistance for pilot training.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Correction of Military
Records
Section 521--Temporary Authority to Order Retired Members to Active
Duty in High-Demand, Low-Density Assignments During War or National
Emergency
This section would amend section 688a of title 10, United
States Code, to allow the Secretary of a military department to
recall more than 1,000 retirees to Active Duty during a war or
national emergency.
Section 522--Reenlistment Waivers for Persons Separated from the Armed
Forces Who Commit One Misdemeanor Cannabis Offense
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
prescribe regulations that permit any Secretary of a military
department to grant a reenlistment waiver to a covered person
who has separated from the Armed Forces and has admitted to or
been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of a single
violation relating to the use or possession of cannabis.
Section 523--Review of Seaman to Admiral-21 Program; Credit Towards
Retirement
This section would require the Secretary of the Navy to
review the records of participants in the Seaman to Admiral-21
program from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2014 as it
relates to service credits.
Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters
Section 531--Punitive Article on Violent Extremism
This section would amend chapter 47 of title 10, United
States Code, by establishing an article on violent extremism in
the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Section 532--Preservation of Court-Martial Records
This section would amend section 940a of title 10, United
States Code (article 140a of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice), to require the preservation of special and general
court-martial records regardless of outcome for not less than
15 years.
Section 533--Electronic Notarization for Members of the Armed Forces
This section would amend section 1044a of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize electronic notarization.
Section 534--Clarifications regarding Scope of Employment and
Reemployment Rights of Members of the Uniformed Services
This section would protect service members from forced
arbitration in Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment
Act cases.
Section 535--Absentee Ballot Tracking Program
This section would amend section 102(h) of the Uniformed
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20302(h))
to require the chief State election official, in coordination
with local election jurisdictions, to establish and operate an
absentee ballot tracking program.
Section 536--Tracking Mechanism and Reporting Requirements for
Supremacist, Extremist, and Criminal Gang Activity in the Armed Forces
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
develop and implement a process to track investigations,
criminal and administrative actions, and final determinations
with respect to conduct of members of the Armed Forces that is
prohibited under Department of Defense Instruction 1325.06,
titled Handling Dissident and Protest Activities Among Members
of the Armed Forces.'' This section would also require the
Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not
later than December 1 of each year, beginning after the date of
the enactment of this Act, a report on the process implemented
by the Secretary.
Section 537--Military-Civilian Task Force on Domestic Violence and
Related Information Collection Activities
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence
with experts from within the Department of Defense, Department
of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as civilian
experts. This section would also require an initial report from
the task force to the Secretary one year after the Secretary
establishes the task force, as well as an annual report to
Congress until the task force is terminated. This section would
also require the Secretary of Defense to collect information on
prevalence of domestic violence involving members of the Armed
Forces, their intimate partners, and immediate family members.
This section would also require an annual report to the
congressional defense committees on domestic violence in the
Armed Forces.
Section 538--Actions to Address Military-Connected Child Abuse
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
carry out activities to improve the ability of the Department
of Defense to effectively prevent, track, and respond to
military-connected child abuse.
Section 539--Multidisciplinary Board to Evaluate Suicide Events
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
issue guidance that requires each suicide event involving a
member of a covered Armed Force to be reviewed by a
multidisciplinary board established at the command or
installation level. This section would also require the
Secretary to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act on the progress on implementation.
Subtitle E--Sexual Assault
Section 541--Protection of Attorney-Client Privilege between Victims
and Special Victims' Counsel
This section would amend subsection (c) of section 1044e of
title 10, United States Code, by defining the relationship
between the Special Victims' Counsel and the victim in the
provision of legal advice as the relationship between an
attorney and a client. During any criminal legal proceeding in
which a Special Victims' Counsel is asked to testify or give
evidence, the Special Victims' Counsel shall be given the same
consideration as counsel for the Government and counsel for the
accused. This section would also require, not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Rule 502 of
the Military Rules of Evidence to be modified to provide that
the privilege between a Special Victims' Counsel and a client
shall be the same as lawyer-client privilege.
Section 542--Authority of Military Judges and Military Magistrates to
Issue Military Court Protective Orders
This section would authorize military magistrates and
military judges to issue Military Court Protective Orders for
the purpose of protecting a victim of an alleged sex or
domestic violence offense, or a family member or associate of
the victim, from a person subject to the Uniform Code of
Military Justice.
Section 543--Additional Bases for Provision of Advice by the Defense
Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct
This section would amend section 550B(c)(2) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) to add additional bases for the provision of advice from
the Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual
Misconduct.
Section 544--Modification of Reporting and Data Collection on Victims
of Sexual Offenses
This section would amend section 547 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232) to modify data collection and reporting on victims
of sexual assault.
Section 545--Modification of Annual Report regarding Sexual Assaults
Involving Members of the Armed Forces
This section would amend section 1631(d) of the Ike Skelton
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public
Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) to include the Committees on
Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
Section 546--Coordination of Support for Survivors of Sexual Trauma
This section would require the Secretaries of Defense and
Veterans Affairs to jointly develop, implement, and maintain a
standard of coordinated care for members of the Armed Forces
who are survivors of sexual trauma. Such standard shall include
information provided to members of the Armed Forces and
coordination between the staff of the Departments. This section
would also require the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans
Affairs to provide a report to the appropriate committees of
Congress not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act regarding the availability of residential
treatment programs for survivors of sexual trauma, including
barriers to access for such programs and resources required to
reduce such barriers.
Section 547--Policy on Separation of Victim and Accused at Military
Service Academies
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretaries of the military departments, and the Superintendent
of each military service academy, to prescribe in regulations a
policy that minimizes contact between a cadet or midshipman who
is an alleged sexual assault victim and a cadet or midshipman
who is an alleged perpetrator of sexual assault, to the extent
practicable, while allowing both individuals to complete their
course of study with minimal disruption and privacy protections
in place. This section would also require the Secretary of
Defense ensure that the policy developed under subsection (a)
does the following: protects the alleged victim; allows both
the victim and accused to complete their course of study with
minimal disruption; protects the privacy of the accused and
victim; and, minimizes the burden on the alleged victim when
separating the victim and accused.
Section 548--Safe-to-Report Policy Applicable across the Armed Forces
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments,
to prescribe regulations for a safe-to-report policy that would
allow alleged victims of sexual assault who may have committed
minor collateral misconduct to report sexual assault without
fear of receipt of discipline for such collateral misconduct,
absent aggravating circumstance.
This section would also require the Secretary of Defense to
develop and implement a process to track incidents of minor
collateral misconduct that are subject to the safe-to-report
policy.
Section 549--Question in Workplace and Gender Relations Surveys
regarding Prosecutions of Sexual Assault
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
include, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, in the covered surveys a question regarding
whether a member of the Armed Forces would be more willing to
report a sexual assault if prosecution decisions were made by
lawyers and not commanders.
Section 549A--Pilot Program on Prosecution of Special Victim Offenses
Committed by Attendees of Military Service Academies
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
create a pilot program for the prosecution of attendees at the
military service academies who are charged with special victim
offenses no later than January 1, 2021. The pilot program
creates an Office of the Chief Prosecutor located within the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the Chief Prosecutor
will make binding recommendations on the convening authority
for all special victim charges preferred against an attendee of
the military service academies.
Section 549B--Report on Status of Investigations of Alleged Sex-Related
Offenses
This section would require that a report be provided to the
congressional defense committees not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act on the status of
investigations of alleged sex-related offenses.
Subtitle F--Member Education, Training, and Transition
Section 551--Counseling in the Transition Assistance Program regarding
Sexual Assault, Sexual or Gender Harassment, and Intimate Partner
Violence
This section would require Transition Assistance Program
classes to contain information on care provided by the
Department of Veterans Affairs for survivors of sexual assault,
sexual or gender harassment, and intimate partner violence.
Section 552--Establishment of Mentoring and Career Counseling Program
This section would amend chapter 107 of title 10, United
States Code, by adding a new section that would require the
Secretary of Defense to establish a mentoring and career
counseling program with evaluation metrics. The section also
would require an interim report to be submitted not later than
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act describing
the program, and a report to be submitted on October 1, 2021,
and annually thereafter for 3 years, on the evaluation of the
program.
Section 553--Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
This section would amend section 2168 of title 10, United
States Code, to permit the Defense Language Institute to confer
Bachelor degrees, in addition to Associate degrees, to
graduates that meet the appropriate requirements for that
degree.
Section 554--Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
This section would authorize the Defense Language Institute
Foreign Language Center to confer a Bachelor of Arts degree in
foreign language upon any graduate who fulfills the degree
requirements.
Section 555--Increase in Number of Permanent Professors at the United
States Air Force Academy
This section would increase permanent professors at the
United States Air Force Academy from 23 to 25.
Section 556--Information on Nominations and Applications for Military
Service Academies
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
standardize, collect, and analyze information on the
demographics of applicants to military service academies.
Section 557--Transformation of the Professional Military Education
Enterprise
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a comprehensive assessment on the Department's
Professional Military Education enterprise with recommendations
to ensure alignment with the National Defense Strategy.
Section 558--College of International Security Affairs of the National
Defense University
This section would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
eliminating the College of International Security Affairs, nor
the Joint Special Operations Master of Arts, without providing
Congress an assessment of the impact such action would have on
United States interests related to counterterrorism and
asymmetric warfare.
Section 559--Public-Private Consortium to Improve Professional Military
Education
This section would establish a private-public partnership
and collaboration to enhance and expand Professional Military
Education.
Subtitle G--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education
Section 561--Family Readiness: Definitions; Communication Strategy;
Report
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments,
to define ``military family readiness'' and ``military family
resiliency'' as well as implement a communication strategy to
communicate with military families. This section would also
require a report on implementing:
(1) chapter 3 of the report of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020, ``Ensuring Wellness
and Wellbeing of Service-Members and their Families''; and
(2) the report, dated July 2019, of the National Academies
of Science, Engineering and Medicine, titled ``Strengthening
the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American
Society.''
Section 562--Support Services for Members of Special Operations Forces
and Immediate Family Members
This section would modify the care and recipients of the
family support services provided by U.S. Special Operations
Command's Preservation of the Force and Family program under
section 1788a of title 10, United States Code. Eligibility is
expanded beyond immediate family members of the special
operations forces member receiving support services, as well as
extended to members of the Reserve Components of the Armed
Forces. Covered family support services will include
psychological support and spiritual support services.
Section 563--Authority to Provide Assistance to Certain In-Home Child
Care Providers for Members of the Armed Forces and Survivors of Members
Who Die in Combat in the Line of Duty
This section would expand the Financial Assistance Program
to include in-home child care providers.
Section 564--Expansion of Financial Assistance under My Career
Advancement Account Program
This section would amend the My Career Advancement Account
Scholarship Program to allow for required continuing education
courses to be reimbursable.
Section 565--Child Care
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
provide child care services to members of the Armed Forces or
employees if working on a rotating shift at a military
installation.
Section 566--Continuation of Paid Parental Leave upon Death of Child
This section would amend current leave policy for Active
Duty service members so that pre-approved parental leave is not
terminated in the tragic event of a child's death.
Section 567--Study and Report on the Performance of the Department of
Defense Education Activity
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a study on the performance of the Department of Defense
Education Activity, including a review of the curriculum
relating to health, resiliency, and nutrition, and the
performance of students on the National Assessment of
Educational Progress.
Section 568--Comptroller General of the United States Report on the
Structural Condition of Department of Defense Education Activity
Schools
This section would require the Comptroller General of the
United States to conduct a study on the structural condition of
Department of Defense Education Activity facilities and virtual
infrastructure.
Section 569--Pilot Program to Expand Eligibility for Enrollment at
Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools
This section would authorize the establishment of a pilot
program to expand eligibility for enrollment at domestic
dependent elementary and secondary schools.
Section 569A--Continued Assistance to Schools with Significant Numbers
of Military Dependent Students
This section would authorize $40.0 million for the purpose
of providing assistance to local educational agencies with
military dependent students, and $10.0 million for local
educational agencies eligible to receive a payment for children
with severe disabilities.
Section 569B--Standardization of the Exceptional Family Member Program
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments,
to standardize the Exceptional Family Program across the
military services. It would also require the Comptroller
General of the United States to submit a report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on whether military families have higher rates
of disputes and loss of free and appropriate public education
under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law
93-112; 29 U.S.C. 794) than civilian counterparts.
Subtitle H--Diversity and Inclusion
Section 571--Diversity and Inclusion Reporting Requirements
This section would amend section 113 of title 10, United
States Code, requiring the Secretary of Defense to establish
and maintain a standard set of strategic metrics and benchmarks
toward objectives to increase diversity in the Armed Forces.
This section also requires the Secretary to include to include
as a part of the National Defense Strategy data on
demographics.
Section 572--Establishment of Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council
of the Department of Defense
This section would amend chapter 7 of title 10, United
States Code, by adding a new section that would require the
Secretary of Defense to establish a council to be known as the
``Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council of the Department of
Defense.''
Section 573--Establishment of Special Inspector General for Racial and
Ethnic Disparities in the Armed Forces; Amendments to Inspector General
Act
This section would establish a Special Inspector General
for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Armed Forces to
provide for independent and objective conduct and supervision
of audits and investigations relating to racial and ethnic
disparities in military personnel and military justice, and to
make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and to
Congress on actions necessary to eliminate such racial and
ethnic disparities. This section would also require the
Inspector General to submit an annual report to the Secretary
of Defense and the congressional defense committees as well as
quarterly reports to the Secretary of Defense and congressional
defense committees due 30 days after the end of each fiscal-
year quarter.
Section 574--Questions regarding Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Supremacism
in Workplace Surveys Administered by the Secretary of Defense
This section would amend section 593 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92), in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, racist, anti-Semitic,
or supremacist'' after ``extremist''.
Section 575--Report on Demographics of Officers Appointed to Certain
Grades
This section would require each Secretary of a military
department to submit annually a report summarizing the gender
and race of each officer who was recommended on a list for
promotion to the United States Senate for the grades of 0-4 and
above.
Section 576--Plans to Increase Female and Minority Representation in
the Armed Forces
This section would require the Secretary of Defense and
each Secretary of a military department to develop plans to
increase, with respect to female and minority members of the
Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary, the
recruitment, retention, and representation in grades above E-7.
This section would also require that a copy of each plan
developed by each Secretary, not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, be submitted to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
Section 577--Evaluation of Barriers to Minority Participation in
Certain Units of the Armed Forces
This section would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Personnel and Readiness, not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, to seek to enter into an
agreement with a federally funded research and development
center with relevant expertise to conduct an evaluation of the
barriers to minority participation in special operations units.
This section would also require a report on the results of the
study to be submitted to the congressional defense committees
not later than January 1, 2022.
Subtitle I--Decorations and Awards
Section 581--Establishment of the Atomic Veterans Service Medal
This section would authorize the creation of the Atomic
Veterans Service Medal, to be awarded to radiation-exposed
veterans.
Section 582--Authorization for Award of the Distinguished-Service Cross
for Ramiro F. Olivo for Acts of Valor during the Vietnam War
This section would waive the time limitations in section
7274 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the
President of the United States to award the Distinguished-
Service Cross to Ramiro F. Olivo for acts of valor during the
Vietnam War.
Subtitle J--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters
Section 591--Expansion of Department of Defense STARBASE Program
This section would allow arts and design thinking, for
example robotics, to be included in the STARBASE curriculum.
Section 592--Inclusion of Certain Outlying Areas in the Department of
Defense STARBASE Program
This section would expand STARBASE funding to the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American
Samoa.
Section 593--Prohibition on Charging for or Counting Certain Acronyms
on Headstones of Individuals Interred at Arlington National Cemetery
This section would require the Secretary of the Army to
prescribe regulations or establish policies that, with regards
to the headstone for an individual interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, prohibit the charging of a fee for, or
counting towards character or line count, KIA, MIA, or POW.
Section 594--Report on Placement of Members of the Armed Forces in
Academic Status Who Are Victims of Sexual Assault onto Non-Rated
Periods
This section would require a report, not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, on the feasibility
and advisability, and current practice (if any), of the
Department of Defense granting requests by members of the Armed
Forces who are in academic status and who are victims of sexual
assault to be placed in a Non-Rated Period for their
performance report.
Section 595--Sense of Congress regarding Advertising Recruiting Efforts
This section would express the sense of Congress that the
Chiefs of the Armed Forces, in coordination with the Recruiting
Commands of the Armed Forces, should give all due consideration
to the use of local broadcasting and traditional news
publishers when advertising.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Department of Defense Impact Aid Program Report
The Committee is concerned that the self-reporting system
used by the Department of Education Impact Aid Program and
relied on by the Department of Defense Impact Aid Program, to
count eligible students, leads to the systematic underreporting
of military connected students. The underreporting may stem
from both a lack of knowledge about the Impact Aid programs
administered by each agency as well as various privacy
concerns, which may be present in certain military communities
like Special Operations. In some instances, underreporting may
be causing the funding challenges that certain communities are
experiencing.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report to the Congressional Defense Committees by
March 1, 2021 on the process the Department of Defense uses to
determine student eligibility numbers, the effects of
underreporting, the aggregating of student numbers while
protecting personally identifiable information, the process
used to obtain student eligibility numbers, and recommendations
for improvements to the program to include potential changes to
legislative authority that would further strengthen the
program.
Disabled Service Member Transition Assistance
The committee recognizes the Department of Defense's
progress toward implementing reforms to the Transition
Assistance Program, but the committee remains concerned that
transition assistance information for service-connected
disabled service members in the process of being medically
retired, separated, or discharged could be improved. To date,
the Department of Defense does not provide information on the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102),
including assessing services and support at schools and places
of employment, or a Social Security Disability Insurance
orientation. The committee therefore directs the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to provide a
briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives not later than December 15, 2020, on the
information currently provided to service-connected disabled
service members in process to be medically retired, separated,
or discharged and the feasibility of providing the following
service elements:
(1) processing of Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
benefits;
(2) Americans with Disabilities Act orientation, including
accessing services and support at school and place of
employment;
(3) Social Security Disability Insurance orientation,
including the Social Security Act Wounded Warrior expedited
claims process; and
(4) information on national Veteran and Military Service
Organizations' employment programs that serve veterans with
disabilities.
Military Spouse Employment
The committee remains concerned with the challenges
military spouses encounter when seeking employment while
supporting a service member's military career. In 2019, the
Government Accountability Office Report (GAO-19-320R)
``Military Spouse Employment: Participation in and Efforts to
Promote the My Career Advancement Account Program'' found that
the number of military spouses receiving tuition assistance
through the My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) program
declined more than 40 percent in recent years, from about
38,000 spouses in fiscal year 2011 to about 21,000 in fiscal
year 2017. The committee also understands that many military
spouses are in part-time and seasonal work when they would
prefer to be fully employed, and that military spouses with
degrees face significant challenges finding meaningful work.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives not later than February 1, 2021, on
the following:
(1) the communication strategy the Department of Defense is
using to ensure military spouses are receiving information
about military spouse employment programs;
(2) the analysis used to determine that the modes of
communication with military spouses are effectively meeting the
target audience; and
(3) a taxonomy of jobs that military spouses could be
employed in and whether there is a central database that tracks
and stores this information.
Operation of Commissaries during Period of Expiration of Appropriations
The Committee recognizes that military commissaries provide
a reliable source of high-quality food and subsistence for
military personnel and their families. The committee further
recognizes that disruptions of these operations due to Federal
shutdowns prompted by the expiration of appropriations may
deprive families of this vital subsistence source at the very
time that it is most needed. As substantiated by recent
surveys, some military men and women rely upon food stamps,
and, as food insecurity was cited as an increasing concern by
the Committee in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense
Authorization Bill, it is critically important that the
commissaries remain open during government shutdowns. Further,
the committee recognizes that due to the perishable nature of
products sold, there are major logistical and administrative
matters that arise when retail operations at the end of the
supply chain precipitously cease to include disruption of
logistical synergy between major stateside locations and
operations at remote and overseas areas.
Due to the unique nature of these operations, the Committee
believes that the Department of Defense should consider
including these operations as excepted programs during the
period of expiration of appropriations. Additionally, the
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report
to the House Committee on Armed Services by March 15, 2021,
that would examine the feasibility of commissaries being
provided excepted status. This report should include the
advisability and feasibility of continued operations using
excess balances in working capital funds to finance continued
operations. The report should also examine the feasibility and
advisability of using commissary surcharge trust funds or
nonappropriated funds generated from implementation of business
practices and procedures and validity of commitments to
replenish or reimburse these sources immediately upon
restoration of appropriations by Congress. The report should
also examine the financial impact on military men and women and
their families losing this benefit during any Federal shutdown.
Private Sector Wage Verification Assessment
The committee understands that some service members and
families may be experiencing challenges in navigating the
Department of Defense internal verification system when
applying for a loan. The challenges may be resulting in a more
burdensome experience for processing of loan applications for
some service members and families. Therefore the Committee
directs the Secretary of Defense, to submit to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report by March 1, 2021, on the feasibility
and advisability of the use of an outside commercial wage
verification company by the Defense Finance Accounting Service
to provide verifications of the employment status and income of
personnel and retirees. The report shall include an assessment
of--(i) whether the use of the private sector in the area of
verifications would result in potentially faster and better
financial outcomes for services members and their families when
applying for a mortgage or loan and lead to fewer
administrative burdens placed on the service member; -- (ii) a
review in the manner in which at least three other federal
agencies are already using the private sector in the area of
verifications of employment and income; and --(iii) whether the
use of the private sector would lead to better operational
efficiencies, data security and integrity, and cost savings at
the Defense Finance Accounting Service.
Report on the Advisability of Permitting Military Personnel to Use
Education Benefits for Nontraditional Cyber-Related Education Programs
The committee understands that new and innovative
educational opportunities exist for service members through
non-traditional forms of schooling such as technology boot
camps or massive online open courses (MOOC's). Such courses are
particularly useful for service members in geographically
remote areas who are hoping to continue their education. While
the committee understands and appreciates the need for
verification and certification of educational programs prior to
approving government funds, such as tuition assistance, to pay
for such programs, the committee believes that such standards
should be mindful of the rapidly evolving nature of modern
educational services.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives no later than February 1, 2021,
outlining the Department of Defense's procedures for
determining the educational institutions and resources eligible
for tuition assistance. The report should include:
(1) Standards the educational resource or institution must
meet for military personnel to receive assistance from DoD.
(2) A description of the steps taken to ensure a broad
variety of STEM-focused programs are eligible for tuition
assistance, including non-traditional cyber-related learning
alternatives.
(3) Steps that have been taken to account for the changes
in modern learning platforms.
(4) Recommendations for expanding the educational
opportunities available to military personnel.
Transitional Compensation
The committee notes that when considering the eligibility
to receive transitional compensation for abused dependents, the
dependent must have been married to the service member at the
time the incident of abuse occurred and the service member must
have been separated from Active Duty under a court-martial
conviction resulting from a dependent-abuse offense, or have
been separated from Active Duty for administrative reasons that
include a dependent-abuse offense. However, in some cases where
the commanding officer decides to wait to initiate
administrative separation proceedings until the conclusion of
criminal action against the service member in civilian courts,
there exists a possibility that the abused spouse will finalize
divorce proceedings prior to the conclusion of criminal
proceedings related to the incident of spousal abuse, and
therefore before any administrative separation action has been
taken against the service member. Abused former spouses who
fall into this gap are not currently eligible for transitional
compensation. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than
December 31, 2020, on the length of time it takes for Incident
Determination Committees to make a determination; the number of
cases where an abused spouse finalizes divorce proceedings
before administrative separation, resulting in the loss of
transitional compensation for a victim; the number and type of
final disposition of physical abuse cases of spouses where a
service member was the offender; the average length of time
from unrestricted report of physical domestic violence of a
spouse by a service member to final disposition, by service and
by rank, and by type of disposition; and any recommendations on
policy changes to the transitional compensation for abused
dependents program.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Section 601--Increase in Basic Pay
This section would increase military basic pay by 3.0
percent.
Section 602--Basic Needs Allowance for Low-Income Regular Members
This section would amend section 402 of title 37, United
States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to pay a
basic needs allowance to a qualified service member.
Section 603--Reorganization of Certain Allowances Other Than Travel and
Transportation Allowances
This section would make two technical amendments to title
37, United States Code, enabling the Department of Defense to
transfer these two provisions from chapter 8 of that title back
to chapter 7 of title 37.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special Incentive Pays
Section 611--One-Year Extension of Certain Expiring Bonus and Special
Pay Authorities
This section would extend, through December 31, 2021,
income replacement payments for Reserve Component members
experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for Active Duty
service; would extend two critical recruitment and retention
incentive programs for Reserve Component healthcare
professionals; would extend accession and retention incentives
for nuclear-qualified officers; and would extend the
consolidated special and incentive pay authorities.
Section 612--Increase in Certain Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay for
Members of the Uniformed Services
This section would increase certain hazardous duty pay for
members of the uniformed services from $250 to $275.
Section 613--Standardization of Payment of Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay
for Members of the Uniformed Services
This section would amend title 37, United States Code, to
standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members
of the Guard and Reserve Components of the Armed Forces.
Section 614--Clarification of 30 Days of Continuous Duty on Board a
Ship Required for Family Separation Allowance for Members of the
Uniformed Services
This section would authorize the extension of Family
Separation Allowance eligibility to service members and their
families while they are under orders to quarantine onboard a
ship prior to deployment.
Section 615--Expansion of Reimbursable State Licensure and
Certification Costs for a Military Spouse Arising from Relocation
This section would allow the Department of Defense to
reimburse military spouses for expenses incurred for continuing
education courses in order to work in the spouse's profession
at the next duty station.
Subtitle C--Family and Survivor Benefits
Section 621--Expansion of Authority to Provide Financial Assistance to
Civilian Providers of Child Care Services or Youth Program Services for
Survivors of Members of the Armed Forces Who Die in the Line of Duty
This section would amend section 1798 of title 10, United
States Code, to authorize financial assistance to civilian
providers of child care services or youth program services to
survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of
duty or Active Duty for training.
Section 622--Expansion of Death Gratuity for ROTC Graduates
This section would modify the effective date of Section
623(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92).
Section 623--Recalculation of Financial Assistance for Providers of
Child Care Services and Youth Program Services for Dependents
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
develop a new calculation for financial assistance in
accordance with section 1798 of title 10, United States Code,
based on local variations in cost for childcare services.
Section 624--Priority for Certain Military Family Housing to a Member
of the Armed Forces Whose Spouse Agrees to Provide Family Home Day Care
Services
This section would allow a service secretary to make
available an on-base housing preference for military families
with a spouse who is a licensed Family Care Coordinator and
agrees to provide family home day care services.
Section 625--Study on Feasibility of TSP Contributions by Military
Spouses
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to study
the feasibility of authorizing a spouse to contribute to the
Thrift Savings Plan account of their service member spouse.
Subtitle D--Defense Resale Matters
Section 631--Base Responders Essential Needs and Dining Access
This section would allow civilian Department of Defense
emergency and protection workers stationed on a military base
access to the commissary and exchanges.
Section 632--First Responder Access to Mobile Exchanges
This section would authorize first responders to access and
make purchases at mobile exchange and commissary locations
deployed during a declared disaster.
Section 633--Updated Business Case Analysis for Consolidation of the
Defense Resale System
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
reassess and re-baseline the defense resale reform business
case analysis.
Subtitle E--Other Personnel Benefits
Section 641--Maintenance of Funding for Stars and Stripes
This section would maintain the enacted fiscal year 2020
funding levels for Stars and Stripes, and would require the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives detailing a
business case analysis to maintain Stars and Stripes as an
information benefit to service members.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Adult Residential Treatment for Eating Disorders
The committee is concerned that eating disorders are a
significant problem in society as well as in military
beneficiaries. Treatment of eating disorders is challenging and
usually requires a multidisciplinary, long-term approach that
includes treatment in a variety of settings, like residential
treatment for adults with eating disorders, which is currently
not covered by TRICARE for beneficiaries over the age of 18.
The committee notes there is a growing body of evidence
depicting the effectiveness of residential treatment for eating
disorders. The inclusion of residential treatment for adults
under TRICARE would provide an additional avenue of treatment
for this challenging group of mental illnesses. Eating
disorders often co-occur with other disorders, both mental
health and physical, thus facilitating treatment even if the
eating disorder is not the primary disorder is consistent with
high-quality health care. Unfortunately, the failure to treat a
co-occurring eating disorder can reduce the effectiveness of
treatment for the other, primary disorder.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a letter to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
December 1, 2020, on the feasibility of including residential
treatment for adults with eating disorders as a TRICARE
benefit, similar to the Department of Defense's actions for
residential substance abuse treatment for adults, and the
projected cost to the Department as well as prohibited
authorities precluding the Secretary from including this
benefit under TRICARE.
Behavioral Health Requirements of the Department of Defense
The committee recognizes the shortage of behavioral health
providers nationwide and continues to be concerned with the
impact on the military. The committee believes the ability to
address the behavioral health demands of the military has a
major impact on readiness, whether it is through the military
treatment facility, the TRICARE network, or through telehealth.
The committee notes that the ability for the Department of
Defense to properly fill its force structure requirements is
tied to resources and not necessarily the demand for behavioral
health services for all impacted by the rigors of a military
lifestyle. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
March 1, 2021, that:
(1) identifies the number and types of military, civilian,
direct contract, and managed care support contract behavioral
health professionals required to treat members of the Armed
Forces and covered beneficiaries (as defined in section 1072 of
title 10, United States Code), unconstrained by force structure
documents;
(2) contains specific information on the amount of funding
needed to hire and retain behavioral health professionals to
treat such individuals;
(3) contains a plan to provide behavioral health treatment
to such individuals using telehealth services and other
technologies, including any recommendations of the Secretary
regarding legislation;
(4) includes a plan to inculcate behavioral health
treatment as a form of overall service member readiness in the
same capacity as an annual periodic health assessment;
(5) includes a strategy to increase the number of
behavioral health providers for the Department and to
standardize the credentialing requirements across the services;
(6) include a strategy for the use of Chaplain programs to
promote spiritual fitness as part of the holistic approach to
reducing service member suicide and improving behavioral health
care for military service-members and their families;
(7) include a strategy to incorporate nonprofit post-
traumatic growth programs as an alternate approach to
traditional models of mental healthcare; and
(8) include an analysis of Department's utilization of Eye
Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as a
behavioral health treatment. Analysis shall include how many
EMDR certified providers are in the direct care system,
relative frequency of EMDR application compared to more
traditional treatment options and the level of effectiveness
EMDR has shown in treating beneficiaries experiencing
Depression, Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, or
Suicidal Ideation; and whether EDMR should be covered as a
TRICARE benefit.
Cardiac Arterial Disease Diagnostic Improvements
In response to the Committee's direction in the FY2019
NDAA, (H. Rept. 115-676, p. 137) the Defense Health Agency
completed its study of the significant health advantages of new
technology for non-invasive diagnosis of cardiac artery disease
(CAD) through cardiac CT angiography (CTA) and fractional flow
reserve computed tomography (FFRct). On October 2, 2019 the
Director of DHA issued his Determination of Medical Benefits.
DHA amended its TRICARE Policy Manual dated November 12, 2019
to cover the use of FFRct and is making contract adjustments
with Managed Care Support Contractors in light of that DMB. The
Committee endorses DHA's efforts to bring the benefits of this
new technology to DOD personnel and their beneficiaries.
However, the DHA Report did not contain an analysis of the cost
savings that would accrue from making CTA followed by FFRct (as
indicated) the primary pathway for the diagnosis of CAD.
The Committee directs the Director to provide a report to
the House Committee on Armed Services no later than March 1,
2021, analyzing the cost savings (including avoidance of
transport from theater for diagnosis) of the new, non-invasive
pathway as contrasted with the old, invasive pathway of stress
testing followed by invasive cardiac angiogram. The Committee
directs that the report outline necessary steps to move to the
new, non-invasive pathway and a plan of action for
accomplishing that move.
Creative Arts Therapies
The Committee recognizes that the use of creative arts
therapies shows potential in treating servicemembers with
traumatic brain injuries and psychological health conditions.
The Committee supports Department of Defense efforts to include
creative arts therapies as part of an interdisciplinary
treatment model at the National Intrepid Centers and encourages
the Department to continue collaboration with the National
Endowment for Arts Creative Forces. The committee believes that
expanding this program could be beneficial to servicemembers
and families; therefore the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to submit a report to the House and Senate Armed
Services Committees not later than 90 days after the enactment
of this Act on the feasibility of expanding the creative arts
therapies program. The report shall include:
(1) The current funding and investment in creative art
therapies at the National Intrepid Centers;
(2) The projected cost to expand creative arts therapies;
(3) The number of locations the program could be expanded
to.
Financial Management of U.S. Army Medical Research and Development
Command
The committee notes that the U.S. Army Medical Research and
Development Command (USAMRDC) receives funding for research
from several Department of Defense agencies as well as through
direct appropriation for the Congressional Directed Medical
Research Program. The committee is aware the USAMRDC funds a
certain percentage of the command's operational costs and
administrative costs, to include civilian pay, from the
research funds. The committee recognizes that although this
financial management model has been in practice for several
decades, it is not a fiscally responsible or sustainable model.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army to
develop a more sustainable financial management model, and
further directs the Secretary of the Army to provide a report
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives not later than December 1, 2020, describing
the implementation of the new financial model. The report shall
include the full operational and administrative cost of USAMRDC
to include civilian pay and facilities sustainment.
Improving Health Care Choices for Severely Injured Service Members
The committee seeks to better serve severely disabled
veterans who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under
part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Therefore,
the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of Human Health Services and the
Commissioner of Social Security, to report on regulatory or
legislative changes that would equitably address servicemembers
who are retired from the Armed Services under chapter 61 of
title 10, United States Code; entitled to hospital insurance
benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act
pursuant to receiving benefits for 24 months as described in
subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 226(b)(2) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 426(b)(2)); and because of such entitlement, are no
longer enrolled in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select (as those
terms are defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States
Code) under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code. The
committee further directs the Secretary to submit the results
of the report to the House Committee on Armed Services by
December 1, 2020.
Military Medical Surge Capacity Partnerships
The committee is concerned with the preparedness and
capacity of the military health system to respond to a complex
national medical emergency resulting either from a large-scale
conflict overseas, a direct attack on the homeland, or from
other causes such as a natural disaster or an infectious
disease outbreak. For this reason, Section 740 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 authorized a
pilot program on civilian and military partnerships to enhance
interoperability and medical surge capability and capacity of
the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). The committee
observes that elsewhere in this bill is a provision directing
the Secretary of Defense to accelerate commencement of this
pilot program and identification of the initial pilot
locations.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to work
expeditiously and collaboratively with National Disaster
Medical System, other federal agencies and private partners to
develop a plan to establish interoperable medical surge
capacity and to identify the initial candidate locations for
the pilot program. The committee believes that subsequent funds
provided for implementation of the pilot program should support
the work of the agencies in the NDMS and include an allocation
to private partners to assure they can move quickly to achieve
the determined goals of Section 740. The committee urges the
Department to complete its initial report with recommendations
in time to include its resource requirements in the
Department's Fiscal Year 2022 budget request.
Rare Cancer Treatment
The committee recognizes the Department of Defense has
started to address potential differences between the U.S.
population and TRICARE beneficiaries when it comes to the
identification of cancer risk factors that may be considered
rare. Moreover, the committee is concerned with how care and
treatment are provided to service members following diagnosis
of cancer. Over 60 cancers disproportionately impact those who
have served in the military and most are rare cancers, defined
as fewer than 6 new cases per 100,000 Americans per year. Few
targeted treatments are being developed and made available for
service members. The committee notes that understanding
specific molecular drivers for each patient's cancer and
sharing data are key to providing the most effective treatments
and to advancing research that will lead to new treatments.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than December
1, 2020, describing the specific types of molecular
diagnostics, such as micro-array, whole exome, and RNA-Seq,
that the Department is providing to cancer patients. The report
shall include the frequency of use, cost of treatment,
recommendations on providing molecular diagnostic testing for
all service members with cancer at first diagnosis, and
outlining data-sharing practices across the services and with
the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Institute
of Health for cancer cell lines and models with the external
research community.
Report on Force Plate Technology Utilizing Machine Learning for
Improving Combat Readiness
The committee notes the Senate report [S. Rept. 115-262]
language accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) encouraging the
Military Services to develop a tool to validate the physical
fitness of warfighters and to aid in the determination of
combat readiness. The Committee recognizes that technology
using machine learning and force plate measurements to develop
personalized, evidence-based training programs to prevent
injuries in athletes may be used by the Department of Defense
to prevent musculoskeletal injuries in servicemembers.
Furthermore, these technologies could provide accurate,
actionable insights regarding the physical condition of each
servicemember and customized fitness programs for each
servicemember to help minimize injuries during combat; thereby
increasing the medical readiness and the military lifecycle of
servicemembers. The committee notes that there have been some
elements of the military services that have previously used
this technology to increase readiness, decrease injuries and
avoid a significant amount of expenses related to unnecessary
injuries. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense, in collaboration with the military service
secretaries, to submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives by
September 1, 2021, assessing how force plate technology and
machine learning could be leveraged to improve the medical
readiness of individual servicemembers.
This report shall include the following elements: (1) a
list of units currently using this technology and the impact it
has had on unit readiness, (2) an analysis of how this
technology could be leveraged to create a more deployable,
resilient and sustainable combat force, (3) a determination of
servicemember attrition and injury reduction from using Force
Plate Machine Learning Technology, (4) a determination of the
appropriate component within each military service that would
be the responsible entity for implementing customized training
regimens for new recruits, active duty and reserve forces, (5)
a determination of the feasibility of a customized fitness
program for each warfighter to minimize musculoskeletal
injuries during both home station and deployed status, (6) the
projected cost of employing this technology versus the cost of
lost man days due to injuries or attrition, and (7) the
projected potential savings from injury avoidance.
Reporting of Data Related to Accession Standards and Mental Health
History
The committee is concerned about the potentially
disqualifying nature of a history of mental health care for
those seeking accession in the Armed Forces. At a time when the
Armed Forces are working to eliminate persistent stigma against
those seeking mental health care, it is imperative that
accession standards be assessed to ensure they appropriately
account for risk and do not adversely impact these efforts. The
committee also notes the Secretary's recent public expression
of concern regarding military accession standards to include
medical criteria that may inappropriately disqualify recruits.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense,
to submit a report to the committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than January
31, 2021, detailing for the preceding five years, and broken
out by year and the nature of the condition: the number of
recruits disqualified for a medical condition involving mental
health; the number of waivers requested and the number provided
for a mental health condition; the number of recruits
discharged after a history of a medical condition relating to
mental health which was not previously disclosed became
apparent, and an indication of whether the condition impacted
performance during training. The report should also specify the
overall number of enlistees who were military dependents and
the number of each of the above categories who were military
dependents.
Review on the Existing Department of Defense Capabilities to Operate,
Maintain, and Transport Sterile Clinical, Surgical, and Resuscitative
Capabilities
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a
report to the House Committee on Armed Services by December 31,
2020, including a review on the existing Department of Defense
capabilities to operate, maintain, and transport sterile
clinical, surgical, and resuscitative capability assets. The
review should include:
1. An assessment of the Department's assets can be
transported by existing land, sea, air capabilities anywhere in
the United States or the world;
2. An assessment of whether the Department's assets have an
integrated power solution that does not require location-based
fuel or sourcing;
3. An assessment on if the Department can provide
Geographic Combatant Commands and US Special Operations Command
with transportable capabilities to train, equip and support
Host Nation and friendly medical forces through regular Medical
Exercises and Humanitarian Assistance;
4. An assessment of whether the Department can provide
National Guard and Reserve units the capability to respond to
domestic Acts of God'' or man consistent with the Department's
Active, Reserve and/or National Guard authorities; and
5. An assessment of whether the Department's treatment and
recovery capabilities can allow multiple patients to be
stabilized and transported while providing continuous treatment
and recovery in a temperature controlled and noise resistant
environment.
Status of Implementation of Guidance for Ensuring Access to
Contraception for Service Members
The committee notes that the Director of the Defense Health
Agency issued Procedural Instruction 6200.02 on Comprehensive
Contraceptive Counseling and Access to the Full Range of
Methods of Contraception on May 13, 2019. The Committee
recognizes the importance of this guidance for ensuring access
to contraception for service members, including while they
deploy for long periods of time. Therefore, the committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives by January 1, 2021, on the status of
implementation of the Defense Health Agency Procedural
Instruction (DHA PI 6200.02). The report should address any
barriers to full implementation, and include (1) Data on how
many women have obtained contraception sufficient for the
duration of their deployments and which methods they accessed;
(2) Data on service members' ability to obtain the full range
of contraceptive methods during deployment. Data should include
any service member complaints received regarding a lack of
ability to obtain the preferred method of contraception during
deployment and reasons why the preferred method was not able to
be obtained; (3) Any identified barriers to implementing the
requirement that providers ensure access to prescription
contraceptives for the duration of service members'
deployments, dispensed prior to the service members'
deployment; (4) A description of how each military service is
implementing the requirement to provide the information to all
members attending initial officer or enlisted training; (5) The
status of implementation of the clinical counseling
requirements; (6) A description of how service members are
being made aware of the policies, including their ability to
secure the method they need for the duration of deployment and
that they may receive up to 12 months' supply; and (7) A
description of how each military service is implementing the
responsibilities outlined regarding provider objections to
provide comprehensive contraceptive care and counseling while
also still ensuring patients receive counseling and timely
access to care in the event that a healthcare provider has
moral objections.
Supply Chain Resilience and Critical Supplies Stockpile
The Department of Defense has significant experience and
expertise managing complex, expeditionary, and global logistics
operations and emergency rapid acquisitions and contract
support. This expertise has been central to the whole of
government response to COVID-19, and we commend the Department
for its support. It will be critical to learn lessons from the
experience of COVID-19 and build readiness and preparedness for
a next global health crisis, whenever and wherever it may
strike. This includes having effective processes in place,
stocks on hand, as well as being able to anticipate
requirements for even the most extreme scenarios. The
Department of Defense is adept at planning for two simultaneous
wars in two theaters; working within the Whole of Government
framework it must be able to do the same when it comes to
global health crises or natural disasters--events we may not be
able to prevent from occurring simultaneously. The committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the House Armed
Services Committee within 120 days of enactment, based on
lessons learned from COVID-19 response:
(1) What medical /health supplies do you now deem critical
to have in DoD and National Stockpiles?
(2) In what amounts should these supplies be maintained?
(3) What is the process for determining requirements for
those items?
(4) What percentage of the production of each of those
items is domestic vs foreign based on today's industrial base?
(5) What is the current surge ramp capacity for each of
those items? If it is not currently sufficient, what should it
be?
(6) What is needed to ensure there is sufficient capability
within the surge ramp capacity for the items on the critical
list?
(7) Provide recommendations as to whether certain
industrial activities should be funded for warm base surge
capability.
(8) Are any of these items capable of being additively
manufactured? If so, what impact does that have on
recommendations for possible industrial activities?
(9) What scenarios do you plan against to ensure
preparedness?
(10) In FY2019 and FY2020, with what frequency do you
convene DoD components or other agencies for exercises to
prepare for global health crises?
(11) Would DoD be capable of sustaining medical/health
supplies deemed critical for National stockpiles, in addition
to DoD stockpiles? Would DoD be capable of managing stockpiles
for a Whole of Government response to a national emergency?
(12) Should DoD have prescripted missions or capabilities
to sustain and provide critical items for the Whole of
Government response in a national emergency?
Traumatic Brain Injury Preventative Devices
The committee continues to fully support the U.S. Army
Medical Research and Development Command's efforts to combat
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) within the force. However, the
committee remains concerned that the Defense Health Agency and
the Army are disproportionately addressing the diagnosis and
treatment of TBIs, at the expense of projects focused on TBI
prevention. As such, the committee appreciates the Army's
recent efforts to explore innovate TBI preventative devices, as
outlined in the briefing provided pursuant to the committee
report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-120). The committee encourages
Army MRDC, in coordination with the Defense Health Agency, to
continue prioritizing TBI prevention research and development
and resource these efforts to the maximum extent practicable.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army,
in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs) and the Director of the Defense Health Agency, to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services, no
later than February 1, 2021, an update to the briefing provided
pursuant to the committee report accompanying the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-
120) on innovative TBI preventative devices. This briefing
shall include an overview of research and development projects
for TBI preventative devices, and an assessment of possible
fielding paths for such devices.
Ultrasound Technology to Identify Subdermal Injuries in Strangulation
Victims
The committee notes that strangulation is a common method
of intimate partner and domestic violence and is a significant
indicator of future lethal violence. A strangulation victim of
intimate partner and domestic violence has a 10 times higher
risk of being killed in the future. Physical signs of
strangulation may not be immediately visible and without
treatment can result in serious bodily injury. The committee is
concerned that the Military Health System (MHS) does not have
the capability to diagnose strangulation injuries in its
emergency rooms, such as ultrasound technology that can detect
subdermal injuries in strangulation victims, in order to treat
victims properly and produce evidence for military criminal
investigators. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary
of Defense to provide a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not
later than December 1, 2020, on the number and types of devices
available in the MHS to evaluate strangulation victims in
emergency rooms, the cost of each device, and the numbers
required to provide the capability in each emergency room in
the MHS.
Women's Comprehensive Health Clinics
The committee commends Naval Medical Center San Diego for
establishing the Comprehensive Women's Healthcare Clinic aimed
at serving the unique health needs of Active Duty female
sailors and Marines. The committee notes the ability of this
clinic to address a wide range of women's health issues
including migraines, gender-specific musculoskeletal concerns,
contraception and family planning, that are positively
impacting the readiness, retention, and morale of women in the
military. The committee believes women's health is a readiness
issue and promoting programs and initiatives responding to the
unique health needs of women in the military is in the best
interest of the Department of Defense. Therefore, the committee
encourages the Secretary of Defense to expand and establish
comprehensive women's health clinics as the Defense Health
Agency assumes ownership of all military treatment facilities.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits
Section 701--Expansion of Mental Health Assessments for Members of the
Armed Forces
This section would amend section 1074m of title 10, United
States Code, by adding a new section that would require the
Secretary of Defense to provide a member who participated in
warfighting activities that had a direct and immediate impact
on a combat operation or other military operation a mental
health assessment at a practical frequency that the Secretary
determines.
Section 702--Mandatory Referral for Mental Health Evaluation
This section would amend section 1090a of title 10, United
States Code, to require regulations to establish a phrase that
enables a member of the Armed Forces to trigger a referral of
the member by a commanding officer or supervisor for a mental
health evaluation. This section would also require a commanding
officer or supervisor to make such referral as soon as
practicable following disclosure by the member to the
commanding officer or supervisor of the phrase established.
Section 703--Assessments and Testing Relating to Exposure to
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
ensure that any periodic health assessment provided to a member
of the Armed Forces includes an evaluation of whether the
member has been stationed at an installation or exposed to
suspected release of perfluoroalkyl substances or
polyfluoroalkyl substances. This section would also amend
section 1145(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, to ensure
that each physical examination includes and assessment of
whether the member has been stationed at an installation or
exposed to suspected release of perfluoroalkyl substances or
polyfluoroalkyl substances. This section would also amend
section 1074f(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, adding the
above questions to the deployment assessment as well as ensure
that a member of the Armed Forces is provided a blood test and
it is included in the health records of the individual.
Section 704--Improvement to Breast Cancer Screening
This section would amend sections 1074d(b)(2) of title 10,
United States Code, to include the use of digital breast
tomosynthesis.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
Section 711--Protection of the Armed Forces from Infectious Diseases
This section would amend chapter 55 of title 10, United
States Code, by inserting a new section after 1073d that would
require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the Armed
Forces have the diagnostic equipment, testing capabilities, and
personal protective equipment necessary to protect members of
the Armed Forces from the threat of infectious diseases and to
treat members who contract infectious diseases. This section
would also require the Secretary to include with the defense
budget materials for a fiscal year a plan to research and
develop vaccines for infectious diseases and to ensure that the
medical laboratories of the Department of Defense are equipped
with the technology needed to facilitate rapid research in the
case of a pandemic.
Section 712--Inclusion of Drugs, Biological Products, and Critical
Medical Supplies in National Security Strategy for National Technology
and Industrial Base
This section would amend section 2501(a) of title 10,
United States Code, by adding a new paragraph to include
providing for the provision of drugs, biological products,
vaccines, and critical medical supplies (including personal
protective equipment, diagnostic and testing capabilities, and
lifesaving breathing apparatuses required for the treatment of
severe respiratory illness and respiratory distress) required
to enable combat readiness and protect the health of the Armed
Forces in the national security strategy for the national
technology and industrial base. This section would also require
the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees, not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, on the vulnerabilities
to the medicine supply chain of the United States.
Section 713--Contract Authority of the Uniformed Services University of
the Health Sciences
This section would amend section 2113(g)(1) of title 10,
United States Code, to clarify the authority to partner in sole
source fashion with the Henry Jackson Foundation or other non-
profit organizations to facilitate and implement medical
research.
Section 714--Extension of Organization Requirements for Defense Health
Agency
This section would amend section 1073c(e) of title 10,
United States Code, to extend the date of consolidation of all
military research underneath the Defense Health Agency from
September 30, 2022, to September 30, 2025.
Section 715--Modification to Limitation on the Realignment or Reduction
of Military Medical Manning End Strength
This section would amend section 719 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) to prohibit the realignment or reduction of authorized
military medical end strength for 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act. The section would also add to the
required review of medical manpower requirements scenarios to
include homeland defense missions and pandemic influenza.
Section 716--Modifications to Implementation Plan for Restructure or
Realignment of Military Medical Treatment Facilities
This section would amend section 703(d) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) by striking subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) and
inserting a new paragraph that specifies requirements for the
implementation plan; and by requiring a notice and wait
preventing the Secretary from implementing the plan until the
plan is submitted to Congress and a 1-year period elapses
following the later of the date of such submission or the date
of the enactment of this Act.
Section 717--Policy to Address Opioid Prescription Abuse Prevention
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
develop a policy and tracking mechanism for opioids that
monitors and prohibits the overprescribing of opioids to ensure
compliance with clinical practice guidelines.
Section 718--Addition of Burn Pit Registration to Electronic Health
Records of Members of the Armed Forces and Veterans
This section would require, not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense to
ensure that the electronic health record maintained by such
Secretary of a member of the Armed Forces registered with the
burn pit registry is updated with any information contained in
such registry, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
ensure that the electronic health record maintained by such
Secretary of a veteran registered with the burn pit registry is
updated with any information contained in such registry.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to COVID-19
Section 721--COVID-19 Military Health System Review Panel
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a panel to be known as the ``COVID-19 Military Health
System Review Panel'' to review the response of the military
health system to the coronavirus disease 2019. The Secretary
shall submit a report with the findings of the review panel not
later than June 1, 2021.
Section 722--COVID-19 Global War on Pandemics
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
develop a strategy for pandemic preparedness and response. This
section would also require the Secretary to conduct a study on
the response of the military health system to the coronavirus
disease 2019. The Secretary shall submit a report on the
strategy and the study by June 1, 2021.
Section 723--Registry of TRICARE Beneficiaries Diagnosed with COVID-19
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish and maintain a registry of TRICARE beneficiaries who
have been diagnosed with COVID-19 not later than June 1, 2021.
This section would also require the Secretary to submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on establishing the registry not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle D--Reports and Other Matters
Section 731--Modifications to Pilot Program on Civilian and Military
Partnerships to Enhance Interoperability and Medical Surge Capability
and Capacity of National Disaster Medical System
This section would amend section 740 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) to require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, to carry out the pilot
program that was authorized. This section would also require
the Secretary to collaborate with the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Section 732--Reports on Suicide among Members of the Armed Forces and
Suicide Prevention Programs and Activities of the Department of Defense
This section would amend section 741(a)(2) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) by including a requirement in the report to determine if a
member was deployed within 1 year of the suicide, as well as
the number of suicides where the member was prescribed a
medication to treat a mental health or behavioral health
diagnosis during the 1-year period preceding the death. This
section also would add a new requirement to describe programs
carried out by the military departments to reduce stigma
associated with seeking assistance for mental health or
suicidal thoughts.
Section 733--Clarification of Research under Joint Trauma Education and
Training Directorate and Inclusion of Military Working Dogs
This section would amend subsection (b) of section 708 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) to include military
working dogs to inform and advise the conduct of research on
the leading causes of morbidity and mortality of members of the
Armed Forces and military working dogs in combat.
Section 734--Extension of the Joint Department of Defense-Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Project
This section would authorize the extension of the Joint
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Facility Demonstration Fund established by section 1704 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public
Law 111-84) and most recently amended by section 732 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public
Law 116-92).
Section 735--Information Sharing by Secretary of Defense regarding
Prevention of Infant and Maternal Mortality
This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
enter into memoranda of understanding with State and local
health authorities to share the practices of, and lessons
learned by, the military health system for the prevention of
infant and maternal mortality.
Section 736--Grant Program for Increased Cooperation on Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder Research between United States and Israel
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of State, to award grants to eligible entities to
carry out collaborative research between the United States and
Israel with respect to post-traumatic stress disorders.
Section 737--Pilot Program on Cryopreservation and Storage
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a pilot program to provide not more than 1,000
members of the Armed Forces serving on Active Duty with the
opportunity to cryopreserve and store their gametes prior to
deployment to a combat zone.
Section 738--Pilot Program on Parents Serving as Certified Nursing
Assistants for Children under TRICARE Program
This section would authorize the Director of the Defense
Health Agency to carry out a pilot program under which an
eligible parent serves as a certified nursing assistant under
the TRICARE program with respect to providing personal care
services to a covered child.
Section 739--Study on Incidence of Cancer Diagnosis and Mortality among
Pilots in the Armed Forces
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to seek
to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study to
determine the incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality among
members, and former members, of the Armed Forces who serve as
pilots compared to members who do not serve as pilots. This
section would also require the Secretary of Defense to submit a
report to the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans'
Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
findings of the study not later than 2 years after entering
into an agreement.
Section 740--Report on Diet and Nutrition of Members of the Armed
Forces
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, to submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the diet and nutrition of members of the Armed Forces.
Section 741--Report on Costs and Benefits of Allowing Retired Members
of the Armed Forces to Contribute to Health Savings Accounts
This section would require the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health Affairs to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act on the costs and benefits
of allowing retired members of the Armed Forces to make
contributions to a health savings account.
Section 742--Study on Toxic Exposure at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base,
Uzbekistan
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a study on toxic exposure by members of the Armed
Forces deployed to Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, at any
time during the period beginning October 1, 2001, and ending
December 31, 2005. The Secretary shall submit a report not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives.
Section 743--Audit of Medical Conditions of Tenants in Privatized
Military Housing
This section would require the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, to commence the conduct of an audit
of the medical conditions of eligible individuals and the
association between adverse exposures of such individuals in
unsafe or unhealthy housing units and the health of such
individuals. The Inspector General shall submit, one year after
commencement of the audit, to the Secretary of Defense and the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the results of the audit.
Section 744--Report on Integrated Disability Evaluation System
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit to Congress a report, not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, on the findings of a study
conducted by the Secretary on the implementation and
application of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System.
Section 745--Review and Report on Prevention of Suicide among Members
of the Armed Forces Stationed at Remote Installations outside the
Contiguous United States
This section would require the Comptroller General of the
United States to conduct a review of efforts by the Department
of Defense to prevent suicide among members of the Armed Forces
stationed at covered installations. This section would also
require a briefing on preliminary observations to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives not later than October 1, 2021, and a final
report submitted not later than March 1, 2022.
Subtitle E--Mental Health Services From Department of Veterans Affairs
for Members of Reserve Components
Section 751--Short Title
This section would allow for the subtitle to be cited as
the ``Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of
2020'' or the ``CARE for Reservists Act of 2020.''
Section 752--Expansion of Eligibility for Readjustment Counseling and
related Outpatient Services from Department of Veterans Affairs to
Include Members of Reserve Components of the Armed Forces
This section would amend section 1712A of title 38, United
States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to furnish to any
member of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces who has a
behavioral health condition or psychological trauma, counseling
to a member of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces.
Section 753--Provision of Mental Health Services from Department of
Veterans Affairs to Members of Reserve Components of the Armed Forces
This section would add a new section to subchapter VIII of
chapter 17 title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, to furnish mental health services to
members of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces.
Section 754--Inclusion of Members of Reserve Components in Mental
Health Programs of Department of Veterans Affairs
This section would amend section 1720f of title 38, United
States Code, to include in the term `covered individual' a
member of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces. The
section would also amend 1720h of title 38, United States Code,
to include treatment for individuals who served in classified
missions.
Section 755--Report on Mental Health and Related Services Provided by
Department of Veterans Affairs to Members of the Armed Forces
This section would require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, to submit to the congressional defense committees
and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a report on the increase of members of
the Armed Forces seen by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Assessment of Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than August 13, 2026, on an assessment of
the implementation of section 889 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232).
The assessment shall examine:
(1) the extent to which agencies have assessed
applicability of section 889 to their activities to include:
identifying whether and how they use the prohibited equipment,
components, or services, to include those on Federal property;
inventory of active contracts or other agreements with an
entity that uses prohibited equipment, components, or services;
(2) the steps agencies have taken to implement section 889,
to include: contract actions or changes to agreements; removal
of equipment or components from programs and activities;
description of waivers agencies have requested, associated
rationales, and their dispositions; and
(3) the challenges agencies face in implementing section
889 and recommendations for improvement.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
submit an interim report to the congressional defense
committees not later than August 13, 2021.
Briefing on Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019
The committee reaffirms its ongoing national security
concerns about proliferation of video surveillance or
telecommunications equipment in the Federal and commercial
space produced by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, or Dahua, as
defined in section 889 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232). Consistent with
draft regulation issued in November 2019, and the anticipated
August 2020 regulation related to this statute, the committee
directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of Commerce, to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services not later than December 1, 2020, on
the implementation status of the full requirements in section
889. This briefing should address the following:
(1) whether the final implementing regulation has been
issued and, if not, why;
(2) whether the interim rule prohibits ``covered''
equipment/services only if they are a ``substantial or
essential component of any system'', or as ``critical
technology as part of any system'';
(3) clarify how the Departments interpret ``substantial or
essential'' as well as ``critical'';
(4) how the Department of Commerce determines which
``affiliates and subsidiaries'' are on the covered list;
(5) the amount and type of exceptions and waivers that have
been granted to date, as allowed in section 889;
(6) whether the Departments plan to seek a delay to the
August 2020 mandate, which bans agencies from contracting with
a company that uses covered equipment and services;
(7) how the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, would designate additional
entities believed to be owned or controlled by a foreign
government as authorized; and
(8) whether the Departments plan to make funds available
for the replacement of the prohibited covered equipment.
Commercial Airlift Review Board Requirements
The committee is interested in the Department of Defense
Commercial Airlift Review Board processes and procedures.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a briefing to the
Committee on House Armed Services no later than January 31,
2021 on the processes and procedures of the Commercial Airlift
Review Board as well as historical information from 2015-2020
with the following:
(1) List of currently approved air carriers;
(2) List of the approval or disapproval of air carriers
seeking initial approval to provide air transportation service
to DOD;
(3) List of the approval or disapproval of air carriers in
the program that do not meet DOD quality and safety
requirements;
(4) List of the approval or disapproval of air carriers in
the program seeking to provide a class of service different
from that which they are currently approved;
(5) List of the action taken to suspend, reinstate, or
place into temporary nonuse or extended temporary nonuse, DOD-
approved carriers;
(6) List of the action taken to review, suspend, reinstate,
or place into temporary nonuse or extended temporary nonuse, an
air carrier providing operational support services to DOD; and
(7) List of any appeals to the decisions of the Commercial
Airlift Review Board and the resulting decision of those
appeals.
Commercial Items Group Supporting Procuring Contracting Officers in
Making Commercial Item Determinations
Congress established the Commercial Items Group (CIG) under
section 831(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013, to support procuring contracting officers
(PCOs) in making commercial item determinations (CIDs) and
under section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017, directed the Department of Defense to
centralize the expertise and analysis necessary for the use and
development of CIDs. Since then, the CIG has served in this
capacity within the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).
However, in its Fiscal Year 2021 budget submission, the
Department proposed divesting DCMA of the CIG without offering
an alternative that would meet its statutory requirement.
Further, the Department's long-term strategy for commercial
item and price reasonableness analysis remains unclear. Without
a clear approach to procuring commercial items, including
understanding how commercial item determinations have been
made, the Department foregoes an opportunity to streamline and
strengthen its acquisition processes.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to, not later than
October 1, 2020, brief the House Armed Services Committee on
their proposed way forward to continue to comply with statutory
requirements as well as meet the intent of centralizing the
process of commercial item determinations as well as the
decisions, and providing expertise and assistance to
acquisition staff in commercial item acquisitions.
Commercial Supply Stores
The committee believes the Department of Defense should
compete all requirements for the operation of civil engineering
and industrial supply stores through fair and open competition
not sole- or direct-source, unless allowed under the Small
Business Act (Public Law 85-536).
The committee notes that several private companies have
operated supply stores on military installations with the
purpose of providing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts and
supplies to military customers. Because these storefronts serve
a function that is not inherently governmental, Congress
recognized the private sector's preferred role in managing and
operating them in the committee reports accompanying the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (H.
Rept. 105-132) and the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-120).
The committee urges the Department to reverse a recent
trend of entering into agreements with the General Services
Administration (GSA) to replace existing competitively awarded
supply stores on military bases with stores administered
through GSA's fourth-party logistics program. These actions,
conducted without the competition that underpins Federal
procurement policy, run counter to the Competition in
Contracting Act of 1984 (41 U.S.C. 253) and result in less
small business participation in government contracting.
Therefore, the committee urges the Department to restore
competitive acquisition practices and afford small business
prime contractor opportunities through the award of contracts
to administer these important stores at the nation's military
facilities.
Compliance with Contract Services Planning, Programming, and Budgeting
Requirements and Statutory Limitations on Outsourcing Government Jobs
The committee notes that contract services spending
comprises at least one-quarter of the Department of Defense
topline but is not currently subjected to the validation and
funding offset drills currently applied to the Department of
Defense civilian workforce. Further, according to the
Government Accountability Office, spending on service contracts
has increased significantly in recent years. It is therefore
critical that appropriate and sufficiently detailed data are
collected and analyzed to support the validation of
requirements for service contracts, avoid duplication with
other requirements, and properly inform the planning,
programming, budgeting and execution process of the Department
of Defense. Further, the committee notes that statutory
limitations regarding the privatization and outsourcing of
Department of Defense civilian jobs are not universally applied
throughout the Department. As a result, there are insufficient
management controls in place to ensure compliance within the
Department.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a report to the House Committee on Armed Services
not later than January 1, 2021, on the Department's current
compliance with the contractor inventory requirements in
section 2330a of title 10; the specification of amounts
required under section 235 of title 10; the data analysis and
requirements validation required under section 2329 of title
10; and any guidelines established pursuant to section 852 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 or
any other guidance published by the Department of Defense
relating to solicitations for contracts.
Consistency in the Management and Execution of Audits of Contractor
Business System Reviews Conducted by the Defense Contract Audit Agency
The committee notes that the Department of Defense is
planning to significantly increase the number of audits
performed on contractor business systems (CBS) during the next
few fiscal years, particularly those audits for which the
Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) has primary
responsibility. The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
and DCAA generally conduct their respective CBS reviews on a 3-
year cycle. However, DCAA has fallen far short of maintaining
this schedule during fiscal years 2013 through 2018 and the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reported that
DCAA completed only 9 of 76 planned CBS audits during fiscal
year 2017. In order to ``catch up,'' DCAA plans to
significantly increase its annual pace and conduct almost 300
CBS audits between fiscal years 2019 and 2022. In their report,
the GAO also noted that DCAA's ability to meet its goal was
dependent upon three factors, including:
(1) the ability to shift resources from conducting incurred
cost audits to business systems audits;
(2) the use of independent public accounting firms (IPAs)
to perform a portion of the incurred cost audits; and
(3) the ability of DCAA auditors to use new audit plans and
complete the required business system audits in a timely
manner.
Further, the committee is aware of concerns about how DCAA
contracted for and oversaw the work of IPAs. The committee
believes it is essential that DCAA and DCMA improve their
execution, management, and oversight of contractor business
systems reviews, including their use of IPAs.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to assess:
(1) whether DCAA and DCMA have improved their visibility
into the number of reviews needed to be conducted and the
length of time it takes to resolve issues identified during
these reviews;
(2) the progress made and challenges encountered, if any,
by DCAA toward achieving its goal of becoming current on all of
its contractor business systems audits by fiscal year 2022;
(3) the extent to which DCAA has used IPAs to help conduct
incurred cost audits; and
(4) the extent to which DCAA is collecting and using the
lessons learned from its initial use of IPAs to facilitate
their use.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
March 1, 2021, on preliminary observations and submit a report
to the congressional defense committees at a date agreed upon
at that time.
COVID-19 Uniformed Mask Distribution to Service Members
The committee understands the urgency for the Department of
Defense to deliver uniformed masks to service members during
the COVID-19 public health emergency. The committee wants to
ensure it remains abreast of the effectiveness of uniformed
mask distribution of masks to service members. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives not later than January 1, 2021, that
defines:
(1) The requirement for the total number of masks,
specifically when and how many are needed for garrison and
field use; and
(2) The contracting and procurement plan to meet the
requirement.
Department of Defense Proposal for Reports on Acquisition Programs and
Activities
The committee notes that the Comptroller General of the
United States annual assessment of the Department of Defense's
acquisition programs plays an important role in enabling the
congressional defense committees' detailed oversight of the
Defense Acquisition System.
Section 830(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) required the Secretary
of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees
not later than October 15, 2020, a proposal for an alternative
methodology for reporting on all acquisition programs that
includes, among other things, the reporting requirements for
Selected Acquisition Reports. The committee is aware that the
Comptroller General's annual assessment of acquisition programs
relies extensively on data included in Selected Acquisition
Reports. Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller
General to assess the Secretary of Defense's proposal for an
alternative methodology. At a minimum, the review shall
address:
(1) potential benefits and challenges associated with the
Department's proposed methodology as they relate to Comptroller
General and congressional oversight of the Defense Acquisition
System, including the ability to report on trends in
acquisition program performance over time; and
(2) the extent to which the proposal includes reporting on
elements of program performance that align with acquisition
best practices.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than 120 days after the submission of the Secretary of
Defense's report on the Comptroller General's preliminary
findings and to submit a final report to the congressional
defense committees on a date agreed to at the time of the
briefing.
Efforts to Improve the Domestic Nonavailability Waiver Process
The committee notes that there continues to be
congressional interest in how the Department of Defense
executes its domestic nonavailability waiver process, including
how the Department communicates with private industry and
determines whether there are new domestic sources available to
meet the Department's needs. Therefore, the committee directs
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not later
than December 1, 2020, on the Department's domestic
nonavailability waiver process. The briefing shall address
recent actions taken by the Department, including waivers
granted under sections 2533a and 2533b of title 10, United
States Code, since the related briefing required by the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public
Law 116-92), and new efforts to develop domestic supplies.
Efforts to Streamline the Internal Control Audit Framework Used to
Evaluate Contractor Business Systems
The committee recognizes that consistent with a
recommendation of the Section 809 Panel Report, streamlining
the Department of Defense's 18 government-unique criteria used
to assess contractor business systems is anticipated to result
in more efficient, effective, objective, and material audits.
The committee urges the Department to review the system
criteria used to audit contractor systems (Cost Estimating
Systems, Earned Value Management Systems, Material Management
and Accounting Systems, Purchasing Systems, and Property
Management Systems) to determine whether an internal control
audit framework consistent with private sector auditing
standards would provide a more efficient and effective approach
to auditing these systems as compared to the current
government-unique system criteria set forth in the Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. The committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the
House Committee on Armed Services not later than February 1,
2021, on how the Department plans to improve its audit
framework and its timeline for doing so.
Evaluating Possibility of Conflicts of Interest for Federally Funded
Research and Development Centers
The committee recognizes the valuable research conducted by
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs). The
committee also notes that if an FFRDC conducts market research,
they are given keen insights into potentially sensitive and
advantageous market information. As a result, care must be
taken to ensure that that market research conducted by FFRDCs
on behalf of the Department of Defense provides an impartial
view of the market.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report, no later than December 15, 2020, evaluating
the possibility of FFRDCs gaining and utilizing an unfair
advantage as a result of conducting market research. At a
minimum, this report shall include the number of instances in
which an FFRDC won a contract in which it conducted market
research on behalf of the Department and the dollar amounts of
the contracts.
GAO Report on GSA E-commerce Portal Data Usage
The House Armed Services Committee directs the Comptroller
General to submit a report to the committee by January 31st,
2021 on compliance with subsection (h) of section 846 of the
National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2018 (Public
Law 115-91; 41 U.S.C. 1901 note). The report shall describe how
platform providers within the General Service Administration's
(GSA) e-commerce program are complying with subsection (h) and
GSA's ability to monitor providers' activities and data uses
for compliance with subsection (h).
GAO Report on Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts
The committee is concerned about the Department of
Defense's use of time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts
and the use of labor category minimums within these contracts.
The committee recognizes that a time-and-materials contract is
generally a riskier contract type for the government as it
provides little incentive for the contractor to control costs.
The committee notes that technologies such as artificial
intelligence, smart devices, and other innovations are changing
the consideration of such contracts in certain sectors, such as
information technology, and that the current federal statute
and regulations on their use and the associated requirement to
use labor category minimums can restrict the ability of
industry to offer the best value to the Department.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to provide preliminary observations to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives by February 28, 2021, on trends on the
Department of Defense's use of time-and-material and labor-hour
contracts, including the types of services acquired and the
extent to which these contracts were awarded using procedures
authorized under Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
submit a more comprehensive report to the congressional defense
committees on a date agreed to at the time of the briefing. The
report should include:
(1) a description of the federal and defense policies
governing the use of time-and-material and labor-hour
contracts, including the extent to which labor category
minimums are required to be used in such contracts;
(2) an assessment as to whether and under what conditions
the private sector uses time-and-material or labor-hour
contracts in such areas as information technology services,
cybersecurity services, audit or audit readiness services,
health care services and records, telecommunications devices
and services, or other knowledge-based professional services;
(3) an assessment on the feasibility of substituting
private sector experience for educational requirements in
Department of Defense contracts and any other improvements that
can be made to the minimum requirements in labor categories;
(4) recommendations, as appropriate, on whether changes to
Department of Defense policy regarding time-and-materials and
labor-hour contracts, including actions to limit or restrict
award of such contracts, especially when utilizing Federal
Acquisition Regulation Part 12 procedures, are warranted; and
(5) any other matters determined by the Comptroller General
as appropriate.
Incremental Funding of Services Contracts
The committee is concerned about the use of incremental
funding in services contracts and its potential impact on
contractor performance and outcomes at the Department of
Defense. The committee acknowledges that the frequent use of
continuing resolutions has forced the Department to operate
with less or uncertain funding for longer periods of time and
may be incrementally funding contracted work, even when the
services under contract are non-severable. However, the
committee also recognizes that this may create an
administrative burden, particularly on small businesses, and
further, could result in suboptimal contractor performance.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to:
(1) assess whether buying activities in the Department of
Defense incrementally funded work required under contracts for
services awarded during the fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019;
(2) describe whether the regulations applicable to
procurement or fiscal law permits or facilitates such
incremental funding;
(3) describe the processes by which the buying activities
justify, approve, and monitor the use of incremental funding of
services contracts; and
(4) describe whether the use of incremental funding on
contracts for services poses administrative burdens, financial
risks, or performance challenges to either the Department or
its contractors.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
March 1, 2021, on the Comptroller General's preliminary
findings and to submit a final report on a date agreed to at
the time of the briefing.
Plan To Address Obsolete MIL-PRF-19500 Discrete Parts
The committee recognizes the important role that military
specification semiconductor devices perform in a broad array of
space, satellite, and strategic defense applications. These
components form the backbone of critical defense and space
designs by providing power and control to satellite, aircraft,
and missiles and must be able to withstand environmental stress
such as extreme temperature, radiation, shock, and vibration.
The committee is aware of possible disruptions to the supply of
over three thousand critical components that meet MIL-PRF-19500
specifications as production ceases or domestic fabrication is
relocated outside of the United States. Therefore, the
committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a report to the House
Committee on Armed Services no later than January 31, 2021 on
the status of the domestic supply chain for MIL-PRF-19500
qualified discrete parts and the sustainment plan for
maintaining access to these qualified parts. The committee
further notes that the report called for with similar Directive
Report Language in the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 has yet to be produced. A single report, as
outlined above, will suffice to fulfill both requirements.
Procurement Technical Assistance Program Management and Oversight
The committee remains supportive of the Procurement
Technical Assistance Program and its critical role in
strengthening the defense industrial base--particularly during
the economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The committee directs the Undersecretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and the Deputy Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Industrial Policy to submit a report to the
House Committee on Armed Services by December 1, 2020 on
Department of Defense compliance with the Section 852 of the
FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-92)
requirement to move the management and oversight of the
Procurement Technical Assistance Program from the Defense
Logistics Agency to the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and to the Office of the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy in order
to:
(1) Better align the Procurement Technical Assistance
Program's visibility and mission with Department of Defense
efforts, and
(2) To strengthen the defense industrial base.
Report on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
The committee acknowledges that the Department of Defense
has taken initial steps to ensure that its contractors are
aware of the actions necessary to protect the government's data
and networks from cybersecurity threats. However, the committee
is concerned that there remain key unanswered questions about
how it will implement its cybersecurity framework, especially
given the level of collaboration necessary between industry and
government for its success.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to submit a report to
the congressional defense committees by January 15, 2021,
regarding the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
program. The report shall address the following:
(1) the estimated annual costs to the Department to
implement CMMC and the estimated annual costs to the Department
for CMMC expenses that will be considered an allowable cost on
a government contract for each of fiscal years 2020 through
2024;
(2) the estimated costs for compliance and certification
for each category of small, medium-sized, and large businesses,
by CMMC tier;
(3) the status of Department efforts to revise regulations,
issues related to current contract clauses, the timelines
proposed for each step in the regulatory process, and the
planned applicability to contracts once a final regulation is
implemented;
(4) the efforts of the Department to incorporate CMMC
training into the Department's and Defense Acquisition
University's training requirements;
(5) the efforts of the Department to address issues
surrounding exclusivity of the standard and the certification
across the enterprise;
(6) a discussion of the roles, responsibilities, and
liabilities for the prime contractors and subcontractors with
regard to the assigning of the CMMC tier;
(7) a discussion of the plan for the CMMC Accreditation
Board to engage and train the appropriate resources to conduct
certifications for the defense industrial base as it pertains
to the timelines included in the Department's rollout of CMMC;
(8) a plan for the Department to obtain and retain the CMMC
Accreditation Board as the exclusive provider of CMMC
certifications; and
(9) a discussion of how the CMMC Accreditation Board will
prioritize the requests for CMMC certification and the factors
used to determine priority, if any, specifically with regard to
company size, sole source contracting, and the timelines
included in the Department's rollout of CMMC.
Report on Source Content Supplier for Major Defense Acquisition
Programs
The committee believes the Department of Defense's
acquisition processes should be in line with the standards of
the Buy American Act of 1933 (Public Law 72-428). The committee
also believes the Department should set a goal to acquire and
procure American-made equipment and products where possible to
ensure a strong national industrial base to support warfighters
in time of need.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than March 1, 2021, assessing the source content of
procurement carried out in connection with major defense
acquisition programs (as defined in section 2430 of title 10,
United States Code). The report shall include the proportion of
items procured in connection with a major defense acquisition
program that are manufactured in the United States which are
substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined,
produced, or manufactured in the United States.
The report shall also include a detailed description of
which components of major defense acquisition programs are
sole-sourced from a foreign supplier, including those sourced
from a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or a
country that otherwise qualifies for a waiver under the Buy
American Act. The report should be organized by major defense
acquisition program and may contain a classified annex, but
should be unclassified to the extent practicable.
Secure Supply Chain for Niobium
Niobium oxides are important for defense and commercial
applications. Recognizing this, the Department of Interior
deemed niobium as one of 35 critical minerals vulnerable to
supply chain disruption, the ``absence of which would have
significant consequences for our economy or our national
security.'' The U.S. imports niobium from nations subject to
political pressures and instability, which creates risk for
supply chain disruption.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to brief the House Committee on Armed Services by February 15,
2021 detailing the actions necessary in order to establish a
domestic processing capability for niobium oxides. The
Secretary should consider leveraging established critical
mineral supply chains, including niobium's twin element
tantalum, to provide needed supply chain security.
Sensor Open Systems Architecture and C4ISR Modular Open Suite of
Standards Military Standards Initiative
The committee is encouraged by the military services
supporting Modular Open Systems Architectures (MOSA) on all
future programs and platform modernization efforts. For
example, the Army's C4ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards
(CMOSS), and the Air Force's Sensor Open Systems Architecture
(SOSA) standards are significant advances.
The committee appreciates the efforts to increase
capabilities, speed development, speed technology refresh,
lower costs for the Government, and increase competition in the
industry. The committee is aware of marked progress made by the
Army's PEO (Program Executive Office) C3T (Command, Control,
and Communications-Tactical), PEO IEW&S (Intelligence,
Electronic Warfare and Sensors), and Network-CFT (Cross-
Functional Team). The committee commends such forward thinking
and movement to unify around these standards.
Furthermore, the committee recommends that CMOSS and SOSA
military electronics standards be more tightly connected to use
the same hardware pinout standards and, more importantly, the
same software data transport protocols, such as the Modular
Open RF Architecture (MORA), to further solidify a common
Department of Defense-wide technical approach to create an open
systems architecture standard by which small businesses and
large primes can compete. To achieve a more effective economy
of scale, the CMOSS and SOSA standards must both be a unified
hardware and software ecosystem. The committee believes CMOSS
is more established at this time and should lead.
Finally, the committee believes the military services
should begin to combine missions to enable CMOSS and SOSA for
multi-mission tactical communications, EW (electronic warfare),
SIGINT (signals intelligence), and battlefield computing in one
system. Such an effort will reduce the SWaP (size, weight, and
power) on various platforms for the military electronics, and
unify the industry around common military hardware, as well as
software, standards.
The committee looks forward to further efforts by the
Department of Defense to standardize procurement of modular
cards and software according to the CMOSS and/or SOSA
standards, for all future modernization and new weapons
systems. These efforts will increase competition rather than
have the classical single vendors drive their proprietary
solutions which will cost the Government much higher
modernization costs and decrease innovation.
Status of Implementing Regulations Related to Procurement
Administrative Lead Times
The committee notes that section 886 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-
91) and section 878 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) required the
Department of Defense and Administrator of the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy, respectively, to define, track, and
publicly report on Procurement Administrative Lead Times (PALT)
within 180 days of the date of the enactment of the Acts. The
committee understands that the Department and the Administrator
have taken positive steps to implement requirements to define,
track, and report on PALT but, to date, have not met the
statutorily imposed deadlines for implementation. Therefore,
the committee directs the Secretary of Defense and the
Administrator to increase the priority of these regulations and
to each provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services by November 1, 2020, on progress in finalizing the
implementation of these regulations.
Strategic and Critical Materials in Department of Defense Industrial
Base
The committee supports the Department of Defense's recent
investments in upgrading domestic manufacturing through the
Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program. The
committee is encouraged by the Department's latest effort to
mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities and address strategic
material gaps. The IBAS program is an effective tool to support
the domestic defense industrial base and can be further
utilized to strengthen the critical materials industry, often
metals such as tungsten, neodymium iron boron magnets, niobium,
indium, gallium, germanium, and tin. The committee notes these
materials are economically important, enabling emerging
technologies as a result of their unique properties. These
metals are essential in United States military applications as
well as medical, electronics, 5G, automobile, aerospace, and
solar industries, supporting both national security and
sustainable living. Rare earth minerals and elements are
necessary components of technology and defense tools, including
smartphones, computer chips, radar sensors, and other
electronics.
The Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act of
1939 provides for the acquisition and retention of certain
strategic and critical materials. It is in the Defense
Logistics Agency's (DLA) mission to foster the conservation and
development of domestic sources within the United States
thereby abating dangerous and costly dependence on foreign
sources and single points of failure. Despite the act, the
United States import of these metals amounted to 392 thousand
metric tons (mt) between 2014 and 2018 whereby the consumption
amounted to 89 percent. Additionally, the United States has no
stockpile for these critical metals except 4mt of 95 percent
contaminated tin. Per World Mine Productions and Reserves (2017
Estimates), the United States is one of the five countries that
does not produce rare earth metals and has only 1.17 percent of
the world's total.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to include in the submission of the Annual Industrial
Capabilities Report to Congress not later than March 1, 2021,
as required by section 2504 of title 10, United States Code, a
report on the state of the domestic supply chain, economic
importance, risks associated, and availability of rare earth
metals, including tungsten, neodymium iron boron magnets,
niobium, indium, gallium, germanium, and tin. The assessment
shall evaluate the need to stockpile these elements along with
others the Department identifies due to their critical role for
national security and sourcing from foreign entities.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Section 801--Congressional Notification of Termination of a Middle Tier
Acquisition Program
This section would modify section 804 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (2302 note of
title 10, United States Code) to direct the Secretary of
Defense to provide notification to the congressional defense
committees 30 days after a program is terminated that used the
``middle tier'' of acquisition authority.
Section 802--Modification to the Definition of Nontraditional Defense
Contractor
This section would amend section 2302(9) of title 10,
United States Code, by adding to the term ``nontraditional
defense contractor'' under the Other Transaction Authority an
entity that is owned entirely by an employee stock ownership
plan.
Section 803--Major Weapon Systems: Life-Cycle Sustainment Plan
This section would require the submission of a life-cycle
sustainment plan for a major weapon system prior to granting
Milestone C approval. The plan, which shall be reviewed 5 years
after the receipt of Milestone C approval and every 10 years
thereafter, shall include metrics to measure the readiness and
availability of the major weapon system, a schedule for
maintenance and overhaul activities, and a baseline cost
estimate for the life-cycle sustainment of a major weapon
system. In the case of a significant and critical breach of a
baseline cost estimate, this section would require the
Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense
committees of such breach and certify a remediation plan or
endorsement that the cost growth is justified.
Section 804--Contractor Business Systems
This section would amend section 893 of the Ike Skelton
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public
Law 111-383; note 2302 of title 10, United States Code) by
replacing ``significant deficiency'' with the term ``material
weakness.'' The committee notes that the proposed revised
definition will better align review and approval of contractor
business systems with generally accepted commercial and
government auditing standards.
Section 805--Acquisition Authority of the Director of the Joint
Artificial Intelligence Center
This section would authorize the Director of the Joint
Artificial Intelligence Center with responsibility for the
development, acquisition, and sustainment of artificial
intelligence technologies, services, and capabilities through
fiscal year 2025.
Section 806--Reforming the Department of Defense
This section would require the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments to put in place and
report on defense reform initiatives intended to provide more
effective, efficient, and economical administration and
operations of the Department, while also eliminating
duplication. The National Defense Strategy, Defense Planning
Guidance, and annual budget request are required to provide
additional details on such reform efforts. The section would
also require the combatant commanders to provide the Secretary
of Defense reform recommendations for the same purposes.
Section 807--Alternative Space Acquisition System for the United States
Space Force
This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
take actions to develop an acquisition pathway within the
Department of Defense that is tailored for space systems and
programs and would require a report on an ``Alternative Space
Acquisition System.'' This section would also authorize the
Secretary of the Air Force to assign an appropriate program
executive as the milestone decision authority for major defense
acquisition programs of the United States Space Force.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Section 811--Sustainment Reform for the Department of Defense
This section would amend section 113 of title 10, United
States Code, to add a requirement to develop a strategic
framework for prioritizing and integrating activities relating
to sustainment of major defense acquisition programs. This
section would also clarify additional responsibilities of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
Section 812--Modifications to Comptroller General Assessment of
Acquisition Programs and Related Initiatives
This section would amend section 2229b(b)(2) of title 10,
United States Code, to allow the Comptroller General of the
United States to include key analysis of organizational,
policy, and legislative changes at the Department of Defense
that predate its most recent annual assessment.
Section 813--Contractor Whistleblower Protections Relating to
Nondisclosure Agreements
This section would amend section 2409 of title 10, United
States Code, and section 4712 of title 41, United States Code,
to clarify that contractors, subcontractors, or grantees are
protected from reprisal for disclosure of certain information,
including gross mismanagement of a Federal contract or grant or
an abuse of authority relating to a Federal contract or grant.
Section 814--Competition Requirements for Purchases from Federal Prison
Industries
This section would amend section 2410n of title 10, United
States Code, and eliminate the federal marketshare
determination requirement for the purchase of products from
Federal Prison Industries.
Section 815--Disclosure of Beneficial Owners in Database for Federal
Agency Contract and Grant Officers
This section would amend section 2313 of title 41, United
States Code, and require the database used by Federal agency
contract and grant officers for contractor responsibility
determinations to reflect information about contractors'
beneficial owners.
Section 816--Inclusion of Optical Transmission Components in the
Analytical Framework for Supply Chain Risks
This section would amend section 2509(b)(2)(A)(ii) of title
10, United States Code, by striking the phrase ``(other than
optical transmission components)''.
Section 817--Amendment to Definition of Qualified Apprentice
This section would strike paragraph three (3) of section
2870(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section
865 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020 (Public Law 116-92).
Section 818--Contract Closeout Authority for Services Contracts
This section would amend section 836 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) by reducing the contract closeout period from the current
17 years to 7 years for service contracts, but no less than the
Federal Acquisition Regulation's record retention requirements.
This section would also direct the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Director of the Defense Contract Management Agency,
to establish and maintain a centralized capability with
necessary expertise and resources to provide oversight of the
closeout of a contract or group of contracts covered by this
section.
Section 819--Plan to Improve Department-wide Management of Investments
in Weapon Systems
This section would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation, to develop a plan to
identify, develop, and acquire databases, analytical and
financial tools, and workforce skills to improve the Department
of Defense-wide assessment, management, and optimization of the
investments in weapon systems of the Department, including
through consolidation of duplicate or similar weapon system
programs.
Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters
Section 821--Quarterly National Technology and Industrial Base
Briefings
This section would amend section 2504 of title 10, United
States Code, to require quarterly briefings to monitor progress
toward eliminating gaps or vulnerabilities in the industrial
base as identified in the Annual Industrial Capabilities Report
to Congress, as required by section 2504 of title 10, United
States Code.
Section 822--Expansion on the Prohibition on Acquiring Certain Metal
Products
This section would amend section 2533c of title 10, United
States Code, by striking ``material melted'' and inserting
``material mined, refined, separated, melted,'' in subsection
(a)(1) and striking ``tungsten'' and inserting ``covered
material'' in subsection (c)(3)(A)(i) with an effective date 3
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Section 823--Requirement that Certain Ship Components Be Manufactured
in the National Technology and Industrial Base
This section would require that certain shipboard
components be manufactured in the National Technology and
Industrial Base.
Section 824--Preference for Sourcing Rare Earth Materials from the
National Technology and Industrial Base
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, to the
maximum extent possible, to acquire materials that are
determined to be strategic and critical materials required to
meet the defense industrial, and essential civilian needs of
the United States first from sources located within the United
States and then from sources located in the national technology
and industrial base, as defined in section 2500 of title 10,
United States Code.
Section 825--Enhanced Domestic Content Requirement for Major Defense
Acquisition Programs
This section would require the interpretation of
``substantially all'' under the Buy American Act, as defined by
chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, related to the
percentage of components of a defense end item required to be
of materials mined, produced, or manufactured in the United
States to be considered domestic to be increased from 50
percent to 100 percent.
Section 826--Additional Requirements Pertaining to Printed Circuit
Boards
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
mandate that contractors and subcontractors that provide
printed circuit boards to the Department of Defense must
certify that set percentages of the boards were manufactured
and assembled within approved countries. The Secretary may
waive the requirement if the Secretary determines there are no
significant national security concerns, and the contractor is
otherwise in compliance with relevant cybersecurity provisions
including section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92).
Section 827--Report on Use of Domestic Nonavailability Determinations
This section would require a report describing the use of
any waiver or exception by the Department of Defense to the
requirements of chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, or
section 2533a of title 10, United States Code, relating to
domestic nonavailability determinations. The committee notes
that a similar briefing on domestic nonavailability
determinations was required in the committee report
accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-120) and has yet to be produced by the
Department. The report, as outlined above, will suffice to
fulfill both requirements.
Section 828--Sense of Congress on the Prohibition on Certain
Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
implementation of section 889 of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232; 41 U.S.C. note prec. 3901).
Subtitle D--Small Business Matters
Section 831--Transfer of Verification of Small Business Concerns Owned
and Controlled by Veterans or Service-Disabled Veterans to the Small
Business Administration
This section would amend section 8127 of title 38, United
States Code, and transfer the verification of small business
concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled
veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Small
Business Administration.
Section 832--Equitable Adjustments to Certain Construction Contracts
This section would amend the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
631) to allow a small business performing a construction
contract to submit a request for equitable adjustment to an
agency if the contracting officer directs a change in the work
within the general scope of the contract without the agreement
of the small business.
Section 833--Exemption of Certain Contracts Awarded to Small Business
Concerns from Category Management Requirements
This section would amend the Small Business Act to exempt
contracts awarded to certain small business from the Category
Management (CM) program. This section would also require the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget to develop a
plan to ensure small businesses can compete for contracts under
CM.
Section 834--Report on Accelerated Payments to Certain Small Business
Concerns
This section would require the head of each Federal agency
(as defined by section 551(a) of title 5, United States Code)
to submit to Congress a report on the timeliness of accelerated
payments made to certain small business concerns.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Section 841--Modifications to Supervision and Award of Certain
Contracts
This section would amend section 2851 of title 10, United
States Code, to direct the Department of Defense to publicly
post identifying information on military construction contracts
once awarded in the Federal Register and require prime
contractors for military construction projects to publicly post
all available subcontracting work of $250,000 or more on
relevant websites of the Small Business Administration and
General Services Administration. This section would also amend
section 644 of title 15, United States Code, to allow Federal
agencies to award additional small business credit toward
meeting subcontracting goals for awarding a contract to a local
business.
Section 842--Amendments to Submissions to Congress Relating to Certain
Foreign Military Sales
This section would amend section 887(b)(1) and section
887(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) to revise the reporting
requirements and to extend the sunsets of the quarterly and
annual reports to December 31, 2024.
Section 843--Revisions to Requirement to Use Firm Fixed-Price Contracts
for Foreign Military Sales
This section would amend section 830 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) by applying the requirement for firm, fixed-price type
contract vehicles exclusively to production contracts for
foreign military sales cases whether on a stand-alone contract,
on a mixed contract for both domestic and foreign military
sales production, or on a mixed contract for both international
cooperative program and foreign military sales production.
Section 844--Small Business Industrial Base Resiliency Program
This section would establish the Small Business Industrial
Base Resiliency Program and would authorize the Assistant
Secretary of Defense Industrial Base Policy to enter into
transactions to purchase or make a commitment to purchase goods
or services from small business concerns in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic. These transactions are intended to support
the monitoring and assessment of small businesses in the
defense industrial base by addressing critical issues in the
small business industrial base relating to urgent operational
needs in response to the pandemic, supporting efforts to expand
the small business industrial base in response to the pandemic,
and addressing supply chain vulnerabilities related to the
pandemic for small businesses.
Section 845--Requirements Relating to Reports and Limitations on the
Availability of Funds
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
to provide reports related to defense reform initiatives
required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). If the required reports are not
provided on time, the section places limitations on the
obligation or expenditure of some of the fiscal year 2021
funding authorized to be appropriated for the offices of the
specified officials.
Section 846--Assessment of the Requirements Processes of the Military
Departments
This section would require the Secretary of each military
department to conduct an assessment of the requirements process
and to each submit a report by March 31, 2021, with
recommendations to improve the agility and timeliness of such
requirements process for acquisition programs of the military
department.
The committee notes that recent reforms to shift authority
for acquisition and requirements decisions to the military
departments have placed increasing importance on the efficiency
and effectiveness of the military departments' requirements
processes. However, the committee is concerned that the
military departments' requirements processes, including the
extent to which they are aligned with the acquisition system
and the budget process, continue to hinder the development of
timely, realistic, and achievable requirements. Moreover, the
committee believes that recent efforts of the Department of
Defense to implement its adaptive acquisition framework call
for a new look at how requirements are generated within each of
the acquisition pathways in this framework (including major
capability acquisition, middle tier of acquisition, software
acquisition, and the acquisition of services, among others) to
the benefit of the defense acquisition system.
Section 847--Report on Transfer and Consolidation of Certain Defense
Acquisition Statutes
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees with a
proposal for the transfer and consolidation of certain defense
acquisition statutes within the framework of part V of subtitle
A of title 10, United States Code (as enacted by section 801 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232)) by February 21, 2021.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Strategic Deterrence
The committee notes the benefit and importance of
establishing an Assistant Secretary of Defense for policy with
responsibility for space, nuclear deterrence and missile
defense policy in order to realign policy on strategic
deterrence. The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
October 30, 2020, on realigning nuclear deterrence, missile
defense, and space policy under one assistant secretary in
order to streamline deterrence policy development and to
adequately inform acquisition of capabilities to support
strategic deterrence.
Implementation of the Directed Roles and Responsibilities of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity
Conflict
The committee acknowledges the Department of Defense's
recent efforts to accelerate implementation of the roles and
responsibilities of the office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD
SO/LIC) pursuant to section 922 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328).
The committee appreciates the Secretary of Defense's commitment
to establishing measures to augment the office of ASD SO/LIC,
including the consolidation of ASD SO/LIC personnel at the
Pentagon.
The committee is aware that the Secretary of Defense
intends to issue a memo to the Department reaffirming the
overall responsibilities of ASD SO/LIC for special operations
administrative matters and reinforcing the administrative chain
of command as delineated in sections 138 and 167 of title 10,
United States Code, and is aware of efforts by the office of
ASD SO/LIC to revise and to publish the SO/LIC charter
(Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 5111.10). The committee
supports the investment by the Secretary of Defense in the
Office of ASD SO/LIC to ensure comprehensive civilian oversight
for the planning, resourcing, and employment of special
operations forces (SOF).
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services
by October 30, 2020, on the implementation of those roles and
responsibilities as directed by section 922. The briefing shall
include:
(1) a timeline and milestones for moving SO/LIC staff back
into the Pentagon from the Mark Center;
(2) a timeline and milestones for revising and publishing
the SO/LIC charter (DODD 5111.10); and
(3) an assessment of the Department's efforts to enhance
objective civilian oversight of SOF.
U.S. Special Operations Command Force Structure and Organization
The committee recognizes that the threat environment
continues to evolve, driving strategic and operational force
posture deliberations across the Department of Defense. The
2018 National Defense Strategy highlighted the need for the
Department to reconsider whether and to what extent the forces
historically applied against the countering violent extremist
(CVE) mission, such as those from U.S. Special Operations
Command (USSOCOM), should be utilized to confront great power
competition (GPC).
The committee understands that USSOCOM has seen record
growth with investments in information operations and cyber,
with end strength now in excess of 73,000. While the committee
is aware of ongoing efforts by USSOCOM to optimize special
operations forces (SOF) resourcing and investments to meet
demand of the CVE and GPC missions, the committee is concerned
with the command's expanding force structure, to include the
size and influence of the theater special operations commands
(TSOCs).
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct a review of USSOCOM's structure
and organization of those forces aligned or assigned to the
command. The review shall evaluate:
(1) the extent to which the Department or USSOCOM
established guidance regarding how and when joint task forces
(JTFs), including special operations joint task forces, should
be established;
(2) the extent to which the Department or USSOCOM defined
roles and responsibilities of TSOCs versus JTFs with regard to
planning for and conducting operations;
(3) the extent to which the Department or USSOCOM
established guidance regarding the size, structure,
composition, and resourcing of JTFs;
(4) the extent to which USSOCOM or its components
established a JTF in support of a global combatant command
(GCC) requirement, and what command, control, or communication
challenges, if any, those efforts created; and
(5) any other issues the Comptroller General deems
appropriate with respect to the establishment and resourcing of
JTFs as they relate to USSOCOM or SOF applied against GCC
requirements.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
November 27, 2020, on the preliminary findings and to submit a
final report on a date agreed to at the time of the briefing.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters
Section 901--Repeal of Position of Chief Management Officer
This section would repeal, effective 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, section 132a of title 10, United
States Code, which has the effect of eliminating the position
of the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.
The section would also require the Secretary of Defense to
reassign the position's responsibilities and provide a
legislative proposal within 180 days of enactment necessary to
make any conforming changes in law required by the elimination
of the position.
Section 902--Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
This section would amend section 138 of title 10, United
States Code, to require one of the Assistant Secretaries to be
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy,
whose principal duty would be the overall supervision of policy
of the Department of Defense for developing and maintaining the
defense industrial base of the United States and ensuring a
secure supply of materials critical to national security. This
section would also make conforming changes.
Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
Matters
Section 911--Limitation on Reduction of Civilian Workforce
This section would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
reducing the civilian workforce unless the Department assesses
the impact of such a reduction on workload, military force
structure, lethality, readiness, operational effectiveness,
stress on the military force, and costs.
Section 912--Chief Diversity Officers
This section would amend chapter 4 of title 10, United
States Code, to create a Chief Diversity Officer of the
Department of Defense; chapter 703 of title 10, United States
Code, to create a Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of
the Army; chapter 803 of title 10, United States Code, to
create a Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of the Navy;
chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, to create a Chief
Diversity Officer of the Air Force; and chapter 3 of title 14,
United States Code, to create a Chief Diversity Officer of the
Coast Guard.
Section 913--Establishment of Deputy Assistant Secretaries for
Sustainment
This section would require the military departments to each
establish a position of a Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Sustainment and would outline the responsibilities of each
position.
Section 914--Office of Defense Community Cooperation and Economic
Adjustment
This section would codify the existing Department of
Defense Office of Economic Adjustment and emphasize its current
primary mission of community cooperation through management of
programs such as the Defense Critical Infrastructure Program,
Defense Access Roads Program, and Joint Land Use Studies to
address encroachment around military installations and
compatible land use, and support of military families through
schools and manufacturing programs.
Section 915--Input from Chief of National Guard Bureau to the Joint
Requirements Oversight Council
This section would amend section 181 of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council to seek the views of the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau regarding non-Federalized National Guard capabilities in
support of homeland defense and civil support missions.
Section 916--Redesignation of the Joint Forces Staff College
This section would rename the Joint Forces Staff College to
the Joint Forces War College.
Subtitle C--Space Matters
Section 921--Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Strategic
Deterrence Policy
This section would amend paragraph (5) of section 138(b) of
title 10, United States Code, to require one of the Assistant
Secretaries to be the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space
and Strategic Deterrence Policy, whose principal duty would be
the overall supervision of policy of the Department of Defense
for space, nuclear deterrence, and missile defense. This
section would also make conforming changes.
Section 922--Office of the Chief of Space Operations
This section would establish the Office of the Chief of
Space Operations and assign certain general duties to that
office.
Section 923--Space Force Medal
This section would allow the President to award a
decoration to any person who, while serving in any capacity
with the Space Force, distinguishes himself or herself by
heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
Section 924--Clarification of Procurement of Commercial Satellite
Communications Services
This section would amend chapter 963 of title 10, United
States Code, by inserting a section requiring that the Chief of
Space Operations shall be responsible for the procurement of
commercial satellite communications services for the Department
of Defense.
Section 925--Temporary Exemption from Authorized Daily Average of
Members in Pay Grade E-8 and E-9
This section would exempt the Space Force from section 517
of title 10, United States Code, until October 1, 2023.
Section 926--One-Time Uniform Allowance for Members Transferred to the
Space Force
This section would authorize a one-time uniform allowance
for service members transferred to the United States Space
Force.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Other Matters
Airfield Capabilities in GPS Denied Environments
The committee supports the ongoing efforts by the
Department of Defense to ensure military forces are trained and
equipped to conduct combat operations across the range of
potential threat environments identified in the National
Defense Strategy. As the Department works to prepare military
forces to conduct operations in non-permissive and denied
threat environments, the committee seeks to ensure that the
Department can conduct all-weather, day-night airfield flight
operations in scenarios where the global positioning system
(GPS) signal is denied or degraded. Therefore, the committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the
House Committee on Armed Services not later than February 1,
2021 containing an assessment of the Department's ability to
conduct all-weather, day-night flight operations in GPS-denied
environments at military airfields overseas. This assessment
will include: (1) a description of air traffic control and
landing systems that utilize GPS at existing Department of
Defense airfields and contingency airfields in the U.S. Indo-
Pacific Command and U.S. European Command areas of operation;
(2) an assessment of the Department's ability to conduct all-
weather, day and night flight operations, including aircraft
tracking and precision landing, at such airfields in a scenario
where GPS is degraded or denied; and (3) a description of the
Department's actions to improve aircrew training and other
measures to mitigate risk at such airfields.
Audit Accountability
The Department of Defense has made large strides in
increasing accountability and ownership of audit processes and
the committee wants to encourage the Department to continue
this and ensure this practice is adopted across the Department,
agencies, and military services. The committee has long
maintained that a central factor of the Department's audit
progress has been clear leadership and accountability across
the Department. The committee is encouraged by the steps taken
by the Department to ensure that senior leaders are responsible
for leading the business process and system transformation of
the financial processes required to support the goal of
auditable financial statements. The committee continues to
encourage the Department of Defense to pursue this policy
across the Department, agencies, and military services.
Audit Innovation
The committee continues to be interested in the Department
of Defense's efforts to incorporate commercial digital
technologies, such as robotic process automation, cognitive and
artificial intelligence to improve the quality and richness of
financial data, and eliminate manual process and complex
financial reconciliations, and accelerate the Department's goal
of auditable financial statements. Furthermore, the committee
is interested in the Department's leveraging of data gleaned
from these systems and utilized beyond the financial statement
audit to derive meaningful insights and inform strategic and
operational decisions.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report to the House Committee on Armed Services by
January 31, 2021, on the adoption of advanced analytics in the
execution of the Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation
Plan and how they may be used to improve mission analytics,
measuring and improving audit performance, identifying
inefficiencies, redundancies and news risks, and preventing
fraud, waste, and abuse. In addition, the report should include
an understanding of the Department's efforts to standardize and
improve data fidelity across the enterprise. Finally, an
understanding on how the Department is implementing key
initiatives to address future financial management workforce
needs in data and technology skill sets.
Close Combat Lethality Task Force
The committee understands the Secretary of Defense
established the Close Combat Lethality Task Force (CCLTF) in
order to improve the readiness of combat capabilities of
infantry and squad formations. The committee notes the CCLTF
has focused its efforts on reforming manpower policy, improving
training and overall military wellness, human performance
initiatives, as well as ensuring the fielding of advanced
equipment and weapons systems for these formations. These
efforts are particularly noteworthy as technology proliferation
has eroded the comparative advantage of these forces, and, with
renewed great power competition, the committee believes the
Department of Defense should continue to focus on investments
that support improving the lethality of close combat formations
that historically account for the majority of U.S. casualties.
The committee is aware the Secretary of Defense has recently
designated the Secretary of the Army as the lead for the CCLTF
and that the CCLTF would transition to the Department of the
Army.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services
by December 1, 2020 on the transition plan for the CCLTF to
include organizational and governance changes that may occur,
planned resources across of the future years defense program
for the CCLTF, and overall coordination efforts with the United
States Marine Corps and United States Special Operations
Command.
Implementation of Findings and Recommendations of the 2020 U.S. Special
Operations Command Comprehensive Review
The committee appreciates the substantial efforts
undertaken by the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
(USSOCOM) in recent years to address the concerns regarding the
ethics and professionalism of the special operations forces
(SOF). The committee is aware of multiple incidents across
USSOCOM in 2018 and 2019, and appreciates the Command's ongoing
focus to address congressional concerns related to alleged
incidents of unethical and unprofessional behavior by SOF.
The Command's most recent effort to review and report on
the culture and ethics of SOF is a welcome development in
better understanding the Command's challenges and intended
mitigation efforts to re-calibrate the force to SOF core
values. The release of USSOCOM's Comprehensive Review indicated
that the Command had established conditions for the
normalization of an organizational culture overly focused on
SOF employment and mission accomplishment, which created the
contexts or situations allowing for misconduct and unethical
behavior to develop within the SOF enterprise, not just at
individual and team level, but also throughout the chain of
command.
The committee notes that the Comprehensive Review Team
posited a number of findings and recommendations for action to
mitigate such challenges, ranging from an internal review of
Theater Special Operations Command elements to self-validate
SOF requirements to re-calibrating the incentives and promotion
criteria for SOF officers and enlisted personnel. As with prior
reviews, the committee understands that implementation of
sustainable change is often more difficult than identifying
problems, and is encouraged by the establishment of a
Comprehensive Review Implementation Team to action the
recommendations from the Comprehensive Review (CR).
Therefore, the committee directs the Commander, USSOCOM, to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
October 30, 2020, on the implementation strategy of the CR
findings. The briefing shall include:
(1) prioritization of implementation of proposed actions;
(2) status of implementation of proposed actions;
(3) any challenges to implementing the proposed actions;
and
(4) funding or resource impacts resulting from
implementation of proposed actions.
Presentation of Defense Budget Materials
The committee believes that a clear and accurate
presentation of service budget proposals is essential to
assisting the Secretary of Defense in analyzing the requests
prepared by each military department and each proposal's
relevance to meeting the objectives of the National Defense
Strategy. However, the committee notes that current budget
practices may obscure how requested funds are executed. To
facilitate the extent to which the Office of the Secretary of
Defense ensures clarity and accuracy in the presentation of
defense budget materials, the committee requires that the
Secretary of Defense include in any budget overview documents
provided to Congress a description of the amounts and shares of
the defense budget recommended to each of the military services
or departments, the defense-wide accounts, and any other or
miscellaneous recipients of Department of Defense budget
requests. The committee additionally believes that the amounts
and shares for each military service or department reported
pursuant to this direction should reflect the budget
requirements of such service or department, and funding for
general defense-wide needs or for other national security
purposes be should reflected in defense wide accounts. The
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing on options to implement more accurate budget overview
documents that reflect these changes to the congressional
defense committees. This briefing should be delivered no later
than December 1, 2020.
Prioritizing Material Weaknesses
While the committee is encouraged by the continued progress
the Department has made in moving towards a clean, unmodified
audit opinion, there are concerns that the current approach in
closure of Notice of Findings and Recommendations (NFR) does
not fully prioritize addressing material weaknesses. The
committee believes that by prioritizing material weaknesses
will more effectively move the Department towards the goal of a
clean audit opinion.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report to the House Armed Services Committee by
January 31, 2021 on the Department's strategy to identify and
prioritize NFRs that would have a direct tie to downgrading or
remediating material weaknesses and move the Department towards
the goal of an unmodified audit opinion. Included in this
report the Department should explore options to modify the
online dashboard to better illustrate the prioritization of
material weaknesses.
Report on Audit Expertise in Remediation Services
As the Department continues to make strides in its audit
readiness efforts, the committee seeks to ensure that
appropriate staffing ratios for the audit remediation services
used by the department are reflected in 10 U.S. Code Sec. 240b.
Currently, the statute recommends that the Department have at
least half of such services performed by individuals possessing
certain expertise and qualifications. The committee is
interested in examining whether this staffing ratio provides
the Department with adequate ability to minimize risks to
sustained audit progress while maintaining needed flexibility.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than February 1, 2021 evaluating the effectiveness of the
staffing ratios recommended for audit remediation services
under 10 U.S. Code Sec. 240b. This report should include an
assessment of current staffing ratios across the all services
and agencies in the department, and should indicate whether
such ratios pose advantages or risks to sustained progress on
the audit. Furthermore, the report should indicate any
potential advantages or risks to audit progress and
sustainability created by eliminating or altering existing
statutory ratios.
Report on Service Consolidation of General Ledger Financial Management
Systems
The committee recognizes the progress made by the
Department of Defense towards an unmodified audit opinion, but
remains aware that audit readiness and remediation efforts must
lead to and be aligned with further efficiencies and process
improvements if the investment of time and effort into the
audit is to be fully leveraged. In particular, the committee
recognizes the significant efforts made to date by the military
services to consolidate enterprise software and general ledger
financial management systems in their business operations, and
encourages the military services to continue to reduce the
number of such systems. The committee directs the Secretaries
of the Army, Air Force, and Navy each to provide a report to
the House Committee on Armed Services not later than January
31, 2021, specifying the date by which each military service
will achieve consolidation to a single general ledger financial
management system, detailing efforts and funding critical to
achieving consolidation, possible ways to accelerate
consolidation, and such additional information as each
Secretary deems appropriate.
Reserve Components and National Guard Units Supporting Special
Operations Command Operational and Training Requirements
The committee notes U.S. Special Operations Command
(USSOCOM) continues to make strides in identifying causes of
and establishing mitigation strategies for high operational
tempo, impacts on air and ground platforms, and the resulting
readiness challenges affecting special operations forces (SOF).
The January 2020 release of USSOCOM's Comprehensive Review of
SOF Culture and Ethics indicated that USSOCOM has established
conditions for a culture focused on SOF employment and mission
accomplishment, which in some instances occurs at the expense
of disciplined, predictable, and reliable SOF force generation.
The committee is concerned that the heavy emphasis on SOF
employment in support of geographic combatant command and joint
force requirements places excessive burden on Active Duty
military personnel and capabilities assigned to USSOCOM.
The committee is aware the Services' Reserve Components and
Air and Army National Guard units provide support to the
operational and training requirements of USSOCOM. The committee
believes that as processes and procedures are implemented to
improve readiness and increase dwell time for Active Duty SOF
personnel, regular and transparent dialog with the chiefs of
the armed services, the National Guard Bureau, and service
components of USSOCOM is critical to ensure that all associated
elements of the Reserve Components and National Guard are
considered for relevant operational and training opportunities.
Therefore, the committee directs the Commander, USSOCOM, to
submit a report to the House Committee on Armed Services by
December 1, 2020, on the current utilization strategy of the
Services' Reserve Component and Air and Army National Guard
units in support of USSOCOM. The report shall include:
(1) for units, the type and associated component, including
numbers of personnel and associated occupational specialties;
(2) for individual personnel, the occupational specialty,
parent organization, and associated component;
(3) associated air or ground platforms, capabilities, and
maintenance status;
(4) dates of utilization for operational or training
requirements in the past 5 years;
(5) location where each unit or individual supported
USSOCOM;
(6) training to validate the operational capability and
readiness of the supporting unit or individual; and
(7) intent for future utilization of each unit.
United Service Organizations and Identification Cards
The committee recognizes the unique and invaluable role
that the United Service Organizations (USO) plays in supporting
the morale and welfare of service members and families around
the world. During the past several years, USO employees have
encountered numerous logistical challenges stemming from a
credentialing issue. This is particularly problematic for USO
employees who live and work alongside U.S. military personnel
in remote regions such as the CENTCOM and AFRICOM areas of
responsibility and require assured access to military
installations in order to provide vital support to service
members. The committee is concerned that Department of Defense
implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12,
which created a policy for common identification standard for
federal employees and contractors, may be creating access
issues, particularly at overseas installations, for employees
of the USO and other non-federal entities who provide essential
support to service members and their families.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives by not later than
February 1, 2021 regarding the following:
(1) the Department's implementation plan and timeline for
the Next Generation Uniformed Services Identification Card;
(2) the Department's plan to ensure that policies governing
nonfederal entities requiring recurring access to military
facilities and amenities are applied consistently for all
organizations within the Department; and
(3) the Department's plan to comply with federal
credentialing policy in fielding the Next Generation Uniform
Services Identification Card.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Section 1001--General Transfer Authority
This section would allow the Secretary of Defense, with
certain limitations, to make transfers between amounts
authorized for fiscal year 2020 in division A of this Act. This
section would limit the total amount transferred under this
authority to $4.00 billion.
Section 1002--Determination of Budgetary Effects
This section would state the budgetary effects of this Act
for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go
Act of 2010.
Section 1003--Pandemic Preparedness and Resilience National Security
Fund
This section would provide limitations and additional
authorities for the amounts authorized to be appropriated for
Research and Development, Defense-Wide, Pandemic Preparedness
and Resilience National Security Fund. It would also establish
a notice requirement for transfers from the Fund, and would
exempt transfers under this section from counting towards the
dollar amount limitation under section 1001.
Section 1004--Budget Materials for Special Operations Forces
This section would modify section 226 of title 10, United
States Code, by expanding the budgetary information required
for special operations forces to include detail by
appropriation and line item, as well as identifying any changes
to the amount or type of budgetary support provided and an
assessment of any effects on the military services due to
adjustments in special operations forces manpower or force
structure for fiscal year covered by the display and future
fiscal years.
Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities
Section 1011--Support for Counterdrug Activities and Activities to
Counter Transnational Organized Crime Affecting Flow of Drugs into the
United States
This section would modify the authority to provide support
to other agencies for counterdrug activities and activities to
counter transnational organized crime.
Section 1012--Congressional Notification with Respect to Department of
Defense Support Provided to Other United States Agencies for
Counterdrug Activities and Activities to Counter Transnational
Organized Crime
This section would clarify notification requirements for
subsection (b) of the authority to provide support to other
agencies for counterdrug activities and activities to counter
transnational organized crime.
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels
Section 1021--Limitation on Availability of Certain Funds without Naval
Vessels Plan and Certification
This section would amend section 231(e) of title 10, United
States Code, by restricting 75 percent of the operation and
maintenance funds for the Secretary of Defense until the 30-
year shipbuilding plan of the Navy has been delivered to
Congress.
Section 1022--Limitations on Use of Funds in the National Defense
Sealift Fund for Purchase of Foreign Constructed Vessels
This section would amend section 2218 of title 10, United
States Code, by authorizing the purchase of a total of nine
used foreign-built ships and four used foreign-built ships
prior to the Navy initiating an acquisition strategy for a
sealift recapitalization plan.
Section 1023--Use of National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for
Incrementally Funded Contracts to Provide Full Funding for Columbia
Class Submarines
This section would amend section 2218a(h)(1) of title 10,
United States Code, by authorizing the use of incremental
funding for the full funding of the first two Columbia class
submarines.
Section 1024--Preference for United States Vessels in Transporting
Supplies by Sea
This section would amend section 2631 of title 10, United
States Code, to increase compliance with military cargo
preference requirements.
Section 1025--Restrictions on Overhaul, Repair, etc. of Naval Vessels
in Foreign Shipyards
This section would provide limited exceptions for the
repair of Navy vessels in shipyards outside the United States
when damage occurred by hostile actions. This section would
also provide limited authority for maintenance work to be
performed by foreign workers if U.S. personnel cannot perform
the work for health or safety reasons.
Section 1026--Biannual Report on Shipbuilder Training and the Defense
Industrial Base
This section would amend chapter 863 of title 10, United
States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to submit a report to
Congress on the state of defense industrial base training,
hiring, and the ability to meet the requirements of the 30-year
shipbuilding plan.
Section 1027--Prohibition on Use of Funds for Retirement of Certain
Littoral Combat Ships
This section would prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from
retiring LCS-3 and LCS-4 until the Secretary has submitted a
certification that all operational tests have been completed on
all mission modules.
Section 1028--Report on Implementation of Commandant's Planning
Guidance
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report regarding the implementation of the Commandant
of the Marine Corps's planning guidance.
Section 1029--Limitation on Naval Force Structure Changes
This section would prohibit the retirement of any Navy ship
in fiscal year 2021 until 30 days after the Secretary of
Defense has delivered the Integrated Navy Force Structure
Assessment to the congressional defense committees.
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism
Section 1031--Prohibition on Use of Funds for Transfer or Release of
Individuals Detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, to Certain Countries
This section would prohibit the use of funding authorized
to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the
Department of Defense during the period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2021,
to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of
any individual detained at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, to Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Section 1041--Support of Special Operations to Combat Terrorism
This section would modify section 127e of title 10, United
States Code, by establishing procedural requirements for the
planning, development, and cessation of activities under such
authority, and clarifying notification requirements for both
the modification of and termination of extant activities under
such authority.
Section 1042--Prohibition on Retirement of Nuclear Powered Aircraft
Carriers before First Refueling
This section would amend section 8062 of title 10, United
States Code, by prohibiting the retirement of any aircraft
carrier prior to its first reactor refueling.
Section 1043--Required Minimum Inventory of Tactical Airlift Aircraft
This section would amend section 9062 of title 10, United
States Code, by setting a minimum number of tactical airlift in
the tactical airlift inventory.
Section 1044--Modification and Technical Correction to Department of
Defense Authority to Provide Assistance along the Southern Land Border
of the United States
This section would modify the authority under section 1059
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
(Public Law 114-92) to require the Secretary of Defense to
fully consider readiness, mission, and task alignment to
requested support from Custom and Border Protection, when
determining the Department of Defense's ability to provide
assistance to secure the United States southern land border.
Additionally, this section would add reporting requirements.
Section 1045--Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Certification
Requirement
This section would prohibit the Secretary of the Air Force
from divesting the EQ-4 aircraft until the Chairman of the
Joint Requirements Oversight Council and the Commander, U.S.
Central Command, certify in writing to the congressional
defense committees that the replacement capability to be
fielded in place of the EQ-4 would result in equal or greater
capability available to the combatant commanders of the
combatant commands and would not result in less airborne
capacity or on-station time. This section would also require
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
to certify to the congressional defense committees that the
validated operating and sustainment costs of the capability
developed or fielded to replace an equivalent capacity the EQ-4
aircraft currently provides is less than the validated
operating and sustainment costs for the EQ-4 aircraft on a
comparable flight-hour cost basis.
Section 1046--Requirements Relating to Newest Generations of Personal
Protective Equipment
This section would require the Secretaries of the military
departments to each submit a report on the fielding of the
newest generations of personal protective equipment to the
Armed Forces, to include: the numbers (aggregated by total
number and by sex) of Modular Scaleable Vests and Marine Corps
Plate Carrier Generation III; and a description and assessment
of the barriers, if any, to the development and fielding of
such generations of equipment, including cost overruns,
contractor delays, and other challenges. This section would
also require the Director of the Defense Health Agency to
develop and maintain a system for tracking data on injuries
among service members and for the Periodic Health Assessment of
members of the Armed Forces to include one or more questions on
whether members incurred an injury in connection with ill-
fitting or malfunctioning personal protective equipment.
Section 1047--Mandatory Criteria for Strategic Basing Decisions
This section would require the Secretary of the Air Force
to modify Air Force Instruction 10-503 to include comparative
analyses of community support, joint training, and all-domain
training capabilities as part of the strategic basing process
for an aircraft.
Section 1047--Prohibition on Use of Funds for Retirement of A-10
Aircraft
This section would prohibit the Secretary of the Air Force
from implementing any actions during fiscal year 2021 that
would retire, prepare to retire, or place into storage or back-
up aircraft inventory any A-10 aircraft unless the Secretary
determines on a case-by-case basis an aircraft is no longer
mission capable due to a mishap or damage that is uneconomical
to repair.
Section 1048--Limitation on Use of Funds Pending Public Availability of
Top-Line Numbers of Deployed Members of the Armed Forces
This section would prohibit the Department of Defense from
obligating or expending more than 75 percent of travel funds
for the Office of the Secretary of Defense until the Secretary
of Defense has made available the top-line numbers of deployed
troops, as described in Section 595 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232).
Section 1049--Limitation on Physical Move, Integration, Reassignment,
or Shift in Responsibility of Marine Forces Northern Command
This section would prohibit any action execute to the
physical move, integration, reassignment, or shift in
responsibility of Marine Forces Northern Command until 60 days
after a report is submitted to Congress.
Section 1050--Conditions for Permanently Basing United States Equipment
or Additional Forces in Host Countries with At-Risk Vendors in 5G or 6G
Networks
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, prior
to basing a major weapons system or additional permanently
assigned forces to a host country with at-risk 5th generation
(5G) or sixth generation (6G) wireless network equipment,
software, and services, to notify the congressional defense
committees of steps being taken by the host country to mitigate
potential risks, steps being taken by the U.S. Government to
mitigate potential risks, and any defense mutual agreements
between the host country and the United States intended to
allay the costs of risk mitigation. It would also require the
Secretary of Defense to provide the congressional defense
committees an assessment of the risks posed by the current or
intended 5G or 6G telecommunications architecture in host
countries and measures required to mitigate such risks.
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
The committee notes that the Defense Finance and
Accounting Service (DFAS) was established in 1991 to
consolidate and improve the Department of Defense's various
finance and accounting functions distributed across nearly
3,500 posts, camps, and stations. After capitalizing 19,608
personnel and activities costing $1.83 billion annually by
1998, DFAS proceeded to reduce its workforce to 12,000
employees while accounting for significantly larger obligation
authority during a period of budget uncertainty and high
operational tempo.
The committee notes that section 926 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232) required the Chief Management Officer and Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to conduct a joint review of
DFAS activities, to include a validation of its missions and
functions and an assessment of potential changes to its
workforce and functions. That review concluded that major
finance and accounting products and services performed by DFAS
are effective within the current business environment. In
addition, the Department found that the economics of
contracting additional commercial sources for finance and
accounting services was not a significant value proposition.
Based on the review's findings, the Department stated that it
is not considering or recommending any combinations of
functions involving DFAS or other defense agencies, nor any use
of commercial providers for DFAS services.
Considering the importance of the DFAS mission, the
committee encourages the Department to adhere to the findings
of this report. In addition, the committee requests close
communication and collaboration with Congress should the
Department consider reducing the DFAS workforce. The committee
encourages Department leadership to ensure that any such change
be rigorously evaluated to demonstrate that it would yield
significant cost savings and not result in degraded capability.
General Schedule Locality Pay Program
The committee is aware that section 5304 of title 5, United
States Code, authorizes locality pay for General Schedule
employees with duty stations in the United States and its
territories and possessions. Section 5304(f) of title 5, United
States Code, authorizes the President's Pay Agent (the
Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), and the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management) to determine locality pay areas. Locality areas
have traditionally been based on the OMB-defined Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs).
OMB recently revised the definitions of MSAs and CSAs, but
these new definitions are not currently being used for locality
pay. In May 2019, the Federal Salary Council recommended to the
President's Pay Agent not to adopt these revised MSAs and CSAs
until the Council could study them further. The President's Pay
Agent agreed in its December 2019 report to the President and
stated that it would wait for the Council's recommendation
before taking any action with respect to the updated MSA and
CSA delineations. According to the Federal Salary Council 2018
Report to the President's Pay Agent, setting forth
recommendations to the Pay Agent for calendar year 2020, and
other matters, there appears to be considerable opportunity for
both process and legislative improvements to the administration
and implementation of the locality pay program.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to review the process for administering the
locality pay program, including the process for establishing or
modifying boundaries for locality pay areas and the time
required for such changes. The committee further directs the
Comptroller General to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services by March 1, 2021, on the
Comptroller General's preliminary findings and to submit a
final report on a date agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Report on Denial of Security Clearances
The Committee is aware that vetting applicants for access
or a security clearance is an important safeguard that reduces
risks and mitigates harm to United States national security.
Related to this process, the Committee requires a greater
understanding of decisions to not grant applicants or employees
access or a security clearance based on the Adjudicative
Guideline ``concern'' in either Security Executive Agent
Directive 4 for guideline ``H'' (Drug Involvement and Substance
Misuse) or ``I'' (Psychological Conditions), or Intelligence
Community Policy Guidance 704.2 for guideline ``H'' (Drug
Involvement) or ``I'' (Psychological Conditions). The Committee
directs the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and
Security, in coordination with the Director of National
Intelligence, to submit a report to the House Committee on
Armed Services by December 1, 2020 with data and information
for the previous five fiscal years on the denial or revocation
by any Department of Defense component or intelligence
community element of access or a security clearance under
guidelines ``H'' or ``I'' of either Security Executive Agent
Directive 4 or Intelligence Community Policy Guidance 704.2.
The report shall show the number of access or security
clearance denials or revocations broken down by the Defense
component or intelligence element, type of access or level of
security clearance denied or revoked, and the age, sex and race
of each applicant or employee.
Report on Improving Equal Employment Opportunity Processes in the
Department of Defense
The committee is concerned about the effectiveness and
efficiency of the Department of Defense's Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) complaint resolution processes for civilian
employees. EEO investigations are typically required to be
completed within 180 days of the date on which the complaint
was filed. Yet, from Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 through FY 2018, the
average number of days in investigation for EEO complaints in
the Army, Air Force, and Navy exceeded 180 days. During FY
2018, the average number of days in investigation was 212 days
for the Army and 256 days for the Air Force. During the first 9
months of FY 2018, the average number of days in investigation
was 211 days for the Navy.
The committee acknowledges the Department of Defense's
intention to improve the EEO process by convening the Defense
Equal Opportunity Reform Group (DEORG). Therefore, the
committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
& Readiness, in consultation with the DEORG, to submit a report
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives by January 1, 2021, with recommendations to
improve the informal and formal EEO processes, including ways
to improve the timeliness of investigations and other EEO
process, maintain a high standard of quality for investigations
whether conducted by Department of Defense employees or
contractors, ensure that sufficient disciplinary action is
taken when complaints are founded, and inform complainants of
all available options to resolve EEO complaints.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--General Provisions
Section 1101--Family and Medical Leave Amendments
This section would make technical corrections relating to
parental leave for Federal employees.
Section 1102--Limitation on Authority to Exclude Employees from Chapter
71 of Title 5
This section would prohibit the use of funds to exclude the
Department of Defense or any agency thereof from collective
bargaining rights in fiscal year 2021.
Section 1103--Authority to Provide Travel and Transportation Allowances
in Connection with Transfer Ceremonies of Department of Defense and
Coast Guard Civilian Employees Who Die Overseas
This section would allow the Secretary of the military
department concerned, the agency head of a Defense Agency or
Department of Defense Field Activity, or the Secretary of
Homeland Security to provide round-trip travel and
transportation allowances and accompaniment services in
connection with ceremonies for the transfer of a Department of
Defense or Coast Guard civilian employee who dies while located
or serving overseas.
Section 1104--One-Year Extension of Authority to Waive Annual
Limitation on Premium Pay and Aggregate Limitation on Pay for Federal
Civilian Employees Working Overseas
This section would amend section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
Law 110-417) by extending premium pay for Federal civilian
employees working overseas until the end of 2021.
Section 1105--One-Year Extension of Temporary Authority to Grant
Allowances, Benefits, and Gratuities to Civilian Personnel on Official
Duty in a Combat Zone
This section would amend section 1115 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232) by extending the temporary authority granting
allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on
official duty in a combat zone by 1 year.
Section 1106--Limiting the Number of Local Wage Areas Defined within a
Pay Locality
This section would amend section 5343 of title 5, United
States Code, to prohibit the Office of Personnel Management
from including more than one local wage area within a General
Schedule pay locality in order to align Federal Wage System
Areas with General Schedule locality pay areas.
Section 1107--Civilian Faculty at the Defense Security Cooperation
University and Institute of Security Governance
This section would amend section 1595(c) of title 10,
United States Code, to add the Defense Security Cooperation
University and the Defense Institute for Security Governance to
the list of covered institutions for which the Secretary of
Defense may employ and compensate civilian faculty as the
Secretary considers necessary.
Section 1108--Expansion of Authority for Appointment of Recently-
Retired Members of the Armed Forces to Positions at Certain Industrial
Base Facilities
This section would reinstate the waiver to allow retiring
or separating servicemembers to accept an appointment at any
industrial base facility within 180 days of retirement if this
position is certified by the Secretary concerned as lacking
sufficient numbers of qualified applicants.
Section 1109--Fire Fighters Alternative Work Schedule Demonstration
Project
This section would create a 5-year demonstration project
for an alternative work schedule for firefighters across Navy
Region Mid-Atlantic.
Section 1110--Special Rules for Certain Monthly Workers' Compensation
Payments and Other Payments for Federal Government Personnel under
Chief of Mission Authority
This section would provide long-term benefits to U.S.
Government employees who suffer brain injuries from their
service in Cuba or China.
Subtitle B--Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act
of 2020
Section 1121--Short Title
This section would establish that this subtitle may be
cited as the ``Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination Act of 2020.''
Section 1122--Sense of Congress
This section would establish the sense of Congress that
accountability in the enforcement of the rights of Federal
employees is furthered when Federal agencies agree to take
appropriate disciplinary action against Federal employees who
are found to have committed discriminatory acts.
Section 1123--Notification of Violation
This section would amend the Notification and Federal
Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to
require agencies to publish notices of final agency actions or
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission findings.
Section 1124--Reporting Requirements
This section would amend the Notification and Federal
Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to
require that each agency report certain data with respect to
specified equal opportunity complaints.
Section 1125--Data To Be Posted by Employing Federal Agencies
This section would amend the Notification and Federal
Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to
specify the types of data that agencies must post with respect
to specified equal opportunity complaints.
Section 1126--Data To Be Posted by the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
This section would make a conforming change to the
Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and
Retaliation Act of 2002.
Section 1127--Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and
Retaliation Act of 2002 Amendments
This section would amend the Notification and Federal
Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 by
adding sections relating to discrimination complaint tracking,
personnel records, processing and resolution of complaints,
referrals to the Office of Special Counsel, and other matters.
Section 1128--Nondisclosure Agreement Limitation
This section would amend section 2302(b)(13) of title 5,
United States Code, to establish that an employee who has
authority to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action
shall not implement or enforce a nondisclosure policy that
prohibits or restricts an employee from disclosing information
relating to (1) a violation of any law, rule, or regulation;
(2) mismanagement, gross waste of funds, or abuse of authority;
(3) a substantial and specific danger to public health or
safety; or (4) any other whistle-blower protection.
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Assessment on Acceding to United Nations Convention on Law of the Seas
The committee is concerned that revisionist states seek to
undermine and reshape the rules-based international order. The
United States efforts to counter and deter such activities may
be impacted by the U.S.' status as a non-party to the United
Nations Convention on Law of the Seas (UNCLOS). Though the
United States abides by the rules of UNCLOS, the United States
currently relies on customary international law and U.S.
military presence to assert the principles of UNCLOS.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit an
assessment on the impact of U.S. accession to UNCLOS to the
congressional defense committees, the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
by February 1, 2021. The report shall be unclassified but may
contain a classified annex. At a minimum, the report shall
include:
(1) U.S. national security interests that would be affected
by U.S. accession to UNCLOS;
(2) an assessment on the impact U.S. accession to UNCLOS
would have on the ability of the U.S. military to peacefully
deter conflict;
(3) an assessment on the impact U.S. accession to UNCLOS
would have on U.S. military posture and operations in the
maritime domain;
(4) the impact U.S. accession to UNCLOS would have in
maintaining freedom of navigation in international seas and
securing navigational freedoms and global access for military
and commercial ships, aircraft, and undersea fiber optic
cables;
(5) the impact U.S. accession to UNCLOS would have in
buttressing a rules-based international order;
(6) an assessment of the impact U.S. accession to UNCLOS
would have on the U.S. to counter efforts by nations seeking to
reshape internationally accepted rules;
(7) an assessment of the impact U.S. accession to UNCLOS
would have on U.S. leadership in the maritime domain, the
credibility of U.S. support for a rules-based approach, and
U.S. influence on maritime disputes;
(8) the impact U.S. accession to UNCLOS would have on the
United States ability to work with allies and partners on
maritime security issues; and
(9) any other relevant matters that the Secretary
determines should be included.
Authorities for U.S. Military Personnel in Syria
The committee remains concerned that the United States
Strategy for Syria expresses objectives that cannot be achieved
with the means identified. Furthermore, the committee is
concerned about the stated purpose of U.S. military forces
serving in Syria and tasks assigned to those forces. The
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not later
than October 30, 2020, on the applicable domestic and
international legal authorities that would authorize the U.S.
military presence in oilfields in northeast Syria and to deny
the Government of Syria access to them.
Briefing from the United States-China Economic and Security Review
Commission on Cooperation with Similar Organizations among U.S. Allies
and Partners
The committee recognizes the importance and value of the
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission--
created in the FY2001 National Defense Authorization Act to
monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the national
security implications of the bilateral trade and economic
relationship between the United States and the People's
Republic of China--and the policy and legislative
recommendations it provides to the Congress. The committee
believes the global nature of competition with China requires
the United States to work with partners and allies, and that
the advice the Commission provides to the Congress would be
enhanced if the Commission were to engage and cooperate with
similar entities and policymakers from allied and partner
nations.
Accordingly, the committee encourages the United States-
China Economic and Security Review Commission to cooperate,
coordinate, and converse with similar organizations and
legislative bodies in allied and partner nations, such as the
Security Experts at the European Commission of the European
Union, on economic and security challenges posed by China and
to jointly study and make coordinated suggestions, as
appropriate, to their respective governments on how to respond
to such challenges . The committee believes that constructive
engagement with allies and partners sends a positive message of
cooperation on these national security issues. Therefore, the
committee directs the Commission to provide a briefing to the
House Committee on Armed Services, not later than November 30,
2020, on any plans, opportunities, and challenges the
Commission has for sharing its expertise and cooperation with
similar organizations and legislative bodies in allied and
partner nations.
Briefing on Nation-State Election Interference Efforts
The committee notes that the administration has yet to
deliver the interim reports that were directed as report
language in the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act on
Russian and Chinese influence operations and active measures
campaigns targeting democratic elections and military alliances
and partnerships of which the United States is a member. The
Secretary of Defense was directed to provide interim reports
not later than November 5, 2019, and final reports not later
than September 30, 2020, which shall be unclassified and
appropriate for release to the public but may include a
classified annex. Such information is vitally important to the
Congress' ability to provide resources for and conduct
oversight of election security efforts and to inform the
general public of such influence operations and campaigns by
adversaries.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide
the reports as directed. The committee also directs the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of
National Intelligence, the Secretary of State, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, to provide a briefing to the
House Armed Services Committee, no later than October 9, 2020,
on nation-state election interference efforts, influence
operations and campaigns targeting democratic elections, and
campaigns targeting military alliances and partnerships that
may impact U.S. defense and security equities.
The briefing shall include:
(1) an overview of nation-states that are employing
influence operations and campaigns targeting United States
elections, and how such campaigns relate to the strategic
objective of each such nation-state.
(2) an identification of the tactics, techniques, and
procedures employed.
(3) the United States' strategy and capabilities for
detecting, deterring, countering, and disrupting such influence
operations and campaigns.
(4) a summary of United States support requested by and
provided to state, local, and nongovernmental stakeholders to
assist in their ability to detect, deter, counter, and disrupt
such influence operations and campaigns.
(5) an assessment of impediments to providing support
requested by state, local, and nongovernmental stakeholders.
(6) any other matters the Secretary deems appropriate.
Briefing on the Consequences of Capping the Number of U.S. Service
Members Stationed in Germany at 25,000
The committee is gravely concerned that the President has
stated he intends to significantly reduce U.S. troops in Europe
and cap the number of permanently stationed U.S. military
personnel in Germany at 25,000, but has provided no
notification, assessment, or explanation of this decision
directly to Congress. The committee strongly supports U.S.
efforts to deter Russian aggression alongside NATO allies and
European partners, and believes a cap on U.S. forces in Germany
would have major implications for U.S. force posture, training
and readiness, and deterrent capabilities.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide the congressional defense committees with a
briefing, no later than September 1, 2020, on the impact that a
cap of 25,000 on the total number of members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty who are deployed to or stationed
in Germany, would have on U.S. national security, to include:
1. Whether such a cap is being implemented, along with the
details, rationale, and circumstances of its implementation.
2. Whether the cap and reduction of forces envisions
further reductions of forces in Europe, and the terms,
rationale, and national security implications of any further
envisioned reductions.
3. A determination of whether such a cap would be in the
national security interest of the United States and whether it
would significantly undermine the security of United States'
allies in the region.
4. Whether the Secretary has appropriately consulted with
allies and partners of the United States, including all members
of NATO, regarding such a cap,
5. A detailed analysis of the impact such a cap would have
on the security of U.S. allies and partners in Europe and on
interoperability and joint activities with U.S. allies and
partners in Europe.
6. A detailed analysis of where the forces will be moved
and stationed as a consequence of the cap.
7. A detailed plan for how a cap would be implemented.
8. A detailed analysis of the cost implications of such a
cap.
9. A detailed analysis of the impact the cap would have on
servicemembers and their families stationed in Europe.
10. A detailed analysis of the impact the cap would have on
Joint Force Planning.
11. A detailed explanation of the impact the cap would have
on implementation of the National Defense Strategy and a
certification that the cap would not negatively affect
implementation of the National Defense Strategy.
Briefing on the New START Treaty
The Committee is concerned that the Secretary of Defense
and Secretary of State have not completed the briefings
required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020, Section 1237, regarding arms control negotiations
and the New START Treaty. The Committee emphasizes the
importance of legally binding, verifiable limits on Russian
strategic nuclear forces on the United States' national
security, and strongly urges the both the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of State to comply with the timeline laid out
by Section 1237. The Committee further notes the importance of
keeping Congress informed with regard to the Administration's
nuclear arms control policies. Therefore, the Committee directs
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services, not later than September 1, 2020 on the status of
nuclear arms control negotiations with Russia.
Co-Development of Next Generation Ground-Based Anti-Ship Missile
The committee supports the successful U.S.-Japanese co-
development of the SM-3 Block IIA ballistic missile interceptor
as well as the need for ground-based anti-ship cruise missiles
to defend United States and allied forces in the Indo- Pacific
against growing threats in the region. The committee continues
to strongly support efforts to expand defense industrial
cooperation with the Government of Japan. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
congressional defense committees a report by January 1, 2021,
on the desirability and feasibility of: (a) co-developing a
next generation ground-based anti-ship missile with the
Government of Japan; and (b) technology transfer options to
enhance joint missile development.
Department of Defense Involvement in Embassy China Working Groups
The committee recognizes the global and regional challenges
posed by activities of the People's Republic of China (PRC),
including under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The PRC
utilizes its officials, diplomats, and State-owned and State-
directed companies to maintain strong ties in countries with
BRI projects. PRC officials use this influence to undermine
United States military, diplomatic, and economic objectives,
including through coercion and corruption. The committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees by February 15, 2021, on the
Department of Defense's involvement in the Department of State
working groups on China, including at the regional and Embassy
level.
Efforts to Implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization
Act
The committee recognizes the United States' status as the
world's largest recipient of foreign direct investment. The
committee understands the importance of balancing the many
benefits of foreign direct investment to the U.S. economy with
the associated risks to U.S. national security. The committee
supports the Department of Defense's collaborative efforts and
innovative measures to protect the defense industrial base and
the U.S. critical infrastructure and critical technology
sectors from such national security risks. The committee
recognizes the Department of Defense's essential role, as a
frequent co-lead agency and voting member of the Committee on
Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), in preventing
and mitigating national security threats related to foreign
direct investment. The committee is aware that the Foreign
Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA),
which was signed into law as part of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232), significantly strengthened and expanded CFIUS'
jurisdiction to address emerging threats to U.S. national
security.
To better understand the initial impacts of FIRRMA
implementation on the Department of Defense, the committee
directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment to provide a briefing to the House Committee on
Armed Services, not later than January 1, 2021. Such briefing
shall include an assessment of the following:
(1) the Department's ability to monitor and enforce
compliance with mitigation agreements;
(2) the Department's efforts to incorporate findings and
recommendations from the ``Protecting Critical Technology Task
Force'' in its review and mitigation processes;
(3) the Department's efforts to assist allies and partners
with establishing foreign direct investment screening processes
that are similar to CFIUS;
(4) the impact on the Department's ability to attract and
work with startup companies producing emerging technologies
that receive funding from venture capital companies; and
(5) any other impacts to the Department associated with
FIRRMA implementation.
Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative
The Department of Defense has identified the Indo-Pacific
region as a priority theater. Like the European theater, the
committee believes assuring partners and allies in the Indo-
Pacific region demonstrates the United States' enduring
commitment and believes the Department must better identify
efforts to accomplish this objective. The committee notes that
section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as amended by section
1253 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), authorized the Indo-
Pacific Stability Initiative to enhance the security and
stability of the Indo-Pacific region and required the
Department of Defense to provide a future years plan for the
activities, capabilities, and resources necessary enhance U.S.
presence, improve military infrastructure, logistics, and
prepositioning of equipment, and increase bilateral and
multilateral military training and exercises but the Department
of Defense did not align resources to meet the objectives of
the initiative.
Therefore, the committee has identified and authorized not
less than $3.58 billion in steady-state activities to serve as
the basis for the Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative described
in a provision elsewhere in this Act, intended to serve a
similar construct to the European Deterrence Initiative. These
activities include: (1) $1.39 billion towards optimizing the
presence of U.S. Armed Forces in the region, including $403.9
million for Operation & Maintenance, Navy, $106.0 million for
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps, $388.7 million for
Operation & Maintenance, Army, $5.8 million for Operation &
Maintenance, Air Force, $87.3 million for Operation &
Maintenance, Defense Wide, $388.5 million for Research,
Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense Wide, and $13.7 million
for Procurement, Marine Corps for combatant command core
operations, direct mission support, military information
support operations, cyber activities, theater special
operations commands, intelligence programs, missile defense
programs, rotational units, ground and flying hour programs,
transportation costs, and other activities; (2) $573.7 million
towards strengthening and maintaining bilateral and
multilateral military exercises and training with United States
allies and partner countries in the region, including $302.0
million for Operation & Maintenance, Navy, $50.3 million for
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps, $62.6 million for
Operation & Maintenance, Army, $30.4 million for Operation &
Maintenance, Air Force, and $128.2 million for Operation &
Maintenance, Defense Wide, for support to service component
training and exercise programs, and the Joint Staff's Combatant
Commander Exercise Engagement and Training Transformation
Program (CE2T2), and other activities; (3) $750.2 million
towards improving infrastructure in the region to enhance the
responsiveness of U.S. Armed Forces, including $600.2 million
of Military Construction, Navy, $89.0 million of Military
Construction, Army, and $61.0 million of Military Construction,
Air Force, for military construction projects that directly
support U.S. Indo-Pacific Command priorities, and planning and
design for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command posture initiatives; (4)
$654.7 million towards enhancing the prepositioning of
equipment and materiel of the U.S. Armed Forces in the region,
including $553.9 million of Operation & Maintenance, Navy,
$87.2 million of Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps, $10.0
million of Operation & Maintenance, Army, and $3.6 million of
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force for prepositioning of forces
and capabilities, and other activities; and (5) $205.8 million
towards building the defense and security capabilities,
capacity, and cooperation of allies and partner nations in the
region, including $193.8 million of Operation & Maintenance,
Defense Wide, for security cooperation, $5.8 million of
Operation & Maintenance, Navy, for Pacific Partnership, and
$6.1 million for the State Partnership Program.
While the committee considers these activities as the basis
of the Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative, the committee
expects the Department of Defense to review and further
identify activities to meet the Initiative's objectives, as
appropriate. The committee also expects the Department's
efforts to be guided by a whole-of-government strategy that
informs resource requirements. To ensure continued
transparency, the committee will require regularized reports
and briefings to allow the committee to conduct oversight of
the Department's progress in expanding the Indo-Pacific
Reassurance Initiative and ensure the Department is meeting the
Initiative's objectives.
Military Exchanges between Senior Officers and Officials of the United
States and Taiwan
The committee endeavors to fully understand the extent of
the exchange of officials between the United States and Taiwan
at all levels and the impact of the exchanges on military-to-
military relations and Taiwan's self-defense capabilities.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than December 1, 2020, on exchanges between senior
military officers and senior officials of the United States and
Taiwan. At a minimum, the briefing shall cover:
(1) the objectives of military exchanges between senior
officers and officials of the United States and Taiwan;
(2) the number of exchanges in the two previous calendar
years;
(3) the primary focus of each such exchange;
(4) a summary of exchanges that were focused on threat
analysis, military doctrine, force planning, logistical
support, intelligence collection and analysis, operational
tactics, techniques, and procedures, and humanitarian and
disaster relief;
(5) the number and primary focus of exchanges planned for
the following calendar year; and
(6) any other relevant matters the Secretary of Defense
determines should be included.
Modernized Operational Concepts and the Indo-Pacific
The committee recognizes the importance of modernizing
operational concepts, which the 2018 National Defense Strategy
describes as the manner in which the United States organizes
and employs forces to address new technologies and challenges
anticipated in future conflict to ensure effective deterrence,
defeat adversary's theories of victory, and, if necessary,
prevail in conflict. As the National Defense Strategy notes,
operational concepts are often best developed when the Joint
Force is able to identify key problems and work to resolve
them.
The committee recognizes that the services, U.S. Indo-
Pacific Command, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are developing
operational concepts to address challenges in the Indo-Pacific,
and that the Department is working to provide the committee
with a report on joint operational concepts and National
Defense Strategy implementation, as required by Sec. 1708 of
the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act. Considering the
People Liberation Army's extensive military modernization and
increasingly aggressive behavior, the committee believes the
Department should ensure that the committee remains apprised of
the Department's progress in developing joint operational
concepts for the Indo-Pacific and the application of these
concepts in specific, critical warfighting scenarios.
The committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
December 15, 2020, that assesses the Joint Force's performance
against strategic competitors and adversaries in a conflict in
the Western Pacific. This briefing shall address: (1) metrics
the Department would use to measure success in such a
contingency, (2) the specific adversary operational concepts
and capabilities that the Joint Force anticipates are likely to
create a future military challenge, (3) how these operational
concepts and capabilities were coordinated and deconflicted
between the services, (4) current and future capability gaps
that emerged during the Department's assessments, including
counter-satellite capabilities, offensive cyber operations,
undersea warfare capabilities, tiered and layered air defenses,
intermediate-range missile capabilities, and long-range strike
capabilities, (5) Department efforts to redress those
shortfalls, including the development and validation of new
joint operational concepts, and (6) the anticipated impact
validated joint operational concepts will have on the measures
of success discussed in (1) above.
North Korea's Chemical and Biological Weapons Capabilities
The committee notes that the Department of Defense has
acknowledged the threat North Korea poses to national security.
The committee believes the Department of Defense should work to
ensure adequate attention is given to North Korea's chemical
and biological weapons capabilities and assess readiness of the
United States to combat these emerging threats.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services
not later than October 30, 2020, on North Korea's chemical and
biological weapons capabilities and an assessment of the
Department's readiness to combat these emerging threats. The
briefing shall include:
(1) an assessment of relationships North Korea has, and may
have, that would aid in their procurement or development of
chemical and biological weapons;
(2) an assessment of North Korean investments or projects
likely, or with significant potential, to be converted into
military assets;
(3) an assessment of North Korean investments or projects
of greatest concern with respect to United States national
security interests;
(4) a description of any North Korean investments or
projects located in another country that is linked to military
cooperation with such country;
(5) a summary of the North Korean chemical and biological
weapons program, including research, development, production,
weaponization, and delivery capabilities; and
(6) an assessment of the Department's current readiness, or
deficiencies thereof, to counter a North Korean chemical or
biological attack on the Korean Peninsula.
Report on Activities and Resources Necessary to Achieve the Objectives
of the Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative
The committee believes that the Department of Defense's
resource requirements should be forward-looking and driven by
strategy. Additionally, the committee requires a detailed
summary of those requirements in order to meet its oversight
responsibilities. Therefore, the committee is including a
complimentary requirement, similar to a requirement appearing
elsewhere in this Act, to inform the committee's deliberations
in fiscal year 2022.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than February 1, 2021, on the activities and resources
necessary to achieve the objectives of the Indo-Pacific
Reassurance Initiative. The report shall be unclassified but
may contain a classified annex. At a minimum, the report shall
include:
(1) a summary of progress made towards meeting the
objectives of the Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative.
(2) an assessment of resource requirements to achieve the
objectives of the Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative.
(3) an assessment of capabilities requirements to achieve
the objectives of the Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative.
(4) an assessment of logistics requirements, including
force enablers, equipment, supplies, storage, and maintenance
requirements, to achieve the objectives of the initiative.
(5) the intended force structure and posture of the
assigned and allocated forces within the area of responsibility
of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for the last fiscal year of
the plan and the manner in which such force structure and
posture support the objectives of the Initiative.
(6) an assessment of logistics requirements, including
force enablers, equipment, supplies, storage, fuel storage and
distribution, and maintenance requirements, to achieve the
objectives of the Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative.
(7) an analysis of the challenges to the ability of the
United States to deploy necessary forces from the continental
United States to the Indo-Pacific theater in the event of a
major contingency, and a description of the plans of the
Department of Defense, including military exercises, to address
such challenges.
(8) an assessment and plan for security cooperation
investments to enhance the objectives of the Indo-Pacific
Reassurance Initiative.
(9) a plan to resource U.S. force posture and capabilities,
including: (a) the infrastructure capacity of existing
locations and their ability to accommodate additional U.S.
forces in the Indo-Pacific; (b) the potential new locations for
additional U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific, including an
assessment of infrastructure and military construction
resources necessary to accommodate additional U.S. forces in
the Indo-Pacific; (c) a detailed timeline to achieve desired
posture requirements; (d) a detailed assessment of the
resources necessary to achieve the requirements of the plan,
including specific cost estimates for each project under the
Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative to support optimized
presence, exercises and training, enhanced prepositioning,
improved infrastructure, and building partnership capacity; and
(e) a detailed timeline to achieve the force posture and
capabilities, including force requirements.
(10) any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines
should be included.
Report on Department of Defense Strategy for Competition below the
Threshold of Armed Conflict
The committee notes that the 2018 National Defense Strategy
concludes strategic competition with revisionist states is now
the primary concern in U.S. national security. The committee
recognizes that these states employ tactics deliberately
calibrated to advance their strategic objectives while falling
below the threshold of armed conflict. For example, China
employs so-called ``gray zone'' tactics to coerce regional
actors, undermine the rules-based international order, and
change the status quo while avoiding conflict.
The committee also recognizes that responding to such
tactics is neither solely nor primarily the responsibility of
the Department of Defense. Rather, the Department's strategy
should be nested within a broader, unified whole-of government
strategy to deter such behavior. However, the committee expects
that a significant proportion of strategic competition with
revisionist states will occur below the threshold for armed
conflict.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report to the House Committee on Armed Services by
December 1, 2020, on the Department's strategy for competition
below the threshold of armed conflict. The report shall be
unclassified without any designation relating to dissemination
control but may contain a classified annex. At a minimum, the
report shall include:
1. The objectives of such strategy;
2. A summary of any guidance that the Department has
produced or received concerning whole-of-government efforts to
implement such strategy in accordance with the National Defense
Strategy and the National Security Strategy, as applicable;
3. The Department's primary lines of effort in support of
such strategy, the methodology used to define such lines of
effort, and a description of how the Department aligns
priorities with delegation of tasks;
4. Skillsets, capabilities, and resources required to
achieve the objectives of such strategy
5. Assistance provided to other Departments and Agencies in
support of a unified, whole-of-government strategy for
competition below the threshold of armed conflict;
6. A summary of obstacles identified that hinder the
Department's ability to achieve the objectives of such
strategy;
7. A summary of organizational reforms the Department has
implemented or considered to achieve the objectives of such
strategy;
8. A summary of efforts to integrate the Department's
activities with partners and allies, international
organizations, and other non-government entities;
9. A summary of the Department's efforts to track progress
on meeting the objectives of such strategy.
Report on the Use of Unmanned Platforms to Improve Taiwan's Self-
Defense Capability
The committee believes that the unique and close
relationship between the United States and Taiwan has provided
significant advantages to both nations' economic and strategic
well-being for over 50 years. The vital security and strategic
interests of the United States in the Taiwan Strait and the
Taiwan Relations Act, which states that it is the policy of the
United States to provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive
character, has been a bedrock of this relationship. The
committee commends the Department of Defense's efforts at
strengthening this key relationship by working with other U.S.
departments and agencies, and Taiwan, to enhance Taiwan's self-
defense capability.
The committee understands that Taiwan is acquiring
asymmetric capabilities to continue to improve its self-defense
capabilities. Unmanned systems could create unique dilemmas for
the People's Liberation Army should the People's Republic of
China consider resorting to the use of force.
The committee encourages the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to consider options
to provide affordable, multi-role, medium altitude and
persistent unmanned air vehicles for its defense. Further, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees by February 1,
2021, to include the following:
(1) A discussion of how the transfer of defense articles,
such as unmanned platforms that can provide persistent ISR and
maritime domain awareness, would enhance Taiwan's Overall
Defense Concept;
(2) A summary of the Department's efforts to assist Taiwan
in effectively integrating ISR capabilities into its military
forces; and
(3) An assessment of how unmanned systems could improve
Taiwan's self-defense capabilities, including to threats
presented by the People's Republic of China.
Report on Ties between Russia and China
The Department of Defense has acknowledged that China and
Russia are increasingly working in cooperation on a wide range
of matters, including economically, politically, and
militarily; and that the Department believes the growing ties
between Russia and China are challenging the rules-based order
and present a threat to U.S. national security interests. The
committee notes that the National Defense Strategy highlights
the joint force's eroding competitive edge against China and
Russia. The committee endeavors to fully understand the extent
of the ties between Russia and China. Therefore, the committee
directs the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees and the congressional
intelligence committees by March 1, 2021, on the relationship
between China and Russia. The report shall include:
(1) an assessment of the military relationship between
Russia and China, including military exercises, arms sales,
security agreements, and joint military educational exchanges;
(2) an assessment of the strength and impacts of increased
defense cooperation, coordination, interoperability, and
increased proficiencies between Russia and China, including
defense industrial cooperation on dual-use technologies;
bilateral training and exercises; cyberspace and electronic
warfare capabilities; gray zone activities; coordination and
capability-sharing; and strategic goals of conventional and
non-conventional arms and arms control agreements;
(3) an assessment of the locations where Russia and China
are enhancing their respective military and strategic presence
and access around the world and the tools and mechanisms Russia
and China are using to increase such presence and access;
(4) an assessment of the potential implications to United
States military and security operations of increased defense
cooperation, coordination, and interoperability between Russia
and China as described in paragraphs (2) and (3);
(5) an assessment of the economic ties between Russia and
China, including collaboration or cooperation on China's One
Belt One Road initiative;
(6) an assessment of cultural exchanges between Russia and
China;
(7) an assessment of the educational and professional
exchanges between Russia and China, to include scientists,
engineers, academics, and other technical professionals;
(8) an assessment of competing interests between Russia and
China that limit collaboration and cooperation between the two
countries; and
(9) an assessment of whether, and if so, to what degree
cooperation between Russia and China is eroding the United
States competitive edge or its influence around the world.
The report required shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.
Security Sector Assistance Training for Foreign Students
The committee is aware that the United States has trained
foreign partner forces for decades and the Department of
Defense conducts security sector assistance related training
for international military students from around the world. The
committee supports the goal that training international
military students advances U.S. national security interests by
building defense partnerships and facilitating interoperability
with our foreign partners. The committee is aware that the
Secretary of Defense directed a review of vetting procedures
for all international military students who train in the United
States. The committee supports such a review. The committee is
aware that the Department already implemented certain
modifications to vetting procedures, and that additional
modifications may be forthcoming, which may impact the
population of international military students training in the
United States.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services
not later than December 30, 2020, on foreign partner force
training in the United States. Such briefing shall, at a
minimum, include results of the Secretary's review of vetting
procedures for international military students, any changes to
policies and procedures as a result of such review, the current
locations for international military student training
(including flight training), the number of international
military students being trained at each location, the type of
training, the potential impact of modified vetting procedures
to the international military student population at all
locations, and measures being taken to ensure that the goals of
training international military students in the United States
are achieved.
Taiwan Defense Relations
The committee affirms the Taiwan Relations Act and the
``Six Assurances'' as the foundation of United States-Taiwan
relations and acknowledges the need to maintain a strong and
vibrant defense relationship with the government of Taiwan. The
committee notes with concern the increasingly aggressive
actions by the People's Republic of China towards Taiwan and
believes this behavior is inconsistent with China's past
commitments to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific
region. The committee continues to support Taiwan's development
of a capable and modern defense force to resist external
coercion and preserve its security and economic prosperity.
The committee strongly supports the efforts of the
Department of Defense in facilitating the provision of defense
articles, and other forms of exchange and cooperation, that
enhance the capabilities and readiness necessary for Taiwan's
self-defense. The committee further encourages the Department
to deepen and expand its defense cooperation with Taiwan
through practical military training and exercises, air and
naval engagements, professional military education, and
exchanges between senior defense officials and general officers
for the purposes of enhancing cooperation, defense planning,
and interoperability for the military forces of the United
States and Taiwan.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide the House Committee on Armed Services a briefing, no
later than December 1, 2020, on the Department's policies with
respect to commencing bilateral military exercises with Taiwan,
including naval and air exercises that would seek to enhance
cross-strait deterrence, and utilizing ship visits, as
appropriate. The briefing should also include an update on
military engagements planned for the next year, as well as any
other matters that the Secretary of Defense deems appropriate
to deepen and expand defense cooperation with Taiwan.
United States Strategy on China
The committee believes that China is, and will remain, a
strategic competitor for the foreseeable future. The committee
also believes all elements of United States national power are
required to address concerns raised by China's comprehensive
strategy exercising its diplomatic, informational, military,
and economic power. To that end, the committee is concerned
that the U.S. Government's current efforts to compete with
China are often disjointed, and should be congruent and
sufficiently coordinated.
The committee believes that the report provided to Congress
on the United States' strategic approach to the People's
Republic of China, required by section 1261 of the John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232), while late, is a first step in
articulating a whole of government approach to competition with
China. However, the committee notes that the report did not
identify resources necessary to implement the strategy and the
annual budget submission to Congress did not highlight new
programs and projects proposed to be funded that relate to the
strategy. The committee believes there needs to be continued
attention and focus on implementing a whole-of-government
strategy, U.S. Government's efforts to compete with China
should be coordinated and appropriately resourced across
departments and agencies, and the Administration should
continue to keep the U.S. Congress informed on the
implementation of the strategy.
Utilization of Smaller Vessels in Indo-Pacific Area of Operations
The committee remains concerned that the Navy has yet to
provide an updated shipbuilding plan as required by section 231
of title 10, United States Code, or a briefing on the updated
Integrated Force Structure Assessment. Without the requisite
information, the committee is unable to properly assess whether
vessels smaller than 200 meters in length may have a forward
deployed mission set, such as supporting Expeditionary Advanced
Base Operations. Therefore, the committee directs the Chief of
Naval Operations to provide a briefing to the House Committee
on Armed Services not later than February 1, 2021, on the
feasibility of utilizing smaller vessels in the Indo-Pacific to
patrol coastal areas and enhance presence in a contested
environment.
West African Airlift Support
The committee notes the importance of maintaining presence
in West Africa for counterterrorism efforts and partner
capacity building and further recognizes the need to provide
U.S. forces on the ground with vital resources for mission
accomplishment and life support, especially for quick
evacuation of wounded personnel. The committee encourages the
Department to evaluate the operational resources needed to
support these missions while also providing adequate assurance
for the safety of U.S. servicemembers and partner nation
forces. Any reduced force levels in Africa could have an impact
on the ability of troops on the ground to receive needed
airlift support, especially casualty and medical evacuation
(CASEVAC and MEDEVAC) support, and would increase risk to
American lives. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary
of Defense to provide a briefing to the House Committee on
Armed Services, not later than December 15, 2020, on the
Department's plan to ensure airlift support for deployed
servicemembers and partner nation forces in West Africa,
including--(1) the number of remaining aircraft, both fixed-
wing and rotary-wing, to support CASEVAC and MEDEVAC needs in
theater; (2) a risk analysis to support the reduction of
CASEVAC services from the levels provided in fiscal year 2019;
(3) courses of action to maintain the safety and airlift
support needs of remaining U.S. servicemembers; and (4) any
other matters the Secretary considers relevant.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training
Section 1201--Modification and Extension of Support of Special
Operations for Irregular Warfare
This section modifies section 1202 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as
most recently amended by section 1207 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), by
striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$15,000,000''; and by
striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2025''. This section also
expands notification elements to require reporting on steps
taken to ensure that the recipients of the support have not and
will not engage in human rights violations or violations of the
Geneva Conventions of 1949.
Section 1202--Department of Defense Participation in European Program
on Multilateral Exchange of Surface Transportation Services
This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
participate in the Surface Exchange of Services Program of the
Movement Coordination Centre Europe.
Section 1203--Extension of Authority to Transfer Excess High Mobility
Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles to Foreign Countries
This section would extend and modify section 1276 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public
Law 115-91).
Section 1204--Modification and Extension of Update of Department of
Defense Freedom of Navigation Report
This section would amend section 1275 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) to require such report on a biannual basis, require
additional elements to such report, and extend the reporting
requirement to December 31, 2025.
Section 1205--Extension of Report on Workforce Development
This section would extend a report on Department of Defense
security cooperation workforce development, as required by
section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328), by 5 years.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Section 1211--Extension and Modification of Authority for Reimbursement
of Certain Coalition Nations for Support Provided to United States
Military Operations
This section would extend through December 31, 2021, the
authority to make Coalition Support Fund payments under section
1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2008 (Public Law 110-181) as most recently amended by section
1217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020 (Public Law 116-92).
Section 1212--Extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program
This section would extend the Afghan Allies Protection Act
of 2009 (Public Law 111-8) as well as extend an expiring
report.
The committee notes the critical importance of the Special
Immigrant Visa Program for U.S. Government operations in
Afghanistan. Last year's modification and extension reinforce
the importance of this program by authorizing 4,000 additional
visas and returning applicant eligibility requirements to the
original criteria set forth in the Afghan Allies Protection Act
of 2009. This year, the committee extended Department of
Defense and Department of State reporting requirements to
ensure the program is executed efficiently. The committee
remains committed to Afghan citizens who, at great personal
risk, support United States operations in Afghanistan.
Section 1213--Limitation on Use of Funds to Reduce Deployment to
Afghanistan
This section would require the Administration to submit a
comprehensive, interagency report and certification prior to a
drawdown of U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan below troop
levels of 8,000 and 4,000. The Secretary of Defense may waive
the reporting requirement in this provision if it is vital to
the national security interests of the United States or
necessary due to an imminent and extraordinary threat to
members of the United States Armed Forces.
Section 1214--Report on Operation Freedom Sentinel
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report on Operation Freedom Sentinel activities to
the House Committee on Armed Services and the Senate Committee
on Armed Services not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and with each Presidential budget request
for the following 2 fiscal years. The report would include
specific direct war requests, costs that occur inside and
outside the geographical boundaries of Afghanistan, activities
that fund the services, as well as transportation and
logistical support.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran
Section 1221--Extension and Modification of Authority to Provide
Assistance to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
This section would modify section 1236 of the Carl Levin
and Howard P. Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) to provide assistance
to the security forces of the Government of Iraq to counter the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and extend the authority
through December 31, 2021. This section would also require the
Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report detailing the
weapons and equipment purchased using the Counter-ISIS Train
and Equip Fund, as well as the incremental costs for operations
and maintenance for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) in the
previous fiscal year. This section would also require the
Department to submit annual budget justifications for OIR for
fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
Section 1222--Extension of Authority to Provide Assistance to the
Vetted Syrian Opposition
This section would extend and modify section 1209 of the
Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), by
extending the authority to support vetted Syrian groups and
individuals through December 30, 2021, and the required notice
before the provision of assistance. This section would also
direct the Secretary of Defense to certify to the House
Committee on Armed Services, the Senate Committee on Armed
Services, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations within 30 days of the
date of the enactment of this Act that no U.S. military forces
are being used or have been used for the extraction, transport,
transfer, or sale of oil from Syria.
Section 1223--Extension of Authority to Support Operations and
Activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq
This section would extend section 1215 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113),
the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq authority, as most
recently amended by section 1223 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92),
through fiscal year 2021. It would limit the expenditure of
funds pending the submission of the certification required by
section 1223 of Public Law 116-92.
Section 1224--Prohibition on Provision of Weapons and Other Forms of
Support to Certain Organizations
This section would prohibit the use of funds authorized to
be appropriated by this Act to the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2021 to provide weapons or any form of support to
al-Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jabhat Fateh al
Sham, Hamas, Hizballah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, al-Shabaab,
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or any individual or group
associated with these organization.
Section 1225--Consolidated Budget Display and Report on Operation
Spartan Shield
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, on
Operation Spartan Shield. This section would also require the
Department to submit annual budget justifications for Operation
Spartan Shield for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
Section 1226--Sense of Congress on Peshmerga Forces as a Partner in
Operation Inherent Resolve
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Russia
Section 1231--Prohibition on Availability of Funds Relating to
Sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea
This section would extend by 1 year the prohibition imposed
by section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92), as amended by section
1232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020 (Public Law 116-92). This section would prohibit the use
of fiscal year 2021 funds to implement any activity that
recognizes the sovereignty of Russia over Crimea. This section
would also allow the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of State, to waive the prohibition if the
Secretary of Defense determines that doing so would be in the
national security interest of the United States and submits a
notification to the House Committee on Armed Services, the
Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Section 1232--Extension of Limitation on Military Cooperation between
the United States and the Russian Federation
This section would extend for 1 year section 1232(a) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public
Law 114-328), as most recently amended by section 1231 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public
Law 116-92). This section would limit the use of fiscal year
2021 funds for bilateral military-to-military cooperation
between the Government of the United States and Russia until
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, provides a certification to appropriate congressional
committees relating to certain actions by Russia. This
extension includes a rule of construction that nothing in the
provision shall be construed to limit bilateral military-to-
military dialogue for the purpose of reducing the risk of
conflict.
Section 1233--Modification and Extension of Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative
This section would extend by one year section 1250 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public
Law 114-92), most recently amended by section 1244 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public
Law 116-92), to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide
security assistance and intelligence support to the Government
of Ukraine, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
This section would also authorize $250.0 million to carry out
this authority in fiscal year 2021.
This section would extend for 2 years the reports on
military assistance to Ukraine required in section 1275(e) of
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291).
Section 1234--United States Participation in the Open Skies Treaty
This section would require that in the event of withdrawal
by the United States from the Open Skies Treaty, the Secretary
of Defense and Secretary of State jointly shall submit to the
appropriate defense committees either:
(1) a notification that agreements are in place with other
state parties that host U.S. military forces and assets to
ensure that after such withdrawal the U.S. will be provided
sufficient notice of observation flights over the territory of
those state parties under the Treaty; or,
(2) if agreements are not in place, a description of how
the U.S. will consistently and reliably be provided sufficient
warning of observation flights described above, including a
description of assets, personnel, and policy implications of
using such other means.
This section would also require the Secretary of Defense
and Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of
National Intelligence, to jointly submit a report of the
impacts of potential future U.S. withdrawal on:
(1) collaboration with allies, U.S. leadership in the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, and continued dialogue with
Russia that the Treaty offers,
(2) how imagery captured under the Treaty will be replaced,
(3) how intelligence gained under the Treaty will be
replaced, and
(4) the ability of the U.S. to influence future decisions
on certification of new sensors within the Treaty that could
pose a threat to deployed U.S. military personnel and assets.
The report would also include unedited correspondence
between the U.S. and Treaty state parties with respect to
potential U.S. withdrawal.
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe and NATO
Section 1241--Limitations on Use of Funds to Reduce the Total Number of
Members of the Armed Forces Serving on Active Duty Who Are Stationed in
Germany, to Reduce the Total Number of Members of the Armed Forces
Stationed in Europe, and to Divest Military Infrastructure in Europe
This section would prohibit the use of funds authorized to
be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department
of Defense to reduce the total number of members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty stationed in Germany, or to
reduce the total number of members of the Armed Forces serving
on active duty stationed in Europe, below the levels present on
June 10, 2020, until 180 days after the date on which the
Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff have separately certified and submitted to the
congressional defense committees certain requirements and
assessments.
This section would also prohibit the Secretary of Defense
from taking action to divest infrastructure or real property in
Europe under the operational control of the Department of
Defense unless the Secretary certifies that no military
requirement for the future use of the infrastructure or real
property is foreseeable. The limitation on divestment would
sunset 5 years after the date of enactment.
Section 1242--Sense of Congress on Support for Coordinated Action to
Ensure the Security of Baltic Allies
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
defense and security activities in Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania.
Section 1243--Sense of Congress on Support for Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
the United States support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Section 1244--Sense of Congress on Support for Georgia
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
the United States support for Georgia.
Section 1245--Sense of Congress on Burden Sharing by Partners and
Allies
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
burden sharing by United States partners and allies.
Section 1246--Sense of Congress on NATO's Response to the COVID-19
Pandemic
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
NATO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region
Section 1251--Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to carry
out a program of prioritized activities to reassure United
States allies and partners, appropriately prioritize activities
and resources to implement the National Defense Strategy, and
enhance the ability of Congress to provide oversight of and
support to Department of Defense efforts. It would define five
objectives for an Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative: (1)
optimizing the presence of U.S. Armed Forces in the Indo-
Pacific; (2) strengthening and maintaining bilateral and
multilateral military exercises and training with partners and
allies in the Indo-Pacific; (3) improving infrastructure in the
Indo-Pacific to enhance the responsiveness of U.S. Armed
Forces; (4) enhancing the prepositioning of equipment and
materiel in the Indo-Pacific; and (5) building the defense and
security capabilities, capacity, and cooperation of partners
and allies in the Indo-Pacific. This section would also require
a future years plan on activities and resources of the
Initiative, a budget justification for the Initiative, an end
of fiscal year report, and a briefing on funds obligated for
the Initiative.
Section 1252--Limitation on Use of Funds to Reduce the Total Number of
Members of the Armed Forces Serving on Active Duty Who Are Deployed to
South Korea
This section would prohibit the use of funds authorized to
be appropriated by this Act to reduce the number of members of
the Armed Forces serving on Active Duty in the Republic of
Korea below 28,500 until 180 days after the date that the
Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense
committees that such a reduction is in the national security
interest of the United States, will not significantly undermine
the security of the United States' allies in the region, is
commensurate with a reduction in the threat posed by North
Korea, that South Korea is capable of deterring a conflict, and
the Secretary has appropriately consulted with allies of the
United States regarding such a reduction.
Section 1253--Implementation of GAO Recommendations on Preparedness of
United States Forces to Counter North Korean Chemical and Biological
Weapons
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
submit a plan not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act to the congressional defense committees
to address the recommendations in the U.S. Government
Accountability Office's (GAO) report on Preparedness of U.S.
Forces to Counter North Korean Chemical and Biological Weapons
(GAO-20-79C). This section would also require the Secretary to
begin implementation of the plan not later than 18 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary may decide
not to implement one of the recommendations in the report, but
must submit justification for why not, and what else the
Department of Defense will do to address the conditions
underlying the recommendation.
The committee is concerned by many issues highlighted by
GAO, and believes the Department's preparedness for a
significant state-level weapons of mass destruction event is
wholly inadequate. The Department's men and women in uniform
must be trained and equipped to successfully operate and
perform in a contaminated environment.
Section 1254--Public Reporting of Chinese Military Companies Operating
in the United States
This section would require a list of each entity determined
to be directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or beneficially
owned by the People's Liberation Army, or identified as a
military-civil fusion contributor to the Chinese defense
industrial base, engaged in providing commercial services,
manufacturing, producing, or exporting, and operating directly
or indirectly in the United States. It would also require the
Secretary to publish such list in the Federal Register.
Section 1255--Independent Study on the Defense Industrial Base of the
People's Republic of China
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
enter into a contract with a federally funded research and
development center to conduct a study on the defense industrial
base of the People's Republic of China.
Section 1256--Report on China's One Belt, One Road Initiative in Africa
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act on China's One Belt, One Road Initiative
in Africa. Such report shall include a strategy to address
impacts on United States military and defense interests in
Africa.
Section 1257--Sense of Congress on Enhancement of the United States-
Taiwan Defense Relationship
This section would express the sense of the Congress that
Taiwan is a vital partner of the United States and, consistent
with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301), the United
States should continue to strengthen defense and security
cooperation in support of Taiwan maintaining a sufficient self-
defense capability.
Section 1258--Report on Supply Chain Security Cooperation with Taiwan
This section would require a report on the feasibility of
establishing a United States-Taiwan working group for supply
chain security, the Department's current and future plans to
engage with Taiwan on activities ensuring supply chain
security, and obstacles for conducting such activities.
Section 1259--Report on United States-Taiwan Medical Security
Partnership
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
conduct an assessment of the feasibility of developing a U.S.-
Taiwan medical security partnership on issues related to
pandemic preparedness.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Section 1261--Provision of Goods and Services to Kwajalein Atoll
This section would authorize the Secretary of the Army,
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to
provide goods and services to the Government of the Republic of
the Marshall Islands and to other eligible patrons at Kwajalein
Atoll. It would also authorize the Secretary of the Army to
collect reimbursement from the Government of the Republic of
the Marshall Island or eligible patrons for such goods and
services in an amount that does not exceed the costs to the
United States for providing such goods or services and does not
exceed $7,000,000 annually.
Section 1262--Annual Briefings on Certain Foreign Military Bases of
Adversaries
This section directs the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Secretary of Defense to provide an annual
assessment of covered foreign military bases, including such
bases of China, Russia, and Iran, identifying the activities
and capabilities at such base and the impact on U.S. national
security interests.
Section 1263--Report on Progress of the Department of Defense with
Respect to Denying a Fait Accompli by a Strategic Competitor Against a
Covered Defense Partner
This section would require a report not later than April
30, 2021, and annually thereafter until 2026, on improving the
ability of the United States Armed Forces to conduct combined
joint operations to deny the ability of a strategic competitor
to execute a fait accompli against a covered defense partner.
Section 1264--Modification to Requirements of the Initiative to Support
Protection of National Security Academic Researchers from Undue
Influence and Other Security Threats
This section would modify section 1286(d)(1) of the John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 115-292)
to include basic research in the defense research and
development activities for which the Secretary of Defense must
establish streamlined procedures to collect appropriate
information relating to individuals, including United States
citizens and foreign nationals, for the purpose of maintaining
appropriate security controls over research activities,
technical information, and intellectual property. This section
would also require the Secretary to submit to the congressional
defense committees by January 1, 2021, the required list of
Chinese and Russian academic institutions with a history of
improper technology transfer and other malign behavior, and to
make the unclassified portion publicly available and
searchable.
Section 1265--Report on Directed Use of Fishing Fleets
This section would direct the Office of Naval Intelligence
to conduct an assessment of fishing fleets as the so-called
``third arm'' of foreign navies, the geopolitical challenge
posed by China's hybrid warfare activities, and the national
security threat to U.S. interests and those of our partners in
the region posed by IUU fishing and other illegal activity at
sea.
Section 1266--Expanding the State Partnership Program in Africa
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to
seek to build partner capacity and interoperability in the
United States Africa Command area of responsibility through
increased partnerships with countries on the African continent,
military-to-military engagements, and traditional activities of
the combatant commands.
Section 1267--Report Relating to Reduction in the Total Number of
United States Armed Forces Deployed to United States Africa Command
Area of Responsibility
This section would require a report to Congress 60 days
after enactment of this Act on the average total number of
United States Armed Forces under the direct authority of the
Commander of United States Africa Command and deployed to the
United States Africa Command area of responsibility and a
follow up report not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act should the Department reduce the total number of United
States Armed Forces under the direct authority of the Commander
of United States Africa Command and deployed to the United
States Africa Command area of responsibility.
Section 1268--Report on Enhancing Partnerships between the United
States and African Countries
This section would require a report on the activities and
resources required to enhance security and economic
partnerships between the United States and African countries.
Section 1269--Sense of Congress with Respect to Qatar
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
Qatar.
Section 1270--Sense of Congress on United States Military Support for
and Participation in the Multinational Force and Observers
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
United States military support for and participation in the
Multinational Force and Observers.
Section 1271--Prohibition on Support for Military Participation against
the Houthis
This section would prohibit funds to provide logistical
support for Saudi-led coalition strikes against the Houthis in
Yemen. This section would also prohibit funds for any
Department of Defense civilian, military, or contractor
personnel to command, coordinate, participate in the movement
of, or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of
the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition forces engaged in
hostilities or in situations where there exists an imminent
threat of engagement in hostilities with the Houthis in Yemen,
unless the President has obtained the authority to do so in
accordance with Section 8(a) of the War Powers Resolution (50
U.S.C 1547(a)). This prohibitions does not apply to United
States Armed Forces engaged in operations against al-Qaeda and
associated forces.
Section 1272--Rule of Construction Relating to Use of Military Force
This section would establish that nothing in this Act or
any amendment made by this Act may be construed to authorize
the use of military force.
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Importance of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
The budget request included $238.5 million in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for the Cooperative Threat Reduction
Account. The committee is concerned with the Department of
Defense's reduction to the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
by 30 percent from the fiscal year 2020 budget request. Last
year, the committee supported a 10 percent increase to the
program due to its critical mission of ensuring our national
security by preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction, including chemical, biological, radiological, and
nuclear threats. At a time when the United States is struggling
to respond to the spread of a highly infectious new virus, the
committee is alarmed by the Department's significant reduction
in the budget request for a mission of detecting and
confronting biological threats to the United States. The
committee urges the Department to re-calibrate its focus on
this vital mission. The committee therefore recommends $373.7
million, an increase of $135.2 million, in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide for the Cooperative Threat Reduction
Account, to restore funding back to the fiscal year 2020
enacted amount.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 1301--Funding Allocations; Specification of Cooperative Threat
Reduction Funds
This section would allocate specific funding amounts for
each program under the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat
Reduction (CTR) Program from within the overall $373.7 million
that the committee would authorize for the Cooperative Threat
Reduction Program. The allocation under this section reflects
the amount of the budget request for fiscal year 2021.
This section would specify that funds authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Defense for the Cooperative
Threat Reduction Program, established under the Department of
Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711),
would be available for obligation for fiscal years 2021, 2022,
and 2023.
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Programs
Section 1401--Working Capital Funds
This section would authorize appropriations for Defense
Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4501
of division D of this Act.
Section 1402--Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense
This section would authorize appropriations for Chemical
Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense at the levels
identified in section 4501 of division D of this Act.
Section 1403--Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-
Wide
This section would authorize appropriations for Drug
Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide at the
levels identified in section 4501 of division D of this Act.
Section 1404--Defense Inspector General
This section would authorize appropriations for the Office
of the Inspector General at the levels identified in section
4501 of division D of this Act.
Section 1405--Defense Health Program
This section would authorize appropriations for the Defense
Health Program at the levels identified in section 4501 of
division D of this Act.
Section 1406--National Defense Sealift Fund
This section would authorize appropriations for the
National Defense Sealift Fund at the levels identified in
section 4501 of division D of this Act.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Section 1411--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
This section would authorize the Department of Defense to
transfer funds from the Defense Health Program into Joint
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Facility Demonstration Fund for the Captain James A. Lovell
Federal Health Care Center.
Section 1412--Authorization of Appropriations for Armed Forces
Retirement Home
This section would authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund in the
amount of $70.3 million for the operation of the Armed Forces
Retirement Home.
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account
The budget request contained no funding for a National
Guard and Reserve Component equipment account. The committee
has long been concerned about the availability of modern
equipment needed to ensure the relevance and readiness of the
National Guard and Reserve Components as an operational reserve
and for their domestic support missions. The committee notes
that the annual National Guard and Reserve Equipment Reports
over the last several years identify continuing shortages in
modernized equipment and challenges associated with efficiently
fulfilling combat readiness training requirements.
The committee believes additional funds would help manage
strategic risk and eliminate identified critical dual-use
equipment shortfalls. The committee expects these funds to be
used for the purposes of, but not limited to, the procurement
and modernization of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled
Vehicles; Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles trucks; fighter
pilot helmet mounted display modernization; F-16 Active
Electronically Scanned Array radar; C-130J and C-130 Air
National Guard recapitalization; C-130 propeller upgrades; C-
130 firefighting system upgrades; radar warning receivers for
F/A-18 aircraft; UH-60 conversions and UH-60M Black Hawk
helicopters; UH-72 Lakota helicopters; and other critical dual-
use, unfunded procurement items for the National Guard and
Reserve Components.
The committee recommends $150.0 million for National Guard
and Reserve equipment.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Section 1501--Purpose
This section would establish the purpose of this title and
make authorization of appropriations available upon enactment
of this Act for the Department of Defense, in addition to
amounts otherwise authorized in this Act, to provide for
additional authorization of funds due to overseas contingency
operations and other additional funding requirements.
Section 1502--Procurement
This section would authorize additional appropriations for
procurement at the levels identified in section 4102 of
division D of this Act.
Section 1503--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
This section would authorize additional appropriations for
research, development, test, and evaluation at the levels
identified in section 4202 of division D of this Act.
Section 1504--Operation and Maintenance
This section would authorize additional appropriations for
operation and maintenance programs at the levels identified in
section 4302 of division D of this Act.
Section 1505--Military Personnel
This section would authorize additional appropriations for
military personnel at the levels identified in section 4402 of
division D of this Act.
Section 1506--Working Capital Funds
This section would authorize additional appropriations for
Defense Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in
section 4502 of division D of this Act.
Section 1507--Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-
Wide
This section would authorize additional appropriations for
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-Wide, at
the levels identified in section 4502 of division D of this
Act.
Section 1508--Defense Inspector General
This section would authorize additional appropriations for
the Office of the Inspector General at the levels identified in
section 4502 of division D of this Act.
Section 1509--Defense Health Program
This section would authorize additional appropriations for
the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section
4502 of division D of this Act.
Subtitle B--Financial Matters
Section 1511--Treatment as Additional Authorizations
This section would state that amounts authorized to be
appropriated by this title are in addition to amounts otherwise
authorized to be appropriated by this Act.
Section 1512--Special Transfer Authority
This section would authorize the transfer of up to $2.50
billion of additional war-related funding authorizations in
this title among the accounts in this title.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Section 1521--Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
This section would extend the Afghanistan Security Forces
Fund through fiscal year 2021. This section would also set a
goal of using $29.1 million to support, to the extent
practicable, the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan to
promote the recruitment, training, integration, and retention
of Afghan women into the Afghan National Defense and Security
Forces.
This section would also continue to require the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to
submit an assessment of the Government of Afghanistan's ability
to meet shared security objectives and manage, employ, and
sustain equipment divested under the Afghanistan Security
Forces Fund. If the results of said assessment were
unfavorable, the Secretary of Defense would be required to
withhold assistance under the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Space Activities
Army GEOINT
The committee believes the Department of Defense requires
the strongest possible integration with the intelligence
community. The United States Army, in particular, will be
dependent upon the interagency for intelligence capabilities to
enable long-range precision fires. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and
Security and the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
to provide the committee with a briefing not later than
December 31, 2020, on plans to ensure the Army has direct
access, including collection tasking, to the intelligence
capabilities required to enable the Army's long range precision
fires capabilities under development. The briefing should
include information on the Army's efforts to build an
information architecture that will support direct access touch
intelligence capabilities.
Cislunar Space Capabilities
The committee is aware that the Department of Defense has
begun to assess capabilities and requirements for the cislunar
region of space, including space domain awareness, space
weather, and space control. The committee notes U.S. commercial
capabilities could be used and expanded with new entrants to
address emerging defense missions and requirements in the
cislunar region in a cost-effective manner using novel
approaches.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives by December 1, 2020, on
deep space mission requirements for national security. The
report should include;
(1) the Department's policy related to conducting missions
like space domain awareness, tracking, relay, space weather,
positioning/navigation/timing, space control, and rendezvous
and proximity operations in the cislunar region of space;
(2) the Department's plans to establish requirements for
the cislunar region, as necessary, in any of these mission
areas;
(3) costs and funding requirements and plans across the
Future Years Defense Program for technology or system
development, commercial services, or operational missions in
the cislunar region; and
(4) plans to address national security cislunar mission
requirements using competitive procurement of commercial
services and modular satellite material solutions from U.S.
companies for each of the mission area requirements related to
space domain awareness, space weather, and space control.
Commercial Space-Based Radio Frequency Mapping
In the committee report accompanying the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-120), the
committee directed the Director of the National Reconnaissance
Office to submit a report on commercial space-based radio
frequency mapping and associated operations and services for
space-based electromagnetic collections. The committee
continues to note the potential use of such services and data
to meet combatant command requirements, and therefore directs
the Chief of Operations of the Space Force, in coordination
with the Commander of the U.S. Space Command, to submit a
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives by December 1, 2020, that includes
an assessment of how U.S. commercial space-based radio
frequency capabilities could support joint and allied
warfighting activities, and a plan to test, evaluate, and use
U.S. commercial space-based radio-frequency geo-intelligence
capabilities and data, and associated costs.
Digital Ground Satellite Communications Architecture
The committee supports the Department of Defense's prior
demonstrations to leverage innovations in commercially
available technologies to utilize wideband satellite
communication (SATCOM) ground capabilities across an
integrated, responsive, flexible, and secure enterprise. The
committee understands that key attributes and capabilities of a
warfighter-focused SATCOM enterprise should include common
digital ground infrastructure elements to ensure warfighter
situational awareness, access to a common operating picture,
and automated resource allocation functionality. While the
committee commends the current ``Fighting SATCOM Enterprise''
initiative, the committee favors an accelerated and fully
defined acquisition strategy related to the ground digitization
efforts that will enable full-spectrum, seamless, and resilient
communications across our national security space enterprise.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a plan to the congressional defense committees by
March 1, 2021, on integrating a digital ground architecture
that will utilize commercial innovations and solutions to
enable wideband SATCOM roaming and multi-domain command and
control capabilities without unnecessary additional investment
in terminal hardware.
Intelligence Community and Space Situational Awareness
The committee notes that space situational awareness
requirements are currently being filled by Department of
Defense, intelligence community, other intergovernmental
agencies, and, increasingly, commercial providers. While
mission partners in the intelligence community can contribute
to the decision calculus about the impact of actions resulting
from a maneuver necessitated by a conjunction assessment,
various mission partners make different contributions to this
decision.
The committee directs the Directors of National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National
Reconnaissance Office, the Commander of U.S. Space Command, and
the Chief of Operations of the Space Force to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by November
1, 2020, on the current contributions the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office make
to operational decisions regarding the necessity to maneuver
national technical means given a potential conjunction
assessment, and the coordination among the agencies, Space
Command and Space Force, in peacetime, in crisis, and during a
conflict.
Military Application of LiDAR Satellites
The committee recognizes that support to long-range
precision fires and future Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance operations will be degraded based on the Anti-
Access/Anti-Denial environment of adversaries possessing
advanced air defense capabilities. The committee understands
there may be innovative new technologies which could provide
tactically-relevant, high resolution targeting information from
low earth orbit satellites, such as 3-D LiDAR. Space-based
LiDAR with the ability to provide triple-canopy deep foliage in
support of counter Denial and Deception. The committee further
understands that such capability has proved effective for
National Aeronautics and Space Administration objectives and
the feasibility of converting this to military applications
should be studied, including as a hosted payload on a National
Reconnaissance Office or Army satellite.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than February 1, 2021, on the feasibility of
commercializing a multi-aperture single photon LiDAR satellite
to support Army long-range precision fires and Army Special
Operations Command elements.
Mission Assurance in Launch
The committee notes that the high levels of mission
assurance required by the Department of Defense for the
National Security Space Launch program has ensured
unprecedented levels of mission success. The committee supports
the Department of the Air Force's commitment to safety,
security, and mission delivery. However, the committee also
notes that the mission assurance requirements of the Air Force
drive significant costs for current and potential future
bidders in National Security Launch program and in small
launch; have not adequately accounted for reusability within
the context of mission assurance; have not innovated in the
areas of artificial intelligence, modelling, and computational
advancements; and lastly, have not been motivated to be more
cost-efficient.
The committee directs the Chief of Space Operations of the
Space Force to provide a briefing and report to the House
Committee on Armed Services by December 1, 2020, on innovation
in mission assurance requirements for the National Security
Space Launch program and for small launch, to include
considering cost considerations, considering past launch
performance and identifying levels of risk-tolerance for each
payload. The briefing and report should also include proposed
pathways to reconsider the current construct for design and
implementation of mission assurance requirements to allow
competition in the design and implementation of a mission
assurance regime for the program, including considering having
the Space Force either bring this expertise in-house, or having
different outside entities be responsible for design of
requirements versus mission assurance compliance verification.
The briefing and report should also address how reusability
should be included in mission assurance requirements, and how
cost and risk should be balanced.
National Reconnaissance Office Future Commercial Sources of Satellite
Imagery
As the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) moves forward
with its strategy for acquiring commercial satellite imagery
following the EnhancedView contract, which is set to end at the
end of fiscal year 2020, the committee expects the Director to
continue a program of open competition likely leading to
contracts to multiple awardees, and to be responsive to the
requirements of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and
the broader Department of Defense GEOINT user community,
including Combatant Commands, Functional Commands, and other
key elements of the armed forces. The committee expects the NRO
to fulfill the GEOINT requirements of the user community to the
greatest extent, and believes Office should be working
proactively with industry to apply commercial solutions to
known Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance gaps as
much as possible. The Committee expects the NRO to not only
support the continuation of commercial data acquisitions
consistent with the needs met by the EnhancedView contract, but
to further enable on-ramps for new capabilities responsive to
additional needs. The committee directs the Director of the NRO
to submit a report to the congressional defense and
intelligence committees by December 15, 2020, on its plans to
lead the GEOINT community in identifying and working with new
commercial providers or new commercial data sets and solutions,
transitioning them from pilot programs to operational
contracts, and doing so even as formal requirements are still
in development.
Non-Traditional Space Companies
The committee notes that one of the motivations for the
establishment of a Space Force was the challenges in
traditional space requirements and acquisition processes that
are being outpaced by innovative commercial space companies.
The committee supports the idea that innovation, competition,
and on-ramping, non-traditional space companies will augment
the capacity and capability derived from traditional space
architectures. The committee recognizes that non-traditional
space companies often note their inability to do business and
compete on an equal playing field with traditional defense
prime contractors.
The committee directs the Chief of Space Operations of the
Space Force, in coordination with the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Commander of U.S.
Space Command, and the Chair of the Defense Innovation Board,
to provide a report and briefing to the House Committee on
Armed Services by December 1, 2020, on the challenges commonly
encountered by non-traditional space new entrants and pathways
to resolving those challenges. The report should address areas
of future space innovation to include algorithm development,
artificial intelligence, architecture development, high
computing power developments, and additive manufacturing. The
report should also address innovative acquisition approaches
that should be considered for high technology readiness level
components that can be competitively tested to meet current and
planned requirements.
Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Enterprise Modernization
The committee acknowledges the importance of the Department
of Defense's efforts to modernize the nuclear command, control,
and communications (NC3) enterprise as a critical element of
the nation's nuclear deterrent capability. The recent
establishment of the Nuclear Command, Control and
Communications Enterprise Center (NEC) within U. S. Strategic
Command (USSTRATCOM) is a significant advancement that will
help inform and enable the modernization of the Department's
situational awareness, decision-making, force direction, force
management and planning for resilient NC3. The committee
believes strong and sustained attention to NC3 will be required
as the Department continues to implement a comprehensive
nuclear deterrent modernization program. The committee also
observes that robust partnerships with industry will be
required in order to develop, field and affordably sustain a
modernized NC3 enterprise and believes the NEC can play an
important role in developing these relationships.
The committee also recognizes the importance of maintaining
a responsive and resilient airborne NC3 capability. The
committee is aware of the ongoing analysis to determine options
to replace E-4B and E-6B aircraft that currently perform this
mission. However, as the deliberate planning process to replace
these aircraft proceeds forward, the committee is aware of the
age of the legacy airborne NC3 fleet and its capacity to
maintain a sustained airborne presence if directed. To better
understand the capabilities and limitations of the current
airborne NC3 fleet, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees by November 30, 2020, on the ability of USSTRATCOM
to conduct sustained airborne NC3 operations. This briefing
will include an overview of the Department's airborne NC3
operational employment concept, an evaluation of current Air
Force and Navy airborne NC3 capabilities and limitation related
to manpower, training, maintenance, logistics support, basing,
and aerial refueling requirements, and an assessment of how
long contingency airborne NC3 operations can be sustained.
Policy and Technology Review on Minimizing Orbital Debris Threats
National security depends on reliable access to, and safe
operations in, space. Critical Department of Defense (DoD)
missions operating in space and providing multi-domain support
depend on minimizing orbital threats, including the threat
posed by orbital debris. Both satellites and rocket bodies are
major sources of space debris, particularly in low-Earth orbit.
There have also been several notable close calls between active
satellites and active and defunct craft. Our nation and global
economy cannot afford actual collisions, much less the
additional debris that would be created as a result.
The Committee is aware of the routinely updated U.S.
government's Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices
(ODMSP) and the Air Force's Unified Data Library (UDL).
However, notwithstanding the growing risk from orbital debris
to our national defense assets, the Department does not appear
to have changed its standard operating practices--for its own
warfighting satellites, or for the commercial satellite
operators on which it relies--in any substantive way since
first publishing the ODMSP report in 2001.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to review the Department's current policies for orbital debris
mitigation, including compliance with ODMSP, and provide to the
congressional defense committees a plan for full compliance
with the ODMSP in all orbits and particularly low earth orbit
through the establishment of Department-wide orbital debris
mitigation practices no later than January 31, 2021. Compliance
should include both nominal end-of-mission operations and off-
nominal operations. For example, if a Department of or
contracted commercial space service experiences an anomaly in
orbit, the operator should continue to be subject to the ODMSP.
Program to Improve Launch Support and Infrastructure at Federal Ranges
The committee notes section 1609 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92)
authorized a program to enhance and improve launch support and
infrastructure at Federal ranges, to support small and medium
launches. The committee is aware of the age and importance of
the infrastructure at the Eastern and Western Ranges to sustain
a broad array of national security launches, including medium
and heavy launches for national security. Therefore, the
committee directs the Chief of Space Operations for the Space
Force to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees by October 30, 2020, that includes the requirements
for sustaining and improving the physical infrastructure for
the ranges at Vandenberg Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral and
associated funding requirements over the fiscal year defense
plan.
The committee further directs the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees by
March 1, 2021, on any additional space testing and training
range requirements that may be necessary to ensure the
Department is ready and able to protect and defend vital
national interests in space.
Satellite Solar Power Technology Sourcing
The committee is aware that high efficiency solar cells and
panels are essential for powering civil and national security
satellites. US technological leadership and secure and reliable
sources of solar cells and panels are critical aspects of
satellite operations. A 2019 report by Air Force Research
Laboratory and the Defense Innovation Unit on the state of the
space industrial base recommended that the United States
``include reforms in government contracting and direct
government investment as needed to compensate for U.S.
adversaries' anticompetitive behavior, and establish the long-
term technological and logistical space infrastructure needed
to ensure long-term, U.S. dominance in space.'' The committee
understands that a whole-of-government approach is needed to
enable a stable domestic industrial base for solar cell and
panel manufacturing. The committee is also aware of the
challenges stemming from foreign competition within the solar
cell industry that benefit from government subsidies, which can
undercut price competitiveness for U.S. domestic suppliers.
The committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report to the defense committees by December 31, 2020
outlining the benefits, vulnerabilities and risks associated
with foreign sources of satellite solar power technology. The
report shall include recommended investments, any necessary
policy changes, or other steps deemed appropriate to support
this segment of the national security space industrial base.
Sensor-to-Shooter Tactical Satellite Targeting Support to Deep Strike
Weapons
The committee notes that near-peer adversaries are fielding
systems designed to outrange or overmatch Department of Defense
weapons systems and simultaneously deny our forces access to
intelligence in the deep battlefield and thus, an ability to
see and strike critical targets. The committee is concerned
that, as the Department of Defense develops next-generation,
deep-strike weapon systems, it lacks persistent deep sensing
capabilities to find targets for these weapons to strike. The
committee strongly encourages the Department of Defense to
leverage advances in technology that now allow for not only a
precise view of the deep battlefield, but an ability to quickly
deliver precision targeting data to support deep-strike weapons
systems.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to brief the House Committee on Armed Services not later than
February 15, 2021, on the Department of Defense's plans to
accelerate needed improvements on existing Synthetic Aperture
Radar (SAR) sensors; advance and further refine processing of
SAR data; support the development of a tactical ground
architecture for the delivery of targeting data; and fund
integration with ongoing experiments and live exercises to
develop concepts of operations, as well as tactics, techniques,
and procedures, that can transition to, and be adopted as joint
doctrine, leading to a significant reduction in the delivery
time of precision targeting data.
Space Acquisition
The committee notes that 1601(b) of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232) and the report accompanying the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92)
directed the Secretary of the Air Force to submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on whether and, if
so, how to implement an alternative acquisition system. In
addition, the committee continues to support the development of
a space acquisition cadre. The committee is aware that the
Secretary of the Air Force briefed committee members on
recommendations included in its report on Alternative
Acquisition System for the United States Space Force in May
2020 but to date has not submitted a final copy of the report.
Further, the committee notes that the draft report raised
questions about the risk of undermining congressional oversight
of major space acquisition programs and the lack of
accountability. In addition, the committee continues to support
and recommend measures to improve and ensure the retention of a
robust and experienced space acquisition cadre.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to review the draft report on an Alternative
Acquisition System for the United States Space Force submitted
by the Secretary of the Air Force and provide its analysis to
the House and Senate Armed Services committees by December 15,
2020.
The committee also directs the Director of the National
Reconnaissance Office, the Director of Navy Space Systems
Program and the Director of Naval Reactors at the National
Nuclear Security Administration to each brief the House Armed
Services Committee no later than December 1, 2020 on program
management and personnel practices they use to ensure a high
level of expertise and effective management of their
acquisition programs. The briefings shall include whether and
how the Directors rely on small and collaborative teams, employ
strong systems engineering and program management, draw from
the latest advances in technology and concepts of operation,
establish a short chain of command and avoid bureaucracy, and
any other element that each Director recommends related to
creating and sustaining effective acquisition culture and
program management.
Space Development Agency
The committee notes that the Space Development Agency (SDA)
has an important mission but that the establishment of this
agency has been rocky, with the initial SDA Director replaced
early in the establishment of the agency, only a few weeks
after briefing the committee, and with no further notification
to the committee on how its plans had shifted. The committee
supported the mission and the initial plans for the SDA.
However, the committee is concerned that the SDA is not
positioned to execute its mission in an effective manner and is
neither equipped to focus on the many priorities it has set,
nor has it adequately budgeted across the Future Years Defense
Program, with several programs left unfunded. The committee
encourages the SDA to focus on top priorities, including the
planned transport layer and the missile warning layer in low-
Earth orbit using commercial architectures, which would
increase space resilience. The committee expects the SDA
Director to more regularly brief the committee on its plans and
progress.
Furthermore, the committee is aware that the core mission
of the SDA initially included plans to procure commercial space
services, for example broadband communications capabilities,
and is concerned that these plans were dropped, with its focus
shifting instead to solely a payload and software development
and procurement model. The committee therefore directs the SDA
Director, in consultation with the Chief of Space Operations of
the Space Force, to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees by December 1, 2020, containing a detailed
plan to procure commercial services, including funding
requirements.
Space-Based Broadband and Cellular Technologies
The committee continues to be encouraged by U.S. private
sector development of low-Earth orbit satellite technologies
and constellations that enhance civil and national security
capabilities. Such investments have led to groundbreaking
advances in supporting the warfighter, including advanced
tactical communication, commercial remote sensing, and space
situational awareness technologies. In particular, the
committee is aware that private industry is developing
commercial low-Earth orbit based satellite technology to
provide resilient broadband capabilities, including cellular
and broadband connectivity to fixed and mobile devices and to
commercial terminals, sensors, and internet-based platforms
without the need for traditional terrestrial ground
infrastructure.
The committee encourages the Department of Defense to
continue to identify opportunities to develop defense-specific
applications that leverage this commercial satellite network
capability and services. Therefore, the committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the House Committee
on Armed Services and the Senate Committee on Armed Services
not later than January 31, 2021, on how this capability can be
used to address military requirements, including combatant
command requirements, and on plans to procure this capability
and these services.
Terrestrial Based Backup for GPS
The committee is aware that Section 1618 of the Fiscal Year
2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (PL 114-328)
required the Secretaries of Defense, Transportation, and
Homeland Security to report to the appropriate congressional
committees on the respective requirements necessary to backup
and complement the positioning, navigation and timing (PNT)
capabilities of the Global Positioning System (GPS) for
national security and critical infrastructure and examine the
alternative methods to provide backup. The committee also notes
that the Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA (Section 1606. P.L. 115-91)
called for the Secretaries to conduct a demonstration of backup
technologies.
The federal government has been tasked for over sixteen
years with developing a GPS backup capability, beginning with
President Directive NSPD-39 in 2004. Since then, numerous
studies, both public and private, have validated the critical
need for backup and identified the lack of such backup as a
critical vulnerability for national security and critical
infrastructure. After several years of hearings and studies by
the appropriate congressional committees, Congress passed the
National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2018 (NTSRA) as
Section 514 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act
of 2018 (Sec. 514, P.L. 115-282, Dec. 4, 2018). Congress deemed
it necessary to provide for a terrestrial based backup for the
timing component as soon as possible because of the Executive
Branch's failure to do so. The Act uses a public-private
partnership to build and operate the backup timing system, one
of the alternative models that were identified for analysis in
the FY 2017 NDAA.
The Committee's view is the NTSRA is entirely complementary
and not in conflict with the Committee's actions to provide
backup for GPS, especially the positioning and navigation
elements critical to the military and aviation. An
uninterrupted timing signal is essential to the national
economy in the operation of our financial networks, banking
system, credit and debit transactions, operation of the
electric grid and telecom networks. Congress determined that
the nation could no longer risk not having at least a backup
timing system and passed NTSRA as a result.
The committee notes that the backup system called for by
the NTSRA was to be operational by December 2020, but the
report from the demonstration has yet to been completed. The
committee directs the Secretaries of Defense, Transportation,
and Homeland Security to provide a briefing to the appropriate
congressional committees by January 31, 2021, on the
implementation of an operational backup system required under
NTSRA.
Weather Acquisition Strategy
The committee continues to note that the acquisition
strategy to meet warfighter and Department of Defense
requirements on weather should be a priority for the Air Force.
The committee notes the risk in acquisition strategy for cloud
characterization and theater weather imagery, as the legacy
systems are long beyond their design life and the Air Force is
relying on other aging satellites to fill gaps in weather
coverage. The committee supports efforts to leverage ongoing
experimental electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) prototype
developments as well as efforts for rapid prototyping, using
proliferated low-Earth orbit architectures and buying weather
data as a service. The committee encourages the Air Force to
avoid continuing to slip the acquisition schedule and to
continue to pursue modern technologies, instead of pursuing
other risk reduction pathways that rely on outdated and costly
systems that will not meet requirements.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services by October 30, 2020, on the progress on weather
acquisition, particularly for EO/IR weather systems.
Missile Defense Programs
Ballistic Missile Defense System Advanced Technology Mission Assessment
Architecture
The committee notes that given the Missile Defense Agency's
(MDA) platforms and network security could be significantly
improved by the development and deployment of a high
performance computing infrastructure designed to enable secure
data delivery, high fidelity cyber ranges, big data
repositories with deep data analytics, machine learning, and
artificial intelligence. Therefore, the committee directs the
Director of the Missile Defense Agency to provide a briefing to
the House Committee on Armed Services not later than January
31, 2021, on MDA's efforts to develop a cyber-secure
information technology infrastructure that allows users to
access data via a virtual desktop infrastructure.
Boost Phase Missile Defense
The committee notes that despite advances in midcourse and
terminal missile defense systems, there are currently no
efforts to develop boost phase intercept capabilities within
the Missile Defense Agency's Future Years Defense Program. The
committee further notes that there are opportunities to modify
mature kinetic intercept technologies that could prove to be
cost-effective and appropriate for regional missile defense.
The committee recommends that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
develop these technologies to further provide a layered missile
defense system in the near to medium term.
In addition to a lack of kinetic boost phase intercept
efforts, the committee is concerned by removal of funding for
the diode pumped alkali laser (DPAL) effort, in addition to the
transfer of all directed energy efforts out of MDA.
Understanding that directed energy solutions for long-range
missile defense largely remain in the advanced technology
development phase and could require significant funding and
time to fully develop and deploy, these technologies could
address the cost imbalance between missile defense and offense.
Further, a recent senior executive review team report stated
that ``If successfully developed, the unique features of DPALs,
an efficient electrically powered, relatively short wavelength
gas laser with the potential to deliver megawatt power with
near diffraction limited beam quality from a single aperture
would provide the Department of Defense/MDA with an important
strategic technology . . . .''
To better understand the Department's plans for boost phase
missile defense, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering, in coordination with the
Director of the Missile Defense Agency, to submit a report to
the House Committee on Armed Services not later than January
31, 2021, that details efforts across the Department of
Defense. The report should include efforts and cost of
developing mature technologies for kinetic boost phase defense
for regional missile defense applications. The report should
also address long-range directed energy efforts, including how
specific long-range boost phase missile defense requirements
are being addressed, specifically for energies needed beyond
500 kilowatts and how the overall directed energy roadmap is
being used to synergize efforts across the services and
agencies while also addressing unique requirements for each
potential platform.
Missile Defense Agency High-Speed Flight Experiment Testing
The committee identifies missile defense against the
hypersonic missile threat as a key priority for the nation's
future security posture, and for that reason is concerned that
there are insufficient ground test facilities available to
support enabling technology maturation. The committee is aware
of existing U.S. Navy sounding rocket vehicles that are
available to rapidly conduct flight experiments for high-speed
technologies such as propulsion, warheads, thermal protection
systems, seeker windows and control systems. The Missile
Defense Agency's Advanced Research Program is focused on the
development of innovative and enabling technologies to support
this urgent requirement through contracts with small business,
and universities. A key to transitioning these technologies to
a future missile program is an affordable, rapid testing method
for technical maturation and demonstration. The committee
believes the use of sounding rocket-based flight experiments
will provide this solution. Therefore, the committee directs
the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, in coordination
with the Secretary of the Navy, to provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees no later than January 31, 2021
on options that exist to increase testing to support hypersonic
defense technology maturation.
Report on Arctic Distant Early Warning Sites
The committee notes that the Department of Defense's 2019
Report to Congress on Arctic Strategy states that DOD's ability
to detect threats in the Arctic is a prerequisite to deterring
or responding to strategic competitors' activities in the
region. The Department's ability to detect threats and defend
North America is challenged by rapidly advancing strategic
competitors' capabilities. At the Halifax International
Security Forum in November of 2019, General O'Shaughnessy,
Commander of Northern Command and North American Aerospace
Defense Command, stated that ``we need to invest again'' in the
Defense Early Warning System.
The committee believes that military readiness in the
Arctic is vital to United States national security and steps
should be taken to improve Defense Early Warning Sites to
detect threats in the Arctic.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense,
in coordination with the Commander of Northern Command North
American Aerospace Defense Command, not later than January 31,
2021, to submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on the requirements needed and plan for upgrading
Defense Early Warning Sites in Alaska to include terrestrial
linkages.
Report on Discrimination Improvements to the Missile Defense System
The committee notes that the President's budget request for
fiscal year 2021 cancelled the Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii
(HDR-H) and Pacific Radar, directly reducing delivery of
additional discrimination capability to the missile defense
system. Increasing discrimination has been a priority to the
combatant commanders and the Missile Defense Agency to address
current gaps and improve homeland defense shot doctrine. The
committee has been supportive of efforts to increase
discrimination capability of the missile defense system, and is
concerned that cancellation of these efforts will result in
worsening shot doctrine and overreliance on aging ground- and
sea-based radars, such as Cobra Dane and the Sea-Based X-Band
(SBX) radars.
Due to these concerns, the committee directs the Director
of the Missile Defense Agency, in coordination with Commanders
of Northern, Indo-Pacific, and Space Commands, to submit a
report to the House Committee on Armed Services not later than
December 31, 2020, on the impacts of cancelling these critical
discrimination efforts. The report should be unclassified, but
may have a classified annex, and should include at a minimum;
(1) a description of the current discrimination capability
of the missile defense system, including all assumptions made
about asset availability to support the existing architecture;
(2) how HDR-H and the Pacific Radar would have increased
discrimination capability for defense of the continental United
States, Alaska, and Hawaii, specifically highlighting any gaps
that currently exist in discriminating sensor coverage;
(3) how the above response would change if SBX was not
optimally located at sea in an operational status;
(4) how the Department of Defense intends to address
discrimination improvements without HDR-H and Pacific Radar;
(5) the resulting costs and sustainment requirements
associated with need to extend SBX and Cobra Dane radars as a
result of the cancellation of the HDR-H and Pacific Radar; and
(6) the viability of using modular, relocatable radar
capabilities to close ground-based sensor coverage gaps,
including an assessment of changing the acquisition model for
discrimination sensors to focus on inventory rather than site-
specific needs.
Nuclear Forces
Air Force Global Strike Command Technology Innovation and Collaboration
The committee notes Air Force Global Strike Command's
progress regarding technology innovation and collaboration. The
committee continues to believe sustained attention to these
issues will be required for the Air Force to successfully
modernize its portions of the nuclear enterprise. The committee
is encouraged by the development of innovation and
collaboration infrastructure and the codification of these
ideas through the command's guidance and strategic plans. The
committee expects this progress to continue and expects the
Secretary of the Air Force to commit sufficient resources to
the ongoing development and sustainment of these activities
through the budget process and to further codify the command's
innovation and collaboration programs and capabilities.
Manning and Personnel Optimization for Air Force Global Strike Command
and Ground-Based Strategic Deterrence Program
The committee notes that the 2019 RAND Corporation report
``Managing Nuclear Modernization Challenges for the U.S. Air
Force'' states that ``the sheer scale of the programs, which
touch on nearly every part of the weapons, delivery platforms,
command and control, and weapon storage, is daunting,'' that
``this ambitious set of programs will need to be fielded by Air
Force Global Strike Command, a relatively young command with a
relatively small staff that has limited experience in fielding
new systems,'' and that ``all of this is happening in a tight
fiscal period with some opposition to various nuclear systems
in favor of other national priorities.'' The report identifies
one of the challenges as a critical imbalance between workforce
available to Air Force Global Strike Command and the major
modernization programs that the command must execute to
recapitalize the nuclear enterprise, including the Ground-Based
Strategic Deterrent and the strategic bomber programs.
Additionally, this report identifies a number of deficiencies
in critical skills, in nuclear certification and survivability
testing of future nuclear systems.
The committee is aware of similar findings from the
Comptroller General of the United States regarding schedule
risks and the expertise and personnel needs of the Air Force
with regard to the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD)
program, and the challenges within the Air Force in setting up
a program office that will be able to conduct rigorous
oversight of such a complex and large acquisition program.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force, in coordination with the Commander of Air Force Global
Strike Command, to submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives by
December 1, 2020, on the command's response to the findings and
recommendations of the RAND report and the challenges in
filling personnel positions and expertise needs in the Air
Force program office. The report should also provide the number
of unfilled personnel manning positions at the command and the
GBSD program office, and the number of and type of personnel
required to reduce schedule and technical risks to the major
programs that the command and the program office are managing.
Nuclear Employment, Strategic Conventional Strike, and the Law of Armed
Conflict
The committee recognizes the importance of the rule of law
in guiding U.S. military doctrine, planning, and targeting with
regard to nuclear weapons. The United States adherence to the
rule of law, and in particular the law of armed conflict, in
the context of nuclear weapons and their use is a bedrock
principle. Notably, under current Department plans, by 2030 the
Department of Defense will develop and deploy a range of new,
long-range conventional strike systems, of which some will be
under the operational control of Commander of U.S. Strategic
Command (USSTRATCOM). Given the strategic implications of these
systems, the committee encourages the Department to take
additional consideration with regard to the strategic and legal
implications of such systems.
Therefore, the committee directs the Commander of
USSTRATCOM to submit a report to the House Committee on Armed
Services by February 1, 2021, on plans, policies, and guidance
regarding nuclear weapons employment, including from a legal
perspective. The report should include:
(1) a detailed explanation for how current plans for
nuclear employment apply the law of armed conflict,
specifically the principle of military necessity, with
illustrative scenarios;
(2) a detailed description of how USSTRATCOM is planning to
incorporate long-range conventional strike options in the
context of nuclear planning through 2030;
(3) a detailed legal analysis of how long-range
conventional strike options might affect the legality of
current nuclear strike options through 2030;
(4) the aggregate number and a description of types of
targets that cannot currently be held at risk with conventional
weapons, and whether certain target categories may be held at
risk with conventional weapons by 2030;
(5) an analysis of the legal considerations regarding plans
to respond with nuclear weapons, rather than conventional
weapons, after a ``non-nuclear strategic attack'' as outlined
in the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review; and
(6) a legal review of the status of the doctrine of
``belligerent reprisal'' in U.S. nuclear doctrine.
Potential Delays to Nuclear Modernization
The committee notes that the Commander, U.S. Strategic
Command (USSTRATCOM) testified on February 27, 2020, that
``many of the modernization and sustainment efforts necessary
to ensure the deterrent's viability have zero schedule margin
and are late-to need.'' The committee notes that this
modernization effort is extremely complex, expensive, and
requires the concurrent modernization of all legs of the triad,
as well as the nuclear command and control systems. All three
legs of the modernized triad, if on schedule, will begin to be
deployed in the 2030 timeframe. Further, the Comptroller
General of the United States noted recently that ``the
Minuteman III weapon system will be unable to meet full mission
requirements after 2026.'' The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent
is not planned to achieve first production until 2027, with
initial operating capability not until 2029.
Therefore, the committee directs the Commander, U.S.
Strategic Command, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Air Force, to provide a report to the House Committee on Armed
Services not later than February 1, 2021, detailing plans in
the event of a delay of a major weapons system. At minimum, the
report should describe:
(1) USSTRATCOM and Air Force planning in the event of a
delay to initial operational capability of the Ground Based
Strategic Deterrent program of at least 2 years;
(2) USSTRATCOM and Air Force planning in the event of a
delay to full operating of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent
program of at least 4 years;
(3) specific risks to obsolesce of the Minuteman III weapon
systems and their timelines; and
(4) options to mitigate these risks, including costs, both
within the land-based leg of the triad and through a system
approach.
Requirements Planning for Nuclear Complex and Nuclear Enterprise
The committee is concerned that the requirements levied on
the nuclear complex to meet warhead and responsive
infrastructure are significant and are driving tight schedules
and increasing costs for the complex. The National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA) is responsible for four
concurrent warhead life extension programs, the W93, and
reaching a production of 30 pits per year by 2026 and no fewer
than 80 pits per year by 2030 to ensure the viability of the
strategic nuclear deterrent. The Administration is growing
supporting workforce to become a production-oriented
organization and undertaking major recapitalization of the
complex's infrastructure. These requirements have significant
costs, and the Nation cannot afford delays and additional risks
to the executability of ongoing programs.
The committee is aware of these challenges and of the need
to ensure rigorous coordination and planning as these growing
requirements are validated, as they have resource, workforce,
and cost implications for the nuclear complex, and policy
implications. The committee notes some improvement in
coordination for the drafting of the U.S. Strategic Command
(USSTRATCOM) annual requirements planning document, but notes
the urgent need to improve planning tools and coordination to
ensure that plans are executable and affordable, and the
Nuclear Weapons Council adequately and realistically
prioritizes requirements given resource constraints.
Therefore, the committee directs the Commander of
USSTRATCOM, in coordination with the Administrator for Nuclear
Security, to provide a copy of the most recent final
requirements planning document to the House Committee on Armed
Services. The committee further directs the Commander of
USSTRATCOM, in coordination with the Administrator for Nuclear
Security, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the
Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force, to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than October 1, 2020, on the following: what trade-offs
are made within the requirements planning document; how
considerations informing the requirements and planning process
inform decisions, including what policy considerations, costs
and resource constraints are considered; the level of
coordination between USSTRATCOM, the Department, and NNSA; and
lessons learned and remaining challenges for near- and long-
term planning.
Use of Artificial Intelligence at U.S. Strategic Command
The committee notes that advances in artificial
intelligence technologies are altering strategic weapons,
reconnaissance, missile defense, cyberspace, and nuclear
command, control, and communications (NC3). These technological
advances will have an impact on the nuclear enterprise: the
policy that governs it and the strategic force structures of
which it is comprised. For example, U.S. Strategic Command
leadership has recognized that emerging artificial intelligence
technologies are important capabilities to the enterprise. The
committee is aware that the Department of Defense's Joint
Artificial Intelligence Center is responsible for, among other
things, accelerating the delivery of artificial intelligence-
enabled capabilities and scaling the department-wide impact of
artificial intelligence, and understands that the Department is
in the early stages of determining how to leverage artificial
intelligence technologies. However, the committee is concerned
about the extent to which the Department has considered the
implications of artificial intelligence for the nuclear
enterprise. Accordingly, the committee directs the Comptroller
General of the United States to review the following:
(1) to what extent has the Department examined the effects,
risks, and efficiencies of artificial intelligence on the
nuclear enterprise; and
(2) to what extent are these artificial intelligence
effects accounted for in nuclear deterrence policy?
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than December 1, 2020, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings and to submit a final report on a date
agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Cyber-Related Matters
21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act
The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
(Public Law 115-336), enacted in December 2018, required the
Department of Defense to modernize internal digital services,
intranets, and external websites, with the goal of improving
the delivery of customer service to employees, Active Duty
personnel, family members, and others that interact with the
Department. In addition, Public Law 115-336 required that the
Department make all paper-based forms related to serving the
broader Department of Defense community, of which there are
thousands, available in digital and mobile responsive format by
December 2020.
The committee believes that embracing the requirements of
21st Century IDEA would have a significant positive impact on
the Department's mission delivery and customer experience.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Department of Defense Chief Information
Officer, to provide a report to the House Committee on Armed
Services not later than March 31, 2021, on the status of the
Department's implementation of the 21st Century IDEA across the
defense enterprise. Specifically, this report should include
military department and unified command plans to meet the
December 2020 forms modernization deadline, ensuring each
department or command has a 21st Century IDEA designee and
plans to budget and comply with any deadlines the Department
may have missed.
Consolidated Defense Data Program
The committee commends the Department of Defense's Chief
Information Officer (CIO) for undertaking efforts to ensure the
Department's data resources are well maintained and ready for
use by a wide range of DOD users, and especially to leverage
multiple artificial intelligence initiatives. As the Department
continues to evaluate software and other electronic data
solutions, the committee directs the Chief Information Officer
and the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense
to provide a briefing by March 30, 2021.
(1) the digitization program for the Department's paper and
analog records;
(2) cost-effective methods to ensure proper records
management compliance within the Department's digital
modernization strategy
Cyber Excepted Service
In the committee report accompanying the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-120), the
committee expressed concern at the slow pace of implementation
of the Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system, a
component of the excepted service authorized in section 1588f
of title 10, United States Code, aimed at recruiting and
retaining highly trained cybersecurity professionals within the
Department of Defense.
The committee is encouraged by the substantial progress the
Department's Chief Information Officer (CIO) has made in
implementing CES authorities across the Department. The
committee recognizes the importance of bolstering the nation's
cybersecurity workforce with professionals with backgrounds in
machine learning, artificial intelligence, software
development, and data science. CES authorities will allow the
Department to effectively recruit and retain these highly
skilled individuals and compete with the private sector for top
talent, ensuring the Department's cyber workforce is ready and
equipped to address current and future cyber threats.
As the CES continues to evolve across the Department, the
committee expects to be kept informed on further maturation and
implementation of CES hiring authorities. Therefore, the
committee directs the CIO, as the executive agent responsible
for the administration of CES, to provide a report to the House
Committee on Armed Services by February 1, 2021, on the use of
CES authorities across the Department of Defense, mechanisms
for non-CES Department of Defense components to petition for
inclusion, and applicability of interim security clearances for
CES positions.
Cyber Maturity Model Certification
The committee notes that the Department of Defense is in
the process of rolling out its Cybersecurity Maturity Model
Certification (CMMC) requirements; incorporating the CMMC into
the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and
using it as a requirement for government contract award that
contain controlled unclassified information. The committee
strongly supports the intent of the CMMC requirements,
including increasing Department of Defense cybersecurity
posture and protecting data and intellectual property within
the defense industrial base from cyber attacks.
To ensure that proprietary information gleaned from CMMC
assessments conducted by third-party institutions is protected,
the committee seeks additional information on how the
Department will work with the CMMC Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB)
to protect non-public and proprietary information from the
Defense Industrial Base (DIB) entities that have been assessed.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a briefing to the
House Committee on Armed Services not later than December 31,
2020 on the Department of Defense's efforts to assist the
community of third-party assessment organizations performing
the CMMC certifications to secure non-public and proprietary
information from DIB entities.
Cyber Mission Assurance Team Pilot Program
The committee applauds the National Guard Bureau for its
Cyber Mission Assurance Teams (CMAT) pilot program, an effort
designed to harness the cyber talent of the National Guard for
the protection of critical infrastructure connected to military
installations. Efforts such as the nascent CMAT program are
important as the military services seek to better understand
the operational risks, to include cybersecurity, of domestic
installations. The capability developed can assist the National
Guard, when utilized for operations under both title 32 and
title 10, United States Code. The committee directs the Chief
of the National Guard Bureau to present a comprehensive report
to the House Committee on Armed Services not later than May 31,
2021, on the CMAT pilot program as well as the future direction
of the effort. More specifically, the committee seeks greater
fidelity on how the CMAT program will align to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency's regional construct, as well as
work with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency's Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessments
program and the Protective Security Advisors program.
Department of Defense's Use of Efficient Peering Sites
The committee is aware of the importance of private network
and cloud interconnection to address fragmented Department of
Defense internet architecture and the ability to successfully
migrate services to the cloud. The committee understands that
the use of secure, advanced, internet exchange points mitigates
cyber vulnerabilities, improves data security, increases system
reliability and resilience, and reduces processing time
latency. Therefore, the committee directs the Chief Information
Officer of the Department of Defense to provide a briefing to
the House Committee on Armed Services, not later than July 31,
2021, on the Department's deployment of private, low-latency
network and cloud interconnection at global peering locations.
Digital Persona Protection
The committee recognizes the evolving challenge to protect
our military leaders and service members from emerging threats
on digital and social channels. The committee believes that
protecting the digital personas of Department of Defense
personnel is a core component of the current operating
environment and that preventive measures must be taken to
mitigate hostile actions against military, civil servants,
military websites, domains and other digital assets in which
these personas exist or may be impersonated. The committee is
aware of commercially developed and tested technology that is
available and is currently used by the Army to increase the
protection of the digital personas of senior Army leaders. The
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services no later than
January 1, 2021 on the threat to the digital personas of senior
military leaders and the use of technology to mitigate
associated risks.
Fourth Estate Network Optimization
The committee recognizes the importance of creating
efficiencies and cost savings within the Fourth Estate and
across the Department of Defense, to include the consolidation
of information technology services away from legacy common use
information technology services into a single service provider
(SSP). The committee notes that on August 15, 2019 the Deputy
Secretary of Defense directed the Defense Information Systems
Agency (DISA) to execute such consolidation under the Fourth
Estate Network Optimization (4ENO) effort over the period of
fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2024. The committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the congressional
defense committees not later than February 1, 2021, on the
status of the consolidation effort, including details on the
schedule and plan for consolidation, progress on the transition
of each Defense Agency and Field Activity (DAFA) from common
use information technology services into the SSP environment,
the list of assets and services being transitioned, a list of
assets and services remaining within each DAFA, a justification
for assets not transitioned, and the reallocation of funding as
a result of the transition.
GAO Assessment on DOD Cyber Incident Management Efforts
The committee notes that the Department of Defense (DOD)
has experienced a number of high-profile breaches to Department
of Defense (DOD) systems and networks. For example, in July
2015, a phishing attack on the Joint Chiefs of Staff
unclassified email servers resulted in the system being shut
down for more than a week while cyber experts rebuilt the
network, affecting the work of roughly 4,000 military and
civilian personnel. In 2018, DOD disclosed a data breach to its
contracted travel management system that allegedly affected
approximately 30,000 military and civilian employees. In 2020,
DOD similarly acknowledged that the Defense Information Systems
Agency networks were breached that reportedly resulted in the
personal data of approximately 200,000 network users being
compromised.
The committee is concerned that while DOD established the
Joint Force Headquarters-DOD Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN)
to operationalize and defend DOD systems and networks, other
DOD components still view these systems and networks as an
administrative capability. Cyber incidents, such as those
identified above, can disrupt critical military operations,
lead to inappropriate access to and modification of sensitive
information, result in long-term financial obligations for
credit monitoring, and threaten national security.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to provide the congressional defense
committees with an assessment of DOD management of cyber
incidents and efforts to mitigate future cyber incidents. The
assessment should identify:
(1) Information about cyber incidents and breaches within
DOD networks and systems since 2015. Such information should
include number of incidents, number of individuals potentially
affected, mission and other impacts associated with the
incident, causal factors associated with the incident, amount
of resources (including time, personnel, and funds) used to
address the incident;
(2) Information about financial costs incurred as a result
of the incident including costs associated with credit
monitoring;
(3) the extent to which DOD has established and implemented
a process to notify DOD leaders and potential victims of cyber
incidents in a timely manner;
(4) the extent to which DOD shares information about cyber
incidents (including common attack techniques and forensics
from the incident) with other DOD components and security
operations centers; and
(5) Any other matters the Comptroller General determines to
be relevant.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives by March 1, 2021 on
preliminary findings, and submit a final report to the
congressional defense committees at a date agreed to at the
time of the briefing.
GAO Study and Report on Electronic Continuity of Operations on the
Department of Defense
The committee notes the centrality of electronic command,
control, and communications to Department of Defense continuity
of operations. To ensure that the committee is fully informed
of how the Department of Defense is addressing issues related
to the risk to electronic communications, the committee
requests that the Comptroller General of the United States
conduct a study of electronic communications continuity of
operations of the Department of Defense. More specifically,
this study should include:
(1) An assessment of the vulnerability of the Department's
email and videoconferencing systems to widespread or systemic
failure;
(2) An assessment of whether the Department is prepared in
the event of a communications service failure where the
Department's email and video conferencing systems are unable to
operate;
(3) Lists of services or actions recommended to ensure the
Department is prepared for continuity of operations in the
event of a communications services failure; and
(4) Lists of actions recommended to prevent future
electronic communications failure, including investments in
services, technology or infrastructure.
The committee requests an interim briefing not later than
December 31st, 2020 on the preliminary findings, with a final
report to be presented so later than September 30th, 2021.
Improving the Cybersecurity of Disadvantaged Small Businesses in the
Defense Industrial Base
The committee is aware that small and medium-sized
businesses in the defense industrial base (DIB) are concerned
about their ability to meet increasing cybersecurity
requirements for the protection of Department of Defense (DOD)
information and operations. To assist the DIB, the Department
should consider a range of options, including purpose-built
cloud infrastructure and virtualized hosted environments to
store and work with DOD data in a protected cloud that meets
stringent security accreditation requirements. The committee is
aware that Department of Commerce Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MEP) offices are working with small and medium-
sized DIB companies to develop options for local high-bandwidth
hosting and computing environments that meet DOD security
requirements and are capable of supporting thin-client
operations.
The committee, therefore, directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a briefing
to the House Committee on Armed Services by February 1, 2021,
on the range of options available to the Department of Defense
for the encouragement or establishment of secure hosting
environments for DIB companies. The briefing should consider
the global nature of the Department's supply-chain, as well as
the existing set of programs, policies, and initiatives as
identified by Sec. 1648 of the FY 2020 National Defense
Authorization Act.
Information Environment Best Practices and Audience Segmentation
Methodologies
The committee is encouraged by recent efforts by the
Department of Defense to better understand and operate in the
information environment, as required by section 1631 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. The
committee understands that one of the mechanisms that the
Department of Defense is adopting to more effectively
understand the information environment are segmentation
methodologies. Specifically, this information operations
framework encourages an audience-focused approach that allows
for better understanding of the demographics, behavior and
effectiveness of messaging themes. The committee is interested
in understanding how this methodology is resulting in more
informed messaging campaigns, more intelligent risk management
process, and more effective content distribution in
coordination with interagency partners. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services, not later
than 1 December 2020, on the information environment
segmentation methodology framework. The briefing should include
(1) an explanation of audience segmentation frameworks; (2)
measures of effectiveness; (3) contextual lessons learned and
best practices from employment in Afghanistan; (4) a plan on
how this methodology could be employed in other areas of
operations; and (5) how this framework nests with other
Department of Defense and interagency capabilities.
Information Technology Asset Management and Inventory
The committee commends the Department of Defense for the
considerable improvement made on information technology, asset
discovery, and asset management. However, the committee
believes the Department would benefit from an established
process for auditing software and hardware inventories. The
lack of a single policy framework hinders the capacity of the
Department to discover license duplication and the Department
is at risk of wasting valuable resources on redundant or
underutilized hardware and software. The Department also lacks
real-time discovery of and visibility over its network attack
surface, particularly its forward-facing internet assets and
Department assets held in cloud environments, resulting in
increased risk of exposures exploitable by malicious
adversaries. The private sector has successfully navigated this
challenge through the use of automated software tools widely
available on the commercial market.
The committee directs the Chief Information Officer of the
Department of Defense, in coordination with chief information
officers of the military services, to provide a briefing to the
House Committee on Armed Services, not later than March 1,
2021, on the processes in place for asset discovery and
management of hardware and software products. This briefing
should present the following information:
(1) process for identifying duplicative software licenses;
(2) process for identifying redundant and/or duplicative
software and hardware;
(3) process for identifying and cataloging usage
information for both hardware and software; and
(4) process for using systems and capabilities, including
Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) solutions, to continuously
discover, manage, and monitor all globally deployed Department
of Defense internet assets, including in cloud environments;
(5) process for identifying potential cost savings from the
aforementioned briefing elements; and
(6) process for identifying the specific responsibilities
of Department of Defense components and headquarters in
performing internet operations management across the global
internet.
Internet Architecture Security
The committee recognizes that the internet is inextricable
and central to the American way of life, and the architecture
that enables internet communications is layered, complex, and
multifaceted. The committee notes that this architecture
includes high-capacity cables laid underground and underseas,
cable landing stations that connect cables from continent to
continent, and internet exchange points that serve as
clearinghouses for data between Internet Service Providers and
content delivery networks; all of which are required for the
internet to operate.
The committee recognizes that the executive branch has
assigned responsibility for components or sectors of critical
infrastructure to various executive branch departments and
agencies, and internet architecture is approached in a
fractured and piecemeal fashion, with multiple government
stakeholder entities claiming responsibility. The committee is
concerned that the lack of direction on the subject of internet
architecture security creates significant risks to the nation.
Consequently, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to provide a report to the House Committee on
Armed Services by September 1, 2021, to examine the issue of
internet architecture security.
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center Outreach to the Private Sector
The Committee notes the significant importance that
artificial intelligence (AI) capability will provide to the
warfighter, and more broadly, the Department of Defense over
the coming years. The Committee also recognizes the strategic
priority that the Department of Defense places on AI to meet
the goals of the National Defense Strategy in a near peer
competitor environment. The Department of Defense is investing
significant funding in the President's Budget Request for
Fiscal Year 2021 and anticipated in future budget requests for
this important capability. The Committee is encouraged by this
continued investment and development and notes the necessity of
working collaboratively with the private sector to most
effectively operationalize AI technologies on the battlefield.
To this end, the encourages the Department's Joint Artificial
Intelligence Center to leverage existing relationships between
the Department and the private sector, to capitalize on the
efforts already underway. These include, but are not limited
to, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU); Kessel Run; SOFWERX; AFWERX
and Navy Tech Innovation bridges. The Committee believes that
if AI is to be a critical enabler for the warfighter and to
achieve savings in efficiencies, then the Department must
better understand and leverage the innovation in the private
sector and academia. The committee directs a briefing from the
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center by August 30, 2021 on the
Center's established and prospective relationships with
universities, academic consortia, and private sector
institutions.
National Guard Access to Classified Information
The committee recognizes the growing importance of ensuring
National Guard members who require access to classified
information to carry out their official duties have timely
access to both classified and unclassified information
remotely. The committee notes the necessity in ensuring that
policies related to the remote access of classified information
is consistent with those for the active and reserve forces. To
this end, the committee directs the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees no later than April 30, 2021, on the programs and
systems it uses, or plans to use, to allow authorized National
Guard members to access classified information remotely.
Report and GAO Briefing on DOD Cyber Hygiene and Cybersecurity Maturity
Model Certification Framework
In previous Congressional testimony, the DOD Principal
Cyber Advisor told the committee that cybersecurity experts
estimate 90 percent of cyberattacks could be defeated by
implementing basic cyber hygiene practices. The U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO) assessed DOD's progress in
implementing cyber hygiene practices and found that DOD had not
fully implemented three of its key initiatives and practices
aimed at improving cyber hygiene. DOD had also developed lists
of its adversaries' most frequently used techniques, and
practices to combat them. Yet, DOD does not know the extent to
which the department is using these practices.
The committee is concerned that while DOD leadership
recognizes that certain cyber hygiene practices could
effectively protect the department from a significant number of
cybersecurity risks the department has not implemented its own
cyber hygiene practices and yet it plans to require private
sector companies to implement cyber hygiene practices through
the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
framework.
Given the importance of implementing cyber hygiene
practices that could effectively protect DOD missions,
information, and systems and networks, we direct the Secretary
of Defense to submit a report to the defense committees
identifying the extent to which each of the DOD components have
implemented cyber hygiene practices and levels identified in
the CMMC framework. For each DOD component that does not
achieve level 3 status (referred to as ``good cyber hygiene''
in CMMC Model ver. 1.02), the head of the component is to
provide the Congressional defense committees, the DOD Chief
Information Officer, the commander of JFHQ-DODIN a plan on how
the component will implement those security measures within one
year and mitigate potential consequences until those practices
are implemented. In order to aid in the understanding of what
cyber hygiene practices have been and have not been implemented
by the DOD that the department requires private sector
companies to implement before they receive a contract where
they would have access to controlled unclassified information,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit the DOD report to the
Congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of
the United States by March 1, 2021.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
conduct an independent review of the Secretary's report and
provide a briefing to the Congressional defense committees no
later than the end of the fiscal year.
Report on the Security of DOD Networks While Expanding Remote Work for
Classified Information and Data
The Committee understands that several organizations within
the Department of Defense (DOD) are expanding remote access to
classified information up to the secret level for certain
personnel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the
beginning of the pandemic, every service has approved
significant increases in remote work. The CARES Act
appropriated $300M for the DOD to procure additional
information technology (IT), meant to rapidly increase network
capacity, improve cybersecurity, and expand IT programs to
ensure missions across the globe can continue uninterrupted. It
is imperative for servicemembers and civilians in DOD
organizations to have access to the information and data they
need to do their jobs.
The committee recognizes that an increased user base also
increases the risk to the Department of Defense Information
Network (DoDIN). Peer competitors like Russia and China, their
proxies, and non-state actors routinely test DOD networks for
vulnerabilities, seeking to gain valuable information through
cyber means.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Congressional Defense Committees
no later than December 31st, 2020, outlining the procedures for
securing its networks in DOD organizations that are expanding
the use of remote classified access on its expedited timeline.
Report on Use of Automated Manufacturing Technologies
Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment, and the Secretary of the Air Force, through
the Assistant Secretary of Acquisition Technology and
Logistics, the Secretary of the Army, through the Assistant
Secretary of Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and the
Secretary of the Navy through the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the
feasibility and advisability of using automated manufacturing
technologies to increase the supply of suitable, mission-
critical repair parts available to the Department of Defense
and the Armed Forces.
The report under shall include the following:
(1) Identification of the elements within each Armed Force
that would be primarily responsible for the use of automated
manufacturing technology.
(2) An analysis of how software for the integration and
automation of computer-aided design, computer-aided
manufacturing, and computerized numerically controlled
machining could be used at arsenals, depots, and fleet
readiness centers to address spare part obsolescence issues.
(3) A list of United States-based industrial partners that
could assist the Department of Defense in using computerized
numerically controlled machining to address spare part
obsolescence issues.
(4) An analysis of deployable manufacturing capabilities
that may be integrated with manufacturing automation software.
Supporting Innovation for Servicemember and Family Readiness and
Resiliency
The committee is concerned that the Department lacks a
modern, software driven approach to support Servicemember and
military family wellness, readiness and resiliency. The
Department's reliance on duplicative and independent programs
designed around static public health information has not kept
pace with the demands of military life. The committee believes
the Department must implement an aggressive digital
transformation to improve the health, readiness and quality of
life for servicemembers and their families that focuses on
wellness and prevention.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees
by December 1, 2020, on a plan to develop innovation
partnerships for software-driven solutions that assist
servicemembers and military families in implementing the total
force fitness framework across their daily lives. The briefing
shall include the following elements:
(1) A strategy and timeline describing how the Department
will implement a software-driven, systemic approach to total
force fitness;
(2) An overview of the Department's proposal to accelerate
partnerships for total force fitness innovation; and
(3) A description of how the Department intends to use
existing authorities, including other transaction authorities,
in combination with public-private partnerships to prototype
agile and scalable digital solutions to improve total force
wellness, readiness, and resiliency.
Intelligence Matters
Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and Strategy
The committee believes that global leadership in artificial
intelligence (AI) technology is a national security priority.
In 2018, the Department of Defense issued a department-wide AI
strategy to provide direction for AI development. As the
Department increases its investments in AI, machine learning,
and other automation technologies, the committee believes that
the Department's resources, capabilities, and plans should
continue to ensure U.S. competitive advantage over potential
adversaries.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to provide the committee with an assessment
of the Department's resources, capabilities, and plans for AI.
The assessment shall:
(1) describe the Department's overall resource posture, to
include personnel and funding, dedicated to AI over the next 5
years;
(2) assess the implementation of the Department's AI
strategy, including the extent to which key goals, metrics, and
timelines have been developed and attained, and oversight
mechanisms have been established, to ensure strategy
implementation;
(3) review the functions and missions of the Joint
Artificial Intelligence Center, including the actions it is
taking to synchronize AI activities across the joint force and
the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, including with Project
Maven and the Machine-Assisted Analytic Rapid-Repository
System;
(4) assess the extent to which the Department has
identified key risks that it will face in the increased
adoption of AI technologies, and whether it has developed
mitigation plans for addressing these risks; and
(5) any other matters the Comptroller General deems
appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than March 31, 2021, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings, and to submit a final report to the
congressional defense committees on a date agreed to at the
time of the briefing.
Funding for Research Into Long-Range Weather Patterns
The committee is aware that climate change is a national
security concern that impacts Department of Defense
installations, missions, and operational plans. The committee
supports the Department's efforts to factor in the effects of
extreme weather events into the planning process at all levels.
The committee notes that meteorologists can only predict
extreme weather events in the short term. The committee
supports funding for research that advances long-range
forecasting of seasonal and subseasonal weather patterns, which
would provide national security officials with advanced warning
of potentially destabilizing events and allow time to
adequately plan mitigation measures.
Joint Intelligence Brigade
The committee notes that obtaining timely intelligence is
necessary to support the roles and missions of the Joint
Special Operations Command (JSOC) and believes that special
operations intelligence components, such as the Joint
Intelligence Brigade (JIB), require the appropriate resources
and capabilities to support JSOC's strategic direction. As the
Department of Defense continues to transition from a primary
focus on counterterrorism to focusing on long-term strategic
competition and nation-state actors, the committee believes
that JSOC and the JIB must ensure that their resources and
capabilities also transition to support the priority mission of
great power competition.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to provide an assessment of the JIB's
resources, functions, and missions. The assessment shall
review:
(1) the JIB's resources, to include personnel and funding,
over the past 5 years;
(2) the extent to which these resources have increased or
decreased over this timeframe;
(3) the functions and missions of the JIB and the extent to
which these functions and missions have changed over the past 5
years and are reflective of the current National Security
Strategy and JSOC's guidance and direction;
(4) the extent to which the JIB relies on other special
operations organizations and the Defense Intelligence
Enterprise to meet its functions and missions; and
(5) any other matters the Comptroller General deems
appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not
later than March 31, 2021, on the Comptroller General's
preliminary findings, and to submit a final report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on a date agreed to at the time of the
briefing.
National Center for Medical Intelligence of the Defense Intelligence
Agency Responsibilities
The committee directs the Comptroller General to assess the
National Center for Medical Intelligence of the Defense
Intelligence Agency. The assessment shall include:
(1) The types of products that the National Center for
Medical Intelligence provides the Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency, the surgeon generals of the military
departments, and other departments or agencies of the Federal
Government.
(2) The extent to which the National Center for Medical
Intelligence has been able to effectively forecast or warn the
leaders of the Department of Defense, the surgeon generals of
the military departments, and other departments or agencies of
the Federal Government prior to past foreign health threats and
other medical issues that could have threatened the interests
of the United States worldwide;
(3) The extent to which the National Center for Medical
Intelligence is providing in a timely manner, and is postured
to continue providing, the leaders of the Department of
Defense, the surgeon generals of the military departments, and
other departments or agencies of the Federal Government with
information about foreign health threats and other medical
issues that threaten the interests of the United States
worldwide;
(4) Gaps in the ability of the National Center for Medical
Intelligence to monitor foreign environmental health and
infectious disease risks and foreign biotechnology development;
and
(5) Any other matters the Comptroller General deems
appropriate.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees by March 31,
2021 on preliminary findings and submit a final report to the
congressional defense committees at a date agreed to at the
time of the briefing.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Space Activities
Section 1601--National Security Space Launch Program
This section would prohibit changes to the phase 2
acquisition strategy of the National Security Space Launch
program, including with regard to mission performance
requirements, acquisition schedule, and the selection of two
launch providers. It would also mandate that the period for
ordering phase 2 launch missions end by September 2024, cap the
Launch Services Agreement funding amount for providers selected
for phase 2, and require a termination date for Launch Services
Agreements with providers not selected for phase 2.
This section would also require a certification on
reusability of previously-flown launch hardware. In addition,
this section would require the Secretary to begin investments
toward phase 3 to maintain competition and support innovation,
by providing up to $150.0 million for the Secretary to conduct
a full and open competition and enter into three agreements to
fund certification and infrastructure requirements and
transformational technologies.
This section would also include a rule of construction
about not delaying phase 2 awards.
Section 1602--Requirement to Buy Certain Satellite Component from
National Technology and Industrial Base
This section would amend section 2534(a) of title 10,
United States Code, by adding a star tracker used in a
satellite weighing more than 400 pounds whose principle purpose
is to support the national security or intelligence needs of
the United States Government.
Section 1603--Commercial Space Domain Awareness Capabilities
This section would require the Secretary of the Air Force
to procure commercial space domain awareness services by
awarding at least two contracts for low-Earth orbit. This
section would limit the obligation or expenditure of funds for
fiscal year 2021 to not more than 75 percent for the enterprise
space battle management command and control until the Secretary
of Defense certifies that the Secretary of the Air Force has
awarded the contracts. This section would also require a report
by the Chief of Space Operations on the commercial space domain
awareness services procured by the Department of the Air Force
in the preceding 2 years.
Section 1604--Responsive Satellite Infrastructure
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a domestic responsive satellite manufacturing
capability for Department of Defense space operations and
develop a plan to rapidly reconstitute critical capability gaps
in the event of destruction or failure of a space asset. It
would further require an acquisition strategy for responsive
satellite infrastructure to swiftly identify need, develop
capability, and launch a responsive satellite to fill a
critical capability gap in the event of destruction or failure
of a space asset or otherwise determined need.
This section would further require the Secretary of Defense
to submit a related report not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
Section 1605--Policy to Ensure Launch of Small-Class Payloads
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a small launch and satellite policy to ensure
responsive and reliable access to space through the processing
and launch of Department of Defense small-class payloads. It
would establish a policy and would require development and
implementation of an acquisition strategy. This section would
also require the Secretary of Defense to submit a related
report not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, describing a plan for the policy, including with
respect to the cost of launches and an assessment of mission
risk.
Section 1606--Tactically Responsive Space Launch Operations
This section would require the Secretary of the Air Force
to implement a tactically responsive space launch program to
provide long-term continuity for tactically responsive space
launch operations across the Future Years Defense Program; to
accelerate the development of responsive launch concepts of
operations, tactics, training and procedures; to develop
appropriate processes for tactically responsive space launch;
and to identify basing capabilities necessary to enable
tactically responsive space launch, including mobile launch
range infrastructure.
Section 1607--Limitation on Availability of Funds for Prototype Program
for Multi-Global Navigation Satellite System Receiver Development
This section would limit the obligation or expenditure of
funds for fiscal year 2021 to not more than 80 percent for
increment 2 of the acquisition of military Global Positioning
System user equipment terminals until the Secretary of Defense
provides a certification that the Secretary of the Air Force is
carrying out the program required under section 1607 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public
Law 116-92), which mandated that the Secretary establish a
program to prototype an M-code based, multi-global navigation
satellite system receiver that is capable of receiving covered
signals to increase the resilience and capability of military
position, navigation, and timing equipment and to deter the
likelihood of attack on the worldwide Global Positioning System
by reducing the benefits of such an attack. This section would
also limit the obligation or expenditure of funds until the
Secretary of Defense provides a briefing to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on how such a program is being implemented.
Section 1608--Limitation on Awarding Contracts to Entities Operating
Commercial Terrestrial Communication Networks That Cause Interference
with the Global Positioning System
This section would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
contracting with an entity that engages in commercial
terrestrial operations using specified bands until
certification is made that the activity would not cause harmful
interference to the Department's Global Positioning System.
Section 1609--Prohibition on the Availability of Funds for Certain
Purposes Relating to the Global Positioning System
This section would prohibit funding for the Department of
Defense to retrofit any Global Positioning System device or
system to mitigate interference from commercial terrestrial
operations using certain megahertz bands, with some exceptions.
Section 1610--Report on Resilient Protected Communications Satellites
This section would require a report not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act from the Chief of
Space Operations on how the Space Force will address the need
for resilient protected communications satellites during the
years 2025 through 2032.
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities
Section 1611--Validation of Capability Requirements of National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
This section would amend section 442 of title 10, United
States Code, to require the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency to assist the Joint Chiefs of Staff, combatant commands,
and the military departments in establishing coordinating,
consolidating, and validating mapping, charting, geodetic data,
and safety of navigation capability requirements through a
formal process governed by the Joint Staff.
Section 1612--Safety of Navigation Mission of the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency
This section would update the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency's authorities to reflect NGA's modern role
in providing for safe navigation by land, sea, and air; using
data, products, services, as well as traditional maps and
charts.
Section 1613--National Academies Climate Security Roundtable
This section would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence and Security, in coordination with the
Director of National Intelligence, to enter into a joint
agreement with the National Academies of Science to create a
new ``National Academies Climate Security Roundtable'' for the
purpose of establishing best practices for identifying and
disseminating climate indicators and warnings to ensure that
environmental security is included in operational planning and
intelligence analysis. This roundtable would support the work
of the Climate Security Advisory Council.
Section 1614--Report on Risk to National Security Posed by Quantum
Computing Technologies
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
assess the threats and risks posed by quantum computing to
national security systems as well as strategies, plans, and
investments needed to mitigate risks toward these systems. This
section would also require the Secretary of Defense to provide
a report to the congressional defense committees not later than
December 31, 2021.
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters
Section 1621--Cyber Mission Forces and Cyberspace Operations Forces
This section would amend section 238 of title 10, United
States Code, to reflect the need for consolidated budget
displays for both the cyber mission forces, as well as the
newly created cyber operations forces. Additionally, this would
amend an existing requirement for the cyber and information
technology budgets to be delivered to Congress in print and
electronically, not later than 5 days after the release of the
President's budget request.
Section 1622--Cyberspace Solarium Commission
This section would modify section 1652 of the John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232) to update the Cyberspace Solarium
Commission's membership. Additionally, this section would
permit the organization to extend further for the purposes of
providing regular updates to the legislative and executive
branches on the implementation of the Commission's findings.
Section 1623--Tailored Cyberspace Operations Organizations
This section would direct the Secretary of the Navy, in
conjunction with the Chief of Naval Operations, to produce a
study on the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group, a small
niche organization aligned to the Navy's service cyber
component. This section also would authorize other military
services and U.S. Special Operations Command to create
counterpart organizations to Navy Cyber Warfare Development
Group.
Section 1624--Responsibility for the Sector Risk Management Agency
Function of the Department of Defense
This section would assign full responsibility for
certification, coordination, harmonization, and deconfliction
of the various efforts, initiatives, and programs that the
Department of Defense manages in the furtherance of its
responsibilities as the Sector-Specific Agency (SSA) for the
Defense Industrial Base to the Principal Cyber Advisor.
Presently, the Department is the only SSA that has not unified
its various physical and cybersecurity efforts under one
organization. For the purposes of carrying out its SSA mission,
the Principal Cyber Advisor will be tasked with the management
of all functions associated with SSAs under Presidential Policy
Directive-21.
Section 1625--Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Efforts
This section would direct the Department of Defense Chief
Information Officer to:
(1) study and expand the model used at the National
Security Agency (NSA) that authorizes NSA employees to use up
to 140 hours of paid time toward NSA cyber education efforts in
local communities. This would explicitly authorize select
Department of Defense civilians who are part of the Cyber
Excepted Service to utilize paid time toward wider national
efforts aimed at addressing the cyber workforce shortage;
(2) study and report, in conjunction with the military
services, to the congressional defense committees on how the
Training With Industry program can be strengthened and better
utilized by the services; and
(3) study the synchronization between NSA GenCyber program
and the Centers for Academic Excellence and report to the
congressional defense committees on how the two programs can be
better integrated and harmonized.
Section 1626--Reporting Requirements for Cross Domain Compromises and
Exemptions to Policies for Information Technology
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
report monthly to the congressional defense committees on all
cross domain compromises within the Department of Defense
Information Network. Additionally, this section would direct
the Secretary of Defense to report biannually to the
congressional defense committees on all current exemptions to
information technology policies. The intent is to establish a
baseline for legislative oversight on areas where the
Department of Defense has accepted risk to its networks and
systems.
Section 1627--Assessing Private-Public Collaboration in Cybersecurity
This section would assess the impact of the current
Pathfinder initiatives, prospects for making existing
Pathfinder pilots more robust, and whether and how to expand
Pathfinder or similar models of public-private collaboration to
other critical infrastructure sectors, particularly
systemically important critical infrastructure. Developing
institutional support for Pathfinder-type initiatives not only
creates opportunities for increased collaboration across
critical sectors, as prioritized by Federal departments and
agencies, but will also buttress and accelerate nascent efforts
and increase their chances of success.
Section 1628--Cyber Capabilities and Interoperability of the National
Guard
This section would direct the Department of Defense to
update existing policies to consider National Guard activities
that could be performed and reimbursed under title 32, United
States Code.
Section 1629--Evaluation of Non-Traditional Cyber Support to the
Department of Defense
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
assess the feasibility and need for a cyber reserve force, the
composition of a reserve force, and the structure of a reserve
force (e.g., a retainer model, a non-traditional reserve,
auxiliary model).
Section 1630--Establishment of Integrated Cyber Center
This section would direct the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the
Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence, to
submit to the relevant congressional committees a report,
within 180 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, on
Federal cybersecurity centers and the potential for better
coordination of Federal cyber efforts at an integrated cyber
center within the National Cybersecurity and Communications
Integration Center of the Department of Homeland Security.
Section 1631--Cyber Threat Information Collaboration Environment
This section would direct the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the
Director of National Intelligence (acting through the Director
of the National Security Agency) to develop an information
collaboration environment that enables entities to identify,
mitigate, and prevent malicious cyber activity. The
collaboration environment would provide limited access to
appropriate operationally relevant data about cybersecurity
risks and cybersecurity threats, including malware forensics
and data from network sensor programs, on a platform that
enables query and analysis.
Section 1632--Defense Industrial Base Participation in a Threat
Intelligence Sharing Program
This section would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
entering or renewing a contract with an entity in the Defense
Industrial Base which is not a participant in a threat
intelligence sharing program, either operated by the Department
of Defense or a comparably widely utilized threat intelligence
sharing program.
Section 1633--Assistance for Small Manufacturers in the Defense
Industrial Supply Chain on Matters Relating to Cybersecurity
This section would allow the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, to award financial assistance to a
center for the purpose of providing cybersecurity services to
small manufacturers.
Section 1634--Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Threat Hunting and
Sensing, Discovery, and Mitigation
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a feasibility study, to be submitted to the
congressional defense committees within 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, on a Department of Defense Threat
Hunting Program. Should the feasibility study result in a
positive determination of the program, the Secretary of Defense
would be authorized to establish the program to actively
identify cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities within the
information systems, including covered defense networks
containing controlled unclassified information, of entities in
the Defense Industrial Base. Additionally, the Secretary of
Defense would not be permitted to enter into, renew, or extend
contracts with entities in the Defense Industrial Base that are
not in compliance with the Threat Hunting Program established
in this section.
Section 1635--Defense Digital Service
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense and the
Administrator of the United States Digital Service to establish
a direct relationship within 120 days of the date of the
enactment of this Act between the Department of Defense and the
United States Digital Service to address authorities, hiring
processes, roles, and responsibilities. Additionally, this
section would require the Secretary of Defense and the
Administrator of the United States Digital Service to jointly
certify to the congressional defense committees that skills and
qualifications of the Department of Defense personnel assigned
to and supporting the core functions of the Defense Digital
Service are consistent with the skills and qualifications of
United States Digital Service personnel.
Section 1636--Limitation of Funding for National Defense University
This section would limit funding for the National Defense
University.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces
Section 1641--Coordination in Transfer of Funds by Department of
Defense to National Nuclear Security Administration
This section would require the Secretary of Defense and
Secretary of Energy to use appropriate interagency processes
during the process of developing the budget materials of the
Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA), and to do so not later than the third
quarter of the fiscal year preceding the budget request. This
section would further require a report describing any transfers
made to the NNSA and certifying that such transfers were
developed in the manner described in this provision.
Section 1642--Exercises of Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications
System
This section would require the President to participate in
at least one large-scale nuclear command, control, and
communication exercise within the first year of assuming
office, per term, and would include waiver authority on a case-
by-case basis.
Section 1643--Independent Studies on Nuclear Weapons Programs of
Certain Foreign States
This section would require a federally funded research and
development center to produce an open source analysis of
foreign nuclear programs, to be made available on the internet.
It would also extend a requirement for the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence, to produce a report on foreign and U.S. nuclear
weapons capabilities.
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs
Section 1651--Extension and Modification of Requirement for Comptroller
General of the United States Review and Assessment of Missile Defense
Acquisition Programs
This section would extend the annual review and assessment
of missile defense acquisition programs by the Comptroller
General of the United States through 2026, and review emergent
issues to either include any findings of the annual report or
provide briefings on those findings.
Section 1652--Extension of Transition of Ballistic Missile Defense
Programs to Military Departments
This section would extend the requirement to transition
ballistic missile defense programs from the Missile Defense
Agency to the military departments as required in the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-
91) from 2021 to 2023.
Section 1653--Development of Hypersonic and Ballistic Missile Tracking
Space Sensor Payload
This section would express the Sense of Congress that the
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) should be responsible for
development of the sensor payload for the hypersonic and
ballistic tracking space sensor (HBTSS), and further reinforces
section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). This section would also
further limit the amount of funds authorized or otherwise made
available for fiscal year 2021 to not more than 50 percent for
operations and maintenance of the Space Development Agency
until the Secretary of Defense provides certification that MDA
is responsible for development of the HBTSS sensor payload.
Section 1654--Annual Certification on Hypersonic and Ballistic Missile
Tracking Space Sensor Payload
This section would express the sense of Congress that the
hypersonic and ballistic missile tracking space sensor has been
underfunded by the Department of Defense despite the
requirement being highlighted in the 2019 Missile Defense
Review, and that the Missile Defense Agency sensor payload must
be prioritized in the overall Space Development Agency space-
based sensor architecture.
This section would require an annual certification from the
Secretary of Defense that:
(1) the most recent Future Years Defense Program submitted
includes estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations for
the hypersonic and ballistic missile tracking space sensor
(HBTSS) payload; and
(2) the Commander of U.S. Space Command has validated both
the ballistic and hypersonic tracking requirements for the
HBTSS payload.
Section 1655--Alignment of the Missile Defense Agency within the
Department of Defense
This section would express the sense of Congress that the
budget of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has experienced a
650 percent decrease in funding for advanced technology efforts
since being aligned to the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering, and that the majority of MDA programs
would be acquisition category 1 efforts in the standard
Department of Defense 5000 acquisition system. This section
would also require a report from the Secretary of Defense on
what steps would need to be taken to realign MDA to the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
Section 1656--Analysis of Alternatives for Homeland Missile Defense
Missions
This section would require the Director of Cost Assessment
and Program Evaluation to conduct an analysis of alternatives
(AOA) with regards to a complete architecture for using
regional systems for homeland defense. The study would need to
address sensors, testing, siting, manning, training, and
sustainment of the entire architecture. For siting
considerations, the provision would require the AOA to provide
preference to sites that have already been assessed as part of
the previous environmental impact analysis the Department of
Defense conducted for a continental interceptor site, and for
which Fort Drum, NY, was selected as the preferred location due
to operational coverage.
The AOA would also need to include an independent lifecycle
cost estimate for the entire architecture. The AOA should
compare capabilities, costs and schedules with respect to using
regional systems for homeland defense against deploying future
ground-based midcourse defense systems.
In addition, this section would require the Defense
Intelligence Agency, and any other intelligence community
organizations that would be required, to provide an assessment
on how development and deployment of regional systems to
conduct longer-range missile defense would be perceived by
near-peer and rogue nations, and how they would likely respond
to these deployments.
Section 1657--Next Generation Interceptors
This section would require the Director of the Missile
Defense Agency to notify the congressional defense committees
not later than 7 days after any changes are made to
requirements of the next generation interceptor program. This
section would also require the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Director of the Missile Defense Agency,
the Commander of U.S. Northern Command, and the Under Secretary
of Defense for Policy, to submit a report on the next
generation interceptor program.
Section 1658--Oversight of Next Generation Interceptor Program
This section would express the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of Defense should ensure robust oversight and
accountability for the next generation interceptor program to
avoid the kind of errors that led to cancellation of the
Redesigned Kill Vehicle program.
This section would require the Director of Cost Assessment
and Program Evaluation to conduct an independent cost
assessment of the next generation interceptor program and that
the preliminary cost assessment be provided to the
congressional defense committees not later than the date of
contract award. Further, this section would prohibit the
Missile Defense Agency from making an initial production
decision for the next generation interceptor until two
successful flight tests have been conducted.
Section 1659--Missile Defense Cooperation between the United States and
Israel
This section would express the sense of Congress supporting
U.S. and Israel missile defense cooperation under the current
memorandum of understanding, support continued government-to-
government information sharing with regard to the potential of
using Israeli missile defense systems for U.S. purposes, and
also provide support for the Secretary of Defense to expand
missile defense cooperation to include directed energy
capabilities.
Section 1660--Report on Defense of Guam from Integrated Air and Missile
Threats
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act regarding a study on the defense of Guam
from integrated air and missile threats, including ballistic,
hypersonic, and cruise missiles.
Section 1661--Report on Cruise Missile Defense
This section would require the Commander of Northern
Command, in coordination with the Director of the Missile
Defense Agency, to submit a report not later than January 15,
2021, to identify any cruise missile vulnerability to the
contiguous United States and a plan to mitigate any such
vulnerability.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Section 1671--Conventional Prompt Global Strike
This section would require the Secretary of the Navy to
initiate integration efforts for the conventional prompt global
strike program onto the DDG 1000-class destroyers not later
than January 1, 2021. This section would also require the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, to submit a report to
the congressional defense committees, not later than 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, that would cover
operational control, policy concerns, escalation risk
mitigation, and basing strategies for land-based variants.
Section 1672--Submission of Reports under Missile Defense Review and
Nuclear Posture Review
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit reports pursuant to the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review and
the 2019 Missile Defense Review to the congressional defense
committees within 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Section 1673--Report on Consideration of Risks of Inadvertent
Escalation to Nuclear War
This section would require the Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy to submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate
detailing the Department's efforts to develop and implement
guidance to ensure that the risks of inadvertent escalation to
nuclear war are considered within the decision-making processes
of the Department.
TITLE XVII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Assessment of Department of Defense Training Programs and Resources
regarding the Role of Women as Participants of Violent Extremism
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct
an assessment and submit a report to the House Committee on
Armed Services by April 30, 2021 on existing programs, tools,
and resources of the Department of Defense for training members
of the United States Armed Forces and other personnel of the
Department of Defense regarding the role of women as
participants of violent extremism. The assessment shall
consider the totality of the varied roles of women in all
aspects of fomenting violent extremism including, but not
limited to, as:
(1) recruiters;
(2) sympathizers;
(3) perpetrators; and
(4) combatants.
The committee further directs the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a training needs analysis, in accordance with the
Women, Peace and Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-68; 22
U.S.C. 2151 note), and to submit a report to the House
Committee on Armed Services by September 30, 2021 that
identifies opportunities in existing training programs for
members of the U.S. Armed Forces (including units involved in
counterterrorism operations) and other personnel of the
Department of Defense to integrate attention to the varied
roles of women in fomenting violent extremism and terrorism.
Feasibility Study on the Adoption of AFRICOM CIVCAS Initiatives by Each
Combatant Command
The committee believes that the United States Africa
Command (AFRICOM) has adopted important civilian casualty
initiatives to prevent, mitigate, track, investigate, learn
from, respond to, and report civilian casualties resulting from
United States military operations and that the announcement by
AFRICOM on March 31, 2020, that the command would be issuing a
new quarterly report on the status of ongoing civilian casualty
allegations and assessments was a welcome step to provide
increased transparency and public accounting of U.S. military
operations, demonstrating the commitment of the Department to
minimize civilian casualties. The committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees by February 1, 2021, on the opportunities
and challenges for each combatant command to adopt civilian
casualty initiatives undertaken by AFRICOM, to include:
(1) a public facing interface to submit CIVCAS incidents;
(2) quarterly public reports on the status of ongoing
civilian casualty allegations and assessments;
(3) a mechanism for civilian victims and designated
representatives to include family members and non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) presenting or facilitating allegations, to
access updated and unclassified information specific to their
cause or claim, including the status and findings of
assessments or investigation.
Report on Non-Traditional Manned ISR
The committee understands the critical importance of
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms
and capabilities for operational missions. The committee notes
that there is currently a high demand for more robust ISR
capacity and capability throughout the military services in
order to respond to global combatant command operational
requirements. The committee further notes that currently the
Department of Defense is only able to address approximately 20
percent of needed ISR capability. As such, the committee
believes the Department may want to consider other
opportunities and capabilities in addressing manned ISR
capacity demands such as non-traditional forms of manned ISR,
that could include a volunteer service similar to the Civil Air
Patrol. The committee expects that any use of non-traditional
forms of manned ISR for operations would be consistent with all
laws and regulations concerning the collection of intelligence,
including civil liberty protections.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
report to the House Committee on Armed Services by December 31,
2020 on the advisability and feasibility of the potential to
use non-traditional manned ISR platforms that are piloted by
volunteer civilians, and consistent with all laws and
regulations concerning the collection of intelligence,
including civil liberty protections. This report should
consider where these platforms may be best suited to perform as
well as some of the challenges and limitations that would be
associated with civilian contracted pilots performing manned
ISR operations. The report should also address the feasibility
of implementing a pilot program to test use of these platforms
in theater.
Report on Special Operations Command Armed Overwatch Concept
As the Department of Defense continues to refine the
personnel and capability contributions and disposition of the
U.S. Special Operations Command Armed Overwatch program, the
committee encourages the Department to actively consider and
include the robust capabilities of the Reserves and National
Guard as critical components of the program's development and
implementation. A trained and participatory Reserve and
National Guard force ensures readiness, operational mobility,
resiliency, and is the foundation of our nation's ability to
rapidly mobilize and project power. Therefore, the committee
directs the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
March 1, 2021, on the planned utilization of the Reserve and
National Guard components, including those National guard
components currently projected as part of the Armed Overwatch
program, and the role of these components in the development,
testing, and operational employment of the Armed Overwatch
platform.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Studies and Reports
Section 1701--Review of Support of Special Operations to Combat
Terrorism
This section would direct the Comptroller General of the
United States to conduct a comprehensive review of the history,
currency, processes and procedures for transitioning or
terminating the programs provided by such authority, and the
potential future use of the authority under section 127e of
title 10, United States Code, in continued support of special
operations to combat terrorism.
Section 1702--FFRDC Study of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Agencies
This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to enter
into an arrangement with a federally funded research and
development center (FFRDC) to conduct a study that identifies
and evaluates the roles and responsibilities of the military
services involved in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
program. The study shall include an identification and
evaluation of technology, research and development activities,
an identification of gaps in the industrial base, an evaluation
of training and retention for EOD service members, an
assessment of risk in EOD force structure, and demand for
activities in support of both Department of Defense and Federal
agencies for EOD activities. The Secretary of Defense shall
report to the congressional defense committees on the findings
of the study not later than August 31, 2021.
Section 1703--Report on the Human Rights Office at United States
Southern Command
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
the role of the Human Rights Office and require a report to
Congress regarding U.S. Southern Command resources to support
the work of the Human Rights Office.
Section 1704--Report on Joint Training Range Exercises for the Pacific
Region
This section would require a report containing a plan to
integrate combined, joint, and multi-domain training and
experimentation in the Pacific region to test operational
capabilities and weapon systems, validate joint operational
concepts, and integrate allied and partner countries into
national-level exercises.
Section 1705--Study on Chinese Policies and Influence in the
Development of International Standards for Emerging Technologies
This section would direct the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, to conduct a study and
provide recommendations not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act on the impact of the policies of
the People's Republic of China and coordination among
industrial entities within the People's Republic of China on
international bodies engaged in developing and setting
international standards for emerging technologies. The entity
that conducts the study must submit to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate not later than two years after the date of enactment
of this Act a report containing the findings and
recommendations of the study.
Subtitle B--Electronic Message Preservation
Section 1711--Short Title
This section would allow this subtitle to be cited as the
``Electronic Message Preservation Act.''
Section 1712--Preservation of Electronic Messages and Other Records
This section would require the Archivist of the United
States to promulgate regulations related to the preservation of
electronic messages and other records among Federal agencies,
and it would require Federal agencies to comply with those
promulgated regulations. The section would also require Federal
agencies to submit reports to the Archivist on their compliance
with the promulgated regulations, and it would require the
Archivist to submit a report to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of
Representatives on Federal agency compliance with the
promulgated regulations.
Section 1713--Presidential Records
This section would require the Archivist of the United
States to promulgate regulations for establishing standards
necessary for the economical and efficient management of
electronic Presidential records during the President's term of
office. This section would also require the Archivist to
annually certify whether the electronic records management
controls established by the President meet certain
requirements, and it would require the Archivist to report
annually to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform
of the House of Representatives on the status of those
certifications. This section would also require the Archivist
to submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, one year
after the conclusion of a President's term of office, a report
on the volume and format of electronic Presidential records
deposited into the President's Presidential archival
depository; and whether the electronic records management
controls of that President met certain requirements.
Subtitle C--Space Technology Advancement Report (STAR) Act of 2020
Section 1721--Short Title
This section would cite the short title as the ``Space
Technology Advancement Report (STAR) Act of 2020''.
Section 1722--Findings
This section would make a series of findings with regard to
the United States-China Economic and Security Commission's 2019
report to Congress, and on U.S. space programs and China's
activities in space.
Section 1723--Report; Strategy
This section would require the National Space Council to
submit a report to Congress, not later than one year after the
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter in
fiscal years 2022 and 2023, on an interagency assessment of the
ability of the United States to compete with foreign space
programs and in the emerging commercial space economy. This
section would also require the President to develop and submit
a strategy to Congress, not later than 1 year after the
submission of the aforementioned report, on ensuring that the
United States can compete with other national space programs;
maintain leadership in the emerging commercial space economy;
identify market, regulatory, and other means to address unfair
competition from the PRC based on the findings of in the
report; leverage commercial space capabilities to ensure United
States national security and the security of United States
interests in space; protect United States supply chains and
manufacturing critical to competitiveness in space; and
coordinate with international allies and partners in space.
Subtitle D--Amber Alert Nationwide
Section 1731--Cooperation with Department of Homeland Security
This section would require the national coordinator of the
Amber Alert communications network to expand their duties to
ensure that they identify and eliminate gaps in the Amber Alert
network to include airports, maritime ports, border crossings,
checkpoints, and other ports of exit from the United States.
The section would also require the national coordinator to
include U.S. territories and tribal lands when developing local
Amber alert plans and minimum Amber Alert communication
standards.
Section 1732--AMBER Alerts along Major Transportation Routes
This section would expand the grants for the expansion of
the AMBER Alert system from highways to include airports,
maritime ports, border crossing areas and check points, and
ports of exit as well as the expansion of the system to notify
aircraft passengers, ship passengers, and other travelers. The
section would also make the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for AMBER
Alert grants.
Section 1733--AMBER Alert Communication Plans in the Territories
This section would allow the Attorney General to issue a
grant waiver to American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana
Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or an Indian
Tribe to provide additional funding for educational programs,
law enforcement training and equipment, and new technologies
related to AMBER Alert systems and communications.
Section 1734--Government Accountability Office Report
This section would require the Comptroller General to
conduct a study and then provide a report to Congress not later
than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. The
report should cover the implementation of the amendments to the
Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21)
made in this bill, challenges to integrating the territories to
AMBER Alert system, ability of law enforcement to respond to
exploited children, and other matters determined appropriate.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Section 1741--Technical, Conforming, and Clerical Amendments
This section would make a number of technical, conforming,
and clerical amendments of a non-substantive nature to existing
law.
Section 1742--Addition of Chief of the National Guard Bureau to the
List of Officers Providing Reports of Unfunded Priorities
This section would add the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau to the list of individuals required to submit an annual
unfunded priorities list to Congress.
Section 1743--Acceptance of Property by Military Academies and Museums
This section would authorize the Secretaries concerned to
display, at a military museum, recognition for an individual or
organization that contributes money to a nonprofit entity for
the benefit of a military museum, whether or not the
contribution is subject to the condition that recognition be
provided. In addition, this section would authorize museum
foundations to lease a museum facility to provide for use in
generating revenue for activities of the museum facility.
Section 1744--Reauthorization of National Oceanographic Partnership
Program
This section would amend chapter 893 of title 10, United
States Code, on the National Oceanographic Partnership Program.
This section would require an establishment of the Ocean Policy
Committee, and require the committee to provide an annual
report and briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate; the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate; the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives; the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives; and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives by March 1
each year on the National Oceanographic Partnership Program.
Section 1745--Requirements Relating to Program and Project Management
This section would amend section 503(c)(1)(D) of title 31,
United States Code, by striking ``consistent with widely
accepted standards'' and inserting ``in accordance with
standards accredited by the American National Standards
Institute''.
Section 1746--Quarterly Briefings on Joint All Domain Command and
Control Concept
This section would require the Director of the Joint All
Domain Command and Control (JADC2) Cross Functional Team, in
consultation with the Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, to
provide quarterly briefings to the House Committee on Armed
Services on progress on the JADC2 concept development.
Section 1747--Resources to Implement a Department of Defense Policy on
Civilian Casualties in Connection with United States Military
Operations
This section would authorize the fulfillment of those
resourcing requirements established by section 936 of the John
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2019 (Public Law 115-232) by authorizing the personnel,
training, and information technology equipment necessary to
implement the Department of Defense policy on civilian
casualties in connection with U.S. military operations at each
of the relevant geographic combatant commands, to include U.S.
Special Operations Command.
Section 1748--Sense of Congress regarding Reporting of Civilian
Casualties Resulting from United States Military Operations
This section would express the sense of Congress commending
the Department of Defense for the measures taken to prevent,
mitigate, track, investigate, learn from, respond to, and
report civilian casualties resulting from U.S. military
operations.
Section 1749--Prohibition of Public Display of Confederate Battle Flag
on Department of Defense Property
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
prohibit the public display of the Confederate battle flag at
all Department of Defense property with certain exceptions.
Section 1750--Deployment of Real-Time Status of Special Use Airspace
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
consult with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration to enable public dissemination of real-time
activation or deactivation of military operations areas and
restricted areas.
Section 1751--Duties of Secretary under Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act
This section would require the Secretary to take actions as
necessary to ensure absent uniformed services voter who is
absent from the United States by reason of Active Duty or
service at a diplomatic and consular post is able to receive
and transmit balloting materials in the same manner and the
same rights and protections as a uniformed services voter
absent by reason of Active Duty or service at a military
installation.
Section 1752--Publicly Available Database of Casualties of Members of
the Armed Forces
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
publish on a publicly available website a database of all
casualties of members of the Armed Forces that occur during
military operations that take place during 1990 or any
subsequent year.
Section 1753--Notice and Comment for Proposed Actions of the Secretary
of Defense Relating to Food and Beverage Ingredients
This section requires the Secretary of Defense to publish
in the Federal Register any proposed rule, statement, or
determination relating to ingredients in a food or beverage
provided to members of the Armed Services.
Section 1754--Space Strategies and Assessment
This section would express the sense of Congress that the
United States Government should support activities in space. It
would also require the President to develop and maintain a
strategy to ensure that the United States, as appropriate,
strengthens civil and national security capabilities and
operations in space. This section would also require the
Chairman of the National Space Council to submit a report on
the strategy and a plan to implement the strategy, including
specific elements, not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
This section would further require the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report that includes an assessment of the
capabilities and role of relevant departments and agencies of
the Federal Government to ensure access to launch,
communications, and freedom of navigation and other relevant
infrastructure and services for civil and national security
space programs and activities; identify vulnerabilities that
could affect access to space infrastructure; and address
financial security and cybersecurity concerns threatening
commercial and Federal Government launch sites of the United
States. The report should also include recommendations and
costs to improve related capabilities.
Section 1755--Nonimmigrant Status for Certain Nationals of Portugal
This section would identify Portugal as a described foreign
state for the purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section
101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(E)) if the Government of Portugal provides similar
nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.
Section 1756--Sense of Congress on Extension of Limitations on
Importation of Uranium from Russian Federation
This section would express the sense of Congress that the
Russian Suspension Agreement should be extended and that
Russian market share for uranium in the United States should be
20 percent or lower.
Section 1757--Authority to Establish a Movement Coordination Center
Pacific in the Indopacific Region
This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense, with
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to establish a
Movement Coordination Center Pacific and participate in an Air
Transport and Air-to-Air refueling and other Exchanges of
Services program of the Center.
Section 1758--Establishment of Vetting Procedures and Monitoring
Requirements for Certain Military Training
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish procedures to vet covered individuals for eligibility
for physical access to Department of Defense installations and
facilities within the United States not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act. It would also require
a report on the implementation and effects of this section.
Section 1759--Women, Peace, and Security Act Implementation
This section would express the sense of Congress regarding
Department of Defense annual funding for implementation of the
Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-68). The
section specifies activities the Department of Defense shall
undertake to implement the Women, Peace, and Security Act and
requires a one time briefing on security cooperation capacity
building and an annual report on such activities through
January 1, 2025.
Section 1760--Developing Crisis Capabilities to Meet Needs for Homeland
Security-Critical Supplies
This section would require the Secretary of Homeland
Security to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and
agencies to create a repository of federally approved plans and
specifications for critical medical items that could help
manufacturers rapidly produce those items in a potential
national emergency or disaster.
Section 1761--Establishment of Western Emergency Refined Petroleum
Products Reserve
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Defense Logistics Agency, to establish a reserve to
store refined petroleum products that may be made available to
military and governmental entities during an emergency
situation on a reimbursable basis.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
PURPOSE
Division B provides military construction, family housing,
and related authorities in support of the military departments
during fiscal year 2021. As recommended by the committee,
division B would authorize appropriations in the amount of
$8,163,325,000 for construction in support of the Active
Forces, Reserve Components, defense agencies, and the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for
fiscal year 2021.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW
The Department of Defense requested $6,161,724,000 for
military construction, $300,447,000 for Base Realignment and
Closure activities, and $1,351,392,000 for family housing for
fiscal year 2021. The committee recommends authorization of
appropriations of $5,886,724,000 for military construction,
$440,447,000 for Base Realignment and Closure activities, and
$1,486,392,000 for family housing in fiscal year 2021. The
Department of Defense also requested $349,762,000 for Overseas
Contingency Operations military construction for fiscal year
2021. The committee recommends authorization of appropriations
of $349,762,000 for Overseas Contingency Operations military
construction within title XXIX.
Section 2001--Short Title
This section would cite division B of this Act as the
``Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021''.
Section 2002--Expiration of Authorizations and Amounts Required To Be
Specified by Law
This section would ensure that the authorizations provided
in titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX of this Act shall
expire on October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of an
Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2024, whichever is later.
Section 2003--Effective Date
This section would provide that titles XXI through XXVII
and XXIX of this Act would take effect on October 1, 2020, or
the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SUMMARY
The budget request contained $650,336,000 for Army military
construction and $486,542,000 for family housing for fiscal
year 2021. The committee recommends authorization of
appropriations of $715,836,000 for military construction and
$511,542,000 for family housing for the Army in fiscal year
2021.
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Explanation of Funding Adjustments
The committee recommends the inclusion of funding for
several projects requested by the Department of the Army but
not contained in the budget request for military construction
and family housing. These increases include:
(1) $7.0 million for a Trainee Barrack at Fort Jackson,
South Carolina;
(2) $26.0 million for a Child Development Center at Fort
Shafter, Hawaii;
(3) $32.5 million for a Child Development Center at Fort
Wainwright, Alaska;
(4) $39.0 million for a Child Development Center at
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; and
(5) $59.0 million for Unaccompanied Enlisted Housing at
Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
In addition, the committee recommends an authorization of
appropriation of $72.9 million, an increase of $25.0 million,
for Housing Privatization Support in the Army's Family Housing
Operation and Maintenance account. These additional funds are
intended to continue the improvement of Military Housing
Privatization Initiative (MHPI) oversight through the hiring of
additional civilian personnel.
The committee also recommends an authorization of
appropriation of $122.8 million for Army Family Housing
Maintenance, an increase of $25.0 million, to address
environmental hazards at government owned military family
housing.
Finally, the committee recommends a reduction of funding
for projects contained in the budget request submitted by the
Department of the Army for military construction. These
reductions are:
(1) $60.0 million for planning and design at unspecified
worldwide locations. The committee believes that the Department
of the Army cannot fully expend the requested funding in fiscal
year 2021, and therefore recommends an authorization of $69.4
million, a reduction of $60.0 million, for this program;
(2) $38.0 million for a general instruction building at
Carlisle Barracks. The committee supports the requirement for
this project and fully authorized the project in National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92). However, the committee supports the authorization of
appropriations in an amount equivalent to the ability of the
Department to execute in the year of the authorization for
appropriations. For this project, the committee notes that Army
has not yet executed the fund appropriated in fiscal year 2020
and have failed to fully comply with a reporting requirement
related to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School that could
impact future construction. Therefore, the committee recommends
no funds, a reduction of $38.0 million, for this project; and
(3) $25.0 million for Army Family Housing Maintenance for
general officer quarters. The committee supports the
authorization of appropriations in an amount equivalent to the
ability of the Department to execute in the year of the
authorization for appropriations. For this project, the
committee notes that the Army is engaged in ongoing
negotiations with the American Council for Historic
Preservation on materials and renovation techniques for these
historic properties that may impact the timeline and cost of
renovating these homes. Therefore, the committee recommends an
authorization of $97.8 million, reduction of $25.0 million for
maintenance of government office quarters.
Army Corps Headquarters Stationing Decision
The committee notes that on February 11, 2020, the
Secretary of the Army announced the establishment of an
additional Corps headquarters, designated as V Corps, and a
decision to station V Corps in the United States. V Corps was
established in response to a new ``deterrence package''
introduced by the Department of Defense as part of its effort
to set the theater in Europe. As part of this deterrence
package, V Corps will be permanently based in the United States
but will support a persistent presence in Europe through
rotational deployments. The committee is supportive of the
establishment of V Corps, but questions the decision to
permanently base it in the United States as opposed to in
Europe. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services not later than October 30, 2020, on the decision
process for the basing of V Corps. At minimum, the briefing
shall address the following elements:
(1) an overview of discussions that occurred between the
Department of the Army, Office of the Secretary of Defense,
U.S. European Command, and the Department of State regarding
the stationing of V Corps;
(2) an explanation for why the Army proceeded with
permanently stationing the V Corps in the United States as
opposed to considering a temporary stationing action in the
United States to provide initial operating capability of V
Corps until a permanent stationing action could occur in
Europe;
(3) an overview of the process used to assess
infrastructure requirements and existing infrastructure
capacity, both in the United States and in Europe, to support
the stationing of V Corps;
(4) the estimated annual cost of supporting the planned
persistent, rotational deployment of V Corps from the United
States to Europe;
(5) an assessment of the strategic and tactical
opportunities and challenges of stationing V Corps in Europe
compared to supporting a persistent rotational force deployed
to Europe from the United States and how those challenges could
or will be mitigated; and
(6) whether the Army has plans to reconsider the stationing
decision for the V Corps Headquarters.
Mission Training Complex Report
The committee recognizes the importance of information
technology (IT) infrastructure and access to classified
networks for mission training complexes that provide critical
training and preparation for members of the United States Armed
Forces, that includes mission planning, rehearsal and
execution, and support of training events for future threats in
an immersive training environment. Therefore, the committee
directs the Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense, to submit a report to the House Committee
on Armed Services by July 1, 2021, on necessary Army mission
training complex enhancements to IT infrastructure and
accessible classified networks and their relevance to future
threats and readiness. The report shall assess and provide
recommendations for modernization and enhancements based on,
but not limited to:
(1) Existing IT infrastructure shortfalls at Army mission
training complexes.
(2) Effects of IT infrastructure shortfalls at such mission
training complexes on unit readiness and ability to train for
future threats.
(3) An assessment of threats to, and vulnerabilities of, IT
infrastructure at existing Army mission training complexes.
(4) Access to classified networks and Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facilities at existing Army mission
training complexes.
(5) Access to existing IT infrastructure and classified
networks and facilities for Army Reserve and National Guard
units.
(6) Ability to integrate Army Reserve and National Guard
units into existing IT infrastructure and classified networks
and facilities to improve training and unit readiness.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 2101--Authorized Army Construction and Land Acquisition
Projects
This section would contain a list of authorized Army
construction projects for fiscal year 2021. The authorized
amounts are listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The State list contained in this Act is intended to be the
binding list of the specific projects authorized at each
location.
Section 2102--Family Housing
This section would authorize new construction,
improvements, and planning and design of family housing units
for the Army for fiscal year 2021.
Section 2103--Authorization of Appropriations, Army
This section would authorize appropriations for Army
military construction levels identified in section 4601 of
division D of this Act.
Section 2104--Limitation on Military Construction Project at Kwajalein
Atoll
This section would require the Secretary of the Army to
submit a resilience plan prior to obligating funds for a
certain project at Kwajalein Atoll.
Section 2105--Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal
Year 2017 Project
This section would modify the authority provided by section
2101 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114-328) and authorize the
Secretary of the Army to make certain modifications to the
authorized cost of a previously authorized construction
project.
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SUMMARY
The budget request contained $1,975,606,000 for Department
of the Navy military construction and $389,390,000 for family
housing for fiscal year 2021. The committee recommends
authorization of appropriations of $1,676,514,000 for military
construction and $439,390,000 for family housing for the
Department of the Navy in fiscal year 2021.
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Explanation of Funding Adjustments
The committee recommends the inclusion of funding for a
project requested by the Department of the Navy but not
contained in the budget request for military construction and
family housing. This increase is as follows:
(1) $99.6 million for a Bachelor Enlisted Quarters
Replacement, Yuma, Arizona; and
(2) $5.0 million for planning and design related to Indo-
Pacific Command posture initiatives.
In addition, the committee recommends an authorization of
appropriation of $88.7 million, an increase of $35.0 million,
for Housing Privatization Support in the Navy's Family Housing
Operation and Maintenance account. These additional funds are
intended to continue the improvement of Military Housing
Privatization Initiative (MHPI) oversight through the hiring of
additional civilian personnel.
The committee also recommends an authorization of
appropriation of $110.6 million for Navy Family Housing
Maintenance, an increase of $25.0 million, to address
environmental hazards at government-owned military family
housing. In addition, the committee recommends an authorization
of appropriation of $78.7 million for Navy Family Housing
Privatization Support, an increase of $25.0 million, to
continue addressing oversight personnel shortfalls at both
installations and in headquarters elements.
Finally, the committee recommends a reduction of funding
for projects contained in the budget request submitted by the
Department of the Navy for military construction. These
reductions are:
(1) $144.0 million for the Joint Communication Upgrade,
Joint Region Marianas, Guam. The committee supports the
requirement for this project and has fully authorized the
project. However, the committee supports the authorization of
appropriations in an amount equivalent to the ability of the
Department to execute in the year of the authorization for
appropriations. The committee believes that the Department of
the Navy cannot fully expend the requested funding in fiscal
year 2021, and therefore recommends an authorization of $22.0
million, a reduction of $144.0 million, for this project;
(2) $80.0 million for Bachelor Enlisted Quarters H, Joint
Region Marianas, Guam. The committee supports the requirement
for this project and fully authorized the project in the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public
Law 116-92). However, the committee supports the authorization
of appropriations in an amount equivalent to the ability of the
Department to execute in the year of the authorization for
appropriations. For this project, the committee notes that the
Navy has not yet executed the funds appropriated in fiscal year
2020. Therefore, the committee recommends no funds, a reduction
of $80.0 million, for this project;
(3) $74.692 million for Pier 5 (Berths 2 and 3), Yokosuka,
Japan. The committee supports the requirement for this project
and fully authorized the project in the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92).
However, the committee supports the authorization of
appropriations in an amount equivalent to the ability of the
Department to execute in the year of the authorization for
appropriations. For this project, the committee notes that the
Navy has not yet executed the funds appropriated in fiscal year
2020. Therefore, the committee recommends no funds, a reduction
of $74.692 million, for this project;
(4) $30.0 million for the F-35C Hangar 6 Phase 2 (Mod 3/4),
Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The committee supports
the requirement for this project and has fully authorized the
project. However, the committee supports the authorization of
appropriations in an amount equivalent to the ability of the
Department to execute in the year of the authorization for
appropriations. The committee believes that the Department of
the Navy cannot fully expend the requested funding in fiscal
year 2021, and therefore recommends an authorization of $98.07
million, a reduction of $30.0 million, for this project;
(5) $30.0 million for the Pier 6 Replacement, Naval Base
San Diego, California. The committee supports the requirement
for this project and has fully authorized the project. However,
the committee supports the authorization of appropriations in
an amount equivalent to the ability of the Department to
execute in the year of the authorization for appropriations.
The committee believes that the Department of the Navy cannot
fully expend the requested funding in fiscal year 2021, and
therefore recommends an authorization of $98.5 million, a
reduction of $30.0 million, for this project; and
(6) $5.0 million for planning and design. The committee is
supportive of planning and design efforts associated with Indo-
Pacific Command's posture initiatives and therefore has
realigned $5.0 million from the Navy's general planning and
design account to a dedicated planning and design account in
support of Navy projects associated with these posture
initiatives. Therefore, the committee recommends $160.71
million, a reduction of $5.0 million, for the planning and
design program; and
(7) $40.0 million for the Bachelor Enlisted Quarters,
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. The committee supports
the requirement for this project and has fully authorized the
project. However, the committee supports the authorization of
appropriations in an amount equivalent to the ability of the
Department to execute in the year of the authorization for
appropriations. The committee believes that the Department of
the Navy cannot fully expend the requested funding in fiscal
year 2021, and therefore recommends an authorization of $59.6
million, a reduction of $40.0 million, for this project.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 2201--Authorized Navy Construction and Land Acquisition
Projects
This section would contain a list of authorized Department
of the Navy construction projects for fiscal year 2021. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The State list contained in this Act is
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects
authorized at each location.
Section 2202--Family Housing and Improvements to Military Family
Housing Units
This section would authorize new construction,
improvements, and planning and design of family housing units
for the Department of the Navy for fiscal year 2021.
Section 2203--Authorization of Appropriations, Navy
This section would authorize appropriations for Department
of Navy military construction levels identified in section 4601
of division D of this Act.
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SUMMARY
The budget request contained $767,132,000 for Department of
the Air Force military construction and $414,235,000 for family
housing for fiscal year 2021. The committee recommends
authorization of appropriations of $661,249,000 for military
construction and $474,235,000 for family housing for the
Department of the Air Force in fiscal year 2021.
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Explanation of Funding Adjustments
The committee recommends the inclusion of funding for
projects requested by the Air Force but not contained in the
budget request for military construction and family housing.
This increase is as follows:
(1) $40.0 million for a Flight Test Engineering Laboratory
Complex at Edwards Air Force Base, California;
(2) $35.0 million to support the cost-to-complete the
previously authorized Advanced Munitions Technology Complex at
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida;
(3) $13.0 million to support the cost-to-complete the
previously authorized Consolidated Communications Center at
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland;
(4) $12.0 million to support the cost-to-compete the
previously authorized Weapons Storage Facility at F.E. Warren
Air Force Base, Wyoming;
(5) $5.0 million for planning and design related to Indo-
Pacific Command posture initiatives; and
(6) $3.0 million to support the cost-to-complete the
previously authorized Add/Alter Consolidated Communications
Facility at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
In addition, the committee recommends an authorization of
appropriation of $99.7 million for Military Family Housing
Management, an increase of $35.0 million, to support the
continued oversight and improvement of the Military Housing
Privatization Initiative (MHPI) program. The committee also
recommends $165.6 million for Military Family Housing
Maintenance, an increase of $25.0 million, to continue
addressing environmental and maintenance issues in government-
owned family housing.
Finally, the committee recommends a reduction of funding
for projects contained in the budget request submitted by the
Air Force for military construction. These reductions are:
(1) $146.8 million for planning & design. The committee
notes that the budget request for planning & design has nearly
doubled compared to amounts enacted in Fiscal Year 2020. The
committee is concerned with the Air Force's ability to obligate
and expend the full amount requested in the budget request for
planning & design and therefore recommends $149.6 million, a
reduction of $146.8 million, for the planning & design program;
(2) $25.0 million for the Weapons Storage & Maintenance
Facility at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. The committee
supports the requirement for this project, and notes that the
project was fully authorized in the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92).
However, the committee notes that the Air Force has yet to
award a contract for this project or expend previously
authorized and appropriated funds for this project. The
committee supports the authorization of appropriations in an
amount equivalent to the ability of the Department to execute
in the year of the authorization for appropriations. The
committee believes that the Air Force cannot expend the
requested funding in fiscal year 2021, and therefore recommends
no funds, a reduction of $25.0 million, for this project;
(3) $20.0 million for the Airfield Development Phase at
Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The
committee supports the requirement for this project, and notes
that the project was fully authorized in Public Law 116-92.
However, the committee notes that the Air Force has yet to
award a contract for this project or expend previously
authorized and appropriated funds for this project. The
committee supports the authorization of appropriations in an
amount equivalent to the ability of the Department to execute
in the year of the authorization for appropriations. The
committee believes that the Air Force cannot expend the
requested funding in fiscal year 2021, and therefore recommends
no funds, a reduction of $20.0 million, for this project;
(4) $15.0 million for the Parking Apron at Tinian,
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The committee
supports the requirement for this project, and notes that the
project was fully authorized in Public Law 116-92. However, the
committee notes that the Air Force has yet to award a contract
for this project or expend previously authorized and
appropriated funds for this project. The committee supports the
authorization of appropriations in an amount equivalent to the
ability of the Department to execute in the year of the
authorization for appropriations. The committee believes that
the Air Force cannot expend the requested funding in fiscal
year 2021, and therefore recommends no funds, a reduction of
$15.0 million, for this project; and
(5) $7.0 million for Fuel Tanks with Pipeline & Hydrant
Systems at Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands. The committee supports the requirement for this
project, and notes that the project was fully authorized in
Public Law 116-92. However, the committee notes that the Air
Force has yet to award a contract for this project or expend
previously authorized and appropriated funds for this project.
The committee supports the authorization of appropriations in
an amount equivalent to the ability of the Department to
execute in the year of the authorization for appropriations.
The committee believes that the Air Force cannot expend the
requested funding in fiscal year 2021, and therefore recommends
no funds, a reduction of $7.0 million, for this project.
Space Training and Readiness, S&T
The committee continues to support the Air Force's
strategic basing process, which ensures that basing decisions
are made using a thorough, consistent, and transparent process.
As the organizational decisions are made by Space Force as they
establish new commands, organizations, and capabilities, the
committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to continue
to utilize this process to decide where to permanently base
Space Force's Space Training and Readiness Command, and any
future Space Force Centers of Excellence or Space-related
Research Laboratories. Accordingly, the committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services, not later than December 1, 2020,
on the approved process and plan to make Space Force basing
decisions. At a minimum, the briefing should include:
(1) Decision-making timeline and basing selection
evaluation metrics for the Space Training and Readiness
Command;
(2) Decision-making timeline and basing selection
evaluation metrics for Space Force Research Lab, or Space Force
Centers of Excellence, or any space-related research functions
that would be split off from the Air Force Research Lab.
(3) Information on whether the following basing metrics
will be considered, and if so, how they will be evaluated:
access and proximity to existing space operations
organizations, space technology research and development
organizations within the military services, leading space
industry partners, and space launch and test sites.
Strategic Basing Process for U.S. Space Command
The committee recognizes the critical role of space as a
warfighting domain and that assured access to space is
guaranteed as potential adversaries increasingly challenge U.S.
space-based capabilities. The committee notes that the
Secretary of the Air Force is currently utilizing its strategic
basing process to decide where to permanently base the
Headquarters for U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), which was
reestablished as the eleventh unified combatant command on
August 29, 2019. The Air Force strategic basing process for
USSPACECOM began in 2019 and a basing decision was initially
expected to be made in late 2019. However, given the
establishment of the U.S. Space Force in the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) and
based on the immediate manpower and organizational changes
required to standup the U.S. Space Force, the Department of the
Air Force extended the strategic basing process for U.S. Space
Command. The committee understands that a final basing decision
is now expected by the end of 2020.
The committee encourages the Department to adhere closely
to the Air Force strategic basing process when making the
decision on where to permanently base USSPACECOM. The committee
believes this process, when properly utilized, ensures that the
basing decision are made using a thorough, consistent, and
transparent process. Any change to this process should be
rigorously evaluated to demonstrate that it would yield
significant operational benefits, cost effectiveness, and
support to the joint force. In addition, the committee requests
close communication, transparency, and collaboration with
Congress as the Air Force proceeds through its basing process.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 2301--Authorized Air Force Construction and Land Acquisition
Projects
This section would contain a list of authorized Air Force
construction projects for fiscal year 2021. The authorized
amounts are listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The State list contained in this Act is intended to be the
binding list of the specific projects authorized at each
location.
Section 2302--Family Housing and Improvements to Military Family
Housing Units
This section would authorize new construction,
improvements, and planning and design of family housing units
for the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2021.
Section 2303--Authorization of Appropriations, Air Force
This section would authorize appropriations for Air Force
military construction levels identified in section 4601 of
division D of this Act.
Section 2304--Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal
Year 2018 Project
This section would modify the authority provided by
sections 2301 and 2903 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public
Law 115-91) and authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to
make certain modifications to the scope and authorized cost of
previously authorized construction project.
Section 2305--Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal
Year 2019 Projects
This section would modify the authority provided by section
2301 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) and authorize the
Secretary of the Air Force to make certain modifications to the
scope and authorized cost of previously authorized construction
projects.
Section 2306--Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal
Year 2020 Projects
This section would modify the authority provided by section
2301 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116-92) and authorize the
Secretary of the Air Force to make certain modifications to the
scope and authorized cost of previously authorized construction
projects.
Section 2307--Technical Corrections Related to Authority to Carry Out
Certain Fiscal Year 2020 Family Housing Projects
This section would make technical corrections to section
2304(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) relating to the authority to
carry out a certain family housing project.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SUMMARY
The budget request contained $2,027,520,000 for defense
agency military construction and $61,225,000 for family housing
for fiscal year 2021. The committee recommends authorization of
appropriations of $2,073,760,000 for military construction and
$61,225,000 for family housing for defense agencies in fiscal
year 2021.
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Explanation of Funding Adjustments
The committee recommends the inclusion for projects
requested by the Department of Defense but not contained in the
budget request for military construction and family housing.
This increase is as follows:
(1) $35.0 million for an Intelligence Facility Central
Utility Plant at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio;
(2) $25.2 million for PV Carports at Joint Base Anacostia-
Bolling, District of Columbia;
(3) $24.0 million for 10MW Generation & Microgrid at Fort
Rucker, Alabama;
(4) $17.0 million for 4.8MW Generation & Microgrid at Fort
Benning, Georgia;
(5) $13.8 million for NSAB-16 Replace Chillers 3 Through 9
at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Maryland;
(6) $8.9 million for a Solar Energy Storage System at Naval
Air Weapons Station China Lake, California;
(7) $8.7 million for Industrial Control System
Modernization at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of
Columbia;
(8) $6.1 million for SOTF Chilled Water Upgrades at Fort
Bragg, North Carolina;
(9) $4.7 million for PV Arrays and Battery Storage at
Memphis, Tennessee;
(10) $2.6 million for PV Arrays and Battery Storage at Fort
Smith, Arkansas.
In addition, the committee recommends an authorization of
appropriation of $24.2 million for planning and design
activities associated with the Energy Resilience and
Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP), an increase of $10.0
million, to support the continued development of projects that
improve military installation utility resiliency and
efficiency.
Finally, the committee recommends a reduction of funding
for projects contained in the budget request submitted by the
Department of Defense for military construction. These
reductions are:
(1) $80.0 million for the Medical Center Addition/
Alteration at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland. The committee
supports the requirement for this project and provided the full
project authorization of $510.0 million included in the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public
Law 114-328). However, the committee supports the authorization
of appropriations in an amount equivalent to the ability of the
Department to execute in the year of the authorization for
appropriations. For this project, the committee believes that
the Department of Defense cannot fully expend the requested
funding in fiscal year 2021. Therefore, the committee
recommends an authorization of appropriation of $100.0 million,
a reduction of $80.0 million, for this project; and
(2) $30.0 million for Kinnick High School at Yokosuka,
Japan. The committee supports the requirement for this project
and provided the full project authorization of $170.3 million
in the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232). However, the committee
notes that the Department of Defense has yet to award a
contract for this project or expend previously authorized and
appropriated funds for this project. The committee supports an
authorization of appropriations in an amount equivalent to the
ability of the Department to execute in the year of the
authorization for appropriations. For this project, the
committee believes that the Department of Defense cannot expend
the requested funding in fiscal year 2021. Therefore, the
committee recommends no funds, a reduction of $30.0 million,
for this project.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 2401--Authorized Defense Agencies Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects
This section would contain a list of authorized defense
agencies construction projects for fiscal year 2021. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The State list contained in this Act is
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects
authorized at each location.
Section 2402--Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment
Program Projects
This section would contain a list of authorized energy
resilience and conservation projects for fiscal year 2021. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The State list contained in this Act is
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects
authorized at each location.
Section 2403--Authorization of Appropriations, Defense Agencies
This section would authorize appropriations for defense
agencies' military construction at the levels identified in
section 4601 of division D of this Act.
Section 2404--Military Construction Infrastructure and Weapon System
Synchronization for Ground Based Strategic Deterrent
This section provides for effective oversight of the
military construction associated with the Ground Based
Strategic Deterrent Program.
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
SUMMARY
The budget request contained $173,030,000 for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (NSIP)
for fiscal year 2021. The committee recommends authorization of
appropriations of $173,030,000 for NSIP for fiscal year 2021.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program
Section 2501--Authorized NATO Construction and Land Acquisition
Projects
This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
make contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Investment Program in an amount not to exceed the sum
of the amount specifically authorized in section 2502 of this
Act and the amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization as a result of construction previously financed by
the United States.
Section 2502--Authorization of Appropriations, NATO
This section would authorize appropriations for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program at the
levels identified in section 4601 of division D of this Act.
Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions
Section 2511--Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects
This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
accept 10 military construction projects totaling $416.0
million pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for
required in-kind contributions.
Section 2512--State of Qatar Funded Construction Projects
This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
accept 15 military construction projects totaling $1.324
billion pursuant to an agreement with the State of Qatar for
required in-kind contributions.
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
SUMMARY
The budget request contained $568,100,000 for military
construction of National Guard and Reserve facilities for
fiscal year 2021. The committee recommends authorization of
appropriations of $586,335,000 for military construction for
the National Guard and Reserves for fiscal year 2021.
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Explanation of Funding Adjustments
The committee recommends the inclusion of funding for two
projects requested by the Department of the Army for the
Reserve Components but not contained in the budget request for
military construction and family housing. These increases
include:
(1) $2.5 million for a Transient Trainee Barracks at Fort
McCoy, Wisconsin; and
(2) $15.7 million for an Enlisted Transient Trainee
Barracks at Hermiston National Guard Armory, Oregon.
Disposition of Building 158 at Joint Base Cape Cod
The Committee is aware of the efforts being undertaken by
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and various stakeholders,
including academia, various private sector firms, and public
entities in the region to support a range of requirements for
the Department of Defense. In particular, the Committee is
aware of the value of harnessing this region's innovation and
industries supporting the maritime sector. The Committee is
encouraged by the scope of research, development, testing and
prototyping of unmanned underwater vehicles occurring in the
region. Further, the Committee is aware of the potential value
of utilizing building 158 on Joint Base Cape Cod to provide
greater access to testing of these systems in a controlled
environment. The Committee urges the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and the Air National Guard to continue their
planning to leverage Building 158 in support of these
opportunities. The Committee directs the Director, Air National
Guard to report to the congressional defense committees by
December 1, 2020 on the status of the discussions with the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and options for the disposition
of building 158.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 2601--Authorized Army National Guard Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects
This section would contain the list of authorized Army
National Guard construction projects for fiscal year 2021. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The State list contained in this Act is
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects
authorized at each location.
Section 2602--Authorized Army Reserve Construction and Land Acquisition
Projects
This section would contain the list of authorized Army
Reserve construction projects for fiscal year 2021. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The State list contained in this Act is
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects
authorized at each location.
Section 2603--Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
Construction and Land Acquisition Projects
This section would contain the list of authorized Navy
Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction projects for
fiscal year 2021. The authorized amounts are listed on an
installation-by-installation basis. The State list contained in
this Act is intended to be the binding list of the specific
projects authorized at each location.
Section 2604--Authorized Air National Guard Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects
This section would contain the list of authorized Air
National Guard construction projects for fiscal year 2021. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The State list contained in this Act is
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects
authorized at each location.
Section 2605--Authorized Air Force Reserve Construction and Land
Acquisition Projects
This section would contain the list of authorized Air Force
Reserve construction projects for fiscal year 2021. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The State list contained in this Act is
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects
authorized at each location.
Section 2606--Authorization of Appropriations, National Guard and
Reserve
This section would authorize appropriations for the
National Guard and Reserve military construction at the levels
identified in section 4601 of division D of this Act.
Section 2607--Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal
Year 2020 Project
This section would modify the authority provided by section
2601 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020 (Public Law 116-92) and authorize the Secretary of the
Army to make certain modifications to the scope and authorized
cost of a previously authorized construction project.
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES
SUMMARY
The budget request contained $300,447,000 for activities
related to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities in
fiscal year 2021. The committee recommends authorization of
appropriations of $440,447,000 for BRAC activities in fiscal
year 2021.
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Explanation of Funding Adjustments
The budget request submitted by the Department of Defense
for activities related to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
included $300.4 million for activities related to
recommendations from the previous BRAC rounds. The committee
notes that additional resources may allow for the acceleration
of certain activities and also allow the Department to address
emerging contaminates such as perfluorooctane sulfonate and
perfluorooctanoic acid. Therefore, the committee recommends an
authorization of appropriations of $106.1 million, an increase
of $40.0 million, for the Army Base Realignment and Closure
activities and an authorization of appropriations of $225.2
million, an increase of $100.0 million, for the Navy Base
Realignment and Closure activities in fiscal year 2021.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 2701--Authorization of Appropriations for Base Realignment and
Closure Activities Funded through Department of Defense Base Closure
Account
This section would authorize appropriations for ongoing
activities that are required to implement the base realignment
and closure activities authorized by the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law
101-510), at the levels identified in section 4601 of division
D of this Act.
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Child Development Centers
The committee notes that availability of adequate childcare
is a readiness enabler and key element in retention of service
members. As such, the committee is concerned by the chronic
underfunding of military construction and infrastructure
improvements at the Department of Defense's Child Development
Centers (CDCs). Accordingly, the committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the House Committee
on Armed Services by December 1, 2020, on the Department's
CDCs, to include, at a minimum, the current condition rating of
existing CDCs, plan through the future years defense plan for
renovating or building new CDCs, and the impact on readiness
and retention of accepting risk in this CDC program. In
addition, the report shall include a description of how the
Department is measuring readiness impacts.
Construction in Support of Not-for-Profit Research and Development
Entities
The committee notes there has been significant confusion
within the military departments about the scope and
applicability of the authority under section 2353 of title 10,
United States Code. This is particularly apparent in cases
where the government owns the land, but the facilities built on
the land are being constructed or recapitalized by a not-for-
profit research and development entity. The committee further
notes that the crux of the confusion has been the
interpretation of section 2353 of title 10, United States Code,
that the acquisition or construction of facilities ``shall be
subject to the cost principles applicable to allowable contract
expenses'' in cases where the research and development entity
that will undertake construction of new facilities is also a
not-for-profit educational entity. The committee supports the
recapitalization of the nation's research and development
facilities, and strongly urges use of all available authorities
to facilitate that recapitalization. Accordingly, the committee
directs the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a report to
the House Committee on Armed Services, not later than January
1, 2021, on the interpretation, scope, and applicability of
section 2353 of title 10, United States Code. The report shall
include at a minimum the following:
(1) the Air Force's interpretation of section 2353 of title
10, United States Code, and its applicability to contractor
construction on leased land belonging to a military
installation;
(2) the Air Force's interpretation as to whether a
construction undertaken pursuant to section 2353 of title 10,
United States Code, may be funding by a Special Use Allowance
under Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
235.015-70;
(3) an interpretation as to whether a construction
undertaken pursuant to section 2353 of title 10, United States
Code, may be subject to the cost principles applicable to
allowable contract expenses when the contractor construction is
contractor-leased land, regardless of whether the lessor is a
military department;
(4) an interpretation of what is considered to be
acquisition or construction that is necessary for the
performance of a research contract at locations not owned by
the United States and what the necessary contract clauses are
that would adequately protect the interest of the United States
in such facilities; and
(5) if the Air Force's position does not support (1), (2),
and (3), an alternative plan to facilitate recapitalization at
research and development facilities or required legislative
changes to support these interpretations.
Mobilization Infrastructure Investments
The committee recognizes that Army installations serving as
the nation's primary power projection platforms require
substantial infrastructure investment to ensure they remain
viable to mobilize forces for overseas contingency operations.
During deployment and redeployment activities, significant
resources and infrastructure are necessary to store, load, and
deploy a brigade combat team-sized organization. Rail
infrastructure, in particular, requires forward-thinking
investment. Accordingly, the committee encourages the
Department of Defense to prioritize mobilization infrastructure
to ensure the Army retains its ability to efficiently mobilize.
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion and Seawater Air Conditioning Projects
on Installations in the Pacific
The committee notes that technologies including Ocean
Thermal Energy Conversion and Seawater Air Conditioning systems
have the potential to harness thermal gradients in tropical
ocean areas to produce electricity. The committee commends the
Department of Defense for making early investments in these
technologies as potential resilient energy sources for military
installations. Accordingly, the committee directs the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide
a report to the House Committee on Armed Services by December
1, 2020, on the status of these projects. The report shall
include, at a minimum, information on completed, ongoing, and
planned projects and an assessment of the feasibility of these
technologies for use as a resilient energy source on military
installations.
Oversight of Environmental Hazards at Government-Owned Family Housing
The committee remains concerned about the quality of
military housing available to service members and their
families. The committee notes that while the small percentage
of military family housing that remains government-owned has
not received the same scrutiny as those under the military
housing privatization initiative, the same requirements apply.
The committee is particularly concerned with ensuring that
government-owned military family housing be free of
environmental hazards and that families are adequately notified
of potential hazards upon move-in. Accordingly, the committee
directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment to provide a report to the House Committee on Armed
Services, not later than December 1, 2020, on the government
housing inventory. The report shall contain at a minimum the
following:
(1) a listing of the homes in the government inventory with
lead, radon, or asbestos;
(2) the mitigation actions in place in those homes to
ensure they are safe and habitable;
(3) what instructions are given to parents to ensure that
lead encapsulation seal remains protective of human health for
homes containing encapsulated lead-based paint;
(4) the notification process to families regarding
potential hazards;
(5) the options and process for families to refuse homes
containing such hazards in an overseas environment; and
(6) oversight measures undertaken by the military service
who owns the housing to ensure safety.
Progress Report on Implementation of Installation Resilience Measures
Related to Extreme Weather
The committee notes the January 2019 submission of the
report required by the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) concerning Department of
Defense installation resilience to extreme weather. The
committee commends the Department for unequivocally stating
that the majority of the installations assessed in the report
are vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather. The committee
notes that newer infrastructure that had been built or
renovated to modern building standards generally fared better
during Hurricanes Florence and Michael. However, the committee
remains concerned that the military departments continue to
take considerable risk in their facilities sustainment,
restoration, and modernization accounts, which further
exacerbates a maintenance backlog that contributed to the
billions of dollars in damage from extreme weather in 2018 and
2019.
The committee notes that the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) required the
Department of Defense to take several actions including master
planning for resiliency and amending the Unified Facilities
Criteria to promote installation resiliency. Accordingly, the
committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a report to the House
Committee on Armed Services by November 30, 2020, on their
implementation of these provisions, and their plan across the
Future Years Defense Program to buy down the maintenance
backlog and lower risk. In addition, the report shall also
include an update on efforts to close energy resilience gaps at
installations with defense critical electric infrastructure,
including analysis of the business case for installing
resilient electrical infrastructure such as alternatives to
wood utility poles.
Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
The committee understands that the Soo Locks on the St.
Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, are the only
waterway connection from Lake Superior to the rest of the Lower
Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. The committee believes
that a failure at the Soo Locks would have a significant impact
on national security, in that the U.S. iron mining-integrated
steel production-manufacturing supply chain is dependent on the
Soo Locks. The committee remains concerned that without
redundancy, an unexpected outage at the Soo Locks could cripple
steel production that is used for national defense priorities.
Therefore, the committee supports a second 1,200-foot lock and
believes that such a lock is necessary to maintain redundancy
and resiliency at the Soo Locks and further protects our
national defense priorities.
Standardization of Metrics Used to Evaluate Privatized Military Family
Housing
The committee remains concerned that the Department of
Defense has numerous challenges that inhibit its effort to
accurately evaluate the quality of the privatized military
family housing projects it oversees. The committee notes that
given the number and diversity of the projects, it can be
particularly difficult to extrapolate trends from the data.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a report to
the House Committee on Armed Services by December 1, 2020, on
standardization of metrics to evaluate privatized military
family housing, or MHPI, projects. The report shall include at
a minimum the following:
(1) an assessment of current barriers to analyzing MHPI
housing performance;
(2) an assessment of the current degree of standardization
of MHPI performance metrics;
(3) the degree to which the Department is implementing
solutions to address Government Accountability Office findings
and recommendations related to oversight of MHPI housing in the
report entitled ``Military Housing Privatization: Preliminary
Observations on DOD's Oversight of the Conditions of Privatized
Military Housing'' (GAO-20-280T); and
(4) an assessment of the feasibility of standardizing
performance evaluation criteria across all MHPI projects and
the steps required to implement such standardization.
TRLIA 200-Year Goldfields Levee Project Acquisition of Easement from
Beale Air Force Base
The Committee is aware that the Three Rivers Levee
Improvement Authority (TRLIA) is working to complete a
Congressionally authorized flood control project, the Yuba
Goldfields 200-year Flood Protection Project, authorized in the
Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-270).
The committee notes that to begin construction of this project,
the Authority must first obtain an easement from the U.S. Air
Force (USAF) for approximately 0.2 acres of adjacent property
at Beale Air Force Base (AFB). The committee further notes,
that despite TRLIA's efforts beginning in Fall of 2018 to
obtain this easement from the USAF for the purpose of
constructing, operating, and maintaining this life-safety
project, the USAF has yet to finalize the easement or provide a
timeline for completion of the process. The committee is
concerned that as a result of this delay, TRLIA is incurring
unnecessary additional costs and life-saving flood reduction is
being delayed. The committee notes that in order to mitigate
risk during the next flood season, TRLIA needs the necessary
rights no later than August 1, 2020. The committee encourages
the expeditious resolution of this matter and the promulgation
of procedural guidance for streamlining the process by which
easements are resolved. Accordingly, the Committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services no later than August 1, 2020 on the
resolution of the easement sought by the Three Rivers Levee
Improvement Authority and its efforts to streamline the process
by which easement requests are adjudicated.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program Changes
Section 2801--Modification and Clarification of Construction Authority
in the Event of a Declaration of War or National Emergency
This section would modify and clarify the use of military
construction authorities available in the event of a
declaration of war or national emergency.
Section 2802--Extension of Sunset for Annual Locality Adjustment of
Dollar Thresholds Applicable to Unspecified Minor Military Construction
Authorities
This section would extend the sunset date for annual
locality adjustments applicable to unspecified minor military
construction projects until fiscal year 2027.
Section 2803--Modification of Reporting Requirement regarding Cost
Increases Associated with Certain Military Construction Projects and
Military Family Housing Projects
This section would remove the requirement to provide
reports on cost increases associated with certain military
construction projects and military family housing projects to
the Comptroller General of the United States.
Section 2804--Expansion of Department of Defense Land Exchange
Authority
This section would allow consideration of installation
support services in the calculation of fair market value in
certain Department of Defense land exchanges.
Section 2805--Congressional Project Authorization Required for Military
Construction Projects for Energy Resilience, Energy Security, and
Energy Conservation
This section would require Energy Resilience, Energy
Security, and Energy Conservation Program (ERCIP) projects to
be line-item authorized.
Section 2806--One-Year Extension of Temporary, Limited Authority to Use
Operation and Maintenance Funds for Construction Projects in Certain
Areas outside the United States
This section would extend Contingency Construction
Authority for one year.
Section 2807--Pilot Program to Support Combatant Command Military
Construction Priorities
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a pilot program that would evaluate the usefulness of
allocating 10 percent of military department military
construction funds to satisfy combatant command military
construction requirements.
Section 2808--Biannual Report regarding Military Installations
Supported by Disaster Relief Appropriations
This section would require biannual reports by the
Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy about
disaster relief progress at certain locations.
Subtitle B--Military Family Housing Reforms
Section 2811--Expenditure Priorities in Using Department of Defense
Family Housing Improvement Fund
This section would amend section 2883 of title 10, United
States Code, by increasing the priority of funding to Military
Housing Privatization Initiative recapitalization accounts and
ensuring that private partners are not paid first when they
mismanage projects at the expense of the reinvestment accounts.
This section shall apply only to legal documents entered into
or renewed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Section 2812--Promulgation of Guidance to Facilitate Return of Military
Families Displaced from Privatized Military Housing
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
promulgate guidance for facilitating and managing the return of
tenants of privatized military family housing who have been
displaced from their homes.
Section 2813--Promulgation of Guidance on Mold Mitigation in Privatized
Military Housing
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
establish a working group composed of the Surgeons General of
the Armed Forces to develop guidance on best practices for mold
mitigation in privatized military family housing.
Section 2814--Expansion of Uniform Code of Basic Standards for
Privatized Military Housing and Hazard and Habitability Inspection and
Assessment Requirements to Government-Owned and Government-Controlled
Military Family Housing
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
apply the uniform code of basic housing standards for safety,
comfort, and habitability for privatized military housing to
government-owned and government-controlled military family
housing.
Section 2815--Establishment of Exceptional Family Member Program
Housing Liaison
This section would require each military department to
appoint at least one Exceptional Family Member Program housing
liaison.
Section 2816--Department of Defense Report on Criteria and Metrics Used
to Evaluate Performance of Landlords of Privatized Military Housing
That Receive Incentive Fees
This section would require the Department of Defense to
submit a report on the criteria and metrics it is using to
assess landlord performance in privatized military family
housing.
Section 2817--Report on Department of Defense Efforts
regarding Oversight and Role in Management of Privatized
Military Housing This section would require the Secretary of
Defense to submit a report within 180 days of the date of the
enactment of this Act on its progress in implementing the
recommendations contained in the Comptroller General's report
GAO-20-281 dated March 2020.
Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Section 2821--Codification of Reporting Requirements regarding United
States Overseas Military Enduring Locations and Contingency Locations
This section would amend section 2687a of title 10, United
States Code, to update an annual reporting requirement
regarding the overseas basing and posture of the United States
Armed Forces.
Section 2822--Limitations on Renewal of Utility Privatization Contracts
This section would amend section 2688 of title 10, United
States Code, to limit renewal of utility privatization
contracts to the last 5 years of the existing contract term.
Section 2823--Vesting Exercise of Discretion with Service Secretaries
regarding Entering into Longer-Term Contracts for Utility Services
This section would modify section 2688 of title 10,
United States Code, to allow military departments to
enter into utilities privatization contracts under
certain circumstances.
Section 2824--Use of On-Site Energy Production to Promote Military
Installation Energy Resilience and Energy Security
This section would require the Secretary of Defense to
carry out at least four energy projects for the purpose of
promoting certain energy resilience and energy security goals.
Section 2825--Availability of Energy Resilience and Conservation
Investment Program Funds for Certain Activities Related to Privatized
Utility Systems
This section would amend section 2914 of title 10, United
States Code, to clarify that Energy Resilience and Conservation
Investment Program funding may be used at military
installations with privatized utilities.
Section 2826--Improving Water Management and Security on Military
Installations
This section would require installations in the most water
constrained environment to conduct water security assessments
and to consider water scarcity in their grounds-keeping.
Section 2827--Pilot Program to Test Use of Emergency Diesel Generators
in a Microgrid Configuration at Certain Military Installations
This section would allow the Secretary of Defense to create
an emergency diesel generator microgrid pilot program to test
assumptions about increased efficiency, resiliency, and lowered
cost and emissions.
Section 2828--Improved Electrical Metering of Department of Defense
Infrastructure Supporting Critical Missions
This section would require the Department of Defense to
improve its electrical metering of infrastructure supporting
critical missions.
Section 2829--Renaming Certain Military Installations and Other Defense
Property
This section would require the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments to identify and rename
certain military installations and other defense property
within one-year.
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances
Section 2831--Land Conveyance, Camp Navajo, Arizona
This section would authorize the Secretary of the Army to
convey not more than 3,000 acres at Camp Navajo, Arizona to the
State of Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs.
Section 2832--Modification of Land Exchange Involving Naval Industrial
Reserve Ordnance Plant, Sunnyvale, California
This section modifies section 2841(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law
115-91)
Section 2833--Land Conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California
This section would authorize the Secretary of the Army to
convey 525 acres at Sharpe Army Depot to the Port of Stockton,
California.
Section 2834--Land Exchange, San Bernardino County, California
This section would authorize a land exchange between the
County of San Bernardino, California and the Department of
Agriculture.
Section 2835--Land Conveyance, Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar
System Receiving Station, Modoc County, California
This section would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture
to convey 927 acres in Modoc National Forest containing an
obsolete Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar System receiving
station to Modoc County, California.
Section 2836--Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction, Naval Support
Activity Panama City, Florida, Parcel
This section would transfer a parcel of inholdings within
the boundary of Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida,
from the Department of Interior to the Department of the Navy.
Subtitle E--Military land Withdrawals
Section 2841--Renewal of Land Withdrawal and Reservation to Benefit
Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California
This section would renew the land withdrawal and
reservation for the benefit of Naval Air Facility El Centro,
California, for a period of 25 years.
Section 2842--Renewal of Fallon Range Training Complex Land Withdrawal
and Reservation
This section would renew the existing land withdrawal and
reservation for the Fallon Range Training Complex for a period
of 25 years.
Section 2843--Renewal of Nevada Test and Training Range Land Withdrawal
and Reservation
This section would renew the existing Nevada Testing and
Training Range land withdrawal and reservation for a period of
25 years.
Section 2844--Co-Management, New Memorandum of Understanding, and
Additional Requirements regarding Nevada Test and Training Range
This section would require the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of the Air Force to co-manage the Nevada Test
and Training Range lands, and enter into a memorandum of
understanding setting out proper management of natural and
cultural resources, consultation and access requirements for
affected Indian Tribes and refuge management personnel, and a
dispute resolution process.
Section 2845--Specified Duration of White Sands Missile Range Land
Withdrawal and Reservation and Establishment of Special Reservation
Area for Northern and Western Extension Areas
This section would renew the land and airspace withdrawals
for White Sands Missile Range and its call-up areas for a
period of 25 years as well as make technical changes to the
airspace withdrawal.
Subtitle F--Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific Issues
Section 2851--Change to Biennial Reporting Requirement for Interagency
Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment
This section would modify section 2835 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B
of Public Law 111-84) and reduce the reporting requirement for
the Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for
Guam Realignment from an annual to a biennial report.
Section 2852--Additional Exception to Restriction on Development of
Public Infrastructure in Connection with Realignment of Marine Corps
Forces in Asia-Pacific Region
This section would authorize a public infrastructure
project on Guam intended to provide a public health laboratory,
as identified in the ``Economic Adjustment Committee
Implementation Plan Supporting the Preferred Alternative for
the Relocation of Marine Corps Forces to Guam.''
Section 2853--Development of Master Plan for Infrastructure to Support
Rotational Armed Forces in Australia
This section would require the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and
the military services, to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees on the infrastructure investments required
to support the United States Force Posture Initiatives and
other activities to promote regional security and stability
with Australia.
Section 2854--Study and Strategy regarding Bulk Fuels Management in
United States Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility
This section would provide the sense of Congress that a
single organizational element should be responsible for the
bulk fuel management and delivery throughout the United States
Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Additionally, this
section would require a report, not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, to the congressional defense
committees as to an assessment of current assets and a
projection of future fuel management strategies necessary to
optimally support bulk fuel management.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Section 2861--Defense Community Infrastructure Program
This section would amend section 2391 of title 10, United
States Code, to clarify requirements of the Defense Community
Infrastructure Program.
Section 2862--Pilot Program on Reduction of Effects of Military
Aviation Noise on Certain Covered Property
This section would create a pilot program that allows the
Secretary of Defense to provide funds for the purpose of
installing noise insulation on private residences, hospitals,
facilities for senior citizens, daycare facilities, and schools
impacted by aviation noise from military installations.
Section 2863--Department of Defense Policy for Regulation of Dangerous
Dogs in Military Communities
This section would require Secretary of Defense to
establish a standardized policy for the regulation of dangerous
dogs in military communities.
TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SUMMARY
The budget request contained $349,762,000 for Overseas
Contingency Operations military construction for fiscal year
2021. The committee recommends authorization of appropriations
of $349,762,000 for Overseas Contingency Operations military
construction for fiscal year 2021.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 2901--Authorized Navy Construction and Land Acquisition
Projects
This section would contain the list of authorized
Department of Navy construction projects for fiscal year 2021.
The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The country list contained in this Act is
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects
authorized at each location.
Section 2902--Authorized Air Force Construction and Land Acquisition
Projects
This section would contain the list of certain authorized
Air Force construction projects for fiscal year 2021. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The country list contained in this Act is
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects
authorized at each location.
Section 2903--Authorization of Appropriations
This section would authorize appropriations for Overseas
Contingency Operations military construction at the levels
identified in section 4602 of division D.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
National Nuclear Security Administration
Weapons Activities
Comptroller General review of construction and infrastructure
recapitalization projects
The committee notes that the National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) is undertaking an unprecedented number of
line item construction and infrastructure recapitalization
efforts as part of its nuclear modernization plans. The
committee believes that NNSA's past record makes close
oversight of such projects essential to ensure that performance
issues, such as schedule slips, scope changes, or cost
overruns, are closely monitored and that the committee has
independent knowledge of project progress. As a result, the
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States
to review NNSA's portfolio of construction and infrastructure
recapitalization efforts with particular attention to cost and
schedule performance and project scope. The Comptroller General
should prioritize its review of projects with a total cost in
excess of $100.0 million.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
September 30, 2020, on the Comptroller General's preliminary
findings and to submit a final report on a date agreed to at
the time of the briefing.
Comptroller General review of laboratory-, plant-, and site-directed
research and development for nuclear weapons production
improvement
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites
devote a portion of their research efforts to creative and
innovative work to maintain their vitality in disciplines
relevant to their national security missions. NNSA states that
these efforts are vital in attracting scientists, engineers and
technicians to its sites. These efforts include Laboratory and
Plant-Directed Research and Development (LDRD and PDRD,
respectively; or directed R&D, collectively). LDRD funding may
comprise up to 6 percent of laboratories' budgets and PDRD
funding may comprise up to 4 percent of other sites' budgets.
Collectively, NNSA's laboratories, two of which have production
functions, budget about $300 million annually to be spent on
LDRD; NNSA's plants and its Nevada National Security Site
collectively budget about $160 million annually to be spent on
PDRD.
NNSA is currently in the midst of a massive effort to
modernize its nuclear weapons and related facilities. In doing
so, NNSA is working to restart mothballed or discontinued
fabrication and production processes that may be inefficient,
unsafe, and/or obsolete. Over the past decade, NNSA has relied
on LDRD and PDRD to explore more up-to-date alternatives to its
legacy fabrication and manufacturing processes.
Given the many demands placed on NNSA's production sites
and its laboratory-based production functions, the committee
wants to ensure that NNSA's research into improved technology
and manufacturing is efficiently funded. Accordingly, the
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States
to undertake a review of NNSA's PDRD, the manufacturing-related
portions of LDRD, and the relationship of these funds to NNSA's
weapons technology and manufacturing maturation program. This
review should include:
(1) recent PDRD and manufacturing related LDRD projects and
funding at NNSA's sites;
(2) the process used to vet and select projects for
directed R&D purposes; and
(3) the determining factors for use of directed R&D,
weapons technology and manufacturing program funding, or weapon
modernization program funding to develop and mature technology
and manufacturing efforts.
The Comptroller General shall deliver a preliminary
briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not later
than November 1, 2020, and to submit a final report on a date
agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Cooperative Audit Strategy
The committee notes that the Department of Energy
established the Cooperative Audit Strategy in 1992 to maximize
the overall audit coverage at management and operating (M&O)
contractors and fulfill its responsibility for auditing the
costs incurred by the Department's major facilities
contractors. For its M&O contracts, the Department does not use
an independent third party to audit contractors' costs and
ensure that invoiced costs are allowable under the contract.
Instead, the M&O contractors' internal audit organization is
responsible for performing operational and financial audits,
assessing the adequacy of management control systems, and
conducting an audit of the M&O contractors' incurred cost
statements. Each year the Department of Energy's Office of the
Inspector General (OIG) performs an assessment of incurred cost
statements for the ten M&O contractors that incurred and
claimed the most costs that year. For the remaining M&O
contractors, the OIG performs assessments based on risk. If not
considered high-risk, the OIG assesses the contractor at least
once every four years. The Comptroller General has raised
concerns about the timeliness and completeness of these audits.
The committee is also concerned about whether the Cooperative
Audit Strategy is rigorous enough for the tens of billions of
dollars the Department of Energy spends on these contracts
annually. Therefore, to address these and other concerns, the
committee directs the Administrator of the National Nuclear
Security Administration to submit a report to House Committee
on Armed Services not later than February 28, 2021, reviewing
the Cooperative Audit Strategy. At a minimum, the report should
include:
(1) a plan to independently audit each M&O contractor at
least every 3 years;
(2) resources and timelines required to implement such a
plan; and,
(3) the challenges and benefits of implementing such a
plan.
Establishment of an industrial base analysis capability
The committee notes that over time, globalization and
consolidation of the U.S. defense industrial base have reduced
competition and made it more common to rely on sole suppliers
for certain subsystems, components, and materials needed to
meet U.S. national security objectives. Unlike the Department
of Defense, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
does not comprehensively monitor and report on the health of
the industrial base supporting its national security activities
or identify specific industrial base risks to address
strategically. The committee is concerned that, with NNSA in
the midst of the most extensive nuclear modernization since the
Cold War, there are troubling similarities between the
industrial bases and supply chains of the Department of Defense
and NNSA. According to NNSA, its difficulties in maintaining a
viable industrial base and secure supply chain stem from the
small quantities of parts and materials NNSA procures, the
irregular nature of NNSA's procurements, intense foreign
competition, and the agency's exacting performance requirements
for nuclear weapons. While various NNSA programs and
contractors are monitoring select parts of NNSA's industrial
base and supply chain, in 2018 the Department of Energy's
Inspector General found that these efforts were potentially
fragmented or duplicative. Therefore, the committee directs the
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
to provide a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than February 1, 2021, detailing a plan to consistently
and strategically monitor its industrial base as pertains to
nuclear weapon components, subsystems, and materials to
determine how this capability should perform its functions and
what ongoing resources it will need to be successful. The
committee further directs the Administrator to provide a
preliminary briefing to House Committee on Armed Services not
later than August 1, 2020, on achieving this capability.
Leasing Authority for National Nuclear Security Administration and
Management and Operating Contractors
The committee urges the National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) to adopt an interpretation of leasing
authorities aligned with Government Services Administration
(GSA) authorities contained in 40 U.S.C. Sec. 356 and Sec. 585
and similar to those applied to Department of Energy Office of
Science laboratories such that the NNSA Administrator may enter
into a lease agreement or authorize a Management and Operating
Contractor of the NNSA to enter into a lease agreement with any
person for the accommodation of the Administration in a
building (or improvement), to be used by the Administration as
offices, warehouses, light laboratory use or other similar use,
without regard to whether the building exists or is being
constructed by the lessor. The committee encourages the NNSA to
consider cost savings and long term costs when considering such
authorizes. Therefore, the committee directs the NNSA
Administrator to provide a briefing to the House Committee on
Armed Services no later than November 1, 2020 on the NNSA
interpretation of leasing authorities.
Stockpile Responsiveness
The committee notes the value that the Department of
Defense and Department of Energy attach to the Stockpile
Responsiveness program. However, the committee also notes that
the program has been insufficiently focused on the overriding
challenge of the nuclear enterprise: production. As the complex
transitions from a maintenance and sustainment focus to a
production focus over the next decade, the committee encourages
the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National
Nuclear Security Administration to focus some resources and
effort toward reducing cost, risk, and difficulty of
manufacturing and producing nuclear weapons. While the National
Nuclear Security Administration maintains significant funding
for production modernization and technology maturation, this
funding is primarily focused on achieving specific tail number
missions.
Therefore, the committee directs the Administrator of the
National Nuclear Security Administration, in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense, to provide a briefing to the House
Committee on Armed Services by August 1, 2020, on plans to
leverage the Stockpile Responsiveness program to increase the
responsiveness of the production complex.
Stockpile stewardship
Testifying before the committee in March 2020, the
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
noted that the ``science-based stockpile stewardship program
[SSP] supported certifying to the President for the 24th
consecutive year that the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile
remains safe, secure, and reliable without the need for nuclear
explosive testing.'' In its 25th year, SSP has been a key
success of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
that continues to yield vital national security benefits to the
United States. The next 25 years of SSP must continue that
success. As the NNSA begins to transition the complex's focus
toward production, the importance of SSP will only increase. In
particular, the future certification of W87-1 warhead is
reliant on the continued success of SSP. Therefore, the
committee encourages the Administrator to ensure its continued
success by prioritizing efforts to bolster the stockpile
stewardship program and by ensuring design decisions made with
regard to future life extension programs will achieve
certification.
W93 warhead program
The committee notes that the Department of Defense and
Department of Energy are proposing to begin work on a warhead
program, previously called the Next Navy Warhead, now called
the W93. The committee has received unclassified and classified
testimony with regard to the details of this warhead, and why
the National Nuclear Security Administration is developing it
earlier than planned. However, the committee notes that
important details about this program are classified, unlike all
other life-extension programs. Key benchmarks by which the
committee measures and oversees program performance, need, and
schedule, such as first production unit, are classified. The
committee encourages both the Department of Defense and
Department of Energy to consider updating and altering such
guidance, while protecting national security and the national
security information of our allies, to ensure that Congress and
the public can have an informed debate with regard to the
nation's approach to nuclear deterrence. The committee further
encourages the Department of Defense and Department of Energy
to more fully explain the rationale, need, and requirements of
this warhead in greater depth.
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Comptroller General review of safeguards
The committee notes the importance of maintaining a robust
and capable safeguards program at International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA). In implementing its safeguards mission, IAEA
faces a number of continuing and emerging challenges that could
further burden or dilute the safeguards program's resources.
These include the continued expansion of nuclear power
worldwide, growth in nuclear material stockpiles, the
development of new advanced reactors concepts that will utilize
new fuel types and technologies, and the potential emergence of
new nuclear fuel reprocessing programs in Asia. Additionally,
IAEA could be asked to monitor and verify any potential future
denuclearization initiative with North Korea and possibly
intensify inspections of Iran's nuclear program.
The Department of Energy provides vital assistance to the
IAEA in developing its safeguards approaches, staff and
expertise, technologies, and other resources. Many of these
efforts are led by National Nuclear Security Administration's
(NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
The committee therefore directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct a review of the assistance
provided by the Department of Energy and NNSA to the IAEA's
safeguards programs, and other U.S. agencies' contributions as
appropriate. Specifically, the committee expects GAO's review
to provide information on:
(1) the lessons NNSA has learned from IAEA inspections in
Iran and what other key challenges it has identified to its
safeguards mission over the next decade,
(2) the various forms and sources of assistance provided to
IAEA safeguards by the Department of Energy;
(3) how NNSA assistance is coordinated with or augmented by
other relevant agencies;
(4) how NNSA prioritize IAEA requests for assistance; and
(5) how effective has assistance provided by the Department
of Energy, NNSA, and other agencies been in strengthening
safeguards approaches, technologies, staff, and other
resources, and where are the continuing gaps or issues of
concern.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
January 30, 2021, on the Comptroller General's preliminary
findings and to submit a final report on a date agreed to at
the time of the briefing.
Incident at Harborview Research and Training Facility
The committee notes the release of the Joint Investigation
Report on the breach of the sealed source and resultant
contamination of personnel, observers, the Harborview Research
and Training Facility and local environment that occurred in
May 2019. The report concluded that ``[t]his event was
preventable. It was the result of weak and partially
implemented processes within the Department of Energy, Triad,
and INIS.'' The committee notes the National Nuclear Security
Administration's (NNSA) efforts to understand the causes of
this incident and to ensure that any and all remediation
necessary is completed in a safe and timely manner, and the
committee emphasizes the need and to improve oversight and
accountability at the subcontractor, contractor, and Federal
levels.
Therefore, the committee directs the Administrator of the
National Nuclear Security Administration to provide a briefing
to the House Committee on Armed Services not later than October
30, 2020, on the report and remediation activities. The
briefing shall include the following elements:
(1) NNSA's efforts and progress in implementing findings
and recommendations of the report;
(2) status of remediation efforts and timelines for
completion;
(3) total costs expected to complete remediation;
(4) any actions taken to ensure accountability for the
incident at the subcontractor, contractor, and Federal levels,
and any barriers to doing so; and
(5) any other lessons learned to reduce the risk of another
incident, and to improve safety and emergency planning.
Federal Salaries and Expenses
Financial Integration
The committee recognizes the National Nuclear Security
Administration's (NNSA) progress in implementing financial
integration across the nuclear security enterprise. Based on
recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports, it
appears that NNSA is making progress in implementing a common
work breakdown structure. The committee continues to believe
that it is important for NNSA to fully implement a common work
breakdown structure that includes infrastructure costs so NNSA
and the committee can better understand the total costs of
NNSA's programs.
Environmental and Other Defense Activities
Defense Environmental Cleanup
Comptroller General review of Environmental Management
The committee notes that having strong leadership and a
strategic long-term plan will be key to the Department of
Energy's success in managing its environmental liabilities. The
Government Accountability Office has made numerous
recommendations to improve Environmental Management (EM)
planning. Having the right staff with the right skills is a
fundamental first step for EM to effectively address its
liabilities and mission goals.
Further, the committee notes that instability in its
leadership and organizational structure has limited the
capacity of EM to carry out its mission. Since 1991, EM has had
nine different assistant secretaries and nine Acting Assistant
Secretaries or Senior Advisors. In the past 5 years, the
average length of service for EM leadership is 1 year. In
addition, EM has been moved under four different Under
Secretaries in the past 15 years.
Considering this lack of continuity in its leadership and
in position within the Department of Energy, the committee
directs the Comptroller General of the United States to
undertake a review of EM's capacity to carry out its enduring
mission. Specifically, the review should include consideration
of:
(1) what are the key elements in EM's mission to manage
environmental cleanup and address environmental liabilities,
and how has EM's mission changed since its creation;
(2) to what extent has the Department of Energy provided EM
sufficient capacity and ensured leadership stability to carry
out its mission; and
(3) to what extent do current and former Department of
Energy and EM leaders believe EM has had sufficient capacity
and leadership stability to carry out its mission?
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services by
November 1, 2020, on the Comptroller General's preliminary
findings and to submit a final report on a date agreed to at
the time of the briefing.
Other Defense Activities
Advanced Computer Tools to Identify Classified Information
The committee notes the Department of Energy's efforts to
increase automation with regard to classification in order to
decrease the risk of inadvertent release of classification, as
well as increased efficiency. The committee notes that such
tools are also necessary to reduce the backlog of information
awaiting declassification. In particular, the committee is
encouraged by the Department's effort to ensure the Advanced
Computer Tools to Identify Classified Information (ACTICI)
initiative is funded and successful. Therefore, the committee
directs the Director of the Office of Classification to provide
a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not later
than August 1, 2020, on the ACTICI program. The briefing should
include:
(1) the goals of the program;
(2) options and strategies for leveraging other tools and
processes developed both within and outside government to
increase efficiency and reliability of the mission;
(3) timelines for implementing such tools; and
(4) options for accelerating or expanding the program
beyond current scope.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations
Section 3101--National Nuclear Security Administration
This section would authorize appropriations for the
National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of
Energy for fiscal year 2021 at the levels specified in the
funding table in division D of this Act.
Section 3102--Defense Environmental Cleanup
This section would authorize appropriations for defense
environmental cleanup for the Department of Energy for fiscal
year 2021 at the levels specified in the funding table in
division D of this Act.
Section 3103--Other Defense Activities
This section would authorize appropriations for other
defense activities for the Department of Energy for fiscal year
2021 at the levels specified in the funding table in division D
of this Act.
Section 3104--Nuclear Energy
This section would authorize appropriations for nuclear
energy for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2021 at the
levels specified in the funding table in division D of this
Act.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, Limitations, and
Other Matters
Section 3111--Nuclear Warhead Acquisition Processes
This section would require the Administrator of the
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to ensure the
National Laboratories engage in peer review of proposed designs
of nuclear weapons and include the production facilities in
such design reviews. The section would update requirements with
respect to selected acquisition reports and independent cost
estimates of the NNSA. The section would also include a number
of reporting requirements of the Administrator, the Commander
of U.S. Strategic Command, and the Director of the Cost
Estimation and Program Evaluation.
Section 3112--Uncosted and Unobligated Amounts of National Nuclear
Security Administration
This section would require the National Nuclear Security
Administration to report in the President's annual budget
request, for the next 5 fiscal years, uncosted and unobligated
balances by program element and the year in which the funds
were appropriated.
Section 3113--Extension of Limitation Relating to Reclassification of
High-Level Waste
This section would extend by 1 year the prohibition on the
Department of Energy to reclassify high level waste in the
state of Washington.
Section 3114--Extension of Pilot Program on Unavailability for Overhead
Costs of Amounts Specified for Laboratory-Directed Research and
Development
This section would amend section 3119 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``four'' and inserting
``five'' to extend a pilot program, and in subsection (d), by
striking ``February 15, 2020'' and inserting ``December 31,
2020'' regarding a report from the Nuclear Security
Administrator.
Section 3115--Plutonium Pit Production
This section would require an independent cost assessment
of the Savannah River Plutonium Pit Production Facility and
include a percent confidence rating regarding the cost and
schedule for the plan. Should the confidence percentage be
below 90 percent, the Secretary of Energy and Commander of U.S.
Strategic Command would be required to complete reports
regarding the facility and the pit production requirement.
Section 3116--Program for Research and Development of Advanced Naval
Nuclear Fuel System Based on Low-Enriched Uranium
This section would require the Nuclear Security
Administrator to establish, not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, a program to assess the
viability of using low-enriched uranium in naval nuclear
propulsion reactors, including such reactors located on
aircraft carriers and submarines, that meet the requirements of
the Navy. It would require activities including down-blending
of high-enriched uranium into low-enriched uranium;
manufacturing of candidate advanced low-enriched uranium fuels;
irradiation tests and post-irradiation examination of these
fuels; and modification or procurement of equipment and
infrastructure relating to such activities. It would also
require the Administrator to submit a plan no later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, outlining the
activities the Administrator will carry out under the program,
including the funding requirements associated with developing a
low-enriched uranium fuel.
Section 3117--Independent Study on Effects of Use of Nuclear Weapons
This section would require the Administrator of the
National Nuclear Security Administration to enter into contract
with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine to study the effects of nuclear use under specific
scenarios.
Section 3118--Reports on Diversity of Certain Contractor Employees of
National Nuclear Security Administration
This section would require the Administrator of the
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees on an annual
basis through 2022 regarding diversity in hiring and retention
at the NNSA's laboratories plants and sites. This section would
also require the reports to be published on the Department of
Energy website. This section also contains the sense of
Congress on the importance of hiring a highly educated and
diverse workforce as NNSA increases its workload in order to
meet modernization requirements.
Section 3119--Findings, Purpose, and Apology Relating to Fallout
Emitted During the Government's Atmospheric Nuclear Tests
This section would amend section 2(a)(10) of the Radiation
Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101-426) to include New
Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Texas, Wyoming, Oregon,
Washington, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nevada, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands to the list of states and territories
receiving a congressional apology.
Section 3120--Sense of Congress regarding Uranium Mining and Nuclear
Testing
This section would express the sense of Congress that the
United States should compensate and recognize all of the
miners, workers, downwinders, and others suffering from the
effects of uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out
during the Cold War.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the Department of Energy
The committee notes the importance of the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board's independent oversight of defense
nuclear facilities, and its value in protecting public health
and safety at such defense facilities, including with respect
to the health and safety of employees and contractors at such
facilities. The committee is encouraged by the Department of
Energy's (DOE) efforts to revise DOE Order 140.1 in order to
ensure it complies with section 3202 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). The
committee further encourages the Department to work to solve
all existing points of disagreement between the Board and the
Department with respect to the provision of and access to
information. With regard to access to information, the intent
of section 3202 of Public Law 116-92 was to ensure the Board
maintained its long-held access to all information related to
safety and public health, including pre-decisional information.
In some cases, such as the nuclear explosive safety meetings,
the Board has long attended such meetings and the committee
encourages the Department to continue to allow Board staff to
attend.
Additionally, the committee notes that given the increases
in workload, construction, and workforce defense nuclear
facilities are experiencing, the Board's work is only
increasing in importance. Finally, the committee encourages the
Secretary of Energy and the Department to recognize that the
Board does not exist to merely provide advice, but conducts
investigations and evaluations, issues recommendations, and has
the additional authority to impose reporting requirements on
the Secretary of Energy per section 2286(b) of title 42, United
States Code.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 3201--Authorization
This section would authorize $28,836,000 for the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 3401--Authorization of Appropriations
This section would authorize $13,006,000 for fiscal year
2021 for operation and maintenance of the Naval Petroleum
Reserves.
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Commercial Design Options for Sealift Recapitalization
The committee notes that the strategic sealift force can
only generate 65 percent of the Department of Defense's
required capacity and faces an imminent decline in capacity as
obsolete ships are retired. The committee continues to believe
that the most cost-effective and time-sensitive strategy for
acquiring a new domestically built sealift ship is through a
commercial model that focuses on mature designs. The committee
believes the Navy should focus on maximizing commercial design
criteria where possible and limit the amount of military
specifications. The Maritime Administration has been utilizing
a commercial-style contracting process for the acquisition of
the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV). The
committee strongly encourages the Secretary of the Navy to
coordinate closely with the Maritime Administrator in order to
leverage lessons learned from the NSMV process and ultimately
develop a similar acquisition strategy for sealift
recapitalization. Based on the authorities granted by Congress
such as incremental funding, the committee believes that the
Navy could acquire a new-construction ship without overly
disrupting the Navy shipbuilding account and still meet the
2026 delivery mandate.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy,
in coordination with the Maritime Administrator, to provide a
briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives not later than September 1, 2020, on what
progress the Navy has made in developing an acquisition
strategy for sealift recapitalization that maximizes commercial
designs and contracting best practices.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Maritime Administration
Section 3501--Authorization of the Maritime Administration
This section would authorize appropriations for the
national security aspects of the Maritime Administration for
fiscal year 2021.
Section 3502--Sense of Congress regarding Role of Domestic Maritime
Industry in National Security
This section would express the sense of the Congress
regarding the role of the domestic maritime industry in
national security.
Section 3503--Nonapplicability of Requirement Relating to Minimum
Number of Operating Days for Vessels Operating under MSP Operating
Agreements
This section would waive the minimum number of operating
days required for vessels operating under maritime security
program agreements.
Section 3504--Improvements to Process for Waiving Navigation and
Vessel-Inspection Laws
This section would improve and tighten both the waiver and
vessel inspection process currently in place under the Merchant
Marine Act of 1920.
Subtitle B--Tanker Security Fleet
Section 3511--Tanker Security Fleet
This section would amend part C of subtitle V of title 46,
United States Code, to authorize the establishment of a Tanker
Security Program in order to provide a fleet of 10 United
States flagged tanker vessels.
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES
Section 4001--Authorization of Amounts in Funding Tables
This section would provide for the allocation of funds
among programs, projects, and activities in accordance with the
tables in division D of this Act, subject to reprogramming
guidance in accordance with established procedures.
Consistent with the previously expressed views of the
committee, this section would also require that a decision by
an agency head to commit, obligate, or expend funds to a
specific entity on the basis of such funding tables be based on
merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the
requirements of section 2304(k) and section 2374 of title 10,
United States Code, and other applicable provisions of law.
SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021
(In Thousands of Dollars)
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DISCRETIONARY AUTHORIZATIONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
National Defense Funding, Base Budget Request
Function 051, Department of Defense-Military
Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations
Title I--Procurement
Aircraft Procurement, Army................................. 3,074,594 192,800 3,267,394
Missile Procurement, Army.................................. 3,491,507 -88,750 3,402,757
Weapons & Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army.................... 3,696,740 219,298 3,916,038
Procurement of Ammunition, Army............................ 2,777,716 82,500 2,860,216
Other Procurement, Army.................................... 8,625,206 -337,067 8,288,139
Aircraft Procurement, Navy................................. 17,127,378 1,170,700 18,298,078
Weapons Procurement, Navy.................................. 4,884,995 -75,300 4,809,695
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy & Marine Corps............. 883,602 -39,842 843,760
Shipbuilding & Conversion, Navy............................ 19,902,757 2,421,700 22,324,457
Other Procurement, Navy.................................... 10,948,518 -712,500 10,236,018
Procurement, Marine Corps.................................. 2,903,976 56,583 2,960,559
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force............................ 17,908,145 -674,400 17,233,745
Missile Procurement, Air Force............................. 2,396,417 2,396,417
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force....................... 596,338 596,338
Other Procurement, Air Force............................... 23,695,720 -77,535 23,618,185
Procurement, Space Force................................... 2,446,064 -38,000 2,408,064
Procurement, Defense-Wide.................................. 5,324,487 60,500 5,384,987
Subtotal, Title I--Procurement............................. 130,684,160 2,160,687 132,844,847
Title II--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army............. 12,587,343 -204,437 12,382,906
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy............. 21,427,048 -308,100 21,118,948
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force........ 37,391,826 -324,489 37,067,337
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Space Force...... 10,327,595 86,889 10,414,484
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide..... 24,280,891 1,014,972 25,295,863
Operational Test & Evaluation, Defense..................... 210,090 210,090
Subtotal, Title II--Research, Development, Test and 106,224,793 264,835 106,489,628
Evaluation................................................
Title III--Operation and Maintenance
Operation & Maintenance, Army.............................. 40,312,968 -123,232 40,189,736
Operation & Maintenance, Army Reserve...................... 2,934,717 -4,041 2,930,676
Operation & Maintenance, Army National Guard............... 7,420,014 -3,678 7,416,336
Operation & Maintenance, Navy.............................. 49,692,742 -1,201,302 48,491,440
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps...................... 7,328,607 -319,729 7,008,878
Operation & Maintenance, Navy Reserve...................... 1,127,046 -2,897 1,124,149
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve.............. 284,656 67 284,723
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force......................... 34,750,597 -315,205 34,435,392
Operation & Maintenance, Space Force....................... 2,531,294 -5,400 2,525,894
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force Reserve................. 3,350,284 15,015 3,365,299
Operation & Maintenance, Air National Guard................ 6,753,642 37,693 6,791,335
Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide...................... 38,649,079 275,634 38,924,713
US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, Defense.......... 15,211 15,211
DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Fund................. 58,181 140,320 198,501
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid.............. 109,900 109,900
Cooperative Threat Reduction............................... 238,490 135,200 373,690
Environmental Restoration.................................. 1,073,068 50,000 1,123,068
Undistributed.............................................. 0 -1,455,870 -1,455,870
Subtotal, Title III--Operation and Maintenance............. 196,630,496 -2,777,425 193,853,071
Title IV--Military Personnel
Military Personnel Appropriations.......................... 150,524,104 -1,139,800 149,384,304
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions........ 8,372,741 8,372,741
Subtotal, Title IV--Military Personnel..................... 158,896,845 -1,139,800 157,757,045
Title XIV--Other Authorizations
Working Capital Fund, Army................................. 56,717 56,717
Working Capital Fund, Air Force............................ 95,712 95,712
Working Capital Fund, DECA................................. 1,146,660 1,146,660
Working Capital Fund, Defense-Wide......................... 49,821 49,821
National Defense Sealift Fund.............................. 0 541,405 541,405
Chemical Agents & Munitions Destruction.................... 889,500 -13,000 876,500
Drug Interdiction and Counter Drug Activities.............. 769,629 769,629
Office of the Inspector General............................ 371,439 16,257 387,696
Defense Health Program..................................... 32,690,372 51,200 32,741,572
Subtotal, Title XIV--Other Authorizations.................. 36,069,850 595,862 36,665,712
Total, Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations.... 628,506,144 -895,841 627,610,303
Division B: Military Construction Authorizations
Military Construction
Army....................................................... 650,336 65,500 715,836
Navy....................................................... 1,975,606 -299,092 1,676,514
Air Force.................................................. 767,132 -105,883 661,249
Defense-Wide............................................... 2,027,520 46,240 2,073,760
NATO Security Investment Program........................... 173,030 173,030
Army National Guard........................................ 321,437 15,735 337,172
Army Reserve............................................... 88,337 2,500 90,837
Navy and Marine Corps Reserve.............................. 70,995 70,995
Air National Guard......................................... 64,214 64,214
Air Force Reserve.......................................... 23,117 23,117
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund..................... 600 600
Subtotal, Military Construction............................ 6,162,324 -275,000 5,887,324
Family Housing
Construction, Army......................................... 119,400 119,400
Operation & Maintenance, Army.............................. 367,142 25,000 392,142
Construction, Navy and Marine Corps........................ 42,897 42,897
Operation & Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps............. 346,493 50,000 396,493
Construction, Air Force.................................... 97,214 97,214
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force......................... 317,021 60,000 377,021
Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide...................... 54,728 54,728
Improvement Fund........................................... 5,897 5,897
Subtotal, Family Housing................................... 1,350,792 135,000 1,485,792
Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure--Army......................... 66,060 40,000 106,060
Base Realignment and Closure--Navy......................... 125,165 100,000 225,165
Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force.................... 109,222 109,222
Subtotal, Base Realignment and Closure..................... 300,447 140,000 440,447
Total, Division B: Military Construction Authorizations.... 7,813,563 0 7,813,563
Total, 051, Department of Defense-Military................. 636,319,707 -895,841 635,423,866
Division C: Department of Energy National Security Authorization and Other Authorizations
Function 053, Atomic Energy Defense Activities
Environmental and Other Defense Activities
Nuclear Energy............................................. 137,800 137,800
Weapons Activities......................................... 15,602,000 15,602,000
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation........................... 2,031,000 80,000 2,111,000
Naval Reactors............................................. 1,684,000 1,684,000
Federal Salaries and Expenses.............................. 454,000 454,000
Defense Environmental Cleanup.............................. 4,983,608 790,100 5,773,708
Other Defense Activities................................... 1,054,727 -155,438 899,289
Subtotal, Environmental and Other Defense Activities....... 25,947,135 714,662 26,661,797
Independent Federal Agency Authorization
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.................... 28,836 28,836
Subtotal, Independent Federal Agency Authorization......... 28,836 0 28,836
Subtotal, 053, Atomic Energy Defense Activities............ 25,975,971 714,662 26,690,633
Function 054, Defense-Related Activities
Other Agency Authorizations
Maritime Security Program.................................. 314,008 180,000 494,008
Subtotal, Independent Federal Agency Authorization......... 314,008 180,000 494,008
Subtotal, 054, Defense-Related Activities.................. 314,008 180,000 494,008
Subtotal, Division C: Department of Energy National 26,289,979 894,662 27,184,641
Security Authorization and Other Authorizations...........
Total, National Defense Funding, Base Budget Request....... 662,609,686 -1,179 662,608,507
National Defense Funding, Overseas Contingency Operations
Function 051, Department of Defense-Military
Procurement
Aircraft Procurement, Army................................. 461,080 -4,800 456,280
Missile Procurement, Army.................................. 881,592 881,592
Weapons & Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army.................... 15,225 15,225
Procurement of Ammunition, Army............................ 110,668 110,668
Other Procurement, Army.................................... 924,077 924,077
Aircraft Procurement, Navy................................. 33,241 33,241
Weapons Procurement, Navy.................................. 5,572 5,572
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy & Marine Corps............. 95,942 95,942
Other Procurement, Navy.................................... 343,526 343,526
Procurement, Marine Corps.................................. 47,963 47,963
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force............................ 569,155 17,400 586,555
Missile Procurement, Air Force............................. 223,772 223,772
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force....................... 802,455 802,455
Other Procurement, Air Force............................... 355,339 355,339
Procurement, Defense-Wide.................................. 258,491 45,100 303,591
National Guard & Reserve Equipment......................... 0 150,000 150,000
Subtotal, Procurement...................................... 5,128,098 207,700 5,335,798
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army............. 182,824 182,824
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy............. 59,562 59,562
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force........ 5,304 5,304
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide..... 82,818 82,818
Subtotal, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation....... 330,508 0 330,508
Operation and Maintenance
Operation & Maintenance, Army.............................. 17,137,754 -1,353,824 15,783,930
Operation & Maintenance, Army Reserve...................... 33,399 33,399
Operation & Maintenance, Army National Guard............... 79,792 79,792
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund........................... 4,015,612 -500,000 3,515,612
Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund.......................... 845,000 -145,000 700,000
Operation & Maintenance, Navy.............................. 10,700,305 928,794 11,629,099
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps...................... 1,102,600 400,000 1,502,600
Operation & Maintenance, Navy Reserve...................... 21,492 21,492
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve.............. 8,707 8,707
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force......................... 17,930,020 486,330 18,416,350
Operation & Maintenance, Space Force....................... 77,115 77,115
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force Reserve................. 30,090 30,090
Operation & Maintenance, Air National Guard................ 175,642 175,642
Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide...................... 6,022,254 -274,000 5,748,254
Ukraine Security Assistance................................ 250,000 250,000
Subtotal, Operation and Maintenance........................ 58,179,782 -207,700 57,972,082
Military Personnel
Military Personnel Appropriations.......................... 4,602,593 4,602,593
Subtotal, Military Personnel............................... 4,602,593 0 4,602,593
Other Authorizations
Working Capital Fund, Army................................. 20,090 20,090
Office of the Inspector General............................ 24,069 24,069
Defense Health Program..................................... 365,098 365,098
Subtotal, Title XIV--Other Authorizations.................. 409,257 0 409,257
Military Construction
Army....................................................... 15,873 15,873
Navy....................................................... 70,020 70,020
Air Force.................................................. 263,869 263,869
Subtotal, Military Construction............................ 349,762 0 349,762
Subtotal, 051, Department of Defense-Military.............. 69,000,000 0 69,000,000
Total, National Defense Funding, Overseas Contingency 69,000,000 0 69,000,000
Operations Funding........................................
Total, National Defense.................................... 731,609,686 -1,179 731,608,507
MEMORANDUM: NON-DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS..................... 83,306 83,306
Title XIV--Armed Forces Retirement Home (Function 600)..... 70,300 70,300
Title XXXIV--Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves 13,006 13,006
(Function 270)............................................
MEMORANDUM: TRANSFER AUTHORITIES (NON-ADD)
Title X--General Transfer Authority........................ [4,000,000]
Title XV--Special Transfer Authority....................... [2,500,000]
MEMORANDUM: DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS NOT UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE (NON-ADD)
Defense Production Act..................................... 181,931
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NATIONAL DEFENSE BUDGET AUTHORITY IMPLICATION
(In Thousands of Dollars)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2021 House
Request House Change Authorized
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Summary, Discretionary Authorizations Within the Jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee
SUBTOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (051)........................... 636,319,707 -895,841 635,423,866
SUBTOTAL, ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROGRAMS (053).................. 25,975,971 714,662 26,690,633
SUBTOTAL, DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES (054)...................... 314,008 180,000 494,008
TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE (050)--BASE BILL........................ 662,609,686 -1,179 662,608,507
TOTAL, OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.......................... 69,000,000 69,000,000
GRAND TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE................................... 731,609,686 -1,179 731,608,507
Scoring adjustments
Transfers to non-Defense budget functions already credited to -152,000 -152,000
050 by OMB.....................................................
Subtotal, Scoring Adjustments................................... -152,000 -152,000
Base National Defense Discretionary Programs that are Not In the Jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee or
Do Not Require Additional Authorization (CBO Estimates)
Defense Production Act Purchases................................ 181,931 181,931
Indefinite Account: Disposal Of DOD Real Property............... 9,739 9,739
Indefinite Account: Lease Of DOD Real Property.................. 32,623 32,623
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 051............................... 224,293 224,293
Other Discretionary Programs.................................... 8,811,000 8,811,000
Adjustments for revised BCA caps................................ 6,000 6,000
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 054............................... 9,131,008 9,131,008
Total Defense Discretionary Adjustments (050)................... 9,203,301 9,203,301
Budget Authority Implication, National Defense Discretionary
Department of Defense--Military (051)........................... 705,392,000 -895,841 704,496,159
Atomic Energy Defense Activities (053).......................... 25,975,971 714,662 26,690,633
Defense-Related Activities (054)................................ 9,131,008 180,000 9,311,008
Total BA Implication, National Defense Discretionary............ 740,498,979 -1,179 740,497,800
National Defense Mandatory Programs, Current Law (CBO Baseline)
Concurrent receipt accrual payments to the Military Retirement 9,799,000 9,799,000
Fund...........................................................
Revolving, trust and other DOD Mandatory........................ 1,833,000 1,833,000
Offsetting receipts............................................. -1,989,000 -1,989,000
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 051............................... 9,643,000 9,643,000
Energy employees occupational illness compensation programs and 1,682,000 1,682,000
other..........................................................
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 053............................... 1,682,000 1,682,000
Radiation exposure compensation trust fund...................... 61,000 61,000
Payment to CIA retirement fund and other........................ 514,000 514,000
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 054............................... 575,000 575,000
Total National Defense Mandatory (050).......................... 11,900,000 11,900,000
Budget Authority Implication, National Defense Discretionary and Mandatory
Department of Defense--Military (051)........................... 715,035,000 -895,841 714,139,159
Atomic Energy Defense Activities (053).......................... 27,657,971 714,662 28,372,633
Defense-Related Activities (054)................................ 9,706,008 180,000 9,886,008
Total BA Implication, National Defense Discretionary and 752,398,979 -1,179 752,397,800
Mandatory......................................................
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TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2021 Request House Change House Authorized
Line Item ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost
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AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
FIXED WING
002 MQ-1 UAV....... 75,000 75,000
Additional [75,000]
aircraft.
003 FUTURE UAS 1,100 1,100
FAMILY.
004 RQ-11 (RAVEN).. 20,851 20,851
ROTARY
007 AH-64 APACHE 50 792,027 50 792,027
BLOCK IIIA
REMAN.
008 AH-64 APACHE 169,460 169,460
BLOCK IIIA
REMAN AP.
011 UH-60 BLACKHAWK 36 742,998 -17,700 36 725,298
M MODEL (MYP).
Unjustified [-17,700]
costs.
012 UH-60 BLACKHAWK 87,427 87,427
M MODEL (MYP)
AP.
013 UH-60 BLACK 24 172,797 24 172,797
HAWK L AND V
MODELS.
014 CH-47 6 160,750 5 106,100 11 266,850
HELICOPTER.
Program [5] [136,000]
increase.
Unjustified [-29,900]
cost growth.
015 CH-47 18,372 29,000 47,372
HELICOPTER AP.
Program [29,000]
increase.
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
018 UNIVERSAL 7,509 7,509
GROUND CONTROL
EQUIPMENT
(UAS).
019 GRAY EAGLE 16,280 16,280
MODS2.
020 MULTI SENSOR 35,864 35,864
ABN RECON
(MIP).
021 AH-64 MODS..... 118,316 -5,100 113,216
Unjustified [-5,100]
cost
growth--M-
DSA.
022 CH-47 CARGO 15,548 15,548
HELICOPTER
MODS (MYP).
023 GRCS SEMA MODS 2,947 2,947
(MIP).
024 ARL SEMA MODS 9,598 9,598
(MIP).
025 EMARSS SEMA 2,452 2,452
MODS (MIP).
026 UTILITY/CARGO 13,868 13,868
AIRPLANE MODS.
027 UTILITY 25,842 5,500 31,342
HELICOPTER
MODS.
Program [5,500]
increase.
028 NETWORK AND 77,432 77,432
MISSION PLAN.
029 COMMS, NAV 101,355 101,355
SURVEILLANCE.
031 AVIATION 54,609 54,609
ASSURED PNT.
032 GATM ROLLUP.... 12,180 12,180
034 UAS MODS....... 4,204 4,204
GROUND SUPPORT
AVIONICS
035 AIRCRAFT 49,455 49,455
SURVIVABILITY
EQUIPMENT.
036 SURVIVABILITY 8,035 8,035
CM.
037 CMWS........... 10,567 10,567
038 COMMON INFRARED 120 237,467 120 237,467
COUNTERMEASURE
S (CIRCM).
OTHER SUPPORT
039 AVIONICS 1,789 1,789
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
040 COMMON GROUND 17,584 17,584
EQUIPMENT.
041 AIRCREW 48,265 48,265
INTEGRATED
SYSTEMS.
042 AIR TRAFFIC 26,408 26,408
CONTROL.
044 LAUNCHER, 2.75 2,256 2,256
ROCKET.
045 LAUNCHER GUIDED 8,982 8,982
MISSILE:
LONGBOW
HELLFIRE XM2.
TOTAL 236 3,074,594 5 192,800 241 3,267,394
AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMEN
T, ARMY.
MISSILE
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
SURFACE-TO-AIR
MISSILE SYSTEM
002 M-SHORAD-- 50 378,654 50 378,654
PROCUREMENT.
003 MSE MISSILE.... 122 603,188 122 603,188
004 PRECISION 30 49,941 -7,500 30 42,441
STRIKE MISSILE
(PRSM).
Contract [-7,500]
delay.
005 INDIRECT FIRE 106,261 -81,250 25,011
PROTECTION
CAPABILITY INC
2-I.
Army [-40,500]
identified
funds
excess to
need.
Funding [-40,750]
excess to
need.
AIR-TO-SURFACE
MISSILE SYSTEM
006 HELLFIRE SYS 428 91,225 428 91,225
SUMMARY.
007 JOINT AIR-TO- 657 213,397 657 213,397
GROUND MSLS
(JAGM).
008 LONG RANGE 45,307 45,307
PRECISION
MUNITION.
ANTI-TANK/
ASSAULT
MISSILE SYS
009 JAVELIN (AAWS- 773 190,325 773 190,325
M) SYSTEM
SUMMARY.
010 TOW 2 SYSTEM 1,405 121,074 1,405 121,074
SUMMARY.
011 GUIDED MLRS 5,384 850,157 5,384 850,157
ROCKET (GMLRS).
012 MLRS REDUCED 3,270 30,836 3,270 30,836
RANGE PRACTICE
ROCKETS (RRPR).
013 HIGH MOBILITY 5 41,226 5 41,226
ARTILLERY
ROCKET SYSTEM
(HIMARS.
MODIFICATIONS
016 PATRIOT MODS... 278,050 278,050
017 ATACMS MODS.... 141,690 141,690
020 AVENGER MODS... 13,942 13,942
021 ITAS/TOW MODS.. 5,666 5,666
022 MLRS MODS...... 310,419 310,419
023 HIMARS 6,081 6,081
MODIFICATIONS.
SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
024 SPARES AND 5,090 5,090
REPAIR PARTS.
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
025 AIR DEFENSE 8,978 8,978
TARGETS.
TOTAL 12,124 3,491,507 -88,750 12,124 3,402,757
MISSILE
PROCUREMEN
T, ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF
W&TCV, ARMY
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
002 ARMORED MULTI 32 192,971 -20,000 32 172,971
PURPOSE
VEHICLE (AMPV).
Prior year [-80,000]
carry-over.
Program [60,000]
increase.
MODIFICATION OF
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
004 STRYKER UPGRADE 154 847,212 60 335,840 214 1,183,052
CROWS-J [-39,160]
program
delay.
Program [60] [375,000]
increase--A
rmy UPL.
005 BRADLEY PROGRAM 493,109 -57,350 435,759
(MOD).
Prior year [-17,350]
carry-over.
UBIS early [-40,000]
to need.
006 M109 FOV 26,893 -5,000 21,893
MODIFICATIONS.
Prior year [-5,000]
carryover.
007 PALADIN 30 435,825 30 435,825
INTEGRATED
MANAGEMENT
(PIM).
009 ASSAULT BRIDGE 5,074 5,074
(MOD).
010 ASSAULT 4 19,500 4 19,500
BREACHER
VEHICLE.
011 M88 FOV MODS... 18,382 -5,300 13,082
Program [-5,300]
reduction.
012 JOINT ASSAULT 14 72,178 -10,300 14 61,878
BRIDGE.
Program [-10,300]
delay.
013 M1 ABRAMS TANK 392,013 -5,735 386,278
(MOD).
Prior year [-5,735]
carry-over.
014 ABRAMS UPGRADE 89 1,033,253 -12,857 89 1,020,396
PROGRAM.
Component [-3,480]
cost
savings.
Prior year [-9,377]
carry-over.
WEAPONS & OTHER
COMBAT
VEHICLES
016 MULTI-ROLE ANTI- 17,864 17,864
ARMOR ANTI-
PERSONNEL
WEAPON S.
018 MORTAR SYSTEMS. 10,288 10,288
019 XM320 GRENADE 5,969 5,969
LAUNCHER
MODULE (GLM).
020 PRECISION 10,137 10,137
SNIPER RIFLE.
021 COMPACT SEMI- 999 999
AUTOMATIC
SNIPER SYSTEM.
022 CARBINE........ 7,411 7,411
023 NEXT GENERATION 35,822 35,822
SQUAD WEAPON.
024 COMMON REMOTELY 24,534 24,534
OPERATED
WEAPONS
STATION.
025 HANDGUN........ 4,662 4,662
MOD OF WEAPONS
AND OTHER
COMBAT VEH
026 MK-19 GRENADE 6,444 6,444
MACHINE GUN
MODS.
027 M777 MODS...... 10,983 10,983
028 M4 CARBINE MODS 4,824 4,824
031 M240 MEDIUM 6,385 6,385
MACHINE GUN
MODS.
032 SNIPER RIFLES 1,898 1,898
MODIFICATIONS.
033 M119 2,009 2,009
MODIFICATIONS.
034 MORTAR 1,689 1,689
MODIFICATION.
035 MODIFICATIONS 2,604 2,604
LESS THAN
$5.0M (WOCV-
WTCV).
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
036 ITEMS LESS THAN 2,763 2,763
$5.0M (WOCV-
WTCV).
037 PRODUCTION BASE 3,045 3,045
SUPPORT (WOCV-
WTCV).
TOTAL 323 3,696,740 60 219,298 383 3,916,038
PROCUREMEN
T OF
W&TCV,
ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION,
ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM
CAL AMMUNITION
001 CTG, 5.56MM, 68,472 68,472
ALL TYPES.
002 CTG, 7.62MM, 109,933 109,933
ALL TYPES.
003 NEXT GENERATION 11,988 11,988
SQUAD WEAPON
AMMUNITION.
004 CTG, HANDGUN, 853 853
ALL TYPES.
005 CTG, .50 CAL, 58,280 58,280
ALL TYPES.
006 CTG, 20MM, ALL 31,708 31,708
TYPES.
007 CTG, 25MM, ALL 9,111 9,111
TYPES.
008 CTG, 30MM, ALL 58,172 58,172
TYPES.
009 CTG, 40MM, ALL 114,638 114,638
TYPES.
MORTAR
AMMUNITION
010 60MM MORTAR, 31,222 31,222
ALL TYPES.
011 81MM MORTAR, 42,857 42,857
ALL TYPES.
012 120MM MORTAR, 107,762 107,762
ALL TYPES.
TANK AMMUNITION
013 CARTRIDGES, 233,444 233,444
TANK, 105MM
AND 120MM, ALL
TYPES.
ARTILLERY
AMMUNITION
014 ARTILLERY 35,963 35,963
CARTRIDGES,
75MM & 105MM,
ALL TYPES.
015 ARTILLERY 293,692 -10,000 283,692
PROJECTILE,
155MM, ALL
TYPES.
Program [-10,000]
delays.
016 PROJ 155MM 597 69,159 597 69,159
EXTENDED RANGE
M982.
017 ARTILLERY 232,913 232,913
PROPELLANTS,
FUZES AND
PRIMERS, ALL.
MINES
018 MINES & 65,278 -2,500 62,778
CLEARING
CHARGES, ALL
TYPES.
Program [-2,500]
decrease.
019 CLOSE TERRAIN 4,995 -2,000 2,995
SHAPING
OBSTACLE.
Program [-2,000]
reduction.
ROCKETS
020 SHOULDER 69,112 -7,500 61,612
LAUNCHED
MUNITIONS, ALL
TYPES.
Prior year [-7,500]
carryover.
021 ROCKET, HYDRA 125,915 125,915
70, ALL TYPES.
OTHER
AMMUNITION
022 CAD/PAD, ALL 8,891 8,891
TYPES.
023 DEMOLITION 54,043 54,043
MUNITIONS, ALL
TYPES.
024 GRENADES, ALL 28,931 28,931
TYPES.
025 SIGNALS, ALL 27,036 27,036
TYPES.
026 SIMULATORS, ALL 10,253 10,253
TYPES.
MISCELLANEOUS
027 AMMO 3,476 3,476
COMPONENTS,
ALL TYPES.
029 ITEMS LESS THAN 10,569 10,569
$5 MILLION
(AMMO).
030 AMMUNITION 12,338 12,338
PECULIAR
EQUIPMENT.
031 FIRST 15,908 15,908
DESTINATION
TRANSPORTATION
(AMMO).
032 CLOSEOUT 99 99
LIABILITIES.
PRODUCTION BASE
SUPPORT
033 INDUSTRIAL 592,224 104,500 696,724
FACILITIES.
Program [104,500]
increase.
034 CONVENTIONAL 235,112 235,112
MUNITIONS
DEMILITARIZATI
ON.
035 ARMS INITIATIVE 3,369 3,369
TOTAL 597 2,777,716 82,500 597 2,860,216
PROCUREMEN
T OF
AMMUNITION
, ARMY.
OTHER
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
TACTICAL
VEHICLES
001 TACTICAL 12,986 12,986
TRAILERS/DOLLY
SETS.
002 SEMITRAILERS, 31,443 31,443
FLATBED:.
003 SEMITRAILERS, 17,082 17,082
TANKERS.
004 HI MOB MULTI- 44,795 44,795
PURP WHLD VEH
(HMMWV).
005 GROUND MOBILITY 37,932 37,932
VEHICLES (GMV).
008 JOINT LIGHT 894,414 894,414
TACTICAL
VEHICLE FAMILY
OF VEHICL.
009 TRUCK, DUMP, 29,368 29,368
20T (CCE).
010 FAMILY OF 95,092 95,092
MEDIUM
TACTICAL VEH
(FMTV).
011 FAMILY OF COLD 999 999
WEATHER ALL-
TERRAIN
VEHICLE (C.
012 FIRETRUCKS & 27,687 27,687
ASSOCIATED
FIREFIGHTING
EQUIP.
014 PLS ESP........ 21,969 21,969
015 HVY EXPANDED 65,635 67,000 132,635
MOBILE
TACTICAL TRUCK
EXT SERV.
Program [67,000]
increase.
016 HMMWV 5,927 5,927
RECAPITALIZATI
ON PROGRAM.
017 TACTICAL 36,497 36,497
WHEELED
VEHICLE
PROTECTION
KITS.
018 MODIFICATION OF 114,977 114,977
IN SVC EQUIP.
NON-TACTICAL
VEHICLES
020 PASSENGER 1,246 1,246
CARRYING
VEHICLES.
021 NONTACTICAL 19,870 19,870
VEHICLES,
OTHER.
COMM--JOINT
COMMUNICATIONS
022 SIGNAL 160,469 -10,000 150,469
MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM.
Unit cost [-10,000]
growth.
023 TACTICAL 360,379 -22,500 337,879
NETWORK
TECHNOLOGY MOD
IN SVC.
Program [-10,000]
delays.
Unit cost [-12,500]
growth.
024 SITUATION 63,396 63,396
INFORMATION
TRANSPORT.
026 JCSE EQUIPMENT 5,170 5,170
(USRDECOM).
COMM--SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
029 DEFENSE 101,498 101,498
ENTERPRISE
WIDEBAND
SATCOM SYSTEMS.
030 TRANSPORTABLE 72,450 -7,500 64,950
TACTICAL
COMMAND
COMMUNICATIONS.
Program [-7,500]
delays.
031 SHF TERM....... 13,173 13,173
032 ASSURED 134,928 134,928
POSITIONING,
NAVIGATION AND
TIMING.
033 SMART-T (SPACE) 8,611 8,611
034 GLOBAL BRDCST 8,191 8,191
SVC--GBS.
COMM--C3 SYSTEM
036 COE TACTICAL 94,871 94,871
SERVER
INFRASTRUCTURE
(TSI).
COMM--COMBAT
COMMUNICATIONS
037 HANDHELD 550,848 550,848
MANPACK SMALL
FORM FIT (HMS).
038 RADIO TERMINAL 8,237 8,237
SET, MIDS
LVT(2).
041 SPIDER FAMILY 13,967 -13,967 0
OF NETWORKED
MUNITIONS INCR.
Program [-13,967]
cancellatio
n.
043 UNIFIED COMMAND 19,579 19,579
SUITE.
044 COTS 94,156 94,156
COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT.
045 FAMILY OF MED 18,313 18,313
COMM FOR
COMBAT
CASUALTY CARE.
046 ARMY 51,480 51,480
COMMUNICATIONS
& ELECTRONICS.
COMM--INTELLIGE
NCE COMM
048 CI AUTOMATION 13,146 13,146
ARCHITECTURE
(MIP).
049 DEFENSE 5,624 5,624
MILITARY
DECEPTION
INITIATIVE.
INFORMATION
SECURITY
051 INFORMATION 4,596 4,596
SYSTEM
SECURITY
PROGRAM-ISSP.
052 COMMUNICATIONS 159,272 -10,000 149,272
SECURITY
(COMSEC).
Program [-10,000]
decrease.
053 DEFENSIVE CYBER 54,753 54,753
OPERATIONS.
054 INSIDER THREAT 1,760 1,760
PROGRAM--UNIT
ACTIVITY
MONITO.
056 ITEMS LESS THAN 260 260
$5M (INFO
SECURITY).
COMM--LONG HAUL
COMMUNICATIONS
057 BASE SUPPORT 29,761 29,761
COMMUNICATIONS.
COMM--BASE
COMMUNICATIONS
058 INFORMATION 147,696 147,696
SYSTEMS.
059 EMERGENCY 4,900 4,900
MANAGEMENT
MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM.
060 HOME STATION 15,227 15,227
MISSION
COMMAND
CENTERS
(HSMCC).
061 JOINT 3,177 3,177
INFORMATION
ENVIRONMENT
(JIE).
062 INSTALLATION 300,035 -20,000 280,035
INFO
INFRASTRUCTURE
MOD PROGRAM.
Unjustified [-20,000]
growth.
ELECT EQUIP--
TACT INT REL
ACT (TIARA)
065 JTT/CIBS-M 5,304 5,304
(MIP).
066 TERRESTRIAL 8,081 8,081
LAYER SYSTEMS
(TLS) (MIP).
068 DCGS-A (MIP)... 151,886 151,886
070 TROJAN (MIP)... 17,593 17,593
071 MOD OF IN-SVC 28,558 28,558
EQUIP (INTEL
SPT) (MIP).
073 BIOMETRIC 999 999
TACTICAL
COLLECTION
DEVICES (MIP).
ELECT EQUIP--
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (EW)
075 LIGHTWEIGHT 5,332 5,332
COUNTER MORTAR
RADAR.
076 EW PLANNING & 7,849 7,849
MANAGEMENT
TOOLS (EWPMT).
077 AIR VIGILANCE 8,160 8,160
(AV) (MIP).
079 MULTI-FUNCTION 8,669 8,669
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (MFEW)
SYST.
082 CI 300 300
MODERNIZATION
(MIP).
ELECT EQUIP--
TACTICAL SURV.
(TAC SURV)
083 SENTINEL MODS.. 58,884 58,884
084 NIGHT VISION 1,127,375 -230,000 897,375
DEVICES.
IVAS [-230,000]
reduction.
086 SMALL TACTICAL 13,954 13,954
OPTICAL RIFLE
MOUNTED MLRF.
088 INDIRECT FIRE 10,069 10,069
PROTECTION
FAMILY OF
SYSTEMS.
089 FAMILY OF 133,590 -18,500 115,090
WEAPON SIGHTS
(FWS).
Program [-18,500]
decrease.
091 JOINT BATTLE 243,850 -17,500 226,350
COMMAND--PLATF
ORM (JBC-P).
Program [-17,500]
delays.
092 JOINT EFFECTS 69,641 -19,100 50,541
TARGETING
SYSTEM (JETS).
Early to [-19,100]
need.
094 COMPUTER 7,509 7,509
BALLISTICS:
LHMBC XM32.
095 MORTAR FIRE 3,800 3,800
CONTROL SYSTEM.
096 MORTAR FIRE 7,292 7,292
CONTROL
SYSTEMS
MODIFICATIONS.
097 COUNTERFIRE 72,421 -1,000 71,421
RADARS.
Excess to [-1,000]
need.
ELECT EQUIP--
TACTICAL C2
SYSTEMS
098 ARMY COMMAND 49,947 49,947
POST
INTEGRATED
INFRASTRUCTURE
(.
099 FIRE SUPPORT C2 9,390 9,390
FAMILY.
100 AIR & MSL 47,374 47,374
DEFENSE
PLANNING &
CONTROL SYS.
101 IAMD BATTLE 201,587 -10,000 191,587
COMMAND SYSTEM.
Program [-10,000]
reduction.
102 LIFE CYCLE 4,495 4,495
SOFTWARE
SUPPORT (LCSS).
103 NETWORK 18,651 18,651
MANAGEMENT
INITIALIZATION
AND SERVICE.
105 GLOBAL COMBAT 2,792 2,792
SUPPORT SYSTEM-
ARMY (GCSS-A).
106 INTEGRATED 9,071 9,071
PERSONNEL AND
PAY SYSTEM-
ARMY (IPP.
107 RECONNAISSANCE 12,117 12,117
AND SURVEYING
INSTRUMENT SET.
108 MOD OF IN-SVC 3,004 2,000 5,004
EQUIPMENT
(ENFIRE).
Program [2,000]
increase.
ELECT EQUIP--
AUTOMATION
109 ARMY TRAINING 14,574 14,574
MODERNIZATION.
110 AUTOMATED DATA 140,619 140,619
PROCESSING
EQUIP.
111 GENERAL FUND 4,448 4,448
ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS
SYSTEMS FAM.
112 HIGH PERF 68,405 68,405
COMPUTING MOD
PGM (HPCMP).
113 CONTRACT 8,459 8,459
WRITING SYSTEM.
114 CSS 57,651 57,651
COMMUNICATIONS.
115 RESERVE 14,848 14,848
COMPONENT
AUTOMATION SYS
(RCAS).
ELECT EQUIP--
AUDIO VISUAL
SYS (A/V)
117 ITEMS LESS THAN 4,995 4,995
$5M (SURVEYING
EQUIPMENT).
ELECT EQUIP--
SUPPORT
119 BCT EMERGING 16,983 -8,000 8,983
TECHNOLOGIES.
Program [-8,000]
reduction.
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
19A CLASSIFIED 1,582 1,582
PROGRAMS.
CHEMICAL
DEFENSIVE
EQUIPMENT
123 CBRN DEFENSE... 28,456 28,456
124 SMOKE & 13,995 13,995
OBSCURANT
FAMILY: SOF
(NON AAO ITEM).
BRIDGING
EQUIPMENT
125 TACTICAL 10,545 10,545
BRIDGING.
126 TACTICAL 72,074 72,074
BRIDGE, FLOAT-
RIBBON.
127 BRIDGE 32,493 32,493
SUPPLEMENTAL
SET.
128 COMMON BRIDGE 62,978 62,978
TRANSPORTER
(CBT) RECAP.
ENGINEER (NON-
CONSTRUCTION)
EQUIPMENT
129 HANDHELD 5,570 5,570
STANDOFF
MINEFIELD
DETECTION SYS-
HST.
130 GRND STANDOFF 2,497 2,497
MINE DETECTN
SYSM
(GSTAMIDS).
132 HUSKY MOUNTED 109,069 -10,000 99,069
DETECTION
SYSTEM (HMDS).
Program [-10,000]
reduction.
134 EOD ROBOTICS 36,584 36,584
SYSTEMS
RECAPITALIZATI
ON.
135 ROBOTICS AND 179,544 -4,800 174,744
APPLIQUE
SYSTEMS.
SMET [-4,800]
contract
delay.
137 RENDER SAFE 64,583 64,583
SETS KITS
OUTFITS.
139 FAMILY OF BOATS 5,289 5,289
AND MOTORS.
COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
140 HEATERS AND 8,200 8,200
ECU'S.
142 PERSONNEL 4,625 4,625
RECOVERY
SUPPORT SYSTEM
(PRSS).
143 GROUND SOLDIER 154,937 154,937
SYSTEM.
144 MOBILE SOLDIER 34,297 34,297
POWER.
147 CARGO AERIAL 53,021 53,021
DEL &
PERSONNEL
PARACHUTE
SYSTEM.
148 FAMILY OF ENGR 23,324 23,324
COMBAT AND
CONSTRUCTION
SETS.
149 ITEMS LESS THAN 8,014 8,014
$5M (ENG SPT).
PETROLEUM
EQUIPMENT
150 DISTRIBUTION 78,448 78,448
SYSTEMS,
PETROLEUM &
WATER.
MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT
151 COMBAT SUPPORT 59,485 5,000 64,485
MEDICAL.
Future [5,000]
Warfighter
Shelter.
MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT
152 MOBILE 40,337 40,337
MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT
SYSTEMS.
153 ITEMS LESS THAN 5,386 5,386
$5.0M (MAINT
EQ).
CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT
154 GRADER, ROAD 5,406 5,406
MTZD, HVY, 6X4
(CCE).
155 SCRAPERS, 4,188 4,188
EARTHMOVING.
156 LOADERS........ 4,521 4,521
157 HYDRAULIC 5,186 5,186
EXCAVATOR.
158 TRACTOR, FULL 4,715 4,715
TRACKED.
159 ALL TERRAIN 70,560 70,560
CRANES.
162 CONST EQUIP ESP 8,925 8,925
RAIL FLOAT
CONTAINERIZATI
ON EQUIPMENT
164 ARMY WATERCRAFT 40,910 40,910
ESP.
165 MANEUVER 76,576 76,576
SUPPORT VESSEL
(MSV).
166 ITEMS LESS THAN 1,844 1,844
$5.0M (FLOAT/
RAIL).
GENERATORS
167 GENERATORS AND 53,433 53,433
ASSOCIATED
EQUIP.
168 TACTICAL 22,216 22,216
ELECTRIC POWER
RECAPITALIZATI
ON.
MATERIAL
HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
169 FAMILY OF 16,145 16,145
FORKLIFTS.
TRAINING
EQUIPMENT
170 COMBAT TRAINING 90,580 90,580
CENTERS
SUPPORT.
171 TRAINING 161,814 161,814
DEVICES,
NONSYSTEM.
172 SYNTHETIC 13,063 13,063
TRAINING
ENVIRONMENT
(STE).
175 GAMING 1,950 1,950
TECHNOLOGY IN
SUPPORT OF
ARMY TRAINING.
TEST MEASURE
AND DIG
EQUIPMENT
(TMD)
176 CALIBRATION 2,511 2,511
SETS EQUIPMENT.
177 INTEGRATED 78,578 -5,000 73,578
FAMILY OF TEST
EQUIPMENT
(IFTE).
Program [-5,000]
reduction.
178 TEST EQUIPMENT 14,941 14,941
MODERNIZATION
(TEMOD).
OTHER SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
180 RAPID EQUIPPING 8,629 8,629
SOLDIER
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
181 PHYSICAL 75,499 -3,200 72,299
SECURITY
SYSTEMS (OPA3).
Early to [-3,200]
need.
182 BASE LEVEL 27,444 27,444
COMMON
EQUIPMENT.
183 MODIFICATION OF 32,485 32,485
IN-SVC
EQUIPMENT (OPA-
3).
187 SPECIAL 39,436 39,436
EQUIPMENT FOR
TEST AND
EVALUATION.
OPA2
189 INITIAL SPARES-- 9,950 9,950
C&E.
TOTAL 8,625,206 -337,067 8,288,139
OTHER
PROCUREMEN
T, ARMY.
AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
001 F/A-18E/F 24 1,761,146 24 1,761,146
(FIGHTER)
HORNET.
002 F/A-18E/F 28,100 28,100
(FIGHTER)
HORNET AP.
FY22 [28,100]
aircraft.
003 JOINT STRIKE 21 2,181,780 -75,100 21 2,106,680
FIGHTER CV.
Excess [-6,500]
depot
standup
funding.
F135 [-21,000]
affordabili
ty
challenges.
Lot 15 [-41,600]
target cost
savings.
Unjustified [-6,000]
ALIS
funding.
004 JOINT STRIKE 330,386 330,386
FIGHTER CV AP.
005 JSF STOVL...... 10 1,109,393 -55,500 10 1,053,893
Excess [-5,000]
depot
standup
funding.
F135 [-15,000]
affordabili
ty
challenges.
Lot 15 [-18,000]
target cost
savings.
Unjustified [-10,000]
ALIS
funding.
Unjustified [-7,500]
production
engineering
support.
006 JSF STOVL AP... 303,035 303,035
007 CH-53K (HEAVY 7 813,324 7 813,324
LIFT).
008 CH-53K (HEAVY 201,188 201,188
LIFT) AP.
009 V-22 (MEDIUM 9 934,793 2 211,400 11 1,146,193
LIFT).
Navy UPL... [2] [211,400]
010 V-22 (MEDIUM 39,547 39,547
LIFT) AP.
011 H-1 UPGRADES 7,267 7,267
(UH-1Y/AH-1Z).
013 P-8A POSEIDON.. 80,134 6 939,900 6 1,020,034
Line [-80,100]
shutdown
early to
need.
Six [6] [1,020,000]
additional
aircraft.
015 E-2D ADV 4 626,109 4 626,109
HAWKEYE.
016 E-2D ADV 123,166 123,166
HAWKEYE AP.
TRAINER
AIRCRAFT
017 ADVANCED 36 269,867 36 269,867
HELICOPTER
TRAINING
SYSTEM.
OTHER AIRCRAFT
018 KC-130J........ 5 380,984 5 380,984
019 KC-130J AP..... 67,022 67,022
021 MQ-4 TRITON.... 150,570 130,000 280,570
One [130,000]
additional
aircraft.
023 MQ-8 UAV....... 40,375 40,375
024 STUASL0 UAV.... 30,930 30,930
026 VH-92A 5 610,231 5 610,231
EXECUTIVE HELO.
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
028 F-18 A-D UNIQUE 208,261 208,261
029 F-18E/F AND EA- 468,954 468,954
18G
MODERNIZATION
AND SUSTAINM.
030 AEA SYSTEMS.... 21,061 21,061
031 AV-8 SERIES.... 34,082 34,082
032 INFRARED SEARCH 158,055 158,055
AND TRACK
(IRST).
033 ADVERSARY...... 42,946 42,946
034 F-18 SERIES.... 379,351 379,351
035 H-53 SERIES.... 74,771 74,771
036 MH-60 SERIES... 131,584 5,000 136,584
Program [5,000]
increase.
037 H-1 SERIES..... 185,140 185,140
038 EP-3 SERIES.... 26,602 26,602
040 E-2 SERIES..... 175,540 175,540
041 TRAINER A/C 7,085 7,085
SERIES.
042 C-2A........... 9,525 9,525
043 C-130 SERIES... 141,705 141,705
044 FEWSG.......... 684 684
045 CARGO/TRANSPORT 8,911 8,911
A/C SERIES.
046 E-6 SERIES..... 197,206 197,206
047 EXECUTIVE 29,086 29,086
HELICOPTERS
SERIES.
049 T-45 SERIES.... 155,745 155,745
050 POWER PLANT 24,633 24,633
CHANGES.
051 JPATS SERIES... 22,682 22,682
052 AVIATION LIFE 40,401 40,401
SUPPORT MODS.
053 COMMON ECM 138,480 138,480
EQUIPMENT.
054 COMMON AVIONICS 143,322 143,322
CHANGES.
055 COMMON 2,142 2,142
DEFENSIVE
WEAPON SYSTEM.
056 ID SYSTEMS..... 35,999 35,999
057 P-8 SERIES..... 180,530 180,530
058 MAGTF EW FOR 27,794 27,794
AVIATION.
059 MQ-8 SERIES.... 28,774 28,774
060 V-22 (TILT/ 334,405 334,405
ROTOR ACFT)
OSPREY.
061 NEXT GENERATION 176,638 176,638
JAMMER (NGJ).
062 F-35 STOVL 153,588 -7,200 146,388
SERIES.
Block IV/ [-7,200]
TR3 upgrade
delays.
063 F-35 CV SERIES. 105,452 -5,900 99,552
Block IV/ [-5,900]
TR3 upgrade
delays.
064 QRC............ 126,618 126,618
065 MQ-4 SERIES.... 12,998 12,998
066 RQ-21 SERIES... 18,550 18,550
AIRCRAFT SPARES
AND REPAIR
PARTS
070 SPARES AND 2,198,460 2,198,460
REPAIR PARTS.
AIRCRAFT
SUPPORT EQUIP
& FACILITIES
071 COMMON GROUND 543,559 543,559
EQUIPMENT.
072 AIRCRAFT 75,685 75,685
INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES.
073 WAR CONSUMABLES 40,633 40,633
074 OTHER 21,194 21,194
PRODUCTION
CHARGES.
075 SPECIAL SUPPORT 155,179 155,179
EQUIPMENT.
076 FIRST 2,121 2,121
DESTINATION
TRANSPORTATION.
TOTAL 121 17,127,378 8 1,170,700 129 18,298,078
AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMEN
T, NAVY.
WEAPONS
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
MODIFICATION OF
MISSILES
001 TRIDENT II MODS 1,173,837 1,173,837
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
002 MISSILE 7,275 7,275
INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES.
STRATEGIC
MISSILES
003 TOMAHAWK....... 155 277,694 155 277,694
TACTICAL
MISSILES
004 AMRAAM......... 325 326,952 325 326,952
005 SIDEWINDER..... 270 126,485 270 126,485
007 STANDARD 125 456,206 125 456,206
MISSILE.
008 STANDARD 66,716 66,716
MISSILE AP.
009 SMALL DIAMETER 357 78,867 357 78,867
BOMB II.
010 RAM............ 100 90,533 100 90,533
011 JOINT AIR 203 49,386 203 49,386
GROUND MISSILE
(JAGM).
014 AERIAL TARGETS. 174,336 174,336
015 DRONES AND 68 41,256 68 41,256
DECOYS.
016 OTHER MISSILE 3,501 3,501
SUPPORT.
017 LRASM.......... 48 168,845 48 168,845
018 LCS OTH MISSILE 15 32,910 15 32,910
MODIFICATION OF
MISSILES
019 TOMAHAWK MODS.. 164,915 164,915
020 ESSM........... 120 215,375 -8,900 120 206,475
Excessive [-8,900]
production
support
growth.
022 HARM MODS...... 24 147,572 24 147,572
023 STANDARD 83,654 -66,400 17,254
MISSILES MODS.
SM-2 Blk [-66,400]
IIC
excessive
concurrency.
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
024 WEAPONS 1,996 1,996
INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES.
025 FLEET SATELLITE 53,401 53,401
COMM FOLLOW-ON.
ORDNANCE
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
027 ORDNANCE 215,659 215,659
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
TORPEDOES AND
RELATED EQUIP
028 SSTD........... 5,811 5,811
029 MK-48 TORPEDO.. 110 284,901 110 284,901
030 ASW TARGETS.... 13,833 13,833
MOD OF
TORPEDOES AND
RELATED EQUIP
031 MK-54 TORPEDO 110,286 110,286
MODS.
032 MK-48 TORPEDO 57,214 57,214
ADCAP MODS.
033 MARITIME MINES. 5,832 5,832
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
034 TORPEDO SUPPORT 97,581 97,581
EQUIPMENT.
035 ASW RANGE 4,159 4,159
SUPPORT.
DESTINATION
TRANSPORTATION
036 FIRST 4,106 4,106
DESTINATION
TRANSPORTATION.
GUNS AND GUN
MOUNTS
037 SMALL ARMS AND 16,030 16,030
WEAPONS.
MODIFICATION OF
GUNS AND GUN
MOUNTS
038 CIWS MODS...... 37,147 37,147
039 COAST GUARD 45,804 45,804
WEAPONS.
040 GUN MOUNT MODS. 74,427 74,427
041 LCS MODULE 32 4,253 32 4,253
WEAPONS.
042 AIRBORNE MINE 6,662 6,662
NEUTRALIZATION
SYSTEMS.
SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
045 SPARES AND 159,578 159,578
REPAIR PARTS.
TOTAL 1,952 4,884,995 -75,300 1,952 4,809,695
WEAPONS
PROCUREMEN
T, NAVY.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMO, NAVY &
MC
NAVY AMMUNITION
001 GENERAL PURPOSE 41,496 41,496
BOMBS.
002 JDAM........... 2,865 64,631 2,865 64,631
003 AIRBORNE 60,719 60,719
ROCKETS, ALL
TYPES.
004 MACHINE GUN 11,158 11,158
AMMUNITION.
005 PRACTICE BOMBS. 51,409 51,409
006 CARTRIDGES & 64,694 64,694
CART ACTUATED
DEVICES.
007 AIR EXPENDABLE 51,523 51,523
COUNTERMEASURE
S.
008 JATOS.......... 6,761 6,761
009 5 INCH/54 GUN 31,517 31,517
AMMUNITION.
010 INTERMEDIATE 38,005 38,005
CALIBER GUN
AMMUNITION.
011 OTHER SHIP GUN 40,626 40,626
AMMUNITION.
012 SMALL ARMS & 48,202 48,202
LANDING PARTY
AMMO.
013 PYROTECHNIC AND 9,766 9,766
DEMOLITION.
015 AMMUNITION LESS 2,115 2,115
THAN $5
MILLION.
MARINE CORPS
AMMUNITION
016 MORTARS........ 46,781 46,781
017 DIRECT SUPPORT 119,504 -39,842 79,662
MUNITIONS.
USMC [-39,842]
identified
funds
excess to
need.
018 INFANTRY 83,220 83,220
WEAPONS
AMMUNITION.
019 COMBAT SUPPORT 32,650 32,650
MUNITIONS.
020 AMMO 15,144 15,144
MODERNIZATION.
021 ARTILLERY 59,539 59,539
MUNITIONS.
022 ITEMS LESS THAN 4,142 4,142
$5 MILLION.
TOTAL 2,865 883,602 -39,842 2,865 843,760
PROCUREMEN
T OF AMMO,
NAVY & MC.
SHIPBUILDING
AND
CONVERSION,
NAVY
FLEET BALLISTIC
MISSILE SHIPS
001 OHIO 1 2,891,475 1 2,891,475
REPLACEMENT
SUBMARINE.
002 OHIO 1,123,175 1,123,175
REPLACEMENT
SUBMARINE AP.
OTHER WARSHIPS
003 CARRIER 997,544 -90,000 907,544
REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM.
Full [-90,000]
funding
early to
need.
004 CVN-81......... 1,645,606 -180,000 1,465,606
Full [-180,000]
funding
early to
need.
005 VIRGINIA CLASS 1 2,334,693 1 2,296,000 2 4,630,693
SUBMARINE.
Restore [1] [2,296,000]
second
Virginia-
class SSN.
006 VIRGINIA CLASS 1,901,187 272,000 2,173,187
SUBMARINE.
Restore [272,000]
second
Virginia-
class SSN.
007 CVN REFUELING 1,878,453 1,878,453
OVERHAULS.
008 CVN REFUELING 17,384 17,384
OVERHAULS AP.
009 DDG 1000....... 78,205 78,205
010 DDG-51......... 2 3,040,270 2 3,040,270
011 DDG-51 AP...... 29,297 29,297
013 FFG-FRIGATE.... 1 1,053,123 -98,600 1 954,523
Anticipated [-98,600]
learning
curve.
AMPHIBIOUS
SHIPS
014 LPD FLIGHT II.. 1 1,155,801 -37,700 1 1,118,101
Excessive [-37,700]
unit cost
growth.
019 EXPEDITIONARY 260,000 260,000
FAST TRANSPORT
(EPF).
One [260,000]
additional
ship.
AUXILIARIES,
CRAFT AND
PRIOR YR
PROGRAM COST
022 TOWING, 2 168,209 2 168,209
SALVAGE, AND
RESCUE SHIP
(ATS).
023 LCU 1700....... 5 87,395 5 87,395
024 OUTFITTING..... 825,586 825,586
026 SERVICE CRAFT.. 249,781 249,781
027 LCAC SLEP...... 3 56,461 3 56,461
028 COMPLETION OF 369,112 369,112
PY
SHIPBUILDING
PROGRAMS.
TOTAL 16 19,902,757 1 2,421,700 17 22,324,457
SHIPBUILDI
NG AND
CONVERSION
, NAVY.
OTHER
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
SHIP PROPULSION
EQUIPMENT
001 SURFACE POWER 11,738 11,738
EQUIPMENT.
GENERATORS
002 SURFACE 58,497 58,497
COMBATANT HM&E.
NAVIGATION
EQUIPMENT
003 OTHER 74,084 74,084
NAVIGATION
EQUIPMENT.
OTHER SHIPBOARD
EQUIPMENT
004 SUB PERISCOPE, 204,806 204,806
IMAGING AND
SUPT EQUIP
PROG.
005 DDG MOD........ 547,569 -16,400 531,169
Excessive [-16,400]
CSSQT cost
growth.
006 FIREFIGHTING 18,394 18,394
EQUIPMENT.
007 COMMAND AND 2,374 2,374
CONTROL
SWITCHBOARD.
008 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE 78,265 78,265
009 POLLUTION 23,035 23,035
CONTROL
EQUIPMENT.
010 SUBMARINE 64,632 -4,500 60,132
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
Excess cost [-4,500]
growth.
011 VIRGINIA CLASS 22,868 22,868
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
012 LCS CLASS 3,976 3,976
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
013 SUBMARINE 31,322 31,322
BATTERIES.
014 LPD CLASS 50,475 5,000 55,475
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
Electronic [5,000]
actuator
pilot
program.
015 DDG 1000 CLASS 42,279 -5,500 36,779
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
Excess cost [-5,500]
growth.
016 STRATEGIC 15,429 15,429
PLATFORM
SUPPORT EQUIP.
017 DSSP EQUIPMENT. 2,918 2,918
018 CG 87,978 87,978
MODERNIZATION.
019 LCAC........... 9,366 9,366
020 UNDERWATER EOD 16,842 16,842
EQUIPMENT.
021 ITEMS LESS THAN 105,715 -10,000 95,715
$5 MILLION.
Cost growth [-10,000]
022 CHEMICAL 3,044 3,044
WARFARE
DETECTORS.
023 SUBMARINE LIFE 5,885 5,885
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
REACTOR PLANT
EQUIPMENT
024 SHIP 1,260,721 -860,100 400,621
MAINTENANCE,
REPAIR AND
MODERNIZATION.
LCS in- [-12,100]
service
modernizati
on excess
cost growth.
Realignment [-198,000]
to OPN-24A
for
Shipyard
Infrastruct
ure
Optimizatio
n Plan.
Transfer to [-650,000]
O&M for
ship depot
maintenance.
024A SHIPYARD 198,000 198,000
INFRASTRUCTURE
OPTIMIZATION
PLAN.
Realignment [198,000]
from OPN-24
for
Shipyard
Infrastruct
ure
Optimizatio
n Plan.
025 REACTOR POWER 5,305 5,305
UNITS.
026 REACTOR 415,404 415,404
COMPONENTS.
OCEAN
ENGINEERING
027 DIVING AND 11,143 11,143
SALVAGE
EQUIPMENT.
SMALL BOATS
028 STANDARD BOATS. 52,371 52,371
PRODUCTION
FACILITIES
EQUIPMENT
029 OPERATING 233,667 233,667
FORCES IPE.
OTHER SHIP
SUPPORT
030 LCS COMMON 39,714 39,714
MISSION
MODULES
EQUIPMENT.
031 LCS MCM MISSION 218,822 -50,900 167,922
MODULES.
COBRA early [-9,300]
to need.
Program [-41,600]
Decrease.
032 LCS ASW MISSION 61,759 61,759
MODULES.
033 LCS SUW MISSION 24,412 24,412
MODULES.
034 LCS IN-SERVICE 121,848 30,000 151,848
MODERNIZATION.
Preservatio [30,000]
n of LCS 3
and LCS 4.
035 SMALL & MEDIUM 67,709 -24,000 43,709
UUV.
Early to [-24,000]
need based
on IOTE
schedule.
SHIP SONARS
037 SPQ-9B RADAR... 27,517 27,517
038 AN/SQQ-89 SURF 128,664 128,664
ASW COMBAT
SYSTEM.
039 SSN ACOUSTIC 374,737 374,737
EQUIPMENT.
040 UNDERSEA 9,286 9,286
WARFARE
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
ASW ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
041 SUBMARINE 26,066 26,066
ACOUSTIC
WARFARE SYSTEM.
042 SSTD........... 13,241 13,241
043 FIXED 193,446 193,446
SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM.
044 SURTASS........ 63,838 63,838
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE
EQUIPMENT
045 AN/SLQ-32...... 387,195 387,195
RECONNAISSANCE
EQUIPMENT
046 SHIPBOARD IW 235,744 -12,100 223,644
EXPLOIT.
Excess cost [-12,100]
growth.
047 AUTOMATED 3,862 3,862
IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM (AIS).
OTHER SHIP
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
048 COOPERATIVE 26,006 26,006
ENGAGEMENT
CAPABILITY.
049 NAVAL TACTICAL 15,385 15,385
COMMAND
SUPPORT SYSTEM
(NTCSS).
050 ATDLS.......... 103,835 103,835
051 NAVY COMMAND 3,594 3,594
AND CONTROL
SYSTEM (NCCS).
052 MINESWEEPING 15,744 15,744
SYSTEM
REPLACEMENT.
053 SHALLOW WATER 5,493 5,493
MCM.
054 NAVSTAR GPS 38,043 38,043
RECEIVERS
(SPACE).
055 AMERICAN FORCES 2,592 2,592
RADIO AND TV
SERVICE.
056 STRATEGIC 7,985 7,985
PLATFORM
SUPPORT EQUIP.
AVIATION
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
057 ASHORE ATC 83,475 83,475
EQUIPMENT.
058 AFLOAT ATC 65,113 65,113
EQUIPMENT.
059 ID SYSTEMS..... 23,815 23,815
060 JOINT PRECISION 100,751 100,751
APPROACH AND
LANDING SYSTEM
(.
061 NAVAL MISSION 13,947 13,947
PLANNING
SYSTEMS.
OTHER SHORE
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
062 MARITIME 1,375 1,375
INTEGRATED
BROADCAST
SYSTEM.
063 TACTICAL/MOBILE 22,771 22,771
C4I SYSTEMS.
064 DCGS-N......... 18,872 18,872
065 CANES.......... 389,585 389,585
066 RADIAC......... 10,335 10,335
067 CANES-INTELL... 48,654 48,654
068 GPETE.......... 8,133 8,133
069 MASF........... 4,150 4,150
070 INTEG COMBAT 5,934 5,934
SYSTEM TEST
FACILITY.
071 EMI CONTROL 4,334 4,334
INSTRUMENTATIO
N.
072 ITEMS LESS THAN 159,815 159,815
$5 MILLION.
SHIPBOARD
COMMUNICATIONS
073 SHIPBOARD 56,106 56,106
TACTICAL
COMMUNICATIONS.
074 SHIP 124,288 124,288
COMMUNICATIONS
AUTOMATION.
075 COMMUNICATIONS 45,120 45,120
ITEMS UNDER
$5M.
SUBMARINE
COMMUNICATIONS
076 SUBMARINE 31,133 31,133
BROADCAST
SUPPORT.
077 SUBMARINE 62,214 62,214
COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT.
SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
078 SATELLITE 47,421 47,421
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS.
079 NAVY MULTIBAND 64,552 64,552
TERMINAL (NMT).
SHORE
COMMUNICATIONS
080 JOINT 4,398 4,398
COMMUNICATIONS
SUPPORT
ELEMENT (JCSE).
CRYPTOGRAPHIC
EQUIPMENT
081 INFO SYSTEMS 157,551 -10,000 147,551
SECURITY
PROGRAM (ISSP).
Program [-10,000]
decrease.
082 MIO INTEL 985 985
EXPLOITATION
TEAM.
CRYPTOLOGIC
EQUIPMENT
083 CRYPTOLOGIC 15,906 15,906
COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIP.
OTHER
ELECTRONIC
SUPPORT
090 COAST GUARD 70,689 70,689
EQUIPMENT.
SONOBUOYS
092 SONOBUOYS--ALL 237,639 49,000 286,639
TYPES.
Inventory [49,000]
increase.
AIRCRAFT
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
093 MINOTAUR....... 5,077 5,077
094 WEAPONS RANGE 83,969 83,969
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
095 AIRCRAFT 187,758 187,758
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
096 ADVANCED 16,059 16,059
ARRESTING GEAR
(AAG).
097 METEOROLOGICAL 15,192 15,192
EQUIPMENT.
099 LEGACY AIRBORNE 6,674 6,674
MCM.
100 LAMPS EQUIPMENT 1,189 1,189
101 AVIATION 58,873 58,873
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
102 UMCS-UNMAN 60,937 60,937
CARRIER
AVIATION(UCA)M
ISSION CNTRL.
SHIP GUN SYSTEM
EQUIPMENT
103 SHIP GUN 5,540 5,540
SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT.
SHIP MISSILE
SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
104 HARPOON SUPPORT 208 208
EQUIPMENT.
105 SHIP MISSILE 262,077 -10,000 252,077
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
Excess cost [-10,000]
growth.
106 TOMAHAWK 84,087 -8,000 76,087
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
TMPC cost [-8,000]
growth.
FBM SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
107 STRATEGIC 258,910 258,910
MISSILE
SYSTEMS EQUIP.
ASW SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
108 SSN COMBAT 173,770 173,770
CONTROL
SYSTEMS.
109 ASW SUPPORT 26,584 26,584
EQUIPMENT.
OTHER ORDNANCE
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
110 EXPLOSIVE 7,470 7,470
ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL EQUIP.
111 ITEMS LESS THAN 6,356 6,356
$5 MILLION.
OTHER
EXPENDABLE
ORDNANCE
112 ANTI-SHIP 86,356 86,356
MISSILE DECOY
SYSTEM.
113 SUBMARINE 69,240 69,240
TRAINING
DEVICE MODS.
114 SURFACE 192,245 192,245
TRAINING
EQUIPMENT.
CIVIL
ENGINEERING
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
115 PASSENGER 6,123 6,123
CARRYING
VEHICLES.
116 GENERAL PURPOSE 2,693 2,693
TRUCKS.
117 CONSTRUCTION & 47,301 47,301
MAINTENANCE
EQUIP.
118 FIRE FIGHTING 10,352 10,352
EQUIPMENT.
119 TACTICAL 31,475 31,475
VEHICLES.
121 POLLUTION 2,630 2,630
CONTROL
EQUIPMENT.
122 ITEMS LESS THAN 47,972 47,972
$5 MILLION.
123 PHYSICAL 1,171 1,171
SECURITY
VEHICLES.
SUPPLY SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
124 SUPPLY 19,693 19,693
EQUIPMENT.
125 FIRST 4,956 4,956
DESTINATION
TRANSPORTATION.
126 SPECIAL PURPOSE 668,639 -30,000 638,639
SUPPLY SYSTEMS.
Program [-30,000]
decrease.
TRAINING
DEVICES
127 TRAINING 4,026 4,026
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
128 TRAINING AND 73,454 73,454
EDUCATION
EQUIPMENT.
COMMAND SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
129 COMMAND SUPPORT 32,390 32,390
EQUIPMENT.
130 MEDICAL SUPPORT 974 974
EQUIPMENT.
132 NAVAL MIP 5,606 5,606
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
133 OPERATING 16,024 16,024
FORCES SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
134 C4ISR EQUIPMENT 6,697 6,697
135 ENVIRONMENTAL 27,503 27,503
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
136 PHYSICAL 138,281 138,281
SECURITY
EQUIPMENT.
137 ENTERPRISE 42,680 42,680
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.
OTHER
140 NEXT GENERATION 184,443 184,443
ENTERPRISE
SERVICE.
141 CYBERSPACE 16,523 16,523
ACTIVITIES.
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
41A CLASSIFIED 18,446 18,446
PROGRAMS.
SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
142 SPARES AND 374,195 47,000 421,195
REPAIR PARTS.
SPY-1 [47,000]
battle
spare.
TOTAL 10,948,518 -712,500 10,236,018
OTHER
PROCUREMEN
T, NAVY.
PROCUREMENT,
MARINE CORPS
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
001 AAV7A1 PIP..... 87,476 87,476
002 AMPHIBIOUS 72 478,874 72 478,874
COMBAT VEHICLE
FAMILY OF
VEHICLES.
003 LAV PIP........ 41,988 41,988
ARTILLERY AND
OTHER WEAPONS
004 155MM 59 59
LIGHTWEIGHT
TOWED HOWITZER.
005 ARTILLERY 174,687 31 59,650 31 234,337
WEAPONS SYSTEM.
Ground [31] [59,650]
Based Anti-
Ship
Missiles--U
SMC UPL.
006 WEAPONS AND 24,867 24,867
COMBAT
VEHICLES UNDER
$5 MILLION.
OTHER SUPPORT
007 MODIFICATION 3,067 -3,067 0
KITS.
USMC funds [-3,067]
identified
excess to
need.
GUIDED MISSILES
008 GROUND BASED 18,920 18,920
AIR DEFENSE.
009 ANTI-ARMOR 98 19,888 98 19,888
MISSILE-
JAVELIN.
010 FAMILY ANTI- 21,891 21,891
ARMOR WEAPON
SYSTEMS
(FOAAWS).
011 ANTI-ARMOR 34,985 34,985
MISSILE-TOW.
012 GUIDED MLRS 952 133,689 952 133,689
ROCKET (GMLRS).
COMMAND AND
CONTROL
SYSTEMS
013 COMMON AVIATION 35,057 35,057
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM
(C.
REPAIR AND TEST
EQUIPMENT
014 REPAIR AND TEST 24,405 24,405
EQUIPMENT.
OTHER SUPPORT
(TEL)
015 MODIFICATION 1,006 1,006
KITS.
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM
(NON-TEL)
016 ITEMS UNDER $5 69,725 69,725
MILLION (COMM
& ELEC).
017 AIR OPERATIONS 15,611 15,611
C2 SYSTEMS.
RADAR +
EQUIPMENT (NON-
TEL)
019 GROUND/AIR TASK 8 284,283 8 284,283
ORIENTED RADAR
(G/ATOR).
INTELL/COMM
EQUIPMENT (NON-
TEL)
020 GCSS-MC........ 1,587 1,587
021 FIRE SUPPORT 24,934 24,934
SYSTEM.
022 INTELLIGENCE 50,728 50,728
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
024 UNMANNED AIR 24,853 24,853
SYSTEMS
(INTEL).
025 DCGS-MC........ 38,260 38,260
026 UAS PAYLOADS... 5,489 5,489
OTHER SUPPORT
(NON-TEL)
029 NEXT GENERATION 78,922 78,922
ENTERPRISE
NETWORK (NGEN).
030 COMMON COMPUTER 35,349 35,349
RESOURCES.
031 COMMAND POST 33,713 33,713
SYSTEMS.
032 RADIO SYSTEMS.. 343,250 343,250
033 COMM SWITCHING 40,627 40,627
& CONTROL
SYSTEMS.
034 COMM & ELEC 43,782 43,782
INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPPORT.
035 CYBERSPACE 53,896 53,896
ACTIVITIES.
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
36A CLASSIFIED 3,797 3,797
PROGRAMS.
ADMINISTRATIVE
VEHICLES
037 COMMERCIAL 22,460 22,460
CARGO VEHICLES.
TACTICAL
VEHICLES
038 MOTOR TRANSPORT 10,739 10,739
MODIFICATIONS.
039 JOINT LIGHT 752 381,675 752 381,675
TACTICAL
VEHICLE.
040 FAMILY OF 2,963 2,963
TACTICAL
TRAILERS.
ENGINEER AND
OTHER
EQUIPMENT
042 ENVIRONMENTAL 385 385
CONTROL EQUIP
ASSORT.
043 TACTICAL FUEL 501 501
SYSTEMS.
044 POWER EQUIPMENT 23,430 23,430
ASSORTED.
045 AMPHIBIOUS 5,752 5,752
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
046 EOD SYSTEMS.... 20,939 20,939
MATERIALS
HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
047 PHYSICAL 23,063 23,063
SECURITY
EQUIPMENT.
GENERAL
PROPERTY
048 FIELD MEDICAL 4,187 4,187
EQUIPMENT.
049 TRAINING 101,765 101,765
DEVICES.
050 FAMILY OF 19,305 19,305
CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT.
051 ULTRA-LIGHT 678 678
TACTICAL
VEHICLE (ULTV).
OTHER SUPPORT
052 ITEMS LESS THAN 9,174 9,174
$5 MILLION.
SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
053 SPARES AND 27,295 27,295
REPAIR PARTS.
TOTAL 1,882 2,903,976 31 56,583 1,913 2,960,559
PROCUREMEN
T, MARINE
CORPS.
AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
TACTICAL FORCES
001 F-35........... 48 4,567,018 -331,000 48 4,236,018
Excess [-22,000]
depot
standup
funding.
Excess [-156,000]
miscellaneo
us support
costs.
Excess [-10,000]
production
engineering
support.
F135 [-48,000]
affordabili
ty
challenges.
Lot 15 [-75,000]
target cost
savings.
Unjustified [-20,000]
ALIS
funding.
002 F-35 AP........ 610,800 610,800
004 F-15EX......... 12 1,269,847 12 1,269,847
005 F-15EX AP...... 133,500 133,500
TACTICAL
AIRLIFT
007 KC-46A MDAP.... 15 2,850,151 -3 -661,000 12 2,189,151
Decrease [-3] [-462,000]
quantity by
three
aircraft.
Prior year [-119,000]
carryover.
Spares [-40,000]
excess to
need due to
quantity
decrease.
Wing Air [-40,000]
Refueling
Pods early
to need.
OTHER AIRLIFT
008 C-130J......... 37,131 37,131
010 MC-130J........ 4 362,807 -121,000 4 241,807
Prior year [-121,000]
carryover.
011 MC-130J AP..... 39,987 -10,000 29,987
FY22 [-10,000]
quantity
reduction.
HELICOPTERS
012 UH-1N 8 194,016 8 194,016
REPLACEMENT.
013 COMBAT RESCUE 16 973,473 16 973,473
HELICOPTER.
MISSION SUPPORT
AIRCRAFT
015 CIVIL AIR 2,811 8,400 11,211
PATROL A/C.
Program [8,400]
Increase.
OTHER AIRCRAFT
016 TARGET DRONES.. 38 133,273 38 133,273
018 COMPASS CALL... 161,117 2 130,000 2 291,117
Program [2] [130,000]
increase.
020 MQ-9........... 29,409 16 90,800 16 120,209
Program [16] [108,000]
increase.
Unjustified [-17,200]
request.
STRATEGIC
AIRCRAFT
022 B-1............ 3,853 3,853
023 B-2A........... 31,476 31,476
024 B-1B........... 21,808 -20,000 1,808
Slow [-20,000]
modernizati
on
execution.
025 B-52........... 53,949 -31,700 22,249
GPS IU [-28,700]
early to
need.
Tactical [-3,000]
data link
contract
delay.
025A LONG-RANGE 20,000 20,000
STRIKE BOMBER
ADVANCED
PROCUREMENT.
Advanced [20,000]
procurement.
026 LARGE AIRCRAFT 9,999 9,999
INFRARED
COUNTERMEASURE
S.
TACTICAL
AIRCRAFT
027 A-10........... 135,793 135,793
028 E-11 BACN/HAG.. 33,645 33,645
029 F-15........... 349,304 349,304
030 F-16........... 615,760 615,760
032 F-22A.......... 387,905 -26,200 361,705
Contract [-26,200]
delays.
033 F-35 322,185 -31,700 290,485
MODIFICATIONS.
Block IV/ [-31,700]
TR3 delays.
034 F-15 EPAW...... 6 31,995 -4,800 6 27,195
Concurrency [-4,800]
035 INCREMENT 3.2B. 5,889 5,889
036 KC-46A MDAP.... 24,085 -15,000 9,085
Excessive [-15,000]
airworthine
ss
directives
and service
bulletins.
AIRLIFT
AIRCRAFT
037 C-5............ 62,108 -12,100 50,008
Unjustified [-12,100]
PMA cost
growth.
038 C-17A.......... 66,798 -10,000 56,798
BLOS ahead [-10,000]
of need.
040 C-32A.......... 2,947 2,947
041 C-37A.......... 12,985 -7,000 5,985
SATCOM [-7,000]
installs
ahead of
need.
TRAINER
AIRCRAFT
042 GLIDER MODS.... 977 977
043 T-6............ 26,829 26,829
044 T-1............ 4,465 4,465
045 T-38........... 36,806 5,000 41,806
T-38 [5,000]
ejection
seat
improvement
s.
OTHER AIRCRAFT
046 U-2 MODS....... 110,618 110,618
047 KC-10A (ATCA).. 117 117
049 VC-25A MOD..... 1,983 1,983
050 C-40........... 9,252 -2,000 7,252
SATCOM [-2,000]
installs
ahead of
need.
051 C-130.......... 5,871 134,800 140,671
AMP 1 [-3,800]
excess to
need.
Eight- [55,000]
bladed
propeller
upgrade
kits only.
Improved [4,600]
modular
airborne
fire
fighting
system
(iMAFFS).
T-56 3.5 [79,000]
engine mod.
052 C-130J MODS.... 140,032 140,032
053 C-135.......... 88,250 -1,800 86,450
Other [-1,800]
government
cost growth.
055 COMPASS CALL... 193,389 193,389
057 RC-135......... 191,332 191,332
058 E-3............ 172,141 172,141
059 E-4............ 58,803 58,803
060 E-8............ 11,037 27,000 38,037
Program [27,000]
increase.
061 AIRBORNE 53,343 53,343
WARNING AND
CNTRL SYS
(AWACS) 40/45.
062 FAMILY OF 1,573 1,573
BEYOND LINE-OF-
SIGHT
TERMINALS.
063 H-1............ 4,410 4,410
064 H-60........... 44,538 44,538
065 RQ-4 MODS...... 40,468 40,468
066 HC/MC-130 20,780 20,780
MODIFICATIONS.
067 OTHER AIRCRAFT. 100,774 100,774
068 MQ-9 MODS...... 188,387 188,387
070 CV-22 MODS..... 122,306 2 206,200 2 328,506
SOCOM UPL.. [2] [206,200]
AIRCRAFT SPARES
AND REPAIR
PARTS
071 INITIAL SPARES/ 926,683 -11,300 915,383
REPAIR PARTS.
Unobligated [-11,300]
balances--F
-16s.
COMMON SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
073 AIRCRAFT 132,719 132,719
REPLACEMENT
SUPPORT EQUIP.
POST PRODUCTION
SUPPORT
074 B-2A........... 1,683 1,683
075 B-2B........... 46,734 46,734
076 B-52........... 1,034 1,034
079 E-11 BACN/HAG.. 63,419 63,419
080 F-15........... 2,632 2,632
081 F-16........... 14,163 14,163
083 OTHER AIRCRAFT. 4,595 4,595
084 RQ-4 POST 32,585 32,585
PRODUCTION
CHARGES.
INDUSTRIAL
PREPAREDNESS
085 INDUSTRIAL 18,215 18,215
RESPONSIVENESS.
WAR CONSUMABLES
086 WAR CONSUMABLES 36,046 36,046
OTHER
PRODUCTION
CHARGES
087 OTHER 1,439,640 1,439,640
PRODUCTION
CHARGES.
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
89A CLASSIFIED 21,692 21,692
PROGRAMS.
TOTAL 147 17,908,145 17 -674,400 164 17,233,745
AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMEN
T, AIR
FORCE.
MISSILE
PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
MISSILE
REPLACEMENT
EQUIPMENT--BAL
LISTIC
001 MISSILE 75,012 75,012
REPLACEMENT EQ-
BALLISTIC.
TACTICAL
002 REPLAC EQUIP & 4,495 4,495
WAR
CONSUMABLES.
004 JOINT AIR- 376 475,949 376 475,949
SURFACE
STANDOFF
MISSILE.
005 LRASM0......... 5 19,800 5 19,800
006 SIDEWINDER (AIM- 331 164,769 331 164,769
9X).
007 AMRAAM......... 414 453,223 414 453,223
008 PREDATOR 548 40,129 548 40,129
HELLFIRE
MISSILE.
009 SMALL DIAMETER 1,179 45,475 1,179 45,475
BOMB.
010 SMALL DIAMETER 1,133 273,272 1,133 273,272
BOMB II.
INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES
011 INDUSTR'L 814 814
PREPAREDNS/POL
PREVENTION.
CLASS IV
013 ICBM FUZE MOD.. 20 3,458 20 3,458
014 ICBM FUZE MOD 43,450 43,450
AP.
015 MM III 85,310 85,310
MODIFICATIONS.
016 AGM-65D 298 298
MAVERICK.
017 AIR LAUNCH 52,924 52,924
CRUISE MISSILE
(ALCM).
MISSILE SPARES
AND REPAIR
PARTS
018 MSL SPRS/REPAIR 9,402 9,402
PARTS
(INITIAL).
019 MSL SPRS/REPAIR 84,671 84,671
PARTS (REPLEN).
SPECIAL
PROGRAMS
025 SPECIAL UPDATE 23,501 23,501
PROGRAMS.
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
25A CLASSIFIED 540,465 540,465
PROGRAMS.
TOTAL 4,006 2,396,417 4,006 2,396,417
MISSILE
PROCUREMEN
T, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION,
AIR FORCE
ROCKETS
001 ROCKETS........ 14,962 14,962
CARTRIDGES
002 CARTRIDGES..... 123,365 123,365
BOMBS
003 PRACTICE BOMBS. 59,725 59,725
006 JOINT DIRECT 10,000 206,989 10,000 206,989
ATTACK
MUNITION.
007 B61............ 35,634 35,634
OTHER ITEMS
009 CAD/PAD........ 47,830 47,830
010 EXPLOSIVE 6,232 6,232
ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL (EOD).
011 SPARES AND 542 542
REPAIR PARTS.
012 MODIFICATIONS.. 1,310 1,310
013 ITEMS LESS THAN 4,753 4,753
$5,000,000.
FLARES
015 FLARES......... 40,088 40,088
FUZES
016 FUZES.......... 40,983 40,983
SMALL ARMS
017 SMALL ARMS..... 13,925 13,925
TOTAL 10,000 596,338 10,000 596,338
PROCUREMEN
T OF
AMMUNITION
, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT,
SPACE FORCE
SPACE
PROCUREMENT,
SF
001 ADVANCED EHF... 14,823 14,823
002 AF SATELLITE 48,326 -5,000 43,326
COMM SYSTEM.
Insufficien [-5,000]
t
justificati
on.
003 COUNTERSPACE 65,540 -8,000 57,540
SYSTEMS.
Insufficien [-8,000]
t
justificati
on.
004 FAMILY OF 66,190 66,190
BEYOND LINE-OF-
SIGHT
TERMINALS.
005 GENERAL 3,299 3,299
INFORMATION
TECH--SPACE.
006 GPSIII FOLLOW 2 627,796 -15,000 2 612,796
ON.
Unjustified [-15,000]
growth.
007 GPS III SPACE 20,122 20,122
SEGMENT.
008 GLOBAL 2,256 2,256
POSTIONING
(SPACE).
009 SPACEBORNE 35,495 35,495
EQUIP (COMSEC).
010 MILSATCOM...... 15,795 15,795
011 SBIR HIGH 160,891 160,891
(SPACE).
012 SPECIAL SPACE 78,387 78,387
ACTIVITIES.
013 NATIONAL 3 1,043,171 3 1,043,171
SECURITY SPACE
LAUNCH.
014 NUDET DETECTION 6,638 6,638
SYSTEM.
015 ROCKET SYSTEMS 47,741 47,741
LAUNCH PROGRAM.
016 SPACE FENCE.... 11,279 11,279
017 SPACE MODS..... 96,551 -10,000 86,551
Insufficien [-10,000]
t
justificati
on.
018 SPACELIFT RANGE 100,492 100,492
SYSTEM SPACE.
SPARES
019 SPARES AND 1,272 1,272
REPAIR PARTS.
TOTAL 5 2,446,064 -38,000 5 2,408,064
PROCUREMEN
T, SPACE
FORCE.
OTHER
PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
PASSENGER
CARRYING
VEHICLES
001 PASSENGER 9,016 9,016
CARRYING
VEHICLES.
CARGO AND
UTILITY
VEHICLES
002 MEDIUM TACTICAL 15,058 15,058
VEHICLE.
003 CAP VEHICLES... 1,059 741 1,800
Program [741]
increase.
004 CARGO AND 38,920 38,920
UTILITY
VEHICLES.
SPECIAL PURPOSE
VEHICLES
005 JOINT LIGHT 30,544 30,544
TACTICAL
VEHICLE.
006 SECURITY AND 319 319
TACTICAL
VEHICLES.
007 SPECIAL PURPOSE 43,157 -8,776 34,381
VEHICLES.
Program [-2,500]
decrease.
Unjustified [-6,276]
request.
FIRE FIGHTING
EQUIPMENT
008 FIRE FIGHTING/ 8,621 8,621
CRASH RESCUE
VEHICLES.
MATERIALS
HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
009 MATERIALS 12,897 12,897
HANDLING
VEHICLES.
BASE
MAINTENANCE
SUPPORT
010 RUNWAY SNOW 3,577 3,577
REMOV AND
CLEANING EQU.
011 BASE 43,095 43,095
MAINTENANCE
SUPPORT
VEHICLES.
COMM SECURITY
EQUIPMENT(COMS
EC)
013 COMSEC 54,864 54,864
EQUIPMENT.
INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAMS
014 INTERNATIONAL 9,283 9,283
INTEL TECH &
ARCHITECTURES.
015 INTELLIGENCE 6,849 6,849
TRAINING
EQUIPMENT.
016 INTELLIGENCE 33,471 33,471
COMM EQUIPMENT.
ELECTRONICS
PROGRAMS
017 AIR TRAFFIC 29,409 29,409
CONTROL &
LANDING SYS.
018 BATTLE CONTROL 7,909 7,909
SYSTEM--FIXED.
019 THEATER AIR 32,632 32,632
CONTROL SYS
IMPROVEMEN.
020 WEATHER 33,021 33,021
OBSERVATION
FORECAST.
021 STRATEGIC 31,353 31,353
COMMAND AND
CONTROL.
022 CHEYENNE 10,314 10,314
MOUNTAIN
COMPLEX.
023 MISSION 15,132 15,132
PLANNING
SYSTEMS.
025 INTEGRATED 9,806 9,806
STRAT PLAN &
ANALY NETWORK
(ISPAN).
SPCL COMM-
ELECTRONICS
PROJECTS
026 GENERAL 39,887 39,887
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.
027 AF GLOBAL 2,602 2,602
COMMAND &
CONTROL SYS.
029 MOBILITY 10,541 10,541
COMMAND AND
CONTROL.
030 AIR FORCE 96,277 -2,500 93,777
PHYSICAL
SECURITY
SYSTEM.
Program [-2,500]
decrease.
031 COMBAT TRAINING 195,185 195,185
RANGES.
032 MINIMUM 29,664 29,664
ESSENTIAL
EMERGENCY COMM
N.
033 WIDE AREA 59,633 59,633
SURVEILLANCE
(WAS).
034 C3 105,584 105,584
COUNTERMEASURE
S.
036 DEFENSE 899 899
ENTERPRISE
ACCOUNTING &
MGT SYS.
038 THEATER BATTLE 3,392 3,392
MGT C2 SYSTEM.
039 AIR & SPACE 24,983 24,983
OPERATIONS
CENTER (AOC).
AIR FORCE
COMMUNICATIONS
041 BASE 19,147 19,147
INFORMATION
TRANSPT
INFRAST (BITI)
WIRED.
042 AFNET.......... 84,515 84,515
043 JOINT 6,185 6,185
COMMUNICATIONS
SUPPORT
ELEMENT (JCSE).
044 USCENTCOM...... 19,649 19,649
045 USSTRATCOM..... 4,337 4,337
ORGANIZATION
AND BASE
046 TACTICAL C-E 137,033 137,033
EQUIPMENT.
047 RADIO EQUIPMENT 15,264 15,264
049 BASE COMM 132,281 132,281
INFRASTRUCTURE.
MODIFICATIONS
050 COMM ELECT MODS 21,471 21,471
PERSONAL SAFETY
& RESCUE EQUIP
051 PERSONAL SAFETY 49,578 49,578
AND RESCUE
EQUIPMENT.
DEPOT
PLANT+MTRLS
HANDLING EQ
052 POWER 11,454 11,454
CONDITIONING
EQUIPMENT.
053 MECHANIZED 12,110 12,110
MATERIAL
HANDLING EQUIP.
BASE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
054 BASE PROCURED 21,142 21,142
EQUIPMENT.
055 ENGINEERING AND 7,700 7,700
EOD EQUIPMENT.
056 MOBILITY 18,266 4,700 22,966
EQUIPMENT.
Program [4,700]
increase.
057 FUELS SUPPORT 9,601 9,601
EQUIPMENT
(FSE).
058 BASE 42,078 -11,700 30,378
MAINTENANCE
AND SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
Program [-4,700]
decrease.
Unjustified [-7,000]
request.
SPECIAL SUPPORT
PROJECTS
060 DARP RC135..... 27,164 27,164
061 DCGS-AF........ 121,528 121,528
063 SPECIAL UPDATE 782,641 782,641
PROGRAM.
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
63A CLASSIFIED 21,086,112 -60,000 21,026,112
PROGRAMS.
Program [-60,000]
adjustment.
SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
064 SPARES AND 1,664 1,664
REPAIR PARTS
(CYBER).
065 SPARES AND 15,847 15,847
REPAIR PARTS.
TOTAL 23,695,720 -77,535 23,618,185
OTHER
PROCUREMEN
T, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT,
DEFENSE-WIDE
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT, OSD
026 MAJOR 10 500 10 500
EQUIPMENT,
DPAA.
049 MAJOR 3,099 3,099
EQUIPMENT, OSD.
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT, NSA
048 INFORMATION 101 101
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM (ISSP).
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT, WHS
053 MAJOR 515 515
EQUIPMENT, WHS.
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT,
DISA
011 INFORMATION 17,211 17,211
SYSTEMS
SECURITY.
012 TELEPORT 29,841 29,841
PROGRAM.
013 JOINT FORCES 3,091 3,091
HEADQUARTERS--
DODIN.
014 ITEMS LESS THAN 41,569 41,569
$5 MILLION.
016 DEFENSE 26,978 26,978
INFORMATION
SYSTEM NETWORK.
017 WHITE HOUSE 44,161 44,161
COMMUNICATION
AGENCY.
018 SENIOR 35,935 35,935
LEADERSHIP
ENTERPRISE.
019 JOINT REGIONAL 88,741 -80,000 8,741
SECURITY
STACKS (JRSS).
Program [-80,000]
decrease.
020 JOINT SERVICE 157,538 157,538
PROVIDER.
021 FOURTH ESTATE 42,084 42,084
NETWORK
OPTIMIZATION
(4ENO).
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT, DLA
023 MAJOR EQUIPMENT 417,459 417,459
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT,
DCSA
003 MAJOR EQUIPMENT 2,212 2,212
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT, TJS
050 MAJOR 8,329 8,329
EQUIPMENT, TJS.
051 MAJOR 1,247 1,247
EQUIPMENT--TJS
CYBER.
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT,
MISSILE
DEFENSE AGENCY
031 THAAD.......... 41 495,396 1 106,000 42 601,396
THAAD [1] [106,000]
battery #8.
034 AEGIS BMD...... 34 356,195 34 356,195
035 AEGIS BMD AP... 44,901 44,901
037 SM-3 IIAS...... 6 218,322 4 115,000 10 333,322
Increase SM- [4] [115,000]
3 Block IIA
quantities.
038 ARROW 3 UPPER 1 77,000 1 77,000
TIER SYSTEMS.
039 SHORT RANGE 1 50,000 1 50,000
BALLISTIC
MISSILE
DEFENSE
(SRBMD).
040 AEGIS ASHORE 39,114 39,114
PHASE III.
041 IRON DOME...... 1 73,000 1 73,000
042 AEGIS BMD 49 104,241 49 104,241
HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE.
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT,
DHRA
005 PERSONNEL 4,213 4,213
ADMINISTRATION.
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT,
DEFENSE THREAT
REDUCTION
AGENCY
028 VEHICLES....... 215 215
029 OTHER MAJOR 9,994 9,994
EQUIPMENT.
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT,
DEFENSE
SECURITY
COOPERATION
AGENCY
027 REGIONAL CENTER 1,598 1,598
PROCUREMENT.
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT,
DODEA
025 AUTOMATION/ 1,319 1,319
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT &
LOGISTICS.
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT,
DCMA
002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT 1,398 1,398
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT,
DMACT
024 MAJOR EQUIPMENT 7,993 7,993
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
54A CLASSIFIED 554,264 554,264
PROGRAMS.
AVIATION
PROGRAMS
055 ARMED OVERWATCH/ 5 101,000 -48,000 5 53,000
TARGETING.
Program [-80,000]
decrease.
U.S. [32,000]
Special
Operations
Command
Armed
Overwatch
program.
059 ROTARY WING 211,041 211,041
UPGRADES AND
SUSTAINMENT.
060 UNMANNED ISR... 25,488 -5,000 20,488
Program [-5,000]
decrease.
061 NON-STANDARD 61,874 -5,000 56,874
AVIATION.
Program [-5,000]
decrease.
062 U-28........... 3,825 3,825
063 MH-47 CHINOOK.. 135,482 135,482
064 CV-22 14,829 14,829
MODIFICATION.
065 MQ-9 UNMANNED 6,746 6,746
AERIAL VEHICLE.
066 PRECISION 243,111 -5,000 238,111
STRIKE PACKAGE.
Program [-5,000]
decrease.
067 AC/MC-130J..... 163,914 163,914
068 C-130 20,414 20,414
MODIFICATIONS.
SHIPBUILDING
069 UNDERWATER 20,556 20,556
SYSTEMS.
AMMUNITION
PROGRAMS
070 ORDNANCE ITEMS 186,197 186,197
<$5M.
OTHER
PROCUREMENT
PROGRAMS
071 INTELLIGENCE 94,982 94,982
SYSTEMS.
072 DISTRIBUTED 11,645 11,645
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
073 OTHER ITEMS 96,333 96,333
<$5M.
074 COMBATANT CRAFT 17,278 17,278
SYSTEMS.
075 SPECIAL 78,865 -7,500 71,365
PROGRAMS.
Program [-7,500]
decrease.
076 TACTICAL 30,158 30,158
VEHICLES.
077 WARRIOR SYSTEMS 260,733 260,733
<$5M.
078 COMBAT MISSION 19,848 19,848
REQUIREMENTS.
079 GLOBAL VIDEO 2,401 2,401
SURVEILLANCE
ACTIVITIES.
080 OPERATIONAL 13,861 -5,000 8,861
ENHANCEMENTS
INTELLIGENCE.
Program [-5,000]
decrease.
081 OPERATIONAL 247,038 -5,000 242,038
ENHANCEMENTS.
Program [-5,000]
decrease.
CBDP
082 CHEMICAL 147,150 147,150
BIOLOGICAL
SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS.
083 CB PROTECTION & 149,944 149,944
HAZARD
MITIGATION.
TOTAL 148 5,324,487 5 60,500 153 5,384,987
PROCUREMEN
T, DEFENSE-
WIDE.
TOTAL 34,422 130,684,160 127 2,160,687 34,549 132,844,847
PROCUREMEN
T.
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SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
ROTARY
009 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK IIIB NEW BUILD. 2 69,154 -4,800 2 64,354
Unjustified costs............. [-4,800]
014 CH-47 HELICOPTER.................. 1 50,472 1 50,472
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
017 MQ-1 PAYLOAD (MIP)................ 5,968 5,968
020 MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP)...... 122,520 122,520
025 EMARSS SEMA MODS (MIP)............ 26,460 26,460
030 DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT....... 1,916 1,916
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS
037 CMWS.............................. 149,162 149,162
038 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES 32,400 32,400
(CIRCM).
OTHER SUPPORT
041 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS........ 3,028 3,028
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, 3 461,080 -4,800 3 456,280
ARMY.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM
002 M-SHORAD--PROCUREMENT............. 22 158,300 22 158,300
003 MSE MISSILE....................... 46 176,585 46 176,585
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM
006 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY.............. 3,090 236,265 3,090 236,265
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS
011 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)........ 904 127,015 904 127,015
015 LETHAL MINIATURE AERIAL MISSILE 1,130 84,993 1,130 84,993
SYSTEM (LMAMS.
MODIFICATIONS
017 ATACMS MODS....................... 78,434 78,434
022 MLRS MODS......................... 20,000 20,000
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, 5,192 881,592 5,192 881,592
ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY
WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES
016 MULTI-ROLE ANTI-ARMOR ANTI- 4,765 4,765
PERSONNEL WEAPON S.
018 MORTAR SYSTEMS.................... 10,460 10,460
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, 15,225 15,225
ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION
001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES............ 567 567
002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES............ 40 40
004 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES........... 17 17
005 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES........... 189 189
008 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES.............. 24,900 24,900
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
016 PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE M982.... 275 29,213 275 29,213
017 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND 21,675 21,675
PRIMERS, ALL.
ROCKETS
020 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL 176 176
TYPES.
021 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES....... 33,880 33,880
MISCELLANEOUS
029 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO). 11 11
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 275 110,668 275 110,668
AMMUNITION, ARMY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
TACTICAL VEHICLES
013 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES 6,500 6,500
(FHTV).
014 PLS ESP........................... 15,163 15,163
017 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE 27,066 27,066
PROTECTION KITS.
COMM--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
030 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND 2,700 2,700
COMMUNICATIONS.
032 ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION 12,566 12,566
AND TIMING.
033 SMART-T (SPACE)................... 289 289
034 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC--GBS............ 319 319
COMM--COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS
045 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT 1,257 1,257
CASUALTY CARE.
COMM--INTELLIGENCE COMM
048 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE (MIP).. 1,230 1,230
INFORMATION SECURITY
052 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC).. 128 128
COMM--BASE COMMUNICATIONS
058 INFORMATION SYSTEMS............... 15,277 15,277
062 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE 74,004 74,004
MOD PROGRAM.
ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT REL ACT
(TIARA)
068 DCGS-A (MIP)...................... 47,709 47,709
070 TROJAN (MIP)...................... 1,766 1,766
071 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) 61,450 61,450
(MIP).
073 BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION 12,337 12,337
DEVICES (MIP).
ELECT EQUIP--ELECTRONIC WARFARE
(EW)
080 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE 44,293 44,293
CAP. (MIP).
081 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY 49,100 49,100
COUNTERMEASURES.
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL SURV. (TAC
SURV)
083 SENTINEL MODS..................... 33,496 33,496
084 NIGHT VISION DEVICES.............. 643 643
087 RADIATION MONITORING SYSTEMS...... 11 11
088 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF 37,000 37,000
SYSTEMS.
094 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32... 280 280
095 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM........ 13,672 13,672
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS
100 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & 15,143 15,143
CONTROL SYS.
ELECT EQUIP--AUTOMATION
109 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION....... 4,688 4,688
110 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP... 16,552 16,552
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT
121 FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL EQUIPMENT 25,480 25,480
(FNLE).
122 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS)........ 98,960 98,960
123 CBRN DEFENSE...................... 18,887 18,887
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
125 TACTICAL BRIDGING................. 50,400 50,400
ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION)
EQUIPMENT
137 RENDER SAFE SETS KITS OUTFITS..... 84,000 84,000
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
140 HEATERS AND ECU'S................. 370 370
142 PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM 3,721 3,721
(PRSS).
145 FORCE PROVIDER.................... 56,400 56,400
146 FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT........... 2,279 2,279
147 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL 2,040 2,040
PARACHUTE SYSTEM.
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
150 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & 4,374 4,374
WATER.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
151 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL............ 6,390 6,390
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
152 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 7,769 7,769
SYSTEMS.
153 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MAINT EQ).. 184 184
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
156 LOADERS........................... 3,190 3,190
157 HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR............... 7,600 7,600
158 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED............. 7,450 7,450
160 HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR 3,703 3,703
(HMEE).
162 CONST EQUIP ESP................... 657 657
GENERATORS
167 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP... 106 106
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
169 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS............... 1,885 1,885
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
180 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT 8,500 8,500
EQUIPMENT.
181 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3).. 3,248 3,248
185 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE.... 31,845 31,845
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 924,077 924,077
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
OTHER AIRCRAFT
024 STUASL0 UAV....................... 7,921 7,921
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
053 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT.............. 3,474 3,474
055 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM.... 3,339 3,339
064 QRC............................... 18,507 18,507
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, 33,241 33,241
NAVY.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
TACTICAL MISSILES
012 HELLFIRE.......................... 115 5,572 115 5,572
TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, 115 5,572 115 5,572
NAVY.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC
NAVY AMMUNITION
001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS............. 8,068 8,068
002 JDAM.............................. 673 15,529 673 15,529
003 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES....... 23,000 23,000
004 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION............ 22,600 22,600
006 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES 3,927 3,927
007 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES.... 15,978 15,978
008 JATOS............................. 2,100 2,100
011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION......... 2,611 2,611
012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO... 1,624 1,624
013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION........ 505 505
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, 673 95,942 673 95,942
NAVY & MC.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
SMALL BOATS
028 STANDARD BOATS.................... 19,104 19,104
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
035 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV................ 2,946 2,946
ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
043 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM......... 213,000 213,000
SONOBUOYS
092 SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES.............. 26,196 26,196
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
095 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT........ 60,217 60,217
OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
110 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP. 2,124 2,124
CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
115 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES....... 177 177
116 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS............ 416 416
118 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT........... 801 801
SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
125 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION.. 520 520
TRAINING DEVICES
128 TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT.. 11,500 11,500
COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
130 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT......... 3,525 3,525
136 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT....... 3,000 3,000
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 343,526 343,526
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
GUIDED MISSILES
012 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)........ 120 17,456 120 17,456
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
015 MODIFICATION KITS................. 4,200 4,200
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
022 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.... 10,124 10,124
TACTICAL VEHICLES
038 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS..... 16,183 16,183
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE 120 47,963 120 47,963
CORPS.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
HELICOPTERS
013 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER.......... 3 174,000 3 174,000
OTHER AIRCRAFT
020 MQ-9.............................. 142,490 142,490
021 RQ-20B PUMA....................... 13,770 13,770
STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
026 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED 57,521 57,521
COUNTERMEASURES.
OTHER AIRCRAFT
046 U-2 MODS.......................... 9,600 9,600
055 COMPASS CALL...................... 12,800 12,800
066 HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS........... 58,020 58,020
069 MQ-9 UAS PAYLOADS................. 46,100 1 17,400 1 63,500
WAMI combat loss replacement.. [1] [17,400]
070 CV-22 MODS........................ 6,290 6,290
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
071 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS....... 10,700 10,700
072 MQ-9.............................. 12,250 12,250
COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
073 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP 25,614 25,614
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, 3 569,155 1 17,400 4 586,555
AIR FORCE.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
TACTICAL
004 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE 24 30,000 24 30,000
008 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE......... 3,969 143,420 3,969 143,420
009 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB............... 1,283 50,352 1,283 50,352
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, 5,276 223,772 5,276 223,772
AIR FORCE.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE
ROCKETS
001 ROCKETS........................... 19,489 19,489
CARTRIDGES
002 CARTRIDGES........................ 40,434 40,434
BOMBS
004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS............. 369,566 369,566
006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION...... 6,800 237,723 6,800 237,723
FLARES
015 FLARES............................ 21,171 21,171
FUZES
016 FUZES............................. 107,855 107,855
SMALL ARMS
017 SMALL ARMS........................ 6,217 6,217
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 6,800 802,455 6,800 802,455
AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES
001 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES....... 1,302 1,302
CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES
002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE........... 3,400 3,400
004 CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES........ 12,475 12,475
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
005 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE...... 26,150 26,150
007 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.......... 51,254 51,254
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
008 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE 24,903 24,903
VEHICLES.
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
009 MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES....... 14,167 14,167
BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
010 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING EQU 5,759 5,759
011 BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES. 20,653 20,653
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS
026 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.... 5,100 5,100
030 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM 56,496 56,496
ORGANIZATION AND BASE
049 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE.......... 30,717 30,717
BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
055 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT..... 13,172 13,172
056 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT................ 33,694 33,694
057 FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE)..... 1,777 1,777
058 BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT 31,620 31,620
EQUIPMENT.
SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS
061 DCGS-AF........................... 18,700 18,700
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
065 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS........... 4,000 4,000
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR 355,339 355,339
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
016 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK 6,120 6,120
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT
REDUCTION AGENCY
030 COUNTER IMPROVISED THREAT 2,540 2,540
TECHNOLOGIES.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
54A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 3,500 3,500
AVIATION PROGRAMS
056 MANNED ISR........................ 5,000 40,100 45,100
Combat loss replacement--DHC-8 [40,100]
057 MC-12............................. 5,000 5,000
060 UNMANNED ISR...................... 8,207 8,207
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
070 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M............... 105,355 105,355
OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS
071 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.............. 16,234 16,234
073 OTHER ITEMS <$5M.................. 984 984
076 TACTICAL VEHICLES................. 2,990 2,990
077 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M.............. 32,573 5,000 37,573
Development of autonomous, [5,000]
multi-sensor cUAS capabilities
with kinetic effects.
078 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS....... 10,000 10,000
080 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 6,724 6,724
INTELLIGENCE.
081 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS.......... 53,264 53,264
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE- 258,491 45,100 303,591
WIDE.
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE
EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT
UNDISTRIBUTED
007 UNDISTRIBUTED..................... 150,000 150,000
Program increase.............. [150,000]
TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD AND 150,000 150,000
RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT.
TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD AND 150,000 150,000
RESERVE EQUIPMENT.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT............ 18,457 5,128,098 1 357,700 18,458 5,485,798
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TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2021 House
Line Program Element Item Request House Change Authorized
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......................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST
& EVAL, ARMY
......................... BASIC RESEARCH
002 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.. 303,257 5,000 308,257
......................... Counter-UAS Army [5,000]
research lab.
003 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 67,148 67,148
INITIATIVES.
004 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY 87,877 9,000 96,877
RESEARCH CENTERS.
......................... Automotive research [5,000]
center modeling and
simulation.
......................... Biotechnology [4,000]
advancements.
005 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE 5,077 5,077
RESEARCH ALLIANCE.
......................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH. 463,359 14,000 477,359
.........................
......................... APPLIED RESEARCH
007 0602115A BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY...... 11,835 11,835
011 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 2,000 2,000
ADVANCED STUDIES.
012 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY....... 42,425 5,000 47,425
......................... Next generation [5,000]
additive manufacturing
and 3-D printed
electronics.
013 0602142A ARMY APPLIED RESEARCH...... 30,757 30,757
014 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY 125,435 7,000 132,435
TECHNOLOGY.
......................... HEROES program increase [5,000]
......................... Syn-bio enabled [2,000]
functional materials
for the soldier.
015 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY.......... 28,047 17,000 45,047
......................... Cold weather military [2,000]
research.
......................... Materials recovery [10,000]
technologies for
defense supply
resiliency.
......................... Polymeric composites [5,000]
via cold spray additive
manufacturing.
016 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT 217,565 217,565
VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY.
017 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY..... 114,404 15,000 129,404
......................... Alternative positioning [5,000]
navigation and timing.
......................... Multi-drone/multi- [2,000]
sensor intelligence,
surveillance, and
reconnaissance
capabilities.
......................... Program increase....... [5,000]
......................... Sensor and electronic [3,000]
network initatives.
018 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 60,553 60,553
TECHNOLOGY.
019 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT 96,484 5,000 101,484
TECHNOLOGY.
......................... High density eVOTL [5,000]
power source research.
020 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 56,298 20,000 76,298
TECHNOLOGY.
......................... Advanced tracking and [5,000]
targeting capability.
......................... High energy laser [5,000]
technology.
......................... Radar research......... [5,000]
......................... UAS threat detection... [5,000]
022 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER.......... 18,816 18,816
040 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING 20,766 20,766
TECHNOLOGY.
042 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY......... 95,496 95,496
......................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED 920,881 69,000 989,881
RESEARCH.
.........................
......................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
044 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 38,896 38,896
049 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND 11,659 11,659
TRAINING ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
052 0603115A MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT........ 27,723 27,723
053 0603117A ARMY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 62,663 62,663
DEVELOPMENT.
054 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED 109,608 9,000 118,608
TECHNOLOGY.
......................... Advanced AI/AA [5,000]
analytics for
modernization and
readiness.
......................... Anthropomorphic study [4,000]
for body armor
modernization.
055 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. 14,795 8,500 23,295
......................... Rapid entry and [5,000]
sustainment for the
arctic.
......................... Survivability and [3,500]
energy reduction of
hard shelters.
059 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 25,000 25,000
SIMULATION.
063 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED 23,357 23,357
DEVELOPMENT.
064 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 188,024 188,024
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
065 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT 199,358 17,000 216,358
VEHICLE ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
......................... Cyber security support [2,000]
for vehicle development.
......................... Fuel cell powered [15,000]
vehicle development.
066 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED 158,608 5,000 163,608
TECHNOLOGY.
......................... Tactical geospatial [5,000]
information development.
067 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 121,060 10,000 131,060
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
......................... Hypervelocity [10,000]
projectile.
068 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT 156,194 156,194
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
069 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 58,130 5,000 63,130
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
......................... Program acceleration... [5,000]
077 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING...... 8,515 8,515
......................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 1,203,590 54,500 1,258,090
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.........................
......................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
078 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 11,062 10,000 21,062
INTEGRATION.
......................... Accelerated test and [10,000]
integration.
079 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS 26,230 26,230
INTEGRATION.
080 0603327A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 26,482 26,482
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
081 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND 64,092 2,000 66,092
BARRIER--ADV DEV.
......................... MICLIC replacement [2,000]
development.
083 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER 92,753 92,753
AMMUNITION.
084 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM 151,478 12,500 163,978
MODERNIZATION--ADV DEV.
......................... Fuel cell powered [15,000]
vehicle development.
......................... Modeling and simulation [12,500]
support for vehicle
development.
......................... Program decrease....... [-15,000]
085 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND 5,841 5,841
SURVIVABILITY.
086 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC 194,775 194,775
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM--ADV
DEV.
087 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS 24,316 24,316
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
088 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 13,387 13,387
TECHNOLOGY--DEM/VAL.
089 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND 4,762 4,762
DEVELOPMENT.
090 0603801A AVIATION--ADV DEV.......... 647,937 647,937
091 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER 4,761 4,761
EQUIPMENT--ADV DEV.
092 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV... 28,520 28,520
093 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED 26,138 -3,000 23,138
DEVELOPMENT.
......................... IHPS program delays.... [-3,000]
094 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT....... 121,207 -5,800 115,407
......................... Program reduction...... [-5,800]
096 0604021A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 22,840 22,840
TECHNOLOGY MATURATION
(MIP).
097 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) 22,678 22,678
SATELLITE CAPABILITY.
098 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES... 10,082 10,082
099 0604101A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 1,378 1,378
VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.4).
100 0604113A FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED 40,083 40,083
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (FTUAS).
101 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE 376,373 376,373
DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR.
102 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION 156,834 156,834
INITIATIVES.
103 0604117A MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR 4,995 4,995
DEFENSE (M-SHORAD).
105 0604119A ARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT 170,490 170,490
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING.
106 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, 128,125 128,125
NAVIGATION AND TIMING
(PNT).
107 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING 129,547 129,547
ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT &
PROTOTYPING.
108 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 13,831 13,831
DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.
109 0604182A HYPERSONICS................ 801,417 10,000 811,417
......................... Program increase....... [10,000]
111 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR......... 7,992 7,992
112 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT.. 40,677 40,677
115 0305251A CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 50,525 50,525
FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT.
......................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 3,421,608 25,700 3,447,308
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
.........................
......................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
118 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS.......... 2,764 2,764
119 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 62,426 62,426
DEVELOPMENT.
121 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS... 91,574 7,000 98,574
......................... Advanced gunner [2,000]
protection kit
development.
......................... Soldier Enhancement [5,000]
Program.
122 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES... 8,523 8,523
123 0604611A JAVELIN.................... 7,493 7,493
124 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL 24,792 24,792
VEHICLES.
125 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL........ 3,511 3,511
126 0604642A LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED 1,976 1,976
VEHICLES.
127 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS 135,488 135,488
MODERNIZATION (ASM)--ENG
DEV.
128 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG 61,445 61,445
DEV.
129 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, 2,814 2,814
AND EQUIPMENT.
130 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING 28,036 28,036
DEVICES--ENG DEV.
131 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, 43,651 -4,000 39,651
CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE--
ENG DEV.
......................... Army identified funds [-4,000]
excess to need.
132 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION 10,150 10,150
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
133 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT 5,578 5,578
DEVELOPMENT.
134 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE 7,892 7,892
SIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG DEV.
135 0604768A BRILLIANT ANTI-ARMOR 24,975 24,975
SUBMUNITION (BAT).
136 0604780A COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL 3,568 3,568
TRAINER (CATT) CORE.
137 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, 19,268 19,268
INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION.
138 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG 265,811 265,811
DEV.
139 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER 49,694 49,694
EQUIPMENT--ENG DEV.
140 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, 11,079 11,079
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS--
ENG DEV.
141 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL 49,870 49,870
BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
EQUIPMENT--ENG DEV.
142 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER-- 9,589 9,589
ENG DEV.
143 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & 162,513 -10,000 152,513
CONTROL HARDWARE &
SOFTWARE.
......................... Command post integrated [-10,000]
infrastructure contract
delay.
144 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT.......... 109,259 109,259
145 0604822A GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE 21,201 21,201
BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS).
146 0604823A FIREFINDER................. 20,008 -3,200 16,808
......................... Prior year carry-over.. [-3,200]
147 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR 6,534 6,534
DEM/VAL.
148 0604852A SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY 82,459 26,921 109,380
ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS--EMD.
......................... Prior year carry-over.. [-5,079]
......................... Program increase for [32,000]
vehicle protection
systems.
149 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD..... 11,611 11,611
150 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 142,678 -5,000 137,678
DEVELOPMENT.
......................... Reprioritization....... [-5,000]
151 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND 115,286 115,286
PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A).
152 0605028A ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE 96,594 -20,000 76,594
VEHICLE (AMPV).
......................... Army identified funds [-20,000]
excess to need.
154 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK 16,264 16,264
CENTER (JTNC).
155 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK 31,696 31,696
(JTN).
157 0605033A GROUND-BASED OPERATIONAL 5,976 5,976
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM--
EXPEDITIONARY (GBOSS-E).
159 0605035A COMMON INFRARED 23,321 5,000 28,321
COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM).
......................... AI virtual training [5,000]
environments.
161 0605038A NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL 4,846 4,846
RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE
(NBCRV) SENSOR SUITE.
162 0605041A DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL 28,544 28,544
DEVELOPMENT.
163 0605042A TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO 28,178 28,178
SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER).
164 0605047A CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM.... 22,860 22,860
166 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY 35,893 35,893
DEVELOPMENT.
167 0605052A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION 235,770 -47,800 187,970
CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK 1.
......................... Army identified funds [-47,800]
excess to need.
168 0605053A GROUND ROBOTICS............ 13,710 13,710
169 0605054A EMERGING TECHNOLOGY 294,739 -10,000 284,739
INITIATIVES.
......................... Program decrease....... [-10,000]
170 0605145A MEDICAL PRODUCTS AND 954 954
SUPPORT SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
171 0605203A ARMY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & 150,201 150,201
DEMONSTRATION.
172 0605205A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 5,999 5,999
VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.5).
174 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE 8,891 8,891
(JAGM).
175 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND 193,929 193,929
MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD).
176 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE...... 327,732 -83,000 244,732
......................... Army identified funds [-83,000]
excess to need.
177 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES 7,670 7,670
INTEGRATION (MIP).
178 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 1,742 1,742
VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING
AND MANUFACTURING
DEVELOPMENT PH.
179 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT 1,467 3,000 4,467
EQUIPMENT.
......................... Aircraft cleaning and [3,000]
deicing system
development.
180 0303032A TROJAN--RH12............... 3,451 3,451
183 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 55,855 55,855
DEVELOPMENT.
......................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 3,199,798 -141,079 3,058,719
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.........................
......................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
185 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR 14,515 14,515
DEVELOPMENT.
186 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. 10,668 10,668
187 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT....... 106,270 5,000 111,270
......................... Program increase....... [5,000]
188 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER......... 13,481 13,481
189 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL....... 231,824 231,824
190 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION 54,898 54,898
PROGRAM.
192 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND 350,359 350,359
FACILITIES.
193 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST 48,475 14,500 62,975
INSTRUMENTATION AND
TARGETS.
......................... Aviation component [5,000]
testing.
......................... Testing additive [9,500]
manufacturing
technology.
194 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY 36,001 36,001
ANALYSIS.
195 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION..... 2,736 2,736
196 0605702A METEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT TO 6,488 6,488
RDT&E ACTIVITIES.
197 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS.. 21,859 21,859
198 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN 7,936 7,936
ITEMS.
199 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL 54,470 54,470
TESTING.
200 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER..... 63,141 63,141
201 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD 2,572 2,572
COLLABORATION & INTEG.
202 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES..... 87,472 87,472
203 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION 26,244 26,244
ACTIVITIES.
204 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, 40,133 10,000 50,133
EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.
......................... Development of polymer- [5,000]
cased ammunition.
......................... Program acceleration... [5,000]
205 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 1,780 1,780
TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT.
206 0605898A ARMY DIRECT REPORT 55,045 55,045
HEADQUARTERS--R&D - MHA.
208 0606002A RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC 71,306 71,306
MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE.
209 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN 1,063 1,063
INTEL MODERNIZATION.
210 0606105A MEDICAL PROGRAM-WIDE 19,891 19,891
ACTIVITIES.
211 0606942A ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS 4,496 4,496
CYBER VULNERABILITIES.
......................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 1,333,123 29,500 1,362,623
SUPPORT.
.........................
......................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
214 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 10,157 10,157
PROGRAM.
216 0605024A ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY 8,682 8,682
SUPPORT.
217 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS 20,409 20,409
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
219 0607134A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 122,733 -66,100 56,633
(LRPF).
......................... Program reduction...... [-66,100]
221 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT 11,236 5,000 16,236
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
......................... Thermoplastic drive [5,000]
shafts.
222 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 46,091 5,000 51,091
PROGRAM.
......................... Carbon composite [5,000]
materials for wheels
and brakes.
224 0607139A IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE 249,257 249,257
PROGRAM.
225 0607142A AVIATION ROCKET SYSTEM 17,155 17,155
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT.
226 0607143A UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 7,743 7,743
UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS.
227 0607145A APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.. 77,177 77,177
228 0607150A INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT.... 14,652 14,652
229 0607312A ARMY OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS 35,851 35,851
DEVELOPMENT.
230 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS....... 1,324 1,324
231 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 187,840 187,840
232 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP 44,691 44,691
OPERATION COORDINATION
SYSTEM (JADOCS).
233 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT 268,919 -5,667 263,252
PROGRAMS.
......................... CROWS-J program delay.. [-5,667]
234 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED 427,254 -136,291 290,963
HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS.
......................... Prior year carry-over.. [-6,291]
......................... Program decrease....... [-130,000]
235 0203744A AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS/ 11,688 -4,000 7,688
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
......................... Early to need.......... [-4,000]
236 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 80 80
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
237 0203758A DIGITIZATION............... 4,516 4,516
238 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT 1,288 1,288
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
239 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT 79,424 -60,000 19,424
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
......................... Program decrease....... [-60,000]
243 0205412A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 259 259
TECHNOLOGY--OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM DEV.
244 0205456A LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE 166 166
DEFENSE (AMD) SYSTEM.
245 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH 75,575 75,575
ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS).
246 0208053A JOINT TACTICAL GROUND 9,510 9,510
SYSTEM.
249 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS 29,270 29,270
SECURITY PROGRAM.
250 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT 86,908 86,908
SYSTEM.
251 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT 18,684 18,684
(SPACE).
256 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST 467 467
SERVICE (IBS).
257 0305204A TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL 4,051 4,051
VEHICLES.
258 0305206A AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE 13,283 13,283
SYSTEMS.
259 0305208A DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 47,204 47,204
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
264 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL 61,012 6,000 67,012
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES.
......................... 6.8mm projectile [4,000]
development.
......................... Lightweight film armor [2,000]
development.
266A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........ 3,983 3,983
......................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 1,998,539 -256,058 1,742,481
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
.........................
......................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
267 0608041A DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE 46,445 46,445
PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.
......................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 46,445 46,445
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
.........................
......................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 12,587,343 -204,437 12,382,906
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, ARMY.
.........................
......................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST
& EVAL, NAVY
......................... BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 116,816 5,000 121,816
INITIATIVES.
......................... Navy Defense University [5,000]
Research
Instrumentation program
increase.
002 0601152N IN-HOUSE LABORATORY 19,113 19,113
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.
003 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.. 467,158 467,158
......................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH. 603,087 5,000 608,087
.........................
......................... APPLIED RESEARCH
004 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED 17,792 17,792
RESEARCH.
005 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED 122,281 25,000 147,281
RESEARCH.
......................... Additive manufacturing [5,000]
of unmanned maritime
systems.
......................... Cyber physical security [5,000]
and resiliency research.
......................... Expeditionary unmanned [5,000]
systems launch and
recovery.
......................... Talent and technology [5,000]
for power and energy
systems.
......................... Unmanned logistics [5,000]
technology.
006 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE 50,623 50,623
TECHNOLOGY.
007 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED 48,001 48,001
RESEARCH.
008 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT 67,765 10,000 77,765
APPLIED RESEARCH.
......................... High mobility ground [5,000]
robots.
......................... Robotics in complex [5,000]
unstructured
environments.
009 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS 84,994 84,994
APPLIED RESEARCH.
010 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING 63,392 10,000 73,392
ENVIRONMENT APPLIED
RESEARCH.
......................... Extreme weather events [5,000]
research.
......................... Program increase....... [5,000]
011 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 6,343 6,343
APPLIED RESEARCH.
012 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED 56,397 35,000 91,397
RESEARCH.
......................... Academic partnerships [10,000]
for undersea vehicle
research.
......................... Autonomous undersea [10,000]
robotics.
......................... Cross-domain autonomy [10,000]
for persistent maritime
operations.
......................... Expandable structures [5,000]
for operational
effectiveness research.
013 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES 167,590 167,590
APPLIED RESEARCH.
014 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY 30,715 30,715
WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH.
015 0602792N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES 160,537 160,537
(INP) APPLIED RESEARCH.
016 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 76,745 76,745
MANAGEMENT--ONR FIELD
ACITIVITIES.
......................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED 953,175 80,000 1,033,175
RESEARCH.
.........................
......................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
017 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED 24,410 5,000 29,410
TECHNOLOGY.
......................... Additive manufacturing. [5,000]
018 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS 8,008 8,008
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
019 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 219,045 30,000 249,045
DEMONSTRATION (ATD).
......................... Expeditionary [5,000]
autonomous logistics.
......................... Heavy payload solar [20,000]
powered UAS.
......................... Modular Advanced Armed [5,000]
Robotic System.
020 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 13,301 13,301
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
021 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES 246,054 246,054
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
022 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 60,122 60,122
PROGRAM.
023 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION 4,851 4,851
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
024 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING 40,709 40,709
EXPERIMENTS AND
DEMONSTRATIONS.
025 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY 1,948 1,948
WARFARE ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
026 0603801N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES 141,948 20,000 161,948
(INP) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
......................... Accelerated railgun [20,000]
technology maturation.
......................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 760,396 55,000 815,396
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.........................
......................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
027 0603178N MEDIUM AND LARGE UNMANNED 464,042 -193,600 270,442
SURFACE VEHICLES (USVS).
......................... EPF conversion to LUSV [45,000]
prototype.
......................... Two additional Overlord [-238,600]
vessels excess to need.
028 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL 35,386 35,386
APPLICATIONS.
029 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY..... 13,428 13,428
030 0603239N ISO NAVAL CONSTRUCTION 2,350 2,350
FORCES.
031 0603251N AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS........... 418 418
032 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.... 15,719 15,719
033 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE 3,411 3,411
RECONNAISSANCE.
034 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS 70,218 70,218
TECHNOLOGY.
035 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER 52,358 52,358
MINE COUNTERMEASURES.
036 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO 12,816 12,816
DEFENSE.
037 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 7,559 7,559
038 0603525N PILOT FISH................. 358,757 -80,200 278,557
......................... Excess cost growth..... [-25,000]
......................... Program adjustment..... [-55,200]
039 0603527N RETRACT LARCH.............. 12,562 12,562
040 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER............ 148,000 148,000
041 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL....... 778 778
042 0603553N SURFACE ASW................ 1,161 1,161
043 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM 185,356 -95,000 90,356
DEVELOPMENT.
......................... Excessive accelerated [-28,200]
development.
......................... Project 1 insufficient [-66,800]
budget justification.
044 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE 10,528 10,528
SYSTEMS.
045 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED 126,396 10,000 136,396
DESIGN.
......................... Expeditionary [5,000]
sustainment and repair-
related technologies.
......................... Polymorphic build farm [5,000]
for open source
technologies.
046 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & 70,270 70,270
FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
047 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER 149,188 149,188
SYSTEMS.
048 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY 38,449 38,449
SYSTEMS.
049 0603576N CHALK EAGLE................ 71,181 71,181
050 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS). 32,178 32,178
051 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION.. 17,843 17,843
052 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT........... 317,196 317,196
053 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES........ 67,875 67,875
054 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND ANALYSIS 4,797 4,797
055 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT........ 82,309 82,309
056 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS..... 9,922 9,922
057 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/ 189,603 -7,000 182,603
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
......................... Program delay.......... [-7,000]
058 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE 43,084 43,084
ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.
059 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING 6,346 6,346
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
060 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION... 20,601 20,601
061 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM........ 23,422 23,422
062 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT..... 4,664 4,664
063 0603734N CHALK CORAL................ 545,763 -25,000 520,763
......................... Excess cost growth..... [-25,000]
064 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY. 3,884 3,884
065 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE.............. 353,226 353,226
066 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA.............. 544,388 -25,000 519,388
......................... Excess cost growth..... [-25,000]
067 0603751N RETRACT ELM................ 86,730 86,730
068 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN............. 236,234 236,234
070 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND 6,880 6,880
DEVELOPMENT.
071 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY..... 10,578 10,578
072 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 28,435 28,435
TESTING.
073 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH 33,612 33,612
AND LANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/
VAL.
074 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND 128,845 88,000 216,845
ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS.
......................... One additional system.. [88,000]
075 0604014N F/A -18 INFRARED SEARCH AND 84,190 84,190
TRACK (IRST).
076 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE..... 54,699 54,699
077 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED 53,942 53,942
UNDERSEA VEHICLES.
078 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE 40,060 40,060
CORE TECHNOLOGIES.
079 0604030N RAPID PROTOTYPING, 12,100 12,100
EXPERIMENTATION AND
DEMONSTRATION..
080 0604031N LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA 78,122 -36,000 42,122
VEHICLES.
......................... Early to need, phase 1 [-36,000]
results needed first.
081 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS 107,895 107,895
NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER
(CVN 78--80).
082 0604126N LITTORAL AIRBORNE MCM...... 17,366 17,366
083 0604127N SURFACE MINE 18,754 18,754
COUNTERMEASURES.
084 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL 59,776 59,776
INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES
(TADIRCM).
086 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT 5,097 5,097
(MARITIME STRIKE).
087 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY 3,664 3,664
PROTOTYPE.
088 0604454N LX (R)..................... 10,203 10,203
089 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA 115,858 -10,000 105,858
PROTOTYPING.
......................... XLUUV late test and [-10,000]
evaluation award.
090 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 14,259 14,259
SYSTEMS (C-UAS).
091 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS 1,102,387 -15,000 1,087,387
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
......................... Transition to DDG-1000-- [-15,000]
initial integration.
092 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC 7,657 7,657
WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/
ENGINEERING SUPPORT.
093 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE 35,750 35,750
WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.
094 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT-- 9,151 9,151
MIP.
095 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED 22,589 -15,600 6,989
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.
......................... K-MAX.................. [7,000]
......................... MUX uncertain [-22,600]
acquisition strategy.
097 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE 809 809
DEVELOPMENT--MIP.
......................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 6,503,074 -404,400 6,098,674
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
.........................
......................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
098 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT... 4,332 4,332
099 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT..... 18,133 18,133
100 0604214M AV-8B AIRCRAFT--ENG DEV.... 20,054 20,054
101 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT...... 4,237 4,237
102 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER 27,340 27,340
UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT.
104 0604221N P-3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.. 606 606
105 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM..... 9,065 9,065
106 0604231N TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM.... 97,968 97,968
107 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE........... 309,373 309,373
108 0604245M H-1 UPGRADES............... 62,310 62,310
109 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS.... 47,182 47,182
110 0604262N V-22A...................... 132,624 132,624
111 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS 21,445 21,445
DEVELOPMENT.
112 0604269N EA-18...................... 106,134 106,134
113 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE 134,194 134,194
DEVELOPMENT.
114 0604273M EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT. 99,321 99,321
115 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER 477,680 10,000 487,680
(NGJ).
......................... High band risk [10,000]
reduction.
116 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO 232,818 232,818
SYSTEM--NAVY (JTRS-NAVY).
117 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER 170,039 170,039
(NGJ) INCREMENT II.
118 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT 403,712 403,712
SYSTEM ENGINEERING.
119 0604311N LPD-17 CLASS SYSTEMS 945 945
INTEGRATION.
120 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB).. 62,488 62,488
121 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE 386,225 -27,000 359,225
IMPROVEMENTS.
......................... SM-6 excessive cost [-27,000]
growth; program
accountability.
122 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM............... 10,909 10,909
123 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE 44,548 44,548
CONTROL--COUNTER AIR
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
124 0604419N ADVANCED SENSORS 13,673 13,673
APPLICATION PROGRAM (ASAP).
125 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER 87,809 87,809
SENSORS.
126 0604503N SSN-688 AND TRIDENT 93,097 18,000 111,097
MODERNIZATION.
......................... Submarine electronic [18,000]
warfare capability
improvement.
127 0604504N AIR CONTROL................ 38,863 38,863
128 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS. 9,593 9,593
129 0604518N COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER 12,718 12,718
CONVERSION.
130 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 78,319 78,319
RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM.
131 0604530N ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR 65,834 65,834
(AAG).
132 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN............. 259,443 23,500 282,943
......................... Accelerate design...... [23,500]
133 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE 63,878 63,878
SYSTEM.
134 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE 51,853 14,600 66,453
FIRE T&E.
......................... Advanced Degaussing [14,600]
System.
135 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER 3,853 3,853
RESOURCES.
136 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT........... 92,607 -27,500 65,107
......................... Forward funded in FY20. [-27,500]
137 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO 146,012 146,012
DEVELOPMENT.
138 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE 8,383 8,383
ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.
139 0604657M USMC GROUND COMBAT/ 33,784 33,784
SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS--
ENG DEV.
140 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, 8,599 8,599
SIMULATION, AND HUMAN
FACTORS.
141 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON 73,744 73,744
SYSTEMS.
142 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & 157,490 157,490
CONTROL).
143 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: 121,761 121,761
HARD KILL).
144 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: 89,373 89,373
SOFT KILL/EW).
145 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING... 15,716 15,716
146 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT........ 2,120 20,000 22,120
......................... Autonomous aerial [10,000]
distributed logistics.
......................... ETEC disease research.. [10,000]
147 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM....... 50,180 50,180
148 0604800M JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)-- 561 561
EMD.
149 0604800N JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)-- 250 250
EMD.
150 0604850N SSN(X)..................... 1,000 1,000
151 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 974 974
DEVELOPMENT.
152 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 356,173 -5,000 351,173
DEVELOPMENT.
......................... Unjustified growth..... [-5,000]
153 0605024N ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY 7,810 7,810
SUPPORT.
154 0605212M CH-53K RDTE................ 406,406 406,406
155 0605215N MISSION PLANNING........... 86,134 86,134
156 0605217N COMMON AVIONICS............ 54,540 54,540
157 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR 5,155 5,155
(SSC).
158 0605327N T-AO 205 CLASS............. 5,148 5,148
159 0605414N UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION 266,970 266,970
(UCA).
160 0605450M JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE 12,713 12,713
(JAGM).
161 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME 24,424 24,424
AIRCRAFT (MMA).
162 0605504N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME 182,870 182,870
(MMA) INCREMENT III.
163 0605611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT 41,775 41,775
VEHICLES SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
164 0605813M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 2,541 2,541
VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
165 0204202N DDG-1000................... 208,448 15,000 223,448
......................... Transfer from CPS-- [15,000]
initial integration.
169 0304785N TACTICAL CRYPTOLOGIC 111,434 111,434
SYSTEMS.
170 0306250M CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 26,173 26,173
DEVELOPMENT.
......................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 6,263,883 41,600 6,305,483
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.........................
......................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
171 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR 22,075 22,075
DEVELOPMENT.
172 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. 10,224 10,224
173 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT....... 85,195 85,195
175 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 3,089 3,089
SUPPORT--NAVY.
176 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES.. 43,517 43,517
179 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION 932 932
SERVICES.
180 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 94,297 94,297
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
181 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT 3,813 3,813
183 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT 104,822 104,822
SUPPORT.
184 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT 446,960 446,960
185 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND 27,241 27,241
EVALUATION CAPABILITY.
186 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC 15,787 15,787
WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT.
187 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/ 8,559 8,559
RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT.
188 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE 42,749 42,749
SUPPORT.
189 0605898N MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D......... 41,094 41,094
190 0606355N WARFARE INNOVATION 37,022 37,022
MANAGEMENT.
193 0305327N INSIDER THREAT............. 2,310 2,310
194 0902498N MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS 1,536 1,536
(DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT
ACTIVITIES).
......................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 991,222 991,222
SUPPORT.
.........................
......................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
199 0604227N HARPOON MODIFICATIONS...... 697 697
200 0604840M F-35 C2D2.................. 379,549 -37,900 341,649
......................... Block IV/TR3 upgrade [-37,900]
delays.
201 0604840N F-35 C2D2.................. 413,875 -41,400 372,475
......................... Block IV/TR3 upgrade [-41,400]
delays.
202 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT 143,667 143,667
CAPABILITY (CEC).
204 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS 173,056 173,056
SYSTEM SUPPORT.
205 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY 45,970 45,970
PROGRAM.
206 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE 69,190 5,000 74,190
DEVELOPMENT.
......................... Next-generation [5,000]
countermeasure acoustic
device.
207 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC 42,277 42,277
COMMUNICATIONS.
208 0204136N F/A-18 SQUADRONS........... 171,030 4,000 175,030
......................... Jet noise reduction.... [4,000]
210 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT............ 33,482 33,482
211 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK 200,308 200,308
MISSION PLANNING CENTER
(TMPC).
212 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE 102,975 102,975
SYSTEM.
213 0204313N SHIP-TOWED ARRAY 10,873 10,873
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.
214 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT 1,713 1,713
UNITS (DISPLACEMENT CRAFT).
215 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED 22,205 22,205
RADAR (G/ATOR).
216 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING 83,956 83,956
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
218 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 56,791 56,791
READINESS SUPPORT.
219 0205601N HARM IMPROVEMENT........... 146,166 146,166
221 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM 29,348 29,348
INTEGRATION.
222 0205632N MK-48 ADCAP................ 110,349 110,349
223 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS...... 133,953 133,953
224 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER 110,313 110,313
SYSTEMS.
225 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS 207,662 207,662
SYSTEMS.
226 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND 4,406 4,406
CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S).
227 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/ 61,381 61,381
SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.
228 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT 10,421 10,421
SERVICES SUPPORT.
229 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ 29,977 29,977
ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS
(MIP).
230 0206629M AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE. 6,469 6,469
231 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES...... 5,859 5,859
232 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR- 44,323 44,323
TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM).
236 0303109N SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 41,978 5,000 46,978
(SPACE).
......................... Interference mitigation [5,000]
technology, test and
verification.
237 0303138N CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORK 29,684 29,684
ENTERPRISE SERVICES
(CANES).
238 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS 39,094 39,094
SECURITY PROGRAM.
239 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE 6,154 6,154
PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES.
240 0305204N TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL 7,108 7,108
VEHICLES.
241 0305205N UAS INTEGRATION AND 62,098 62,098
INTEROPERABILITY.
242 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 21,500 21,500
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
244 0305220N MQ-4C TRITON............... 11,120 11,120
245 0305231N MQ-8 UAV................... 28,968 28,968
246 0305232M RQ-11 UAV.................. 537 537
247 0305234N SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL 8,773 8,773
UAS (STUASL0).
248 0305239M RQ-21A..................... 10,853 10,853
249 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR 60,413 60,413
DEVELOPMENT.
250 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 5,000 5,000
(UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP).
251 0305251N CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 34,967 34,967
FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT.
252 0305421N RQ-4 MODERNIZATION......... 178,799 178,799
253 0307577N INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA 2,120 2,120
(IMD).
254 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION 8,683 8,683
SUPPORT.
255 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF). 45,168 45,168
256 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY 6,697 6,697
(MARITECH).
257 1203109N SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 70,056 70,056
(SPACE).
257A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........ 1,795,032 1,795,032
......................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 5,327,043 -65,300 5,261,743
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
.........................
......................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
258 0608013N RISK MANAGEMENT 14,300 14,300
INFORMATION--SOFTWARE
PILOT PROGRAM.
259 0608231N MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND 10,868 10,868
AND CONTROL (MTC2)--
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
......................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 25,168 25,168
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
.........................
......................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 21,427,048 -288,100 21,138,948
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, NAVY.
.........................
......................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST
& EVAL, AF
......................... BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.. 315,348 315,348
002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 161,861 5,000 166,861
INITIATIVES.
......................... Solar block research... [5,000]
003 0601108F HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH 15,085 15,085
INITIATIVES.
......................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH. 492,294 5,000 497,294
.........................
......................... APPLIED RESEARCH
004 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES 100,000 100,000
APPLIED RESEARCH.
005 0602102F MATERIALS.................. 140,781 25,000 165,781
......................... Advanced materials [5,000]
manufacturing flexible
biosensors.
......................... Metals affordability [15,000]
research.
......................... Thermal protection [5,000]
systems.
006 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE 349,225 25,000 374,225
TECHNOLOGIES.
......................... Advanced batteries for [5,000]
directed energy.
......................... High speed expendable [5,000]
turbine development.
......................... On-orbit propulsion [5,000]
technologies.
......................... Secure unmanned aerial [10,000]
vehicles.
007 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED 115,222 115,222
RESEARCH.
009 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS.......... 211,301 211,301
011 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 8,926 8,926
MANAGEMENT-- MAJOR
HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.
012 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS..... 132,425 132,425
013 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. 128,113 128,113
014 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION 178,668 30,000 208,668
SCIENCES AND METHODS.
......................... Counter UAS platform [5,000]
integration testbed.
......................... Quantum Innovation [5,000]
Center.
......................... Quantum network testbed [10,000]
......................... Trusted UAS traffic [10,000]
management and C-UAS
testbed.
015 0602890F HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH. 45,088 45,088
......................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED 1,409,749 80,000 1,489,749
RESEARCH.
.........................
......................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
017 0603030F AF FOUNDATIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ 103,280 7,000 110,280
DEMOS.
......................... Agile composite [5,000]
manufacturing
initiatives.
......................... Foam engine wash....... [2,000]
018 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED 157,619 -30,000 127,619
TECHNOLOGY DEMOS.
......................... Inappropriate use of [-30,000]
S&T funds for Golden
Horde demonstration &
validation.
019 0603033F NEXT GEN PLATFORM DEV/DEMO. 199,556 199,556
020 0603034F PERSISTENT KNOWLEDGE, 102,276 102,276
AWARENESS, & C2 TECH.
021 0603035F NEXT GEN EFFECTS DEV/DEMOS. 215,817 215,817
......................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 778,548 -23,000 755,548
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.........................
......................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
038 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED 4,320 4,320
DEVELOPMENT.
039 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION 26,396 26,396
TECHNOLOGY.
040 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND 3,647 3,647
DEVELOPMENT.
041 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 32,959 32,959
MISSILE--DEM/VAL.
043 0604002F AIR FORCE WEATHER SERVICES 869 869
RESEARCH.
044 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT 302,323 -85,500 216,823
SYSTEM (ABMS).
......................... Unjustified costs...... [-85,500]
045 0604004F ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT 636,495 636,495
046 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER.. 2,848,410 -20,000 2,828,410
......................... Transfer to APA line [-20,000]
025A.
047 0604032F DIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPING 20,964 20,964
048 0604033F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING.... 381,862 381,862
050 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND 24,747 24,747
SENSORS.
051 0604288F NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPS 76,417 76,417
CENTER (NAOC) RECAP.
052 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER........ 3,011 3,011
053 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED 52,921 52,921
TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM
(HDBTDS) PROGRAM.
054 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON 69,783 69,783
SYSTEMS-ACS.
055 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 25,835 25,835
ENTERPRISE R&D.
056 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM.... 219,252 30,000 249,252
......................... Program increase--LCAAT [30,000]
prototyping.
057 0605230F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC 1,524,759 1,524,759
DETERRENT.
059 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR 1,044,089 1,044,089
DOMINANCE.
060 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG- 19,356 19,356
RANGE RADAR (3DELRR).
061 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS 8,737 8,737
(ABADS).
062 0208099F UNIFIED PLATFORM (UP)...... 5,990 5,990
063 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE 39,293 39,293
AGENT (CDL EA).
065 0305601F MISSION PARTNER 11,430 11,430
ENVIRONMENTS.
066 0306250F CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 259,823 259,823
DEVELOPMENT.
067 0306415F ENABLED CYBER ACTIVITIES... 10,560 10,560
068 0401310F C-32 EXECUTIVE TRANSPORT 9,908 9,908
RECAPITALIZATION.
069 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION 8,662 8,662
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM.
074 1206427F SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE 8,787 8,787
TRANSITIONS (SSPT).
077 1206730F SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE 56,311 56,311
PROGRAM.
......................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 7,737,916 -75,500 7,662,416
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
.........................
......................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
082 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON 25,161 25,161
ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS.
083 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND 38,564 38,564
IMPROVEMENTS.
084 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT.... 35,033 35,033
085 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE 2,098 2,098
DEVELOPMENT.
086 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS 131,909 131,909
ENTERPRISE.
087 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT 6,752 6,752
088 0604329F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)-- 17,280 17,280
EMD.
090 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE 23,076 23,076
DEVELOPMENT.
091 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS............... 3,091 3,091
092 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT....... 20,609 20,609
093 0604618F JOINT DIRECT ATTACK 7,926 7,926
MUNITION.
094 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS....... 23,660 23,660
095 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES..... 8,898 8,898
096 0604800F F-35--EMD.................. 5,423 -5,000 423
......................... Excess SDD funding..... [-5,000]
097 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON. 474,430 474,430
098 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION.... 167,099 167,099
100 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE 30,547 30,547
MANAGEMENT.
102 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING.... 248,669 248,669
103 0605229F COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER... 63,169 63,169
105 0101125F NUCLEAR WEAPONS 9,683 9,683
MODERNIZATION.
106 0207171F F-15 EPAWSS................ 170,679 -14,700 155,979
......................... Cost growth............ [-14,700]
107 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON..... 160,438 -17,700 142,738
......................... Unjustified cost [-17,700]
increase.
108 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION 9,422 9,422
TRAINING.
110 0305176F COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER 973 973
LOCATOR.
111 0401221F KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS.... 106,262 -20,000 86,262
......................... Slow execution......... [-20,000]
113 0401319F VC-25B..................... 800,889 800,889
114 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS..... 10,673 10,673
115 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS...... 4,479 4,479
116 0901299F AF A1 SYSTEMS.............. 8,467 8,467
......................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 2,615,359 -57,400 2,557,959
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.........................
......................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
131 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR 57,725 57,725
DEVELOPMENT.
132 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT....... 208,680 208,680
133 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE..... 35,803 35,803
135 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & 13,557 13,557
EVALUATION.
136 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT 764,606 -10,000 754,606
......................... Program decrease....... [-10,000]
142 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY 1,362,038 1,362,038
INTEGRATION.
143 0605832F ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED 40,768 40,768
PRGM TECHNOLOGY.
144 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR 179,646 179,646
SYSTEMS.
145 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D......... 5,734 5,734
146 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND 70,985 70,985
MODERNIZATION--TEST AND
EVALUATION SUPPORT.
147 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT-- 29,880 29,880
TEST AND EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
148 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND 63,381 63,381
MATURATION.
149 0606398F MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E......... 5,785 5,785
150 0303255F COMMAND, CONTROL, 24,564 24,564
COMMUNICATION, AND
COMPUTERS (C4)--STRATCOM.
151 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION 9,883 9,883
SERVICES (EIS).
152 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT 13,384 13,384
SUPPORT.
153 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING..... 1,262 1,262
155 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES... 3,599 3,599
......................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 2,891,280 -10,000 2,881,280
SUPPORT.
.........................
......................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
163 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE 8,777 8,777
FLIGHT TRAINING.
164 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 499 499
ENTERPRISE R&D.
165 0604840F F-35 C2D2.................. 785,336 -78,500 706,836
......................... Block IV/TR3 upgrade [-78,500]
delays.
166 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND 27,035 27,035
PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS).
167 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY 50,508 50,508
EXECUTIVE AGENCY.
168 0605117F FOREIGN MATERIEL 71,229 71,229
ACQUISITION AND
EXPLOITATION.
169 0605278F HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E...... 24,705 24,705
170 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION............ 26,356 26,356
172 0101113F B-52 SQUADRONS............. 520,023 -181,500 338,523
......................... GPS-IU contract delays. [-10,000]
......................... No acquisition strategy [-2,500]
for AEHF.
......................... Radar modernization [-40,000]
program contract delays.
......................... Virtual prototype [-125,000]
contract delay.
......................... VLF/LF contract delays. [-4,000]
173 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE 1,433 1,433
(ALCM).
174 0101126F B-1B SQUADRONS............. 15,766 15,766
175 0101127F B-2 SQUADRONS.............. 187,399 187,399
......................... Airspace compliance [-2,000]
contract delays.
......................... JASSM-ER Milestone B [-5,000]
delay.
......................... Virtual training....... [7,000]
176 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS........ 116,569 116,569
177 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC 27,235 27,235
COMMUNICATIONS.
178 0101324F INTEGRATED STRATEGIC 24,227 24,227
PLANNING & ANALYSIS
NETWORK.
179 0101328F ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES...... 112,753 112,753
181 0102110F UH-1N REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.. 44,464 44,464
182 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION 5,929 5,929
CONTROL CENTER
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
183 0102412F NORTH WARNING SYSTEM (NWS). 100 100
184 0205219F MQ-9 UAV................... 162,080 162,080
186 0207131F A-10 SQUADRONS............. 24,535 24,535
187 0207133F F-16 SQUADRONS............. 223,437 223,437
188 0207134F F-15E SQUADRONS............ 298,908 298,908
189 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE 14,960 14,960
SUPPRESSION.
190 0207138F F-22A SQUADRONS............ 665,038 -16,100 648,938
......................... Software delays........ [-16,100]
191 0207142F F-35 SQUADRONS............. 132,229 -2,600 129,629
......................... Unjustified USAF ALIS [-2,600]
unique funding.
192 0207146F F-15EX..................... 159,761 159,761
193 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES...... 19,417 19,417
194 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR- 51,799 51,799
TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM).
195 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE--PARARESCUE.. 669 669
196 0207247F AF TENCAP.................. 21,644 21,644
197 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS 9,261 9,261
PROCUREMENT.
198 0207253F COMPASS CALL............... 15,854 15,854
199 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 95,896 95,896
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
200 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE 70,792 70,792
STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM).
201 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS 51,187 51,187
CENTER (AOC).
202 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING 16,041 16,041
CENTER (CRC).
203 0207417F AIRBORNE WARNING AND 138,303 138,303
CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS).
204 0207418F AFSPECWAR--TACP............ 4,223 4,223
206 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE 16,564 16,564
SYSTEM ACTIVITIES.
207 0207438F THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT 7,858 7,858
(TBM) C4I.
208 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY- 12,906 12,906
MOD.
210 0207452F DCAPES..................... 14,816 14,816
211 0207521F AIR FORCE CALIBRATION 1,970 1,970
PROGRAMS.
212 0207573F NATIONAL TECHNICAL NUCLEAR 396 396
FORENSICS.
213 0207590F SEEK EAGLE................. 29,680 29,680
214 0207601F USAF MODELING AND 17,666 17,666
SIMULATION.
215 0207605F WARGAMING AND SIMULATION 6,353 6,353
CENTERS.
216 0207610F BATTLEFIELD ABN COMM NODE 6,827 6,827
(BACN).
217 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND 3,390 3,390
EXERCISES.
218 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS... 91,768 91,768
219 0208007F TACTICAL DECEPTION......... 2,370 2,370
220 0208064F OPERATIONAL HQ--CYBER...... 5,527 5,527
221 0208087F DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE 68,279 68,279
OPERATIONS.
222 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE 15,165 15,165
OPERATIONS.
223 0208097F JOINT CYBER COMMAND AND 38,480 38,480
CONTROL (JCC2).
224 0208099F UNIFIED PLATFORM (UP)...... 84,645 84,645
230 0301025F GEOBASE.................... 2,767 2,767
231 0301112F NUCLEAR PLANNING AND 32,759 32,759
EXECUTION SYSTEM (NPES).
238 0301401F AIR FORCE SPACE AND CYBER 2,904 2,904
NON-TRADITIONAL ISR FOR
BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.
239 0302015F E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE 3,468 3,468
OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC).
240 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 61,887 61,887
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
(MEECN).
242 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS 10,351 10,351
SECURITY PROGRAM.
243 0303142F GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT-- 1,346 1,346
DATA INITIATIVE.
246 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE. 128,110 -8,000 120,110
......................... Program decrease....... [-8,000]
247 0304310F COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC 4,042 4,042
ANALYSIS.
251 0305020F CCMD INTELLIGENCE 1,649 1,649
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
252 0305022F ISR MODERNIZATION & 19,265 19,265
AUTOMATION DVMT (IMAD).
253 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC 4,645 4,645
MANAGEMENT (GATM).
254 0305103F CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.. 384 384
255 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE............ 23,640 7,000 30,640
......................... Commercial weather [7,000]
pilot.
256 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, 6,553 6,553
APPROACH, AND LANDING
SYSTEM (ATCALS).
257 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS............. 449 449
260 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE 432 432
ACTIVITIES.
262 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT 4,890 4,890
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
264 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST 8,864 8,864
SERVICE (IBS).
265 0305202F DRAGON U-2................. 18,660 18,660
267 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE 121,512 18,000 139,512
SYSTEMS.
......................... Gorgon Stare Wide Area [10,000]
Motion Imagery program
increase.
......................... Sensor Open Systems [8,000]
Architecture.
268 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE 14,711 14,711
SYSTEMS.
269 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 14,152 14,152
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
270 0305220F RQ-4 UAV................... 134,589 134,589
271 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC 15,049 15,049
COLLABORATIVE TARGETING.
272 0305238F NATO AGS................... 36,731 36,731
273 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE. 33,547 33,547
274 0305600F INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 13,635 13,635
TECHNOLOGY AND
ARCHITECTURES.
275 0305881F RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION.... 4,262 4,262
276 0305984F PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND 2,207 2,207
& CTRL (PRC2).
277 0307577F INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA 6,277 6,277
(IMD).
278 0401115F C-130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON..... 41,973 41,973
279 0401119F C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF). 32,560 32,560
280 0401130F C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF)......... 9,991 9,991
281 0401132F C-130J PROGRAM............. 10,674 10,674
282 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR 5,507 5,507
COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM).
283 0401218F KC-135S.................... 4,591 4,591
286 0401318F CV-22...................... 18,419 18,419
288 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT 7,673 7,673
CONTROL.
290 0708055F MAINTENANCE, REPAIR & 24,513 24,513
OVERHAUL SYSTEM.
291 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION 35,225 35,225
TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT).
292 0708611F SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 11,838 11,838
293 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING...... 1,332 1,332
295 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY 2,092 2,092
AGENCY.
296 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION 3,869 3,869
PROGRAM.
297 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION... 1,584 1,584
298 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND 1,197 1,197
ANALYSIS AGENCY.
299 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 7,006 7,006
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
300 0901554F DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG 45,638 45,638
AND MGT SYS (DEAMS).
301 1201017F GLOBAL SENSOR INTEGRATED ON 1,889 -1,889
NETWORK (GSIN).
......................... Transfer to Space Force [-1,889]
302 1201921F SERVICE SUPPORT TO 993 993
STRATCOM--SPACE ACTIVITIES.
303 1202140F SERVICE SUPPORT TO SPACECOM 8,999 8,999
ACTIVITIES.
314 1203400F SPACE SUPERIORITY 16,810 16,810
INTELLIGENCE.
316 1203620F NATIONAL SPACE DEFENSE 2,687 2,687
CENTER.
318 1203906F NCMC--TW/AA SYSTEM......... 6,990 6,990
322A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........ 15,777,856 15,777,856
......................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 21,466,680 -263,589 21,203,091
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
.........................
......................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 37,391,826 -344,489 37,047,337
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, AF.
.........................
......................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST
& EVAL, SPACE FORCE
......................... APPLIED RESEARCH
001 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY........... 130,874 34,000 164,874
......................... Ground based optical [5,000]
GEO surveillance.
......................... Rapid development of [20,000]
low-cost, small
satellite technology.
......................... Small satellite mission [9,000]
operations center.
......................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED 130,874 34,000 164,874
RESEARCH.
.........................
......................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
002 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING 390,704 390,704
SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT)
(SPACE).
003 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS...... 131,000 -25,000 106,000
......................... Program reduction for [-25,000]
phase 2 risk reduction
Spec OT2.
004 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON... 83,384 83,384
005 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 33,359 33,359
SYSTEMS.
006 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE 142,808 142,808
TRANSITIONS (SSPT).
007 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY... 35,575 35,575
008 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL 114,390 -5,000 109,390
ENTERPRISE SERVICE (PTES).
......................... Unjustified growth..... [-5,000]
009 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE 205,178 -5,000 200,178
(PTS).
......................... Unjustified growth..... [-5,000]
010 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM 71,395 71,395
(ESS).
011 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES 103,518 103,518
OFFICE.
......................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 1,311,311 -35,000 1,276,311
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
.........................
......................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
012 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS 263,496 -10,000 253,496
IIIF).
......................... Execution lagging...... [-10,000]
013 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 41,897 41,897
OPERATIONS.
014 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS....... 54,689 54,689
015 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON... 2,526 2,526
016 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 173,074 173,074
SYSTEMS.
017 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM 138,257 138,257
(SPACE).
018 1206432SF POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE).... 190,235 190,235
019 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR....... 2,318,864 -49,000 2,269,864
......................... Block 0 GEO unjustified [-20,000]
cost growth.
......................... Program decrease....... [-29,000]
020 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE 560,978 150,000 710,978
LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)--
EMD.
......................... Program increase....... [150,000]
......................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 3,744,016 91,000 3,835,016
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.........................
......................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
021 1206116SF SPACE TEST AND TRAINING 20,281 20,281
RANGE DEVELOPMENT.
022 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & 183,930 183,930
MISSILE SYSTEMS.
023 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS 9,765 9,765
CENTER--MHA.
024 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH 17,993 10,000 27,993
PROGRAM (SPACE).
......................... Tactically Responsive [10,000]
Launch Operations.
025 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP)... 26,541 26,541
......................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 258,510 10,000 268,510
SUPPORT.
.........................
......................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
026 1201017SF GLOBAL SENSOR INTEGRATED ON 3,708 1,889 5,597
NETWORK (GSIN).
......................... Transfer from Air Force [1,889]
027 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS 247,229 -10,000 237,229
TERMINALS (FAB-T).
......................... Program decrease....... [-10,000]
028 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK 75,480 -15,000 60,480
(SPACE).
......................... Program decrease....... [-15,000]
029 1203165SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING 1,984 1,984
SYSTEM (SPACE AND CONTROL
SEGMENTS).
030 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND 4,397 4,397
EVALUATION CENTER.
031 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, 44,746 -5,000 39,746
INTEGRATION AND RAPID
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
......................... Underexecution......... [-5,000]
032 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM 11,020 5,000 16,020
(SPACE).
......................... Space launch range [5,000]
services and
capabilities.
033 1203265SF GPS III SPACE SEGMENT...... 10,777 10,777
034 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 28,179 28,179
RADARS.
035 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM 29,157 29,157
(SPACE).
036 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 44,809 -5,000 39,809
OPERATIONS.
......................... Underexecution......... [-5,000]
037 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 481,999 -10,000 471,999
III--OPERATIONAL CONTROL
SEGMENT.
......................... Program decrease....... [-5,000]
......................... Unjustified growth..... [-5,000]
041 1206770SF ENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES. 116,791 116,791
041A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........ 3,632,866 3,632,866
......................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 4,733,142 -38,111 4,695,031
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
.........................
......................... SOFTWARE & DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
042 1203614SF JSPOC MISSION SYSTEM....... 149,742 -20,000 129,742
......................... Unjustified increase; [-20,000]
transfer to commercial
Space Domain Awareness
Services and Data.
42A 9999999999 COMMERCIAL SATCOM.......... 45,000 45,000
......................... Commercial polar space- [25,000]
based proliferated LEO
broadband services and
demonstrations.
......................... Increase for commercial [20,000]
space domain awareness
services and data.
......................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE & 149,742 25,000 174,742
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
.........................
......................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 10,327,595 86,889 10,414,484
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, SPACE FORCE.
.........................
......................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST
& EVAL, DW
......................... BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH........ 14,617 14,617
002 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.. 479,958 479,958
003 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES. 35,565 22,000 57,565
......................... Restore Minerva [17,000]
research initiative.
......................... START research [5,000]
consortium of
excellence for
irregular warfare and
advanced analytics.
004 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL 53,730 53,730
RESEARCH SCIENCE.
005 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION 100,241 5,000 105,241
PROGRAM.
......................... Civics education pilot. [5,000]
006 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES 30,975 20,000 50,975
AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY
INSTITUTIONS.
......................... PIPELINE program....... [3,000]
......................... Program increase....... [17,000]
007 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 45,300 45,300
DEFENSE PROGRAM.
......................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH. 760,386 47,000 807,386
.........................
......................... APPLIED RESEARCH
008 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY. 19,409 5,000 24,409
......................... New energetic materials [5,000]
design.
009 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY...... 107,568 107,568
011 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 35,000 35,000
INNOVATION.
012 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH 41,080 41,080
PROGRAM.
013 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE 60,722 60,722
ADVANCEMENT OF S&T
PRIORITIES.
014 0602303E INFORMATION & 435,920 -32,000 403,920
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.
......................... Program decrease....... [-32,000]
015 0602383E BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE. 26,950 26,950
016 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 201,807 5,000 206,807
DEFENSE PROGRAM.
......................... Treatment testing [5,000]
technology for nuclear,
chemical, and
biological exposure.
017 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH.... 15,255 15,255
018 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY........ 233,271 233,271
019 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL 250,107 250,107
TECHNOLOGY.
020 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY..... 322,693 322,693
021 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 174,571 174,571
DESTRUCTION APPLIED
RESEARCH.
022 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 9,573 9,573
INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED
RESEARCH.
023 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. 42,464 5,000 47,464
......................... Sustained Human [5,000]
Performance and
Resilience.
......................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED 1,976,390 -17,000 1,959,390
RESEARCH.
.........................
......................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
024 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED 22,920 22,920
TECHNOLOGY.
025 0603121D8Z SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 4,914 4,914
026 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM 51,089 51,089
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.
027 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING 25,183 25,183
029 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 366,659 366,659
DESTRUCTION ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
030 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND 14,910 50,000 64,910
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.
......................... Restore low power laser [50,000]
demonstrator.
032 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH.......... 18,687 10,000 28,687
......................... Program increase....... [10,000]
033 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS 18,873 18,873
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
034 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS. 230,978 230,978
035 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND 158,439 158,439
TECHNOLOGY.
036 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS....... 23,775 23,775
037 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE 36,524 36,524
ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS.
038 0603291D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE 14,703 14,703
ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS--MHA.
039 0603294C COMMON KILL VEHICLE 11,058 11,058
TECHNOLOGY.
040 0603338D8Z DEFENSE MODERNIZATION AND 133,375 133,375
PROTOTYPING.
042 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT 26,141 26,141
(DIU).
043 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION...... 27,709 27,709
044 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 188,001 188,001
DEFENSE PROGRAM--ADVANCED
DEVELOPMENT.
045 0603527D8Z RETRACT LARCH.............. 130,283 130,283
046 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED 15,164 15,164
TECHNOLOGY.
047 0603648D8Z JOINT CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGY 85,452 85,452
DEMONSTRATIONS.
048 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS 5,882 5,882
CAPABILITIES.
049 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING 93,817 50,000 143,817
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
......................... Accelerating rapid [5,000]
prototyping by
integrating high
performance computing
and advanced
manufacturing.
......................... Additive manufacturing [5,000]
training.
......................... Advanced structural [30,000]
manufacturing
technologies.
......................... Flexible hybrid [5,000]
electronics.
......................... Hypersonic thermal [5,000]
management research.
050 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 40,025 40,025
PROGRAM.
052 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D 10,235 10,235
TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS.
053 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL 53,862 105,000 158,862
RESEARCH PROGRAM.
......................... AFFF replacement....... [50,000]
......................... PFAS Innovation Award [5,000]
Fund.
......................... PFAS remediation and [50,000]
disposal technology.
054 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 124,049 124,049
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.
055 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM.. 3,871 3,871
056 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS 95,864 95,864
TECHNOLOGIES.
057 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND 221,724 221,724
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
058 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE 661,158 661,158
TECHNOLOGY.
059 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY.......... 200,220 200,220
060 0603769D8Z DISTRIBUTED LEARNING 6,765 6,765
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
061 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 12,598 12,598
INSTITUTE.
064 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 105,410 105,410
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
065 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & 187,065 187,065
TECHNOLOGY.
......................... Directed energy test
workloads
066 0603950D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY 40,000 40,000
INNOVATION NETWORK.
......................... Restore program........ [40,000]
067 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY 65,000 65,000
CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT.
......................... Program increase....... [65,000]
070 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 89,072 5,000 94,072
DEVELOPMENT.
......................... SOF 3-D printing [5,000]
technologies.
071 1206310SDA SPACE SCIENCE AND 72,422 72,422
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
......................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 3,588,876 325,000 3,913,876
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.........................
......................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
072 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL 32,636 32,636
PHYSICAL SECURITY
EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.
073 0603600D8Z WALKOFF.................... 106,529 106,529
075 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 61,345 52,000 113,345
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM.
......................... PFAS remediation and [50,000]
disposal technology.
......................... Program increase....... [2,000]
076 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 412,627 -100,000 312,627
TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT.
......................... Insufficient [-100,000]
justification--homeland
defense underlay.
077 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 1,004,305 -85,000 919,305
MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.
......................... Unjustified growth--RKV [-85,000]
cancellation.
078 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 76,167 5,000 81,167
DEFENSE PROGRAM--DEM/VAL.
......................... Decontamination [5,000]
technologies for
civilian pandemic
preparedness.
079 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 281,957 281,957
SENSORS.
080 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS...... 599,380 599,380
081 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA...... 420,216 420,216
082 0603892C AEGIS BMD.................. 814,936 -10,000 804,936
......................... Program decrease....... [-10,000]
083 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 593,353 593,353
COMMAND AND CONTROL,
BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND
COMMUNICATI.
084 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 49,560 49,560
JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.
085 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION 55,356 55,356
& OPERATIONS CENTER
(MDIOC).
086 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH........... 11,863 11,863
087 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR 118,318 118,318
(SBX).
088 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE 300,000 300,000
PROGRAMS.
089 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 378,302 378,302
TEST.
090 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 536,133 536,133
TARGETS.
092 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE.......... 10,129 10,129
093 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION 449,000 -49,000 400,000
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
(5G).
......................... Program decrease for [-49,000]
Restoring S&T.
094 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 3,325 3,325
CORROSION PROGRAM.
095 0604115C TECHNOLOGY MATURATION 67,389 67,389
INITIATIVES.
098 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE......... 206,832 206,832
099 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE 730,508 -1,000 729,508
TECHNOLOGIES.
......................... Micro nuclear reactors. [50,000]
......................... Program decrease for [-51,000]
Restoring S&T.
100 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED 489,076 489,076
MICROELECTRONICS.
101 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM.. 102,023 -20,000 82,023
......................... Program decrease for [-20,000]
Restoring S&T.
102 0604341D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT 13,255 3,000 16,255
(DIU) PROTOTYPING.
......................... Talent optimization [3,000]
pilot program.
103 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) 2,787 2,787
UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON
DEVELOPMENT.
105 0604672C HOMELAND DEFENSE RADAR-- 130,000 130,000
HAWAII (HDR-H).
......................... Continue radar [130,000]
development and siting
efforts.
107 0604682D8Z WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR 3,469 3,469
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SSA).
109 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY 19,190 19,190
DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION
AND INTEROPERABILITY
ASSESSMENTS.
110 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION 137,256 137,256
RADAR (LRDR).
111 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE 664,138 -250,000 414,138
INTERCEPTORS.
......................... Delayed NGI contract [-250,000]
award.
112 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 7,768 7,768
TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT
TEST.
113 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST............. 170,880 -75,000 95,880
......................... Unjustified cost growth [-75,000]
114 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 76,456 76,456
SENSOR TEST.
115 0604880C LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3).... 56,628 56,628
116 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 67,071 67,071
MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.
118 0300206R ENTERPRISE INFORMATION 2,198 2,198
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.
119 0303191D8Z JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC 997 997
TECHNOLOGY (JET) PROGRAM.
120 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.. 1,148 1,148
121 1206410SDA SPACE TECHNOLOGY 215,994 -60,000 155,994
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPING.
......................... HBTSS--transfer to [-20,000]
1206895C.
......................... Unjustified growth..... [-40,000]
122 1206893C SPACE TRACKING & 34,144 34,144
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.
123 1206895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 32,068 120,000 152,068
SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS.
......................... HBTSS--transfer from [20,000]
1206410SDA.
......................... HBTSS sensor payload [100,000]
development.
......................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 9,416,712 -340,000 9,076,712
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
.........................
......................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
124 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL 7,173 7,173
PHYSICAL SECURITY
EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.
126 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 319,976 319,976
DEFENSE PROGRAM--EMD.
127 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION 54,985 54,985
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
(JTIDS).
128 0605000BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 15,650 15,650
DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
129 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1,441 1,441
DEVELOPMENT.
130 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY 7,287 7,287
INITIATIVE.
131 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY 12,928 12,928
PROGRAM.
132 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT 10,259 10,259
INITIATIVES.
133 0605070S DOD ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS 1,377 1,377
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
134 0605075D8Z CMO POLICY AND INTEGRATION. 1,648 1,648
135 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES 20,537 20,537
(DAI)--FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
136 0605090S DEFENSE RETIRED AND 1,638 1,638
ANNUITANT PAY SYSTEM
(DRAS).
137 0605141BR MISSION ASSURANCE RISK 5,500 5,500
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MARMS).
138 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC 8,279 8,279
PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.
139 0605294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED 107,585 107,585
MICROELECTRONICS.
140 0605772D8Z NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & 3,685 3,685
COMMUNICATIONS.
143 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY 3,275 3,275
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(EEIM).
144 0305310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS: SYSTEM 20,585 20,585
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
......................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 603,808 603,808
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.........................
......................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
145 0603829J JOINT CAPABILITY 11,239 11,239
EXPERIMENTATION.
146 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING 9,793 9,793
SYSTEM (DRRS).
147 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE 8,497 8,497
DEVELOPMENT.
148 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION 422,451 13,000 435,451
INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT
(CTEIP).
......................... Gulf Test range and [13,000]
training enhancements.
149 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS 18,379 18,379
150 0605001E MISSION SUPPORT............ 74,334 74,334
151 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT 79,046 79,046
TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC).
153 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND 50,255 50,255
MISSILE DEFENSE
ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).
155 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING........ 49,376 49,376
156 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 5,777 5,777
SUPPORT--OSD.
157 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL 16,552 16,552
SECURITY.
158 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND 9,582 9,582
INFORMATION INTEGRATION.
159 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO USD 1,940 1,940
(INTELLIGENCE).
160 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 122,951 122,951
DEFENSE PROGRAM.
167 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION 3,582 3,582
RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER.
168 0605797D8Z MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY 29,566 29,566
ADVANTAGE.
169 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS 29,059 29,059
170 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL 59,369 -43,300 16,069
INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC).
......................... Program decrease....... [-43,300]
171 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD 29,420 29,420
ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND
EVALUATION.
172 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND 27,198 27,198
EVALUATION.
173 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D......... 13,434 13,434
174 0605998KA MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE 2,837 2,837
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
CENTER (DTIC).
175 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM 13,173 13,173
ASSESSMENTS.
176 0606225D8Z ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND 3,200 3,200
RESOURCE ANALYSIS.
177 0606589D8W DEFENSE DIGITAL SERVICE 999 999
(DDS) DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.
180 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY 3,099 3,099
INITIATIVE (DOSI).
181 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL 3,058 3,058
SUPPORT.
182 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY....... 59,813 59,813
185 0303140SE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1,112 1,112
SECURITY PROGRAM.
186 0303166J SUPPORT TO INFORMATION 545 545
OPERATIONS (IO)
CAPABILITIES.
187 0303260D8Z DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION 1,036 1,036
PROGRAM OFFICE (DMDPO).
188 0305172K COMBINED ADVANCED 30,824 30,824
APPLICATIONS.
190 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 3,048 3,048
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
194 0804768J COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT 31,125 31,125
AND TRAINING
TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)--
NON-MHA.
195 0808709SE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 100 100
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
(DEOMI).
196 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA......... 26,902 26,902
197 0903235K JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER 3,138 3,138
(JSP).
198A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........ 41,583 41,583
......................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 1,297,392 -30,300 1,267,092
SUPPORT.
.........................
......................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
199 0604130V ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM 14,378 14,378
(ESS).
200 0604532K JOINT ARTIFICIAL 132,058 132,058
INTELLIGENCE.
201 0605127T REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL 1,986 1,986
OUTREACH (RIO) AND
PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE
INFORMATION MANA.
202 0605147T OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN 316 316
ASSISTANCE SHARED
INFORMATION SYSTEM
(OHASIS).
203 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS 9,151 70,000 79,151
AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.
......................... Autotune filter [10,000]
manufacturing scale-up
for advanced offboard
electronic warfare.
......................... Domestic organic light [5,000]
emitting diode
microdisplay
manufacturing.
......................... Domestic rare earth [5,000]
magnet capability.
......................... Domestic tungsten...... [5,000]
......................... Program increase....... [15,000]
......................... Radar supplier [5,000]
resiliency plan.
......................... Submarine workforce [20,000]
development and
training.
......................... Ultra-hard armor....... [5,000]
204 0607310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS: OPERATIONAL 19,082 19,082
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
205 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY 3,992 3,992
COOPERATION MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-
TSCMIS).
206 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 39,530 39,530
DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).
207 0208043J PLANNING AND DECISION AID 3,039 3,039
SYSTEM (PDAS).
212 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE 16,324 16,324
ENGINEERING AND
INTEGRATION.
213 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS-- 11,884 11,884
DCS.
214 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 5,560 5,560
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
(MEECN).
215 0303136G KEY MANAGEMENT 73,356 73,356
INFRASTRUCTURE (KMI).
216 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS 46,577 46,577
SECURITY PROGRAM.
217 0303140G INFORMATION SYSTEMS 356,713 -20,000 336,713
SECURITY PROGRAM.
......................... GenCyber............... [20,000]
......................... Program decrease....... [-40,000]
218 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS 8,922 8,922
SECURITY PROGRAM.
219 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL 3,695 3,695
SYSTEM.
220 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM 20,113 20,113
ORGANIZATION.
223 0303228K JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY 9,728 -9,728
STACKS (JRSS).
......................... Program decrease....... [-9,728]
231 0305128V SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE 5,700 5,700
ACTIVITIES.
235 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS........ 7,144 7,144
236 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY............. 21,793 21,793
238 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 6,066 6,066
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
245 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 2,190 2,190
TRANSFER PROGRAM.
252 0708012K LOGISTICS SUPPORT 1,654 1,654
ACTIVITIES.
253 0708012S PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS... 1,785 1,785
254 0708047S DEFENSE PROPERTY 7,301 7,301
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
256 1105219BB MQ-9 UAV................... 21,265 21,265
258 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS........... 230,812 230,812
259 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS 19,558 19,558
DEVELOPMENT.
260 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS... 136,041 15,000 151,041
......................... Machine learning and AI [10,000]
technologies to enable
operational maneuver.
......................... Modular expeditionary [5,000]
compact high-energy
lasers.
261 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS............ 59,511 35,000 94,511
......................... Increased research for [35,000]
cUAS in austere
locations abroad.
262 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS........... 10,500 10,500
263 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR............... 19,154 19,154
264 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES...... 9,263 9,263
265 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS........... 59,882 59,882
266 1160489BB GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE 4,606 4,606
ACTIVITIES.
267 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 11,612 11,612
INTELLIGENCE.
268 1203610K TELEPORT PROGRAM........... 3,239 3,239
268A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........ 4,746,466 4,746,466
......................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 6,161,946 90,272 6,252,218
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
.........................
......................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
269 0608197V NATIONAL BACKGROUND 121,676 121,676
INVESTIGATION SERVICES--
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
270 0608648D8Z ACQUISITION VISIBILITY-- 16,848 16,848
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
271 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL 86,750 -10,000 76,750
SYSTEM.
......................... Program decrease....... [-10,000]
272 0308588D8Z ALGORITHMIC WARFARE CROSS 250,107 -50,000 200,107
FUNCTIONAL TEAMS--SOFTWARE
PILOT PROGRAM.
......................... Program decrease....... [-50,000]
......................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 475,381 -60,000 415,381
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
.........................
......................... UNDISTRIBUTED
273A 9999999999 PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND 1,000,000 1,000,000
RESILIENCE NATIONAL
SECURITY FUND.
......................... Program increase....... [1,000,000]
......................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.. 1,000,000 1,000,000
.........................
......................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 24,280,891 1,014,972 25,295,863
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, DW.
.........................
......................... OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL,
DEFENSE
......................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND 100,021 100,021
EVALUATION.
002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND 70,933 70,933
EVALUATION.
003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES 39,136 39,136
AND ANALYSES.
......................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 210,090 210,090
SUPPORT.
.........................
......................... TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST 210,090 210,090
& EVAL, DEFENSE.
.........................
......................... TOTAL RDT&E........... 106,224,793 264,835 106,489,628
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SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of
Dollars)
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FY 2021 House
Line Program Element Item Request House Change Authorized
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........................ RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST
& EVAL, ARMY
........................ APPLIED RESEARCH
016 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT 2,000 2,000
VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY.
........................ SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 2,000 2,000
........................
........................ ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
080 0603327A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 500 500
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
114 0604785A INTEGRATED BASE DEFENSE 2,020 2,020
(BUDGET ACTIVITY 4).
........................ SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 2,520 2,520
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
........................
........................ SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
131 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL 27,000 27,000
AND INTELLIGENCE--ENG DEV.
159 0605035A COMMON INFRARED 2,300 2,300
COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM).
166 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY 64,625 64,625
DEVELOPMENT.
183 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 3,900 3,900
DEVELOPMENT.
........................ SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 97,825 97,825
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
........................
........................ MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
198 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN 1,000 1,000
ITEMS.
209 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL 4,137 4,137
MODERNIZATION.
........................ SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 5,137 5,137
SUPPORT.
........................
........................ OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
239 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT 2,300 2,300
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
248 0303028A SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE 23,367 23,367
ACTIVITIES.
257 0305204A TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL 34,100 34,100
VEHICLES.
258 0305206A AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE 15,575 15,575
SYSTEMS.
........................ SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 75,342 75,342
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
........................
........................ TOTAL RESEARCH, 182,824 182,824
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, ARMY.
........................
........................ RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST
& EVAL, NAVY
........................ ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
039 0603527N RETRACT LARCH............... 36,500 36,500
058 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE 14,461 14,461
ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.
063 0603734N CHALK CORAL................. 3,000 3,000
071 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY...... 1,457 1,457
........................ SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 55,418 55,418
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
........................
........................ SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
142 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & 1,144 1,144
CONTROL).
........................ SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 1,144 1,144
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
........................
........................ OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
229 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC 3,000 3,000
WARFARE SYSTEMS (MIP).
........................ SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 3,000 3,000
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
........................
........................ TOTAL RESEARCH, 59,562 59,562
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, NAVY.
........................
........................ RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST
& EVAL, AF
........................ OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
185 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED 4,080 4,080
ELECTRONIC WARFARE.
228 0208288F INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS..... 1,224 1,224
........................ SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 5,304 5,304
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
........................
........................ TOTAL RESEARCH, 5,304 5,304
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, AF.
........................
........................ RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST
& EVAL, DW
........................ APPLIED RESEARCH
010 0602134BR COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 3,699 3,699
ADVANCED STUDIES.
........................ SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 3,699 3,699
........................
........................ ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
026 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM 19,288 19,288
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.
028 0603134BR COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 3,861 3,861
SIMULATION.
........................ SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 23,149 23,149
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
........................
........................ ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
097 0604134BR COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 19,931 19,931
DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.
........................ SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 19,931 19,931
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
........................
........................ OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
260 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS.... 1,186 1,186
261 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS............. 5,796 5,796
263 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR................ 5,000 5,000
268A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS......... 24,057 24,057
........................ SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 36,039 36,039
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
........................
........................ TOTAL RESEARCH, 82,818 82,818
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, DW.
........................
........................ TOTAL RDT&E............ 330,508 330,508
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TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2021 House
Line Item Request House Change Authorized
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OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES........................ 159,834 -16,000 143,834
Unjustified funding for Dynamic Force [-16,000]
Employment..................................
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.......................... 663,751 -2,800 660,951
Unjustified funding for Dynamic Force [-2,800]
Employment..................................
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS............................ 956,477 956,477
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT.................. 1,157,635 10,349 1,167,984
Establishment of Joint CUAS Office.......... [10,349]
060 AVIATION ASSETS................................. 1,453,024 -50,000 1,403,024
Unjustified funding for Dynamic Force [-50,000]
Employment..................................
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............. 4,713,660 4,713,660
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS................... 404,161 404,161
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE................... 1,413,359 100,000 1,513,359
Program increase for depot maintenance [100,000]
activities..................................
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................... 8,220,093 100,000 8,320,093
Child Youth Services program increase....... [100,000]
110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 3,581,071 66,316 3,647,387
MODERNIZATION..................................
Program increase for additional facility [66,316]
requirements................................
120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS......... 411,844 411,844
160 US AFRICA COMMAND............................... 239,387 239,387
170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND............................. 160,761 160,761
180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND............................. 197,826 197,826
190 US FORCES KOREA................................. 65,152 65,152
200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.... 430,109 430,109
210 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY............ 464,117 464,117
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 24,692,261 207,865 24,900,126
MOBILIZATION
220 STRATEGIC MOBILITY.............................. 402,236 402,236
230 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS....................... 324,306 324,306
240 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS......................... 3,653 3,653
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION....................... 730,195 730,195
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
250 OFFICER ACQUISITION............................. 165,142 165,142
260 RECRUIT TRAINING................................ 76,509 76,509
270 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING....................... 88,523 88,523
280 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS.......... 535,578 535,578
290 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...................... 981,436 981,436
300 FLIGHT TRAINING................................. 1,204,768 1,204,768
310 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.............. 215,195 215,195
320 TRAINING SUPPORT................................ 575,232 575,232
330 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...................... 722,612 -50,000 672,612
Program decrease............................ [-50,000]
340 EXAMINING....................................... 185,522 185,522
350 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION................ 221,503 221,503
360 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING................. 154,651 154,651
370 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS........... 173,286 173,286
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING............ 5,299,957 -50,000 5,249,957
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
390 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...................... 491,926 491,926
400 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES....................... 812,613 812,613
410 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES..................... 676,178 676,178
420 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT........................... 437,774 437,774
430 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 438,048 -5,000 433,048
Program decrease............................ [-5,000]
440 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...................... 1,638,872 -10,000 1,628,872
Reprioritization............................ [-10,000]
450 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT............................. 300,046 300,046
460 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT......................... 701,103 701,103
470 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT........................... 1,887,133 -34,640 1,852,493
Servicewoman's Commemorative Partnership.... [3,000]
Transfer to DAWDF--reversal of DWR transfers [-37,640]
480 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES.......................... 195,291 195,291
490 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.......................... 229,537 229,537
500 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS........ 306,370 306,370
510 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS............. 373,030 373,030
520 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS.................. 32,719 32,719
565 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............................. 1,069,915 1,069,915
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES......... 9,590,555 -49,640 9,540,915
UNDISTRIBUTED
570 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -231,457 -231,457
Foreign Currency adjustments................ [-137,300]
Historical unobligated balances............. [-94,157]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -231,457 -231,457
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY........ 40,312,968 -123,232 40,189,736
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES
OPERATING FORCES
010 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES........................ 10,784 10,784
020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.......................... 530,425 530,425
030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS............................ 123,737 123,737
040 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT.................. 589,582 589,582
050 AVIATION ASSETS................................. 89,332 89,332
060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............. 387,545 387,545
070 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS................... 97,569 97,569
080 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE................... 43,148 43,148
090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................... 587,098 587,098
100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 327,180 6,059 333,239
MODERNIZATION..................................
Program increase for additional facility [6,059]
requirements................................
110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS......... 28,783 28,783
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.... 2,745 2,745
130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY............ 7,438 7,438
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 2,825,366 6,059 2,831,425
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...................... 15,530 15,530
150 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 17,761 17,761
160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...................... 14,256 14,256
170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT............................. 6,564 6,564
180 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...................... 55,240 55,240
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 109,351 109,351
UNDISTRIBUTED
210 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -10,100 -10,100
Historical unobligated balances............. [-10,100]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -10,100 -10,100
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES.... 2,934,717 -4,041 2,930,676
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS.................................. 769,449 769,449
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES........................ 204,604 204,604
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.......................... 812,072 812,072
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS............................ 103,650 103,650
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT.................. 32,485 32,485
060 AVIATION ASSETS................................. 1,011,142 1,011,142
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............. 712,881 712,881
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS................... 47,732 47,732
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE................... 265,408 265,408
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................... 1,106,704 1,106,704
110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 876,032 16,222 892,254
MODERNIZATION..................................
Program increase for additional facility [16,222]
requirements................................
120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS......... 1,050,257 1,050,257
130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.... 7,998 7,998
140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY............ 7,756 7,756
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 7,008,170 16,222 7,024,392
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...................... 8,018 8,018
160 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 74,309 74,309
170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...................... 66,140 66,140
180 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT............................. 9,087 9,087
190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT......................... 251,714 251,714
200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.......................... 2,576 2,576
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 411,844 411,844
UNDISTRIBUTED
220 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -19,900 -19,900
Historical unobligated balances............. [-19,900]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -19,900 -19,900
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG........ 7,420,014 -3,678 7,416,336
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS............. 5,738,746 -378,794 5,359,952
Transfer to OCO............................. [-378,794]
020 FLEET AIR TRAINING.............................. 2,213,673 -52,000 2,161,673
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-52,000]
030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES.. 57,144 57,144
040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT............... 171,949 171,949
050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT............................. 838,767 -4,700 834,067
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-4,700]
060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE...................... 1,459,447 1,459,447
070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT............... 57,789 57,789
080 AVIATION LOGISTICS.............................. 1,264,665 -30,235 1,234,430
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-30,235]
090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS............... -178,060 -178,060
Insufficient justification.................. [-195,000]
Preservation of LCS 3 and LCS 4............. [16,940]
100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING.............. 1,117,067 -6,800 1,110,267
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-6,800]
110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE.......................... 7,859,104 671,560 8,530,664
Preservation of LCS 3 and LCS 4............. [21,560]
Realignment from Procurement for Ship Depot [650,000]
Maintenance Pilot...........................
120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT................... 2,262,196 -400 2,261,796
Preservation of LCS 3 and LCS 4............. [12,600]
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-13,000]
125 SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PLAN....... 90,000 90,000
Realignment from Sustainment, Readiness, and [90,000]
Modernization...............................
130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE.... 1,521,360 -19,000 1,502,360
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-19,000]
140 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE.................. 274,087 274,087
150 WARFARE TACTICS................................. 741,609 741,609
160 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY........ 401,382 401,382
170 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES........................... 1,546,273 -610,000 936,273
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-60,000]
Transfer to OCO............................. [-550,000]
180 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS 177,951 177,951
SUPPORT........................................
190 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS............ 61,484 61,484
200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT..... 102,330 21,800 124,130
Indo-Pacific Counter-Terrorism Information [2,000]
Facility....................................
Indo-Pacific Special Operations Joint Task [6,300]
Force.......................................
INDOPACOM Mission Command and Control (MPE- [13,500]
C2).........................................
210 MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS......... 8,810 8,810
220 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........................... 567,496 567,496
230 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE......................... 1,428,102 1,428,102
240 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE............................. 995,762 -45,000 950,762
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-45,000]
250 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.................... 524,008 524,008
260 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION.......................... 1,229,056 -45,000 1,184,056
Program decrease............................ [-25,000]
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-20,000]
270 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION...... 3,453,099 -26,054 3,427,045
Program increase for additional facility [63,946]
requirements................................
Realignment to Shipyard Infrastructure [-90,000]
Optimization Plan...........................
280 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.......................... 4,627,966 -24,000 4,603,966
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-24,000]
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 40,701,322 -636,683 40,064,639
MOBILIZATION
290 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE................... 849,993 -192,093 657,900
Realignment to National Defense Sealift Fund [-314,193]
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-20,000]
Strategic sealift (MSC surge) annual [57,000]
operating result loss.......................
Surge sealift readiness..................... [85,100]
300 READY RESERVE FORCE............................. 436,029 -60,000 376,029
Acquisition and conversion of additional [60,000]
used vessels................................
Realignment to National Defense Sealift Fund [-120,000]
310 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS.................. 286,416 -28,000 258,416
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-28,000]
320 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS........... 99,402 -57,212 42,190
Realignment to National Defense Sealift Fund [-57,212]
330 COAST GUARD SUPPORT............................. 25,235 25,235
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION....................... 1,697,075 -337,305 1,359,770
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
340 OFFICER ACQUISITION............................. 186,117 186,117
350 RECRUIT TRAINING................................ 13,206 13,206
360 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS................. 163,683 163,683
370 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...................... 947,841 -17,200 930,641
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-17,200]
380 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.............. 367,647 1,500 369,147
Sea Cadets.................................. [1,500]
390 TRAINING SUPPORT................................ 254,928 254,928
400 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...................... 206,305 206,305
410 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION................ 103,799 103,799
420 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING................. 66,060 66,060
430 JUNIOR ROTC..................................... 56,276 56,276
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING............ 2,365,862 -15,700 2,350,162
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
440 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 1,249,410 -63,000 1,186,410
Program decrease............................ [-30,000]
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-33,000]
450 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT...... 189,625 189,625
460 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT...... 499,904 499,904
470 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES.............................. 196,747 196,747
480 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...................... 165,708 -5,094 160,614
Unjustified funding for Dynamic Force [-5,094]
Employment..................................
500 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT...... 519,716 519,716
510 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT........... 751,184 -60,620 690,564
Transfer to DAWDF--reversal of DWR transfers [-60,620]
520 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES............. 747,519 -11,000 736,519
Restoration of Congressional mark........... [-11,000]
625 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............................. 608,670 608,670
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 4,928,483 -139,714 4,788,769
UNDISTRIBUTED
770 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -71,900 -71,900
Foreign Currency adjustments................ [-48,500]
Historical unobligated balances............. [-23,400]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -71,900 -71,900
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY........ 49,692,742 -1,201,302 48,491,440
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATIONAL FORCES.............................. 941,143 -413,400 527,743
Transfer to OCO............................. [-400,000]
Unjustified funding for Dynamic Force [-13,400]
Employment..................................
020 FIELD LOGISTICS................................. 1,277,798 1,277,798
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............................... 206,907 206,907
040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING......................... 103,614 103,614
050 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........................... 215,974 215,974
060 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION........ 938,063 17,371 955,434
Program increase for additional facility [17,371]
requirements................................
070 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.......................... 2,264,680 96,000 2,360,680
Program increase............................ [96,000]
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 5,948,179 -300,029 5,648,150
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
080 RECRUIT TRAINING................................ 20,751 20,751
090 OFFICER ACQUISITION............................. 1,193 1,193
100 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...................... 110,149 110,149
110 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.............. 69,509 69,509
120 TRAINING SUPPORT................................ 412,613 412,613
130 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...................... 215,464 215,464
140 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION................ 33,719 33,719
150 JUNIOR ROTC..................................... 25,784 25,784
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING............ 889,182 889,182
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
160 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...................... 32,005 32,005
170 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 399,363 399,363
215 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............................. 59,878 59,878
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 491,246 491,246
UNDISTRIBUTED
230 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -19,700 -19,700
Foreign Currency adjustments................ [-13,400]
Historical unobligated balances............. [-6,300]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -19,700 -19,700
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 7,328,607 -319,729 7,008,878
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS............. 635,070 635,070
020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE........................ 8,713 8,713
030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE...................... 105,088 105,088
040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT............... 398 398
050 AVIATION LOGISTICS.............................. 27,284 27,284
070 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS........................... 17,894 17,894
080 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES........................... 132,862 132,862
090 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........................... 453 453
100 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION.......................... 26,073 26,073
110 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION...... 48,762 903 49,665
Program increase for additional facility [903]
requirements................................
120 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.......................... 103,580 103,580
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 1,106,177 903 1,107,080
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
130 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 1,927 1,927
140 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT...... 15,895 15,895
150 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.............. 3,047 3,047
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 20,869 20,869
UNDISTRIBUTED
190 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -3,800 -3,800
Historical unobligated balances............. [-3,800]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -3,800 -3,800
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES.... 1,127,046 -2,897 1,124,149
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATING FORCES................................ 104,616 104,616
020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............................... 17,053 17,053
030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION...... 41,412 767 42,179
Program increase for additional facility [767]
requirements................................
040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.......................... 107,773 107,773
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 270,854 767 271,621
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
050 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 13,802 13,802
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 13,802 13,802
UNDISTRIBUTED
70 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -700 -700
Historical unobligated balances............. [-700]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -700 -700
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE.. 284,656 67 284,723
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES........................... 731,511 1,670 733,181
A-10 retention.............................. [1,670]
020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES....................... 1,275,485 1,275,485
030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS).. 1,437,095 12,430 1,449,525
A-10 retention.............................. [12,430]
040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE............ 154,260 154,260
A-10 retention.............................. [81,460]
KC-135 and KC-10 aircraft retention......... [72,800]
050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 3,241,216 60,022 3,301,238
MODERNIZATION..................................
Program increase for additional facility [60,022]
requirements................................
060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT.......................... 235,816 235,816
070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT. 1,508,342 1,508,342
080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM............................. 4,458,457 52,860 4,511,317
A-10 retention.............................. [52,860]
090 BASE SUPPORT.................................... 7,497,288 -10,200 7,487,088
Unjustified funding for Dynamic Force [-10,200]
Employment..................................
100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING.................... 849,842 849,842
110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS................... 1,067,055 -246,330 820,725
Realignment from Base to OCO................ [-246,330]
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........................... 698,579 -5,000 693,579
Program decrease............................ [-5,000]
150 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS........................... 34,194 34,194
160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD............................... 204,268 204,268
170 US STRATCOM..................................... 526,809 526,809
180 US CYBERCOM..................................... 314,524 314,524
190 US CENTCOM...................................... 186,116 186,116
200 US SOCOM........................................ 9,881 9,881
210 US TRANSCOM..................................... 1,046 1,046
230 USSPACECOM...................................... 249,022 249,022
235 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............................. 1,289,339 1,289,339
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 25,815,885 19,712 25,835,597
MOBILIZATION
240 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS.............................. 1,350,031 -240,000 1,110,031
Realignment from Base to OCO................ [-240,000]
250 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS....................... 647,168 647,168
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION....................... 1,997,199 -240,000 1,757,199
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
260 OFFICER ACQUISITION............................. 142,548 142,548
270 RECRUIT TRAINING................................ 25,720 25,720
280 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC).......... 128,295 128,295
290 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...................... 417,335 417,335
300 FLIGHT TRAINING................................. 615,033 615,033
310 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.............. 298,795 298,795
320 TRAINING SUPPORT................................ 85,844 85,844
330 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...................... 155,065 155,065
340 EXAMINING....................................... 4,474 4,474
350 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION................ 219,349 219,349
360 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING................. 361,570 10,000 371,570
Sustainment Workforce Development Program [10,000]
increase....................................
370 JUNIOR ROTC..................................... 72,126 72,126
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING............ 2,526,154 10,000 2,536,154
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
380 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS............................ 672,426 672,426
390 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.................... 145,130 -42,060 103,070
Transfer to DAWDF--reversal of DWR transfers [-42,060]
400 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 851,251 851,251
410 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...................... 28,554 28,554
420 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES.................... 1,188,414 -4,600 1,183,814
Program Decrease............................ [-4,600]
430 CIVIL AIR PATROL................................ 28,772 14,443 43,215
Program increase............................ [14,443]
450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT........................... 158,803 158,803
455 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............................. 1,338,009 1,338,009
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 4,411,359 -32,217 4,379,142
UNDISTRIBUTED
550 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -72,700 -72,700
Foreign Currency adjustments................ [-39,400]
Historical unobligated balances............. [-33,300]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -72,700 -72,700
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE... 34,750,597 -315,205 34,435,392
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
020 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING...................... 276,109 276,109
030 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS......................... 177,056 177,056
040 SPACE OPERATIONS................................ 475,338 475,338
050 EDUCATION & TRAINING............................ 18,660 18,660
060 SPECIAL PROGRAMS................................ 137,315 137,315
070 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............................... 250,324 250,324
080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS & SYSTEM SUPPORT........... 1,063,969 -3,000 1,060,969
Program decrease............................ [-3,000]
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 2,398,771 -3,000 2,395,771
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE WIDE ACTIVITIES
090 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 132,523 132,523
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE WIDE 132,523 132,523
ACTIVITIES..................................
UNDISTRIBUTED
110 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -2,400 -2,400
Historical unobligated balances............. [-2,400]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -2,400 -2,400
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE. 2,531,294 -5,400 2,525,894
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES........................... 1,782,016 1,782,016
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS...................... 215,209 215,209
030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE............ 453,896 22,200 476,096
KC-135 and KC-10 aircraft retention......... [22,200]
040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 103,414 1,915 105,329
MODERNIZATION..................................
Program increase for additional facility [1,915]
requirements................................
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT. 224,977 224,977
060 BASE SUPPORT.................................... 452,468 452,468
070 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........................... 2,259 2,259
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 3,234,239 24,115 3,258,354
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
080 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 74,258 74,258
090 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...................... 23,121 23,121
100 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC).......... 12,006 12,006
110 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP)............ 6,165 6,165
120 AUDIOVISUAL..................................... 495 495
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE 116,045 116,045
ACTIVITIES..................................
UNDISTRIBUTED
130 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -9,100 -9,100
Historical unobligated balances............. [-9,100]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -9,100 -9,100
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE.. 3,350,284 15,015 3,365,299
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG
OPERATING FORCES
010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS............................. 2,476,205 2,476,205
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS...................... 611,325 611,325
030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE............ 1,138,919 15,000 1,153,919
KC-135 aircraft retention................... [15,000]
040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 323,605 35,993 359,598
MODERNIZATION..................................
Installation recovery....................... [30,000]
Program increase for additional facility [5,993]
requirements................................
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT. 1,100,828 1,100,828
060 BASE SUPPORT.................................... 962,438 962,438
070 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT.......................... 27,028 27,028
080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........................... 16,380 16,380
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 6,656,728 50,993 6,707,721
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES
090 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 48,218 48,218
100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING...................... 48,696 48,696
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE 96,914 96,914
ACTIVITIES..................................
UNDISTRIBUTED
110 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -13,300 -13,300
Historical unobligated balances............. [-13,300]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -13,300 -13,300
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG......... 6,753,642 37,693 6,791,335
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF........................... 439,111 439,111
020 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CE2T2.................... 535,728 535,728
030 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER.................... 24,728 24,728
040 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT 1,069,971 1,069,971
ACTIVITIES.....................................
050 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 9,800 9,800
060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE......... 561,907 -5,000 556,907
Unjustified growth.......................... [-5,000]
070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE.......... 685,097 -5,000 680,097
Program decrease............................ [-5,000]
080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/ 158,971 158,971
OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.......................
090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.. 1,062,748 1,062,748
100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES....... 2,598,385 2,598,385
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 7,146,446 -10,000 7,136,446
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
120 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY.................. 162,963 162,963
130 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF........................... 95,684 95,684
140 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.............. 33,301 33,301
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING............ 291,948 291,948
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
160 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS......................... 147,993 20,000 167,993
Program increase--STARBASE.................. [20,000]
180 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY................... 604,835 31,730 636,565
Restoration of DWR reductions............... [31,730]
190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY--CYBER............ 3,282 3,282
210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY.............. 1,370,681 75,100 1,445,781
Restoration of DWR reductions............... [75,100]
220 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY--CYBER....... 22,532 22,532
230 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY. 949,008 949,008
250 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY-- 9,577 9,577
CYBER..........................................
260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY................ 799,952 13,404 813,356
Defense Flagship Language and Project Global [13,404]
Officer program increase....................
270 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY--CYBER......... 20,806 20,806
280 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY.............. 1,883,190 -11,600 1,871,590
JRSS program decrease....................... [-11,600]
290 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY--CYBER....... 582,639 582,639
330 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY................... 37,637 37,637
340 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY........................ 382,084 30,000 412,084
Maternity Uniform Pilot Program............. [10,000]
Program increase--PTAP...................... [20,000]
350 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY.......................... 196,997 9,000 205,997
Stars and Stripes........................... [9,000]
360 DEFENSE PERSONNEL ACCOUNTING AGENCY............. 129,225 129,225
370 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY............. 598,559 598,559
400 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION...... 38,432 38,432
410 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY................. 591,780 591,780
430 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY--CYBER.......... 24,635 24,635
440 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY........ 2,941,429 50,000 2,991,429
Impact Aid.................................. [40,000]
Impact Aid for children with disabilities... [10,000]
450 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.......................... 505,858 505,858
480 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT................... 40,272 89,000 129,272
Defense Community Infrastructure Program.... [50,000]
Guam Public Health Laboratory............... [19,000]
Restoration of DWR reduction................ [20,000]
490 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.............. 1,540,446 79,000 1,619,446
Additional FTEs, Office of the Deputy [2,000]
Assistant Secretary for Environment.........
Additional FTEs, Office of the Deputy [2,000]
Assistant Secretary for Facilities
Management..................................
Basic needs allowance....................... [50,000]
JASON scientific advisory group............. [3,000]
National Security Commission on Artificial [2,500]
Intelligence (NSCAI)........................
Program decrease............................ [-15,500]
Program increase--Readiness and [25,000]
Environmental Protection Initiative.........
Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence [10,000]
and Security, medical intelligence
improvements................................
500 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--CYBER....... 51,630 51,630
510 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY........................ 48,166 -12,000 36,166
Reduction for studies....................... [-7,000]
Unjustified growth.......................... [-5,000]
530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES................ 340,291 340,291
535 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............................. 17,348,749 17,348,749
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES......... 31,210,685 373,634 31,584,319
UNDISTRIBUTED
600 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -88,000 -88,000
Foreign Currency adjustments................ [-18,700]
Historical unobligated balances............. [-69,300]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -88,000 -88,000
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE- 38,649,079 275,634 38,924,713
WIDE.......................................
US COURT OF APPEALS FOR ARMED FORCES, DEF
ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES
010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, 15,211 15,211
DEFENSE........................................
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED 15,211 15,211
ACTIVITIES..................................
TOTAL US COURT OF APPEALS FOR ARMED FORCES, 15,211 15,211
DEF........................................
DOD ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD............................ 58,181 140,320 198,501
Transfer from services--reversal of DWR [140,320]
transfers...................................
SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.. 58,181 140,320 198,501
TOTAL DOD ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 58,181 140,320 198,501
FUND.......................................
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
010 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID... 109,900 109,900
SUBTOTAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE............ 109,900 109,900
TOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND 109,900 109,900
CIVIC AID..................................
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
010 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION.................... 238,490 135,200 373,690
Restoration of funding...................... [135,200]
SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION....... 238,490 135,200 373,690
TOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT. 238,490 135,200 373,690
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY................. 207,518 207,518
SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY............. 207,518 207,518
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY................. 335,932 335,932
SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY............. 335,932 335,932
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE............ 303,926 303,926
SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE........ 303,926 303,926
DEFENSE-WIDE
080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE.............. 9,105 9,105
SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE....................... 9,105 9,105
DEFENSE-WIDE
090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES... 216,587 50,000 266,587
Military Munitions Response Program......... [50,000]
SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE....................... 216,587 50,000 266,587
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION............ 1,073,068 50,000 1,123,068
UNDISTRIBUTED
010 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -1,455,870 -1,455,870
Excessive standard price for fuel........... [-1,455,870]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -1,455,870 -1,455,870
TOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED........................ -1,455,870 -1,455,870
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE.............. 196,630,496 -2,777,425 193,853,071
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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS.................................. 4,114,001 -325,000 3,789,001
Drawdown from Operation Freedom's Sentinel.. [-75,000]
Unjustified funding for Dynamic Force [-250,000]
Employment..................................
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.......................... 32,811 32,811
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS............................ 2,542,760 -440,000 2,102,760
Drawdown from Operation Freedom's Sentinel.. [-440,000]
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT.................. 162,557 -40,000 122,557
Drawdown from Operation Freedom's Sentinel.. [-40,000]
060 AVIATION ASSETS................................. 204,396 -24,824 179,572
Drawdown from Operation Freedom's Sentinel.. [-24,824]
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............. 5,716,734 -1,000,000 4,716,734
Drawdown from Operation Freedom's Sentinel.. [-1,000,000]
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS................... 180,048 -40,000 140,048
Drawdown from Operation Freedom's Sentinel.. [-40,000]
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE................... 81,125 81,125
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................... 219,029 219,029
110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 301,017 301,017
MODERNIZATION..................................
130 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES........................... 966,649 -184,000 782,649
Drawdown from Operation Freedom's Sentinel.. [-184,000]
140 COMMANDER'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM.......... 2,500 2,500
150 RESET........................................... 403,796 400,000 803,796
Retrograde from Operation Freedom's Sentinel [400,000]
160 US AFRICA COMMAND............................... 100,422 100,422
170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND............................. 120,043 120,043
200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.... 98,461 98,461
210 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY............ 21,256 21,256
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 15,267,605 -1,653,824 13,613,781
MOBILIZATION
230 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS....................... 103,052 103,052
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION....................... 103,052 103,052
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
290 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...................... 89,943 89,943
320 TRAINING SUPPORT................................ 2,550 2,550
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING............ 92,493 92,493
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
390 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...................... 521,090 300,000 821,090
Retrograde from Operation Freedom's Sentinel [300,000]
400 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES....................... 43,897 43,897
410 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES..................... 68,423 68,423
420 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT........................... 29,162 29,162
440 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...................... 11,447 11,447
470 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT........................... 5,839 5,839
490 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.......................... 48,782 48,782
510 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS............. 50,000 50,000
565 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............................. 895,964 895,964
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES......... 1,674,604 300,000 1,974,604
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY........ 17,137,754 -1,353,824 15,783,930
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES
OPERATING FORCES
020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.......................... 17,193 17,193
060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............. 440 440
090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................... 15,766 15,766
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 33,399 33,399
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES.... 33,399 33,399
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS.................................. 25,746 25,746
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES........................ 40 40
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.......................... 983 983
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS............................ 22 22
060 AVIATION ASSETS................................. 20,624 20,624
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............. 7,914 7,914
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................... 24,417 24,417
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 79,746 79,746
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...................... 46 46
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 46 46
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG........ 79,792 79,792
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND
AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY
010 SUSTAINMENT..................................... 1,065,932 1,065,932
020 INFRASTRUCTURE.................................. 64,501 64,501
030 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.................... 47,854 47,854
040 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS......................... 56,780 56,780
SUBTOTAL AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY............... 1,235,067 1,235,067
AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE
050 SUSTAINMENT..................................... 434,500 434,500
060 INFRASTRUCTURE.................................. 448 448
070 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.................... 108,231 108,231
080 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS......................... 58,993 58,993
SUBTOTAL AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE............. 602,172 602,172
AFGHAN AIR FORCE
090 SUSTAINMENT..................................... 534,102 534,102
100 INFRASTRUCTURE.................................. 9,532 9,532
110 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.................... 58,487 58,487
120 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS......................... 233,803 233,803
SUBTOTAL AFGHAN AIR FORCE................... 835,924 835,924
AFGHAN SPECIAL SECURITY FORCES
UNDISTRIBUTED
130 SUSTAINMENT..................................... 680,024 680,024
140 INFRASTRUCTURE.................................. 2,532 2,532
150 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.................... 486,808 486,808
160 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS......................... 173,085 173,085
SUBTOTAL AFGHAN SPECIAL SECURITY FORCES..... 1,342,449 1,342,449
170 UNDISTRIBUTED................................... -500,000 -500,000
Insufficient justification.................. [-500,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED...................... -500,000 -500,000
TOTAL AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND..... 4,015,612 -500,000 3,515,612
COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
010 IRAQ............................................ 645,000 -145,000 500,000
Program decrease............................ [-145,000]
020 SYRIA........................................... 200,000 200,000
SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 845,000 -145,000 700,000
(CTEF)......................................
TOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 845,000 -145,000 700,000
(CTEF).....................................
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS............. 382,062 378,794 760,856
Transfer from base.......................... [378,794]
030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES.. 832 832
040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT............... 17,840 17,840
050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT............................. 210,692 210,692
060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE...................... 170,580 170,580
070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT............... 5,854 5,854
080 AVIATION LOGISTICS.............................. 33,707 33,707
090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS............... 5,817,696 5,817,696
100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING.............. 20,741 20,741
110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE.......................... 2,072,470 2,072,470
130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE.... 59,254 59,254
140 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE.................. 18,000 18,000
150 WARFARE TACTICS................................. 17,324 17,324
160 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY........ 22,581 22,581
170 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES........................... 772,441 550,000 1,322,441
Transfer from base.......................... [550,000]
180 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS 5,788 5,788
SUPPORT........................................
200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT..... 24,800 24,800
220 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........................... 369 369
240 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE............................. 567,247 567,247
250 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.................... 12,571 12,571
270 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION...... 70,041 70,041
280 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.......................... 218,792 218,792
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 10,521,682 928,794 11,450,476
MOBILIZATION
320 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS........... 22,589 22,589
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION....................... 22,589 22,589
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
370 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...................... 53,204 53,204
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING............ 53,204 53,204
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
440 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 9,983 9,983
460 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT...... 7,805 7,805
480 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...................... 72,097 72,097
510 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT........... 11,354 11,354
520 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES............. 1,591 1,591
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 102,830 102,830
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY........ 10,700,305 928,794 11,629,099
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATIONAL FORCES.............................. 727,989 400,000 1,127,989
Transfer from base.......................... [400,000]
020 FIELD LOGISTICS................................. 195,001 195,001
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............................... 55,183 55,183
050 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........................... 10,000 10,000
070 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.......................... 24,569 24,569
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 1,012,742 400,000 1,412,742
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
120 TRAINING SUPPORT................................ 28,458 28,458
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING............ 28,458 28,458
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
160 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION...................... 61,400 61,400
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 61,400 61,400
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 1,102,600 400,000 1,502,600
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES
OPERATING FORCES
020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE........................ 522 522
030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE...................... 11,861 11,861
080 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES........................... 9,109 9,109
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 21,492 21,492
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES.... 21,492 21,492
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATING FORCES................................ 7,627 7,627
040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.......................... 1,080 1,080
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 8,707 8,707
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE.. 8,707 8,707
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES........................... 125,551 125,551
020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES....................... 916,538 62,000 978,538
MQ-9 government owned-contractor operated [62,000]
combat line operations in U.S. Central
Command.....................................
030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS).. 93,970 93,970
040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE............ 3,528,059 3,528,059
050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 147,264 147,264
MODERNIZATION..................................
060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT.......................... 10,842 10,842
070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT. 7,187,100 7,187,100
080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM............................. 2,031,548 2,031,548
090 BASE SUPPORT.................................... 1,540,444 -62,000 1,478,444
Program decrease............................ [-62,000]
100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING.................... 13,709 13,709
110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS................... 345,800 246,330 592,130
Realignment from Base to OCO................ [246,330]
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........................... 17,936 17,936
130 TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES..... 36,820 36,820
140 LAUNCH FACILITIES............................... 70 70
150 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS........................... 1,450 1,450
160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD............................... 725 725
170 US STRATCOM..................................... 856 856
180 US CYBERCOM..................................... 35,189 35,189
190 US CENTCOM...................................... 126,934 126,934
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 16,160,805 246,330 16,407,135
MOBILIZATION
240 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS.............................. 1,271,439 240,000 1,511,439
Realignment from Base to OCO................ [240,000]
250 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS....................... 120,866 120,866
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION....................... 1,392,305 240,000 1,632,305
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
260 OFFICER ACQUISITION............................. 200 200
270 RECRUIT TRAINING................................ 352 352
290 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING...................... 27,010 27,010
300 FLIGHT TRAINING................................. 844 844
310 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.............. 1,199 1,199
320 TRAINING SUPPORT................................ 1,320 1,320
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING............ 30,925 30,925
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
380 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS............................ 164,701 164,701
390 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.................... 11,782 11,782
400 ADMINISTRATION.................................. 3,886 3,886
410 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS...................... 355 355
420 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES.................... 100,831 100,831
450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT........................... 29,928 29,928
455 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............................. 34,502 34,502
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES........... 345,985 345,985
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE... 17,930,020 486,330 18,416,350
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
020 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING...................... 227 227
030 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS......................... 321 321
040 SPACE OPERATIONS................................ 15,135 15,135
070 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............................... 18,268 18,268
080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS & SYSTEM SUPPORT........... 43,164 43,164
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 77,115 77,115
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE. 77,115 77,115
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE............ 24,408 24,408
060 BASE SUPPORT.................................... 5,682 5,682
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 30,090 30,090
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE.. 30,090 30,090
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG
OPERATING FORCES
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS...................... 3,739 3,739
030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE............ 61,862 61,862
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT. 97,108 97,108
060 BASE SUPPORT.................................... 12,933 12,933
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 175,642 175,642
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG......... 175,642 175,642
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF........................... 3,799 3,799
020 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CE2T2.................... 6,634 6,634
040 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT 898,024 -5,000 893,024
ACTIVITIES.....................................
Maritime Support Vessel..................... [-5,000]
060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE......... 1,244,553 -30,000 1,214,553
Program decrease............................ [-30,000]
070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE.......... 354,951 354,951
090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.. 104,535 104,535
100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES....... 757,744 -25,000 732,744
Unjustified growth.......................... [-25,000]
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES................... 3,370,240 -60,000 3,310,240
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
180 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY................... 1,247 1,247
210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY.............. 21,723 21,723
280 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY.............. 56,256 56,256
290 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY--CYBER....... 3,524 3,524
330 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY................... 156,373 156,373
350 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY.......................... 3,555 6,000 9,555
Stars and Stripes........................... [6,000]
370 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY............. 1,557,763 -220,000 1,337,763
Program increase--security cooperation...... [30,000]
Transfer to Ukraine Security Assistance..... [-250,000]
410 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY................. 297,486 297,486
490 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.............. 16,984 16,984
530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES................ 1,997 1,997
535 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............................. 535,106 535,106
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES......... 2,652,014 -214,000 2,438,014
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE- 6,022,254 -274,000 5,748,254
WIDE.......................................
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE
010 UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.......... 250,000 250,000
Transfer from Defense Security Cooperation [250,000]
Agency......................................
SUBTOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE........ 250,000 250,000
TOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE.......... 250,000 250,000
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE.............. 58,179,782 -207,700 57,972,082
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TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
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SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)
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Item FY 2021 Request House Change House Authorized
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Military Personnel Appropriations................... 150,524,104 149,384,304
Historical unobligated balances..................... -924,000
Foreign Currency adjustments........................ -169,800
Standardization of payment of hazardous duty 50,000
incentive pay......................................
Program decrease--Marine Corps...................... -96,000
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions. 8,372,741 8,372,741
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SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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Item FY 2021 Request House Change House Authorized
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Military Personnel Appropriations................... 4,602,593 4,602,593
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TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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Item FY 2021 Request House Change House Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
ARMY ARSENALS INITIATIVE............................ 32,551 32,551
ARMY SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.............................. 24,166 24,166
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY............. 56,717 56,717
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
WORKING CAPITAL FUND................................ 95,712 95,712
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE........ 95,712 95,712
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE
WORKING CAPITAL FUND SUPPORT
WORKING CAPITAL FUND SUPPORT........................ 49,821 49,821
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE..... 49,821 49,821
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA
WORKING CAPITAL FUND SUPPORT........................ 1,146,660 1,146,660
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA............. 1,146,660 1,146,660
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND
SEALIFT RECAPITALIZATION............................ 170,000 170,000
Accelerate design of a commercial-based sealift [50,000]
ship...........................................
Transfer from OMN-300 for acquisition of four [120,000]
used sealift vessels...........................
SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE....................... 314,193 314,193
Transfer from OMN-290.......................... [314,193]
EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES....................... 57,212 57,212
Transfer from OMN-320.......................... [57,212]
TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.......... 541,405 541,405
CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--O&M.......................... 106,691 -5,000 101,691
Program decrease............................... [-5,000]
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--RDT&E........................ 782,193 -8,000 774,193
Program decrease............................... [-8,000]
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--PROC......................... 616 616
TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION.... 889,500 -13,000 876,500
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF
COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT........................... 546,203 546,203
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM....................... 123,704 123,704
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM................. 94,211 94,211
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS................. 5,511 5,511
TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG 769,629 769,629
ACTIVITIES, DEF..............................
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL..................... 368,279 16,257 384,536
Additional oversight of coronavirus relief..... [16,257]
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL--CYBER
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL--CYBER.............. 1,204 1,204
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL--RDTE............... 1,098 1,098
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL--PROCUREMENT........ 858 858
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL........ 371,439 16,257 387,696
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
IN-HOUSE CARE....................................... 9,560,564 5,000 9,565,564
Program decrease............................... [-31,000]
Reverse DWR savings from downsizing MTFs....... [36,000]
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE................................. 15,841,887 15,841,887
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT......................... 1,338,269 10,000 1,348,269
Global Emerging Infectious Surveillance Program [10,000]
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.............................. 2,039,910 2,039,910
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES............................... 330,627 330,627
EDUCATION AND TRAINING.............................. 315,691 26,000 341,691
Health Professions Scholarship Program......... [10,000]
Restoring funding for Tri-Service Nursing [6,000]
Research Program within USUHS..................
Reverse DWR cuts to USUHS...................... [10,000]
BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS...................... 1,922,605 5,000 1,927,605
Medical Surge Partnership Pilot................ [5,000]
R&D RESEARCH........................................ 8,913 8,913
R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT.......................... 73,984 73,984
R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT............................ 225,602 225,602
R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION........................ 132,331 132,331
R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT......................... 55,748 15,000 70,748
Freeze-dried platelets......................... [15,000]
R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.......................... 48,672 48,672
R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT........................ 17,215 17,215
PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING............................. 22,932 22,932
PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION.................... 215,618 215,618
PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM--DESKTOP TO DATACENTER.. 70,872 70,872
PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION. 308,504 308,504
SOFTWARE & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS........ 160,428 160,428
UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... -9,800 -9,800
Foreign Currency adjustments................... [-9,800]
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM................. 32,690,372 51,200 32,741,572
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS................... 36,069,850 595,862 36,665,712
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SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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Item FY 2021 Request House Change House Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
ARMY ARSENALS INITIATIVE
ARMY SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.............................. 20,090 20,090
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY............. 20,090 20,090
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL..................... 24,069 24,069
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL........ 24,069 24,069
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
IN-HOUSE CARE....................................... 65,072 65,072
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE................................. 296,828 296,828
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT......................... 3,198 3,198
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM................. 365,098 365,098
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS................... 409,257 409,257
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TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2021 House
Account State/ Country Installation Project Title Request House Change Agreement
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Army ALASKA Fort Wainwright Child Development 0 32,500 32,500
Center.
Army ALASKA Fort Wainwright Unaccompanied Enlisted 0 59,000 59,000
Personnel Housing.
Army ARIZONA Yuma Proving Ground Ready Building......... 14,000 14,000
Army COLORADO Fort Carson, Colorado Physical Fitness 28,000 28,000
Facility.
Army GEORGIA Fort Gillem Forensic Laboratory.... 71,000 71,000
Army GEORGIA Fort Gordon Adv Individual Training 80,000 80,000
Barracks Cplx, Ph3.
Army HAWAII Fort Shafter Child Development 0 26,000 26,000
Center--School Age.
Army HAWAII Schofield Barracks Child Development 0 39,000 39,000
Center.
Army HAWAII Wheeler Army Air Field Aircraft Maintenance 89,000 89,000
Hangar.
Army LOUISIANA Fort Polk, Louisiana Information Systems 25,000 25,000
Facility.
Army OKLAHOMA McAlester AAP Ammunition Demolition 35,000 35,000
Shop.
Army PENNSYLVANIA Carlisle Barracks General Instruction 38,000 -38,000 0
Building, Incr2.
Army SOUTH CAROLINA Fort Jackson Trainee Barracks 0 7,000 7,000
Complex 3, Ph2.
Army VIRGINIA Humphreys Engineer Training Support 51,000 51,000
Center Facility.
Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Host Nation Support.... 39,000 39,000
Locations
Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design.... 129,436 -60,000 69,436
Locations
Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 50,900 50,900
Locations Construction.
Military Construction, Army Total 650,336 65,500 715,836
.................................. ........................
Navy ARIZONA Yuma Bachelor Enlisted 0 59,600 59,600
Quarters Replacement.
Navy BAHRAIN ISLAND SW Asia Ship to Shore Utility 68,340 68,340
Services.
Navy CALIFORNIA Camp Pendleton, 1st MARDIV Operations 68,530 68,530
California Complex.
Navy CALIFORNIA Camp Pendleton, I MEF Consolidated 37,000 37,000
California Information Center
(Inc).
Navy CALIFORNIA Lemoore F-35C Hangar 6 Phase 2 128,070 -30,000 98,070
(Mod 3/4).
Navy CALIFORNIA Lemoore F-35C Simulator 59,150 59,150
Facility & Electrical
Upgrade.
Navy CALIFORNIA San Diego Pier 6 Replacement..... 128,500 -30,000 98,500
Navy CALIFORNIA Twentynine Palms, Wastewater Treatment 76,500 76,500
California Plant.
Navy GREECE Souda Bay Communication Center... 50,180 50,180
Navy GUAM Andersen AFB Ordnance Operations 21,280 21,280
Admin.
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas Bachelor Enlisted 80,000 -80,000 0
Quarters H (Inc).
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas Base Warehouse......... 55,410 55,410
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas Central Fuel Station... 35,950 35,950
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas Central Issue Facility. 45,290 45,290
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas Combined EOD Facility.. 37,600 37,600
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas DAR Bridge Improvements 40,180 40,180
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas DAR Road Strengthening. 70,760 70,760
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas Distribution Warehouse. 77,930 77,930
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas Individual Combat 17,430 17,430
Skills Training.
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas Joint Communication 166,000 -144,000 22,000
Upgrade.
Navy HAWAII Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Waterfront Improve, 48,990 48,990
Hickam Wharves S1,S11-13,S20-
21.
Navy HAWAII Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Waterfront Improvements 65,910 65,910
Hickam Wharves S8-S10.
Navy JAPAN Yokosuka Pier 5 (Berths 2 and 3) 74,692 -74,692 0
(Inc).
Navy MAINE Kittery Multi-Mission Drydock 160,000 160,000
#1 Exten., Ph 1 (Inc).
Navy NEVADA Fallon Range Training Complex, 29,040 29,040
Phase 1.
Navy NORTH CAROLINA Camp Lejeune, North II MEF Operations 20,000 20,000
Carolina Center Replacement
(Inc).
Navy SPAIN Rota MH-60r Squadron Support 60,110 60,110
Facilities.
Navy VIRGINIA Norfolk E-2D Training Facility. 30,400 30,400
Navy VIRGINIA Norfolk MH60 & CMV-22B 17,671 17,671
Corrosion Control &
Paint Fac.
Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning & Design...... 165,710 -5,000 160,710
Locations
Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning & Design--Indo- 0 5,000 5,000
Locations Pacific Command
Posture Initiatives.
Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 38,983 38,983
Locations Construction.
Military Construction, Navy Total 1,975,606 -299,092 1,676,514
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AF CALIFORNIA Edwards AFB Flight Test Engineering 0 40,000 40,000
Laboratory Complex.
AF COLORADO Schriever AFB Consolidated Space 88,000 88,000
Operations Facility,
Inc 2.
AF FLORIDA Eglin Advanced Munitions 0 35,000 35,000
Technology Complex.
AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas Stand Off Weapons 56,000 56,000
Complex, MSA 2.
AF ILLINOIS Scott Add/Alter Consolidated 0 3,000 3,000
Communications
Facility.
AF MARIANA ISLANDS Tinian Airfield Development 20,000 -20,000 0
Phase 1, Inc 2.
AF MARIANA ISLANDS Tinian Fuel Tanks With 7,000 -7,000 0
Pipeline & Hydrant
Sys, Inc 2.
AF MARIANA ISLANDS Tinian Parking Apron, Inc 2... 15,000 -15,000 0
AF MARYLAND Joint Base Andrews Consolidated 0 13,000 13,000
Communications Center.
AF MONTANA Malmstrom AFB Weapons Storage & 25,000 -25,000 0
Maintenance Facility,
Inc 2.
AF NEW JERSEY Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Munitions Storage Area. 22,000 22,000
Lakehurst
AF QATAR Al Udeid, Qatar Cargo Marshalling Yard. 26,000 26,000
AF TEXAS Joint Base San Antonio BMT Recruit Dormitory 36,000 36,000
8, Inc 2.
AF TEXAS Joint Base San Antonio T-X ADAL Ground Based 19,500 19,500
Trng Sys Sim.
AF UTAH Hill AFB GBSD Mission 68,000 68,000
Integration Facility,
Inc 2.
AF VIRGINIA Joint Base Langley- Access Control Point 19,500 19,500
Eustis Main Gate With Land
Acq.
AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning & Design...... 296,532 -146,883 149,649
Locations
AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning & Design--Indo- 0 5,000 5,000
Locations Pacific Command
Posture Initiatives.
AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 68,600 68,600
Locations Construction.
AF WYOMING FE Warren Weapons Storage 0 12,000 12,000
Facility.
Military Construction, Air Force Total 767,132 -105,883 661,249
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Def-Wide ALABAMA Anniston Army Depot Demilitarization 18,000 18,000
Facility.
Def-Wide ALABAMA Fort Rucker Construct 10mw 0 24,000 24,000
Generation & Microgrid.
Def-Wide ALASKA Fort Greely Communications Center.. 48,000 48,000
Def-Wide ARIZONA Fort Huachuca Laboratory Building.... 33,728 33,728
Def-Wide ARIZONA Yuma SOF Hangar............. 49,500 49,500
Def-Wide ARKANSAS Fort Smith ANG PV Arrays and Battery 0 2,600 2,600
Storage.
Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Beale AFB Bulk Fuel Tank......... 22,800 22,800
Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Marine Corps Air Combat Install 10 Mw Battery 11,646 11,646
Center / Twenty Nine Energy Storage for
Palms Various Buildings.
Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Military Ocean Terminal Military Oceal Terminal 29,000 29,000
Concord Microgrid.
Def-Wide CALIFORNIA NAWS China Lake Solar Energy Storage 0 8,950 8,950
System.
Def-Wide CALIFORNIA NSA Monterey Cogeneration Plant at 10,540 10,540
B236.
Def-Wide COLORADO Fort Carson, Colorado SOF Tactical Equipment 15,600 15,600
Maintenance Facility.
Def-Wide CONUS UNSPECIFIED CONUS Unspecified Training Target 14,400 14,400
Structure.
Def-Wide DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Joint Base Anacostia Industrial Controls 0 8,749 8,749
Bolling System Modernization.
Def-Wide DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Joint Base Anacostia Industrial Controls 10,343 10,343
Bolling System Modernization.
Def-Wide DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Joint Base Anacostia PV Carports............ 0 25,221 25,221
Bolling
Def-Wide FLORIDA Hurlburt Field SOF Combat Aircraft 38,310 38,310
Parking Apron-North.
Def-Wide FLORIDA Hurlburt Field SOF Special Tactics Ops 44,810 44,810
Facility (23 STS).
Def-Wide GEORGIA Fort Benning Construct 4.8mw 0 17,000 17,000
Generation & Microgrid.
Def-Wide GERMANY Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center 200,000 200,000
Replacement Inc 9.
Def-Wide ITALY NSA Naples Smart Grid--NSA Naples. 3,490 3,490
Def-Wide JAPAN Def Fuel Support Point Fuel Wharf............. 49,500 49,500
Tsurumi
Def-Wide JAPAN Yokosuka Kinnick High School Inc 30,000 -30,000 0
Def-Wide KENTUCKY Fort Knox Van Voorhis Elementary 69,310 69,310
School.
Def-Wide MARYLAND Bethesda Naval Hospital MEDCEN Addition/ 180,000 -80,000 100,000
Alteration Incr 4.
Def-Wide MARYLAND Fort Meade NSAW Recapitalize 250,000 250,000
Building #3 Inc.
Def-Wide MARYLAND NSA Bethesda Nsab-16 Replace 0 13,840 13,840
Chillers 3 Through 9.
Def-Wide MARYLAND NSA South Potomac CBIRF/IHEODTD/Housing 18,460 18,460
Potable Water.
Def-Wide MISSOURI Fort Leonard Wood Hospital Replacement 40,000 40,000
Inc 3.
Def-Wide MISSOURI St Louis Next NGA West (N2W) 119,000 119,000
Complex Phase 2 Inc.
Def-Wide MISSOURI Whiteman AFB Install 10 Mw Combined 17,310 17,310
Heat and Power Plant.
Def-Wide NEVADA Creech AFB Central Standby 32,000 32,000
Generators.
Def-Wide NEW MEXICO Kirtland AFB Administrative Building 46,600 46,600
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF Group Headquarters. 53,100 53,100
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF Military Working 17,700 17,700
Dog Facility.
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF Operations Facility 43,000 43,000
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOTF Chilled Water 0 6,100 6,100
Upgrade.
Def-Wide OHIO Wright-Patterson AFB Construct Intelligence 0 35,000 35,000
Facility Central
Utility Plant.
Def-Wide OHIO Wright-Patterson AFB Hydrant Fuel System.... 23,500 23,500
Def-Wide TENNESSEE Memphis ANG PV Arrays and Battery 0 4,780 4,780
Storage.
Def-Wide TEXAS Fort Hood, Texas Fuel Facilities........ 32,700 32,700
Def-Wide VIRGINIA Joint Expeditionary Base SOF Dcs Operations Fac. 54,500 54,500
Little Creek--Story and Command Center.
Def-Wide VIRGINIA Joint Expeditionary Base SOF NSWG-2 Nswtg Css 58,000 58,000
Little Creek--Story Facilities.
Def-Wide VIRGINIA NMC Portsmouth / Retrofit Air Handling 611 611
Portsmouth Units From Constant
Volume Reheat to
Variable Air Volume.
Def-Wide VIRGINIA Wallops Island Wallops Generation and 9,100 9,100
Distribution
Resiliency
Improvements.
Def-Wide WASHINGTON Joint Base Lewis-McChord Fuel Facilities (Lewis 10,900 10,900
Main).
Def-Wide WASHINGTON Joint Base Lewis-McChord Fuel Facilities (Lewis 10,900 10,900
North).
Def-Wide WASHINGTON Manchester Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks 82,000 82,000
Phase 1.
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide ERCIP Design........... 14,250 10,000 24,250
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Exercise Related Minor 5,840 5,840
Locations Construction.
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design.... 48,696 48,696
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 53,620 53,620
Locations Construction.
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Planning and Design.... 97,030 97,030
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Unspecified Minor 9,726 9,726
Locations Construction.
Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total 2,027,520 46,240 2,073,760
.................................. ........................
NATO WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Nato Security Investment NATO Security 173,030 173,030
Program Investment Program.
NATO Security Investment Program Total 173,030 0 173,030
.................................. ........................
Army NG ARIZONA Tucson National Guard 18,100 18,100
Readiness Center.
Army NG COLORADO Peterson AFB National Guard 15,000 15,000
Readiness Center.
Army NG INDIANA Shelbyville National Guard/Reserve 12,000 12,000
Center Building Add/Al.
Army NG KENTUCKY Frankfort National Guard/Reserve 15,000 15,000
Center Building.
Army NG MISSISSIPPI Brandon National Guard Vehicle 10,400 10,400
Maintenance Shop.
Army NG NEBRASKA North Platte National Guard Vehicle 9,300 9,300
Maintenance Shop.
Army NG NEW JERSEY Joint Base McGuire-Dix- National Guard 15,000 15,000
Lakehurst Readiness Center.
Army NG OHIO Columbus National Guard 15,000 15,000
Readiness Center.
Army NG OREGON Hermiston Enlisted Barracks, 9,300 15,735 25,035
Transient Training.
Army NG PUERTO RICO Fort Allen National Guard 37,000 37,000
Readiness Center.
Army NG SOUTH CAROLINA Joint Base Charleston National Guard 15,000 15,000
Readiness Center.
Army NG TENNESSEE McMinnville National Guard 11,200 11,200
Readiness Center.
Army NG TEXAS Fort Worth Aircraft Maintenance 6,000 6,000
Hangar Addition/Alt.
Army NG TEXAS Fort Worth National Guard Vehicle 7,800 7,800
Maintenance Shop.
Army NG UTAH Nephi National Guard 12,000 12,000
Readiness Center.
Army NG VIRGIN ISLANDS St. Croix Army Aviation Support 28,000 28,000
Facility (Aasf).
Army NG VIRGIN ISLANDS St. Croix CST Ready Building..... 11,400 11,400
Army NG WISCONSIN Appleton National Guard 11,600 11,600
Readiness Center Add/
Alt.
Army NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design.... 29,593 29,593
Locations
Army NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 32,744 32,744
Locations Construction.
Military Construction, Army National Guard Total 321,437 15,735 337,172
.................................. ........................
Army Res FLORIDA Gainesville ECS TEMF/Warehouse..... 36,000 36,000
Army Res MASSACHUSETTS Devens Reserve Forces Automated Multipurpose 8,700 8,700
Training Area Machine Gun Range.
Army Res NORTH CAROLINA Asheville Army Reserve Center/ 24,000 24,000
Land.
Army Res WISCONSIN Fort McCoy Scout Reconnaissance 14,600 14,600
Range.
Army Res WISCONSIN Fort McCoy Transient Trainee 0 2,500 2,500
Barracks.
Army Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design.... 1,218 1,218
Locations
Army Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 3,819 3,819
Locations Construction.
Military Construction, Army Reserve Total 88,337 2,500 90,837
.................................. ........................
N/MC Res MARYLAND Reisterstown Reserve Training 39,500 39,500
Center, Camp Fretterd,
MD.
N/MC Res UTAH Hill AFB Naval Operational 25,010 25,010
Support Center.
N/MC Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MCNR Minor Construction 3,000 3,000
Locations
N/MC Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MCNR Planning & Design. 3,485 3,485
Locations
Military Construction, Naval Reserve Total 70,995 0 70,995
.................................. ........................
Air NG ALABAMA Montgomery Regional F-35 Simulator Facility 11,600 11,600
Airport (ANG) Base
Air NG GUAM Joint Region Marianas Space Control Facility 20,000 20,000
#5.
Air NG MARYLAND Joint Base Andrews F-16 Mission Training 9,400 9,400
Center.
Air NG TEXAS Joint Base San Antonio F-16 Mission Training 10,800 10,800
Center.
Air NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 9,000 9,000
Locations Construction.
Air NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Planning and Design.... 3,414 3,414
Locations
Military Construction, Air National Guard Total 64,214 0 64,214
.................................. ........................
AF Res TEXAS Fort Worth F-35A Simulator 14,200 14,200
Facility.
AF Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning & Design...... 3,270 3,270
Locations
AF Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 5,647 5,647
Locations Construction.
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total 23,117 0 23,117
.................................. ........................
FH Con Army ITALY Vicenza Family Housing New 84,100 84,100
Construction.
FH Con Army KWAJALEIN Kwajalein Atoll Family Housing 32,000 32,000
Replacement
Construction.
FH Con Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Family Housing P & D... 3,300 3,300
Locations
Family Housing Construction, Army Total 119,400 0 119,400
.................................. ........................
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Furnishings............ 18,004 18,004
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Housing Privitization 37,948 25,000 62,948
Locations Support.
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Leasing................ 123,841 123,841
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Maintenance............ 97,789 97,789
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Management............. 39,716 39,716
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Miscellaneous.......... 526 526
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Services............... 8,135 8,135
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Utilities.............. 41,183 41,183
Locations
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total 367,142 25,000 392,142
.................................. ........................
FH Con Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Construction 37,043 37,043
Locations Improvements.
FH Con Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning & Design...... 3,128 3,128
Locations
FH Con Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide USMC DPRI/Guam Planning 2,726 2,726
Locations and Design.
Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total 42,897 0 42,897
.................................. ........................
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Furnishings............ 17,977 17,977
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Housing Privatization 53,700 25,000 78,700
Locations Support.
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Leasing................ 62,658 62,658
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Maintenance............ 85,630 25,000 110,630
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Management............. 51,006 51,006
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Miscellaneous.......... 350 350
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Services............... 16,743 16,743
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Utilities.............. 58,429 58,429
Locations
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine Corps Total 346,493 50,000 396,493
.................................. ........................
FH Con AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Construction 94,245 94,245
Locations Improvements.
FH Con AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning & Design...... 2,969 2,969
Locations
Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total 97,214 0 97,214
.................................. ........................
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Furnishings............ 25,805 25,805
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Housing Privatization.. 23,175 23,175
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Leasing................ 9,318 9,318
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Maintenance............ 140,666 25,000 165,666
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Management............. 64,732 35,000 99,732
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Miscellaneous.......... 2,184 2,184
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Services............... 7,968 7,968
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Utilities.............. 43,173 43,173
Locations
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total 317,021 60,000 377,021
.................................. ........................
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Furnishings............ 727 727
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Leasing................ 49,856 49,856
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Maintenance............ 32 32
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Utilities.............. 4,113 4,113
Locations
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total 54,728 0 54,728
.................................. ........................
FHIF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Administrative 5,897 5,897
Locations Expenses--FHIF.
DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund Total 5,897 0 5,897
.................................. ........................
UHIF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Administrative 600 600
Locations Expenses--UHIF.
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund Total 600 0 600
.................................. ........................
BRAC--Air Force WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide DOD BRAC Activities-- 109,222 109,222
Locations Air Force.
BRAC--Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Base Realignment & Base Realignment and 66,060 40,000 106,060
Closure, Army Closure.
BRAC--Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Base Realignment & 125,165 100,000 225,165
Locations Closure.
Base Realignment and Closure--Total 300,447 140,000 440,447
.................................. ........................
Total, Military Construction 7,813,563 7,813,563
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SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2021 House
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Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide EDI: Minor Construction.... 3,970 3,970
Locations
Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide EDI: Planning and Design... 11,903 11,903
Locations
Military Construction, Army Total 15,873 0 15,873
........................... ...........................
Navy SPAIN Rota EDI: EOD Boat Shop......... 31,760 31,760
Navy SPAIN Rota EDI: Expeditionary 27,470 27,470
Maintenance Facility.
Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Planning & Design.......... 10,790 10,790
Locations
Military Construction, Navy Total 70,020 0 70,020
........................... ...........................
AF GERMANY Ramstein EDI: Rapid Airfield Damage 36,345 36,345
Repair Storage.
AF GERMANY Spangdahlem AB EDI: Rapid Airfield Damage 25,824 25,824
Repair Storage.
AF ROMANIA Campia Turzii EDI: Dangerous Cargo Pad... 11,000 11,000
AF ROMANIA Campia Turzii EDI: ECAOS DABS-FEV Storage 68,000 68,000
Complex.
AF ROMANIA Campia Turzii EDI: Parking Apron......... 19,500 19,500
AF ROMANIA Campia Turzii EDI: POL Increase Capacity. 32,000 32,000
AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide EDI: Unspecified Minor 16,400 16,400
Locations Military Construction.
AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Locations EDI: Planning & Design..... 54,800 54,800
Military Construction, Air Force Total 263,869 0 263,869
........................... ...........................
Total, Military Construction 349,762 0 349,762
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TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL
SECURITY PROGRAMS
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.
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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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House
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Discretionary Summary By Appropriation
Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies
Appropriation Summary:
Energy Programs
Nuclear Energy...................................... 137,800 137,800
Atomic Energy Defense Activities
National nuclear security administration:
Weapons activities................................ 15,602,000 0 15,602,000
Defense nuclear nonproliferation.................. 2,031,000 80,000 2,111,000
Naval reactors.................................... 1,684,000 0 1,684,000
Federal salaries and expenses..................... 454,000 0 454,000
Total, National nuclear security administration..... 19,771,000 80,000 19,851,000
Environmental and other defense activities:
Defense environmental cleanup..................... 4,983,608 790,100 5,773,708
Other defense activities.......................... 1,054,727 -155,438 899,289
Total, Environmental & other defense activities..... 6,038,335 634,662 6,672,997
Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities............... 25,809,335 714,662 26,523,997
Total, Discretionary Funding.............................. 25,947,135 714,662 26,661,797
Nuclear Energy
Idaho sitewide safeguards and security.................. 137,800 137,800
Total, Nuclear Energy..................................... 137,800 0 137,800
Stockpile Management
Stockpile Major Modernization
B61-12 Life extension program....................... 815,710 815,710
W88 Alt 370......................................... 256,922 256,922
W80-4 Life extension program........................ 1,000,314 1,000,314
W87-1 Modification Program.......................... 541,000 541,000
W93................................................. 53,000 53,000
Total, Stockpile Major Modernization.................. 2,666,946 0 2,666,946
Stockpile services
Production Operations............................. 568,941 568,941
Stockpile Sustainment............................. 998,357 998,357
Weapons Dismantlement and Disposition............. 50,000 50,000
Subtotal, Stockpile Services........................ 1,617,298 0 1,617,298
Total, Stockpile Management............................. 4,284,244 0 4,284,244
Weapons Activities
Production Modernization
Primary Capability Modernization
Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Plutonium Operations................. 610,599 610,599
21-D-512 Plutonium Pit Production Project, LANL. 226,000 226,000
Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization...... 836,599 0 836,599
Savannah River Plutonium Modernization
Savannah River Plutonium Operations............. 200,000 200,000
21-D-511 Savannah River Plutonium Processing 241,896 241,896
Facility, SRS..................................
Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization.. 441,896 0 441,896
Enterprise Plutonium Support...................... 90,782 90,782
Total, Plutonium Modernization...................... 1,369,277 0 1,369,277
High Explosives and Energetics...................... 67,370 67,370
Total, Primary Capability Modernization............... 1,436,647 0 1,436,647
Secondary Capability Modernization.................... 457,004 457,004
Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment............... 457,112 457,112
Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization.................. 107,137 107,137
Total, Production Modernization......................... 2,457,900 0 2,457,900
Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering
Assessment Science.................................... 773,111 773,111
Engineering and Integrated Assessments................ 337,404 337,404
Inertial Confinement Fusion........................... 554,725 554,725
Advanced Simulation and Computing..................... 732,014 732,014
Weapon Technology and Manufacturing Maturation........ 297,965 297,965
Academic Programs..................................... 86,912 86,912
Total, Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering.. 2,782,131 0 2,782,131
Infrastructure and Operations
Operations of facilities.............................. 1,014,000 1,014,000
Safety and environmental operations................... 165,354 165,354
Maintenance and repair of facilities.................. 792,000 792,000
Recapitalization:
Infrastructure and safety........................... 670,000 670,000
Capability based investments........................ 149,117 149,117
Planning for Programmatic Construction (Pre-CD-1)... 84,787 84,787
Total, Recapitalization............................... 903,904 0 903,904
Construction:
21-D-510 HE Synthesis, Formulation, and Production, 31,000 31,000
PX.................................................
19-D-670 138kV Power Transmission System 59,000 59,000
Replacement, NNSS..................................
18-D-690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y-12.......... 109,405 109,405
18-D-620 Exascale Computing Facility Modernization 29,200 29,200
Project, LLNL......................................
18-D-650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS............ 27,000 27,000
17-D-640, U1a Complex Enhancements Project, NNSS.... 160,600 160,600
15-D-612 Emergency Operations Center, LLNL.......... 27,000 27,000
15-D-611 Emergency Operations Center, SNL........... 36,000 36,000
15-D-302, TA-55 Reinvestments Project, Phase 3, LANL 30,000 30,000
15-D-301, HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX..... 43,000 43,000
07-D-220-04 Transuranic Liquid Waste Facility, LANL. 36,687 36,687
06-D-141 Uranium processing facility Y-12, Oak 750,000 750,000
Ridge, TN..........................................
04-D-125 Chemistry and Metallurgy Research 169,427 169,427
Replacement Project, LANL..........................
Total, Construction................................... 1,508,319 0 1,508,319
Total, Infrastructure and operations.................... 4,383,577 0 4,383,577
Secure transportation asset
Operations and equipment.............................. 266,390 266,390
Program direction..................................... 123,684 123,684
Total, Secure transportation asset...................... 390,074 0 390,074
Defense Nuclear Security
Operations and maintenance............................ 815,895 815,895
Construction:
17-D-710 West end protected area reduction project, 11,000 11,000
Y-12...............................................
Total, Defense nuclear security......................... 826,895 0 826,895
Information technology and cybersecurity................ 375,511 375,511
Legacy contractor pensions.............................. 101,668 101,668
Total, Weapons Activities................................. 15,602,000 0 15,602,000
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs
Global material security
International nuclear security...................... 66,391 66,391
Domestic radiological security...................... 101,000 30,000 131,000
Container breach in Seattle, WA................... [30,000]
International radiological security................. 73,340 73,340
Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence.......... 159,749 159,749
Total, Global material security....................... 400,480 30,000 430,480
Material management and minimization
HEU reactor conversion.............................. 170,000 170,000
Nuclear material removal............................ 40,000 40,000
Material disposition................................ 190,711 190,711
Total, Material management & minimization............. 400,711 0 400,711
Nonproliferation and arms control..................... 138,708 138,708
National Technical Nuclear Forensics R&D.............. 40,000 40,000
Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D
Proliferation Detection............................. 235,220 30,000 265,220
Nuclear verification and detection, next-gen [30,000]
technologies.....................................
Nuclear Detonation Detection........................ 236,531 236,531
Nonproliferation Stewardship Program................ 59,900 59,900
LEU Research and Development........................ 0 20,000 20,000
LEU R&D for Naval Pressurized Water Reactors...... [20,000]
Total, Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D........... 531,651 50,000 581,651
Nonproliferation Construction:
18-D-150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS. 148,589 148,589
Total, Nonproliferation construction.................. 148,589 0 148,589
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs........ 1,660,139 80,000 1,740,139
Legacy contractor pensions.............................. 14,348 14,348
Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program.. 377,513 377,513
Use of Prior Year Balances.............................. -21,000 -21,000
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation................... 2,031,000 80,000 2,111,000
Naval Reactors
Naval reactors development.............................. 590,306 590,306
Columbia-Class reactor systems development.............. 64,700 64,700
S8G Prototype refueling................................. 135,000 135,000
Naval reactors operations and infrastructure............ 506,294 506,294
Construction:
21-D-530 KL Steam and Condensate Upgrades............. 4,000 4,000
14-D-901 Spent fuel handling recapitalization project, 330,000 330,000
NRF..................................................
Total, Construction..................................... 334,000 0 334,000
Program direction....................................... 53,700 53,700
Total, Naval Reactors..................................... 1,684,000 0 1,684,000
Federal Salaries And Expenses
Program direction....................................... 454,000 454,000
Total, Office Of The Administrator........................ 454,000 0 454,000
Defense Environmental Cleanup
Closure sites:
Closure sites administration.......................... 4,987 4,987
Richland:
River corridor and other cleanup operations........... 54,949 181,000 235,949
Program restoration................................. [181,000]
Central plateau remediation........................... 498,335 160,000 658,335
Program restoration................................. [160,000]
Richland community and regulatory support............. 2,500 7,600 10,100
Program restoration................................. [7,600]
Total, Hanford site..................................... 555,784 348,600 904,384
Office of River Protection:
Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant Commissioning.... 50,000 50,000
Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition... 597,757 597,757
Tank farm activities.................................. 0 180,000 180,000
Program restoration................................. [180,000]
Construction:
18-D-16 Waste treatment and immobilization plant-- 609,924 170,000 779,924
LBL/Direct feed LAW................................
Program restoration............................... [170,000]
Total, Construction................................... 609,924 170,000 779,924
Total, Office of River Protection....................... 1,257,681 350,000 1,607,681
Idaho National Laboratory:
Idaho cleanup and waste disposition................... 257,554 257,554
Idaho community and regulatory support................ 2,400 2,400
Total, Idaho National Laboratory........................ 259,954 0 259,954
NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory................ 1,764 1,764
Nuclear facility D & D
Separations Process Research Unit................... 15,000 15,000
Nevada.............................................. 60,737 60,737
Sandia National Laboratories........................ 4,860 4,860
Los Alamos National Laboratory...................... 120,000 45,000 165,000
Program increase.................................. [45,000]
Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites.................. 202,361 45,000 247,361
Oak Ridge Reservation:
OR Nuclear facility D & D............................. 109,077 0 109,077
Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D...................... 109,077 0 109,077
U233 Disposition Program.............................. 45,000 45,000
OR cleanup and disposition............................ 58,000 58,000
Construction:
17-D-401 On-site waste disposal facility.......... 22,380 22,380
14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility... 20,500 20,500
Total, Construction................................. 42,880 0 42,880
Total, OR cleanup and waste disposition............... 145,880 0 145,880
OR community & regulatory support..................... 4,930 4,930
OR technology development and deployment.............. 3,000 3,000
Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............................ 262,887 0 262,887
Savannah River Sites:
Savannah River risk management operations
Savannah River risk management operations........... 455,122 40,000 495,122
H-Canyon not placed into stand-by condition....... [40,000]
Total, risk management operations..................... 455,122 40,000 495,122
SR community and regulatory support................... 4,989 6,500 11,489
Secure payment in lieu of taxes funding............. [6,500]
Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and 970,332 970,332
disposition..........................................
Construction:
20-D-402 Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative 25,000 25,000
Facility (AMC)...................................
18-D-402 Saltstone Disposal Unit #8/9............. 65,500 65,500
17-D-402 Saltstone Disposal Unit #7............... 10,716 10,716
Total, Construction................................. 101,216 0 101,216
Total, Savannah River site.............................. 1,531,659 46,500 1,578,159
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant........................... 323,260 323,260
Construction:
15-D-412 Utility Saft............................... 50,000 50,000
21-D-401 Hoisting Capability Project................ 10,000 10,000
Total, Construction................................... 60,000 0 60,000
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...................... 383,260 0 383,260
Program direction....................................... 275,285 275,285
Program support......................................... 12,979 12,979
Technology development.................................. 25,000 25,000
Safeguards and Security
Safeguards and Security............................... 320,771 320,771
Total, Safeguards and Security.......................... 320,771 0 320,771
Prior year balances credited............................ -109,000 -109,000
Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup...................... 4,983,608 790,100 5,773,708
Other Defense Activities
Environment, health, safety and security
Environment, health, safety and security.............. 134,320 134,320
Program direction..................................... 75,368 75,368
Total, Environment, Health, safety and security......... 209,688 0 209,688
Independent enterprise assessments
Independent enterprise assessments.................... 26,949 26,949
Program direction..................................... 54,635 54,635
Total, Independent enterprise assessments............... 81,584 0 81,584
Specialized security activities......................... 258,411 258,411
Office of Legacy Management
Legacy management..................................... 293,873 -155,438 138,435
Rejection of proposed transfer...................... [-155,438]
Program direction..................................... 23,120 23,120
Total, Office of Legacy Management...................... 316,993 -155,438 161,555
Defense related administrative support.................. 183,789 183,789
Office of hearings and appeals.......................... 4,262 4,262
Subtotal, Other defense activities........................ 1,054,727 -155,438 899,289
Total, Other Defense Activities........................... 1,054,727 -155,438 899,289
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DIVISION E--NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 2020
Section 5001--Short Title
This section would establish the title of Division E as the
``National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.''
Section 5002--Findings
This section would highlight the opportunities posed by
artificial intelligence systems and the challenges faced by
both the public and private sectors in ethically developing and
deploying safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems.
Section 5003--Definitions
This section would define terms used in division E, the
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.
TITLE I--NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVE
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 5101--National Artificial Intelligence Initiative
This section would establish a National Artificial
Intelligence Initiative and describe the purposes and the range
of activities to be supported under the Initiative, including
support for research and development, education, and training.
Section 5102--National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office
This section would establish an office within the Office of
Science and Technology Policy to support the initiative,
including by supporting interagency coordination and conducting
public outreach.
Section 5103--Coordination by Interagency Committee
This section would direct the Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy to establish or designate an
Interagency Committee to oversee the Initiative, develop and
update a strategic plan for the Initiative every three years,
and submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 90
days after the submission of the President's annual budget
request beginning in fiscal year 2022, an annual coordinated
interagency budget proposal and an assessment of progress in
implementing the strategic plan.
Section 5104--National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee
This section would direct the Department of Energy to
establish or designate a National Artificial Intelligence
Advisory Committee of non-Federal members to provide advice on
the Initiative. This section would require the Advisory
Committee to submit a report to the President, the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every
3 years thereafter on their findings and recommendations.
Section 5105--National Academies Artificial Intelligence Impact Study
on Workforce
This section would direct the National Science Foundation
to fund a study by the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act to study the workforce impacts of
artificial intelligence systems and provide recommendations to
better understand those impacts. This section would require the
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
to submit a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate containing
the findings and recommendations of the study, and to make a
copy of the report publicly available.
Section 5106--GAO Report on Computational Needs
This section would direct the Comptroller General of the
United States to produce a report not later than 1 year after
enactment of the Act to assess the composition of computing
resources supported by the Federal government and evaluate
future computational needs.
Section 5107--National AI Research Resource Task Force
This section would direct the National Science Foundation
to establish a National Artificial Intelligence Research
Resource Task Force to investigate and propose a roadmap to
establish a national artificial intelligence research resource.
This section would require the task force to submit an initial
report to Congress and the President not later than 12 months
after enactment and final report to Congress and the President
not later than 18 months after enactment on its findings.
Section 5108--Sense of Congress
This section would state the Sense of Congress that the
Federal government should use this Initiative to maximize the
benefits of artificial intelligence while preventing the
creation of systems that behave in ways that cause harm.
TITLE II--NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTES
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 5201--National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes
This section would require the National Science Foundation
to create and coordinate a network of artificial intelligence
research institutes, each focused on an economic or social
sector, or on a cross-cutting artificial intelligence
challenge. This section enables all agencies to competitively
award financial assistance to establish research institutes, as
well as coordinate and accept funds from other agencies. Grants
would be for a length of 5 years and could be renewed.
TITLE III--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 5301--National Institute of Standards and Technology Activities
This section would direct the National Institute of
Standards and Technology to conduct artificial intelligence
measurement research activities, establish a risk assessment
framework for assessing the trustworthiness of artificial
intelligence systems not later than 2 years after enactment,
and develop best practices for data sharing and documentation
to support artificial intelligence research not later than 1
year after enactment.
TITLE IV--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 5401--Artificial Intelligence Research and Education
This section would direct the National Science Foundation
to establish a program to fund research and education
activities for artificial intelligence systems and related
fields and develop an obligation for an ethics statement for
all research proposals. Education activities include artificial
intelligence related fellowships, traineeships, scholarships,
and artificial intelligence centers of excellence. This section
would amend sections 1862n-1(i)(5) and 1862(i) of title 42,
United States Code.
TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 5501--Department of Energy Artificial Intelligence Research
Program
This section would direct the Department of Energy to carry
out a cross-cutting research and development program for
artificial intelligence systems, coordinating across all the
relevant offices and programs. It authorizes a range of
activities and creates an obligation for an ethics statement
for all Department of Energy research proposals.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
The Department of Defense requested legislation, in
accordance with the program of the President, as illustrated by
the correspondence set out below:
February 14, 2020.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Madam Speaker: Enclosed please find a draft of
proposed legislation, titled the ``National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021'', which the Department
of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the
116th Congress.
The purpose of each provision in the proposed bill is
stated in the accompanying section-by-section analysis.
The Department is currently working with the Administration
on additional legislative initiatives, which the Department
hopes to transmit to Congress for its consideration in the
coming weeks.
The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is
no objection, from the standpoint of the Administration's
program, to the presenting of these legislative proposals for
your consideration and the consideration of Congress.
Sincerely yours,
Robert R. Hood.
Enclosures: As Stated.
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February 28, 2020.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Madam Speaker: Enclosed please find additional
legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests
be enacted during the second session of the 116th Congress. The
purpose of each proposal is stated in the accompanying section-
by-section analysis. The Department submits these proposals as
a follow-on to the earlier transmittal of our request for
enactment of proposed legislation titled the ``National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021''.
The Department is currently working with the Administration
on additional legislative initiatives, which the Department
hopes to transmit to Congress for its consideration in the
coming weeks.
The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is
no objection, from the standpoint of the Administration's
program, to the presenting of these legislative proposals for
your consideration and the consideration of Congress.
Sincerely yours,
Robert R. Hood.
Enclosures: As Stated.
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March 6, 2020.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Madam Speaker: Enclosed please find additional
legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests
be enacted during the second session of the 116th Congress. The
purpose of each proposal is stated in the accompanying section-
by-section analysis. The Department submits these proposals as
a follow-on to the earlier transmittal of our request for
enactment of proposed legislation titled the ``National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021''.
The Department is currently working with the Administration
on additional legislative initiatives, which the Department
hopes to transmit to Congress for its consideration in the
coming weeks.
The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is
no objection, from the standpoint of the Administration's
program, to the presenting of these legislative proposals for
your consideration and the consideration of Congress.
Sincerely yours,
Robert R. Hood.
Enclosures: As Stated.
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April 7, 2020.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Madam Speaker: Enclosed please find additional
legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests
be enacted during the second session of the 116th Congress. The
purpose of each proposal is stated in the accompanying section-
by-section analysis. The Department submits these proposals as
a follow-on to the earlier transmittal of our request for
enactment of proposed legislation titled the ``National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021''.
The Department is currently working with the Administration
on additional legislative initiatives, which the Department
hopes to transmit to Congress for its consideration in the
coming weeks.
The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is
no objection, from the standpoint of the Administration's
program, to the presenting of these legislative proposals for
your consideration and the consideration of Congress.
Sincerely yours,
Robert R. Hood.
Enclosures: As Stated.
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April 9, 2020.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Madam Speaker: Enclosed please find additional
legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests
be enacted during the second session of the 116th Congress. The
purpose of each proposal is stated in the accompanying section-
by-section analysis. The Department submits these proposals as
a follow-on to the earlier transmittal of our request for
enactment of proposed legislation titled the ``National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021''.
The Department is currently working with the Administration
on additional legislative initiatives, which the Department
hopes to transmit to Congress for its consideration in the
coming weeks.
The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is
no objection, from the standpoint of the Administration's
program, to the presenting of these legislative proposals for
your consideration and the consideration of Congress.
Sincerely yours,
Robert R. Hood.
Enclosures: As Stated.
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April 17, 2020.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Madam Speaker: Enclosed please find additional
legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests
be enacted during the second session of the 116th Congress. The
purpose of each proposal is stated in the accompanying section-
by-section analysis. The Department submits these proposals as
a follow-on to the earlier transmittal of our request for
enactment of proposed legislation titled the ``National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021''.
The Department is currently working with the Administration
on additional legislative initiatives, which the Department
hopes to transmit to Congress for its consideration in the
coming weeks.
The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is
no objection, from the standpoint of the Administration's
program, to the presenting of these legislative proposals for
your consideration and the consideration of Congress.
Sincerely yours,
Robert R. Hood.
Enclosures: As Stated.
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES
House of Representatives,
Committee on House Administration,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on House
Administration.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill the Committee on House Administration
does not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject
matters contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Zoe Lofgren,
Chairperson.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Zoe Lofgren,
Chairperson, Committee on House Administration,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairperson Lofgren: Thank you for your letter
regarding H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021. I agree that the Committee on House
Administration has valid jurisdictional claims to certain
provisions in this important legislation, and I am most
appreciative of your decision not to request a referral in the
interest of expediting consideration of the bill. I agree that
by foregoing a sequential referral, the Committee on House
Administration is not waiving its jurisdiction. Further, this
exchange of letters will be included in the committee report on
the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Agriculture,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on Agriculture.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill the Committee on Agriculture does not
waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject matters
contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Collin C. Peterson,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Collin C. Peterson,
Chairman, Committee on Agriculture,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Committee on Agriculture has valid
jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this important
legislation, and I am most appreciative of your decision not to
request a referral in the interest of expediting consideration
of the bill. I agree that by foregoing a sequential referral,
the Committee on Agriculture is not waiving its jurisdiction.
Further, this exchange of letters will be included in the
committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Appropriations,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on
Appropriations.
In the interest of permitting your Committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this Committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill the Committee on Appropriations does
not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject
matters contained in the bill which fall within its rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
Members of this Committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Nita M. Lowey,
Chairwoman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Nita M. Lowey,
Chairwoman, Committee on Appropriations,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Chairwoman: Thank you for your letter regarding
H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021. I agree that the Committee on Appropriations has
valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this
important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your
decision not to request a referral in the interest of
expediting consideration of the bill. I agree that by foregoing
a sequential referral, the Committee on Appropriations is not
waiving its jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters
will be included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
------
House of Representatives,
Committee on the Budget,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill the Committee on the Budget does not
waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject matters
contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
John Yarmuth,
Chairman.
------
House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. John Yarmuth,
Chairman, Committee on the Budget,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Committee on the Budget has valid
jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this important
legislation, and I am most appreciative of your decision not to
request a referral in the interest of expediting consideration
of the bill. I agree that by foregoing a sequential referral,
the Committee on the Budget is not waiving its jurisdiction.
Further, this exchange of letters will be included in the
committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
------
House of Representatives,
Committee on Education and Labor,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning the
bill H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021. There are certain provisions in the
legislation which fall within the Rule X jurisdiction of the
Committee on Education and Labor.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill the Committee on Education and Labor
does not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject
matters contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott,
Chairman.
------
House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Bobby Scott,
Chairman, Education and Labor,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Committee on Education and Labor has
valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this
important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your
decision not to request a referral in the interest of
expediting consideration of the bill. I agree that by foregoing
a sequential referral, the Committee on Education and Labor is
not waiving its jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters
will be included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
------
House of Representatives,
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I write concerning H.R. 6395, the
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.''
There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and
Commerce (Committee).
In recognition of the desire to expedite consideration of
H.R. 6395, the Committee agrees to waive this Committee's right
to sequential referral. The Committee takes this action with
the mutual understanding that we do not waive any jurisdiction
over the subject matter contained in this or similar
legislation, and that the Committee will be appropriately
consulted and involved as this bill or similar legislation
moves forward so that we may address any remaining concerns
within our jurisdiction. I also request that you support my
request to name members of the Committee to any conference
committee to consider such provisions.
Finally, I would appreciate the inclusion of this letter in
the committee report on H.R. 6395 and into the Congressional
Record during floor consideration of the measure.
Sincerely,
Frank Pallone, Jr.,
Chairman.
------
House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr.,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Committee on Energy and Commerce has
valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this
important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your
decision not to request a referral in the interest of
expediting consideration of the bill. I agree that by foregoing
a sequential referral, the Committee on Energy and Commerce is
not waiving its jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters
will be included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
------
House of Representatives,
Committee on Financial Services,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to you concerning the bill
H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation
which fall within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on
Financial Services.
In the interest of permitting your Committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of H.R. 6395, I am willing
to waive this Committee's right to sequential referral and
forego formal consideration of H.R. 6395 at this time. I do so
with the understanding that by waiving consideration of the
bill, the Committee on Financial Services does not waive any
future jurisdictional claim over the subject matters contained
in H.R. 6395 which fall within the Committee's Rule X
jurisdiction. I also do so under the mutual understanding that
the Committee on Financial Services will be appropriately
consulted and involved as this or similar legislation moves
forward. The Committee reserves the right to seek appointment
of an appropriate number of conferees to any House-Senate
conference involving H.R. 6395, and I request that you urge the
Speaker to name members of this committee to any conference
committee which is named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the Committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House Floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter between
our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Maxine Waters,
Chairwoman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Maxine Waters,
Chairwoman, Committee on Financial Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Chairwoman: Thank you for your letter regarding
H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021. I agree that the Committee on Financial Services has
valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this
important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your
decision not to request a referral in the interest of
expediting consideration of the bill. I agree that by foregoing
a sequential referral, the Committee on Financial Services is
not waiving its jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters
will be included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill the Committee on Foreign Affairs does
not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject
matters contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Eliot L. Engel,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Eliot L. Engel,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Committee on Foreign Affairs has valid
jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this important
legislation, and I am most appreciative of your decision not to
request a referral in the interest of expediting consideration
of the bill. I agree that by foregoing a sequential referral,
the Committee on Foreign Affairs is not waiving its
jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters will be
included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Homeland Security,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021.'' There are certain provisions in the legislation that
fall within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on
Homeland Security.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of H.R. 6395, the Committee on Homeland Security
does not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject
matters contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Bennie G. Thompson,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Bennie G. Thompson,
Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Committee on Homeland Security has valid
jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this important
legislation, and I am most appreciative of your decision not to
request a referral in the interest of expediting consideration
of the bill. I agree that by foregoing a sequential referral,
the Committee on Homeland Security is not waiving its
jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters will be
included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on the Judiciary,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill the Judiciary Committee does not
waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject matters
contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Jerrold Nadler,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Jerrold Nadler,
Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Committee on the Judiciary has valid
jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this important
legislation, and I am most appreciative of your decision not to
request a referral in the interest of expediting consideration
of the bill. I agree that by foregoing a sequential referral,
the Committee on the Judiciary is not waiving its jurisdiction.
Further, this exchange of letters will be included in the
committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Natural Resources,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on Natural
Resources.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill, the Committee on Natural Resources
does not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject
matters contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Rau-AE1l M. Grijalva,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Rau-AE1l Grijalva,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Committee on Natural Resources has valid
jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this important
legislation, and I am most appreciative of your decision not to
request a referral in the interest of expediting consideration
of the bill. I agree that by foregoing a sequential referral,
the Committee on Natural Resources is not waiving its
jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters will be
included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Oversight and Reform,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation which
fall within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on
Oversight and Reform.
In the interest of permitting your Committee to proceed
expeditiously on this bill, I am willing to waive this
Committee's right to sequential referral. I do so with the
understanding that by waiving consideration of the bill, the
Committee on Oversight and Reform does not waive any future
jurisdictional claim over the subject matters contained in the
bill which fall within its Rule X jurisdiction. I request that
you urge the Speaker to name Members of this Committee to any
conference committee which is named to consider such
provisions.
Please place this letter into the Congressional Record
during consideration of the measure on the House floor. Thank
you for the cooperative spirit in which you have worked
regarding this matter and others between our respective
Committees.
Sincerely,
Carolyn B. Maloney,
Chairwoman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney,
Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Reform,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Chairwoman: Thank you for your letter regarding
H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021. I agree that the Committee on Oversight and Reform
has valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this
important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your
decision not to request a referral in the interest of
expediting consideration of the bill. I agree that by foregoing
a sequential referral, the Committee on Oversight and Reform is
not waiving its jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters
will be included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
CHAIRMAN.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology does not waive any future jurisdictional claim over
the subject matters contained in the bill which fall within its
Rule X jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to
name members of this committee to any conference committee
which is named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Eddie Bernice Johnson,
Chairwoman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson,
Chairwoman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Chairwoman: Thank you for your letter regarding
H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021. I agree that the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology has valid jurisdictional claims to certain
provisions in this important legislation, and I am most
appreciative of your decision not to request a referral in the
interest of expediting consideration of the bill. I agree that
by foregoing a sequential referral, the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology is not waiving its jurisdiction. Further,
this exchange of letters will be included in the committee
report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Small Business,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on Small
Business.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill the Committee on Small Business does
not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject
matters contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Nydia M. Vela-AE1zquez,
Chairwoman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Nydia M. Vela-AE1zquez,
Chairwoman, Committee on Small Business,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Chairwoman: Thank you for your letter regarding
H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021. I agree that the Committee on Small Business has
valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this
important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your
decision not to request a referral in the interest of
expediting consideration of the bill. I agree that by foregoing
a sequential referral, the Committee on Small Business is not
waiving its jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters
will be included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I write to you concerning H.R. 6395,
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration, I am willing to waive
this committee's right to sequential referral. I do so with the
mutual understanding that by waiving consideration of the bill,
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure does not
waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject matters
contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I also request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this Committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place a copy of this letter and your response
acknowledging our jurisdictional interest into the committee
report on H.R. 6395 and into the Congressional Record during
consideration of the measure on the House floor. Thank you for
the cooperative spirit in which you have worked regarding this
matter between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Peter A. DeFazio,
Chair.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Peter DeFazio,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure has valid jurisdictional claims to certain
provisions in this important legislation, and I am most
appreciative of your decision not to request a referral in the
interest of expediting consideration of the bill. I agree that
by foregoing a sequential referral, the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure is not waiving its
jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters will be
included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I am writing to you concerning H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. There are certain provisions in the legislation that fall
within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed
expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, I
am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential
referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving
consideration of the bill the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
does not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the subject
matters contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X
jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to name
members of this committee to any conference committee which is
named to consider such provisions.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Mark Takano,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Mark Takano,
Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs has valid
jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this important
legislation, and I am most appreciative of your decision not to
request a referral in the interest of expediting consideration
of the bill. I agree that by foregoing a sequential referral,
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs is not waiving its
jurisdiction. Further, this exchange of letters will be
included in the committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Adam Smith
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Smith: I write in response to your staff's
request, and concerning H.R. 6395, the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Certain provisions in
the legislation fall within the jurisdiction of the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence (the ``Committee''), as
established by Rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives for the 116th Congress.
In the interest of expediting floor consideration of this
important bill, I am willing to waive the committee's right to
sequential referral. By doing so, the Committee does not waive
any future claim over the subjects addressed in the bill which
fall within the Committee's jurisdiction. I also request that
you urge the Speaker to name members of the Committee to any
conference committee on the bill.
Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R.
6395 and into the Congressional Record during consideration of
the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative
spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and
others between our respective committees.
Sincerely,
Adam B. Schiff,
Chairman.
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020.
Hon. Adam B. Schiff,
Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R.
6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021. I agree that the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence has valid jurisdictional claims to certain
provisions in this important legislation, and I am most
appreciative of your decision not to request a referral in the
interest of expediting consideration of the bill. I agree that
by foregoing a sequential referral, the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence is not waiving its jurisdiction.
Further, this exchange of letters will be included in the
committee report on the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith,
Chairman.
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATE
In compliance with clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the House
of Representatives, the cost estimate prepared by the
Congressional Budget Office and submitted pursuant to section
402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is as follows:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE
July 8, 2020.
Re: Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 6395, the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
completed an estimate of the direct spending and revenue
effects of H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, as ordered
reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on July 1,
2020. This estimate is based on the Committee Print 116-57 that
was posted to the website of the House Committee on Rules on
July 7, 2020. Enacting the bill would have an insignificant
effect on net direct spending and revenues, CBO estimates. Our
complete cost estimate of H.R. 6395, including a discussion of
discretionary authorizations, will be provided shortly.
Section 1101 would provide 12 weeks of paid leave to
employees of several federally funded agencies following the
birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child. Those changes
would increase costs by allowing employees to use paid leave in
situations where they are currently using unpaid leave, or by
allowing employees who currently use paid annual and sick leave
in those situations to instead defer that leave for use at a
later date. Employees who accrue more unused sick leave would
receive higher federal pensions if they retire. However,
because relatively few employees who would use that leave will
be eligible to retire before 2031, those additional payments
would increase direct spending by less than $500,000 over the
2021-2030 period, CBO estimates.
Several other provisions in H.R. 6395 would affect net
direct spending by between -$500,000 and $500,000 each year and
in total over the 2021-2030 period, generally because very few
people would be affected, or because the proposals would allow
the Department of Defense to collect and spend new receipts so
that the net effect would be small. Sections 229 and 531 would
increase the amount of fines and penalties collected by the
government. Those fines and penalties, which are classified as
revenues, would total less than $500,000 over the next 10
years, CBO estimates. Section 548 would increase such fines and
penalties for some service members and decrease them for
others; we estimate that the net effect of those changes would
be insignificant.
Because the bill would affect direct spending and revenues,
statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply.
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6395 would not increase
on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any of the four
consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2031.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matt Schmit.
Sincerely,
Phillip L. Swagel,
Director.
STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
Pursuant to clause (3)(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, and section 308(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344):
(1) this legislation does not provide budget authority
subject to an allocation made pursuant to section 302(b) of
Public Law 93-344;
(2) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Estimate included
in this report pursuant to clause (3)(c)(3) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives contains CBO's projection
of how this legislation will affect the levels of budget
authority, budget outlays, revenues, and tax expenditures for
fiscal year 2021 and for the ensuing 5 fiscal years; and
(3) the CBO Estimate does not identify any new budget
authority for assistance to state and local governments by this
measure at the time that this report was filed.
COMMITTEE COST ESTIMATE
Pursuant to clause 3(d)(2)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the Congressional Budget Office
estimate included in this report satisfies the requirement for
the committee to include an estimate by the committee of the
costs incurred in carrying out this bill.
ADVISORY OF EARMARKS
The committee finds that H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021, as reported, does not contain any congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in
clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.
OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
With respect to clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, this legislation results from
hearings and other oversight activities conducted by the
committee pursuant to clause 2(b)(1) of rule X. The findings
are reflected in the body of this report.
GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
With respect to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the general goals and objectives
of H.R. 6395 are to maintain the national defense, to prepare
the United States to meet current and future challenges to the
national defense, and to accomplish each of those goals and
objectives in a fiscally responsible manner.
The bill provides $662.6 billion to support base national
defense requirements, a number consistent with the Bipartisan
Budget Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-37). It also includes an
additional $69.0 billion of Overseas Contingency Operations.
The bill includes funding to provide a 3 percent pay raise for
service members, to invest in key maintenance and readiness
areas, and to modernize the force to deter potential
adversaries.
The bill continues the longstanding work of the Committee
on Armed Services to provide U.S. military forces with
sufficient resources to maintain the national defense, and it
fulfills the committee's duties under Article I, Section 8, of
the Constitution.
STATEMENT OF FEDERAL MANDATES
The committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act.
FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
Consistent with the requirements of section 5(b) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the committee finds that the
functions of the proposed advisory committee authorized in the
bill are not currently being performed, nor could they be
performed, by one or more agencies, an advisory committee
already in existence, or by enlarging the mandate of an
existing advisory committee.
APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The committee finds that section 1101 of H.R. 6395 relates
to the terms and conditions of employment or access to public
services or accommodations within the meaning of section
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law
104-1).
Section 1101 of the bill makes technical corrections
related to paid parental leave for Federal employees. It amends
the Congressional Accountability Act to clarify, consistent
with these technical corrections, that paid parental leave is
provided in addition to any accrued leave provided by employing
offices of the legislative branch.
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII, no provision of
H.R. 6395 establishes or reauthorizes a program of the Federal
Government known to be duplicative of another Federal program,
a program that was included in any report from the Government
Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of
Public Law 111-139, or a program related to a program
identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance.
COMMITTEE VOTES
In accordance with clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, record votes were taken with
respect to the committee's consideration of H.R. 6395. The
record of these votes is contained in the following pages.
The committee ordered H.R. 6395 to be reported to the House
with a favorable recommendation by a vote of 56-0 a quorum
being present.
committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 1
h.r. 6395
On Cooper Log 266--Requires an independent cost estimate of
the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility and a
subsequent report by the Secretary of Energy and certification
by the STRATCOM commander.
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Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
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Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. ........ x ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... x ........ .......... Mrs. Hartzler... ........ x ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ ........ x ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Brown..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Graves...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... x ........ .......... Ms. Stefanik.... ........ x ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. ........ x ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. x ........ .......... Ms. Cheney...... ........ x ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... ........ x ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 31 25 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 2
h.r. 6395
On Thornberry Log 643 (Perfecting Amendment to Brown Log
6r1)--Extending the timeframe for renaming Department of
Defense property.
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Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
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Mr. Smith..................... ........ x .......... Mr. Thornberry.. x ........ ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... ........ x .......... Mr. Wilson...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Bishop...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... ........ x .......... Mr. Turner...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... ........ x .......... Mr. Rogers...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Conaway..... x ........ ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. ........ x .......... Mr. Lamborn..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Speier.................... ........ x .......... Mr. Wittman..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... ........ x .......... Mrs. Hartzler... x ........ ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Scott....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Gallego................... ........ x .......... Mr. Brooks...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Moulton................... ........ x .......... Mr. Cook........ x ........ ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Byrne....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Brown..................... ........ x .......... Mr. Graves...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... ........ x .......... Ms. Stefanik.... x ........ ..........
Mr. Keating................... ........ x .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. x ........ ..........
Mr. Vela...................... ........ x .......... Dr. Abraham..... x ........ ..........
Mr. Kim....................... ........ x .......... Mr. Kelly....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Horn...................... ........ x .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Bacon....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Crow...................... ........ x .......... Mr. Banks....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. ........ x .......... Ms. Cheney...... x ........ ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... ........ x .......... Mr. Mitchell.... x ........ ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Bergman..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Escobar................... ........ x .......... Mr. Waltz....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Haaland................... ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 23 33 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 3
h.r. 6395
On Gallego Log 453--Limitation on reducing number of troops
in Germany or Europe or divesting from infrastructure in
Europe.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
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Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. x ........ ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... x ........ ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... x ........ .......... Mrs. Hartzler... x ........ ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ x ........ ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Brown..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Graves...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... ........ x .......... Ms. Stefanik.... x ........ ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. ........ x ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. x ........ .......... Ms. Cheney...... x ........ ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... x ........ ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 49 7 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 4
h.r. 6395
On Slotkin Log 9--Requires the Department of Defense to
adhere to the most stringent standard in each location when
conducting PFAS or PFOA remediation or removal.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. ........ x ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... x ........ .......... Mrs. Hartzler... ........ x ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ ........ x ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Brown..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Graves...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... x ........ .......... Ms. Stefanik.... ........ x ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. ........ x ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. x ........ .......... Ms. Cheney...... ........ x ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... ........ x ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 31 25 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 5
h.r. 6395
On Norcross Log 73--Prohibits any funds from being used to
strip employees of the DOD of their collective bargaining
rights.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. ........ x ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... x ........ .......... Mrs. Hartzler... ........ x ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ x ........ ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Brown..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Graves...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... x ........ .......... Ms. Stefanik.... ........ x ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. ........ x ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. x ........ .......... Ms. Cheney...... ........ x ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... ........ x ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 34 22 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 6
h.r. 6395
On Brown Log 6r1--Requires the Secretary of Defense to
rename any Department of Defense property currently named after
a person who served in the political or military leadership of
any armed rebellion against the United States.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. ........ x ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... x ........ .......... Mrs. Hartzler... ........ x ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ ........ x ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Brown..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Graves...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... x ........ .......... Ms. Stefanik.... ........ x ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. ........ x ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. x ........ .......... Ms. Cheney...... ........ x ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... x ........ ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 33 23 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 7
h.r. 6395
On Sherrill Log 515--Requires the consent of the chief
executives of both the sending state and the receiving state
should the President deploy National Guard members without
activating Title 10.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. ........ x ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... ........ x .......... Mrs. Hartzler... ........ x ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ ........ x ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Brown..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Graves...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... x ........ .......... Ms. Stefanik.... ........ x ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. ........ x ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. x ........ .......... Ms. Cheney...... ........ x ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... ........ x ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 30 26 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 8
h.r. 6395
On Speier Log 227r1--Establishing a pilot program on
prosecution of special victim offenses committed by attendees
of military service academies.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. ........ x ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... x ........ .......... Mrs. Hartzler... x ........ ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ ........ x ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Brown..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Graves...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... x ........ .......... Ms. Stefanik.... ........ x ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. x ........ ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. x ........ .......... Ms. Cheney...... ........ x ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... x ........ ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 38 18 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 9
h.r. 6395
On Khanna Log 547r1--Reduces the Ground Based Strategic
Deterrent program to FY20 levels and redirects the FY21 $1
billion increase to the Pandemic Preparedness and Resilience
National Security Fund.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. ........ x ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... ........ x .......... Mr. Wilson...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Bishop...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... ........ x .......... Mr. Turner...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... ........ x .......... Mr. Rogers...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Speier.................... ........ x .......... Mr. Wittman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... x ........ .......... Mrs. Hartzler... ........ x ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Scott....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Gallego................... ........ x .......... Mr. Brooks...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Moulton................... ........ x .......... Mr. Cook........ ........ x ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Brown..................... ........ x .......... Mr. Graves...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... x ........ .......... Ms. Stefanik.... ........ x ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. ........ x ..........
Mr. Vela...................... ........ x .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... ........ x .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... ........ x .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Bacon....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. ........ x .......... Ms. Cheney...... ........ x ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... ........ x .......... Mr. Mitchell.... ........ x ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Haaland................... ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 12 44 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 10
h.r. 6395
On Crow Log 461r1--Requires certain certifications and
reports prior to any drawdown of U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. x ........ ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... x ........ ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... ........ x .......... Mrs. Hartzler... x ........ ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ x ........ ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Brown..................... ........ x .......... Mr. Graves...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... ........ x .......... Ms. Stefanik.... x ........ ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. ........ x ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. x ........ .......... Ms. Cheney...... x ........ ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... x ........ ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 45 11 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 11
h.r. 6395
On Escobar Log 443r1--Requires conditions for invocation of
the Insurrection Act.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. ........ x ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... x ........ .......... Mrs. Hartzler... ........ x ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ ........ x ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Brown..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Graves...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... x ........ .......... Ms. Stefanik.... ........ x ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. ........ x ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... ........ x .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. ........ x .......... Mr. Gaetz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. ........ x .......... Ms. Cheney...... ........ x ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... ........ x ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 25 31 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 12
h.r. 6395
On Khanna Log 438r4--Prevents funds from being used to
support Saudi-led coalition's operations against the Houthis in
Yemen.
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Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
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Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. ........ x ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... x ........ .......... Mrs. Hartzler... ........ x ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ ........ x ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Brown..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Graves...... ........ x ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... x ........ .......... Ms. Stefanik.... ........ x ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. ........ x ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... ........ x ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Horn...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... ........ x ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. x ........ .......... Ms. Cheney...... ........ x ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... ........ x ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... ........ x ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... ........ x ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... ........ x .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 31 25 0 ........ ........ ..........
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committee on armed services
roll call vote no. 13
h.r. 6395
On the Motion to Report the Bill Favorably to the House, As
Amended.
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Member Aye No Present Member Aye No Present
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Mr. Smith..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Thornberry.. x ........ ..........
Mrs. Davis.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wilson...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Langevin.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bishop...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Larsen.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Turner...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Cooper.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Rogers...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Courtney.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Conaway..... x ........ ..........
Mr. Garamendi................. x ........ .......... Mr. Lamborn..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Speier.................... x ........ .......... Mr. Wittman..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Gabbard................... x ........ .......... Mrs. Hartzler... x ........ ..........
Mr. Norcross.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Scott....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Gallego................... x ........ .......... Mr. Brooks...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Moulton................... x ........ .......... Mr. Cook........ x ........ ..........
Mr. Carbajal.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Byrne....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Brown..................... x ........ .......... Mr. Graves...... x ........ ..........
Mr. Khanna.................... x ........ .......... Ms. Stefanik.... x ........ ..........
Mr. Keating................... x ........ .......... Dr. DesJarlais.. x ........ ..........
Mr. Vela...................... x ........ .......... Dr. Abraham..... x ........ ..........
Mr. Kim....................... x ........ .......... Mr. Kelly....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Horn...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Gallagher... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Cisneros.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Gaetz....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Houlahan.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bacon....... x ........ ..........
Mr. Crow...................... x ........ .......... Mr. Banks....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Torres Small.............. x ........ .......... Ms. Cheney...... x ........ ..........
Ms. Slotkin................... x ........ .......... Mr. Mitchell.... x ........ ..........
Ms. Sherrill.................. x ........ .......... Mr. Bergman..... x ........ ..........
Ms. Escobar................... x ........ .......... Mr. Waltz....... x ........ ..........
Ms. Haaland................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Golden.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Trahan................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mrs. Luria.................... x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
Mr. Brindisi.................. x ........ .......... ........ ........ ..........
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Roll Call Vote Total:......... 56 0 0 ........ ........ ..........
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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
The committee has taken steps to make available the
analysis of changes in existing law made by the bill, as
required by clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, and will make the analysis available as
soon as possible.
ADDITIONAL VIEW OF DON BACON
I offer these additional views on H.R. 6395:
As a member of the Committee with nearly thirty years of
active duty military service, I am deeply committed to the
readiness of our military and the care of our servicemembers
and military families. It is with these goals in mind that I
supported the amendment offered by my colleague and fellow
veteran, Mr. Brown of Maryland, requiring the re-designation of
military installations named after Confederate military leaders
within one year.
Our federal military installations are the homes of our
servicemembers and their families, the places where they live
and work, and their points of embarkation for deployments
around the world. I believe strongly these installations should
bear the names of individuals who represent the values which
inspired the Declaration of Independence and are enshrined in
the Constitution of the United States. The names of our
military installations should respect those who currently wear
the uniform and inspire future generations of Americans to
answer the call.
The very existence of installations named for individuals
who rose in rebellion against the United States falls well
short of our nation's founding principles. Such names bestow
honor on men who took up arms against their countrymen in the
Confederate cause and betrayed their sacred oaths. These
installations were not named in the aftermath of the Civil War,
but the early and mid twentieth century during the heights of
segregation and the Jim Crow era. Though our history is
rightfully important to us, conferring Confederate names on
these installations dishonors the memory of the 360,000 Union
soldiers who perished to preserve the Republic.
This is an important matter of jurisdiction for this
committee but is also deeply personal for me. My great, great,
great grandfather John Bacon was a Virginian who chose to fight
in the Union Army. His legacy of service and sacrifice has
defined my family for more than 155 years.
I also consider this matter one of simple respect. Today,
approximately 40 percent of American military personnel serving
on active duty identify as people of color. As a matter of
common decency, they deserve better than to be ordered to serve
on bases named for those who betrayed their country and waged a
brutal war claiming more than 600,000 lives to preserve the
hateful institution of slavery. We cannot in good conscience
require today's military members to serve our country while
billeting them and their families on installations honoring men
who so blatantly betrayed the flag under which they serve.
These names are manifestly disrespectfully to a significant
percentage of the military population. As a former commander, I
believe that what is disrespectful to some is disrespectful of
all. Congress now has both an opportunity and an obligation to
require the names of our military installations to embody and
embrace our best values.
Fortunately, America's storied military history ensures
there is no shortage of options to memorialize the qualities of
duty, honor, courage and commitment to the nation. The list of
potential candidates includes Medal of Honor recipients,
victorious military commanders, and legions of humble heroes
decorated for valor over the last century.
I am grateful for Mr. Brown's willingness to thoughtfully
incorporate feedback and proposals from our colleagues holding
opposing viewpoints. While this provision can certainly still
be improved, I believe positive progress was made by revising
the language to ensure the Secretary of Defense retains
authority over the process, limiting the scope to federal
property named after Confederate leaders, including provisions
allowing input from local communities, and by ensuring
exclusions for gravesites and cemeteries.
Some have criticized this amendment as an attempt to erase
our history. I disagree. This is a way to acknowledge our
history and apply it in a way that respects our values. We can
do better. It is time to turn the page and justly embrace the
spirit of America's promise.
I commend both Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry
for their leadership on this committee and look forward to
working with them further on the Fiscal Year 2021 National
Defense Authorization Act.
Don Bacon,
Member of Congress.
SUPPLEMENTAL VIEWS OF ANTHONY G. BROWN
I submit this letter as a Supplemental View to the Report
by the House Armed Services Committee on H.R. 6395, the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021, as amended.
The Department of Defense and the United States Armed
Forces have long been at the forefront in advancing diversity
and inclusion in our nation. Black soldiers have fought in
every war, including the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812,
the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World Wars I and
II. In 1948, soon after World War II, President Harry S. Truman
ended racial segregation and discrimination in the military,
five years before the Supreme Court's decision in Brown vs.
Topeka Board of Education that struck down the legal doctrine
``separate, but equal'' and ushered in racial integration of
American schools. The integration of the military accelerated
reforms and the pursuit of equality for African Americans in
education, the workforce, and other aspects of society.
The bill is reported out of committee as the Department of
Defense marks additional milestones for diversity and inclusion
within the military. Last month, General Charles Q. Brown Jr.
was confirmed as the first African American service chief,
Chief Master Sergeant JoAnne S. Bass was nominated the first
female senior enlisted service member, Lt. General Richard M.
Clark was nominated to become the United States Air Force
Academy's first African American superintendent, and a female
National Guard soldier is on track to later this year become
the first female Green Beret.
These historic appointments do not mask the work that must
be done to ensure that these individuals are the first of many
appointments towards a more diverse, representative, and
inclusive force. Despite African Americans comprising 20
percent of active duty enlisted members and 13 percent of the
general population of the United States, Black service members
comprise only 8 percent of the commissioned officers, 5 percent
of Army Green Berets, 2 percent of Navy Sea, Air, and Land
(SEAL) Teams, less than 2 percent of pilots and navigators for
fighter and bomber aircraft, and only 0.6 percent of the Air
Force's pararescue jumpers. Of the 41 most senior officers in
the military, only two are Black. Only one in five commissioned
officers is female and women have never exceeded 27 percent of
service academy nominations made by Members of Congress.
Similar statistics can be found for Hispanic, American Indian,
Asian, and other demographic groups.
The bill requires the boldest systemic changes in decades
to the Department of Defense's approach to diversity and
inclusion, including requiring that the Chief Diversity Officer
report directly to the Secretary of Defense, establishing a
Diversity and Inclusion Council, ensuring that diversity and
inclusion are included in each National Defense Strategy,
creating a comprehensive mentoring and career development
framework, and reforming the membership and process for
selection boards for promotion, education, and command. These
provisions were recommended by the bipartisan Military
Leadership Diversity Commission nearly a decade ago.
Additionally, the bill establishes a Special Inspector General
to address racial disparities under the Uniform Code of
Military Justice. The committee incorporated each of these
provisions in a bipartisan fashion without debate, recognizing
the need for decisive action to ensure all servicemembers have
the opportunity to serve in an inclusive environment and be the
best soldier, airman, sailor or Marine that they can be.
The bill provides focused attention on near term actions
that can be taken to advance diversity and inclusion. To build
a more diverse officer corps, the bill requires additional
transparency and accountability through reporting requirements
on the ethnic, race, and gender diversity in service academy
nominations. To address previously identified barriers to a
diverse population of fighter and bomber pilots, the bill
creates a pilot program to increase partnerships between
military installations and Reserve Officers Training Corps
(ROTC) units at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
and minority institutions (HBCU/MIs), and provides financial
assistance to their members to pursue flight training prior to
graduation. The bill acknowledges more can be accomplished on
this issue and requires a Federally Funded Research and
Development Center to study the barriers to participation of
minority servicemembers in the Special Forces and the pilot and
navigator military occupational specialties. To build a more
diverse civilian national security workforce, the bill creates
a National Security Pipeline Program to provide scholarships to
students at HBCU/MIs in exchange for service in the government
in a national security role. The bill further extends the
pipeline for diverse talent by creating a science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics grant program within Junior ROTC
that includes a preference for Title I schools to ensure the
funds are given where they are most needed.
The bill additionally maintains the President's authority
to use the Insurrection Act, portions of which were
appropriately and necessarily enacted to implement the
Fourteenth Amendment guarantee for equal protection. These
authorities have been notably utilized by past Presidents to
mobilize the military and advance civil rights in the United
States by enforcing the desegregation of schools by Brown v.
Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, allowing James H.
Meredith to register at the University of Mississippi at
Oxford, and protecting civil rights marchers as they made their
way from Selma to Montgomery. It is crucial that as this bill
advances through Congress, we do not overly restrict the use of
these authorities by the President.
The bill most clearly embodies a vision for diversity and
inclusion by stating that the Department of Defense will no
longer honor the men who fought in the Civil War for slavery
and white supremacy. It does so by providing a certain and non-
political process to redesignate Department of Defense property
that is currently named after leaders who rose in rebellion
against the United States and took up arms against their
brothers. The covered military installations were designated
not in the aftermath of the Civil War, but in the early to mid-
twentieth century during the heights of segregation and the
Civil Rights movement. We cannot in good conscience require
today's young service women and men to defend our country from
America's future enemies while housing and training them and
their families on installations honoring traitorous names of
leaders who fought to preserve slavery and oppression. The bill
will guarantee that another Black child will not have to grow
up on Stonewall Jackson Drive, another Black cadet at West
Point will not be forced to call Lee Barracks home, and another
Black service member will not have to report to duty at Fort
Rucker. The bill further guarantees that the Confederate battle
flag no longer has any place on any Department of Defense
installation. I commend the members of the committee in working
in a bipartisan manner to incorporate these long-needed actions
in the bill.
In summary, this bill ensures the Department of Defense
will have a diverse and inclusive force that is ready to meet
our adversaries in all theaters. It will improve justice and
fairness in accessions, promotions, assignments, and
discipline. I commend Chair Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry
for their leadership on this committee and look forward to
working with them to further these objectives as the Fiscal
Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act moves through the
legislative process. I additionally express a deep appreciation
for Ranking Member Thornberry's decades of bipartisan
leadership and his lasting contributions to the institution of
the Armed Services Committee.
Anthony G. Brown.
MINORITY VIEWS OF THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES
COMMITTEE ON H.R. 6395, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 2021
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2021 is the product of a bipartisan process and
includes several provisions that are crucial to supporting our
men and women in uniform and advancing national security.
However, there remain some aspects of the bill that require
additional work. I look forward to working with the Committee
to improve the bill during floor consideration and in
conference.
There are several aspects of the bill that have
considerable bipartisan support. Importantly, the bill fully
funds the President's Budget Request of $740.5B, in accordance
with the bipartisan budget agreement. This funding enables many
important modernization efforts, while supporting the 3% pay
raise our service members deserve and improving military family
readiness programs. In addition, the bill contains several
provisions that build on past years' effects to reform and
modernize the Department of Defense. In many cases, these
initiatives lay the foundation for future continued reform. The
bill also fully funds nuclear modernization efforts to ensure
our nuclear deterrent capability remains safe and reliable. I
am heartened that, during markup, an attempt to greatly reduce
funding for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program was
soundly rejected on a bipartisan basis. Finally, I fully
support the important provisions that further development of
the Department of Defense's pandemic response capabilities and
other critical technology, including Artificial Intelligence
and biotechnology. Taken together, these provisions lay the
foundation for an NDAA that is worthy of our Armed Forces.
There are several provisions that were either included or
excluded from the bill that cause me concern. For example, the
bill contains a significant reduction to Afghan Security Forces
Fund and the Iraq Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund at a
particularly dangerous time in Afghanistan and Iraq. Stable
funding for Afghan and Iraqi security is crucial for the future
of the region, and the safety of coalition forces. Also, the
restriction on funding for support to the Saudi-led Coalition's
operations in Yemen is overly broad and ignores the important
distinction between offensive and defensive operations.
Finally, an amendment adopted during markup that proposes to
restrict the President's authority to send National Guard
troops to a state without the consent of the receiving state's
governor is dangerous and shortsighted. This provision could
potentially restrict current and future Presidents from being
able to intervene when the receiving State governor is either
unwilling or unable to enforce the law.
Finally, I would like to reiterate my concern with the
House Majority's decision to allow for remote participation in
committee hearings and markups, as well as proxy voting in the
House. While it is important to note that the House Armed
Services Committee was able to establish a quorum based on
those physically present during the full committee markup, as
we transition to floor consideration, many of my colleagues and
I remain troubled by the partisan proxy voting scheme. We are
concerned that the legitimacy of the National Defense
Authorization Act may be called into question if proxy votes
play a decisive role in its passage.
I look forward to continuing our bipartisan efforts to
successfully pass the 60th consecutive National Defense
Authorization Act.
William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry,
Ranking Member.
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