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                                                    Calendar No. 119

118th Congress}                                            { Report
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                     NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
                        ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024

                              R E P O R T

                         [TO ACCOMPANY S. 2226]

                                   ON

     TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 FOR MILITARY 
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND 
   FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE 
   MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

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                                                     Calendar No. 119

118th Congress}                                            { Report
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 1st Session  }                                            { 118-58

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                     NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

                        ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024

                              R E P O R T

                         [TO ACCOMPANY S. 2226]

                                   ON

     TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 FOR MILITARY 
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND 
   FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE 
   MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

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                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                          UNITED STATES SENATE


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                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                   JACK REED, Rhode Island, Chairman
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire        ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York      DEB FISCHER, Nebraska
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut      TOM COTTON, Arkansas
MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii              MIKE ROUNDS, South Dakota
TIM KAINE, Virginia                  JONI ERNST, Iowa
ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine            DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska
ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts      KEVIN CRAMER, North Dakota
GARY C. PETERS, Michigan             RICK SCOTT, Florida
JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia       TOMMY TUBERVILLE, Alabama
TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois            MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Oklahoma
JACKY ROSEN, Nevada                  TED BUDD, North Carolina
MARK KELLY, Arizona                  ERIC SCHMITT, Missouri
                   Elizabeth L. King, Staff Director
                 John P. Keast, Minority Staff Director

                                  (II)
                            
                            
                            C O N T E N T S

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REPORT TO ACCOMPANY S. 2226
Purpose of the Bill..............................................     1
Committee Overview...............................................     2
Budgetary Effects of This Act (Sec. 4)...........................     2
Summary of Discretionary Authorizations and Budget Authority 
  Implication....................................................     3
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS.................     5
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT.............................................     5
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations......................     5
        Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101)...............     5
    Subtitle B--Army Programs....................................     5
        Report on Army requirements and acquisition strategy for 
          night vision devices (sec. 111)........................     5
        Army plan for ensuring sources of cannon tubes (sec. 112)     5
        Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program (sec. 
          113)...................................................     6
        Extension and modification of annual updates to master 
          plans and investment strategies for Army ammunition 
          plants (sec. 114)......................................     6
        Report on acquisition strategies of the logistics 
          augmentation program of the Army (sec. 115)............     7
    Subtitle C--Navy Programs....................................     7
        Reduction in the minimum number of Navy carrier air wings 
          and carrier air wing headquarters required to be 
          maintained (sec. 121)..................................     7
        Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for 
          Navy port waterborne security barriers (sec. 122)......     7
        Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class 
          submarine program (sec. 123)...........................     7
    Subtitle D--Air Force Programs...............................     7
        Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to 
          RQ-4 aircraft (sec. 131)...............................     7
        Limitation on divestiture of T-1A training aircraft (sec. 
          132)...................................................     8
        Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A-10 
          aircraft (sec. 133)....................................     8
        Modification to minimum requirement for total primary 
          mission aircraft inventory of Air Force fighter 
          aircraft (sec. 134)....................................     8
        Modification of limitation on divestment of F-15 aircraft 
          (sec. 135).............................................     8
        Report on Air Force executive aircraft (sec. 136)........     8
    Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters....     9
        Pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding 
          of innovative technologies (sec. 141)..................     9
        Requirement to develop and implement policies to 
          establish the datalink strategy of the Department of 
          Defense (sec. 142).....................................     9
        Report on contract for cybersecurity capabilities and 
          briefing (sec. 143)....................................    10
    Budget Items.................................................    10
        Navy.....................................................    10
            LPD-33...............................................    10
            Auxiliary Personnel Lighter..........................    11
            Marine Corps ground based air defense................    11
        Air Force................................................    11
            F-15EX realignment of funds..........................    11
            B-1B realignment of funds............................    11
            B-52 realignment of funds............................    11
            RC-135 alternate position, navigation, and timing 
              upgrades...........................................    12
            Initial Spares/Repair Parts realignment of funds.....    12
            Base Maintenance Support Vehicles realignment of 
              funds..............................................    12
            Space Force realignment of funds.....................    12
        Defense Wide.............................................    13
            Modernization of Department of Defense internet 
              gateway cyber defense..............................    13
            Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Sonar Payload for Subsea 
              Seabed Acceleration................................    13
            Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat 
              Acceleration.......................................    13
            Chemical nerve agent countermeasures.................    13
        Items of Special Interest................................    13
            Acquisition of shoulder launched munitions...........    13
            Air-to-air missiles..................................    14
            Aircraft survivability equipment.....................    15
            Ammunition manufacturing industrial base.............    15
            Army small arms......................................    16
            Army watercraft modernization........................    16
            Black Hawk modernization.............................    16
            Blue Grass Army Depot................................    17
            Briefing on Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage 
              System.............................................    17
            Collaborative combat aircraft to support agile combat 
              employment.........................................    17
            Command Post Computing Environment...................    18
            Compass Call.........................................    18
            Comptroller General review of Army air and missile 
              defense modernization..............................    18
            Comptroller General review of Army long-range fires 
              modernization......................................    19
            Counter-small unmanned aerial systems................    19
            Dual-use innovative technology for the Army's Robotic 
              Combat Vehicle program.............................    20
            Expeditionary field feeding equipment................    20
            Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System..    21
            F-22 Block 20 divestment.............................    21
            Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft................    21
            Ground autonomous mobility...........................    21
            HH-60W combat rescue helicopter......................    22
            High Energy Laser capabilities.......................    22
            Hoist systems for UH-60/HH-60........................    22
            KC-135 Emergency Response Refuel Equipment Kit.......    22
            Large surface combatants.............................    23
            Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) program integration 
              with MQ-25.........................................    23
            Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle sustainment..    24
            Modernization of the Air Force fighter force 
              structure..........................................    24
            Modular open systems architecture....................    25
            Novel printed armament components....................    26
            Polymer ammunition casing............................    26
            Portable arm stabilizer technology...................    26
            Portable hybrid generators...........................    27
            Precision Strike Missile.............................    27
            Programmable airburst munitions......................    27
            Reducing soldier load................................    28
            Report on Air Force national tactical integration....    28
            Report on reuse of modern equipment from F-16 
              aircraft being retired.............................    28
            Report on the Air Force Agile Combat Employment 
              program............................................    29
            Requirement for delivery of piloted fixed-wing 
              tactical aircraft integrated acquisition portfolio 
              review.............................................    29
            Special Operations Command maritime capabilities.....    30
            Storage, treatment, and disposal of non-defense toxic 
              and hazardous materials............................    31
            UH-60 Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems...........    31
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION............    33
    Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations..................    33
        Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201)...............    33
    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and 
      Limitations................................................    33
        Updated guidance on planning for exportability features 
          for future programs (sec. 211).........................    33
        Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the 
          North Atlantic (sec. 212)..............................    33
        Modification to personnel management authority to attract 
          experts in science and engineering (sec. 213)..........    34
        Administration of the Advanced Sensors Application 
          Program (sec. 214).....................................    34
        Delegation of responsibility for certain research 
          programs (sec. 215)....................................    34
        Program of standards and requirements for 
          microelectronics (sec. 216)............................    34
        Clarifying role of partnership intermediaries to promote 
          defense research and education (sec. 217)..............    35
        Competition for technology that detects and watermarks 
          the use of generative artificial intelligence (sec. 
          218)...................................................    35
    Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters................    36
        Department of Defense prize competitions for business 
          systems modernization (sec. 221).......................    36
        Update to plans and strategies for artificial 
          intelligence (sec. 222)................................    36
        Western regional range complex demonstration (sec. 223)..    36
        Report on feasibility and advisability of establishing a 
          quantum computing innovation center (sec. 224).........    36
        Briefing on the impediments to the transition of the 
          Semantic Forensics program to operational use (sec. 
          225)...................................................    36
        Annual report on Department of Defense hypersonic 
          capability funding and investment (sec. 226)...........    37
        Limitation on availability of funds for travel for Office 
          of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
          Readiness pending a plan for modernizing Defense Travel 
          System (sec. 227)......................................    37
        Annual Report on unfunded priorities for research, 
          development, test, and evaluation activities (sec. 228)    37
    Budget Items.................................................    38
        Army.....................................................    38
            Airborne Pathfinder..................................    38
            Engineered repair materials for roadways.............    38
            Critical hybrid advanced materials processing........    38
            Titanium metal powder production technology..........    38
            Polar proving ground and training program............    39
            Fuel cells for next generation combat vehicles.......    39
            Hydrogen fuel source research and development........    39
            Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems technology.........    40
            Preventing trauma-related stress disorder............    40
            Tactical artificial intelligence and machine learning    40
            Advanced composites and multi-material protective 
              systems............................................    40
            High Performance Computing Modernization Program.....    41
            Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence..........    41
            Aluminum-Lithium Alloy Solid Rocket Motor............    41
            Rapid Assurance Modernization Program-Test...........    42
            Enhanced Night Vision Goggle--Binocular capability 
              enhancements.......................................    42
            Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net System..............    42
            Radar Range Replacement Program......................    42
            Black Hawk generators................................    42
            Chinook product improvement program..................    43
            Apache future development program increase...........    43
        Navy.....................................................    43
            Research on foreign malign influence operations......    43
            Intelligent Autonomous Systems for Seabed Warfare....    43
            Hardware-in-the-loop capabilities....................    44
            Next generation unmanned aerial system distribution 
              platform...........................................    44
            Adaptive Future Force................................    44
            Balloon catheter hemorrhage control device...........    44
            Advanced composites for wet submarine applications...    45
            Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile............    45
            Advanced Sensors Application Program.................    45
            Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center 
              improvements.......................................    45
            Fleet Ballistic Missile Strategic Weapon System......    46
        Air Force................................................    46
            Advanced materials science for manufacturing research    46
            Directed Energy Technology realignment of funds......    46
            Secure interference-avoiding connectivity of 
              autonomous artificially intelligent machines.......    46
            Future Flag experimentation testbed..................    47
            Ion trapped quantum information sciences computer....    47
            Distributed quantum information sciences networking 
              testbed............................................    47
            Multi-domain radio frequency spectrum testing 
              environment........................................    48
            Future Air Force Integrated Technology Demos 
              reduction..........................................    48
            Semiautonomous adversary air platform................    48
            Additive manufacturing for aerospace parts...........    48
            Enhanced intercontinental ballistic missile guidance 
              capability and testing.............................    49
            Air Force Technical Architecture realignment of funds    49
            Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon reduction.........    49
            Autonomous Collaborative Platforms realignment of 
              funds..............................................    49
            F-35 C2D2 realignment of funds.......................    50
            Long Range Standoff Weapon realignment of funds......    50
            Ground Based Strategic Deterrent EMD realignment of 
              funds..............................................    50
            5G interference mitigation for critical aircraft 
              navigation and sensor systems on the Presidential 
              Aircraft Fleet.....................................    50
            Acquisition Workforce--Advanced Program Technology 
              realignment of funds...............................    50
            Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) 
              Network Sensor Demonstration.......................    51
            Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) 
              Rapid Engineering Architecture Collaboration Hub 
              (REACH)............................................    51
            Security Work Readiness for Duty.....................    51
            Military cyber cooperation activities with the 
              Kingdom of Jordan..................................    52
            Weather service data migration.......................    52
            Space Technology realignment of funds................    52
            Space Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis environment.    52
            Advanced isotope power systems.......................    53
            Ground-based interferometry..........................    53
            Solar cruiser........................................    53
            Advanced analog microelectronics.....................    53
            Lunar surface-based domain awareness.................    54
            Human performance optimization.......................    54
            Space Systems Prototype Transitions (SSPT) 
              realignment of funds...............................    54
            Modular Multi-mode Propulsion System.................    54
            Weather satellite risk reduction.....................    55
            Encouraging establishment of the outernet............    55
            Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Low Earth 
              Orbit (LEO) realignment of funds...................    55
            Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Medium 
              Earth Orbit (MEO) realignment of funds.............    56
            Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization 
              System (PARCS) radar...............................    56
        Defense Wide.............................................    56
            Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive 
              Research (DEPSCoR).................................    56
            Enhanced civics education program....................    57
            Semiconductor industry cybersecurity research........    57
            Loitering munition development.......................    57
            Advanced manufacturing of energetic materials........    57
            Generative Unconstrained Intelligent Drug 
              Engineering--Enhanced Biodefense...................    58
            Additive manufacturing at scale......................    58
            Digital manufacturing modernization..................    58
            National Security Innovation Network.................    59
            Increase for tristructural-isotrophic fuel...........    59
            Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration 
              program increase...................................    59
            Regarding Trench.....................................    59
            Hypersonic Targets and Countermeasures Program.......    59
            Information Analysis Centers reduction...............    60
            All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.................    60
            Rapid innovation program.............................    60
            Shipbuilding and ship repair workforce development...    61
            Domestic advanced microelectronics packaging.........    61
            Modernization of Department of Defense Internet 
              Gateway Cyber Defense..............................    61
            Locked Shields exercise..............................    62
            Next-Generation Blue Force Tracker...................    62
            Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat 
              Acceleration.......................................    62
            U.S.-Israel cooperation on directed energy 
              capabilities.......................................    62
            U.S.-Israel defense collaboration on emerging 
              technologies.......................................    63
        Items of Special Interest................................    63
            5G interference mitigation for critical aircraft 
              navigation and sensor systems on the Presidential 
              aircraft fleet.....................................    63
            Advanced manufacturing infrastructure in the Indo-
              Pacific region.....................................    64
            Army Pathfinder-Air Assault program..................    65
            Assessment of chemical and biological research and 
              engineering workforce and facilities for Department 
              of Defense needs...................................    65
            Assessment of deep underground training facilities...    66
            Assessment of modeling and simulation capabilities 
              for tradeoff analysis..............................    67
            Biological Posture Review............................    68
            Briefing on solid rocket motors......................    68
            Classified vehicle integration.......................    69
            Collaboration with advanced manufacturing consortia 
              to expand workforce................................    69
            Collaborative combat aircraft........................    69
            Comptroller General Assessment of the activities and 
              organization of the Defense Innovation Unit........    70
            Defense Science Board................................    71
            Digital Manufacturing Modernization Accelerator......    71
            Directed Energy roadmap..............................    72
            Eligibility criteria for Defense Established Program 
              to Stimulate Competitive Research..................    72
            Enhanced Civics Education report.....................    73
            Enhanced collaboration between the Office of 
              Strategic Capital and Army Futures Command.........    73
            Expansion of innovation base for data repositories...    74
            Hypersonics test infrastructure investment and 
              acceleration.......................................    75
            Indo-Pacific Command 5G networking pilot program.....    75
            Modeling and simulation for combat vehicle 
              development........................................    75
            Modernization of Defense Travel System...............    76
            Multi-spectral camouflage............................    76
            National Network for Microelectronics Research and 
              Development........................................    77
            Post-traumatic stress disorder biomarker research....    78
            Production of chiplet-based open architecture system-
              in-package prototypes..............................    78
            Report on Air Force Research Laboratory ``One 
              Laboratory, Two Services'' policy..................    79
            Sepsis detection for burn patients...................    80
            Special Operations Forces Tactical Communications....    80
            Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration 
              program............................................    81
            Thermoplastic composites.............................    81
            Wearable neural biosensors...........................    81
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.............................    83
    Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations..................    83
        Authorization of appropriations (sec. 301)...............    83
    Subtitle B--Energy and Environment...........................    83
        Requirement for approval by Under Secretary of Defense 
          for Acquisition and Sustainment of any waiver for a 
          system that does not meet fuel efficiency key 
          performance parameter (sec. 311).......................    83
        Improvement and codification of Sentinel Landscapes......    83
        Partnership program authority (sec. 312).................    83
        Modification of definition of sustainable aviation fuel 
          for purpose of pilot program on use of such fuel (sec. 
          313)...................................................    84
        Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated 
          penalties in connection with Naval Air Station Moffett 
          Field, California (sec. 314)...........................    84
        Technical assistance for communities and individuals 
          potentially affected by releases at current and former 
          Department of Defense facilities (sec. 315)............    84
    Subtitle C--Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances And 
      Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.................................    84
        Treatment of certain materials contaminated with 
          perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances 
          (sec. 321).............................................    84
        Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and 
          assessment on health implications of per- and 
          polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking 
          water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
          Registry (sec. 322)....................................    84
        Modification of authority for environmental restoration 
          projects at National Guard facilities (sec. 323).......    84
        Limitation on availability of travel funds until 
          submittal of plan for restoring data sharing on testing 
          of water for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
          substances (sec. 324)..................................    85
        Dashboard of funding relating to perfluoroalkyl 
          substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances (sec. 325)....    85
        Report on schedule and cost estimates for completion of 
          remediation of contaminated sites and publication of 
          cleanup information (sec. 326).........................    85
        Elimination of quarterly report on activities of PFAS 
          task force (sec. 327)..................................    85
        Government Accountability Office report on testing and 
          remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances and 
          polyfluoroalkyl (sec. 328).............................    85
    Subtitle D--Logistics and Sustainment........................    86
        Assuring Critical Infrastructure Support for Military 
          Contingencies Pilot Program (sec. 331).................    86
        Strategy and assessment on use of automation and 
          artificial intelligence for shipyard optimization (sec. 
          332)...................................................    86
    Subtitle E--Reports..........................................    86
        Critical infrastructure conditions at military 
          installations (sec. 341)...............................    86
        Report on establishing sufficient stabling, pasture, and 
          training area for the Old Guard Caisson Platoon equines 
          (sec. 342).............................................    86
        Quarterly briefings on operational status of amphibious 
          warship fleet of Department of the Navy (sec. 343) 
          Briefing on plan for maintaining proficiency in 
          emergency movement of munitions in Joint Region 
          Marianas, Guam (sec. 344)..............................    87
    Subtitle F--Other Matters....................................    87
        Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as 
          executive agent for Naval Small Craft Instruction and 
          Technical Training School (sec. 351)...................    87
        Restriction on retirement of U-28 Aircraft (sec. 352)....    88
        Tribal liaisons (sec. 353)...............................    88
        Limitation on use of funds to expand leased facilities 
          for the Joint Military Information Support Operations 
          Web Operations Center (sec. 354).......................    88
        Modifications to the Contested Logistics Working Group of 
          the Department of Defense (sec. 355)...................    88
        Establishment of Caisson Platoon to support military and 
          State funeral services (sec. 356)......................    89
        Limitation on availability of funds pending 30-year 
          shipbuilding plan that maintains 31 amphibious warships 
          for the Department of the Navy. (sec. 357).............    89
        Modification of rule of construction regarding provision 
          of support and services to non-Department of Defense 
          organizations and activities (sec. 358)................    89
    Budget Items.................................................    89
        Administration realignment of funds......................    89
        Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and 
          restoration program....................................    89
        Air Force National Guard and Reserve military technicians 
          (dual status)..........................................    89
        Base Support realignment of funds........................    90
        Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup..................................    90
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nation-wide 
          human health assessment................................    90
        Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program..........    90
        Establishment of Enlisted Training Corps.................    91
        Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization 
          realignment of funds...................................    91
        Foreign currency fluctuations............................    91
        Global C3I & Early Warning realignment of funds Impact 
          Aid....................................................    92
        Irregular Warfare Functional Center......................    92
        Medical Readiness realignment of funds...................    92
        Military service recruiting and advertising..............    93
        Modernization of Department of Defense internet gateway 
          cyber defense..........................................    93
        MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle--unjustified increase.......    93
        Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training 
          School.................................................    94
        Navy divestment of electrical utility operations at 
          former Naval Air Station Barbers Point.................    94
        Office of Security Cooperation--Iraq.....................    94
        Primary Combat Forces realignment of funds...............    94
        Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration 
          program................................................    95
        Special Operations Forces cyber training.................    95
        U.S. Special Operations Command Operation and Maintenance    95
        United States Telecommunications Training Institute......    96
        Unobligated balances.....................................    96
    Items of Special Interest....................................    97
        Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and 
          restoration program....................................    97
        Army rail network........................................    97
        Army Sustainment Command.................................    98
        Assessment of Strategic Rail Corridor Network readiness 
          and requirements.......................................    98
        Briefing on Project Pele.................................    99
        Corrosion prevention of airframes........................   100
        Critical Infrastructure Defense Analysis Center..........   101
        Department of Defense Information Network-wide expansion 
          of internet operations management......................   101
        Domestic forging capacity................................   102
        Encouraging the establishment of additional organic 
          capabilities at Anniston Army Depot....................   102
        Enduring Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment   102
        Exercise oversight.......................................   103
        Feasibility of co-locating 214th Attack Group MQ-9 
          elements...............................................   104
        Fort Huachuca candidacy for future test and training.....   104
        Government Accountability Office evaluation of Department 
          of Defense's disaster resilience.......................   105
        Homestead Air Reserve Base mission.......................   105
        Immersive training.......................................   105
        Implementation of cold spray technology..................   106
        Intermittent fault detection and isolation...............   106
        Mission training complexes...............................   107
        Multi-domain operations training ranges..................   108
        Optoelectronic materials.................................   108
        Overseas demilitarization of munitions...................   108
        PFAS community engagement at the Department of Defense...   109
        Preservation of the Force and Family Program.............   109
        Prioritizing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
          treatment options......................................   110
        Proposed vessel speed restrictions in Gulf of Mexico 
          impacting military training............................   110
        Ship-to-shore fuel distribution systems..................   110
        Solid waste disposal technology..........................   111
        Special Operations Forces cyber training.................   112
        U.S. Marine Corps unmanned aerial systems................   112
        Unexploded ordnance......................................   112
        Use of modular microreactors to supplement power 
          generation in Guam.....................................   113
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS......................   115
    Subtitle A--Active Forces....................................   115
        End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)...............   115
        End strength level matters (sec. 402)....................   115
        Extension of additional authority to vary Space Force end 
          strength (sec. 403)....................................   115
    Subtitle B--Reserve Forces...................................   116
        End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)............   116
        End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of 
          the Reserves (sec. 412)................................   116
        End strengths for military technicians (dual status) 
          (sec. 413).............................................   117
        Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on 
          active duty for operational support (sec. 414).........   117
    Subtitle C--Authorization Of Appropriations..................   117
        Military personnel (sec. 421)............................   117
    Budget Items.................................................   117
        Military personnel funding changes.......................   117
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY...............................   119
    Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy.........................   119
        Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active 
          duty (sec. 501)........................................   119
        Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain 
          officers who are subject to special selection review 
          boards (sec. 502)......................................   119
        Exclusion of officers who are licensed behavioral health 
          providers from limitations on Active-Duty commissioned 
          officer end strengths (sec. 503).......................   119
        Updating authority to authorize promotion transfers 
          between components of the same service or a different 
          service (sec. 504).....................................   120
        Effect of failure of selection for promotion (sec. 505)..   120
        Permanent authority to order retired members to active 
          duty in high-demand, low-density appointments (sec. 
          506)...................................................   120
        Waiver authority expansion for the extension of service 
          obligation for Marine Corps cyberspace operations 
          officers (sec. 507)....................................   120
        Removal of Active Duty prohibition for members of the Air 
          Force Reserve Policy Committee (sec. 508)..............   120
        Extension of authority to vary number of Space Force 
          officers considered for promotion to major general 
          (sec. 509).............................................   121
        Realignment of Navy spot-promotion quotas (sec. 510).....   121
        Modification of limitation on promotion selection board 
          rates (sec. 511).......................................   121
        Time in grade requirements (sec. 512)....................   121
        Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for 
          certain senior officer positions (sec. 513)............   121
    Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management.....................   123
        Alternative promotion authority for Reserve officers in 
          designated competitive categories (sec. 521)...........   123
        Selected Reserve and Ready Reserve order to Active Duty 
          to respond to a significant cyber incident (sec. 522)..   123
        Mobilization of Selected Reserve for preplanned missions 
          in support of the combatant commands (sec. 523)........   123
        Alternating selection of officers of the National Guard 
          and the Reserves as Deputy Commanders of certain 
          combatant commanders (sec. 524)........................   123
        Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau (sec. 
          525)...................................................   123
    Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records.   124
        Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of 
          persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification 
          Test is below a prescribed level (sec. 531)............   124
        Non-medical counseling services for military families 
          (sec. 532).............................................   124
        Primacy of needs of the service in determining individual 
          duty assignments (sec. 533)............................   124
        Requirement to use qualifications, performance, and merit 
          as basis for promotions, assignments, and other 
          personnel actions (sec. 534)...........................   124
        Requirement to base treatment in the military on merit 
          and performance (sec. 535).............................   125
        Tiger team for outreach to former members (sec. 536).....   125
        Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap 
          (sec. 537).............................................   125
    Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters.........   125
        Establishment of staggered terms for members of the 
          Military Justice Review Panel (sec. 541)...............   125
        Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code 
          of Military Justice (sec. 542).........................   125
    Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition.......   125
        Future servicemember preparatory course (sec. 551).......   125
        Determination of active duty service commitment for 
          recipients of fellowships, grants, and scholarships 
          (sec. 552).............................................   126
        Military service academy professional sports pathway 
          report and legislative proposal required (sec. 553)....   126
        Community college Enlisted Training Corps demonstration 
          program (sec. 554).....................................   126
        Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces 
          and civilian employees of the Department of Defense 
          (sec. 555).............................................   127
        Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of 
          Army CID special agent training course (sec. 556)......   127
        Army Physical Fitness Test (sec. 557)....................   127
        Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or 
          separating from the Armed Forces with community-based 
          organizations and related entities (sec. 558)..........   127
        Establishment of program to promote participation of 
          foreign students in the Senior Reserve Officers' 
          Training Corps (sec. 559)..............................   127
        Consideration of standardized test scores in military 
          service academy application process (sec. 560).........   128
    Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' 
      Education..................................................   128
        Pilot program on recruitment and retention of employees 
          for child development programs (sec. 561)..............   128
        Certain assistance to local educational agencies that 
          benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel 
          (sec. 562).............................................   128
        Modifications to assistance to local educational agencies 
          that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces 
          with enrollment changes due to base closures, force 
          structure changes, or force relocations (sec. 563).....   128
        Assistance for military spouses to obtain doula 
          certifications (sec. 564)..............................   129
    Subtitle G--Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps..........   129
        Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
          (sec. 571).............................................   129
        JROTC program certification (sec. 572)...................   129
        Memorandum of understanding required (sec. 573)..........   129
        Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor 
          compensation (sec. 574)................................   129
        Annual report on allegations of sexual misconduct in 
          JROTC programs (sec. 575)..............................   129
        Comptroller General report on efforts to increase 
          transparency and reporting on sexual violence in the 
          Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program (sec. 
          576)...................................................   130
    Subtitle H--Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous 
      Reports and Other Matters..................................   130
        Extension of deadline for review of World War I Valor 
          Medals (sec. 581)......................................   130
        Prohibition on former members of the Armed Forces 
          accepting post-service employment with certain foreign 
          governments (sec. 582).................................   130
        Prohibition on requiring listing of gender or pronouns in 
          official correspondence (sec. 583).....................   130
    Subtitle I--Enhanced Recruiting Efforts......................   130
        Short title (Sec. 591)...................................   130
        Increased access to potential recruits at secondary 
          schools (Sec. 592).....................................   130
        Increased access to potential recruits at institutions of 
          higher education (Sec. 593)............................   131
    ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST....................................   131
        Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Private 
          Pilot License Certificate Program......................   131
        Assisted reproductive technology services for 
          servicemembers.........................................   131
        Briefing on Air Force Global Strike Command personnel 
          allocations............................................   132
        Briefing on training on certain Department of Defense 
          Instructions for members of the Armed Forces...........   132
        Building on insights from Command Assessment Program.....   132
        Briefing on how the Department of Defense directs 
          regional recruitment efforts...........................   133
        Commissaries and food security...........................   134
        Comptroller General review of Department of Defense 
          Education Activity student access to resources.........   134
        Comptroller General review of discharge review board 
          implementation of requirement for liberal consideration 
          of applications for discharge upgrades.................   135
        Comptroller General review of Junior Reserve Officers' 
          Training Corps recruitment and retention...............   136
        Comptroller General review of outside funding of Junior 
          Reserve Officers' Training Corps.......................   136
        Comptroller General review of SkillBridge program........   137
        Comptroller General review of special education and 
          related services in Department of Defense Education 
          Activity Schools.......................................   138
        Comptroller General review of training for military 
          criminal investigative organization investigators......   138
        Comptroller General review on Department of Defense 
          management of military personnel funding...............   139
        Comptroller General Review of Impacts of Gambling on 
          Service Members........................................   139
        Comptroller General review of Diversity, Equity, and 
          Inclusion programs of the Department of Defense........   139
        Employment rights and protections for military 
          technicians............................................   140
        Exit interviews for servicemembers.......................   141
        Establishing a new status to reflect the service of 
          remotely piloted aircraft crews........................   141
        FFRDC review of sexual misconduct at the service 
          academies..............................................   142
        Improving the reserve component demobilization process...   143
        Military Service Academy recruiting at Title I high 
          schools................................................   143
        Military spouse licensure and credentialing..............   144
        Military service academy athletics.......................   144
        Non-covered reproductive healthcare study................   145
        Parent representation in the Department of Defense 
          Education Activity.....................................   145
        Report on Military Suicide Investigations................   146
        Report on breastfeeding servicemembers...................   146
        Report of man-hours and costs associated with diversity, 
          equity, and inclusion plans and programs...............   147
        Report on availability of critical family support 
          services at remote or isolated installations...........   147
        Recruit waiver...........................................   148
        Skilled labor training for transitioning Department of 
          Defense workforce......................................   149
        Support of Coast Guard permanent change of station (PCS) 
          moves..................................................   149
        Suicide Prevention in the Navy...........................   150
        Support for local educational agencies experiencing 
          enrollment changes due to force structure or basing 
          changes................................................   150
        United Service Organizations support for servicemembers 
          in Eastern Europe......................................   151
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS..............   153
    Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances...............................   153
        Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty 
          training to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating 
          or designation (sec. 601)..............................   153
        Modification of calculation method for basic allowance 
          for housing to more accurately assess housing costs of 
          junior members of Uniformed Services (sec. 602)........   153
        Basic allowance for housing for members assigned to 
          vessels undergoing maintenance (sec. 603)..............   153
        Dual basic allowance for housing for training for certain 
          members of reserve components (sec. 604)...............   153
        Modification of calculation of gross household income for 
          basic needs allowance to address areas of demonstrated 
          need (sec. 605)........................................   154
        Expansion of eligibility for reimbursement of qualified 
          licensure, certification, and business relocation costs 
          incurred by military spouses (sec. 606)................   154
        Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United 
          States: high cost areas (sec. 607).....................   154
        OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments (sec. 608)..   154
        Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who 
          transfer to the Space Force (sec. 609).................   154
        Review of rates of military basic pay (sec. 610).........   155
        Government Accountability Office study on process for 
          determining cost-of-living allowances for members of 
          the uniformed services assigned to the continental 
          United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and overseas locations 
          (sec. 611).............................................   155
    Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive PAYS.........................   155
        Modification of special and incentive pay authorities for 
          members of reserve components (sec. 621)...............   155
        Expansion of continuation pay eligibility (sec. 622).....   156
        One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special 
          pay authorities (sec. 623).............................   156
        Requirement to establish remote and austere condition 
          assignment incentive pay program for Air Force (sec. 
          624)...................................................   156
    Subtitle C--Other Matters....................................   156
        Modification of requirements for approval of foreign 
          employment by retired and reserve members of the 
          uniformed services (sec. 631)..........................   156
         Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed 
          Forces receiving employment and compensation indirectly 
          from foreign governments through private entities (sec. 
          632)...................................................   157
    Items of Special Interest....................................   157
        Joint Travel Regulations calculations for local area of a 
          worksite...............................................   157
        Recommendation on general schedule grading for DOD child 
          care providers.........................................   157
        Special and incentive pay assessment framework...........   158
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS................................   161
    Subtitle A--Tricare and Other Health Care Benefits...........   161
        Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits 
          under TRICARE Reserve Select for survivors of a member 
          of the Selected Reserve (sec. 701).....................   161
        Authority to provide dental care for dependents located 
          at certain remote or isolated locations (sec. 702).....   161
        Inclusion of assisted reproductive technology and 
          artificial insemination as required primary and 
          preventive health care services for members of the 
          uniformed services and dependents (sec. 703)...........   161
        Program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for 
          post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain 
          injuries, and co-occurring disorders related to 
          military sexual trauma (sec. 704)......................   161
        Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient 
          visits for certain beneficiaries under TRICARE program 
          (sec. 705).............................................   162
        Expansion of doula care furnished by Department of 
          Defense (sec. 706).....................................   162
    Subtitle B--Health Care Administration.......................   162
        Increase in stipend for participants in health 
          professions scholarship and financial assistance 
          programs (sec. 711)....................................   162
        Financial relief for civilians treated in military 
          medical treatment facilities (sec. 712)................   162
        Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023 (sec. 
          713)...................................................   162
        Modification of administration of medical malpractice 
          claims by members of the uniformed services (sec. 714).   162
    Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters........................   163
        Modification of partnership program between United States 
          and Ukraine for military trauma care and research (sec. 
          721)...................................................   163
        Requirement that Department of Defense disclose expert 
          reports with respect to medical malpractice claims by 
          members of the uniformed services (sec. 722)...........   163
        Comptroller General study on impact of perinatal health 
          conditions of members of the armed forces and their 
          dependents on military readiness and retention (sec. 
          723)...................................................   163
        Report on mental and behavioral health services provided 
          by Department of Defense (sec. 724)....................   163
        Report on activities of Department of Defense to prevent, 
          intervene, and treat perinatal mental health conditions 
          of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents 
          (sec. 725).............................................   163
        Study on family planning and cryopreservation of gametes 
          to improve retention of members of the Armed Forces 
          (sec. 726).............................................   164
    Items of Special Interest....................................   164
        Access to medical care for those affected by Red Hill 
          bulk fuel storage facility fuel spill..................   164
        Access to non-opioid treatments for pain relief..........   164
        Accountability for wounded warriors undergoing disability 
          evaluation.............................................   165
        Active hearing protection technology.....................   166
        Briefing on Department of Defense progress on developing 
          a substance misuse policy..............................   166
        Comptroller General review of military medical personnel 
          staffing at military medical treatment facilities......   166
        Comptroller General review of TRICARE pharmacy benefits 
          program contract.......................................   167
        Continuing implementation of military health system 
          reform.................................................   168
        Development of shelf-stable therapeutics.................   168
        Exclusive licensing study................................   169
        Genomic testing..........................................   170
        Global health research plan..............................   170
        Integrated Disability Evaluation System..................   171
        Magnetic Resonance Imaging for pediatric patients and 
          other beneficiaries with anxiety issues................   172
        Medical record reviews for identification of improper 
          payments...............................................   172
        Military Health System civilian partnerships in rural 
          communities for increased military medical readiness...   173
        National Disaster Medical System pilot program...........   174
        National Guard medical training..........................   174
        Navy surface fleet readiness to respond to mass casualty 
          incidents..............................................   175
        Nuclear medicine.........................................   175
        Quarterly reports on the TRICARE Comprehensive Autism 
          Care Demonstration Program.............................   176
        Servicemember medical debt...............................   176
        Stayskal Act reporting requirement.......................   176
        Transitioning servicemembers' mental health concerns.....   177
        Valley fever prevalence and risk to servicemembers.......   178
        Wastewater infectious disease surveillance...............   179
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 
  RELATED MATTERS................................................   181
    Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management................   181
        Amendments to multiyear procurement authority (sec. 801).   181
        Modernizing the Department of Defense requirements 
          process (sec. 802).....................................   181
        Head of Contracting Authority for Strategic Capabilities 
          Office (sec. 803)......................................   181
        Pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual 
          property strategies (sec. 804).........................   182
        Focused commercial solutions openings opportunities (sec. 
          805)...................................................   182
        Study on reducing barriers to acquisition of commercial 
          products and services (sec. 806).......................   182
        Sense of the Senate on independent cost assessment (sec. 
          807)...................................................   182
        Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of 
          replenishing United States stockpiles (sec. 808).......   182
    Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, 
      Procedures, and Limitations................................   183
        Commander initiated rapid contracting actions (sec. 811).   183
        Extension and revisions to never contract with the enemy 
          (sec. 812).............................................   183
        Enhancement of Department of Defense capabilities to 
          prevent contractor fraud (sec. 813)....................   183
        Modification of approval authority for high dollar other 
          transaction agreements for prototypes (sec. 814).......   183
        Modifications to Earned Value Management system 
          requirements (sec. 815)................................   183
        Inventory of inflation and escalation indices (sec. 816).   184
        Pilot program to incentivize progress payments (sec. 817)   184
        Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and 
          pricing processes (sec. 818)...........................   184
        Preventing conflicts of interest for Department of 
          Defense consultants (sec. 819).........................   184
        Prohibition on requiring defense contractors to provide 
          information relating to greenhouse gas emissions (sec. 
          820)...................................................   185
        Prohibition on contracts for the provision of online 
          tutoring services by entities owned by the People's 
          Republic of China (sec. 821)...........................   185
        Modification of truthful cost or pricing data submissions 
          and report (sec. 822)..................................   185
    Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters..........................   185
        Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot 
          program (sec. 831).....................................   185
        Department of Defense notification of certain 
          transactions (sec. 832)................................   186
        Analyses of certain activities for action to address 
          sourcing and industrial capacity (sec. 833)............   186
        Pilot program on capital assistance to support defense 
          investment in the industrial base (sec. 834)...........   186
        Requirement to buy certain satellite components from 
          national technology industrial base (sec. 835).........   186
    Subtitle D--Small Business Matters...........................   187
        Amendments to Defense Research and Development Rapid 
          Innovation Program (sec. 841)..........................   187
        Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program (sec. 842)..   187
        Consideration of the past performance of affiliate 
          companies of small businesses (sec. 843)...............   187
        Timely payments for Department of Defense small business 
          subcontractors (sec. 844)..............................   187
        Extension of Pilot Program for streamlined technology 
          transition from the SBIR and STTR Programs of the 
          Department of Defense (sec. 845).......................   187
        Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the 
          Department of Defense (sec. 846).......................   187
        Modifications to the Procurement Technical Assistance 
          Program (sec. 847).....................................   188
        Extension of pilot program to incentivize contracting 
          with employee-owned businesses (sec. 848)..............   188
    Subtitle E--Other Matters....................................   188
        Limitation on the availability of funds pending a plan 
          for implementing the replacement for the Selection 
          Acquisition Reporting system (sec. 861)................   188
        Extension of pilot program for distribution support and 
          services for weapons systems contractors (sec. 862)....   188
        Modification of effective date for expansion on the 
          prohibition on acquiring certain metal products (sec. 
          863)...................................................   189
        Foreign sources of specialty metals (sec. 864)...........   189
        University Affiliated Research Center for critical 
          minerals (sec. 865)....................................   189
    Items of Special Interest....................................   189
        Access to carbon fiber material for defense applications.   189
        Additional considerations for S-Series Integrated Product 
          Support specifications.................................   189
        Berry Amendment-compliant uniformed clothing.............   190
        Comptroller General review of acquisition leading 
          practices..............................................   191
        Comptroller General study on requirements for data rights   191
        COTS solutions for tactical network......................   193
        Defense Civilian Training Corps..........................   193
        Defense Finance and Accounting Service workforce 
          development implementation plan........................   193
        Framework for mergers and acquisitions decision analysis.   194
        Office of Acquisition, Integration, and Interoperability.   195
        Regulatory implementation timelines......................   196
        Review of anti-venom acquisition practices...............   196
        Review of Department of Defense cash flow model..........   196
        Software-as-a-Service....................................   197
        Study on performance-based payments......................   197
        Treatment of Nontraditional Defense Contractors..........   198
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT......   201
    Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related 
      Matters....................................................   201
        Establishment of Office of Strategic Capital (sec. 901)..   201
        Reinstatement of position of Chief Management Officer of 
          Department of Defense (sec. 902).......................   201
        Modification of responsibilities of Director of Cost 
          Assessment and Program Evaluation (sec. 903)...........   201
        Roles and responsibilities for components of Office of 
          Secretary of Defense for joint all-domain command and 
          control in support of integrated joint warfighting 
          (sec. 904).............................................   201
        Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries to support 
          Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations 
          and Low Intensity Conflict (sec. 905)..................   202
        Modification of cross-functional team to address emerging 
          threat relating to directed energy capabilities (sec. 
          906)...................................................   203
        Pilot program on protecting access to critical assets 
          (sec. 907).............................................   203
        Extension of mission management pilot program (sec. 908).   204
        Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of 
          position of Chief Management Officer (sec. 909)........   204
    Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and 
      Management Matters.........................................   204
        Joint Energetics Transition Office (sec. 921)............   204
        Transition of oversight responsibility for the Defense 
          Technology Security Administration (sec. 922)..........   204
        Integrated and authenticated access to Department of 
          Defense systems for certain congressional staff for 
          oversight purposes (sec. 923)..........................   204
        Integration of productivity software suites for 
          scheduling data (sec. 924).............................   205
        Operationalizing audit readiness (sec. 925)..............   205
        Next generation business health metrics (sec. 926).......   205
        Independent assessment of defense business enterprise 
          architecture (sec. 927)................................   205
        Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and 
          inclusion positions; hiring freeze (sec. 928)..........   205
    Items of Special Interest....................................   206
        Standardized methodology for cost savings and avoidance 
          calculations...........................................   206
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS......................................   209
    Subtitle A--Financial Matters................................   209
        General transfer authority (sec. 1001)...................   209
        Annual report on budget prioritization by Secretary of 
          Defense and military departments (sec. 1002)...........   209
        Additional reporting requirements related to unfunded 
          priorities (sec. 1003).................................   209
        Sense of the Senate on need for emergency supplemental 
          appropriations (sec. 1004).............................   209
    Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities...........................   209
        Disruption of fentanyl trafficking (sec. 1011)...........   209
        Enhanced support for counterdrug activities and 
          activities to counter transnational organized crime 
          (sec. 1012)............................................   210
        Modification of support for counterdrug activities and 
          activities to counter transnational organized crime: 
          increase in cap for small scale construction projects 
          (sec. 1013)............................................   210
        Building the capacity of armed forces of Mexico to 
          counter the threat posed by transnational criminal 
          organizations (sec. 1014)..............................   210
    Subtitle C--Naval Vessels....................................   210
        Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under 
          the National Defense Sealift Fund (sec. 1021)..........   210
        Amphibious warship force availability (sec. 1022)........   210
        Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels (sec. 
          1023)..................................................   210
        Report on the potential for an Army and Navy joint effort 
          for watercraft vessels (sec. 1024).....................   211
    Subtitle D--Counterterrorism.................................   211
        Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or 
          relinquish control of United States Naval Station, 
          Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1031).......................   211
        Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or 
          release of individuals detained at United States Naval 
          Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States 
          (sec. 1032)............................................   211
        Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or 
          modify facilities in the United States to house 
          detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, 
          Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1033).......................   211
        Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or 
          release of individuals detained at United States Naval 
          Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries 
          (sec. 1034)............................................   212
    Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations........   212
        Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the 
          Northern Mariana Islands for certain non-immigrant H-2B 
          workers (sec. 1041)....................................   212
        Authority to include funding requests for the chemical 
          and biological defense program in budget accounts of 
          military departments (sec. 1042).......................   212
        Unfavorable security clearance eligibility determinations 
          and appeals (sec. 1043)................................   213
        Assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting 
          for missing United States Government personnel (sec. 
          1044)..................................................   213
        Implementation of arrangements to build transparency, 
          confidence, and security (sec. 1045)...................   213
        Access to and use of military post offices by United 
          States citizens employed overseas by the North Atlantic 
          Treaty Organization who perform functions in support of 
          military operations of the Armed Forces (sec. 1046)....   213
        Removal of time limitations of temporary protection and 
          authorization of reimbursement for security services 
          and equipment for former or retired Department of 
          Defense personnel (sec. 1047)..........................   214
        Annual Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) 
          capabilities required to expand accounting for persons 
          missing from designated past conflicts (sec. 1048).....   214
    Subtitle F--Studies and Reports..............................   214
        Annual report and briefing on implementation of Force 
          Design 2030 (sec. 1051)................................   214
        Plan for conversion of Joint Task Force North into Joint 
          Interagency Task Force North (sec. 1052)...............   214
        Report on use of tactical fighter aircraft and bomber 
          aircraft for deployments and homeland defense missions 
          (sec. 1053)............................................   215
        Modifications of reporting requirements (sec. 1054)......   215
        Report on equipping certain ground combat units with 
          small unmanned aerial systems (sec. 1055)..............   215
        Comprehensive assessment of Marine Corps Force Design 
          2030 (sec. 1056).......................................   215
        Strategy to achieve critical mineral supply chain 
          independence for the Department of Defense (sec. 1057).   216
        Quarterly briefing on homeland defense planning (sec. 
          1058)..................................................   216
        Special operations force structure (sec. 1059)...........   216
        Briefing on commercial tools employed by the Department 
          of Defense to assess foreign ownership, control, or 
          influence (sec. 1060)..................................   216
        Plan on countering human trafficking (sec. 1061).........   216
        Briefing and report on use and effectiveness of United 
          States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1062).   217
    Subtitle G--Other Matters....................................   217
        Matters related to irregular warfare (sec. 1071).........   217
        Joint concept for competing implementation updates (sec. 
          1072)..................................................   217
        Limitation on certain funding until submission of the 
          Chairman's Risk Assessment and briefing requirement 
          (sec. 1073)............................................   217
        Notification of safety and security concerns at certain 
          Department of Defense laboratories (sec. 1074).........   218
        Assessment and recommendations relating to 
          infrastructure, capacity, resources, and personnel in 
          Guam (sec. 1075).......................................   218
        Program and processes relating to foreign acquisition 
          (sec. 1076)............................................   219
        Technical and conforming amendments related to the Space 
          Force (sec. 1077)......................................   219
        Authority to establish commercial integration cells 
          within certain combatant commands (sec. 1078)..........   219
        Modification on limitation on funding for institutions of 
          higher education hosting Confucius Institutes (sec. 
          1079)..................................................   219
        Modification of definition of domestic source for title 
          III of Defense Production Act of 1950 (sec. 1080)......   220
        Comprehensive strategy for talent development and 
          management of Department of Defense computer 
          programming workforce (sec. 1081)......................   220
        Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of 
          landmines (sec. 1082)..................................   220
    Items of Special Interest....................................   220
        Analysis of Chinese penetration of transportation node 
          infrastructure and commercial technologies to counter 
          such actions...........................................   220
        Assessment of threat posed by cartels and transnational 
          criminal organizations.................................   221
        Briefing on Indo-Pacific Command contested logistics 
          requirements...........................................   221
        Briefing on retention of survivable missile launchers....   222
        Building maritime awareness and capacity of partner 
          nations to protect maritime boundaries from Chinese 
          illegal fishing........................................   223
        Combatting trafficking in persons........................   223
        Comptroller General Review of North American Aerospace 
          Defense Aerospace Warning and Control..................   224
        Comptroller General review of special operations 
          intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.........   225
        Comptroller General Review of Theater Special Operations 
          Command Sensitive Activities...........................   225
        Contingency planning for health care requirements of 
          aging population at Guantanamo detention facility......   226
        Counter unmanned underwater vehicles strategy............   227
        Defense Technology Security Administration review........   227
        Department of Defense facilitation of non-programs of 
          record.................................................   228
        EPF-13 experimentation...................................   228
        Frigate second shipyard study............................   229
        Implementation of U.S. Special Operations Command's 
          Comprehensive Review of Special Operations Forces 
          Culture and Ethics.....................................   229
        Link-16..................................................   230
        Littoral Combat Ship retirements.........................   231
        Management and implementation of the foreign military 
          sales program..........................................   231
        Mitigation of Aviation Transponder Vulnerabilities.......   231
        New Starts via Transfer Authority........................   232
        Operationalizing small and medium unmanned surface 
          vessels................................................   232
        Reference libraries......................................   233
        Report on implementation of the Defense Modernization 
          Account................................................   233
        Report on inspection and repair of Army prepositioned 
          stock..................................................   234
        Report on select agents held by the Department of Defense   234
        Review by Government Accountability Office on effects of 
          continuing resolutions on the Department of Defense....   234
        Review of Columbia-class schedule........................   235
        Review of Unfunded Priorities Lists......................   235
        United States Africa Command.............................   236
        Unmanned mothership experimentation......................   237
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS.............................   239
        One-year extension of authority to waive annual 
          limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on 
          pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas 
          (sec. 1101)............................................   239
        One-year extension of temporary authority to grant 
          allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian 
          personnel on official duty in a combat zone (sec. 1102)   239
        Exclusion of positions in nonappropriated fund 
          instrumentalities from limitations on dual pay (sec. 
          1103)..................................................   239
        Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive 
          Service positions for the Department of Defense (sec. 
          1104)..................................................   239
        Removal of Washington Headquarters Services direct 
          support from personnel limitation on the Office of the 
          Secretary of Defense (sec. 1105).......................   240
        Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates 
          with specified degrees at science and technology 
          reinvention laboratories (sec. 1106)...................   240
        Expansion and extension of direct hire authority for 
          certain personnel of the Department of Defense (sec. 
          1107)..................................................   240
        Extension of direct hire authority for the Department of 
          Defense for post-secondary students and recent 
          graduates (sec. 1108)..................................   240
        Extension of direct hire authority for domestic 
          industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test 
          Facilities Base (sec. 1109)............................   240
        Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Space 
          Force schools (sec. 1110)..............................   241
        Report and sunset relating to inapplicability of 
          certification of executive qualifications by 
          qualification review boards of Office of Personnel 
          Management (sec. 1111).................................   241
        Extension of date of first employment for acquisition of 
          competitive status for employees of Inspectors General 
          for overseas contingency operations (sec. 1112)........   241
        Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to 
          spouses of Department of Defense civilians (sec. 1113).   241
        Elimination of Government Accountability Office review 
          requirement relating to Department of Defense personnel 
          authorities (sec. 1114)................................   241
        Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense 
          Fellows Program (sec. 1115)............................   242
        Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve pilot project (sec. 1116).   242
    Items of Special Interest....................................   242
        Navy deployed resiliency counselors......................   242
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS...................   245
    Subtitle A--Assistance and Training..........................   245
        Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness and 
          interdiction capability (sec. 1201)....................   245
        Authority to provide mission training through distributed 
          simulation (sec. 1202).................................   245
        Increase in small-scale construction limit and 
          modification of authority to build capacity (sec. 1203)   245
        Extension of legal institutional capacity building 
          initiative for foreign defense institutions (sec. 1204)   245
        Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement 
          of certain coalition nations for support provided to 
          United States military operations (sec. 1205)..........   246
        Extension of authority for Department of Defense support 
          for stabilization activities in national security 
          interest of the United States (sec. 1206)..............   246
        Extension of cross servicing agreements for loan of 
          personnel protection and personnel survivability 
          equipment in coalition operations (sec. 1207)..........   246
        Limitation on availability of funds for International 
          Security Cooperation Program (sec. 1208)...............   246
        Modification of Department of Defense security 
          cooperation workforce development (sec. 1209)..........   247
        Modification of authority to provide support to certain 
          governments for border security operations (sec. 1210).   247
        Modification of Defense Operational Resilience 
          International Cooperation Pilot Program (sec. 1211)....   247
        Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling (sec. 1212)....   247
    Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran........   247
        Extension and modification of authority to provide 
          assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals 
          (sec. 1221)............................................   248
        Extension of authority to support operations and 
          activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in 
          Iraq (sec. 1222).......................................   248
        Extension and modification of authority to provide 
          assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and 
          Syria (sec. 1223)......................................   248
        Briefing on nuclear capability of Iran (sec. 1224).......   249
    Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian 
      Federation.................................................   249
        Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance 
          Initiative (sec. 1231).................................   249
        Extension and modification of training for Eastern 
          European national security forces in the course of 
          multilateral exercises (sec. 1232).....................   250
        Extension of prohibition on availability of funds 
          relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over 
          internationally recognized territory of Ukraine (sec. 
          1233)..................................................   250
        Extension and modification of temporary authorizations 
          related to Ukraine and other matters (sec. 1234) 
          Prioritization for basing, training, and exercises in 
          North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries 
          (sec. 1235)............................................   250
        Study and report on lessons learned regarding information 
          operations and deterrence (sec. 1236)..................   251
        Report on progress of multi-year strategy and plan for 
          Baltic security cooperation (sec. 1237)................   251
        Sense of the Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty 
          Organization (sec. 1238)...............................   251
        Sense of the Senate on Defence Innovation Accelerator for 
          the North Atlantic (DIANA) in the North Atlantic Treaty 
          Organization (sec. 1239)...............................   251
        Sense of the Senate regarding the arming of Ukraine (sec. 
          1240)..................................................   252
    Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region......   252
        Indo-Pacific Campaigning Initiative (sec. 1241) Training, 
          advising, and institutional capacity-building program 
          for military forces of Taiwan (sec. 1242)..............   252
        Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative (sec. 
          1243)..................................................   252
        Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative (sec. 1244)...   253
        Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa 
          dioxin cleanup (sec. 1245).............................   253
        Extension and modification of pilot program to improve 
          cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in 
          Southeast Asia (sec. 1246).............................   253
        Extension and modification of certain temporary 
          authorizations (sec. 1247).............................   253
        Plan for enhanced security cooperation with Japan (sec. 
          1248)..................................................   253
        Plan for improvements to certain operating locations in 
          Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1249)........................   253
        Strategy for improving posture of ground-based theater-
          range missiles in Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1250)......   254
        Enhancing major defense partnership with India (sec. 
          1251)..................................................   254
        Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan (sec. 
          1252)..................................................   254
        Designation of senior official for Department of Defense 
          activities relating to, and implementation plan for, 
          security partnership among Australia, the United 
          Kingdom, and the United States (sec. 1253).............   254
        Report and notification relating to transfer of 
          operational control on Korean Peninsula (sec. 1254)....   254
        Report on range of consequences of war with the People's 
          Republic of China (sec. 1255)..........................   255
        Study and report on command structure and force posture 
          of United States Armed Forces in Indo-Pacific region 
          (sec. 1256)............................................   255
        Studies on defense budget transparency of the People's 
          Republic of China and the United States (sec. 1257)....   255
        Briefing on provision of security assistance by the 
          People's Republic of China and summary of Department of 
          Defense mitigation activities (sec. 1258)..............   255
        Semiannual briefings on bilateral agreements supporting 
          United States military posture in the Indo-Pacific 
          region (sec. 1259).....................................   256
        Semiannual briefings on military of the People's Republic 
          of China (sec. 1260)...................................   256
        Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment 
          projects with ties to the Government of the People's 
          Republic of China (sec. 1261)..........................   256
        Prohibition on use of funds for the Wuhan Institute of 
          Virology (sec. 1262)...................................   256
        Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense 
          funding to China's research labs (sec. 1263)...........   256
        Prohibiting Federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance Inc. 
          (sec. 1264)............................................   257
        Assessment Relating to Contingency Operational Plan of 
          United States Indo-Pacific Command (sec. 1265).........   257
        Assessment of absorptive capacity of military forces of 
          Taiwan (sec. 1266).....................................   257
        Analysis of risks and implications of potential sustained 
          military blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of 
          China (sec. 1267)......................................   257
        Sense of the Senate on defense alliances and partnerships 
          in the Indo-Pacific Region (sec. 1268).................   257
    Subtitle E--Securing Maritime Data From China................   257
        Securing Maritime Data from China Act of 2023 (secs. 
          1271-1273).............................................   257
    Subtitle F--Reports..........................................   258
        Report on Department of Defense roles and 
          responsibilities in support of National Strategy for 
          the Arctic Region (sec. 1281)..........................   258
    Subtitle G--Other Matters....................................   258
        Military intelligence collection and analysis 
          partnerships (sec. 1291)...............................   258
        Collaboration with partner countries to develop and 
          maintain military-wide transformational strategies for 
          operational energy (sec. 1292).........................   258
        Modification of support of special operations for 
          irregular warfare (sec. 1293)..........................   259
        Modification of authority for expenditure of funds for 
          clandestine activities that support operational 
          preparation of the environment (sec. 1294).............   259
        Modification of initiative to support protection of 
          national security academic researchers from undue 
          influence and other security threats (sec. 1295).......   259
        Modification of authority for certain payments to redress 
          injury and loss (sec. 1296)............................   259
        Modification of authority for cooperation on directed 
          energy capabilities (sec. 1297)........................   259
        Modification of Arctic Security Initiative (sec. 1298)...   259
        Termination of authorization of non-conventional assisted 
          recovery capabilities (sec. 1299)......................   259
        Extension of prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-
          United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in 
          the ongoing civil war in Yemen (sec. 1299A)............   260
        Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation 
          (sec. 1299B)...........................................   260
        Prohibition on delegation of authority to designate 
          foreign partner forces as eligible for the provision of 
          collective self-defense support by United States Armed 
          Forces (sec. 1299C)....................................   260
        Participation by military departments in interoperability 
          programs with military forces of Australia, Canada, New 
          Zealand, and the United Kingdom (sec. 1299D)...........   260
        Cooperation with allies and partners in Middle East on 
          development of integrated regional cybersecurity 
          architecture (sec. 1299E)..............................   260
        Foreign Advance Acquisition Account (sec. 1299F).........   260
        Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses 
          of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (sec. 1299G).   261
        Plans related to rapid transfer of certain missiles and 
          defense capabilities (sec. 1299H)......................   262
        Ensuring peace through strength in Israel (sec. 1299I)...   262
        Improvements to security cooperation workforce and 
          defense acquisition workforce (sec. 1299J).............   262
        Modification of foreign military sales processing (sec. 
          1299K).................................................   262
    Items of Special Interest....................................   263
        Assessment of execution and delivery rates under Section 
          333 program to build capacity of foreign security 
          forces.................................................   263
        Briefing on military deception and attritable decoys in 
          the Indo-Pacific.......................................   263
        End-use monitoring in Ukraine............................   264
        Enhancing defense-related cybersecurity cooperation with 
          the Republic of Kosovo.................................   264
        Enhancing interoperability with and capacity of allies 
          and partners for electromagnetic spectrum operations...   265
        Indo-Pacific Training Programs...........................   265
        Integration of Morocco in CENTCOM-led exercises..........   265
        JTF-Micronesia reporting requirement.....................   266
        Land forces in the Indo-Pacific region...................   266
        Lessons learned from Russia and Iran military 
          collaboration..........................................   267
        National Guard State Partnership Program in the Indo-
          Pacific................................................   267
        Oversight of U.S.-provided equipment.....................   268
        Public shipyard support for AUKUS........................   268
        Ridge Runner irregular warfare activity..................   268
        Sharing of unclassified commercial satellite imagery 
          intelligence and data with India.......................   269
        Special Defense Acquisition Fund.........................   269
        Support for Afghan Allies................................   269
        Ukraine longer-range missile assessment..................   269
        Will to fight update.....................................   270
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION.........................   271
        Cooperative Threat Reduction funds (sec. 1301)...........   271
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS..................................   273
    Subtitle A--Military Programs................................   273
        Working capital funds (sec. 1401)........................   273
        Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense (sec. 
          1402)..................................................   273
        Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-
          wide (sec. 1403).......................................   273
        Defense Inspector General (sec. 1404)....................   273
        Defense Health Program (sec. 1405).......................   273
    Subtitle B-- National Defense Stockpile......................   273
        Recovery of rare earth elements and other strategic and 
          critical materials through end-of-life equipment 
          recycling (sec. 1411)..................................   273
        Improvements to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
          Piling Act (sec. 1412).................................   274
        Authority to dispose of materials from the National 
          Defense Stockpile (sec. 1413)..........................   274
        Beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile 
          Transaction Fund for audit purposes (sec. 1414)........   274
    Subtitle C--Other Matters....................................   274
        Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of 
          Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
          Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health 
          Care Center, Illinois (sec. 1421)......................   274
        Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces 
          Retirement Home (sec. 1422)............................   274
        Modification of leasing authority of Armed Forces 
          Retirement Home (sec. 1423)............................   275
    Items of Special Interest....................................   275
        Domestic manufacturing of strategic and critical 
          materials..............................................   275
        Domestic production of titanium sponge...................   275
        Graphite mining and processing capabilities..............   276
        Department of Defense role related to countering 
          trafficking in fentanyl and other narcotics............   276
TITLE XV--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE 
  MATTERS........................................................   277
    Subtitle A--Space Activities.................................   277
        Acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the National Security 
          Space Launch program (sec. 1501).......................   277
        Initial operating capability for Advanced Tracking and 
          Launch Analysis System and system-level review (sec. 
          1502)..................................................   277
        Department of the Air Force responsibility for space-
          based ground and airborne moving target indication 
          (sec. 1503)............................................   278
        Principal Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and 
          Integration (sec. 1504)................................   278
        Use of middle tier acquisition authority for Space 
          Development Agency acquisition program (sec. 1505).....   278
        Special authority for provision of commercial space 
          launch support services (sec. 1506)....................   278
        Treatment of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing 
          Resiliency, Modifications, and Improvements program as 
          acquisition category 1D program (sec. 1507)............   279
        Briefing on classification practices and foreign 
          disclosure policies required for combined space 
          operations (sec. 1508).................................   279
        Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to 
          selection of permanent location for headquarters of 
          United States Space Command (sec. 1509)................   279
    Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces...................................   279
        Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental 
          ballistic missiles of the United States (sec. 1511)....   279
        Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program silo 
          activity (sec. 1512)...................................   280
        Matters relating to the acquisition and deployment of the 
          Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon 
          system (sec. 1513).....................................   280
        Plan for decreasing the time to upload additional 
          warheads to the intercontinental ballistic missile 
          fleet (sec. 1514)......................................   280
        Tasking and oversight authority with respect to 
          intercontinental ballistic missile site activation task 
          force for Sentinel Program (sec. 1515).................   280
        Long-term sustainment of Sentinel ICBM guidance system 
          (sec. 1516)............................................   281
        Sense of the Senate on Polaris Sales Agreement (sec. 
          1517)..................................................   281
        Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise 
          missile (sec. 1518)....................................   282
        Operational timeline for Strategic Automated Command and 
          Control System (sec. 1519).............................   282
        Amendment to annual report on the plan for the nuclear 
          weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear 
          weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command 
          and control systems (sec. 1520)........................   282
        Technical amendment to additional report matters on 
          strategic delivery systems (sec. 1521).................   283
        Amendment to study of weapons programs that allow Armed 
          Forces to address hard and deeply buried targets (sec. 
          1522)..................................................   283
        Limitation on use of funds until provision of Department 
          of Defense information to Government Accountability 
          Office (sec. 1523).....................................   283
    Subtitle C--Missile Defense..................................   284
        Designation of official responsible for missile defense 
          of Guam (sec. 1531)....................................   284
        Selection of a Director of the Missile Defense Agency 
          (sec. 1532)............................................   284
        Modification of requirement for Comptroller General of 
          the United States review and assessment of missile 
          defense acquisition programs (sec. 1533)...............   284
        Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli 
          cooperative missile defense program co-development and 
          co-production (sec. 1534)..............................   284
        Modification of scope of program accountability matrices 
          requirements for next generation interceptors for 
          missile defense of the United States homeland (sec. 
          1535)..................................................   285
        Limitation on availability of funds for Office of Cost 
          Assessment and Program Evaluation until submission of 
          missile defense roles and responsibilities report (sec. 
          1536)..................................................   285
        Integrated air and missile defense architecture for the 
          Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1537)........................   285
        Modification of the National Missile Defense policy (sec. 
          1538)..................................................   285
    Subtitle D--Other Matters....................................   286
        Electronic warfare (sec. 1541)...........................   286
        Study on the future of the Integrated Tactical Warning 
          Attack Assessment System (sec. 1542)...................   287
        Comprehensive review of electronic warfare training 
          ranges and future capabilities (sec. 1543).............   288
        Extension of authorization for protection of certain 
          facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft (sec. 
          1544)..................................................   288
        Addressing serious deficiencies in electronic protection 
          of systems that operate in the radio frequency spectrum 
          (sec. 1545)............................................   288
        Funding limitation on certain unreported programs (sec. 
          1546)..................................................   288
        Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in 
          commercial activities as security for intelligence 
          collection activities (sec. 1547)......................   289
    Items of Special Interest....................................   289
        Availability of key commodities for the Sentinel program.   289
        Briefing and report on behaviors of nuclear-armed 
          adversaries............................................   289
        Briefing and report on contracting nuclear-armed 
          adversaries............................................   290
        Briefing on Dual-Capable Aircraft Wing resource 
          allocations and mission requirements...................   290
        Briefing on space-based moving target indicator (MTI) 
          systems................................................   290
        Comptroller General report on DOD planning for transition 
          from Minuteman III to the Sentinel Ground-Based 
          Strategic Deterrent....................................   291
        Comptroller General review of Department of Defense 
          launch services........................................   292
        Comptroller General review of integration of allies and 
          partners in space operations...........................   292
        Comptroller General review of nuclear deterrence 
          curriculum with Department of Defense Joint 
          Professional Military Education........................   293
        Comptroller General review of Space Warfighting Analysis 
          Center.................................................   294
        Cyber risks and resiliency for space assets..............   294
        Electronic warfare Electromagnetic Management Battle 
          Software acquisition program...........................   295
        Hypersonic throttleable solid propellant propulsion 
          systems................................................   295
        In-space connectivity to commercial satellite 
          constellations.........................................   295
        Integration of commercial weather data...................   296
        Integration of non-traditional space domain awareness 
          sensors................................................   296
        Intelligence and information sharing.....................   296
        Joint Air Force and National Nuclear Security 
          Administration report on Sentinel Intercontinental 
          Ballistic Missile program and related issues...........   297
        Management of personnel operating THAAD batteries on Guam   297
        Medium earth orbit missile warning and missile tracking..   298
        Middle East integrated air and missile defense...........   298
        Missile alert facility cooks.............................   299
        Modernization of the Solar Electro-Optical Network.......   299
        Modernization plan for Hill Air Force Base Little 
          Mountain Test Facility.................................   300
        Nationwide Integration of Time Resiliency for Operations.   300
        Next generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellite 
          cancellation impacts...................................   301
        Pre-positioned orbital tactically responsive space 
          capabilities...........................................   301
        Report on current requirements for electronic warfare 
          training in support of multi-domain operations.........   302
        Report on military effectiveness of current and future 
          U.S. nuclear forces....................................   302
        Report on options for accelerating hypersonic missile 
          defenses...............................................   304
        Report on the Survivable Airborne Operations Center......   304
        Reusable hypersonic flight testing.......................   305
        Review of model-based systems and digital engineering 
          practices within the Sentinel program..................   305
        Rollover of Air Force Global Strike Command Humvees......   306
        Space acquisition contract analysis......................   307
        Space Development Agency Senior Executive Service 
          positions..............................................   307
        Space-Based Ground Moving Target Indicator...............   308
        Strategic satellite communications.......................   309
        Strategy on protection of satellites.....................   309
        Virtualizing waveforms capabilities......................   309
TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS............................   311
    Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber 
      Forces.....................................................   311
        Measures to enhance the readiness and effectiveness of 
          the Cyber Mission Force (sec. 1601)....................   311
        Cyber intelligence center (sec. 1602)....................   311
        Performance metrics for pilot program for sharing cyber 
          capabilities and related information with foreign 
          operational partners (sec. 1603).......................   311
        Next generation cyber red teams (sec. 1604)..............   311
        Management of data assets by Chief Digital Officer (sec. 
          1605)..................................................   311
        Authority for countering illegal trafficking by Mexican 
          transnational criminal organizations in cyberspace 
          (sec. 1606)............................................   312
        Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Collaboration Center 
          Inclusion of Semiconductors Manufacturers (sec. 1607)..   312
        Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment 
          of United States Cyber Force and further evolution of 
          current model for management and execution of cyber 
          mission (sec. 1608)....................................   312
    Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense 
      Cybersecurity and information Technology...................   313
        Requirements for deployment of fifth generation 
          information and communications capabilities to 
          Department of Defense bases and facilities (sec. 1611).   313
        Department of Defense information network boundary and 
          cross-domain defense (sec. 1612).......................   313
        Policy and guidance on memory-safe software programming 
          (sec. 1613)............................................   313
        Development of regional cybersecurity strategies (sec. 
          1614)..................................................   313
        Cyber incident reporting (sec. 1615).....................   313
        Management by Department of Defense of mobile 
          applications (sec. 1616)...............................   314
        Security enhancements for the nuclear command, control, 
          and communications network (sec. 1617).................   314
        Guidance regarding securing laboratories of the Armed 
          Forces (sec. 1618).....................................   314
        Establishing Identity, Credential, and Access Management 
          initiative as a program of record (sec. 1619)..........   314
        Strategy on cybersecurity resiliency of Department of 
          Defense space enterprise (sec. 1620)...................   315
        Requirements for implementation of user activity 
          monitoring for cleared personnel and operational and 
          information technology administrators and other 
          privileged users (sec. 1621)...........................   315
        Department of Defense digital content provenance (sec. 
          1622)..................................................   316
        Post-graduate employment of Cyber Service Academy 
          scholarship recipients in intelligence community (sec. 
          1623)..................................................   316
        Minimum number of scholarships to be awarded annually 
          through Cyber Service Academy (sec. 1624)..............   317
    Items of Special Interest....................................   317
        Advancement of narrative intelligence in U.S. Cyber 
          Command................................................   317
        Army National Guard mission assurance program............   317
        Assessment of need for a Narrative Intelligence Center...   318
        Comptroller General review of the security implications 
          of digital footprints..................................   318
        Cyber Operations for Base Resilient Architecture (COBRA).   319
        Cyber personnel readiness................................   319
        Cyber Position within the Office of the Secretary of 
          Defense................................................   320
        Cyber Vulnerability Assessment...........................   321
        Cybersecurity of firmware in information and operational 
          technology.............................................   321
        Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Services Academy.   322
        Department of Defense partnerships with academic 
          institutions to build the cyber workforce..............   322
        Digital cross domain solution policy.....................   323
        Digital expertise training and certification.............   323
        Foreign cyber incident response plan.....................   324
        National Media Exploitation Center.......................   324
        National Security Agency Cyber Collaboration Center pilot 
          program................................................   325
        National Security Agency cybersecurity workforce pilot 
          program................................................   325
        Post-Quantum Cryptography................................   325
        Report on critical infrastructure supporting national 
          security and force projection activities...............   326
        Secure enterprise, emergency, and social communication 
          Thunderdome implementation plan........................   326
TITLE XVII--SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.....................   329
    Space Force personnel management (secs. 1701-1752)...........   329
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS.................   331
    Summary and explanation of funding tables Short title (sec. 
      2001)......................................................   331
    Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
      specified by law (sec. 2002)...............................   331
    Effective date (sec. 2003)...................................   332
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION............................   333
    Summary......................................................   333
    Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects 
      (sec. 2101)................................................   333
    Family housing (sec. 2102)...................................   333
    Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2103)............   333
    Extension of authority to use cash payments in special 
      account from land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems 
      Center, Massachusetts (sec. 2104)..........................   333
    Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project 
      at Kunsan Air Base, Korea (sec. 2105)......................   334
    Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
      projects (sec. 2106).......................................   334
    Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
      projects (sec. 2107).......................................   334
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION...........................   335
    Summary......................................................   335
    Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects 
      (sec. 2201)................................................   335
    Family housing (sec. 2202)...................................   335
    Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2203)............   335
    Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
      projects (sec. 2204).......................................   335
    Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
      projects (sec. 2205).......................................   336
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.....................   337
    Summary......................................................   337
    Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
      projects (sec. 2301).......................................   337
    Family housing (sec. 2302)...................................   337
    Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2303).......   337
    Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 
      projects (sec. 2304).......................................   337
    Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 
      projects (sec. 2305).......................................   338
    Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
      projects (sec. 2306).......................................   338
    Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
      projects (sec. 2307).......................................   338
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION...............   339
        Summary..................................................   339
        Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
          acquisition projects (sec. 2401).......................   339
        Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment 
          Program projects (sec. 2402)...........................   339
        Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (sec. 
          2403)..................................................   339
        Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2018 projects (sec. 2404)..............................   339
        Extension and modification of authority to carry out 
          certain fiscal year 2019 projects (sec. 2405)..........   340
        Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2021 projects (sec. 2406)..............................   340
        Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2022 projects (sec. 2407)..............................   340
        Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2023 projects (sec. 2408)..............................   340
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS................................   341
        Summary..................................................   341
    Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security 
      Investment Program.........................................   341
        Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition 
          projects (sec. 2501)...................................   341
        Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)........   341
    Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions...............   341
        Republic of Korea funded construction projects (sec. 
          2511)..................................................   341
        Republic of Poland funded construction projects (sec. 
          2512)..................................................   342
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES..................   343
        Summary..................................................   343
        Authorized Army National Guard construction and land 
          acquisition projects (sec. 2601).......................   343
        Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition 
          projects (sec. 2602)...................................   343
        Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
          construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2603).   343
        Authorized Air National Guard construction and land 
          acquisition projects (sec. 2604).......................   343
        Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land 
          acquisition projects (sec. 2605).......................   344
        Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and 
          Reserve (sec. 2606)....................................   344
        Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 
          project at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana (sec. 2607)   344
        Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 
          project at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, New York (sec. 
          2608)..................................................   344
        Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2021 projects (sec. 2609)..............................   344
        Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 
          project at Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas (sec. 2610).   345
        Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 
          project at Camp Pendleton, California (sec. 2611)......   345
        Authority to conduct restoration and modernization 
          projects at the First City Troop Readiness Center in 
          Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (sec. 2612).................   345
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES.............   347
        Summary and explanation of tables........................   347
        Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and 
          closure activities funded through Department of Defense 
          Base Closure Account (sec. 2701).......................   347
        Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and 
          closure (BRAC) round (sec. 2702).......................   347
        Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo 
          County, Colorado (sec. 2703)...........................   347
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS...........   349
    Subtitle A--Military Construction Program....................   349
        Authority for Indo-Pacific posture military construction 
          projects (sec. 2801)...................................   349
        Ordering authority for maintenance, repair, and 
          construction of facilities of Department of Defense 
          (sec. 2802)............................................   349
        Application of area construction cost indices outside the 
          United States (sec. 2803)..............................   349
        Authorization of cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for 
          military construction projects to mitigate risk to the 
          Sentinel Program schedule and cost (sec. 2804).........   349
        Extensions to the Military Lands Withdrawal Act relating 
          to Barry M. Goldwater Range (sec. 2805)................   350
        Authority to lease land parcel for hospital and medical 
          campus, Barrigada Transmitter Site, Guam (sec. 2806)...   350
        Revision to access and management of Air Force memorial 
          (sec. 2807)............................................   350
        Development and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage 
          Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps 
          (sec. 2808)............................................   350
        Authority for acquisition of real property interest in 
          park land owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia (sec. 
          2809)..................................................   350
        Movement or consolidation of Joint Spectrum Center to 
          Fort Meade, Maryland, or another appropriate location 
          (sec. 2810)............................................   350
        Temporary expansion of authority for use of one-step 
          turn-key selection procedures for repair projects (sec. 
          2811)..................................................   351
        Modification of temporary increase of amounts in 
          connection with authority to carry out unspecified 
          minor military construction (sec. 2812)................   351
        Pilot program on replacement of substandard enlisted 
          barracks (sec. 2813)...................................   351
        Expansion of Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot 
          Program to include installations of the Coast Guard 
          (sec. 2814)............................................   351
        Modification of pilot program on increased use of 
          sustainable building materials in military construction 
          (sec. 2815)............................................   351
    Subtitle B--Military Housing.................................   352
        Part I--Military Unaccompanied Housing...................   352
            Uniform condition index for military unaccompanied 
              housing (sec. 2821)................................   352
            Certification of habitability of military 
              unaccompanied housing (sec. 2822)..................   352
            Maintenance work order management process for 
              military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2823).........   352
            Expansion of uniform code of basic standards for 
              military housing to include military unaccompanied 
              housing (sec. 2824)................................   352
            Oversight of military unaccompanied housing (sec. 
              2825)..............................................   353
            Elimination of flexibilities for adequacy or 
              construction standards for military unaccompanied 
              housing (sec. 2826)................................   353
            Design standards for military unaccompanied housing 
              (sec. 2827)........................................   353
            Termination of habitability standard waivers and 
              assessment and plan with respect to military 
              unaccompanied housing (sec. 2828)..................   353
            Requirement for security cameras in common areas and 
              entry points of military unaccompanied housing 
              (sec. 2829)........................................   353
            Annual report on military unaccompanied housing (sec. 
              2830)..............................................   353
        Part II--Privatized Military Housing.....................   354
            Improvements to privatized military housing (sec. 
              2841)..............................................   354
            Implementation of Comptroller General Recommendations 
              relating to strengthening oversight of privatized 
              military housing (sec. 2842).......................   354
            Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to 
              privatized military housing (sec. 2843)............   354
        Part III--Other Housing Matters..........................   354
            Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness 
              Council (sec. 2851)................................   354
            Inclusion in annual status of forces survey of 
              questions regarding living conditions of members of 
              the Armed Forces (sec. 2852).......................   354
    Subtitle C--Land Conveyances.................................   355
        Land conveyance, BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, 
          Wheeling, West Virginia (sec. 2861)....................   355
        Land conveyance, Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve 
          Center, New Martinsville, West Virginia (sec. 2862)....   355
    Subtitle D--Other Matters....................................   355
        Authority to conduct energy resilience and conservation 
          projects at installations where non-Department of 
          Defense funded energy projects have occurred (sec. 
          2871)..................................................   355
        Limitation on authority to modify or restrict public 
          access to Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval 
          Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland (sec. 2872).......   356
        Authorization for the Secretary of the Navy to resolve 
          the electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air 
          Station Barbers Point (currently known as 
          ``Kalaeloa''), Hawaii (sec. 2873)......................   356
        Clarification of other transaction authority for 
          installation or facility prototyping (sec. 2874).......   356
        Requirement that Department of Defense include military 
          installation resilience in real property management and 
          installation master planning of Department (sec. 2875).   356
        Increase of limitation on fee for architectural and 
          engineering services produced by military departments 
          (sec. 2876)............................................   356
        Requirement that all material types be considered for 
          design-bid-build military construction projects (sec. 
          2877)..................................................   357
        Continuing education curriculum for members of the 
          military construction planning and design workforce and 
          acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense 
          (sec. 2878)............................................   357
        Guidance on Department of Defense-wide standards for 
          access to installations of the Department (sec. 2879)..   357
        Deployment of existing construction materials (sec. 2880)   357
        Technical corrections (sec. 2881)........................   357
    Items of Special Interest....................................   357
        Aberdeen Proving Ground..................................   357
        Base access..............................................   358
        Benefits and use of electrochromic glass in military 
          bases and installations................................   358
        Briefing on excess capacity..............................   359
        Briefing on Joint Base Cape Cod mission resilience.......   359
        Davis-Monthan power projection wing and restructure 
          timeline...............................................   360
        Examination of military installation maintenance 
          management.............................................   360
        Fee criteria for management of privatized military 
          housing................................................   361
        Funding construction of childcare development centers at 
          Air Force installations................................   362
        Funding laboratory maintenance...........................   362
        Ground source heat pumps.................................   363
        Guam munitions and explosives of concern.................   363
        Gull Cottage restoration.................................   364
        Hawthorne Army Depot infrastructure prioritization.......   364
        Hydrogen fuel cell research for defense applications.....   365
        Kwajalein Atoll infrastructure...........................   365
        Marine Corps Air Station Yuma water treatment plant......   366
        Master plan to modernize infrastructure in Hawaii........   366
        Mitigating cybersecurity supply chain risk within the 
          Energy Resilience and Conservation Program.............   367
        National Defense University infrastructure...............   367
        North Carolina roadway infrastructure....................   368
        Plan to complete Fort Huachuca land conveyance...........   369
        Preparatory military construction for missile defense....   369
        Report on insurance related costs for military privatized 
          housing................................................   369
        Report on the buildings and services of Creech Air Force 
          Base...................................................   370
        Requirement for Camp Navajo entry bridge repairs.........   370
        Strategic bomber runways.................................   371
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS 
  AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.......................................   373
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS......   373
    Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations....   373
        National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101).....   373
        Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102)................   373
        Other defense activities (sec. 3103).....................   373
        Nuclear energy (sec. 3104)...............................   373
    Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and 
      Limitations................................................   373
        Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems 
          based on low-enriched uranium (sec. 3111)..............   373
        Prohibition on ARIES expansion before realization of 30 
          pit per year base capability (sec. 3112)...............   373
        Plutonium modernization Program management (sec. 3113)...   374
        Pantex explosives manufacturing capability (sec. 3114)...   374
        Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance 
          program within the National Nuclear Security 
          Administration (sec. 3115).............................   375
        Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for 
          acceleration or removal or security of fissile 
          materials, radiological materials, and related 
          equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide (sec. 3116)....   375
        Modification of reporting requirements for program on 
          vulnerable sites (sec. 3117)...........................   375
        Implementation of enhanced mission delivery initiative 
          (sec. 3118)............................................   376
        Limitation on use of funds until provision of spend plan 
          for W80-4 ALT weapon development (sec. 3119)...........   376
        Analyses of nuclear programs of foreign countries (sec. 
          3120)..................................................   376
        Enhancing National Nuclear Security Administration supply 
          chain reliability (sec. 3121)..........................   376
        Transfer of cybersecurity responsibilities to 
          Administrator for Nuclear Security (sec. 3122).........   376
        Redesignating duties related to departmental radiological 
          and nuclear incident responses (sec. 3123).............   376
        Modification of authority to establish certain 
          contracting, program management, scientific, 
          engineering, and technical positions (sec. 3124).......   377
        Technical amendments to the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
          (sec. 3125)............................................   377
        Amendment to period for briefing requirements (sec. 3126)   377
        Repeal of reporting requirements for Uranium Capabilities 
          Replacement Project (sec. 3127)........................   377
    Subtitle C--Budget And Financial Management Matters..........   377
        Updated financial integration policy (sec. 3131).........   377
    Subtitle D--Other Matters....................................   378
        Integration of technical expertise of Department of 
          Energy into policymaking (sec. 3141)...................   378
    Budget Items.................................................   378
        Weapons Activities nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise 
          missile................................................   378
        Energetic Materials Characterization Facility............   378
        High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation, and Production 
          Complex................................................   378
        Assessment Science increase for advanced Krypton Fluoride 
          laser..................................................   379
        Inertial Confinement Fusion..............................   379
        Advanced Simulation and Computing........................   379
        Defense Nuclear Security Operations and Maintenance......   379
        West End Protected Area Reduction Project................   380
        National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) 
          Bioassurance Program...................................   380
        Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning 
          Fund...................................................   380
    Items of Special Interest....................................   381
        Competitive hiring at the National Nuclear Security 
          Administration sites...................................   381
        Comptroller General review of Department of Energy 
          domestic uranium development and management............   381
        Comptroller General review of Department of Energy Office 
          of Environmental Management oversight of contractor 
          assurance systems......................................   382
        Comptroller General review of Department of Energy Office 
          of Environmental Management use of contractor 
          performance evaluations................................   383
        Comptroller General review of Department of Energy plans 
          for high-level waste at the Hanford Site...............   383
        Comptroller General review of disposition plans for 
          Department of Energy excess facilities.................   384
        Comptroller General review of Inertial Confinement Fusion 
          strategic recapitalization plan........................   384
        Comptroller General review of mercury disposition at the 
          Oak Ridge Reservation..................................   385
        Comptroller General review of National Nuclear Security 
          Administration construction cost increases.............   385
        Comptroller General review of Naval Reactors program 
          plans to transfer spent nuclear fuel to the Office of 
          Environmental Management...............................   385
        Comptroller General review of nuclear modernization 
          program and project integration........................   386
        Comptroller General review of progress and performance at 
          Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management   386
        Comptroller General review of stockpile research, 
          technology, and engineering (SRT&E) capabilities and 
          infrastructure plans...................................   387
        Comptroller General review of the status of high 
          explosives management, infrastructure, and supply 
          issues.................................................   387
        Conveyance of land at Los Alamos National Laboratory.....   388
        Expediting National Nuclear Security Administration 
          recapitalization.......................................   388
        Feral cattle at Los Alamos and Sandia National 
          Laboratories...........................................   389
        High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation, and Production 
          Complex................................................   389
        National Nuclear Security Administration activities 
          related to nonproliferation of nuclear materials.......   391
        National Nuclear Security Administration high-performance 
          computing roadmap......................................   391
        Paducah cleanup activities...............................   391
        Reports on Savannah River Site transitions...............   392
        Transportation challenges at Los Alamos National 
          Laboratory.............................................   392
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD.............   393
    Authorization (sec. 3201)....................................   393
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION..............................   395
    Maritime Administration (sec. 3501)..........................   395
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES.......................................   397
    Authorization of amounts in funding tables (sec. 4001).......   397
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT...........................................   405
    Procurement (sec. 4101)......................................   406
    Procurement for overseas contingency operations (sec. 4102)..
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION..........   405
    Research, development, test, and evaluation (sec. 4201)......   446
    Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas 
      contingency operations (sec. 4202).........................
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE...........................   489
    Operation and maintenance (sec. 4301)........................   490
    Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations 
      (sec. 4302)................................................
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL...................................   515
    Military personnel (sec. 4401)...............................   516
    Military personnel for overseas contingency operations (sec. 
      4402)......................................................
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS..................................   517
    Other authorizations (sec. 4501).............................   518
    Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations 
      (sec. 4502)................................................
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION................................   523
    Military construction (sec. 4601)............................   524
    Military construction for overseas contingency operations 
      (sec. 4602)................................................
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.....   551
    Department of Energy national security programs (sec. 4701)..   552
LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS.........................................   564
    Committee Action.............................................   564
    Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate....................
    Regulatory Impact............................................   568
    Changes in Existing Law......................................   568

                                                    Calendar No. 119

118th Congress}                                            { Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session  }                                            { 118-58

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     TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 FOR MILITARY 
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND 
   FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE 
   MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

                                _______
                                

                  July 12, 2023--Ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

            Mr. Reed, from the Committee on Armed Services, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 2226]

    The Committee on Armed Services reports favorably an 
original bill (S. 2226) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes and recommends 
that the bill do pass.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    This bill would:
          (1) Authorize appropriations for (a) procurement, (b) 
        research, development, test, and evaluation, (c) 
        operation and maintenance and the revolving and 
        management funds of the Department of Defense for 
        fiscal year 2024;
          (2) Authorize the personnel end strengths for each 
        military Active-Duty component of the Armed Forces for 
        fiscal year 2024;
          (3) Authorize the personnel end strengths for the 
        Selected Reserve of each of the reserve components of 
        the Armed Forces for fiscal year 2024;
          (4) Impose certain reporting requirements;
          (5) Impose certain limitations with regard to 
        specific procurement and research, development, test, 
        and evaluation actions and manpower strengths; provide 
        certain additional legislative authority; and make 
        certain changes to existing law;
          (6) Authorize appropriations for military 
        construction programs of the Department of Defense for 
        fiscal year 2024; and
          (7) Authorize appropriations for national security 
        programs of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
        2024.

                           COMMITTEE OVERVIEW

    Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 
authorizes funding levels and provides authorities for the U.S. 
military and other critical defense priorities, ensuring 
America's forces have the training, equipment, and resources 
they need to carry out their missions. On June 22, 2023, the 
Senate Armed Services Committee voted 24-1 to advance the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 to the 
Senate floor.
    The United States faces a dangerous and growing set of 
national security challenges. Most urgently, the People's 
Republic of China has emerged as America's primary competitor, 
as the only nation with both the intent and the capability to 
mount a sustained challenge to the United States' security and 
economic interests. Additionally, Russia has shown itself to be 
a violent and destabilizing force, and Iran and North Korea 
continue to push the boundaries of military brinksmanship. To 
deter and overcome these threats, the United States military 
must have the resources, training, equipment, and capabilities 
it needs to keep the Nation safe. Most importantly, Congress 
has a fundamental duty to take care of America's men and women 
in uniform, their families, as well as the civilian workforce. 
The passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 is an important step toward achieving these 
goals.
    To that end, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024:
          (1) Supports the objectives of the National Defense 
        Strategy, including defending the U.S. homeland; 
        deterring adversaries; prevailing in long-term 
        strategic competition; and building a resilient Joint 
        Force.
          (2) Strengthens the all-volunteer force and improves 
        the quality of life of the men and women of the total 
        force (Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserves), 
        their families, and DOD civilian personnel.
          (3) Provides the United States military services and 
        combatant commanders with the resources needed to carry 
        out the National Defense Strategy and out-compete, 
        deter, and, if necessary, prevail against near-peer 
        adversaries.
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
ensures that the United States has the resources it needs to 
deter its adversaries, reassure its allies, and provide its 
forces with the tools and capabilities to overcome threats 
around the globe.

                 BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT (SEC. 4)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require 
that the budgetary effects of this Act be determined in 
accordance with the procedures established in the Statutory 
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (title I of Public Law 111-139).

     SUMMARY OF DISCRETIONARY AUTHORIZATIONS AND BUDGET AUTHORITY 
                              IMPLICATION

    The administration's budget request for national defense 
discretionary programs within the jurisdiction of the Senate 
Committee on Armed Services for fiscal year 2024 was $844.2 
billion for base Department of Defense (DOD) programs and $32.6 
billion for national security programs in the Department of 
Energy (DOE).
    The committee recommends an overall discretionary 
authorization of $886.3 billion in fiscal year 2024, including 
$844.3 billion for base DOD programs, $32.5 billion for 
national security programs in the DOE, and $9.5 billion for 
defense-related activities outside the jurisdiction of the 
NDAA.
    The table preceding the detailed program adjustments in 
Division D of this bill summarizes the direct discretionary 
authorizations in the committee recommendation and the 
equivalent budget authority levels for fiscal year 2024 defense 
programs. The table summarizes the committee's recommended 
discretionary authorizations by appropriation account for 
fiscal year 2024 and compares these amounts to the request.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for procurement activities at the levels 
identified in section 4101 of division D of this Act.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Report on Army requirements and acquisition strategy for night vision 
        devices (sec. 111)
    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of the Army to submit a report to the congressional 
defense committees not later than February 29, 2024, on its 
requirements and acquisition strategy for night vision devices.
    The committee remains supportive of the Army's significant 
investment in modernized night vision capabilities that support 
requirements for large scale combat operations in multi-domain 
operations. However, the committee has been concerned that the 
Army's narrow focus has not sufficiently accounted for the 
appropriate mix of night vision capabilities across formations. 
As such, the committee is encouraged that the Army is 
developing a Soldier Situational Awareness Modernization 
Strategy (SAMS), reinforcing the Army's vision to align 
appropriate night vision technology by echelon: Close Combat 
Force; Close Area Combat Force; Close Combat Force-Direct 
Support; and Close Sustainment Support. The committee 
understands that the SAMS will guide refinement of procurement 
objectives, acquisition strategies, and the overarching night 
vision device funding strategy to support the Army of 2030 and 
2040.
Army plan for ensuring sources of cannon tubes (sec. 112)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require 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 February 29, 2024, to consist of an updated 
version of the Army's March 2022 report titled, ``Army Plan for 
Ensuring Sources of Cannon Tubes.'' The update shall take into 
account increased demand for cannon tubes generated by the 
Nation's present and projected support for Ukraine and other 
foreign military sales.
    The committee supports the significant investment the Army 
continues to make in Watervliet Arsenal as it fulfills its 
long- standing and critical role in sourcing cannon tubes for 
the Nation's defense industrial base. The committee 
acknowledges the increased and enduring importance of a 
Government owned and operated facility such as Watervliet, as 
well as the expertise and skilled labor of the supporting 
workforce. The committee is concerned however that increases in 
the volume and urgency of demand for cannon tubes since the 
Army's March 2022 report may require cannon tube production 
capacity at a second facility in addition to current and 
planned investments at Watervliet.
Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program (sec. 113)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Army to update its tactical wheeled vehicle 
(TWV) strategy every 5 years beginning with the submission of 
the President's Budget request for fiscal year 2025. This 
strategy will consider the full fleet of TWVs and associated 
trailers and support equipment. Further, the Secretary of the 
Army shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, not later than 15 days after 
the budget submission, on its strategy and future years defense 
program.
    The committee is concerned that the Army has not formally 
updated its TWV strategy since 2014. A recurring update would 
help both the Army and industry plan for future requirements, 
periodically assess current TWV capability and capacity to 
support Army requirements as defined by the governing National 
Defense Strategy, and more consistently identify commercially 
available improvements to the current Army fleet.
    The Army is currently fielding Infantry Squad Vehicles, 
retrofitting its High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle 
fleet with antilock brake systems with electronic stability 
control kits, adding Joint Light Tactical Vehicles into its 
inventory, and initiating a competition for a new Common 
Tactical Truck, to name some of its ongoing TWV initiatives. A 
recurring and holistic review across all platforms will improve 
the Army's ability to manage its TWV fleet into the future.
Extension and modification of annual updates to master plans and 
        investment strategies for Army ammunition plants (sec. 114)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend and 
modify the annual updates to master plans for Army Ammunition 
Plants. The provision would extend the reporting period from 
March 31, 2026, to March 31, 2030. The provision would also 
require a description of any changes made to the Army 
Ammunition Plant master plan based upon current global events, 
including pandemics and armed conflicts.
Report on acquisition strategies of the logistics augmentation program 
        of the Army (sec. 115)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Army to submit a report on acquisition 
strategies of the logistics augmentation program of the Army.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Reduction in the minimum number of Navy carrier air wings and carrier 
        air wing headquarters required to be maintained (sec. 121)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 8062(e) of title 10, United States Code, to relieve the 
Navy of a requirement to maintain 10 carrier air wings.
    The Department of Defense has asked for relief from the 
requirements of this section, which directs the Secretary of 
the Navy to ensure that the Navy maintains 9 carrier air wings 
until additional deployable aircraft carriers can fully support 
10 carrier air wings, or October 1, 2025, whichever is earlier. 
Thereafter, the Navy would be required to maintain 10 carrier 
air wings.
    The Navy intends to maintain 9 carrier air wings as the 
fleet returns to 11 operational aircraft carriers. The Navy 
argues that even with 11 operational aircraft carriers, two of 
those carriers are regularly unavailable for worldwide 
deployment due to routine or scheduled maintenance or repair to 
include refueling and complex overhauls, docking planned 
incremental availabilities, or planned incremental 
availabilities. Thus, the Navy believes that maintaining 9 
carrier air wings is sufficient to support 11 operational 
aircraft carriers and that maintaining 10 carrier air wings is 
unnecessary.
Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port 
        waterborne security barriers (sec. 122)
    The committee recommends a provision that would further 
extend through fiscal year 2024 an existing prohibition on the 
use of funds for waterborne security barriers.
Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program 
        (sec. 123)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Navy to enter into one or more contracts for the multiyear 
procurement of the next block of 10 Virginia-class submarines.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ-4 aircraft 
        (sec. 131)
    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the Secretary of the Air Force from divesting any RQ-4 Block 40 
aircraft. The committee is concerned that retiring these 
aircraft would create a gap in moving target indications 
capabilities. There is also a lack of transparency from the 
Department of Defense on its intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance modernization plan.
Limitation on divestiture of T-1A training aircraft (sec. 132)
    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
retirement of T-1A training aircraft pending a certain 
certification.
    The Air Force plans to alter the curriculum for pilots 
slated to fly multiengine aircraft, such as tankers or bombers. 
The service intends to take pilots who have graduated from 
undergraduate pilot training and then train them in more 
realistic simulators. Following simulator training, these 
pilots would be sent directly to operational squadrons. 
Pursuing such a course of action would obviate to the need to 
maintain the current numbers of intermediate trainers like the 
T-1A.
    Before supporting this divestiture, the committee needs to 
be sure that the Air Force's proposed alternative pilot 
training curriculum will be as effective, if not more 
effective, than the current program. The committee also needs 
to understand how the change could affect other programs.
Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A-10 aircraft (sec. 
        133)
    The committee recommends a provision that would alleviate 
the current restrictions on retiring A-10 aircraft to allow the 
Air Force to retire 42 A-10 aircraft in fiscal year 2024.
Modification to minimum requirement for total primary mission aircraft 
        inventory of Air Force fighter aircraft (sec. 134)
    The committee recommends a provision that would reduce the 
number of fighter aircraft that the Air Force would be required 
to maintain from 1,145 fighters to 1,112.
Modification of limitation on divestment of F-15 aircraft (sec. 135)
    The committee recommends a provision that would modify 
section 150 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), to 
include an accounting of remaining service life, upgrades, and 
other modifications made to each F-15 as part of the required 
report prior to divestment.
    While the committee largely supports the Air Force's force 
design and modernization plans, concerns remain that Air Force 
divestment plans do not always target the oldest or least 
relevant parts of the aircraft fleet first. Specifically, the 
Air Force plans to retire portions of the F-15E Strike Eagle 
fleet that have also recently received expensive and necessary 
upgrades. The committee needs to understand such divestments in 
the broader context of actions with the whole fighter fleet.
Report on Air Force executive aircraft (sec. 136)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Air Force to produce a report on executive aircraft.
    Although the Air Force had indicated in previous fiscal 
years that it planned to divest certain C-40 executive 
aircraft, the Air Force no longer intends to pursue divestments 
of these aircraft during the future years defense program. The 
committee supports this decision, but needs more information 
about the factors that impact the Air Force's planning and 
programming regarding these and other executive aircraft in 
order to better understand the long-term future of these 
aircraft and the missions that they support.
    Therefore, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide a 
report to the congressional defense committees, not later than 
January 1, 2025, that includes information that can help the 
committee better understand demand for these aircraft, costs 
associated with operating them, and the role that the Air 
Force's fleet of executive aircraft play in filling overall 
demand for Department of Defense executive aircraft. 
Understanding these factors will aid the committee in making 
informed assessments of any future planning and programming 
decisions that the Air Force may propose regarding these 
aircraft.

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

Pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative 
        technologies (sec. 141)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to allow the Secretary of 
Defense to waive the requirement to give priority to small 
businesses and nontraditional defense contractors for up to two 
solicitations for proposals per fiscal year.
    The committee notes that the Congress established the 
Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative 
Technologies (APFIT) program as a pilot pursuant to section 834 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. 
The committee believes that APFIT can be an important tool to 
accelerate the delivery of capabilities to the warfighter by 
providing expeditiously transitioned technologies from other 
pilot programs, prototype projects, and research projects into 
production and fielding.
    The committee notes that APFIT is on track to deliver 
critical capabilities earlier than previously anticipated, 
while contributing to the viability of the defense industrial 
base, including for small business and nontraditional defense 
contractors. The committee notes that section 834 directed the 
Secretary of Defense, in carrying out APFIT, to prioritize 
development by small businesses (as defined under section 3 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) or nontraditional 
defense contractors (as defined under section 2302 of title 10, 
United States Code). Although the committee remains supportive 
of this general prioritization, the committee believes that 
APFIT should be given limited flexibility to select 
technologies from traditional contractors when deemed 
necessary.
Requirement to develop and implement policies to establish the datalink 
        strategy of the Department of Defense (sec. 142)
    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to develop and implement policies that 
establish a unified datalink strategy and provide a briefing to 
the congressional defense committees on these policies.
    The Department of Defense's datalink strategies have 
focused on service- and platform-centric solutions that too 
frequently lack interoperability between weapon systems and 
depend on proprietary protocols that limit government use 
across multiple systems. These strategies have also lacked 
modularity for rapid upgrades and often rely on legacy Link-16 
networks.
    The committee recognizes that the rapid exchange of 
information between weapon and sensor systems through datalinks 
will be a vital component of future warfare. For example, the 
core infrastructure of Joint All Domain Command and Control 
will rely on datalinks in order to improve force coordination 
through more timely command and control. The internet has been 
successful because it allows disparate systems to share data 
effectively through the use of standardized network protocols 
and interfaces.
    Finally, the committee understands that the People's 
Republic of China has taken a whole-of-government approach to 
its system of datalinks, which has significantly advanced its 
combat capabilities across all warfighting domains. The 
committee believes that the United States needs a similar 
whole-of-government approach to succeed in any potential 
conflict.
Report on contract for cybersecurity capabilities and briefing (sec. 
        143)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, to submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the decision to exercise options on an existing contract to 
use cybersecurity capabilities to protect assets and networks 
across the Department of Defense. The provision also would 
require a briefing on the plans of the Department to ensure 
competition and interoperability in the security and identity 
and access management product market segments.

                              Budget Items

                                  Navy

LPD-33
    Neither the budget request, nor the future years defense 
program, included funding for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy 
(SCN) to purchase the next amphibious transport dock, LPD-33.
    The Department of Defense has conducted extensive analysis 
of the LPD-17 class to redesign the ship to achieve cost 
savings. This resulted in the design of the Flight II ships. 
The LPD-33 would be the next Flight II ship of the LPD-17 
class. Marine Corps witnesses have testified that there are no 
capabilities excess to their needs in the Flight II design, but 
the Department has decided to further study whether the LPD 
could be redesigned to yield a ship that would be less 
expensive to acquire.
    Given that is unlikely that the Navy could achieve major 
cost savings without significant changes in capabilities, the 
committee fails to see why the Department would stop production 
of LPDs without a replacement.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase in line 
number 14 of SCN of $1.9 billion to fully fund LPD-33.
Auxiliary Personnel Lighter
    The budget request did not include any funding in line 
number 29 of SCN for Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 
procurement. APL barracks craft provide berthing and messing 
facilities for sailors up to an aircraft carrier size ship. The 
Navy inventory includes 20 APLs, with 12 of those craft having 
been built from 1944-1946 that were not designed to current 
safety standards.
    The committee recommends an increase of $72.0 million in 
SCN line number 29 for an additional APL-67 class berthing 
barge.
Marine Corps ground based air defense
    The budget request included $249.1 million in Procurement, 
Marine Corps (PMC) for line number 10 Ground Based Air Defense.
    Marine Corps ground based interceptors allow for 
simultaneous neutralization of multiple missiles, proving to be 
a valuable capability in expeditionary advanced base 
operations.
    The committee recommends an increase of $4.5 million in PMC 
line number 10.

                               Air Force

F-15EX realignment of funds
    The budget request included $2.7 billion in Aircraft 
Procurement, Air Force (APAF) line 5 F-15EX.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $200.4 
million in APAF line 5 and increases of $80.0 million in APAF 
line 81 Other Production Charges and $120.4 million in APAF 
line 25 F-15.
B-1B realignment of funds
    The budget request included $12.8 million in Aircraft 
Procurement, Air Force (APAF) line 20 B-1B.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $3.0 
million in APAF line 20 and a corresponding increase of $3.0 
million in APAF line 66 Initial Spares/Repair Parts.
B-52 realignment of funds
    The budget request included $65.8 million in Aircraft 
Procurement, Air Force (APAF) line 21 B-52.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $14.0 
million in APAF line 21 and a corresponding increase of $14.0 
million in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air 
Force (RDAF) for PE 11113F B-52 Squadrons.
RC-135 alternate position, navigation, and timing upgrades
    The budget request included $220.1 million in line 51 of 
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force (APAF) for various 
modifications of RC-135 aircraft. The request included no funds 
for installing alternate position, navigation, and timing (PNT) 
systems onto the RC-135 fleet.
    Such alternate PNT systems would allow the RC-135 fleet to 
continue operating in a Global Positioning System (GPS)-
degraded or GPS-denied environment. As adversaries increase 
their electronic warfare (EW) capabilities and their 
willingness to use EW outside of conflict, the committee 
believes that new PNT technology must be incorporated on the 
RC-135 aircraft fleet to ensure they can continue to execute 
their missions.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $20.0 
million in APAF line 51 to outfit RC-135 aircraft with 
alternate PNT systems.

Initial Spares/Repair Parts realignment of funds

    The budget request included $781.5 million in Aircraft 
Procurement, Air Force (APAF) line 66 Initial Spares/Repair 
Parts.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $11.6 
million in APAF line 66 and a corresponding increase of $11.6 
million in APAF line 61 Other Aircraft.

Base Maintenance Support Vehicles realignment of funds

    The budget request included $223.4 million in Other 
Procurement, Air Force (OPAF) line 11 Base Maintenance Support 
Vehicles.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $953,000 
in OPAF line 11 and increases of $340,000 in OPAF line 7 
Special Purpose Vehicles, $285,000 in OPAF line 9 Materials 
Handling Vehicles, and $328,000 in OPAF line 4 Cargo and 
Utility Vehicles.

Space Force realignment of funds

    The budget request included $840.9 million in Procurement, 
Space Force (PSF) line 16 Special Space Activities.
    The Space Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $497.0 
million in PSF line 16 and increases of $270.0 million in 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) 
line 9999 Classified Programs for a classified program, $36.3 
million in PSF line 16 for Space Force Unfunded Priorities List 
Classified Program A, $83.0 million in RDSF line 9999 
Classified Programs for Space Force Unfunded Priorities List 
Classified Program B, $53.0 million in RDSF line 9999 
Classified Programs for Space Force Unfunded Priorities List 
Classified Program C, and $54.7 million in RDSF line 9999 
Classified Programs for Space Force Unfunded Priorities List 
Classified Program D.

                              Defense Wide


Modernization of Department of Defense internet gateway cyber defense

    The budget request included $129.1 million in line number 
51 of Procurement, Defense-Wide (PDW) for Cyberspace 
Operations.
    Elsewhere in this report, the committee recommends a 
provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry 
out a modernization program for network boundary and cross-
domain defense against cyber attacks, expanding upon the fiscal 
year 2023 pilot program and initial deployment to the primary 
Department of Defense internet access points (IAPs) managed by 
the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The Consolidated 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-328) 
included funding to begin the procurement of a replacement for 
the current cyber defense system deployed at the major internet 
gateways of the Department of Defense. Additional funding 
beyond the requested amount is needed in fiscal year 2024 to 
sustain this initiative.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $31.0 
million in PDW line number 51 for internet gateway cyber 
defense. The committee further recommends related increases 
elsewhere in this Act.

Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Sonar Payload for Subsea Seabed 
        Acceleration

    The budget request included $66.1 million in Procurement, 
Defense-wide (PDW) for Line 67 Underwater Systems.
    The committee notes that the Commander, U.S. Special 
Operations Command has identified the fielding of Seal Delivery 
Vehicle (SDV) sonar payloads as an unfunded requirement.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $12.1 
million in line number 75 of PDW for the fielding of SDV sonar 
payloads.

Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat Acceleration

    The budget request included $329.8 million in Procurement, 
Defense-wide (PDW) for Line 75 Warrior Systems.

Chemical nerve agent countermeasures

    The budget request included $231.8 million in line number 
80 of Procurement, Defense-wide (PDW) for Chemical and 
Biological Protection and Hazard Mitigation.
    The committee recommends an increase of $5.0 million in PDW 
line number 80 for antidote treatment nerve agent 
autoinjectors.

                       Items of Special Interest


Acquisition of shoulder launched munitions

    The committee is aware that the U.S. Army is pursuing a 
single-shot, disposable, shoulder-launched weapon, known as the 
XM919 Individual Assault Munition (IAM). The program seeks a 
mature, production-ready, shoulder-launched munition system 
capable of engaging multiple target configurations from open 
and confined spaces. The committee is monitoring the U.S. 
Army's one-size-fits-all approach to ensure the weapon systems 
can defeat the full array of potential targets. Should the U.S. 
Army find that current technology is not mature enough to meet 
the U.S. Army's single system requirements, and in particular, 
exceeds current weight requirements, the committee encourages 
the Secretary of the Army to adjust their IAM acquisition 
strategy or consider adopting a strategy that leverages program 
alternatives.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Army to submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees, not later than March 1, 2024, on the U.S. Army's 
IAM acquisition strategy. The report shall include: (1) An 
assessment of industry's current ability to achieve IAM program 
requirements; (2) Investments and resources needed to achieve 
the U.S. Army's requirements for a single system; and (3) An 
assessment of alternatives for the program.

Air-to-air missiles

    The committee supports the U.S. Air Force's work on 
modernizing its arsenal of air-to-air missiles, and 
acknowledges their criticality to effective deterrence, and, if 
necessary, to support combat operations. The committee 
recognizes that work is currently underway to replace the AIM-
120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile with the AIM 260 
Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, but the AIM-260 is yet to be 
fielded. The committee believes that an iterative approach to 
air-to-air missile development, including overlapping missile 
development programs, is needed to remain competitive against 
strategic competitors, as it reduces the time between 
capability improvements, fosters increased competition, builds 
a stronger and more resilient defense industrial base, and 
improves production capacity. The committee also recognizes 
that improvements to requirements, integration, and testing 
would be required to support more rapid development and 
fielding of air-to-air weapons.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
February 1, 2024, on a plan to implement a more iterative and 
rapid approach to air-to-air missile acquisition and 
development to include: (1) Strategies and policies for 
executing overlapping production of air-to-air missile programs 
that provide more iterative and rapid capability advances and 
strengthen the defense industrial base; (2) Plans to streamline 
and accelerate the integration and testing of multiple air-to-
air munitions across weapon systems, to include an evaluation 
of whether open system architectures for weapons can and should 
be implemented; (3) Strategies to ensure effective coordination 
and collaboration across military services to leverage cross-
service development and testing efficiencies; (4) An evaluation 
of whether additional infrastructure to support air-to-air 
weapons testing within the Navy and Air Force range 
infrastructure, to include target drones, would be required to 
support an acceleration of air-to-air missile development 
programs, with any resources required in such case; (5) An 
evaluation of whether the use of unmanned aircraft as launch 
platforms for early air-to-air missile development would enable 
accelerated development at lower risk; (6) An evaluation of 
whether any existing munitions within the defense industrial 
base would sufficiently augment current air-to-air missile 
capabilities and stockpiles, including a description of any 
associated integration costs and time; and (7) A list of any 
additional resources or authorities which would be required to 
execute the Department's strategy.

Aircraft survivability equipment

    The committee is concerned about the threats posed to low-
flying U.S. military aircraft from enemy air defense systems. 
Department of Defense fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters 
operating at low altitudes often are exposed to threats. These 
threat systems are widely proliferated and are a significant 
risk to our forces.
    Additionally, the committee understands that in-aircraft 
survivability equipment and weapons engagement training aids 
and opportunities are not as available to the reserve component 
aviation enterprise as they are to the active component. This 
creates a disparity in training uniformity that could 
negatively affect National Guard and reserve aviator readiness, 
and reduces their capability to assist the active component 
during conflict operations.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretaries of the 
military departments, or their designees, and representatives 
from the National Guard and reserve components, to provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense committees, not later 
than March 1, 2024, on the service strategy for fielding and 
maintaining aircraft survivability equipment on U.S. military 
aircraft to counter modern enemy air defense systems and other 
widely proliferated threats, including identification of 
commercial off-the-shelf capabilities that would provide threat 
replication and simulation, and a list of National Guard and 
reserve aviation training sites where this training could be 
implemented.

Ammunition manufacturing industrial base

    The committee is interested in better understanding the 
commercial defense industrial base that supports ammunition 
production, specifically small and medium caliber, for the 
Department of Defense (DOD).
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than 
March 1, 2024, on the health of the defense industrial base 
with regard to small arms ammunition manufacturing, production, 
and procurement. The briefing shall include a market review of 
current suppliers to the DOD as well as the DOD's strategy and 
acquisition framework for defining and forecasting requirements 
of the domestic defense industrial base. The briefing shall 
also include the feasibility of providing future multi-year 
forecasts to industry suppliers. Further, the briefing shall 
include an organizational chart and timeline for how the 
program executive agent, in this case the Department of the 
Army, solicits and responds to training requirements and needs 
across the military departments.

Army small arms

    The committee supports the Army's investment in its next 
generation squad weapon, but is concerned that the Army is not 
sufficiently investing across its enduring small arms 
capabilities. As the majority of soldiers will continue to 
carry current inventory weapons, the Army should ensure that 
these systems remain the most accurate and lethal available, 
whether through improved components, accessories, or munitions.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
February 29, 2024, that includes: (1) A summary by weapon type 
of ongoing modernization efforts; (2) An assessment of 
components or accessories, to include those commercially 
available, the Army is considering as part of its modernization 
efforts; and (3) An assessment of the maturity of improved 
5.56mm ammunition to include any constraints to integrating new 
ammunition, if available.

Army watercraft modernization

    The committee supports the Army's efforts to re-establish a 
modernized watercraft fleet. The committee recognizes 
watercraft as key enablers to Army and joint forces in support 
of logistics operations in a maritime theater, including over-
the-shore and intra-theater transport of mission critical 
equipment and personnel. However, the committee is concerned 
with delays and increased costs in both the Landing Craft 
Utility Service Life Extension Program and the Maneuver Support 
Vehicle (Light). Additionally, as the Army initiates its 
efforts related to the Mission Support Vehicle (Heavy), the 
committee will be interested in requirements development, to 
include how the Army is working with the Navy and Marine Corps 
on common capabilities.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
February 29, 2024, on its watercraft modernization strategy. At 
a minimum, the briefing should include: (1) An assessment of 
current Army watercraft shortfalls across all classes; (2) A 
fielding plan of new Army watercraft and retirement plan of 
current Army watercraft organized by year; (3) A cost estimate 
for the activation and deactivation of the actions in (2); and 
(4) A detailed plan to coordinate with the Department of the 
Navy on Mission Support Vehicle (Heavy) acquisition, 
requirements development, and shipbuilder engagement.

BLACK HAWK MODERNIZATION

    The committee understands that the Army will retain between 
800-900 Black Hawk helicopters through approximately 2060. 
Given the planned length of service, the Army will need to 
modernize these aircraft to ensure continued relevance and 
interoperability with the balance of the force.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than 30 days after the submission of the President's 
budget request for fiscal year 2025, that identifies the 
requested funding for Black Hawk modernization in the fiscal 
year 2025-2029 future years defense plan, provides program 
definition, and identifies a program acquisition strategy.

Blue Grass Army Depot

    The committee notes that the Joint Explanatory Statement to 
Accompany the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) directed the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Army, to conduct a feasibility study to assess potential 
missions, plants, or industries feasible for Army or Department 
of Defense needs at the Blue Grass Army Depot following the 
completion of the mission at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent- 
Destruction Pilot Plant. The committee further notes that the 
findings of this study were to be reported to the congressional 
defense committees not later than March 1, 2023. However, the 
Department has missed this deadline.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Department of 
Defense, in consultation with the Department of the Army, to 
complete its study on the Blue Grass Army Depot and report back 
to the congressional defense committees by September 1, 2023.

Briefing on Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System

    The committee applauds the Army and Special Operations 
Command (USSOCOM) for co-developing and fielding the Degraded 
Visual Environment Pilotage System (DVEPS) as a quick reaction 
capability on a limited number of MH-60, MH-47, and HH-60 
rotorcraft. The performance of this capability during recent 
deployments in support of NATO deterrence efforts validates 
this emphasis placed by the Army and USSOCOM. Additionally, the 
committee is pleased that degraded visual environment 
mitigation has been included as a critical capability on future 
vertical lift airframes. However, the committee is concerned 
that the Army has not developed a comprehensive strategy to 
transition the DVEPS to a degraded visual environment program 
of record for enduring platforms across components. The 
committee understands that Army testing of DVEPS has 
demonstrated increased situational awareness of hazards during 
all phases of flight and may have applicability beyond limited 
degraded visual environment takeoff and landing situations.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
January 31, 2024, which details the Army's plan to incorporate 
DVEPS into the enduring helicopter fleet across components.

Collaborative combat aircraft to support agile combat employment

    The committee supports the U.S. Air Force's plan to 
investigate achieving affordable mass with the use of 
collaborative combat aircraft. However, the committee is 
concerned that the current strategy does not prioritize 
fielding of tactically relevant aircraft at a low cost point on 
a timeline that matches current intelligence assessments, and 
that aligns with the Air Force's Agile Combat Employment plan.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to provide a briefing, not later than January 31, 2024, 
to the congressional defense committees on efforts to ensure 
that prototypes developed for the collaborative combat aircraft 
program include procurement and life cycle cost targets per air 
vehicle, consideration for low cost air vehicles already in 
production, and options for operating from austere locations 
with very short runways.

Command Post Computing Environment 

    The committee recognizes the Army's efforts to develop a 
common operating environment in order to provide commanders an 
intuitive, data-informed, and tailorable common operating 
picture and mission command suite of applications. The Command 
Post Computing Environment is a key program intended to enable 
a common operating picture from battalion to service component 
commander. The committee also supports ongoing experimentation 
and operational employment by Army subordinate units and 
component commands of geographic combatant commands in which 
commercial off-the-shelf capabilities are being integrated in 
order to facilitate joint and coalition interoperability. The 
committee encourages continuation of this dual-pronged approach 
to capabilities development.
    The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to brief 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not later than January 31, 2024, on how it is 
instilling lessons learned from subordinate command 
experimentation and operational application, as well as 
assessing scalability of commercial off-the-shelf capabilities.

Compass Call

    The U.S. Air Force plans to modernize the Compass Call 
fleet by fielding 10 EC-37B aircraft with advanced electronic 
warfare capabilities to replace 14 EC-130 aircraft.
    The committee believes that the U.S. Air Force needs to 
place additional emphasis on ground-based simulators and 
trainers to maintain crew proficiency with a smaller force 
structure available for training. The committee expects the 
U.S. Air Force to reflect the seriousness of this situation by 
budgeting for simulator and trainer development, procurement, 
and fielding in future budget requests.

Comptroller General review of Army air and missile defense 
        modernization

    The Army has undertaken efforts to modernize its air and 
missile defense capabilities. This Army modernization priority 
is critical to the Army's ability to protect formations from 
the advanced threats on the modern battlefield, including 
aircraft, missiles, and unmanned aircraft systems.
    To assist the committee in its oversight of these efforts, 
the committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to review and assess the Army's air and missile defense 
modernization efforts and plans. The Comptroller General's 
review should assess:
          (1) The systems or technologies the Army is 
        developing in the near- and long-term to improve air 
        and missile defense;
          (2) The requirements or desired capabilities 
        associated with air and missile defense;
          (3) The extent to which the Army has applied leading 
        practices for acquisitions in air and missile defense 
        programs; and
          (4) How the Army has positioned itself with research 
        and development resources, in terms of funding and 
        personnel, to develop these technologies.
    The committee further directs the Comptroller General to 
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees not 
later than June 28, 2024, and a report at a time agreed upon at 
the time of the briefing.

Comptroller General review of Army long-range fires modernization

    The Army has taken steps to modernize its long-range fires 
capabilities. To support this key priority, the Army is 
considering a wide range of systems, including new missiles and 
launchers as well as extended range cannon munitions.
    To assist in oversight of these efforts, the committee 
directs the Comptroller General of the United States to review 
and assess the Army's long-range fires modernization efforts 
and plans. The Comptroller General's review should assess:
          (1) The Army's overall acquisition strategy for the 
        systems or technologies it seeks in the near- and long-
        term to improve its long-range fires;
          (2) The requirements or desired capabilities 
        associated with long-range fires;
          (3) The extent to which the Army has applied leading 
        practices for acquisitions in its long-range fires 
        programs; and
          (4) How the Army has positioned itself with research 
        and development resources, in terms of funding and 
        personnel, to develop these technologies, to include 
        improved range munitions.
    The committee further directs the Comptroller General to 
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees not 
later than March 1, 2024, and a report at a time agreed upon at 
the time of the briefing.

Counter-small unmanned aerial systems

    The committee recognizes the challenges that rapidly 
evolving unmanned aerial aircraft pose to U.S., allied, and 
partner forces. As the executive agent for the Joint Counter-
small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO), the Army leads 
and directs joint counter-small unmanned aircraft systems (C-
sUAS) doctrine, requirements, materiel, and training 
development to establish joint solutions for current and future 
sUAS threats. As such, the Army has primary responsibility for 
testing and evaluating C-sUAS capabilities for use across the 
joint force. Critically, the Army must also assess capabilities 
that may provide immediate benefit to allies and partners, 
particularly those facing ongoing threats in Europe and the 
Middle East.
    The committee understands that since its inception, the JCO 
has carried out several demonstrations in realistic operational 
environments, and has recommended systems and capabilities to 
serve as providers of C-sUAS for the military services. The 
committee also recognizes the very real challenge of outpacing 
evolving threat technologies and the role software-defined 
technologies play in the rapid integration of new components, 
sensors, and effectors into systems.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, not later than February 29, 2024, on 
matters related to its joint C-sUAS efforts to include: (1) A 
description of Army efforts to ensure JCO-approved C-sUAS 
capabilities are rapidly identified and acquired for the joint 
force; and (2) An overview of how identified systems integrate 
with current systems to close critical capability gaps.
    In the aforementioned briefing, the Secretary of the Army 
shall also include a specific update on C-sUAS efforts in the 
Middle East to include: (1) An assessment of recent 
technological advancements utilized to counter armed sUAS 
threats from Iran and Iranian linked groups; (2) A list of any 
cooperative agreements that the Department has entered into 
with allies and partners to improve C-sUAS capabilities in the 
Middle East; and (3) An assessment of any additional 
technological advancements that could be utilized in 
coordination with allies and partners in the Middle East or 
advancements that could be transferred to counter such threats.

Dual-use innovative technology for the Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle 
        program

    The committee encourages the Army to continue using the 
software acquisition pathway approach as well as leveraging 
dual-use, innovative commercial technology for the Robotic 
Combat Vehicle program, and consider a similar framework for 
future ground vehicles, such as the Optionally Manned Fighting 
Vehicle and the Common Tactical Truck programs. The committee 
also encourages the military services to consider this dual-use 
acquisition approach for their autonomous ground vehicle 
programs.

Expeditionary field feeding equipment

    The committee understands that the Department of the Army 
requires upgraded equipment for field feeding and soldier 
sustainment.
    The committee therefore directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
March 31, 2024, on the Army's modernization and sustainment 
plans for expeditionary field feeding equipment.
    The briefing shall include:
          (1) The Army's current inventory of expeditionary 
        field feeding equipment;
          (2) The Army's current requirement for expeditionary 
        field feeding equipment;
          (3) The Army's modernization plan for expeditionary 
        field feeding equipment;
          (4) Any relevant investments currently programmed for 
        within the Future Years Defense Program; and
          (5) Such other matters as the Secretary may deem 
        appropriate.

Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

    The committee notes that the Army is analyzing cost 
reduction initiatives for the Extended Range Guided Multiple 
Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) modification. GMLRS is proving 
essential in Ukraine's fight against Russia and the committee 
believes an extended range variant will provide a critical 
capability in future military operations. The committee 
encourages the Secretary of the Army to continue development of 
the Extended Range GMLRS and to examine all cost reduction 
measures, including qualification of a second source for the 
solid rocket motor.

F-22 Block 20 divestment

    The committee is aware the Air Force has requested 
authority to divest all 32 F-22 Block 20 aircraft.
    The committee does not believe this would be prudent, given 
the fact that the F-22 fleet would consist of only 153 aircraft 
after such a divestiture. The committee recognizes that these 
Block 20 aircraft could easily be used for pilot training even 
if these aircraft do not have the latest avionics systems. Such 
training on Block 20 aircraft would reduce the demand for wear 
and tear on the F-22 Block 30/35 aircraft, reserving their 
useful life for potential conflicts.

Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft

    The committee notes that for fiscal year 2024, the U.S. 
Army reaffirmed that the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft 
(FARA) is the U.S. Army's number one aviation modernization 
priority. This platform is required to restore attack and 
reconnaissance dominance by mitigating enemy long-range 
capabilities by creating lethal effects from outside enemy 
sensors and weapons range and allowing joint force commanders 
to maneuver from relative sanctuary.
    The committee fully agrees with this assessment, but notes 
that the U.S. Army has had considerable difficulty with this 
requirement over the past 25 years, and has failed to bring 
forth an aircraft to fill this need, with schedule risk 
appearing to further delay the program by as much as a year.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Army to submit a report to the congressional defense committees 
on the FARA program not later than 30 days after the submission 
of the President's budget request for fiscal year 2025. This 
report shall: (1) Identify the requested funding for the FARA 
program in the fiscal year 2025-2029 future years defense 
program by year and appropriation; (2) Provide a status update 
on program progress and acquisition strategy; and (3) Identify 
any funding gaps, by year and appropriation, needed to support 
the program of record and acquisition strategy for the FARA 
program.

Ground autonomous mobility

    The committee commends the Department of the Army on 
progress made towards integrating autonomous mobility 
capabilities in existing and future ground systems. However, 
the committee is concerned that the existing development 
structure that the U.S. Army uses to design, test, and field 
ground systems may not meet the challenges that autonomous 
mobility poses. The committee notes the importance of an 
enterprise-wide approach to data collection and management to 
ensure common infrastructure for autonomous mobility solutions 
across Army programs.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing, not later than March 1, 2024, to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on efforts to manage autonomy across its ground 
vehicle programs to ensure governing Program Executive Offices, 
and the subordinate programs, remain in sync as autonomy 
capabilities are developed.

HH-60W combat rescue helicopter

    The combat rescue helicopter (CRH) program is developing 
the HH-60W aircraft to replace rapidly aging HH-60G Pave Hawk 
helicopters. The low density, high demand HH-60G has sustained 
an extreme operational tempo, making it the most deployed 
rotary wing asset in the Department of Defense (DOD). 
Operational analysis has shown a requirement for as many as 144 
aircraft to support this enduring military mission, as well as 
living up to the moral imperative to leave no one behind.
    The committee urges the Department to restore aircraft 
quantities to meet requirements and avoid capability gaps that 
would result from buying fewer than the 113 aircraft program of 
record for the DOD combat rescue helicopter fleet. The 
committee believes that the Department should buy out this 
program of record of 113 aircraft, and urges the DOD to do so. 
The committee urges the DOD to avoid delays in planned 
procurement and support planned restructuring activities across 
the U.S. Air Force.

High Energy Laser capabilities

    The committee recognizes the U.S. Army Rapid Capability and 
Critical Technologies Office's efforts toward developing High 
Energy Laser capabilities to meet the mission requirements for 
counter-unmanned aerial systems, counter-rocket, artillery, and 
mortar, and counter-cruise missile missions. Therefore, the 
committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to transition 
these systems to the relevant Army acquisition programs of 
record and accelerate their delivery for operational use.

Hoist systems for UH-60/HH-60

    The UH-60/HH-60 helicopter fleet supports a wide range of 
missions, including medical evacuation, aerial firefighting, 
and special operations across the Active and Reserve 
Components. Rescue hoist systems provide key capabilities for 
these aircraft. Both backup hoist systems and litter basket 
stabilization are critical characteristics of hoist systems 
that enhance aircraft capacity and save patient lives. The 
committee encourages the U.S. Army to pursue airworthiness 
releases for powered ascender systems in addition to litter 
stabilization systems already used by other components and 
ensure distribution for UH-60/HH-60 aircraft across the total 
force.

KC-135 Emergency Response Refuel Equipment Kit

    The committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to 
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, no later than June 1, 
2024, on the implications of the National Guard's KC-135 fleet 
lacking the Emergency Response Refuel Equipment Kit (ERREK). 
The briefing should address: (1) If, without ERREK, the 
National Guard's KC-135 fleet will be able to meet capability 
requirements to transfer fuel on and off the aircraft for 
disaster relief operations where there is no ground power 
infrastructure available to move fuel to support fuel truck, 
bladder, or ground fuel tanks; (2) The consequences to the 
National Guard's intended missions without this KC-135 
capability; and (3) How the National Guard intends to meet 
these capability requirements.

Large surface combatants

    The U.S. Navy needs to make progress toward the goal of a 
355-ship fleet. DDG-51 destroyers will be an integral part of 
any plan to achieve that goal because they provide significant 
multi-mission capability, including strategic land strike; 
anti-aircraft, anti-surface ship, and anti-submarine warfare; 
and ballistic missile defense.
    In addition to falling short of its stated goal of 355 
ships, the Department of the Navy remains short of sufficient 
large surface combatants. The U.S. Navy will have an inventory 
of 85 large surface combatants in fiscal year 2023. This number 
is projected to decline to as few as 77 large surface 
combatants in the fiscal year 2031 and does not return to the 
current level of 85 ships before the fiscal year 2038. This is 
well short of the 120 ships identified in the analysis that led 
to the Department goal of 355 ships later codified in law.
    Section 125 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
provided new multi-year contract authority for up to 15 DDG-51s 
over five years and authorized the U.S. Navy to procure 3 DDG-
51s in fiscal year 2023.
    The U.S. Navy continues to work towards developing the next 
generation destroyer (DDG(X)), which will have the size and 
power capabilities to house next-generation weapons while 
maintaining this multi-mission capability. The committee 
continues to encourage the U.S. Navy, per section 130 of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), to pursue a collaborative 
design, development, and acquisition strategy for DDG(X). Early 
collaboration between the U.S. Navy, shipbuilders, and major 
component producers allows for greater design maturity and cost 
efficiency. Part of this strategy, as Navy officials have 
stated in congressional testimony, should be to continue to 
build DDG-51 Flight III destroyers concurrently with the DDG(X) 
at the beginning of DDG(X) production to keep Flight III 
capability flowing to the fleet, while sustaining a fragile 
shipbuilding industrial base. The committee believes a 
consistent demand signal to the shipbuilding industrial base is 
critical to driving the hiring and training of the shipbuilding 
workforce at all levels.

Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) program integration with MQ-25

    The MQ-25A Stingray will be the first operational, carrier-
based unmanned aircraft, and will provide aerial refueling 
capability for the carrier air wing. The platform will also 
have intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) 
capabilities. Under the Navy's current plan, the MQ-25 will be 
operated by a human air vehicle pilot to coordinate its 
refueling mission and to control its approach to and landing on 
the carrier. Additional investments will be needed to safely 
and efficiently operate MQ-25 under conditions where 
traditional 2-way data links are unavailable.
    The committee is encouraged that the Navy has prioritized 
development of these capabilities under the manned-unmanned 
teaming (MUM-T) program. The MUM-T program intends to 
accelerate developments to address autonomy issues, including 
developing the capability for the MQ-25 to receive in-flight 
refueling. The committee is supportive of this effort, and 
eager to see the various pieces of the program come together in 
a timely and efficient manner consistent with the fielding of 
the MQ-25.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy 
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than January 31, 2024, on efforts to integrate MUM-T 
into MQ-25 operations.

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle sustainment

    The committee notes that the Department of Defense 
continues to divest more of the nearly $50 billion fleet of 
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles even as the 
MRAP vehicles continue to demonstrate operational capability in 
Ukraine. The committee is concerned that the Department has not 
invested in its own MRAP vehicle fleet for several years, 
particularly as operations in Europe demonstrate the continued 
risk to military forces that mines present.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives not later than January 31, 2024, 
on the Department of Defense's long-term strategy for MRAP 
vehicles to ensure this critical asset is available for future 
requirements.

Modernization of the Air Force fighter force structure

    The committee needs a better understanding of the U.S. Air 
Force long range plans for modernizing the fighter force. The 
Air Force is currently operating several series of aircraft in 
the inventory, including A-10, F-15, F-16, F-22, and F-35. 
Adding the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) and the 
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) platforms to the force is 
in the Air Force's longer-term plans.
    The committee understands that the Air Force now has 
specific force structure modernization plans for at least 10 of 
its 29 fighter squadrons in the Air Reserve Component (ARC) 
through fiscal year 2031. The committee believes that this time 
horizon is too close to provide adequate information about the 
future of the total fighter force. Questions that remain 
unanswered include whether the U.S. Air Force planning to 
recapitalize all of the other 19 ARC fighter squadrons or shift 
one or more squadrons to other high priority missions and 
whether the U.S. Air Force is planning to shift missions for 
any of the active duty fighter squadrons. A longer-term 
assessment could help clarify Air Force plans and could help as 
well to:
          (1) Provide the Congress with a clear understanding 
        of the U.S. Air Force's plans and the ability to 
        provide more informed oversight;
          (2) Mitigate recruitment and retention challenges in 
        skilled and experienced manpower that are associated 
        with the uncertainty associated with looming 
        divestments; and
          (3) Avoid hindering recruitment/retention of 
        servicemembers transitioning from Active Duty to the 
        Reserve components.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to produce a plan for long-term support of fighter force 
structure in the active and reserve components. The Secretary 
shall provide a report on that plan to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
later than April 1, 2024.
    That report shall detail plans for force structure, 
recapitalization, and sustainment for the next 20 years. The 
report shall address specific year-by-year plans for 
procurement and unit activation or deactivation. Finally, the 
report shall also address the following:
          (1) The appropriate mix of fighter force structure 
        for the Active Duty and ARC units;
          (2) The specific plan for modernizing each of the 
        active duty units and the ARC units;
          (3) How the U.S. Air Force will maintain readiness 
        during units' recapitalization or change of missions; 
        and
          (4) Any plans to shift missions of active or reserve 
        component units, and if so, explanation of the shifts 
        and timing of implementation.

Modular open systems architecture

    The committee commends the continued Department of Defense 
(DOD) progress on implementing Modular Open Systems 
Architectures including the Air Force's Sensor Open Systems 
Architecture and the Army's Command, Control, Communications, 
Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and 
Reconnaissance (C5ISR)/Electronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of 
Standards (CMOSS) in a variety of programs of record.
    The committee is encouraged by the Air Force's work toward 
integration of open systems architecture into systems on 
platforms across the Air Force inventory as it supports better 
interoperability and easier, more affordable modernization 
across a range of capabilities. The committee encourages the 
Air Force to continue investments into open systems 
architecture research and sustainment to ensure the expanding 
workload is supported.
    The committee also appreciates the progress the Army has 
made toward the fielding of CMOSS and the envisioned CMOSS 
Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) program. The committee looks forward 
the long-range cost benefits CMFF will yield to the Army, once 
deployed, including reduced size, weight, and power of systems, 
increased capabilities, speed of development, speed of 
technology refresh, far lower operations and maintenance costs 
for the military services, and increased industry competition. 
In particular, the committee is encouraged by the potential for 
the Army to utilize CMFF to quickly onboard a far greater 
volume of third-party and Government-owned software capability 
that is currently locked out of Army platforms that do not have 
open architecture points of software integration. This 
opportunity will provide the military services with increased 
industrial base competition, especially small and medium sized 
businesses, which will lower the costs for the DOD.
    Given the significant maturity of CMOSS technology, the 
small number of CMFF systems planned for Block 1 fielding, and 
the potential cost savings that can be realized in accelerating 
deployment, the committee encourages Program Executive Office, 
Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) to strongly 
consider advancing the procurement schedule for the CMFF Block 
2 fielding selection to fiscal year 2025.

Novel printed armament components

    The committee recognizes the Army's critical role in 
providing advanced hybrid technologies for armaments that offer 
lethality overmatch against adversaries. Maintaining a strong 
armaments technology base will require continued investments to 
rapidly design, develop, manufacture, and integrate new 
processes and applications for current and future systems. The 
committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to continue the 
development of enabling printed electronics, energetics, 
materials, and sensors for munition systems.

Polymer ammunition casing

    The committee is pleased with the Department of Defense's 
development of lightweight polymer ammunition casing to 
significantly reduce weight for our warfighters, land vehicles, 
and aircraft. Weight reduction has been a critical priority 
goal within the Department. The committee understands that the 
Marine Corps has finished years of testing and evaluation and 
has approved lightweight polymer .50 caliber ammunition round 
casing for training and combat. The committee also understands 
that the Army has started a similar process for a .50 caliber 
polymer round casing. The committee strongly encourages the 
Army to leverage the existing Marine Corps test data to help 
accelerate its test and evaluation process.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Army to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee not later 
than March 1, 2024, on its testing and acquisition plan for the 
.50 caliber polymer round casing.

Portable arm stabilizer technology

    The committee recognizes portable arm stabilizers have the 
potential to affect combat readiness by improving accuracy, 
target acquisition, and mobility, while maintaining stability 
during engagements. Distinct from arm braces, portable arm 
stabilizers are a lightweight, cost-effective option to provide 
warfighters additional support while addressing targets.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to brief the congressional defense committees not later than 
March 31, 2024 about the potential value and utility of 
fielding portable arm stabilizer technology to select infantry 
units. The briefing shall include an assessment of current 
portable Army stabilizers, a cost analysis indicating whether 
such technology would result in a change in ammunition costs to 
the Army, the impact on Army training initiatives, the impact 
on operational effectiveness or combat readiness, and any 
challenges to fielding.

Portable hybrid generators

    The committee recognizes that the U.S. Army will need a 
multiyear procurement for approximately 20,000 new hybrid field 
generators in the 2kW to 5kW class to support tactical battle 
space and approximately 30,000 10kW to 30kW hybrid auxiliary 
power units to support joint light tactical vehicles. The new 
generation of generators and auxiliary power units should 
include advanced electronics, increase in fuel efficiency, 
substantially lower noise and weight, and a much reduced 
thermal signature. The committee finds that continued 
investment and fielding of lightweight field generators and 
auxiliary power units will be necessary to support the 
modernization efforts of the U.S. Army of 2030.

Precision Strike Missile

    The committee supports the Army's top modernization 
priority, long-range precision fires, and acknowledges its 
criticality to deterrence, and if necessary, combat operations 
in the Indo-Pacific region. The committee recognizes the Army's 
acquisition of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) to destroy, 
neutralize, or suppress targets at ranges greater than 400 
kilometers and supports the development of follow-on PrSM 
capability to increase range, lethality, and engagement of 
critical targets. The President's budget request for fiscal 
year 2024 requests funding for 110 PrSM munitions and forecasts 
requesting 242 PrSM munitions in fiscal year 2028. The 
committee notes that PrSM munitions in sufficient supply, and 
in various increments, will further enable the Army to 
contribute to the joint force.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Army to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives, not later than 
February 29, 2024, on an assessment of the program to include: 
(1) An analysis of the capacity of the industrial base to meet 
steady-state and wartime surge requirements for production of 
PrSM munitions within the next 5 years; (2) Options for 
accelerating the production of PrSM munitions beyond current 
future years defense program projections; and (3) An investment 
plan to reach procurement of 400 PrSM munitions per year in the 
shortest amount of time.

Programmable airburst munitions

    The committee is aware of industry efforts within the 
United States to develop, test, and field 40mm programmable 
airburst munitions. The committee believes that 40mm 
programmable airburst munitions are an important capability 
that U.S. ground forces could employ on current and future 
battlefields in both mounted and dismounted operations. Large- 
scale ground combat operations in Ukraine demonstrate the 
significant risk to close combat formations when confronting an 
enemy force in fixed defensive positions, to include trenches. 
In these situations, 40mm programmable airburst munitions could 
offer an effective and lethal alternative, providing important 
flexibility in the close fight.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than February 29, 2024, on current efforts to develop 
40mm programmable airburst munitions.

Reducing soldier load

    The committee recognizes the Army's efforts to improve 
individual soldier lethality, but remains concerned about the 
risks of overloading soldiers. In the report, ``Soldier Load 
Management Strategy Update,'' provided to Congress on September 
22, 2021, in response to the Senate report accompanying S. 2792 
(S. Rept. 117-39) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022, the Army outlined its efforts to address 
soldier loads while acknowledging that, at that time, the Army 
required its average infantry team leader to carry 
approximately 121 pounds, a 6.4 pound increase compared to 
similar equipment from 2018. The committee believes that 
cutting edge technologies, such as the Maneuverable Lightweight 
Electric Weight Reducer, may help reduce load requirements and 
increase the operational effectiveness of soldiers.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
March 1, 2024, on technologies it is exploring to reduce 
soldier load and increase overall soldier effectiveness, 
lethality, and survivability.

Report on Air Force national tactical integration

    The Air Force national tactical integration (NTI) mission, 
created during the global war on terror, was manned and trained 
to assist the Air Operations Center (AOC) and other operational 
units in tasks that individual analysts at the time could not 
accomplish on their own, providing a conduit between classified 
systems, the Intelligence Community (IC), and the warfighter.
    Since then, individual uniformed analysts in the AOC and 
other organizations now have access and training to use those 
tools on their own, quickly and seamlessly accessing the 
classified systems needed for their mission. As NTI in its 
current form does not operate in a delegated mission by NSA, it 
no longer functions in the way it was designed, which was to 
coordinate between IC elements and the warfighter.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees, not later than January 31, 2024, on the utility of 
NTI in its current form, any overlaps between NTI and with 
other elements of Air Force intelligence, and whether those 
highly trained personnel could be better used supporting other 
important missions.

Report on reuse of modern equipment from F-16 aircraft being retired

    The Air Force plans to divest F-16 Block 30/32 aircraft in 
the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve components over 
the next several years as the fleet is upgraded to post-Block 
30/32 F-16 aircraft. Many of these Block 30/32 aircraft contain 
upgraded and modernized equipment, such as active 
electronically scanned array radars, multi-function information 
distribution system/joint tactical radio system communications 
terminals, upgraded radios, and countermeasures systems, among 
other equipment.
    Many aircraft in the post-Block 30/32 F-16 fleet have not 
been outfitted with these upgrades. The committee believes that 
it would be prudent to harvest these upgraded systems from the 
Block 30/32 aircraft and use these systems to upgrade post-
Block 30/32 aircraft.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees, not later than February 28, 2024, on the Air 
Force's plan to use equipment harvested from retiring aircraft 
to upgrade the F-16s that will remain in service.

Report on the Air Force Agile Combat Employment program

    The committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to 
provide a report to the congressional defense committees not 
later than April 1, 2024, on various aspects of the Agile 
Combat Employment (ACE) program.
    The committee needs to understand the program's concepts, 
and whether: (1) The Air Force has fully defined ACE concepts 
and provided appropriate funding for the program; (2) Such 
concepts differ depending on the theater of operations; and (3) 
There is any Air Force official or organization in charge of 
developing and testing ACE concepts and modifying or enhancing 
such concepts based on testing or experimentation.
    This report shall include a chart that tracks all ACE-
related funding lines in the budget.

Requirement for delivery of piloted fixed-wing tactical aircraft 
        integrated acquisition portfolio review

    Over the next 5 years, the military services are 
modernizing existing aircraft units by proposing to spend more 
than $20 billion annually to develop and acquire new aircraft 
and retire a significant number of aircraft to reduce overall 
tactical aircraft capacity. The Department of Defense (DOD) is 
making decisions with significant fiscal and national security 
implications, but has not yet completed an integrated 
acquisition portfolio-level analysis of its tactical aircraft 
platforms, although the committee has been told that one is 
ongoing.
    The committee believes that the DOD has defaulted to 
optimizing and addressing problems in individual programs 
rather than focusing on portfolios of programs that may provide 
greater military capability at lower risk and cost. Without an 
analysis of the tactical aircraft platform portfolio and a 
requirement to report underlying information to Congress, the 
DOD and Congress lack the required information to make optimal 
investment and divestment decisions.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives upon the completion 
of its ongoing integrated acquisition portfolio review for 
piloted, fixed-wing tactical aircraft platforms. Further, the 
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
briefing on the status of this review to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
not later than January 31, 2024, and quarterly thereafter until 
the review is complete and briefed to the committees.

Special Operations Command maritime capabilities

    The committee notes that the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SOLIC) 
and the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) 
jointly testified on March 7, 2023, that SOCOM is 
``accelerating its wide-ranging modernization efforts and 
leveraging its essential acquisition authorities that enable it 
to capitalize on our nation's innovation ecosystem--with an 
emphasis on surface and subsurface maritime platforms,'' among 
other critical capabilities, and noted that ``developing, 
testing, and fielding a range of maritime capabilities will 
strengthen deterrence in the Indo-Pacific and across the 
globe.''
    The committee supports SOCOM's emphasis on the development 
and fielding of advanced surface and undersea platforms and 
equipment in order to expand its competitive advantage in the 
maritime domain, particularly surface and undersea maritime 
mobility platforms and cutting-edge combat diving equipment.
    The committee believes that a clear explanation of SOCOM's 
path forward is critical to ensuring that the development and 
acquisition of maritime capabilities meet its requirements over 
the mid- and long-term, address capability gaps and maintain 
comparative advantage in the maritime domain, and support 
implementation of the National Defense Strategy.
    Therefore, the committee directs the ASD SOLIC and the 
Commander, U.S. SOCOM, to jointly provide a report to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, on SOCOM's 
maritime acquisition strategy. The report shall include, at a 
minimum, the following:
          (1) A description of the current platform 
        requirements for special operations-peculiar maritime 
        mobility, force projection, and combat diving 
        capabilities;
          (2) A description of any current or anticipated 
        special operations-peculiar maritime capability gaps 
        that inhibit effective implementation of the National 
        Defense Strategy and the ability to operate in 
        contested environments, maintain comparative advantage 
        in the maritime domain, and other requirements, as 
        appropriate;
          (3) A description of the future special operations--
        peculiar maritime mobility, force projection, and 
        combat diving capability requirements;
          (4) A description of efforts to work with the 
        military services, as appropriate, in the development, 
        acquisition, and effective employment of maritime 
        capabilities; and
          (5) Any other matters deemed relevant by the ASD 
        SOLIC and the Commander, U.S. SOCOM.

Storage, treatment, and disposal of non-defense toxic and hazardous 
        materials

    The committee notes that section 2692 of title 10, United 
States Code, addresses the storage, treatment, and disposal of 
non-defense toxic and hazardous materials. While granting some 
exceptions, the law states that the Secretary of Defense may 
not permit the use of a Department of Defense installation for 
the storage, treatment, or disposal of any material that is 
toxic or hazardous and that is not owned either by the 
Department of Defense or by a member of the Armed Forces (or a 
dependent of the member) assigned to or provided military 
housing on the installation.
    The committee understands that there may be advantages to 
granting a limited new exception to allow commercial 
contractors that use explosives to lease areas and become 
Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support tenants at 
government owned, contractor operated (GOCO) facilities. 
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army to 
evaluate the risks and benefits of allowing commercial 
contractors to store explosive materials through a lease at 
GOCO facilities, and report to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives by March 1, 
2024, with the Secretary's recommendations.

UH-60 Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems

    The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide 
a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, not later than June 1, 2024, 
on the implications of the National Guard's UH-60 Black Hawk 
fleet lacking crashworthy and ballistically tolerant Internal 
Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems (IAFTS). The briefing should 
address: (1) If, without IAFTS, the National Guard's UH 60 
Black Hawks will have the auxiliary fuel capability necessary 
to accomplish disaster relief, homeland security, and combat 
missions with added mission flexibility and extended station 
time; (2) The consequences to the National Guard's intended 
missions without this UH-60 capability; and (3) How the 
National Guard intends to meet these capability requirements.

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

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for research, development, test, and evaluation 
activities at the levels identified in section 4201 of division 
D of this Act.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Updated guidance on planning for exportability features for future 
        programs (sec. 211)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to 
ensure that program guidance is updated to integrate planning 
for exportability features for major defense acquisition 
programs, middle tier acquisition programs, and program 
protection plans.
Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic 
        (sec. 212)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to provide funding for the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Defence Innovation Accelerator for 
the North Atlantic (DIANA) joint research and development (R&D) 
initiative. The committee understands that the U.S. Government 
does not currently have the authority to contribute to research 
and development initiatives receiving joint funding from allies 
and partners, including DIANA. The committee recognizes that 
the U.S. Representative to DIANA cannot vote on the DIANA 
budget without having the authority to make contributions to 
the DIANA budget.
    The committee believes that the Department of Defense (DOD) 
should leverage DIANA to help stimulate innovation outside of 
the few major geographic concentrations already receiving high 
levels of government-funded R&D activity and private capital. 
The committee is concerned that the locations that DOD has 
selected as DIANA Accelerators and the entities in the 
consortia for the pilot program would reinforce this 
overconcentration of U.S. Government R&D funding. In carrying 
out DIANA, the committee directs the U.S. Representative to 
DIANA to consider Accelerator locations and public and private 
sector partners located outside of the major U.S. technology 
hub areas.
Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in 
        science and engineering (sec. 213)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4092(b) of title 10, United States Code, to improve the 
ability of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to 
attract and more rapidly hire new types of program managers.
Administration of the Advanced Sensors Application Program (sec. 214)
    The committee recommends a provision that would realign 
management of the Advanced Sensors Application Program from the 
Department of the Navy to the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security and the Department of the Air Force.
Delegation of responsibility for certain research programs (sec. 215)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 980(b) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to delegate to the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering the authority to waive the 
informed consent requirement included in this statute for 
certain medical research.
    The committee believes that delegation of this authority 
would enhance the efficacy of specific research projects to 
advance the development of a medical product necessary to the 
Armed Forces when the research project may directly benefit the 
subject and is carried out in accordance with all other 
applicable laws.
Program of standards and requirements for microelectronics (sec. 216)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, to establish a program within the 
National Security Agency (NSA) to develop and continuously 
update, as the Secretary determines necessary, the standards, 
commercial best practices, and requirements for the design, 
manufacturing, packaging, testing, and distribution of 
microelectronics acquired by the Department of Defense (DOD). 
In addition, the program will provide acceptable levels of 
confidentiality, integrity, and availability for Department 
commercial-off-the-shelf microelectronics, field programmable 
gate arrays, and custom integrated circuits.
    The committee commends the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering (USD (R&E)), along with 
government and industry partners, in demonstrating that 
incorporating and enhancing the data generation and analysis 
practices of leading commercial microelectronics producers 
yields indispensable evidence-based security for the design, 
manufacturing, and packaging of semiconductors. Given these 
lessons learned, and the further development of the Rapid 
Assured Microelectronics Prototype (RAMP), RAMP-Commercial, and 
State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging programs 
executed by USD (R&E), should be transitioned to a program of 
record with enhanced and permanent institutional support.
    The committee believes that the NSA, with support from the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Joint Federated 
Assurance Center and the Crane Division of the Naval Surface 
Warfare Center, with supervision by USD (R&E), is the most 
appropriate entity to support this effort. NSA has a vital 
interest in secure microelectronics, and has the technical 
depth and breadth to work productively with industry. In 
addition, because of now known shortcomings of the Trusted 
Foundry model, the committee urges DOD to not impose security 
measures that hobble commercial success and do not reflect 
appropriate risk-benefit tradeoffs across the entire lifecycle 
of semiconductor production and operation.

Clarifying role of partnership intermediaries to promote defense 
        research and education (sec. 217)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4124 of title 10, United States Code, to provide 
defense laboratories maximum flexibility to use Partnership 
Intermediary Agreements (PIAs) to explore, incubate, and engage 
collaborative efforts with the widest possible range of 
entities across industry, academia, and, specifically, 
nontraditional partners. The proposed changes would add 
flexibility and increase emphasis on leveraging PIAs for 
workforce development, which is critical in the competition to 
attract, recruit, retain, and apply top talent to meet national 
security needs.

Competition for technology that detects and watermarks the use of 
        generative artificial intelligence (sec. 218)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Department of Defense to establish and carry out a prize 
competition under section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, 
to evaluate technology, including applications, tools, and 
models, for the detection and watermarking of generative 
artificial intelligence (AI).
    The committee is aware of the impressive capabilities 
generative AI offers in various domains and how it may be used 
for a range of complex tasks, increasing human and system 
productivity. The committee appreciates that generative AI 
represents both significant opportunity and risk. Generative AI 
can be used to create realistic and high-quality images, 
sophisticated code, novel ideas, realistic and dynamic visual 
content, and new datasets through access to extensive datasets 
and large language models. AI offers tremendous potential to 
transform healthcare, education, cybersecurity, defense, and 
scientific research. However, the committee is concerned about 
present and unaddressed challenges to, and from, generative AI, 
including deepfakes, misinformation, malicious code, and 
harmful or biased content. These areas must be addressed as 
generative AI continues to advance and be used in a militarized 
fashion.
    One of the committee's significant concerns is the 
potential output and lack of transparency regarding today's and 
future generative AI technology. The committee received 
testimony stating the risks that generative AI presents, 
including the application of some large models to develop very 
capable cyber weapons, very capable biological weapons, and 
disinformation campaigns at scale. Being able to quickly 
identify and label AI generated content will be critical in 
enabling real-time accountability, attribution, and public 
trust in Government and Department of Defense systems. The 
committee believes that a prize competition approach to this 
problem set will provide benefits far beyond the specific 
technologies delivered, and also provide an opportunity to 
leverage the widest network of innovation providers possible to 
unearth new, innovative, or less-well-known techniques to 
address a less well-understood challenge.

             Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters


Department of Defense prize competitions for business systems 
        modernization (sec. 221)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
departments to conduct one or more prize competitions under 
section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, in order to 
support the business systems modernization goals of the 
Department of Defense.

Update to plans and strategies for artificial intelligence (sec. 222)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Deputy Secretary 
of Defense, to update the Department of Defense's plans and 
strategies for the development and adoption of artificial 
intelligence.

Western regional range complex demonstration (sec. 223)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to carry out a demonstration of a joint 
multi-domain non-kinetic testing and training environment 
across military departments by interconnecting existing ranges 
and training sites in the western States to improve joint 
multi-domain non-kinetic training and further testing, 
research, and development.

Report on feasibility and advisability of establishing a quantum 
        computing innovation center (sec. 224)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Chief Digital 
and Artificial Intelligence Officer, to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than 1 year after 
enactment of this Act, on the feasibility and advisability of 
establishing a quantum computing innovation center within the 
Department of Defense.

Briefing on the impediments to the transition of the Semantic Forensics 
        program to operational use (sec. 225)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to 
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, within 180 days of 
enactment of this Act, on the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency's Semantic Forensics program.
    The committee is aware that the Semantic Forensics program 
seeks to develop innovative semantic technologies for analyzing 
media, including semantic detection algorithms. The committee 
understands that the Department of Defense believes that 
current legal authorities may be insufficient to operationalize 
the Semantic Forensics technologies.

Annual report on Department of Defense hypersonic capability funding 
        and investment (sec. 226)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to submit a report, not later than March 
1, 2024, and with each budget submission thereafter through 
fiscal year 2030, on all offensive and defensive hypersonic 
investments. The services and defense agencies request and 
receive funding towards defensive and offensive hypersonic 
weapon investments, including, but not limited to, the U.S. 
Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Air Force, 
the U.S. Space Force, the Strategic Operations Office, Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency, research labs, federally 
funded research and development centers, and university 
research centers. These entities develop offensive and 
defensive hypersonic vehicles and sensors, build the required 
command and control infrastructure, integrate hypersonic 
technology into the existing platforms, build and design 
testing infrastructure, and develop the workforce.
    The committee is concerned that the multiple funding 
streams make the level of effort unclear, creating a lack of 
transparency in hypersonic funding. A service or agency program 
manager may be developing a hypersonic weapon or sensor, but is 
not accounting for the cost associated with the necessary 
platform upgrades, the corresponding combat systems changes, 
and the software updates required to integrate the hypersonic 
capability. The committee is interested in clarifying all 
hypersonic funding sources, including affected platforms, 
weapon systems, sensors, and any ongoing research.

Limitation on availability of funds for travel for Office of Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness pending a plan 
        for modernizing Defense Travel System (sec. 227)

    The committee recommends a provision that would limit the 
availability of travel funds for the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness until that 
office submits a plan for modernizing the Defense Travel 
System.

Annual Report on unfunded priorities for research, development, test, 
        and evaluation activities (sec. 228)

    The committee recommends a provision that would add section 
222e to title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
of Defense to submit a report on the unfunded priorities of the 
Department of Defense-wide research, development, test, and 
evaluation activities.
    The People's Republic of China continues to aggressively 
fund the development of emerging technologies, such as 
artificial intelligence, hypersonics, and microelectronics, 
with the United States falling behind in some areas. In that 
context, the committee believes that in order to perform its 
oversight role, Congress should understand the emerging 
technology risks associated with the President's budget 
request. The committee finds the military services rarely 
emphasize long-term research and development in their unfunded 
priority lists, focusing primarily on near-term readiness and 
procurement. The committee therefore recommends a measure 
requiring the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering to provide an unfunded priority list from the 
Department of Defense research, development, test, and 
evaluation activities.

                              Budget Items


                                  Army


Airborne Pathfinder

    The budget request included $104.5 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62143A 
Soldier Lethality Technology.
    The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in 
RDA PE 62143A for the Airborne Pathfinder.

Engineered repair materials for roadways

    The budget request included $60.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62144A 
Ground Technology.
    The committee notes that mobile and responsive military 
infrastructure initiatives require rapidly deployable solutions 
to enable effective maneuver of assets from U.S. bases to 
theaters of operation and intra-theater. Further, the committee 
notes that new infrastructure technologies are required to 
support the military's repair requirements of paved and unpaved 
roadways with a focus on developing engineered repair materials 
that can be placed in different climates, cure quickly, and 
resist high heat from vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
    The committee recommends an increase of $3.0 million in RDA 
PE 62144A for research and development of engineered repair 
materials for roadways.

Critical hybrid advanced materials processing

    The budget request included $60.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62144A 
Ground Technology.
    The committee recommends an increase of $7.0 million in RDA 
PE 62144A for critical hybrid advanced materials processing.

Titanium metal powder production technology

    The budget request included $60.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62144A 
Ground Technology.
    The committee notes that the United States is highly 
reliant on foreign sources for titanium feedstock materials, a 
potential vulnerability that could impact military readiness. 
The committee believes that by utilizing new, emerging 
technologies, the U.S. industrial base could accelerate the 
production of U.S. titanium metal powder at volumes necessary 
to meet defense needs, while reducing reliance on imports and 
effectively securing the supply chain.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDA PE 62144A to scale new techniques for titanium 
metal powder production.

Polar proving ground and training program

    The budget request included $60.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62144A 
Ground Technology.
    The committee notes that the Department of Defense's 2022 
National Strategy for the Arctic Region and the Army's 2021 
Regaining Arctic Dominance strategy highlights the importance 
of training, testing, and situational awareness to maintaining 
a secure and stable Arctic region.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDA PE 62144A for a polar proving ground and 
training program.

Fuel cells for next generation combat vehicles

    The budget request included $166.5 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62145A 
Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology.
    The committee recognizes that the increased energy 
efficiency of electric vehicles, compared with internal 
combustion engine-powered assets, can significantly reduce 
lifecycle and fuel costs and increase electric operational 
range and duration. For medium- and heavy-duty vehicle 
applications, fuel cell electric vehicles generally provide 
greater range and far quicker refueling times than battery-
powered electric vehicles.
    The committee notes that fuel cells are able to power 
electric vehicles and machines where charging batteries is not 
practical and can also provide distributed power in the field 
to support other warfighting capabilities.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDA PE 62145A for fuel cell electric vehicles.

Hydrogen fuel source research and development

    The budget request included $166.5 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62145A 
Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology.
    The committee notes that hydrogen as a fuel source for 
military bases and for heavy duty vehicles is an emerging 
solution that will aid in decarbonization, battlefield energy 
generation, silent mobility, and on-site energy storage for 
complete energy solutions or to supplement existing 
infrastructure. The committee also notes the lack of affordable 
clean hydrogen fuel and the requisite improvements in hydrogen-
powered fuel cells both present challenges in enabling hydrogen 
adoption.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 
million in RDA PE 62145A for technology improvement and 
research of the use of hydrogen as a fuel source.

Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems technology

    The budget request included $33.3 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62150A Air 
and Missile Defense Technology.
    The committee recognizes that unmanned aircraft systems 
(UAS) present an increasing threat to deployed U.S. forces and 
assets. Applied research to evaluate counter-UAS threats as 
well as to develop mitigation technology and standards could 
help enhance warfighter safety. The committee recognizes the 
efforts made in developing training and technology integration 
protocols, like those at the Counter-UAS Center of Excellence 
at Oklahoma State University, which can contribute to enhancing 
the Department of Defense's ability to protect against such 
threats.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDA PE 62150A for the support of counter-UAS 
technology research and development.

Preventing trauma-related stress disorder

    The budget request included $66.3 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62787A 
Medical Technology.
    The committee notes that the development of interventions 
to prevent or treat adverse acute stress reactions and post-
traumatic stress symptoms after trauma exposure would not only 
enhance servicemember readiness and overall mission success, 
but would also benefit the care and treatment of the U.S. 
civilian population.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDA PE 62787A for the development of interventions 
to prevent trauma-related stress disorder.

Tactical artificial intelligence and machine learning

    The budget request included $13.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63040A 
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Advanced 
Technologies.
    The committee supports the development of an artificial 
intelligence-based system framework and enabling tools that 
support the implementation of advanced machine learning (ML) 
algorithms at the tactical edge of warfare.
    Therefore, the committee recommends $5.0 million in RDA PE 
63040A for the development of an artificial intelligence-based 
system framework and the implementation of advanced ML 
algorithms.

Advanced composites and multi-material protective systems

    The budget request included $40.6 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63119A 
Ground Advanced Technology.
    The committee recognizes that traditional construction 
materials such as concrete and steel can be used to meet 
protection requirements for new construction. However, 
enhancing survivability in the environment of multi-domain 
operations may require approaches that minimize weight, 
logistics, and installation efforts, while maximizing 
protection against threats such as vehicle intrusion, blast, 
ballistics, and fragmentation. The committee notes that 
advanced composite materials offer many advantages for 
survivability applications in forward operating environments 
and novel multi-material systems offer the potential for a 
variety of advances.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDA PE 63119A for advanced composites and multi-
material protective systems.

High Performance Computing Modernization Program

    The budget request included $255.8 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63461A 
High Performance Computing Modernization Program.
    The committee notes that the High Performance Computing 
Modernization program governs supercomputing centers run by the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Army Corps of Engineers in support 
of the science and technology, test, and evaluation and 
acquisition engineering efforts of the Department of Defense. 
The committee also notes that these supercomputing centers 
provide access to thousands of users and the program also runs 
the Defense Research and Engineering Network, which supports 
hypersonic systems, next-generation rotorcraft systems, and 
helicopter and tank enhancements, among other programs.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 
million in RDA PE 63461A for high performance computing 
modernization.

Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence

    The budget request included $217.4 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63462A 
Next Generation Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology.
    The committee recognizes the previous efforts to establish 
the jointless hull at the Army's Advanced Manufacturing Center 
of Excellence (AM COE), to ensure that there is technical 
support in adapting the technology to meet Army organic 
industrial base as well as other defense industrial base needs.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $7.0 
million in RDA PE 63462A for technology innovations being 
developed at the AM COE including additive manufacturing to 
develop forge castings and other tools to support specific 
parts development in the Abrams tank upgrade program.

Aluminum-Lithium Alloy Solid Rocket Motor

    The budget request included $153.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63464A 
Long Range Precision Fires Advanced Technology.
    The committee notes that testing and analysis of aluminum-
lithium alloy-based solid rocket propellants under the U.S. 
Army's Expeditionary Technology Search program have shown the 
potential to increase a missile system's range.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDA PE 63464A to support the research and 
development of an aluminum-lithium alloy solid rocket motor.

Rapid Assurance Modernization Program-Test

    The budget request included $21.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63466A Air 
and Missile Defense Advanced Technology.
    At U.S. Army Redstone Test Center, the Rapid Assurance 
Modernization Program-Test (RAMP-T) will serve as a template 
for digital engineering and test modernization across all Army 
test centers. RAMP-T will modernize how data is processed and 
disseminated in space to communicate information rapidly and 
securely to the warfighter at the tactical edge. RAMP-T will 
also ensure modernized systems are fielded in accordance with 
their accelerated schedules, enabling the rapid insertion of 
new, more lethal technologies into warfighter systems.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDA PE 63466A for the RAMP-T program.

Enhanced Night Vision Goggle--Binocular capability enhancements

    The budget request included $48.7 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 64710A 
Night Vision Systems--Engineering Development.
    The committee supports the Army's efforts to continue 
development and testing of the Night Vision Device--Next in 
support of the situational awareness modernization strategy, to 
include improvements to the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle--
Binocular (ENVG-B).
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $7.5 
million in RDA PE 64710A for ENVG-B capability enhancements.

Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net System

    The budget request included $37.4 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 64804A 
Logistics and Engineer Equipment--Engineering Development, of 
which no funds were included for the Ultra-Lightweight 
Camouflage Net System (ULCANS).
    The committee recommends an increase of $5.0 million in RDA 
PE 64804A for ULCANS.

Radar Range Replacement Program

    The budget request included $439.1 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 65601A 
Army Test Ranges and Facilities.
    The committee notes the Radar Range Replacement Program 
(RRRP) will provide the capability to test current and future 
Army weapon systems, thereby providing critical test data to 
inform system development decisions and reducing the risk to 
operational forces prior to fielding.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 
million in RDA PE 65601A for the RRRP.

Black Hawk generators

    The budget request included $1.5 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 67136A 
Black Hawk Product Improvement Program.
    The committee recognizes the enduring role of the Black 
Hawk in the Army's helicopter fleet and recommends that the 
Army invest in its continued modernization, to include Black 
Hawk generator improvements necessary to deliver the additional 
electrical power needed to fully realize other configuration 
improvements.
    The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in 
RDA for PE 67136A to increase commonality and interoperability.

Chinook product improvement program

    The budget request included $9.3 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 67137A 
Chinook Product Improvement Program.
    The committee recognizes the enduring role of the Chinook 
in the Army's helicopter fleet and supports the Army's 
continued investment in its modernization.
    The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in 
RDA for PE 67137A for continued planning, integration, and 
qualification of an improved engine.

Apache future development program increase

    The budget request included $10.5 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 67145A 
Apache Future Development.
    The committee recognizes the enduring role of the Apache in 
the Army's helicopter fleet and supports the Army's continued 
investment in its modernization.
    The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in 
RDA for PE 67145A to improve Apache mission performance.

                                  Navy


Research on foreign malign influence operations

    The budget request included $74.7 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 62236N 
Warfighter Sustainment Applied Research.
    The committee remains concerned about the evolving threat 
from foreign malign influence operations in cyberspace, the 
effect these operations have on the national security of the 
United States, and the impact on the Department of Defense's 
ability to effectively counter and deter foreign adversaries.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $8.0 
million in RDN for PE 62236N to support further research on 
foreign malign influence operations.

Intelligent Autonomous Systems for Seabed Warfare

    The budget request included $80.8 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 62435N 
Ocean Warfighting Environment Applied Research.
    The committee supports the research and development of 
intelligent autonomous systems (IAS) for seabed warfare. The 
committee notes the development of innovative data integration 
and processing tools to make sense of large, high-dimensional 
datasets to enable flexible and reliable unattended seabed 
warfare operations.
    The committee recommends an increase of $7.0 million in RDN 
PE 62435N for the research and development of IAS for seabed 
warfare.

Hardware-in-the-loop capabilities

    The budget request included $308.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 63640M 
USMC Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD).
    The committee recognizes that modeling and simulation will 
be critical to enable the technology advancements necessary for 
the Department of Defense to realize the full potential of 
unmanned systems. Hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) is a computer 
simulation that has the ability to simulate flight and route 
characteristics as well as sensor modeling and actuator 
modeling while communicating in real time with command and 
control systems.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDN PE 63640M for HWIL capabilities.

Next generation unmanned aerial system distribution platform

    The budget request included $308.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 63640M 
USMC Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD).
    The committee notes that the Marine Corps is working to 
fill a critical capability gap in the joint concept for 
contested logistics, which is the need for assured organic, 
autonomous resupply to Marine Littoral Regiments operating in 
distributed fashion, in a contested austere environment, 
without traditional means of resupply and sustainment.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDN PE 63640M for a next generation unmanned aerial 
system distribution platform.

Adaptive Future Force

    The budget request included $308.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 63640M 
USMC Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD).
    The committee notes that the lack of consistent support, 
combined with participant historical and conditional biases, 
severely limit the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) ability to 
evolve concepts past the introductory stages of future force 
development and assessment. The committee also notes that the 
Adaptive Future Force (AFF) provides the ONR with an 
innovative, full-time cadre of highly experienced operators, 
innovators, and concept developers able to transcend previous 
limitations and truly support future force developmental 
efforts.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDN PE 63640M to broaden the AFF capability of human 
and robot systems.

Balloon catheter hemorrhage control device

    The budget request included $5.1 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 63729N 
Warfighter Protection Advanced Technology.
    The committee notes that over 90 percent of potentially 
survivable injuries for service members that result in death on 
the battlefield or after reaching a surgical facility are 
caused by hemorrhage and that responding quickly and 
effectively is critical for saving lives. The committee 
recognizes that the physician-performed Resuscitative 
Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) has been a 
major leap forward in the management of non-compressible 
hemorrhage. However, utilizing REBOA outside of a hospital is 
complicated by a lack of adequately trained personnel and 
guidance to facilitate placement of the balloon in the correct 
location.
    The committee recommends an increase of $4.0 million in RDN 
PE 63729N for development of a field deployable balloon 
catheter hemorrhage control device.

Advanced composites for wet submarine applications

    The budget request included $257.1 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 63595N 
Ohio Replacement.
    The committee recommends an increase of $5.0 million in RDN 
PE 63595N for composite shafting technology to increase the 
submarine availability for the Columbia-class and to validate 
the benefits of composite shafting for SSN(X).

Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile

    The budget request included $6.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 64659N 
Precision Strike Weapons Development Program but did not 
include any funding for the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise 
missile.
    The committee recommends an increase of $190.0 million in 
RDN PE 64659N to support continued development of the nuclear-
armed sea-launched cruise missile.

Advanced Sensors Application Program

    The budget request included no funding in Research, 
Development, Testing, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 64419N 
Advanced Sensors Application Program.
    Elsewhere in this report, the committee recommends a 
provision that would transfer resource sponsorship of the 
Advanced Sensors Application Program from the Navy to the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
Security (USD (I&S)). The committee is concerned that the Navy 
has not requested funding for this longstanding and important 
program, and urges USD (I&S) to request funding in future 
budget requests.
    Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $13.0 
million in RDN for PE 64419N for the Advanced Sensors 
Application Program in fiscal year 2024, pending transfer for 
management and execution of the program during fiscal year 
2024.

Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center improvements

    The budget request included $482.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 65864N 
Test and Evaluation Support, of which $62.9 million was for 
support of the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center 
(AUTEC). However, no funds were included for improvements 
necessary to support the military personnel stationed there on 
a full-time basis.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $3.0 
million in RDN PE 65864N for improvements at AUTEC.

Fleet Ballistic Missile Strategic Weapon System

    The budget request included $321.7 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 11221N 
Strategic Submarine and Weapons System Support.
    To accelerate maturation of the Fleet Ballistic Missile 
Strategic Weapon System, the committee recommends an increase 
of $10.0 million in RDN PE 11221N to support completing 
Velocity Fusion Development; accelerating gravimeter algorithm 
development and integration; initiating Broad Band Navigation 
Sonar Fleet Transition; initiating Hydrophone Array 
Modernization; and establishing a Dynamic Concept of Operations 
framework.

                               Air Force


Advanced materials science for manufacturing research

    The budget request included $142.3 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE 
62102F Materials.
    The committee recognizes the important role of materials 
science and the collaboration with academia partners, to 
include the Materials Solutions Network at Cornell High Energy 
Synchrotron Source (MSN-C), which enables Department of Defense 
researchers and manufacturers to employ real-time, three- 
dimensional x-ray characterization tools and methods to test a 
broad range of mission-critical structural and functional 
materials to enhance warfighter capabilities.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $9.0 
million in RDAF PE 62102F for advanced materials science for 
manufacturing research.

Directed Energy Technology realignment of funds

    The budget request included $130.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
62605F Directed Energy Technology.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $11.5 
million in RDAF PE 62605F and a corresponding increase of $11.5 
million in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space 
Force (RDSF) for PE 1206601SF Space Technology.

Secure interference-avoiding connectivity of autonomous artificially 
        intelligent machines

    The budget request included $182.1 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE 
62788F Dominant Information Sciences and Methods.
    The committee recognizes a need for autonomous machines to 
be able to maintain robust connectivity between each other, as 
well as with a centralized controller, without continuous 
manual intervention and while preserving high degrees of 
security and resilience.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDAF PE 62788F for secure interference-avoiding 
connectivity of autonomous artificially intelligent machines.

Future Flag experimentation testbed

    The budget request included $182.1 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE 
62788F Dominant Information Sciences and Methods.
    The committee notes that the objective of the Air Force 
Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Joint All-Domain Command and 
Control (JADC2) Future Flag Testbed is to create an 
operationally relevant environment for experimenting JADC2 
concepts and capabilities with a focus on integration, 
interoperability, and transition. The Future Flag Testbed 
concept is planned as a series of Limited Objective Experiments 
that will guide AFRL's research, development, test, and 
evaluation efforts to meet immediate and near-term needs of the 
warfighter.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $15.0 
million in RDAF PE 62788F for the JADC2 operational 
experimentation testbed.

Ion trapped quantum information sciences computer

    The budget request included $182.1 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE 
62788F Dominant Information Sciences and Methods.
    The committee recognizes that the Air Force Research 
Laboratory's (AFRL) Information Directorate is a leader in 
quantum computing and, more specifically, in ion trap quantum 
computing. Quantum computers will support a variety of 
Department of Defense research areas and may eventually address 
mission-critical challenges ranging from logistics to machine 
learning. The committee notes that ion trap computers are at 
the forefront of unlocking both quantum computation and basic 
science applications, and can address defense-critical problems 
that are otherwise intractable using traditional high- 
performance computers.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $8.0 
million in RDAF PE 62788F for the development of a next-
generation ion trap quantum information sciences computer at 
the AFRL.

Distributed quantum information sciences networking testbed

    The budget request included $182.1 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE 
62788F Dominant Information Sciences and Methods.
    The committee recognizes that the Air Force Research 
Laboratory's (AFRL) Information Directorate is a leader in 
quantum computing. However, there is a need for further 
development of a heterogeneous network that can robustly 
transmit quantum information over long distances and between 
different types of networking infrastructure.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDAF PE 62788F for a distributed quantum information 
sciences networking testbed.

Multi-domain radio frequency spectrum testing environment

    The budget request included $182.1 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE 
62788F Dominant Information Sciences and Methods.
    The committee recognizes a need for the accelerated 
transition of radio frequency (RF) related technology to 
warfighters and for a comprehensive, robust, and scalable 
anechoic RF test and evaluation environment.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDAF PE 62788F for a multi-domain RF spectrum 
testing environment.

Future Air Force Integrated Technology Demos reduction

    The budget request included $255.9 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
63032F Future Air Force Integrated Technology Demos.
    The committee believes there is unjustified growth in this 
program element above the total enacted levels for fiscal year 
2023 and that some of the funds requested for this program 
element would be more productively spent elsewhere.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $42.2 
million in RDAF PE 63032F.

Semiautonomous adversary air platform

    The budget request included $51.9 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE 
63211F Aerospace Technology Development/Demonstration.
    The committee recognizes the importance of joint research 
and development efforts between the Air Force and the Navy on 
semiautonomous adversary air platform development.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 
million in RDAF PE 63211F to accelerate semiautonomous 
adversary air platform development.

Additive manufacturing for aerospace parts

    The budget request included $44.4 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE 
63680F Manufacturing Technology Program.
    The committee recognizes a need to operationalize metal 
additive manufacturing of propulsion parts and other aerospace 
sustainment requirements to deliver applied research, training, 
and workforce development in support of the Air Force 
Sustainment Center mission to sustain weapon system readiness 
to generate our nation's airpower.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDAF PE 63680F for metal additive manufacturing for 
aerospace sustainment requirements.

Enhanced intercontinental ballistic missile guidance capability and 
        testing

    The budget request included $45.3 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
63851F Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Demonstration 
Validation Program.
    The committee recommends an increase of $30.0 million in 
the following areas to support the Sentinel Guidance Program:
          (1) $800,000 for a seismically stable pier at the 
        Little Mountain Test Facility;
          (2) $2.0 million for production automation technology 
        on strategic accelerometer assemblies;
          (3) $3.0 million for a rapid prototype capability 
        using Selective Laser Etching to produce vibration beam 
        accelerometer sensors;
          (4) $3.0 million for digital engineering focused on 
        vibration beam accelerometers;
          (5) $4.0 million for next generation radiation- 
        hardened integrated circuit platforms;
          (6) $3.2 million for small-scale sensor centrifuges;
          (7) $13.0 million for a next generation centrifuge 
        capable of supporting strategic grade inertial systems; 
        and
          (8) $1.0 million for a 10-year federal stockpile of 
        swept quartz.

Air Force Technical Architecture realignment of funds

    The budget request included $2.6 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
64006F Department of the Air Force Technical Architecture.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $2.6 
million in RDAF PE 64006F and a corresponding increase of $2.6 
million in RDAF PE 64858F Tech Transition Program.

Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon reduction

    The budget request included $150.3 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
64033F Hypersonic Prototyping.
    The committee recognizes the need for and value of the 
Department of Defense's strategic push to develop hypersonic 
weapons across the military services. The committee also 
recognizes the need to develop and test multiple competing 
designs as a means to address technological risk. However, in 
light of testing failures and statements from Air Force 
leadership in support of the competitor program, the committee 
is concerned that continued testing at the scale originally 
planned in the budget request seems unlikely to deliver 
persuasive results.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $150.3 
million in RDAF PE 64033F.

Autonomous Collaborative Platforms realignment of funds

    The budget request included $118.8 million in Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
27179F Autonomous Collaborative Platforms.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $17.8 
million in RDAF PE 27179F and a corresponding increase of $17.8 
million in RDAF PE 65807F Test and Evaluation Support.

F-35 C2D2 realignment of funds

    The budget request included $1.3 billion in Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
64840F F 35 C2D2.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $5.0 
million in RDAF PE 64840F and a corresponding increase of $5.0 
million in RDAF PE 64281F Tactical Data Networks Enterprise.

Long Range Standoff Weapon realignment of funds

    The budget request included $911.4 million in Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
64932F Long Range Standoff Weapon.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $20.0 
million in RDAF PE 64932F and a corresponding increase of $20.0 
million in Operation and Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) SAG 11R 
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization.

Ground Based Strategic Deterrent EMD realignment of funds

    The budget request included $3.7 billion in Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
65238F Ground Based Strategic Deterrent EMD.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $7.7 
million in RDAF PE 65238F and a corresponding increase of $7.7 
million in Aircraft Procurement, Air Force (APAF) line 61 Other 
Aircraft.

5G interference mitigation for critical aircraft navigation and sensor 
        systems on the Presidential Aircraft Fleet

    The budget request included $490.7 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
41319F VC-25B.
    The committee recommends an increase of $30.0 million in PE 
41319F for the development, test, certification, and 
integration of 5G interference mitigation technology for 
critical aircraft navigation and sensor systems on the VC 25 
aircraft.

Acquisition Workforce--Advanced Program Technology realignment of funds

    The budget request included $109.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
65832F Acquisition Workforce--Advanced Program Technology and 
$551.2 million in RDAF for PE 65829F Acquisition Workforce--
Cyber, Network, & Business Systems.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends decreases of $32.0 
million in RDAF PE 65832F and $14.7 million in RDAF PE 65829F 
and increases of $30.0 million in RDAF PE 65831F Acquisition 
Workforce--Capability Integration, $1.7 million in RDAF PE 
65898F Management HQ--R&D, and $15.0 million in RDAF PE 65807F 
Test and Evaluation Support.

Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Network Sensor 
        Demonstration

    The budget request included $20.9 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
33255F Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4)--
STRATCOM.
    The NC3 Enterprise Center's network sensor demonstration 
aims to facilitate and conduct preemptive network security 
visibility on networks in a comprehensive and effective manner.
    Given the importance of network security for the NC3, the 
committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in RDAF PE 
33255F.

Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Rapid Engineering 
        Architecture Collaboration Hub (REACH)

    The budget request included $20.9 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
33255F Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4)--
STRATCOM.
    The Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) 
Enterprise Center's Rapid Engineering Architecture 
Collaboration Hub (REACH) program allows partners and 
government stakeholders to collaborate on a secure digital twin 
network that provides a digital design and demonstration 
environment. This network supports the operation of sandbox 
environments to protect proprietary data, while maximizing 
opportunities for collaboration with other REACH stakeholders. 
REACH will play a critical role in accelerating partnerships 
with industry to support the NC3 mission.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 
million in RDAF PE 33255F.

Security Work Readiness for Duty

    The budget request included $796,000 in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
84731F General Skill Training.
    The Security Work Readiness for Duty (SWoRD) program will 
create three capabilities for current and future Department of 
Defense (DOD) personnel to gain and strengthen the cyber 
workforce skills critical to our nation's security: (1) A 
Security Operations Center (SOC) to serve small businesses and 
local governments; (2) A SimTown Cybersecurity Training Lab to 
model business network environments; and (3) A Cyber Bridge 
program to prepare those in non-STEM fields to pursue a cyber 
graduate degree.
    The committee recommends an increase of $6.0 million in 
RDAF for PE 84731F for the further development of the SWoRD 
program.

Military cyber cooperation activities with the Kingdom of Jordan

    The budget request included $2.9 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE 
31401F AF Multi-Domain Non-Traditional ISR Battlespace 
Awareness.
    The committee recommends an increase of $500,000 in RDAF 
31401F for the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the 
Commanders, U.S. Cyber Command and U.S. Central Command, and 
the Secretary of State, to continue to seek to engage their 
counterparts within the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of 
Jordan for the purpose of expanding cooperation on military 
cybersecurity activities.

Weather service data migration

    The budget request included $26.3 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) in PE 
35111F Weather Service.
    The 557th Weather Wing is currently in the process of 
moving its data processing operations to a data-centric, secure 
cloud-based architecture, which is expected to be complete by 
the end of calendar year 2025. The committee supports this 
effort and recognizes that without additional funding, the 
557th Weather Wing will be unable to meet its accelerated 
schedule for data migration, putting the program at an elevated 
level of risk.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $9.0 
million in RDAF PE 35111F to help the Weather Wing accelerate 
its transition.

Space Technology realignment of funds

    The budget request included $91.8 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for line 
48 PE 1206601SF Space Technology.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $91.8 
million in RDSF line 48 PE 1206601SF and increases of $72.9 
million in RDSF line 4 PE 1206601SF Space Technology, $17.5 
million in RDSF PE 1206392SF ACQ Workforce--Space & Missile 
Systems, and $1.4 million in RDSF PE 1206398SF Space & Missile 
Systems Center--MHA.

Space Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis environment

    The budget request included $206.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206601SF Space Technology.
    Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) environments are 
required by the large number of United States Space Force 
(USSF) organizations that make force structure investment 
decisions, design satellites, and conduct or support space 
operations (training, tactics development, war gaming, etc.). 
Currently, there is no space MS&A tool capable of supporting 
the wide range of modeling requirements of the USSF, ranging 
from single-user engagement exercises to global campaign 
modeling. The lack of a dedicated MS&A tool for the USSF 
prevents technology developers and USSF acquisition 
organizations from incorporating new technologies in the most 
expeditious and cost-effective manner possible.
    In order to help accelerate the development of a robust and 
accurate simulation and training environment, the committee 
recommends an increase of $15.5 million in RDSF PE 1206601SF.

Advanced isotope power systems

    The budget request included $206.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206601SF Space Technology.
    The committee commends the strategic partnership between 
the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Department of 
Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in developing advanced 
isotope power systems. These systems are advancing innovation 
in ``smart manufacturing'' to the benefit of U.S. national 
security and economic prosperity.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDSF PE 1206601SF to support continued development 
of advanced isotope power systems for future U.S. Space Force 
assets.

Ground-based interferometry

    The budget request included $206.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206601SF Space Technology.
    A ground-based interferometry capability will improve the 
Department of Defense's ability to detect objects at 
geostationary orbit (GEO) and beyond from Earth, which provides 
value to the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles 
Directorate in observing their GEO flight experiments 
performing operations including docking and servicing of other 
GEOs.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $16.0 
million in RDSF PE 1206601SF.

Solar cruiser

    The budget request included $206.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206601SF Space Technology.
    The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in 
RDSF PE 1206601SF to support an advanced deployable structure 
demonstration of a solar sail propelled persistent platform 
offering long-duration loiter and ``maneuver without regret'' 
capabilities to provide the warfighter with critical sensor 
data in geostationary orbit and cislunar deep space 
environments.

Advanced analog microelectronics

    The budget request included $206.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206601SF Space Technology.
    To address specific national security requirements for 
unique design and production capacity, the Department of 
Defense (DOD) has heavily invested to reduce the cost of 
integrated circuit (IC) design and incrementally modernize 
aging strategic infrastructure. DOD is converging on a 
commercial analog and mixed signal IC design process, which has 
been adapted for and targeted to the most challenging DOD 
technical requirements.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $8.6 
million in RDSF PE 1206601SF in order to foster integration of 
advanced analog microelectronics to enable all federal agencies 
to design and build state of the art chips at lower cost and 
with less risk.

Lunar surface-based domain awareness

    The budget request included $206.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206601SF Space Technology.
    The ability to monitor activity in cislunar space is 
increasingly critical for the United States, as demonstrated by 
the requirements for cislunar space domain awareness within the 
Department of Defense, specifically in U.S. Space Command, and 
as delineated in the Office of Science Technology Policy's 
November 2022 publication, ``National Cislunar Science & 
Technology Strategy.''
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDSF PE 1206601SF to continue the development of 
small cameras to enable lunar surface-based domain awareness.

Human performance optimization

    The budget request included $472.5 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206310F Space Science and Technology Research and Development.
    Space Force Guardians serve in career specialties that 
require high performance under stressful conditions, such as 
command and control of space assets moving among large, 
congested constellations at high speeds over great distances.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDSF PE 1206310F for research centered on human 
performance optimization.

Space Systems Prototype Transitions (SSPT) realignment of funds

    The budget request included $146.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206427SF Space Systems Prototype Transitions (SSPT).
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $40.0 
million in RDSF PE 1206427SF and a corresponding increase of 
$40.0 million in RDSF PE 1206616SF Space Advanced Technology 
Development/Demo.

Modular Multi-mode Propulsion System

    The budget request included $110.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206616SF, Space Advanced Technology Development/Demo.
    Satellites facilitate instantaneous communication across 
battle zones, identify enemy positions and movements, track 
weather patterns, guide navigational systems, and enable 
precision strikes. A Modular Multi-mode Propulsion System 
(M3PS) could provide unprecedented mission flexibility and 
adaptability for military spacecraft by using a single 
propellant, propellant tank, and feed system to meet all 
satellite propulsion and maneuverability requirements.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $8.0 
million in RDSF PE 1206616SF to accelerate the design and 
development of M3PS.

Weather satellite risk reduction

    The budget request included $95.6 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1203710SF Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Weather Systems.
    The modern U.S. warfighter relies on up-to-date weather 
information to support daily air operations and intelligence 
gathering missions to protect the Nation. Current weather 
satellite systems are antiquated and have been extended well 
beyond their expected service lives. The committee commends the 
U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force for turning to industry to 
help address these challenging requirements.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $16.5 
million in RDSF PE 1203710SF to finish building a second 
satellite for launch as early as 2026 as a bridge capability 
until the U.S. Space Force can plan, build, and launch 
additional assets.

Encouraging establishment of the outernet

    The budget request included $164.6 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206458SF Tech Transition (Space).
    U.S. Government and commercial space capabilities are vital 
to the United States' national and economic security. These 
space capabilities are increasingly threatened militarily by 
potential adversaries, and commercially by foreign government-
backed competitors. To meet these challenges and retain U.S. 
primacy in space, the U.S. Government should take advantage of 
the revolution in commercial ``new space'' small satellite 
capabilities by integrating them with traditional government 
systems to establish a new secure internet in space, known as 
the ``outernet.''
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $15.0 
million in RDSF PE 1206458SF to help establish the outernet.

Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Low Earth Orbit (LEO) 
        realignment of funds

    The budget request included $505.6 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206448SF Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--
Integrated Ground Segment.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $252.8 
million in RDSF PE 1206448SF and a corresponding increase of 
$252.8 million in RDSF PE 1206446SF Resilient Missile Warning 
Missile Tracking--Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) 
        realignment of funds

    The budget request included $505.6 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1206448SF Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--
Integrated Ground Segment.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $252.8 
million in RDSF PE 1206448SF and a corresponding increase of 
$252.8 million in RDSF PE 1206447SF Resilient Missile Warning 
Missile Tracking--Medium Earth Orbit (MEO).

Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) 
        radar

    The budget request included $20.8 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE 
1203873SF Ballistic Missile Defense Radars.
    There are five Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) systems, 
all of which have recently received software upgrades, bringing 
detection capabilities up to modern standards. One additional 
ultra-high frequency phased-array radar, the Perimeter 
Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS), 
comprises U.S. space and missile warning capabilities along 
with the UEWRs. To keep pace with the current threat 
environment, this legacy radar requires immediate upgrades that 
will ensure all UEWRs are operating on the same level and 
delivering adequate data to the Department of Defense.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $8.0 
million in RDSF PE 1203873SF to make additional critical 
upgrades to the PARCS radar.

                              Defense Wide


Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR)

    The budget request included $71.8 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
61110D8Z Basic Research Initiatives, of which no funds were 
requested for the Defense Established Program to Stimulate 
Competitive Research (DEPSCoR).
    The committee is very supportive of the DEPSCoR program, 
which helps build and expand the national innovation base for 
research and education by funding research activities in 
science and engineering areas responsive to the needs of 
national defense. Participation in this program is limited to 
states that meet eligibility criteria as outlined in the 
authorizing language from previous National Defense 
Authorization Acts. The program is intended to increase the 
number of university researchers and improve the capabilities 
of institutions of higher education in eligible jurisdictions 
to perform competitive research relevant to the Department of 
Defense.
    The committee also views DEPSCoR as a component in any 
effort by the Department of Defense (DOD) to identify, shape, 
and foster innovation ecosystems that support DOD research and 
technology needs. Along with other funding programs and 
authorities available to the Department, DEPSCoR should be 
considered as a means to expand and diversify the innovation 
ecosystem for the Department.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $25.0 
million in RDDW PE 61110D8Z for DEPSCoR.

Enhanced civics education program

    The budget request included $159.5 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
61120D8Z National Defense Education Program.
    The committee recognizes the success of the pilot civics 
education programming, as established in section 234 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 
Law 116-92), in promoting students' understanding of the 
government and the law. The committee also recognizes the 
importance of civics education to national security.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 
million in RDDW PE 61120D8Z for enhanced civics education 
through the National Defense Education Program.

Semiconductor industry cybersecurity research

    The budget request included $17.4 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
62668D8Z Cyber Security Research.
    The committee recognizes that as the United States is 
making unprecedented investments in the domestic semiconductor 
industry, it is critical to protect that sector and those 
manufacturing processes from potential cybersecurity attacks.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $3.0 
million in RDDW PE 62668D8Z to understand future cyber threats 
to the domestic semiconductor industry and to explore the 
policy and technical means needed to mitigate those threats.

Loitering munition development

    The budget request included $75.6 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63122D8Z Combating Terrorism Technology Support.
    The committee recognizes the importance of loitering 
munition systems with lethality packages and the need for the 
Department of Defense (DOD) to evaluate these systems to 
develop tactics, techniques, and procedures for their 
deployment.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDDW PE 63122D8Z for enhancing DOD's understanding 
of the performance of loitering munition systems.

Advanced manufacturing of energetic materials

    The budget request included $400.9 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63160BR Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Advanced Technology 
Development.
    The committee recommends an increase of $5.0 million in 
RDDW PE 63160BR for further research of advanced manufacturing 
of energetic materials.

Generative Unconstrained Intelligent Drug Engineering-Enhanced 
        Biodefense

    The budget request included $267.1 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63384BP Chemical and Biological Defense Program--Advanced 
Development, of which $45.7 million was for the Generative 
Unconstrained Intelligent Drug Engineering-Enhanced Biodefense 
(GUIDE-ENBD) effort to utilize computational tools to broadly 
assess the diverse and dynamic biological threat space.
    The committee recognizes the value of leveraging the 
resources of the national security laboratories, particularly 
with regard to supercomputing, as well as anticipating, 
assessing, and defending against emerging biothreats. The 
committee supports expanding such efforts on a cost-
reimbursable basis that does not interfere with the National 
Nuclear Security Administration's mission to support the U.S. 
nuclear deterrent.
    Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $25.0 
million in RDDW PE 63384BP for the GUIDE ENBD effort to 
facilitate increased access to national laboratory 
supercomputing assets.

Additive manufacturing at scale

    The budget request included $253.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63680D8Z Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology 
Program.
    The committee supports the development and deployment of 
additive manufacturing at a large scale to meet the rapid 
production needs of the Department of Defense and many dual-use 
civilian applications.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $7.0 
million in RDDW PE 63680D8Z for the evaluation of additive 
manufacturing capabilities to support a Factory of the Future 
concept.

Digital manufacturing modernization

    The budget request included $253.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63680D8Z Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology 
Program.
    The committee recognizes the risk that private company 
vulnerabilities pose to national security and that leaders of 
the organic industrial base (OIB) have developed plans to 
modernize their digital systems, which is critical to meeting 
Department of Defense modernization priorities.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDDW PE 63680D8Z to support continued development 
and evaluation of ways to upgrade the cybersecurity of OIB 
networks and systems supporting manufacturing.

National Security Innovation Network

    The budget request included $21.6 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63950D8Z National Security Innovation Network (NSIN).
    The committee notes the importance of the NSIN in drawing 
new suppliers into the national security industrial base, 
helping organizations within the Department of Defense (DOD) 
provide solutions to a variety of problems, and creating a 
nationwide network of partners since its inception in 2016. The 
committee believes this outreach is critical for driving 
innovation at DOD.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $7.0 
million in RDDW PE 63950D8Z for expansion of NSIN activities.

Increase for tristructural-isotrophic fuel

    The budget request included $171.7 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
64055D8Z Operational Energy Capability Improvement.
    The committee understands that tristructural-isotropic 
(TRISO) fuel, one of the most advanced nuclear fuels, has the 
potential to be a key enabler for the next generation of 
nuclear reactors and is the baseline fuel source in several 
current advanced reactors under development with the Department 
of Defense's Strategic Capabilities Office's Project Pele 
program.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 
million in RDDW PE 64055D8Z for TRISO fuel in support of 
Project Pele.

Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration program increase

    The budget request included $117.2 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63851D8Z Environmental Security Technical Certification 
Program, of which $3.0 million was for the Sustainable 
Technology Evaluation and Demonstration (STED) program.
    The committee recommends an increase of $6.0 million in 
RDDW PE 63851D8Z to support the STED program.

Regarding Trench

    The budget request included $12.6 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63906C Regarding Trench.
    The Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requested 
additional funding for this program on the MDA Unfunded 
Priorities List submitted to Congress.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $15.0 
million in RDDW PE 63906C to accelerate this program.

Hypersonic Targets and Countermeasures Program

    The budget request included $570.3 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63915C Ballistic Missile Defense Targets.
    The committee supports the efforts of the Missile Defense 
Agency to significantly reduce the cost of hypersonic flight 
testing to rapidly acquire critical data that facilitates 
hypersonic target and countermeasures development. Accordingly, 
the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in RDDW 
PE 63915C for the Hypersonic Targets and Countermeasures 
Program.

Information Analysis Centers reduction

    The budget request included $65.7 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
65801KA Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
    The committee notes that DTIC manages a number of 
Information Analysis Centers (IAC) that serve as a resource in 
providing timely, relevant information directly to users when 
and where it is needed, and often serve as a bridge between the 
warfighter and the acquisition and research communities. The 
committee also recognizes that the IACs performed $2.5 billion 
of customer-funded research and analysis in fiscal year 2022, 
all of which was charged some administrative fee for that work. 
The committee believes that even a small percentage fee on that 
work should be enough to allow the IACs to be self-sustaining 
each year.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $5.0 
million in RDDW PE 65801KA for Information Analysis Centers.

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office

    The budget request included classified amounts for 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide 
(RDDW) for the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
    The committee understands that the AARO requires an 
additional $27.0 million in fiscal year 2024 to execute its 
mission.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $27.0 
million for AARO in RDDW in line 999 Classified Programs. The 
committee expects the Secretary of Defense to request 
appropriate funding in future years. The committee also 
recommends a decrease of $10.0 million from Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) line 220 for Cybersecurity 
Maturity Model Certification and a decrease of $7.0 million 
from Procurement, Defense-wide (PDW) line 18 for Joint Regional 
Security Stacks.

Rapid innovation program

    The budget request included $1.0 billion in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
67210D8Z Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support, of 
which no funds were for the Rapid Innovation Program (RIP).
    The committee notes that while the RIP has had a track 
record of helping programs in the Department of Defense 
commercialize and transition small business-developed 
technologies successfully, and despite congressional support, 
the Department has never included funding for RIP in its budget 
requests. The committee understands that this program has 
recently been transitioned to align with the Office of Small 
Business Programs to try to reinvigorate those efforts, with 
the intent to complement other small business initiatives. 
However, the committee also understands that a programmed 
stream of funding is not likely to materialize until next 
year's budget request.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $20.0 
million in RDDW PE 67210D8Z to restart activities for RIP in 
anticipation of next year's budget request including funding 
for this program.

Shipbuilding and ship repair workforce development

    The budget request included $1.0 billion in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
67210D8Z Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support.
    The committee recognizes the shipbuilding industry faces a 
significant challenge in achieving and sustaining required 
workforce levels, and the industrial base today lacks the 
capacity to meet the required demand. Current efforts to 
establish, accelerate, and grow the trades workforce are 
imperative to shipbuilding and ship repair, and must be 
adequately resourced, prioritized, scaled, and maintained over 
the next 20 years or more.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $3.0 
million in RDDW PE 67210D8Z to support initiatives that build a 
skilled and competent shipbuilding workforce.

Domestic advanced microelectronics packaging

    The budget request included $1.0 billion in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
67210D8Z Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support.
    The committee remains concerned with the Department of 
Defense's (DOD) continued reliance on offshore microelectronics 
for critical missions in radar and electronic warfare systems, 
and supports continued investment to expand the capability in 
the United States to build custom-made integrated circuits for 
defense purposes.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in RDDW PE 67210D8Z for domestic advanced 
microelectronics packaging in support of DOD requirements.

Modernization of Department of Defense Internet Gateway Cyber Defense

    The budget request included $469.4 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
36250JCY Cyber Operations Technology Support.
    Elsewhere in this report, the committee recommends a 
provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry 
out a modernization program for network boundary and cross-
domain defense against cyber attacks, expanding upon the fiscal 
year 2023 pilot program and initial deployment to the primary 
Department of Defense internet access points (IAPs) managed by 
the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The Consolidated 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-328) 
included funding to begin the procurement of a replacement for 
the current cyber defense system deployed at the major internet 
gateways of the Department of Defense. Additional funding 
beyond the requested amount is needed in fiscal year 2024 to 
sustain this initiative.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $7.0 
million in RDDW PE 36250JCY for internet gateway cyber defense. 
The committee further recommends related increases elsewhere in 
this Act.

Locked Shields exercise

    The budget request included $469.4 million in Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
3625JCY Cyber Operations Technology Support.
    The committee notes that the National Guard Bureau's Army 
Interagency Training and Education Center (AITEC), through the 
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), has led the United 
States' team in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 
Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Locked Shields 
exercise, the only international critical infrastructure 
protection exercise in existence. This exercise is critically 
important to U.S. national security, and the committee 
encourages robust interagency participation and solicitation of 
private industry and academia participation. The committee 
commends the coordination efforts and expertise of AITEC 
throughout the foundational years of the Locked Shields 
exercise, and directs DISA to continue to coordinate the 
participating organizations and future host locations through 
AITEC.
    To support this effort, the committee recommends an 
increase of $4.0 million in RDDW PE 3625JCY for the purposes of 
facilitating travel, training, and infrastructure preparation 
for the exercise within the previously established 
organizational structure of the U.S. team.

Next-Generation Blue Force Tracker

    The budget request included $263.4 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
1160431BB Warrior Systems.
    The committee notes that the Commander, U.S. Special 
Operations Command has identified the development of a Next-
Generation Blue Force Tracker as an unfunded requirement.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.9 
million in RDDW PE 1160431BB for the development of a Next-
Generation Blue Force Tracker.

Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat Acceleration

    The budget request included $263.4 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
1160431BB Warrior Systems.
    The committee notes that the Commander, U.S. Special 
Operations Command has identified the acceleration of Counter 
Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat capabilities as 
an unfunded requirement.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $11.3 
million in RDDW PE 1160431BB for the acceleration of CUAS Group 
3 Defeat capabilities.

U.S.-Israel cooperation on directed energy capabilities

    The budget request included $300.0 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63913C Israeli Cooperative Programs, of which no funds were 
requested for U.S.-Israel cooperation on directed energy 
capabilities.
    The committee notes that elsewhere in this Act, the 
committee recommends a provision that would modify an existing 
authority to co-develop directed energy missile defense 
technologies with the Government of Israel.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $25.0 
million in RDDW PE 63913C and a corresponding decrease of $25.0 
million in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air 
Force (RDAF) for PE 41319F VC-25B.

U.S.-Israel defense collaboration on emerging technologies

    The budget request included $75.6 million in Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE 
63122D8Z Combatting Terrorism Technology Support, of which no 
funds were requested for U.S.-Israel collaboration on emerging 
technologies.
    The committee recognizes the capabilities and solutions 
that the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate 
(IWTSD) is providing the U.S. warfighter. IWTSD performs rapid 
research and development, advanced studies and technical 
innovation, and provision of support to U.S. military 
operations.
    IWTSD's international program leverages the expertise and 
resources of partners and allies, on a bilateral basis with 
limited partners, to develop technologies and capabilities 
through innovative research and development. The committee 
commends the results from joint research investments from the 
international program. IWTSD's international program has 
produced technological advances in subterranean capabilities 
and monitoring, counter-unmanned aerial systems, maritime 
security, and robotics.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $25.0 
million in RDDW PE 63122D8Z and a corresponding decrease of 
$25.0 million in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
Air Force (RDAF) for PE 41319F VC-25B. The committee directs 
IWTSD to continue to increase collaboration on emerging 
technologies, with strategic partners like Israel, to develop 
warfare capabilities to meet the challenges of the future, 
including but not limited to artificial intelligence, 
cybersecurity, directed energy, and automation.

                       Items of Special Interest


5G interference mitigation for critical aircraft navigation and sensor 
        systems on the Presidential aircraft fleet

    The committee understands that the deployment of 5G 
networks across the United States and abroad has the potential 
to adversely affect the performance of aircraft navigational 
and sensor systems on the Presidential aircraft fleet 
consisting of VC-25 aircraft, also known as Air Force One. A 
critical area of concern for the VC-25 program office is 5G-
induced interference degrading the performance of current radar 
altimeter systems.
    Implementation and deployment of an advanced capability to 
mitigate the effects of 5G-induced radio-frequency (RF) 
interference would enable the VC-25 aircraft to operate among 
strong 5G sources without impairment of existing radar 
altimeters and navigational equipment. Successful 
implementation on the VC-25 aircraft fleet would enable broad 
application across other Department of Defense (DOD) and 
commercial aircraft.
    The committee understands that an advanced RF architecture 
known as the Wideband Adaptive Signal Processer (WASP), which 
enables broadband simultaneous transmit and receive (STAR) 
capability, has been demonstrated in government-controlled test 
environments for multiple DOD applications. In these tests, the 
WASP-based STAR technology has demonstrated the ability for 
platforms and systems to communicate through previously 
debilitating RF interference on their current radio 
transceivers without sacrificing mobility or security. The 
committee understands that the WASP-based STAR techniques can 
be applied on VC-25 and related aircraft to assure performance 
of aircraft navigational and sensor systems in a 5G 
environments.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Presidential aircraft 
Program Executive Office (PEO) to submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report, not later than September 30, 2024, 
detailing the efforts to provide assured performance of 
aircraft navigational and sensor systems on the VC-25 aircraft 
utilizing the WASP-based STAR technology. The report shall 
include how successful integration and testing would be 
resourced over the future years defense program. The report 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, with an accompanying 
classified annex, if necessary.
    The committee also directs that the Director of Operational 
Test and Evaluation coordinate with the PEO for Presidential 
aircraft to monitor and evaluate the testing of the WASP-based 
STAR technology.

Advanced manufacturing infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region

    The committee recognizes the potential for advanced and 
additive manufacturing solutions to address maintenance 
readiness needs across the military services. This technology 
could benefit maintenance activities in garrison, however, 
there is unique potential benefit to deploying this technology 
forward, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region, where U.S. 
military personnel operate in numerous formations across a 
range of locations separated by vast distances. The committee 
is concerned that in both peacetime and in a contested 
logistics environment, delivering the material required for 
maintenance activities to servicemembers across the large 
number of remote positions throughout the region could prove to 
be difficult and costly.
    The committee understands that industry currently offers 
hybrid machines that do additive and subtractive manufacturing, 
increasing the range and quality of items that can be produced, 
as well as fully automated and digitized machines. The 
committee believes that leveraging these existing but 
customizable advanced and additive manufacturing technologies, 
as well as the expertise of industry partners with an 
established presence in the region, could yield rapid 
improvements to readiness and maintenance and improve the 
resilience of lines of communication. The committee, in line 
with military leaders' strategic directive to address contested 
logistics, believes that establishing a network of advanced and 
additive manufacturing capabilities in forward-deployed and 
expeditionary settings throughout the Indo-Pacific region could 
only benefit the joint force.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
March 1, 2024, that evaluates opportunities for leveraging 
additive and advanced manufacturing technology in the Indo-
Pacific region to improve maintenance readiness and address 
other needs of forward-deployed servicemembers. The briefing 
shall include: (1) Suggested locations for establishing this 
advanced manufacturing infrastructure and an evaluation of the 
benefits and challenges of selecting locations without existing 
advanced manufacturing infrastructure and expeditionary 
locations; (2) Examples of current and future maintenance 
readiness needs that could be addressed by establishing this 
infrastructure, detailed by service; (3) Examples of needs that 
could be met by establishing this infrastructure, detailed by 
service; (4) Specific capabilities of additive or advanced 
manufacturing machines that would be beneficial in this 
scenario; and (5) Any potential barriers to the success of 
establishing an infrastructure of this nature in the Indo- 
Pacific region, and resources, authorities, and other 
requirements to successfully establish an infrastructure of 
this nature.

Army Pathfinder-Air Assault program

    The committee recognizes the critical role that soldiers 
can play in the research, development, testing and integration 
processes within the Department of Defense. Soldier engagement 
with, and operational assessment of, technologies and platforms 
can be especially useful in early identification of 
opportunities and threats relevant to future capability 
development. The committee notes that efforts like the 
Pathfinder-Air Assault program at the Army Research Laboratory, 
which is focused on promoting ``bottom-up'' innovation from the 
force to support research and development for advanced soldier 
lethality, can be key to providing relevant user feedback to 
help identify challenges not apparent to the engineering 
community, as well as aid in smooth transition into operational 
use.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee 
not later than January 31, 2024, on the Pathfinder-Air Assault 
program. This briefing should describe the activities conducted 
under Pathfinder-Air Assault program, document the outcomes, 
provide any transition success stories, and detail the Army's 
strategy for incorporating the program into the President's 
budget request in future years defense program submissions.

Assessment of chemical and biological research and engineering 
        workforce and facilities for Department of Defense needs

    The committee is aware of the acute challenges facing the 
Department of Defense (DOD) in attracting, hiring, and 
retaining a skilled and technically competent workforce. The 
committee recognizes that the Department is facing these 
challenges broadly, but notes that the issue has been 
particularly acute within the community working in the 
biological and chemical research and development space. The 
specialized skills and experience necessary to perform those 
missions are also in high demand in the fields of medical, 
biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals that has the potential to 
draw many away from defense missions. The Department must 
assess the workforce challenges these dynamics pose, as well as 
the potential long-term impact, in order to develop 
implementable long-term solutions.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering to provide a briefing to 
the congressional defense committees, not later than June 1, 
2024, assessing the Department's capability to retain research 
staff at its laboratories and test sites performing biological 
and chemical research, development, test, and evaluation. Such 
assessment shall include:
          (1) Over the past 5 years, the number, education 
        level, and field of research of such personnel, as well 
        as the specific instances pertaining to the loss of 
        highly qualified personnel and the reason why;
          (2) The ability to attract and retain high quality 
        personnel, including salary and benefits options, award 
        packages for superior performance, and existing or 
        proposed legislative authorities for hiring 
        exceptionally qualified individuals;
          (3) The availability of postdoctoral and 
        undergraduate fellowship programs, including whether 
        the associated stipends are competitive with other 
        Federal non-DOD laboratories, the ability to retain 
        such personnel after the fellowship program, and the 
        retention rates for postdoctoral researchers;
          (4) The trend for basic and applied research funding 
        over the past 5 years and the future years defense 
        program by topical category for chemical and biological 
        research;
          (5) The results of any job satisfaction surveys of 
        research and engineering personnel;
          (6) The use of internally funded research programs 
        pursuant to section 2363 of title 10, United States 
        Code, allocated by each laboratory for such programs;
          (7) The acquisition and maintenance of capital 
        equipment and associated long-term planning;
          (8) The administrative overhead structure at 
        laboratories and test sites and how such structure is 
        allocated to facility upkeep;
          (9) Long-term planning for new facilities; and
          (10) Other such matters the Secretary deems 
        necessary.

Assessment of deep underground training facilities

    The committee recognizes that the use of deep underground 
facilities by foreign nations for the protection of high-value 
assets presents a unique challenge for the United States, 
particularly with regard to facilities that may contain weapons 
of mass destruction and which would require the physical 
presence of forces to secure and render safe these dangerous 
assets. Given the importance of this mission set, it is 
essential that the Department of Defense (DOD) maintains its 
ability to access facilities that are representative of similar 
real-world targets in order to test specialized equipment and 
develop procedures to ensure a high state of readiness.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not 
later than March 31, 2024, on its existing and planned deep 
underground training facilities. The report shall assess, at a 
minimum:
          (1) The DOD components that require the use of these 
        facilities;
          (2) The training objectives achieved through the use 
        of these facilities;
          (3) Any training requirements, particularly those 
        relating to securing and rendering safe weapons of mass 
        destruction, that DOD is unable to achieve due to 
        deficiencies in the design or scope of these 
        facilities, as applicable;
          (4) Options for enhancing the effectiveness of 
        component training through improvements to these 
        facilities, as applicable; and
          (5) Preliminary cost estimates for facility 
        improvements, should such actions be recommended.

Assessment of modeling and simulation capabilities for tradeoff 
        analysis

    The committee recognizes the value that modeling and 
simulation (M&S) provides to support analysis within the 
Department of Defense (DOD) beyond traditional engineering 
analysis, and notes that there is significant potential for 
improvement in this area. For example, rudimentary simulation 
capability exists that allows the Department to run ``what if'' 
scenarios such that decision-makers can assess tradeoffs 
between different variables, but many of these capabilities 
cannot scale. While the Department has a plethora of M&S 
capabilities, they are traditionally designed for very specific 
purposes, rarely interoperate smoothly, and struggle to model 
non-kinetic effects or integrate across domains. The committee 
believes that greater focus on this tradeoff analysis could 
position the Department to better address future scenarios, 
such as kill web prioritization, munitions production needs for 
various war planning contingencies, dynamic response planning 
based on available assets, and facility construction sequencing 
tied to strategic priorities of the Secretary of Defense. Such 
capabilities would have value across the full spectrum of the 
DOD activities, but particularly for programming.
    The committee notes that the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency's (DARPA) Secure Advanced Framework for 
Simulation and Modeling (SAFE-SiM) program possesses great 
promise to serve as a basis for joint cross-domain M&S at the 
operational level and encourages the Secretary of Defense to 
support the transition and expansion of SAFE-SiM, as well as 
the adoption of a central repository of modeling and simulation 
data.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to conduct an assessment of current and planned M&S 
capabilities for tradeoff analysis and to provide a briefing to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than November 1, 2024. This 
assessment shall include:
          (1) Current M&S capabilities in use in the DOD for 
        tradeoff analysis, including identification of any 
        interoperability challenges in using more than one 
        system in concert;
          (2) M&S capabilities available commercially that may 
        not currently be in use by the DOD, including any 
        limitations or challenges impeding their deployment in 
        a defense information environment;
          (3) Identification of any capability gaps between the 
        needs of the DOD and existing systems identified in (1) 
        and (2); and
          (4) Identification of capabilities that can link or 
        make interoperable systems identified in (1) and (2).

Biological Posture Review

    The committee is aware that the Department of Defense is 
undertaking a Biological Posture Review. The committee 
encourages the Department to ensure the review includes the 
following:
          (1) The biological threat landscape, military 
        biological intelligence, and military medical 
        intelligence;
          (2) Efforts to address ongoing and emerging 
        biological weapons intelligence issues; and
          (3) An assessment of the Department's infrastructure 
        to fulfill its responsibilities in accordance with 
        relevant national strategies with regard to defending 
        the United States and its interests overseas against 
        biological threats.
    Further, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security to brief the 
congressional defense committees not later than April 30, 2024, 
on the vulnerability of the Defense Critical Infrastructure 
Protection program to biological threats and the potential 
mitigation measures that can be taken to minimize such threats.

Briefing on solid rocket motors

    The committee notes that rocketry has a long history of 
advancing the Technology Readiness Level of advanced 
technologies of developmental items, collecting flight data, 
and as use as targets to test missile defense systems. Further, 
the depletion of retired military rocket motors suitable for 
missile, missile defense, and hypersonic system development has 
resulted in a lack of qualified and available rocket motors for 
testing. The current inventory of retired military assets does 
not have the sufficient thrust required to achieve the 
realistic hypersonic environments suitable to replicate 
adversary weapon achievement.
    In addition to the challenges facing the lack of qualified 
and available rocket motors for testing, the committee 
recognizes the underlying challenges related to the limited 
number of industrial suppliers for solid rocket motors (SRMs) 
and the extreme vulnerability of the supply chain, thereby 
further underscoring the problematic concentration of the SRM 
industrial base for operational purposes. The committee 
believes that the Department of Defense (DOD) must concurrently 
deploy a strategy to capitalize on market incentives and 
encourage the development of viable additional sources of these 
critical resources. The committee encourages the DOD to use the 
authorities and resources of the Office of Manufacturing 
Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization to make 
further concentrated, strategic, and significant investments to 
identify and incentivize the development of additional reliable 
industrial capacity. In particular, these investments should 
prioritize investments in, and innovative approaches to, the 
development of SRMs and their constituent parts; should focus 
on companies that are making significant commitments to the 
sustainable expansion of the SRM market; and should be scaled 
to a size commensurate with the strategic significance of SRMs.
    Therefore, the committee requests the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment provide a briefing to 
the Senate Armed Services Committee not later than December 15, 
2023, on actions taken to support the expansion of the solid 
rocket motor defense industrial base.

Classified vehicle integration

    The committee recognizes the importance of ensuring robust 
system integration capabilities for ground systems. As the 
Department of Defense develops the next generation of ground 
combat vehicles, the committee believes it is vital that the 
U.S. Army plan and budget for the infrastructure necessary to 
test, evaluate, and integrate classified systems onto ground 
combat platforms.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than March 1, 2024, on current efforts to develop the 
infrastructure required to integrate advanced warfighting 
capabilities onto current and future ground platforms, and 
plans to sufficiently budget for this enduring need for 
classified vehicle testing and integration infrastructure.

Collaboration with advanced manufacturing consortia to expand workforce

    The committee understands that various consortia of 
educational institutions and industry partners focus on 
developing the field of advanced and additive manufacturing. 
The committee believes that engagement between the Department 
of Defense and these consortia could spur additional research 
and development and increase workforce capacity, which would 
support the Department's strategic objectives to address 
contested logistics, maintenance backlogs, and supply chain and 
surge capacity issues for critical technologies.
    Accordingly, the committee encourages the Department to 
leverage existing relationships with the Joint Defense 
Manufacturing Council and other relevant agencies and forge new 
ones with academic and industry partners to proactively support 
workforce development.

Collaborative combat aircraft

    The budget request included $392.2 million in PE 27179F in 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force for the 
collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) program. The committee 
recognizes that this is an ambitious program that could have 
far reaching implications for the Air Force. The Air Force 
intends to pursue a methodical approach to investigating this 
potentially revolutionary change for the fighter forces.
    The committee supports moving forward with the concept, but 
believes that the Air Force and the Department of Defense need 
to conduct additional analysis to determine the appropriate set 
of requirements for CCA and related systems before committing 
to a program of record.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to begin quarterly briefings to the congressional defense 
committees, to continue through September 30, 2028 with the 
first to be provided not later than November 1, 2023, to keep 
the committees apprised of progress in: (1) Acquiring and 
operating test aircraft; (2) Investigating costs of various 
courses of action regarding CCA acquisition and employment; (3) 
Conducting further analysis of CCA mission effectiveness; (4) 
Refining concepts of operation and employment for CCA and 
manned fighters; and (5) Assessing tradeoffs between manned and 
unmanned systems.

Comptroller General Assessment of the activities and organization of 
        the Defense Innovation Unit

    The committee is aware of, and has been supportive of, the 
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the critical role it plays in 
building connections with the sectors of the commercial 
marketspace that do not traditionally work closely with the 
Department of Defense (DOD). DIU was established to provide 
focused attention and liaison with this community to expand 
potential sources for innovation, and to provide a dual pathway 
to access commercial innovation and socialize unique defense 
requirements to new communities. However, after several years 
of effort, changes in leadership, and multiple realignments 
within the DOD organizational structure, the committee believes 
it is time to take stock of DIU activities in order to assess 
its impact on the innovation ecosystem.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to conduct a review of the activities and 
organization of DIU to assess its effectiveness at its stated 
mission to field and scale commercial technology across the 
military. The review shall include an assessment of the 
following:
          (1) An analysis of how effective DIU activities have 
        been in accelerating the adoption of commercial 
        technology throughout DOD, including an evaluation of 
        any factors impeding its effectiveness;
          (2) The impact of DIU activities in increasing 
        engagement with startups, small businesses, and 
        nontraditional vendors;
          (3) How DIU efforts have contributed to expanding and 
        diversifying the national security innovation base;
          (4) The role of each DIU office in executing the 
        mission of DIU, including an assessment of current 
        collaboration and coordination mechanisms among each 
        DIU office and with related innovation organizations 
        across the DOD;
          (5) How the national security innovation base could 
        expand through the geographic distribution or expansion 
        of DIU satellite offices or liaison officers based in 
        existing DOD facilities across the United States;
          (6) What performance goals or metrics have been 
        established for the DIU, including an assessment of how 
        well DIU is performing against those goals and metrics; 
        and
          (7) Identification of any shortfalls, obstacles or 
        challenges in operational processes, skills and 
        technology, personnel, and other resources that may 
        impact DIU's ability to meet these performance goals 
        and metrics.
    A briefing on the initial findings of this review shall be 
provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee not later than 
December 1, 2023, with a report to follow at a time agreed upon 
with the Comptroller General.

Defense Science Board

    The committee recognizes the importance of the Defense 
Science Board (DSB) in providing independent scientific and 
technical advice and recommendations to the Department of 
Defense (DOD) on a wide variety of critical challenges and 
opportunities. The DSB's ability to drive and anticipate issues 
to proactively position the Department has been demonstrated 
repeatedly by studies over its 60 year history. The committee 
notes that the DSB reports to the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering (USD(R&E)) and often receives direct tasking from 
the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the 
USD(R&E), and Congress.
    The committee also perceives a shift in the emphasis of who 
is generating tasking for the DSB. These perceived changes 
could have been caused by a number of events, including the 
slow-down during the pandemic, the shut-down during zero-based 
review, and the reorganization of the Office of the Secretary 
of Defense. The committee further notes that the DSB is 
comprised of eminent authorities in the fields of science, 
technology, manufacturing, acquisition, strategic planning, 
systems analysis, and other matters of special interest to the 
DOD. The committee encourages the Secretary of Defense and the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense to take advantage of the expertise 
found on the DSB by receiving more frequent briefings. The 
committee also encourages the DSB to meet with the 
congressional defense committees on a more regular basis.
    The committee understands that DSB operations were hindered 
by the COVID-19 pandemic and the decision by the Secretary of 
Defense to temporarily stand down and then reconstitute all of 
the Department's advisory boards has resulted in a backlog of 
work. The committee also understands that the DSB relies on the 
expertise provided by Special Government Employees (SGEs) and 
that lengthy timelines associated with approval of SGE 
appointments can hinder responsiveness and operational 
effectiveness. The committee encourages the Secretary of 
Defense to review Department policy on the approval process for 
appointing SGEs in order to find more efficiencies and improve 
the overall effectiveness of these boards.

Digital Manufacturing Modernization Accelerator

    The committee recognizes that the organic industrial base 
faces critical challenges as it pursues digital modernization 
and appreciates the services the Department of Defense's 
designated digital manufacturing institute has provided to date 
in assisting the industrial base with this transition. The 
committee encourages the Department to allocate additional 
resources to these efforts to ensure that the national digital 
manufacturing institute will maintain a skilled, available team 
to support modernization efforts and technology implementation 
at critical defense arsenals and depots, improving security and 
efficiency. The committee commends the institute's 
collaborative and integrated approach to sustaining the U.S. 
future force and further encourages the Department to promote 
continued innovative development in the organic industrial 
base.

Directed Energy roadmap

    The committee notes that in section 219 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328), the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering (USD 
R&E), through the Principal Director for Directed Energy, was 
tasked with coordinating Directed Energy efforts across the 
Department and with producing the Department's Directed Energy 
Roadmap to guide future development efforts. Furthermore, 
Section 215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-283) established a Directed 
Energy Working Group to ``analyze and evaluate the current and 
planned, directed energy programs of each of the military 
departments . . . [and] make recommendations to the Secretary 
of Defense.''
    The committee notes Directed Energy, High-Energy Laser, and 
High-Power Microwave weapons may offer lower logistical 
requirements, lower costs per shot, and--assuming access to a 
sufficient power supply--deeper magazines than traditional 
munitions. Furthermore, the committee received testimony from 
the Department of the Navy conveying that integration of 21st-
century technology and weapons, like Directed Energy, are 
essential to adapting and evolving how the Department of 
Defense (DOD) meets the changing nature of war.
    However, the committee remains concerned about the DOD's 
ability to continue to develop and eventually transition 
Directed Energy weapons on deployable platforms, enabling 
distributed and disaggregated operations where conventional 
munitions re-supply will be denied, contested, or unavailable. 
For example, while funding exists for the procurement of 
Directed Energy systems, additional funding may be required to 
do the platform integration, hardening, and upgrades for new 
sustainment requirements like power management or optics.
    Therefore, the committee directs the USD R&E to submit a 
briefing to the congressional defense committees by March 1, 
2024 on its Directed Energy way ahead, including an updated 
Directed Energy roadmap and funding profile for all Directed 
Energy and High-Power Microwave systems, including funding 
needed for development, delivery, integration on platforms, and 
system sustainment.

Eligibility criteria for Defense Established Program to Stimulate 
        Competitive Research

    The committee continues to support the Defense Established 
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) program as 
a means to support the growth and expansion of research 
capabilities in geographic areas that do not traditionally 
attract a significant amount of federal research and 
development funding. Programs like DEPSCoR not only allow for 
injection of new performers and new ideas into the defense 
innovation ecosystem, but they also support the diversification 
of talent and economic benefits that come with such funding.
    However, the committee is concerned that the current 
eligibility criteria for jurisdictions to participate in 
DEPSCoR may not be sufficiently targeted to those jurisdictions 
which would benefit most from defense research funding. The 
committee notes that this criteria set has been in place for 
several years and a periodic review would be in order to ensure 
it is matched to the current policy environment.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering to provide a briefing to 
the Senate Armed Services Committee not later than December 1, 
2023, on the DEPSCoR program. The briefing shall include:
          (1) A description of the current eligibility criteria 
        for jurisdictions to participate in DEPSCoR;
          (2) An assessment of whether the current criteria 
        have led to the inclusion of jurisdictions receiving a 
        disproportionately low share of Department of Defense 
        research-related funding; and
          (3) Recommendations, if any, for modifying the 
        eligibility criteria to better reflect the mission and 
        focus of DEPSCoR.

Enhanced Civics Education report

    The committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering to provide a report to the Senate 
Armed Services Committee by January 15, 2024 on the Enhanced 
Civics Education program within the National Defense Education 
Program. The report should include: (1) A description of the 
Enhanced Civics program and an assessment of the results of the 
program to date; (2) Abstracts for all awardees for the 
program; (3) A full description of the complete curricula 
developed by the awardees including any coursework or videos; 
and (4) Abstracts for applicants that were not selected.

Enhanced collaboration between the Office of Strategic Capital and Army 
        Futures Command

    The committee supports the establishment and development of 
the Department of Defense's Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) 
and its mission to strengthen the Department's enduring 
technological advantages through partnerships with private 
capital providers in order to bridge the transition gap between 
proof of concept and full-scale production. The processes OSC 
develops and utilizes will be as critical to the Department as 
the technologies that are adopted as a result. The committee 
observes that the types of capital assistance tools OSC might 
leverage are relatively new to the Department, and while 
prevalent in other federal agencies, it will take some time to 
gain the knowledge and experience to wield on a larger scale.
    Additionally, the committee supports the ongoing, critical 
work of the Army Futures Command (AFC) to ensure the U.S. Army 
``remains at the forefront of technological innovation and 
warfighting ability.'' The committee believes that AFC's 
mission could be enhanced by greater interaction and 
collaboration with the OSC. In addition to the direct benefits 
the program provides for technology access, the inculcation of 
knowledge in how to better utilize capital assistance tools has 
the potential to serve the Army more broadly in its innovation 
enterprise.
    Therefore, the committee urges OSC and AFC to establish 
regular communications and engagement opportunities between 
them, and among the other service research and development 
facilities, in order to strengthen the web of innovation across 
the Department. Additionally, the committee strongly encourages 
AFC to consider providing the Office of Strategic Capital with 
an AFC liaison to enhance the mission of both organizations and 
to support knowledge transfer on the use of financial tools to 
provide more mechanisms to access and transition technology to 
the warfighter. The committee also believes that as the OSC 
grows and matures, it should consider the importance of placing 
OSC liaisons across the services as it builds its workforce 
roadmap.

Expansion of innovation base for data repositories

    The committee commends the Department of Defense and the 
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) for 
their focus on building the structure needed to produce high 
quality data required to support artificial intelligence and 
machine learning (AI/ML) capabilities developed across the 
Department. The committee encourages the CDAO to continue to 
ensure requirements for the procurement of data repositories 
and the infrastructure for AI/ML operations are stated in terms 
of functions to be performed, performance standards required, 
or essential physical characteristics in order to leverage 
existing commercial products and services. Additionally, the 
committee believes that the CDAO should be performing market 
research before developing new specifications for any such 
procurement.
    The committee also encourages the CDAO to develop an 
acquisition strategy which avoids unnecessary and unjustified 
consolidation or bundling of two or more requirements that 
eliminate the opportunities for the participation of small 
businesses and businesses offering commercial products or 
commercial services.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Chief Digital and 
Artificial Intelligence Office to provide a briefing to the 
Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than December 1, 
2024, on the CDAO Enterprise Infrastructure acquisition and 
data repositories. The briefing should include the following: 
(1) An update on any data repositories added by CDAO through 
competitive solicitation processes since the delivery of the 
briefing required by Section 232 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81); (2) 
How the requirements were stated in terms to maximize 
participation of businesses providing commercial products and 
commercial services; (3) The market research performed prior to 
developing the specifications; (4) How the acquisition strategy 
avoided consolidation or bundling of requirements in order to 
maximize the participation of small business and businesses 
providing commercial products and commercial services; and (5) 
How CDAO leveraged the rapid acquisition pathway provided by 
the Tradewind contract to find, fund, and develop a high-
quality data infrastructure for AI/ML, digital and data 
analytics space.

Hypersonics test infrastructure investment and acceleration

    The committee strongly supports the investments made in the 
Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-
TB) as the first step in increasing the capacity of America's 
hypersonic flight testing. This increase in testing capability 
is essential to the development of hypersonic weapons and 
regaining the United States' competitiveness with the People's 
Republic of China in this critical area. Not only will the 
MACH-TB approach increase the scale and pace of testing, it may 
provide innovative new testing approaches and reduce the long-
term costs of testing for these complex and expensive systems. 
Further, as key leaders in this effort, along with the Test 
Resource Management Center, the committee supports the Navy's 
Center of Excellence for Hypersonics at Naval Surface Warfare 
Center, Crane Division, as well as academic and industry 
partners, who continue to work together to rapidly advance 
hypersonic technology. The committee remains committed to 
maintaining this momentum and providing the funding necessary 
to continue the development of MACH-TB.

Indo-Pacific Command 5G networking pilot program

    The committee remains focused on the accelerated 
development and fielding of fifth generation (5G) 
communications technologies across all military installations, 
especially within U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). 
Utilizing 5G-networked capabilities, such as smart warehouses, 
will enable the services to meet operational objectives more 
effectively and efficiently, while also ensuring secure 
communications in the dispersed INDOPACOM theater.
    Therefore, to further accelerate the deployment of 5G-
enabled technologies in INDOPACOM, the committee directs the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in 
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering and the Commander, U.S. INDOPACOM, to submit to 
the Senate Armed Services Committee a plan for an in-theater 
pilot project not later than March 31, 2024. The plan should 
include a schedule and resource requirements to test 5G 
operational feasibility, assess both digital and physical 
interference from foreign adversaries, and evaluate 
infrastructure shortfalls and implementation requirements.

Modeling and simulation for combat vehicle development

    The committee recognizes the importance of modeling and 
simulation (M&S) activities in combat vehicle development, 
especially in continuing adoption of model-based systems 
engineering and digital twin technologies. The committee 
believes that using such M&S tools in the early stages of 
developing a vehicle before ``bending metal'' for prototype and 
production will assist in rapidly fielding technology with a 
clear understanding of the operational capability, which 
reduces development cost and physical prototyping time in the 
early phases and throughout the lifecycle. Such tools also 
create stronger linkages into sustainment though the creation 
of digital artifacts that can support maintenance, 
modifications, and other block upgrades needed by systems that 
are likely to be in the inventory for decades. The committee 
also believes this will allow a more seamless transition from 
systems level modeling to integration into macro-level M&S 
tools for training and wargaming.
    Therefore, the committee encourages the continued adoption, 
development, and integration of modern M&S tools. The committee 
also encourages the further employment of vehicle agnostic 
system integration labs and an integrated collaborative 
environment to enable rigorous M&S for informing requirements 
from the subsystem level all the way to the force-on-force 
level engagement modeling.

Modernization of Defense Travel System

    The committee notes that the Department of Defense (DOD) 
has invested significant resources to replace the Defense 
Travel System with an updated and more modern travel system. 
This new system, MyTravel, is expected to improve the travel 
experience for DOD personnel, create efficiencies, drive down 
costs, and allow the Department to retire legacy travel 
systems. The committee notes that on October 21, 2022, the 
Department designated MyTravel as the ``single official travel 
system for currently supported travel functions as well as 
those supported in the future, as they become available.''
    The committee is concerned that the military services and 
some Department of Defense entities have not complied with this 
direction. Such delays in implementation of MyTravel squander 
resources that could be reallocated to other Department 
priorities, keep outdated process and legacy systems in place 
past their usefulness, and waste the time and patience of DOD 
users.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
January 15, 2024, which shall identify which military services, 
components, or other entities have not yet implemented 
MyTravel, as well as an implementation plan for all entities 
listed in the report that have not yet transitioned to 
MyTravel.

Multi-spectral camouflage

    The committee recognizes that the increasing use of 
reconnaissance and kinetic drones employed by near-peer 
adversaries has complicated signature management for 
warfighters. The employment of infrared and multi-spectral 
sensors to enhance traditional electro-optical methods of 
detection has made the development of full-spectrum camouflage 
a critical protective necessity for the current warfighting 
environment.
    The committee is aware that the Army has fielded the Ultra-
Lightweight Camouflage Net System (ULCANS) signature management 
camouflage system as a capability to combat these sorts of 
threats. The committee encourages the Army to ensure that all 
units deploying overseas, particularly to the U.S. European 
Command area of responsibility, are resourced in a manner to 
ensure they can be equipped with, and can sustain, ULCANS 
equipment. Furthermore, the committee is concerned that the 
ULCANS Program of Record has not been resourced specifically in 
the current Army Program Objective Memorandum (POM) cycle, 
which has contributed to significant industrial base challenges 
for the program.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee 
not later than December 1, 2023, on the ULCANS program. The 
briefing shall include a discussion of the current state of the 
program and the Army's plans for resourcing, deploying, and 
sustaining the ULCANS capability across the future years 
defense program.

National Network for Microelectronics Research and Development

    The committee has long been concerned about the diminishing 
sources for domestic manufacturing capability to produce 
microelectronics for national security needs. The committee 
understands that the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering has begun the process of competitively selecting 
participants for the National Network for Microelectronics 
Research and Development (the ``Microelectronics Commons''), as 
authorized in section 9903(b) of William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
Law 116-283). The committee sees this as an opportunity to 
reinvigorate the relevant manufacturing sector by strengthening 
the connections between early stage microelectronics research 
and development (R&D) with commercial foundries in order to 
improve the transition of new technologies across the so-called 
``valley of death.''
    The committee recognizes that the Microelectronics Commons 
is just one of several regional technology programs established 
across Federal agencies to support domestic microelectronics 
R&D, and advanced manufacturing projects. However, the 
committee is concerned that in fostering growth in this area, 
enhanced coordination and synchronization of these efforts is 
required to ensure that limited resources are not put to 
duplicative aims, or unnecessarily crowd out good ideas. The 
committee recognizes the challenges associated with significant 
cross-agency and cross-industry initiatives, but believes this 
warrants heightened scrutiny from the committee.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee 
not later than January 31, 2024. This briefing should address 
the following:
          (1) A description of how the management structure for 
        the Microelectronics Commons will coordinate and engage 
        with, reinforce, and leverage other related Department 
        of Defense (DOD) activities and other agency regional 
        technology programs, such as the Department of 
        Commerce's National Semiconductor Technology Center and 
        the Regional Technology Hub programs, and the National 
        Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engine 
        Program;
          (2) Identify the mechanisms integrated into the 
        contractual arrangements of the potential industry and 
        academic partners to promote and encourage 
        collaborations with such other DOD or cross-agency 
        initiatives; and
          (3) Identify and describe the specific interagency 
        coordination mechanisms DOD uses to coordinate and 
        align its activities with cross-agency regional 
        technology programs to align efforts and avoid 
        duplication.

Post-traumatic stress disorder biomarker research

    The committee is aware that the Walter Reed Army Institute 
for Research has had success in identifying biomarkers that can 
be used to help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 
The committee understands that this research can be used to 
identify individuals' susceptibility to some forms of PTSD pre-
event, and it can aid diagnosis post-event. Recognizing the 
current, former, and future servicemembers who are likely to be 
exposed to events that may contribute to PTSD, the committee 
believes that this research is critical to the long-term health 
readiness needs of the military, and that the results from such 
work should receive wide exposure to the broader medical 
community based on the possible benefits for civilian health 
providers. However, the committee notes that the ability to 
identify pre-event PTSD susceptibility does raise some policy 
and ethical concerns, similar to debates on personalized 
medicine and where genomic and genetic information intersect 
with privacy. The committee expects the Army and the Department 
of Defense to proactively engage in policy and ethical 
deliberations on the possible future uses of this technology in 
parallel with its development.

Production of chiplet-based open architecture system-in-package 
        prototypes

    The committee notes the emphasis of the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) 
on moving prototype systems into production and fielding, at 
scale. The committee believes that the Industrial Base Analysis 
and Sustainment (IBAS) program has been particularly successful 
in partnering with the private sector and municipalities to 
enhance domestic industrial capability and bring technology to 
the warfighter faster.
    The committee also recognizes that the Department of 
Defense (DOD) often relies on offshore microelectronics for 
critical weapons systems that do not have the level of 
verifiably secure design and manufacturing desired for national 
security purposes. Most advanced packaging of microelectronics 
occurs in Asia, creating foreign supply chain risks. 
Furthermore, those custom-made integrated circuits for defense 
uses that are available domestically can take years to design 
and field, often at prohibitive expense.
    The committee notes that new defense microelectronics 
architectures, including chiplet-based System-in-Package (SiP) 
prototypes, offer several advantages over traditional 
approaches, including increased computing power, reduced power 
consumption, enhanced performance, and improved scalability. 
These systems are manufactured using domestic 2.5D advanced 
packaging, a methodology for including multiple semiconductors 
inside the same package. This approach is especially valuable 
where performance and low power are the critical attributes 
desired. Using open architecture designs, SiPs may foster 
interoperability, enabling rapid upgrades and integration of 
new commercially available processing technologies.
    Given the evolving nature of defense requirements, 
especially in the Indo-Pacific area of operations, where 
maritime sensing and electronic warfare are critical enablers 
of combat capability, the Department must capitalize on these 
advancements to maintain technological superiority.
    Therefore, the committee recommends that the OUSD(A&S) 
consider options, including the IBAS program, to evaluate 
production capability for chiplet-based open architecture SiP 
prototypes. Furthermore, the committee directs the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to assess 
domestic 2.5D manufacturing capabilities and provide a briefing 
to the congressional defense committees not later than October 
1, 2024. Such a briefing shall include: (1) A description of 
the current state of the art processes and methodologies for 
2.5D manufacturing, including any challenges to wide-spread 
adoption; (2) Identification of the domestic centers of 
excellence in utilization of 2.5D manufacturing; (3) 
Integration opportunities and challenges to leveraging current 
microelectronics qualitative assurance processes or other means 
for enhancing security of design, packaging, and production; 
(4) Opportunities to leverage existing microelectronics and 
manufacturing initiatives within the Department of Defense; and 
(5) Any other matters the Under Secretary deems appropriate.

Report on Air Force Research Laboratory ``One Laboratory, Two 
        Services'' policy

    The committee is aware that the Air Force Research 
Laboratory (AFRL) supports both the Air Force and the Space 
Force. The committee notes that such an arrangement has the 
potential to result in insufficient support to both 
organizations. While not aware of significant problems, the 
committee believes that the Department of the Air Force should 
seek more opportunities to measure and optimize the support 
that AFRL provides to the two services.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to provide a report to the Senate Armed Services 
Committee not later than December 1, 2024, that assesses the 
effectiveness of the AFRL's ability to service both the Air 
Force and Space Force as independent services. Such report 
should include:
          (1) Identification of the scientific areas of common 
        relevance to both services, including space-related 
        scientific areas;
          (2) Identification of the current performance goals 
        and metrics used to measure the effectiveness of this 
        relationship, as well as an assessment of what future 
        goals or metrics might be needed to improve performance 
        management for AFRL;
          (3) Assessment of the impact of the ``one laboratory, 
        two services'' model with respect to funding, 
        infrastructure, technology transfer, support for small 
        businesses and nontraditional technology entities, 
        involvement with research institutions, and 
        administrative support services;
          (4) The role of the Deputy Technology Executive 
        Officer for Space Science and Technology in engaging 
        with laboratory leadership and other government 
        agencies; and
          (5) Recommendations for potential organizational and 
        administrative changes or new authorities that would 
        strengthen mission-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness 
        as well as meet the needs of both the Air Force and 
        Space Force.

Sepsis detection for burn patients

    The committee notes that the onset of sepsis in burn 
patients typically increases the risk of mortality in those 
patients, making early detection a factor in increasing the 
odds of survival. The committee is aware that the Walter Reed 
Army Institute for Research (WRAIR) is working on research to 
detect early biomarkers for sepsis at an earlier stage than 
current approaches. Based on the positive results of this work, 
WRAIR has begun the process of submitting a provisional patent 
application. Recognizing the potential benefits for military 
and civilian medicine, the committee is supportive of the 
Army's efforts in this space, as well as its efforts to protect 
the underlying intellectual property behind this work in order 
to find opportunities to make such research more widely 
available to technology transfer and licensing opportunities.

Special Operations Forces Tactical Communications

    The committee notes that U.S. Special Operations Forces 
(SOF) require secure, resilient, and advanced communications 
capable of operating in a variety of environments, including in 
contested environments. The committee understands U.S. Special 
Operations Command (SOCOM) continues to procure tactical 
communications that meet these requirements through its 
existing SOF Tactical Communications (STC) program. The 
committee believes the STC program, which includes two-channel 
handheld and two-channel manpack radios, is providing critical 
next generation capabilities to SOF.
    The committee continues to support funding for the fielding 
of next generation SOF communication capabilities through the 
STC program. However, the committee is concerned about the 
feasibility and affordability of SOCOM's plans for meeting 
current and emerging STC requirements across all SOF components 
given increasing security, bandwidth, battery life, and 
portability requirements. Therefore, the committee directs the 
Commander, U.S. SOCOM, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SOLIC) 
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than November 1, 2023, which shall include:
          (1) An explanation of how prior years, and the fiscal 
        year 2024 budget investments, enhance the fielding of 
        STC capabilities to SOF components;
          (2) An update on the status of fielding of two- 
        channel manpack and two-channel handheld radios to SOF, 
        including an explanation for any components or units 
        that have requested, but not yet received, such radios;
          (3) An articulation of lessons learned from the prior 
        testing and fielding of STC communications capabilities 
        to meet unique mission requirements of SOF components;
          (4) An explanation of SOCOM's approach to ensuring 
        that communications capabilities under the STC program 
        meet security and resiliency requirements mandated by 
        section 168 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92); and
          (5) Any other matters deemed relevant by the 
        Commander, U.S. SOCOM, or ASD SOLIC.

Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration program

    The committee commends the Department of Defense (DOD) for 
initiating the Sustainable Technology Evaluation and 
Demonstration (STED) program and conducting successful 
sustainable technology demonstrations that: (1) Enhance and 
sustain mission readiness; (2) Reduce health and safety impacts 
to the warfighter; (3) Increase supply chain security and the 
use of domestically-sourced materials; (4) Improve operational 
performance; (5) Reduce life-cycle costs; and (6) Lessen waste 
and environmental impacts to our installations and bases.
    The committee believes that more should be done to create 
broader awareness and increase acceptance of sustainable 
technologies. Specifically, as a program of record, the STED 
program should secure participation and awareness across DOD by 
establishing stakeholders at senior leadership levels within 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps. The 
services could support the STED program in increasing and 
securing participation in demonstrations across installations. 
The committee encourages the development and implementation of 
additional efforts in order to facilitate the transition across 
DOD and other federal agencies for successfully demonstrated 
technologies.
    The committee is also concerned with plastic waste 
generated by the services in both continental U.S. environments 
and austere locations overseas. The committee recognizes the 
long-term challenges this plastic waste creates for waste 
disposal and local communities, as well as potential impacts to 
servicemember health. The committee lauds the work of the STED 
program to compare existing commercially-available replacement 
products, including plastic items, against military use 
requirements to reduce this waste stream.

Thermoplastic composites

    The committee recognizes that advancements in thermoplastic 
composites for use in commercial aerospace, which are supported 
by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 
may also have potential applications for Department of Defense 
activities. The committee is also aware that increased use of 
thermoplastic composites may reduce costs, help meet efficiency 
objectives, and decrease dependence on some foreign sources of 
certain critical minerals such as titanium.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering to provide a briefing to 
the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than December 1, 
2023, on the Department of Defense's current plans and 
initiatives to support thermoplastic composites research, 
development, and manufacturing.

Wearable neural biosensors

    The committee recognizes that wearable, intelligent neural 
biosensors have applicability across Department of Defense user 
groups, including dismounted operators, security forces, 
watchstanders, maintainers, aviators, and unmanned system 
pilots, among others. This artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled 
technology provides valuable assessments of a user's level of 
mental alertness via peripheral nervous system signals, while 
improving operational readiness and risk management. These 
capabilities are relevant to the following critical technology 
areas identified by the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research & Engineering: trusted AI and autonomy, 
biotechnology, advanced materials, microelectronics, and human- 
machine interfaces.
    The committee recognizes that the Army Maneuver 
Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, Soldier 
Requirements Division, and Joint Program Executive Office for 
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense are in 
the process of generating requirements related to wearables for 
human performance that neural biosensors can support. These 
requirements will affect a potential user base of 500,000 
warfighters.
    Therefore, the committee encourages the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering to accelerate funding for 
the development of dual-purpose wearable neural biosensor 
technologies via the National Network for Microelectronics 
Research and Development to support broader transition to the 
services. The committee also encourages the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering to consider the ethical 
and privacy issues in the development of requirements and uses 
of wearable biosensors.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 301)
    The committee recommends a provision that 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

Requirement for approval by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
        and Sustainment of any waiver for a system that does not meet 
        fuel efficiency key performance parameter (sec. 311)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 332(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) to 
require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment to waive a requirement that a system meet the 
efficiency key performance parameter. The committee notes that 
the Department of Defense recommended this approach in its 
annual industrial capabilities report to Congress acknowledging 
that, ``The procurement-versus-sustainment cost challenge in 
the operational energy arena is not new. Previous efforts to 
address it resulted in the establishment of the energy key 
performance parameter (eKPP), which requires that acquisition 
programs conduct energy supportability analyses (ESAs). Despite 
this requirement, acquisition gate reviews generally do not 
enforce eKPPs and ESAs.''

Improvement and codification of Sentinel Landscapes Partnership program 
        authority (sec. 312)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 317 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) by transferring the 
Sentinel Landscapes program to title 10, United States Code. 
The committee continues to support the program as it offers a 
bipartisan mechanism to buffer land spaces around military 
installations in order to prevent encroachment, sustain 
readiness, conserve natural resources, as well as require cost- 
sharing outside of the Department of Defense. The provision 
would also allow other federal agencies to voluntarily 
participate in the program in order to prevent the encroachment 
of military installations, sustain readiness, and conserve 
natural resources.

Modification of definition of sustainable aviation fuel for purpose of 
        pilot program on use of such fuel (sec. 313)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 324(g) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) by 
modifying the definition of sustainable aviation fuel.

Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalties in 
        connection with Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California 
        (sec. 314)

    The committee recommends a provision, as requested by the 
Department of Defense, that would authorize the Secretary of 
the Navy to execute a stipulated penalty assessed by the 
Environmental Protection Agency in 1990 for the amount of 
$438,250.

Technical assistance for communities and individuals potentially 
        affected by releases at current and former Department of 
        Defense facilities (sec. 315)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to furnish technical assistance to 
communities and individuals that have been affected by a 
release of a pollutant affirmatively determined to have 
originated from a facility under the jurisdiction of, or 
formerly under the jurisdiction of, the Department of Defense.

Subtitle C--Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl 
                               Substances


Treatment of certain materials contaminated with perfluoroalkyl 
        substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances (sec. 321)

    The committee recommends a provision that would allow the 
Secretary of Defense to treat covered materials if the 
treatment of such materials occurs through the use of 
remediation or disposal technology approved by the relevant 
Federal regulatory agency.

Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on 
        health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
        contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances 
        and Disease Registry (sec. 322)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 316 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as most recently amended 
by section 342 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), to 
extend the authorization and funding transfer for the ongoing 
study and assessment on human health impacts of per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water by the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.

Modification of authority for environmental restoration projects at 
        National Guard facilities (sec. 323)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
sections 2700, 2701, 2703, and 2707 of title 10, United States 
Code, and section 345(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to clarify that 
the National Guard has access to the Defense Environmental 
Restoration Program for the purposes of conducting 
environmental cleanup rather than having to use its readiness 
funding out of Operation and Maintenance accounts.

Limitation on availability of travel funds until submittal of plan for 
        restoring data sharing on testing of water for perfluoroalkyl 
        or polyfluoroalkyl substances (sec. 324)

    The committee recommends a provision that would limit the 
availability of certain travel funds for the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment until the Under 
Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a 
plan to restore data sharing pertaining to the testing of water 
for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Dashboard of funding relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or 
        polyfluoroalkyl substances (sec. 325)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Department of Defense to include with the submission of the 
annual budget request a separate budget justification document 
on activities of the Department related to per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Report on schedule and cost estimates for completion of remediation of 
        contaminated sites and publication of cleanup information (sec. 
        326)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to submit a proposed schedule and cost 
estimate for the completion of remediation activities 
associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The 
provision would also direct the Department of Defense to 
publish on its website timely and regularly updated information 
on the status of cleanup at sites for which the Department has 
obligated funding for environmental restoration activities.

Elimination of quarterly report on activities of PFAS task force (sec. 
        327)

    The committee recommends a provision that would, at the 
request of the Department of Defense, reduce recurring 
reporting requirements enacted in prior years related to per- 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Government Accountability Office report on testing and remediation of 
        perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl (sec. 328)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report, 
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, assessing the state of ongoing testing and remediation by 
the Department of Defense of current or former military 
installations contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances.

                 Subtitle D--Logistics and Sustainment


Assuring Critical Infrastructure Support for Military Contingencies 
        Pilot Program (sec. 331)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to conduct a pilot program, known as the 
``Assuring Critical Infrastructure Support for Military 
Contingencies Pilot Program,'' under which military 
installations that play key roles in the mobilization, 
deployment, and sustainment of military forces in major 
contingency operations would be selected for analysis of 
dependencies on regional critical infrastructure and for 
prioritization and processes for restoration of services. The 
provision would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
report, not later than one year after the enactment of this 
Act, to other executive branch officials and the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Strategy and assessment on use of automation and artificial 
        intelligence for shipyard optimization (sec. 332)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Navy to develop and implement a strategy to 
leverage commercial best practices used in shipyards to make 
operations more efficient. The committee remains concerned at 
the current rate of maintenance delays and increased costs at 
public shipyards. While the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure 
Optimization Program is one critical and important component to 
the modernization of the public shipyards through military 
construction projects, the committee believes that public 
shipyard operations must be optimized for the future as well.

                          Subtitle E--Reports


Critical infrastructure conditions at military installations (sec. 341)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to implement a 
standardized system to measure and report on the condition and 
performance of non-privatized critical infrastructure systems 
located on military installations.

Report on establishing sufficient stabling, pasture, and training area 
        for the Old Guard Caisson Platoon equines (sec. 342)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Army to submit a report to the Senate Armed 
Services Committee, not later than March 1, 2024, on the 
feasibility and advisability of establishing sufficient 
stabling, pasture, and training area for the equines in the 
Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United States Infantry, known more 
commonly as the ``Old Guard.'' The report shall include a 
review of all physical locations under consideration.

Quarterly briefings on operational status of amphibious warship fleet 
        of Department of the Navy (sec. 343)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Navy to provide quarterly briefings to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on the operational status of the amphibious 
warship fleet of the Department of the Navy and would specify 
certain required elements of such briefings.

Briefing on plan for maintaining proficiency in emergency movement of 
        munitions in Joint Region Marianas, Guam (sec. 344)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force to 
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
on a plan for maintaining the proficiency of the Navy and the 
Air Force in executing the emergency movement of munitions 
stored in weapons storage areas in Joint Region Marianas, Guam.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters


Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for 
        Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School 
        (sec. 351)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Navy through fiscal year 2024 to continue to 
perform the responsibilities of the Department of Defense 
executive agent for the Naval Small Craft Instruction and 
Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) pursuant to section 
352(b) of title 10, United States Code, and, in coordination 
with the Commander, United States Special Operations Command 
(SOCOM), provide such support, as necessary, for the continued 
operation of the school.
    The committee strongly supports NAVSCIATTS and the role it 
plays in supporting effective implementation of the 2022 
National Defense Strategy (NDS) and its objective of 
``anchoring our strategy in allies and partners and advancing 
regional goals.'' The committee further notes that the 
Commander, United States Southern Command, has identified the 
continued operation of NAVSCIATTS as an unfunded requirement.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to 
the congressional defense committees, not later than February 
1, 2024, a plan for the future operation of NAVSCIATTS in 
fiscal year 2025 and future years. The plan shall address, at a 
minimum, the following:
          (1) An identification of the roles and 
        responsibilities of elements of the Department of 
        Defense for the operation and sustainment of 
        NAVSCIATTS, to include funding, provision of personnel, 
        including trainers, and sustainment of facilities and 
        training and education-related equipment, including 
        maritime craft;
          (2) Increasing predictability of and minimizing 
        fluctuations in funding for civilian and contractor 
        personnel supporting NAVSCIATTS by transitioning from a 
        tuition reimbursement model to dedicated funding, as 
        appropriate;
          (3) The mission, objectives, and course offerings of 
        NAVSCIATTS in support of implementation of the National 
        Defense Strategy;
          (4) The recapitalization of facilities, training, and 
        education-related equipment, including maritime craft, 
        necessary for the effective operation of NAVSCIATTS; 
        and
          (5) Any other matters deemed appropriate by the 
        Secretary.
    The committee expects that the Secretary will engage with 
the heads of the military services and the combatant commanders 
in the development of the required plan.
    The committee notes that elsewhere in this Act is an 
increase in the authorization of funds to support the continued 
operation of NAVSCIATTS in fiscal year 2024.

Restriction on retirement of U-28 Aircraft (sec. 352)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the retirement of U-28 aircraft by U.S. Special Operations 
Command until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
congressional defense committees that the future years defense 
program provides for intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance capacity and capability that is equal to or 
greater than such capacity and capability provided by the 
current fleet of U-28 aircraft.

Tribal liaisons (sec. 353)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to ensure that each installation of the 
Department of Defense that has an Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian 
Organization, or Tribal interests in the area surrounding the 
installation has a dedicated Tribal liaison located at the 
installation.

Limitation on use of funds to expand leased facilities for the Joint 
        Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center 
        (sec. 354)

    The committee recommends a provision that would limit the 
obligation and expenditure of funds authorized to be 
appropriated to expand leased facilities for the Joint Military 
Information Support Operations Web Operations Center until the 
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and 
the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, submits to the 
congressional defense committees a validated manpower estimate 
for each of the combatant commands utilizing such facilities, 
and an explanation of how such estimates are aligned with and 
support the priorities established by the 2022 National Defense 
Strategy.

Modifications to the Contested Logistics Working Group of the 
        Department of Defense (sec. 355)

    The committee recommends a provision that would expand the 
Contested Logistics Working Group to include representatives of 
the Defense Logistics Agency, the Strategic Capabilities 
Office, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering.

Establishment of Caisson Platoon to support military and State funeral 
        services (sec. 356)

    The committee recommends a provision that would establish 
within the Department of the Army an equine unit, to be known 
as the Caisson Platoon, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment 
of the Army. The provision would also prohibit the Secretary of 
the Army from eliminating the Caisson Platoon.

Limitation on availability of funds pending 30-year shipbuilding plan 
        that maintains 31 amphibious warships for the Department of the 
        Navy. (sec. 357)

    The committee recommends a provision that would limit the 
use of certain funds made available to the Secretary of the 
Navy until the Secretary submits a 30-year shipbuilding plan 
that meets the statutory requirement to maintain 31 amphibious 
warships.

Modification of rule of construction regarding provision of support and 
        services to non-Department of Defense organizations and 
        activities (sec. 358)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2012(i) of title 10, United States Code, by making 
funds available to the Secretary of a military department for 
operation and maintenance for the Innovative Readiness Training 
program to be expended to assist in demolition, clearing of 
roads, infrastructure improvements, and construction to restore 
an area after a natural disaster.

                              Budget Items


Administration realignment of funds

    The budget request included $149.1 million in Operation & 
Maintenance, Space Force (OMSF) for SAG 42A Administration.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $18.2 
million in OMSF SAG 42A and a corresponding increase of $18.2 
million in OMSF SAG 13E Education & Training.

Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and restoration program

    The budget request included $72.4 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Navy (OMN), of which $1.1 billion was for SAG 1A4N 
Air Systems Support.
    The committee recommends an increase of $3.0 million in OMN 
SAG 1A4N for the Marine Corps nucleated foam engine wash 
program.

Air Force National Guard and Reserve military technicians (dual status)

    The amounts authorized to be appropriated for Air National 
Guard and Air Force Reserve military technician (dual status) 
civilian payroll include the following increases from the 
budget request to accommodate increased military technician end 
strengths in the Air Force reserve components. The provision 
underlying these changes in funding levels is discussed in 
greater detail in title IV of this committee report.

                    [Changes in millions of dollars]
 
 
 
Air Force Reserve military technician payroll.........             +27.5
Air National Guard military technician payroll........            +139.7
                                                       -----------------
    Total.............................................            +167.2
 

Base Support realignment of funds

    The budget request included $11.6 billion in Operation & 
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG 11Z Base Support.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $223.2 
million in OMAF SAG 11Z and increases of $4.5 million in 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) 
for PE 64858F Tech Transition Program, $4.5 million in OMAF SAG 
42G Other Servicewide Activities, and $214.2 million in Other 
Procurement, Air Force (OPAF) line 46 Base Information 
Transportation Infrastructure (BITI) Wired.

Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup

    The budget request included $2.7 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 4GTN Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, of which no funds were requested for Bien 
Hoa dioxin cleanup in Vietnam.
    The committee notes that elsewhere in this Act, the 
committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $15.0 
million to the Secretary of State for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup 
in Vietnam through fiscal year 2024.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $15.0 
million in OMDW SAG 4GTN for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nation-wide human health 
        assessment

    The budget request included $2.7 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 4GTN Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, of which no funds were proposed for the 
ongoing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
Nation-wide human health assessment related to contaminated 
sources of drinking water from per- and poly-fluoroalkyl 
substances. The committee continues to support the ongoing 
human health assessment.
    Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in OMDW SAG 4GTN for the ongoing CDC assessment.

Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program

    The budget request included $52.8 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW), of which $118.2 million was 
for SAG 4GTM Office of the Local Defense Community Cooperation.
    The committee notes that section 846 of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115-232) established a pilot for the Defense Manufacturing 
Community Support Program. The committee continues to recognize 
the importance of the military services' support for long-term 
community investments that strengthen national security 
innovation and expand the capabilities of the defense 
manufacturing industrial ecosystem.
    Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $20.0 
million in OMDW SAG 4GTM for the Defense Manufacturing 
Community Support Program.

Establishment of Enlisted Training Corps

    The amounts authorized to be appropriated for military 
service recruiting and advertising activities are increased 
from amounts included in the budget request by the following 
amounts, to accommodate the establishment within each military 
service of an Enlisted Training Corps. The provision underlying 
these changes in funding levels is discussed in greater detail 
in title V of this committee report.

                    [Changes in millions of dollars]
 
 
 
Army Enlisted Training Corps..........................              +5.0
Navy Enlisted Training Corps..........................              +5.0
Air Force Enlisted Training Corps.....................              +5.0
Marine Corps Enlisted Training Corps..................              +5.0
                                                       -----------------
    Total.............................................             +20.0
 

Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization realignment of 
        funds

    The budget request included $4.3 billion in Operation & 
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG 11R Facilities, 
Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $78.2 
million in OMAF SAG 11R and increases of $17.6 million in 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) 
for PE 64858F Tech Transition Program, $4.0 million in RDAF for 
PE 22834F Vehicles and Support Equipment--General, $3.4 million 
in Other Procurement, Air Force (OPAF) line 7 Special Purpose 
Vehicles, $18.2 million in OPAF line 11 Base Maintenance 
Support Vehicles, $2.0 million in OPAF line 4 Cargo and Utility 
Vehicles, $1.8 million in OPAF line 9 Materials Handling 
Vehicles, $6.0 million in OPAF line 60 Engineering and EOD 
Equipment, and $25.2 million in OPAF line 61 Mobility 
Equipment.

Foreign currency fluctuations

    The budget request included $329.8 billion across the 
Operation and Maintenance accounts.
    The committee notes that the Government Accountability 
Office has repeatedly issued recommendations for the Department 
of Defense to analyze its Foreign Currency Fluctuations (FCF), 
Defense account balance given historical trends and managerial 
use of the account.
    Accordingly, the committee recommends an undistributed 
decrease of $785.2 million across the Operation and Maintenance 
accounts for FCF.

Global C3I & Early Warning realignment of funds

    The budget request included $1.4 billion in Operation & 
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG 12A Global C3I & Early 
Warning.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $31.0 
million in OMAF SAG 12A and a corresponding increase of $31.0 
million in Other Procurement, Air Force (OPAF) line 30 General 
Information Technology.

Impact Aid

    The budget request included $52.7 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW), of which $3.5 billion was for 
SAG 4GTJ Department of Defense Education Activity. The amount 
authorized to be appropriated for OMDW includes the following 
changes from the budget request. The provisions underlying 
these changes in funding levels are discussed in greater detail 
in title V of this committee report.

                    [Changes in millions of dollars]
 
 
 
Impact aid for schools with military dependent                     +50.0
 students.............................................
Impact aid for children with severe disabilities......             +30.0
                                                       -----------------
    Total.............................................             +80.0
 

Irregular Warfare Functional Center

    The budget request included $2.4 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) SAG 4GTD Defense Security 
Cooperation Agency (DSCA), of which no funding was requested 
for the Irregular Warfare Functional Center.
    On July 28, 2022, the Secretary of Defense issued a 
memorandum establishing the Functional Center for Security 
Studies in Irregular Warfare (``the Irregular Warfare 
Functional Center''), as provided in section 1299L of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). In fiscal year 2023, 
Congress provided $10.0 million in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) for the Irregular 
Warfare Functional Center.
    The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million to 
OMDW SAG 4GTD for the Irregular Warfare Functional Center.

Medical Readiness realignment of funds

    The budget request included $564.9 million in Operation and 
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG 12Q Medical Readiness.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $2.3 
million in OMAF SAG 12Q and a corresponding increase of $2.3 
million in Other Procurement, Air Force (OPAF) for line 60 
Engineering and EOD Equipment.

Military service recruiting and advertising

    The amounts authorized to be appropriated for recruiting 
and advertising activities of the military services include the 
following increases from the budget request:

                    [Changes in millions of dollars]
 
 
 
Army Active-Duty recruiting and advertising...........            +138.1
Army Reserve recruiting and advertising...............              +6.7
Army National Guard recruiting and advertising........             +50.7
Navy recruiting and advertising.......................             +80.8
Marine Corps recruiting and advertising...............             +49.3
Air Force Active-Duty recruiting and advertising......             +40.9
Air Force Reserve recruiting and advertising..........              +1.9
Air Force National Guard recruiting and advertising...             +23.4
                                                       -----------------
    Total.............................................            +391.8
 

Modernization of Department of Defense internet gateway cyber defense

    The budget request included $1.3 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 012D Cyberspace 
Operations.
    Elsewhere in this report, the committee recommends a 
provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry 
out a modernization program for network boundary and cross-
domain defense against cyber attacks, expanding upon the fiscal 
year 2023 pilot program and initial deployment to the primary 
Department of Defense internet access points (IAPs) managed by 
the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The Consolidated 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-328) 
included funding to begin the procurement of a replacement for 
the current cyber defense system deployed at the major internet 
gateways of the Department of Defense. Additional funding 
beyond the requested amount is needed in fiscal year 2024 to 
sustain this initiative.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 
million in OMDW SAG 012D for internet gateway cyber defense. 
The committee further recommends related increases elsewhere in 
this Act.

MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle--unjustified increase

    The budget request included $1.2 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW), for SAG 1PL7 Special 
Operations Command Maintenance.
    The committee notes the budget justification materials for 
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) highlighted an increase 
in funding for MQ-9 Government-owned, contractor-operated 
support of $6.0 million in fiscal year 2024, but only provided 
a justification for $2.0 million of the additional funds.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $4.0 
million in OMDW SAG 1PL7 for MQ-9 Government-owned, contractor-
operated support. The committee notes that these funds have 
been applied to emergent requirements elsewhere in this Act.

Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School

    The budget request included $2.35 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Navy (OMN) for SAG 1C6C Combat Support Forces.
    The committee notes that the Naval Small Craft Instruction 
and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) is a Department of 
Defense schoolhouse that provides specialized training to key 
foreign security partners and its continued operation has been 
identified by the Commander of United States Southern Command 
as an unfunded requirement.
    The committee further notes that elsewhere in this Act, the 
committee recommends a provision that would require, through 
fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Navy to continue to 
perform the responsibilities of the Department of Defense 
executive agent for NAVSCIATTS and, in coordination with the 
Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, provide such 
support, as necessary, for the continued operation of the 
school.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $6.0 
million in OMN SAG 1C6C for the continued operation of 
NAVSCIATTS.

Navy divestment of electrical utility operations at former Naval Air 
        Station Barbers Point

    The budget request included $72.2 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Navy (OMN), of which $6.2 billion was for SAG BSS1 
Base Operating Support.
    Elsewhere in title III, the committee recommends a 
provision that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to 
divest of the Navy's electrical utility operations at former 
Naval Air Station Barbers Point (currently known as Kalaeloa), 
Hawaii.
    Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $48.0 
million in OMN SAG BSS1 to execute the accompanying provision 
related to Barbers Point elsewhere in title III.

Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq

    The budget request included $335.2 million in Operation and 
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG-015F, U.S. Central 
Command (CENTCOM), of which $24.0 million was for the Office of 
Security Cooperation-Iraq (OSC-I).
    The committee expects the OSC-I to further continue its 
transition to a normalized security cooperation office, 
including by transitioning funding for its operations to the 
Foreign Military Financing Administrative Fund and the Foreign 
Military Sales Trust Fund Administrative Surcharge Account.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $6.0 
million in OMAF SAG 015F for the OSC-I. The committee notes 
that there is a corresponding legislative provision elsewhere 
in this Act.

Primary Combat Forces realignment of funds

    The budget request included $980.8 million in Operation & 
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG 11A Primary Combat 
Forces.
    The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to 
realign funds. The committee notes the original request and the 
realignment support the same Air Forces Central line of effort.
    Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $14.7 
million in OMAF SAG 11A and a corresponding increase of $14.7 
million in OMAF SAG 11Z Base Support.

Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program

    The budget request included $2.7 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 4GTN Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, of which $179.7 million was for the 
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) 
program.
    The committee has long recognized and appreciates the 
success that the REPI program has achieved in addressing 
encroachment and in maintaining and improving military 
installation resilience. However, significant additional 
funding is required to take full advantage of the ability of 
the REPI program to protect key installations, ranges, and 
airspace.
    Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $20.2 
million in OMDW SAG 4GTN for the REPI program, and strongly 
encourages further increases in the budget request for the REPI 
program in fiscal year 2025 and beyond. Additionally, the 
committee recommends that the military services establish and 
resource additional staff to increase capacity to more 
effectively implement available REPI funds and to take full 
advantage of the benefits of the REPI program to military 
readiness and military installation resilience.

Special Operations Forces cyber training

    The budget request included $3.3 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 1PLR Special 
Operations Command Theater Forces.
    The committee notes that the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the 
Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), testified 
regarding the importance of cyber capabilities to the 
implementation of the National Defense Strategy by U.S. Special 
Operations Forces (SOF). The committee believes SOCOM should 
continue to enhance the cyber capabilities and operational 
readiness of SOF by improving cyber training capacity and 
exercises to address special operations-peculiar requirements.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0 
million in OMDW SAG 1PLR for special operations cyber 
capability development.

U.S. Special Operations Command Operation and Maintenance

    The budget request included $9.7 billion in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW), for U.S. Special Operations 
Command (SOCOM).
    The committee is concerned about continued contractor and 
civilian personnel growth within the SOCOM enterprise. The 
committee notes that SOCOM has increased their use of full-time 
equivalent contractor personnel by 486 since the beginning of 
fiscal year 2022 and their full-time equivalent civilian 
personnel by 49 since the beginning of fiscal year 2023. The 
committee believes these additional resources should be better 
prioritized to address capability gaps, particularly those that 
ensure our special operations forces maintain superiority 
relative to long-term strategic competitors.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an undistributed 
decrease of $51.0 million in OMDW for SOCOM. The committee 
notes that these funds have been applied to emergent 
requirements elsewhere in this Act.

United States Telecommunications Training Institute

    The budget request included $2.7 billion for Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 4GTN Office of the 
Secretary of Defense.
    The committee notes that the United States 
Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) is a public-
private partnership between the Federal Government and leading 
telecommunication companies to provide tuition-free training 
courses for telecommunications officials from developing 
countries. The course work helps them to develop U.S.-style 
telecommunication infrastructure and regulatory structures in 
their home countries' developing industry. Areas include 
regulatory policy, spectrum management, cybersecurity, 
telehealth, broadcasting, and satellite applications. USTTI 
training shares federal government priorities with officials 
who are well-positioned to promote an open, competitive 
information and communications technology marketplace. The 
program is also expanding and adjusting to meet the urgent 
training needs of officials throughout the developing world.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $1.5 
million in OMDW SAG 4GTN to help provide technical training and 
information seminars to advance military readiness as part of 
the United States Telecommunications Training Institute 
objectives for supporting the training needs of information 
technology and regulatory professionals who design, regulate, 
and oversee the communications infrastructures of the 
developing world.

Unobligated balances 

    The budget request included $329.8 billion across the 
Operation and Maintenance accounts.
    The committee notes that the Government Accountability 
Office has repeatedly issued recommendations for the Department 
of Defense to analyze its unobligated balances given historical 
trends and managerial use of the account.
    Accordingly, the committee recommends a decrease of $129.6 
million across Operation and Maintenance, Army; a decrease of 
$262.1 million across Operation and Maintenance, Navy; a 
decrease of $233.7 million across Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force; a decrease of $75.1 million across Operation and 
Maintenance, Marine Corps; a decrease of $73.0 million across 
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force; a decrease of $3.4 
million across Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve; a 
decrease of $23.4 million across Operation and Maintenance, 
Army National Guard; a decrease of $4.2 million across 
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve; a decrease of $34.2 
million across Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve; a 
decrease of $21.9 million across Operation and Maintenance, Air 
National Guard; a decrease of $1.0 million across Operation and 
Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve; and a decrease of $15.0 
million across Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW). 
The committee also recommends a decrease of $3.6 million in 
OMDW SAG 1PL1 Joint Chiefs of Staff; a decrease of $22.4 
million in OMDW SAG 4GTA Defense Legal Services Agency; a 
decrease of $2.5 million in OMDW SAG 4GT3 Civil Military 
Programs; a decrease of $2.7 million in OMDW SAG 4GT6 Defense 
Contract Audit Agency; a decrease of $15.5 million in OMDW SAG 
4GTO Defense Contract Management Agency; and a decrease of $9.9 
million in OMDW SAG 4GT9 Defense Information Systems Agency.

                       Items of Special Interest


Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and restoration program

    The committee is aware that an advanced Federal Aviation 
Administration accepted nucleated foam engine restoration 
technology continues to demonstrate significant benefits over 
legacy water and detergent engine wash protocols, improving the 
long-term readiness, efficiency, and sustainability of critical 
military aircraft engines, while reducing fuel consumption and 
emissions. The committee understands that recent nucleated foam 
engine wash testing performed on CV-22 turbine engines has 
demonstrated the ability to delay engine replacement 
requirements, while reducing the engine wash cycle for CV-22s 
from multiple hours to only 30 minutes, dramatically improving 
aircraft maintainer efficiencies. This has increased critical 
aircraft readiness while reducing overall aircraft operational 
and sustainment costs and manning requirements. The committee 
is pleased to learn that Air Force Special Operations Command 
has expanded its nucleated foam engine restoration program to 
additional aircraft platform types, to include the C-130, 
yielding fuel savings and operational and sustainment 
improvements. The committee encourages broader use across Air 
Force aviation platforms.
    The committee understands there may be benefits that can be 
achieved by expanding the nucleated foam engine wash 
performance and restoration program to the Marine Corps to test 
and measure the ability for nucleated foam engine wash 
technology and protocols to enhance combat capability, achieve 
fuel savings, and improve aeronautical performance and 
readiness of the Marine Corps MV-22, C-130, and CH-53 aircraft.

Army rail network

    The committee is aware that the Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) published a report on August 23, 2021, titled 
``The Army Should Take Action to Better Ensure Adequate Rail 
Support to Combatant Commanders'' (GAO-21-411), which reviewed 
the adequacy and status of the Army's rail operations and 
provided recommendations that would help the Army make sure it 
had sufficient capacity to support the needs of combatant 
commanders and the services for current demand requirements or 
in the event of a large-scale mobilization. The committee 
shares the concerns raised in the report regarding the Army's 
possible difficulty meeting the demand signal coming from 
combatant commanders in a time of need and remains concerned 
that current infrastructure, staffing, and supplies in both the 
military and civilian sectors may not be sufficiently poised to 
meet Department of Defense needs.
    The committee is encouraged that the Army concurred with 
the recommendations outlined by GAO and continues to track the 
implementation of these recommendations. Consequently, the 
committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide a 
briefing, not later than January 1, 2024, to the congressional 
defense committees on Army Materiel Command's (AMC) 
implementation of the recommendations. Such briefing should 
include discussion of AMC's implementation of the 
recommendations, engagements with industry, a comparison of 
industry and military regulations for safety and risk 
mitigation, and a discussion of any proposals to the Congress 
that would streamline or otherwise improve efforts to address 
the GAO's recommendations.

Army Sustainment Command

    The committee recognizes the significant role of Army 
Sustainment Command (ASC) in ensuring the readiness and 
sustainment of U.S. forces, partners, and allies in Europe 
during the war in Ukraine. This logistical effort is critical 
to meeting U.S. obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization and other associated agreements. As recent events 
in Europe and Asia have highlighted, the need to maintain 
resilient logistics and sustainment capabilities is key in 
sustaining an advantage against our near-peer competitors.
    Logistical struggles that have compounded the Russian 
Federation's tactical failures are well documented, while the 
ASC's efficiency in supplying weapons and equipment to United 
States and United States-allied forces have been critical to 
Ukraine's continued success. In the Indo-Pacific, the committee 
acknowledges ASC's efforts to improve readiness and 
interoperability with South Korean forces through joint and 
multi-domain exercises. While experiences differ, the conflict 
in Ukraine and the conditions in South Korea both underscore 
the importance of robust logistical capabilities. In 
particular, the committee applauds the 403rd Army Field Support 
Brigade for its logistical support of U.S. forces in Korea.
    As the United States commits to supporting Ukraine, while 
reaffirming that China still poses the greatest threat to U.S. 
interests, the committee is concerned that the United States 
risks overstretching its capabilities and resources, in 
addition to the challenges faced by the defense industrial base 
in replenishing stocks of munitions and equipment. Accordingly, 
the committee is mindful of the increased importance that 
logistical support provided by the ASC and its respective 
service counterparts will play in improving the force's overall 
ability to achieve U.S. interests.

Assessment of Strategic Rail Corridor Network readiness and 
        requirements 

    The committee is aware that U.S. Transportation Command 
(TRANSCOM), in coordination with the Military Surface 
Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), is preparing to 
conduct their quinquennial study of the Department of Defense's 
Strategic Rail Corridor Network (STRACNET). The committee 
appreciates SDDC's attention to this critical readiness concern 
and supports their assessment that the STRACNET ``continues to 
be important to ensure that the rail network infrastructure is 
robust and capable of moving a large force in a rapid fashion 
for contingency deployments.''
    The committee acknowledges that properly maintaining 
STRACNET infrastructure up to current standards is important 
for our national security, including in the event of a rapid or 
sustained transport of Department materiel to shipping ports in 
contingency operations in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command or U.S. 
European Command areas of operation.
    Accordingly, the committee encourages TRANSCOM and SDDC to 
assess the state of rail infrastructure on military 
installations it has identified as ``requiring rail service,'' 
and assess what upgrades may be needed to preserve readiness 
for both mobilization and CONUS transportation of materiel. The 
committee also believes the study should include: (1) An 
assessment of whether upgrades are needed at the military 
installations and activities identified as requiring rail 
services; (2) The impact these upgrades would have on defense 
requirements; (3) Cost estimates for these upgrades; and (4) 
Estimated timelines to execute the needed upgrades.

Briefing on Project Pele

    The committee supports the Strategic Capabilities Office's 
(SCO) Project Pele to develop and demonstrate a prototype 
transportable nuclear power source with the expectation that 
the capability will be transitioned to the services for 
production. The committee believes that SCO should continue to 
prioritize efforts to maintain plans and schedule for the 
current effort to demonstrate a prototype microreactor. In 
addition, the committee encourages SCO to support the design 
maturation efforts of multiple sources for the mobile 
microreactor to ensure a strong industrial base and competition 
for any future follow-on production activities.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Director of SCO to 
brief the congressional defense committees, not later than 
March 1, 2024, on the status of the ongoing effort to develop a 
prototype microreactor, as well as options, including cost and 
schedule projections, for initiating an effort to develop a 
second, competing reactor design to leverage competition and 
create a best-value environment for the Federal Government.
    Further, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to 
brief the congressional defense committees, not later than 
March 1, 2024, on options for:
          (1) Designating a military department as an executive 
        agent for microreactor development and acquisition for 
        the Department of Defense;
          (2) Transitioning the Project Pele program to a 
        military department;
          (3) Establishing a Department of Defense framework 
        for the acquisition of microreactor capabilities;
          (4) The use cases of mobile microreactors, with 
        synchronized input from combatant commands to establish 
        operational needs, including the support of force 
        electrification, base sustainment, elimination of fuel 
        supply vulnerabilities, addressing climate threats, 
        enabling multi- domain operations, and advanced 
        weaponry;
          (5) Requirements for establishing a program of 
        record;
          (6) The maximum potential units of mobile 
        microreactors for deployment;
          (7) The barriers and challenges to full deployment, 
        and proposed actions to address them;
          (8) A detailed description of acquisition, 
        procurement, operation, training, and management 
        activities of the mobile microreactors;
          (9) A notional regulatory framework for 
        microreactors;
          (10) Estimates on fuel quantities, timing, and 
        procurement requirements; and
          (11) The expected annual budget required to 
        transition the Project Pele demonstration as well as 
        programmatic budget needs for a program of record.

Corrosion prevention of airframes

    The committee notes that while the Department of Defense 
spends billions of dollars annually to maintain fighter 
aircraft, persistent fleet-wide aircraft availability 
challenges often limit their operational readiness. In recent 
years, Air Force and Navy aircraft availability rates have been 
negatively impacted by airframe corrosion, depot maintenance 
delays, and insufficient supply support. The committee 
understands that fighter jets that use carbon-fiber composite 
skins joined to aluminum alloy substructures can be susceptible 
to galvanic corrosion. Additionally, because each fighter 
aircraft uses thousands of fasteners, the detection and repair 
of galvanic corrosion issues can be costly and time consuming. 
The committee is concerned that these challenges take 
significant time to repair, increase the age of fighter 
aircraft, and decrease aircraft availability and readiness. The 
committee is also concerned that the Department of Defense has 
not assessed essential sustainment innovations for effective 
corrosion prevention and control programs and preservation 
techniques to improve aircraft readiness throughout the life 
cycle of fighter aircraft.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than 
March 1, 2024, on fighter aircraft readiness and planned 
modernization efforts to include alternative technologies 
available to address galvanic corrosion for these aircraft. The 
briefing shall include a review of potential aircraft 
sustainment technologies, tooling requirements, and funding 
options for alternative technologies to enhance corrosion 
prevention and mitigation efforts for fighter aircraft. The 
briefing shall also: (1) Identify cost-effective technologies 
for addressing galvanic corrosion and alternative processes for 
maintaining aircraft, including new methods for corroded 
fastener holes; (2) Assess the extent to which the Department 
has evaluated modern technologies and its plans for 
incorporating them into the sustainment of fighter aircraft; 
(3) Assess the cost of alternative technologies relative to 
current practices and their potential impact on aircraft 
availability rates for F-22, F-35, and F-18E/F/G aircraft; and 
(4) Determine whether the use of these modern technologies 
could extend the service life of existing airframes.

Critical Infrastructure Defense Analysis Center

    The committee recognizes that U.S. military installations 
rely on critical infrastructure providers not controlled by the 
Department of Defense (DOD) for essential utilities, such as 
power, water, telecommunications, and transportation. These 
providers operate outside the scope of the DOD's cyber and 
other defenses. However, because U.S. military installations 
rely on this critical infrastructure, it is a prime target. 
This was highlighted most recently by the compromise of 
critical infrastructure systems in Guam and elsewhere in the 
United States by the People's Republic of China.
    In light of these threats, the committee appreciates the 
DOD's establishment of the Critical Infrastructure Defense 
Analysis Center (CIDAC) during fiscal year 2023. Its mission is 
to merge, analyze, and disseminate all-source information about 
threats and vulnerabilities to non-DOD owned and operated 
critical infrastructure that DOD depends on, which is critical 
to providing mission assurance for DOD operations in 
competition, crisis, and conflict.
    Accordingly, the committee encourages the Secretary of 
Defense to ensure robust funding for this initiative in the 
fiscal year 2025 budget to accelerate acquisitions and growth, 
and provide a briefing, not later than April 1, 2024, to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on CIDAC's budget and funding requirements; 
manning; outreach and engagement strategy for non-DOD owned and 
operated critical infrastructure providers; execution of 
CIDAC's first-year priorities; and barriers encountered in the 
first year, including, but not limited to, authorities, 
funding, and cooperation from non-DOD owned and operated 
critical infrastructure providers.

Department of Defense Information Network-wide expansion of internet 
        operations management

    The committee is encouraged by the progress made by the 
Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information 
Network (JFHQ-DODIN) to improve its enterprise-wide visibility 
of DOD networks through internet operations management (IOM), a 
critical component of ongoing efforts to harden DOD networks.
    The additional network visibility this capability provides 
can most meaningfully reduce risk if it is seamlessly 
integrated with a state-of-the-art security orchestration and 
automation capability deployed in the services' and U.S. Cyber 
Command's big data platforms. Despite the need to expand this 
capability DOD-wide, to date, only 18 of 46 Department of 
Defense areas of operation have been provided access to this 
capability through the IOM program.
    The committee directs the Commander, JFHQ-DODIN, to brief 
the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than March 1, 
2024, on plans to fully deploy an IOM capability DOD-wide and 
integrate a security orchestration and automation capability 
into the IOM program. The briefing shall include: (1) A summary 
of the overall deployment plan; (2) A list of milestones and 
associated timelines to complete the deployment plan; and (3) A 
description of any additional resources needed to complete the 
deployment plan by the end of fiscal year 2024. The briefing 
shall be unclassified, but may contain a classified annex.

Domestic forging capacity

    The committee notes that forging is a manufacturing process 
whereby metal is pressed, pounded, or squeezed under great 
pressure, resulting in a unique combination of strength, 
fracture toughness, and fatigue properties. Forged structural 
components, like bulkheads and wing spars, provide higher 
levels of mechanical properties, lower levels of residual 
stresses, and positive configurational grain structures 
required by the demanding environments experienced by defense 
aviation platforms. The Department of Defense's (DOD) roadmap 
developed in response to Executive Order 14017, entitled 
``Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains,'' identified forging 
as a priority sector in need of revitalization. The committee 
understands that the United States needs a robust and secure 
forging industry to provide reliable and timely delivery of 
parts used in DOD's operational systems and to produce and 
sustain new systems. Forgings, specifically large monolithic 
forgings, play a critical role on key defense aviation 
platforms.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
not later than March 1, 2024, on its progress to revitalize the 
defense industrial base for large monolithic forgings via 
investment in domestic capacity and development of the forging 
workforce, among other efforts.

Encouraging the establishment of additional organic capabilities at 
        Anniston Army Depot

    The committee is concerned by the lack of organic, 
electronic, diagnostic, repair, and testing capabilities, to 
perform service and support activities currently executed at 
Anniston Army Depot (ANAD). The committee believes that the 
ability to perform maintenance on heavy-tracked combat vehicles 
as well as repair, restoration, and upgrades to small arms 
weapons is of strategic importance and must be executed in the 
most cost efficient and timely manner possible.
    Accordingly, the committee encourages ANAD to develop an 
organic capability that improves service times and reduces 
overall cost, such as an organic service and support team.

Enduring Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment

    The committee is concerned that the Army is currently 
equipped to only provide Organizational Clothing and Individual 
Equipment (OCIE) for arid environments and is facing a 
shortfall for potential operations in Arctic, sub-Arctic, and 
jungle environments. The committee is disappointed in the 
overall decrement in the Army budget request for OCIE. The 
committee urges the Army to plan for and fund an enduring OCIE 
program to avoid shortfalls in critical soldier equipment and 
prevent industrial base disruptions, specifically for Arctic, 
sub- Arctic, and jungle environment OCIE. An enduring OCIE 
program should also address emergent requirements of improved 
ballistics, blast, and flame protection and signature 
management. The committee believes that an enduring OCIE 
program would ensure individual and unit readiness and prepare 
for surge capacity in the industrial base. Finally, the 
committee directs the Army to include detailed spend plans in 
future year budget justifications in support of these 
priorities for an enduring OCIE program.

Exercise oversight

    The committee recognizes that military exercises provide 
value to the Department of Defense (DOD) and bolster the 
national security of the United States by providing a venue for 
training, tactics development, evaluation of tactics and 
operational concepts, and identification of capability gaps and 
errant assumptions in combat plans, as Exercise Northern Edge 
2021 reaffirmed. The DOD would benefit from more robust funding 
for exercises that further simulate contested and austere 
conditions expected in a great power conflict, such as limited 
command and control, contested logistics, use of non-electronic 
dependent communications, use of alternate positioning, 
navigation, and timing methods, and operations in a highly 
degraded electromagnetic environment with widely dispersed 
forces. Furthermore, the DOD needs to aggressively work to 
implement and train to Agile Combat Employment, Expeditionary 
Advanced Base Operations, Multi-Domain Operations, and 
Distributed Maritime Operations, and to tie service concepts 
together in a cohesive joint effects campaign. The DOD must 
conduct comprehensive exercises that stress the ability of the 
Armed Forces to conduct operations in a highly contested 
environment to provide an effective self-assessment tool and 
prepare members of the Armed Forces for conditions expected in 
a great power conflict. Finally, the Joint Pacific Alaska Range 
Complex, to include the Gulf of Alaska Western Maneuver Area/
Temporary Maritime Activities Area, provides a unique venue to 
conduct effective training in a highly contested environment 
due to its remote location and large size and communication to 
the Congress of lessons learned from representative exercises 
on a yearly basis is important to informing congressional 
decision making.
    Therefore, the committee directs that, not later than March 
1, 2024, and annually through March 1, 2027, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing covering 
large joint force exercises conducted by the Department of 
Defense under representative highly contested environments 
during the 1-year period preceding the briefing.
    This briefing will include:
          (1) An explanation of efforts to expand and enhance 
        the use of theater-wide and component-level exercises 
        to stress operations under contested and austere 
        conditions, to include limited command and control, 
        contested logistics, use of non- electronic dependent 
        communications, use of alternate positioning, 
        navigation, and timing methods, and operations in a 
        highly degraded electromagnetic environment with widely 
        dispersed forces;
          (2) A summary of exercise outcomes to include a 
        description of any threat elements or condition 
        explicitly not represented in the exercise with an 
        explanation of the decision or circumstance that 
        informed said decision for each; and
          (3) A description of efforts of the Secretary of 
        Defense to ensure that, at a minimum, all Tier 1 
        exercises are executed, at least in part, under 
        contested conditions as described.

Feasibility of co-locating 214th Attack Group MQ-9 elements

    The committee notes that, with the advent of auto takeoff 
and landing capability in the MQ-9, maintaining line of sight 
is no longer a basing requirement for remotely piloted aircraft 
launch and recovery elements. The committee encourages the Air 
Force to consider whether geographically separated units can be 
restructured to a single location in order to provide 
operational efficiencies and eliminate adverse impacts to 
servicemembers currently required to report to multiple duty 
stations.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force, in coordination with the Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau, to review those remotely piloted aircraft units with 
launch and recovery elements that are geographically separated 
from their mission control elements and provide the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives with a report, not later than January 31, 2024, 
with recommendations on the feasibility of co-locating those 
activities. The report should address anticipated reduction of 
operational costs and operational efficiencies gained.

Fort Huachuca candidacy for future test and training

    Fort Huachuca is home to the newly developed First 
Lieutenant John R. Fox Multidomain Operations (MDO) Range for 
testing and training current and future MDO systems for the 
Army and Joint Services capabilities. Established in 2022, this 
range leverages the near pristine and unmatched electromagnetic 
environment in the Buffalo Soldier Electronic Testing and 
Training Range in southeast Arizona along with the current 946 
square mile R2303 Military Restricted Airspace, with working 
plans to expand that airspace access over the top of the 
adjacent 4,000 square mile Tombstone Military Operations Area.
    Fort Huachuca hosts the ranges and environment ideal for 
testing and training future aerial intelligence, surveillance, 
and reconnaissance (A-ISR) using advanced signals intelligence, 
electronics intelligence, communications intelligence, 
electronic warfare, and cyber effects payload capabilities.
    As the U.S. Army's institutional A-ISR instructional base 
resides in Fort Huachuca, its historical expertise in special 
electronic mission aircraft and A-ISR curriculum, and because 
of its convenient proximity to Air Force electronic warfare and 
advanced fighter assets stationed at Davis-Monthan and Luke Air 
Force Bases, the committee strongly encourages the U.S. Army to 
invest in facilities that leverage the unique MDO testing and 
training capabilities at the Fort.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army, 
in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, to brief 
the congressional defense committees on their current approach 
to planning to train to these A-ISR mission sets, including 
requirements, projections on needed investments, identification 
of potential training sites, and other considerations, no later 
than April 1, 2024.

Government Accountability Office evaluation of Department of Defense's 
        disaster resilience

    The committee notes that natural disasters, such as 
hurricanes, have caused billions of dollars in damages to 
military installations, and damages from these events can take 
years to repair. In responding to these extreme weather events, 
the Department of Defense must balance the immediate need to 
restore facilities that support training, readiness, and 
servicemembers' well-being with the longer-term priorities of 
strengthening those facilities against future disasters.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Comptroller General 
of the United States to assess the Department of Defense's 
response to natural disasters at military installations. The 
assessment shall include an analysis of: (1) The extent and 
cost of damages from natural disasters and the Department's 
progress in restoring affected installations so they can meet 
mission needs; (2) The extent to which restoration efforts have 
incorporated leading practices to ensure that installations 
enhance their resilience to future disasters and reduce the 
fiscal exposure of the Federal Government; (3) Federal 
agencies' authorities to effectively manage disaster response 
at military installations and enhance resilience to future 
disasters, and any related gaps in those authorities, including 
but not limited to, authorities granted to the Department of 
Defense, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency; and (4) Any other matters that the 
Comptroller General deems necessary to assess the Department's 
response to these natural disasters. In conducting the 
assessment, the Comptroller General may focus the study on 
specific military installations and natural disasters.
    The committee further directs the Comptroller General to 
provide a preliminary briefing on the assessment to the Senate 
Armed Services Committee not later than April 1, 2024, with a 
report to follow by a mutually agreed upon date.

Homestead Air Reserve Base mission

    The committee recognizes the strategic importance of 
Homestead Air Reserve Base to national defense and the security 
of the homeland, particularly in the southern portion of the 
Western Hemisphere, the importance of its economic impact on 
the surrounding community, and the services and infrastructure 
it provides to tenant organizations. The committee encourages 
the Air Force to review the current missions conducted at 
Homestead Air Reserve Base and to discern what additional 
mission requirements it could meet given its history of fighter 
and other flying missions.

Immersive training

    The committee is aware of efficiencies in training time and 
increased memory retention afforded to servicemembers through 
immersive learning, such as that achieved with Virtual Reality 
(VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) 
technologies. The committee understands these efficiencies are 
realized in the form of reduced classroom hours, lower training 
costs, and more effective use of in-aircraft training hours. 
The committee notes that a recent exercise conducted at 
Sheppard Air Force Base resulted in a 46 percent reduction in 
training time with a nominal increase in proficiency as 
compared to the standard Crew Chief Fundamentals course that 
has been taught in person for decades. Additional advantages to 
this interactive, immersive learning environment are its 
affordability and versatility with the lessons being delivered 
on familiar devices such as tablets, laptops, and VR headsets. 
Furthermore, a cloud-based learning delivery mechanism makes 
training accessible in a multi-user setting.
    The committee encourages the Air Force to evaluate these 
technologies and consider them for increased use and scale. 
Additionally, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later 
than March 1, 2024, regarding the progress made to increase the 
use of immersive learning platforms across the Department of 
the Air Force in order to deliver a modernized training 
capability to the warfighter.

Implementation of cold spray technology

    The committee recognizes that using high pressure cold 
spray technology for maintenance, repair, and overhaul has 
proven effective at depots as well as with operational and 
deployed forces. In particular, this technology has been used 
for repairs of components for submarines, surface vessels, 
aircraft, and ground vehicles. These repairs have resulted in 
substantial cost and time savings over procurement of new parts 
or sourcing obsolescent parts. The committee also recognizes 
that cold spray pop-up cells, pioneered by the Navy, have 
proven to be an innovative and successful method of integrating 
cold spray into shipyard maintenance processes.
    Accordingly, the committee encourages the Department of 
Defense to explore further applications of this cost saving 
technology in order to increase the service life of aging 
systems, and to leverage operation and maintenance cost savings 
to enable offsetting investments in research, development, 
testing, and evaluation and procurement of cold spray pop-up 
cells for repairs. Finally, the committee encourages the 
Department to budget for annual funding for further development 
and procurement of cold spray technology.

Intermittent fault detection and isolation

    One of the major cost drivers for the Department of Defense 
(DOD) is the maintenance of electronics and electrical systems 
that control and operate a wide ranging inventory of weapons 
and weapon systems. The Department spends billions per year 
maintaining electronics and electronic systems.
    One of the highest contributing causes for these costs is 
operationally-induced intermittent faults that result in No 
Fault Found, Cannot Duplicate, or No Trouble Found test 
results, essentially false readings to the effect that there is 
no problem.
    Per a DOD report to Congress, dated October 5, 2021, 
``Assessment of Electronics Maintenance as a Leading Driver of 
Weapon Systems Non-Availability,'' there is an available test 
technology that could detect and reverse the intermittent fault 
problem across the spectrum of DOD weapons systems, with the 
initial targets being various aircraft, including the F-35, F-
16, and F/A-18. Additionally, a January 2020 Government 
Accountability Report, ``Military Depots: DOD Can Benefit from 
Further Sharing of Best Practices and Lessons Learned'' (GAO-
20-116), highlighted the major improvements in flight hours, 
repair times, and cost savings that resulted from the use of 
this technology.
    The President's budget request for fiscal year 2024 
included $35.2 million for this technology via accounts 
identified under the Rapid Sustainment Improvement Process. The 
committee recommends full support of the President's budget 
request for this intermittent fault detection and isolation 
technology.

Mission training complexes

    The committee notes the Department of Defense's (DOD) 
priorities articulated in the 2022 National Defense Strategy 
(NDS), namely: (1) Defending the homeland; (2) Deterring 
strategic attacks against the United States, allies, and 
partners; (3) Deterring aggression while being prepared to 
prevail in conflict when necessary; and (4) Building a 
resilient joint force and defense ecosystem. The NDS notes the 
need to enhance deterrence across all domains and improve 
mobilization. The committee is aware that the Army maintains 
multiple Mission Training Complexes (MTCs). The MTCs were 
established prior to the current NDS, which focuses on the need 
for the U.S. military to respond to near-peer adversaries, and 
thus requires the reserve component to sustain its readiness in 
order to rapidly mobilize.
    The committee is concerned that the Army's current 
mobilization plans are heavily reliant on its reserve 
components, which lack the ability to mobilize swiftly to 
respond to the challenges outlined in the present NDS. The 
committee is interested in how the Army, and other services, 
can better leverage virtual training capabilities to sustain 
the readiness of the reserve component. The committee is 
concerned that current MTC virtual training capabilities are 
not sufficient to sustain the readiness and ensure rapid 
deployability as envisioned by the current NDS.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Army to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services 
Committee not later than March 1, 2024, with an assessment of 
the following: (1) The current capacity to train on long-range 
fires, electronic warfare capabilities, and in a Global 
Positioning System-denied environment; (2) The current capacity 
of existing MTCs to meet a mass mobilization requirement 
consistent with what is outlined in the NDS; (3) The impact of 
developing additional MTCs across the United States to 
facilitate a mass mobilization, to include the cost and 
capabilities needed at each new installation; (4) The 
identification of potential locations for future MTCs, 
infrastructure existing or needing upgrades to establish the 
new facilities, and potential savings that could be realized 
from additional locations that reduce temporary duty 
assignments and other associated travel costs; and (5) Any 
previous gap analyses done to ensure the sustainment of 
adequate readiness levels for the reserve component and 
implementation, if any, of recommended actions from that 
analysis.

Multi-domain operations training ranges

    The committee is aware that the Army's multi-domain 
operations concept includes the combined arms employment of 
joint and Army capabilities to create and exploit relative 
advantages that achieve objectives, defeat enemy forces, and 
consolidate gains on behalf of joint force commanders. The 
committee notes that the Army will need necessary adversarial 
components to present a realistic threat training capability 
for joint forces. The committee believes that the Department of 
the Army should seek more opportunities to provide realistic 
intelligence community-certified threat environments to new 
range areas in support of multi-domain operations training.
    The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide 
a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, not later than January 31, 
2024, that assesses the potential need for expansion of threat 
environment training. The briefing shall include: (1) 
Identification of the limitations of current multi-domain 
operations training ranges; (2) Identification of the Army's 
training range needs in support of multi-domain operations; and 
(3) An assessment of additional range site locations to provide 
collective training to active, reserve, and National Guard 
soldiers.

Optoelectronic materials

    The committee is aware of an increasing need for 
lightweight, low-cost, and durable expeditionary power sources 
for warfighters to power their electronic equipment when 
deployed. Limited access to portable, state-of-the-art power 
sources degrades warfighter and unit readiness in forward 
operating areas. The development of portable, lightweight, low-
cost, mechanically flexible, and high-performing organic 
photovoltaic cells through optoelectronic technology would 
provide an enhanced combat capability in expeditionary energy 
technology. Furthermore, the committee understands that current 
research and technology development efforts to develop high-
performance and stable organic photovoltaics would provide a 
unique and increased power capability for warfighters, 
providing a combat advantage in deployed and austere 
environments.
    Accordingly, the committee urges the Office of Naval 
Research to partner with public universities with experience in 
optoelectronic technology to advance the technical maturity of 
organic solar cells to enable low-cost, lightweight, robust 
solar cells with reasonably high efficiencies for expeditionary 
applications.

Overseas demilitarization of munitions

    Demilitarizing munitions overseas in a safe, effective, and 
environmentally friendly manner may be more financially 
feasible compared to the cost of shipping munitions and 
equipment back to the United States before being demilitarized.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
not later than March 1, 2024, with an assessment of the 
feasibility and advisability of demilitarizing unserviceable 
munitions that are located outside the United States in order 
to avoid the costs of transporting such munitions to the United 
States for demilitarization. The briefing shall include: (1) 
The need for mitigation of adverse environmental impacts, or 
impacts to the health and safety of local populations, in the 
demilitarization of unserviceable munitions; (2) The 
availability and ease of use of munitions demilitarization 
technologies and mechanisms abroad, whether or not they are 
currently in use by the Army, including available non-
incineration technologies; (3) Any costs savings achievable 
through demilitarization of unserviceable munitions abroad; and 
(4) An assessment of any potential security concerns related to 
the demilitarization of munitions in overseas environments. If 
the Secretary determines, for the purposes of the briefing, 
that the demilitarization of unserviceable munitions located 
outside the United States is feasible and advisable to be 
conducted abroad, then the briefing shall also include a 
description and assessment of various technologies and other 
mechanisms that would be suitable for such demilitarization.

PFAS community engagement at the Department of Defense

    The committee notes that the Department of Defense (DOD) 
has not engaged frequently or effectively with communities 
impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination and 
that there is no single official at the DOD exclusively 
responsible for ensuring sufficient engagement with PFAS-
impacted communities. The committee strongly supports 
designating an official responsible for developing and aligning 
DOD-wide engagement with communities to ensure message 
consistency and robust communications in order to build strong 
relationships and maintain trust with these communities. Given 
the lack of institutional structures that exist to sustain 
communication efforts with impacted communities, the committee 
directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, not later 
than January 30, 2024, on efforts to strengthen outreach and 
engagement efforts with PFAS-impacted communities.

Preservation of the Force and Family Program

    The committee strongly supports all aspects of Special 
Operation Command's (SOCOM) Preservation of the Force and 
Family (POTFF) Program and notes the critical role the program 
plays in enhancing the overall readiness of Special Operations 
Forces (SOF) by building resiliency and optimizing performance. 
The committee encourages SOCOM to continue efforts to refine 
its program evaluation framework for POTFF to identify 
opportunities to enhance support provided by the POTFF program.
    The committee notes that the Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) concluded a review of the POTFF program in its 
December 16, 2021 report titled, ``Special Operations Forces: 
Actions Needed to Assess Performance of the Preservation of the 
Force and Family Program'' (GAO-23-105644). Among its findings, 
the review noted that the POTFF program evaluation framework 
``has not fully defined specific and measurable performance 
goals and clear performance measures.'' The review goes on to 
state that ``performance goals do not clearly state what is to 
be achieved, time periods for achievement, nor who is 
responsible for achieving each goal,'' and that ``performance 
measures are not clear and not fully linked to strategic 
goals.''
    The committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the 
Commander, SOCOM, to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed 
Services Committee, not later than October 1, 2023, on their 
ongoing and planned efforts to address issues identified in the 
GAO review.

Prioritizing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances treatment options

    The committee remains concerned about the safe destruction 
of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) associated with 
cleanup activities in defense communities and on military 
installations. The committee notes that the Department of 
Defense has indicated a desire to use on-site PFAS remediation 
technologies that would safely destroy PFAS. While the 
Department remains under a ban on incineration, the committee 
nevertheless encourages the Department to consider using 
emergent, best available, and most effective treatment options. 
The committee is encouraged by the Department's interest in on-
site technologies and understands the Department must 
prioritize all available on-site treatment technologies that 
satisfy applicable laws for emissions and waste.

Proposed vessel speed restrictions in Gulf of Mexico impacting military 
        training

    The committee notes that the Gulf of Mexico is home to the 
Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range, and it is vital for the 
United States' national security and military readiness. The 
committee is concerned that any petition on a proposed rule to 
protect Rice's whales from collisions with vessels and noise 
pollution must include input from throughout the federal 
government on the impact to U.S. national security and maritime 
safety. The committee believes speed restrictions could have 
consequences for U.S. military preparedness in the Gulf of 
Mexico.
    Accordingly, the committee encourages the Department of 
Defense to work within the interagency process to ensure that 
its vessels that are actively involved in national security or 
safety operations are exempt from vessel speed regulations. 
Also, the Department should seek clarification to include joint 
training activities.
    Additionally, the committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense to provide a briefing, not later than December 1, 2023, 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives that would assess the impact of vessel speed 
restrictions on military activities in the region and whether 
or not the impact of vessel speed restrictions would have a 
negative impact on U.S. national security and military 
preparedness. The brief should include any other matters the 
Secretary of Defense deems appropriate on this matter.

Ship-to-shore fuel distribution systems

    The committee is concerned about the threats and 
vulnerabilities associated with maintaining a stable fuel 
supply and distribution system capable of supporting forces 
operating in contested and dispersed logistics environments, 
particularly given the age and effectiveness of legacy fuel 
assets across the services. The committee encourages the 
Department of Defense to assess current ship-to-shore fuel 
distribution systems and evaluate whether the Department is 
sufficiently considering innovative and cost-effective 
solutions that are available commercially to meet critical 
readiness requirements.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than 
March 1, 2024, on the current state of ship-to-shore fuel 
distribution systems and provide recommendations to counter any 
capability gaps or deficiencies. The briefing, which may 
include a classified annex if necessary, shall include: (1) An 
assessment of the ability of ship-to-shore fuel distribution 
systems to meet force consumption requirements of the 
respective service component commanders; (2) An assessment of 
lifecycle costs for offshore petroleum distribution systems, 
including with respect to military personnel, military 
construction, military infrastructure operation, and operation 
and maintenance costs; (3) An evaluation of equivalent fuel 
distribution programs or systems that could be utilized to 
address any existing deficiencies in current capability; (4) A 
cost analysis of procuring other appropriate fuel supply and 
distribution systems in use by allies or commercial entities, 
the barriers that may exist to such procurement, and the 
potential cost savings; and (5) Requirements for planned 
upgrades or investments to existing systems that are currently 
using or could utilize commercial technology.

Solid waste disposal technology

    The committee notes the Department of Defense's progress 
thus far in eliminating open burn pits from military 
installations to protect the health and safety of all 
servicemembers. The committee considers the elimination of burn 
pits and the associated health concerns surrounding the 
disposal of potentially harmful waste projects to be of the 
highest priority and strongly supports the Department's efforts 
in this area. The committee is also aware of current Department 
efforts to move commercial waste to energy solutions from 
prototype to a program of record for deployable solid waste 
incinerators optimized for energy efficiency and clean 
emissions. The committee supports this effort and encourages 
the use of additional resources to ensure commercial solid 
waste disposal technology is available for deployment to ensure 
the health and safety of all service members.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
March 1, 2024, that evaluates: (1) The requirements and plans 
for the development and acquisition of deployable solid waste 
incinerators optimized for clean emissions and suitability for 
use on military missions; (2) The inventory of deployable solid 
waste incinerators that is sufficient for maintaining the 
readiness and maximizing distributed mission effectiveness; (3) 
The cost and timeline associated with implementing such a 
strategy, including additional resources by the Congress to 
accomplish this goal; and (4) Issues for consideration and 
plans related to transitioning the program from prototype to 
production.

Special Operations Forces cyber training

    The committee notes that the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the 
Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), testified 
regarding the importance of cyber capabilities to the 
implementation of the National Defense Strategy by U.S. Special 
Operations Forces (SOF).
    Elsewhere in this Act, the committee authorizes additional 
funding for cyber training. The committee expects the SOCOM 
Commander to utilize these additional authorized funds to 
support SOF cyber program development and sustainment within 
the SOCOM service component commands. Specifically, the 
committee expects the additional authorized funds will be used 
for support of SOCOM's cyber and joint collective training 
activities, with priority placed on expeditionary cyber 
capabilities being developed by the Marine Raider Regiment and 
the Marine Special Operations Command's Technical Surveillance 
Cyber Course.
    Furthermore, the committee directs the Commander, SOCOM, 
and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations 
and Low Intensity Conflict to provide the congressional defense 
committees with a briefing, not later than November 1, 2023, on 
the plan to utilize fiscal year 2024 funding, including any 
additional funds authorized and appropriated by Congress, for 
special operations-peculiar cyber capability development, 
training, and technical equipment procurement and maintenance.

U.S. Marine Corps unmanned aerial systems

    The committee urges the Secretary of the Navy to complete 
the report regarding potential utilization of the Marine Corps 
Forces Reserve in developing an unmanned aerial systems force 
structure requested in the Senate report accompanying S.4543 
(S. Rep. 117-130) the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263). 
The committee commends efforts by the Marine Corps in this 
space and encourages swift completion of the requested report 
to enable better understanding by the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
actions taken by the Marine Corps and potential constraints on 
future efforts.

Unexploded ordnance

    The committee believes that unexploded ordnance (UXO) 
removal and remediation of private and government lands is 
important to military readiness. The committee notes that the 
Hawaiian community near the Army's Pohakuloa Training Area 
(PTA) is cognizant of delays in UXO removal which limits 
community development and home construction on native lands 
held by the Department of Hawaiian Homelands.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Army to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later 
than March 1, 2024, on a strategy that focuses on the timely 
removal of UXO at Waikoloa Maneuver Area (WMA) near the PTA. 
The briefing shall identify and evaluate the best available 
technologies to assist the Army in locating and classifying 
potential UXO and discriminating between UXO and non-UXO 
metallic debris used during the World War II-era in the WMA and 
Hawaii. The briefing shall also identify any policy-related 
challenges that might impact the timeline for UXO removal and 
remediation of these locations.

Use of modular microreactors to supplement power generation in Guam

    The committee notes that the Department of Defense (DOD) 
plans to introduce a significant number of additional military 
resources in Guam over the next decade as the United States 
adjusts its military force posture across the Western Pacific 
region. The introduction of such resources will demand 
consistent, plentiful energy sources in order to operate 
continuously, which will require substantial generator support, 
as well as likely overtaxing the existing capacity of Guam's 
fragile power grid. Neither of these outcomes are desirable, 
nor operationally sustainable as the expanded use of generator 
power will divert critical fuel supplies away from ships, 
aircraft, and vehicles, and increasing the draw on Guam's 
civilian power grid will increase maintenance requirements and 
worsen brown-out conditions on the island.
    The committee has long supported DOD efforts to develop and 
operationalize modular microreactors, such as Project Pele, as 
a means of improving operational energy supplies for the U.S. 
military in a sustainable, environmentally-sound manner. 
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and 
the Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, to brief the 
congressional defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024, 
on the potential for using modular microreactors to support 
U.S. forces in Guam. In preparing this briefing, the Secretary 
shall, at a minimum: (1) Evaluate the feasibility of using 
modular microreactors to provide electricity for U.S. forces 
and facilities in Guam as a means of reducing the additional 
demands in Guam's civilian infrastructure; (2) Assess the 
potential for directly supplementing Guam's civilian power 
generation capacity through the use of modular microreactors; 
(3) Estimate the costs of installing modular microreactors to 
satisfy the power generation requirements devised in (1) and 
(2); (4) Estimate likely annual costs to DOD for maintaining 
and securing such microreactors in Guam over their expected 
lifecycle; and (5) Provide an estimate of likely annual fuel 
usage and costs to DOD if alternatives to generator-based 
electricity production are not implemented to support the 
introduction of additional DOD equipment and personnel in Guam, 
including the costs associated with shipping such fuel supplies 
to the island and providing for storage in a manner that does 
not negatively impact the availability of fuel supplies for 
maneuvering forces.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
Active-Duty end strengths for fiscal year 2024, as shown below:

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                                                                     FY 2024                  Change from
                                                  FY 2023  -----------------------------------------------------
                    Service                     Authorized                              FY 2024       FY 2023
                                                             Request   Recommendation   Request     Authorized
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Army..........................................     452,000    452,000         452,000          0               0
Navy..........................................     354,000    347,000         342,000     -5,000         -12,000
Marine Corps..................................     177,000    172,300         172,300          0          -4,700
Air Force.....................................     325,344    324,700         320,000      -4700          -5,344
Space Force...................................       8,600      9,400           9,400          0             800
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    DOD Total.................................   1,316,944  1,305,400       1,295,700     -9,700         -21,244
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This provision would authorize active component end strengths in line with the Department of Defense's requests
  for the Army, Marine Corps, and Space Force. For the Air Force and the Navy, this provision would authorize
  slightly lower end strengths than those requested by the Department. The committee has received regular
  updates from the Department and the military services on end strength projections for fiscal year 2023, as
  well as the current state of recruiting in all of the military services, and believes the Department's end
  strength requests for the Air Force and the Navy are unattainable for fiscal year 2024 based on current
  trends. Statutory end strengths must be both consistent with the National Defense Strategy and attainable by
  the military services, and this provision would meet both requirements.
The committee believes that it will be a multi-year effort to reverse the downward trend in military recruiting
  and does not want to encourage the military services to lower recruiting standards in order to attain short-
  term goals. Legislating unreachable end strength numbers would set the military services up for failure by
  guaranteeing continued recruiting shortfalls, putting undue strain on recruiting forces, and ultimately
  compromising readiness by encouraging quantity over quality in recruiting. The committee believes that the
  United States military is best served by bringing in high numbers of high-quality recruits.
The committee notes that under section 115 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense and the
  Secretaries of the military departments are authorized to increase statutory end strength levels by up to
  three percent. In the event that the recruiting environment improves more rapidly than expected in fiscal year
  2024, the Air Force and Navy could meet or exceed their requested end strengths under the levels that would be
  set by this provision. Further, the committee notes that, under section 123a of title 10, United States Code,
  in the event of a war or national emergency, the President is authorized to waive statutory end strengths.
  Should additional funds be required to support a better than projected recruiting environment, the committee
  would look favorably on any request to reprogram funding into the military personnel accounts.

End strength level matters (sec. 402)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 115 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the 
amount by which the Secretary of Defense and Secretaries of the 
Military Departments could vary certain authorized end 
strengths.
Extension of additional authority to vary Space Force end strength 
        (sec. 403)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 403(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) by 
extending the authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to 
vary the end strength of the U.S. Space Force by a greater 
degree than would otherwise be authorized to October 1, 2025.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel for fiscal year 
2024, as shown below:

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                                                                     FY 2024                  Change from
                                                  FY 2023  -----------------------------------------------------
                    Service                     Authorized                              FY 2024       FY 2023
                                                             Request   Recommendation   Request     Authorized
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Army National Guard...........................     325,000    325,000         325,000          0               0
Army Reserve..................................     177,000    174,800         174,800          0          -2,200
Navy Reserve..................................      57,000     57,200          57,200          0             200
Marine Corps Reserve..........................      33,000     33,600          33,600          0             600
Air National Guard............................     108,400    108,400         105,000     -3,400          -3,400
Air Force Reserve.............................      70,000     69,000          69,000          0            -400
Coast Guard Reserve...........................       7,000      7,000           7,000          0               0
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    DOD Total.................................     777,400    775,600         772,200     -3,400          -5,200
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This provision would authorize Selected Reserve component end strengths in line with the Department of Defense's
  request for all reserve components except for the Air National Guard. The committee has received regular
  updates from the Department and the military services on end strength projections for fiscal year 2023, as
  well as the current state of recruiting in all of the military services, and believes the Department's end
  strength request for the Selected Reserve in the Air National Guard is unattainable for fiscal year 2024 based
  on current trends. Statutory end strengths must be both consistent with the National Defense Strategy and
  attainable by the military services, and this provision would meet both requirements.
The committee believes that it will be a multi-year effort to reverse the downward trend in military recruiting
  and does not want to encourage the military services to lower recruiting standards in order to attain short-
  term goals. Legislating unreachable end strength numbers would set the military services up for failure by
  guaranteeing continued recruiting shortfalls, putting undue strain on recruiting forces, and ultimately
  compromising readiness by encouraging quantity over quality in recruiting. The committee believes that the
  United States military is best served by bringing in high numbers of high-quality recruits.
The committee notes that under section 115 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense and the
  Secretaries of the military departments are authorized to increase statutory end strength levels for the
  Selected Reserve by up to three percent. In the event that the recruiting environment improves more rapidly
  than expected in fiscal year 2024, the Air National Guard could reach an end strength in excess of 108,000
  airmen in the Selected Reserve. Further, the committee notes that, under section 123a of title 10, United
  States Code, in the event of a war or national emergency, the President is authorized to waive statutory end
  strengths. Should additional funding be required to support a better than projected recruiting environment,
  the committee would look favorably upon any request to reprogram funds into military personnel accounts.
This provision would also require the end strengths authorized in this provision to be proportionately adjusted
  based on units in the Selected Reserve serving on active duty at the end of the fiscal year and individual
  members not in units in the Selected Reserve who are on active duty without their consent at the end of the
  fiscal year.

End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves 
        (sec. 412)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
full-time support end strengths for fiscal year 2024, as shown 
below:

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                                                                     FY 2024                  Change from
                                                  FY 2023  -----------------------------------------------------
                    Service                     Authorized                              FY 2024       FY 2023
                                                             Request   Recommendation   Request     Authorized
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Army National Guard...........................      30,845     30,845          30,845          0               0
Army Reserve..................................      16,511     16,511          16,511          0               0
Navy Reserve..................................      10,077     10,327          10,327          0             250
Marine Corps Reserve..........................       2,388      2,355           2,355          0             -33
Air National Guard............................      25,333     25,713          25,333          0            -380
Air Force Reserve.............................       6,003      6,070           6,003        -67               0
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    DOD Total.................................      91,157     91,821          91,374       -447             217
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The committee once again notes its concern that the Air Force has gone too far in requesting increases in
  Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves at the expense of military technician positions. The Air
  Force has yet to provide a sufficient justification to the committee for these conversions. The committee
  remains concerned about the impact that such conversions would have on the readiness of the Air Force.
  Therefore, this provision would fix end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves for
  the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve at fiscal year 2023 levels.

End strengths for military technicians (dual status) (sec. 413)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
military technician (dual status) end strengths for fiscal year 
2024, as shown below:

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                                                                     FY 2024                  Change from
                                                  FY 2023  -----------------------------------------------------
                    Service                     Authorized                              FY 2024       FY 2023
                                                             Request   Recommendation   Request     Authorized
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Army National Guard...........................      22,294     22,294          22,294          0               0
Army Reserve..................................       6,492      7,990           7,990          0           1,498
Air National Guard............................      10,994      9,830          10,994      1,164               0
Air Force Reserve.............................       7,111      6,882           7,111        229               0
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
    DOD Total.................................      46,891     46,996          48,389      1,393           1,498
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The provision would also establish limits on the number of temporary technicians authorized to be employed
  within the end strengths set forth by this section to not more than 25 percent of the total authorized
  strength for each component.
The committee once again notes its concern that the Air Force has gone too far in requesting increases in
  Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves at the expense of decreases in military technician
  positions. The Air Force has yet to provide a sufficient justification to the committee for these conversions.
  The committee remains concerned about the impact that such conversions would have on the readiness of the Air
  Force and therefore this provision would fix the end strength for military technicians in the Air National
  Guard and Air Force Reserve at fiscal year 2023 levels.
Finally, the provision would also prohibit under any circumstances the coercion of a military technician (dual
  status) by a State into accepting an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military status,
  including as a member of the Active, Guard, and Reserve program of a reserve component. The provision would
  further specify that if a technician declines to participate in such a realignment or conversion, no further
  action may be taken against the individual or the individual's position.

Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for 
        operational support (sec. 414)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
end strengths for reserve personnel on Active Duty for 
operational support for fiscal year 2024, as shown below:

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                                                                     FY 2024                  Change from
                                                  FY 2023  -----------------------------------------------------
                    Service                     Authorized                              FY 2024       FY 2022
                                                             Request   Recommendation   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
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
    DOD Total.................................      69,200     69,200          69,200          0               0
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              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations


Military personnel (sec. 421)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for military personnel activities at the levels 
identified in section 4401 of division D of this Act.

                              Budget Items


Military personnel funding changes

    The amount authorized to be appropriated for military 
personnel programs includes the following changes from the 
budget request:

                    [Changes in millions of dollars]
 
 
 
Navy end strength underexecution......................            -600.0
Air Force end strength underexecution.................            -564.0
Air National Guard AGR underexecution.................             -45.6
Air Force Reserve AGR underexecution..................              -8.0
Unobligated balances..................................            -323.2
                                                       -----------------
    Total.............................................          -1,540.8
 


                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active duty (sec. 
        501)
    The committee recommends a provision that would repeal 
section 526 of title 10, United States Code, and redesignate 
section 526a as section 526 of title 10, United States Code.
    The provision would amend section 526 of title 10, United 
States Code, as redesignated, to increase the authorized 
strengths of general and flag officers on Active Duty in the 
Army, Air Force, and Navy by one general or flag officer, and 
in the Marine Corps by two general officers.
    Finally, the provision would repeal section 506 of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) that excluded officers serving 
as lead special trial counsel from the authorized strengths for 
general and flag officers.
    The committee authorized the permanent increase in general 
and flag officer authorized strengths to accommodate the 
congressional requirement for a general or flag officer to 
serve as the lead special trial counsel, and an increase of an 
additional Marine Corps general officer to address safety needs 
in the Marine Corps.
Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain officers who are 
        subject to special selection review boards (sec. 502)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
sections 628a and 14502a of title 10, United States Code, to 
prohibit the appointment or nomination of certain officers who 
are subject to special selection review boards convened under 
those sections.
Exclusion of officers who are licensed behavioral health providers from 
        limitations on Active-Duty commissioned officer end strengths 
        (sec. 503)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 523 of title 10, United States Code, to exclude 
licensed behavioral health providers, including clinical 
psychologists, social workers, and mental health nurse 
practitioners, from the authorized strength of commissioned 
officers on Active Duty in grades of major, lieutenant colonel, 
and colonel, and in Navy grades of lieutenant commander, 
commander, and captain. A similar exclusion currently applies 
to medical and dental officers.
    The committee is concerned about the shortage of behavioral 
health providers in the military and believes that the 
Department will benefit from the flexibility to recruit, 
access, and retain a greater number of behavioral health 
providers.
Updating authority to authorize promotion transfers between components 
        of the same service or a different service (sec. 504)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
sections 578 and 624 of title 10, United States Code, to 
authorize the Secretary of a military department to transfer 
the promotion selection of a regular officer or warrant officer 
to the reserve component and integrate the officer into the 
corresponding promotion list based upon the officer's date of 
rank in his or her current grade.
Effect of failure of selection for promotion (sec. 505)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 632 of title 10, United States Code, to include 
captains and majors of the Space Force. The provision would 
also require separation of officers on the Active-Duty list in 
the grades of O-3 or O-4 who fail selection for promotion to 
the next higher grade for the second time, not later than the 
first day of the seventh calendar month beginning the month in 
which the President releases to the public the report of the 
board that considered the officer for the second time.
Permanent authority to order retired members to active duty in high-
        demand, low-density appointments (sec. 506)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 688a of title 10, United States Code, to make permanent 
the temporary authority to order retired members to Active Duty 
on a voluntary basis for a duty assignment intended to 
alleviate a high-demand, low-density military capability or in 
any other specialty designated by the Secretary of the military 
department concerned as critical to meet wartime or peacetime 
requirements.
Waiver authority expansion for the extension of service obligation for 
        Marine Corps cyberspace operations officers (sec. 507)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 651(c) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to extend the minimum period of 
obligated service of an unrestricted officer designated with a 
cyberspace occupational specialty to the period of obligated 
service specified in the officer's contract or agreement.
    The provision would also add a new section 654 of title 10 
to provide that the minimum service obligation for Marine Corps 
officers in the cyberspace operations officer occupation 
specialty shall be 8 years after completion of cyberspace 
operations training.
Removal of Active Duty prohibition for members of the Air Force Reserve 
        Policy Committee (sec. 508)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 10305 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 
members of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve who 
are on Active Duty to serve as members of the Air Force Reserve 
Policy Committee.
Extension of authority to vary number of Space Force officers 
        considered for promotion to major general (sec. 509)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 503 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to extend from December 
31, 2022 to December 31, 2024, the authority for Space Force 
promotion boards to select for promotion to major general not 
more than 95 percent of the total number of brigadier generals 
eligible for consideration by the board, notwithstanding the 
limitation imposed by section 616(d) of title 10, United States 
Code.
Realignment of Navy spot-promotion quotas (sec. 510)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 605 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the 
maximum number of Navy spot promotions to the grade of 
lieutenant commander from 325 to 425.
Modification of limitation on promotion selection board rates (sec. 
        511)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 616 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 
promotion selection boards to recommend up to 100 percent of 
the officers in the promotion zone for promotion to grades 
below the grade of colonel or Navy captain when the promotion 
zone includes less than 50 officers.
Time in grade requirements (sec. 512)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1305 of title 10, United States Code, to require that 
Marine Corps Marine Gunner warrant officers in the grade of 
CW05 be retired 60 days after the date on which an officer 
completes 33 years of total active service, consistent with the 
requirement for Navy warrant officers of that grade.
Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior 
        officer positions (sec. 513)
    The committee recommends a provision that would add a new 
section 602 to title 10, United States Code, to provide 
appointment flexibility to the Secretary of Defense for certain 
senior officer positions to ensure continuity of turnover.
    The committee acknowledges the current statutory 
requirements set forth in title 10, United States Code, for 
Service Chiefs, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and 
the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs include the 4 year length 
of terms requirement, ensuring ample time to employ and deploy 
strategy while providing continuity. Title 10 also provides 
authorities to service secretaries to assign and detail 
military, and civilian, personnel. Furthermore, the committee 
appreciates the authorities and responsibilities of the 
Commander in Chief, the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, and the service secretaries, and the 
roles they play in civilian control of the Department, 
recommending officers for promotion, and managing general and 
flag officers.
    However, the committee notes with concern that in calendar 
year 2023, turnover of four of the six service chiefs and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will occur near-
simultaneously. This results in a cascading effect by 
potentially turning over other four-star general and flag 
officer positions with similar or related duties including 
several of the service Vice Chiefs of Staff. Similarly, 
turnover of important homeland defense and missile defense 
positions also occurs nearly at the same time this year, namely 
Commander, United States Northern Command; Director, Missile 
Defense Agency; and Commander, United States Army Space and 
Missile Defense Command. Senior general and flag officer 
turnover is a predictable occurrence which affords the 
Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and 
service secretaries ample opportunity to manage assignments and 
make recommendations regarding nominations, and affords ample 
opportunity for the management of these temporary positions.
    As is the case this year, the turnover of general and flag 
officers in a short period can create a gap in institutional 
knowledge, strategy, and current operations, which could 
potentially increase risk to mission and force. The turnover of 
service chiefs is unique due to the complex roles of those 
positions. As members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, service 
chiefs offer advice to the President, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the National Security Council. As the chiefs of the 
military services, they are responsible to the secretaries of 
their military departments for management of the services. 
Turnover of vice chiefs can have second order effects due to 
the complementary roles they play in tandem with the service 
chiefs. Additionally, the service vice chiefs play an important 
leadership role on the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
    Service chiefs are currently appointed to 4 year terms 
based on statute, potentially offering less flexibility to the 
Department and Commander-in-Chief for managing flag and general 
officer assignments. Based on current statutory 4 year term 
limits and the near-simultaneous turnover of service chiefs and 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Department and the Senate 
could face a similar situation in four years.
    This provision will provide the Executive Branch 
flexibility for the identified general and flag officer 
billets, mitigating the risks of a simultaneous turnover while 
fulfilling the current statutory intent of 4 year terms. The 
committee believes the 4 year term should be followed as 
closely as possible. This change is intended not to reflect on 
the leadership of the individual, but to provide an option for 
the good of the service and continuity of these positions as 
well as other general and flag officer three-and four-star 
temporary positions. These requirements would address the 
turnover of these positions, ensuring each general and flag 
officer appointed has the ability to carry out strategy and 
continuity, significantly mitigating risk to national and 
global security. It will also provide flexibility to service 
secretaries, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 
of Defense with managing flag and general officer assignments 
writ large, mitigating the effects of turnover of other senior 
positions.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

Alternative promotion authority for Reserve officers in designated 
        competitive categories (sec. 521)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
subtitle E of title 10, United States Code, to add a chapter to 
authorize alternative promotion authority for Reserve officers 
in designated competitive categories, similar to the 
alternative promotion authority for Active-Duty officers.
Selected Reserve and Ready Reserve order to Active Duty to respond to a 
        significant cyber incident (sec. 522)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, to: (1) 
Authorize the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the 
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to order units 
and members of the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready 
Reserve, without the consent of the members, to Active Duty to 
respond to a significant cyber incident; and (2) Remove the 
requirement that an order to Active Duty to augment the active 
forces be for a named operational mission.
Mobilization of Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of 
        the combatant commands (sec. 523)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 12304b of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 
the Secretaries of the military departments to submit required 
manpower and associated costs and budget information in a 
notice separate from budget materials when the President's 
budget is delivered later than April 1st in the year prior to 
the year of mobilization for preplanned missions.
Alternating selection of officers of the National Guard and the 
        Reserves as Deputy Commanders of certain combatant commanders 
        (sec. 524)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 164 of title 10, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Defense to alternate appointments of deputy 
commanders for certain combatant commands between officers of 
the National Guard and the Reserves no less frequently than 
every two terms. The provision would authorize the Secretary of 
Defense to waive the requirements of this provision when in the 
national interest.
Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau (sec. 525)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 10505 of title 10, United States code to require that 
the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau be appointed to 
serve in the grade of general, and that the Secretary of 
Defense designate this position as one of the general officer 
positions to be excluded from the limitations of section 526a 
of title 10, United States Code.

      Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records

Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose 
        score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a 
        prescribed level (sec. 531)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 520 of title 10, United States Code, to limit the 
number of enlistments of people who score between the tenth and 
thirty-first percentile of the Armed Forces Qualification Test 
to 4 percent of the total number of people who enlist in a 
fiscal year. The provision would authorize the Secretary of 
Defense to increase the limitation to 20 percent of the total 
number of new recruits upon the request of the Secretary of the 
military department concerned.
    In the 50-year history of the all-volunteer force, the 
military has learned repeatedly that when it comes to 
recruiting, quality matters. The Armed Forces Qualification 
Test is a valuable tool to assess the ability of a potential 
military recruit to complete an enlistment successfully. If 
recruiting in a particular military department is so difficult 
as to merit violating the long-standing Department of Defense 
benchmarks on recruit quality, then the Secretary of Defense 
should be personally involved in approving such an action and 
notifying the Congress accordingly.
Non-medical counseling services for military families (sec. 532)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 
licensed mental health professionals contracted or employed by 
the Department of Defense to provide non-medical counseling 
services to qualifying populations without regard for their 
geographic location. This authority would terminate three years 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Non-medical counseling is limited to mental health care 
services that are non-clinical, short-term and solution 
focused, and address topics related to personal growth, 
development, and positive functioning.
Primacy of needs of the service in determining individual duty 
        assignments (sec. 533)
    The committee recommends a provision that would codify the 
requirement for the Secretaries of the military departments to 
make duty assignments of individual members based on the needs 
of the military services.
Requirement to use qualifications, performance, and merit as basis for 
        promotions, assignments, and other personnel actions (sec. 534)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to ensure that all promotions, 
assignments, and other personnel actions are based primarily on 
qualifications, performance, and merit.

Requirement to base treatment in the military on merit and performance 
        (sec. 535)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the Department of Defense (DOD) from directing or compelling 
any servicemember, dependent, or DOD civilian employee to 
personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to the tenet that any sex, 
race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin is inherently 
superior or inferior. The provision would also specify that all 
DOD personnel actions be based exclusively on individual merit 
and demonstrated performance.

Tiger team for outreach to former members (sec. 536)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to establish a tiger team to build 
awareness among former members of the Armed Forces of the 
process established for the review of discharge 
characterizations by appropriate discharge boards. The 
provision would also require several reports to Congress on the 
status and success of such provisions.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap (sec. 537)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the Secretary concerned from appointing or employing a military 
or civilian employee whose annual pay rate exceeds the 
equivalent of the rate payable for GS-10 to any position with 
duties solely related to diversity, equity, and inclusion 
policy.

          Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters


Establishment of staggered terms for members of the Military Justice 
        Review Panel (sec. 541)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 946(b) of title 10, United States Code, to establish 
staggered terms for members of the Military Justice Review 
Panel to preclude the termination of the terms of all members 
at the same time.

Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Military 
        Justice (sec. 542)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
Articles 16, 24a, 25, 118, 128b, and 130 of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice (UCMJ) (10 U.S.C. 816, 824a, 825, 918, 928b, 
and 930) to make various technical and conforming amendments to 
the UCMJ, effective immediately after the coming into effect of 
the amendments made by part 1 of subtitle D of title V of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117-81).

         Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition


Future servicemember preparatory course (sec. 551)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the military department concerned to establish a 
future servicemember preparation course if, during a fiscal 
year within an Armed Force, the number of enlisted recruits who 
score lower than a 31 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test 
exceeds 10 percent of the total number of recruits.

Determination of active duty service commitment for recipients of 
        fellowships, grants, and scholarships (sec. 552)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2603(b) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 
the Secretaries of the military departments to establish the 
active duty service commitment for certain members of the Armed 
Forces who accept fellowships, scholarships, or grants funded 
by corporations, funds, foundations, or educational 
institutions organized and operated primarily for scientific, 
literary, or educational purposes.

Military service academy professional sports pathway report and 
        legislative proposal required (sec. 553)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report that includes a legislative proposal that improves the 
legal construct currently in place governing the pathway for 
military service academy graduates to pursue professional 
sports careers. This legislative proposal must retain the 
existing requirement that all military service academy 
graduates serve at least 2 years on active duty before 
affiliating with the reserves in order to pursue professional 
sports.
    Further, the committee requires the Secretary of Defense to 
submit an annual report, starting March 1, 2024, that details 
the current participants in the professional sports pathway to 
include those deferred from active duty as defined in the 
November 8, 2019 DTM 19-011 ``Military Service Academy 
Graduates Seeking to Participate in Professional Sports''' or 
any subsequent policy directive of similar purpose.

Community college Enlisted Training Corps demonstration program (sec. 
        554)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of each military department to establish an Enlisted 
Training Corps (ETC) demonstration program at a community or 
junior college. As part of the demonstration program, the 
Secretary concerned may provide financial assistance to 
individuals enrolled in an ETC unit who agree to enlist in the 
Armed Forces upon completion of, or disenrollment from, the 
program. The provision would also require the Secretary of 
Defense to submit an annual report to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 
status of the demonstration program.
    The committee believes that the military must provide new 
opportunities to expose Americans to military service. While 
high school students have the option of joining a Junior 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit, and four-year college 
students have long been able to enroll in the Senior Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps, there are no formal programs that 
introduce community and junior college students to the prospect 
of military service. The demonstration program that would be 
required by this provision may be one additional tool for the 
military to use to help overcome current recruiting challenges.

Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
        employees of the Department of Defense (sec. 555)

    The committee recommends a provision that would modify 
section 529 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) to require the Secretary 
of Defense to carry out a program to establish language 
training centers at accredited universities, senior military 
colleges, or other similar institutions of higher education for 
the purposes of accelerating the development of foundational 
expertise in critical and strategic languages and regional area 
studies. The provision would also clarify that the Secretary 
may use collective agreements in order to facilitate such 
programs.

Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special 
        agent training course (sec. 556)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 
2024 for the U.S. Army to relocate an Army Criminal 
Investigation Division (CID) special agent training course from 
being obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Army 
submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on any plans of the 
Secretary to relocate an Army CID special agent training course 
and to provide a briefing on the contents of the report.

Army Physical Fitness Test (sec. 557)

    The committee recommends a provision that would designate 
the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) as the physical fitness 
test of record for the U.S. Army. This provision would 
expressly authorize the Army to continue using the Army Combat 
Fitness Test, but not as the official physical fitness test of 
record. The provision would also authorize the Army to update, 
replace, or modify the events and scoring standards in the APFT 
as the needs of the U.S. Army require after a pilot period of 
at least 24 months.

Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from 
        the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related 
        entities (sec. 558)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 570F of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) to give all servicemembers 
separating or retiring from the Armed Forces the right to opt 
out of sharing their contact information with state-based 
veterans agencies.

Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign students 
        in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (sec. 559)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to establish a program under the authority 
of section 2103 of title 10, United States Code, to promote the 
participation of foreign students in the Senior Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps program.

Consideration of standardized test scores in military service academy 
        application process (sec. 560)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to ensure that the United States Military 
Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United State 
Air Force Academy include the submission and consideration of 
standardized test scores as part of their application 
processes.

    Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education


Pilot program on recruitment and retention of employees for child 
        development programs (sec. 561)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a pilot 
program to assess the effectiveness of increasing compensation 
for employees of Department of Defense Child Development 
Centers in improving the ability to recruit and retain 
providers.

Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
        dependents of military and civilian personnel (sec. 562)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
$50.0 million in Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for 
continuation of the Department of Defense (DOD) assistance 
program to local educational agencies impacted by enrollment of 
dependent children of military members and DOD civilian 
employees.
    The provision would also authorize $10.0 million in 
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for impact aid 
payments for children with disabilities as enacted by the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (Public Law 106-398), using the formula set forth in 
section 363 of that Act, for continuation of Department of 
Defense assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
eligible dependents with severe disabilities. Furthermore, the 
provision would authorize the Secretary of Defense to use an 
additional $20.0 million for payments to local educational 
agencies determined by the Secretary to have higher 
concentrations of military children with severe disabilities. 
Finally, the provision would require the Secretary to provide a 
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, not later than March 31, 2024, on 
the Department's evaluation of each local educational agency 
with higher concentrations of military children with severe 
disabilities and its subsequent determination of the amounts of 
impact aid each such agency should receive.

Modifications to assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
        dependents of members of the Armed Forces with enrollment 
        changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force 
        relocations (sec. 563)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 575 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to 
improve implementation of the authority.

Assistance for military spouses to obtain doula certifications (sec. 
        564)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to military spouses 
in obtaining doula certifications.

          Subtitle G--Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps


Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (sec. 571)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Defense to establish and support not less than 
3,400, and not more than 4,000 units of the Junior Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps.

JROTC program certification (sec. 572)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Defense to suspend or place on probation a Junior 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit that fails to comply with 
the terms of its memorandum of understanding with the parent 
armed force.

Memorandum of understanding required (sec. 573)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Defense to proscribe regulations establishing a 
standardized memorandum of understanding to be signed by the 
service secretary concerned and a participating Junior Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps unit.

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor compensation (sec. 
        574)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the 
Department of Defense to develop a standardized instructor pay 
scale for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) 
instructors in order to set compensation levels for instructors 
who are not retired from military service. The provision would 
also clarify the authority of the Secretary of the military 
department concerned to employ reserve component members as 
JROTC instructors.

Annual report on allegations of sexual misconduct in JROTC programs 
        (sec. 575)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, to require annual 
reports on allegations of sexual misconduct against Junior 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructors.

Comptroller General report on efforts to increase transparency and 
        reporting on sexual violence in the Junior Reserve Officers' 
        Training Corps program (sec. 576)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Comptroller General of the United States to review and report 
on efforts within the military services to increase 
transparency on reporting on sexual violence in the Junior 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.

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


Extension of deadline for review of World War I Valor Medals (sec. 581)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 584 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) to extend the deadline for 
review of World War I valor medals required by such section to 
December 31, 2028.

Prohibition on former members of the Armed Forces accepting post-
        service employment with certain foreign governments (sec. 582)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, to prohibit former 
servicemembers from accepting employment in positions related 
to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria.

Prohibition on requiring listing of gender or pronouns in official 
        correspondence (sec. 583)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the Department of Defense (DOD) from requiring members of the 
Armed Forces or DOD civilian employees to list their gender or 
pronouns in official correspondence.

                Subtitle I--Enhanced Recruiting Efforts


Short title (Sec. 591)

    The committee recommends a provision that would style this 
subtitle as the ``Military Promotion Act of 2023.''

Increased access to potential recruits at secondary schools (Sec. 592)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 503 of title 10, United States Code, to require 
secondary schools to provide military recruiters access to 
career fairs or similar events upon a request made by military 
recruiters. The provision would also require the Secretary of 
Defense to submit an annual report to Congress detailing each 
notification of denial of recruiting access requested under 
this authority.

Increased access to potential recruits at institutions of higher 
        education (Sec. 593)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 983 of title 10, United States Code, to deny federal 
education funds to institutions of higher education that fail 
to provide certain information on students to military 
recruiters within 60 days of such recruiter's request.

                       Items of Special Interest


Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Private Pilot License 
        Certificate Program

    The committee recognizes that the Air Force Junior Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC) Flight Academy has 
demonstrated success in attracting young men and women to 
military aviation careers. According to a recent report, 46 
percent of flight academy graduates have enrolled in a military 
service academy, Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
detachment, or have enlisted in the military. Since 2021, the 
majority of AFJROTC Flight Academy participants come from 
groups that are underrepresented in the military aviation 
community, which makes this program a useful way to expand the 
pool of young Americans who are interested in military service.
    The committee commends the Air Force for continuing to 
support the AFJROTC Flight Academy and urges further expansion 
of the program. These sorts of investments in the nation's 
young people will help sustain the future of the all-volunteer 
U.S. military, which is crucial for national security.

Assisted reproductive technology services for servicemembers

    The committee recognizes the importance of supporting 
servicemembers who seek to start or expand their families and 
the unique challenges that servicemembers may face due to the 
physical risks and demands of military service and deployment. 
While the Department of Defense currently offers limited 
support for infertility services, the committee is concerned 
that current policies do not adequately meet the needs of 
servicemembers who face these challenges when trying to start 
or build a family. The committee is accordingly concerned that 
current policies may have unintended consequences, including 
shorter-than-average service time and lower recruitment rates, 
particularly for female servicemembers. To address these 
concerns, the committee directs the Department to review its 
current policies on assisted reproductive technology (ART), 
with a particular focus on expanding coverage of procedures, 
such as intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization.
    Therefore, the committee requests that the Secretary of 
Defense provide a report to the congressional defense 
committees by October 1, 2024, on the findings of this review. 
The report should include:
          (1) An analysis of current Department of Defense 
        policies and regulations related to infertility 
        services, focusing on the effectiveness of current 
        Departmental support in providing opportunities for 
        servicemembers to receive ART services, including 
        intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization;
          (2) A review of private-sector opportunities, 
        including possible partnerships and best practices, for 
        ART services, and an evaluation of their potential 
        benefits and drawbacks for servicemembers;
          (3) Recommendations for expanding access to ART 
        services, including any necessary changes to Department 
        policies or regulations;
          (4) An estimate of the costs associated with 
        expanding ART services for servicemembers;
         (5) An analysis of the possible long-term benefits to 
        recruitment and retention, higher success rates and 
        lower costs for subsequent healthcare services and 
        improved mental health and overall well-being of 
        servicemembers and their families; and
          (6) Any other matter the Secretary deems appropriate.

Briefing on Air Force Global Strike Command personnel allocations

    The committee notes that Air Force Global Strike Command 
(AFGSC) is the sponsoring command for two of the largest 
weapons system acquisition programs in the history of the Air 
Force. However, as a relatively recently established major 
command, AFGSC does not enjoy the same level of personnel 
resourcing as more mature major commands. Given the importance 
and scale of the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile 
and B-21 Raider programs, the committee is concerned that 
historical personnel allocations are out of line with current 
priorities. Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of 
the Air Force to provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024, on options to 
improve the manpower allocation for AFGSC and better align 
personnel resources to current modernization investments.

Briefing on training on certain Department of Defense Instructions for 
        members of the Armed Forces

    The committee notes that section 556 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) required the Secretary of 
Defense to implement training on relevant Federal statutes, 
Department of Defense (DOD) regulations, and military service 
regulations in accordance with DOD Instruction (DODI) 1300.17. 
The committee further notes that at page 151 in the Senate 
report accompanying S. 4543 (S. Rep. 117-130), the committee 
directed a briefing by not later than December 1, 2022, on the 
Department's progress in providing that training. The committee 
has not received that briefing.
    The committee directs the Secretary to provide the above 
referenced briefing as soon as possible, but not later than 
August 1, 2023.

Building on insights from Command Assessment Program

    The committee congratulates the Army on its development and 
implementation of the Command Assessment Program (CAP), a 
talent management evaluation program designed to assess 
potential commanders across a range of talent vectors not 
typically assessed in performance evaluations. Such talents 
include psychometric, verbal, and written capabilities; 
observed behaviors; psychological traits; and peer feedback. 
This program has had a direct impact on the individuals chosen 
to lead battalions and brigades in the United States Army and 
promises to elevate leaders with the knowledge, skills, and 
attributes necessary for effective leadership in the Army of 
the future.
    The committee believes that using research-backed 
behavioral science tools to assess leader capabilities is a 
positive step toward improving the culture and climate in the 
military, especially with regard to issues related to sexual 
assault and harassment. Good leaders create strong, supportive 
teams and a climate of accountability.
    The committee encourages the Army to consider applying some 
of the behavioral science insights it has gained in developing 
CAP to the promotion and job selection processes for junior 
members of the military, including promotion boards for junior 
enlisted members. Choosing the right first-line supervisors is 
essential in the fight to prevent and effectively respond to 
sexual assault and harassment in the ranks.
    The committee further encourages the Air Force, Navy, 
Marine Corps, and Space Force to consider implementing research 
backed behavioral science tools in selecting commanders and 
leaders at all levels similar to those used in CAP.

Briefing on how the Department of Defense directs regional recruitment 
        efforts

    The committee recognizes recruiting as the essential 
element to the success of an all-volunteer force. Services' 
recruiting strategies must adapt to each geographic region's 
unique needs. The committee notes that several geographic areas 
remain an untapped resource to military recruitment efforts. 
Furthermore, concerns about geographical diversity were 
publicly aired by the Department of Defense (DOD) as early as 
1987, when reports conveyed that recruiting performance was 
stronger in areas of higher concentration of military 
installations, larger numbers of military retirees, and 
individuals with stronger military orientation.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing on how the DOD directs regional 
recruitment efforts, including:
          (1) How the Department recruits by region;
          (2) The allocation of personnel assigned to recruit 
        by region;
          (3) The use of military assets such as bands, fly 
        overs, and ship visits to attract recruits by region;
          (4) Trends in recruitment levels by region;
          (5) The extent to which the level of recruiting 
        activity in regions with high numbers of active duty 
        personnel compares to regions with fewer active duty 
        personnel;
          (6) Any challenges experienced, or tradeoffs that are 
        made in recruiting, as a result of focusing resources 
        to specific regions; and
          (7) Any other matters the Department wishes to 
        include that will help the Committee better understand 
        how the Department recruits from a region-by-region 
        perspective.
    The Secretary shall provide the briefing to the Senate 
Armed Services Committee by March 1, 2024, and an interim 
briefing with preliminary observations to the committee, not 
later than December 1, 2023.

Commissaries and food security

    The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) provides healthy 
groceries in a safe and secure shopping environment worldwide 
for military families. During the height of the COVID-19 
pandemic, commissaries operated by DeCA served as a vital 
lifeline for military families, offering a trusted and reliable 
source of healthy food, especially overseas and in remote 
locations in the United States where other access to groceries 
was limited. At the outset of the pandemic, the Department of 
Defense moved quickly to designate commissaries as mission 
essential, leveraging military logistics capabilities to ensure 
that commissaries stayed open and the shelves remained stocked. 
The Department's extraordinary measures to secure and sanitize 
vital distribution hubs was a key factor in keeping 
commissaries open throughout the pandemic.
    In the current inflationary environment, DeCA continues to 
deliver for military families, offering significant savings to 
enhance quality of life and improve readiness across the force. 
The committee acknowledges the values, passion, and commitment 
of all who work at DeCA and offers congratulations and 
appreciation for the positive impact the Agency has on the 
lives of military families across the world.

Comptroller General review of Department of Defense Education Activity 
        student access to resources

    The committee is aware of ongoing concerns regarding access 
to specific resources for military dependents attending 
Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) schools. It is 
important that students have access to services and resources 
related to mental health.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to conduct a review of DODEA students' access 
to resources and services related to mental health, to include 
support for depression, suicide ideation, and problematic 
sexual behavior. This review shall include: (1) The 
availability of school-based, inpatient, and outpatient 
services, to include wait times and geographic disparities 
especially in locations outside of the continental United 
States; (2) Barriers to accessing such services; (3) 
Recommendations for addressing those barriers, as appropriate; 
and (4) Any additional measures deemed relevant by the 
Comptroller General. The Comptroller General shall provide a 
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives not later than October 1, 2024.

Comptroller General review of discharge review board implementation of 
        requirement for liberal consideration of applications for 
        discharge upgrades

    Numerous former servicemembers have been separated from the 
military for misconduct that may be attributed to mental health 
conditions, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), 
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and Military Sexual Trauma (MST), 
that stem from their experience(s) during military service. The 
Department of Defense (DOD) issued guidance, including a DOD 
memorandum entitled ``Supplemental Guidance to Military Boards 
for Correction for Military/Naval Records Considering Discharge 
Upgrade Requests by Veterans Claiming Post Traumatic Stress 
Disorder'' dated September 3, 2014, (known as the Hagel 
memorandum) and a DOD memorandum entitled ``Clarifying Guidance 
to Military Discharge Review Boards and Boards for Correction 
of Military/Naval Records Considering Request by Veterans for 
Modification of their Discharge Due to Mental Health 
Conditions, Sexual Assault, or Sexual Harassment'' dated August 
25, 2017 (known as the Kurta memorandum) requiring ``liberal 
consideration'' when adjudicating applications for upgrades of 
discharges where those applications are based on PTSD and 
related conditions. In addition to this guidance, a requirement 
for liberal consideration was added to section 1553(d) of title 
10, United States Code, in 2016. The liberal consideration 
policy is intended to afford veterans with certain mental 
health conditions a reasonable opportunity for relief, and to 
ensure fair and consistent standards of review. Liberal 
consideration provides a way to view a servicemember's behavior 
as a response to mental health conditions, and recognizes that 
there are conditions that may explain or mitigate certain 
behavior.
    Despite this guidance, the committee is aware of reports 
from veterans who have covered mental health conditions and 
whose request for a discharge upgrade was denied. Therefore, 
the committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to conduct a review of discharge review boards' 
implementation of the concept of liberal consideration. The 
review should address the following elements: (1) An assessment 
of the implementation of the requirements of section 1553(d)(3) 
of title 10, United States Code, by discharge review boards, 
and how DOD ensures compliance with this requirement; (2) An 
assessment of the implementation of the guidance outlined in 
the Kurta memorandum by discharge review boards; (3) An 
assessment of the availability of data on cases considered 
pursuant to section 1553 of title 10, United States Code, where 
the decision references liberal consideration, the Hagel 
memorandum, or the Kurta memorandum; (4) An assessment of the 
availability of data on cases considered pursuant to section 
1553 of title 10, United States Code, where the decision 
references the four-part framework outlined in the Kurta 
memorandum; (5) An analysis of how DOD ensures liberal 
consideration, as defined in the Kurta memorandum, is actually 
being employed in cases considered pursuant to section 1553 of 
title 10, United States Code; (6) A description of any 
barriers, whether or not referenced explicitly in discharge 
review board decisions, that may prevent discharge review 
boards from employing liberal consideration; and (7) Any 
recommendations for reforms that could enable discharge review 
boards to better implement liberal consideration.
    The committee further directs the Comptroller General to 
provide preliminary observations to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
later than March 15, 2024, with a report to follow on an agreed 
upon date.

Comptroller General review of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
        recruitment and retention

    The committee recognizes that the Junior Reserve Officers' 
Training Corps (JROTC) program aims to imbue secondary 
education students with the values of citizenship, service to 
the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of 
accomplishment. JROTC instructors play a critical role in 
fulfilling the statutory purpose of the program and achieving 
related military department objectives. In December, the 
military services delivered a briefing to the committee on the 
status of the JROTC program, and, among other matters, raised 
pay and related suitability factors that may deter highly-
qualified prospective applicants, most of whom are military 
retirees, from pursuing instructor roles, and thereby limit the 
services' ability to staff existing JROTC program units and 
establish new units.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to conduct a review of JROTC instructor 
recruitment and retention, including the current statutory 
compensation model. The review should assess the extent to 
which the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military 
services: (1) Collect and track data on instructor staffing 
levels; (2) Develop plans, strategies, and goals to guide 
instructor recruitment and retention efforts, and address 
related challenges; and (3) Monitor the effectiveness of 
instructor recruitment and retention efforts. The review should 
also consider the compensation model for JROTC instructors, and 
assess, together with comments from DOD and the military 
services, whether alternative models may increase recruiting 
and retention of highly-qualified JROTC instructors.
    The committee further directs the Comptroller General to 
provide a briefing with preliminary observations to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than March 25, 2024, with a report to 
follow at an agreed upon date.

Comptroller General review of outside funding of Junior Reserve 
        Officers' Training Corps

    The committee recognizes the Junior Reserve Officer 
Training Corps (JROTC) is a Department of Defense (DOD) funded 
program of instruction for high school-aged students 
administered by the military departments and the United States 
Coast Guard. According to section 2031 of title 10, United 
States Code, a key purpose of JROTC is ``to instill in students 
in United States secondary educational institutions the values 
of citizenship, service to the United States (including an 
introduction to service opportunities in military, national, 
and public service), and personal responsibility and a sense of 
accomplishment.'' In fiscal year 2022, the military departments 
reported funding 3,486 JROTC units operating in every state and 
in DOD schools overseas. Congress annually appropriates amounts 
for JROTC as part of the military service Operation and 
Maintenance (O&M) and Military Personnel (MILPERS) accounts. 
Beyond instructor salaries, the military services also fund 
uniforms, cadet travel, training aids, textbooks, materials, 
and other unit operating expenses. Host institutions provide 
classroom space, facilities, and administrative support for the 
unit. There may be additional outside funding of JROTC units to 
support specific programs of instruction and associated 
equipment and materials.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to conduct a review of outside funding sources for JROTC 
programs, including the utility of this funding. Specifically, 
the Comptroller General should assess: (1) The extent to which 
JROTC programs rely on outside funding for their JROTC units; 
(2) The extent to which DOD can identify the source of outside 
funding of JROTC units, the amount of funding these sources 
provide, and what the funding is used for; and (3) How JROTC 
programs remain independent from any outside organizations' 
potential influence on the programs.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a 
briefing with preliminary observations to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
not later than March 25, 2024, with a report to follow at an 
agreed upon date.

Comptroller General review of SkillBridge program

    The committee has heard concerns that the SkillBridge 
program, authorized in section 1143(e) of title 10, United 
States Code, is administered with significant variation in 
eligibility criteria across the military departments. The 
committee has also heard that some military services may be 
authorizing paid internships under SkillBridge for mid- to 
senior-level officers who have extensive job skills and 
training at the expense of focusing on internship programs for 
enlisted members and junior officers, who would stand to 
benefit most from the program.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to conduct an assessment of the SkillBridge 
program as administered by the military departments. This 
assessment should include an evaluation of: (1) The extent to 
which military personnel have participated in the SkillBridge 
program, including the characteristics of such personnel and 
completed internships; (2) The Department's processes for 
determining eligibility for SkillBridge program participation; 
(3) The extent to which the Department's guidance and processes 
for the SkillBridge program incorporate relevant government 
ethics rules for internships; and (4) Any related information 
the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate. The 
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States 
to provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than July 1, 
2024.

Comptroller General review of special education and related services in 
        Department of Defense Education Activity Schools

    The committee notes that Department of Defense Education 
Activity (DODEA) guidance requires the organization to provide 
a free appropriate public education to DODEA students with 
identified disabilities, consistent with the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (Public Law 108-446). While the 
military services and DODEA are required to coordinate the 
overseas assignments of servicemembers with children identified 
as having special educational needs, some children still do not 
receive appropriate special education and related behavioral 
health services in DODEA schools. The Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) has reported that, due to variation among states 
in eligibility criteria and disability categories, a child 
eligible for special education services in public schools in 
one state may be ineligible in another state. However, little 
is known about why access to services is uneven among DODEA 
schools, which operate as a single school system, and the 
recourse families have when disagreements arise. This is of 
particular concern in locations outside of the continental 
United States (OCONUS), where schooling options can be more 
limited.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to assess the military services and DODEA's 
efforts to meet the requirements of DODEA students with special 
educational needs and report to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
later than October 1, 2024. With a particular focus on OCONUS 
locations, the assessment shall include an analysis of: (1) How 
DODEA students with special education needs are distributed 
among DODEA schools, and the availability of staff with 
appropriate expertise and resources to timely meet students' 
needs; (2) Obstacles to providing special education and related 
services, including behavioral health services, to DODEA 
students; (3) The recourse available to families with special 
needs children in DODEA schools when disagreements about 
service provision and related services arise; and (4) Any other 
matters the Comptroller General deems necessary.

Comptroller General review of training for military criminal 
        investigative organization investigators

    The military criminal investigative organizations (MCIO)--
consisting of the Army Criminal Investigative Division, Naval 
Criminal Investigative Service, Air Force Office of Special 
Investigations, and Coast Guard Investigative Service--are 
responsible for investigating serious and complex crimes 
involving military servicemembers and civilian personnel.
    The Fort Hood Independent Review Committee found that Army 
criminal investigators at Fort Hood lacked sufficient 
experience and training to handle complex cases, raising 
questions about the preparedness of criminal investigators 
across all MCIOs. Timely and effective criminal investigation 
training for MCIO investigators, both military and civilian, is 
essential to help ensure that investigations are completed in a 
professional and timely manner.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to conduct a review of criminal investigation 
training provided to MCIO investigators. The review shall 
assess: (1) Criminal investigation training the MCIOs provide 
to their investigators, including both initial training and any 
additional or recurring training; (2) The extent to which the 
MCIOs track the completion of training for their investigators; 
(3) The extent to which the MCIOs evaluate the effectiveness of 
training for their investigators; and (4) Any other matters the 
Comptroller General determines appropriate. The committee 
directs the Comptroller General to provide a briefing to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not later than March 25, 2024, with a final 
report to follow at an agreed upon date.

Comptroller General review on Department of Defense management of 
        military personnel funding

    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to review how the Department of Defense manages funds 
authorized for military personnel, including: (1) A detailed 
accounting of execution, to include reprogrammings, since 
fiscal year 2013; (2) The extent to which there are trends in 
the types of programs that gain or lose funding as a result of 
reprogramming or transferring funds authorized for military 
personnel; and (3) Any challenges experienced, or tradeoffs 
that are made, by military personnel programs as a result of 
reprogramming or transfers. The Comptroller General shall 
provide an interim briefing with preliminary observations to 
the congressional defense committees, not later than January 
15, 2024, and issue a report to follow at a time agreed to 
subsequent to the briefing.

Comptroller General Review of Impacts of Gambling on Service Members

    The committee continues to be concerned about the impacts 
of gambling on the mental health and financial well-being of 
servicemembers. In order to better understand those risks, the 
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States 
to conduct a review to determine what is known about the degree 
to which servicemembers indicate they are struggling with 
problem gambling, how problem gambling is treated, which groups 
provide support, whether support was specialized for problem 
gambling or general addiction, and whether problem gambling 
coincided with additional challenges, including drug addiction, 
alcoholism, or financial difficulties. 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, not later than March 21, 2024, on any 
preliminary findings of the review, with results to follow in a 
form and on a date mutually agreed upon.

Comptroller General review of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs 
        of the Department of Defense

    The committee is aware of several initiatives within the 
Department of Defense (DOD) that have expanded the number of 
civilians working to develop or implement diversity, equity, 
and inclusion (DEI) policy, such as the creation of the Defense 
Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, and the 
appointment of various senior advisors for diversity and 
inclusion across the Department. The committee recognizes the 
value of a diverse workforce and in ensuring equal opportunity 
for all who serve. The committee is committed to ensuring that 
these efforts align with and support the paramount goal of 
improving military readiness, capacity, and capability as 
adversary threats continue to grow.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to conduct a review of the DOD's DEI 
workforce and its planned expansion over the next 5 years, 
including an assessment of the following:
          (1) The number of military, Federal civilian, and 
        contractor personnel employed to develop and implement 
        diversity, equity, and inclusion policy across the 
        Department, including, but not limited to, the senior 
        advisor for diversity and inclusion and staff within 
        each service, the Defense Equity Team, and members and 
        staff of the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity 
        and Inclusion;
          (2) The grades of these individuals, and the 
        proportion of their work that involves DEI matters;
          (3) The type of appointment and personnel system used 
        to hire and manage this workforce;
          (4) An analysis of the value these employees deliver 
        to the Department; and
          (5) Any other matters the Comptroller General 
        determines to be relevant.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide 
preliminary observations to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives no later than 
February 28, 2024, with the findings of its review to follow at 
an agreed upon date.

Employment rights and protections for military technicians

    In section 512 of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense 
Authorization Act (Public Law 114-328), Congress enhanced 
employment rights and protections of dual status military 
technicians by clarifying that under certain conditions, 
technicians could appeal adverse employment actions to the 
Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission. These conditions included adverse 
employment actions taken against a technician, other than those 
concerning conduct occurring while in a military pay status, or 
fitness for duty in the reserve components.
    The committee is aware that administrative law judges in 
some MSPB regions continue to cite old case law as a bar to 
technician appeal rights, most notably Singleton v. MSPB, 244 
F.3d 1331 (holding that section 709 of title 32, United States 
Code, acts as a bar to technician appeals of adverse employment 
actions beyond the State's Adjutant General). This case was 
decided in 2001 and was the operative law until the enactment 
of section 512.
    The committee reaffirms the plain meaning and reading of 
section 512 that technicians may appeal adverse employment 
actions beyond their State Adjutant General when the conduct 
giving rise to the dispute occurs while the technician is in a 
civilian pay status and does not concern fitness for duty for 
military service in the reserve components.

Exit interviews for servicemembers

    The committee is aware that some military services have 
conducted exit interviews with separating servicemembers, but 
that there is no requirement for all the services to do this, 
and no process by which the services can analyze and compare 
data. While the committee recognizes that interviewing every 
departing servicemember would require significant resources, 
the committee believes that a more robust and standardized exit 
interview process could provide benefits in terms of 
understanding why servicemembers choose to leave the service at 
various points in their careers, as well as understanding 
servicemember quality of life, and being able to analyze and 
address trends.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a report to the congressional defense committees, no 
later than January 1, 2025, on opportunities for the military 
services to conduct standardized exit interviews when members 
leave the service. The report should include:
          (1) An assessment of current participation in surveys 
        and interviews across the military services;
          (2) An assessment of the type of data that more 
        standardized exit interviews across the military 
        services could provide;
          (3) Recommendations for the length and format of a 
        standardized exit interview and suggested questions for 
        all services to include;
          (4) Recommendations for populations to target for 
        exit interviews, with the goal of collecting usable 
        data from a representative sample of departing 
        servicemembers;
          (5) Recommendations for populations to target for 
        exit interviews, with the goal of collecting usable 
        data from specific populations whose needs the 
        Department wishes to better understand;
          (6) An assessment of resources and authorities 
        required to create a standardized process and system 
        for storing exit interview data from all the military 
        services that would allow for data analysis and 
        identification of trends both within and across the 
        military services;
          (7) Resources or authorities required to implement a 
        more robust system of standardized exit interviews 
        across the military services that would allow for the 
        collection of representative data that could be 
        analyzed for trends and inform decision making within 
        the Department and the military services; and
          (8) Any other information the Secretary deems 
        important.

Establishing a new status to reflect the service of remotely piloted 
        aircraft crews

    The committee continues to be concerned about the health 
and welfare of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crews who are 
actively supporting combat operations from domestic locations 
who have largely been deployed in place for the last 10 years. 
The committee is pleased that Human Performance Teams (HPT) are 
operational at high operational tempo locations such as Creech 
Air Force Base to ensure that the servicemembers in the RPA 
community are receiving immediate support concurrently with 
classified missions and building resilience for the future.
    While these teams are extremely valuable to servicemembers 
actively involved in the RPA mission, servicemembers do not 
receive the same level of extended care once transferred from 
RPA units, despite the continuing mental health impacts of 
these operations. Also of concern is the characterization of 
the combat operations performed by these crews and the 
consideration of having been in combat for the purposes of 
recognition and access to combat-related benefits.
    The committee is concerned that the care given to current 
and former RPA crews abruptly ends upon transfer or separation, 
leaving crews vulnerable to a lack of guaranteed mental health 
care due to their lacking combat recognition. Therefore, the 
committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to establish a 
new status identifier that specifically reflects the RPA 
communities' unique service requirements. Such a status would 
be developed for the purposes of establishing records of 
service within the Department of Defense, such as operational 
tempo requirements and dwell time, as well as to award 
additional benefits and services to members involved in 
supporting combat operations.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to brief the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, on actions taken 
to address this new status identifier.

FFRDC review of sexual misconduct at the service academies

    The committee is concerned the Department of Defense found 
high rates of sexual assault and unwanted sexual conduct at 
U.S. military academies during the 2021-2022 school year, but 
only 14 percent of those instances were reported. The committee 
directs the Secretary of Defense to contract with a federally 
funded research and development center (FFRDC), by no later 
than December 1, 2023, to conduct an impartial and 
comprehensive study on sexual assault, sexual misconduct, and 
sexual harassment at U.S. military academies. This study shall 
include, but is not limited to, the following information:
          (1) Barriers to accountability, including structural 
        and process issues that may hinder accountability, and 
        steps that should be taken to reduce these barriers;
          (2) Culture and climate surrounding sexual assault 
        and misconduct at military academies, including a root 
        cause analysis on the specific drivers of academy 
        culture;
          (3) Current victim care and support processes 
        available to victims, where this care and support is 
        lacking, and what steps should be taken to improve this 
        care and support;
          (4) The impact of demographics on the likelihood of 
        being a victim of unwanted sexual conduct and barriers 
        to high-risk demographics in reporting, seeking, and 
        receiving help;
          (5) Concerns and causes that have led to decreased 
        levels of trust that military academies will respect 
        the privacy of victims and ``treat them with dignity 
        and respect;''
          (6) An evaluation of current reporting policies at 
        military service academies, such as the ``safe to 
        report'' policy and the ``CATCH Program,'' as well as 
        barriers to reporting at military academies and 
        recommendations to improve reporting options;
          (7) Prevention requirements unique to military 
        academies;
          (8) The role of cadets and midshipmen in prevention, 
        accountability, and response processes;
          (9) The role of academic curriculum in creating a 
        culture of prevention; and
          (10) Recommendations on specific tools for academy 
        leaders such as the Superintendents, Deans, and 
        Commandants, and the accountability process.
    The Secretary shall provide a report to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
no later than December 1, 2024, on the results of this review.

Improving the reserve component demobilization process

    The committee is aware of deficiencies in the 
demobilization process for Reserve Component servicemembers 
transitioning from Active Duty orders back to their reserve 
status. This transition is an especially stressful time as 
reservists finish their deployment and re-enter into their 
already established civilian lives and professions. 
Additionally, the Reserve Component does not demobilize in the 
same manner as Active Duty servicemembers who are transitioning 
out of the military entirely.
    The committee is also aware that Reserve Component 
servicemembers are required to complete Transition Assistance 
Programs (TAP), even though they are not separating from the 
military. The TAP curriculum is tailored to individuals 
separating from military service entirely rather than returning 
to reserve status and their civilian occupations.
    The committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to modify 
the demobilization process for Reserve Component servicemembers 
to better address their needs and circumstances. This should 
include an increased focus on assisting with the completion of 
any financial recuperation and reimbursement for costs incurred 
during their mobilization and deployment, to include help with 
travel vouchers and requesting allowances earned during their 
period of Active Duty service.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, on 
actions taken to better address the needs of Reserve Component 
servicemembers during their demobilization process.

Military Service Academy recruiting at Title I high schools

    Military Service Academies provide exceptional leadership 
training and educational opportunities to our nation's high 
school graduates. Providing approximately 20 percent of the 
annual commissioned officer population for the armed services, 
they are also a key pipeline into the leadership of the 
Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Despite 
significant efforts to increase student diversity, students 
from low-income households remain underrepresented at these 
institutions. The committee is concerned that the Military 
Service Academies do not maintain a strong presence in 
communities with significant populations of students who are 
racial minorities or who are from low-income households, to 
include schools that receive funding through Title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10).
    The committee directs the Secretaries of Army, Navy, and 
Air Force to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
February 29, 2024, on measures each is taking to increase the 
diversity of its student classes, including efforts to recruit 
from Title I high schools. The briefings shall include: (1) A 
comprehensive description and assessment of the initiatives 
currently in place to increase diversity of its incoming 
classes; (2) A summary of specific outreach efforts in Title I 
high schools; and (3) The socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and 
gender makeup of each current class of cadets or midshipmen.

Military spouse licensure and credentialing

    The committee is aware that the Department of Defense, 
along with several interagency partners including the 
Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
Department of Justice, are working to determine how to 
implement section 19 of the Veterans Auto and Education 
Improvement Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-333). The committee 
encourages the Department of Defense to clearly communicate to 
servicemembers and their spouses the authorities currently 
available for the portability of credentialing and licensure 
while the interagency dialogue is ongoing. It is imperative 
that military families are able to make informed decisions 
about duty assignments based upon potential opportunities for 
spouse employment when there are licensing and credentialing 
concerns. The committee remains committed to ensuring military 
spouses achieve licensure and credentialing portability through 
the use of interstate compacts, and recognizes the importance 
of working with State governments and professional bodies to 
collaborate on the best solutions.

Military service academy athletics

    The committee is aware that changes to rules relating to 
transgender participation in collegiate athletics are under 
consideration on a sport by sport basis. Military service 
academies have additional considerations in this area as every 
cadet or midshipman participates, and is assessed on their 
performance, in athletics programs, whether that be on an 
intercollegiate, intramural, or physical education basis.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
March 1, 2024 that includes the following:
          (1) A description of military service academy 
        policies related to the participation of transgender 
        men and women in any academy-administered physical 
        fitness or intramural program;
          (2) A explanation of service academy compliance 
        procedures with policies related to transgender 
        participation in sports governed by the National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association or another relevant 
        sport governing body; and
          (3) Any other matters the Secretary considers 
        relevant for the purpose of this briefing.

Non-covered reproductive healthcare study

    The committee is committed to ensuring that the Department 
of Defense's decision to issue command notification, 
administrative absence, and travel and transportation policies 
for the purposes of allowing servicemembers to seek 
traditionally non-covered medical procedures, including 
elective abortions, complies with applicable Federal law.
    For this reason, the committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, to issue a 
briefing or report to the Senate Armed Services Committee by no 
later than July 24, 2023, on:
          (1) The legality of the Department's implementation 
        of these policies;
          (2) The legality of the policies in relation to 
        existing legal requirements as detailed in section 1093 
        of title 10, United States Code;
          (3) The legality of the policies in relation to 
        ``Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-
        Centered, Quality Family Planning Services,'' page 
        56144 of volume 86 of the Federal Register;
          (4) The oversight functions of the Department in 
        preventing abuse of these policies;
          (5) The ability of these polices to cover medical 
        services for late stage elective abortions, post 20 
        weeks;
          (6) The approval process necessary for a service 
        member to request coverage under these policies;
          (7) The requirement of multiple physician approval to 
        be covered under these policies;
          (8) The applicability of these policies to the family 
        members of servicemembers;
          (9) The protections in place for service members who 
        chose to utilize these policies;
          (10) The non-covered reproductive health care 
        services provided under these policies to date; and
          (11) An assessment of whether the Modification to 
        Department of Defense Travel Authorities for Abortion-
        related Expenses Act of 2023 (S. 822) would return the 
        Department to the previous standard held before these 
        policies were implemented, or would restrict non-
        covered healthcare access further than the previous 
        Departmental standard.
    This report shall observe all protections provided in the 
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and 
necessary protections to prevent the disclosure of any personal 
identifiable information of individuals who are included within 
the population of this study.

Parent representation in the Department of Defense Education Activity

    The committee understands that the Department of Defense 
Education Activity (DODEA) has several options for parent 
representation and involvement. DODEA conducts annual surveys 
of relevant stakeholders, to include a detailed parent survey, 
and has Parent Teacher Organizations for some DODEA schools and 
School Advisory Committees for others. While there are ample 
opportunities for parent input, the committee is concerned that 
servicemembers with dependents at DODEA schools may be unaware 
of the opportunities available to them.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness to provide a briefing to 
the Committees on Armed Service of the Senate and House of 
Representatives, not later than April 1, 2024, on opportunities 
for parent input and involvement, to include but not be limited 
to: (1) A description of parent representation in Parent 
Teacher Organizations across all DODEA schools; (2) A 
description of parent representation in School Advisory 
Committees across all DODEA schools; (3) Data trends from the 
parent portion of the stakeholder survey over the last three 
years; (4) The differences between a Parent Teacher 
Organization and a School Advisory Committee, especially as it 
relates to parent involvement; and (5) Any additional 
opportunities for parent feedback and involvement in DODEA.

Report on Military Suicide Investigations

    The committee requests that the Department of Defense 
Office of the Inspector General conduct a review of a 
statistical sample of closed suicide cases from the last five 
years investigated by military criminal investigative 
organizations to determine if appropriate investigative 
techniques were applied in each case, and to determine if the 
case-closing determination that each death was caused by 
suicide is supported by the evidence collected in the case. In 
addition to a statistical sample, the committee directs the 
Secretary of Defense to direct the Military Criminal 
Investigative Organizations to review any case which triggered 
a Manner of Death Review Board and any case in which the 
deceased's family has requested review under the Homicide 
Victim's Families' Rights Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-164).
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
briefing on the reviews described above to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
on its initial findings, no later than December 1, 2024, and a 
final report on a date to be agreed upon the parties after the 
briefing.

Report on breastfeeding servicemembers

    The committee applauds the provisions in the Joint Travel 
Regulations which provide reimbursement for the shipment of 
breast milk when a servicemember is on official travel for more 
than 3 days. However, there is an ongoing need for data to 
determine how many servicemembers remain in need of 
breastfeeding support, to include sanitary expression, 
appropriate storage, and safe transport of breast milk back to 
their child during operational trainings and duty events not 
covered by the Joint Travel Regulation.
    Therefore, the committee requests the following data from 
the Department of Defense: (1) How many servicemembers are 
breastfeeding at the time of the report, across all branches; 
(2) How many of these mothers remain within operational and 
training deferments post-birth; (3) How many of these mothers 
are in roles either permitting participation in field exercises 
under a waiver of an operational and training deferment or in 
roles requiring participation in field exercises due to the 
expiration of their operational and training deferment; (4) How 
many of these mothers are assigned a military occupational 
specialty designated as ``combat arms''; and (5) What sanitary 
refrigeration assets are already issued to units, and at what 
echelon, during field exercises.

Report of man-hours and costs associated with diversity, equity, and 
        inclusion plans and programs

    The committee notes that in 2021, the Department of Defense 
(DOD) spent 529,771 total man-hours and $476,874 on diversity, 
equity, and inclusion training, according to a letter provided 
to the committee from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, dated January 6, 2022.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not later 
than January 20, 2024, to submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report detailing the total man-hours and resources 
expended on diversity, equity, and inclusion training in 2023. 
The report should include:
          (1) The total man-hours expended preparing, 
        delivering, attending, or assessing diversity, equity, 
        and inclusion training in any form; and
          (2) The total monetary value of all resources 
        expended on the development, preparation, delivery, 
        attendance at, or assessment of diversity, equity, and 
        inclusion training in any form.

Report on availability of critical family support services at remote or 
        isolated installations

    The challenges associated with a military lifestyle, 
including frequent deployments, repeated moves, and spouse 
unemployment, can lead to worsened quality of life for 
servicemembers and their families. Quality of service, which 
includes a servicemember's quality of life out of uniform and 
their quality of work in uniform, is further impacted when 
their place of duty is overseas or designated as remote duty. 
However, the committee is aware that a wide range exists 
between remote duty installations and large military hubs. 
Servicemembers and families stationed outside of military hubs 
can often expect to travel multiple hours for medical care, 
have limited to no childcare options, and find minimal housing 
available in the local area, leading to extended commute times.
    The committee is concerned with the availability of 
critical family support services, including overnight 
childcare, at remote or isolated installations where 
servicemembers live more than 30 miles from base and where 
there are no or limited family support services at their place 
of duty. 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, 2024, that addresses: (1) The availability of critical 
family support services, including overnight childcare, at 
remote or isolated installations where servicemembers live more 
than 30 miles from their place of duty and where there are no 
or limited family support services at their place of duty; (2) 
How the Department of Defense can improve the quality of 
service for servicemembers and families working on remote and 
isolated installations; (3) How to improve resource and service 
management at installations that are between the designation of 
remote duty and large military hubs; and (4) A plan to address 
these shortfalls, including any proposed legislative changes.

Recruit waiver

    The committee is concerned that the percentage of Americans 
eligible for military service is shrinking in the midst of a 
recruiting crisis. Only 23 percent of the 17-21 year-old 
population meets eligibility criteria to join the military 
without some sort of waiver. The committee appreciates that the 
services have begun to modify some standards that serve as 
barriers to entry but do not negatively impact an individual's 
ability to serve. However, some issues such as mental health 
treatment continue to be subject to stringent disqualifying 
standards. While the committee appreciates there is a waiver 
process in place for many of these issues, that process is long 
and cumbersome.
    The committee notes that there is a relatively high 
percentage of adolescents who experience issues with anxiety or 
depression. Many of those seek help and are able to manage or 
eliminate their symptoms. Automatically disqualifying these 
individuals or requiring a lengthy waiver process likely 
eliminates a significant population able and willing to serve. 
The committee also notes that work has been done indicating 
largely positive outcomes for individuals who currently require 
a waiver for specific medical conditions or nonviolent criminal 
behavior.
    Therefore, the committee directs Secretary of Defense, not 
later than November 1, 2023, to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees that describes Department of 
Defense efforts to expand recruitment eligibility by modifying 
the recruiting standards and waiver processes. The report 
should include:
          (1) A discussion of medical accession standards 
        including:
                  (a) A review of Department of Defense 
                Instruction 6130.03, Volume 1 on medical 
                standards as well as relevant Service specific 
                medical standards with an explanation of any 
                medical accession standards that are currently 
                being reevaluated, with a special emphasis on 
                accession standards related to general anxiety 
                and depressive disorders, and musculoskeletal 
                injuries; and
                  (b) An explanation of what criteria are 
                considered when determining whether to retain 
                an existing medical accession standard, to 
                include how the Department evaluates how the 
                existence of a particular condition effects the 
                ability of a potential recruit complete a term 
                of enlistment in specific military career 
                fields.
          (2) A discussion of non-medical military accession 
        standards including an explanation of how the 
        Department evaluates non-violent criminal activity and 
        any efforts to update these requirements;
          (3) An explanation of any ongoing efforts to reduce 
        timelines associated with the waiver process including:
                  (a) A review of the waiver process and 
                applicable timelines for each Service; and
                  (b) A listing of specific steps that would 
                reduce the time required for the waiver 
                process.
          (4) A risk calculus for the proposed changes that 
        addresses at a minimum risk to the individual recruit, 
        risk to military readiness, risk to completing a 
        military service obligation; and
          (5) Any other matters that pertain to this subject 
        that would be helpful to the committee and the 
        Department with achieving low risk options for 
        expanding the pool of eligible military personnel.

Skilled labor training for transitioning Department of Defense 
        workforce

    The committee recognizes the importance of securing gainful 
and meaningful employment for servicemembers upon separation 
from Active Duty. The committee encourages the Department of 
Defense (DOD) to facilitate pathways for separating 
servicemembers to secure quality employment prior to the day 
they exit service. To support this, the DOD should examine 
skilled-trade and training programs that begin pre- separation 
in partnership with either industry apprenticeship programs, 
trade unions, private companies, or available workforce 
development programs. The committee recommends focusing skilled 
labor to support the DOD's workforce needs including military 
construction, shipyards, aviation, and maintenance. The 
committee recommends that the Department consider the benefit 
of including peer and professional support during this 
transition process including connecting participating 
servicemembers and veterans to key post-separation services.

Support of Coast Guard permanent change of station (PCS) moves

    The committee notes the Defense Personal Property Program 
provides moving and storage services to Department of Defense 
(DOD) and U.S. Coast Guard personnel and their families. The 
DOD conducts over 17,000 permanent change of station (PCS) 
moves per year for the U.S. Coast Guard, supporting on average 
2,300 officers and 11,200 enlisted members. The DOD is also 
undergoing a dramatic shift in managing PCS moves, with the 
recent award of the over $6 billion Global Household Goods 
Contract which will be phased-in by U.S. Transportation Command 
in time for the 2024 PCS move season. The DOD provides 
oversight of contractors executing PCS moves through local and 
regional transportation and household goods offices. The 
location of the DOD offices that manage household good 
shipments and PCS moves is often far away from U.S. Coast Guard 
regions. Remote U.S. Coast Guard installations are challenging 
to manage PCS moves and PCS contracts. Therefore, the committee 
seeks an assessment regarding the DOD's support of U.S. Coast 
Guard PCS process and directs the Comptroller General of the 
United States to provide a report to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, not later 
than March 31, 2024, evaluating the effectiveness of U.S. Coast 
Guard permanent change of station (PCS) process and military 
rotations. The report shall include:
          (1) A description of the DOD's spending on PCS moves 
        and associated support costs to the U.S. Coast Guard;
          (2) The U.S. Coast Guard's reimbursement rate of that 
        spending;
          (3) The type and number of contractors available to 
        process PCS moves by each U.S. Coast Guard Sector and 
        each state within that sector;
          (4) The methods the DOD utilizes to support PCS moves 
        at U.S. Coast Guard installations at remote and rural 
        areas and areas with a high number of vacation rental 
        properties to include, but not be limited to, the 
        following states: Maine, Alaska, Michigan, New 
        Hampshire, Oregon, and Washington. A remote 
        installation shall have the same definition as section 
        11419 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
        263); and
          (5) The change in the DOD's effectiveness for 
        supporting PCS moves as a result of awarding the Global 
        Household Goods Contract.

Suicide Prevention in the Navy

    The committee is concerned that the Navy has not 
implemented an adequate suicide prevention program across the 
fleet. The Navy has seen suicide increases on ships undergoing 
complex refueling and overhaul as well as in limited duty 
assignment locations. Furthermore, the Navy may not be 
adequately tracking suicide-related behaviors or offering 
services targeted to address those behaviors. Additionally, the 
committee is aware that commanders may not be monitoring the 
implementation of suicide prevention training across the fleet. 
The committee is concerned that a lack of effort on training 
compliance and accountability reflects inadequate leader focus 
on wellness and suicide prevention.
    In addition to having a robust and effective suicide 
prevention program, the Navy must ensure sailors and their 
families have access to quality nutrition, housing, parking, 
transportation, physical fitness facilities, and support 
programs in locations that are easily accessible to them. The 
committee expects the Navy, as well as the other military 
services, to prioritize investments in servicemember quality of 
life projects in order to continue to recruit and retain 
servicemembers and their families. Additionally, while looking 
to implement suicide prevention best practices, the committee 
strongly encourages each of the services to review the Suicide 
Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee report 
recommendations.
    The committee understands that the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense will conduct their study, as required by 
section 599A by the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117 263), to 
review of the efforts of the Secretary of the Navy to prevent 
and respond to incidents of death by suicide, suicide attempts, 
and suicidal ideation. The committee encourages the Inspector 
General to include a comprehensive review of such matters in 
commands and organizations within that Navy that have not been 
reviewed by other studies.

Support for local educational agencies experiencing enrollment changes 
        due to force structure or basing changes

    The committee acknowledges that the quality of life 
services provided by local defense communities has an enormous 
effect on the health and happiness of military families, thus 
impacting readiness, force structure, and mission. With ongoing 
and future basing actions, local educational agencies may need 
to adjust due to enrollment changes of military connected 
students. Section 572 in the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109 163) and the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
364) authorized assistance to provide local educational 
agencies funds to aid in enrollment changes resulting from 
shifts in size or location of the Armed Forces. Additionally, 
the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program (DCIP) was 
authorized in section 2861 of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232), and is designed to address deficiencies in community 
infrastructure which supports a military installation in order 
to enhance military value, installation resilience, and 
military family quality of life.
    The committee is aware of several locations with ongoing 
force structure adjustments, and local educational agencies may 
require additional support. Under the DCIP program, schools are 
authorized to apply for a grant if they are located off of a 
military installation, support a military installation, and 
will enhance military quality of life at that specific 
installation. The committee highly encourages local educational 
agencies and installation commanders to take advantage of this 
authority and encourages the Office of Local Defense Community 
Cooperation to consider schools for DCIP funding opportunities.
    The committee also acknowledges that nuclear deterrence 
remains a top priority of the Department. The committee 
believes it is important that communities supporting critical 
national security missions such as nuclear deterrence be given 
thorough consideration and priority for these grants and 
programs. The committee encourages the Secretary, when 
exercising authority to establish criteria for community 
infrastructure projects under section 239l(d)(1)(B)(iv) and 
(e)(4)(C) of title 10, United States code, to prioritize such 
communities.

United Service Organizations support for servicemembers in Eastern 
        Europe

    The committee commends the efforts of the United Service 
Organizations (USO) to support the thousands of American 
servicemembers currently deployed in Eastern Europe. The USO 
provides exceptional programs to boost morale and support the 
well-being of servicemembers who are far away from their homes 
and families. In particular, as large numbers of American 
military personnel began arriving in Eastern Europe in February 
2022, the USO provided servicemembers the opportunity to 
contact loved ones and to access the internet, where there was 
otherwise no telephone or internet services. Nearly 35,000 USO 
packages containing essential toiletries and snack packs have 
been sent to American military personnel in Eastern Europe 
since 2022. These programs, and many others, help to ensure 
that Americans deployed abroad never feel forgotten by their 
friends, family, and country.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training to 
        obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation (sec. 
        601)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
chapter 3 of title 37, United States Code, to require the 
Secretaries of the military departments to pay certain members 
of the Reserve component who receive aviation incentive pay 
under section 334(a) of title 37, United States Code, such 
compensation for a number of periods of inactive-duty training 
each month sufficient for the member to obtain or maintain 
aeronautical rating or designation.
Modification of calculation method for basic allowance for housing to 
        more accurately assess housing costs of junior members of 
        Uniformed Services (sec. 602)
    The committee recommends a provision that would de-link 
Basic Allowance for Housing rates for junior enlisted members 
in the grades of E-1 through E-4 to specific housing types. 
This modification would give the Secretary of Defense 
additional flexibility to ensure equitable housing rates can be 
calculated in markets with limited housing inventory.
Basic allowance for housing for members assigned to vessels undergoing 
        maintenance (sec. 603)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the payment of a basic allowance for housing to servicemembers 
below the E-6 paygrade assigned to naval vessels during a 
shipyard availability or maintenance period.
Dual basic allowance for housing for training for certain members of 
        reserve components (sec. 604)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 403(g) of title 37, United States Code, to authorize 
reserve component members without dependents who would normally 
have to permanently change station for attendance at a school 
for a duration between 140 and 365 days to be paid basic 
allowance for housing at both the location of the school as 
well as their permanent residence, if they are returning to 
that residence after completion of the school.
Modification of calculation of gross household income for basic needs 
        allowance to address areas of demonstrated need (sec. 605)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 402b of title 37, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Defense to exclude the amount of Basic Allowance 
for Housing payments from income calculations for the purpose 
of determining eligibility for the Basic Needs Allowance if a 
servicemember has a demonstrated need.
Expansion of eligibility for reimbursement of qualified licensure, 
        certification, and business relocation costs incurred by 
        military spouses (sec. 606)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 453(g) of title 37, United States Code, to authorize 
expansion of reimbursement eligibility to certain 
servicemembers transferring into the Selected Reserve or Ready 
Reserve of a uniformed service from a regular component. Under 
this provision, such servicemembers would be eligible to be 
reimbursed for qualified licensure, certification, and business 
relocation costs incurred by their spouses.
Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States: high cost 
        areas (sec. 607)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 403b of title 37, United States Code, to reduce the 
threshold used to determine high cost-of-living areas for the 
purpose of providing a cost-of-living allowance to 
servicemembers assigned to locations in the continental United 
States.
OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments (sec. 608)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 617 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) by 
striking subsection (a) and inserting language that would 
prohibit the Secretary of Defense from adjusting the cost-of- 
living allowance (COLA) for servicemembers living outside the 
continental United States (OCONUS) more than twice per year or 
in connection with a permanent change of station for such 
member. Reductions in COLA under this provision would be 
limited to 10 percent of the COLA allowance. This provision 
would not apply to COLA reductions as a result of foreign 
currency fluctuations.
Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to 
        the Space Force (sec. 609)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 606(d)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) by extending the applicability of the one-time uniform 
allowance for officers who transfer to the Space Force to such 
officers who transfer to the Space Force by September 30, 2025.
Review of rates of military basic pay (sec. 610)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to conduct a review of military pay rates, 
and to submit the results of the review along with a 
legislative proposal for a comprehensive military pay table 
reauthorization by March 1, 2024.
    Military rates of basic pay are required by statute to be 
annually adjusted based on the employment cost index determined 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over time, as a function of 
the annual pay raise, the gap between the basic pay rates of 
the most junior enlisted and the most senior officer grows 
wider. To account for this, the Congress occasionally publishes 
a new baseline for rates of basic pay, which will then be used 
to implement future pay raises. The last time a comprehensive 
basic pay table was authorized was in the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
364).
    The committee believes that the current economic 
environment and the effects of high cost inflation require a 
careful review of the rates of military basic pay to ensure 
competitiveness with the private sector, which ultimately will 
help address current recruiting challenges.
Government Accountability Office study on process for determining cost-
        of-living allowances for members of the uniformed services 
        assigned to the continental United State, Hawaii, Alaska, and 
        overseas locations (sec. 611)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on 
the process for determining cost-of-living allowances for 
members of the uniformed services stationed in the continental 
United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and at overseas locations.

                  Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays

Modification of special and incentive pay authorities for members of 
        reserve components (sec. 621)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 357 of title 37, United States Code, to require the 
Secretaries of the military departments to pay a member of the 
reserve component a special and incentive pay in the same 
monthly amount paid to a member in the regular component of 
such Armed Force when the special and incentive pay is made for 
the purpose of maintaining a skill certification or proficiency 
identical to a skill certification or proficiency required of 
the member in the regular component, or when such pay is made 
to compensate the member of the reserve component for exposure 
to hazards or risks identical to hazards or risks to which the 
member of the regular component was exposed.
    The provision would also amend section 602(d) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117 81) to require the Secretaries concerned to evaluate 
each type or category of special and incentive pay separately 
for the purposes of certifying whether implementing such 
section would have a detrimental effect on the force structure 
of the Armed Forces affected by implementation of section 357 
of title 37, United States code.
Expansion of continuation pay eligibility (sec. 622)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 356 of title 37, United States Code, to expand 
eligibility of continuation pay for full Thrift Savings Plan 
(TSP) members of the uniformed services to authorize 
continuation pay for such members who have completed not less 
than 7 and not more than 12 years of service in a uniformed 
service.
One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay 
        authorities (sec. 623)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
sections 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 351, 352, 353, 355, 403, 
and 910 of title 37, United States Code, as well as sections 
2130a and 16302 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize a 
one-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pays. 
The expiring bonus and special pays are for health 
professionals, nuclear officers, enlisted members, commissioned 
officers, cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps, members receiving hazardous duty pay 
and assignment pay, members receiving skill incentive pay and 
proficiency bonuses, members in critical military skills and 
assigned to high priority units, and members receiving Basic 
Allowance for Housing (BAH) in areas affected by a major 
disaster, and members receiving BAH in areas in which actual 
housing costs differ from current BAH rates by more than 20 
percent.
Requirement to establish remote and austere condition assignment 
        incentive pay program for Air Force (sec. 624)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Air Force to evaluate the Remote and Austere 
Condition Assignment Incentive Pay program of the Army and 
establish a similar program for the Air Force by October 1, 
2025 unless the Secretary can certify to Congress that there 
are no critically manned units at any Air Force installation in 
Alaska.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Modification of requirements for approval of foreign employment by 
        retired and reserve members of the uniformed services (sec. 
        631)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 908 of title 37, United States Code, to: (1) Authorize 
the Secretary of the military department concerned to delegate 
approval authority for foreign employment of retired and 
reserve members of the Armed Forces only to an official of the 
military department at or above the level of an Assistant 
Secretary or, in the event of a vacancy in the position of such 
an official, a civilian official performing the duties of that 
position; and (2) Require additional information in annual 
reports on approvals for retired general and flag officers.
Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed Forces 
        receiving employment and compensation indirectly from foreign 
        governments through private entities (sec. 632)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 908 of title 37, United States Code, to prohibit a 
retired or Reserve member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
Corps, or Space Force from receiving employment and related 
compensation for work performed for a foreign government 
through a private entity unless approved by the Secretary of 
the military department concerned and the Secretary of State.

                       Items of Special Interest


Joint Travel Regulations calculations for local area of a worksite

    The committee is aware that all uniformed servicemembers 
and the Department of Defense (DOD) civilian employees are 
subject to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). Many DOD 
civilians and servicemembers are stationed at installations 
outside of metropolitan areas that require commutes to remote 
installations or areas. The JTR defines the local area of a 
worksite in paragraph 0206 as within 50 miles of that remote 
official worksite, and that those who must travel beyond 50 
miles for their worksite are eligible for reimbursement. 
However, multiple criteria are included in the consideration of 
daily life for those working at remote worksites, including 
housing availability, childcare and education center locations, 
and quality of life establishments.
    The committee is concerned that, while some servicemembers 
and DOD civilians may live within the 50-mile radius of a 
worksite, this definition does not adequately represent the 
total distance travelled by workers to include the intermediate 
stops at childcare and education centers, which may show that 
many workers are commuting more than 50 miles each way.
    The committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to update 
the JTR to best represent the total distance traveled by the 
servicemembers and DOD civilians and to update the 
reimbursement guidelines to include childcare and education in 
the formula of total distance traveled for work purposes.

Recommendation on general schedule grading for DOD child care providers

    The committee has heard concerns about stagnancy in the 
general schedule job grading for Department of Defense (DOD) 
childcare providers. Under section 665 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263), the Secretary of Defense is required to conduct a 
study of comparative compensation for DOD childcare providers, 
with an interim report on the findings due to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
not later than one year after the date of enactment of such 
Act.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives on any recommended changes to the 
general schedule job grading for DOD childcare providers in 
conjunction with the interim and final reports provided under 
section 665 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).

Special and incentive pay assessment framework

    The committee believes that special and incentive pays 
(S&I) authorized under title 37, United States Code, which 
supplement regular military compensation, are a critical tool 
for the military services to attract and retain high-quality 
talent. Special pays, also known as bonuses, are paid to 
members who possess certain special skills. Incentive pays are 
paid to members who volunteer to perform specific duties.
    The committee has become aware that considerable confusion 
may exist among servicemembers who receive S&I pays as to the 
specific policy rationale for S&I pays they receive. Aside from 
broad and general descriptions, the Department of Defense has 
done little to explain what factors it considers in setting 
particular S&I pays. This lack of clarity has led to widespread 
misunderstanding about why certain members are entitled to S&I 
pays, how the payments are determined, and under what 
conditions these S&I pays are added, removed, or modified.
    The committee has heard concerns that S&I pays are 
inequitably paid to members of the active and reserve 
components who have identical skill sets or who are exposed to 
identical hazardous conditions with the same frequency. The 
committee understands that, in some instances, members of the 
active and reserve components are similarly situated and should 
justifiably receive S&I pays in identical monthly amounts, 
depending on the purpose of the S&I pays. Other times, members 
of the active and reserve components might be differently 
situated with respect to the Department's purpose in paying S&I 
pays, even if they possess identical skills or are exposed to 
identical hazardous duty conditions with the same actual 
frequency.
    The committee acknowledges that S&I pays are made for many 
reasons, such as compensating members for being exposed to 
hazardous conditions, recruiting highly skilled members and 
members in hard-to-fill career specialties, retaining such 
members, maintaining critical capabilities, extending the 
Department's return on previous investments in training and 
talent, compensating members for pay gaps between similar 
military and civilian career fields, shaping the force, 
improving force readiness, and more. However, since the 
Department does not explain the underlying rationale for each 
S&I pay, it is impossible for the committee to assess whether 
it is equitable for members of the active and reserve 
components to receive particular S&I pays in the same monthly 
amount, in different amounts on a pro-rated basis, or according 
to some other formula.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded 
research and development center to examine and make 
recommendations pertaining to the establishment of an 
analytical framework for S&I pays authorized under title 37, 
United States Code, and issue a report with detailed 
recommendations to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness not later than July 1, 2024. Any such analytical 
framework should enhance the general understanding of S&I pays 
so that both the Department and the servicemembers receiving 
S&I pays could articulate why such pays are being made. Such 
framework should incorporate multiple policy rationales in 
justifying a single S&I pay and account for both statutory 
language and legislative history where appropriate. When 
necessary, the framework should help the Department account for 
the relative weight of each policy basis for S&I pays that are 
authorized for more than one purpose. Finally, such framework 
should be flexible enough to allow for reassessment of policy 
rationales, entitled populations, and payment amounts for S&I 
pays as the needs of the Department change.
    The committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness to provide a briefing on the results of 
the report and any plans to establish a framework for S&I pays 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives not later than August 1, 2024.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

           Subtitle A--Tricare and Other Health Care Benefits

Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE 
        Reserve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected 
        Reserve (sec. 701)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1076d of title 10, United States Code, to extend 
eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select from 6 months to 3 years 
for survivors of deceased members of the reserve components who 
were enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select at the time of their 
deaths. The provision would be effective on October 1, 2025.
Authority to provide dental care for dependents located at certain 
        remote or isolated locations (sec. 702)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1077 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 
military dependents to receive space available dental care at 
military dental treatment facilities, on a reimbursable basis, 
when they are stationed at locations within the United States 
where the civilian dental care is inadequate or is not 
sufficiently available within a specified geographic area, as 
designated by the Secretary of Defense.
Inclusion of assisted reproductive technology and artificial 
        insemination as required primary and preventive health care 
        services for members of the uniformed services and dependents 
        (sec. 703)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1074d and 1077, of title 10, United States Code, to add 
assisted reproductive technology, including fertility testing 
and services, as an additional medical benefit for 
servicemembers and their dependents.
Program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for post-traumatic 
        stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and co-occurring 
        disorders related to military sexual trauma (sec. 704)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to establish an intensive outpatient 
treatment program to be carried out through partnerships with 
public, private, and non-profit health organizations. The 
program would benefit members of the Armed Forces suffering 
from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, 
and co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma.
Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient visits for 
        certain beneficiaries under TRICARE program (sec. 705)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1075(c) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to waive cost-sharing requirements for 
the first three outpatient mental health visits each year for 
beneficiaries in the active-duty family member category and in 
the TRICARE Young Adult program. This authority would terminate 
five years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Expansion of doula care furnished by Department of Defense (sec. 706)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 746 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) to 
expand access of doula care furnished by the Department of 
Defense.

                 Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

Increase in stipend for participants in health professions scholarship 
        and financial assistance programs (sec. 711)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2121(d) of title 10, United States Code, to increase 
the maximum annual stipend from $30,000 to $50,000 for 
participants in the military departments' health professions 
scholarship and financial assistance programs.
Financial relief for civilians treated in military medical treatment 
        facilities (sec. 712)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to issue an interim final rule to 
implement section 1079b, title 10, United States Code, relating 
to financial relief for civilians who receive medical care in a 
military medical facility. The provision would also require the 
Secretary to hold in abeyance any claim under this statute 
until the final rule is in effect.
Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023 (sec. 713)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to the 
congressional defense committees on the number of annual 
overdoses among servicemembers. The annual reporting 
requirement would begin one year after the date of enactment of 
this Act and sunset five years after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
Modification of administration of medical malpractice claims by members 
        of the uniformed services (sec. 714)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, to modify the 
administration by the Department of Defense of medical 
malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services.

                 Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

Modification of partnership program between United States and Ukraine 
        for military trauma care and research (sec. 721)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 736 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to 
include in the partnership program the provision of training 
and support to Ukraine for the treatment of individuals with 
post-traumatic stress disorder, extremity trauma, amputations, 
traumatic brain injuries, and any conditions associated with 
traumatic brain injuries.
Requirement that Department of Defense disclose expert reports with 
        respect to medical malpractice claims by members of the 
        uniformed services (sec. 722)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Defense to disclose to medical malpractice 
claimants a copy of all written reports, other than medical 
quality assurance records, prepared by a medical expert with 
respect to the claimant's claim.
Comptroller General study on impact of perinatal health conditions of 
        members of the armed forces and their dependents on military 
        readiness and retention (sec. 723)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on 
perinatal mental health conditions among members of the Armed 
Forces and their dependents. The provision would require the 
Comptroller General to submit a report on the findings of the 
study to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
Report on mental and behavioral health services provided by Department 
        of Defense (sec. 724)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Director of the Defense Health Agency to submit a report on 
wait times for mental and behavioral health services for 
members of the Armed Services not later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this Act.

Report on activities of Department of Defense to prevent, intervene, 
        and treat perinatal mental health conditions of members of the 
        Armed Forces and their dependents (sec. 725)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, on the 
activities of the Department of Defense to address the mental 
health of pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces 
and their dependents.

Study on family planning and cryopreservation of gametes to improve 
        retention of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 726)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Defense to conduct a study on the potential 
cost and recruiting and retention benefits of providing a 
cryopreservation benefit to Active Duty military personnel.

                       Items of Special Interest


Access to medical care for those affected by Red Hill bulk fuel storage 
        facility fuel spill

    The committee notes that though the Red Hill bulk fuel 
storage facility will be closed, the health impacts for exposed 
members of the Armed Forces continue, and thus demand a special 
focus on meeting their unique health needs. Many of these 
servicemembers, along with their families, have since conducted 
permanent change of station moves away from Hawaii and cannot 
access care from the Red Hill Clinic. Therefore, the committee 
expects that: (1) The Department of Defense will ensure that 
medical providers providing care to servicemembers and their 
families can access information in the Defense Occupational and 
Environmental Health Readiness System; (2) Servicemembers and 
their families can consult with medical providers who have 
received training on, and have access to, best practices for 
treating fuel exposure; and (3) The Department will ensure that 
the medical records of servicemembers and their families 
reflect their exposure to petroleum products when they 
transition out of active duty service.

Access to non-opioid treatments for pain relief

    The committee is concerned about the healthcare costs 
associated with prescription painkiller abuse among 
servicemembers, which according to the National Bureau of 
Economic Research, amounts to roughly $1 billion per year. The 
committee is also aware that under current law, hospitals 
receive the same payment from TRICARE regardless of whether a 
physician prescribes an opioid or a non-opioid. As a result, 
hospitals rely on opioids, which are typically dispensed by a 
pharmacy after discharge at little or no cost to the hospital.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
February 1, 2024, to include: (1) How the Department of Defense 
is reducing the rates of addiction among service members; (2) 
The estimated cost of opioid painkiller abuse among service 
members; (3) The steps the Department is taking to increase the 
use of non-opioid treatment alternatives to include relevant 
examples; and (4) Whether the Department is on track to 
implement existing statutory provisions for institutional 
payment to introduce new payment policies intended to expand 
access to non-opioid treatments.

Accountability for wounded warriors undergoing disability evaluation

    The committee is aware of concerns regarding accountability 
and due process for servicemembers in the integrated disability 
evaluation system (IDES) process. The disability evaluation 
process can be cumbersome, time intensive, and confusing for 
servicemembers. The committee is troubled by the continued 
frustrations servicemembers have with the lack of transparency 
and accountability in the process.
    The committee notes prior legislative efforts aimed at 
increasing due process and transparency. Section 524 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117-81) required each Secretary of a military department to 
ensure that a servicemember may submit a formal appeal 
regarding fitness for duty to a Physical Evaluation Board, to 
include an impartial hearing and the opportunity to be 
represented by legal counsel. Section 711 of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117-263) required the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, 
to establish a policy regarding the integrated disability 
evaluation system process. This policy was required to restate 
the requirement, that in accordance with section 1216(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, a determination of fitness for 
duty of a member of the Armed Forces is the responsibility of 
the Secretary of the military department concerned. 
Additionally, the policy required an assessment of the 
feasibility of affording various additional due processes to 
servicemembers undergoing the medical evaluation board process.
    The committee believes that the authority over the 
integrated disability evaluation system is in the hands of the 
Secretary of the military department, as stated in sections 
711(b) and 1216(b) of title 10, United States Code. Over the 
last few years, there have been several legislative changes to 
the integrated disability evaluation system. The committee 
remains concerned that the legislative changes are not having 
their intended effect of increasing accountability and 
transparency.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretaries of the 
military departments to brief the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
March 1, 2024, on: (1) The status of the implementation of 
existing legislative requirements regarding the integrated 
disability evaluation system; (2) A review of no less than 
three medical evaluation board processes at different military 
installations to review compliance with existing Department of 
Defense Instructions and service specific regulations to ensure 
policy is being followed, and to determine best practices for 
effectively communicating with servicemembers about enrollment 
into the IDES process; (3) Data on the utilization of the 
appeals processes that exists in the IDES, including the 
results of those appeals for the last two calendar years, 
without including any personally identifiable information; (4) 
Specific guidance provided to the chain of command on their 
responsibilities during the IDES process; and (5) Any other 
information the Secretary concerned deems relevant.

Active hearing protection technology

    The committee is aware that tinnitus (ringing in the ears) 
and hearing loss are the most prevalent service-connected 
disabilities for veterans. The committee is also aware of 
commercially-available active hearing protection devices that 
have the potential to prevent hearing injury while allowing 
servicemembers to remain cognizant of their operational 
environment; benefit from improved overall situational 
awareness; and increase mission effectiveness, safety, and 
survivability. These devices have the potential to save the 
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs 
millions of dollars by reducing hearing injuries and post-
service disabilities.
    The committee is informed that the Army Program Executive 
Office (PEO) Soldier is the lead office for the procurement and 
testing of these devices. PEO Soldier's testing of these 
devices includes testing against environmental exposures (e.g., 
temperature, moisture, and electromagnetic interference) and 
completing user evaluations.
    The committee is encouraged about the potential of these 
devices to protect servicemembers from tinnitus and hearing 
loss, and encourages the continued evaluation of the 
suitability of these devices for issuance to servicemembers who 
are likely to be exposed to hazardous and operational noise.

Briefing on Department of Defense progress on developing a substance 
        misuse policy

    The committee is concerned about the connections between 
substance misuse and suicidal attempts and ideations among 
members of the Armed Forces. Addressing substance misuse among 
servicemembers is critical to supporting the well-being of 
servicemembers and their families and supporting military 
readiness. In the Department of Defense's February 24, 2023 
Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee 
(SPRIRC) report, recommendation 5.1.2 was for the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in 
collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Health Affairs, to develop a substance misuse 
prevention policy to ``provide key actions leaders at all 
levels will take to mitigate the role of substance misuse in 
suicide and other harmful behaviors.''
    The committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense to 
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than March 
1, 2024, on the Department's progress in developing a substance 
misuse policy as recommended by the SPRIRC report.

Comptroller General review of military medical personnel staffing at 
        military medical treatment facilities

    The transition of administration of military medical 
treatment facilities (MTFs) to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) 
fundamentally transformed how military medical treatment 
facilities are staffed. The transition has presented some 
challenges with respect to balancing the military departments' 
assignment of military medical personnel for the provision of 
care at the MTFs with assigning such personnel outside of MTFs 
to meet their medical and operational readiness missions. The 
committee is concerned that given these newly created competing 
priorities for military medical staffing, there is a potential 
for issues to arise that might strain staffing or require 
additional coordination. Therefore, the committee directs the 
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an 
assessment of military medical staffing at MTFs. The assessment 
should evaluate: (1) The military departments' policies and 
procedures for assigning active duty medical personnel to MTFs 
and ensuring their availability to meet staffing requirements; 
(2) The historical and projected active duty medical workforce 
staffing trends at the MTFs in terms of assigned staff relative 
to the number of authorized positions; (3) The extent to which 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs and military health system governance councils have 
provided effective oversight of military medical staffing at 
MTFs; and (4) The extent to which DOD has identified and 
assessed factors that affect the availability of military 
medical workforces (i.e., physicians, nurses, and enlisted 
techs) to deliver care at MTFs.
    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 on the preliminary 
observations of this assessment not later than February 29, 
2024, with a report to follow at an agreed upon date.

Comptroller General review of TRICARE pharmacy benefits program 
        contract

    The committee is aware that the most recent Department of 
Defense TRICARE pharmacy contract, known as TPharm5, reduced 
the minimum number of pharmacies required to be in the network 
from 50,000 to 35,000. TPharm5 also changed access standards 
from a distance-based metric to one based on driving time. 
These changes to contractual requirements may have 
unanticipated consequences for beneficiaries in certain, and 
more rural, areas of the country.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to review the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits 
Program, including changes in its most recently awarded 
nationwide pharmacy contract, with respect to its effect on 
TRICARE beneficiaries' ability to obtain the medications they 
need in a timely manner as prescribed by their physicians. As 
part of the review, the Comptroller General shall include the 
following:
          (1) An assessment of any significant changes the 
        Department of Defense has made to the benefits or 
        coverage for the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program over 
        the last 3 years; and
          (2) An assessment of changes between the TPharm5 
        contract, and the previous contract including:
                  (a) changes in how the program's benefits are 
                administered, to include fail-first and off-
                label requirements;
                  (b) changes in the number and composition of 
                pharmacies participating in the network, 
                including retail pharmacies, hospital 
                pharmacies, compound pharmacies, pharmacies 
                associated with long-term care facilities, and 
                independent pharmacies (including those in 
                remote or rural areas), among others;
                  (c) changes to the administration of the 
                mail-order pharmacy, including timeliness of 
                dispensing prescriptions, and;
                  (d) changes in how prescriptions are filled 
                and dispensed, including any access issues for 
                patients in long- term care facilities; for 
                patients with chronic conditions, including 
                children with rare complex conditions; and for 
                chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a 
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives not later than March 31, 2024, 
with a report to follow at an agreed upon date.

Continuing implementation of military health system reform

    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114-328) enacted major reforms of the military 
health system, emphasizing unity of effort to support stronger 
medical readiness and effective operation of military medical 
treatment facilities under the management of the Defense Health 
Agency (DHA). As required by section 732 of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115-232), the recently completed Joint Medical Estimate 
makes clear that these reforms were correct at the time, and 
they continue to help create the joint military health system 
that will be critical in future conflicts. Despite clear 
guidance from the Congress, the transformation of the military 
health system is still a work in progress, with that progress 
seemingly often challenged by resistance internal to the 
Department of Defense.
    The committee continues to believe that improvements are 
needed in readiness, effectiveness, and efficiency of the 
military health system. Further, the principal engine for these 
improvements is the DHA, and the Department must fully 
implement the congressionally directed reforms. Two issues of 
paramount importance in this regard are military personnel 
staffing of military medical treatment facilities and a stable, 
effective management structure for DHA's authority, direction, 
and control of those facilities.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not later 
than April 1, 2024, to brief the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on:
          (1) The number and percentage of military medical 
        personnel assigned to military medical treatment 
        facilities under the operational control of DHA 
        military medical treatment facility directors, along 
        with an accounting of, and explanation for, such 
        personnel not so assigned; and
          (2) The DHA management structure to ensure unity of 
        effort in the operation of military medical treatment 
        facilities, along with an explanation of any planned 
        changes in that structure before implementation.

Development of shelf-stable therapeutics

    Military readiness, and the ability to project power 
worldwide, is built on the foundation of the health of our 
military personnel. The committee notes the significant 
advancements in vaccine development achieved during the COVID-
19 pandemic. The committee also recognizes that vaccines alone 
are not sufficient to protect military personnel from the 
threats of deadly viruses and their variants. The Department of 
Defense requires access to platform technologies to rapidly 
develop therapeutics that can be used against the most dreaded 
diseases. The committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Health Affairs to prioritize investments in 
commercial research that leverages artificial intelligence to 
rapidly develop shelf-stable small interfering ribonucleic acid 
(SIRNA)-based therapeutics that can be efficiently distributed 
worldwide using the Department's existing logistics 
infrastructure.

Exclusive licensing study

    The federal government provides exclusive licenses on 
federally-owned inventions when it is both reasonable and 
necessary to call forth private investments to achieve 
practical application and otherwise promote utilization by the 
public. However, without clear guidelines on what constitutes 
sufficient practical application and public utilization, the 
Department of Defense (DOD) risks granting these determinations 
gratuitously, and thus applying unneeded upward price pressure 
on medical devices, drugs, or other biomedical inventions that 
were developed with taxpayer support.
    The committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense, 
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, to enter into an agreement with a federally funded 
research and development center to perform a study on the 
process currently in effect for the Department of Defense for 
granting, pursuant to section 209(a) of title 35, United States 
Code, an exclusive or partially exclusive license on a 
federally-owned invention associated with a medical device, 
drug, or other biomedical invention that was developed by the 
Department of Defense. The study shall include:
          (1) A discussion of the Department's current process 
        for evaluating whether an exclusive license for a 
        federally-owned invention is both reasonable and 
        necessary, and how the Department tracks licensing 
        agreements at an agency-wide level;
          (2) A comparison with licensing practices for other 
        Federal agencies;
          (3) An analysis that details the number and scope of 
        exclusive and partially exclusive licenses associated 
        with a medical device, drug, or other biomedical 
        invention that the DOD has granted since 2008, and 
        what, if any, restrictions including with respect to 
        geography, duration, or revenue, have been put on said 
        licenses;
          (4) Identification of lessons learned or best 
        practices from the analysis in (3) and the comparison 
        in (2);
          (5) The feasibility and potential cost implications 
        of establishing and maintaining a searchable and 
        publicly-available database of information relating to 
        DOD-supported biomedical research and development, 
        including drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies, to 
        support licensing and technology transfer activities in 
        the Department; and
          (6) Recommendations regarding appropriate policy 
        updates, benchmarks, guidelines, or metrics that the 
        Department might use in making exclusive or partially 
        exclusive licensing determinations.

Genomic testing

    The committee notes the value of genomic and 
pharmacogenomics testing to military readiness. Specifically, 
clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics testing may be a 
cost-effective solution to improve the personalization, safety, 
and efficacy of drug therapy for servicemembers. The committee 
is aware that the Department of Defense does offer genomic and 
pharmacogenomics testing within the Military Health System. 
However, the committee is concerned that a comprehensive 
enterprise-wide pharmacogenetics testing program to optimize 
military readiness is still in the early stages of development. 
The committee understands that pharmacogenomics testing within 
the Military Health System is generally limited to small 
numbers of servicemembers and is found to be an under-utilized 
resource. Moreover, the committee also understands that 
pharmacogenomics testing did not follow Clinical 
Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) guidelines.
    The committee urges the Department of Defense to conduct 
informed systematic planning and establish a comprehensive 
enterprise-wide pharmacogenomics testing and precision medicine 
capability to optimize military readiness, provide cost 
savings, and enhance national security. Further, the committee 
encourages the Department to collaborate with similar 
activities in the Department of Veterans Affairs, follow CPIC 
guidelines, and ensure test result reporting is clear, easy to 
understand, and actionable in both forward and home base 
settings.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Health Affairs provide a briefing to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives by February 1, 2024, on the plan for 
implementing a standard enterprise-wide genomic and 
pharmacogenomics testing program for the Department of Defense.

Global health research plan

    The committee appreciates the historic role the Department 
of Defense (DOD) has played domestically and internationally to 
promote the health and wellbeing of servicemembers from 
emerging infectious diseases and other health risks, also 
referred to as force health protection. The committee supports 
the Department's work to support the U.S. Government's overall 
global health preparedness and infectious disease prevention 
efforts as a positive contribution to force readiness.
    The committee is concerned that the Department's efforts 
can be more transparent in terms of the totality of their work. 
DOD Instruction (DODI) 2000.30 established the DOD Global 
Health Engagement (GHE) Council and established the definition 
for GHE, integrating health engagement language in the GHE 
definition consistent with Section 715 of Public Law 112-239 
(references 10 U.S.C. 401). However, DOD's GHE activities, 
unlike other DOD programs, projects, and activities, has no 
single source of funding. At least 10 DOD appropriations 
accounts, and one Department of State account, has been used to 
fund GHE. Within those accounts, different budget activities or 
line items can be used to fund GHE depending on their 
relevance, location, or sponsoring entity. While this 
flexibility may allow for increased investments in GHE on an ad 
hoc basis, it leaves an incomplete picture for appropriations 
and budgeting purposes.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
not later than March 1, 2024, on DOD's GHE work. Such briefing 
shall include:
          (1) The DOD's comprehensive list of global health and 
        infectious disease medical research focus areas, 
        including the coordination process to ensure that such 
        focus areas are linked to:
                  (a) Military readiness;
                  (b) Joint force requirements; and
                  (c) Relevance to individuals eligible for 
                care at military medical treatment facilities 
                or through the TRICARE program;
          (2) The global health and infectious disease research 
        projects funded under the Defense Health Program 
        Account;
          (3) The process for ensuring synergy across the 
        military medical research community:
                  (a) To address gaps in military global health 
                and infectious disease research;
                  (b) To minimize duplication of research; and
                  (c) To promote collaboration within research 
                focus areas;
          (4) The efforts of the Secretary to coordinate with 
        other Federal departments and agencies to increase 
        awareness of complementary global health and infectious 
        disease research efforts that are being carried out by 
        the Federal Government;
          (5) A detailed budget request for carrying out the 
        Department's GHE work; and
          (6) Any other matters deemed appropriate by the 
        Secretary.

Integrated Disability Evaluation System

    The Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review 
Committee's 2022 report on preventing suicide in the U.S. 
military indicated that the long wait times associated with the 
Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) can place 
injured or ill servicemembers undergoing disability evaluation 
at increased risk for suicide. The committee acknowledges the 
strides made by the Department of Defense (DOD) to improve the 
process and reduce evaluation completion times from an average 
of 400 days in 2012 to nearly 180 days as of 2020, but remains 
concerned about the policies, procedures, and resources related 
to the limited duty population of the Armed Forces.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretaries of the 
military departments to submit an annual briefing to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on the processing times for servicemembers 
referred to IDES. The first such briefing shall be due not 
later than December 1, 2023 and shall include:
          (1) Average length of time from initial referral to 
        IDES and separation, retirement, or return to duty of 
        member, to include a breakdown of the average length of 
        time between each step in the IDES process, including 
        but not limited to:
                  (a) Referral to IDES and the initiation of 
                the rating determination process;
                  (b) Initiation of the rating determination 
                process and provision of final disposition to 
                service member; and
                  (c) Receipt of final disposition by service 
                member and medical discharge and compensation;
          (2) Average timelines of the rating determination 
        process broken out by medical evaluation board (MEB) 
        and physical evaluation board (PEB);
          (3) A description and analysis of any discrepancies 
        between actual timelines and IDES timeliness goals as 
        stated in Department of Defense Memorandum (DODM) 
        1332.18;
          (4) Any policy, procedural or resource challenges to 
        achieving IDES timeliness goals; and
          (5) Recommendations for improvement, if any.
    The annual briefing requirement under this provision shall 
terminate on December 31, 2027.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging for pediatric patients and other 
        beneficiaries with anxiety issues

    Some pediatric patients and adult patients with anxiety 
issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, may require 
anxiety calming techniques when undergoing diagnostic Magnetic 
Resonance Imaging (MRI) due to the environment, long exam 
acquisition time, and need for the patient to remain still 
during the exam to obtain diagnostic images. For many of these 
patients, medical providers perform the MRI with behavioral, 
environmental, or audiovisual strategies. Other patients 
require sedation or anesthesia.
    Portable Visual Display systems are one of several 
techniques used for pediatric MRIs. Other examples of non- 
sedation intervention used by military treatment facilities 
(MTFs) include the use of video goggles that permit patients to 
watch and listen to a movie, view soothing imagery and 
pictures, and listen to comforting music during the MRI. When 
an MTF is not able to provide this service, patients are often 
referred to network providers who do provide this service.
    The committee encourages the Defense Health Agency to 
ensure that MTFs that routinely provide MRIs to pediatric 
patients and patients with anxiety issues have the capability 
to use appropriate anxiety calming techniques.

Medical record reviews for identification of improper payments

    Section 725 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66) required the Comptroller 
General of the United States to examine the similarities and 
differences between TRICARE and Medicare improper payments. In 
the February 18, 2015 report entitled ``Improper Payments: 
TRICARE Measurement and Reduction Efforts Could Benefit from 
Adopting Medical Record Reviews'' (GAO-15-269) the Comptroller 
General found that, unlike Medicare, the Defense Health Agency 
(DHA) did not examine the underlying medical record 
documentation to discern whether each sampled payment was 
supported. The committee has been informed that DHA did not 
incorporate reviews of underlying medical records documentation 
into its fiscal year 2020 or 2021 improper payment rate 
estimates because of a low response rate on its requests for 
medical records from TRICARE providers. However, Office of 
Management and Budget guidance requires lack of documentation 
be counted as an unknown payment.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, not later than January 31, 2024, 
a comprehensive report detailing the Department's prior efforts 
to conduct two medical record reviews for the identification of 
improper payments for calendar years 2020 and 2021 to include 
the following for each of the reviews: (1) Response rate; (2) 
Numbers and types of documentation errors, including missing 
documentation; (3) Causes, if known, for the documentation 
errors; (4) Reasons why corrective action actions would or 
would not be warranted; (5) Potential impact of these results 
on the Department's fiscal year 2020 and 2021 improper payment 
rate estimates; and (6) Whether the Department will continue 
such medical records reviews and the reasons for the 
Department's decision and proposed actions to identify improper 
payments.

Military Health System civilian partnerships in rural communities for 
        increased military medical readiness

    Partnerships between the Department of Defense and civilian 
medical facilities form a core part of the Department's 
strategy for sustaining the wartime medical skills of military 
providers. Such collaboration can be particularly beneficial 
for military installations in rural areas with limited military 
medical services but located near a civilian medical center. 
Specifically, the Department policy encourages the military 
departments to establish training partnerships with civilian 
medical facilities when Military Health System facilities 
cannot provide sufficient clinical experience and workload to 
maintain the skills of assigned personnel. The committee is 
concerned about the Department's visibility over the number, 
scope, type, and utilization of the partnerships. Additionally, 
while the Department maintains that these programs support 
readiness, the committee would like to better understand the 
Department's measurement of these partnerships in achieving 
desired results of sustaining military medical readiness.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to conduct an assessment of military and 
civilian partnerships for medical readiness. The assessment 
should include an analysis of partnerships: (1) Located in 
rural counties considered to be a medically underserved area by 
the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (2) In 
which the installation has scaled back its healthcare services 
and now relies on a local civilian hospital fewer than 15 miles 
away for emergency and hospital services for its servicemembers 
and military families.
    In addition, the assessment shall evaluate: (1) The extent 
to which the Department utilizes partnerships with civilian 
medical facilities to maintain the readiness of its military 
medical workforce; (2) The costs incurred by having to send 
military staff to train at geographically distant hospitals, 
compared to potential cost savings by allowing military staff 
to train at local civilian medical facilities fewer than 15 
miles from the installation; (3) The extent to which the 
Department tracks how its medical workforce is used in 
partnerships with civilian medical facilities; (4) The extent 
to which partnerships impact recruitment and retention of 
medically- trained reservists, including the impact of allowing 
such reservists to earn credits by serving at a rural community 
medical facility as an extension of their military 
installation; (5) The extent to which specific partnership 
activities, including medical training programs and lecture 
series, impact recruitment into military medicine; (6) The 
extent to which the Department has defined and used effective 
measures to monitor and assess the readiness value of military 
medical personnel participating in partnerships with civilian 
medical facilities; and (7) Factors that have affected the 
establishment or effective operation of the Department and 
civilian medical facility partnerships, including any necessary 
Department authorities and technical assistance provided.
    The committee further directs the Comptroller General to 
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives on the preliminary 
observations of this assessment, with a report to the 
committees no later than December 31, 2024.

National Disaster Medical System pilot program

    Section 740 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), as amended by Section 741 
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), 
directed a pilot program to establish civilian and military 
partnerships to enhance interoperability and medical surge 
capability and capacity of the National Disaster Medical 
System. While the committee continues to support implementation 
of this pilot program, the committee is disappointed in the 
Department's failure to provide the committee with timely 
updates on the execution of the program.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the 
Defense Health Agency (DHA), in consultation with Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, to provide a briefing 
to the congressional defense committees, not later than March 
1, 2024, on the implementation of the pilot program, including 
an overview of the implementation plans for the five pilot 
sites; an explanation of how pilot program activities have 
informed the development of U.S. Northern Command's Integrated 
CONUS Medical Operations Plan (ICMOP); and how DHA plans to 
test and scale effective site-specific projects.

National Guard medical training

    The committee is aware of existing programs that provide 
state-of-the-art trauma, critical care, behavioral health, 
public health, and other ancillary direct medical training at 
academic medical centers for Air National Guard and Army 
National Guard medical and non-medical personnel and State 
Partnership Program/Global Health Engagement international 
partners. The programs provide both critical training to 
support the readiness of participating National Guard units and 
additional opportunities to deepen State Partnership Program 
relationships with international partners while offering these 
partners valuable training. This joint training minimizes 
medical operational gaps and promotes interoperability between 
civilian, military, and international coalition partners, all 
at a significantly reduced cost compared to comparable in-house 
Department of Defense training.
    For all these reasons, the committee supports these 
programs and encourages the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 
to continue delivering these preparedness programs through 
direct training services to include advanced trauma, public 
health, and combat lifesaver curriculums that prioritize 
critical life-saving procedures, epidemiology of public health 
diseases, prevention and treatment, mass casualty triage, and 
psychological health.

Navy surface fleet readiness to respond to mass casualty incidents

    The committee notes that the U.S. Army has developed a 
``walking blood bank'' program, where soldiers may qualify as 
blood donors before their tours, and are able to donate whole 
blood on demand in the event of mass casualty event or medical 
emergency. The committee notes that a similar program in the 
U.S. Navy may increase the surface fleet's readiness to respond 
to mass casualty events, particularly given the limited supply 
of stored blood available in ship hospitals. Accordingly, the 
committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a 
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives not later than March 1, 2024 on 
the feasibility and advisability of establishing a similar 
program in the U.S. Navy.

Nuclear medicine

    The committee is encouraged by advances in the field of 
nuclear medicine and the potential to realize the promise of 
precision medicine through the use of novel diagnostic imaging 
and targeted radiotherapy. Advanced nuclear imaging procedures 
use disease-specific positron emission tomography 
radiopharmaceuticals to identify the presence and magnitude of 
therapeutic targets in patients with Alzheimer's and 
Parkinson's disease; advanced cardiac disease; prostate, 
breast, neuroendocrine, and brain cancer, among others. 
Innovative nuclear medicine can improve diagnostic and targeted 
treatment capabilities through non-invasive techniques that 
provide information that cannot be acquired through other 
imaging technologies. The committee encourages the Director of 
the Defense Health Agency to continue and expand the use of 
nuclear medicine imaging and related techniques to support 
early diagnosis and enhanced treatment and outcomes of active 
duty servicemembers and their families.

Quarterly reports on the TRICARE Comprehensive Autism Care 
        Demonstration Program

    The Senate report accompanying S. 2943 (S. Rept. 114-255) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114-328) required the Secretary of Defense to 
provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on access to 
care and the effectiveness of care among military dependents 
participating in the TRICARE Comprehensive Autism Care 
Demonstration Program throughout the duration of the 
demonstration program. The Secretary has fulfilled this 
requirement, reporting on beneficiary enrollment, provider 
participation, and clinical measures.
    Additionally, section 737 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) 
required the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement 
with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine (NASEM) to conduct an independent review of the 
Department of Defense Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration 
program.
    In light of the ongoing NASEM study and the stability of 
the demonstration program, the committee no longer requires 
quarterly reports and the Secretary is no longer required to 
provide them. The committee will rely on annual reports and the 
NASEM study for continued oversight of this demonstration 
program.

Servicemember medical debt

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's June 2022 
``Office of Servicemember Affairs Annual Report'' noted that, 
``problems with medical billing practices are one of the main 
drivers of the servicemember complaints about consumer 
reporting and debt collection.'' The report stated that, ``one 
common way that servicemembers accrue medical debt is by the 
servicemember seeing a private provider (either through 
referral or emergency care) and the medical billing process 
between the provider and TRICARE (the insurance program for 
Active-Duty military) breaking down.''
    The committee is concerned about the lack of information 
regarding the scope and impact of medical debt on 
servicemembers and their families. Accordingly, the committee 
directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a briefing, not 
later than January 31, 2024, to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, on 
servicemember medical debts incurred between January 1, 2018, 
and December 31, 2022. The briefing should include: (1) Direct 
care and private sector care data on servicemember medical 
debts; (2) A description of how these debts were incurred; (3) 
Information about assistance provided to these servicemembers 
to resolve these debts; and (4) The scope and impact of the 
medical debt on servicemembers' financial health and on 
military readiness.

Stayskal Act reporting requirement

    Since enacted in section 731 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), 
servicemembers have been able to file claims with the 
Department of Defense to receive compensation for personal 
injury or death caused by the medical malpractice of a 
Department of Defense health care provider. The committee notes 
that the relevant statute, as codified at section 2733a of 
title 10, United States Code, requires the Secretary of Defense 
to prescribe regulations that include ``uniform standards'' to 
be applied ``without regard to the place of occurrence of the 
medical malpractice giving rise to the claim or the military 
department or service of the member of the uniformed 
services.''
    The committee is concerned that the military departments 
have established different processes to review claims of 
medical malpractice. While the Department of the Army utilizes 
neutral third-party adjudicators to review claims, the 
Departments of the Air Force and the Navy do not appear to use 
a similar neutral adjudicator. This inconsistency within the 
Department of Defense leads to confusion, frustration, and 
ultimately erodes trust in the process, particularly at a time 
when military medicine is becoming a truly joint enterprise 
with the Defense Health Agency assuming control of all military 
treatment facilities. When it comes to reviewing servicemembers 
claims of medical malpractice, the committee expects the 
Secretary of Defense to enforce a uniform standard of review 
across the entire Department as required by law. Servicemembers 
who experience medical malpractice deserve to have a fair and 
equal review of their cases regardless of their service branch.
    The committee is also concerned that the use of Defense 
Health Agency representatives in the appeals process leads to a 
lack of accountability for servicemembers and their families 
who appeal their decisions. After the final rule came into 
effect in September 2022, the service branches denied one 
quarter of their cases in quick succession.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretaries of the 
military departments to submit a report to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
not later than March 1, 2024, that explains in detail how the 
relevant military department reviews medical malpractice claims 
from initial submission to final decision. Specifically, the 
report shall include an explanation of each military 
department's policy with regard to the review of medical 
malpractice claims and whether the Department requires a 
neutral third-party review of claims. If a military department 
does not require a neutral third-party review of claims, the 
report shall include a justification of such determination and 
an explanation of how the military department ensures 
impartiality in the review process.
    The committee also directs the Defense Health Agency to 
submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than March 
1, 2024, that outlines the number of denied cases per service 
branch from implementation through January 1, 2024, and provide 
a thorough overview of the appeals process and ways to increase 
transparency and accountability.

Transitioning servicemembers' mental health concerns

    The committee notes that servicemembers continue to 
struggle during the transition from active duty to civilian, 
especially as it relates to issues impacting mental health. As 
a means of reducing the incidence of suicide among veterans, 
the Department of Defense is encouraged to work with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide 
transition assistance, specifically as it relates to support 
and resources for veteran-specific mental health issues.
    Accordingly, the Secretary of Defense is directed to 
provide a briefing on the following issues to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
not later than March 1, 2024:
          (1) A summary of existing transition programs aimed 
        at providing mental health support and assistance to 
        pre- separation and transitioning servicemembers; and
          (2) The feasibility and advisability of a study on 
        providing in-person meetings between a cohort of 
        servicemembers and a social worker or nurse, with the 
        goal of:
                  (a) Educating the cohort on specific mental 
                health risks to servicemembers as they 
                transition, such as loss of community or 
                support system; isolation from friends, family, 
                or society; identity crises; self-medication 
                and addiction; importance of sleep and 
                exercise; homelessness; risk factors 
                contributing to attempts of suicide and deaths 
                by suicide, and the signs and symptoms of 
                suicide risk; and
                  (b) Educating the cohort on the availability 
                of resources through the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs as part of the pre-separation 
                transition process for members of the Armed 
                Forces.

Valley fever prevalence and risk to servicemembers

    The committee is aware that a fungal condition called 
coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, has 
demonstrated a notable expansion in geographic range in recent 
years. The affected states now represent some 90 military 
installations, and health experts project the potential for the 
fungus to spread to nearly half of the continental United 
States (CONUS) by 2065. Because a percentage of cases result in 
serious long-term complications, it is important that the 
Department of Defense obtain an updated understanding of 
current risk and options for mitigation.
    The committee is concerned that the last comprehensive 
study of coccidioidomycosis' impact on military readiness was 
conducted during World War II, before the dynamic expansion of 
the impact range. Therefore, the committee directs the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in 
coordination with the Director of the Defense Health Agency, to 
provide a report, no later than December 31, 2024, covering the 
following requirements over the past 20-year period:
          (1) The prevalence of coccidioidomycosis cases, 
        broken out by state for CONUS and by country for 
        OCONUS;
          (2) The prevalence of servicemembers and military 
        working dogs coccidioidomycosis cases, broken out by 
        installation for CONUS and OCONUS;
          (3) An accounting of the severity of reported 
        servicemember cases, including prevalence of cases with 
        complications;
          (4) Types of care provided by the military in 
        response to these cases;
          (5) Known disruptions to training, deployment, or 
        other activity;
          (6) The relative trend in overall servicemember case 
        numbers over the past 20 years;
          (7) Any information the Department has regarding 
        sampling of coccidioidomycosis; and
          (8) Gaps in the Department's understanding of risks 
        associated with coccidioidomycosis infections.

Wastewater infectious disease surveillance

    The committee is aware that the Department of Defense (DOD) 
has taken steps to incorporate wastewater infectious disease 
surveillance into its preparedness efforts. Under the DOD, 
pilot studies were implemented at Aberdeen Proving Ground, and 
through the U.S. Coast Guard at installations and vessels to 
analyze for the prevalence of COVID-19.
    The committee is concerned that the DOD lacks a fully-
formed strategy to include infectious disease wastewater 
surveillance into the Department's infectious disease 
preparedness work. Section 712 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116-283) authorized capabilities for the 
Department to test for, diagnose, and protect servicemembers 
from infectious disease threats, and it is important to 
understand how the DOD has, and will, continue to incorporate 
this tool into its strategy.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, on DOD 
wastewater infectious disease surveillance efforts as part of 
the DOD's infectious disease preparedness work. The briefing 
shall include: (1) The Department's efforts to use Section 712 
to utilize wastewater infectious disease surveillance; (2) The 
totality and geographic expanse of facilities under the DOD 
that are engaged in infectious disease wastewater surveillance; 
(3) If DOD facilities are reporting data and contraction rates 
of infectious diseases into the online portal through the 
Centers for Disease Control and Preparedness, or how the DOD is 
organizing Department-wide reporting for participating 
facilities; (4) The laboratory services and resources the DOD 
has used to conduct analyses of wastewater surveillance 
samples; (5) The extent to which the DOD has implemented 
wastewater surveillance tools abroad, and if not, how the DOD 
plans to expand surveillance efforts beyond domestic facilities 
to improve servicemember readiness; (6) The criteria the DOD is 
using to determine which facilities could be used in wastewater 
infectious disease surveillance; (7) A potential timeline of 
further implementation for further integrating this work into 
the DOD's infectious disease threat preparedness; (8) Potential 
work with outside stakeholders that would help the Department 
in faster and more widespread implementation; (9) How the DOD 
plans to prepare for new pathogens and infectious disease 
threats that would be tracked using wastewater surveillance; 
and (10) Any other matters that pertain to this subject that 
would be helpful to the committees and the Department with 
further implementing infectious disease wastewater surveillance 
at DOD facilities.

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

             Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

Amendments to multiyear procurement authority (sec. 801)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 3501(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, to modify 
the justification for the use of multiyear contracting 
authority to include industrial base stability, not just 
projected cost savings.
    In section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), 
the committee authorized the use of multiyear procurements for 
a number of munitions related to refilling stocks used in the 
Ukraine conflict and to strengthen the readiness of U.S. 
forces. The committee notes with concern that this authority 
has not been fully utilized for a number of munitions on the 
list due to limited projected cost savings achieved through a 
multiyear contract versus single year contracts. The committee 
believes the use of multiyear contracts offer more advantages 
than only cost savings. These contracts can also provide a 
clear demand signal to industry, which helps industry plan 
labor and material needs more effectively, and can better 
position it to meet the demands of U.S. requirements. 
Therefore, the committee believes the Department of Defense 
should factor in industrial base concerns as well as projected 
cost savings when considering the use of multiyear contracts.
Modernizing the Department of Defense requirements process (sec. 802)
    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense, through the Vice Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, and in cooperation with the military 
departments and combatant commands, to modernize the Department 
of Defense's requirements processes, to include modernizing the 
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, in order 
to improve alignment between modern warfare concepts, 
technologies, and system development and reduce the time to 
delivery of needed capabilities to Department users.

Head of Contracting Authority for Strategic Capabilities Office (sec. 
        803)

    The committee recommends a provision that would grant 
authority to conduct limited acquisition activities within the 
Strategic Capabilities Office. Such authority would not include 
major defense acquisition programs, major automated information 
system programs, or acquisitions of foundational infrastructure 
or software architectures that are expected to last more than 5 
years. This authority would not become effective until 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides a 
plan for implementation of these authorities.

Pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual property 
        strategies (sec. 804)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of each military department and the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to establish a pilot 
program for each military department and the Defense Agencies 
and Field Activities to designate one acquisition program for 
the use of innovative intellectual property strategies in order 
to acquire the necessary technical data rights required for the 
operations and maintenance of that system.

Focused commercial solutions openings opportunities (sec. 805)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the service 
acquisition executives of each military department, to create 
at least three new commercial solutions openings (CSOs) each 
year.
    The committee underscored the benefits of leveraging CSOs 
to enhance procurement practices by making them a permanent 
authority in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81). CSOs are an effective means of 
acquiring emerging technologies and dual-use products and 
services by promoting competition and streamlining the 
procurement process. As a result of promising case studies, the 
committee believes expanded use of CSOs across a range of 
programs and initiatives will enable more efficient procurement 
outcomes.

Study on reducing barriers to acquisition of commercial products and 
        services (sec. 806)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to 
conduct a feasibility study and provide recommendations on ways 
to improve the acquisition of commercial products and services.

Sense of the Senate on independent cost assessment (sec. 807)

    The committee recommends a provision that would express the 
support of the Senate for the Office of Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation's role in providing independent cost 
assessments to ensure efficient and effective use of taxpayer 
dollars.

Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing United 
        States stockpiles (sec. 808)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 3601 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for 
emergency acquisition authority for the purposes of 
replenishing United States stockpiles of defense articles.

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


Commander initiated rapid contracting actions (sec. 811)

    The committee recommends a provision that would allow the 
commander of a combatant command, upon providing a written 
determination to a supporting head of contracting activity, to 
request emergency, rapid contracting response using special 
authorities prescribed in the provision.

Extension and revisions to never contract with the enemy (sec. 812)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
sections 841, 842, and 843 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) by extending and revising the 
authority of a head of contracting activity to terminate a 
contract with a person or company outside the United States 
engaging in certain activities that present a direct or 
indirect risk to United States or partner allied mission and 
forces, including acts of violence against personnel of the 
United States.

Enhancement of Department of Defense capabilities to prevent contractor 
        fraud (sec. 813)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4651(a) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 
the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
department to withhold contractual payments pending the 
resolution of allegations that the contractor offered or gave a 
gratuity to an officer, official, or employee of the United 
States Government to influence a contract.

Modification of approval authority for high dollar other transaction 
        agreements for prototypes (sec. 814)

    The committee recommends a provision that would fix an 
internal inconsistency for the approval of high dollar Other 
Transaction Agreements (OTAs) for prototype projects and 
follow- on production OTAs or contracts under the authority 
provided in section 4022 of title 10, United States Code. The 
committee notes that OTAs for prototype projects are important 
tools for spurring innovation and attracting nontraditional 
defense contractors and small businesses with cutting-edge 
technologies to enable the acquisition of innovative 
technologies more rapidly. The committee encourages removing 
barriers that would impede the timeliness or effectiveness of 
such tools.

Modifications to Earned Value Management system requirements (sec. 815)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to 
update appropriate policies for Earned Value Management (EVM) 
to increase contract value thresholds associated with requiring 
EVM on cost or incentive contracts from $20.0 million to $50.0 
million, increase the contract value threshold for a contractor 
to use an EVM System from $50.0 million to $100.0 million, and 
exempt from the EVM requirement contracts and subcontracts 
primarily performing software effort.

Inventory of inflation and escalation indices (sec. 816)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in 
coordination with the Service Acquisition Executives, to 
conduct an inventory of inflation and escalation indices 
currently used for contracting and pricing purposes across the 
Department, and to make this inventory available as a resource 
for all government and industry contracting and pricing 
professionals by September 30, 2024. The provision would also 
require an assessment of these indices to identify any gaps as 
well as updated guidance for the consistent application and 
maintenance of such data by government contracting and pricing 
personnel.

Pilot program to incentivize progress payments (sec. 817)

    The committee recommends a provision that would establish a 
pilot program to incentivize the progress payment rate that 
large businesses are eligible for by up to 10 additional 
percentage points. The committee recognizes the importance of 
cash flow to businesses large and small participating in the 
defense industrial base. The committee believes an opportunity 
exists to provide additional cash flow to businesses contingent 
on favorable past performance on contracting goals.

Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing 
        processes (sec. 818)

    The committee recommends a provision that would modify 
section 890 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to 
extend a pilot program for streamlined contracting and pricing 
processes.
    The committee notes that this pilot program has been well 
received by both the Department of Defense and private 
industry. Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a report 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, not later than one year after the enactment 
of this Act, on the lessons learned from this pilot program, 
including any recommendations for modifications to the Truth in 
Negotiations Act, chapter 271 of title 10, United States Code.

Preventing conflicts of interest for Department of Defense consultants 
        (sec. 819)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require 
certification that entities contracting with the Department of 
Defense that provide consulting services do not contract with 
certain covered foreign entities or, if contractors cannot so 
certify, that they maintain certain conflict of interest 
mitigation measures.

Prohibition on requiring defense contractors to provide information 
        relating to greenhouse gas emissions (sec. 820)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the Secretary of Defense from requiring a nontraditional 
defense contractor to provide reports on greenhouse gas 
emissions, and prohibit for two years the Secretary of Defense 
requiring any contractor to provide such reports.

Prohibition on contracts for the provision of online tutoring services 
        by entities owned by the People's Republic of China (sec. 821)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the Secretary of Defense from entering into, or renewing, a 
contract for online tutoring services from an entity owned or 
controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China, 
unless a waiver is approved by the Secretary.
    The committee is aware that a Department of Defense 
contractor responsible for providing online tutoring services 
to members of the Armed Services and their families has come 
under the ownership of a company based in the People's Republic 
of China. Though the committee understands that the company has 
taken certain mitigations related to the security of U.S. 
persons' data in relation to these services, the committee is 
aware that technological advances could still allow for rapid 
exploitation by a sophisticated adversary.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees 
not later than February 28, 2024 on how the Department plans to 
mitigate the risks from foreign ownership, control and 
influence (FOCI) structurally in such cases, as well as how 
U.S. persons' data can be protected under a FOCI mitigation 
plan. Finally, the briefing should examine alternative, 
domestically-owned and operated contractors who may be capable 
of meeting the Department's online tutoring requirements. The 
brief may be classified, but should include an unclassified 
executive summary.

Modification of truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report 
        (sec. 822)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 3705(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, to 
require the Department of Defense to identify offerors that 
incur a delay of more than 200 days when submitting cost or 
pricing data, and make a public notation on such offers.

                  Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters


Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program (sec. 831)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to 
conduct a pilot program through a public-private partnership 
that would help accelerate the scaling, production, and 
acquisition of advanced capabilities for national security by 
creating incentives for investment in domestic small businesses 
or nontraditional businesses.

Department of Defense notification of certain transactions (sec. 832)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require 
notification and provision of information to the Department of 
Defense to review proposed mergers within the defense 
industrial base at the same time notification and information 
is provided to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of 
Justice.

Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing and 
        industrial capacity (sec. 833)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to conduct analysis and provide 
recommendations on sourcing restrictions for a number of 
covered items.

Pilot program on capital assistance to support defense investment in 
        the industrial base (sec. 834)

    The committee recommends a provision that would allow the 
Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program under this 
section to use certain financial instruments to support defense 
investment in the industrial base.

Requirement to buy certain satellite components from national 
        technology industrial base (sec. 835)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require any 
contract that requires any traveling-wave tubes and traveling-
wave tube amplifier (TWTA) to be included in the design of U.S. 
Government satellites used for national security, defense, or 
intelligence purposes to be sourced from a contractor in a 
country that is a member of the National Technology and 
Industrial Base (NTIB).
    Department of Defense reports on the state of the U.S. 
defense industrial base have described how U.S. domestic 
manufacturing capability to support government and commercial 
communication satellite programs has significantly eroded and 
lost sustaining levels of market share to foreign competition 
that is heavily subsidized by its government. The fiscal year 
2020 Department of Defense Industrial Capabilities report noted 
that ``[h]aving a strong domestic source would reduce 
dependence on the foreign source and ensure availability of 
[national security space-] specific TWTAs.''
    Furthermore, the committee notes the President's United 
States Space Priorities Framework sets out a strategic goal to 
advance the security of the domestic space industrial base by 
strengthening the resilience of its supply chains. In addition, 
the Secretary of the Air Force has pledged to support U.S. 
commercial space industry efforts to meet national security 
requirements.
    Traveling-wave tubes and traveling-wave tube amplifiers are 
mission-critical components for national security and civil 
satellites, and game-changing commercial space vehicles. The 
committee encourages the Department to explore use of the 
Defense Production Act to incentivize domestic traveling-wave 
tube and traveling-wave tube amplifier development, production, 
and qualification for use in space. This would provide for 
competitive opportunities for suppliers in the NTIB to build an 
innovative, resilient, and secure supply chain for these 
important components.

                   Subtitle D--Small Business Matters


Amendments to Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation Program 
        (sec. 841)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4061 of title 10, United States Code, to make 
modifications to the Defense Research and Development Rapid 
Innovation Program.

Department of Defense Mentor-Prot Program (sec. 842)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
4902(e) of title 10, United States Code, to clarify that a 
Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Agreement may be a 
contract, cooperative agreement, or partnership intermediary 
agreement.

Consideration of the past performance of affiliate companies of small 
        businesses (sec. 843)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to amend section 215.305 of the Defense 
Federal Acquisition Supplement (or any successor regulation) to 
require the consideration of past performance of an affiliate 
of small business concerns when a small business concern bids 
on a Department of Defense contract.

Timely payments for Department of Defense small business subcontractors 
        (sec. 844)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (Public Law 85-536) to 
improve the timeliness of payments made to Department of 
Defense small business subcontractors.

Extension of Pilot Program for streamlined technology transition from 
        the SBIR and STTR Programs of the Department of Defense (sec. 
        845)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1710(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) to extend a pilot program 
to support the transition of technologies developed through the 
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business 
Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to production.

Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of Defense 
        (sec. 846)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 279(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) to extend the reporting requirement for the Department of 
Defense's Small Business Innovation Research program through 
fiscal year 2028.

Modifications to the Procurement Technical Assistance Program (sec. 
        847)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4951 of title 10, United States Code, to make technical 
updates to Chapter 388 of title 10, Untied States Code, to 
improve the execution of the Procurement Technical Assistance 
Program, also known as the APEX Accelerators.

Extension of pilot program to incentivize contracting with employee-
        owned businesses (sec. 848)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to extend the pilot 
program that incentivizes contracting with employee-owned 
businesses, modify the subcontracting requirement, and require 
the Department of Defense to prescribe regulations to carry out 
the pilot program. The committee notes that the extension is 
required to ensure the Department has requisite time to 
complete the federal rulemaking process for successful 
implementation of the pilot program.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters


Limitation on the availability of funds pending a plan for implementing 
        the replacement for the Selection Acquisition Reporting system 
        (sec. 861)

    The committee recommends a provision to limit the use of 
travel funds for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment until that office provides a 
plan for how it intends to implement the requirements of 
section 809 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) for 
a replacement for the Selected Acquisition Reporting system.

Extension of pilot program for distribution support and services for 
        weapons systems contractors (sec. 862)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) to extend a pilot program 
for distribution support and services for weapons systems 
contractors to 8 years.
    The committee notes that the Comptroller General of the 
United States completed a report on the warehousing pilot 
program titled, ``Weapon Systems Sustainment: DOD Needs to 
Improve Its Reporting for Warehousing Pilot Program'' (GAO-23-
105929), and made several compelling recommendations. The 
Comptroller General found that the Department of Defense's 
(DOD) assessment of cost-effectiveness was incomplete, and it 
did not follow the relevant Department instruction. Without a 
complete and accurate cost-effectiveness analysis, the 
committee cannot adequately evaluate the existing pilot 
program.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment to perform a 
complete cost-effectiveness analysis of the pilot program that 
follows the guidelines established in DOD Instruction 7041.03 
(or any successor instructions) and provide such analysis to 
the congressional defense committees, not later than March 1, 
2024.

Modification of effective date for expansion on the prohibition on 
        acquiring certain metal products (sec. 863)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 844(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 118-
283) to change the effective date from 5 years to 6 years.

Foreign sources of specialty metals (sec. 864)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4863(d) of title 10, United States Code, to place 
additional requirements on foreign sources of specialty metals.

University Affiliated Research Center for critical minerals (sec. 865)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering, to develop a plan to 
establish a new or expand an existing University Affiliated 
Research Center to increase the Department of Defense's ability 
to conduct research, development, engineering, or work force 
expansion related to critical minerals for national security 
needs.

                       Items of Special Interest


Access to carbon fiber material for defense applications

    The committee notes the importance of ensuring that the 
Department of Defense has access to, and qualification of, the 
highest performing, most advanced raw materials available for 
application in key weapons systems, munitions, rotorcraft, 
unmanned aerial vehicles, fixed wing platforms, and other 
national security programs. The committee also notes that it is 
important to consider the sourcing for such raw materials to 
ensure a secure and resilient supply chain resistant to 
disruption from potential adversaries.
    Therefore, the committee encourages the Department to 
emphasize, whenever possible, sourcing for critical materials 
and components from domestic and allied or partner nation 
suppliers to better strengthen the web of trusted and resilient 
supply sources. For example, the committee is aware that the 
use of the highest performing and most technologically advanced 
carbon fiber available supports U.S. national security 
objectives to modernize and strengthen the U.S. military, 
maintain the U.S. competitive edge against the People's 
Republic of China and near-peer competitors, and ensure supply 
chain resilience through domestic and allied manufacturing of 
critical materials.

Additional considerations for S-Series Integrated Product Support 
        specifications

    In the committee report accompanying S. 4543 (S. Rept. 117-
130), the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023, the committee directed the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide 
a briefing, not later than March 1, 2023, to the committee 
following an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
adoption and implementation of the S-Series specifications for 
Integrated Product Support. The committee is disappointed that 
the Department of Defense did not provide the requested 
briefing, and notes that the Department is seeking a one-year 
extension in order to gather representatives from all of the 
military services to participate in the assessment. The 
committee expected the views of potential users of the 
specifications to be included in the assessment, and is 
concerned that the Under Secretary did not seek active 
participation by key stakeholders sooner.
    With the additional time provided by this delay, the 
committee believes that the Department should also examine ways 
to strengthen its data and analysis for the required 
assessment. For example, the Department could leverage existing 
prototyping and demonstration activities to provide practical 
examples of use cases, including tangible data collection, to 
enable a common architecture and data model for logistics and 
product support. Such activities could be used to better 
integrate and interoperate with international partners and 
allies. Additionally, the Department should consider how to 
fully employ commercial best practices and gather lessons from 
international partners and allies that have experience with 
adopting and implementing the S-Series, such as through a 
government-industry working group. The committee believes that 
such a group could best ensure full consideration of the value 
of the S-Series in improving life-cycle sustainment, enabling 
model-based product support, and improving warfighter 
readiness.

Berry Amendment-compliant uniformed clothing

    The committee is concerned that U.S. manufacturing capacity 
is insufficient to satisfy Berry Amendment requirements for 
uniformed clothing items. This capacity limitation may 
negatively affect the quality, safety and timely availability 
of equipment for servicemembers. In particular, the domestic 
manufacturing capacity for Berry Amendment-compliant clothing, 
such as combat boots, worsted wool, and woven U.S.-grown cotton 
fabrics is of concern. These, like other supply chain concerns, 
have the potential to negatively affect the readiness of 
military forces, and without better insight into the relevant 
sectors, could result in unwanted supply chain surprises in the 
future.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Industrial Base Policy to brief the Senate Armed 
Services Committee, not later than March 1, 2024, on 
impediments to the manufacturing capacity to provide Berry 
Amendment-compliant clothing items. This briefing shall 
include: (1) An assessment of the state of domestic 
manufacturing for worsted wool and woven U.S.-grown cotton 
fabrics; (2) An assessment of the impact of inflation and 
efforts to implement economic price adjustment clauses in 
contracts and subcontracts throughout the supply chain; (3) An 
assessment of the economic pressures caused by lack of a 
sufficient domestic manufacturing workforce; (4) An assessment 
of the feasibility of new mechanisms to increase the domestic 
production of worsted wool and woven cotton fabrics of the type 
used for military uniforms; (5) A review of Military Service 
regulations authorizing the use or wear of non-domestic, non-
Berry Amendment-compliant clothing and footwear; (6) A review 
of the policy for on-installation sales of such products; (7) 
Recommendations for further coordination of efforts of the 
Department and any legislative or organizational changes that 
may improve the capacity of the U.S. industrial base; and (8) 
Any such other elements as the Secretary considers appropriate.

Comptroller General review of acquisition leading practices

    The committee notes that Department of Defense (DOD) 
acquisition programs often deliver capabilities to warfighters 
at a pace that is too slow to effectively meet those 
warfighters' needs. These delayed deliveries culminate from 
years-long, linear development acquisition programs structured 
to counter known and forecasted adversarial threats. The 
duration of these acquisition programs is such that by the time 
they deliver capabilities, the threats they were intended to 
counter have substantially evolved, as have the technologies 
available to most effectively prosecute those threats. 
Consequently, warfighters are left with new, but not cutting- 
edge, capabilities that are ill-matched to their most pressing 
needs.
    The committee believes that the Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) plays a key role in helping the DOD to continue 
improving the defense acquisition system and in providing new 
tools and measures that the committee can use to ensure that 
the Department's efforts stay on track. GAO's ongoing work on 
leading acquisition practices, initiated with a March 10, 2022 
report titled, ``Leading Practices: Agency Acquisition Policies 
Could Better Implement Key Product Development Principles'' 
(GAO-22-104513), has provided valuable insights in this regard. 
Specifically, GAO has identified how selected companies 
consistently deliver innovative, ``cyber-physical'' (hardware 
and software integrated) products to market with speed that are 
matched to the dynamic needs of their customers. The committee 
understands that GAO plans to issue a follow-on report in July 
2023 that will further detail the specific structures and 
processes that underpin product development success.
    The committee believes that these two reports should 
constitute a beginning, rather than an end, to GAO's work on 
leading practices for acquiring cyber-physical systems. The 
committee believes that there are additional, important topics 
that GAO's leading practices work has yet to cover, including 
product business case development, portfolio management, and 
iterative approaches to production, among others, which can 
benefit the DOD and other Government acquisitions. Therefore, 
the committee encourages the Comptroller General of the United 
States to continue pursuing a body of work that assesses 
leading practices for acquiring cyber-physical systems and 
periodically report to the congressional defense committees on 
its findings.

Comptroller General study on requirements for data rights

    The committee is concerned that military readiness is 
negatively impacted by the Department of Defense's inadequate 
data rights analysis, ordering, inspection, and enforcement. 
These data rights shortfalls contribute to the Department's 
inability to perform critical tasks for regulatory compliance, 
acquisition oversight, technical and design reviews, and 
operations, maintenance, installation, and training (OMIT) 
functions. Data rights validation problems may also exist, 
including improper limited rights assertions to form, fit, and 
function (FFF) information that are not discovered until years 
after data delivery. While these issues may be a manageable, if 
inefficient, challenge in peacetime, the committee regards them 
as an unacceptable risk to mission success should they occur 
during a period of heightened tension, contingency operations, 
or outright conflict.
    The committee notes that the Department of Defense is 
granted unlimited data rights to OMIT and FFF under section 
3771 of title 10, United States Code. However, in practice 
these data rights and data ordering authorities often do not 
enable the Department to perform its required tasks. These gaps 
are often the result of interpretation differences between 
government contracting professionals and industry as to what 
level of detail should be provided under contractual data 
delivery ordering language. As a result, the Department 
ineffectively tailors data rights requirements to meet its 
minimum needs. The committee understands the need for balanced 
and appropriate solutions that respect the equities and 
interests of both industry and government, but also recognizes 
the Department's urgent requirements during active hostilities 
or emergency contingency operations. In order to balance the 
needs of the government with industry incentives to stay in the 
defense marketplace, the committee believes that the Department 
should pursue revenue models that are compatible with different 
use cases and assumptions that change depending on the level of 
conflict.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to conduct a study on data acquisition and 
data rights required to enable various use cases. Specific use 
cases to be considered should include instances in which the 
presence or lack of adequately negotiated data rights and 
ordering has had a direct impact on availability or mission 
capable rates for specific assets. These use cases shall be 
considered in terms of peacetime, contingency, and wartime 
requirements, to include unique military requirements such as 
battle damage repair, industrial mobilization, and point of use 
manufacturing and modification when logistics are contested by 
adversary action.
    The study shall also consider business and revenue models 
which include variables such as whether the government is the 
primary investor for a given part, a co-investor in the part, 
provided no investment, or if neither the government nor the 
contractor is an investor because the entities used other 
intellectual property products or obvious variations of such 
products. Finally, the study shall include an assessment of 
data deliverables to determine the extent to which the data 
were not delivered as ordered, or whether the Department failed 
to assert the necessary level of data rights for the desired 
end state.
    An interim briefing shall be provided to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
not later than February 1, 2024, with the final report to be 
delivered at a mutually agreed upon time.

COTS solutions for tactical network

    The committee recognizes the significance of enhancing the 
capability to provide the warfighter with real-time ad-hoc 
tactical information. Therefore, the committee encourages the 
Department of Defense (DOD) and the services to evaluate and 
consider what commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products are 
currently available to further DOD's mission to secure and 
improve its tactical network. Additionally, the committee 
encourages DOD and the services to identify if and how these 
COTS capabilities integrate and enable service priorities 
identified under the Joint All-Domain Command and Control 
program.

Defense Civilian Training Corps

    The committee continues to support Department of Defense 
(DOD) efforts to pilot the Defense Civilian Training Corps 
(DCTC) as part of implementing the requirement for modernizing 
and strengthening the DOD civilian pipeline. The committee is 
encouraged with the focus on expanding beyond traditional 
science and engineering fields to also include familiarization 
and incorporation of technical education for the enabling 
workforce, like contracting officers, requirement generators, 
financial management personnel and contract auditors, who would 
also benefit from greater understanding of the technical 
aspects of programs they oversee or support. Because of the 
potential benefits of the program, the committee believes that 
the Department should include DCTC in its fiscal year 2025 
budget request to allow for the adequate resourcing needed to 
demonstrate, evaluate, and if possible, expand the current 
pilot activities. As part of piloting to test the design 
elements leading to full implementation by March 2025, the 
Department should identify and assess alternative approaches 
for a DCTC program that is integrated, based on common talent 
development needs, strongly connected to national security 
needs, and aligned with similar needs and capabilities in the 
defense industrial base.

Defense Finance and Accounting Service workforce development 
        implementation plan

    The committee recognizes that the men and women within the 
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) workforce are a 
critical resource for the Department of Defense to carry out 
its mission. In addition to ensuring timely and accurate 
payments and providing proper stewardship of tax-payer dollars, 
the abilities and experience that they currently provide are 
also used to support surge requirements during contingency 
operations and can be leveraged to support aspects of 
auditability and financial management improvement in the 
Department.
    The committee commends DFAS' 5-year workforce development 
training program, but believes more detail is needed to 
translate that strategy to an enduring, adaptable, and 
integrated plan to support the talent management needs of the 
organization. As the working environment changes with the 
adoption of new automation and productivity tools, the 
committee also recognizes that continuous training, including 
targeted reskilling and upskilling programs, should be 
occurring in ways that are synchronized with the pace of the 
availability of these tools. Further, the committee believes 
that DFAS leadership should be proactively communicating with 
the workforce on such changes to ensure that the workforce 
takes full advantage of available training opportunities, has 
the opportunity to provide feedback and recommendations on new 
training regimes, and to ensure that upskilling or reskilling 
opportunities are adequately reflected in positions 
descriptions and performance evaluations.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Director of DFAS to 
develop an implementation plan for workforce development and 
brief the congressional defense committees on this plan, not 
later than May 1, 2024. Such plan shall include:
          (1) Current and projected training opportunities 
        available to DFAS employees, including those that might 
        be available commercially or through other programs 
        such as SkillBridge and the Defense Civilian Training 
        Corps;
          (2) Linkage of training opportunities to reskilling 
        and upskilling needs of DFAS, including impact on 
        recruiting and retention of the workforce to align with 
        the 10-year workforce needs of DFAS;
          (3) Periodic surveys of the workforce (categorized by 
        age demographic groups) to provide feedback to DFAS 
        leadership on the impact of such training programs, as 
        well as continuous performance enhancement 
        recommendations to leadership;
          (4) Identification and collection of metrics related 
        to training and alignment with significant automation 
        tool rollouts;
          (5) A process for regular dissemination of 
        information regarding re- and up-skilling programs, as 
        well as the rollout of automation tools and their 
        impact on the workforce; and
          (6) Any other elements the Director considers 
        appropriate.

Framework for mergers and acquisitions decision analysis

    The committee is aware of challenges facing the Department 
of Defense (DOD) with regard to consolidation within the 
defense industry. Many of these challenges were highlighted in 
the Department's February 2022 report, ``State of Competition 
within the Defense Industrial Base.'' The committee is 
especially interested in the impact that mergers and 
acquisitions (M&A) may be having on the defense industrial 
base, both positive and negative. As a complex adaptive system, 
the committee recognizes that it is difficult to foresee the 
short- and long-term repercussions of such transactions, and 
there are few or no tools to support such ``what-if'' scenarios 
beyond human expert judgment.
    While much attention has been focused on the M&A activities 
of the largest defense companies, mostly due to legal 
requirements to review such transactions, the committee is also 
concerned about the impact of M&A below those statutory 
thresholds. Research currently underway at the Government 
Accountability Office has reiterated the lack of focus on below 
threshold M&A actions. The committee is also aware of the 
insufficient workforce available to review filings beyond the 
number required by law to thoroughly monitor below threshold 
M&A activities on an ongoing basis. This workforce shortage 
hinders the development of tools, methodologies, and processes 
to comprehensively evaluate the impacts and tradeoffs of 
various types of M&A, which contributes to an ad hoc, reactive 
approach.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Industrial Base Policy, in coordination with the 
Acquisition Innovation Research Center, to develop a M&A impact 
model to provide an analytical framework for comprehensively 
assessing the defense M&A environment, and to provide a 
briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee not later than 
November 1, 2024. In developing this M&A impact model, the 
Department should include the following considerations:
          (1) The competition goals the Department should 
        pursue, linked to the tools the Department currently 
        has to enhance competition, and what elements of M&A 
        decision making would be most beneficial to link goals 
        to those elements;
          (2) The levers the Department has to achieve its 
        strategic objectives, including an assessment of the 
        resources needed for the workforce to meet those 
        objectives;
          (3) The data sources, internal to the DOD and 
        available commercially, academically or publicly, that 
        should be leveraged for decision making; and
          (4) Recommendations for how the Department should 
        assess the impacts of consolidation below the statutory 
        thresholds to better understand the long-term effect on 
        innovation and the supply base.

Office of Acquisition, Integration, and Interoperability

    The committee supports the establishment of the Office of 
Acquisition, Integration, and Interoperability (AI2) within the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to 
institutionalize joint requirements development, acquisition 
management, and programming for joint kill chain integration 
efforts within the Department of Defense.
    The committee believes that the Department of Defense needs 
a single office with specific tools to rapidly generate joint 
requirements and combine them with resources and acquisition 
authorities. Such an office would provide the Department with 
the flexibility to proceed rapidly when integration 
opportunities to create or improve joint kill chains are 
identified by various departmental actors, especially the 
Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Mission Capabilities. This 
initiative is especially important for efforts related to joint 
command and control.
    The committee expects that the Director of the Office of 
Acquisition, Integration, and Interoperability will keep the 
committee apprised of any changes to law, Department of Defense 
processes, or resourcing necessary to rapidly generate joint 
requirements and combine them with resources and acquisition 
authorities. The committee encourages other organizations 
involved in this work, such as the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency, the Strategic Capabilities Office, the Joint 
Staff, and relevant program executive officers or program 
managers, to continue supporting the growth of AI2 as a tool 
for joint integration efforts.

Regulatory implementation timelines

    The committee recognizes that the implementation of new 
defense programs requires a thoughtful and rigorous process to 
develop the regulations necessary to provide a stable long-term 
foundation. This regulatory process can seem burdensome, but 
the time it takes is often necessary to ensure proper 
coordination across the government and industry, as well as to 
ensure that all aspects are examined, alternative approaches 
considered, and inputs from various impacted entities are 
evaluated properly. However, the committee believes that the 
ability to measure the time consumed by this process is 
critical to understanding how to improve the timeliness and 
efficiency of Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition 
processes.
    The committee notes that there is a useful model with the 
procurement administrative lead time (PALT) definition. PALT is 
the amount of time required to complete the actions leading to 
contract award. It is used by management to forecast contract 
awards and plan workload, but it can also be used to evaluate 
the efficiency of contracting personnel. Such measures for the 
regulatory implementation timelines would be useful for similar 
reasons.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to develop a formal DOD 
definition for regulatory implementation timelines, as well as 
a process for measuring that timeline for specific initiatives, 
and provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee 
not later than November 1, 2024.

Review of anti-venom acquisition practices

    The committee is concerned that procedural delays and other 
Food and Drug Administration processes could adversely impact 
the procurement of snakebite anti-venom for the Department of 
Defense (DOD), particularly with regard to access for the 
Special Operations Community. To better understand those 
concerns, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to 
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, not 
later than June 1, 2024, describing the DOD's current anti-
venom acquisition practices, as well as the potential benefits 
of including snake bites on the list of neglected tropical 
diseases established under Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 United States Code 350(a)(3).

Review of Department of Defense cash flow model

    The committee is aware that the Department of Defense's 
(DOD) recently completed Defense Contract Finance Study noted 
the need to review and potentially update the cash flow model 
DOD uses for its decision support. The current model is an 
operational tool used by the finance community to help 
understand the needs and impact of cash flow on particular 
businesses. The committee recognizes that, given recent 
experiences such as COVID-19 impacts on industry as well as 
related policies to increase progress payments to help with 
cash flow for industry, such models will be increasingly 
important strategic tools than can help the DOD understand cash 
flow at a macro level. Considering these lessons, the 
Department should validate its current cash flow model and 
ensure that the model accounts for the evolving economic 
marketplace dynamics that will impact industry, including the 
increase of remote work, workforce shortages, and supply chain 
scarcity or disruptions.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to conduct a review of 
its cash flow model and provide a briefing to the Senate Armed 
Services Committee on the review not later than February 1, 
2024.

Software-as-a-Service

    The committee is aware that the rapidly evolving software 
marketplace often creates challenges for Department of Defense 
(DOD) policies to adapt at relevant speeds. For example, the 
committee notes that many cutting-edge technology companies use 
a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model for their 
products rather than a traditional purchasing model. This model 
difference inadvertently creates a policy mismatch between 
Department needs and the ability of industry to meet those 
needs, which often results in DOD personnel not only being 
poorly equipped to buy software at a commercial scale, but also 
creates artificial barriers for companies that leverage SaaS 
models.
    Although the DOD acknowledges the importance of promoting 
modern software practices, the Department's acquisition 
practices need to adapt to better integrate commercial trends. 
The committee notes that adopting a consistent definition of 
SaaS that is recognized across the acquisition and information 
technology communities would be useful. The committee is aware 
that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has 
such a definition, but it is unclear if this definition is also 
used by the Department, or if there is another definition that 
is used across the acquisition workforce. The committee 
believes such a standardized definition should be established 
and socialized across the Department.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)), in 
coordination with the DOD Chief Information Officer (CIO), to 
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee not 
later than June 1, 2024, on the current state of acquisition of 
SaaS products and services. This briefing shall:
          (1) Identify the value propositions that SaaS might 
        provide for the Department if fully leveraged;
          (2) Examine how SaaS is treated in software 
        acquisition policy, including whether there is a 
        standardized definition and, if there is, how that 
        definition is integrated into contracting policy and 
        training; and
          (3) Identify whether there is a bias in policy or 
        other cultural factors in the Department impeding SaaS 
        delivery models or products.
    In developing this briefing, the USD(A&S) and DOD CIO are 
encouraged to solicit feedback from small businesses and 
nontraditional vendors in the software market.

Study on performance-based payments

    The committee is aware of the recent completion of the 
Defense Contract Finance Study by the Director of Defense 
Pricing and Contracting (DPC), the first comprehensive review 
of Department of Defense (DOD) contract financing since 1985. 
The study highlighted the importance of cash flow to businesses 
within the defense industrial base, particularly small 
businesses, and the DOD's use of progress payments as a 
contract financing tool. The study also noted that other 
contracting financing options include the use of performance-
based payments, by which contractors are paid based upon 
achieving contract milestones rather than costs incurred.
    The committee notes that these tools serve specific 
purposes, and each have different advantages and disadvantages 
that contracting officers need to consider when structuring 
their contracting approach. For example, the committee is aware 
that negotiating specific performance-based milestones can be 
an overly time-consuming process in some cases compared to 
progress payments, and contracting offices must exercise 
discretion to decide the most reasonable options. The committee 
is aware that DPC is analyzing the DOD's use of performance-
based payments to complement this contract finance study. 
Gaining a better understanding of the needs and outcomes of 
these tools will be helpful for the committee to assess and 
evaluate the Department's overall contracting effectiveness.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Director of Defense 
Pricing and Cost to conduct a study on the use of performance-
based payments and to provide a briefing on the results of this 
study to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives by October 1, 2024. The study should 
include: (1) An analysis of costs incurred versus negotiated 
costs based on expectations at contract signing; (2) An 
analysis of trends in advanced payments made to contractors; 
and (3) Any recommendations DPC has for improving contract 
financing through the use of performance payments.

Treatment of Nontraditional Defense Contractors

    Nontraditional Defense Contractors (NDCs) play an important 
role in providing innovative capabilities to the Department of 
Defense (DOD). The committee applauds the Department's efforts 
in recent years to work with NDCs and encourage their 
participation in the defense innovation and industrial base, 
but believes that more can be done to leverage NDCs further. 
Specifically, the committee is concerned that contracting 
officers are reluctant to utilize commercial processes for the 
procurement of goods and services from these entities, 
hampering the Department's ability to more effectively leverage 
self-funded NDC innovations. This reluctance appears to stem 
from three sources: (1) An incorrect assumption that an NDC 
must be directly contracting with the Department, forcing 
contractors to contract with NDCs on a non-commercial basis at 
any subcontract tier; (2) The misperception that only a DOD 
contracting officer can make the determination that an entity 
has NDC status; and (3) The undefined, inconsistent, and 
bureaucratic nature of the NDC determination process. The 
committee believes that correcting these three obstacles will 
help the Department more effectively leverage Nontraditional 
Defense Contractors.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to ensure that 
contracting officers are aware that: (1) Contractors have the 
authority to make an NDC determination for their suppliers and 
subcontractors; (2) Notwithstanding this authority, contracting 
officers may choose to deny the treatment of an NDC as 
commercial, except as required by section 3453 of title 10, 
United States Code; and (3) Prime contractors can treat 
products and services provided by nontraditional defense 
contractors as commercial products and commercial services, 
respectively, as specified in section 3457 of title 10, United 
States Code.
    The committee further directs the Under Secretary to 
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives not later than June 1, 
2024. This briefing shall describe the Department's plans to 
create a streamlined process for contractors to attest to their 
status as an NDC, update policy to support the clarifications 
directed above, and included any additional recommended changes 
to policy or statute that might be beneficial to help better 
leverage nontraditional defense contractors.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

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

Establishment of Office of Strategic Capital (sec. 901)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, to establish the 
Office of Strategic Capital in statute, including its 
responsibilities.
Reinstatement of position of Chief Management Officer of Department of 
        Defense (sec. 902)
    The committee recommends a provision that would reinstate 
the position of the Department of Defense Chief Management 
Officer in Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code.
Modification of responsibilities of Director of Cost Assessment and 
        Program Evaluation (sec. 903)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 139a of title 10, United States Code, to designate the 
Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) as the 
office responsible for standardizing analytical methodologies 
within the Department of Defense. In addition, CAPE shall 
establish a program evaluation competitive analysis cell and a 
pilot program on alternative analysis to improve analytical 
rigor. The provision also requires the Secretary of Defense to 
establish an analysis working group to identify and provide 
independent and novel methodologies for conducting program and 
capability evaluations.
Roles and responsibilities for components of Office of Secretary of 
        Defense for joint all-domain command and control in support of 
        integrated joint warfighting (sec. 904)
    The committee recommends a provision that would establish 
roles and responsibilities for components of the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense for Joint All-Domain Command and Control 
(JADC2).
    The committee recognizes that fielding JADC2 capability is 
critical for preserving the military advantage of the United 
States and deterring conflict with potential adversaries. The 
committee supports the military services' efforts to integrate 
their own service-specific platforms, systems, and networks to 
improve command and control. However, the committee is 
concerned by the long timelines associated with such efforts. 
Moreover, the committee is concerned that service-led 
initiatives associated with JADC2 will be insufficient to 
provide the joint integration that is urgently required.
    The committee is aware that the Chief Digital and 
Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO), at the direction of the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense, and in coordination with relevant 
elements of the Department of Defense, to include the combatant 
commands, is leading an effort to develop a joint data 
integration layer to improve access to, and interoperability 
of, data required for command and control across services, 
domains, and echelons. The committee further understands that 
the CDAO is leading iterative experimentation and assessment of 
the data integration layer through a series of experiments 
focused on rapidly delivering operational, data-centric, joint 
warfighting capabilities centered on the pacing challenge in 
the Indo- Pacific with ability to scale across the combatant 
commands.
    The committee supports this effort with U.S. Indo-Pacific 
Command (INDOPACOM) and directs the CDAO to rapidly scale 
across the combatant commands. The committee supports CDAO's 
role as the lead office to develop a joint data integration 
layer for JADC2 that is purpose-built to integrate and 
interoperate with platforms, systems, and networks of all the 
military services. The committee recognizes that this must be a 
software-focused effort, and encourages CDAO to continue its 
partnership with commercial technology providers to rapidly 
deliver these capabilities.
    The committee directs the CDAO to provide a report to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not later than December 1, 2023, on providing 
a plan and associated timelines for achieving the following 
objectives: (1) Deployment and demonstration of a joint data 
integration layer prototype in the INDOPACOM area of 
operations; (2) Transitioning such a prototype, upon its 
successful demonstration, to fielding as soon as practicable 
given the urgent need for JADC2 capability; (3) Reaching 
initial operational capability (IOC) of a joint data 
integration layer within the INDOPACOM area of operations; and 
(4) Developing future plans to scale this capability to future 
areas of operation across the combatant commands.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries to support Assistant Secretary 
        of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict 
        (sec. 905)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to appoint two Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretaries to support the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, one 
to support the Assistant Secretary in their role as the 
``service secretary-like'' civilian responsible for the 
oversight and advocacy of special operations forces, and one to 
support the Assistant Secretary in the development and 
supervision of policy for irregular warfare, counterterrorism, 
and other related policy matters.
    The committee strongly supports efforts by the Department 
of Defense to institutionalize the role of the ASD SOLIC in 
exercising authority, direction, and control of all special- 
operations-peculiar administrative matters relating to the 
organization, training, and equipping of special operations 
forces. However, the committee remains concerned that the 
number, seniority, and expertise of the personnel assigned to 
support the ASD SOLIC's ``service secretary-like'' 
responsibilities continues to fall short of what is required to 
meet the intent of the ASD SOLIC reforms contained in section 
922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114 328) and subsequent acts. The committee 
notes the manpower study required by the Joint Explanatory 
Statement to Accompany the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Committee Print No. 2) validated a 
requirement for 94 full-time personnel to adequately fulfill 
the ``service secretary-like'' responsibilities assigned to the 
ASD SOLIC. Unfortunately, as of January 1, 2023, the 
Secretariat for Special Operations was only staffed with a 
total of 46 personnel.
    The committee believes hiring efforts should be prioritized 
and accelerated and stands ready to support additional 
resources, as necessary, to facilitate a fully- staffed ASD 
SOLIC, including the hiring of additional members of the Senior 
Executive Service. Additionally, as reflected in the 
recommended provision, the committee believes two Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretaries and additional members of the 
Senior Executive Service are necessary to fully support the 
range of responsibilities assigned to the ASD SOLIC and to 
adequately represent the ASD SOLIC at senior-level decision- 
making fora. Lastly, the committee believes the ASD SOLIC 
should receive appropriate support to enable effective growth 
and management of the Secretariat for Special Operations. In 
particular, we believe the Secretariat must be provided 
contiguous space within the Pentagon to support the 
unclassified and classified work of the staff and leaders 
assigned to the office.
Modification of cross-functional team to address emerging threat 
        relating to directed energy capabilities (sec. 906)
    The committee recommends a provision that would clarify the 
mandate of the Department of Defense's Anomalous Health 
Incidents Cross-Functional Team contained in section 910 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117-81) to include efforts related to ``emerging directed 
energy capabilities, including such capabilities that could 
plausibly result in anomalous health incidents''' as well as 
other clarifying changes.
    The committee notes its continued strong support for the 
Department of Defense's efforts to investigate the cause of 
anomalous health incidents (AHIs) and provide care for U.S. 
Government personnel and their dependents, who have been 
victims of these incidents. The work of the Department's AHI 
Cross-Functional Team is essential in understanding the 
possible range of technologies that may be the cause of these 
incidents, and it should continue with all urgency as the 
threat posed by directed energy weapons is likely to grow in 
the coming years. Further, the committee supports the military 
health system's continued commitment to treat all Federal 
personnel, regardless of employing agency, and their 
dependents, who have suffered an AHI.
Pilot program on protecting access to critical assets (sec. 907)
    The committee recommends a provision that would establish a 
pilot program within the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment with the authority to 
conduct assessments, support industrial base decision-making, 
and provide mitigation measures to counter adversarial capital 
flows into domestic and allied industrial entities intended to 
undermine or deny United States access to key industrial 
capabilities or access and placement needed for national 
security and military functions. The committee notes that 
funding is specifically authorized within an existing program 
element to carry out this pilot program.
Extension of mission management pilot program (sec. 908)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
mission management pilot program, as authorized by Section 871 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117 81), and update the requirements of the pilot 
program.
Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of position of Chief 
        Management Officer (sec. 909)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 192(c), section 240b, and section 240d of title 10, 
United States Code, to update all statutory references to the 
defunct Department of Defense's Chief Management Officer.

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

Joint Energetics Transition Office (sec. 921)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to realign roles, responsibilities, and 
resources to create a Joint Energetics Transition Office in 
order to develop a strategic plan and investment plan for 
incorporating novel energetic materials into new and existing 
programs.
Transition of oversight responsibility for the Defense Technology 
        Security Administration (sec. 922)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to develop a transition plan and realign 
the Defense Technology Security Administration under the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.
Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems 
        for certain congressional staff for oversight purposes (sec. 
        923)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to integrate, to the extent feasible, 
access tokens granted to the congressional defense committees 
with Department of Defense Parking Management Office software.
    Furthermore, the Director of Administration and Management 
and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs 
shall brief the Senate Armed Services Committee on modernizing 
the software used by the Department of Defense Parking 
Management Office to manage parking at the Pentagon by October 
30, 2023. This briefing should address the potential 
integration of parking software with access tokens generated 
pursuant to Section 1046 of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
263).
Integration of productivity software suites for scheduling data (sec. 
        924)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to ensure that the software used by the 
Department of Defense to schedule meetings, briefings, and 
hearings with the congressional defense committees is fully 
integrated and digitally interoperable with similar 
congressional software.
    The committee notes that while both the Department of 
Defense and the Congress have largely migrated to Microsoft 365 
at great cost, the core scheduling functions of Microsoft 
Outlook remain inaccessible to either side. Given the extremely 
small number of congressional staff and personnel from the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative 
Affairs, the committee remains concerned that the Department of 
Defense is missing opportunities to expand congressional 
engagement due to basic failures of functionality in its 
productivity software suite.
Operationalizing audit readiness (sec. 925)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of 
the military departments, to develop a set of command metrics 
that link existing audit readiness metrics with unit leadership 
metrics, as well as assess means for integrating such metrics 
into the performance evaluations process for unit commanders.
    The provision would also require the President of the 
Defense Acquisition University to develop training curricula to 
support the implementation of such metrics in the day-to-day 
performance of unit commanders.
Next generation business health metrics (sec. 926)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the secretaries of 
the military departments and acting through the Director of 
Administration and Management, to develop an updated set of 
business health metrics to inform senior leader decision-making 
in the Department of Defense.
Independent assessment of defense business enterprise architecture 
        (sec. 927)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to select a federally funded research and 
development center or a university affiliated research center 
to conduct an independent assessment of the Department of 
Defense Business Enterprise Architecture.
Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion 
        positions; hiring freeze (sec. 928)
    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the Secretary of Defense from establishing new positions with 
responsibility for matters relating to diversity, equity, and 
inclusion (DEI), or from filling any such positions vacated 
after the date of enactment of this Act. The prohibitions in 
this provision would expire upon delivery by the Comptroller 
General of the United States of a review of the Department of 
Defense DEI workforce required elsewhere in this Act, due 
February 28, 2024.

                       Items of Special Interest

Standardized methodology for cost savings and avoidance calculations
    The committee notes the importance of being able to fully 
understand the analysis and tradeoffs that go into various 
budgetary planning decisions for the Department of Defense in a 
systematic and transparent way. This is especially true when 
the Department attempts to aggregate cost savings at a program 
level in order to demonstrate macro-level savings across the 
future years defense program. In past periods of budget 
austerity and efficiencies, the Department has had trouble 
clearly substantiating its claim of where and how it was 
achieving cost savings without the appearance of duplication, 
obfuscated calculations, and lack of consistency of application 
across the various components. The committee recognizes that 
similar attempts to demonstrate cost avoidance at a macroscale 
are even more unsystematic and lack consistent rigor. The 
result is a lack of confidence and trust when such macro cost 
savings and cost avoidance numbers are provided to the 
committee.
    The committee is aware that the services have their own 
processes for determining cost savings and cost avoidance. The 
committee is also aware that the methodologies used across the 
Department of Defense vary slightly and make cross comparison 
in a consistent way difficult. The committee believes that the 
Department should expend analytic effort to review and 
standardize the methodology used across the Department and 
military departments for calculating cost saving and avoidance, 
and promulgate policy and resources to enforce such 
standardization. The committee believes such methodological 
consistency will allow for better understanding by 
congressional consumers, and improve the trust and confidence 
in such data.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the Cost 
Assessment and Performance Evaluation (CAPE) office to conduct 
a review of the service methodologies for calculating cost 
savings and cost avoidance and to provide a report to the 
congressional defense committees by November 1, 2024. The 
report on this review should include:
          (1) A descriptive analysis of the methodologies 
        currently used by the Office of the Secretary of 
        Defense and the military departments;
          (2) Identification of any gaps, inconsistencies, or 
        shortfalls between these methodologies, as well as 
        underlying data and supporting information systems;
          (3) Recommendations for how to resolve or mitigate 
        such differences as identified in (2);
          (4) Analysis of the feasibility and advisability of 
        creating a unified standardized methodology for use 
        across the Department; and
          (5) Assessment of the opportunities to leverage 
        improved artificial intelligence and machine learning 
        data analytics and visualization capabilities in order 
        to implement current or future cost savings and cost 
        avoidance processes in a more efficient and 
        standardized way.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

General transfer authority (sec. 1001)
    The committee recommends a provision that would allow the 
Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $6.0 billion of fiscal 
year 2024 funds authorized in division A of this Act to 
unforeseen higher priority needs in accordance with normal 
reprogramming procedures. Transfers of funds between military 
personnel authorizations would not be counted toward the dollar 
limitation in this provision.
Annual report on budget prioritization by Secretary of Defense and 
        military departments (sec. 1002)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to deliver a report to the congressional 
defense committees not later than 15 days after the annual 
budget submission that describes the reductions or eliminations 
of total obligational authority for programs, projects, and 
activities compared to the prior-year projection.
Additional reporting requirements related to unfunded priorities (sec. 
        1003)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 222a of title 10, United States Code, to add additional 
reporting requirements related to unfunded priorities.
Sense of the Senate on need for emergency supplemental appropriations 
        (sec. 1004)
    The committee recommends a provision that would express the 
sense of the Senate that there are growing national security 
concerns that require additional funds beyond the defense 
spending limit and urges the President to send emergency 
supplemental funding requests to address those concerns, to 
include continued support for Ukraine, additional munitions 
production, and additional naval vessels and combat vehicles.

                   Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

Disruption of fentanyl trafficking (sec. 1011)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with other relevant 
Federal agencies, to develop and submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a strategy to use existing Department 
of Defense authorities to counter fentanyl trafficking into the 
United States. The provision would also require the Secretary 
of Defense to report on efforts to enhance security cooperation 
with the Government of Mexico to counter transnational criminal 
organizations within Mexico that traffic fentanyl.
Enhanced support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter 
        transnational organized crime (sec. 1012)
    The committee recommends a provision that would modify 
section 284(b) of title 10, United States Code, to add planning 
services to the types of support that may be provided.
Modification of support for counterdrug activities and activities to 
        counter transnational organized crime: increase in cap for 
        small scale construction projects (sec. 1013)
    The committee recommends a provision that would modify the 
authority under section 284 of title 10, United States Code, to 
increase the cap on small scale construction support to foreign 
counterdrug partners from $750,000 to $1.5 million.
Building the capacity of armed forces of Mexico to counter the threat 
        posed by transnational criminal organizations (sec. 1014)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, to establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility 
and advisability of building the capacity of armed forces of 
Mexico in the United States on jointly agreed goals to counter 
the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations. The 
provision would also require a plan for implementing the pilot 
program.

                       Subtitle C--Naval Vessels

Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the National 
        Defense Sealift Fund (sec. 1021)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, to allow the 
Department of Defense to continue modernizing the Ready Reserve 
Force and the Military Sealift Command surge sealift fleet.
Amphibious warship force availability (sec. 1022)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, to direct the 
Navy to schedule maintenance and repair activities for 
amphibious ships in order to ensure that 24 such warships are 
available for worldwide deployment at any given time.
Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels (sec. 1023)
    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the use of funds to retire or place in storage three dock 
landing ships and one guided missile cruiser.
Report on the potential for an Army and Navy joint effort for 
        watercraft vessels (sec. 1024)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of 
the Army, to submit, not later than February 29, 2024, a report 
to the congressional defense committees on the feasibility of 
conducting a joint Army and Navy effort to develop and field a 
family of watercraft vessels to support the implementation of 
the Marine Corps concept of Expeditionary Advanced Base 
Operations and Army operations in maritime environments.
    The report shall include an assessment of whether a shared 
base platform could meet Department of the Navy and Department 
of the Army requirements and, if so, an assessment of the 
benefits and challenges of: (1) Procuring a technical data 
package to allow simultaneous construction by multiple 
builders; and (2) Using block buy authorities.

                      Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control 
        of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 
        1031)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) to extend through the end 
of fiscal year 2024 the prohibition on the use of funds 
provided to the Department of Defense to: (1) Close or abandon 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; (2) 
Relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to the Republic of Cuba; 
or (3) Implement a material modification to the Treaty between 
the United States of America and Cuba, signed at Washington, 
D.C., on May 29, 1934, which modification would constructively 
close United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of 
        individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
        Bay, Cuba, to the United States (sec. 1032)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to 
extend through December 31, 2024, the prohibition on the use of 
funds provided to the Department of Defense to transfer or 
release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.

Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify 
        facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred 
        from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 
        1033)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to 
extend through December 31, 2024, the prohibition on the use of 
funds provided to the Department of Defense to construct or 
modify facilities in the United States to house detainees 
transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba.

Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of 
        individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
        Bay, Cuba, to certain countries (sec. 1034)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to 
extend through December 31, 2024, the prohibition on the use of 
funds provided to the Department of Defense to construct or 
modify facilities in the United States to transfer or release 
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan.

         Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations


Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands for certain non-immigrant H-2B workers (sec. 
        1041)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Joint Resolution titled ``A Joint 
Resolution to approve the 'Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the 
United States of America', and for other purposes'' (48 U.S.C. 
1806(b)(1)(B)), approved March 24, 1976, by extending the 
deadline for certain non-immigrant H-2B workers.
    The committee notes that this provision would support the 
realignment of U.S. forces to Guam by addressing limited 
workforce availability on Guam. The committee understands that 
current labor market conditions are constrained by the H-2B 3-
year service restriction waiver expiring in 2024. Without this 
provision, construction costs for the Department of Defense are 
estimated to increase by at least $250.0 million, and the 
Marine relocations from Japan may be delayed.

Authority to include funding requests for the chemical and biological 
        defense program in budget accounts of military departments 
        (sec. 1042)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1701(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1994 (Public Law 103-160) by 
changing the budget authority from prohibitive to permissive.
    The committee notes that since the FY 1994 NDAA, the Army 
has been prohibited by statute from requesting military 
construction funds for chemical-biological facilities like 
Dugway Proving Ground as part of the President's annual budget 
request. In 2023, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs and the Army 
signed an agreement that transferred funding responsibilities 
for Dugway Proving Ground to the Army. The committee believes 
this provision would grant the Army sufficient budget authority 
to request funding for military construction relating to 
chemical-biological facilities.

Unfavorable security clearance eligibility determinations and appeals 
        (sec. 1043)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to provide the same administrative due 
process in cases of unfavorable security clearance eligibility 
determinations for members of the Armed Forces and Department 
of Defense (DOD) civilian employees that is currently provided 
for contractor personnel through the Defense Office of Hearings 
and Appeals (DOHA). The provision would be effective the 
earlier of September 30, 2024, or the date on which the DOD 
General Counsel certifies to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives that DOHA is 
prepared to execute its responsibilities under this section.

Assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting for missing 
        United States Government personnel (sec. 1044)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 408 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the 
provision of funds by the Department of Defense to foreign 
nations to assist in accounting for missing United States 
Government personnel. The provision would also modify the 
congressional reporting requirement in section 408 of title 10, 
United States Code, to require an annual report on the 
Department's use of the authorities provided by that section.

Implementation of arrangements to build transparency, confidence, and 
        security (sec. 1045)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to use amounts authorized for 
operation and maintenance for travel, transportation, and 
subsistence expenses for meetings and demonstrations hosted by 
the Department of Defense in implementation of the Vienna 
Document 2011 on Confidence and Security-Building Measures (the 
Vienna Document).
    The committee expects that meetings and demonstrations 
hosted by the Department of Defense in implementing the Vienna 
Document will be conducted consistent with the requirements of 
Annex IV and other relevant provisions of that document.

Access to and use of military post offices by United States citizens 
        employed overseas by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization who 
        perform functions in support of military operations of the 
        Armed Forces (sec. 1046)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 406 of title 39, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Defense to authorize the use of military post 
office boxes by United States citizens employed overseas by the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization who perform functions in 
support of military operations of the Armed Forces. The 
provision would also require a briefing to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
not later than March 1, 2024, on the status of the revision of 
applicable regulations, and any legal or financial hurdles to 
implementation.

Removal of time limitations of temporary protection and authorization 
        of reimbursement for security services and equipment for former 
        or retired Department of Defense personnel (sec. 1047)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 714 of title 10, United States Code, to modify the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense to provide certain former 
and retired Department of Defense personnel with protection 
within the United States, including authority to reimburse such 
personnel for security services and equipment procured at 
personal expense, under circumstances where serious and 
credible threats of harm arise from duties performed while 
employed by the Department.

Annual Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) capabilities required 
        to expand accounting for persons missing from designated past 
        conflicts (sec. 1048)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, not later than March 1, 
2024, and annually thereafter, to post on a publicly available 
internet website a list of capabilities required to expand 
accounting for persons missing from designated past conflicts 
and to provide a briefing to Congress on those capabilities.

                    Subtitle F--Studies and Reports


Annual report and briefing on implementation of Force Design 2030 (sec. 
        1051)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps to deliver an annual report and 
briefing detailing the programmatic choices made to implement 
Force Design 2030 capabilities, including capabilities and 
capacity divested to accelerate the implementation of Force 
Design 2030. The report would also cover the ways in which 
Force Design 2030 responds to strategic guidance and emergent 
concepts of operations. The committee notes that this reporting 
requirement subsumes the similar directive report language 
contained in section 1023 of the Joint Explanatory Statement to 
Accompany the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Committee Print No. 2).

Plan for conversion of Joint Task Force North into Joint Interagency 
        Task Force North (sec. 1052)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require, 
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads 
of relevant Federal departments or agencies, submit to the 
congressional defense committees a detailed plan for converting 
Joint Task Force North into a joint interagency task force. The 
plan would be submitted in unclassified form, but could include 
a classified annex. The provision would require the Secretary 
to provide an interim briefing on the development of the plan 
to the congressional defense committees not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.

Report on use of tactical fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft for 
        deployments and homeland defense missions (sec. 1053)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the use of tactical 
fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft for deployments and 
homeland defense missions. The study should:
          (1) Review both deployment and exercise requirements 
        for tactical fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft 
        levied by each geographic combatant command;
          (2) Assess deployable forces currently available to 
        fulfill each of those requirements, and whether those 
        forces are adequate to meet the global requirements;
          (3) Review any relevant tactical fighter forces or 
        bomber forces that are not considered deployable or 
        available to meet combatant command requirements;
          (4) Assess whether adequate consideration has been 
        given to fighter coverage of the homeland during these 
        deployments, in particular within the Alaska Area of 
        Responsibility and the Hawaii Area of Responsibility; 
        and
          (5) Assess U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy active duty, 
        Air National Guard, and reserve land-based tactical 
        fighter units that could be considered for inclusion 
        into homeland defense mission requirements.
    The Secretary would be required to submit the results of 
this review to the congressional defense committees not later 
than May 1, 2024.

Modifications of reporting requirements (sec. 1054)

    The committee recommends a provision that would modify 
certain reporting requirements.

Report on equipping certain ground combat units with small unmanned 
        aerial systems (sec. 1055)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to provide to the congressional defense 
committees a report on equipping platoon-sized ground combat 
formations with certain small unmanned aerial systems.

Comprehensive assessment of Marine Corps Force Design 2030 (sec. 1056)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to contract with a federally funded 
research and development center to conduct an independent 
assessment of the U.S. Marine Corps modernization initiatives. 
The provision would require a report to be provided to the 
congressional defense committees on such independent assessment 
not later than one year after the date of entering into the 
contract, and the provision specifies required elements of the 
assessment.

Strategy to achieve critical mineral supply chain independence for the 
        Department of Defense (sec. 1057)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, a strategy to develop supply chains for 
the Department of Defense that are not dependent on mining or 
the processing of critical minerals in, or by, covered 
countries. The strategy should also prioritize production and 
processing in the United States, in order to achieve critical 
mineral supply chain independence from covered countries for 
the Department by 2035.

Quarterly briefing on homeland defense planning (sec. 1058)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to provide a detailed briefing to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than February 1, 
2024, and every 90 days thereafter through February 1, 2026, on 
efforts to bolster homeland defense.

Special operations force structure (sec. 1059)

    The committee recommends a provision that would express the 
sense of the Senate regarding special operations force 
structure, including that the Secretary of Defense should not 
consider any reductions to special operations force structure 
until after the completion of a comprehensive analysis of 
special operations force structure and a determination that any 
planned changes would not have a negative impact on the ability 
of combatant commanders to support the National Defense 
Strategy. The provision would also direct the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees assessing the optimal force structure for special 
operations forces not later than March 1, 2024.

Briefing on commercial tools employed by the Department of Defense to 
        assess foreign ownership, control, or influence (sec. 1060)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to submit, not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Act, a report on countering 
industrial espionage, including a description of commercial and 
organically developed tools employed by the Department of 
Defense to assess the risks of foreign ownership, control, or 
influence within the defense industrial base, and specific 
commercial solutions the Department is currently leveraging to 
assess and mitigate these risks.

Plan on countering human trafficking (sec. 1061)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, to submit a plan to the 
congressional defense committees for coordinating with defense 
partners in North America and South America and supporting 
interagency departments and agencies in countering human 
trafficking operations.

Briefing and report on use and effectiveness of United States Naval 
        Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1062)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
briefing, not later than April 30, 2024, on the use of 
Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in light of foreign military 
activity in Cuba.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters


Matters related to irregular warfare (sec. 1071)

    The committee recommends a provision that affirms the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense to conduct irregular 
warfare operations to defend the United States, allies of the 
United States, and interests of the United States.

Joint concept for competing implementation updates (sec. 1072)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide the 
congressional defense committees with a written update and 
accompanying briefing on the implementation of the Joint 
Concept for Competing, released on February 10, 2023, every 180 
days through March 1, 2026.

Limitation on certain funding until submission of the Chairman's Risk 
        Assessment and briefing requirement (sec. 1073)

    The committee recommends a provision that would limit 
certain funds from obligation or expenditure until the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives outstanding risk assessments. The 
provision would also amend section 153 of title 10, United 
States Code, to require an annual briefing on the assessments 
developed by the Joint Staff.
    Section 153 of title 10, United States Code, delineates the 
functions of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to 
include the development of an annual risk assessment. The 
primary purpose of the Chairman's Risk Assessment (CRA) is to 
identify and evaluate the risk associated with executing the 
most recent National Military Strategy (NMS). However, the CRA 
also fulfills other critically important functions. For 
example, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction, 
``Joint Strategic Planning System'' (CJCSI 3100.01E) published 
May 21, 2021, states that global integration, which is another 
prescribed statutory duty of the Chairman, ``requires a shared 
understanding of threats, hazards, risks, and Joint Force 
trade- offs. Strategic assessments provide the analytical 
foundation for this shared understanding.'' According to the 
aforementioned instruction, both the CRA and the Joint Military 
Net Assessment (JMNA) are ``essential assessments'' in that 
process, and these documents ``contribute to a wide-ranging, 
Comprehensive Joint Readiness analytical baseline, and thus 
guide the development of the Chairman's military advice on 
global posture, readiness, risk, and the balance of near-term 
resource decisions with modernization to maintain our 
competitive advantage.''
    The statute requires that the CRA be delivered annually to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than February 15. Unfortunately, the 
CRA has not been submitted on time for the past several years. 
In one instance, the committee was informed, long after the 
fact, that a determination was made to withhold the CRA in 
contravention of the statutory requirements included in section 
153 of title 10, United States Code. On other occasions, it is 
the committee's understanding that the CRA was delayed because 
the risk mitigation plan, required by law to accompany the CRA, 
had not been finalized.
    The failure to submit the CRA in a timely manner has 
disadvantaged this committee during the drafting of the annual 
national defense authorization act. A critical component of the 
risk assessment is to identify and assess force capabilities, 
as well as characterizing how risk varies over time due to 
budget priorities, tradeoffs, and fiscal constraints. As a 
result, the CRA is instrumental to the committee's decision 
making process as it evaluates the authorities and resources 
necessary to implement the National Defense Strategy at various 
levels of risk. The completion and transmission of the CRA is a 
basic, essential, and longstanding requirement. Failure to 
perform this function is completely unacceptable.
    The committee is deeply frustrated by the demonstrated lack 
of urgency in providing these assessments on time to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. Therefore, the committee believes that it is 
appropriate, and necessary, to limit certain funding until such 
time as the outstanding CRAs are delivered as required by law. 
The committee also believes it is necessary to require an 
annual briefing from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
on activities enumerated under section 153 of title 10, United 
States Code. Finally, the committee directs the Director for 
Strategy, Plans, and Policy, Joint Staff (J-5), in conjunction 
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
September 30, 2023, on the current status, and anticipated 
timeline, for delivering outstanding risk assessments.

Notification of safety and security concerns at certain Department of 
        Defense laboratories (sec. 1074)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense 
committees within 7 days after ceasing operations at any 
Department of Defense laboratory or facility rated at biosafety 
level (BSL)-3 or higher for safety or security reasons.

Assessment and recommendations relating to infrastructure, capacity, 
        resources, and personnel in Guam (sec. 1075)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander, 
United States Indo-Pacific Command, to assess the capacity of 
existing infrastructure, resources, and personnel available in 
Guam to meet United States Indo-Pacific Command strategic 
objectives, and provide a report on such assessment to the 
congressional defense committees not later than March 1, 2024.

Program and processes relating to foreign acquisition (sec. 1076)

    The committee recommends a provision to improve the process 
of foreign acquisition of U.S. defense articles through: (1) A 
pilot program for combatant commands to hire acquisition 
specialists as advisors; (2) A foreign acquisition industry 
day; (3) A Department of Defense (DOD) senior-level industry 
advisory group; (4) Establishment of DOD points of contact for 
Foreign Military Sales; and (5) Establishment of combatant 
command needs for exportability.
    Furthermore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, not later than October 
30, 2023, to provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate on the status of foreign military sales 
cases above $100.0 million that have a completed Letter of 
Agreement. The briefing will include the following: (1) A 
description of the actual or anticipated timeline associated 
with the issuance of a Request for Proposal to the prime 
contractor, submission of the prime contractor's initial 
proposal, and the date of contract award; (2) Whether or not 
the Defense Contract Audit Agency performed a review, and if 
so, the associated schedule; (3) Whether or not an 
undefinitized contract action was awarded, and if so, the 
schedule for definitization and details on work stoppages that 
may have occurred due to limitations on obligations; and (4) 
Whether or not certified cost or pricing data were required, 
and if so, the number of subcontractors at any tier providing 
certified cost or pricing data.

Technical and conforming amendments related to the Space Force (sec. 
        1077)

    The committee recommends a provision that would make 
technical and conforming amendments to titles 10 and 37, United 
States Code, related to the establishment of the Space Force.

Authority to establish commercial integration cells within certain 
        combatant commands (sec. 1078)

    The committee recommends a provision that would allow 
certain combatant commands to establish commercial integration 
cells for the purpose of integrating public and private 
entities with capabilities relevant to the area of operation of 
such command.

Modification on limitation on funding for institutions of higher 
        education hosting Confucius Institutes (sec. 1079)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1062 of the William M. (``Mac'') Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) by removing the waiver authority.

Modification of definition of domestic source for title III of Defense 
        Production Act of 1950 (sec. 1080)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 702 of the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4552) to 
add Australia and the United Kingdom to the definition of 
domestic sources for the purposes of Title III of such Act.

Comprehensive strategy for talent development and management of 
        Department of Defense computer programming workforce (sec. 
        1081)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Department of Defense to develop a strategy for the talent 
development and management of the Department's computer 
programming workforce.

Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of landmines (sec. 
        1082)

    The committee recommends a provision that would limit 
funding for the destruction of anti-personnel landmine 
munitions until the Secretary of Defense provides a report that 
describes current policy, projected inventories and associated 
costs, and a military assessment of inventory projections.

                       Items of Special Interest

    Analysis of Chinese penetration of transportation node 
infrastructure and commercial technologies to counter such 
actions The committee is concerned about the People's Republic 
of China's increasing ownership and operations of major 
logistics and infrastructure hubs throughout the world, which 
poses a significant threat to the ability of the United States 
to secure critical lines of communication and project power. 
The committee is aware that the Department of Defense is 
currently examining ways to leverage commercial technologies to 
address this concern.
    Accordingly, 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 by December 1, 2023, 
that details existing and proposed Department of Defense 
initiatives intended to identify and mitigate threats to ensure 
the ability of the United States to secure critical lines of 
communication and project power. The report, at a minimum, 
shall include the following:
          (1) A list of major logistics and infrastructure hubs 
        throughout the world under Chinese ownership or 
        operation, to include both state- and privately-owned 
        enterprises, which pose threats to the ability of the 
        United States to secure critical lines of communication 
        and project power;
          (2) A list of existing policy and program initiatives 
        undertaken by the Department and the interagency to 
        address concerns mentioned above;
          (3) An assessment of whether the aforementioned 
        policies and program initiatives have succeeded;
          (4) A survey of commercial capabilities not yet 
        utilized by the Department that are available to assist 
        in situational awareness, interdiction, and mitigation 
        of these threats;
          (5) An assessment of whether additional authorities, 
        to include the Department's ability to fund and provide 
        loan guarantees for infrastructure projects, would 
        assist in addressing threats posed by the People's 
        Republic of China; and
          (6) A cost estimate of any applicable programs.
    The report shall be unclassified and may include a 
classified annex.

Assessment of threat posed by cartels and transnational criminal 
        organizations

    The committee is concerned by the persistent threat posed 
by cartels and other transnational criminal organizations to 
United States national security as a result of their 
trafficking of fentanyl and other drugs, weapons, and humans, 
as well as money laundering and other illicit activities. The 
committee is concerned by the lack of sufficient progress in 
combating this threat.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency to provide a briefing to the Senate 
Armed Services Committee, not later than October 31, 2023, on 
the role and impact of cartel and transnational organized crime 
on the security of the United States and the broader region. 
The briefing shall, at a minimum, address the following:
          (1) An assessment of the size, intent, composition, 
        financing, and geographic reach of such organizations;
          (2) An assessment of the threat posed by such 
        organizations to the United States and the broader 
        region;
          (3) An assessment of which, if any, state actors are 
        providing financial or other support to these 
        organizations, and a description of the nature of such 
        support;
          (4) An assessment of non-state actors that are 
        providing financial or other support to these 
        organizations, and a description of the nature of such 
        support;
          (5) An assessment of any vulnerabilities that would 
        present opportunities to degrade or dismantle the 
        capabilities of such organizations; and
          (6) Any other matters deemed relevant by the 
        Director.

Briefing on Indo-Pacific Command contested logistics requirements

    The committee believes that a robust logistics system, 
providing both sufficient capacity to support major combat 
operations and resilience to operate under severe and sustained 
kinetic and non-kinetic attack, is vital to the Department of 
Defense's (DOD) core missions of deterrence and warfighting. 
The committee is encouraged by recent DOD efforts to address 
contested logistics challenges, but remains concerned with the 
pace and scale of such efforts, as well as the resilience of 
such efforts in the face of attrition of equipment, logistics 
platforms, or prepositioned supplies.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
March 29, 2024, on the current ability of the joint force to 
conduct contested logistics in the Indo-Pacific Command 
(INDOPACOM) area of responsibility, and DOD efforts to improve 
contested logistics capabilities and capacity including:
          (1) Current concepts for sustaining each service 
        component in a conflict scenario;
          (2) Total lift capacity requirements to complete 
        combatant commander plans, to include force deployment, 
        bulk fuel, munitions, and all other relevant classes of 
        supply;
          (3) Current and planned lift capacity in theater;
          (4) Current and planned lift capacity out of theater 
        that would be available to the combatant commander in a 
        conflict scenario within relevant time frames;
          (5) A vulnerability assessment of current and planned 
        concepts for sustaining combat operations in INDOPACOM;
          (6) An assessment of existing port infrastructure to 
        support joint force peacetime and contingency 
        operations, including the sufficiency of bilateral 
        agreements to support contingency access to such 
        infrastructure;
          (7) Any relevant support contracts in the region 
        expected to mitigate sustainment requirements in a 
        contingency;
          (8) Actions that can be undertaken and completed by 
        each of the military departments within the next 4 
        years that would have the greatest impact on sustaining 
        combat operations across all domains in INDOPACOM, both 
        constrained and unconstrained by costs, accesses, 
        policy, and statute;
          (9) An assessment of the extent to which deployed 
        forces could meet logistical support requirements 
        locally for consumables other than munitions and spare 
        parts;
          (10) A net assessment of U.S. capabilities to sustain 
        prolonged combat operations in INDOPACOM in the 2027 
        time frame based on current projections of fielded 
        capabilities;
          (11) A report on which Army logistics capabilities 
        reside within the Active Army component compared with 
        the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve; and, an 
        assessment of the risk incurred by that mix, to include 
        potential delays to Joint Force employment as a result 
        of mobilization delays; and
          (12) Any other matters deemed relevant by the 
        Secretary.

Briefing on retention of survivable missile launchers

    Not later than February 28, 2024, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a briefing on the Department 
of Defense requirement for survivable, non-strategic missile 
launchers, and the Navy's plan to meet that requirement through 
the 2020s.
    The briefing shall address the following options for 
meeting the requirement: (1) Retaining Ohio-class guided 
missile submarines in service and any required life extension 
program to do so; (2) Deploying survivable missile launchers on 
other vessels; (3) Expanding the Marine Corps' inventory of 
forward-deployed mobile missile launchers; and (4) Such other 
options as the Secretary of Defense deems appropriate.
    The briefing shall also identify current validated undersea 
vertical launch system capacity requirements, planning 
scenarios used to develop such requirements, and any plans to 
reassess such requirements.

Building maritime awareness and capacity of partner nations to protect 
        maritime boundaries from Chinese illegal fishing

    The February 2023 Annual Threat Assessment of the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence identifies the People's 
Republic of China's fleet of distant water fishing vessels as a 
leading contributor to the decline of maritime fisheries, 
through the overexploitation or degradation of fish stocks in 
Asia, Africa, and elsewhere, causing food insecurity and 
driving instability in some coastal regions. The committee 
notes that these Chinese fishing vessels travel great distances 
to heavily fish in or around other nations' exclusive economic 
zones (EEZs), including the southeastern Pacific off Chile, 
Ecuador, and Peru; the southwest Atlantic off Argentina; the 
waters of the Gulf of Guinea and the Guinea current off west 
Africa; and waters in the western and northwestern Pacific. In 
many of these regions, partner nations lack the ability to 
effectively enforce against incursions and often face severe 
diplomatic backlash from China when they do.
    The committee believes that China's illegal fishing poses 
an international security threat and urges the Secretary of 
Defense to work with other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies to develop a plan to protect maritime boundaries and 
marine resources of our partner nations in these regions, 
including efforts to build the maritime domain awareness and 
the capacity of friendly foreign forces to respond to 
incursions by Chinese distant water fishing fleets into their 
EEZs.

Combatting trafficking in persons

    The effects of human trafficking are wide-ranging. It not 
only irrevocably harms victims, but it damages good order and 
discipline and breaks down unit cohesion and readiness when it 
occurs in the Department of Defense (DOD) community. States 
with large military populations are acutely targeted by 
traffickers who set up their organizations just outside the 
boundaries of DOD facilities. Although the Department of 
Defense has taken steps through ongoing operations, such as 
Operation Keiki Shield in the State of Hawaii, to identify 
servicemembers seeking to participate in illegal activities, 
intervention programs focused on reducing demand for commercial 
sex to combat prostitution and sexual exploitation would 
further reduce trafficking around military installations. As 
such, the committee strongly encourages the DOD to update its 
program to combat sex trafficking to include on-base signage 
available in multiple languages for accessibility purposes 
where relevant. The committee believes the program should also 
include standardized, ongoing, data-driven training, building 
upon the existing Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) 
program, and require training numbers to be reported to the 
CTIP Program Management Office. The DOD shall brief the 
Committees on Armed services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on a plan to update its program to combat sex 
trafficking no later than January 30, 2024.

Comptroller General Review of North American Aerospace Defense 
        Aerospace Warning and Control

    The United States and Canada have operated the North 
American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to protect North 
America from airborne threats for 65 years. Over time, those 
threats have evolved from Soviet strategic bombers outside our 
airspace to terrorist threats inside that airspace. In the last 
decade, the airborne threats posed by a resurgent Russia and an 
increasingly aggressive China have further evolved in number 
and technological complexity. Whether from traditional aircraft 
or novel systems, such as the recent experience with high 
altitude surveillance balloons, the threats pose challenges to 
NORAD's ability to detect and respond effectively. The 
committee needs a better understanding of the NORAD operating 
situation.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to conduct a review of the NORAD's aerospace 
warning and control mission and procedures. The review should 
include an assessment of NORAD's procedures to:
          (1) Intercept known adversary aircraft as such 
        aircraft approach or enter United States airspace;
          (2) Intercept known adversary aircraft, if such 
        aircraft are first detected within United States 
        airspace;
          (3) Deal with simultaneous incursions into United 
        States airspace by hostile aircraft that are 
        geographically separated;
          (4) Manage command and control systems to determine 
        the capacity for dealing with multiple airspace 
        incursions of unknown or hostile aircraft;
          (5) Authorize engagements and the criteria for 
        delegating engagement authority to various levels of 
        command;
          (6) Interrogate, identify, and interact with 
        unidentified aircraft on approach to, upon entry into, 
        and within United States or Canadian airspace including 
        conventional aircraft and air vehicles with low-closure 
        rate, such as helicopters, small drones, and high-
        altitude balloons;
          (7) Deal with incursions into airspace over military 
        installations, and coordination and information 
        sharing, both in near-real time and after the fact, 
        between military installations regarding airspace 
        incursions of all types;
          (8) Transfer responsibility for aircraft of interest 
        from NORAD to other geographic combatant commands;
          (9) Other related matters the Comptroller General 
        deems appropriate.
    The committee also believes the Comptroller General should 
review and report on the history of air defense procedures and 
how they compare across NORAD regions and in restricted or 
military airspace, and the extent to which NORAD and the 
Department of Defense have assessed the effectiveness of 
NORAD's aerospace warning and control capabilities and 
operations.
    The committee further directs the Comptroller General to 
brief the congressional defense committees on the preliminary 
observations of the review not later than January 15, 2024, and 
to provide final results to the congressional defense 
committees in a mutually agreed upon format and timeframe.
    Finally, the committee notes that the Comptroller General's 
statutory right of access encompasses the information required 
for this review, including operational plans and policies, 
guidance, and other documentation. Accordingly, the committee 
expects the Secretary of Defense and the relevant Department of 
Defense components and commands to provide the Comptroller 
General full cooperation and access to the information and 
documentation related to this review, including relevant 
operational plans and policies.

Comptroller General review of special operations intelligence, 
        surveillance, and reconnaissance

    U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is in transition 
as it increases its focus on strategic competition while also 
maintaining responsibility for the counterterrorism and 
countering violent extremist organization mission set. 
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) 
capabilities are essential to USSOCOM's ability to conduct its 
missions. However, not all ISR assets are appropriate for all 
missions, and both USSOCOM and the military services intend to 
divest of ISR assets that special operations forces (SOF) have 
previously relied upon.
    The committee is concerned about how planned divestments 
will affect SOF operations and whether USSOCOM has planned to 
maintain an effective suite of ISR capabilities. Therefore, the 
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States 
to assess USSOCOM's plans for its ISR capabilities including:
          (1) The effect that divestments of USSOCOM and 
        service ISR capabilities may have in terms of cost and 
        the capabilities available for operations and the risks 
        USSOCOM may incur as a result of these divestments;
          (2) The investments USSOCOM intends to make in its 
        ISR capabilities, the alignment of those investments 
        with projected ISR requirements for SOF, and the risks 
        these investments are intended to mitigate;
          (3) A comparison of the planned divestments and 
        investments to USSOCOM and departmental strategic 
        guidance for ISR and future operating environments; and
          (4) Any other matters the Comptroller General deems 
        appropriate.
    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, not later than March 
1, 2024, and to provide final results to these committees on a 
mutually agreed upon date.

Comptroller General Review of Theater Special Operations Command 
        Sensitive Activities

    As the Department of Defense's (DOD) Theater Special 
Operations Commands (TSOCs) focus more on integrated deterrence 
and irregular warfare capabilities, sensitive activities and 
related operational preparation of the environment and 
intelligence activities will likely assume even more 
importance. The committee has previously identified concerns 
with the growth of special operations sensitive activity 
capabilities and the DOD's efforts to oversee and manage these 
capabilities, and remains concerned as DOD and U.S. Special 
Operations Command (USSOCOM) increase focus on strategic 
competition.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to assess the DOD and USSOCOM's efforts to 
develop, fund, and oversee sensitive activities capabilities. 
The assessment should review:
          (1) Sensitive activities capabilities that reside at 
        the TSOCs and how they are similar or dissimilar to 
        capabilities provided by other special operations 
        organizations, the defense intelligence enterprise, and 
        other DOD components;
          (2) The relationship between TSOC sensitive 
        activities capabilities and those described as 
        operational preparation of the environment and 
        intelligence activities;
          (3) DOD, USSOCOM, and combatant command oversight of 
        TSOC sensitive activities;
          (4) DOD obligations when supporting TSOC sensitive 
        activities and the accounts from which those 
        obligations were drawn (for example, section 127f of 
        title 10, United States Code, or other statutory 
        authorities);
          (5) TSOC future resource needs for sensitive 
        activities and the trend in terms of the number of 
        personnel authorized and assigned to support those 
        activities;
          (6) Future sensitive, or related, activity capability 
        needs for the TSOCs; and
          (7) Other matters the Comptroller General deems 
        appropriate.
    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 not later than March 1, 
2024, and to provide final results to these committees on a 
mutually agreed upon date.

Contingency planning for health care requirements of aging population 
        at Guantanamo detention facility

    The committee notes the recommendations of the Chief 
Medical Officer (CMO) of the United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, submitted in a report dated April 3, 2023, 
pursuant to the requirements of section 1036 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81), regarding the provision of medical care to individuals at 
the Guantanamo detention facility. The scope of the assessment 
included quality of care; availability of medical facilities 
and resources; detainees' medical conditions and the likely 
progress of these conditions; any gaps in the facilities or 
resources needed to address medical conditions; the plan to 
address any gaps; and the ability of the CMO to access data, 
information, and assistance, as necessary.
    In April 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross 
issued a statement following a visit to the Guantanamo 
detention facility, in which the head of delegation expressed 
concern that the detainees are ``experiencing the symptoms of 
accelerated ageing,'' and that ``their physical and mental 
health needs are growing and becoming increasingly 
challenging.'' As the population of detainees at Guantanamo 
ages, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
indicates that likely causes of early mortality among that age 
group include heart disease, lower respiratory disease, 
diabetes, liver disease, cerebrovascular disease, Alzheimer's 
disease, septicemia, and kidney failure.
    The committee is concerned that the complex medical care 
required to address the needs of an aging detainee population 
at Guantanamo will place significant demands on the facilities 
and resources at, or available to, medical health providers 
servicing the Guantanamo detention facility. The committee 
urges the Secretary of Defense to take the necessary measures 
to ensure that comprehensive planning is put in place for 
delivering timely and appropriate medical care to address the 
predictable contingencies associated with an aging population.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
April 1, 2024, on the progress of the Department of Defense in 
contingency planning for addressing the anticipated medical 
contingencies for the aging population at the Guantanamo 
detention facility.

Counter unmanned underwater vehicles strategy

    Incursions of unmanned aerial vehicles into United States 
airspace is an issue of concern. The committee believes that 
potential incursions of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) 
could pose similar problems for our security.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to 
analyze incidents of suspected or confirmed intrusions by UUVs 
on or near U.S. military installations. Based on that analysis, 
the Secretary shall identify a strategy for addressing such 
incursions, and whether the Department needs to acquire 
different or enhanced capabilities to neutralize future threats 
from UUVs. The Secretary should deliver a report on that 
strategy to the congressional defense and intelligence 
committees not later than April 1, 2024.

Defense Technology Security Administration review

    The committee is supportive of the agreement between 
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS). 
The committee notes that executing the AUKUS pillars will 
require significant and frequent technology transfer between, 
and among, the three countries. The committee also notes that 
the United Kingdom and Australia have raised concerns that the 
U.S. implementation processes for International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations (ITAR) may impede cooperation.
    Although the Department of State plays the most significant 
role in ITAR, the committee is aware that the Department of 
Defense (DOD) plays an important support role. The committee 
recognizes that the Defense Technology Security Administration 
(DTSA) is the lead DOD entity for ITAR review and compliance. 
DTSA administers the development and implementation of DOD 
technology security policies on international transfers of 
defense-related goods, services, and technologies. In light of 
the significant requirements for technology transfer likely 
under AUKUS, the committee encourages DTSA to examine its 
organization and processes and identify opportunities to 
streamline review and decision making.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Director of DTSA to 
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee by 
December 1, 2023, on its organization, management, and 
processes related to ITAR. The briefing shall include:
          (1) A description of the roles and responsibilities 
        of DTSA with respect to ITAR cases and compliance; and
          (2) Identification of any opportunities to modernize, 
        streamline, or otherwise better facilitate ITAR-related 
        processes, particularly as they pertain to the United 
        Kingdom, Australia, and AUKUS.

Department of Defense facilitation of non-programs of record

    The committee supports efforts of the Department of Defense 
(DOD) to review and improve its role in the foreign military 
sales process to better enable our allies and partners to meet 
their own national security needs. In this regard, emerging and 
evolving technologies can play an important role in delivering 
critical combat capabilities. The U.S. defense industrial base 
is capable of developing and manufacturing such technologies 
with remarkable speed and efficiency. Delivering these priority 
capabilities to our allies and partners will depend on 
enhancing the ability of the foreign military sales process to 
conclude and implement non-program of record (NPOR) cases in a 
timely manner.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy, in consultation with the Under Secretary of 
State for Arms Control and International Security, not later 
than March 1, 2024, to brief the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on DOD efforts 
to facilitate the use of the foreign military process to 
deliver NPOR defense articles and services to allies and 
partners. The briefing should include discussion of the 
following:
          (1) DOD efforts to develop a methodology to 
        facilitate the NPOR foreign military sales;
          (2) DOD efforts to develop Department-wide standards 
        and timelines for NPOR foreign military sales cases;
          (3) An assessment of the desirability and feasibility 
        of having a foreign military sales contracting 
        construct dedicated for NPOR cases;
          (4) An evaluation of whether foreign military sales 
        policy and processes for NPOR cases incorporate best 
        practices; and
          (5) Recommendations, if any, including any 
        appropriate legislative proposals, for providing 
        critical NPOR capabilities in accordance with the 
        objectives of the foreign military sales process.

EPF 13 experimentation

    The committee recognizes the importance of experimentation 
with unmanned surface vessels, and in fiscal year 2021, the 
Congress added $50.0 million to convert EPF-13 to an unmanned 
logistics prototype. Along with unmanned features, the ship has 
been delivered to the United States Navy and successfully 
tested, including a transit from Mobile, Alabama to Miami, 
Florida. However, the Navy transferred the ship to Military 
Sealift Command (MSC) and has not demonstrated a clear plan for 
using the novel capabilities provided by EPF-13.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy 
to develop and execute a certification process for MSC mariners 
to operate EPF-13 using all autonomy enhancements, as well as 
advanced manned-unmanned teaming and expeditionary advanced 
base operations, through experimentation and development of 
concepts of operations in the fleet along with other unmanned 
surface vessels.

Frigate second shipyard study

    The committee notes that the Department of the Navy will 
not be able to reach the policy goal of 355 battle force ships 
unless it expands production. The U.S. Navy's 30-year 
shipbuilding plan, dated December 9, 2020, anticipated standing 
up a second shipyard for the FFG-62 Constellation-class frigate 
in fiscal year 2023 and procuring four frigates in fiscal year 
2025. The committee further notes that the statement 
accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-103) paused plans for a second 
shipyard until the U.S. Navy proved the frigate design. With 
the first four ships of the class due to start construction 
before the close of fiscal year 2024, the committee believes 
the time is appropriate to study the requirements and schedule 
for a second shipyard.
    The committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to develop 
a plan for a second shipyard to produce the Constellation-class 
frigate. The plan shall address: (1) The stability of program 
requirements and maturity of ship design; (2) A schedule for 
ordering a mature technical data package; (3) The contracting 
strategy to include how the U.S. Navy plans to compete the 
second shipyard; (4) Funding requirements by fiscal year; and 
(5) Capacity of the shipbuilding industrial base to support two 
construction yards for frigates to include available workforce.
    The Secretary of the Navy shall provide an interim briefing 
on such a plan to the congressional defense committees not 
later than February 1, 2024.

Implementation of U.S. Special Operations Command's Comprehensive 
        Review of Special Operations Forces Culture and Ethics

    The committee believes the overwhelming majority of the 
special operations forces (SOF) community adheres to the 
highest standards of conduct and accountability. However, when 
ethical lapses occur, they tarnish the reputation of SOF, their 
contributions to our national security, and undermine trust of 
leaders. In 2020, in response to incidents of misconduct and 
unethical behavior within SOF, U.S. Special Operations Command 
(USSOCOM) assessed the culture, ethics, recruitment, and 
training of these forces. In its review, USSOCOM found that its 
cultural focus on SOF employment and mission accomplishment was 
to the detriment of leadership, discipline, and accountability. 
The review recommended 16 actions to address these issues in 
areas including: (1) Force employment; (2) Force 
accountability; (3) Leader development; (4) Force structure; 
and (5) Assessment and selection. The committee strongly 
supports ongoing efforts by USSOCOM to fully implement actions 
in response to the review. However, the committee's continued 
efforts are necessary to ensure reforms are having the intended 
effect, including institutionalizing lessons learned and 
reinforcing a culture of accountability across the SOF 
community.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to assess the status of the implementation of 
recommendations of the Comprehensive Review of Special 
Operations Forces Culture and Ethics. The assessment shall 
include: (1) The extent to which USSOCOM has implemented 
recommendations from its 2020 Comprehensive Review; (2) The 
extent to which USSOCOM has established measures to monitor 
progress in implementing recommendations from its review, to 
include gauging the effectiveness of its actions in addressing 
misconduct and ensuring transparency and accountability within 
SOF; and (3) Any other issues the Comptroller General deems 
appropriate with respect to the implementation of 
recommendations of the USSOCOM's Comprehensive Review or 
additional actions that should be taken to reinforce a culture 
of accountability across the SOF community.
    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 on the results of the 
review, not later than March 1, 2024, and issue a report to 
follow at a time agreed upon at the time of the briefing.

Link-16

    The committee recognizes the criticality of the military's 
Link-16 datalink systems to the execution of Joint Warfighting 
and observes that issues with Department of Defense (DOD) 
policies have stalled vital modernization of these systems 
since 2021. The committee also observes that the current 
inability to use Link-16 by a large number of DOD weapon 
systems degrades training and significantly increases the risk 
to service members and vital equipment from air-to-air 
collisions. The failure of the DOD to expeditiously resolve 
issues with Department processes and align Link-16 system 
management and certification practices to support agile 
software development continues to put national security and 
effective deterrence at risk, incurs additional costs to the 
Department, and drives increased risk to military personnel and 
equipment.
    The committee notes that, to meet the pace of current agile 
software development practices, the Department of Defense must 
be able to rapidly and routinely test new Link-16 developmental 
software without requiring many months of electromagnetic 
compatibility features certification overhead for each new 
developmental software change. The committee observes that 
current coordination by the DOD has resulted in several one-off 
allowances of such testing, but that a standardized process for 
routine and continual coordination does not currently exist. 
The committee further observes that, in the case of GPS 
jamming, the Department has had success with mitigating the 
potential for spectrum interference with non- military systems 
through the use of a standardized Chairman, Joint Chiefs of 
Staff Manual process that both coordinates its use, and limits 
the conditions of its use, to within military-use airspaces for 
more routine approval.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than February 1, 2024, on a plan to standardize a 
process through the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual 
directive to coordinate for routine and continual approval 
within special-use airspaces for the purposes of testing Link-
16 radio systems and associated software that have not 
completed electromagnetic compatibility features certification. 
Such process shall include, at a minimum, the Nevada Test and 
Training Range, Restricted Area 2508, Warning Area 151/470, 
Warning Area 386, and the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.

Littoral Combat Ship retirements

    The Navy plans to retire seven Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) 
vessels over the next 3 years. The committee is concerned that 
proceeding with these LCS retirements without a plan in place 
for future vessels to replace them will lead to uncertainty 
among our industry partners that support the fleet.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy 
to submit to the congressional defense committees a 10-year 
plan for ship homeporting that would reflect proposed LCS 
retirements, and how the Navy's plan will ensure stability in 
industries supporting the fleet concentration areas. That 
report should be submitted not later than April 1, 2024.

Management and implementation of the foreign military sales program

    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to conduct a study of the capacity, efficiency, and 
timelines of the Department of Defense (DOD) organizations 
responsible for managing and implementing the foreign military 
sales program. 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 July 
1, 2024. Additionally, by February 1, 2024, the committee 
directs the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives on how the 
Department is implementing, or why they do not believe they 
should implement, the recommendations that remain open in the 
Government Accountability Office report titled, ``Foreign 
Military Sales: DOD Needs to Improve Its Use of Performance 
Information to Manage the Program'' (GAO-17-703).

Mitigation of Aviation Transponder Vulnerabilities

    The Department of Defense (DOD) has confirmed in briefings 
that it has developed a number of tactics, techniques, and 
procedures (TTPs), which it calls Joint/Interagency-Ground/Air 
Transponder Operational Risk Reduction, that are intended to 
mitigate the operational security threats posed by third 
parties tracking DOD aircraft through open source data 
broadcast by Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast 
transponders. The Department has also confirmed that it has 
tested these TTPs and that they can be effective against 
tracking.
    However, the Department acknowledges that the use of these 
TTPs is not consistently applied for sensitive DOD flights, in 
part because the decision whether to use the TTPs has been 
decentralized due to a lack of an overarching DOD policy.
    The committee understands there are several software 
programs that track DOD aircraft, including aircraft DOD uses 
to transport senior government officials. The software is able 
to do this because these flights are not using the TTPs, making 
them readily tracked. Therefore, the committee expects the 
Secretary of Defense to address this situation by ensuring that 
a DOD-wide policy for preventing release of such sensitive 
information is promulgated as soon as possible.

New Starts via Transfer Authority

    Section 1001 of this Act provides the Secretary of Defense 
with the authority to transfer not more than $6.0 billion of 
funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military 
requirements, than those for which they were originally 
authorized. The committee notes that this section does not 
preclude the Department from transferring funds towards new 
start efforts, subject to proper justification, and that in the 
last three fiscal years, over 31 new start programs have been 
initiated in the year of execution with the support of the 
congressional defense committees. The committee anticipates the 
military departments utilizing this same authority in fiscal 
year 2024 and is aware of certain new start programs, such as 
the Department of the Air Force's Long Range Kill Chains 
(SPACE), Autonomous Collaborative Platforms, Counterspace 
Systems, and the Joint Strike Missile programs.

Operationalizing small and medium unmanned surface vessels

    The growing threat environment is increasing risks to 
manned ships as well as increasing operational requirements of 
ships in theater. The committee is concerned the Navy cannot 
produce enough ships in time to fill lower-end maritime 
security missions. The applied adoption and use of unmanned 
technology, as seen in the war in Ukraine, and the emergence of 
artificial intelligence advances in autonomy have demonstrated 
effective kill chain concepts that the Navy must adopt as well 
as counter.
    The committee recognizes and commends Task Force 59 (TF-59) 
and the Overlord program for their integration and 
experimentation with artificial intelligence and unmanned 
technologies and their demonstration and prototyping of 
unmanned capabilities. The committee is interested in how the 
Navy plans to incorporate lessons learned and rapidly integrate 
these efforts into the fleet. Specifically, the committee is 
interested in understanding the Navy's plan to field additional 
unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and to evolve TF-59 
demonstrations and experiments into specific requirements and 
acquisitions for rapid and scaled delivery of small USVs.
    The committee directs the Navy to develop a plan to adopt 
USVs that addresses gaps in lower-end maritime security 
missions and demonstrates how small and medium USVs, through 
manned-unmanned teaming, can improve the survivability, 
lethality, or tasking of manned platforms. The committee 
directs the Chief of Naval Operations to provide a briefing to 
the congressional defense committees, not later than December 
1, 2023, addressing: (1) The types of missions that can be 
conducted by both government and commercially available USVs; 
(2) Speeds and endurance of identified vessels; (3) Types of 
data collected, classification levels, and type of encryption; 
(4) Ability of vessels to comply with Convention on the 
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea; and 
(5) Recommendations for which manned platforms would benefit 
from USV escorts.

Reference libraries

    Library collections of reference materials represent a 
vital resource for maintaining the national security of the 
United States. These collections may contain reference 
materials from biological sources, which can vary greatly in 
both type and scale, as well as virological and toxicological 
materials. These reference collections are unique resources 
that help recruit and retain personnel who are leading experts 
in their respective fields. Reference collections are also an 
invaluable tool in the preparedness of the United States in 
defending against biological and chemical agents. Both the 
acquisition and sustainment of these collections can be 
resource intensive. The committee encourages relevant 
Department of Defense entities to continue their work in 
acquiring and sustaining reference collections.

Report on implementation of the Defense Modernization Account

    The committee recognizes the need for the Department of 
Defense (DOD) to accelerate the experimentation and transition 
of critical emerging technologies to address the pacing 
challenge of the People's Republic of China. One limiting 
factor has been the availability of funding within the year of 
execution to pursue these efforts, including new starts. The 
committee notes that the Defense Modernization Account, created 
in fiscal year 1996 and codified in section 3136 of title 10, 
United States Code, allows the DOD to use up to $1.0 billion 
per year in unobligated balances. Moreover, the Defense 
Modernization Account allows for new starts provided that 
procedures for congressional prior approval are followed in 
applicable cases.
    It is the committee's understanding that the Defense 
Modernization Account has never been utilized, despite having 
existed for well over two decades and permanently extended by 
Section 813 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263). 
The committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense to 
provide a report to the congressional defense committees 
assessing how the Defense Modernization Account could be better 
implemented, not later than March 1, 2024. The report shall 
address: (1) Identification of the legal, policy, statutory, or 
other barriers that have prevented the Department from 
utilizing the account for its stated purpose and 
recommendations for removing those barriers; (2) A process for 
identifying eligible funds that may be transferred into the 
account; (3) A process for maintaining oversight of the 
account's obligation and expenditures; and (4) Any additional 
information the Secretary of Defense finds relevant.

Report on inspection and repair of Army prepositioned stock

    The committee recognizes the critical role of Army 
prepositioned stock (APS) as part of the posture and forward 
presence of the U.S. Army. Not only does it enable the U.S. 
Army's ability to rapidly respond to crises, it serves as a 
regional commitment. The committee understands that recent 
employment of APS in support of Army operations in Europe as 
well as direct support to Ukraine has identified areas for 
improvement in the general management of APS, to include 
recommendations from the Department of Defense Inspector 
General.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army, 
not later than February 29, 2024, to provide a report to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on the APS program to include: (1) Lessons 
learned from recent operations to include specifically how the 
U.S. Army is addressing issues identified in recent Department 
of Defense Inspector General recommendations; (2) Intended 
improvements to the program to include increased inspections; 
(3) Improvements to current reporting procedures and metrics to 
ensure effective communication of the equipment's true state of 
readiness and time required to prepare for issue; (4) A summary 
of required resources needed to better store and maintain APS; 
and (5) Any other issues the Secretary deems relevant.

Report on select agents held by the Department of Defense

    The Federal Select Agent Program increases national 
security by overseeing the possession, use, and transfer of 
biological select agents and toxins, which have the potential 
to pose a severe threat to public, animal, or plant health or 
to animal or plant products. The exact form of regulations 
regarding select agents may differ due to the Department of 
Defense's (DOD) unique role in the protection of its Armed 
Forces and civilians, particularly in a time of conflict, and 
with respect to requirements, and existing DOD regulations for 
which the Department is considered its own regulating 
authority. However, the committee believes the Department 
should perform an assessment annually on each of its 
laboratory's Select Agent inventories, regardless of whether 
these organisms were the subject of active research activities 
during the past year.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense not later 
than March 31, 2024, to provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees on DOD's methodology to review its Select 
Agent Program on an annual basis.

Review by Government Accountability Office on effects of continuing 
        resolutions on the Department of Defense

    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to conduct a study on the effects of continuing 
resolutions on the Department of Defense. The study should 
examine the effects of continuing resolutions on a sample of 
military service components, programs, or activities 
predominantly funded by operation and maintenance accounts and 
a sample of new start and production delays resulting from 
continuing resolutions over numerous years.
    The committee further directs the Comptroller General to 
deliver a status briefing on the study and any preliminary 
findings to the congressional defense committees not later than 
October 30, 2023, with results to follow in a mutually agreed 
upon format and timeframe.

Review of Columbia-class schedule

    The committee notes that the Navy plans to invest 
approximately $132 billion to research, develop, and purchase 
12 Columbia-class submarines--a $3.9 billion increase compared 
to its prior estimate from 2019. The Navy plans to deliver the 
lead Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile 
submarine--the largest and most complex submarine acquisition 
in its history--faster than the delivery of the most recent 
lead submarines. The shipbuilders updated the construction 
schedule during the summer of 2020, and now seek to deliver the 
lead submarine within 78 months instead of the 84 months 
originally planned. However, the Navy now acknowledges that the 
program is at least 10 percent behind its accelerated schedule. 
The committee notes that the Government Accountability Office 
(GAO) published a report on January 24, 2023, titled 
``Columbia-class Submarine: Program Lacks Essential Schedule 
Insight amid Continuing Construction Challenges'' (GAO 23 
106292), which highlighted issues with Columbia's schedule, 
including the fact that the Navy does not receive electronic 
copies of the contractor's schedule in its native format. The 
Columbia program is a schedule driven program. Yet, the Navy 
continues to make significant investments in the Columbia-class 
without proper insight.
    The committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to obtain 
and analyze Columbia-class native electronic schedule data from 
the shipbuilders. The Secretary of the Navy shall direct the 
shipbuilder to update the Integrated Enterprise Plan, which 
should include the following components: (1) Updated analysis 
on shared cost, schedule, and technical risks associated with 
programs across the nuclear shipbuilding enterprise, including 
the Columbia-class submarines, Virginia-class submarines, and 
Ford-class ships; (2) Plans for staff, facilities, equipment, 
fixtures, and any other common resources shared between nuclear 
shipbuilding programs; and (3) Biennial updates to the plan 
from across the nuclear shipbuilding enterprise.
    The Secretary of the Navy shall provide a report on 
progress updating the Integrated Enterprise Plan to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than February 1, 
2024, to include: (1) Findings from analysis of the native 
electronic schedule; and (2) Findings from the Integrated 
Enterprise Plan update, underlying data, support, and analysis.

Review of Unfunded Priorities Lists

    The military services, combatant commands, the Missile 
Defense Agency, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau are 
required by statute to provide the congressional defense 
committees with a report that contains a list of unfunded 
priorities with several associated justifications.
    Congress has used these reports to evaluate the Department 
of Defense's (DOD) budget request and make changes. The 
committee notes that these annual lists of unfunded programs 
and activities have varied significantly over time.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to review: (1) The extent to which the 
officers specified under sections 222(a) and 222(b) of title 
10, United States Code, have policies, procedures, and criteria 
in place to develop unfunded priorities lists; (2) The extent 
to which the type, quantity, or total dollar amount of unfunded 
priorities lists have changed over the last 10 years; (3) The 
extent to which Congress has appropriated funding for the 
unfunded priorities submitted over the last 10 years; (4) The 
extent to which appropriations made for unfunded priorities in 
fiscal year 2023 affected DOD's long-term budget plan, 
requirements planning, or major defense acquisition programs; 
and (5) Any other matters deemed appropriate by the Comptroller 
General.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the 
preliminary findings of this review by April 30, 2024, with a 
final report to be submitted by a mutually agreed upon date.

United States Africa Command

    The committee notes that since the establishment of U.S. 
Africa Command (AFRICOM) in 2007, its headquarters has been 
located in Germany. In recent years, multiple reviews have been 
conducted relating to the location of AFRICOM headquarters, 
including by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Government 
Accountability Office.
    The committee notes that the continent of Africa is of 
increasing strategic importance, particularly in pursuit of the 
objectives established in the 2022 National Defense Strategy to 
counter violent extremist organizations that may threaten the 
homeland, bolster allies and partners, and prevail in strategic 
competition with the People's Republic of China and other 
nations. Furthermore, as noted in testimony by the Commander,
    U.S. AFRICOM, on March 16, 2023, ``Africa's six maritime 
chokepoints carry a third of the world's shipping. Economic 
growth on the continent has accelerated in recent decades, and 
Africa is increasingly an engine of the global economy.'' 
Additionally, the Commander's testimony addressed the growing 
presence of external nations on the African continent, 
including China, which ``seeks to establish additional military 
and space facilities in multiple African countries, notably on 
the West Coast.'' The committee believes that in light of the 
growing strategic importance of Africa, it is prudent for DOD 
to periodically assess whether the location of AFRICOM 
headquarters and its subordinate elements effectively fulfill 
U.S. strategic requirements.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
not later than December 31, 2023, that assesses: (1) The 
adequacy of the location of AFRICOM headquarters and the 
location of its subordinate elements to meet DOD requirements, 
including any benefits derived from current colocation with 
other DOD elements; (2) the advisability, feasibility, and 
estimated cost of relocating AFRICOM headquarters or its 
subordinate elements to the African continent; and (3) The 
advisability, feasibility, and estimated cost of establishing a 
forward headquarters on the African continent.

Unmanned mothership experimentation

    The committee supports experimentation with unmanned 
systems, including the development of infrastructure that would 
be required to forward deploy and operate a hybrid manned and 
unmanned fleet. The Navy has begun to study and identify 
potential requirements development for an unmanned mothership. 
The Navy has also issued a Request for Information to industry 
for an Attritable UxV Mothership that could launch robotic 
vehicles at sea. In response to congressional inquiry about 
alternative uses of the Littoral Combat Ship, the Secretary of 
the Navy suggested in a letter to the chairmen of the House 
Armed Services Committee and the House Appropriations 
Subcommittee on Defense that the Navy is considering whether 
the Littoral Combat Ship could be repurposed as a mothership 
for unmanned systems.
    The committee supports acceleration of this study to 
provide experimental evidence to inform any future requirement 
for a purpose-built mothership. In addition, the newly 
announced expansion of the Task Force 59 model to 4th Fleet 
could be a prime opportunity for conducting this 
experimentation.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium 
        pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 
        employees working overseas (sec. 1101)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), as 
most recently amended by section 1102 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263), to extend for one year the authority of heads of 
executive agencies to waive the limitation on the aggregate of 
basic and premium pay of employees who perform work supporting 
certain military or contingency operations.
One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, 
        benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty 
        in a combat zone (sec. 1102)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend for 
one year the discretionary authority of the head of a Federal 
agency to provide allowances, benefits, and gratuities 
comparable to those provided to members of the Foreign Service 
to the agency's civilian employees on official duty in a combat 
zone.
Exclusion of positions in nonappropriated fund instrumentalities from 
        limitations on dual pay (sec. 1103)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 5531 of title 5, United States Code, to exempt 
individuals employed by non appropriated fund instrumentalities 
from the limitation on receiving basic pay from more than one 
position.
Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive Service positions 
        for the Department of Defense (sec. 1104)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) to clarify that the 
limitation on senior executive service (SES) positions within 
the Department of Defense (DOD) contained in that section does 
not apply to positions funded through amounts appropriated to 
an agency other than DOD.
    According to the United State Army Corps of Engineers 
(USACE), 67 percent of USACE SES positions are performing civil 
works activities funded by the energy and water development 
appropriations acts. The committee intends to ensure USACE 
civil works employees, funded by appropriations unrelated to 
national defense, are not included in DOD SES limitations.

Removal of Washington Headquarters Services direct support from 
        personnel limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
        (sec. 1105)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 143(b) of title 10, United States Code, to modify the 
definition of ``personnel'' within the Office of the Secretary 
of Defense (OSD) contained in that subsection, and to which the 
personnel limitation contained in section 143 applies, to no 
longer include military and civilian personnel assigned to, or 
employed by, direct support activities of the OSD or the 
Washington Headquarters Services.

Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with specified 
        degrees at science and technology reinvention laboratories 
        (sec. 1106)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4091 of title 10, United States Code, to combine direct 
hire authorities for candidates with advanced degrees and 
candidates with bachelor's degrees seeking positions in the 
science and technology reinvention laboratories, and to permit 
allocations for such positions to be managed in an aggregate 
manner.

Expansion and extension of direct hire authority for certain personnel 
        of the Department of Defense (sec. 1107)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 9905 of title 5, United States Code, to include in the 
direct hire authority provided in that section certain 
positions in support of aircraft operations, public safety, law 
enforcement, first responders, and the Office of the Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense relating to oversight of 
the Ukraine conflict. In each case, use of the direct hire 
authority authorized by this section would be predicated on the 
Secretary of Defense determining the existence of a critical 
hiring need and a shortage of candidates.

Extension of direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for 
        post-secondary students and recent graduates (sec. 1108)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1106 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 117-328) by extending direct hire 
authority for the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint 
qualified recent graduates and current post-secondary students 
to competitive service positions in professional and 
administrative occupations until September 30, 2030.

Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial base 
        facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base (sec. 1109)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1125 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) to extend the expiration 
date of direct hire authority for domestic industrial base and 
major range and test facilities until the end of 2028.

Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Space Force schools 
        (sec. 1110)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 9371 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Air Force to employ civilian faculty at Space 
Delta 13, the professional military education institution of 
the United States Space Force.

Report and sunset relating to inapplicability of certification of 
        executive qualifications by qualification review boards of 
        Office of Personnel Management (sec. 1111)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1109 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) by 
extending until September 30, 2025, the authority for the 
Secretary of Defense to appoint individuals for service in the 
Senior Executive Service of the Department of Defense without 
such individuals being subject to the certification of 
executive qualifications by a qualification review board of the 
Office of Personnel Management. The provision would also 
require the Secretary to provide a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees and the Comptroller General of the 
United States, not later than December 1, 2024, on the 
Department's use of this authority and assessment of its 
utility.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General to conduct a 
study assessing the Department's report as well as the 
Department's process for the use of this authority. The 
committee further directs the Comptroller General to brief the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives on 
its preliminary findings, not later than 120 days after 
receiving the Department of Defense report, with findings 
presented thereafter in a mutually agreed upon format and time 
frame.

Extension of date of first employment for acquisition of competitive 
        status for employees of Inspectors General for overseas 
        contingency operations (sec. 1112)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 419 of title 5, United States Code, to reauthorize, 
until December 19, 2024, authority for certain persons employed 
by a lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency 
operation under that section to acquire competitive status 
under certain circumstances.

Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to spouses of 
        Department of Defense civilians (sec. 1113)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, to add spouses of 
Department of Defense civilian employees to the noncompetitive 
appointment authority under that section in the case of 
civilian employees who are transferred by the Department from 
one official station to another for permanent duty within the 
Department. The provision would also require the Department to 
submit annual reports on its use of the authority provided by 
this section to the Director, Office of Personnel Management. 
Finally, the provision would sunset the authority under this 
section on December 31, 2028.

Elimination of Government Accountability Office review requirement 
        relating to Department of Defense personnel authorities (sec. 
        1114)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 9902 of title 5, United States Code, to repeal a 
requirement for the Comptroller General of the United States to 
receive, review, and issue a report that evaluates Department 
of Defense reports related to the implementation of any 
civilian performance management and workforce incentive system.

Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program 
        (sec. 1115)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 932 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to 
make various technical amendments to the John S. McCain 
Strategic Defense Fellows Program to improve program function 
and execution.

Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve pilot project (sec. 1116)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Army to conduct a pilot program establishing a 
civilian cybersecurity reserve within the U.S. Army in order to 
provide manpower to the cyber operations forces of U.S. Cyber 
Command.

                       Items of Special Interest


Navy deployed resiliency counselors

    The committee notes that Deployment Readiness Counselors 
(DRCs) are professional licensed clinicians who are assigned to 
all aircraft carriers (CVNs) and large-deck amphibious assault 
ships (LHDs/LHAs) throughout the U.S. Navy. DRCs offer 
confidential, short-term, non-medical counseling at no cost for 
all active-duty servicemembers while they are deployed aboard 
the ship or while the ship is in homeport. The committee 
recognizes that DRCs are certified and trained in the Sexual 
Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program and provide 
immediate advocacy, support, and counseling to victims of 
sexual assault. DRCs also provide support to the homeport 
Family Advocacy Program (FAP) for cases of domestic abuse and 
intimate partner violence and child abuse.
    Further, the committee acknowledges that DRCs provide 
services when a suicide-related behavior occurs by serving as 
the Sailor Assistance and Intercept for Life (SAIL) case 
manager in coordination with the homeport Fleet and Family 
Support Center. Along with the many other duties and services 
provided by DRCs, such as the facilitation of workshops and 
training on core issues such as sexual assault prevention, 
suicide prevention, and various wellness and resiliency topics, 
the committee believes that DRCs are a ``high demand/low 
density'' asset that prove critical in the U.S. Navy's fight to 
provide required support to sailors. Therefore, the committee 
directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a briefing to the 
Senate Armed Services Committee within 90 days of enactment of 
this Act on the utilization rates of DRCs, the hiring of DRCs, 
and any challenges identified in the program. The study should 
conclude with a pathway to assigning a minimum of two DRCs to 
each CVN, LHD, and LHA.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction 
        capability (sec. 1201)
    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for improved 
integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction 
capabilities to counter seaborne threats in the Middle East. 
The provision would also direct the Secretary of Defense to 
undertake a cost feasibility study for such purposes.
Authority to provide mission training through distributed simulation 
        (sec. 1202)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
of State, to provide military personnel of a friendly foreign 
government persistent advanced networked training and exercise 
activities (referred to as ``mission training through 
distributed simulation'') and provide information technology to 
support those activities. The authority under this section 
would terminate on December 31, 2025.
Increase in small-scale construction limit and modification of 
        authority to build capacity (sec. 1203)
    The committee recommends a provision that would make a 
number of modifications to the Department of Defense 
authorities relating to building the capabilities of foreign 
security forces. The provision would modify the authority under 
section 333 of title 10, United States Code, to include 
counter-illicit trafficking operations and foreign internal 
defense operations as purposes for which security assistance 
may be provided. It would also raise the current caps on 
authorized amounts that could be used for small-scale 
construction in connection with building partner capacity 
programs. Additionally, the provision would authorize the 
disposition of equipment procured pursuant to section 333 of 
title 10, United States Code, under specified circumstances, 
and authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into an 
international agreement or arrangement with a foreign country 
to allow a foreign country to provide sole source direction for 
such assistance.
Extension of legal institutional capacity building initiative for 
        foreign defense institutions (sec. 1204)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend 
through 2028 the authority of section 1210 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) for the Secretary of Defense to carry out, consistent with 
section 332 of title 10, United States Code, a program of 
institutional legal capacity building.
Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain 
        coalition nations for support provided to United States 
        military operations (sec. 1205)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for 
support provided to U.S. military operations through December 
31, 2024.
Extension of authority for Department of Defense support for 
        stabilization activities in national security interest of the 
        United States (sec. 1206)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend 
through December 31, 2025, the authority under section 1210A of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116-92) for the Secretary of Defense to provide 
support for the stabilization activities of other Federal 
agencies.
Extension of cross servicing agreements for loan of personnel 
        protection and personnel survivability equipment in coalition 
        operations (sec. 1207)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend 
through December 31, 2029, the authority under section 1207 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) for 
the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
of State, to enter into arrangements to use acquisition and 
cross-servicing agreements to loan personnel protection and 
personnel survivability equipment to forces participating in 
coalition operations with the United States.
Limitation on availability of funds for International Security 
        Cooperation Program (sec. 1208)
    The committee recommends a provision that would limit the 
obligation of funds for the International Security Cooperation 
Program of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency to not more 
than 75 percent of the funds authorized for fiscal year 2024 
until the Secretary of Defense submits the security cooperation 
strategy required by section 1206 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81). 
That section required that the initial report on the strategy 
be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of Public Law 117-81, which was enacted on December 
27, 2021.
    The committee is also concerned that the delay in providing 
the initial report will contribute to delays in the submission 
in fiscal year 2023, and annually through 2027, of the 
subsequent reports required under section 1206(c)(2), on the 
implementation of the required security cooperation strategy. 
Such delays, while foreseeable, are unacceptable, and the 
committee urges the Secretary of Defense to take the necessary 
steps to meet these reporting requirements in a timely manner.
Modification of Department of Defense security cooperation workforce 
        development (sec. 1209)
    The committee recommends a provision that would modify 
section 384 of title 10, United States Code, to enhance the 
management and implementation of the Department of Defense 
(DOD) Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program 
provided for under that section. The provision would also 
provide authorities for the operation of the Defense Security 
Cooperation University.
    The committee notes that section 1250 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) sought to address significant deficiencies in how the DOD 
develops, tracks, and assigns its security cooperation 
workforce. Specifically, section 1250 directed the Secretary of 
Defense to undertake a deliberate effort to develop and 
implement expansively a workforce development program focused 
on the recruitment, training, certification, assignment, and 
career development of the security cooperation workforce. 
Despite a clear mandate from Congress, the committee is 
concerned that the Department's implementation of these 
requirements has been woefully insufficient and has had a 
negative impact on the development of the security cooperation 
workforce. The committee believes that additional prioritized, 
coordinated attention and efforts are needed to ensure that the 
Department is able to develop and execute security cooperation 
programs, arms transfers, and foreign military sales in an 
efficient and timely manner.
Modification of authority to provide support to certain governments for 
        border security operations (sec. 1210)
    The committee recommends a provision that expands the list 
of countries authorized to receive support to their armed 
forces for border security operations to Tajikistan, 
Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
Modification of Defense Operational Resilience International 
        Cooperation Pilot Program (sec. 1211)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1212 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236) by 
allowing the provision of sustainment and non-lethal 
assistance.
Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling (sec. 1212)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Air Force to make available such resources as 
are necessary to train pilots and ground crews of the Israeli 
Air Force on the KC-46 aircraft prior to delivery of KC-46 
aircraft to Israel. The provision would further require the 
Secretary to take certain actions with respect to the personnel 
exchange program relating to Israeli Air Force KC-46 personnel, 
provide a briefing on related matters, and rotationally deploy 
one or more U.S. Air Force KC-46 aircraft to Israel until 
either five years after the date of enactment of this Act, or 
Israel achieves full combat capability with their KC-46 
aircraft.

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

Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted 
        Syrian groups and individuals (sec. 1221)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authority, through 2024, to provide assistance to vetted Syrian 
groups under section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), as amended. The committee 
commends the ongoing efforts of the Syrian Democratic Forces to 
degrade the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
    The committee remains concerned about threats from ISIS 
detainees held in partner-run detention facilities. The 
committee views additional training and enhanced security 
measures provided to Syrian partner forces as being urgently 
important to maintaining the security of these facilities and 
keeping those ISIS detainees from returning to the battlefield. 
The committee also remains concerned about the pace of 
assistance provided for implementation of projects to construct 
detainee facilities and improve security conditions at these 
facilities. To address these concerns, the committee recommends 
the extension of the national security waiver on the costs of 
construction and repair through 2024, and has further modified 
the waiver authority to ease providing such assistance.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide 
an update to the congressional defense committees, not later 
than December 15, 2023, on the progress on assisting partners 
to improve security at these detention facilities, including 
through the use of waivers provided for construction and 
repair.
Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the 
        Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq (sec. 1222)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization for the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
The committee notes that the long stated goal of the Department 
of Defense is to transition the Office to conduct activities in 
a manner that is similar to other regional security cooperation 
offices. The committee further notes that while progress has 
been made, frustration remains regarding its delayed 
implementation.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the final 
transition plan not later than December 15, 2023.
Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 
        counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (sec. 1223)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authority to provide assistance to Iraq to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) through December 31, 2024. The 
committee supports continued assistance to the Iraqi Security 
Forces, including the Counter Terrorism Service and the forces 
under the command of the Ministry of Peshmerga, in order to 
continue operations to ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS.
    The committee remains concerned about the continued and 
increasing threat from unmanned aerial system attacks to the 
Iraqi people and territory of Iraq. These attacks also threaten 
coalition forces located in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi 
government to support the Iraqi Security Forces. To this end, 
the committee recommends the utilization of this authority to 
provide equipment and training to the Iraqi Security Forces, 
including Kurdish Regional Guard Brigades, in order to increase 
their capabilities to counter such attacks. The committee 
further recommends that upon providing this assistance, the 
Secretary notify the congressional defense committees.
    The committee also remains concerned about threats from 
ISIS detainees held in partner-run detention facilities and 
remains concerned about the delayed timeline for implementing 
projects to construct detainee facilities and improve security 
conditions at these facilities. To address these concerns, the 
committee recommends the extension of the national security 
waiver on the costs of construction and repair through 2024, 
and has further modified the waiver authority to ease providing 
such assistance.

Briefing on nuclear capability of Iran (sec. 1224)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require a 
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives, not later than 60 days after the 
enactment of this Act, on threats to global security posed by 
the nuclear weapon capability of Iran, and progress made by 
Iran in enriching uranium at levels proximate to or exceeding 
weapons grade. The provision also requires recommendations for 
actions the United States may take to ensure that Iran does not 
acquire a nuclear weapon capability.
    The committee remains deeply concerned about advances in 
Iran's nuclear program. The committee supports actions of the 
United States to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, 
dissuade Iran from advancing its nuclear program, coordinate 
with allies and partners to constrain the nuclear activities of 
Iran, and limit relevant activities of Iran applicable to 
advancing a nuclear weapons program. The Committee also 
supports actions of the United States in conjunction with 
Israel to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, 
including by recognizing and supporting the freedom of action 
of Israel.

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


Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative 
        (sec. 1231)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92) to extend the Ukraine 
Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) through December 31, 2027 
and authorize $300.0 million for fiscal year 2024. The 
provision would also strike references to overseas contingency 
operations to conform with current budgeting practices.
    The committee believes that USAI has proven effective in 
providing the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) with critical 
defensive capabilities and will remain an important avenue in 
which to support the continued development of the UAF.

Extension and modification of training for Eastern European national 
        security forces in the course of multilateral exercises (sec. 
        1232)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend 
section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92) through December 31, 2026. 
The provision would also modify the authority to include the 
Republic of Kosovo among the list of countries eligible to 
receive training.
    The committee commends Department of Defense efforts to 
support the Republic of Kosovo as it works to develop and 
enhance its national security forces, particularly efforts to 
enhance professionalization, increase interoperability, and 
bolster Kosovo's ability to respond to external and hybrid 
threats.

Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to 
        sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally 
        recognized territory of Ukraine (sec. 1233)

    The committee recommends the extension of a provision to 
prohibit funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 
fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense from being 
obligated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes 
the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over the 
internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.

Extension and modification of temporary authorizations related to 
        Ukraine and other matters (sec. 1234)

    The committee recommends a provision that would modify 
section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to 
extend certain waivers for the streamlined acquisition of 
defense stocks related to Ukraine, as well as authorize 
additional munitions eligible for multiyear procurement 
contracts. The committee encourages the Department of Defense 
to make maximum use of the authorities in this section to 
rapidly restock and expand U.S. stocks of critical munitions.

Prioritization for basing, training, and exercises in North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization member countries (sec. 1235)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense, when considering U.S. basing, training, 
and exercises, to prioritize NATO member countries that have 
achieved defense spending of not less than 2 percent of their 
gross domestic product by 2024. The provision would also allow 
the Secretary to waive this requirement if the Secretary deems 
it to be in the national security interests of the United 
States to do so and submits a certification to the 
congressional defense committees.

Study and report on lessons learned regarding information operations 
        and deterrence (sec. 1236)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to enter into a contract or other 
agreement with an eligible entity to conduct a study on lessons 
learned from information operations conducted by the United 
States, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and member countries 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during the lead-up to 
the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 
and throughout the conflict. The results of the study shall be 
submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives one year after enactment of this Act.

Report on progress of multi-year strategy and plan for Baltic security 
        cooperation (sec. 1237)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, to provide a report to the 
congressional defense committees on the execution of, and any 
updates to, the multi-year strategy for security cooperation 
with the nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania provided to 
the committee in June 2021.
    The committee notes the significant contributions the 
nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have made as members 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and as leading 
contributors to the international coalition supporting Ukraine 
in response to the Russian Federation's illegal and unprovoked 
war. As the Department of Defense assesses security cooperation 
programming in fiscal year 2024, the committee expects 
continued attention to be paid to those countries most directly 
affected by the ongoing security threats on Europe's eastern 
flank posed by Russian aggression. In addition, priority should 
be given, as appropriate, to countries in need of assistance in 
backfilling military capabilities provided to Ukraine.

Sense of the Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (sec. 
        1238)

    The committee recommends a provision that would express the 
sense of the Senate that the United States' commitment to the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is ironclad and would 
emphasize the importance of maintaining a unified response to 
the Russian Federation's unjust war in Ukraine and other shared 
security challenges.

Sense of the Senate on Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North 
        Atlantic (DIANA) in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
        (sec. 1239)

    The committee recommends a provision that would express the 
support of the Senate for the Defence Innovation Accelerator 
for the North Atlantic in the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization.

Sense of the Senate regarding the arming of Ukraine (sec. 1240)

    The committee recommends a provision that would express the 
sense of the Senate that Ukraine would derive military benefit 
from the provision of certain munitions like the dual-purpose 
improved conventional munition.

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


Indo-Pacific Campaigning Initiative (sec. 1241)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to establish and carry out an Indo-Pacific 
Campaigning Initiative.
    The committee notes that campaigning is one of the primary 
pillars of the National Defense Strategy (NDS). According to 
the NDS, campaigning is defined as ``the conduct and sequencing 
of logically-linked military activities to achieve strategy-
aligned objectives over time.'' The NDS also states ``The 
Department will conduct campaigning activities . . . against a 
clear set of objectives, to include deterring adversary 
attacks, supporting rapid crisis response with survivable 
forces, and conducting operations to reinforce internationally-
agreed-upon norms.''
    The committee believes campaigning activities by the 
Department of Defense are central to the execution of the NDS 
in the Indo-Pacific region and directly support the objectives 
of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, as reauthorized elsewhere 
in this Act. Additionally, the committee believes there are 
significant opportunities for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to 
utilize its approximately 375,000 assigned personnel for 
campaigning activities, including by increasing the frequency 
and scale of exercises, conducting freedom of navigation 
operations, and expanding the number of partnered engagements.

Training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for 
        military forces of Taiwan (sec. 1242)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State and in consultation with appropriate officials of Taiwan, 
to establish a comprehensive training, advising, and 
institutional capacity-building program for the military forces 
of Taiwan using the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 
10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory 
authorities available to the Secretary of Defense. Activities 
conducted under the program shall be consistent with the Taiwan 
Relations Act (Public Law 96-8) and the Taiwan Enhanced 
Resilience Act, subtitle A of title LV of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263).

Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative (sec. 1243)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, to seek to establish an initiative with allies and 
partners of the United States, including Australia, Japan, and 
India, to be known as the ``Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain 
Awareness Initiative.''

Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative (sec. 1244)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
Pacific Deterrence Initiative through fiscal year 2024.

Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup 
        (sec. 1245)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $15.0 
million to the Secretary of State for the Bien Hoa dioxin 
cleanup in Vietnam through fiscal year 2024.

Extension and modification of pilot program to improve cyber 
        cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia 
        (sec. 1246)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
cyber cooperation pilot program authorized by section 1256 of 
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) through 2029 and 
expand the pilot program to include foreign military partners 
in the Philippines and Malaysia.

Extension and modification of certain temporary authorizations (sec. 
        1247)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
Section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236) to 
extend such authorizations to include the Government of Taiwan.

Plan for enhanced security cooperation with Japan (sec. 1248)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, to submit a plan for enhancing security cooperation with 
Japan not later than June 1, 2024.

Plan for improvements to certain operating locations in Indo-Pacific 
        region (sec. 1249)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to conduct a classified survey to identify 
each United States operating location within the area of 
responsibility of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that may be 
used to respond militarily to aggression by the People's 
Republic of China and is considered not to be sufficiently 
capable of mitigating damage to aircraft of the United States 
Armed Forces in the event of a missile, aerial drone, or other 
form of attack by China. This provision would also require the 
Secretary to submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the results of the survey not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Strategy for improving posture of ground-based theater-range missiles 
        in Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1250)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional defense 
committees a strategy for improving the posture of ground-based 
theater-range missile capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.

Enhancing major defense partnership with India (sec. 1251)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State and the heads of any other relevant Federal departments 
or agencies, to seek to ensure that India is appropriately 
considered for security cooperation benefits consistent with 
the status of India as a major defense partner of the United 
States, including across a number of specific lines of effort.

Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan (sec. 1252)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, to seek to engage with appropriate officials of Taiwan 
for the purpose of expanding cooperation on military 
cybersecurity activities using the authorities under chapter 16 
of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory 
authorities available to the Secretary of Defense.

Designation of senior official for Department of Defense activities 
        relating to, and implementation plan for, security partnership 
        among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States 
        (sec. 1253)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to designate a senior civilian official of 
the Department of Defense (DOD) to be responsible for 
overseeing DOD activities relating to the security partnership 
among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States 
(AUKUS). The provision would also require the Secretary of 
Defense to submit an implementation plan outlining DOD efforts 
related to AUKUS to the appropriate committees of Congress.

Report and notification relating to transfer of operational control on 
        Korean Peninsula (sec. 1254)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act, to submit a report describing the conditions under 
which military forces of the Republic of Korea would be 
prepared to assume wartime operational control of the United 
States and Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command and an 
assessment of the extent to which such conditions are currently 
met. The provision would also require a notification at least 
30 days prior to the date on which wartime operational control 
of the United States and Republic of Korea Combined Forces 
Command is transferred to the Republic of Korea.

Report on range of consequences of war with the People's Republic of 
        China (sec. 1255)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Director of the Office of Net Assessment to submit to the 
congressional defense committees an unclassified report with a 
classified annex, if necessary, on the range of geopolitical 
and economic consequences of a United States-People's Republic 
of China conflict.

Study and report on command structure and force posture of United 
        States Armed Forces in Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1256)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with a 
federally funded research and development center to conduct an 
independent study for the purpose of determining the optimal 
command structure and force posture of the United States Armed 
Forces in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-
Pacific Command (INDOPACOM).
    The committee notes that, since the end of the Korean War, 
United States military forces have remained heavily 
concentrated in northeast Asia and the committee strongly 
supports efforts by the Department of Defense to expand and 
diversify our military posture in the region. Additionally, the 
committee believes the command structure of INDOPACOM has 
remained largely unchanged during the same period, despite 
significant changes in the security environment in the theater. 
Therefore, the committee believes an independent assessment of 
the current force posture and command structure in the Indo-
Pacific region could yield insights that may enable INDOPACOM 
to more effectively carry out its mission in support of the 
National Defense Strategy.

Studies on defense budget transparency of the People's Republic of 
        China and the United States (sec. 1257)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency, to complete an unclassified study 
on the defense budget of the People's Republic of China and 
direct the Secretary of Defense to subsequently complete an 
unclassified comparative study of the defense budgets of the 
People's Republic of China and the United States.

Briefing on provision of security assistance by the People's Republic 
        of China and summary of Department of Defense mitigation 
        activities (sec. 1258)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, to provide a briefing describing the provision of 
security assistance and training by the People's Republic of 
China to foreign military forces for the purpose of achieving 
the national objectives of the People's Republic of China. The 
provision would also require the Secretary of Defense, as part 
of the annual report required by section 1206(c)(2) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117-81), to provide a report on Department of Defense 
activities designed to mitigate the provision of such 
assistance by the People's Republic of China.

Semiannual briefings on bilateral agreements supporting United States 
        military posture in the Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1259)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, to provide the appropriate committees of Congress with a 
briefing on bilateral agreements supporting the United States 
military posture in the Indo-Pacific region not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 
days thereafter through fiscal year 2027.

Semiannual briefings on military of the People's Republic of China 
        (sec. 1260)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees on military developments of the People's 
Republic of China relating to Taiwan and Southeast Asia, the 
South China Sea, including upgrades and procurement of weapons, 
military activities, and other relevant matters by the 
Secretary, not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 180 
days thereafter through March 30, 2027.

Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties 
        to the Government of the People's Republic of China (sec. 1261)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act to be made 
available for providing active and direct support to any film, 
television, or other entertainment project if the Secretary of 
Defense has demonstrable evidence that the project has 
complied, or is likely to comply, with a demand from the 
Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese 
Communist Party to censor content of the project in a material 
manner to advance the national interests of the People's 
Republic of China.

Prohibition on use of funds for the Wuhan Institute of Virology (sec. 
        1262)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act from being made 
available for the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense funding to China's 
        research labs (sec. 1263)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Inspector General to 
conduct a study and submit a report to Congress, not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, regarding 
the amount of federal funds awarded to the People's Republic of 
China, or affiliated entities by DOD through grants, contracts, 
subgrants, subcontracts, or any other type of agreement or 
collaboration, during the 10-year period immediately preceding 
date of enactment.

Prohibiting Federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance Inc. (sec. 1264)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act to be made 
available for EcoHealth Alliance Inc. or any of its affiliates.

Assessment Relating to Contingency Operational Plan of United States 
        Indo-Pacific Command (sec. 1265)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of the role of 
specific critical infrastructure facilities, capabilities, and 
services for the successful mobilization, deployment, and 
sustainment of forces to support operational plans in the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command area of operations.

Assessment of absorptive capacity of military forces of Taiwan (sec. 
        1266)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, to submit a classified report on the absorptive capacity 
of the military forces of Taiwan for military capabilities 
provided and approved by the United States for delivery to 
Taiwan in the last 10 years, including the date of projected or 
achieved initial and full operational capabilities.

Analysis of risks and implications of potential sustained military 
        blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China (sec. 
        1267)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, to complete a comprehensive analysis of the risks 
and implications of a sustained military blockade of Taiwan by 
the People's Republic of China and provide a report on the 
analysis. The provision would also require the Secretary of 
Defense to seek to engage with the heads of other appropriate 
Federal departments and agencies for the purposes of evaluating 
the risks of a blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of 
China and evaluating potential responses to such a blockade.

Sense of the Senate on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-
        Pacific Region (sec. 1268)

    The committee recommends a provision that would express the 
sense of the Senate on the importance of defense alliances and 
partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.

             Subtitle E--Securing Maritime Data From China


Securing Maritime Data from China Act of 2023 (secs. 1271-1273)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the Department of Defense from contracting with any entity that 
uses certain logistics information networks affiliated with, or 
under the jurisdiction of, the People's Republic of China, as 
well as entities using logistics platforms which share data 
with such systems.

                          Subtitle F--Reports


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

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act, to provide a report to the congressional defense 
committees on the Department of Defense roles and 
responsibilities in support of the National Strategy for the 
Arctic Region.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters


Military intelligence collection and analysis partnerships (sec. 1291)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of 
National Intelligence, to accept and expend foreign partner 
funds in order for the foreign partner or partners to share 
with the Defense Intelligence Agency the expenses of joint and 
combined military intelligence collection and analysis 
activities.

Collaboration with partner countries to develop and maintain military-
        wide transformational strategies for operational energy (sec. 
        1292)

    The committee recommends a provision that would establish, 
using existing authorities, a temporary partnership program to 
assist the military forces of partner countries in developing 
and maintaining transformational strategies for operational 
energy. The committee notes that the Department of Defense 
drafted its Operational Energy Strategy with three objectives: 
(1) Increase future warfighting capability; (2) Identify and 
reduce logistics and operational risks; and (3) Enhance mission 
effectiveness of the current force. As the Department pursues 
greater interoperability and cooperation with allies and 
partners in line with the concept of integrated deterrence, the 
committee believes that operational energy vulnerabilities 
present risk to the joint mission. There are challenges to 
addressing these opportunities, which can take years to do 
effectively, but also potential mutual rewards for both United 
States and partner forces to pursuing operational energy 
alternatives that reduce energy demand, decrease logistics 
burdens, and enable operations in contested logistics 
environments. Recognizing this, the committee intends for the 
Department to establish a partnership program that can support 
focused work with select partner nations towards mutually 
identified operational energy objectives over the course of 
several years. The committee notes this partnership would be 
particularly advantageous to partner nations in the Indo-
Pacific region, particularly island nations.

Modification of support of special operations for irregular warfare 
        (sec. 1293)

    The committee recommends a provision that would codify 
section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as amended, as section 
127d of title 10, United States Code, and make other clarifying 
changes.

Modification of authority for expenditure of funds for clandestine 
        activities that support operational preparation of the 
        environment (sec. 1294)

    The committee recommends a provision that would modify 
section 127f of title 10, United States Code, by requiring the 
Secretary of Defense to establish procedures governing the use 
of the authority, requiring a notification at least 15 days 
prior to exercising the authority to initiate a new operational 
preparation of the environment activity, defining operational 
preparation of the environment, and making other clarifying 
changes.

Modification of initiative to support protection of national security 
        academic researchers from undue influence and other security 
        threats (sec. 1295)

    The committee recommends a provision that would modify an 
existing initiative to support the protection of academic 
institutions and researchers from undue influence and other 
security threats.

Modification of authority for certain payments to redress injury and 
        loss (sec. 1296)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1213(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) by modifying the reporting 
requirements regarding the denial or refusal of certain 
payments to redress injury and loss.

Modification of authority for cooperation on directed energy 
        capabilities (sec. 1297)

    The committee recommends a provision that would modify an 
existing authority to co-develop directed energy missile 
defense technologies with the Government of Israel, authorize 
an additional $25.0 million for such activities, and specify 
offsetting reductions.

Modification of Arctic Security Initiative (sec. 1298)

    The committee recommends a provision that would establish 
an Arctic Security Initiative.

Termination of authorization of non-conventional assisted recovery 
        capabilities (sec. 1299)

    The committee recommends a provision that would terminate 
section 943 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) relating to non-
conventional assisted recovery capabilities on December 31, 
2023. The committee notes that non-conventional assisted 
recovery activities are authorized under section 127f of title 
10, United States Code, and expects all such currently 
authorized activities to continue without interruption under 
that authority.

Extension of prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-United States 
        aircraft that engage in hostilities in the ongoing civil war in 
        Yemen (sec. 1299A)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
prohibition on providing in-flight refueling in support of the 
Saudi-led coalition's offensive operations against the Houthis 
in Yemen.

Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation (sec. 1299B)

    The committee recommends a provision to extend the 
authority of the Department of Defense to continue cooperation 
with Israel through fiscal year 2026 on research, development, 
and testing to improve anti-tunneling technologies.

Prohibition on delegation of authority to designate foreign partner 
        forces as eligible for the provision of collective self-defense 
        support by United States Armed Forces (sec. 1299C)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the Secretary of Defense from delegating the authority to 
designate foreign partner forces as eligible for the provision 
of collective self-defense support by the United States Armed 
Forces.

Participation by military departments in interoperability programs with 
        military forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the 
        United Kingdom (sec. 1299D)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1274 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) to provide authority for 
the military departments to enter into agreements with the 
Armed Forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United 
Kingdom to participate in interoperability programs.

Cooperation with allies and partners in Middle East on development of 
        integrated regional cybersecurity architecture (sec. 1299E)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to undertake a strategy for improved 
regional cybersecurity cooperation between the United States 
and Middle Eastern allies and partners. The provision would 
also require an assessment regarding the feasibility of 
establishing a regional cyber center to increase such 
coordination.

Foreign Advance Acquisition Account (sec. 1299F)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to establish, within the Special 
Defense Acquisition Fund, an account to be known as the Foreign 
Advance Acquisition Account. The provision would also authorize 
the Secretary to accept contributions of amounts to the account 
from certain covered foreign countries for the purpose of 
accelerating the production of U.S.-produced end items in 
reasonable anticipation of the sale of such items through the 
foreign military sales or direct commercial sales process. The 
covered countries would consist of the participants in the 
Australia, United Kingdom, and United States security 
partnership, members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 
and other countries as designated by the Secretary of Defense. 
The authority provided under this section would terminate on 
January 1, 2028.

Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office 
        of the Secretary of Defense (sec. 1299G)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the obligation or expenditure of more than 75 percent of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for travel 
expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense until the 
Secretary of Defense submits the plan required by section 
1332(g)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) relating to strategic competition 
in the areas of U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Africa Command, 
the implementation plan required by section 1087 of the James 
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 (Public Law 117-263) relating to the requirement of such 
section to establish a joint force headquarters in the area of 
operations of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) to serve as 
an operational command, and the strategy and posture review 
required by section 1631(g) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) 
relating to operations in the information environment.
    The committee is concerned that, to date, the Department of 
Defense (DOD) has not taken appropriate action to fulfill the 
requirement of section 1087 of Public Law 117-263 to establish 
an operational joint force headquarters in the area of 
operations of INDOPACOM to, among other things, integrate Joint 
All-Domain Command and Control effects chains and mission 
command and control, as well as the integration of the 
capabilities of Assault Breaker II (ABII), developed by the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and related 
developmental efforts as they transition to operational 
deployment.
    The committee notes that Joint Task Force-Micronesia, as 
recently established by the Commander, U.S. INDOPACOM, is 
principally focused on accomplishing other supporting missions 
and does not satisfy the requirement for an operational joint 
force headquarters. Furthermore, Joint Task Force-Micronesia is 
not slated to control the Joint Fires Network (JFN), an initial 
instantiation of joint all-domain effects chains and joint 
command and control, and lacks the manpower and expertise to 
integrate JFN, ABII, and the military services target execution 
networks. The committee notes that the DOD has allotted an 
initial number of billets to support the JFN and coordinate 
joint command and control activities with the component 
commands, the military services, and the Chief Data and 
Artificial Intelligence Office.
    The committee continues to believe that the scope, scale, 
and complexity of the operational command and control 
challenges facing INDOPACOM necessitates a standing Joint Force 
Headquarters led by a senior commander with a mix of personnel 
tasked only with duties relating to command and control.

Plans related to rapid transfer of certain missiles and defense 
        capabilities (sec. 1299H)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and 
Acquisition to develop a plan for providing Navy Harpoon block 
IC missiles and other enhanced coastal defense capabilities to 
allies and security partners, and to provide the congressional 
defense committees a report on such plans not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    The committee also directs the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment to deliver a briefing to the 
Senate Committee on Armed Services, not later than October 1, 
2023, on plans to ensure the availability of coastal defense 
cruise missiles for high-priority partners and allies. This 
briefing should include potential plans for U.S. investment 
into cruise missile production lines to enable more rapid 
completion of existing Foreign Military Sales cases. This 
briefing should also include an assessment of existing missiles 
in the inventories of partners and allies that could be altered 
and mated with existing or new-production launchers to achieve 
rapid initial operating capability.

Ensuring peace through strength in Israel (sec. 1299I)

    The committee recommends a provision to extend the war 
reserves stockpile authority and the rules governing the 
transfer of precision guided munitions to Israel above the 
annual restriction until January 1, 2028. The provision would 
further update and consolidate reporting requirements regarding 
the quantity of munitions that Israel would require to protect 
its homeland and counter a variety of scenarios of armed 
confrontations. The provision also requires a report from the 
Secretary of Defense regarding the capability for restocking 
and prepositioning weapons in support of Israel, and any 
actions taken with that regard.

Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense acquisition 
        workforce (sec. 1299J)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, consistent with the requirements of 
section 384 of title 10, United States Code, and provisions 
relating to the security cooperation workforce contained 
elsewhere in this Act, to carry out certain activities 
regarding the security cooperation workforce and defense 
acquisition workforce to improve the implementation of the 
foreign military sales process.

Modification of foreign military sales processing (sec. 1299K)

    The committee recommends a provision that would establish 
certain requirements relating to foreign military sales 
processing, including requiring the Secretary of Defense to 
seek to ensure that specific response times are met as part of 
that process. The provision would also allow the Secretary to 
prioritize Foreign Military Sales within the Defense Priorities 
Allocation System.

                       Items of Special Interest


Assessment of execution and delivery rates under Section 333 program to 
        build capacity of foreign security forces

    The committee recognizes that security cooperation is a 
critical component of the National Defense Strategy, which 
serves as a force multiplier by building capabilities of 
friendly foreign forces. The Department of Defense (DOD) 
program under the authority of section 333 of title 10, United 
States Code (the ``Section 333'' program), has been central to 
these capacity building efforts and helps to ensure that the 
United States is the partner of choice for allies and partners 
in developing critical defense and security capabilities.
    The committee is concerned, however, that some cases under 
the 333 program, executed through the Defense Security 
Cooperation Agency (DSCA), have experienced significant 
execution and delivery delays, which has resulted at times in a 
failure to build the capacity of partner forces. Therefore, the 
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct an 
assessment of delays in execution or delivery under the Section 
333 program and to provide a briefing to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
not later than December 31, 2023, on the findings of that 
assessment. The briefing should include: (1) A description of 
the number and percentage of Section 333 deliveries that were 
delayed or were not executed over the last 4 years; (2) A 
discussion of the causes of or other factors, both direct and 
indirect, contributing to the delays in execution or delivery; 
(3) A description of any steps that DSCA has taken or is 
considering taking to mitigate these delays; and (4) Any 
recommendations of the Department for policy, guidance, or 
legislative modifications to improve execution and delivery 
rates under the Section 333 program.

Briefing on military deception and attritable decoys in the Indo-
        Pacific

    The committee believes that military deception activities, 
including the use of attritable decoys, provide cost-effective 
options for complicating adversary decision making. The 
committee believes that the Department of Defense should do 
more to develop, acquire, and deploy attritable decoys and 
integrate their use into its operational deception plans in 
support of requirements in the Indo-Pacific region. Therefore, 
the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not later than 
November 1, 2024, to provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees on the following:
          (1) Requirements for attritable decoys;
          (2) Plans for the use of decoys and deception in the 
        Indo-Pacific region to:
                  (a) confuse and distract enemy forces;
                  (b) overwhelm enemy detection and command and 
                control capabilities;
                  (c) attrit enemy offensive and defensive fire 
                and interceptors;
                  (d) cause enemy forces to expend munitions 
                and expose offensive strike platforms attacking 
                decoy targets;
                  (e) cause enemy defenses to reveal themselves 
                and bolster United States suppression of enemy 
                air defense missions; and
                  (f) deceive enemy forces and draw fire away 
                from other United States and allied assets; and
          (3) Plans to develop, procure, test, and field such 
        capabilities in support of the requirements of United 
        States Indo-Pacific Command over the future years 
        defense program.

End-use monitoring in Ukraine

    The committee recognizes the critical importance of 
conducting end-use monitoring (EUM) for U.S. defense articles 
or services transferred from the United States to Ukraine as 
part of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. The Defense 
Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) manages the Golden Sentry 
EUM program which is designed to verify that defense articles 
or services transferred by the United States Government to 
foreign recipients are being used in accordance with the terms 
and conditions of the transfer agreement or other applicable 
agreements. The committee commends DSCA for modifying its 
approach to EUM for Ukraine to account for the challenges 
associated with conducting EUM in a warzone, including the 
small number of U.S. military personnel assigned to the U.S. 
Embassy in Kyiv and the limited mobility for U.S. personnel 
throughout the country. The committee is interested to learn 
more about the EUM approach in Ukraine and whether it may have 
broader applicability for other EUM efforts in the future. The 
committee is also interested in learning more about the 
involvement of foreign recipient personnel in the EUM process, 
including through the potential use of secure mobile 
technology.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Director of DSCA to 
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee by 
December 1, 2023. The briefing shall include the following:
          (1) An update on EUM efforts in Ukraine;
          (2) Whether lessons learned from the EUM program in 
        Ukraine have broader applicability for Golden Sentry or 
        other DSCA EUM programs; and
          (3) The feasibility and merits of incorporating 
        secure mobile technology for the purposes of EUM, 
        including secure mobile applications.

Enhancing defense-related cybersecurity cooperation with the Republic 
        of Kosovo

    The committee supports expanding cybersecurity cooperation 
with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo as an important 
component of the U.S.-Kosovo bilateral security cooperation 
relationship. The committee believes that the Department of 
Defense (DOD) should identify areas to further existing 
cybersecurity cooperation and also new opportunities to 
strengthen the bilateral partnership.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not later 
than December 31, 2023, to deliver a briefing to the Senate 
Armed Services Committee on defense-related cybersecurity 
cooperation with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo. 
The briefing shall include a description of current bilateral 
cybersecurity activities conducted between DOD and the Kosovo 
Armed Forces and opportunities to strengthen cybersecurity 
cooperation efforts particularly in the areas of training, 
exercises, and capacity building activities.

Enhancing interoperability with and capacity of allies and partners for 
        electromagnetic spectrum operations

    The committee notes that the 2022 National Defense Strategy 
emphasizes the foundational role of close collaboration with 
allies and partners for our collective ability to compete with 
near-peer rivals Russia and China. An important enabler of that 
collaboration is the ability of the Department of Defense (DOD) 
to be interoperable with partner forces' electromagnetic 
spectrum (EMS) capabilities.
    The 2020 Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy 
establishes that one of the DOD's strategic goals is to secure 
enduring partnerships for EMS advantage, with the objective of 
enhancing the Department's access, interoperability, and 
capacity with Allies and Partners. As that Strategy states, 
``DOD must ensure EMS enterprise development efforts are 
interoperable and aligned with our allies and partners and 
should remove barriers limiting collaboration.''
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
not later than March 31, 2024, on DOD efforts to build 
interoperability and capacity with allies and partners. The 
briefing should address: (1) ongoing efforts to enhance EMS 
access, promote data sharing with key allies and partners, and 
build interoperable architectures that support coalition EMS 
capabilities; (2) efforts to work with allies and partners as 
they adopt and build their capabilities and resilience for EMS 
operations; (3) challenges for enhancing these efforts, 
including barriers that limit collaboration; and (4) 
recommendations, if any, for strengthening collaboration and 
interoperability with foreign forces on EMS capabilities and 
operations.

Indo-Pacific Training Programs

    The committees notes the importance of robust military-to-
military training programs for building relationships in 
support of the 2022 National Defense Strategy. Therefore, not 
later than December 1, 2023, the committee directs the 
Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to provide a briefing to 
the congressional defense committees outlining the military-to-
military training authorities utilized by the command and 
identifying any additional authorities that may be necessary to 
more effectively engage with foreign partners.

Integration of Morocco in CENTCOM-led exercises

    The committee recognizes the importance of meeting 
transnational threats that cross geographic boundaries. The 
committee notes that Morocco is a key U.S. ally in Africa and 
hosts African Lion, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual 
combined joint exercise. The adoption of the Abraham Accords, 
which normalized diplomatic relations and increased cooperation 
between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and 
Morocco has been beneficial to regional stability and security. 
The committee notes that the Accords have also created a 
foundation for increased cooperation in responding to shared 
threats, including those posed by Iran and Iranian-linked 
groups. The committee urges the Department of Defense to work 
with Morocco to identify opportunities for Moroccan military 
forces to participate in efforts that seek to bring together 
Abraham Accords signatory countries and the United States in 
military exercises, including exercises organized by U.S. 
Central Command. Further, the committee expects the Department 
to work to alleviate administrative barriers that may hinder 
Morocco's participation in such activities.

JTF Micronesia reporting requirement

    The committee notes the significant increase in the 
complexity of infrastructure work related to improved U.S. 
military posture west of the International Date Line in the 
Indo-Pacific Command theater. This increase in complexity is 
most evident on Guam. The committee has repeatedly identified 
as a significant concern the timely execution of currently 
planned expansions in U.S. military capabilities located on 
Guam, including the Guam Defense System.
    Outside of Guam and the Marianas Cluster, the Commander, 
Joint Region Marianas must also coordinate closely with a range 
of partners and allies on complex and multi-phase projects, 
including exercise-related construction, minor military 
construction, advanced planning, planning and design, and 
military construction activities. These efforts can require 
significant coordination, including on issues related to access 
and resourcing. Coordination with allies and partners is 
further complicated by a lack of formalized agreements with 
many partners, and procurement and construction difficulties 
posed by many locations in the western Pacific.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Commander, U.S. Indo-
Pacific Command, to provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees at the same time as the submission of the 
President's budget request for fiscal year 2025 regarding 
progress made in establishing the Joint Task Force-Micronesia 
and any remaining obstacles to coordinating infrastructure work 
in the western Pacific.
    The committee further notes that the establishment of the 
Joint Task Force-Micronesia, as envisioned, does not satisfy 
the requirements of Section 1087 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263).

Land forces in the Indo-Pacific region

    The committee recognizes the importance of land forces in 
preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The committee 
notes that, in particular, land forces have a central role to 
play in campaigning activities, as defined in the National 
Defense Strategy as, ``the conduct and sequencing of logically-
linked military activities to achieve strategy-aligned 
objectives over time,'' in the Indo-Pacific region. The 
committee further notes that most of the chiefs of defense of 
foreign military forces in the Indo-Pacific region come from 
the land components of their respective militaries, providing a 
basis for increased military-to-military partnerships. Lastly, 
the committee strongly supports efforts to reshape and 
modernize the land forces for continued relevance in the Indo-
Pacific region, including emphasis on capabilities development 
such as long range fires, air and missile defense, and deep 
sensing, and through organizations such as the Army's Multi-
Domain Task Forces and Security Force Assistance Brigades and 
the Marine Corps Marine Littoral Regiments.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide a briefing 
to the congressional defense committees, not later than 
November 1, 2023, on the role of land forces in implementing 
the National Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific region. The 
required briefing shall address, at a minimum, the role of the 
United States Army and Marine Corps under the Joint Concept for 
Competing and Joint Warfighting Concept as they apply to 
addressing security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

Lessons learned from Russia and Iran military collaboration

    The committee is concerned about the growing military 
collaboration between Iran and the Russian Federation. Of note 
is Iran's provision of hundreds of armed drones to Russia, 
which has used them against a range of civilian targets in 
Ukraine. The committee is further concerned that the tactics 
and procedures adopted in Ukraine could be utilized in attacks 
by Iran and Iranian-linked groups against the United States and 
its allies and partners in the Middle East.
    The committee directs that the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy 
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, not 
later than December 15, 2023, assessing the benefits that Iran 
may be garnering by assisting Russia in waging war on Ukraine. 
The benefits may include battlefield tactics, techniques, and 
procedures that Iran may be learning, with a particular focus 
on relevant assessments that can be shared with allies and 
partners in the Middle East in order to better deter and 
counter air threats from Iran and Iranian-linked groups.

National Guard State Partnership Program in the Indo-Pacific

    The committee strongly supports the National Guard State 
Partnership Program (SPP) as a means to strengthen U.S. 
alliances and partnerships with foreign counterparts in the 
Indo-Pacific region. The committee notes that the SPP currently 
maintains relationships with 16 foreign partners in the Indo-
Pacific region. The committee supports efforts to leverage 
existing capacity in the National Guard to deepen cooperation 
with existing allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific and to 
expand efforts to include additional foreign partners, as 
appropriate.
    Therefore, not later than November 1, 2023, the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Strategies, Plans, and Capabilities, 
in coordination with the Commander, United States Indo-Pacific 
Command, the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense committees summarizing 
ongoing SPP activities in the Indo-Pacific and identifying 
opportunities to expand such efforts to include new foreign 
partners, including an identification of any additional 
resources or authorities necessary to support such activities.

Oversight of U.S.-provided equipment

    The committee recognizes that the Department of Defense has 
not yet fully implemented the recommendations of the 
Comptroller General of the United States contained in the 
report of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), titled 
``Northern Triangle: DOD and State Need Improved Policies to 
Address Equipment Misuse'' (GAO 23 105856). The committee 
directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not later than March 31, 2024, on how the 
Department is implementing, or the Department's reasons for not 
implementing, the open recommendations from that GAO report.

Public shipyard support for AUKUS

    The committee strongly supports the trilateral security 
agreement between the United States, Australia, and the United 
Kingdom, known as AUKUS, which presents a unique opportunity to 
significantly increase security cooperation and enhance 
collective security with two of our closest allies. Central to 
the agreement is the initiative to enable Australia to acquire 
nuclear-powered submarines. The committee notes the importance 
of ensuring appropriate attention is given to the Australian 
submarine industrial base, particularly Australian shipyards, 
to ensure that it is prepared to meet the demands of 
maintaining these advanced systems. As such, the committee 
directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy 
to provide a report, no later than January 30, 2024, on the 
Department's efforts and plans to leverage the expertise of the 
United States public shipyards, including lessons learned as 
part of the ongoing Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan, 
to support Australian shipyard improvements and worker 
training.

Ridge Runner irregular warfare activity

    The committee recognizes the importance of training with 
partner nations to develop interoperability of irregular and 
unconventional warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures in 
the face of growing threats from nation states, private 
military corporations, and violent extremist organizations. The 
committee notes that the Ridge Runner irregular warfare 
activity works with theater special operations commands, 
including Special Operations Command Europe, and the State 
Partnership Program States affiliated with nations in Europe to 
meet regional collective defense objectives. The committee 
believes that continuation of the program for the next fiscal 
year will support crucial efforts to instruct our partners in 
irregular warfare tactics in the United States, improve 
interoperability, and build on existing partnerships like those 
in the State Partnership Program through the execution of 
additional training exercises in 2024.

Sharing of unclassified commercial satellite imagery intelligence and 
        data with India

    The committee believes there are significant opportunities 
for the Department of Defense to more effectively leverage 
available commercial satellite imagery and data in support of 
U.S. national security objectives and those of our allies and 
partners. For example, the committee believes such imagery and 
data could be leveraged to assist the Government of India by 
illuminating the movements and positioning of the People's 
Republic of China's People's Liberation Army personnel, assets, 
and equities along the Chinese and Indian Line of Actual 
Control.
    Therefore, not later than November 1, 2023, the committee 
directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees on the feasibility and 
advisability of enhancing the sharing of unclassified 
commercial satellite imagery and data with the Government of 
India. The briefing shall include recommendations, if any, for 
establishing mechanisms and processes for routinely sharing 
such imagery and data with the Government of India.

Special Defense Acquisition Fund

    The Committee notes that a primary purpose of the Special 
Defense Acquisition Fund (SDAF), consistent with its statutory 
authority, is to keep on order defense articles and defense 
services commonly used by the military departments in 
anticipation of the transfer of similar defense articles and 
defense services to foreign countries and international 
organizations. To better meet the requirements of allies and 
partners, the committee urges the Department of Defense to 
assess the advisability and feasibility of using the fund to 
make investment decisions for the SDAF independent of the 
requirements of the United States Armed Forces.

Support for Afghan Allies

    The committee remains deeply concerned about the safety of 
those Afghans who remain in Afghanistan under Taliban rule who 
worked alongside the United States and coalition partners for 
20 years in Afghanistan. The committee also remains greatly 
concerned about at-risk Afghans who fled Afghanistan to third 
countries.
    The committee notes its strong support for an extension of 
the Special Immigrant Visa program for Afghans, and urges the 
Department of Defense to continue assisting in efforts to 
ensure the safety of these partners and, where possible, to 
assist their repatriation to the United States. The committee 
supports a comprehensive approach to continue to facilitate the 
relocation and resettlement of at-risk Afghans, including those 
that remain in Afghanistan under threat from the Taliban, and 
those currently residing in third countries.

Ukraine longer-range missile assessment

    The committee notes that Ukrainian officials have stated a 
need for a larger stockpile of longer-range missiles, such as 
the United States Army Tactical Missile System, the Ground 
Launched Small Diameter Bomb, and the British Storm Shadow 
Missile. Having additional longer-range strike capabilities 
would enable the Ukrainian military to strike an increased 
number of targets within the territory of Ukraine that is 
currently occupied by the Russian Federation, including 
critical military logistics and supply nodes. The committee 
further notes that Ukrainian officials have also raised the 
prospect of employing submunitions, such as those found in the 
Mk 20 Rockeye II, for use on unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukraine 
has been employing munitions at a high rate throughout the 
conflict and maintaining a sufficient stockpile is critical to 
their continued success on the battlefield. The committee urges 
the Department of Defense to assess the viability and 
advisability of providing such munitions to Ukraine.

Will to fight update

    The committee appreciates that the Department of Defense 
(DOD) has sought to rapidly improve, innovate, and evolve, 
including studying and learning lessons from past and current 
regional and global conflicts. Furthermore, the committee 
commends the DOD's ability to provide assessments of the will 
to fight of foreign combat forces that receive U.S. security 
assistance, including the qualitative characteristics that 
inform a combatant force's will to fight. The committee notes 
that in response to section 6521 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263), the DOD created a practical methodology to 
conduct comprehensive assessments on foreign combatant forces 
that can continue to be employed across the rapidly evolving 
global security climate. Additionally, the committee recognizes 
the expansive application the DOD has taken regarding the will 
to fight, not only from an intelligence assessment perspective, 
but also through the lens of policy and military operations.
    Accordingly, the committee believes the DOD must continue 
developing its understanding of foreign combatants' will to 
fight to best inform national security resourcing and decision 
making. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense to provide an updated briefing to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate, not later than March 1, 2024, 
regarding the will to fight of foreign combat forces that 
receive U.S. security assistance.

                TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

Cooperative Threat Reduction funds (sec. 1301)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
$351.0 million for the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) 
program, define the funds as authorized to be appropriated in 
section 301 of this Act, and authorize CTR funds to be 
available for obligation for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026.

                    TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

Working capital funds (sec. 1401)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for the defense working capital funds at the 
levels identified in section 4501 of division D of this Act.
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense (sec. 1402)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, 
Defense, at the levels identified in section 4501 of division D 
of this Act.
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide (sec. 1403)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 
Activities, Defense-wide, at the levels identified in section 
4501 of division D of this Act.
Defense Inspector General (sec. 1404)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense at the levels identified in section 4501 
of division D of this Act.
Defense Health Program (sec. 1405)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for the Defense Health Program activities at the 
levels identified in section 4501 of division D of this Act.

                 Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

Recovery of rare earth elements and other strategic and critical 
        materials through end-of-life equipment recycling (sec. 1411)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to establish policies and procedures to 
identify end-of-life (EOL) equipment of the Department of 
Defense that contains rare earth elements and other strategic 
and critical materials. The provision would also require the 
identification, establishment, and implementation of policies 
and procedures to recover such materials from EOL equipment for 
reuse by the Department.
    The committee recognizes the importance of critical and 
strategic material production and supply to U.S. national 
security interests, as well as the risks of relying on non-
allied foreign nations for these materials. There have been 
significant advances in biological methods to extract and 
process rare earth elements and critical materials from EOL 
equipment. The committee encourages the Department to pursue 
partnerships and invest in research focused on the development 
of scalable and economically viable methodologies to optimize 
the extraction and processing of rare earth elements and 
critical minerals.
Improvements to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (sec. 
        1412)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
sections of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling 
Act (50 U.S.C. 98a) to provide additional flexibilities and 
authorities.
Authority to dispose of materials from the National Defense Stockpile 
        (sec. 1413)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the National Defense Stockpile to dispose of certain materials 
that have been determined to be excess to Stockpile 
requirements.
Beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund 
        for audit purposes (sec. 1414)
    The committee recommends a provision that would clarify the 
beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile 
Transaction Fund for the purposes of conducting an audit of 
such a fund.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-
        Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
        Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois 
        (sec. 1421)
    The committee recommends a provision that would modify 
section 1421(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236) to 
authorize the transfer of $172.0 million from the Defense 
Health Program to 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), for 
the operation of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health 
Care Center.
Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec. 
        1422)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
an appropriation of $77.0 million from the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home Trust Fund for fiscal year 2024 for the 
operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Modification of leasing authority of Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec. 
        1423)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1511(i) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 
(24 U.S.C. 411(i)) to authorize the Chief Operating Officer to 
enter into agreements with potential lessees to provide for a 
period of exclusivity, access, and study in exchange for 
payment to the Armed Forces Retirement Home trust fund.

                       Items of Special Interest

Domestic manufacturing of strategic and critical materials
    The committee recognizes the importance of having domestic 
and allied production, processing, and refining of strategic 
and critical materials necessary for defense requirements. Many 
of these materials, to include niobium, tantalum, and scandium, 
predominantly come from non-allied foreign countries. The 
committee supports ongoing efforts by the Department of Defense 
to utilize authorities at their disposal, such as the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (Public Law 81-774) and the Industrial 
Base Analysis and Sustainment program, to create domestic 
capabilities for these strategic and critical materials. The 
committee encourages the Department to continue its ongoing 
efforts and to review the need for domestic production of 
niobium, tantalum, and scandium, and act on those requirements 
with existing authorities.
Domestic production of titanium sponge
    The committee is concerned by the ongoing reliance of the 
U.S. industrial base on non-allied sources of supply for 
critical materials, notably titanium sponge. With no domestic 
sources currently producing titanium sponge, the United States 
is completely reliant on imports for a material that is 
essential to many critical defense platforms. This dependence 
on non-allied sources has become even more precarious given the 
conflict in Ukraine, which has put increased demand on U.S. 
producers and introduced pricing and supply shocks to the 
titanium sponge market. Currently, the U.S. titanium industry 
sources almost all sponge from a single country, calling into 
question the security of supply. Sources of titanium sponge 
from allies may not have sufficient capacity or quality to meet 
defense and aerospace requirements. Absent a domestic source of 
titanium sponge, the United States will lack the surge capacity 
required to support defense and critical infrastructure needs 
in an extended national emergency.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Department of 
Defense to consider the use of existing authorities to make 
advanced purchase commitments of titanium sponge from a 
domestic source for inclusion in the National Defense 
Stockpile, and assess whether authorities for industrial base 
support, including the Defense Production Act of 1950 (Public 
Law 81-774) or the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment 
program, are applicable to titanium sponge production.
Graphite mining and processing capabilities
    The committee notes that graphite is a critical material 
needed for military systems and strategic infrastructure, 
including handheld systems, advanced semiconductors, battery 
materials, electric grids, and protective armor, among others. 
The United States currently does not produce any natural 
graphite domestically, depending on the People's Republic of 
China for graphite processing activity, and is fully reliant on 
imports to satisfy domestic consumption. Chinese firms account 
for the vast majority of global natural graphite output and 
graphite processing methods and equipment, creating supply 
chain risks. Existing domestic resources of natural graphite, 
including those that were previously used to support defense 
programs, could offer the quickest and most cost-effective 
route to closing the supply chain gap.
    The committee supports the Department of Defense's ongoing 
efforts to improve its graphite supply chain and recommends the 
Defense Logistics Agency prioritize a demonstration of the 
ability to domestically process graphite for the Department in 
a manner that can be replicated to quickly expand domestic 
processing, and that does not rely on Chinese methods or 
require processing equipment from China.
Department of Defense role related to countering trafficking in 
        fentanyl and other narcotics
    The committee is deeply concerned about the ongoing 
fentanyl and other narcotics crisis in the United States, which 
the intelligence community has determined is responsible for 
over 100,000 overdose fatalities per year, the majority of 
which can be traced to the growth in fentanyl. The intelligence 
community also assesses that Mexican transnational criminal 
organizations dominate the U.S. market for illicit drugs, 
including fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine 
shipped from South America.
    The committee supports the Department of Defense activities 
to counter the threat from trafficking in narcotics by 
transnational criminal organizations as part of a comprehensive 
interagency and intergovernmental approach. The committee notes 
that the Department has multiple authorities for supporting the 
counter-narcotics efforts of partner nations, including:
          (1) Under section 124 of title 10, United States 
        Code, as the lead agency of the Federal Government for 
        the detection and monitoring of aerial and maritime 
        transfer of illegal drugs into the United States;
          (2) Under section 284(c) of title 10, United States 
        Code, to provide support for foreign law enforcement 
        agencies for specified purposes; and
          (3) Under section 333 of title 10, United States 
        Code, to provide training and equipment to foreign 
        national security forces to build capacity to conduct 
        counter-illicit drug trafficking operations and 
        counter-transnational organized crime operations.
    The committee urges the Secretary of Defense to use these 
authorities to their full extent to counter trafficking of 
fentanyl and other narcotics by transnational criminal 
organizations.

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

                      Subtitle A--Space Activities

Acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the National Security Space Launch 
        program (sec. 1501)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to establish an additional lane to Phase 3 
of the National Security Space Launch program. The National 
Security Space Launch program currently has two lanes: ``Lane 
1'' for low risk commercial-like operators who have conducted 
at least one previous launch; and ``Lane 2'' for operators who 
can meet all National Security Space Launch requirements, with 
full mission assurance. The provision would establish an 
accession launch program, known as ``Lane Two A,'' which would 
require operators meet the requirements for ``Lane 2,'' for 
five launches of GPS Block IIIF satellites or satellites whose 
launches are high energy missions.
Initial operating capability for Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis 
        System and system-level review (sec. 1502)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Air Force to report to the congressional 
defense committees a date when the Advanced Tracking and Launch 
Analysis System (ATLAS) will be operational, and if it is not 
operational by that date, whether it should be cancelled and 
how it should be replaced.
    Since its inception in fiscal year 2020, the Kobayashi Maru 
Space Command and Control (Space C2) program was described as 
an enterprise-level software acquisition effort focusing on 
space situational awareness to replace the 1980s-era Space 
Defense Operations Center (SPADOC) software, and at the same 
time acquiring a suite of software applications for Battle 
Management Command and Control (BMC2). The purpose of this 
effort was to pivot from purely space situational awareness and 
space object cataloging through the Unified Data Library to 
performing BMC2 with a warfighting focus.
    The first objective was to first replace SPADOC through the 
development of ATLAS. Subsequent reviews of the ATLAS program 
found numerous deficiencies resulting in a de-scoping of the 
SPADOC replacement effort and an estimated delay in replacing 
SPADOC from mid-2021 to the end of 2023. It should be noted 
that ATLAS is a follow-on program from the failed Joint Space 
Operations Center Mission System (JMS) dating to the 2012 
timeframe, which was also to replace SPADOC. The development 
and integration of other software acquisition programs for BMC2 
in order to command and control space assets based on sensor 
data feeds and ATLAS is still unknown at this point.
    If ATLAS is cancelled, then the provision requires the 
Secretary to report on the estimated funds spent to date, what 
will replace it, and the expected future time and costs for 
such replacement.
    In addition, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with 
a Federally Funded Research and Development Center to conduct 
periodic reviews of the software acquisition effort for the 
Space Command and Control system as a whole, including the 
integration of not only ATLAS or a subsequent replacement, but 
the integration of sensor data, information in the Unified Data 
Library, and the ability to command and control space assets in 
a warfighting environment.
Department of the Air Force responsibility for space-based ground and 
        airborne moving target indication (sec. 1503)
    The committee recommends a provision that would designate 
the Department of the Air Force as responsible for the mission 
of space-based ground and airborne moving target indication and 
the presenter of such a capability to the combatant commands. 
In addition, the provision would enable the Secretary of the 
Air Force, in consultation with the Director of National 
Intelligence, to serve as the decision authority for milestone 
A approval for space-related acquisition programs for ground 
and airborne moving target indication that are using funds from 
the Military Intelligence Program.
Principal Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and Integration (sec. 
        1504)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and 
Integration to have a Principal Military Deputy for Space 
Acquisition and Integration, who would be an Active Duty 
officer in the Space Force.
Use of middle tier acquisition authority for Space Development Agency 
        acquisition program (sec. 1505)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Director of the Space Development Agency to use the middle tier 
of acquisition authority, consistent with section 804 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) and Department of 
Defense Instruction 5000.80, entitled ``Operation of the Middle 
Tier of Acquisition (MTA)'' and issued on December 30, 2019 (or 
a successor instruction), for the rapid fielding of satellites 
and associated systems for Tranche 1, Tranche 2, and Tranche 3 
of the proliferated warfighter space architecture of the Space 
Development Agency.
Special authority for provision of commercial space launch support 
        services (sec. 1506)
    The committee recommends a provision that would provide for 
a new section, 2276a, to be added to chapter 135 of title 10, 
United States Code, to establish specific authority for the 
Secretary of a military department to enter into agreements and 
receive cost reimbursement for all costs (both direct and 
indirect) associated with the provision of goods and services 
to commercial entities conducting space launch activities. The 
provision further directs the Secretary to publish regulations 
to ensure the widest transparency in the determination of a 
fair and reasonable indirect cost assessment.
Treatment of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resiliency, 
        Modifications, and Improvements program as acquisition category 
        1D program (sec. 1507)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to 
treat the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resiliency, 
Modifications, and Improvements program of the Air Force as an 
acquisition category 1D program, and that the authority to 
manage such program may not be delegated.
Briefing on classification practices and foreign disclosure policies 
        required for combined space operations (sec. 1508)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence 
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees 
and the congressional intelligence committees, not later than 
270 days after enactment of this Act, on the classification 
practices and foreign disclosure policies required to enable 
the development and conduct of combined space operations.
Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to selection of 
        permanent location for headquarters of United States Space 
        Command (sec. 1509)
    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
any funds authorized to be appropriated for the Air Force to be 
obligated or expended for a military construction project for 
the United States Space Command headquarters and would limit 50 
percent of funds authorized to be appropriated for travel for 
the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force until the 
Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the justification for the selection of a 
permanent location for the headquarters of the United States 
Space Command.

                       Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces


Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of 
        the United States (sec. 1511)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the obligation or expenditure of authorized funds from fiscal 
year 2024 to reduce deployed U.S. intercontinental ballistic 
missiles' responsiveness, alert level, or quantity to fewer 
than 400. The provision would provide an exception to this 
prohibition for activities related to maintenance, sustainment, 
and replacement, or activities to ensure safety, security, or 
reliability.

Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program silo activity (sec. 
        1512)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to 
be refurbished, and to make operable no fewer than 150 silos 
for intercontinental ballistic missiles at each of F.E. Warren 
Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force 
Base.

Matters relating to the acquisition and deployment of the Sentinel 
        intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system (sec. 1513)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the use of multi-year procurement authority for the Sentinel 
intercontinental ballistic missile program. The provision would 
also amend section 1638 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to 
ensure that the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site 
Activation Task Force reports directly to the Commander, Air 
Force Global Strike Command, and would make technical and 
conforming amendments to the weapon system definition. In 
particular, the definition would specify that the weapon system 
includes the various components and subsystems that make up a 
functioning wing-wide weapon system, including the Secondary 
Launch Platform, the nuclear command, control and 
communications system, and the aerospace vehicle, as well other 
ancillary support equipment such as the Payload and Missile 
Transporter Erector.

Plan for decreasing the time to upload additional warheads to the 
        intercontinental ballistic missile fleet (sec. 1514)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander, 
U.S. Strategic Command, to develop a plan to decrease the 
amount of time required to upload additional warheads to the 
intercontinental ballistic missile force. The plan should 
include an assessment of the weapons storage capacity, weapons 
transportation capacity, maintenance squadron capacity, and any 
actions that would address identified limitations at the 
Northern Tier bases of Malmstrom, F.E. Warren, and Minot Air 
Force Bases. The committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to submit the plan not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and to provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees 30 days after submitting the 
plan.

Tasking and oversight authority with respect to intercontinental 
        ballistic missile site activation task force for Sentinel 
        Program (sec. 1515)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1638 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to 
require the Secretary of Defense to delegate tasking and 
oversight authorities with respect to other components of the 
Department of Defense participating in the Sentinel Site 
Activation Task Force to the Commander of the Air Force Global 
Strike Command. The committee recognizes there are nine 
organizations within the Air Force and three outside the Air 
Force within the Department of Defense for one of the largest 
projects the Department has undertaken within the United 
States. Accordingly, it is imperative to the extent possible 
within existing law, that the Secretary make clear to these 
other agencies and organizations that the Commander of Air 
Force Global Strike Command is directly responsible for 
implementing the Sentinel Site Activation Task Force.

Long-term sustainment of Sentinel ICBM guidance system (sec. 1516)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to 
certify that there is a long-term capability in place to 
maintain and modernize the guidance system of the LGM-35A 
Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) over the 
full life cycle of the program.
    The replacement for the Minuteman III ICBM system, the LGM-
35A Sentinel ICBM, is a complex and complicated system of 
systems effort--the largest the Air Force has undertaken since 
the original ICBM program. The key component to the overall 
delivery system will be the guidance assembly. Given that the 
LGM-35A is to be operated through the 2070s, it should emulate 
the path developed by the Navy's Strategic Systems Program for 
the Trident II (D5) submarine-launched ballistic missile 
(SLBM), particularly for guidance, which is the most complex 
subsystem in the missile. Rather than buying guidance kits in 
bulk and storing them while technology advances, the Navy 
committed to a long-term and sustained investment to maintain 
and modernize the guidance system in the D5 SLBM. The Navy 
guidance program includes research efforts at its Federally 
Funded Research and Development Centers, engineering 
manufacturing development at its supplier base, and a series of 
test launches that not only certify the overall D5 SLBM system 
but test new guidance technology for insertion into technology 
spirals of the D5 SLBM system.
    The provision would require that, before a milestone C 
determination of the LGM-35A, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment shall certify to the 
congressional defense committees that the most complex part of 
the missile, its guidance system, will not be a static 
technology snapshot in time. The Under Secretary should certify 
that not only will there be a capability, including facilities 
unique to the guidance system, to maintain and produce future 
subcomponents over the life of the LGM-35A, but there will also 
be a capability to advance the state of the art technologies in 
its guidance system and its manufacturing base. The committee 
does not expect the Air Force to mimic the Navy's Strategic 
Systems Program in its guidance development, but it should 
leverage the lessons learned from the program over its 60 years 
of continuous improvement and apply it to the LGM-35A weapon 
system.

Sense of the Senate on Polaris Sales Agreement (sec. 1517)

    The committee recommends a provision that would express the 
sense of the Senate recognizing the 60th anniversary of the 
Polaris Sales Agreement between the United States and the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The 
provision would congratulate the Royal Navy for steadfastly 
maintaining the Continuous At-Sea Deterrent, recognize the 
important contribution of the Continuous At-Sea Deterrent to 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and reaffirm that the 
United Kingdom is a valued and special ally of the United 
States, among other actions.

Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (sec. 
        1518)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
(USD(A&S)) to establish a program for the development of a 
nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile and to designate the 
program as an acquisition category 1D program. In addition, the 
provision would require the USD(A&S) to initiate a nuclear 
weapon project for the W80-4 ALT warhead and to designate the 
Department of the Navy as the lead military department for the 
project. Furthermore, the provision would require the Secretary 
of Defense and the Administrator for Nuclear Security of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) take such 
actions as necessary to reach initial operational capability 
not later than fiscal year 2035. Finally, the provision would 
require the USD(A&S), in coordination with the Secretary of the 
Navy, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and the 
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), to brief the 
congressional defense committees periodically on the progress 
of these programs.

Operational timeline for Strategic Automated Command and Control System 
        (sec. 1519)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
full replacement of the entire Strategic Automated Command and 
Control System (SACCS) with the initial operating capability of 
the Sentinel LGM-35A weapon system. SACCS is a serial-based 
1970s message processing system that was built for analog phone 
lines to transmit messages and other data to the Minuteman III 
weapon system. The Air Force still relies heavily upon SACCS 
and the main message processor still uses machine language 
coding that is obsolete and cannot be maintained. The Air Force 
is moving elements of the messaging system to an Internet 
Protocol with necessary cyber protections, but the original 
messaging processors from the 1970s are still retained at 
various sites. Other sites that still use the outdated message 
processing equipment for receiving messages will likewise need 
to be and should be replaced.

Amendment to annual report on the plan for the nuclear weapons 
        stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery 
        systems, and nuclear weapons command and control systems (sec. 
        1520)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 492a of title 10, United States Code, by adding a new 
subsection to require an independent assessment by the 
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command. The assessment would include 
an independent analysis of the sufficiency of the acquisition, 
construction, and recapitalization programs of the Department 
of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration to 
modernize the nuclear forces of the United States and meet 
current and future deterrence requirements. The assessment 
would be required not later than 60 days after the submission 
of the budget of the President and shall be submitted to the 
Nuclear Weapons Council. The Commander of U.S. Strategic 
Command shall notify the congressional defense committees when 
the report has been submitted to the Nuclear Weapons Council. 
The Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit the 
assessment, without change, not later than 15 days after 
receiving it, to the congressional defense committees.

Technical amendment to additional report matters on strategic delivery 
        systems (sec. 1521)

    The committee recommends a provision that would make 
technical amendments to section 495(b) of title 10, United 
States Code to extend the requirement for the President to 
report to Congress if the plans to modernize or replace 
strategic delivery vehicles are not fully funded. The 
requirement would be extended until the expiration of the 
Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian 
Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation 
of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and 
entered into effect on February 5, 2011 (commonly referred to 
as the ``New START Treaty'').

Amendment to study of weapons programs that allow Armed Forces to 
        address hard and deeply buried targets (sec. 1522)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1674 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to 
clarify limitations on the retirement of the B83-1 nuclear 
gravity bomb prior to the submission of certain studies to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives by the Secretary of Defense.

Limitation on use of funds until provision of Department of Defense 
        information to Government Accountability Office (sec. 1523)

    The committee recommends a provision that would limit the 
use of 50 percent of fiscal year 2024 funds authorized in 
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, until the 
Comptroller General of the United States notifies the 
congressional defense committees that the Department of Defense 
has fully complied with Government Accountability Office (GAO) 
information requests.
    The committee finds that:
          (1) Section 1652(a) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
        81) requires the Comptroller General of the United 
        States to conduct a study on the strategic nuclear 
        weapons capabilities, force structure, employment 
        policy, and targeting requirements of the Department of 
        Defense;
          (2) Section 1652(d) of that Act requires the 
        Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy to 
        provide the Comptroller General with full cooperation 
        and access to appropriate officials, guidance, and 
        documentation for the purposes of conducting such 
        study;
          (3) Despite repeated requests by officials of the 
        Government Accountability Office to the Office of the 
        Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Joint 
        Staff for information necessary to conduct the study 
        required of the Comptroller General, offices of the 
        Department of Defense have repeatedly delayed the 
        provision of such information, or failed to provide it 
        entirely; and
          (4) Such delays and failures to provide the 
        statutorily-required information has inhibited the 
        timely progress of the study and undermined 
        congressional oversight.

                      Subtitle C--Missile Defense


Designation of official responsible for missile defense of Guam (sec. 
        1531)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1660(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to 
designate the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment as the senior official of the Department of Defense 
who shall be responsible for the missile defense of Guam.

Selection of a Director of the Missile Defense Agency (sec. 1532)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 205 of title 10, United States Code, to ensure the 
Director of the Missile Defense Agency is appointed by the 
President for a period of six years from among the general 
officers on Active Duty in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, 
or Space Force or from among the flag officers on Active Duty 
in the Navy.

Modification of requirement for Comptroller General of the United 
        States review and assessment of missile defense acquisition 
        programs (sec. 1533)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend the 
requirement for the Comptroller General of the United States to 
review and assess missile defense acquisition programs by 
extending the date of the requirement to 2030 and broadening 
the definition of the subject matter.

Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative 
        missile defense program co-development and co-production (sec. 
        1534)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
funding for the procurement of the Iron Dome short-range rocket 
defense system, David's Sling Weapon System, and Arrow 3 Upper 
Tier Interceptor Program as outlined under the Memorandum of 
Agreement between the United States and the Government of 
Israel for cooperative missile defense programs.

Modification of scope of program accountability matrices requirements 
        for next generation interceptors for missile defense of the 
        United States homeland (sec. 1535)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1668(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to extend program 
accountability matrices requirements to the product development 
phase.

Limitation on availability of funds for Office of Cost Assessment and 
        Program Evaluation until submission of missile defense roles 
        and responsibilities report (sec. 1536)

    The committee recommends a provision that would limit the 
amount obligated or expended for the operations of the Office 
of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to not more than 50 
percent of the amount authorized by this Act for operation and 
maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation, until the Secretary of 
Defense provides the report required by section 1675(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117-81).

Integrated air and missile defense architecture for the Indo-Pacific 
        region (sec. 1537)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in coordination with the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the 
Commander, U.S. Northern Command, the Director of the Missile 
Defense Agency, and the Director of the Joint Integrated Air 
and Missile Defense Organization, to develop a comprehensive 
strategy for developing, acquiring, and operationally 
establishing an integrated air and missile defense architecture 
for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Not 
later than March 15, 2024, and not less frequently than once 
each year thereafter, the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, 
shall, in coordination with Northern Command, the Missile 
Defense Agency, and the Director of the Joint Integrated Air 
and Missile Defense Organization, submit to the congressional 
defense committees an annual report outlining the activities 
conducted and progress made in developing and implementing the 
strategy over the previous year; the planned activities for 
developing and implementing the strategy in the upcoming year; 
and a description of likely risks and impediments to the 
successful implementation of the strategy.

Modification of the National Missile Defense policy (sec. 1538)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1681(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) to modify the National 
Missile Defense Policy. Modifications include emphasizing the 
need to provide an effective regional missile defense system, 
and to note that the United States relies on nuclear deterrence 
to address more sophisticated and larger quantity near-peer 
intercontinental missile threats to the homeland.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters


Electronic warfare (sec. 1541)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend part 
I of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, by adding a 
new chapter to consolidate and update electronic warfare (EW) 
provisions and ensure that proper oversight of the EW 
implementation plan is performed. The provision would do the 
following:
          (1) Memorializes core elements of the 2015 EW 
        Executive Committee (EXCOM) into title 10, United 
        States Code, while leaving the 2015 EW EXCOM charter 
        intact and flexible for the Secretary to designate 
        members and take additional actions as necessary.
          (2) Updates and transfers recurring provisions of 
        section 1053 into title 10, United States Code. These 
        provisions involve broad guidance by the Secretary, 
        while ensuring the services and combatant commands are 
        improving EW capabilities. As a matter of congressional 
        oversight, the committee requires reporting over the 
        next five years to document matters addressed, 
        shortfalls, and actions Congress can take to remedy 
        shortfalls.
          (3) Requires close tracking of the July 2021 
        Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) Plan. The 
        implementation plan was the result of over six years of 
        sustained attention to EW and EMSO, beginning in 2015. 
        The implementation plan represents hundreds of hours of 
        work inside the Department by cross-functional teams, 
        with constant interaction with the congressional 
        defense committees on its progress. The committee 
        expects to be informed on what elements are being 
        achieved, in full or in part, and reasons for 
        shortfalls. Any changes to this implementation plan and 
        its scope must be explained in detail to congressional 
        defense committees and should not be taken lightly.
    In 2015, the Defense Science Board (DSB) published ``Study 
on 21st Century Military Operations in a Complex 
Electromagnetic Environment,'' discussing a contested EMSO 
environment, principally Electronic Warfare (EW). Their 
findings were sobering: ``At a time when the United States 
relies on information superiority on the battlefield for future 
military success, this capability is jeopardized by serious 
deficiencies in U.S. electronic warfare (EW) capabilities.'' 
Feedback to the DSB from agencies responsible for EMSO had a 
common theme that ``the U.S. was drifting into a decidedly 
lagging position in EW.'' The DSB found three root causes:
          (1) Twenty-five years of EW neglect after the end of 
        the Cold War due to a perception that the threat had 
        disappeared;
          (2) A worldwide migration of sophisticated 
        electronics capabilities in hardware, software, and 
        software-driven system architectures to other countries 
        that eroded the U.S. lead in these technologies; and
          (3) Potential adversaries taking orchestrated and 
        well-funded steps after observing U.S. battlefield 
        electronics dominance.
    Today, Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows the progression 
of EW, with widespread Global Position System (GPS) denial and 
the electronic attack of commercial space assets. The latter 
has led to wider policy questions regarding the status and 
responses of U.S. and allied-owned space companies in third-
party conflicts. While Russia is the acute problem, China has 
amassed a large and sophisticated EW capability and doctrine 
across all domains. Finally, exercises involving EW have shown 
the significant challenges electronic attack poses to our 
ability to conduct effective combat operations.
    There are many broad policy questions on how the Department 
of Defense (DOD) can address this issue, but it must start with 
a well-coordinated governance structure. The DSB noted the 
wide-ranging effects of an atrophied EW governance structure: 
``The consequences of this lack of attention are serious and 
have manifested in numerous ways--a lack of appropriate 
institutional advocacy for EW as an important military 
capability; EW capabilities becoming a bill payer for platforms 
and other high visibility desires; test range facilities not 
keeping up with the threat; a lack of modeling and simulation 
capabilities above the one-on-one level; training and 
exercising only in relatively benign EW environments; and poor 
coordination and integration of needs and capabilities across 
EW as well as with other areas that impact EW capabilities.''
    As a result of this lack of governance, the Department 
created an EW EXCOM. The EW EXCOM charter was signed in March 
2015. Concurrently, the congressional defense committees 
received briefings on the EW EXCOM and progress in achieving 
the goals of the 2015 DSB report. Out of concern that the 2015 
DSB report was not being acted on with urgency, Congress 
enacted section 1053 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Guidance on Electronic 
Warfare Mission Area and Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum 
Operations. Section 1053 required the DOD to focus on EW and 
EMSO by creating cross functional teams to address a host of 
issues including strategy, funding, training, and operational 
readiness. Section 1053 further required the Secretary to 
designate a senior individual responsible for implementing the 
cross-functional team recommendations. The senior designated 
official was the Vice Chairman of the Joint Staff. In July 
2021, the DOD reported to Congress on Section 1053's 
implementation strategy (Summary of Implementation Plan for the 
2020 DOD EMS Superiority Strategy and attached Roadmap). The 
implementation plan addressed over 100 actions in response to 
EMSO and EW shortfalls. The senior designated official was the 
Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense. It is critical that progress on this issue continue.

Study on the future of the Integrated Tactical Warning Attack 
        Assessment System (sec. 1542)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to enter into an 
agreement with a federally funded research and development 
center (FFRDC) to conduct a study on the future of the 
Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment System (ITW/AA). 
The study should include future air and missile threats to the 
United States; integration of multi-domain sensor data; the 
effect of the integration on the data reliability standards of 
the ITW/AA; future data visualizations, conferencing, and 
decision-making capabilities of such a system; and any other 
matter the Chairman considers relevant.
    The committee requires the Chairman submit a report not 
later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
to the congressional defense committees on the report from the 
FFRDC and the Chairman's assessments of the report's findings 
with respect to modernizing the ITW/AA.

Comprehensive review of electronic warfare training ranges and future 
        capabilities (sec. 1543)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to 
conduct a comprehensive review of its electronic warfare 
training ranges and future capabilities and provide a briefing 
not later than March 31, 2024.

Extension of authorization for protection of certain facilities and 
        assets from unmanned aircraft (sec. 1544)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 130i(i) of title 10, United States Code, to provide an 
extension of the authorization for protection of certain 
facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.

Addressing serious deficiencies in electronic protection of systems 
        that operate in the radio frequency spectrum (sec. 1545)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to address deficiencies in the electronic 
protection of systems that operate in the federal radio 
frequency (RF) spectrum. Recent exercises and assessments 
reveal that a broad array of military systems that transmit and 
receive in the federal RF spectrum, including radars and 
signals intelligence sensors, navigation systems, data links, 
and other communications systems, lack sufficient protection 
against adversary jamming and spoofing, as well as against 
interference from systems operated by friendly forces within 
that federal spectrum.
    The committee understands that decisions about establishing 
requirements, prioritizing investment, and determining the 
level of electronic protection to embed within battlefield 
systems are decentralized throughout the Department of Defense. 
After the end of the Cold War, the Department gave insufficient 
attention to the jamming and interference threats from near-
peer adversaries as the Nation focused on counterterrorism. 
However, the return of great power competition and growing 
threats in the Indo-Pacific region demand urgent and sustained 
attention to improve the resilience of tactical systems to 
electronic attack. The committee believes that the military 
departments must be held accountable for actively addressing 
this problem.

Funding limitation on certain unreported programs (sec. 1546)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the obligation or expenditure of funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 on any classified 
program involving unidentified anomalous phenomena that has not 
been briefed to the appropriate committees of Congress, 
congressional leadership, and the Director of the All-domain 
Anomaly Resolution Office.

Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial 
        activities as security for intelligence collection activities 
        (sec. 1547)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense to engage in commercial 
activities as security for intelligence collection activities 
through December 31, 2025, and make other clarifying changes.

                       Items of Special Interest


Availability of key commodities for the Sentinel program

    The committee notes that section 1632 of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117-263) required the Secretary of the Air Force, 
acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, to designate a senior 
official to monitor the combined industrial base supporting the 
acquisition of the B-21 aircraft and the Sentinel 
intercontinental ballistic missile system. One of that senior 
official's duties will be to monitor the acquisition by the 
combined industrial base of ``materials, technologies, and 
components associated with nuclear weapons systems'' and 
``commodities purchased on a large scale.''
    In addition, the committee notes that section 1638 of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) created a task force to oversee 
and coordinate the construction of fixed facilities and 
emplacements of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile 
system.
    The committee recognizes the importance of stabilizing the 
availability of key commodities, including concrete and steel, 
for construction associated with the Sentinel intercontinental 
ballistic missile program. The committee directs the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the 
Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to congressional 
defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024, that provides 
options for achieving this objective. The report shall include 
an analysis of the degree to which employment of Title III of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (Public Law 81-774) or using 
advance procurement authorities for key commodities could 
achieve this goal.

Briefing and report on behaviors of nuclear-armed adversaries

    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Director of the Defense Intelligence 
Agency, to brief the congressional defense committees not later 
than March 1, 2024, on whether the Russian Federation, the 
People's Republic of China, or the Democratic People's Republic 
of Korea have taken any actions over the past five years to:
          (1) Reduce the quantity of nuclear weapons within 
        their respective stockpiles;
          (2) Reduce the quantity of nuclear weapons delivery 
        systems within their arsenals;
          (3) Reduce the amount of weapons-usable fissile 
        material in their possession;
          (4) Reduce their respective capabilities for 
        producing weapons-usable fissile material; or
          (5) Actively engaged in bilateral or multilateral 
        negotiations intended to reduce the number of nuclear 
        weapons within their respective stockpiles.

Briefing and report on contracting nuclear-armed adversaries

    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
report to the congressional defense committees, not later than 
June 1, 2024, outlining whether any component of the Department 
of Defense has, over the past year, entered into a contract for 
goods or services with:
          (1) An entity of the defense industry of the Russian 
        Federation, the People's Republic of China, or the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
          (2) An individual who is known to be a corporate 
        officer or principal shareholder of an entity of the 
        defense industry of the Russian Federation, the 
        People's Republic of China, or the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea; or
          (3) An individual or organization who is known to 
        have provided significant financial, material, 
        technological, or other support to an entity of the 
        defense industry of the Russian Federation, the 
        People's Republic of China, or the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea.

Briefing on Dual-Capable Aircraft Wing resource allocations and mission 
        requirements

    The committee notes that the 48th Fighter Wing at 
Lakenheath Royal Air Force Base maintains as intense an 
operational tempo as any fighter wing in the U.S. Air Force. 
While the performance of the wing has been exemplary in meeting 
its global mission requirements, the committee is concerned 
that continued overtaxing could undermine future performance 
and jeopardize the successful execution of its most critical 
missions, including providing U.S. dual-capable aircraft 
capabilities to support NATO extended deterrence commitments.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force, not later than February 1, 2024, to provide a briefing 
to the congressional defense committees on options to better 
align resource allocations for wings with a dual-capable 
mission with current operational requirements to current 
modernization investments, including options for reducing 
operational demands outside of the European theater.

Briefing on space-based moving target indicator (MTI) systems

    The committee believes the U.S. Space Force must rapidly 
develop operational and capability requirements to field space-
based moving target indicator (MTI) systems to meet near-term 
joint warfighter requirements. Space-based MTI systems will 
enable joint operations within the adversaries' weapons 
engagement zones, increase survivability of the joint force, 
and enable weapons employment on operationally relevant 
timelines. The related processes and procedures must be 
purpose-built to make sure joint forces receive quality target 
data on tactically relevant timelines while accounting for 
scalability to accommodate streamlined onboarding of future 
space-based sensing and targeting missions.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Chief of Space 
Operations to present a briefing, not later than January 1, 
2024, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives detailing how the Space Force will 
organize and execute space-based MTI and future space-based 
sensing and targeting missions. The briefing should address the 
associated doctrine, organizations, training, materiel, 
leadership education, personnel, facilities, and policy 
requirements. The brief should also include: (1) Considerations 
for ground systems and delivery timelines relative to space 
vehicles; (2) The ability to scale education and training to 
meet future enterprise needs; (3) The needed knowledge and 
expertise for personnel to prepare for and execute space-based 
MTI missions; and (4) Plans for integration with the Department 
of the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System as well as 
the Department of Defense's Joint All Domain Command and 
Control.

Comptroller General report on DOD planning for transition from 
        Minuteman III to the Sentinel Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent

    The Air Force has operated the Minuteman III 
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system in a 
continuous alert status for decades. First deployed in 1970 
with a planned service life of 10 years, the Minuteman III 
weapon system will be replaced by the Sentinel Ground Based 
Strategic Deterrent with initial operations beginning around 
2030--50 years past the Minuteman III system's initial planned 
service life. The Air Force plans to sustain Minuteman III 
through 2030 and gradually draw down the weapon system before 
it is finally retired and fully replaced by Sentinel. As it 
prepares for and conducts the transition, the Air Force must 
maintain the Minuteman III weapon system in continuous alert 
status while simultaneously replacing it with Sentinel across 
450 launch facilities and three missile fields in order to 
provide the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, with the forces 
necessary to meet deterrence requirements. This transition will 
necessitate that the U.S. Air Force successfully operate the 
two systems simultaneously for some period of time.
    To better understand how the Department of Defense and the 
Air Force plan to manage the transition from Minuteman III to 
Sentinel, the committee directs the Comptroller General of the 
United States to review Air Force plans to manage the 
transition and concurrent operation of Minuteman III and 
Sentinel, including: (1) An assessment of personnel and other 
resourcing needs; (2) How the service has begun to prepare, 
train, and resource operators and maintainers for the 
transition; (3) How the Air Force plans to maintain sufficient 
capability to meet requirements during the transition; (4) The 
extent to which the Air Force has assessed and planned for 
potential increased demands on security force personnel during 
the transition; and (5) Any other matters considered 
appropriate by the Comptroller General.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a 
preliminary briefing to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than March 31, 2024, with a final report to follow at 
a time mutually agreed upon.

Comptroller General review of Department of Defense launch services

    The Department of Defense (DOD) has varied and changing 
needs for acquiring launch services. Historically, DOD launched 
most satellites on medium, intermediate, and heavy launch 
vehicles with capabilities to reach high orbits such as 
geostationary orbits, and designed and developed its launch 
acquisition programs to meet these requirements. However, as 
DOD considers larger constellations of many smaller satellites 
in the future, including increasing use of low earth orbit, 
launch services for these architectures may have different 
requirements in terms of vehicle size and responsiveness. In 
addition, the launch market has undergone significant changes 
in the last decade, with more launch companies offering launch 
services and a wider array of launch vehicle size and 
capabilities. Demand for launch has also increased in the 
commercial sector. In past years, DOD was the primary launch 
customer for many companies and accounted for a large share of 
overall launches, but going forward, DOD payloads may represent 
a decreasing percentage of total launch demand. All of these 
changes will impact how DOD acquires launch services under the 
National Security Space Launch program.
    To assist the committee in its oversight of this crucial 
program, the committee directs the Comptroller General of the 
United States to assess the National Security Space Launch 
Phase 3 acquisition program to include the following elements: 
(1) How DOD is accounting for changing future launch needs in 
its Phase 3 acquisition strategy; (2) The ability of launch 
providers to meet those needs; and (3) The extent to which the 
Phase 3 strategy supports and makes use of competition in 
launch acquisitions.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide an 
initial briefing to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than May 1, 2024, and a subsequent report at a time 
agreed upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of integration of allies and partners in 
        space operations

    The 2022 National Defense Strategy states that allies and 
partners are our greatest global strategic advantage and the 
center of gravity for the strategy. This is especially true 
when it comes to space. In its 2020 Defense Space Strategy, the 
Department of Defense (DOD) emphasizes the advantage gained by 
the United States as a result of its relationship with allies 
and partners, and the importance of continued cooperation on 
space activities. U.S. Space Command and Space Force also 
widely discuss the importance of integrating with allies and 
partners to support space operations via data sharing 
agreements and integrating satellite communications 
capabilities, among other areas.
    The Department has taken numerous steps to foster the 
integration of capabilities and data sharing among the United 
States and its allies and partners. One such avenue is the 
Combined Space Operations (CSpO) partnership, which includes 
the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New 
Zealand, and the United Kingdom. As a CSpO partner, the United 
States has committed to developing and operating a resilient 
interoperable space architecture; enhancing command, control, 
and communications capabilities among CSpO partners; and 
sharing intelligence and information, among other lines of 
effort. NATO has also recognized the importance of space to the 
alliance and encourages cooperation between allies to enhance 
the compatibility and interoperability of their space 
capabilities.
    The committee seeks to better understand the extent to 
which the United States' integration with allies and partners 
through involvement in these organizations, or other relevant 
efforts, is leveraged in support of U.S. Space Command's 
efforts to deter aggression, defend national interests, and 
defeat threats.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to review DOD's efforts to better integrate 
space operations with allies and partners, including an 
analysis of: (1) The extent to which DOD incorporates allies 
and partners into planning for and conducting space operations 
and related activities; (2) The extent to which current 
agreements and cooperative efforts with allies and partners 
help address DOD capability or capacity shortfalls; and (3) 
What, if any, challenges affect DOD's ability to cooperate with 
allies and partners on space activities including steps DOD is 
taking to mitigate those challenges. The committee directs the 
Comptroller General provide an initial briefing to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than April 1, 2024, 
and a subsequent report at a time agreed upon with the 
committees.

Comptroller General review of nuclear deterrence curriculum with 
        Department of Defense Joint Professional Military Education

    The committee understands that numerous senior civilian and 
military officials within the Department of Defense have 
highlighted the importance of effective nuclear deterrence in 
supporting global stability and enabling all other types of 
U.S. military operations. However, it is not clear to the 
committee that the Department of Defense Joint Professional 
Military Education system emphasizes the understanding of 
nuclear deterrence theoretical and operational concepts in a 
manner that comports with the mission's stated importance to 
U.S. defense strategy.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to review the extent to which educational 
content and standards concerning strategic and regional nuclear 
deterrence theory, strategy, policy, and operations are 
incorporated into all levels of Department of Defense Joint 
Professional Military Education. The Comptroller General shall 
provide preliminary observations to the congressional defense 
committees not later than May 1, 2024, with a report to follow 
on an agreed date.

Comptroller General review of Space Warfighting Analysis Center

    Effective planning for future space architectures is 
necessary to ensure that Department of Defense (DOD) 
acquisitions are cost-effective, able to meet warfighting 
needs, and resilient in the face of emerging threats to 
satellites and associated ground systems. DOD and the Space 
Force have planned or begun a number of acquisition efforts to 
bolster or replace legacy systems and ensure the United States 
maintains its advantage in space.
    In 2021, the Space Force established the Space Warfighting 
Analysis Center (SWAC) to analyze options and develop 
recommendations for future force designs and associated space 
architectures. SWAC's analytic work has played an important 
role in supporting the development of Space Force's force 
structure requirements. In late 2021, SWAC completed its first 
force design effort, related to missile warning, and has since 
continued efforts across several key space mission areas, 
including data transport and ground moving target indication. 
Given Space Force's role in enabling joint operations and 
integrating joint space requirements, it is imperative that the 
Space Force ensures that SWAC's analyses and resultant force 
designs are coordinated across the services to ensure that 
proposed architectures will meet joint needs.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to review how Space Force uses SWAC's 
analyses and recommendations to develop force structure 
requirements and inform technology development, acquisition 
programs, or other efforts. This review shall include analysis 
of: (1) SWAC's analytic approach to operational force design; 
(2) The extent to which Space Force leverages SWAC analyses and 
other inputs to execute its role as integrator of joint space 
requirements; (3) SWAC's use of digital tools and model-based 
systems engineering to initially identify and then refine 
potential options; and (4) How the Space Force and the larger 
Department of the Air Force both coordinate the results of 
SWAC's analyses across DOD and update associated acquisition 
and architecture plans to meet joint needs.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide an 
initial briefing to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than May 1, 2024, and a subsequent report at a date 
agreed upon with the committees.

Cyber risks and resiliency for space assets

    The conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated that adversary 
cyber capabilities can deny, degrade, disrupt, and even destroy 
space assets. Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, in consultation with the 
Space Force, to provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees not later than March 31, 2024, that assesses the 
cybersecurity risks to Department of Defense space assets, 
taking into account space domain awareness and cyber operations 
research and development to enable rapid detection, tracking, 
and attribution of orbital platforms subject to attack. In 
addition, the briefing shall review what data and standards 
exist for tracking space assets and associated technical 
limitations. The briefing shall also outline a roadmap for 
emerging and future cyber hardening techniques for current and 
future space assets.

Electronic warfare Electromagnetic Management Battle Software 
        acquisition program

    The committee is aware that pursuant to operational 
requirements developed by the U.S. Strategic Command and the 
Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy Implementation 
Plan in the Department of Defense, the Defense Information 
Systems Agency is developing an Electromagnetic Management 
Battle software acquisition effort to enable the warfighter to 
assess the electromagnetic spectrum in the warfighting maneuver 
space. This effort is a complex, multi-year spiral software 
acquisition effort integrating multiple databases and user 
interfaces as well as physics-based models, while assessing 
existing software efforts within the services.
    Therefore, given the complexity of this effort, the 
committee directs the Department of Defense Chief Information 
Officer to enter into an arrangement with a federally funded 
research and development center (FFRDC) with expertise in 
software development to review the progress made to date in 
accomplishing the operational requirements as outlined by U.S. 
Strategic Command and to make recommendations to further 
improve the software development effort. Not later than 
February 28th, 2024, the Chief Information Officer shall 
forward the report by the FFRDC and brief the congressional 
defense committees on the report's findings and 
recommendations.

Hypersonic throttleable solid propellant propulsion systems

    The protection against hypersonic weapons systems requires 
glide phase interceptors whose divert and attitude control 
systems must be able to provide high maneuver rates under 
extreme forces in order to accomplish an intercept, and 
therefore will require pushing the state of the art in these 
control systems. One such opportunity is providing defense 
interceptor systems with throttleable solid propellant 
propulsion systems which are able to be stored for long periods 
of time and without hazardous or corrosive side effects typical 
of hypergolic propellants. The committee urges the Department 
of Defense to carefully examine all propellants for future 
divert and attitude control systems.

In-space connectivity to commercial satellite constellations

    The committee believes that in-space connectivity between 
the national security space enterprise and commercial satellite 
communications constellations can enhance the resiliency and 
redundancy of military space capabilities. Therefore, the 
committee directs the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Space Acquisition and Integration and the Director of the Space 
Development Agency to provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees, not later than March 31, 2024, on the 
opportunities and steps needed for, as well as the policy or 
technical barriers preventing, the development of capabilities 
to connect military satellite networks and commercial 
constellations in space.

Integration of commercial weather data

    The committee understands that proliferated constellations 
of satellites offer great promise for the use of resilient 
commercial electro-optical and infrared-based weather data when 
combined with hybrid cloud architectures. Therefore, the 
committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, to provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense committees not later than 
March 31, 2024, on how U.S. commercial weather data sets and 
data analytics are being leveraged by the services. The 
briefing should consider the operational purchase across all 
current commercial weather data programs; the capability and 
mission utility requirements for U.S. commercial weather 
products and data to support relevant operational mission 
needs; how U.S. commercial weather products and data should be 
integrated into the information systems and workflows used by 
warfighters to ensure their timely and efficient operational 
use; and what procurement and contracting mechanisms, if any, 
currently exist that the services, and Department of Defense 
more broadly, can use to procure commercial weather products 
and weather data as a service construct, with the applicable 
contract vehicles.

Integration of non-traditional space domain awareness sensors

    Space Domain Awareness (SDA) is a high performance, high 
cost, and aging global network of sensors. The committee 
encourages the Space Force to upgrade this aging infrastructure 
with a program that pairs existing traditional sensor 
capability with lower cost non-traditional sensors and 
associated task management software to enable an affordable and 
sustainable path toward ensuring Department of Defense SDA 
capabilities can adequately keep pace with the rapidly evolving 
space threats.

Intelligence and information sharing

    The committee recognizes that the expeditious dissemination 
of sensitive information to allies and partners is necessary to 
prevail in high-end conflict, as has been demonstrated during 
the conflict in Ukraine. Releasing this information requires 
careful, but timely, review to ensure the information is 
appropriately downgraded or declassified in a way that protects 
U.S. national security interests.
    The committee is concerned that existing policy and 
processes may not appropriately balance the need for security 
with the strategic and tactical risks of withholding necessary 
information from allies and partners.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence and Security (USD I&S) to provide a 
briefing on existing policies and procedures governing the 
sharing of intelligence and sensitive information with foreign 
allies and partners to the congressional defense and 
intelligence committees not later than October 31, 2023. The 
briefing shall include, at a minimum, the following:
          (1) A review of all Department of Defense (DOD) 
        policies related to the sharing of intelligence with 
        foreign allies and partners, including DOD Directive 
        5320.11, the requirement that information can only be 
        authorized for release by the originating component;
          (2) An assessment of lessons learned from the Ukraine 
        conflict, including a description of any modifications 
        to policy or procedure that have been made;
          (3) An assessment of relevant technologies, including 
        artificial intelligence-enabled search capabilities, 
        that could enhance the timeliness and responsiveness of 
        the review process;
          (4) A description of any planned modifications to 
        policy, process, or training that could enhance the 
        timeliness and responsiveness of intelligence and 
        information sharing with allies and partners; and
          (5) Any other matters the USD I&S deems relevant.

Joint Air Force and National Nuclear Security Administration report on 
        Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program and related 
        issues

    Despite reaching Milestone B (Engineering and Manufacturing 
Development) in 2020, the Air Force has yet to produce a 
reliable master schedule for the Sentinel Intercontinental 
Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program. The program contractor is 
expecting substantial schedule delays and cost growth. This 
schedule and cost uncertainty has ripple effects on the 
transition from the Minuteman III (MMIII) to the Sentinel ICBM. 
This transition, estimated to last nearly 10 years, will be a 
lengthy and complicated process involving, among other things, 
real estate purchases, construction, deconstruction, removal 
and installation of equipment, and nuclear certification. 
Making things even more difficult, the National Nuclear 
Security Administration's (NNSA) issues with pit and other 
nuclear production missions and associated infrastructure do 
not provide the Air Force with assurances that the planned W87-
1 warhead schedule will mesh with the Sentinel's nor do they 
provide assurances that all W87-1 modernization objectives will 
be met.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Air Force and NNSA 
to jointly report to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the 
Sentinel program and related issues, not later than March 1, 
2024. The report should overlay the schedules for the three 
components of the program--Sentinel, MMIII transition, and W87-
1 modernization--with a focus on identifying conflicts and 
disconnects as well as mitigation strategies and potential off-
ramps. Further, the report should assess the current 
coordination and integration efforts, both within the Air Force 
and NNSA as well as between the two agencies, and identify 
areas and solutions for improvement.
    The committee also directs the Comptroller General of the 
United States to assess the joint report and brief the 
committee on its findings within 180 days of the joint report's 
submission.

Management of personnel operating THAAD batteries on Guam

    The committee notes that the Department of Defense has 
taken steps to enhance United States missile defense 
capabilities in Guam, including through the expansion of the 
number of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems. 
Such enhancements will require commensurate investments in 
enabling infrastructure, support equipment, and personnel to 
operate the systems.
    However, it is not clear that Army processes for managing 
personnel assigned to operate the growing THAAD capabilities 
have adapted to the operational demands associated with this 
expanded mission set. Currently, personnel designated for THAAD 
units in Guam are considered permanently assigned. However, 
they are required to maintain a high operational tempo, and are 
subject to recall standards much more in line with those of 
units deployed in operational theaters. These requirements, 
coupled with minimal manpower allocations, creates significant 
strain on assigned personnel and their dependents, leading to 
reduced morale and suboptimal retention rates.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Army, in coordination with the Commander, U.S. Army Space and 
Missile Defense Command, to brief the congressional defense 
committees, not later than January 31, 2024, on options to 
better align Army manpower allocation and assignment policies 
with the operational demands of maintaining 24/7 missile 
defense readiness for Guam. Such options should include, at a 
minimum: (1) Redesignating assignments to Guam as time-limited 
deployments; (2) Increasing manpower allocations for THAAD 
units on the island to provide personnel with greater 
scheduling predictability; and (3) Enhancing the availability 
of personnel support mechanisms such as off-hours dependent 
care and additional options for morale, welfare, and recreation 
programs.

Medium earth orbit missile warning and missile tracking

    The committee recognizes the importance of space as a 
domain for defense against advanced ballistic and maneuvering 
hypersonic missiles. The committee believes that establishing a 
robust hybrid proliferated low earth orbit (LEO) and medium 
earth orbit (MEO) missile defense architecture is critical to 
the defense of the homeland. The committee believes that open 
competition within the MEO missile warning architecture is the 
best path to deploying the most cost- and schedule-effective 
solutions. As recognized in Section 1657 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263), the fire control mission, whether in LEO or MEO, 
is of utmost importance to our Nation's warfighters, enabling 
the engagement and mitigation of next-generation missile 
threats.
    The committee therefore directs the Chief of Space 
Operations to brief to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than March 31, 2024, on the acquisition strategy for 
the first and second tranches of MEO missile warning satellites 
and sensors with plans to ensure an open competition to include 
fire control.

Middle East integrated air and missile defense 

    The committee remains concerned about the persistent and 
evolving air threats from Iran and Iranian-linked groups to the 
United States and its allies and partners in the Middle East. 
The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) directed the Secretary of 
Defense to undertake steps towards building a regional air and 
missile defense architecture to better defend against such 
threats. The committee directs that, not later than December 
15, 2023, the Secretary of Defense and the Commander, U.S. 
Central Command, provide the congressional defense committees 
an update on achieving further integration.

Missile alert facility cooks

    The missile alert facility (MAF) provides housing, 
exercise, and food services to the Intercontinental Ballistic 
Missile (ICBM) crews, maintenance personnel, and security 
forces. Critical to the MAF is the cook (Military Occupational 
Specialty code 3F131) who prepares meals 24 hours a day, 7 days 
a week during a shift. At times during heavy maintenance 
operations there can be upwards of 20-30 personnel at the MAF 
and the cook is charged with feeding them. These cooks are not 
part of the ICBM squadron, but are part of the overall wing 
services group. As a result, cooks assigned to support 
squadrons at the MAF can be ``stranded'' out on ICBM field duty 
instead of being rotated within the missile wing itself or re-
assigned to other locations in the Air Force for other duties 
within their career field. Complicating the issue, MAF 
managers, who are responsible for the overall operation of the 
alert facility, do not take part in the rating of cooks, 
resulting in disconnects between their career field and job 
performance, potentially undermining cooks' advancement 
opportunities.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to submit a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees, not later than February 28, 2024, on an assessment 
of the career field for those cooks who are deployed to the 
ICBM field to ensure the MAF manager can have input into their 
performance evaluations and that they are rotated properly 
within the wing and to other locations in the Air Force as part 
of their career management program.

Modernization of the Solar Electro-Optical Network

    The Space Force's Solar Electro-Optical Network (SEON) is 
comprised of the Radio Solar Telescope Network (RSTN) and the 
Solar Observing Optical Network (SOON), which monitor solar 
activity to predict and detect solar activity and resulting 
space weather events, and also provide real-time warning of 
solar radio frequency interference for space-based assets. SEON 
supports the combined Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack 
Assessment System (ITW/AA) of the North American Aerospace 
Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Strategic 
Command, as well as the space domain awareness mission of Space 
Operations Command.
    The committee is aware that the average equipment age of 
sensors and telescopes in the SEON is over 55 years, and that 
the Space Force is challenged with sourcing replacement parts. 
The committee is concerned that degradation in the SEON would 
result in critical coverage gaps to these mission areas that 
rely on the data produced by the SEON and believes the 
Department of the Air Force should consider whether 
recapitalizing the SEON would result in enhanced capabilities 
and mission assurance.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees, not later than March 1, 2024, regarding the current 
capabilities of the SEON, ongoing or planned modernization 
efforts of the SEON, and options to expand the SEON in 
additional locations.

Modernization plan for Hill Air Force Base Little Mountain Test 
        Facility

    The Little Mountain Test Facility, located outside Hill Air 
Force Base, Utah, is managed by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons 
Center's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems 
Directorate, which is responsible for conducting a wide range 
of testing and certification of ICBM assets. The facility has 
traditionally tested and certified Minuteman III ICBM 
components, but has begun to incorporate activities for testing 
and certifying components for the Sentinel ICBM weapons system, 
which will increase its overall workload. The committee is 
concerned that the facility, largely dependent upon 1960s 
buildings filled with testing capabilities incrementally 
upgraded over the intervening decades, may not be adequately 
postured to support the concurrent sustainment of the existing 
Minuteman III ICBM weapon system, as well as the development 
and sustainment of the Sentinel ICBM weapons system, before and 
after the retirement of the Minuteman III ICBM.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering and the Director of Operational Test 
and Evaluation, to evaluate the state of the test equipment at 
the Little Mountain Test Facility and submit to the 
congressional defense committees a long-range governance and 
equipment modernization plan not later than March 31, 2024. 
While particular emphasis should be given to unique radiation 
test equipment at the facility, the committee expects the 
modernization plan to address specific types of equipment to be 
modernized, as well as the maintenance of the overall facility 
infrastructure given that some aspects of it date to the late 
1960s as a missile test site.

Nationwide Integration of Time Resiliency for Operations

    The committee recognizes the need for resilient Position 
Navigation, and Timing (PNT), as PNT is integral to Department 
of Defense operations, continuity of operations and mission 
assurance, and other national critical functions. The committee 
remains concerned that there is insufficient redundancy in PNT, 
and therefore in the event of PNT disruption, continuity of 
operations would be at risk, including the operations of the 
National Guard and other federal, state, and local agencies 
tasked with emergency services response and civil support whom 
National Guard forces may interact with in the course of their 
duties.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army 
and the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to provide a briefing to 
the congressional defense committees, not later than February 
1, 2024, assessing the utility of the Nationwide Integration of 
Time Resiliency for Operations (NITRO) program for providing 
assured PNT for continuity of operations in responding to 
military contingencies and supporting civil authorities. The 
briefing shall include an assessment of: (1) Performance of 
NITRO in relation to PNT requirements; (2) Survivability of 
NITRO including to cyber, electromagnetic, and radiological 
threats; (3) Costs associated with manning, fielding, 
deploying, and maintaining NITRO; (4) Existing deployments of 
NITRO as well as currently planned future deployments; (5) 
Potential for nationwide and territorial deployment of NITRO to 
include timelines and costs; (6) Current coordination related 
to NITRO between the National Guard Bureau and the National 
Executive Committee for Space-Based PNT; and (7) Policies, 
regulations, guidance, and federal statutes governing the 
communicating of NITRO data with state, local, tribal, and 
territorial partners.

Next generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellite cancellation 
        impacts 

    The committee notes the Space Force's comprehensive efforts 
to upgrade and modernize the Overhead Persistent Infrared 
(OPIR) constellation, a key component in our Nation's early 
warning and missile defense capability, which is a mission that 
cannot fail. To that end, and in support of U.S. Strategic 
Command (STRATCOM)'s stated requirements, the committee 
supports a resilient hybrid architecture that includes a mix of 
assets on different orbits.
    The budget request for fiscal year 2024 supports this 
approach, but cuts one of the three planned next-generation 
OPIR satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO). Although the 
Space Force has stated that curtailing the program prior to 
execution of all three satellites would have little to no 
effect, the committee has not received comprehensive analysis 
to show that to be the case, nor assurances that this 
curtailment would have no effect on the Space Force's ability 
to meet STRATCOM requirements.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Space Acquisition and Integration, in coordination 
with STRATCOM, to provide this analysis to the congressional 
defense committees, not later than December 15, 2023, and to 
show the effect that the third next-generation GEO OPIR 
satellite would have on coverage, both included in the 
architecture and if left out of it, with assurance from the 
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, that the chosen approach 
meets the requirement for a missile warning and missile defense 
architecture.

Pre-positioned orbital tactically responsive space capabilities

    Tactically responsive space (TacRS) has evolved as a 
concept focusing on rapid space capabilities to meet combatant 
commander warfighting requirements. One potential aspect of 
TacRS could include developing pre-positioned orbital 
tactically responsive space capabilities that could respond to 
complex and dynamic threats within hours as opposed to days or 
months. Such a capability could include rapid manufacturing, 
modular assembly, or pre-assembled means for deployment on a 
timeframe consistent with TacRS.
    Given the evolving requirements with respect to TacRS, the 
committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force, in 
consultation with the Commander, U.S. Space Command, to brief 
the congressional defense committees, not later than March 31, 
2024, on the capabilities required for a pre-positioned orbital 
tactically responsive space capability as a means for forward 
basing of orbital assets. The Secretary shall include small 
business capabilities wherever possible.

Report on current requirements for electronic warfare training in 
        support of multi-domain operations

    The committee recognizes the importance of prioritizing the 
development of capabilities to be competitive across the all-
domain battlespace.
    To better understand how the Department of Defense is 
working to compete in the electromagnetic spectrum, the 
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
to the congressional defense committees, not later than March 
31, 2024, on the current requirements for the Armed Forces to 
schedule and conduct electronic warfare training during home 
station training events or through joint exercises. The report 
shall include:
          (1) Information on the process that the military 
        services undergo when planning multi-domain operations 
        training, including coordination with external agencies 
        for spectrum de-confliction;
          (2) Information on multi-domain operation training at 
        home installations and recommendations on how to 
        transfer knowledge of successful training across the 
        other military services;
          (3) Guidance on performing an electronic attack in 
        the United States and with allies for tests, training, 
        and exercises;
          (4) Recommendations on creating an enduring approval 
        process for pre-approved frequencies reserved for 
        military use; and
          (5) Recommendations on creating clear permissive 
        parameters to conduct routine multi-domain operations 
        training such that external approvals are minimized to 
        increase the frequency of which training is executed.

Report on military effectiveness of current and future U.S. nuclear 
        forces

    The committee recognizes that the nuclear security 
environment has changed dramatically since the U.S. first began 
its current modernization program in 2010, and now, for the 
first time in history, the United States faces the prospect of 
deterring two nuclear-armed peer adversaries simultaneously.
    The committee is concerned that the Department of Defense 
and the National Nuclear Security Administration are not acting 
with the urgency required to ensure the nuclear posture and 
capabilities of the United States will be sufficient to deter 
aggression in the long term. While the committee recognizes the 
scale and complexity of the ongoing modernization effort, the 
Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security 
Administration must place greater emphasis on the timely 
execution and completion of current and planned programs. Until 
such programs come to fruition, the committee believes the 
Department of Defense should explore a variety of options for 
effectively posturing our existing nuclear forces to face the 
worsening threat environment.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Commander, U.S. 
Strategic Command, in coordination with the Commander, U.S. 
Indo-Pacific Command, the Commander, U.S. European Command, and 
the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), to 
submit a report to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than April 5, 2024, evaluating the military effectiveness 
of the planned U.S. nuclear force structure and posture for 
deterring current and future threats posed by two nuclear-armed 
peer adversaries, as well as those posed by existing and likely 
future nuclear-armed regional adversaries. At a minimum, the 
report shall assess:
          (1) The existing nuclear capabilities of the People's 
        Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea, along with:
                  (a) Projections of these countries' likely 
                nuclear capabilities in 2035; and
                  (b) The Director of DIA's assessment of 
                potential nuclear capabilities that additional 
                countries might possess in the same timeframe;
          (2) An assessment of the adequacy of the current and 
        planned nuclear forces to address likely U.S. 
        adversaries, with a focus on the new dynamics 
        associated with facing two major nuclear powers. This 
        assessment shall, at a minimum, examine the following 
        factors:
                  (a) the effectiveness of the current and 
                planned U.S. nuclear forces based on 
                warfighting capability, capacity for escalation 
                management, and deterrence of nuclear 
                employment against the United States or its 
                allies;
                  (b) the effectiveness of the current and 
                planned U.S. nuclear forces should Russia 
                expand its nuclear forces beyond the levels 
                allowed under the limits of the New START 
                Treaty, and should China continue to grow its 
                nuclear forces after reaching parity with the 
                U.S.;
                  (c) current and planned strategic bomber 
                force posture, with a focus on the adequacy of 
                current basing to ensure survivability in case 
                of an adversary strike;
                  (d) impacts of advanced adversary strike 
                technologies, such as hypersonic glide 
                vehicles, fractional orbital bombardment 
                systems, and autonomous underwater systems on 
                the survivability of U.S. nuclear forces, 
                posture, and employment planning;
                  (e) risks to the force caused by any delay to 
                the planned nuclear modernization program; and
                  (f) current and planned sufficiency of 
                nuclear command, control, and communications 
                capabilities in plausible crisis or conflict 
                scenarios; and
          (3) A description of the steps required to address 
        any capability gaps or deficiencies identified in the 
        above assessment. This plan should include:
                  (a) identification of potential changes to 
                the planned nuclear force structure and force 
                posture based on any gaps in deterrent, 
                warfighting, or escalation management 
                capabilities;
                  (b) a description of and timeline for 
                increasing the dispersal of the strategic 
                bomber force, with a focus on survivability;
                  (c) a description of the steps that would be 
                necessary to return a portion of the strategic 
                bomber force to heightened alert status;
                  (d) a description of and timeline for the 
                steps that would be necessary to restore 
                multiple independently-targetable reentry 
                vehicle (MIRV) capability to all Minuteman III 
                intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and 
                restore the full loading of warheads on said 
                MIRVs on all Minuteman III ICBMs using stored 
                warheads; and
                  (e) a description of and timeline for the 
                steps that would be necessary to restore 
                submarine-launched ballistic missile tubes on 
                Ohio-class submarines which were previously 
                rendered inoperable.

Report on options for accelerating hypersonic missile defenses

    The committee believes that the rapidly growing threat 
from, and proliferation of, hypersonic missiles is a matter of 
grave concern, and urges the Department of Defense to 
prioritize the development of effective defensive capabilities 
to address hypersonic threats.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to submit a report on the current and projected threats to the 
United States and its allies from hypersonic missiles, and 
options for accelerating the development and deployment of U.S. 
hypersonic defense capabilities. The report shall be classified 
in a manner that is accessible to Senate Armed Services 
Committee staff and members' personal staff, with an annex as 
required for higher classified matters. In addition, an interim 
briefing shall be provided to the Senate Armed Services 
Committee not later than November 1, 2023. The report shall 
address hypersonic threats and defenses across all domains.
    The elements of the report shall contain but are not 
limited to the following:
          (1) Hypersonic threats from China, Russia, Iran, and 
        North Korea, by domain;
          (2) Planned hypersonic defenses for each identified 
        threat, including the capability to find, fix, track, 
        target, engage, and conduct battle damage assessments 
        for each of these threats;
          (3) Options for pre-launch disruption or preemption 
        of such threats; and
          (4) Opportunities for accelerating the deployment of 
        defensive capabilities through rapid prototyping and 
        rapid fielding authorities.
    Additionally, the committee directs the Director of the 
Missile Defense Agency to provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees not later than March 1, 2024, 
on options for accelerating development and deployment of the 
Glide Phase Interceptor, with an objective of achieving initial 
operational capability prior to 2030. In developing such 
options, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency should 
provide initial estimates for anticipated programmatic costs 
and an initial assessment of the capability of industry to 
deliver the Glide Phase Interceptor on the aforementioned 
timeline.

Report on the Survivable Airborne Operations Center

    The committee notes that the aging E-4B National Airborne 
Operations Center (NAOC) fleet requires recapitalization and 
modernized systems to ensure it maintains sufficient aircraft 
availability and communications reliability to perform nuclear 
command, control, and communications (NC3) missions for the 
duration of its service life. The committee further recognizes 
that going forward, a replacement airframe, the Survivable 
Airborne Operations Center (SAOC), is required to ensure a 
robust, survivable mobile communications layer for NC3.
    The committee understands that the SAOC weapon system will 
be comprised of a commercial derivative aircraft, mission 
systems, and ground support systems, with an engineering and 
manufacturing development award currently scheduled for the 
first quarter of fiscal year 2024. The committee is encouraged 
by the program's effort to maintain a full and open competitive 
acquisition and maximize competition across the entire weapon 
system lifecycle. Preserving a competitive landscape that 
considers offerings from all tiers will ensure the U.S. Air 
Force receives a final platform that breaks vendor lock with 
open architecture, has built in growth and modernization 
capacity, and reduces costly operation and sustainment costs.
    The committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to 
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than December 1, 2023, on the status of efforts to 
sustain the NAOC and field the SAOC. Additionally, the 
committee encourages the Secretary to maintain the current 
recapitalization schedule in order to replace the aging fleet 
and field the more capable aircraft by the 2032 required assets 
available date.

Reusable hypersonic flight testing

    The committee is encouraged by the Missile Defense Agency's 
(MDA) interest and evaluation of reusable hypersonic test bed 
technologies to evaluate the performance of existing missile 
defense systems, validate required test architectures, and 
support hypersonic defense technical maturation. As MDA 
develops hypersonic defensive capabilities, including sensors, 
command and control, and interceptors, the ability to test 
technologies in real-world flight environments will be 
critical. The committee encourages the MDA to consider the use 
of reusable hypersonic test bed capabilities that increase the 
frequency of testing events, develop plans to spiral 
capabilities to pace the threat, adapt to changing test 
requirements, and grow to higher speeds and ranges.

Review of model-based systems and digital engineering practices within 
        the Sentinel program

    The committee understands that, unlike other acquisition 
efforts in the Department of Defense, the acquisition strategy 
for the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Weapon 
System program is almost exclusively predicated on model-based 
systems and digital engineering constructs. This acquisition 
strategy spans from designing the flight vehicle, to nuclear 
certification, to construction in launch facilities across five 
states. A prior review of the Sentinel digital engineering 
effort by the Aerospace Corporation published on July 29, 2022, 
and titled, ``Review of the Implementation and Execution of 
Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase of the Ground 
Based Strategic Deterrent'' (Aerospace Report No. TOR-2022-
01696) noted several deficiencies related to interfaces between 
the government and the contractor, the ability to synchronize 
software, the ability of the government to review the 
contractor design efforts, skilled workforce retention, 
multilevel security enclaves, and basic bandwidth problems 
associated with a pure digital engineering environment. As the 
program progresses toward the weapon system critical design 
review, it is imperative that the fundamental elements of 
model-based systems and digital engineering be monitored and 
systematically resolved by the government and contractor team.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force, in coordination with the Director of the Office of 
Systems Engineering and Architecture and the Director of 
Digital Services, to review the Sentinel program's progress 
toward implementing the report's recommendations, as well as 
other observations on how to improve the program's overall 
performance in implementing best practices for model-based 
systems and digital engineering. The Secretary of the Air Force 
shall report to the congressional defense committees not later 
than March 31, 2024, on the outcomes of the review, what 
actions the Secretary will take to resolve the review's 
findings and recommendations, and how the implementation of 
such recommendations will be tracked through completion.

Rollover of Air Force Global Strike Command Humvees

    The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) uses Humvees 
used during prior conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq to patrol 
missile fields at Malmstrom, F.E. Warren, and Minot Air Force 
Bases. These vehicles were never intended for the weather 
conditions at the Northern Tier Bases, nor the large number of 
miles traveled each year--often more than 30,000 annually--on 
rural roads and connecting interstates. All three bases have 
reported rollovers of these Humvees on rural roads or being hit 
by cars while on interstate highways because of their slow 
speed. AFGSC is replacing some of these vehicles with 
sophisticated Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), but these 
vehicles are also ill-suited for day-to-day patrol and high 
mileage on rural and interstate highways. While JLTVs may be 
suited for convoy operations for transporting weapons in place 
of existing Bear Cat vehicles, they lack the fuel capacity for 
long distances typical of such operations. The committee 
understands that AFGSC is considering the use of armored SUVs 
for patrolling, which are better suited to the environmental 
conditions at these bases and can be more easily repaired using 
locally obtained parts. However, this investment will not solve 
the immediate problem of Humvee rollovers.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to submit to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than February 28, 2024, the number, date, and location of 
Humvee rollovers and serious accidents that have occurred on 
interstate highway and other roads over the last 10 years. The 
report shall detail actions that are planned to ensure that the 
incidence rate of such rollovers is minimized to the greatest 
extent possible in the future.

Space acquisition contract analysis

    The National Defense Strategy emphasizes the importance of 
the space domain to integrated deterrence and states that the 
Department of Defense (DOD) will ``increase collaboration with 
the private sector in priority areas, especially with the 
commercial space industry.'' Part of achieving these goals 
requires the DOD to implement a streamlined and efficient 
acquisition strategy that delivers capabilities on time and 
within budget.
    Therefore, not later than March 31, 2024, the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall brief the congressional defense committees 
on an analysis of space acquisition that assesses:
          (1) How DOD is improving its processes to better 
        adopt commercial off-the-shelf satellites and 
        incorporate such satellites into the national security 
        space architecture;
          (2) Whether space acquisition programs utilize modern 
        best practices from the commercial space industry in 
        terms of evaluation and certification;
          (3) How systems engineering and technical assistance 
        and federally funded research and development centers' 
        incentive structure ensures timely execution of 
        processes entrusted to them.
    The briefing shall include recommendations addressing the 
manner in which space acquisition processes are maturing to 
more closely emulate the vibrant commercial space sector and 
create a more streamlined and efficient process for space 
acquisitions.

Space Development Agency Senior Executive Service positions

    The Space Development Agency (SDA), which was transferred 
to the Space Force on October 1, 2022, will retain three Senior 
Executive Service (SES) positions from the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense (OSD) that are each term-limited to end on 
December 31, 2023. After this date, these SES billets will 
return to the pool of SES positions held by OSD.
    In section 1601 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283), which effectuated this transfer, Congress explicitly 
directed the Department of Defense to do no harm in the SDA 
transfer process. Specifically, section 1601(d)(2) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 states, 
``the transfer under paragraph (1) [requiring the transfer to 
be not later than October 1, 2022] of the Space Development 
Agency from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the Space 
Force shall include the transfer of funding, duties, 
responsibilities and personnel of the Agency as of the day 
before the date of transfer.'' In addition, the conference 
report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (H. Rept. 116-617) states that Congress 
expects the director of the SDA ``to retain the equivalent 
position of tier 3 Senior Executive Service or an official of 
the Armed Forces in grade O-9.''
    Furthermore, the committee report accompanying S. 4543 (S. 
Rept. 117-130), the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), 
expressed the sense of the Senate that the SDA should retain 
its original organizational structure, including three SES 
positions, and noted that ``we strongly encourage the Secretary 
of Defense to permanently allocate three SES positions to the 
SDA to meet congressional intent as found in section 1601 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.''
    The committee understands that following the passage of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, OSD 
and the Department of the Air Force will designate senior 
billets comparable to only two of the three SES positions, 
leaving the third position unfilled. The committee strongly 
encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to permanently fill 
this third SES or equivalent position before December 31, 2023. 
Given the importance and cost the Department of the Air Force 
has placed on the future missile warning architecture being 
implemented by SDA, it is essential that this third SES billet 
be filled.

Space-Based Ground Moving Target Indicator

    The committee recognizes that the Department of the Air 
Force is aggressively pursuing a Space-Based Ground Moving 
Target Indicator (GMTI) system. While the committee supports 
these efforts, the committee is concerned that the Space Force 
may require additional authority to effectively field GMTI 
capabilities in direct support of warfighters and combatant 
commands. Additionally, the committee is concerned that the 
Space Force may require the ability to appropriately deconflict 
with other agencies' operating authorities relating to moving 
target indicator (MTI) and space-based sensing writ large to 
ensure Space-Based GMTI is employed as a warfighting capability 
directly in support of the combatant commands across all phases 
of conflict.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Chief of Space 
Operations, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, to provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense committees not later than 
December 31, 2023, on GMTI to include, at a minimum, the 
following elements:
          (1) The Space-Based GMTI capability requirements as 
        defined by the Joint Force in the Space Force 
        Capabilities Development Document;
          (2) The existing authorities, roles, and 
        responsibilities, to include any activities governed by 
        title 10 and title 50, United States Code, to operate 
        and maintain Space Force GMTI capabilities;
          (3) Any interagency agreements concerning military 
        target identification;
          (4) The concept of operations for execution of the 
        space-based GMTI mission, highlighting any statutory, 
        policy, and process changes required to utilize Space-
        Based GMTI;
          (5) The concept of employment for GMTI data for 
        tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and 
        dissemination to forward warfighter users, including 
        integration with the Family of Integrated Targeting 
        Cells (as defined in section 915 of the James M. Inhofe 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
        (Public Law 117-263));
          (6) The recommended legislative amendments to United 
        States Code and any additional changes required to 
        support, operate, and employ the Space Force GMTI 
        program;
          (7) The current GMTI acquisition strategy; and
          (8) The projected process to share GMTI data and 
        capability information with international partners.

Strategic satellite communications

    The committee recognizes the utility of operating satellite 
ground control from polar regions, which enables low-latency 
communications due to frequent satellite revisit rates, and the 
U.S. Government's increased reliance on these sites 
commensurate with increased reliance on commercial 
communications capabilities. Many polar areas already in use, 
and with potential for growth for this purpose, are governed by 
special treaties that allow multiple countries to use the 
territory-Svalbard, Norway and potentially Antarctica are 
notable examples.
    Due to the growing importance and recognized vulnerability 
of critical data downloads to satellite ground stations located 
on Svalbard Island, the committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense to present a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees, not later than March 1, 2024, assessing the 
feasibility and efficacy of an additional ground station 
location on U.S. soil, and to begin the process of creating 
security, resiliency, and redundancy for some of our nation's 
most critical national security data and infrastructure.

Strategy on protection of satellites

    Section 1602 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
directed the Secretary of Defense to deliver an unclassified 
space protection strategy. This space protection strategy will 
foster a much needed public discourse on how well the United 
States protects and defends its satellites against on-orbit 
threats. The question of whether commercial satellites become 
legitimate military targets in a time of conflict if utilized 
by the Department of Defense still remains unsettled. Given the 
potential consequences of commercial satellites supporting the 
Department of Defense missions, the committee directs the 
Secretary of Defense to brief the congressional defense 
committees, not later than March 31, 2024, on actions necessary 
to help protect and defend commercial satellites capabilities 
utilized by the Department during a time of conflict.

Virtualizing waveforms capabilities

    The committee recognizes the U.S. Space Force's Protected 
Tactical Enterprise Service program and commercial 
augmentation, and its future potential to provide resilient 
systems for anti-jam, low probability-of-intercept 
communications for tactical formations around the world.
    The committee supports the incorporation of advanced 
technologies into satellite communications (SATCOM) 
architectures to allow for increased flexibility, 
responsiveness, and resiliency in SATCOM operations, and the 
committee encourages the U.S. Space Force to directly address 
virtualizing waveforms in their military and commercial 
satellite communications architectures.

                 TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE RELATED MATTERS

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

Measures to enhance the readiness and effectiveness of the Cyber 
        Mission Force (sec. 1601)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to implement measures to enhance the 
readiness and effectiveness of the cyber mission force.
Cyber intelligence center (sec. 1602)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to establish a dedicated cyber 
intelligence capability to support the requirements of United 
States Cyber Command, the other combatant commands, the 
military departments, defense agencies, the Joint Staff, and 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense for foundational, 
scientific and technical, and all-source intelligence on cyber 
technology development, capabilities, concepts of operations, 
operations, and plans and intentions of cyber threat actors.
Performance metrics for pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities 
        and related information with foreign operational partners (sec. 
        1603)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 398 of title 10, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Defense to track the results of sharing cyber 
capabilities and related information with foreign operational 
partners.
Next generation cyber red teams (sec. 1604)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to direct the appropriate 
Assistant Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Principal Cyber Advisors of the military departments, to 
oversee the development and submission of a plan to modernize 
cyber red teams, establish joint service standards, and expand 
partnerships with the Department of Defense to increase the 
cyber talent workforce, among other things.
Management of data assets by Chief Digital Officer (sec. 1605)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief Data and 
Artificial Intelligence Officer, to enhance the management of 
data assets and data analytical tools.
    The committee notes the importance of observing and 
understanding the cyber-social terrain, as well as the 
activities taking place in the cyberspace of key countries and 
regions, is as essential to understanding the world as any 
classified intelligence activities. The activities reflected 
and taking place in cyberspace on a massive scale are also 
registered in cyberspace and that rich data can be accessed by 
a variety of means and analyzed by modern technology. 
Department of Defense (DOD) components are augmenting 
traditional sources of insight by accessing such data, but 
these efforts are largely ad hoc, incomplete, and poorly 
connected. Some of the most important consumers of such data 
are unaware of what is available and of the benefits that such 
data and associated analytics can provide to their missions, 
including cyberspace operations, information operations, 
indications and warning, and monitoring the responses of 
competitors to campaigning.
    Therefore, the committee believes that the DOD Chief Data 
and Artificial Intelligence Officer is the logical focal point 
for organizing and supervising the acquisition of, access to, 
and analysis of cyber-social digital data.

Authority for countering illegal trafficking by Mexican transnational 
        criminal organizations in cyberspace (sec. 1606)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with other relevant 
Federal departments and agencies, and in consultation with the 
Government of Mexico as appropriate, to conduct detection, 
monitoring, and other operations in cyberspace to counter 
Mexican transnational criminal organizations that are engaged 
in smuggling of illegal drugs, controlled substances, or 
precursors thereof; human or weapons trafficking; or other 
illegal activities.
    The provision also would require the development and 
submission to appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for 
conducting cyber operations to counter these transnational 
criminal organizations, and quarterly briefings on such 
operations.

Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Collaboration Center Inclusion of 
        Semiconductors Manufacturers (sec. 1607)

    The committee recommends a provision that would establish a 
pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
improving the cybersecurity of the semiconductor manufacturing 
supply chain by enabling the National Security Agency 
Cybersecurity Collaboration Center to collaborate with 
semiconductor manufacturers in the United States.

Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment of United 
        States Cyber Force and further evolution of current model for 
        management and execution of cyber mission (sec. 1608)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the 
National Academy of Public Administration to conduct an 
evaluation regarding the advisability of establishing a 
separate armed force dedicated to operations in the cyber 
domain, or refining and further evolving the current 
organizational approach for U.S. Cyber Command, which is based 
on the U.S. Special Operations Command model.

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


Requirements for deployment of fifth generation information and 
        communications capabilities to Department of Defense bases and 
        facilities (sec. 1611)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a strategy for 
the deployment of private networks, based on fifth generation 
information and communications capabilities and Open Radio 
Access Network architecture, to military bases and facilities. 
The provision also would require the Secretary to streamline 
and ensure consistency in the process of providing access to 
military bases and facilities to commercial wireless service 
providers.

Department of Defense information network boundary and cross-domain 
        defense (sec. 1612)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to carry out a modernization program for 
network boundary and cross-domain defense against cyber 
attacks.

Policy and guidance on memory-safe software programming (sec. 1613)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to develop Department of Defense-wide 
policy and guidance to implement the recommendations of the 
National Security Agency's (NSA) Software Memory Safety 
Cybersecurity Information Sheet published in November 2022. The 
committee notes that NSA and other cybersecurity experts state 
that two-thirds or more of the vulnerabilities discovered in 
dominant software products like Google Chrome and Microsoft 
Windows are due to memory management problems resulting from 
the use of non-memory-safe programming languages. It is 
important for the Department of Defense to limit the use of 
such programming languages where alternative memory-safe 
programming languages are available and can be practically 
implemented.

Development of regional cybersecurity strategies (sec. 1614)

    The Committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander, 
United States Cyber Command, and each commander of a geographic 
combatant command, to develop a regional cybersecurity strategy 
to support the operations of each geographic combatant command.

Cyber incident reporting (sec. 1615)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the 
Commander, United States Cyber Command, and the Commander, 
Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information 
Network, to establish a cyber incident reporting process within 
the Department.

Management by Department of Defense of mobile applications (sec. 1616)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to evaluate and implement, to the maximum 
practicable extent, the recommendations of the Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense February 9, 2023 report 
entitled ``Management Advisory: The DoD's Use of Mobile 
Applications'' (Report No. DODIG-2023-041) with respect to 
managing mobile applications.

Security enhancements for the nuclear command, control, and 
        communications network (sec. 1617)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to establish a cross-functional team to 
implement security enhancements for the nuclear command, 
control, and communications network.

Guidance regarding securing laboratories of the Armed Forces (sec. 
        1618)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chief 
Information Officer, the Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Officer, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence and Security, to issue Department-wide 
guidance regarding methods and processes to secure laboratories 
of the Armed Forces.

Establishing Identity, Credential, and Access Management initiative as 
        a program of record (sec. 1619)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to establish the Identity, Credential, and 
Access management (ICAM) initiative as a program of record 
subject to milestone reviews, compliance with requirements, and 
operational testing.
    An enterprise-wide ICAM capability is a critical and 
pressing need for the Department of Defense (DOD) not only for 
cybersecurity, but also for managing complex multi-domain 
military operations involving information and systems 
classified at multiple levels.
    The committee notes that, while the Defense Information 
Systems Agency (DISA) is making progress in developing an ICAM 
solution, DOD faces the need to replace the core identity 
provider (IDP) component of the current ICAM enterprise 
solution due to limitations of the underlying technology in 
terms of scaling and interoperability. The committee further 
notes that the military services are left with the 
responsibility for fielding ICAM solutions for operational 
forces out to the tactical edge that must work seamlessly with 
the enterprise ICAM solution. Similarly, the enterprise and 
tactical edge ICAM systems must seamlessly operate across 
multiple classification levels and networks, including at the 
special access program level, and with multiple enterprise 
cloud solutions under the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability 
program.
    The enterprise ICAM program office in DISA should not 
engineer or choose the Active Directory Federated Services 
replacement such that the entire burden of achieving 
interoperability falls on those DOD components that must 
develop the ICAM solutions for tactical systems and networks, 
multi-cloud environments, and classified networks that must be 
integrated with the enterprise ICAM system.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Department of 
Defense Chief Information Officer (CIO), in coordination with 
the Director of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation, the 
Director of DISA, the Secretaries of the military departments, 
the Director for Command, Control, Communications, Computer, 
and Cyber of the Joint Staff, and the Under Secretaries of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and Research and 
Engineering, to develop a plan to replace the core IDP through 
competitive processes (including market research) with a cloud-
native capability that can scale and be easily integrated with 
the variety of ICAM systems described above. The committee 
directs that the CIO provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees, 150 days after the enactment of this act, 
on the development of this plan.
    The committee encourages the CIO, DISA, and the military 
departments to conduct pathfinder activities to test and 
evaluate commercial technology to identify viable near-term 
solutions and develop requirements.

Strategy on cybersecurity resiliency of Department of Defense space 
        enterprise (sec. 1620)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the 
Commander, United States Cyber Command, the Secretary of the 
Air Force, and the Commander, United States Space Command, to 
develop and commence implementation of a Department-wide 
strategy regarding cyber protection activities for the 
Department of Defense space enterprise.

Requirements for implementation of user activity monitoring for cleared 
        personnel and operational and information technology 
        administrators and other privileged users (sec. 1621)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to require each head of a component of the 
Department of Defense to fully implement directives, policies, 
and program requirements for user activity monitoring (UAM) and 
least privilege access controls for Federal Government and 
contractor personnel granted access to classified information 
and classified networks. The provision also would require 
periodic testing and reporting of the effectiveness of UAM 
systems, triggers, and controls using threat-realistic behavior 
models.

Department of Defense digital content provenance (sec. 1622)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require, 
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the Defense Media Activity (DMA) to provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a briefing on developing a course of education 
at the Defense Information School (DINFOS) to teach the 
practical concepts and skills needed by Department of Defense 
(DOD) public affairs, audiovisual, visual information, and 
records management specialists, on the following: (a) The 
expertise and qualifications of the DOD personnel who will be 
responsible for teaching the proposed course of education; (b) 
The list of sources that will be consulted and used to develop 
the curriculum for the proposed course of education; (c) A 
description of the industry open technical standards that may 
be used to authenticate the digital content provenance of 
applicable DOD media content; and (d) The status of the 
implementation of the proposed course of education.
    The provision also would require that the Director of DMA 
establish, not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, a course of education at DINFOS to teach the 
specialists to understand digital content provenance for 
applicable DOD media content; the challenges posed to 
Department missions and operations by digital content 
forgeries; how existing industry open technical standards may 
be used to authenticate the provenance of such content; hands-
on techniques for capturing secure and authenticated digital 
content for documenting and communicating DOD themes and 
messages; and techniques and methods for completing post-
production tasks of DOD content.
    The provision would also require the Director, not later 
than one year after the establishment of the required course, 
to provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives on the status of the 
development of the course curriculum, the course implementation 
plan, and the resources available and needed to carry out the 
requirements of the provision.
    In addition, the provision would require the Director, not 
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, to 
commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
advisability of implementing industry open technical standards 
for DOD digital content provenance, and report to the Armed 
Services Committees not later than January 1, 2026 on the 
results of the pilot program.

Post-graduate employment of Cyber Service Academy scholarship 
        recipients in intelligence community (sec. 1623)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1535 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to 
authorize post-graduate employment of graduates of the 
Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy in non-
Department of Defense intelligence community agencies, on a 
reimbursable basis. The provision would also rename the program 
authorized by that section as the Cyber Service Academy.

Minimum number of scholarships to be awarded annually through Cyber 
        Service Academy (sec. 1624)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 1535 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to 
require the Secretary of Defense to award no fewer than 1,000 
scholarships per year under the Department of Defense Cyber and 
Digital Service Academy scholarship program. The provision 
would authorize the Secretary to award fewer than 1,000 
scholarships in a fiscal year if the Secretary determines that 
fewer scholarships are needed to meet workforce needs, and 
provides notification to Congress of such determination.

                       Items of Special Interest


Advancement of narrative intelligence in U.S. Cyber Command

    The committee applauds the efforts of U.S. Cyber Command 
(CYBERCOM) to understand and respond to foreign adversary 
malign influence campaigns and their narrative dynamics, and 
recognizes the importance of this work as a fundamental 
contributor to cognitive security for national defense. The 
committee believes CYBERCOM and the Cyber National Mission 
Force have made considerable progress towards detecting and 
mitigating malicious influence campaigns aimed at the United 
States and its allies. The committee encourages continuing this 
work to understand adversaries' intentions, behaviors, and the 
outcomes of such information campaigns.
    The committee directs CYBERCOM to enhance its exploration 
and understanding of narrative intelligence in the digital era. 
Narrative intelligence refers to the understanding of analysis 
and countermeasures related to the strategic use of information 
to advance adversarial interests or agendas. CYBERCOM is 
directed to evaluate and report on developments and trends in 
online information campaigns, considering the increasing 
technical sophistication and effectiveness of such campaigns.
    The committee emphasizes the continuous evolution and 
expansion of foreign adversary information and influence 
campaigns necessitate an increased need to understand the 
origins of foreign adversary malign influence and 
disinformation, their propagation and evolution, how they reach 
their intended audiences, and their impact on these audiences. 
It is within this context that the committee endorses the 
application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 
technologies to enhance narrative intelligence. The committee 
anticipates these technologies will equip CYBERCOM and others 
across the government with the tools necessary to monitor and 
evaluate foreign information campaigns more effectively.

Army National Guard mission assurance program

    The committee remains concerned about the prospect of 
degradation of defense critical infrastructure from disruption 
that would affect the mobilization and movement of military 
forces and supplies in support of global and homeland 
operations.
    For this reason, the committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, the Commander of United States Northern Command, 
and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and 
Global Security, to establish a mission assurance program to 
acquire and maintain all-domain awareness of threats posed to 
such defense critical infrastructure, and offer assistance to 
those entities in conducting all-domain threat assessments and 
remedial actions within their operational and information 
technology systems.
    Additionally, the committee encourages the Secretary to 
work through existing assistance programs and organizations 
within the Department of Defense, such as the National Guard 
Bureau's Army Interagency Training and Education Command 
(AITEC), to establish relationships with defense critical 
infrastructure operators to maintain awareness and ensure rapid 
response to adverse events.

Assessment of need for a Narrative Intelligence Center

    The committee expresses concern that, unlike other defense 
domains, the cyberspace domain does not have a dedicated center 
or task force for analyzing narrative intelligence to 
facilitate, understand and research the implications of 
technology-enhanced malign narratives in the digital age. 
Noting the complexity, and yet to be fully understood nature of 
the cyberspace domain, the committee believes a Narrative 
Intelligence Center or the establishment of a task force 
dedicated to understanding narrative intelligence could provide 
resources for in-depth analysis of foreign malign influence and 
information campaigns, their spread, evolution, and impacts.
    As foreign adversaries continue to leverage new 
technologies for purposeful disinformation campaigns, the 
committee is troubled that limited understanding and the 
fragmented nature of organizations that understand and respond 
to malign foreign influence narratives and campaigns may 
constrain the Department of Defense's ability to comprehend and 
react effectively in global and regional security environments. 
The committee, therefore, directs the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to 
assess and make recommendations on the need to establish a 
dedicated task force or center for narrative intelligence.
    In conducting these assessments, the Deputy Secretary and 
the Vice Chairman shall consult with the offices of the Under 
Secretaries of Defense for Policy, Intelligence and Security, 
Acquisition and Sustainment, and Personnel and Readiness; the 
Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; the Chief Information Officer, 
and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. The 
Deputy Secretary and the Vice Chairman are to provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense and intelligence 
committees on the conclusions and recommendations of the 
assessments no later than January 31, 2024.

Comptroller General review of the security implications of digital 
        footprints

    Modern devices and systems generate, retain, and share 
enormous volumes of data for broader use. This data includes 
information collected from personal devices, online accounts, 
credit reports, online searches, online purchases, and much 
more. This data could also include information collected from 
Department of Defense (DOD) weapons platforms, connected 
devices, sensors, training facilities, test ranges, and 
business systems. This data can be collected and shared 
publicly, acquired from data brokers, or accessed through 
contractors' networks. Such information could be used to 
identify locations of DOD leaders, military units, 
servicemembers using cover, and unit movements.
    DOD faces a number of risks stemming from the advance of 
technological capabilities (such as 5G wireless, artificial 
intelligence, and other data-based technologies) and the 
continued aggregation and analysis of data on individuals' 
personal and professional lives. Those risks include force 
protection, operations security, safety and security of family 
members, remote surveillance, and intelligence collection.
    To mitigate the national security risks and threats 
stemming from the digital footprint of DOD personnel, the 
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States 
to review and assess the following: (1) Risks and threats to 
DOD personnel due to ubiquitous and traceable digital 
information about their online activities and communications; 
(2) Risks and threats to military operations due to traceable 
digital information about the online activities and 
communications of DOD personnel; and (3) Any actions DOD is 
taking to mitigate against these risks and threats.
    The committee further directs the Comptroller General to 
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than March 1, 2024, and to present the final results in a 
format and timeframe agreed to at the time of the briefing.

Cyber Operations for Base Resilient Architecture (COBRA)

    The committee understands the Air Force's continued 
commitment to a comprehensive cyber mission assurance program. 
The Cyber Operations for Base Resilient Architecture (COBRA) 
pilot program has provided significant improvement in the 
mission assurance posture of the Pacific Air Force. COBRA is 
required to address the numerous cybersecurity and mission 
assurance mission gaps and train airmen to their maximum 
potential. What began as a pilot program almost 3 years ago has 
grown into a model for numerous Department of Defense (DOD) 
organizations on how to best identify and defend critical cyber 
terrain. Continued funding of the COBRA program will allow 
COBRA to expand to other combatant commands. It is mission 
critical to continue to expand COBRA from the U.S. Indo-Pacific 
Command area of responsibility and make it a part of the 
overall DOD mission assurance strategy.
    Therefore, the committee expects sustained funding for the 
COBRA pilot program throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command 
area of responsibility as part of the overall mission assurance 
strategy and evaluation of the potential for service-wide use 
of COBRA.

Cyber personnel readiness

    The military services are responsible for manning, 
training, and equipping units assigned to U.S. Cyber Command 
(CYBERCOM) and providing cyber-trained servicemembers for all 
of the geographic and unified combatant commanders. The 
services have shown they are able to meet title 10 requirements 
to support missions that require high-demand, low-density 
personnel. One example is the services' ability to man, train, 
and equip special operations forces. The committee encourages 
the services to adapt the experience and lessons learned from 
providing highly trained special operators to providing highly 
trained cyber warriors.
    The Department of Defense is required to complete a study 
by June 1, 2024, directed by section 1533 of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117-263), on the responsibilities of the military 
services for organizing, training, and presenting the total 
force to CYBERCOM. The committee looks forward to receiving the 
results of the study and welcomes interim briefings.
    The committee encourages the services to devote resources 
and leadership attention to meeting the combatant commanders' 
needs, especially for CYBERCOM's Cyber Mission Force (CMF). 
Further, the committee directs the Secretaries of the military 
departments to provide a briefing to the committee within 30 
days of the submission of CYBERCOM's fiscal year 2025 annual 
report on support by the military departments for CYBERCOM 
(known as the Section 1502 report) but not later than March 15, 
2025. The briefing shall include the following: (1) Plans for 
the services to improve meeting CYBERCOM requirements for the 
fiscal year 2025 and the future years defense program for 
providing cyber-trained forces, including recruiting, 
retention, and career management of military and civilian 
personnel in the CMF; (2) Current manning percentage of the 
standing 133 CMF teams; and (3) The spend plans to meet these 
requirements, and the risk mitigation plans for any shortfalls 
in meeting requirements.

Cyber Position within the Office of the Secretary of Defense

    The committee recognizes that cyberspace is an increasingly 
complex domain that represents significant threats to the 
national security of the United States. The committee also 
believes that warfighting in cyberspace is as strategically 
consequential as all other conventional warfighting 
environments.
    The committee strongly supports the U.S. Cyber Command's 
(CYBERCOM) efforts to defend U.S. interests in cyberspace and 
the assistance it provides to all forms of combat operations 
around the world. CYBERCOM's role in advancing collaborative 
and coordinated cyber activities across the Department of 
Defense (DOD) is critical to identifying vulnerabilities, 
mitigating cyber threats, strengthening the Department's 
network defenses, and fulfilling the DOD's national security 
mission.
    Therefore, to ensure that CYBERCOM and cybersecurity-
related equities are considered when issuing policy, strategic, 
or operational decisions at the Department level, the committee 
directs the Secretary of Defense to consider establishing a 
position within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to 
ensure information flow between CYBERCOM and the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, provide technical expertise, facilitate 
cybersecurity coordination activities, and carry out other 
responsibilities determined appropriate by the Secretary of 
Defense.

Cyber Vulnerability Assessment

    The committee directs the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Defense to notify the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives of any 
future plans to alter the Department's current policy of 
utilizing third-party vendors to independently scan the 
Department of Defense Information Network from both the inside 
and outside for vulnerabilities.

Cybersecurity of firmware in information and operational technology

    Operating systems, kernel, firmware, and application 
software in information technology (IT) and operational 
technology (OT) infrastructure, systems, and networks, 
including weapons systems and control systems, are vulnerable 
to cyber attacks via accesses including supply chains, internet 
operations, human-enabled operations, and radio-frequency 
apertures. The National Security Agency (NSA) pioneered the 
development of formal methods for mathematically proving 
software integrity, but scaling limitations prevented 
widespread adoption. The Defense Advanced Research Projects 
Agency (DARPA) significantly improved formal methods of 
scalability and practical applications a decade ago in the High 
Assurance Cyber Military Systems (HACMS) program, which spurred 
continuing efforts to advance the practical application of 
formal methods for cybersecurity.
    The committee is concerned that malicious cyber actors are 
increasingly targeting the kernel and firmware in IT and OT 
infrastructure, which constitutes a vast and largely undefended 
attack vector. The committee is aware that DARPA, the Army 
Futures Command, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and 
Naval Aviation Systems Command are assessing the potential of 
recent commercial advances in formal methods for secure 
software development as applied to hypervisor functions, in 
conjunction with tight coupling to modern processors and 
hardware roots of trust, which can substantially enhance the 
cybersecurity of firmware, kernel, operating systems, 
applications, and cloud computing. The committee is aware of 
the development and maturation of commercial technology for 
monitoring, protecting, and alerting of intrusion attempts on 
infrastructure kernel layer and firmware.
    The committee directs the Department of Defense Chief 
Information Officer (CIO) to provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024, 
on the cybersecurity of firmware in information and operational 
technology. The briefing should include:
          (1) Trends in and severity of threats against IT and 
        OT firmware;
          (2) The ability of leading commercial firmware 
        security technology to prevent, detect, and remediate 
        firmware threats and attacks mounted through supply 
        chain and remote operations;
          (3) The capabilities and value of commercial 
        development of secure micro-kernel and hypervisor 
        capabilities using formal methods that:
                  (a) Provide secure isolation and separation 
                of virtual machines;
                  (b) Prevent lateral movement, remote code 
                execution, and privilege escalation;
                  (c) Block malicious action through whitelist 
                policy enforcement;
                  (d) Enforce least functionality and policy 
                enforcement that maintain kernel and firmware 
                integrity;
                  (e) Protect against firmware and side-channel 
                attacks; and
                  (f) Would enhance the security of cloud 
                computing operations;
          (4) A plan for the Department to address the threat 
        by exploiting available technologies and products.

Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Services Academy

    Section 1535 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) 
required the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office 
of Personnel and Management, to establish a program to provide 
financial support for the pursuit of programs of education at 
institutions of higher education in specified cyber and digital 
related fields. This program was established as the Department 
of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy. Each scholarship 
recipient, as a condition of receiving a scholarship under this 
program, is required to enter into an agreement under which the 
recipient agrees to work for a period equal to the length of 
the scholarship, following receipt of the student's degree or 
specialized program certification, in support of the cyber- and 
digital technology-related missions of the Department.
    The committee realizes the potential benefit of the program 
to other agencies and directs the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Attorney General, and the Director of the Office of Personnel 
and Management, to assess the feasibility and desirability of 
enabling other agencies to utilize the program on a 
reimbursable basis. In addition, not later than March 31, 2024, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report with the results 
of the feasibility assessment to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the 
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
and the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Department of Defense partnerships with academic institutions to build 
        the cyber workforce

    Maintaining and sustaining a well-trained Department of 
Defense (DOD) cyber security workforce is critically important. 
The committee remains keenly aware of the challenges in meeting 
DOD cyber personnel requirements. The committee supports DOD's 
initiatives to develop its cyber workforce, including providing 
servicemembers and civilians training in cyber career fields, 
and those seeking to enter the DOD cyber workforce, access to 
related learning opportunities.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to support institutions of higher education on cyber workforce 
education and development efforts in the fields of 
cybersecurity, intelligence, data science, information security 
management, and quantum information science. The committee also 
directs the Secretaries of the Air Force, Army, and Navy to 
partner with universities, especially those in proximity to DOD 
installations, to increase experience and learning 
opportunities for DOD personnel awaiting assignment by 
providing and supporting hands-on cyber operations experience, 
training opportunities at security operations centers, and 
access to courses to assist personnel entering the DOD cyber 
field, and those who seek to maintain currency and grow their 
expertise.

Digital cross domain solution policy

    The committee is concerned by the lack of urgency 
demonstrated by the Department of Defense (DOD) in its approach 
to cross domain solutions policy. Despite the existence of an 
organization responsible for this mission and the needs 
demonstrated by the emphasis on Joint All Domain Command and 
Control (JADC2) capabilities, the committee does not see 
tangible progress with regard to establishing real-time 
solutions for digital cross domain capabilities. The committee 
understands that bureaucratic processes and multiple layers of 
approval have slowed the actualization of workable systems. In 
order to meet the goals of the National Defense Strategy and 
provide actionable information to the edge of warfighting 
operations, the committee believes there must be greater 
emphasis placed on achieving functionality of cross domain 
capabilities. The committee believes that cross domain 
solutions policy must be reexamined and modernized so modern 
cloud-based architectures can be leveraged to provide decision 
advantages.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
not later than May 1, 2024, on the implementation and progress 
it is making toward providing and enabling effective digital 
cross domain solution processes, policies, and capabilities. 
The briefing should identify areas where the DOD's current 
cross domain solution policy is out of alignment with key 
initiatives like JADC2 and needs updating.

Digital expertise training and certification

    The committee notes that section 230 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) outlined a policy to promote and maintain digital expertise 
and software development as core competencies of civilian and 
military workforces of the Department of Defense. The committee 
is concerned that the Department has not prioritized the 
comprehensive implementation of section 230, and encourages the 
Department to reexamine the process used to approve 
certifications that can be used to meet technical training 
requirements, including those involving cloud computing 
certifications.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
June 1, 2024, on the current plan to continue expanding the 
list of reimbursable certifications to include software 
development, networking, and cybersecurity.

Foreign cyber incident response plan

    The committee is aware of ongoing Iranian cyber attacks 
against our NATO ally Albania. The committee commends the 
support provided by elements of the United States Government 
and the private sector to Albania to mitigate the effects of 
these attacks and prevent future incidents, and notes that 
Albanian support for the United States was a primary motivator 
in the Iranian targeting of Albania. The committee is concerned 
that as cyber attacks and incidents increase in stealth, speed, 
and complexity, countries with less-developed cyber response 
plans and personnel skills incur greater risk for future 
attacks from state and non-state actors. The committee believes 
that the Department of Defense should assess the value of 
establishing a coordinating mechanism and response plan to 
facilitate interventions during future cyber incidents where 
the Department may be called upon to assist an ally or partner.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and 
development center for the performance of a study on the 
creation of a Foreign Cyber Incident Response Plan to be 
provided to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives not later than March 1, 2024. The 
study performed shall include the following elements:
          (1) An analysis of the United States Government 
        response to the 2022 Albania cyber attacks, the 2017 
        Ukraine ransomware attacks, the 2007 Estonia cyber 
        attack, and any others deemed relevant;
          (2) A plan for developing potential response 
        structures to allow the Department of Defense to assist 
        partners and allies in identifying and attributing 
        intrusions, and assisting in remediation operations;
          (3) Recommendations for streamlining processes, to 
        include statutes, policies and guidance, for providing 
        defense support to foreign authorities for cyber 
        incidents when requested by a Federal agency, approved 
        by the appropriate Department of Defense official, or 
        directed by the National Command Authority;
          (4) An assessment of the feasibility of establishing 
        preexisting host-nation support agreements for 
        requesting cybersecurity expert assistance from the 
        U.S.; and
          (5) A plan for identifying measures to streamline 
        response times to requests for assistance from allies 
        and partners whose defense is deemed in the national 
        interest.

National Media Exploitation Center

    The committee notes that the Defense Intelligence Agency's 
National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) is transitioning its 
priority focus from violent extremist organizations to 
strategic competition with the People's Republic of China in 
support of the National Defense Strategy. As a result, there 
will be a growing need to acquire the linguistic and analytical 
tools for the exploitation of Chinese language content, which 
may require additional investment in capabilities that support 
name matching, the ability to search cross-lingually, the 
extraction of value of unstructured content, and enrichment for 
defense and intelligence purposes relevant to Chinese language 
open-source intelligence content.
    The committee strongly encourages the Director of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency to actively seek opportunities to 
bolster investment in these and other relevant capabilities to 
support NMEC efforts to support competition with China.

National Security Agency Cyber Collaboration Center pilot program

    The committee is encouraged by the successful National 
Security Agency (NSA) Cyber Collaboration Center pilot program 
to leverage capability similar to what the Department of 
Defense (DOD) uses for its own internet operations management 
to enable continuous monitoring of defense industrial base 
vendor internet-facing cyber terrain. Proactively identifying 
exposures and vulnerabilities, and alerting impacted vendors 
before they are exploited, can meaningfully reduce national 
security risk.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the NSA to 
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, not 
later than March 1, 2024, on the pilot program including: (1) 
An overview and current status of the pilot program and an 
analysis of its effectiveness; (2) A plan to expand coverage 
for up to 10,000 defense industrial base entities by the end of 
fiscal year 2024; (3) A list of milestones and associated 
timelines to complete the expansion; and (4) A description of 
any additional resources needed to complete the expansion by 
the end of fiscal year 2024.

National Security Agency cybersecurity workforce pilot program

    The committee supports converting the National Security 
Agency's workforce transformation cyber initiative pilot 
program into a permanent program that would offer certificate-
based courses through the development of a Center for Academic 
Excellence in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. 
Academic entities that participated in the fiscal years 2021 
and 2022 pilot program, and that fully executed and 
demonstrated an initial ``train the trainers'' program to 
magnify the impact at a national level, should be eligible.

Post-Quantum Cryptography

    The committee commends the steps the Department of Defense 
(DOD) has taken to close cybersecurity gaps via strong 
cryptography and zero trust architecture initiatives. The 
committee believes an important component to these efforts in 
the future should include understanding and remediating 
cryptographic libraries that may be vulnerable to quantum 
attack. The committee encourages DOD to continue necessary 
investments in cybersecurity technologies, including post-
quantum cryptography (PQC), to defend against nation-state 
adversaries and cybercriminals.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to brief the congressional defense committees, not later than 
December 31, 2023, on the policies, programs, and investments 
implemented by each service to include, at a minimum, the 
following: (1) Progress toward discovery of all uses of 
vulnerable cryptography in classified and high impact systems; 
(2) The timeline for the transition and implementation of PQC; 
(3) A strategy to incorporate cryptographic agility to enable 
flexibility as future adjustments and unexpected changes occur 
with the continuing development of quantum computers; and (4) 
Planned or recommended changes to existing DOD policy guidance 
that supports the transition to PQC using commercially 
available technologies.

Report on critical infrastructure supporting national security and 
        force projection activities

    The committee commends the Department of Defense (DOD) on 
efforts to address cyber vulnerabilities of servicemembers, 
military installations, the defense industrial base, and other 
key components of the national security enterprise. The 
committee remains concerned, however, about the potential for 
cyberattacks against the homeland to impede the ability of the 
DOD to conduct operations and functions.
    The committee believes that the DOD must do more to address 
domain awareness gaps to ensure that vulnerabilities to 
military installations, which stem from dependence on critical 
infrastructure located in surrounding communities, do not 
present an attack vector which adversaries can exploit. 
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, 
and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and in consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to provide a report to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not later than February 1, 2024, on 
vulnerabilities of military installations related to critical 
infrastructure supporting national security and force 
projection activities. The report shall be submitted in an 
unclassified form but may include a classified annex. The 
report shall include the following elements:
          (1) Development of potential models for establishing 
        processes, relationships, and command structures for 
        proactively identifying vulnerabilities, responding to 
        cyber incidents involving DOD installations, and 
        providing synchronized reporting to higher authorities;
          (2) An assessment of the feasibility of designing and 
        establishing a data repository within the DOD for 
        resources and data related to potential cyber incidents 
        involving DOD installations; tailored responses; 
        impacts; and exercises to facilitate the sharing of 
        policies, procedures, best practices, data, and 
        emerging issues; and
          (3) An assessment of the need for utilizing the 
        planning and execution of integrated campaigning (as 
        defined in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Concept for 
        Integrated Campaigning) at multiple echelons to 
        understand potential adversary actions against U.S. 
        Government and non-government partners and to better 
        inform campaign plan assumptions.

Secure enterprise, emergency, and social communication

    The committee is concerned that there are few tools 
available for secure communication. The committee is aware that 
servicemembers utilize social media platforms and other forms 
of insecure electronic communication tools to transmit 
sensitive, mission critical information. Therefore, the 
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to brief the 
committee by December 30, 2023, about the Department of 
Defense's interest in secure, commercial off-the-shelf 
enterprise, emergency, risk management, and social 
communication platforms which can be installed on reserve 
component servicemembers' private sector mobile and web devices 
allowing leaders to quickly disseminate private, timely 
information to organizational members and immediate family 
members during domestic operations. The committee encourages 
consideration that these platforms may be licensed to 
servicemembers' mobile and web devices while the information is 
housed, owned, and managed within government-owned servers.

Thunderdome implementation plan

    The committee is encouraged by the progress transitioning 
from legacy Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS) to the 
Thunderdome zero trust architecture, which can act as a model 
for zero trust implementation across the Department of Defense 
(DOD) in line with the DOD zero trust strategy, while 
maintaining flexibility for DOD components to implement 
tailored solutions for truly unique requirement sets.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the 
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to brief the Senate 
Armed Services Committee, not later than March 1, 2024, on the 
Thunderdome implementation plan. The briefing shall include: 
(1) A summary of the Thunderdome prototype project; (2) Lessons 
learned during testing and implementation of the prototype, 
including the extension to SIPRNet; (3) A list of deployment 
milestones and associated timelines for future implementation; 
(4) A discussion of progress made to date; (5) Plans to promote 
the adoption of additional Thunderdome subtenants at DOD 
components beyond DISA; and (6) A description of any additional 
resources needed to achieve full deployment.

              TITLE XVII--SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Space Force personnel management (secs. 1701-1752)
    The committee recommends a set of provisions that would 
amend title 10, United States Code, by adding a new subtitle F, 
titled ``Alternative Military Personnel Systems,'' and 
establishing thereunder a military personnel system for the 
Space Force. The provision would also make various technical 
and conforming amendments to provisions in title 10, 19, 28, 
38, and 50, United States Code, to account for the creation of 
the Space Force personnel system.
    Under the recommended provision, the U.S. Space Force would 
become a single-component military service, incorporating 
elements of personnel policy from existing authority in title 
10, United States Code, pertaining to both active and reserve 
components from other Armed Forces. Of note, the single-
component Space Force personnel system would allow for greater 
flexibility in career management and progression for U.S. Space 
Force members, who would be allowed to go back and forth 
between full-time military service and part-time service 
throughout their careers.
    Implementation of the military personnel system for the 
U.S. Space Force would be contingent upon a certification from 
the Secretary of the Air Force that any State National Guard 
affected by the transfer of units, personnel billets, 
equipment, and resources into the U.S. Space Force would be 
made whole by the transfer of additional assets under the 
control of the Secretary of the Air Force into the affected 
State National Guard. The Secretary concerned would also be 
required to submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report that includes a transition plan to move all units, 
personnel billets, equipment, and resources that perform core 
Space Force missions, are under the operational control of the 
U.S. Space Force, or are otherwise integral to the U.S. Space 
Force mission that may exist in the reserve components of the 
Department of the Air Force into the U.S. Space Force. The 
provision would also require protections for affected members 
of the reserve components of the U.S. Air Force to ensure they 
would be able to remain in the reserve components without a 
negative impact on their careers if they chose not to transfer 
to the U.S. Space Force.
    Under this title, the Secretary of Defense would also be 
required to enter into an agreement with a federally funded 
research and development center to conduct an independent study 
to assess the advisability and feasibility of moving personnel 
billets, equipment, and resources performing core space 
functions into the U.S. Space Force, as well as an analysis of 
the possibility of maintaining the current model in which the 
Air National Guard has units and personnel performing core 
space functions; transitioning such units and personnel to the 
U.S. Space Force; and creating a new National Guard component 
of the U.S. Space Force. Such study shall be due to the 
Secretary of the Air Force not later than February 1, 2025.
    The committee notes that the transfer of capabilities from 
the National Guard to the U.S, Space Force is a unique 
requirement and based on the strategic importance of 
maintaining unified Federal control of space assets and 
capabilities under the new U.S. Space Force personnel 
management system. Should the Department of Defense ever seek 
to incorporate elements of the U.S. Space Force military 
personnel system into the personnel systems of the Army or Air 
Force, the committee would not support any large-scale transfer 
of units, personnel billets, equipment, or resources of the 
State National Guards into single-component Army or Air Force 
services under such unified personnel management systems. The 
Army National Guard and Air National Guard provide critical 
capabilities for the Armed Services and the States, and must be 
maintained as standing reserve components of the Armed Forces.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Summary and explanation of funding tables
    Division B of this Act authorizes funding for military 
construction projects of the Department of Defense (DOD). It 
includes funding authorizations for the construction and 
operation of military family housing as well as military 
construction for the reserve components, the Defense Agencies 
and Field Activities, and the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Security Investment Program. It also provides 
authorization for the base closure accounts that fund military 
construction, environmental cleanup, and other activities 
required to implement the decisions made in prior base 
realignment and closure rounds. It prohibits any future base 
realignment and closure rounds.
    The tables contained in this Act provide the project-level 
authorizations for the military construction funding authorized 
in division B of this Act and summarize that funding by 
account.
    The fiscal year 2024 budget request included $16.7 billion 
for military construction and housing programs. Of this amount, 
$14.1 billion was requested for military construction, $1.9 
billion for the construction and operation of family housing, 
$389.2 million for base closure activities, and $293.4 million 
for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program.
    The committee recommends the authorization of 
appropriations for military construction, housing programs, and 
base closure activities totaling $16.7 billion. The total 
amount authorized for appropriations reflects the committee's 
continued commitment to investing in the recapitalization of 
DOD facilities and infrastructure.
Short title (sec. 2001)
    The committee recommends a provision that would designate 
division B of this Act as the ``Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.''
Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
        law (sec. 2002)
    The committee recommends a provision that would establish 
the expiration date for authorizations in this Act for military 
construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as 
October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2027, whichever is later.
Effective date (sec. 2003)
    The committee recommends a provision that would provide an 
effective date for titles XXI through XXVII of October 1, 2023, 
or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.

                 TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Summary
    The budget request included an authorization of 
appropriations of $1.4 billion for military construction and 
$690.3 million for family housing for the Army for fiscal year 
2024.
    The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations 
of $1.7 billion for military construction for the Army and 
$690.3 million for family housing for the Army for fiscal year 
2024.
    Further details on projects authorized can be found in 
section 2101 and section 4601 of this Act.
Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2101)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
military construction projects for the active component of the 
Army for fiscal year 2024. The committee recognizes the 
Department of Defense's significant unfunded military 
construction requirements and has included an additional $352.9 
million for many of these projects here. The authorized amount 
is listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
Family housing (sec. 2102)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
new construction, planning, and design of family housing units 
for the Army for fiscal year 2024. This provision would also 
authorize funds for facilities that support family housing, 
including housing management offices, housing maintenance, and 
storage facilities.
Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2103)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for the active component military construction 
and family housing projects of the Army authorized for 
construction for fiscal year 2024. This provision would also 
provide an overall limit on the amount authorized for military 
construction and family housing projects for the active 
component of the Army. The state list contained in this report 
is the binding list of the specific projects authorized at each 
location.
Extension of authority to use cash payments in special account from 
        land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts 
        (sec. 2104)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2844(c)(2)(C) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) to extend the 
authority for the use of cash payments in special account from 
land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts 
from October 1, 2025 to October 1, 2027.
Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Kunsan 
        Air Base, Korea (sec. 2105)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2101(b) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Division 
B, Title XXI, of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) for 
one project until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment 
of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 
fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.

Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects 
        (sec. 2106)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2101 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Division 
B, Title XXI, of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for 
four projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.

Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects 
        (sec. 2107)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2101(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division 
B, Title XXI, of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) for three projects and the authorization contained in 
section 2865 of that Act for one project until October 1, 2024, 
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.

                 TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Summary
    The budget request included an authorization of 
appropriations of $6.0 billion for military construction and 
$640.9 million for family housing for the Department of the 
Navy for fiscal year 2024.
    The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations 
of $4.6 billion for military construction for the Navy and 
$640.9 million for family housing for the Navy for fiscal year 
2024.
    Further details on projects authorized can be found in 
section 2201 and section 4601 of this Act.
Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2201)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
Navy and Marine Corps military construction projects for fiscal 
year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of Defense's 
significant unfunded military construction requirements and has 
included an additional $538.2 million for many of these 
projects here. The authorized amounts are listed on an 
installation-by-installation basis.
Family housing (sec. 2202)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
new construction, planning, and design of family housing units 
for the Navy for fiscal year 2024. This provision would also 
authorize funds for facilities that support family housing, 
including housing management offices, housing maintenance, and 
storage facilities.
Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2203)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for the active component military construction 
and family housing projects of the Department of the Navy 
authorized for construction for fiscal year 2024. This 
provision would also provide an overall limit on the amount 
authorized for military construction and family housing 
projects for the active components of the Navy and the Marine 
Corps. The state list contained in this report is the binding 
list of the specific projects authorized at each location.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects 
        (sec. 2204)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2201 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Division 
B, Title XXII, of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for 
six projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects 
        (sec. 2205)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2201 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division 
B, Title XXII, of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) for four projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of 
the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.

              TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Summary
    The budget request included an authorization of 
appropriations of $2.6 billion for military construction and 
$551.4 million for family housing for the Air Force in fiscal 
year 2024.
    The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations 
of $3.1 billion for military construction for the Air Force and 
$551.4 million for family housing for the Air Force for fiscal 
year 2024.
    Further details on projects authorized can be found in 
section 2301 and section 4601 of this Act.
Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 
        2301)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
Air Force military construction projects for fiscal year 2024. 
The committee recognizes the Department of Defense's 
significant unfunded military construction requirements and has 
included an additional $252.0 million for many of these 
projects here. The authorized amounts are listed on an 
installation-by-installation basis.
Family housing (sec. 2302)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
new construction, planning, and design of family housing units 
for the Air Force for fiscal year 2024. This provision would 
also authorize funds for facilities that support family 
housing, including housing management offices, housing 
maintenance, and storage facilities.
Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2303)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for the active component military construction 
and family housing projects of the Air Force authorized for 
construction for fiscal year 2024. This provision would also 
provide an overall limit on the amount authorized for military 
construction and family housing projects for the active 
component of the Air Force. The state list contained in this 
report is the binding list of the specific projects authorized 
at each location.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 projects 
        (sec. 2304)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2301(b) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Division 
B, Title XXIII, of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) for three projects and 
the authorization contained in section 2902 of that Act for one 
project until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects 
        (sec. 2305)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2301(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Division 
B, Title XXIII, of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) for one project and the 
authorization contained in section 2903 of that Act for six 
projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects 
        (sec. 2306)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2301 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Division 
B, Title XXIII, of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for 
eight projects and the authorization contained in section 2903 
of that Act for three projects until October 1, 2024, or the 
date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects 
        (sec. 2307)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2301 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division 
B, Title XXIII, of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) for one project and the authorization contained in section 
2902 of that Act for two projects until October 1, 2024, or the 
date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.

           TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Summary
    The budget request included an authorization of 
appropriations of $2.9 billion for military construction for 
the Defense Agencies for fiscal year 2024.
    The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations 
of $3.1 billion for military construction for the Defense 
Agencies for fiscal year 2024.
Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects 
        (sec. 2401)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
military construction projects for the Defense Agencies for 
fiscal year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of 
Defense's significant unfunded military construction 
requirements and has included an additional $174.7 million for 
many of these projects here. The authorized amounts are listed 
on an installation-by-installation basis.
Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program 
        projects (sec. 2402)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to carry out energy resilience and 
conservation investment program projects.
Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (sec. 2403)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for the military construction and family housing 
projects of the Defense Agencies authorized for construction 
for fiscal year 2024. This provision would also provide an 
overall limit on the amount authorized for military 
construction and family housing projects for the Defense 
Agencies. The state list contained in this report is the 
binding list of the specific projects authorized at each 
location.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects 
        (sec. 2404)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2401(b) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Division 
B, Title XIV, of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) for two projects until 
October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2025, whichever is later.
Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal 
        year 2019 projects (sec. 2405)
    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2401(b) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Division 
B, Title XXIV, of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for 
three projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects 
        (sec. 2406)
    The committee recommends a provision that would modify the 
authorization contained in section 2401(b) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division 
B, Title XXIV, of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) for one project and the authorization contained in section 
2402 of that Act for seven projects until October 1, 2024, or 
the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects 
        (sec. 2407)
    The committee recommends a provision that would allow the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department 
to authorize a contract with the conveyee of the utility system 
to carry out six military construction projects.
Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects 
        (sec. 2408)
    The committee recommends a provision that would allow the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department 
to authorize a contract with the conveyee of the utility system 
to carry out three military construction projects.

                   TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

Summary

    The Department of Defense requested an authorization of 
appropriations of $293.4 million for military construction in 
fiscal year 2024 for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
Security Investment Program and authorizations to accept in-
kind contributions from the Republic of Korea of $456.6 million 
and from the Republic of Poland of $284.5 million.
    The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations 
of $293.4 million for military construction in fiscal year 2024 
for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program and authorizations to accept in-kind contributions from 
the Republic of Korea of $456.6 million and from the Republic 
of Poland of $284.5 million.

  Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
                                Program


Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2501)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to make contributions to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program in an 
amount equal to the sum of the amount specifically authorized 
in section 2502 of this title and the amount of recoupment due 
to the United States for construction previously financed by 
the United States.

Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations of $293.4 million for the U.S. contribution to 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security 
Investment Program (NSIP) for fiscal year 2024.
    The provision would also allow the Department of Defense 
construction agent to recognize the NATO project authorization 
amounts as budgetary resources to incur obligations when the 
United States is designated as the host nation for the purposes 
of executing a project under the NSIP.

             Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions


Republic of Korea funded construction projects (sec. 2511)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to accept 12 military construction 
projects totaling $456.6 million from the Republic of Korea as 
in-kind contributions.

Republic of Poland funded construction projects (sec. 2512)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to accept seven military construction 
projects totaling $284.5 million from the Republic of Poland as 
in-kind contributions.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Summary

    The Department of Defense requested an authorization of 
appropriations of $968.8 million for military construction in 
fiscal year 2024 for facilities for the National Guard and 
reserve components.
    The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations 
of $1.1 billion for military construction in fiscal year 2024 
for facilities for the National Guard and reserve components. 
The detailed funding recommendations are contained in the state 
list table included in this report.
    Further details on projects authorized can be found in the 
tables in this title and section 4601 of this Act.

Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
        projects (sec. 2601)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
military construction projects for the Army National Guard for 
fiscal year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of 
Defense's significant unfunded military construction 
requirements and has included an additional $169.4 million for 
many of these projects here. The authorized amounts are listed 
on an installation-by-installation basis.

Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects 
        (sec. 2602)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
military construction projects for the Army Reserve for fiscal 
year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of Defense's 
significant unfunded military construction requirements and has 
included an additional $40.0 million for one such project. The 
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis.

Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land 
        acquisition projects (sec. 2603)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
military construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine 
Corps Reserve for fiscal year 2024. The authorized amounts are 
listed on an installation-by-installation basis.

Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
        projects (sec. 2604)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
military construction projects for the Air National Guard for 
fiscal year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of 
Defense's significant unfunded military construction 
requirements and has included an additional $127.2 million for 
many of these projects here. The authorized amounts are listed 
on an installation-by-installation basis.

Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects 
        (sec. 2605)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve for 
fiscal year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of 
Defense's significant unfunded military construction 
requirements and has included an additional $15.5 million for 
many of these projects here. The authorized amounts are listed 
on an installation-by-installation basis.

Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve (sec. 2606)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for the reserve component military construction 
projects authorized for construction for fiscal year 2024 in 
this Act. This provision would also provide an overall limit on 
the amount authorized for military construction projects for 
each of the reserve components of the military departments. The 
state list contained in this report is the binding list of the 
specific projects authorized at each location.

Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Hulman 
        Regional Airport, Indiana (sec. 2607)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2604 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Division 
B, Title XXVI, of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) for one project until 
October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2025, whichever is later.

Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Francis 
        S. Gabreski Airport, New York (sec. 2608)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2604 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Division 
B, Title XIII, of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for 
one project until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment 
of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 
fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.

Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects 
        (sec. 2609)

    The committee recommends a provision that would extend the 
authorization contained in section 2402 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division 
B, Title XXIV, of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) for 13 projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.

Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at 
        Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas (sec. 2610)

    The committee recommends a provision that would modify the 
authorization contained in section 2606 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) for 
the construction of a sensitive compartmented information 
facility project at Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas.

Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at Camp 
        Pendleton, California (sec. 2611)

    The committee recommends a provision that would modify the 
authorization contained in section 2606 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263) for the construction of an Area Maintenance 
Support Activity at Camp Pendleton, California.

Authority to conduct restoration and modernization projects at the 
        First City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
        (sec. 2612)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Army National Guard to repair the roof of the South 23rd 
Street Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania if 
certain conditions are met.
    The committee notes that due to the arrangement of the 
leased facility, this authorization is required to conduct this 
repair project.

          TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

Summary and explanation of tables
    The budget request included $389.1 million for the ongoing 
cost of environmental remediation and other activities 
necessary to continue implementation of the 1988, 1991, 1993, 
1995, and 2005 base realignment and closure rounds. The 
committee recommends $389.1 million for these efforts. The 
detailed funding recommendations are contained in the state 
list table included in this report.
Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure 
        activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure 
        Account (sec. 2701)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for ongoing activities that 
are required to implement the decisions of the 1988, 1991, 
1993, 1995, and 2005 base realignment and closure rounds.
Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure 
        (BRAC) round (sec. 2702)
    The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit 
the Department of Defense from conducting another base 
realignment and closure (BRAC) round.
    The committee notes that although the Department of Defense 
did not request authorization to conduct a BRAC round in the 
budget request for fiscal year 2024, the Department continues 
to focus its efforts on studying facility optimization. The 
committee is encouraged by these efforts and looks forward to 
reviewing these results prior to the request for any future 
BRAC round.
Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, 
        Colorado (sec. 2703)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Army to close the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo County, 
Colorado, after the completion of the chemical demilitarization 
mission.

         TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

               Subtitle A--Military Construction Program

Authority for Indo-Pacific posture military construction projects (sec. 
        2801)
    The committee recommends a provision that would temporarily 
grant military construction authority, limited to $15.0 million 
per project, to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, 
through March 31, 2029. The intent of this provision is to 
bolster support to our allies throughout the Pacific region 
through a more timely and agile military construction pathway.
Ordering authority for maintenance, repair, and construction of 
        facilities of Department of Defense (sec. 2802)
    The committee recommends a provision that would allow the 
head of a department or organization within the Department of 
Defense to place an order, on a reimbursable basis, with any 
other such department or organization for a project for the 
maintenance and repair of a facility of the Department of 
Defense or for a minor military construction project. The 
committee notes this authority would be restricted to no more 
than 10 percent of the total cost of the project.
Application of area construction cost indices outside the United States 
        (sec. 2803)
    The committee recommends a provision, as requested by the 
Department of Defense, that would amend section 2805(f) of 
title 10, United States Code, to address widely varying 
unspecified minor military construction costs due to variations 
in labor, materials, equipment, and design requirements.
Authorization of cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for military 
        construction projects to mitigate risk to the Sentinel Program 
        schedule and cost (sec. 2804)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to use cost-plus incentive-fee 
contracts for military construction projects associated with 
launch facilities, launch centers, and related infrastructure 
of the Sentinel Program, but not for more than one low-rate 
initial production lot at each of the following Air Force 
bases: (1) F.E. Warren Air Force Base; (2) Malmstrom Air Force 
Base; and (3) Minot Air Force Base.
Extensions to the Military Lands Withdrawal Act relating to Barry M. 
        Goldwater Range (sec. 2805)
    The committee recommends a provision, at the request of the 
Department of Defense, that would renew the existing military 
land withdrawal for the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, for 
an additional 25 years.
Authority to lease land parcel for hospital and medical campus, 
        Barrigada Transmitter Site, Guam (sec. 2806)
    The committee recommends a provision, as requested by the 
Department of Defense, that would authorize the Secretary of 
the Navy to lease to the Government of Guam parcels of land to 
construct medical facilities.
Revision to access and management of Air Force memorial (sec. 2807)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2863 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398) to 
revise the access and management fund for the Air Force 
Memorial to reflect the Air Force as the responsible agency.
Development and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the 
        National Museum of the Marine Corps (sec. 2808)
    The committee recommends a provision, as requested by the 
Department of Defense, that would amend chapter 861 of title 
10, United States Code, to expand the Navy's authority to 
continue its public-private partnership with the Marine Corps 
Heritage Foundation, a non-profit foundation, for the continued 
maintenance and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage Center 
and National Museum of the Marine Corps.
Authority for acquisition of real property interest in park land owned 
        by the Commonwealth of Virginia (sec. 2809)
    The committee recommends a provision, as requested by the 
Department of Defense, that would authorize the Navy to acquire 
a permanent interest in approximately 225 square feet of land 
at Westmoreland State Park, Virginia. The Navy requires this 
property to install, operate, maintain, and protect equipment 
to support research and development activities in support of 
national security at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren.
Movement or consolidation of Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade, 
        Maryland, or another appropriate location (sec. 2810)
    The committee recommends a provision that would move the 
offices of the Joint Spectrum Center to the headquarters of the 
Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland, or 
another appropriate location chosen by the Secretary of 
Defense.
Temporary expansion of authority for use of one-step turn-key selection 
        procedures for repair projects (sec. 2811)
    The committee recommends a provision that that would amend 
section 2862 of title 10, United States Code, to temporarily 
modify the authority for use of one-step turn-key selection 
procedures for repair projects.
Modification of temporary increase of amounts in connection with 
        authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction 
        (sec. 2812)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2808 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) by 
aligning the notification threshold to $4.0 million with the 
existing pilot authority.
    The committee notes that this provision does not alter the 
pilot authority in any other way.
Pilot program on replacement of substandard enlisted barracks (sec. 
        2813)
    The committee recommends a provision that would temporarily 
grant the Secretary of a military department the authority to 
replace substandard enlisted barracks using operation and 
maintenance or unspecified minor military construction funding 
for five years. The committee believes that far too often these 
types of facilities do not receive adequate funding through the 
traditional military construction process and their 
construction is not timely. The intent of this provision is to 
provide another construction mechanism and authority to ensure 
a better quality of life for enlisted servicemembers living in 
barracks.
Expansion of Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program to include 
        installations of the Coast Guard (sec. 2814)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, to allow the U.S. 
Coast Guard compete for funding available through the Defense 
Community Infrastructure Pilot Program.
Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building 
        materials in military construction (sec. 2815)
    The committee recommends a provision that would modify the 
existing sustainable materials pilot program authorized in 
section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) as amended by extending 
the pilot program by 1 calendar year from its original sunset 
date and requiring each military department to construct at 
least one project from mass timber and one project from low 
carbon concrete.

                      Subtitle B--Military Housing


                 Part I--Military Unaccompanied Housing


Uniform condition index for military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2821)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to complete and 
issue a uniform facility condition index (FCI) for military 
unaccompanied housing not later than October 1, 2024.
    The committee understands that while each service has an 
FCI for unaccompanied housing, different metrics are weighted 
differently for each service leading to conflicting 
habitability status and leaving the Department of Defense with 
less than accurate data to inform resource decisions regarding 
military unaccompanied housing conditions.

Certification of habitability of military unaccompanied housing (sec. 
        2822)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to include with the President's annual 
budget submission a certification from the secretary of each 
military department that the construction costs for all needed 
repairs and improvements for each unaccompanied housing 
facility under the respective service secretary is below 20 
percent of the replacement cost of such facility, as mandated 
by Department of Defense Manual 4165.63, ``DOD Housing 
Management.''

Maintenance work order management process for military unaccompanied 
        housing (sec. 2823)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of each military department to establish and 
administer a clearly defined work order system to be used for 
military unaccompanied housing.
    The committee notes that not only does each military 
service have different work order systems, but systems and 
procedures vary from location to location even within the same 
service. The committee believes having a more clearly defined 
work order system would give the Department and individual 
services the ability to better understand the overall health of 
the unaccompanied housing portfolio at any given time.

Expansion of uniform code of basic standards for military housing to 
        include military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2824)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2818 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) to ensure that all military unaccompanied housing is to be 
held to the same basic standards as other military housing, 
both privatized and Government-owned.

Oversight of military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2825)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense, within 30 days of enactment of this Act, 
to prescribe regulations to require the establishment of 
civilian oversight through the installation housing office to 
oversee military unaccompanied housing. The provision would 
also prohibit any enlisted member from being designated as a 
barracks manager or supervisor in charge of maintenance for 
barracks. The committee notes that in discussion with multiple 
installations, lower enlisted members were frequently assigned 
as barracks managers as collateral duty without any training, 
resources, or time allocation from other duties.

Elimination of flexibilities for adequacy or construction standards for 
        military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2826)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to modify all Department of Defense 
directives granting the flexibility for any adequacy or 
construction standard for military unaccompanied housing.

Design standards for military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2827)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2856 of title 10, United States Code, by establishing 
uniform standards for floor space, number of members allowed, 
and habitability of military unaccompanied housing.

Termination of habitability standard waivers and assessment and plan 
        with respect to military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2828)

    The committee recommends a provision that would terminate 
any current Department of Defense waiver that pertains to the 
habitability standards for military unaccompanied housing on or 
after February 1, 2025. The provision would also require the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
each military department, to submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the 
Comptroller General of the United States a plan addressing the 
deficiencies of military unaccompanied housing, including 
barracks and dormitories.

Requirement for security cameras in common areas and entry points of 
        military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2829)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to ensure all renovations of military 
unaccompanied housing that exceed 20 percent of the replacement 
cost include security cameras in common areas and entry points.

Annual report on military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2830)

    The committee recommends a provision that would establish, 
for the next 5 years, an annual report on military 
unaccompanied housing for establishing a baseline document of 
necessary repair costs for barracks throughout the Department 
of Defense.

                  Part II--Privatized Military Housing


Improvements to privatized military housing (sec. 2841)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require 
updates to existing reforms regarding privatized housing to 
include: (1) Limiting payments of future agreements entered 
into with privatized housing companies unless the Department of 
Defense determines the housing companies are in compliance with 
the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of 
Rights; (2) Assessing a housing company's compliance with the 
Tenant Bill of Rights as information given to tenants with a 
new lease; (3) and modifying the authority to investigate 
allegations of reprisals from the Department to the Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense.

Implementation of Comptroller General Recommendations relating to 
        strengthening oversight of privatized military housing (sec. 
        2842)

    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to implement the recommendations of the 
Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, published April 
6, 2023, titled, ``DOD Can Further Strengthen Oversight of Its 
Privatized Housing Program,'' (GAO-23-105377) within 1 year of 
enactment or report to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives explaining why the 
Secretary has not implemented those recommendations.

Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized 
        military housing (sec. 2843)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 2890(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, by allowing 
the military services to inform members of the Armed Forces of 
the possible consequences of entering into a nondisclosure 
agreement with respect to privatized military housing and 
encourage members to seek legal counsel before entering into 
such an agreement if they have questions about specific 
contractual terms.

                    Part III--Other Housing Matters


Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council (sec. 2851)

    The committee recommends a provision that would establish 
the Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council.

Inclusion in annual status of forces survey of questions regarding 
        living conditions of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 2852)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to include specific questions in the 
annual Status of Forces Survey specifically related to how 
housing conditions influence retention.
    The committee notes that many of these questions were 
included in prior versions of the survey, but have been removed 
in more recent surveys. The committee believes that it is 
crucial that the services know if housing is impacting 
retention and recruitment by including these and similar 
questions in all surveys related to both privatized and 
military unaccompanied housing conditions.

                      Subtitle C--Land Conveyances


Land conveyance, BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, Wheeling, West 
        Virginia (sec. 2861)

    The committee recommends a provision that would grant the 
Secretary of the Army permissive authority to convey to the 
City of Wheeling, West Virginia approximately 3.33 acres known 
as the former BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, located 
within the city, for the purpose of providing emergency 
management response or law enforcement services.

Land conveyance, Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve Center, New 
        Martinsville, West Virginia (sec. 2862)

    The committee recommends a provision that would grant 
permissive authority to the Secretary of the Army to convey to 
the City of New Martinsville, West Virginia, approximately 2.96 
acres, known as the former Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve 
Center, for the purpose of providing emergency management 
response or law enforcement services.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters


Authority to conduct energy resilience and conservation projects at 
        installations where non-Department of Defense funded energy 
        projects have occurred (sec. 2871)

    The committee recommends a provision that would clarify 
that the Department of Defense (DOD) has the authority to pair 
Energy Resilience Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP) 
projects with area wide contracts (AWCs).
    The committee is concerned that DOD does not consistently 
use AWCs to achieve energy resilience requirements due to 
conflicting application of defense and non-defense authorities 
that are intended to achieve the same outcome. The committee 
has communicated its intent to the Department in prior National 
Defense Authorization Acts, specifically in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81) as well as the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263). In 
fiscal year 2023, both the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives conveyed support for 
DOD's effort to invest in energy resilient infrastructure on 
installations and encouraged DOD to use all current authorities 
at its disposal, to include AWCs to more rapidly initiate and 
execute ERCIP projects. However, report language of 
encouragement did not achieve the legal clarity for DOD to 
consistently use AWCs as a method to achieve energy resilience 
on installations.

Limitation on authority to modify or restrict public access to 
        Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity 
        Annapolis, Maryland (sec. 2872)

    The committee recommends a provision that would prevent the 
Navy from using land within the minimum safe distance of live 
fire training conducted by cadets at the Naval Academy to 
construct a golf course on that land.
    The committee is concerned by the lack of transparency from 
the Navy regarding its plans for future uses of the Greenbury 
Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis. 
The committee notes that Greenbury Point is directly across the 
water from the live fire range used by cadets for small arms 
training. Additionally, the Navy's future use of Greenbury 
Point should not adversely impact the current habitat 
conditions of the adjoining waters of the Chesapeake Bay, 
Severn River, and Carr Creek. Lastly, the committee supports 
public access to Greenbury Point, when appropriate as to not 
conflict with live fire training at the Naval Academy, and to 
protect all lands and wetlands of Greenbury Point in accordance 
with the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Act.

Authorization for the Secretary of the Navy to resolve the electrical 
        utility operations at Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point 
        (currently known as ``Kalaeloa''), Hawaii (sec. 2873)

    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the Navy to divest of its electrical utility operations at 
former Naval Air Station Barbers Point in Hawaii.

Clarification of other transaction authority for installation or 
        facility prototyping (sec. 2874)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, to clarify the 
funding of a prototyping construction authority authorized by 
sec. 843 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).

Requirement that Department of Defense include military installation 
        resilience in real property management and installation master 
        planning of Department (sec. 2875)

    The committee recommends a provision that would implement 
the recommendations of the Department of Defense Inspector 
General report, published March 30, 2023, titled ``Audit of 
Military Department Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation 
Plans in the Southeastern Continental United States,'' (DODIG-
2023-61) within 1 year of enactment of this Act. The 
recommendations include requiring the services to standardize 
reporting formats for military installation master plans and 
establish and define standardized risk rating categories across 
military departments.

Increase of limitation on fee for architectural and engineering 
        services produced by military departments (sec. 2876)

    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
sections 7540(b), 8612(b), and 9540(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, to increase the cap for architectural and 
engineering services for the Departments of the Army, Navy, and 
Air Force, respectively, from 6 percent to 10 percent.

Requirement that all material types be considered for design-bid-build 
        military construction projects (sec. 2877)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to consider all types of building 
materials for any design-bid-build military construction 
project before proceeding beyond the 35 percent design phase 
and contract award.

Continuing education curriculum for members of the military 
        construction planning and design workforce and acquisition 
        workforce of the Department of Defense (sec. 2878)

    The committee recommends a provision for the Secretary of 
Defense to establish a continuing education curriculum for 
instructional purposes for sustainable building materials such 
as mass timber and designs to improve military installation 
resilience within 270 days of enactment of this Act.

Guidance on Department of Defense-wide standards for access to 
        installations of the Department (sec. 2879)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to promulgate guidance within 30 days of 
enactment of this Act for purposes of establishing final 
standards for access to installations and to promulgate final 
guidance not later than 180 days after enactment.
    The committee notes that there is no universal access 
standard across the services, which can lead to project delays 
for military construction projects, facilities repairs, and 
household good moves.

Deployment of existing construction materials (sec. 2880)

    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to use, transfer, or donate all excess 
construction materials intended for the wall on the southwest 
border of the United States that are being stored by the 
Department of Defense.

Technical corrections (sec. 2881)

    The committee recommends a provision that would make 
technical corrections to section 2902(c) of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263).

                       Items of Special Interest

    Aberdeen Proving Ground The committee understands that 
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area, contained 63 remnant 
production plant slabs and 50-year old laboratories that are 
inactive and mostly vacant. These facilities were formerly used 
by Edgewood Chemical Biological Center and the Medical Research 
Institute of Chemical Defense (MRICD). The committee is 
encouraged by the Department of Defense's inclusion of specific 
funding to remove these contaminated facilities, which includes 
decommissioning, decontamination, and demolition through a 
phased approach under the Contaminated Building Demolition 
Program. The Department has already obligated funds, begun 
demolition, and has programmed additional funds in future years 
to continue these efforts.
    Accordingly, the committee encourages the Department to 
continue these funding efforts to ensure demolition activities 
continue, particularly with significant progress already 
underway. Demolition of these facilities will result in cost 
savings on infrastructure, maintenance, and security of these 
unusable buildings and reduce the risk of contamination. The 
reduction of these facilities will have a positive impact on 
the surrounding missions, including the new MRICD facility, 
U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's 
Advanced Chemistry Laboratory, and the Army Public Health 
facility.

Base access

    The committee remains concerned about the slow progress in 
the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to address 
longstanding base access challenges for motor carriers, truck 
drivers, household goods movers, and other visitors, including 
military veterans and Gold Star families. The committee notes 
that a key improvement would be the development of a DOD-wide 
fitness standard for installation access that applies evenly 
and routinely across all services and military installations in 
the United States.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
October 30, 2023, on the Department's progress in finalizing a 
DOD-wide fitness standard for installation access, including a 
copy of the Department's proposed standard. If a standard is 
not in place at this time, the briefing should include limiting 
factors including timelines, costs, and infrastructure required 
and any other items the Secretary deems relevant.

Benefits and use of electrochromic glass in military bases and 
        installations

    The committee is aware of the use and benefits of 
electrochromic glass technology in commercial buildings that 
could significantly reduce wasted energy via improved heating 
and cooling of buildings. The committee understands that this 
technology could provide lower energy consumption costs if 
implemented at Department of Defense (DOD) installations. 
Additionally, the committee understands there is research that 
indicates electrochromic glass could improve staff 
productivity, engagement, sleep quality, and mental health 
related illnesses such as depression.
    The committee believes that the DOD should review the uses 
of electrochromic glass as it strives to achieve its energy 
performance master plan, consistent with section 2911 of title 
10, United States Code. The committee believes that a large-
scale demonstration of electrochromic glass at DOD facilities 
could provide rigorous data on technical and economic 
performance as well as additional qualitative information on 
occupant comfort and productivity to help inform future plans 
to improve installation energy performance.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to assess the benefits of electrochromic glass and provide a 
briefing on this assessment to the congressional defense 
committees, not later than April 1, 2024. This briefing shall 
include total lifecycle costs and savings and any 
recommendations for future DOD potential demonstration of this 
technology for the reduction of installation energy consumption 
and costs.

Briefing on excess capacity

    The committee remains concerned about the Department of 
Defense's (DOD) ability to plan and prioritize resources toward 
its military installations and accurately capture its 
infrastructure capacity.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 
March 30, 2024, on the following: (1) A description of each 
military department's policy goals for reducing or 
consolidating infrastructure and the progress made toward 
implementing such policy goals; (2) A summary of the force 
structure over the future years defense program (FYDP) 
necessary to meet National Defense Strategy (NDS) objectives, 
including capabilities and major systems with infrastructure 
realignments required to meet the NDS; (3) Overall end strength 
levels for each military department and quantitative 
description of the major military force units over the FYDP; 
(4) An assessment of how military units align to infrastructure 
in the United States, to include U.S. territories; (5) The 
total number of excess assets by facility analysis category 
(FAC), including total building square footage; (6) The number 
of assets with a report of excess prepared for acceptance for 
potential use by another Federal agency; (7) The number of 
underused facilities with the associated use rate by FAC; (8) 
An assessment of the costs to sustain excess square footage and 
underused building square footage compared to the costs to 
demolish excess buildings and consolidate underused buildings 
for increased efficiency; (9) Recommended policy changes, 
metrics, and analytical tools that will enable the DOD to 
optimize its infrastructure; and (10) The feasibility of 
adjusting military construction processes and priorities to 
facilitate consolidation.

Briefing on Joint Base Cape Cod mission resilience

    The committee notes that Joint Base Cape Cod is the primary 
military training facility for National Guard and Army Reserve 
soldiers throughout New England and also has the only land-
based radar site providing missile warning for the eastern 
coast of the United States. Section 315 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116-283) provided the Secretary of Defense the 
authority to carry out projects outside of military 
installations or facilities if the project would enhance 
installation resilience and maintain installation mission 
assurance. The only bridges that provide access to and from 
Joint Base Cape Cod were built by and have been continuously 
owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The committee is 
concerned that the Army Corps of Engineers have found these 
bridges structurally deficient, which could jeopardize mission 
assurance.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Army to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, 
on the impact to Joint Base Cape Cod if the Bourne or Sagamore 
bridges failed, contingency plans to respond to a collapse, and 
how a collapse would impact the resilience of the base.

Davis-Monthan power projection wing and restructure timeline

    The Department of the Air Force has briefed the committee 
on plans to restructure forces at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 
including standing up a new power projection wing, in order to 
meet enduring needs in accordance with the National Defense 
Strategy. The committee notes the transition plan includes 
multiple elements and an ambitious timeline. The committee is 
encouraged by the Department's inclusion of Environmental 
Impact Sustainment and Area Development Plan funds in the 
fiscal year 2024 budget request to continue providing specific 
steps needed to timely complete the transition plan.
    Accordingly, the committee strongly encourages the U.S. Air 
Force, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command, 
to make timely requests for the funding necessary to conduct 
site survey, planning, construction, force structure 
adjustments, and related activities necessary to support the 
transition to new flying missions at Davis-Monthan.
    Additionally, the committee urges the U.S. Air Force to 
ensure timely completion of these activities, and work 
expeditiously to program follow-on activity, to include 
military construction and facilities funding, that are 
necessary to remain on track for the current multi-year plan, 
in the fiscal year 2025 budget submission to the Congress.
    To facilitate coordination of these steps, the Secretary of 
the Air Force is directed to brief the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not 
later than March 1, 2024, on the anticipated next steps to 
include environmental reviews and construction activity, the 
timeline for funding and execution of each step including site 
review and force structure movements, and estimated costs of 
actions necessary to complete the restructure plan.
    Additionally, the committee expects the U.S. Air Force, in 
coordination with U.S. Special Operations Command, to 
immediately communicate deviations from the plan and any 
additional funding or authorities to be required by the 
committee.

Examination of military installation maintenance management

    The committee recognizes that the military services each 
have entities at the installation level, such as installation 
public works offices, which manage the annual sustainment of 
facilities, including preventive maintenance and maintenance 
requested when facility systems break. The committee notes with 
concern that, according to a Government Accountability Office 
report published January 31, 2022, titled, ``Defense 
Infrastructure: DOD Should Better Manage Risks Posed by 
Deferred Facility Maintenance'' (GAO 22 104481), the Department 
of Defense (DOD) has consistently underestimated and 
underfunded sustainment requirements for maintenance of 
facilities. Moreover, the committee is concerned that the 
services' maintenance management entities, particularly at the 
installation level, might not have sufficient resources in 
place to maintain both mission critical and quality of life 
facilities on their installations. Additionally, the committee 
is concerned that there may not be sufficient quality assurance 
processes in place to ensure quality and timely responses to 
address installation maintenance needs, including instances of 
emergency work orders. Furthermore, the committee is concerned 
by reports that installations without adequate maintenance 
resources are turning to short-term substandard workarounds for 
mission critical facilities, resulting in increased risks to 
servicemembers and mission, as well as much higher total 
maintenance end costs. Even more concerning to the committee 
are reports that the degradation of certain mission critical 
facilities has resulted in continued risks to the health and 
safety of servicemembers.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Comptroller General 
of the United States to conduct an assessment of the management 
of military installation maintenance entities, such as public 
works offices. Such assessment should include an evaluation of 
the following: (1) The roles and responsibilities of 
installation facility managers, installation maintenance 
entities, and installation tenant organizations with respect to 
facility maintenance, and the extent of effective coordination 
between these stakeholders; (2) The extent that the DOD tracks 
timeliness and quality of maintenance response; (3) The extent 
that installations have policies and processes in place for 
quality assurance and to ensure effective customer service and 
communication; (4) The challenges to effective and timely 
maintenance for facilities, if any, and the extent that 
military installations and the military services have taken 
steps to address these challenges; (5) The authorities the DOD 
needs to provide installations with the funding necessary to 
address a maintenance issue whose short-term solution would 
result in higher costs than a permanent fix; and (6) Any other 
matters deemed appropriate by the Comptroller General.
    The committee further directs the Comptroller General to 
provide a briefing on the preliminary findings of this 
assessment, not later than April 30, 2024, with a report to 
follow by a mutually agreed upon date.

Fee criteria for management of privatized military housing

    The committee notes that the original agreements signed 
between the Department of Defense and the contractors for the 
Military Housing Privatization Initiative contained incentive 
fee structures that dictated what award funding was given to 
the respective contractor based upon maintenance work order 
completion. The committee is concerned that these agreements 
are different from service to service and installation to 
installation.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to work with the service secretaries to develop and submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report, not later than 
December 1, 2023, that: (1) Outlines the existing criteria for 
incentive fees for property management set forth in the legal 
documents entered into between the Secretary of a military 
department and each landlord regarding privatized military 
housing; (2) An assessment of the advisability and feasibility 
of a uniform criteria for such fees to be used across all 
privatized military housing units; and (3) If advisable, a set 
of uniform fee criteria and a timeline to institute that 
criteria.

Funding construction of childcare development centers at Air Force 
        installations

    The committee is concerned that the Department of the Air 
Force continues to not prioritize sufficient funding for the 
construction of Child Development Centers (CDCs) at Air Force 
installations, like Luke Air Force Base and Camp Bull Simons, 
Florida, that have already received previous funding for 
planning and design of CDC facilities. Despite the Air Force's 
determination that these installations are eligible for 
replacement CDCs, the committee notes that the Air Force has 
not requested dedicated funding in recent budgets.
    Therefore, the committee strongly encourages the Secretary 
of the Air Force to take appropriate steps for inclusion of 
construction funds in the fiscal year 2025 budget for building 
CDCs at U.S. Air Force bases that have demonstrated multi-year 
demand that significantly exceeds current facility capacity in 
order to avoid adverse impacts on retention and quality of life 
for servicemembers.

Funding laboratory maintenance

    The committee recognizes that the Air Force Research 
Laboratory (AFRL) is a critical asset to the Department of 
Defense, facilitating cutting-edge research which benefits our 
national security interests. In particular, the Information 
Directorate is crucial to developing cyber operations, 
autonomy, artificial intelligence, command and control, quantum 
technologies, and advanced data processing and visualization 
technologies that help enable the Air Force and the Nation to 
maintain our technical advantage.
    However, the committee remains concerned that the 
components of the science and technology reinvention labs 
(STRLs), including the AFRL Information Directorate, lack 
sufficient funds for basic infrastructure improvements and 
repair, such as re-roofing and replacing heating, ventilation, 
and air conditioning units and boilers. While the STRLs have 
special authority to use research and development (R&D) funding 
to make some of these minor improvements, the committee is 
concerned that the repurposing R&D funding for infrastructure 
maintenance puts increased pressure on monies originally 
intended for scientific and technological R&D.
    Accordingly, the committee encourages the Air Force in the 
fiscal year 2025 budget cycle to budget funds to AFRL across 
the future years defense program for laboratory maintenance in 
a manner which both maintains and modernizes the laboratory's 
infrastructure while ensuring that necessary maintenance work 
does not negatively impact the laboratory's research and 
development mission.

Ground source heat pumps

    The committee notes that heating, ventilation, and air 
conditioning (HVAC) systems are a large consumer of Department 
of Defense (DOD) energy. The committee recognizes that the 
installation of ground source heat pumps in DOD buildings, 
including stand-alone building systems and campus systems, has 
significantly reduced energy consumption and increased the 
resilience of Department facilities. The committee encourages 
the Department to make maximum use of this technology, thereby 
reducing its reliance on external sources of energy while also 
reducing energy costs. Additionally, the committee encourages 
the Department to ensure that all new building construction and 
retrofits to existing HVAC systems consider the full lifecycle 
cost and resilience benefits of installing ground source heat 
pumps, including their consideration when using energy savings 
performance contracts.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
briefing the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives with the following information, not 
later than February 1, 2024 to include:
          (1) A summary of the current deployment of ground 
        source heat pumps in DOD facilities;
          (2) A list of impediments, if any, limiting the DOD's 
        use of ground source heat pumps;
          (3) An analysis of Department installations where 
        ground source heat pumps could be used to reduce the 
        reliance on external energy sources; and
          (4) A summary of the actions that the DOD is taking 
        to increase the use of this cost-saving technology.

Guam munitions and explosives of concern

    The committee notes that Guam was a major World War II 
battlefield that incurred large amounts of ordnance. To date, 
over 14,000 items have been recovered, including American and 
Japanese discarded military munitions. The Department of 
Defense's (DOD) Defense Explosive Safety Regulation (DESR) 
6055.09 Edition 1 defines Explosive Safety policy and requires 
the military services to enact appropriate guidance. 
Specifically, section V1.E3.2 of DESR 6055.09 describes waiver 
policy roles and responsibilities as follows, ``A waiver is a 
written authority that permits temporary deviation from these 
standards for strategic or compelling operational requirements. 
Generally, a waiver is granted for a period not to exceed 5 
years pending termination of the waiver or correction of the 
waived conditions. Exceptional situations may require 
reissuance of a waiver to allow time for completion of the 
operation requiring the waiver or of the corrective action. In 
such cases, the next higher approval authority must reissue the 
waiver, except when DOD Component head or the responsible 
Combatant Commander (CCDR) has issued the waiver. DOD 
Components will review waivers for applicability and currency 
at intervals not to exceed 2 years.''
    The Department of the Navy implements DESR 6055.09 through 
the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Op-5, ``Ammunition and 
Explosives Safety Ashore,'' while the Air Force implements DESR 
6055.09 through Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 91-201, ``Explosives 
Safety Standards.''
    Joint Base Marianas, Naval Ordinance Safety and Security 
Activity (NOSSA), Navy Facilities Command (NAVFAC), and other 
DOD stakeholders have applied additional manpower resources and 
made significant improvements in how munitions and explosives 
of concern (MEC) operations are planned and executed. 
Engagement with NOSSA, the Office of the Chief of Naval 
Operations, and DOD from 2020 to 2022 has resulted in some 
administrative improvements in the MEC approval process. 
However, additional relief may be needed from MEC requirements 
to meet timelines for DOD construction programs on Guam, 
particularly with respect to the laydown of missile defense 
assets which are to occur over the next 5 to 10 years 
throughout the island.
    Accordingly, given the responsibilities found under section 
V1.E3.2 of DESR 6055.09, specifically those for a combatant 
commander, the committee directs the Commander, U.S. Indo-
Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), to review established MEC 
procedure on Guam and provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024, on whether 
MEC clearing operations can be meaningfully improved while 
still minimizing risk, or if the MEC requirements should be 
modified or waived for specific requirements to expedite 
construction. The briefing shall assess what MEC actions 
directly fall under the authority of the Commander, INDOPACOM, 
and the component commands. The briefing shall also assess what 
MEC procedure improvements could be made involving NAVSEA OP-5 
and AFMAN 91-201.

Gull Cottage restoration

    The committee appreciates efforts by the Departments of the 
Navy and Air Force to restore the historic Gull Cottage in 
Prospect Harbor, Maine. The committee notes that Gull Cottage 
caught fire in the summer of 2022, rendering the facility 
untenable, closing it indefinitely. For over 131 years, Gull 
Cottage served both active military and veterans as a premier 
morale, welfare, and recreation site. The committee understands 
that Gull Cottage is located on land owned and operated by the 
U.S. Navy, which will soon be transferred to the purview of the 
U.S. Space Force.
    Accordingly, the committee strongly encourages the U.S. 
Navy and the U.S. Air Force to restore the exterior of Gull 
Cottage to its pre-fire state and restore the property to its 
historic configuration following historic guidelines as closely 
as practical, or using imitative materials, while also 
maximizing savings to the taxpayer and return on investment for 
military and veteran community use.

Hawthorne Army Depot infrastructure prioritization

    The committee is concerned about reports regarding the 
state of Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada, the world's largest 
ammunition depot and demilitarization facility. The committee 
is aware of Hawthorne's desperate need for significant 
infrastructure upgrades, such as replacing boilers installed in 
1974 that are now inoperable, modernizing condemned buildings 
that are unable to be occupied, and fixing roads that are 
currently impassable.
    The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide 
a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, 
on the status of efforts to upgrade and repair the 
infrastructure and functionality of Hawthorne Army Depot. The 
committee also strongly encourages the Secretary of the Army to 
prioritize investing in infrastructure upgrades for the depot.

Hydrogen fuel cell research for defense applications

    The committee understands that hydrogen fuel cells (HFC) 
and steam methane reforming are technologies that have been 
used to generate electricity and convert natural gas and water 
into hydrogen for over 20 years. One of the biggest challenges 
for hydrogen energy has been the high cost to compress and 
transport the hydrogen to the site to be used. One solution 
could be to create hydrogen and use it to generate electricity 
at the same location without having to compress it for travel. 
One potential option could be to leverage any existing natural 
gas infrastructure on military installations to create hydrogen 
and simultaneously generate electricity.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to brief the committee not later than March 1, 2024, regarding 
what renewable technologies are used as backup power for 
military instillations and to assess what other technologies 
could be deployed that support energy resilience. The briefing 
shall include a cost assessment of incorporating HFCs as backup 
power sources at military installations.

Kwajalein Atoll infrastructure

    The committee believes the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile 
Defense Test Site on Kwajalein is a critical national security 
asset that supports cutting edge missile tests, to include 
hypersonics, and conducts continuous space operations that 
cannot be replicated anywhere in the world. Given its remote 
location and harsh environment, the test facility and 
supporting infrastructure is costly to operate and maintain, to 
include the requirement to import diesel fuel for generators 
that provide power to the island. These challenges were further 
exacerbated when the Republic of the Marshall Islands closed 
its borders for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic and 
prohibited entry of non-residents. The facilities and 
equipment, to include for power generation, are in poor 
condition with significant corrosion related issues.
    To assess the magnitude of infrastructure and equipment 
maintenance and modernization requirements at the Reagan Test 
Site, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army, in 
coordination with the on-site facilities operators, to conduct 
a study of costs to repair and modernize decaying 
infrastructure across the facility, to include a review of 
technologies that can be used to prevent corrosion damage and 
costly remediation. Additionally, to mitigate the tyranny of 
time and distance, as well as align with the Department of 
Defense's National Defense Strategy and Army's aim to reduce 
dependence on fossil fuels, the committee directs the study to 
include a plan and proposed timeline to pilot a non-fossil fuel 
based renewable energy source, such as hydrogen fuel cells and 
solar technology, to power or augment the island's electrical 
requirements. The study and resulting recommendations shall be 
briefed to the committee not later than March 1, 2024. The 
briefing shall also include an updated report on the 
Installation Command's infrastructure goals and an updated 5-
year profile of planned facilities recapitalization for the 
Kwajalein Atoll with the fiscal year 2025 budget request and 
subsequent budget requests through fiscal year 2029.

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma water treatment plant

    The committee is aware that the existing water treatment 
plant at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma may have 
difficulty in meeting Federal water quality regulations for 
maximum contaminant levels and that the potable water 
distribution system contains total dissolved solids (TDS) 
levels three times that of the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency regulations for TDS. The committee underscores the 
importance of complying with water quality regulations to 
protect health and water sources, and is concerned that current 
plans would not begin construction on a replacement plant until 
2026. In recognition of this need, the committee authorized 
$5.0 million last year to accelerate planning and design for 
the P-591 Water Treatment Plant replacement project at MCAS 
Yuma and urged the Marine Corps to prioritize these upgrades 
when determining military construction priorities for fiscal 
year 2024. The committee appreciates the Department of the 
Navy's recognition of the importance of clean, safe drinking 
water for servicemembers and their families by including the 
project in the Navy future years defense program for 2026. 
However, the committee remains concerned of the potential for 
increased health risks to the servicemembers and their family 
members if the plant is not completed expeditiously.
    Accordingly, the committee strongly urges the Marine Corps 
and Navy to complete the planning and design for this project 
so that it may compete for inclusion in the service's budget 
submission for fiscal year 2025.

Master plan to modernize infrastructure in Hawaii

    The committee notes that the 2022 National Defense Strategy 
(NDS) directs the Department of Defense to sustain and 
strengthen deterrence while being prepared to prevail in 
conflict when necessary, identifying the People's Republic of 
China as the pacing challenge for the Department. The State of 
Hawaii is the home to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), 
the Pacific component commands for every service, and one of 
only four public shipyards. It is also home to more than 
250,000 military personnel and their families. However, recent 
infrastructure challenges in the State of Hawaii, including 
contamination of the drinking water at the Red Hill bulk fuel 
storage facility, numerous water main breaks, rolling 
blackouts, and sewage leaks, call into question whether the 
Department's current infrastructure in the State of Hawaii will 
be able to maintain the readiness of the force and be adequate 
if conflict were to arise.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to develop a master plan for the State of Hawaii to modernize 
critical infrastructure, including electrical grids, drinking 
and wastewater systems, sewage systems, and communication 
systems. The plan shall be briefed to the committee not later 
than March 1, 2024, and at a minimum, shall identify and list 
specific infrastructure projects.

Mitigating cybersecurity supply chain risk within the Energy Resilience 
        and Conservation Program

    The committee is very supportive of the Department of 
Defense's (DOD's) work within the Energy Resilience and 
Conservation Program (ERCIP). The committee notes that projects 
authorized and subsequently appropriated for this program build 
resiliency not only for the local installation but for crucial 
operations that support the National Defense Strategy. The 
committee is concerned, however, that there may be certain 
risks not currently mitigated as it relates to cybersecurity 
supply chain.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to 
the congressional defense committees a one-time report, not 
later than February 1, 2024, analyzing the following: (1) Steps 
the Department has made to implement cybersecurity supply chain 
risk management tools in ERCIP projects connected to a DOD 
Information Network; (2) An analysis of the implementation of 
Executive Order 14017, titled ``Securing Defense-Critical 
Supply Chains,'' and Executive Order 14028, titled ``Improving 
the Nation's Cybersecurity,'' in projects receiving funds, or 
applying to receive funds, through ERCIP, including the 
execution of cybersecurity recommendations in the Department of 
Defense's Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains action plan; 
(3) Steps the Department has made to leverage commercially 
available solutions to provide analysis, monitoring, and risk 
assessments for assets and vendors; (4) An analysis of 
cybersecurity supply chain risk management tools on energy 
resilience and energy security of fixed installations receiving 
funds through ERCIP; (5) Recommendations and best practices for 
implementing cybersecurity risk management tools on fixed 
installations; (6) A determination whether DOD should implement 
cybersecurity supply chain risk management tools in all energy 
and infrastructure programs on fixed military installations 
that use Facility Related Control Systems and Operational 
Technology, taking into account its impact on readiness, energy 
security, and energy resiliency; and (7) An analysis of the 
effectiveness of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, 
Risk Management Framework for DOD Information Technology, and 
related DOD Instructions to provide asset monitoring of both 
new and existing control systems and operational technology 
used in Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program 
projects. This analysis should include vulnerabilities that 
existing programs do not address and recommendations for how 
the Department of Defense can implement active databases and 
persistent monitoring to increase its visibility of assets 
within Facility Related Control Systems and Operational 
Technology.

National Defense University infrastructure

    The committee recognizes the importance of joint 
professional military education (JPME). The committee notes 
that the National Defense University (NDU), located on Fort 
McNair, is the country's premier center for JPME. The committee 
further notes that NDU conducts world-class JPME seminars, 
symposia, professional development, and conferencing for 
Department of Defense and congressional representatives.
    The committee also notes that the Department of Defense has 
continued to neglect its facilities making budgetary decisions 
for higher priorities leaving facilities, such as NDU, in 
disrepair. The committee understands that without additional 
investment, it is anticipated building systems will fail, 
jeopardizing the NDU mission and alternate use of the facility 
as a continuity of operations site. The committee further notes 
that over time, a lack of sustainment has resulted in 
compromised and failing facility infrastructure. Between August 
and December 2019, NDU faculty and students were forced to 
vacate Eisenhower Hall Building 59 and transition operations to 
other buildings due to water infiltration, mold, and overall 
degradation of the building envelope structure. The Eisenhower 
College building remains closed. This is just one example at 
NDU as other facilities, such as Roosevelt Hall, are also 
failing.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the President of NDU, to submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees, not later than 
April 1, 2024, on NDU facilities and infrastructure. The report 
should identify the needs related to aging NDU infrastructure 
requiring substantial maintenance and refurbishment to prevent 
building systems from continued deterioration, which will 
jeopardize the NDU mission, reputation, and joint education for 
the more than 2,000 JPME students and 150 international fellows 
annually. Additionally, the report should identify 
opportunities for infrastructure improvements to meet current 
and future education requirements.

North Carolina roadway infrastructure

    The committee is aware that the North Carolina Department 
of Transportation (NCDOT) has offered to assume maintenance of 
the roadway infrastructure at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. The 
installation has an extensive roadway network totaling 
approximately 1,500 miles. The committee is aware that NCDOT 
taking over maintenance of the roadway infrastructure at Fort 
Liberty could create significant savings for the Army. However, 
of that roadway infrastructure, approximately 250 miles of 
roadway are in a condition that falls below the NCDOT's minimum 
maintenance standard. Per state law, NCDOT cannot assume 
maintenance of any roadway until the surface of that roadway 
meets NCDOT's minimum maintenance standard.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Army to provide a briefing to the committee, not later than 
March 1, 2024, that details the Army's plan for bringing the 
roadway infrastructure at Fort Liberty up to NCDOT's minimum 
standards, the cost for such roadway repairs, a timeline for 
performing such roadway repairs, and an estimate of the savings 
that the Army will realize by no longer having to perform 
maintenance on the roadway infrastructure at Fort Liberty.

Plan to complete Fort Huachuca land conveyance

    The committee is aware that the Department of the Army 
approved a land conveyance from Fort Huachuca to the City of 
Sierra Vista, Arizona in 2000, but that land conveyance has yet 
to occur. The committee understands that the land conveyance, 
which is adjacent to Libby Army Airfield, will facilitate the 
master plan for Fort Huachuca that is necessary for supporting 
Department of Defense (DOD) efforts on Electromagnetic Spectrum 
testing and development and Army Multi Domain Operations lines 
of effort. The conveyance has been delayed by advocacy 
organizations that are concerned about water scarcity and the 
potential impact to the San Pedro River or nearby species. The 
committee understands that over the last 20 years, Fort 
Huachuca, the City of Sierra Vista, Arizona and Cochise County, 
Arizona have significantly reduced water consumption and shown 
leadership in partnering on conservation efforts through the 
DOD's Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration and 
the DOD/Interior Department's Sentinel Landscape programs. 
Working as partners, water wells have been taken out of service 
and agricultural land has been preserved. These steps have 
limited development, reduced water demand, and initiated an 
aggressive water reuse plan, while also preventing electronic 
and physical encroachment on Fort Huachuca to ensure continued 
access to sophisticated electronic testing capabilities of 
national importance.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Army to provide a briefing to the committee on the plan to 
complete the authorized conveyance not later than March 1, 
2024. The briefing shall include a timeline, the steps required 
for obtaining environmental clearance, and the disposition 
process for the property.

Preparatory military construction for missile defense

    The committee notes that the Department of Defense has 
taken steps to enhance United States capabilities for 
dispersing forces throughout the Marianas region in the event 
of a contingency, largely to support the execution of the Air 
Force's Agile Combat Employment Concept. If implemented, such 
actions should improve the survivability and flexibility of 
U.S. forces, however, it is not clear that military 
construction projects necessary to ensure effective and timely 
deployment of air and missile defense capabilities to dispersal 
locations are being appropriately prioritized.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the 
Defense, in coordination with the Commander of U.S. Indo-
Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), to provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024, 
on planning for military construction projects to enable the 
timely deployment of air and missile defense capabilities 
across all dispersal locations required to implement INDOPACOM 
operational plans.

Report on insurance related costs for military privatized housing

    The committee remains engaged on how the Department of 
Defense (DOD) can better understand and mitigate rising costs 
within the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI). 
The committee understands that insurance costs and associated 
expenses may be an area where the DOD can make better business 
decisions as the original MHPI contracts enter the second half 
of their 50 year leases.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide to the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later 
than March 1, 2024, a report on insurance costs and expenses 
for housing managed by a landlord of privatized housing under 
subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code. 
The report would contain the evaluation and recommendations of 
the Secretary of Defense regarding: (1) Historic costs of 
insurance for privatized housing projects over the 10-year 
period preceding such report; (2) Insurance required to be 
maintained by privatized housing projects under the project 
documents and loan documents and whether such insurance is 
available at commercially reasonable rates; and (3) Strategy 
for reducing the cost of insurance for privatized housing 
projects, including self-insured retention, government 
sponsored insurance programs, and pooling privatized housing 
projects that are considered to have a low or moderate risk 
profile.

Report on the buildings and services of Creech Air Force Base

    The committee is aware of the unique nature of Creech Air 
Force Base (AFB), Nevada, due to the remote location of the 
installation and the specialized operational mission 
requirements conducted there. Creech AFB also warrants 
attention as a highly operational base with limited to no 
services on base or nearby. For instance, Creech AFB does not 
have any housing on or near the base for airmen to occupy, 
there is currently no indoor fitness center, and food and 
support services are extremely limited.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, 
which provides: (1) A status on the availability of on- and 
off- base housing for airmen stationed at Creech AFB; (2) A 
status update on the Air Force's housing development project 
with the City of Las Vegas, Nevada; and (3) A status update on 
the services being provided to Creech airmen, including any new 
or ongoing quality of life projects.

Requirement for Camp Navajo entry bridge repairs

    The committee is aware that the transport of munitions 
often relies on rail transportation to expeditiously move 
munition containers to munition ports to be shipped outside the 
contiguous United States to the theater of operations. The 
committee acknowledges that properly maintaining the 
infrastructure, such as bridges and overpasses, at military 
installations operating munitions storage missions along the 
Strategic Rail Corridor Network, including Camp Navajo in 
Bellemont, Arizona, is important for our national security, 
including in the event of a rapid or sustained transport of 
Department materiel, including munitions, to shipping ports in 
contingency operations in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command or U.S. 
European Command areas of operation.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Commander, U.S. 
Transportation Command, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than 
December 1, 2023, on the history of the removal of the Camp 
Navajo bridge from the National Bridge Inventory. In 
particular, the briefing should include: (1) The rationale for 
the bridge's removal from the National Bridge Inventory; (2) 
The decision authority approving its removal; (3) Any past 
military construction (MILCON) assessments or reviews completed 
by the Army Corps of Engineers or Department of Defense (DOD); 
(4) An assessment of the impact that re-listing the bridge on 
the National Bridge Inventory would have on MILCON eligibility 
for needed infrastructure improvements; and (5) An assessment 
of how these repairs to the bridge would benefit DOD 
requirements and readiness objectives.

Strategic bomber runways

    The committee is aware that many of the strategic bases 
used during the Cold War have been closed or turned into 
civilian airports after the Cold War ended. Others, like Grand 
Forks Air Force Base (AFB), are still open, but their runway 
dimensions have been changed such that they are no longer 
usable for some strategic bombers like the B-52s. The committee 
understands that in the case of Grand Forks, the runway was 
narrowed from 300 feet to 150 feet in 2015 based on the new 
unmanned aerial systems mission, rather than a focus on 
strategic bombers. Since then, the need for nuclear deterrence 
has grown as the Russian Federation has modernized its nuclear 
capabilities while the People's Republic of China is growing 
its nuclear capacity as well. The need for options to operate 
our existing nuclear enterprise has increased, as highlighted 
by concepts of disbursement like Bomber Agile Combat 
Employment. Allowing runways to be reduced or closed will only 
limit our options for keeping our airborne leg of the nuclear 
triad both effective and survivable.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to provide a briefing to the committee, not later than 
March 1, 2024, that examines the options to return the Grand 
Forks AFB runway to its original width. The briefing shall 
include the cost as compared to the already planned runway 
repair project in 2025, and the feasibility of using 
authorities outside of requesting a new military construction 
project.

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

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

       Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations

National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the appropriation of funds for the activities of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration.
Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the appropriation of funds for the Department of Energy's 
defense environmental cleanup activities.
Other defense activities (sec. 3103)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the appropriation of funds for the Department of Energy's other 
defense activities.
Nuclear energy (sec. 3104)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
the appropriation of funds for the Department of Energy's 
nuclear energy activities.

   Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-
        enriched uranium (sec. 3111)
    The committee recommends a provision that would limit the 
use of funds made available in fiscal year 2024 for the purpose 
of conducting research and development of an advanced naval 
nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium until certain 
determinations are provided to the congressional defense 
committees.
Prohibition on ARIES expansion before realization of 30 pit per year 
        base capability (sec. 3112)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a) 
by prohibiting an expansion of the Advanced Recovery and 
Integrated Extraction System (ARIES) process in Los Alamos 
National Laboratory's (LANL) Plutonium Facility (PF-4) before 
LANL reaches the capacity to produce 30 plutonium pits per 
year.
    The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has the 
capability to disassemble surplus plutonium pits and annually 
produce up to 700 kilograms of plutonium oxide using the ARIES 
process in LANL PF-4. However, NNSA has identified a mission 
need to more than double the production of plutonium oxide by 
2035 at an estimated cost of up to $3.5 billion. A recent NNSA 
analysis of alternatives explored increasing oxide production 
capacity in PF-4 or establishing the capability at various 
locations at the Savannah River Site. The analysis of 
alternatives concluded that increasing production at PF-4 would 
be the least expensive option, but also noted it would also be 
the highest risk since it involved modifying space in a 
contaminated operating nuclear facility and could impact other 
high priority missions such as pit production.
    The committee, NNSA, and the Department of Defense have 
consistently identified pit production as a top national 
security priority. The near simultaneous expansion of ARIES 
operations in PF-4 jeopardizes pit production, and the 
committee views this as an unwise and unnecessary risk. 
Accordingly, the committee prohibits modifying ARIES spaces in 
PF-4, to include installing additional equipment, until NNSA 
has demonstrated that LANL has successfully established the 
base capability to produce 30 pits per year. This prohibition 
does not apply to planning and design of additional ARIES 
capability in PF-4 or elsewhere, nor to the transfer of the 
ARIES capability to another facility entirely.
Plutonium modernization Program management (sec. 3113)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a) 
to require the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA) to manage the Plutonium Modernization 
Program under the provisions of Defense Programs Program 
Execution Instruction (PEI), Enhanced Management Category A.
    In January 2023, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) 
reported in ``Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Does Not Have a 
Comprehensive Schedule or Cost Estimate for Pit Production 
Capability'' (GAO-23-104661) that NNSA does not have a 
comprehensive schedule or cost estimate for manufacturing 
plutonium pits. In addition, NNSA had not proffered any kind of 
overall cost estimate for meeting pit production requirements, 
despite the availability of data in its budget request for 
fiscal year 2023 and associated planning documents. NNSA 
officials cited the relative immaturity of cost and schedule 
estimates for some pit projects and programs as the cause for 
this issue. Enhanced Management Category A, heretofore reserved 
for NNSA's nuclear weapon modernization programs, includes 
robust internal controls such as independent cost estimates at 
key decision points and resource-loaded integrated master 
schedules.
Pantex explosives manufacturing capability (sec. 3114)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to establish a 
conventional high explosives production capability with 
sufficient capacity to support full rate production of the main 
explosives used for the W87-1 warhead, once the W87-1 
modification program enters into phase 6.5 of the joint nuclear 
weapons life cycle process, as defined in section 4220 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.). The 
provision would also require the Administrator for Nuclear 
Security to provide an annual briefing to the congressional 
defense committees on NNSA's progress in establishing such a 
program on the day after the President's budget is submitted, 
starting in fiscal year 2025, which would end once the 
capability has been achieved.
Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program within the 
        National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3115)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
subtitle B of title XLVIII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S. 2791 et seq.) to add a limitation on establishing an 
enduring bioassurance program within the National Nuclear 
Security Administration (NNSA). Specifically, the provision 
would limit the Administrator's ability to establish a program 
within the NNSA for the purposes of executing an enduring 
national security research and development effort to broaden 
the role of the Department of Energy in national biodefense.
    The committee recognizes the value in leveraging the 
resources of the national security laboratories, particularly 
with regard to supercomputing, in anticipating, assessing, and 
defending against emerging biological threats. However, the 
committee is concerned that establishing a separate program 
within the NNSA at a time of comprehensive modernization of the 
United States nuclear weapons stockpile and recapitalizing 
long-dormant industrial capabilities within the Nuclear 
Security Enterprise injects unnecessary risk into all of these 
efforts, and detracts from the effectiveness of NNSA's mission 
to support Department of Defense nuclear weapons requirements, 
as well as U.S. Government efforts to develop improved 
biodefense capabilities. The committee believes NNSA should 
restructure its efforts to make national security laboratory 
resources available to other U.S. Government entities with 
responsibilities inside the biodefense mission area on a cost-
reimbursable basis, and in a manner that does not interfere 
with the NNSA's mission to support the U.S. nuclear deterrent.
Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for acceleration 
        or removal or security of fissile materials, radiological 
        materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide 
        (sec. 3116)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4306B(f)(6) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2569(f)(6)) by extending the authority from 2028 to 2033.
Modification of reporting requirements for program on vulnerable sites 
        (sec. 3117)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4306B of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2569) 
to extend the expiration for the program on vulnerable sites 
from 2028 to 2030, along with other technical and conforming 
edits.
Implementation of enhanced mission delivery initiative (sec. 3118)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security, acting through the Director 
for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation, to brief the 
congressional defense committees on the status of implementing 
the 18 principal recommendations and associated subelements of 
the report entitled ``Evolving the Nuclear Security Enterprise: 
A Report of the Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative,'' 
published by the National Nuclear Security Administration in 
September 2022.
Limitation on use of funds until provision of spend plan for W80-4 ALT 
        weapon development (sec. 3119)
    The committee recommends a provision that would limit the 
availability of funds for the Office of the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security until the spend plan required by subsection 
(d) of section 1642 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is 
provided to the congressional defense committees.
Analyses of nuclear programs of foreign countries (sec. 3120)
    The committee recommends a provision that would improve the 
ability of the Department of Energy to conduct comprehensive, 
integrated analyses of the nuclear programs of foreign 
countries.
Enhancing National Nuclear Security Administration supply chain 
        reliability (sec. 3121)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
National Nuclear Security Administration to establish a supply 
chain reliability assurance program that would facilitate 
collaboration with the Department of Defense and industrial 
partners to maintain a reliable domestic supplier base for 
critical materials and improve coordination with the 
Infrastructure and Operations Program and the Programmatic 
Recapitalization Working Group to improve planning for material 
requirements and potential disruptions to commercial or 
contractor supply chains.
Transfer of cybersecurity responsibilities to Administrator for Nuclear 
        Security (sec. 3122)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
sections 3212 and 3232 of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act (Public Law 106-65) to transfer 
cybersecurity responsibilities from the Department of Energy's 
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of 
Defense Nuclear Security to the NNSA Administrator.
Redesignating duties related to departmental radiological and nuclear 
        incident responses (sec. 3123)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 3214(b) of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
Act (50 U.S.C 2404(b)) that would strike paragraph 3 and make 
other technical edits. Specifically, the provision redesignates 
the duties associated with the departmental radiological and 
nuclear response from the Office of Defense Programs to the 
Administrator who has delegated this responsibility to the 
Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation.
Modification of authority to establish certain contracting, program 
        management, scientific, engineering, and technical positions 
        (sec. 3124)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend the 
number of authorized personnel in the excepted service for 
certain contracting, program management, scientific, 
engineering, and technical positions at the Office of the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security from 800 to 1,200.
Technical amendments to the Atomic Energy Defense Act (sec. 3125)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) by removing 
outdated requirements and extending a requirement from 2022 to 
2030.
Amendment to period for briefing requirements (sec. 3126)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 4807(f)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2787(f)(1)) to extend the period for briefing requirements to 
2032.
Repeal of reporting requirements for Uranium Capabilities Replacement 
        Project (sec. 3127)
    The committee recommends a provision that would repeal the 
reporting requirements for the Uranium Capabilities Replacement 
Project.

          Subtitle C--Budget and Financial Management Matters

Updated financial integration policy (sec. 3131)
    The committee recommends a provision that would direct the 
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to issue an 
updated financial integration policy within 180 days of the 
enactment of this Act.
    The committee is concerned that the NNSA has not yet 
updated its financial integration policy, which expired in 
February 2022. This policy, approved in 2019, does not include 
the guidance needed for NNSA to effectively oversee its 
financial integration effort, which has undergone significant 
changes since the original policy was issued. Moreover, since 
2019, the Government Accountability Office has made several 
recommendations that should be reflected in NNSA's financial 
integration policy.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Integration of technical expertise of Department of Energy into 
        policymaking (sec. 3141)
    The committee recommends a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Energy to take such measures as are necessary to 
improve the integration of the scientific and technical 
expertise of the Department of Energy, especially the expertise 
of the national laboratories, into policymaking.

                              Budget Items

Weapons Activities nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile
    The budget request included $3.1 billion for Weapons 
Activities, Stockpile Management, Stockpile Major Modernization 
but did not include any funding for the W80-4 ALT-SLCM warhead 
development to support the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise 
missile.
    The committee recommends an increase of $75.0 million for 
the W80-4 ALT-SLCM warhead development, consistent with ongoing 
efforts found in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
Navy (RDN) PE 64659N Precision Strike Weapons Development 
Program for the SLCM-N.
Energetic Materials Characterization Facility
    The budget request contained no funding for the project 23-
D-516, Energetic Materials Characterization Facility at Los 
Alamos National Laboratory.
    The purpose of the facility is to conduct nuclear weapons 
design and detonator production missions, and provide the 
capability to perform high-explosive energetics 
characterization, analysis, and testing. For fiscal year 2024, 
the budget request deferred project 23-D-516 to fiscal year 
2027, similar to project 21-D-510, the High Explosives 
Synthesis, Formulation, and Production Facility.
    Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $19.0 
million to continue design activities leading to a 90 percent 
design cost estimate and critical design milestone 2-3 cost 
estimate for this facility.
High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation, and Production Complex
    The budget request did not include funding for project 21-
D-510 High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation, and Production 
(HESFP) Complex at the Pantex assembly plant.
    The fiscal year 2023 budget request for this project noted 
a total estimated cost range between $523-739 million, based on 
a critical design milestone 1 estimate. The fiscal year 2023 
budget request planned $162 million for this project in fiscal 
year 2024. The plant is in the final stages of design, which 
will be finished in the summer of 2023, but the project was not 
included in the fiscal year 2024 request. Instead, the National 
Nuclear Security Administration plans to delay the start of 
construction until fiscal year 2027.
    The committee believes that work on the project should 
continue and therefore recommends an increase of $110.0 
million.
Assessment Science increase for advanced Krypton Fluoride laser
    The budget request did not include funding for the Krypton 
Fluoride (KrF) laser.
    The importance of X-ray nuclear weapons effects testing has 
grown due to modernization programs for the U.S. stockpile, the 
increasing reliance on advanced sensors whose vulnerability to 
X-rays is a recognized concern, and the growing global nuclear 
threats from Russia, China, and rogue nations such as North 
Korea. Cessation of underground testing has left a gap in X-ray 
testing and certification that even modern high performance 
computing in three-dimensional systems modeling cannot close. 
High performance computing simulations must be validated by 
testing because X-ray interactions with systems as they are 
actually built are too complex to model. These shortfalls could 
be eliminated by development of a low-cost, high-energy KrF 
laser to support future needs for X-ray effects. The committee 
recommends an increase of $9.0 million in Assessment Science 
for the KrF laser.

Inertial Confinement Fusion 

    The budget request included $601.7 million for Inertial 
Confinement Fusion (ICF) at the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA).
    The ICF facilities have identified more than $650.0 million 
in sustainment needs over the next 5 to 10 years. Further 
delays in recapitalizing these facilities will impact their 
ability to conduct experiments and support NNSA stockpile 
stewardship mission requirements. In order to sustain these 
world-class facilities, the committee recommends an increase of 
$40.0 million.

Advanced Simulation and Computing

    The budget request included $782.5 million for Advanced 
Simulation and Computing (ASC) at the National Nuclear Security 
Administration.
    The committee commends the Exascale Computing Initiative, a 
partnership between the Department of Energy's Office of 
Science and the National Nuclear Security Administration, which 
reached exascale class computing last year. To maintain the 
United States' global leadership in supercomputing 
technologies, the committee encourages the Department to build 
on this success with a new multi-year program, and to leverage 
public-private partnerships to design and develop post-exascale 
advanced computing technologies vital for continued scientific 
discovery, national security, and economic well-being. 
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 
million.

Defense Nuclear Security Operations and Maintenance

    The budget request included $988.8 million for Defense 
Nuclear Security (DNS) Operations and Maintenance.
    The committee recognizes DNS operations bring together key 
operators, implementers, and researchers to coordinate 
responses to attacks and other concerns, share information, and 
learn collectively. The committee is aware that, through 
information sharing, workshops, analysis, operational 
characterization, and tools and services, DNS can provide 
critical information to support national security interests. 
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $3.0 million 
to support ongoing DNS operations.

West End Protected Area Reduction Project

    The budget request included $28.0 million for 17-D-710, 
West End Protected Area Reduction Project. This project will 
move the existing fence line to open up facilities within the 
Y-12 complex that are suitable for decontamination and 
demolition by the Office of Environmental Management. In order 
to accelerate this project, the committee recommends an 
increase of $10.0 million.

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Bioassurance Program

    The budget request included $25.0 million in the National 
Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Defense Nuclear 
Nonproliferation Programs for the establishment of a 
coordinated Department of Energy and NNSA Bioassurance Program.
    The committee recognizes the value in leveraging the 
resources of the national security laboratories, particularly 
with regard to supercomputing, as well as anticipating, 
assessing, and defending against emerging biological threats, 
and supports such efforts. However, the committee is concerned 
that establishing a separate program within the NNSA at a time 
when the administration is executing a comprehensive 
modernization of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile 
and recapitalizing long-dormant industrial capabilities within 
the Nuclear Security Enterprise injects unnecessary risk into 
all of these efforts, and detracts from the effectiveness of 
NNSA's mission to support Department of Defense nuclear weapons 
requirements, as well as U.S. Government efforts to develop 
improved biodefense capabilities. The committee believes NNSA 
should restructure its efforts to make national security 
laboratory resources available to other U.S. Government 
entities with responsibilities inside the biodefense mission 
area on a cost-reimbursable basis, and in a manner that does 
not interfere with the NNSA's mission to support the U.S. 
nuclear deterrent.
    Accordingly, the committee recommends a decrease of $25.0 
million to the NNSA Bioassurance Program.

Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

    The budget request included $8.3 billion for the Department 
of Energy's Office of Environmental Management, of which $427.0 
million was requested to transfer to the Uranium Enrichment 
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund. This fund was 
authorized in section 1101 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
(Public Law 102-486) but expired in 2007.
    As indicated in the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239), the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66), the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114-92), the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), and the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263) the administration should propose to directly 
contribute to this fund rather than use the Office of 
Environmental Management's budget as a contribution source.
    Accordingly, the committee recommends a decrease of $427.0 
million from the Federal contribution to the Uranium Enrichment 
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund.

                       Items of Special Interest


Competitive hiring at the National Nuclear Security Administration 
        sites

    As the nation emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the 
committee has been made aware of the competitive salary 
differential for hiring exceptionally-qualified scientists, 
engineers, technicians, and other job categories unique to the 
nuclear deterrence enterprise. The Department of Energy and 
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) typically sets 
ranges for hiring staff at NNSA sites with the management and 
operating (M&O) contractors based on local and national salary 
and cost of living surveys. These surveys are then made part of 
years-long contractual arrangements between the NNSA and the 
M&O contractor, and inhibits their ability to respond to 
changing market dynamics. This lack of flexibility runs counter 
to over ten years of repeated congressional direction to 
minimize the transactional nature of the relationship between 
the M&O contractors, who must perform the actual mission, and 
the NNSA, who should set goals for outputs. The NNSA's March 
2022 Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative Report recommends 
allowing greater flexibility in M&O contracting, and cites how 
the Stanford Linear Accelerator Contract was able to use the 
Stanford University human resources systems for flexible 
hiring. In other words, the committee believes NNSA M&O 
contractors should have additional flexibility for hiring 
highly-qualified individuals who would otherwise not accept a 
job offer or leave for a higher salary, and allow M&Os to 
tailor compensation packages for prospective employees based on 
local demands and the needs of the contractor.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security to provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees, not later than March 31, 2024, on the 
current status of hiring and salary flexibility with the NNSA 
M&O contractors and options for allowing these M&O contractors 
to offer salaries to exceptionally-qualified individuals above 
normal market rates determined by surveys that are based on a 
fair and reasonable salaries typical in categories of the 
equivalent workforce.

Comptroller General review of Department of Energy domestic uranium 
        development and management

    In recent years, the Department of Energy (DOE) has 
undertaken a number of initiatives to resuscitate the domestic 
uranium industry to meet anticipated future civilian nuclear 
fuel demands and projected national security needs for enriched 
uranium. These have included establishing a uranium reserve to 
help support the domestic uranium mining and conversion 
industries, demonstration of a domestic uranium enrichment 
capability, creation of a high-assay low enriched uranium 
(HALEU) availability program for future advanced reactors, and 
support of pilot spent fuel reprocessing for uranium recovery. 
Congress has provided substantial amounts of funding to support 
these efforts, such as $700 million in the Inflation Reduction 
Act of 2022 to support HALEU fuel development.
    Over the past decade, the Government Accountability Office 
(GAO) has undertaken multiple reviews and raised significant 
concerns about domestic uranium management strategies, 
initiatives, and plans with an eye toward ensuring the security 
of the supply chain for unobligated uranium.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to conduct a comprehensive review of DOE's uranium 
management efforts including:
          (1) DOE's estimates of uranium supply and future 
        demands for both civilian and national security needs 
        including any potential limitations in those forecasts;
          (2) The status of all DOE efforts to facilitate 
        future uranium supply for commercial and national 
        security needs, the associated schedules for those 
        efforts, and how they align with projected demands;
          (3) The allocation and utilization of any DOE funding 
        to facilitate development of uranium supply--in 
        multiple forms across the fuel cycle--and the results 
        those investments have achieved including estimates of 
        any future funding DOE has identified to support 
        current or future uranium development efforts;
          (4) The status and viability of any contingency 
        options DOE has developed to meet unobligated uranium 
        demands for national security should there be delays or 
        failures in any aspect of the domestic uranium supply 
        chain;
          (5) The quality of any strategy or cross-cutting plan 
        DOE may have for managing all aspects of its uranium 
        development and supply efforts.
    The Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees on its preliminary findings 
not later than April 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time 
agreed upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of Department of Energy Office of 
        Environmental Management oversight of contractor assurance 
        systems

    The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental 
Management (EM) is responsible for overseeing contractors that 
support EM's cleanup mission across 15 sites. The Department 
requires contractors to establish assurance systems that 
provide evidence that work is being performed safely, securely, 
and in compliance with all requirements. These assurance 
systems are also important tools for the Department to identify 
and manage risk. However, the committee notes that problems 
continue to emerge with some of the Department's projects 
overseen by EM.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to evaluate EM's oversight of its contractors' assurance 
systems and the extent to which such systems meet the 
Department's requirements. The Comptroller General should 
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on 
the status of its review not later than April 1, 2024, with a 
report to follow at a time agreed upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of Department of Energy Office of 
        Environmental Management use of contractor performance 
        evaluations

    The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental 
Management (EM) is responsible for evaluating the performance 
of contractors that support EM's cleanup mission. The 
Department relies primarily on contractors to carry out its 
programs and projects, spending about 80 percent of its annual 
budget on contracts. However, the Department's contract 
management for EM has been on the Government Accountability 
Office's list of federal programs vulnerable to waste, fraud, 
abuse, or mismanagement for decades. Some of EM's largest, 
contractor-executed projects, including those at its Hanford 
and Idaho sites, have experienced challenges that have resulted 
in significant cost increases and schedule delays. According to 
the Government Accountability Office, EM needs to improve 
oversight of contractors to ensure it is getting fair value.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to review EM's evaluation of contractor 
performance and steps taken in response to contractor 
evaluations. The Comptroller General shall provide a briefing 
to the congressional defense committees on the status of its 
review by May 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time agreed 
upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of Department of Energy plans for high-level 
        waste at the Hanford Site

    The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental 
Management (EM) continues to appear on the Government 
Accountability Office's high risk list of federal programs 
vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement. EM's most 
expensive project is located at the Hanford Site in Washington 
and involves the treatment and immobilization of radioactive 
and hazardous waste. Although EM recently issued an analysis of 
alternatives for high-level waste treatment at Hanford, most 
alternatives did not include a pretreatment facility, which was 
originally intended to minimize the fraction of waste that 
would be treated as high-level radioactive waste.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to continue its ongoing evaluation of cleanup efforts at 
the Hanford Site, including at its Waste Treatment Plant, with 
a focus on the Department's plans to minimize the fraction of 
waste that will be treated as high-level radioactive waste, 
including ongoing efforts to grout waste under the test bed 
initiative. The Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to 
the congressional defense committees on the status of its 
review by April 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time 
agreed upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of disposition plans for Department of 
        Energy excess facilities

    As of November 2021, the Department of Energy had 1,077 
excess facilities that are awaiting final disposition, usually 
through demolition. The Department's rough estimate to 
decontaminate and decommission these facilities is $14.7 
billion, and the Department anticipates designating 
approximately 973 additional facilities as excess over the next 
ten years. Because of residual radioactivity, hazardous 
substances, and physical conditions, decontaminating and 
decommissioning excess facilities present unique challenges 
that must be addressed from a safety, programmatic, 
environmental, and technological standpoint.
    The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental 
Management (EM) is responsible for decontaminating and 
decommissioning the Department's excess facilities, including 
facilities transferred to EM by other offices, such as the 
National Nuclear Security Administration. Starting in 2025, the 
Department is expected to implement a plan to begin 
transferring the National Nuclear Security Administration's 
excess facilities to EM to maintain and ultimately 
decontaminate and decommission.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to evaluate the Department of Energy's efforts to 
develop this plan and recommend efficiencies and cost savings 
that could be achieved as the Department plans for the transfer 
and final disposition of excess facilities. The Comptroller 
General shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees on the status of its review by March 1, 2024, with a 
report to follow at a time agreed upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of Inertial Confinement Fusion strategic 
        recapitalization plan

    The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) 
Inertial Confinement Fusion program relies primarily on three 
flagship facilities to conduct high energy density experiments 
and research: (1) The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence 
Livermore National Laboratory; (2) The Z Machine at Sandia 
National Laboratories; and (3) The Omega Laser at the 
University of Rochester. Collectively these facilities provide 
important scientific understanding and experimental data used 
to validate the physics models in weapons simulation codes that 
enable assessment of the current U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile 
and certification of future systems. In addition, the Inertial 
Confinement Fusion program has historically supported long-term 
research and development efforts in ignition science and 
ignition-generated fusion.
    The committee recognizes the importance of the achievement 
and the long-term value of the Inertial Confinement Fusion 
program to both stockpile stewardship and broader energy and 
scientific pursuits. Balancing these missions and striving for 
increased experimentation has put a strain on the 
infrastructure. These facilities are in need of refurbishment 
having been operating for 10 or more years. The committee 
understands that NNSA has developed a 10-year strategic plan 
for recapitalizing, upgrading, and maintaining the Inertial 
Confinement Fusion program facilities.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to assess this plan and provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees not later than March 30, 2024, 
on the quality and adequacy of the plan for NNSA's Inertial 
Confinement Fusion program to support stockpile stewardship and 
broader energy and scientific pursuits.

Comptroller General review of mercury disposition at the Oak Ridge 
        Reservation

    The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental 
Management (EM) is responsible for environmental clean-up 
efforts at the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee. The 
Department reported in March 2013 that mercury contamination at 
the Y-12 National Security Complex poses the greatest 
environmental risk at the Oak Ridge Reservation, and noted that 
the historical loss of mercury to the environment dwarfs any 
other contaminant release on the site.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to report on EM's efforts to clean up mercury 
contamination at the Oak Ridge Reservation including: (1) The 
status of mercury cleanup; (2) Challenges EM faces in 
addressing mercury contamination; (3) Options EM is considering 
for the mercury disposal; and (4) Any challenges related to the 
disposal of mercury. The Comptroller General shall provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the status 
of its review by April 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a 
time agreed upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of National Nuclear Security Administration 
        construction cost increases

    The committee is concerned that for several years, the 
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has experienced 
cost increases on its construction projects due to a number of 
reasons, including supply chain disruptions and labor 
shortages.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to review whether cost and schedule performance on NNSA 
construction projects is consistent with national trends 
related to inflation, supply chain challenges, and labor 
challenges. The committee is particularly interested in the 
process NNSA's management and operating contractors use to 
price their fixed-priced contracts and subcontracts and the 
process NNSA uses to oversee its management and operating 
contractors in these activities to determine if there are 
opportunities for improvement for future periods of supply 
chain disruptions or labor shortages. The Comptroller General 
shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees by April 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time 
agreed upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of Naval Reactors program plans to transfer 
        spent nuclear fuel to the Office of Environmental Management

    The National Nuclear Security Administration's Naval 
Reactors program manages spent naval nuclear fuel. The Naval 
Reactors program plans to transfer this spent fuel and related 
facilities to the Department of Energy's Office of 
Environmental Management (EM).
    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to evaluate: (1) The status of this waste and related 
facilities; (2) Naval Reactors' plans to transfer the waste and 
facilities to EM; (3) Potential challenges associated with this 
transfer; and (4) EM's plans for accepting and managing the 
waste. The Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees on the status of its review by 
March 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time agreed upon 
with the committees.

Comptroller General review of nuclear modernization program and project 
        integration

    The committee notes that the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA) is undertaking an unprecedented number of 
programs and projects, totaling tens of billions of dollars, 
that must be executed in concert to achieve NNSA's nuclear 
modernization plans. The committee further notes that recent 
reports from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have 
identified numerous NNSA modernization objectives--such as 
modernizing and reestablishing capabilities for lithium, 
depleted uranium, and plutonium pits--where a combination of 
program, project, and other operating activities must be 
integrated to achieve the objectives. However, GAO found that 
management relationships between programs, projects, and 
activities have been unclear, and NNSA does not always 
integrate program and project planning to maximize achievement 
of its objectives on schedule and within budget.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to undertake a comprehensive review of requirements and 
guidance for integrated planning and the extent to which NNSA's 
requirements reflect best practices. The Comptroller General 
shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees by March 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time 
agreed upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of progress and performance at Department of 
        Energy Office of Environmental Management

    The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental 
Management (EM) manages the Department's radioactive and 
hazardous waste cleanup program across 15 sites. EM's cleanup 
mission includes deactivating and decommissioning contaminated 
buildings; remediating contaminated soil and groundwater; and 
designing, constructing, and operating facilities to treat 
millions of gallons of radioactive waste.
    Despite the substantial funding provided to advance EM's 
cleanup efforts, the Department of Energy's environmental 
liability--which was $515 billion as of fiscal year 2021--
continues to grow. Furthermore, the Department's contract and 
project management has been on the Government Accountability 
Office's list of federal programs vulnerable to waste, fraud, 
abuse, or mismanagement since 1990.
    In 2022, the Government Accountability Office issued a 
report on the status of EM's major cleanup projects and 
operations, which included observations regarding common 
management issues at the Department. It is important that the 
committee continue to receive independent analysis of EM's 
cleanup efforts.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of 
the United States to provide a biennial report to the 
congressional defense committees that includes: (1) the status 
of EM's major projects and operations activities; (2) 
observations regarding issues and challenges encountered by EM; 
and (3) any notable trends in EM's management of major projects 
and operations. The Comptroller General shall provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the status 
of this review by March 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a 
time agreed upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of stockpile research, technology, and 
        engineering (SRT&E) capabilities and infrastructure plans

    The committee notes that National Nuclear Security 
Administration's (NNSA) Stockpile Stewardship Management Plan 
for Fiscal Year 2022 identified over twenty stockpile research, 
technology, and engineering (SRT&E) capabilities that will 
require recapitalization or replacement through potential line 
item projects over the next 10 to 20 years. These capabilities 
include the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore 
National Laboratory that has been operating for ten or more 
years and the Annular Core Research Reactor at Sandia National 
Laboratories that has been operating for nearly 60 years. 
Combined, these modernization investments will cost billions of 
dollars.
    The committee understands that modernizing NNSA's 
production infrastructure, including establishment of pit 
production capabilities, is currently NNSA's highest priority 
to meet Department of Defense requirements. As a result, many 
SRT&E investments are being deferred. In its Enhanced Mission 
Delivery Initiative report, NNSA identified development of a 
plan to recapitalize and invest in SRT&E infrastructure as a 
high priority.
    The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to review NNSA's plans for SRT&E capabilities and 
infrastructure, including: (1) The adequacy of any plans to 
support stockpile stewardship in the near-term, medium-term, 
and long-term; (2) The quality of forecasted costs and 
timeframes; (3) Prioritization approaches for making 
investments; and (4) Any other relevant factors identified by 
the Comptroller General. The Comptroller General shall provide 
a briefing to the congressional defense committees 180 days 
after NNSA completes its plan and provide a report at a date 
agreed upon with the committees.

Comptroller General review of the status of high explosives management, 
        infrastructure, and supply issues

    There are about 100 different components that use some form 
of high explosives (HE) in U.S. nuclear weapons. Five National 
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites conduct HE 
research and production that often involves collaboration 
between sites. In June 2019, the Government Accountability 
Office reported in ``Nuclear Weapons: Additional Actions Could 
Help Improve Management of Activities Involving Explosive 
Materials''' (GAO-19-449) that NNSA was taking some steps 
towards an enterprise approach for managing HE activities, but 
that the agency and its contractor-operated sites faced 
infrastructure, personnel, and supply issues. Since that time, 
NNSA has taken steps to improve management of HE activities, 
and has embarked on an effort to address supply issues. 
However, it is not clear that current NNSA planning will result 
in sufficient capacity for producing HE to meet Department of 
Defense requirements in the coming decades.
    Accordingly, the committee directs the Comptroller General 
of the United States to provide an update on NNSA HE activities 
including: (1) The extent to which NNSA has developed an 
integrated, enterprise-wide HE management approach that assures 
HE supply for NNSA missions; (2) The status of all ongoing HE 
infrastructure efforts, to include line item construction 
projects, program efforts, and site projects; and (3) The 
extent to which NNSA and its sites are managing a range of HE 
supply issues, to include progress made in securing a reliable, 
consistent supply of HE feedstock from outside the agency. The 
Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees not later than March 31, 2024, 
with a report to follow at a date agreed upon with the 
committees.

Conveyance of land at Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Section 632 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-119) as well as 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations Part 770 provides for the conveyance of 
land held by the Department of Energy at Los Alamos National 
Laboratory. This authority has been used beneficially for the 
surrounding communities, tribal nations, and public interest 
groups.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security to provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees not later than March 31, 2024, on 
outstanding issues surrounding the additional conveyance of 
land at Los Alamos National Laboratory and including Technical 
Areas 36, 70, and 71.

Expediting National Nuclear Security Administration recapitalization

    The committee recognizes that the United States faces an 
urgent need to recapitalize nuclear weapons development, 
production, sustainment capabilities and related infrastructure 
given the acute threats posed by the continued aggression and 
pursuit of destabilizing nuclear capabilities by the Russian 
Federation and significant nuclear force expansion by the 
People's Republic of China. However, the committee believes 
that the existing processes and procedures for executing 
infrastructure projects of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA), including both rehabilitative and new 
construction projects, must be quickly adapted to become more 
responsive and timely in order to meet the core mission of NNSA 
to provide the Department of Defense (DOD) with the 
capabilities required to meet the rising threats facing the 
United States and its allies around the world.
    Therefore, the committee encourages the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security to work with the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Energy to identify and maximize the use of 
available statutory and regulatory tools for streamlining 
unnecessary bureaucratic impediments to contracting, 
procurement, and expanding the pool of eligible domestic 
private sector suppliers. The committee also believes the 
Administrator should consistently emphasize the importance of 
the combined efforts of all NNSA personnel in contributing to 
the transformation of the NNSA into an agile organization 
poised to meet the international security challenges of the 
next several decades.
    Finally, the committee strongly encourages the Secretary of 
Defense to direct relevant components of the DOD to maximize 
the use of all authorities available to support efforts by NNSA 
to expedite the recapitalization of the nuclear security 
enterprise of the United States, and re-posture it to address 
the emerging threats posed by an international security 
landscape that includes multiple nuclear-armed adversaries.
    Therefore, not later than March 31, 2024, the committee 
directs the Administrator, in coordination with the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on 
opportunities to streamline requirements of the Administration 
for contracting, procurement, construction, and material 
acquisition, including any necessary changes to statutory, 
regulatory, or policy provisions required to implement such 
streamlining efforts.
    Furthermore, not later than 60 days after submission of the 
aforementioned report by the Administrator, the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall brief the 
congressional defense committees on options for the Secretary 
of Defense to leverage authorities available to the DOD for 
supplementing and enhancing access of the Administration to 
additional suppliers across the defense industrial base, 
including through more expansive application of the authorities 
provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
et seq.) to address critical shortfalls impeding timely 
execution of programs of the Administration.

Feral cattle at Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories

    The committee understands that feral cattle are posing a 
risk to the boundaries and security postures of Los Alamos and 
Sandia National Laboratories, potentially disrupting critical, 
and sometimes hazardous, operations.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security to brief the congressional defense committees, 
not later than March 31, 2024, on options for controlling and 
removing unauthorized and unbranded cattle on national 
laboratory property. The brief should also highlight areas 
where federal interagency cooperation is required to manage the 
risk of feral cattle intrusions onto laboratory property, as 
well as any areas where state or local assistance may be 
necessary.

High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation, and Production Complex

    Elsewhere in this report, the committee recommends an 
increase of $110.0 million to project 21-D-510 HE Synthesis, 
Formulation, and Production (HESFP) Complex at the Amarillo 
Pantex assembly plant, as the budget request did not include 
funding for the project. This increase is intended to continue 
site preparation and construction.
    The HESFP Complex is in final stages of design which is to 
be finished the summer of 2023. The fiscal year 2023 budget 
request for this project noted a total estimated cost range 
between $523-739 million, based on a critical design milestone 
1 estimate, with an approved midpoint estimate of $651.0 
million. The committee notes that the fiscal year 2023 
appropriation was $108.0 million.
    The 2010, 2018, and 2022 Nuclear Posture Reviews 
prioritized replacing and renovating the National Nuclear 
Security Administration's (NNSA) aging production 
infrastructure. In recent years, the NNSA has begun a major 
recapitalization effort to replace its Manhattan Project-era 
facilities for a responsive production complex based on three 
anchor facilities. The first of these facilities for plutonium 
pit testing and production, the Chemistry and Metallurgy 
Research Replacement (CMMR) Facility, was started in 2010. The 
initial cost was $4 billion, but then grew to $6 billion. As a 
result of this cost growth, CMRR was deferred and subsequently 
canceled. The replacement for CMRR was a two-site production 
solution using the PF-4 facility at Los Alamos and the re-
purposed Mixed Oxide Fuels facility at the Savannah River Site. 
The Savannah River Facility was originally estimated at $4-6 
billion, but now has an estimated cost of some $6-11 billion. 
The Uranium Production Facility (UPF) at the Y-12 plant is to 
replace the aging 9212 building for uranium manufacturing. 
Because of major cost overruns, it was subsequently re-scoped 
and downsized with a legislative cost cap of $6.5 billion. UPF 
will now have an estimated cost of $8.5-8.9 billion.
    The third anchor project for the responsive production 
capability was the HESFP complex at the Pantex assembly plant. 
Its purpose is to formulate unique nuclear weapons explosives 
not normally produced at Department of Defense munitions 
facilities, which produce far larger quantities of conventional 
explosives, making production there impracticable. The NNSA is 
now proposing to defer this critical facility for 4 years, 
until 2027, when costs will certainly be higher. Therefore, 
based on past performance of the NNSA with respect to facility 
deferrals, cancellations, and cost growth, the committee finds 
the proposed 4-year deferral of HESFP unacceptable. The 
committee admonishes the NNSA to look at its past performance 
and avoid a similar cancel and restart scenario for the 
production of unique nuclear weapons high explosives as it did 
for plutonium and uranium.
    The committee acknowledges there are other pressing re-
capitalization production needs such as lithium and depleted 
uranium. The committee encourages the NNSA not to defer or stop 
production of these critical materials facilities at a time 
when the Department of Defense and the Nation is relying on the 
NNSA to support deterrence requirements.

National Nuclear Security Administration activities related to 
        nonproliferation of nuclear materials

    The committee supports the National Nuclear Security 
Administration's (NNSA) activities for export controls on the 
transfer of nuclear technology by providing information to 
other Federal agencies regarding investigations and 
interdictions with respect to such transfers. Further, the 
committee is supportive of the whole-of-government efforts to 
implement more effective controls on, and to track the transfer 
of, nuclear technology. The committee encourages the NNSA to 
ensure adequate funding is available to increase engagement 
with the governments of other countries, and to enable 
personnel of the NNSA to attend essential meetings and receive 
the necessary training to effectively implement policies to 
control the transfer of nuclear technology. The committee 
supports research and development and implementation programs 
focused on safeguards and verification of nuclear technology. 
The committee further supports technology research and 
development activities to meet future nonproliferation and arms 
reduction challenges including technologies for protection, 
control, and accounting of materials; using low-enriched fuels 
for high-performance civilian research reactors; and 
modernization of facilities critical to nonproliferation 
efforts.

National Nuclear Security Administration high-performance computing 
        roadmap

    The committee directs the Administrator of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to submit to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than April 30, 
2024, a long-term road map for high-performance post-Exascale 
computing, which shall be reviewed by the NNSA's Defense 
Programs Advisory Committee. The roadmap shall be consistent 
with the report entitled ``Charting a Path in a Shifting 
Technical and Geopolitical Landscape--Post Exascale Computing 
for the National Nuclear Security Administration,'' dated April 
13, 2023, from the National Academies of Sciences.

Paducah cleanup activities

    The committee recognizes the need for a new program support 
facility for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) as the 
Department of Energy continues cleanup operations over the 
coming decades since sustainment of the C-100 program support 
facility is no longer cost effective. To better understand the 
range of available alternatives, the committee directs the 
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management to 
provide a report to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than February 1, 2024, on options for replacing the 
existing support facility. The report shall examine all 
possible solutions to replace the C-100 support facility, 
including the Department's use of a 20 year lease term to make 
the project feasible for the private construction of a 
facility. The report shall include a cost-benefit analysis of 
each option provided, as well as any regulatory and statutory 
enablers that may be required, such as land usage or 
conveyance.

Reports on Savannah River Site transitions

    The Department of Energy is making plans to transfer 
landlord responsibilities for its Savannah River Site from the 
Office of Environmental Management (EM) to the National Nuclear 
Security Administration (NNSA) in fiscal year 2025. The 
Department has experience with past site transitions with the 
combining of the Y-12 and Pantex sites, as well as with the 
creation of the EM field office at Los Alamos.
    The committee directs the Secretary of Energy to report on 
lessons learned from past site transitions and how those 
lessons learned will be incorporated into plans for the 
upcoming transition at Savannah River. The Department of Energy 
shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
April 1, 2024, on the status and implementation of this report.
    The committee also directs the Comptroller General to 
report on the estimated costs of NNSA absorbing the Savannah 
River Site from EM. The Comptroller General shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives not later than May 1, 2024, on 
preliminary observations with a report to follow at an agreed 
upon date.

Transportation challenges at Los Alamos National Laboratory

    The committee recognizes the importance of Los Alamos 
National Laboratory's (LANL) contributions to the modernization 
of the nation's nuclear deterrent and to numerous other 
projects in support of U.S. national security. Ensuring the 
efficient operation of the lab is critical to the success of 
these missions, but ongoing transportation infrastructure 
throughput in and out of LANL is insufficient to handle the 
increasing construction activity, associated craft workforce 
increases, and continued planned staff growth. LANL is only as 
effective as the people who make up this critical workforce, 
and the committee is concerned that ongoing transportation 
infrastructure challenges may contribute to difficulties in 
retaining and attracting high-quality talent.
    Therefore, the committee directs the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security, in consultation with the Director of LANL, to 
brief the congressional defense committees not later than March 
31, 2024 on options for implementing alternative transportation 
approaches for moving people, equipment, and material in and 
out of the lab, as well as other measures that will be taken to 
ensure the transportation challenges at LANL will not impede 
national security activities.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Authorization (sec. 3201)
    The committee recommends a provision that would authorize 
$47.2 million for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
consistent with the budget request.

                  TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Maritime Administration (sec. 3501)
    The committee recommends a provision that would amend 
section 109 of title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
certain aspects of the Maritime Administration.

                       DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES

Authorization of amounts in funding tables (sec. 4001)
    The committee recommends a provision that would provide for 
the allocation of funds among programs, projects, and 
activities in accordance with the tables in division D of this 
Act, subject to reprogramming in accordance with established 
procedures.
    Consistent with the previously expressed views of the 
committee, the provision would also require that decisions by 
an agency head to commit, obligate, or expend funds to a 
specific entity on the basis of such funding tables be based on 
authorized, transparent, statutory criteria, or merit-based 
selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of 
sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, and 
other applicable provisions of law.

    SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024

                         SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
                                            (In Thousands of Dollars)
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                                                         FY 2024 Request     Senate Change    Senate  Authorized
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              DISCRETIONARY AUTHORIZATIONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
 
                                          NATIONAL DEFENSE BASE BUDGET
 
                            DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-MILITARY (BUDGET SUB-FUNCTION 051)
 
DIVISION A: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
 
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY............................         3,012,440                  0           3,012,440
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY.............................         4,962,017                  0           4,962,017
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY............................         3,765,521                  0           3,765,521
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY.......................         2,967,578                  0           2,967,578
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY...............................         8,672,979                  0           8,672,979
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY............................        17,336,760                  0          17,336,760
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY.............................         6,876,385                  0           6,876,385
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC........................         1,293,273                  0           1,293,273
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY.....................        32,848,950          1,935,000          34,783,950
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY...............................        14,535,257                  0          14,535,257
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS.............................         3,979,212              4,500           3,983,712
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE.......................        20,315,204             13,633          20,328,837
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE........................         5,530,446                  0           5,530,446
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE..................           703,158                  0             703,158
PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE..............................         4,714,294           -460,700           4,253,594
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE..........................        30,417,892            304,009          30,721,901
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE.............................         6,056,975             55,860           6,112,835
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES......................                 0                  0                   0
SUBTOTAL, TITLE I--PROCUREMENT........................       167,988,341          1,852,302         169,840,643
 
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY..............        15,775,381            144,500          15,919,881
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY..............        26,922,225            255,000          27,177,225
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF................        46,565,356            -84,132          46,481,224
RDTE, SPACE FORCE.....................................        19,199,340            584,779          19,784,119
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW................        36,185,834            261,140          36,446,974
OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE......................           331,489                  0             331,489
SUBTOTAL, TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND          144,979,625          1,161,287         146,140,912
 EVALUATION...........................................
 
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY.........................        59,554,553           -194,544          59,360,009
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES.....................         3,630,948             -7,625           3,623,323
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG.........................         8,683,104             -1,680           8,681,424
COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)..............           397,950                  0             397,950
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY.........................        72,244,533           -355,555          71,888,978
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS.................        10,281,913            -54,583          10,227,330
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES.....................         1,380,810             -8,100           1,372,710
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE...................           329,395             -4,900             324,495
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE....................        65,722,645           -712,395          65,010,250
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE..................         5,017,468            -87,100           4,930,368
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE...................         4,116,256            -17,345           4,098,911
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG..........................         7,253,694            116,880           7,370,574
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE...............        52,767,563             96,100          52,863,663
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE.................                 0            -66,000             -66,000
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..........................            16,620                  0              16,620
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..........................           114,900                  0             114,900
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..........................           350,999                  0             350,999
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..........................            54,977                  0              54,977
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..........................           198,760                  0             198,760
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..........................           335,240                  0             335,240
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..........................           349,744                  0             349,744
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..........................             8,965                  0               8,965
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..........................           232,806                  0             232,806
SUBTOTAL, TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE........       293,043,843         -1,296,847         291,746,996
 
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL....................................       168,320,510         -1,540,840         166,779,670
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH FUND CONTRIBUTIONS...        10,553,456                  0          10,553,456
SUBTOTAL, TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL................       178,873,966         -1,540,840         177,333,126
 
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
WORKING CAPITAL FUND..................................         1,682,708                  0           1,682,708
CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION...................         1,091,844                  0           1,091,844
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF..........           886,426                  0             886,426
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.......................           525,365                  0             525,365
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM................................        38,413,960                  0          38,413,960
SUBTOTAL, TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.............        42,600,303                  0          42,600,303
 
TOTAL, DIVISION A: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                     827,486,078            175,902         827,661,980
 AUTHORIZATIONS.......................................
 
DIVISION B: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ARMY..................................................         1,470,555            180,824           1,651,379
NAVY..................................................         6,022,187         -1,353,700           4,668,487
AIR FORCE.............................................         2,605,314            466,500           3,071,814
DEFENSE-WIDE..........................................         2,984,682             21,425           3,006,107
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD...................................           340,186            310,381             650,567
ARMY RESERVE..........................................           107,076             63,000             170,076
NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE...................            51,291                  0              51,291
AIR NATIONAL GUARD....................................           178,722            143,570             322,292
AIR FORCE RESERVE.....................................           291,572             18,000             309,572
NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM......................           293,434                  0             293,434
INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND.........................                 0            150,000             150,000
SUBTOTAL, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.......................        14,345,019                  0          14,345,019
 
FAMILY HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION, ARMY....................................           304,895                  0             304,895
O&M, ARMY.............................................           385,485                  0             385,485
CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS...................           277,142                  0             277,142
O&M, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS............................           363,854                  0             363,854
CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE...............................           237,097                  0             237,097
O&M, AIR FORCE........................................           314,386                  0             314,386
O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE.....................................            50,785                  0              50,785
IMPROVEMENT FUND......................................             6,611                  0               6,611
UNACCMP HSG IMPRV FUND................................               496                  0                 496
SUBTOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING..............................         1,940,751                  0           1,940,751
 
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
ARMY BRAC.............................................           150,640                  0             150,640
NAVY BRAC.............................................           108,818                  0             108,818
AIR FORCE BRAC........................................           123,990                  0             123,990
DEFENSE-WIDE BRAC.....................................             5,726                  0               5,726
SUBTOTAL, BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE................           389,174                  0             389,174
 
TOTAL, DIVISION B: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION                      16,674,944                  0          16,674,944
 AUTHORIZATIONS.......................................
 
TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-MILITARY (BUDGET SUB-           844,161,022            175,902         844,336,924
 FUNCTION 051)........................................
 
                           ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (BUDGET SUB-FUNCTION 053)
 
DIVISION C: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AND INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS
 
                                       DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATIONS
 
ENERGY PROGRAMS
NUCLEAR ENERGY........................................           177,733                  0             177,733
SUBTOTAL, ENERGY PROGRAMS.............................           177,733                  0             177,733
 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES.........................           538,994                  0             538,994
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES....................................        18,832,947            276,000          19,108,947
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION......................         2,508,959            -25,000           2,483,959
NAVAL REACTORS........................................         1,964,100                  0           1,964,100
SUBTOTAL, NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION....        23,845,000            251,000          24,096,000
 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.........................         7,073,587                  0           7,073,587
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES..............................         1,075,197                  0           1,075,197
SUBTOTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL & OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES....         8,148,784                  0           8,148,784
 
DEFENSE URANIUM ENRICHMENT D&D........................           427,000           -427,000                   0
 
SUBTOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATIONS.........        32,598,517           -176,000          32,422,517
 
INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCY AUTHORIZATION
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD...............            47,230                  0              47,230
SUBTOTAL, INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCY AUTHORIZATION....            47,230                  0              47,230
 
TOTAL, DIVISION C: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL              32,645,747           -176,000          32,469,747
 SECURITY AND INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCY
 AUTHORIZATIONS.......................................
 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (BUDGET SUB-FUNCTION         32,645,747           -176,000          32,469,747
 053).................................................
 
 
TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE (BUDGET FUNCTION 050).........       876,806,769                -98         876,806,671
 
 
MEMORANDUM: NON-DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XIV--ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME (FUNCTION 600)            77,000                                 77,000
 
MEMORANDUM: TRANSFER AUTHORITIES (NON-ADDS)
TITLE X--GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY...................        [8,000,000]                            [6,000,000]
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                         TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT

TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
 


SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.
 


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                                SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT  (In Thousands of Dollars)
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                                  FY 2024 Request               Senate Change              Senate Authorized
 Line          Item        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Qty          Cost           Qty            Cost           Qty          Cost
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        AIRCRAFT
         PROCUREMENT, ARMY
        FIXED WING
    3   FUTURE UAS FAMILY.           0          53,453                                         0          53,453
    5   SMALL UNMANNED               0          20,769                                         0          20,769
         AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
        ROTARY
    6   AH-64 APACHE BLOCK          42         718,578                                        42         718,578
         IIIA REMAN.......
    7   AH-64 APACHE BLOCK           0         110,360                                         0         110,360
         IIIA REMAN.......
    8   UH-60 BLACKHAWK M           24         668,258                                        24         668,258
         MODEL (MYP)......
    9   UH-60 BLACKHAWK M            0          92,494                                         0          92,494
         MODEL (MYP)......
   10   UH-60 BLACK HAWK L          26         153,196                                        26         153,196
         AND V MODELS.....
   11   CH-47 HELICOPTER..           6         202,487                                         6         202,487
   12   CH-47 HELICOPTER..           0          18,936                                         0          18,936
        MODIFICATION OF
         AIRCRAFT
   13   MQ-1 PAYLOAD......           0          13,650                                         0          13,650
   14   GRAY EAGLE MODS2..           0          14,959                                         0          14,959
   16   AH-64 MODS........           0         113,127                                         0         113,127
   17   CH-47 CARGO                  0          20,689                                         0          20,689
         HELICOPTER MODS
         (MYP)............
   22   UTILITY HELICOPTER           0          35,879                                         0          35,879
         MODS.............
   23   NETWORK AND                  0          32,418                                         0          32,418
         MISSION PLAN.....
   24   COMMS, NAV                   0          74,912                                         0          74,912
         SURVEILLANCE.....
   25   DEGRADED VISUAL              0          16,838                                         0          16,838
         ENVIRONMENT......
   26   AVIATION ASSURED             0          67,383                                         0          67,383
         PNT..............
   27   GATM ROLLUP.......           0           8,924                                         0           8,924
   29   UAS MODS..........           0           2,258                                         0           2,258
        GROUND SUPPORT
         AVIONICS
   30   AIRCRAFT                     0         161,731                                         0         161,731
         SURVIVABILITY
         EQUIPMENT........
   31   SURVIVABILITY CM..           0           6,526                                         0           6,526
   32   CMWS..............           0          72,041                                         0          72,041
   33   COMMON INFRARED            125         261,384                                       125         261,384
         COUNTERMEASURES
         (CIRCM)..........
        OTHER SUPPORT
   34   COMMON GROUND                0          25,752                                         0          25,752
         EQUIPMENT........
   35   AIRCREW INTEGRATED           0          22,097                                         0          22,097
         SYSTEMS..........
   36   AIR TRAFFIC                  0          21,216                                         0          21,216
         CONTROL..........
   37   LAUNCHER, 2.75               0           2,125                                         0           2,125
         ROCKET...........
        TOTAL AIRCRAFT             223       3,012,440           0                0          223       3,012,440
         PROCUREMENT, ARMY
 
        MISSILE
         PROCUREMENT, ARMY
        SURFACE-TO-AIR
         MISSILE SYSTEM
    1   LOWER TIER AIR AND           0           6,625                                         0           6,625
         MISSILE DEFENSE
         (AMD) SEN........
    3   M-SHORAD--                  22         400,697                                        22         400,697
         PROCUREMENT......
    4   MSE MISSILE.......         230       1,212,832                                       230       1,212,832
    6   PRECISION STRIKE           110         384,071                                       110         384,071
         MISSILE (PRSM)...
    7   INDIRECT FIRE                0         313,189                                         0         313,189
         PROTECTION
         CAPABILITY INC 2-
         I................
    8   MID-RANGE                    0         169,519                                         0         169,519
         CAPABILITY (MRC).
        AIR-TO-SURFACE
         MISSILE SYSTEM
    9   HELLFIRE SYS                 0          21,976                                         0          21,976
         SUMMARY..........
   10   JOINT AIR-TO-              901         303,409                                       901         303,409
         GROUND MSLS
         (JAGM)...........
   12   LONG-RANGE                   0         156,821                                         0         156,821
         HYPERSONIC WEAPON
        ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT
         MISSILE SYS
   13   JAVELIN (AAWS-M)           541         199,509                                       541         199,509
         SYSTEM SUMMARY...
   14   TOW 2 SYSTEM               850         120,475                                       850         120,475
         SUMMARY..........
   15   GUIDED MLRS ROCKET       5,016         886,367                                     5,016         886,367
         (GMLRS)..........
   16   GUIDED MLRS ROCKET           0          55,913                                         0          55,913
         (GMLRS)..........
   17   MLRS REDUCED RANGE         366          10,334                                       366          10,334
         PRACTICE ROCKETS
         (RRPR)...........
   18   HIGH MOBILITY               28         179,230                                        28         179,230
         ARTILLERY ROCKET
         SYSTEM (HIMARS...
   19   ARMY TACTICAL MSL            0           7,307                                         0           7,307
         SYS (ATACMS)--SYS
         SUM..............
        MODIFICATIONS
   21   PATRIOT MODS......           0         212,247                                         0         212,247
   22   STINGER MODS......           0          36,484                                         0          36,484
   23   AVENGER MODS......           0          22,274                                         0          22,274
   25   MLRS MODS.........           0         168,198                                         0         168,198
   26   HIMARS                       0          76,266                                         0          76,266
         MODIFICATIONS....
        SPARES AND REPAIR
         PARTS
   27   SPARES AND REPAIR            0           6,573                                         0           6,573
         PARTS............
        SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
         & FACILITIES
   28   AIR DEFENSE                  0          11,701                                         0          11,701
         TARGETS..........
        TOTAL MISSILE            8,064       4,962,017           0                0        8,064       4,962,017
         PROCUREMENT, ARMY
 
        PROCUREMENT OF
         W&TCV, ARMY
        TRACKED COMBAT
         VEHICLES
    1   ARMORED MULTI               91         554,777                                        91         554,777
         PURPOSE VEHICLE
         (AMPV)...........
    3   MOBILE PROTECTED            33         394,635                                        33         394,635
         FIREPOWER........
        MODIFICATION OF
         TRACKED COMBAT
         VEHICLES
    4   STRYKER UPGRADE...          85         614,282                                        85         614,282
    5   BRADLEY FIRE               128           5,232                                       128           5,232
         SUPPORT TEAM
         (BFIST) VEHICLE..
    6   BRADLEY PROGRAM              0         158,274                                         0         158,274
         (MOD)............
    7   M109 FOV                     0          90,986                                         0          90,986
         MODIFICATIONS....
    8   PALADIN INTEGRATED          24         469,152                                        24         469,152
         MANAGEMENT (PIM).
    9   IMPROVED RECOVERY            0          41,058                                         0          41,058
         VEHICLE (M88
         HERCULES)........
   12   JOINT ASSAULT               24         159,804                                        24         159,804
         BRIDGE...........
   13   ABRAMS UPGRADE              34         697,883                                        34         697,883
         PROGRAM..........
   14   ABRAMS UPGRADE               0         102,440                                         0         102,440
         PROGRAM..........
        WEAPONS & OTHER
         COMBAT VEHICLES
   16   PERSONAL DEFENSE           100             510                                       100             510
         WEAPON (ROLL)....
   17   M240 MEDIUM                  0             425                                         0             425
         MACHINE GUN
         (7.62MM).........
   19   MACHINE GUN, CAL             0           3,420                                         0           3,420
         .50 M2 ROLL......
   20   MORTAR SYSTEMS....           0           8,013                                         0           8,013
   21   LOCATION & AZIMUTH           0           3,174                                         0           3,174
         DETERMINATION
         SYSTEM (LADS.....
   22   XM320 GRENADE                0          14,143                                         0          14,143
         LAUNCHER MODULE
         (GLM)............
   23   PRECISION SNIPER             0           5,248                                         0           5,248
         RIFLE............
   24   CARBINE...........           0             571                                         0             571
   25   NEXT GENERATION              0         292,850                                         0         292,850
         SQUAD WEAPON.....
   26   HANDGUN...........           0              32                                         0              32
        MOD OF WEAPONS AND
         OTHER COMBAT VEH
   28   M777 MODS.........           0          18,920                                         0          18,920
   31   M119 MODIFICATIONS           0          13,097                                         0          13,097
   32   MORTAR                       0             423                                         0             423
         MODIFICATION.....
        SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
         & FACILITIES
   33   ITEMS LESS THAN              0           1,148                                         0           1,148
         $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV)
   34   PRODUCTION BASE              0         115,024                                         0         115,024
         SUPPORT (WOCV-
         WTCV)............
        TOTAL PROCUREMENT          519       3,765,521           0                0          519       3,765,521
         OF W&TCV, ARMY...
 
        PROCUREMENT OF
         AMMUNITION, ARMY
        SMALL/MEDIUM CAL
         AMMUNITION
    1   CTG, 5.56MM, ALL             0          90,853                                         0          90,853
         TYPES............
    2   CTG, 7.62MM, ALL             0          65,370                                         0          65,370
         TYPES............
    3   NEXT GENERATION              0         191,244                                         0         191,244
         SQUAD WEAPON
         AMMUNITION.......
    4   CTG, HANDGUN, ALL            0           6,597                                         0           6,597
         TYPES............
    5   CTG, .50 CAL, ALL            0          41,534                                         0          41,534
         TYPES............
    6   CTG, 20MM, ALL               0           7,925                                         0           7,925
         TYPES............
    7   CTG, 25MM, ALL               0          38,760                                         0          38,760
         TYPES............
    8   CTG, 30MM, ALL               0         107,805                                         0         107,805
         TYPES............
    9   CTG, 40MM, ALL               0         148,970                                         0         148,970
         TYPES............
   10   CTG, 50MM, ALL               0          28,000                                         0          28,000
         TYPES............
        MORTAR AMMUNITION
   11   60MM MORTAR, ALL             0          35,160                                         0          35,160
         TYPES............
   12   81MM MORTAR, ALL             0          40,562                                         0          40,562
         TYPES............
   13   120MM MORTAR, ALL            0         106,784                                         0         106,784
         TYPES............
        TANK AMMUNITION
   14   CARTRIDGES, TANK,            0         300,368                                         0         300,368
         105MM AND 120MM,
         ALL TYPES........
        ARTILLERY
         AMMUNITION
   15   ARTILLERY                    0          21,298                                         0          21,298
         CARTRIDGES, 75MM
         & 105MM, ALL
         TYPES............
   16   ARTILLERY                    0         150,839                                         0         150,839
         PROJECTILE,
         155MM, ALL TYPES.
   18   PRECISION                    0          96,406                                         0          96,406
         ARTILLERY
         MUNITIONS........
   19   ARTILLERY                    0         172,947                                         0         172,947
         PROPELLANTS,
         FUZES AND
         PRIMERS, ALL.....
        MINES
   20   MINES & CLEARING             0          71,182                                         0          71,182
         CHARGES, ALL
         TYPES............
   21   CLOSE TERRAIN                0          55,374                                         0          55,374
         SHAPING OBSTACLE.
        ROCKETS
   22   SHOULDER LAUNCHED            0          18,630                                         0          18,630
         MUNITIONS, ALL
         TYPES............
   23   ROCKET, HYDRA 70,            0          87,293                                         0          87,293
         ALL TYPES........
        OTHER AMMUNITION
   24   CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES           0           6,564                                         0           6,564
   25   DEMOLITION                   0          24,238                                         0          24,238
         MUNITIONS, ALL
         TYPES............
   26   GRENADES, ALL                0          48,374                                         0          48,374
         TYPES............
   27   SIGNALS, ALL TYPES           0          23,252                                         0          23,252
   28   SIMULATORS, ALL              0          11,309                                         0          11,309
         TYPES............
        MISCELLANEOUS
   30   AMMO COMPONENTS,             0           3,976                                         0           3,976
         ALL TYPES........
   31   NON-LETHAL                   0           3,281                                         0           3,281
         AMMUNITION, ALL
         TYPES............
   32   ITEMS LESS THAN $5           0          17,436                                         0          17,436
         MILLION (AMMO)...
   33   AMMUNITION                   0          13,133                                         0          13,133
         PECULIAR
         EQUIPMENT........
   34   FIRST DESTINATION            0          18,068                                         0          18,068
         TRANSPORTATION
         (AMMO)...........
   35   CLOSEOUT                     0             102                                         0             102
         LIABILITIES......
        PRODUCTION BASE
         SUPPORT
   36   INDUSTRIAL                   0         726,135                                         0         726,135
         FACILITIES.......
   37   CONVENTIONAL                 0         183,752                                         0         183,752
         MUNITIONS
         DEMILITARIZATION.
   38   ARMS INITIATIVE...           0           4,057                                         0           4,057
        TOTAL PROCUREMENT            0       2,967,578           0                0            0       2,967,578
         OF AMMUNITION,
         ARMY.............
 
        OTHER PROCUREMENT,
         ARMY
        TACTICAL VEHICLES
    1   SEMITRAILERS,                0          22,751                                         0          22,751
         FLATBED:.........
    2   SEMITRAILERS,                0          40,359                                         0          40,359
         TANKERS..........
    3   HI MOB MULTI-PURP            0          25,904                                         0          25,904
         WHLD VEH (HMMWV).
    4   GROUND MOBILITY              0          36,223                                         0          36,223
         VEHICLES (GMV)...
    6   JOINT LIGHT                  0         839,413                                         0         839,413
         TACTICAL VEHICLE
         FAMILY OF VEHICL.
    7   TRUCK, DUMP, 20T             0          20,075                                         0          20,075
         (CCE)............
    8   FAMILY OF MEDIUM             0         110,734                                         0         110,734
         TACTICAL VEH
         (FMTV)...........
    9   FAMILY OF COLD               0          28,745                                         0          28,745
         WEATHER ALL-
         TERRAIN VEHICLE
         (C...............
   10   FIRETRUCKS &                 0          55,340                                         0          55,340
         ASSOCIATED
         FIREFIGHTING
         EQUIP............
   11   FAMILY OF HEAVY              0          66,428                                         0          66,428
         TACTICAL VEHICLES
         (FHTV)...........
   12   PLS ESP...........           0          51,868                                         0          51,868
   14   TACTICAL WHEELED             0           3,792                                         0           3,792
         VEHICLE
         PROTECTION KITS..
   15   MODIFICATION OF IN           0          80,326                                         0          80,326
         SVC EQUIP........
        NON-TACTICAL
         VEHICLES
   16   PASSENGER CARRYING           0           2,203                                         0           2,203
         VEHICLES.........
   17   NONTACTICAL                  0           8,246                                         0           8,246
         VEHICLES, OTHER..
        COMM--JOINT
         COMMUNICATIONS
   18   SIGNAL                       0         161,585                                         0         161,585
         MODERNIZATION
         PROGRAM..........
   19   TACTICAL NETWORK             0         358,646                                         0         358,646
         TECHNOLOGY MOD IN
         SVC..............
   20   DISASTER INCIDENT            0             254                                         0             254
         RESPONSE COMMS
         TERMINAL (DI.....
   21   JCSE EQUIPMENT               0           5,097                                         0           5,097
         (USRDECOM).......
        COMM--SATELLITE
         COMMUNICATIONS
   24   DEFENSE ENTERPRISE           0         101,181                                         0         101,181
         WIDEBAND SATCOM
         SYSTEMS..........
   25   TRANSPORTABLE                0          54,849                                         0          54,849
         TACTICAL COMMAND
         COMMUNICATIONS...
   26   SHF TERM..........           0          41,634                                         0          41,634
   27   ASSURED                      0         202,370                                         0         202,370
         POSITIONING,
         NAVIGATION AND
         TIMING...........
   28   EHF SATELLITE                0          19,122                                         0          19,122
         COMMUNICATION....
   30   GLOBAL BRDCST SVC--          0             531                                         0             531
         GBS..............
        COMM--C3 SYSTEM
   31   COE TACTICAL                 0          77,999                                         0          77,999
         SERVER
         INFRASTRUCTURE
         (TSI)............
        COMM--COMBAT
         COMMUNICATIONS
   32   HANDHELD MANPACK             0         765,109                                         0         765,109
         SMALL FORM FIT
         (HMS)............
   33   ARMY LINK 16                 0          60,767                                         0          60,767
         SYSTEMS..........
   35   UNIFIED COMMAND              0          18,999                                         0          18,999
         SUITE............
   36   COTS                         0         492,001                                         0         492,001
         COMMUNICATIONS
         EQUIPMENT........
   37   FAMILY OF MED COMM           0           1,374                                         0           1,374
         FOR COMBAT
         CASUALTY CARE....
   38   ARMY                         0          52,485                                         0          52,485
         COMMUNICATIONS &
         ELECTRONICS......
        COMM--INTELLIGENCE
         COMM
   39   CI AUTOMATION                0          16,767                                         0          16,767
         ARCHITECTURE-
         INTEL............
   41   MULTI-DOMAIN                 0         119,989                                         0         119,989
         INTELLIGENCE.....
        INFORMATION
         SECURITY
   42   INFORMATION SYSTEM           0             701                                         0             701
         SECURITY PROGRAM-
         ISSP.............
   43   COMMUNICATIONS               0         159,712                                         0         159,712
         SECURITY (COMSEC)
   44   DEFENSIVE CYBER              0          13,848                                         0          13,848
         OPERATIONS.......
   45   INSIDER THREAT               0           1,502                                         0           1,502
         PROGRAM--UNIT
         ACTIVITY MONITO..
   47   BIOMETRIC ENABLING           0             453                                         0             453
         CAPABILITY (BEC).
        COMM--LONG HAUL
         COMMUNICATIONS
   49   BASE SUPPORT                 0          23,278                                         0          23,278
         COMMUNICATIONS...
        COMM--BASE
         COMMUNICATIONS
   50   INFORMATION                  0          32,608                                         0          32,608
         SYSTEMS..........
   51   EMERGENCY                    0           4,949                                         0           4,949
         MANAGEMENT
         MODERNIZATION
         PROGRAM..........
   52   INSTALLATION INFO            0         243,011                                         0         243,011
         INFRASTRUCTURE
         MOD PROGRAM......
        ELECT EQUIP--TACT
         INT REL ACT
         (TIARA)
   55   JTT/CIBS-M........           0           8,543                                         0           8,543
   56   TERRESTRIAL LAYER            0          85,486                                         0          85,486
         SYSTEMS (TLS)....
   58   DCGS-A-INTEL......           0           2,980                                         0           2,980
   60   TROJAN............           0          30,649                                         0          30,649
   61   MOD OF IN-SVC                0           4,169                                         0           4,169
         EQUIP (INTEL SPT)
   62   BIOMETRIC TACTICAL           0             932                                         0             932
         COLLECTION
         DEVICES..........
        ELECT EQUIP--
         ELECTRONIC
         WARFARE (EW)
   63   EW PLANNING &                0          21,278                                         0          21,278
         MANAGEMENT TOOLS
         (EWPMT)..........
   64   AIR VIGILANCE (AV)           0           6,641                                         0           6,641
   65   MULTI-FUNCTION               0          15,941                                         0          15,941
         ELECTRONIC
         WARFARE (MFEW)
         SYST.............
   67   COUNTERINTELLIGENC           0          22,833                                         0          22,833
         E/SECURITY
         COUNTERMEASURES..
   68   CI MODERNIZATION..           0             434                                         0             434
        ELECT EQUIP--
         TACTICAL SURV.
         (TAC SURV)
   69   SENTINEL MODS.....           0         161,886                                         0         161,886
   70   NIGHT VISION                 0         141,143                                         0         141,143
         DEVICES..........
   71   SMALL TACTICAL               0          15,484                                         0          15,484
         OPTICAL RIFLE
         MOUNTED MLRF.....
   73   FAMILY OF WEAPON             0         185,634                                         0         185,634
         SIGHTS (FWS).....
   74   ENHANCED PORTABLE            0           3,652                                         0           3,652
         INDUCTIVE
         ARTILLERY FUZE SE
   75   FORWARD LOOKING              0          20,438                                         0          20,438
         INFRARED (IFLIR).
   76   COUNTER SMALL                0         365,376                                         0         365,376
         UNMANNED AERIAL
         SYSTEM (C-SUAS)..
   77   JOINT BATTLE                 0         215,290                                         0         215,290
         COMMAND--PLATFORM
         (JBC-P)..........
   78   JOINT EFFECTS                0           8,932                                         0           8,932
         TARGETING SYSTEM
         (JETS)...........
   79   COMPUTER                     0           2,965                                         0           2,965
         BALLISTICS: LHMBC
         XM32.............
   80   MORTAR FIRE                  0           8,024                                         0           8,024
         CONTROL SYSTEM...
   81   MORTAR FIRE                  0           7,399                                         0           7,399
         CONTROL SYSTEMS
         MODIFICATIONS....
   82   COUNTERFIRE RADARS           0          99,782                                         0          99,782
        ELECT EQUIP--
         TACTICAL C2
         SYSTEMS
   83   ARMY COMMAND POST            0          78,512                                         0          78,512
         INTEGRATED
         INFRASTRUCTURE (.
   84   FIRE SUPPORT C2              0          10,052                                         0          10,052
         FAMILY...........
   85   AIR & MSL DEFENSE            0          68,892                                         0          68,892
         PLANNING &
         CONTROL SYS......
   86   IAMD BATTLE                  0         412,556                                         0         412,556
         COMMAND SYSTEM...
   87   LIFE CYCLE                   0           4,270                                         0           4,270
         SOFTWARE SUPPORT
         (LCSS)...........
   88   NETWORK MANAGEMENT           0          37,194                                         0          37,194
         INITIALIZATION
         AND SERVICE......
   89   GLOBAL COMBAT                0           1,987                                         0           1,987
         SUPPORT SYSTEM-
         ARMY (GCSS-A)....
   90   INTEGRATED                   0           5,318                                         0           5,318
         PERSONNEL AND PAY
         SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP.
   91   MOD OF IN-SVC                0           4,997                                         0           4,997
         EQUIPMENT
         (ENFIRE).........
        ELECT EQUIP--
         AUTOMATION
   92   ARMY TRAINING                0          10,130                                         0          10,130
         MODERNIZATION....
   93   AUTOMATED DATA               0          61,489                                         0          61,489
         PROCESSING EQUIP.
   94   ACCESSIONS                   0           4,198                                         0           4,198
         INFORMATION
         ENVIRONMENT (AIE)
   96   HIGH PERF                    0          76,053                                         0          76,053
         COMPUTING MOD PGM
         (HPCMP)..........
   97   CONTRACT WRITING             0           6,061                                         0           6,061
         SYSTEM...........
   98   CSS COMMUNICATIONS           0          56,804                                         0          56,804
        CLASSIFIED
         PROGRAMS
 9999   CLASSIFIED                   0           1,781                                         0           1,781
         PROGRAMS.........
        CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE
         EQUIPMENT
  102   BASE DEFENSE                 0          70,781                                         0          70,781
         SYSTEMS (BDS)....
  103   CBRN DEFENSE......           0          63,198                                         0          63,198
        BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
  104   TACTICAL BRIDGING.           0           1,157                                         0           1,157
  105   TACTICAL BRIDGE,             0          82,228                                         0          82,228
         FLOAT-RIBBON.....
  106   BRIDGE                       0           4,414                                         0           4,414
         SUPPLEMENTAL SET.
        ENGINEER (NON-
         CONSTRUCTION)
         EQUIPMENT
  110   ROBOTICS AND                 0          68,893                                         0          68,893
         APPLIQUE SYSTEMS.
  112   FAMILY OF BOATS              0           4,785                                         0           4,785
         AND MOTORS.......
        COMBAT SERVICE
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  113   HEATERS AND ECU'S.           0           7,617                                         0           7,617
  115   PERSONNEL RECOVERY           0           5,356                                         0           5,356
         SUPPORT SYSTEM
         (PRSS)...........
  116   GROUND SOLDIER               0         167,129                                         0         167,129
         SYSTEM...........
  117   MOBILE SOLDIER               0          15,967                                         0          15,967
         POWER............
  118   FORCE PROVIDER....           0          34,200                                         0          34,200
  120   CARGO AERIAL DEL &           0          45,792                                         0          45,792
         PERSONNEL
         PARACHUTE SYSTEM.
  121   FAMILY OF ENGR               0          12,118                                         0          12,118
         COMBAT AND
         CONSTRUCTION SETS
        PETROLEUM
         EQUIPMENT
  123   QUALITY                      0           2,507                                         0           2,507
         SURVEILLANCE
         EQUIPMENT........
  124   DISTRIBUTION                 0          40,989                                         0          40,989
         SYSTEMS,
         PETROLEUM & WATER
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
  125   COMBAT SUPPORT               0          86,829                                         0          86,829
         MEDICAL..........
        MAINTENANCE
         EQUIPMENT
  126   MOBILE MAINTENANCE           0          17,287                                         0          17,287
         EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS
        CONSTRUCTION
         EQUIPMENT
  128   TRACTOR, FULL                0          29,878                                         0          29,878
         TRACKED..........
  129   ALL TERRAIN CRANES           0          27,725                                         0          27,725
  131   FAMILY OF DIVER              0           1,811                                         0           1,811
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  132   CONST EQUIP ESP...           0           8,898                                         0           8,898
        RAIL FLOAT
         CONTAINERIZATION
         EQUIPMENT
  133   ARMY WATERCRAFT              0          30,592                                         0          30,592
         ESP..............
  134   MANEUVER SUPPORT             0         149,449                                         0         149,449
         VESSEL (MSV).....
        GENERATORS
  136   GENERATORS AND               0          78,364                                         0          78,364
         ASSOCIATED EQUIP.
  137   TACTICAL ELECTRIC            0          11,088                                         0          11,088
         POWER
         RECAPITALIZATION.
        MATERIAL HANDLING
         EQUIPMENT
  138   FAMILY OF                    0          12,982                                         0          12,982
         FORKLIFTS........
        TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  139   COMBAT TRAINING              0          56,619                                         0          56,619
         CENTERS SUPPORT..
  140   TRAINING DEVICES,            0         226,379                                         0         226,379
         NONSYSTEM........
  141   SYNTHETIC TRAINING           0         234,965                                         0         234,965
         ENVIRONMENT (STE)
  142   GAMING TECHNOLOGY            0           9,698                                         0           9,698
         IN SUPPORT OF
         ARMY TRAINING....
        TEST MEASURE AND
         DIG EQUIPMENT
         (TMD)
  143   INTEGRATED FAMILY            0          36,149                                         0          36,149
         OF TEST EQUIPMENT
         (IFTE)...........
  144   TEST EQUIPMENT               0          32,623                                         0          32,623
         MODERNIZATION
         (TEMOD)..........
        OTHER SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT
  145   PHYSICAL SECURITY            0         132,739                                         0         132,739
         SYSTEMS (OPA3)...
  146   BASE LEVEL COMMON            0          34,460                                         0          34,460
         EQUIPMENT........
  147   MODIFICATION OF IN-          0          35,239                                         0          35,239
         SVC EQUIPMENT
         (OPA-3)..........
  148   BUILDING, PRE-FAB,           0          31,011                                         0          31,011
         RELOCATABLE......
  149   SPECIAL EQUIPMENT            0          52,481                                         0          52,481
         FOR TEST AND
         EVALUATION.......
        OPA2
  151   INITIAL SPARES--             0           9,169                                         0           9,169
         C&E..............
        TOTAL OTHER                  0       8,672,979           0                0            0       8,672,979
         PROCUREMENT, ARMY
 
        AIRCRAFT
         PROCUREMENT, NAVY
        COMBAT AIRCRAFT
    1   F/A-18E/F                    0          41,329                                         0          41,329
         (FIGHTER) HORNET.
    2   JOINT STRIKE                19       2,410,569                                        19       2,410,569
         FIGHTER CV.......
    3   JOINT STRIKE                 0         189,425                                         0         189,425
         FIGHTER CV.......
    4   JSF STOVL.........          16       2,126,317                                        16       2,126,317
    5   JSF STOVL.........           0         193,125                                         0         193,125
    6   CH-53K (HEAVY               15       1,698,050                                        15       1,698,050
         LIFT)............
    7   CH-53K (HEAVY                0         456,567                                         0         456,567
         LIFT)............
    8   V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)           0          27,216                                         0          27,216
    9   H-1 UPGRADES (UH-            0           4,292                                         0           4,292
         1Y/AH-1Z)........
   10   P-8A POSEIDON.....           0          31,257                                         0          31,257
   11   E-2D ADV HAWKEYE..           0         182,817                                         0         182,817
        TRAINER AIRCRAFT
   13   MULTI-ENGINE                26         289,141                                        26         289,141
         TRAINING SYSTEM
         (METS)...........
        OTHER AIRCRAFT
   15   KC-130J...........           2         241,291                                         2         241,291
   17   MQ-4 TRITON.......           2         416,010                                         2         416,010
   19   MQ-8 UAV..........           0           1,546                                         0           1,546
   21   MQ-25.............           3         545,697                                         3         545,697
   22   MQ-25.............           0          50,576                                         0          50,576
   23   MARINE GROUP 5 UAS           5          89,563                                         5          89,563
        MODIFICATION OF
         AIRCRAFT
   24   F-18 A-D UNIQUE...           0         116,551                                         0         116,551
   25   F-18E/F AND EA-18G           0         605,416                                         0         605,416
         MODERNIZATION AND
         SUSTAINM.........
   26   MARINE GROUP 5 UAS           0          98,063                                         0          98,063
         SERIES...........
   27   AEA SYSTEMS.......           0          24,110                                         0          24,110
   28   AV-8 SERIES.......           0          22,829                                         0          22,829
   29   INFRARED SEARCH              0         179,193                                         0         179,193
         AND TRACK (IRST).
   30   ADVERSARY.........           0          69,336                                         0          69,336
   31   F-18 SERIES.......           0         640,236                                         0         640,236
   32   H-53 SERIES.......           0          41,414                                         0          41,414
   33   MH-60 SERIES......           0         106,495                                         0         106,495
   34   H-1 SERIES........           0         114,284                                         0         114,284
   35   EP-3 SERIES.......           0           8,548                                         0           8,548
   36   E-2 SERIES........           0         183,246                                         0         183,246
   37   TRAINER A/C SERIES           0          16,376                                         0          16,376
   39   C-130 SERIES......           0         198,220                                         0         198,220
   40   FEWSG.............           0             651                                         0             651
   41   CARGO/TRANSPORT A/           0          13,930                                         0          13,930
         C SERIES.........
   42   E-6 SERIES........           0         164,571                                         0         164,571
   43   EXECUTIVE                    0          60,498                                         0          60,498
         HELICOPTERS
         SERIES...........
   44   T-45 SERIES.......           0         170,357                                         0         170,357
   45   POWER PLANT                  0          21,079                                         0          21,079
         CHANGES..........
   46   JPATS SERIES......           0          28,005                                         0          28,005
   48   COMMON ECM                   0          53,614                                         0          53,614
         EQUIPMENT........
   49   COMMON AVIONICS              0         136,199                                         0         136,199
         CHANGES..........
   50   COMMON DEFENSIVE             0           6,585                                         0           6,585
         WEAPON SYSTEM....
   51   ID SYSTEMS........           0          13,085                                         0          13,085
   52   P-8 SERIES........           0         316,168                                         0         316,168
   53   MAGTF EW FOR                 0          24,901                                         0          24,901
         AVIATION.........
   54   MQ-8 SERIES.......           0          14,700                                         0          14,700
   55   V-22 (TILT/ROTOR             0         215,997                                         0         215,997
         ACFT) OSPREY.....
   56   NEXT GENERATION              0         426,396                                         0         426,396
         JAMMER (NGJ).....
   57   F-35 STOVL SERIES.           0         311,921                                         0         311,921
   58   F-35 CV SERIES....           0         166,909                                         0         166,909
   59   QRC...............           0          28,206                                         0          28,206
   60   MQ-4 SERIES.......           0          93,951                                         0          93,951
        AIRCRAFT SPARES
         AND REPAIR PARTS
   62   SPARES AND REPAIR            0       2,451,244                                         0       2,451,244
         PARTS............
        AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
         EQUIP &
         FACILITIES
   63   COMMON GROUND                0         566,156                                         0         566,156
         EQUIPMENT........
   64   AIRCRAFT                     0         133,815                                         0         133,815
         INDUSTRIAL
         FACILITIES.......
   65   WAR CONSUMABLES...           0          44,632                                         0          44,632
   66   OTHER PRODUCTION             0          49,907                                         0          49,907
         CHARGES..........
   67   SPECIAL SUPPORT              0         404,178                                         0         404,178
         EQUIPMENT........
        TOTAL AIRCRAFT              88      17,336,760           0                0           88      17,336,760
         PROCUREMENT, NAVY
 
        WEAPONS
         PROCUREMENT, NAVY
        BALLISTIC MISSILES
        MODIFICATION OF
         MISSILES
    1   CONVENTIONAL                 8         341,434                                         8         341,434
         PROMPT STRIKE....
    2   TRIDENT II MODS...           0       1,284,705                                         0       1,284,705
        SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
         & FACILITIES
    3   MISSILE INDUSTRIAL           0           7,954                                         0           7,954
         FACILITIES.......
        STRATEGIC MISSILES
    4   TOMAHAWK..........           0          72,908                                         0          72,908
        TACTICAL MISSILES
    5   AMRAAM............         374         439,153                                       374         439,153
    6   SIDEWINDER........         147          78,165                                       147          78,165
    7   STANDARD MISSILE..         125         969,525                                       125         969,525
    8   STANDARD MISSILE..           0         227,320                                         0         227,320
    9   SMALL DIAMETER             250          65,863                                       250          65,863
         BOMB II..........
   10   RAM...............         120         114,896                                       120         114,896
   11   JOINT AIR GROUND           264          79,292                                       264          79,292
         MISSILE (JAGM)...
   12   HELLFIRE..........          40           6,923                                        40           6,923
   13   AERIAL TARGETS....           0         176,588                                         0         176,588
   14   OTHER MISSILE                0           3,687                                         0           3,687
         SUPPORT..........
   15   LRASM.............          91         639,636                                        91         639,636
   16   NAVAL STRIKE                13          29,925                                        13          29,925
         MISSILE (NSM)....
   17   NAVAL STRIKE                 0           5,755                                         0           5,755
         MISSILE (NSM)....
        MODIFICATION OF
         MISSILES
   18   TOMAHAWK MODS.....           0         540,944                                         0         540,944
   19   ESSM..............         147         290,129                                       147         290,129
   20   AARGM-ER..........          83         162,429                                        83         162,429
   21   AARGM-ER..........           0          33,273                                         0          33,273
   22   STANDARD MISSILES            0          89,255                                         0          89,255
         MODS.............
        SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
         & FACILITIES
   23   WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL           0           2,037                                         0           2,037
         FACILITIES.......
        ORDNANCE SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT
   25   ORDNANCE SUPPORT             0         208,154                                         0         208,154
         EQUIPMENT........
        TORPEDOES AND
         RELATED EQUIP
   26   SSTD..............           0           4,830                                         0           4,830
   27   MK-48 TORPEDO.....          78         308,497                                        78         308,497
   28   ASW TARGETS.......           0          14,817                                         0          14,817
        MOD OF TORPEDOES
         AND RELATED EQUIP
   29   MK-54 TORPEDO MODS           0         104,086                                         0         104,086
   30   MK-48 TORPEDO                0          20,714                                         0          20,714
         ADCAP MODS.......
   31   MARITIME MINES....           0          58,800                                         0          58,800
        SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
   32   TORPEDO SUPPORT              0         133,187                                         0         133,187
         EQUIPMENT........
   33   ASW RANGE SUPPORT.           0           4,146                                         0           4,146
        DESTINATION
         TRANSPORTATION
   34   FIRST DESTINATION            0           5,811                                         0           5,811
         TRANSPORTATION...
        GUNS AND GUN
         MOUNTS
   35   SMALL ARMS AND               0          14,165                                         0          14,165
         WEAPONS..........
        MODIFICATION OF
         GUNS AND GUN
         MOUNTS
   36   CIWS MODS.........           0           4,088                                         0           4,088
   37   COAST GUARD                  0          55,172                                         0          55,172
         WEAPONS..........
   38   GUN MOUNT MODS....           0          82,682                                         0          82,682
   39   LCS MODULE WEAPONS          18           3,264                                        18           3,264
   40   AIRBORNE MINE                0          14,357                                         0          14,357
         NEUTRALIZATION
         SYSTEMS..........
        SPARES AND REPAIR
         PARTS
   42   SPARES AND REPAIR            0         177,819                                         0         177,819
         PARTS............
        TOTAL WEAPONS            1,758       6,876,385           0                0        1,758       6,876,385
         PROCUREMENT, NAVY
 
        PROCUREMENT OF
         AMMO, NAVY & MC
        NAVY AMMUNITION
    1   GENERAL PURPOSE              0          43,519                                         0          43,519
         BOMBS............
    2   JDAM..............       1,464          73,689                                     1,464          73,689
    3   AIRBORNE ROCKETS,            0          67,423                                         0          67,423
         ALL TYPES........
    4   MACHINE GUN                  0          11,862                                         0          11,862
         AMMUNITION.......
    5   PRACTICE BOMBS....           0          52,481                                         0          52,481
    6   CARTRIDGES & CART            0          72,426                                         0          72,426
         ACTUATED DEVICES.
    7   AIR EXPENDABLE               0         104,529                                         0         104,529
         COUNTERMEASURES..
    8   JATOS.............           0           7,433                                         0           7,433
    9   5 INCH/54 GUN                0          30,871                                         0          30,871
         AMMUNITION.......
   10   INTERMEDIATE                 0          41,261                                         0          41,261
         CALIBER GUN
         AMMUNITION.......
   11   OTHER SHIP GUN               0          44,044                                         0          44,044
         AMMUNITION.......
   12   SMALL ARMS &                 0          48,478                                         0          48,478
         LANDING PARTY
         AMMO.............
   13   PYROTECHNIC AND              0           9,521                                         0           9,521
         DEMOLITION.......
   14   AMMUNITION LESS              0           1,679                                         0           1,679
         THAN $5 MILLION..
   15   EXPEDITIONARY                0         249,575                                         0         249,575
         LOITERING
         MUNITIONS........
        MARINE CORPS
         AMMUNITION
   16   MORTARS...........           0          61,274                                         0          61,274
   17   DIRECT SUPPORT               0          73,338                                         0          73,338
         MUNITIONS........
   18   INFANTRY WEAPONS             0         178,240                                         0         178,240
         AMMUNITION.......
   19   COMBAT SUPPORT               0          15,897                                         0          15,897
         MUNITIONS........
   20   AMMO MODERNIZATION           0          17,941                                         0          17,941
   21   ARTILLERY                    0          82,452                                         0          82,452
         MUNITIONS........
   22   ITEMS LESS THAN $5           0           5,340                                         0           5,340
         MILLION..........
        TOTAL PROCUREMENT        1,464       1,293,273           0                0        1,464       1,293,273
         OF AMMO, NAVY &
         MC...............
 
        SHIPBUILDING AND
         CONVERSION, NAVY
        FLEET BALLISTIC
         MISSILE SHIPS
    1   OHIO REPLACEMENT             1       2,443,598                                         1       2,443,598
         SUBMARINE........
    2   OHIO REPLACEMENT             0       3,390,734                                         0       3,390,734
         SUBMARINE........
        OTHER WARSHIPS
    3   CARRIER                      0       1,115,296                                         0       1,115,296
         REPLACEMENT
         PROGRAM..........
    4   CVN-81............           0         800,492                                         0         800,492
    5   VIRGINIA CLASS               2       7,129,965                                         2       7,129,965
         SUBMARINE........
    6   VIRGINIA CLASS               0       3,215,539                                         0       3,215,539
         SUBMARINE........
    8   CVN REFUELING                0         817,646                                         0         817,646
         OVERHAULS........
    9   DDG 1000..........           0         410,400                                         0         410,400
   10   DDG-51............           2       4,199,179                                         2       4,199,179
   11   DDG-51............           0         284,035                                         0         284,035
   13   FFG-FRIGATE.......           2       2,173,698                                         2       2,173,698
        AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS
   14   LPD FLIGHT II.....           0               0           1        1,863,000            1       1,863,000
        Program increase                                        [1]      [1,863,000]
         for LPD-33--USMC
         UFR..............
   18   LHA REPLACEMENT...           0       1,830,149                                         0       1,830,149
        AUXILIARIES, CRAFT
         AND PRIOR YR
         PROGRAM COST
   21   AS SUBMARINE                 1       1,733,234                                         1       1,733,234
         TENDER...........
   22   TAO FLEET OILER...           1         815,420                                         1         815,420
   25   LCU 1700..........           2          62,532                                         2          62,532
   26   OUTFITTING........           0         557,365                                         0         557,365
   28   SERVICE CRAFT.....           0          63,815                                         0          63,815
   29   AUXILIARY                    0               0           1           72,000            1          72,000
         PERSONNEL LIGHTER
        Additional APL-67                                       [1]         [72,000]
         class berthing
         barge............
   30   LCAC SLEP.........           1          15,286                                         1          15,286
   31   AUXILIARY VESSELS            2         142,008                                         2         142,008
         (USED SEALIFT)...
   32   COMPLETION OF PY             0       1,648,559                                         0       1,648,559
         SHIPBUILDING
         PROGRAMS.........
        TOTAL SHIPBUILDING          14      32,848,950           2        1,935,000           16      34,783,950
         AND CONVERSION,
         NAVY.............
 
        OTHER PROCUREMENT,
         NAVY
        SHIP PROPULSION
         EQUIPMENT
    1   SURFACE POWER                0          14,003                                         0          14,003
         EQUIPMENT........
        GENERATORS
    2   SURFACE COMBATANT            0         105,441                                         0         105,441
         HM&E.............
        NAVIGATION
         EQUIPMENT
    3   OTHER NAVIGATION             0         110,286                                         0         110,286
         EQUIPMENT........
        OTHER SHIPBOARD
         EQUIPMENT
    4   SUB PERISCOPE,               0         262,951                                         0         262,951
         IMAGING AND SUPT
         EQUIP PROG.......
    5   DDG MOD...........           0         628,532                                         0         628,532
    6   FIREFIGHTING                 0          34,782                                         0          34,782
         EQUIPMENT........
    7   COMMAND AND                  0           2,458                                         0           2,458
         CONTROL
         SWITCHBOARD......
    8   LHA/LHD MIDLIFE...           0         104,369                                         0         104,369
    9   LCC 19/20 EXTENDED           0          10,529                                         0          10,529
         SERVICE LIFE
         PROGRAM..........
   10   POLLUTION CONTROL            0          23,272                                         0          23,272
         EQUIPMENT........
   11   SUBMARINE SUPPORT            0         112,526                                         0         112,526
         EQUIPMENT........
   12   VIRGINIA CLASS               0          32,076                                         0          32,076
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
   13   LCS CLASS SUPPORT            0          18,832                                         0          18,832
         EQUIPMENT........
   14   SUBMARINE                    0          28,221                                         0          28,221
         BATTERIES........
   15   LPD CLASS SUPPORT            0          91,890                                         0          91,890
         EQUIPMENT........
   16   DDG 1000 CLASS               0         232,124                                         0         232,124
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
   17   STRATEGIC PLATFORM           0          25,058                                         0          25,058
         SUPPORT EQUIP....
   18   DSSP EQUIPMENT....           0           4,623                                         0           4,623
   20   LCAC..............           0          10,794                                         0          10,794
   21   UNDERWATER EOD               0          19,549                                         0          19,549
         EQUIPMENT........
   22   ITEMS LESS THAN $5           0          86,001                                         0          86,001
         MILLION..........
   23   CHEMICAL WARFARE             0           3,288                                         0           3,288
         DETECTORS........
        REACTOR PLANT
         EQUIPMENT
   24   SHIP MAINTENANCE,            0       2,746,313                                         0       2,746,313
         REPAIR AND
         MODERNIZATION....
   25   REACTOR POWER                0           2,016                                         0           2,016
         UNITS............
   26   REACTOR COMPONENTS           0         390,148                                         0         390,148
        OCEAN ENGINEERING
   27   DIVING AND SALVAGE           0          18,086                                         0          18,086
         EQUIPMENT........
        SMALL BOATS
   28   STANDARD BOATS....           0          74,963                                         0          74,963
        PRODUCTION
         FACILITIES
         EQUIPMENT
   29   OPERATING FORCES             0         187,495                                         0         187,495
         IPE..............
        OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
   30   LCS COMMON MISSION           0          49,060                                         0          49,060
         MODULES EQUIPMENT
   31   LCS MCM MISSION              0          93,961                                         0          93,961
         MODULES..........
   33   LCS SUW MISSION              0          12,102                                         0          12,102
         MODULES..........
   34   LCS IN-SERVICE               0         171,704                                         0         171,704
         MODERNIZATION....
   35   SMALL & MEDIUM UUV           0          61,951                                         0          61,951
        LOGISTIC SUPPORT
   36   LSD MIDLIFE &                0           7,594                                         0           7,594
         MODERNIZATION....
        SHIP SONARS
   37   SPQ-9B RADAR......           0           7,267                                         0           7,267
   38   AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW           0         138,065                                         0         138,065
         COMBAT SYSTEM....
   39   SSN ACOUSTIC                 0         463,577                                         0         463,577
         EQUIPMENT........
   40   UNDERSEA WARFARE             0          23,452                                         0          23,452
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
        ASW ELECTRONIC
         EQUIPMENT
   41   SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC           0          46,726                                         0          46,726
         WARFARE SYSTEM...
   42   SSTD..............           0          14,560                                         0          14,560
   43   FIXED SURVEILLANCE           0         420,069                                         0         420,069
         SYSTEM...........
   44   SURTASS...........           0          33,910                                         0          33,910
        ELECTRONIC WARFARE
         EQUIPMENT
   45   AN/SLQ-32.........           0         329,513                                         0         329,513
        RECONNAISSANCE
         EQUIPMENT
   46   SHIPBOARD IW                 0         379,230                                         0         379,230
         EXPLOIT..........
   47   AUTOMATED                    0           4,082                                         0           4,082
         IDENTIFICATION
         SYSTEM (AIS).....
        OTHER SHIP
         ELECTRONIC
         EQUIPMENT
   48   COOPERATIVE                  0          37,677                                         0          37,677
         ENGAGEMENT
         CAPABILITY.......
   49   NAVAL TACTICAL               0          15,374                                         0          15,374
         COMMAND SUPPORT
         SYSTEM (NTCSS)...
   50   ATDLS.............           0          50,148                                         0          50,148
   51   NAVY COMMAND AND             0           3,918                                         0           3,918
         CONTROL SYSTEM
         (NCCS)...........
   52   MINESWEEPING                 0          16,814                                         0          16,814
         SYSTEM
         REPLACEMENT......
   54   NAVSTAR GPS                  0          37,319                                         0          37,319
         RECEIVERS (SPACE)
   55   AMERICAN FORCES              0           2,750                                         0           2,750
         RADIO AND TV
         SERVICE..........
   56   STRATEGIC PLATFORM           0           6,437                                         0           6,437
         SUPPORT EQUIP....
        AVIATION
         ELECTRONIC
         EQUIPMENT
   57   ASHORE ATC                   0          89,237                                         0          89,237
         EQUIPMENT........
   58   AFLOAT ATC                   0          90,487                                         0          90,487
         EQUIPMENT........
   59   ID SYSTEMS........           0          59,234                                         0          59,234
   60   JOINT PRECISION              0           3,343                                         0           3,343
         APPROACH AND
         LANDING SYSTEM (.
   61   NAVAL MISSION                0          39,180                                         0          39,180
         PLANNING SYSTEMS.
        OTHER SHORE
         ELECTRONIC
         EQUIPMENT
   62   MARITIME                     0           6,994                                         0           6,994
         INTEGRATED
         BROADCAST SYSTEM.
   63   TACTICAL/MOBILE              0          52,026                                         0          52,026
         C4I SYSTEMS......
   64   DCGS-N............           0          16,579                                         0          16,579
   65   CANES.............           0         467,587                                         0         467,587
   66   RADIAC............           0          16,475                                         0          16,475
   67   CANES-INTELL......           0          48,207                                         0          48,207
   68   GPETE.............           0          25,761                                         0          25,761
   69   MASF..............           0          16,475                                         0          16,475
   70   INTEG COMBAT                 0           6,345                                         0           6,345
         SYSTEM TEST
         FACILITY.........
   71   EMI CONTROL                  0           4,282                                         0           4,282
         INSTRUMENTATION..
   73   IN-SERVICE RADARS            0         255,256                                         0         255,256
         AND SENSORS......
        SHIPBOARD
         COMMUNICATIONS
   74   BATTLE FORCE                 0          74,180                                         0          74,180
         TACTICAL NETWORK.
   75   SHIPBOARD TACTICAL           0          29,776                                         0          29,776
         COMMUNICATIONS...
   76   SHIP                         0          96,916                                         0          96,916
         COMMUNICATIONS
         AUTOMATION.......
   77   COMMUNICATIONS               0          14,107                                         0          14,107
         ITEMS UNDER $5M..
        SUBMARINE
         COMMUNICATIONS
   78   SUBMARINE                    0          73,791                                         0          73,791
         BROADCAST SUPPORT
   79   SUBMARINE                    0          83,178                                         0          83,178
         COMMUNICATION
         EQUIPMENT........
        SATELLITE
         COMMUNICATIONS
   80   SATELLITE                    0          72,871                                         0          72,871
         COMMUNICATIONS
         SYSTEMS..........
   81   NAVY MULTIBAND               0          37,921                                         0          37,921
         TERMINAL (NMT)...
        SHORE
         COMMUNICATIONS
   82   JOINT                        0           5,065                                         0           5,065
         COMMUNICATIONS
         SUPPORT ELEMENT
         (JCSE)...........
        CRYPTOGRAPHIC
         EQUIPMENT
   83   INFO SYSTEMS                 0         154,890                                         0         154,890
         SECURITY PROGRAM
         (ISSP)...........
   84   MIO INTEL                    0           1,079                                         0           1,079
         EXPLOITATION TEAM
        CRYPTOLOGIC
         EQUIPMENT
   85   CRYPTOLOGIC                  0          17,483                                         0          17,483
         COMMUNICATIONS
         EQUIP............
        OTHER ELECTRONIC
         SUPPORT
   86   COAST GUARD                  0          77,458                                         0          77,458
         EQUIPMENT........
        SONOBUOYS
   88   SONOBUOYS--ALL               0         311,177                                         0         311,177
         TYPES............
        AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT
   89   MINOTAUR..........           0           5,396                                         0           5,396
   90   WEAPONS RANGE                0         147,556                                         0         147,556
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
   91   AIRCRAFT SUPPORT             0         162,273                                         0         162,273
         EQUIPMENT........
   92   ADVANCED ARRESTING           0          11,930                                         0          11,930
         GEAR (AAG).......
   93   ELECTROMAGNETIC              0          17,836                                         0          17,836
         AIRCRAFT LAUNCH
         SYSTEM (EMALS....
   94   METEOROLOGICAL               0          19,703                                         0          19,703
         EQUIPMENT........
   95   LEGACY AIRBORNE              0          12,202                                         0          12,202
         MCM..............
   97   AVIATION SUPPORT             0          82,115                                         0          82,115
         EQUIPMENT........
   98   UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER           0         152,687                                         0         152,687
         AVIATION(UCA)MISS
         ION CNTRL........
   99   ARCHITECT & CAP              0           1,612                                         0           1,612
         FOR AUTONOMY IN
         NAV ENTER (AR....
        SHIP GUN SYSTEM
         EQUIPMENT
  100   SHIP GUN SYSTEMS             0           6,404                                         0           6,404
         EQUIPMENT........
        SHIP MISSILE
         SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
  101   HARPOON SUPPORT              0             227                                         0             227
         EQUIPMENT........
  102   SHIP MISSILE                 0         294,511                                         0         294,511
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  103   TOMAHAWK SUPPORT             0          92,432                                         0          92,432
         EQUIPMENT........
        FBM SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT
  104   STRATEGIC MISSILE            0         325,318                                         0         325,318
         SYSTEMS EQUIP....
        ASW SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT
  105   SSN COMBAT CONTROL           0         133,063                                         0         133,063
         SYSTEMS..........
  106   ASW SUPPORT                  0          27,469                                         0          27,469
         EQUIPMENT........
        OTHER ORDNANCE
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  107   EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE           0          27,864                                         0          27,864
         DISPOSAL EQUIP...
  108   ITEMS LESS THAN $5           0           6,171                                         0           6,171
         MILLION..........
        OTHER EXPENDABLE
         ORDNANCE
  109   ANTI-SHIP MISSILE            0          56,630                                         0          56,630
         DECOY SYSTEM.....
  110   SUBMARINE TRAINING           0          76,954                                         0          76,954
         DEVICE MODS......
  111   SURFACE TRAINING             0         209,487                                         0         209,487
         EQUIPMENT........
        CIVIL ENGINEERING
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  112   PASSENGER CARRYING           0           3,827                                         0           3,827
         VEHICLES.........
  113   GENERAL PURPOSE              0           4,570                                         0           4,570
         TRUCKS...........
  114   CONSTRUCTION &               0          56,829                                         0          56,829
         MAINTENANCE EQUIP
  115   FIRE FIGHTING                0          16,583                                         0          16,583
         EQUIPMENT........
  116   TACTICAL VEHICLES.           0          24,236                                         0          24,236
  117   AMPHIBIOUS                   0           4,504                                         0           4,504
         EQUIPMENT........
  118   POLLUTION CONTROL            0           3,898                                         0           3,898
         EQUIPMENT........
  119   ITEMS LESS THAN $5           0          67,286                                         0          67,286
         MILLION..........
  120   PHYSICAL SECURITY            0           1,286                                         0           1,286
         VEHICLES.........
        SUPPLY SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT
  121   SUPPLY EQUIPMENT..           0          33,258                                         0          33,258
  122   FIRST DESTINATION            0           6,977                                         0           6,977
         TRANSPORTATION...
  123   SPECIAL PURPOSE              0         659,529                                         0         659,529
         SUPPLY SYSTEMS...
        TRAINING DEVICES
  124   TRAINING SUPPORT             0           2,083                                         0           2,083
         EQUIPMENT........
  125   TRAINING AND                 0         106,542                                         0         106,542
         EDUCATION
         EQUIPMENT........
        COMMAND SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT
  126   COMMAND SUPPORT              0          44,448                                         0          44,448
         EQUIPMENT........
  127   MEDICAL SUPPORT              0          12,529                                         0          12,529
         EQUIPMENT........
  129   NAVAL MIP SUPPORT            0           5,408                                         0           5,408
         EQUIPMENT........
  130   OPERATING FORCES             0          12,105                                         0          12,105
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  131   C4ISR EQUIPMENT...           0           7,670                                         0           7,670
  132   ENVIRONMENTAL                0          52,597                                         0          52,597
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  133   PHYSICAL SECURITY            0         108,901                                         0         108,901
         EQUIPMENT........
  134   ENTERPRISE                   0          42,154                                         0          42,154
         INFORMATION
         TECHNOLOGY.......
        OTHER
  139   NEXT GENERATION              0         177,585                                         0         177,585
         ENTERPRISE
         SERVICE..........
  140   CYBERSPACE                   0          23,176                                         0          23,176
         ACTIVITIES.......
        CLASSIFIED
         PROGRAMS
 9999   CLASSIFIED                   0          16,290                                         0          16,290
         PROGRAMS.........
        SPARES AND REPAIR
         PARTS
  142   SPARES AND REPAIR            0         645,900                                         0         645,900
         PARTS............
  143   VIRGINIA CLASS               0         470,000                                         0         470,000
         (VACL) SPARES AND
         REPAIR PARTS.....
        TOTAL OTHER                  0      14,535,257           0                0            0      14,535,257
         PROCUREMENT, NAVY
 
        PROCUREMENT,
         MARINE CORPS
        TRACKED COMBAT
         VEHICLES
    1   AAV7A1 PIP........           0           3,353                                         0           3,353
    2   AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT           80         557,564                                        80         557,564
         VEHICLE FAMILY OF
         VEHICLES.........
    3   LAV PIP...........           0          42,052                                         0          42,052
        ARTILLERY AND
         OTHER WEAPONS
    4   155MM LIGHTWEIGHT            0             489                                         0             489
         TOWED HOWITZER...
    5   ARTILLERY WEAPONS            0         165,268                                         0         165,268
         SYSTEM...........
    6   WEAPONS AND COMBAT           0          14,004                                         0          14,004
         VEHICLES UNDER $5
         MILLION..........
        GUIDED MISSILES
    7   TOMAHAWK..........          34         105,192                                        34         105,192
    8   NAVAL STRIKE                90         169,726                                        90         169,726
         MISSILE (NSM)....
    9   NAVAL STRIKE                 0          39,244                                         0          39,244
         MISSILE (NSM)....
   10   GROUND BASED AIR             0         249,103           0            4,500            0         253,603
         DEFENSE..........
        Program increase..                                      [0]          [4,500]
   11   ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-          0          54,883                                         0          54,883
         JAVELIN..........
   12   FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR            0          23,627                                         0          23,627
         WEAPON SYSTEMS
         (FOAAWS).........
   13   ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-          0           2,007                                         0           2,007
         TOW..............
   14   GUIDED MLRS ROCKET          48           8,867                                        48           8,867
         (GMLRS)..........
        COMMAND AND
         CONTROL SYSTEMS
   15   COMMON AVIATION              0          75,382                                         0          75,382
         COMMAND AND
         CONTROL SYSTEM (C
        REPAIR AND TEST
         EQUIPMENT
   16   REPAIR AND TEST              0          53,590                                         0          53,590
         EQUIPMENT........
        OTHER SUPPORT
         (TEL)
   17   MODIFICATION KITS.           0           1,782                                         0           1,782
        COMMAND AND
         CONTROL SYSTEM
         (NON-TEL)
   18   ITEMS UNDER $5               0         122,917                                         0         122,917
         MILLION (COMM &
         ELEC)............
   19   AIR OPERATIONS C2            0          23,744                                         0          23,744
         SYSTEMS..........
        RADAR + EQUIPMENT
         (NON-TEL)
   20   GROUND/AIR TASK              0          66,291                                         0          66,291
         ORIENTED RADAR (G/
         ATOR)............
        INTELL/COMM
         EQUIPMENT (NON-
         TEL)
   21   ELECTRO MAGNETIC             0         177,270                                         0         177,270
         SPECTRUM
         OPERATIONS (EMSO)
   22   GCSS-MC...........           0           4,144                                         0           4,144
   23   FIRE SUPPORT                 0          58,483                                         0          58,483
         SYSTEM...........
   24   INTELLIGENCE                 0         148,062                                         0         148,062
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
   26   UNMANNED AIR                 0          52,273                                         0          52,273
         SYSTEMS (INTEL)..
   27   DCGS-MC...........           0          68,289                                         0          68,289
   28   UAS PAYLOADS......           0          19,088                                         0          19,088
        OTHER SUPPORT (NON-
         TEL)
   31   EXPEDITIONARY                0           2,010                                         0           2,010
         SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
   32   MARINE CORPS                 0         259,044                                         0         259,044
         ENTERPRISE
         NETWORK (MCEN)...
   33   COMMON COMPUTER              0          27,966                                         0          27,966
         RESOURCES........
   34   COMMAND POST                 0          71,109                                         0          71,109
         SYSTEMS..........
   35   RADIO SYSTEMS.....           0         544,059                                         0         544,059
   36   COMM SWITCHING &             0          46,276                                         0          46,276
         CONTROL SYSTEMS..
   37   COMM & ELEC                  0          27,111                                         0          27,111
         INFRASTRUCTURE
         SUPPORT..........
   38   CYBERSPACE                   0          27,583                                         0          27,583
         ACTIVITIES.......
   40   UNMANNED                     0          13,564                                         0          13,564
         EXPEDITIONARY
         SYSTEMS..........
        CLASSIFIED
         PROGRAMS
 9999   CLASSIFIED                   0           2,799                                         0           2,799
         PROGRAMS.........
        ADMINISTRATIVE
         VEHICLES
   43   COMMERCIAL CARGO             0          34,169                                         0          34,169
         VEHICLES.........
        TACTICAL VEHICLES
   44   MOTOR TRANSPORT              0          17,299                                         0          17,299
         MODIFICATIONS....
   45   JOINT LIGHT                396         232,501                                       396         232,501
         TACTICAL VEHICLE.
   46   TRAILERS..........           0           2,034                                         0           2,034
        ENGINEER AND OTHER
         EQUIPMENT
   47   TACTICAL FUEL                0          12,956                                         0          12,956
         SYSTEMS..........
   48   POWER EQUIPMENT              0          28,899                                         0          28,899
         ASSORTED.........
   49   AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT           0          15,691                                         0          15,691
         EQUIPMENT........
   50   EOD SYSTEMS.......           0          41,200                                         0          41,200
        MATERIALS HANDLING
         EQUIPMENT
   51   PHYSICAL SECURITY            0          53,949                                         0          53,949
         EQUIPMENT........
        GENERAL PROPERTY
   52   FIELD MEDICAL                0           5,457                                         0           5,457
         EQUIPMENT........
   53   TRAINING DEVICES..           0          96,577                                         0          96,577
   54   FAMILY OF                    0          29,883                                         0          29,883
         CONSTRUCTION
         EQUIPMENT........
   55   ULTRA-LIGHT                  0          17,034                                         0          17,034
         TACTICAL VEHICLE
         (ULTV)...........
        OTHER SUPPORT
   56   ITEMS LESS THAN $5           0          27,691                                         0          27,691
         MILLION..........
        SPARES AND REPAIR
         PARTS
   57   SPARES AND REPAIR            0          35,657                                         0          35,657
         PARTS............
        TOTAL PROCUREMENT,         648       3,979,212           0            4,500          648       3,983,712
         MARINE CORPS.....
 
        AIRCRAFT
         PROCUREMENT, AIR
         FORCE
        STRATEGIC
         OFFENSIVE
    1   B-21 RAIDER.......           0       1,617,093                                         0       1,617,093
    2   B-21 RAIDER.......           0         708,000                                         0         708,000
        TACTICAL FORCES
    3   F-35..............          48       4,877,121                                        48       4,877,121
    4   F-35..............           0         402,000                                         0         402,000
    5   F-15EX............          24       2,670,039           0         -200,448           24       2,469,591
        DAF requested                                           [0]       [-200,448]
         realignment of
         funds............
    6   F-15EX............           0         228,000                                         0         228,000
        TACTICAL AIRLIFT
    7   KC-46A MDAP.......          15       2,882,590                                        15       2,882,590
        OTHER AIRLIFT
    8   C-130J............           0          34,921                                         0          34,921
        HELICOPTERS
   11   MH-139A...........           7         228,807                                         7         228,807
   12   COMBAT RESCUE                0         282,533                                         0         282,533
         HELICOPTER.......
        MISSION SUPPORT
         AIRCRAFT
   13   CIVIL AIR PATROL A/          0           3,013                                         0           3,013
         C................
        OTHER AIRCRAFT
   15   TARGET DRONES.....          20          42,226                                        20          42,226
   17   E-11 BACN/HAG.....           1          67,367                                         1          67,367
        STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
   19   B-2A..............           0         107,980                                         0         107,980
   20   B-1B..............           0          12,757           0           -2,975            0           9,782
        DAF requested                                           [0]         [-2,975]
         realignment of
         funds............
   21   B-52..............           0          65,815           0          -14,017            0          51,798
        DAF requested                                           [0]        [-14,017]
         realignment of
         funds............
   22   LARGE AIRCRAFT               0          21,723                                         0          21,723
         INFRARED
         COUNTERMEASURES..
        TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
   24   E-11 BACN/HAG.....           0          58,923                                         0          58,923
   25   F-15..............           0          34,830           0          120,448            0         155,278
        DAF requested                                           [0]        [120,448]
         realignment of
         funds............
   26   F-16..............           0         297,342                                         0         297,342
   27   F-22A.............           0         794,676                                         0         794,676
   28   F-35 MODIFICATIONS           0         451,798                                         0         451,798
   29   F-15 EPAW.........           0         280,658                                         0         280,658
        AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
   31   C-5...............           0          24,377                                         0          24,377
   32   C-17A.............           0         140,560                                         0         140,560
   33   C-32A.............           0          19,060                                         0          19,060
   34   C-37A.............           0          13,454                                         0          13,454
        TRAINER AIRCRAFT
   35   GLIDER MODS.......           0           5,270                                         0           5,270
   36   T-6...............           0           2,942                                         0           2,942
   37   T-1...............           0          10,950                                         0          10,950
   38   T-38..............           0         125,340                                         0         125,340
        OTHER AIRCRAFT
   40   U-2 MODS..........           0          54,727                                         0          54,727
   42   C-12..............           0             446                                         0             446
   44   VC-25A MOD........           0          29,707                                         0          29,707
   45   C-40..............           0           8,921                                         0           8,921
   46   C-130.............           0          71,177                                         0          71,177
   47   C-130J MODS.......           0         121,258                                         0         121,258
   48   C-135.............           0         153,595                                         0         153,595
   49   COMPASS CALL......           0         144,686                                         0         144,686
   50   COMBAT FLIGHT                0             446                                         0             446
         INSPECTION--CFIN.
   51   RC-135............           0         220,138           0           20,000            0         240,138
        RC-135 alternate                                        [0]         [20,000]
         PNT upgrades.....
   52   E-3...............           0           1,350                                         0           1,350
   53   E-4...............           0          13,055                                         0          13,055
   56   H-1...............           0             816                                         0             816
   57   H-60..............           0           4,207                                         0           4,207
   60   HC/MC-130                    0         101,055                                         0         101,055
         MODIFICATIONS....
   61   OTHER AIRCRAFT....           0          54,134           0           19,269            0          73,403
        DAF requested                                           [0]         [11,619]
         realignment of
         funds............
        DAF requested                                           [0]          [7,650]
         realignment of
         funds for SLPA-A.
   62   MQ-9 MODS.........           0          98,063                                         0          98,063
   64   SENIOR LEADER C3             0          24,847                                         0          24,847
         SYSTEM--AIRCRAFT.
   65   CV-22 MODS........           0         153,006                                         0         153,006
        AIRCRAFT SPARES
         AND REPAIR PARTS
   66   INITIAL SPARES/              0         781,521           0           -8,644            0         772,877
         REPAIR PARTS.....
        DAF requested                                           [0]         [-8,644]
         realignment of
         funds............
        COMMON SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT
   67   AIRCRAFT                     0         157,664                                         0         157,664
         REPLACEMENT
         SUPPORT EQUIP....
        POST PRODUCTION
         SUPPORT
   68   B-2A..............           0           1,838                                         0           1,838
   69   B-2B..............           0          15,207                                         0          15,207
   72   MC-130J...........           0          10,117                                         0          10,117
   74   F-16..............           0           1,075                                         0           1,075
   75   F-22A.............           0          38,418                                         0          38,418
        INDUSTRIAL
         PREPAREDNESS
   79   INDUSTRIAL                   0          18,874                                         0          18,874
         RESPONSIVENESS...
        WAR CONSUMABLES
   80   WAR CONSUMABLES...           0          27,482                                         0          27,482
        OTHER PRODUCTION
         CHARGES
   81   OTHER PRODUCTION             0       1,478,044           0           80,000            0       1,558,044
         CHARGES..........
        DAF requested                                           [0]         [80,000]
         realignment of
         funds............
        CLASSIFIED
         PROGRAMS
 9999   CLASSIFIED                   0          17,165                                         0          17,165
         PROGRAMS.........
        TOTAL AIRCRAFT             115      20,315,204           0           13,633          115      20,328,837
         PROCUREMENT, AIR
         FORCE............
 
        MISSILE
         PROCUREMENT, AIR
         FORCE
        MISSILE
         REPLACEMENT
         EQUIPMENT--BALLIS
         TIC
    1   MISSILE                      0          69,319                                         0          69,319
         REPLACEMENT EQ-
         BALLISTIC........
        BALLISTIC MISSILES
    3   GROUND BASED                 0         539,300                                         0         539,300
         STRATEGIC
         DETERRENT........
        STRATEGIC
        TACTICAL
    4   LONG RANGE STAND-            0          66,816                                         0          66,816
         OFF WEAPON.......
    5   REPLAC EQUIP & WAR           0          37,318                                         0          37,318
         CONSUMABLES......
    6   JOINT AIR-SURFACE          550         915,996                                       550         915,996
         STANDOFF MISSILE.
    7   JOINT AIR-SURFACE            0         769,672                                         0         769,672
         STANDOFF MISSILE.
    8   JOINT STRIKE                48         161,011                                        48         161,011
         MISSILE..........
    9   LRASM0............          27          87,796                                        27          87,796
   10   LRASM0............           0          99,871                                         0          99,871
   11   SIDEWINDER (AIM-           192          95,643                                       192          95,643
         9X)..............
   12   AMRAAM............         457         489,049                                       457         489,049
   13   AMRAAM............           0         212,410                                         0         212,410
   14   PREDATOR HELLFIRE            0           1,049                                         0           1,049
         MISSILE..........
   15   SMALL DIAMETER             874          48,734                                       874          48,734
         BOMB.............
   16   SMALL DIAMETER             920         291,553                                       920         291,553
         BOMB II..........
   17   STAND-IN ATTACK             14          41,947                                        14          41,947
         WEAPON (SIAW)....
        INDUSTRIAL
         FACILITIES
   18   INDUSTRIAL                   0             793                                         0             793
         PREPAREDNESS/POL
         PREVENTION.......
        CLASS IV
   19   ICBM FUZE MOD.....           0         115,745                                         0         115,745
   20   ICBM FUZE MOD.....           0          43,044                                         0          43,044
   21   MM III                       0          48,639                                         0          48,639
         MODIFICATIONS....
   22   AIR LAUNCH CRUISE            0          41,494                                         0          41,494
         MISSILE (ALCM)...
        MISSILE SPARES AND
         REPAIR PARTS
   23   MSL SPRS/REPAIR              0           6,840                                         0           6,840
         PARTS (INITIAL)..
   24   MSL SPRS/REPAIR              0          75,191                                         0          75,191
         PARTS (REPLEN)...
        SPECIAL PROGRAMS
   29   SPECIAL UPDATE               0         419,498                                         0         419,498
         PROGRAMS.........
        CLASSIFIED
         PROGRAMS
 9999   CLASSIFIED                   0         851,718                                         0         851,718
         PROGRAMS.........
        TOTAL MISSILE            3,082       5,530,446           0                0        3,082       5,530,446
         PROCUREMENT, AIR
         FORCE............
 
        PROCUREMENT OF
         AMMUNITION, AIR
         FORCE
        ROCKETS
    1   ROCKETS...........           0          18,483                                         0          18,483
        CARTRIDGES
    2   CARTRIDGES........           0         101,104                                         0         101,104
        BOMBS
    4   GENERAL PURPOSE              0         142,118                                         0         142,118
         BOMBS............
    5   MASSIVE ORDNANCE             0          14,074                                         0          14,074
         PENETRATOR (MOP).
    6   JOINT DIRECT             1,772         132,364                                     1,772         132,364
         ATTACK MUNITION..
    7   B-61..............           0              68                                         0              68
    8   B61-12 TRAINER....           0          10,100                                         0          10,100
        OTHER ITEMS
    9   CAD/PAD...........           0          51,487                                         0          51,487
   10   EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE           0           6,707                                         0           6,707
         DISPOSAL (EOD)...
   11   SPARES AND REPAIR            0             585                                         0             585
         PARTS............
   13   FIRST DESTINATION            0           2,299                                         0           2,299
         TRANSPORTATION...
   14   ITEMS LESS THAN              0           5,115                                         0           5,115
         $5,000,000.......
        FLARES
   15   EXPENDABLE                   0          79,786                                         0          79,786
         COUNTERMEASURES..
        FUZES
   16   FUZES.............           0         109,562                                         0         109,562
        SMALL ARMS
   17   SMALL ARMS........           0          29,306                                         0          29,306
        TOTAL PROCUREMENT        1,772         703,158           0                0        1,772         703,158
         OF AMMUNITION,
         AIR FORCE........
 
        PROCUREMENT, SPACE
         FORCE
        SPACE PROCUREMENT,
         SF
    1   AF SATELLITE COMM            0          64,345                                         0          64,345
         SYSTEM...........
    3   COUNTERSPACE                 0          52,665                                         0          52,665
         SYSTEMS..........
    4   FAMILY OF BEYOND             0          25,057                                         0          25,057
         LINE-OF-SIGHT
         TERMINALS........
    5   FABT FORCE ELEMENT           0         121,634                                         0         121,634
         TERMINAL.........
    7   GENERAL                      0           3,451                                         0           3,451
         INFORMATION TECH--
         SPACE............
    8   GPSIII FOLLOW ON..           0         119,700                                         0         119,700
    9   GPS III SPACE                0         121,770                                         0         121,770
         SEGMENT..........
   10   GLOBAL POSTIONING            0             893                                         0             893
         (SPACE)..........
   11   HERITAGE                     0           6,110                                         0           6,110
         TRANSITION.......
   12   JOINT TACTICAL               0             580                                         0             580
         GROUND STATIONS..
   13   SPACEBORNE EQUIP             0          83,168                                         0          83,168
         (COMSEC).........
   14   MILSATCOM.........           0          44,672                                         0          44,672
   15   SBIR HIGH (SPACE).           0          39,438                                         0          39,438
   16   SPECIAL SPACE                0         840,913           0         -460,700            0         380,213
         ACTIVITIES.......
        Space Force                                             [0]       [-497,000]
         realignment of
         funds............
        Space Force                                             [0]         [36,300]
         Unfunded
         Priorities List
         Classified
         Program A........
   17   MOBILE USER                  0         101,147                                         0         101,147
         OBJECTIVE SYSTEM.
   18   NATIONAL SECURITY           10       2,142,846                                        10       2,142,846
         SPACE LAUNCH.....
   20   PTES HUB..........          12          56,482                                        12          56,482
   21   ROCKET SYSTEMS               0          74,848                                         0          74,848
         LAUNCH PROGRAM...
   22   SPACE DEVELOPMENT            5         529,468                                         5         529,468
         AGENCY LAUNCH....
   23   SPACE MODS........           0         166,596                                         0         166,596
   24   SPACELIFT RANGE              0         114,505                                         0         114,505
         SYSTEM SPACE.....
        SPARES
   25   SPARES AND REPAIR            0             906                                         0             906
         PARTS............
        SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
   26   POWER CONDITIONING           0           3,100                                         0           3,100
         EQUIPMENT........
        TOTAL PROCUREMENT,          27       4,714,294           0         -460,700           27       4,253,594
         SPACE FORCE......
 
        OTHER PROCUREMENT,
         AIR FORCE
        PASSENGER CARRYING
         VEHICLES
    1   PASSENGER CARRYING           0           6,123                                         0           6,123
         VEHICLES.........
        CARGO AND UTILITY
         VEHICLES
    2   MEDIUM TACTICAL              0           3,961                                         0           3,961
         VEHICLE..........
    3   CAP VEHICLES......           0           1,027                                         0           1,027
    4   CARGO AND UTILITY            0          45,036           0            2,302            0          47,338
         VEHICLES.........
        DAF requested                                           [0]            [328]
         realignment of
         funds............
        DAF requested                                           [0]          [1,974]
         realignment of
         funds from OMAF
         SAG 11R..........
        SPECIAL PURPOSE
         VEHICLES
    5   JOINT LIGHT                  0          57,780                                         0          57,780
         TACTICAL VEHICLE.
    6   SECURITY AND                 0             390                                         0             390
         TACTICAL VEHICLES
    7   SPECIAL PURPOSE              0          79,023           0            3,780            0          82,803
         VEHICLES.........
        DAF requested                                           [0]            [340]
         realignment of
         funds............
        DAF requested                                           [0]          [3,440]
         realignment of
         funds from OMAF
         SAG 11R..........
        FIRE FIGHTING
         EQUIPMENT
    8   FIRE FIGHTING/               0          70,252                                         0          70,252
         CRASH RESCUE
         VEHICLES.........
        MATERIALS HANDLING
         EQUIPMENT
    9   MATERIALS HANDLING           0          73,805           0            2,090            0          75,895
         VEHICLES.........
        DAF requested                                           [0]          [1,805]
         realignment of
         funds from OMAF
         SAG 11R..........
        DAF requested                                           [0]            [285]
         realignment of
         funds from OPAF
         line 11..........
        BASE MAINTENANCE
         SUPPORT
   10   RUNWAY SNOW REMOV            0          22,030                                         0          22,030
         AND CLEANING EQU.
   11   BASE MAINTENANCE             0         223,354           0           17,280            0         240,634
         SUPPORT VEHICLES.
        DAF requested                                           [0]           [-953]
         realignment of
         funds............
        DAF requested                                           [0]         [18,233]
         realignment of
         funds from OMAF
         SAG 11R..........
        COMM SECURITY
         EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)
   13   COMSEC EQUIPMENT..           0          98,600                                         0          98,600
        INTELLIGENCE
         PROGRAMS
   15   INTERNATIONAL                0           5,393                                         0           5,393
         INTEL TFECH &
         ARCHITECTURES....
   16   INTELLIGENCE                 0           5,012                                         0           5,012
         TRAINING
         EQUIPMENT........
   17   INTELLIGENCE COMM            0          40,042                                         0          40,042
         EQUIPMENT........
        ELECTRONICS
         PROGRAMS
   18   AIR TRAFFIC                  0          67,581                                         0          67,581
         CONTROL & LANDING
         SYS..............
   19   NATIONAL AIRSPACE            0           3,841                                         0           3,841
         SYSTEM...........
   20   BATTLE CONTROL               0           1,867                                         0           1,867
         SYSTEM--FIXED....
   22   3D EXPEDITIONARY             0          83,735                                         0          83,735
         LONG-RANGE RADAR.
   23   WEATHER                      0          28,530                                         0          28,530
         OBSERVATION
         FORECAST.........
   24   STRATEGIC COMMAND            0          73,593                                         0          73,593
         AND CONTROL......
   25   CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN            0           8,221                                         0           8,221
         COMPLEX..........
   26   MISSION PLANNING             0          17,078                                         0          17,078
         SYSTEMS..........
   29   STRATEGIC MISSION            0           3,861                                         0           3,861
         PLANNING &
         EXECUTION SYSTEM.
        SPCL COMM-
         ELECTRONICS
         PROJECTS
   30   GENERAL                      0         206,142           0           30,951            0         237,093
         INFORMATION
         TECHNOLOGY.......
        DAF requested                                           [0]         [30,951]
         realignment of
         funds............
   31   AF GLOBAL COMMAND            0           2,582                                         0           2,582
         & CONTROL SYS....
   32   BATTLEFIELD                  0              30                                         0              30
         AIRBORNE CONTROL
         NODE (BACN)......
   33   MOBILITY COMMAND             0           3,768                                         0           3,768
         AND CONTROL......
   34   AIR FORCE PHYSICAL           0         208,704                                         0         208,704
         SECURITY SYSTEM..
   35   COMBAT TRAINING              0         346,340                                         0         346,340
         RANGES...........
   36   MINIMUM ESSENTIAL            0          84,102                                         0          84,102
         EMERGENCY COMM N.
   37   WIDE AREA                    0          11,594                                         0          11,594
         SURVEILLANCE
         (WAS)............
   38   C3 COUNTERMEASURES           0         148,818                                         0         148,818
   44   AIR & SPACE                  0           5,032                                         0           5,032
         OPERATIONS CENTER
         (AOC)............
        AIR FORCE
         COMMUNICATIONS
   46   BASE INFORMATION             0         108,532           0          214,172            0         322,704
         TRANSPT INFRAST
         (BITI) WIRED.....
        DAF requested                                           [0]        [214,172]
         realignment of
         funds............
   47   AFNET.............           0         154,911                                         0         154,911
   48   JOINT                        0           5,381                                         0           5,381
         COMMUNICATIONS
         SUPPORT ELEMENT
         (JCSE)...........
   49   USCENTCOM.........           0          18,025                                         0          18,025
   50   USSTRATCOM........           0           4,436                                         0           4,436
   51   USSPACECOM........           0          27,073                                         0          27,073
        ORGANIZATION AND
         BASE
   52   TACTICAL C-E                 0         226,819                                         0         226,819
         EQUIPMENT........
   53   RADIO EQUIPMENT...           0          30,407                                         0          30,407
   54   BASE COMM                    0         113,563                                         0         113,563
         INFRASTRUCTURE...
        MODIFICATIONS
   55   COMM ELECT MODS...           0          98,224                                         0          98,224
        PERSONAL SAFETY &
         RESCUE EQUIP
   56   PERSONAL SAFETY              0          60,473                                         0          60,473
         AND RESCUE
         EQUIPMENT........
        DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS
         HANDLING EQ
   57   POWER CONDITIONING           0           9,235                                         0           9,235
         EQUIPMENT........
   58   MECHANIZED                   0          15,662                                         0          15,662
         MATERIAL HANDLING
         EQUIP............
        BASE SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT
   59   BASE PROCURED                0          77,875                                         0          77,875
         EQUIPMENT........
   60   ENGINEERING AND              0         280,734           0            8,234            0         288,968
         EOD EQUIPMENT....
        DAF requested                                           [0]          [2,284]
         realignment of
         funds............
        DAF requested                                           [0]          [5,950]
         realignment of
         funds from OMAF
         SAG 11R..........
   61   MOBILITY EQUIPMENT           0         207,071           0           25,200            0         232,271
        DAF requested                                           [0]         [25,200]
         realignment of
         funds from OMAF
         SAG 11R..........
   62   FUELS SUPPORT                0         218,790                                         0         218,790
         EQUIPMENT (FSE)..
   63   BASE MAINTENANCE             0          51,914                                         0          51,914
         AND SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT........
        SPECIAL SUPPORT
         PROJECTS
   65   DARP RC135........           0          28,882                                         0          28,882
   66   DCGS-AF...........           0         129,655                                         0         129,655
   70   SPECIAL UPDATE               0       1,042,833                                         0       1,042,833
         PROGRAM..........
        CLASSIFIED
         PROGRAMS
 9999   CLASSIFIED                   0      25,456,490                                         0      25,456,490
         PROGRAMS.........
        SPARES AND REPAIR
         PARTS
   71   SPARES AND REPAIR            0           1,032                                         0           1,032
         PARTS (CYBER)....
   72   SPARES AND REPAIR            0          12,628                                         0          12,628
         PARTS............
        TOTAL OTHER                  0      30,417,892           0          304,009            0      30,721,901
         PROCUREMENT, AIR
         FORCE............
 
        PROCUREMENT,
         DEFENSE-WIDE
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         DCSA
   29   MAJOR EQUIPMENT...           0           2,135                                         0           2,135
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         DHRA
   43   PERSONNEL                    0           3,704                                         0           3,704
         ADMINISTRATION...
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         DISA
   11   INFORMATION                  0          12,275                                         0          12,275
         SYSTEMS SECURITY.
   12   TELEPORT PROGRAM..           0          42,399                                         0          42,399
   14   ITEMS LESS THAN $5           0          47,538                                         0          47,538
         MILLION..........
   15   DEFENSE                      0          39,472                                         0          39,472
         INFORMATION
         SYSTEM NETWORK...
   16   WHITE HOUSE                  0         118,523                                         0         118,523
         COMMUNICATION
         AGENCY...........
   17   SENIOR LEADERSHIP            0          94,591                                         0          94,591
         ENTERPRISE.......
   18   JOINT REGIONAL               0          22,714           0           -7,000            0          15,714
         SECURITY STACKS
         (JRSS)...........
        Program reduction.                                      [0]         [-7,000]
   19   JOINT SERVICE                0         107,637                                         0         107,637
         PROVIDER.........
   20   FOURTH ESTATE                0          33,047                                         0          33,047
         NETWORK
         OPTIMIZATION
         (4ENO)...........
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         DLA
   28   MAJOR EQUIPMENT...           0          30,355                                         0          30,355
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         DMACT
   50   MAJOR EQUIPMENT...           0          13,012                                         0          13,012
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         DODEA
   49   AUTOMATION/                  0           1,358                                         0           1,358
         EDUCATIONAL
         SUPPORT &
         LOGISTICS........
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         DPAA
    1   MAJOR EQUIPMENT,            10             516                                        10             516
         DPAA.............
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         DEFENSE THREAT
         REDUCTION AGENCY
   46   VEHICLES..........           0             366                                         0             366
   47   OTHER MAJOR                  0          12,787                                         0          12,787
         EQUIPMENT........
   48   DTRA CYBER                   0          21,413                                         0          21,413
         ACTIVITIES.......
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         MISSILE DEFENSE
         AGENCY
   31   THAAD.............          11         216,782                                        11         216,782
   33   AEGIS BMD.........          27         374,756                                        27         374,756
   35   BMDS AN/TPY-2                0          29,108                                         0          29,108
         RADARS...........
   36   SM-3 IIAS.........          12         432,824                                        12         432,824
   37   ARROW 3 UPPER TIER           1          80,000                                         1          80,000
         SYSTEMS..........
   38   SHORT RANGE                  1          40,000                                         1          40,000
         BALLISTIC MISSILE
         DEFENSE (SRBMD)..
   39   DEFENSE OF GUAM              1         169,627                                         1         169,627
         PROCUREMENT......
   40   AEGIS ASHORE PHASE           0           2,390                                         0           2,390
         III..............
   41   IRON DOME.........           1          80,000                                         1          80,000
   42   AEGIS BMD HARDWARE           9          27,825                                         9          27,825
         AND SOFTWARE.....
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         OSD
    2   MAJOR EQUIPMENT,             0         186,006                                         0         186,006
         OSD..............
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         TJS
   30   MAJOR EQUIPMENT,             0           3,747                                         0           3,747
         TJS..............
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
         USCYBERCOM
   51   CYBERSPACE                   0         129,082           0           31,000            0         160,082
         OPERATIONS.......
        Modernization of                                        [0]         [31,000]
         Department of
         Defense Internet
         Gateway Cyber
         Defense..........
        CLASSIFIED
         PROGRAMS
 9999   CLASSIFIED                   0         658,529                                         0         658,529
         PROGRAMS.........
        AVIATION PROGRAMS
   53   ARMED OVERWATCH/            12         266,846                                        12         266,846
         TARGETING........
   54   MANNED ISR........           0           7,000                                         0           7,000
   55   MC-12.............           0             600                                         0             600
   57   ROTARY WING                  0         261,012                                         0         261,012
         UPGRADES AND
         SUSTAINMENT......
   58   UNMANNED ISR......           0          26,997                                         0          26,997
   59   NON-STANDARD                 0          25,782                                         0          25,782
         AVIATION.........
   60   U-28..............           0           7,198                                         0           7,198
   61   MH-47 CHINOOK.....           0         149,883                                         0         149,883
   62   CV-22 MODIFICATION           0          75,981                                         0          75,981
   63   MQ-9 UNMANNED                0          17,684                                         0          17,684
         AERIAL VEHICLE...
   64   PRECISION STRIKE             0         108,497                                         0         108,497
         PACKAGE..........
   65   AC/MC-130J........           0         319,754                                         0         319,754
   66   C-130                        0          18,796                                         0          18,796
         MODIFICATIONS....
        SHIPBUILDING
   67   UNDERWATER SYSTEMS           0          66,111           0           12,060            0          78,171
        Seal Delivery                                           [0]         [12,060]
         Vehicle (SDV)
         Sonar Payload for
         Subsea Seabed
         Acceleration.....
        AMMUNITION
         PROGRAMS
   68   ORDNANCE ITEMS               0         147,831                                         0         147,831
         <$5M.............
        OTHER PROCUREMENT
         PROGRAMS
   69   INTELLIGENCE                 0         203,400                                         0         203,400
         SYSTEMS..........
   70   DISTRIBUTED COMMON           0           5,718                                         0           5,718
         GROUND/SURFACE
         SYSTEMS..........
   71   OTHER ITEMS <$5M..           0         108,816                                         0         108,816
   72   COMBATANT CRAFT              0          55,064                                         0          55,064
         SYSTEMS..........
   73   SPECIAL PROGRAMS..           0          20,412                                         0          20,412
   74   TACTICAL VEHICLES.           0          56,561                                         0          56,561
   75   WARRIOR SYSTEMS              0         329,837           0           14,800            0         344,637
         <$5M.............
        Counter Uncrewed                                        [0]         [14,800]
         Aerial Systems
         (CUAS) Group 3
         Defeat
         Acceleration.....
   76   COMBAT MISSION               0           4,987                                         0           4,987
         REQUIREMENTS.....
   77   OPERATIONAL                  0          23,639                                         0          23,639
         ENHANCEMENTS
         INTELLIGENCE.....
   78   OPERATIONAL                  0         322,341                                         0         322,341
         ENHANCEMENTS.....
        CBDP
   79   CHEMICAL                     0         159,884                                         0         159,884
         BIOLOGICAL
         SITUATIONAL
         AWARENESS........
   80   CB PROTECTION &              0         231,826           0            5,000            0         236,826
         HAZARD MITIGATION
        Chemical nerve                                          [0]          [5,000]
         agent
         countermeasures..
        TOTAL PROCUREMENT,          85       6,056,975           0           55,860           85       6,112,835
         DEFENSE-WIDE.....
 
        TOTAL PROCUREMENT.      17,859     167,988,341           2        1,852,302       17,861     169,840,643
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        TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

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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                                                                                                     Senate
  Line      Program Element                Item            FY 2024  Request    Senate  Change      Authorized
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         .....................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
                                 TEST & EVAL, ARMY
         .....................  BASIC RESEARCH
    1    0601102A               DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES           296,670                              296,670
    2    0601103A               UNIVERSITY RESEARCH                  75,672                               75,672
                                 INITIATIVES.
    3    0601104A               UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY             108,946                              108,946
                                 RESEARCH CENTERS.
    4    0601121A               CYBER COLLABORATIVE                   5,459                                5,459
                                 RESEARCH ALLIANCE.
    5    0601601A               ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE              10,708                               10,708
                                 AND MACHINE LEARNING
                                 BASIC RESEARCH.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH..           497,455                 0            497,455
         .....................
         .....................  APPLIED RESEARCH
    6    0602002A               ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND             5,613                                5,613
                                 DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED
                                 RESEARCH.
    8    0602134A               COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT             6,242                                6,242
                                 ADVANCED STUDIES.
    9    0602141A               LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY.....            85,578                               85,578
   10    0602142A               ARMY APPLIED RESEARCH....            34,572                               34,572
   11    0602143A               SOLDIER LETHALITY                   104,470            10,000            114,470
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
         .....................  Airborne Pathfinder......                             [10,000]
   12    0602144A               GROUND TECHNOLOGY........            60,005            20,000             80,005
         .....................  Critical hybrid advanced                               [7,000]
                                 materials processing.
         .....................  Engineered repair                                      [3,000]
                                 materials for roadways.
         .....................  Polar proving ground and                               [5,000]
                                 training program.
         .....................  Titanium metal powder                                  [5,000]
                                 production technology.
   13    0602145A               NEXT GENERATION COMBAT              166,500            15,000            181,500
                                 VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY.
         .....................  Fuel cells for next                                    [5,000]
                                 generation combat
                                 vehicles.
         .....................  Hydrogen fuel source                                  [10,000]
                                 research and development.
   14    0602146A               NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY...            81,618                               81,618
   15    0602147A               LONG RANGE PRECISION                 34,683                               34,683
                                 FIRES TECHNOLOGY.
   16    0602148A               FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT                 73,844                               73,844
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   17    0602150A               AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE              33,301             5,000             38,301
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
         .....................  Counter-Unmanned Aircraft                              [5,000]
                                 Systems technology.
   18    0602180A               ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE              24,142                               24,142
                                 AND MACHINE LEARNING
                                 TECHNOLOGIES.
   19    0602181A               ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE               14,297                               14,297
                                 APPLIED RESEARCH.
   20    0602182A               C3I APPLIED RESEARCH.....            30,659                               30,659
   21    0602183A               AIR PLATFORM APPLIED                 48,163                               48,163
                                 RESEARCH.
   22    0602184A               SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH.            18,986                               18,986
   23    0602213A               C3I APPLIED CYBER........            22,714                               22,714
   24    0602386A               BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR                    16,736                               16,736
                                 MATERIALS--APPLIED
                                 RESEARCH.
   25    0602785A               MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/                  19,969                               19,969
                                 TRAINING TECHNOLOGY.
   26    0602787A               MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY.......            66,266             5,000             71,266
         .....................  Preventing trauma-related                              [5,000]
                                 stress disorder.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH           948,358            55,000          1,003,358
         .....................
         .....................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                 DEVELOPMENT
   27    0603002A               MEDICAL ADVANCED                      4,147                                4,147
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   28    0603007A               MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND              16,316                               16,316
                                 TRAINING ADVANCED
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   29    0603025A               ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND            23,156                               23,156
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
   30    0603040A               ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE              13,187             5,000             18,187
                                 AND MACHINE LEARNING
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.
         .....................  Tactical artificial                                    [5,000]
                                 intelligence and machine
                                 learning.
   31    0603041A               ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE               33,332                               33,332
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
   32    0603042A               C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY..            19,225                               19,225
   33    0603043A               AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED                14,165                               14,165
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   34    0603044A               SOLDIER ADVANCED                      1,214                                1,214
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   36    0603116A               LETHALITY ADVANCED                   20,582                               20,582
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   37    0603117A               ARMY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY            136,280                              136,280
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   38    0603118A               SOLDIER LETHALITY                   102,778                              102,778
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
   39    0603119A               GROUND ADVANCED                      40,597             5,000             45,597
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
         .....................  Advanced composites and                                [5,000]
                                 multi-material
                                 protective systems.
   40    0603134A               COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT            21,672                               21,672
                                 SIMULATION.
   41    0603386A               BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR                    59,871                               59,871
                                 MATERIALS--ADVANCED
                                 RESEARCH.
   42    0603457A               C3I CYBER ADVANCED                   28,847                               28,847
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   43    0603461A               HIGH PERFORMANCE                    255,772            10,000            265,772
                                 COMPUTING MODERNIZATION
                                 PROGRAM.
         .....................  High Performance                                      [10,000]
                                 Computing Modernization
                                 Program increase.
   44    0603462A               NEXT GENERATION COMBAT              217,394             7,000            224,394
                                 VEHICLE ADVANCED
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
         .....................  Advanced Manufacturing                                 [7,000]
                                 Center of Excellence.
   45    0603463A               NETWORK C3I ADVANCED                105,549                              105,549
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   46    0603464A               LONG RANGE PRECISION                153,024             5,000            158,024
                                 FIRES ADVANCED
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
         .....................  Aluminum-Lithium Alloy                                 [5,000]
                                 Solid Rocket Motor.
   47    0603465A               FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT                158,795                              158,795
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
   48    0603466A               AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE              21,015             5,000             26,015
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
         .....................  Rapid Assurance                                        [5,000]
                                 Modernization Program-
                                 Test.
   49    0603920A               HUMANITARIAN DEMINING....             9,068                                9,068
         .....................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED                 1,455,986            37,000          1,492,986
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................
         .....................  ADVANCED COMPONENT
                                 DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
   51    0603305A               ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE                  12,904                               12,904
                                 SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.
   52    0603308A               ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS                   19,120                               19,120
                                 INTEGRATION.
   54    0603619A               LANDMINE WARFARE AND                 47,537                               47,537
                                 BARRIER--ADV DEV.
   55    0603639A               TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER              91,323                               91,323
                                 AMMUNITION.
   56    0603645A               ARMORED SYSTEM                       43,026                               43,026
                                 MODERNIZATION--ADV DEV.
   57    0603747A               SOLDIER SUPPORT AND                   3,550                                3,550
                                 SURVIVABILITY.
   58    0603766A               TACTICAL ELECTRONIC                  65,567                               65,567
                                 SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM--ADV
                                 DEV.
   59    0603774A               NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS                 73,675                               73,675
                                 ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
   60    0603779A               ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY                31,720                               31,720
                                 TECHNOLOGY--DEM/VAL.
   61    0603790A               NATO RESEARCH AND                     4,143                                4,143
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   62    0603801A               AVIATION--ADV DEV........         1,502,160                            1,502,160
   63    0603804A               LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER                7,604                                7,604
                                 EQUIPMENT--ADV DEV.
   64    0603807A               MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV.             1,602                                1,602
   65    0603827A               SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED            27,681                               27,681
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   66    0604017A               ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT.....             3,024                                3,024
   67    0604019A               EXPANDED MISSION AREA                97,018                               97,018
                                 MISSILE (EMAM).
   68    0604020A               CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM               117,557                              117,557
                                 (CFT) ADVANCED
                                 DEVELOPMENT &
                                 PROTOTYPING.
   69    0604035A               LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO)                38,851                               38,851
                                 SATELLITE CAPABILITY.
   70    0604036A               MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING                191,394                              191,394
                                 SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV.
   71    0604037A               TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING             10,626                               10,626
                                 ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV
                                 DEV.
   72    0604100A               ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.            11,095                               11,095
   73    0604101A               SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL                 5,144                                5,144
                                 VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.4).
   74    0604103A               ELECTRONIC WARFARE                    2,260                                2,260
                                 PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
                                 TOOL (EWPMT).
   75    0604113A               FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED             53,143                               53,143
                                 AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (FTUAS).
   76    0604114A               LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE              816,663                              816,663
                                 DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR.
   77    0604115A               TECHNOLOGY MATURATION               281,314                              281,314
                                 INITIATIVES.
   78    0604117A               MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR           281,239                              281,239
                                 DEFENSE (M-SHORAD).
   79    0604119A               ARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT             204,914                              204,914
                                 DEVELOPMENT &
                                 PROTOTYPING.
   80    0604120A               ASSURED POSITIONING,                 40,930                               40,930
                                 NAVIGATION AND TIMING
                                 (PNT).
   81    0604121A               SYNTHETIC TRAINING                  109,714                              109,714
                                 ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT &
                                 PROTOTYPING.
   82    0604134A               COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT            16,426                               16,426
                                 DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE
                                 DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.
   83    0604135A               STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES            31,559                               31,559
   84    0604182A               HYPERSONICS..............            43,435                               43,435
   85    0604403A               FUTURE INTERCEPTOR.......             8,040                                8,040
   86    0604531A               COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED              64,242                               64,242
                                 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
                                 ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
   87    0604541A               UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT            40,915                               40,915
 9999    9999999999             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS......            19,200                               19,200
         .....................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED                 4,420,315                 0          4,420,315
                                 COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
                                 PROTOTYPES.
         .....................
         .....................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION
   91    0604201A               AIRCRAFT AVIONICS........            13,673                               13,673
   92    0604270A               ELECTRONIC WARFARE                   12,789                               12,789
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   93    0604601A               INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS.            64,076                               64,076
   94    0604604A               MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES.            28,226                               28,226
   95    0604611A               JAVELIN..................             7,827                                7,827
   96    0604622A               FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL             44,197                               44,197
                                 VEHICLES.
   97    0604633A               AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL......             1,134                                1,134
   98    0604641A               TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND            142,125                              142,125
                                 VEHICLE (TUGV).
   99    0604642A               LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED               53,564                               53,564
                                 VEHICLES.
  100    0604645A               ARMORED SYSTEMS                     102,201                              102,201
                                 MODERNIZATION (ASM)--ENG
                                 DEV.
  101    0604710A               NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG            48,720             7,500             56,220
                                 DEV.
         .....................  Enhanced Night Vision                                  [7,500]
                                 Goggle--Binocular
                                 capability enhancements.
  102    0604713A               COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING,             2,223                                2,223
                                 AND EQUIPMENT.
  103    0604715A               NON-SYSTEM TRAINING                  21,441                               21,441
                                 DEVICES--ENG DEV.
  104    0604741A               AIR DEFENSE COMMAND,                 74,738                               74,738
                                 CONTROL AND
                                 INTELLIGENCE--ENG DEV.
  105    0604742A               CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION              30,985                               30,985
                                 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
  106    0604746A               AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT             13,626                               13,626
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  107    0604760A               DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE              8,802                                8,802
                                 SIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG
                                 DEV.
  108    0604798A               BRIGADE ANALYSIS,                    20,828                               20,828
                                 INTEGRATION AND
                                 EVALUATION.
  109    0604802A               WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--             243,851                              243,851
                                 ENG DEV.
  110    0604804A               LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER               37,420             5,000             42,420
                                 EQUIPMENT--ENG DEV.
         .....................  Ultra-Lightweight                                      [5,000]
                                 Camouflage Net System.
  111    0604805A               COMMAND, CONTROL,                    34,214                               34,214
                                 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS--
                                 ENG DEV.
  112    0604807A               MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL              6,496                                6,496
                                 BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
                                 EQUIPMENT--ENG DEV.
  113    0604808A               LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER--           13,581                               13,581
                                 ENG DEV.
  114    0604818A               ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND &             168,574                              168,574
                                 CONTROL HARDWARE &
                                 SOFTWARE.
  115    0604820A               RADAR DEVELOPMENT........            94,944                               94,944
  116    0604822A               GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE               2,965                                2,965
                                 BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS).
  117    0604827A               SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR             11,333                               11,333
                                 DEM/VAL.
  118    0604852A               SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY               79,250                               79,250
                                 ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS--EMD.
  119    0604854A               ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD...            42,490                               42,490
  120    0605013A               INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY              104,024                              104,024
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  121    0605018A               INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND            102,084                              102,084
                                 PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A).
  123    0605030A               JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK               18,662                               18,662
                                 CENTER (JTNC).
  124    0605031A               JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK               30,328                               30,328
                                 (JTN).
  125    0605035A               COMMON INFRARED                      11,509                               11,509
                                 COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM).
  126    0605036A               COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS             1,050                                1,050
                                 DESTRUCTION (CWMD).
  128    0605041A               DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL                 27,714                               27,714
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  129    0605042A               TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO                4,318                                4,318
                                 SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER).
  130    0605047A               CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM..            16,355                               16,355
  131    0605049A               MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM               27,571                               27,571
                                 MODERNIZATION (MWSM).
  132    0605051A               AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY               24,900                               24,900
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  133    0605052A               INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION            196,248                              196,248
                                 CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK
                                 1.
  134    0605053A               GROUND ROBOTICS..........            35,319                               35,319
  135    0605054A               EMERGING TECHNOLOGY                 201,274                              201,274
                                 INITIATIVES.
  137    0605144A               NEXT GENERATION LOAD                 36,970                               36,970
                                 DEVICE--MEDIUM.
  139    0605148A               TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING            132,136                              132,136
                                 ACCESS NODE (TITAN) EMD.
  140    0605203A               ARMY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &            81,657                               81,657
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
  141    0605205A               SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL                31,284                               31,284
                                 VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.5).
  142    0605206A               CI AND HUMINT EQUIPMENT               2,170                                2,170
                                 PROGRAM-ARMY (CIHEP-A).
  143    0605216A               JOINT TARGETING                       9,290                                9,290
                                 INTEGRATED COMMAND AND
                                 COORDINATION SUITE
                                 (JTIC2S).
  144    0605224A               MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE            41,003                               41,003
  146    0605231A               PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE            272,786                              272,786
                                 (PRSM).
  147    0605232A               HYPERSONICS EMD..........           900,920                              900,920
  148    0605233A               ACCESSIONS INFORMATION               27,361                               27,361
                                 ENVIRONMENT (AIE).
  149    0605235A               STRATEGIC MID-RANGE                 348,855                              348,855
                                 CAPABILITY.
  150    0605236A               INTEGRATED TACTICAL                  22,901                               22,901
                                 COMMUNICATIONS.
  151    0605450A               JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND                   3,014                                3,014
                                 MISSILE (JAGM).
  152    0605457A               ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND             284,095                              284,095
                                 MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD).
  153    0605531A               COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED              36,016                               36,016
                                 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS DEV
                                 & DEMONSTRATION.
  154    0605625A               MANNED GROUND VEHICLE....           996,653                              996,653
  155    0605766A               NATIONAL CAPABILITIES                15,129                               15,129
                                 INTEGRATION (MIP).
  156    0605812A               JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL                 27,243                               27,243
                                 VEHICLE (JLTV)
                                 ENGINEERING AND
                                 MANUFACTURING
                                 DEVELOPMENT PH.
  157    0605830A               AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT               1,167                                1,167
                                 EQUIPMENT.
  158    0303032A               TROJAN--RH12.............             3,879                                3,879
  159    0304270A               ELECTRONIC WARFARE                  137,186                              137,186
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM                   5,639,364            12,500          5,651,864
                                 DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
         .....................
         .....................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
  160    0604256A               THREAT SIMULATOR                     38,492                               38,492
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  161    0604258A               TARGET SYSTEMS                       11,873                               11,873
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  162    0604759A               MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.....            76,167                               76,167
  163    0605103A               RAND ARROYO CENTER.......            37,078                               37,078
  164    0605301A               ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL.....           314,872                              314,872
  165    0605326A               CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION             95,551                               95,551
                                 PROGRAM.
  167    0605601A               ARMY TEST RANGES AND                439,118            10,000            449,118
                                 FACILITIES.
         .....................  Radar Range Replacement                               [10,000]
                                 Program.
  168    0605602A               ARMY TECHNICAL TEST                  42,220                               42,220
                                 INSTRUMENTATION AND
                                 TARGETS.
  169    0605604A               SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY              37,518                               37,518
                                 ANALYSIS.
  170    0605606A               AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION...             2,718                                2,718
  172    0605706A               MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS            26,902                               26,902
  173    0605709A               EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN               7,805                                7,805
                                 ITEMS.
  174    0605712A               SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL               75,133                               75,133
                                 TESTING.
  175    0605716A               ARMY EVALUATION CENTER...            71,118                               71,118
  176    0605718A               ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD            11,204                               11,204
                                 COLLABORATION & INTEG.
  177    0605801A               PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES...            93,895                               93,895
  178    0605803A               TECHNICAL INFORMATION                31,327                               31,327
                                 ACTIVITIES.
  179    0605805A               MUNITIONS                            50,409                               50,409
                                 STANDARDIZATION,
                                 EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.
  180    0605857A               ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY                 1,629                                1,629
                                 TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT.
  181    0605898A               ARMY DIRECT REPORT                   55,843                               55,843
                                 HEADQUARTERS--R&D - MHA.
  182    0606002A               RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC              91,340                               91,340
                                 MISSILE DEFENSE TEST
                                 SITE.
  183    0606003A               COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN                6,348                                6,348
                                 INTEL MODERNIZATION.
  185    0606942A               ASSESSMENTS AND                       6,025                                6,025
                                 EVALUATIONS CYBER
                                 VULNERABILITIES.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT               1,624,585            10,000          1,634,585
                                 SUPPORT.
         .....................
         .....................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
                                 DEVELOPMENT
  187    0603778A               MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT             14,465                               14,465
                                 PROGRAM.
  188    0605024A               ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY                7,472                                7,472
                                 SUPPORT.
  189    0607131A               WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS                 8,425                                8,425
                                 PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
                                 PROGRAMS.
  190    0607136A               BLACKHAWK PRODUCT                     1,507            10,000             11,507
                                 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
         .....................  Program increase.........                             [10,000]
  191    0607137A               CHINOOK PRODUCT                       9,265            10,000             19,265
                                 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
         .....................  Program increase.........                             [10,000]
  192    0607139A               IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE             201,247                              201,247
                                 PROGRAM.
  193    0607142A               AVIATION ROCKET SYSTEM                3,014                                3,014
                                 PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AND
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  194    0607143A               UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM             25,393                               25,393
                                 UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS.
  195    0607145A               APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT            10,547            10,000             20,547
         .....................  Apache future development                             [10,000]
                                 program increase.
  196    0607148A               AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE                54,167                               54,167
                                 TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR
                                 SYSTEM.
  197    0607150A               INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT..             4,345                                4,345
  198    0607312A               ARMY OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS             19,000                               19,000
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  199    0607313A               ELECTRONIC WARFARE                    6,389                                6,389
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  200    0607315A               ENDURING TURBINE ENGINES              2,411                                2,411
                                 AND POWER SYSTEMS.
  201    0607665A               FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS.....               797                                  797
  202    0607865A               PATRIOT PRODUCT                     177,197                              177,197
                                 IMPROVEMENT.
  203    0203728A               JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP                 42,177                               42,177
                                 OPERATION COORDINATION
                                 SYSTEM (JADOCS).
  204    0203735A               COMBAT VEHICLE                      146,635                              146,635
                                 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
  205    0203743A               155MM SELF-PROPELLED                122,902                              122,902
                                 HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS.
  207    0203752A               AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT               146                                  146
                                 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
  208    0203758A               DIGITIZATION.............             1,515                                1,515
  209    0203801A               MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE                   4,520                                4,520
                                 PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
                                 PROGRAM.
  210    0203802A               OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT                10,044                               10,044
                                 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
  211    0205412A               ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY                   281                                  281
                                 TECHNOLOGY--OPERATIONAL
                                 SYSTEM DEV.
  212    0205778A               GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH               75,952                               75,952
                                 ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS).
  213    0208053A               JOINT TACTICAL GROUND                   203                                  203
                                 SYSTEM.
  216    0303028A               SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE               301                                  301
                                 ACTIVITIES.
  217    0303140A               INFORMATION SYSTEMS                  15,323                               15,323
                                 SECURITY PROGRAM.
  218    0303141A               GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT                13,082                               13,082
                                 SYSTEM.
  219    0303142A               SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT            26,838                               26,838
                                 (SPACE).
  222    0305179A               INTEGRATED BROADCAST                  9,456                                9,456
                                 SERVICE (IBS).
  225    0305219A               MQ-1C GRAY EAGLE UAS.....             6,629                                6,629
  227    0708045A               END ITEM INDUSTRIAL                  75,317                               75,317
                                 PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES.
 9999    9999999999             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS......             8,786                                8,786
         .....................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL              1,105,748            30,000          1,135,748
                                 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................
         .....................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
                                 TECHNOLOGY PILOT
                                 PROGRAMS
  228    0608041A               DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE            83,570                               83,570
                                 PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND                83,570                 0             83,570
                                 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
                                 PROGRAMS.
         .....................
         .....................  TOTAL RESEARCH,                  15,775,381           144,500         15,919,881
                                 DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
                                 EVAL, ARMY.
         .....................
         .....................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
                                 TEST & EVAL, NAVY
         .....................  BASIC RESEARCH
    1    0601103N               UNIVERSITY RESEARCH                  96,355                               96,355
                                 INITIATIVES.
    2    0601153N               DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES           540,908                              540,908
         .....................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH..           637,263                 0            637,263
         .....................
         .....................  APPLIED RESEARCH
    3    0602114N               POWER PROJECTION APPLIED             23,982                               23,982
                                 RESEARCH.
    4    0602123N               FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED            142,148                              142,148
                                 RESEARCH.
    5    0602131M               MARINE CORPS LANDING                 59,208                               59,208
                                 FORCE TECHNOLOGY.
    6    0602235N               COMMON PICTURE APPLIED               52,090                               52,090
                                 RESEARCH.
    7    0602236N               WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT               74,722             8,000             82,722
                                 APPLIED RESEARCH.
         .....................  Research on foreign                                    [8,000]
                                 malign influence
                                 operations.
    8    0602271N               ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS              92,473                               92,473
                                 APPLIED RESEARCH.
    9    0602435N               OCEAN WARFIGHTING                    80,806             7,000             87,806
                                 ENVIRONMENT APPLIED
                                 RESEARCH.
         .....................  Intelligent Autonomous                                 [7,000]
                                 Systems for Seabed
                                 Warfare.
   10    0602651M               JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS              7,419                                7,419
                                 APPLIED RESEARCH.
   11    0602747N               UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED             61,503                               61,503
                                 RESEARCH.
   12    0602750N               FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES           182,662                              182,662
                                 APPLIED RESEARCH.
   13    0602782N               MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY               30,435                               30,435
                                 WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH.
   14    0602792N               INNOVATIVE NAVAL                    133,828                              133,828
                                 PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED
                                 RESEARCH.
   15    0602861N               SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY               85,063                               85,063
                                 MANAGEMENT--ONR FIELD
                                 ACITIVITIES.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH         1,026,339            15,000          1,041,339
         .....................
         .....................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                 DEVELOPMENT
   16    0603123N               FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED            29,512                               29,512
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   17    0603271N               ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS               8,418                                8,418
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
   18    0603273N               SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR            112,329                              112,329
                                 NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
   19    0603640M               USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY            308,217            15,000            323,217
                                 DEMONSTRATION (ATD).
         .....................  Adaptive Future Force....                              [5,000]
         .....................  Hardware In the Loop                                   [5,000]
                                 capabilities.
         .....................  Next generation unmanned                               [5,000]
                                 aerial system
                                 distribution platform.
   20    0603651M               JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS             15,556                               15,556
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
   21    0603673N               FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES           264,700                              264,700
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   22    0603680N               MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY             61,843                               61,843
                                 PROGRAM.
   23    0603729N               WARFIGHTER PROTECTION                 5,100             4,000              9,100
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
         .....................  Balloon catheter                                       [4,000]
                                 hemorrhage control
                                 device.
   24    0603758N               NAVY WARFIGHTING                     75,898                               75,898
                                 EXPERIMENTS AND
                                 DEMONSTRATIONS.
   25    0603782N               MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY                2,048                                2,048
                                 WARFARE ADVANCED
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   26    0603801N               INNOVATIVE NAVAL                    132,931                              132,931
                                 PROTOTYPES (INP)
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED                 1,016,552            19,000          1,035,552
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................
         .....................  ADVANCED COMPONENT
                                 DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
   27    0603128N               UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM...           108,225                              108,225
   28    0603178N               LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE              117,400                              117,400
                                 VEHICLES (LUSV).
   29    0603207N               AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL                   40,653                               40,653
                                 APPLICATIONS.
   30    0603216N               AVIATION SURVIVABILITY...            20,874                               20,874
   31    0603239N               NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES             7,821                                7,821
   32    0603254N               ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT..            17,090                               17,090
   33    0603261N               TACTICAL AIRBORNE                     3,721                                3,721
                                 RECONNAISSANCE.
   34    0603382N               ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS               6,216                                6,216
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   35    0603502N               SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER            34,690                               34,690
                                 MINE COUNTERMEASURES.
   36    0603506N               SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO                    730                                  730
                                 DEFENSE.
   37    0603512N               CARRIER SYSTEMS                       6,095                                6,095
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   38    0603525N               PILOT FISH...............           916,208                              916,208
   39    0603527N               RETRACT LARCH............             7,545                                7,545
   40    0603536N               RETRACT JUNIPER..........           271,109                              271,109
   41    0603542N               RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL.....               811                                  811
   42    0603553N               SURFACE ASW..............             1,189                                1,189
   43    0603561N               ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM            88,415                               88,415
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   44    0603562N               SUBMARINE TACTICAL                   15,119                               15,119
                                 WARFARE SYSTEMS.
   45    0603563N               SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED                89,939                               89,939
                                 DESIGN.
   46    0603564N               SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN &           121,402                              121,402
                                 FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
   47    0603570N               ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER              319,656                              319,656
                                 SYSTEMS.
   48    0603573N               ADVANCED SURFACE                    133,911                              133,911
                                 MACHINERY SYSTEMS.
   49    0603576N               CHALK EAGLE..............           116,078                              116,078
   50    0603581N               LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP                 32,615                               32,615
                                 (LCS).
   51    0603582N               COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION            18,610                               18,610
   52    0603595N               OHIO REPLACEMENT.........           257,076             5,000            262,076
         .....................  Advanced composites for                                [5,000]
                                 wet submarine
                                 applications.
   53    0603596N               LCS MISSION MODULES......            31,464                               31,464
   54    0603597N               AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-               10,809                               10,809
                                 TEST (ATRT).
   55    0603599N               FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT......           112,972                              112,972
   56    0603609N               CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS...             9,030                                9,030
   57    0603635M               MARINE CORPS GROUND                 128,782                              128,782
                                 COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM.
   58    0603654N               JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE              44,766                               44,766
                                 ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.
   59    0603713N               OCEAN ENGINEERING                    10,751                               10,751
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
   60    0603721N               ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.            24,457                               24,457
   61    0603724N               NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM......            72,214                               72,214
   62    0603725N               FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT...            10,149                               10,149
   63    0603734N               CHALK CORAL..............           687,841                              687,841
   64    0603739N               NAVY LOGISTIC                         4,712                                4,712
                                 PRODUCTIVITY.
   65    0603746N               RETRACT MAPLE............           420,455                              420,455
   66    0603748N               LINK PLUMERIA............         2,100,474                            2,100,474
   67    0603751N               RETRACT ELM..............            88,036                               88,036
   68    0603764M               LINK EVERGREEN...........           547,005                              547,005
   69    0603790N               NATO RESEARCH AND                     6,265                                6,265
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   70    0603795N               LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY...             1,624                                1,624
   71    0603851M               JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS             31,058                               31,058
                                 TESTING.
   72    0603860N               JOINT PRECISION APPROACH             22,590                               22,590
                                 AND LANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/
                                 VAL.
   73    0603925N               DIRECTED ENERGY AND                  52,129                               52,129
                                 ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS.
   74    0604014N               F/A -18 INFRARED SEARCH              32,127                               32,127
                                 AND TRACK (IRST).
   75    0604027N               DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE...           181,001                              181,001
   76    0604028N               SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED           110,506                              110,506
                                 UNDERSEA VEHICLES.
   77    0604029N               UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE            71,156                               71,156
                                 CORE TECHNOLOGIES.
   78    0604030N               RAPID PROTOTYPING,                  214,100                              214,100
                                 EXPERIMENTATION AND
                                 DEMONSTRATION..
   79    0604031N               LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA               6,900                                6,900
                                 VEHICLES.
   80    0604112N               GERALD R. FORD CLASS                118,182                              118,182
                                 NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER
                                 (CVN 78--80).
   82    0604127N               SURFACE MINE                         16,127                               16,127
                                 COUNTERMEASURES.
   83    0604272N               TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL             34,684                               34,684
                                 INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES
                                 (TADIRCM).
   84    0604289M               NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS             5,991                                5,991
   85    0604292N               FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT                  2,100                                2,100
                                 (MARITIME STRIKE).
   86    0604320M               RAPID TECHNOLOGY                    131,763                              131,763
                                 CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE.
   87    0604454N               LX (R)...................            21,319                               21,319
   88    0604536N               ADVANCED UNDERSEA                   104,328                              104,328
                                 PROTOTYPING.
   89    0604636N               COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT            11,567                               11,567
                                 SYSTEMS (C-UAS).
   90    0604659N               PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS              5,976           190,000            195,976
                                 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
         .....................  Nuclear-armed sea-                                   [190,000]
                                 launched cruise missile.
   91    0604707N               SPACE AND ELECTRONIC                  9,993                                9,993
                                 WARFARE (SEW)
                                 ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
                                 SUPPORT.
   92    0604786N               OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE              237,655                              237,655
                                 WARFARE WEAPON
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   93    0605512N               MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE              85,800                               85,800
                                 VEHICLES (MUSVS)).
   94    0605513N               UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE            176,261                              176,261
                                 ENABLING CAPABILITIES.
   95    0605514M               GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP               36,383                               36,383
                                 MISSILE.
   96    0605516M               LONG RANGE FIRES.........            36,763                               36,763
   97    0605518N               CONVENTIONAL PROMPT                 901,064                              901,064
                                 STRIKE (CPS).
   98    0303354N               ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT--            10,167                               10,167
                                 MIP.
   99    0304240M               ADVANCED TACTICAL                       539                                  539
                                 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.
  100    0304270N               ELECTRONIC WARFARE                    1,250                                1,250
                                 DEVELOPMENT--MIP.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED                 9,734,483           195,000          9,929,483
                                 COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
                                 PROTOTYPES.
         .....................
         .....................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION
  101    0603208N               TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.            44,120                               44,120
  102    0604038N               MARITIME TARGETING CELL..            30,922                               30,922
  103    0604212M               OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT...           101,209                              101,209
  104    0604212N               OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT...             2,604                                2,604
  105    0604214M               AV-8B AIRCRAFT--ENG DEV..             8,263                                8,263
  106    0604215N               STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT....             4,039                                4,039
  107    0604216N               MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER             62,350                               62,350
                                 UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT.
  108    0604221N               P-3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM               771                                  771
  109    0604230N               WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM...           109,485                              109,485
  110    0604231N               COMMAND AND CONTROL                  87,457                               87,457
                                 SYSTEMS.
  111    0604234N               ADVANCED HAWKEYE.........           399,919                              399,919
  112    0604245M               H-1 UPGRADES.............            29,766                               29,766
  113    0604261N               ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS..            51,531                               51,531
  114    0604262N               V-22A....................           137,597                              137,597
  115    0604264N               AIR CREW SYSTEMS                     42,155                               42,155
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  116    0604269N               EA-18....................           172,507                              172,507
  117    0604270N               ELECTRONIC WARFARE                  171,384                              171,384
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  118    0604273M               EXECUTIVE HELO                       35,376                               35,376
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  119    0604274N               NEXT GENERATION JAMMER               40,477                               40,477
                                 (NGJ).
  120    0604280N               JOINT TACTICAL RADIO                451,397                              451,397
                                 SYSTEM--NAVY (JTRS-NAVY).
  121    0604282N               NEXT GENERATION JAMMER              250,577                              250,577
                                 (NGJ) INCREMENT II.
  122    0604307N               SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT            453,311                              453,311
                                 SYSTEM ENGINEERING.
  124    0604329N               SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)            52,211                               52,211
  125    0604366N               STANDARD MISSILE                    418,187                              418,187
                                 IMPROVEMENTS.
  126    0604373N               AIRBORNE MCM.............            11,368                               11,368
  127    0604378N               NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE                66,445                               66,445
                                 CONTROL--COUNTER AIR
                                 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
  128    0604419N               ADVANCED SENSORS                          0            13,000             13,000
                                 APPLICATION PROGRAM
                                 (ASAP).
         .....................  Program increase.........                             [13,000]
  129    0604501N               ADVANCED ABOVE WATER                115,396                              115,396
                                 SENSORS.
  130    0604503N               SSN-688 AND TRIDENT                  93,435                               93,435
                                 MODERNIZATION.
  131    0604504N               AIR CONTROL..............            42,656                               42,656
  132    0604512N               SHIPBOARD AVIATION                   10,442                               10,442
                                 SYSTEMS.
  133    0604518N               COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER            11,359                               11,359
                                 CONVERSION.
  134    0604522N               AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE              90,307                               90,307
                                 RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM.
  135    0604530N               ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR              10,658                               10,658
                                 (AAG).
  136    0604558N               NEW DESIGN SSN...........           234,356                              234,356
  137    0604562N               SUBMARINE TACTICAL                   71,516                               71,516
                                 WARFARE SYSTEM.
  138    0604567N               SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/                22,462                               22,462
                                 LIVE FIRE T&E.
  139    0604574N               NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER                4,279                                4,279
                                 RESOURCES.
  140    0604601N               MINE DEVELOPMENT.........           104,731                              104,731
  141    0604610N               LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO                 229,668                              229,668
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  142    0604654N               JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE               9,064                                9,064
                                 ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.
  143    0604657M               USMC GROUND COMBAT/                  62,329                               62,329
                                 SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS--
                                 ENG DEV.
  144    0604703N               PERSONNEL, TRAINING,                  9,319                                9,319
                                 SIMULATION, AND HUMAN
                                 FACTORS.
  145    0604727N               JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON                 1,964                                1,964
                                 SYSTEMS.
  146    0604755N               SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT           158,426                              158,426
                                 & CONTROL).
  147    0604756N               SHIP SELF DEFENSE                    47,492                               47,492
                                 (ENGAGE: HARD KILL).
  148    0604757N               SHIP SELF DEFENSE                   125,206                              125,206
                                 (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW).
  149    0604761N               INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING.            19,969                               19,969
  150    0604771N               MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT......             6,061                                6,061
  151    0604777N               NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM.....            45,262                               45,262
  154    0604850N               SSN(X)...................           361,582                              361,582
  155    0605013M               INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY               22,663                               22,663
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  156    0605013N               INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY              282,138                              282,138
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  157    0605024N               ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY                8,340                                8,340
                                 SUPPORT.
  158    0605180N               TACAMO MODERNIZATION.....           213,743                              213,743
  159    0605212M               CH-53K RDTE..............           222,288                              222,288
  160    0605215N               MISSION PLANNING.........            86,448                               86,448
  161    0605217N               COMMON AVIONICS..........            81,076                               81,076
  162    0605220N               SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR               1,343                                1,343
                                 (SSC).
  163    0605327N               T-AO 205 CLASS...........                71                                   71
  164    0605414N               UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION           220,404                              220,404
                                 (UCA).
  165    0605450M               JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND                     384                                  384
                                 MISSILE (JAGM).
  166    0605500N               MULTI-MISSION MARITIME               36,027                               36,027
                                 AIRCRAFT (MMA).
  167    0605504N               MULTI-MISSION MARITIME              132,449                              132,449
                                 (MMA) INCREMENT III.
  168    0605611M               MARINE CORPS ASSAULT                103,236                              103,236
                                 VEHICLES SYSTEM
                                 DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
  169    0605813M               JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL                  2,609                                2,609
                                 VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM
                                 DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
  170    0204202N               DDG-1000.................           231,778                              231,778
  171    0301377N               COUNTERING ADVANCED                  17,531                               17,531
                                 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
                                 (CACW).
  172    0304785N               ISR & INFO OPERATIONS....           174,271                              174,271
  173    0306250M               CYBER OPERATIONS                      2,068                                2,068
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM                   6,962,234            13,000          6,975,234
                                 DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
         .....................
         .....................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
  174    0604256N               THREAT SIMULATOR                     22,918                               22,918
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  175    0604258N               TARGET SYSTEMS                       18,623                               18,623
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  176    0604759N               MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.....            74,221                               74,221
  177    0605152N               STUDIES AND ANALYSIS                  3,229                                3,229
                                 SUPPORT--NAVY.
  178    0605154N               CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES            45,672                               45,672
  180    0605804N               TECHNICAL INFORMATION                 1,000                                1,000
                                 SERVICES.
  181    0605853N               MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL &             124,328                              124,328
                                 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
  182    0605856N               STRATEGIC TECHNICAL                   4,053                                4,053
                                 SUPPORT.
  183    0605863N               RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT             203,447                              203,447
                                 SUPPORT.
  184    0605864N               TEST AND EVALUATION                 481,975             3,000            484,975
                                 SUPPORT.
         .....................  Atlantic Undersea Test                                 [3,000]
                                 and Evaluation Center
                                 improvements.
  185    0605865N               OPERATIONAL TEST AND                 29,399                               29,399
                                 EVALUATION CAPABILITY.
  186    0605866N               NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC            27,504                               27,504
                                 WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT.
  187    0605867N               SEW SURVEILLANCE/                     9,183                                9,183
                                 RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT.
  188    0605873M               MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE            34,976                               34,976
                                 SUPPORT.
  189    0605898N               MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D.......            41,331                               41,331
  190    0606355N               WARFARE INNOVATION                   37,340                               37,340
                                 MANAGEMENT.
  191    0305327N               INSIDER THREAT...........             2,246                                2,246
  192    0902498N               MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS               2,168                                2,168
                                 (DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT
                                 ACTIVITIES).
         .....................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT               1,163,613             3,000          1,166,613
                                 SUPPORT.
         .....................
         .....................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
                                 DEVELOPMENT
  196    0604840M               F-35 C2D2................           544,625                              544,625
  197    0604840N               F-35 C2D2................           543,834                              543,834
  198    0605520M               MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE             99,860                               99,860
                                 WEAPONS SYSTEMS.
  199    0607658N               COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT              153,440                              153,440
                                 CAPABILITY (CEC).
  200    0101221N               STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS             321,648            10,000            331,648
                                 SYSTEM SUPPORT.
         .....................  Fleet Ballistic Missile                               [10,000]
                                 Strategic Weapon System.
  201    0101224N               SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY             62,694                               62,694
                                 PROGRAM.
  202    0101226N               SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC                   92,869                               92,869
                                 WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.
  203    0101402N               NAVY STRATEGIC                       51,919                               51,919
                                 COMMUNICATIONS.
  204    0204136N               F/A-18 SQUADRONS.........           333,783                              333,783
  205    0204228N               SURFACE SUPPORT..........             8,619                                8,619
  206    0204229N               TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK               122,834                              122,834
                                 MISSION PLANNING CENTER
                                 (TMPC).
  207    0204311N               INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE              76,279                               76,279
                                 SYSTEM.
  208    0204313N               SHIP-TOWED ARRAY                      1,103                                1,103
                                 SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.
  209    0204413N               AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL                   1,991                                1,991
                                 SUPPORT UNITS
                                 (DISPLACEMENT CRAFT).
  210    0204460M               GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED             92,674                               92,674
                                 RADAR (G/ATOR).
  211    0204571N               CONSOLIDATED TRAINING               115,894                              115,894
                                 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
  212    0204575N               ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW)              61,677                               61,677
                                 READINESS SUPPORT.
  213    0205601N               ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE               59,555                               59,555
                                 IMPROVEMENT.
  214    0205620N               SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM            29,973                               29,973
                                 INTEGRATION.
  215    0205632N               MK-48 ADCAP..............           213,165                              213,165
  216    0205633N               AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS....           143,277                              143,277
  217    0205675N               OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER           152,546                              152,546
                                 SYSTEMS.
  218    0206313M               MARINE CORPS                        192,625                              192,625
                                 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
  219    0206335M               COMMON AVIATION COMMAND              12,565                               12,565
                                 AND CONTROL SYSTEM
                                 (CAC2S).
  220    0206623M               MARINE CORPS GROUND                  83,900                               83,900
                                 COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS
                                 SYSTEMS.
  221    0206624M               MARINE CORPS COMBAT                  27,794                               27,794
                                 SERVICES SUPPORT.
  222    0206625M               USMC INTELLIGENCE/                   47,762                               47,762
                                 ELECTRONIC WARFARE
                                 SYSTEMS (MIP).
  223    0206629M               AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT                      373                                  373
                                 VEHICLE.
  224    0207161N               TACTICAL AIM MISSILES....            36,439                               36,439
  225    0207163N               ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-           29,198                               29,198
                                 TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM).
  226    0208043N               PLANNING AND DECISION AID             3,565                                3,565
                                 SYSTEM (PDAS).
  230    0303138N               AFLOAT NETWORKS..........            49,995                               49,995
  231    0303140N               INFORMATION SYSTEMS                  33,390                               33,390
                                 SECURITY PROGRAM.
  232    0305192N               MILITARY INTELLIGENCE                 7,304                                7,304
                                 PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES.
  233    0305204N               TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL             11,235                               11,235
                                 VEHICLES.
  234    0305205N               UAS INTEGRATION AND                  16,409                               16,409
                                 INTEROPERABILITY.
  235    0305208M               DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/           51,192                               51,192
                                 SURFACE SYSTEMS.
  236    0305220N               MQ-4C TRITON.............            12,094                               12,094
  237    0305231N               MQ-8 UAV.................            29,700                               29,700
  238    0305232M               RQ-11 UAV................             2,107                                2,107
  239    0305234N               SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL              2,999                                2,999
                                 UAS (STUASL0).
  240    0305241N               MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR            49,460                               49,460
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  241    0305242M               UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS              13,005                               13,005
                                 (UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP).
  242    0305251N               CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS                 2,000                                2,000
                                 FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT.
  243    0305421N               RQ-4 MODERNIZATION.......           300,378                              300,378
  244    0307577N               INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA               788                                  788
                                 (IMD).
  245    0308601N               MODELING AND SIMULATION              10,994                               10,994
                                 SUPPORT.
  246    0702207N               DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-              23,248                               23,248
                                 IF).
  247    0708730N               MARITIME TECHNOLOGY                   3,284                                3,284
                                 (MARITECH).
 9999    9999999999             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS......         2,021,376                            2,021,376
         .....................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL              6,359,438            10,000          6,369,438
                                 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................
         .....................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
                                 TECHNOLOGY PILOT
                                 PROGRAMS
  249    0608013N               RISK MANAGEMENT                      11,748                               11,748
                                 INFORMATION--SOFTWARE
                                 PILOT PROGRAM.
  250    0608231N               MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND            10,555                               10,555
                                 AND CONTROL (MTC2)--
                                 SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND                22,303                 0             22,303
                                 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
                                 PROGRAMS.
         .....................
         .....................  TOTAL RESEARCH,                  26,922,225           255,000         27,177,225
                                 DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
                                 EVAL, NAVY.
         .....................
         .....................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
                                 TEST & EVAL, AF
         .....................  BASIC RESEARCH
    1    0601102F               DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES           401,486                              401,486
    2    0601103F               UNIVERSITY RESEARCH                 182,372                              182,372
                                 INITIATIVES.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH..           583,858                 0            583,858
         .....................
         .....................  APPLIED RESEARCH
    3    0602020F               FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES               90,713                               90,713
                                 APPLIED RESEARCH.
    4    0602022F               UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED                 8,018                                8,018
                                 RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)--
                                 TACTICAL AUTONOMY.
    5    0602102F               MATERIALS................           142,325             9,000            151,325
         .....................  Advanced materials                                     [9,000]
                                 science for
                                 manufacturing research.
    6    0602201F               AEROSPACE VEHICLE                   161,268                              161,268
                                 TECHNOLOGIES.
    7    0602202F               HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS                 146,921                              146,921
                                 APPLIED RESEARCH.
    8    0602203F               AEROSPACE PROPULSION.....           184,867                              184,867
    9    0602204F               AEROSPACE SENSORS........           216,269                              216,269
   11    0602298F               SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY               10,303                               10,303
                                 MANAGEMENT-- MAJOR
                                 HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.
   12    0602602F               CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS...           160,599                              160,599
   13    0602605F               DIRECTED ENERGY                     129,961           -11,509            118,452
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                            [-11,509]
                                 of funds to 6601SF.
   14    0602788F               DOMINANT INFORMATION                182,076            38,000            220,076
                                 SCIENCES AND METHODS.
         .....................  Distributed quantum                                    [5,000]
                                 information sciences
                                 networking testbed.
         .....................  Future Flag                                           [15,000]
                                 experimentation testbed.
         .....................  Ion trapped quantum                                    [8,000]
                                 information sciences
                                 computer.
         .....................  Multi-domain radio                                     [5,000]
                                 frequency spectrum
                                 testing environment.
         .....................  Secure interference-                                   [5,000]
                                 avoiding connectivity of
                                 autonomous artificially
                                 intelligent machines.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH         1,433,320            35,491          1,468,811
         .....................
         .....................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                 DEVELOPMENT
   15    0603032F               FUTURE AF INTEGRATED                255,855           -42,200            213,655
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEMOS.
         .....................  Program reduction........                            [-42,200]
   16    0603112F               ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR               30,372                               30,372
                                 WEAPON SYSTEMS.
   17    0603199F               SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND              10,478                               10,478
                                 TECHNOLOGY (S&T).
   18    0603203F               ADVANCED AEROSPACE                   48,046                               48,046
                                 SENSORS.
   19    0603211F               AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/            51,896            10,000             61,896
                                 DEMO.
         .....................  Semiautonomous adversary                              [10,000]
                                 air platform.
   20    0603216F               AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND             56,789                               56,789
                                 POWER TECHNOLOGY.
   21    0603270F               ELECTRONIC COMBAT                    32,510                               32,510
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   22    0603273F               SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR             70,321                               70,321
                                 NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
   23    0603444F               MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE                   2                                    2
                                 SYSTEM (MSSS).
   24    0603456F               HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS                  15,593                               15,593
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   25    0603601F               CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS                132,311                              132,311
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   26    0603605F               ADVANCED WEAPONS                    102,997                              102,997
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   27    0603680F               MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY             44,422             5,000             49,422
                                 PROGRAM.
         .....................  Additive manufacturing                                 [5,000]
                                 for aerospace parts.
   28    0603788F               BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE                37,779                               37,779
                                 DEVELOPMENT AND
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
   29    0207412F               CONTROL AND REPORTING                 2,005                                2,005
                                 CENTER (CRC).
         .....................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED                   891,376           -27,200            864,176
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................
         .....................  ADVANCED COMPONENT
                                 DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
   30    0603036F               MODULAR ADVANCED MISSILE.           105,238                              105,238
   31    0603260F               INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED                 6,237                                6,237
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   32    0603742F               COMBAT IDENTIFICATION                21,298                               21,298
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   33    0603790F               NATO RESEARCH AND                     2,208                                2,208
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   34    0603851F               INTERCONTINENTAL                     45,319            30,000             75,319
                                 BALLISTIC MISSILE--DEM/
                                 VAL.
         .....................  Enhanced ICBM guidance                                [30,000]
                                 capability and testing.
   35    0604001F               NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS....            10,011                               10,011
   37    0604003F               ADVANCED BATTLE                     500,575                              500,575
                                 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ABMS).
   38    0604004F               ADVANCED ENGINE                     595,352                              595,352
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   39    0604005F               NC3 COMMERCIAL                       78,799                               78,799
                                 DEVELOPMENT &
                                 PROTOTYPING.
   40    0604006F               DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE                 2,620            -2,620
                                 TECH ARCHITECTURE.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                             [-2,620]
                                 of funds to 64858F.
   41    0604007F               E-7......................           681,039                              681,039
   42    0604009F               AFWERX PRIME.............            83,336                               83,336
   43    0604015F               LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER         2,984,143                            2,984,143
   44    0604025F               RAPID DEFENSE                       154,300                              154,300
                                 EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE
                                 (RDER).
   45    0604032F               DIRECTED ENERGY                       1,246                                1,246
                                 PROTOTYPING.
   46    0604033F               HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING..           150,340          -150,340
         .....................  Air-Launched Rapid                                  [-150,340]
                                 Response Weapon
                                 reduction.
   47    0604183F               HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING--           381,528                              381,528
                                 HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE
                                 MISSILE (HACM).
   48    0604201F               PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND            18,041                               18,041
                                 IMPROVEMENTS.
   49    0604257F               ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND              27,650                               27,650
                                 SENSORS.
   50    0604288F               SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE                 888,829                              888,829
                                 OPERATIONS CENTER (SAOC).
   51    0604317F               TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER......            26,638                               26,638
   52    0604327F               HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED               19,266                               19,266
                                 TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM
                                 (HDBTDS) PROGRAM.
   53    0604414F               CYBER RESILIENCY OF                  37,121                               37,121
                                 WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS.
   55    0604668F               JOINT TRANSPORTATION                 37,026                               37,026
                                 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS).
   56    0604776F               DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION            31,833                               31,833
                                 ENTERPRISE R&D.
   57    0604858F               TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM..           210,806            24,670            235,476
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                             [17,550]
                                 of funds from OMAF SAG
                                 11R.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                              [4,500]
                                 of funds from OMAF SAG
                                 11Z.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                              [2,620]
                                 of funds from RDAF
                                 64006F.
   58    0604860F               OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND               46,305                               46,305
                                 INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.
   59    0605164F               AIR REFUELING CAPABILITY             19,400                               19,400
                                 MODERNIZATION.
   61    0207110F               NEXT GENERATION AIR               2,326,128                            2,326,128
                                 DOMINANCE.
   62    0207179F               AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE            118,826           -17,813            101,013
                                 PLATFORMS.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                            [-17,813]
                                 of funds.
   63    0207420F               COMBAT IDENTIFICATION....             1,902                                1,902
   64    0207455F               THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-              19,763                               19,763
                                 RANGE RADAR (3DELRR).
   65    0207522F               AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE                  78,867                               78,867
                                 SYSTEMS (ABADS).
   66    0208030F               WAR RESERVE MATERIEL--                8,175                                8,175
                                 AMMUNITION.
   68    0305236F               COMMON DATA LINK                     25,157                               25,157
                                 EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA).
   69    0305601F               MISSION PARTNER                      17,727                               17,727
                                 ENVIRONMENTS.
   72    0708051F               RAPID SUSTAINMENT                    43,431                               43,431
                                 MODERNIZATION (RSM).
   73    0808737F               INTEGRATED PRIMARY                    9,364                                9,364
                                 PREVENTION.
   74    0901410F               CONTRACTING INFORMATION              28,294                               28,294
                                 TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM.
   75    1206415F               U.S. SPACE COMMAND                   14,892                               14,892
                                 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
                                 SUPPORT.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED                 9,859,030          -116,103          9,742,927
                                 COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
                                 PROTOTYPES.
         .....................
         .....................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION
   76    0604200F               FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON                9,757                                9,757
                                 ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS.
   77    0604201F               PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND           163,156                              163,156
                                 IMPROVEMENTS.
   78    0604222F               NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT..            45,884                               45,884
   79    0604270F               ELECTRONIC WARFARE                   13,804                               13,804
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   80    0604281F               TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS               74,023             5,000             79,023
                                 ENTERPRISE.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                              [5,000]
                                 of funds.
   81    0604287F               PHYSICAL SECURITY                    10,605                               10,605
                                 EQUIPMENT.
   82    0604602F               ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE                     5,918                                5,918
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   83    0604604F               SUBMUNITIONS.............             3,345                                3,345
   84    0604617F               AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT.....            21,967                               21,967
   85    0604706F               LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS.....            39,301                               39,301
   86    0604735F               COMBAT TRAINING RANGES...           152,569                              152,569
   87    0604932F               LONG RANGE STANDOFF                 911,406           -20,000            891,406
                                 WEAPON.
         .....................  DAF realignment of funds.                            [-20,000]
   88    0604933F               ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION..            71,732                               71,732
   89    0605030F               JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK                2,256                                2,256
                                 CENTER (JTNC).
   90    0605031F               JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK                  452                                  452
                                 (JTN).
   91    0605056F               OPEN ARCHITECTURE                    36,582                               36,582
                                 MANAGEMENT.
   92    0605057F               NEXT GENERATION AIR-                  7,928                                7,928
                                 REFUELING SYSTEM.
   93    0605223F               ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING..            77,252                               77,252
   94    0605229F               HH-60W...................            48,268                               48,268
   95    0605238F               GROUND BASED STRATEGIC            3,746,935            -7,650          3,739,285
                                 DETERRENT EMD.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                             [-7,650]
                                 of funds.
   96    0207171F               F-15 EPAWSS..............            13,982                               13,982
   97    0207279F               ISOLATED PERSONNEL                   56,225                               56,225
                                 SURVIVABILITY AND
                                 RECOVERY.
   98    0207328F               STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON...           298,585                              298,585
   99    0207701F               FULL COMBAT MISSION                   7,597                                7,597
                                 TRAINING.
  100    0208036F               MEDICAL C-CBRNE PROGRAMS.             2,006                                2,006
  102    0305205F               ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL            30,000                               30,000
                                 VEHICLES.
  103    0401221F               KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS..           124,662                              124,662
  104    0401319F               VC-25B...................           490,701           -20,000            470,701
         .....................  5G interference                                       [30,000]
                                 mitigation for critical
                                 aircraft navigation and
                                 sensor systems on the
                                 Presidential Aircraft
                                 Fleet.
         .....................  Program reduction........                            [-50,000]
  105    0701212F               AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS...            12,911                               12,911
  106    0804772F               TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS....             1,922                                1,922
         .....................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM                   6,481,731           -42,650          6,439,081
                                 DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
         .....................
         .....................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
  107    0604256F               THREAT SIMULATOR                     16,626                               16,626
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  108    0604759F               MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.....            31,143                               31,143
  109    0605101F               RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE...            38,398                               38,398
  110    0605502F               SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION             1,466                                1,466
                                 RESEARCH.
  111    0605712F               INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST             13,736                               13,736
                                 & EVALUATION.
  112    0605807F               TEST AND EVALUATION                 913,213            32,813            946,026
                                 SUPPORT.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                             [32,813]
                                 of funds.
  113    0605827F               ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG           317,901                              317,901
                                 & COMBAT SYS.
  114    0605828F               ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL               541,677                              541,677
                                 REACH.
  115    0605829F               ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER,               551,213           -14,700            536,513
                                 NETWORK, & BUS SYS.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                            [-14,700]
                                 of funds.
  117    0605831F               ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY           243,780            30,000            273,780
                                 INTEGRATION.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                             [30,000]
                                 of funds.
  118    0605832F               ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED             109,030           -32,000             77,030
                                 PRGM TECHNOLOGY.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                            [-32,000]
                                 of funds.
  119    0605833F               ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR              336,788                              336,788
                                 SYSTEMS.
  120    0605898F               MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D.......             5,005             1,700              6,705
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                              [1,700]
                                 of funds.
  121    0605976F               FACILITIES RESTORATION               87,889                               87,889
                                 AND MODERNIZATION--TEST
                                 AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.
  122    0605978F               FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT--             35,065                               35,065
                                 TEST AND EVALUATION
                                 SUPPORT.
  123    0606017F               REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND            89,956                               89,956
                                 MATURATION.
  124    0606398F               MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E.......             7,453                                7,453
  126    0303255F               COMMAND, CONTROL,                    20,871            20,000             40,871
                                 COMMUNICATION, AND
                                 COMPUTERS (C4)--STRATCOM.
         .....................  NC3 network sensor                                    [10,000]
                                 demonstration.
         .....................  NC3 Rapid Engineering                                 [10,000]
                                 Architecture
                                 Collaboration Hub
                                 (REACH).
  127    0308602F               ENTEPRISE INFORMATION               100,357                              100,357
                                 SERVICES (EIS).
  128    0702806F               ACQUISITION AND                      20,478                               20,478
                                 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.
  129    0804731F               GENERAL SKILL TRAINING...               796             6,000              6,796
         .....................  Security Work Readiness                                [6,000]
                                 for Duty.
  132    1001004F               INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.             3,917                                3,917
         .....................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT               3,486,758            43,813          3,530,571
                                 SUPPORT.
         .....................
         .....................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
                                 DEVELOPMENT
  134    0604233F               SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE            41,464                               41,464
                                 FLIGHT TRAINING.
  135    0604283F               BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL               40,000                               40,000
                                 SENSOR DEVELOPMENT.
  136    0604445F               WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE...             8,018                                8,018
  137    0604617F               AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT.....             5,645                                5,645
  139    0604840F               F-35 C2D2................         1,275,268            -5,000          1,270,268
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                             [-5,000]
                                 of funds.
  140    0605018F               AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL              40,203                               40,203
                                 AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS).
  141    0605024F               ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY               49,613                               49,613
                                 EXECUTIVE AGENCY.
  142    0605117F               FOREIGN MATERIEL                     93,881                               93,881
                                 ACQUISITION AND
                                 EXPLOITATION.
  143    0605278F               HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E....            36,536                               36,536
  144    0606018F               NC3 INTEGRATION..........            22,910                               22,910
  145    0101113F               B-52 SQUADRONS...........           950,815            14,017            964,832
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                             [14,017]
                                 of funds.
  146    0101122F               AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE                     290                                  290
                                 MISSILE (ALCM).
  147    0101126F               B-1B SQUADRONS...........            12,619                               12,619
  148    0101127F               B-2 SQUADRONS............            87,623                               87,623
  149    0101213F               MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS......            33,237                               33,237
  150    0101316F               WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC            24,653                               24,653
                                 COMMUNICATIONS.
  151    0101318F               SERVICE SUPPORT TO                    7,562                                7,562
                                 STRATCOM--GLOBAL STRIKE.
  153    0101328F               ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES....           475,415                              475,415
  155    0102110F               MH-139A..................            25,737                               25,737
  156    0102326F               REGION/SECTOR OPERATION                 831                                  831
                                 CONTROL CENTER
                                 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
  157    0102412F               NORTH WARNING SYSTEM                    102                                  102
                                 (NWS).
  158    0102417F               OVER-THE-HORIZON                    428,754                              428,754
                                 BACKSCATTER RADAR.
  159    0202834F               VEHICLES AND SUPPORT                 15,498             4,000             19,498
                                 EQUIPMENT--GENERAL.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                              [4,000]
                                 of funds.
  160    0205219F               MQ-9 UAV.................            81,123                               81,123
  161    0205671F               JOINT COUNTER RCIED                   2,303                                2,303
                                 ELECTRONIC WARFARE.
  162    0207040F               MULTI-PLATFORM ELECTRONIC             7,312                                7,312
                                 WARFARE EQUIPMENT.
  164    0207133F               F-16 SQUADRONS...........            98,633                               98,633
  165    0207134F               F-15E SQUADRONS..........            50,965                               50,965
  166    0207136F               MANNED DESTRUCTIVE                   16,543                               16,543
                                 SUPPRESSION.
  167    0207138F               F-22A SQUADRONS..........           725,889                              725,889
  168    0207142F               F-35 SQUADRONS...........            97,231                               97,231
  169    0207146F               F-15EX...................           100,006                              100,006
  170    0207161F               TACTICAL AIM MISSILES....            41,958                               41,958
  171    0207163F               ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-           53,679                               53,679
                                 TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM).
  172    0207227F               COMBAT RESCUE--PARARESCUE               726                                  726
  173    0207238F               E-11A....................            64,888                               64,888
  174    0207247F               AF TENCAP................            25,749                               25,749
  175    0207249F               PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS             11,872                               11,872
                                 PROCUREMENT.
  176    0207253F               COMPASS CALL.............            66,932                               66,932
  177    0207268F               AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT            55,223                               55,223
                                 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
  178    0207325F               JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE                132,937                              132,937
                                 STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM).
  179    0207327F               SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)            37,518                               37,518
  180    0207410F               AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS               72,059                               72,059
                                 CENTER (AOC).
  181    0207412F               CONTROL AND REPORTING                17,498                               17,498
                                 CENTER (CRC).
  183    0207418F               AFSPECWAR--TACP..........             2,106                                2,106
  185    0207431F               COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE              72,010                               72,010
                                 SYSTEM ACTIVITIES.
  186    0207438F               THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT             6,467                                6,467
                                 (TBM) C4I.
  187    0207439F               ELECTRONIC WARFARE                   10,388                               10,388
                                 INTEGRATED REPROGRAMMING
                                 (EWIR).
  188    0207444F               TACTICAL AIR CONTROL                 10,060                               10,060
                                 PARTY-MOD.
  189    0207452F               DCAPES...................             8,233                                8,233
  190    0207521F               AIR FORCE CALIBRATION                 2,172                                2,172
                                 PROGRAMS.
  192    0207573F               NATIONAL TECHNICAL                    2,049                                2,049
                                 NUCLEAR FORENSICS.
  193    0207590F               SEEK EAGLE...............            33,478                               33,478
  195    0207605F               WARGAMING AND SIMULATION             11,894                               11,894
                                 CENTERS.
  197    0207697F               DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND              3,811                                3,811
                                 EXERCISES.
  198    0208006F               MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS.            96,272                               96,272
  199    0208007F               TACTICAL DECEPTION.......            26,533                               26,533
  201    0208087F               DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE            50,122                               50,122
                                 OPERATIONS.
  202    0208088F               AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE             113,064                              113,064
                                 OPERATIONS.
  208    0208288F               INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS..               967                                  967
  209    0301025F               GEOBASE..................             1,514                                1,514
  211    0301113F               CYBER SECURITY                        8,476                                8,476
                                 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT.
  218    0301401F               AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-                  2,890               500              3,390
                                 TRADITIONAL ISR
                                 BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.
         .....................  Military Cyber                                           [500]
                                 Cooperation Activities
                                 with the Kingdom of
                                 Jordan.
  219    0302015F               E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE               39,868                               39,868
                                 OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC).
  220    0303004F               EIT CONNECT..............            32,900                               32,900
  221    0303089F               CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS                 4,881                                4,881
                                 SYSTEMS.
  222    0303131F               MINIMUM ESSENTIAL                    33,567                               33,567
                                 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
                                 NETWORK (MEECN).
  223    0303133F               HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO                 40,000                               40,000
                                 SYSTEMS.
  224    0303140F               INFORMATION SYSTEMS                  95,523                               95,523
                                 SECURITY PROGRAM.
  226    0303248F               ALL DOMAIN COMMON                    71,296                               71,296
                                 PLATFORM.
  227    0303260F               JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION              4,682                                4,682
                                 INITIATIVE.
  228    0304100F               STRATEGIC MISSION                    64,944                               64,944
                                 PLANNING & EXECUTION
                                 SYSTEM (SMPES).
  230    0304260F               AIRBORNE SIGINT                     108,947                              108,947
                                 ENTERPRISE.
  231    0304310F               COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC                   4,635                                4,635
                                 ANALYSIS.
  234    0305015F               C2 AIR OPERATIONS SUITE--            13,751                               13,751
                                 C2 INFO SERVICES.
  235    0305020F               CCMD INTELLIGENCE                     1,660                                1,660
                                 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
  236    0305022F               ISR MODERNIZATION &                  18,680                               18,680
                                 AUTOMATION DVMT (IMAD).
  237    0305099F               GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC                    5,031                                5,031
                                 MANAGEMENT (GATM).
  238    0305103F               CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE               301                                  301
  239    0305111F               WEATHER SERVICE..........            26,329             9,000             35,329
         .....................  Weather service data                                   [9,000]
                                 migration.
  240    0305114F               AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL,                  8,751                                8,751
                                 APPROACH, AND LANDING
                                 SYSTEM (ATCALS).
  241    0305116F               AERIAL TARGETS...........             6,915                                6,915
  244    0305128F               SECURITY AND                            352                                  352
                                 INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES.
  245    0305146F               DEFENSE JOINT                         6,930                                6,930
                                 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
                                 ACTIVITIES.
  246    0305179F               INTEGRATED BROADCAST                 21,588                               21,588
                                 SERVICE (IBS).
  247    0305202F               DRAGON U-2...............            16,842                               16,842
  248    0305206F               AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE              43,158                               43,158
                                 SYSTEMS.
  249    0305207F               MANNED RECONNAISSANCE                14,330                               14,330
                                 SYSTEMS.
  250    0305208F               DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/           88,854                               88,854
                                 SURFACE SYSTEMS.
  251    0305220F               RQ-4 UAV.................             1,242                                1,242
  252    0305221F               NETWORK-CENTRIC                      12,496                               12,496
                                 COLLABORATIVE TARGETING.
  253    0305238F               NATO AGS.................                 2                                    2
  254    0305240F               SUPPORT TO DCGS                      31,589                               31,589
                                 ENTERPRISE.
  255    0305600F               INTERNATIONAL                        15,322                               15,322
                                 INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY
                                 AND ARCHITECTURES.
  256    0305881F               RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION..             8,830                                8,830
  257    0305984F               PERSONNEL RECOVERY                    2,764                                2,764
                                 COMMAND & CTRL (PRC2).
  258    0307577F               INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA             7,090                                7,090
                                 (IMD).
  259    0401115F               C-130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON...             5,427                                5,427
  260    0401119F               C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS                29,502                               29,502
                                 (IF).
  261    0401130F               C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF).......             2,753                                2,753
  262    0401132F               C-130J PROGRAM...........            19,100                               19,100
  263    0401134F               LARGE AIRCRAFT IR                     5,982                                5,982
                                 COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM).
  264    0401218F               KC-135S..................            51,105                               51,105
  265    0401318F               CV-22....................            18,127                               18,127
  266    0408011F               SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT              9,198                                9,198
                                 CONTROL.
  268    0708610F               LOGISTICS INFORMATION                17,520                               17,520
                                 TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT).
  269    0801380F               AF LVC OPERATIONAL                   25,144                               25,144
                                 TRAINING (LVC-OT).
  270    0804743F               OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING....             2,265                                2,265
  272    0901202F               JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY              2,266                                2,266
                                 AGENCY.
  273    0901218F               CIVILIAN COMPENSATION                 4,006                                4,006
                                 PROGRAM.
  274    0901220F               PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION.             3,078                                3,078
  275    0901226F               AIR FORCE STUDIES AND                 5,309                                5,309
                                 ANALYSIS AGENCY.
  276    0901538F               FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT                  4,279                                4,279
                                 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  277    0901554F               DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG            45,925                               45,925
                                 AND MGT SYS (DEAMS).
  278    1202140F               SERVICE SUPPORT TO                    9,778                                9,778
                                 SPACECOM ACTIVITIES.
 9999    9999999999             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS......        16,814,245                           16,814,245
         .....................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL             23,829,283            22,517         23,851,800
                                 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................
         .....................  TOTAL RESEARCH,                  46,565,356           -84,132         46,481,224
                                 DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
                                 EVAL, AF.
         .....................
         .....................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
                                 TEST & EVAL, SF
         .....................  APPLIED RESEARCH
    4    1206601SF              SPACE TECHNOLOGY.........           206,196           144,467            350,663
         .....................  Advanced analog                                        [8,600]
                                 microelectronics.
         .....................  Advanced isotope power                                 [5,000]
                                 systems.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                             [84,397]
                                 of funds.
         .....................  Ground-based                                          [16,000]
                                 interferometry.
         .....................  Lunar surface-based                                    [5,000]
                                 domain awareness.
         .....................  Solar cruiser............                             [10,000]
         .....................  Space modeling,                                       [15,470]
                                 simulation, and analysis
                                 hub.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH           206,196           144,467            350,663
         .....................
         .....................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                 DEVELOPMENT
    5    1206310SF              SPACE SCIENCE AND                   472,493             5,000            477,493
                                 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................  Human performance                                      [5,000]
                                 optimization.
    6    1206616SF              SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY           110,033            48,000            158,033
                                 DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                             [40,000]
                                 of funds.
         .....................  Modular multi-mode                                     [8,000]
                                 propulsion system.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED                   582,526            53,000            635,526
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................
         .....................  ADVANCED COMPONENT
                                 DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
    7    0604002SF              SPACE FORCE WEATHER                     849                                  849
                                 SERVICES RESEARCH.
    8    1203010SF              SPACE FORCE IT, DATA                 61,723                               61,723
                                 ANALYTICS, DIGITAL
                                 SOLUTIONS.
    9    1203164SF              NAVSTAR GLOBAL                      353,807                              353,807
                                 POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER
                                 EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).
   10    1203622SF              SPACE WARFIGHTING                    95,541                               95,541
                                 ANALYSIS.
   11    1203710SF              EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS....            95,615            16,500            112,115
         .....................  Weather satellite risk                                [16,500]
                                 reduction.
   13    1206410SF              SPACE TECHNOLOGY                  2,081,307                            2,081,307
                                 DEVELOPMENT AND
                                 PROTOTYPING.
   16    1206427SF              SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE             145,948           -40,000            105,948
                                 TRANSITIONS (SSPT).
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                            [-40,000]
                                 of funds to 6616SF.
   17    1206438SF              SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.            58,374                               58,374
   18    1206458SF              TECH TRANSITION (SPACE)..           164,649            15,000            179,649
         .....................  Encouraging the                                       [15,000]
                                 establishment of the
                                 outernet.
   19    1206730SF              SPACE SECURITY AND                   59,784                               59,784
                                 DEFENSE PROGRAM.
   20    1206760SF              PROTECTED TACTICAL                   76,554                               76,554
                                 ENTERPRISE SERVICE
                                 (PTES).
   21    1206761SF              PROTECTED TACTICAL                  360,126                              360,126
                                 SERVICE (PTS).
   22    1206855SF              EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM            632,833                              632,833
                                 (ESS).
   23    1206857SF              SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES             12,036                               12,036
                                 OFFICE.
   24    1206862SF              TACTICALLY RESPONSE SPACE            30,000                               30,000
         .....................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED                 4,229,146            -8,500          4,220,646
                                 COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
                                 PROTOTYPES.
         .....................
         .....................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION
   25    1203269SF              GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS              308,999                              308,999
                                 IIIF).
   27    1206421SF              COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS.....            36,537                               36,537
   28    1206422SF              WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON.            79,727                               79,727
   29    1206425SF              SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS           372,827                              372,827
                                 SYSTEMS.
   30    1206431SF              ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM                4,068                                4,068
                                 (SPACE).
   31    1206432SF              POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE)..            73,757                               73,757
   32    1206433SF              WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM               49,445                               49,445
                                 (SPACE).
   33    1206440SF              NEXT-GEN OPIR--GROUND....           661,367                              661,367
   34    1206442SF              NEXT GENERATION OPIR.....           222,178                              222,178
   35    1206443SF              NEXT-GEN OPIR--GEO.......           719,731                              719,731
   36    1206444SF              NEXT-GEN OPIR--POLAR.....         1,013,478                            1,013,478
   37    1206445SF              COMMERCIAL SATCOM                    73,501                               73,501
                                 (COMSATCOM) INTEGRATION.
   38    1206446SF              RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING         1,266,437           252,785          1,519,222
                                 MISSILE TRACKING--LOW
                                 EARTH ORBIT (LEO).
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                            [252,785]
                                 of funds.
   39    1206447SF              RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING           538,208           252,784            790,992
                                 MISSILE TRACKING--MEDIUM
                                 EARTH ORBIT (MEO).
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                            [252,784]
                                 of funds.
   40    1206448SF              RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING           505,569          -505,569
                                 MISSILE TRACKING--
                                 INTEGRATED GROUND
                                 SEGMENT.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                           [-252,785]
                                 of funds to 6446SF.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                           [-252,784]
                                 of funds to 6447SF.
   41    1206853SF              NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE              82,188                               82,188
                                 LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)--
                                 EMD.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM                   6,008,017                 0          6,008,017
                                 DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
         .....................
         .....................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
   43    1203622SF              SPACE WARFIGHTING                     3,568                                3,568
                                 ANALYSIS.
   46    1206392SF              ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE &              258,969            17,531            276,500
                                 MISSILE SYSTEMS.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                             [17,531]
                                 of funds.
   47    1206398SF              SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS              13,694             1,359             15,053
                                 CENTER--MHA.
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                              [1,359]
                                 of funds.
   48    1206601SF              SPACE TECHNOLOGY.........            91,778           -91,778
         .....................  DAF requested realignment                            [-91,778]
                                 of funds.
   49    1206759SF              MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT--              146,797                              146,797
                                 SPACE.
   50    1206860SF              ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH                18,023                               18,023
                                 PROGRAM (SPACE).
   52    1206864SF              SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP).            30,192                               30,192
         .....................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT                 563,021           -72,888            490,133
                                 SUPPORT.
         .....................
         .....................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
                                 DEVELOPMENT
   55    1203001SF              FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS              91,369                               91,369
                                 TERMINALS (FAB-T).
   56    1203040SF              DCO-SPACE................            76,003                               76,003
   57    1203109SF              NARROWBAND SATELLITE                230,785                              230,785
                                 COMMUNICATIONS.
   58    1203110SF              SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK            86,465                               86,465
                                 (SPACE).
   59    1203154SF              LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS...           243,036                              243,036
   61    1203173SF              SPACE AND MISSILE TEST               22,039                               22,039
                                 AND EVALUATION CENTER.
   62    1203174SF              SPACE INNOVATION,                    41,483                               41,483
                                 INTEGRATION AND RAPID
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
   63    1203182SF              SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM               11,175                               11,175
                                 (SPACE).
   65    1203330SF              SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR....            28,730                               28,730
   67    1203873SF              BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE            20,752             8,000             28,752
                                 RADARS.
         .....................  Perimeter Acquisition                                  [8,000]
                                 Radar Attack
                                 Characterization System
                                 (PARCS) radar.
   68    1203906SF              NCMC--TW/AA SYSTEM.......            25,545                               25,545
   69    1203913SF              NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM               93,391                               93,391
                                 (SPACE).
   70    1203940SF              SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS           264,966                              264,966
                                 OPERATIONS.
   71    1206423SF              GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM           317,309                              317,309
                                 III--OPERATIONAL CONTROL
                                 SEGMENT.
   75    1206770SF              ENTERPRISE GROUND                   155,825                              155,825
                                 SERVICES.
   76    1208053SF              JOINT TACTICAL GROUND                14,568                               14,568
                                 SYSTEM.
 9999    9999999999             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS......         5,764,667           460,700          6,225,367
         .....................  Space Force realignment                              [270,000]
                                 of funds for classified
                                 program.
         .....................  Space Force Unfunded                                  [83,000]
                                 Priorities List
                                 Classified Program B.
         .....................  Space Force Unfunded                                  [53,000]
                                 Priorities List
                                 Classified Program C.
         .....................  Space Force Unfunded                                  [54,700]
                                 Priorities List
                                 Classified Program D.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL              7,488,108           468,700          7,956,808
                                 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................
         .....................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
                                 TECHNOLOGY PILOT
                                 PROGRAMS
   78    1208248SF              SPACE COMMAND & CONTROL--           122,326                              122,326
                                 SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND               122,326                 0            122,326
                                 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
                                 PROGRAMS.
         .....................
         .....................  TOTAL RESEARCH,                  19,199,340           584,779         19,784,119
                                 DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
                                 EVAL, SF.
         .....................
         .....................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
                                 TEST & EVAL, DW
         .....................  BASIC RESEARCH
    1    0601000BR              DTRA BASIC RESEARCH......            14,761                               14,761
    2    0601101E               DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES           311,531                              311,531
    3    0601108D8Z             HIGH ENERGY LASER                    16,329                               16,329
                                 RESEARCH INITIATIVES.
    4    0601110D8Z             BASIC RESEARCH                       71,783            25,000             96,783
                                 INITIATIVES.
         .....................  Defense Established                                   [25,000]
                                 Program to Stimulate
                                 Competitive Research
                                 (DEPSCoR).
    5    0601117E               BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL            50,430                               50,430
                                 RESEARCH SCIENCE.
    6    0601120D8Z             NATIONAL DEFENSE                    159,549            10,000            169,549
                                 EDUCATION PROGRAM.
         .....................  Enhanced civics education                             [10,000]
                                 program.
    7    0601228D8Z             HISTORICALLY BLACK                  100,467                              100,467
                                 COLLEGES AND
                                 UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY
                                 INSTITUTIONS.
    8    0601384BP              CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL              36,235                               36,235
                                 DEFENSE PROGRAM.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH..           761,085            35,000            796,085
         .....................
         .....................  APPLIED RESEARCH
    9    0602000D8Z             JOINT MUNITIONS                      19,157                               19,157
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   10    0602115E               BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY....           141,081                              141,081
   11    0602128D8Z             PROMOTION AND PROTECTION              3,219                                3,219
                                 STRATEGIES.
   12    0602230D8Z             DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY                   55,160                               55,160
                                 INNOVATION.
   13    0602234D8Z             LINCOLN LABORATORY                   46,858                               46,858
                                 RESEARCH PROGRAM.
   14    0602251D8Z             APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE             66,866                               66,866
                                 ADVANCEMENT OF S&T
                                 PRIORITIES.
   15    0602303E               INFORMATION &                       333,029                              333,029
                                 COMMUNICATIONS
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   17    0602384BP              CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL             240,610                              240,610
                                 DEFENSE PROGRAM.
   18    0602668D8Z             CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH..            17,437             3,000             20,437
         .....................  Semiconductor industry                                 [3,000]
                                 cybersecurity research.
   19    0602675D8Z             SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR                   4,718                                4,718
                                 ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY.
   20    0602702E               TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY......           234,549                              234,549
   21    0602715E               MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL            344,986                              344,986
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   22    0602716E               ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY...           572,662                              572,662
   23    0602718BR              COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS             208,870                              208,870
                                 DESTRUCTION APPLIED
                                 RESEARCH.
   24    0602751D8Z             SOFTWARE ENGINEERING                 11,168                               11,168
                                 INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED
                                 RESEARCH.
   25    0602890D8Z             HIGH ENERGY LASER                    48,804                               48,804
                                 RESEARCH.
   26    0602891D8Z             FSRM MODELLING...........             2,000                                2,000
   27    1160401BB              SOF TECHNOLOGY                       52,287                               52,287
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH         2,403,461             3,000          2,406,461
         .....................
         .....................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                 DEVELOPMENT
   28    0603000D8Z             JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED             37,706                               37,706
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   29    0603021D8Z             NATIONAL SECURITY                    15,085                               15,085
                                 INNOVATION CAPITAL.
   30    0603121D8Z             SO/LIC ADVANCED                      30,102                               30,102
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   31    0603122D8Z             COMBATING TERRORISM                  75,593            30,000            105,593
                                 TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.
         .....................  Loitering munition                                     [5,000]
                                 development.
         .....................  U.S.-Israel defense                                   [25,000]
                                 collaboration on
                                 emerging technologies.
   32    0603133D8Z             FOREIGN COMPARATIVE                  27,078                               27,078
                                 TESTING.
   33    0603160BR              COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS             400,947             5,000            405,947
                                 DESTRUCTION ADVANCED
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................  Advanced manufacturing of                              [5,000]
                                 energetic materials.
   34    0603176BR              ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND                 7,990                                7,990
                                 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.
   35    0603176C               ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND                17,825                               17,825
                                 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.
   36    0603180C               ADVANCED RESEARCH........            21,461                               21,461
   37    0603183D8Z             JOINT HYPERSONIC                     52,292                               52,292
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
                                 &TRANSITION.
   38    0603225D8Z             JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS              19,567                               19,567
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
   39    0603260BR              INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED                10,000                               10,000
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
   40    0603286E               ADVANCED AEROSPACE                  331,753                              331,753
                                 SYSTEMS.
   41    0603287E               SPACE PROGRAMS AND                  134,809                              134,809
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   42    0603288D8Z             ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS.....            24,328                               24,328
   43    0603289D8Z             ADVANCED INNOVATIVE                  55,626                               55,626
                                 ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS.
   44    0603330D8Z             QUANTUM APPLICATION......            75,000                               75,000
   46    0603342D8Z             DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT             104,729                              104,729
                                 (DIU).
   47    0603375D8Z             TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION....           123,837                              123,837
   48    0603379D8Z             ADVANCED TECHNICAL                   11,000                               11,000
                                 INTEGRATION.
   49    0603384BP              CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL             267,073            25,000            292,073
                                 DEFENSE PROGRAM--
                                 ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................  Generative Unconstrained                              [25,000]
                                 Intelligent Drug
                                 Engineering-Enhanced
                                 Biodefense.
   50    0603527D8Z             RETRACT LARCH............            57,401                               57,401
   51    0603618D8Z             JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED            19,793                               19,793
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   53    0603662D8Z             NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS             11,197                               11,197
                                 CAPABILITIES.
   54    0603680D8Z             DEFENSE-WIDE                        252,965            12,000            264,965
                                 MANUFACTURING SCIENCE
                                 AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
         .....................  Additive manufacturing at                              [7,000]
                                 scale.
         .....................  Digital manufacturing                                  [5,000]
                                 modernization.
   55    0603680S               MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY             46,404                               46,404
                                 PROGRAM.
   56    0603712S               GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D                16,580                               16,580
                                 TECHNOLOGY
                                 DEMONSTRATIONS.
   57    0603716D8Z             STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL              60,387                               60,387
                                 RESEARCH PROGRAM.
   58    0603720S               MICROELECTRONICS                    144,707                              144,707
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
                                 AND SUPPORT.
   59    0603727D8Z             JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM             2,749                                2,749
   60    0603739E               ADVANCED ELECTRONICS                254,033                              254,033
                                 TECHNOLOGIES.
   61    0603760E               COMMAND, CONTROL AND                321,591                              321,591
                                 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
   62    0603766E               NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE             885,425                              885,425
                                 TECHNOLOGY.
   63    0603767E               SENSOR TECHNOLOGY........           358,580                              358,580
   65    0603781D8Z             SOFTWARE ENGINEERING                 16,699                               16,699
                                 INSTITUTE.
   66    0603838D8Z             DEFENSE INNOVATION                  257,110                              257,110
                                 ACCELERATION (DIA).
   67    0603924D8Z             HIGH ENERGY LASER                   111,799                              111,799
                                 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                 PROGRAM.
   68    0603941D8Z             TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE           345,384                              345,384
                                 & TECHNOLOGY.
   69    0603945D8Z             AUKUS INNOVATION                     25,000                               25,000
                                 INITIATIVES.
   70    0603950D8Z             NATIONAL SECURITY                    21,575             7,000             28,575
                                 INNOVATION NETWORK.
         .....................  National Security                                      [7,000]
                                 Innovation Network.
   71    0604055D8Z             OPERATIONAL ENERGY                  171,668            10,000            181,668
                                 CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT.
         .....................  Increase for                                          [10,000]
                                 tristructural-isotrophic
                                 fuel.
   72    1160402BB              SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY             156,097                              156,097
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED                 5,380,945            89,000          5,469,945
                                 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................
         .....................  ADVANCED COMPONENT
                                 DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
   74    0603161D8Z             NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL             76,764                               76,764
                                 PHYSICAL SECURITY
                                 EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.
   75    0603600D8Z             WALKOFF..................           143,486                              143,486
   76    0603851D8Z             ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY              117,196             6,000            123,196
                                 TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION
                                 PROGRAM.
         .....................  Sustainable Technology                                 [6,000]
                                 Evaluation and
                                 Demonstration program
                                 increase.
   77    0603881C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE           220,311                              220,311
                                 TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT.
   78    0603882C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE           903,633                              903,633
                                 MIDCOURSE DEFENSE
                                 SEGMENT.
   79    0603884BP              CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL             316,853                              316,853
                                 DEFENSE PROGRAM--DEM/VAL.
   80    0603884C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE           239,159                              239,159
                                 SENSORS.
   81    0603890C               BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS....           597,720                              597,720
   82    0603891C               SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA....           552,888                              552,888
   83    0603892C               AEGIS BMD................           693,727                              693,727
   84    0603896C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE           554,201                              554,201
                                 COMMAND AND CONTROL,
                                 BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND
                                 COMMUNICATI.
   85    0603898C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE            48,248                               48,248
                                 JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.
   86    0603904C               MISSILE DEFENSE                      50,549                               50,549
                                 INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS
                                 CENTER (MDIOC).
   87    0603906C               REGARDING TRENCH.........            12,564            15,000             27,564
         .....................  Program increase--MDA UFR                             [15,000]
   88    0603907C               SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR              177,868                              177,868
                                 (SBX).
   89    0603913C               ISRAELI COOPERATIVE                 300,000            25,000            325,000
                                 PROGRAMS.
         .....................  U.S.-Israel cooperation                               [25,000]
                                 on directed energy
                                 capabilities.
   90    0603914C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE           360,455                              360,455
                                 TEST.
   91    0603915C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE           570,258            10,000            580,258
                                 TARGETS.
         .....................  Hypersonic Targets and                                [10,000]
                                 Countermeasures Program.
   92    0603923D8Z             COALITION WARFARE........            12,103                               12,103
   93    0604011D8Z             NEXT GENERATION                     179,278                              179,278
                                 INFORMATION
                                 COMMUNICATIONS
                                 TECHNOLOGY (5G).
   94    0604016D8Z             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                 3,185                                3,185
                                 CORROSION PROGRAM.
   95    0604102C               GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT.           397,578                              397,578
   97    0604124D8Z             CHIEF DIGITAL AND                    34,350                               34,350
                                 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
                                 OFFICER (CDAO)--MIP.
   98    0604181C               HYPERSONIC DEFENSE.......           208,997                              208,997
   99    0604250D8Z             ADVANCED INNOVATIVE               1,085,826                            1,085,826
                                 TECHNOLOGIES.
  100    0604294D8Z             TRUSTED & ASSURED                   810,839                              810,839
                                 MICROELECTRONICS.
  101    0604331D8Z             RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM           110,291                              110,291
  102    0604331J               RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM             9,880                                9,880
  104    0604400D8Z             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                 2,643                                2,643
                                 (DOD) UNMANNED SYSTEM
                                 COMMON DEVELOPMENT.
  105    0604551BR              CATAPULT INFORMATION                  8,328                                8,328
                                 SYSTEM.
  106    0604555D8Z             OPERATIONAL ENERGY                   53,726                               53,726
                                 CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT--
                                 NON S&T.
  108    0604682D8Z             WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR             3,206                                3,206
                                 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SSA).
  109    0604790D8Z             RAPID DEFENSE                        79,773                               79,773
                                 EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE
                                 (RDER).
  110    0604826J               JOINT C5 CAPABILITY                  28,517                               28,517
                                 DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION
                                 AND INTEROPERABILITY
                                 ASSESSMENTS.
  111    0604873C               LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION           103,517                              103,517
                                 RADAR (LRDR).
  112    0604874C               IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE         2,130,838                            2,130,838
                                 INTERCEPTORS.
  113    0604876C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE            47,577                               47,577
                                 TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT
                                 TEST.
  114    0604878C               AEGIS BMD TEST...........           193,484                              193,484
  115    0604879C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE           111,049                              111,049
                                 SENSOR TEST.
  116    0604880C               LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3)..            22,163                               22,163
  117    0604887C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE            41,824                               41,824
                                 MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.
  118    0202057C               SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT             2,484                                2,484
  119    0208059JCY             CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES......            65,484                               65,484
  120    0208085JCY             ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND           170,182                              170,182
                                 ACCESS.
  121    0208086JCY             CYBER TRAINING                      114,980                              114,980
                                 ENVIRONMENT (CTE).
  122    0300206R               ENTERPRISE INFORMATION                2,156                                2,156
                                 TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.
  123    0305103C               CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE             2,760                                2,760
  124    0305245D8Z             INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES             3,000                                3,000
                                 AND INNOVATION
                                 INVESTMENTS.
  125    0305251JCY             CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS                 2,669                                2,669
                                 FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT.
  126    0901579D8Z             OFFICE OF STRATEGIC                  99,000                               99,000
                                 CAPITAL (OSC).
  129    1206895C               BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE           109,483                              109,483
                                 SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED                12,187,050            56,000         12,243,050
                                 COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
                                 PROTOTYPES.
         .....................
         .....................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION
  130    0604123D8Z             CHIEF DIGITAL AND                   615,246                              615,246
                                 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
                                 OFFICER (CDAO)--DEM/VAL
                                 ACTIVITIES.
  131    0604161D8Z             NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL              6,229                                6,229
                                 PHYSICAL SECURITY
                                 EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.
  132    0604384BP              CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL             382,977                              382,977
                                 DEFENSE PROGRAM--EMD.
  133    0604771D8Z             JOINT TACTICAL                        9,775                                9,775
                                 INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION
                                 SYSTEM (JTIDS).
  134    0605000BR              COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS              14,414                               14,414
                                 DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  135    0605013BL              INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY                6,953                                6,953
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  136    0605021SE              HOMELAND PERSONNEL                    9,292                                9,292
                                 SECURITY INITIATIVE.
  137    0605022D8Z             DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY                18,981                               18,981
                                 PROGRAM.
  138    0605027D8Z             OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT                5,456                                5,456
                                 INITIATIVES.
  140    0605080S               DEFENSE AGENCY                       32,629                               32,629
                                 INITIATIVES (DAI)--
                                 FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
  141    0605141BR              MISSION ASSURANCE RISK                9,316                                9,316
                                 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
                                 (MARMS).
  142    0605210D8Z             DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC               6,899                                6,899
                                 PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.
  143    0605294D8Z             TRUSTED & ASSURED                   297,586                              297,586
                                 MICROELECTRONICS.
  145    0605772D8Z             NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL,             4,110                                4,110
                                 & COMMUNICATIONS.
  146    0305304D8Z             DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY                 8,159                                8,159
                                 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
                                 (EEIM).
  147    0305310D8Z             CWMD SYSTEMS: SYSTEM                 14,471                               14,471
                                 DEVELOPMENT AND
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
  148    0505167D8Z             DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS                 3,770                                3,770
                                 AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS
                                 DESTRUCTION.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM                   1,446,263                 0          1,446,263
                                 DEVELOPMENT &
                                 DEMONSTRATION.
         .....................
         .....................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
  149    0603829J               JOINT CAPABILITY                     12,402                               12,402
                                 EXPERIMENTATION.
  150    0604774D8Z             DEFENSE READINESS                    12,746                               12,746
                                 REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS).
  151    0604875D8Z             JOINT SYSTEMS                         8,426                                8,426
                                 ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT.
  152    0604940D8Z             CENTRAL TEST AND                    833,792                              833,792
                                 EVALUATION INVESTMENT
                                 DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).
  153    0604942D8Z             ASSESSMENTS AND                       5,810                                5,810
                                 EVALUATIONS.
  154    0605001E               MISSION SUPPORT..........            99,090                               99,090
  155    0605100D8Z             JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT           187,421                              187,421
                                 TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC).
  156    0605126J               JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND             61,477                               61,477
                                 MISSILE DEFENSE
                                 ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).
  158    0605142D8Z             SYSTEMS ENGINEERING......            39,949                               39,949
  159    0605151D8Z             STUDIES AND ANALYSIS                  6,292                                6,292
                                 SUPPORT--OSD.
  160    0605161D8Z             NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL             21,043                               21,043
                                 SECURITY.
  161    0605170D8Z             SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND              10,504                               10,504
                                 INFORMATION INTEGRATION.
  162    0605200D8Z             GENERAL SUPPORT TO                    2,980                                2,980
                                 OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND
                                 SECURITY).
  163    0605384BP              CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL              74,382                               74,382
                                 DEFENSE PROGRAM.
  170    0605790D8Z             SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION             3,831                                3,831
                                 RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL
                                 BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
                                 TRANSFER.
  171    0605797D8Z             MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY               38,923                               38,923
                                 ADVANTAGE.
  172    0605798D8Z             DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY                   60,404                               60,404
                                 ANALYSIS.
  173    0605801KA              DEFENSE TECHNICAL                    65,715            -5,000             60,715
                                 INFORMATION CENTER
                                 (DTIC).
         .....................  Information Analysis                                  [-5,000]
                                 Centers reduction.
  174    0605803SE              R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD                26,037                               26,037
                                 ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND
                                 EVALUATION.
  175    0605804D8Z             DEVELOPMENT TEST AND                 37,353                               37,353
                                 EVALUATION.
  176    0605898E               MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D.......            14,833                               14,833
  177    0605998KA              MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE                3,752                                3,752
                                 TECHNICAL INFORMATION
                                 CENTER (DTIC).
  178    0606005D8Z             SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.......            18,088                               18,088
  179    0606100D8Z             BUDGET AND PROGRAM                   14,427                               14,427
                                 ASSESSMENTS.
  180    0606114D8Z             ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP                4,200                                4,200
                                 (AWG) SUPPORT.
  181    0606135D8Z             CHIEF DIGITAL AND                    17,247                               17,247
                                 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
                                 OFFICER (CDAO)
                                 ACTIVITIES.
  182    0606225D8Z             ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND                   3,386                                3,386
                                 RESOURCE ANALYSIS.
  183    0606300D8Z             DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD....             2,352                                2,352
  184    0606301D8Z             AVIATION SAFETY                         213                                  213
                                 TECHNOLOGIES.
  186    0606771D8Z             CYBER RESILIENCY AND                 45,194                               45,194
                                 CYBERSECURITY POLICY.
  187    0606853BR              MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL &              11,919                               11,919
                                 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
  188    0203345D8Z             DEFENSE OPERATIONS                    3,112                                3,112
                                 SECURITY INITIATIVE
                                 (DOSI).
  189    0204571J               JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL                4,916                                4,916
                                 SUPPORT.
  190    0208045K               C4I INTEROPERABILITY.....            66,152                               66,152
  195    0305172K               COMBINED ADVANCED                     5,366                                5,366
                                 APPLICATIONS.
  197    0305208K               DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/            3,069                                3,069
                                 SURFACE SYSTEMS.
  199    0804768J               COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT           101,319                              101,319
                                 AND TRAINING
                                 TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)--
                                 NON-MHA.
  200    0808709SE              DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY               740                                  740
                                 MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
                                 (DEOMI).
  201    0901598C               MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA.......            28,363                               28,363
  202    0903235K               JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER                5,177                                5,177
                                 (JSP).
 9999    9999999999             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS......            36,315            27,000             63,315
         .....................  All Domain Anomaly                                    [27,000]
                                 Resolution Office.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT               1,998,717            22,000          2,020,717
                                 SUPPORT.
         .....................
         .....................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
                                 DEVELOPMENT
  203    0604130V               ENTERPRISE SECURITY                  42,482                               42,482
                                 SYSTEM (ESS).
  205    0607210D8Z             INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS          1,017,141            28,000          1,045,141
                                 AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.
         .....................  Domestic advanced                                      [5,000]
                                 microelectronics
                                 packaging.
         .....................  Rapid Innovation Program.                             [20,000]
         .....................  Shipbuilding and ship                                  [3,000]
                                 repair workforce
                                 development.
  206    0607310D8Z             COUNTERPROLIFERATION                 12,713                               12,713
                                 SPECIAL PROJECTS:
                                 OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  207    0607327T               GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY               8,503                                8,503
                                 COOPERATION MANAGEMENT
                                 INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-
                                 TSCMIS).
  208    0607384BP              CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL              80,495                               80,495
                                 DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL
                                 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).
  209    0208097JCY             CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL            95,733                               95,733
                                 (CYBER C2).
  210    0208099JCY             DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM           138,558                              138,558
                                 (D&UP).
  214    0302019K               DEFENSE INFO                         19,299                               19,299
                                 INFRASTRUCTURE
                                 ENGINEERING AND
                                 INTEGRATION.
  215    0303126K               LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS--           37,726                               37,726
                                 DCS.
  216    0303131K               MINIMUM ESSENTIAL                     5,037                                5,037
                                 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
                                 NETWORK (MEECN).
  218    0303140D8Z             INFORMATION SYSTEMS                  97,171                               97,171
                                 SECURITY PROGRAM.
  220    0303140K               INFORMATION SYSTEMS                   8,351                                8,351
                                 SECURITY PROGRAM.
  222    0303153K               DEFENSE SPECTRUM                     35,995                               35,995
                                 ORGANIZATION.
  223    0303171K               JOINT PLANNING AND                    5,677                                5,677
                                 EXECUTION SERVICES.
  224    0303228K               JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY               3,196                                3,196
                                 STACKS (JRSS).
  228    0305104D8Z             DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE              25,655                               25,655
                                 (DIB) CYBER SECURITY
                                 INITIATIVE.
  232    0305133V               INDUSTRIAL SECURITY                   2,134                                2,134
                                 ACTIVITIES.
  235    0305146V               DEFENSE JOINT                         2,295                                2,295
                                 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
                                 ACTIVITIES.
  236    0305172D8Z             COMBINED ADVANCED                    52,736                               52,736
                                 APPLICATIONS.
  239    0305186D8Z             POLICY R&D PROGRAMS......             6,263                                6,263
  240    0305199D8Z             NET CENTRICITY...........            23,275                               23,275
  242    0305208BB              DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/            6,214                                6,214
                                 SURFACE SYSTEMS.
  249    0305327V               INSIDER THREAT...........             2,971                                2,971
  250    0305387D8Z             HOMELAND DEFENSE                      1,879                                1,879
                                 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
                                 PROGRAM.
  257    0306250JCY             CYBER OPERATIONS                    469,385            11,000            480,385
                                 TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.
         .....................  Locked Shield Exercise...                              [4,000]
         .....................  Modernization of                                       [7,000]
                                 Department of Defense
                                 Internet Gateway Cyber
                                 Defense.
  261    0505167D8Z             DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS                 1,760                                1,760
                                 AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS
                                 DESTRUCTION.
  262    0708012K               LOGISTICS SUPPORT                     1,420                                1,420
                                 ACTIVITIES.
  263    0708012S               PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS.             1,905                                1,905
  264    0708047S               DEFENSE PROPERTY                      3,249                                3,249
                                 ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
  265    1105219BB              MQ-9 UAV.................            37,188                               37,188
  267    1160403BB              AVIATION SYSTEMS.........           216,174                              216,174
  268    1160405BB              INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS                 86,737                               86,737
                                 DEVELOPMENT.
  269    1160408BB              OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS.           216,135                              216,135
  270    1160431BB              WARRIOR SYSTEMS..........           263,374            17,140            280,514
         .....................  Counter Uncrewed Aerial                               [11,250]
                                 Systems (CUAS) Group 3
                                 Defeat Acceleration.
         .....................  Next-Generation Blue                                   [5,890]
                                 Force Tracker.
  271    1160432BB              SPECIAL PROGRAMS.........               529                                  529
  272    1160434BB              UNMANNED ISR.............             6,727                                6,727
  273    1160480BB              SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES....             9,335                                9,335
  274    1160483BB              MARITIME SYSTEMS.........           158,231                              158,231
  275    1160490BB              OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS             15,749                               15,749
                                 INTELLIGENCE.
 9999    9999999999             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS......         8,463,742                            8,463,742
         .....................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL             11,683,139            56,140         11,739,279
                                 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
         .....................
         .....................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
                                 TECHNOLOGY PILOT
                                 PROGRAMS
  278    0608648D8Z             ACQUISITION VISIBILITY--             21,355                               21,355
                                 SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
  279    0303150K               GLOBAL COMMAND AND                   33,166                               33,166
                                 CONTROL SYSTEM.
 9999    9999999999             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS......           270,653                              270,653
         .....................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND               325,174                 0            325,174
                                 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
                                 PROGRAMS.
         .....................
         .....................  TOTAL RESEARCH,                  36,185,834           261,140         36,446,974
                                 DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
                                 EVAL, DW.
         .....................
         .....................  OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL,
                                 DEFENSE
         .....................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
    1    0605118OTE             OPERATIONAL TEST AND                169,544                              169,544
                                 EVALUATION.
    2    0605131OTE             LIVE FIRE TEST AND                  103,252                              103,252
                                 EVALUATION.
    3    0605814OTE             OPERATIONAL TEST                     58,693                               58,693
                                 ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES.
         .....................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT                 331,489                 0            331,489
                                 SUPPORT.
         .....................
         .....................  TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST &            331,489                              331,489
                                 EVAL, DEFENSE.
         .....................
         .....................  TOTAL RDT&E..............       144,979,625         1,161,287        146,140,912
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                 TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

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 2024                           Senate
  Line                           Item                              Request      Senate  Change     Authorized
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         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    MANEUVER UNITS......................................       3,943,409                          3,943,409
  020    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES............................         225,238                            225,238
  030    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE..............................         947,395                            947,395
  040    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS................................       2,449,141                          2,449,141
  050    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................       1,233,070                          1,233,070
  060    AVIATION ASSETS.....................................       2,046,144                          2,046,144
  070    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT..................       7,149,427                          7,149,427
  080    LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS.......................         475,435                            475,435
  090    LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE.......................       1,423,560                          1,423,560
  100    MEDICAL READINESS...................................         951,499                            951,499
  110    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............................       9,943,031                          9,943,031
  120    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.       5,381,757                          5,381,757
  130    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.............         313,612                            313,612
  140    ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES...............................         454,565                            454,565
  150    RESET...............................................         447,987                            447,987
  160    US AFRICA COMMAND...................................         414,680                            414,680
  170    US EUROPEAN COMMAND.................................         408,529                            408,529
  180    US SOUTHERN COMMAND.................................         285,692                            285,692
  190    US FORCES KOREA.....................................          88,463                             88,463
  200    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........         507,845                            507,845
  210    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY................         704,667                            704,667
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................      39,795,146               0         39,795,146
 
 
         MOBILIZATION
  230    STRATEGIC MOBILITY..................................         470,143                            470,143
  240    ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS...........................         433,909                            433,909
  250    INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS.............................           4,244                              4,244
         SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...............................         908,296               0            908,296
 
 
         TRAINING AND RECRUITING
  260    OFFICER ACQUISITION.................................         178,428                            178,428
  270    RECRUIT TRAINING....................................          78,235                             78,235
  280    ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING...........................         114,777                            114,777
  290    SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS..............         551,462                            551,462
  300    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING..........................       1,147,431                          1,147,431
  310    FLIGHT TRAINING.....................................       1,398,415                          1,398,415
  320    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION..................         200,779                            200,779
  330    TRAINING SUPPORT....................................         682,896                            682,896
  340    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..........................         690,280         143,056            833,336
         Army Enlisted Training Corps........................                          [5,000]
         Recruiting and advertising increase.................                        [138,056]
  350    EXAMINING...........................................         195,009                            195,009
  360    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION....................         260,235                            260,235
  370    CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING.....................         250,252                            250,252
  380    JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS...............         204,895                            204,895
         SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING....................       5,953,094         143,056          6,096,150
 
 
         ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
  400    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..........................         718,323                            718,323
  410    CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES...........................         900,624                            900,624
  420    LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.........................         828,059                            828,059
  430    AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT...............................         464,029                            464,029
  440    ADMINISTRATION......................................         537,837                            537,837
  450    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS..........................       1,962,059                          1,962,059
  460    MANPOWER MANAGEMENT.................................         361,553                            361,553
  470    OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.............................         829,248                            829,248
  480    OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT...............................       2,370,107                          2,370,107
  490    ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES..............................         203,323                            203,323
  500    REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT..............................         286,682                            286,682
  510    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS............         455,928                            455,928
  520    DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT.......          39,867                             39,867
  530    INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS.................         610,201                            610,201
  540    MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS......................          38,948                             38,948
  999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................       2,291,229                          2,291,229
         SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES.................      12,898,017               0         12,898,017
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0        -337,600           -337,600
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                       [-208,000]
         Unobligated balances................................                       [-129,600]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0        -337,600           -337,600
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY.................      59,554,553        -194,544         59,360,009
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES............................          15,208                             15,208
  020    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE..............................         720,802                            720,802
  030    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS................................         143,400                            143,400
  040    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................         707,654                            707,654
  050    AVIATION ASSETS.....................................         134,346                            134,346
  060    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT..................         451,178                            451,178
  070    LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS.......................          97,564                             97,564
  080    LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE.......................          45,711                             45,711
  090    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............................         608,079                            608,079
  100    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.         495,435                            495,435
  110    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.............          28,783                             28,783
  120    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........           3,153                              3,153
  130    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY................          19,591                             19,591
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................       3,470,904               0          3,470,904
 
 
         ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
  140    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..........................          19,155                             19,155
  150    ADMINISTRATION......................................          21,668                             21,668
  160    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS..........................          44,118                             44,118
  170    MANPOWER MANAGEMENT.................................           7,127                              7,127
  180    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..........................          67,976           6,675             74,651
         Recruiting and advertising increase.................                          [6,675]
         SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES...................         160,044           6,675            166,719
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0         -14,300            -14,300
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                        [-10,900]
         Unobligated balances................................                         [-3,400]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0         -14,300            -14,300
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES.............       3,630,948          -7,625          3,623,323
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    MANEUVER UNITS......................................         925,071                            925,071
  020    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES............................         201,781                            201,781
  030    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE..............................         840,373                            840,373
  040    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS................................         107,392                            107,392
  050    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................          62,908                             62,908
  060    AVIATION ASSETS.....................................       1,113,908                          1,113,908
  070    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT..................         832,946                            832,946
  080    LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS.......................          50,696                             50,696
  090    LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE.......................         231,784                            231,784
  100    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............................       1,249,066                          1,249,066
  110    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.       1,081,561                          1,081,561
  120    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.............       1,468,857                          1,468,857
  130    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........           9,566                              9,566
  140    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY................          15,710                             15,710
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................       8,191,619               0          8,191,619
 
 
         ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
  150    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..........................           7,251                              7,251
  160    ADMINISTRATION......................................          66,025                             66,025
  170    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS..........................         113,366                            113,366
  180    MANPOWER MANAGEMENT.................................           8,663                              8,663
  190    OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.............................         292,426          50,720            343,146
         Recruiting and advertising increase.................                         [50,720]
  200    REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT..............................           3,754                              3,754
         SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES...................         491,485          50,720            542,205
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0         -52,400            -52,400
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                        [-29,000]
         Unobligated balances................................                        [-23,400]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0         -52,400            -52,400
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG.................       8,683,104          -1,680          8,681,424
 
         COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
         COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
  010    IRAQ................................................         241,950                            241,950
  020    SYRIA...............................................         156,000                            156,000
         SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)...         397,950               0            397,950
 
         TOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)......         397,950               0            397,950
 
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS.................       7,882,504                          7,882,504
  020    FLEET AIR TRAINING..................................       2,773,957                          2,773,957
  030    AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES......          73,047                             73,047
  040    AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT...................         213,862                            213,862
  050    AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT.................................       1,155,463           3,000          1,158,463
         Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and                                [3,000]
          restoration program................................
  060    AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE..........................       1,857,021                          1,857,021
  070    AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT...................          66,822                             66,822
  080    AVIATION LOGISTICS..................................       1,871,670                          1,871,670
  090    MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS...................       7,015,796                          7,015,796
  100    SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING..................       1,301,108                          1,301,108
  110    SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE..............................      11,164,249                         11,164,249
  120    SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT.......................       2,728,712                          2,728,712
  130    COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE........       1,776,881                          1,776,881
  140    SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE......................         389,915                            389,915
  150    WARFARE TACTICS.....................................       1,005,998                          1,005,998
  160    OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY............         455,330                            455,330
  170    COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES...............................       2,350,089           6,000          2,356,089
         Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training                          [6,000]
          School.............................................
  180    EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT..         189,044                            189,044
  200    COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS................          92,504                             92,504
  210    COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT.........         352,980                            352,980
  230    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...............................         522,180                            522,180
  240    FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE.............................       1,763,238                          1,763,238
  250    WEAPONS MAINTENANCE.................................       1,640,642                          1,640,642
  260    OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT........................         696,653                            696,653
  270    ENTERPRISE INFORMATION..............................       1,780,645                          1,780,645
  280    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION..........       4,406,192                          4,406,192
  290    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT..............................       6,223,827          48,000          6,271,827
         Navy divestment of electrical utility operations at                          [48,000]
          former Naval Air Station Barbers Point.............
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................      61,750,329          57,000         61,807,329
 
 
         MOBILIZATION
  300    SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE.......................         475,255                            475,255
  310    READY RESERVE FORCE.................................         701,060                            701,060
  320    SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS......................         302,930                            302,930
  330    EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS...............         151,966                            151,966
  340    COAST GUARD SUPPORT.................................          21,464                             21,464
         SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...............................       1,652,675               0          1,652,675
 
 
         TRAINING AND RECRUITING
  350    OFFICER ACQUISITION.................................         201,555                            201,555
  360    RECRUIT TRAINING....................................          16,521                             16,521
  370    RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS.....................         175,171                            175,171
  380    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING..........................       1,238,894                          1,238,894
  390    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION..................         335,603                            335,603
  400    TRAINING SUPPORT....................................         390,931                            390,931
  410    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..........................         269,483          85,845            355,328
         Navy Enlisted Training Corps........................                          [5,000]
         Recruiting and advertising increase.................                         [80,845]
  420    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION....................          90,452                             90,452
  430    CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING.....................          73,406                             73,406
  440    JUNIOR ROTC.........................................          58,970                             58,970
         SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING....................       2,850,986          85,845          2,936,831
 
 
         ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
  450    ADMINISTRATION......................................       1,350,449                          1,350,449
  460    CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT..........         242,760                            242,760
  470    MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT..........         745,666                            745,666
  490    MEDICAL ACTIVITIES..................................         323,978                            323,978
  500    DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT.......          67,357                             67,357
  510    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..........................         248,822                            248,822
  530    PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT..........         616,816                            616,816
  540    ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT...............         850,906                            850,906
  550    INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES.................         888,508                            888,508
  999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................         655,281                            655,281
         SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES...................       5,990,543               0          5,990,543
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0        -498,400           -498,400
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                       [-236,300]
         Unobligated balances................................                       [-262,100]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0        -498,400           -498,400
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY.................      72,244,533        -355,555         71,888,978
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    OPERATIONAL FORCES..................................       1,799,964                          1,799,964
  020    FIELD LOGISTICS.....................................       1,878,228                          1,878,228
  030    DEPOT MAINTENANCE...................................         211,460                            211,460
  040    MARITIME PREPOSITIONING.............................         137,831                            137,831
  060    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...............................         205,449                            205,449
  070    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION............       1,211,183                          1,211,183
  080    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT..............................       3,124,551                          3,124,551
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................       8,568,666               0          8,568,666
 
 
         TRAINING AND RECRUITING
  090    RECRUIT TRAINING....................................          26,284                             26,284
  100    OFFICER ACQUISITION.................................           1,316                              1,316
  110    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING..........................         133,176                            133,176
  120    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION..................          66,213                             66,213
  130    TRAINING SUPPORT....................................         570,152                            570,152
  140    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..........................         246,586          54,317            300,903
         Marine Corps Enlisted Training Corps................                          [5,000]
         Recruiting and advertising increase.................                         [49,317]
  150    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION....................          55,230                             55,230
  160    JUNIOR ROTC.........................................          29,616                             29,616
         SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING....................       1,128,573          54,317          1,182,890
 
 
         ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
  180    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..........................          90,366                             90,366
  190    ADMINISTRATION......................................         428,650                            428,650
  999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................          65,658                             65,658
         SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES...................         584,674               0            584,674
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0        -108,900           -108,900
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                        [-33,800]
         Unobligated balances................................                        [-75,100]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0        -108,900           -108,900
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS.........      10,281,913         -54,583         10,227,330
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS.................         731,113                            731,113
  020    INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE............................          10,122                             10,122
  030    AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE..........................         167,811                            167,811
  040    AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT...................             103                                103
  050    AVIATION LOGISTICS..................................          29,185                             29,185
  060    COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS...............................          20,806                             20,806
  070    COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES...............................         186,590                            186,590
  080    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...............................             296                                296
  090    ENTERPRISE INFORMATION..............................          32,467                             32,467
  100    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION..........          63,726                             63,726
  110    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT..............................         121,064                            121,064
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................       1,363,283               0          1,363,283
 
 
         ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
  120    ADMINISTRATION......................................           2,025                              2,025
  130    MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT..........          13,401                             13,401
  140    ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT..................           2,101                              2,101
         SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES...................          17,527               0             17,527
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0          -8,100             -8,100
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                         [-3,900]
         Unobligated balances................................                         [-4,200]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0          -8,100             -8,100
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES.............       1,380,810          -8,100          1,372,710
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    OPERATING FORCES....................................         128,468                            128,468
  020    DEPOT MAINTENANCE...................................          20,967                             20,967
  030    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION..........          46,589                             46,589
  040    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT..............................         120,808                            120,808
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................         316,832               0            316,832
 
 
         ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
  050    ADMINISTRATION......................................          12,563                             12,563
         SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES...................          12,563               0             12,563
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0          -4,900             -4,900
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                         [-3,900]
         Unobligated balances................................                         [-1,000]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0          -4,900             -4,900
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE...........         329,395          -4,900            324,495
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES...............................         980,768         -14,700            966,068
         DAF requested realignment of funds..................                        [-14,700]
  020    COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES...........................       2,665,924                          2,665,924
  030    AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS)......       1,630,552                          1,630,552
  040    DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE................       4,632,693                          4,632,693
  050    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.       4,252,815         -58,152          4,194,663
         DAF requested realignment of funds..................                        [-58,152]
  060    CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT..............................         229,440                            229,440
  070    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT.....       9,537,192                          9,537,192
  080    FLYING HOUR PROGRAM.................................       6,697,549                          6,697,549
  090    BASE SUPPORT........................................      11,633,510        -208,492         11,425,018
         DAF requested realignment of funds..................                       [-223,192]
         DAF requested realignment of funds from SAG 11A.....                         [14,700]
  100    GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING........................       1,350,827         -30,951          1,319,876
         DAF requested realignment of funds..................                        [-30,951]
  110    OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS.......................       1,817,941                          1,817,941
  120    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...............................         807,966                            807,966
  130    TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.........         267,615                            267,615
  160    US NORTHCOM/NORAD...................................         245,263                            245,263
  170    US STRATCOM.........................................         541,720                            541,720
  190    US CENTCOM..........................................         335,220          -6,000            329,220
         Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq reduction.......                         [-6,000]
  200    US SOCOM............................................          27,511                             27,511
  210    US TRANSCOM.........................................             607                                607
  220    CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT......................           1,415                              1,415
  230    USSPACECOM..........................................         373,989                            373,989
  240    MEDICAL READINESS...................................         564,880          -2,284            562,596
         DAF requested realignment of funds..................                         [-2,284]
  999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................       1,465,926                          1,465,926
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................      51,527,249        -320,579         51,206,670
 
 
         MOBILIZATION
  260    AIRLIFT OPERATIONS..................................       3,012,287                          3,012,287
  270    MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS...........................         241,918                            241,918
         SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...............................       3,254,205               0          3,254,205
 
 
         TRAINING AND RECRUITING
  280    OFFICER ACQUISITION.................................         202,769                            202,769
  290    RECRUIT TRAINING....................................          28,892                             28,892
  300    RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC)..............         137,647                            137,647
  310    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING..........................         588,131                            588,131
  320    FLIGHT TRAINING.....................................         875,230                            875,230
  330    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION..................         301,262                            301,262
  340    TRAINING SUPPORT....................................         194,609                            194,609
  350    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..........................         204,318          45,864            250,182
         Air Force Enlisted Training Corps...................                          [5,000]
         Recruiting and advertising increase.................                         [40,864]
  360    EXAMINING...........................................           7,775                              7,775
  370    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION....................         263,421                            263,421
  380    CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING.....................         343,039                            343,039
  390    JUNIOR ROTC.........................................          75,666                             75,666
         SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING....................       3,222,759          45,864          3,268,623
 
 
         ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
  400    LOGISTICS OPERATIONS................................       1,062,199                          1,062,199
  410    TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES........................         162,919                            162,919
  420    ADMINISTRATION......................................       1,409,015                          1,409,015
  430    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS..........................          30,268                             30,268
  440    OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES........................       1,851,856           4,520          1,856,376
         DAF requested realignment of funds..................                          [4,520]
  450    CIVIL AIR PATROL....................................          30,901                             30,901
  460    DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT.......          42,759                             42,759
  480    INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT...............................         115,267                            115,267
  999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................       1,506,624                          1,506,624
         SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES...................       7,718,432           4,520          7,722,952
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0        -442,200           -442,200
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                       [-208,500]
         Unobligated balances................................                       [-233,700]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0        -442,200           -442,200
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE............      65,722,645        -712,395         65,010,250
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING..........................         642,201                            642,201
  020    SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS.............................         356,162                            356,162
  030    SPACE OPERATIONS....................................         866,547                            866,547
  040    EDUCATION & TRAINING................................         199,181          18,172            217,353
         DAF requested realignment of funds..................                         [18,172]
  050    SPECIAL PROGRAMS....................................         383,233                            383,233
  060    DEPOT MAINTENANCE...................................          67,757                             67,757
  070    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.         678,648                            678,648
  080    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT.............       1,380,350                          1,380,350
  090    SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS...............................         188,760                            188,760
  999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................          71,475                             71,475
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................       4,834,314          18,172          4,852,486
 
 
         ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE WIDE ACTIVITIES
  100    LOGISTICS OPERATIONS................................          34,046                             34,046
  110    ADMINISTRATION......................................         149,108         -18,172            130,936
         DAF requested realignment of funds..................                        [-18,172]
         SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE WIDE ACTIVITIES.         183,154         -18,172            164,982
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0         -87,100            -87,100
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                        [-14,100]
         Unobligated balances................................                        [-73,000]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0         -87,100            -87,100
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE..........       5,017,468         -87,100          4,930,368
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES...............................       2,088,949          27,480          2,116,429
         Military technician (dual status) end strength......                         [27,480]
  020    MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS..........................         198,213                            198,213
  030    DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE................         647,758                            647,758
  040    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.         122,314                            122,314
  050    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT.....         374,442                            374,442
  060    BASE SUPPORT........................................         543,962                            543,962
  070    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...............................           1,742                              1,742
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................       3,977,380          27,480          4,004,860
 
 
         ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
  080    ADMINISTRATION......................................         107,281                            107,281
  090    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..........................           9,373           1,875             11,248
         Recruiting and advertising increase.................                          [1,875]
  100    MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC)..............          15,563                             15,563
  110    OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP)................           6,174                              6,174
  120    AUDIOVISUAL.........................................             485                                485
         SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES..         138,876           1,875            140,751
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0         -46,700            -46,700
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                        [-12,500]
         Unobligated balances................................                        [-34,200]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0         -46,700            -46,700
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE...........       4,116,256         -17,345          4,098,911
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.................................       2,498,675                          2,498,675
  020    MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS..........................         656,714         139,680            796,394
         Military technician (dual status) end strength......                        [139,680]
  030    DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE................       1,171,901                          1,171,901
  040    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.         370,188                            370,188
  050    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT.....       1,280,003                          1,280,003
  060    BASE SUPPORT........................................       1,089,579                          1,089,579
  070    CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT..............................          19,708                             19,708
  080    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...............................          49,476                             49,476
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................       7,136,244         139,680          7,275,924
 
 
         ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES
  090    ADMINISTRATION......................................          68,417                             68,417
  100    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..........................          49,033          23,400             72,433
         Recruiting and advertising increase.................                         [23,400]
         SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.         117,450          23,400            140,850
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0         -46,200            -46,200
         Foreign currency fluctuations.......................                        [-24,300]
         Unobligated balances................................                        [-21,900]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0         -46,200            -46,200
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG..................       7,253,694         116,880          7,370,574
 
         OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF...............................         461,370          -3,600            457,770
         Unobligated balances................................                         [-3,600]
  020    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP........................         701,081                            701,081
  030    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER........................           8,210                              8,210
  040    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--MISO............         252,480                            252,480
  060    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT              2,012,953                          2,012,953
          ACTIVITIES.........................................
  070    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE..............       1,210,930          -4,000          1,206,930
         MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle unjustified increase...                         [-4,000]
  080    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL            202,574                            202,574
          HEADQUARTERS.......................................
  090    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES...........       3,346,004           5,000          3,351,004
         Special Operations Forces cyber training............                          [5,000]
  100    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES....          49,757                             49,757
  110    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE.............       1,391,402                          1,391,402
  120    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT......       1,438,967                          1,438,967
  130    CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS...............................       1,318,614          10,000          1,328,614
         Modernization of Department of Defense Internet                              [10,000]
          Gateway Cyber Defense..............................
  140    USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS.............................         332,690                            332,690
         SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...........................      12,727,032           7,400         12,734,432
 
 
         TRAINING AND RECRUITING
  150    DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY......................         183,342                            183,342
  160    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF...............................         118,172                            118,172
  170    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT           33,855                             33,855
          EDUCATION..........................................
         SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING....................         335,369               0            335,369
 
 
         ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
  180    CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.............................         142,240          -2,500            139,740
         Unobligated balances................................                         [-2,500]
  190    DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY--CYBER................           4,870                              4,870
  200    DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY.......................         667,943          -2,700            665,243
         Unobligated balances................................                         [-2,700]
  210    DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY..................       1,567,119         -15,500          1,551,619
         Unobligated balances................................                        [-15,500]
  220    DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY--CYBER...........          30,279         -10,000             20,279
         Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program                          [-10,000]
          reduction..........................................
  230    DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY.....       1,062,123                          1,062,123
  250    DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY--              9,835                              9,835
          CYBER..............................................
  260    DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY--CYBER.............          27,517                             27,517
  270    DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY....................       1,033,789                          1,033,789
  300    DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY..................       2,567,698          -9,900          2,557,798
         Unobligated balances................................                         [-9,900]
  310    DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY--CYBER...........         526,893                            526,893
  320    DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY.......................         241,779         -22,400            219,379
         Unobligated balances................................                        [-22,400]
  330    DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY............................         446,731                            446,731
  340    DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY..............................         246,840                            246,840
  360    DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE..............................         195,959                            195,959
  370    DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY.................       2,379,100          10,000          2,389,100
         Irregular Warfare Functional Center.................                         [10,000]
  380    DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION..........          41,722                             41,722
  390    DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY.....................         984,272                            984,272
  410    DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY--CYBER..............          70,548                             70,548
  420    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY............       3,451,625          80,000          3,531,625
         Impact Aid..........................................                         [50,000]
         Impact Aid for children with severe disabilities....                         [30,000]
  430    MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY..............................         564,078                            564,078
  440    OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION...         118,216          20,000            138,216
         Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program.....                         [20,000]
  480    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--CYBER...........          92,176                             92,176
  490    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE..................       2,676,416          41,700          2,718,116
         Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.............................                         [15,000]
         Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nation-                            [5,000]
          wide human health assessment.......................
         Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration                           [20,200]
          program............................................
         United States Telecommunications Training Institute.                          [1,500]
  530    WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES....................         440,947                            440,947
  999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................      20,114,447                         20,114,447
         SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES.................      39,705,162          88,700         39,793,862
 
         TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE.......      52,767,563          96,100         52,863,663
 
 
         UNDISTRIBUTED
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
  997    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0         -51,000            -51,000
         Program reduction--USSOCOM..........................                        [-51,000]
  998    UNDISTRIBUTED.......................................               0         -15,000            -15,000
         Unobligated balances................................                        [-15,000]
         SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..............................               0         -66,000            -66,000
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE.........               0         -66,000            -66,000
 
 
         MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
         US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEF
  010    US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE...          16,620                             16,620
         SUBTOTAL US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES,            16,620               0             16,620
          DEF................................................
 
         TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..................          16,620               0             16,620
 
 
         MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
         OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID
  010    OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID.......         114,900                            114,900
         SUBTOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC          114,900               0            114,900
          AID................................................
 
         TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..................         114,900               0            114,900
 
 
         MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
         COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT
  010    COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION........................         350,999                            350,999
         SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT.......         350,999               0            350,999
 
         TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..................         350,999               0            350,999
 
 
         MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
         ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
  010    ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD................................          54,977                             54,977
         SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT..........          54,977               0             54,977
 
         TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..................          54,977               0             54,977
 
 
         MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
         ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY
  050    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY.....................         198,760                            198,760
         SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY............         198,760               0            198,760
 
         TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..................         198,760               0            198,760
 
 
         MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
         ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY
  060    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY.....................         335,240                            335,240
         SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY............         335,240               0            335,240
 
         TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..................         335,240               0            335,240
 
 
         MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
         ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE
  070    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE................         349,744                            349,744
         SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE.......         349,744               0            349,744
 
         TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..................         349,744               0            349,744
 
 
         MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
         ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE
  080    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE..................           8,965                              8,965
         SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE.........           8,965               0              8,965
 
         TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..................           8,965               0              8,965
 
 
         MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
         ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES
  090    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES.......         232,806                            232,806
         SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED             232,806               0            232,806
          SITES..............................................
 
         TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS..................         232,806               0            232,806
 
 
         TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE.......................     293,043,843      -1,296,847        291,746,996
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                     TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL

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 2024  Request     Senate  Change    Senate  Authorized
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS...................        168,320,510          -1,540,840         166,779,670
Air Force end strength underexecution...............                              [-564,000]
Air National Guard AGR end strength underexecution..                               [-45,600]
Air National Reserve AGR end strength underexecution                                [-8,040]
Navy end strength underexecution....................                              [-600,000]
Unobligated balances................................                              [-323,200]
SUBTOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS..........        168,320,510          -1,540,840         166,779,670
 
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND
 CONTRIBUTIONS
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND                   10,553,456                              10,553,456
 CONTRIBUTIONS......................................
SUBTOTAL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND          10,553,456                   0          10,553,456
 CONTRIBUTIONS......................................
 
TOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL............................        178,873,966          -1,540,840         177,333,126
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                    TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
 


SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
 


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                           SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS  (In Thousands of Dollars)
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                                                                   FY 2024                           Senate
    Line                           Item                            Request      Senate  Change     Authorized
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             WORKING CAPITAL FUND
             WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
       010   INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS...........................          27,551                             27,551
       020   SUPPLY MANAGEMENT--ARMY.........................           1,662                              1,662
             SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY.............          29,213               0             29,213
 
             WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
       020   SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS..........................          83,587                             83,587
             SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE........          83,587               0             83,587
 
             NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND
       010   DEFENSE STOCKPILE...............................           7,629                              7,629
             SUBTOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION            7,629               0              7,629
              FUND...........................................
 
             WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE
       010   DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES........               4                                  4
       040   ENERGY MANAGEMENT--DEF..........................         114,663                            114,663
             SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE.....         114,667               0            114,667
 
             WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA
       010   WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA......................       1,447,612                          1,447,612
             SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA.............       1,447,612               0          1,447,612
 
             TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND......................       1,682,708               0          1,682,708
 
             CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION
             OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
         1   CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--O&M......................          89,284                             89,284
             SUBTOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE................          89,284               0             89,284
 
             RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
         2   CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--RDT&E....................       1,002,560                          1,002,560
             SUBTOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND              1,002,560               0          1,002,560
              EVALUATION.....................................
 
             TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION.......       1,091,844               0          1,091,844
 
             DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF
             DRUG INTRDCTN
       010   COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT.......................         643,848                            643,848
             SUBTOTAL DRUG INTRDCTN..........................         643,848               0            643,848
 
             DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM
       020   DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM...................         134,313                            134,313
             SUBTOTAL DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM..........         134,313               0            134,313
 
             NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM
       030   NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM.............         102,272                            102,272
             SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM....         102,272               0            102,272
 
             NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS
       040   NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS.............           5,993                              5,993
             SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS....           5,993               0              5,993
 
             TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES,           886,426               0            886,426
              DEF............................................
 
             OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
             OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
       010   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.......................         518,919                            518,919
       020   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.......................           1,948                              1,948
       030   RDT&E...........................................           3,400                              3,400
       040   PROCUREMENT.....................................           1,098                              1,098
             SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL........         520,867               0            520,867
             SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL........           3,400               0              3,400
             SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL........           1,098               0              1,098
 
             TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL...........         525,365               0            525,365
 
             DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
             OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
       010   IN-HOUSE CARE...................................      10,044,342                         10,044,342
       020   PRIVATE SECTOR CARE.............................      19,893,028                         19,893,028
       030   CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT.....................       2,007,012                          2,007,012
       040   INFORMATION MANAGEMENT..........................       2,327,816                          2,327,816
       050   MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES...........................         347,446                            347,446
       060   EDUCATION AND TRAINING..........................         336,111                            336,111
       070   BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS..................       2,144,551                          2,144,551
             SUBTOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE................      37,100,306               0         37,100,306
 
             RDT&E
       080   R&D RESEARCH....................................          40,311                             40,311
       090   R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT......................         178,892                            178,892
       100   R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT........................         327,040                            327,040
       110   R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION....................         172,351                            172,351
       120   R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT.....................         107,753                            107,753
       130   R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT......................          87,096                             87,096
       140   R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT....................          18,330                             18,330
             SUBTOTAL RDT&E..................................         931,773               0            931,773
 
             PROCUREMENT
       150   PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING.........................          22,344                             22,344
       160   PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION................         238,435                            238,435
       170   PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION               29,537                             29,537
              SYSTEM.........................................
       180   PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM--DESKTOP TO                   74,055                             74,055
              DATACENTER.....................................
       190   PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM                     17,510                             17,510
              MODERNIZATION..................................
             SUBTOTAL PROCUREMENT............................         381,881               0            381,881
 
             TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM....................      38,413,960               0         38,413,960
 
             TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS......................      42,600,303                         42,600,303
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                   TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

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 2024                         Senate
         Account             State/ Country        Installation                 Project Title                 Request     Senate  Change    Authorized
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ARMY
Army                      Alabama              Anniston Army Depot  OPEN STORAGE (P&D)                                 0             270             270
Army                      Alabama              Redstone Arsenal     SUBSTATION                                    50,000               0          50,000
Army                      Alaska               Fort Wainwright      COST TO COMPLETE: ENLISTED                    34,000               0          34,000
                                                                     UNACCOMPANIED PERS HSG
Army                      Alaska               Fort Wainwright      SOLDER PERFORMANCE READINESS CENTER                0           7,900           7,900
                                                                     (P&D)
Army                      Georgia              Fort Eisenhower      CYBER INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY                 163,000         -90,000          73,000
                                                                     (CLASSROOMS)
Army                      Germany              Grafenwoehr          AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN            10,400               0          10,400
                                                                     RANGE
Army                      Germany              Hohenfels            SIMULATIONS CENTER                            56,000               0          56,000
Army                      Hawaii               Aliamanu Military    WATER STORAGE TANK                            20,000               0          20,000
                                                Reservation
Army                      Hawaii               Fort Shafter         CLEARWELL AND BOOSTER PUMP                         0          23,000          23,000
Army                      Hawaii               Helemano Military    WELLS AND STORAGE TANK                             0          33,000          33,000
                                                Reservation
Army                      Hawaii               Schofield Barracks   ELEVATED TANK AND DISTRIBUTION LINE                0          21,000          21,000
Army                      Hawaii               Schofield Barracks   WATER STORAGE TANK                                 0          16,000          16,000
Army                      Hawaii               Wheeler Army         AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D)                    0           5,400           5,400
                                                Airfield
Army                      Indiana              Crane Army           EARTH COVERED MAGAZINES (P&D)                      0           1,195           1,195
                                                Ammunition Plant
Army                      Kansas               Fort Riley           AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D)                    0           1,600           1,600
Army                      Kansas               Fort Riley           AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGER                  105,000               0         105,000
Army                      Kentucky             Blue Grass Army      SMALL ARMS MODERNIZATION (P&D)                     0           3,300           3,300
                                                Depot
Army                      Kentucky             Fort Campbell        AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D)                    0           2,500           2,500
Army                      Kentucky             Fort Campbell        MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING RANGE                   38,000               0          38,000
Army                      Kentucky             Fort Knox            MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION (P&D)                       0           6,600           6,600
Army                      Kwajalein            Kwajalein Atoll      COST TO COMPLETE: PIER                             0          15,000          15,000
Army                      Louisiana            Fort Johnson         MULTIPURPOSE ATHLETIC FIELD                        0          13,400          13,400
Army                      Massachusetts        Soldier Systems      BARRACKS ADDITION                             18,500               0          18,500
                                                Center Natick
Army                      Michigan             Detroit Arsenal      GROUND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT BUILDING           72,000               0          72,000
Army                      New Mexico           White Sands Missile  J-DETC DIRECTED ENERGY FACILITY                    0           5,500           5,500
                                                Range                (P&D)
Army                      New York             Watervliet Arsenal   TANK FARM (P&D)                                    0             160             160
Army                      North Carolina       Fort Liberty         AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE RANGE                   19,500               0          19,500
Army                      North Carolina       Fort Liberty         BARRACKS                                      50,000               0          50,000
Army                      North Carolina       Fort Liberty         BARRACKS (FACILITY PROTOTYPING)               85,000               0          85,000
Army                      Oklahoma             McAlester Army       WATER TREATMENT PLANT (P&D)                        0           1,194           1,194
                                                Ammunition Plant
Army                      Pennsylvania         Letterkenny Army     ANECHOIC CHAMBER (P&D)                             0             275             275
                                                Depot
Army                      Pennsylvania         Letterkenny Army     GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE BUILDING           89,000               0          89,000
                                                Depot
Army                      Pennsylvania         Tobyhanna Army       HELIPAD (P&D)                                      0             311             311
                                                Depot
Army                      Pennsylvania         Tobyhanna Army       RADAR MAINTENANCE SHOP (P&D)                       0             259             259
                                                Depot
Army                      Poland               Various Locations    PLANNING & DESIGN                                  0          25,710          25,710
Army                      South Carolina       Fort Jackson         COST TO COMPLETE: RECEPTION BARRACKS               0          66,000          66,000
                                                                     COMPLEX, PHASE 2
Army                      Texas                Fort Bliss           RAIL YARD                                     74,000               0          74,000
Army                      Texas                Fort Cavazos         BARRACKS (P&D)                                     0          20,000          20,000
Army                      Texas                Fort Cavazos         TACTICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE                     0           5,800           5,800
                                                                     FACILITIES (P&D)
Army                      Texas                Red River Army       COMPONENT REBUILD SHOP                       113,000         -66,600          46,400
                                                Depot
Army                      Texas                Red River Army       NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING FACILITY                   0             280             280
                                                Depot                (P&D)
Army                      Texas                Red River Army       STANDBY GENERATOR (P&D)                            0             270             270
                                                Depot
Army                      Virginia             Fort Belvoir         EQUINE TRAINING FACILITY (P&D)                     0           4,000           4,000
Army                      Washington           Joint Base Lewis-    BARRACKS                                     100,000               0         100,000
                                                McChord
Army                      Washington           Joint Base Lewis-    VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP (P&D)                     0           7,500           7,500
                                                McChord
Army                      Worldwide            Unspecified          BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND                          0          50,000          50,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
Army                      Worldwide            Unspecified          HOST NATION SUPPORT                           26,000               0          26,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Army                      Worldwide            Unspecified          MINOR CONSTRUCTION                            76,280               0          76,280
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Army                      Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                            270,875               0         270,875
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Military Construction, Army                                                                     1,470,555         180,824       1,651,379
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
NAVY
Navy                      Australia            Royal Australian     PDI: AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON (INC)            134,624               0         134,624
                                                Air Force Base
                                                Darwin
Navy                      California           Marine Corps Air     COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS                         42,100               0          42,100
                                                Ground Combat
                                                Center Twentynine
                                                Palms
Navy                      California           Port Hueneme         LABORATORY COMPOUND FACILITIES               110,000         -95,000          15,000
                                                                     IMPROVEMENTS
Navy                      Connecticut          Naval Submarine      SUBMARINE PIER 31 EXTENSION                  112,518         -75,800          36,718
                                                Base New London
Navy                      Connecticut          Naval Submarine      WEAPONS MAGAZINE & ORDNANCE                  219,200        -200,000          19,200
                                                Base New London      OPERATIONS FAC.
Navy                      District of          Marine Barracks      BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS & SUPPORT         131,800        -115,000          16,800
                           Columbia             Washington           FACILITY
Navy                      Djibouti             Camp Lemonnier       ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT                             0          20,000          20,000
Navy                      Florida              Naval Air Station    AHTS HANGAR                                        0          50,000          50,000
                                                Whiting Field
Navy                      Guam                 Andersen Air Force   PDI: CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                105,220         -50,000          55,220
                                                Base
Navy                      Guam                 Andersen Air Force   PDI: JOINT CONSOL. COMM. CENTER              107,000               0         107,000
                                                Base                 (INC)
Navy                      Guam                 Joint Region         PDI: JOINT COMMUNICATION UPGRADE             292,830        -261,500          31,330
                                                Marianas             (INC)
Navy                      Guam                 Joint Region         PDI: MISSILE INTEGRATION TEST                174,540        -130,000          44,540
                                                Marianas             FACILITY
Navy                      Guam                 Naval Base Guam      PDI: 9TH ESB TRAINING COMPLEX                 23,380               0          23,380
Navy                      Guam                 Naval Base Guam      PDI: ARTILLERY BATTERY FACILITIES            137,550         -70,000          67,550
Navy                      Guam                 Naval Base Guam      PDI: CONSOLIDATED MEB HQ/NCIS PHII            19,740               0          19,740
Navy                      Guam                 Naval Base Guam      PDI: RECREATION CENTER                        34,740               0          34,740
Navy                      Guam                 Naval Base Guam      PDI: RELIGIOUS MINISTRY SERVICES              46,350               0          46,350
                                                                     FACILITY
Navy                      Guam                 Naval Base Guam      PDI: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS                166,159        -110,000          56,159
                                                                     FACILITY (INC)
Navy                      Guam                 Naval Base Guam      PDI: TRAINING CENTER                          89,640               0          89,640
Navy                      Hawaii               Joint Base Pearl     DRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT (INC)               1,318,711               0       1,318,711
                                                Harbor-Hickam
Navy                      Hawaii               Joint Base Pearl     WATERFRONT PRODUCTION FACILITY (P&D)               0          60,000          60,000
                                                Harbor-Hickam
Navy                      Hawaii               Marine Corps Base    WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY                         0          40,000          40,000
                                                Kaneohe Bay          COMPLIANCE UPGRADE
Navy                      Italy                Naval Air Station    EDI: ORDNANCE MAGAZINES                       77,072               0          77,072
                                                Sigonella
Navy                      Maine                Portsmouth Naval     MULTI-MISSION DRYDOCK #1 EXTENSION           544,808               0         544,808
                                                Shipyard             (INC)
Navy                      Maryland             Fort Meade           CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS FACILITY            186,480        -125,900          60,580
Navy                      Maryland             Naval Air Station    AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE         141,700         -79,700          62,000
                                                Patuxent River       FACILITIES
Navy                      North Carolina       Marine Corps Air     2D LAAD MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS                 0          50,000          50,000
                                                Station Cherry       FACILITIES
                                                Point
Navy                      North Carolina       Marine Corps Air     AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR (INC)             19,529               0          19,529
                                                Station Cherry
                                                Point
Navy                      North Carolina       Marine Corps Air     MAINTENANCE FACILITY & MARINE AIR            125,150         -85,000          40,150
                                                Station Cherry       GROUP HQS
                                                Point
Navy                      North Carolina       Marine Corps Base    10TH MARINES MAINTENANCE &                         0          20,000          20,000
                                                Camp Lejeune         OPERATIONS COMPLEX
Navy                      North Carolina       Marine Corps Base    CORROSION REPAIR FACILITY                          0          20,000          20,000
                                                Camp Lejeune         REPLACEMENT
Navy                      Pennsylvania         Naval Surface        AI MACHINERY CONTROL DEVELOPMENT                   0          88,200          88,200
                                                Warfare Center       CENTER
                                                Philadelphia
Navy                      Virginia             Dam Neck Annex       MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM                 109,680               0         109,680
                                                                     FACILITY
Navy                      Virginia             Joint Expeditionary  CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                      35,000               0          35,000
                                                Base Little Creek--
                                                Fort Story
Navy                      Virginia             Marine Corps Base    WATER TREATMENT PLANT                        127,120         -90,000          37,120
                                                Quantico
Navy                      Virginia             Naval Station        CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                      43,600               0          43,600
                                                Norfolk
Navy                      Virginia             Naval Station        MQ-25 AIRCRAFT LAYDOWN FACILITIES            114,495        -103,000          11,495
                                                Norfolk
Navy                      Virginia             Naval Station        SUBMARINE PIER 3 (INC)                        99,077               0          99,077
                                                Norfolk
Navy                      Virginia             Naval Weapons        WEAPONS MAGAZINES                            221,920        -175,000          46,920
                                                Station Yorktown
Navy                      Virginia             Norfolk Naval        DRY DOCK SALTWATER SYSTEM FOR CVN-78          81,082               0          81,082
                                                Shipyard             (INC)
Navy                      Washington           Naval Base Kitsap    ALTERNATE POWER TRANSMISSION LINE                  0          19,000          19,000
Navy                      Washington           Naval Base Kitsap    ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLE SUPPORT                   0          31,000          31,000
                                                                     FACILITY
Navy                      Washington           Naval Base Kitsap    SHIPYARD ELECTRICAL BACKBONE                 195,000        -180,000          15,000
Navy                      Worldwide            Unspecified          BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND                          0          75,000          75,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
Navy                      Worldwide            Unspecified          INDOPACOM PLANNING & DESIGN                        0          69,000          69,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
Navy                      Worldwide            Unspecified          SIOP (P&D)                                         0          50,000          50,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
Navy                      Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                            578,942               0         578,942
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Navy                      Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             21,000               0          21,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Navy                      Worldwide            Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION                34,430               0          34,430
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Military Construction, Navy                                                                     6,022,187      -1,353,700       4,668,487
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AIR FORCE
Air Force                 Alaska               Eielson Air Force    CONSOLIDATED MUNITIONS COMPLEX (P&D)               0           1,200           1,200
                                                Base
Air Force                 Alaska               Eielson Air Force    JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX                 0           1,100           1,100
                                                Base                 (JPARC) OPS FACILITY (P&D)
Air Force                 Alaska               Joint Base           EXTEND RUNWAY 16/34 (INC 3)                  107,500               0         107,500
                                                Elmendorf-
                                                Richardson
Air Force                 Alaska               Joint Base           PRECISION GUIDED MISSILE COMPLEX                   0           6,100           6,100
                                                Elmendorf-           (P&D)
                                                Richardson
Air Force                 Arizona              Luke Air Force Base  GILA BEND (P&D)                                    0           2,600           2,600
Air Force                 Australia            Royal Australian     PDI: SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY             26,000               0          26,000
                                                Air Force Base
                                                Darwin
Air Force                 Australia            Royal Australian     PDI: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SUPPORT             17,500               0          17,500
                                                Air Force Base       FACILITY
                                                Tindal
Air Force                 Australia            Royal Australian     PDI: SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY             20,000               0          20,000
                                                Air Force Base
                                                Tindal
Air Force                 Australia            Royal Australian     PDI: BOMBER APRON                             93,000               0          93,000
                                                Air Force Base
                                                Tindal
Air Force                 Florida              MacDill Air Force    KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT CORROSION                25,000               0          25,000
                                                Base                 CONTROL
Air Force                 Florida              MacDill Air Force    KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE              27,000               0          27,000
                                                Base                 HANGAR
Air Force                 Florida              MacDill Air Force    KC-46A ADAL APRON & HYDRANT FUELING           61,000               0          61,000
                                                Base                 PITS
Air Force                 Florida              MacDill Air Force    KC-46A ADAL FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE           18,000               0          18,000
                                                Base                 DOCK
Air Force                 Florida              Patrick Space Force  COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION                 15,000               0          15,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 Florida              Patrick Space Force  COST TO COMPLETE: CONSOLIDATED                15,000               0          15,000
                                                Base                 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
Air Force                 Florida              Patrick Space Force  FINAL DENIAL BARRIERS, SOUTH GATE             12,000               0          12,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 Florida              Tyndall Air Force    NATURAL DISASTER RECOVERY                          0         252,000         252,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 Georgia              Robins Air Force     BATTLE MANAGEMENT COMBINED                   115,000               0         115,000
                                                Base                 OPERATIONS COMPLEX
Air Force                 Guam                 Joint Region         PDI: NORTH AIRCRAFT PARKING RAMP             109,000               0         109,000
                                                Marianas             (INC)
Air Force                 Japan                Kadena Air Base      PDI: HELO RESCUE OPS MAINTENANCE              46,000               0          46,000
                                                                     HANGAR (INC 3)
Air Force                 Japan                Kadena Air Base      PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION CONTROL            42,000               0          42,000
                                                                     CTR (INC)
Air Force                 Louisiana            Barksdale Air Force  CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (P&D)                     0           2,000           2,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 Louisiana            Barksdale Air Force  DORMITORY (P&D)                                    0           7,000           7,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 Louisiana            Barksdale Air Force  WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITY (INC 3)          112,000               0         112,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 Mariana Islands      Tinian               PDI: AIRFIELD DEVELOPMENT, PHASE 1            26,000               0          26,000
                                                                     (INC 3)
Air Force                 Mariana Islands      Tinian               PDI: FUEL TANKS W/PIPELINE & HYDRANT          20,000               0          20,000
                                                                     (INC 3)
Air Force                 Mariana Islands      Tinian               PDI: PARKING APRON (INC 3)                    32,000               0          32,000
Air Force                 Massachusetts        Hanscom Air Force    CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                      37,000               0          37,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 Massachusetts        Hanscom Air Force    MIT-LINCOLN LAB (WEST LAB CSL/MIF)            70,000               0          70,000
                                                Base                 (INC 4)
Air Force                 Mississippi          Columbus Air Force   T-7A GROUND BASED TRAINING SYSTEM             30,000               0          30,000
                                                Base                 FACILITY
Air Force                 Mississippi          Columbus Air Force   T-7A UNIT MAINTENANCE TRAINING                 9,500               0           9,500
                                                Base                 FACILITY
Air Force                 Mississippi          Keesler Air Force    AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D)                    0           2,000           2,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 Nebraska             Offutt Air Force     55 CES MAINTENANCE/WAREHOUSE (P&D)                 0           4,500           4,500
                                                Base
Air Force                 Nebraska             Offutt Air Force     BASE OPERATIONS/MOBILITY CENTER                    0           5,000           5,000
                                                Base                 (P&D)
Air Force                 Nebraska             Offutt Air Force     LOGISTICS READINESS SQUADRON                       0           3,500           3,500
                                                Base                 TRANSPORTATION FACILITY (P&D)
Air Force                 Nevada               Nellis Air Force     F-35 COALITION HANGAR (P&D)                        0           5,500           5,500
                                                Base
Air Force                 Nevada               Nellis Air Force     F-35 DATA LAB SUPPORT FACILITY (P&D)               0             700             700
                                                Base
Air Force                 New Mexico           Cannon Air Force     SATELLITE FIRE STATION (P&D)                       0           5,000           5,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 New Mexico           Kirtland Air Force   COST TO COMPLETE: WYOMING GATE                     0          24,400          24,400
                                                Base                 UPGRADE FOR ANTITERRORISM
                                                                     COMPLIANCE
Air Force                 Norway               Rygge Air Station    EDI: DABS-FEV STORAGE                         88,000               0          88,000
Air Force                 Norway               Rygge Air Station    EDI: MUNITIONS STORAGE AREA                   31,000               0          31,000
Air Force                 Ohio                 Wright-Patterson     ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT COMPLEX PHASE               0          19,500          19,500
                                                Air Force Base       V (P&D)
Air Force                 Oklahoma             Tinker Air Force     KC-46 3-BAY DEPOT MAINTENANCE HANGAR          78,000               0          78,000
                                                Base                 (INC 3)
Air Force                 Oklahoma             Vance Air Force      CONSOLIDATED UNDERGRADUATE PILOT                   0           8,400           8,400
                                                Base                 TRAINING CENTER (P&D)
Air Force                 Philippines          Cesar Basa Air Base  PDI: TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING               35,000               0          35,000
                                                                     APRON
Air Force                 South Dakota         Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE DOCK             75,000               0          75,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 South Dakota         Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 PHASE HANGAR                            160,000               0         160,000
                                                Base
Air Force                 South Dakota         Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITY             160,000               0         160,000
                                                Base                 (INC)
Air Force                 Spain                Moron Air Base       EDI: MUNITIONS STORAGE                        26,000               0          26,000
Air Force                 Texas                Joint Base San       CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                      20,000               0          20,000
                                                Antonio-Lackland
Air Force                 United Kingdom       Royal Air Force      COST TO COMPLETE: EDI DABS-FEV                     0          28,000          28,000
                                                Fairford             STORAGE
Air Force                 United Kingdom       Royal Air Force      COST TO COMPLETE: EDI MUNITIONS                    0          20,000          20,000
                                                Fairford             HOLDING AREA
Air Force                 United Kingdom       Royal Air Force      EDI: RADR STORAGE FACILITY                    47,000               0          47,000
                                                Fairford
Air Force                 United Kingdom       Royal Air Force      EDI: RADR STORAGE FACILITY                    28,000               0          28,000
                                                Lakenheath
Air Force                 United Kingdom       Royal Air Force      SURETY DORMITORY                              50,000               0          50,000
                                                Lakenheath
Air Force                 Utah                 Hill Air Force Base  F-35 T-7A EAST CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE          82,000               0          82,000
Air Force                 Worldwide            Unspecified          BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND                          0          50,000          50,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
Air Force                 Worldwide            Unspecified          EDI: PLANNING & DESIGN                         5,648               0           5,648
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Air Force                 Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                            338,985               0         338,985
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Air Force                 Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             90,281               0          90,281
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Air Force                 Worldwide            Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY                    64,900               0          64,900
                           Unspecified          Worldwide            CONSTRUCTION
                                                Locations
Air Force                 Wyoming              F.E. Warren Air      COST TO COMPLETE: CONSOLIDATED HELO/               0          18,000          18,000
                                                Force Base           TRF OPS/AMU AND ALERT FACILITY
Air Force                 Wyoming              F.E. Warren Air      GBSD INTEGRATED COMMAND CENTER (INC           27,000               0          27,000
                                                Force Base           2)
Air Force                 Wyoming              F.E. Warren Air      GBSD INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER               85,000               0          85,000
                                                Force Base
Air Force                 Wyoming              F.E. Warren Air      GBSD MISSILE HANDLING COMPLEX (INC            28,000               0          28,000
                                                Force Base           2)
      Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force                                                                2,605,314         466,500       3,071,814
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DEFENSE-WIDE
Defense-Wide              Alabama              Redstone Arsenal     GROUND TEST FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE          147,975         -70,000          77,975
Defense-Wide              California           Marine Corps Air     AMBULATORY CARE CENTER--DENTAL               103,000         -82,400          20,600
                                                Station Miramar      CLINIC ADD//ALT
Defense-Wide              California           Marine Corps Air     ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ON-SITE                 0          30,550          30,550
                                                Station Miramar      GENERATION, AND MICROGRID
                                                                     IMPROVEMENTS
Defense-Wide              California           Monterey             COST TO COMPLETE: COGEN PLANT AT                   0           5,460           5,460
                                                                     B236
Defense-Wide              California           Naval Base Coronado  COST TO COMPLETE: ATC OPERATIONS                   0          11,400          11,400
                                                                     SUPPORT FACILITY
Defense-Wide              California           Naval Base Coronado  SOF NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND                  0          51,000          51,000
                                                                     OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY, PHASE
                                                                     2
Defense-Wide              California           Naval Base San       AMBULATORY CARE CENTER--DENTAL               101,644         -79,459          22,185
                                                Diego                CLINIC REPLMT
Defense-Wide              California           Naval Base San       MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                         0           6,300           6,300
                                                Diego
Defense-Wide              California           Naval Base Ventura   COST TO COMPLETE: GROUND MOUNTED                   0          16,840          16,840
                                                County               SOLAR PV
Defense-Wide              California           Vandenberg Space     MICROGRID WITH BACKUP POWER                        0          57,000          57,000
                                                Force Base
Defense-Wide              Colorado             Buckley Space Force  REDUNDANT ELECTRICAL SUPPLY                        0           9,000           9,000
                                                Base
Defense-Wide              Colorado             Buckley Space Force  REPLACEMENT WATER WELL                             0           5,700           5,700
                                                Base
Defense-Wide              Cuba                 Guantanamo Bay       AMBULATORY CARE CENTER (INC 1)                60,000               0          60,000
                                                Naval Station
Defense-Wide              Delaware             Dover Air Force      ARMED SERVICES WHOLE BLOOD                         0          30,500          30,500
                                                Base                 PROCESSING LABORATORY
Defense-Wide              Djibouti             Camp Lemonnier       COST TO COMPLETE: ENHANCE ENERGY                   0           5,200           5,200
                                                                     SECURITY AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Defense-Wide              Georgia              Naval Submarine      ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND                        0          49,500          49,500
                                                Base Kings Bay       DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE 2
Defense-Wide              Germany              Baumholder           HUMAN PERFORMANCE TRAINING CENTER                  0          16,700          16,700
Defense-Wide              Germany              Baumholder           SOF COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY               41,000               0          41,000
Defense-Wide              Germany              Baumholder           SOF JOINT PARACHUTE RIGGING FACILITY          23,000               0          23,000
Defense-Wide              Germany              Kaiserslautern Air   KAISERSLAUTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL                  21,275               0          21,275
                                                Base
Defense-Wide              Germany              Ramstein Air Base    RAMSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL                       181,764               0         181,764
Defense-Wide              Germany              Rhine Ordnance       MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT (INC 11)           77,210               0          77,210
                                                Barracks
Defense-Wide              Germany              Stuttgart            ROBINSON BARRACKS ELEM SCHOOL                  8,000               0           8,000
                                                                     REPLACEMENT
Defense-Wide              Hawaii               Joint Base Pearl     COST TO COMPLETE: FY20 500 KW PV                   0           7,476           7,476
                                                Harbor-Hickam        COVERED PARKING EV CHARGING STATION
Defense-Wide              Hawaii               Joint Base Pearl     COST TO COMPLETE: PRIMARY ELECTRICAL               0          13,040          13,040
                                                Harbor-Hickam        DISTRIBUTION
Defense-Wide              Honduras             Soto Cano Air Base   FUEL FACILITIES                               41,300               0          41,300
Defense-Wide              Italy                Naples               COST TO COMPLETE: SMART GRID                       0           7,610           7,610
Defense-Wide              Japan                Fleet Activities     KINNICK HIGH SCHOOL (INC)                     70,000               0          70,000
                                                Yokosuka
Defense-Wide              Japan                Kadena Air Base      PDI SOF MAINTENANCE HANGAR                    88,900               0          88,900
Defense-Wide              Japan                Kadena Air Base      PDI: SOF COMPOSITE MAINTENANCE                11,400               0          11,400
                                                                     FACILITY
Defense-Wide              Kansas               Forbes Field         MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                         0           5,850           5,850
Defense-Wide              Kansas               Fort Riley           COST TO COMPLETE: POWER GENERATION                 0          15,468          15,468
                                                                     AND MICROGRID
Defense-Wide              Korea                K-16 Air Base        K-16 EMERGENCY BACKUP POWER                        0           5,650           5,650
Defense-Wide              Kuwait               Camp Arifjan         COST TO COMPLETE: POWER GENERATION                 0           8,197           8,197
                                                                     AND MICROGRID
Defense-Wide              Kuwait               Camp Buehring        MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                         0          18,850          18,850
Defense-Wide              Louisiana            Naval Air Station    COST TO COMPLETE: DISTRIBUTION                     0           6,453           6,453
                                                Joint Reserve Base   SWITCHGEAR
                                                New Orleans
Defense-Wide              Maryland             Bethesda Naval       MEDICAL CENTER ADDITION/ALTERATION           101,816               0         101,816
                                                Hospital             (INC 7)
Defense-Wide              Maryland             Fort Meade           NSAW MISSION OPS AND RECORDS CENTER          105,000               0         105,000
                                                                     (INC)
Defense-Wide              Maryland             Fort Meade           NSAW RECAP BUILDING 4 (INC)                  315,000               0         315,000
Defense-Wide              Maryland             Fort Meade           NSAW RECAP BUILDING 5 (ECB 5) (INC)           65,000               0          65,000
Defense-Wide              Maryland             Joint Base Andrews   HYDRANT FUELING SYSTEM                        38,300               0          38,300
Defense-Wide              Missouri             Lake City Army       MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                         0          80,100          80,100
                                                Ammunition Plant
Defense-Wide              Montana              Great Falls          FUEL FACILITIES                               30,000               0          30,000
                                                International
                                                Airport
Defense-Wide              Nebraska             Offutt Air Force     DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTABILITY                     0           5,000           5,000
                                                Base                 AGENCY LABORATORY (P&D)
Defense-Wide              Nebraska             Offutt Air Force     MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                         0          41,000          41,000
                                                Base
Defense-Wide              North Carolina       Fort Liberty (Camp   MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                         0          10,500          10,500
                                                Mackall)
Defense-Wide              North Carolina       Marine Corps Base    MARINE RAIDER BATTALION OPERATIONS                 0          70,000          70,000
                                                Camp Lejeune         FACILITY
Defense-Wide              Oklahoma             Fort Sill            MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                         0          76,650          76,650
Defense-Wide              Pennsylvania         Fort Indiantown Gap  COST TO COMPLETE: GEOTHERMAL AND                   0           9,250           9,250
                                                                     SOLAR PV
Defense-Wide              Puerto Rico          Fort Buchanan        MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                         0          56,000          56,000
Defense-Wide              Puerto Rico          Juana Diaz           COST TO COMPLETE: MICROGRID                        0           7,680           7,680
                                                                     CONTROLS, 690 KW PV, 275KW GEN, 570
                                                                     KWH BESS
Defense-Wide              Puerto Rico          Ramey                COST TO COMPLETE: MICROGRID CONTROL                0           6,360           6,360
                                                                     SYSTEM, 460 KW PV, 275KW GEN, 660
                                                                     KWH BESS
Defense-Wide              Spain                Naval Station Rota   BULK TANK FARM, PHASE 1                       80,000               0          80,000
Defense-Wide              Texas                Fort Cavazos         COST TO COMPLETE: POWER GENERATION                 0          18,900          18,900
                                                                     AND MICROGRID
Defense-Wide              Texas                Fort Cavazos         MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER                         0          18,250          18,250
Defense-Wide              Utah                 Hill Air Force Base  OPEN STORAGE                                  14,200               0          14,200
Defense-Wide              Virginia             Fort Belvoir         DIA HEADQUARTERS ANNEX                       185,000        -160,000          25,000
Defense-Wide              Virginia             Hampton Roads        COST TO COMPLETE: BACKUP POWER                     0           1,200           1,200
                                                                     GENERATION
Defense-Wide              Virginia             Joint Expeditionary  SOF SDVT2 OPERATIONS SUPPORT                  61,000               0          61,000
                                                Base Little Creek--  FACILITY
                                                Fort Story
Defense-Wide              Virginia             Fort Belvoir (NGA    COST TO COMPLETE: CHILLED WATER                    0             550             550
                                                Campus East)         REDUNDANCY
Defense-Wide              Virginia             Pentagon             HVAC EFFICIENCY UPGRADES                           0           2,250           2,250
Defense-Wide              Virginia             Pentagon             SEC OPS AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FACS            30,600               0          30,600
Defense-Wide              Washington           Joint Base Lewis-    POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID                     0          49,850          49,850
                                                McChord
Defense-Wide              Washington           Joint Base Lewis-    SOF CONSOLIDATED RIGGING FACILITY             62,000               0          62,000
                                                McChord
Defense-Wide              Washington           Manchester           BULK STORAGE TANKS, PHASE 2                   71,000               0          71,000
Defense-Wide              Washington           Naval Undersea       SOF COLD WATER TRAINING AUSTERE                    0          37,000          37,000
                                                Warfare Center       ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
                                                Keyport
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          INDOPACOM UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY               0          62,000          62,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide            CONSTRUCTION
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERV.               548,000        -548,000               0
                           Unspecified          Worldwide            INVEST. PROG.
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          ERCIP PLANNING & DESIGN                       86,250               0          86,250
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          EXERCISE RELATED MINOR CONSTRUCTION           11,107               0          11,107
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             49,610               0          49,610
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             32,579               0          32,579
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             30,215               0          30,215
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             25,130               0          25,130
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             24,000               0          24,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                              8,568               0           8,568
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                              3,068               0           3,068
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                              2,000               0           2,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                              1,035               0           1,035
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                                590               0             590
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION                19,271               0          19,271
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION                 3,000               0           3,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Defense-Wide              Worldwide            Various Worldwide    UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION                 4,875               0           4,875
                           Unspecified          Locations
Defense-Wide              Wyoming              F.E. Warren Air      MICROGRID AND BATTERY STORAGE                      0          25,000          25,000
                                                Force Base
      Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide                                                             2,984,682          21,425       3,006,107
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Army National Guard       Alabama              Fort McClellan       COST TO COMPLETE: ENLISTED BARRACKS,               0           7,000           7,000
                                                                     TT
Army National Guard       Alabama              Huntsville           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           4,650           4,650
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Arizona              Surprise Readiness   NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER               15,000               0          15,000
                                                Center
Army National Guard       Arkansas             Fort Chaffee         COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0             610             610
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       California           Bakersfield          COST TO COMPLETE: VEHICLE                          0           1,000           1,000
                                                                     MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard       California           Camp Roberts         COST TO COMPLETE: AUTOMATED                        0           5,000           5,000
                                                                     MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN (MPMG)
                                                                     RANGE
Army National Guard       Colorado             Peterson Space       COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           3,000           3,000
                                                Force Base           READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Connecticut          Putnam               COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           6,125           6,125
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Florida              Camp Blanding        MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE                     0          11,000          11,000
Army National Guard       Guam                 Barrigada            COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           6,900           6,900
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Idaho                Jerome               COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           1,250           1,250
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Idaho                Jerome County        NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE            17,000               0          17,000
                                                Regional Site        SHOP
Army National Guard       Illinois             Bloomington          COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           5,250           5,250
                                                                     VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard       Illinois             North Riverside      NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE            24,000               0          24,000
                                                Armory               SHOP
Army National Guard       Indiana              Shelbyville          COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           5,000           5,000
                                                                     READINESS CENTER ADD/ALT
Army National Guard       Kansas               Topeka               COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD/                  0           5,856           5,856
                                                                     RESERVE CENTER BUILDING
Army National Guard       Kentucky             Burlington           VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP                           0          16,400          16,400
Army National Guard       Kentucky             Frankfort            COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD/                  0           2,000           2,000
                                                                     RESERVE CENTER BUILDING
Army National Guard       Louisiana            Camp Beauregard      COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED                  0           2,400           2,400
                                                                     HOUSING OPEN-BAY (P&D)
Army National Guard       Louisiana            Camp Beauregard      COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           2,000           2,000
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Louisiana            Camp Minden          COST TO COMPLETE: COLLECTIVE                       0           3,718           3,718
                                                                     TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING,
                                                                     OPEN BAY
Army National Guard       Maine                Northern Maine       AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN                 0           2,800           2,800
                                                Range Complex        RANGE (P&D)
Army National Guard       Maine                Saco                 COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           7,420           7,420
                                                                     VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard       Massachusetts        Camp Edwards         COST TO COMPLETE: AUTOMATED                        0           3,000           3,000
                                                                     MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN (MPMG)
                                                                     RANGE
Army National Guard       Mississippi          Camp Shelby          CAMP SHELBY JFTC RAILHEAD EXPANSION                0           2,200           2,200
                                                                     (P&D)
Army National Guard       Mississippi          Camp Shelby          COST TO COMPLETE: MANEUVER AREA                    0           5,425           5,425
                                                                     TRAINING EQUIPMENT SITE ADDITION
Army National Guard       Mississippi          Southaven            NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER                    0          22,000          22,000
Army National Guard       Missouri             Belle Fontaine       NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER               28,000               0          28,000
Army National Guard       Nebraska             Bellevue             COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           9,090           9,090
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Nebraska             Greenlief Training   COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED                  0           1,200           1,200
                                                Site                 HOUSING OPEN-BAY (P&D)
Army National Guard       Nebraska             Mead Training Site   COST TO COMPLETE: COLLECTIVE                       0           1,913           1,913
                                                                     TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING,
                                                                     OPEN BAY
Army National Guard       Nebraska             North Platte         COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0             400             400
                                                                     VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard       New Hampshire        Concord              COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0             200             200
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       New Hampshire        Littleton            NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE            23,000               0          23,000
                                                                     SHOP ADD
Army National Guard       New Jersey           Joint Base McGuire-  COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0             605             605
                                                Dix-Lakehurst        READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       New Mexico           Rio Rancho Training  NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE            11,000               0          11,000
                                                Site                 SHOP ADD
Army National Guard       New York             Lexington Avenue     NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER                    0          70,000          70,000
                                                Armory
Army National Guard       North Carolina       Salisbury            ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITIES                   0           2,200           2,200
                                                                     (P&D)
Army National Guard       North Dakota         Camp Grafton         INSTITUTIONAL POST-INITIAL MILITARY                0           1,950           1,950
                                                                     TRAINING, UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING
                                                                     (P&D)
Army National Guard       North Dakota         Dickinson            COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           5,425           5,425
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Ohio                 Camp Perry Joint     NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER               19,200               0          19,200
                                                Training Center
Army National Guard       Ohio                 Columbus             COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           4,000           4,000
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Oklahoma             Ardmore              COST TO COMPLETE: VEHICLE                          0             400             400
                                                                     MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard       Oregon               Washington County    NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER               26,000               0          26,000
                                                Readiness Center
Army National Guard       Pennsylvania         Hermitage Readiness  NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER               13,600               0          13,600
                                                Center
Army National Guard       Pennsylvania         Moon Township        COST TO COMPLETE: COMBINED SUPPORT                 0           3,100           3,100
                                                                     MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard       Puerto Rico          Fort Allen           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           3,676           3,676
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Rhode Island         Camp Fogarty         COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED                  0           1,990           1,990
                                                Training Site        HOUSING OPEN-BAY (P&D)
Army National Guard       Rhode Island         North Kingstown      NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER                    0          30,000          30,000
Army National Guard       South Carolina       Aiken County         NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER               20,000               0          20,000
                                                Readiness Center
Army National Guard       South Carolina       Joint Base           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           4,373           4,373
                                                Charleston           READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       South Carolina       McCrady Training     AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN             7,900               0           7,900
                                                Center               RANGE
Army National Guard       South Dakota         Sioux Falls          COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           5,250           5,250
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Tennessee            Campbell Army Air    ARMY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS                    0           2,500           2,500
                                                Field                (P&D)
Army National Guard       Tennessee            McMinnville          COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0             500             500
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Texas                Fort Cavazos         GENERAL INSTRUCTION BUILDING (P&D)                 0           2,685           2,685
Army National Guard       Texas                Fort Worth           COST TO COMPLETE: AIRCRAFT                         0           6,489           6,489
                                                                     MAINTENANCE HANGAR ADD/ALT
Army National Guard       Texas                Fort Worth           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0             381             381
                                                                     VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard       Utah                 Camp Williams        COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED                  0           2,875           2,875
                                                                     HOUSING, SENIOR NCO AND OFFICER
                                                                     (P&D)
Army National Guard       Vermont              Bennington           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           3,415           3,415
                                                                     READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard       Virgin Islands       St. Croix            COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY AVIATION                    0           4,200           4,200
                                                                     SUPPORT FACILITY
Army National Guard       Virgin Islands       St. Croix            COST TO COMPLETE: READY BUILDING                   0           1,710           1,710
Army National Guard       Virginia             Sandston RC & FMS 1  AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR                   20,000               0          20,000
Army National Guard       Virginia             Troutville           COST TO COMPLETE: COMBINED SUPPORT                 0           2,415           2,415
                                                                     MAINTENANCE SHOP ADDITION
Army National Guard       Virginia             Troutville           COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD                   0           2,135           2,135
                                                                     READINESS CENTER ADDITION
Army National Guard       West Virginia        Parkersburg          NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER                    0           3,300           3,300
                                                                     (P&D)
Army National Guard       Wisconsin            Viroqua              NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER               18,200               0          18,200
Army National Guard       Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             34,286               0          34,286
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Army National Guard       Worldwide            Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION                63,000               0          63,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard                                                        340,186         310,381         650,567
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
ARMY RESERVE
Army Reserve              Alabama              Birmingham           ARMY RESERVE CENTER/AMSA/LAND                 57,000               0          57,000
Army Reserve              Arizona              San Tan Valley       AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY             12,000               0          12,000
Army Reserve              California           Camp Pendleton       COST TO COMPLETE: AREA MAINTENANCE                 0           3,000           3,000
                                                                     SUPPORT ACTIVITY
Army Reserve              California           Fort Hunter Liggett  NETWORK ENTERPRISE CENTER                          0          40,000          40,000
Army Reserve              Florida              Perrine              COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE                     0           3,000           3,000
                                                                     CENTER
Army Reserve              North Carolina       Asheville            COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE                     0          12,000          12,000
                                                                     CENTER
Army Reserve              Ohio                 Wright-Patterson     COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE                     0           5,000           5,000
                                                Air Force Base       CENTER
Army Reserve              Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             23,389               0          23,389
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Army Reserve              Worldwide            Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION                14,687               0          14,687
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve                                                               107,076          63,000         170,076
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE
Navy Reserve & Marine     Michigan             Battle Creek         ORGANIC SUPPLY FACILITIES                     24,549               0          24,549
 Corps Reserve
Navy Reserve & Marine     Virginia             Marine Forces        G/ATOR SUPPORT FACILITIES                     12,400               0          12,400
 Corps Reserve                                  Reserve Dam Neck
                                                Virginia Beach
Navy Reserve & Marine     Worldwide            Unspecified          MCNR PLANNING & DESIGN                         6,495               0           6,495
 Corps Reserve             Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Navy Reserve & Marine     Worldwide            Unspecified          MCNR UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION            7,847               0           7,847
 Corps Reserve             Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve                                         51,291               0          51,291
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Air National Guard        Alabama              Montgomery Regional  F-35 ADAL SQ OPS BLDG 1303                     7,000               0           7,000
                                                Airport
Air National Guard        Alaska               Eielson Air Force    AMC STANDARD DUAL BAY HANGAR (P&D)                 0           3,700           3,700
                                                Base
Air National Guard        Alaska               Joint Base           ADAL ALERT CREW FACILITY HGR 18                    0           7,000           7,000
                                                Elmendorf-
                                                Richardson
Air National Guard        Arizona              Tucson               MCCA: AIRCRAFT ARRESTING SYSTEM (NEW          11,600               0          11,600
                                                International        RWY)
                                                Airport
Air National Guard        Arkansas             Ebbing Air National  3-BAY HANGAR                                       0          54,000          54,000
                                                Guard Base
Air National Guard        Arkansas             Ebbing Air National  AIRCREW FLIGHT EQUIPMENT/STEP                      0           9,300           9,300
                                                Guard Base
Air National Guard        Arkansas             Ebbing Air National  SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM FACILITY                    0          12,700          12,700
                                                Guard Base
Air National Guard        Colorado             Buckley Space Force  AIRCRAFT CORROSION CONTROL                    12,000               0          12,000
                                                Base
Air National Guard        Indiana              Fort Wayne           FIRE STATION                                   8,900               0           8,900
                                                International
                                                Airport
Air National Guard        Mississippi          Field Air National   COST TO COMPLETE: 172ND AIRLIFT WING               0           8,000           8,000
                                                Guard Base           FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION
Air National Guard        Missouri             Rosecrans Air        139TH AIRLIFT WING ENTRY CONTROL                   0           2,000           2,000
                                                National Guard       POINT (P&D)
                                                Base
Air National Guard        Missouri             Rosecrans Air        ENTRY CONTROL POINT (P&D)                          0           2,000           2,000
                                                National Guard
                                                Base
Air National Guard        Oregon               Portland             SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 1              22,000               0          22,000
                                                International
                                                Airport
Air National Guard        Oregon               Portland             SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 2              18,500               0          18,500
                                                International
                                                Airport
Air National Guard        Oregon               Portland             SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 3                   0          20,000          20,000
                                                International
                                                Airport
Air National Guard        Oregon               Portland             SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 4                   0          11,000          11,000
                                                International
                                                Airport
Air National Guard        Pennsylvania         Harrisburg           ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY                             0           8,000           8,000
                                                International
                                                Airport
Air National Guard        Wisconsin            Truax Field          F-35: MM&I FAC, B701                               0           5,200           5,200
Air National Guard        Wisconsin            Volk Air National    FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION (P&D)                    0             670             670
                                                Guard Base
Air National Guard        Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             35,600               0          35,600
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Air National Guard        Worldwide            Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION                63,122               0          63,122
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard                                                         178,722         143,570         322,292
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
AIR FORCE RESERVE
Air Force Reserve         Arizona              Davis-Monthan Air    GUARDIAN ANGEL POTFF FACILITY                      0           8,500           8,500
                                                Force Base
Air Force Reserve         California           March Air Reserve    KC-46 ADD/ALTER B1244 FUT/CARGO               17,000               0          17,000
                                                Base                 PALLET STORAGE
Air Force Reserve         California           March Air Reserve    KC-46 ADD/ALTER B6000 SIMULATOR                8,500               0           8,500
                                                Base                 FACILITY
Air Force Reserve         California           March Air Reserve    KC-46 TWO BAY MAINTENANCE/FUEL               201,000               0         201,000
                                                Base                 HANGAR
Air Force Reserve         Guam                 Joint Region         AERIAL PORT FACILITY                          27,000               0          27,000
                                                Marianas
Air Force Reserve         Louisiana            Barksdale Air Force  307 BW MEDICAL FACILITY ADDITION                   0           7,000           7,000
                                                Base
Air Force Reserve         Ohio                 Youngstown Air       BASE FIRE STATION (P&D)                            0           2,500           2,500
                                                Reserve Station
Air Force Reserve         Texas                Naval Air Station    LRS WAREHOUSE                                 16,000               0          16,000
                                                Joint Reserve Base
                                                Fort Worth
Air Force Reserve         Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                             12,146               0          12,146
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Air Force Reserve         Worldwide            Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY                     9,926               0           9,926
                           Unspecified          Worldwide            CONSTRUCTION
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve                                                          291,572          18,000         309,572
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
NATO                      Worldwide            NATO Security        NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM             293,434               0         293,434
                           Unspecified          Investment Program
      Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program                                                                  293,434               0         293,434
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND
MILCON, INDOPACOM         Worldwide            Unspecified          INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION                    0         150,000         150,000
                           Unspecified          Worldwide            PILOT PROGRAM
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide                                                              0         150,000         150,000
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
      TOTAL INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND                                                                              0         150,000         150,000
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
      TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION                                                                             14,345,019               0      14,345,019
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
Fam Hsg Con, Army         Georgia              Fort Eisenhower      FORT EISENHOWER MHPI EQUITY                   50,000               0          50,000
                                                                     INVESTMENT
Fam Hsg Con, Army         Germany              Baumholder           FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION               78,746               0          78,746
Fam Hsg Con, Army         Kwajalein            Kwajalein Atoll      FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT                    98,600               0          98,600
                                                                     CONSTRUCTION
Fam Hsg Con, Army         Missouri             Fort Leonard Wood    FORT LEONARD WOOD MHPI EQUITY                 50,000               0          50,000
                                                                     INVESTMENT
Fam Hsg Con, Army         Worldwide            Unspecified          FAMILY HOUSING P&D                            27,549               0          27,549
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army                                                                 304,895               0         304,895
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY
Fam Hsg O&M, Army         Worldwide            Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                                   12,121               0          12,121
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army         Worldwide            Unspecified          HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT                 86,019               0          86,019
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army         Worldwide            Unspecified          LEASING                                      112,976               0         112,976
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army         Worldwide            Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                                   86,706               0          86,706
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army         Worldwide            Unspecified          MANAGEMENT                                    41,121               0          41,121
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army         Worldwide            Unspecified          MISCELLANEOUS                                    554               0             554
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army         Worldwide            Unspecified          SERVICES                                       7,037               0           7,037
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army         Worldwide            Unspecified          UTILITIES                                     38,951               0          38,951
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army                                                    385,485               0         385,485
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &       Guam                 Joint Region         REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 8            121,906               0         121,906
 Marine Corps                                   Marianas
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &       Guam                 Naval Support        REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING (AF), PHASE          83,126               0          83,126
 Marine Corps                                   Activity Andersen    7
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          DESIGN, WASHINGTON DC                          4,782               0           4,782
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          IMPROVEMENTS, WASHINGTON DC                   57,740               0          57,740
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          USMC DPRI/GUAM PLANNING & DESIGN               9,588               0           9,588
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps                                                  277,142               0         277,142
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                                   17,744               0          17,744
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT                 65,655               0          65,655
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          LEASING                                       60,214               0          60,214
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                                  101,356               0         101,356
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          MANAGEMENT                                    61,896               0          61,896
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          MISCELLANEOUS                                    419               0             419
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          SERVICES                                      13,250               0          13,250
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &       Worldwide            Unspecified          UTILITIES                                     43,320               0          43,320
 Marine Corps              Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps                                       363,854               0         363,854
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force    Alabama              Maxwell Air Force    MHPI RESTRUCTURE-AETC GROUP II                65,000               0          65,000
                                                Base
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force    Colorado             U.S. Air Force       CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT--CARLTON              9,282               0           9,282
                                                Academy              HOUSE
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force    Hawaii               Joint Base Pearl     MHPI RESTRUCTURE-JOINT BASE PEARL             75,000               0          75,000
                                                Harbor-Hickam        HARBOR-HICKAM
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force    Mississippi          Keesler Air Force    MHPI RESTRUCTURE-SOUTHERN GROUP               80,000               0          80,000
                                                Base
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force    Worldwide            Unspecified          PLANNING & DESIGN                              7,815               0           7,815
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force                                                            237,097               0         237,097
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force    Worldwide            Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                                   12,884          11,000          23,884
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force    Worldwide            Unspecified          HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT                 31,803               0          31,803
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force    Worldwide            Unspecified          LEASING                                        5,143               0           5,143
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force    Worldwide            Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                                  135,410         -11,000         124,410
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force    Worldwide            Unspecified          MANAGEMENT                                    68,023               0          68,023
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force    Worldwide            Unspecified          MISCELLANEOUS                                  2,377               0           2,377
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force    Worldwide            Unspecified          SERVICES                                      10,692               0          10,692
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force    Worldwide            Unspecified          UTILITIES                                     48,054               0          48,054
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force                                               314,386               0         314,386
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-     Worldwide            Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                                      673               0             673
 Wide                      Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-     Worldwide            Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                                       89               0              89
 Wide                      Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-     Worldwide            Unspecified          LEASING                                       32,042               0          32,042
 Wide                      Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-     Worldwide            Unspecified          LEASING                                       13,658               0          13,658
 Wide                      Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-     Worldwide            Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                                       35               0              35
 Wide                      Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-     Worldwide            Unspecified          UTILITIES                                      4,273               0           4,273
 Wide                      Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-     Worldwide            Unspecified          UTILITIES                                         15               0              15
 Wide                      Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide                                             50,785               0          50,785
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Family Housing            Worldwide            Unspecified          ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--FHIF                  6,611               0           6,611
 Improvement Fund          Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund                                                                     6,611               0           6,611
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Unaccompanied Housing     Worldwide            Unspecified          ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--UHIF                    496               0             496
 Improvement Fund          Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund                                                                496               0             496
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
      TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING                                                                                     1,940,751               0       1,940,751
DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY
BRAC, Army                Worldwide            Unspecified          BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE                 150,640               0         150,640
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Army                                                                150,640               0         150,640
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY
BRAC, Navy                Worldwide            Unspecified          BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE                 108,818               0         108,818
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Navy                                                                108,818               0         108,818
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE
BRAC, Air Force           Worldwide            Unspecified          BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE                 123,990               0         123,990
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force                                                           123,990               0         123,990
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE
BRAC, Defense-Wide        Worldwide            Unspecified          INT-4: DLA ACTIVITIES                          5,726               0           5,726
                           Unspecified          Worldwide
                                                Locations
      Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide                                                          5,726               0           5,726
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
      TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE                                                                 389,174               0         389,174
                          ...................  ...................  ....................................
      TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC                                                   16,674,944               0      16,674,944
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      TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

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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                                                                                                     Senate
                          Program                           FY 2024  Request   Senate  Change      Authorized
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Discretionary Summary by Appropriation
  Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
  Appropriation Summary:
    Energy Programs
      Nuclear Energy......................................           177,733               0             177,733
 
    Atomic Energy Defense Activities
      National Nuclear Security Administration:
        Weapons Activities................................        18,832,947         276,000          19,108,947
        Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation..................         2,508,959         -25,000           2,483,959
        Naval Reactors....................................         1,964,100               0           1,964,100
        Federal Salaries and Expenses.....................           538,994               0             538,994
      Total, National Nuclear Security Administration.....        23,845,000         251,000          24,096,000
 
      Defense Environmental Cleanup.......................         7,073,587               0           7,073,587
 
      Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D......................           427,000        -427,000                   0
 
      Other Defense Activities............................         1,075,197               0           1,075,197
 
    Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities...............        32,420,784        -176,000          32,244,784
 
Total, Discretionary Funding..............................        32,598,517        -176,000          32,422,517
 
 
Nuclear Energy
  Safeguards and security.................................           177,733               0             177,733
Total, Nuclear Energy.....................................           177,733               0             177,733
 
National Nuclear Security Administration
 
Weapons Activities
Stockpile management
Stockpile major modernization
      B61 Life extension program..........................           449,850               0             449,850
      W88 Alteration program..............................           178,823               0             178,823
      W80-4 Life extension program........................         1,009,929               0           1,009,929
      W80-4 ALT Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile.                 0          75,000              75,000
        Program increase..................................                          (75,000)
      W87-1 Modification Program..........................         1,068,909               0           1,068,909
      W93.................................................           389,656               0             389,656
    Subtotal, Stockpile major modernization...............         3,097,167          75,000           3,172,167
Stockpile sustainment.....................................         1,276,578               0           1,276,578
Weapons dismantlement and disposition.....................            53,718               0              53,718
Production operations.....................................           710,822               0             710,822
Nuclear enterprise assurance..............................            66,614               0              66,614
  Total, Stockpile management.............................         5,204,899          75,000           5,279,899
 
Production Modernization
Primary Capability Modernization
  Plutonium Modernization
    Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization
          Los Alamos Plutonium Operations.................           833,100               0             833,100
          21-D-512 Plutonium Pit Production Project, LANL.           670,000               0             670,000
          15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestments Project, Phase 3,              30,000               0              30,000
           LANL...........................................
          07-D-220-04 Transuranic Liquid Waste Facility,                   0               0                   0
           LANL...........................................
          04-D-125 Chemistry and Metallurgy Research                 227,122               0             227,122
           Replacement Project, LANL......................
        Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization......         1,760,222               0           1,760,222
    Savannah River Plutonium Modernization
          Savannah River Plutonium Operations.............            62,764               0              62,764
          21-D-511 Savannah River Plutonium Processing               858,235               0             858,235
           Facility, SRS..................................
        Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization..           920,999               0             920,999
    Enterprise Plutonium Support..........................            87,779               0              87,779
  Total, Plutonium Modernization..........................         2,769,000               0           2,769,000
    High Explosives & Energetics
          High Explosives & Energetics....................            93,558               0              93,558
          23-D-516 Energetic Materials Characterization                    0          19,000              19,000
           Facility, LANL.................................
            Restore project...............................                          (19,000)
          21-D-510 HE Synthesis, Formulation, and                          0         110,000             110,000
           Production, PX.................................
            Restore project...............................                         (110,000)
          15-D-301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX..           101,356               0             101,356
        Subtotal, High Explosives & Energetics............           194,914         129,000             323,914
Total, Primary Capability Modernization...................         2,963,914         129,000           3,092,914
Secondary Capability Modernization
  Secondary Capability Modernization......................           666,914               0             666,914
  18-D-690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y-12..............           210,770               0             210,770
  06-D-141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y-12..............           760,000               0             760,000
Total, Secondary Capability Modernization.................         1,637,684               0           1,637,684
Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment
  Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment.................           592,992               0             592,992
  18-D-650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS................                 0               0                   0
Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment............           592,992               0             592,992
Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization
  Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization....................           166,990               0             166,990
  22-D-513 Power Sources Capability, SNL..................            37,886               0              37,886
Total, Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization...............           204,876               0             204,876
Capability Based Investments..............................           156,462               0             156,462
  Total, Production Modernization.........................         5,555,928         129,000           5,684,928
 
Stockpile research, technology, and engineering
    Assessment Science
      Assessment Science..................................           917,751           9,000             926,751
        Program increase for Krypton Fluoride laser.......                           (9,000)
      14-D-640 U1a Complex Enhancements Project, NNSS.....           126,570               0             126,570
    Total, Assessment Science.............................         1,044,321           9,000           1,053,321
    Engineering and integrated assessments................           440,456               0             440,456
    Inertial confinement fusion...........................           601,650          40,000             641,650
      Program increase....................................                          (40,000)
    Advanced simulation and computing.....................           782,472          10,000             792,472
      Program increase....................................                          (10,000)
    Weapon technology and manufacturing maturation........           327,745               0             327,745
    Academic programs.....................................           152,271               0             152,271
  Total, Stockpile research, technology, and engineering..         3,348,915          59,000           3,407,915
 
Infrastructure and operations
    Operating
      Operations of facilities............................         1,053,000               0           1,053,000
      Safety and Environmental Operations.................           139,114               0             139,114
      Maintenance and Repair of Facilities................           718,000               0             718,000
      Recapitalization
        Infrastructure and Safety.........................           650,012               0             650,012
      Subtotal, Recapitalization..........................           650,012               0             650,012
    Total, Operating......................................         2,560,126               0           2,560,126
    Mission enabling construction
      22-D-510 Analytic Gas Laboratory, PX................            35,000               0              35,000
      22-D-511 Plutonium Production Building, LANL........            48,500               0              48,500
      22-D-512 TA-46 Protective Force Facility, LANL......            48,500               0              48,500
      22-D-517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL....            75,000               0              75,000
      22-D-518 Plutonium Modernization Ops & Waste Mngmt                   0               0                   0
       Office Bldg, LANL..................................
      23-D-519 Special Material Facility, Y-12............                 0               0                   0
    Total, Mission enabling construction..................           207,000               0             207,000
  Total, Infrastructure and operations....................         2,767,126               0           2,767,126
 
Secure transportation asset
    Operations and equipment..............................           239,008               0             239,008
    Program direction.....................................           118,056               0             118,056
  Total, Secure transportation asset......................           357,064               0             357,064
 
Defense nuclear security
    Operations and maintenance............................           988,756           3,000             991,756
      Program increase....................................                           (3,000)
    Construction:
      17-D-710 West End Protected Area Reduction Project,             28,000          10,000              38,000
       Y-12...............................................
        Program increase..................................                          (10,000)
    Subtotal, Construction................................            28,000          10,000              38,000
  Total, Defense nuclear security.........................         1,016,756          13,000           1,029,756
 
Information technology and cybersecurity..................           578,379               0             578,379
Legacy contractor pensions................................            65,452               0              65,452
Total, Weapons Activities.................................        18,894,519         276,000          19,170,519
 
Adjustments
    Use of prior year balances............................           -61,572               0             -61,572
Total, Adjustments........................................           -61,572               0             -61,572
Total, Weapons Activities.................................        18,832,947         276,000          19,108,947
 
 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
  Material Management and Minimization
    Conversion (formerly HEU Reactor Conversion)..........           116,675               0             116,675
    Nuclear material removal..............................            47,100               0              47,100
    Material disposition..................................           282,250               0             282,250
  Total, Material Management and Minimization.............           446,025               0             446,025
  Global Material Security
    International nuclear security........................            84,707               0              84,707
    Radiological security.................................           258,033               0             258,033
    Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence............           181,308               0             181,308
  Total, Global Material Security.........................           524,048               0             524,048
  Nonproliferation and Arms Control.......................           212,358               0             212,358
  Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D
    Proliferation detection...............................           290,388               0             290,388
    Nonproliferation stewardship program..................           107,437               0             107,437
    Nuclear detonation detection..........................           285,603               0             285,603
    Forensics R&D.........................................            44,759               0              44,759
    Nonproliferation fuels development....................                 0               0                   0
  Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D.............           728,187               0             728,187
  Nonproliferation Construction:
    18-D-150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS...            77,211               0              77,211
  Total, Nonproliferation Construction....................            77,211               0              77,211
  NNSA Bioassurance Program...............................            25,000         -25,000                   0
    Program reduction.....................................                         (-25,000)
  Legacy contractor pensions..............................            22,587               0              22,587
  Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident Response Program
    Emergency Operations..................................            19,123               0              19,123
    Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation.............           474,420               0             474,420
  Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident Response              493,543               0             493,543
   Program................................................
Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation................         2,528,959         -25,000           2,503,959
 
  Adjustments
    Use of prior year balances............................           -20,000               0             -20,000
  Total, Adjustments......................................           -20,000               0             -20,000
 
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation...................         2,508,959         -25,000           2,483,959
 
 
Naval Reactors
  Naval reactors development..............................           838,340               0             838,340
  Columbia-Class reactor systems development..............            52,900               0              52,900
  S8G Prototype refueling.................................                 0               0                   0
  Naval reactors operations and infrastructure............           712,036               0             712,036
  Program direction.......................................            61,540               0              61,540
  Construction:
    22-D-533 BL Component Test Complex....................                 0               0                   0
    22-D-531 KL Chemistry & Radiological Health Building..            10,400               0              10,400
    21-D-530 KL Steam and Condensate Upgrade..............            53,000               0              53,000
    14-D-901 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project,           199,300               0             199,300
     NRF..................................................
    24-D-530 NRF Medical Science Complex..................            36,584               0              36,584
  Total, Construction.....................................           299,284               0             262,700
Total, Naval Reactors.....................................         1,964,100               0           1,964,100
 
 
Federal Salaries and Expenses
  Program direction.......................................           538,994               0             538,994
  Use of prior year balances..............................                 0               0                   0
Total, Federal Salaries and Expenses......................           538,994               0             538,994
 
TOTAL, National Nuclear Security Administration...........        23,845,000         878,000          24,096,000
 
Defense Environmental Cleanup
    Closure sites administration..........................             3,023               0               3,023
  Richland
    River corridor and other cleanup operations...........           180,000               0             180,000
    Central plateau remediation...........................           684,289               0             684,289
    Richland community and regulatory support.............            10,100               0              10,100
    18-D-404 Modification of Waste Encapsulation and                       0               0                   0
     Storage Facility.....................................
    22-D-401 L-888 Eastern Plateau Fire Station...........             7,000               0               7,000
    22-D-402 L-897 200 Area Water Treatment Facility......            11,200               0              11,200
    23-D-404 181D Export Water System Reconfiguration and             27,149               0              27,149
     Upgrade..............................................
    23-D-405 181B Export Water System Reconfiguration and                462               0                 462
     Upgrade..............................................
    24-D-401 Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility               1,000               0               1,000
     Supercell 11 Expans Proj.............................
  Total, Richland.........................................           921,200               0             921,200
 
  Office of River Protection:
    Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant Commissioning....           466,000               0             466,000
    Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition...           813,625               0             813,625
    Construction:
        23-D-403 Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk                15,309               0              15,309
         Management Project...............................
        15-D-409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System...            60,000               0              60,000
        18-D-16 Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant--                 0               0                   0
         LBL/Direct feed LAW..............................
        01-D-16D High-Level Waste Facility................           600,000               0             600,000
        01-D-16E Pretreatment Facility....................            20,000               0              20,000
    Subtotal, Construction................................           695,309               0             695,309
    ORP Low-level waste offsite disposal..................                 0               0                   0
  Total, Office of River Protection.......................         1,974,934               0           1,974,934
 
  Idaho National Laboratory:
    Idaho cleanup and waste disposition...................           377,623               0             377,623
    Idaho community and regulatory support................             2,759               0               2,759
    Construction:
        22-D-403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel Staging Facility            10,159               0              10,159
        22-D-404 Addl ICDF Landfill Disposal Cell and                 46,500               0              46,500
         Evaporation Ponds Project........................
        22-D-402 Calcine Construction.....................            10,000               0              10,000
    Subtotal, Construction................................            66,659               0              66,659
  Total, Idaho National Laboratory........................           447,041               0             447,041
 
  NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites
    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory................             1,879               0               1,879
    LLNL Excess Facilities D&D............................            20,195               0              20,195
    Separations Processing Research Unit..................            15,300               0              15,300
    Nevada Test Site......................................            61,952               0              61,952
    Sandia National Laboratory............................             2,264               0               2,264
    Los Alamos National Laboratory........................           273,831               0             273,831
    Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D......................            13,648               0              13,648
  Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites..................           389,069               0             389,069
 
  Oak Ridge Reservation:
    OR Nuclear Facility D&D...............................           335,000               0             335,000
    U233 Disposition Program..............................            55,000               0              55,000
    OR cleanup and waste disposition......................            72,000               0              72,000
    Construction:
        14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility...            10,000               0              10,000
        17-D-401 On-site Waste Disposal Facility..........            24,500               0              24,500
    Subtotal, Construction................................            34,500               0              34,500
    OR community & regulatory support.....................             5,500               0               5,500
    OR technology development and deployment..............             3,000               0               3,000
  Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............................           505,000               0             505,000
 
  Savannah River Site:
    Savannah River risk management operations.............           453,109               0             453,109
    Savannah River legacy pensions........................            65,898               0              65,898
    Savannah River community and regulatory support.......            12,389               0              12,389
    Savannah River National Laboratory O&M................            42,000               0              42,000
    Construction:
        20-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12......            56,250               0              56,250
        19-D-701 SR Security Systems Replacement..........                 0               0                   0
        18-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #8, 9............            31,250               0              31,250
        18-D-402 Emergency Operations Center Replacement,             34,733               0              34,733
         SR...............................................
    Subtotal, Construction................................           122,233               0             122,233
    Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization...........           880,323               0             880,323
  Total, Savannah River Site..............................         1,575,952               0           1,575,952
 
  Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
    Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...........................           369,961               0             369,961
    Construction:
        15-D-411 Safety Significant Confinement                       44,365               0              44,365
         Ventilation System, WIPP.........................
        15-D-412 Utility Shaft, WIPP......................            50,000               0              50,000
    Total, Construction...................................            94,365               0              94,365
  Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant......................           464,326               0             464,326
 
  Program direction--Defense Environmental Cleanup........           326,893               0             326,893
  Program support--Defense Environmental Cleanup..........           103,504               0             103,504
  Safeguards and Security--Defense Environmental Cleanup..           332,645               0             332,645
  Technology development and deployment...................            30,000               0              30,000
Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup...................         7,073,587               0           7,073,587
 
TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup......................         7,073,587               0           7,073,587
 
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D............................           427,000        -427,000                   0
  Program reduction.......................................                        (-427,000)
 
Other Defense Activities
  Environment, health, safety and security
    Environment, health, safety and security mission                 144,705               0             144,705
     support..............................................
    Program direction.....................................            86,558               0              86,558
  Total, Environment, health, safety and security.........           231,263               0             231,263
 
  Office of Enterprise Assessments
    Enterprise assessments................................            30,022               0              30,022
    Program direction.....................................            64,132               0              64,132
  Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments.................            94,154               0              94,154
 
  Specialized security activities.........................           345,330               0             345,330
 
  Legacy Management
    Legacy Management Activities--Defense.................           173,681               0             173,681
    Program Direction.....................................            22,621               0              22,621
  Total, Legacy Management................................           196,302               0             196,302
 
  Defense-Related Administrative Support..................           203,649               0             203,649
 
  Office of Hearings and Appeals..........................             4,499               0               4,499
  Subtotal, Other Defense Activities......................         1,075,197               0           1,075,197
  Use of prior year balances..............................                 0               0                   0
Total, Other Defense Activities...........................         1,075,197               0           1,075,197
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                        LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS

                            Committee Action


                    Senate Armed Services Committee


 ROLL CALL VOTES DURING FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                 AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024

    In compliance with Rule XXVI 7(3)(b) of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate, listed below is a tabulation of the roll call 
votes.
    1. MOTION: To include a provision that would require a 
briefing or report concerning the legalities of the non-covered 
reproductive health care policy.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
    In favor: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, 
and Kelly
    Opposed: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, 
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    2. MOTION: To include a provision that would terminate the 
Department of Defense memorandum relating to access to 
abortions, to prohibit the use of travel and transportation 
allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative 
absences to travel to obtain abortions.
    VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
    In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, 
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, 
and Kelly
    3. MOTION: To include a provision that would prohibit the 
provision of travel and transportation allowances for 
prohibited abortion procedures.
    VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
    In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, 
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, 
and Kelly
    4. MOTION: To include a provision to protect rights of 
conscience related to abortion and reproductive healthcare for 
members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the 
Department of Defense.
    VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
    In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, 
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, 
and Kelly
    5. MOTION: To include a provision that would provide for 
the subtraction of administrative absences used to obtain 
abortions from any leave sell back or terminal leave.
    VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
    In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, 
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, 
and Kelly
    6. MOTION: To include a provision that would raise the 
topline for implementation of the National Defense Strategy and 
for other purposes.
    VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
    In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, 
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, 
and Kelly
    7. MOTION: To include a that provide for parity among the 
vice chiefs.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 17-8
    In favor: Senators Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono, 
Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, Kelly, 
Sullivan, Cramer, Tuberville, Mullin, and Schmitt Opposed: 
Senators Reed, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Scott, 
and Budd
    8. MOTION: To include a provision to modify the 
administration by the Department of Defense of medical 
malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 19-6
    In favor: Senators Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono, 
Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, Kelly, 
Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Cramer, Tuberville, Mullin, and 
Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Wicker, Ernst, Sullivan, Scott, and 
Budd
    9. MOTION: To include a provision to reinstate the position 
of Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
    In favor: Senators Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono, King, 
Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, Kelly, Cramer, 
Scott, and Tuberville
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, 
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    10. MOTION: To include a provision that would Provide for a 
personnel grade cap related to diversity, equity, and inclusion 
instruction.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 14-11
    In favor: Senators King, Manchin, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, 
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, 
Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and Kelly
    11. MOTION: To include a provision that would require the 
military service academies to use standardized test scores as 
part of the application process.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
    In favor: Senators Manchin, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, 
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, 
Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and 
Kelly
    12. MOTION: To include a provision that would ensure 
treatment in the military based on merit and performance.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
    In favor: Senators Manchin, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, 
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, 
Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and 
Kelly
    13. MOTION: To include a provision that would prohibit the 
coverage under the TRICARE program of certain medical 
procedures for children that could result in sterilization.
    VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
    In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, 
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, 
and Kelly
    14. MOTION: To include a provision to prohibit members of 
the Armed Forces from negotiating employment with foreign 
governments while on active duty.
    VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
    In favor: Senators Reed, Blumenthal, Hirono, Kaine, King, 
Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, Ernst, Tuberville, and Mullin
    Opposed: Senators Shaheen, Gillibrand, Manchin, Kelly, 
Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Budd, 
and Schmitt
    15. MOTION: To include a provision that would expand the 
restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed Forces 
receiving employment and compensation from foreign governments 
to include receiving such employment and compensation 
indirectly through private entities
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 14-11
    In favor: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, 
Ernst, and Tuberville
    Opposed: Senators Kelly, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, 
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    16. MOTION: To include a provision that would provide for 
reporting on offerors that incur lengthy delays in submitting 
required cost or pricing data.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 24-1
    In favor: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, 
Kelly, Wicker, Fischer, Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, 
Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senator Cotton
    17. MOTION: To include a provision that would expand the 
Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program to include 
installations of the Coast Guard.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 15-10
    In favor: Senators Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono, Kaine, 
King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Kelly, Rounds, Sullivan, Cramer, 
Scott, Tuberville, and Mullin
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Duckworth, Rosen, Wicker, 
Fischer, Cotton, Ernst, Budd, and Schmitt
    18. MOTION: To include a provision to remove the National 
Guard from certain Space Force personnel provisions.
    VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 8-17
    In favor: Senators Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono, Warren, 
Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and Sullivan
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Kaine, King, Manchin, 
Kelly, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Cramer, Scott, 
Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    19. MOTION: To include a provision that would prohibit the 
Department of Defense from establishing new diversity, equity, 
and inclusion position or filling vacancies in such positions 
until the Government Accountability Office reviews the 
Department of Defense diversity, equity, and inclusion 
workforce.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
    In favor: Senators Manchin, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, 
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, 
Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and 
Kelly
    20. MOTION: To include a provision that would eliminate 
certain positions within the Department of Defense with 
responsibility for matters relating to diversity, equity, and 
inclusion.
    VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
    In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, 
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, 
and Kelly
    21. MOTION: To include a provision that would limit the 
availability of certain funds relating to the selection of a 
permanent location for the headquarters of the United States 
Space Command.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
    In favor: Senators Manchin, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, 
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, 
Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and 
Kelly
    22. MOTION: To include a provision that would prioritize 
consideration of decisions related to U.S. military basing, 
training, and exercises to those NATO member countries which 
have achieved defense spending of not less than 2 percent of 
their gross domestic product by 2024.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 15-10
    In favor: Senators King, Warren, Duckworth, Wicker, 
Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, 
Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, Peters, Manchin, Rosen, and Kelly
    23. MOTION: To favorably report to the Senate the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
    VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 24-1
    In favor: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, 
Hirono, Kaine, King, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, Kelly, 
Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, 
Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
    Opposed: Senator Warren

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

    It was not possible to include the Congressional Budget 
Office cost estimate on this legislation because it was not 
available at the time the report was filed. It will be included 
in material presented during the Senate floor debate on the 
legislation.

                           Regulatory Impact

    Paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate requires that a report on the regulatory impact of the 
bill be included in the report on the bill. The committee finds 
that there is no regulatory impact in the case of the National 
Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2024.

                        Changes In Existing Law

    Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate, the changes in existing law 
made by certain portions of the bill have not been shown in 
this section of the report because, in the opinion of the 
committee, it is necessary to dispense with showing such 
changes in order to expedite the business of the Senate and 
reduce the expenditure of funds.

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